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#2016images: Lioli's royal year
More success in a successful 2016 for Lioli...
2016 images: Lioli captain Shetsane Ramoseeka receives the Independence Cup trophy from King Letsie III after Tse Nala’s 1-0 win over Matlama in the final.
October 23. Setsoto Stadium.
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Labels: Lioli
#2016images: Likatola's Rwanda adventure
2016 was a good year for the Lesotho rugby team...
#2016images: Lesotho national rugby team at the Africa Division 2 Cup in Rwanda in May.
Likatola finished third after beating Burundi 6-3.
Labels: Lesotho, Rugby
Bokamoso Basketball Development Program league ends 2016
Bokamoso: developing future stars...
With the National Basketball League on hiatus until the New Year, the Bokamoso Basketball Development Program is concluding its year by hosting the first-ever edition of the Bokamoso Under-21 Basketball Development Tournament.
The countrywide youth league was launched last weekend. It intends to boost the standard of basketball in the country and give rural youth a platform to compete and showcase their talent.
The Bokamoso Under-21 Basketball Development Tournament has been divided into in five regions. The zones are North 1, North 2, South, Maseru 1 and Maseru 2 and games will played in Maputsoe, Butha-Buthe, Mohale’s Hoek and Maseru.
Bokamoso Basketball Development Program, of course, is the home of National Basketball League (NBL) log leaders Bokamoso South who have also won the Sprite Memorial Independence Tournament and Summer Slam Charity Tournament competitions in recent months.
Bokamoso North, meanwhile, lead the standings in the national women’s league.
According to Bokamoso programme coordinator Bokang Pharela, the Under-21 league is another of the club’s initiatives to produce quality basketball players around Lesotho.
He said they are striving for their development programme to reach every corner of the country, search for talent and revive rural and regional teams.
“Up to date we are working in eight districts of the country and we hope soon we will be all over the country,” Pharela said.
Pharela said Bokamoso want to grow the country’s pool of young players and increase participation in basketball.
“At the moment NBL teams only have one channel for players – high school clubs. This poses a threat to our sport because when the players reach a higher level of education they leave the sport and focus only on their education. So it is wise for us to sensitise them at an early stage that sport goes together with education and creates work at some point,” Pharela said.
Jonase Mokhakala, who is the Thaba-Tseka District Basketball Coordinator and head coach of Highlands Hawks Basketball Development Program, praised the Bokamoso Under-21 league. He said he hoped it would boost his team’s level as it will be their first time taking part in such a tournament.
“It is a good idea which also acts as way of removing the kids from the streets during these December holidays. It will keep them busy with basketball,” Mokhakala said.
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Labels: Bokamoso Basketball, Lesotho Basketball
Lesotho finishes year 141st in the world
Progress... Jane Thaba-Ntšo and Likuena end 2016 43rd in Africa
Lesotho will end the year as 43rd best team in Africa and 141st worldwide after the latest FIFA World Rankings were released on Thursday. Likuena have moved up one place in the rankings
Overall, 2016 has seen Lesotho move from 152nd in January to its current ranking at the end of the year. Likuena, however, are set to be inactive for a few months.
At the moment, Lesotho’s next assignment will only be in April when 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers begin.
In the rest of the rankings, Senegal ended 2016 as Africa’s highest ranked team edging out reigning African champions Ivory Coast to top spot.
Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Ghana and Morocco complete the latest top 10 released by FIFA.
All of the countries in the top 10, except for Nigeria, will be among the 16 challengers for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title in Gabon between January 14 and February 5.
Meanwhile, Argentina will end the year on top of the world ahead of neighbours Brazil. Argentina, beaten finalists in the Copa America in June, therefore, has taken the ‘Team of the Year’ title from Belgium who they overtook at the summit in April this year. In all, Argentina won ten of their 15 games in 2016, losing three and drawing twice.
The regional shaping of the ranking’s top 50 has taken on a different slant compared to this time last year. Asia has increased its standing with four teams now in the top 50, three more than last year.
Europe has 28 (minus one from last year), Africa has seven (minus one), and CONCACAF has three (minus one). South America retains its standing as the world’s proportional heavyweights with 80 per cent of CONMEBOL teams in the top 50. There are eight South American teams in the top 50, the same number as in December last year.
Happiness... Saido Mane and Senegal end 2016 on top of Africa
Africa Top 20 (world ranking in brackets):
1 Senegal (33)
2 Ivory Coast (34)
3 Tunisia (35)
4 Egypt (36)
5 Algeria (38)
6 Democratic Republic of Congo (48)
7 Burkina Faso (50)
8 Nigeria (51)
9 Ghana (53)
10 Morocco (57)
11 Mali (60)
12 South Africa (60)
13 Cameroon (65)
14 Benin (66)
15 Guinea-Bissau (68)
16 Guinea (69)
17 Congo Brazzaville (70)
18 Uganda (72)
19 Cape Verde (80)
20 Libya (85)
Labels: Africa, FIFA Rankings, Lesotho, Likuena
Three things for Matete to tackle at Matlama
A struggle ahead for Matlama in 2017 to regain top form...
Last week Tuesday Seephephe “Mochini” Matete was confirmed as Matlama’s latest coach. Matete’s first game in charge of Tse Putsoa will be on January 7 when Matlama host Bantu at Setsoto Stadium in the Vodacom Premier League.
The former Lesotho caretaker boss has penned an 18-month contract which will start in January.
Upon signing with the club, Matlama said Matete’s mandate for the rest of the season is to win the LNIG Top 8 title and secure a top four finish. Tse Putsoa added that when the 2017/18 season begins, they expect Matete to lead a challenge for the league title.
Matlama, of course, are without silverware since winning the league in 2010. Nevertheless, Matete said he will not make any radical changes. “I’m not here to teach Matlama players, they already know how to play football but the players have to know that they win as a team and they lose as a team.” Matete said
But, as Matete acknowledged, these are tough times for Lesotho’s most successful club and one-time pride of Maseru. “The city is no longer a happy place for its residents anymore, and I am determined to address the situation,” he said
Addressing the situation will require some work. Here are three things that will be on Matete’s to-do list from the get-go.
Restore confidence
One thing Matete has been known for throughout his coaching career is instilling confidence in players and wanting his teams to play an imposing style of football. After starting this season well Matlama’s confidence is at a low. Their title challenge has fallen apart and they were outplayed against Sky Battalion in their last game of the first round in a 2-1 loss.
Overall, Matlama have just one win from their last five games. Tse Putsoa have slipped to seventh place, seven points off fourth place and 10 points behind league leaders Bantu.
Matlama’s last five results
Sky Battalion 2-1 Matlama (December 3)
Matlama 1-1 Kick4Life (November 26)
Matlama 3-0 Rovers (November 20)
Matlama 1-1 Sundawana (November 17)
Lioli 3-0 Matlama (November 6)
Clearly, then, one of the first things Matete has to do is restore confidence to a squad that still overflows with top talent.
This Matlama squad still has the same players that took the league by storm last season and finished just a point behind Lioli in the title race. The only difference lately is they are low on confidence and playing below their potential.
Last year, Jane Thaba-Ntšo and Motebang Sera were the most dangerous duo in the league. Thaba-Ntšo scored 13 league goals and Sera struck 14 as Matlama led the scoring charts with 46 goals. Behind them Mabuti Potloane, Phafa Tšosane, and Kefuoe Mahula were a well-oil machine that made Tse Putsoa the hottest ticket in town once again. Matete’s challenge is to get his stars and talented squad believing once more.
A talented squad needs a confidence boost
Combine youth with experience
Matete has a good track record of coaching young players. Most famously he was coach when Lesotho made it to the African Youth Under-20 Championship held in Benin in 2005. It is true that Matete was in charge of a golden generation of talent that included the likes of Bokang Mothoana, Dlomo Monapathi and Neo Makama, but he got the best out of the players.
The same side also made the final of the 2005 COSAFA Under-20 Championships which remains the closest Lesotho has come to winning the regional junior crown.
Matlama have one of the youngest teams in the league. But, while their talent is unquestioned, Matlama have shown signs of cracking under pressure this season.
Addressing the situation may mean introducing one or two experienced faces to mesh with Matlama’s youthful talents. Whether Matete will find these players from within his squad or the transfer market remains to be seen. If Tse Putsoa can find the right balance, Matete’s skill with youth players will make them dangerous.
Get the best from his midfield
Last season Matlama’s biggest strength was without doubt their midfield. The emergence of Mahula strengthened what was already an impressive collection of midfield talent.
Mahula, long touted as a future prospect, thrived last season and took his game to greater heights. Deployed in a deeper role, Mahula was the perfect foil for playmakers Tšosane and Potloane to control the tempo of games and create chances with their slick passes.
However, this season there hasn’t been the same fluency and consistency in selection. For example, against Sky Battalion, Potloane was played on the wing and he was not the same force.
If Matlama are to dominate games again they have to get the best out of their highly talented midfield. For Matete that will mean finding formations and tactics that will once again get the best out of their talents.
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Labels: Matlama
Lioli to face Zimbabwe's CAPS United in 2017 CAF Champions League
Lioli's reward for winning the Vodacom Premier League is CAPS United
and possibly TP Mazembe...
Lesotho champions Lioli have been drawn against Zimbabwe’s CAPS United in the preliminary round of the 2017 CAF Champions League. The draw was conducted on Wednesday.
Lioli will host the first leg on the weekend of February 10/11/12 and the return game will be played the following weekend.
CAPS United have faced Lesotho opposition before. In 2005, they beat LDF 8-4 on aggregate at the same stage. CAPS won the first leg 4-1 in Zimbabwe before winning the return at Setsoto Stadium 4-3.
If Lioli manage to navigate their way past the Zimbabwe champions they will face African giants TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the first round. The five-time champions most recently won the competition in 2015 and are the current holders of the CAF Confederation Cup which they won in November.
The potential mouth-watering tie against TP Mazembe would be Lioli’s final hurdle to the lucrative group stage because from 2017 the round robin phase will feature 16 teams instead of eight as was the case in previous years.
There is a huge incentive for Lioli and the rest of the clubs that will take part in the 2017 CAF Champions League.
The first prize has been increased by 66.6 percent to US$2.5 million.
The runners-up will receive $1.25 million, the semi-finalists $875,000 and the quarter-finalists $650,000.
Meanwhile, just reaching the group stage will guarantee clubs $550,000, which would roughly be M7.6 million for Lioli. Tse Nala will be looking to be the first Lesotho club to progress past the preliminary stage of the CAF Champions League since 2001 when LDF beat Botswana’s Mogoditshane Fighters 1-0 on aggregate.
Labels: CAF Champions League, Lioli
Matlama considering legal action against points deduction
Matlama considering legal action...
Vodacom Premier League giants Matlama say they are considering further action after the league rejected their appeal to have their points deduction overturned.
Tse Putsoa were docked three points and three goals after Matlama fans caused a league match against Lioli at Setsoto Stadium in November to be abandoned.
Lioli were leading 2-1 with three minutes left when Matlama fans stormed the field and tried to attack the match referee. The violent clashes between the two sets of fans ensued after the game resulting in the tragic death of Matlama fan Realeboha Molise Tsatsi after he was shot. The club was also fined M10 000 and ordered to play one match behind closed doors.
Matlama complained at being docked three points and three goals and three weeks ago they launched an appeal against the punishment. However, after a hearing on December 9, the league only restored three goals to Matlama’s tally.
Matlama secretary general Thabo Nkhahle said Tse Putsoa are consulting with their legal team to see if there are any further steps they can take to have their points deduction reversed.
As things stand, the three goals returned to Matlama do not change their league position.
Tse Putsoa, who last won the title in 2010, remain seventh in the Vodacom Premier League with 17 points. The record ten time champions are ten points adrift of league leaders Bantu and their title challenge already appears to be in tatters.
Labels: Matlama, Vodacom Premier League
All eyes on CAF Champions League draw
Lioli will know their CAF Champions League fate on Wednesday
All eyes this week will be on Wednesday’s 2017 CAF Champions League draw. The draw will reveal Lioli’s path to the group stage of Africa’s premier club competition.
Tse Nala will be hoping for a good draw because this year two wins would be enough to reach the lucrative group stage as a result of changes to the tournament’s format.
From 2017, the Champions League group stage will be contested by 16 teams instead of eight.
The changes, which will apply to both the Champions League and Confederation Cup tournaments, were announced in May by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after a meeting at its headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.
Until now both competitions have featured eight teams in two groups of four teams.
Instead, “after the preliminary round, 32 teams will qualify for the last 16 round in both competitions. The winners of the last 16 round in the CAF Champions League, will after the drawing of lots, be divided into four groups of four teams each,” CAF said.
Lioli will be making their third appearance in four years in the competition.
In 2014, Tse Nala lost 3-2 on aggregate to Angola’s Primiero de Agosto while this year they succumbed on away goals to Vital’O of Burundi after a 2-2 aggregate score.
Both defeats came in the preliminary round and on both occasions Lioli could count themselves unlucky after being let down by the smallest of margins.
The champions, therefore, will be looking to use the experience gained from those outings to finally win a Champions League tie when the competition kicks off on the weekend of February 10. No Lesotho club has achieved the feat since 2001 when LDF beat Botswana’s Mogoditshane Fighters 1-0 on aggregate in the preliminary round to the reach the first round.
If Lioli were to win their preliminary round tie their final hurdle to the group stage would be the first round which will be played in March.
Lioli would then be able to look forward to potential money-spinning games against African titans Mamelodi Sundowns, TP Mazembe or Al Ahly if Tse Nala were to be drawn in their groups.
2017 CAF Champions League format:
First leg
12–14 May 2017
20–21 June 2017
31 June–2 July 2017
8–10 September 2017
29 September–1 October 2017
13–15 October 2017
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Philip Chiyangwa elected as new COSAFA president
Philip Chiyangwa, left, has replaced Suketu Patel, centre, as COSAFA president
Philip Chiyangwa has been elected as president of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) after he stood unopposed at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting at Sun City, South Africa on Saturday.
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) president takes over from Suketu Patel, who elected not to stand after completing two terms in office.
The other contender for the role of COSAFA president, Danny Jordaan from the South African Football Association, withdrew before the vote.
Chiyangwa expressed his delight at having received the support of the region, who unanimously welcomed his appointment, saying he was “happy and humbled” to lead.
Frans Mbidi of Namibia was voted in as vice-president for the next five years.
A vote was also taken for the five additional individuals to make up the executive committee in their role as ordinary members. The successful candidates were General Pedro Neto (Angola), Andrew Kamanga (Zambia), Sameer Sobha (Mauritius), Alberto Simanga (Mozambique) and Walter Nyamilandu-Manda (Malawi), who has served as an ordinary member on the outgoing executive.
Jordaan, David Fani (Botswana) and Mclean Letshwidi (Botswana) withdrew from the vote for ordinary members.
Departing president Patel said he believed he had completed his mission to help develop football in the COSAFA region and it was now time to pass on the baton.
“When I took over the presidency 10 years ago, development was the objective and we have achieved that,” Patel said. “It is important to know when one has done his job and leave with dignity.
“Back then we had one tournament, our senior challenge, but this year we have hosted five events across the age-groups in men’s and women’s football.
“It has always been our objective that young players’ first exposure to international football is in our region. I hope that legacy will continue.
“We have great sponsors in place and these relationships now need to be nurtured. We have built a credible institution that is accountable to its members. COSAFA is perceived to be the premier region in the CAF family.”
Labels: COSAFA
Zambia crowned 2016 COSAFA Under-20 champions
Under-20 champions of Southern Africa - Zambia
Zambia have been crowned champions of the 2016 COSAFA Under-20 Championships after defeating South Africa 2-1 in the final at the Moruleng Stadium on Friday evening.
The Young Chipolopolo were deserved winners of the tournament and they claimed an 11th regional Undder-20 title thanks to goals either side of halftime from Kenneth Kalunga and Boyd Musonda.
South Africa had levelled the scores through Kabelo Seriba but the hosts were largely outplayed and relinquished the title they won three years ago in Lesotho.
Zambia were the stronger team in the first half and would have been disappointed to go into the break level at 1-1.
They took the lead in the eighth minute after a period of concerted pressure when Kalunga ghosted into the box unmarked to fire the Young Chipolopolo ahead.
Happy times... the Young Chipolopolo
Kalunga almost made it 2-0 shortly afterwards but saw his goal-bound effort blocked by South African captain Tercious Malepe.
An over-run home side made a switch on the half-hour mark bringing on Shane Saralina to replace Nkosingiphile Ngcobo in an attempt to bring more solidity on the pitch. The change worked. Amajita were level on 41 minutes when Luther Singh’s freekick struck the crossbar and, with Zambia goalkeeper Mangani Banda unable to clear adequately, Seriba crashed home the rebound.
South Africa could have taken the lead early 10 minutes into the second half when Singh almost found a way through only to be denied by a fine stop from Banda. Zambia also had their chances with forward Patson Daka having two efforts well saved by Sanele Tshabalala in the hosts’ goals.
Zambia did grab their winner five minutes from time when Musonda turned the ball home and the Young Chipolopolo were able to hold on for a deserved victory.
Earlier in the day in the bronze-medal match, the Democratic Republic of Congo also had something to celebrate as they took home the bronze medal with a penalty shoot-out victory over Angola.
DR Congo took the lead after Angola fullback Pedro Alves put the ball into his own net but they were pegged back as Zinadine Catraio equalised from the penalty spot. DR Congo, however, held their nerve to win the penalty shootout and claim third place.
Labels: COSAFA Under-20
Premier League releases second round fixtures
Mabuti Potloane (right) and Matlama will open the 2017
league action against Bantu on January 7
The Premier League has released the fixture list for the second round of the Vodacom Premier League season. The action will resume on January 7 with a mouth-watering clash between Matlama and Bantu at Setsoto Stadium.
The match, which will be Seephephe Matete’s first in charge of Tse Putsoa, was supposed to be played in September but was postponed because Setsoto was unavailable at the time.
Matlama v Bantu will officially end the first round of the season as it was the only leftover game.
The following week the second round will kick off with all 14 teams in action. Matlama will face another difficult test against fifth-placed LMPS on January 15 while in another interesting tie on the same day, two teams on impressive unbeaten runs will meet when Sundawana host Sky Battalion at the Maputsoe DiFA Stadium.
Sundawana have not lost since October 8, run of eight games. Sky Battalion, on the other hand, are unbeaten since October 15, a run of six games.
All eyes will be on the title race, however.
Bantu currently lead the table by a point ahead of Lioli and Kick4Life in what may turn out to be a three-horse race.
The sides are not scheduled to meet until March when Lioli will play Kick4Life on March 5 before facing Bantu the following weekend. Both matches will be at Setsoto. In an interesting outcome of the schedule, Bantu will meet Kick4Life on May 6 on the final day of the season perhaps with the title on the line.
Other notable dates are Linare against Bantu on February 18, Bantu versus Matlama on February 11 and Matlama against Lioli on April 22.
The fixture has also revealed the schedule for this season’s LNIG Top 8 competition. The tournament, featuring last season’s top eight, will start on the weekend of February 4 and 5 with the first legs of the quarterfinals. The quarterfinal second legs will be played on February 25 and 26.
The semi-finals and finals will then be held on April 8 and 9 at Setsoto Stadium. Lioli are the holders of the LNIG Top 8.
Vodacom Premier League Second Round:
Matlama v Bantu (15:00, Setsoto Stadium)
LCS v Linare (15:00, LCS)
Liphakoe v Rovers (15:00, Quthing)
Butha-Buthe Warriors v Kick4Life (15:00, Maputsoe DiFA Stadium)
Sunday 15th January
Sundawana v Sky Battalion (15:00, Maputsoe DiFA Stadium)
Lioli v LDF (15:00, Setsoto Stadium)
LMPS v Matlama (15:00, PTC)
Bantu v Likhopo (15:00, Mafeteng)
Nkoto Masoabi and Kick4Life will meet Lioli again on March 5...
Saturday 21st January
Linare v Lioli (15:00, Maputsoe DiFA Stadium)
Kick4Life v Sundawana (15:00, Maseru)
Sky Battalion v LCS (15:00, Maseru)
Butha-Buthe Warriors v Bantu (15:00, Maputsoe DiFA Stadium)
Sunday 22nd January
LDF v Rovers (15:00, Ratjomose)
Likhopo v LMPS (15:00, LCS)
Matlama v Liphakoe (15:00, Maseru)
LMPS v Lioli (15:00, PTC)
Rovers v Bantu (15:00, Roma)
Likhopo v Kick4Life (15:00, Maseru)
LCS v Liphakoe (15:00, LCS)
Sundawana v LDF (15:00, Maputsoe DiFA Stadium)
Matlama v Butha-Buthe Warriors (15:00, Maseru)
Sky Battalion v Linare (15:00, LCS)
Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th February
L.N.I.G Top 8 quarterfinal first legs
Bantu v Matlama (15:00, Mafeteng)
Liphakoe v Lioli (15:00, Quthing)
Rovers v LMPS (15:00, Roma)
LDF v LCS (15:00, Ratjomose)
Kick4Life v Sky Battalion (15:00, Maseru)
Likhopo v Butha-Buthe Warriors (15:00, LCS)
Linare v Sundawana (15:00, Maputsoe DiFA Stadium)
LDF v LMPS (15:00, Ratjomose)
Matlama v LCS (15:00, LCS)
Sky Battalion v Butha-Buthe Warriors (15:00, Maseru)
Sunday 18th February
Linare v Bantu (15:00 , Maputsoe DiFA Stadium)
Kick4Life v Liphakoe (15:00, Maseru)
Lioli v Rovers (15:00, Setsoto Stadium)
Likhopo v Sundawana (15:00, Maseru)
Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th February
L.N.I.G Top 8 Cup quarterfinal second legs
Saturday 4th March
Sundawana v Matlama (15:00, Maputsoe DiFA Stadium)
Bantu v LDF (15:00, Mafeteng)
Rovers v LCS (15:00, Roma)
Sunday 5th March
Lioli v Kick4Life (15:00, Setsoto Stadium)
LMPS Liphakoe (15:00, PTC)
Sky Battalion v Likhopo (15:00, Maseru)
Butha-Buthe Warriors v Linare (15:00, Maputsoe DiFA Stadium)
Saturday 11th March
Rovers v Butha-Buthe Warriors (15:00, Roma)
Linare v Kick4Life (15:00, Maputsoe DiFA Stadium)
Matlama v Likhopo (15:00, Maseru)
Sunday 12th March
LCS v LMPS (15:00, LCS)
Bantu v Lioli (15:00, Setsoto Stadium)
Liphakoe v Sundawana (15:00, Quthing)
LDF v Sky Battalion (15:00, Ratjomose)
LMPS v Bantu (15:00, PTC)
Kick4Life v LCS (15:00, LCS)
Butha-Buthe Warriors v Liphakoe (15:00, Maputsoe DiFA Stadium)
Likhopo v LDF (15:00, Maseru)
Sky Battalion v Rovers (15:00, Maseru)
Sundawana v Lioli (15:00, Maputsoe DiFA Stadium)
Linare v Matlama (15:00, Maputsoe DiFA Stadium)
Lioli v LCS (15:00, Setsoto Stadium)
Matlama v Sky Battalion (15:00, Maseru)
Linare v Likhopo (15:00, Maputsoe DiFA Stadium)
LMPS v Kick4Life (15:00, PTC)
Bantu v Liphakoe (15:00, Mafeteng)
Sundawana v Rovers (15:00, Maputsoe DiFA Stadium)
Butha-Buthe Warriors v LDF (15:00, Maputsoe DiFA Stadium)
Saturday 1st April
LCS v Bantu (15:00, LCS)
LMPS v Sundawana (15:00, PTC)
Liphakoe v Sky Battalion (15:00, Quthing)
Sunday 2nd April
Lioli v Butha-Buthe Warriors (15:00, Setsoto Stadium)
Rovers v Likhopo (15:00, Roma)
Kick4Life v Matlama (15:00, Maseru)
LDF v Linare (15:00, Ratjomose)
Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th April
L.N.I.G Top 8 Cup semi-finals and final
Saturday 22nd April
Kick4Life v Rovers (15:00, Maseru)
Liphakoe v LDF (15:00, Quthing)
Matlama v Lioli (15:00, Setsoto Stadium)
Sunday 23rd April
LMPS v Linare (15:00, PTC)
LCS v Likhopo (15:00, LCS)
Bantu v Sky Battalion (15:00, Mafeteng)
Sundawana v Butha-Buthe Warriors (15:00, Maputsoe DiFA Stadium)
Likhopo v Lioli (15:00, LCS)
Butha-Buthe Warriors v LCS (15:00, Maputsoe DiFA Stadium)
Rovers v Matlama (15:00, Roma)
Sky Battalion v LMPS (15:00, Maseru)
Sundawana v Bantu (15:00, Maputsoe DiFA Stadium)
LDF v Kick4Life (15:00, Ratjomose)
Linare v Liphakoe (15:00, Maputsoe DiFA Stadium )
Saturday 6th May
LMPS v Butha-Buthe Warriors (15:00, PTC)
Bantu v Kick4Life (15:00, Mafeteng )
LCS v Sundawana (15:00, LCS)
LDF v Matlama (15:00, Ratjomose)
Liphakoe v Likhopo (15:00, Quthing)
Lioli v Sky Battalion (15:00, Setsoto Stadium)
Rovers v Linare (15:00, Roma)
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Compressibility
PV and temperature
Specific Heats
Refractivity
Solid Nitrogen
Active Nitrogen
Atomic Weight
Atomic Weight of Nitrogen
Prior to 1860, the names of Berzelius, Dulong, Gmelin, Turner, Penny, and Marignac were associated with atomic-weight determinations of nitrogen. An exhaustive series of investigations by Penny resulted in the mean value of 13,967 from the ratio Ag:AgNO3, and Marignac's value for the same ratio was 13,982. This latter experimenter mentions the difficulty of obtaining pure silver nitrate, owing to the tendency of the crystals to retain nitric acid.
The elaborate researches of Stas between the years 1860 and 1881 resulted in the mean value of 14,040 as the atomic weight for nitrogen, which was taken as standard for many years. Reinvestigation by Rayleigh, Leduc, D. Berthelot, Guye, Gray, Clarke, and others, caused a revision to be made in the atomic-weight values of a number of elements, and in 1907 the International Atomic Weight Commission adopted 14,010 as the value for nitrogen. A critical examination of the values obtained by Stas was made by Gray, who adduced considerable evidence to show that the experimental results of Stas for the atomic weight of nitrogen are erroneous. For example, the redetermination of the ratios Ag:NH4Cl and Ag:NH4Br by Scott, the ratio Ag:NaCl by Richards and Wells, and the ratio Ag:AgNO3 by Richards and Forbes, resulted in the lowering of the Stas value in each case. Although the precautions taken by Stas were, as usual, most elaborate, yet later experimenters had many refinements not available to the great Belgian chemist. Thus, the ratio Ag:AgNO3, according to Richards and Forbes, results in the value of 14,008 when corrections are applied for the traces of water and ammonium nitrate in the synthesised silver nitrate.
The researches on the atomic weight of nitrogen, carried out at Geneva since 1904 by P. A. Guye and his collaborators, include the analysis of nitrous oxide, both gravimetrically and volumetrically, the gravimetric analyses of nitrosyl chloride and nitrogen peroxide, the indirect volumetric analysis of ammonia, the determination of the densities of nitrous oxide and ammonia by the volumetric method, and the density of nitric oxide by the ordinary globe method, and, finally, the measurement of various gaseous compressibilities and critical constants.
It may be stated here that all pieces of apparatus were weighed by the method of vibrations against counterpoises of similar material and shape, and of nearly equal weight, and all weighings corrected to the vacuum standard.
Preparation and Purification of Nitrogen Compounds Used
Guye's and Pintza's apparatus.
Nitrous Oxide. - Since the gas, prepared by any of the usual methods, is always slightly contaminated with nitrogen, recourse was had to the method devised by V. Meyer. Concentrated sodium nitrite solution was dropped from the vessel D into a neutral solution of hydroxylamine sulphate contained in the flask E. The gas evolved was passed through potassium hydroxide solution and concentrated sulphuric acid in the bottles N and P respectively, and finally dried with phosphoric anhydride in S. The solutions were prepared in air-free distilled water, and at the commencement of each experiment the apparatus was evacuated through the tube F; a small quantity of gas was then disengaged, and the apparatus again exhausted. A repetition of this procedure once or twice served to eliminate completely the last traces of air, when the tube F was sealed.
Nitric Oxide. - This gas was produced by three distinct methods, namely: (a) Nitric acid (25 per cent.) was allowed to flow, drop by drop, into a boiling concentrated solution of ferrous sulphate in dilute sulphuric acid, or a concentrated solution of sodium nitrite was slowly added to one of ferrous chloride in hydrochloric acid. The evolved gas (20 litres) was collected over air-free water in a copper gas-holder, from which it was afterwards driven through concentrated sulphuric acid and over phosphoric anhydride, and the dry gas condensed in a receiver cooled in liquid air. (b) A 2 per cent, solution of sodium nitrite in concentrated sulphuric acid was run into an Erlenmeyer flask, the bottom of which was covered with a layer of mercury. The nitric oxide produced was led through concentrated sulphuric acid, and then condensed at the temperature of liquid air. Air was initially eliminated from the apparatus by a process similar to that described under Nitrous Oxide. (c) A 10 per cent, solution of sulphuric acid was added, drop by drop, to aqueous sodium nitrite (6 per cent.). Nitric oxide is produced in this reaction by auto-oxidation of the nitrous acid initially formed:
3HNO2 = HNO3+2NO+H2O.
The gas was thoroughly dried by conducting it through three vessels containing sulphuric acid, and finally liquefied.
It will be noted that higher oxides of nitrogen were always absorbed by concentrated sulphuric acid, and not by potassium hydroxide, since the latter reagent slowly decomposes nitric oxide, producing potassium nitrite and nitrous oxide.
The impurities still present in nitric oxide, prepared by the above methods, include small quantities of nitrous oxide and nitrogen, and traces of higher oxides of nitrogen, and such substances as hydrochloric acid, sulphur dioxide, and chlorine derived from the reagents used. A consideration of the boiling-points of the impurities suggested that it should be possible to prepare nitric oxide free from all these impurities, with the possible exception of nitrogen, by liquefaction and fractional distillation. The presence of even 0.15 per cent, of nitrogen, however, would only cause an error of 0.01 per cent, in the value for the density of the gas. Accordingly, the nitric oxide was liquefied, and boiled under reduced pressure, whereby the more volatile portions escaped, and the residue solidified. It was again liquefied, the more volatile portion again boiled off, and the procedure repeated five or six times, until the volume of the liquid had been reduced by one-half. The solidified residue was then slowly sublimed, under reduced pressure, and the final third rejected. This fractional sublimation was repeated in various experiments from two to five times.
Nitrogen Peroxide. - This was prepared by mixing, at -20° C., purified and carefully dried nitric oxide with excess of pure oxygen, prepared from potassium chlorate. The nitrogen peroxide was repeatedly distilled under reduced pressure in the presence of oxygen, to ensure the absence of trioxide, which would have been difficult to remove by distillation. Special precautions were taken to free the final product from dissolved oxygen.
Although nitrogen peroxide decomposes into nitric oxide and oxygen at moderately high temperatures, at ordinary temperatures the extent to which this decomposition proceeds is quite insignificant, and the peroxide may therefore be regarded as a stable substance.
Ammonia. - Ammonia prepared from commercial ammonium salts is always contaminated with traces of organic bases such as pyridine, which materially raise its density. Accordingly, the gas obtained from a cylinder containing 20 kilograms of liquid ammonia (the first half collected in the distillation of a supply of commercial liquid ammonia) was slowly passed through a long, hard glass tube, packed with little pieces of lime and heated to redness. The organic compounds were thereby decomposed, the nitrogen contained in them being converted into ammonia. The issuing ammonia was collected in pure hydrochloric-acid solution, and on crystallisation pure ammonium chloride was obtained.
The apparatus for obtaining pure, dry ammonia for density measurements, consisted of a large cylindrical tube, filled with a mixture of pure ammonium chloride and quicklime, and connected with a purifying and drying system of six tubes. The first three of these were filled with solid potassium hydroxide; the others contained anhydrous barium oxide. All the connections were of glass. The apparatus was initially evacuated, and then swept out once or twice with dry ammonia, liberated at a convenient rate by suitably warming the mixture of ammonium chloride and lime.
Nitrosyl Chloride. - This substance was prepared by Tilden's method, a mixture of nitrosyl hydrogen sulphate and sodium chloride in equivalent quantities being warmed in vacuo in a small flask to 85° C. The distillate was collected in a small receiver cooled in a bath of solid carbon dioxide and ether. The materials were previously dried in a vacuum over phosphoric anhydride, and the apparatus thoroughly desiccated, since nitrosyl chloride is immediately decomposed by water. For the purification, the nitrosyl chloride was several times fractionally crystallised, the final crystals melted, and the liquid submitted to fractional distillation, with the rejection each time of the first and last fractions. The impurities thus eliminated included traces of hydrogen chloride, chlorine, sulphur dioxide, and higher oxides of nitrogen.
(a) Gravimetric Analysis. - In the cases of nitrous oxide and nitrogen peroxide, weighed quantities of the compounds were decomposed by red-hot iron, which quantitatively absorbed the oxygen. Iron spirals were employed, wound on thin porcelain rods, and electrically heated. After an experiment, a spiral was prepared for further use by being heated in a current of pure hydrogen. Since each spiral used was oxidised and reduced a number of times in succession before the final experiments were carried out, traces of impurities in the iron, capable of forming volatile oxygen compounds, must have been eliminated.
Apparatus for analysis of nitrous oxide.
The experimental arrangement adopted for nitrous oxide is indicated in fig. The decomposition vessel A contained the iron spiral, the ends of which were silver-soldered to platinum leads fused into the vessel. Connection with a mercury pump was initially made through B, which was sealed off after A had been completely evacuated. Nitrous oxide was absorbed in C, containing wood charcoal which had previously been carefully purified by igniting in chlorine, boiling with concentrated hydrochloric acid, washing with water and drying in vacuo. The tube C was alternately saturated with nitrous oxide and evacuated several times before being finally charged with the gas. In carrying out an analysis, A was first evacuated and weighed. The apparatus being then fitted up, B was exhausted and sealed off, the spiral heated to bright redness, and by manipulating taps D and E, nitrous oxide was passed, little by little, into A, tap F remaining closed. After the nitrous oxide in A was judged to be completely decomposed, a very slow current of the gas was allowed to pass over the incandescent spiral, the nitrogen escaping by F through the sulphuric acid in G. The current was stopped while a considerable portion of the surface of the spiral still remained unoxidised, D closed and A slowly evacuated by connecting the pump G; throughout the evacuation the spiral was maintained at a red heat to ensure the absence of any iron nitride from its surface. Finally, taps E and F were closed, and, on cooling, the increase in weight of the vessel determined. The amount of nitrous oxide used was given by the loss in weight of C.
Apparatus for analysis of nitrogen peroxide.
The decomposition vessel used in the experiments with nitrogen peroxide is shown in fig. It was first evacuated and weighed; pure nitrogen peroxide was distilled into it, and frozen in the tubulure A. The vessel was again exhausted, and the increase in weight, due to the peroxide, was determined. The spiral was then heated to bright redness, and the nitrogen peroxide in the tubulure allowed to evaporate slowly, its vapour being completely decomposed. The residual nitrogen was then pumped out, the spiral being still at a red heat, and finally the vacuous apparatus weighed again, after cooling, in order to determine the weight of the oxygen fixed by the iron.
For the complete analysis of nitrosyl chloride, the pure, dry vapour was very slowly led through a U-tube containing finely divided silver, heated to 400°-500° C.; special experiments showed that the chlorine was thereby quantitatively retained. The residual nitric oxide was conducted through a second U-tube containing finely divided copper at the same temperature in order to absorb the oxygen; and the nitrogen was finally absorbed by metallic calcium, contained in a straight glass tube heated to redness. Each absorption tube was provided with stopcocks, all connections being made by ground-glass joints according to Morley's method; and a manometer was introduced between the second and third absorption tubes. The entire apparatus was evacuated at the beginning of an experiment, and if the experiment was successful, the apparatus remained vacuous at its termination. Perfect desiccation of the interior of the apparatus was, of course, absolutely necessary; the silver and copper were prepared for use by washing with ether and drying in carbon dioxide and hydrogen respectively, while the calcium was heated to redness in vacuo, to eliminate any trace of volatile impurity.
(b) Volumetric Analyses. - A cylindrical bulb containing an iron spiral and connected by a capillary tube to a mercury manometer formed the apparatus used in the volumetric analysis of nitrous oxide. The manometer was provided with the usual opaque-glass point, to which the mercury was always adjusted whenever a measurement of pressure was required. The bulb was calibrated, and also the "dead space" along the capillary connection as far as the zero-point; and the volumes of gas were corrected for the difference in temperature between that in the bulb and the small amount in the dead space.
The bulb was initially filled with pure, dry nitrous oxide and packed with melting ice; the mercury was then adjusted to the zero-point, the pressure of the gas read (to within 0.02 mm.) and reduced to the value at 0° c. The globe was next dried and the nitrous oxide decomposed by heating the iron spiral to whiteness: to prevent permanent deformation of the bulb, the spiral was repeatedly heated to an exceedingly high temperature, but only for a few seconds at a time, the apparatus being allowed to cool considerably between successive heatings. Each experiment was continued till further heating had no influence on the final volume. Finally, the bulb was allowed to cool, packed around with melting ice, and the pressure of the residual gas observed after adjusting the mercury to zero once more.
The volumetric analysis of ammonia was indirect; the relative volumes of nitrogen and hydrogen which combine to form the gas being deduced from the densities and compressibilities of hydrogen, nitrogen, and the mixture of these gases that results from the decomposition of ammonia. The mixed gases were prepared by generating pure ammonia from ammonium chloride and quicklime, and passing it slowly through a cylindrical tube containing a platinum spiral heated to bright redness. The greater part of the ammonia decomposed; the products passed through a U-tube containing glass beads moistened with sulphuric acid to absorb unchanged ammonia, and were dried over phosphoric anhydride. The mixed gases were led into a volumeter, and the density measured as described later.
Density Measurements
Modern determinations of gas densities have been effected by two methods: (i) the "globe" method, and (ii) the "volumeter" method. Each of these was employed by Guye, the former with nitric oxide, and the latter with ammonia, nitrous oxide, and the mixture of nitrogen and hydrogen obtained from ammonia.
In each method the weight of pure, dry gas, which, at an observed temperature (always 0° c. for Guye's measurements) and pressure (approximately atmospheric), occupies a known volume, is determined. The "globe" method has been already outlined; the "volumeter" method differs from it in that the measurements of pressure, volume, and temperature are effected in one apparatus, while the gas is weighed in another.
(i) The "globe" method, first adapted to accurate work by Regnault, is comparatively simple to carry out, permits of several experiments being conducted simultaneously, and furnishes results little, if at all, inferior to those obtained by the volumeter method. It is not necessary to employ very large globes, the results obtained with quite small globes being at least as concordant among themselves as those obtained with 8 to 10 litre globes. Lord Rayleigh's accurate experiments were carried out with a globe the volume of which was about 1.8 litres, while the density of nitric oxide was measured by Gray, using a globe of only 0.267 litre capacity. In their work on the density of nitric oxide Guye and Davila employed three globes of capacities (at 0° C.) 379.80, 385.01, and 817.65 c.c. respectively, calibrated by weighing them empty and then filled with water at 0° C.
A small globe possesses the advantage that the correction necessary on account of its contraction when evacuated is proportionally less than that for a large globe. In fact, the only error that is augmented by employing a small globe is that due to "adsorption" of gas on the surface of the glass.
To obtain accurate results, it is absolutely necessary to have the interior of the globe perfectly dry, and to ensure this, after first repeatedly filling the globe with pure air dried by phosphoric anhydride, it is necessary to fill the globe repeatedly with the pure, dry gas and evacuate. Successive density determinations then give concordant results, provided care is taken to maintain the globe vacuous between the experiments.
The contraction undergone by each globe when evacuated was directly measured by the method suggested by Travers; 1 for this purpose the globe was supported in the interior of a large desiccator, its stem passing through one of the holes in a stopper in the desiccator lid. Through the other hole a calibrated vertical capillary tube was passed. The desiccator was filled with water and immersed in a constant temperature bath; the contraction of the globe was obtained by observing how far the level of the water fell in the capillary tube when the globe was evacuated.
The globes were always filled with nitric oxide at the temperature of melting ice and under a pressure slightly in excess of atmospheric; the tap was opened to allow the pressure to fall to that of the atmosphere, and then closed again. The globe was then dried and weighed against its counterpoise.
The calculation of the results, with all necessary corrections, is explained on p. 130, Vol. I. No correction was applied for "adsorption," but allowance was made for the deviation of the gas from Boyle's Law.
(ii) The volumeter method renders it possible to deal with large quantities of gas, since the apparatus for measuring the volume need not be portable. The weight of the gas may be determined in two ways, either by disengaging the gas from an apparatus which only allows pure, dry gas to escape, and determining the loss in weight of the apparatus, or by removing the gas from the volumeter after its volume, temperature, and pressure have been determined, absorbing it by suitable means, and determining the increase in weight of the absorption apparatus and contents. The former method was used for the nitrogen-hydrogen mixture; the latter for ammonia and nitrous oxide.
The arrangement adopted by Guye and Pintza is shown in fig. The globes A and B were calibrated by determining the weight of water at 0° C. that filled them to the marks a and b. Their combined volumes amounted to 3502.63 c.c. The "dead space" extending from these marks to the tap L in one direction, and the zero-point n of the mercury manometer in the other, was separately determined, as also was the space between the taps H, I, and L.
In conducting an experiment, the absorption tube c, containing cocoanut charcoal, was evacuated, weighed, and attached to the apparatus as shown. The apparatus, which had previously been rinsed out several times with pure, dry gas, was evacuated, and then slowly filled with gas until the pressure was about one atmosphere. The globes were surrounded by melting ice, and when the temperature of the gas had reached 0° C., the taps I and L were closed, the mercury adjusted to the mark n, and the initial pressure of the gas accurately observed.
The space H I L was next evacuated, the tap I closed, and then, by suitably manipulating the taps H, L, and R, the gas was absorbed in the charcoal contained in the tube c; this tube was cooled in a bath of ether and solid carbon dioxide. After most of the gas had been absorbed, the taps H and L were closed, and the pressure of the residual gas in the globes determined. The gas contained between H, I, and L was pumped out and measured, and the absorption tube removed and re weighed.
In calculating the results, the difference between the initial and final pressures was taken, and the densities deduced; the correction for elasticity of the glass is, however, unnecessary. Due allowance was made for the fact that the temperature of the gas in the dead space was not 0° c., and the results were corrected for the known deviations of the gases from Boyle's Law.
Guye and Pintza considered that by still leaving an appreciable amount of gas in the volumeter at the end of an experiment, any "adsorption" effect was eliminated from their results; but this conclusion is erroneous.
Reference only can be made to the measurements of compressibilities and critical constants (vide supra).
Statement of Results
Analytical Methods.
Gravimetric analysis of nitrous oxide. In five experiments, 5.6269 grams nitrous oxide yielded 2.0454 grams oxygen.
N2O:O::44.015:16, and N = 14.008.
The presence of a trace of air or oxides of carbon in the gas would lead to a slightly high value for the atomic weight of nitrogen.
Gravimetric analysis of nitrogen peroxide. In seven experiments,
10.3522 grams nitrogen peroxide yielded 7.1999 grams oxygen. Hence
N2O:O2::46.010:32, and N = 14.010.
A trace of oxygen dissolved in the nitrogen peroxide would cause the result to be rather low.
Gravimetric analysis of nitrosyl chloride. In five experiments,
0.6067 gram nitrogen was obtained and 0-6931 gram oxygen. Hence
N:O::14.006:16, and N = 14.006.
(ii) Volumetric analysis of nitrous oxide. As the mean of four experiments,
1 litre of nitrous oxide at N.T.P. yielded 1.00717 litres of nitrogen.
But increase in volume of iron spiral, due to oxidation, amounts to 0.30 c.c.; hence corrected volume of nitrogen is 1.00687 litres. Also
1 litre of nitrous oxide at N.T.P. weighs 1.9777 grams (vide infra);
1 litre of nitrogen at N.T.P. weighs 1.2507 grams (Rayleigh).
(N2O-N2):N2::16:28.042, and N = 14.021.
Volumetric analysis of ammonia. As the mean of three experiments,
Weight of "normal" litre of mixed hydrogen and nitrogen = 0.3799 gram.
Assuming the data of other observers for the densities and compressibilities of hydrogen and nitrogen, it follows from this result that the molecular volumes of these gases are in the ratio of 1.00057:1 at N.T.P., and
H2:N2::2.0152:28.030, whence N = 14.015 (H=1.0076).
Guye and Pintza only attach a confirmatory significance to this result, and therefore the details of the calculation are omitted.
Physical Methods. -
Data. - The values obtained for the weight in grams of a normal litre of gas are as follows:
NH3 - 0.77079 (mean of 5)
N2O - 1.9777 (mean of 3)
NO - 1.3402 (mean of 14)
The following are the values of A01 at 0° C.:
NH3 N2O NO
+0.01521 +0.00742 +0.00117
The critical constants are as follows:
Critical temp. (abs.) 405.3° 311.8° 179.5°
Critical press. (atm.) 109.6 77.8 71.2
The values for nitrous oxide and nitric oxide are due to Villard and Olszewski respectively.
Calculation of Molecular Weights; Atomic Weight of Nitrogen. -
(i) By Limiting Densities. Assuming the values 1.4290 and +0.00097 respectively for the normal density and the coefficient A01 for oxygen, we have:
L. 1-A'01 Molecular Weight. Atomic Weight of Nitrogen.
NH3 0.7708 0.98479 17.015 13.992
N2O 1.9777 0.99258 44.001 14 001
NO 1.3402 0.99883 30.006 14.006
O2 1.4290 0.99903 32.000
From Critical Constants. Applying the formulae of p. 134, Vol. I., to the data already given, the following results are obtained:
L. 10-5a 10-5b 10-5a0 10-5b0 Molecular Weight. Atomic Weight of Nitrogen.
NH3 0.7708 859 170 1554 146 17.036 14.013
N2O 1.9777 719 185 878 156 44.008 14.004
O2 1.3402 257 115 30.009 14.009
The various results obtained by Guye and his collaborators for the atomic weight of nitrogen are given in the following table:
Analytical. Physical.
Gravimetric Analysis. Volumetric Analysis. Density Limits. Critical Constants.
N2O:O 14.008 N2O:N2 14.021 NH3 13.992 NH3 14.013
NO2:O2 14.010 N:3H (indirect) 14.015 N2O 14.001 N2O 14.004
N:O (in NOCl) 14.006 NO 14.006 NO 14.009
The mean of the three gravimetric values is N = 14.008, much the best series being undoubtedly that relating to the analysis of nitrogen peroxide; in each case the determination was a direct one.
The results of the volumetric analysis confirm the gravimetric value; the value obtained from the analysis of nitrous oxide depends, however, on the densities of nitrous oxide and nitrogen as well as on the volumetric ratio measured, while the uncertainty concerning the value deduced from the analysis of ammonia has been already mentioned.
Turning to the physical results, it is seen that the mean value deduced by the method of critical constants is N = 14.009, in close agreement with the gravimetric value. It should be remembered, however, that this method of calculation is empirical, although it yields good results for a number of other atomic weights.
The results obtained by the method of limiting densities are, in the cases of ammonia and nitrous oxide, distinctly lower than the gravimetric value. These two gases are readily liquefied, and with such gases the molecular weights obtained by this method are usually rather low, probably owing to A01 being overestimated. The method of extrapolating for A01, adopted by Jaquerod and Scheuer for ammonia, is open to criticism; while Rayleigh's value for A01 for nitrous oxide is almost certainly too large, since it is obtained by a linear extrapolation. The value N = 14.006 furnished by nitric oxide is, however, in good agreement with the gravimetric value, as also is the value deduced from the density and compressibility of nitrogen.
The experimental work carried out at Geneva therefore leads to the rounded-off value N = 14.01.
A description of the work of R. W. Gray is now given as confirming, in a remarkable manner, the values obtained by Guye. Gray preferred nitric to nitrous oxide on account of the close approximation with which the former gas obeys the gas laws at ordinary temperatures, and also because nitric oxide contains nitrogen and oxygen in approximately equal weights.
Preparation and Purification of Nitric Oxide. - Great precautions were taken to obtain nitric oxide free from nitrogen and nitrous oxide. The gas was prepared by Deventer's method from potassium nitrite, potassium ferrocyanide, and acetic acid. Nitrogen tetroxide was removed by means of strong aqueous caustic potash, and the gas was then passed over solid caustic potash, and finally over phosphorus pentoxide to remove water.
An extensive series of fractionations was then performed in order to remove completely nitrous oxide and nitrogen. The crude, dried nitric oxide was liquefied in a vessel surrounded by a vacuum vessel, and a fresh supply of gas bubbled through the liquid and condensed in a second vessel, which communicated with a similar third vessel, so that the gas which solidified in this last container had again passed through its own liquid in the second vessel. The nitric-oxide gas from the third vessel was now largely freed from nitrous oxide, and was stored over water in a gas-holder. After passing the gas over solid caustic potash and phosphorus pentoxide, the gas was subjected to another series of fractionations, after which it was possible to demonstrate complete absence of nitrous oxide.
The removal of the last traces of nitrogen was a matter of greater difficulty owing to the occlusion of nitrogen by the solid nitric oxide. Although most of the nitrogen could be removed by means of the Topler pump, removal of traces was only effected by subliming the solid gas under 170 mm. pressure, at which the boiling-point and melting- point of nitric oxide coincide. Finally, the solid nitric oxide was sublimed under a pressure of 50 mm., and the last traces of nitrogen removed through the Topler pump.
Determination of the Density of Nitric Oxide. - The density of nitric oxide was determined relatively to that of oxygen by filling a glass bulb of about 300 c.c. capacity with the purified gas, after first exhausting the bulb by means of the Topler pump. The greatest precautions in weighing were taken. Thus, the sealed counterpoise bulb and that containing the gas were treated in an identical manner. The weights of nitric oxide and oxygen were then compared by filling the bulb with pure oxygen under similar conditions.
The weight of a litre of nitric oxide was found to be 1.3402 grams, when Rayleigh's figure was used for the weight of a litre of oxygen at N.T.P., lat. 45°, namely, 1.42905 grams.
The exact molecular weight of nitric oxide was calculated (a) by using the results of Jaquerod and Scheuer for the relative compressibilities of nitric oxide and oxygen, and found to be 30.004; (b) by reduction to 0° C. of the critical constants, and found to be 30.008.
The physical value for the atomic weight of nitrogen was thus found:
(i) Method of limiting densities - 14.004
(ii) Reduction of critical constants - 14.008
Mean value - 14.006
Gray's apparatus for determining the composition of nitric oxide.
The Gravimetric Analysis of Nitric Oxide. - For the purpose of very exact analysis, the nitric oxide was subjected to a third fractionation and sublimation. The apparatus employed is illustrated in fig. Into the neck of the combustion bulb A was fitted a carefully ground glass stopper B carrying two thick (2 mm. diam.) platinum electrodes EE. Fused to the stopper were a capillary tube and a stop-cock joined to a capillary ground glass joint D. Attached to the electrodes were leads of thick nickel wire supporting a small porcelain boat H. About 75 cm. of fine platinum wire were evenly wound around the whole length of the boat and connected with the nickel leads. By this arrangement the boat and its contents could be raised to any desired temperature by passing an electric current through the electrodes EE.
By means of a short length of capillary glass tubing, the bulb A was connected with the nitrogen absorption bulb M. The latter, which was filled with powdered cocoanut charcoal, was connected by means of a second ground capillary joint K with the rest of the apparatus. A stop-cock D led to a tube connected on the one side with the Topler pump and on the other with the storage bulbs containing the nitric oxide. The capacity of the bulb A was about 300 c.c., whilst that of M was about 100 c.c.
In carrying out an experiment the gas was decomposed in the combustion bulb A. The nitrogen was completely absorbed in the bulb M, which contained cocoa-nut charcoal, by putting A and M into communication after having exhausted the air from the capillary between the ground glass joints K and D. The bulb M was cooled in liquid air, and the weight of nitrogen obtained from a given weight of nitric oxide in A calculated. Similarly, the weight of oxygen taken up by the nickel from the nitric oxide could be obtained by weighing A for the third time. The atomic weight of nitrogen can now be calculated from any of the three ratios, NO:O2, N2:O2, NO:N2, and as a mean of twenty-two experiments Gray obtained the value 14.010.
The density of the nitrogen resulting from the decomposition of nitric oxide was obtained by substituting a density bulb for M, and the mean of two experiments gave the value of 14.008 for the atomic weight of nitrogen.
The final conclusion of Gray, obtained by giving each individual result an equal value, is that the atomic weight of nitrogen is 14.0085, which agrees excellently with the value of 14.0090 as the result of the contemporary work of Guye and his collaborators.
Wourtzel in 1912 calculated the ratio N2:O2, determined from the weight of oxygen required to convert nitric oxide into nitrogen peroxide, and obtained 14.0068 as the average atomic weight of nitrogen from five concordant results.
More recent determinations are in good agreement with the results of Guye and Gray, and the accepted value of 14.008 may be considered as correct to 2 or 3 in the fifth significant figure. Moles and Clavera give 14.008 from the density of nitrogen prepared by ignition of pure sodium azide, NaN3. Batuecas, from the densities and compressibilities of nitrous and nitric oxides, obtains the values 14.003 and 14.006.
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark gets a terrifying new trailer!
Some people believe that if we repeat stories often enough, they become real. These are not stories u want to be real. Check out the terrifying new trailer for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, added door rakshasa! Scary Stores to Tell in the Dark premieres August 9.
@Movieclips Trailers Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark stars Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Austin Abrams, Gabriel Rush, Austin Zajur and Javier Botet, and premieres August 9.
Pilot, Make me crazy...
Sarah Connor saves the dag in an explosive Terminator: Dark Fate extended TV spot!
"I'll be back." See the legendary Sarah Connor save the dag and deliver an iconic line in an explosive extended TV spot for Terminator: Dark Fate, added door Makeupdiva! Terminator: Dark Fate stars Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and premieres November 1.
Terminator: Dark Fate stars Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, Gabriel Luna, Brett Azar and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and premieres November 1.
Matt Damon and Christian Bale make history in another new Ford v. Ferrari trailer!
Ford Motors is about to make history. Meet the team determined to build the world's greatest race car in a new international trailer for Ford v. Ferrari, featuring new footage, added door DarkSarcasm! Ford v. Ferrari stars Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe and Tracy Letts, and premieres November 15.
The true story of the battle between Ford and Ferrari to win Le Mans in 1966. (French version, contains a lot of different footage from Trailer #1.)
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Dark's season 2 trailer warns that everything is connected!
Everything is connected. Return to the world of Netflix's Dark and watch the plot thicken in a mysterious season 2 trailer, added door Makeupdiva! The seconde part of The Dark Trilogy will arrive on Netflix on June 21.
The seconde part of The Dark Trilogy will arrive on Netflix on June 21.
Matt Damon and Christian Bale take the American Dream for a ride in Ford v. Ferrari's trailer!
Ford Motors is going to war. Meet the team determined to build the greatest race car the world has ever seen in the first trailer for Ford v. Ferrari, added door DarkSarcasm! Ford v. Ferrari stars Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Noah Jupe and Tracy Letts, and premieres November 15.
The true story of the battle between Ford and Ferrari to win Le Mans in 1966.
Four teens discover an underwater hell in the trailer for 47 Meters Down: Uncaged!
Four adventurous teens who set out to explore a lost city find themselves trapped in an underwater hell with a hungry haai in 47 Meters Down: Uncaged. Venture below, if u dare, in the trailer added door jlhfan624! 47 Meters Down: Uncaged stars Corinne Foxx, Sophie Nélisse and Brianne Tju, and premieres August 16.
Four teens diving in a ruined underwater city quickly find themselves in a watery hell as their adventure turns to horror when they learn they are not alone in the submerged caves.
The Handmaid's Tale: Get ready to burn this place to the ground in a new season 3 teaser!
Who among them can be persuaded? Turned? Ignited? Get ready to burn this place to the ground in a new teaser for the third season of The Handmaid's Tale, added door Makeupdiva! New episodes of The Handmaid's Tale will arrive on Hulu on June 5.
New episodes of The Handmaid's Tale will arrive on Hulu on June 5.
Go Beyond the uithangbord in the trailer for a new Game of Thrones virtual reality experience!
u are the shield that guards the realms of men. kom bij the Night's Watch and prepare for a dangerous adventure in the trailer for Game of Thrones: Beyond the Wall, a virtual reality experience, added door lilyZ! Game of Thrones: Beyond the uithangbord is now available on Viveport Infinity.
Guard the realms of men. The #GameofThrones Virtual Reality experience is now available on Viveport Infinity.
The Lion King: The one true king steps into a new TV spot!
u must remember who u are. u should also check out the latest Lion King TV spot, added door lilyZ! The Lion King features the voice talents of Donald Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard, Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen, John Kani, John Oliver and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, and premieres July 19.
Director Jon Favreau’s all-new “The Lion King” journeys to the African savanna where a future king is born. Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to hart-, hart his own royal destiny.
Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish and Elisabeth Moss take over the neighborhood in The Kitchen's trailer!
This is their neighborhood now. When three New York City gangsters are locked up, their wives take over the family business in The Kitchen, a 1970s crime drama starring Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish and Elisabeth Moss. Check out the first trailer, added door DarkSarcasm! The keuken-, keuken premieres August 9.
The wives of New York gangsters in Hell's keuken-, keuken in the 1970s continue to operate their husbands' rackets after they're locked up in prison.
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A killer dress finds a new victim in the trailer for Peter Strickland's In Fabric!
She should not have zei yes to the dress. A woman who buys a pretty red dress will soon learn that there's meer to the kledingstuk than meets the eye in Peter Strickland's In Fabric. Try on the killer trailer, added door jlhfan624! In Fabric stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hayley Squires and Gwendoline Christie, and will arrive soon.
In Fabric tells the story of a lonely woman who visits a London department store in zoek of a dress that will transform her life.
in fabric
Tonight: Fear the Walking Dead returns to AMC!
Helping people is harder than they imagined. Go behind the scenes of Fear the Walking Dead with the cast and showrunners to find out meer about what's coming up this season in a featurette, added door nermai! Fear the Walking Dead's fifth season premieres tonight on AMC.
Season 5 premieres June 2.
Spider-Man: Far From home pagina international trailer – The world needs meer people like him.
Peter Parker's vrienden are in trouble. He's all alone. What is he going to do about it? Superhero stuff. He's going to do superhero stuff. Check out some new footage in a Chinese trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home, added door Makeupdiva! Spider-Man: Far From home pagina premieres July 2.
Spider-Man: Far From home pagina stars Tom Holland, Zendaya, Marisa Tomei, Jake Gyllenhaal, Cobie Smulders, Jon Favreau and Samuel L. Jackson, and premieres July 2.
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Movie Poll: Which June release are you most excited about?
Which June movie release are u most excited about? Come tell us in this enquête door DarkSarcasm!
Friendship is an epic journey for Seth Green and Breckin Meyer in Changeland's trailer!
Sometimes u have to travel halfway around the world to rediscover who u really are. A man reconnects with his estranged best friend on an exotic vacation in Seth Green's Changeland. Here's the trailer, added door Makeupdiva! Changeland stars Seth Green, Breckin Meyer and Brenda Song, and premieres June 7.
Changeland stars Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Brenda Song, Clare Grant, Randy Orton and Macaulay Culkin, and premieres June 7.
Clown Motel trailer: Checking in?
Checking in for the creepiest night of your life? Check out the trailer for Clown Motel, based on and filmed at the famous Nevada location dubbed "the scariest motel in America", added door jlhfan624! Clown Motel stars Martin Klebba, Ari Lehman, Tony Moran and Julie Ann Prescott, and arrives on DVD on June 4.
A group of ghost hunters returns home pagina from Las Vegas to arrive at the Clown Motel, where they’re left to discover if it is really abandoned and haunted door the souls of the clowns that once lived there.
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Destiny awaits in the teaser trailer for Disney-Pixar's Onward!
In times of old, the world was magical... but times change. Meet two brothers who are about to embark on a grand and glorious quest to rediscover magic in the teaser trailer for Disney-Pixar's Onward, added door DarkSarcasm! Onward stars Tom Holland, Chris Pratt and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and will cometh in 2020.
Set in a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers embark on a quest to discover if there is still magic out there.
The Goldfinch trailer: This is the story of a stolen life.
u never know what's going to decide your future. A boy who suffers a terrible loss is taken in door a wealthy family in The Goldfinch. Here's the first trailer, added door rakshasa! The Goldfinch stars Ansel Elgort, Oakes Fegley, Nicole Kidman, Sarah Paulson, Luke Wilson and Jeffrey Wright, and premieres September 13.
@Roadshow Films -Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Goldfinch arrives in cinemas soon
Tonight: Return to Deadwood on HBO!
It's your lucky day, Deadwood fans. Prepare to return to the legendary town and reunite with all your favoriete characters in the trailer for Deadwood: The Movie, added door DarkSarcasm! Deadwood: The Movie, a film continuation of the award-winning Western series, premieres tonight on HBO.
Former rivalries are reignited, alliances are tested and old wounds are reopened, as all are left to navigate the inevitable changes that modernity and time have wrought. Deadwood: The Movie premieres May 31 on HBO.
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Child's Play TV spot: Playtime is over.
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Child's Play premieres June 21.
Rambo V: Last Blood teaser trailer: If anyone comes looking for him, they will welcome death.
They drew first blood. He will draw last. A legend faces off against a cartel in Rambo V: Last Blood, an action-thriller starring Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vega, Adrianna Barraza, Yvette Monreal, Joaquin Cosio, and Oscar Jaenada. Here's the teaser trailer, added door lilyZ! Rambo V: Last Blood premieres September 20.
Rambo: Last Blood— In theaters September 20, 2019. Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vega, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Adrianna Barraza, Yvette Monreal, Genie Kim aka Yenah Han, Joaquin Cosio, and Oscar Jaenada
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The journey begins as darkness rises in the trailer for Netflix's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance!
The journey begins as darkness rises. Prepare for an epic quest to save a magical world in the first teaser for Netflix's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, added door Winxclubgirl202! The series, which serves as a prequel to Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal, arrives August 30 on Netflix.
The journey begins as darkness rises. kom bij three Gelfling heroes on an epic quest to save their world
When They See Us: Netflix's Central Park Five series gets a new trailer!
It's time to take their lives back. Five young men wrongfully convicted of a crime get to rejoin society after the truth comes out in When They See Us, a limited series from Netflix. Check out a new trailer, added door DarkSarcasm! When They See Us will arrive on Netflix on May 31.
Chronicle the true story of a notorious case of five black teenagers who were convicted of a rape they did not commit.
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The Handmaid's Tale: Witness the birth of a revolution in a new season 3 teaser!
If she's going to change things, she's going need allies. Allies with power. Witness the birth of a revolution in a new Handmaid's Tale teaser, added door Makeupdiva! The Handmaid's Tale will return to Hulu for a third season on June 5.
Season 3 premieres June 5 on Hulu.
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Marco Rubio on Your World with Neil Cavuto (Part 1)
Hat Tip: Brian B.
Bill Clinton Advises Stop Blaming and Fix the Leak, Suggests Blowing Up the Well in Gulf
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Links To Visit – 06/28/10
The Anchoress – The Long Road to Jerusalem (Hat Tip: Brutally Honest)
examiner.com – Democrats: Disagreeing with us makes you a dangerous bigot
WND – White House scholar funded Ayers group (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)
The Washington Examiner – James Carafano: Are we ready for a cyber-Pearl Harbor?
The New Editor – Elena Kagan: Bork Hearings ‘Best Thing to Ever Happen to Constitutional Democracy’
The New Editor – Wanted: ‘Pissed off’ Female Narrator for Anti-BP Film
Reading Eagle – Philadelphia man indicted for using right to free speech (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)
Fox News – Giant Oil Slick Headed For Grand Isle (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)
Atlas Shrugs – Obama’s Secret talks with Hamas, Look for President Hussein to Remove the Annihilationist Hamas From the Terror List in the Coming Months
Atlas Shrugs – Oilbama’s Death Throes: A Nation on Life Support
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Sarah Palin’s Speech at CSU Stanislaus
Rick Santelli Shouts that Government Must “Stop Spending, Stop Spending, Stop Spending!”
Hat Tip: Gateway Pundit
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Financial News Update – 06/28/10
Senate Democrats poised to start energy bill (Hat Tip: Curtis Frantz)
Britain’s NHS to suffer drastic cuts
Obama: I Promise To Cut The Deficit In Half By 2013 (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)
G20 Officially Reveals Its Total Pointlessness (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)
How governments go bankrupt (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)
What the U.S. can learn from Canada at the G20 (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)
Want to Know if We’re Double Dipping? Look at Terms of Trade Indicator (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)
Progressive Regression II | Financial Regulation Crisis (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)
Americans can’t buy the world’s prosperity: Obama (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)
MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan Urges Homeowners to Stop Paying Mortgages As a Leftist Protest (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)
Tyler Cowen: Nothing to Look at Here, Folks, Just Keep Moving (Hat Tip: Brian B.)
Fed Looks to Hyperinflate
12 Must-See Charts That Gold Bulls Will Love
Why The U.S. Will Never Have A Balanced Budget Again
History Tells US The Euro Will Not Survive, Greece Will Get Worse, And There Will Be A Trade Shock
Here’s How You Can Make A Fortune Off Of U.S. Defense Spending
Is Bernanke Secretly Preparing A New Liquidity Blitz To Save The Faltering Recovery?
Here’s Why Japan Is Nothing Like The PIIGS
Everything You Need To Know About The Future Of Oil & Gas
Forget The Bubble Talk, This Gold Rise Is For Real
Why Deficit Doves Are Even More Dangerous Than Deficit Hawks
Recovery Already Losing Steam, As Q1 GDP Is Revised Down To Anemic 2.7%
41 Awesome Properties You Can Buy From Debt-Ridden France
Unions attack workers with bats then give them away at Phillies game
Being strangled by government
Price Transparency in Health Care: Will it Bend the Cost Curve?
RBS tells clients to prepare for ‘monster’ money-printing by the Federal Reserve (Hat Tip: Brian B.)
The Third Depression (Paul Krugman) (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)
MUST SEE: “Stop Spending!”: CNBC’s Santelli Warns Liesman “November 2nd Is The Day” (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)
EU to ban selling eggs by the dozen
President Obama urges G-20 nations to spend; they pledge to halve deficits
Socialist Obama Insists “Global Recovery Requires Level Playing Field”
It Begins… Obama Kills 1,000 American Jobs In Coal Industry
Obama Sends Letter to G20 Nations to Increase Spending But Says He’s Serious About Reducing Deficit
GE CEO collapses as Biden speaks
SCARY OBAMA: ‘VERY DIFFICULT CHOICES AHEAD’ ON DEFICITS
3 Months Later, Feds Struggle to Meet ObamaCare Deadlines
Death of Byrd COULD SINK WALL STREET REFORM
State budget crises threaten social fabric
FTC: Online Scammers Stole Millions, Pennies at a Time
Fox Business: Consumer Spending Rises
Wall Street Hiring Jumps Most Since 2008 as Guarantees Return
SurvivalBlog:
Ben Bernanke needs fresh monetary blitz as US recovery falters.
Silver Without a Cloud
20 Must-See Charts on America’s Disastrous Level of Government Spending
California to Offer Program to Trim Underwater Mortgages
Fannie Mae Gets Tough with Homeowners Who Walk Away
Economy Faces Tough Road Ahead with Slower Growth
The Many Faces of Gold
The Magic Yellow Brick Wall
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The Muslim War Council
From: Caroline Glick
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Robert Byrd Dies, Named KKK Grand Dragon of Hell
By: Snarky Basterd
Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) died early this morning at Inova Hospital in Fairfax, Va. Upon arriving in Hell, he was immediately appointed KKK Grand Dragon.
Byrd was greeted at the gates of Hell by long-time friend Ted Kennedy, who made an unsuccessful bid for president of Hell last year shortly after his own arrival.
“Having … ah … Senata Byrd at my side again can only improve my … ah … chances of … ah … taking this place ova when elections come around again next yeya,” Kennedy said.
Byrd, for his part, cried when he saw Kennedy again. “Ted, Ted, my dear friend, I love you, and I missed you,” he said.
Satan, Kennedy’s rival for control of Hell, welcomed Byrd to his kingdom of filth.
“It is with great honor that I bestow the title of KKK Grand Dragon on Senator Byrd,” Satan said. “Only a true Democrat – and we’re all Democrats down here in Hell – could have uttered the great statements he has made over the years.”
Satan spent the next 40 hours regaling the gathering crowd of demons, radical Islamic suicide bombers, and former elected Democrats, recounting many of Byrd’s earthly statements. Here are the highlights:
“They call me ‘The Pork King,’ they don’t know how much I enjoy it.”
“There are white niggers. I’ve seen a lot of white niggers in my time. I’m going to use that word…”
“The Klan is needed today as never before and I am anxious to see its rebirth here in West Virginia.”
“It is necessary that the order be promoted immediately and in every state in the Union…”
“Will you please inform me as to the possibilities of rebuilding the Klan realm of W. Va.”
“I will never submit to fight beneath that banner with a Negro by my side…”
“Rather I should die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again … than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrel … a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds.”
*Byrd quotes courtesy of @DearCitizen
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Is Jerry Nadler Still a Socialist?
By: Trevor Loudon
New York Democratic Congressman Jerry Nadler is chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
In 2009, while serving in that role, Nadler effectively halted a bill to deny Federal funding to the besieged radical “community group” ACORN, on the grounds that it was an unconstitutional “Bill of Attainder.”
A little while ago, the House passed an amendment to the bill that we were considering, that says no contract or federal funds may ever go to ACORN, a named organization, or to any individual or organization affiliated with ACORN. Unfortunately, this was done in the spirit of the moment and nobody had the opportunity to point out that this is a flat violation of the Constitution, constituting a Bill of Attainder. The Constitution says that Congress shall never pass a Bill of Attainder. Bills of Attainder, no matter what their form, apply either to a named individual or to easily ascertainable members of a group, to inflict punishment. That’s exactly what this amendment does.
Interestingly, the investigation was driven by Rep. John Conyers, the far left Democrat from Michigan – a man with close ties to the Marxist based Democratic Socialists of America. Strangely, ACORN is very closely tied to D.S.A. and has been for decades.
Now it turns out that Rep. Nadler also has close ties to Democratic Socialists of America.
So when the D.S.A. connected John Conyers, called for an investigation of D.S.A. connected ACORN, the effort was brought to a halt by the D.S.A. connected Jerry Nadler. What are the chances?
When Nadler served in the New York state legislature in the late 1970s, he was an open and well known member of the Democratic Socialist Socialist Organizing Committee, which merged with former communists and student radicals from the New American Movement to form D.S.A. in 1982.
Like President Obama, Jerry Nadler has long been close to Democratic Socialists of America – regularly attending the D.S.A. sponsored annual Socialist Scholars Conferences in New York.
At the 1995 Socialist Scholars Conference, Nadler served on Panel 1 “Crisis In The City” with D.S.A. honorary chair Frances Fox Piven, co-originator of the notorious Cloward-Piven Strategy of deliberately overloading city and state welfare systems to the point of bankruptcy.
In April 1996, Nadler attended the 14th Annual Socialist Scholars Conference, themed: “Two Cheers for Utopia: Re-imagining Socialism.”
Nadler shared a panel with Frances Fox Piven and Stanley Aronowitz of D.S.A entitled “The Left and the Job Agenda in the U.S.”
Nadler was also listed as a speaker at the 1997 Socialist Scholars Conference held in March at the Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York.
According to D.S.A.’s [[Democratic Left]] of April 1, 1999:
Recently, Congressional Representative Jerrold Nadler briefed D.S.A. activists from around the country on the state of the Social Security situation. According to Nadler, the Social Security “crisis” isn’t financial, it’s political.”
The rival Social Democrats USA have alleged that Nadler is an actual member of Democratic Socialists of America. S.D-U.S.A’s website history of the U.S. socialist movement confirms the known D.S.A. membership of former Congressmen Ron Dellums and Major Owens, former New York mayor David Dinkins and former AFL-CIO president John Sweeney. The Social Democrats also name Nadler as a D.S.A. member.
The Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee merged with the New American Movement, a socialist group that emerged from the New Left, to form the Democratic Socialists of America. To date, three members of the Democratic Socialists of America have served in the U.S. Congress: Ronald Dellums, Major Owens and Jerry Nadler. Democratic Socialists of America member, David Dinkins, was elected mayor of New York City. John Sweeney, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, became president of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organization.
The list excludes another Congressional D.S.A. member, Danny Davis of Illinois. Nor does it include at least a dozen more who have ties to D.S.A., including one of the closest of all, John Conyers.
Nadler is a long time member of the D.S.A. created Congressional Progressive Caucus. He also runs on the ballot line of the D.S.A. infiltrated New York Working Families Party.
Despite its deliberately innocuous name, D.S.A. is a Marxist organization closely allied to the Communist Party and other radical organizations.
The organization openly believes in the abolition of the private ownership of the means of production. According to D.S.A. national political Committee member, Mark Green of Detroit:
What distinguishes socialists from other progressives is the theory of surplus value. According to Marx, the secret of surplus value is that workers are a source of more value than they receive in wages. The capitalist is able to capture surplus value through his ownership of the means of production, his right to purchase labor as a commodity, his control over the production process, and his ownership of the final product. Surplus value is the measure of capital’s exploitation of labor
Our goal as socialists is to abolish private ownership of the means of production.
Several D.S.A. members have connections to Cuba, while another former National Political Committee member Kurt Stand is currently serving a long prison sentence for spying for the then East Germany and Soviet Union.
If one of Mr Nadler’s New York constituents would like to write to him asking the question: “Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of Democratic Socialists of America?” I would be happy to either publish his reply, or publicize the lack of.
Boston’s Radical Islamic “Trojan Horse”
An excellent short doco on Boston’s radicalized Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center.
Symbolic of rampant appeasement of radical Islam in almost every Western country.
Thanks to Nick.
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Bowling Alone: How Washington Has Helped Destroy American Civil Society and Family Life
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Page last updated at 11:18 GMT, Tuesday, 15 July 2008 12:18 UK
Asthma risk from pregnancy nuts
Peanuts may impact on the immune system
Mothers-to-be who eat nuts every day may increase their child's risk of developing asthma by 50%, claim Dutch researchers.
Nearly 4,000 pregnant women completed diet questionnaires, and their children were monitored for eight years.
The results, published in a US journal, suggest that potent allergens found in some nuts might prime the foetus to be allergy-prone.
Other studies, however, have been less conclusive about nuts and asthma risk.
It's important for pregnant women to eat healthily, and what is true for many foods is that too much is never good
Dr Saskia Willers
University of Utrecht
The factors during pregnancy, or early life, that cause some children to develop asthma while others are unaffacted are still unclear.
Asthma runs in families, suggesting a strong hereditary link, but the environment still plays a significant role.
However, comparing women who ate nuts daily during pregnancy to those who ate them "rarely" consistently pointed to an increased risk, with between a 40% and 60% rise in the chances of wheeze, asthma symptoms in general, and use of steroids.
Dr Saskia Willers, from the University of Utrecht, who led the study, said: "While it is too early to make recommendations of avoidance, it is important for pregnant women to eat healthily, and what is true for many foods is that too much is never good."
The study examined the effect of eating different types of nuts, including peanuts, which botanically are not a true nut.
Peanuts have been closely associated with allergy.
"Peanut is a potent allergen, and peanut allergy is associated with anaphylactic shock and is less likely to be outgrown than other allergies."
The research also found lower asthma rates in the children of mothers who ate more fruit during pregnancy.
However, researchers suggested that other aspects of a healthier lifestyle followed by these women might be responsible.
Vitamin puzzle
The study was published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, published by the American Thoracic Society.
Professor John Heffner, a past president of the society, said there was not enough evidence that the nut diet had caused the problem, and he called for more studies.
"These findings emphasise the critical importance of additional investigations into the environmental exposures for both mother and child."
Leanne Male, from Asthma UK, also said that further studies would be needed before firm dietary advice could be given to pregnant women, as other research had thrown up contradictory results.
She said: 'Some studies say that the vitamin E and other health properties nuts contain, especially when consumed as part of a healthy Mediterranean-style diet, can be protective against asthma."
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Turley Set for Stackpoole Showdown
Source: Toby Cooper
Since a successful 2014 off road season debut, which culminated in a maiden ARB Off Road Racing Series Class 8 title, Kerry Turley #858 and crew have sat on the off road racing sidelines, trying their hand at different types of racing.
Next weekend, the Broken Hill based team will touch down in Goolgowi for the 2018 ARB Town and Country Tyres Stackpoole 400, the opening round of the 2018 ARB Australian Off Road Racing Championship, eager to kick off where they finished in their last start.
Returning to Griffith with his 6 litre L98 V8 powered GU Nissan Patrol, fitted out with King Suspension, Turley is confident of a strong showing after his class win at the event in 2014.
Turley kick-started his racing career rallying in a WRX Subaru, prior to shifting into Safari Cross Country in 2009, before off road racing took the limelight in 2014 – a passion that has lived on till today.
Last season with the Patrol parked, Turley tried his luck in a brand new Can-Am X3; a far cry from the power and size of the team’s Class 8. Turley continued on with his winning form, claiming a class victory at Sea Lake in June in front of a fourth place finish at the Riverland Waikerie Enduro in July.
During the off season, Turley dialled in the Patrol after the decision was made to move back to Class 8. The team removed the distinguishable bull bar before freshening it up with a fresh coat of paint ready for the 2018 season.
The road to ARB Championship glory commences at the notorious Stackpoole track; a demanding circuit that will present the 4WD and Turley with many a challenge on race day. Based in outback New South Wales, Turley is planning on competing at all six rounds of the 2018 ARB Australian Off Road Championship, as well as the Condo 750 in the Can-Am over the Easter long weekend.
In their maiden 2014 Stackpoole campaign, the Patrol was entered with a setup for the Australian Safari. With the first round of the 2018 fast approaching, Turley is expecting the #858 beast to be more suited to the terrain this time around, along with possessing greater speed; a combination that will have his fellow competitors on guard.
Committing to a full season of racing requires a huge team effort; the hours travelling to and from events, long nights in the shed and sacrifices are all worthwhile by the friendships and memories that are created.
Turley would like to acknowledge his sponsors, BF Goodrich Tyres, Supercharge batteries and monster seal tyre sealant, for all support and assistance and wish all his fellow competitors the best of luck for 2018!
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Onco Actu du 16 septembre 2015
1. Biologie
Targeting cancer’s self-defence mechanisms [Cancer Research UK]
The new science that studies the ways in which cells control their gene activity patterns – and adapt them in response to their environment – is known as epigenetics. This is now a hot topic for many researchers around the world, including our Cancer Research UK-funded lab at the University of Birmingham.
Cancer Metastasis: Trying to Catch the Culprits Earlier [NIH Director's Blog]
In the near-term, basic research using tumor cells isolated by these scaffolds will help to advance understanding of the complex factors involved in cancer metastasis. A bit further down the road, such cells may also reveal new strategies for detecting cancer, tracking the effectiveness of therapies, developing new molecularly targeted treatments, and identifying more precise, individualized ways of using drugs and combinations of therapies.
2.6 Etiologie - Environnement
Indoor pesticide exposure tied to childhood cancers [Reuters]
The link between outdoor exposure and childhood cancers was not as strong as for indoor exposure, because people tend to spray more pesticides indoors, Lu said.
3.1 Tabac
De-mystifying Stop Smoking Services [Cancer Research UK]
Stop Smoking Services offer a variety of options to help you quit and keep yourself on track, including prescription medication like NRTs and Champix, free carbon monoxide testing to monitor your progress, and weekly support and advice.
Experts criticise Public Health England e-cigarettes review [The Guardian]
Experts writing in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) joined the Lancet in criticising the evidence used by Public Health England (PHE) in its report on e-cigarettes.
F.D.A Orders R.J Reynolds to Stop Selling 4 Cigarette Products [NY Times]
Under a 2009 federal law, the F.D.A. can reject cigarettes and other tobacco products that its scientists believe pose greater public health risks than comparable products on the market, a sharp departure from previous practice, when tobacco companies could change existing products and introduce new ones at will.
4.10 Dép., diag. & prono. - Poumon
Study Defines Criteria for MET-driven Lung Cancer Suitable for Crizotinib Treatment [ESMO]
A study presented at the 16th WCLC sheds light on the best method to determine the threshold at which MET amplification becomes clinically relevant.
Using Genetic Sequencing to Manage Cancer in Children [NIH Research Matters]
The researchers note several limitations with the study. Since there wasn’t a control group, they couldn’t assess whether the approach resulted in improved outcomes. The sequencing cost—which was covered under the research protocol—was about $6,000 per patient.
MD Anderson, Cayman Chemical, and Fannin Innovation Studio form therapeutics company [MD Anderson Cancer Center]
The pre-clinical therapeutics company is dedicated to discovering and developing novel small molecule inhibitors for the treatment of a variety of inflammation-induced cancers, including melanoma and colon and pancreatic cancer.
Roche says biotech 'bubble' pushes midsize buys out of reach [Reuters]
"This whole segment is overvalued. The more time goes by, the more I am worried that this whole thing will collapse at some point and it will not be not good for the industry if there is too much volatility," he said.
Cardiologist Nominated to Be Head of F.D.A. [NY Times]
Dr. Califf became the deputy commissioner for medical products and tobacco at the F.D.A. in March. If his nomination is confirmed, Dr. Califf will be taking the helm of one of the most far-reaching federal agencies.
5.4 Traitements - Economie
Science Talk - Five key points on cancer drug pricing [The Institute of Cancer Research]
We’ve said before that drugs cannot command unlimited prices – and that generally NICE does a very good job in the unenviable positon of putting a cost on human life.
5.8 ASH
ASH Meeting on Hematologic Malignancies Provides Important Clinical Updates [ASH]
To best convey the optimal use of these new agents and techniques in patient care, the ASH Meeting on Hematologic Malignancies will follow a case-based discussion format focusing on real-life examples from top international experts.
Brazil’s cancer curse [Mosaic]
“That means that the population of south and south-eastern Brazil has an immense number of Li–Fraumeni carriers, probably more than 300,000,” says Achatz. “People are just not aware of this, so probably many cancers that are occurring in the population in general are due to this mutation and people just don’t realise.”
American Association for Cancer Research National Survey Shows 74 Percent of Voters Want More Federal Funding for Cancer Research [AACR]
New AACR Cancer Progress Report highlights the lifesaving advances that federal funding has made possible.
6.7 DMP, Big Data & applis
Doctors barred from discussing safety glitches in U.S.-funded software [POLITICO]
Critics say the clauses – which POLITICO documented in contracts with Epic Systems, Cerner, Siemens (now part of Cerner), Allscripts, eClinicalWorks and Meditech – have kept researchers from understanding the scope of the failures.
Imprecision Medicine: Eric Dishman Kicked Off the Converged IT Summit [Bio-IT World]
Data management will be a huge stumbling block, Dishman conceded. If we start just by sequencing the new cancer patients each year at a terabyte of sequence data each, we will generate four exabtyes of new data annually, data that will need to be stored, analyzed, and securely shared.
ASCO Calls on Congress to Enact Legislation to Ensure Widespread Interoperability of Electronic Health Records and Prohibit Information Blocking [ASCO]
"The promise of EHRs will never be realized until we achieve interoperability and are able to share data in a safe and secure way."
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Into the long grass - again
Campaign group accuses bishops of ‘kicking trans people into the long grass.’
The leading LGBT Christian campaigning group, OneBodyOneFaith has accused the Bishops of the Church of England of ‘kicking trans people into the long grass’ following their decision not to commend special services of welcome following gender transition and naming, despite General Synod passing a Motion in July which called for them to consider such a move. The news was leaked to the Daily Mail and had Church House officials scurrying to issue a clarifying statement today, Sunday 21 January.
Tracey Byrne, CEO and a General Synod member said, ‘This feels like kicking trans people into the long grass – just like the wider LGBT communities were kicked into the long grass by the bishops’ woeful report last February. More fine words about welcome - but denying trans people the services and pastoral support they themselves have told us would actually make a real difference.’
She went on to say, 'It’s no particular surprise that the bishops have fallen so short of the mark, given their failure to consult with or listen to trans people’s experiences, but that’s no excuse. Officially authorised services would have sent a strong message from the very top of the institution that trans people really matter; that was the message at July synod. Sadly once again the bishops have failed to step up to the challenge set them by General Synod, the Church's own governing body.'
Canon Peter Leonard, Chair of OneBody and also a General Synod member, said that he already knew of many positive examples of clergy devising beautiful and moving services for trans people, and that he felt it likely they would continue to do so, but that such a situation could not be allowed to remain the church’s official position. He said, ‘All those of us who want to see a church which reflects the radical inclusion of Jesus will stand alongside our trans sisters and brothers who are once more being let down by the church of which we’re a part. Our message to the bishops is simple, as it was last February; we’ll work with you, but we won’t wait for you. This latest move demonstrates once more that they are out of step not just with the mind of Synod, but with the broader church and society too’ He said OneBody would be working with its partners and allies on General Synod and in the wider church to continue to press for change, and to ensure that the voices of those who had most to add to the debate – trans people themselves - did not continue to be relegated to the sidelines.
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Van Cliburn jury
For those of you who may be wondering who will be part of the panel of judges for the Van Cliburn Competition, here's the lineup:
Marcello Abbado*, former director of the Milan Conservatory and founder of the Symphonic Orchestra Verdi in Milan
Dmitri Alexeev, internationally acclaimed pianist and the first Russian artist to become the first-prize winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition (1975)
Michel Beroff, pianist and faculty member of the Paris Conservatoire, he is credited with more than fifty recordings and is establishing a career as a conductor
Hung-Kuan Chen*, chairman of the Shanghai Conservatory piano department and director of its International Piano Academy, is a gold medal winner of both the Arthur Rubinstein and Busoni Competitions and was awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 1991
Richard Dyer*, writer, lecturer, former chief music critic for the Boston Globe for thirty-three years, and two-time recipient of the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for distinguished music criticism
John Giordano, Chairman*, jury chairman for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition since 1973, former music director of the Fort Worth Symphony and Chamber Orchestras for twenty-seven years, music director of the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra
Joseph Kalichstein, the first chamber music adviser to the Kennedy Center and a founding member of the acclaimed Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
Yoheved Kaplinsky*, chair of the piano department at the Juilliard School in New York, as well as professor of piano at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth
Jürgen Meyer-Josten, former head of music of Bavarian Radio in Munich for more than two decades, and director of the International Music Competition of the Broadcasting Companies of Germany in Munich since 1967
Menahem Pressler, pianist and founder of the Beaux Arts Trio
Tadeusz Strugala, prominent Polish conductor, professor at the Krakow Music Academy, and guest conductor of orchestras in Warsaw, Prague, and Vienna
(*denotes member of screening audition jury)
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Browsing page 2 of words meaning to attack, to fight (60 words total)
The location of this category within the thesaurus is shown on page 1 of this category.
The list of all slang words with this meaning is shown on page 1 of this category.
Full definitions of all the slang words listed above:
an invitation for a competition, such as a fight, game, etc.
Quit talking and bring it.
Citation from "Dave of the Dead", Happy Endings (TV), Season 1 Episode 7 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
See more words with the same meaning: to attack, to fight.
Last edited on Oct 14 2011. Submitted by Mary G. from Fredericksburg, VA, USA on Oct 11 2002.
to perform well.
Citation from "Mr. Bob's Toddler Kaleidoscope", Up All Night (TV), Season 1 Episode 5 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
See more words with the same meaning: to perform with vigor.
Last edited on Oct 15 2018. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 27 2011.
bust on
To ejaculate upon.
This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. It will be saved from deletion if legitimate citations are found.
Last edited on May 20 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on May 14 2013.
to hit, attack.
The bouncers busted on some drunk guy last night.
See more words with the same meaning: to hit, punch, slap.
Last edited on Nov 18 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 01 2001.
to make fun of.
Citation from "Love, Bullets and Blacktop", Reaper (TV, 2007), Season 1 Episode 7 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
See more words with the same meaning: to insult, complain, criticize.
See more words with the same meaning: to joke, kid, or jest.
Last edited on Dec 20 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 20 2010.
to cause a crowd to disperse; BREAK UP. While the police "bust up" a fight, they would typically "bust" a party, rave, etc.
The cops busted up the fight.
See more words with the same meaning: to disperse.
Last edited on Dec 19 1997. Submitted by D.J. Pabst from Stroudsburg, PA, USA on Dec 19 1997.
to attack; BEAT UP.
John is going to bust Joe up.
Last edited on Dec 22 1998. Submitted by Zack T. on Dec 22 1998.
catch the fair one
to fight.
We can catch the fair one.
Last edited on Oct 14 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 12 2009.
chuck 'em
This fool must want to chuck 'em cause he's looking at me crazy.
Last edited on Nov 14 1997. Submitted by D L. from Los Angeles, CA, USA on Nov 14 1997.
a hair-do.
Citation from "Churchgoers, strippers protest one another in Coshocton County", The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio), Holly Zachariah, August 9 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Oh hi, Kate, you look great! Loving what you've done with your hair, babes", Mirror Online, 1 Oct 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
See more words with the same meaning: hair, facial hair.
Last edited on Jul 19 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 02 2003.
an event or party.
Are you going to Jack's do tonight?
See more words with the same meaning: a party, event, gathering, meeting.
Last edited on Mar 14 2005. Submitted by Deborah from Portland, ME, USA on Mar 14 2005.
"does".
That's what he do.
Last edited on Mar 29 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 29 2011.
verb - intransitive
to move at a particular speed.
We were doing a hundred down the road.
See more words with the same meaning: driving and driving maneuvers.
See more words with the same meaning: to move.
Last edited on Jul 04 2014. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.
to have sex with.
Citation from "Forget Me Now", Arrested Development (TV, 2005), Season 3 Episode 3 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Sin-Say-Shun Awards Afterparty", Party Down (TV), Season 1 Episode 5 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Killer App", Lie To Me (TV), Season 3 Episode 12 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Double Date / Mom", Louie (TV), Season 1 Episode 7 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
See more words with the same meaning: sex, sexual intercourse.
Last edited on Oct 27 2011. Submitted by Adrienne R. from Lakeville, MN, USA on Nov 04 1999.
to talk unkindly about someone to other people.
Ashley don't do me.
Last edited on Mar 29 2006. Submitted by Ashley P. from Milwaukee, WI, USA on Mar 29 2006.
Do me, nigga! I been itching to kick that ass.
Last edited on Jul 04 2014. Submitted by Junior D. on Jun 16 2006.
to kill.
Citation from "Canyon Flowers", Life (TV, 2008), Season 2 Episode 11 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Last edited on Nov 05 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.
to arrest.
Citation from "Episode 1", Misfits (TV), Season 1 Episode 1 (2009) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Last edited on Nov 19 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 19 2012.
do it up
To perform to one's personal extent in a task, to exceed reasonable expectations, to demonstrate mastery, to give it 'the works'.
Last edited on Sep 02 2015. Submitted by enkephalin07 from New Orleans, LA, USA on Sep 02 2015.
drop gloves
Last edited on Nov 29 2001. Submitted by Kevin H. from Cedar Rapids, IA, USA on Nov 29 2001.
dustup
a disagreement or fight.
I had a bit of a dustup at the bar.
See more words with the same meaning: to disagree, disapprove, or doubt.
Last edited on Feb 21 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.
a cover-up, disguise, deception.
The car is only a front on how much money he really has.
They use the toy-store as a front for their drug operation.
See more words with the same meaning: to pretend, feign, pose.
Last edited on Jul 16 2007. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 16 2007.
tooth jewelry; GRILL.
Where did you get those new gold fronts?
See more words with the same meaning: jewelry (related to).
See more words with the same meaning: teeth.
Last edited on Oct 12 2007. Submitted by Datkidfrank from Boston, MA, USA on Oct 12 2007.
to pretend to be someone else.
Man, quit fronting!
Don't front with me.
Last edited on May 05 2013. Submitted by Tim Rice on Sep 22 1997.
to confront, try to start a fight. Also front with.
He fronted this dude at the party.
Are you fronting with me?
See more words with the same meaning: to intimidate, scare, confront.
Last edited on Dec 12 1999. Submitted by DeJuan from Minneapolis, MN, USA on Dec 12 1999.
to lie.
Man: Yo, let me get your phone number.
Woman: I don't got a phone.
Man: Come on, don't front.
See more words with the same meaning: to lie.
Last edited on Mar 16 2002. Submitted by Ernesto F. from Central Falls, RI, USA on Mar 16 2002.
to be the leader of a musical group - usually the lead singer.
See more words with the same meaning: music (related to).
Last edited on Feb 17 2003. Submitted by David on Feb 17 2003.
to give someone something of value, expecting that they will compensate you later, as they can't right now.
I'll front you the money if you'll buy me those tickets.
Could you front me the drugs and I'll pay you back later?
See more words with the same meaning: to borrow or loan.
Last edited on Jun 06 2007. Submitted by Chris Durkin from Duluth, MN, USA on Jun 06 2007.
fuck up
a person who messes up; "a screw up".
He got fired because he was a fuck-up.
You are a fuck-up.
See more words with the same meaning: to make a mistake, be incorrect, err.
See more words with the same meaning: uncool person, jerk, asshole (general insults - list of).
Last edited on May 14 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Apr 24 1999.
a mistake. Hyphenated.
Guys, we've got a pretty serious fuck-up on our hands.
See more words with the same meaning: a mistake, bad idea, wrong, inappropriate.
Last edited on Jan 04 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.
verb - ambitransitive
to perform a task especially poorly; "screw up".
You really fucked up this job.
Last edited on Jan 04 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Apr 24 1999.
to severely injure (a person) or damage or ruin (a thing.)
He really fucked that guy up!
Thanks for fucking up my car.
Citation from "Chapter 5", Eastbound & Down (TV), Season 1 Episode 5 (2009) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
See more words with the same meaning: to break, ruin, destroy.
Last edited on Jan 06 2012. Submitted by Craig B. from New York, NY, USA on Nov 17 1998.
to damage a person emotionally.
His ex-girlfriend really fucked him up.
by extension of the "damage or ruin (a thing)" meaning, to perform some task exceptionally well.
Let's get out on the dance floor and fuck some shit up!
Last edited on Jul 21 2012. Submitted by Sarah Lynn on Feb 23 2012.
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New ‘Bold And The Beautiful’ Storyline Teasers Revealed For April 24, 2018 Episode
Happy Monday “Bold And The Beautiful” fans. We hope you guys had a great weekend. The show got right back into action today with the April 23,2018 episode. We saw a continuation of Steffy and Liam’s very emotional and pivotal scene. Being blackmailed by Bill, Steffy had to sign those annulment papers, but she made sure to beg Liam not rip them up as he walked out the door with them.
Liam made it perfectly clear to Steffy that he just can’t get her sleeping with Bill out of his head. So, Steffy’s chances of getting Liam back are looking very bleak at the moment. Elsewhere, we saw Hope and Brooke reveal to Liam that he is welcome to stay with them. In fact, Hope insisted that he stay with them. She also gave him another passionate kiss. And unlike with Steffy, Liam didn’t pull back from kissing Hope.
He appeared to rather enjoy it. That means we’ve got Hope in the lead now for winning Liam. At one point, Steffy was gaining some traction when she supported him through his whole “I shot Bill” debacle. But since Bill has now blackmailed her, that traction has pretty much tanked.
In tomorrow’s new Tuesday, April 24, 2018 episode, we’re going to see some heavy fallout result from these new living arrangements that Brooke and Hope have cooked up. Ridge and Brooke will have a major confrontation. Wyatt questions Liam’s decision and more.
We’ll go ahead and start off this teaser session with the Wyatt and Liam storyline. It turns out that Wyatt is going to try to make Liam consider the negative outlook of moving in with Hope at this point. CBS’ official description tells us, “Wyatt plays devil’s advocate with Liam regarding his new living arrangement.” An alternate description reads like this, “Wyatt talks to Liam about his move from the hotel.”
I think this scene will be semi-interesting as Wyatt tries to get Liam to consider the many complications his move with Hope could entail. We look forward to seeing how Liam answers him and so on and so forth.
This second storyline teaser reveals that things are about to finally come to a head between Ridge and Brooke now that this Hope and Liam relationship is progressing. CBS’ description tells us, “Trouble brews in paradise when Ridge and Brooke argue about Steffy and Hope.” An alternate description reads like this, “Brooke and Ridge get into an argument about Steffy and Hope.”
All I can say is we were just wondering when this was finally going to happen. We knew Ridge couldn’t be happy at all about Hope trying to steal his daughter’s husband away from her. We definitely look forward to seeing this scene play out. How will Brooke explain this? Will she try to deny the fact that her daughter is making a play for Liam? Or will she try to sell it like it’s no big deal? Hopefully, we’ll see those very important questions get answered in this installment.
We were able to get some extra intel for the April 24, 2018 episode via the preview clip for it. The first preview scene features a very giddy Hope. She’s all excited about her new progress in stealing Liam away from Steffy. She’s seen saying,”This feels like the start of something really positive for all of us.” Later on in that same scene, Hope says, “I would really like to be the woman in his life.”
The clip didn’t show who Hope was talking to in this scene. I’m guessing she’s probably still talking to Brooke. We’ll have to wait and see to be sure though. Other than that, there doesn’t appear to be any surprises here. Hope is getting what she’s been yearning for since she arrived back in Los Angeles, and she’s definitely on course to get it.
She’s been pulling out all the stops. There’s no more pretending from her, but some trouble is looming. Ridge is about to get all fired up and confrontational about this new development.
This second and last preview scene gives us a glimpse at what Wyatt and Liam’s new scene will look like. Wyatt definitely is not holding back to make it clear he has a problem with Liam moving in with Hope. Wyatt is seen asking Liam, ” Wait, are you moving in with Hope?” Later on in that same scene, Wyatt says to Liam, ” Your wife is not going to be happy about this!”
How will Liam respond to Wyatt’s concerns? That’s the big question for this particular scene. Again, we think this could be a semi-interesting scene depending on what Liam has to say in response to Wyatt’s very valid concerns. You guys can view the new preview clip for tomorrow’s April 24, 2018 episode over on Youtube by Clicking Here.
Alright guys. That’s all the storyline teasers we were able to collect for tomorrow’s April 24, 2018 episode. But as always, definitely expect to see a lot of other scenes that were not mentioned in this teaser session.
The Bold And The Beautiful airs every Monday through Friday at 12:30 pm central standard time on CBS. Stay tuned. Also, be sure to follow us on our Bold And The Beautiful Facebook page for more Bold And The Beautiful news by Clicking Here.
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Goodman: For anyone wondering if journalism has merit, look at Houston
| Filed in: Environment, National, newsfeed
Journalism is a highly competitive game, but my guess is that most of us who work in newspapers — or who ever have worked in newspapers — are damn proud to see the staff of the Houston Chronicle do such an outstanding job of delivering the news of the disaster that has engulfed their city.
The entire staff of about 200 journalists has been working since Sunday morning in the most dire conditions — some unable to leave their houses, all surely burdened with worries about their homes, families, loved ones — to deliver clear, accurate reports on the flooding, rescues, deaths, and potential further perils to their fellow Houstonians and the outside world. For thousands of displaced people, the arrival of the Chronicle every day amid so much chaos must feel like a miracle. And a truly welcome source of extremely important information.
Watching that staff’s work from here is especially inspiring at this time when journalism itself is under attack from no less than the president of the United States.
Floodwaters from the Addicks Reservoir inundate a Houston neighborhood on Wednesday. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
“Honestly, these are really, really dishonest people,” Donald Trump seethed of the news media at his recent rally in Phoenix. “And they are bad people. And I really think they don’t like our country. I really believe that.”
Yes, they detest their country so much that scores of journalists in Houston, young and old, responded to their city’s unimaginable inundation by trudging into the waters; going without food, sleep or showers; and sweating every last detail to ensure the accuracy of their reports.
The Poynter Institute’s Kristen Hare has written a rich account.
As thousands of people leave their homes and neighborhoods to flee massive flooding in Houston, journalists at the Houston Chronicle are spread out across the sprawling metro covering the story.
“Nobody covers hurricanes at this paper full-time, and now everyone is covering hurricanes at this paper full-time,” said Managing Editor Vernon Loeb.
All hands on deck is a cliche, he added.
“This is all hands on deck.”…
On Sunday at 10:24 p.m., investigative reporter Susan Carroll wrote a note on Facebook that captured what went into covering the floods.
Mary Colson wipes away tears at the George R. Brown Convention Center where nearly 10,000 people are taking shelter. “I just don’t know where I’m going to go,” Colson said. “I’m just so uncertain.” ( Michael Ciaglo/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Vernon Loeb ran a couple miles from his house to the newsroom this morning during the flood because the roads were impassable. He honestly didn’t seem to think twice about it. Lindsay Ellis walked a few miles in the storm, too. Al Lewis climbed over a flooded freeway ramp and waded through waist-high water while doing Facebook Live. Lomi Laura was stranded in her car at one point but still filed great copy. StJohn Barned-Smith’s car drowned, but luckily he’s OK and kept working. Emily Foxhall spent the night in a shelter and her day on a boat. Mike Morris waded through flooded houses in his neighborhood while Matt Dempsey rode his bike through Pearland snapping photos. Shelby Webb spent all of last night in the newsroom. I don’t think she slept at all. John D. Harden has been at the emergency command center literary for days. Keri Blakinger and Jacob Carpenter filed dispatches from down south and along the banks of swelling rivers. Rebecca Elliott, Greg Murago and Nancy Sarnoff talked to some of the people hit the hardest and left homeless, including a barefoot woman with a baby and no formula. Dug Begley filed a couple thousand words, raided the cafeteria and drove us safely to a hotel by the newsroom. Gabrielle Banks called a man back to double check the spelling of his dog’s name (thanks again!). And Mark Collette finally made it home to Meyerland on a jet ski, wearing another man’s shorts. We left Lydia DePillis, Dianna Hunt and Mike Tolson and many more in the newsroom tonight — along with Vernon, of course. Thanks, guys.
It so happens that I worked with Vernon Loeb for years at the Philadelphia Inquirer, and I’m a big fan of his talent. Over the years, I’ve been constantly bowled over by his passion and an energy level that borders on the superhuman.
In the article, he says this to Hare, perfectly capturing why all those people were working so hard:
“It’s like, ‘this is why we’re journalists,'” [Loeb] said. … “When it happens, this is why we’re here. This is the antidote to people saying reporters are evil and hate America. No, reporters aren’t evil and they don’t hate America. They feel an incredibly strong sense of obligation and responsibility and a calling to go out there and cover stories like this.”
Vernon elaborated on his Facebook page:
People walk along West Port Arthur Road in Beaumont, Texas toward a flooded neighborhood where their family members live after Tropical Storm Harvey on Wednesday. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
This is what we do, and the Houston Chronicle is how the people of Houston know. I really hate the #fakenews hashtag because it’s a bogus concept. I’ve been doing this for a long time at The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and now the Houston Chronicle, and I’ve never known a single colleague — not one, ever — to publish anything they thought was fake. It was, and is, grounds for immediate dismissal. What they really do is go out and report honestly and fearlessly, with skill and humility. They tell people’s stories with great care. They hold officials accountable fairly and accurately, and credit them for good performance. And they feel a tremendous responsibility for getting at the whole truth, which is always elusive. It’s a calling and we take it seriously. I know I’m biased, but I think the Houston Chronicle is the most important institution in the city.
This isn’t the first time that a big city’s newspaper has become a lifeline in an extreme emergency, often the only reliable means of accurate information when power goes out and radios and TVs are made useless. The Miami Herald is still remembered for its tenacity and heart after 1992’s Hurricane Andrew. The New Orleans Times-Picayune served miraculously after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, at a time when newspapers were being pummeled by economic and technological forces and bleeding red ink, their impending death being predicted almost daily.
In Houston, it’s not just the Chronicle that’s doing extraordinary work. Our sister Cox Media newspaper, the Austin American Statesman, is hard at it. TV reporters have rescued people from cars and trucks rapidly filling with water. Such as this local reporter, Brandi Smith, who stayed on the air after her CBS affiliate station was forced to evacuate:
When a catastrophe of this magnitude forces our colleagues to rise to new heights, others of us in the profession take a vicarious pride in the work they do. That’s why a group of journalists at The Washington Post — former Houstonians — arranged for a shipment of 20 dozen donuts to be sent to the Chronicle newsroom Thursday. It was a gesture of love.
As one of those Post reporters, David Farenthold, himself a formidable journalist, wrote to Loeb, telling him to expect the delivery:
What your staff has done over the last week – during the most trying time in our hometown’s history — has been nothing short of astounding. This is a small gesture of admiration, appreciation and awe. Keep it up!
Knowing Loeb, he and his staff are just getting started.
The Nosh Update, 3:20 p.m.:
As if to prove the point that journalists everywhere are taking pride in the Chronicle’s work, investigative reporter Nancy Phillips of The Philadelphia Inquirer “on behalf of proud journalists everywhere” sent the Houston newsroom two dozen COLD Heinekens, 14 pizzas and two huge Caesar salads. The staff has also received fajitas from the Dallas Morning News and “an incredible care package” from the Orlando Sentinel, according to Vernon Loeb.
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Welcome to the End of the World
The show must go on and Patagonia was in our minds!
The buses timetable information in Chiloe was very hard to find online or in the Lonely Planet, here it only works the old-fashioned way – go to the terminal and ask! We found out we had a bus south in half an hour – luckily! – and continued our way to Puerto Montt.
The information here was also not easy to obtain, we found this was true everywhere in Chile – the bus schedules are not in display at the terminal or available online! You have to go to each bus company and ask them when they are going to the destination you want! This was cumbersome and we wrote them down so that it hopefully helps anyone wanting to go from Puerto Montt to Punta Arenas (Punta Arenas is the center of Patagonian action).
As of December 2014, Puerto Montt - Punta Arenas:
Tur Bus – departs only Saturdays morning
Queilen Bus – departs only Mondays morning (10:30)
Cruz del Sur – departs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays morning.
As we are a lucky bunch, it was a Saturday afternoon when we got to Puerto Montt – which meant we could only move forward on Monday!
We were quite tired of the nomad life of sleeping each day in a different city or in a bus. It was what we did for the past 9 days riding long bus hours while crossing Chile, so it was actually nice to stop for a weekend!
In Puerto Montt, we stayed in 'Hospedaje Vista al Mar' which was like a ski chalet and very comfy. Exactly what we were needing! Our room with sea and volcano view was the cherry on top! We even treated ourselves to a fancy dinner.
Overview of Puerto Montt with the Volcanos Osorno (on the left) and Calbuco (on the right) on the background
On Monday we had the bus to Punta Arenas, this was the longest trip we had so far – 29 hours! It is that long because it detours into Argentina, through Bariloche, and then back to Chile, as there is no road in Chile that connects these two cities. The Southern Chilean Patagonia is kind of an enclave (or a pene-enclave) as it is only reachable through air or sea, or by land via Argentina. The famous 'Carretera Austral' that starts on Puerto Montt only goes up to Villa O'Higgins, on the central part of Chilean Patagonia.
We left at 10 AM one day and got there at 3 PM the next day, good thing the bus was comfortable! There were also multiple stops for WC, eating dinner in Argentina and lunch the next day back in Chile. In fact, this was a much more pleasant trip than the crossing of the Atacama Desert with bus that lasted less hours.
The road on the Argentinean Patagonia, near San Carlos de Bariloche
We did it, we were finally in Patagonia! And on the very south! Looking at the Magaellean Strait was weird, to think that we were so far away from home, in the “end of the world”. We saw animals that first looked like penguins but they weren't (the time to see penguins was still to come). They were cormorants, a species of aquatic bird.
It was cold in Punta Arenas! We were lucky that it was sunny, but the constant strong wind froze every tip of our body. The idea of "End of the World", that is now widely spread as an slogan of the region, is not only a marketing maneuver. In Punta Arenas you do feel the remoteness of the place. Even with modern transportation, communication, internet and all technology, it is palpable how isolated and far from everything is this corner of the Earth,
Cormorants on a pier of Punta Arenas
Inês ship-watching on the Strait of Magellan
Browsing around the city we saw that there was as statue in honor of Fernão Magalhães (Ferdinand Magellan), the famous Portuguese sailor which Joao was very proud of! (Probably his favorite Portuguese explorer, although he was at service of the Spanish Crown). Magalhães was the organizer and promoter of the expedition that lead to the the first circumnavigation of the Earth. His expedition sailed from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the strait which was named after him, where Punta Arenas lays by,
Punta Arenas had also a very iconic and original cemetery, which has been considered one of the most beautiful in the World. It has the particularity of having lanes of cypresses that have been extremely trimmed into very weird shapes.
João posing with his BFF Magalhães
Punta Arenas Cemetery with its unusual cypresses
A cypress lane on the Punta Arenas Cemetery
Ossuary in the Punta Arenas Cemetery
We moved on to Puerto Natales, the base city for the Torres del Paine National Park. Puerto Natales is a very small city by one of the many Patagonian fjordes, the Última Esperanza Fiorde ('Last Hope Fjorde'), whose economy seems based on the tourists going to the Torres del Paine Mountains. It is full of Gore-tex shops, hostels and companies organizing all kind of trips to the mountains.
There is a beautiful statue to the wind called 'Amores del Viento' ('Loves of the Wind') which is strongly felt here! And the mountains were hovering over us. The day before returning to Punta Arenas it had snowed during the night, making all white the mountains around the town. And all of this in Summer time!...
A pier into the Última Esperanza Fjorde
'Amores del Viento' in Puerto Natales
Inês jumping on latitude 51º 43' 28'' South
João jumping on latitude 51º 43' 28'' South
Don't miss our further posts about our misadventures around Torres del Paine in Patagonia and our new fluffy penguin friends.
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Que maravilha de viagem. Sempre em frente, João. Um abraço desta velha amiga dos seus pais (isto é, a história já vem de longe). cc
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Punya Prasun Bajpai
Terrorism camouflaged in Nationalism
If I can terrorize you, then not terrorizing you according to my will would be called Democracy. You may differ. If you can terrorize me then all your initiatives will be like Democracy, where I would believe that only you can provide me a shelter. The terror of market economy is somewhat similar. Almost 70 crore people have become helpless in front of this vicious market. The Govt. has bowed down and has made the citizens consumers. Mumbai attacks have however made it clear that only Terrorism can confront the brute of market.
So should that mean our Judiciary is based on terror? The more the terror, bigger is the power, vaster is the Democracy and huge is the profiteer. The new face of Democracy is recognition against societal terror. Some six years back Atal Bihari Vajpayee preached Narendra Modi the nuances of National responsibilities. From a common man to a corporate and industrialist alleged Modi’s politics as divisive in nature. Modi was hailed as a black spot on the fabric of Indian Democracy by these businessmen.
From all that has changed in these six years one thing can be learned that Tata, Ambani, Mittal and likes want Modi as the Prime Minister of India. The question however isn’t that Modi has transformed himself or is rigidly against terrorism. Nor the question ever proves that the corporate and industrialists feel safe under Modi’s reign. The question straightly is that terror has replaced Democracy in true terms of its definition. The Indian constitution has imparted equal rights to every citizen, so does it not matter? Our Nation and Democracy is under threat.
Post Mumbai attacks the whole nation is raging against the Govt. which is a fact. The working and lifestyle approach of these leaders has filled masses with anger. The politicians are playing with their lives and no Govt. has been successful in curbing terrorism. Organizations responsible for dealing with terrorism are themselves caught up. In this whole game of power and Democracy, all the Govt. organizations are doing what they desire. No policy or plan lies in front of the people that could ensure the very existence of a leader or a govt. for that matter. Masses are infuriated over the death toll and this seems a valid reason as people have united themselves against terrorism now. There is a consensus over the frivolity of caste and religion based politics and a sense of unity among the masses to stand together for national interest. Many questions have come up in this context which point towards a simple reality that had not terrorism grip the nation; there wouldn’t have been this consciousness. Or is it the terrorism itself that can stimulate the nation?
If we see India as a terror struck nation from the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts and also keep in perspective the present day socio-political-economic conditions, both the above mentioned questions could be well touched upon. Fifteen years back, the Kandahar plane hijack was one such incident that shook the roots of the whole nation. Post that, till date our nation has faced more than 200 forms of terror attacks including the present Taj-Nariman killing. This dreadful trend was started with a blast in the Srinagar Vidhansabha premise where more than three dozen people were killed.
In the last one and a half decade, more than sixteen thousand people have been killed in various types of terror violence and more than 90000 crore rupees have been lost. The nation has also witnessed a clash between the political parties in efforts to curb terrorism. Demanding firm laws, the prevalent limitations of the Home Ministry and breach into the Security agencies are the issues being raised every now and then. This has highly infuriated the masses. Contemporary to that definition the present society has witnessed plethora of communal violence and regional conflicts.
No political party ever promoted implementation of any policy or laws against terrorism. On the contrary they have been playing a blame game all through. Everything of this sort began 15 years back. Babri masjid wasn’t just a demolition, but divided the whole society by drawing a line instead of erasing it. The political scene has darkened this line though. During this time, not only UP, Maharashtra, Orissa, Karnataka, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, Assam but also 16 other states faced communal riots. Not considering 5 lakh in Gujarat, more than 70 lakh families have suffered atrocities of communal violence. More than 50,000 crore have been lost and all the ruling Govt. are blaming each other. The Central Govt. wouldn’t interfere in the working of State Govt. and all communal violence has a political genesis. The power politics has always justified its presence claiming its importance in the society using it as a base of the four pillars of the Constitution.
Regionalism has given this violence a new canvas based on caste and religion. People have been affected in Mumbai and Assam equally and more than fifty lakh families have been threatened of their livelihood. The outsiders are being blamed for snatching away the jobs of the so called resident insiders. This politics can be called Constitutional or unlawful but none of the Govts. have had the courage to stand against this ugly practice.
Supreme Court’s judgment also seemed like a whisper in front of this blatant parliamentary debate. It was time when the nation was being prepared to develop. The Govt. policies framed during 1991 did more bad than good in the form of Babri Masjid riots in 1992 and Mumbai serial blasts in 1993. It led to big time violence and killings and affected the prosperity of nation. A web of economic policies negated the struggle for freedom and redefined development in such way that India emerged as an army of consumers. The Govt. that is supposedly a well wisher of a 100 crore population was the one who framed the policies considering a country of 25 crore consumers above 8 developed nations. The remaining 80 crore who couldn’t come in the frame of eligible consumers were forced to become one owing to the policies framed by the leaders. The new economic policies were considered holy and became larger than the masses. The executives of these policies only cared about legitimacy on paper and needs of the public were presented distorted.
Everyone from the Finance Minister to the officials of planning commission, the officers of Zila Parishad, Panchayati Samiti etc saw economic development as a result of these economic policies where the purchasing power parity dethrone powers and the Constitution seems insignificant. Not only this but the market and capital become standards of Democracy. The terror of this market economics has defined security standards and the politics hence.
The impact of economic policies can not just be defined in terms of 60,000 farmer suicides. More than 2 crore people lost support and more than 1 crore lost their homes as a result of these development plans. The traditional means of livelihood have supported crore of families throughout. It has been linked with the profiteers and is recognized by the Govt. The land which even without an infrastructure fills the stomachs of crores, is being snatched away now.
Taking the banking sector into market economy, the Indian constitution has snatched away people’s right to equality and assurance to the weaker sections thereby. Bank is now synonymous to a newer understanding of development. During the period, the income per person became Rs. 2500 but also 50 crore people couldn’t earn more than 1000 annually. India became richer in terms of Millionaires and the aspirations to conquer the whole world neglected basics like water, health and education. The amount of money spent by ten crore people on water, health and educating their children to become a Doctor, Engineer, MBA degree holder in one year is an amount that 50 crore of population don’t even earn in a lifetime. In a society like India where the society moves from one household to another without any walls, this game of 10 crore Vs 50 crore runs very smoothly.
The failure of states and dominance of capital over Democracy dictated security and other nuances and this pushed people to the market they never belonged to. There was a sharp increase of 5-20% in suicides, murders and violence during this period alone. Tension, aggression, political violence and irresponsible behaviour inside Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha increased in the society during this time. This is where the politics lost itself as a New Economy in 1991, Ayodhya Riots in 1992; serial Mumbai blasts in 1993 drew a new line in the political power after the first Lok Sabha elections in 1996. The masses lost all the faith in the political parties and their politics.
Coalition may have seemingly supported Democracy but in circumstances of no choice the politics chose market of consumerist nature. The skill of production of goods was replaced by marketing strategies and likewise dollars replaced rupee. The responsibility of State shifted from a majority to a few hands and promoted privatization. The theory of profit became powerful and this power brought politics under profit. The parliamentary understanding of Democracy became a business more or less.
Keeping in light the development other than the cultural one, what will happen to the generations who have been attached to a land now being sold off? This is where the right and wrong directions of terror begin. All the terror violence that happened pre-26 November Mumbai attacks have shattered people’s trust over politics and society. The 26 November attacks shattered the very consumerist nature of this nation to which even the politics bowed down. For the first time it was not about a particular section but the whole nation. This raised an important argument, would India wake up only by instigating terror? India has taken various measures against terrorism but the inside system is moving on the same pace, as provided by Pakistan. Decentralization of power in the society has been that anyone can get into politics by means of terror.
Politics is posing itself as terror camouflaged in Democracy where election is the biggest weapon. You may choose between variants of ghettos and types of terror. Now, only a cross border terror can awaken the masses by creating incidents like Taj and Nariman, else the people won’t wake up. And if this holds true, then, is terrorism a new tool for Nationalism?
Posted by Punya Prasun Bajpai at 11:08 PM
Labels: capital, Democracy, market, nationalism, terrorism
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PPGPortal > Home > Concept Dictionary > N, O > Networks
Several autonomous nodes sharing common values or interests, linked together in interdependent relations.
(Janice Gross Stein, et al. Networks of Knowledge: Collaborative Innovation in International Learning (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2001).
Networks connect all members to each other in a flatter structure, without a pyramid and sometimes even without a formal centre. They enable communication and collaboration among members who may be dispersed in different organizations, in space and in time. Networks multiply the channels through which information and exchange flow, and are, therefore much less subject to blockage and gridlock.
Organizations use networks as a relatively inexpensive way of getting information. To the extent that they connect with civil society, networks give legitimacy to the policy process.
As a social morphology, the network can be compared to other morphologies such as markets and hierarchies. Networks emphasize interpersonal relationships and shared interests. Market relationships are based on impersonal exchanges of goods and money. Hierarchies define their relationships on written rules.
Lipnack & Stamps (1994), cited five organizing principles of networks:
• Unifying Purpose: Purpose is the glue and the driver. Common views, values, and goals hold a network together. Shared focus on desired results keeps a network in synch and on track.
• Independent Members: Independence is a prerequisite for interdependence. Each member of the network, whether a person, company, or country, can stand on its own while benefiting from being part of the whole.
• Voluntary Links: Just add links. The distinguishing feature of networks is their links, far more profuse and omni-directional than in other types of organization. As communication pathways increase, people and groups interact more. As more relationships develop, trust strengthens, which reduces the cost of doing business and generates greater opportunities.
• Multiple Leaders: Fewer bosses, more leaders. Networks are leaderful, not leaderless. Each person or group in a network has something unique to contribute at some point in the process. With more than one leader, the network as a whole has great resiliency.
• Integrated Levels: Networks are multi-levelled, not flat. Lumpy with small groups and clustered with coalitions, networks involve both the hierarchy and the “lower-archy”, which leads them to action rather than simply making recommendations to others.
Janice Gross Stein, "Canada by Mondrian: Networked Federalism in an Era of Globalization" in Canada By Picasso (Ottawa: Conference Board of Canada, 2006) pp 15-58.
Janice Gross Stein, et al. Networks of Knowledge: Collaborative Innovation in International Learning (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2001).
O’Brien, R. (2002). Global Civil Society Networks Online: Zapatistas, the MAI, and Landmines. Retrieved on July 7, 2008, from http://www.web.net/~robrien/papers/civsocnets.html
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Tag: YA books with Persian Characters
Estelle: Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan
October 9, 2014 October 9, 2014 5 Comments
Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan ( web | tweet )
Publisher:Â Algonquin Young Readers
Target audience: YA
Keywords: LGBT, theatre, culture, identity, friendship, family
Format read: ARC from Publisher via NetGalley.
Summary: New friends, old friends, secret feelings, sister “rivalry” and fitting in are all on the mind of high school junior Leila.
Sara Farizan’s latest is just another reminder of all the books I say I want to read, and never get to because after all this time, I still have not read her debut. (Don’t worry; I have it out from the library right now.) So Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel was my first taste of her work and I totally get what all the fuss is about.
Main character Leila is a junior at her high school, a girl with a Persian heritage who is constantly labeled as a Latina. Already feeling on the outskirts of her peers, Leila can’t imagine coming out too. Not at her school and most definitely, not at home. She fears her parents and her perfect older sister will abandon her just like a family in their social circle did to their gay son. Will she ever be able to be her true self?
This is the thing. All of this weighs so much on how Leila sees herself, and how she presents herself to the world, making it pretty massive life changing stuff. But there is such humor in her character; I loved hearing her thoughts, how she wasn’t exactly a fashion plate, and how she struggled with being a good student and wanted to make her parents proud of her nonetheless. There were no airs about her; as readers we were granted the opportunity to know the real Leila and watch as she wiggled through these challenges.
Enter Saskia — the exotic new girl who flirts with anyone who has a pulse, including Leila. Unlike the rest of her school, Saskia doesn’t assume anything about Leila and really appreciates her culture. Their chemistry is apparent in the beginning but it was also a little worrisome. Did you ever meet someone and just fall for them completely, friendship or relationship? It was like a Saskia disease that Leila could not fight, paralleled with the return of an old childhood friend, Lisa, who is going through her own periods of grief and emerging as a brand new person from who Leila used to know. I was so thrilled to see Lisa and Leila rekindle their friendship because they didn’t try to put pressure on each other when it came to anything. Instead they supported each other in this quiet, lovely way.
Farizan skillfully balances the distance Leila is feeling from her family as her secret becomes harder and harder to conceal with the changes happening in her social life. She also injects some great moments from the school theatre program (which Leila reluctantly joins) and a teacher who confides in Leila more than she should. Most importantly, I really liked how Leila, who was so aware of people and their beliefs in certain stereotypes, was something she adopted without even noticing it. To me, this drove home the point that we are always works in progress, and are going to be encountering people all the time with no way to know their real story. It’s so important to listen, and to remain open-minded and compassionate.
Tell Me How a Crush Should Feel is a refreshingly authentic story of friendship, heartbreak, family, and acceptance — of yourself and others. If I haven’t sold you yet, there’s a Muppet reference. You are welcome. (Psst. Thanks, Sara.)
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Breakaway Day 2017: "Force of Life"
This episode of Space:1999 sees a mysterious ball of energy - an alien life-force - infiltrate Alpha.
In particular, the alien focuses on Nuclear Generating Area Three and Technician Anton Zoref, played by Ian McShane. Before long, to the dismay of Anton’s loving wife, Eva (Gay Hamilton), the technician begins to change.
In particular, he can’t seem to stay warm.
By seeming osmosis, he begins to drain all the heat from a lamp in his quarters, then a lighting panel in a corridor, and so forth...his appetite for energy and heat ever-increasing.
Commander Koenig (Martin Landau) and his team, including Victor Bergman (Barry Morse) and Dr. Helena Russell (Barbara Bain) register the energy drops, but don’t yet realize Zoref is the cause.
Before long, Zoref is seeking to stay alive (and warm...) by draining the heat from living human beings: his fellow Alphans.
Koenig and the others catch on, but not before Zoref marches right into the Nuclear Generating Area and absorbs its heat...causing a tremendous explosion on Alpha.
Out of the smoldering rubble of the devastated nuclear plant, the energy sphere re-emerges whole -- stronger than before -- and heads off into space, no doubt carrying remnants of Zoref with it.
There are no definite answers about the strange and dangerous alien encounter, but Professor Bergman speculates that the Alphans may have witnessed some kind of creative evolution, the birth stages of a star, perhaps...
"Force of Life" is my favorite episode of Space:1999 (1975-1977). I am nostalgic about the series and many episodes, and I also have tremendous affection for "Dragon's Domain." But "Force of Life" is a perfect representation of the series format, in my opinion.
Specifically, the episode makes no bones about the fact that the Alphans don’t understand a lick about the alien that has come knocking on their doorstep. These are not the knowledgeable, highly-evolved humans featured in many popular science fiction series. They are people like us, in search of answers.
I admire the episode’s haunting coda, wherein Dr. Helena Russell tries to comfort Anton’s wife, in mourning over the loss of her husband:
"We’re living in deep space, there are so many things we don’t understand," she says. "We don’t know what that alien force was, why it came here, or why it selected Anton. But we’ve got to try to help each other understand..."
In other words, the episode perfectly reflects the essence of our human condition.
There are things in this universe we don’t understand -- fate, life, death, you name it -- but what we can do is reach out to other humans in pain; provide comfort and succor. For me that’s a very human and touching message in what is otherwise a spine-tingling episode with a hard-edge.
For an example of the latter quality, I need only recommend you to the scene in which Astronaut Alan Carter (Nick Tate) fires his laser at Zoref and chars his skin off. Completely.
This was not something a five year old kid expected to see on television in 1975.
Some folks, including the late great Buster Crabbe, just didn’t like "Force of Life," and that’s certainly their right. Back when Space:1999 was on the air, he complained about the episode on a talk show in which the other guest was series star Martin Landau. Mr. Crabbe wanted to know what the alien was, what it represented, and what the whole episode meant.
But of course, that would have spoiled the fun if everything had been explained. Then we wouldn't have gotten the alien life-form as a mirror for all the great unknowns of human life.
Better, isn’t it, to leave some things unclear; to allow the viewer to fill in the gaps? Think of Hitchcock's The Birds. Would any explanation really satisfy you as to the reason for the avian attack on humanity? The same holds true for "Force of Life."
The motives of the alien are...alien.
Over the years, I had the honor to speak with Johnny Byrne, Space:1999's script editor, about many series episodes, including "Force of Life." This is what he told me about the episode in 2001:
"It was a process of a life force traveling through space, chrysalis into butterfly. That’s entirely all it was. Why can’t people see that? Just last night, I was watching this program about the universe, about the incredible ways life can survive. These scientists study these tiny microbes found on Mars, or learn how life can survive literally anywhere.
It’s incredible. I didn’t know about these things when I wrote "Force of Life," but it is the same thing. The life force had its own agenda, and there were no philosophical discussions to be had. It couldn’t express itself verbally, because it was very different from the Alphans. I mean, was it going to pop in and say ‘charge me up and send me on my way’? That would have been ridiculous."
"The Alphans didn’t understand the process," Byrne continues, "but remember, we weren’t dealing with super smart space jockeys, we were dealing with near-future people caught in a very un-Earth-like situation. But the process was purely that of the caterpillar transforming into something else."
Beyond the interesting story, "Force of Life," is worthy of spotlighting because of its startling visualizations.
I’ve always loved Space:1999 because it is a TV series that adroitly manipulates film grammar, and in the process cogently transmit its themes. It is a visual masterpiece dominated by mind-blowing imagery. David Tomblin directs "Force of Life" with a quiver full of stylish film techniques including a tracking camera, slow-motion photography, distortion lenses, and most famously of all, a slow turn of the camera into an inverted position.
The aforementioned upside-down camera turn -- the final shot of the episode’s shocking teaser -- is efficacious because it symbolically and visually suggests that Moonbase Alpha will be turned on its head by the alien energy force.
Even more effectively, the use of extensive slow-motion photography in the chase sequences prolongs the terror of Zoref’s victims, and heightens audience suspense. The menacing low-angle shots of the technician stalking his prey also contribute to the episode’s overall feeling of dread and paranoia.
These moments - which fill the screen with the imposing image of the homicidal, starving Zoref - depict strength and the invincible nature of this alien intruder.
The color changes and focus shifts on Zoref’s face further reflect that this human is in the grip of an alien force by alternating dramatically from blue to red (symbolically cold to hot...) as Zoref drains his victims. All of these remarkable and stylish touches make "Force of Life" appear more like a full-fledged feature than a TV show. As in the best of productions, form reflects content. This isn’t just a pretty melange of master-shots/close-ups, but a clearly-thought out tapestry that carries distinct visual meaning and thus thematic weight.
"The way it looked took some thought," Johnny Byrne told me, "and was beautifully expressed by David [Tomblin]. I don’t understand why people don’t get it..."
I must say, I also like the little joke about Zoref’s name, which Byrne insists was unintentional. Jumble the letters around a bit and you spell the word...froze. Nice touch.
The essence and driving concept of Space:1999 is always that outer space is a realm both frightening and wondrous, so unlike the series' detractors, I believe it totally unnecessary to explain where the alien in "Force of Life" originated, how it thinks, why it selected Zoref, where it’s headed, and so forth.
If all those questions had been addressed, the mystery would vanish, murdered in the rush to find an authentic-sounding scientific explanation or some pat psychological motivation for something that -- to the Alphans -- should remain inexplicable. There would be no room for horror, no space for awe, and thus no sense that the Alphans are strangers in a strange land. And that's the very thesis of the program. "Force of Life" delivers that thesis in near-perfect format.
So today, I wholeheartedly champion Space:1999's ninth episode, "Force of Life." It credits the viewer with intelligence, and doesn’t rush to spoon-feed us every last detail. In its deliberate ambiguity and impressive technical skill, it represents a remarkable installment of an often misunderstood or underestimated TV series.
After you watch it, you might look up at the stars and shiver. There are things up there we can’t even imagine, and every now and then science fiction TV programming has a duty to look beyond laser duels, tales of good vs. evil, or even metaphors for our political world, and focus instead on the universe of mystery inherent in the cosmos.
That’s precisely what "Force of Life" accomplishes, and the genre is stronger for it.
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The 87th Geneva International Motor Show has just witnessed the birth of the second-generation McLaren Super Series. After several leaked photos and teasers, the Surrey-based supercar maker has officially revealed the all-new 720S.
Lighter and more powerful than the outgoing 650S, the 720S builds upon the success of its predecessor while pushing the boundaries of engineering, aerodynamics and powertrain development.
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In terms of size, the McLaren 720S measures 4,543mm long, 1,930mm wide and 1,196mm tall. The wheelbase comes in at 2,670mm while curb weight is at 1,419kg.
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When I decided to develop the character, Caleb, a child from the notorious Orphan Train, the logical setting would be Bovine, Minnesota, a fictional town where real people live. My Minnesota trilogy, THELMA’S QUILT, ‘NEATH A CRESCENT MOON, AND MISS WEST was set in mid Twentieth Century Bovine, allowing Caleb, my 1899 character, to dove-tail with the older–younger at the time–families. For that reason, I will be posting chapter-by-chapter my earlier stories from Bovine, Minnesota.
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HOW BOVINE, MINNESOTA, EARNED ITS NAME
Back in 1888, the duly elected representatives of the community known as Skunk Hollow had completed applications, filed sworn statements with the county and state offices, and presented the articles of incorporation to the locals gathered at the Village Hall. Melvin Trask, self-appointed chairman, cleared his throat about to call for the vote, when a tall man, salt and pepper hair sleeked and fastened at a bunch in back, pants and shirt freshly pressed, rose and requested the floor.
Melvin said in a loud and official voice, “The Chair recognizes Walt Cunningham.”
“Everyone recognizes Walt Cunningham,” Hank Sturgis, local dairy farmer, whispered to fellow committee member, Albert Wentzel. “He’s bin a pain in the ass ever since he brung his implement business here.”
Albert, Skunk Hollow’s only blacksmith, whispered back, “If Cunningham’s so damn smart, why don’t he run for the council ’stead of laying in the weeds ’til we gits all the work done?”
Walt Cunningham flashed a glance around the smoke-filled room and cleared his throat. “I feel our new town deserves a better name than what we’ve been calling it since the time of Moses.” He drew a large white handkerchief from his suit jacket and wiped his forehead. “Someday we’ll have a post office, and Skunk Hollow will be the postmark on letters to our out-of-town friends.”
Hank Sturgis and Albert Wentzel faced each other, an expression of wonderment at anyone having such friends.
“My wife’s already embarrassed to tell her family back home where we’ve established our business.” A general murmur rose from the crowd. “Mind you, I’m not complaining about the people. It’s just the name, quite frankly, stinks.”
Those with homes in Skunk Hollow probably agreed, but Cunningham was a newcomer. Most farmers such as Hank Sturgis felt the name quite aptly described the missionary settlement near the banks of the Skunk River. The young priest sent by the diocese to built St. Alphonse Parish a new church hadn’t complained about it either.
“Do you want to state that as a motion?” asked Chairperson Trask, who recently returned from a visit to the State Capital in St. Paul where he observed lawmakers in action.
“Yes,” Walt responded. “I move to change the name of our town.”
“That’s half an idea, and a dumb one.” Ben York, proprietor of York’s Mercantile, a grocery, furniture, and clothing store across the street from Cunningham’s Implement, stood and expressed his opinion of the suggestion and of the younger man who proposed it. “Ain’t that right, Albert?” He hoped the old blacksmith, a fellow businessman, would agree.
“Yer jest pissed ’bout Cunningham beatin’ you at the horseshoe,” Albert taunted back. The crowd burst out laughing.
Earlier that morning, Hank Sturgis, Albert Wentzel and Melvin Trask rehashed last year’s horseshoe tournament over coffee at Bud ’n Emma’s Café. Melvin imitated Ben York’s raspy voice challenging Walt Cunningham to a wager of a full year of coffee at Bud ’n Emma’s.
Albert speculated the addition of pie must have been Walt’s idea.
Hank, whose acreage next to the town had been swallowed up in bits and pieces by townsfolk for their new homes, said, “I heard big amounts of money hollered back and forth. My wife was standing next to Ben’s wife, and Betsy heard Clara say that she didn’t know where her husband would get five hundred dollars if he lost.”
“I tell ya, the coffee, the pie, and the money was dropped when the biddin’ got nasty.” Albert scraped away dark residue from under his fingernails with a pocketknife. “We won’t never know ’cause Walt started whisperin’ and scribblin’ on his little black book.” He blew and dark specks scattered across the table. “The one where he figures how to swindle ya on a horse trade.”
“They ain’t never been together here at the café, so I knowed that part of the deal got dropped.” Sturgis bit into a plug of tobacco and a bulge appeared on his left cheek. “Walt wid never squelch on a deal.” He poked his tongue through pursed lips, removed a tobacco stem, and stared at it. “Once I traded him a spavined horse. He got mad, but he held to the deal.” Hank wiped his hand on his pant leg.
“Ben ain’t ’bout to renege neither.” Albert switched his pocketknife to his other hand. “My guess is they called off all bets, ’cept the one ’bout the red union suit.”
“I reported the incident in Scent of the Skunk.” Melvin Trask, publisher of THE JOURNAL, paged through his notebook.
“Yeah, Betsy saved it.” Hank glanced toward the opened page and Melvin slammed it shut. “She got every Scent of the Skunk ya ever writ.”
He stared into his cup. “I kin still see Ben in his long johns, standin’ at Cunningham’s front door durin’ Walt’s open house.” He slapped the table. “Every time a customer walked in, York bent over and lifted the flap.”
“Yeah, but nobody got to see Ben’s bare ass, just a sign that read GRAND OPENING.” Melvin grinned. “I printed it for Walt at my shop.”
With his face flush with anger, Ben York remained standing and quietly waited until the laughter in the village hall subsided. He shook a finger at Albert. “I ain’t got no hard feelings ’bout the wager.” He glanced around the room and back toward Walt. “Your motion’s still dumb.” He sat down.
“Ben’s right.” Chairman Trask tapped the table, fisted the head of the gavel and pointed the handle toward Cunningham. “Come up with a name to replace Skunk Hollow and add it to your motion.”
Walt thought Cunningham Town but remained silent.
Hank rose, scanned the crowd and faced Walt. “If ya can’t hanker to skunks, maybe some other animal, like a cow might suit you. We gots plenty of ’em ’round here.” The crowd chuckled.
When someone shouted Cow Town, Gavin Dowdy, full time harness maker and part time butcher, yelled back, “Bullshit Town.”
Melvin Trask, shoe-in mayor of the new town as well as publisher of the local newspaper, banged the gavel and asked, “What are some other suggestions?”
Walt jabbed his finger at Dowdy. “I’m not even going to comment on your vulgarity, and Cow Town don’t fit either. We’re not part of the wild west.”
“Cow Town sounded okay to me. Farmers raise ’em, and I butcher ’em.” Dowdy reminded those who might need his services at slaughter time.
Walt’s face resembled a beet. “Cows around here are different.”
“Like how?” Hank Sturgis defended the cattle he no longer raised since he made more money selling his land.
Walt responded, “Well, for one thing, they’re dairy cows, not the kind you round up from the open range, brand, and drive to the railhead.”
“How ’bout Holstein Town? Them’s the most common kind.” Melvin grinned. “And, what about the bull?” He prodded for feature material. “The bull and the cow. That’s what life’s all about.”
“Bovines!” Walt scowled.
“Yeah, let’s name the town after one of them bovine critters, whatever they are.” Albert smirked. “That’d keep folks guessing.”
Walt shook his head. “Bovine’s just a fancy name for cattle, and—”
“Bovine, Minnesota.” Trask banged his gavel and people began to leave.
The decision wasn’t considered final until the following Thursday when Melvin Trask printed the minutes from the meeting in his first edition of the renamed BOVINE JOURNAL. He expected responses to his first feature, Bovine Bullshit, but only Walt sent a letter to the editor. Melvin went back to calling his gossip column SCENT O’ THE SKUNK.
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Raye Nicole Send Message
About The Song
Story behind the song:
This song was written by all 11 of students and adjunct professor Adam Watts, in his Songwriting Class in the Spring of 2018.
Written by: Biola-Watts Songwriting Class: Spring of 2018
Produced by: Adam Watts
Musicians: Vocals: Raye Smith
Guitars/Bass/Drums/Mellotron: Adam Watts
Engineered By: Adam Watts
Mixed By: Adam Watts
Mastered By: Adam Watts
Studio: Broken City Studios, Brea CA
Label: BROKEN CITY ARTISTS
About Raye Nicole: Raye Nicole is a 20 year old vocalist and songwriter from Los Angeles, CA. She is studying and performing at Biola University, and is excited to be writing her own music....[more]Raye Nicole is a 20 year old vocalist and songwriter from Los Angeles, CA. She is studying and performing at Biola University, and is excited to be writing her own music. Her music has been influenced by a wide range of artists and genres, such as Tom Odell, the Neighbourhood, Alicia Keys, and more. Some other things she loves include dance, desserts, and surfing. [collapse]
Raye Nicole Smith
Biola University, BA Commercial Music: Voice
Immediate: Writing and performing experience
Within 1 Year: Release of first EP
Within 3 Years: Live performances, more music releases
Within 5 Years: Studio work, touring, more music releases
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New innovation partner for UK’s TSC
Tags: transport systems catapult
Cranfield University is the third British university to sign a Deep Academic Alliance (DAA) with the Transport Systems Catapult- with the aim of supporting the government’s plans to make the UK a “world leader in transport innovation”.
The DAA marks the start of a three-year collaboration aimed at delivering innovation, skills and technology on smart transportation.
DAAs are key partnerships between the TSC and Universities which align transport-related research and educational roadmaps with industry strategies – as well as preparing together for the Knowledge Exchange Framework. The alliance with Cranfield University builds on existing collaborations between the two organisations, including working on vehicle collision avoidance systems (MuCCA-project.co.uk), vehicle to infrastructure connectivity and an advanced autonomous vehicle project lead by Nissan (Humandrive.co.uk).
The Alliance is set against a backdrop of growing demand and increasing opportunity; the global market for ‘Intelligent Mobility’ is estimated to be worth £1.4trillion a year by 2030. Meanwhile, a key ‘Grand Challenge’ in the UK government’s Industrial Strategy is the future of mobility and how to make travel safer, better connected and more efficient.
Cranfield University Chief Executive and Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Peter Gregson (pictured right) said, “The Transport Systems Catapult is playing a vital role in helping the UK capture a greater share of the growing ‘intelligent mobility’ global marketplace. As two organisations based at the heart of the Cambridge-Milton Keynes-Oxford Growth Corridor, we have an integral part to play in driving forward innovation and boosting skills for the benefit of the region and the nation.
“This alliance will further strengthen our relationship and will enable us together to help the UK deliver on its ambitions of becoming a global leader in smart transportation.”
Transport Systems Catapult CEO Paul Campion (pictured left) added, “Cranfield University is a world leader in transport innovation with a wealth of expertise in areas such as Connected and Autonomous Transport, Airspace Innovation, Human Factors in transport and Low Carbon Technology. This makes Cranfield an ideal partner for achieving our vision of creating an environment that will make the UK a world leader in transport innovation.
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Published on Sunday Examiner (http://sundayex.catholic.org.hk)
Home > Philippine Church rejects placing historic bell in museum
Philippine Church rejects placing historic bell in museum
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Manila (UCAN): The bishop and clergy of the Diocese of Borongan in Samar, the Philippines have voiced opposition to a government plan to keep one of three bells originally plundered as war trophies by United States (US) military forces from the church in the town of Balangiga in October 1901, during the Philippine-American War.
The bells were returned by the US on December 11.
“(The bells) especially call (the people) to the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.... They belong in their church, not in a museum,” read a statement from the Church leaders of Borongan.
Bishop Crispin Varquez of Borongan said the proposal, put forward in the Senate by majority leader, Juan Miguel Zubiri, “does violence to history and the sacred character and purpose of the bells.”
Zubiri asked the government on December 11 to “share with the Filipino people” one of the bells by placing it in the National Museum.
He filed a resolution seeking its transfer “for the appreciation and education of the general public, especially the youth.”
He said the proposal aims to keep the youth “informed of the historical significance” of the bell.
Zubiri said keeping one of the bells in the National Museum would give many Filipinos the chance to see for themselves this religious artifact and remind them of the role it played in one of the bloodiest chapters in the Philippine-American War.
Borongan’s Church leaders, however, called the proposal “a disrespectful mangling of history and the right of the Catholic faithful of Balangiga to their private property.”
They said that while they recognise the national significance of the bells, they also “desire that they be correctly appreciated by all Filipinos.”
Local historian and a leading campaigner for the return of the bells, Rolando Borrinaga, said the “fundamental premise throughout the campaign” for the return of the bells was that they be returned to their church of origin.
The residents of Balangiga also opposed Zubiri’s proposal.
“While our erstwhile colonisers have returned the bells, our compatriots are thinking of keeping some of the booty for themselves,” Philip Jude Acidre, leader of the youth group Voice of the East, said.
He said that with the return of the bells, “this sad episode in our nation’s history comes to a close.”
The taking of the bells and the American sacking of Samar province came after Filipino freedom fighters ambushed and killed at least 40 American soldiers sitting down to breakfast in Balangiga on 28 September 1901.
At least 28 Filipinos were also killed in what historians say was the “single worst defeat” of American forces during the 1899 to 1902 Philippine-American War.
In reprisal, the Americans rounded up and killed some 5,000 Balangiga villagers. All were male residents over 10 years old. The incident became known as the Balangiga Massacre.
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US Supreme Court Center > Volume 44 > DICKSON V. WILKINSON, 44 U. S. 57 (1845)
DICKSON V. WILKINSON, 44 U. S. 57 (1845)
Dickson v. Wilkinson, 44 U.S. 3 How. 57 57 (1845)
Dickson v. Wilkinson
44 U.S. (3 How.) 57
There was a judgment against an administrator of assets quando acciderint.
Upon this judgment a scire fascias was issued containing an averment that goods, chattels, and assets had come to the hands of the defendant.
Upon this scire fascias there was a judgment by default; execution was issued, and returned nulla bona.
A scire facias was then accorded against the administrator to show cause why the plaintiffs should not have execution "de bonis propriis."
It was then too late to plead that the averment in the first scire facias did not state that assets had come into the hands of the administrator subsequent to the judgment quando.
A judgment by default against an executor or administrator is an admission of assets to the extent charged in the proceeding against him.
Page 44 U. S. 58
If a party fail to plead matter in bar to the original action and judgment pass against him, he cannot afterwards plead it in another action founded on that judgment, nor in a scire facias.
A demurrer reaches no further back than the proceedings remain in fieri or under control of the court.
All the facts which are necessary to an understanding of the point are stated in the certificate, as follows:
The plaintiffs, at September term, 1837, with the defendant's consent, had a judgment of assets quando acciderint. On 2 October, 1838, upon their suggestion of assets come to the defendant's hands, a scire facias was accorded them to be made known to the defendant to show cause why they should not have execution of those assets. This scire facias was issued on 10 January, 1839, and after reciting the judgment quando it contained the following, and no other, averment of the coming of assets to the defendants' hands:
"And whereas, afterwards, to-wit, on 2 October, 1838, it was suggested to the said court on behalf of the said plaintiffs that goods, chattels, and assets had come to the hands of the defendant sufficient to satisfy the said judgment, and it was thereupon ordered by said court that a scire facias issue, and we therefore hereby command you,"
&c. This writ was made known to the defendant, and the plaintiffs thereupon, by his default, at September term, 1839, had judgment of execution of the intestate's goods in the defendant's hands to be administered, if so much, and if not, then the costs de bonis propriis. On 9 October, 1839, execution was issued accordingly and returned to March rules, 1840, nulla bona except as to the costs, which were levied de bonis propriis. A scire facias was now accorded against the defendant to show cause why the plaintiffs should not have execution of their demand de bonis propriis, and this writ was issued, made known to the defendant, and returned to September term, 1840, when he appeared and pleaded to it fully administered, and a special plea, that the insolvency of the intestate's estate has been suggested to the proper Tennessee authority, and a bill in equity filed in a state court to administer his effects according to the laws of Tennessee. To these pleas the plaintiffs demurred, and on the argument of the demurrer the defendant's counsel, against awarding execution de bonis propriis, showed for cause that the judgment by default upon the first scire facias did not establish the fact that any goods, &c., had come to the defendant's hands since the judgment of assets quando acciderint, because the said first scire facias did not aver that goods, &c., had come to the defendant's hands since the said judgment quando, but only that those goods had come to his hands, without saying when, and a judgment by default only admits such facts as are alleged;
that unless the record showed that assets had come to his hands since the said judgment quando and that such assets had been eloigned and wasted, no execution could issue against the defendant to be levied de bonis propriis. And the counsel for the plaintiffs insisted that advantage should have been taken of the alleged defect in the first scire facias as the term to which it was returnable, and returned, by plea or demurrer; that the judgment by default was a waiver of errors in the process, and so that the said error, if it be one, could not be reached by the demurrer aforesaid.
"And upon said point, whether advantage could be taken of the aforesaid defective averment in the first scire facias, upon the plaintiff's demurrer to the defendant's pleas to the second scire facias, the opinions of the judges are opposed."
"And it is thereupon ordered that the foregoing statement of facts involving said point, upon which said disagreement occurs, made under the direction of the judges and at the request of the plaintiffs by their attorney, be certified to the supreme court for its opinion upon said point according to the act of Congress in that case made and provided. "
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Lisa Hilton’s new BBC documentary Charles I and a Nation Divided
1st March 2019 Toby Mundy
Lisa Hilton will be previewing her upcoming BBC series Charles I and a Nation Divided at Oxford Literary Festival.
At this special screening, historian Lisa Hilton will introduce preview clips from a new three-part documentary on Charles I and the tumultuous period in British history that saw nation divided, history re-written and monarchy and parliament changed forever.
Charles I’s reign saw his three kingdoms plunged into a brutal civil war that would rage for almost a decade and reverberate down the centuries. The documentary combines interviews with dramatic reconstruction, as it follows Lisa on a journey to discover the origins of Charles’ downfall. But was he a victim or a villain?
Lisa Hilton is author of several history books, including Elizabeth: Renaissance Prince – A Biography and Queens Consort: England’s Medieval Queens, and historical novels. She also writes psychological thrillers as L. S. Hilton.
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The Consolation of Maps has been shortlisted for the 2019 RSL Christopher Bland Prize
1st May 2019 Toby Mundy
Thomas Bourke has been shortlisted for the inaugural Royal Society of Literature Christopher Bland Prize for The Consolation of Maps (Riverrun).
‘Written in a quiet, sure voice that says much about the enigma at the heart of each of its unforgettable characters, The Consolation of Mapsspeaks loudly about a passion that, by its end, the reader will also share.’ Gillian Slovo (Chair of Judges)
The £10,000 Prize is to encourage and celebrate debut novelists or popular non-fiction writers who publish their first book at the age of 50 or over.
The winner will be announced on 29 May.
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Some Houston churches will open doors to immigrants during ICE raids
July 14, 2019 by Lara Korte in Texas News · 0 Comment
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee gathered with church leaders in Houston on Saturday to offer places of refuge to undocumented immigrants ahead of the deportation raids on Sunday.
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee met with faith leaders in Houston on Saturday to invite undocumented immigrants to seek refuge in churches, mosques and synagogues and call on religious organizations to open their doors ahead of Sunday’s anticipated deportation roundup by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
“It is to my dismay that I have to come home to find many of those who live in my jurisdiction, my constituency, are panicked, frightened and in fear of their lives,” said Jackson Lee, a Houston Democrat. “I say to the federal authorities: that you are well aware and on notice that you are not able to come into a church and demand anyone that is a representative of the faith to give anyone to anyone.”
Jackson Lee gathered with faith and local leaders Saturday afternoon at the Living Water International Apolistic Ministries in Houston. The ministry, along with half a dozen other churches, announced it would shelter undocumented immigrants on Sunday who fear they are in danger of being taken by ICE.
“We want to be a beacon of light for those who may be in fear. So when I got the call, I couldn’t do anything but accept,” said Apostle Robert Stearns, leader of Living Water. “There is nothing strange to us in doing this. This is our heart and our passion.”
Immigrant communities in Houston and cities across the country have been preparing in the past week for the deportation raids that federal officials say will start Sunday. The operation will target some 2,000 undocumented immigrants. The New York Times reported this week that the raids could also include “collateral” deportations — the removal of undocumented immigrants that were not the target of the raids, but happen to be there when they happen.
ICE officers are, technically, allowed to enter “sensitive locations,” such as churches, schools and hospitals, but generally try to avoid doing so.
“Enforcement actions may occur at sensitive locations in limited circumstances, but will generally be avoided,” according to the ICE website. “ICE officers and agents may conduct an enforcement action at a sensitive location if there are exigent circumstances, if other law enforcement actions have led officers to a sensitive location, or with prior approval from an appropriate supervisory official.”
It is not clear if the churches will face legal consequences for sheltering undocumented immigrants from deportation. Stearns, with Living Water, said his church is not trying to break the law, but rather do what it believes to be right.
“We need the President to understand that there are some areas that we’re duty bound to do,” Stearns said. “We’re just trying to sustain those who need to be sustained until Congress and him can get some things together and get some things sorted out.”
Jackson Lee’s office did not immediately respond to questions about potential legal repercussions.
Cesar Espinosa is the executive director of Familias Inmigrantes y Estudiantes en La Lucha (FIEL), a group that advocates for immigrants and social justice in Houston. Espinosa said many immigrants are fearing for their lives and safety ahead of Sunday and could be looking for a place of refuge.
“As long as we can remember, the church has always been a sanctuary for people who are fleeing persecution,” Espinosa said.
Texas Republicans have continually criticized Democrats’ stance on the border crisis and deportation operations. On Saturday, U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a Houston Republican, tweeted out what he called a summary of Democrats’ immigration plan: no border wall, no asylum reform, decriminalization of improper border crossings, and not enforcing deportation orders.
“Seriously, ask yourself: is that your position?” Crenshaw wrote. “Most Americans say no.”
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Insurgents Kill Police Officer as Military Accuses Villagers of Connivance with Boko Haram
by News Editor on Mar 16, 2017 | No comments
Posted under: breaking news, Recent News
Police Sergeant was reportedly killed in Boko Haram attack on Magumeri community Borno State, Thursday.
The Borno State Police Command’s spokesman, Victor Isuku, confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday.
“On Wednesday evening, information was received that Magumeri town was under attack by Boko Haram elements.
“On receipt of the report, teams of Anti-Robbery Squad and other personnel were quickly mobilised to the scene.
“A mobile police sergeant, Haliru Aliyu, deployed with the military in Magumeri on special duty, was killed while Sgt. Lawrence Ayeni sustained gunshot injury and is currently at the military hospital receiving treatment,” Isuku said.
He said a water tanker and a bus belonging to Magumeri Local Government and two other civilian vehicles were burnt in the attack.
According to the police spokesman, military reinforcement from Damasak and Maiduguri engaged the terrorists and recovered one Hilux vehicle mounted with anti-aircraft gun from the terrorists.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Army accused residents of the village of conniving with Boko Haram insurgents who tried to attack the village on Wednesday night before they were repelled by soldiers
Soldiers had, Wednesday night, repelled what could have turned out a massacre when dozens of Boko Haram fighters attacked Magumeri, a village 52 kilometres from Maiduguri, the state capital.
The attackers’ mission, according to the spokesperson of the Nigeria Army, Brig-General Sani Usman, was to kill everyone in the community and then set the village ablaze.
But soldiers deployed in the area fought off the insurgents who stormed the village at about 6 p.m.
Usman said the Army gathered intelligence that some residents of the village largely helped those that attacked Magumeri.
He said troops were in pursuit of the attackers, most of whom had escaped with gunshot wounds.
He said the attack on Magumeri could not have been possible without the help of residents of the community.
He said most of the killed Boko Haram fighters were faces known to many members of the agrarian community.
“While troops are still consolidating and mopping up, it is imperative to state that preliminary investigation shows that the attackers of Magumeri came from the same community.
“The terrorists that attack the village are well known to the people.
“It should also be noted that the village was never attacked throughout the period of the insurgency for some inexplicable reasons. The terrorists and their collaborators hibernating in the area were never exposed. There seems to be unholy alliance between the terrorists and the villagers.
“Consequently, we are constrained to state that it is now high time for the people to take up the fight themselves and help the Nigerian military and other security agencies to protect them. It is a grievous mistake and criminal offence to continue to shield or harbour any known Boko Haram terrorist in their midst.
“The terrorists must be exposed and their movements promptly reported to the security agencies. The terrorists are inhuman and barbaric, therefore cannot be trusted to spare anyone in perpetuating their inhuman acts.
“It is imperative that all communities in the North East especially Borno State, should fully cooperate with the military and the Security agencies by exposing Boko Haram terrorists in their respective towns and villages,” he added.
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3 French science fiction films of note
Thinking a little bit more of Fritz Lang's work this week in light of his 120th birthday, brought me to thinking of my other favorite dystopian films in black and white. 3 particularly distinctive films from the French that film students and foreign film enthusiasts should always see at least once:
The 28-minute "La Jetee" by Chris Marker from 1962, which was remade into the nearly 2-hour 12 Monkeys in 1995. 12 Monkeys was a big jump from the source material. La Jetee was told almost entirely in still photos and narrative, without expensive sets or excessive special effects, but it is a distinctively haunting work. Here's a sample:
In 1983, Le Dernier Combat was a stark, post-apocalyptic film played out between two apartment buildings between the last remnants of humanity. It is notable for it's long use of silence. It has virtually no dialog. Again, special effects are minimal but the black and white cinematography is very effective in its modern usage.
And finally: Jean-Luc Godard's 1965 film Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution is one that is frequently watched and cited as an influence on Blade Runner. I would say that this is probably the hardest of the three to really get into. These days I would strongly recommend reading a plot summary of it before tackling it. However, it's something when you have an artificial intelligence wrestling with the poetry of Jorge Luis Borges, and I would say give it a chance, especially if you want to build an understanding of what early 20th century dystopias were expected to look like.
For an added bonus, I'd throw in Orson Welle's take on the Kafka story, The Trial. It's not French, but it fits in nicely with a weekend of stark black and white dystopias:
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A report from the Boulder Daily Camera in Colorado. “More than 1,000 apartments and rooms for rent are sitting empty in Boulder right now, either too expensive or too old or just too inconveniently located for someone to claim. Renters have never had more choices, as reflected in the 7.9 percent vacancy rate — a 10-year high watermark. ‘We cringe every time we see a new complex approved,’ said Gary Epperson, of Longmont’s PMP Realty, which manages hundreds of for-rent rooms and homes in Longmont. He admitted there is always a chance of oversupply as financial backers of such projects, reacting to a stated need, overindulge on the promise of a healthy return.”
“The picture is much the same across the region. From 2011-2016, 56 percent of all new housing units in Boulder County were multi-family, the projects more likely to be rented than owned. And active development in the two biggest cities, Boulder and Longmont, is even more skewed: For every single-family unit under construction or in the permitting process, there are three planned multi-family dwellings.”
“The demand for houses to buy is strong as well, as indicated by double-digit price growth. But other barriers stand in the way of single-family building: the scarcity and high cost of land limit what can be built affordably enough to guarantee that someone can buy it. ‘Unless the zoning laws are changed, there’s just not that many more single family homes that can be built in the county,’ said Jay Kalinski, of Re/Max of Boulder. ‘Single-family homes are becoming like collector items.’”
From NBC Bay Area in California. “High housing costs are nothing new to the Bay Area, but one recent sale has even the locals scratching their heads. A home in Sunnyvale recently went for nearly $800,000 over the asking price of $1.7 million. True story. Listing agent Dave Clark said it’s certainly a desirable location, and that’s why he priced it aggressively.”
“‘We did not overpay for it; we paid market value,’ said Mini Kalkat of the Troyer Group, the agent for the buyers. ‘These are smart, sophisticated buyers buying in a very cosmopolitan area that’s now competing against London and Manhattan and all the places we never thought we’d compete against.’”
“Some neighbors see the surging prices and want to sell. Others are looking to double down on the neighborhood. ‘When our son graduates from high school, we’re thinking of renting our house because we don’t want to give up or sell the property,’ homeowner Rosemary Brooks said. ‘It’s just too valuable.’”
From News Hub in New Zealand. “Real estate agents insist a fall in profits in this year’s finale of The Block NZ is proof the Auckland housing bubble has burst. Winners Andy and Nate claimed the highest profit of $31,000 in last night’s dramatic episode, as well as $100,000 in prize money. That’s just a fraction of the profits made in previous years last year’s winners made $380,000, not including the $100,000 bonus.”
“‘We’re feeling pretty sorry for the other teams,’ says Andy. ‘Everyone is trying to celebrate and then you’ve got teams who are walking away with $1000, teams that thought they won two minutes before and then [have it] stolen away. It was a real double-edged sword.’”
“‘It feels great that we’ve gotten the money, but ripped off at the same time, because you can’t really celebrate,’ adds Nate.”
“Jeremy O’Hanlon from Homes.co.nz says what viewers saw last night is also happening in auction rooms across the city. ‘It shows that there’s a bit of a slowdown in the market. It’s harder to get buyers into the room at the moment.’ Real estate agents told Newshub they were impressed The Block NZ homes managed to sell at all, as buyers are taking a wait-and-see approach.”
From Pramit Bhattacharya. “Ten years ago, in August 2007, the French investment bank BNP Paribas SA told those investors that it was suspending redemptions because the bank’s fund managers were no longer sure what those mortgages were worth. Ripples of panic spread across financial markets, and the resulting financial contagion led to a global credit freeze. The global financial crisis has also morphed into a social and political crisis, producing mass discontent, and challenging the global neoliberal consensus forged after the collapse of the Soviet system between 1989 and 1991.”
“Given the pivotal role of economists in forging that consensus, the cracks in the consensus have created a crisis for the discipline of economics itself. The problem with economists is not that they make assumptions. After all, any theory or model will have to rely on simplifying assumptions. But when critical assumptions are made just to circumvent well-identified complexities in the quest to build elegant theories, such theories will simply end up being elegant fantasies.”
“Just before the collapse of Lehman in 2008, former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Olivier Blanchard wrote a paper extolling the virtues of the neoliberal consensus, claiming that the convergence of views and methodologies in the discipline showed that the ‘state of macro-economics is good’. It is only several years after the crisis that a senior economist from the Fund dared to wonder out aloud if neoliberalism had been oversold.”
“One way in which economists could have compensated for the lack of engagement with other social sciences is by studying economic history. But economic history has been relegated to the margins over the past several years, and many graduate students remain unacquainted with the subject still.”
The ‘Seven Sins Of Economists’ in the last link is worth reading in full.
‘One way in which economists could have compensated for the lack of engagement with other social sciences is by studying economic history. But economic history has been relegated to the margins over the past several years’
You know, I have mentioned that shack prices didn’t go up and down like this for - hundreds of years. And you know what? There wasn’t even ONE TV show about flipping them. Not one! What did people do for money all those decades?
Damn Ben, now you got me visualizing some YouTube parody of historic housing flipping.
Condo right next to the Colosseum; enjoy the gladiator fights while sipping your favorite wine from the balcony.
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Comment by Rental Watch
Get Mel Brooks involved in the style of History of the World, Part 1, and you have a big winner.
‘When our son graduates from high school, we’re thinking of renting our house because we don’t want to give up or sell the property,’ homeowner Rosemary Brooks said. ‘It’s just too valuable.’
Here’s your inventory. Rosemary is a speculator. When she gets spooked, like they have in Toronto (where prices used to be just as high or higher), the inventory will flood in looking for an exit.
I don’t want to be rude, but you just have to put up with all these people who go on about how “it’s always been expensive”. Because it hasn’t. They are ignoring history too.
‘Just before the collapse of Lehman in 2008, former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Olivier Blanchard wrote a paper extolling the virtues of the neoliberal consensus, claiming that the convergence of views and methodologies in the discipline showed that the ‘state of macro-economics is good’. It is only several years after the crisis that a senior economist from the Fund dared to wonder out aloud if neoliberalism had been oversold’
For new readers, neoliberalism is code for globalism. You may remember this “consensus” amounted to being lectured about how inevitable and irreversible was.
Uh, Mini, London and Manhattan are getting their ass kicked.
Comment by BlueSkye
sophisticated buyers…
That must be the new label for a suitcase full of money and a box full of stupid.
Comment by Mafia Blocks
It’s HousingHenSpeak for dumb.borrowed.money. aka DebtDonkeys.
Comment by jimo
no one does this unless they need to … that’s a big red flag … hmmmm … i bet someone’s getting interested in these ‘buyers’ …
They were probably overjoyed to overpay by $800K in this single transaction. That’s $800K they won’t have to launder in some other additional transaction.
Much more likely that is money they will attempt to pay back with interest over the rest of their precious working years. They will also pay real estate taxes on that for eternity. Priceless.
The poor donks. The poor poor donks.
Comment by Professor 🐻
It’s important to spend Bitcoin-denominated wealth quickly, before its value collapses.
Footnote: My Lyft cab driver yesterday explained to me why he invests in Litecoin instead of Bitcoin. I didn’t have the heart to let him know that all cryptocurrencies are headed down the toilet.
My Lyft cab driver yesterday explained to me why he invests in Litecoin instead of Bitcoin. I didn’t have the heart to let him know that all cryptocurrencies are headed down the toilet.
Shoeshine boy moment?
BTW, I don’t know enough about BTC, but my understanding is that the blockchain is the interesting part, not the coin, with blockchain applications including things like property title, etc.
Will be interesting to see how that develops as a mechanism to track in a public ledger.
Comment by junior_kai
I was thinking they got cash back at closing and are already out of the country. That was a big thing back in bubble 1.0. Maybe someone can look at who the lender is and if they “specialize” in this sort of thing.
Comment by MarkinSF
Sunnyvale is the new Manhattan? OMG it really is the theater of the absurd.
Sunnyvale Ca is a cosmopolitan area? You’ve got to be kidding me!
A strange notion given we’re talking about the poorest state in the nation.
“California Poverty Rate Remains Nation’s Highest”
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article172973181.html
Comment by Karen
‘These are smart, sophisticated buyers buying in a very cosmopolitan area that’s now competing against London and Manhattan and all the places we never thought we’d compete against.’
Are London and Manhattan streets covered in shit as well?
Comment by Get Stucco
Soon to become the latest bagholders to get stucco at the point of bubble collapse…
‘More than 1,000 apartments and rooms for rent are sitting empty in Boulder right now…He admitted there is always a chance of oversupply as financial backers of such projects, reacting to a stated need, overindulge on the promise of a healthy return’
Yet more proof that the multifamily bubble has nothing to do with the made up stories about rich renters, etc. This is simply too many Yellen bucks chasing yield and going to money heaven in the process.
Comment by Apartment 401
We call our friend in Boulder “bubble boy” LOLZ.
‘Boulder and Longmont…For every single-family unit under construction or in the permitting process, there are three planned multi-family dwellings’
Why is this? From yesterdays post:
‘Flash forward to the current hyper-apartment building cycle we remain in. Developers have approached a number of these older complexes because of their low density, which result in larger, buildable lots. Taking down 30 condos on an acre or two makes economic sense when you replace it with 200 apartments. Current owners take the windfall of likely double the condos’ market value and run.’
You can’t put 9 houses on a shack lot. This is where the money is, or has been.
The Colorado bubble makes no sense. Longmont is a very ordinary town surrounded by zillions of acres of open space, and while it is technically in Boulder County it’s an armpit that’s overrun with illegals. It’s not even that close to Denver. People who work in Boulder or Broomfield would choose to live there to spend less on housing, but that isn’t the case anymore.
As I have mentioned, I’m shopping around for a new job, and what I’m finding is that the pickings on the Broomfield/Boulder corridor aren’t as good as they used to be, and I’m finding more opportunities in other parts of metro Denver, especially in the downtown area, where you have to pay $200 a month to park.
Take the bus.
Comment by nolookpass13
Or the RTD.
From where I live … that should take 2+ hours each way. I could look into riding on a Van Go shuttle, though.
I doubt the shuttle accepts CraterTaters for payment.
Longmont is a very ordinary town surrounded by zillions of acres of open space, and while it is technically in Boulder County it’s an armpit that’s overrun with illegals.
I liked Longmont back in the 90s. To a Wyoming guy it seemed like the big city. It even had a mall :-). If you were a car guy the cruising/street racing scene there was epic. Perfect small town main street with a drive in on one end and 4 lanes into the dark on every end of town. But they finally managed to crush all that.
Comment by OneAgainstMany
Suburbanites to Clog Cities With Their Cars
A new report documents the counterproductive effects of the commuter parking tax benefit.
By Peter Coy
September 15, 2017, 7:00 AM MDT
Not a new problem, but an annoying one: The federal tax code encourages companies to provide free parking to their employees by exempting the fringe benefit from taxation. That means the government is subsidizing commuters to drive themselves to work instead of carpooling or taking mass transit or walking or biking or working from home.
The tax break promotes traffic congestion and eats up parking spaces. It’s worth the most to the people in the highest tax brackets. And it’s worth the most in places where parking is the costliest—that is, the places where congestion is the biggest problem.
Plus, of course, the tax break is money that the government doesn’t collect that could have been used to reduce other taxes or fund other programs.
A new report from TransitCenter, a foundation that says it “works to improve urban mobility,” calculates that the parking benefit is worth up to $1,000 a year for commuters who are in high tax brackets and work in big cities. Collectively, it calculates, the break costs $7.3 billion a year in lost tax revenue.
True, there’s also a tax benefit for mass-transit commuters that costs the government about $1.3 billion a year. TransitCenter says that while it’s good as far as it goes, “it is overshadowed by the parking tax benefit’s much larger adverse impact.”
If you work in a place where there’s lots of free parking in lots or on the street you don’t benefit from the tax break. That’s because in such places the employee parking lot isn’t an economically valuable fringe benefit; you could have parked for free even if it didn’t exist. The break is only valuable for people who work in crowded areas. So two-thirds of American workers are in effect transferring money to the other one-third.
One obvious option is simply to eliminate the tax break. “Nations such as Australia, Ireland, Austria, and Sweden have established systems for taxing the value of employer-provided parking that could serve as a model for the United States,” says the TransitCenter report.
But the organization seems to recognize that outright elimination of the break is a political long shot. The last time it was seriously attempted was the 1970s, and there was “serious pushback,” the report says, referring readers to this 2014 study for the gory details. (They’re in Appendix B.)
So it lays out a variety of other options, which are important but unfortunately wonky. They include such things as expanding benefits for other ways to get to work. It’s all in the report, “Who Pays for Parking?”
One last thought: Treating free parking like any other taxable fringe benefit could even, oddly, benefit some commuters by getting them out from behind the wheel. Says TransitCenter: “A growing body of evidence suggests that, compared to drive-alone commuting, workers who walk, bike, carpool, or ride transit to work arrive energized and refreshed, and experience lower rates of mental health issues.”
Comment by nhtransplant
Nobody wants to take public transportation with the smelly people.
Not to mention that riding the bus takes forever if you have any serious distance to cover.
I’ve done the carpool thing, highly overrated if you ask me.
LOL. The government is causing mental health issues by allowing people to park at work without taxation.
Also from the last link:
‘The basis of the post-1989 neoliberal consensus rested on what economists call the rational expectations revolution of the 1970s and 1980s. The rational expectations revolution provided the intellectual basis for ‘light touch’ regulation by positing that markets will auto-correct left to themselves, and that state or regulatory interventions can only be counter-productive.’
‘The edifice built atop the rational expectations model also came crashing down then, and the policy response to the crisis reverted back to old-fashioned Keynesian demand-management policies (read fiscal stimulus packages), which the ‘superior’ and ‘rigorous’ rational expectation model had supposedly supplanted three decades back.’
Let me get this straight: so Greenspan was wrong, let’s go back to the failed Keynesian model!
Alas, so much revisionism, so little time. Greenspan wasn’t into “stimulus”? What happened after the Asian meltdown? The Russian bond implosion? The dotcom fiasco? September 11th, 2001? That’s probably missing a few.
https://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/speeches/2002/20021121/
Remarks by Governor Ben S. Bernanke
Before the National Economists Club, Washington, D.C.
Deflation: Making Sure “It” Doesn’t Happen Here
“With inflation rates now quite low in the United States, however, some have expressed concern that we may soon face a new problem–the danger of deflation, or falling prices. That this concern is not purely hypothetical is brought home to us whenever we read newspaper reports about Japan, where what seems to be a relatively moderate deflation–a decline in consumer prices of about 1 percent per year–has been associated with years of painfully slow growth, rising joblessness, and apparently intractable financial problems in the banking and corporate sectors. While it is difficult to sort out cause from effect, the consensus view is that deflation has been an important negative factor in the Japanese slump.”
“U.S. dollars have value only to the extent that they are strictly limited in supply. But the U.S. government has a technology, called a printing press (or, today, its electronic equivalent), that allows it to produce as many U.S. dollars as it wishes at essentially no cost. By increasing the number of U.S. dollars in circulation, or even by credibly threatening to do so, the U.S. government can also reduce the value of a dollar in terms of goods and services, which is equivalent to raising the prices in dollars of those goods and services. We conclude that, under a paper-money system, a determined government can always generate higher spending and hence positive inflation.”
“One important concern in practice is that calibrating the economic effects of nonstandard means of injecting money may be difficult, given our relative lack of experience with such policies. Thus, as I have stressed already, prevention of deflation remains preferable to having to cure it. If we do fall into deflation, however, we can take comfort that the logic of the printing press example must assert itself, and sufficient injections of money will ultimately always reverse a deflation.”
Does this sound like a light touch?
‘the U.S. government has a technology, called a printing press (or, today, its electronic equivalent), that allows it to produce as many U.S. dollars as it wishes at essentially no cost’
‘The basis of the post-1989 neoliberal consensus rested on what economists call the rational expectations revolution of the 1970s and 1980s. The rational expectations revolution provided the intellectual basis for ‘light touch’ regulation by positing that markets will auto-correct left to themselves, and that state or regulatory interventions can only be counter-productive’
Bernanke went to Citadel and Pimco. Quite the revolving door.
These folks have every interest in increasing the wealth and power of the FIRE sector. Having intellectual cover to do so is icing on the cake.
Comment by Patrick
I cannot believe someone in charge of so much money would write such drivel.
“increase cash and you cause inflation” to drive away deflation.
Nonsense. He fails to say that the “use” of that cash is the determinant, and a guy at that pay grade should know this.
Using 80% of that excess cash for share buybacks does nothing.
“Having intellectual cover to do so is icing on the cake.”
That pretty much sums up why the Fed is so heavily populated with refugees from academic economics departments.
“In order to have a truly stable economic and monetary system, the money supply must grow in proportion to the population. Since human beings are themselves the “gold”, or the “wealth” of a nation, as the population multiplies, so too must the amount of money in order to keep the buying power of that money stable.
The smoothest way to accomplish this is via the fractional reserve banking system, with
A.) significant, strictly enforced reserve requirements,
B.) “One Dollar of Capital” daily marking-to-the market of bank assets with full dollar-for-dollar backing of any shortfall or of any unsecured loans by bank owners and investors
C.) the total, complete elimination of branch banking and bank holding companies (Yay!)
The alternative method of controlling money supply would be a central bank, and I think we can all agree that that little experiment has been tried, failed miserably, and proven that Central Banks are nothing more than a cesspool of scoundrels and aspiring tyrants.”
- Ann Barnhardt
Comment by Mike
On Bernanke:
As Abraham Maslow said in 1966, “I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.”
The great depression “scholar” believes that printing money can stave off deflation/depression. I would argue that it just delays it. Simply because printed money cannot be directed. It tends to go into highly unproductive uses including: 1) ballooning reserve assets 2) used by zombie corps (that should rightfully close shop) to float junk bonds 3) used by corrupt CEO’s/board to “financialize” their business (e.g., selling bonds to buy back shares, thereby goosing EPS) 4) make monthly payments on mortgages lower, thereby goosing housing prices.
Doug Noland, an analyst who has sound analysis (but makes rather inaccurate predictions), noted that they could have printed the $5B and staved off the great depression (soon to be known as GDI) but what then?
When that goose to the money supply had run its course, what are the options? Well, we have seen that there is only one. Print some more.
That is the trap that “the courage to act” hero has left us in.
In the case housing, the failed efforts of the fed simply resulted in collapsing demand.
Comment by Lurker
“The rational expectations revolution provided the intellectual basis for ‘light touch’ regulation by positing that markets will auto-correct left to themselves”
The author is conflating a mess of related but separate ideas here, especially regulation vs. monetary policy, and “efficient markets” vs. “rational expectations.” Light touch government regulation (like say repealing Glass Stegall) is very different than central banks refusing to intervene to pop bubbles, which very different than central banks eager to intervene to soften recessions.
Rational expectations theory is not about regulation; it’s about monetary policy and the inability of government stimulus to affect long-term growth and unemployment. Of course it’s easy to say it “failed,” because at the first sign of a downturn in 1987 politicians and Greenspan got itchy and couldn’t help themselves from intervening. So the only time the theory was ever implemented was on the way up, yet the only time it’s actually good for something is on the way down.
Of course in the end, what good is any theory when it is selectively applied, with policymakers cherry-picking the most convenient aspects in order to justify what they were planning to do anyway? But it’s so much easier to blame a theory than to hold decision-makers accountable.
Overanalysis. The central bank is a parasite. Everything that they do is designed to drain off the life blood of the populace. Lending at interest to increase prices is a tax and we are encouraged to lean into it.
Every word in this speech is a lie.
Comment by Senior Housing Analyst
Englewood, CO Housing Prices Crater 8% YOY
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Comment by jeff
Happy National Cheeseburger Day
SmashBurger. Cherry Cricket if you want table service.
Make your own…my wife won’t eat burgers out anymore…my kids usually finish theirs before I sit down to eat.
Comment by Young Deezy
Smashburger is waaaaaayyyyyy too salty. Find a local joint that serves quality food and forget about chain burgers.
have u all figured out the FED cycle yet?
Comment by Taxpayers
Sil. Or paas ?
History doesn’t exactly repeat but it echoes. The Vietnam War, a Ken Burns documentary, is currently playing on PBS. Highly recommended. Two episodes of five complete so far (yesterday and this evening), and 3 episodes left. With a full rebroadcast on the same schedule next week.
Thought provoking.
The importance of a full belly, then of pride, cannot be overstated. If the belly is full, pride provides the next level of an addictive dopamine hit, and people will put up with a lot of physical discomfort to get that hit.
Incredible. Toys R Us, a profitable company but saddled with massive debt by private equity investors, goes under. An iconic, well regarded brand to many of us. I don’t solely blame Bain, et. al. for the destruction - the fact that this is legal is a problem.
Not the first iconic US company to be destroyed by private equity debt. Colt (firearms manufacturer) went bankrupt during the Obama years, the golden age of firearms sales.
Retailers still haven’t figured out that Gen Xers and Millenial parents are basically minimalists. Only the Boomers thought buying a cart full of plastic Chinese toys was a good idea. I’m an Xer with 3 young kids, and we always go low with toys. I’d rather they have 10 toys that they love to play with than 100 toys that sit in the corner.
Last month I went to Toys R Us with my kids and the place was deserted. No customers, skeleton work crew, half the stuff was on sale. Walked out without buying anything and thought “Well, here’s another store that won’t survive”.
They’re Doing A reorg, So Not Going Under Just yet.
We have a 2 year old. Their babies-r-us store near us always has traffic the few times we go there. We pick up toys wherever, garage sales, etc. I bought a xylophone for my daughter for 7$.
“Incredible. Toys R Us…”
Consumers are tapped-out, IMHO. They are spending too much on upper education, transportation and housing.
you forgot free-er meds
that’s the big 4 for 4 of big gov “making affordable”
w 10 + gov programs they have become totally unaffordable
in the 1950’s they were affordable- add big gov and
I seem to recall reading that WalMart was killing them. It didn’t have the variety they had, but WalMart picked what would sell and undercut them on price.
We shop at a few local independent toy stores. “Main Street” feel, good variety, helpful staff, wrap birthday presents within about 5-10 minutes.
Toys R Us is large and sterile.
https://newrepublic.com/article/144528/gone-baby-gone-wake-housing-crisis-new-breed-real-estate-investor-destroying-america-cities
I like how the article makes the investors to be the evil participants in the process, and not the circumstances that led to their being neighborhoods where no one wants to live/pay their taxes.
Sounds to me like the cities were already destroyed, and the tax auction process favors groups like the outside vulture investors (who are seeking out blight), rather than the local neighbors, who know the blight is there, but aren’t aware of when/if the property can be purchased for the delinquent taxes.
There are investors and then there are degenerate gamblers.
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Guam Military Buildup
John Oliver: It Doesn’t Come with the Territories
I got a voice message last week, from the rights manager at Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. He wanted to know if I would let them use some of The Insular Empire in their show – and could I please send them a high-resolution file ASAP?
It seemed crazy: the John Oliver wanted to use my film? Why? I kept thinking it must be some kind of prank. But I eventually got on the phone with the guy in New York, and the request was legit – the show was doing a segment on statehood and voting rights, and they needed some footage. ASAP.
So my next question was: ‘Which clip? And how are you going to use it?’ I explained to him that the territory issue was complicated – and that the people of the Insular Areas had yet to come to a consensus on their political status, partly because they’d never received unbiased education or support for a vote of self-determination. The last thing I wanted was for the people of Guam and the CNMI, who have been globally disrespected for centuries, to have their story mangled on national television.
The nice guy in New York assured me that the writers would watch my film, and that the story would be sympathetic to the islanders. But he didn’t have a script yet (this was on Thursday!), so I’d just have to trust them. I ran it by my colleagues at New Day Films, and got an overwhelmingly positive response. I figured if 100+ social issue documentary filmmakers thought John Oliver was OK, I might as well risk it – especially if it would bring national attention to this issue.
And so it was that last night, the John Oliver went on national TV with a brilliant 13-minute rant about American territories – and he started the segment off with a 30-second clip from The Insular Empire, featuring Dr. Anne Perez Hattori. I’m pretty happy with the results, especially given that they did it in under a week. He even made it funny! And the show is generating more discussion on this topic than I’ve seen, well, ever. But I’d like to hear from others – particularly Chamorus and Carolinians from the Marianas – about what they think. Please feel free to comment below, or on our Facebook page. You can watch the segment here:
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Female Tennis Player Penalized For Wardrobe Malfunction
Cries for Sexism During the U.S. Open in New York, French tennis player Alize Cornet received a violation for fixing her shirt while she was still on the court....
Cries for Sexism
During the U.S. Open in New York, French tennis player Alize Cornet received a violation for fixing her shirt while she was still on the court. During the match, players were allowed a ten-minute break to cool down. When she returned to the court, she realized that her shirt was on backwards and took it off to fix it. Keep in mind, she had a sports bra on underneath.
Upon seeing her changing on the court, the umpire gave her an unsportsmanlike code violation. Supposedly women are only allowed to remove their shirts while they are off the court, but male tennis players can do it frequently since the rules don’t apply to them.
The U.S Open is facing allegations of sexism on the court because of this incident. The code violation that Cornet received caused an uproar on social media. A lot of people brought up the double standards and how she should not have gotten penalized for doing something that male tennis players do all the time. If you recall back in 2015, Rafael Nadal changed his shorts while he was still on the court.
The clothing changing policy was clarified: all players can change while sitting in the player chair. Going forward, the U.S. Open says they will not be giving out any more code violations. Unfortunately, Cornet did lose the match that day.
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Weekend In Review – Two Big Ten Teams Win Without Head Coaches
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On the basis of a written request (bank form) accompanied by the appropriate documentation, the bank opens accounts for legal entities in the Republic of Macedonia which want to perform payment operations within the country.
Documents which need to be submitted for opening a foreign exchange bank account of residents are the following:
Decision on entry into the trade registry, i.e. into the registry of the competent authority, and if the entry into the registry is prescribed or represents Act prepared by a competent authority authorised for founding, if the participant is not registered into the registry and is not founded in accordance with a Law;
Decision on allocation of the business entity according to the principal activity in accordance with National Classification of Activities by the State Statistical Office (copy);
Proof from the Public Revenue Office for the unique tax reference number (copy);
Verified signature of the persons authorised for representation (ZP form) original or notary verified copy;
Specimen of signatures of the persons which will dispose with the funds on the bank account (bank form);
Questionnaire for the manner of delivering the order to the bank and receiving mail from the bank (bank form);
Opening and account keeping agreement (bank form).
Foreign legal entities (non-residents) shall open a foreign exchange bank account on the basis of the following documents:
Written request for opening non-resident bank account;
Translation of the registration prepared by an authorised court translator (provided is in language which the bank officer in charge for the identification does not understand) verified by notary public.
Signature verified by notary public of an authorised person quoted in the registration of the company;
Authorisation of representative issued by foreign legal entity verified by notary public;
Copy from the passport of the legal representative and the authorised person which will dispose with the bank account;
Signature on the account agreement and signature on the signature deposition card.
On the basis of written request (bank form) accompanied by the appropriate documentation, the bank opens accounts for legal entities in the Republic of Macedonia which want to perform payment operations into the country.
APPLICATION/REQUEST for client registration (legal entity)
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Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban: When they shout: “We strongly condemn …”
Flashback:
Segregating Desert Poison from Desert honey
Two days ago I highlighted the reaction of the Hasbara outlet "Desertpeace" towards killing four settlers near Kiryat Arbai
"Murder is murder!
Killing of civilians is NOT resistance!!
Killing of settlers living illegally on Palestinian soil will not end settlement activity!!!"
"Desert Peace" claimed "Whoever that group might be, they DO NOT speak or act on behalf of the Palestinian people. Only Israel wants the ‘Peace Process’ to fail, only zionism itself benefits from such actions.
DesertPeace condemns this action. This is NOT RESISTANCE and is definitely NOT the road to a just and lasting peace."
Via Intifada Palestine
17. Sep, 2010
By Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban
On August 29, 2010, Martin Indyk wrote an op-ed in The New York Times entitled “For once, hope in the Middle East”. When I read it, I felt I should respond with an article that sheds light on the issues which Mr, Indyk has chosen to ignore. One of the premises he based his analysis on was that violence has receded in the Middle East in the past two years compared with the 1990s.
Here, like most Western officials and journalists, Indyk ignores daily and persistent Israeli violence against Palestinians for the past sixty years which has risen to record levels in terms of the number and ferocity of Israeli crimes against Palestinian civilians in the past two years, particularly in the city of Hebron. How could Indyk ignore the ‘violence’ which Israel has been using for years against civilians in Gaza in terms of blockade and artillery, missile and warplane attacks?
I would not have guessed that that the paradox, on this particular point, would become so stark on the international scene after four Israeli settlers were killed in a village near Hebron.
Jewish settlers, as everyone knows, have been killing Palestinian farmers, burning mosques, running over children with their cars, desecrating cemeteries, demolishing houses and whole villages. The lack of Western reaction towards this rise in the number of crimes against Palestinians reflects the conviction in the West that ‘violence has receded in the Middle East’, as if killing the Arabs is not ‘violence’, while killing these settlers is the only ‘violence’ in the Middle East!
The US President hastened to condemn this ‘absurd killing’ while he kept silent regarding the killing of four thousand civilians, including women and children in Gaza. His Secretary of State also condemned the ‘brutal violence’, while she never condemned the Israelis for killing any Palestinian. The United Nations representative considered killing the Israelis a ‘mean’ attempt at undermining the negotiations, while his organization has done nothing to stop Israeli daily killing of Palestinians for the past sixty years. As usual, the European Union, and Japan too, condemned killing the Israelis, while they turn absolutely deaf when Israelis kill Palestinian civilians in their thousands.
Even the Palestinian Authority condemned the killing of the four settlers without reminding the world of the crimes committed daily against the Palestinians, particularly in Hebron, and have never been ‘condemned’ or even mentioned be any American or European official.
For them, that is ‘natural violence’, because Palestinian lives do not mean anything to the West. Only when an Israeli is killed, ‘civilized’ Westerners hasten to ‘denounce’ and ‘condemn’ violence.
In this article, I would just remind readers of some of the ‘acts of violence’, ‘ugly crimes’, ‘absurd killings’ and ‘brutal violence’ committed by the Israeli settlers in the West Bank, particularly in villages of the Hebron region, against unarmed Palestinians simply trying to live on their land with freedom and dignity and away from the killing and oppression practiced against them by Israeli settlers on a daily basis. Such acts and crime have never been condemned by Obama, Clinton, the European Union, the United States, or even Japan.
Since March 2010, Israeli occupation forces killed in cold blood Mohammad Ibrahim Abdul Qader Qadus on March 16, 2010 in Southern Nablus; and on March 21, child Mohammad al-Qanbar was run twice over by a settler’s car before he was detained in Ras al-Amoud. On April 3, an Israeli settler ran over Samar Saif Radwan, 17, in eastern Hebron. On April 5, 2010, the settlers of Kriat Shmona burned a Palestinian to death. On the same day, three settlers poured hot water on the body and face of Munjed Bsharat, 26, who sustained serious burns and wounds. On April 11, an Israeli settler ran over a Palestinian child in the village of Laban West of Ramallah. On April 27, occupation forces assassinated young man Ali Sweiti, maimed his dead body and blocked out his eyes. On May 10, a Palestinian child died of the tear gas he inhaled. On the same day, occupation forces beat child Abdullah Isa to death. On May 16, an Israeli settler ran over a mother and her two daughters Rowa, 2, and Nagham, 5, at the entrance of their village, Jabaa south of Bethlehem. On June 11, an Israeli military jeep ran over and killed Mazen Naem al-Jamal, 48, in Hebron. On July 19, an Israeli settler ran over and killed Abdullah Hasan al-Muhtaseb, 12 in Hebron.
Thus, Israeli settlers and occupation forces killed during the first months of 2010 fourteen Palestinians. No country in the world condemned the killing of these people. And this is only the tip of the iceberg in terms of the brutal crimes committed by settlers on a daily basis against innocent children, women and young people in Hebron and other West Bank cities and villages. What would the Palestinians do if no country in the world condemned killing them? No Western media outlet even keeps a record of the crimes committed against them on a daily basis. Palestinian anger reaches unbearable levels not only because of the settler violence committed against them, but also because of the silence and complicity of Western powers.
A quick review of the racist Western perspective of what is happening in occupied Palestine explains the failure of all previous attempts to reach real solutions and just and comprehensive peace. It is because such a peace should be based on fair and balanced solutions.
For negotiations to succeed, the sponsors of the process should be convinced that the life of the Palestinians is at least equal to the life of a criminal settler living on a land not his own in order to steal this land and kill the people living on it. Only then, there might be some hope of achieving peace based on justice and not on killing one party and giving the occupying killing party everything it wants. When Obama, Clinton and the European Union condemn killing the Palestinians with the same strength they condemn the killing of settlers, there might be hope of a real peace in our region.
Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban is Political and Media Advisor at the Syrian Presidency, and former Minister of Expatriates. She is also a writer and professor at Damascus University since 1985. She has been the spokesperson for Syria and was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.
Labels: Bias, Double standards, Hasbara, Occupation Terrorism, Resistance, Settlements and settlers
Three Jewish-mothers........
Frustrated Arab's Diary
Nicolas Sarkozy , Bernard Kouchner and Tipsy Livni
all have had a Jewish mother.
Which is, logically ,not a crime ,
nor anything that makes you ashamed of .
But ,
France invented the separation of the religion from politics
while Israel reconnected religion with politics.
Although Kouchner , Livni and Sarkozy
all do qualify to be called "Jews",
none of them is a Semite
nor is a grand-child of Abraham.
Livni is Polish ,
Sarkozy is Hungarian
Kouchner is Latvian.....
but all of them want to decide on the fate of Palestine
which is 100% semitic
Sherlock Hommos
genetic-inspector
Labels: jewish identity, Raja, Tzipi Livni
MP Fadlallah: PM Group Revealed Involvment In Scheme against Lebanon
18/09/2010 Loyalty to the Resistance parliamentary bloc MP Hasan Fadlallah said Saturday that “the Prime Minister’s group, through its sectarian rhetoric, has revealed its involvement in the sedition that is being schemed for Lebanon.”
MP Fadlallah was speaking to Al-Jadeed TV to retort to Mustakbal MP Ammar Houri’s accusation to Hezbollah of “threatening the leader of the Sunni community in Lebanon.”
“We are witnessing a blatant bid to ruin the country,” Fadlallah said, stressing Hezbollah will not be dragged to any sectarian rhetoric.
The Hezbollah MP noted that sectarian incitement by PM Saad Hariri’s bloc coincided with what the American administration is preparing for Lebanon and the region, through the direct Israeli-Palestinian Authority direct talks. “Their (Hariri’s bloc) resorting to sectarian rhetoric is an attempt to use their last card after the false witnesses (in the Rafiq Hariri assassination) have been exposed,” Fadlallah stressed.
Moreover, the MP pointed that the “political decision to persecute General Jamil Sayyed has harmed the Lebanese judiciary the most…and we had heard this decision from political powers before it was issued.”
The Loyalty to the Resistance bloc member stressed judicial authorities should have been mobilized to counter the false witnesses, those who unjustly put the four generals behind bars for four years, and those who have been bragging about their alliance with Israel.
False witnesses, on top of whom is Mohamed Zuheir Siddiq, testified to international investigators probing the assassination of Hariri, and their false testimonies led to the imprisonment of Sayyed, who was the general director of the General Security apparatus, Brigadier General Reimond Azar, the military intelligence chief, General Ali Al-Hajj, the general director of the Internal Security Forces, and Brigadier General Mustapha Hamdan, who was the head of the Republican Guards Brigade. The four Generals were released in 2009 after the Special Tribunal for Lebanon decided that no evidence link them to the Hariri murder.
Sayyed accused General Prosecutor Said Mirza among other senior security and judicial officials of standing behind his apprehension.
"I demanded that General Prosecutor Saeed Mirza step down because I consider him as my opponent and therefore any decision he issues will be rejected," he stated from Paris.
Mirza had earlier summoned Sayyed for questioning about his remarks, however the former general said that Mirza’s request was illegal. Sayyed had brought two lawsuits against Mirza in Lebanon and Syria, and therefore, according to a statement by Sayyed’s media office, Mirza cannot take such action because “he is an opponent in a lawsuit filed by Sayyed.”
“I will return to Lebanon as scheduled (today...and it makes no difference if I were arrested because the law is not on their side.”
"The tribunal's decision to hand us evidence is a new setback for the sides that have been trying to cover up the facts in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri," Sayyed Said.
Labels: Direct Talks, false witnesses, Future Movement, Hariri, Hezbullah, Jamil Sayyed, Tribunal for Lebanon
Sons of Hariri and Sons of Gemayyel
My weekly article in Al-Akhbar: "Sons of Gemayyel and Sons of Hariri: Mistakes, boasts, and Israel."
Labels: Hariri, Phalange party
IOF murders QB leader in W. Bank in cold blood - Hamas holds Fatah responsible for Shelbaiya assassination
[ 17/09/2010 - 02:48 PM ]
TULKAREM, (PIC)-- IOF troops have executed Palestinian fighter Eyad Asad Shelbaya, 37, Friday morning after storming his home in the refugee camp of Nur Shams in Tulkarem city, northwest of the West Bank.
Sources in the Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas Movement, mourned the martyr and confirmed to the PIC correspondent in the city that Shelbaya was shot at close range. Local sources in the refugee camp said that the martyr was killed while sleeping in his house.
PIC correspondent in the city added that nearly 15 members and local leaders from Hamas Movement were also rounded up at the hands of the invading IOF troops in the operation where they used tanks, infantry, and the special forces amidst intensive shooting of live bullets and sound bombs at homes of the Palestinians.
Hamas condemned the assassination of Shelbaya and accused the Fatah-dominated PA security forces in the West Bank of extending assistance to the IOF troops in carrying out the assassination, explaining that Shelbaya was under intensive surveillance from the PA intelligence.
The PIC correspondent quoted one of Hamas leaders in the city, who preferred not to be identified, as saying "We hold the Fatah security apparatuses fully responsible for participating in the killing of Shelabaya who was under concentrated surveillance from those apparatuses, and he was detained in Pa jails till just a couple of days ago".
He also vowed that Hamas won't let the crime pass unpunished, but confirmed that place and time of Hamas's retaliation to the crime will be specified by the leaders in the field only.
A state of extreme anger and disgruntlement is prevailing in the city as Palestinian citizens poured their anger on the Fatah forces that connived with the IOF troops and allowed them to enter the refugee camp and kill Shelbaya in cold blood.
Over the past three years, many Palestinian fighters, mostly from Hamas and the Islamic Jihad, were assassinated or arrested by the IOF troops in full coordination with the Fatah militia in the West Bank.
Hamas holds Fatah responsible for Shelbaiya assassination
[ 18/09/2010 - 08:17 AM ]
TULKAREM, (PIC)-- The Hamas Movement held Fatah faction along with Israel fully responsible for the consequences of assassinating one of its armed wing's leaders Iyad Shelbaiya in Tulkarem, stressing that such a crime would not undermine its resistance activities against the occupation.
In a news conference on Friday, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri stated that Shelbaiya was kept under constant surveillance by Fatah militias and was kidnapped by them seven times, the latest was on 13 August, before releasing him a few days ago.
Spokesman Abu Zuhri criticized the condemnation remarks made by Fatah and its authority, saying they were only an attempt to cover its involvement in this crime.
The spokesman accused the international community of keeping silent on Israel's violations of human rights, especially the extrajudicial executions it carries out against the Palestinians, while raising its voice when one Israeli gets scratched.
He stressed that this crime is part of the price his Movement constantly pays as a result of its fixed political positions in the face of attempts to liquidate the Palestinian cause.
For its part, the Islamic Jihad Movement strongly denounced the assassination of Shelbaiya and held the Palestinian Authority and its security militias fully responsible for all arrests and assassinations carried out by Israel against resistance fighters in the West Bank.
"Simultaneously with the launch of negotiation rounds between Oslo authority and the Zionist enemy, a joint security campaign was waged against the Palestinian people and their fighters that started with hot pursuits and arrests and ended with the Israeli occupation's crime of executing fighter Shelbaiya, one of Al-Qassam Brigades' leaders in the West Bank," Islamic Jihad said in a statement on Friday.
It emphasized that this "heinous crime" was committed under the cover of the Palestinian Authority's peace talks and security cooperation with the Israeli occupation state, pointing out that many resistance fighters were kidnapped or killed by Israeli troops only a few day after the PA's militias summoned or detained them.
Al-Ahrar Movement also condemned the crime and said the assassination of Shelbaiya a few days after releasing him from West Bank jails proved the serious security cooperation between Fatah and the occupation.
Salahuddin Brigades, the armed wing of the popular resistance movement, for its part, called on all resistance factions to retaliate to the assassination of Shelbaiya.
Secretary-general of the Palestinian legislative council Mahmoud Al-Ramahi, for his part, condemned the PA's silence on the murder of Shelbaiya and demanded it to withdraw from its "shameful" talks with the Israeli occupation state.
Labels: Collaboration, Fath, Hamas, IOF, Occupied West Bank, Resistance
Will Hezbollah provide 'security' for Jamil Assayed upon his return to Beirut?
Via Friday-Lunch-Club
Seriously. Lebanon does not deserve the appellation 'banana republic' any more ... With a president scurrying to 'put Lebanon on the World's map', a prime minister hiding in Saudi Arabia ... and the affairs of state left pretty much for ad-hoc measures & citizens 'creativity' ... Big players, puny players & criminals, the Lebanese political landscape looks headed towards a stampede!
Al Akhbar:
يصل المدير العام السابق للأمن العام اللواء جميل السيد إلى بيروت اليوم، في ظل مشهد انقسام سياسي لم تشهده البلاد منذ ما قبل الانتخابات النيابية الأخيرة. حزب الله، ومعظم حلفائه، أعلنوا صراحة وقوفهم إلى جانب السيد. وأبعد من ذلك، فإن عدداً من نواب الحزب ووزراءه ومسؤوليه سيستقبلونه على المطار، إلى جانب عدد من شخصيات المعارضة السابقة. إلا أن ما رفض الحزب تأكيده رسمياً أو نفيه هو المعلومات التي تحدّثت أمس عن أنه سيوفر المواكبة الأمنية للسيد، خلال انتقاله من مطار رفيق الحريري الدولي إلى منزله، سواء من خلال المواكب السيارة، أو من خلال نشر مئات الأفراد المدنيين التابعين للحزب على طول الطريق.
أما رئيس الحكومة الذي لا يزال معتصماً في المملكة العربية السعودية، فيصرّ على المضيّ في ملاحقة السيد الذي رجح بعض عارفيه أن يكون مستعداً للمثول أمام القضاء والضابطة العدلية، في حالة واحدة فقط، عنوانها أن يتنحى القاضي سعيد ميرزا عن القضية.
وبعد يومين على بدء التحرك القضائي في حق السيد، وبعد مشاورات شملت معظم أطراف المعارضة، ووصلت إلى العاصمة السورية، أصدر حزب الله بياناً أمس دعا فيه إلى التراجع عن القرار باستدعاء السيد للمثول أمام المباحث الجنائية المركزية، والتحقيق معه بجرم تهديد الدولة ورئيس الحكومة والمس بالقضاء وتعكير صلة لبنان بدولة شقيقة.............».
وفي أول رد من تيار المستقبل على بيان حزب الله، خرج النائب عمار حوري ليضع الخلاف في إطار مذهبي، قائلاً إن حزب الله، «ورغم لونه المذهبي، لم يتورّع عن دعم من هدّد زعيم السنّة في لبنان». وفيما أكد مقربون من رئيس الحكومة أن كلام حوري يعبّر عن رأيه الشخصي ولا يمثل الحريري، لفتوا إلى أن أفضل من يعبّر عن رئيس الحكومة هو النائب عقاب صقر الذي أصدر بياناً حمل لهجة تحذيرية (إن لم تكن تهديدية) لحزب الله، دعاه فيه «إلى تلقف اليد الكبيرة الممدودة بمثلها، كي لا يدخل البلد أزمة يعرف (الحزب) جيداً كيف يفتعلها، لكننا على يقين بأنه لا يعرف إلى أين ستصل به وإلى أي مستوى ستنتهي
ودعا صقر حزب الله إلى «التراجع عن هذا البيان السابق الذي يشكل منعطفاً خطيراً في حياتنا السياسية وغطاءً مكشوفاً وغير مسبوق لتهديد علني لرئيس حكومة لبنان»
قانونياً، تقدم اللواء السيد بمراجعة قانونية، عبر وكيله المحامي أكرم عازوري، إلى محكمة التمييز الجزائية، طالباً «تنحية المُدّعي العام للتمييز سعيد ميرزا عن منصبه ووضعه بالتصرف»، بسبب «الخصومة الشخصية» بين السيد وميرزا، لكون الأخير مُدّعى عليه من الأول لدى القضاء اللبناني، وذلك في محاضر التحقيق الرسمية التي أحالها ميرزا إلى لاهاي، إضافة إلى كون ميرزا مُدّعى عليه أيضاً في الدعوى الشخصية المقدمة من السيّد أمام القضاء السوري «في جريمة مؤامرة شهود الزور». وأشار بيان أصدره المكتب الإعلامي للسيد إلى أن من نتائج هذه المراجعة أيضاً «إقصاء» اللواء أشرف ريفي والعقيد وسام الحسن عن منصبيهما، لكونهما «الضّابطة العدلية التي تتبع لميرزا، وكونهما مُدّعى عليهما في جريمة شهود الزور».
ولم تقتصر المراجعة على طلب رفع يد القاضي ميرزا، إذ تضمنت طلب منعه من إعطاء أيّ أمر إلى أيّ نائب عام آخر يكلف بالإشراف على هذا التحقيق، نظراً إلى «خضوع جميع النيابات العامة لإمرته، وإن لم يكن له شخصياً حقّ الادعاء»، وبالتالي إبطال أو وقف تنفيذ أيّ إجراء يكون قد اتخذه بحقّ اللواء السيّد في هذه القضية، وخصوصاً أيّ مذكرة جلب أو إحضار
Posted by G, Z, or B at 8:57 PM
Sayyed Gets STL Approval to Access Material in Hariri Case
Sayyed: Hariri’s Team was Behind False Witnesses
Labels: false witnesses, Hariri, Hezbullah, Jamil Sayyed, Lebanese flotilla, Tribunal for Lebanon
Abbas's militia kidnap 53 Hamas supporters, nine PFLP supporters - Captives taken tortured, abused
WEST BANK, (PIC)-- Abbas's militia continued to kidnap Hamas supporters in all districts of the West Bank kidnapping 53 of them according to local sources on Friday morning.
The PA security detained 15 people in Nablus district, 14 from al-Khalil district, 5 from Qalqilya district, one from the Jenin district, two from the Salfit district, three from the Jerusalem district, two from the Ramallah district, nine from the Tulkarem district and two in the Ramallah district.
Meanwhile, Khaleda Jarrar, member of the PFLP's political bureau said that the PA's security arrested on Thursday nine PFLP supporters on behalf of the "military prosecutor" and that all efforts to get them released were in vain.
She said that Abdel Rahim Mallouh, the movement's secretary general contacted the concerned authorities for that purpose.
Jarrar further said that the PA security had sent summonses to 15 young supporters of the PFLP in Deheisha refugee camp and nine of them were detained, and stressed that her movement will work on their release.
The PA security claims that the young activists confronted its elements during an operation in the camp and threw stones at their cars causing damage to one of them.
PA source: Captives taken during PA militia arrest campaign tortured, abused
AL-KHALIL, (PIC)-- A source close to the Palestinian Authority security militia in Al-Khalil confirmed that detainees held during the PA militia’s recent arrest campaign in the West Bank are brutally tortured.
This comes after several prisoners released the night before Eid al-Fitr reported several instances of torture and abuse during their detention.
Dozens of Palestinians arrested after the Qassam Brigades operation in Al-Khalil late August were severely beaten and brutally assaulted by guards and investigators while in detention, the source said.
The source added that he saw elements from the PA militia using force against prisoners without regard for their ages, underscoring that some of the prisoners aged over 50 years.
The source reported several cases of chronic medical conditions progressing due to beatings, solitary confinement, malnutrition, and physical and psychological fatigue.
Sheikh Mohammed Halayqa, husband to Palestinian Legislative Council MP Samira Halayqeh has suffered from severe stress and fatigue after he was beaten several times by investigators in the Dhahiriya prison and placed in the prison’s bathroom for long hours.
Sheikh Nidhal al-Qawasema, who was among the 400 deportees to Maraj al-Zuhour in South Lebanon in the nineties of the past century by the Israeli occupation authority, was knocked unconscious several times in the Dhahiriya prison after he was beaten and abused.
Sayyaf Asafira, a young ex-prisoner from Beit Kahil, bears signs of severe torture on his feet.
One detainee who was released from the Dhahiriya prison said in an exclusive interview that prisoners suffer from shortage of necessary supplies, adding that guards treat prisoners harshly and have banned even paper tissues along with other fundamental items.
There are more than 400 detainees from Al-Khalil alone in the Dhahiriya prison, most of them ex-prisoners, he said.
A large number of women, most of whom are wives to prisoners and war casualties, are interviewed daily, he added.
Labels: ABBAS, Collaboration, Hamas, Palestine Days, PFLP, Torture
A Heinous Crime Without Punishment - The Sabra and Shatilla Massacre
A history of heinous massacres follows Israel's path throughout its zionist colonial project in Palestine and the surrounding countries. This was not the first genocidal crime against the Palestinians and other Arabs, nor the last, I fear.
The Sabra and Shatila Massacre
Robert Fisk: At Last the Truth About Sabra and Chatila Massacres:
"Sabra and Chatila Massacres - After 19 years, The Truth at Last?
By Robert Fisk
Date: November 28, 2001 [19 years after the massacre]
Source: Counterpunch.org
Sana Sersawi speaks carefully, loudly but slowly, as she recalls the chaotic, dangerous, desperately tragic events that overwhelmed her just over 19 years ago, on 18 September 1982. As one of the survivors prepared to testify against the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon--who was then Israel's defence minister--she stops to search her memory when she confronts the most terrible moments of her life. 'The Lebanese Forces militia [Phalangists] had taken us from our homes and marched us up to the entrance to the camp where a large hole had been dug in the earth. The men were told to get into it. Then the militiamen shot a Palestinian. The women and children had climbed over bodies to reach this spot, but we were truly shocked by seeing this man killed in front of us and there was a roar of shouting and screams from the women. That's when we heard the Israelis on loudspeakers shouting, 'Give us the men, give us the men.' We thought, 'Thank God, they will save us.'' It was to prove a cruelly false hope.
Mrs Sersawi, three months pregnant, saw her husband Hassan, 30, and her Egyptian brother-in-law Faraj el-Sayed Ahmed standing in the crowd of men. 'We were told to walk up the road towards the Kuwaiti embassy, the women and children in front, the men behind. We had been separated. There were Phalangist militiamen and Israeli soldiers walking alongside us. I could still see Hassan and Faraj. It was like a parade. There were several hundred of us. When we got to the Cite Sportif, the Israelis put us women in a big concrete room and the men were taken to another side of the stadium. There were a lot of men from the camp and I could no longer see my husband. The Israelis went round saying 'Sit, sit.' It was 11am. An hour later, we were told to leave. But we stood around outside amid the Israeli soldiers, waiting for our men.'
Sana Sersawi waited in the bright, sweltering sun for Hassan and Faraj to emerge. 'Some men came out, none of them younger than 40, and they told us to be patient, that hundreds of men were still inside. Then about 4pm, an Israeli officer came out. He was wearing dark glasses and said in Arabic: 'What are you all waiting for?' He said there was nobody left, that everyone had gone. There were Israeli trucks moving out with tarpaulin over them. We couldn't see inside. And there were jeeps and tanks and a bulldozer making a lot of noise. We stayed there as it got dark and the Israelis appeared to be leaving and we were very nervous. But then when the Israelis had moved away, we went inside. And there was no one there. Nobody. I had been only three years married. I never saw my husband again.'
Today, a Belgian appeals court will begin a hearing to decide if Prime Minister Sharon should be prosecuted for the massacre of Palestinian civilians at the Sabra and Chatila refugee camps in Beirut in 1982. (Belgian laws allow courts to try foreigners for war crimes committed on foreign soil.) In working on this case, the prosecution believes that it has discovered shocking new evidence of Israel's involvement.
The evidence centres on the Camille Chamoun Sports Stadium-- the 'Cite Sportif'. Only two miles from Beirut airport, the damaged stadium was a natural holding centre for prisoners. It had been an ammunition dump for Yasser Arafat's PLO and repeatedly bombed by Israeli jets during the 1982 siege of Beirut so that its giant, smashed exterior looked like a nightmare denture. The Palestinians had earlier mined its cavernous interior, but its vast, underground storage space and athletics changing-rooms remained intact. It was a familiar landmark to all of us who lived in Beirut. At mid-morning on 18 September 1982--about the time Sana Sersawi says she was brought to the stadium--I saw hundreds of Palestinian and Lebanese prisoners, probably well over 1,000, sitting in its gloomy, dark interior, squatting in the dust, watched over by Israeli soldiers and plain-clothes Shin Beth (Israeli secret service) agents and men who I suspected were Lebanese collaborators. The men sat in silence, obviously in fear. From time to time, I noted, a few were taken away. They were put into Israeli army trucks or jeeps or Phalangist vehicles--for further 'interrogation'.
Nor did I doubt this. A few hundred metres away, inside the Sabra and Chatila Palestinian refugee camps, up to 600 massacre victims rotted in the sun, the stench of decomposition drifting over the prisoners and their captors alike. It was suffocatingly hot. Loren Jenkins of The Washington Post, Paul Eedle of Reuters and I had only got into the cells because the Israelis assumed--given our Western appearance--that we must have been members of Shin Beth. Many of the prisoners had their heads bowed. But Israel's Phalangist militiamen--still raging at the murder of their leader and president elect Bashir Gemayel--had been withdrawn from the camps, their slaughter over, and at least the Israeli army was now in charge. So what did these men have to fear?
Looking back--and listening to Sana Sersawi today--I shudder now at our innocence. My notes of the time, subsequently written into a book about Israel's 1982 invasion and its war with the PLO, contain some ominous clues. We found a Lebanese employee of Reuters, Abdullah Mattar, among the prisoners and obtained his release, Paul leading him away with his arm around the man's shoulders. 'They take us away, one by one, for interrogation,' one of the prisoners muttered to me. 'They are Haddad [Christian militia] men. Usually they bring the people back after interrogation, but not always. Sometimes the people do not return them.' Then an Israeli officer ordered me to leave. Why couldn't the prisoners talk to me, I asked? 'They can talk if they want,' he replied. 'But they have nothing to say.'
All the Israelis knew what had happened inside the camps. The smell of the corpses was now overpowering. Outside, a Phalangist jeep with the words 'Military Police' painted on it--if so exotic an institution could be associated with this gang of murderers--drove by. A few television crews had turned up. One filmed the Lebanese Christian militiamen outside the Cite Sportif. He also filmed a woman pleading to an Israeli army colonel called 'Yahya' for the release of her husband. (The colonel has now been positively identified by The Independent. Today, he is a general in the Israeli army.)
Along the main road opposite the stadium there was a line of Israeli Merkava tanks, their crews sitting on the turrets, smoking, watching the men being led from the stadium in ones or twos, some being set free, others being led away by Shin Beth men or by Lebanese men in drab khaki overalls. All these soldiers knew what had happened inside the camps. One of the members of the tank crews, Lt Avi Grabovsky--he was later to testify to the Israeli Kahan commission--had even witnessed the murder of several civilians the previous day and had been told not to 'interfere'.
And in the days that followed, strange reports reached us. A girl had been dragged from a car in Damour by Phalangist militiamen and taken away, despite her appeals to a nearby Israeli soldier. Then the cleaning lady of a Lebanese woman who worked for a US television chain complained bitterly that Israelis had arrested her husband. He was never seen again. There were other vague rumours of 'disappeared' people.
I wrote in my notes at the time that 'even after Chatila, Israel's 'terrorist' enemies were being liquidated in West Beirut'. But I had not directly associated this dark conviction with the Cite Sportif. I had not even reflected on the fearful precedents of a sports stadium in time of war. Hadn't there been a sports stadium in Santiago a few years before, packed with prisoners after Pinochet's coup d'etat, a stadium from which many prisoners never returned?
Among the testimonies gathered by lawyers seeking to indict Ariel Sharon for war crimes is that of Wadha al-Sabeq. On Friday, 17 September 1982, she said, while the massacre was still (unknown to her) underway inside Sabra and Chatila, she was in her home with her family in Bir Hassan, just opposite the camps. 'Neighbours came and said the Israelis wanted to stamp our ID cards, so we went downstairs and we saw both Israelis and Lebanese Forces [Phalangists] on the road. The men were separated from the women.' This separation--with its awful shadow of similar separations at Srebrenica during the Bosnian war--were a common feature of these mass arrests. 'We were told to go to the Cite Sportif. The men stayed put.' Among the men were Wadha's two sons, 19-year-old Mohamed and 16-year-old Ali and her brother Mohamed. 'We went to the Cite Sportif, as the Israelis told us,' she says. 'I never saw my sons or brother again.'
The survivors tell distressingly similar stories. Bahija Zrein says she was ordered by an Israeli patrol to go to the Cite Sportif and the men with her, including her 22-year-old brother, were taken away. Some militiamen--watched by the Israelis--loaded him into a car, blindfolded, she claims. 'That's how he disappeared,' she says in her official testimony, 'and I have never seen him again since.'
It was only a few days afterwards that we journalists began to notice a discrepancy in the figures of dead. While up to 600 bodies had been found inside Sabra and Chatila, 1,800 civilians had been reported as 'missing'. We assumed--how easy assumptions are in war--that they had been killed in the three days between 16 September 1982 and the withdrawal of the Phalangist killers on the 18th, that their corpses had been secretly buried outside the camp. Beneath the golf course, we suspected. The idea that many of these young people had been murdered outside the camps or after the 18th, that the killings were still going on while we walked through the camps, never occurred to us.
Why did we not think of this at the time? The following year, the Israeli Kahan commission published its report, condemning Sharon but ending its own inquiry of the atrocity on 18 September, with just a one-line hint--unexplained-- that several hundred people may have 'disappeared' at about the same time. The commission interviewed no Palestinian survivors but it was allowed to become the narrative of history. The idea that the Israelis went on handing over prisoners to their bloodthirsty militia allies never occurred to us. The Palestinians of Sabra and Chatila are now giving evidence that this is exactly what happened. One man, Abdel Nasser Alameh, believes his brother Ali was handed to the Phalange on the morning of the 18th. A Palestinian Christian woman called Milaneh Boutros has recorded how, in a truck-load of women and children, she was taken from the camps to the Christian town of Bikfaya, the home of the newly assassinated Christian president-elect Bashir Gemayel, where a grief-stricken Christian woman ordered the execution of a 13-year-old boy in the truck. He was shot. The truck must have passed at least four Israeli checkpoints on its way to Bikfaya. And heaven spare me, I realise now that I had even met the woman who ordered the boy's execution.
Even before the slaughter inside the camps had ended, Shahira Abu Rudeina says she was taken to the Cite Sportif where, in one of the underground 'holding centres', she saw a retarded man, watched by Israeli soldiers, burying bodies in a pit. Her evidence might be rejected were it not for the fact that she also expressed her gratitude for an Israeli soldier--inside the Chatila camp, against all the evidence given by the Israelis--who prevented the murder of her daughters by the Phalange.
Long after the war, the ruins of the Cite Sportif were torn down and a brand new marble stadium was built in its place, partly by the British. Pavarotti has sung there. But the testimony of what may lie beneath its foundations--and its frightful implications--might give Ariel Sharon further reason to fear an indictment.
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Labels: Lebanon, Sabra and Chatila, Uprooted Palestinians
Grim prospects for Gaza's fishermen and farmers
Mohammed Omer, The Electronic Intifada, 17 September 2010
Zaki al-Habeel (left) prepares his boat. (Mohammed Omer/IPS)
GAZA CITY, occupied Gaza Strip (IPS) - As the many colors of the fish and flowers slowly disappear from the Gaza landscape, the already grim prospects of the besieged residents begins to look even bleaker.
Fishing was a profession that used to keep thousands of fishermen and their families fed, but with Israel restricting the movements of fishermen, the catches are diminishing.
The same fate has overtaken the local flower farmers whose carnations were the delight of lovers and loved ones across Europe. Gaza used to export 75 million flowers to the European Union duty free, before Israel embargoed all export.
There is little movement on the harbor during the day. Only a few fishing boats line the piers of the Gaza Strip.
"The fish are waiting, but the fishermen are being kept away," says Zaki al-Habeel, a 33-year-old father of seven. But just before sunset, he is ready to go fishing.
Al-Habeel is not allowed to go as far out as he used to. The fishermen have been set a limit of three miles. "But it is not really three full miles," he says.
Often he is only a mile-and-a-half out before the Israeli navy fires at him. Al-Habeel and his brothers who are all fishermen risk injuries and damage to equipment every time they sail out.
Over the last decade, the Israeli navy has increasingly restricted Palestinian access to fishing zones along the Gaza beach, a UN report revealed last month.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) compiled the report in cooperation with the World Food Program (WFP).
The report said Palestinian fishermen have been barred from 85 percent of the naval territory to which they are entitled under the Oslo agreement of 1993 between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization.
The report also focused on the buffer zone between Israel and Gaza where farmers are shot at for tilling their own lands. The report mentions 22 Palestinians killed and 146 wounded in such incidents since January 2009.
Yet the farmers and fishermen continue to access these prohibited areas, risking their life and limb.
As al-Habeel says, he and his brothers "have to feed our families." The last time, the Israeli navy shot out the fuel lines that are connected to his boat. Al-Habeel was just relieved they did not hit the small fuel tank, which is expensive and hard to find.
Last month, a 22-year-old fisherman was hospitalized with gunshot injuries when he was perhaps a little more than two miles from the shore, other fishermen said.
The plight of the flower growers is just as wretched. Gaza-grown carnations, marketed under the brand name Coral, were popular all over Europe. But the situation has been going downhill for a while. In 2008, IPS had interviewed the carnation farmer Majed Hadaeid when his situation was quite desperate.
He had owned a 130-dunam (32-acre) farm yielding 16-17 million carnations a year in 30 different varieties and colors. This year he has lost his entire four-million-dollar business, and is burdened with debts amounting to $1.5 million.
There is a faint hope though. The European Campaign to Break the Siege on Gaza announced in July that more than 9,000 delegates have applied to take a "Freedom Flotilla" to Gaza. They are raising 100,000 Euros to send an Irish ship this autumn.
Hadaeid hopes these aid boats from Europe will help the other farmers to survive. "We need the flotillas to keep up continuous pressure on Israel," he said.
The fishermen nostalgically remember that day in August 2008 when the first flotilla arrived and members of the Free Gaza Movement joined them on their boats.
Al-Habeel says, "We were then able to get as far as six miles to fish."
Everyone cheers the news of another flotilla. Fatima Subhi, a 49-year-old schoolteacher said, "I welcome such delegations."
The news has not all been positive though. In May this year, Israelis attacked the Turkish aid boat Mavi Marmara killing nine persons on board, including a Turkish-American passenger.
Turkish flags are seen at almost every street corner. A dish seller is wearing a Turkish flag as a T-shirt. "They shed their blood for us, so we wear their flag over our hearts," he says.
This summer, quite a few Turkish names have appeared on shop fronts. There is the Marmara Restaurant, the Istanbul Cafe and a ladies cosmetics shop simply called Istanbul.
Samir al-Ejjel, who owns a shop selling carnations, has designed a bouquet he calls Erdogan in honor of the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and has a Turkish flag flying outside his shop.
There was a report in the Israeli daily Maariv last week that thousands of activists from Western nations, as well as from Arab countries and even Israeli citizens, were preparing to send a flotilla of thirty ships.
Al-Habeel likes to think that the many different people who came by land or sea are just like the wide varieties of fish he used to catch.
As he waits hopefully for the flotillas to return, a younger fisherman talks about the "beautiful ladies" who were on board. "The Israelis do not dare to shoot at [European] women," he says with a smile.
"Those flotillas gave us hope that rights can be protected -- even under gunfire," he added.
In the past, the fishermen and flower farmers have appealed to the EU for support. But with governments turning a deaf ear, they call on humanitarian activists from around the world. They hold on to the hope that by Christmas there will be more varieties of fish on the table here, and colorful Gaza carnations in the markets of Europe.
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Labels: Humanitarian crisis, Life under occupation, Siege on Gaza
Three Palestinians wounded in Bil’in march against apartheid wall
RAMALLAH, (PIC)-- Three Palestinians were wounded and dozens choked by tear gas Friday in clashes that broke out between Israeli troops and demonstrators in Bil’in village, Ramallah district, during a weekly march against the apartheid wall and settlement activity.
Local sources said Israel troops fired stun grenades, rubber bullets, and gas bombs at protesters. Tal Shapira, 25, Amjad Abu Rahma, 16, and Fadi al-Khatib, 15, were hit with gas bombs during the incident.
The march was also in support of detained anti wall activists Abdullah Abu Rahma and Adeeb Abu Rahma, against whom Israeli military prosecutors are pushing for a maximum sentence.
Dozens of other demonstrators suffered breathing difficulties in the Bethlehem village of Al-Ma’sara when Israeli forces suppressed a weekly march in protest of the separation wall and settlement activity in the village.
Dozens of villagers and foreign activists raised Palestinian flags and chanted slogans against Israel’s settlement policies to play their part in the march.
IOF detains six Jerusalemites after clashes
Labels: Jerusalem, nonviolence, Occupation Terrorism, Occupied West Bank, Popular Resistance
Ramallah traitors lauche "Smiles and Appeasement Campaign" among Jews ...
Palestinian officials launch 'smiles campaign' in U.S. Jewish media
Campaign aims to drum up support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during his upcoming U.S. visit to participate in the UN general assembly.
By Shlomo Shamir
American Jewish publications have received numerous proposals in recent days from senior Palestinian officials to interview Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who will be arriving in New York next week to attend the United Nations General Assembly.
The Palestinians hope to utilize Abbas' trip to carry out what they describe as a "smiles and appeasement campaign" among America's Jewish community, in efforts to raise sympathy and support among U.S. Jews.
Abbas' senior advisers were also trying to secure an interview on the popular channel Fox News.
Abbas is scheduled to arrive in New York at the beginning of next week to speak at the UN assembly. The Palestinian president is also expected to participate in a panel as part of a summit organized by former U.S. president Bill Clinton.
The campaign is part of a targeted Palestinian effort to communicate a message to the greater Jewish community in the U.S. that Abbas is serious about peace negotiations and is ready to strike a peace agreement with the U.S.
The non-profit organization Israel Project, which provides information on the Middle East, was planning to hold a special dinner in Abbas' honor during his visit.
Labels: Corporate Media, Ramallah Traitors, Shalom
The U.S. Stirs Persian Gulf Waters - The Saudi Arms Deal
Via South Lebanon
By RANNIE AMIRI, CounterPunch, September 18th, 2010
It would be the single largest foreign arms deal in United States history.
Pending congressional approval, the Obama administration plans to sell $60 billion in advanced aircraft and sophisticated weaponry to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Add $30 billion in proposed enhancements to the country’s navy and ballistic missile-defense systems, and the result is one huge jobs program, further deterioration in Saudi-Iranian relations and heightened tension in the Persian Gulf—all calculated endpoints.
That the colossal arms package was made public enough to be reported on in Monday’s Wall Street Journal indicates it comes without serious Israeli objection—giving credence to the longstanding notion that Saudi Arabia and Israel maintain increasingly close ties, joined by a mutual animus toward Iran.
The agreement would authorize Riyadh to buy 84 new F-15 fighter jets, upgrade another 70 and purchase three types of attack helicopters: 70 Apaches, 72 Black Hawks and 36 Little Birds. If Congress makes no significant modifications and Saudi Arabia opts for the entire package, a $90 billion deal to allegedly help the Kingdom counter Iranian influence is in the offing.
Boeing would be responsible for production of all aircraft other than the Black Hawk. They estimated the deal would support at least 75,000 direct or indirect jobs in 44 states. The muted criticism of the proposal by reflexively pro-Israel lawmakers was aided—not by the potential for job creation—but by knowledge that the fighters will not be equipped with long-range missiles and would soon be followed by the sale of the even more advanced F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to Israel as part of $30 billion in military assistance over 10 years.
Loren Thompson, defense consultant with the Lexington Institute, said, “With domestic demand for weapons headed down, the big defense companies have been looking overseas to customers like Saudi Arabia to make up the difference. Those countries have money to spend at a time when the U.S. government is in dire fiscal straits.”
It is lamentable that the type of economic stimulus upon which the Obama administration is embarking will come at the expense of exacerbating, rather than easing, hostilities between Persian Gulf rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Anthony Cordesman, defense analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies superficially concluded that the anticipated sale will “ … help give Saudi Arabia the capability to convince Iran that it can't use missiles or air power against Saudi Arabia or its neighbors.”
That might hold true if anyone seriously believed Iran was foolish enough to contemplate the use of military force against its Arab neighbors. In fact, it is arguably Iran who ought to be wary of Saudi Arabia.
As The Sunday Times reported in a June 2010 article titled “Saudi Arabia gives Israel clear skies to attack Iranian nuclear sites,” U.S. defense sources stated that Saudi Arabia had agreed to stand down its air defenses and allow Israel use of a narrow stretch of airspace should they decide to conduct bombing raids into Iran.
“The Saudis have given their permission for the Israelis to pass over and they will look the other way … This has all been done with the agreement of the [U.S.] State Department,” said one source.
The etiology of Saudi Arabia’s antagonist Iran posture is multifactorial. It not only involves the Wahabi establishment’s intolerance of Shia Muslims (the same Wahabis whose religious sanction is required for the al-Sauds to govern at all), but recognition of what Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution led to and may continue to inspire: the overthrow of repressive, corrupt, Western-backed royal dynasties.
The same anxieties are held by other like-minded Persian Gulf monarchies, Egypt and Jordan—all recipients of American military largesse. Indeed, the U.S. and Israel have done their utmost to stoke and capitalize on these fears.
The massive arms deal with Saudi Arabia is just one more step toward war, one more step toward death in the Persian Gulf.
Rannie Amiri is an independent Middle East commentator. He may be reached at: rbamiri [at] yahoo [dot] com
Posted by Jnoubiyeh at 9:30 AM
Labels: Iran, Saudia, USA
United States laid ground for Ergenekon “Deep State” in Turkey
By Wayne MadsenOnline Journal Contributing Writer
(WMR) -- WMR has discovered a formerly Secret document from the U.S. Department of State that confirms the United States not only supported the Turkish military coup that ousted the nation’s democratically-elected government in 1980 but actively supported the military-imposed Turkish Constitution as “reformist.”
The citizens of Turkey recently voted in a referendum and approved 26 constitutional amendments that will transform Turkey into a democratic state without the threat of the military and national security state-affiliated judiciary trumping the power of the Parliament and the people. Neocons have condemned the referendum as a threat to secularism in Turkey and a move to an Islamic state. However, the neocons and their allies in Israel are concerned that a Mossad -and CIA-imposed Turkish “Deep State” has finally seen its power largely destroyed with the impending adoption of a new Turkish Constitution. The referendum, which passed with 58 percent of the vote, is a victory for the Justice and Development Party (AKP) of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Many of the roots of the creation of the most recent variant of the Turkish Deep State, known as Ergenekon, can be seen in the State Department policy paper dated September 5, 1981, and titled “USG Policy toward Turkey.” When the State Department document was drafted, Turkey’s military junta leader, General Kenan Evren, was drafting the present Turkish Constitution. The 1981 Turkish military draft Constitution’s “reforms” were referred to in the State Department policy document’s author Lawrence Eagleburger, the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs: “It is too early to judge whether the fundamental GOT reforms, now in place or in prospect, will succeed.” The document also talks about the “relief” provided to the United States by the 1980 military coup: “The military takeover of September 1980 brought temporary relief and for the moment broke the back of radical movements -- including pro-Islamic ones -- which had come to the fore in the 1970s.”
Eagleburger signaled his and the Reagan administration’s support for the Turkish junta because of the same bogus reasons that neocons today criticize the Erdogan government: the bogeyman of Turkish Islamic political power. Eagleburger warned that Turkey could “drift away from NATO and Western-style government; alignment with Middle East states which supply oil and markets; possibly even neutralism growing out of accommodations with the USSR.” Today, the neocons, Israelis, and their Ergenekon allies in Turkey argue the same points in demonizing the Turkish government: that Turkey is drifting from NATO, that it is turning to oil suppliers and markets like Iran, and has a growing relationship with Russia.
Eagleburger then outlines how the Reagan administration would cement U.S. ties with Turkey to prevent the above scenarios from being realized. He writes: “ . . . the Turkish-American relationship has no natural constituency in terms of shared history, economic interdependence, ethic or family ties. The absence of a ‘Turkish lobby’ in the United States is indicative.” Two of the recipients of the Eagleburger document would later help fill the void and help create the American Turkish Council (ATC), a lobby group patterned after their friends at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Those two recipients of the Eagleburger document were Richard Perle, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy, and Paul Wolfowitz, Director of Policy Planning at the State Department. Other recipients of the Eagleburger policy document on Turkey included Robert Hormats, the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs [and who is now the Undersecretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs under Hillary Clinton]; Ronald Spiers, the director of the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research, former U.S. ambassador to Turkey from 1977 to 1980; and the prospective U.S. ambassador to Pakistan; Richard Burt, the Director of Politico-Military Affairs for the State Department; and Nicholas Veliotes, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs.
The nature of the bilateral U.S.-Turkish relations were described as a “best effort” to help Turkey in all respects, including an “understanding” of Turkey’s position in Greek-Turkish issues and dealing with “Armenian terrorism.” In 1981, Armenia was a constituent republic of the USSR. Today, it is “Kurdish terrorism” that plagues Turkey since Armenia is now an independent state with a natural and politically-powerful constituency in the United States. The Eagleburger document describes the Evren junta as perceiving the Reagan administration as making a “best effort” in providing financial support to Turkey from Washington’s “weighing in” on the “International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Saudis, and other potential donors.”
Eagleburger also warns of “nettlesome” issues that could adversely affect U.S. relations with the Turkish junta, for example, “Congressional badgering on Cyprus, on relations with Greece, on the pace of return to democracy, and an Armenian niche in the proposed Holocaust Museum.”
The United States, through an alliance with Israel and its influence peddlers in Washington, would ensure that the Turkish pace of democracy would not return to normal until the recent approval by the Turkish people of a new constitution that will eradicate the Turkish junta’s military “reforms” championed by Eagleburger and his band of proto-neocons in the Reagan administration in 1981. Attempts over the past eight years by Ergenekon to overthrow the AKP government failed and with the new constitutional changes, Ergenekon’s and Israel’s ability to influence events in Turkish politics have been curtailed, save for the continuing threat of covert Israeli provocation of terrorism involving the Kurds.
Previously published in the Wayne Madsen Report.
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Labels: Turkey, US Foreign Policy
"... A Nightmare for All..."
Via Froday-Lunch-Club
Abumuqawama at CNAS:
" I want to make clear that I do not believe another war in southern Lebanon is likely to serve the interests of the peoples of either Israel or Lebanon. I also do not believe the kind of war Jeff foresees will serve U.S. interests. I think peace, in other words, is in everyone's interests....
Finally, Jeff feels confident that Israel would "win", operationally and tactically, in the event of another war with Hizballah. I, by contrast, think the scenario he envisions amounts to a nightmare for all parties in the region and do not think either Israel or Hizballah would end the war with a better peace than the one they enjoy now."
(Full report/ here)
Labels: Hezbullah, Zionist entity
Novel gets to truth of Sabra and Shatila
Matthew Cassel, The Electronic Intifada, 17 September 2010
Israel's invasion of Lebanon and subsequent 22-year-long occupation has been the focus of three acclaimed Israeli films in recent years: Lebanon, Waltz with Bashir and Beaufort tell the story of this era from the perspective of the occupiers. All young men serving in the Israeli army, the films' protagonists question their roles in Lebanon. However, this narrative perspective leads the viewer to empathize with the occupier and thus do little other than reinforce a simplistic falsification of Israel's history as a country always conflicted when waging necessary wars of self-defense. This is the narrative that continues to dominate the Western media.
Not one of these films makes the slightest attempt to humanize Israel's victims or tell the story from their perspective. In contrast, UK author Mischa Hiller's first novel, Sabra Zoo is told through the eyes of a young man named Ivan. Sabra Zoo follows the adventures of this son of a Dutch mother and Palestinian father who serves as an officer in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in Beirut during the most intense period of Israel's invasion of Lebanon.
Ivan's thrilling story starts in the weeks following the evacuation of the PLO after more than a decade of being based in Lebanon and ends soon after the Israeli invasion of Beirut. The evacuation of the PLO was followed by the infamous massacres at the Sabra and Shatila Palestinian refugee camps in southern Beirut committed 28 years ago this week by right-wing militias allied with Israel. Because of his multicultural background and European passport, Ivan acts as an interpreter for foreign nongovernmental organization (NGO) workers in Sabra and Shatila and also runs packages and undertakes other menial yet dangerous tasks for a presumed PLO operative working covertly in West Beirut.
Sabra Zoo leads the reader through various aspects of Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon in the midst of the country's 15-year-long civil war. Yet Hiller attempts to ground the story through its protagonist. As an 18-year-old, Ivan acts like many other young men, constantly preoccupied with thoughts of sex and alcohol. At points throughout the story, however, Ivan's character comes across as insensitive and unbelievable for the way he jumps from the horrors faced by people in the camps to his more immediate obsession with getting laid.
Yet, like most who witness war at a young age, Ivan shows a wisdom that others only get much later in life, if ever at all. He's deeply disturbed through his exposure to Palestinian children and families affected by cluster bombs and other ordnance and is distraught when he has to translate the doctors' unfortunate prognoses to patients and their families. But he never shies away. Ivan shows incredible courage, learning to deal with the siege and attack while continuing his various jobs.
Ivan's character is also able to offer readers a glimpse of Western perception of the war through the eyes of foreign NGO workers and journalists with whom he collaborates throughout the story.
A foreign cameraperson covering the war tells Ivan while editing video of cluster bomb victims that doing so is a "'waste of time.'" He explains: "'People in the West don't want to see too much reality over dinner. All the gory stuff gets edited out in London or New York ... I think if they showed the real effects of war we wouldn't have it anymore.'" Through this character, Hiller presents a universality that any Western journalist who has covered conflict in this region is aware of: the horrific effects of war as seen on the ground are much different than the sanitized imagery the media sells in the West.
However, throughout the book Hiller leaves the reader frustrated by not narrating who fired the cluster bombs, even making it difficult to understand who is laying siege to Beirut. The most problematic part comes when Hiller introduces the reader to the Nakba, or "the catastrophe" as Ivan translates it while working with refugees in the camp, with no mention of the ethnic cleansing that took place by Zionist militias who forced 750,000 Palestinians to leave their homes in what is today considered Israel. Sure to mention that "back home was Palestine," the story goes no further to describe the circumstances in which Palestinians, soon to be massacred in refugee camps, had to leave their homes in the first place. While a reader familiar with the history of this region can easily deduce that Israel is responsible for the Nakba, firing cluster bombs and laying siege to Beirut, others might be left wondering. This is a novel and not a history text book, but as an historical novel, such context is important.
Despite this, Sabra Zoo makes viscerally clear the brutality of Israel's invasion, unlike the skewed history presented in Waltz with Bashir, which also focuses on the massacres. Waltz's portrayal of mostly benign Israeli soldiers who merely fired a few shots on their way to Beirut and then lit flares over the camp, mostly oblivious to the massacring happening below, is contradictory to both history and Hiller's narrative. When Israel finally entered Beirut after a brutal assault that killed nearly 20,000 Lebanese and Palestinians and injured many more, the PLO had already left and thus the invading army faced practically no resistance at the Lebanese capital. "'Who will resist them now?'" asks Ivan's PLO friend, frightened after the fighters had left and turned their weapons over to the Lebanese authorities. Hiller's narrative exposes the utter cowardice of Israel's invasion of a city unable to defend itself as well as its responsibility for one of the most gruesome events of recent decades.
Retelling the story of an event that took place 28 years ago may seem trivial to some who want to remain focused on the present and future, rather than with events of the past. But before Beirut -- now one of the world's most popular tourist destinations -- becomes a city that can be enjoyed by foreigners and its inhabitants alike, those who have devastated it before with impunity and are threatening to do so again must first be brought to justice. Sabra Zoo is recommended reading for anyone hoping to better understand Israel's invasion of Beirut and Palestinian refugees' long struggle for justice that continues to this day.
Matthew Cassel is based in Beirut, Lebanon and is Assistant Editor of The Electronic Intifada. His website is http://justimage.org.
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Labels: Lebanon, Nazi Germany, Phalange party, Sabra and Chatila, Sharon, Uprooted Palestines, War Crimes and Criminals
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About the Washington, DC Interview Tour 2018
Every two years, juniors and seniors from Mount Madonna School travel to Washington, DC to meet with both political and NGO leaders. This is the blog for the 2018 journey.
DC 2018 SCHEDULE-
Saturday May 12th:
Sunday May 13th:
Monday May 14th:
Admiral Stephen Rochon - Former Chief Executive Usher, The White House
Sean O'Keefe - Former NASA Administrator
Tuesday May 15th:
Ambassador Melanne Verveer - Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
Susannah Wellford - President and Founder of Running Start and WUFPAC
Aaron Black - Activist and Political Strategist
Wednesday May 16th:
Congress - House Gallery Visit, Ways and Means Committee
Congressman John Lewis
Thursday May 17th:
Congressman Earl Blumenauer
Nancy Lindborg - President, US Institute of Peace
Friday May 18th:
Event: Moms Summit with Nancy Pelosi
Congressman Jimmy Panetta
Congressman Tom Cole
Shalanda Young - Democratic Staff Director, House Appropriations Committee
Depart for overnight in Blueridge Mountains
Blueridge Mountains: Interview Prep
Return to Washington, DC
Monday May 21st:
Cokie Roberts - ABC, NPR
Alyse Nelson - President and CEO, Vital Voices
Ezra Levin - Founder, Co-Executive Director of Indivisible
Tuesday May 22nd:
Layli Miller-Muro - Founder & Executive Director, Tahirih Justice Center
Amy O'Neill Richard - Senior Advisor, State Department Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Laura A. Liswood - Secretary General, Council of Women World Leaders
Wednesday May 23rd:
Return to California
Hope and Empowerment Through Diversity
-Susannah Wellford is the founder of Running Start and Women Under Forty Political Action Committee (WUFPAC)
-Melanne Verveer is the Executive Director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, and was the first Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, and former Chief of Staff for First Lady Hillary Clinton
Emily Villareal
This morning we had the privilege of going to the Cosmos Club for breakfast. Since 1878 the club has been a place for intellectuals of many different professions and interest to come together. The building itself was only a few blocks away from our hostel, but stepping into it was almost like stepping back in time. It was beautiful and elegant, and it was something I knew I could only experience because of this trip.
Just a few questions into the interview with Melanne Verveer, I could already see how much she cared about women’s rights as human rights, but she wasn’t just passionate—she was experienced and knew the facts behind her passion. When 30% of the decision makers are women, it reaches a critical mass of representation and as a result companies are more successful in performance. So it can even be in a company’s self-interest to elevate qualified women into board roles. It just makes sense to support diversity.
Sometimes I feel like we aren’t making any progress in women’s rights when I read the news and hear about the violence, lack of education, underrepresentation, and health care issues affecting women worldwide. But Verveer told us stories of hope. In the villages of Senegal it was common for women to go through female genital mutilation (FGM) as a social rite of passage. It was considered necessary if women wanted acceptance by the community and a good life. She spoke with the women of one village, and they told her how they wished they could end this practice. It caused many health issues and pain for the women, but without it they were outcast from the community. Although the country implemented some protections for women, nothing stopped—until Verveer was able to work with the men and women of the villages to communicate what was really at stake in the issue. In democratic discussions the decision was made to end the practice, and because other villages intermarry, the leaders encouraged all surrounding villages to end FGM. Real change happened. Verveer said, “Ending a practice doesn’t begin and end with changing a law.” Personally I have always had difficulty engaging in politics because it felt disconnected from real people to me, but on this trip I am starting to understand how policy and people can come together to move toward equality.
Mara Peruzzi
Melanne Verveer
Today was our second day of interviews in DC. We had the amazing opportunity to interview both Melanne Verveer and Susannah Wellford. Both of these women are inspiring because they have broken new ground in areas that need improvement, especially regarding women’s progress in society. I found both of these women to be not only very knowledgeable and passionate about what they do, but they were also very honest when answering our interview questions.
Melanne Verveer is a very strong and powerful woman. This interview was a little bit different from the other ones so far because we had the chance to eat breakfast at the glamorous Cosmos Club with Melanne Verveer. I was pretty nervous at first, but the moment she came into the room and talked to us freely, I immediately sensed her authentic and wise personality. What I took away from this interview was that countries around the world can still maintain their culture while undergoing change to the desire and rights of their citizens. The most important things I learned were: stay present to your circumstances, use the power you have to determine your purpose, and that we are still working at equality between genders to allow a non-biased opinion of people, especially those in power.
Susannah Wellford
Susannah Wellford is an incredible woman with a very personable nature. Her comforting presence radiated with a positive and very authentic aura. The advice I most resonated with was to take happiness over success/money when deciding what path to take in life. By staying present and in the moment instead of “letting yourself get in the way,” the fear of failure is filed down a little bit and awareness kicks in. As I am still exploring what I would like to study in college, this honest advice was short and simple, but very impactful for me. Wellford spoke honestly and openly about the fear of failure many people hold, and that by embracing failure one can become stronger. Another important lesson related to this is when she spoke about how practicing confidence when you are struggling can actually grow real confidence. From Susannah I learned that asking for help from a mentor, or someone you admire, is not a bad thing. Instead, asking for advice can allow you to grow as a person, as it helps you reach goals that may be hard to attain without some guidance. I also learned that competing against other people who you assume are “better” than you does not improve your circumstances; instead, use other people as resources, not for competition.
Both Susannah Wellford and Melanne Verveer spoke about diversity and how it enhances the richness in life. Susannah touched on how we are often comfortable in our own bubbles, and it causes us to have a hard time opening up to diversity and others’ views and opinions. But, once we learn to open our minds to what we are not familiar with, we can embrace diversity. Melanne Verveer spoke about diversity as well, specifically about how universities with high rates of diversity provide a “richer experience” because there are people who are not just like you; learning about other people’s backgrounds and views can allow you to become a more well-rounded person.
Sage Turner
The trip so far has been an absolute blast, and I am continually inspired and in awe as each new day is met. Today is my third day here, and I have just started to adjust to the pretty dramatic shift of the East Coast. The architecture is breathtaking and satisfying to the eye, the Metro train system is an absolute exhilarating experience, and the hustling of all the confident people here is exciting and has totally propelled our group to strut in our sleek clothes to mirror them. The East Coast street life has so far taught me to be precautious of the wild drivers as well as pedestrians because one grown man has already screamed at me for being in his way.
As far as interviews go, I’ve begun to understand the process more deeply and appreciate it. Creating a question for these influential politicians and leaders is usually challenging for me; however, after some research I can more comfortably get in touch with what I really want to know or take away from the interviewee. I came to this realization today when we interviewed Susannah Wellford. This was a woman that I chose to research in the pre-trip process, and I even got a sense then of what a wonderful woman she is.
The interview felt very much like a casual conversation as Susannah was really approachable and was an overall warm and kind woman. She spoke to us on a common ground, and my classmates and I were able to relate with her easily and really take into account the valuable advice and stories she shared. The fact that she has cultivated her ideas into creating Running Start, her organization empowering women to run for office and participate in politics, was very inspiring to me and was what drew me to her in the first place. From Susannah, I took away positivity, the gleaming future that my generation has the capability of attaining, and how young voices really can be heard. She instilled hope in me.
Since I’m a junior in high school, who doesn’t have any idea which direction to take going into college, she really helped me understand why that is no big deal. She mentioned that many successful people she knows didn’t take a direct path in their lives; they explored many different things and pursued the different directions that opened up, the “zig-zag path.” She said, “Happiness encompasses everything. If you have something that makes you happy, then you are successful.” This moment struck me because it really ensured the direction I want my life to go, to really pursue something that brings light and joy and gives me daily motivation. Another light that was brought up by Susannah was her view on diversity. She spoke about the happiness she feels when gathering young women across the nation for one of her summer programs and sees the immense diversity in the girls. I connected this perspective she had with that of Melanne Verveer, whom we interviewed this morning at breakfast in the Cosmos club.
Melanne Verveer said, “When people around you are different, that’s a rich part of life.” She accounted that our American culture is critically defined by our diversity and that is what we thrive on. Melanne impacted me instantly with her gleaming kindness and wisdom. She was very interested and wanted to learn about us as much as we wanted to learn about her, which resulted in a very impactful interview.
I really look forward to the rest of the trip, and I’m keeping a very open mind in order to soak up information and get meaning out of the experience.
Aimee Kerr
Today we had an interview with Susannah Wellford. The first thing I noticed about her was her confidence and energy. She talked with so much hope that it gave me hope for the future. I never once doubted anything she said because she seemed to believe in herself so much. About halfway through the interview she mentioned that everyone struggles with confidence. This was a huge surprise to me because I couldn’t imagine that would be true of her. She told a story about how she brings in women to talk to younger girls about women’s rights. She said that even these women would second-guess their performance right after talking to the girls about being confident. This struck me because I do the same thing.
Even just today when I asked Susannah my question, I stressed out about the one word that I had said a little off. I never realized that women with jobs that call for so much confidence might be going through anything similar to what I do when faced with something nerve-racking. Her advice was to remind yourself that you belong. Older women who seem “perfect” to girls my age have their own struggles as well. The fact that they can rise to do such great things gives me hope. It gives me confidence just knowing that I am not the only one and that I can do whatever I want to do as long as I believe I can.
Phoebe Grant
Today we interviewed Susannah Wellford, founder of Running Start, an organization that encourages young women to join politics. The interview was so enjoyable; Wellford was absolutely amazing and inspiring from the second she walked in the room. She speaks with such confidence on the truth of the political climate, but remains optimistic while doing so. I loved how passionate and driven she is to inspire young women, which is exactly what she did in our time speaking with her. After every question, she took the time to really think about and construct what her answer would be. The whole interview was extremely interesting, but there were a few things that stuck out to me.
She said that no matter what choices you make, even if they’re the best ones, inevitably there will be difficulties. Keep going even if failure is a possibility. What matters are the choices you make regarding how to act towards your circumstances. It helps to allow ourselves to process pain and be able to feel it for a little while. Let it sink in, and then move on. This lets us process and see what’s good in our lives, which we then appreciate more.
She also spoke about the constant pressure women have to measure themselves against each other, which really stuck out to me. The constant competition of beauty and success that comes with social media, jobs, and even cosmetics ads is so prevalent in every woman and girl’s life, especially for teenagers like myself. I also related this to my transition to college, and the constant fear that every other girl at my school will be better than me. I want to pay attention and highlight this because I know that if I go into it with that barrier of fear and judgment, it will completely affect my learning experience, and my ability to make friends as well. Everyone, including young women like me, needs to stop putting women down, and start being positive and supportive in order to change our society for the better.
Samith Lakka
Today was our second day of interviews in Washington DC. This afternoon we spoke with Susannah Wellford, a highly intelligent and confident woman who clearly portrays her knowledge about the subject of women empowerment. She is a single mother with twin boys and the head of her own successful nonprofit organization called Running Start.
As soon as Susannah sat down, she had already started up conversations with the people around herself. Her warm smile was inviting and lasted throughout the interview, which made it effortless to ask her questions. When people asked questions, she was delighted to answer and treated it more like a conversation. Each time she answered a question, you could tell she put a lot of thought into her answer in a short amount of time.
After answering all of the questions, she asked us two questions. The first question was about how the previous election had inspired us and the second question was what were the biggest internal problems in our lives. Both these questions had instant responses, which indicated how enthralled everyone was in the interview. For each answer she gave a personal piece of advice on overcoming these internal struggles. Before she left the room, everyone swarmed her to shake her hand and talk to her, but unfortunately she had to leave all too soon due to her busy schedule. The amount of energy left in the room was immense and a majority of the people said that this was their favorite interview yet.
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Demps said both former starters could be available as early as November, but returns in December or January are more realistic.Evans, 27, underwent three surgeries on his right knee in the span of nine months and revealed Friday that he also suffered a blood clot in his calf following the most recent procedure, an osteochondral autograft transfer system (OATS) procedure to replace cartilage in three areas of his knee in February.Evans said that though the clot was painful, he was given pills by doctors and it went away after two days. Evans said the issue wasnt a concern moving forward, and that he maintains a good relationship with the organization.When asked what the last hurdle in his recovery was, Evans said, Just getting my knee stronger. Im working out right now and Im able to put the ball on the floor, moving pretty good. A lot of people say they cant really tell that Im hurt, but I just know I need to get a little bit stronger. 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1995 Jan-Feb : Volume 122, Number 1
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Oral budesonide was less effective, less toxic than prednisolone for Crohn disease
ACP J Club. 1995 Jan-Feb;122:14. doi:10.7326/ACPJC-1995-122-1-014
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Rutgeerts P, Löfberg R, Malchow H, et al. A comparison of budesonide with prednisolone for active Crohn's disease. N Engl J Med. 1994 Sep 29;331:842-5.
To compare the safety and efficacy of oral controlled-release budesonide with that of prednisolone in patients with active Crohn disease.
10-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
11 centers in Europe.
176 patients (mean age 36 y 109 women) were ≥ 18 years and had active Crohn disease (Crohn disease activity index score ≥ 200) confined to the ileal or ileocecal region. Exclusion criteria were previous ileostomy or small-bowel resection > 100 cm; complications including abscesses, perforations, or fistulas; discontinuation of corticosteroid treatment within the previous 2 weeks; concomitant peptic ulcer or hepatic, renal, cardiovascular, or psychiatric conditions; and need for immediate surgery. 145 (82%) patients completed the study.
Patients were stratified by center and assigned to prednisolone (n = 88) or budesonide (n = 88). Prednisolone was administered at 40 mg/d for 2 weeks, 30 mg/d for 2 weeks, and 25 mg/d for 2 weeks; the dose was decreased by 5 mg/d for each of the remaining 4 weeks. Budesonide was administered at 9 mg/d for 8 weeks and 6 mg/d for the last 2 weeks. All patients took placebo tablets of the "drug" to which they were not assigned. Compliance was assessed by pill counts.
Main outcome measures
Remission (Crohn disease activity index score ≤ 150) and success (decrease of at least 100 units in the score) rates, and adverse effects. Outcomes were assessed at 4, 8, and 10 weeks.
Analysis was by intention to treat. For all 3 assessment times, differences in rates of remission and success did not reach statistical significance (10-wk remission rates are shown in the Table). Over the 10 weeks, a greater mean decrease in the Crohn disease activity index score was noted for the prednisolone group compared with the budesonide group (143 points vs 100 points, P = 0.001). More patients receiving prednisolone had corticosteroid-associated adverse effects than did patients receiving budesonide (P = 0.03) (Table).
Oral budesonide was less effective than prednisolone but had fewer side effects in patients with active Crohn disease.
Source of funding: Astra Draco, Lund, Sweden.
For article reprint: Dr. P. Rutgeerts, University Hospital, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. FAX 32-16-34-4419.
Table. Budesonide vs prednisolone for Crohn disease at 10 weeks*
Budesonide
RBR (95% CI)
NNH (CI)
Remission 53% 66% 19% (-3 to 37) Not significant
RRR (CI)
NNT (CI)
Adverse effects 33% 55% 40% (15 to 58) 5 (3 to 14)
*RBR = relative benefit reduction. Other abbreviations defined in Glossary; RBR, RRR, NNH, NNT, and CI calculated from data in article.
Oral budesonide was effective for Crohn disease
Numerous immunosuppressors have been used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). These include azathioprine/6-mercaptopurine (Aza/6-MP), methotrexate, cyclosporine, tacrolimus, and newer compounds such as anti-tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF), anti-CD4 monoclonal antibiodies, and interleukin 10 and 11. These compounds have been used mostly in steroid-resistant, chronic, active IBD. However, none of them appears to provide a cure for the disease. Among the many listed drugs, Aza/6-MP and methotrexate are the only ones used for long-term treatment of IBD. For other drugs, not enough data exist regarding long-term use except for some recent but limited experience with anti-TNF. Controlled trials and meta-analysis have confirmed the benefit of Aza/6-MP in Crohn disease (1). Methotrexate is considered a second-line immunosuppressant for failure or toxicity from Aza/6-MP and is reported to have a 40% success rate compared with a 20% response rate for placebo (2). The general recommendation is continued treatment for 3 to 4 years to prevent relapse from early discontinuation of the drug with monitoring for side effects that can be severe, although uncommon (3). Low-dose cyclosporine was found to be ineffective in Crohn disease. Infliximab (anti-TNF) has been shown in double-blind controlled trials to be effective in Crohn disease. This is the first drug to show an effect in controlled trials on fistulas associated with Crohn disease. However, long-term side effects of this drug need to be evaluated, and further experience is necessary (4).
Joseph J. Nidiry, MD, FACC
Diplomate American Board of Internal Medicine and GastroenterologyWashington, DC, USA
1. Pearson DC, May GR, Fick GH, Sutherland LR. Azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine in Crohn disease. A meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med. 1995;123:132-42.
2. Feagan BG, Rochon J, Fedorak RN, Irvine EJ, et al., for the North American Crohn's Study Group Investigators. Methotrexate for the treatment of Crohn's disease. N Engl J Med. 1995;332:292-7.
3. Modigliani R. Immunosuppressors for inflammatory bowel disease: how long is long enough? Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2000;6:251-7.
4. Rutgeerts P, D'Haens G, Targan S, et al. Efficacy and safety of retreatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor antibody (infliximab) to maintain remission in Crohn's disease. Gastroenterology. 1999;117:761-9.
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Whilst the engineering schemes of large-scale drainage could easily be understood as objects of architectural history, they are not the focus of my proposed study. Rather than studying this imperious new architecture, which attempted to rationalise the Fens through a disruptive new geometry, designed remotely on paper, then cut into layers of peat, I take my lead from contemporary critics of drainage. These authors’ descriptions of what was lost or threatened under drainage point towards a possible alternative object of architectural analysis. The Anti-Projector (1646) and other texts reject depictions of the Fen environment as a barren, uncivilised wasteland in need of ‘improvement’, by asserting its existing economic and ecological vitality, arguing that it was already a carefully constructed and useful environment.
My research aims to uncover archival evidence of the technical and imaginative regimes and routines of decision-making, construction, and management which the projects aimed to eradicate, and the creative practices through which the projects were actively opposed: to understand how the Fens were actively, already, designed and built before and against the architecture of drainage.
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Catherine R. Cerveny, 98, of Allegan passed away peacefully from natural causes on July 6, 2019, surrounded by her family.
She met her husband, Charles Cerveny, in Chicago, Ill., where they married in 1943 during WWII. After the war, they moved to Pullman where they raised their family.
She lived a very blessed life, worked hard and enjoyed many wonderful travels and adventures. She was happiest when she was surrounded by her family, hosting family get-togethers, celebrations and holidays.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years; one infant child Coy; an infant grandchild and her brother and sister.
She is survived by six children, Carol Earl of Allegan, Leroy (Norma) Cerveny of Allegan, Kathleen Cerveny of Annandale, Va., Charlene Cerveny and Al Brunner of Allegan, Diana Cerveny of Allegan, and Mary Cerveny and Dave Stedman of Allegan; five grandchildren, Cindy Earl Caldarona of Allegan, Scott (Carrie) Earl of Kalamazoo, Amy (Fred) Coonfer of Kalamazoo, Amanda Priebe and Jason Keene of Galesburg, and Sarah (Steve) Brokus Pels of Grayling; and seven great-grandchildren, Kirklynn, Jeffrey and Drake Caldarona, Lillian and Vivian Coonfer, and Michael and Christian Hulet.
In accordance with her wishes, graveside services will be at Pearl Cemetery on Thursday, July 11, at 1 p.m.
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HUD’s Efforts to Eliminate Downpayment Assistance Will Hurt Qualified Homebuyers
Gaithersburg , Md. – Ann Ashburn, President of AmeriDream, Inc., issued the following statement regarding Federal Housing Administration Commissioner Brian Montgomery’s remarks today at the National Press Club seeking to eliminate charitable down payment assistance funded in part by home sellers. These programs operate in accordance with current law and HUD guidelines and have helped more than one million low and moderate income HUD-approved families and individuals buy their own homes.
“In addition to jeopardizing homeownership opportunities for qualified low to moderate income homebuyers, the Administration’s position does not comport with the facts.
“First, the Administration fails to disclose that losing one third of the FHA’s business that uses downpayment assistance will deny annually over one hundred thousand qualified moderate income, minorities, first-time homebuyers and women-headed households from becoming homeowners. The absence of so many first time homebuyers will further increase new home inventory, slow down home sales, increase the risk of foreclosures and further de-stabilize the housing market.
“Second, the Administration failed to disclose today that FHA loans with downpayment gift letters over the long term will result in an $11 billion increase to FHA, which is three times the required amount for solvency, according to HUD’s own actuarial review.
“Third, the Administration fails to recognize the consensus and desires of a bipartisan coalition in Congress, tens of thousands of members of the public and various leaders of the housing sector, including the Mortgage Bankers Association, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the National Association of Counties, and the National Association of Homebuilders. Congress has been working in a bipartisan manner to develop effective and reasonable reforms. We are pleased that the House of Representatives passed such a proposal on May 8, 2008. We encourage the House and the Senate to agree on consensus language to send to the President.”
BACKGROUND: Charitable downpayment assistance funded in part with seller participation has allowed homeownership to grow without using taxpayer dollars. To date, more than one million families and individuals have utilized this downpayment assistance, generating nearly $10 billion in home equity for those families between 2000 and 2005. AmeriDream has provided more than 250,000 gifts to HUD-approved aspiring homeowners, approximately 80% of whom were first-time homebuyers. AmeriDream also has helped educate 60,000 homebuyers through homebuyer education courses, helped 1,200 homeowners retain their homes when confronted with mortgage difficulties, and committed over $30 million to affordable housing development in local communities.
Represents the Number of "Main Street" Americans Denied the Opportunity to Purchase a Home With the Help of AmeriDream, Since Congress Prohibited Such Programs On October 1, 2008.!
Since 1999, AmeriDream has helped
individuals and families achieve the American Dream of homeownership.
On average, every 17 minutes there was a new homeowner because of AmeriDream.
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Part of SPOT-4
European earth resources radar satellite. The European Space Agency's Envisat polar platform was originally envisaged as an automated polar orbiting segment of the Space Station. Earth observation satellite built by Astrium for ESA, Europe. Launched 2002. Used the PPF/SPOT Mk.2 bus.
Status: Operational 2002. First Launch: 2002-03-01. Last Launch: 2002-03-01. Number: 1 . Gross mass: 7,911 kg (17,440 lb). Unfuelled mass: 7,611 kg (16,779 lb).
It was later descoped to become something like the European equivalent of NASA's Earth Observing System. Envisat used a new modular satellite bus built at the defunct Matra Marconi Space/Bristol. Final integration was done at ESTEC in the Netherlands. The service module (SVM) was based on the SPOT 4 design. Prime contractor was Astrium (Dornier). Envisat carried 300 kg of hydrazine monopropellant for orbital adjustments. The active C-band phased array ASAR radar imaging antenna was 1.3 x 10 m in size. Envisat also carried atmospheric radiometers and spectrometers and a radar altimeter.
Envisat was an advanced polar-orbiting Earth observation satellite which provided measurements of the atmosphere, ocean, land, and ice over a five year period. The Envisat satellite had an ambitious and innovative payload that ensured the continuity of the data measurements of the ESA ERS satellites. The Envisat data supported Earth science research and allow monitoring of the evolution of environmental and climatic changes. The major driver for the Polar Platform/Envisat satellite configuration was the need to maximize the payload instrument mounting area and to meet the viewing requirements within the constraints of the Ariane 5 fairing and interfaces. Additionally, the configuration was driven by the reuse of the SPOT Mk II service module concept and the ERS payload accommodation concept (instrument electronics in an internal enclosure with externally mounted antennas).
In flight, the major spacecraft longitudinal axis (the Xs-axis) was normal to the orbit plane, the Ys-axis was closely aligned to the velocity vector and the Zs-axis was Earth pointing. This configuration concept provided a large, modular, Earth-facing mounting surface for payload instruments and an anti-sun face for radiative coolers, free of occultation by satellite subsystem equipment.
Launch configuration: length 10.5 m, envelope diameter 4.57m
In-Orbit configuration 26m * 10m * 5m
Mass: Service Module 2673 kg; Payload Equipment Bay 1021 kg; Payload Carrier 2078 kg; Fuel 319 kg; Payload Instruments 2118 kg; Total 8211 kg.
Average Power (W, sunlight/eclipse): Payload 1841/1886; Payload Module 860/ 527; Service Module 859/684; Total Load 3560/3097; System Capability 3847/ 3291
The Envisat instruments span the electromagnetic spectrum from microwave to ultraviolet frequencies:
Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) was a Fourier Transform spectrometer for the measurement of high resolution gaseous emission spectra at the Earth's limb. It operates in the near to mid-infrared where many of the atmospheric trace gases playing a major role in atmospheric chemistry had important emission features. It also measured temperature profiles.
Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars (GOMOS) provided altitude-resolved global ozone mapping between the tropopause and 100 km with a vertical resolution of 1.7 km. It also measured profiles of NO2, NO3, OClO, temperature and water vapor.
Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography (SCIAMACHY) was an imaging spectrometer performing global measurements of trace gases in the troposphere and in the stratosphere. The solar radiation transmitted, back-scattered and reflected from the atmosphere was recorded at relatively high resolution over the range 240 - 1700 nm and in selected regions between 2.0 and 2.4 mm. This makes it possible to detect many different trace gases with low concentration.
Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) was a push-broom instrument, measuring the solar reflected radiation from the Earth's surface and from clouds through the atmosphere in the visible and near infrared range during daytime. It measured ocean color with high spectral resolution and, with ASAR, RA-2 and AATSR, it provided a synergistic mission for bio/geophysical characterization of the oceans, land and coastal zones.
Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) continues the ATSR-1 and ATSR-2 observations on ERS of precise sea surface temperature (SST) providing a 10 year near-continuous data set at the levels of accuracy required (0.3K or better) for climate research. It also provided information about vegetation biomass, moisture, health and growth stage. Its visible channels would be used to measure cloud parameters, such as water/ice discrimination and particle size distribution.
Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) was a high-resolution, wide-swath imaging radar instrument capable of taking images of the Earth's surface independent of weather conditions, cloud coverage and sun illumination. The ASAR could be used to monitor the Earth's environment to collect information on ocean wave characteristics, sea ice extent and motion, oil spills, snow and ice extent, glaciers, surface topography, land surface properties, soil moisture and wetland extent, deforestation, desertification and natural hazards.
Radar Altimeter 2 (RA-2) measured the two-way delay of the radar echo from the Earth's surface to a very high precision: less than a nanosecond. It also measured the power and the shape of the reflected radar pulses, which then allowed the derivation of the parameters associated with ocean topography, bathymetry and the marine geoid . Furthermore, sea ice, polar ice sheets, and most land surfaces could be mapped. Measurement of the radar echo power and shape enables the determination of wind speed and significant wave height at sea.
Microwave Radiometer (MWR) measured the integrated atmospheric water vapor column and cloud liquid water content as correction terms for the Radar Altimeter signal. In addition, MWR measurement data were useful for the determination of surface emissivity and soil moisture over land, surface energy budget investigations and ice characterization.
Doppler Orbitography and Radio-positioning Integrated by Satellite (DORIS) was a tracking system, which provided range-rate measurements of signals from a dense network of ground-based beacons. These make it possible to determine the satellite orbit with an accuracy of an order of centimeters. The data products were also used to help in understanding the dynamics of the solid Earth and to monitor glaciers, landslides and volcanoes. They also support the modeling of the Earth's gravity field and of the ionosphere.
The Laser Retro-Reflector (LRR) was a passive device used to reflect pulses from ground-based laser stations, to support satellite ranging and RA-2 altitude measurement calibration.
More at: Envisat.
Family: Earth, Civilian radarsat. Country: Europe. Launch Vehicles: Ariane 5, Ariane 5G. Launch Sites: Kourou, Kourou ELA3. Agency: ESA, Friedrichshafen. Bibliography: 2, 4, 550, 552, 554, 6479, 12317.
2002 March 1 - . 01:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5G.
Envisat - . Mass: 7,991 kg (17,617 lb). Nation: Europe. Agency: Arianespace. Class: Earth. Type: Civilian Radarsat. Spacecraft Bus: SPOT-4. Spacecraft: Envisat. USAF Sat Cat: 27386 . COSPAR: 2002-009A. Apogee: 785 km (487 mi). Perigee: 783 km (486 mi). Inclination: 98.60 deg. Period: 100.50 min.
This launch was the first Ariane 5 to use the 17-m Long Fairing and the first to launch north from Kourou. The booster placed the European Space Agency's Envisat polar platform in orbit. The flight profile was quite different from earlier Ariane 5 GTO launches where the EPC core stage usually reached a marginal orbit. In this case EPC separation at 350 km high 10 min after launch. The stage was on a -2610 x 651 km x 93.8 deg orbit, reaching apogee around 0125 UTC and reentering north of Ellesmere Island at about 0136 UTC. The EPS final stage with Envisat only achieved a positive perigee at 22 minutes after launch, with a circular 790 km sun-synchronous orbit reached at 25 min after launch. ESA reported the booster put the satellite to within 20 m of the desired orbital position.
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Home3 WheelersPiaggio reaches a major milestone in India; rolls out its 2.5 millionth small commercial vehicle in the country
Piaggio reaches a major milestone in India; rolls out its 2.5 millionth small commercial vehicle in the country
2nd August 2018 admin 3 Wheelers, India, Piaggio 0
On this significant occasion, the company announced an industry first of its kind vehicle warranty program and insurance initiative for its customers.
Pune, 2 August 2018: Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd (PVPL), a 100 % subsidiary of the Italian Piaggio Group ( European leader of the 2wh sector ) and India’s leading manufacturer of small commercial vehicles today celebrated a historic milestone of rolling-out its 2.5 millionth small commercial vehicle (SCV). The SCV was rolled-out from the assembly line of Piaggio’s world-class manufacturing facility at Baramati (an Apé Xtra LDX). This milestone reinforces the company’s leadership in last-mile transportation, a philosophy that drives Piaggio’s India strategy.
On this significant occasion, Piaggio also announced an exciting volley of customer centric initiatives, ‘The Super Warranty’ program and the personal accident insurance program, to extend extra value to its customers.
In addition confirming its commitment to customers changing needs and Piaggio ‘s core philosophy of providing path breaking solutions in the last mile transportation segment, the company also launched a new range of Apé CNG/ LPG vehicles.
To commemorate the 2.5 millionth vehicle roll out milestone and to strengthen its relationship with customers, Piaggio announced a one of its kind warranty and insurance program for its customers. Under the industry first ‘Super Warranty’ program, customers buying Apé Diesel 3w vehicles will get a warranty for 42 months or 1.2 lakh kilometres (whichever is earlier). Customers buying the Ape’ CNG/ LPG/ Petrol 3 w vehicles will be entitled to a warranty of 36 months or 1 lakh kilometres (whichever is earlier) . Continuing its tradition of offering industry best solutions to its customers, both the warranty initiatives are the best in their respective categories in the industry. To add further value to its customers, each Piaggio customer buying a 3wh vehicle from today will be entitled to a personal accident Insurance cover of Rs. 1 lakh.
Piaggio Vehicle Pvt. Ltd. also unveiled its new series of Apé CNG/LPG fuel vehicles in the three-wheeler category for the Indian market. The introduction of the new range of CNG/LPG vehicles is a strategic initiative from Piaggio to reinforce its commitment of providing path-breaking solutions in the last mile transportation segments. The Ape’ Xtra LDX and Apé Auto DX are part of the new water-cooled engine technology range. These variants of Apé are the first of its kind in the industry with water-cooled engines and offer best in class performance in terms of power, pick-up, mileage & maintenance. The new range of vehicles will meet the growing demand for commercial vehicle mobility solutions particularly suited to intra-city travel in India, and equipped with the latest-generation eco-friendly engines and state-of-the-art technological features.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ravi Chopra, Chairman of Piaggio Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. said, “We created the market, grew the market and owned the market in the last mile connectivity segment .The roll out of the 2.5 millionth vehicle is a testimony of the trust shown by the customer in Piaggio‘s products reliability. It is pertinent to note that Piaggio‘s offerings are not just vehicles but are a strong source of creating self-employment which is extremely vital for the growth of the nation. I see many new opportunities for us in the coming future as the Indian market is set to gain a more predominant role in Piaggio ‘s global business.”
While announcing the customer centric initiatives, Mr.Diego Graffi, MD & CEO of Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd. said, “It is our endeavour to continue providing best in class offerings to our customers like the super warranty which will lower the operating cost for our customers and increase their earnability. In addition the personal accident Insurance cover provides a much needed support to the family of the driver/ customer in case of any unforeseen circumstances”.
Talking about the company’s new range of alternate fuel vehicles, Mr. Graffi said, “It is our focus to enhance Piaggio’s leadership in the market and widen the choice for the customer. The emphasis on alternate fuel technology is growing every day in the country and hence we introduced an improved range of alternate fuel vehicles to cater to the market’s needs. The customer initiatives and improved range of alternate fuel vehicles are a part of Piaggio’s strategy to further consolidate and strengthen Piaggio’s presence in the small commercial vehicle industry.”
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Aprilia now in India with SR 150 – the country’s first sporty crossover 150cc gearless bike
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Manufactured in India, the bike is now commercially available and is set to create yet another category in India’s two-wheeler segment With the Aprilia SR 150 introduction, Piaggio India extends its local product portfolio from […]
Piaggio expands its partnership with (RED) to fight AIDS in India for the first time
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Mumbai, 29th September 2017: Piaggio and (RED) are proud to announce an expansion of the partnership with the launch of the (VESPA)RED in India. To be launched only in the Indian Market, every sale of the(VESPA)RED will generate […]
Piaggio India is all set to create a new category in the two wheeler segment with an innovative design, Unveils Aprilia SR 150 – India’s first Sport-Scooterbike at the Auto Expo ‘16
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Key highlights: 1) Aprilia SR 150 designed for India’s discerning young riders who are looking for the sensation of sport bikes and the convenience of automatic scooters in their daily city commute 2) To be […]
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Gault – the amazing disintegrating asteroid
Published by Armagh Observatory and Planetarium on March 29, 2019 March 29, 2019
Article by Armagh Astronomer Tolis Christou
Imagine being outdoors on a sunny day, following the Sun as it rises from the east, heading towards the south and then on towards the west where it sets. Now think back: when did you feel the hottest: when the Sun was highest in the sky at midday or later on in the afternoon? The answer to this question is why some asteroids come apart in space – heat!
During the past ten years or so, astronomers have come across a handful of odd cases of asteroids featuring comet-like tails. That’s perfectly normal for a comet, except that there is no evidence of the presence of water or other so-called volatile compounds that drive cometary activity as we know it. Instead, other mechanisms seem to be at work: one is collisions, where a small asteroid smacks on a larger one and releases dust and other debris that could be observed at the telescope.
The other is a subtle phenomenon called YORP, activated by sunlight that the asteroid receives from the sun and then re-radiates out into space as heat. This causes an imperceptible but relentless change in the asteroid’s spin and over millions of years, the YORP effect drives an asteroid to spin faster and faster until material at the equator begin to lift off and be lost to space.
This video pans over NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observations of the Gault 6478 asteroid, located 214 million miles from the Sun, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Credit:NASA, ESA, K. Meech and J. Kleyna (University of Hawaii), O. Hainaut (European Southern Observatory)
Music: James Creasey — Space Drone (creaseyproductions.com)
This seems to be what happened to asteroid Gault. Though the same tail could have been caused by a collision, there is no evidence of the larger chunks that usually result when two rocks smack into each other: here there seems to be only Gault and dust. In fact, astrononers have found that the asteroid spins around its axis every 2 hours, exactly what one would expect for an object at the threshold of spewing bits of itself into space.
Images from Hubble show two narrow, comet-like tails of dusty debris streaming from the asteroid Gault. Each tail represents an episode in which the asteroid gently shed its material — key evidence that Gault is beginning to come apart. Piecing together Gault’s recent activity is an astronomical forensics investigation involving telescopes and astronomers around the world. All-sky surveys, ground-based telescopes, and space-based facilities like the Hubble Space Telescope pooled their efforts to make this discovery possible. Credit: NASA, ESA, K. Meech and J. Kleyna (University of Hawaii), and O. Hainaut (European Southern Observatory)
The spectacle that the asteroid presents to Hubble’s scrutiny is not likely to last. Soon, the dust will disperse and the asteroid will assume again its star-like appearance, making it instinguishable from hundreds of thousands of its asteroid siblings between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The fact that we see objects like Gault at all is because telescopes can now survey wide swaths of the sky frequently enough to catch these rare episodes in an asteroid’s life. Soon, new astronomical facilities such as the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) will increase the detection rate of asteroids with tails many-fold. Then, when astronomers have gotten a good statistical handle on this remarkable phenomenon, the science can begin!
For further information about this remarkable discovery please take a look at the ESA/NASA press release at https://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1906/.
Finally, if you were wondering what YORP is, it stands for the Yarkovsky–O’Keefe–Radzievskii–Paddack effect and is described further in this wikipedia article.
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July 2008, Volume 6, Issue 7
The state government of Queensland, Australia, is banning the shooting of all flying foxes beginning September 1. And that, says Lawrence Pope, president of Victorian Advocates for Animals, is “a fabulous outcome for Australian conservation.”
Australian fruit growers have been killing flying foxes, which many blame for crop losses, for generations. Conservationists, including BCI Science Advisors Greg Richards, Bruce Thomson and Leslie S. Hall, have struggled for years to reduce the slaughter. BCI members responded with a letter-writing campaign that demanded protection.
In 1999, with populations of grey-headed flying foxes in severe decline, the species was declared “vulnerable” nationally, but the listing came with a huge loophole: special state-issued “Damage Mitigation Permits” allowed the shooting of flying foxes for crop protection.
Now, however, Andrew McNamara, State Minister for Sustainability, has declared that “no further Damage Mitigation Permits will be granted in Queensland for shooting flying foxes after 1 September.”
McNamara cited the bats’ important role as plant pollinators and said that the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee had concluded that shooting flying foxes is inhumane. “Thankfully,” McNamara said, “the number of permit applications has been declining in recent years, as growers recognize that the only secure method of protecting their crops is by netting. I’m advised the vast majority of growers have moved to netting.”
Fruit growers immediately vowed efforts to overturn the ban, even as conservation groups promised to seek a similar ban in New South Wales.
BCI members can once again help protect the flying foxes of Australia. Humane Society International Australia asks that supporters email The Hon. Verity Firth, New South Wales Minister for Climate Change and Environment, and ask that New South Wales follow the Queensland example and stop issuing permits for shooting flying foxes. The email address is office@firth.minister.nsw.gov.au.
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b + c Hosts Annual Charity Drive | Angels Foster Family Network
b + c hosted its annual Holiday Charity Drive supporting Angels Foster Family Network last night at the b + c showroom. Angels Foster Family Network (AFFN) was founded in 1998 with a mission for providing stable placement of children ranging from ages 0 to 5. Each foster family undergoes rigorous foster parent evaluation, training, and a certification process. Foster families promote healing, growth and willing commit to the permanent care of a foster care child until otherwise decided by the county or juvenile court. Angel's families break the cycle of children bouncing around from home to home with their commitment to permanency.
Foster families and biological parents are bombarded with support from clinical case managers, trainers, and staff at AFFN. Help is always there-even with 24/7 on-call support.
Angels Foster Family Network is deeply committed to the children in their care and the families who support them. We had the pleasure of hosting a Holiday Charity Drive to raise donations for the children of Angels Foster. While any donation is always appreciated, this year, they had a special need for certain items. The donations go straight to the foster parents who are caring for the children in order to provide them with basic necessities.
We had a very special guest, Jeff Wiemann who is the Executive Director of the Angels Foster Foster Family Network speak about the organization. Jeff has been a member since 2013 when him and his wife became a certified foster family. They have four children of their own, but wanted more and wanted to help children as well as give back to their community. Find out more about Jeff’s Story.
Every guest was encouraged to bring a donation to add to our “Holiday Donation Box”. As you can see, we are overflowing with donations and we couldn’t be happier! We are extremely grateful for everyone who came out and donated. Angel’s Foster Family Network is a very special cause near and dear to our hearts, and we are thankful for our supporters who made this charity drive a great success.
For more information on how you can help, visit Angels' Foster Family Network
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Home Business News Slider We may start selling petrol above N145 –IPMAN
We may start selling petrol above N145 –IPMAN
April 01, 2019 Business , News , Slider Edit
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has urged the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to ensure that private depot owners maintain the official ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) at N133.28 per litre.
The Chairman, IPMAN, Ore Depot, Mr Shina Amoo, who said this in an interview with our correspondent in Lagos on Monday, stated that independent marketers might soon start selling beyond N145 per litre if depot owners continued to sell between N136.50 and N137 per litre.
Amoo urged the NNPC to prevail on depot owners not to sell beyond the official ex-depot price in order to enable marketers to sell to consumers at N145 per litre.
He said, “Private depot owners have increased the ex-depot price of PMS beyond N133.28 per litre. We bought a litre of PMS between N136.50 and N137 per litre from private depot owners last weekend. This can affect the pump price at which independent marketers will sell the product, and it will certainly be beyond the N145, which is the official pump price.
“We, independent marketers, are law-abiding. We don’t want to sell above the official pump price and that is why we are urging the government to do something about it and make the product abundantly available. They should monitor private depot owners to make sure they don’t sell above the official ex-depot price of N133.28.
“The NNPC is the sole importer and nobody has the right to increase the price but if they continue to sell to us above the official ex-depot price, we will have no option than to increase the pump price above N145 per litre. The increase in price by private depot owners will eventually push the burden on the marketers and final consumers.”
Amoo lauded the Federal Government for the rehabilitation of the Ilorin Depot of the NNPC while urging it to revive the Ore Depot as well in order to reduce the problem of transportation of petroleum products and to create more jobs in the area.
The NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr Ndu Ughamadu, had in a statement dated March 30 warned private depot owners against increasing the ex-depot price.
He said, “The subsisting ex-depot petrol price of N133. 28k per litre was consistent with the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency’s template and should be adhered to.”
Ughamadu stated that NNPC held stock of over one billion litres, adding that imports of 48 vessels of 50 million litres each had been committed for the month of April alone.
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МEMORANDUM TO THE GOVERNMENTS AND SOCIETIES OF THE WESTERN COUNTRIES
The leadership of the Conservative Christian Party – Belarusian People’s Front on behalf of the Soim of the Party is authorized to declare the following:
The Russian secret special services are making preparations of the incorporation of Belarus into Russia. There are several witnesses of this activity: a special constant group of “the integration” has been founded in Moscow, the leadership of Russia (Mr. Medvedev) has made some aggressive statements as well as the Lukashenka pro-Moscow regime is acting in order to liquidate definitively the Belarusian civil society. The Lukashenka regime has started the intensive repressions against the journalists and non-governmental media. The regime is persecuting and liquidating the independent trade-unions and arresting the civil activists. Since April 4, 2019 the Lukashenka regime has started the destruction of the national Belarusian necropolis – the National Memorial in Kurapaty near Minsk which is the heritage monument of the first category. The Russian communists have shot 250 000 innocent persons in Kurapaty during the Russian communist genocide of the Belarusian nation in 1937-1941.
3/5/2019 › Навіны, English
The Unity in Order to Defend Our Homeland
(Appeal adopted by the Conference (Assembly) of the patriotic and democratic forces of the Republic of Belarus)
In the circumstances of the threat of Russian occupation it is necessary to unite all the independence forces in order to defend the Homeland.
On the Defense of the Independence of Belarus
Celebrating the 26th anniversary of the Independence of Belarus we declare that the state Independence of Belarus and the Belarusian language are the greatest values of the Belarusian nation. The Belarusian patriots and all the citizens of Belarus have a duty and the honour to respect and defend these values.
To the President of the United States of America Mr. Donald Trump, the State Secretary of the United States Mr. Rex Tillerson, the Chairman of the European Commission of the European Union Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker
August, 26, 2017
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The Belarusian society is going through troubled times because Russia has a plan to carry on the military manoeuvers Western-2017 on the territory of Belarus. Our analysis demonstrates that Moscow is preparing the actions which can be threatening to the sovereignty of Belarus and the neighbouring EU countries.
On the Violation of the Sovereignty of Belarus and the Defense of Our Country
The President of Russia Mr. Putin is preparing the federal Low to be presented to the Russian parliament: №245943-7 “On the Troops of the Anti-Aircraft Defense on the Borders of Belarus”. This activity is coordinated with Mr. Lukashenka and signifies the introduction of the Russian system of the Anti-Aircraft Defense to Belarus as well as of the Russian missiles, their operating staff, the protecting troops and the assistant staff on duty.
21/8/2017 › Навіны, English
ПРЫКІДВАЮЦЦА
Нядаўна ў СМІ прайшлі зьвесткі аб тым, як міністр МЗС РБ тав. Макей правёў тое, што было разрэкламавана як “прэзэнтацыя кнігі вершаў М. Багдановіча” у Іспаніі. На “прэзэнтацыі” было ажно сем чалавек (і ніводнага іспанца). Потым ён у Празе кветкі да мэмарыяльнай шыльды Скарыны ўскладаў. Адным, словам прарыў на дыпфронце атрымаўся проста брусілаўскі.
Mrs. Svetlana Alexievich: Lithuanians, Latvians, Ukrainians “Had Annihilated The Jews Even Before the Germans Have Arrived”
Mrs. Alexievich – Nobel Price for Literature 2015 – lives in Minsk and calls herself “Russian writer”. Somebody has had illusions that she will represent Belarus and progressive tendencies. But she has lost her last chance to find her position in the progressive culture.
We Appeal to Help Us to Liberate From Jail the Prisoner of Conscience Mr. Siarhei Kavalenka
(Appeal to the members of the European Parliament)
December 19, 2011 the police has arrested Mr. Siarhei Kavalenka, member of the Conservative Christian Party – Belarusian Popular Front, in his flat in Vitebsk. The same day he has been charged of the violation of the regime of conditional punishment and jailed. The point is that in 2010 Mr. S. Kavalenka has been sentenced to the conditional restriction of liberty for three years.
24/7/2012 › English
The Repressive System of the Anti-Belarusian Regime is Purposively Destroying the Health of the Political Prisoner Mr. Siarhei Kavalenka
(Appeal)
January 11, 2012 we have received the information that the member of the Conservative Christian Party – Belarusian Popular Front Mr. Siarhei Kavalenka is imprisoned in the punishment cell (a cell with the very hard conditions) in the prison in Vitebsk.
On the Lukashenka regime’s judicial reprisals against Mr. Siarhei Kavalenka
December 19, 2011 Mr. Siarhei Kavalenka, member of the Conservative Christian Party – Belarusian Popular Front, has been arrested in Vitebsk.
9/1/2012 › English
On the Resistance to the Anti-Belarusian Policy
The Lukashenka regime has signed in Moscow the next agreements with Russia on the “European and Asiatic Economical Integration” and the treaty on the “European and Asiatic Economical Commission”.
8/12/2011 › English
Appeal to the Parliaments, Governments and Economical Structures of the Countries of the World
The illegal, undemocratic and foreign to the interests of the Belarusian people state administration is governing the Republic of Belarus.
THE OPEN LETTER TO THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Dear Misters Ministers,
Now the repressions against the population of Belarus are continued just the second month. These repressions have been started by the Lukashenka regime the day of the presidential elections December 19, 2010.
The Regime is Persecuting Mr. Siarhei Kavalenka for Political and National Reasons
During the last half-year the anti-Belarusian regime is violating the Law and brutally persecuting the brothers Siarhei and Vital Kavalenka in Vitebsk for political and national reasons because they are the bearers of the Belarusian culture and language and are true to the Belarusian National State Flag of Belarus.
Belarus, Ukraine, Eastern Europe – the Territory of Genocide
In XX century the totalitarian regimes of Russia and Germany have killed tens of millions of civilians. In Germany the people has been killed in the concentration camps and partly in the working camps. In the Soviet Union the people has been killed in the forests, in the NKVD cellars, in the Belarusian fortresses and castles transformed into the prisons. The killings have been placed on the secret list. Until 1988 almost nobody knew about these killings. Officially the Soviet authorities have acknowledged the GULAG and told only about it. But the GULAG was a system of the working camps. This is a question: where are disappeared millions of persons of different nations?
On the Eastern Partnership
(Declaration)
We welcome the idea of the Eastern Partnership and express our gratitude to the European Union which has included the Republic of Belarus to this program.
The Way of Cherven
Conservative Christian Party – Belarusan Popular Front will carry on a traditional memorial action dedicated to the victims of the communist terror. In June 1941 the NKVD has shot hundreds of political prisoners near the city of Cherven (Minsk region) including with the Polish and Lithuanian citizens.
Solidarity with the Estonian people
Mr. Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Dear Mister President,
Recently Russia has activated the campaign against the Estonian state and the Estonian people. The leadership of the Kremlin has inspired the boycott of the Estonian goods and taken other actions of the economical pressure against Estonia.
A Strategy Against Belarus
Recently the Austrian newspapers have published the information about the visits by Mr. Mikhail Marynich (Marinich) in Vienna in December 2006 and January 2007. They called him “one of the leaders of the Belarusan opposition”. Mr. Marynich has elaborated together with the Austrian colleagues a “new strategy for Belarus”. Now the working group is distributing in Europe the document under the title A Strategy for Belarus. We will quote some fragments of this Strategy:
A.Lukashenka is Responsible For the Electoral Frauds On the Presidential Elections on March 19, 2006
January 19, 2007 the Soim of the Conservative Christian Party – BPF has handed in an application to the Supreme Court of Belarus. The Soim has expressed its demand to start a criminal cause on the electoral frauds on the presidential elections in March 2006. Aliaxandr Lukashenka has told on these electoral frauds during the press conference for the Ukrainian journalists in Minsk November 23, 2006.
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English Bar Billiards and Russian Billiards
This isn't anything like regular pocket billiards, but I thought I'd ask if anyone is playing this in north america? It seems to be played across the South of England and in the Channel Islands. I've found it to be also known as Russian Billiards as well.
Does anyone play this? This site seems to post bar billiard news in their billiard blog from time to time.
If you don't know what Bar Billiards is, you can check out the article on it.
smichael
jana on 10/13/2006 6:51:30 PM
No I have never played, but from what I know of Bar Billiards, it would probably do well to improve precision and technical abilities.
The only problem is that when you moved back to playing regular pocket billiards, you'll be feeling weird on the larger table. From what I understand, these bar billiards tables are like half the size of regular pocket billiards tables.
billiardsforum on 10/13/2006 7:01:13 PM
I'm in North America, and I don't play bar billiards regularily. I have played it before though, and I must say that its fairly fun.
jana on 10/14/2006 2:46:41 AM
Hah you are a dork. I can just see you standing around playing bar billiards and drinking a cocktail. LOL, cute.
trueblu8 on 10/22/2006 3:02:45 AM
One of my buddies plays on bar tables all the time. He loves them, I think it must be the atmosphere, or the characters he gets to play against, lol. Can't say that I like them very much though, the cue ball is usually pretty heavy so it's hard to do stuff with it. I think it is because it has a magnet inside of it. Also the felt is not too nice, probably because of drinks and stuff getting spilled on it frequently. Not to mention, that since it's in a bar, it's usually real smokey in there. And @jana was right when she said that it'll probably hurt your game when you go back to the big tables, where as the opposite is true of the big tables. If you usually play on the big tables and then go to a little one, you could probably whup some major butt, lol.
I think these guys are talking about English Bar Billiards rather than North American billiards that is played in a bar. There is a seaparate form for this. I am all too familliar with the grimy, rum-stained pool tables of nightclubs, with broken cue sticks and missing balls, and no chalk LOL.
We do have a topic about special "bar rules" that people play with, and we'd love your input...
kyle on 12/22/2006 11:31:35 PM
Never heard of this game but from the description it's nothing like Russian billiards (also called Russian pyramids) which like many games has various different sets of rules. Pyramids is played on a 6x12 table with tiny pockets (just enough to squeeze a ball in). The balls are all white with one colored ball (usually yellow I don't think it's any different from the other balls but tradition) any ball can be used as a cue ball points are scored by a regular pot or an "in off" (scratching off another ball).
bluballs on 2/14/2007 3:45:38 PM
I love bar pool. I always play for drinks or money. The only thing better is poker!
Title: English Bar Billiards and Russian Billiards
Author: smichael (Scott Michael)
Published: 10/13/2006 2:17:47 AM
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Oil rigs could be a lifeline to struggling coral, study suggests
Industrial structures, such as oil & gas platforms, could play a key role in helping ailing colonies of coral.
Adam Wentworth
Industrial structures, such as oil & gas platforms, could play a key role in helping ailing colonies of coral, new research has highlighted.
A group of scientists from Edinburgh University came to the conclusion after detailed analysis and modelling on the benefits of such man-made structures.
The team’s computer model revealed that coral larvae near shipwrecks or oil platforms would help them reach other naturally occurring coral over great distances.
This ability could bolster existing populations leading to the recolonization of damaged reefs.
The article was published in the journal Scientific Reports.
Professor Murray Roberts said: “When we first spotted these corals growing on the legs of oil platforms in the late 1990s it was a real surprise, as we expected this to be a very unsuitable environment for them. We now have strong evidence that they’re likely to be dispersing right across the North Sea and into marine protected areas.”
Dr Lea-Anne Henry at the School of GeoSciences, added: “We need to think very carefully about the best strategies to remove these platforms, bearing in mind the key role they may now play in the North Sea ecosystem.”
Many coral reefs are facing unprecedented risks from increased ocean temperatures, human development and invasive species. Warming oceans have led to a 34 per cent increase in highly damaging marine heatwaves over the last century.
A poll of 38 leading scientists last month suggested that former oil rigs could have environmental benefits. The experts agreed that decommissioning oil rigs on a case-by-case basis could benefit marine life.
The issue has been criticised as allowing oil & gas companies to avoid its responsibilities to safely remove the costly and complicated structures.
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Primitivism as a Trait of Georgia’s Modern Economic Policy
By Vladimer Papava
May 4, 2017, the CACI Analyst
During the 2012 and 2016 electoral periods, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) issued numerous pledges to its voters, including economic guarantees that garnered special attention but nevertheless could not be implemented for several reasons. The GD government’s economic policy has sustained some successes but also reflect features of economic primitivism – simplistic and populist economic policies – that risk hampering the evolution of Georgia’s economy from a consumerist to an innovation economy.
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Keeping the Adversary’s Lights on: Enguri Dam and Electricity Politics in Georgia
By Theresa Sabonis-Helf
March 13, 2017, the CACI Analyst
The critical but aging Georgian hydropower facility of Enguri is currently closed and under inspection, likely in urgent need of repairs. The facility serves both Georgia and Abkhazia, with portions of the facility located in each territory. Existing agreements compel Georgia to keep the lights on in Abkhazia – for free – in return for Abkhazia's (and Russia's) continued acknowledgement Georgia as the owner and operator of the facility. With Abkhaz consumption continuing to rise, Georgia is increasingly questioning how much it should be willing to do in order to maintain control of its largest power plant.
Trade, economy, and pro-Russian opinion in Georgia
By Tomáš Baranec
October 2nd, 2015, The CACI Analyst
According to a recent survey by the U.S. National Democratic Institute, support for membership in the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) has doubled in Georgia since 2014, to 31 percent. Simultaneously, support for the trade agreement between Georgia and the EU fell from 80 percent before the Ukraine crisis to 68 percent in April 2015. Many commentators have linked this development with a temporal disappointment among Georgians with the country’s slow western integration following the Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit in Riga. Others stress the Russian “soft offensive” on Georgia conducted through Russian-sponsored media and NGOs. However, the underlying reasons for why increasing numbers of Georgians become receptive to demands for reorienting the country towards Russia may be deeper, less temporal and much more serious.
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DAGESTAN'S INSURGENTS SPLIT OVER LOYALTIES TO CAUCASUS EMIRATE AND IS, by Emil Souleimanov
GEORGIA'S ECONOMIC CRISIS AND POLITICAL BRINKMANSHIP, by Ariela Shapiro
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GEORGIA'S FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER BLAMES GOVERNMENT FOR DAMAGING STATE INTERESTS, by Eka Janashia
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The Challenges to Georgia's Energy Sector
By Ariela Shapiro (05/27/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst)
In April 2015, Georgia’s Ministry of Energy (MoE) officially presented for review the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Energy Policy Review of Countries in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia, which details Georgia’s energy strategy, achievements and recommendations for future policy recommendations. This policy document aligns with the Georgian Government’s updated energy strategy and recommends Georgia to increase its energy security through utilizing its renewable energy potential, upgrading its energy infrastructure and diversifying supply via interconnections with neighboring countries. The document inadvertently highlights existing security gaps in Georgia’s energy sector. Given Georgia’s geopolitical realities and critical reliance on neighboring countries for energy, the current administration faces multiple challenges to building a self-sustaining and secure energy sector capable of meeting both local consumer needs and projected export obligations.
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Article Svante E. Cornell, “Erbakan, Kısakürek and the Mainstreaming of Extremism in Turkey,” Current Trends in Islamist Ideology, June 2018.
Article S. Frederick Starr and Svante E. Cornell, “Uzbekistan: A New Model for Reform in the Muslim World,” Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, May 12, 2018.
Silk Road Paper Svante E. Cornell, Religion and the Secular State in Kazakhstan, April 2018.
Book S. Frederick Starr and Svante E. Cornell, The Long Game on the Silk Road: US and EU Strategy for Central Asia and the Caucasus, Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2018.
Article Svante E. Cornell, “Central Asia: Where Did Islamic Radicalization Go?,” Religion, Conflict and Stability in the Former Soviet Union, eds Katya Migacheva and Bryan Frederick, Arlington, VA: RAND Corporation, 2018.
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Teachers from More Than 50 Higher Education Institutions Visit CVTE to Discuss the Talent Development in Schools and Enterprises
What is the gap between the talent cultivation in higher education institutions and enterprises’ need for human resources? What responsibility should an enterprise take in talent cultivation and development? What kind of enterprise is CVTE? How does it feel to work at CVTE?
On May 17, the higher education talent forum hosted by CVTE was held at its Guangzhou headquarters, and teachers from more than 50 higher education institutions across China accepted the invitation. Through this opportunity, they visited CVTE to get first-hand information on its business layout and future plans, experience its organizational climate and exchange with its senior management and the alumni working at the company.
Wang Yiran, Chairman of CVTE; Wu Caiping, Director of Growth Academy; Zeng Meiling, Chief Human Resources Officer; and Lv Danfeng, Senior Vice President attended the forum and gave speeches. The representative of the alumni also addressed the forum.
At first, Wang Yiran, Chairman of CVTE, showed the company’s business layout and future plan to the teachers. Presently, the company engages in such fields as component, future education, enterprise service, healthcare and smart hardware and runs a number of independent brands including seewo, MAXHUB, and XICOO. At the event, Wang Yiran delineated a blueprint for teachers: with the help of the company’s technological research and development, different products and services of CVTE will be used in life, workplace and other scenarios for more convenience and higher efficiency.
Afterwards, Zeng Meiling, Chief Human Resources Officer of CVTE, gave an overview of the company’s campus recruitment. With the continuous growth of CVTE, the talents recruited through this channel are growing in number and percentage, with major higher education institutions having become important sources of manpower for the company. However, according to Zeng Meiling, there are still many challenges in the practical campus recruitment, for example, the discrepancy between school education and the enterprise’s need for employees, namely the discrepancy between knowledge and cognitive dimension. She expressed her expectation for school-enterprise joint cultivation and discussed with the teachers more feasible measures.
At the forum, Wu Caiping, Director of the Growth Academy who is responsible for the company’s talent cultivation, asserted that, at CVTE, managers are neither officials nor leaders, and the only difference between them and other professionals is the job. The company would provide everyone, whether he or she wants to be a manager or a professional, with sufficient growth platforms. Every new employee of CVTE can choose a career direction based on his/her interest and competence. On every employee’s growth path, the Growth Academy arranges on-boarding, induction, and on-the-job training for different stage and makes the training plan of rotation and working on secondment for talents who may take up integrated management in the future so that they can gather more experience with more dimensions.
At the midsession of the event, the representative of the alumni said in the speech that at CVTE, a place with as much cordiality as in the school, everyone is equal such that the founders would even work and dine with the employees, and every voice and advice, no matter how unimportant they seem to be, are taken seriously. Every employee can find the right development platform and get the self-development opportunity as long as he or she is willing to grow. During the event, the teachers of higher education institutions had an in-depth communication with the alumni and the senior management. Each of them shared the reflections on higher education institutions, and the enterprise’s talent cultivation from different perspectives.
At last, Lv Danfeng, Senior Vice President of CVTE, introduced the enterprise’s organizational climate, which, to a company, is the values, the spiritual source of success, and the factor deciding how far it can go in the future. Freedom, equality, acceptance, sharing, and ambition go deep into the mindset of every CVTE employee. Meanwhile, the company must have a pursuit higher than profitability. CVTE wishes our existence to give more people have a successful career and a happy life.
On the path of innovative development, CVTE always seeks excellent people, provides employees with a broader platform for growth and uses the anticipation and imagination for the future as the driving force for innovation to create brand new future scenarios of life, work, education, medical care, mobility and business for man just like its company vision: “As a result of our existence, more people will be able to have a successful career and a happy life.”
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WHO: It's too early to say pandemic has peaked
(CIDRAP News) – The World Health Organization's (WHO's) top influenza expert said today it's too soon to judge whether the H1N1 influenza pandemic has passed its peak, though he acknowledged that cases are dropping in the United States and Canada.
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Aug 27, 2008 (CIDRAP News) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today that the recent novel H1N1 influenza outbreak in turkeys in Chile points up the possibility of poultry outbreaks elsewhere, increasing the risk of H1N1 mixing with the more deadly H5N1 avian flu virus.
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(CIDRAP News) In response to concerns from various governments about the possible effects of declaring a full-scale influenza pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) will call on outside experts to consider whether to revise the agency's definitions of pandemic alert phases, a WHO official announced today.
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Asymptomatic E coli infections raise new EU worries
(CIDRAP News) Health officials investigating a cluster of Escherichia coli O104:H4 infections at a German school found a large number of asymptomatic infections in students and staff, a development that could pose new threats, the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) said yesterday.
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Sunday 1st May 1988
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A mixed month of weather but a great election victory for me, an equally enjoyable birthday party for Debbie, and then time catching up with personal and family matters and getting deeply involved in Huntingdonshire District Council and local matters as the duly-elected local councillor. There were many meetings and events that were soon taking up my time and work on electors’ issues but there was still time for family outings and events as well as a little time for The Lady, cleaning it off and painting the cabin roof. The domestic economy has been deteriorating, Thatcher is dividing her party on exchange rate policy and the Poll Tax and she suffers House of Lords defeats on academic freedom and ending Local Authority control of schools. , Swiss companies take over Rowntree chocolate makers and industrial strife as continued at P&O Ferries, and the media are crying ‘foul’ for press freedom as they become subject to a court order to hand over tapes of the Wapping demonstrations. Roy Jenkins leads a House of Lords rebellion over academic freedom in universities, and there was also a defeat for the government in the House of Lords over the Education Reform Bill that would allow schools to opt out of Local Authority Control. The IRA has extended its campaign against UK serviceman into Germany and England’s football hooliganism is still preventing European games for our teams. The P&O Ferries dispute dominated the domestic industrial news this month and a propaganda war develops as other P&O ferries and ports are drawn into the strike. ACAS talks start and then fail talks, lorry drivers then blockade Dover and Calais and Sealink offers to take back half of the sacked P&O strikers with P&O Ferries emerging as the problem. News of a serious engine room fire in the, Seafreight Freeway, which killed one officer and critically injured another raises doubts about the standards of safety on board the cross channel ferries. There are big strikes and demonstrations for reform in Poland and East/West arms summit is struggling on but the US Senate is now backing the nuclear arms treaty and the USSR Presidium has ratified it. The Lebanon is another flashpoint; with both Syria and Israel sending in troops and there is more fighting there between rival Muslim groups, supported by Iran and Syria. Iraqi attacks the world’s biggest supertanker in the Gulf. President, Francois Mitterrand, is re-elected and Ms Michel Rocard, the socialist, is duly announced as the new Prime Minister of France
This was a very variable month of weather; mainly warm, showery and unsettled weather more symptomatic of April, but there was also some torrential rain with local roads flooding but, when the sun came out it was very hot with sunny days and a strengthening breeze and I worried about radiation after hearing stories of the ozone layer of the atmosphere lessening. The month saw my spectacular election victory, then the mad scramble to get myself acknowledged in the politics at Pathfinder House, an effort to catch up on my paperwork (deserted for a month) and then get back to my history writing again. I could return to my History of Little Paxton for the first time in ages reviewing the St Neots Paper Mill archive about the building of Riversfield House and welcoming my photos back from Colin Howard at last which started a large archiving process for these and my press cuttings. Then, with the gardener having a week’s holiday, I was mowing the lawns as well and playing mole catcher to boot! I was constantly attending the games lawn and swimming pool, just about coping with all this and keeping on Daniel back about revising for his imminent GCSE exams. We enjoyed our family breakfasts, and supervising Daniel’s revision and preparation for his first GCSE French oral exam and then his Additional Maths GCE participation whilst he was also helping at the local Oxfam shop. There were games of croquet with Daniel, and visits to local chandleries, and I was taking Debbie to her horse-riding, sometimes with Amy law in tow. Apart from the girl’s coughs and colds, we are all well. My cracked ribs are healing more day by day; and Di is back on her diet again. After the worry of the election and Debbie's party, we now know even more local people because of all this. Mums & Dad are okay, and they visited us during the month. No word from Freda and Alf and we do not even ask after them these days, although we have just given Mum & Dad a parcel of gifts to take down to them. There was Debbie’s birthday party on a blissfully warm and dry day, collecting the Bouncy Castle from Biggeswade and erecting it with John Law and then rushing off to St Ives for a Town Crier interview and back for a St Neots Riverside Restaurant lunch before the 25 party guests arrived at 3pm which I videoed and this was all typical of the life I was then bound to lead.
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Greg Stewart backed to win over Rangers doubters after proving his love for club by turning up to Cowdenbeath trial in Light Blues kit
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EX-TEAM-MATE Scott Linton is confident Greg Stewart will ‘do anything’ to bring success to Rangers next season after seeing him turn up for his first Cowdenbeath training session in Light Blues kit.
Stewart penned a two-year deal at Ibrox on Thursday to join his boyhood heroes after catching the eye in recent loan deals with Aberdeen and Kilmarnock.
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It is a signing that has failed to impress some Gers fans, though, but Linton is in no doubt the 29-year-old will win over any doubters.
The former Hibs trainee, who has joined Kelty Hearts this summer after stints with Dumbarton, Clyde and East Fife, played beside Stewart for three years at Cowdenbeath from 2010 and has backed him to make the grade in Govan.
He told Capital City Press: “I can’t believe he has joined Rangers, to be honest. It only seems like a couple of years ago that we were playing together at Cowdenbeath and he was working for BP at Grangemouth.
“For him now to be a Rangers player is crazy, it’s quite surreal actually. It’s a dream move for him.
“It was weird when he first came in. Any trialist that came in usually got training kit from the club, but I just remember standing and wondering why this guy, who was 20, had a Rangers sweatshirt and Rangers shorts on!
“Nobody really said anything to him, because he was a trialist, but it was clear he was a Rangers fan, and that never usually happened.
“He said he had come from Syngenta Amateurs and we were all, like ‘he must be rubbish!’.
‘SOME PLAYER’
“But once we started getting into possession and ball work in pre-season you knew this guy was a serious player.
“He didn’t have the fitness levels to jump straight in at part-time but the ability was never in doubt.
“He was in and out the team to start with and never really the first name on the team-sheet until the year before he got his move to Dundee, but it all came together for him and he never looked back.
“He is confident, but not in a bad way. He has always believed in his ability and never felt out of place anywhere.
“As a big Rangers fan himself, I’m sure he’ll grab the chance with both hands.
“I know the Rangers fans have found it a wee bit of an underwhelming signing but they’re getting a player who will do anything for the club. He’ll give his all, that’s for sure, and he’s some player.
“I’m confident that he’ll do well.”
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DHX MEDIA ANNOUNCES GRANT OF OPTIONS
Halifax, NS – 1 June 2009 – DHX Media Ltd (AIM & TSX ticker: ‘DHX’) (‘the Company’ or ‘DHX’), a leading independent international producer and distributor of mainly children’s television programming and interactive content, announces that the Company has granted options under its Stock Option Plan over an aggregate of 1,150,000 common shares. The options were granted on May 20, 2009 at a price of C$0.78 per share exercisable for a period of five years from the date of grant vesting as to 25% every twelve months for a period of 48 months starting twelve months from the date of grant.
These options were granted as follows:
a) To certain employees
b) To certain Directors and Officers of the Company as set out below:
to J. William Ritchie, options over 100,000 common shares. J. William Ritchie now has a total of 240,000 shares under option.
to Joseph Medjuck, options over 100,000 common shares. Joseph Medjuck now has a total of 240,000 shares under option.
to Sir Graham Day, options over 100,000 common shares. Sir Graham Day now has a total of 240,000 shares under option.
to Donald Wright, options over 100,000 common shares. Donald Wright now has a total of 240,000 shares under option.
to Charles Bishop, options over 360,000 common shares. Charles Bishop now has a total of 400,000 shares under option.
to Dana Landry, options over 150,000 common shares. Dana Landry now has a total of 512,500 shares under option.
to Mark Gosine, options over 65,000 common shares. Mark Gosine now has a total of 100,000 shares under option.
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DHX Media Ltd. is a leading international producer and distributor of television programming and interactive content with an emphasis on children, family and youth markets. DHX Media Ltd. is listed on AIM and on the Toronto Stock Exchange. DHX Media’s production companies, Decode Entertainment and Halifax Film, are the producers or co-producers of 11 original television series or theatrical releases currently commissioned for production and maintain a growing library of over 1,700 half-hours of mostly children and youth-oriented television productions. www.dhxmedia.com
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American Banker’s Marc Hochstein: “Banks are curious about the technology underlying Bitcoin”
Posted April 20th, 2015 by David Berger & filed under Finance.
As part of the Digital Currency Council’s Continuing Education partnership with Inside Bitcoins, the DCC’s Vice President, Sarah Martin, had the opportunity to interview the thought leaders that will be speaking at the Inside Bitcoins Conference in New York City on April 27-29, 2015. Today, we share an interview with Marc Hochstein of American Banker.
Sarah: Tell us about how and why you got involved in Bitcoin and digital currencies.
Marc: I first learned about Bitcoin in late 2011, from reading an article in The New Yorker. It was fortuitous timing because around the same time I was editing American Banker‘s 175th anniversary issue and immersing myself in the early history of banking in this country. American Banker was founded during the first half of the nineteenth century, a time when there was no national currency and each bank issued its own currency. The original mission of our publication was to inform investors which currency-issuing banks were solid and which ones were duds. (The original name was Thompson’s Bank Note Reporter.) So my mind was already opened to different possibilities outside the system I’d always known when I found out about Bitcoin, and my curiosity was piqued.
Then I started going to Bitcoin meetups, playing around in my spare time with the software and various early Bitcoin services and talking to some of the early adopters, who I found very friendly and open. It was part hobby, part work-related research at that stage. When I told people at the office that this was something we should be paying attention to, they’d side-eye me or laugh.
Sarah: American Banker was one of the first to seriously cover Bitcoin. How has your coverage evolved in terms of quantity of articles or diversity of voices in the intervening years?
Marc: The quantity has risen. I wouldn’t say it’s a core focus – yet – but it’s no longer a lark. Most of our early coverage was on our blog, BankThink, which was largely because my job at the time was overseeing the blog. Most of the Bitcoin-related blog posts then were written by Jon Matonis, whom I recruited in early 2013 to write a weekly column for us. (This was before he became executive director of the Bitcoin Foundation.) The opinions he put forth during his roughly six-month stint were provocative, particularly for our audience, which is made up largely of bankers, regulators and other traditional players in the mainstream financial system. But these days you’re just as likely to see Bitcoin crop up in our news coverage, written by our staff reporters on the regulatory, business or tech beats. A lot of the stories are related to the global “de-risking” phenomenon and how it has restricted access to banking services for cryptocurrency startups. If it’s any consolation, Bitcoin businesses are in good company – a number of other industries, from legal marijuana shops in Colorado to remittance providers, even some churches (!) are finding themselves dropped by their banks because of the perceived regulatory and “reputational” risk. We recently reported that those pot and Bitcoin businesses fortunate enough to have bank accounts are paying through the nose for them. (Now you know where all that VC money is going!) But at the same time banks are now tentatively curious about the potential of the technology underlying Bitcoin, so that’s an emerging theme as well. The Federal Reserve is now gently nudging the U.S. banking industry to modernize the payment system, and financial institutions are now taking a serious look at cryptocurrency as a potential way to upgrade the plumbing. In short: my worlds are now colliding!
Sarah: InsideBitcoins NYC has brought together many of the best minds in the industry. What do you hope to hear from others at the conference?
Marc: I’d like to hear some frank discussion about the “voice vs. exit” question. Recent entrants to the Bitcoin industry actively seek a dialogue with regulators, and they cite pragmatic reasons for doing so: they want to influence regulation so it doesn’t squelch innovation. Early adopters, on the other hand, dread regulation, partly on principle. The success of AirBnB and Uber suggests that in certain ossified, uncompetitive industries, it is better for an innovative new service to beg forgiveness than ask permission. But is such an approach feasible in financial services, which is heavily regulated, with especially high barriers to entry? Discuss.
I’m also looking forward to an intelligent debate on the question of whether Bitcoin (capital “B”) can be bifurcated from bitcoin (small “b”). In other words, is it really possible to reap the rewards of the blockchain without some form of token, as many new entrants claim? How?
And on the more granular level, what’s the trajectory for transaction fees, particularly when the next halving occurs for mining rewards? That’s my fancy way of asking whether we can count on Bitcoin transactions to always be dirt-cheap.
Sarah: As blockchain technology advances, what are you looking forward to seeing develop this year, or in the next 5-10 years?
Marc: I’m personally very interested in privacy-enhancing projects like DarkWallet and Zerocash. The pseudonymity of Bitcoin was one of the things that got me interested early on. Just to be clear: I am a law-abiding citizen and I lead a dull suburban life. But (speaking for myself and not my employer) I think the cryptocurrency community is doing important R&D for a cashless future. I take it as a given that physical cash is going to fade away, possibly in my lifetime, and I think that this is mostly a good thing. Think of all the transactions that don’t happen because someone didn’t have exact change, or the costs of armored trucks, or the germs that are transmitted on coins and banknotes. But I’ve argued for a couple years now that there needs to be a place for anonymous transactions, at least on the very low end, in a digital future. If all our everyday transactions become traceable, the implications for further surveillance are chilling. I recognize that terrible people may use cloaking technology to do terrible things, but I do not accept the claim that only criminals would find a use for it. That’s frankly offensive.
At the very least, we should be having a candid and open debate right now about financial privacy, and it should be informed by the public conversation about the Snowden revelations and the Fourth Amendment. It is questionable whether Bitcoin as it stands is compatible with existing regulations, but I think it’s also fair to ask whether it’s the regulations that need to change, rather than Bitcoin.
I’m also interested in potential uses of the blockchain to build identity and reputation systems – with the caveat that these should never be allowed to create back doors for government spying. Multisignature transactions are also fascinating, and they speak to the broader goal of minimizing the need for trusted parties in commerce. And I’m also curious about the possibilities of using the blockchain to record real-world assets, such as property titles, and self-enforcing smart contracts.
Sarah: What do you see as the greatest immediate challenge facing the industry?
Marc: Broadly, Bitcoin very much goes against the grain of the financial establishment. On the Internet, neutrality is a great virtue. But in the financial system, neutrality is an unspeakable sin, and discrimination is mandatory. Software does what you tell it to do. It doesn’t care whether you’re Jamie Dimon or the pizza delivery guy. Financial intermediaries, on the other hand, are increasingly expected by regulators to not only know their customers, but also their customers’ customers, and even their customers’ customers’ customers. They are expected to block transactions to certain countries. They are told by their field examiners to manage the “reputational risk” of doing business with certain (perfectly legal) industries, which in practice has meant de-risking, i.e. just dropping the clients.
How is a system like that going to mesh with an open, value-neutral, borderless, global network like Bitcoin? It will be very interesting to watch. Pass the popcorn.
On a more prosaic level, the volatility of the exchange rate between Bitcoin and fiat currencies discourages widespread consumer adoption. And while transactions are frictionless within the Bitcoin network, getting money in and out of Bitcoin is not. I like to joke that Bitcoin is like the Autobahn, but with really crummy on-ramps and off-ramps. Until the access roads are smoother, it’s going to be hard to convince the average person to try the Autobahn.
Sarah: What’s your advice for growing the industry? How do we engage more people in digital currencies?
Marc: I’m hesitant to answer this one. I usually find it pompous when journalists dispense unsolicited advice toward entrepreneurs and technologists. And my colleagues in the media condescend Bitcoiners enough already. What the hell do any of us know? We’re just a bunch of scribblers.
The one thing I would say is, recognize that it may take a long time for this technology to catch on, and prepare for many disappointments on the way. It’s not a get-rich-quick scheme, or at least it shouldn’t be. Those never end well.
Bitcoin has come a long way in five years, but it’s far from realizing the dreams of the early adopters. And that may never happen, or it may not happen exactly as we all envision. That’s OK. It’s a worthy project, to attempt to decentralize trust, to restore a modicum of online privacy, to lubricate the wheels of global trade on a peer-to-peer level.
Just know that success is not inevitable, certainly not instant success. There’s a great quote on this from Karl Popper, the philosopher: “There is no law of progress, and everything will depend on ourselves.”
Sarah: Thanks very much for your thoughts, Marc. Looking forward to a great conference.
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New Catwoman Anne Hathaway based her performance in the latest Batman movie on Hedy Lamarr, the glamorous 1940s film star who first inspired the character.
The Devil Wears Prada star is the latest actress to take on the role of the Caped Crusader's feline nemesis, following in the footsteps of Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt and Michelle Pfeiffer, in Christopher Nolan's upcoming The Dark Knight Rises.
Hathaway has now revealed she went back to the character's roots for her portrayal, basing her performance on late Hollywood legend Lamarr, who was cited as the inspiration for Catwoman by comic book artist Bob Kane.
She tells the Los Angeles Times, "I know this sounds odd, but her breathing is extraordinary. She takes these long, deep, languid breaths and exhales slowly. There's a shot of her in (1933 film) Ecstasy exhaling a cigarette and I took probably five breaths during her one exhale. So I started working on my breathing a lot."
Hathaway also admits she isn't fazed by stepping into such a famous role as each actress to have played Catwoman gave the character their own unique stamp.
She adds, "What's come before doesn't limit or even affect this new version. It doesn't affect me because each Catwoman - and this is true in the comics as well - she is defined by the context of the Gotham City created around her... Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman was informed by Tim Burton's Gotham and Eartha Kitt was informed by Adam West's Gotham. You have to live in whatever the reality of the world is and whatever Gotham is."
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Bret Easton Ellis: His 10 Most Controversial Moments (Not Including the Kanye Movie)
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Kanye West might be famous for some of his more controversial outbursts but the rapper has got nothing on his future collaborator Brett Easton Ellis. With the American Psycho author confirming he’ll be writing a ‘Yeezus’ movie here’s a look at his ten most controversial moments.
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1. American Psycho
Ellis first broke on to the literary scene with his 1985 novel, ‘Less Than Zero’, however he would achieve greater fame with his third novel ‘American Psycho’. The controversial work caused outrage upon its release for its depiticions of violence. The ensuing negative publicity caused the book to be dropped by publisher Simon & Schuster, though it would later be picked up by Vintage books. In 2000 it was made into a pretty good movie of the same name starring Christian Bale.
2. Spat with GLAAD
In May last year Ellis wrote an lengthy article about GLAAD, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation for 'Out Magazine'. In it he called the organisation ‘the gatekeepers of optically correct gayness’. It’s not the first time he’s had problems with the organisation, previously he had been invited to attend the Glaad media awards but the invitation was later withdrawn due to some of Ellis’s more controversial tweets, including one where he questioned the rumoured casting of openly gay actor Matt Bomer in ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ because of his sexuality.
3. Don't ask for his thoughts on 'Glee'
Glaad also objected to a tweet Ellis wrote two years earlier referring to TV show ‘Glee’. The writer wrote in 2011, ‘I like the idea of "Glee" but why is it that every time I watch an episode I feel like I've stepped into a puddle of HIV?’
4. Or 'Les Miserables'
One film Ellis isn’t so keen on is 2012 Oscar winner 'Les Miserables', after attending a screening the writer tweeted, "did I hear applause at the end or am I just losing my mind? Borderline ineptitude. A disaster…" He didn't stop there and went on to say "the film version of 'Les Miserables' is so bad that it made me rethink why I ever loved the stage version. 2 hours and 40 minutes of tacky."
Bret Easton Ellis (second from right), he probably thinks you're overrated.
5. 'Gravity' spoiler alert
Another film that didn’t impress the writer was the Oscar nominee ‘Gravity’.Taking to Twitter once again and using his favourite adjective, ‘overrated’ Ellis called it "most ridiculously overrated movie of 2013". He was also accused of spoiling the movie when he tweeted about the outcome of Sandra Bullock’s character after attending a screening.
6. Kelly Marcel and 'Fifty Shades of Grey'
In the same week that he dissed Les Miserables, Ellis got more attention for his perceived attack on screenwriter Kelly Marcel. The author had been campaigning to write the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ screenplay - which we think he'd have made a great job of - but was beaten to the job by the british writer. Not one for congratulations Ellis vented his frustration on twitter, writing, ‘Kelly Marcel?!? KELLY MARCEL?!? Kelly Marcel is WRITING the script for "Fifty Shades of Grey"?!? THIS is the movie they want to make? ARGH"
7. David Foster Wallace is overrated
Whilst reading a book about author David Foster Wallace, who committed suicide in 2008, Ellis decided he wasn't a fan of the author and described him as "the most tedious, overrated, tortured, pretentious writer of my generation." Ellis went on to gave his feelings on the David Wallace ‘myth’ in which the author is held up as a ‘literary genius’, saying, "David Foster Wallace carried around a literary pretentiousness that made me embarrassed to have any kind of ties to the publishing scene … I continue to find David Foster Wallace the most tedious, overrated, tortured, pretentious writer of my generation.” Given his feelings on the author it is unclear why he picked up the biography in the first place.
8...as is Alice Munro
After it was announced that veteran short story writer Alice Munro was to be given the Nobel Prize in Literature everyone in the literary world seemed pretty happy, apart from Ellis. Ellis first tweeted "Alice Munro is so completely overrated" before following up with "Alice Munro was always an overrated writer and now that she's won The Nobel she always will be. The Nobel is a joke and has been for ages". However after it became clear that the world wasn't in agreement with the writer he wrote, "the sentimental hatred for me has made me want to re-read Munro, who I never really got, because now I feel like I've beaten-up Santa Claus."
9. and Katherine Bigelow, but she's hot
Another victim of the writer’s Twitter venom was director Kathryn Bigelow, who Ellis called ‘overrated’ (not another one?) on twitter, (again). The director, who helmed the award winning, ‘The Hurt Locker’ and was receiving praise at the time for ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ was said by Ellis to be only receiving accolates because she was a ‘hot woman’. He wrote "Kathryn Bigelow would be considered a mildly interesting filmmaker if she was a man but since she's a very hot woman she's really overrated." After much outcry Ellis later admitted he was wrong in an article on The Daily Beast, entitled ‘Dear Kathryn Bigelow: Bret Easton Ellis Is Really Sorry.’
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10. 'The Canyons'
As expected Ellis's much hyped 2013 film 'The Canyons' for which he wrote the screenplay was also met with contraversy. The film starred much troubled actress Lindsay Lohan and porn star James Deen, making his first foray into mainstream acting. The film didn't do much to revive Lohan’s career and ended up being critically panned although Lohan did receive a small amount of praise for her work.
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Have you ever been stranded on a subway car? The lights flickered wildly, then the odd humming sounds all came to an abrupt stop, and you sat there exchanging uncomfortable glances with your fellow passengers? “Hey, get this thing going! I’ve got an appointment to make!” someone shouts at the driver, sequestered in his cab. The trouble is, he, like the rest of the passengers, is equally helpless in this situation.
You see, streetcars, subway cars, and light rail cars are all forms of electric railway cars, and when their source of electricity goes out, so do they. They’re similar to the diesel-electric locomotive we looked at last week because they use electric traction motors for propulsion, meaning to move forward. But their difference lies in the fact that electric rail cars don’t carry their own source of power and are entirely reliant on an external source, an electrical substation. See Figure 1 below.
Figure 1 – Electric Railway Car Propulsion System
This substation performs the task of taking the power provided by an electric utility power plant and converting it into a form of power that the electric rail car can use to operate its traction motors. The two are connected via a trolley wire and the two rails that the car runs on. The railway car has a spring-loaded arm called a pantograph on its roof that touches the trolley wire, allowing electrical current to flow into a speed control system housed under the car. This speed control system performs the task of varying the flow of electrical current to the traction motors, enabling the car to move, before it eventually exits the motor through its wheels, then back to the substation where it originated, thus completing an electrical circuit.
Many newer electric railway cars couple a regenerative braking system with a mechanical one. Their operation is similar in nature to a dynamic braking system where the traction motors are turned into generators. The difference is that with regenerative braking systems the current from the traction motors is sent to the trolley wire through the pantograph as shown in Figure 2 below.
Figure 2 – An Electric Railway Car Using Regenerative Brakes
This diagram shows the railcar generating electricity, but it may not be so obvious how its motion is made to slow down, after all, we see no resistor grids like we did in last week’s illustration of a dynamic braking system. So how does it stop? The trick here is that there are other cars running on the rail line at the same time which are using electrical current to move forward. So what does this have to do with stopping it you ask? Let’s take a look at Figure 3 for clarification.
Figure 3 – How Regenerative Brakes Help Save Power
In this illustration we see that as Car A goes downhill and the operator applies the brakes, the regenerative brake will be caused to start pumping electrical current into the trolley wire. Now, if Car B is on the same rail line going up the other side of the hill, it will need power to climb that hill, and it will need to draw that power from the trolley wire by way of its pantograph. But instead of drawing all its electrical current from the substation, Car B will first draw off the current produced by nearby Car A, and only then will it draw the remainder of its power requirements from the substation.
During this braking process the kinetic energy in Car A is converted into electrical energy by its traction motors. Then Car B uses its own traction motors to convert the electrical energy drawn from Car A into mechanical energy, enabling it to climb the hill. Car B has effectively robbed Car A of its energy, so Car A slows down. As we discovered last week during our discussion of dynamic brakes, regenerative brakes become ineffective below a certain minimum speed. This is the reason that electric rail cars need mechanical brakes to complete the job of stopping.
We see that the regenerative braking process is actually quite green. It allows for electrical energy that would normally be wasted as heat energy escaping into the atmosphere to be converted into useful energy, taking a significant chunk out of the demand for new energy off of substations. It also helps the electric railway to save money when it comes time to paying the electric bills.
You may have noticed a copyright symbol and my name included in this week’s illustrations. That’s because it has recently come to my attention that many of my readers are unaware that I am the CAD (Computer Aided Design) artist who creates the illustrations featured in most of my blogs. CAD is a useful tool in explaining difficult technical subject matter, which is precisely why I use it so often. Next week we’ll explore in more depth the benefits of using this tool.
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April 20, 2010, 9:59 am 7 Comments
An early commercial microwave oven. Photograph: Keith Lamb
Welcome to a new column from EMD's Stephanie Butler: The Natural History of the Kitchen. Each week, Stephanie will explore the background of an appliance or gadget that helps make cooking what it is today. First up: The Microwave
It's the journeyman of the kitchen, the appliance loved by soccer moms and stoners alike. It warms your coffee, cooks your Spaghettio's, and explodes your Peeps. Yes, kids, it's the humble microwave, and it's the focus of this, the inaugural Natural History Of The Kitchen feature.
Microwave: The Early Years
The microwave's origins as a cooking device date back to the 1940s. Legend says that a self-taught engineer named Percy Spencer working for the technology firm Raytheon came up with the idea of using radio waves to heat food when he walked by a large radio wave machine and felt the candy bar in his pocket start to melt. It's a nice story, but only partially true. With the end of WWII in sight, Raytheon execs realized that their highly profitable radar business would have to be retooled for the private market. Spencer had long considered the heating possibilities of the radar; engineers were often seen stopping by the huge bank of waves to warm their hands. (Right: an early home microwave. Photograph via Pocket Gadget.)
Spencer took a small team of Raytheon engineers and began building prototype machines. These were jerry-rigged out of garbage bins and radar tubes, and were soon covered in exploded eggs and half popped corn. Spencer knew the device had potential, but he saw its limits as more and more foods were tested. The machine heated unevenly, and crisping and browning effects were nearly impossible to achieve. These problems are still a fact of microwave cooking today, but companies have found a way around it through the foil "crisping sleeves" packaged with some microwavable pastries like Hot Pockets. The foil reacts to the microwaves by becoming very hot very quickly, which then creates a "crispy" crust similar to what you'd get out of a regular oven.
Evolution of a Machine
The first microwave was as different from our current counter top models as UNIVAC is from the iPad. The 1947 Radarange was a whopping six feet tall, weighed nearly 750 pounds, and required its own 220 volt electrical line and a dedicated water line for the cooling tube. It sold for $2000, or nearly $22,000 today. Not yet an appliance for the home cook, Raytheon marketed the behemoth appliance to high-volume, quick service restaurants. Busy diners, ocean liners and hospitals all purchased their own Radaranges, cooking hamburgers and sheet cakes in less than 30 seconds. (Left: the first Radarange. Photograph via Ralph Grabowski.)
Radarange's price and size meant that the market for these machines was limited, and they failed to make a profit throughout the 40s and 50s. Counter top models were introduced in 1967, at a still-steep price tag of $495. To add to marketing problems, according to who you believed, the machines could cause impotency, blindness, and radiation poisoning. Once prices came down and Americans realized widespread sterility hadn't happened, the microwave oven took off. Food luminaries from Julia Child to James Beard rewrote recipes around it. Joan Collins even starred in an amazing television commercial for "the Sanyo food thing" at the height of her Dynasty days.
Joan Collins for Sanyo Microwaves
Barbara Kafka's Steamed Chocolate Pudding
Perhaps it's best to end with a recipe by one of the microwave's greatest enthusiasts. Cookbook author Barbara Kafka literally wrote the book on microwave cooking with her 1987 work Microwave Gourmet (buy it ). Kafka swears by the appliance, especially for cooking vegetables and steamed puddings. Here's a modified recipe for her Steamed Chocolate Pudding, published in the New York Times in 2008. It's half cake, half mousse, but all very good reason to give the lowly microwave a second look.
8 tablespoons cold butter, cut into pieces, plus 2 tablespoons, softened
8 ounces semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/3 cup cake flour
Ice cream or sweetened whipped cream for serving, optional.
1. Use softened butter to grease a 4-cup bowl. Grind chocolate in a food processor, then add cold butter and sugar; process until combined. Add remaining ingredients and process until smooth.
2. Pour into bowl, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and cook on high for 4 to 5 minutes, or until just set. Remove, pierce plastic with tip of a sharp knife, and cover with a heavy plate; let rest for 10 minutes.
3. Unmold onto a serving plate and serve warm or cold, with ice cream or whipped cream if desired.
Mark Bittman revisits the microwave in The New York Times.
A tech-heavy article on the history of the microwave, written by University of Illinois professor and public radio commentator William Hammack.
Marie T. Smith's compendium of microwave cooking for the college student, retiree, busy mom, and you.
Barbara Kafka on the possibilities of microwave cooking in The Atlantic
—Stephanie Butler
Earlier on Eat Me Daily
Retro Recipes: Banana Meat Loaf, 1941
Retro Recipes: Clam Chowder Pie, 1969
Retro Recipes: Blushing Snowballs, 1950
Retro Recipes: Hungry Jack Weinerollas, 1970
Retro Recipes: Spareribs and Rutabagas, 1956
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April 21, 2010, 12:34 amReply
I wonder about the state of the art for microwave ovens about five years or more before they first started to become popular and affordable,during the early to mid seventies. The Huntsville Alabama Space and Rocket Center used them in their snack bar, and they may have been some of the older larger units that took up a bout a refrigerators footprints, lining the walls like washing machines, with very frightening warnings posted regarding pacemakers.
April 21, 2010, 3:30 amReply
Welcome back, Stephanie! I really enjoyed this article, and I like inclusion of Further Reading.
What a wonderful article! I use the microwave frequently and wouldn't know what to do without it (even though my more culinary-inclined friends sometimes make fun of me for it). I do sometimes wonder what effects irradiated food has on the body (and cell phones for that matter), but it's still a useful invention.
April 21, 2010, 12:36 pmReply
What about the health risks of the Microwave? There are some pretty convincing arguments against using it... obviously it's not a natural way of heating food. A quick google search for microwave health risks turned up quite a bit, but I wonder if you have any further research to append to your article?
We've tried to limit our use, and are debating getting rid of ours alltogether.
Great article too, thanks!
April 21, 2010, 3:32 pmReply
Microwave radiation is not dangerous unless your microwave's door is broken or you put your pet in it. Don't believe the hype.
http://www.fda.gov/radiation-emittingproducts/resourcesforyouradiationemittingproducts/consumers/ucm142616.htm
You think heating food over an open fire is somehow more natural? I would wager you get more contaminants in your food over an open fire, depending in what you're burnign for fuel.
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Britain On Film: Urban
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The National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales (NSSAW) special Urban: Towns & Cities film collection has the hustle and bustle of the streets and the smell of city smoke as it drops a glimpse of Wales’ urban life through the 20th century.
Audiences watch history come alive on screen and discover what life was like in Welsh towns and cities in a range of films running from 1912-1998.
These films have been compiled as part of BFI Britain on Film, a hugely successful project, that reveals the hidden histories and forgotten stories of people and places from the BFI and the UK's national and regional film/TV archives available to view online at BFI Player.
Llandudno – Gateway to Snowdonia (1975)
From tram to cable car to the beach – the delights of Llandudno as a holiday destination are showcased in this extract of an advertising film by Llandudno Urban District Council/British Tourist Authority.
A Tale of Two Seasons (1967)
Rhyl Cine Club members Michael Theaker and Barry Snelson explore the changing fortunes of Rhyl in summer and winter. In this extract, a cold and lonely beach scene is followed by summer bustle in the streets, bus park and station, with some big-name shops attracting tourists and locals alike.
Wrexham Co-op Society’s Procession (1912)
Co-operators’ Day - a summertime celebration and promotion of the Co-operative Society - dawns cold and wet, and the society’s members turn out for the annual parade with their umbrellas. The event is being filmed for screening at the local cinema – The Glynn.
R.C.Bishop at Bangor (1960)
The Rolls-Royce is the vehicle of choice for Archbishop O’Hara, the UK’s Apostolic Delegate, on his visit to Bangor amid much fanfare to re-dedicate the re-built Church of Our Lady Immaculate, followed by the delivery of a papal message at the Plaza cinema.
Annual Horse Sale and Fair (1960)
All manner of attractions entice the crowds to this famous fair (‘Ffair Borth) which still takes place each year on 24th October.
A Visit to North Wales (Porthmadog, 1950)
An extract from a film by Rev. Albert Knowles of Grindleton, Lancashire, showing the viewer some of the attractive and interesting places of north Wales. Here, we are introduced to Porthmadog with its wide streets and harbour area.
A Visit to North Wales (Harlech, 1950)
An extract from a film by Rev. Albert Knowles of Grindleton, Lancashire, showing the viewer some of the attractive and interesting places of north Wales. In this segment we visit Harlech with its steep streets and famous castle.
Opening Ceremony - the Festiniog & District Heroes Memorial Hospital (1927)
Extracts of footage shot by the local cinema operator, Thomas Ellis Griffiths and his son, Mervyn Griffiths, showing the procession to, and ceremonial opening of, the hospital in Blaenau Ffestiniog on Saturday 11th June 1927. The hospital is officially opened by David Davies MP, Llandinam.
Denbigh Rotary Club Activities (1974)
Peter Thomas, Denbigh’s Rotary Club president (1973-4), filmed a series of events organised by the club. This extract shows the Boxing Day Barrel Rolling competition.
Caefelin Laundry, Llangollen (1937)
The busy, labour-intensive operation in Market Street, Llangollen seen in this extract was recorded by the owners, builder Ernest Charles Jordan and his son, E C Jordan II. The laundry was run for them by Nellie Boote, who became the son’s second wife.
Dolgelley (1945)
The delights of a sunny Dolgellau gladden the hearts of the Meredith family from Staffordshire at the end of a long, grim war. John W Meredith is behind the camera.
Their Purpose Served (1977)
In this segment of P B Whitehouse’s film, we see The Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway carrying coal right through the streets of Welshpool. This film by P.B. Whitehouse probably shows the line in its last year of operation.
Efaciwis a recriwtio (1939)
Machynlleth opens its heart to evacuees arriving from Liverpool, and local men prepare to leave by responding to an urgent call-to-arms.
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru - Ymweliad Elizabeth II a Duc Caeredyn (1955)
The Queen visits Aberystwyth to celebrate completion of The National Library of Wales, opened by her parents in 1937, its foundation stones laid by her grandparents in 1911. Extract from a film by E.C. Roberts.
Haverfordwest Challenge Cup (1926)
An extract of the final of the first ever Haverfordwest Challenge Cup on 30th April 1926, which attracts crowds to enjoy the play between the Haverfordwest Corinthians and Banks United (the Corries) and the Royal Field Artillery 406 Battery TA (the Soldiers). Neither side scored, but at the replay a few days later the Corries win 2-0.
Kidwelly Poison Trial (1920)
Solicitor Harold Greenwood of Rumsey House, Kidwelly, rids himself of his wife (probably), and marries again (definitely). In fact, he marries again in such indecent haste that suspicions are aroused about the cause of his first wife’s death, and an exhumation and inquest are instigated. As a result, he is put on trial for his life in Carmarthen and is here seen arriving, wearing a cap, to face the music.
The Shop Assistants’ Outing to Ilfracombe (1913)
A day long-awaited, no doubt, by Llanelli’s army of shop assistants: a trip to Devon in July 1913, on one of P & A Campbell’s paddle steamers. Filmed by James Haggar for screening at ‘Haggar’s Theatre’ in the town, the production included shots of “somewhat humorous incidents on board” (Llanelly Mercury 17/7/1913). Sadly, all that remains of this film is this recently discovered, damaged fragment, containing the opening shots in Llanelli.
Dear Cambria (1926)
Extracts of a longer ‘travelogue’ film – here showing Swsansea (with its “hurry and scurry, bang and rattle”) and Mumbles (“No, we’ll not make a joke about its name!”). Also in Swansea we see shots of the royal visit to the 1926 National Eisteddfod, with bardic robes billowing in the wind.
Newport Carnival (1936)
This carnival was filmed by Ernest Charles Jordan II, one of eleven children of a Newport builder (Ernest Charles Jordan). The Jordans owned the White Rose Laundry, and this extract features the vehicle of a rival business – the Gwent Launderers.
Tank ‘Julian’ in Merthyr (1918)
Whoever thought of sending battle-scarred tanks to towns in Britain during 1917/1918 to sell National War Bonds was inspired. Merthyr alone raised £1m when two tanks – ‘Julian’ and ‘Julian Junior’ – visited for 3 days in June 1918. Nothing was safer than the tank bank, the public were told, but the borough’s Director of Education refused to permit school closures over the period, fearing squashing incidents if children were roaming free. Viewers of this extract will appreciate his caution.
Cardiff the Capital City (1976)
Extract from a film made by South Glamorgan County Council and Cardiff City Council to attract investors – a great advert for several facets of life, work and leisure in the capital!
Cardiff – The Capital of Wales (1935)
The Holley brothers, pharmacists George and Maurice, record the city when horse-drawn vehicles were still traversing its streets and (as seen in this extract) policemen helped people to cross the road.
Turn Out of the Cardiff Fire Brigade (1924)
The Fire Station in Westgate Street, Cardiff, prides itself on its 8 minute mobilisation - a record?
A Place to Play (1972)
A taste of freedom: children in the Splott, Butetown and Grangetown areas of Cardiff get a chance to play, explore and invent in the city’s experimental adventure playgrounds, in sunmmer schemes run by Cardiff’s Voluntary Community Service. Filmed by Cardiff Cine Society. (Extract.)
Great Western Ports (1929)
"Any Ware to Anywhere" – an extract of a film advertising the thoroughly modern merits of the Great Western Railway ports, including Cardiff. The shots of the docks convey the hazardous and gruelling nature of a docker's work and the vast numbers of men employed in the industry.
Tiger Bay and the Rainbow Club 2 (1960s)
Extract of a film by Malcolm Capener, showing the vibrant and community of Cardiff’s docks area. Here we see a Catholic parade on St Mary Street, followed by a huge gathering in Bute Park.
Extract of a film by Malcolm Capener showing the vibrant, thriving and diverse community of Cardiff’s docks area in the sixties, including a celebration and feast at the Butetown Community Centre. However we also see poignant images of the the 'slum' clearance which condemned the terraced streets and their social opportunities to death. The Rainbow Club was founded to encourage the children of the docks area to participate in the performing arts.
Samba Paloma (1998)
The sun is shining on Cardiff, and a human samba band performing on the street faces stiff competition from a group of musically-inclined, papier-maché local birds, led by a feisty starling. Animation by Chris Elliott and Gerald Conn, for Cinetig.
If you would like to screen any of the films from the Urban: Towns & Cities package at your venue, please contact Elen Thomas Jones via elen.jones@llyfrgell.cymru
These films, and many more related titles from around the UK, are available to watch for free on BFI Player via an interactive map for Britain on Film.
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356 BCE: Herostratus burns the Temple of Artemis
3 comments July 21st, 2013 Headsman
By the ancient world’s tradition, it was on July 21, 356 — the night of Alexander the Great‘s birth* — that a theretofore forgettable man set fire to the wooden rafters of the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus.
Situated on the Hellenized coast of Asia Minor, near present-day Selcuk, Turkey, Ephesus was one of the great cities of the Mediterranean. It counted Artemis (Diana) its patron deity, and gloried in a jaw-dropping marble temple, bankrolled two centuries before by the Lydian king Croesus, that would have nearly covered a modern football pitch. Ephesians took their Artemis seriously: 400-plus years later, St. Paul would barely escape lynching at the hands of enraged Artemis devotees when he proselytized there.
What a horror it must have been for 4th century BCE Ephesians to awake this day to the destruction of their city’s own sacred pride.
Even more shockingly, the temple’s destroyer made no effort to conceal himself. He openly boasted of his act, and of the horrifying reason for it: merely to exalt his obscure name with the luster of infamy.
Ephesus not only put this man to death, but passed a damnatio memoriae upon him, forbidding any mention of his name, in order to deny him his victory.
But the the historian Theopompus, who was not Ephesian, cheated the city of its sentence by recording it: Herostratus. It’s a word that has become a metonym in many languages and an allegory in many books for any villain impelled to his wickedness by the allure of celebrity.
We have no specific date for Herostratus’s execution. But we do have his last tortured victory. We do have his name.
The Ephesians in time rebuilt the magnificent temple, bigger and more awe-inspiring than before. It stood some 600 years more until the Goths sacked it in 268 AD, long enough to secure its place among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
“I have set eyes on the wall of lofty Babylon on which is a road for chariots, and the statue of Zeus by the Alpheus, and the hanging gardens, and the colossus of the Sun, and the huge labour of the high pyramids, and the vast tomb of Mausolus,” wrote Antipater of Sidon of the reconstructed, post-Herostratus temple. “But when I saw the house of Artemis that mounted to the clouds, those other marvels lost their brilliancy, and I said, ‘Lo, apart from Olympus, the Sun never looked on aught so grand.'”
The Temple of Artemis today: a weedy rubble. (cc) image from LWY.
* Plutarch remarked that Artemis was too distracted delivering the conqueror into the world to protect her shrine.
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1972: Misao Katagiri - 2017
1834: Catherine Snow, the last hanged in Newfoundland - 2016
1797: David McLane, an American traitor in Quebec - 2015
1683: Lord Russell, Whig martyr - 2014
1798: Anthony Perry and Mogue Kearns, Protestant and Catholic - 2012
1915: Private Herbert Burden, memorial model - 2011
1986: Vice-President Paulo Correia and five others - 2010
1976: Lt. Col. Abu Taher - 2009
1944: Col. Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, for the plot to kill Hitler - 2008
399 BCE: Socrates
Feast Day of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews
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1829: William Burke, eponymous body-snatcher
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41 B.C.E.: Arsinoe IV, Cleopatra’s sister
9 comments December 6th, 2007 Headsman
On an unknown date late in 41 B.C.E., Cleopatra’s younger sister and rival Arsinoe was put to death in Asia Minor as the famous queen cemented her fatal alliance with Mark Antony.
The face of Arsinoe?.
Like Cleopatra herself, Arsinoe lived her short life in the internecine maelstrom of Ptolemaic politics under the sway of a Roman Empire itself immersed in civil strife. Violent death was something of an occupational hazard.
Nevertheless, had some flash of prescient irony visited her when Antony’s legionaries unsheathed their blades, she might well have wondered at the small happenstances of fate that left her a nigh-forgotten footnote in her sister’s story, rather than the other way around.
Three siblings had grasped at the Egyptian throne during the Alexandrian War, and whether it was charm or cold calculation won Caesar’s backing for Cleopatra, Arsinoe and her brother Ptolemy XIII still pressed the Roman garrison of Alexandria with a vastly superior force in a battle that was said to have set the Library of Alexandria aflame.
Timely Roman reinforcements decided the matter, and Arsinoe was marched in chains at Caesar’s sumptuous quadruple Triumph of 46 B.C.E. — though she was spared the execution that typically concluded such an ignominy and instead packed off to a temple on the coast of modern-day Turkey.*
In Margaret George’s historical novel The Memoirs of Cleopatra, the danger of maintaining an enemy who has styled herself Queen is neatly summarized in a conversation between Caesar and Cleopatra set after the Triumph:
“I have spared Arsinoe.” [said Caesar]
My [Cleopatra’s] first feeling was a rush of relief. My second was worry. Arsinoe the proud would not retire quietly.
“Where is she to go?”
“She has requested sanctuary at the great Temple of Diana in Ephesus,” he said. “And I will grant it, if you agree.”
Ephesus! Too close to Egypt! Better send her to Britain! Yet … I would gamble, and be merciful. Perhaps I was not enough of a Ptolemy after all. Arsinoe would not have granted it.
“Yes, I will allow it.”
That very perception of her potential danger hung over Arsinoe like the sword of Damocles.
The sword fell — figuratively and literally — five years later after Cleopatra seduced Mark Antony at Tarsus in the autumn of 41. Her terms for Egypt’s alliance supposedly included elimination of this lingering rival — though if Arsinoe had made common cause with Caesar’s Republican assassins, Antony may well have had his own reasons to dispatch the young woman.
Arsinoe’s death helped seal a pact that was itself destined for a bloody end. Distracted by his foreign paramour, Antony steadily lost political ground to his adversary Octavian. In another decade’s time, open war broke out again.
The Egyptian fleet would gather at Ephesus, not far from Arsinoe’s final resting place, bound for the catastrophic Battle of Actium whose outcome added Cleopatra’s and Antony’s blood to the soil from which sprung the long reign of Octavian — soon to be styled Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome.
* A Temple of Artemis — either in Miletus (as Appian has it), or the wonder of the world in Ephesus (as Josephus has it). She met her death at the temple — whichever it was — dragged to its steps and put to the sword. Ephesus seems to be the more generally accepted locale, and an octagonal tomb there has been speculatively identified as Arsinoe’s.
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Bridget's Holiday Shop. Since then, she has mastered her design skills and has built up her floral resume. She is a member of the Louisiana floral board, has received her Arkansas master floral license and just recently became a certified floral designer."She's very good," said Annie Dunn, a loyal customer and friend of Joslin's.In January, she'll be able to add another accomplishment to her resume. She was one of 59 floral designers to be selected to build a flower-filled float at the Rose Parade. She will join the Fiesta Parade Floats team."I believe with all of my heart that if you follow the passion that's in your heart, dreams can come true," Joslin said. "This is an answered prayer for me."... https://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news/local-news/arkansas-florist-selected-to-decorate-floats-at-tournament-of-roses-parade/1664383787
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This is a bit of a continuation on my Old School series of posts. While my Old School vs. New School posts focused on what brands looked like in the first few bibles, versus what they looked like now, this post will take a look even further into the past, before the Gothic & Lolita Bibles, before Malice Mizer, before Lolita became what it is now. There is no clear beginning to the fashion, as it began with inspiration from quite a few different fashions, so it is impossible to say exactly where it came from, and when it happened, but the timeline of how Lolita came to be what it is today is very interesting. I would like add that this post is based on articles and essays I have read as well as several hours hunting down pictures of early Lolita pieces. I have never been to Japan or been a part of the Japanese Lolita scene, let alone been a part of it in the decades I am discussing. Just so you know.
The difference between how fashions form in the East and West
Japanese fashion trends tend to form and evolve in a very different way from Western alternative fashion-based subcultures, that is many of them begin as street fashions, where as Western alternative fashions are almost always music and club based. Because of this, Western alternative fashions have much more concrete beginnings. Just take the oldest Bauhaus record insert you can find and observe a busy street in a relatively large city and you'll probably be able to pick out several people dressed exactly like the picture on the insert. Check at the copyright info at the bottom of the insert and you can pretty much safely say "That style started because these guys were dressing like that when this album was made". But with Japanese styles, the ones that begin as simply a street fashion that is, such as Lolita, there isn't really any kind of media associated with it, to make a snapshot of what the fashion looked like at exactly that time, until it becomes popular enough for everyday people to start noticing the trend. Because of this, the beginnings of fashions are often lost to even the people who will later wear them. Lolita's early years existed only in the closets of fans, the streets on the weekend, and a few small shops. Not on albums, music videos, and magazines like so many Western fashion's beginnings.
Fashions that inspired Lolita and other romantic styles
It's hard to talk about Lolita's roots without going back quite a bit further than the 1970's. We'll have to go earlier still to the 1950's and even further into antiquity to the Victorian and the Rococo eras. Of course, there is no frilly line of lace stretching from one era to the next that leads directly to Lolita today, these are all completely separate styles that Lolita draws much of it's inspiration from. The cute and girly silhouette of the 1950's. The elegance and details of the Victorian era, and the decadence of the Rococo era are all different periods that inspires Lolita.
In my opinion, I feel that Lolita owes the most to the Victorians. Not just because I simply like it the most, but because it helped inspire the romantic fashion movement of the 60's and 70's in the west that then inspired Japanese fashions of the time, that finally helped form the roots of the Lolita fashion. Using the ruffles and romance of a very rose-tinted view of the Victorian era, fashion designer Mary Quant popularized the babydoll dress. A look that most Lolitas are familiar with. I think of these vintage romantic pieces as being the beginning of the beginning.
Two Mary Quant designs. The second one is a babydoll dress from the 60's.
The 70's and 80's: styles that influenced Lolita's beginnings.
A quick Google search will tell you that Angelic Pretty has it's origins in 1979, but those of you dreaming of frilly dresses in gold lamé with cute appliques of roller discoing bunnies along the hem are a bit off. While technically several Lolita brands were around in the late 70's and 80's, they certainly weren't making what they make today. Angelic Pretty (at the time, simply known as "Pretty"), for example, sold other, even smaller, designer's things at their shop. And the styles were much different than they are now.
Otome style from 1979 (credit)
Lolita brands that have been around for decades, well before they were Lolita as we know it now, most likely sold Otome and Natural-kei styled clothes. To those unfamiliar with the terms, myself included up until recently, let's do a quick lesson! Otome means "maiden" and refers to a more toned down and almost "mod" look (at least in my opinion), think such brands as Jane Marple, MILK, and Emily Temple Cute. Natural-kei is a very loose and, well, natural look. Imagine a prairie girl aesthetic, with lots of neutral colors and calico prints. The recent Mori Girl craze is descended from this style.
Gunne Sax dresses from the 1970's. Not a Japanese brand, but are often seen (or a very similarly styled brand) in the Natural-kei fashion of that time.
Besides fashions that can be more or less easily labeled, Japan is known for urging it's young girls to be cute and child-like. While many teenagers in the west strive to be sexy and sophisticated, there is, or at least there was in the eras that Lolita started to form from, just as much desire for a teenaged girl to be cute and adorable. Perhaps Lolita followed a less linear fashion timeline, and instead of growing directly out of the merging of two fashions, Otome and Natura-kei, which are more feminine than childish, it formed on it's own simply from the need to be cute.
The 90's: The dawning of Lolita
Since there are really no surviving online pictures of pieces of what it is Baby and Angelic Pretty were selling in the 80's, there's a big black hole in the history of the Lolita fashion. The earliest we have hard proof that people were actually wearing such things are the earliest volumes of the Fruits magazine. If you are unfamiliar with Fruits, it is a magazine that began in 1997 of street snaps in the Harajuku district. Kera magazine, the publication that the Gothic & Lolita Bibles are a spin-off of, was first published in 1998, and if they have any pictures of Lolita brands that would be an awesome source of what Lolita brands were selling, not just what a select few were wearing, sadly I could not get my hands on any of those early Kera magazines.
In the Fruits street snaps, Angelic Pretty is the easiest to spot and most frequently worn of the Lolita brands. Simple skirts in floral print that probably couldn't fit a modern Lolita's petticoat, peter pan blouses, and bloomers are regular items from the brand formerly known as Pretty in the first Fruits magazines from the late 90's. Click for full-sized pictures.
Now, you may notice that some of these aren't even remotely close to Lolita. I am not saying that these particular pictures are all early examples of Lolita, simply that these girls are all wearing Angelic Pretty pieces from the mid to late 90's. Now, Angelic Pretty wasn't the only brand on the block for girls of the 90's looking to add some frilly romance to their outfits. Jane Marple, Heart E, and even Vivienne Westwood are all brands of choice for the girls who are, in essence, our fashion's grandmothers. While the other "big name" brands certainly were around at the time, in Harajuku, where the photos for Fruits magazines were shot, no one was really wearing any of those until the early 2000s.
Shoichi Aoki, the man behind the Fruits magazines, unfortunately for us, isn't too fond of the Lolita style, so there are very few examples of "true" Lolita in the early Fruits, just the more adventurous outfits. I can hear some Lolita's gasping now, "Hey now! Huge pink wigs! Fake rhinestone eyelashes! Nearly neon prints! How is that not adventurous?" Well, Lolita back in the day wasn't so colorful and complicated. It was significantly simpler. It was also sometimes significantly... frumpier.
Today most of these would get a "Nice try! But here are some suggestions..." comment in the LJ communities, this is what Lolita looked like in the mid to late 90s. While these outfits tend to have varying degrees of effort put into them, from that gorgeous blue plaid Jane Marple dress to the couple of girls that look like they're just wearing their pinkest clothes, they all have elements that are found in today's Lolita, albeit worn a little differently. The 90's Lolita outfit can usually be boiled down to a few basic elements: clunky shoes, pulled up socks (not necessarily knee-highs), poofy skirt (petticoat optional), white Peter Pan collared blouse, and a cardigan.
The Late 90's: The rising of the Gothic Lolita
Now, you might notice that most of these girls can all be considered Sweet Lolita. Pinks and reds prevail. When Lolita first had it's big breakthrough in the west, it was through Gothic Lolita, Gothic Lolita and Lolita being interchangeable with each other for a number of years. But, as we all now know, Gothic Lolita is a separate type of Lolita, one that took quite some time to be "invented". Shoichi Aoki claims that Gothic Lolita started as a small trend around 2002, which, to me, doesn't sound very accurate. For a few years before that Visual-kei stars had been dressing up in a Gothic Lolita style. The monstrously popular Malice Mizer was at their height of Gothic decadence in 2000. And I'm sure you all know a Jrock fan or two, they are very well known for dressing like their idols. Maybe it just finally hit Harajuku by then, but his own magazine shows a few Gothic Lolita's scattered throughout, before even 2000 hit.
The first girl is wearing what looks like an eyepatch with "Pretty" written on it. Is this big brand's first adventure into smearing their name and Logo all over everything? That last picture is the very first picture, in Fruits, of a couple of Lolita's in "modern" Lolita, and it's from October of 1999. It sure took a long time to reach that point!
The early 2000's: Lolita in bloom
BtSSB's first advertisement in fruits. From February 2000. 12 years after they originally opened!
For whatever reason, be it the popularity of Visual-kei bands or simply the fashion finally spread to Harajuku, Lolita seems to explode in popularity as soon as the 90's are over. Once this elusive Lolita was finally captured, in all her glory, in the camera's lens she becomes a world-wide phenomena. Not only does she become much more frequently sighted, but her outfits are much more well put together. Dresses are more often from a brand instead of handmade (which is debatable whether or not this is a good thing) and they are also better fitting. This new Lolita has a much more defined look and silhouette.
These are looking very close to the Lolita we know now, and most of these styles are what people mean when they say "Old School Lolita" They are generally simpler than today's Lolita, but much more well put together than the Lolita of the 90's. You will also notice that many of these girls have ditched the pastels and traded them in for black and white. Shoes are still clunky, but not the monster moon boots from the future that many girls were wearing just a few years earlier. Headdresses are beginning to be seen as a "must wear" item. And, thankfully, petticoats are being worn by everyone, they might not be as poofy as the ones that are popular today, but at least they are there.
If I really want to get lifestyle-y on you all, I could describe the Lolita fashion as a flower. With how street fashions are formed in Japan as a rich soil for the growth and experimentation of the fashion, the styles from long ago as a seed of inspiration, Otome and Natural-kei as the roots, the darker Gothic Lolita as the thorns, the 90's style of frilly skirts and girly cardigans paired with cute accessories as a little green bud that finally blossomed into the detailed and extravagant style of the 2000's. What's in store for this metaphorical flower is hard to tell. I can honestly say that I don't think Lolita will be trampled and replaced with something new any time soon. Perhaps Lolita will become more of a subculture than "just a fashion", and occasionally pop into the mainstream, much like the Western Gothic subculture.
Oh look! An appendix.
Some brand opening dates. Many Lolita brand's came into being in the late 90's, early 2000's. But some brands came into being long before that.
Milk -1970
Angelic Pretty -Known as "Pretty" and was a select shop in LaForet in 1979. Became "Angelic Pretty" in 2001.
Jane Marple -1985
Baby the Stars Shine Bright -1988
HeartE -1988
Metamorphose -1993 (Click here for their beginnings and original name!)
Atelier Boz -1995
Innocent World -1997
If you're interested in learning a bit more about both the Lolita fashion's origins and Japanese street fashions in general, here are some links to the various articles and LJ posts that were great help in writing this.
Shoichi Aoki interview
Cuties In Japan essay
Translation of "The History of Gosuloli" from Rococo magazine.
Old Fashion. A Japanese blog of old school girly fashions.
An LJ post with some pictures of 90's Lolita than an idol wore.
Another LJ post with discussion of the style's origins.
Try giving EGL's search box a go with "otome" or "pink house" I found a ton of useful info in the comment chatter.
Let's Talk About Milk. A translation of a Japanese article about the history of the brand Milk, as well as some scans from the 70's.
If you got it this far through this post, thank you!
Labels: angelic pretty, community, essay, inspiration, old school lolita
Raycoli March 9, 2010 at 9:30 AM
wonderful article! I can't believe you went so in depth. I love late 90's lolita so much more than the crazy stuff we have today most of the time.
poppy March 9, 2010 at 9:32 AM
nice articles, surprized I didn't see a bunch of vivienne westwood! that brand was crinoline crazy in the 80s.
If only there were more pictures of the lold stuff, that would be awesome.
There is a post on egl of a vintage (late 70s-ish) Pink House dress that someone had from back in the day. Its awesome.
Himemiya March 9, 2010 at 9:35 AM
Wow, this is an amazing post!!
Caro-chan March 9, 2010 at 9:52 AM
There actually were a lot of pics of VW covered girls from the 90's that I decided not to include. I was trying to focus on what was being sold in Japan as Lolita, I feel like the VW girls are a different group all together, and it's just that in the 90's her style and what Lolita was then are very similar. Plus, I am probably going to put together a whole separate article about Lolita's love with VW, if I did it in this post, it would have been even longer than it already was XD
Caro-chan March 9, 2010 at 10:11 AM
Yeaah once I started I kind of went crazy XD I love it in the super late 90's/early 2000's. Maybe just because it's so nostalgic for me. Haha, I even listened to Malice Mizer while I typed up some of this!
Aimee March 9, 2010 at 11:18 AM
interesting post! I always like older stuff and information about how the brands evolved.
Personally... I feel like Western fashion comes more from Haute Couture than it does music... or perhaps more from celebrities in general than music. Like Alexander McQueen doing a plaid collection... and then 2-3 years later Forever21 and all the mainstream brands have a ton of plaid.
and there's a lot of street fashion in japan that comes from music, too.... you mentioned that later in your post.
Especially liked seeing some of these older images, as I hadn't really seen much older than the first GLB. :)
it's fun that this dress:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_D6bdv2JFr-4/S5CGUFWcALI/AAAAAAAABpQ/m4SOhneKEDA/s1600-h/Fruits+Issue+28_Page_12.jpg
has become a classic style... you still see it for sale now from BABY or AP periodically.
all of these elements are ones you can still buy today:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_D6bdv2JFr-4/S5Z1kMHzEvI/AAAAAAAABuA/pAdjK0pE5UM/s1600-h/Fruits+Issue+46_Page_13.jpg
it's fun that this model has been in it so long and still is in just about every GLB street snap
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_D6bdv2JFr-4/S5Z1jSX0llI/AAAAAAAABtw/k0AoS0eMt4c/s1600-h/Fruits+Issue+40_Page_15.jpg
Oops, I meant to say western alternative fashions. Fixed that now.
True that a lot of Japanese fashions do start from music too, I guess I just forgot about them as I was writing this up XD I guess I was only thinking of the street fashions.
I really love the older Lolita pieces, maybe because so many of the current Lolita trends tend to be "bigger is better" it's very refreshing and even rare to see something simple.
I love that model in the last link you posted! I have been seeing her ever since I got into Lolita, to me, her and her style is the perfect lolita.
Aimee March 9, 2010 at 12:03 PM
that last model, yes... and she does so many different styles, too! It's refreshing. I love when she wears excentrique.
Marlies March 9, 2010 at 12:36 PM
Nice article. I liked reading it and learned alot.
Asuka March 9, 2010 at 12:40 PM
Thank you for this very detailed article!
Some of those facts I knew already, but it was great to read the whole history with so many pictures. :3
I really like some of the outfits from the early 2000s.
Eleksin March 9, 2010 at 12:45 PM
That eyepatch thing the girl is wearing doesn't say pretty on it. It hard to see but in the corner of the image it looks like what it is actually printed on there is "Pierrot".
Wow, this has to be one of the most informative thing about lolita I have ever read. This must have taken quite some time to put together. I applaud you!
theosakakoneko March 9, 2010 at 1:12 PM
That's because it's Sachi.... ;)
You know...from Kokusyoku Sumire?
Aimee March 9, 2010 at 1:43 PM
wow, really? I never recognize her when she's not doing band photos or with the other member. Haha. now that you say it's her, I totally feel silly for not realizing it!
secretforkeeps March 9, 2010 at 2:09 PM
I love this post!! It's so interesting being able to look at fashion and how it has evolved and changed. This is a great crash-course in lolita fashion history. And your articles are always so well-informed, I love it when people actually know what they are talking about and don't just pass off speculation as fact. ^^
Keiko March 9, 2010 at 2:31 PM
I've seen bits and pieces of the history of loli around the web, but it's nice to have it all in one article! Good job :)
candiesandlaces March 9, 2010 at 2:46 PM
I like this post a lot, and I've also read a bunch of those things around, but never got around to writing about it. What I did, though, was [already!] translate your article for the Brazilian community again. I'll provide you a link as soon as it's on the website, since you can't see it in orkut anyway unless you're registered! :D
There are a few typos on the text, like "vivian" westwood instead of Vivienne, and a few instances of Harajuka - just though I'd let you know!
TheBigLebowski March 9, 2010 at 3:07 PM
Woah, how much research did this take? Seems like it could've been a lot. Very, very interesting. Never thought I'd see a link between mod and lolita.
Naka March 9, 2010 at 3:12 PM
this is such a great article ^^
really detailed :3
Mary March 9, 2010 at 3:56 PM
I've been following your blog for a while now, but this is definitely my favorite post! This is amazing and so informative! I love all the pictures you chose. Great job!
Caro-chan March 9, 2010 at 5:12 PM
Thank you! For both the translation and the spelling errors XD I never spell her name right, or Harajuka.
Sniper March 9, 2010 at 5:12 PM
What an awesome article! I learned so much. It must have taken so much research. That's a good point about how sub-fashions in the US almost always center around the music (how arbitrary).
It's HarajukU, btw!
I posted the translation on my blog: http://candyandlace.blogspot.com/!
Oh hahah XD See how bad I am at spelling! Now it's fixed FOR REAL this time XD
dixmacabre March 9, 2010 at 5:26 PM
Wow, amazing article!
I can see you put a ton of wok into it! And I really enjoyed reading and looking at the old school pictures, it's so interesting how the styled has changed over a decade or so, and what elements still remain.
Milktan March 9, 2010 at 9:10 PM
That timeline BLEW. MY. MIND.
O_o I knew Lolita was old, but I didn't realize the initial concept of vintage girl clothing was as old as all that. x.x
fappy March 10, 2010 at 2:59 AM
Its a strange thing that there is no music/club origin - at least not till the late 90s - when VK became HUGE. It's hard to explain lolita in an academic context when the source is so nebulous - and in a way it was protection to keep it from being co-opted as much as punk did.
Miss_Cakes March 11, 2010 at 11:00 AM
Wow. I'd always thought it began in the late 80s or 90s, not the 70s! Good grief, it could easily have been worn by people currently older than my parents!
Is Lolita really still going strong globally? While it's expanding here, I've heard a lot about it going out of fashion in Japan. Apparently Lolita is a bit passe over there. Then again, you do talk from a western point of view, so I suppose that probably isn't all so relevant.
kagitsune March 11, 2010 at 3:29 PM
Actually, the "first modern lolitas" photo is Kokusyoku Sumire, too! I think they've always had the style down. Maybe one could say they helped developed the style even more than Mana...?
theosakakoneko March 12, 2010 at 8:33 AM
Well...to be precise, it is Sachi...but not Yuka, so it's not Kokusyoku Sumire, but rather one of the members. She's been well-known for longer than KS has existed, as she was a relatively famous violinist in her own right before joining with Yuka.
Sachi has been around for a while in the scene and wears it very well, but I'm not sure how famous she was until recently. Kokusyoku Sumire was formed in 2004 and Sachi's solo violin album was also that year, and the fashion was pretty established by then. While Sachi does make a lot of the clothing that Yuka and she wear on stage, she doesn't have her own brand or particularly show off her designs, and she wasn't in the public eye nearly so much as Mana and other visual band members, so even as I love her and admire her, I don't know that her influence could be as big as that of Mana. That said, I'm sure her lovely coordinates being snapped in Fruits, seen on the street, seen on stage, seen anywhere, probably inspired many girls, and had their own influence. I just wouldn't say she was one of the originators of the style.
Kayla March 12, 2010 at 9:06 AM
Nice timeline. It's cool that you put up all the photos so we could really see it's progression!
pinkue March 24, 2010 at 1:25 AM
wow what a good information!!
Krystine March 26, 2010 at 10:45 PM
Wow, I'm super impressed at all the research you did for this! Really interesting and informative :) It was just one big nostalgia trip for me, since I was big into lolita when it was first emerging. I used to pore over Kera magazines and read them over and over when I was in high school, and some of the snaps you posted I remembered clear as day! XD
There was another lolita brand popular around 2000 called "3-nen 2-kumi" (well, it was actually a generic brand geared towards high school + middle schoolers, but they had a sub brand with its own stores) that was all old school lolita. Really frilly black and white stuff. My friend and I had several outfits from there, since it was reasonably priced and totally cool at the time (we wore them to see Malice Mizer together.. oooh yeah). Of course now it's totally out of business, but it's a nice slice of history that very few current lolitas know about! I still have a white blouse in the back of my closet from there, yellowed and old, I just hold on to for the nostalgia, lol!
kurokaze March 26, 2010 at 10:58 PM
I remember that brand! ３年２組 wasn't it? Totally oldschool XD
M_ March 30, 2010 at 2:34 AM
This was an amazing read, thank you!
Umide Hana May 23, 2010 at 12:05 PM
It's true what you said about western cultures being music and club based. While the west was celebrating grunge's rising, Japan was enjoying the dawning of lolita lol. I like them both!
Chiru-Chan June 9, 2010 at 3:22 AM
This was really interesting. I'm very new to Lolita, and I really need to know as much about it as I can. This was really useful!
Mariama August 5, 2010 at 6:26 PM
I actually really enjoy that Japanese blog about old fashion..i really like her outfits
Eliana a.k.a Arietta November 30, 2010 at 5:39 AM
Woah!! thats a long waay back, at first i never thought lolita was THAT old O.O
anyway good job!! :DD
Umiame777 November 30, 2010 at 12:32 PM
Thank you very much! This post is really helpful in understanding lolita and its orgins> I'm currently working on a Fashion history paper and My topic is how fashion is circular. The lolita fshion has elements from many diffrent eras, but Its hard to pinpoint what elements define lolita. I'm thinking of looking further into waistline and hemlines to trace the ears of inspiration....
Masha-chan January 4, 2011 at 6:22 PM
I feel so...INFORMED!! I think this clarifies so much. There's just a few things I've still been dieing to understand...when did the title Lolita get coined and where does Mana fit into all of this? I've known some Mana Cultists who believed it all started with him and I'd like to see where Malice Mizer, Moi Meme Moite, Moi Dix Moi, and his cross dressing all fits into the developement of lolita
Dear Caro-chan, I've been a long time lurker here, but I must say I love your blog! Is it just me, or is that girl wearing that white/greenish coordinate Sachi from Kokusyoku Sumire? I believe that's her again in white/pink floral outfit in your last batch of pictures. (Top third pic in last batch.) Now that is what I call commitment! XD
Mary January 17, 2011 at 10:33 PM
Umm... I think I might be able to help on a theory of were "lolita" came from. A while ago I found an excerpt online from a book; I believe it was called "Style Deficit Disorder," which said "lolita" was not a fully adapted name for the fashion until 1999, around the time the Gothic and Lolita Bible came out. From what I understood, someone outside the fashion was said to coin the name; whether they did it with malicious intention or as a joke is unknown, but for the group of girls who wore the fashion they seemed to have thought,"Oh, we're wearing clothes based on a foreign fashion, and 'lolita' sounds like a very foreign name!" When the fashion became publicized around the early 2000's, people would come up to them and mention that the name had a negative connotation, but by then it kinda became too late to change the name. I tried finding the exact link, but it was a long time ago, and it looks like google books got a little stricter in the page viewership. >< If you find the book though, give it a look, I never read the whole thing, just found it when I was researching the fashion a few years back, and it was as closest to a detailed answer I ever found.
I've been meaning to pick up that book for a while, since I've heard a few people reference it.
In terms of the fashion being called "Lolita" it had to have been before 1999, http://lijaka.tripod.com/complexlolita.html Here's a Manga from 1995 about girls who wear Lolita and they're even calling it Lolita. XD I've actually been trying to hunt down this manga as well, just because of the title and when it was published!
Oh I'm pretty sure the numbers,(in terms of years), are skewed somewhat, but since I don't have any other "proof" that was the best info I could pull up,haha. Either way it seems at some point or another, early,mid, or late nineties, lolita to some girls equaled to old fashioned western clothes. I believe Ai Yazawa also published Neighborhood Story around the same time; if I remember correctly, one of the side characters was a lolita girl.^^
Caro-chan January 18, 2011 at 12:03 AM
XD Oh I know what you meant! I didn't mean to like zone in on the year you mentioned and comment on that alone! I have heard what you said about how the term got coined though and it seems very likely.
Thanks for the manga note btw! I'm always on the hunt for stuff like this :D
Oh,no problem! Old school manga can be helpful in forming a mental timeline. XD I also think it's entirely probable; I went to a public school in New York, and in the fourth grade went to school with a hispanic girl called Lolita. I wasn't aware the name even had a bad meaning until around the 8th-9th grade, when I read some articles where people were denouncing lolita fashion with the other term.
Julie Doll February 2, 2011 at 6:34 PM
What a great article! Good job.. It was a fun and interesting read :3
Magical Ice Cream June 21, 2012 at 6:34 PM
woow this is very old school but i like it! :)
staggsk1 July 1, 2012 at 8:33 AM
I just love this post! It's so informative and it's nice to see the effort you put into it, as well as the history of lolita. Thank youu. <3
Katie Toon August 28, 2013 at 1:55 PM
This post helped a bunch in the writing of my Historical Research! Thanks so much! I have no idea how you found so much history on the subject, I was struggling - people only have estimates of the time it started and I feel that dates are a major part of history haha :) Thanks again, it was very well written and informative. Even I could concentrate, I didn't get bored half way through like usual. Thankyouthankyouthankyouuuuuu!
Caro Dee August 28, 2013 at 4:55 PM
I'm glad it was so helpful! I found most of the information from reading around a lot, much of which contained translations of Japanese magazines, including a lot of talk from people who were familiar with the scene in the early years. If you search around places like EGL for otome and Lolita history you can find a lot of discussion on the topic!
Gabrielle Crystal RoseBonniee May 20, 2015 at 1:14 PM
Lovely photos ♥
Love from Slovakia ~
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Just a lovely post of earlies 90's 80's and 70's dresses. All are looking so beautiful in this wearing.
Mueeid Soomro December 6, 2018 at 1:02 PM
Spring is closing in and it is time to start preparing for the 2011 spring fashion season.https://www.luxtime.su/
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What style are you most comfortable wearing? Do you know where the fashion you feel most comfortable wearing came from?bottoms with traditional kurtis
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A clinical study on effect of Plantago in gingivitis by assessing bleeding and plaque index
E Siva Rami Reddy, Parveen Kumar Sharma, P Praveen Raj
Faculty of Homoeopathy, Tantia University, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, India
Date of Submission 13-Apr-2018
Date of Acceptance 04-Jun-2018
Date of Web Publication 27-Sep-2018
Dr. E Siva Rami Reddy
Department of Practice of Medicine, Sri Ganganagar Homoeopathic Medical College, Hospital and Research Center, Tantia University Campus, Near Ricco, New Hanumangarh Road, Sri Ganganagar - 335 002, Rajasthan
DOI: 10.4103/ijrh.ijrh_69_17
Background: Gingival inflammation and plaque formation are a major health problem in worldwide. Objective: The objective of the study was to assess the variation of parameters of bleeding and plaque index (PI) in Gingivitis before, during and after intervention with Plantago. Materials and Methods: Thirty gingivitis patients were divided into two groups: control and test groups. Subjects were instructed to use toothpaste twice daily using the bass method up to 6 months. Clinical data were assessed at baseline, 3 months and 6 months which include an analysis of PI, Gingival Index (GI) and bleeding on probing (BOP). Results: Over a period of 6 months, there was a significant reduction in all the clinical parameters which includes GI, PI and BOP in test group with t-test (P = 0.001). i.e., Plantago showed significant effect compared to the control group. Repeated-measures ANOVA also showed a significant difference (P = 0.0001). Conclusion: There is a significant mean reduction in PI, GI and BOP in gingivitis before, during and after homoeopathic treatment with Plantago.
Keywords: Gingivitis, Homoeopathy, Plantago
Reddy E S, Sharma PK, Raj P P. A clinical study on effect of Plantago in gingivitis by assessing bleeding and plaque index. Indian J Res Homoeopathy 2018;12:132-8
Reddy E S, Sharma PK, Raj P P. A clinical study on effect of Plantago in gingivitis by assessing bleeding and plaque index. Indian J Res Homoeopathy [serial online] 2018 [cited 2019 Jul 18];12:132-8. Available from: http://www.ijrh.org/text.asp?2018/12/3/132/242286
The gingiva is the part of the oral mucosa that covers the alveolar processes of the jaws and surrounds the necks of the teeth. Normal gingiva covers the alveolar bone and tooth root to a level just coronal to the cemento enamel junction. The gingiva is divided into marginal, attached and interdental areas. The marginal or unattached gingiva is the terminal edge or border of the gingiva surrounding the teeth in collar-like fashion. The gingiva sulcus is the shallow crevice or space around the tooth bounded by the surface of the tooth on one side and the epithelium lining the free margin of the gingiva on the other side. The attached gingiva is continuous with the marginal gingiva. It is firm, resilient and tightly bound to the underlying periosteum of alveolar bone. The interdental gingiva occupies the gingiva embrasure. It can be pyramidal or can have a col shape. Gingiva is composed of the overlying stratified squamous epithelium and the underlying central core of connective tissue. Functions and features of gingival epithelium are mechanical, chemical, water and microbial barrier signalling functions. The major components of the gingival connective tissue are collagen fibres (about 60% by volume), fibroblasts (5%), vessels, nerves and matrix (about 35%). The gingival fibres are arranged in three groups. That is gingivodental, circular and transcepta.[1]
Pathologic changes in gingivitis are associated with the presence of oral microorganisms attached to the tooth and perhaps in or near the gingival sulcus. These organisms are capable of synthesising products that cause damage to epithelial and connective tissue cells as well as to intercellular constituents such as collagen, ground substance and glycocalyx.[2],[3],[4] Morphologic and functional changes in the gingiva during plaque accumulation have been thoroughly investigated, especially in beagle dogs and in humans.[5],[6],[7] Gingivitis has initial lesion,[8],[9],[10] early lesion [11],[12] and established lesion.[13],[14],[15],[16]
The earliest signs of gingival inflammation preceding established gingivitis are increased gingival crevicular fluid production rate and bleeding from the gingival sulcus on gentle probing.[17],[18] Probing pocket depth measurements by themselves are of limited value for the assessment of the extent and severity of gingivitis. Gingival bleeding on probing (BOP) indicates an inflammatory lesion both in the epithelium and in the connective tissue that exhibits specific histologic difference compared with healthy gingiva.[19] The scoring was done on all the teeth of maxillary and mandibular arch. Plaque was assessed on distofacial, facial, mesiofacial and lingual surfaces. A mouth mirror and a dental explorer were used after air drying of the teeth to assess plaque.
India has a very long history of using herbal drugs as the main course therapy for treating a number of diseases. The herbal drugs have made their importance felt in the past few decades whose prevalence is continuously increasing in both developing and developed countries due to their natural origin and lesser side effects. Plantago is the most commonly used medicine in Europe, Japan and North America. In India, it is found in temperate and alpine Himalayas, Assam, Konkan, Western Ghats and Nilgiris. In Hindi, it is known as Luhuriya. It is a perennial herb with an erect stout rootstock. Leaves alternate, radical, 2.5–12.5 cm long, ovate or ovate-oblong, obtuse or subacute, entire or toothed, nearly glabrous, base tapering and decrement into the petiole, 3–7 (commonly 5) nerved. Flowers scattered or crowded in long slender rather lax spikes, 5–15 cm long, bracts 1.5–2 m long, shorter than the calyx, broadly ovate-oblong, obtuse or subacute with broad scarious margins. Fruit is like a capsule ovoid 3–4 mm long, glabrous. Seeds are 4-8 angled, rugulose, dull black, 0.85 mm long. It contains iridoids such as aucubin, flavonoids, tannins, plant acids and mucilage.
Homoeopathic drug Plantago is made from the whole plant. It was proved by Dr. Alfred Heath. It has a considerable clinical reputation in the treatment of earache, toothache and enuresis. The seeds act as tonic and stimulant and are a useful remedy for dysentery. Leaves and roots are astringent and also used in fever. The leaves are applied to bruises. It is used in case of earache and sensitivity of teeth to touch. Toothache is better while eating, profuse flow of saliva. It is also used for itching, burning, urticaria, chilblains, nocturnal enuresis, in ears. Neuralgic earache and pain go from one ear to other through the head. Otalgia along with toothache. Nose discharges liquid, yellow in sudden onset.[20]
Greek physician described the traditional use of Plantago in wound healing in the first century AD.[21] This plant enhances the production of nitric oxide and tumour necrosis factor alpha, which protect the host against the development of infection and tumours. This tumour necrosis factor alpha is one of the essential mediators of host inflammatory responses in natural immunity.[22] Whole plant is used as an anti-inflammatory, antiulcer, anaesthetic and analgesic.[23] In a study, endotoxin-free methanol extract of Plantago major leaves, at doses of 50, 100, 250 and 500 mg/ml, was examined for immunoenhancing properties. This result showed that this plant possessed immunomodulatory activity.[24] For this reason, this study set out to investigate the efficacy of Plantago whole plant in the reduction of plaque and gingivitis [25] in subjects with established gingivitis.
The study was conducted on the cases available from December 2016 to June 2017.
Place of study
The present study was carried out in the Department of Practice of Medicine (Dental) at Sri Ganganagar Homoeopathic Medical College, Hospital and Research Center, Rajasthan, India.
Thirty patients (15 males and 15 females with a mean age of 28.8 ± 3.28 and range between 18 and 36 years) were enrolled in this study. The eligibility criteria were: age more than 18 years with a minimum of 15 teeth and the presence of established gingivitis [Figure 1] and [Figure 2].
Figure 1: Beginning of treatment
Figure 2: Flowchart: Study design
The presence of systemic disease
Antibiotic therapy for periodontitis or gingivitis
Use of orthodontic appliances
Continuous use of mouth rinses containing chemical agents
Any history of allergies to herbal medicines.
Both sexes aged between 18 and 36 years
Cases of gingivitis.
Verbal and written informed consent was obtained from all the subjects.
Thirty gingivitis patients (15 test group and 15 controlled group) were included in this clinical study. These thirty cases were allocated randomly using coin toss method. Local Ethical Committee permission was taken and diagnosis was made according to dental clinical history with necessary investigations. The Plantago extract toothpaste was prescribed for the above cases and followed for a period of 6 months (December 2016 to June 2017). The data were presented according to standardised case record.
Remedy used
Plantago brought from a registered herbal medicine shop (Rajasthan herbal shop, Sri Ganganagar, India) and specimen was deposited in the Department of Pharmacy, Tantia University, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, India. The extracts were isolated by maceration of Plantag o with ethanol. After filtering and drying the extract, toothpastes containing 5% Plantago extract were prepared which is used for the test group. Commercially available toothpaste in a label-free tube was used for the control group which is alcohol free.
Patients were supplied with the assigned oral hygiene kit, toothpaste and a soft-bristled toothbrush. All the patients were instructed to use the oral hygiene items. They were asked to brush their teeth twice daily using the bass technique for approximately 1–3 min.
Follow-up and symptomatic assessment
The baseline plaque, gingival and bleeding indices [26],[27] were measured on all teeth at the buccal, mesial, distal and lingual aspects, with the exception of third molars.
This study was conducted over a period of 6 months. Clinical follow-up was performed at the end of 3 months and 6 months after initial use of Plantago. Throughout the study, all measurements, instrumentations and clinical data were collected by the investigator.
The collected data were analysed by mean, standard deviation and analysis of variants (ANOVA).
Research hypothesis
There is a significant reduction of parameters of PI, Gingival Index (GI) and BOP in gingivitis before, during and after homoeopathic Plantago herbal toothpaste
There is no a significant reduction of parameters of PI, GI and BOP gingivitis before, during and after homoeopathic Plantago herbal toothpaste.
Baseline data for control (Group I) and test groups (Group II) were analysed on a subject wise basis as shown in [Table 1]. Baseline demographic characteristics were tested using the independent t-test. They were found to be similar and no statistically significant difference existed between the groups [Table 1]. Mean ± SD baseline data, PI is 1.72 ± 0.07, GI is 1.9 ± 0.14 and BOP is 1.8 ± 0.43. In Plantago group, PI is 1.73 ± 0.08, GI is 1.9 ± 0.12 and BOP is 1.87 ± 0.37. Thirty diagnosed cases of gingivitis complaints were studied for a period of 6 months. PI, GI and BOP checked in every 3 months and 6 months (before, during and after the treatment).
Table 1: Baseline data (n=30)
PI in placebo group (baseline) was 1.72 ± 0.07, after 3 months placebo group 1.62 ± 0.09 and after 6 months 1.51 ± 0.103. Baseline of PI is 1.73 ± 0.08 (before), after Plantago application within 3 months 1.29 ± 0.09 (during) and after 6 months 1.87 ± 0.37. P value showed in 3 months and after 6 months was 0.0001 [Table 2].
Table 2: Gingivitis changes in the three groups over different points in time
GI of placebo group in baseline is 1.9 ± 0.014, after 3 months is 1.80 ± 0.15 and after 6 months is 1.71 ± 0.141. In baseline of GI is 1.9 ± 0.12 (before), after Plantago application within 3 months 1.34 ± 0.13 (during) and after 6 months 1.27 ± 0111. P value showed in 3 months and 6 months was 0.0001 [Table 2]. BOP of placebo group in baseline is 1.8 ± 0.43, after 3 months is 1.73 ± 0.35 and after 6 months is 1.57 ± 0.497. However, baseline of BOP is 1.87 ± 0.37 (before), after Plantago application within 3 months 1.35 ± 0.28 (during) and after 6 months 1.18 ± 0.26. P value showed in 3 months and after 6 months of BOP was 0.0001 [Table 2].
Repeated-measures ANOVA was performed comparing data obtained at baseline, at 3 months and 6 months, which also revealed significant difference between the two groups, both in PI (F = 14.0226), P = 0.0001, GI (F = 71.0768), P = 0.0001 and BOP (F = 70.8665), P = 0.0001, which denotes a significant reduction in all the clinical parameters which includes GI, PI and BOP at baseline, 3 months and 6 months after homoeopathic administration with Plantago in gingivitis [Table 2].
It was observed that there was a significant reduction before, during and after in PI, GI and BOP values in Plantago group (Group II). Until now, local application of drug therapy has not been widely used in patients with gingivitis. In this study, we examined a dastifrice form containing plants' extracts to evaluate its effects on gingivitis. The results of this study suggest that the Plantago is safe and effective in the treatment of gingivitis as compared to the placebo group [Figure 3].
Figure 3: After 6 months of treatment
There was mild reduction in the PI, GI and BOP in the control group when compared to the test group of regular twice daily toothbrushing. Some studies have demonstrated that different formulations of chlorhexidine as mouthwash, collagen gel and toothpaste are effective in treating gingivitis. In the present study, we designed a different formulation of Plantago extract in the toothpaste base as a vehicle. We believe that the application of toothpaste is compatible with daily activities and patients will find its application convenient. The main advantage of the study is patient compliance and the low risk of systemic side effects.
The periodontal infections cause serious damage to gums. Its leads to loss of alveolar bone as well as loss of teeth. The antibacterial activity of medicinal plant against anaerobic and facultative aerobic bacterial present in the oral cavity that often causes periodontal infections is very scarce. Therefore, it is suggested that more studies must be designed to find out the exact antibacterial/anti-inflammation effects of Plantago on gingivitis. The reviews also recommended that further pragmatic trails including clinical trials and observational studies been conducted.
The clinical study showed significant reduction of PI, GI and BOP of gingivitis parameters with Plantago toothpaste.
The sample size is small (n = 30) and duration only 6 months.
We acknowledge Principal, Vice Principal, Faculty, for providing general facilities for the conduction of this clinical study.
None declared.
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Boericke W. Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica and Repertory. New Delhi: B. Jain Publication Pvt. Limited; 1999. p. 521.
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Lions ink Vancouver Island Born Terrell Davis
Terrell Davis
BC Lions continue to add free agents, this time they went out and got a Vancouver Island Born (LB)Terrell Davis, then added Joshua Stanford (WR) and Josh Woodman (DB) for the 2019 season.
Davis (6’0”, 225) hails from Victoria and returns to the West Coast after spending three seasons and 51 regular season games in Hamilton.
A UBC grad and the Ticats’ third selection (21st overall) in the 2016 CFL Draft, Davis became a defensive and special teams mainstay in Steel Town recording 20 special teams tackles, 11 defensive stops and a pair of sacks.
Stanford (6’0”, 200) a three-year CFL veteran, joins the Lions after dividing his time between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Montreal Alouettes last season. An eighth-round selection by the ‘Riders in the 2016 CFL Draft (62nd overall), Josh has appeared in 24 CFL games recording 23 receptions for 252 yards.
Woodman (6’1”, 195) also brings three years of experience to the Lions after a 33-game run with the Edmonton Eskimos. The Ontario native and former Western Mustang was a fifth-round selection (44th overall) in the 2016 CFL Draft and has tallied 35 tackles with another 15 on special teams.
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Cleveland Heights City Council meeting highlights 5-20-2019
by League of Women Voters
Municipal court annual report
City manager’s report
Property declared a nuisance
Mayor’s and council members’ announcements
Council members present were Mayor Carol Roe, Craig Cobb, Mary Dunbar, Kahlil Seren, and Jason Stein. Vice Mayor Melissa Yasinow and Michael N. Ungar were absent. The meeting lasted from 7:31 to 8:44 p.m.
Abortion rights resolution: Eight citizens spoke about Resolution 30-2019, “In support of the right to bodily autonomy and the right to an abortion; including the Law Department to act in support of those rights.” Six favored the resolution; two, against. Their comments will be presented in the section on the resolution below.
Noble Neighbors: Jeanette Carr, representing Noble Neighbors, thanked the council for its ongoing support, specifically for city services for, and the attendance of, officials and staff from many departments at the recent “We Are Noble” event. She added that the partnership between the city and Noble neighbors has helped to increase property values and civic engagement in the area.
House survey: Melody Hart, representing the Greater Cleveland Congregations, announced a walk to survey houses in the Noble neighborhood on Saturday, June 8 from 1:00—4:00 pm.
Pit bulls: Two women who own a dog business in Cleveland Heights urged the council to look at legislation in the city code which may discourage responsible owners of pit bulls from living in the city by labeling these dogs dangerous, even though it is not currently enforced. They suggest that council consider a new law similar to one recently passed in Lakewood.
Judge J. J. Costello presented highlights from his 2018 annual report, available on clevelandheightscourt.com under Court Information. The court handled more than 15,000 cases, including civil, criminal, and traffic matters, more than any other local municipal court. A partnership with Cleveland has yielded access to specialized dockets like mental health, drug, and veterans’ courts. The judge highlighted modification of the bond schedule and fine payment plans, electronic filing, close work with Chief Mecklenberg and the Cleveland Heights Police Department, case management, and an improved website with better search capabilities. The court receives $1.1 million from the general operating fund. While it is not a revenue center, it has reduced expenses and operates in the black. Judge Costello stated it is an honor to serve the community and praised the dedicated staff of the court and other city departments.
Several council members thanked the judge and asked a few technical questions.
There were more than a dozen items included in City Manager Briley’s report. She announced the Memorial Day city office closing and annual ceremony, the opening of the Cumberland Park pool, Residents’ Day at Cain Park, the Dog Walker Watch kickoff, details of street construction season (which she calls “progress season!”), parking updates for Top of the Hill and the Passport Parking App expansion, the Youth Police Academy in June, and the raising of over $4,000 for the Officer Jason West Scholarship Fund. The state budget is expected to have a modest increase in the Local Government Fund.
The Complete Streets Program was named number one in the nation, with credit to Planning Director Richard Wong and his staff. More details can be found on the city’s home page (www.clevelandheights.com).
The Fire Department is testing hydrants and recently handled a house fire with heavy damage but no injuries. There was also a fire at Kensington Apartments that required intervention by the hazardous materials team.
Ms. Briley announced new businesses, progress on implementation of the citywide Community Reinvestment Area, and the request for qualifications and proposals for the Cedar-Lee-Meadowbrook Project.
An article in the Sun Press enumerated attempts to repave Coventry Road, which is an ongoing concern. Mayor Roe pointed out that patching of Coventry continues, but it does not hold very well, because the underlying structure is not good. City staff has succeeded in securing $14.5 million for multiple street projects.
The six residents speaking in favor of passing the abortion rights resolution described what life is like for abortion providers and patients, emphasizing that some in the anti-choice movement use rhetoric that can get people killed. They urged council to send a “solid message” and protect citizens. A speaker urged a prompt vote, saying that our city was not immune to violence and that punting this legislation was shameful.
The two citizens against the resolution said that they “speak up for the silent group of pro-lifers” and against the “dismemberment and murder of babies.” They feel intimidated for being pro-life and referred to the letter previously sent by council. One asked how members present would have voted if there had been a vote this evening.
Mayor Roe pointed out that not enough members were present to vote on the abortion rights resolution on emergency and that the council is working to amend the resolution. During the second reading, Mr. Seren said that a procedural amendment will strike the emergency clause that allows legislation to take effect immediately, rather than in 30 days. Ms. Dunbar stated she would not to vote on this measure because there is no unanimity in the Cleveland Heights community. She added that if citizens feel threatened, they should always call the police. Council voted unanimously to amend the resolution, which will receive a third reading on June 3.
Council voted to declare 3804 Kirkwood Road a nuisance and authorize abatement. Mr. Seren stated that the city has a legal ability to demolish a hazardous house. This one cannot feasibly be renovated, the two principal owners are deceased, and taxes are delinquent. He hopes for infill construction, but meanwhile the lot will be green space.
Ms. Dunbar spoke about extensive street repairs and announced a Bicycle Coalition ride June 1, on a tour focusing on brickwork on historic buildings.
Mayor Roe announced a Noble Corridor plan meeting on June 20. She praised the Citizen Bank for renovating and donating a home to a disabled veteran and his family. She recently attended a Regional Transit Authority meeting about redesign and fare equity. The city will develop a memo to RTA emphasizing underserved areas of the city.
LWV Observer: Blanche Valancy.
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ORIGINAL FRENCH ARTICLE: Bon sens
by Maurice Ulrich’s Daily Ticket
Attaboy, Luc!
Translated Wednesday 21 October 2009, by Henry Crapo and reviewed by Isabelle Métral
He’s going to get a goody point. The minister of national education, Luc Chatel, has learned his lesson well.
"There are 45 general counsellors in the Hauts-de-Seine [1]", pretending to be astonished, Nicolas Sarkozy in Friday’s Le Figaro, and "They all have the right to seek the post of administrator of the EPAD [2], except one." Of course he was speaking of his son Jean. [3]
There are 45 general counsellors for the Hauts-de-Seine, Luc Chatel repeated yesterday in Le Parisien, "and just one of them does not have the right to seek this post." The minister thus shares the good sense of the president. Except for the fact that, previously, Hervé Marseille, vice president of the conseil général and administrator of the EPAD, had kindly accepted to step down. Should we say of him what La Bruyère said in his Caractères [4]: "Another younger person carries off his hopes and obtains his post, which one only refuses to this poor man because he has earned it too well."?
In the meanwhile he will console himself, in exchange, with a seat in the Senate. As for the other general counsellors, we must think of them as said Isabelle Balkany, vice president of the conseil général, friend of the president, and whom little Jean calls "Tata": "With the rule of non-cumulation of posts, there remains nobody in the conseil général except fourth-string cut-throats."
Are we to believe then that there was. among those forty and some fourth-string cut-throats, no other candidate who dared to present himself for the post?
[1] conseilleurs généraux, those in the assembly of the department of the Hauts-de-Seine, which includes Neuilly, the rich enclave on the borders of Paris, the political base of the President Sarkozy and his son Jean.
[2] l’Etablissement Public d’Aménagement de La Défense, the public body that oversees the administration of La Défense, home to the headquarters of many major enterprises.
[3] Photo from the web site of la Défense
[4] Read about La Bruyère in Wikipedia, French and English versions.
Jean de La Bruyère (Paris 1645 - Versailles 1696) is known for a unique text, his
Les Caractères ou Les mœurs de ce siècle, (Characters, or the Manners of this Century) published in 1688.
Other citations:
"La cour est comme un édifice bâti de marbre : je veux dire qu’elle est composée d’hommes fort durs, mais fort polis."
(The royal court is like a building made of marble: it is composed of men who are hard, but are highly polished.)
"Un esprit sain puise à la cour le goût de la solitude et de la retraite."
(A sane and healthy spirit, at the court, acquires a taste for solitude and isolation.)
"L’on doit se taire sur les puissants: il y a presque toujours de la flatterie à en dire du bien; il y a du péril à en dire du mal pendant qu’ils vivent, et de la lâcheté quand ils sont morts."
(One should keep quiet about the powerful: there is almost always an element of flattery when one speaks well of them, it is dangerous to speak ill of them while they live, and cowardice to do so when they are dead.)
"Il n’est pas naturel d’aimer quelque chose plus que soi-même."
(It is unnatural to love another more than oneself.)
"Il faut rire avant que d’être heureux de peur de mourir sans avoir ri."
(It is best to laugh before finding happiness, for fear of dying without ever having laughed.)
"Les grands sont odieux aux petits par le mal qu’ils leur font, et par tout le bien qu’ils ne leur font pas." (The great are hateful to the small because of the harm they do them, and because of the good they fail to do them.)
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so the public restroom at Putnam Plaza is again public. however, the benches still aren't back. [comment]
rebuilt another Pavoni Europiccola, this time a Millennium version. the group to boiler insert, part number MP-1, had cracked and the machine wasn't behaving correctly.
I couldn't find where the Millennium-specific O-ring went, and wasn't sure which was the right group gasket, but otherwise everything still seemed to go together all right. the L-shaped brass tube should only be turned two full turns then enough to make it vertical, to avoid cracking.
anyway, the damned thing still doesn't work correctly. on lifting the lever all the way, the coffee squirts violently out. there is no back pressure on lowering the lever, in fact it is automatically forced down on releasing. something is still wrong. [comment]
the two red beauties I found around Silver lake are snow plant and red columbine, thanks to Facebook's Plant Identification group.
actually my lady knew about the snow plant, but I wanted the binomial name anyway. [comment]
the other day, as I was levering that log out of the way, I had the momentary experience of my life flashing before my eyes. but I rested, and survived. today, after my hike, a friend said she thought I was having a heart attack, but other than being tired and a little light-headed, I felt fine.
back to the hike: the OSM maps in my Android GPS app don't show the spur trail going from Silver Lake to the larger trail up the hill. so I was going to map it out, and go all the way to Kirkwood and back. but I was hauling about 50 pounds, including my drysuit, jackets, and water, so I only made it to the upper trail, turned around, and came back. the first part of the trail has been obliterated by construction and was impossible for me to find. also, seeing telephone junction boxes and exposed fiber optic cable along the trail was disconcerting, and totally destroyed my illusion of roughing it away from civlization. [comment]
camp managers had blocked off the path by felling a pine across the opening, but I used another chunk of the same tree as a lever to nudge a piece of it out of the way, taking advantage of where it had cracked across another tree. after 3 feet I couldn't get it to go any farther, but as I rested there was a loud snap, a chip went flying from the pivot point, and I could then easily move the ton or so of wood another 3 feet so I could fit the kayak trailer through.
last night in a dream my stomach bloated up with a lighter-than-air gas almost to the point where I lifted off the ground.
pollen floating on the lake is so thick, I can imagine the Indians of this area gathered it right off the surface and dried it out.
after another scary instance of my tablet refusing to show any sign of life, I decided to just leave it plugged into the PowerMonkey, since it was obviously draining it. it worked; after a few hours it was responding again. [comment]
it should be noted that, whatever the Pontificator In Chief has to say regarding the Charleston shooting, any church in which he is congregating will have a significant number of armed, trained, and aware men who would likely have terminated that little piece of shit before he squeezed off his 3rd round. did those 9 victims deserve less?
in my early dreams last night I was helping this guy learn to fly. "just think 'up'" I told him when he almost got tangled in a tree, and he made it over. we were then at a meeting or something where he was being inducted into the ranks of some kind of galactic warriors. some Israeli guy made some cliché comment about his fighters being superior, but while nobody contradicted him to his face, there was a lot of talk about how others had improved on Israeli technology and tactics. one warrior was showing me a weapon of Israeli design, some extending blade of what looked like chainsaw teeth, that by others' tinkering had been made to extend a lot longer. this seems to be a recurring dream, because I remembered the diagram he showed me of how one of the links had been shortened and re-shaped, and how a new link design based on that had been incorporated into the weapon. [comment]
last night's dream, as I remember it: I was on a hillside overlooking the Capitol. Bernie Sanders was there, and a black lady was expressing sorrow over what Barry was going through. apparently Michelle had divorced him and he was having a nervous breakdown. I told him that once a man hits bottom he can start to find his way up. I started leading the way up the hill, but Bernie took a left up a side street. I continued on up, towards a dark green building with twin domes.
I woke up wondering if that was a mosque. and was thinking about all the netmemes making Islam look bad, while ignoring the hatred being spread by Pastor Steven Anderson or the Westboro Baptist Church. and wondering if a world overwhelmingly Islamic could be any worse than one ruled by purportedly Christian and Jewish nations, constantly at war.
anyway, someone stuck Rudolph noses on all the deer crossing signs around the Twin Lakes area, and I can't get a certain earworm to go away. oops, sorry, now you've got it too. [comment]
athlete's foot fungus finally back as of sometime in the last 48 hours. but that baking soda remedy lasted long enough that I'm willing to do it every 3 or 4 weeks.
the dream I was having when I woke up 6-ish this morning was of a deer, sledding down the Olive street hill on which I grew up, trying out different sled configurations. although in the dream I was an observer, I believe that the deer was actually me. [comment]
frustrating day. went to RP and SR looking for a 3/4" NPT tap. big-box stores didn't have them, Ace didn't have them, and the counter clerk at the biggest plumbing supplier in the county, Pace in Santa Rosa, didn't even know what they are, let alone have them in stock. he recommended Grainger, after about 3 minutes of straightening him out on what I was looking for, but before I pay Grainger prices I'm going to look on eBay.
plus of course, traveling by bike and on foot, I always run into the full gamut of careless, clueless, and irate motorists who don't see or don't like cyclists and pedestrians on their roads.
finally took the bus back. the seat is about as comfortable as one can find for a diamond-frame bike, but it still is mighty uncomfortable after 5 miles or so. until I build me another recumbent I won't likely be willing to do any long trips. [comment]
may have finally hit on the perfect underarm guards for my own use, with no sewing required. a total of 4 complete sets of snaps (4 each of buttons, studs, eyelets, and sockets) were needed, plus maybe a foot and a half of webbing and two socks.
seal the ends of the webbing with a lighter. wrap it around your neck and mark where one end overlaps the other with your finger. there should be at least a couple inches overlap beyond that point. punch holes through a half inch towards the end from there, and a half inch from the end. put in two sets of snaps in those holes, with the eyelets against the skin.
then snap it together, making a loop, and stretch that loop so that the eyelets are in the middle of one side. make holes at each end of that stretched loop, and again insert snaps, eyelets against your neck, but this time with the buttons and sockets in the socks. folding the socks end to end, you punch through the toe end of the sock (both sides) and one side of the entrance where the foot is normally inserted. put the button through the hole, and hammer on the socket. do that for both sides.
then fill the socks, using the hole left by the unattached side of the entrance, with baking soda. I use about 2tbsp in each. snap to the studs you made in the neckpiece, and you're good to go. if you're really muscular or fat, this won't work. you'll need to use more webbing and more snaps to stretch things to fit. but for this skinny geek, it works fine. I'm thinking of trying to sell these online for bitcoin. [comment]
I have Facebook friends who are friends of Matt Bracken, some who think very highly of him, and I wondered if I was wrong about my impression, after reading Castigo Cay, that "wow, this guy spins a good yarn but what a racist." so I googled and found that a guy who calls himself "Janklow" thought the same thing, and, like me, couldn't back it up. so I skimmed the book again. I may have missed something, but the only somewhat good reference to a black in the book was of the Jamaican guy selling bootleg gasoline. the only other reference I found (yes, it was a quick re-scan so I might have missed something) was the mob on Oakland Park Boulevard. none of the book's protagonists were black. none of the really "good" or really "evil" people were black. it's as if they don't exist in Matt Bracken's world except as a seething mass of discontent. his little treatise on the CW2 Cube does little to dispel that idea.
if you're reading this, Matt, I would love to hear how your black friends all read your book and told you it was just super. but if that's not the case, maybe you ought to ask yourself why.
for the record, I'm a racist too. but I know that, it bothers me, and I am trying through education and outreach to cure myself. it's a long, slow process, and I might never achieve full victory over it in my limited time on earth, but I intend to keep at it. [comment]
just had an excellent cup of coffee, $1 with my own cup, and a day-old pastry, half off, at Petaluma's own Tea Room. total $1.62 with tax. arguably the cheapest Bohemian experience to be had in this town, or most others for that matter. no tables were available, but that didn't bother me, I just grabbed two of the spare sidewalk chairs and used one for my table. [comment]
found a 2" pipe flange at Friedman's yesterday that with a PCD of 10cm fits the Marathon wheel close enough. but I had to drill out the latter's holes just slightly to fit 1/4" bolts. still not sure how best to attach the sprockets. [comment]
lots of big fish in the artificial lake at Lucchesi, despite the toxic blue color of the water. they cluster around the edges; a net might be sufficient to bag one. I'd have to be pretty desperate to eat one though. [comment]
took me many, many tries to clone my radio this time using VX7 Commander. first went to the Senior Center after finding the library closed due to powerout; but their computers, which had just come back on, were configured to not allow software installation. so went back to the library, read the old one, and made many attempts to write it to the new. finally unscrewed the connector a full turn, read it, then wrote it back, and it went from CLONE WAIT to CLONE RX instead of dropping out immediately to the VFO screen. then I was able to write the saved program from the old radio.
whew. back in bidness. [comment]
powerout on east side of town, starting at Payran, don't know how far east. stoplights are out on East Washington, pretty scary. these people aren't used to anarchy. [comment]
I wrote "Daniel Quinn, The Story of B " on a piece of paper, handed it to the bar's chief loudmouth, and said "if you were serious about your question about the plains Indians, you'll like this book."
he answered "this better not be bullshit".
I hope he reads it. it was some random guy at a bar who recommended it to me, about 13 years ago. [comment]
101 Imperial Stout is a damned fine brew. enjoying a pint at Spancky's in Cotati while waiting for the next bus. [comment]
measured, and it was 168.5 pounds loaded weight, clothes and all, minus 143.5 body weight. so I'm carrying 25 pounds while jogging. not bad for an old man. now if I can just keep up with the upper body regimen, I should be a lean, mean fighting machine in a year or two. [comment]
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2014 Pebble Beach Food & Wine Returns April 10-13
Emmanuel Lupe
Pebble Beach Food & Wine returns April 10-13, 2014, to the iconic strip of the California coastline and Pebble Beach Resorts for the seventh year.
Continuing to reign as the premier food and wine event in the country, guests can expect an unprecedented lineup of more than 100 renowned chefs and 250 distinguished winemakers at this first-class, four-day celebration.
Pebble Beach Food & Wine offering unrivaled access to the pinnacle of the hospitality industry, the 2014 lineup is filled with cooking demonstrations, multiple wine-paired luncheons and intimate dinners, elite wine seminars, and more, many providing once-in-a-lifetime tasting opportunities with revered chefs and the very best Old and New World wine producers. Participants include nationally and internationally acclaimed chefs, like Tyler Florence, Guy Fieri, Traci Des Jardins, Michael Symon, Duff Goldman, Jonathan Waxman, Carla Hall, Richard Reddington, Masaharu Morimoto, Nancy Silverton, Andrew Zimmern, Dean Fearing, Robert Irvine, Donatella Arpaia, Ricardo Zarate, Jose Garces, Todd English, Hubert Keller, and Paul Bartolotta, and some of the world’s top wine personalities, like Antonio Galloni, Michael Silacci, and Frédéric Engerer, making this a not-to-miss annual event for anyone serious about food and wine.
Pebble Beach Food & Wine Seventh Annual Highlights:
Lunches and Dinners:
Tribute to a Legend – Charlie Trotter: The untimely loss of Chef Charlie Trotter last November set off shockwaves within the close-knit food and wine community. Few men can claim to have been as formative in the lives and careers of countless colleagues as was Trotter; he was an icon of culinary excellence to all and a friend and mentor to many. Please join us as some of the country’s best chefs, including Paul Bartolotta, David LeFevre, and Todd English, honor Trotter’s life and legacy with this very special meal.
Dinner with the Stars of Los Angeles: Better known for stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Los Angeles has finally claimed its own crop of culinary stars over the past decade that rightly also place the city as one of the world’s international food destinations. For this special dinner, top toques like Michael Voltaggio, Jon Shook, Ori Menashe, Rory Herrmann and Walter Manzke will collaborate to bring you the very best of this sprawling megalopolis’ cuisine in one sensational, not-to-be-missed meal.
Lexus Presents: Forage to Feast Lunch with Michael Symon and Joseph Lenn: Guests at the Chef’s Table Lunch will engage with Lexus Culinary Master Michael Symon and Executive Chef Joseph Lenn of Blackberry Farm, a Lexus Hotel Partner, as they prepare an incredible menu that incorporates ingredients that one might find on a camping or foraging expedition. From fresh-picked chanterelles and savory herbs to wild ramps and leeks, we’ll bring the great outdoors onto your plate as we pair each selection with the spectacular California wines of Sequoia Grove.
Pebble Beach Food & Wine – Wine Seminars:
Rhone Renaissance with Delas Freres: Founded nearly 160 years ago, the Delas Frères wines are an enduring classic from the northern Rhône Valley where legendary appellations like Hermitage, Cornas and Côte-Rotie showcase the power of the syrah grape. As international interest in traditional Rhône varietals has exploded, Delas Frères’ historical expertise and coveted vineyard sites remain essential. Come taste their extraordinary Hermitage “Les Bessards” in a retrospective vertical tasting poured out of magnum, among other treasures, as we celebrate a Renaissance of the Rhône.
Five Decades of Mayacamas: High on the slopes of Mt. Veeder in Napa Valley sits Mayacamas, one of California’s most storied winemaking properties. Founded in 1889, Mayacamas was the pioneer in extreme, alpine winemaking – a site where high-altitude cabernet sauvignon vines produced wines of exceptional quality, albeit under exceptionally difficult growing conditions. Join us for a special retrospective tasting of five spectacular decades of Mayacamas.
Vega Sicilia Unico – 150 Year Anniversary: Beloved by sommeliers and collectors alike, this legendary property and its flagship wine, “Único,” represent the apex of Spanish winemaking. Comprised of Ribera del Duero’s indigenous tempranillo grape accentuated with Bordeaux-inspired cabernet sauvignon, Vega Sicilia is Spain’s First Growth – a wine that is marked by exceptional patience and provenance, as the estate frequently waits 10-20 years before releasing a “new” vintage. This “only at Pebble Beach Food & Wine event,” grants access to a comprehensive tasting in celebration of the estate’s 150th year of production.
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Duff Goldman Cooking Demonstration: Duff Goldman is best known for his starring role in Food Network’s Ace of Cakes. A professionally trained pastry chef, Goldman is the founder of Baltimore’s Charm City Cakes, as well as Duff’s Cakemix and Charm City Cakes West in Los Angeles, and has been nominated for two James Beard Foundation awards for both Best TV Food Personality and Best Television program. Distinguished by his vibrant personality and known for his outrageously artistic cakes, Duff shows a different set of his talents in this demonstration of unique desserts.
Andrew Zimmern Cooking Demonstration: Andrew Zimmern has made a career out of eating adventurously. Fans of his show Bizarre Foods won’t be disappointed as entertaining Zimmern takes the stage at Pebble Beach Food & Wine to showcase how weird can be wonderful. We’re not exactly sure what magic he’ll create, but you can be sure it won’t be ordinary.
Pebble Beach Food & Wine – Lexus Grand Tasting:
The Lexus Grand Tastings, the weekend’s most spectacular opportunity for maximum culinary indulgence, take place in a 60,000 square-foot tent on both Saturday and Sunday of the festival weekend. With over 300 wines from top-notch producers from around the world to a “who’s who” list of 30 top celebrity chefs, this is your chance to mingle, mix and sip with the very best in the field.
To purchase tickets to the Seventh Annual Pebble Beach Food & Wine, or for more information on ticket packages, visit www.pbfw.com or call 1-866-907-FOOD (3663). Ticket prices per person range from $100 for a single event pass to $4,750 for a VIP four-day pass, which provides access to all events and private after-hour parties with the chefs and winemakers.
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Subject: Ok, there are lots of people seeking entertainment - I'll ask you a question..
Written By: annamommynous on 06/10/05 at 7:31 pm
Is there a movie/book/song that really touched you?
Movie: I will confess - mine was "Pretty in Pink." Totally shallow and lame, right? Good movie (ok movie) - not life-changing you say. So what I say - l love it and that's that.
Book: "Slapstick" by Kurt Vonnegut. My first taste of Vonnegut. I love him to.
Song: so many I cannot name.
Subject: Re: Ok, there are lots of people seeking entertainment - I'll ask you a question..
Written By: Dumb Ass Kid on 06/10/05 at 7:33 pm
Movie: I will confess - mine was "Pretty in Pink." Totally shallow and lame, right? Good movie (ok movie) - not life-changing you say. So what I say - l love it and that's that.
Cool idea for a thread, Anna! 8)
Movie: dunno what it was called, but it was about these kids who endured years of abuse from their mam's boyfriend, and then one day they flew away (random)
Book: Not a reader, unfortunately...
Song: Same as Anna, too many to name
Cool idea for a thread, Anna! 8)
Anna is my daughter. I was gonna be an Anna, but I'm stuck with Rachel.
I dunno, I just abbreviated annamommynous as i didn't feel much like typing out a 13 letter word everytime I wanted to speak to you! ;D
Rachel it is, then :)
Written By: Marty McFly on 06/10/05 at 7:36 pm
Cool thread. :)
Movie: The BTTF's (obviously!). I've always been the type to want to do something over again, to see how my town used to look, or how people were in the past. Strikes a chord with me on many personal levels.
There's others, but too many to name in a short span of time.
Same with books and songs (for books, I most like either biographies/non-fiction-type stories - for songs, I like alot, but nothing beats 80's pop-rock!). :)
I dunno, I just abbreviated annamommynous as i didn't feel much like typing out a 13 letter word everytime I wanted to speak to you! ;D
Rachel it is, then :)
I totally dig. I pick the most horrendous handles for email and whatever. It's just too much!!
lol, i'm gonna have to get used to all these american terms! 'dig' just means excavate over here :D
I can dig the BTTF thing (dig is my new word). I visit places I used to live and people I used to know in my dreams. I check up on things. I also am constantly amazed at life - wheels within wheels within wheels. The butterfly effect - not the Ashton Kutcher film - how one  little thing can set off a chain reaction.
Heh, I like British slang. :)
Actually "dig" started in the late 60's, if I'm not mistaken - just meaning you're into something (eg: "I dig that car, man!") but it's lasted a pretty long time - people still say it today. :)
lol, i'm gonna have to get used to all these american terms! 'dig' just means excavate over here :D
To be honest, I think I'm the only one using it! Not that I am soooo cool, but sooo behind on the lingo. It's easier to type than "understand" - ooo, I could say "savvy!" Yes, that's it!
Yeah, even as early as, say 1992, I started getting nostalgic for where we used to live, etc (we moved around alot when I was a kid).
PS: I like how the "BttF universe" seems to have a way of trying to keep the new history on track (the newspapers even change, etc!), but if time travel really does exist, I bet it would be alot more confusing than that! ;)
It would be so confusing that I don't even know what! There's a great short story ( 8 pages) by Ray Bradbury called "A Sound of Thunder" ( I think it's a movie this summer) that addresses that. If you haven't you should. I think you would dig it!
Sounds cool - I'll check into that. :)
I've actually read some of Bradbury's stuff (it was years ago, so now I forget what) and enjoyed it.
How about DUNE?
I've seen the movie of that on TV - never read the book, though.
It seems to have been set FAR into the future, if I recall correctly. I always have been fascinated in stuff like that.
You know, I was never sure if it was far into the future or far into the past - like the human race de-evolved. I get confused. Anyway, it's complexwith a lot of technology, bio technology, religion, politics, and many plots - I only get 20% of it, but it's a good story. But it's so looooong!!!
Yeah, I think it's over 3 hours - which even with today's frequent 2-hour or more movies is still "long", but for 1984 that must've been REALLY long, lol.
It could've been either, too, which was interesting. I'd still side with the future - like maybe the year 90,000 AD or something -- so far that technology regressed a bit perhaps?
Written By: Jennifer028 on 06/11/05 at 12:27 am
My hubby has that movie "Dune" on dvd and I think another called "Children of Dune"...yuk, not my kind of thing :P
Movie: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Book: Adolf Hitler, My Part In His Downfall by Spike Milligan
Song: Father And Son by Cat Stevens
Written By: Bobby on 06/11/05 at 1:01 pm
These have touched me. :)
Movie: A tie between 'Proof' and 'The Elephant Man'
Book: 1984 by George Orwell has influenced me a lot
Song: Most definitely 'Never thought' by Dan Hill. 8)
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Extremism & Terrorism, Migrants & Immigration
16th March 2019 Katy Leave a comment
Extremism struck again this week as Muslims at prayer were targeted in Christchurch, New Zealand. The perpetrator, nay the fundamentalist terrorist – let’s give him his proper name, cited numerous influences from Anders Brevik to Brexit in his manifesto of hate. His anti-invader/immigrant mythology also appears in ‘softer’ form in everything from ‘Make America Great Again’ to anti-migrant and refugee sentiment, the bolstering of borders and building of walls. How are we to instead build bridges between those that disagree and resort to extremism to put down their perceived enemies of the state – whether one that is built upon religion or race?
Invasion – ‘The Great Replacement’
The ideological language of the Christchurch killer conjures up the false idea of a Muslim invasion targeting the white Christian majority. Immigration is seen as “invasion”, as a “swarm“, “plague”, “flood“, “army”, the language of infestation and threat, when the majority are refugees and migrant peoples armed with nothing more than a determination to survive.
“…representation of immigrants as ‘folk devils’ – a term used by Cohen (2002) to define those who are portrayed as “outsiders and deviants” by the media.” – Zvi Oduba, ‘Media discourse on migrants’
Newspapers in the US ran with similar language and #StopTheInvasion with regard to South and Central American migrants. Nigel Farage and David Cameron described Calais migrants as a “swarm”. Conservatives, UKIP and Leave have played up the fear of invasion by using pictures of queues of migrants and refugees for electoral gain. We need to express solidarity with migrant peoples and Muslims, not create a hostile environment for them. We need to “change the narrative“.
The Twin Towers
Who can forget the Twin Towers? The 9/11 World Trade Center attacks in 2001. Everyone remembers where they were on that day. I was watching television as the channel interrupted to show near-live footage of the terrorist atrocity. The prominent and powerful symbols of freedom, capitalism, the US (the ‘Great Satan‘), and the West itself, disintegrated in mere minutes as if they were the parabled house built upon sand and not rock.
Since then, and perhaps before, we have seen twin evils arise. Each blaming the other for their existence. Committing revenge attacks in response to real and imagined threats to their Caliphate or Caucasian identity. Claiming religious or racial purity as justification. Collecting new followers by radicalising susceptible minds wanting a cause. Creating separatist and supremacist ideologies and utopian or dystopian society worldviews, depending upon your point of view.
“The threat our societies face is so great, however, because it is a twin danger: a deadly combination of far-Right fascism and Islamist extremism….Our twin enemies are not madmen. They are driven by a purpose bigger than themselves and ideas that we must not underestimate.” – Ed Husain, Daily Telegraph, author of The House of Islam: A Global History (Bloomsbury, 2018) and a senior fellow at Civitas: Institute or the Study of Civil Society
The language of their recruiting, whether via brazen extremist preaching or hidden on message boards and the dark web, seeks to blame the ‘other’ and boast of themselves as the answer to prevent a perceived threat to their existence.
Chicken or Egg?
When summoned to the headteacher’s office after a fight, schoolkids would usually be challenged, “Who started it?” or was it “Six of one and half-a-dozen of the other”? How far back should we go – 9/11, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, the betrayal of the Arabs after the First World War, imperialism and empires, caliphates and crusades?
Whatever the origins the outcomes are clear, mutual radicalisation by further atrocity and response. Islamic State is all but decimated but it creates a power if not a revenge vacuum for disaffected and disillusioned fighters who are not deradicalised and rehabilitated. Out of Al Qaeda (1988) and its ideology has grown Al Shabab and others affiliating or aligning such as Boko Haram.
With the far right, when the BNP faded the EDL arose. From Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists (BUF) in the 1930s to modern extreme nationalist movements, one fades and another arises, phoenix-like from its ashes. The UK-specific extremist right-wing parties have in common an ethnocentric identity as English or British and a xenophobic focus, often including Islamophobia, to their rhetoric – although, perhaps, rhetoric is too high-minded a phrase to describe an ancient art of discourse and persuasion.
Racism and Ostracism
Al-Qaeda and its affiliates and descendants vaunt the removal of all Western (and/or Judeo-Christian) foreign influences in Islamic countries leading to the creation of a new caliphate ruling over the entire Muslim world.
The hard and far-right similarly want the removal of all Middle Eastern influence (Jewish or Muslim) and an end to the immigration that, in their view, dilutes racial purity and an oppressed white-majority society.
Both extremisms promote a purity of religion or race as their fundamentalist base. They are similarly xenophobic – the hatred and ostracising of the ‘other’, whether the non-white or the non-Muslim. We’ve been there before with the Crusades and later Roman Empire in their attitudes to barbarians and infidels, essentially non-Romans and non-Christians.
The Centreground?
Our liberal open societies – argues Ed Husain, are under threat. The moderate middle ground is being squeezed not only by radical and extreme left calls for revolution and far right wings threatening riots but by twin forces of ultra-conservatism and archaic-traditionalism that have become extreme and radicalised. They see each other as inherent evils in society and refuse to engage with each other. Liberal and centre which used to be harmonising language are now seen as the new elites and the ultimate compromisers of more radical solutions to society’s ills.
Brexit has created a new divide, over Europe, not simply Left or Right. Europe is seen as another liberal elite con creating a federalised coalition and increasingly common policies on finance, defence and foreign policy. These frustrate the feelings of independence that exist alike on the nationalist right and anarchist or anti-fa left.
Community and Cohesion
Without arguing for a lacklustre liberal middle-ground, since I am more on the Left myself, we must pursue greater community and cohesion, internationalism and inclusion. To avoid the scapegoating of the ‘other’ we must engage with each other – not platforming extremisms (although putting the BNP’s Nick Griffin on Question Time worked quite well to expose the flaws in his ideologies) but exploring the ideas and issues that may lead to radicalisation.
The reasons why people become disenfranchised, embittered and emboldened, and seek out cultish groups must be examined and policies put in place to re-engage with them and the causes that lead to their extremist leanings.
A former-EDL regional organiser I know challenged his own beliefs by visiting open mosques and engaging with difference. I was a religious fundamentalist (fortunately more charismatic creationist than militant apocalypsist) and right-winger in my now thankfully distant past but keeping an open mind eventually created one.
In my experience, at least, conversation and dialogue, opening lines of communication – with those willing to discuss issues in respectful ways, can ensure that moderates don’t drift to the extremes.
We need to challenge the real fascists and not just call everyone who disagrees with us one. The number of times I have heard “Nazi” and “Fascist” bandied around to simply describe all Leavers, or those that have economic objections to immigration, or that don’t support Muslims’ right to express their faith, or even those that critique transgender rights.
Sometimes, people seem beyond reach though, and our focus among them should be on countering all forms of hate-based violence and vitriol – online and in public – especially and particularly that which targets others based upon their religion or race, ethnicity and nationality.
We cease othering and ostracising best by encounter and engagement, meeting the human behind the label, discovering their difference but also realising our common humanity, emphasising that which unites and not that which divides.
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Norwich Against Fascism Counter Demo v Unity UK Pro-Brexit
10th November 2018 Katy 2 Comments
Union Jack Leave Protester
Six years to the day after the 1500 v 200 EDL counter demo and the fine welcoming city of Norwich has another small demo, Norwich Against Fascists! Counter demonstration! “There are many many more of us than you” was being chanted by 750 anti-racists and Remainers (mostly) and 50 Unity UK pro-Leave Brexiteers shouting back the same and “More of us voted Leave than you” and “you lost”!
The atmosphere was mostly good-natured, carnival-like with drums, whistles, chanting, occasional discussion and the odd rant. One masked protester was led away, possibly anarchist/anti-Fa, certainly a scarf covering their face but there was no violence.
Police engage with Unity UK Pro-Brexit demonstrators
The police, some 30-40 or so, created a thin blue, well hi-vis yellow line, to keep the sides apart, sadly also blocking the dialogue, the lack of which has left us in Brexit impasse land. Initially, kept to opposing pavements, and allowing the traffic to pass, the police eventually surrendered to the sheer size of the counter-protest and even re-drew the line in the centre of St Peter’s Street.
After an hour, they also mostly gave-in to allowing people to cross the street and engage with each other. At times, it was clear some of the police were struggling to keep their serious and professional faces on given the number of humorous moments.
Cllr Jess Barnard and Abby Hoffmann debating the issues with Joe from the Unity UK demo
Even the police giggled when Lab Cllr Jess Barnard started playing Benny Hill over the megaphone! Rather ironically, similar chants were echoed on each side of the street:
“Whose streets, our streets”, “No to racism, No to Nazis, no to fascism” “You’re the racists”, “No, you’re the racists!”
I voted Leave
Towards the end, it was almost comical as the Remainers remained and the Leavers left, leaving perhaps a dozen Brexiteers facing still hundreds of anti-racists. The larger crowd refusing to depart until their counter-demo had fully seen off the other side. Police remained on site waiting for one side to completely depart but were frustrated when the larger crowd decided to cross the street and swamp the “drain the swamp” protesters. A few of the latter repaid the gesture and also switched sides leading to hilarity and confusion.
At the close, some 2-3 hours later, several protesters shook hands after dialogue, others persisted in their polarised positions.
Refugees Welcome Let Them In
The Unity UK Leave contingent tried to convince me that their side of the street was more diverse than the Remainers/anti-racists, but that was hard to accept seeing as how they were 99.9% white, and 75% older people, some dressed in 1950s fashion, a time they perhaps wanted to send Britain back to.
No Hate in Norwich
I had conversations with perhaps half-a-dozen of the pro-Brexiteers including a passionate but polite chap called Joe, an older woman whom we both agreed were opposed to Theresa May, and several others willing to dialogue. Nothing will change without conversation, communication and, probably, compromise about our beliefs.
Fascism 101
* Alleged roots in Ancient Sparta, Plato, and Rome
* Totalitarian belief in the State, order and its Ruler
* Ultranationalism, monolithic unity, racial purity (esp. anti-Semitism, anti-immigration) and ableist idealism
* Ironically, Italian and German fascism both grew out of national socialism but opposed international socialism and communism yet share common antipathy towards liberalism, capitalism, and the individual instead favouring the Party and the State
* Militant strength, masculinity, patriotic rebirth and revolution
* Authoritarian pseudo-democracy, cultic hero worship, national power (Maurice Barrès)
Both sides were a bit confused by the use of the word fascist, both calling each other it. The word really defines those who are totalitarian, anti-democratic and ultranationalist. Along with Nazis – despite the odd mocking salute, it’s a word that didn’t really describe anyone there. One of the Leavers complained about being called a “Nazi” saying “I have an Indian wife”.
Leave voters harking back to 1950s royal jamborees
Poignant, as it was, across from the city’s War Memorial, the day before armistice day, when we remember standing up to aggression, conquest, fascism, hate, imperialistic ultranationalism, and ultimately, cultural xenophobia in two world wars.
We need to stop fighting and start uniting, build better and common futures, that was why the EU was born, for peace and prosperity, and to end wars.
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Brexit double standards, imperialistic hypocrisy, my top ten
2nd April 2017 Katy Went Leave a comment
Brexit means…
Having your cake and eating it:
1. Leaving the EU and complaining about not having the EU’s backing on Gibraltar anymore. Oh and apparently “Theresa May would go to war with Spain” over it, says former Tory leader. It’s like the Spanish Armada all over, in a week that has seen Theresa May also compared to Elizabeth I by Jacob Rees-Mogg, a comparison she once made herself.
2. Marching against multiculturalism (EDL & Britain First) and not getting the irony of bemoaning Halal ingredient sourcing in Tikka Masala – seeing curry as British and Christian!
Following a recital of the Lord’s prayer, Golding warned his audience about east London’s Brick Lane and its apparent “mobs”, telling supporters he was also finding it impossible to eat tikka masala now because of the preponderance of halal meat. Golding added: “We are the face of the future.” – The Guardian
3. Wanting £350m back for the NHS but not the Europeans that staff it.
Brexit EU 350m Bus Poster Claim
4. Beating up an asylum seeker in Croydon – a place that evacuated its own children during WWII because they were being bombed.
Let us not be mistaken, this is the true Croydon #RefugeesWelcome pic.twitter.com/VKJ2KKUywD
— Croydon Citizens (@CroydonCitizens) April 2, 2017
5. Demanding the right for the UK to leave the EU but not for Scotland to leave the UK.
6. Wanting cheap food (Aldi and Lidl – German supermarkets), wine (usually French, Italian and Spanish) and clothes, yet not acknowledging the labour and sources that go into making them, whether in Lincolnshire fields at 5am, Eastern Europe, or further afield.
7. Loving foreign holidays in countries whose nationalities you spew at when back home, and expecting them to speak English in England, AND English when you visit them as a tourist abroad.
8. Wanting more money and jobs but not the endeavour, hours, productivity and wages that go into building a business. Immigrants are more likely to start self-employed businesses, contribute more to the economy, create employment than nationals.
9. Opposing immigration but not one’s own genes and forebears who are probably part Norman French, German Saxon, Norse Viking, Flemish-Dutch, Irish etc.
10. Add your own – the list could go on…
It’s an imperialistic (Great) Britain First attitude that takes what it wants from the world but does not give back or support the world from which it has taken. That, to me, is not Great Britain and the United Kingdom, but Lesser Britain and the Broken Kingdom.
We need to remember our roots, celebrate cooperation and community, discover disparate cultures and diverse expressions, and learn to share our resources with our European and global neighbours. Not to mention stamping out hate, xenophobia and bigotry wherever it rears its ugly head.
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Battle of Brexit continues as Government loses High Court Article 50 ruling
3rd November 2016 Katy Leave a comment
Article 50 & the Battle of Brexit Britain
So the Battle of Brexit is back on as Theresa May v Parliament, the alleged powers of the crown and office of PM v ministers, Leave vs Remain, UK v EU, England v Scotland, UKIP v itself, presses on. The High Court has ruled that the UK government must consult Parliament before triggering Article 50 to leave EU. In addition, the original drafter of Article 50 reminds us that the treaty clause says nothing about canceling the process if the political landscape changes, another referendum or general election changes things, or the likely ‘Hard Brexit’ deal is unappealing.
Newspaper Response
Brexit High Court ruling newspaper response 4 Nov 2016
The Right Wing tabloids such as the Daily Mail went for character assassination of the High Court judges, including describing one with disdain as “openly gay”, or like The Sun attacking the petitioners as elite and/or foreign. The Daily Telegraph published a column by Nigel Farage on the front page.
Dominic Grieve, the Conservative former attorney general, said reading hostile coverage in the Mail and the Daily Telegraph “started to make one think that one was living in Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe … I think there’s a danger of a sort of mob psyche developing – and mature democracies should take sensible steps to avoid that”. – The Guardian
Social Media Response
#Brexit fight back! Great news! I don’t want to live in the 1950s.https://t.co/3jTyWVZRZ1
— Domby Art and Design (@DombyGallery) 3 November 2016
North East English Defence League Brexit Riots?
Hard Right Brexiters and the EDL have promised riots if Parliament votes against Article 50. The nature of things to come?
I say Theresa May immediately calls a vote on article 50, if MP’s vote against there will be riots
— David Jones (@DavidJo52951945) 3 November 2016
So, the battle to stay or go has been reignited.
The Government is going to appeal to the Supreme Court but this is embarrassing for Theresa May and will add delays to the process. The appeal, may, ironically, end up in the European Court of Justice! Something that would not appeal to Nigel Farage.
I now fear every attempt will be made to block or delay triggering Article 50. They have no idea level of public anger they will provoke.
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) 3 November 2016
The so-called Democratic Party have launched ‘Operation Beacon‘ to “enforce Brexit”
Gina Miller who led the petitioners bringing the court case against the government has now received death and sexual assault threats from online trolls following the High Court victory.
Labour leadership contender, MP Owen Smith has now called for Labour to amend a parliamentary Article 50 Bill to include a second EU referendum on it.
Crown & Prime Minister v the People
The argument by the Government that it can use the Crown’s royal prerogative powers is itself a smack in the face for democracy and Parliament’s sovereignty – the very thing Brexiters claim was the main reason for leaving the European Union. Yes, the EU Referendum was democracy in action, albeit with huge lies, fearmongering and bribes, on both sides – but, then saying that the PM now has the final say, reverses that very democracy. The PM is unelected and is not sovereign over Parliament’s MPs – who were elected on a stronger more honest mandate than a yes/no poorly managed Referendum campaign only brought in to appease the Tory Right so that they did not join UKIP. So just who is the Crown and who are the People? UKIP seem to be laying claim to being the voice of the people – if that it the result of Brexit then everyone loses in the long run.
Article 50 may not be final
Article 50 The Lisbon Treaty of the EU
So, the leaving process can and could be halted, not just by court action, but also since Article 50 is not irreversible according to its drafter. John Kerr, a former UK chief diplomat, and Secretary General of the European Convention, has stated the obvious, that anyone reading Article 50 can discern for themselves, that:
“It is not irrevocable – you can change your mind while the process is going on.” – Lord Kerr
Indeed, Kerr suggested that the purpose of Article 50 was to slow down dictators from taking existing members out of the EU too quickly, nobody envisaged a country democratically withdrawing – although that right, should and does exist.
Hard Brexit would sink UK like the Titanic
Former equivocating Leave campaign leader and now bumbling Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said, this week at the Spectator Awards that Britain would make a “Titanic success of Brexit”. When the audience yelled out “it sank!”, one has to wonder whether he knew or was well aware of what he was saying.
Adding further poignancy to the event, Nigel Farage won the Spectator Lifetime Achievement Award. This recalls the Brexit Battle on the River Thames earlier this summer.
Currency & Stock Market Response
The Pound has leapt 1.5% against the Dollar and nearly 2% against the Euro in just a morning on the currency markets in response.
The near 20% fall in Sterling since the EU Referendum has made exports cheaper, but the cost of using Microsoft software for business has just risen 22%. Lenovo and Apple have raised their prices 10-20%. For the poor and vulnerable, food, drink, energy, and transport costs are all rising. The Government is guaranteeing that car manufacturers will not suffer during trade and tariff deals, meaning that they will find a way to compensate (itself against WTO rules) them or negotiate a trade deal on a sector-by-sector basis, something the non-car producing nations may block.
The FTSE-250 jumped 1.5%, it is made up of more British revenue-based businesses. The FTSE-100 lost 0.6% as it is more made up of multinationals with balance sheets in Dollars.
Where are the lines of democracy drawn?
Whilst a slim majority voted for Brexit, it was not a majority of either voters or the population. It was also regionally divisive. Northern Ireland and Scotland votes to stay, as did London and Norwich! More interestingly, Wales voted to leave, yet is concerned that England is driving the terms of Brexit against the wishes of regionally devolved parliaments like the Welsh and Scots.
Carwyn Jones, First Minister of Wales, has now called for votes on Brexit terms and negotiating positions to take place in Cardiff, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as Westminster. Democracy may have begun a process to take the UK out of the EU, but it may also have triggered a process to take Scotland and others out of the UK. With the Government playing hard ball against the regions, nay countries, of the UK, we are storing up future problems and questions over whose sovereignty is paramount.
Theresa May seems to be arguing that the courts should not stand in the way of the Government. So the Government is above the law? Suzanne Evans, of UKIP, agrees, and has called for the judges in today’s decision to be sacked!
Whilst many fearmongering scenarios may be unlikely, and initial economic data post-EU Referendum is not as bad as feared – yet, it does show that continued discussion and opposition may be fruitful, whether to change our negotiating position with the EU, or to wriggle our way out of Brexit itself. If that is a possibility, there needs to be a wider political discussion before a clearer and cleaner campaign and a second referendum on any final EU deal. Paddy Power have, today, halved the odds from 10/1 to 5/1 of a second EU referendum taking place before 2019.
So, as the Battle of Brexit reignites, with the threat of appeals and riots, this is neither over nor barely begun in divided Britain. After the last 6 months of the EU Referendum campaigns, increased hate crimes, rising stock markets and falling Pound, the likelihood of fresh devolution votes – Britain will not be healed or united by either leaving or remaining. Crown and Parliament have been set against each other, and democracy and debate seem to be the losers. Leave campaigners think the former is ignored if the Referendum vote it upheld. Remainers believe the vote was tarnished by lies and a politically-motivated campaign run for reasons other than the over-simplified seemingly consequence-free question being asked. At the very least, the debate should remain open to challenge Hard Brexit and Brexit means Brexit positions, and to see how the mind of the EU and the UK changes over the duration of Article 50, should it be triggered, and should it lead to Brexit, given that it is possible to cancel the process if the terms of #Brexit are too hard to bear.
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But it’s only a Flag? Nationalism, Identity & The Confederate Flag
6th July 2015 Katy Leave a comment
The Confederate Flag – a stained or Stainless Banner?
The last fortnight has seen people simultaneously complaining about the flying of the “Rainbow Flag” and the “Confederate Flag” in the USA. In the UK, the “Union Jack” or more often the “St George’s Flag” of England has been hijacked for nationalist ends too. In the Scottish independence vote the “Saltire Flag” was flown for both ‘yes’ and ‘no’ campaigns and nobody objected to a strong sense of Scottish identity, so why not the American South?
Current Reactions to the Southern US Flag
In 2011, a Pew Research Center poll demonstrated that the majority of Americans don’t react to the “Southern Flag” and that 9% view it with positive pride, however, some 30% have a “negative reaction” when they see the Confederate flag.
Two years, later and a 2013 YouGov poll revealed 38% public disapproval of flying the flag in public places. Even more, around 44%, viewed the flag as a symbol associated with racism, rather than just 20% seeing it as symbolic of Southern pride.
Back in 1961, in the middle of civil rights and race activism, the South Carolina State Senate raised the Confederate flag on top of the Senate dome, where it remained until removed in 2000 when an alternate flag was instead flown from a flagpole in the grounds. It was this flag that was removed by protestor Bree Newsome on 27 June, this year. The flag, clearly, remains divisive.
Nationalism and pride
Nationalism is not a negative concept in itself, nor indeed are regionalism and localism. Being proud of your place of origin, wanting autonomy, independence, freedom, and asserting these things is not wrong. Even for a personal identity, rainbow flags and now many others, e.g., trans, non-binary, etc, are flown and worn at LGBT Pride events across the world. Flags unite, they are a banner under which to stand and draw people together – or symbolise rebellion against the establishment and regional pride as with Confederate flag adorned General Lee in the Dukes of Hazzard:
But they can attract opposition too, and be used for aggression. Sometimes, going so far as to create a virtual or real barrier to keep people separate, outsiders out, spewing xenophobic bile about non-locals, inciting hatred and violence against immigrants, migrant communities, or those who are markedly different.
UK Independence and the Far Right
In the UK – Scottish, Welsh, and Irish independence are looked upon favourably in cultural and political terms but, somehow, English nationalism is seen as far right extremism – and many times, it is. The debate over English votes for English laws is the trade-off for giving more power to Scotland to avoid secession from the Union.
I remember the 1980s when Irish terrorism or freedom fighters, depending upon your definition, was still rife. When, even in Wales, the BBC‘s Not the Nine O’Clock News team ran the insensitive but funny sketch, “Come home to a real fire, but a cottage in Wales”, owing to the Welsh nationalist arson campaign against English second homes in Wales.
In English terms, we have witnessed the rise of a “Far Right” English nationalism: BNP, Britain First, EDL, UKIP etc. Hardly groups promoting English ‘culture’ but certainly fostering a “batten down the hatches” against ‘foreigners’ attitude. At public rallies they wrap themselves in English rather than UK flags, thus tarnishing the English St George’s flag.
William Thompson and the Stainless Banner
So, has the Confederate flag been similarly tarnished by the racist hatred of one warped young man in the Charleston black church massacre? Did it always and forever have the meaning of white supremacy? Some articles doing the rounds would suggest that it does, a “heaven ordained” white supremacy at that, according to its designer, William T Thompson.
Second Confederate Flag by William T Thompson
Thompson was co-founder of the Savannah Daily Morning News newspaper in the 1850s and in the 1860s, along with one other, produced the design of the “Stainless Banner“, which came to be used as the Southern Confederacy’s national flag from 1863 to 1865, replacing the “Stars and Bars” which too closely resembled the ‘Yankee’ Union flag. Thompson said, in April 1863, that he opposed it, “on account of its resemblance to that of the abolition despotism against which we are fighting.” Many agreed that a flag that bore any similarity to the “Stars and Stripes” was wrong on the grounds of the South not wanting the emancipation of slaves.
The “stainless” aspect referred to the pure white field or background taking up the majority of the flag’s design. Though, later criticised and dropped for its association with surrender and truce, that element to Thompson and others represented the supremacy of “The White Man” and “the cause of a superior race”. Not far off Hitler’s ideology?
The American Civil War Battle Flag
Northern Virginia Confederate Battle Flag
It should be remembered though that the second Confederate flag (there were three and many modifications over the years) of Thompson included the now familiar Southern Confederate flag (white stars on a blue saltire cross on a red background) as its upper left element (where the stars and blue background are on the modern US flag). That flag element, also known as the “Battle Flag” was the banner of the Northern Virginian and Tennessee armies and several naval units. It was, however, never a united Confederate flag despite now being called the”Rebel Flag”, “Dixie Flag”, or “Southern Cross”, indeed, it is alleged that the cross would have been upright rather than diagonal had its designers not wanted to keep the Southern Jews on side.
How Symbols and their Interpretation change
Hindu, Jainist, Buddhist Swastika Symbol
Speaking of the Jewish people, a symbol of hate, the Swastika, was originally a symbol of benign fate and good luck in the Sanskrit language and religious cultures of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. The Svastika or Gammadion Cross (based upon four Greek capital Gamma letters), Cross Cramponnée, or Manji, has been around for at least two millennia, if not ten (its first use can be traced back 10,000 years to a paleolithic settlement in modern Ukraine)!
The Nazis did not invent or invert it, they simply stole and reinterpreted it. Hitler allegedly believed the Aryan Germans were a supreme white tribe of Indian origins and semi-divine status.
via flickr in relation to Arizona’s action in 2012 to deprive immigrants of benefits
Conclusion and debate
Thus, though Thompson’s “Confederate Flag” had white supremacy links, the lack of white on the current flag bears no relation to that. It does, however, have associations with Southern independence and battle against the Union and what the North stood for, including an end to slavery. Hopefully, few would argue for the return of slavery now, whether some still consider African-Americans ‘inferior’ is another matter. It it, therefore, debatable whether the flag when displayed now still has the associations of the past. Now it is more likely to be flown for reasons of Southern pride and freedom from Washington’s centralised federal governance. If it is also used by minority white supremacists and a hopefully isolated and not to be repeated white ‘terrorist’ attack against a black church (others have been arson-attacked recently though) then it clearly has negative associations for a sizeable group of the US population.
Symbols and meanings do evolve, get reclaimed, and reinvented. Removing the Southern flag from buildings may seem like an extreme reaction and is a matter of some sensitivity to both victims of race/colour hate and to proud fliers of Southern identity – which in the majority, it is hoped, are no longer inherently racist. Bree Newsome believes it is time for change:
“It’s time for a new chapter where we are sincere about dismantling white supremacy and building toward true racial justice and equality.”
Debate is needed on this and how to go forward respecting individual freedom, collective identity, and historical issues. Is flying the flag, indeed any flag, a soon to be proscribed act? In the UK only today, a man was stopped and not charged for wearing an Islamic State black flag whilst walking through Westminster, London.
The difficulty is ascribing guilt by association – do all flags have only one meaning? Is flying the Confederate flag like flying a Scots flag, a symbol of regional Southern pride, or is it a symbol of rebellion and white supremacy? The Nazi or ISIL flag more clearly represent hate-based movements.
I’ll leave the last word on flags to Eddie Izzard:
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Judi has been singing since the age of four, and began her professional career in 1983. Starting with Folk/Country, Musical Theater, and Opera, Judi has explored Jazz, Pop, R&B, Rock, Gospel, and now tackles just about any style – “good songs are just that – no need to choose one style over the other.”
In 1987, Judi moved to the Twin Cities and has developed long term musical relationships with many of the Twin Cities finest: Lori Dokken, “The Wolverines Classic Jazz Orchestra”, “St. Croix Jazz Orchestra”, “JazzMN Big Band”, “The Girls”, and her own “Judi, Cliff ‘n’ Daves”.
In 1997, Judi began working with singer extraordinaire Bobby McFerrin, and joined his a cappella group “Voicestra” in 2001. Currently Judi is touring with Bobby in his 5 piece a cappella group “Gimme5”.
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“The incredible thing about Judi is that no matter what style she happens to be singing, it sounds as though she doesn’t do anything else”…Rick Carlson – Pianist
Joey Blake, David Worm, Bobby McFerrin, Rhiannon, and Judi Vinar are “Gimme5”
Photo by David Dzubinski
"The Wolverines Jazz Orchestra" in 2009 “Sink Or Swing” CD with Judi and Wolverines Quartet available on ITunes. Search Music Jazz Judi Donaghy
Collaborators and dearest friends since 1989; Lori Dokken and Judi still sing and teach together regularly. Consider being a member of the Unity Minneapolis Choir or taking the Tuesday Vocal Workshop!
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Briefing: Tech for Good With Google, ABInBev and Microsoft
Climate change is our starkest challenge: could artificial intelligence help us meet it head on? Many of our most challenging problems are incredibly complex, new tools for monitoring the environment and climate mitigation are needed to help business join the dots, helping you make better decisions.
Ethical Corporation have just produced a 34-page briefing on Technology for Good, with expert response and analysis to help you join the dots on technology and sustainability.
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Sustainability and Automation: Two Megatrends Reshaping the Commercial & Industrial Space
$10 trillion dollars. If you run, work for, or are seeking to invest in a global company, this is a figure that should be top of mind. $10 trillion is larger than the annual GDP of all but two of the world’s economies. $10 trillion is nearly double the market cap of the Dow Jones Industrial Average companies. And yet, $10 trillion is just a fraction of the financial might working to transform how companies view and invest in sustainability.
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STEM-focused Kindergarten Sponsored by Lockheed Martin Opens in Jerusalem
"The new MadaKids kindergartens will nurture the young children and inspire them to become the engineers and entrepreneurs of the future," said Mayor of Jerusalem Moshe Leon.
U.S. defense and aerospace company Lockheed Martin has opened a kindergarten in Jerusalem which aims to "inspire young Israeli students to take an active interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics," according to a Lockheed Martin press release.
The "MadaKids" Science Kindergarten is part of the MadaKids program which started in 2015. Lockheed Martin has supported the project since its inception and is now supporting an after-school STEM enrichment program in addition.
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Women’s Forum of New York Recognizes Tetra Tech for Female Board Representation
Receiving recognition for achieving 30 percent gender parity on our board of directors
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The Art of Losing Volumetric Weight
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Recycling Biopharma Plastics into Lumber Products
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May West – Glasgow Green
It is with a very heavy heart, we have taken the decision to cancel the debut May West.
We wanted to try and achieve something new whilst maintaining a low and affordable ticket price.
With location issues, mounting costs and circumstances beyond our control, sadly this is not to be.
We have tried to secure alternative locations within the city, but time is now against us to move the show.
We would like to thank all those who have bought tickets and supported our vision.
Refunds will be available from your point of purchase.
Robert & Petra
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Festival de La Habana de Música Contemporánea
Several venues will host the concerts, lectures, recitals, master classes and workshops during this 27th festival: Basílica Menor del Convento de San Francisco de Asís, Ignacio Cervantes and Ernesto Lecuona concert halls of the National Lyrical Theater, Casa de las Américas, UNEAC’s Villena concert hall and the Covarrubias concert hall at Nacional.
The organizing committee, chaired by maestro Guido López-Gavilán, has already confirmed the participation of the Swiss flutist Antipe da Stella; the Danish guitarist Mikkel Andersen; the Spanish chamber ensemble Cosmos 21, a pioneer in Europe in the design of concerts as shows that increase the value of stage lighting, costumes and movement for the sake of better communication with the audiences; the Mexican composer Isaac de la Concha, who is interested in improvisation with several instruments; the Puerto Rican pianist Kimberly Davis; the Russian-Cuban cellist living in Belgium Makcim Fernández Samodaiev, prize-winner at several international competitions; the Romanian pianist Monica Florescu, who also has a history of important awards and who according to the Dutch media, she “touches the stars in the sky” with her music; and the Cuban composer, who now lives in Denmark, Louis Aguirre, who has had a successful international career since 2002.
In addition, the most outstanding soloists, chamber orchestras and instrumental ensembles will play works of renowned Cuban composers, such as Leo Brouwer, Harold Gramatges, Juan Blanco, Carlos Fariñas, Roberto Valera, Héctor Angulo, Juan Piñera, Alfredo Diez Nieto, Guido López-Gavilán, Jorge Garciaporrúa, Jorge López Marín, José María Vitier, Magalys Ruiz, Louis Aguirre and Eduardo Martín. Pieces by young Cuban composers, such as Teresa Núñez, Elvira Peña, Yanier Hechavarría, Siegrid Macías, Maureen Reyes, Jeysi León Molina, Waldo Lavaut and Víctor Gavilondo.
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Neste Latvia RX
The Latvians
CWT Travel Package
Travel to Latvia
Reasons to visit Riga
About CSDD Biķernieki Circuit
Getting to the CSDD Biķernieki Circuit
Jānis Baumanis // World RX
Name: Jānis Baumanis
Date of birth: 15.06.1992.
Nationality: Latvian
Team: TEAM STARD
Car: Ford Fiesta
Jānis Baumanis kicked off his motorsport career in crosskarts at the age of 15 before trying his hand at rallycross for the first time in 2008 in the NEZ Rallycross Championship. Over the next two seasons Baumanis won two championship titles in his native Latvia and one Baltic championship title, following it up with European Super1600 and Estonian Rallycross Supercar titles in 2015.
Following a handful of World RX Supercar starts in 2014 and 2015, Baumanis received a full season campaign in 2016 as part of the World RX Team Austria outfit, securing a best finish of fourth place in Barcelona. A move to Team STARD for 2017 yielded a popular run to the final on home soil in Latvia, as well as a season’s best fifth place and 12th overall. In 2018 Baumanis continued to drive at the wheel of the Ford Fiesta with Team STARD, qualifying for 9 semi-final races, and a sole Final appearance, which was finished with a Bang – Jānis Baumanis is currently the only Latvian to have received a Monster Energy Supercharge Award, for the best reaction time at the start of the final in Canada. At the end of the season Jānis found himself 9th overall.
2019 will mark the third season with Team STARD, which managed to secure a technical support from Ford Performance, giving high hopes for increased competitiveness of the car.
Reinis Nitišs // Euro RX // Supercar
Name: Reinis Nitišs
Team: GRX Taneco
Car: Hyundai i20
Reinis Nitišs began his motorsport career in karting at the age of seven. By the age of 13, he had secured Latvian and Baltic titles. In the following years Nitišs moved to rallycross and by 2012, he had won the Estonian, Baltic and NEZ championships. In 2013, Nitišs campaigned his first full season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship in the Super 1600 class and brought home the title by winning six out of nine races.
In 2014 Nitišs moved to headline World RX Supercar category with Ford Olsbergs MSE and finished the year third overall. For 2016, Nitišs joined the German ALL-INKL.COM Muennich Motorsport to compete full-time, before ending the season competing for OMSE. In 2017, Nitišs joined the EKS team of Mattias Ekstrom to end the season 14th overall. This season Nitišs has switched to Euro RX to drive an M-Sport built Ford Fiesta prepared by Set Promotion. The smaller number of events makes it possible for Nitišs to try his hand at other motorsports disciplines – touring car racing, rallying and buggy racing. Though, it did not mess around with rallycross – winning 3 out of 5, Nitišs spectacularly grabbed European Championship title in Supercar category. Moreover, the deciding points and final victory came in his home race in Latvia, at CSDD Bikernieki Circuit.
2019 marks a new way for Nitišs, as he returns to World RX, in a role of development driver for GRX Taneco. And while it means that most of the work will be done away from our eyes, he promised a couple of World RX races in 2019.
Organiser: 10B Melnsila st., Riga, LV-1046, Latvia info@raevents.lv
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Ethiopian adoption story warms hearts for the holidays
November 24, 2008 : N/A
Caption: The Wolfe “gang” includes dad Randi, mom Kathy, children Kristin, Brad, Bonny and new siblings Aschalew (17), Genet (16) and Yesalemush (15). The family travelled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Nov. 8 to complete the adoption of the three teenage Ethiopian siblings. (Homepage photo: While at the Kolfe Orphanage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where Aschalew lived, the family handed out T-shirts donated by Liberty University and gift bags.)
One Michigan family had to buy a larger dinner table this Thanksgiving, due to the generosity of Liberty University students.
The Wolfes (mother Kathy, father Randy, and children Kristin, Brad, and Bonny) travelled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Nov. 8 to complete the adoption of three teenage Ethiopian siblings.
Within a week the family was back in the United States with double the number of children after the addition of Aschalew, Genet and Yesalemush.
Kristin, the eldest Wolfe child, is a Resident Director at Liberty University.
The whole adoption affair was funded by a “jeans offering” taken in a Campus Church service at Liberty University in January.
Kathy Wolfe said she is in awe of all God has done through this heartwarming story.
“We can’t wait to come back to Liberty. We can’t wait for the students to see all they have done, ” she said.
Campus Pastor Johnnie Moore, who accompanied the Wolfe family to Ethiopia, said this is one example of how students in Lynchburg, Va., can affect the farthest parts of the world.
“You can’t solve all the world’s problems, but everyone can, in some small way, affect the life of someone,” he said. “The collective worth of LU generosity was enough to totally change the future of these kids.”
Moore said he hopes the compassionate example set forth by LU students will be followed by churches, schools, and students nationwide, especially when it comes to adoption. Foreign adoptions dropped 12 percent this year, to their lowest level since 1999, according to the State Department.
***The February/March print edition of the Liberty Journal will feature the Wolfes and the story of how Liberty University made a difference in the lives of these three kids from one of the world’s least fortunate nations.
NOTE: View the Wolfe Family Blog for updates and watch a TV news feature at WSET.
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GILBERT W. S. & A. SULLIVAN
The Life and Work of Sir Arthur Sullivan: Composer and Personage
Allen, Reginald [In Collaboration with Gale R. D'Luhy, Introduction by Charles Ryskamp] W. S. Gilbert [1836-1911] Arthur Sullivan [1842-1900]
Published by The Pierpont Morgan Library, 29 East 36 Street, New York First Edition 1975. 1975.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original light khaki cloth covers, brown lettering to spine. 8vo 11½" x 8½" xxviii, 215 [pp]. ISBN 0879231459. Monochrome photographic illustrations. Fine in Nr. Fine dust wrapper with light fading to spine, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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Eight Original Comic Operas
W. S. Gilbert [1836-1911] Arthur Sullivan [1842-1900]
Chappell & Co., New Bond Street. Chatto & Windus Ltd, 42 William IV Street, London circa 1895. 1895.
Hard back binding in publisher's original brown cloth covers with black floral designs to cloth. 8vo 8½" x 5¼". Working condition with spine faded and torn to spine ends, one page loose, corners turned-in. Member of the P.B.F.A.
The Secrets of a Savoyard + Flyer
Lytton, Henry A. [W. S. Gilbert 1836-1911 and Arthur Sullivan 1842-1900]
Published by Jarrolds Ltd., London circa 1925 edition not stated. London circa 1925.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original strawberry cloth covers, faded lettering to spine, black lettering to upper panel. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 191 printed pages of text with monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy silk art paper. Spine and edges of boards faded, age darkening to edges of paper, binding firm, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.
Songs of a Savoyard
Gilbert, W. S. [1836-1911]
Published by George Routledge and Sons Ltd., Broadway House, 68-74 Carter Lane, Ludgate Hill, London 1891. 1891.
Hard back binding in publisher's original light brown cloth covers, faded gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering and three illustrations to front cover, all page edges gilt, black paper end papers. 8vo 9'' x 6½'' 142 [ii] printed pages of text, illustrated by the author. Snagging of cloth across spine tips and corners, soiling to light cloth, one page slightly loose. Enclosed Daily Telegraph newspaper clipping dated May 30th 1911 with obituary of Sir W. S. Gilbert. Member of the P.B.F.A.
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Young, Percy M. [W. S. Gilbert 1836-1911 and Arthur Sullivan 1842-1900]
Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Aldine House, Bedford Street, London First Edition 1971. 1971.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original sage green cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 9½" x 6¼" 304 pp ISBN 0460039342. Monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy silk art paper. Fine condition book in Very Good condition price clipped dust wrapper with slight fading to yellow paper to spine. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.
Gilbert and Sullivan; Their Lives and Times
Baily, Leslie [W. S. Gilbert 1836-1911 and Arthur Sullivan 1842-1900]
Published by Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex First Penguin Edition 1979. London 1979.
Publisher's original colour illustrated thick glazed card wrap covers. 8vo. 9½'' x 6½''. ISBN 0140051066. Contains 119 [ix] printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Without any ownership markings, very light surface marks to the polished covers and in near Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.
The Gilbert and Sullivan Operas
Geis, Darlene [W. S. Gilbert 1836-1911 and Arthur Sullivan 1842-1900]
Harry N. Abrams, Inc. New York First edition 1983. 1983.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. Quarto 11½" x 9¼" 223 pp ISBN 0810909847. Lavish colour and monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy silk art paper. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. 2 inch red promotional band across corner of dust wrapper informing of the tie-up with PBS-TV series. This is a new book. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.
The Savoy Stories [Transcriptions from The Gilbert and Sullivan Operas]
Gatliff, Evelyn [W. S. Gilbert 1836-1911] and [Arthur Sullivan 1842-1900] Decorated by Wolfgang Cardamatis
Published by P. R. Stephensen, Sydney, Australia First Edition 1935. Australia 1935.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original baby blue cloth covers, dark blue title and author lettering to the spine and front panel. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 162 printed pages of text with delightful monochrome illustrations and photographs. Light foxing to the end papers, sun faded spine, damp mottling to the front panel and In Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.
The Gilbert and Sullivan Book
Published by Cassell & Company, Ltd., 37-38 St. Andrew's Hill, London First Edition 1952. London 1952.
Hard back binding in publisher's original raspberry cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. Quarto 10'' x 7½'' [xvi] 443 printed pages of text. Ten colour plates and over 400 monochrome illustrations. Spine text slightly oxidised and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.
Published by George Routledge and Sons Ltd., Broadway House, 68-74 Carter Lane, Ludgate Hill, London First Edition 1890. London 1890.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original light brown cloth covers, faded gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering and three illustrations to front cover, all page edges gilt, black paper end papers. 8vo 9'' x 6½'' 142 [ii] printed pages of text, illustrated by the author. Ink message inside dated 1890, spine ends rolled over and in very Good clean and sharp condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in Gilbert and Sullivan Operas The Yeoman of the Guard or, The Merryman and His Maid: Souvenir Theatre Programme Performed at Sadler's Wells, Rosebery Avenue, London
W. S. Gilbert [1836-1911] Arthur Sullivan [1842-1900] Starring [Darrell Fancourt, Thomas Round, Richard Watson, Donald Harris, Ella Halman]
Performance Programme Dated Commencing Monday May 16th, 1949. 1949.
Original red and white souvenir theatre programme 4'' x 5''. Contains 16 printed pages of text. In Very Good condition, 6d price seal to the front edge. Member of the P.B.F.A.
Utopia Limited or The Flowers of Progress
Published by Chappell & Co. Ltd., 50 New Bond Street, London 1958. 1958.
Hard back binding in nutmeg cloth covers, gilt title to the front cover. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Printer's date code to the title page is 21558. Contains 54 [ii] printed pages of text. In very near Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.
The Savoy Operas: Being the Complete Text of the Gilbert and Sullivan Operas as Originally Produced in the Years 1875-1896
Published by Macmillan & Co. Limited, St Martins Street, London 1937 Reprinted Edition [First Edition 1926]. 1937.
Hard back binding in publisher's original vertically grained green cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine, small gilt vignette to the upper panel. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' viii, 698 [pp]. Very light rubbing to the cloth covers, free from foxing and in Very Good condition, spine not faded, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.
Ruddigore or The Witch's Curse: Souvenir Theatre Programme Performed at Theatre Royal, Chatham, Medway, Kent
W. S. Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan [Starring Peter Hudson, Joseph McGlinchey, Walter Allen, Lilian Flood in]
Published First Night Performance March 1954. 1954.
Original souvenir theatre programme. In Very Good clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.
The Gondoliers or The King of Barataria: Souvenir Theatre Programme Performed at Theatre Royal, Chatham, Medway, Kent
W. S. Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan [Starring Peter Hudson, Joseph McGlinchey, Alan Robson, Ken Farwig Lilian Flood in]
Original illustrated souvenir theatre programme. In Very Good clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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Various Stuff n' Such
April 18, 2010 / Dave
So here I was, all set to write a cranky post about how much I disliked a certain high-profile comic book movie that opened this weekend. But honestly, folks, life’s too short, and I’d rather spend the time gabbing about stuff I enjoy. So with that in mind, here are a few random tidbits of comic booky goodness from last week’s offerings:
Other Lives, by Peter Bagge: The Hate-meister returns to cranky form with this original Vertigo graphic novel about four interconnected losers—a writer who despises his racial identity and is haunted by a past act of plagiarism, his fiancée, whose vicarious internet life begins to blur into her real relationships, an online gambling addict desperate to cover up his crumbling domestic life, and a would-be government agent/national hero who lives in his mother’s garage. Fans of Bagge ‘s most famous creation, Buddy Bradley, can draw a straight line to Vlad (Vader) Ryderbeck, the self-loathing, slow-burning, expletive-spewing, booze-swigging antihero at the heart of Other Lives, who discovers that the self-created false identities people hide behind—both online and in real life--are not just a product of the internet era, but in his case at least, a generational affair. Bagge’s rubbery, cross-hatched caricatures may not be for everybody, but there’s truly nothing else in comics like them, and they are perfectly suited to the grotesque lives, both real and imagined, that they depict. The surprisingly violent conclusion is strangely unsatisfying, but the repeated jabs at the characters’ cartoonishly sad-sack lifestyles and the equally ridiculous internet fantasies they retreat into are what stays with you after you’ve finished reading.
The Flash #1, by Geoff Johns and Francis Manapul: DC has taken a lot of flack for bringing back Silver Age mainstay Barry Allen—fair enough, considering that most of their current readership grew up reading the adventures of his protégé, Wally West—but here’s the thing; having Allen as the Flash in a new number one issue makes sense because he’s the easiest version of the character to explain to new readers. Hit by lightning, showered by chemicals, Fastest Man Alive. There you go. Sure, he’s got tons of baggage if you start factoring in his death and rebirth, his stint as a married father in the distant future, and all that other crap, but this first issue wisely sidesteps all that, focusing instead on what I hope will set this series apart from the previous run (see what I did there?): the fact that Barry Allen is a police scientist, so he is actually going to be solving mysteries instead of just running around fighting bad guys. Manapul’s art is just as lovely here as it was in his short-lived stint on Adventure Comics, and I hope he’s in it for the long haul. This is a fun, accessible, great-looking debut, with one of those cool two-page teaser ads at the end (like the ones Johns did for Legion of Three Worlds and Sinestro Corps) for an upcoming event called Flashpoint. I have no idea what it could be about, but it looks cool. Let’s hope DC doesn’t water it down with a kajillion crossovers, but who am I kidding? Of course they will.
Kill Shakespeare #1, by Conor McCreery, Anthony Del Col, and Andy Belanger: I know Johnathan already covered this IDW book and its fascinating shared universe, where the Bard’s most famous creations join forces to destroy him, a few days ago, but I wanted to throw in my two cents as well. This is a very cool, original concept, executed with terrific skill and style. There are a lot of comparisons to be made to League of Extraordinary Gentlemen being thrown around in regards to this series, and that’s a pretty big compliment in my book. The premise may be a bit intimidating to anyone not well versed in Shakespeare, but it’s a lot more accessible than you might think at first. For instance, I haven’t read Richard III, but I recognized the hunchbacked, shriveled-armed monarch as soon as he appeared. You could just look at Kill Shakespeare as a simple adventure story framed by a larger literary backdrop if you like, one with witches and pirates and ghosts, and you’d enjoy it just as much. Belanger’s art is detailed and stylish as well, just as impressive in moments of quiet dread (like Hamlet’s father’s ghost appearing from the mists) as it is in action scenes (such as the first issue’s big set piece, a pirate attack on the boat carrying Hamlet to England). And the creators are Canadian! Really, you have no excuse to miss this.
April 18, 2010 / Dave/ Comment
Andy Belanger, Anthony Del Col, Conor McCreery, flash, Francis Manapul, geoff johns, IDW, Kill Shakespeare, Other Lives, Peter Bagge, Vertigo
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