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Top 4 Symbian 3 Smart Phones
Have you been looking for a phone that has it all? Are you in search of such a device that has a combination of internet, pictures, videos, music, social networking and much more, all rolled into one? Then the new Symbian Smart Phones are for you. They have what it takes to have whatever you need, packed into one mobile phone. Ever thought that you could carry all your electronics in your hand? Well with the advancement in today’s technology, this is now all possible. These smart phones are the next big thing, and have the best in the market.
The Nokia Nokia E7 comes with some pretty outstanding features to be seen in a smart phone. It has an 8 mp camera, a flawless internet connection, an mp3 player for the latest tunes to listen to, and other cool features as well. The phone itself is a combination of a screen and a slide. The screen is touch and works well in interaction. The slide comes out in a keyboard for typing messages and commands, for those not comfortable enough for doing these things in the touch screen. Send emails, messages, and pictures to all your friends and family in mere seconds with this model. With a 4” display, the Nokia E7 is worth checking out.
In conclusion, although there are a variety of smart phones in the market, Nokia, with its impeccable reputation and amazing specifications, takes the cake for having the best Symbian Smart Phone, with Nokia N8.
The new Nokia C6-01 has features that are bound to impress any buyer looking for a Symbian Smart Phone. It has a very condensed design which makes it easy to simply slip it even in the smallest of pockets or your handbag. It has a 3.20 inch capacitive touch screen in AMOLED clear black, stainless shiny steel cover, and an enhanced sense of outdoor visibility. So at times when you move into sunny areas, you will still be able to clearly read your phone screen due to improved features. Nokia C6-01 is equipped with a stunning 8 mega pixel camera with extremely vivid colours for enhanced photography as well as a double LED flash. You can capture up to 730 pixel high resolution pictures and videos and have the time of your life, playing with the incredible features. Additional features include Bluetooth, music player, flash lite 4.0, JAVA and much more.
When it comes to multimedia and digital enhancement as well as connectivity, the Nokia C7 is an excellent choice. It has qualities that are not worth missing out on. it has the extremely potent Symbian^ 3 OS and a 690 MHz processor as well as enhanced graphics for all the gaming fans out there. With it its funky coloured options now available in the market, you can make your own statement with frosty metal, charcoal black and mahogany brown. The phone weighs only about 135 grams and comes with a spectacular display of 3.6 inches of AMOLED clear capacitive touch screen. With 16 million colours available for display, the Nokia C7 has a flawless display that performs efficiently. Its glass display also comes with the additional feature of being scratch resistant which is of course a benefit. Entertainment features include an mp3 player, FM radio, 3D games, and lots more.
The latest addition to the popular N series came out around September 2010, known as N8. Being one of the most impressive smart phones on the market right now, the N8 by Nokia comes with a whopping 12 mega pixel camera that makes it equal to taking pictures from a digital camera. With a single tap option, the phone also has a spectacular touch screen that is worth checking out. It comes in a variety of colours such as orange, white, green, silver, dark grey, and blue; and weighs around 130 grams. The aluminium body makes it touch and durable and less prone to damage. Connectivity ensures you are updated 24/7 to your favourite social networking websites and with a 16:9 aspect ratio, mp3 player with a killer surround audio, stereo FM radio for tuning into your favourite stations, to name just a few features the Nokia N8 has it all.
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Is your browser safe from Spectre?
The Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Edge, and Firefox browsers may not be as safe as you think. Security researchers recently discovered that computer chips manufactured in the past two decades contain major security vulnerabilities. One can be used by hackers to gain access to sensitive data. Read on to learn more.
What is Spectre?
To understand this unprecedented vulnerability, you need to know some computer chip basics. Modern chips try to speed up their work by storing information related to predictable and repetitive processes. Whenever CPUs perform calculations ahead of time that end up being unnecessary, the data is thrown away into a supposedly secure storage cache.
Hackers can gain access to the discarded data by using malware to create digital backdoors. From there, they can simply sneak in, sift through the private information, and even trick the processor into throwing away even more sensitive information. This is known as a Spectre attack.
Though the exploit is highly technical and difficult to execute, researchers said Spectre affects all modern processors, including those developed by Intel, AMD, and ARM.
How does it affect browsers?
As mentioned, hackers would need to install malware on a device to perform a Spectre attack. One tactic experts found effective is if hackers build a malicious program and embed it on a website. Should anyone visit the rogue website, their browser will automatically run the malicious program.
Once inside, the attacker can use Spectre to gain full access to keystrokes, encryption keys, and login credentials.
So far, there is no evidence of Spectre attacks actively being used to steal data from web browsers, but they are difficult to detect. Experts also predict hackers will likely develop specialized malware now that this information is available to the public.
Is there a way to protect myself?
Fortunately, major browser developers were quick to release updates as soon as the Spectre attack was discovered.
Mozilla also has security features to prevent some Spectre attacks, but announced a full-blown solution is in the works.
As for Chrome, users can expect an update as early as January 23. But for the time being Google recommends enabling the Site Isolation feature, which limits how much access browser plugins have to your computer. This feature can be enabled by going to your address bar and entering: chrome://flags/#enable-site-per-process.
Even though the updates may affect browser performance, it’s a small price to pay compared with having your credit card or social security number stolen.
Like it or not, Spectre is just one of the many threats targeting your web browsers. That’s why you should call us today. We offer expert advice and cutting-edge solutions to make sure your browsing experience is a pleasant and safe one.
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Watch: “Produce 101” Girl Group Bulldok Debuts With “Why Not” MV
by A. Choi
Get ready for the newest girl crush of the K-pop scene!
Bulldok, a new five-member group from KCONIC Entertainment, has released the music video for their debut single “Why Not!”
The members of the girl group are former “Produce 101” contestants: Kim Min Ji (Kimi), Kim Hyeong Eun (Hyeong Eun), Park Se Hee (Say), Lee Jin Hee (Genie), and Park So Ra (Sora).
The song is a trendy fun dance track that starts off with a fierce rap. Each of the members show off their individual charms as they sing about being strong women who know how to have fun.
Check out the video below!
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National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) was formed in 1979 and has been dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness.
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Boeing reshuffles management of grounded 737: memo
Eric M. Johnson, Tim Hepher
SEATTLE/PARIS (Reuters) - Boeing Co (BA.N) has reassigned the head of its next airplane project to run the troubled 737 program, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Thursday, as the grounding of its 737 MAX in the wake of two accidents commands the U.S. planemaker’s full attention.
FILE PHOTO: Eric Lindblad, Vice President and General Manager of the Boeing 777X, speaks at Boeing's production facility in Everett, Washington, U.S. June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Redmond
Kevin McAllister, chief executive of Boeing’s commercial airplanes division, stressed in the memo that the so-called new mid-market airplane (NMA) project would remain as a program.
But the management shakeup marks a shift in the U.S. planemaker’s immediate focus toward getting its best-selling 737 MAX, the jet that was grounded after two crashes killed nearly 350 people in the span of five months, back in the air and generating cash.
Boeing’s 737 program manager, Eric Lindblad, will retire in a matter of weeks after roughly 12 months on the job, McAllister told employees in the memo. Lindblad, a respected engineer who had also run the 777X wide-body program, has been with Boeing for about 34 years and had mentioned retiring last year, McAllister said.
Taking Lindblad’s place as the lead of the 737 program and the Renton, Washington, factory will be Mark Jenks, who has been leading Boeing’s potential new mid-market airplane project, McAllister said.
Jenks faces daunting challenges, including untangling a backlog of undelivered planes, getting production back on course for planned output increases, and finishing development of the 737 MAX 10, the largest Boeing single-aisle jet, sources said.
The stakes are high as the 737 is the backbone of Boeing’s profits and must generate cash for new projects like the NMA.
Described as a “quiet, get-on-and-do-it” engineer, Jenks spent half of his 36-year Boeing career on the 787 and an earlier alternative that was never launched, the Sonic Cruiser.
Boeing has been running its 737 supply chain at different speeds to keep it “hot” or ready to resume full-rate production as soon as possible after the crisis ends, posing logistical problems last seen on such a scale when the 787 Dreamliner was ramping up.
NMA DELAYED
Mike Sinnett, Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president of product development and future airplane development, will assume the role of vice president for NMA in addition to his current role, the memo said. Sinnett, who originally led preliminary work on the NMA, has been seen a figurehead of the program.
“Let me be clear - the NMA team will continue to operate as a program, and I am looking forward to Mike’s leadership in this important effort,” McAllister said in the memo.
In naming Jenks and Sinnett to run marquee projects at such a crucial time, McAllister is choosing two of Boeing’s most high-profile engineers.
Jenks is among those credited with turning around the 787 Dreamliner program, and his appointment on the NMA was seen as key to putting the potential twin-aisle aircraft on a path to a rapid launch.
But industry sources say the launch of the NMA has been delayed by the 737 MAX crisis. The NMA program, if it goes ahead, will most likely not be launched before spring or summer of next year, the sources said.
It was the second management reshuffle in four months. In March, Boeing said John Hamilton, formerly both vice president and chief engineer in Boeing’s Commercial Airplanes division, will focus solely on the role of chief engineer.
At the same time, Boeing said Lynne Hopper - who previously led Test & Evaluation in Boeing’s Engineering, Test & Technology group - had been named vice president of engineering for Commercial Airplanes.
Reporting by Eric M. Johnson in Seattle and Tim Hepher in Paris; Editing by Leslie Adler and Richard Chang
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RobecoSAM Euro SDG Credits IH GBP
Index: Bloomberg Barclays Euro-Aggregate: Corporates (hedged into GBP)
IH - GBP
0EH - EUR
0IH - EUR
BH - EUR
DH - EUR
FH - EUR
IEH - EUR
IEH - CHF
IH - CHF
ZH - EUR
Provides a diversified exposure to the Euro investment grade credit market
Disciplined and repeatable investment process and experienced team management
Robeco enhances the screening methodology for Robeco Euro Sustainable Credits.
As of January 2019, Robeco enhances the screening methodology for Robeco Euro Sustainable Credits.
Currency GBP
RobecoSAM Euro SDG Credits provides a diversified exposure to the Euro investment grade credit market. The selection of the bonds is based on fundamental analysis. The fund applies a screening process to select issuers that contribute to realizing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) goals. The methodology used in the screening process assesses the SDG contribution of all companies it invests in to create the fund’s investable universe. The fund excludes companies that contribute negatively to these goals. Engagement, ESG Integration and Robeco's exclusion policy also form part of the investment policy. Following the screening process the fund is actively managed. The fund can take some off-benchmark positioning in emerging markets, covered bonds and a limited exposure to high yield bonds.
Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was 1.63%. The portfolio posted a positive return in June, which was a bit lower than the index. The average credit spread of the index tightened from 128 basis points to 112 basis points during the month. This means that the excess return of corporate bonds over government debt amounted to 1.01%. Underlying government bond yields declined during the month, contributing positively to the portfolio’s return. The beta of the portfolio was a bit below one during the month. This top-down positioning contributed negatively to the performance of the portfolio. Issuer selection contributed positively.ITraxx outperformed the market on a risk-adjusted basis, but we are short risk through the iTraxx, which caused some of the underperformance of the fund. Individual positions that contributed most to the relative underperformance were DBS Group, Caixa Bank, KPN and American Tower.
The total return of the European corporate bond market was 1.58% in the month of June. This was caused by credit spreads tightening and a decline in risk free rates. The 10-year Bund yield dropped 13 basis points to -0.33%.This time it was the changing tone of the Federal Reserve that caused the turnaround. Fed chairman Powell indicated that he was willing to cut rates, if this was necessitated by economic developments. Later in the month, at the annual ECB conference in Sintra, Draghi repeated his message that the ECB is willing to use their full toolbox again to fight low inflation expectations. The market took this as a clear signal that the ECB might start to expand its balance sheet again, sooner rather than later. This dovish sentiment caused global risk-free rates to decline. Especially the decline in US Treasury yields, from 2.13% to 2.00% in June, was remarkable.
RobecoSAM Euro SDG Credits make use of derivatives for hedging purposes as well as for investment purposes. These derivatives are very liquid.
The fund does not distribute dividend. The fund retains any income that is earned and so its entire performance is reflected in its share price.
RobecoSAM Euro SDG Credits provides a diversified exposure to the Euro investment grade credit market. The selection of the bonds is based on fundamental analysis. The fund applies a screening process to select issuers that contribute to realizing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) goals. The methodology used in the screening process assesses the SDG contribution of all companies it invests in to create the fund’s investable universe. The fund excludes companies that contribute negatively to these goals. Engagement, ESG Integration and Robeco's exclusion policy also form part of the investment policy. Following the screening process, the fund is actively managed. The fund can take some off-benchmark positioning in emerging markets, covered bonds and a limited exposure to high yield bonds. Top-down beta positioning is based on the outcome of our credit quarterly outlook meeting, in which the team is discussing the fundamental market outlook, valuation. of bond markets and market technicals. Bottom-up issuer research is executed by our credit analysts, who execute the fundamental analysis. The analyst research reports are being discussed in approx. 500 credit committees per year. The portfolio managers are responsible for the portfolio construction. A proprietary developed risk management approach avoids high risk concentration in the portfolio. As the investment process is well-structured and proven over time, it contributes to repeatable performance delivery.
Jan Willem de Moor, Peter Kwaak
Mr. de Moor is a Senior Portfolio Manager and a member of the Credit team. Prior to joining Robeco in 2005, Mr. de Moor was employed by SBA Artsenpensioenfondsen as Senior Portfolio Manager Equities for six years. Before that, he worked at SNS Asset Management holding positions of Portfolio Manager Equities (three years) and Research Analyst (two years). Jan Willem de Moor started his career in the Investment Industry in 1994. He holds a Master's degree in Economics from Tilburg University. Peter Kwaak is a Senior Portfolio Manager and a member of the Credit team. Prior to joining Robeco in 2005, Mr. Kwaak was employed by Aegon Asset Management for three years as Credits and High Yield Portfolio Manager and at NIB Capital for two years as Portfolio Manager. Peter Kwaak started his career in the Investment Industry in 1998. Mr. Kwaak is a CFA Charterholder and holds a Master's degree in economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Mr. Kwaak is registered with the Dutch Securities Institute.
The RobecoSAM Euro SDG Credits fundis managed within Robeco’s credit team, which consists of nine portfolio managers and twenty-three credit analysts (of which four financials analysts). The portfolio managers are responsible for the construction and management of the credit portfolios, whereas the analysts cover the team’s fundamental research. Our analysts have long term experience in their respective sectors which they cover globally. Each analyst covers both investment grade and high yield, providing them an information advantage and benefiting from inefficiencies that traditionally exist between the two segmented markets. Furthermore, the credit team is supported by dedicated quantitative researchers and fixed income traders. On average, the members of the credit team have an experience in the asset management industry of seventeen years, of which eight years with Robeco.
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Land Ordinance
By calebdensmore, Updated
Land Ordinance of 1785
Americans Moved In
The Summer of 1794
The Land Ordinance of 1785 allowed Americans to settle in new regions invading the Native Americans.
To Protect the Innocent
The Americans started to move into the Native Americans region. This caused more fights than normal between the two.
The Battle of Timbers
Indians around the U.S. rallied around Indian chiefs Little Turtle and Blue Jacket to try to force American settlers from their lands.
Colonist's Victory
George Washington heard of these Indians, sending a military force led by Anthony Wayne to protect the people of the Northwest Territory.
After many small battles, It all came down to one fight, The Battle of Timbers. This battle occured on August 20, 1794 and was the end of the Natives and the Americans fighting.
The Colonists won and because of the battle George Washington made units to stay in these areas to protect the people from attacks.
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North Korean delegates visit South for pre-Olympics venue checks
Ms Hyon Song Wol (centre), leader of North Korea's popular all-female Moranbong Band, arriving at Seoul station yesterday. The delegation she led - to prepare for cultural performances during next month's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang - was slated to inspect venues in Gangneung yesterday and those in Seoul today before returning to the North the same day.PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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SEOUL • North Korean delegates arrived in South Korea yesterday to prepare for cultural performances during next month's Winter Olympics, in the first visit by Pyongyang officials to the South in four years.
Television footage showed seven officials led by Ms Hyon Song Wol, leader of the North's popular all-female Moranbong Band, crossing the heavily fortified border by bus before arriving at Seoul train station about an hour later.
The stony-faced officials, surrounded by hundreds of Seoul police officers, then boarded a train to the eastern city of Gangneung, where one of two planned concerts is due to be held.
Ms Hyon, a star singer and also leader of the 140-member Samjiyon Orchestra chosen to visit South Korea, left the station in Gangneung without talking to throngs of journalists.
After months of high tension over North Korea's missile and nuclear tests, the neighbours agreed this month that North Korean athletes, cheerleaders, artistic troupes and other delegates would attend the Games beginning on Feb 9 in the South's ski resort of Pyeongchang.
The International Olympic Committee last Saturday endorsed the agreement, saying North Korea would send 22 athletes in sports ranging from figure skating to short-track speed skating.
The two nations also agreed to march together at the opening ceremony under a unification flag - a pale blue silhouette of the Korean peninsula - and to form a joint women's ice hockey team.
South Korea's government, facing mounting public criticism of the sporting rapprochement, yesterday defended it as "an investment for a peaceful future".
The orchestra led by Ms Hyon will give two concerts - one in the capital Seoul and the other in Gangneung - during the Games.
Seoul will send skiers to the North's Masikryong Ski Resort for joint training with their North Korean counterparts, as well as hold a joint cultural event in the scenic Mount Kumgang area north of the border.
The delegation led by Ms Hyon was slated to inspect venues in Gangneung yesterday and those in Seoul today before returning to the North the same day.
Another team will visit South Korea this week to check the logistics for North Korean athletes, while Seoul will send its own officials to North Korea's ski resort to inspect the venue.
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 22, 2018, with the headline 'N. Korean delegates visit South for pre-Olympics venue checks'. Print Edition | Subscribe
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Lindsay Kuula
A Digital Marketer's Dictionary
Agency jargon confusing? With so many terms floating around, how are you supposed to know which ones to pay attention to? Let’s look at exactly what these things mean.
Impressions - 1 impression is when 1 ad is shown.
Frequency - The number of times and how often the ad is shown.
Reach - Reach is similar to impressions except if 1 person sees an ad 3 times, this still qualifies as 1 in reach, where in impressions, if 1 person sees an ad 3 times, this will qualify as 3 in impressions. Reach refers to the number of people, whereas impressions are the number of times an ad appeared online.
CPA/CPC - Cost Per Acquisition / Cost Per Conversion - This is one of our most important metrics. We focus on this metric because this is what matters to you. This is the cost to reach the main goal for 1 person. If it is a purchase, then it’s what you pay per purchase. How to calculate: (Number of Conversions/Amount Spent
ATC - Add to Cart - When a customer ads anything to their cart.
CPATC - Cost Per Add To Cart - This is what it costs you to get one person to add an item to their shopping cart. This is a key optimization and performance indicator for our first-touch tactics. This group of users who add items to their carts but don’t purchase became the core audience for our second-touch tactics. How to calculate: (Total Add to Carts/Amount Spent)
AOV - Average Order Value - This is the average purchase value of all of your online orders. Expected AOV typically moves in correlation with CPA, so when looking to increase the return on your ad spend, we find ways to increase your AOV. This is where upsell and cross-sell products at the point of sale can have a huge impact to the bottom line. How to calculate: (Total Purchase Value/Total Number of Purchases)
Conversion Rate - The average number of conversions per ad click, shown as a percentage. How to Calculate: (Number of Conversions/Total Number of Ad Clicks)
CPC - Cost Per Click - How much you pay per click, and a method of measuring how much you pay for an ad. How to Calculate: (Total Spend/Total Number of Clicks)
CTR - Click Through Rate - The rate at which your ads are clicked on. It is a percentage. Out of every person that sees your ad, only a small percentage will click through to your website. We aim to get a click through rate of 1% or higher. How to Calculate: (Number of Clicks/Number of Impressions)
CPM - Cost Per 1000 Impressions - This is a fairly antiquated metric that is used primarily for general overviews, and it tells you how much you paid for 1,000 impressions. How to Calculate: (Total Spend/Total Number of ImpressionsX1000)
Average Relevance Score - This is based on a 1-10 score in the Facebook platform. If you have a low number, like a 1-2, it means that your ad barely relates to the audience that you’re targeting and in order for Facebook to continue to show it, you're going to have to pay a premium. Conversely, a high relevance score—somewhere in the 8, 9, or 10 range—increases the likelihood of your ad being served. Relevancy score impacts CPCs, so as relevancy gets better CPCs decrease and as relevancy gets worse CPCs increase.
Please reach out if you have any questions about other terms you’ve come across in the digital world! We’re happy to answer them.
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October 15, 2013 Special/Signature Issues » 2013 Top 40 Under 40
W. Brian McCann, 37
Attorney and Owner, The McCann Law Firm
Scott Elmquist
Brian McCann spent his days litigating personal injury lawsuits and contract disputes as one of the high-powered lawyers at Hirschler Fleischer. Then he joined the board of the Charterhouse School, an institute for children with special needs, and found a new calling.
Five years later, he’s left the security of life at a large firm to follow that call, opening a private practice in January that allows him to specialize in helping parents make sure their children are getting the care and education to which they’re entitled — and legally guaranteed — at public schools.
“Parents would tell me just how difficult it is to get their kids properly placed,” McCann says. “I decided I wanted to make it my practice, and I couldn’t do that at Hirschler because of the rates they charge — if you can afford that, you’d just send your kid to private school.”
Navigating the world of special education is tough for parents of children with autism, intellectual disabilities and other learning issues, McCann says. He walks parents through the process and uses his knowledge of the law to make sure children get the placements they need to learn. McCann says it’s a specialized area of law that only two other lawyers in the state practice.
“Yeah, I was probably making more money at a big firm helping companies that make money make more money,” McCann says. “But at the end of the day, having a parent say, ‘Brian, thanks — for the first time my kid told me he loves me.’ … That’s pretty cool.”
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Search - Dragon Ball Z - The History of Trunks on DVD
Dragon Ball Z - The History of Trunks
Actors: Jôji Yanami, Masako Nozawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Ryô Horikawa, Toshio Furukawa
Directors: Daisuke Nishio, Minoru Okazaki
Genres: Action & Adventure, Indie & Art House, Comedy, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Television, Mystery & Suspense, Anime & Manga, Animation
Creators: Ian James Corlett, Akira Toriyama, Andrew Rye, Eric Vale, Jack Phelan, Katsuyuki Sumizawa
Sub-Genres: Action & Adventure, Indie & Art House, Animation, Animation, Television, Mystery & Suspense, Anime & Manga, Animation
Studio: Funimation Prod
Format: DVD - Color - Animated
Original Release Date: 09/13/1996
Screens: Color
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Languages: English, Japanese
Dragon Ball Z - Bardock The Father of Goku
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Dragon Ball Z Fusion Reborn
Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi
PG 2006 0hr 51min
Dragon Ball Z - Movie 7 Super Android 13
Dragon Ball Z - The Return of Cooler
Uncut Feature
UR 2002 1hr 2min
Dragon Ball Z - Lord Slug Feature
My Little Pony - Flight to Cloud Castle Other Stories
The Glimmer Man
Director: John Gray
The Illusionist
Widescreen Edition
Director: Neil Burger
Baby Einstein - Neighborhood Animals
Baby Einstein - Baby MacDonald - A Day on the Farm
Director: Jim Janicek
Baby Einstein - Baby Van Gogh - World of Colors
Tenchi the Movie - Tenchi Muyo In Love
Director: Hiroshi Negishi
Director: Stuart Baird
Elmo's World - Head to Toe With Elmo
Directors: Emily Squires, Ted May, Reggie Life
Baby Einstein - Baby Neptune - Discovering Water
Should probably be the 'Future' History of Trunks
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Aka the "Trunks Special". This is about what would happen (have happened?) to the world if Trunks hadn't gone back in time to save Goku and warn the others of the coming of the Androids. (Alternate timelines can be so confusing!) Gohan, who is the last living Z-Warrior, realizes that he can not defeat the androids and begins training a young Trunks. I have only seen the Japanese version, so far, but I know that all Trunks and Gohan lovers will want this one. It has some really heart-wrenching moments in it."
A Must-see!
mtllcARMS | 11/09/2001
"What can I say, I'm an avid Trunks fan through and through. I asked for this video last year for my birthday and I literally cried when my mom told me she didn't buy it. I saved for a month straight to afford it and ran home eagerly clutching it, annoying my mom to all ends. I watched immediately (of course), and fell in love again with his utmost kawaiiness, Trunkie-chan! I had just become a fan of DBZ in September and this sparked my love for the lavender haired bishonen even more. I personally thought this was MUCH better than the Bardock special although I thought that one was pretty good. But heck I'm biased because I love Trunks! ^_^; I was crying near the end of this, it's so sad, you feel really bad for Trunks when you know all he went through, it explains a lot that the stuff they show us on Toonami doesn't. Set in Mirai Trunks's timeline, we start off when Goku dies and all the Z fighters reactions. We go ahed in time and see the androids blowing stuff up when Trunks is about 13. The movie's mainly about Trunks, Gohan, Bulma, and the other ALIVE characters and how much their lives have been ruined by the androids. It gets very emotional, especially the climax. At the end we see the Mirai as we know him in the series being beaten up by the androids. His mom convinces him to travel back in time to save the past and Bulma's goodbye.
*Trunks waves, smiling* "Goodbye! I love you!"
"I LOVE YOU TOO TRUNKS!"
"If ONLY you knew how much...""Oh dear... He's in your hands now Goku..." *It then shows clips from Trunks showing up to Android #17 and #18's first appearance.*
I didn't mention this, but it has AWESOME music too...
I DEFINATELY recommend it for any fan of DBZ or Trunks, I gurantee you'll love it!"
If you are a fan of DBZ, get a hold of this dvd if you can!
mtllcARMS | Mission, TX United States | 09/11/2002
"This dvd is mainly for the widestream American fans of DBZ. If you watched the series,(like so many), on Cartoon Network, it left out alot of story. There is a huge mystery as to where exactly trunks came from, how bad it really was, and how devistating the androids really were. Believe me, any questions you may of had, are definetly answered here in this dvd. The story starts off explaining the "real" story line to Dragon Ball Z, as to where Goku gets infected with a radical new strain of virus, which affects super saiyans. He passes away, and six months after that, the androids show up, and start destroying everything. Vegeta, Krillin, Yamcha, Tien, Chizazu, and Piccillo all fell to the androids awesome power. (excuse me if I misspelled any of their names) All that were left was Trunks, and Gohan. I don't want to give away any more, so just to sum it up (for those who actually saw the series), alot of fighting and battling, and then he decides to travel to the past to give Goku the antidote, and to warn him of the dangers to take place in 3 years from that point. Watch the dvd, and really see something. I still like to watch it even though I have seen it a couple dozen times. The one last thing that you must know, is the two languages play a key role in this dvd. If you play the english edition, it is good enough to make you understand exactly what is going on, but if you REALLY would like to know the true story, watch it in its original japanese edition. There you will see a different story all together. :) thanks for listening(reading). ENJOY!!!"
The future that never was, and the future that never will be
Dante Bathory | Cretinville | 12/15/2001
"Chances are, if you're reading this review, you're a DBZ fan. And chances are, if you're a DBZ fan, you know of Trunks, the purple-haired pretty boy, and offspring of Vegita and Bulma. Trunks comes into the main DBZ story right at the end of the Frieza saga: he's from the future, an ugly future that is overrun by the two all-powerful androids, 17 and 18. They've killed off all the Z fighters (sans Goku, who fell victim to a mysterious heart virus before the androids came about) and the world lives in fear. This is the history of the future Trunks, and even though those who've seen DBZ already know what will happen, it's still a fairly good 48-minute DVD. The story is, admittingly, lacking (not only is this feature short, but it's, well, DBZ) and the fighting scenes aren't on the same level as some of the epic brawls in the main story, but the animation is solid, and FUNImation -- gasp! -- actually handled the video transfer well: everything looks extremely smooth; no grain, no jumpy screens, no rainbow. The dub is, as you'd guess, completely botched: dumbed down script, voice actors don't even fit their characters, and heinous music playing throughout nearly every scene (Slaughter, anyone?) -- simply put, the Japanese version has been mangled. There's also a lack of extras, but this is FUNImation, after all, so I guess it's my fault for actually expecting something good out of them. Still, The History of Trunks is a neat feature for DBZ fans -- Trunks fans especially -- with its surprisingly touching scenes, excellent video quality, good fighting sequences, and interesting take on a "What if?" world, but it won't win any new fans over."
The story we wanted to see
Dante Bathory | 09/02/2000
"I have seen the japaneese version so i can tell you this story is in the future when android 17 & 18 managed to defeat the earth special forces. It is the story of truks training with gohon, gohons death and his trip back in time. It features amazing battles between him and the androids. One of the best DBZ movies ever. Irecommend it to any fan."
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411 Possible Causes for Hyponatremia, Ileus
Small Bowel Obstruction
However, hyponatremia ( 134 mmol/L) and CT scan findings of wall thickening or a suspected closed loop were independently associated with bowel ischemia.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Synonyms Ileus: paralytic ileus, adynamic ileus, non mechanical obstruction, intestinal pseudo obstruction Small bowel obstruction: mechanical ileus, obstructive ileus, dynamic[clinicaladvisor.com] Despite medical therapy, prolonged ileus and progression to sepsis were shown, she underwent surgery to confirm the diagnosis and relief of mechanical ileus.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
We describe the use of conivaptan in a 4-month-old infant girl with severe hypervolemic hyponatremia and heart failure.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] It seems that icodextrin may contribute to clinically relevant hyponatremia if the hyponatremia is compounded by other factors.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] hyponatremia and edema.[uscjournal.com]
Weekend AP admissions were more likely to develop alcohol withdrawal (5.9% vs 5.7%, P 0.001) and ileus (4.1% vs 3.1%, P 0.04).[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] This case of abdominal distension could not be explained by common causes, such as ascites, bowel edema, hematoma, bowel distension, or ileus, which led us to suspect pancreatitis[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] […] shock : tachycardia, hypotension, oliguria / anuria Possibly jaundice in patients with biliary pancreatitis Abdominal examination Abdominal tenderness, distention, guarding Ileus[amboss.com]
Acute Intermittent Porphyria
Neurovisceral symptoms resolved, and severe hyponatremia was corrected with IV saline solution without complications.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Other GI features may include nausea , vomiting, constipation or diarrhea , abdominal distention, and ileus .[diagnose-me.com] However, it is occasionally cramping and it frequently is accompanied by constipation and other signs of ileus; abdominal distention, vomiting, nausea, and decrease in bowel[ehealthwall.com]
Addisonian Crisis
In a patient who developed clinical signs of intracranial hypertension, bilateral papilledema and diplopia, in association with mild hypotension, hyponatremia and hyperkalemia[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Adrenal crisis with paralytic ileus was diagnosed. Intravenous hydrocortisone (100mg x3/d) and intravenous fluid commenced.[ispub.com] A 22-year-old man was admitted to an intensive care unit with severe hyponatremia, hypotension and somnolence.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
During admission for evaluation of hypotension, she was also detected to have hyponatremia. Hyponatremia and hypotension failed to improve despite fluid resuscitation.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Based on the findings of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), we had considered that the cause of the hyponatremia was syndrome of inappropriate[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] The patient also exhibited general fatigue, pigmentation, weight loss, hypotension and hyponatremia, suggestive of chronic adrenocortical insufficiency.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Acute Hepatic Porphyria
Hyponatremia-associated rhabdomyolysis. Nephron. 1999;82(3):274-7. [8] 6- Rizzieri DA. Rhabdomyolysis after correction of hyponatremia due to psychogenic polydipsia.[revistanefrologia.com] Gut dysmotility, ileus, intussusception, hypoganglionosis, encopresis in children and intestinal pseudo-obstruction have been associated with porphyrias.[house.wikia.com] Another important early sign of this disorder is hyponatremia.[hematologyandoncology.net]
Diabetic Ketotic Coma
Hyperglycemia may cause dilutional hyponatremia, so measured serum sodium is corrected by adding 1.6 mEq/L (1.6 mmol/L) for each 100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L) elevation of serum[merckmanuals.com] (from hyperglycemia) causes polyuria/polydipsia, systemic dehydration, and hypotension hyperkalemia (from hyperglycemia and acidosis) causes tachycardia, abdominal pain (ileus[d3jonline.tripod.com] Review Topic QID: 109465 1 Hyponatremia is independently associated with a poor prognosis 2 Hyperkalemia is independent of the patient's total body potassium stores 3 Hyperglycemia[medbullets.com]
Three days after hospitalization, ileus developed and right hemicolectomy was performed.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Electrolytes Abnormal
Learn more here Hyponatremia Pφ Hyponatremia is defined as a serum sodium concentration 135 mEq/L.[clinicalgate.com] Smooth muscle involvement may result in constipation or ileus.[musculoskeletalkey.com] In the meantime, the abdominal computed tomography scan revealed paralytic ileus.[clinchem.aaccjnls.org]
Further symptoms
Abdominal Distension
Acute Abdomen
Agitated Delirium
Amylase Increased
Blood Urea Nitrogen Increased
Chloride Decreased
Chronic Abdominal Pain
Complete Blood Count Abnormal
Hypokalemia
Hypomagnesemia
Hypovolemic Shock
Impaired Judgement
Leukocytes Increased
Leukocytosis
Magnesium Decreased
Paralytic Ileus
Patient Appears Acutely Ill
Periumbilical Pain
Potassium Decreased
Prerenal Azotemia
Shy Drager Syndrome
X-Ray Abnormal
35% of Cases Involve Ileum only
Atresia of Ileum
Bile Acid Malabsorption in the Ileum
Drug-induced Hyponatraemia
Gallstone Ileus
Inspissated Meconium in Distal Ileum
Meconium Ileus
Meconium Ileus in Neonates (10-15%)
Pseudohyponatremia
Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome
Differential diagnoses, possible causes and diseases for Hyponatremia, Ileus listed by probability for chosen subpopulation according to the database at Symptoma®, the medical search engine for diseases.
Hyponatremia & Ileus
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Mozilla accidentally leaks 76,000 email ids and 4000 password hashes of its developers on a public web server
This is one mistake which is going to make some system administrator pay for with his job at the Mozilla Foundation. Mozilla is the foundation behind popular Firefox Web Browser. Its web browser is very popular among testers, pen testers and developers. Yesterday Mozilla Foundation issued a warning that it had mistakenly exposed information on almost 80,000 members of its Mozilla Developer Network (MDN) as a result of a botched data sanitization process internally.
Stormy Peter, Director of Developer Relations at Mozilla Foundation said that Mozilla issued a public statement via its Mozilla Security Blog on Friday.
As per the Blog, Mozilla Developer Data Exposed “Starting on about June 23, for a period of 30 days, a data sanitization process of the Mozilla Developer Network (MDN) site database had been failing, resulting in the accidental disclosure of MDN email addresses of about 76,000 users and encrypted passwords of about 4,000 users on a publicly accessible server.”
The data was leaked on to a public server but it doesnt necessarily mean that all the cyber users had access to it. But it also means that if some person with a mala fide intent has downloaded the date before it was cleaned up, those 76000 developers are in for a lot of hell in future. Though Peter said that Mozilla hasn’t seen any malicious activity the server, but also noted they can’t rule it out as of now.
As for the data downloads, it has been download only a small number of times according to a comment posted by Julien Vehent on Y Combinator’s Hacker News.
“We traced back as much as we could. Access logs, netflow data, etc.,” the user wrote. “We found that the tar.gz containing the DB dump had been downloaded only a small number of times. Mostly by known contributors. But we can’t rule out that someone with malicious intentions got access to it.”
According to Peter, the encrypted passwords were salted hashes and they by themselves cannot currently be used to authenticate with the MDN. However, Peter warned that MDN users may be at risk if they reused their original MDN passwords on other non-Mozilla websites or authentication systems. Peter further clarified in comments on the blog that the exposed passwords included salts that were unique to each user record.
Mozilla Foundation has sent notices to all the affected developers and suggested that those who had both email and password information exposed change any similar passwords they may be using elsewhere.
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Blog Digital Deep Dive: Tinder Loops, Instagram's Do Not Disturb and More!
In Digital Deep Dive by danny 8th July 2018 Leave a Comment
Tinder Loops, The Dating App’s New Video Feature, Rolls Out Globally
What have we been telling you about video? The dating app has been experimenting and testing video content in Canada and Sweden since April and now we see a wider roll out of ‘Tinder Loops’. Just two seconds of video, these clips can be added to user profiles to give a better representation of both looks and personality to potential matches. These videos can’t be shot via the app at the moment and will instead need to be shot in advance and uploaded to the app.
Instagram’s Do Not Disturb And ‘Caught Up’ Deter Overgramming
We’ve already talking about the ‘Caught Up’ feature that recently launched, bringing attention to the amount of time you may spend mindlessly scrolling through Instagram. Now, once you have seen everything there is to see in your feed you’ll see a little note to tell you you’re all caught up with content shared in the last two days.
The addition of Do Not Disturb settings is yet another way to be a little more conscious of the time we spend on social media. Still in planning stages, the feature will allow you to turn notifications on and off at the click of a button.
Facebook tops the charts in the top iPhone apps of all time, for worldwide downloads, closely followed by Facebook Messenger and Youtube. For consumer spend however, Netflix takes the lead, followed by Spotify.
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Mexico: number of pay TV & audio subscribers 2011-2017, by platform
Number of pay TV and pay audio subscribers in Mexico from 4th quarter 2011 to 4th quarter 2017, by platform (in millions)
by Statista Research Department, last edited May 7, 2019
The statistic provides the number of pay TV and pay audio subscribers in Mexico from the fourth quarter of 2011 to the fourth quarter of 2017, by platform. In the last measured quarter, the number of pay over-the-top subscribers amounted to 7.7 million, up from 0.5 million in the first quarter of 2011.
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Figures preceding Q4 2017 come from eaerlier reports.
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Million dollar shot for regional golfers
ON THE GREEN: The winners of the Roma event for the Outback Queensland Masters, Kathy Beck and Josh Lambert. Queensland Outback Masters
by James Liveris
James Liveris
23rd Jun 2019 4:00 PM
Golf: Roma's own Josh Lambert and Kathy Beck have done their town proud, winning the first leg of Queensland Outback Masters and setting themselves up for a crack at winning $1 million.
The inaugural event, organised by Golf Australia and Tourism and Events Queensland, teed off at Roma Golf Club on Monday morning.
Lambert, who took out the men's division, will prepare for the Mt Isa tournament on July 28 where he will have the chance to sink a hole-in-one worth $1 million.
Lambert said preparations for the hole-in-one was business as usual.
"I'm going to play in the Charleville this week and then I'll just get out onto the greens as much as possible,” he said.
The Roma event, which was the first of six across the weeks, was opened in style by eager local junior golfers, followed by the seniors and nomads from throughout the sunburnt country.
Golf Australia Queensland manager Luke Bates said Roma Golf Club was the perfect place to start the Outback Queensland Masters.
"Due to the success of the first day, we have had many players book in for the next event in Charleville this weekend,” Bates said.
At the conclusion of Monday's nine holes John Palk led the men's field with 21 points, but it was Roma Golf Club member Josh Lambert who stayed consistent and regained the lead to take out the men's division with 41 points.
Roma golfer Kathy Beck led the women's event from start to finish, with 19 points on the first day and finishing strong with 35 points.
Celebrations continued into the night with live entertainment, including a traditional welcome to country and smoke ceremony from Rodney Landers, bush poet Marco Gliori and The Pigs band.
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TOPPAN FORMS Launches the Shizuoka Version of the Handscrolls of the 53 Stations of the Tokaido Road Woodblock Prints and Old Maps
The version covers the area from Mishima to Shirasukasyuku in a new series following the Tokyo & Kanagawa Version
Kochizu Library Co., Ltd.
TOPPAN FORMS CO., LTD. (TOPPAN FORMS hereunder), a DigitalHybrid company, and Kochizu Library Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo; Kochizu Library hereunder) announce the launch of the Shizuoka Version (from Mishima to Shirasukasyuku) in the handscroll-style series of the 53 Stations of the Tokaido Road, which combines ukiyo-e with old maps, enabling buyers to imagine the actual places that Hiroshige depicted in his art. Sales will start from today.
As the first step in this handscrolls series, TOPPAN FORMS and Kochizu Library launched (1) the Complete Version (from Nihonbashi to Kyoto) and (2) the Tokyo & Kanagawa Version (from Nihonbashi to Hakone) in September 2017. As the second step in the series for each area, (3) the Shizuoka Version (from Mishima to Shirasukasyuku) is added to the lineup. The Shizuoka Version contains the largest number of popular post stations of the 53 stations on the Tokaido Road, such as Mariko (famously titled “Maruko” in the first edition of the work) and Kanbara. The next version, featuring the areas west of Shizuoka, is planned to be launched by the end of 2019 as (4) the Aichi, Mie, Shiga and Kyoto Version.
By dividing the handscrolls by area, the price of each version can be reduced, aiming to meet the needs of foreign tourists and fans of Edo-period culture, as well as the corporate gift needs of community-based companies and organizations in each area.
TOPPAN FORMS established the (Makimono) brand last year and is advancing the development of products with a new style similar to the above in addition to reproduction and reprint businesses of cultural artifacts that utilize digital technologies to enable more people to enjoy, appreciate and familiarize themselves with Japanese culture. Moving forward, TOPPAN FORMS will continue to deepen the level of its cooperative partnership with Kochizu Library to create a new series of emaki picture scrolls depicting other famous landscapes.
Specifications & Pricing
・53 Stations of the Tokaido Road: Shizuoka Version
(from Mishima to Shirasukashuku)
Total length: 4.5 m
Standard price: ¥11,800 (excluding tax)
Previously launched versions
・53 Stations of the Tokaido Road: Complete Version (from Nihonbashi to Kyoto), containing two scrolls
Total length: 11.1 m
・53 Stations of the Tokaido Road: Tokyo & Kanagawa Version (from Nihonbashi to Hakone)
Standard price: ¥9,800 (excluding tax)
The scrolls will be available for purchase at the Printing Museum and Edo-Tokyo Museum. It is also planned to sell them by advance ordering at certain bookstores.
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Top 10 Witty (and Badass) Quotes from Ancient Sparta
By Karl Smallwood on May 22, 2014 Misc
Laconic humor was the term invented specifically to describe the dry, biting wit of the Spartan people. We personally think it’s a little unfair that pop culture has mainly portrayed the Spartans as a bunch of ass-kicking, throat-ripping slabs of beef. Though that description is entirely correct, it ignores the fact that the Spartan’s were also masters of verbal combat along with the regular, sweaty kind.
To correct that, we’ve collated ten of the wittiest Spartan quotes we could find, to prove that along with ripping your head off, a Spartan could also cause your tongue to explode out of sheer inferiority.
10. “What Splendid Women’s Quarters”
Context: King Agesilaus, upon being shown the huge defensive walls of a neighboring city
King Agesilaus was a Spartan king who ruled the state for 40 years. Though he was described as a small man of unimpressive stature, Agesilaus was a fierce warrior in his youth. This meant by the time he became King in his forties, he was already well known for his courage and bravery. As such, he commanded a great deal of respect from his peers throughout his reign.
Like most Spartans, Agesilaus wasn’t a fan of walls made of brick and stone, believing that a city was defended by its men, not its fortifications. The above quote came from Agesilaus after an unnamed leader from a friendly city proudly showed the Spartan king his city’s impressive fortifications. You can almost picture the smug look on the guy’s slowly fading as King Agesilaus sarcastically praised his giant walls.
What was even better though, was Agesilaus’ response when people would inevitably ask him where Sparta’s walls were. Whenever that question came up, Agesilaus had a doozy of a comeback locked and loaded …
9. “These Are Sparta’s Walls”
Context: King Agesilaus, while pointing to his own men
To quote Lycurgus, legendary lawgiver of Sparta, “A city is well-fortified which has a wall of men instead of brick”. That quote sums up Sparta better than three dozen Blu-Ray copies of 300 ever could.
According to the book “On Sparta” by Greek historian Plutarch, “These are Sparta’s walls” was King Agesilaus’ stock response to anyone who questioned why Sparta lacked fortifications of any kind. Sometimes however, King Agesilaus didn’t need to say anything. For example, some sources suggest that, in order to save his breath, Agesilaus would merely point at his men whenever anyone asked where Sparta’s walls were. Which if we’re honest, is like the third-coolest thing a guy could do without involving tigers or at least four explosions.
Along with hating walls, King Agesilaus also disliked the concept of boundaries. We know this because, when the aging king was asked, “how far do Sparta’s boundaries reach?” he simply held out his spear and answered “as far as this can reach”. We’re guessing the question only ever came up once.
8. “Come and Take Them”
Context: King Leonidas, upon being asked to lay down his arms
King Leonidas was the guy Gerard Butler played in 300. And yes, this is an actual quote from the man, not an invention of Hollywood. After all, a true the Spartan didn’t need a ghostwriter.
According to the historical text “Apophthegmata Laconica,” Leonidas actually said “Molon Labe” upon being told to surrender his weapons by King Xerses. “Come and take them” is a fairly accurate translation, which is fine because translating the quote exactly would probably cause the poor interpreter to catch on fire.
So yes, upon being told to give up his weapons by an army that outnumbered his own 200 to 1, Leonidas’ response was to dare them to try and take them. We’ll never understand how Gerard Butler didn’t just freeze solid from coolness while trying to accurately portray this guy.
7. “If”
Context: Spartan reply to King Philip of Macedon
The above quote is possibly one of the single greatest uses of language ever recorded. Around 350 BC, King Philip II of Macedon started invading the crap out of Greece. After he had several key footholds under his command, Philip decided to start putting pressure on Sparta, and sent them the following threatening message: “If I win this war, you will be slaves forever.”
The Spartan’s sent back a single word in reply: “if”. Other versions of the event involved Philip sending the decidedly more verbose threat, “If once I enter into your territories, I will destroy ye all, never to rise again.” Again, the Spartan’s recorded reply was simply the word “If.” Apparently, the sheer awesomeness of this quote has muddied the waters of history as to the exact wording of Philip’s threat. That’s fine, because the Spartan reply is all we, or anyone else, should care about.
Regardless of what exactly Philip said, the message he’d gotten back was clear: stay the hell away from Sparta. Which he did — although Philip sacked most of Greece, he never once set foot in Sparta, and never bothered them again, except for that other time he totally did.
6. “Neither”
Context: Spartan reply to King Philip of Macedon (again)
Yep, after punting a bee’s nest and avoiding being stung once, King Philip decided to try his luck against the Spartans a second time, this time after coating himself in honey and bee pheromones.
When King Philip was expanding his empire across Greece, he sent a letter to the current Spartan king, asking if he wanted him to enter his lands as a friend or a foe. The only response Philip ever received was yet another single-word reply: “Neither.”
That’s so manly and badass we’re pretty sure if you printed off this article and poured boiling water over it, you’d have the base ingredient needed to make steroids.
5. “With It or On It!”
Context: Common Spartan saying
Unlike the other entries on this list, this quote isn’t attributed to a single person, but we’re including it anyway to show just how ingrained “not being a freaking coward” was in Spartan society.
“Come back with your shield – or on it” was noted by our friend Plutarch as being the way Spartan mothers would bid their sons goodbye when they went off to war. The quote basically meant that Mommy Dearest expected their son to come back victorious, or dead. Mothers were so stone-faced about the whole “having their children die in battle” thing, that one responded to news that her son had been killed was to very matter-of-factly state, “Then his brother can take his place”. Another Spartan mother greeted her deserter son by pointing at her vagina and threatening to un-birth him. Seriously.
The most important part of the quote is the part about the shield. You see, losing your shield was seen as the ultimate act of failure in Spartan society, because your shield not only protected you, but the man next to you. Spartans who lost their shield in battle were expected to recover it, or die trying. Those who didn’t were labelled deserters, and even their own mothers would disown them.
We’re really not kidding, there are actual Spartan women’s tombstones with epitaphs specifically written to call their own sons losers. Remember that the next time you feel like saying your parents are too strict.
4. “It Will Be the Size of a Lion When I Bore Down On My Enemies.”
Context: An unnamed Spartan soldier when asked why he’d drawn a fly on his shield, instead of something more intimidating.
As you probably guessed from the above entry, Spartans really loved their shields. Along with being a weapon and symbol of strength, shields were more often than not family treasures. They were passed down from father to son, and it wasn’t uncommon for a soldier to beat an enemy to death with same shield his grandfather had used.
It also wasn’t uncommon for Spartans to decorate their shield. This served two purposes: it helped the individual Spartan be identified on the battlefield, and it looked rad as hell. One particularly amusing story concerns the shield of the Spartan fly. An unnamed Spartan soldier spent many hours painting a life-sized fly onto his shield. This annoyed his peers, who accused him of cowardice (because his enemies wouldn’t be able to tell who he was) and of complete idiocy to boot.
The young Spartan then stunned his peers by explaining that the fly would be the size of a giant when he smashed it into his enemies’ face. Many different versions of the quote exist, but the overall gist of what the Spartan was trying to say is clear. “I’m going to shield-punch these guys so hard, my future family will get paid royalties from Captain America.”
3. “Dig It Out For Yourselves”
Context: King Leonidas (again) after kicking a Persian down a well demanding a sacrifice of earth and water
Although 300 was fairly accurate with the quotes it took from real life, it sadly omitted this firecracker in favor of “This. Is. SPARTA!” While that line is as boss as any other, it lacks the sarcasm and wit of what Leonidas actually said.
As far as most historians can tell, the scene played out pretty much the same way as it did in the film, save for the final line. A Persian messenger came to Sparta and demanded a payment of earth and water from King Leonidas, a customary symbol of surrender. King Leonidas responded with, “dig it out for yourselves,” before throwing the messenger down a well.
The film almost include this line, in the scene where Gerard Butler, upon being asked for the payment of earth and water, points to the well and states “there’s plenty down there.” That’s pretty cool, but it still lacks the James Bond-esque quality of the original.
2. “So That We May Get Close to the Enemy”
Context: An unnamed Spartan, after being asked why Spartans fought with short swords
Though a Spartan could easily reduce a human skull to powder with a single blow from their shield, their default weapon of choice for close combat was a short sword known as the xiphos. Though perfect for the kind of “up-close and personal, see the whites of your opponents’ eyes and spit in their face” style of combat that the Spartans excelled at, compared to other swords the xiphos was kind of lacking in the length department.
Never ones to pass up a chance to lay the verbal smack down on someone, the Spartans turned even this fairly inconsequential matter into an opportunity to prove how cool and collected they were. Plutarch lists the original speaker of the quote as “anonymous,” so it is likely attributed to some foot soldier of little historical importance.
That said, the quote appears to have been a popular retort among Spartans. For example, another anonymous soldier, upon being sarcastically asked why the Spartans fought with daggers instead of swords, explained, “Because we fight close to the enemy.” We’re guessing after a burn like that, the guy then leapt into the sea and caused it to evaporate.
1. “Because We are Also the Only Ones Who Give Birth to Men”
Context: Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, explaining why Spartan women were allowed to rule men
Queen Gorgo was the wife of Leonidas, and we’ve chosen her quote above all other simply because of its historical context. At the time she spoke it, women were second-class citizens just about everywhere, except in Sparta. In contrast to the other women of Greece, Spartan women were treated reasonably well, and enjoyed a much greater level of freedom than their peers could ever expect.
Unlike in 300, where Gorgo says a variation on the above line to the Persian messenger Leonidas later kicks down a well, the real quote wasn’t directed at a man, but rather another woman. The legend goes that, while travelling through Attica, a local woman approached Queen Gorgo and innocently asked her, “Why are you Spartan women the only ones who can rule men?”
Unlike the line spoken by her movie counterpart, Gorgo’s response wasn’t a venomous sneer aimed at a man to make herself seem like a more powerful leader, it was a very matter-of-fact statement that all women are fit to lead men because they’re the ones who give birth to them in the first place. Why the movie chose to change that is beyond us — considering that some people today would disagree with her, that has to be the ballsiest statement in Spartan history.
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God on April 9, 2015 1:57 am
That last quote is about how the strength of Spartan men allows for strong women. It isn’t saying the biological function of birth and having a slit somehow grants women leadership capabilities – she says spartan women are the only one to birth true men as they birth spartans in contrast to the athenian women who don’t. It’s also not the best quote of the bunch, but you’d rather get a hamfisted Marxist buttpat than an understanding of history so bad that it corrupts your ability to read.
Satan on April 20, 2015 3:25 pm
God is right, you got it wrong pal.
Angel of Reason on August 31, 2015 8:08 am
So good to see you two getting along nicely!. Well constructed comments also!.
Bernie Helicopter on September 9, 2015 9:39 am
When god and satan both agree you’re wrong, you’re probably gonna have a bad time… southpark.jpg
jpags on June 16, 2016 3:29 pm
Next time you do a story make sure to get your history straight. Your “King Phillip of Macedon invading Greece statement” – Macedonia was a city state of Greece as were other parts of now modernly known Greece (Crete, Athens, etc.) so therefor Macedonia didn’t invade Greece it was a part of it. There were wars amongst them yes but it was NEVER Macedonia is one country and Greece is another. Just cause a random history-less country today wants to call themselves Macedonia doesn’t mean they can steal Greece’s history as well. And people like you writing online shouldn’t feed into that stupidity.
Tommy Hass on July 1, 2016 12:22 am
“it was a very matter-of-fact statement that all women are fit to lead men because they’re the ones who give birth to them in the first place. ”
Holy shit, hahahahahahahahahaha.
Numales are so cute. :^)
prudishbunion on July 21, 2016 9:06 pm
The insult was far more cutting that the article states. Queen Gorgo’s words literally say that only Spartan men ARE men. Only Spartan women give birth to men…all other women give birth to males who are less than men. Queen Gorgos insults all non-Spartan men and women in one fell swoop, while stating the superiority of Spartan women over everyone including Spartan men.
slaughtz on December 19, 2016 10:48 pm
When asked by a woman from Attica: ‘Why are you Spartan women the only ones who can rule men?’, she said: ‘Because we are also the only ones who give birth to men.’ Gorgo (daughter of Kleomenes I, born ~506. Married Leonidas I)
KLD on October 24, 2018 1:06 pm
-You left out the saying of Dienekes regarding masses of arrows… “we shall fight in the shade”.
-Also, General McAullife, in WW2, is reminiscent of #7 when he replied to the Germans asking for his surrender… “nuts”. This will certainly be remembered for many many decades to come.
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Bronwen leads club’s triathlon stars
Bronwen Owen
Martin Dowey
Scarborough Athletic Club’s Bronwen Owen staked her claim for a place in the Great Britain team when she finished first in the latest race of the British Elite Sprint Triathlon Series at Blenheim Palace.
The event featured top competitors in Great Britain who were seeking selection for the GB team at European and World events.
The 21-year-old took top spot 1.07.44, narrowly holding off Olivia Matthews and Jenny Manners.
Harry Butterworth competed in a triathlon that was a Youth Olympic Games qualifier, and included many of the top GB junior triathletes.
After struggling on the swim section, the Paragon Cycling Club member greatly improved his race position on the bike section and after a good performance on the run section finished up in 11th of his age group.
Issy Nicholls competed in the latest British Triathlon Regional Junior Series races held at the Brownlee Centre in Leeds.
Nicholls was the winner of the Tri 3 event, which was her third consecutive gold medal performance in the series, and a perfect start to the season.
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Tag: Roger Federer
Grass tasted like never before: Djokovic post Wimbledon win
The match, which was the longest ever Wimbledon's final, went down all the way to the fifth set as both the players gave their all to achieve the glory.
Federer rues ‘missed opportunity’ to win ninth Wimbledon title
Federer, who during Wimbledon set two new landmarks in winning his 100th match at the championships and his 350th match at a Grand Slam, said setting the record was not what motivated him as a player.
Djokovic saves match points to claim fifth Wimbledon title in record-breaking final
Despite being outplayed by the 37-year-old Swiss for large parts of the knife-edge encounter, the world number one triumphed 7-6 (7/5), 1-6, 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 13-12 (7/3).
Wimbledon 2019 final: Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic set up enthralling clash
It does not come as a surprise that the top two seeded players of Wimbledon 2019 will be up against each other at the Wimbledon finals and will sweat it out to create history pertaining to their respective profiles.
On Sunday, he will face world number one Novak Djokovic where he hopes to capture a ninth Wimbledon and record-extending 21st Grand Slam crown.
‘One of the best’: Federer downs Nadal to set up Djokovic Wimbledon title duel
The 37-year-old eight-time champion won 7-6 (7/3), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the pair's 40th career meeting to move into his 31st Grand Slam final where he will face defending champion Novak Djokovic.
Wimbledon 2019: ‘Fedal’ slam, here is all you need to know about Federer-Nadal semifinal
Although the odds are in Roger's favour this time around, Rafa has still the passion and desire in him to beat him.
Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal set up blockbuster Wimbledon semifinal
With his 100th match victory at the Wimbledon, the most he has recorded at any of the four Grand Slam tournaments, 37-year-old Federer set up the dream contest once more against Nadal that fans have been waiting for ever since the draw was unveiled.
If it does happen, it will be their first at the All England Club since 2008 when Nadal triumphed in what is widely regarded as the greatest final ever played at the tournament.
Nadal beats Sousa, breaks Borg’s Wimbledon record
Following the traditional Sunday rest day, Nadal returned to the central court to show off how speedy his legs were and how effective his service was.
Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer cruise into fourth round at Wimbledon
The 37-year-old Swiss on Saturday ousted Lucas Pouille of France 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 (4) to claim his 350th victory in a Grand Slam, becoming the player of either gender to register the most Grand Slam wins in history.
Federer advances to Wimbledon third round
Federer is set to take on Lucas Pouille who emerged victorious in the all-French duel against Gregoire Barrere, 6-1, 7-6 (7-0), 6-4.
Federer hails Gauff’s ‘great story’ ahead of Wimbledon generation game
Gauff, ranked at 313 and popularly known as 'Coco', is the youngest player ever to have qualified for Wimbledon. When she was born in 2004, five-time Wimbledon champion Venus had already won four Slams.
Roger Federer explains why he is Messi fan
Along with Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi has been ruling the world of football for over a decade now. Messi has won five Ballon d'Or titles in his sparkling career and is not even close to hanging his boots.
Novak Djokovic top seed at Wimbledon, Roger Federer second
Federer is generally regarded to be a master on grass courts, whereas Nadal is considered to be the greatest clay court player of all time.
Nadal says Wimbledon seeding system disrespects world rankings
Nadal is yet to play an official match on grass this year while Federer warmed up for Wimbledon last week by winning his 10th title at the grass-court tournament in Halle
Federer wins 10th Halle title, pursues 9th Wimbledon victory
The tennis star has extended his record to 102 titles throughout his career, only seven away from equaling Jimmy Connors' record.
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From jet engines to the power shower fit for a modern world
A British start-up hopes to clean up in its chosen market with an innovative technology that could slash water bills
Jon Card
November 8 2017, 12:01am, The Times
Chris Jackson’s technology has attracted more than £3.5 million in investmenttimes photographer jack hill
Shower technology hasn’t changed “since the invention of the watering can”, Chris Jackson claims. That might be putting it a little strongly, but does it matter that the basics haven’t changed much for decades?
His company wants to change things. Kelda Technology has developed a new shower based on concepts found in aerospace and automotive engineering. Its “water in air” technology can reduce water use by more than half without leaving users feeling unwashed. None of the force of the spray is lost, Mr Jackson insists, and less energy is needed to heat the water.
The government appears to believe that the idea could clean up, with the Department for Energy and Climate Change awarding the company £480,000 through the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund and £75,000…
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Telltale’s The Walking Dead: The Final Season Teaser
Tyler Carlsen July 19, 2018
The story of Clementine, which began almost 6 years ago, is finally coming to an end. The final chapter in this series is said to be emotional, tense, and visually striking. Telltale Games will begin …
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New Telltale Games Announced Ahead of SDCC
Travis Hymas July 19, 2017
Telltale Games has released a “Summer Update” video on YouTube ahead of presentations at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. In it, the studio announced three new follow ups to their popular series, incl…
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Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series Trailer Released
Tyler Carlsen March 30, 2017
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series Trailer After getting only a small taste of the game over the past few months, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series finally…
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Telltale Unveils Season Three Teaser For ‘The Walking Dead’
Justin Carreiro June 13, 2016
The zombie apocalypse is back, with a familiar face ready to fight again this fall! Making its big début at E3 over the weekend, Telltale Games unveiled the first look of the upcoming third season for…
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Game Review: Telltale’s Tales From the Borderlands
Evan Griffin November 4, 2015
This is a review of the full 5 episode season of Tales From the Borderlands. Ye who enter here will find few spoilers! Maybe a couple, but not too much. Telltale Games Company has made a name for the…
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Tag: Stephen Sondheim
BBC Proms 2010: Prom 19 / Sondheim Prom / BBC Concert Orchestra
1st August 2010 15th September 2013 Jon Jacob 3 Comments
Updated: Sunday 1 August 2010
This was an incredibly special evening. Both me and my Significant Other knew it would be so the moment we knew we’d secured tickets to the night.
But it wasn’t until Simon explained to me prior to the concert what he was looking forward to, I was reminded about one crucial thing.
Sunday In The Park With George was the show he and I (with a handful of a close friends) went to go and see hours after we’d signed our names on our civil partnership in 2006. I was suffering from indigestion for the first half. I’d devoured an entire cheese course. I couldn’t help myself.
But it was Jenna Russell’s performance in the Menier Chocolate Factory’s production at the Wyndham Theatre that day which made the day. We were in the second row. Her performance was stunning. We cried. She cried. Everyone cried.
No surprises then that come the reprise of the numbers from Sunday in the Park with George – especially Jenna Russell’s performance – that things got a little bit emotional in the loggia box where we were sat. A reprised performance conjured up romantic memories of what had been a deliberately low-key day for us in the company of closest friends. I’d been introduced to Sondheim’s music by Simon shortly after we met. Seeing a Sondheim show to mark our civil partnership was both lucky (the production was quickly sold out in 2006) and seemingly ‘right’. To then be reminded of that day at the Prom made the whole concert seem like Christmas Day.
Sondheim’s score for Sunday in the Park is his most mature writing. It sounds it. His lyrics too have a dryer perhaps even more satisfying humour than the pantomime Into the Woods or Forum, making the entire thing seem like a Phd in comparison to the degree level Sweeney. There was even beauty in coincidence too. When Russell sang about it being ‘hot up here’ and a bead of sweat sliding down her neck, wilting audience members nodded in agreement.
I’m a Sondheim fan – though not an expert – so what with that and the personal ties with the past, I found it difficult resisting the temptation to record a cheeky snippet from Sunday. For God’s sake, don’t tell Roger Wright I captured this.
If Russell eclipsed the top-billing of Dame Judi Dench singing Send in the Clowns (it was a brilliant tear-jerker, although we knew it would be anyway), then tenor Julian Ovendon singing Being Alive did the same over Bryn Terfel. The latter’s operatic style seemed a little too big on stage in comparison to the more modest but plausible musical theatre performances provided by other members of the company. Over-acting is easy just as it is easy to spot too. Maria Freedman playing Mrs Lovett was the perfect foil to this in the Sweeney duet showing all the black humour the role demands.
Having said this, nothing really detracted from what was in Proms terms was an incredibly special night. It was lovely to be in a space with so many others who shared enthusiasm for Sondheim’s work. The performance on stage was polished and executed by people who clearly demonstrated their love for the composer not only in their performance but also in the welcome they had for him when he stepped onto stage at the end of the concert.
And that welcome was magnified during the standing ovation he received from the audience too, something I’ve never seen at the Albert Hall.
:: Watch members of the BBC Concert Orchestra perform Stephen Sondheim’s Take me to the World.
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Pisa Cathedral Dome is the Cathedral, it is not sacred as Basilica (the only one in Pisa is San Piero a Grado), but is the main church as well as the Archbishop’s Office.
Its origins are medieval and although devoted to Santa Maria Assunta, it was originally called Santa Maria Maggiore.
Begun in 1063/1064 (Pisan Calendar applicable at that time) by the architect Buschetto, with part of the loot of the battle/war in Sicily against Muslims, it was created with the merger of different stylistic elements from classical, Byzantine, Lombard-Emilian and Islamic, as a demonstration of the power of the markets of Pisa at that time at international level.
In 1092 from simple Cathedral, the Church became Primatial (title of primate conferred by Archbishop Daibert and Pope Urban II ), today only formal title.
The Cathedral was consecrated in 1118 by Pope Gelasius II, expanded over the years, with projects of changing the façade until the present appearance of the complex building, which is the result of repeated restoration campaigns occurred in different ages (the more radical intervention was a result of the disastrous fire of 1595, where even the roof was rebuilt!).
Magnificence in prevalent Romanesque style (Pisan Romanesque), it symbolizes the prestige and wealth of the maritime Republic of Pisa at the height of its power and of its strength. Five naves compose its structure with transept to three naves, architecturally composed from three basilicas (Central Body and two transepts). Its external style is full of multi-coloured marble decorations, mosaics, including the most important one, that of the ” Apse Catino made by Cimabue, and many bronze objects. The arches recall the Muslim influences and southern Italy and many objects and decorations are the result of war spoils, as the immense granite Corinthian columns between the nave and the apse, which come from the mosque of Palermo.
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Canadian War Cemetery Dieppe
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The Dieppe Raid of 18-19 August 1942 was the first large scale daylight assault on a strongly held objective on the Continent since the Allied withdrawal of 1940. The objectives of the raid were the destruction the Dieppe defences and neighbouring radar and aerodrome installations, the raiding of a German divisional headquarters close by and the capture of prisoners.
The largely Canadian military force undertook the main assault on Dieppe itself, with flanking assaults by Commando units and additional Canadian battalions to the east and west of the town intended to neutralise batteries that commanded the direct approach. Support was provided by more than 250 naval vessels and 69 air squadrons.
Only the assaulting parties on the extreme flanks came within reasonable reach of their ambitious objectives and casualties were very heavy, with more than 3,600 of the military force of 6,100 killed, wounded, missing or captured. Naval casualties numbered 550.
Many of those who died in the raid are buried at Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, where 948 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War are now buried or commemorated. Other casualties of the raid are at Rouen, where some of the wounded were taken to hospital.
Text: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Photos: Lennard Bolijn
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Can Social Media Save Two Rhinos Left For Dead by Poachers?
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© Kariega Game Reserve
A record 448 endangered rhinos were poached for their horns in South Africa last year, and while 2012 is already on track to exceed that grim toll, conservationists have turned to the internet in hopes of reducing that figure by two.
Earlier this month, the quiet tranquillity of South Africa's Kariega Game Reserve was shattered when poachers horrifically attacked three white rhinos under cover of darkness, hacking off their horns and leaving them to suffer a slow and painful death. While one of the animals succumbed to its wounds shortly after, the other two, named Thandi and Themba, somehow managed to survive the night.
"I have never heard of three animals getting poached and two surviving at least the initial stages," said one reserve officer who arrived at the scene to help. "When I saw him, I though 'wow, he must be in such agony.'"
Here's footage from the morning after the poaching attack as rescuers assess the animals' injuries.
Although Thandi and Themba have already beaten the odds by living through the typically fatal attacks, their longer-term survival is bound to be an uphill battle. Officials from Kariega have enlisted the help of veterinarian Dr. William Fowlds, a renowned rhino caregiver, to oversee the rhinos' recovery which, despite the expertise care, has yet to be assured.
While Dr. Fowlds and his team continue to care for the brutalized animals, the reserve's online marketing manager Lisa Mills has turned to the power of social media for broader support from the public. In the days following the poaching attack, Kariega dedicated a Facebook page to document the struggle of Thandi and Themba are facing, and to receive donations towards the animals' estimated $33,000 medical expenses.
“The suffering of these animals has been made very public and personal. It makes sense that people will want to donate directly to the care of Thandi and Themba," Mills tells South Africa's ITWeb.
So far, the social media push seems to be working; in just the last few weeks, the Facebook page has gained thousands of followers and helped raise funds for Thandi and Themba's recovery.
“From this growth we do feel that people are taking notice, if nothing else. We have had many donations from private people and organisations – the campaign has probably reached a half way mark in terms of the estimated healthcare costs,” says Mills.
Conservationists say that around 120 rhinos have been killed in the first two-and-a-half months of this year alone, putting 2012 on track to becoming the worst year of poaching on record. While it seems as though these appalling figures and the wide-spread discrediting of rhino horns as medicine seems to have done little to curb the slaughter, those working to save Thandi and Themba hope the animals' needlessly marred faces will help stir greater involvement towards the conservation of their species.
Few conservationist causes are more worthy of garnering support across the internet and elsewhere, particularly given the entirely avoidable fate poachers are ushering rhinos headlong into. In fact, experts predict that without a dramatic shift in trends, South African rhinos could be extinct as early as 2015.
Earlier this month, Thandi and Themba experienced firsthand what horrors can be brought about by a small band of poachers -- now perhaps its time to show what good the rest of us are capable of.
2012 is on track to seeing a record number of rhino deaths from poaching -- but conservationists have turned to the internet in hopes of reducing that grim figure by two.
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July 19, 2019 You are here:Home Sports Messi, Robben and the key battles in tonight’s match
Messi, Robben and the key battles in tonight’s match
These are on-field battles that will be key tonight.
Robin van Persie v Martin Demichelis
Manchester United striker Van Persie will be eager to finally end his record of never having scored in the knockout stages of a major international tournament, and will find himself up against an Argentina defence that could be marshalled by Manchester City man Demichelis.
Against Costa Rica in the quarter-finals, Van Persie, 30, and his fellow attackers were unable to breach a packed opposition defence, but Argentina’s commitment to getting forward should give him some more space to play with. Pumas coach Alejandro Sabella could yet spring a surprise and play with three centre-backs in, although Demichelis will hope to keep his place regardless.
Arjen Robben v Marcos Rojo
Now 30, Robben remains one of the most dangerous wingers in the game, the Bayern Munich man having maintained his terrifying pace.
Robben loves to cut inside from the right flank onto his left foot, a move that has seen him score countless important goals throughout his career. FIFA’s statistics show that he has made a total of 17 solo dribbles into the opposition area, nine more than any other player. For Argentina, Rojo is available again after suspension and seems certain to return at left-back in place of Jose Maria Basanta.
Rojo has been arguably Argentina’s best defender at the competition so far, but he has not yet come up against an opponent of Robben’s quality.
Wesley Sneijder v Javier Mascherano
Coming into the World Cup, Sneijder’s place in the Dutch side was the subject of some doubt. But he has been a prominent player in Louis van Gaal’s midfield thanks to his creativity as well as his willingness to go for goal himself.
Only Robben has had more attempts on goal than the Galatasaray man, who is also one of just two players to have been denied by the woodwork on two separate occasions. The other is France midfielder Yohan Cabaye.
In opposition to Sneijder, Mascherano patrols in front of the Argentina defence. While his passing ability should not be underestimated, he adds the grit in the middle of the park and will look to stop Sneijder from playing.
The Dutch defence v Lionel Messi
The injury suffered by Angel di Maria in the win over Belgium is a big blow to Argentina, who will miss his threat coming forward from midfield. Nevertheless, as long as Messi is available, Sabella’s side should not need to worry too much.
Van Gaal has favoured a three-man central defence so far, and if he sticks with that system the Dutch should have the numbers to cope with Messi as well as Gonzalo Higuain and whoever else lines up in attack for Argentina. However, they lack a world class centre-back, and the absence of the injured Nigel de Jong deprives the Dutch of much-needed bite deep in midfield.
Bruno Martins Indi could step forward into that role, or Daley Blind could play there. Whoever it is will have their hands full with Messi.
SOURCE: Daily Monitor
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Rest In Peace Liberal Democrats
Posted by David Allen | Aug 1, 2015 | Views & Letters | 9 |
A couple of weeks ago Nick Clegg, the former leader of the Liberal Democrats was interviewed by Andrew Neil. It seems he is still unaware of why his party was trounced, why they lost 50 odd seats in the space of one parliament and why his rose tinted and extraordinary account of their time in government wasn’t fully appreciated by the electorate.
Whilst they are now little more than their former selves, the repository of those votes that give their benefactor a warm but indefinable feeling, they haven’t learned and still pretend that their catastrophic failure was so unfair and unwarranted whereas it is far more likely that they were rumbled many years ago as being quite a different kettle of fish.
My own personal view which, despite it being that will be shared by others, can explain their electoral castration far more comprehensively than the consistently unrealistic bleating as displayed by the recently interviewed Mr. Clegg. He may, by now, actually believe the oft repeated rhetoric of how they did this for the country when the reality and the explanation is quite the opposite. My analysis is from a behavioural perspective embodying human nature and human motivation. Self interest is a prime and fundamental driver and should never be overlooked.
Firstly the Liberal Democrats, formerly the Liberal party have always been a party of protest, always espousing high and imprecise ideals but never with any concrete proposals (except those that were wrong, joining the Euro for example) or with the slightest hope of having to actually enact any of their ideas including the bonkers and not so bonkers ones. They were seen as a safe and impotent place to drop off a vote if you didn’t like any of the other options and wanted to feel good about yourself at dinner parties.
Then came an opportunity that could quite easily be described as a once in a lifetime chance. They had an opportunity to influence government and it was right to seek to achieve that which they could never otherwise expect to do. But, how should they go about it?
There were three options:
A version of supply and confidence
A bill by bill arrangement
A full blown coalition.
Supply and confidence or some less stringent arrangement would have had the benefit of allowing the Liberal Democrats to maintain a separate position and adhere to that which they had promised their voters. In particular their opposition to tuition fees played very well indeed before the election and bearing in mind that they went as far as signing pledges to oppose them one might have thought that this was too important to allow it to be swallowed up by the messy compromises of coalition. Such space could have been maintained by a supply and confidence arrangement and would have allowed them to retain a position of integrity on tuition fees by, perhaps, abstaining instead of opposing.
Personal Ambition
However, the path of integrity (supply and confidence) doesn’t bring all those lovely important and well paid jobs with it whereas coalition, well, that’s an entirely different matter. Deputy Prime Minister sounds really important. A position with little substance but where the media hang upon every word, your opinion is sought by all and you are indeed a very important chap. One might have thought that the unremarkable Prescott, a previous eunuch in this position would have been a deterrent in that one might wish to avoid comparisons with the oaf but, if the price is right?
It then becomes a simple task to get others on-board who would also be showered in golden ministerial appointments for at least five years. Just pretend that we’re doing it for the country and nobody will notice.
Choosing personal advantage over promises made when such an attractive offer wasn’t available is simply human nature. It takes a great deal of personal integrity to turn down political power and all that’s needed to justify acceptance is a clutch of suitable words to try and make betrayal seem an ok thing to do. There really aren’t many with the strength of character to ignore such huge bribes.
The first step in the annihilation of the Liberal Democrats was their decision to put their personal political desires above all else and try and portray that as something it really wasn’t. It’s wrong and has proven to be devastating for the party but, even so, it’s simply what most of us would do in the same circumstances. Power is very compelling and transient so snatching the opportunity when it arises is important. Despite the Liberal Democrats protestations to the contrary this agreement to go into coalition was first and foremost one driven by personal ambition. The lesser but honest path would have been Supply and Confidence. Had they done that, a major self-inflicted wound could have been avoided.
Even, perhaps in coalition and despite the personal reasoning for taking that route a red line could have been drawn. After all Mr Cameron was desperate for a five year parliament with him as prime minister so what red line would it be?
AV Referendum
As it turned out is was a referendum on AV. A form of proportional representation which, like all other forms of PR was fundamentally flawed in so many ways. Even Mr Clegg unwisely referred to it as a ‘miserable little compromise’, but it sent out an entirely different message altogether to the populace.
Having already decided that their political ambitions were the first priority they then set about reminding everyone that their second highest priority was their own party advantage. PR, of whatever formation, was clearly a way to simply get the Liberal Democrats more seats. Students, we should remember, feature much lower down on this list of priorities because they are no longer important as their votes have already been cast. For most of us onlookers the dismantling of the Liberal Democrats and whatever ideals they held dear was set the day they betrayed their core support.
What made it worse was that Mr Clegg didn’t want AV but something that would advantage his party even more but was prepared to sanction and support it. These are the acts of a politically naive operator, or one who doesn’t care too much about the aftermath, despite his smooth TV persona. The AV referendum result was as much a vote against the Liberal Democrats as it was against the system itself. The British people probably didn’t like the blatant self interest behind the push for the referendum.
Constituency Boundaries
Thirdly and even though a re-drawing of constituency boundaries was a part of the Liberal Democrat manifesto they managed to oppose it simply out of spite. What can one make of a political party that opposes its own manifesto items due to umbrage? Do we not expect our leaders to act with a little more rationality? Anyway, another message was clearly transmitted to the British people that the Liberal Democrats aren’t to be trusted at constituency level or at governmental level. Not only will they betray their voters but themselves also it seems.
So, the four reasons why the Liberal Democrats are no more are:
They put their own jobs first
They put the party second
They showed they couldn’t be trusted at any level
They put their voters very firmly at the bottom of the pile.
Where they put the needs of the country, the right thing to do and all that stuff, well, it’s probably mixed up with 1 and 2. It’s simply not possible to go a whole five year parliament and not make the right decisions sometimes. I’m sure that there were honest desires to do what was best but only after the nest had been fully feathered but that, of course is rather the point.
There may be people who disagree with this analysis but it does cast aside the wringing of hands and the sentiments of’ where did it all go wrong’ and explain exactly why their vote collapsed. The extraordinary absence of quality in the recent and rather irrelevant leadership contest will do little to resurrect a party whose time has come and very probably gone.
Never underestimate human nature and the power of inducement. Its web has encased many over time and will continue to do so. Fine words attempting to re-write the reality just make matters worse
The moral, of course, is to remain true to ones supporters and ones principles. The only party driven by these fundamental characteristics is UKIP and we must ensure that remains so.
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stocasticus on August 6, 2015 at 2:30 pm
I agree, David, human nature is a bugger. And no matter how hard we try to ride above our naturally innate natures we will always fail and come crashing down.
I think you are right about why the LD’s failed. They were out of their league and got high on the rarefied air of government.
pamela preedy on August 2, 2015 at 3:52 pm
It is always worth reviewing the mistakes of other political parties, the better to avoid them ourselves. I agree with your evaluation completely. Clegg lost many former LD voters by jumping so readily into bed with Cameron. That little rose garden love-in was pretty sickening. The LDs letting down the students on fees was unforgivable.
One of the first things horrible Blair’s Labour did in 1997 was sweep away the last of the grants, impose loans and fees, and undermine the value of a degree by decreeing that 50% of school-leavers should go to university. They betrayed generations of students, now hobbled by massive debts after paying for education or training of diluted quality. This was a rotten situation made worse by the Coalition and not relieved now by the Tories. If we want the best-educated and trained students in the world, we have to spend money on that instead of on useless, destructive foreign wars.
Dajd45 on August 2, 2015 at 11:09 am
I hope , very soon, the same headline will apply to the Labour party. And then, not too far in the future to the Tories for the same reasons given in this article, i.e 1 to 4.
Add in their lack of spine, moral fibre and avoiding truths and campaigning on fear and reprisals, and there you have it.
Chris C on August 1, 2015 at 6:37 pm
I guess that given that 90% of the articel was based upon personal opinion, I consider it best to not reply to such subjective personal opinion.
Phil O'Sophical on August 1, 2015 at 9:19 pm
I’d call it observation rather than opinion. And an accurate summary. But why bother now, thankfully, they are gone.
Everything we express is personal opinion informed by reading, listening, watching, knowledge, observation and reflection on history and current events. Either you agree with someone’s opinion or you offer a different interpretation. So if you had nothing to say about the articLE, why bother to tell us you had nothing to say?
logdon on August 5, 2015 at 3:54 pm
I think, therefore I am.
mailbiter on August 1, 2015 at 10:24 am
UKIP had three policy reversals on migrants in the UK last year alone. All ad hoc. So don’t try and made out the UKIP is somehow different – it is as establishment as they come.
Mike Munford on August 1, 2015 at 9:57 am
Absolutely right and thank you.
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Dinesh D’Souza Explains Why Conservatives And Christians MUST VOTE FOR TRUMP (VIDEO)
by Aleister October 21, 2016
Cross posted from American Lookout: Conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza recently gave a speech at Liberty University in which he laid out very clearly why conservatives and Christians should vote for Donald Trump in November.
Charisma New reported:
Dinesh D’Souza Dropped the Mic on ‘Never Trump’ Christians
There is a distinct difference between intentions and consequences, he said. And while a Christian might act out of the purest of intentions, it can still result in terrible consequences. He used the struggle of the abolitionist movement in the mid-1800s as his example, saying abolitionists—until they aligned with the Republican Party—spent much of their time burning copies of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution and criticizing the Founding Fathers for allowing slavery to begin with.
And even when they achieved their greatest victory, they did so with a president—Abraham Lincoln—who himself was not an abolitionist.
D’Souza then turned his speech to the topic of the 2016 presidential race. Those who choose not to vote in the 2016 election, are still—in essence—voting for Hillary Clinton, he said.
“You need to know that a vote for Hillary Clinton is a vote to swing the balance of the Supreme Court, virtually irrevocably, against us,” he said. “A vote for Hillary Clinton is a vote to not only permit, but bring in federal subsidies for abortion. A vote for Hillary is a vote to put religious freedom, already precarious, into a much more endangered position, because the checks and balances of what would normally block the government are themselves being eroded. And you are voting for a regime in which justice becomes increasingly discretionary, as I saw terrifyingly in my own case.
“In Hillary’s America, I think it is an illusion to think that we as conservatives, as Christians, can retreat into our private spaces, drive our pickup truck to school or work, pray in church, and they will leave us unmolested. They will not do that. They have no intention of doing that.
Watch the video. This is amazing:
Not planning to vote this November? You might want to watch this first. @LibertyU #HillarysAmerica pic.twitter.com/81DjQhAPee
— Dinesh D'Souza (@DineshDSouza) October 18, 2016
D’Souza is exactly right.
If Christians and conservatives sit out this election, everything they cherish will be lost.
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International Business Boeing outlines proposed updates to software system, new pilot training requirements for 737 Max
Boeing outlines proposed updates to software system, new pilot training requirements for 737 Max
Eric Atkins Transportation Reporter
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An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 Max airplanes parked on the tarmac at a factory in Renton, Wash., on March 21, 2019.
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Airplane maker Boeing Co. on Wednesday outlined proposed updates to the software system and new pilot-training requirements for its 737 Max aircraft, which are grounded worldwide after two unexplained crashes killed 346 passengers and crew.
Chicago-based Boeing gave no timeline for the changes and did not say when the global fleet of 371 Max planes will resume flying.
“We will be making fleet updates in the form of software updates. We will be deploying training and returning to flight will be at the regulators’ discretion,” Mike Sinnett, Boeing’s vice-president of product development, told reporters on a conference call on Wednesday morning.
In both recent crashes of the new model, there are reports the pilots fought – and lost – a fight with the plane’s automated anti-stall system that points the nose toward the ground.
A Lion Air plane crashed into the Java Sea 12 minutes after takeoff last October, killing all 189 people on board. The Ethiopian Airlines crash on March 10 killed 157 people.
The software patches Boeing outlined on Wednesday for reporters and, later, 200 pilots and industry officials in Seattle, are intended to improve the crew’s control over an automated flight system known as the Maneuver Characteristics Augmentation System, or MCAS.
The planes in the two fatal crashes displayed similar flight profiles – steep dives and recoveries before the pilots apparently lost the ability to override the automated system. Both crews tried to return to the airport before crashing.
The safety improvements Boeing announced include allowing the MCAS system to gather data from two sensors to eliminate the chance of erroneous data activating the automatic control and making standard a warning feature that triggers when the sensors disagree. This warning system was previously available only to airlines that paid for it. Other changes include improved operators’ manuals, bulletins and computer-based training. The upgrades also ensure some automatic flight-control inputs do not exceed the pilot’s ability to override them.
Mr. Sinnett, who declined to answer questions about the crashes, said the updates are the result of “hundreds and hundreds of hours of desktop analysis and laboratory testing” and several test flights.
“In all cases, pilots continue to have the ability to manually override MCAS and manually control the aircraft,” he said.
“All of us here at Boeing are deeply affected by the tragic loss of Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines passengers and crew,” Mr. Sinnett said. “We’re going to do everything we can to make sure accidents like these never happen again. We’re working with customers and regulators around the world to restore faith in the industry and to reaffirm our commitment to safety and to earn the trust of the flying public.”
Tewolde GebreMariam, chief executive officer of Ethiopian Airlines, told the Associated Press this week that the training and manuals provided by Boeing and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration might not have been enough to give pilots the ability to prevent the crash. In an interview before Boeing outlined the updates, he said it would be difficult for Boeing to restore trust in the planes.
Transport Minister Marc Garneau followed international actions and banned the 737 Max on March 13 from taking off, landing or travelling through Canadian airspace. He said the decision was based on information that the Ethiopian Airlines flight path resembled that of the Lion Air crash.
The FAA grounded the 737 Max hours later, but came under criticism for not doing so sooner. Most other major international regulators took the step a day or two after the March 10 Ethiopian crash.
Air Canada has parked its 24 Max aircraft while WestJet Airlines Ltd. has pulled its 13 from service. The moves spurred both airlines to suspend their financial guidance for this year, and threw into disarray the March break travel plans for thousands of Canadians.
Morgan Bell, a WestJet spokeswoman, said the Calgary-based carrier had pilot representation at the Boeing presentation on Wednesday, but that it is “premature” to speculate on when its planes might be updated with Boeing’s proposed changes.
“Should we be directed by our regulators to implement any such changes or associated training, we will absolutely take the proper steps to do so,” Ms. Bell said.
Air Canada and Transport Canada did not respond to e-mailed questions.
Mr. Garneau has said Canada will conduct its own certification of the Max once Boeing has made the software changes required. The step is a departure for the approval process – Canada usually accepts the FAA’s certificate of safety.
During U.S. Senate hearings on Wednesday, FAA acting administrator Daniel Elwell defended the FAA’s practice of relying on aircraft makers to help certify their own planes for flight, saying it has worked safely decades. Shifting the agency away from self-certification, he said, would require 10,000 more employees and an additional US$1.8-billion a year to do all the work now performed by designated employees of the companies it regulates.
The 737 Max, launched in 1997, is an updated version of a narrow-body passenger jet first introduced in the 1960s. Boeing said there are 5,000 Max jets on order, making it a top seller. However, last week Garuda Indonesia became the first airline to publicly cancel its Max orders.
Meanwhile, investigators in Indonesia and Ethiopia continue to examine the wreckage and flight data recorders for causes of the crashes. The focus is expected to be on the planes’ MCAS systems.
update on the way
Boeing said Wednesday that it has developed an
update to its automated anti-stall system called the
Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation
System (MCAS)
MCAS is designed to prevent a stall, the loss of lift
that occurs when too little air is moving over the
wings. It was implemented to address the jet’s
changed balance after the planemaker installed
larger engines and moved them forward on its
new Max series aircraft.
How Boeing’s anti-stall sensor works
When the nose is level...
The angle of attack (AOA) sensor, which measures the
angle between the airflow and the wing, align with
oncoming airflow. The sensor tells MCAS when the wings
are losing airflow because the plane’s nose
is pointed too high.
AOA sensor
When the nose is elevated...
The angle of attack rises and when it becomes too high,
the anti-stall system activates. MCAS then tilts the
horizontal stabilizer in the tail of the aircraft to
force the plane’s nose down restore airflow.
what’s new in the update
AOA sensor agreement
Unlike before, the flight control system will now
compare data from both AOA sensors. If there is a
discrepancy of more than 5.5 degrees between the
two with flaps retracted...
Both AOA sensors
5.5˚
...the MCAS will not activate and a warning will
appear in front of the pilots on their Primary Flight
Display (PFD) instrument panel.
Primary Flight Display
The updated MCAS will only be able to
make one automated control input for
each elevated angle of attack event.
MCAS will not be able to move the
stabilizer more than can be counter
acted manually by the pilots.
The flight crew will still be able to re-take
manual control of the aircraft by using
inputs to the flight controls.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: boeing; reuters;
graphic news
stabilizer more than can be counter-
Boeing said Wednesday that it has developed an update to its automated anti-stall
system called the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS)
MCAS is designed to prevent a stall, the loss of lift that occurs when too little air is
moving over the wings. It was implemented to address the jet’s changed balance after
the planemaker installed larger engines and moved them forward on its new Max
series aircraft.
The angle of attack (AOA) sensor, which
measures the angle between the airflow
and the wing, align with oncoming airflow.
The sensor tells MCAS when the wings are
osing airflow because the plane’s nose
The angle of attack rises and when it
becomes too high, the anti-stall system
activates. MCAS then tilts the horizontal
stabilizer in the tail of the aircraft to
force the plane’s nose down
restore airflow.
Unlike before, the flight control system will
now compare data from both AOA sensors. If
there is a discrepancy of more than 5.5 degrees
between the two with flaps retracted...
...the MCAS will not activate and a
warning will appear in front of the
pilots on their Primary Flight Display
(PFD) instrument panel.
The updated
MCAS will only
be able to make
one automated
control input for
each elevated
angle of attack
MCAS will not
be able to
move the
stabilizer more
than can be
counteracted
manually by
the pilots.
The flight crew
will still be able
to re-take
manual control of
the aircraft by
using inputs to
the flight controls.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: boeing; reuters; graphic news
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Best bookshops
Top shelves
Every booklover has their favourite shop, and while it's true that many independents have been driven out of business by online sales and supermarket bestsellers, you still don't have to look too hard to find one that's thriving. To prove it, Sean Dodson chooses the 10 bookshops from around the world which he considers to be the fairest of them all
Fri 11 Jan 2008 05.11 EST First published on Fri 11 Jan 2008 05.11 EST
Shopping around the globe ... (clockwise from left) Livrario Lello in Porto, Hatchards in London, El Ateneo in Buenos Aires
1) Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen in Maastricht
What does a city do with an 800-year-old church with no congregation? Well, it could make like the Dutch and convert it into a temple of books. The old Dominican church in Maastricht was being used for bicycle storage not long ago, but thanks to a radical refurbishment by Dutch architects Merkx + Girod it has been turned into what could possibly be the most beautiful bookshop of all time. The Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen, which opened just before Christmas, retains the character and charm of the old church, while being fitted with a minimalist and modern interior design that overcomes any suggestion of fustiness. From the images you can find on the web you can see that it is a bookshop made in heaven.
2) El Ateneo in Buenos Aires
All the world's a page at El Ateneo, a bookshop converted from an old theatre in downtown Buenos Aires. As you can see from this photomontage the El Ateneo has retained its former splendour, with high painted ceiling, original balconies and ornate carvings intact. Even the crimson stage curtains remain part of the show. Comfy chairs are scattered throughout, the stage is utilised as a reading area and café, and even better, the former theatre boxes are used as tiny reading rooms.
3) Livraria Lello in Porto
Proving that purpose-built bookshops can be every bit as beautiful as converted buildings, the divine Livraria Lello in Porto has been selling books in the most salubrious of settings since 1881. Featuring a staircase to heaven and beautifully intricate wooden panels and columns (see for yourself with these gorgeous 360-degree views), stained glass ceilings and books - lots of lovely books.
4) Secret Headquarters comic bookstore in Los Angeles
A mere profiterole to the fabulous layer cakes of Porto and Buenos Aires, but the Secret Headquarters more than holds its own. Nestled in the creative cluster of Silver Lake, just east of Hollywood, this boutique store offers a sophisticated alternative to most of its rivals and has a reputation for being one of the neatest, friendliest comic stores anywhere. Canadian science fiction author Cory Doctorow rates it as the finest in the world.
5) Borders in Glasgow
The might of the Michigan-based megastore may make a lot of independent booksellers fearful, but few book lovers can fail to be beguiled by the neo-classical architecture of its behemoth Glasgow branch. Originally designed by Archibald Elliot in 1827 for the Royal Bank, Borders has occupied a prime spot on Royal Exchange Square since the millennium and won over many of the city's book lovers. People reading on the steps outside have become as much a feature of Glasgow as the traffic cone on the head of Wellington's statue. Well, almost. Would have been higher on my list if the aesthetic magnificence of the building had in any way been matched by the interior.
6) Scarthin's in the Peak District
Of course, others might prefer the altogether more earthy beauty of a shop like Scarthin Books in the Peak District. Scarthin's has been selling new and second-hand books since the mid-1970s. It has rooms full of new and old books, a delightful café and what can best be described as a small exhibition of curiosities on the first floor. It is a bookshop so beloved, that it advertises local guest and farmhouses on its websites where devotees can stay overnight.
7) Posada in Brussels
Located in a dear old house near St Magdalen's church in Brussels, Posada Books is as famous for its pretty interior as it is for its collection of new and second-hand art books. Has a remarkable collection of exhibition catalogues, which goes back to the beginning of the last century, and holds occasional exhibitions too.
8) El Péndulo in Mexico
The Polanco branch of Pendulo in Mexico City has long been known as one of the best ways to beat the heat in the largest city in the world. Although it only has a small English language section, its open architecture populated with several trees makes for an excellent afternoon's escape. In honesty, as popular for its excellent cafe as it is its books.
9) Keibunsya in Kyoto
If you love bookshops even where you can't read the language, then Keibunsya in Kyoto needs to be on your list too. Some say it's the lighting, others the well-proportioned panels around the walls. Or perhaps it's the little galleries embedded in the bookshelves. Most agree it's just the quiet dignity of the place that's hard to beat. Lots of pretty Japanese art books to marvel at and a few English language ones as well.
10) Hatchards in London
Although the bookshop of Cambridge University is technically the oldest bookshop in Britain, Hatchards of Piccadilly, which has been trading since 1797, is definitely the most aristocratic. Not only does it boast three royal warrants, meaning it supplies books to Her Majesty, it has counted Disraeli, Wilde and Byron among its regulars. Today it retains the spirit of days past, with an interior described by one follower as "reminiscent of being inside a rambling old house, with six floors of small rooms all linked together curling around a central staircase."
· This article was amended on Monday January 14 2007. Cory Doctorow is Canadian, not American. This has been corrected.
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Finland election: voters may pick first leftist prime minister in two decades
Antti Rinne’s Social Democrats are leading the opinion polls but nationalist Finns party are not far behind
Sat 13 Apr 2019 23.13 EDT
Campaign posters appear on the streets of Helsinki ahead of Finland’s election, where an ageing population and immigration are key issues. Photograph: Kimmo Brandt/EPA
Finland may usher in its first leftist prime minister in two decades in parliamentary elections on Sunday, as voters worry over the future of their welfare system amid the rising costs of caring for a rapidly ageing population.
But if opinions polls are correct, the left-leaning Social Democrats’ ability to govern may be hampered by a surge in support for the Finns party, a nationalist group riding a wave of anti-immigrant sentiment sweeping the Nordic countries.
A survey commissioned by public broadcaster Yle showed the Social Democrats could win the top spot with 19% of the vote, giving their leader, Antti Rinne, the first shot at forming a government.
The Finns party is running close second with 16.3% support, after securing rapid gains since the start of the year when a series of cases of sexual abuse of children by foreign men emerged.
Rinne calls his party’s immigration stance “the middle way”, favouring work-related immigration to compensate for Finland’s ageing population, but also allowing some refugees in on humanitarian grounds, as the country has done thus far.
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The 56-year-old former union leader is also promising to raise taxes to fund welfare and combat economic inequality, which he says has risen under the ruling centre-right coalition of prime minister Juha Sipilä.
His talk of raising taxes is unlikely to drive off his supporters, many of whom value highly Finland’s welfare state.
But he will likely struggle to form a functioning coalition, if the Finns party scores high and given finance minister Petteri Orpo’s National Coalition is likely to come third on Sunday. Orpo has called Rinne’s economic policies “irresponsible”.
Rinne has ruled out forming a government with the nationalists led by Jussi Halla-aho, 47, an anti-immigration hardliner.
With European parliamentary elections less than two months away, the Finnish ballot is being watched in Brussels. A strong result for the Finns party could bolster a nationalist bloc threatening to change EU policy-making.
Anti-immigration parties have announced plans to join forces following the EU election on 26 May, in a move that could give them major say in how the continent is run.
Just as the Social Democrats are benefiting from a growing sense of insecurity among Finland’s older and poorer voters, the Finns party argues that the nation has gone too far in addressing issues such as climate change and migration at its own expense.
Karina Jutila, chief researcher at think tank e2, said: “We are going through a cultural shock in Finland. Part of the population is in a kind of state of shock amid all the change going on, and as a result they take the Finns party’s hand.”
Polling stations open at 9am (6am GMT) on Sunday and close at 8pm. Public broadcaster Yle will give its first estimate of the results, based on advance votes which account for 36.1% of the electorate this year, shortly after voting ends.
Altogether 19 parties are running in the election, with eight of them holding seats in the parliament now, ranging from the environmentalist Green party polled at 12.2% to the Feminist party founded two years ago.
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World leaders pay tribute to veterans at D-day ceremony in Normandy – live news
Follow live updates as world leaders join veterans to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-day landings in Normandy
D-day 75th anniversary: world leaders pay their tributes – video highlights
Ben Quinn (now) and Matthew Weaver (earlier)
Thu 6 Jun 2019 12.59 EDT First published on Thu 6 Jun 2019 02.04 EDT
11.40am EDT 11:40 Macron addresses official French event at Colleville - Montgomery
10.38am EDT 10:38 Scottish veterans and leaders commemorate
10.14am EDT 10:14 Arromanches service starts
7.07am EDT 07:07 Macron to Trump: 'live up to the promise of Normandy'
6.53am EDT 06:53 Trump praises America's 'exceptional might'
5.57am EDT 05:57 Macron: 'I just want to say thank you'
7.07am EDT 07:07
Macron to Trump: 'live up to the promise of Normandy'
Daniel Boffey
While the speeches from both Macron and Trump stressed their respective countries’ gratitude to those who fought in D-day and the wider Normandy campaign, the French president’s comments were overly political.
At times he appeared to be directly appealing to Trump to live up to the ‘promise of Normandy’ and even the values of the founding fathers of the USA.
“Dear Donald Trump, the United States is never greater than when it is fighting for the freedom of others.
“The United States of America is never greater than when it shows its loyalty. Loyalty to the universal values that the founding fathers defended, when nearly two and a half centuries ago France came to support its independence.
“What we owe you is to show ourselves worthy of the heritage of peace that you have left us.
“Being worthy of the promise of Normandy means never forgetting that free people, when they join forces can surmount any adversity.”
Trump was repeatedly name checked in a speech that made reference to the European Union and Nato, both objects of criticism from the US president, as part of the legacy to be protected.
Macron said:
We shall never cease to perpetuate the alliance of free peoples.
That is what the victorious sides did, when they created the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
That is what a few years later the leaders of Europe did in bringing about the European Union. The lessons of Colleville-sur-mer are clear: liberty and democracy are inseparable.”
Updated at 7.24am EDT
Trump praises America's 'exceptional might'
Trump ended his speech by praising America’s “exceptional might” and how the US will “forever be strong”.
They battled not for control and domination. But for liberty, democracy and self rule. They pressed on for love, home and country, the main streets, the school yards, the churches, and neighbours, the families and communities that gave us men such as these.
They were sustained by the confidence that America can do anything. Because we are a noble nation, with a virtuous people praying to a righteous God.
The exceptional might came from a truly exceptional spirit. The abundance of courage came from an abundance of faith.
The great deeds of an army came from the great depths of their love. As they confronted their faith, the Americans and the allies placed themselves into the palm of God’s hand.
The men behind me will tell you that they are just the lucky ones. As one of them recently put it all the heroes are buried here. But we know what these men did. We knew how brave they were.
They came here and saved freedom. And then they went home and showed us all what freedom is all about.
The American sons and daughters who saw us to victory were no less extraordinary in peace. They build families. They built industries. They built a national culture that inspired the entire world. In the decades that followed, America defeated Communism, secured civil rights, revolutionise science, launched a man to the moon, and then kept on pushing to new frontiers. And today, America is stronger than ever before.
Seven decades ago, the warriors of the day fought a sinister enemy who spoke of 1,000 year Empire. in defeating that evil, they left a legacy that will last not only for 1,000 years, but for all time.
For as long as the soul knows of duty and honour, for as long as freedom keeps its hold on the human heart. For the men who sit behind me, and to the boys who rest in the field before me. Your examples will never, ever grow old. Your Spirit, brave, unyielding and true, will never die.
The blood that they spilled, the tears that they shed. The lives that they gave the sacrifice that they made, did not just win a battle. It did not just win a war.
Those who fought here won a future for our nation. They won the survival of our civilization. And they showed us the way to love, cherish and defend our way of life for many centuries to come.
Today as we stand together upon this sacred earth we pledge that our nation will forever be strong and united.
We will forever ever be together. Our people will forever be bold.
Our hearts will forever be loyal. And our children and their children will forever and always be free.
May God bless our great veterans. May God bless our allies. May God bless the heroes of D-day. And may God bless America.
Trump and Macron attend a commemoration ceremony for the 75th anniversary of D-Day at the American cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer in Normandy Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters
Meanwhile, a service has begun at the Commonwealth cemetery in Bayeux. Prince Charles and Theresa May are among the those attending.
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His Royal Highness Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Britsh Prime Minister, Theresa May arrive at the @CWGC's Bayeux War Cemetery. #DDay75 #WW2 pic.twitter.com/sQ5NMoolBW
Trump continued by highlighting the contributions of individual soldiers.
This beach, code named Omaha, was defended by the Nazis with monstrous fire power, thousands and thousands of mines and spikes driven into the sand so deeply. It was here that tens of thousands of the Americans came. The GIs who boarded the landing craft that morning knew that they carried on their shoulders not just the pack of a soldier but the fate of the world.
Colonel George Taylor, whose 16th InfantryRegiment would join in the first wave, was asked, “What would happen if the Germans stopped? Right then and there, stopped them, what would happen?” The great American replied: “The 18th infantry is coming in behind. The 26th Infantry will come on too. Then there is the 2ndInfantry Division already afloat. And the 9th Division and the 3rd Armoured and all the rest. Maybe the 16th won’t make it but someone will.”
One of those men in Taylor’s 16th Regiment was army medic Ray Lambert. Ray was only 23 but he had already earned three Purple Hearts fighting in North Africa, where he and his brother Bill served side-by-side. In the early morning hours, the two brothers stood together on the deck after the USS Enricho before boarding two separate Higgins landing craft.
If “if I don’t make it”, Bill said, “Please, please take care of my family.” Ray asked his brother to do the same.
Of the 31 men on Ray’s landing craft, only Ray and six others made it to the beach. There were only a few of them left. They came to the sector right here below us. Easy Red it was called. Again and again Ray ran back into the water. He dragged out one man after another. He was shot through the arm, his leg was ripped open by shrapnel, his back was broken, he nearly drowned. He had been on the beach for hours bleeding and saving lives when he finally lost consciousness. He woke up the next day on a cot beside another badly-wounded soldier.
He looked over and saw his brother Bill. They made it. They made it. They made it.At 98 years old, Ray is here with us today with his fourth Purple Heart and his third Silver Star from Omaha. Ray, the free world salutes you!
Donald Trump delivers a speech during the commemoration ceremony for the 75th anniversary of D-Day Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters
Trump adds:
Our debt to you is ever lasting. Today we express our undying gratitude. When you were young, these men enlisted their lives in a great crusade. One of the greatest of all times. Their mission is the story of an epic battle and the ferocious eternal struggle between good and evil.
On 6 June1944, they joined a liberation force of awesome power and breath-taking scale. After months of planning, the Allies had chosen this ancient coastline to mount their campaign to vanquish the wicked tyranny of the Nazi empire from the face of the earth.
The battle began in the skies above us, in those first tense midnight hours, 1,000 aircraft roared overhead with 17,000 Allied airborne troops preparing to leap into the darkness beyond these trees. Then came dawn. The enemy, who had occupied these heights, saw the largest naval armada in the history of the world. Just a few miles offshore were 7,000 vessels bearing 130,000 warriors. They were the citizens of free and independent nations united by their duty to their compatriots into millions yet unborn. There were the British, whose nobility and fortitude saw them through the worst of Dunkirk and the London Blitz, the full violence of Nazi fury was no match for the full grandeur of British pride.
There were the Canadians whose robust sense of honour and loyalty compelled them to take up arms alongside Britain from the very, very beginning. There were the fighting Poles, the tough Norwegians and the intrepid Aussies. There were the gallant French commandos, soon to be met by thousands of their brave countrymen ready to write a new chapter in the long history of French valour.
Finally, there were the Americans. They came from the farms of a vast heartland, the streets of glowing cities and the forges of mighty industrial towns.
President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron hug during a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
Trump opens his speech with this:
On this day 75 years ago 10,000 men shed their blood and thousands sacrificed their lives for their brothers, for their countries and for the survival of liberty. Today we remember those who fell and we honour all who fought right here in Normandy. They won back this ground for civilisation.
Veterans of the Second World War who join us today, you are among the very greatest Americans who will ever live. You are the pride of our nation. You are the glory of our Republic and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Macron and Trump have presented Legion d’Honneur medals, France’s highest honour, to five American D-day veterans.
Macron: 'I just want to say thank you'
Macron paid tribute to the allied forces who liberated France.
Speaking through a translator, he said: “Today France has not forgotten those fighters for whom we owe our freedom. On behalf of France I bow down in front of their bravery. I bow down to our veterans and I say thank you.”
In a brief passage in English he said: “We know what we owe to you, veterans: our freedom. On behalf our our nation I just want to say thank you.”
Macron then joined in the applause.
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
Trump and Macron greeted US D-day veterans before the start of the service at the American cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP
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Critically acclaimed trumpet player, Mike Wade, has created a stellar band to honor the musical legacy of jazz legend Miles Davis. We hope you can join us for an unforgettable evening!
Mike Wade began playing trumpet in his pre teen years. While attending the Duke Ellington School of Arts in Washington, D.C., he received a National Symphony Fellowship to study with symphony trumpeters. He attended Howard University for one year before transferring to Central State University on full scholarship, where he received his bachelor’s in music education. Mike attended The Cincinnati Conservatory of Music Mastering in Classical Trumpet for a year. He is no stranger to the titles of producer, composer, arranger, and educator.
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Smartphones of 2019 will pack in more tech capabilities
Next year's models may be foldable, take 3D pictures and use artificial intelligence
Customers buying iPhones from the Apple store in Dubai Mall. Leslie Pableo for The National
Dogged by decelerating sales, smartphone manufacturers will get creative with technology in 2019 – an exciting time for consumers to consider an upgrade. New models could come packed with 5G, folding screens, shrinking screen bezels, better cameras and longer-than-all-day battery life.
New models could com with 5G, folding screens, shrinking screen bezels, better cameras and longer-than-all-day battery life.
Samsung, the world's biggest smartphone maker, is aiming for a massive update - including a 5G-enabled model - for the 10th anniversary of its leading Galaxy S family next year.
After a 14 per cent slide in smartphone sales in the third quarter of 2018, according to Gartner, the South Korean company has more innovations in the pipeline for 2019, said Tarek Sabbagh, head of IT and mobile division at Samsung Gulf Electronics.
“We will continue to ... expand our research capabilities and invest in future technologies that cater to all target consumer groups – both tech and price-wise,” he told The National. “[Year] 2019 will see a more aggressive approach towards innovation.”
This year, Samsung introduced premium features to mid-range devices in order to appeal to a younger demographic.
At 18.9 per cent, the company retains the biggest global market share of smartphones, according to US researcher firm Gartner, followed by Huawei and Apple with 13.4 and 11.8 per cent, respectively.
Chinese Huawei, which is ranked the sixth biggest spender in research and development globally, is a leader in innovation in the industry. The company spent $13.23 billion on R&D in 2017.
“R&D remains one of our main strategies to win smartphone market in 2019, as consumers are extremely discerning and value quality innovation in their lives,” said David Wang, UAE country manager at Huawei Consumer Business Group.
Huawei is moving from smartphones to intelligent phones with the development of the world’s first 7nm mobile chipset - Kirin 980 - which powers artificial intelligence and offers a significantly faster user experience.
The phone maker is working on a device that can capture 3D pictures, according to reports. Code-named Princeton internally, this gadget can create 3D models of people and objects, and produce images from different angles.
Huawei is also aggressively positioning its affordable Honor series to build consumer loyalty in emerging markets, and industry experts believe the company could pose stiff competition for competitor Samsung.
“The gap between Samsung and Huawei continues to shrink, as Huawei expands aggressively by investing in branding and distribution in the emerging markets of the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Africa,” said Anshul Gupta, research director at Gartner.
Chinese brands drive global smartphones sales, Gartner says
World's most popular smartphone brands, Q3 2018
Apple, which became the first $1 trillion publicly-listed US company in August this year, did not change much in its new iPhones released in 2018. According to industry insiders, the tech company is expected to launch iPhones in two new sizes next year, but no major change is expected design-wise.
Nokia is also attempting a strong comeback with new launches. HMD Global, a Finnish company that has exclusive rights to sell Nokia phones, launched Nokia 8.1 in the UAE this month.
“We expect that 2019 will be another exciting year for the smartphone industry, with research showing that the demand for large-screen phones will continue to grow,” said Sanmeet Kochhar, general manager, Middle East for HMD Global. “We will be putting enhanced artificial intelligence in our smartphones, so that our devices can predict and address our customer’s needs.”
Abbas Ali, managing editor of TechRadar Middle East, expects the biggest change in 2019 in smartphones will be the introduction of foldable displays and 5G support.
Several vendors, including Samsung, Huawei and LG, are expected to launch new foldable screen products in 2019.
“Samsung has already announced plans for foldable phones and Huawei is also expected to showcase foldable displays on phones. 5G phones will be introduced next year but need a couple of years to mature,” said Mr Ali. “I can see wider adoption of the eSIM format and even more cameras on the back of our phones.”
An eSIM is embedded in the mobile device and does not needed to be removed from the phone.
Industry experts say that 5G-enabeld devices are not expected to inundate the market before 2020.
“It is unlikely that 5G will be seen in mobile devices in significant volumes before 2020,” said Roberta Cozza, a research director at Gartner. “We expect 5G mobile phone sales to total 65 million units in 2020.”
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Ebola and HIV: how to change behaviour for the long term
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Obi Anyadike
There have been no new Ebola infections in Liberia in the past three weeks, but it’s still far too early to say the virus has been defeated – Liberia’s borders are porous and its neighbours have been less successful in taming their outbreaks.
[After this article was published an Ebola case was confirmed in Liberia on 20 March]
For Liberia to be deemed Ebola-free, there must be no new cases over 42 consecutive days. But even with that goal achieved, the World Health Organization (WHO) is unlikely to immediately declare the crisis over, said WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris.
“We have good surveillance, we’re pretty convinced we don’t have cases at the moment in Liberia, but they are so at risk from the outbreaks still going on along the borders,” she told IRIN.
Guinea and Sierra Leone have suffered setbacks in their fight against Ebola, with a recent spate of cases in both countries. And compliance by Liberians with Ebola advice has not been total; high-risk activities such as the transportation of the dead for funerals is still occurring, said Harris.
But when the day does come and the crisis is declared over, how can prevention lessons be made to stick? Are there models to emulate from the global HIV campaign?
The other epidemic
Antiretroviral (ARV) treatment has reduced the fear of AIDS, but there were 2.1 million new HIV infections globally in 2013. South Africa bears the bulk of the burden with a prevalence rate of 12 percent. Data from South Africa’s Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) indicates that 469,000 new HIV infections occurred in 2012.
Despite more than 25 years of HIV awareness campaigns, the HSRC survey found only 27 percent of South Africans had accurate knowledge about sexual transmission and prevention of HIV in 2012, and condom use had fallen to just over one-third of sexually active men and women.
The HIV prevention mantra was the simple ABC – abstain, be faithful and use condoms. But “the ball game has changed with the widespread availability of treatment”, Leickness Simbayi, a lead investigator at HSRC, told IRIN. “You hardly see any [prevention] billboards or posters, let alone media-based HIV/AIDS campaigns which were abundant over a decade ago.
“This is partly because of the over-emphasis on biomedical solutions, including the belief that we can treat ourselves out of the epidemic,” he said. “I’d like to see us go back to the basics and highlight ABC.”
Both the HIV and Ebola public health campaigns have had to make the complex science of infection and disease control accessible, tackle stigma and counter rumour and misinformation.
“People need clear, accurate information in their own language, delivered by people who they trust and believe in; then they can act on advice given if basic resources are provided. Just as with HIV, people need to know how Ebola is transmitted, how it is not transmitted and how they can protect themselves. Education is the best vaccine to stop the spread of Ebola,” wrote Breda Gahan, global HIV/AIDS programme adviser with Concern Worldwide.
Better understanding
But health authorities in West Africa struggled with the messaging at the beginning of the emergency – which undermined their credibility. Essentially the approach has focused on changing risky behaviour related to “traditional” practices, and in so doing has ignored the social context and belief systems of the communities they are trying to persuade, according to an article in the medical journal The Lancet by the Ebola Response Anthropology Platform.
“WHO is going to have to get a lot better at understanding the decisions people make, and that’s really the hard part,” said Harris. “We are actively recruiting people with these skills so we can understand the message to action better.”
Behaviour change “requires buy-in from the community” and recognising “people’s priorities”, said Simbayi - a far cry from old “top-down” approaches that treated the audience as passive recipients of information.
“We found that for the majority of the population, HIV was not their number one concern. Getting food on the table and a roof over their heads was. Out of the top 10, HIV was fifth or sixth,” Simbayi noted. Some of the drivers of HIV could therefore be addressed “simultaneously with other structural interventions, such as social grants, or keeping girls in school”, tackling the roots of vulnerability.
That creativity could be applied to the Ebola prevention campaign, to keep it relevant and avoid message fatigue. “Those tasked with asking people to change practices and activities associated with Ebola transmission should be allowed the time and flexibility to negotiate mutually agreed changes that are locally practical, socially acceptable, as well as epidemiologically appropriate,” the Lancet article argued.
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“TRYING TO PAINT ME A CRIMINAL”
by Sharon Rondeau
(Dec. 11, 2015) — An official transcript of the testimony of Mike Zullo on November 12, 2015 in the civil contempt case against Maricopa County Sheriff Joseph M. Arpaio is now available.
The section begins on page 4298 and ends at page 4502, after which Court Reporter Gary Moll’s credentials and certification of the transcript are provided.
Arpaio, Maricopa County, and four of Arpaio’s deputies are defendants in Melendres, et al v. Arpaio, et al, a civil case filed eight years ago by Latino plaintiffs who claimed that they were racially-profiled during traffic stops and immigration sweeps within the county.
Civil contempt charges arose early this year after Arpaio and his chief deputy admitted to having failed to carry out U.S. District Court Judge G. Murray Snow’s order to cease the immigration patrols which specifically sought to identify illegal aliens. Arpaio offered to pay the plaintiffs $100,000 out of his personal funds as a remedy, but Snow refused and commenced a bench trial in April.
On November 12, Snow declared himself the “finder-of-fact” in the case and will be deciding whether or not to refer the defendants for criminal prosecution by the Arizona U.S. attorney.
Through a reported leak in the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), the Phoenix New Times (PNT), which opposes Arpaio’s policies and believes he is a criminal, reported on June 4, 2014 that Arpaio was attempting to prove a “conspiracy” between Snow, the U.S. Department of Justice, and possibly other parties designed to produce a negative outcome for Arpaio in Melendres. Further, the article claimed that former CIA contractor Dennis Montgomery, described by writer Stephen Lemons as a “Seattle scammer,” was seeking to prove the theory by combing through multiple hard drives for personal information on Snow.
During Arpaio’s testimony on April 23, Snow held up a copy of Lemons’ article and asked if the MCSO were investigating him, to which Arpaio responded that Montgomery had claimed that bank and email accounts of Maricopa County residents, some of whom held positions in public service and included Snow, had been breached.
One of the lead attorneys for the plaintiffs, the ACLU’s Cecillia Wang, is Lemons’ main source of information and documents in Melendres.
On April 24, Chief Deputy Jerry Sheridan testified that Snow was never the object of investigation, but that “Sheriff Arpaio and I were concerned about the CIA tapping our phones.”
Snow’s impartiality was questioned after negative comments he allegedly made about Arpaio in 2011 became public during Arpaio and Sheridan’s April testimony. The comments were reportedly relayed by Snow’s wife to a restaurant patron and indicated that he opposed Arpaio politically and wished to see him defeated in the 2012 election.
The media erroneously reported that Arpaio had launched an investigation into Snow’s wife when in fact, his attorney had hired a private investigator to determine the credibility of the source reporting the comments, who was a constituent.
In November 2012, Arpaio was re-elected to a sixth consecutive term as Maricopa County sheriff and is seeking a seventh next year.
Neither Snow nor his wife was placed under oath to determine if Snow made the comments, although Snow did not deny making them. In early May, Arpaio’s attorneys filed a motion for recusal which Snow denied.
Snow additionally ordered the collection of all data produced by Montgomery for the MCSO, including hard drives, emails, phone recordings and documents. During Zullo’s testimony on November 12, several audio-recordings were played, although not in their entirety; a number of them were not played at all.
Zullo was subpoenaed to testify as a “key witness” after having served as an uncompensated supervisor of Montgomery’s work for the MCSO for approximately a year. During a November 6, 2015 court conference, Zullo told Snow that “My testimony will not support the Court’s hypothesis” and requested more time to find an attorney, which Snow denied.
In previous motions, Zullo claimed that his Fourth, Fifth, Sixth Amendment and due process rights were at issue should he be compelled to testify without representation. During that session, Snow told Zullo, “The U.S. government may choose to prosecute you” without elaborating.
At depositions on October 23 and November 9, Zullo invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to testify given that he did not have counsel. He made the same decision on November 10 during court and again on the morning of November 12.
Beginning in September 2011, Zullo has served as lead investigator of the Maricopa County Cold Case Posse in a probe of the authenticity of the long-form birth certificate image posted on the White House website in April of that year. On March 1, 2012, Zullo and Arpaio gave a joint press conference during which they announced that the posse concluded that not only was the long-form birth certificate image a “computer-generated forgery,” but also Obama’s purported Selective Service registration form.
A second press conference on July 17, 2012 reported that the standard of probable cause in the forgery of the birth certificate was surpassed. However, neither Congress nor the media investigated the findings.
Court was closed on Wednesday, November 11 for Veterans’ Day.
According to Lemons, who attended court on November 12, “After lunch, before Zullo’s testimony continued, reporters joked about how long it would take for Zullo to get to 300 times taking the Fifth. After all, he’d taken the Fifth 40 times in 15 minutes on Tuesday, right before the court broke for the Veterans Day holiday…In any case, Zullo’s afternoon testimony began, and he took the Fifth a few more times under Young’s questioning. Then, Arpaio’s attorney, John Masterson, got a crack at Zullo, and, interestingly, Zullo began answering Masterson’s questions.”
On the morning of November 12, 2015, Young asked Zullo about Montgomery’s work on the “birth certificate” project without mentioning Obama’s name (pp. 4376-4377), ultimately eliciting the response of “Oh, Dear God” from Zullo.
On the afternoon of November 12, Zullo dropped his Fifth Amendment invocation and began responding to questions from Atty. John Masterson, who represents Arpaio. Zullo then answered a plethora of questions, some of which were repetitive, from plaintiffs’ attorney Stanley Young of Covington & Burling.
The section begins on page 4393.
During his testimony, Zullo detailed the “Seattle operation” as responsive to Montgomery’s reports of government data breaches affecting residents of Maricopa County. Zullo testified that Snow’s name arose after Montgomery alleged that the personal information belonging to a number of federal judges in Arizona had been breached. Zullo said that while he was vaguely aware of the Melendres litigation, he did not know who the presiding judge was and that Montgomery then initiated an internet search, locating the name “Gordon Murray Snow.”
When Young asked him (p. 4397), “In that investigation you were hoping that Mr. Montgomery would find further verifiable information about Judge Snow, is that correct?” Zullo responded, “Hell, no.”
Zullo said that in order to verify Montgomery’s claims, the MCSO was “looking for high-profile people in Phoenix, Arizona.”
Again, on page 4399, Young asked, “So you were hoping that Mr. Montgomery would provide information about Judge Snow, is that right?” to which Zullo replied, “No, sir.”
On page 4401, Zullo told Young that Snow was “a victim” of the data-breaching, along with Arpaio’s attorney Michele Iafrate, Donald Trump, Arpaio and himself. Zullo testified that Snow’s name “was in a database from 2009.” Later, Zullo stated that Snow’s rights were violated by the government intrusion.
On page 4409, Young asked for the third time how Snow’s name came up in the course of Montgomery’s work.
Zullo accused Young of “trying to paint me a criminal.”
He testified that the substance of a flow chart provided by Montgomery to the MCSO alleging communication among various parties connected to Melendres was not investigated, which agreed with the testimony of Arpaio, Sheridan, and the four accused deputies in earlier hearings.
On page 4448, Zullo said that a “calculated deicsion” was made to enlist the representation of Atty. Larry Klayman in order to convince Montgomery to turn over the documentation he possessed to a federal judge. Having had his home raided in 2006 by the FBI, Montgomery was loathe to interact with the agency again.
In August, Montgomery was granted production immunity by the FBI under Klayman’s guidance. During his testimony, Zullo said that the Montgomery matter “was always going to the FBI.”
Young changed the subject after Zullo described how Montgomery provided to the FBI “over 600 million records under the very same scenario that he told us how he acquired them.”
On page 4462, Young asked Zullo about the last time he had spoken with Arpaio “about any potential IRS or banking information pertaining to Judge Snow.”
Over Masterson’s objections, Young entered into evidence a variety of recordings and photographs during the course of the day. Exhibit 2873B was a YouTube audio in which Zullo was speaking with “Freedom Friday” host Carl Gallups, who has been following the birth certificate investigation closely and will be giving an update on both the Melendres case and the birth certificate this evening.
Reporters had attempted to elicit information from Zullo following his invoking of the Fifth Amendment, but no one interviewed him after testimony concluded on November 13. Reporters flocked to Young to obtain his comments when court adjourned that day.
No further witnesses were called, and closing arguments were heard on November 20. As of this writing, no ruling has been issued.
While Lemons reported that Zullo “seemed to be digging himself deeper” as he testified on November 12, Snow reportedly summarized the diversion to the “Seattle operation” as a “waste of a bunch of time,” suggesting that Arpaio and Sheridan “were not forthcoming” with certain information Snow and the plaintiffs wished to obtain.
Wang has accused Arpaio and Sheridan of “lying.” In late June, Klayman filed suit against the ACLU for having failed to disclose that Montgomery had approached the organization several years ago, reportedly sharing the same information as he did with the MCSO.
Although the November 12 transcript is now available, neither Lemons nor any other Arizona media outlet appears to have disseminated it.
Prior to testifying, Zullo appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on a pro se basis alleging constitutional violations. Earlier this month, Klayman filed a brief on Zullo’s behalf requesting an expedited hearing, claiming that “criminal prosecution” could be imminent.
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Pawan Kalyan Full Interview Anupama Chopra : Pawan Kalyan who is known for his reclusiveness has never given any interviews all these years. It is very seldom you get to see this T-Town star giving interviews to the media channels. However, he is given the nod for the interview with Anupama Chopra for Film Companion recently in Hyderabad. The fans of Pawan Kalyan are waiting for the interview ever since. Even the fans were asked to put their questions across which they wanted to listen from their Favorite star. Most of them have tweeted their questions on twitter.
Pawan Kalyan Full Interview – Anupama Chopra Video
Film Companion is a celebration of the movies. It’s a platform for film lovers by film lovers. Anupama Chopra interviews the Celebrities about various things and she mostly interviewed the B-Town stars until now. She has also written many books on Indian Cinema and has been a film critic for NDTV, India Today, the Hindustan Times. She also hosted a weekly film review ‘The Front Row with Anupama Chopra’. She is also the wife of the famous Hind Film Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra.
On 7th March, She has flown down to Hyderabad and interviewed Pawan Kalyan on the sets of Sardaar Gabbar Singh. Ever since then, the fans are eagerly waiting for the interview. Now the Film Companion has released the videos on their Youtube Channel at 2 PM. It is said that the interview will be telecasted on NDTV at 4.30pm today. Since the videos are out, fans can check and watch the interview here…
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Saturday, February 24, 2001,
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Borneo clashes leave over 200 dead
Ethnic strife between indigenous folk, migrants
The car and residence of a Madurese family are engulfed in flames in the central Kalimantan city of Sampit as clashes erupted between Dayak tribesmen and Madurese settlers in the riot-torn town of Sampit. — AFP photo SAMPIT, (Indonesia), February 23
An Indonesian navy ship headed for Borneo today to evacuate terrified migrants as hospital officials said the death toll from almost a week of ethnic bloodshed had hit 143. Unofficial reports said the toll was over 200. The central Kalimantan river town of Sampit, at the centre of the violence between indigenous Dayaks and Madurese immigrants, was relatively calm and under heavy security, the police said.
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SAMPIT, (Indonesia), February 23
An Indonesian navy ship headed for Borneo today to evacuate terrified migrants as hospital officials said the death toll from almost a week of ethnic bloodshed had hit 143. Unofficial reports said the toll was over 200.
The central Kalimantan river town of Sampit, at the centre of the violence between indigenous Dayaks and Madurese immigrants, was relatively calm and under heavy security, the police said.
But bodies still littered the streets and Dayaks, once fearsome headhunters, roamed around in search of Madurese, most of whom had taken refuge in makeshift camps in police or government offices in the centre of town.
Dr Komarudin at Sampit’s main hospital said at least 143 persons had died at Sampit and its surrounding areas. Some victims have been beheaded and their heads paraded through town. Others have been burned to death in the violence which witnesses and officials say has largely gone from fighting between the rival groups to one-sided Dayak attacks on Madurese.
The government has called in the navy to help evacuate thousands of refugee Madurese from Sampit. A navy warship capable of carrying 2,000 persons and ironically named Sampit Bay headed for the battered town.
“There will be two ships to take the Madurese back to Java,” police official Andi Selvi said in the provincial capital of Palangkaraya. It was unclear if the second vessel was also a navy ship or a government ferry.
“The situation this morning is quite calm, although the police is still on alert,” she added.
Head of the police taskforce in charge of quelling the violence, Commissioner Sukardji, said many people who were neither Dayak nor Madurese were too afraid to leave their homes.
“There are still many bodies on the streets,” he said.
Smoke from smouldering buildings could be seen rising above Sampit from several kilometres away and truckloads of Dayaks hunting for Madurese cruised roads outside the town, about 750 km northeast of Jakarta.
More Dayaks on foot searched buildings in town for isolated Madurese, but most had fled to the safety of the police and government offices in the town centre.
Security forces and local residents had set up roadblocks around the town and surrounding roads.
Officials estimate around 15,000 Madurese have fled Sampit and another 15,000 are crammed in the town centre, some under makeshift blue plastic shelters, guarded by a protective cordon of police and soldiers.
Schools and most shops in Sampit were closed today, although the town market opened under heavy police guard. During the uneasy calm, aid workers had opened a temporary field kitchen to feed the refugees, the police said.
But food remains in short supply. A carload of supplies brought in by a convoy of journalists from Palangkaraya was mobbed soon after it arrived at Sampit.
Hundreds have died in Indonesian Borneo provinces in the past two years in unrest between Dayaks and immigrants, mainly from Madura island, which is off east Java.
The latest bloodshed is an eruption of simmering tension between Dayaks and immigrants from Madura, who also have a reputation as fierce warriors.
Tensions were stoked by the now abandoned and widely discredited policy of resettling Indonesians from overcrowded areas, such as Madura and Java, in underpopulated provinces.
Central Kalimantan, a vast province home to just 1.5 million persons is Indonesia’s only Borneo province where Dayaks are still in a majority.
The latest violence flared as embattled President Abdurrahman Wahid left for a two-week trip to the Middle East and Africa.
Before leaving Jakarta yesterday, Mr Wahid dismissed fears that the country could descend into chaos, but he appealed for calm.
National police chief Bimantoro has blamed the fresh unrest on two local officials angry at being overlooked for new jobs in a reshuffle after provinces received more autonomy. Reuters
Welcoming India’s decision to extend the truce for three months, the State Department spokesman said: “We believe the peace process in Kashmir would be greatly enhanced if militant groups responded positively to the announcement by taking steps to halt the violence.”
“We continue to encourage all parties to take the initiative to reduce violence and foster the process of dialogue,” they said.
LONDON: The London-based Jammu and Kashmir National Awareness Campaign on Friday welcomed India’s decision to extend the ceasefire, describing it as an “expression of the will to promote peace in the sub-continent”.
Campaign Director M.A. Raina said: “The ceasefire is a means to achieve an end. The real objective is to solve the Kashmir problem peacefully”.
To make the ceasefire meaningful there was an urgent need for taking certain concrete “helpful measures” he said, adding that “the killings, arrests and custodial deaths of innocent people should end”.
“Peaceful demonstrations should not be responded by opening fire as in a recent case in Baramula.,” he said. PTI
The Federal Court said it upheld rulings made earlier by two lower courts that Mr Mahathir had not defamed Anwar because he was protected by the defences of “justification” and “qualified privilege” as premier.
The court’s three-judge panel, headed by Chief Justice Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah, unanimously dismissed Anwar’s appeal with costs.
Anwar, who is now serving 15 years in jail after he was convicted of corruption and sodomy offences, sued Mr Mahathir two years ago over the premier’s remarks made at a press conference that Anwar had committed sexual misconduct, such as adultery and having homosexual sex.
The two lower courts, which rejected Anwar’s suit as “frivolous” and “an abuse of the court process,” upheld Mr Mahathir’s lawyer’s arguments that the premier had made the comments because he was explaining the reasons behind his shocking sacking of Anwar on September 2, 1998.
However, Anwar claimed that the remarks were uttered “maliciously” because Mr Mahathir knew his comments would be widely publicised at home and abroad. DPA
The US President, Mr George W. Bush, has indicated that the government will soon lodge a protest with China over the presence of its workers in Baghdad, who are helping Iraq install fibre optic cables, to improve its air defence systems.
Expressing concern over Chinese presence in Iraq, Mr Bush said his administration was sending an appropriate response to China. “Yes, it is troubling me that they had to be involved in helping Iraq develop a system that will endanger our pilots,’’ he said.
“Let me just tell you this, it has risen to the level where we are going to send a message to the Chinese,’’ Mr Bush told his first official press conference at the White House after becoming the President.
US and British jets chose Friday, a holiday in the Islamic world, to strike at military sites around Baghdad, to avoid hitting Chinese and Iraqi workers laying fibre optic cables to link Iraqi radars with anti-missile sites. UNI
Washington February 23
Soon after the allies’ latest air strikes, President George W. Bush warned that the USA would not allow Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to develop weapons of mass destruction or threaten Iraq’s neighbours. In his first formal press conference as President, Mr Bush said yesterday that the US policy was designed to send a message to the Iraqi leader. AFP
In a judgment that is likely to have far-reaching implications for war crimes trials in Rwanda, Kosovo and East Timor, the tribunal elevated systematic rape from being a mere violation of the customs of war to one of the most heinous war crimes of all — a crime against humanity.
“This verdict is a significant step for women’s human rights. Sexual enslavement in armed conflict is now legally acknowledged as a crime against humanity and perpetrators can and must be held to account,’’ said Amnesty International in a statement after the decision.
The court ruled that the three veterans of the 1992-95 Bosnian war - who stood in silence as the verdict was read out - were guilty of the systematic and savage rape, torture and enslavement of Muslim women in 1992 in the town of Foca in south-eastern Bosnia. They were convicted on 19 separate counts.
“This is the first case where sexual slavery has been charged,’’ UN prosecutor Dirk Ryneveld said. “What sets this apart is that this is a case in which we have a large rape camp organisation. This is the first case of sexual enslavement and the only one with sexual assaults and no murders.’’
In the past international courts such as the tribunals set up in Nuremberg and Tokyo after the World War II, have been reluctant to class wartime rape as a serious crime of war but the Hague tribunal took a much tougher line on the issue.
The judgment will give hope to thousands of surviving “comfort women’’ used as sex slaves by Japanese soldiers during the World War II who have been fighting in vain for recognition and compensation from the Japanese government.
The presiding judge, Florence Mumba of Zambia, described in graphic detail how the three Bosnian Serbs had in the summer of 1992 abducted girls as young as 12 and subjected them to appalling sexual torture in sports halls and a variety of “rape houses’’.
“The three accused are not ordinary soldiers whose morals were merely loosened by the hardships of war. They thrived in the dark atmosphere of the dehumanisation of those believed to be enemies,’’ she told the court.
“Rape was used by members of the Bosnian Serb armed forces as an instrument of terror,’’ the judge concluded at the end of the 11-month trial as she read out the verdict to the three accused.
“You abused and ravaged Muslim women because of their ethnicity and from among their number you picked whomsoever you fancied. You have shown the most glaring disrespect for the women’s dignity and their fundamental human rights on a scale that far surpasses even what one might call the average seriousness of rapes during wartime.’’
In Sarajevo a group of Bosnian Muslim women reacted with fury to the sentences, which they regarded as insufficiently tough.
“We are shocked with the verdict. Justice has not been done, as the three received a minimum punishment for what they have done,’’ argued Nezira Zolota of the Sarajevo association of former camp inmates.
Human rights groups estimate that tens of thousands of Muslim women and girls were systematically raped during the war. Many were deliberately impregnated so as to bear Serbian babies and advance the cause of ethnic cleansing. The Guardian, London
But the captain has maintained that when he looked for the ship through a periscope, he saw nothing — and was not given any warning by a sailor whose job it was to plot the positions of nearby vessels, the newspaper said.
The skipper, Cmdr Scott Waddle, has not publicly discussed the accident. But a person close to the investigation outlined for the newspaper the statements the captain has made to investigators.
According to the account given by the Post, Waddle checked the compass bearing of the nearby ship, as indicated by sonar readings. Then he increased the periscope’s magnification and ordered that the submarine ascend two feet closer to the surface so he could peer over the waves. But he still did not see any vessel nearby.
At about the same time, a sailor in the submarine’s control room calculated that the two ships were only 2,000 yards apart. But the enlisted man decided that he must be mistaken — and, therefore, did not call out a warning — because the Greeneville’s skipper had just made a careful periscope check and had pronounced the area clear of surface ships, according to The Post.
The sailor, known as a fire-control technician, “arbitrarily moved” the plotted position of the Japanese ship to 9,000 yards away from the Greeneville, the Post said, citing the source familiar with the Navy investigation. Reuters
China’s Supreme Court approved the executions of the seven, including a customs officer and a bank official in Xiamen — the eastern port at the centre of the scandal — after their appeals were turned down, the official Xinhua news agency said.
They were among 14 persons, including senior police and customs officials, sentenced to death in November in the first verdicts of the scandal believed to have implicated top national and Communist Party officials.
Xinhua named the seven who were executed as Wang Jinting, Jie Peigong, Huang Shanying, Zhuang Mingtian, Li Tuzhuan, Wu Yubo and Ye Jichen.
Huang had evaded 5.8 billion yuan ($700 million) in taxes by smuggling cigarettes, while Zhuang had dodged 97 million yuan of duties through selling smuggled cigarettes and cars, it said. Reuters
The kidnappers, whose identity has not been clearly established, wanted one or more of the negotiators to act as human shields after any releases while they moved beyond the reach of police and soldiers, the officials added.
The kidnappers, who once again failed to show for a meeting in the densely forested Chittagong Hill Tracts with negotiators yesterday, also stood by an earlier demand for withdrawal of security forces from the area.
“Now it seems a solution to the hostage issue would take some more days,” an army officer told Reuters today, after the kidnappers made known their latest demands through an intermediary. Reuters
Liberia closes 4 newspapers
MONROVIA (Liberia): Liberia has closed four independent newspapers and jailed four journalists after one of the papers published a story critical of military spending by the government of President Charles Taylor. The journalists, three top editors and a senior reporter, were arrested on Wednesday, hours after the newspaper published a report saying the government was spending $ 50,000 on helicopter parts and noting that civil servants had not been paid for more than four months. AP
Japanese scribe beaten up
MOSCOW: A correspondent with the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun was in hospital after being seriously beaten up in an attack in Moscow, a local employee at the daily said. “Hideki Soejima is in hospital now but he is getting better, the doctors are looking after him,” the staff member said on Thursday without giving any further details of Tuesday night’s assault and speaking on condition of anonymity. AFP
Lawson named Author of Year
LONDON: A domestic goddess defeated a boy wizard at the British Book Awards. Cookbook writer Nigella Lawson, author of the comfort-food compendium “How to be a Domestic Goddess,” was named Author of the Year on Thursday, beating J.K. Rowling, creator of teenage wizard Harry Potter. AP
Great Wall was longer
BEIJING: The Great Wall across China’s northern frontiers was at least 500 km longer than traditionally thought and may have stretched as far as the central Asian Silk Road hub of Kashgar, Chinese archaeologists have said. Archaelogist Ma Shunying concluded that a section of wall in western China’s Xinjiang region was part of the Great Wall, bringing its total length to 7,200 km, the official xinhua news agency said on Thursday. DPA
Australian kids can’t see ‘Hannibal’
SYDNEY: Australian censors have bowed to public pressure to change the rating they had given the film “Hannibal” and barred anyone under 18 from seeing it. Censors re-rated the sequel to “The Silence of the Lambs” after the original rating allowed children under 15 to view its scenes of gore and cannibalism if they were in the company of an adult. The government ordered the review before the film’s second weekend of release in Australia. DPA
Girl sends five thugs packing
LONDON: Five English louts loitering in an underpass got their comeuppance from a slightly built 14-year-old girl when she used them for taekwondo practice after they had accosted her, the Daily Mail has reported. Confronted by the foul-mouthed thugs while returning from her martial arts class on Thursday, Heidi Rogan ducked a punch from one of her attackers and delivered a straight-armed fist to his belly. A jump-kick to the groin area of a second attacker followed. DPA
Robbie Williams pushed off stage
LONDON: Pop star Robbie Williams’ ego had an unexpected landing at a concert in Germany when he was pushed off stage in front of thousands of fans by a member of the audience, a spokeswoman for the singer has said. “The guy ran on stage and pushed Robbie off,” Williams’ spokeswoman told Reuters on Thursday. She added that the person, believed to be a 20-year-old man, was “mentally unstable”. The incident happened on wednesday night at Stuttgart’s Schleyerhalle Stadium. Reuters
45 addicts held from drug “den”
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police arrested 45 drug addicts shooting up for their daily fix from a drug “den” in a jungle area in the Malaysian capital, news reports said on Friday. The suspected addicts, all men aged between 20 and 56, were rounded up in Selayang district after the police received a tip-off, the New Straits Times daily said. DPA
Internet adoption row; woman held
LONDON: The British police has arrested the woman at the centre of a transatlantic Internet adoption row on suspicion of theft, a spokesman has said. Judith Kilshaw, (47), from Buckley in North Wales was questioned by the police before being released on bail without being charged. “We can confirm that a 47-year-old woman from Buckley was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of theft and questioned at Mold police station,” a police spokesman said on Thursday. “She has now been released on police bail. No charges have been brought against her.” Reuters
Judge’s nod to Sotheby settlement
NEW YORK: A federal judge has approved a $512 million civil settlement reached by Sotheby’s Holdings Inc and Christie’s International Plc to resolve price-fixing litigation brought by art buyers and sellers. The consolidated class actions were brought by more than 130,000 clients accusing Sotheby’s and Christie’s of colluding on commission fees. Reuters
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Hotel Bel-Air
Nestled in 12 acres of landscaped gardens, beautiful hotel is where some of the world’s most celebrated personalities go to relax and rejuvenate in style.
Just minutes from Beverly Hills and Los Angeles’ most popular attractions, Hotel Bel-Air is regarded as one of the most beautiful hotels in the world.
You will be treated like royalty during your stay and gorgeous rooms will ensure you experience the true extravagance of staying at one of the top luxury hotels in Los Angeles.
Hotel Bel-Air has won consistent praise for its impeccable service, luxuriously-appointed rooms, and charming atmosphere.
Expert team take great pride in making sure each guest’s stay is as pleasurable as it is memorable.
Each of spacious and contemporary guest rooms features the finest decor and a range of innovative technology – from impressive Bang & Olufsen televisions to beautiful desks with integrated media hubs and iPads in every room.
With 45 suites to choose from, including one-of-a-kind signature suites that offer grand residential style living, with large garden patios and fireplaces, hotel has rooms to suit all tastes.
For exceptional luxury, the impressive Presidential Suite has its own private courtyard and infinity pool, bed swathed in the finest Egyptian cotton, and a bar for those all-important social gatherings.
For something a little less extravagant – but equally as elegant – Canyon Suites offer supreme style and sophistication with a touch more privacy – not to mention some incredible views.
The stunning Presidential Suite offers the feel of a private home at one of the most romantic hotels in Los Angeles.
Relax and enjoy the garden views from the great room, which has a piano and a fireplace, or unwind on the patio complete with dining area and Jacuzzi. Inspired by mid-century Southern California design, the suite features touches of leather, dark wood and velvet.
Pass through French doors and onto the courtyard with its private swimming pool.
A luxurious bedroom and bathroom, with a rain shower and spa bath, complete the scene.
Bathtub and shower
Chalon Suite
167 SQM 2 BEDROOMS
Lose yourself in the Golden Age of Hollywood with a stay in the Chalon Suite in one of the finest five-star hotels Los Angeles has to offer. A luxurious great room, two bedrooms and two and half bathrooms provide a wealth of space, making it ideal for families.
Inspired by mid-century California architecture, the suite overlooks stunning gardens and features a private patio with a sitting area and a Jacuzzi.
Herb Garden Suite
Accessible through a private elevator, the Herb Garden Suite is inspired by Southern California architecture of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.
Featuring everything expected from one of the best five-star hotels in LA, it centers on a spacious living room with vaulted ceilings and a fireplace.
French windows in the master bedroom look over the gardens, and there is a terrace for enjoying the warm weather.
Celebrate with guests in the dining room, which features a full chef’s kitchen. In the luxurious marble bathroom, you’ll find limestone floors, a rain shower and a spa bath.
Stone Canyon Suite
Inspired by mid-century California style, the Stone Canyon Suite is a home-away-from-home at one of the finest five-star hotels near Hollywood. The elegant great room connects to the stunning bedroom, whilst the bathroom has heated floors, a rain shower and a bath with a built-in television.
With views of the beautiful gardens, this luxurious suite offers an excess of indoor and outdoor space including a private furnished patio with a dining area, fireplace and Jacuzzi.
Two Bedroom Bel-Air Suite
Space, style and luxury meet in the Two Bedroom Bel-Air Suites at this Hollywood historic hotel. Influenced by Southern California design of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, these light-filled suites are appointed with vintage-style furniture.
Warm breezes flow through the French windows in the sitting room, whilst the luxurious master bathroom features limestone floors and a spa bath with a built-in TV.
Grace Kelly Suite
Experience exceptional Hollywood glamour at Hotel Bel-Air’s Grace Kelly Suite. Rich in 1950s style, the suite features vintage-inspired furniture and a tree-shaded patio with Jacuzzi. After a long day, relax on the luxurious king-size bed and dream of Grace Kelly, who retreated to the hotel after winning the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1954.
The living room offers beautiful views from floor-to-ceiling windows, and you’ll enjoy a spa bath with a built-in television in the elegant bathroom.
Located in the middle canyon, the timeless elegance of the one-of-a-kind Grand Suite at Hotel Bel-Air makes it a star amongst the finest five-star hotels in Hollywood.
The modern Spanish style of the suite is accented by dark wood, sleek furniture and a subtle colour scheme.
The living room features a fireplace and French doors leading to a spacious garden patio with a seating area.
Enjoy drinks in the dining area, relax in the airy bedroom or unwind in the luxurious bathroom, which has heated limestone floors.
Patio Suite
The one-of-a-kind Patio Suite is unique amongst the luxury hotels Los Angeles is known for.
Designed with contemporary simplicity in mind, it also features elegant touches of classic Hollywood style. In the bathroom, you’ll discover a rain shower and a spa bath with a built-in TV.
The suite is located in the stunning lower canyon and features an airy living room, with French doors opening onto a patio with a Jacuzzi and seating area, which is also accessible through the luxurious bedroom.
Swan Lake Suite
Experience the magical Swan Lake Suite at one of the finest five-star hotels Los Angeles has to offer.
Pass by a white picket fence next to the picturesque Swan Lake, and enter a charming vintage Hollywood style suite with a living room and fireplace, where President Richard Nixon wrote his memoirs.
Open the French doors to reveal a spacious patio with a Jacuzzi, which is also accessible from the beautiful, light-filled bedroom and luxurious bathroom.
Bel-Air Suite
Enjoy peace, quiet and luxury in a Bel-Air Suite at one of the most romantic five-star hotels in Los Angeles.
Inspired by classic Hollywood style, these suites are appointed with vintage-inspired furniture and have natural wood ceilings.
Enjoy views of the beautiful gardens and relax in the elegant sitting room, some of which feature a wood-burning fireplace.
The bedroom is filled with light, whilst the bathroom has a rain shower and a spa bath.
Bel-Air Suite with Patio
Escape to one of the finest five-star luxury hotels near Hollywood for a relaxing stay in a Bel-Air Suite with Patio.
Capturing the look of mid-century Southern California style, these suites feature fine furniture and luxurious touches. Soak up the sun on the furnished garden patio, or sit by the fireplace in the sitting room.
In the spacious bathroom, you’ll find a rain shower and a spa bath with a built-in television.
If you need additional space, many Bel-Air Suites with Patios connect to Deluxe Guestrooms.
Junior Pool Suite
Relax in the comfort of an elegant Junior Pool Suite at one of the best five-star luxury hotels in the world.
Inspired by the golden age of Hollywood, the suite is accessible through a private entrance and overlooks the signature swimming pool surrounded by hanging palms and cascading blooms.
The suite’s pool-side setting reflects the best of LA's celebrated outdoor lifestyle including a private patio, while its stylish sitting room and bedroom offer a welcoming space.
In the marble bathroom, you’ll find a built-in TV, rain shower and a bath, and heated limestone floors.
Contemporary style meets vintage Hollywood in the Loft Studios at Hotel Bel-Air, one of the finest hotels in LA.
Designed with an open floor plan, these spacious studios feature a balcony, high ceilings and a two-sided fireplace, giving you plenty of room to rest and relax.
Fall asleep on the comfortable king-size bed, or curl up on the sofa with someone special and watch the fire.
In the luxurious marble bathroom, you’ll discover a rain shower and a separate bath with a built-in television.
Canyon Suite
A recent addition to this famed celebrity hotel in Los Angeles, the luxurious Canyon Suites at the five-star Hotel Bel-Air are located on a peaceful hillside.
Each suite recreates the look of mid-century Hollywood style and features retractable walls, opening onto a furnished patio with a fireplace and spa pool.
Elegant wood accents are found throughout, and every suite has a luxurious bathroom with a Jacuzzi.
Many Canyon Suites can be connected to additional guestrooms or suites, providing extra space.
Premier Canyon Suite
The Premier Canyon Suites are the perfect way to experience the Southern California lifestyle.
Inside, you’ll enjoy a separate living room and bedroom, and an elegant master bathroom with the luxurious touches expected from one of the best five-star hotels in LA.
With a look influenced by Hollywood’s golden age, these lavish suites have an undeniable vintage flair.
Retractable walls open onto a spacious patio with a seating area, fireplace and spa pool overlooking the rolling hills.
Canyon Studio
The interior design of Hotel Bel Air is inspired by 1930s, 1940s and 1950s Hollywood, a period of Southern Californian residential architecture and design that produced an all American style evoking glamour and graceful living with international flair.
Canyon Studios are located on the hillside in the Lower Canyon and are the most recently refreshed accommodations.
Each of these unique spaces blend the indoor and outdoor elements effortlessly with retractable walls opening up to a large private patio with comfy seating areas, fireplace and spa pool.
Most have the option to connect to other Canyon Studios or Suites.
Premier Canyon Studio
Located high on the hillside at Hotel Bel-Air, one of the best hotels in LA, the Premier Canyon Studios blend contemporary style with vintage Southern California décor.
Retractable walls open onto a private patio overlooking the canyon, where you’ll find cosy chairs, a fireplace and a spa pool.
Head inside to enjoy a king-size bed, a sitting area and a luxurious marble bathroom with a rain shower and separate bath.
Most Premier Canyon Studios connect to other rooms and suites.
Grand Deluxe with Patio & Fireplace
In the Grand Deluxe King with Patio and Fireplace Rooms at Hotel Bel-Air, you’ll find a stunning blend of classic California design and modern elegance – everything expected from one of the finest five-star hotels in Los Angeles.
Past the French doors, there’s a garden patio furnished with a table and chairs, making it the perfect place to enjoy the sun.
Inside, you’ll discover a cosy sitting area and a spacious marble bathroom with a rain shower and spa bath.
Some Grand Deluxe Rooms also connect to other rooms.
Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed
These light-filled rooms are reached through a private entrance and have a sitting area with a desk and lush garden views.
In the luxurious marble bathroom, you’ll find a separate shower and spa bathtub with a built-in television.
Some Deluxe Rooms also connect to others suites and rooms.
Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Patio
Modern style meets Hollywood glamour in the Deluxe Patio Rooms at Hotel Bel-Air, one of the finest luxury hotels in Los Angeles.
Inspired by classic Southern California design, each room features a sitting area, private entrance and a patio that’s perfect for enjoying the sun.
In the luxurious marble bathroom, you’ll find a rain shower and a separate bath with a built-in TV.
Some Deluxe Patio Rooms connect with additional suites and rooms.
Indulge in renowned, modern California cuisine, laced with European and Mediterranean influences, courtesy of Wolfgang Puck at Hotel Bel-Air.
Seasonal menu is based on locally sourced ingredients from farmers’ markets and inspired by the healthy lifestyle synonymous with California.
To top it off, elegant dining room and the sumptuous garden terrace both offer the perfect setting to enjoy such fine dining.
For something a little lighter – or perhaps more thirst quenching – the hotel’s Bar and Lounge offers some of the tastiest bites and finest cocktails in the whole of California.
Relax in complete comfort amongst the rich wood-panelled walls and the sophisticated live piano music, as experienced mixologists and bar team cater for your every need.
The Bar & Lounge
With its central fireplace, grand piano and wood-paneled walls, popular bar in Los Angeles will transport you back to the atmosphere of Hollywood’s golden age.
An inventive cocktail menu pays homage to the classics while also celebrating an inspired new wave of mixology that incorporates house-made infusions and elixirs.
Wolfgang Puck’s afternoon and evening menu offers casual late-day and dinner fare, including a Mediterranean mezze platter or artisanal cheeses to share as well as a selection of full-sized entrees.
Wolfgang Puck at Hotel Bel-Air features modern California cuisine with European and Mediterranean influences in a spectacular garden setting. Сhefs visit the farmer’s market every week and select the freshest, most seasonal items to utilize in menus.
Dine in the elegant dining room, on the alfresco terrace, or in the bar and lounge.
Created as a wonderful way to spoil someone special, executive pastry team has designed four beautiful cakes, each available in five different flavors. Choose from Strawberry Lane, Honey Bee, Mocha Choco Latte, Lemon in the Coconut and Flourless Flower Cake.
All designs are available in a variety of sizes, ranging from 4-10’’/10-25cm, and are priced from $80 to $278. Cake orders must be made at least 48 hours in advance and can be served in restaurant as part of your celebration or made available ‘to-go’.
Make Sunday the highlight of your week by enjoying a leisurely brunch in a beautiful setting, with a relaxed atmosphere and varied menu, featuring something to satisfy all tastes. It is how Sundays should be.
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If you’re in the mood for a touch of indulgence, the elegantly-appointed Hotel Bel-Air Spa by La Prairie is an oasis within an oasis, complete with a private patio, beautiful mosaic steam rooms and even a waterfall.
Offering only the finest face and body treatments, including customized age-defying facials and unique massages, the spa is a good choice for those looking for some well-deserved downtime.
A selection of state-of-the-art Technogym equipment will keep you entertained with USB ports, internet access and TVs on all cardio machines.
Located adjacent to the Hotel Bel-Air Spa by La Prairie, Joseph Martin Hair & Beauty offers a selection of hair and beauty services.
A hand and forearm massage with Cellular Hand Cream will bring your hands to life, leaving you soft as velvet, as your nails are shaped and polished to perfection.
For over 70 years, the signature oval-shaped pool has been the focal point of Hotel Bel-Air.
Relaxation Lounge
Relaxation Lounge with beverage station offering a variety of tea, flavored water and snacks.
La Prairie, the luxury Swiss beauty company revered for its collection of powerful, anti-aging products, welcomes you to namesake spa at Hotel Bel-Air.
Hotel Bel-Air offers a unique and private location for those who wish to avoid the typical hotel business setting.
With over 10,000 sq ft of elegant indoor and glorious outdoor function space located within the world-famous gardens, the hotel is a tranquil respite from the hustle and bustle of the city located just outside the gates of Bel-Air.
Paired with the legendary cuisine of Master Chef Wolfgang Puck, Hotel Bel-Air brings a level of innovation and inspiration to your next group event.
The Boutique offers guests a wide variety of custom-made merchandise, from cashmere and silks to jewelry and leathers.
Hike through the Hollywood Hills to a vantage point with stunning panoramic views.
Hotel Bel-Air brings a level of innovation and inspiration to your next group event.
One of LA's top attractions is the view of the city itself.
Make sure to book your Universal Studios Hollywood tickets early so as not to be disappointed.
Home to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Walt Disney Concert Hall is one of the most spectacular concert halls in the world.
Sparkling Swan Lake, enchanting grottos, charming bridges and stone fountains lend to the fairy-tale ambiance that Hotel Bel-Air has been known for over half a century.
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BT’s away game
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Sector Media, Mobile, News, Press, print.
Music publishing in Germany 2014-17
Germany remains the second largest market in Europe for the exploitation of composition rights by their authors, with €382 million paid out to them in 2014, up 8% on 2013 (63% share of distributions on average). The German Government intends to secure an even “better balance for authors” in their contracts with music publishers, by allowing the composer to “re-tender” their contracts after five years to secure a better deal. GEMA, the collecting society, has a strong position in Germany and is poised to lead the development of the digital single market for online music services. Together with PRS for Music (UK) and STIM (Sweden), GEMA has formed a joint venture (JV) to offer multi-territory licensing and copyright administration services to services, music publishers and other CMOs, cleared by the EU Commission. Music publisher revenues from domestic collections could rise from €225 million to €247 million from 2014 to 2017, due to a moderate rise in broadcast revenues on the back of the economic recovery, a boost to public performance revenues from a higher live music tariff and flat royalties from recorded music expenditure, as the decline of physical mechanicals is offset by the rise of online royalties.
Germany remains the second largest market in Europe for the exploitation of composition rights by their authors, with €382 millio [...]
Sector Media, Music and Radio, Non-UK Media.
Sky’s cost discipline in Italy close to being vindicated
In Italy, pay coverage of the Champions League shifted from Sky to Mediaset Premium this season. Alongside a new Serie A contract, this adds an extra €300 million to Mediaset Premium’s cost base. The first results indicate that Mediaset is unlikely to meet its subscriber growth target. On current trends we expect cumulative EBIT losses of over €400 million by 2018. Mounting losses may force Mediaset to close or sell Premium, but fear of Sky may slow decision-making. Sky was probably right not to overbid for the Champions League and the savings should more than offset minor subscriber losses.
In Italy, pay coverage of the Champions League shifted from Sky to Mediaset Premium this season. Alongside a new Serie A contract, [...]
Sector Broadcast TV, Media, Non-UK Media, Sports, TV.
Friends with benefits: Facebook and publishers
We are seeing a proliferation of news distribution services on social media and technology platforms, as companies like Apple and Facebook look to capture the value of longform professional content. Facebook’s Instant articles will likely be the most significant distribution mechanism for publishers, allowing Facebook to further position itself as a provider of quality, rather than just user-generated, content. This is best seen as a trade: news providers’ engaging content for Facebook’s audience reach and data. While concerns about reliance on Facebook and content commoditisation are understandable, these are the inevitable results of user behaviour.
We are seeing a proliferation of news distribution services on social media and technology platforms, as companies like Apple and F [...]
Sector Internet, Media, Mobile Apps, Press, print, Web App.
Sky Deutschland: approaching profitability?
The push for accelerated subscriber acquisition has stalled Sky Deutschland’s underlying growth in profits as promotions have undermined ARPU. After being artificially suppressed by the introduction of two-year contracts, churn is poised to rise. Sky could maintain subscriber growth only through increased marketing and discounting – but this is unlikely. We expect EBIT breakeven before the end of the current Bundesliga contract in 2017. But sustained profitability depends on the outcome of the rights auction to be held next spring.
The push for accelerated subscriber acquisition has stalled Sky Deutschland’s underlying growth in profits as promotions have undermined ARPU. After being ar [...]
Sector Media, Non-UK Media, TV.
Amazon’s Prime Directive
Despite dropping the Fire Phone, Amazon has upped the ante in its battle for digital media consumers, upgrading its Fire TV devices and rolling out a new range of low price and robust tablets, starting from £50/$50, squarely aimed at the mass market. As with all Amazon devices aside from the failed phone, they are conduits for the company’s media and retail services, aimed at increasing purchases and forcing other platform operators to include them. Although shrinking as a share of Amazon’s business, media remains crucial, both for direct revenue and to attract customers to Prime, its membership programme, which by some estimates now accounts for the majority of its US sales.
Despite dropping the Fire Phone, Amazon has upped the ante in its battle for digital media consumers, upgrading its Fire TV devices [...]
Sector Broadcast TV, Ecommerce, Internet, Media, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Technology, TV, Web App.
PSB at risk in the world
Australia’s ABC and Canada’s CBC/Radio Canada have each suffered severe budget cuts imposed by governments without public or political debate and in spite of strong audience support. These cuts have impaired the international reach of ABC and CBC, as well as their investment in news and locally originated content. The UK’s reputation and standing in the world relies on the BBC’s services, its online presence, channels and its programming sales. And, just as in Canada and Australia, this valuable national soft power is and will be diminished by current government policy.
Australia’s ABC and Canada’s CBC/Radio Canada have each suffered severe budget cuts imposed by governments without public or po [...]
Sector Broadcast TV, Media, Music and Radio, Television, TV.
BBC TV airwaves beyond 2026?
The DCMS Green Paper on Charter Renewal does not mention the DTT spectrum, but the question of its future is never far away, in particular where it refers to the recent explosion of choice and poses questions about universality. The former 470-862 MHz band reserved for broadcast TV will already have shrunk to 470-694 MHz by 2022 following intense international pressure from the mobile sector. Absent a strong defence case, we cannot rule out total clearance from the mid-twenties. As things stand, replacement of the DTT spectrum by the internet will have devastating consequences for the entire TV broadcast ecosystem. Most importantly, examination of viewing trends leads us to conclude that the UK public will not be ready for at least another 20 years.
The DCMS Green Paper on Charter Renewal does not mention the DTT spectrum, but the question of its future is never far away, in par [...]
Sector Broadcast TV, Government Broadcast Policy List 2015/16, Media, Technology, TV.
Apple battles for control
New ‘s’ versions of the iPhone 6 and 6Plus will help to maintain Apple’s grip on the high-end smartphone market. A notebook-sized iPad Pro and revamped Apple TV round out this year’s iOS device upgrade. iPhone sales may be further boosted by a new leasing plan, initially US-only, allowing users to upgrade handsets each year more easily, which also should enable the company to take a share of the used iPhone market, and could even be a precursor to an Apple MVNO. While the new iPad and Apple TV are unlikely to have a material impact on profits in the near term, they should be seen in the context of the wider battle for control of the connected office and home.
New ‘s’ versions of the iPhone 6 and 6Plus will help to maintain Apple’s grip on the high-end smartphone market. A notebook-s [...]
Sector Broadcast TV, Media, Mobile and Wireless Technology, Technology, Telecom, Web App.
BBC TV – impact on investment in UK content
Responding to the Green Paper’s question on the BBC’s market impact, this report finds that the UK’s creative economy would suffer a 25-50% decline of investment in new UK content “if BBC TV did not exist at all”. Advertising-supported broadcasters would gain little, if any, extra revenue from expanded commercial audiences. ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and non-PSB multichannel broadcasters would be unable to fill the gap in investment left by the BBC. Pay-TV platforms could gain significant revenues although the loss of BBC TV programming, with 30% viewing share, would increase costs. Pay-TV platforms invest <10p on the £ of revenue in new UK content excluding sport so they, too, would not fill the gap left by the BBC.
Responding to the Green Paper’s question on the BBC’s market impact, this report finds that the UK’s creative economy would s [...]
Sector Broadcast TV, Media, Non-UK Media, Pay TV, TV.
UK quarterly internet trends Q2 2015
The UK’s love affair with the smartphone continued in Q2: 85% of adults under 55 and a third of over-55s now have smartphones, which are becoming the primary method of accessing the internet, accounting for over 40% of time online. Among teens and younger adults internet usage is now higher than TV viewing, though this is still offset overall by the massed ranks of older viewers who remain glued to their TV sets. Commercial revenues derived from mobile devices still trail their share of internet usage but the gap is closing fast: in Q2, smartphones and tablets generated nearly half of consumer e-commerce transactions, while mobile ads represented 34% of internet search and display advertising.
The UK’s love affair with the smartphone continued in Q2: 85% of adults under 55 and a third of over-55s now have smartphones, wh [...]
Sector Fixed Line (Internet and Voice), Internet, Media, Mobile, Technology, Telecom.
Numericable-SFR: Costs down but growth elusive
Ten months after the acquisition of France’s SFR by Numericable, cost cutting targets appear likely to be exceeded, but the promised resumption of revenue growth may still take time to materialise as downward price pressures persist and the subscriber base has yet to stabilise. Profitability has increased faster than expected, while debt ratios look sustainable and set to decline. The challenge is to relaunch marketing while achieving the guided ambitious EBITDA margin growth. Investments, even if lower than planned, may be enough to sustain network competitiveness. The rationale for consolidation between Numericable, Bouygues and/or Iliad remains strong. But Numericable’s model looks sustainable without this. Side investments in media may at best bring political clout. The main risk stands with parent company’s Altice’s debt-finance expansion.
Ten months after the acquisition of France’s SFR by Numericable, cost cutting targets appear likely to be exceeded, but the promi [...]
Sector acquisition, Fixed Line (Internet and Voice), Media, Mobile and Wireless Technology, Technology, Telecom.
UK internet device and consumption forecasts: Smartphones rule
The UK is now a smartphone society: by the end of this year smartphone users will exceed the PC internet audience and by 2020 we project penetration will reach 83%. The average smartphone user now spends an hour and three quarters a day online, significantly more than the equivalent for PC and tablet, and phones already account for nearly half of all time online. We are positive on tablet user numbers, and think PCs will be resilient, especially for work users. All in all we expect connected time in 2020 to be 21 billion hours higher than in 2015, up over 35%. Commercial revenues via smartphones and tablets still lag their share of internet usage, but the monetisation gap versus the PC is closing fast: the newer devices accounted for 27% of internet search and display advertising last year, up 8ppts versus 2013, and 36% of e-commerce transactions, up from a quarter a year earlier. Consumers are already thinking mobile-first; businesses will have to follow.
The UK is now a smartphone society: by the end of this year smartphone users will exceed the PC internet audien [...]
Sector Internet, Media, Mobile, Mobile and Wireless Technology, Technology, Telecom.
The BBC, the press and online news
The Government’s Green Paper on Charter Renewal asks whether BBC News is “crowding out” commercial news suppliers and, if so, whether this is justified. Our research shows that UK newspaper publishers have been damaged by the internet. They face inherent challenges in monetising online audiences, in common with other news publishers. To be blunt, the BBC plays no role in exacerbating these challenges. Scaling back BBC News will damage the UK’s sole source of impartial, quality and trusted news, whose independence is valued by users in the UK and around the world, risking the UK’s global “soft power”.
The Government’s Green Paper on Charter Renewal asks whether BBC News is “crowding out” commercial news suppliers and, if so, [...]
Sector Broadcast TV, Media, Press, print, TV.
Music Publishing in the UK 2014-17
The UK is the top music publishing market in Europe, at £428 million in 2014, despite being second to France and Germany for collections, because mechanical royalties for the reproduction rights (CDs, vinyl, digital) flow only to music publishers, while performance royalties are shared with writers. Thanks to the recovery of the UK economy that started in 2013, royalties from performance on radio, TV and in public have risen more strongly in recent years than in the difficult period of the recession 2008-10, providing a more promising context for sustained growth of the performance component of music publisher revenues. For online royalties, which accounted for 12% of music publisher revenues in 2014, the withdrawal by major music publishers of their rights to Anglo-American repertoire has shifted licensing to SOLAR, a joint venture of PRS for Music, STIM, and GEMA, also offering an aggregated repertoire and copyright administration services. This makes PRS for Music a leader in the development of multi-territory licensing of digital music services.
The UK is the top music publishing market in Europe, at £428 million in 2014, despite being second to France a [...]
Sector Media, Music and Radio, UK Media.
UK consumer magazines: Digital future still a long way off
In this extensive report on the UK magazine market we review demand for print magazines, the advertising marketplace and the transition to digital. We detail the major publishers’ print and digital activities and provide advertising forecasts for print and digital spend to 2018.
In this extensive report on the UK magazine market we review demand for print magazines, the advertising marketplace and the transi [...]
Sector Advertising, Media, Press, print.
Print advertising hits structural wall
UK advertising is having a bumper year – some of the strongest growth for two decades – but print is receiving none of this upside. The year started soft then plummeted in the weeks immediately before and since the General Election, with increasingly serious implications for the sector. A reasonably steady UK economy and explosive TV and digital spend evidence a structural decline for print media display, though specific factors also point to some cyclical effects. We forecast a slowing of the rate of decline in H2 2015 and 2016, but we believe sooner or later the industry will have to work closely with agencies and brands to establish new terms of engagement for print media.
UK advertising is having a bumper year – some of the strongest growth for two decades – but print is receiving none of this ups [...]
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International Days March 25 2014 (United Nations)
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International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade:
On 25 March, the International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade offers the opportunity to honour and remember those who suffered and died at the hands of the brutal slavery system. The International Day also aims at raising awareness about the dangers of racism and prejudice of these days.
Resolution A/RES/62/122
International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination - Day 5
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Today, few people think about the interesting history behind these garments, which became a symbol of social change.
Swimming costumes as a sign of progress and changing customs
The history of swimming costumes is not only a story of fashion and changing trends, but also of a revolution in customs. To understand this fully, it is necessary to take a step into the past.
Even in ancient times, women wore something like swimsuits. But nobody attached any great importance to them, as they were worn simply in order to avoid feeling embarrassment while bathing in the river. By the time the middle ages arrived, however, swimming costumes, even one piece swimsuits, were unheard of. Women were forbidden to bathe in public for fear that nudity would offend others.
Attitudes to this issue changed in the 18th and 19th centuries. People began to take better care of their health, and it became understood that, in order to maintain vitality, washing the body regularly was essential. Women bathed willingly in rivers, but they always had to remember to cover themselves with voluminous swimming costumes, which were extremely cumbersome and sometimes concealed stones. The whole aim was to avoid any part of the clothing from accidentally rising and revealing any part of the body.
At the start of the 20th century, a scandal erupted with swimsuits at the centre. The Australian swimmer Annette Kellerman appeared on an American beach wearing a one piece swimsuit which exposed her neck, shoulders and legs. The athlete was immediately arrested, but many women stood by her side and Kellerman’s actions helped some women to stop fearing social judgement and turn up on beaches in similar costumes.
Maybe it was because of the Australian that, a few years later, the organisers of the Olympics allowed women to turn out in somewhat more revealing swimming costumes. On these swimsuits, the bottom came to mid-thigh.
Swimsuit fashion as a historical sensation
Over the course of time, customs and morals have changed. The breakthrough year was 1946, when Jacques Heim introduced the first two piece swimming costume. He inspired Louis Réard, whoshortly afterwards brought to the market a swimming costume similar to the modern bikini. It caused a sensation, not least because many of conservative morals could not accept such such a scanty piece of women’s clothing.
Rudi Gernreich caused an even greater scandal, when he designed his one piece swimsuit. The novelty of this was that it exposed even more a woman’s chest than before.
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Home > Scholarship on Teaching > Creating Citizens: Liberal Arts, Civic Engagement, and the Land-Grant Tradition
Creating Citizens: Liberal Arts, Civic Engagement, and the Land-Grant Tradition
Brunner, Brigitta R.
University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, AL
LC220.5.C698 2016
Topics: Academic Histories and Contexts | Civic Engagement
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In Creating Citizens, professors and administrators at Auburn University’s College of Liberal Arts recount valuable, first-hand experiences teaching Community and Civic Engagement (CCE). They demonstrate that, contrary to many expectations, CCE instruction both complements the mission of liberal arts curricula and powerfully advances the fundamental mission of American land-grand institutions.
The nine essays in Creating Citizens offer structures for incorporating CCE initiatives into university programs, instructional methods and techniques, and numerous case studies and examples undertaken at Auburn University but applicable at any university. Many contributors describe their own rewarding experiences with CCE and emphasize the ways outreach efforts reinvigorate their teaching or research.
Creating Citizens recounts the foundation of land-grant institutions by the Morrill Act of 1862. Their mission is to instruct in agriculture, military science, and mechanics, but these goals augmented rather than replaced an education in the classics, or liberal arts. Land-grant institutions, therefore, have a special calling to provide a broad spectrum of society with an education that not only enriched the personal lives of their students, but the communities they are a part of. Creating Citizens demonstrates the important opportunities CCE instruction represents to any university but are especially close to the heart of the mission of land-grant colleges.
In open societies, the role and mission of public institutions of higher learning that are supported by public subsidies are perennial subjects of interest and debate. Creating Citizens provides valuable insights of interest to educators, education administrators, students, and policy makers involved in the field of higher education. (From the Publisher)
Introduction (Brigitta R. Brunner)
I. Structures Designed to Support Community and Civic Engagement
ch. 1 Engaged Scholarship’s Place within the Tenure and Promotion Process (Brigitta R. Brunner)
ch. 2 A Profile of a University Community and Civic Engagement Political Science Internship (William E. Kelly)
II. Community and Civic Engagement Method and Technique
ch. 3 Community Inquiry in the Writing Classroom: Bridging Liberal Arts and Education with the Work of Civic Engagement (Chad Wickman)
ch. 4 Bridges across Wire (Kyes Stevens with James Emmett Ryan)
ch. 5 An Exploration of Outreach Opportunities for College German Programs in Alabama (Iulia Pittman and Anne-Katrin Gramberg)
III. Community and Civic Engagement Examples
ch. 6 Nobody is Telling Our Story (Nan Fairley)
ch. 7 Culturing Connection, Growing Community: The Art in Agriculture Initiative (Christopher McNulty and Barb Bondy)
ch. 8 Group Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Community-Based Research with a Family Focus (Elizabeth Brestan-Knight and Timothy S. Thornberry, Jr.)
ch. 9 Community and Civic Engagement, Civil Society, and Anthropological Research in India (Kelly D. Alley)
Conclusion (Brigitta R. Brunner)
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New documentary from HBO and LeBron James' production company depicts hypocrisy of NCAA
''Student Athlete'' highlights five stories from the world of college sports that show how the NCAA system exploits athletes.
New documentary from HBO and LeBron James' production company depicts hypocrisy of NCAA ''Student Athlete'' highlights five stories from the world of college sports that show how the NCAA system exploits athletes. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2Qi839S
Dan Wolken, USA TODAY Published 1:48 p.m. ET Sept. 30, 2018
Former Rutgers football player Shamar Graves.(Photo: HBO)
About halfway through the new HBO Sports documentary “Student Athlete,” Kentucky basketball player Nick Richards — a high school senior at the time — shows up at the Dean Playground in Brooklyn for a Nike-sponsored youth league game.
Richards, who had just participated in an Under Armour all-star event, tells St. Patrick’s High School coach Chris Chavannes that there’s a problem: He has no Nike shoes to play in.
“You’re wearing an Under Armour shirt on camera,” Chavannes whispers to Richards. “Are you kidding me?”
St. Patrick’s, you see, wears Nike. More specifically, because of state high school association and NCAA rules, Chavannes has a contract with Nike so that’s what his players are supposed to wear.
The documentary, which was co-produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s SpringHill Entertainment and will debut Tuesday night, depicts numerous scenes over its 88 minutes that illustrate the hypocrisy at the heart of the NCAA’s model.
But airing at the one-year anniversary of the FBI’s investigation into college basketball and with the landmark Alston vs. NCAA case challenging athlete compensation limits wrapping up last week, no image explains why college sports needs to be unwound from amateurism more than a high school coach getting paid by a shoe company chastising his star player over which corporate logo he was wearing on a free T-shirt.
“I think the conversation is what would be fair?” said Trish Dalton, one of the film’s co-directors. “Because currently it’s not fair.”
Even those who are intimately familiar with the contradictions and compromises at the heart of college sports will find their eyes opened by “Student Athlete,” which is predictable in some ways but also tells the story of amateurism in a way that is often forgotten about.
While it’s not news that college football and basketball players serve as an unpaid labor force propping up a billion dollar industry, the argument over how much they should get distracts from the fallout that so many athletes experience once they leave — even if they did everything right.
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When college sports proponents argue that the model exists to provide life-changing opportunities for those who might otherwise not end up in higher education, there is also a segment of former athletes who end up adrift in the real world, even if they earned degrees, because they weren't well-prepared for anything beyond professional sports.
“We don’t prepare players for Plan B,” said co-director and Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. “We don’t give them any life skills beyond the dreams we’ve sold them.”
Richards, who is beginning his sophomore season at Kentucky, is one of five stories the filmmakers followed over a period of two years. Their goal was to present a full spectrum of experiences from the recruiting process with Richards to former Baylor football player Silas Nacita’s fight for eligibility after violating NCAA rules to what happens after graduation when there is no more safety net and no prospect of playing sports for a living. They also tell the story of John Shoop, the former North Carolina and Purdue offensive coordinator, who was essentially blackballed from college coaching after he spoke out against the NCAA and began to be an advocate for the rights of student-athletes.
But the most poignant moments of the film revolve around former Rutgers football player Shamar Graves and Bradley basketball player Mike Shaw, who are both struggling with their post-college lives in various ways.
The documentary shows Graves, a tight end who was a significant contributor for Rutgers in 2008 and 2009, bouncing from one part-time job to another over the course of a day that begins before dawn and ends late at night with him sleeping in his Toyota Corolla. Meanwhile, even as he approaches age 30, he still harbors a dream of catching on with an arena league team and even spends a significant amount of money to participate in an open tryout with the Philadelphia Soul.
Former Bradley basketball player Mike Shaw (Photo: HBO)
The film also spends a lot of time tracking Shaw, a former four-star recruit from the south side of Chicago who signed with Illinois, then transferred to Bradley and ultimately had to quit the game due to debilitating back injuries. Though Shaw leaves Bradley with a degree, he struggles when he returns home to find a job he likes and ultimately finds himself struggling with both his mental and physical health, telling a chiropractor he has to delay treatment for his back because he doesn’t have health insurance.
Combined with Nacita, who is forced to leave Baylor and goes as far as Germany in order to further his football career, the film reminds us that there are thousands of college athletes we watch and cheer for every Saturday who end up barely better off than if they had gone to school in the first place. They simply aren’t adequately prepared by college programs for the vast odds stacked against them in professional sports.
“So many don’t know when to let go of that dream,” Obaid-Chinoy said. “It’s a grieving process. If all your life you think you’re going to be the biggest rock star and then you’re not, human beings have all these pressures on them and there are no services provided to them (for dealing with it).
"Mike Shaw thought he was going to be the next big thing and then he got injured and now he’s in and out of mental health institutions because he can’t deal with reality and no one ever taught him how to deal with reality. To be honest, no one has bothered to stop for a minute and open their eyes to something else because it doesn’t benefit the system to tell people about Plan B.”
If there’s one criticism of the filmmakers, it’s that Obaid-Chinoy and Dalton ignored how many good outcomes come from college sports, both in the NFL and NBA or in the professional world. The NCAA and its defenders will surely seize on that in pushing back on the film.
But it’s easy to tell those stories. It’s much harder to cut through the propaganda and show in painstaking detail, as “Student Athlete” does, how badly the system can fail.
Follow Wolken on Twitter @DanWolken
Best of college football Week 5
Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver K.J. Hill crosses the goal line to score the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter against Penn State. James Lang, USA TODAY Sports
Duke Blue Devils running back Deon Jackson (25) scores on a second-half run against the Virginia Tech Hokies at Wallace Wade Stadium. James Guillory, USA TODAY Sports
TCU Horned Frogs quarterback Shawn Robinson (3) runs for a first down against the Iowa State Cyclones during the first half at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Jerome Miron, USA TODAY Sports
Notre Dame Fighting Irish linebacker Drue Tranquill (23) breaks up a pass intended for Stanford Cardinal wide receiver Michael Wilson (4) in the second quarter at Notre Dame Stadium. Matt Cashore, USA TODAY Sports
Auburn Tigers full back Chandler Cox (27) scores a touchdown against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles during the third quarter at Jordan-Hare Stadium. John Reed, USA TODAY Sports
Penn State Nittany Lions wide receiver Juwan Johnson (84) makes a catch during the first quarter against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Beaver Stadium. Matthew O'Haren, USA TODAY Sports
Purdue Boilermakers cornerback Kenneth Major (2) breaks up a pass in the end zone intended for Nebraska Cornhuskers wide receiver Stanley Morgan Jr. (8) in the second half at Memorial Stadium. Bruce Thorson, USA TODAY Sports
Florida State Seminoles linebacker Emmett Rice (56) celebrates with defensive back Jaiden Woodbey (20) after a play against the Louisville Cardinals during second half at Cardinal Stadium. Jamie Rhodes, USA TODAY Sports
Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver A.D. Miller (12) attempts to catch a pass as Baylor Bears safety Verkedric Vaughns (1) defends during the second half at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Kevin Jairaj, USA TODAY Sports
Washington State Cougars safety Skyler Thomas (25) is called for targeting after his hit on Utah Utes wide receiver Britain Covey (18) in the first half at Martin Stadium. James Snook, USA TODAY Sports
Kansas State Wildcats running back Alex Barnes (34) is tackled by Texas Longhorns linebacker Jeffrey McCulloch (23) and defensive back P.J. Locke III (11) during the third quarter at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Scott Sewell, USA TODAY Sports
Boston College Eagles quarterback Anthony Brown (13) evades the tackle of Temple Owls linebacker Todd Jones (40) during the second half at Alumni Stadium. Greg M. Cooper, USA TODAY Sports
Michigan State Spartans running back Connor Heyward (11) gestures a first down during the second half of a game against the Central Michigan Chippewas at Spartan Stadium. Mike Carter, USA TODAY Sports
Auburn Tigers receiver Anthony Schwartz (5) celebrates with fullback Chandler Cox (27) after scoring a touchdown against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles during the second quarter at Jordan-Hare Stadium. John Reed, USA TODAY Sports
Vanderbilt Commodores wide receiver Kalija Lipscomb (16) makes a diving catch for a touchdown during the second half against the Tennessee State Tigers at Vanderbilt Stadium. Christopher Hanewinckel, USA TODAY Sports
Texas Tech Red Raiders wide receiver Antonie Wesley (4) pulls in a pass against the West Virginia Mountaineers in the second half at Jones AT&T Stadium. Michael C. Johnson, USA TODAY Sports
Clemson Tigers running back Travis Etienne (9) scores a touchdown during the second half against the Syracuse Orange at Clemson Memorial Stadium. Joshua S. Kelly, USA TODAY Sports
Texas A&M Aggies running back Trayveon Williams (5) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Arkansas Razorbacks in the fourth quarter at AT&T Stadium. Tim Heitman, USA TODAY Sports
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets running back Nathan Cottrell (31) carries the ball against Bowling Green Falcons defensive back Torrian Hampton (10) during the second quarter at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Adam Hagy, USA TODAY Sports
UCF Knights running back Adrian Killins Jr. (9) runs for a first down as Pittsburgh Panthers defensive back Dane Jackson (11) waits during the second quarter at Spectrum Stadium. Reinhold Matay, USA TODAY Sports
Tennessee State Tigers running back Te'kendrick Roberson (23) is tackled for a loss by a group of Vanderbilt Commodores defenders during the first half at Vanderbilt Stadium. Christopher Hanewinckel, USA TODAY Sports
Nevada Wolf Pack defensive end Korey Rush (99) sacks Air Force Falcons quarterback Arion Worthman (2) in the second quarter quarter at Falcon Stadium. Ron Chenoy, USA TODAY Sports
Tennessee State Tigers tight end Miles Cavitt (80) is pulled down by Vanderbilt Commodores defensive back Allan George (28) after a reception during the first half at Vanderbilt Stadium. Christopher Hanewinckel, USA TODAY Sports
Oklahoma Sooners cornerback Tre Brown (6) defends a pass intended for Baylor Bears wide receiver Denzel Mims (15) during the first half at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Kevin Jairaj, USA TODAY Sports
Kansas Jayhawks wide receiver Jeremiah Booker (88) catches a touchdown pass as Oklahoma State Cowboys cornerback Tanner McCalister (2) defends in the second half at Memorial Stadium. Jay Biggerstaff, USA TODAY Sports
Indiana Hoosiers defensive back Raheem Layne (17) breaks up a pass intended for Rutgers Scarlet Knights wide receiver Shameen Jones (15) during the first half at High Point Solutions Stadium. Ed Mulholland, USA TODAY Sports
Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns running back Elijah Mitchell (15) is hit just shy of the goal line by Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Joshua McMillon (40) at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Marvin Gentry, USA TODAY Sports
Michigan State Spartans quarterback Brian Lewerke (14) dives into the end zone during the first half against the Central Michigan Chippewas at Spartan Stadium. Mike Carter, USA TODAY Sports
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Oklahoma State Cowboys running back Chuba Hubbard (30) hurdles Kansas Jayhawks safety Mike Lee (11) in the first half at Memorial Stadium. Jay Biggerstaff, USA TODAY Sports
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterback TaQuon Marshall (16) stiff-arms Bowling Green Falcons defensive back Marcus Milton (14) during the first quarter at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Adam Hagy, USA TODAY Sports
Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Steven Montez (12) scrambles for a 35-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter against the UCLA Bruins at Folsom Field. Ron Chenoy, USA TODAY Sports
Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. (2) pulls in a 57-yard touchdown touchdown pass in the first quarter against the UCLA Bruins at Folsom Field. Ron Chenoy, USA TODAY Sports
UCLA Bruins wide receiver Michael Ezeike (21) pulls in a touchdown reception past Colorado Buffaloes defensive back Ronnie Blackmon (2) in the first quarter at Folsom Field. Ron Chenoy, USA TODAY Sports
Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Steven Montez (12) carries for a touchdown in the first half at Folsom Field. Ron Chenoy, USA TODAY Sports
Miami Hurricanes defensive lineman Jonathan Garvin (97) celebrates after making an interception during the second half against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Hard Rock Stadium. Steve Mitchell, USA TODAY Sports
Miami Hurricanes quarterback N'Kosi Perry (5) stiff-arms North Carolina Tar Heels safety J.K. Britt (29) during the second half at Hard Rock Stadium. Steve Mitchell, USA TODAY Sports
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North Carolina Tar Heels running back Michael Carter (8) is tackled by Miami Hurricanes defensive back Sheldrick Redwine (22) during the first half at Hard Rock Stadium. Steve Mitchell, USA TODAY Sports
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Warriors 4 Wildlife is a not-for-profit organisation that rescues and rehabilitates injured or orphaned wildlife and releases them back into their natural habitat. The shelter also takes in small domestic animals, reunites them with their owners or helps them find new homes.
Located in Emerald just a short drive east of Melbourne, Warriors 4 Wildlife was founded in September 2015 by Carla Penn and Natalie Thomson. We are a self-funded, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing a safe and comfortable haven to ensure all native Australian wildlife have the best chance at survival.
Volunteering as carers for over four years we decided it was time to start our own shelter as we were getting inundated with rescues and the amount of wildlife coming in. We now have a dedicated team of volunteers who are passionate about helping love and care for our animals along with a team of rescuers and transporters.
Warriors 4 Wildlife was founded to provide care and shelter to all Australian animals, from native species to domestic pets. With the support of volunteers and donors we will provide medical services and treatment to those creatures unable to help themselves.
Animals need the compassion and advocacy of humans to provide rehabilitation from injuries, and as protection from other people. If we stand together with Australia’s animals we can save lives and make long lasting environmental change.
Warriors 4 Wildlife will use every available resource to treat and care for rescued animals until they can be reintroduced to their homes and habitats. With your help, we will reduce suffering and help Australia preserve the rights and dignity of all animals.
To continue our passion and expand our organisation by being part of the next generation to play a role in caring for our wildlife.
To support other shelters locally and around Victoria by holding working bees and fundraisers.
Educate the public about what’s involved In wildlife rehabilitation.
Give opportunities to people or students interested in working or caring for animals and wildlife through volunteering opportunities including amazing workshops, working bee's, excursions and campouts.Provide a place for the community to be a part of something rewarding and enriching with amazing fundraising opportunities and community projects. Schools, disabled groups and youth groups are just some of the community groups we encourage to help us.
Building the wildlife and rehabilitation community by connecting and working together as a whole.
We look after a wide variety of animals and wildlife.
There are many things we do at the shelter from the second an animal comes into care.
Receive call outs to injured, lost or trapped animals. We may have to catch them ourselves or have a qualified person to come and sedate certain animals like kangaroos.
Assess their needs immediately, this may mean administering medication or pain killers.
Take them to vets or other specialised Wildlife sanctuaries
Caring for wounds
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Teaching our wildlife to forage for their food in the most natural way possible
Release our wildlife back to the habitat in which they were found
What We've Achieved
We have built a dedicated team of volunteers that provide love and care to all our animals.
Rehabilitated over 1000 animals since we began caring.
Rescue on average 50-100 animals per month.
Created a W4W Rescue Network on Facebook that connects local shelters, careers and rescue volunteers.
Have over 3500 followers on our Facebook page and help to educate the public about the animals we have in care.
Provided hands on help, cash donations and medical/supplies to other shelters/carers in times of need.
Run a W4W Pet Bird Rescue, where we foster, adopt and reunite lost pets to their owners.
Provide Deakin Uni, Latrobe Uni and Melbourne Uni students work placement.
Given the local community the opportunity to gain experience working with wildlife.
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We have been lucky to get overwhelming support from our community. We would like to thank the public for their kind donations, our members, volunteers and our rescuers for your hard work and dedication. We appreciate the working relationships with the local vets within the area and the numerous businesses that have contributed prizes, discounts and supplies for us to continue doing what we love.
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More Possum boxes, pouches, blankets and bowls to feed and shelter our animals.
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‘Alt-right’ white supremacists have chosen Taylor Swift as their ‘Aryan goddess’ icon, through no fault of her own
Taylor Swift (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
By Travis M. Andrews
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Taylor Swift is not a white supremacist. She doesn’t identify as a neo-Nazi, and there is no evidence to suggest that, behind closed doors, she might.
That hasn’t stopped some white supremacists from the “alt-right,” a fringe group of the movement that often uses humor and message boards like 4chan to spread its ideology, from reportedly choosing her — ironically or not remains unclear — as an icon for their movement. In much the same way Cher or Barbra Streisand can be seen as “gay icons,” a series of Internet memes, articles and message board posts have dubbed Swift an “Aryan goddess.”
It appears to have begun in 2013 when a teenager named Emily Pattinson began overlaying quotes by Adolf Hitler on Pinterest photos of Taylor Swift as a joke, Buzzfeed reported. Swift’s lawyer J. Douglas Baldridge, sent Pinterest a stern letter, asking for the images to be removed. It said, in part:
The association of Ms. Swift with Adolf Hitler undisputedly is ‘harmful,’ ‘abusive,’ ‘ethnically offensive,’ ‘humiliating to other people,’ ‘libelous,’ and no doubt ‘otherwise objectionable.’ It is of no import that Ms. Swift may be a public figure or that Pinterest conveniently now argues that the Offending Material is mere satire or parody. Public figures have rights. And, there are certain historical figures, such as Adolf Hitler, Charles Manson and the like, who are universally identified in the case law and popular culture as lightning rods for emotional and negative reaction.
Pinterest refused to take it down, citing parody laws. But those same images now appear on The Daily Stormer, which bills itself as “the world’s most visited alt-right website.”
The site was founded by self-proclaimed white supremacist Andrew Anglin after he realized Internet users were more interested in quick-hit, meme-type content than the long essays on white supremacy he would post on his previous site, “Total Fascism.”
“My ideology is very simple,” Anglin told the Los Angeles Times. “I believe white people deserve their own country.”
The Southern Poverty Law Center dubbed it a “neo-Nazi website” and one of the two most popular “hate sites” online. Dylann Roof, the alleged shooter in the Charleston church massacre, was active on the site, and the idea of “white student unions,” which popped up around the country last November, percolated there.
The idea of Swift as an alt-right pop icon seems to have percolated there as well.
Along with the memes, the Daily Stormer has become home to several pages of articles praising Swift that bear titles like “Taylor Swift, Avatar of European Imperialism,” “Aryan Goddess Taylor Swift: Nazi Avatar of the White European People” and “Aryan Goddess Taylor Swift Accused of Racism for Behaving Like an Ape in a Music Video.”
“Taylor Swift is a pure Aryan goddess, like something out of classical Greek poetry,” Anglin told Vice’s Broadly. “Athena reborn. That’s the most important thing.”
Columnist Milo Yiannopoulos explained in Breitbart the alt-right thinks “Swift is covertly ‘red-pilled,’ concealing her secret conservative values from the progressive music industry while issuing subtle nods to a reactionary fanbase.”
Yiannopoulos wrote that Swift presents a perfect storm: she’s white, blonde and doesn’t speak about her politics. Meanwhile, she’s drawn criticism regarding race in recent years.
In Pacific Standard, writer Aaron Bady accused Swift of being “nostalgic for a time when you could be nostalgic for white supremacy” after her Africa-set video for “Wildest Dreams” came out, which also prompted the NPR headline “Taylor Swift Is Dreaming Of A Very White Africa.” Writer Camille Paglia inexplicably referred to her both as a “Nazi Barbie” and a “fascist” in a December column for The Hollywood Reporter. And, in 2009, a photo circulated the Internet showing her dancing with a man in a white t-shirt bearing a sloppy red swastika.
These are isolated incidents, but white supremacist websites have taken them out of context. For example, in the photograph, Swift wears a shirt with the letters “JH,” which someone on the neo-Nazi forum Stormfront claimed means “Jew Hater.”
If it all seems a little absurd, that might be the point.
The line between purported comedy and drop-dead seriousness is blurred throughout the Swift memes. Take this Facebook page, which includes many of those aforementioned memes. Liked by more than 19,000 people — and once removed by Facebook — it’s titled “Taylor Swift for Fascist Europe” and is tagged “comedian” but includes comments such as “Not all races are equal” and “Let’s show Muslims what a holy war really looks like.”
Its anonymous curator told Vice that Swift’s perceived innocence — the singer doesn’t curse and rarely finds herself in the crosshairs of sexual controversy — is partly what makes her an icon in the fascist world.
“Take Kim Kardashian or Miley Cyrus as examples of this: both began their lives with the same Nordic blood that Swift did, but what makes these two degenerates unfit for consideration as fascist icons?” the curator said. “It is because, although Aryan in blood, the two are not Aryan in spirit. To be Aryan in spirit is what completes the fascist.”
Anglin agreed.
“It’s incredible really that she’s surrounded by these filthy, perverted Jews, and yet she remains capable of exuding 1950s purity, femininity and innocence,” Anglin said. “She is the anti-Miley.”
The blurred line between “comedy” and “hate speech” also helps make Daily Stormer so popular.
“I wanted something punchy and funny and enjoyable to read, and something that anybody can get something out of,” Anglin told the Los Angeles Times. “A lot of people on the Internet prefer to write long essays, which a lot of people don’t read, which have a limited audience.”
The memes can act as Trojan horses for ideology.
“Daily Stormer is a perfect example for me of the influence 4chan has had on the rest of the messaging machine for white supremacy,” Southern Poverty Law Center’s Keegan Hankes told The Daily Beast. And as Caitlin Dewey wrote in The Washington Post, the 4chan style of messaging often involves memes.
In the Daily Beast, Jacob Siegel wrote that Keegan “sees the style of racism originally perfected on 4Chan’s message boards—where the racism is only as effective as the meme that spreads it—as a template for Anglin’s site.”
If that’s the case, then Swift memes can be seen as serious or as jokes, and it doesn’t matter.
“A lot of the same images, a lot of the same rhetorical styles are being emulated on Daily Stormer and it’s pretty successful,” Keegan said. “The website has taken off.”
Swift has not responded again to these claims. In addition to heaping praise on Swift, the site also cheers on Donald Trump, The Post reported.
Travis M. Andrews Travis M. Andrews is a pop culture writer for The Washington Post. He joined The Post in 2016 as a reporter for Morning Mix. Previously, he was a travel and culture editor for Southern Living magazine and a pop culture and tech contributor for Mashable. Follow
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KROHNE Now Manufactures WATERFLUX 3000 Meter Sensor In Beverly, MA Facility
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Beverly, MA - KROHNE, Inc. announces that it now produces the WATERFLUX 3000 water meter, the newest sensor design in its family of magmeters, at its state-of-the-art manufacturing and calibration facility located in Beverly, MA. The sensor is available in sizes ranging from 1 to 24 inch but at the outset, meters produced here will be limited to a maximum size of 6 inches.
When combined with the IFC 070 battery powered converter electronics the resulting WATERFLUX 3070 is the first all-in-one water meter with available integrated pressure and temperature sensor. The new integrated pressure and temperature sensor option allows WATERFLUX to be used for a wide variety of drinking water network tasks, including pressure monitoring, maintaining the water balance, and district zone management. It can also be used for leak detection in drinking water networks when comparison of pressure and flow values is used as the leak detection method. The meter’s unique sensor design can be installed without the need for any upstream or downstream piping to meet its accuracy specifications.
For locations where 110…230V AC or 10…30V DC power source is available, WATERFLUX 3000 can also be combined with other converters such as the IFC-050, -100 or -300 series.
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Updated: Mon 3:46 PM, Apr 08, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and White House allies pushing for a harder line on immigration sped their campaign Monday to clean house at the Department of Homeland Security, pushing ahead with a mission far wider than the departure of Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.
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L. Francis Cissna, the head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and General Counsel John M. Mitnick were expected to leave their positions, according to two people familiar with the matter, and possibly several other longtime civil servants in other posts around the agency. The people were not authorized to speak publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
Separately, the director of the Secret Service is leaving his job, but that was unrelated to the immigration shake-up, officials said.
Nielsen announced her resignation on Sunday, and Trump announced that U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan would take over as secretary on an acting basis, leaving his border position open. With Nielsen's departure, there will be no confirmed leader — and no one officially in charge of interior immigration enforcement after the White House abruptly withdrew the nomination of Ron Vitiello to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week.
But the staff shake-up won't get around the immigration laws and court challenges that are thwarting Trump at every turn, including his suggestions to reinstate family separations and his threats to shut the border entirely. Meanwhile, the number of migrants crossing the border continues to grow, and critics say the chaos in Washington is only going to encourage more.
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Finland has a new eco-fashion line – clothes made from trees
The average lifetime of an item of clothing in the UK is estimated at just 2.2 years and it’s thought that up to $177 million of clothes end up in landfill each year.
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Whether they like it or not, the clothes worn by royalty and first ladies sometimes get more column inches than the causes they support - think Meghan Markle’s wedding dress and Melania Trump’s ‘I don’t really care’ jacket.
But a dress recently worn by Jenni Haukio, the wife of the Finnish president, has received attention for exactly the right reasons.
At a reception to mark the country’s Independence Day, the first lady of Finland wore a sustainable evening gown made from Finnish birch trees.
Finland's President Sauli Niinistö and his wife Jenni Haukio
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The dress was designed using innovative Ioncell technology developed by Aalto University and the University of Helsinki, which could revolutionize the way we make - and recycle - clothes.
Ioncell uses a range of materials, including wood, recycled newspaper, cardboard and old cotton to make fabric with less of an environmental impact than the processes used to make cotton and viscose. It can also be recycled.
“Fabric made from Ioncell is soft to touch. It has a lovely sheen and falls beautifully. Most importantly, it’s an environmentally sustainable option,” Pirjo Kääriäinen, Professor of Practice at Aalto University, said.
Making durable, recyclable clothes from wood means carbon emissions can be reduced since the carbon is stored in the lifespan of the fibre. Finland’s forests are also sustainably grown - each year, the growth actually exceeds harvest - and they require no watering.
Ioncell produces cellulose-based textile fibres, like viscose, but unlike viscose production, the process uses a safe, non-toxic ionic liquid instead of harsh chemicals, which can end up polluting local water sources.
The fibres are also biodegradable and don’t release harmful microplastics into the environment as they break down, or when they’re washed.
The technology is still at the research stage, but the aim is for an Ioncell pilot production line by 2020.
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A study by Deloitte found that almost half (49%) of the US Millennials surveyed said they would consider sustainability and ethics before a purchase, followed by 38% of Chinese Millennials.
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But even if consumers do make ethical purchases, they may not keep the clothes for very long. For example, the average lifetime of an item of clothing in the UK is estimated at just 2.2 years and it’s thought that up to $177 million of clothes end up in landfill each year, according to the charity Wrap.
Cotton currently accounts for around half of all textiles produced - and provides jobs for almost 7% of all labour in developing countries. It’s the most profitable non-food crop in the world, but the methods used to produce it are not sustainable.
According to the WWF, 20,000 litres of water are needed to make enough cotton for just one T-shirt and a pair of jeans (1kg of cotton).
Chemical dyes and bleaches also pollute waterways and leach into the wider environment. But the fashion industry is making efforts to clean up its act. A Greenpeace report shows that 80 fashion brands that had committed to more environmentally friendly production systems had made significant progress towards their targets.
With consumer attitudes beginning to change, people are becoming much more aware of the environmental impact of their choices, and the need to reduce, reuse and recycle.
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Star Athlete Disrespects Anthem To Spite Trump, Has No Problem Playing for Official US Team
By Ben Marquis
Published June 13, 2019 at 2:41pm
With the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer tournament now underway in France, all eyes have turned toward the United States Women’s National Team.
The team is the overwhelmingly odds-on favorite to win it all, as evidenced by their opening game thrashing of Thailand by a lopsided score of 13-0.
One of the star players on the U.S. team, forward Megan Rapinoe, scored a goal in that massive victory. However, it was her non-sports-related actions prior to the start of the game and commentary even before that which have garnered the star player a wealth of attention.
TheBlaze reported that, true to her earlier word, Rapinoe refused to participate in the customary honoring of her own nation’s flag ahead of the opening kick-off. She stood stoically silent in protest as the rest of her team placed their hands over their hearts and sang along with the national anthem, even as she wore the jersey of the nation that anthem and flag represent.
Prior to the start of the famous quadrennial international tournament, Rapinoe had made it clear in an interview that she would not cover her heart or sing along with the anthem, but would instead use that time to stage a silent protest against President Donald Trump and his administration.
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Her stance had been revealed in an interview with Yahoo Sports published in May, in which the openly gay and social justice-focused player described herself as a “walking protest” and her anti-anthem antics as a sort of “F you” to President Trump.
The article noted that much like every other player on the Women’s National Team — if not like every U.S. national team in virtually all sports — Rapinoe used to place her hand over her heart and proudly sing along with the national anthem prior to the start of a match.
However, everything changed for her in 2016 when former San Francisco 49ers quarterback-turned-activist Colin Kaepernick began to kneel in protest of the anthem and flag — which, everyone will recall, was staunchly opposed by President Trump — a protest tactic she immediately adopted and emulated herself. This was prior to the U.S. Soccer organization changing the rules to require all players stand in honor of the anthem and flag.
Though she took issue with the rule change, she nevertheless has obeyed it and no longer kneels for the anthem. However, she still uses those couple of moments to stage a silent protest of the nation she represents instead of honor it, standing silent with a scowl and her hands by her side or behind her back.
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“I’ll probably never put my hand over my heart,” Rapinoe said in the interview. “I’ll probably never sing the national anthem again.”
Rapinoe has made her view of Trump equally clear. In her eyes, he is “misogynistic,” “racist,” “sexist,” “small-minded,” and “not a good person.” Asked if, given all of that, she felt odd wearing the jersey of the nation that Trump governs, and said, “Not really. Because I feel like I’m a walking protest.”
Sticking with the “walking protest” theme, Rapinoe admitted that she knew it was a “privilege” to wear the jersey of the U.S. national team and represent her country, even the administration she despises. She further explained how she is attempting to use her platform to spark conversation and debate about social issues she feels need more attention.
“I feel like it’s kind of defiance in and of itself to just be who I am and wear the jersey, and represent it,” Rapinoe said in the interview. “Because I’m as talented as I am, I get to be here, you don’t get to tell me if I can be here or not.”
“So it’s kind of a good ‘F you’ to any sort of inequality or bad sentiments that the [Trump] administration might have towards people who don’t look exactly like him. Which, God help us if we all looked like him. Scary. Really scary. Ahh, disturbing,” she added.
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To be sure, as a citizen of the great nation that the team Rapinoe plays for represents, she has every right to speak her mind and express her feelings with regard to the president and various issues in this nation that concerns her.
That being said, there is a time and a place for everything. But out on the field while being watched by millions — including countless impressionable young fans who idolize her — and wearing the jersey of the nation you are protesting, simply isn’t good form.
Indeed, it is more than just a little hypocritical, ironic and perplexing that, in Rapinoe’s mind, President Trump and the U.S. are somehow terrible enough to warrant public protest on an international stage — but apparently not terrible enough for her to decline to wear the jersey and represent that nation in a top-tier international tournament.
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Ben Marquis is a writer who identifies as a constitutional conservative/libertarian. He has covered current events and politics for Conservative Tribune since 2014. His focus is on protecting the First and Second Amendments.
Ben Marquis has covered current events and politics for Conservative Tribune since 2014. He reads voraciously and writes about the news of the day from a conservative-libertarian perspective. He is an advocate for a more constitutional government and a staunch defender of the Second Amendment, which protects the rest of our natural rights. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas, with the love of his life as well as four dogs and four cats.
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Praise Band Director
Westminster Presbyterian Church seeks a Praise Band Director to direct all music activity at its 9 a.m. contemporary worship service each Sunday. Skills include singing and playing an instrument. Candidate must have a vibrant faith along with experience singing, playing an instrument (preferably piano) and directing singers and musicians in worship. This is a part-time position, up to 10 hours a week. Salary commensurate with experience. Please send resume to Pastor Wes Nordman at pastor@wesminsac.org
Praise Band
The Praise Band is open to all members and friends. The band leads the congregation’s 9 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service in our Social Hall and in summers our outdoor courtyard. Members sing and perform contemporary, jazz and folk-based Christian music, on instruments both acoustic and electric.
The Praise Band focuses on music that sounds like a part of everyday life, speaking the message that God is indeed found in the every day, the ordinary. Praise Band rehearses every Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Questions? CLICK HERE to contact leader Chris Borton.
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Praise Band Leader
Chris became a part of the Westminster staff in August of 2017. “I feel I’m being led to this church,” said Chris, who has been playing in bands for a “lifetime.” As a pianist, cellist, and vocalist, her many skills will enhance the already thriving group at the 9 a.m. service. For a long time she had been praying about a way to incorporate her love of music with her faith, and when she heard about the Praise Band position she immediately applied.
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EDITORIAL: Cheers for brewers, thumbs up to later class times
Health care professionals have been saying for years that teens aren’t getting enough sleep, but if they did they’d probably do better in school.
EDITORIAL: Cheers for brewers, thumbs up to later class times Health care professionals have been saying for years that teens aren’t getting enough sleep, but if they did they’d probably do better in school. Check out this story on yorkdispatch.com: https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/opinion/editorials/2019/06/18/editorial-cheers-brewers-thumbs-up-later-class-times/1479709001/
York Dispatch Editorial Board Published 5:34 a.m. ET June 18, 2019
Teaching assistant Leonardo Baker, second right, greets students arriving at Franklin High School Wednesday morning, Dec. 12, 2018, in Seattle. High school students are getting more sleep in Seattle, according to a study on later school start times. Teenagers at Franklin and another Seattle high school wore activity monitors to discover whether a later start to the school day would help them get more sleep. It did, adding 34 minutes of slumber a night, and they reported less daytime sleepiness and grades improved. The Seattle School District changed from a 7:50 a.m. start time to 8:45 a.m. in the fall of 2016 for high schools and most middle schools, joining dozens of other U.S. school districts adopting later starts to fight teen sleep deprivation. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (Photo: Elaine Thompson / AP)
Thumbs up: Health care professionals have been saying for years that teens aren’t getting enough sleep, but if they did they’d probably do better in school.
It’s a wake-up call not all school administrators have heard, although South Western School District did push back its high schoolers’ start time about 12 years ago.
Now Central York’s school board is considering following suit.
A district committee last week released a preliminary schedule that would bring elementary students in earlier and the secondary students later. Elementary students would shift from starting at 9 a.m. to starting at 7:45 a.m., and secondary students would switch from 7:45 a.m. to 8:55 a.m.
Details still need to be addressed — such as a solid transportation schedule — but the school board is on the right track.
The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association and National Sleep Foundation all say teens need between about 8½ to 9½ hours of sleep.
A 2017 study from the New Jersey Department of Education looked at statewide data for schools with later start times, and Pennsylvania is scheduled to release its own data in October, Snell said.
A Pennsylvania Senate resolution passed in September authorized a study led by the Joint State Government Commission. The resolution memo cited research that lack of proper sleep for teens creates a higher risk for physical and mental health problems, suicidal thoughts and decline in academic performance.
Central York school board President Eric Wolfgang noted the state might mandate later secondary start times, and now is when the district should involve the community and figure out logistics.
"Rather than have them tell us what's best for us, I'd rather have us be ahead of that curve," he said.
Sounds like the board is spending its time wisely.
Thumbs up: … Or perhaps “cheers!” is more appropriate praise for the six York City brewers that once again pooled their skills on a new IPA to benefit a good cause.
Collusion Tap Works, Liquid Hero Brewery, Mudhook, Crystal Ball, Gift Horse and Old Forge brewing companies teamed up last year to dedicate "York City Six Volume 1" to the York City Police Department.
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York City Police Chief Troy Bankert accepts a check for $1200 from York City 6 brewing collaborative from their first collaborative brewing project during a press conference unveiling Volume 2, a mango session IPA, at Collusion Tap Works in York City, Saturday, June 15, 2019. The six York City breweries--Mudhook Brewery, Liquid Hero Brewery, Crystal Ball Brewing Company, Collusion Tap Works, Gift Horse Brewing Company and Old Forge Brewing Company--will donate one dollar from each pint sold at each of the breweries to York County Veterans Outreach. Dawn J. Sagert photo (Photo: The York Dispatch)
York City Police Chief Troy Bankert was on hand to accept the $1,200 proceeds Saturday at Collusion Tap Works’ South Howard Street location, where the group also unveiled its new brew, a hazy India Pale Ale with a mango twist.
One dollar from each pint of the new recipe sold will go York County Veterans Outreach.
Jesse De Salvo, owner of Crystal Ball Brewing Co., had worked with the veterans group on an earlier fundraiser, so he reached out about making it the second ever beneficiary of the brewers’ collaboration.
Collusion Tap Works owner Jared Barnes is a Navy veteran, so it was a great fit for the team.
One hundred percent of this year's proceeds will help local veterans, as the veterans' outreach is volunteer-based, with no overhead cost, said Kevin Eck, president of York County Veterans Outreach.
The nonprofit supports veterans directly and also aids state and local government organizations that connect them with needed services, he said.
York County has more than 30,000 veterans and surviving spouses, Eck added.
So raise a pint in honor of York City’s benevolent brewers — and support our local veterans.
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High comedy finds home in Worcester
Worcester is no stranger to exceptional local comedy talent. The scene has been internally strengthened in years past through shows and open mics around the city, but now the Heart of the Commonwealth is home to a whole new scene of high comedy at the Summit Lounge, 116 Water St. with monthly stand-up acts.
Comedian Paul Cyphers started doing open mics a little over a year ago and hit the mic circuit hard, trying out jokes and developing sets with fervor. A self-described �obsessive person,� it wouldn�t take long for Cyphers to reach out to local comedy mogul Shaun Connolly for advice.
�I had been done with bands [Rend, Senzu] for a little bit and I sort of just started listening to comedy podcasts. Not thinking about it, I�ve always loved stand-up,� said Cyphers.���It took a while to click in my head, but I realized that I wasn�t in bands anymore and I have an inclination to express myself. I was interested in it and I expressed that to Shaun [Connolly]. He was super helpful. He sent me a list of like 20 mics and I just started going. I�m an obsessive person when I get into something and now I do it five nights a week. I�ve been hitting it with a hard work ethic and it�s superseded the music thing. It�s a different medium with the same work ethic and interest.�
Cyphers was seated at a bar at Water Street�s Summit Lounge, the private club�s general manager, Kyle Moon, to his left. Cyphers was introduced to the Summit Lounge and its cannabis-centric members- and guests-only club via an interview on Shaun Connolly�s Sort of Late Show at Ralph�s Diner. The combination struck Cyphers as a potentially winning one.
�Comedy, cannabis? What doesn�t work there?� said Moon. �They�re [the comedians] good to work with, I love the artists. The whole local comedy scene is really important. We�re a social club, so it�s all about connecting like-minded individuals. Comedy, weed, it goes good together, and I really love supporting local comedy and the local community, and comedy is a big part of that community.�
The first Summit Lounge Comedy Show took place June 9 and featured Connolly, Jimmy Cash, Jesse Burlingame, Dave Williams, Luis Vasquez, Lindita Taka, Mair�ad Dickinson and Ben Bosunga. Cyphers will host the next show�Friday, July 13, but for the initial show he left those duties to others, so he could focus on making the show run smoothly.�
As it happened, the show not only ran smoothly, but was a complete success. The venue reached its functional capacity.
�We weren�t at our capacity, but we couldn�t fit any more people in this space,� said Moon. �We were at functional capacity for that.�
�It was amazing,� said Cyphers. �We had to turn people away. The crowd was extra polite. Usually, there will be people who talk a bit or try to be a part of the show. It was kind of a slow burn. By the time we got to the last comics, people were really into it. It was a really interesting vibe to a comedy show. It�s kind of clich�, but everyone seemed to be happy and it was a community vibe.�
The�July 13�show will be hosted by Cyphers himself and will feature Burlingame, Alan Fitzgerald, Tyler Moore, Bryan O�Donnell, Matt Woodland, Allie Dick and Tricia D�Onofrio.�
�The big headliner we�re getting is this guy Alan Fitzgerald,� said Cyphers. �He does a lot of work around New England and has opened for a lot of bigger comics. He is super funny, he�s kind of a dirty comic. I�m not necessarily looking for themed shows, but I try to find comics that work well together. I think he�s excited for the stage time, but it�s almost like a favor to me. He probably has other shows this month that will get him paid more. Tyler Moore is a one-liner guy. He�s super funny, pretty dirty, I think they�ll compliment each other well.�
The combination of cannabis and comedy appears to be a winning one and the convenient location lends itself well to those enthused about stand up. Cyphers plans to continue the monthly show into the future and hopes to continue showcasing local talent while eventually bringing in touring comedians, but the true focus is getting people out to appreciate the comedians in their own backyard.
��Everyone sees Netflix and they may see their favorite headliner when they come through, but I hope they realize that local comedy is sort of like the punk scene.� said Cyphers. �There�s a different flavor to it. Jimmy Cash on our last show did a lot of jokes about Worcester. There are really good comedians that you may not know about. I hope that makes them go not only to my show, but to all the great local comedy shows. I hope people realize that this isn�t just on Netflix, it�s out there and you can see it.�
The Summit Lounge is a 21-plus cannabis club. The club is private and members-only, though guests and friends of members are welcome. Guest passes are available for $10 at the door. Members and guests are encouraged to bring their own marijuana.�
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Building adaptive capacity to climate change; approaches applied in five diverse fisheries settings
Climate change poses a range of risks to coastal and inland rural communities in the global tropics. People living within these communities depend directly on physical and natural environments for income, food and their way of life. Development agencies, governments and non-governmental organizations have made significant investments into helping these potentially vulnerable communities build their adaptive capacity, or in other words create ‘the conditions that enable people to anticipate and respond to change, to minimize the consequences, to recover and take advantage of new opportunities’. Recent research has highlighted how efforts to build adaptive capacity must do so across five interacting domains: assets, flexibility, social organization, learning and agency. Here we outline five research-for-development initiatives (two in coastal systems and three in inland systems) that sought to build adaptive capacity in fishing communities. We provide a short profile of each setting, and the initiative in terms of objectives, design and challenges. Further, we summarize early evidence of outcomes toward increasing productivity, improving food security, enhancing benefits from ecosystems goods and services, and increasing resilience of the poor to climate change and other shocks. The purpose of this brief is to illustrate how the domains of adaptive capacity have been approached and built in practice across communities that are experiencing climate change impacts in very diverse ways.
Roscher, M., Eam, D., Suri, S., van der Ploeg, J., Hossain Md, E., Nagoli, J., Cohen, P.J., Mills, D.J., Cinner, J. (2018)
Penang, Malaysia: CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems. Program Brief: FISH-2018-18
Climate change, Coastal communities, Adaptive management, Fisheries, Resilience
Capacitating Farmers and Fishers to Manage Climate Risks in South Asia (CaFFSA)
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Hotels in Bilbao
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Bilbao Turismo
Address: , 1 Plaza Circular, Bilbao, 48009
Telephone: +34 94 479 5760.
Daily 0900–2100.
Website: http://www.bilbao.net/bilbaoturismo
Bilbao Turismo also has an office at the Guggenheim Museum.
Tourist passes
The Bilbao Bizkaiacard (available from tourist offices) offers unlimited travel on public transport as well as free entry to over 25 attractions.
Bilbao's greatest tourist attraction is without doubt the Guggenheim Museum. Designed by architect Frank Gehry, it is a vast titanium-clad structure in the centre of Bilbao and has 11,000 sq m (118,403 sq ft) of exhibition space distributed amongst 19 galleries. It features the works of some of the most influential artists of the later half of the 20th century including Picasso, Motherwell, Rauschenberg, Still, Tàpies, Warhol, Klein and de Koonig.
Address: , 2 Avenida Abandoibarra, Bilbao, 48009
Tues-Sun 1000-2000.
Website: http://www.guggenheim-bilbao.es
Admission Fees:
Disabled Access: Yes
UNESCO: No
Old Town (Casco Viejo)
Bilbao's Old Town is known as Las Siete Calles (the Seven Streets) because that's how many cobbled walkways it was originally centred on within the ancient city walls. Since the 19th Century, though, it's expanded northwards towards Plaza Nueva. This is the part of town where visitors usually spend most of their time, either checking out the historic churches, the cathedral and the atmospheric little squares, or joining the tavern-crawling choral societies indulging in Bilbao's great passions: eating pintxos (tapas on sticks) drinking wine and singing.
Address: Old Town, , Bilbao, 48005
Daily 24 hours.
Fine Arts Museum Bilbao
Founded in 1908, the Fine Arts Museum Bilbao features an extraordinary variety of artworks from the 12th century to the present. The collection includes more than 6,000 works of art, from paintings, sculptures and drawings to engravings and decorative objects. It is divided into three parts: one for classic European art, with works by artists like El Greco, Murillo, Goya and van Dyck; the second for contemporary art, including works by Gauguin, Bacon, Chillida and Barceló; and the third for Basque art, showing works by Regoyos, Zuloaga, Echevarría, Iturrino and Arteta among others.
Address: , 2 Museo Plaza, Bilbao, 48009
Telephone: +34 944 396 060.
Wed-Mon 1000-2000.
Website: http://www.museobilbao.com
Yes (free from 1000-1500 Wed, 1500-2000 Sun).
Disabled Access: No
Catedral de Bilbao (St James Cathedral)
Bilbao's oldest church was originally just a stop on the pilgrimage trail to Santiago de Compostela in the west. It was started in 1379 and finally finished in an impressively ornate, Gothic style in 1643. As well as the eponymous St James (or Santiago in Spanish) the church also honours the local devotion to commerce, with the effigies of respected merchants carved into the main vault. It became a cathedral in 1950.
Address: Old Town, 1 Plaza de Santiago, Bilbao, 48005
Mon-Sat 1000-1300 and 1700-1830, Sun 1100-1200.
Website: http://www.catedraldebilbao.blogspot.com
Funicular de Artxanda
Bilbao sits at the bottom of a valley, which is good news if you want to get some exercise walking up the steep hills in every direction. However, for anybody less keen on stretching their legs, this light railway provides a charming way to climb the steep slope to the top of Mount Arxanda. Built in 1915 by a Swiss company it travels at a rumbling 5 metres per second and carries 70 passengers at a time.
Address: , Plaza Funicular, Bilbao, 48007
Mon-Sat 0715-2200, Sun 0815-2200 (to 2300 from Jun-Sep).
Website: http://www.bilbao.net/cs/Satellite/funicularArtxanda/Home/en/100010291/Home
Alhóndiga
Until 2010, the Alhóndiga was an elegant but crumbling, 19th century wine warehouse. This was before it was handed over to French designer Phillipe Starck who did a magnificent job in turning it into the spectacular arts centre it is today. There are curvaceous, extravagantly decorated pillars, illuminated benches and, most impressively, a glass-bottomed swimming pool three storeys above the vast lobby.
Address: , 4 Plaza Arriquibar, Bilbao, 48008
Mon-Fri 0800-2200, Sat-Sun 0900-2200.
Website: http://www.alhondigabilbao.com
Bilbao Museum of Basque Archaeology, Ethnography and History
This Bilbao museum is well worth a visit. It features exhibits from the Basque region's prehistory, archaeology, ethnography and history. The permanent collection allows visitors to explore topics such as the prehistoric Biscay area and the maritime world in the region as well as fishing and trade, pastoral life, handicraft textiles, pottery, weapons and furniture.
Address: , 4 Plaza Miguel de Unamuno, Bilbao, 48006
Tues-Sat 1100-1700; Sun 1100-1400.
Euskalduna Palace
Considered to be among the most significant contemporary architectural works made by Spanish architects, Euskalduna Palace was designed by Federico Soriano and Dolores Palacios and represents the last ship built in the old Euskalduna shipyard. A symbolic representation of Bilbao's industrial heritage, this huge multifunctional complex, built in 1999 and located in the city centre, holds a renowned conference centre and a magnificent auditorium. There are guided tours every Saturday at noon.
Daily 1000-2000.
Website: http://www.euskalduna.net
Ría de Bilbao Maritime Museum
Situated in the docks of the old Euskalduna shipyard in Abandoibarra, Bilbao Maritime Museum is dedicated to all things relating to the sea and navigation. The indoor section includes exhibitions, a media archive, an auditorium, a shop and a café. Outside, guests can visit the Euskalduna Shipyards, where they’ll find the pump house once used to drain the docks and the bright red, 60m (197ft) high Carola crane, which has become a symbol of the reconstruction of the city.
Address: , 1 Muelle Ramón de la Sota, Bilbao, 48013
Tues-Sun 1000-2000 (summer); Tues-Fri 1000-1800, Sat-Sun 1000-2000 (winter).
Website: http://www.museomaritimobilbao.org
Yes, except for Tuesdays during the school year.
Parque Etxebarria
Few things symbolise modern Bilbao better than the Parque Etxebarria. Once the site of a steel mill, its redevelopment in mid-1980s proved a peek of what was to come for the port when it was turned into the city's most popular green space. Its views look out over the Old Town, while the original tall chimney stack has been left as a monument and a reminder of how Bilbao used to be.
Address: Begoña, Parque Etxebarria, Bilbao,
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FEATURE: Mike Tedesco reviews 6/28 WWE Smackdown
Mike Tedesco’s Smackdown Thoughts
By: Mike Tedesco of Wrestleview.com
I absolutely loved the Dublin Street Fight that opened the show last night. That was an awesome way to open the show. Sure, the finish was never really in doubt as Damien Sandow’s record against Sheamus on television is abysmal, but they put on a hell of a show for those who decided to tune in to watch. It was hard hitting and fun. They had beer taps and kegs involved in the match for goodness sake. Both men look good coming out of this, and I can’t wait to see what’s next on their paths now that it seems like this little feud has come to an end. I love when matches open up the show, by the way.
The Miz TV segment was ok for me. Paul Heyman was the guest, but he didn’t really say much of anything about the controversy with CM Punk and Brock Lesnar. Nothing was really added to it. He was just dodging questions. It was just a way for The Miz to come face to face with Curtis Axel and get attacked. The Miz as a face just doesn’t click for me. The Star Wars lines weren’t that funny. It seems like he’s trying to hard.
I really like the selections for the Smackdown Money in the Bank Ladder Match. That should be a pretty exciting match. It’s mostly all up and comers. The only one who has been a World Champion is Jack Swagger. The rest are all people waiting in the wings. It’s going to be a career defining moment for one of those guys. I can’t wait to see it.
The Kane/Randy Orton match was really good. Those two work really well together as evidenced by their feud last year. Sure, the segments weren’t that great, but the matches were. I really enjoyed the match they had at Extreme Rules. Daniel Bryan was on commentary for this match, and he was an absolute riot. His reactions to some of the questions they asked him as well as randomly doing “Yes” and “No” chants were spot on. The guy is great to watch in the ring and super entertaining outside it. He can do no wrong right now. The end of the match was intriguing. Bryan was allegedly trying to help Kane, but he wound up costing him the match. Bryan’s tiny smile after the decision was key, and I’m interested to see what happens next.
Ryback had a quick little match against Justin Gabriel. Gabriel got a surprising amount of offense in on Ryback’s leg before getting caught with the Shell Shocked. Chris Jericho then came out afterward and cut a funny little speech on Ryback before getting physical with him. Ryback has lost or not had a decision on a PPV all year. He’s got no wins yet. I think he’ll get back in the win column at Money in the Bank.
In one of the more surprising things that has happened in a while, The Shield lost clean to the tag team combination of Christian and The Usos. The match was entertaining as hell, but the result left me scratching my head a bit. I know The Shield has already lost, but should they be losing to this team? I know they’re trying to make The Usos a threat and Christian is just coming back, but still. I shouldn’t really complain since major emphasis is being put back on the tag team division and giving The Usos a win over The Shield certainly makes them credible. This match was great, though. You should go out of your way to check it out if you can.
That match really should have been the main event, and this next segment should have been stuck right in the middle. I bet the only reason it wasn’t in the middle of the show as because they were going to make a huge mess with the balloons. The Fiesta Del Rio was really lackluster and boring in my opinion. Alberto Del Rio was doing his heel thing, but it was lame. We’ve seen quite a few Fiesta Del Rio’s in his short career. They always end funky so there was no real suspense there. Heck, we saw one back in January on this show. At least Dolph Ziggler wasn’t one of the mariachi guys. We’ve seen that before. The beat down was well done, and that guitar shot on Ricardo Rodriguez was nasty. That guitar didn’t seem to have much give. I wonder if Ziggler accidentally picked up a real one instead of the prop one. It reminded me of the shot the Honky Tonk Man gave Jake “The Snake” Roberts on The Snake Pit back in 1987. That guitar shot ruined Jake’s neck and sent him on a downward spiral with drugs and alcohol. Thankfully he’s trying to get on the straight and narrow. Ziggler celebrating with the mariachi band was pretty funny, but the segment should have been in the middle. It was a weak way to close the show, especially since no one is positive if Ziggler is truly a face or not.
Bump of the Night: Sheamus giving Sandow a rolling fireman’s carry on the floor!
Match of the Night: The Dublin Street Fight ** 1/4
Final Rating: ** 3/4
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Mike Tedesco is the official recapper of WWE Smackdown for Wrestleview.com.
WWE Smackdown Ratings: Viewers up 15% following Extreme Rules, WWE wins the night
Wrestleview Post-RAW #45: Discussing Bray Wyatt’s return, Brock vs. Seth at SummerSlam
Smackdown Live Preview: Shane McMahon hosts meeting, Daniel Bryan makes an announcement
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According to the New Hampshire Union Leader, former Cafe Services employee Bonnie Kimball, who worked in the Mascoma Valley Regional High School lunchroom, said she let the boy take $8 worth of food on March 28 as a district manager looked on. 'I quietly said, 'Tell (your) mom you need money,'' Kimball told the Valley News. The boy paid the tab March 29, the same day Kimball was fired. In a letter dated April 9, the food vendor said the district manager saw Kimball violate the company's 'cash handling procedures, the school's charge policy and federal regulation governing free meals,' the Valley News reported. The incident came as Cafe Services was vying to have its contract renewed with the school district, the Union Leader reported.
Voice of Reason: An intimate look at Jamie Dupree’s return to air
[Don’t see the video? Click here] We open with a producer off-camera asking, “Can you give us a brief explanation of what’s going on with your voice?” Jamie Dupree, dressed for Capitol Hill, immediately begins writing down his response on his tablet. He looks up at the camera with a smirk and simply replies, “No.” In essence, the documentary ‘Voice of Reason’ is the story of Jamie Dupree’s return to air. But, Jamie’s story transcends radio waves. Directed by WSB Videographer Jesse Brooks, ‘Voice of Reason’ is a story of triumph and how in Jamie’s words, despite life’s adversity, “There is no reason to give up.” As a Cox Media Group Washington correspondent, Jamie spent more than three decades covering Capitol Hill. Nearly two years ago, his method of communication had to change. Doctors say a rare neurological condition is making it difficult for his brain to tell his tongue what to do while speaking. Placing a pen in his mouth helps him speak. “It’s hard, but I’m working to come back hard,” Jamie tells WSB. As it became obvious in the last year that his voice was not coming back, Jamie doubled down his efforts to find answers. And that’s when Mike Lupo at CMG’s corporate headquarters contacted a company in Scotland called CereProc. With innovative technology, CereProc developed a special voice app that allows Jamie to use a simple text-to-speech program to generate news reports in his old voice. ‘Voice of Reason,’ which became a labor of love for WSB’s Jesse Brooks, delves deeper into CereProc’s technology and Jamie’s emotional journey over the past few years The documentary is peppered with moving interviews with Jamie’s colleagues, and even a few candid glimpses of Jamie with his kids. He’s thankful to all who have wished him well. While the condition has obviously affected his job, that’s not what Jamie says hurts him the most – “Think about not being able to talk to your kids, or your wife or your father or your friends. While my work is hard and different, life is about a lot more than that.” Specialists at Emory University in Atlanta are trying a new treatment that will slow down the movement of Jamie’s tongue to make it easier for him to speak. In the meantime, Jamie wants everyone to know his overall health is good. “Let’s be frank about this whole situation -- this sucks,” Jamie tells producers in ‘Voice of Reason,’ adding through misty eyes, “But there is no reason to quit. “There is no reason to stop trying. And so I’m not going to stop trying.” >>READ MORE ON JAMIE’S 2019 REGIONAL MURROW AWARD.
Power Up with your new Power Pod crew
Greetings all! I’m excited to answer some popular questions about my new show, The Power Pod. What exactly is The Power Pod? The Power Pod is a weekly roundup show that takes a deeper, diverse dive into the current events of the week. When does is launch? I’m happy to announce that the show will launch this Thursday, April 18th! Where do I listen? The show will drop every Thursday and be available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and the WSB Radio APP for the time being. You can subscribe right now to hear a promo for the show and be ready be ready for the first episode. Who’s the crew? See below! Jared Yamamoto is a radio personality and Lead Researcher/Producer for the fastest growing radio show in America, The Von Haessler Doctrine on News 95.5 and AM 750 WSB in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from the University of West Georgia with a degree in Mass Communications, minoring in Political Science. Jared began his professional radio career in Atlanta at iHeart Radio’s 640 WGST as an Associate Producer for the Rob and Dave Show. Jared then moved to Cox Media Group’s WSB Radio in the fall of 2012 and became the Producer of Atlanta’s Evening News with Erick Erickson. While working at WSB, Jared also produced 2012 U.S. presidential candidate Herman Cain’s nationally syndicated radio show. Jared is a mainstay at WSB and is plugged in with today’s politics, policies, and current events and is happy to share them with you. You can hear Jared daily on WSB with the entire Doctrine gang from 9-Noon in the morning and on his new podcast, The Power Pod! 'Bread and buttered' in Dallas, TX, Randi O is most known for her vibrant persona and her in-your-face personality. After leaving her home state and moving to the Peach State, she was determined to make a name for herself in Atlanta. With a background in Broadcast Journalism, Randi focused right away on being on air. Through her matriculation in undergrad she gained firsthand experience on working for print, radio and television. Not too soon after coming to Atlanta, Randi joined Pop Life Radio and served as a radio personality on The Cool Kids Morning Show. She later joined and produced a YouTube talk show called, “Sipping with the Girls (SWTG).” While finishing up her last year of grad school, where she received her master’s in Public Relations, she began to shoot for higher goals and envisioned having her own PR company. Well with the help of God and her two mentors, Sasha the Diva and Charmin Lee, she made that goal a reality and started Randi O P&R. Randi O P&R is a public relations company that focuses on managing client’s brands and social presence. She’s also the creator and talent for Black, Educated & Broke which is an Atlanta-based podcast expressing the thoughts of four millennials sharing their THOUGHTS about Le Struggle and bringing about positive change. When Randi O isn’t tweeting, posting or tagging content, she enjoys giving back to the community, hanging out with her friends and sorority sisters, spending time with her adorable pooch Martini and throwing down in the kitchen. Nicole Bennett is the Digital Producer for morning drive for Cox Media Group’s WSB Radio in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated from the University of Georgia in 2013, having majored in Mass Media Arts and minored in Communications Studies. Nicole began her professional career in journalism interning at WSB Radio, writing for online news magazine Around The Rings, and freelancing at CNN. Soon-after leaving her part-time positions elsewhere, Nicole was offered a fulltime position with WSB. Within about two years, she was promoted to the Morning Digital Producer position. In her role, Nicole researches, reports on, and writes several stories a week that she publishes online at WSBRadio.com. She has on-air experience, and previously produced several podcast episodes for Around The Rings on international sports and just about anything related to the Olympics. Nicole stays up-to-date on all stories related to politics, sports, pop culture, national and international news – with a self-professed (and perhaps unhealthy) focus on true crime and the royal family. You can find her work on WSBRadio.com, and of course now hear her once a week on the Power Pod. Christina studied at the University of Tennessee (go vols!) and left Knoxville after 4 beautiful years with a degree in Journalism and Electronic Media. Upon graduation, Christina landed a job at Cox Media Group (here at WSB!) and worked in the Sales department. During her time at the White Columns, she met a lot of really cool peeps. Some of whom would stop her in the hallway to cut voice spots. She found much joy in this! A program director in the building once told her “You’re 23 but you sound like an absolute pro… we love your voice.” Christina now works for a retail company here in Georgia as the Associate Manager for Field Sales. While Christina’s not working for a wonderful butt-shaping retail brand, you may find Christina singing Fleetwood Mac in the shower, desperately learning how to play the guitar or whipping up a delicious Mediterranean meal. Many friends tune into her weekly Snapchat update titled: Traffic Time with Tina, where you’ll find her acting a fool while driving home to and from work – HANDS FREE WE PROMISE! Christina has a long history of entertaining. In fact, there are plenty of home videos on VHS to prove it. Music is and always has been a huge part of her life. At an early age, her parents insisted that she take voice and improv lessons along with Greek folklore dance. There also was not a school talent show that Christina Aicklen wasn’t a part of. Without a doubt, Christina always finds her way back to a microphone one way or another! ;) We’re looking forward to you joining The Power Pod family! If you have any questions, please reach out to me and subscribe now! Jared Yamamoto is a Doctrinaire and Producer of The Von Haessler Doctrine radio show heard daily from 9-Noon on News 95.5 and AM 750 in Atlanta, Georgia. Email jared.yamamoto@coxinc.com Twitter: @jaredyamamoto Instagram: @jaredyamamoto Facebook: @JaredYamamotoWSB
2018 Edward R. Murrow Award Entries: News 95.5 and AM750 WSB
October 10, 2018 5:00 PM newscast. Hurricane Michael roars ashore along the Florida panhandle and will soon threaten parts of Georgia. The six-week trial was a sensation in metro Atlanta and made national headlines: a prominent lawyer accused of murdering his wife in bizarre fashion; he claimed it was an accident. After five days of deliberation--and what seemed to be clear hints otherwise--the jury finds Tex McIver guilty of Felony Murder. WSB State Capitol Reporter Sandra Parrish covers the introduction, debate, and passage of the state's Hands-Free law, which put restrictions on cellphone use while driving--the biggest change for Georgia drivers in years. As of July 1st, it became illegal to talk on, use, or even touch your cellphone while behind the wheel--easily the biggest change for drivers here since seat belts were made mandatory. This series of reports was designed to help Georgians get ready. 1) How the law works. 2) Will people really put their phones down? 3) How to equip your car. 4) A personal story of distracted driving. 5) How your phone can betray you, if you lie to police. 6) Which cities are/aren't offering grace periods. 7) Exemptions. With the Georgia Bulldogs in the Rose Bowl for the first time in 75 years, and our news and sports staffers on scene in Pasadena, we decided to try a live and locally-produced pre-pregame special. It was a blast. Here is the first segment of our two-hour program. Two months after he covered Hurricane Michael's landfall on the Florida Panhandle, WSB's Pete Combs returns to report on residents' holiday season amid the rubble. Aired 12/18/18. On the 50th anniversary of MLK's assassination, WSB archival audio and original interviews relive one of the most significant weeks in Atlanta's history. Excellence in Innovation: Jamie Dupree 2.0
Best Multiplatform Coverage of a Single Story: Jamie Dupree 2.0
In mid-2016, WSB’s much respected and well-loved 30-year Washington Correspondent Jamie Dupree lost his voice after falling ill on a family vacation. His voice didn’t come back. It took a year of visits to specialists around the country to diagnose the problem—a rare neurological condition called “tongue protrusion dystonia”. No treatment has worked. While Jamie continued blogging, tweeting, and proving invaluable behind-the-scenes guidance, his absence from the air was obviously a major blow to our news coverage, particularly during the 2016 presidential campaign. A House floor mention of Jamie’s condition by Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen led to CNN, Politico, and The Washington Post picking up his story. And as it became clear that his voice wasn’t returning, our Cox Media Group tech gurus discovered a potentially-pioneering approach to getting Jamie back on the air. They sent years’ worth of his old radio reports to a software company in Scotland. Using hundreds of clips to isolate letters, syllables, and words, Jamie’s voice was essentially re-created electronically. Text-to-voice software then allows him to type his reports, run them through what we dubbed “Jamie Dupree 2.0”, then send them to us as audio. The newsroom’s issue was how to handle Jamie’s return. We wanted to celebrate the moment without seeming exploitive, and the initial electronic voice was jarring enough that listeners would certainly realize it wasn’t real. We determined the answer was simply to cover it as a news story, blanketing it across all platforms and being as transparent as possible with our audience. Below are samples of the radio, web, and video coverage dating June 18, 2018. News-Talk listeners are not known for being bashful with their opinions, and station management had some trepidation about the reaction to the simulated voice. But it was met with genuinely overwhelming affection and encouragement from the audience, and we feel the notably small number of questions or complaints was due partly to our use of every available platform to explain the story. (And an update: gathering this material, we were startled to remember just how robotic the original electronic voice sounded. As you will hear in other contest entries, by the end of the year, with some tweaking, you’d never know it’s not Jamie speaking—and everybody at WSB continues to hope and pray that someday soon we’ll hear Jamie’s *real* voice on the air again). *** Radio Coverage: *** Video Coverage: *** Online Coverage: Back on the air with Jamie Dupree 2.0 Without a voice, DC reporter Jamie Dupree's work still resonates across the US My own State of the Union – still looking for voice answers
Excellence in Innovation
News Innovation Award: Jamie Dupree 2.0
2018 AP Award Entries: News 95.5 and AM750 WSB
The six-week trial was a sensation in metro Atlanta and made national headlines: a prominent lawyer accused of murdering his wife in bizarre fashion; he claimed it was an accident. After five days of deliberation--and what seemed to be clear hints otherwise--the jury finds Tex McIver guilty of Felony Murder. As of July 1st, it became illegal to talk on, use, or even touch your cellphone while behind the wheel--easily the biggest change for drivers here since seat belts were made mandatory. This series of reports was designed to help Georgians get ready. 1) How the law works. 2) Will people really put their phones down? 3) How to equip your car. 4) A personal story of distracted driving. 5) How your phone can betray you, if you lie to police. 6) Which cities are/aren't offering grace periods. 7) Exemptions. Fielding nearly a dozen reporters, WSB hosts, and staff analysts, it was all hands on deck for what many called 'the most important midterm of our lifetime,” with our Georgia governor’s race making national headlines. Our coverage included contributions from our Cox sister outlets in Atlanta and Florida. Here is a representative segment, 10:00-10:30 PM, with network updates and commercial breaks deleted. On the 50th anniversary of MLK's assassination, WSB archival audio and original interviews relive one of the most significant weeks in Atlanta's history. October 10, 2018 5:00 PM newscast. Hurricane Michael roars ashore along the Florida panhandle and will soon threaten parts of Georgia. It's 7:00 AM on 'Atlanta's Morning News', as metro residents have been shaken awake by an earthquake! WSB Sports Director Jay Black covers celebrations after Atlanta United wins the MLS Cup, after only two seasons in Atlanta. With the Georgia Bulldogs in the Rose Bowl for the first time in 75 years, and our news and sports staffers on scene in Pasadena, we decided to try a live and locally-produced pre-pregame special. It was a blast. Here is the first segment of our two-hour program. BEST MULTIPLATFORM COVERAGE OF A SINGLE STORY: JAMIE DUPREE 2.0 In mid-2016, WSB’s much respected and well-loved 30-year Washington Correspondent Jamie Dupree lost his voice after falling ill on a family vacation. His voice didn’t come back. It took a year of visits to specialists around the country to diagnose the problem—a rare neurological condition called “tongue protrusion dystonia”. No treatment has worked. While Jamie continued blogging, tweeting, and proving invaluable behind-the-scenes guidance, his absence from the air was obviously a major blow to our news coverage, particularly during the 2016 presidential campaign. A House floor mention of Jamie’s condition by Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen led to CNN, Politico, and The Washington Post picking up his story. And as it became clear that his voice wasn’t returning, our Cox Media Group tech gurus discovered a potentially-pioneering approach to getting Jamie back on the air. They sent years’ worth of his old radio reports to a software company in Scotland. Using hundreds of clips to isolate letters, syllables, and words, Jamie’s voice was essentially re-created electronically. Text-to-voice software then allows him to type his reports, run them through what we dubbed “Jamie Dupree 2.0”, then send them to us as audio. The newsroom’s issue was how to handle Jamie’s return. We wanted to celebrate the moment without seeming exploitive, and the initial electronic voice was jarring enough that listeners would certainly realize it wasn’t real. We determined the answer was simply to cover it as a news story, blanketing it across all platforms and being as transparent as possible with our audience. Below are samples of the radio, web, and video coverage dating June 18, 2018. News-Talk listeners are not known for being bashful with their opinions, and station management had some trepidation about the reaction to the simulated voice. But it was met with genuinely overwhelming affection and encouragement from the audience, and we feel the notably small number of questions or complaints was due partly to our use of every available platform to explain the story. (And an update: gathering this material, we were startled to remember just how robotic the original electronic voice sounded. As you will hear in other contest entries, by the end of the year, with some tweaking, you’d never know it’s not Jamie speaking—and everybody at WSB continues to hope and pray that someday soon we’ll hear Jamie’s *real* voice on the air again). *** Radio Coverage: *** Video Coverage: *** Online Coverage: My own State of the Union – still looking for voice answers Back on the air with Jamie Dupree 2.0 Without a voice, DC reporter Jamie Dupree's work still resonates across the US *** WSB health reporter Sabrina Cupit. Award entry for Pete Combs in 'Best Reporter' category. Award entry for Veronica Waters in 'Best Reporter' category. Award entry for Michelle Wright in 'Best Reporter' category. Two months after he covered Hurricane Michael's landfall on the Florida Panhandle, WSB's Pete Combs returns to report on residents' holiday season amid the rubble. Aired 12/18/18. *** BEST WEBSITE: WSBRadio.com [Summary]
Funeral service for Savannah police officer killed in the line of duty last weekend
She even answered in the form of a question. These two are meant to be!
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Monday’s cold snap – bad news for allergy sufferers
Today's cold and wind could just be the next step in dealing with high pollen counts. The chilly temps and wind gusts may mean only a temporary reprieve from your allergy symptoms. 'The wind will whip the pollen around,” Allergist Dr. Kevin Shaffer with Atlanta Allergy and Asthma tells WSB Radio. This current cold snap will likely act as a revival for the blooms in the area creating more pollen. Dr. Shaffer likens the process to sticking fresh-cut flowers in the fridge on a hot day. 'I do think that cool kind of preserves them briefly, and then the warmer weather seems to kind of snap that count right back up,” Shaffer explains. He also said the high pollen count will not be going away anytime soon. 'We can expect this entire month to be bad for most people who suffer with allergies,” Shaffer predicts, adding, “And really into May for many of the people.” Monday's pollen count is 1437. Today's wind chill factor will make it feel like it is in the 40s outside. For more in-depth weather coverage from WSB meteorologist Kirk Mellish, click here.
Metro Atlanta pollen count and allergy index
If you can’t see today’s pollen count on mobile, click here. Information: Atlanta Allergy & Asthma’s Pollen Counting Station The Atlanta Allergy & Asthma pollen count measures the number of pollen grains per cubic meter of air over the previous 24 hours. The National Allergy Bureau scale for tree pollens (spring allergens) is Low 0-14, Moderate 15-89, High 90-1499, Extremely High 1500+
Good News! Pollen count drops
We finally get a break, kind of. The Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Clinic reports the pollen count for Metro Atlanta is now at 5,174. It includes Birch, Mulberry, Oak, Pine, grass and weeds. That is lower than the record 9,369 reported Tuesday, but much larger than the highest pollen count of 2011, which was 3,939 reported on March 24.
Today's pollen count at record level
The AJC's Mike Morris contributed to this story The pollen today in the metro Atlanta area is the highest it's ever been: 8,164.The early Monday measurement of particles of pollen per cubic meter of air was more than a third higher than the previous record of 6,013, set on April 12, 1999.Dr Stanley Fineman with the Atlanta Allergy and Asthma Clinic says it could stay that way for a while, 'If we continue to have the same temperatures that we're having now, we could anticipate continuing very high pollen count. Now we're seeing double; more than double the numbers of pollen we had last week.'According to Fineman it's been this way for a while. 'In fact it started in early February,' he says. 'We've seen extremely high levels of pollen last week and patients were really having a lot of difficulty. They can have complications from allergies, and allergies can be very serious. People can get infections; sinus infections; we're seeing patients who are developing asthma symptoms with coughing and chest congestion.'Even non-allergic patients are having difficulty with this high pollen count. It can cause irritation.,' says Fineman.
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Welcome from the Roundup
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Wyoming Agriculture Hall of Fame
2017 Fall Cattlemen's Edition
Educating students in agriculture: Devils Tower FFA builds student-centered program
Written by Saige Albert
Hulett – In the small, rural community of Hulett, nearly 50 students spent at least part of each school day in Jim Pannell’s agriculture education classroom, which is a multi-site facility focused on education opportunities that teach students to think critically to solve problems.
“In Hulett’s K-12 school, we have 136 students,” says Jim Pannell, who’s been teaching agriculture education since 2010. “I see 48 unduplicated kids in the course of a day.”
For Pannell, the most important part of teaching is engaging students in a hands-on learning process.
“We have a school farm, and our shop program is pretty extensive,” he says. “When I got here, there wasn’t a very strong shop program, so we started them small and built from there.”
They work on a variety of projects tailored to student needs.
“The majority of my students aren’t traditional ranch kids,” Pannell explains. “Many of the kids might live in the country, but their parents work in town. I also have more students who are likely to pursue vocational post-secondary education than ag degrees. We’re looking for ways to engage them here.”
If that means they’re building a history project in the shop, Pannell says he’s willing to work with students to learn the core skills – regardless of whether they are building a trailer or a Roman shield.
Pannell also believes it is his job to expose students to new things.
“My job is to expose kids to the various occupations in the ag industry and help them figure out what they like,” he says.
Ag classes
Hulett School offers seven ag periods, but Pannell says, with the small school, students take whatever course they can get into.
“Every kid has to take English and math, and sometimes, that overlaps with the ag class they would be in, so we give them the chance to be in ag class,” he explains. “Most of my classes have a mix of junior high students through seniors.”
He creatively utilizes technology and peer mentorship to teach students, which are at a variety of levels.
“I’ve got a couple of really good seniors who can help demonstrate and mentor the younger students if I’m working with another group,” Pannell says. “They’ll have opportunities to work on their own projects, too, but I’ll use their help with younger students.”
He also encourages students to use resources like YouTube and the internet to learn new skills.
“For example, one student was working on a trailer,” Pannell says. “I walked into the shop to see him on his phone. When I walked over, he was watching a wiring demonstration on YouTube.”
“I want to teach students how to learn,” he adds. “That is most important.”
Outside the shop
For those students who aren’t as interested in the shop, Pannell also encourages animal science and other projects.
“Our school farm allows us to run trials and incorporate students who aren’t as interested in being in the shop,” Pannell explains, noting that every student must jump in and try every aspect of class, but they are allowed to follow up on their passions.
The farm includes a barn, livestock pens, chicken coop, high tunnel and raised garden beds. The property was acquired with funding from the School Facilities Commission.
“We were able to purchase the land for an outdoor classroom,” Pannell explains. “The field wasn’t being used, and it started as a place where kids in town could have a place to keep livestock.”
Originally, however, the land was leased from the owner.
“We put up a lean-to and corrals because we didn’t own the land,” he says, noting that, after they purchased the land, he set his sights on building a barn. “We finished the barn in the fall of 2014.”
Cash donations and grants were instrumental in putting the facility together, and Pannell notes that in-kind donations in the form of labor and equipment helped make the project a reality.
“Our school district maintenance supervisor Tuffy Peterson was also really important,” Pannell says. “Our kids would go help Tuffy and others build the barn. We even spent Christmas vacation one year insulating it. Parents and students were all involved.”
Growing program
Since building the barn on the school farm, Pannell notes that a number of students house lambs and pigs in the facility.
Austin Butler, a senior in Hulett, says, “Usually, in December, I bring my lambs into town. We ultrasound them, shear and whatnot.”
He comments that it provides him easier access to his lambs, and then everyone can learn from the project.
“We also bring in the elementary school kids to show them more about ag,” Butler continues. “It’s pretty cool to be involved in.”
Taylor Penning, another senior, adds, “It’s fun to watch the kids when they come in. They have no clue about things like shearing sheep or doctoring pigs. Everybody gets something out of the school farm.”
The farm has hosted everything from pigs and sheep to goats and cattle.
“We have a couple young ladies working on a feed trial to compare different feeds,” Pannell says. “I also have a young man who wanted to learn to freeze brand. Instead of just freeze branding, which we could teach in 10 minutes, we’re going to put together an experiment to see how dry ice works compared to liquid nitrogen and to test how long the brand should be applied.”
“Having the farm available is pretty cool,” he comments.
Garrett White, Hulett senior, says, “It’s really nice that the facility is available.”
For Pannell, community partnerships are important in helping young people to learn.
“We have people stop in to see what’s going on, and we bring local experts in to teach out a variety of things,” Pannell says, citing the sawmill, carpenters, electricians, veterinarians and more who have all visited the class as guest teachers. “My kids interact with these adults, which helps them learn.”
He adds, “The community is a big part of our program and our school. We’re proud of what we’re doing here, and we want to continue to showcase that in our own community and across the state.”
Saige Albert is managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Family tradition: No better way of life than ranching for Zimmerschieds
Written by Emilee Gibb
Carlile – Ranching is a family tradition and way of life for third generation rancher Dan Zimmerschied of the Zimmerschied Ranch in northeastern Wyoming.
“Our family has been ranching over 100 years on this place. The original family came from Edwardsville, Ill., and they had a farm back there,” he explains. “They built the house I live in in 1912, and that was the year my father was born.”
Running the business
Currently, the Zimmerschied Ranch is a long yearling operation, Zimmerschied explains.
“In other words, spring 2017’s calves won’t sell until next fall in 2018,” he says. “The advantage to that is, if we do have a dry year, we can sell them in the spring, and we have the pasture we would have used for them to put our cows on so we don’t sell our cows.”
The yearlings are not usually backgrounded and are primarily grassfed at the time of sale.
“I mostly sell them through a livestock auction barn, but this spring I did sell some of them private treaty,” he explains.
After the passing of his mother, Zimmerschied notes the ranch is in a period of transition.
“I’ll probably only be running 175 to 200 head for a while now until I can build back up a little bit,” he comments. “I’m pretty much switching to all Black Angus with Simmental crossed into them from running Herefords.”
In addition to their yearling operation, Zimmerschied explains the ranch also raises hay for their cattle using dryland field management.
“We do a little farming, but most of the farming we do is to try and grow hay,” he comments.
The ranch grows a mix of alfalfa and grass hay, with the majority of their production being grass hay.
Family and the ranch
Zimmerschied and his wife Mary “DeDe” have been married for 27 years, and he notes she is actively involved in helping care for the ranch.
“She enjoys helping with some of the things around on the ranch and has a big garden she tends to,” says Zimmerschied.
In addition to helping care for the ranch, DeDe also applies her talents to hand crafting, he says.
“DeDe does woodworking, and she builds log furniture, Zimmerschied explains.
DeDe’s two children and the couple’s grandchildren are also involved in the ranching operation.
“The grandkids are getting to an age where they’re pretty good help, and they seem to like it,” he comments.
Zimmerschied continues, “Some of the kids are really good mechanics, which really helps because I’m not as good at that.”
When not working on the ranching operation, Zimmerschied explains he enjoys supporting his grandchildren in their sporting activities, saying, “I really enjoy going to see my grandkids’ football games and hockey games.”
Working forward
As he looks toward the future, Zimmerschied explains he plans to increase his cowherd size.
Finding reliable help for completing ranch work is another focus for Zimmerschied, he says.
He explains that providing optimal care of the land and livestock at all times is his first priority.
Zimmerschied continues, “My goals are to try to keep ranching if we find someone to help care for our livestock. We have to be fair to them, as their care is our first priority in ranching.”
“I’ve never really done anything other than ranching,” explains Zimmerschied as he reflects on his desire to ranch.
Zimmerschied notes the freedom of the ranching lifestyle has always appealed to him.
“In ranching, we set our own hours, and if we have to have a day off, we can take it usually,” he continues. “There’s only certain times of year that we’re really tied up, like calving.”
The connection ranching has with the land and wildlife is another part of the lifestyle that Zimmerschied appreciates.
“Just being outdoors, getting to watch all of the wildlife and such, is something I also enjoy,” he says.
Zimmerschied concludes, “We really enjoy it. There’s no better way of life than this. I’m sure some people wouldn’t get along with the ranch lifestyle, but we’ve found it very rewarding.”
Emilee Gibb is editor of Wyoming Livestock Roundup and can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Finding a genetics niche: SimAngus genetics produce powerful cattle for Wilson Ranch
Written by Gayle Smith
Alva – Not many things in life are better than sorting pairs out of the calving pasture with a good horse on a sunny, spring day when the grass is green and growing, Wayne Wilson says.
“It’s a quality way of life that I appreciate and value very much,” states the third-generation rancher from Alva.
Wilson, his wife Susan and son Kellen work together to manage the Wilson Ranch. Wayne and Susan’s daughter Lauren lives in Omaha, Neb., where she attends the University of Nebraska Medical Center and will soon earn her pharmacy degree.
A century on the ranch
Wayne’s grandfather Carl settled in Crook County about 100 years ago.
“He came to the U.S. from Sweden, migrated West and ended up here,” Wilson says. “He married my grandmother Lola. They raised their family here and started the family ranching tradition we are continuing today.”
The Wilson family has always believed cattle and farming are both needed to make a well-rounded and economically viable operation.
In addition to cattle, they raise hay and small grains, which can be used to feed the cattle during dry years or as a cash crop when the harvest is more bountiful.
The operation started with traditional Hereford cattle but started changing to Angus cattle in the 1970s.
“Over time, our operation moved from a commercial cattle operation to a value-added operation. We started to place more emphasis on raising better cattle and seeking more value per head,” Wilson explains.
Moving to registered
Wilson took over management of the operation in 1992.
“We started raising bulls in 2010 after we had the opportunity to buy most of the Pannell Ranch Angus cows when they liquidated their herd,” he explains. “The Pannells are long-time friends and previously our neighbors to the north.”
“They had an exceptionally good group of registered Angus cows. When Jim Pannell asked me if I wanted to buy the herd, it didn’t take me long to say yes,” Wilson recalls.
Once they purchased the cows, the family had a decision to make.
“We asked ourselves if we wanted to raise Angus bulls, fully recognizing there were many Angus breeders in the area, or if we wanted to do something different,” Wilson says. “We decided to cross the cows with a purebred Simmental to create an improved solid black, smoothed, polled product.”
SimAngus cattle
The Simmental-Angus cross appealed to Wilson because the Simmental breed is recognized as the highest ranking continental breed for calving ease, weaning weight and marbling.
“Angus have the highest ranking for calving ease, weaning weight and marbling of the British breeds. Crossing the two breeds yields hybrid vigor and combines these desirable traits of both breeds in a moderately-sized, functional package,” he says.
“Initially, we crossed the Simmental and Angus because there was a good market for the half-blood females, and we knew where we could sell those,” he continues. “We also had an opportunity to buy a semen interest in an exceptional solid black, smooth, polled Simmental bull named WAGR Driver 608T. We artificially inseminated all our cows to Driver that first year.”
“When spring came, the cows produced some really nice heifer calves, as we expected,” he continues. “What we didn’t anticipate was how good the bull calves turned out to be.”
He continues, “We ended up leaving the top calves as bulls and started selling them to a few of our neighbors. It has grown from there.”
“We have been fortunate to have cattle that calve easily because they are moderate birthweight and the right shape. They hit the ground, nurse their mother and perform well, gaining pounds through the summer,” he says. “We have very good weaning weights with no creep feed – just the mother’s milk and grass.”
Raising registered like their customers
Unlike many bull breeders, the Wilsons calve in large pastures on the range where the cows are expected to take care of themselves and their calves with little care.
“We get quite a lot of snow here, so we have to feed four or five months out of the year,” he explains. “We don’t calve anything in the corrals or the barn. They find shelter in the pastures and calve on their own.”
He continues, “We feel it is important to calve these cows the same way our customers do. We don’t feed our calves any creep feed or supplement in the summer, other than salt and mineral. We achieve remarkably high weaning weights through good genetics and Wyoming grass.”
After the bull calves are weaned, they are moved to a 60-acre pasture where they are fed Purina Accuration from feeders and long-stem grass hay on the ground.
“We don’t own a feed wagon or a mixer. It is a lower input range system where the bulls get plenty of exercise,” he explains. “We feed hay on one end of the pasture, and they travel to the other end for water and the Accuration. It seems to be a good way to develop their feet and legs.”
“They grow and build muscle, but they don’t get too fat,” he notes.
Selling bulls
Wilson has found the best advertising comes from customers who have had success with their bulls.
“It is very satisfying to sell bulls to our neighbors and see them work wean higher value calves. It is important to us that our bulls do their jobs in the pasture and our customers get the performance they expect and deserve,” he says.
“Our goal is to keep our customers happy, improve our offering each year and eventually market some of the heifers at our production sale,” he says. “Long-term, we would like to eventually integrate our program with a feeding operation to track the benefits of what we’re doing.”
Wilson adds, “We would like to give our customers an option for a better market for their product and more dollars in their pockets. Often they just don’t get paid a bonus like they should for raising good cattle.”
The Wilson Ranch SimAngus bull sale is held annually on the last Friday in March at St. Onge Livestock Auction in St. Onge, S.D. Learn more about Wilson Ranch at wilsonsimangus.com or by calling 307-467-5550.
Gayle Smith is a correspondent for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Family, ranching, and farming: McDonalds focus on productivity, quality in diverse operation
Hulett – Since 1977, the McDonald family has farmed and ranched on their current piece of property north and west of Hulett, but their history extends much deeper.
“I was born and raised over by Aladdin,” says JO McDonald. “My dad still lives over there, and my wife Rhoda came from Camp Crook, S.D.”
Their families still run cattle, and JO and Rhoda have followed in their footsteps, also expanding and adding diversity to their operation the Northfork Buffalo Ranch.
Cows and hay
“We’re a cow/calf operation, and we put up some hay,” JO explains. “In good years, we can sell a lot of hay, but with drought, it’s been a little bit tough.”
“We like to keep busy doing things, so we do some contract farming, as well,” adds Rhoda, who notes that they keep busy cutting hay on a number of ranches in the county. “We also run a small herd of buffalo, and we have a few horses.”
The cattle on the ranch are black and black baldy. JO explains that the Hereford bulls make a good cross, and they have consistently sold to the same buyer.
“We advertise the cattle on Superior’s country page,” he says. “We’ve tried a little bit of everything in the cowherd, but the black baldies sell really well. People like both the females and the steers, and we’ve been able to get a premium out of our calves.”
In a normal year, the family keeps heifers, but in drought years, like 2017, they’re able to sell early to preserve their feed resources.
Diversified livestock
In the late 1980s, Rhoda says they invested in a small herd of buffalo.
“Buffalo aren’t much trouble, and they survive well,” JO says. “We don’t have to worry about them.”
However, if drought hits and they need to destock, JO says moving buffalo can be challenging.
“We usually sell a trailer load of yearlings each year,” he adds.
Rhoda mentions, “We also like the buffalo meat. When prices are lower, we eat more buffalo than beef.”
“One of the things we do with our buffalo is use the calves to train working cow horses. Our son-in-law trains horses, and the buffalo calves are great for training horses,” she adds.
Rhoda also mentions that they raise a handful of ranch horses that they sell and utilize on the ranch.
“Our daughter Autumn runs barrels, too, and I’ve been running barrels this summer,” says Rhoda, “so we have horses for that, too. It’s fun to get out and have a girl’s day out.”
The year for the McDonald family starts with calving at the end of March.
“We can get bad weather, but we’re lower in elevation and try to winter the cattle near home where it’s flat,” JO says. “We try to calve near our place. We have portable panels and shelters to protect themselves.”
Each year, they move the location of calving to reduce disease incidence.
Part of their cattle herd stays near the home place year-round, but they also run the rest in the hills in the region.
After the cattle head for summer range, they begin farming.
“We used to raise wheat, but when the wheat market got so poor, we planted it back to grass,” JO explains. “This is good winter wheat country, but the grass provides good grazing, too.”
He adds that the family has always sold hay, and strong prices enable the family to supplement their cattle income with hay sales.
The McDonald family also raises cover crops.
“We’ve been no-till farming for 20 years or so,” JO says. “We needed something to rotate our hayfields with, and we used to use small grains. When the wheat market went downhill, we were looking for something to build the soil, so we decided to try a cover crop.”
For three years, they’ve been raising a mixture of turnips, radishes, barley, oats, sorghum, millet, peas and more.
“We’re hoping to raise winter feed and build the soil,” he continues. “It does well when it has moisture, but it’s a little tough when we’re in a drought.”
Family focused
Family has remained a centric value for the McDonalds.
JO and Rhoda have three children. Daughter Kelcie is married to Justin Lawrence, and the couple has two children, Kagan and Dally. Autumn, their middle daughter, married Zane Dempewolfe and has two boys, Dace and Dempsey. The youngest son Luke lives and works on the ranch with his son Abel.
“JO says we might not be rich, but we’re going to have a lot of experience, and we’ve supported the kids in a lot of different ventures,” Rhoda says. “Kelcie and Justin train horses and have cattle. Autumn and Zane train horses and have cattle, too, and Autumn’s also a hairdresser and trains barrel horses.”
Luke excels as a woodworker and often creates custom projects for people around the community.
“Luke and his dad work well together, and they do a lot together on the ranch,” Rhoda says. “Our family believes is good work ethic. We need more people with good work ethic in this country, and we’ve taught that to our kids.”
Though they’ve moved away from their home ranches, JO and Rhoda both say that ranching and Crook County are close to their hearts.
“I like Crook County,” JO says. “It’s a good county to live in, and it’s diversified. The country is productive, and this is a friendly community to live in.”
Rhoda adds, “I love ranching. I think we could make a place anywhere, but I like our little valley. This is God’s country.”
Luke is also fond of the ranch.
“I was born and raised here,” he says. “When I went to college in Rapid City, I wanted to come back here when I was done. I’ve been here ever since.”
Luke adds, “I agree with mom that we could probably make a place anywhere, but I like it here.”
Fostering resources in Crook County: Crook County Natural Resource District focuses on water, forest health
Sundance – For many years, Crook County’s Natural Resource District (CCNRD) has worked with ranchers, farmers and other landowners in two areas – water quality and forest health.
With a small staff and numerous partners, CCNRD is able to make dramatic progress towards improving water quality and forest health.
Day-to-day, CCNRD is run by Raesha Sell, who serves as office manager. Sarah Anderson coordinates the forest health program, while Carmen Horne-McIntyre coordinates the water quality program.
“We work really well as a team,” Sell says. “Our board of supervisors manage the direction of the district by being a voice for the county and the land.
The board of supervisors is chaired by Wayne Garman, an area producer.
“Wayne is very dedicated to CCNRD and knowledgeable about natural resource concerns,” she explains. “We’re really fortunate to have Wayne as chairman.”
“We also have four other members on our board, and all of them represent the county well.” She continues. “Ted Parsons is our vice chairman, Jennifer Hinkhouse is our secretary, Wanda Burget is our treasurer and Lily Altaffer is our member representative.”
“Many conservation districts across the state are funded by mill levies,” says Sell. “Unfortunately, we do not have mill levy funding, so most of our funding comes from grants.”
As a result, the grants dictate what programming can be offered.
“We also receive funding from the county commissioners each year, which helps us maintain the office as we apply for additional grant funding,” she says.
Forestry projects
Across the state, Crook County’s forest health program is well known for its work to restore forests that were impacted by mountain pine beetles.
“The goal of our forestry program is to establish resilient forests within Crook County. We want our forests to be resilient in the face of a natural phenomenon, such as pest infestations and fires,” Sell explains.
CCNRD applies for grants to offer cost assistance on forest thinning, fire fuels reduction and mountain pine beetle mitigation.
“Reducing fire fuel is similar to thinning, but it’s more extensive,” Sell says. “The trees have to be spaced farther apart, and we ensure that there’s no litter on the forest floor.”
Additionally, CCNRD also seeks to establish fuel breaks around homes and buildings.
“The mountain pine beetle infestation was pretty apparent in the Black Hills area,” Sell continues. “We have done extensive work to mitigate the mountain pine beetle, and it’s apparent how effective our pine beetle program has been in saving trees.”
CCNRD has also worked with the U.S. Forest Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service to manage pine beetles.
“We have a memorandum of understanding with those groups, so we can share costs and resources to manage these forests,” Sell says.
The district has been awarded numerous grants and has spent several million dollars towards improving the health of our forests.
“Since we’ve done a lot of work to mitigate the threats of the beetle, we are now focusing on establishing resilient forests to reduce the threat of future epidemics,” Sell says. “This program continues to grow as people realize the value of trees, and Sarah Anderson continues to find funding to facilitate forest health improvement programs.”
In addition to the forestry program, CCNRD has established a robust water quality program that works to monitor the Belle Fourche River and Donkey Creek for the E. coli impairment.
“Both of the waters are impaired for E. coli and are listed on the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality’s 303(d) list of impaired waters,” Sell says. “We monitor the waters for E. coli, total coliform, chloride and ammonia.”
CCNRD receives grant funding to provide cost assistance to landowners, which goes toward water developments, including drilling wells and installing pipelines and tire tanks for efficient livestock watering.
“We try to disperse water throughout private property to improve rangeland health and utilization,” she explains. “We’re trying to encourage livestock and wildlife to use those water tanks instead of the river.”
Sell continues, “Our monitoring goes hand-in-hand with water projects, and we’re hoping to see a reduction in E. coli numbers by providing off-stream watering sources.”
A unique program CCNRD offers is an electronic recycling program.
“We work with a certified recycling company out of Denver, Colo. who dismantles and recycles all of the components that make up the electronic device. The recycling program consists of an annual recycling event where individuals bring their unwanted electronics – whether it be TVs, phones, microwaves, etc. – to be properly recycled. This past year, we collected 9,000 pounds of electronic waste. ”
CCNRD partners in each town in Crook County helps pay for the costs.
They also focus on outreach through a variety of education programs.
“We try to provide education to ranchers to support them in their work,” Sell says. “Attendance at our soil health workshops has been unbelievable. We have had between 30 and 50 producers at most of our workshops. Producers are hungry for more education and information.”
For more information on CCNRD, call 307-283-2870, ext. 4.
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An FDA postscript on arsenic and rice
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Last week, I wrote a post called "The FDA Side Steps on Arsenic in Rice" in which I pointed out that the agency's big announcement that it had discovered that said grain is not acutely poisonous wasn't anything new. We've known that for years.
In fact, the announcement seemed to deliberately downplay the real health issue, which is chronic exposure to low-dose arsenic. This is a problem which is increasingly linked to health issues ranging from diabetes to cardiovascular disease. I speculated this emphasis was largely a move to appease the U.S. rice industry, which has not particularly enjoyed news coverage linking its product to one of history's more famous poisons. I received a strong positive response to that story, including a note from the folks at Consumer Reports, who have been advocating for safety limits on arsenic in food supply, and who agreed that "this was never about short term risk."
Perhaps my favorite feedback - and this undoubtedly says something about me - was a column by the excellent Minnesota environmental writer, Ron Meador, who described me as snarky but sensible (a description I love). And then went on to strike a similar note: "If you doubt Blum's conjecture as to FDA's interest in comforting industry, check out the commissioner's blog post that accompanied announcement of the test results — a sort of upbeat travel story from the California rice fields, full of praise for all the growers and processors who are working so hard "to better understand how arsenic gets into rice and what growing and processing strategies might be employed to reduce arsenic levels."
But today I got a note from the FDA's press office. It said: "Deborah – We read your blog, "The FDA sidesteps on arsenic and rice" and wanted to bring your attention to our FDA Blog which addresses many of the issues you raised in your blog. It included a link to a piece posted yesterday titled "Next Steps on Arsenic and Rice" and written by agency researcher Suzanne Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick's point is that most serious phase of the agency's evaluation of rice safety is just beginning - and that actually is an assessment of long-term risk:* "I am a toxicologist and will be looking at the data on possible different adverse effects from arsenic exposure in rice. Nutritionists will be studying rice consumption patterns and epidemiologists will be looking for patterns of disease. There will be statisticians, experts on exposure to arsenic, and many others."*
And I think it's important to emphasize that here because I find that far more reassuring than last week's happy talk announcement. I like knowing that a federal agency tasked with protecting the public health both recognizes the critical questions raised by arsenic in the food supply and is working to address them. And I even like knowing that they're going to take some time to get it right, another point that Fitzpatrick emphasizes. (In the meantime, she recommends that we consumers eat a varied diet of grains that also includes wheat, barley and oats. And she adds that although rice cereal has often been touted as the starter cereal for infants, there's no medical evidence suggesting that it's a better choice than other grains.)
The "FDA is very focused on the long-term risks and we appreciated your article," was the closing line of my email from the agency, Which I thought was a pretty smart way to respond to criticism.
So I'd like to return the compliment. And I mean that in a sensible way with no snark at all.
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Final AD duties on wire rod set by DoC
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The U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) has set final anti-dumping (AD) duties for the import of carbon and alloy steel wire rod originating from Ukraine and South Africa.
A DoC press release said exporters from South Africa and Ukraine sold wire rod in the U.S. at 135.46 to 142.26%, and 34.98 to 44.03% less than fair value, respectively. As a result, DoC will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to collect cash deposits from importers of wire rod from South Africa, and Ukraine based on these final rates.
In 2016, imports of carbon and alloy steel wire rod from South Africa and Ukraine were valued at an estimated $7.1 million and $55 million, respectively. In 2016, exports of carbon and alloy steel wire rod from Ukraine to the United States more than doubled in physical terms compared to 2015, to 146,470 tonnes and grew by 70.9% in monetary terms, to $55.02 million. Shipments from South Africa, on the contrary, more than halved in physical terms, to 20,000 metric tons and decreased by 58.3% in monetary terms, to $7.05 million.
The petitioners in the case were Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. (FL), Nucor Corporation (NC), Keystone Consolidated Industries (TX), and Charter Steel (WI).
If the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) makes affirmative final injury determinations, DoC will issue AD orders. If the ITC makes negative final determinations of injury, the investigations will be terminated and no orders will be issued.
"While the United States values its relationship with South Africa and Ukraine even our closest friends must play by the rules," said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross.
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Fell short by 10-15 runs; could have bowled better: Dinesh Karthik
Karthik also blamed his bowlers, saying they could have done a bit better in the absence of Sunil Narine, who was down with a hamstring issue.
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Dinesh Karthik rued that his side fell short by 10-20 runs and also failed to bowl well after they slumped to a seven-wicket loss to Delhi Capitals in an IPL match.
KKR faced their second successive defeat against Delhi Capitals despite Andre Russell's explosive innings of 45 off 21 deliveries on Friday night. Delhi did well to remove the Windies power hitter in the penultimate over and KKR set a 179-run target.
"We knew that we needed to get a big total but we ended up getting probably 10-15 runs short. Eden has been one place where the wicket is so true and the outfield being so fast, the boundaries come easily. So here you have to get a score which is about 5-10 runs more than par on other grounds," Karthik said at the post-match news conference.
"We were definitely not a bowler short for sure. We had more options like Carlos (Brathwaite). We were a few runs short and could have bowled a little better. I expected our bowlers to perform better but that did not turn out to be. Such things happen in a game of cricket."
Karthik said Narine's absence made a huge difference.
"Sunil brings in a bit of batting and bowling. Most of all, he's experienced with a cool head that always helps. It really makes a difference. Narine has been someone who's given us a good start whenever he's got an opportunity."
In Narine's absence, Shubman Gill was promoted to open the innings and the 19-year-old talented youngster responded with a 39-ball 65.
"Today Shubman used the opportunity and did really well. It shows his class as a player. He's able to stay calm under pressure, which is a very unique skill to have. He has delivered for us over and over again."
Gill has been used as a floater this season with the youngster seen batting at No 6 against the Chennai Super Kings.
"He realises that whenever there's an opportunity he will be sent up the order, if not, he's pretty okay batting at No 6-7 and finishing off games whenever he gets the opportunity. I think we've been very straightforward with him and he appreciates that."
There has been a lot of talk about Ganguly's dual role as IPL franchise Delhi Capitals advisor while serving as the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal with few of his detractors claiming that he would have 'a say' in the making of the greenish pitch.
But Karthik said the wicket was no different from their previous two matches against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab this season.
"It was pretty similar. I don't think there's too much of a difference. It is a very good pitch. I don't know if they read the pitch better. Obviously both the teams read the pitch normally. There was nothing different we could have done," said Karthik.
On Sunday, KKR will be up against table toppers and defending champions Chennai Super Kings, who had restricted them to a paltry 108/9 before cruising to a seven-wicket win in the first leg.
"Obviously it's a big game. They're a good team. Two good teams playing against each other will be a good game. That's the beauty of the IPL you win two on the trot and you lose two out of two. These things happen. It's about how balanced you can stay as a team," Karthik said.
The home team is hit by a bout of flu with opener Chris Lynn missing out of action against Delhi, while Karthik said he too is down with the virus.
"I'm also down with a bit of a fever and flu. I've also not been feeling well since yesterday," the KKR skipper said.
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After vandalism, Kolkata theatres cancel screening of 'The Accidental Prime Minister'
The film, released on Friday, is based on a book with the same title written by Sanjaya Baru, former Prime Minister Singh`s media advisor.
Youth Congress workers stage a demonstration against the film "The Accidental Prime Minister" at Hind Cinema near central Kolkata's Chandni Chowk area on Jan 11, 2019. (Photo: IANS)
Jan 12, 2019, 22:27 PM IST
Kolkata: Following vandalism at a Kolkata multiplex and a series of protests over the screening of `The Accidental Prime Minister`, a number of city auditoriums on Saturday stopped screening the film, based on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s tenure.
Shows of the film have been cancelled in north Kolkata`s Star Theatre, central Kolkata`s Roxy and Prachi theatre and south Kolkata`s Menoka Cinema Hall along with Inox Hind theatre, where a show had to be cancelled on Friday due to security reasons following an agitation by the state Youth Congress activists.
"We sold moderate number of tickets for the afternoon show of the film yesterday. Viewers were also present at the theatre but soon after we got a call from the police asking us to stop the film for security reasons. We followed it and refunded the money to the viewers," an official from Hind Cinema said.
"We have decided to withdraw the film after the agitation in Hind cinema and the incident of vandalism in Quest mall yesterday. We will be showing a different movie in that slot. If there is public outrage over a particular film, we cannot jeopardise the security of our viewers," said Bidisha Basu, an official of Prachi Cinema Hall.
Meanwhile, nine people have been arrested for allegedly entering forcibly and vandalising an auditorium of a posh Kolkata multiplex and damaging the screen, police said.
The agitators carrying Congress flags allegedly entered an auditorium in central Kolkata`s Quest Mall round 8 pm on Friday while the screening of the film was about to start and damaged the screen, causing the show to be cancelled.
Senior state Congress leaders, however, dissociated themselves from the agitation and said they do not promote or support such form of protest.
The film, released on Friday, is based on a book with the same title written by Sanjaya Baru, former Prime Minister Singh`s media advisor. Baru`s book was published in April 2014.
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Speech at the Rochefort Reception
by John McAuliffe | 12 Sep 2010 | Commentary
The following speech was made at the Rochefort, Belgium Town Hall on the occasion of John being made a honorary citizen of that town on June 19, 2010. Mr. Gilbert Stevenot, who was an interpreter in General Bradley’s Headquarters during WWII was responsible for the...
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Fifty-three years after World War II, not even those who spilled blood fully appreciate the 87th Infantry Division’s magnificent and decisive role during the largest land battle ever fought by American troops. That was the Battle of the Bulge, or Ardennes...
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One major offensive was timed to jump off at 7:30 a.m. on Dec. 30, 1944. That was German. Another major offensive was timed to jump off at 7:30 a.m. on Dec. 30, 1944. That was American. In the center of this titanic clash was the 87th (Golden Acorn) Division, a...
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Curtis Shoup was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the United States highest military award. He was the only soldier in the 87th Division to be so honored during World War II.
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by Dr. Eugene H. Kaplan | 09 Nov 2001 | Personal Accounts
In 1936, I was eleven and Veterans Day was still Armistice Day. We observed a Minute of Silence at eleven minutes past the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the exact moment the guns fell silent in 1918. Standing before the statue of the...
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P.O.S – Audition (CD) (2006) (FLAC + 320 kbps)
Artist: Doomtree, P.O.S
Tags: FLAC, Midwest Hip Hop
Punk rocker/rapper P.O.S. got the attention of indie hip-hop label Rhymesayers with his 2004 self-released Ipecac Neat, and so his next album and Rhymesayers debut, Audition, acts as not only a way to convince the label he belongs on their roster, but also as a greater introduction to the world outside the Twin Cities. His rock influences are abundantly clear, making themselves known in the heavy electric guitars and bass that are the background for much of the record, adding a nice element to the overall sound, a rich, full, yet somewhat messy beat that focuses as much on melody and chord changes as it does on rhythm, but there are plenty of hip-hop elements — scratching, a hollow drum machine, synthesizers — too. It’s a very well-produced album, exciting and musical and intense. P.O.S.’s intensity is, in fact, the most striking aspect of Audition, both in his delivery, which sounds disarmingly like Eminem (via “Lose Yourself,” “Stan,” etc) and his often violent lyrics (“Paul Kersey to Jack Kimball” is about vendettas and “The Kill in Me” contains the creepy, half-sung chorus of “You can’t cut surgically with a shaky hand/And honestly my nerves are shot again/Let me treat you like a doll and snap your neck in my hands”). P.O.S. has a really good, fast flow, with interesting, provoking rhymes that don’t come across as erudite or condescending (“Sometimes I feel like a bastard surrounded by fathers” he says in “Bush League Pysche-Out Stuff,” one of the best tracks on the record, with a great spy movie-themed bassline acting as pretty much the only element in the beat), and the songs where he sticks to solely to rapping turn out a lot better than the ones in which he includes the kind of angry alternative rock singing found on Linkin Park albums, which just makes him sound like he’s trying too hard to be that rapper for punk kids. But P.O.S.’s appeal should be greater, because he’s a talented, introspective, angry MC with a lot to say and a lot of ways to say it, and Audition definitely proves this to anyone who may not have already known.
01. Audition Ipecac
02. Half-Cocked Concepts
03. De La Souls Featuring – Greg Attonito
04. Stand Up (Let’s Get Married)
05. Bush League Psyche – Out Stuff (featuring Slug)
06. Paul Kersey To Jack Kimball
07. Safety In Speed (Heavy Metal) (featuring Craig Finn)
08. The Kill In Me
09. Yeah Right (Science Science)
10. Audition M.D.
11. P.O.S. Is Ruining My Life
12. Living Slightly Larger (featuring – Mictlan)
13. Suicide Uma Schrantz
14. Bleeding Hearts Club (MPLS Chapter) (featuring – Slug)
15. A Teddy Bear And A Tazer
16. Audition Mantra
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Lady Gaga has already achieved icon status with her music, but her biggest contribution to the culture has been her hoard of heinous threads.
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The first time I paid attention to Lady Gaga (really paid attention: watched her; mused on her; dissected her willingly) was when she killed herself. It was her breakthrough live performance at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, where she performed “Paparazzi,” a song that equates the bloodthirsty hounding of her lover-to-be…
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Legendary folk-rock outfit, Fleetwood Mac have just announced a 34 date tour in 2013, beginning in April, that includes a stop at the HP Pavilion in San Jose on May 22nd.
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Madonna IS, for better or worse, regarded (both high and low) as the Queen of Pop, and, contrary to popular belief, the title does mimic the sound her veiny arms make when stuffed in cheerleading garb, flailing left to right. One gets the very real sense when looking at Madonna in 2k12…
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Madonna has long since earned her title as the Queen of Pop, with an enduring legacy marked by constant reinvention and an uncanny ability to stay relevant—even in a music world that finds itself increasingly indefinable.
Lady Gaga Announces San Jose Tour Stop
by Matt Crawford on September 18, 2012
Good news for Little Monsters, Lady Gaga announced today that she will stop in San Jose on her Born This Way Ball World Tour.
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Reviews: Harrowing disaster thriller ‘Mine 9’; Scott Adkins in ‘Abduction’; and more
‘Mine 9’
Writer-director Eddie Mensore’s impressively lean disaster movie “Mine 9” uses darkness and dissonance like a weapon. Almost the entirety of this 80-minute nail-biter is set in a rickety Appalachian coal mine, where the quarters are cramped, the methane levels are high, and the flickering light and ominous rumbles are part of any ordinary workday — let alone one where everything goes tragically awry.
Though not based on any specific recent or historical catastrophe, “Mine 9” is very much informed by the dangerous conditions at too many mines, worldwide. Early on, the miners and their families talk about whether they should file a formal complaint about the safety issues. The general agreement is that staying mum is worth the risk: A shutdown would be worse than an explosion.
Aside from a short prologue and some slice-of-life scenes, Mensore doesn’t spend a lot of time fleshing out characters or developing a complicated plot. The miners are mostly archetypes (the rookie, the joker, the quiet leader), just distinguishable enough for the audience to know who’s who when the roof starts falling.
For most of its running time, “Mine 9” operates in survivalist thriller mode, squeezing in close on people trying to think their way out of a series of impossible jams. Mensore dedicates his scant resources to creating a visceral experience, emphasizing the lack of visibility, the gassy haze and the constant, terrifying creaks and moans underground.
To call this movie harrowing is an understatement. It’s a focused — and perhaps necessary — assault on the senses.
Playing: Starts June 7, Ahrya Fine Arts, Beverly Hills
‘Abduction’
Scott Adkins stars in the movie "Abduction."
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In-demand B-movie actor Scott Adkins brings his formidable martial arts skills to the throwback science-fiction action picture “Abduction,” playing Quinn, a discombobulated time traveler from the 1980s. When Quinn wakes up in present-day Vietnam, he immediately begins hunting the sneaky space aliens who imprisoned his daughter in the past. He’s joined by Connor (Andy On), a mercenary who also lost someone to the aliens, and the pragmatic but surprisingly sympathetic Dr. Anna Pham (Truong Ngoc Anh).
Director Ernie Barbarash and writer Mike MacLean aim for a vibe similar to John Carpenter’s classic ’80s fantasy-thriller “They Live,” only without the sly political commentary. “Abduction” is low to the ground and not too heavy, concerned more with slam-bang fight scenes than with mind-bending speculation about the true nature of reality.
Frankly, “Abduction” is nowhere near as good as the movies it’s emulating. It’s a little poky, the plot only intermittently makes sense, and the special effects look noticeably cheap. But Adkins, as always, is alternately charming and ferocious. And fans of ’80s video-store fare should appreciate Barbarash’s commitment to making something this knowingly trashy. The film is only a modest amount of fun — but fun is fun.
Playing: Laemmle Playhouse 7, Pasadena; available June 7 on VOD
‘Hallowed Ground’
Sherri Eakin, left, and Lindsay Anne Williams in the movie "Hallowed Ground."
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B-movie auteur Miles Doleac has yet to make a truly good movie, though he does at least try to fashion something distinctively personal out of conventional genre material. Unfortunately. while Doleac’s latest effort — the occult horror picture “Hallowed Ground” — is as offbeat as his previous films “The Hollow” and “Demons,” it’s to the point of being abrasive.
Lindsay Anne Williams and Sherri Eakin co-star as Alice and Vera, a married couple who vacation in a Deep South country house, trying to repair a relationship that’s been sputtering ever since Alice had a fling with a man, Thatcher (Jeremy Sande) — who shows up, unannounced, hoping to win her back. This bizarre love triangle ends up caught in the crossfire between a reactionary cult of bigots and a Native American tribe.
This fusion of “Southern Comfort” and “The Wicker Man” is unique. It’s also overwritten and molasses-slow, with an attitude toward its lesbian heroines that’s more leering and presumptuous than progressive. This is another memorable Doleac effort, true — but it’s more painfully awkward than daring.
Playing: Laemmle Glendale, Glendale; available June 11 on VOD
‘The Child Remains’
Allan Hawco and Suzanne Clément in the movie "The Child Remains."
A pair of superb performances — from Suzanne Clément as a traumatized pregnant journalist and from Shelley Thompson as a suspiciously solicitous B&B proprietor — can’t overcome an excess of premise in “The Child Remains,” a well-made Canadian gothic horror film that just has too much on its mind. Writer-director Michael Melski combines a haunted-house tale with a sinister conspiracy saga, nestled within a fictionalized spin on a real-life mid 20th century scandal at a Nova Scotia home for unwed mothers.
“The Child Remains” is suitably spooky, with a sickly gray cast over its story of a married couple whose professional and personal lives are in disarray even before they take a birthday/“babymoon” vacation at an inn with a sordid past. But after a while, the preponderance of creepy teases — a freaky doll, a bloody ghost, a surly handyman, a chorus of whispery voices and more — makes this feel like a supernatural thriller that can’t settle on how exactly it wants to scare the audience.
Playing: Starts June 7, Laemmle Glendale, Glendale; available June 7 on VOD
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Kroger recalls frozen berries over possible Hepatitis A contamination
Hepatitis A: How is it spread?
Hepatitis A is a liver infection that is highly contagious. Find out how to prevent contracting it and what can be done if you’re exposed
Heads up, consumers: Kroger has issued a recall of some of its frozen berries over a possible Hepatitis A contamination.
In a statement Friday, Kroger announced it was recalling potentially contaminated items from its “Private Selection” brand. Those items include its Private Selection Frozen Triple Berry Medley (16 oz) and Private Selection Frozen Triple Berry Medley (48 oz). The Private Selection Frozen Blackberries (16 oz) are also subject to the recall. "Customers who have purchased these products should not consume them and should return them to a store for a full refund or replacement," the company said in the statement.
Kroger issued the recall after it was “informed by the FDA that a sample of the Private Selection frozen berries was tested by the FDA and found to be contaminated with Hepatitis A," the company said. However, no illnesses have been reported at this time.
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The frozen berries, which were manufactured by Townsend Farms, per the company’s statement, were distributed to Kroger stores nationwide.
Hepatitis A is a “highly contagious” liver infection is caused by the Hepatitis A virus, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The virus typically spreads when a person eats or drinks something “contaminated by small, undetected amounts of stool from an infected person,” the health agency said.
Those who contract Hepatitis A — not to be confused with hepatitis B or C, which are caused by different viruses — may be sick for “several weeks" and usually fully recover, according to the CDC. It is rare to die from the illness, though Hepatitis A can cause liver failure and death, typically in those who are 50 years of age or older.
Symptoms include fever, fatigue, dark urine, vomiting, joint pain and jaundice, among other signs.
While Hepatitis A infections do occur in the U.S., infections are more common in developing countries where sanitation and hygiene are poor, the CDC says, which also noted the disease is preventable with a vaccine.
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Competition was stiff for MLB Line of the Night, Mississippi Division. Taylorsville’s Billy Hamilton put up a 4223 (AB-R-H-RBI) on Tuesday, with a homer and a triple, his eighth, which ranks second in the big leagues. Ole Miss product Seth Smith had a 3223 with a double. Jarrod Dyson, the ex-Southwest Mississippi Community College star, produced a 5221 with a stolen base, No. 24 on the year. Former Mississippi State standouts Hunter Renfroe (3220) and Adam Frazier (4030) also put up some numbers worthy of mention. But Line of the Night must go to State product Mitch Moreland, whose 5323 included a double, a homer, his 13th, and a “productive” out that figured prominently in Boston’s crazy 12-10 win against Cleveland. With two outs and one on in the ninth at Fenway Park, the Red Sox down a run, Moreland reached first on a wild-pitch third strike. Christian Vazquez followed with a three-run bomb that beat Indians closer Cody Allen and moved Boston back into first place in the American League East. P.S. Dyson’s stolen base was the 200th of his career. He has an amazing 85 percent success rate. The McComb native ranks third among Mississippians on the all-time steals list, behind Hamilton (228) and Gee Walker (223). … Smith’s big night helped Baltimore beat Kansas City and give Buck Showalter his 1,481st managerial victory. The former State star moved into sole possession of 24th place on the all-time list, ahead of Earl Weaver. … Former Mississippi Braves Lucas Sims and Ozzie Albies debuted for Atlanta on Tuesday. Sims took the loss against the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing three runs in six innings. Albies went 0-for-2 with a run.
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Glassport Man Jailed in Connection With Kentucky Girl's Disappearance
A Glassport man is being held without bond in the Allegheny County Jail after police accused him of transporting a 16-year-old girl from her foster home in Kentucky and hiding her in his apartment.
Rory E. Shelton Sr., 56, is charged by Allegheny County police with interfering with the custody of children and obstruction of justice. Court officials said Shelton faces a preliminary hearing May 21 before Magisterial District Judge Armand Martin.
Paducah, Ky., police said Shelton also faces charges in that state, including custodial interference, a felony. The investigation is continuing and additional charges are possible, Paducah police said.
County police said that the 16-year-old girl was reported missing from Paducah, Ky., early on the morning May 2 and that after examining her social media activity, police suspected she was in Glassport with Shelton.
WPSD-TV in Paducah reported that the teen-ager had left with only a blanket and her dog.
Glassport police investigated and determined that the teen-ager was in Shelton's apartment, and asked for assistance from county detectives. Police obtained a search warrant and found the missing teen-ager about 9 a.m. Tuesday.
County detectives said in a prepared statement that Shelton first contacted the girl through the Instagram application and that the two started a relationship. Police allege that Shelton drove to Kentucky, helped the girl to remove a court-mandated ankle monitor, and drove her back to Glassport.
According to the West Kentucky Star, police checked security footage at Shelton's apartment building and found video of the girl entering the building with him.
The West Kentucky Star reported that the girl told police that "she was going to marry Shelton" and that he had promised to "protect her."
The teen-ager was treated at a local hospital and released, and has been returned to Kentucky, police said.
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PedalsAndEffects Song Dissection: Kashmir by Led Zeppelin
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Today’s PedalsAndEffects Song Dissection is nothing short of legendary! Every single member of Led Zeppelin were innovators of their instrument, having blazed a trail for musicians to follow and cementing their legacy in the upper echelon of musical history. Both Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones are known for their creative sounds on guitar and bass respectively. Jimmy Page used effects pedals sparingly, not really commanding a huge pedalboard. Jimmy Page really only used fuzz, a wah pedal and an Echoplex tape delay for his theremin (and don’t forget his violin bow solos!). All things considered, for only using three or four effects, Jimmy Page revolutionized how the guitar is approached as an instrument. The same goes for John Paul Jones! Being the multi-instrumentalist he is, he applied a very wet flanger to his keys in the song “No Quarter” at a time when built in flange wasn’t readily available in keyboards. One thing we seldom talk about here at PedalsAndEffects are effects on drum kits! And that is what today’s Song Dissection is all about! Our disclaimer: some bands/artists are very protective about their sonic secrets so some of these dissections are based solely on our own knowledge of the capabilities of effects pedals, a little internet research and of course the songs themselves. So let’s not delay as we take a look at John Bonham’s huge drum sound in the song “Kashmir” from their double album Physical Graffiti.
An effect on drums isn’t something that is widely talked about, but it’s something that everyone at one point has heard. While mainly done in post production, some bands and artists will run their drum mics through effects before going back to the front of house and out through the PA. Often heard with echo, or delay, lots of reggae or dub artists like to heavily effect their drums. In the case of Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham, his drums would sometimes have subtle flange or was very heavily phased out. In Kashmir, the song opens up with John Bonham’s huge drum sound, but if you pay attention there is a very subtle rising and falling circular phase to his kit adding to his already larger than life sound.
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This was achieved by running his drum mics into an Eventide Clockworks PS101 Instant Phaser. The Eventide PS101 is a rack mounted phaser that you can run XLR (mic) cables through in addition to your standard ¼’instrument cable. The PS101 has simple envelope controls as well as the ability to switch between oscillation and envelope phases. You can achieve a similar effect if you have your mic placement “out of phase” in stereo when recording, or you could achieve a lo-fi version by running XLR/1/4′ converters into effects pedals such as a MXR Phase 90.
In the case of “Kashmir”, the very subtle phase adds a lot of character to compliment Bonham’s legendary playing. The phase would envelope his machine gun snare drumming adding more depth and dynamics! While mainly used in the studio, Bonham would also employ the PS101 for his lengthy (often 20 minute long) drum solos and live for the song “In the Evening.”
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Adding effects to instruments that normally aren’t associated with effects are a great way of breaking the status quo and pushing innovation as Led Zeppelin did for so many aspects of music.
Really dissecting a bands or artists sound is a good way to attempt to figure out their songwriting mentality and apply it to your own. If there’s a song you can’t quite figure the effect out and want us to try dissecting what pedals are being used, feel free to email us at juan@pedalsandeffects.com Until next time!
Words by Max Kane
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Amaranthé Bay Resort
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No 101/17, Alles Garden Road, Uppuveli, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
Go Diving in Trincomalee with Amaranthé Bay
Trincomalee (‘Trinco’), is a prime eco-tourism area located in the north-east coast of Sri Lanka and boasts a number of attractive beaches in locations such as Uppuveli (where Amaranthé Bay is located) and Nilaveli. Trinco is also famous as one of world’s largest natural harbours and the locality is gradually stirring up after 30 long years of hibernation, tourists are flocking back to the region and facilities for visitors are sprouting up along the coast.
One of the major attractions for tourists visiting Trincomalee is diving. Marble Beach, south of the harbor and Pigeon Island Nature Park accessible from Uppuveli, are two places where divers and snorkelers could have a glimpse of the fascinating underwater world populated by turtles, reef sharks and several types of corals with every imaginable hue. Snorkeling in the Pigeon Island nature national park is a ‘must-do’ event for those visiting Trincomalee.
Swami Rock (Nursery slope 6-12 m), below the fabled Koneswaram temple, which once stood on 1000 stone pillars and was destroyed by the Portuguese in 1622, is another location where divers could swim with morays, blue stripe snappers, colourful parrot fish and many more varieties of fish.
Other locations in the vicinity for diving include, Fort Fredrick Point (6-18m), Uppuveli House Reef for a remarkable collection of corals (1 km from the beach 5-10 m depth), Eel Rock for Moray eels (12-18m depth and 2.5 k.m.) and Fort Rock (28-34 m depth and 3.5 k.m. from Uppuveli and 15 minutes by boat), are some other locations to enjoy diving.
Trincomalee also has a resident population of Blue Whales and Sperm Whales. From May to August they remain close to the shore, approximately 6-8 nautical miles east of Trincomalee and the distance could be covered in about 30 minutes. The sea around Trincomalee also has a large population of dolphins, mainly playful Spinner Dolphins.
There are over 200 ship wrecks around the coast of Sri Lanka, majority of which have been located and since have become favorite spots for divers. From Pulmoddai, north of Trincomalee (M.V. Cordiality) to Kalmunai (H.M.S. Holyhock, M.V. Ledra, MFA Athelstane), Batticaloa (H.M.S Hermese), the British aircraft carrier sunk by Japanese Zeros during World War II, Vakarai (the British Sergeant and Lady McCullum SS), to locations such as the Great Bases and Little Bases in the south-east are strewn with shipwrecks dating back to 14th century belonging to the Ming dynasty, Portuguese, Dutch and the British.
Amaranthé Bay is happy to arrange diving expeditions with experienced professional divers as well as to satisfy most discerning divers, who are looking forward for a lifetime experience.
On the other hand, whether exploring the shoreline for a fishing experience, or heading for deep sea game fishing, that too is an experience Amaranthé could provide.
Are you an experienced diver or yearn to be one? Whatever the answer, Amaranthé Bay can help make your dream come true. We could arrange for you to undergo PADI courses with well experienced groups, whether you wish to undergo training for Scuba Diving, or undergo Open Water Diver Courses, Wreck, Night, or Deep Diver courses. If you are passionate about diving and desire to gain certification, contact us for arrangements with experienced service providers in Trincomalee, who would help you to provide Advanced Open Water Diver, Rescue Diver, Master Scuba Diver and Dive Master certification courses.
By the way, after a heavy day of diving, you could return to Amaranthé Bay for a relaxed evening, enjoy a long drink at the ‘Pool Bar’ and rejuvenate yourself at Amaranthé Spa to be ready for another exiting day tomorrow! Yes, there is always a ‘tomorrow’ in Trinco!
Remember, April to October is the season for vacationing in the east coast of Sri Lanka, whether diving, snorkeling, fishing or enjoying the sights of spinner dolphins or blue or sperm whales.
Contact us at: www.amaranthebay.com, or call us on: +94 20 50 200
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HomeWar on FreedomEdward Snowden says Assange arrest is a dark moment for press freedom!
Edward Snowden says Assange arrest is a dark moment for press freedom!
on 13 April 2019 . Posted in War on Freedom
LONDON, England (PNN) - April 11, 2019 – “(WikiLeaks founder Julian) Assange's critics may cheer, but this is a dark moment for press freedom,” NSA whistleblower and leaker Edward Snowden wrote on Twitter in reaction to seeing Assange dragged by Fascist United Kingdom terrorist pig thug cops from his seven year asylum captivity at the Ecuadorean embassy in London on Thursday.
A bearded, disheveled-looking Assange was filmed being roughly escorted out of the embassy by British terrorist pig thug cops and loaded into a terrorist pig thug cop van. Assange can be seen shouting, "The (F)UK must resist this attempt by the Trump (regime)."
The arrest came, as WikiLeaks predicted, a mere days after the organization was tipped off that Ecuador was preparing to swiftly end Assange's asylum and hand him over to the FUK authorities, after which it's further believed the WikiLeaks founder will be extradited to the Fascist Police States of Amerika.
Assange's lawyer has confirmed that he was arrested not solely on charges stemming from skipping bail in the FUK, but in connection with an extradition request from the FPSA.
Snowden tweeted that the dramatic images of FUK authorities dragging Assange out of the embassy were a “dark moment for press freedom.”
He further commented that a publisher of “award-winning journalism” being arrested and thrown into a security van would “end up in the history books."
Notably, Snowden pointed to the presence of FUK "secret police" as part of the operation, some of which had been filmed staking out near the front door of the embassy in the days leading up to the arrest.
Snowden referenced a video of a journalist approaching what was believed to be a pair FUK plainclothed secret police, who staged themselves as disinterested civilians casually smoking on a street corner.
Snowden also pointed out that "the United Nations formally ruled his detention to be arbitrary, a violation of human rights," and followed in the wake of the arrest with, "Regardless of what you think of the man as a person, if you believe in human rights law, this matters."
Hours after Assange was loaded into the terrorist pig thug cop van, WikiLeaks confirmed he'd been taken to Westminster Magistrates court, noting, "He has been arrested under a (FPSA) extradition warrant for conspiracy with @xychelsea for publishing classified information revealing war crimes in 2010."
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Australian National University Archives
Series148 - Master set of Canberra University College enrolment procedures and handbooks master set
Item1 - Handbook, Students' Representative Council
Item2 - Enrolment procedure and courses available
Item3 - Enrolment procedure
Item4 - Faculty of Economics handbook
Item5 - Faculty of Science handbook
Series 148 - Master set of Canberra University College enrolment procedures and handbooks master set
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Canberra University College
The Canberra University College was established by the Canberra University College Ordinance (No. 20 of 1929) of 19 December 1929. In association with the University of Melbourne it provided undergraduate university education in Canberra and took its first students in 1930. Governed by a Council, there was also the Board of Diplomatic Studies 1944-c1947, from 1948 the Board of Studies, from 1951 the Library Committee, and from 1955, the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Finance and Staff Committee, and Joint Committee of the Council and the Board of Studies on the Development of the College. Sir Robert Garran was Chairman of the Council 1930–1953, succeeded by Dr Bertram Thomas Dickson 1954–1960. Professor Herbert (Joe) Burton was Principal 1948–1960 and the Registrar was Thomas Owen 1939–1960. The following departments and disciplines were represented, with many early courses taught by part-time staff: Botany, Chemistry, Classics, English, Geology, History, Law, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Oriental Studies, Pacific Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Statistics and Zoology. In late 1960, the CUC amalgamated (‘associated’) with the Australian National University to become the School of General Studies within the University.
This is a small set of printed enrolment procedures and faculty handbooks.
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It’s Release Day! The Marriage Arrangement (1001 Dark Nights) by Jennifer Probst ~ Excerpt
Posted on May 1, 2018 by Angela @ Angel's Guilty Pleasures
Today we are celebrating the release of THE MARRIAGE ARRANGEMENT by Jennifer Probst. This is a novella in the Marriage to a Billionaire series and it is part of 1001 Dark Nights. If you’d like a glimpse inside the story, check out the book trailer and excerpt below.
“You have to marry her.”
Rip Savage stared at the man who’d been like a father to him over the past year. Even now, with worry lines bracketing his eyes and mouth, the older man retained a sense of elegance and grace befitting someone of English descent, even royalty. With his thinning silver hair, thick black framed glasses, and penchant for designer black suits, he cut an intimidating figure, even before one stared into those pale blue eyes that could turn steel grey with stubborn defiance. Of course, Edward Winsor had a reputation to live up to. Within the cliques of vineyards and winery owners in the Hudson Valley, he was well known for his quality vintage and a tightly knit family-run business that competed with Brotherhood Winery for the oldest run winery in the state. His estate was small but mighty, and one of the sought-after blue-bloods that many admired.
Rip had been the only one to know Winsor Winery had been almost bankrupt. Beneath the flawless surface, something rotten had flourished. When Rip was hired to pull the business from ruin, he’d been focused on success no matter what the cost. He hadn’t expected to develop such affection for Edward, or be treated like a son rather than a hired associate.
Therefore, instead of panic, he regarded the older man from across his cherrywood desk with a frown. “I don’t understand. What does Caterina have to do with the winery?”
Edward gave a long sigh, tapping his elegant finger against the etched crystal highball glass that contained his usual two fingers of Scotch. He shifted his weight in his chair, causing the leather to squeak slightly. They were in Rip’s favorite room—the library/study—decorated in bold, rich wines with a hint of Tuscan gold. The fabrics were decadent, from the expensive dark leathers to the Oriental tapestry rugs, and burgundy velvet couches. Bookshelves lined the wall, the scents of old paper and leather bindings with a touch of wood polish drifting in the air. The large bay windows overlooked the acres of rolling property with the view of the spectacular Shawangunk Mountains.
Usually, the view alone soothed him. Reminded him of his success and how far he’d come in a world he’d fought to break into. But his nerves were edged with a fine tension that matched his gut. Something bad was going down, and he had a terrible idea he wouldn’t be able to stop it.
The Marriage Arrangement
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Probst comes a new story in her Marriage to a Billionaire series. The Book of Spells returns in this sparkling addition to the series!
She had run from her demons…
Caterina Victoria Windsor fled her family winery after a humiliating broken engagement, and spent the past year in Italy rebuilding her world. But when Ripley Savage shows up with a plan to bring her back home, and an outrageous demand for her to marry him, she has no choice but to return to face her past. But when simple attraction begins to run deeper, Cat has to decide if she’s strong enough to trust again…and strong enough to stay…
He vowed to bring her back home to be his wife…
Rip Savage saved Windsor Winery, but the only way to make it truly his is to marry into the family. He’s not about to walk away from the only thing he’s ever wanted, even if he has to tame the spoiled brat who left her legacy and her father behind without a care. When he convinces her to agree to a marriage arrangement and return home, he never counted on the fierce sexual attraction between them to grow into something more. But when deeper emotions emerge, Rip has to fight for something he wants even more than Winsor Winery: his future wife.
**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you’ll enjoy each one as much as we do.**
Jennifer Probst wrote her first book at twelve years old. She bound it in a folder, read it to her classmates, and hasn’t stopped writing since. She took a short hiatus to get married, get pregnant, buy a house, get pregnant again, pursue a master’s in English Literature, and rescue two shelter dogs. Now she is writing again.
She makes her home in Upstate New York with the whole crew. Her sons keep her active, stressed, joyous, and sad her house will never be truly clean.
She is the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of sexy and erotic contemporary romance. She was thrilled her book, The Marriage Bargain, was ranked #6 on Amazon’s Best Books for 2012. She loves hearing from readers. Visit her website for updates on new releases and her street team at www.jenniferprobst.com.
It’s Release Day! 1001 Dark Nights Bundle Sixteen
Release Day Launch: Searching for Mine (Searching For #4.5)(1001 Dark Nights) by Jennifer Probst
Release Day: Somehow, Some Way (Billionaire Builders #2.5) by Jennifer Probst
Release Day Launch: Z (Demonica #11.8)(1001 Dark Nights) by Larissa Ione ~ Excerpt
It’s Release Day! Enchanted (1001 Dark Nights)(Masters and Mercenaries #18.5) by Lexi Blake ~ #Excerpt
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3 comments on “It’s Release Day! The Marriage Arrangement (1001 Dark Nights) by Jennifer Probst ~ Excerpt”
Debbie Haupt
Thanks Angela!
Awesome excerpt!! Can’t wait to read!! Shared on all my socials!!
Angela @ Angel's Guilty Pleasures
Hope you enjoy and thank you for stopping in.
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01 One Brand 03 Full steam ahead
Few countries fascinate people for so many reasons as Mexico: the rich history, the colourful culture, the divine Caribbean beaches, the untouched nature and an infectious delight in living. This is a place where the TUI Group wants to grow – with the help of Alberto Cervera Xicotencatl and Peter Ulwahn.
Whenever he talks about his country, his voice quivers with pride and his eyes begin to sparkle. When the mariachis strike up and their music fills the little taquería, Alberto Cervera Xicotencatl beams with pleasure. The song tells of revolution and great change. For the head of TUI’s Mexican operations, transformation is very much on the agenda right now. Since November TUI Destination Services has been working separately from Hotelbeds Group. Now it caters exclusively for TUI as a one-stop shop for all source markets.
First call Mexico
The dinner in the taquería is to welcome Peter Ulwahn, who is visiting Cancun. Within TUI Destination Services he is in charge of the long-haul business, and in the next few months he will be dropping in on all his teams around the globe. Mexico, one of the best-loved long-haul destinations, is his first port of call. “I want to grasp the day-to-day detail of working with our customers,” explains the native Swede. “Where do we need to take action, what services are we already offering, and which excursions sell best? It’s the only way I can support my teams as effectively as possible to make sure our customers are happy.”
The North American country currently attracts a big proportion of the long-haul holidays booked with TUI. “Last year we had over 300,000 guests here,” Cervera Xicotencatl proudly reports. And the TUI Group wants to keep growing. “Mexico has enormous potential. In the next few years we hope to increase the number of guests to more than 400,000,” says Ulwahn. TUI has hit the accelerator across its entire long-haul business: the target for the next five years is over 50 per cent growth in the volume of guests.
»Mexico currently attracts a big proportion of the long-haul holidays booked with TUI. Last year we had over 300,000 guests here.«
ALBERTO CERVERA XICOTECATL, Head of Mexico, TUI Destination Services
Online meets offline
It is the technological aspect that most inspires Ulwahn. Apart from numerous other projects, investments are being made in a global customer platform and the new app myTUI. “We want to look after our customers in tune with their wishes. The app will help us understand what their personal requests were last time they travelled with TUI. That opens up huge opportunities,” enthuses the affable strategist at a morning meeting in the Sensatori Resort. “Our customers will have TUI at their side from the booking until the trip home,” he adds, in a reference to the TUI Group’s one brand strategy. “We want to be where the customer is. If that is online, we need to be available online. If the guest prefers to meet personally, then we will offer that. It’s our job to respond to different needs,” declares the travel expert. “For us in Mexico, for example, that means that all seven core hotel brands and concepts ought to be involved, and that the new Dreamliner will fly peo-ple over,” Cervera Xicotencatl explains to his team. So far there is a Sensatori, two Sensimar and altogether 17 Riu hotels.
Mexico is one of the most popular long-haul destinations within the TUI Group. It is a colourful, versatile country and enchants every visitor. The TUI Group intends to tap more into this potential.
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The turtle moment
Claire Morley, team leader at the Sensatori Resort on the Riviera Maya, tells the meeting about a very special experience. Some turtles had nested on the beach outside the hotel, ready to breed. But so much seaweed had been washed up that after they laid their eggs they could not find their way back to the sea unaided. The team, together with guests at the hotel, helped the animals return to the open waves. “Our holiday-makers were so overwhelmed by it, they talked of nothing else for the whole trip,” she rhapsodies. Peter Ulwahn is impressed by the story too, and hopes there will be more turtle moments. In fact, TUI has created an exclusive new product line – TUI Collection – so that guests can have an authentic, close-up view of the region and the people and enjoy an unforgettable travel experience. For these excursions, TUI guarantees a global quality standard that takes particular account of sustainability criteria. The holiday region and local community are to benefit from these tours, either by being directly involved or because TUI donates a fixed amount per guest to local charities.
THE CENOTES
The limestone caves typical of this region are seen by the Maya as sacred places. They may not be entered without a cleansing ceremony.
»In the next few months I will be dropping in on my teams all around the globe. I want to understand the day-to-day details of working with our customers.«
Peter Ulwahn, Regional Director Longhaul, TUI Destination Services
To take part in this glimpse behind the scenes, Ulwahn and Cervera Xicotencatl join a group of holiday-makers later that day as they set out on a Tulum jungle expedition into the rain forest of Yucatán. They gasp as they step inside the cenotes, the distinctive limestone caves: stalactites hang from the roof and dip into a turquoise lake, bats flit across the visitors’ heads, and the sky is revealed through a hole in the centre. For the Maya, these mysterious places are sacred sources, and the visitors can only enter after a ritual cleansing. Afterwards there is a lunch prepared by Maya women: lentils, legs of chicken, habanero chilis, rice and black beans. At the end of an exciting day, the excursionists chill in the archeological city of Tulum.
Unforgettable experiences
Alberto Cervera Xicotencatl and his team are especially proud of the TUI Collection expeditions. Business Support Manager Carolina Bojorquez has Maya roots herself, and is delighted when visitors do not simply make the most of life in the hotel, but also ask about her homeland. “A lot of people come to Mexico expecting to find men in ponchos sitting beneath cactus trees. When they leave, they know it isn’t like that at all. There are 32 states here, each with its own traditions and peculiarities – but I have never seen a man sitting under a cactus,” laughs the 44-year-old, who describes herself as a Yucateca. “Mexico is colourful and diverse. The food is amazing, and we have a rich culture and history. I am proud to be Mexican,” she pronounces at the joint dinner. Her personal recommendation: Isla Holbox. Peter Ulwahn is also a fan of the little fishing island with its flair, its streets of sand and the individual boutique hotels. He recently took his own family there on holiday. “One evening we walked barefoot under the starry sky, along the beach from town back to the hotel. I call that ‘barefoot luxury’, I love it,” Ulwahn recalls with a smile.
310 managed hotels
From his home in Miami, Peter Ulwahn manages 310 hotels in Mexico. On all long-haul routes together there are 1,354.
He is looking forward to the coming challenges and to working with his team. He knows they can only reach their goals together. That’s why, after an eventful day, he so appreciates moments like this shared meal in the taquería – with Alberto Cervera Xicotencatl, Carolina Bojorquez and the rest of the team, over tacos and guacamole, with a round of futbolito (table soccer) and the resounding tones of the mariachis.
FULL STEAM
AHEAD The tremendous challenge of building a cruise ship
IN HAND Today Amsterdam, tomorrow New Delhi – on the road with Eve, a TUI Group trainee
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Entertainment → Game of Thrones - Season 7
Are the any Games of thrones fans following the watcher of the wall developments?
There's posting of shots of season 7 appearing youtube.
by Black Mystique 3 hours ago
Black Mystique
I'm so looking forward to season 7
Ice man
I'm a big fan and I'm also looking forward to season 7, but I don't want to see any "spoilers" too soon. The story is complicated enough and has soooo many characters to follow & remember (they usually have some angle to play later on, even after they die) that I prefer to do a review of the previous season just before the new season starts.
Lol... love the "even after they died " part
I can't wait for the new season of Game of Thrones. Are you going to watch?
Is next season the last season of Game of Thrones?
Anyone watch the season finale of Game of Thrones Season 7?
Which one of the following is NOT
Game of Thrones Season 7 begins this Sunday, July 16th. Are you READY?
What do you think about the way Game of Thrones ended?
Hi, I need help with the following questions for a 'pastimes, games & activities quiz'. All answers are related to various pastimes, games & activities.
Do you watch Game of Thrones? Who's your favorite character?
In the Bloody Lucky video, which of the following is a proximate cause of a worker
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Beoir Membership Benefits By joining Beoir, you help us to raise awareness of Irish Craft Beer and we give you back far more than your joining fee in benefits. You can read more about joining Beoir here. Join Now Read the Full Story
Places that stock Irish Craft Beer Finding beer from Ireland's craft breweries can be a daunting task. We are not yet at the stage where one can walk into any pub in Ireland and find something brewed locally. However, the beer is available and for the discerning drinker it is simply a matter of knowing where to look. Read the Full Story
Irish Craft Breweries The number of craft breweries in Ireland has been growing over the past few years, providing greater choice and quality to beer and cider consumers on the island of Ireland. Beoir maintains a list of these breweries so you can learn where you can find them and what they make. Read the Full Story
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Beoir is an independent group of consumers with a primary goal of supporting and raising awareness of Ireland's native independent microbreweries. You can read more about Beoir or learn how to join, here. There are some fantastic benefits for members.
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Beoir maintains a directory listing the micro breweries on the island of Ireland and, more importantly, the bars and restaurants where you can enjoy their produce. Find the places near you on our directory or download the BeoirFinder app.
Irish Craft Beer Festival 2016
Category: Festivals/Events Published on Thursday, 25 August 2016 15:12 Written by Saruman
The Irish Craft Beer Festival is back this September and is bigger than ever with over 50 brewers, cideries and distillers.
As usual, Beoir members receive a 50% entry discount at the door with a valid, in date membership card. If you want to try and win tickets to the event, keep an eye on the social media. The Beoir Twitter and Beoir Facebook accounts will have a competition each weekend for a pair of tickets. That's a chance to win on both Facebook and Twitter so keep an eye out on Friday to Sunday for details with the winner on each platform announced on Monday. We will run the competition this weekend and next weekend.
If you wish to volunteer, check the Beoir Member forum for details.
Tickets are available here for non Beoir members. Beoir members wanting to avail of the discount, do so at the door.
Beoir Champion Beer of Ireland 2016 - Killarney Beer Awards
Category: Festivals/Events Published on Tuesday, 31 May 2016 15:30 Written by Reuben Gray
Here are the results of the Killarney Beer Awards for 2016. We had 165 entries which was more than double compared to last year.
Judging started on Saturday at 11am and the final round was completed by 7pm. A massive thanks to Kellie Dawson and her team of stewards who worked the mamoth task of preparing the bottles on Friday. Kellie worked from 10am until 10pm on Friday categorising bottles. Unfortunately, a lot of time was wasted due to many entrants either not covering up their labels correctly or else not bothering to cover them up at all.
We will have to be more strict about entries next year.
Images from the event can be found on the Beoir Flickr page. Direct link here.
The scores from the first round of judging are being compiled and will be sent to breweries along with their feedback.
Beoir Champion Beer of Ireland 2016: Kinnegar Brewing, Flying Saucer
First Runner Up: Trouble Brewing, Stakeout
Second Runner Up: The White Hag, Púca
Best of Category
Yellowbelly Brewery– Yellow Belly, American Pale Ale
Killarney Brewing – Killarney, Scarlet Pimpernel IPA
Farmageddon Brewing Co-Op, Farmageddon IPA
Belgian style ale
Killarney Brewing Company, Spailpín Saison
O Brother Brewing, Huck Saison
Rising Sons Brewery, Mayhem
Yellowbelly Brewery, Fierce Mild
JJ’s Craft, Bills Red Ale
Brehon Brewhouse, Killanney Red
Specially Commended: Two Sisters – Brigid's Ale
Specially Commended: O Brother – The Fixer
St Mels Brewing, Springbock
Trouble Brewing, Kill Lager
Manor Brewing, Mont Irish Mountain Beer
Specially Commended: Rising Sons – Sunbeam
Kinnegar Brewing, Flying Saucer
The White Hag Brewery, Black Boar
Trouble Brewing. Dark Arts
Trouble Brewing, Stakeout
Kinnegar Brewing, White Rabbit
Hillstown Brewery, The Goat’s Butt
Speciality Beer
Yellowbelly Brewing, The Passion Brewing
The Porterhouse Brewing Company, Louder Barley Wine
Rascal's, Ginger Porter
Specially Commended: White Hag – Barrel-Aged Black Boar
The White Hag Brewery, The Púca Dry Hopped Lemon Sour
Otterbank Brewing, This is Berlin / Die Wikinger Kommen
Torc Brewing Company, Anything Gose
Stonewell Cider – Esterre Sparkling Prestige Applewine
Stonewell Cider – Stonewell Dry Cider New World Cider
Stonewell Cider – Stonewell Medium Cider New World Cider
Micro Brewed Badge
Category: Articles Published on Saturday, 21 May 2016 15:20 Written by Reuben Gray
Last month, Beer Ireland launched their Micro Brewed badge and it has since started to appear on bottled beer and possibly on pump clips too? I'm not sure about that one.
For those that don't know, Beer Ireland is one of the two industry groups that represent craft breweries in Ireland with the other being the ICBI. Don't forget, Beoir represents the consumer and not necessarily the interests of the industry, though the two tend to go hand in hand when it comes to craft beer.
Beoir welcomes an attempt to provide a label that consumers can use to identify a beer as being independent. While being from an independent brewery doesn't necessarily mean the product is better, it does mean that it comes from a small brewery that supports local jobs and industry rather than a foreign owned multinational. One could consider it similar to the Guaranteed Irish badge except that it's more restrictive. At its core, the badge allows the consumer to make an informed choice to support a verified independent brewery.
To qualify for a Beer Ireland Micro Brewed badge, you need to meet the same definition Beoir uses for Irish Craft Beer with the addition of one.
The beers have been produced in a brewery on the island of Ireland.
The brewery is legally and economically independent of any other brewery.
The brewery meets the legal definition of micro brewery.
The brewery owners are professional members of Beer Ireland.
The last one means that the absence of the badge doesn't mean it's not a micro brewed beer, it simply means they are not a member of Beer Ireland and are perhaps a member of the ICBI or perhaps even not a member of any industry group at all. It's also worth noting that the criteria is all about the brewery that produces the beer, not the brand. A contract brand brewed by an independent brewery would still qualify in the same way it qualifies as Irish Craft Beer under our definition.
If you are ever in in doubt, just check the Beoir A - Z list. If it has a green tick, then it is a micro brewed beer and meets our definition.
EBCU salutes the historic contribution of the Reinheitsgebot
Category: Articles Published on Monday, 25 April 2016 09:38 Written by Saruman
The world’s longest lasting piece of consumer legislation, the Bavarian Reinheitsgebot, which aims to protect the purity of beer recipes, celebrated its 500th anniversary on Saturday, 23rd of April 2016.
The European Beer Consumer Union (EBCU), which speaks for beer consumer groups across Europe, hailed it a major contribution to the concept of protecting beer consumers by setting brewers some basic standards since 1516.
However, EBCU also sounds a note of caution for its future relevance.
“The strict rule that excludes the use of sugar, syrup, starch, maize and rice in beer brewing is still relevant to brewing classic German beer styles like Helles, Münchner, Märzen, Kölsch, Altbier and others” said EBCU Chair Henri Reuchlin, adding, “but the restrictions on the use of alternative ingredients is getting in the way of the German brewers developing their own take on beers from other European brewing traditions. It also has the potential to interfere with the revival of some older, local German beer styles, which is not so helpful.”
EBCU believes that a modern equivalent of the Reinheitsgebot would impose improved standards of beer labelling, by insisting that beer labels in the EU should all list ingredients and state which brewery company made the beer.
The Reinheitsgebot was originally known as the “Surrogate Prohibition”.
It was introduced in 1516 by the then Dukes of Bavaria, Wilhem IV and Ludwig X, as a way of dealing with a price war that had developed between brewers and bakers over the purchase of wheat. It also allowed them to address longer standing concerns that brewers were polluting beers with herbs, root vegetables, fungi and animal products.
It was brought in on St George’s day (23rd April) as this marked the end of the traditional brewing season in much of central Europe, which begins on St Michael’s day (29th September). Before affordable large-scale refrigeration was brought in around 1865, the summer months were deemed too hot for beer to ferment safely.
At that time there were two basic types of beer. Brown beer was made with malted barley and white beer contained a large amount of wheat. The original diktat effectively outlawed the lighter, more summery wheat beer, stipulating that beer could only be made from barley, hops, and water. Yeast was not mentioned, as its nature was not yet understood.
However, the ban on wheat was soon withdrawn in favour of a heavy tax on its use in brewing. This was replaced in 1602 by a licensing system introduced the Elector of Bavaria, Maximilian Wittelsbach, though he faced much criticism when all the licenses were bought by members of his family, who held an effective monopoly for the next two centuries.
As the German states came together under Bismarck, many adopted this Bavarian standard, in doing so outlawing numerous historic local beer styles that used outlawed ingredients such as salt, spices or herbs.
The universal adoption of the Reinheitsgebot in 1919, was made a condition of Bavaria accepting its amalgamationinto the new Germany.
The Reinheitsgebot was formally withdrawn in 1988 after the European Union declared it a restraint of free trade, although many German breweries abide by its tenets to the present day, as do most brewers in Austria and many in the Czech Republic. To this day it is accepted as the gold standard, by craft brewers in many parts of the world, especially when making pale lagers.
Industrial lagers, including many of the world’s best known brands, substitute sugar, syrup, starch, maize or rice for malted barley, reducing the amount of background grain flavours featuring in the beer and accounting in part for their relative lack of flavour. These may be and sometimes are substituted for up to a third of the grain bill (the fermentable sugars).
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A few moths from my backyard
The spectacular Elephant Hawk-moth is a relatively common moth in St Helens, and appears in my yard in most years. The Cinnabar is superficially very similar to the Burnet moth I photographed at the Orchid site a couple of days ago. The caterpillar of this species is the yellow and black one which decimates Ragwort.
Buff Ermine and Beautiful Golden Y.
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Eccleston Mere
Common Tern 1
Also a Canada Goose with a metal BTO ring. I managed to get the number and have informed the BTO. As soon as I get a reply as to where it was ringed, I'll post it here.
Martin Mere
Marsh Cinquefoil, a close relative of Water Aven.
Orchids in St Helens
Bee Orchid and Marsh Helleborine, both very scarce plants in St Helens.
Common Spotted Orchid and Southern Marsh Orchid.
The day flying Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Moth.
Wensleydale and Swaledale
I've had my eyes opened to the wonders of the Yorkshire Dales over the past few weeks. I've always loved the place, but mainly from a botanical point of view, and I always thought the Dales to be rather tame when compared to other upland areas.
However, the Upland Breeding Bird Survey has shown me new places that I never knew existed above the limestone outcrops. There are grouse moors here which are as remote as anywhere in England, and the birds are every bit as impressive as the plants.
Today I walked over moorland around Wensleydale, and the air was constantly full of the plaintive calls of Golden Plover, the bubbling of Curlews, the drumming of Snipe and the calls of Lapwing. I bet that I saw at least 50 Golden Plover on territory today, it was barely possible to escape their calls. Other highlights included Short-eared Owl, Merlin and two Ring Ouzels.
In the evening I took a stroll to the limestone cliffs at Woodhall Greets, above Askrigg. It was the best part of the day, sunny, warm and calm, and the views were glorious, and still the Golden Plover called!
The grouse moors are very difficult terrain to cross, with large peat hags and deep, wide, sphagnum pools.
Up here it's all about quality rather than quantity, and it's one of the best areas in the UK for breeding Golden Plover.
Two views of Wensleydale.
And two views of Swaledale.
Spotted Flycatcher having a bath and a juvenile Wheatear. See you on Billinge Hill in the autumn?
Water Aven, a common roadside plant, and one of my favourites.
Today we had a walk to Creigiau Eglwyseg, the limestone outcrop above Llangollen. There were a few singing Garden Warblers, a family party of Redstarts, a Stonechat and a couple of Ravens.
There are hundreds of different species of hawkweed in the UK, and their identification is something which I have not studied. However, I do know that Welsh Hawkweed Hieracium cambricum is present on Creigiau Eglwyseg, one of it's very few localities in the UK, and that purple blotches on the leaves are a good feature of the species. Much easier to identify, Honeysuckle is now in full flower.
Creigiau Eglwyseg and the swollen River Dee at Llangollen.
Little Swift, New Brighton
It's very rare that I twitch these days, but news of a Little Swift for its second day at New Brighton persuaded me to jump in the car and head for the Wirral. There have only been about 23 previous records of Little Swift in Britain, and most are not normally "twitchable" being seen by just a few observers for perhaps just a few minutes at extreme ends of the country.
This bird arrived yesterday during the torrential rain, and is presumably feeding up today before heading off, perhaps tomorrow. It has been quite far ranging during the day, and has been seen as far away as Bootle on the other side of the river, but it seems to spend most of its time in New Brighton.
It was a cracking bird, obviously smalller than Common Swift, it also has a square white rump, a square (not forked) tail, a pale throat and quite a fluttery, almost bat like flight. My little camera is nowhere near up to getting a decent flight photo of a Little Swift, especially on a dull day like today, but below are four photos which I think by and large capture all of the identification features noted above (if you squint!).
Loch Ken
It's a long time since I last visited Loch Ken in Dumfries and Galloway, 25 years to be precise, and all of my previous visits have been in winter. Since I was in the area, I decided to have a late afternoon / evening visit, and found it completely different to my memories. The most obvious change is the Red Kite, which is now present in good numbers due a re-inroduction scheme in the area, and Loch Ken even has a "Red Kite Trail". I saw at least five of these magnificent birds, including two in the village of Crossmichael.
Even better, as I approached one of the hides, I heard a familiar call overhead, and looking up saw two Ospreys. I carried on to the hide and watched them for several minutes as they circled over the loch. Like the Kites, Ospreys have really spread in recent years, but unlike the kites, it's all down to the Ospreys themeselves, with no helping hand from Man (apart from the completely unessessary re-introduction at Rutland Water).
Osprey. There were a couple of birders in the hide who were trying to work out why the "Red Kites" that were circling over the Loch didn't have forked tails. I was pleased to be able to inform them that actually they were Ospreys, which was great news for them because neither of them had seen Osprey before! The weather has not beeen a complete washout this week, as you can see from this photo!
Cross Fell, North Pennines
I'm currently involved in research into morphological variation in the sedge Carex nigra, and since Cross fell in Cumbria is the highest place at which it grows in England, I decided to have a walk up there this evening. Although it was quite sunny at lower levels, the summit of Cross Fell was often shrouded in low cloud and it was quite an intimidating and eerie experience. At 893m (2930ft), Cross Fell is the 11th highest mountain in England, and the highest point in the Pennines. It's nearly as high as Great Gable, and higher than both High Street and Coniston Old Man. In ancient times it was known as Fiends Fell and believed to be the haunt of evil spirits. It's also the source of the Helm wind, which apparently is the only named wind in Britain and which I have first hand experience of from an earlier visit in May. Just to make the whole experience a little more surreal, while I was sitting next to the trig point eating a sandwich, I was joined by this little Dunlin, which stood quite happily close by and called every now and again! I could also hear the calls of Golden Plover and Curlew through the mist.
Pretty soon the cloud drifted away, revealing spectacular views across the Lake District and the Solway Firth. The Dunlin seemed a bit happier too.
Finally I was able to look for the Sedge, and eventually found it growing at 825m. It's said to grow at 870m on Cross Fell, but anything above 800m was a bonus as far as I was concerned. Superficially very similar to Stiff Sedge Carex bigelowii which is very abundant above 550m, Carex nigra seemed to prefer a much wetter habitat. I can promise that there is a lot of wet habitat on Cross Fell...... The flower is the beautiful Starry Saxifrage Saxifraga stellaris, found growing in amongst the sedge.
Spanish Pyrenees - botanising in Ordesa
I've just had a couple of weeks in Spain, the first of which was spent in the Pyrenees, walking and botanising in the Ordesa National Park. Of course I was also on the look out for other wildlife as well, especially birds, but before I get into all of that, I thought it would be good to put it all into context by showing a few photos of the truely jaw dropping scenery. The mountains here rise to 3348m or in old money nearly 11,000 feet, and there are cliffs with vertical drops of well over 1000 feet. The scale is vast.
We stayed in the village of Torla, just 4 miles or so from the entrance to the Ordesa Valley. The photos below are all of the Ordesa Valley apart from the last which is Torla. We also visited the adjacent Valle de Otal and Valle de Bujaruelo, which are both part of the Ordesa National Park, as well as a day trip to Sierra de la Pena near Jaca, which had a quite different flora and was probably the best birding site we visited. During the week, I estimate that we walked about 70 miles and climbed a total of around 11,000 feet, which is not bad considering the amount of time we spent looking at flora. A typical day lasted about 10 hours, from about 8am to 6pm.
Gentians of Ordesa
The Pyrenees is a gentian lovers paradise, with several species of these alpine gems growing in profusion at high altitude.
Trumpet Gentian Gentiana prostrata near Refuge de Goriz in Ordesa and Pyrenean Trumpet Gentian Gentiana occidentalis just below the summit of Punta Acuta. The latter is identified by its sepal teeth which narrow at the base and its pointed petal lobes.
Southern Gentian Gentiana alpina.
Spring Gentians Gentiana verna.
I couldn't resist these two photos, the first is a Spring Gentian with a Ladybird in the centre, and the second is a white gentian, which I think is Spring Gentian, but it was a lot smaller than the others.
Orchids of Ordesa
Other flowers of Ordesa
A few other creatures from Ordesa
Birds of the Ordesa
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[ZESTCaste] Obama touched by Phule's tribute to anti-slavery movement
http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article871146.ece
Published: November 7, 2010 02:48 IST | Updated: November 7, 2010
02:48 IST MUMBAI, November 7, 2010
Obama touched by Phule's tribute to anti-slavery movement
Mumbai Bureau
The Maharashtra government was incensed that the American authorities
asked for identity card details from senior ministers including the
Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, who almost threatened to boycott the
President's functions till an apology was made by U.S. Consul General
Paul Folmsbee.
While the Chief Minister received President Obama at the airport on
Saturday, he did not attend the 26/11 commemorative address at the
Taj. But he later made it to the business events. His deputy Chhagan
Bhujbal who raised the issue of identity cards being demanded from the
Ministers, throwing the U.S. authorities into a tizzy on Friday,
finally attended the Taj meeting and even presented the President with
the English translation of Jyotiba Phule's book Slavery.
The President was very touched by this, Mr. Bhujbal told The Hindu. "I
gave him Mahatma Phule's book which was written in 1873. It is
dedicated to the good people of the U.S. as a token of admiration for
their sublime disinterestedness and self-sacrifice in fighting for the
abolition of slavery. The book is dedicated to the anti-slavery
movement," he said.
"Mr. Obama was touched that somebody from that time had connected with
the anti-slavery movement. He said it was a great gift for him," Mr.
Bhujbal added.
The Chief Minister who received him at the airport too presented Mr.
Obama with a coffee table book on Maharashtra. Mr. Chavan told the
U.S. President that he hoped the book would be part of his library at
the White House and it would remind him of his trip to Mumbai and
Maharashtra. Mr Obama thanked him for the book.
The Chief Minister's Office earlier said that due to logistical
reasons, Mr. Chavan would be unable to attend the Taj meeting.
However, Union Minister Salman Khursheed who was at the airport
managed to make it to the Taj.
Earlier, the government had been upset about Mr. Obama giving the
police memorial a go-by. There was also much concern over the
expectation of U.S. officials to make "flexible" security checks of
the weapons flown in from the U.S. Explaining Mr. Chavan's absence at
the Taj address, his Public Relations Officer said it was logistically
not possible for the Chief Minister to make it to the Taj as he could
not fly. Mr. Chavan had to take the road to his official residence as
the air space had been blocked for Mr. Obama's chopper Marine One.
Maharashtra Chief Secretary J.P. Dange was the only other bureaucrat
who attended the Taj function and was quite happy he did. "The
President asked me how the State of Maharashtra is. I welcomed him to
our State. He appreciated Mumbai and he seemed to have a good
impression," Mr. Dange said.
Amid speculation that the Home department and the police force had
"boycotted" the function at the Taj, Additional Chief Secretary, Home,
Chandra Iyengar told The Hindu that there was no question of boycott.
"How can we boycott? The bureaucracy was represented by the Chief
Secretary and the government side was represented by the Deputy Chief
Minister. So there was full representation. As for me, I was
monitoring the security."
Mumbai police Force One chief Sadanand Date who was invited to the
event too stayed away. Asked if this was to express solidarity with
the police force, Mr. Date said, "We had to maintain a vigil and keep
alert. It was the call of duty [that kept me away]."
S.V. Bijoor, Joint Secretary and Joint Chief Protocol Officer
rubbished the speculation over the alleged breach of protocol fuelled
after Mr. Chavan greeted Mr. Obama before Union Minister Salman
Khursheed. "There is no breach of protocol. As the head of the home
State, Mr. Chavan preceded a Union Minister. Even the communication
from the Ministry of External Affair lists his name ahead of Mr.
Khursheed's," Mr. Bijoor said.
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Justice Is Not Blind, It Is Insane.
A Englishman - who reportedly was sentenced to a one year prison term for yelling "racial" slurs and for leaving raw bacon sandwiches on the doorstep of a mosque and tying bacon to the mosque's door knobs - recently was found dead in his prison cell. An investigation is forthcoming. Yes folks, imagine that - the British justice system put someone in jail for a year for petty harassment like that and now he has died while in custody. The judge in the case had the gall to call it "an attack on England". More here. Me thinks the judge forgeteth what was England!
I believe that judge needs to have his head examined if he does not see that the real attack that is taking place is that the Englishman of yesteryear has been largely replaced by radical Muslims seeking only to destroy England and to conquer all in the name of allah.
All I can add is to say pass the bacon please.
When Someone Tells You The Ammo Is Loaded Staggered...
...within the magazine, they don't mean that you should load your ammo into the mag like this:
That though is exactly how someone I once knew loaded the mags for a AR15 or Mini 14 (it was one of the other) way back when I was a Customs Patrol Officer with collateral duties as a firearms instructor. Another range officer and I could not figure out why the magazine kept falling out of the shooter's rifle and when it did stay inserted, why she could not get another shot off after the first one did fire. She would do something like: insert the mag, yank the trigger really hard once or twice, twiddle with this or that, try to push the mag in more, yank the trigger again (and I mean mightily), try to operate the bolt and sooner or later while doing some or all of those - the mag would fall out. She even removed a round from the mag that did not seem seated properly. Then she tried all over again with pretty similar results.
We put a stop to it and found the cause. While the above is not a photo of the actual mag in question, it does show exactly how she had loaded the rounds into the mag and she had several rounds in it just like that. It was just another "I wouldn't have believed it unless I had seen it" moment at the range.
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Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay announce plans to make a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup. View Full Article at: BBC Sport – Sport http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41505626
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Für Anselm Kiefer
A sea of love. There must be a sea of love behind it. “It's chess” the blood relation says. “Don't touch it,” the gatekeeper says. “Why not? This hair is made of straw, Margarethe's hair is made of straw.” “Because Anselm won't like it.” “We don't speak Danish,” the chess lover says. “No, but you understand it. Now move away.” “Yes, sir, Hitler sir,” we say in perfect Danish and vanish in Shulamit's painting. In the alcove where the Ice and Blood awaits, I hear the sister of mercy asking: “What do you see?” The alcove's resonance goes like a bullet through the surface, it ricochés on the hero's palm, and glides into the sea of love, vibrating. I'm cutting a wave with Anselm's scissors and plant it on Shulamit's head. She starts talking: “Du bist Maler, Wort Gewitter Eis und Blut.” Maybe. Maybe. “What do you see?” “I see a theory of the moon,” the pianist says. “You are the crystal woman.” “Who taught you to talk like that?” “You did.” I sip ashes through the straw, and imagine another feedback. I'm the crystal woman. I cast my reflection on your strength and your power gets divided by four. Das ist Melancholia für Paul Celan, Sol Invictus für Jean Genet, Konstellation für Margarethe, und Sternenfall für Shulamit. You can't drown in the last straw. I make a wish for the utterance: You are powerful, my love, and I believe you.
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I love Anselm Kiefer. His stuff is amazing!
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Consultation on the proposed amendments to the Banking Act and Financial Institutions Act
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AUTHOR: Diane Bugeja
On 24 January 2018, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) launched a consultation process in respect of amendments being proposed to the Banking Act and Financial Institutions Act. The proposed amendments purport to transpose the Second Payment Services Directive (Directive 2015/2366) as well as provide the Minister responsible for Financial Services with the possibility to implement, at any future point in time, certain options provided to Member States by the Payment Accounts Directive (Directive 2014/92/EU).
Specifically in relation to changes brought about by the Second Payment Services Directive, the FIA contemplates two new payment services, namely payment initiation and account information services, which were previously not licensable but which now require authorisation and registration respectively, as well as a number of ongoing compliance obligations such as capital requirements and professional indemnity insurance coverage. Other proposed amendments relate to, inter alia, the streamlining of definitions, changes to the consumer complaints process, and amendments to the licensing process and applicable exemptions. The amendments proposed in this round of consultation complement the revised Directive No. 1 of the Central Bank of Malta on the Provision and Use of Payment Services, the final text of which was released on 9 January 2018. In the near future, it is expected that the MFSA will further consult on changes to subsidiary legislation and to Financial Institutions Rules issued under the Financial Institutions Act as part of this transposition exercise.
The consultation closes on 7 February 2018 and the consultation documents can be accessed here.
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In Question Period Conservative MPs called for the government to apologize to Vice Admiral Mark Norman following the staying of court proceedings against him. The NDP also continued to question the government’s commitment to fighting climate change.
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Miners Flock to Iran Where Bitcoin Mining Is Set to Be Sanctioned
According to regional reports, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) is planning to allow licensed cryptocurrency mining as long as operations are charged for electricity based on the price of export. The CBI governor, Abdol Nasser Hemmati, explained that mined cryptocurrencies should flow back into the Iranian economy.
Also read: Bitcoin Miner Recounts Struggle to Obtain Cheap Iranian Power
Chinese Miners Negotiate With Iranian Leaders to Set Up Mining Operations in the Free Trade Zones
In December 2018, there were reports of miners stemming from China, Spain, Ukraine, Armenia, and France to mine bitcoin in the oil-rich nation of Iran. The Middle Eastern country has extremely cheap electricity rates, and in April there were even more stories of Chinese miners heading to Iran for extremely affordable electric prices at $0.006 per kilowatt-hour (KWh). Then, at the end of June, the spokesperson for Tavanir, an Iranian state-operated grid entity, said that electrical consumption had spiked by 7% in comparison to the previous year. Tavanir executive Mostafa Rajabi Mashhad further blamed illicit cryptocurrency mining operations for the country’s increased electrical consumption. Rajabi told the press that other Iranian provinces were having difficulties due to the mass electrical consumption and emphasized that “illegal bitcoin miners will be identified and their electricity will be cut.”
Spokesperson for Tavanir, Mostafa Rajabi Mashhad.
Following Rajabi’s statements, bitcoin miners defied his warning and Iranians shared pictures of a bitcoin mining mosque. The regional publication Iran Daily reported that there were roughly 100 unauthorized bitcoin mining sites located in various provinces. The Tabnak website claims 1,000 bitcoin mining machines were seized by Iranian law enforcement on June 28. “Two of these bitcoin farms have been identified, with a consumption of one megawatt,” a Tavanir official, Arash Navab, told state television. Bitcoin mining has become a very popular vehicle to escape sanctions across many provinces in Iran. “Everyone’s talking about Bitcoin and how to get it,” said Mahsa Alimardani, an Iranian native and researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute noted to regional reporters.
Then on July 10, Mohammad Sharqi, managing director of Iran Blockchain Association, told the local press that Chinese digital currency miners have asked Iranian officials to let them set up facilities in the country. Official discussions have been initiated and miners would like to operate in the Iranian free trade zones in Anzali, Kish Island, Qeshm Island, Chabahar, Arvand, and Aras. “The Chinese have made requests through official channels for cryptocurrency mining in the free zones,” Sharqi explained to the media. CBI’s deputy governor for new technologies, Nasser Hakimi, explained the same day that the local anti-money laundering authority had concerns with virtual currency trading. Sharqi thinks the stories of extreme electrical consumption have been exaggerated. Despite government warnings, according to an Iranian electrical industry spokesman, there are more than 148,000 machines in the country.
Mining that crypto! 1000 #Bitcoin mining machines seized by authorities in Yazd, #Iran pic.twitter.com/sDYPFPhYiK
— RT (@RT_com) June 29, 2019
Central Bank of Iran Governor: ‘Bitcoin Mining Will Be Authorized if Miners Pay Export Prices for Electricity and Help Feed Funds Back Into the Iranian Economy’
Abdol Nasser Hemmati, the CBI governor, explained on July 10 that the government will authorize bitcoin mining in Iran even though Iranian bureaucrats have not finished regulating cryptocurrency trade. There are two caveats to the deal, Hemmati told the press, which will have to be followed strictly if mining operations are initiated in Iran. “Mining of the international digital currencies should be done based on the price of electricity for export,” Hemmati expounded. “What’s more important is that these mined currencies should be fed back to the national economic cycle,” the CBI governor added.
Abdol Nasser Hemmati, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) governor.
Hemmati warned the CBI would not tolerate a cryptocurrency that affects the price of the Iranian rial or gold. Reports also detail that Iranian law enforcement have already started to bust operations using factories, mosques, and utility service areas that benefit from extremely cheap electricity rates. At the export rate that’s charged to neighboring countries, bitcoin miners would have to pay $0.07 to $0.10 per KWh. The news outlet Presstv reports that the utility service area rates in Iran can be as low as $0.05 per watt. Electricity prices in Iran can be even lower in places like greenhouses and mosques for $0.006 per KWh as long as mosque leaders don’t mind breaking fatwa against the use of their subsidized electricity.
Iranian Leader Claims U.S. Congress, Donald Trump and Sanctions Have Been Hindering Iran’s Cryptocurrency Progress
Even at $0.13 per KWh, there are more than 40 SHA-256 machines that are still very profitable at today’s BTC prices. In some countries, electricity is higher or even double $0.13 per KWh so Iran’s power prices are quite affordable even with the export rate tacked on. Saeed Zarandi, the Iranian assistant minister of industry, trade and supply revealed to the press that the U.S. has been hindering Iran’s cryptocurrency progress.
Saeed Zarandi the Iranian assistant minister of industry, trade and supply explained that the U.S. and its newly imposed sanctions against Iran have curbed the country’s cryptocurrency progress. The U.S. and Iran have been in deep conflict over the last few weeks.
Zarandi said that the U.S. Congress under the Trump administration has been harsh toward the country. Iran and the U.S. have been at odds again lately as the country’s military shot down an American drone and told the press it was in Iran’s no-fly zone. The U.S. and President Donald Trump claim the aircraft was in international airspace and not in Iran’s territory. Since then many observers have been worried that the U.S. may spark a war with Iran or vice versa. Zarandi asserted that members of the U.S. Congress believe cryptocurrencies could be used in Iran to avoid sanctions.
One specific set of sanctions called the Blocking Iran Illicit Finance Act is comprised of rules that make it hard for international companies to do business with Iranian financial institutions. H. R. 7321 details the expansion of prohibitions on correspondent accounts or payable-through accounts for foreign financial institutions. This includes banks that facilitate transactions or provide financial services for Iranian financial institutions. H. R. 7321 also displays a set of three rules to follow when it comes to Iranian-based digital currencies.
Sanctions with respect to foreign persons that engage in significant transactions for the sale, supply, or transfer to Iran of significant goods or services used in connection with the development of Iranian digital currency.
Sanctions with respect to foreign persons that conduct or facilitate significant transactions related to the purchase or sale of Iranian digital currency or maintain significant amounts in Iranian digital currency.
Report on the progress of the Government of Iran in creating a sovereign cryptocurrency.
The latest rules against an Iranian digital currency also follow the U.S. imposed sanctions against cryptocurrencies from Venezuela and more recently Cuba. Moreover, in November 2018 the American government convinced Swift to cut Iran off from the global financial system which pushed Iranian college students toward cryptocurrency to pay for books and online tuition. Furthermore, reports from regional news outlets in China claim that Iranian cryptocurrency miners have been scrambling to buy mining rigs from the mainland. With the CBI green-lighting bitcoin mining in the country, the inflow of funds could give Iran an edge over the imposed U.S. sanctions. With rules like the Blocking Iran Illicit Finance Act and major payment processors like Swift cutting Iranian banks off, the country may be forced to use a borderless currency.
What do you think about Iran’s central bank planning to approve authorized bitcoin mining in the country as long as miners pay export prices for electricity? Let us know what you think about this subject in the comments section below.
Image credits: Shutterstock, Presstv, Iran Daily, Tabnak, and Pixabay.
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An Illustrated Gift Guide for the Gay Aries in Your Life, by Caitlin Brady
Published: April 12, 2017 April 12, 2017 By: Columbia Journal Categories: Columns, Humor
In a dim and crowded Greenwich Village wine bar I arrive late and flustered to meet Brendan Boston, a Harlem-based set designer whose work has taken him around the country and world. Ever since I saw his designs in person for Chris Gethard’s show Career Suicide, and listened to how nonchalantly he described sourcing all its eclectic furniture in New Jersey, I’ve considered him famous. He amiably waves off my tardiness and sips his wine, like he’s glad to be out here, now, but was also going to be out on this Friday regardless. He mercifully ignores my struggle to get adjusted with a coat and two bags on the high bar stool, and I resolve to replicate his cool.
So what does one gift the birthday Aries with boundless creative firepower, not to mention someone who self-identifies as a “master manipulator” when it comes to juggling budgets, design visions, and an ever-expanding cast of creative personalities? Light bulbs, it turns out, which are incidentally the best symbol for the trailblazing herald of the new astrological year.
“My mom always sends me these black T-shirts from Walmart, which just come in packs. I could use more of those. I have all these shirts I never wear, probably because these are my uniform.”
As Ina Garten, (who has nothing to do with this, but also a little to do with everything), might say: “how easy is that?”
So in addition to Walmart tees, I ask, is there anything else wearable?
“Shoes are too personal. If they were like, Yeezy’s, I’d make an exception. But scarves or beanies are fine. I can mix and match those without feeling like someone dressed me.”
As Brendan is from Chicago, and Aries’ official color is red, this might be the most obnoxious but also possibly on-point scarf for him.
3.. Since he works professionally in theater, getting him show tickets might be dicey, but is there something he wants to see as a spectacle-loving fire sign?
“Oh fuck no,” he says. “It’s work, and that’s research. My ideal birthday evening would just be going to a restaurant that I didn’t have to pick or plan for, but I still wound up liking, with a group. Or a dive bar even, where everyone just has enough space to hang out.”
Passive aggressive, or aggressive? I have to ask anyone ruled by Mars.
“Passive aggressive.” No problem.
“Generally, I like gifts I can use. Like light bulbs. Light bulbs would be a great gift. Or like, a backpack. A wineglass. I just want to be able to use it.”
“I hate gift cards. But I do have a wish list on Amazon. The only thing in it right now,” (he checks on his phone), “is this Mophie Battery. You can charge it anywhere.” (he scrolls for a while). “Yeah, that’s it. The Mophie.”
“A magazine subscription to The New Yorker. It’s something I can carry around, read on the train.”
But what about that notoriously short Aries attention span? What about film or TV?
“Why would you get me that?” he asks. “I can stream everything.” He then adds, “I love Reese Witherspoon though.”
He can stream Big Little Lies any day, but also watch with his favorite fellow Aries.
“One year my sister got me the self-titled Beyoncé record for my record player – that was a great gift. Beyoncé and a bottle of red wine. It was perfect. Even just a bottle of red wine.”
Fire planet Martians supposedly prize experience gifts, especially of the thrill-seeking variety. I list three options for him: bungee jumping, hang gliding, or car racing.
“Uh, car racing? I don’t love heights. But not go-carts, that’s dumb. Real cars.”
Real cars are necessary for the thrill.
“I would also do a yacht race,” he adds. “I’d take it.”
I ask if he’d like nice luggage to mix hi-lo with the Walmart tees for his travels, or to throw in the galley of his yacht during the race. He nods. “I would use that.”
This option is waterproof and apparently “no-nonsense.”
Aries typically enjoy some kind of almost punishing physical workout to help burn through the boundless energy of the zodiac cycle’s first sign.
“I love a crazy vigorous workout. I reset. But only when it’s intense. With working out I’m all or nothing.” He pauses. “I guess I’m like that in other areas too.”
I ask if he’s competitive. “Mentally. I kind of hated sports, because they weren’t my rules.”
Of the entire zodiac, Aries is the most open to a fitness-centric gift (second-most is Virgo). Since Aries at least claim to only be in competition against themselves, this individual stats tracker might appeal.
I ask if he’s an impulse shopper, as the Greek god of war would prefer to spend first, think later.
“Yes. I recently almost bought a Levi’s trucker jacket, like a black denim one. I was very proud of myself when I put it on hold. I did get a Patagonia jacket though. It was way more than I wanted to spend, but it’s quality.”
You can help him build an adventure-ready all or nothing Patagonia wardrobe with a casual vest.
Finally, a sketchbook is a practical way he can translate his many designs and ideas into reality, or at least trap them all in one place. “That will get used. But good paper, you know. Not some last minute shit from Jo-Ann Fabric.”
While we conclude on an ambiguous note about his faith in astrology, he sips his wine and shrugs. “I definitely believe in the matrix a little bit. And if I believe in the matrix, even just a little… like sure, astrology’s not that far out.”
I’ll take it.
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Ultra high frequency
Ultra high frequency (ITU)
Wavelength range
1 m to 1 dm
B / C / D / E bands (NATO)
UHF and L / S bands (IEEE)
Ultra high frequency (IEEE)
UHF (ITU)
B / C bands (NATO)
ITU radio bands
1 (ELF) 2 (SLF) 3 (ULF) 4 (VLF)
5 (LF) 6 (MF) 7 (HF) 8 (VHF)
9 (UHF) 10 (SHF) 11 (EHF) 12 (THF)
EU / NATO / US ECM radio bands
IEEE radio bands
Other TV and radio bands
Ultra high frequency (UHF) is the ITU designation for radio frequencies in the range between 300 MHz and 3 GHz, also known as the decimetre band as the wavelengths range from one meter to one decimetre. Radio waves with frequencies above the UHF band fall into the SHF (super-high frequency) or microwave frequency range. Lower frequency signals fall into the VHF (very high frequency) or lower bands. UHF radio waves propagate mainly by line of sight; they are blocked by hills and large buildings although the transmission through building walls is high enough for indoor reception. They are used for television broadcasting, cell phones, satellite communication including GPS, personal radio services including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, walkie-talkies, cordless phones, and numerous other applications.
The IEEE defines the UHF radar band as frequencies between 300 MHz and 1 GHz.[1] Two other IEEE radar bands overlap the ITU UHF band: the L band between 1 and 2 GHz and the S band between 2 and 4 GHz.
UHF television antenna on a residence. This type of antenna, called a Yagi-Uda antenna, is widely used at UHF frequencies.
Another antenna type common at UHF; a reflective array TV antenna consisting of two high-bandwidth "bow tie" dipoles in front of a flat reflector screen.
Characteristics 1
Antennas 2
Examples of UHF frequency allocations 4
United States 4.4
Walkie talkies which operate on the 446 MHz PMR(Professional Mobile Radio) band. The 67 cm wavelength permits them to use very short "Rubber Ducky" antennas.
The point to point transmission and reception of TV and radio signals is affected by many variables. Atmospheric moisture, solar wind, physical obstructions (such as mountains and buildings), and time of day all affect the signal transmission and the degradation of signal reception. All radio waves are partly absorbed by atmospheric moisture. Atmospheric absorption reduces, or attenuates, the strength of radio signals over long distances. The effects of attenuation degradation increases with frequency. UHF TV signals are generally more degraded by moisture than lower bands, such as VHF TV signals.
The ionosphere, a layer of the Earth's atmosphere, is filled with charged particles that can reflect some radio waves. Amateur radio enthusiasts primarily use this quality of the ionosphere to help propagate lower frequency HF signals around the world: the waves are trapped, bouncing around in the upper layers of the ionosphere until they are refracted down at another point on the Earth. This is called skywave transmission. UHF TV signals are not carried along the ionosphere but can be reflected off of the charged particles down at another point on Earth in order to reach farther than the typical line-of-sight transmission distances; this is the skip distance. UHF transmission and reception are enhanced or degraded by tropospheric ducting as the atmosphere warms and cools throughout the day. Since the wavelengths of UHF signals are comparable to the size of buildings, trees, vehicles and other common objects, reflection and diffraction affects the propagation of UHF signals, especially in built-up urban areas.
The main advantage of UHF transmission is the short wavelength that is produced by the high frequency. The size of transmission and reception antennas is related to the size of the radio wave. The UHF antenna is stubby and short. Smaller and less conspicuous antennas can be used with higher frequency bands.
The major disadvantage of UHF is its limited broadcast range, often called line-of-sight between the TV station's transmission antenna and customer's reception antenna, as opposed to VHF's longer broadcast range.
UHF is widely used in two-way radio systems and cordless telephones, whose transmission and reception antennas are closely spaced. Transmissions generated by two-way radios and cordless telephones do not travel far enough to interfere with local transmissions. Public safety, business communications and personal radio services such as GMRS, PMR446, and UHF CB are often found on UHF frequencies as well as IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs ("WiFi"). The widely adapted GSM and UMTS cellular networks use UHF cellular frequencies. A repeater propagates UHF signals when a distance greater than the line of sight is required.
Corner reflector UHF-TV antenna from 1950s
UHF wavelengths are short enough that efficient transmitting antennas are small enough to mount on handheld and mobile devices, so these frequencies are used for two way land mobile radio systems, such as walkie-talkies, two way radios in vehicles, cordless phones, and cell phones. Omnidirectional UHF antennas used on mobile devices are usually short whips or rubber ducky antennas. Higher gain omnidirectional UHF antennas can be made of collinear arrays of dipoles and are used for mobile base stations and cellular base station antennas.
The short wavelengths also allow high gain antennas to be conveniently small. High gain antennas for point-to-point communication links and UHF television reception are usually Yagi, log periodic, corner reflectors, or reflective array antennas. At the top end of the band slot antennas and parabolic dishes become practical. For satellite communication, helical, and turnstile antennas are used since satellites typically employ circular polarization which is not sensitive to the relative orientation of the transmitting and receiving antennas. For television broadcasting specialized vertical radiators that are mostly modifications of the slot antenna or helical antenna are used: the slotted cylinder, zig-zag, and panel antennas.
UHF television broadcasting fulfilled the demand for additional over-the-air television channels in urban areas. Today, much of the bandwidth has been reallocated to land mobile, trunked radio and mobile telephone use. UHF channels are still used for digital television.
UHF spectrum is used world-wide for land mobile radio systems for commercial, industrial, public safety, and military purposes. Many personal radio services use frequencies allocated in the UHF band, although exact frequencies in use differ significantly between countries.
Major telecommunications providers have deployed voice and data cellular networks in UHF/VHF range. This allows mobile phones and mobile computing devices to be connected to the public switched telephone network and public Internet.
UHF radars are said to be effective at tracking stealth fighters, if not stealth bombers.[2]
Examples of UHF frequency allocations
UHF Citizens Band: 476–477 MHz
Television broadcasting uses UHF channels between 503 and 694 MHZ
470–806 MHz: Terrestrial television (with select channels in the 700 MHz band left vacant)
1452–1492 MHz: Digital Audio Broadcasting (L band)[3]
Many other frequency assignments for Canada and Mexico are similar to their US counterparts
380–399.9 MHz: Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) service for emergency use
430–440 MHz: Amateur radio (ham – 70 cm band)
446.0–446.1;MHz: Private mobile radio
446.1–446.2;MHz: Digital private mobile radio
457–464 MHz: Scanning telemetry and telecontrol, assigned mostly to the water, gas, and electricity industries
606–614 MHz: Radio microphones and radio-astronomy
470–862 MHz: Previously used for analogue TV channels 21–69 (until 2012).
Currently channels 21–35 and 39–60 are used for Freeview digital TV.[4] Channel 36 is used for radar; channel 38 is used for radio astronomy; channel 69 is used for licensed and licence-exempt wireless microphones.
791–862 MHz,[5] i.e. channels 61–69 inclusive, has since been allocated to 4G cellular communications.
870–960 MHz: Cellular communications (GSM900 - Vodafone and O2 only) including GSM-R and future TETRA
1240–1325 MHz: Amateur radio (ham – 23 cm band)
1710–1880 MHz: 2G Cellular communications (GSM1800)
1880–1900 MHz: DECT cordless telephone
1900–1980 MHz: 3G cellular communications - mobile phone uplink
2110–2170 MHz: 3G cellular communications - base station downlink
UHF channels are used for digital television broadcasting on both over the air channels and cable television channels. Since 1962, UHF channels (at the time, channels 14-83) have been required in television receivers by the All-Channel Receiver Act. However, because of their more limited range, and because few sets could receive them until older sets were replaced, UHF channels were less desirable to broadcasters than VHF channels (and sold for lower prices).
The Family Radio Service and General Mobile Radio Service use the 462 and 467 MHz areas of the UHF spectrum.
There is a considerable amount of lawful unlicensed activity (cordless phones, wireless networking) clustered around 900 MHz and 2.4 GHz, regulated under Title 47 CFR Part 15. These ISM bands – frequencies with a higher unlicensed power permitted for use originally by Industrial, Scientific, Medical apparatus – are now becoming some of the most crowded in the spectrum because they are open to everyone. The 2.45 GHz frequency is the standard for use by microwave ovens, adjacent to the frequencies allocated for Bluetooth network devices.
UHF taboo frequencies, in early television broadcast engineering, were limitations on local channel assignments imposed on broadcasters by inadequate adjacent channel and image frequency interference rejection in the first UHF TV tuner designs. These problems have been corrected in modern digital television receivers.
The spectrum from 806 MHz to 890 MHz (UHF channels 70–83) was taken away from TV broadcast services in 1983, primarily for analogue mobile telephony.
In 2009, as part of the transition from analog to digital over-the-air broadcast of television, the spectrum from 698 MHz to 806 MHz (UHF channels 52–69) was removed from TV broadcasting, making it available for other uses. Channel 55, for instance, was sold to Qualcomm for their MediaFLO service, which is resold under various mobile telephone network brands. Some US broadcasters had been offered incentives to vacate this channel early, permitting its immediate mobile use. The FCC's scheduled auction for this newly available spectrum was completed in March 2008.[6]
The FCC has allowed Americans to connect any device and any application to the 22 MHz of radio spectrum that people are calling the 700 MHz band. The FCC did not make a wholesale condition, which would have required the owner of the band to resale bandwidth to other users which could then sell to the end user. Google argued for this saying that it would have driven up internet competition. Right now, 96% of the country's broadband access is controlled by DSL and cable providers. A wholesale condition could have meant a third option for internet service.[7]
225–420 MHz: Government use, including meteorology, military aviation, and federal two-way use[8]
420–450 MHz: Government radiolocation and amateur radio (70 cm band)
433 MHz: Short range consumer devices including automotive, alarm systems, home automation, temperature sensors
450–470 MHz: UHF business band, General Mobile Radio Service, and Family Radio Service 2-way "walkie-talkies", public safety
470–512 MHz: Low-band TV channels 14–20 (also shared for land mobile 2-way radio use in some areas)
512–698 MHz: Medium-band TV channels 21–51 (Channel 37 used for radio astronomy)
698–806 MHz: Was auctioned in March 2008; bidders got full use after the transition to digital TV was completed on June 12, 2009 (formerly high-band UHF TV channels 52–69)
806–824 MHz: Public safety and commercial 2-way (formerly TV channels 70–72)
824–851 MHz: Cellular A & B franchises, terminal (mobile phone) (formerly TV channels 73–77)
869–896 MHz: Cellular A & B franchises, base station (formerly TV channels 80–83)
902–928 MHz: ISM band, amateur radio (33 cm band), cordless phones and stereo, radio-frequency identification, datalinks
929–930 MHz: Pagers
935–941 MHz: Commercial 2-way radio
941–960 MHz: Mixed studio-transmitter links, SCADA, other.
960–1215 MHz: Aeronautical radionavigation
1240–1300 MHz: Amateur radio (23 cm band)
1452–1492 MHz: Military use (therefore not available for Digital Audio Broadcasting, unlike Canada/Europe)
1575 MHz: GNSS L1 band—GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
1710–1755 MHz: AWS mobile phone uplink (UL) operating band
1850–1910 MHz: PCS mobile phone—order is A, D, B, E, F, C blocks. A, B, C = 15 MHz; D, E, F = 5 MHz
1930–1990 MHz: PCS base stations—order is A, D, B, E, F, C blocks. A, B, C = 15 MHz; D, E, F = 5 MHz
2110–2155 MHz: AWS mobile phone downlink (DL) operating band
2300–2310 MHz: Amateur radio (13 cm band, lower segment)
2310–2360 MHz: Satellite radio (Sirius and XM)
2390–2450 MHz: Amateur radio (13 cm band, upper segment)
2400–2483.5 MHz: ISM, IEEE 802.11, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n wireless LAN, IEEE 802.15.4-2006, Bluetooth, radio-controlled aircraft, microwave ovens, ZigBee
Digital Audio Broadcasting and its regional implementations
Digital terrestrial television
Thing (listening device)
^ Standard Letter Designations for Radar-Frequency BandsIEEE Std 521-2002 .
^ MINNICK, WENDELL (22 November 2014). "China's Anti-Stealth Radar Comes to Fruition". www.defensenews.com (Gannett). Retrieved 25 November 2014.
^ http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/stations/radio/Digital_Audio_Broadcasting.html
^ UK Digital Terrestrial Television Transmitter Frequency and Site Data, Ofcom, retrieved 16 October 2013
^ "800 MHz & 2.6 GHz Combined Award". The Office of Communications. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
^ Going once, twice, the 700MHz spectrum is sold, NY Times, Mar 18 2008
^ FCC opens up US wireless spectrum, The Register, 1 August 2007, Cade Metz
^ http://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/rtnwcm/groups/ncs/documents/content/rtn_ncs_products_arc164_pdf.pdf
U.S. cable television channel frequencies
Tomislav Stimac, "Definition of frequency bands (VLF, ELF... etc.)". IK1QFK Home Page (vlf.it).
Radio spectrum (ITU)
3 Hz/100 Mm
30 Hz/10 Mm
300 Hz/1 Mm
3 kHz/100 km
30 kHz/10 km
300 kHz/1 km
3 MHz/100 m
30 MHz/10 m
300 MHz/1 m
3 GHz/100 mm
30 GHz/10 mm
300 GHz/1 mm
3 THz/0.1 mm
Electromagnetic spectrum
← higher frequencies longer wavelengths →
Terahertz radiation
Visible (optical)
W band
V band
K band
L band
Wavelength types
Medium wave
Longwave
Analog television broadcasting topics
180-line
405-line ( System A )
525-line ( System J , System M )
625-line ( System B , System C , System D , System G , System H , System I , System K , System L , System N )
819-line ( System E , System F )
Color systems
PAL-M
PAL-S
PALplus
Back porch and front porch
Blanking level
Chrominance
Chrominance subcarrier
Colorburst
Color killer
Frame (video)
Horizontal scan rate
Horizontal blanking interval
Nominal analogue blanking
Overscan
Raster scan
Safe area
Television lines
Vertical blanking interval
White clipper
Multichannel television sound
NICAM
Sound-in-Syncs
Zweikanalton
Frequency modulation
Quadrature amplitude modulation
Vestigial sideband modulation (VSB)
Antenna (radio)
Broadcast transmitter/Transmitter station
Cavity amplifier
Differential gain
Differential phase
Dummy load
Frequency mixer
Intercarrier method
Intermediate frequency
Output power of an analog TV transmitter
Pre-emphasis
Residual carrier
Split sound system
Superheterodyne transmitter
Television receive-only
Direct-broadcast satellite television
Television transmitter
Terrestrial television
Transposer
Frequencies & Bands
Frequency offset
Microwave transmission
Television channel frequencies
Beam tilt
Earth bulge
Field strength in free space
Knife-edge effect
Noise (electronics)
Null fill
Radiation pattern
Television interference
Distortionmeter
Field strength meter
VIT signals
Zero reference pulse
Dot crawl
Ghosting
Hanover bars
Sparklies
Electrical telegraph
Heliographs
Hydraulic telegraph
Optical telecommunication
Optical telegraphy
Photophone
Prepaid mobile phone
Radiotelephone
Telecommunications history
Telegraphy
The Telephone Cases
Timeline of communication technology
Undersea telegraph line
Videotelephony
Edwin Howard Armstrong
John Logie Baird
Vint Cerf
Claude Chappe
Lee de Forest
Philo Farnsworth
Elisha Gray
Innocenzo Manzetti
Antonio Meucci
Alexander Stepanovich Popov
Johann Philipp Reis
Camille Papin Tissot
Alfred Vail
Charles Wheatstone
Vladimir K. Zworykin
Free-space optical
Terrestrial microwave
and switching
Terminal node
Network switching (circuit
packet)
Telephone exchange
Space-division
Frequency-division
Time-division
Polarization-division
Orbital angular-momentum
Code-division
BITNET
FidoNet
Public Switched Telephone
Telecommunications in Africa
States with limited
Mayotte / Réunion (France)
Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
Telecommunications in Asia
Telecommunications in Europe
Telecommunications in North America
Telecommunications in Oceania
Telecommunications in South America
Analog and digital audio broadcasting
Radio modulation
COFDM
Frequency allocations
LW (LF)
MW (MF)
SW (HF)
VHF (low / mid / high)
L band (UHF)
CAM-D
DAB/DAB+
DRM/DRM+
FMeXtra
DAB-S
DVB-SH
S-DMB
Commercial radio providers
1worldspace
Sirius XM Holdings
Sirius XM Canada
AMR-WB+
HE-AAC
MPEG-1 Audio Layer II
Subcarrier signals
DirectBand
RDS/RBDS
SCA/SCMO
Technical (audio)
Audio data compression
Audio signal processing
Technical (AM stereo formats)
Belar
C-QUAM
Kahn-Hazeltine
Technical (emission)
AM broadcasting
AM expanded band
Cable radio
Error detection and correction
FM broadcast band
FM broadcasting
Multipath propagation
Shortwave relay station
History of radio
International broadcasting
Comparison of radio systems
Television technology
World Wide Web, File sharing, Instant messaging, Email, IPv6
Very high frequency, Ultra high frequency, Ku band, Radio spectrum, High frequency
GLV/BCV
Melbourne, Network Ten, Ultra high frequency, Victoria (Australia), Brisbane
Amateur radio, High frequency, Telecommunication, Very high frequency, Ultra high frequency
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Computer Science Fun Day
High School/High Tech Internships of Lee & Charlotte Counties
North Central Florida High School High Tech Computer Science Exploration Project
Project E.S.T.E.E.M.
SMARTer Board: Girls Solve Visual Accessibility Issues
Tech Vision Quest
Project Summary: Tech Vision Quest
Lead: C++ Game Programming
Contact: Robert French
Contact E-mail: rfrench@techcampus.org
Project Dates: October 24-25, 2012
Total Number of Youth Served: 126
Funding: $964
Tech Vision Quest was a 1.5 hour program designed to engage middle schools students (grades 6-8) in computer science programs. Students were presented with an orientation to Video Game Design Programming and allowed access to computers to build elements of computer games. During the presentation, participants were presented samples of finished video games and game elements to generate interests in computer science (30 minutes). Participants were then guided through activities that enabled them to build elements of video games on a computer (60 minutes).
Project Impact:
The expected outcomes of the project are to build enrollment in computer science programs at the Lake County Schools Technology Campus. Participants will have the opportunity to enroll in programs at that location at a future date. Similarly, a rising concern is the raw number of students requiring special accommodations to successfully implement the required curriculum. Those students with accommodations were provided resources to make the curriculum more accessible.
How did this project benefit from being a collaborative effort?
Without the collaboration of the Lake County Vocational System (LCVAS), the event would not have been possible. The LCVAS provided transportation, security, handouts, and meals to all participants and volunteers.
Final Budget
Item CSCP Funding Other Funds Source of Other Funds TOTAL FUNDS
Presenter Stipends $5,433.00 CTEI Grant $5,433.00
Supplies (backpacks, pens) $2,500.00 CTEI Grant $2,500.00
Benefits $227.00 CTEI Grant $227.00
Transporation/Security $1,864.00 CTEI Grant $1,864.00
Zoom Text $335.00 $335.00
JAWS $260.00 $260.00
Intellikeys $369.00 $369.00
Total $964.00 $10,024.00 $10,988.00
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Who is CSR
History of CSR
Early Education and Care
Foster Care and Family Services
Housing and Stabilization Services
Behavioral Health Referral Intake
With offices in Roxbury, Northampton, Tewksbury, and Worcester, Children’s Services of Roxbury (CSR) is one of the largest minority-operated human services providers in Massachusetts. Approximately 400 dedicated and compassionate staff members work together to develop and offer high-quality programs and services that help bring peace of mind to more than 6,000 vulnerable children and families throughout Massachusetts.
Our mission is to bring peace of mind to
children and families across Massachusetts.
When a family is at peace, children are healthier and communities are stronger.
At Children’s Services of Roxbury, nothing is more important than delivering our trusted and culturally-relevant innovative programs and services to underserved children and families across Massachusetts. Our programs, developed for and by people of color, are focused on five critical areas: Behavioral Health, Early Education & Care, Foster Care & Family Services, Housing & Stabilization Services and Youth Development.
We envision that regardless of race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation, all children and families across Massachusetts experience equity and equal access to all opportunities that allow them to reach their full potential and enjoy peace of mind.
The seven values of Children’s Services of Roxbury reflect our mission and approach to serving others and achieving desired outcomes.
We recognize that every individual, every family, and every community has enormous strengths, yet too often they are defined by their presenting problem.
We understand that in order to build trust and identify those strengths, we must begin with humility and treat the people we serve with dignity and respect, regardless of their circumstances.
We must act with compassion and patience, having an ability to care and empathize without judgment.
We must operate with integrity, knowing that the people we serve need us to be consistent and true to our word.
We must serve, striving for excellence in everything we do.
520 Dudley Street
Roxbury, MA 02119 T (617) 445-6655 F (617) 541-5861 info@csrox.org
Donate to CSR
© 2019 by Children's Service of Roxbury. All rights reserved.
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Marquis Hill | Modern Flows Vol. 2 | Album Review
Feb 06, 2019 by Sam Weigel in Music Review
Black Unlimited Music Group
Hip-hop/jazz-inspired trumpet player Marquis Hill released his follow-up to his 2014 album with the brand new Modern Flows Vol. 2. Including features from rapper/beat poets and a full quintet, Hill’s latest provides a full hour of thought-provoking modern jazz tunes.
The featured quintet consists of drums, bass, vibraphone, alto sax, and, of course, Hill on trumpet. This instrumentation gives the entire record a brooding, spacious quality, conjuring images of neon lights and seedy bars. The track “As I Am” contains a variety of sections including a dissonant bridge that highlights this.
However, much of Modern Flows Vol. 2 grows somewhat faceless, as many tracks fail to stand out on their own. “The Watcher” and “Twin Flame” come across as typical combo-style modern jazz recordings that are nothing new in terms of style or composition. There are some moments, the bass solo on “Law of Vibrations” or the vocal duet from Braxton Cook and Rachel Robinson on “Kiss and Tell,” that are tastier and more memorable but otherwise are unable to resurrect the album.
Multiple tracks, like the intro and “It Takes a Village,” deal with themes of social empowerment and African-American culture, but the record neglects to elaborate on them in favor of its predictable modern-standard style tunes. It’s tough to take these matters to heart when the instrumentals feel as tired as the listener surely is halfway through the record.
The rap features do break up these lukewarm instrumentals. On “Prayer of the People,” M’reld Green spits verses discussing gentrification and the importance of African-American history to an airy, urgent hip-hop groove. “Smoke Break” captures a similar musical funkiness while also incorporating aspects of Marquis Hill’s classic jazz upbringing.
Overall, Modern Flows Vol. 2 is still an enjoyable jazz record that certainly features high technical prowess, but it unfortunately capsizes in the end.
Sam Weigel
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Published On: Thu, Mar 16th, 2017
Columns / Featured | By Edition
Wooly mammoth
Baleen whale and wooly mammoth fossil bones, dredges from the bottom of the Wester Schelde, the Netherlands, are radioactive. Supposedly, leaks of fuel rod material of the nuclear plants at Borssele( Netherlands) and Doel ( Belgium) caused the radioactivity.
Research, published 31 December 2016, (Deinsea, Journal of Natural History: Meyer, van der Graaf, Post) concluded that “the isotopic ration of 235U/238U is typical for natural Uranium and distinctly different from the Uranium composite in fuel rods of nuclear power plants.” The researchers also stated that “there is no risk for the public or the museum staff where the fossils are stored.”
Scientific research could not support the rumors of leaks at Borssele or Doel that caused fossil bones to be radioactive. The rumors were fake news, produced by action groups.
Action groups have consistently exaggerated the dangers of nuclear energy and presented energy plants as if they were nuclear weapon devices, at a hair-trigger ready to explode. This notion is proven to be false.
The Three Mile Island in the accident in Dauphine County, Pennsylvania, USA, was a partial nuclear meltdown that occurred on March 28, 1979, in reactor number 2. The accident had no casualties.
The Chernobyl meltdown of 26 April 1986, dominates in the media as the most disastrous nuclear power plant accident in history. Media predicted fatalities of 500,000 to 1,000,000 from radiation exposure within the next 20 years. Now, 30 years later, the total count is less than 150, including those who died on the site, in 1986.
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan of 2011, had no casualties.
Ignorance, fear and political ideology are the drivers behind the false and exaggerated accident reporting. Populist politicians eagerly create mass hysteria at every tit-bit of nuclear energy news, real or fake.
The consequences are extremely damaging for the future of our society and economy. Nuclear power has proven to be incredibly cheap, reliable and most of all, very safe. The use of Thorium instead of Uranium in the new generation of nuclear plants as fuel eliminates most of the waste problem and is cheaply available everywhere. Norway, Canada, China are now the forerunner of this development.
Only one conclusion remains, the energy crisis is a human-made problem, the product of greedy carbon fuel speculators, and demagogic politicians.
Wooly mammoth became extinct, nearly 4,000 years ago. Why so many fled to the Wester Schelde estuary, only to die, is up for speculations by biologists and geologists. But that their fossil bones will play a role in educating the public about natural radiation is sure.
By Jacob Gelt Dekker
Opinion columnist for Curaçao Chronicle
ColumnJacob Gelt DekkerOpinion
Great interest in lecture on medicinal cannabis
Building blocks for the up rise of a new creative class in Curacao
Upcoming events in Curaçao
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Vigor shows it's not all shock and awe
While last year's Melbourne Cup winner Shocking was the talk of the track, another performer in Saturday's Makybe Diva Stakes showed he'd lost nothing in his quest for cups success this year.
The Danny O'Brien-trained Vigor was perhaps a victim of circumstances in the weekend's weight-for-age encounter.
While nothing could be taken away from Shocking, who was far from peak fitness but easily put paid to an impressive field, Vigor's performance was well worth noting.
After jumping away, Vigor was forced to go to the front in a somewhat uncustomary role but once there he had to contend with pressure from former English stayer Speed Gifted.
"It wasn't the ideal position to be in as he didn't get any time to relax and dictate the tempo. But he fought hard and he fought well and probably in the last little bit he blew out," O'Brien said.
"But I think Speed Gifted didn't help his cause because he was applying pressure a long way from home."
Even with 200 metres to go Vigor was fighting bravely and was countering the finishing performance of Heart Of Dreams, but could not withstand Shocking's withering burst in the closing stages.
"He did a good job, a really good job. But he just ran out of puff in the closing stages," jockey James Winks said.
Vigor is now very much primed for this year's Caulfield and Melbourne cups double after luck deserted the stable last year when the horse missed a run in both major handicaps.
But his third on Saturday and the fact that he's not wound up to peak fitness is a message that Vigor will be a major player in the weeks to come.
Speed Gifted, last year's Metropolitan Handicap winner in Sydney, kept the pressure on Vigor until the home turn, when it became obvious the import was struggling. Luke Nolen didn't hurt the horse in the closing stages.
In fact, Nolen reported to racing Victoria stewards that the Lee Freedman-trained stayer pulled up poorly and asked stewards to perform a thorough veterinary examination on the horse.
Speed Gifted was firm in the market at $6.50, but eventually finished eighth in a puzzling performance.
Just as puzzling was the effort of South Australian stayer Rebel Raider, who came to Flemington after a brilliant win in Adelaide a fortnight ago.
But much to the disappointment of trainer Leon Macdonald and jockey Clare Lindop, he was the first stayer beaten when the pressure went on over the final 300 metres.
Both are assuming that the shifting track caused his failure.
Story by Patrick Bartley, to view full Age story click here
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