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Restoration Blueprint
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary protects the only barrier coral reef in the continental United States, stretching south from Miami to the Dry Tortugas. Within these waters lie nationally-significant resources including seagrass beds, coral reef colonies, mangrove-fringed islands, and thousands of marine species.
But this fragile habitat is increasingly under threat from hurricanes, disease, boat groundings, rising ocean temperatures, pollution, and human interactions.
In 2019, in an effort to address these threats, the sanctuary will propose a Restoration Blueprint that embodies what we have learned from nearly 30 years of cutting-edge science, technical experience, and local community involvement.
Meeting the challenges of the future will take dedication, passion, and appreciation from all of us. The health of sanctuary habitats has a profound effect on our economy and our unique way of life in the Keys.
As we continue to develop our proposal, we look forward to your participation in this process.
Restoring for the Future: Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Infographic (2.1MB PDF)
A Blueprint for the Future: Restoring Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Since 1990, the sanctuary has worked with partners and the local community to understand and protect the Keys' critical resources. Now it's time to do more to protect, respond, and recover.
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NOAA will release a draft environmental impact statement, known as the Restoration Blueprint, for public comment. The proposal will include recommended changes to the current management plan, zoning, and regulations that have been in effect since 1997.
Attend Sanctuary Advisory Council meetings:
Location: Hyatt Place, 1996 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida
Learn more: Marine Zoning and Regulatory Review
A Healthy Florida Keys is the Foundation of a Strong Economy
The highly diverse and sensitive ecosystem of the Florida Keys drives the economy and local way of life.
The sanctuary protects this ecosystem for future generations, balancing ecological health and economic benefits.
Be part of the solution
Public input is key to the future of the Florida Keys.
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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary responds to multiple ecological threats:
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Sanctuary management prevents habitat injury, protects wildlife, improves water quality, and supports the local economy. So far, your sanctuary has:
Established a network of marine zones with varying levels of habitat protection.
Reduced large ship groundings in sensitive areas.
Achieved significant decrease in localized water pollution.
Increased navigation, habitat protection, and public use with more than 800 marker and mooring buoys.
Partnered with public and private businesses to promote sustainable recreation.
Engaged more than 600,000 visitors at the Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center.
Website owner: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries | National Ocean Service | NOAA | Department of Commerce
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Western Kentucky Tabs GC Golf Alum as New Head Coach
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Western Kentucky University announced the hire of Georgia College Golf alum Chan Metts as the newest head coach of Division I Hiltopper Men's Golf this week.
Metts takes his first head coaching position after two years as assistant at Division I Georgia Southern University under another former Bobcat in Eagle head coach Carter Collins.
"Chan met all of our criteria and his unique and successful experiences within the sport of golf and beyond have positioned him well for this opportunity," said WKU Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Todd Stewart. "…Numerous candidates were vetted, and we felt Chan was the perfect individual to lead us moving forward. We are excited about the future of our program under his direction."
As a collegiate player, Metts walked on the Georgia College men's golf team in 2005 and earned a scholarship in his senior year. As a junior, Metts played in five tournaments, tying for 20th at the conference tournament and seventh at the regional. On the back of his top-10 region finish, Metts nearly helped the Bobcats to a national tournament appearance, missing a bid by one stroke.
Prior to arriving at Georgia Southern, Metts spent the 2015-16 campaign as a graduate assistant for the men's and women's golf teams at the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota.
"I would like to thank Carter Collins for allowing me the opportunity to work under him at Georgia Southern University," said Metts. "I learned so much from him and the great players I was surrounded by in that program. I would also like to thank Tom Kleinlein and Larry Mays at Georgia Southern for allowing me the opportunity to begin my coaching career."
With the addition of Metts, three Bobcat Golf Alums that played under Associate Athletic Director Jimmy Wilson are now head coaches in the NCAA. Metts, Collins and current Bobcat Head Coach Patrick Garrett were all standouts for Georgia College Golf.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup and the 2017 PBC Sportsmanship Institution of the Year, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at @GCBobcats on Twitter and Facebook for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit GCBobcats.PhotoReflect.com to purchase photo prints from home athletic contests.
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Home News Overwatch: Symmetra Rework
Overwatch: Symmetra Rework
Dan Malone
Well, redesign…
By Blizzard’s terminology, Symmetra is getting a long deserved rework. Her primary weapon has gotten a range increase (she can now latch on from 7 metres away as opposed to just 5) and the rest of her kit has been reworked. In a first for Overwatch, and in Heroes of the Storm fashion, she will have two ultimates to choose from.
The Teleporter remains largely the same in function. Teleporter health has been reduced from 200 to 50 with 350 points of shielding. With regenerating shields, teams will have to make a far more concerted effort to destroy Symettra’s ultimate structures.
Her new, alternative ultimate structure is a shield generator. Ignoring line of sight, it grants her entire team a layer of shielding with a large effective radius. Much like the teleporter, it will require a concerted effort to destroy. With the change to her sentry turrets (more on them shortly), Symmetra becomes much stronger when on the defensive.
First and foremost, the Sentries. Their maximum charge has been increased from 3 to 6, making maximum placement available from spawn. Not only that, but the cooldown on her turrets is down to 10 seconds from the previous 12. With the old sentries, Symmetra would rarely have all six placed after the first point of any map. This new rework could see Symmetra kept in compositions past the opening of a round as she can build more sentries at a faster rate.
Symmetra’s photon shield (that nifty 25 shields she dispenses) is gone. The Photon Barrier replaces it. Symmetra creates the barrier in front of her, which absorbs enemy fire and travels forward – sort of like a miniature Reinhardt shield. It’s an interesting ability to give her, as it has potential to be used offensively.
The New Symmtra
Imagine, if you will, breaking through the gate on Hanamura with a Reinhardt. You start taking fire from the right or left and send out the Barrier, giving your team additional cover. With the defensive line broken, an offensive Symmetra can start establishing a beachhead near or on the point to slow down returning defenders. Even when sticking with defensive play, she will likely stay in comps for her potent shield generator rather than dropping her after first point.
Ultimately, Blizzard’s goal was to make her viable in more situations beyond first point on Capture or Hybrid maps (Numbani or Temple of Anubis, as examples). We’ll have to wait and see once the patch goes live outside the PTR.
I write about Esports, covering emerging titles, balance patches, and the growth of the Industry itself in Ireland and abroad. My first foray into competitive gaming was Halo 2, and have since played almost every genre competitively. Currently, I play on Xbox and PC, with Over. When I'm not gaming or streaming, I can be found reading and writing Sci-Fi or playing Dungeons & Dragons.
Graham Day December 5, 2016 at 9:46 am
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Mike and Laura Allred (iZombie) have teamed up with writer Steve Horton (Satellite Falling, Amala's Blade) to create a graphic novel based on the...
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ECHO is getting creative around their exhibits!
By Annika RundbergJune 20, 2017Uncategorized
Say Hello to Generator’s New Company Member: ECHO
Jacob Mushlin is leading ECHO’s initiative to create their own exhibits. We are excited to see which direction they take their access to tools to further other’s experiences of Marine Biology.
ECHO has a traveling exhibit hall and most of the time what’s on display has been rented. As ECHO’s educational and interpenetrate capabilities have grown the science and aquatic center is looking to produce more of it’s own exhibits. This fall we’re designing, fabricating and opening an exhibit called The Innovation Playground. It’s exciting – I get to build most of the physical elements, from display cases with Generator and Alternator objects, to this carriage for part of a video game designed at Champlain College’s Emergent Media Center. ECHO is, relatively speaking, a small institution. Most science centers and museums have exhibit work shops. We don’t. So Generator is ours. We have a corporate membership and there’s no substitute for it. I can’t tell you how valuable this wood shop, community, and organization is to what we’re doing at ECHO.
-Jacob Mushlin
ECHO is building a sweet show-puppet area fitted with a projector case, a ship’s wheel, a rocking horse, and a case for a digital piano for one of the EMC video games, AND an edgy lamp display! Jacob is already busy working on how to set up an effective display for artistic lamps. Want to get involved in the recycled lamp competition? Get more info here.
Rob Koier and Michael B. Fisher are about to release their new “Meet the Makers” series
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Bacterial Sepsis
Author: Amber Mahmood Bokhari, MBBS; Chief Editor: Michael Stuart Bronze, MD
Sepsis is a life-threatening syndrome usually caused by bacterial infection. Sepsis is a response of the body's immune system that results in organ dysfunction or failure. The systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria were recently replaced by the quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) in 2016, allowing for quick bedside analysis of organ dysfunction in patients with suspected or documented infection. The qSOFA score includes a respiratory rate of 22 breaths/minute or more, systolic blood pressure of 100 mm Hg or less, and altered level of consciousness.[1, 2] For completeness, severe sepsis is defined as sepsis complicated by organ dysfunction.
Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is characterized by progressive organ dysfunction in a severely ill patient, with failure to maintain homeostasis without intervention. It is the end stage in infectious conditions (sepsis, septic shock) and noninfectious conditions (eg, SIRS due to pancreatitis). The greater the number of organ failures, the higher the mortality risk, with the greatest risk associated with respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. MODS can be classified as primary or secondary.[3]
Primary MODS is the direct result of identifiable injury or insult with early organ dysfunction (eg, renal failure due to a nephrotoxic agent or liver failure due to a hepatotoxic agent).
Secondary MODS is organ failure that has no attributable cause and is a consequence of the host's response (eg, acute respiratory distress syndrome [ARDS] in individuals with pancreatitis).
The following parameters are used to assess individual organ dysfunction:
Respiratory system: Partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO 2)/fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO 2) ratio
Hematology: Platelet count, coagulation panel (prothrombin time and partial thromboplastin time)
Liver: Serum bilirubin
Renal: Serum creatinine (or urine output)
Brain: Glasgow coma score
Cardiovascular: Hypotension and vasopressor requirement
Septic shock is defined as sepsis with hypotension requiring vasopressor therapy to maintain a mean blood pressure of more than 65 mm Hg and a serum lactate level exceeding 2 mmol/L (18 mg/dL) after adequate fluid resuscitation.[1] This has a greater risk of mortality and long-term morbidity.
Pseudosepsis is defined as fever, leukocytosis, and hypotension due to causes other than sepsis. Examples might include the clinical picture seen with salicylate intoxication, methamphetamine overdose, or bilateral adrenal hemorrhage.
Sepsis can be caused by an obvious injury or infection or a more complicated etiology such as perforation, compromise, or rupture of an intra-abdominal or pelvic structure.[4] Other etiologies can include meningitis, head and neck infections, deep neck space infections, pyelonephritis, renal abscess (intrarenal or extrarenal), acute prostatitis/prostatic abscess, severe skin or skin structure infections (eg, necrotizing fasciitis), postsurgical infections, or systemic infections such as rickettsial infection. A more detailed discussion of sepsis etiology in various organ systems is provided in Etiology.
Individuals with sepsis may present with localizing symptoms related to a specific site or source of infection or may present with nonspecific symptoms. Individuals with nonspecific symptoms are usually acutely ill with fever and may present with or without shaking chills. Mental status may be impaired in the setting of fever or hypotension. Patients with bacteremia from any source often display an increased breathing rate resulting in respiratory alkalosis. The skin of patients with sepsis may be warm or cold, depending on the adequacy of organ and skin perfusion. A detailed history and physical examination is essential in determining the likely source of the septic process (See History and Physical Examination). This helps the clinician to determine the appropriate treatment and antimicrobial therapy (see Treatment for further detail).
See Clinical Presentation for more detail.
A diagnosis of sepsis is based on a detailed history, physical examination, laboratory and microbiology testing, and imaging studies.
Laboratory studies that may be considered include the following:
Complete blood (CBC) count - May show elevated or low white blood cell count, anemia, and/or thrombocytopenia
Chemistry studies, such as markers of liver or kidney injury - May suggest organ dysfunction
Bacterial cultures - Blood cultures and site-specific cultures based on clinical suspicion (eg, wound culture, sputum culture, or urine culture)
Stained buffy coat smears or Gram staining of peripheral blood - May be helpful in certain infections
Urine studies (urinalysis, microscopy, urine culture)
Certain biomarkers, such as procalcitonin [5, 6, 7] and presepsin [8] - May be useful in diagnosing early sepsis and in determining prognosis
Imaging modalities should be focused on areas of clinical concern, based on the history and physical examination, and may include the following:
Chest radiography (to rule out pneumonia and diagnose other causes of pulmonary infiltrates)
Chest CT scanning (to further evaluate for pneumonia or other lung pathology)
Abdominal ultrasonography (for suspected biliary tract obstruction)
Abdominal CT scanning or MRI (for assessing a suspected non-biliary intra-abdominal source of infection or delineating intrarenal and extrarenal pathology)
Site-specific soft tissue imaging, including ultrasonography, CT scanning, or MRI (to assess for possible abscess, fluid collection, or necrotizing skin infection)
Contrast-enhanced CT scanning or MRI of the brain/neck (to assess for possible masses, abscess, fluid collection, or necrotizing infection)
The following cardiac studies may be useful if cardiac involvement or disease is suspected as a cause or complication of infection:
Electrocardiography (ECG) to evaluate for conduction abnormalities or delays or arrhythmias; pericarditis may be a cause of “pseudosepsis”
Cardiac enzyme levels
Echocardiography to evaluate for structural heart disease
Invasive diagnostic procedures that may be considered include the following:
Thoracentesis (in patients with pleural effusion)
Paracentesis (in patients with ascites)
Drainage of fluid collections/abscesses
Bronchoscopy with washing, lavage, or other invasive sampling (in patients with suspected pneumonia)
See Workup for more detail.
Initial management may include the following:
Inpatient admission or ICU admission for monitoring and treatment
Initiation of empiric antibiotic therapy, to be followed by focused treatment based on culture, laboratory, and imaging data
Supportive therapy as necessary to maintain organ perfusion and respiration; timely intervention with infection source control, hemodynamic stabilization, and ventilatory support
Transfer if requisite facilities are not available at the admitting hospital
Appropriate empiric antimicrobial therapy depends on adequate coverage of the presumed pathogen(s) responsible for the septic process, potential antimicrobial resistance patterns, and patient-specific issues such as drug allergies or chronic medical conditions. Tying sites of infection to specific pathogens should occur, as follows:
Intravenous line infections: Consider broad-spectrum coverage for gram-positive organisms, especially methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (linezolid, vancomycin, or daptomycin) and gram-negative nosocomial pathogens (especially Pseudomonas species and other Enterobacteriaceae [piperacillin-tazobactam, carbapenems, or cefepime]), and line removal. Some of these may be Candida infections.
Biliary tract infections: Typical bacterial agents include Enterobacteriaceae, gut-associated anaerobes, and Enterococcus. Consider carbapenems, piperacillin-tazobactam, cephalosporins, or quinolones in combination with an anaerobic agent such as metronidazole.
Intra-abdominal and pelvic infections: Typically Enterobacteriaceae, gut-associated anaerobes, or Enterococcus (carbapenems, piperacillin-tazobactam, or cephalosporins or quinolones in combination with an anaerobic agent such as metronidazole)
Urosepsis: Typically Enterobacteriaceae or Enterococcus (carbapenems, piperacillin-tazobactam, cephalosporins, quinolones, or aminoglycosides)
Pneumococcal sepsis: Third-generation cephalosporins, respiratory quinolone (levofloxacin or moxifloxacin), carbapenem, or vancomycin if resistance is suspected
Sepsis of unknown origin: Meropenem, imipenem, piperacillin-tazobactam, or tigecycline; metronidazole plus levofloxacin, cefepime, or ceftriaxone may be alternatives
Early surgical evaluation for presumed intra-abdominal or pelvic sepsis is essential. Procedures that may be warranted depend on the source of the infection, the severity of sepsis, and the patient’s clinical status, among other factors.
Once an etiologic pathogen is identified, typically via culture, narrowed antibiotic therapy against the identified pathogen is appropriate (eg, penicillin for penicillin-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae).
See Treatment and Medication for more detail.
Hippocrates, in the fourth century BCE, used the term sepsis denoting decomposition. Avicenna, in the eleventh century, called diseases causing purulence as blood rot. In the nineteenth century, the term sepsis was widely used to describe severe systemic toxicity. A closely derived term of septicemia was used for bacterial infection in the blood, which has been replaced by the term bacteremia. In the last two centuries, the processes underlying infections have been better studied and elucidated. The role of microorganisms in causing infections and the intricate mechanisms of various intrinsic and extrinsic toxins in damaging body tissues that result in fever and shock has been discovered with painstaking research. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the term endotoxin was devised by Pfeiffer to explain the causative agent in infection with cholera. It was later linked to other gram-negative bacterial pathogenicity.[9]
The initial sepsis guidelines were published in 2004 and revised in 2008 and 2012. The current clinical practice guidelines are a revision of the 2012 Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) guidelines for the management of severe sepsis and septic shock. (See Guidelines.)
The etiology of sepsis is diverse, and clinical clues to various organ systems aid in appropriate workup and diagnosis. It is also pertinent to be able to distinguish between the infectious and noninfectious causes of fever in a septic patient. The following are organ system–specific etiologies of possible sepsis:
Skin/soft tissue: Necrotizing fasciitis, cellulitis, myonecrosis, or gas gangrene, among others, with erythema, edema, lymphangitis and positive skin biopsy result
Wound infection: Inflammation, edema, erythema, discharge of pus, with positive Gram stain and culture results from incision and drainage or deep cultures
Upper respiratory tract: Pharyngitis, tonsillitis, or sinusitis, among others, with inflammation, exudate with or without swelling, and lymphadenopathy or positive throat swab culture or rapid test result
Lower respiratory tract: Pneumonia, empyema, or lung abscess, among others, with productive cough, pleuritic chest pain, consolidation on auscultation, positive sputum culture result, positive blood culture result, rapid viral testing, urinary antigen testing (eg, Pneumococcus, Legionella), quantitative culture of protected brush, or bronchoalveolar lavage
Central nervous system: Meningitis, brain abscess, or infected hematoma, among others, with signs of meningeal irritation, elevated CSF cell count and protein level, reduced CSF glucose level, positive Gram stain and culture results
Cerebrovascular system: Myocardial infarction, acute valvular dysfunction, myocarditis, pericardialis, ruptured aortic aneurysm, aortitis, or septic emboli, among others, with elevated levels of cardiac enzymes, and imaging (ultrasonography, CT scanning, or MRI) of the chest, abdomen, and/or pelvis showing vascular involvement
Vascular catheters (arterial, venous): Redness or drainage at insertion site, positive blood culture result (from the catheter and a peripheral site), and catheter tip culture after sterile removal
Gastrointestinal: Colitis, infectious diarrhea, ischemic bowel, or appendicitis, among others, with abdominal pain, distension, diarrhea, and vomiting; positive stool culture result and testing for toxigenic Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, or Clostridium difficile
Intra-abdominal: Renal abscess, pyelonephritis, pancreatitis, cholecystitis, liver abscess, intra-abdominal abscesses, or perforation, compromise, or rupture of an intra-abdominal or pelvic structure, among others, with specific symptoms and signs; [4] aerobic and anaerobic culture of drained abdominal fluid collections; peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter infection with cloudy PD fluid, abdominal pain, deranged cell count, and positive PD fluid culture result
Urinary tract: Cystitis, pyelonephritis, urethritis, or renal abscess, among others, with urgency, dysuria, pelvic, suprapubic, or back pain; urine microscopy showing pyuria or a positive urine culture result; urosepsis has also been reported after prostatic biopsy [10]
Female genital tract: Pelvic inflammatory disease, cervicitis, or salpingitis, among others, with lower abdominal pain, vaginal discharge, positive results on endocervical and high vaginal swabs
Male genital tract: Orchitis, epididymitis, acute prostatitis, balanitis, or prostatic abscess, among others, with dysuria, frequency, urgency, urge incontinence, cloudy urine, prostatic tenderness, and positive urine Gram stain and culture results
Bone: Osteomyelitis presenting with pain, warmth, swelling, decreased range of motion, positive blood and/or bone culture results, and MRI changes
Joint: Septic arthritis presenting with pain, warmth, swelling, decreased range of motion, positive arthrocentesis with cell counts, and positive Gram stain and culture results
Nonspecific systemic febrile syndromes: Babesiosis, rickettsial diseases, lyme disease, typhus, or typhoid fever, among others, with multiorgan involvement, specific travel and epidemiological exposures, and associated rashes or other symptoms
There are numerous noninfectious causes of fever and organ dysfunction that can mimic sepsis:[11]
Alcohol/drug withdrawal
Postoperative fever (48 hours postoperatively)
Transfusion reaction
Drug fever
Cerebral infarction/hemorrhage
Adrenal insufficiency/adrenal hemorrhage
Acalculous cholecystitis
Ischemic bowel
Aspiration pneumonitis
ARDS (both acute and late fibroproliferative phase)
Fat emboli
Transplant rejection
Pulmonary emboli
Gout/pseudogout
Hematoma
Cirrhosis (without primary peritonitis)
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
Phlebitis/thrombophlebitis
IV contrast reaction
Neoplastic fevers
Table 1. Infectious and Noninfectious Causes of Fever [12] (Open Table in a new window)
Infectious Causes
Noninfectious Causes
Central nervous
Meningitis, encephalitis
Posterior fossa syndrome, central fever, seizures, cerebral infraction, hemorrhage, cerebrovascular accident
Central line, infected pacemaker, endocarditis, sternal osteomyelitis, viral pericarditis, myocardial/perivalvular abscess
Myocardial infarction, balloon pump syndrome, Dressler syndrome
Ventilator-associated pneumonia, mediastinitis, tracheobronchitis, empyema
Pulmonary emboli, ARDS, atelectasis (without pneumonia), cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, bronchogenic carcinoma without postobstructive pneumonia, systemic lupus erythematosus, pneumonitis, vasculitis
Intra-abdominal abscess, cholangitis, cholecystitis, viral hepatitis, peritonitis, diarrhea (Clostridium difficile)
Pancreatitis, acalculous cholecystitis, ischemia of the bowel/colon, bleeding, cirrhosis, irritable bowel syndrome
Catheter-associated bacteremia, urosepsis, pyelonephritis, cystitis
Allergic interstitial nephritis
Skin/soft tissue
Decubitus ulcers, cellulitis, wound infection
Vascular ulcers
Bone/joint
Chronic osteomyelitis, septic arthritis
Acute gout
Transient bacteremia, sinusitis
Adrenal insufficiency, phlebitis/thrombophlebitis, neoplastic fever, alcohol/drug withdrawal, delirium tremens, drug fever, fat emboli, deep venous thrombosis, postoperative fever (48 h), fever after transfusion
An abdominal wall abscess is depicted on the CT scan below.
A right lower quadrant abdominal wall abscess and enteric fistula are observed and confirmed by the presence of enteral contrast in the abdominal wall.
Organisms can be introduced via various mechanisms, including direct inoculation of microbes into the body or body site, such as in skin or soft tissue infections or bloodstream infections associated with indwelling venous catheters. Inhalational acquisition is a mode of infection in the setting of respiratory infection, as is aspiration of oral/gastric content. Ascending urinary tract infection can also cause systemic infection. The gastrointestinal tract can also be a source of infection if contents macroscopically rupture or seed the intra-abdominal compartment or if organisms translocate through the mucosal barrier. Other mucosal surfaces can also serve as entry points, including the conjunctiva, the upper respiratory tract, and the genitourinary tract. External disease-transmitting vectors, such as arthropods, can also cause infection.[4, 13]
The pathophysiology of sepsis is complex and results from the effects of circulating bacterial products, mediated by cytokine release, caused by sustained bacteremia. Cytokines are responsible for the clinically observable effects of bacteremia in the host.[13, 14, 15, 16] Impaired pulmonary, hepatic, or renal function may result from excessive cytokine release during the septic process.
Sepsis is a common cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The prognosis depends on underlying health status and host defenses, prompt and adequate surgical drainage of abscesses, relief of any obstruction of the intestinal or urinary tract, and appropriate and early empiric antimicrobial therapy.[17]
The prognosis of sepsis treated in a timely manner and with appropriate therapy is usually good, except in those with intra-abdominal or pelvic abscesses due to organ perforation. When timely and appropriate therapy has been delivered, the underlying physiologic condition of the patient determines outcome.
A systematic review by Winters et al suggested that beyond the standard 28-day in-hospital mortality endpoint, ongoing mortality in patients with sepsis remains elevated up to 2 years and beyond.[18] In addition, survivors consistently demonstrate impaired quality of life.[19]
Clinical characteristics that affect the severity of sepsis and, therefore, the outcome include the host's response to infection, the site and type of infection, and the timing and type of antimicrobial therapy.
Host-related
Abnormal host immune responses may increase susceptibility to severe disease and mortality. For example, extremes of temperature and the presence of leukopenia and/or thrombocytopenia, advanced age, presence of co-morbid conditions, hyperglycemia, bleeding diatheses, and failure of procalcitonin levels to fall have all been associated with worsened outcome.[20]
Important risk factors for mortality include the patient's comorbidities, functional health status, newly onset atrial fibrillation, hypercoagulability state, hyperglycemia on admission, AIDS, liver disease, cancer, alcohol dependence, and immune suppression.
Age older than 40 years is associated with comorbid illnesses, impaired immunologic responses, malnutrition, increased exposure to potentially resistant pathogens in nursing homes, and increased use of medical devices, such as indwelling catheters and central venous lines.[21, 22, 23, 24]
Infection site
Sepsis due to urinary tract infection has the lowest mortality rate, while mortality rates are higher with unknown sources of infection, gastrointestinal sources (highest in ischemic bowel), and pulmonary sources.[25, 26, 27]
Infection type
Sepsis due to nosocomial pathogens has a higher mortality rate than sepsis due to community-acquired pathogens. Increased mortality is associated with bloodstream infections due to Staphylococcus aureus, fungi, and Pseudomonas, as well as polymicrobial infections. When bloodstream infections become severe (ie, septic shock), the outcome may be similar regardless of whether the pathogenic bacteria are gram-negative or gram-positive.
Antimicrobial therapy
Studies have shown that the early administration of appropriate antibiotic therapy (ie, antibiotics to which the pathogen is sensitive) is beneficial in septic patients demonstrating bacteremia. Previous antibiotic therapy (ie, antibiotics within the prior 90 days) may be associated with increased mortality risk, at least among patients with gram-negative sepsis. Patients who have received prior antibiotic therapy are more likely to have higher rates of antibiotic resistance, reducing the likelihood that appropriate antibiotic therapy will be chosen empirically.[28, 29, 30, 31]
Restoration of perfusion
Failure to attempt aggressive restoration of perfusion early may also be associated with an increased mortality risk. A severely elevated lactate level (>4 mmol/L) is associated with a poor prognosis in patients with sepsis.
The incidence of sepsis and the number of sepsis-related deaths are increasing because of an increased use of immunosuppressive medications. The incidence varies by race and sex. The highest incidence is among black males. The incidence also shows seasonal variation, with the highest number of cases in winter, probably because of the increased prevalence of respiratory infections during this season. Older patients (≥65 years) account for most (60%-85%) sepsis cases, attributable to multiple comorbidities and frequent hospitalizations.[17]
The predominant infectious organisms that cause sepsis have changed over the years. Gram-positive bacteria are the most common etiologic pathogens, although the incidence of gram-negative sepsis remains substantial. The incidence of fungal sepsis has been rising with more patients on immunosuppressive therapies and more cases of HIV infection. In approximately half of sepsis cases, the organism is not identified (culture-negative sepsis).
Risk factors for sepsis and septic shock include the following:
ICU admission with subsequent nosocomial infection
Advanced age (≥65 years)
Immunosuppression - Conditions that impair host defenses such as seen with neoplasms, renal failure, hepatic failure, AIDS, asplenism, diabetes, autoimmune diseases, organ transplant, alcoholism, and the use of immunosuppressant medications and immunomodulators
Previous hospitalization and antibiotic therapy in the preceding 90 days
Genetic factors - Defects of cellular and humoral immunity (low or absent antibody production, T cells, phagocytes, natural killer cells, complement)
Urosepsis due to benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) in older males or complicated UTI
Major trauma and burn injuries
Nonspecific signs and symptoms
The history and physical examination findings are nonspecific but may suggest the likely source of the septic process and thereby help determine the appropriate antimicrobial therapy and other interventions. General signs and symptoms of sepsis may include the following:
Fever, with or without shaking chills (temperature >38.3ºC or < 36ºC)
Impaired mental status (in the setting of fever or hypoperfusion)
Increased breathing rate (>20 breaths/min) resulting in respiratory alkalosis
Warm or cold skin, depending on the adequacy of organ perfusion and dilation of the superficial skin vessels
Hypotension requiring pressor agents to maintain systolic blood pressure above 65 mm Hg
Systemic signs and symptoms
The clinical features depicted below may provide important diagnostic clues.
Cough, chest pain, and dyspnea may suggest pneumonia or empyema but may also be observed in patients with pulmonary embolism or pleural effusion.
Gastrointestinal (GI) or genitourinary (GU) infection
The patient may have a history of antecedent conditions predisposing to perforation or abscess. In many cases, the history is critical for diagnosis. Abdominal findings on physical examination may be absent or unimpressive.
Patients with an intra-abdominal or pelvic source of infection usually have a history of antecedent conditions that predispose to perforation or abscess (eg, chronic or retrocecal subacute appendicitis, diverticulitis, Crohn disease, previous abdominal surgery, or cholecystitis).
Diffuse abdominal pain may suggest pancreatitis or generalized peritonitis, whereas right upper abdominal quadrant (RUQ) tenderness may suggest a biliary tract etiology (eg, cholecystitis, cholangitis), and tenderness in the right lower abdominal quadrant (RLQ) suggests appendicitis or Crohn disease. Discrete tenderness over the left lower abdominal quadrant suggests diverticulitis, particularly in elderly patients.
A rectal examination may reveal exquisite tenderness caused by a prostatic abscess or, more commonly, an enlarged noninflamed prostate suggestive of prostatitis.
A urinary tract source is suggested by an antecedent history of pyelonephritis, stone disease, congenital abnormal collecting system, prostatic hypertrophy, or previous operations or procedures involving the prostate or kidneys. [32, 33] Costovertebral angle tenderness with a fever suggests acute pyelonephritis. Subacute or chronic pyelonephritis may manifest as only mild tenderness.
Intravenous line infection
Evidence of infection at a central IV line site suggests the probable etiology.[34] However, it is important to note that many patients with central IV line infections do not have superficial evidence of infection at the insertion site. Always suspect IV line infections, especially when other sources of sepsis are eliminated.[35, 36] Central IV lines are the lines most commonly associated with bacteremia or sepsis.
Peripheral venous lines and arterial lines are rarely associated with bacteremia. Thrombophlebitis may be noted at the peripheral IV line site.
Pain, purulent exudate, or crepitus in a surgical wound may suggest wound infection, cellulitis, or abscess.
Signs of end-organ hypoperfusion
These signs include the following:
Warm, flushed skin may be present in the early phases of sepsis. The skin may become cool and clammy with progression to shock due to redirection of blood flow to core organs. Decreased capillary refill, purpura cyanosis, or mottling may be seen.
Altered mental status, obtundation, restlessness
Oliguria or anuria due to hypoperfusion
Ileus or absent bowel sounds
Elderly patients may present with peritonitis and may not experience rebound tenderness of the abdomen.[37]
Elderly individuals, persons with diabetes, and patients on beta-blockers may not exhibit an appropriate tachycardia as blood pressure falls.
Younger patients develop a severe and prolonged tachycardia without hypotension until acute decompensation occurs.
Patients with chronic hypertension may develop critical hypoperfusion at a blood pressure that is higher than in healthy patients (ie, relative hypotension).
An acute surgical abdomen in a pregnant patient may be difficult to diagnose.[38] The most common cause of sepsis in pregnancy is urosepsis.[38]
Sepsis is often associated with or preceded by other conditions (see Table 2 below).[39, 40, 41] Noninfectious conditions that present in a manner similar to that of sepsis must also be considered, as should the host's immunocompetence. Early diagnosis with rapid initiation of appropriate therapy is the cornerstone of reducing mortality and morbidity associated with sepsis. Diagnostic studies should be sent within the first 3 hours of suspected sepsis, and antibiotics should be initiated within the first 45 minutes after appropriate cultures are collected. If the blood pressure remains less than 65 mm Hg despite initial fluid resuscitation of 30 mL/kg or if the initial lactate level is 4 mmol/L (36 mg/dl) or higher within 6 hours, further hemodynamic assessments should be performed to ensure adequate organ perfusion. It is essential to reach a preliminary diagnosis within the first 12 hours of presentation to decrease the likelihood of adverse clinical outcomes.
Table 2. Clinical Conditions Associated With Sepsis (Open Table in a new window)
Associated With Sepsis
Not Typically Associated With Sepsis
Esophagitis
Pancreatitis (may have multiorgan dysfunction but not infectious in origin)
Small bowel disorders
GU tract
Intra- or perinephric abscess
Renal calculi
Urinary tract obstruction
Acute prostatitis/abscess
Instrumentation in patients with bacteriuria
Catheter-associated bacteriuria (in otherwise healthy hosts without genitourinary tract disease)
Peritonitis
Deep neck space infection
Lower respiratory tract
Community-acquired pneumonia (with asplenia)
Empyema
Community-acquired pneumonia (in otherwise healthy host)
Intravascular
IV line sepsis
Infected prosthetic device
Acute bacterial endocarditis
Myocardial/perivalvular ring abscess
Subacute bacterial endocarditis
Aseptic meningitis
Skin/soft-tissue
Necrotizing fasciitis
Uncomplicated wound infections
CNS = central nervous system; GI = gastrointestinal; GU = genitourinary; IV = intravenous. Adapted from: Cunha BA, Shea KW. Fever in the intensive care unit. Infect Dis Clin North Am. Mar 1996;10(1):185-209.[39]
Pseudosepsis
A common medicolegal error is failure to consider pseudosepsis as a cause of the presenting syndrome. Most causes of pseudosepsis are readily treatable if recognized and managed early.
Thus, before embarking on a workup for sepsis or beginning empiric antibiotic therapy, it is vital to rule out the treatable causes of pseudosepsis early in the disease process. Consider other causes or conditions that mimic the clinical and hemodynamic parameters of sepsis and differentiate between the distributive presentation versus septic shock (see Table 3 below). The causes of pseudosepsis must be identified because they require supportive, rather than antimicrobial, therapy.
Table 3. Noninfectious Conditions Mimicking Clinical and Hemodynamic Parameters of Sepsis (Open Table in a new window)
Clinical Presentations Mimicking Sepsis
Hemodynamic Parameters Mimicking Sepsis
Adrenal insufficiency
Systemic lupus erythematosus flare with abdominal crisis
Ventricular pseudoaneurysm
Massive aspiration/atelectasis
Systemic vasculitis
Hypovolemia (eg, due to diuretics, dehydration)
Pseudosepsis is a common cause of misdiagnosis in hospitalized patients, particularly in the emergency department (ED) and ICU. The most common causes of pseudosepsis include gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage, pulmonary embolism, acute myocardial infarction (MI), acute pancreatitis (edematous or hemorrhagic), diuretic-induced hypovolemia, and relative adrenal insufficiency.
Patients with pseudosepsis may have fever, chills, leukocytosis, and a left shift, with or without hypotension. Many causes of pseudosepsis produce pulmonary artery catheter readings that are compatible with sepsis (ie, increased cardiac output and decreased peripheral resistance), which could misdirect the unwary clinician (see Table 4 below).
Table 4. Characteristics of Pseudosepsis and Sepsis (Open Table in a new window)
Microbiologic
No definite source PLUS ≥1 abnormalities
Negative blood cultures excluding contaminants
Proper identification/process/source PLUS ≥1 microbiologic abnormalities
Positive buffy coat smear result OR several positive blood culture results with a pathogenic organism
Hemodynamic
⇓ PVR
⇑ CO
Left ventricular dilatation
⇑ WBC count (with left shift)
Normal platelet count
⇑ FSP
⇑ Lactate
⇑ D-dimers
⇑ PT/PTT
⇓ Albumin
⇓ Fibrinogen
⇓ Globulins
⇓ Platelets
≤102°F ±
Tachycardia ±
Respiratory alkalosis ±
≥102°F OR
Hypothermia ±
Mental status changes ±
CO = cardiac output; FSP = fibrin split products; GI = gastrointestinal; GU = genitourinary; PT/PTT = prothrombin time/partial thromboplastin time; PVR = peripheral vascular resistance; WBC = white blood cell.
Host immunocompetence
Otherwise healthy hosts with community-acquired pneumonia virtually never present with hypotension or sepsis; however, patients with decreased or absent splenic function may present with overwhelming pneumococcal sepsis. If an otherwise healthy patient with community-acquired pneumonia presents with shock and all of the other causes of pseudosepsis are ruled out, then it must be assumed that the patient is a compromised host with impaired or absent splenic function.
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Overzealous diuresis
Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Multiple clinical, laboratory, radiologic, and microbiologic data are required for the diagnosis of sepsis and septic shock. Sepsis should never be diagnosed based on a single abnormality. However, the diagnosis is often made empirically at the bedside upon presentation or retrospectively when follow-up data return (eg, positive blood culture result) or a response to antibiotics is evident. Importantly, the identification of a pathogenic organism, although preferred, is not always feasible since the responsible organism may be unidentified in many patients.
In general, the workup for sepsis may include the following:
Blood culture and urine analysis and culture
Chemistry studies that can suggest organ dysfunction, such as liver or kidney function tests
Chest radiology
Diagnostic imaging of the chest and abdomen/pelvis
Cardiac studies such as ECG and troponins, as indicated
Interventions such as paracentesis, thoracentesis, lumbar puncture, or aspiration of an abscess, as clinically indicated
Measurement of biomarkers of sepsis such as procalcitonin levels
Complete blood cell count
A complete blood cell (CBC) count is usually not specific. Leukocytosis with a left shift is also a nonspecific diagnostic finding and can be seen in noninfectious conditions. Leukopenia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia may be observed in sepsis.
Complete metabolic profile
A complete metabolic profile identifies changes in organ function, especially the liver and kidneys.
Bacterial cultures
Obtain blood cultures in all patients upon admission. Negative blood culture results are also necessary to include pseudosepsis in the differential diagnosis.[42] Blood culture isolates might suggest the underlying disease process. Bacteroides fragilis suggests a colonic or pelvic source, whereas Klebsiella species or enterococci suggest a gallbladder or urinary tract source.
If central intravenous (IV) line sepsis is suspected, remove the line and send the tip for semiquantitative bacterial culture. If culture of the catheter tip yields positive results and demonstrates 15 or more colonies and if the isolate from the tip matches the isolate from the blood culture, an infection associated with the central IV line is diagnosed.
ICU patients are at a greater risk of colonization by MRSA, vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). It is critical to deescalate or change the empiric antibiotic regimen once the organism susceptibilities are available.
Buffy coat analysis of CBC may be useful in identifying certain infectious agents, although the yield is low.[43]
Urinalysis with reflex to culture
If urosepsis is suspected, obtain a urine Gram stain, urinalysis, and urine culture. A systematic review found that in adult ICU patients, catheter-associated urinary tract infection was associated with significantly higher mortality and a longer stay.[44]
Organism identification via culture in a patient who fulfills the definition of sepsis is highly supportive of a sepsis diagnosis but is unnecessary. The rationale behind its lack of inclusion in the diagnostic criteria for sepsis is that a culprit organism goes unidentified in up to half of patients who present with sepsis, and a positive culture result is not required to make a decision regarding treatment with empiric antibiotics.
Unique laboratory findings
Laboratory and clinical features that may suggest an underlying etiology of sepsis are as follows:
Leukocytosis (WBC count >12,000/µL) or leukopenia (WBC count < 4000/µL)
Normal WBC count with greater than 10% immature forms (left shift with bandemia)
Hyperglycemia (plasma glucose level >140 mg/dL or 7.7 mmol/L) in the absence of diabetes [23]
Plasma C-reactive protein level of more than two standard deviations above the reference value
Arterial hypoxemia (PaO 2/FiO 2 ratio < 300 mm Hg)
Acute oliguria (urine output < 0.5 mL/kg/hour for at least 2 hours despite adequate fluid resuscitation)
Creatinine increase >0.5 mg/dL or 44.2 mmol/L
Coagulation abnormalities (INR >1.5 or PTT >60 seconds)
Thrombocytopenia (platelet count < 100,000/µL) [22]
Hyperbilirubinemia (plasma total bilirubin >4 mg/dL or 70 mmol/L)
Adrenal insufficiency (eg, hyponatremia, hyperkalemia) and euthyroid sick syndrome can also be found in sepsis.
Hyperlactatemia (serum lactate >2 mmol/L) can result from organ hypoperfusion in the presence or absence of hypotension and indicates a poor prognosis. A serum lactate level of 4 mmol/L or more (especially arterial lactate) indicates septic shock.
Plasma procalcitonin and presepsin elevation is associated with bacterial infection and sepsis. [5, 6, 7, 8]
Procalcitonin levels
Procalcitonin (PCT) is an acute-phase reactant that is elevated in severe bacterial infections. In most clinical assays, the reference range of PCT is below detectable. Measurement of PCT and C-reactive protein (CRP) at onset and on the fourth day of treatment can predict survival of patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia. A decrease in either one of these marker values predicts survival.[7]
A study from van Nieuwkoop et al examined the use of PCT levels in predicting bacteremia in a group of 581 patients, 136 of whom had bacteremia; PCT levels successfully identified 94-99% of the patients with bacteremia.[5]
Heyland et al, in a systematic review of the economic value of PCT-guided reduction in antibiotic use in intensive care, found that with hospital mortality and length of stay unchanged, PCT testing to reduce antibiotic treatment broke even when daily antibiotics cost about $150 in Canadian dollars.[6]
Chest Radiology and Chest CT Scan
No radiologic signs are specific to the identification of sepsis, but chest radiography can aid in identifying a specific infection site. Chest radiography is important to rule out pneumonia and diagnose other causes of pulmonary infiltrates, such as the following:
Pulmonary drug reactions
Pulmonary hemorrhage
Primary or metastatic pulmonary neoplasms
Lymphangitic spread of malignancies
Large pleural effusions
Hydrothorax
Congestive heart failure (CHF)
Acute myocardial infarction (MI)
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Chest CT Scanning
Chest CT scanning is a very sensitive modality for diagnosing the lung pathology listed above.
Abdominal Ultrasonography, CT Scanning, and MRI
Perform abdominal ultrasonography if biliary tract obstruction is suspected based on the clinical presentation. However, abdominal ultrasonography is suboptimal for the detection of abscesses or perforated hollow organs. Ultrasonograms in patients with cholecystitis may show a thickened gallbladder wall or biliary calculi but no dilatation of the common bile duct (CBD). Stones in the biliary tract may or may not be visible in patients with cholangitis, but the CBD is typically dilated.[45]
Use computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen if a nonbiliary intra-abdominal source of infection is suspected on the basis of the history or physical examination findings. Abdominal CT or MRI is also helpful in delineating intrarenal and extrarenal pathology. Gallium or indium scanning has no place in the initial workup of sepsis; patients with sepsis are acutely ill by definition, and rapid diagnostic tests (eg, CT or MRI of the abdomen and ultrasonography of the right upper quadrant) are time-critical, life-saving tools. However, MRI is more time consuming than CT scanning, and the latter is preferred in emergent situations.[45]
Cardiac Studies
If acute MI is likely, perform electrocardiography (ECG) and obtain cardiac enzyme levels. Remember that certain patients may present with a silent, asymptomatic MI, which should be included in the differential diagnosis of otherwise unexplained fever, leukocytosis, and hypotension. Silent MIs are common in elderly patients and in those who have recent undergone abdominal or pelvic surgical procedures. They are also common in individuals with alcoholism, diabetes, and uremic conditions.
Electrocardiography (ECG) to evaluate for conduction abnormalities or delays or arrhythmias
Invasive Interventions
Invasive diagnostic procedures that may be considered are discussed below.
Thoracentesis/paracentesis
Perform thoracentesis for diagnostic purposes in patients with substantial pleural effusion. Perform paracentesis in patients with gross ascites.
Surgical incision and drainage
Drainage of fluid collections/abscesses is crucial in establishing good source control and in facilitating a good clinical response to subsequent antibiotic therapy.
Bronchoscopy with washing, lavage, or other invasive sampling is performed in patients with suspected pneumonia and in patients with suspected invasive fungal infections of the lung.
Swan-Ganz catheterization
In highly selected cases, a Swan-Ganz catheter may be useful in managing the fluid status of the patient and in assessing left ventricular dysfunction. However, routine use is not recommended.
Site-specific soft tissue imaging includes ultrasonography, CT scanning, or MRI to assess for possible abscess, fluid collection, or necrotizing skin infection. These are essential for diagnostic purposes and for monitoring the response to therapy.
Contrast-enhanced CT scanning or MRI of the brain/neck is performed to assess for possible masses, abscess, fluid collection, or necrotizing infection.
Early aggressive medical therapy is indicated in patients with suspected sepsis.[46, 29, 47, 28, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53]
Sepsis Treatment
Patients with sepsis are generally ill and require inpatient hospitalization or admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) for monitoring and treatment. Admission to an ICU depends on the severity of the septic process and the degree of organ dysfunction.
Determine the likely source of the infection, and administer intravenous (IV) empiric antimicrobial agents until culture results become available, at which point more narrow-spectrum agents can be used (see below). In addition, offer supportive therapy aimed at maintaining organ perfusion, and provide respiratory support when necessary.[48, 54, 55]
A recent prospective study of 5787 adult patients with severe sepsis revealed the importance of goal-directed treatment. Patients triaged and managed according to 4 clinical goals (blood cultures before antibiotics, lactate before 90 minutes, IV antibiotics before 180 minutes, and 30 mL/kg of IV fluids before 180 minutes) were significantly less likely to die in the hospital than were those for whom all 4 of these goals were not met (22.6% vs 26.5%, respectively).[56]
In a multivariate regression analysis adjusted for age, admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), vasopressor initiation, central venous catheter insertion, and monitoring of central venous pressure and central venous oxygen saturation, complete compliance with the clinical goals was associated with a survival odds ratio of 1.194 (1.04-1.37).[56]
Early evaluation in patients with presumed intra-abdominal or pelvic sepsis is essential, and surgical consultation should be obtained in appropriate patients.
Obtain a consultation with a surgeon for patients with presumed intra-abdominal or pelvic sepsis. Obtain a consultation with an infectious disease specialist, as indicated, in patients with presumed or proven sepsis.[28]
Appropriate antimicrobial therapy depends on adequate coverage of the bacteria associated with the specific organ or organ system associated with the infection.[46, 29, 47, 28, 30] Agents suitable for empiric monotherapy regimens (depending on the source and underlying microbiology of the sepsis because the agent must be able to cover all of the likely pathogens) may include the following:
Piperacillin-tazobactam
Ampicillin-sulbactam
Combination therapeutic regimens include metronidazole plus either levofloxacin, aztreonam, a third- or fourth-generation cephalosporin, or an aminoglycoside.
Many advocate also using antistaphylococcal coverage (eg, vancomycin) empirically.
Although no drug regimen may be superior to another, time to first dose administration is very important. Mortality data suggest that early administration of appropriate antibiotics is correlated with better survival. Alternative agents may be used alone or in combination, with a good adverse-effect profile.[46, 29, 47, 28]
Antibiotics are normally continued until the septic process and surgical interventions have controlled the source of infection. Ordinarily, patients are treated for approximately 2 weeks, although duration may vary according to the source, site, and severity of the infection. As soon as patients are able to tolerate medications orally, they may be switched to an equivalent oral antibiotic regimen in an IV-to-oral conversion program.
Empiric therapy for IV line infections
A detailed discussion of catheter-associated infections is available in the IDSA catheter-associated line-related infections (CRBSI) guidelines.[57] IV line infections are most often due to Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin-sensitive S aureus [MSSA] or methicillin-resistant S aureus [MRSA]) ,but gram-negative bacilli can be involved. The preferred empiric therapy for these infections is meropenem or cefepime (for Pseudomonas) plus additional coverage for staphylococci.[35, 36] If MRSA is prevalent in the institution, add linezolid, vancomycin, or daptomycin. Otherwise, nafcillin, oxacillin, or cefazolin provides adequate coverage for MSSA.
Unless coagulase-negative, methicillin-sensitive staphylococci are recovered from the blood, with high-level bacteremia (3 or 4 positive blood cultures out of 4), avoid vancomycin for empiric therapy if possible; these are low-virulence organisms and may represent contaminants. If treatment is advised, the duration of therapy depends on the severity and site of infection.[57]
Treatment of staphylococcal central line infection and fungal or gram-negative organisms typically requires removal of the line.
Minimize the use of vancomycin in order to prevent the emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE).[35]
Empiric therapy for biliary tract infections
IDSA guidelines for complicated intra-abdominal infections such as biliary tract infections are available.[58] The main biliary tract pathogens include Escherichia coli, Klebsiella species, and Enterococcus faecalis. Coverage for staphylococci is not needed in the biliary tract. Anaerobes can also be important, especially in patients with diabetes or immunosuppression.
Preferred monotherapy regimens for biliary tract infections include imipenem, meropenem, ampicillin-sulbactam, or piperacillin-tazobactam. Cephalosporins or quinolones in combination with metronidazole are alternate first-line agents for the treatment of biliary tract infections.
Empiric therapy for intra-abdominal and pelvic infections
The main pathogens in the lower abdomen and pelvis include aerobic coliform gram-negative bacilli and B fragilis. Enterococci do not require special coverage unless the patient has recurrent infection or enterococci have been specifically and repeatedly isolated. Potent anti–B fragilis and aerobic gram-negative bacillary coverage are essential, in addition to surgical intervention when drainage or repair of intra-abdominal viscera is required.
Preferred monotherapy regimens for intra-abdominal and pelvic infections include imipenem, meropenem, piperacillin-tazobactam, ampicillin-sulbactam, or tigecycline. Alternate combination therapy for intra-abdominal and pelvic infections consists of clindamycin or metronidazole plus a third- or fourth-generation cephalosporin, aztreonam, levofloxacin, or an aminoglycoside. Some authors raise concerns about the use of tigecycline.
Empiric therapy for urosepsis
The primary uropathogens include gram-negative aerobic bacilli, such as coliforms or enterococci. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter species, and Serratia species are rare uropathogens and are associated with urologic instrumentation.
Monotherapy for urosepsis due to aerobic gram-negative bacilli may include aztreonam, levofloxacin, a third- or fourth-generation cephalosporin, or an aminoglycoside. However, preferred monotherapy for enterococcal urosepsis involves ampicillin or vancomycin. For VRE urosepsis, linezolid or daptomycin may be used.
Empiric therapy for community-acquired urosepsis consists of levofloxacin, aztreonam, or an aminoglycoside plus ampicillin. For nosocomial urosepsis, a fourth-generation cephalosporin, piperacillin-tazobactam, imipenem, or meropenem, with or without an aminoglycoside, is preferred.
Empiric therapy for staphylococcal, pneumococcal, and meningococcal sepsis
S aureus sepsis is usually associated with infection caused by devices or bacterial endocarditis. Empiric therapy may be with an anti-staphylococcal penicillin (nafcillin or oxacillin), vancomycin, a cephalosporin, daptomycin, or linezolid, depending on the concern for MRSA.
Pneumococcal or meningococcal sepsis may be treated with penicillin G or a beta-lactam. In patients with associated meningococcal meningitis, the antibiotic selected should penetrate the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and should be given in meningeal doses. Consider the regional prevalence of drug-resistant pneumococci when selecting an antibiotic.
Empiric therapy for sepsis of unknown origin
The usual sources of sepsis are the distal gastrointestinal (GI) tract, the pelvis, and the genitourinary (GU) tract. Organisms that should be covered from these areas include aerobic gram-negative bacilli (coliforms) and B fragilis. Enterococci are important pathogens in biliary tract sepsis and urosepsis.
Preferred empiric monotherapy includes meropenem, imipenem, piperacillin-tazobactam, or tigecycline.
Empiric combination therapy includes metronidazole plus levofloxacin, aztreonam, or a third- or fourth-generation cephalosporin.
Outpatient management
If orally administered antibiotics are continued at home, advise the patient about possible adverse effects. If additional antimicrobial therapy is needed outside the hospital setting, it should be given orally, not intravenously. Do not allow the total course of antibiotics to exceed 3 weeks, except for specific clinical scenarios, which may require prolonged courses of oral antibiotics for cure or complete clinical resolution.
The initial sepsis guidelines were published in 2004 and then revised in 2008 and 2012. The current clinical practice guidelines are a revision of the 2012 Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) guidelines for the management of severe sepsis and septic shock.
Major New Recommendations in the 2012 Update
Emphasis was directed to (1) first-hour fluid resuscitation and inotrope therapy directed to goals of threshold heart rates, normal blood pressure, and capillary refill of 2 seconds or less with specific evaluation after each bolus for signs of fluid overload, as well as first-hour antibiotic administration and (2) subsequent ICU hemodynamic support directed to goals of ScVO2 greater than 70% and cardiac index (CI) 3.3-6 L/min/m2 with appropriate antibiotic coverage and source control.[59]
Another major new recommendation in the 2012 update was that hemodynamic support of septic shock should be addressed at the institutional level rather than only at the practitioner level, with well-planned coordination between the family, community, prehospital, emergency department, hospital, and ICU settings. The 2012 guidelines recommend that each institution implement their own adopted or home-grown bundles that include the following:
Recognition bundle containing a trigger tool for rapid identification of patients with suspected septic shock at that institution
Resuscitation and stabilization bundle to drive adherence to consensus best practice at that institution
Performance bundle to monitor, improve, and sustain adherence to that best practice
The 2016 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines
The 2016 guidelines[60, 61] give a detailed overview of initial resuscitation, screening, and diagnosis of sepsis. The management decisions concerning antibiotic therapy, fluid administration, source control, administration of pressors and steroids, blood products, anticoagulants, immunoglobulins, mechanical ventilation, sedation, analgesia, glucose control, blood purification, renal replacement therapy, bicarbonate, venous thromboembolism and stress ulcer prophylaxis, nutrition, and setting goals of care are addressed. The main differences between the 2012 and 2016 guidelines are discussed in detail in the cited reference.[62]
Unfortunately, a consensus could not be reached between some of the sponsoring organizations. A position paper issued by the IDSA does not endorse the Society of Critical Care Medicine/European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (SCCM/ESICM) 2016 Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines for the management of sepsis and septic shock, despite the IDSA's participation in the development of the guidelines. In particular, while the IDSA agrees that the SCCM/ESICM recommendations are life-saving for patients with septic shock, they may lead to overtreatment in those with milder variants of sepsis and sepsis syndromes. The IDSA does not endorse routine initiation of antibiotic therapy within one hour of suspecting sepsis nor administration of combination antibiotic therapy and a 7- to 10-day course of antibiotic therapy for all patients, regardless of presentation factors. The IDSA also notes unclear recommendations for removal of catheters when considered as the source of sepsis and for the role of procalcitonin when monitoring therapeutic response.[63]
As more research related to timing of therapy is completed, further guideline refinement is expected, and perhaps a consensus regarding the treatment approach can be achieved.
The goals of pharmacotherapy are to eradicate the infection, reduce morbidity, and prevent complications.
Antibiotics, Other
Empiric antimicrobial therapy must be comprehensive and should cover all likely pathogens in the context of the clinical setting.
Imipenem/cilastatin (Primaxin IV)
Imipenem-cilastatin is a carbapenem with activity against most gram-positive organisms (except MRSA), gram-negative organisms, and anaerobes. It is used for treatment of multiple-organism infections in which other agents do not have wide-spectrum coverage or are contraindicated owing to their potential for toxicity.
Meropenem (Merrem)
Meropenem is a carbapenem with slightly increased activity against gram-negative organisms and slightly decreased activity against staphylococci and streptococci compared with imipenem. It is less likely to cause seizures and has superior penetration of the blood-brain barrier compared with imipenem.
Piperacillin and tazobactam (Zosyn)
Piperacillin-tazobactam inhibits the biosynthesis of cell wall mucopeptide and is effective during the stage of active multiplication. It has antipseudomonal activity.
Ampicillin and sulbactam (Unasyn)
Ampicillin and sulbactam is a drug combination of a beta-lactamase inhibitor with ampicillin. It interferes with bacterial cell wall synthesis during active replication, causing bactericidal activity against susceptible organisms. It is an alternative to amoxicillin if the patient is unable to take medications orally. It covers skin, enteric flora, and anaerobes and is not ideal for nosocomial pathogens.
Clindamycin (Cleocin)
Clindamycin is primarily used for its activity against anaerobes. It has some activity against Streptococcus species and methicillin-sensitive S aureus (MSSA).
Metronidazole (Flagyl, Metro)
Metronidazole is an imidazole ring-based antibiotic active against various anaerobic bacteria and protozoa. It is usually combined with other antimicrobial agents, except when used for Clostridium difficile enterocolitis, in which monotherapy is appropriate.
Cefepime (Maxipime)
Cefepime is a fourth-generation cephalosporin. It has gram-negative coverage comparable to ceftazidime but has better gram-positive coverage (comparable to ceftriaxone). Cefepime is active against Pseudomonas species. It has increased effectiveness against extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)–producing organisms. Its poor capacity to cross blood-brain barrier precludes its use for treatment of meningitis.
Levofloxacin (Levaquin)
Levofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone with excellent gram-positive and gram-negative coverage. It is an excellent agent for pneumonia and has excellent abdominal coverage as well. High urine concentration necessitates reduced dosing in urinary tract infection.
Vancomycin provides gram-positive coverage and good hospital-acquired MRSA coverage. It is now used more frequently because of the high incidence of MRSA. Vancomycin should be given to all septic patients with indwelling catheters or devices. It is advisable for skin and soft-tissue infections.
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim DS, Septra DS)
The broad spectrum and action of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ) against organisms found in patients with cystic fibrosis and the convenience of oral administration make this combination useful for treatment of milder infections in an outpatient setting.
Aztreonam (Azactam)
Aztreonam is a monobactam, not a beta-lactam, antibiotic that inhibits cell wall synthesis during bacterial growth. It is active against gram-negative bacilli but has very limited gram-positive activity and is not useful for anaerobes. Aztreonam lacks cross-sensitivity with beta-lactam antibiotics. It may be used in patients who are allergic to penicillins or cephalosporins.
The duration of therapy depends on the severity of infection and is continued for at least 48 hours after the patient becomes asymptomatic or evidence of bacterial eradication has been obtained. Doses that are smaller than indicated should not be used.
Transient or persistent renal insufficiency may prolong serum levels. After the initial loading dose of 1 or 2 g, reduce the dose by one half for an estimated CrCl of 10-30 mL/min/1.73 m2. When only the serum creatinine concentration is available, the following formula (based on sex, weight, and age) can approximate CrCl (serum creatinine should represent a steady state of renal function):
• Males: CrCl = [(weight in kg)(140 - age)] divided by (72 X serum creatinine in mg/dL)
• Females: 0.85 X above value
In patients with severe renal failure (CrCl < 10 mL/min/1.73 m2), those supported by hemodialysis, a usual dose of 500 mg, 1 g, or 2 g is given initially.
The maintenance dose is one fourth of the usual initial dose given at the usual fixed interval of 6, 8, or 12 hours. For serious or life-threatening infections, supplement maintenance doses with one eighth of the initial dose after each hemodialysis session.
Elderly persons may have diminished renal function. Renal status is a major determinant of dosage in these patients. Serum creatinine may not be an accurate determinant of renal status. Therefore, as with all antibiotics eliminated by the kidneys, obtain estimates of CrCl and make appropriate dosage modifications. Insufficient data are available regarding intramuscular (IM) administration to pediatric patients or dosing in pediatric patients with renal impairment. Aztreonam is administered intravenously only to pediatric patients with normal renal function.
Linezolid (Zyvox)
Linezolid is used as an alternative drug in patients allergic to vancomycin and for treatment of vancomycin-resistant enterococci. It is also effective against MRSA and penicillin-susceptible S pneumoniae infections.
This agent is an oxazolidinone antibiotic that prevents formation of the functional 70S initiation complex, which is essential for the bacterial translation process. Linezolid is bacteriostatic against enterococci and staphylococci and bactericidal against most strains of streptococci.
Ceftriaxone (Rocephin)
Ceftriaxone is a third-generation cephalosporin with broad-spectrum, gram-negative activity. It has lower efficacy against gram-positive organisms and higher efficacy against resistant organisms. Ceftriaxone is used for increasing prevalence of penicillinase-producing microorganisms. It inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to 1 or more penicillin-binding proteins. Cell wall autolytic enzymes lyse bacteria, while cell wall assembly is arrested.
Daptomycin (Cubicin)
Daptomycin causes membrane depolarization by binding to components of the cell membrane of susceptible organisms. It inhibits DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis intracellularly. It is a bactericidal antibiotic.
Nafcillin (Nallpen)
Nafcillin is a broad-spectrum penicillin. It is used for methicillin-sensitive S aureus and is the initial therapy for suspected penicillin G–resistant streptococcal or staphylococcal infections. In severe infections, start with parenteral therapy and change to oral therapy as the condition warrants. Because of thrombophlebitis, particularly in elderly persons, administer parenterally for only 1-2 days; change to oral therapy as indicated clinically.
Rifampin (Rifadin)
Rifampin is for use in combination with at least 1 other antituberculosis drug. It inhibits RNA synthesis in bacteria by binding to the beta subunit of DNA-dependent RNA polymerase, which, in turn, blocks RNA transcription. Cross-resistance may occur.
This is the first of a new antibiotic class called cyclic lipopeptides. It binds to bacterial membranes and causes rapid membrane potential depolarization, thereby inhibiting protein, DNA, and RNA synthesis, and ultimately causing cell death. It is indicated for complicated skin and skin structure infections caused by S aureus (including methicillin-resistant strains), S pyogenes, S agalactiae, S dysgalactiae, and E faecalis (vancomycin-susceptible strains only).
Tigecycline (Tygacil)
Tigecycline is a glycylcycline antibiotic that is structurally similar to tetracycline antibiotics. It inhibits bacterial protein translation by binding to the 30S ribosomal subunit, and it blocks the entry of amino-acyl tRNA molecules in ribosome A site. It is indicated for complicated skin and skin structure infections caused by E coli, E faecalis (vancomycin-susceptible isolates only), S aureus (methicillin-susceptible and -resistant isolates), S agalactiae, S anginosus group (includes S anginosus, S intermedius, and S constellatus), S pyogenes and B fragilis.
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Amber Mahmood Bokhari, MBBS Fellow in Infectious Disease, SSM Health St Louis University Hospital
Amber Mahmood Bokhari, MBBS is a member of the following medical societies: Infectious Diseases Society of America
Nirav Patel, MD Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Allergy and Immunology, and Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, St Louis University School of Medicine; Chief Medical Officer, Director of Antibiotic Stewardship, Infection Control Officer, St Louis University Hospital
Nirav Patel, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Infectious Diseases Society of St Louis, Missouri State Medical Association, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
Thomas E Herchline, MD Professor of Medicine, Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine; Medical Consultant, Public Health, Dayton and Montgomery County (Ohio) Tuberculosis Clinic
Thomas E Herchline, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Infectious Diseases Society of Ohio
Michael Stuart Bronze, MD David Ross Boyd Professor and Chairman, Department of Medicine, Stewart G Wolf Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center; Master of the American College of Physicians; Fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America; Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London
Michael Stuart Bronze, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, Association of Professors of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Oklahoma State Medical Association, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
Burke A Cunha, MD Professor of Medicine, State University of New York School of Medicine at Stony Brook; Chief, Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital
Burke A Cunha, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Physicians, Infectious Diseases Society of America
Pranatharthi Haran Chandrasekar, MBBS, MD Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Director of Infectious Disease Fellowship, Harper Hospital, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Pranatharthi Haran Chandrasekar, MBBS, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians and Infectious Diseases Society of America
Thomas M Kerkering, MD Chief of Infectious Diseases, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Thomas M Kerkering, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Physicians, American Public Health Association, American Society for Microbiology, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Medical Society of Virginia, and Wilderness Medical Society
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Saakashvili announces 'Impeachment March' for February 4
Leader of the New Forces Movement party, former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has announced plans to hold a new "Impeachment March" for February 4, which was last held in Kyiv on December 17 last year.
"On February 4 we will meet in Kyiv at 12:00. And we will probably go from Shevchenko Park, and then there will be a big meeting on Maidan. We will show strength, show that there are people, and we will allow rob the country anymore," he said on the air of the News One TV channel on Friday.
Saakashvili intends to efficiently use the time when staying under house arrest from 22:00 every day. "Now I'm finishing my film about Ukraine's future, its new state system, development of tourism, economy, crisis recovery," he said.
The politician is thinking about organizing a "something like a television studio" in an apartment that he rents in Kyiv.
Saakashvili also stressed that he loves Kyiv, and now he will have the opportunity to hold meetings with people in different parts of the city.
As reported, on January 26, Kyiv's Appeals Court partially granted a Prosecutor General's Office request by ordering that former Georgian President and leader of the Movement of New Forces Mikheil Saakashvili be placed under house arrest at between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
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Ukraine's CEC denies registration to candidates from Saakashvili's Rukh Novykh Syl party
Saakashvili's party names top five candidates running for parliament
Top five from Movement of New Forces Party for parliamentary elections include Saakashvili, Sakvarelidze, Doniy, Zhukova, Lanovy
Saakashvili's party to independently take part in parliamentary election in Ukraine
Saakashvili refuses to run in Verkhovna Rada elections with Klitschko's UDAR party
Klitschko offers Saakashvili to head UDAR party in Rada elections
Saakashvili ready to help Zelensky's team with advice
Saakashvili says he has no political ambitions
Zelensky returns Ukrainian citizenship to Saakashvili
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Iniesta to hold news conference amid reports of Barca exit
FILE - In this Tuesday, March 27, 2018 file photo, Spain's Andres Iniesta plays the ball during the international friendly soccer match between Spain and Argentina at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona says Andres Iniesta will hold a news conference on Friday amid reports the Spain midfielder will announce he is leaving the Spanish club after 16 incredible seasons.
Barcelona says 33-year-old Iniesta will address the media at 1:30 p.m. local time following a team practice.
Spanish media reports indicate he may continue playing in the Chinese league.
Iniesta joined Barcelona's youth academy at age 12. He went on to become one of the best players in its history by helping it win 31 titles, a record he shares for the club with Lionel Messi.
Barring a debacle, Iniesta will at least get one more title for the club with Barcelona on the cusp of clinching La Liga.
Vidal hopes to win Champions League title in Barcelona
Vidal agrees switch from Bayern to Barcelona
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Christy Mathewson
Born: (1880-08-12)August 12, 1880
Factoryville, Pennsylvania
Died: October 7, 1925(1925-10-07) (aged 45)
Saranac Lake, New York
July 17, 1900, for the New York Giants
September 4, 1916, for the Cincinnati Reds
Win–loss record
Earned run average
Managerial record
Winning %
As player
New York Giants (1900–1916)
Cincinnati Reds (1916–1918)
2× World Series champion (1905, 1921)
2× Triple Crown (1905, 1908)
4× NL wins leader (1905, 1907, 1908, 1910)
5× NL ERA leader (1905, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1913)
5× NL strikeout leader (1903–1905, 1907, 1908)
Pitched two no-hitters
Name honored by the Giants
Major League Baseball All-Century Team
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
90.7% (first ballot)
Greensburg A. A.
Pittsburgh Stars
Pittsburgh Stars 1902 Championship team
Military career
Chemical Warfare Service
1st Gas Regiment
Christopher Mathewson (August 12, 1880 – October 7, 1925), nicknamed "Big Six", "The Christian Gentleman", "Matty", and "The Gentleman's Hurler", was a Major League Baseball (MLB) right-handed pitcher who played 17 seasons with the New York Giants. He stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg). He was among the most dominant pitchers in baseball history, and ranks in the all-time top ten in several key pitching categories, including wins, shutouts, and ERA.[1] In fact, he is the only professional pitcher in history to rank in the top ten both in career wins and in career ERA, if taking 19th century pitchers statistics into account.[2] Otherwise, both Mathewson and Walter Johnson would hold that distinction.[3] In 1936 Mathewson was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its first five members.
Mathewson grew up in Factoryville, Pennsylvania, and began playing semiprofessional baseball when he was 14 years old. He played in the minor leagues in 1899, recording a record of 21 wins and two losses. He pitched for the New York Giants the next season but was sent back to the minors. He would eventually return to the Giants and go on to win 373 games in his career, a National League record. He led the Giants to victory in the 1905 World Series by pitching three shutouts. Mathewson never pitched on Sundays, owing to his Christian beliefs. Mathewson served in the United States Army's Chemical Warfare Service in World War I, and was accidentally exposed to chemical weapons during training. His respiratory system was weakened from the exposure, causing him to contract tuberculosis, from which he died in Saranac Lake, New York in 1925.
2 Professional career
2.1 Minor league career and early major league career
2.2 Football career
2.3 Career with the Giants
2.4 Three years with the Reds
3 Personal life and literary career
4 World War I and afterward
5 Death and legacy
6 Baseball honors
Early life[edit]
Mathewson was born in Factoryville, Pennsylvania and attended high school at Keystone Academy. He attended college at Bucknell University, where he served as class president and played on the school's football, basketball, and baseball teams.[4] He was also a member of the fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta.[5] His first experience of semiprofessional baseball came in 1895, when he was just 14 years old.[6] The manager of the Factoryville ball club asked him to pitch in a game with a rival team in Mill City, Pennsylvania.[6] Mathewson helped his hometown team to a 19-17 victory, but with his batting rather than his pitching.[6] He continued to play baseball during his years at Bucknell, pitching for minor league teams in Honesdale and Meridian, Pennsylvania.[7] Mathewson was selected to the Walter Camp All-American football team in 1900. He was a drop-kicker.[8]
Professional career[edit]
Minor league career and early major league career[edit]
Mathewson warming up as a New York Giant in 1910
In 1899, Mathewson signed to play professional baseball with Taunton of the New England League. The next season, he moved on to play on the Norfolk team of the Virginia-North Carolina League. He finished that season with a 20–2 record.[9] He continued to attend Bucknell during that time period.
In July of that year, the New York Giants purchased his contract from Norfolk for $1,500 (equivalent to $45,000 in 2018).[9][10] Between July and September 1900 Mathewson appeared in six games for the Giants. He started one of those games and compiled a 0–3 record. Displeased with his performance, the Giants returned him to Norfolk and demanded their money back.[9] Later that month, the Cincinnati Reds picked up Mathewson off the Norfolk roster. On December 15, 1900, the Reds quickly traded Mathewson back to the Giants for Amos Rusie.[10]
Football career[edit]
Mathewson played football at Keystone Academy from 1895 to 1897.[11] He turned pro in 1898, appearing as a fullback with the Greensburg Athletic Association.[12] While a member of the New York Giants, Mathewson played fullback for the Pittsburgh Stars of the first National Football League. However, Mathewson disappeared from the team in the middle of the team's 1902 season. Some historians speculate that the Giants got word that their star pitcher was risking his baseball career for the Stars and ordered him to stop, while others feel that the Stars' coach, Willis Richardson, got rid of Mathewson because he felt that, since the fullback's punting skills were hardly used, he could replace him with a local player, Shirley Ellis.[13]
Career with the Giants[edit]
Mathewson in his New York Giants uniform
During his 17-year career, Mathewson won 373 games and lost 188 for a .665 winning percentage. His career ERA of 2.13 and 79 career shutouts are among the best all time for pitchers, and his 373 wins is still number one in the National League, tied with Grover Cleveland Alexander. He employed a good fastball, outstanding control, and, especially, a new pitch he termed the "fadeaway" (later known in baseball as the "screwball"), which he learned from teammate Dave Williams in 1898.[14]
This reference is challenged by Ken Burns documentary Baseball in which it is stated that Mathewson learned his "fadeaway" from Andrew "Rube" Foster when New York Giants manager John Joseph McGraw quietly hired Rube to show the Giants bullpen what he knew. Many baseball historians consider this story apocryphal.[15]
Mathewson recorded 2,507 career strikeouts against only 848 walks. He is famous for his 25 pitching duels with Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown, who won 13 of the duels against Mathewson's 11, with one no-decision.[16]
Mathewson was a very good hitting pitcher in his major league career, posting a .215 batting average (362-for-1687) with 151 runs, 7 home runs and 167 RBI. In 10 of his 17 years in the majors, he was in double figures in RBI, with a season high of 20 in 1903. He batted .281 (9-for-32) in 11 World Series games.
From 1900 to 1904, Mathewson established himself as a premier pitcher. Posting low ERAs and winning nearly 100 games, Mathewson helped McGraw raise the Giants' place in the standings. Though no World Series was held in 1904, the Giants captured the pennant, prompting McGraw to proclaim them as the best team in the world.
Mathewson strove even harder in 1905. After switching to catcher, Roger Bresnahan had begun collaborating with Mathewson, whose advanced memory of hitter weaknesses paved the way for a historic season. Pinpoint control guided Mathewson's pitches to Bresnahan's glove. In 338 innings, Mathewson walked only 64 batters. He shut out opposing teams eight times, pitching entire games in brief 90-minute sessions. Besides winning 31 games, Mathewson allowed only 1.28 earned runs for every nine innings. His 206 strikeouts led the league, earning him the Triple Crown.[17]
Mathewson's Giants won the 1905 World Series over the Philadelphia Athletics. Mathewson was the starting pitcher in Game 1, and pitched a 4-hit shutout for the victory. Three days later, with the series tied 1–1, he pitched another 4-hit shutout. Then, two days later in Game 5, he threw a 6-hit shutout to clinch the series for the Giants. In a span of only six days, Mathewson had pitched three complete games without allowing a run while giving up only 14 hits.
In the next year, Mathewson lost much of his edge, owing to an early season diagnosis of diphtheria. McGraw pulled over 260 innings from him, but these were plagued with struggle. Though he maintained a 22-12 record, his 2.97 ERA was well above the league average of 2.62. His 1.271 WHIP, quite uncharacteristic of him, was due to an increased number of hits and walks.
Mathewson with the New York Giants, c. 1913
By 1908, Mathewson was back on top as the league's elite pitcher. Winning the most games of his career, 37, coupled with a 1.43 ERA and 259 strikeouts, he claimed a second Triple Crown. He also led the league in innings pitched and shutouts, and held hitters to an exceptionally low 0.827 WHIP. Unfortunately, the Giants were unable to take home the pennant due to what was ultimately known as Merkle's Boner, an incident that cost the Giants a crucial game against the Chicago Cubs, who eventually defeated the Giants in the standings by one game.
Mathewson returned for an incredible 1909 season, posting better numbers than the previous year. He repeated a strong performance in 1910 and then again in 1911 when the Giants captured their first pennant since 1905. The Giants ultimately lost the 1911 World Series to the Philadelphia Athletics, the same team they had defeated for the 1905 championship. Mathewson and Rube Marquard allowed two game-winning home runs to Hall of Famer Frank Baker, earning him the nickname, "Home Run."[17]
In 1912 Mathewson gave another stellar performance. Capturing the pennant, the Giants were fueled by the stolen-base game and a superior pitching staff capped by Rube Marquard, the "11,000-dollar lemon" who turned around to win 26 games, 19 of them consecutively. In the 1912 World Series, the Giants faced the Boston Red Sox, the 1904 American League pennant winners who were to face the Giants in the World Series that year had it not been canceled. Though Mathewson threw three complete games and maintained an ERA below 1.00, numerous errors by the Giants, including a lazy popup dropped by Fred Snodgrass in game 7, cost them the championship.[18] The Giants would also lose the 1913 World Series, a 101-win season cemented by Mathewson's final brilliant season on the mound: a league-leading 2.06 ERA in over 300 innings pitched complemented by a microscopic 0.6 bases on balls per nine innings pitched.
For the remainder of his career with the Giants, Mathewson began to struggle. Soon the former champions fell into decline. In 1915, Mathewson's penultimate season in New York, the Giants were the worst team in the National League standings. Mathewson, who had expressed interest in serving as a manager, wound up with a three-year deal to manage the Cincinnati Reds effective July 21, 1916.[17]
Three years with the Reds[edit]
Mathewson in 1904
On July 20, 1916, Mathewson's career came full circle when he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds along with Edd Roush. He was immediately named as the Reds' player-manager. However, he appeared in only one game as a pitcher for the Reds, on September 4, 1916. He faced Brown in the second half of a doubleheader, which was billed as the final meeting between the two old baseball warriors. The high-scoring game was a win for Mathewson's Reds over Brown's Cubs, 10-8.[19]
Mathewson retired after the season and managed the Reds for the entire 1917 season and the first 118 games of 1918, compiling a total record of 164-176 as a manager.[19]
Personal life and literary career[edit]
Mathewson married wife Jane in 1903. Their only son Christopher Jr. was born shortly after. Christy Mathewson Jr. served in World War II, and died in an explosion at his home in Texas in 1950. During Mathewson's playing years, the family lived in a duplex in upper Manhattan alongside Mathewson's manager John McGraw and his wife Blanche. Mathewson and McGraw remained friends for the entirety of their lives. In the 1909 offseason, Christy Mathewson's younger brother Nicholas Mathewson committed suicide in a neighbor's barn. Another brother, Henry Mathewson, pitched briefly for the Giants before dying of tuberculosis in 1917.
Mathewson was highly regarded in the baseball world during his lifetime. As he was a clean-cut, intellectual collegiate, his rise to fame brought a better name to the typical ballplayer, who usually spent his time gambling, boozing, or womanizing. As noted in The National League Story (1961) by Lee Allen, Mathewson was a devout Christian and never pitched on Sunday, a promise he made to his mother that brought him popularity amongst the more religious New York fans. However, the impact of this practice on the Giants was minimized, since, in the eight-team National League, only the Chicago Cubs (Illinois), Cincinnati Reds (Ohio), and St. Louis Cardinals (Missouri) played home games in states that allowed professional sports on Sunday.
In his free time, Mathewson enjoyed nature walks, reading, golf, and checkers, of which he was a renowned champion player. The combination of athletic skill and intellectual hobbies made him a favorite for many fans, even those opposed to the Giants. Sportswriters praised him, and in his prime every game he started began with deafening cheers. Sometimes the distraction prompted him to walk out ten minutes after his fielders took the field. It did not take long for Mathewson to become the unspoken captain of the Giants. He was the only player to whom John McGraw ever gave full discretion. McGraw told many younger players to watch and listen to his wisdom.
Mathewson garnered respect throughout the baseball world as a pitcher of great sportsmanship. He was often asked to write columns concerning upcoming games. In 1912, Mathewson published his classic memoir 'Pitching in a Pinch,' or Pitching from the Inside,[20] which was admired by poet Marianne Moore[21] and still in print.[22] Years later Mathewson co-wrote a mildly successful play called The Girl and The Pennant. He went on to pursue more literary endeavors ending in 1917 with a children's book called Second Base Sloan.[23] One of the journalists to unmask the 1919 Black Sox, Hugh Fullerton, consulted Mathewson for information about baseball gambling. He trusted Mathewson for his writing intellect as well as his unbiased standpoint. Representing the only former ballplayer among the group of investigating journalists, Mathewson played a small role in Fullerton's exposure of the 1919 World Series scandal.[17]
World War I and afterward[edit]
Late in the 1918 season, Mathewson enlisted in the United States Army for World War I. His wife Jane was very much opposed to the decision, but Mathewson insisted on going.[24] He served overseas as a captain in the newly formed Chemical Service along with Ty Cobb. When he arrived in France, he was accidentally gassed during a chemical training exercise and subsequently developed tuberculosis,[4] which more easily infects lungs that have been damaged by chemical gases. Mathewson served with the American Expeditionary Force until February 1919 and was discharged later that month.[25]
Although he returned to serve as a coach for the Giants from 1919–1921, he spent a good portion of that time in Saranac Lake fighting the tuberculosis, initially at the Trudeau Sanitorium, and later in a house that he had built.[9] In 1923, Mathewson returned to professional baseball when he and Giants attorney Emil Fuchs put together a syndicate that bought the Boston Braves. Although initial plans called for Mathewson to be principal owner and team president, his health had deteriorated so much that he was no more than a figurehead. He turned over the presidency to Fuchs after the season.
Death and legacy[edit]
Mathewson's private "cure cottage" in Saranac Lake
Mathewson's gravesite at Lewisburg Cemetery in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
After contracting tuberculosis, Mathewson moved to the frigid climate of Saranac Lake, New York in the Adirondack Mountains where he sought treatment from Edward Livingston Trudeau at his renowned Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium. He died in Saranac Lake, New York, of tuberculosis on October 7, 1925. Mathewson is buried at Lewisburg Cemetery in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, adjacent to Bucknell University. Members of the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Senators wore black armbands during the 1925 World Series. Mathewson had died on the day the Series began, October 7. According to the Ken Burns documentary series, Baseball, some of Mathewson's last words were to his wife: "Now Jane, I want you to go outside and have yourself a good cry. Don't make it a long one; this can't be helped."
Christy Mathewson Day is celebrated as a holiday in his hometown of Factoryville, Pennsylvania, on the Saturday closest to his birthday.
Christy Mathewson Day and Factoryville, Pennsylvania, are the subjects of the documentary, Christy Mathewson Day[26]
Bucknell's football stadium is named "Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium".
The baseball field at Keystone College is named "Christy Mathewson Field."
Christy Mathewson Park in Factoryville is home to the community's Little League field, as well as basketball courts and other athletic facilities, public gardens, walking trails and a picnic pavilion.
The former Whittenton Ballfield in Taunton, Massachusetts, is named in memory of Christy Mathewson, who played for the Taunton team in the New England Baseball League before he joined the New York Giants.
Mathewson is mentioned in the poem "Line-Up for Yesterday" by Ogden Nash.
Jazz pianist Dave Frishberg, composer of several baseball-themed songs, wrote one called "Matty" for Mathewson.
Mathewson is a central character in Eric Rolfe Greenberg's historical novel "The Celebrant,"[27] which chronicles turn-of-the-century American life by weaving together Mathewson's story with the life of an immigrant Jewish family in New York. In 2002, the book was selected as one of the top 100 sports books of all time by Sports Illustrated.[28]
Baseball honors[edit]
Mathewson statue in Christy Mathewson Park in Factoryville, Pennsylvania
In 1936, Mathewson was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its first five inductees, along with Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, and Honus Wagner. He was the only one of the five who didn't live to see his induction.[29]
His jersey, denoted as "NY", has been retired by the Giants and hangs in the left-field corner of Oracle Park. Uniform numbers were not used during the time when Mathewson played for the Giants.
In 1999, he ranked number 7 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, the highest-ranking National League pitcher.
ESPN selected his pitching performance in the 1905 World Series as the greatest playoff performance of all time.[30]
During World War II, a 422-foot Liberty ship named in his honor, SS Christy Mathewson, was built in Richmond, California in 1943.
His plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame says: "Greatest of all of the great pitchers in the 20th century's first quarter" and ends with the statement: "Matty was master of them all"
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Components of phosphatidylserines:
Blue, green: variable fatty acid groups
Black: glycerol
Red: phosphate
Purple: serine
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references
Phosphatidylserine (abbreviated Ptd-L-Ser or PS) is a phospholipid and is a component of the cell membrane. It plays a key role in cell cycle signaling, specifically in relation to apoptosis. It is a key pathway for viruses to enter cells via apoptotic mimicry.[1]
2 Biological function
2.1 Cell signaling
2.2 Coagulation
3 Biosynthesis
4 Dietary sources
5 Supplementation
5.1 Health claims
5.1.1 Cognition
5.2 Safety
Structure[edit]
Phosphatidylserine is a phospholipid (more specifically a glycerophospholipid). It consists of two fatty acids attached in ester linkage to the first and second carbon of glycerol and serine attached through a phosphodiester linkage to the third carbon of the glycerol.[2]
Phosphatidylserine coming from plants and phosphatidylserine coming from animals differ in fatty acid composition.[3]
Biological function[edit]
Cell signaling[edit]
Phosphatidylserine(s) are actively held facing the cytosolic (inner) side of the cell membrane by the enzyme flippase. However, when a cell undergoes apoptosis, phosphatidylserine is no longer restricted to the cytosolic side by flippase. Instead scramblase catalyzes the rapid exchange of phosphatidylserine between the two sides. When the phosphatidylserines flip to the extracellular (outer) surface of the cell, they act as a signal for macrophages to engulf the cells.[4]
Coagulation[edit]
Phosphatidylserine plays a role in blood coagulation (also known as clotting). When circulating platelets encounter the site of an injury, collagen and thrombin -mediated activation causes externalization of phosphatidylserine (PS) from the inner membrane layer, where it serves as a pro-coagulant surface.[5] This surface acts to orient coagulation proteases, specifically tissue factor (TF) and factor VII, facilitating further proteolysis, activation of factor X, and ultimately generating thrombin.[5]
In the coagulation disorder Scott syndrome, the mechanism in platelets for transportation of PS from the inner platelet membrane surface to the outer membrane surface is defective.[6] It is characterized as a mild bleeding disorder stemming from the patient's deficiency in thrombin synthesis.[7]
Biosynthesis[edit]
Biosynthesis of phosphatidylserine
Phosphatidylserine is biosynthesized in bacteria by condensing the amino acid serine with CDP (cytidine diphosphate)-activated phosphatidic acid.[8] In mammals, phosphatidylserine is produced by base-exchange reactions with phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine. Conversely, phosphatidylserine can also give rise to phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylcholine, although in animals the pathway to generate phosphatidylcholine from phosphatidylserine only operates in the liver.[9]
Dietary sources[edit]
The average daily phosphatidylserine (PS) intake from diet in Western countries is estimated to be 130 mg.[citation needed] PS may be found in meat and fish. Only small amounts of PS can be found in dairy products or in vegetables, with the exception of white beans and soy lecithin.
Table 1. PS content in different foods.[10] Soy products are not in this table, because commercial PS is made by enzymatically converting soy phosphatidylcholine (lecithin) to phosphatidylserine, rather than purifying phosphatidylserine from soy.[citation needed]
PS Content in mg/100 g
Bovine brain 713
Atlantic mackerel 480
Chicken heart 414
Atlantic herring 360
Eel 335
Offal (average value) 305
Pig's spleen 239
Pig's kidney 218
Tuna 194
Chicken leg, with skin, without bone 134
Chicken liver 123
White beans 107
Soft-shell clam 87
Chicken breast, with skin 85
Mullet 76
Veal 72
Beef 69
Pork 57
Pig's liver 50
Turkey leg, without skin or bone 50
Turkey breast without skin 45
Crayfish 40
Cuttlefish 31
Atlantic cod 28
Anchovy 25
Whole grain barley 20
European hake 17
European pilchard (sardine) 16
Trout 14
Rice (unpolished) 3
Ewe's Milk 2
Cow's Milk (whole, 3.5% fat) 1
Supplementation[edit]
Health claims[edit]
A panel of the European Food Safety Authority concluded that a cause and effect relationship cannot be established between the consumption of phosphatidylserine and "memory and cognitive functioning in the elderly”, “mental health/cognitive function” and “stress reduction and enhanced memory function”.[3] The reason is that bovine brain cortex- and soy-based phosphatidylserine are different substances and might, therefore, have different biological activities. Therefore, the results of studies using PS coming from different sources cannot be generalized.[3]
Cognition[edit]
In May, 2003 the Food and Drug Administration gave "qualified health claim" status to phosphatidylserine thus allowing labels to state "consumption of phosphatidylserine may reduce the risk of dementia and cognitive dysfunction in the elderly" along with the disclaimer "very limited and preliminary scientific research suggests that phosphatidylserine may reduce the risk of cognitive dysfunction in the elderly."[11][12] According to the FDA, there is a lack of scientific agreement amongst qualified experts that a relationship exists between phosphatidylserine and cognitive function.[11]
More recent reviews have suggested that the relationship may be more robust,[13] though the mechanism remains unclear.[14] Some studies have suggested that whether the phosphatidylserine is plant or animal derived may have significance, with the FDA's statement applying specifically to soy-derived products.[11][15][16][17][18]
Safety[edit]
Traditionally, PS supplements were derived from bovine cortex (BC-PS). However, due to the risk of potential transfer of infectious diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (or "mad cow disease"), soy-derived PS supplements have been used as an alternative.[15] Soy-derived PS is designated Generally Recognized As Safe by the FDA.[citation needed] A 2002 safety report determined supplementation in elder people at a dosage of 200 mg three times daily to be safe.[19] Even so, concerns about the safety of soy products persist, and some manufacturers of PS use sunflower lecithin instead of soy lecithin as a source of raw material for PS production.
^ Meertens L, Carnec X, Lecoin MP, Ramdasi R, Guivel-Benhassine F, Lew E, Lemke G, Schwartz O, Amara A (October 2012). "The TIM and TAM families of phosphatidylserine receptors mediate dengue virus entry". Cell Host & Microbe. 12 (4): 544–57. doi:10.1016/j.chom.2012.08.009. PMC 3572209. PMID 23084921.
^ Nelson D, Cox M (2008). Lehninger Principles of biochemistry (5 ed.). W.H Freeman and company. p. 350. ISBN 9781429208925.
^ a b c EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (2010-10-01). "Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to phosphatidyl serine (ID 552, 711, 734, 1632, 1927) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006". EFSA Journal. 8 (10): 1749. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1749. ISSN 1831-4732.
^ Verhoven B, Schlegel RA, Williamson P (November 1995). "Mechanisms of phosphatidylserine exposure, a phagocyte recognition signal, on apoptotic T lymphocytes". The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 182 (5): 1597–601. doi:10.1084/jem.182.5.1597. PMC 2192221. PMID 7595231.
^ a b Lentz BR (September 2003). "Exposure of platelet membrane phosphatidylserine regulates blood coagulation". Progress in Lipid Research. 42 (5): 423–38. doi:10.1016/s0163-7827(03)00025-0. PMID 12814644.
^ Zwaal RF, Comfurius P, Bevers EM (March 2004). "Scott syndrome, a bleeding disorder caused by defective scrambling of membrane phospholipids". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 1636 (2–3): 119–28. doi:10.1016/j.bbalip.2003.07.003. PMID 15164759.
^ Weiss HJ (October 1994). "Scott syndrome: a disorder of platelet coagulant activity". Seminars in Hematology. 31 (4): 312–9. PMID 7831576.
^ Christie WW (4 April 2013). "Phosphatidylserine and Related Lipids: Structure, Occurrence, Biochemistry and Analysis" (PDF). The American Oil Chemists’ Society Lipid Library. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
^ Christie WW (12 June 2014). "Phosphatidylcholine and Related Lipids: Structure, Occurrence, Biochemistry and Analysis" (PDF). The American Oil Chemists’ Society Lipid Library. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
^ Souci SW, Fachmann E, Kraut H (2008). Food Composition and Nutrition Tables. Medpharm Scientific Publishers Stuttgart.
^ a b c Taylor CL (May 13, 2003). "Phosphatidylserine and Cognitive Dysfunction and Dementia (Qualified Health Claim: Final Decision Letter)". Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
^ "Summary of Qualified Health Claims Subject to Enforcement Discretion - Qualified Claims About Cognitive Function".
^ Glade MJ, Smith K (June 2015). "Phosphatidylserine and the human brain". Nutrition. 31 (6): 781–6. doi:10.1016/j.nut.2014.10.014. PMID 25933483.
^ Kim HY, Huang BX, Spector AA (October 2014). "Phosphatidylserine in the brain: metabolism and function". Progress in Lipid Research. 56: 1–18. doi:10.1016/j.plipres.2014.06.002. PMC 4258547. PMID 24992464.
^ a b Smith, Glenn (2 June 2014). "Can phosphatidylserine improve memory and cognitive function in people with Alzheimer's disease?". Mayo Clinic. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
^ Crook TH, Klatz RM, eds. (1998). Treatment of Age-Related Cognitive Decline: Effects of Phosphatidylserine in Anti-Aging Medical Therapeutics. 2. Chicago: Health Quest Publications. pp. 20–29.
^ Jorissen BL, Brouns F, Van Boxtel MP, Ponds RW, Verhey FR, Jolles J, Riedel WJ (2001). "The influence of soy-derived phosphatidylserine on cognition in age-associated memory impairment". Nutritional Neuroscience. 4 (2): 121–34. doi:10.1080/1028415X.2001.11747356. PMID 11842880.
^ Kato-Kataoka A, Sakai M, Ebina R, Nonaka C, Asano T, Miyamori T (November 2010). "Soybean-derived phosphatidylserine improves memory function of the elderly Japanese subjects with memory complaints". Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition. 47 (3): 246–55. doi:10.3164/jcbn.10-62. PMC 2966935. PMID 21103034.
^ Jorissen BL, Brouns F, Van Boxtel MP, Riedel WJ (October 2002). "Safety of soy-derived phosphatidylserine in elderly people". Nutritional Neuroscience. 5 (5): 337–43. doi:10.1080/1028415021000033802. PMID 12385596.
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Phosphatidylserines at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Lipids: phospholipids
Glycerol backbone
(Glycerophospholipids/
Phosphoglycerides)
Phosphatidyl-:
-ethanolamine/cephalin (PE)
-choline/lecithin (PC)
-serine (PS)
-glycerol (PG)
-inositol (PI)
glyco- (GPI)
Phosphoinositides:
PI(3)P
PI(3,4)P2
Ether lipids:
Plasmalogen
Cardiolipin
Sphingosine backbone
Sphingomyelin
Inositol phosphate
Lysophosphatidic acid
Phosphocholine
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7.19 'the Indecision Amalgamation' (April 3)
Episodes 7.19 'the Indecision Amalgamation' (April 3)
By Tripper, March 18, 2014 in Season 7
1. How would you rate this episode?
KiwiIcedTea 209
I thought it was a cute, kind of light episode It was pretty funny as well, I completely lost it at bernies "I like the wii" line I also loved to little part with Raj and Emily, I thought it was adorable :3 OH and the tage scene too :3
And of course the 2nd SIK was pretty great too But I have to admit, the first SIK will always be my favourite simply because it was kind of the catalyst for all the Sheldon changes and developments were seeing (IMO) Plus, it was just so friggin beautiful/unexpected/spontaneous/romantic/I should really stop using slashes now/ya :3
Edited April 4, 2014 by KiwiIcedTea
Frieda Rainstorm 829
Freak Revolutionist
Wii is a game console. It's rather old now and was replaced by the WiiU late last year. The joke is that it's not that powerful of a game system and a lot of older people play it. It's sort of the CBS of game consoles.
YAY! Thank you very much!!
Chrismo 11,293
Chief Executive Member
Can' understand the over-the-top reaction to this Ep The pass the butter scene was not bad and B's scenes about the card were also OK. The rest was average. R's date ,WW scene - not funny. LP interaction was strained and was more suited to a couple iiin their early fairly awkward dating rather than a loving committed couple.
I actually thought the L/P interaction especially when they were looking over the script was one of their better moments. They were discussing if Penny should do the movie. Leonard was the one that thought she should do it. She seemed to listen to him and I thought he was the reason that she did it. You appear to be in the minority in regards to liking the episode. I think at times, and I've done this too, that you look for something specific to happen and when it doesn't you're disappointed. Just a theory. I said earlier that I laughed hard and totally enjoyed the episode. And I'm not a big Raj and Sheldon fan.
bigbangsheldon 9,422
kelly coocoo
luke 721
First thing I did after the episode was google Wil Wheaton's filmography to see what movies he did after 'Stand By Me', um yeah, Toy Soldiers was pretty good, but other than that I can see what he was talking about, pretty bad, still think it was unfair he was exclude from the Star Trek TNG movies - love that he ended up working on a movie with Penny - I wouldn't mind see some jealosy develope between Wil and Leonard. I enjoyed Bernadette and the card she sent, that had me laughing out loud, I liked Shamy's date night, I didn't understand Sheldon's indecision over which gaming system to buy though , it was stated during the robbery episode that he owned all of the gaming systems, so why not buy both? - Raj's dating two women wasn't as funny as I was expecting, but I'm guessing that will lead to more down the line, over all I didn't think it was a great episode, but they are are all good, just varying degrees of good
Edited April 4, 2014 by luke
Kasey 2,263
Taking out the various ships and OMG moments of TBBT, they do for me consistently what I expect them to do - and that is make me laugh...
First thing I did after the episode was google Wil Wheaton's filmography to see what movies he did after 'Stand By Me', um yeah, Toy Soldiers was pretty good, but other than that I can see what he was talking about, pretty bad, still think it was unfair he was exclude from the Star Trek TNG movies - love that he ended up working on a movie with Penny - I wouldn't mind see some jealosy develope between Wil and Leonard. I enjoyed Bernadette and the card she sent, that had me laughing out loud, I liked Shamy's date night, I didn't understand Sheldon's indecision over which gaming system to buy though , it was stated during the robbery episode that he owned all of the gaming systems, so why not buy both? - Raj's double date night wasn't as funny as I was expecting, but I'm guessing that will lead to more down the line, over all I didn't think it was a great episode, but they are are all good, just varying degrees of good
I didn't totally get the gaming thing either. In regards to Raj/Emily I don't think the point was to make it that funny. The point more was he didn't screw it up.
Martin Pollard 2,143
still think it was unfair he was exclude from the Star Trek TNG movies
He had a cameo appearance in Star Trek: Nemesis, but almost all of it was cut; you only catch a glimpse of him during the Riker/Troi wedding scene that opens the movie. Which is probably for the best, as IMHO Nemesis was the worst of the TNG films.
Tensor 31,569
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As far as buying both systems. It was stated in the episode that he couldn't buy both, because he only has one slot in the entertainment center (similar to his being short one slot in his wallet). When Amy offered to buy both, and then buy a new entertainment center, Sheldon's answer to buying a new entertainment center was, "But, which one?".
Shamy's kid 0
I liked this episode, i think i give it a solid 8/10.
I breezed through some reviews on the net and many gave it a 4.6/5 or an 8.8/10...maybe it's because i have a bit of a high standard now, but i didn't think it was a great episode. It was good-very good.
They did a pretty good job putting three different story lines into the table and achieving something positive with it. The main Laughs came with the Shamy plot and we also saw them interact and that's always a positive. The Penny-Leonard plot was interesting, it moved the Apist story forward although maybe more could have been done with the actual filming of the thing (they could have done this plot with more detail but still satisfactory), and the Raj storyline was also nice and well implemented.
About Lucy...At the beginning i felt VERY sympathetic to her character, but after she decided to end the relationship, and also how she acted in several episodes, she doesn't really leave me with a craving for more. I'd rather see Raj go through a part of his life with this new girl, but maybe the writers can do something where he both learns from this new more sociable girl (Emily is it?), but he also learns and helps lucy learn together so that he experiences different dynamics and regardless of the result comes out a more mature person.
I think that the episode had plenty of "Classic" moments such as Amy pretending and exaggerating in the dinner table :D, and the whole interaction from start to finish in the electronics store.
I did think that Amy offering sheldon a PS4, an Xbox, and an Entertainment system was too much.
Good episode, i've been watching season 7 too quickly so i will have to go back and appreciate the episodes more in the end to see what the highlights and best episodes were more clearly.
Good episode. But about Shamy....
They have had alot of nice moments but i think that throughout the 6th and 7th seasons they made some of the sweeter moments so fragmented, which has resulted in me personally feeling like the cute relationship between them has not been shown as much as it could. It has seemed a bit fragmented to me, when in fact maybe the writers could have done more to keep a steady flow, right now i feel like an actual Story Arc portion in a future season will have to happen for me to really feel an even more tangible progress between the two. Instead of making the relationship a bit more consistent, the writers decided to take it more slow, and everything absolutely everything was made clear in the penultimate episode of season 6 where they go inside sheldon's room and we pretty much get the sense that things will go slow, but that they want each other.
But's its still good. I personally feel the deep Shamy moments amongst the most powerful moments in recent memory.
In reality though odds are this will never be brought up on another episode.
The perfect solution would have been for Sheldon to buy one and Amy buy the other, then Sheldon could have played with both until he decided which one he liked best.
OMC! I was trying to zoom in to see who the writer of Serial Apeist was!!!! I did not notice the vanity card. LMAO VINCE GILLIGAN! *DIES*
I'm quite sure the writers could have come up with a reductio ad absurdum as to why they couldn't.
I read some absurd comments online too like "If Sheldon were a true nerd he would buy both, take them apart and build his own" or something and it just made me facepalm. First of all, we run once again up against people who think they are the definition of "true nerd" and expect everyone to represent them. Second, they forget that Sheldon is not much of an engineer at all (M.O.N.T.E. anyone?), third, I found the whole situation perfectly in tune with Sheldon's personality, and, lastly, and more importantly, it's a sitcom. The comedy was in the fact that he could *not* buy both. If he had come to a solution then where's the comedy?
The comedy was in the fact that he could *not* buy both. If he had come to a solution then where's the comedy?
Some wag suggested that the reason there was no decision was because neither Sony or Microsoft would pay product placement fees.
Now that you mention it I do remember Wil's cameo in Nemesis - and I agree that Nemesis as well as Insurrection were the weakest of the Star Trek movies, I haven't seen either in a long time though, so maybe my opinion would improve on a rewatch - I wish they could have at least worked Wesley into First Contact, that was a great movie, they could have left him behind to help Cochran with his work or something - I hope they can work him into the new series of Star Trek films, but in any case I am glad that he has a recurring gig on TBBT - the Wil Wheaton episodes are always a lot of fun
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For my money this was delightful. What didn't it have? All fun, froth and bubble.
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I loved the part when Raj was showing Penny how romantic he was. Leonard says "that's enough". Kunal is sooo handsome;-)
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Hilarious! IMO one of the best episodes of the year all the way around. The L/P storyline with Will Wheaton was good. I liked how Leonard was going over the script with Penny. It also appeared to be his idea to talk with Will Wheaton which I thought was a great idea. The raj storyline was very good. I liked the way that they showed this couple and I hope they keep it going. These parts were all real good.
However, I think Shamy stole the show. Sheldon's delima over which game system to get was priceless, Jim and Miyam were both great. The part with them in the store after it closed was great but the best scene in my opinion was date night and her "pass the butter".
Excellent episode.
"PLEASE! PASS! THE BUTTER!!!" is going to go down as one of the all-time best Amy moments, along with "Oh, it's a tiara!" and every scene in "The Fish Guts Displacement".
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Okay so I didn't get to see the episode last night because I went to marathon screening of Captain America 2 Winter Solider (Which was AWESOME btw) But I watch this episode this morning twice it was so adorable. I haven't liked an episode this much since Locomotion Manipulation. The SHAMY FEELS were FANTASTIC and it was all around FUNNY episode, nothing too serious or annoying from any of the characters FINALLY!!
1. SHAMY KISS AGAIN - Best part of episode for me in case you haven't noticed already I'm a big SHAMY shipper. But yes, this kiss was just as great as first SIK but in a totally different way. I noticed several things, his adorable smile before he did it, the fact that Amy didn't have to tell him exactly what to do before he did it he knew what she meant already when she said " Its DATE NIGHT aren't you forgetting something" The way Sheldon put BOTH arms and hands on her waist this time, not just one hand. He closes his eyes again and then when he spoke during the kiss he kept smiling. The way he takes control during their kissing scenes now is perfection. Its amazing how he has such a hard time choosing between XBOX one or PS4, but when it comes to kissing Amy, no hesistation and no overthinking it he just goes for it and enjoys it. OH YEAH!! These two are going making smart quirky adorable weird beautiful babies someday.
2. The Raj storyline - PLEASE WRITERS I BEG DONT SCREW THINGS UP WITH THIS EMILY GIRL PLEASE!!!!! We don't have a red head in the group and based on hair color alone that makes her a good choice! LOL Also, she is willing to accept his weirdness and there is so much they could do with her. We all know now Lucy isn't going to work out so dating two women thing better just be a joke cause Raj is just too sweet and adorable to be a Playa. Only thing is I'm still wondering what the hell happened with YVETTE the vet, did the writers just forget she existed or what cause I didn't!? I mean he calls her she gives him her phone number they flirt at the Vet office and then we never hear what happened with her, it would have made more since if Yvette was the "other woman" besides Emily not Lucy and they had him go out with both and try to weigh the plus sides and negative sides of dating both of them. It would have tied in better with way Sheldon was weighing the two gaming systems, Raj could have been waiting pros and cons of dating each girl and then made a final decision to choose one of them because the other turns out to be a total psycho or a man or something. But, whatever if we don't hear about Yvette again fine, I just hope they don't do something stupid like wait until everyone is into Emily and make her really funny likeable character with Raj then have them break up only to bring Yvette in much later after everyone practically forgot she exist like *cough Alex * cough* Honestly writers just pick one and stick with it. Raj needs a woman in his life so we can see him not only grow as a person, but the hilarity of trying to juggle dating a woman between, his love for science/all things geek, his love for Howard, his family and their expectations and his own quirky weirdness that makes him look like a fool in front of girls. Raj is funniest when he has something more to do than meddle in the relationships of the other main couples on the show, its his turn to get his own chick!
3. Bernadette storyline - Not that heavy or detailed, but funny I like that she actually wanted her friends to weigh in on whether it made her a bad person, but really its obvious she just wanted an excuse to tell them what she did. Made for hilarious reactions from the gang, also the part when she said to Sheldon "I like the Wii!!" haha that made me laugh out loud harder than it should have, but it was perfect timing as usual. She just makes anything bad or serious or stupid just seem adorable and cutesy got love her for that. They should give her more unique story lines as well cause Penny and Amy get plenty of them, I'd like to see Bernadette have something important going on equivalent to Penny's acting career storyline and Amy's quest to get Sheldon to marry her and have sex storyline. So far its all just really small random stuff like the stuff they usually gave Raj in the past. But it worked for this particular episode.
4. The cameo from Wil Wheaton was good, little too serious I thought at first until the ending scene that was GENIUS!! The Orangtaun with a bikni shoot he should so Moderator the TBBT panel and Comic Con wearing that or fans should go dressed in that cause that costume is priceless. The sad stuff he said about being an actor and how hard it is was very honest and truthful so kudos on him for saying that while "ACTING" but I'm not sure if that scene was suppose to make us feel sorry for Wil of TBBT, Wil Wheaton the real person in real life or more sorry for Penny cause chances of her getting as far as even Wil has acting wise is pretty much less than Raj's chances of getting a stable happy normal relationship with a woman that lasts before the show ends.
5. I'm so glad Leonard got to be shown as being supportive of Penny's decisions without trying to take over things this time or made to look like a jerk because he simply disagrees with her on something. Often times he tries to help her it ends up backfiring on him because of how Penny reacts to it and that isn't fair to Leonard in my opinion so I'm glad they didn't do that this time. He just helped her out because she wanted him too and she didn't get all mean and bitchy about it like she usually does when he tries to help her.
Overall I thought it was an excellent episode, looking forward to the next one until then I leave you all with this my favorite scene from this episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDhjLaVyAOE&list=UUqg-HMr6ySAhGGunT_QDClw
Edited April 5, 2014 by Tripper
Removed a spoiler from the next episode.
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Can we keep this spoiler free? Some ppl are unspoiled...
Regarding Wil Wheaton's confession about soul-sucking jobs and depression, do you think the writers purposely put that in as a sly nod to Wil's real-life issues with depression (which he occasionally talks about on his blog)? Perhaps it wasn't intentional, but it probably hit pretty close to home for him.
I'm wondering if they questioned him about it and he assisted in writing it. As you point out, he has written about his depression and he is self-depreciating enough to help get laughs from it.
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emotion engine vs single core cpu
...someone said that PS3 is much superiorer then PC, I will disagree with that... in fact PS3 is made for gaming, & that's it's only purpose, but PC's are machines that can do much more then PS3... & graphics on PS3 is not so revolutionar anymore... there are many PC games with much better graphics then one from PS3... but after all, I must say one thing too for consoles... if consoles had, so to say, GHz potential as PC's have, where would they be now?
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04-26-2010, 03:02 PM (This post was last modified: 04-26-2010, 03:10 PM by Air.)
Few, if any, games on the PS3 have tapped it's full potential yet. I know some games have claimed they have, but I'm not sure I believe them. Furthermore, the PS3 is also clearly superior to the PC in many other things than just gaming: It is still vastly superior for almost any form of distributed computing (most widely known for it's [email protected]), for many types of image manipulation algorithms, and even for various types of database operations**. Simply put, the 7 SPEs of your common PS3 still put your PC's SSE units to shame, and the internal parallel-processing memory bus system is something the PC has no equivalent for. For everything else -- in particular single-threaded tasks that cannot use SIMD -- high end PCs are probably clear winners these days, though.
(** currently the last one is only superior in cost effectiveness -- the other two are simply unmatchable by any PC at this time).
So yes, the PS3 is specialized, but it's specialized to do SIMD floating point math, which is terribly useful for a helluva lot more than just games (in fact, to some extent it isn't as useful to games as it is many other computing projects; the PS3 is a better photoshop and [email protected] tool than it is a gaming machine).
Additionally, I think one of the biggest things holding the current gen consoles back is simply their 'monitor' (and their lack of support for high-res HDTV). The common res of 1280×720 supported by most HDTV is already low-res by most desktop standards, and HDTV lacks the nifty natural anti-aliasing effect that used to make old tube TV images retain their charm even years after their resolutions were considered embarrassing by PC standards.
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Isn't PS3 a full 1080 HD? ...yeah I know all that, but somehow I forgot Air... lol me, indeed, PS3 is way superior then PC this days...
Tnx for reminding me... Cheers...
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Ok, ok... I got everyone's point.. It's a nice thread, but I have a question that doesn't want to shut up, in my head...
Why PS3 game production is so slow compared to PS2 ?? Too complex hardware for a videogame ?? What gives ?? I wanna know !
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(04-24-2010, 07:59 AM)Zeydlitz Wrote: Right now Crysis 2 screens and video does not look very advanced for me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WJG14uLA3k
This is zero-comparison, look at this video of CryEngine2 on a reasonably powerful gaming rig vs. CryEngine3 on the PS3/360.
You certainly do NOT need a GTX480 or a 5870 to achieve these graphics on the PC.
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(04-26-2010, 03:33 PM)rex1825 Wrote: Isn't PS3 a full 1080 HD? ...yeah I know all that, but somehow I forgot Air... lol me, indeed, PS3 is way superior then PC this days...
Yes, it can be, tho not all games use that mode necessarily (I suspect most do). The bigger problem is that a lot of HDTVs don't support 1080p, especially anything made a few years ago (many older LCD TVs touted 1080p or 1080i support, but actually just downscale 1080 sources to 720p).
It's only been in the last few years that LCD TVs have been providing true 1080p resolutions on anything except the most expensive brands. Plasmas and such have been supporting 1080p longer but, obviously, you'd pay dearly for that.
(so yea, in terms of pixels, PCs tend to win both in max res and cost-per-pixel)
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(04-26-2010, 05:35 PM)Eva Wrote:
Yes,PS3 has only 256 MB of video memory (lol).You can't enyoy crysis at that level.PS3 might have better processors but it is shame they've put only 256 MB working memory and 256 MB video memory.
...how come that then GT5 is only 720 lol, they could do it in 1080...
Maybe because PS3 isn't so strong?! lol XD
If the CryEngine3 engine is a PC-developed engine ported to the PS3, then it's destined to suck on the PS3 (and that's what it is). This is one of the unfortunate aspects of coding for the PS3. Optimizing for it requires a completely different approach so enough things that you can't use cross-platform programming techniques and expect to get much muscle out of the PS3.
Same problem on the PS2. Games from PC and Dreamcast ported to the PS2 often sucked on the PS2 compared both to the PC versions and to other PS2 games.
And you can write that off as an advantage to PCs; they are in many ways easier to code for, to the extent that PCs will literally run seemingly bad/lazy code better/faster than seemingly good code.
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Friday in Five: the Ideas Edition
I’ve been thinking about death a lot lately. Partly because the act and consequences of death are propelling a novel I’m working on in my When-I-Get-Time Life. Partly because I’m anticipating it in my Where-Did-That-Time-Go Life, prompted by the very visible deterioration of souls close to me which in turn is reminding me I’m not going to live forever either.
I got excited by this idea:
“If the body generates consciousness, then consciousness dies when the body dies. But if the body receives consciousness in the same way that a cable box receives satellite signals, then of course consciousness does not end at the death of the physical vehicle. In fact, consciousness exists outside of constraints of time and space. It is able to be anywhere: in the human body and outside of it. In other words, it is non-local in the same sense that quantum objects are non-local.”
It’s from an article, Quantum Theory Proves Consciousness Moves to Another Universe After Death, which is making the rounds on social media. The article and the ideas it contains have plenty of critics. Here’s another article that sets out – and probably succeeds – to debunk the major points of the first.
I’m not a physicist, and neither is the scientist, Dr Robert Lanza, proposing this “biocentrism” theory. Lanza’s expertise – and it’s significant and peer-recognised – is in stem cell research. In 2014, Time included him in its list of Top 100 Most Influential People. So while he’s not a physicist, he’s not a complete numpty, either.
I don’t pretend to understand the science. I’ve read these and other articles trying to develop a definitive sense of what I should think or understand or believe. Maybe it doesn’t even matter. In any case, I’m enchanted by the idea. Not, I think, because I feel any need for myself to live forever. More in the sense that no one is ever lost.
My elderly father and elderly dogs are travelling the roads which will end in their bodies ending, but this idea presents a chance the universe will retain their gentle, wise, mischievous souls. Their consciousness. Their energy.
It follows that the universe will never be free of some of the more regrettable souls I’ve encountered, either, but that’s okay.
Around a year ago I read this idea in another form and found it equally enchanting from a creative perspective. Elizabeth Gilbert in Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear writes:
“I believe that our planet is inhabited not only by animals and plants and bacteria and viruses, but also by ideas. Ideas are a disembodied, energetic life-form. They are completely separate from us, but capable of interacting with us—albeit strangely. Ideas have no material body, but they do have consciousness, and they most certainly have will. Ideas are driven by a single impulse: to be made manifest. And the only way an idea can be made manifest in our world is through collaboration with a human partner. It is only through a human’s efforts that an idea can be escorted out of the ether and into the realm of the actual.”
It all sounds a bit woo-woo, doesn’t it? And I’m decidedly not anti-science. The anti-vaccination campaign enrages me. Climate change deniers drive me insane. Intelligent creation makes me squirm, and not in a good way.
I remain enchanted, by Lanza and by Liz and by their ideas. Go figure. I’m probably just getting old.
Which brings me to this other idea of oncologist Ezekiel J. Emanuel that keeps playing and playing and playing in my head, and which is strengthened, for me, by the enchantment of the possibility of consciousness enduring and ideas always finding themselves an outlet. At what age do I want to die?
Not when should I die, or when might I die, but at what age do I want to die?
I find very compelling Emanuel’s proposition that 75 years is about the right kind of lifespan. To be clear, he is not advocating euthanasia. He is not suggesting people who live beyond 75 have nothing to contribute. He has thoughtfully examined his own life and circumstances, considered humbly and sincerely the contribution he makes in the world, and has decided 75 is about right:
“…75 defines a clear point in time: for me, 2032. It removes the fuzziness of trying to live as long as possible. Its specificity forces us to think about the end of our lives and engage with the deepest existential questions and ponder what we want to leave our children and grandchildren, our community, our fellow…s, the world.”
The idea of deciding for myself that 75 is about right establishes for me a neat time horizon to work towards, to live towards. To write towards. I might not make it to 75. That would be okay, too. In my Where-Does-the-Time-Go Life, I’ve been in the habit of asking new team members to imagine themselves at 80, looking back, to identify what they’ll most regret not having done.
I’d asked myself that and came up with a vaguely satisfactory set of answers. Knocking five years off the question, though, somehow brings the answers into sharper focus.
I’m going off to write. See you on the other side.
Gracie x
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Hawking's voice to be beamed into space during memorial
The broadcast will be beamed towards the nearest black hole, 1A 0620-00
Published: June 15, 2018 13:18 AFP
London: A message from late British astrophysics giant Stephen Hawking will be beamed towards the nearest black hole as his remains are laid to rest in London's Westminster Abbey on Friday.
As the ashes of the British theoretical physicist are interred, a specially-written composition featuring his famous synthesised voice will be beamed into space by the European Space Agency.
"This is a beautiful and symbolic gesture that creates a link between our father's presence on this planet, his wish to go into space and his explorations of the universe in his mind," said his daughter Lucy Hawking.
The wheelchair-bound professor, who dedicated his life's work to unravelling the mysteries of the universe and fought to overcome his disability, will be buried by the graves of fellow science greats Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.
"The broadcast will be beamed towards the nearest black hole, 1A 0620-00, which lives in a binary system with a fairly ordinary orange dwarf star," Hawking's daughter said.
"It is a message of peace and hope, about unity and the need for us to live together in harmony on this planet."
Time-travellers welcome
Hawking, who captured the imagination of millions around the world, died on March 14 at the age of 76.
Propelled to stardom by his 1988 book A Brief History of Time, an unlikely worldwide bestseller, Hawking's genius and wit won over fans from far beyond the rarefied world of astrophysics.
His death triggered a flood of tributes from Queen Elizabeth II to NASA, reflecting his impact as a scientist but also a beacon of hope for people affected by motor neurone disease.
The British government announced on Monday that exceptional students in mathematics and physics can compete for research fellowships in Hawking's honour.
Friday's service attended by family, friends and colleagues will celebrate not only his achievements as a scientist but also his character and endurance in living with a devastating illness.
"We are so grateful to Westminster Abbey for offering us the privilege of a service of thanksgiving for the extraordinary life of our father and for giving him such a distinguished final resting place," said his children Lucy, Robert and Tim.
Around 1,000 members of the public drawn from more than 100 countries were due to attend the service, following an online ballot in which 25,000 applied for tickets.
Applicants needed to give their birth date - but eagle-eyed fans spotted that it could be any day up to December 31, 2038, opening the door to time-travelling guests from the future.
'He inspired me'
Three young people who use electronic communication devices to speak, just as Hawking did, will also be among the guests.
"He has inspired me to be the best that I can be and not let anything, including my disability, hold me back," said 20-year-old Jason Felce, who controls his equipment with eye movement.
Drama student Rose Brown, 20, was hit by a drunk driver in 2009.
"I am going to be an actress. Everybody who puts their mind to something gets to be it. Stephen Hawking proves this more than anyone," she said.
Guests will be welcomed by volunteers from the London 2012 Paralympic Games opening ceremony, in which Hawking starred.
The track being beamed into space will feature Hawking's voice set to music and has been written by Greek composer Vangelis.
British astronaut Tim Peake, astronomer royal Martin Rees, and actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who played Hawking in a television film and narrated his documentaries, will deliver addresses.
Westminster Abbey will also be open to the public free of charge after the service so people can pay their respects at his grave.
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23. Deadpool 2 (2018)
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24. Breakthrough (I) (2019)
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25. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
A group of intergalactic criminals must pull together to stop a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe.
Director: James Gunn | Stars: Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana
26. Iron Man (2008)
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Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges
27. Justice League (2017)
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his new-found ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy.
Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller
28. Interstellar (2014)
PG-13 | 169 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Mackenzie Foy
29. Little (I) (2019)
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A woman is transformed into her younger self at a point in her life when the pressures of adulthood become too much to bear.
Director: Tina Gordon | Stars: Regina Hall, Issa Rae, Marsai Martin, Justin Hartley
30. Ready Player One (2018)
When the creator of a virtual reality called the OASIS dies, he makes a posthumous challenge to all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune and control of his world.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe
31. The Meg (2018)
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A group of scientists exploring the Marianas Trench encounter the largest marine predator that has ever existed - the Megalodon.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson, Cliff Curtis
32. Maleficent (2014)
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A vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child may be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land.
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A faster crosstown bus could be great for DC
TransitBy Dan Malouff (Board of Directors, Editorial Board) March 27, 2018 59
Potential Metrobus route 99. Image by WMATA.
Imagine a faster bus from Dupont to Anacostia, with stops at U Street, Florida Avenue, H Street, and Eastern Market. Similar to Metrobus route 90, but faster and better. In 2011 WMATA recommended such a line, calling it the 99. Since then, the idea has collected dust. Let's talk about it again.
DC's most important crosstown corridor
Most of DC's transit lines, regardless of mode, are radial. They connect neighborhoods to downtown. A few, on the other hand, are crosstown lines, routes that cut perpendicularly across multiple radials, connecting them to each other and providing riders who aren't going downtown with an easier neighborhood-to-neighborhood trip.
The busiest crosstown bus line in DC today is the 90s series, running from Adams Morgan to Anacostia via U Street, Florida Avenue, and 8th Street NE/SE. It crosses every Metro line, the H Street streetcar, and several of the most important radial buses. It carries 14,000 riders per day on relatively frequent buses. In DDOT's 2010 streetcar plan, this corridor was part of the ambitious 37-mile citywide rail system.
It is, simply put, one of the city's most important surface transit corridors. Call it the de facto inner Purple Line.
But it's sloooow. Except for headway-based scheduling, the 90s buses lack the most visible bus priority measures that DDOT and WMATA have introduced on other important lines. No bus lanes, and no limited-stop MetroExtra option.
At least, not yet.
The 2011 MetroExtra plan
MetroExtra is WMATA's brand for limited-stop buses, routes with widely-spaced stops that get from point A to point B faster than local buses that stop every two blocks. It's not Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), but it's a nice step up from normal buses.
MetroExtra bus on 16th Street. Image by the author.
In 2011, WMATA studied a variety of improvements to the 90s line, and among other things recommended a new MetroExtra route, the 99.
It would run both directions with a bus every 15 minutes, but only at peak times from 6-9 am and 3:30-7 pm. It would be 15-20 percent faster than local route 90 buses, speeding travel along the city's prime crosstown route.
It would improve service from East of the Anacostia into the job centers of Northwest and Northeast, and it would provide a direct bus connection from Dupont to U Street.
Why isn't it running?
If this recommendation came in 2011, seven years ago, why isn't the 99 running today?
Because it will cost at least $1.2 million annually to run, and the DC government has not stepped up to fund it. Budgets are tight, after all, and there are many competing priorities.
For example, GGWash contributor and Foggy Bottom ANC commissioner Patrick Kennedy has been advocating to make the H1 bus—another important crosstown route—run all day rather than only at peak times. That's a worthy goal too.
The good news is that advocates, including GGWash, have helped convince DC and WMATA to fund and implement other limited-stop buses within the past year. The G9 on Rhode Island Avenue and the 59 on 14th Street both started running in 2017. If Mayor Bowser supports the idea, 2018 could become the year of the 99.
GGWash sometimes organizes around issues affecting our region. Should we consider advocacy around this topic? Let us know!
Tagged: 99, buses, dc, jim hamre, metroextra, transit
Dan Malouff is a transportation planner for Arlington and an adjunct professor at George Washington University. He has a degree in urban planning from the University of Colorado and lives in Trinidad, DC. He runs BeyondDC and contributes to the Washington Post. Dan blogs to express personal views, and does not take part in GGWash's political endorsement decisions.
What Metrorail station is between Rosslyn and Farragut West on the Blue, Orange, or Silver Line? Feel free to ignore station subtitles.
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Dancing in the Street: Choreography in Kpop
Posted on March 22, 2012 August 27, 2012 by CeeFu
TVXQ, Wae (Keep Your Head Down)(screen capture); Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djJb5iSL0Do
Dance is a huge part of mainstream Kpop, and while many recognize the dances popularized by the groups and artists, few know the people behind them: the choreographers. Not only do choreographers impact Kpop through their routines, they also have an impact on fans as well.
The choreography that accompanies many Kpop songs instantly catches the eye. It is one of the first things people notice and associate with Kpop. In a retrospective of Kpop choreography, Jordan Close and Mai Nguyen note the complexity of the dance routine created by Rino Nakasone and Shim Jae Won for SHINee’s “Lucifer”: “As a whole, the dance includes an impressive amount of detail in movement, level changes and formation changes. In particular, the ‘handcuff dance’ made it big in Korea.” Nakasone and Shim demonstrate some of the complex moves here in a dance workshop:
Not only does the choreography provide a vehicle for the music, it also emphasizes the meaning of the music. Nakasone, one of the top choreographers, notes: ” I always consider each artist’s style and strengths, but mainly I just listen to the songs – I want to make the music come alive through choreography.” Choreographers also have to take into consideration that the performers will be singing as they dance. Mariel Martin, who has worked with 2NE1, says: ” Different ones sing at different times….There will be parts where one is singing and the other ones will be doing the dancing, one will break off and be singing.”
While non-Korean speaking audiences often encounter the challenges of songs in Korean, dance transcends langauge barriers. Elaine Low writes that Shaun Evaristo, a major choreographer for YG Entertainment artists, uses a “non-verbal” method. Evaristo says: “We’re able to understand each other through dance alone. Trust is key.”
Multiple cultural legacies also make Kpop choreography complex. Evaristo is known for an eclectic style all his own. Low writes: “It is difficult to properly capture into words Evaristo’s style of dance. More complex than traditional hip-hop, there is a precision, smoothness and intensity to his moves that elude definition. Even he has trouble putting a label on his own technique.” This can be seen in a clip of Evaristo and Lyle Beniga demonstrating the choreography for Taeyang’s “Where U At:”
Other choreographers, like Martin, create dances with the Korean club scene in mind: “[I] talked to Shaun [Evaristo] about it and he kinda gave me an idea of their cultures and who they are kinda catering to. He told me catchy moves and simple things that are really clear. He told me that in the clubs here people don’t really have any room to dance so things that are more like arm movements, shoulders, moves that are kinda easy so that people can learn and the kids can do [them] in the club even if there is no space around.”
At the same time, Nakasone recognizes the influence of American dancers in her choreography for Kpop acts: ” I think K-Pop has a lot of elements of how entertainment used to be back in the day, with MJ, Janet Jackson, TLC and MC Hammer. They made us wanna do what they did because it’s so attractive.” The influence of African American soul choreography can be seen in this clip of Dandy Dan and Baek Koo Young, who has created routines for SM Entertainment artists like Super Junior, SHINee, f(x), and TVXQ, performing the choreography for TVXQ’s “Before You Go:”
The impact of Kpop choreography reaches beyond the artists who perform it and the choreographers who create it. Choreographers will hold dance workshops so that others can learn the moves. In addition, fans have formed cover dance teams around the world, learning the choreography and participating in competitions judged by the artists themselves.
Gwyn Elivera is a member of one such dance team, T.S.0.1, the official tribute group of Triple S Phllippines, which is the official Phillippine fanbase of SS501. Elivera says that she is dedicated to learning the dances: “When I watch a video and a particular step catches my attention, I’ll immediately learn it. If the steps are interesting enough to perform, I learn it by watching the performances over and over.” Before a large number of rehearsal videos were available on the Internet, Elivera says: “I had to watch a video closely and do the opposite thing, confusing myself with lefts and rights, but I had to work hard for it, since I know it’ll please our viewers and give pride to our fan club if we perform.”
One of the reasons why Elivera participates in a dance team is that she sees dance as inseparable from Kpop: “Dance, for me, is what makes KPop, KPop. . . . Whether it’s a cute dance that show group “aegyos” (cute acts) or fierce exhibitions that include somersaults and head spins, a good dance choreography will always catch a fan girl or boy’s attention. . . . KPop alone screams the need for movement and bounce and that’s why dance is important to KPop.”
Performers recognize the importance of the cover dance team. As a member of T.S.01, Elivera has opened for Kim Hyun Joong’s Hi-Five event as well as competed and won awards for her fan club. Last year, Kpop artists including SHINee, MBLAQ, f(x) and Miss A participated as judges in the K-POP Cover Dance Festival.
Whether you are working out some Kpop choreography in your living room or performinig for other people, it is clear that dance is central to the Kpop experience.
Jordan Close and Mai Nguyen, Best of 2010: K-pop Choreography, asiapacificarts
wanderrgirl, title, fangirldiaries
Elaine Low, Shawn Evaristo: Choreographer to the Stars, mochimag
Movement Lifestyle, Adventures with YG Entertainment
Email Interview with Gwyn Elivera
carolicity, Final Round of ‘K-POP Cover Dance Festival’ To Be Held in Korea on October 3rd, allkpop
TVXQ, Wae (Keep Your Head Down), SM Entertainment
loveablehugableguy, SHINee Lucifer Workshops by Jae Won and Rino at BZU2 2010
KillaFlowzProduction, Shaun Evaristo & Lyle Beniga – Where U At & Wedding Dress by Taeyang
reikolovesyou, Before You Go – TVXQ
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Love KDrama’s which introduce me to OST songs & Kpop. Its a wonder to watch this kids do dances that came to so natural to my generation of soul dancers back in the day of the 60’s & 70’s. I think the choreography is great & stylized but the dances still are missing the “soul” of the dance for me. African American culture heart beat of our dancing is in
African American culture heart beat of our dancing is in the struggles we have endured in a society that saw us a nothing more than livestock! People around the world seem to forget our singing and dancing had to do with the oppress of slavery and disenfranchisement of equality our people has had to face in America. This is why I say although the dancing in the Kpop vids are great they lack “the struggle, the endurance under oppression, the cry of injustice, the joy of finding how to live under such horrific circumstances & the true soul and essence of a people who sang, dance and shouted hallelujah for freedom to come”!
CeeFu June 19, 20138:50 am Reply
Thanks for your comment, but I would disagree with defining African American culture solely in terms of oppression and discrimination. It is clear that they inform it, but I think it diminishes African American culture to reduce its creativity and complexity to simply a response to a legacy of slavery. African American culture itself is a combination of other cultures and it also has the ability to spread globally and engage other cultures. Everybody who engages African American culture does not have to engage that struggle. I wrote about this a little bit here and here.
http://paradiseger.blogspot.com/2013/07/f-is-giving-away-20-pair-of-tickets-to.html September 1, 201311:59 am Reply
I completely learned something new about Kpop today.
It’s pretty awesome to see how the Kpop industry can be so widespread and venturing off to other sections other than music.
It’s so strange to see these people start off as just Korean music
rookies and seeing them reach this point. Totally
amazed.
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Organizing potential of sphingolipids
Sequenced genomes do not permit meaningful predictions on the dynamic properties of the supramolecular membrane systems of cells. A major challenge in cell biology is to understand how lipids influence proteins and how proteins influence lipids in cellular bilayers. Using a bioinformatics-based cloning strategy, we previously identified two families of sphingolipid biosynthetic enzymes that drive membrane maturation by converting fluid bilayers into rigid ones [Huitema et al., 2004; Vacaru et al., 2013]. By redirecting these enzymes from ‘late’ to ‘early’ secretory compartments, we seek to uncover novel molecular principles by which cells exploit the cross-talk between proteins and lipids to sustain their compartmental organization.
Candidate sensor for suicide lipid ceramide
Particularly exciting is our recent identification of a candidate ceramide sensor that acts as suppressor of mitochondrial apoptosis [Vacaru et al., 2009; Tafesse et al., 2014]. Ceramides are the precursors of all sphingolipids, but also act as potent mediators of programmed cell death. By closely monitoring ceramide levels in the ER, the candidate sensor prevents ceramides from ‘leaking’ into mitochondria where they trigger cell death. Our current efforts are aimed at: i) understanding how the sensor works; ii) evaluating its potential as target for modulating drug-induced apoptosis in tumors; iii) elucidating the mechanism by which ER ceramides reach mitochdondria to commit cells to death.
Hunt for novel sphingolipid effectors
We contribute to the development of novel tools to elucidate the cross-talk between proteins and lipids in cellular bilayers. For a global analysis of protein-lipid interactions in cells and organisms, we use bifunctional lipid analogues that contain a photoactivatable and clickable group [Haberkant et al., 2013]. Cellular proteins in contact with these analogues are first tagged by photoaffinity labeling and then derivatized with a reporter molecule (fluorophore, biotin) using click chemistry, allowing their visualization and purification. We currently use this approach to track down novel effectors of sphingolipids (ceramides, ceramide phosphoethanolamines) and thereby improve our understanding of how these unusually versatile biomolecules help execute key physiological and pathological processes.
Origin and impact of lipid asymmetry
Our group carried out pioneering studies on lipid pumps responsible for creating lipid asymmetry in ‘late’ secretory and endocytic compartments [Pomorski et al., 2003; Alder-Baerens et al., 2006]. We found evidence that these so-called flippases participate in endocytic vesicle formation at the plasma membrane, hence challenging the dogma that this process is primarily governed by the assembly of cytosolic coat proteins. We envision that flippases contribute to membrane vesiculation by creating an imbalance in surface area between the two leaflets of the bilayer. We are testing this model by cell-free translation of flippases into giant liposomes. Our recent studies indicate that flippases evolved from an ancient family of cation pumps through the acquisition of accessory subunits [Lenoir et al., 2009; Bryde et al., 2010]. Our ongoing efforts are aimed at elucidating the inner workings of flippases at the molecular level [Puts et al., 2012].
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World Council of Churches Supports Gay and Intersex People
by Richard S. Ehrlich | Bangkok, Thailand
A ten-day meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC) ended in South Korea after expressing support for the world’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community, reunification of the war-torn Korean peninsula, African rape victims and others.
“Some 5,000 Christians, representing more than 300 churches from more than 100 countries” gathered in Busan from October 30 to November 8 at the WCC Assembly which meets every seven years, the organization said on its Facebook page.
In the WCC’s closing prayer, South Africa’s Father Michael Lapsley mentioned his “Facebook friends” and said “God is not limited in the way wisdom is delivered to the human family. For example, I regularly read my NRSV Bible downloaded free on my Samsung phone.”
Lapsley also expressed support for HIV-AIDS sufferers, African rape victims, and honored “the Armenian genocide” of 1915.
“Today I want to say as a Christian, as a priest, to all the LGBTI community, I am deeply sorry for our part as religious people, in the pain you have experienced across the ages,” Lapsley said, referring to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people.
“I have a dream that in my lifetime, I will hear all the leaders of all our great faith traditions making the same apology,” Lapsley said.
“Whilst we have been here in Busan, it was decided in Germany that children could for the first time be registered as male, female, or the space could be left blank — an historic step towards relieving and acknowledging the pain for those who are born intersexed or find themselves to be transgendered.
“We know, as St. Paul taught us, that in Christ there is neither male nor female,” Lapsley said.
The WCC also broadcast messages on an Internet-linked video “news program” including interviews with the Archbishop of Canterbury and others, plus a report on the gigantic “Smoky Mountain” garbage dump where impoverished people pick among trash to find items to recycle on the outskirts of Manila, capital of the predominantly Catholic Philippines.
“The Assembly took action by adopting statements and minutes on issues including peace and reunification of the Korean peninsula,” the WCC said.
“The WCC brings together churches, denominations and church fellowships in more than 110 countries and territories throughout the world, representing over 500 million Christians and including most of the world’s Orthodox churches, scores of Anglican, Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist and Reformed churches, as well as many United and Independent churches,” the WCC said.
“At the end of 2012, there were 345 member churches. While the bulk of the WCC’s founding churches were European and North American, today most member churches are in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East and the Pacific,” it said.
*************Richard S. Ehrlich is a Bangkok-based journalist from San Francisco, California, reporting news from Asia since 1978, and recipient of Columbia University’s Foreign Correspondent’s Award. He is a co-author of three non-fiction books about Thailand, including “Hello My Big Big Honey!” Love Letters to Bangkok Bar Girls and Their Revealing Interviews; 60 Stories of Royal Lineage; and Chronicle of Thailand: Headline News Since 1946. Mr. Ehrlich also contributed to the final chapter, Ceremonies and Regalia, in a new book titled King Bhumibol Adulyadej, A Life’s Work: Thailand’s Monarchy in Perspective.
His websites are:
http://asia-correspondent.tumblr.com
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https://gumroad.com/l/RHwa
Author GLBTQ Jamaica ModeratorPosted on November 17, 2013 November 17, 2013 Categories Advocacy Response, Intersexuality & related mattersLeave a comment on World Council of Churches Supports Gay and Intersex People
Former Miss LGBT World on being Transgender in Jamaica
The following is a post done earlier this year with Miss LGBT World 2009 and dancehall queen winner Tiana Miller who granted an interview. Also see other posts for the week:
Transgender Awareness Week 2013
Transgender Awareness Week 2013: Internalized Transphobia
Tiana Miller. (Photos courtesy of Tiana Miller)
Last week, in Montego Bay, Jamaica, 16-year-old Dwayne Jones was shot and stabbed multiple times for turning up to a party in women’s clothing. Jones was reportedly transgender and the murder has once again highlighted the awful reality of life for Jamaica’s LGBT community. And it really is fucking awful.
In 2006, TIME magazine called Jamaica “the most homophobic place on Earth,” and the anti-gay sentiment prevalent in the country’s media and most popular musical genre, dancehall, has been well-documented. The Jamaica Gleaner, one of the country’s largest newspapers, regularly publishes stories about the gay community with a homophobic slant. Last month, it referred to a group of men who were evicted from an abandoned house as a “gay clan” and ran an op-ed (in the year 2013) that rubbished the idea of being born gay, saying people who are attracted to the same sex actively decide to do so, in much the same way that they decide to “eat snails (like the French)” or “like the taste of jackfruit.”
In the wake of Jones’ death, I got in touch with Tiana Miller, a transgender Jamaican, who hopes that her openness about her gender and sexuality will inspire others to display similar levels of bravery.
VICE: Hi Tiana. So, back to the start—at what age did you first realize that you were transgender?
Tiana Miller: It was at around age five when I first started thinking like a female. Then I gradually came to the realization that I felt more comfortable in a female skin. It was difficult. Because of the social norms of my country, I really felt as if I was doing something wrong.
Were your family and friends supportive?
Yes, they were, especially my dad.
That’s good. What about Jamaican society as a whole? Do you agree with the description of the country as, “the most homophobic place on Earth”?
Yes, I do. The challenges that we face are difficulties in surviving, as they relate to jobs, education, and housing. High school was OK for me because I hadn’t transformed yet, but it’s hard now education-wise because I would love to get a college degree, but can’t because they won’t allow me in college.
That’s awful. I’d imagine gay people in Jamaica are quite economically disadvantaged if they are unable to get a decent education or find work.
Yes, they are forced to be poor. The lucky ones are those who find rich partners and dedicate their lives to them.
There have been a few high-profile cases of police brutality towards gay people in Jamaica. Do you feel that the police give transgender people the protection they deserve?
No, they definitely don’t. Homeless transgenders are on the street, and the police—who should be their protectors—have literally run them down and chased them because of their lifestyle.
Is homelessness a common problem for transgender people?
Yes, and they are homeless because they have difficulties in sourcing income to rent houses or locate safe houses to live in.
Have you been physically attacked due to your gender?
Yes, I have been attacked before. I ran, so I didn’t suffer much harm. But naturally this had a traumatising effect on me.
So I take it there are a lot of areas that are out of bounds for gay and transgender people.
Naturally there are. This applies to anywhere where there are slums.
Some of the homophobic attacks over there have been horrific. I remember hearing about a gay rights activist who was killed before people celebrated over his body. Doesn’t stuff like that make you fear for your safety?
Yes, it does. I put myself out there, but I’m still aware of how vicious these homophobic homosapiens are.
Are there many people who dare to be open about their sexuality?
The gay and transgender communities aren’t united, as people fear for their lives, so not many people actually identify themselves with the communities.
So do you consider yourself brave for being so open about your gender and sexuality?
Yes, I am brave. If I wish to see a change, I myself have to inspire it. I had to put myself out there and make myself seen so that people know that transgenders do exist and see that we are normal people trying to live our everyday lives like human beings. We need people like myself who are willing to challenge this country and its government.
The media often hold dancehall culture responsible for the homophobia in Jamaica—what’s your view on that?
I think the main contribution comes from the church and their social ethics concerning what is right and wrong. It puzzles me how cruel human beings can be and how biased they are because the church claims that we are demons and bashes us instead of trying to counsel us.
Yeah, it seems a little illogical.
I know, right? But, like, seriously—I care zero.
So I take it there isn’t much of an LGBT nightlife scene where you are?
Well, there was, but there’s nothing now—just regular venues that they rent to us.
Do you think Jamaica will ever get round to changing its anti-sodomy laws and modernizing its stance on homosexuality?
Well, it actually seems to be on the verge of doing this.
Because gay culture is growing or because of pressure from other countries?
Both. But time will tell, and I don’t wish to make predictions.
Where do you see yourself in that battle?
I see myself as being the first transgender to be an ambassador for the country. I want to advocate for human rights, be a feminist choreographer and also be a whole lot of other things.
Great. Thanks, Tiana.
Author GLBTQ Jamaica ModeratorPosted on November 15, 2013 December 13, 2013 Categories Advocacy Response, Articles on Sexuality, Entertainment Stuff, Gender Identity Disorder, HIV Issues, Homelessness, Human Rights Issues, Labels, Police Harrasment hhhmmmm, Psychological References, Publications, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity”, Stereotypes, Stigma and Discrimination, Tolerance or acquiescence?, Transgender Awareness Week, Transgender Information, Transgender Invisibility, Transphobia, TransvestitismLeave a comment on Former Miss LGBT World on being Transgender in Jamaica
Caribbean Court of Justice reserves judgement on Maurice Tomlinson case on barred entry due to sexual orientation
Justices on the leave hearing panel were back row, left Jacob Wit (Netherlands Antilles) and Winston Anderson (Jamaica) and front row: Rolston Nelson (Trinidad & Tobago), CJ Sir Dennis Byron (St. Kitts & Nevis) and Winston Saunders (St. Vincent & the Grenadines)
HEAR THE AUDIO OF THE SESSION HERE and HERE
MAURICE TOMLINSON & TOM DECKER
The Caribbean Court of Justice heard on November 12th an application against the governments of Belize and Trinidad in which Maurice Tomlinson is challenging the immigration laws of both countries. The hearing was scheduled for two days, but it concluded today, shortly after noon. Tomlinson is Jamaica’s prominent supporter of the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders. His challenge is premised on the notion that the existing legislations infringe on his right to free movement, dignity and equality within the region, as preserved in the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, signed in 2001. The application for special leave to commence proceedings in the matter was held via teleconference inside the chamber of Justice Michelle Arana. Tomlinson, the former husband of Acting Solicitor General of Belize, Michele Daly, who has left Belize, has visited the country on two occasions without any problems and has visited Trinidad and Tobago four times with no one aware of his homosexuality. He recently refused invitations by organizations to speak at their conferences and events because he discovered that the laws in both states appear to directly prohibit homosexuals from landing in each country. In Belize’s case he was to visit at the request of the United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM) last January for a training session.
The fact that he wasn’t prohibited from entering Belize forms the basis of government’s argument that Tomlinson should not be granted leave by the appellate court to seek legal action. Section Five of Belize’s Immigration Act forbids, among other listed groups, “any prostitute or homosexual or any person who may be living on or receiving or may have been living on or receiving the proceeds of prostitution or homosexual behavior.” Tomlinson, since ending his relationship with Daly, has remarried Tom Decker, a Canadian pastor in New York. Following today’s proceedings, Acting Solicitor General Nigel Hawke contended that the law in practice is not so narrowly interpreted and in any case Tomlinson has not come here to challenge the law. If he did, Hawke said, he would find that he was welcome here both in the ordinary sense and as a skilled national.
Section 5 of Belize’s Immigration Act – Chapter 156 of the Laws of Belize – lists among the categories of prohibited immigrants “any prostitute or homosexual or any person who may be living on or receiving or may have been living on or receiving the proceeds of prostitution or homosexual behavior…”
Tomlinson’s case was featured in a press release last December from AIDS Free World, an organization of which he is a leading member. That organization called Section 5 of Belize’s Immigration Act “offensive and overbroad.”
It furthermore said that, “Only two countries in the Western Hemisphere, Belize and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, arbitrarily ban the entry of homosexuals as a ‘prohibited class’.”
Belize contends, though, that the law is not a blanket prohibition against homosexuals – but there is a clear commercial dimension to it, where the prohibition is directed at the earning of proceeds from such activities – as would be the case for prostitution and commercial sexual exploitation.
Tomlinson said that the United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM) had invited him to Belize to conduct training and sensitization sessions in January 2013, and after having learned of the provisions of the Immigration Act, he declined the invitation because he is unwilling to break the law to conduct these sessions.
Nigel Hawke, Acting Solicitor General, Belize
NIGEL HAWKE
“Basically the court heard arguments from the applicant, heard arguments from Belize and Trinidad, remember this is an application for special leave. We made our arguments basically saying that we have a certain interpretation of the Immigration Act, our Immigration Act. Trinidad made their application and the court has reserved its ruling on the issue of application for special leave. Our position is that the law is interpreted a certain way, our provision is interpreted a certain way. It is in relation to persons who profit or earn from either prostitution or homosexuality. That is our position.”
“I notice that you said that that won’t change and our position has been when Mr. Tomlinson was here in Belize that he got free entry and exit into the country.”
“That’s from the standpoint that he is saying that we are saying first that there was no actual prejudice and that is clear. Nobody is disputing that. The question here is whether there is a potential prejudice because he says the law there is an impediment to his free movement, in particular to Belize. We are saying no. We are saying, based on our interpretation, it is not. So even if that particular provision remains there our submission, our formal submission is that it remains a provision that only applies to a particular situation. That is basically it.”
“Could you address the comment made in court that the laws that were made were promulgated in a time when society was more homophobic and also that in this day and age with the Caribbean Community Single Market and Economy that there are laws in countries such as Belize that need to be aligned with community laws?”
“Bear in mind that that comment was made by Mr. Senior Counsel Jairam. I think that is his understanding or opinion in respect of that law. Yes, you concede see the fact that there are some laws in our book that are outdated but we maintain even with respect to this particular aspect of our law, it has been repeated in our Free Movement National Act and I think parliament must have meant something why they put it there. This was a law to deal with the persons who come into Belize for employment purposes and we submit that that also gives some kind of clarity as to what meaning the legislation attaches to that particular provision in our Immigration Act.”
“Sir, the attorney for the other side said that this particular case has no reference to that skilled labor so it shouldn’t be considered.”
“That’s his submission; he has a right to make his submission. That is his submission and we respect that but we’ve made our submission.”
The judges of the Caribbean Court of Justice have reserved judgment in the matter. See more HERE and HERE
Trinidad & Tobago through its lawyer, Law Association President Seenath Jairam, SC, appearing with Wayne Sturge and three other attorneys, argued that what is relevant in determining whether a treaty had been violated was the impeached state’s practice. He argued that Trinidad and Tobago had a policy of non enforcement of the law, which he interpreted to refer to homosexuals and not homosexual prostitutes as Belize argued. The allegedly offending provisions in both laws (primarily sections 5(1)(e) of the Belize Immigration Act and 8(1) (e)of the Trinidad and Tobago Act) are almost identical. Jairam supported his arguments with such cases as the recent Shanique Myrie decision, which was repeatedly referenced in the proceedings.
Jairam argued that because Trinidad and Tobago’s state practice was such that it didn’t prevent homosexuals from entering and that because Tomlinson was not prevented from entering before, the application was “an academic exercise”. Tomlinson will not ever be denied entry simply by virtue of being a homosexual, he declared. He drew a comparison to hanging, saying that Trinidad and Tobago had laws on its books which allowed hanging but that they nonetheless did not hang. When asked by the court whether that meant that hanging was illegal, he responded that that was a matter for the constitutional court. He alluded to the fact that governments had financial constraints and that there were costs involved in repealing laws. (Incidentally that has not prevented Trinidad and Tobago from repealing other laws it wished to repeal.)
Jairam argued further that Tomlinson could have applied for a special permit from the Minister responsible for immigration as Sir Elton John did back in 2007. Gifford had earlier stated there is no waiver available to homosexuals of the prohibition in the law, and pointed the court to the section of the Trinidad and Tobago Immigration Act which permits the Minister responsible for Immigration to grant such a permit. While Gifford argued the permit is limited to two classes of prohibited immigrants specifically mentioned in a subsection of the law, who not include homosexuals, Jairam stated the law confers broader powers and the subsection merely qualifies entry conditions for those two classes.
Justice Nelson expressed concern over whether a policy was sufficient protection of the rights guaranteed to nationals of CARICOM countries, asking rhetorically, “what happens when government changes?” He also asked Jairam non rhetorically whether the court should strike out the allegedly offending sections since they weren’t enforced. Jairam responded, to the bemusement of many in the court, that the court should not strike out the sections because that might allow terrorists to enter the country. In back and forth questioning with the justices, he conceded that both the Belize and Trinidad and Tobago laws were likely enacted “when people were homophobic”, and that has changed.
The Justices asked all parties whether there was case law on the homosexual provisions of the immigration laws, but none had any to offer. Both states argued that their statutes on freedom of movement for skilled nationals allow their entry notwithstanding other laws, such as the homosexual prohibition, and Tomlinson as a lawyer could have availed himself of such a provision for entry. But the Court was clear that the case was not about entry of a skilled national and that such entry was in the specific context of employment and skill certification. This prompted a series of questions as to whether a prostitute could enter to deliver a lecture instead of to acquire earnings through his/her trade.
Both Belize and Trinidad and Tobago argue that Tomlinson’s rights have not been breached as he has not been denied entry and that is the Treaty has therefore not been engaged. Gifford responded to the State’s arguments by reiterating that a policy was just a policy and was subject to change with any given government. He also reiterated that the mere existence of the laws, whether they were enforced or not, was sufficient to restrict a person’s rights. It’s like putting up a sign that says “No homosexuals”, regardless to what your actual practice is.
Author GLBTQ Jamaica ModeratorPosted on November 13, 2013 November 15, 2013 Categories Advocacy Response, Audio Posts, Buggery Law, Caribbean Gay News, facing homophobia, Immigration Issues, Intolerance, Legal Issues, Tolerance or acquiescence?, UNIBAMLeave a comment on Caribbean Court of Justice reserves judgement on Maurice Tomlinson case on barred entry due to sexual orientation
Putting LGBT on Caribbean Sexual Violence Agenda
The exclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) persons in the discussion and planning to address sexual violence, was brought into focus by United and Strong as the organization added its voice to a regional workshop staged in Saint Lucia by the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA).
The Caribbean Regional Gender Workshop on Sexual Violence in the Caribbean, Status and Needs Including in Humanitarian Situations, saw thirty-four government and NGO representatives from twelve countries attending. The three-day workshop reviewed a strategy, initiated by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to reduce gender-based sexual violence and provide a framework for action and guidance in regional and in-country gender-related activities.
The three-day workshop heard country and NGO reports that detailed actions by national institutions and civil society organizations to address and prevent gender-based violence. Among the presentations however only Belize, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago included LGBT persons in national plans to combat sexual violence.
“I believe it is important to include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered persons in programs dealing with gender-based and sexual violence” states Edma Pierre, who represented U&S along with Media Consultant Maria Fontenelle. She adds, “The fact that they are also victims is often ignored and they are treated with a lack of sensitivity within the system.”
United and Strong representatives took the opportunity to highlight the risks inherent in not considering LGBT when designing responses to sexual violence, particularly in disaster and humanitarian situations. They stressed that LGBT should be given consideration across the board from the design of training; selection of staff; services provided for at risk persons; how these services are advertised; the structure of facilities, including toilets; the policies that govern safe spaces for victims of abuse and the legal challenges that can affect all of these.
The legal barrier of the Buggery law was stated as one of the chief reasons that reports from Saint Lucia did not mention LGBT in plans to reduce gender-based sexual violence and in-country gender-related activities. The meeting included representatives from PROSAF, the Massade Boys Training Centre, Voluntary Women, Saint Lucia Planned Parenthood Association, Women’s Shelter, Saint Lucia Crisis Centre, Saint Lucia CARIMAN, Gender Relations, CAFRA Saint Lucia, Family Court and Human Services.
Representatives of PROSAF, the Women’s Shelter, Gender Relations, Family Court and Human Services took the opportunity to stress that their doors were open to every victim of sexual violence. However it was recognised that reluctance to openly identify as LGBT due to fears of stigma, and the reluctance on the part of men generally, and gay men in particular, to admit to being sexually violated was a deterrent in acquiring data that would support the need for inclusion of LGBT in national planning.
Funding was also touted as a constraint. “What is being done sometimes is limited by our resources both at the international level and at the national level”, notes UNFPA gender specialist Jewell Quallo Rosberg. She states however that there is determination to tackle the wide-ranging issue of gender-based violence, “by uniting and using all our resources, not just financial but community resources, and focussing on prevention rather than trying to address the problem after it happens.”
By the conclusion of the conference, at least one country rep, Elaine Henry-McQueen of Grenada, undertook to push for the consideration of the needs of LGBT in national policy planning. Saint Lucia based government and civil society representatives also committed to continue to work in partnership going forward. There was general-consensus among regional partners to advocate for greater collaboration between the community and government to address sexual and gender-based violence as highlighted during the workshop.
U&S’ Edma Pierre (seated – first left) and Maria Fontenelle (standing – far right), with participants at Caribbean Regional Gender Workshop on Sexual Violence in the Caribbean
Author GLBTQ Jamaica ModeratorPosted on November 12, 2013 Categories Advocacy Response, Caribbean Gay News, facing homophobia, Human Rights Issues, Intolerance, Legal Issues, Lesbian issues, MSM Issues, Press Release Examples, Pride News, Publications, United & Strong St LuciaLeave a comment on Putting LGBT on Caribbean Sexual Violence Agenda
October 26/13 is the 17th Intersex Awareness Day
by Howie Fiedhior and Gina (of OII Australia) edited for 2013
EU adopts historic intersex resolution October 2013
Being Accountable to the Invisible Community: A Challenge for Intersex Activists and Allies
Intersex people are people who have physical differences of sex anatomy other than brain sex alone. Their anatomical differences might include genetic, hormonal or genital differences or differences in our reproductive parts.
Happy Intersex Awareness Day to the small number of persons here in Jamaica, however here is a post I hope both intersex and non intersex persons will find informative as we do not forget to include the “I” in LGBTI agitation wordwide.
The first Intersex Awareness Day (IAD) came about when the American intersex group named Hermaphrodites with Attitude (HWA) teamed up with American Trans group Trans Menace to picket an American Association of Paediatrics (AAP) conference in Boston on 26th October 1996.
Those picketing this event were outraged that the doctors attending the conference were recommending and conducting infant genital surgery on intersex kids in order to make them more “normal”. Some of those protesting had been subjected to those kinds of surgery when they were infants.
The central message of Intersex Awareness Day (IAD) is the de-medicalisation of natural variations in a person’s sex anatomy. Intersex is not a disease, a disorder, a medical “condition”. The use of stigmatising language such as this has led to poor mental health, marginalisation even invisibilisation, and exclusion from social institutions for Intersex people.
On this day we hope to make as many people as possible aware of what intersex is and that intersex people everywhere lack those most fundamental human rights, the right to autonomy over our own bodies, the right to a life without discrimination, the right to a life without shame and secrecy.
In short it is a call for our right to an equal place in society.
Intersex is difference in the same way that eye colour or right- or left-handedness are differences or human biological variations. As with handedness or sexual orientation, societies have, in the past, looked upon human variations through the lens of prejudice and then sought ways to “cure” or eliminate that variation.
At a fundamental level homophobic bigotry, intolerance and ancient superstitions underpin contemporary mistreatment of intersex people.
Intersex people are subjected to forced gendering and surgical alterations to our bodies to “disappear” our differences in a society that regards difference in sex anatomy as deeply suspicious.
More on What is intersex?
Intersex refers to a series of medical conditions in which a child’s genetic sex (chromosomes) and phenotypic sex (genital appearance) do not match, or are somehow different from the “standard” male or female. About one in 2,000 babies are born visibly intersexed, while some others are detected later. The current medical protocol calls for the surgical “reconstruction” of these different but healthy bodies to make them “normal,” but this practice has become increasingly controversial as adults who went through the treatment report being physically, emotionally, and sexually harmed by such procedures.
Beside stopping cosmetic genital surgeries, what are intersex activists working toward?
Surgery is just part of a larger pattern of how intersex children are treated; it is also important to stop shame, secrecy and isolation that are socially and medically imposed on children born with intersex conditions under the theory that the child is better off it they didn’t hear anything about it. Therefore, it’s not enough to simply stop the surgery; we need to replace it with social and psychological support as well as open and honest communication.
What’s so significant about October 26?
On October 26, 1996, intersex activists from Intersex Society of North America (carrying the sign “Hermaphrodites With Attitude”) and our allies from Transexual Menace held the first public intersex demonstration in Boston, where American Academy of Pediatrics was holding its annual conference. The action generated a lot of press coverage, and made it difficult for the medical community to continue to neglect our growing movement. That said, events related to Intersex Awareness Day can take place throughout October and does not necessarily have to be on the 26th.
Important to Remember:
INTERSEX is not a part of transgender because intersex is not about gender. Intersex is about anatomical differences in sex.
Below are some of the differences in the experience of trans and intersex individuals
Self-identified gender does not match apparent sex at birth.
Some human rights protection. In NSW this is limited to “recognised transgender” or people thought to be “transgendered” – 36B Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 in Australia.
Can change cardinal documents, but usually requires irreversible surgeries usually involving sterilization and applicants must not be married.
The right to marry someone of the opposite legal gender.
A full and functional reproductive system.
Physical differences limited to brain anatomy.
Transsexual people have an effective medical protocol that produces a 98% effective outcome with long-term studies and follow-ups.
The right to choose the time of surgery with extensive peer support.
The ability to participate fully and in an informed manner in their surgical and hormonal options.
Transsexual people generally have a strongly defined sense of gender – man or woman.
Can compete in sport up to and including Olympic level through established protocols.
Many effective and extensive organizations worldwide, with some NGOs attracting government funding (e.g. NSW Gender
Centre).
More on Intersexuality
Jamaican Inter-phobia, lack of understanding Inter-sexuality
Author GLBTQ Jamaica ModeratorPosted on October 25, 2013 October 25, 2013 Categories Advocacy Response, Articles on Sexuality, Bloggers Writings, Human Rights Issues, Intersex Awareness Day, Intersex Information and definition, Intersexuality & related matters, IntoleranceLeave a comment on October 26/13 is the 17th Intersex Awareness Day
Coming Out Day – tips and suggestions
Today is otherwise known as US National Coming out day but as per usual when they sneeze we catch a cold and so follow the lead as the template is set, it may be difficult to come out fully in Jamaica especially those on the lower socio economic strata who are far more exposed to the earthy homo-negative responses as the national psyche still has not fully come accustomed the ever expanding sexuality spectrum. The University of Illinois provided this wonderful list of how to come out which I found most applicable to our local scenario.
Also see our diva Diana King’s coming out story on sister blog GLBTQJA: HERE
Coming out Transgender: HERE
and Making a Coming Out Plan: HERE
For lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) people, coming out is a process of understanding, accepting, and valuing one’s sexual orientation/identity. Coming out includes both exploring one’s identity and sharing that identity with others. It also involves coping with societal responses and attitudes toward LGBT people. LGBT individuals are forced to come to terms with what it means to be different in a society that tends to assume everyone to be heterosexual and that tends to judge differences from the norm in negative ways. The coming out process is very personal. This process happens in different ways and occurs at different ages for different people. Some people are aware of their sexual identity at an early age; others arrive at this awareness only after many years. Coming out is a continuing, sometimes lifelong, process.While some anxiety related to sexuality is common among college students, the problems facing LGBT people are often more difficult than those facing others. Because positive role models are often difficult to identify, LGBT people may feel alone and unsure of their own sexual identities. Fear of rejection is greater among LGBT people due to the prejudices in society against them.
Coming Out to Oneself
Recognizing your own sexual identity and working toward self-acceptance are the first steps in coming out. First, concerning sexual identity, it helps to think of a sexual orientation continuum that ranges from exclusive same sex attraction to exclusive opposite sex attraction. Exploring your sexual identity may include determining where you presently fit along that continuum.
Concerning self-acceptance, it can be very helpful to focus on the positive aspects of LGBT culture, for example, its music, art, theater, books, events, and groups. It is also very helpful to seek out positive, well adjusted and comfortable role models among LGBT people. Building on the positive does not mean that you pretend that our society is past its discrimination, fears, and negative myths concerning LGBT people, or that these things do not have any effects on LGBT people. However, these negative things are better understood as externally based rather than inherent to your identity or your orientation. Part of developing a positive sense of self is understanding that your own homophobia is also externally based, the product of societal prejudices and anti-LGBT biases that have impinged upon you for much of your life.
There are many things to think about when considering coming out. Some of the positive outcomes may be increased self-esteem, greater honesty in one’s life, and a sense of greater personal integrity. In addition, there is often a sense of relief and a reduction of tension when one stops trying to deny or hide such an important part of his/her life. Coming out can lead to greater freedom of self-expression, positive sense of self and more healthy and honest relationships.
One safe means of beginning to come out to yourself is through reading about how others have dealt with similar issues. There are many books and periodicals available on all facets of LGBT life, from clinical studies on LGBT people to collections of A coming out stories.
Coming Out to Other Lesbians and Gay Men
Often, after spending some time getting in touch with one’s own feelings, the next step is to come out to others. It is usually advisable to come out first to those who are most likely to be supportive. LGBT people are a potential natural support system because they have all experienced at least some of the steps in the process of coming out. Sharing experiences about being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender can help you decrease feelings of isolation and shame. Furthermore, coming out to other LGBT people can help you build a community of people who can then support and assist you in coming out to others in your life. Many LGBT communities offer a number of helpful resources, including local coming out groups, switchboards, social outlets, and political and cultural activities and organizations.
Coming out to other LGBT people does not need to happen quickly. Also, choosing to do so does not mean that you must conform to real or presumed expectations of the LGBT community. What is most important is that you seek your own path through the comingout process and that you attend to your unique, personal timetable. You should not allow yourself to be pressured into anything you are not ready for or don’t want to do. It is important to proceed at your own pace, being honest with yourself and taking time to discover who you really are.
Coming Out to Heterosexuals
Perhaps your most difficult step in coming out will be to reveal yourself to heterosexuals. It is at this step that you may feel most likely to encounter negative consequences. Thus it is particularly important to go into this part of the coming out process with open eyes. For example, it will help to understand that some heterosexuals will be shocked or confused initially, and that they may need some time to get used to the idea that you are LGBT. Also, it is possible that some heterosexual family members or friends may reject you initially. However, do not consider them as hopeless; many people come around in their own time.
Loss of employment or housing are also possibilities that some LGBT people face. In some places it is still legal to discriminate against LGBT individuals for housing, employment and other issues. You should take this into consideration when deciding to whom and where you “come out” .
Coming out to others is likely to be a more positive experience when you are more secure with your sexuality and less reliant on others for your positive self-concept. The necessary clarification of feelings is a process that usually takes place over time. It may be a good idea to work through that process before you take the actual steps. Usually it is not a good idea to come out on the spur of the moment. Make coming out an action, not a reaction.
In coming out to others, consider the following:
Think about what you want to say and choose the time and place carefully.
Be aware of what the other person is going through. The best time for you might not be the best time for someone else.
Present yourself honestly and remind the other person that you are the same individual you were yesterday.
Be prepared for an initially negative reaction from some people. Do not forget that it took time for you to come to terms with your sexuality, and that it is important to give others the time they need.
Have friends lined up to talk with you later about what happened.
Don’t give up hope if you don’t initially get the reaction you wanted. Due to inculcated societal prejudices mentioned earlier, some people need more time than others to come to terms with what they have heard.
Above all, be careful no to let your self-esteem depend entirely on the approval of others. If a person rejects you and refuses to try to work on acceptance, that’s not your fault. Keep in mind that this initial refusal may get reversed once the individual gets used to the idea that you are LGBT. If time does not seem to change the individual’s attitude toward you, then you may want to re-evaluate your relationship and its importance to you. Remember that you have the right to be who you are, you have the right to be out and open about all important aspects of your identity including your sexual orientation, and in no case is another person’s rejection evidence of your lack of worth or value.
The decision to come out is always personal. Whether to come out and, if so, when, where, how, and to whom are all questions you must answer for yourself. Taking control of this process includes being aware in advance of potential ramifications so that you can act positively rather than defensively. Coming out may be one of the most difficult tasks you confront in your life, but it can also be one of the most rewarding. Coming out is one way of affirming your dignity and the dignity of other LGBT people. Remember that you are not alone; there is a viable LGBT community waiting to be explored, and more heterosexual “allies” are willing to offer their support than you might have first imagined.
Some suggested readings to help you throughout this process are:
Now That You Know. Betty Fairchild & Robert Leighton. New York, NY. Harcourt Brace and Jovanovich, 1989.
Beyond Acceptance. Carolyn Welch Griffin, Marina J. Wirth & Arthur G. Wirth. New York, NY. St. Martin’s Press, 1997.
Straight Parents/Gay Children. Robert A. Bernstein. New York, NY. Thunder’s Mouth Press, 1995.
Author GLBTQ Jamaica ModeratorPosted on October 11, 2013 October 11, 2013 Categories Articles on Sexuality, Bloggers Writings, Coming Out, facing homophobia, Gay psychology and Jamaica's homophobiaLeave a comment on Coming Out Day – tips and suggestions
Rev Al Miller’s late response to Dwayne Jones’ Murder & Respect heterosexuals demand
So Reverend Al Miller apart from using his weekend tele-evangelist airtime to suggest reparative therapy as if it works in his church Fellowship Tabernacle has finally come clean with respects to the awful murder of transgender teen Dwayne Jones in Montego Bay earlier this year. In an interview on Newstalk 93FM radio similar to other pastors who have been getting far more airtime than normal since the Queen Ifrica Freedom of Speech fiasco has and is still playing out Reverend Miller tried to bring some semblance of tolerance to the mix. Let us not forget this is the same man some time ago openly said persons must not buy into the tolerance call from the gay lobby as it was a guise to sneak in homosexuality on the nation. In September 2011 on this blog I posted Rev Al Miller says gay lobby is using the guise of tolerance to get the nation to accept the “gay lifestyle” where he said among other things
“Nothing is wrong with loving someone but disagreeing or disliking their lifestyle and the issue is the lifestyle we are not against, the Christians the word of god is not against the individual cause we are all sinners but we must recognize sin as sin, wrong is wrong and so although we may accept and embrace the person but we must say that the conduct is not right and what the gay agenda is about is wanting the society to accept the lifestyle as being right but they are using the guise of tolerance, of course we can be tolerant with the individual but we must have the right to be intolerant to a practice that is not right it is in the same vein as anyone who practices a lifestyle that is inconsistent with correct behaviour or good for a society, if it is stealing if it is murder or any other kind of crime that is not good for society.
We must embrace the individual but we must reject the lifestyle the behaviour and it is the same, it is the behaviour, when we talk about the protection of rights the protection of rights if gays already exists because all their natural rights are there but what they are crying for is not protection of rights against harm in as much as crying for the acceptance of the lifestyle so that we will legitimize a lifestyle which is contrary to moral law to natural law to social order and all that certainly is good and decent and wholesome and will ensure our fulfillment of the mandate that we were given by our creator.”
Yesterday however he called for everyone to respect the norms and values of society and that accepted norms must not be overlooked “There is no question that that whole incident is unfortunate and is not the kind of thing that should happen we need justice and acting justly and rightly is the way that we must operate and as a society with values must operate and be consistent in upholding of its values and the welfare and rights of individuals are critical in that process but it is equally true that in any society that standards of behaviour and accepted norms must also be respected by all, it can’t be good for some and not for others.”
He further stated that while members of the gay community are calling for the rights of such persons to be respected we must also respect the rights of the heterosexual community, “Unfortunately in recent times that an incident like the one that happened there that created the ire of the citizens who have reacted at wrongly but it is speaking however to citizen that is saying that is not the accepted norm that we want. Equally we must respect the rights of all it has to be both sides, I am hearing a lot in recent times that the gay rights lobby for instance is primarily promoting what they consider their rights must be protected but yet be ignoring the rights of others, you cannot do unjustly to do justly so if we are going to talk about justice and wisdom we must be equitable so that they also must respect the rights and beliefs and the norms of the rest of society.” Meanwhile a British Gay rights group stages a protest in the UK as headed by Peter Tatchell and a Justice for Dwayne Jones at the Jamaican Consulate yesterday in London. They called for the government to protect the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender communities against hate crimes. Pity that the realities still escape our friends overseas here as this was not a homophobic killing directly but has variables that either at the programmatic and intervention levels have yet to be properly discussed and understood.
More Rev Al Miller anti gay positions:
Rev Al Miller on the Abnormality of Homosexuality & the invented gay marriage rights ploy
It seems the goodly Reverend’s view on respecting the rights of others is to stay quiet and be subject to condemnation biblically and otherwise but when one of our members is maimed or killed the half hearted conditional tolerance and pity comes forth, really!? The gentleman needs to remember his track record speaks to his true position from his active appearances in the Charter of Rights passage where he alongside Shirley Richards of the Lawywers’ Christian Fellowship made sure whatever coverage of discrimination due to sexual orientation was removed yet he comes with this position, who does he think he is fooling here?
Check out the video: Dwayne Jones (Gully Queen) Last Appearance prior to his murder
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Gov’t Hush Hush On Gay Pressure …As Promoters Forced To Pull Queen Ifrica From Canada Show
Hasani Walters, Gleaner Writer
Pressure from the Jamaica Association of Gays and Lesbians Abroad (JAGLA), a Canadian gay-rights group, has led to the removal of dancehall/reggae artiste Queen Ifrica from the roster of performers at the Rastafest International Reggae Concert which was held at Downsview Park, Canada, yesterday.
Early last week, a Facebook campaign was launched by the group in an effort to prevent Queen Ifrica from performing at the stage show.
“The campaign was started because we discovered that Queen Ifrica was slated to perform at an event called Rastafest in Toronto. Off the heels of her recent homophobic outburst (at the Grand Gala) days after the death of Dwayne Jones, our members felt disrespected that she would be allowed to perform in our country. It’s a gross double standard on her part, to even travel to Toronto, one of the most diverse countries in the world, to perform for money,” a representative from JAGLA told The Gleaner prior to the show.
Lobby pleased
In a press release to The Sunday Gleaner, the group expressed their support of the move by the promoters to withdraw the entertainer from the line-up.
“This is a welcomed move by the promoters. We have to send a clear message that persons who make comments that jeopardise the well-being of members of the LGBT community in Jamaica will not be welcomed in Canada. We hope that other homophobic persons will use this instance as a reminder that acts that incite hate will have negative consequences. We hope as well that the Government of Jamaica will move swiftly to put in place measures to protect members of the LGBT community,” the release stated.
Efforts to contact Queen Ifrica proved unsuccessful. However, in an earlier interview, when asked about her utterances at the Grand Gala, Queen Ifrica said that she had only expressed what she believed in.
“Like myself, I think they are exercising their right to speak for what they believe in. However, I think it is unfair for them to incriminate me when there is no incrimination there. I simply spoke for what I believed in. They should simply speak from what they believe in but not try to tarnish my character in the process,” she said.
The Government was also hush-hush on the matter, as efforts to get a comment from the Minister of Youth and Culture Lisa Hanna only returned an emailed response from Sasha-Gay Lewis, the senior communication officer at the Ministry of Youth and Culture, which read, “We have no comment.”
A statement by Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG) stated that the group took “note of recent local and international developments subsequent to Queen Ifrica’s performance on August 6, 2013 at the Grand Gala”.
J-FLAG also acknowledged that less explicitly anti-gay music is being produced and broadcast in Jamaica. They believe, however, that dialogue is important in order for a greater understanding about the impact of anti-gay sentiments on the exclusion of and hostility towards LGBT people in Jamaica.
also see: Queen Ifrica’s “Freedom of Speech” & advocacy found wanting it is indeed sad that yet again the guardians of the local struggle have become so impervious to the population that another group overseas has had to step in in frustration it seems on the face of it with JFLAG’s stewardship especially after the exclusion of the homeless men from the symposium on homelessness in Kingston on May 17th International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia since then many persons have been up in arms about that and have been very critical of the J’s overall advocacy some of whom were once staunch supporters. So pronounced is the discord that JFLAG own staff especially the Programs Manager have been removing themselves from engaging the community on a whole on social media. It is sad that this new group although with good intentions have left us with a black eye and another layer added to the struggle that of the lobby now stifling free speech. Persons overseas who have our interest at heart NEED to take the lead from persons on the ground as there are consequences for such agitations, indeed all public agitations have such and are to be expected but care must be taken and proper communications and strategising be done prior to execution.
JFLAG’s initial reaction was what actually set the stage for this latest impasse for all intents and purposes their continued over intellectualized style of crisis communicating has landed us in drama again. The very first sentence in their press release labelled Queen Ifrica and Tony Rebel as vitriolic and carrying some anti gay animus; for God’s sake will the J just get direct with the cynical public that they want to convince so much so that Tony Rebel in that ill fated interview on Nationwide Radio where Mr Rebel humiliated the ED of JFLAG Dane Lewis as he asked Dane where did he Tony said any anti gay remarks that were suggesting violence and Mr Lewis could not then came the laughter and ridicule of the use of the words “vitriolic and anti gay animus” and he basically mopped up the floor with the press release and Dane fumble while cleverly forcing Mr Lewis to an apology, however Dane stopped short of a public apology and instead suggested they meet face to face but even that was met with laughter yet again as Mr Rebel suggested meeting in private may have some sexually suggestive undertones. It was that sequence of events it seems that have caused this new Canadian based group to be formed and acting on their own devoid of the real thrust that is the Stop Murder Music Campaign. Queen Ifrica and Tony Rebel are in my eyes second tier homo-negative reggae acts and not as vitriolic as labelled by JFLAG landing us with a backlash we may yet to recover from in years to come.
Author GLBTQ Jamaica ModeratorPosted on August 25, 2013 August 26, 2013 Categories Advocacy Response, Audio Posts, Boycott Issues, Buggery Law, Charter of Rights, Entertainment Stuff, Ethics, facing homophobia, Homophobia in Jamaica, Hypocrisy and homophobia, JAGLA, JFLAG, Stigma and Discrimination, Stop Murder Music, The GleanerLeave a comment on Gov’t Hush Hush On Gay Pressure …As Promoters Forced To Pull Queen Ifrica From Canada Show
Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship’s continued fear mongering on Christian persecution post buggery law amendment & re-socialization
Shirley RIchards of LCF fame
Past and present Presidents of the anti gay, anti abortion Christian group the Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship, LCF Shirley Richards and Helen C. Nicholson continued to express fears that gay marriage and social re-engineering will be the norm in Jamaica if the buggery law is repealed as per the legal challenge launched by Javed Jaghai on June 25, 2013 and which has been put off until October 4, 2013 as several religious groups including the LCF, Jamaica Coalition for a Healthy Society, JCHS, Other church groups, Love March and Marcus Garvey Political Party have joined the suit. In as far as the challenge is concerned which is outside of the now promised buggery review by the current government at a date to be announced is not to make buggery law disappear but to test the constitutionality of the law on the backdrop of Mr Jaghai’s personal issues as stated in his affidavit (he is rewrite same for the October mention date in the case management stage) where he says he was evicted by his landlord as they wanted to attempt some reparative therapy efforts due to his public utterances on homosexuality. Unfortunately the poor communication by the group Mr Jaghai is associated with namely JFLAG in sensitizing not only the public but the LGBT community in understanding the call for the amendment to the law is a major flaw; the fact that the church groups still interpret the struggle as a call for a full repeal when the thrust by their words is an amendment to include a definition of rape under for non-consensual buggery and privacy for adults; buggery will remain for persons not considered adults and who are abused.
On a discussion program on Love 101FM hosted by Blossom White on July 7, 2013 it sounded like a cataclysmic doom heading towards Jamaica that gay marriage will be made legal; fear that children will be taught all kinds of inappropriate materials in the eyes of the church; other kinds of rights outside of normal life will be forced on the nation; the church’s opposition will be criminalized as hate speech (poor anecdotal references made); anti gay speech will be criminalized; religious freedoms will be curtailed; churches will be forced to perform gay marriages and other so called societal ills. Speaking of societal ills the introduction to the program suggested that they were looking at a post examination of the Love March’s heroes circle protest and the Montego Bay’s ministers’ fraternal corresponding Montego Bay march against supposed ills yet homosexuality was eventually the only theme discussed for the twenty five plus minutes of air time. Such is the dishonesty that presents itself sometimes when these matters are presented by the church, the strength that is found to deal with homosexuality yet the other so called ills get very little or no such fervent attention. Namely the thousands of missing children, the obvious corruption in high places, the high crime wave, the poor political leadership, the creation of outcasts and maintaining the clear distance via stigma and hypocrisy. The misleading emphasis on the legalization of homosexuality is also another piece of deceptive alarmist speech used to bolster the anti gay position when we know fully well that homosexuality is NOT illegal in Jamaica and buggery does not only apply to gay and bisexual men who practice penile penetrative anal sex but also heterosexual couples as well.
The discussion opened with among other things this from the host “Why does the church target homosexuality not wanting it to be legalized in Jamaica?”…………….. “Would the flood gates be opened for judgement or more judgement upon the land and what can the church do to hinder anything from changing?” clear fear mongering being set as the stage for the discussion then came the marriage redefinition fear soon afterwards where the sections of the marriage act were quoted when no such agitation for same sex marriage rights have been made in Jamaica just yet but if we were to follow Blossom White in her opening it was a done deal as she likened a group in favour of same sex marriage was taking the matter of legalizing homosexuality to the supreme court. In fact the word redefinition appeared some five times in the exchange and re-socialization or re-engineering also made several appearances which had me wondering are these persons for real? What was even more bizarre in all this is the defection if you will of Helen Nicholson who years ago had a more tolerant stance on homosexuality and the related matters yet she has been pulled into this so much so to become the President of the LCF. The host and guests claim that the business of buggery is a legal, moral, social and political issues and that religious voices will be silenced eventually by law where programs such as the one having the discussion will have to sanitize its format in order to avoid legal punishment.
References were made to the United States DOMA, Defence of Marriage Act and Proposition 8 strike downs in recent times and that the local legal challenges are in tandem with other efforts including that of the Organization of American States recently concluded meeting where certain calls were made to enact some sort of sanctions for what is considered homophobic language or actions by persons. Helen Nicholson said “To The extent that they are rallying their troops the church must be very alert and recognise that their voices must not be silenced and drowned out by those who would be vocal and step forward to challenge a change.” Mrs Shirley Richards meantime continued that the church is going to court to apparently avert what has happened in other countries (albeit that those countries have different social issue that attend) she referenced a preacher who was arrested in England for so called homophobic language yet she did not offer specifics of the case and the continued generalizations is what is usually used to justify their anti gay position. Sadly the followership glibly buys into the mess and hangs on to every word these persons say. She continued that marriage is under threat; threats to freedom of conscience; freedom of religion and freedom of expression, yet she forgot to take note it seems that the aforementioned marches were done unimpeded and that her appearance and that of her compatriots at a recent University debate on the church being an obstacle to rights was also unimpeded and her voice was not drowned or muzzled as would happen in such events hosted by their groups. She said that societies that allowed homosexual rights have seen religious freedoms curtailed, she said the buggery law is the most effective strategic barrier to the re-socialization of society a point she also made on CVM TV’s Direct program on June 26, 2013 she said such re-socialization is in favour of the “homosexual lifestyle” she continued that if that barrier is pulled then everything else in the form of agendas will come flowing in, her fear is that what happens in other countries where rights clash such as religious liberty where I do not see such curtailment happening yet she claims pastors have gotten into trouble and a teacher was dismissed for saying homosexuality is a sin again with no specifics.
The dishonest perception being banded about that somehow the repeal or decriminalization of buggery in Jamaica is also going to automatically cause Christian persecution is so farfetched and ludicrous and is a false dichotomy that it boggles the mind as to whether the voices which are heard by far are really up on the issues of sexuality, gender and rights. The Johns couple was referred to who were a Jamaican couple who foster kids in the UK but were unaware of the change in the law and not endorsing gay relationships as a form of family unit were blocked by the state from re-entering the foster care system. No one asked them to accept homosexuality but just to also include as the teaching materials the various forms of the family unit and they refused fearing damage to the children.
Miss Nicholson said that the law is always legislating morality but the question is whose morality as there is no such thing as a moral law. She referred the Ireland case and the repeal of buggery there yet the country did not sink into doom she claims that those were different days and the agenda has changed. She sounded as if she was counting her words for such a lawyer and a former radio show host and television news presenter and the egging or prodding whispers in the background by Mrs Shirley Richards were audibly clear that she was being told what to say, Miss Nicholson however continued that there is a more liberal approach by the gay lobby which was not part of the agenda before and a schism between our local position and our laws versus the treatise we are party to internationally she says the more Jamaica owns the process is the more controlled it will be and if we allow others to come in (suggesting the long held belief of foreign imposition of homosexuality) and fund our education programs etc then he who pays the piper calls the tune. The gratuitous tolerance line came through as per usual that they did not want homosexuals to be hurt or victimized but they seem blindly unaware of the fact their anti gay positions and dishonesties help to fuel the very victimization and stigma towards LGBT people.
Shirley Richards continued “Pull that law and the re-engineering of society will occur ………………….. My concern is for the children, what will they learn as appropriate and normal behaviour?” obviously she is not aware of the changes in sexuality and that teaching children about homosexuality does not make them so. The host Blossom White came with an alarmist posture said an unnamed country where she was had early childhood education institutions doing what amounted to guided imagery and cross dressing exercises on given days for students so that they were made to understand some of the gender issues, yet Miss White chose strong language such as indoctrinate added to that Miss Nicholson suggested that the word or language or re-engineering is “gender” clearly the ladies on this show are very ignorant to the issues attendant to transgenderism and other variants that have been always around but more closely researched and monitored by the scientific communities.
So hundreds of thousands of Jamaicans in earshot of this radio program went away with a one sided approach to this business of homosexuality and the continued fear mongering that the gay lobby is all somehow this godless anti Christ set up devised to persecute Christians. I am left dazed sometimes when I see this kind of rhetoric and why aren’t the gay Christian communities and tolerant Christians generally not speaking up more? I am not even going to mention JFLAG here as their poor leadership on public discourse is plain to see. How can this jittery position be countered?
Author GLBTQ Jamaica ModeratorPosted on July 8, 2013 February 9, 2016 Categories Buggery Law, Charter of Rights, Current Affairs, Ethics, facing homophobia, Gay Marriage, Gay psychology and Jamaica's homophobia, HIV Issues, Homophobia in Jamaica, Human Rights Issues, Intolerance, Ja Coalition for Healthy Society, Labels, Lawyers' Christian Fellowship, Legal Issues, MSM Issues, NARTH Issues, Psychological References, Religion, Reparative Therapy, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity”, Stereotypes, Theocracy, Tolerance or acquiescence?Leave a comment on Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship’s continued fear mongering on Christian persecution post buggery law amendment & re-socialization
The Jamaica Council of Churches on Homosexuality thus far
The Jamaica Council of Churches on Homosexuality thus far …….
JCC’s General Secretary Gary Harriot
Exactly one month ago May 28th after a previous interview alongside the Executive Director of Jamaica Forum for Lesbians Allsexuals and Gays, JFLAG Dane Lewis on George Davis Live on Nationwide where a clear position was not really established by the JCC a follow-up report came in print media suggesting the Jamaica Council of Churches, JCC had not put a formal position on homosexuality given the hotly debated issue with court challenges in full effect. General Secretary of the JCC Gary Harriot in that interview said the conversations need to continue as other Caribbean church leaders expressed the pressure that their societies are under to repeal laws supposedly against the “homosexual lifestyle.” Gen Sec Harriot seems unaware or a slip of the tongue that homosexuality is not illegal and buggery is not synonymous with gay men only.
The issue of church members being homosexuals came up for mention as well to which the Gen Sec said the council is yet to finalize an official position although they have a draft in place as a work in progress document, he said whichever church one may go one is bound to find someone struggling with homosexual tendencies or relationship matters not in keeping with the teachings of the church. Dane Lewis at the time spoke to the questions posed to him on the opposition from the anti gay groups. For the most part it was a slow interview and lacked a more robust feel to peak the public’s interest. Reverend Harriot spoke to the possible changes on the law following the court cases filed and that of those awaiting deliberations (tolerance advert). He said “I can express two basic points, there is a side of the church that sees homosexuality as a moral issue …… legalizing such action may not be the way to deal with it but to deal with it from a moral perspective, the other side of the coin when you look what is happening elsewhere it looks like a strategic political move and that if you were to remove the law then what you are doing is that you are opening a flood gate that you are going into directions where your whole social fabric would be changed”
He said also that there is some tension and that the JCC has not come to a formal position which they hope to do in a few weeks if they are able to arrive at a consensus.
As far as I am concerned they seem limp wristed overall, they are silent on most matters and other societal ills especially when the Peoples National Party, PNP are in power and have been accused of being politically aligned to the party hence their docility. This cautious treading is far different when compared to the other more radical evangelical bodies and voices. Fast forward to today on Love 101FM with host Theologian Reverend Clinton Chisholm, the interview had a different tone when compared to the Nationwide radio George Davis Live session as aforementioned, Reverend Harriot reiterated his point of the JCC not having an official statement yet on their position towards homosexuality but he mentioned what the members have put forward thus far:
Some members did not see homosexuality as natural or normal
For the pastoral side persons who are engaged in a homosexual lifestyle their humanity must be regarded
They must benefit from the pastoral care from the church to which he included reparative therapy as a solution to the “lifestyle”
Marriage must remain as is between a male and a female
They are unsure and do not have a consensus on whether the buggery law should be repealed; some are of the view it should be kept while others if the act takes place in private between two consenting adults in private then while not supporting the behaviour it should not be a matter for a person should be held for a criminal act.
Should buggery be treated as a legal matter or a moral issue?
He lamented the selectivity of the church on issues and tied into that is the ministry of healing that must take precedence
Policing sex laws he agreed with Reverend Chisholm is a challenge and examples such as adultery, incest and child abuse were offered. He mentioned psycho social skills in spotting a possible abuse victims but the problem of police actually having to intrude to see what suspects are doing is an issue.
The pseudo scientific component was brought in the exchange as proving some aspects of sex crimes including buggery would involve DNA evidence and the individual subjecting themselves to clinical examination.
Discussions with groups like JFLAG and the Jamaica Civil Society Coalition on the issues and also with major church leaders not JCC as a group but committees that one or all the groups are apart. The JCC sat with the group JFLAG during the high moments of the homeless MSM issue in New Kingston.
Homosexuality is not in the plan and design of God
The church must become proactive in teaching persons about sex and sexuality and the consequences of unhealthy practices he however highlighted that the buggery law does not only apply to same gender sex.
General Secretary Harriot spent a great deal emphasizing reparative therapy and counselling for persons supposedly damaged by homosexuality. He said persons are in the church struggling he tried to prove causation as from an abuse standpoint or persons were forced into the “lifestyle” and a struggle with the flesh. He also suggested psychotherapy but the pastor who is close to the issue should allow another professional to handle the case as a counselling officer in the church usually a preacher should not also preach to that client who may be in the congregation on any given service date. Conflicts of interest may occur as an illustration while behind pulpit may cause the client to withdraw.
Reverend Clinton Chisholm again proving his ignorance on sexuality committed another infraction this time towards asexual where he made the following comment “If you have never felt a strong pull for sexual intercourse, you are either abnormal, too old, too young or too lie.” Clearly both Reverend needs to be brought up to speed on Asexuality (persons who engage in emotional relations more so than sexual ones) or Demisexuals (persons who only develop sexual interest in someone after a protracted period where an emotional attachment has been formed) for Reverend Clinton to suggest such persons are abnormal is a misnomer as both forms are not considered a disorder by the Diagnostic Statistical Manual, DSM, the guide for all psychological professionals. The training of pastors in counselling was discussed at length and pin pointing sexual problems.
Reverend Harriot also said the church should also get the family of the reparative therapy client and they repeated refer to homosexuality as a lifestyle more so than an innate orientation. He however cautioned that pastors need to know their weakness and if they have strong feelings towards the issue then they should refrain possibly from direct handling of a particular client as it may impact the work.
The “Repentant” homosexual was also examined from an official office standpoint in any church as if they genuinely showed remorse or change then that individual should be restored to their previously held position however Reverend Chisholm expressed reservations as the general membership may not concur with such a decision.
Gay clergy was not officially addressed by the JCC’s draft paper but some churches suggest once persons express homosexual tendencies or desire a need for some redress then reparative work should be done. As long as also there is not an open expression of the lifestyle so in other words keep it to yourself and we may look the other way, without saying it in some many words. A disturbing line from the General Secretary had me stunned for a few second when he said: “As long as the person does not engage in sex and remains celibate then they could be considered for the position.” Strange to me as I thought aloud while listening the interview that in the absence of everyone how would the clergy or pastoral staff know or prove this officer is celibate are they going to monitor the officer’s movement so much? Denominations under the JCC established their own protocols under some guidance for now.
A rather roundabout and unclear set of positions in some sense from the JCC’s standpoint as the leading interfaith body. Even in the face of reparative or conversion therapy proving a failure or agencies that offer such closing case in point Ex-Gay Ministries in the United States there is still this belief that orientation can be changed without disastrous consequences. Just this week the UK and New Jersey have moved to ban conversion therapy and California had done so last year.
See what you make of this.
UPDATE July 8, 2013 New President says Government will bow to gays:
Buggery law: Government will bow
New church head expects pressure from int’l community, gays on Simpson Miller administration
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Buggery-law–Government-will-bow_14640324#ixzz2YVr0WkDB
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Home News CAMA 2017 Now October 29, 2017
CAMA 2017 Now October 29, 2017
The much-anticipated Classic Africa Merit Award, (CAMA) 2017 has been postponed to October 29, 2017 inside the exquisite 10 Degrees Events Centre, Off Oregun Road, Ikeja, Lagos State.
Speaking with newsmen in his Lagos office, the publisher of Classic Magazine and organizer of the event, Mr. Dave Agwazim cited reasons bordering on logistics and other unavoidable circumstances as the major reasons why the event is being shifted from 24th September to October 29th, noting that every other arrangement remains.
He further stated that the seventh edition of the highly respected award event is designed to chart the way forward for economic prosperity of Nigeria as erudite scholars across the country are billed to lend their voices towards the nation getting out of the woods of recession.
Mr. Agwazim said that management and staff of Classic International Magazine regret the inconveniences the changes might have caused the larger society, as all hands are on deck to present a befitting anniversary with national outlook.
Designed to celebrate the 8th anniversary of Classic International Magazine, this year’s edition of the most- sought-after award event across African continent promises to cut across the frontiers of this country to other parts of Africa.
With the cry of marginalization and strong agitation for secession across the nation more than ever, organizers of the award led by the publisher of Classic Magazine, Mr. Dave Agwazim has decided to chart a way forward for the nation with the gathering of eminent personalities to deliberate on the missing link in our nationhood and how to get out of the quagmire, hence the theme “Roadmap to Political Stability and Economic Prosperity in Nigeria”.
Under the leadership of Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Commonwealth Secretary-General and Professor Wole Soyinka as Chairmen, our ebullient discussants will robustly look at these issues as they affect our unity as a nation and way out of recession.
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar will serve as the Lead Speaker while Chief Edwin Clark, Professor Jerry Gana and Gen. Alani Akinrinade will serve as discussants.
Others are His Excellency, Mr. Donald Duke, Professor Pat Utomi, His Excellency Obong Victor Attah, Chief Ayo Adebanjo and Chief Olisa Agbakoba.
The indefatigable governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode is the host governor, Africa’s richest man and industrialist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote is the Special Guest of Honour while Deacon Iyke Kanu, the chairman of Classic Magazine is the Chief Host.
Distinguished sons and daughters of Africa will be honoured with merit awards for their dexterity and quality service within the year under review.
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Large Potted Plants for a Patio
Potted trees complement a patio.
1 Potted Plants for Privacy
2 Shade Loving Northern Exposure Potting Plants
3 Potted Plants That Will Last Through the Winter Season
4 Hardy Potted Plants
Arranging greenery and color to brighten or surround a patio allows a gardener to create an outdoor room in any style. Tuscan patios, for example, commonly feature evergreen trees such as olive (Olea europaea) or citrus (Citrus spp.) in large terra cotta or stone pots lining their edges. Both grow in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 through 11. Olives are considered invasive plants in some locations.
Conifers do well in pots, given their relatively small root systems, slow growth rate and drought tolerance. They are available in foliage hues other than green, such as gold, silver, deep blue-green and variegated, and provide color and interest year-round. Emerald arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis “Emerald”) is hardy in USDA zones 2 through 7, can reach 15 feet tall and keeps its deep green color all winter.
Broadleaf Trees
Broadleaf trees that thrive in pots and complement a patio include Japanese maples (Acer palmatum), which offer green, gold, red, purple or variegated foliage that turns orange, red and purple in fall. Japanese maples grow in USDA zones 5 through 9 and come in upright and weeping forms. Their branching pattern makes them attractive in winter, too. Evergreens such as hollies (Ilex spp.), hardy in USDA zones 6 through 9, also make good large-container subjects.
While most ornamental grasses are deciduous, they provide screening, interest and height even when dormant. Maiden grass cultivars such as Miscanthus sinensis “Giganteus,” a variety with deep burgundy stems hardy in USDA zones 5 through 9, or Miscanthus sinsensis condensatus “Cosmopitan,” a wide-bladed, green-and-white variety hardy in USDA zones 6 through 9, reach 10 feet tall and 8 feet wide.
Perennials with Presence
You can grow dramatic large-leaved plants such as canna lilies (Canna spp) and dahlias (Dahlia spp.), both hardy in USDA zones 8 through 11, for summer color. The plants reach 3 to 7 feet tall and will survive in large pots, returning each year. “Golden Sword” yucca (Yucca filamentosa “Golden Sword”) is hardy and evergreen in USDA zones 4 through 11. It reaches 3 feet tall and wide, with 2-inch-wide gold and green blades.
Maintaing Large Containers
Large plants need large pots, not only to accommodate their root systems but also to provide enough weight so they are not easily tipped over by wind. Fill the entire container with a high-quality potting mix into which you have blended slow-release fertilizer at a rate of 1 teaspoon per gallon. This will feed the plant for at least three months. After three months, apply soluble fertilizer mixed with water according to label directions every three weeks. Water large containers copiously, soaking the entire pot each time.
The Wall Street Journal: A Tuscan Garden Tutorial
Arbor Day Foundation: Tree Guide: Olive, European
University of Florida Environmental Horticulture: Citrus
Fine Gardening: 10 Plants for Year-Round Containers
Pacific Coast Maples: Hardiness Zone for Japanese Maple Trees
Missouri Botanical Garden: Ilex “Nellie R. Stevens”
Mahoney’s: Potted Plants Make Prettier Patios
University of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences: Gardening in Containers
Colorado State University Extension: Container Gardens
Perennials.com: Miscanthus “Giganteus”
Fine Gardening: Genus Canna (Indian Shot)
Fine Gardening: Genus Dahlia
Since 1981 Janet Bayers has written on travel, real estate trends and gardening for "The Oregonian" newspaper in Portland. Her work also has appeared in “Better Homes & Gardens,” “Traditional Home,” “Outdoor Living” and other shelter magazines. She holds a Master of Arts in linguistics from Michigan State University.
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Bayers, Janet. "Large Potted Plants for a Patio." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/large-potted-plants-patio-91204.html. Accessed 18 July 2019.
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Apparently, Jason Segel Is Writing YA Science Fiction Books Now
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Kirsten Miller
Jason Segel is written a new YA scifi novel. The Muppets won’t be helping. Image: Disney
Jason Segel—star of sitcoms, maker of R-rated comedies, and friend to Muppets—has branched out yet again. Segel and his co-writer Kirsten Miller have announced that later this year they’ll be releasing a YA novel called Otherworld, the first in a proposed YA scifi trilogy about an all encompassing futuristic video game.
“When I was a teenager, I was one of the lucky few who got to experience a game very much like Otherworld before it was shut down,” Segel told Entertainment Weekly. “When I heard rumblings it was being reimagined for VR, I knew it was something Kirsten and I had to write about. Part mythic adventure, part sci-fi love story, entirely cautionary tale — we wanted to reach the new generation of potential players before this ‘game’ becomes a reality.”
Book fans probably know (but this movie fan didn’t) that this isn’t Segel’s first book. He and Miller already wrote a series of children’s books called Nightmares!, which ended up on the New York Times Best Sellers list. Otherworld is their first foray into an older demographic, however.
The book’s premise sounds fairly familiar. It’s about a “game” called Otherworld that’s sort of like The Sims but in total virtual reality where people can choose to be whomever or whatever they like. (It also sounds like the OASIS in Ready Player One or any other totally immersive virtual world from popular culture.) However, as the game goes on and gets more popular, players begin to realize maybe it’s not as innocent as they thought.
And while Segel is pretty new to the publishing game, he’s not new to writing. He wrote Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Muppets and a few other films he starred in as well. No word if there are plans for Otherworld to make that leap too.
Otherworld comes out November 7. And you can currently see Segel in a pretty awesome scifi movie called The Discovery on Netflix, which is his most recent work.
[Entertainment Weekly]
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More People Died From Drug Overdoses Than from Guns or Car Crashes in 2017
by Madison Dibble August 20, 2018, 2:36 pm 36.3k Views 9 Votes
The heartbreaking data of the drug overdose epidemic continues to roll in.
After a deadly year, drug overdoses are expected to have taken the lives of nearly 72,000 Americans — more than gun violence or car crashes.
According to provisional data from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), 69,703 Americans died from drug overdoses, almost ten thousand more than in 2015, when 59,902 people died.
Of the 2017 drug overdoses, those caused by opioids outnumber the deaths caused by cocaine, heroin, and methadone combined.
To compare, in Quarter 2 of 2017, drug overdoses killed more than firearms, HIV, suicide, and influenza. Drug overdoses caused the deaths of 21 out of every 100,000 Americans.
Deaths per 100,000
Firearms – 12.2
HIV – 1.8
Suicide – 14.1
Influenza and Pneumonia – 16.9
Kidney Disease – 15.5
Drug Overdoses – 21.0
Many turned to Twitter to express their shock and concern with the growing epidemic.
58,000 Americans died in the entire Vietnam War. In 2017 alone, 72,000 died from drug overdoses. https://t.co/iRYMg8xQAZ
— David Wessel (@davidmwessel) August 15, 2018
Bleak New Estimates in Drug Epidemic: A Record 72,000 Overdose Deaths in 2017 https://t.co/52xHS2mhLI
— Eric Bolling?? (@ericbolling) August 16, 2018
President Donald Trump declared the fighting the opioid epidemic as one of his top priorities, touting the record number of prescription drugs returned during the Department of Justice’s prescription Take Back Day.
Together, we will face this challenge as a national family with conviction, with unity, and with a commitment to love and support our neighbors in times of dire need. Working together, we will defeat this #OpioidEpidemic.
Full Opioid Summit: https://t.co/qqfeVr4BBf pic.twitter.com/oFvr0DJMEf
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 1, 2018
National Prescription Drug #TakeBackDay numbers are in! Another record broken: nearly 1 MILLION pounds of Rx pills disposed! Let’s keep fighting this opioid epidemic, America!
Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) are also working on a bipartisan bill to help reduce the presence of deadly synthetic drugs in the United States.
A record 72,000 people overdosed in the U.S. in 2017, many from synthetic opioids. This has got to stop. We must pass my bill w/ @senrobportman to help curb synthetic drugs & keep them out of our communities. https://t.co/bYM0AtamLuhttps://t.co/uc73Coo4xX
— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) August 16, 2018
Hopefully, this will be one area where the two parties can put politics aside to work together to end the epidemic.
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ANDREA IANNONE TOPS THE TIMESHEETS IN TEXAS
Team Suzuki Press Office - April 21.
Andrea Iannone: 1st - 2:04.599
• Fastest time for Iannone in FP2 gives him combined lead.
• Alex Rins shows strong pace in both sessions.
• COTA conditions challenging.
The opening session of track action at the Circuit of the Americas was difficult in the MotoGP class as the asphalt was incredibly dusty and dirty. That, coupled with several bumps around the twisty track meant a period of adaptation was necessary in FP1, but both riders showed strong pace from the very beginning. In FP2 Iannone and Rins confirmed their provisional places in Q2, which may be crucial as rain is forecast for Saturday.
Andrea Iannone slotted into the Top 3 early in FP1 and spent most of the morning session within the Top 10. He ended this session 8th (2:07.093), and hinted at more to come; proving to be the fastest rider through sector 4. In FP2 the track became warmer and cleaner, allowing all the riders to up their pace. Andrea spent the majority of the session in 2nd place, but slipped to 10th as other riders switched to soft tyres and began to set fast laps. With a few moments of the session left, the Italian set an incredible lap of 2:04.599 and took 1st place, despite using a medium-soft combination. He was also fastest in both sectors 2 and 4.
Alex Rins completed FP1 in 10th place (2:07.211) and looked comfortable and confident throughout the morning session. In FP2 he started the session well and was able to improve several times, keeping himself in Q2 contention. Just before the chequered flag came out, the Spaniard put in a 2:05.452 which elevated him to 6th place, +0.853 behind his teammate.
“Of course it’s nice to be in first position, even if it’s only Friday. I take positives from it because Andrea had good pace throughout the whole session and he was fast for several laps. And this is despite the fact that we’re still working on bike setup with him, and trying different things, so this has been very good. I’m also glad that Alex managed to improve the bike at the end of the session and stay in the Top 10; this could be important tomorrow if it rains. So we’ll continue to work with both riders, to improve and be ready for Sunday.”
“I have a good feeling at this circuit, and a good feeling with the bike. The conditions are difficult because the track is dirty, but it’s the same for everybody. I’m really happy because we worked in a good way today, and the most important thing is to continue like this tomorrow and remain focused. For sure the target for us is to stay at the top during qualifying, because overtaking is difficult so it’s better to start at the front for the race. It’s hard to recover from the back, and harder to show our potential. We hope to improve tomorrow, and I believe that anything is possible because I feel positive and ready to fight for the top.”
“I’m quite happy because we did a good job from FP1 onwards, and where we lacked a little bit we were able to adjust the bike well for FP2 and it was better. With the race tyre I feel strong and I have good pace, we still need to work a bit on setup but we’re going in a good direction. Usually our rhythm in wet conditions is good and I like it a lot, so we will see what happens tomorrow.”
GP of the Americas - Combined Classification after Day 1:
1. Andrea IANNONE Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 2'04.599
2. Marc MARQUEZ Repsol Honda Team 2’04.655 0.056 / 0.056
3. Maverick VIÑALES Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 2’04.863 0.264 / 0.208
4. Valentino ROSSI Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 2’04.958 0.359 / 0.095
5. Cal CRUTCHLOW LCR Honda CASTROL 2’05.088 0.489 / 0.130
6. Alex RINS Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 2’05.452 0.853 / 0.364
7. Jorge LORENZO Ducati Team 2’05.487 0.888 / 0.035
8. Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati Team 2’05.647 1.048 / 0.160
9. Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 2’05.739 1.140 / 0.092
10. Dani PEDROSA Repsol Honda Team 2’05.761 1.162 / 0.022
11. Danilo PETRUCCI Alma Pramac Racing 2’05.889 1.290 / 0.128
12. Tito RABAT Reale Avintia Racing 2’05.910 1.311 / 0.021
13. Johann ZARCO Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2’05.933 1.334 / 0.023
14. Jack MILLER Alma Pramac Racing 2’06.016 1.417 / 0.083
15. Scott REDDING Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 2’06.078 1.479 / 0.062
16. Hafizh SYAHRIN Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2’06.219 1.620 / 0.141
17. Takaaki NAKAGAMI LCR Honda IDEMITSU 2’06.397 1.798 / 0.178
18. Karel ABRAHAM Angel Nieto Team 2’06.555 1.956 / 0.158
19. Thomas LUTHI EG 0,0 Marc VDS 2’06.625 2.026 / 0.070
20. Franco MORBIDELLI EG 0,0 Marc VDS 2’06.640 2.041 / 0.015
21. Alvaro BAUTISTA Angel Nieto Team 2’06.683 2.084 / 0.043
22. Bradley SMITH Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 2’07.033 2.434 / 0.350
23. Pol ESPARGARO Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 2’07.136 2.537 / 0.103
24. Xavier SIMEON Reale Avintia Racing 2’08.021 3.422 / 0.885
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Jessica Rhaye and the Ramshackle Parade
Show Starts: 8 PM
Onsale: June 3 @ 10am
Just Like a Woman – Songs of Bob Dylan
Come celebrate the release of Just like a Woman – Songs of Bob Dylan Jessica Rhaye’s sixth full-length album, and first with backing band The Ramshackle Parade. This rollicking folk-rock interpretation of Dylan’s classics and hidden gems transcends the concept of a simple tribute album. The result is a fun folk-rock album with psychedelic undertones, with folkie ballads, a conversation between rockabilly and swing, and engaging new interpretations of the Master’s works.
Just Like a Woman will be an evening of professionals performing live together – – true to the recording style of Dylan’s earlier work. Members imagined working in the style of Dylan in Woodstock, the days of the Basement Tapes.
Jessica Rhaye is an award-winning singer/songwriter/graphic artist and local artist with a career spanning 20 years, and a list of accolades including a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination, multiple East Coast Music Award nominations, and Music New Brunswick awards. Jessica has graced many prestigious stages including the National Arts Centre, Stan Rogers Folk Festival, Mariposa Folk Festival, Canadian Music Café, Hotel Café, Half Moon Putney and many more.
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Croatia, the War, and the Future
Ina Vukic - Croatia: people, politics, history, economy, transition from communism to democracy
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Croatian Anti-EU activists demand postponement of referendum while the Minister of Foreign Affairs Vesna Pusic says if people vote No to EU membership there’ll be no money!
January 4, 2012 by inavukic 6 Comments
Things are hotting up in Croatia as the designated EU accession referendum date (22 January) draws closer.
The “official” campaigns have started early this week.
Both the current and the previous government representatives are calling upon the citizens to turn up and vote “Yes” for EU membership.
Both governments had not in past years encouraged public dialogue on EU accession (the ex HDZ government was incumbent and today’s government’s foreign minister Vesna Pusic / member of governing Kukuriku alliance, was head of the National committee on EU negotiations), but rather communicated EU accession in a very top-down, state-centred manner, where they processed information and briefed the public in small meals of their successes.
Although the government has published a ridiculous and scanty publication “Myths and legends about the EU”, where some questions on national identity and sovereignty are answered with cartoons and few sentences barely fit for a grade 3 student at a Primary school, negative sentiments and possible negative consequences for Croatia as EU member were left to some media outlets, minor political parties and individual citizens. Their voices though were not as strong and their supporting funds relatively poor.
I find it repulsive that the foreign minister Vesna Pusic is using cold-cash as a carrot to secure the “Yes” vote. The way things are at dire disarray, EU is no longer the place where things run smoothly or where milk and honey run freely. It is absolutely irresponsible to bring money into the debate, leaving an impression that if citizens vote “Yes” to EU they may do it for the money, branding themselves as dependants, which they are not! Croatia is a nation of hard working people in essence – one only needs to look at the great successes multitudes of Croatians who fled Communism have made of their hard working life in the West since late 1940’s (and before).
It is widely accepted and known that many Croatian’s still suffer from “the-Government-will-get-the-money-I-need-to-live” aberrant mood, instilled during the Communist Yugoslavia reign (1945 – 1991). Instead of educating the people into self-reliance and the need for all individuals to contribute to the country’s wellbeing, the mainstream political forces seem bent on retaining the retardant remnants of that past.
It was a false economy used to brainwash the people to think how Communism was a great thing and it is a false economy now to tell the people that reforms and strengthening of the economy will only be successful if they join the EU!
The foreign minister Vesna Pusic said on January 2: “Should the citizens decide against EU, we remain where we are – without money”. She further explained that in case of “No” vote the government would continue with reforms but with much less money. That the referendum would need to be repeated in say 6-12 months or that EU could take the view for Croatia to be placed in the EU accession package with the rest of the countries from the region.
The Croatian government is thus killing Croatia’s hard-earned sovereignty pride for the Euro before it gives its people a proper chance to think about what joining the EU may mean to the hard earned sovereignty and self determination.
One would expect the former and current government representatives would at least mention Croatia’s War of Independence (1991-1995) in their leading campaign phrases or catchwords.
After all, thousands of Croatians were killed in battles, hundreds of thousands displaced refugees, many thousands still regarded as missing…
The question of sovereignty and self-determination had haunted Croatians for a thousand years! Independence was achieved with almost unfathomable costs to the human being and yet the government brushes this aside as it raises its EU campaign platform on “Yes” and money!
But there is hope for the ordinary citizen yet – the referendum may be postponed?
On January 3 the non-parliamentary political parties, civil society organisations and prominent individuals in Croatia that make up “The Council for Croatia – no to EU” movement have asked Croatian institutions to annul the decision on holding the referendum on January 22 and to organise a public discussion in which both the EU proponents and opponents would be given equal opportunities to express their position.
The movement is currently joined by 12 political parties, 11 organisations and several prominent individuals (including Prof.dr.sc. Davor Pavuna, Academic Prof. dr. Josip Pecaric, Dr, sc. Slaven Letica, Prof. dr. sc. Velimir Srica, dr.sc.Srecko Sladoljev, mr. Karino Hromin Sturm, dr.med. Aleksandar Soltysik, Vladimir Biondic…) who say that they’ve joined authentic forces with the goal of defending Croatia’s sovereignty.
Vera Tomasic, President of Croatian Party of Rights Dr Ante Starcevic, told the Croatian Times that “Croatia and its people are not ready to vote so soon. There should be a detailed and transparent analysis about the benefits and harm to Croatia by joining the EU”.
Referendums are a form of direct democracy. They decide on issues of national importance. The government would have the duty of putting before the people both the “Case For” and the “Case Against” and let the people decide. This has not happened in Croatia (yet). Perhaps the people of Croatia should truly exercise their direct democratic power and give a slamming vote of no confidence to the government forthwith! Ina Vukic, Prof.(Zgb), B.A., M.A.Ps.(Syd)
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Referendum campaigns Links:
No to EU/ or 22 January referendum campaigners include:
http://europskaunija.yolasite.com/
http://www.jedinohrvatska.hr/
http://www.volim-hrvatsku.hr/naslovnica
http://neeu.org/
http://www.hrvatskiplamen.hr/
http://www.protiv-eu.org/
http://dsz.webstilus.net/pocetna.html
http://novahrvatska.hr/
http://www.dragovoljac.com/
http://www.nacionalni-demokrati.hr/izbori/vijesti-2/
http://www.abh.com.hr/
http://www.hrvatskipravasi.hr/
http://www.hsp.hr/
http://www.hsp1861.hr/3index.htm
http://hcsp.hr/
http://www.hsp-ante-starcevic.hr/#
Yes to EU campaigns include:
Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs – publications on EU:
http://www.mvep.hr/ei/default.asp?ru=178&sid=&akcija=&jezik=1
and political parties:
http://www.kukuriku.org/plan21/clanstvo-u-europskoj-uniji-i-vanjska-politika/
http://www.hdz.hr/novosti/nacionalne/i-predsjednica-hdz-a-jadranka-kosor-pozvala-na-referendum-o-eu/
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A link you should pay special attention to:
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Welcome to my blog. Here I will bring to you a variety of topics covering the documented truth about that terrible war that Croatia had to endure during the period between 1991 and 1995 and about Croatian political history that shaped a wonderful nation of people.
Croatian people wanted independence for centuries, just as they had it until the twelfth century but fate was not on their side – others wanted their beautiful land. In late 1980′s the will to break free from Yugoslavia which suffocated freedom and self determination through harsh communist party rule finally bore the desired fruit.
In June 1991 Croatia declared its independence; soon after the aggressive war against Croatia broke out. The struggle of the Croatian people for self-determination was a just one. But I fear genuine justice has not been served as there have been, and there still exist, international covert and overt moves to equate victims with aggressors continue in attempts to change history. Truth often becomes obscured and lost and that is why I have chosen to write this blog, to concentrate on actual events and issues about Croatia – wishing it a bright and freedom-loving future.
It certainly was not easy to come out of the war that was fought on two fronts:
1. On the military front the world’s public has seen the indiscriminate bombardment of Croatian cities, towns and villages from land, sea and air; the destruction of civilian targets including homes, schools, hospitals, churches, factories and cultural monuments; the blockading and destruction of roads, bridges and ports; the blockading of power, water, food and medical supplies. What hasn’t been shown on our television sets is the forced clearing and evacuation of towns and villages, followed by looting, torture, rape and murder carried out by the Serbian forces, who were initially backed by the federal Yugoslav army that was largely constituted by Serb nationals; the transportation of multiple hundreds of innocent Croatian civilians from Croatia into concentration camps Serbia (Begejci, Stajicevo, Sremska Mitrovica... from October 1991, and later (1992) transferred into Serb-held camps in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Omarska, Keratern, Manjaca, Trnopolje).
2. The second front was the war of political propaganda centred on: misinformation about the rights of minorities in Croatia; portrayal of the Croatian people as Ustasha or Fascists; the representation of the Croatian defence forces as illegal paramilitary units; the representation of the Croatian and Slovenian republics as unreasonable secessionists who are unwilling to negotiate; a regurgitation of distorted facts about World War II.
Indeed Croatia had an absolute right to defend itself and this is often forgotten if not often denied it.
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Ina has been a tireless volunteer on humanitarian aid and fundraising for victims of war in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially war orphans. From1991 to beginning of 1994 she contributed in lobbying for international recognition of Croatian independence and Croatia’s rights in defending its territory and people from military aggression by Serbian forces. For this dedicated voluntary work Ina was awarded two Medals of Honour by the first president of the Republic of Croatia in 1995 (Commemorative Medal of the Homeland War and Order of the Croatian Trefoil).Ina has also written hundreds articles for newspapers in Australia and Croatia on the plight of Croatian people for freedom and self-determination, developing democracy in former communist countries. She holds two graduate and one post-graduate university degrees, specialising in behaviour, clinical and political psychology and management.
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It maps and records your bicycle rides, then compiles all your data into excellent graphs.
Despite its name, Cyclemeter doesn't just record cycling.
Other activities, from cross-country skiing to running, also come preloaded.
And now you can control many of this functions from an Apple Watch, and store your workout data in iCloud.
Relieving stress is high on the list, and meditation can aid in that goal.
Headspace offers hundreds of guided meditations that can reduce anxiety and increase mindfulness.
A simple design and interface make using the app a quick chore rather than a fatiguing project, which is essential when trying to reach a long-term fitness or weight goal.
The selling feature of this app is its exhaustive food and nutrition database, which trounces every competitor's that we've seen.
Real human voices make the audio part of the experience excellent.
Runtastic PRO isn't just for runners—it's for anyone who wants to track an activity, including cycling, hiking, skiing, kayaking, or just walking.
Runtastic spits out a wealth of information about your activities and route.
Maps of your route, for example, have mile markers on them, and you can pull up detailed charts to see your speed, pace, elevation, and more for each leg.
When you wear a supported heart-rate monitor while using the app, it will show you that data in your final outputs, too.
Audio feedback, music integration, and much more make this one of the best running and sports activity-tracking apps.
After a major overhaul and release, this app is better than it was before.
Whether you're competing against yourself to beat your best time, or looking at the long list of strangers who have smoked you on some nasty uphill stretch of your favorite route, Strava brings a fierce competitive angle.
His iPhone workout app,coaches you through a series of exercises for a total body workout.
After each top 100 facebook status games, you "touch in" to tell the app whether it was easy, hard, very hard, or impossible to complete.
The app uses that information to adjust your workout to make sure you're always challenged but not pushed beyond your boundaries.
You're sure to feel sore tomorrow.
Free WebMD is much more than a diagnosis app, although you certainly can use it to input symptoms you are experiencing and find some clues top 100 facebook status games to what's ailing you.
It also contains listings for healthcare professionals and pharmacies in your area, as well as first-aid guides—simple instructions for dealing with an emergency that everyone should have accessible to them at any time.
This free reference app is one you hope you don't need, but the moment you do, you'll be glad you downloaded it.
Free If you haven't been scrupulous about staying in shape using any of the apps above, had some accident or illness, or just contemplating a butt-lift, ZocDoc can hook you up with the right physician.
It not only finds you an appropriate doctor or specialist, but makes appointments a snap and lets you see other users' ratings of the doctors you're considering.
The app knows which doctors take your insurance, recommends checkup types, and keeps track of your medical visits, even if you didn't make the appointments through ZocDoc.
Now, adds a twist to Craigslist, letting you specify how far you want your search to reach.
It's a wonderful, if occasionally seedy, digital marketplace that resembles Pinterest in its card-like presentation.
Enter a bustling bazaar of goods, services, housing, and job offers right on your iPhone.
Free lets you create and share short videos of you lip syncing to an audio clip.
It's silly, pointless, and a lot of top 100 facebook status games />Sometimes that's what you need.
The app is more than a goofy idea, though.
The huge catalog of user-submitted sound files includes everything from questionable political quotes to famous movie one-liners to animal noises.
If it's good enough for Hugh Jackman, it's good enough for you.
Free ESPN's free app lets you check the game quickly, and discreetly when necessary that is, with your phone under the dinner tablefor your favorite teams in more sports than most other apps.
Get scores, news, and a live Twitter-like feed from top analysts.
It covers baseball, basketball, football, soccer, tennis, ice hockey, cricket, racing, rugby, WWE, and more.
Free Who can resist a deal?
Groupon finds nearby deals for you, sometimes at massive savings.
Find discounts on goods, things to do, spas, restaurants, and getaways.
See what other users thought of the deals, and check out the super-cheap "door-buster" deals.
You top 100 facebook status games even pay with Apple Pay!
One recent study named it the fastest growing outdoor recreational activity.
Paramount for birders is being able to identify the species they're seeing and hearing, and the iBird Pro app lets them do just that.
Each species includes illustration, photos, and several recordings of the species songs and calls.
You can search among its 940 included species by common or Latin names.
No internet connection is required, so it's a fairly big download.
Free The king of crowdsourcing offers an iPhone app worthy of royalty with this free entry.
Whether you're a supporter or a creator, the app provides everything you need.
It doesn't, however, let you sign up as a creator, which you'll still have to do on the web on a computer.
Be careful, though, you could be so entranced by its engaging interface that you overspend your crowdsourcing budget.
It's a great way to take in some Dickens or Twain while resting your eyes.
You can either stream or download.
Browse by author or genre or just search for what you want to hear.
You can even set a sleep timer if you yearn for that childhood feeling of being read to sleep.
Free has released many iPhone apps, most of them with a specific focus NASA Television, ISSLive, NASA Space Weather but this app is the space agency's flagship app, and, in that role, it aggregates a wide range of NASA content.
Space enthusiasts and curious minds will love how it packs a wealth of news stories, features, images, video, and information about the space agency's activities into this one mobile app.
Free Television watching is a lifestyle choice that's indulged by more than a few.
This app makes it easy to find out what's on, when it's on, and what channel it's on.
Dig into episode summaries, set alarms for when your favorite shows are on, and even see what's available on-demand.
If you're a confirmed couch potato, this is the app for you.
Best iPhone Photo and Video Apps Free, with in-app purchases for some features Adobe is known for creating the highest-quality imaging software around, and follows in this pedigree.
In a clear interface, you get excellent lighting and color correction tools.
Not only are there classy preset effect filters, but you can create your own custom ones, too.
The only drawback is that some features require an Adobe account.
Free Apple's mobile video-editing app is the perfect tool for making those snaps and clips from your last vacation watchable—and enjoyable.
And now it's free.
Free You can get all of editing and enhancing tools in this handy iPhone app.
Not only do you get the standard lighting, color, and red-eye corrections, but you can adorn your pictures with adjustable filters stickers, frames, and overlays including text.
Aviary lets you produce an impressive depth-of-field effect without making you spring for an iPhone 7 Plus.
Free, with in-app purchases for some features Need to make someone's face more beautiful in an iPhone photo?
Smoother skin, better hair, happier smiles, and even a more prominent jawline are all possible with this powerful app.
Free Not only does have one of the largest communities of passionate photographers, but its iPhone app has a good number of photo correction and effect tools.
The app does a great https://i-godless.ru/100/game-1-vs-100-play-online.html of showing you responses to your photos as well as the stream of photos from accounts you follow.
It even takes advantage of the iPhone's 3D Touch.
Free from Instagram is an app that works in tandem with the Facebook-owned photo-sharing app to give you the power to make time- lapsed i.
The app makes creating hyperlapse videos simpler than ever, although it also works as a video stabilizer, which is pretty neat, too.
Hyperlapse is currently only available for iOS, and it's designed for both iPhone and iPad.
It does only one thing, but it's impressive and fun to use.
Free, with in-app purchases may be the most imaging-tool-packed app of all, and on top of that it includes its own social community.
Overlays, layers, clone stamp, curves, and masks are all at your disposal.
And though with so many tools the interface is still in some places more cluttered than those of some competitors, it's streamlined compared with earlier versions.
Freewhich takes prosaic smartphone photos and uses AI to produce truly artistic results, understandably made a big splash on the Internet this year.
Make that street scene look like a Van Gogh or that portrait like a Picasso.
This is one app you've got to see at work to believe.
It does its magic on its servers rather than locally, though, so you may have to wait.
The app shows an interface that resembles that on a D-SLR.
You can change the ISO, EV exposure valueshutter speed, and white balance.
A stabilizing option waits for the phone to be still before snapping a photo.
Geolocation reminders actually work in this app, and it's an overall great app for jotting down tasks and goals.
You can add comments, files, and images from your iPhone, and you can do all of this offline for syncing when you're reconnected.
Of all the personal organization apps on Apple's mobile devices, Awesome Note is one of the most visually compelling, letting users choose which colors, background images, fonts, and icons they want to use in their notes.
It's a treat to play with all these options, plus the app's graphical calendar, while also being https://i-godless.ru/100/top-100-car-games-free-download.html />It has a simple interface, easy uploading, and swift syncing across all accounts.
While Evernote has been a leader in the note-taking and syncing space, current plans limit the very best of the service to the highest paying members only.
Free If this, then that—shorten that little tag line toand you've got one of the best apps on the market.
This amazingly simple yet powerful iPhone app can automate just about anything you'd want to do in your digital life.
If you're turning your home into a smart home, you definitely want to keep the IFTTT app on your iPhone, as it can help you manage a range of devices, so that if you get into your smart bed, then the app can turn the lights off for you.
Your documents are saved to and synced with the versions on OneDrive, so you can fluidly move from one form factor to another.
You can get the familiar Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for on-the-go productivity.
The paid version adds task labels and reminders, location-based reminders, the ability to add notes and upload files, and a unique productivity chart.
Some users may find it simpler to use than LastPass, though you pay to use it on more than one device.
It keeps all your username and password combinations safe.
It can also generate strong passwords.
As with any password manager, all you have to remember is one strong password to unlock your Dashlane account, and all your other passwords will be accessible to you to unlock all your online accounts.
Free adds a comforting layer of security to your most critical logins.
It works well with sites like Yahoo and services like LastPass or Dashlane, by requiring you to tap a button on your iPhone to permit logins from new devices on any of your Web accounts.
And if you use an Apple Watch, tapping that will log you in, too!
Your kids won't be able to remove it.
There's no limit on the number of devices or child profiles.
And the app offers unusually flexible control of device usage time, along with geofencing and an alert system.
The app syncs with other installations of LastPass, such as those on your laptop or desktop computer.
Granted, it's a bit clumsy to use compared with Dashlane.
It can give you some peace of mind while you surf on you iPhone using the coffee shop's Wi-Fi.
It can shield your youngsters' eyes from inappropriate websites, monitor their screen time, and provide reports to you the parent.
Aside from web activity, it can monitor or block 50 popular apps.
Free offers the easiest way to send secure messages.
The ZRTP protocol it uses for calling is thoroughly tested as is the open source Signal protocol for sending text.
The organization that supports it is run on grant money by volunteers and is disinterested in monetizing Signal's users or their data.
It's so trusted that messaging apps from Facebook and Google use it for their secure messaging options.
Free seeks to combine the ease of texting with smart, secure encryption.
The difference between Telegram and others is that it puts user experience first, making it easily one of the best iPhone apps available today, with goodies like sticker sets, channels, and bots.
It would be a solid chat client even if it was insecure, but its dedication to security takes it to the next level.
Free This chat app lets you send self-destructing encrypted media and messages over a secure system, proving that you don't have to sacrifice usability for the sake of security.
You can send basic text messages, images that you can mark up in the app, and 30-second audio recordings as well.
For real privacy you don't have to hand over your phone number or email address to sign up.
The app even has a Shredder features that obliterates every trace of your old messages, for when you want to be super secure.
Best iPhone Social Networking Apps Free The iPhone app collects tweets, emails, Facebook posts, and other bits of communication from your contacts, and prioritizes them based on people who check this out most relevant to you.
In other words, even if your boss isn't chronologically at the top of your Twitter feed, she will be at the fore of your Cloze view.
It's a wonderful tool for getting relevant information about people in your network, and its Web app has even more features and insights to love.
Free Create private groups consisting of family, friends, or coworkers and communicate in many different ways.
The app is very flexible, letting you start with a simple chat to which you can add people, setting up a group with continue reading avatar, or using a QR code to join.
Your group can even have its own notification sound, and turning a photo into a text meme is a snap.
It's an attractive alternative to Facebook Groups.
Free provides an effective online network for keeping up with your contacts.
It's easy to rely on LinkedIn more than your own address book for finding otherwise long-lost colleagues and business partners.
Anyone in the job market will want to stay on top of LinkedIn for both its networking aspects and its wonderful database of job listings.
It works well on an iPhone, although I like the even better.
The search-and-alert program is an alternative to Google Alerts, taking the core concept from that competitor and blending it with social media monitoring tools, resulting in a supremely rich package for businesses or anyone in a branded-persona line of work.
Free is a virtual pinboard, but don't be fooled by that description.
It's for shopping, and that includes virtual window-shopping.
Pinterest lets you organize and share all pictures of anything you find online or in your life.
With Pinterest on your iPhone, it's easy to snap photos in the real world and upload them to your boards.
You can watch what others are pinning on Pinterest, and often, you can purchase the items by following a link out to the retailer's site.
You don't know Mastadon?
It's the open source alternative to Facebook and Twitter, but it's not for the fainthearted.
The Toot app lets you get your Mastadon on on your iPhone, with a fun design, account switching, and never any ads.
Free Less restrictive than today's dominant photo-sharing app, Instagram, Tumblr goes beyond photos, letting you post blog entries, GIFs, videos, and more.
But more important than posting is reposting, which fosters a lot of user interaction.
The service avoids the negative trolling of other social networks through its design of reblogging rather than commenting.
Free Live streaming is the hot new way to constantly document your life and share it with the world.
You can save streams and revisit them later, and privacy options mean your face will only be seen by a select few if that's what you want.
Welcome to the future of vlogging.
It's now possible to throw off the yoke of privacy-compromising trackers, pop-over ads, and the like with iPhone ad blockers.
If you're willing to pay, will deliver the most-powerful and flexible ad-blocking experience on the mobile Web.
If you're not willing to pay, it's still pretty great.
Free This all-in-one calculation app, Converter Plus, delivers numbers on nearly everything, from currency conversions to loan interest figures.
It converts metric to imperial measurements for temperature, cooking volumes, length, and more.
Free Sure, your iPhone comes with Siri, a perfectly capable voice-controllable digital assistant, but if you want reminders and preferences synced with a Windows 10 PC, on the iPhone is a great option.
With this smart app, you get time- person- and place-based reminders, travel notifications, and a personalized news feed.
Your daily glance reminds you about scheduled appointments, packages, stocks, and your favorite teams' performance.
Now you can even instantly continue reading a site you were viewing in Cortana on your PC.
Freethe open-source browser, has come to 1 vs 100 online game english, and it's a very worthy download indeed.
Its tab layout is much clearer than Safari's, and it lets you sync your favorites and more with desktop Firefox, the PCMag Editors' Choice browser.
Reading View clears away those annoying mobile ads, and Reading List saves articles for later, when you have time.
Free Third-party keyboard for the iPhone got off to a slow start, with options that didn't equal what was available for Android and Windows Phone, but Google's delivers on letting you use swipe text entry, find GIFs for your text messages, and, of course, pull up search results.
Free You can throw out that flatbed scanner if you get the Office Lens app for your iPhone.
This iOS app can clean up shots of documents and whiteboards, and convert them to editable text using OCR.
You can mark up your scanned image and then save it in PDF, photo, Word, OneNote, or PowerPoint format.
You can also directly share it to email or to any app on the iOS Share Sheet.
Michael Muchmore is PC Magazine's lead analyst for software and web applications.
A native New Yorker, he has at various times headed up PC Magazine's coverage of Web development, enterprise software, and display technologies.
Michael cowrote one of the first overviews of web services for a general audience.
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If you want to brighten up your Facebook profile, but you are out of cool ideas, check here the 100 funniest Facebook statuses ever posted. 1. What has two ears, but can't hear? Grandpa! 2. Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience. 3. Sex is not an answer, but a question. "Yes is the answer". 4.
It's not just YouTube that today revealed a list of top games for 2015. Social networking giant Facebook, too, shared the top ten games that were most popular on its platform in the past year and.
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Identipet helps reunite Daisy with her family after 6 years
Apr 19, 2016 by identipet
Daisy flies home after being found over a thousand kilometres away from home.
It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there and it is by some grace or miracle that Daisy, an 8-year-old Jack Russell cross-breed made her way home six years after going missing.
She was flown home after being discovered walking the streets of Beverley Grove, Port Elizabeth by locals and taken to the Kragga Kamma Veterinary Hospital. The Waspes adopted Daisy in 2010 from the Roodepoort SPCA. “Daisy was surrendered to the SPCA by her previous owners, and so I had reasonable knowledge that this dog might have behavioural problems,” Sharon said.
Once home, Daisy settled in nicely and was loved by everybody around her. She had long, wiry hair and was gaining weight when one day, the Waspes came home from work to find she had completely disappeared, having somehow escaped the yard. At the time, they put up flyers and drove the streets of Roodepoort looking for her and offered a R1 000 reward to anyone who could successfully identify and return her home.
Nothing came of their efforts and, heartbroken, they abandoned hope of ever finding her again. “We wouldn’t believe that she could have been killed or gotten hurt, I always believed her to still be alive,” she said.
Suddenly, on Monday 11 April they received a call out of Port Elizabeth from a Colleen, working for Kragga Kamma Veterinary Hospital. “She said people had found the dog near a shopping centre in the area and brought her in, where the vets found her microchip,” Sharon explained.
The microchip is implanted as a prerequisite in any dog adopted from the Roodepoort SPCA, a device the organisation has sourced from Identipet. The vets could make contact with Identipet and thus successfully identify Daisy and her owners. “I’m lucky that my contact details have not changed much over the past six years, else I would have never received such shocking news; I couldn’t properly concentrate that Monday. When I discussed it with my husband, his very first words were, ‘We have to get her home’. ”The very next day the family started making arrangements for Daisy’s return. Daisy landed on Wednesday night and the whole family made the trip to Kempton Park as if to fetch a family member.
As to why she has travelled so far, the Waspes can only guess that someone had found her locally and moved with her to the area, where she must have escaped once more. The only running concern, the family said, was making sure she never travels outside of their home’s fence again.
They have new-found respect for microchips as it has served to take Daisy off the streets.
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Over the past forty years, I’ve spent many rewarding hours in front of the radio, listening to jazz. My mother loved WPAT, a New Jersey easy listening station where the programmers had good taste and a real affection for Bobby Hackett. Later, John S. Wilson played an hour of jazz once a week on WQXR. Then, WRVR, with Ed Beach, Max Cole, and other luminaries; WBGO (thankfully still going strong with their jazz programming and “Jazz From the Archives,” often hosted by Dan Morgenstern). There’s WKCR — with Phil Schaap, of course, but also Sid Gribetz, Ben Young, and others. Rich Conaty, of “The Big Broadcast” on WFUV and Jonathan Schwartz on WNYC still offer up the good noise. Once in a while, I could even hear Humphrey Lyttelton on BBC shortwave. And I am sure I have left someone out.
Thanks to Dave Weiner at Hofstra, who hosted his own “Swing Years,” I took my own leap into college radio, circa 1982. I invented an hour-long show, “Rarities,” where I could play Thirties blue-label Deccas; consider the career of Lou McGarity, and amuse myself for a splendidly small audience.
Perhaps ten years ago, tuning around the bottom end of the FM dial, where the non-commercial radio stations huddle together for shelter, I heard an assortment of jazz records being played — no announcements, no explanation, and apparently no order. I would turn to this station when I was ready to go to sleep, but (in that state of fuzzy half-awareness, so oddly precious) I noticed that some of their randomness seemed planned. They would be offering the same groupings of music at the same time each night — for instance, an Arbors CD featuring Dan Barrett and Becky Kilgore. Then the light bulb — admittedly one of low wattage — went on. They had organized everything alphabetically by title: “I Thought About You,” “I Wished On The Moon,” “It’s Funny to Everyone But Me.” Now, whenever I turn to the “Songs” listing on my iPod, I think of that anonymous radio station.
However, jazz on the radio is hardly proliferating now. But some people have discovered that they can get around the costly necessities of a “real” radio station by means of the internet. The OKOM people were perhaps the first to do this.
Now, I’ve learned that “PURE JAZZ RADIO” is coming on January 1, 2009. Rich Keith, who also lives on this island, has let me know that his project will be to play jazz classics 24/7 with time for Frank Sinatra on Sundays. Visit his site http://www.purejazzradio.com for more information.
Some days I look at the pile of CDs next to the computer that have to be listened to so that I can review them, and those I’ve just bought, and think the heretical thought, “Is it possible you have too much music here?” But even in those moments, a new jazz radio station devoted to jazz (!) is an enterprise worth investigating. Good luck, Rich!
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The Benefits of Being with Nice People Who Do Nice Things March 31, 2015
Filed under: Animals,Buddhism,consciousness,Current Events,Emotions,Ethics,Food,friendship,Injustice,Living,Morality,New Books,Psychology,Uncategorized — jeanraffa @ 12:01 am
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There was a story in this morning’s Orlando Sentinel about the new book, “Beneath the Surface,” by John Hargrove. He’s a former senior trainer at SeaWorld’s parks who was interviewed for the documentary “Blackfish” after quitting his job in 2012. Apparently his book is opening old wounds in Orlando. People here remember Dawn Brancheau, a trainer who was battered and drowned by a bored, stressed-out orca in 2010. Many feel a deep sadness over this incident; some are still outraged.
My trainer and I talked about it this morning. I told him I’d gone to an Alan Jackson concert at SeaWorld Sunday afternoon at the invitation of dear friends. He won’t go to SeaWorld any more and gives everyone who does a hard time. He can’t see why anyone would want to go to a place that holds these magnificent intelligent animals captive for the purpose of making money off them. He doesn’t think their educational programs are justification for it.
I told him about a brilliant but deeply disturbing book I read years ago titled “The Sparrow” by Mary Doria Russell. This fascinating mix of science fiction and theology highlights the moral dilemma of being a conscious animal that eats and hunts and experiments on other animals. He says he’s okay with eating a chicken or cow and lower vertebrates because of their less well-developed brains and neural pathways.
We agreed it’s easier to eat an animal you didn’t kill. I told him my grandpa used to chop the head off an occasional chicken, then Grandma would pluck and dismember it in preparation for Sunday dinner. I saw one running around without its head once. I ate it the next day and liked it. We decided kids who grow up on farms get used to this sort of thing. That seems a shame, somehow.
I said I read an article about how some scientists now believe everything has some form of consciousness, even plants. Even rocks. It seems we’re actually surrounded by, and part of a “sea” of consciousness. The cells of our bodies even have consciousness.
He said if that’s true, then if we didn’t eat anything that had consciousness we’d all starve to death. He has a point. He likes the way Star Trek solved that problem. People had learned to make food that was full of nutrients and tasted like anything you wanted, but it didn’t contain animal products. Won’t somebody please invent that? Quick?Meanwhile, I guess we just have to decide which forms of consciousness we’re willing to eat and which we’re not, then find a way to come to terms with it. Otherwise, we’ll all either starve or go mad with existential angst.
Sometimes, living in this world is hard. Sometimes very hard! Yet, I’m feeling mellow on this beautiful spring day. I think it’s a holdover from Sunday’s visit to SeaWorld with Sam and Eleanor. When we got there, Sam took me to where people were learning to line dance and whispered something to the man calling out the steps. He came over, pulled me into the group of dancers, and stayed with me ’til I got it. It was fun.
Eleanor without her Bubbalou’s T shirt
After that, a woman asked me where I’d gotten the cool black “Bubbalou’s Bodacious Bar-B-Que” T-shirt with the pink dancing pigs on it. I told her Sam gave it to me. He owns Bubbalou’s, one of the caterers for the “Bands, Brew, and BBQ” weekend events SeaWorld sponsored throughout March. She wanted to buy one, but they weren’t selling them. I introduced her to Eleanor. She told Eleanor she’s a helicopter pilot from Alaska. She attends this event every year. It’s the only time she gets to enjoy country music because her family doesn’t like it. Eleanor took off her T-shirt and gave it to her. Sam gave her a ticket for a free Bar-B-Que dinner after the concert.
Sam had reserved front row seats at the concert. Alan Jackson was wonderful. Afterwards, the bass guitar player gave me a free Alan Jackson guitar pick. It says “YEE HAW” on one side and there’s a silhouette of A.J. on the other. I plan to try it out on my ukulele.
I still eat chickens and fish and occasionally cows. I usually feel guilty about it. I don’t hunt or fish; partly on principle, partly because I don’t like to shoot guns or put worms on hooks. I feel sorry for them. The worms and the fish. I ate Bar-B-Que by the lake after the concert. I had the rest for lunch today. It was delicious.
My trainer and friends are good people. They remind me of the wellspring of caring and kindness at the core of every psyche. I’ve been thinking about the Buddhist goal of “Joyful participation in the sorrows of the world.” It helps some.
Jean Raffa’s The Bridge to Wholeness and Dream Theatres of the Soul are at Amazon. E-book versions are also at Kobo, Barnes And Noble and Smashwords. Healing the Sacred Divide can be found at Amazon and Larson Publications, Inc.
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Going to be quiet on here for the remainder of October.
In early November I will be releasing my first YA and second full-length novel, The Dangerous Life of Agnes Pyle. In the 16 days remaining until November, I am focusing all of my efforts on ensuring that the story is ready, including formatting and cover design. (Unfortunately having to do the cover art myself still. I had an artist already slated, but it fell through. Eventually the art work will be updated.)
Agnes is slightly over 80,000 words long and took me a little over 2 years to fully write. It has been “done” for a few months, but has been in a state of review to ensure that I didn’t mess something up.
It tells of a 12-year-old girl (Agnes Pyle) whose parents were recently killed leaving her to enter into apprenticeship far sooner than was planned as she and her parents belonged to a group of mortals tasked with protecting the barriers between the spirit realms and the mortal realm. But there has been something hunting them down and killing them. Now Agnes must learn to defend herself or face the same fate as her parents.
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Research article | Open | Published: 02 May 2018
The effect of carbohydrate mouth rinse on performance, biochemical and psychophysiological variables during a cycling time trial: a crossover randomized trial
Amanda M. J. Ferreira1,
Luiz F. Farias-Junior1,
Thaynan A. A. Mota1,
Hassan M. Elsangedy1,
Aline Marcadenti2,3,
Telma M. A. M. Lemos1,
Alexandre H. Okano4 &
Ana P. T. Fayh1
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutritionvolume 15, Article number: 23 (2018) | Download Citation
The hypothesis of the central effect of carbohydrate mouth rinse (CMR) on performance improvement in a fed state has not been established, and its psychophysiological responses have not yet been described. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of CMR in athletes fed state on performance, biochemical and psychophysiological responses compared to ad libitum water intake.
Eleven trained male cyclists completed a randomized, crossover trial, which consisted of a 30 km cycle ergometer at self-selected intensity and in a fed state. Subjects were under random influence of the following interventions: CMR with a 6% unflavored maltodextrin solution; mouth rinsing with a placebo solution (PMR); drinking “ad libitum” (DAL). The time for completion of the test (min), heart rate (bpm) and power (watts), rating of perceived exertion (RPE), affective response, blood glucose (mg/dL) and lactate (mmol/DL), were evaluated before, during and immediately after the test, while insulin (uIL/mL), cortisol (μg/dL) and creatine kinase (U/L) levels were measured before, immediately after the test and 30 min after the test.
Time for completion of the 30 km trial did not differ significantly among CMR, PMR and DAL interventions (means = 54.5 ± 2.9, 54.7 ± 2.9 and 54.5 ± 2.5 min, respectively; p = 0.82). RPE and affective response were higher in DAL intervention (p < 0.01). Glucose, insulin, cortisol and creatine kinase responses showed no significant difference among interventions.
In a fed state, CMR has not caused metabolic changes, and it has not improved physical performance compared to ad libitum water intake, but demonstrated a possible central effect. ReBec registration number: RBR-4vpwkg. Available in http://www.ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/rg/?q=RBR-4vpwkg.
Nowadays, sport and exercise science have advanced in the knowledge about ergogenic use of carbohydrates for delay or reduction of central fatigue [1, 2]. To date, the ergogenic effects of carbohydrate intake and its physiological responses, including hormones secretion are well-established during prolonged exercise [3, 4]. However, in short duration and high intensity cycling exercises or in first hour of exercise [5, 6] the carbohydrate intake is not recommend because to high muscle glycogen availability [7]. Thus, main strategy adopted to improve the performance had been the preparation before competitions and use of hydration strategy [8]. The drinking ad libitum (DAL) strategy, in which there is a free-choice fluid intake, has been well-suited to high-intensity cycling exercises for maintaining hydration status [9,10,11], particularly in time trials [10].
From another perspective, a hypothesis has emerged that rinsing the mouth with a solution of carbohydrates without swallowing has an ergogenic effect in these modalities. The study by Carter et al. [12] was the pioneer and observed that there was an improvement in performance when cyclists adopted CMR without swallowing during a 1 h time trial at relatively high intensity (75% Wmax). Afterward, other studies too reported an enhanced performance after CMR on 60 min trial [13,14,15,16,17]. In this sense, the CMR strategy was included in the last official positioning of the American College of Sports Medicine for improvement of physical performance in exercise with duration less than 1 h [1]. The possible mechanism responsible by improved performance after CMR is detection of carbohydrate by taste receptors in the oral cavity send afferent neural signals directly to the brain, activating brain regions presumed to be involved in reward and motor control, regardless of their absorption by the gastrointestinal tract [2, 14, 18, 19]. However, in most of these studies that found effect positive, the athletes were exposed to the CMR being fasted [12, 13, 17, 20], and it is not common among athletes before exercise. Contrarily, other studies showed no effect of CMR on performance in a fed state compared to mouth rising with placebo solution or solution with different carbohydrate concentration [21,22,23].
These findings suggest that effect of CMR on performance improvement in a fed state remains unclear. To date, is not know the effect of CMR on hormones secretion related to carbohydrate consumption (eg. cortisol and insulin), as well, the effect of CMR with athletes in a fed state on perceived exertion and affective response during time trail test also not described. Additionally, there is still no study comparing the CMR strategy with traditional recommendations for cycling in this type of test, in which individuals are fed and are guided about hydration strategies [10]. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate biochemical and psychophysiological responses under the CMR strategy in individuals at a fed state, compared to DAL and a placebo.
Recruitment and participants
Fourteen male trained cyclists were recruited to participate in the study. Participants were cycling for at least 150 km about 5 h/wk. and were heat acclimated. Exclusion criteria included smoking, previous diagnosis of chronic diseases and musculoskeletal injuries within the last 6 months that could interfere with training routine. The recruitment occurred through the dissemination of the study in digital media and personal contact, in the Department of Physical Education of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte and in cycling teams of the city of Natal-RN, Brazil, that meet periodically in several places of the city. This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte under protocol number 31747714.7.0000.5568. All participants were informed about the procedures and signed an informed consent form prior to enrollment in the study. The final number of participants included in the present study was based on the study of Carter et al. [12]. Sample size was calculated with a test power of 90% and significance level of 5%. The protocol of this randomized crossover clinical trial was registered on a publicly accessible database (http://www.ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/rg/RBR-4vpwkg/).
Each subject attended the laboratory on five different occasions. The first visit aimed to characterize subjects by application of an anamnesis form, collection of anthropometric data and evaluation of performance in an incremental exercise test to exhaustion. The second visit was a familiarization session with the experimental procedures. In the 3th to 5th visits, in random and cross order, the participants completed a 30 km cycle ergometer time trial. All tests were performed in the afternoon and in an acclimatized room, with control of temperature and humidity (average temperature of 22.1 °C and humidity of 72.5%). Participants were instructed to abstain from alcohol, caffeine, tobacco and exercise, and also to stay properly hydrated for 24 h prior each visit. It was mandatory the ingestion of 500 mL of fluid 2 h before the tests to ensure that participants were hydrated, according to the recommendations from the American College of Sports Medicine [24]. All test sessions were conducted at the same time of the day and subjects were in a fed state with a minimum of 2–3 h from the last meal. Participants were also instructed not to change your eating pattern during the study and in the days leading up to the tests, particularly the last meal prior testing. In addition, they were advised to record all foods and beverages consumed throughout the day, including type and amount of food, and time of consumption in a diary. Based on this food diary, nutritional composition was analyzed using the software (DietWin®, 2015).
Anthropometric evaluation
We evaluated the following anthropometric parameters: body mass, height, and skinfolds. Body mass (kg) and height (m) was determined by a portable digital scale coupled to a stadiometer Welmy® (W 110 H, Santa Bárbara d’Oeste, SP, Brasil), with accuracy of 0.1 kg and 0.01 cm, respectively. These parameters were used to calculate the body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) for classification of the nutritional status according to the cut-off points defined by the World Health Organization [25]. All measurements of skinfolds (triceps, subscapular, chest, biceps, iliac crest, abdominal, medial thigh and calf) were made on the right side of the body by using a compass (Cescorf®) with accuracy of 0.1 mm. Skinfold measurements were used for calculation of body density using the generalized equation proposed by Jackson and Pollock [26] and later converted to fat percentage, according to formula proposed by Siri [27].
Incremental exercise test
Participants performed an incremental exercise test on cycle ergometer (Velotron, Racermate, Inc., Seattle, WA, USA) to determine maximum heart rate (HRmax), peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) and peak power output (Wmax). The protocol of test began at 100 W for 1 min followed by fixed increments of 25 W per minute until volitional exhaustion or cadence lower that 80 rpm. Heart rate (beats/minute) was continuously recorded throughout the test using a Polar Monitoring System (RS800cx, Polar Electro®, Oy, Kempele, Finland). Oxygen uptake was continuously recorded using a breath-by-breath gas exchange automatic system (Quark - CPET, Cosmed, Roma, Italy). Wmax was defined as the power output reached during the last full stage completed before volitional exhaustion. HRmax was considered the greater HR achieved during the test [28]. The higher mean oxygen uptake of 30 s during incremental exercise test was defined as the VO2peak [28].
Experimental interventions
Participants were under random influence of the following interventions in a fed state: carbohydrate mouth rinse (CMR), placebo mouth rinse (PMR), and drinking “ad libitum” (DAL). The CMR intervention consisted of a solution for carbohydrate mouth rinse comprised 6.4% of unflavored maltodextrin (Atlhetica®), in accordance with recommendations from literature [6]. Subjects received 25 ml of the solution in a cup after every 3.75 km (12.5% of the time trial completed), replicating protocols used in this area of investigation [7, 23, 29]. They were instructed to rinse the fluid around their mouths for about 10 s, and then, spit the whole solution in a container indicated by the investigator. The expelled volume of liquid was measured to ensure that ingestion of solution was not significant. The PMR intervention consisted of a placebo solution prepared from artificial sweetener sucralose in powdered form, concentration of 0.08 g/L. prior to the beginning of protocol, we performed sensorial analysis tests to adjust the taste of the placebo solution, to ensure that the interventions had similar taste. The DAL intervention consisted of water availability as much as the subjects wanted (ad libitum) in cups of 150 mL, and the volume ingested was registered.
30 km time trial test
Participants performed the 30 km time trial tests using a cycle ergometer coupled to the computer (Velotron, Racermate, Inc., Seattle, WA, USA). Participants were allowed to pedal at a preferred cadence and were encouraged to finish the 30 km time trial in lower time as possible. During the 30 km time trial tests, cadence (rpm), speed (km/h), and power output (W) were recorded by software coupled to cycle ergometer. Further, heart rate (HR, bpm) was monitored using a Polar Monitoring System (Polar RS800cx, Kempele, Finlândia). Every 7.5 Km (25% of the time trial completed), the rating perceived exertion was recorded using scale of RPE proposed by Borg [30]. In the same moment, the affective response was recorded using the Feeling Scale proposed by Hardy and Rejeski [31] for monitor level of pleasure or displeasure during exercise. The time to complete the 30 km time trail tests were recorded by software coupled to cycle ergometer. Participants were not notified about their times to complete time trials in any session throughout the study period as well as they were not informed about performance variables during all time trials tests. In each time trial test, the weight loss (%) was calculated by weight after minus weight before time trail divided by weight before.
Biochemical variables
Biochemical markers assessments were creatine kinase, insulin and cortisol. Blood samples (10 ml) were collected from an antecubital vein by a trained professional using syringe and disposable needles. Blood samples were collected immediately before, immediately after and 30 min after time trail cessation, in heparin containing tubes and centrifuged at 4000 rpm and 4 °C. Plasma aliquots were stored at − 75 °C to posterior analysis. Biochemical analyses were performed in duplicate using standard commercial kits (Labtest®, Minas Gerais, Brazil). Plasma insulin (uIL/mL) and cortisol (μg/dL) concentration were measured by chemiluminescence (Immulite® 1000 Imunoassay System, Siemens, Germany), with maximum intra-assay coefficient of variation was 4.8 and 7 for repeat samples, respectively. Creatine kinase (U/L) levels were measured by the electroenzymatic method (Labtest®, Minas Gerais, Brazil), with maximum intra-assay coefficient of variation of 6%. For reduce inter and intra-assay variance during analysis, the same laboratory technician perform all analysis. All pipettes were properly calibrated and were pre-wetting tip in the solution to be pipetted. Additionally, before and during the time trial tests every 10 km completed, the glucose (mg/dL) and lactate (mmol/dL) were monitored. For this, blood samples (0.3 μL) were taken from the fingertip and analyzed immediately for blood lactate concentration using reagent strips (Accutrend®, Roche, German).
Data were recorded in a database created on Microsoft Excel® version 2013. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS® 22.0 software, and the carry-over effect was evaluated using the STATA 1.2, both software for Windows. Continuous variables were described as mean ± standard deviation, and categorical variables as absolute numbers and percentages. The variables of time, average heart rate, average speed, average power output, energy consumption and food consumption, regardless of time and intervention, were analyzed by comparison of means using repeated measures ANOVA (RM-ANOVA). The variables measured in more than one moment during the trial such as weight, heart rate, power, perceived exertion, affective response, and plasma levels of biochemical markers were evaluated according to intervention and time using the Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE: General Estimation Equation). Normal probability distribution for symmetrical variables and gamma probability distribution for asymmetric variables, adjusted for the Bonferroni test. The level of statistical significance was accepted as p < 0.05.
In total, eleven male trained cyclists participated in this study. The characteristics of the participants are presented in Table 1. Table 2 shows the food consumption in the 3 days of the experimental procedures. No statistically significant difference was observed for energy and nutrients in 24 h and in the meal before test.
Table 1 Characteristics of the sample (n = 11)
Table 2 Food intake of athletes in three different interventions
The performance of participants was similar among interventions, considering the time for completion of the trial, average power, average speed and average heart rate (p > 0.05). Performance results during 30 km cycling time trial are shown in Table 3. As expected, 30 time trial tests were performed at high intensity (i.e. 81.4% maximum HR).
Table 3 Comparison of performance in cycling 30 km time trial test among three interventions
The RPE increased significantly in all interventions throughout the trial (p < 0.01). In addition, there was a significant interaction between time of trial and interventions (p = 0.01). In the last 7.5 km of time trial in DAL intervention, the RPE was higher compared to CMR (p = 0.04) and PMR (p = 0.01) (Fig. 1a). The affective response decreased significantly during time trial in all interventions (p < 0.01). Furthermore, there was a significant interaction between time and interventions when considering the affective response (p < 0.01). In the last 15 km of the time trial, the affective response was more negative in DAL intervention compared to CMR and PMR (p = 0.01, p = 0.07, respectively) (Fig. 1b).
Comparison of rating perceived exertion (Panel a) and affect response (Panel b) during 30 km time trial test among three experimental treatments. CMR, carbohydrate mouth rinsing. PMR, placebo mouth rinsing. DAL, drinking ad libitum. Data expressed in mean ± SD. Analyzed data according to GEE. *Time and intervention interactions was p < 0.01 for both
Fluid intake during time trial averaged at 10.8 ± 4.5 mL and 10.6 ± 8.7 mL for CMR and PMR interventions, respectively, and they were statistically lower (p < 0.01) compared to DAL intervention that averaged at 433.2 ± 258.8 mL. In CMR and PMR interventions, fluid intake corresponded to the volume that was not expelled after rinsing. In all interventions, cyclists presented weight loss (CMR = 1.7%; PMR = 1.9%; DAL = 1.4%), but DAL intervention showed the lowest weight loss percentage (p < 0.01).
During the 30 km time trials, blood glucose levels showed no significant change, but its concentration decreased at first and increased in the final kilometers, without interaction between intervention and time (Fig. 2a). There was significantly time and treatment interactions for plasma lactate concentration (p < 0.01). Plasma lactate concentration was higher in DAL intervention compared to CMR (p = 0.01) and PMR (p = 0.08) (Fig. 2b). The peak of lactate occurred when athletes showed intense effort during the trial.
Behavior of glycemia (Panel a) and blood lactate (Panel b) during the time trial in the three treatments. CMR, carbohydrate mouth rinsing. PMR, placebo mouth rinsing. DAL, drinking ad libitum. Data expressed in mean ± SD. Analyzed data according to GEE. *Time and intervention interactions was p < 0.01
The results of biochemical response are shown in Table 4. A creatine kinase (CK) tended to increase throughout the trial, but did not change significantly over time and among interventions. Cortisol also tended to increase across the trial (p = 0.06), showing an interaction between intervention and time, but no significant difference among interventions. Finally, insulin concentration showed no interaction between time and intervention during time trial (p = 0.66), but the lowest levels occurred at 60 min of trial under PMR intervention.
Table 4 Comparison of cortisol, insulin and creatine kinase (CK) before (0’), the end (60’) and 30 min after the end (90) of three interventions in time trial
The present study investigated the effect of CMR on biochemical and psychophysiological variables of cyclists in a fed state. There was no significant improvement of performance or change in metabolic response after CMR compared to the ad libitum strategy and the placebo. However, there was an attenuation on psychophysical responses after mouth rinse interventions (PMR and CMR) compared to ad libitum intake. Ad libitum water ingestion also led to higher blood lactate concentrations during the trial.
Recent studies indicate that the nutritional status prior to interventions is one of the factors determining improvement in cycling performance. Several studies report their benefit in 4 h fasting situations [12, 16,17,18, 29]. One possible explanation is that fasting can increase muscle metabolism in trained cyclists [32], and carbohydrates mouth rinse may enhance exercise intensity and promote more rapid muscular adaptations [33]. Nevertheless, the practice of competing while fasting is not common among athletes, and the relevance of this strategy is questionable [23]. In our study, the time trial was performed around 2 h after participants’ last meal, and there was no statistical change in performance, considering time for completion of test, heart rate, power and average speed. Similarly, researchers found no effect on performance when carbohydrate mouth rinse was used by athletes in a fed state [21,22,23]. It is important to note that athletes’ eating patterns did not vary during interventions on different days, which ensures that changes in the variables can be attributed to the strategies tested.
Regarding psychophysiological responses, no significant difference was observed between CMR and PMR, but both presented difference from ad libitum intake. RPE was higher in last 7.5 km and affective response was lower at 22.5 km in the DAL strategy. These results corroborates the higher lactate level found in the ad libitum intake. In contemporary theoretical models of fatigue, perceived exertion appears as an important indicator in the regulation of physical performance [34], which is used to monitor and to evaluate exercise tolerance and the level of effort, associating with the physiological stress [35]. The central governor theory proposes the existence of a conscious regulation in order to ensure the maintenance of the physiological homeostasis and prevent catastrophic changes. In this sense, previous study has found an association between increased blood lactate concentration and increased perceived exertion, suggesting a possible increment in muscle activity during increasing intensity of exercise [36]. Thus, a raise of perceived exertion may modulate performance by means of self-determined fluctuations in external workload, in order to prevent an unsustainable effort that would be deleterious to performance [34, 37, 38]. In our study is possible that participants under ad libitum intervention may have made a greater effort to maintain the same workload [12, 39], since no significant changes were found in power and performance of these individuals.
Previous studies did not find differences in perceptual responses between CMR and PMR interventions [12, 17, 23]. Backhouse et al. observed lower values of RPE when subjects ingested a carbohydrate solution compared to a placebo solution, but they did not report attenuation of perceptual responses when the solution is not ingested [40]. In our study, the use of artificial sweetener in order to reduce the difference of taste among solutions may have influenced the results, since the interaction of such sweeteners with taste receptors could mask the effect of carbohydrate solution [41, 42].
Cramer et al. believed that CMR would attenuate perceptual responses in the heat, however, they concluded that the high temperature may have counteracted any possible ergogenic effect of this strategy, since in these situations the high thermal and cardiovascular strain contribute more to performance than the presence of carbohydrates [43]. Studies previous have shown that the hydration status is not the main factor influencing physical performance and causing perceptual changes in this type of exercise [9, 10, 38, 44, 45]. In our study, subjects did not reach dehydration in any of the interventions, and fluid ingestion or rinsing did not influence the results. Goulet et al. suggested that exercise intensity and duration have a greater impact on performance [44].
In the pioneering study of Carter et al., suggested that CMR strategy could increase blood glucose and insulin concentrations, improving performance through enhanced glucose uptake into the active muscles and maintaining carbohydrate oxidation rates compared with water rinsing [12]. This hypothesis is based on the parasympathetic reflex and the cephalic phase of insulin release that are triggered by contact of sweet substances with taste receptors. However, the activation of theses mechanisms without the use of sweet substances has not been described [46]. Recently, Murray et al. [47] observed that CMR improved performance in 40 km cycling time-trial without altering plasma insulin concentration. Plasma insulin was collected at 5 km intervals throughout the first 25 km, and glucose samples were collected at 5 km intervals throughout the exercise bout. No change in plasma insulin was detected between conditions (p = 0.638, ES < 0.03). In our study, the carbohydrate used for mouth rinsing was a maltodextrin without flavor solution that was compared to rinsing with a placebo and ad libitum water intake, but no statistical differences were observed in glucose and insulin concentrations. Other studies also did not show significant changes in glucose concentrations without ingestion of carbohydrate solutions [17, 21, 29, 41].
Ali et al. compared strategies of mouth rinse and ingestion with carbohydrate and placebo, and they observed an increase in blood glucose, lactate and insulin concentrations only after carbohydrate intake [33]. Our study also suggested a lack of changes in metabolic responses under CMR, since we did not observe significant changes in plasma cortisol levels after exercise under the influence of all interventions. Bakhouse et al. reported a decrease in cortisol levels when carbohydrate was ingested, compared to placebo intake [40]. There are no other studies evaluating the effect of CMR on cortisol or other glucoregulatory hormones. Similarly, blood CK concentrations did not differ among interventions. These results support the hypothesis that the mechanism responsible for performance improvement observed in some studies is probably related to the central nervous system [2, 14, 18, 19]. Like most studies in the literature that evaluate the response of glucoregulatory hormones to exercise, we did not control plasma shifts accounted. In fact, we do not know whether these hormones are altered by possible plasma volume alterations induced exercise, so we suggest that future studies control this variable.
It is important to emphasize that the inclusion of the DAL strategy is a novelty of our study, comparing the ergogenic effects of CMR with the traditional fluid intake recommendations for this type of exercise [9,10,11]. Most studies compared CMR to placebo or water rinsing. Although we have not used scales of thirst sensation and gastrointestinal discomfort, participants reported that they preferred trials without rinsing, since they did not have the habit of using it. The sensation of thirst was expressed more after rinsing interventions, and there was no report of gastrointestinal discomfort in any of the interventions.
CMR in a fed state showed no improvement in performance compared to placebo rinse and ad libitum water intake, with regard to time for completion of the test. RPE was higher and affective response was lower in only one moment of time trial of DAL intervention. CMR strategy did not influence the plasma levels of metabolic variables such as glucose, lactate, insulin, cortisol and CK. These findings suggest that the possible ergogenic effect of CMR does not exceed the effects of traditional fluid intake recommendations for cycling time trial.
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The authors would like to thank the cyclists and research assistants involved in this investigation for their participation, enthusiasm, and cooperation.
Data are presented in the manuscript, further information available upon request.
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Documents reveal details of former Racine County priests’ misconduct
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Alison Bauter
MILWAUKEE — Thousands of documents released Monday detail allegations against 42 Milwaukee Archdiocese priests accused of sexually assaulting minors, including at least five who allegedly molested children in Racine County parishes.
In many instances, the priests have admitted to all or some of the charges, and several cases resulted in settlements with the church and received no media coverage at the time.
Former Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan made more than 40 names public in 2004, identifying each with substantiated allegations of sexually abusing one or more minors; documents released Monday as part of the regional archdiocese’s bankruptcy process detailed 42 of those cases. Five former Racine County parish leaders on the list allegedly abused minors while serving here.
A series of letters from then-Archbishop Dolan detail his efforts to de-frock Michael Benham, formerly an associate pastor at St. John Nepomuk Parish in Racine, who admittedly repeatedly sexually abused an 11-year-old there in the mid-1970s. The church stripped Benham of his title in 2009.
As was the case with many of the 42 priests, the documents detail Benham’s struggle with alcoholism. In several of those cases the alcohol abuse reportedly intersects with instances of same-sex child abuse, as with Jerome Lanser, formerly of Racine’s Sacred Heart Catholic Church, where a police report states he sexually abused an eight- or nine-year-old boy from 1975 to 1976.
Children at the Town of Paris' St. John the Baptist Parish, near the county line, reportedly feared former Pastor Eugene Kreuzer during his two-decade career there, which included multiple alleged abuses of teenage boys.
Daniel Budzynski, formerly of Caledonia’s St. Louis Catholic Church, references an “unfortunate incident” with a young boy during a church retreat, which Budzynski in a 2001 letter identified as “horsing around.” He transferred parishes shortly thereafter, and over the years allegedly abused multiple boys between age 7 and 16.
Budzynski’s multiple transitions from parish to parish correspond with charges against him, similar to many of the cases.
Dolan himself noted that pattern in a 2004 letter regarding former St. Joseph’s Parish associate pastor Raymond Adamsky, who is accused of inappropriately touching at least six underage girls between 1961 and 1983.
The dates given by accusers “match up not only with (Adamsky’s) place of assignment but also with transfers that are not explained in the files,” Dolan wrote in a letter to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.
A memo states that Adamsky was potentially involved in abusive relationships with minors as recently as 1991, and allegedly made girls at St. Joseph’s “uncomfortable” due to “rough physical contact,” according to a December 1991 memo that details a conversation with the parish school’s principal. Adamsky served as associate pastor at St. Joseph’s from 1986 until 1992, at which time he transferred to a chaplaincy at St. Monica’s Senior Citizen Home in Caledonia.
Oswald Krusing, who served from 1958-63 at Holy Name Parish, allegedly repeatedly molested young girls. His subsequent transfer away from Holy Name was one of 15 over the course of his career.
About 6,000 pages of documents illustrate the church’s response to these incidents and others within the Archdiocese.
Editor's note: The location of St. John the Baptist Parish was incorrectly identified in the original article. The parish is located in the Town of Paris, in Kenosha County. Therefore, the number of priests with substantiated sexual abuse allegations against them and who allegedly abused children in Racine County is actually five, rather than the number originally reported. The article has been updated to reflect these changes.
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‘Conan’ on TBS: Somewhat Funny, Very O’Brien
So it happened! Conan O’Brien finally returned to TV, this time taking his talents to the basic cable shores of TBS. The anticipation was palpable, and at 11pm EST Monday night we turned our TVs to see the redhead comedian’s triumphant, cathartic, possibly historic, debut.
And then at midnight, after Conan finished jamming with buddy Jack White, he signed off and George Lopez came on, an hour later than usual, but, with Daylight Saving time having just gone into effect, perhaps completely in line with our circadian rhythms.
And, well, the world had not changed.
Which was completely to be expected. To imagine that Conan was going to suddenly redefine the late night format is foolish. So it was surprising that some of the criticism following his first show, or at least the general reaction, is that it was just like his old show. And his older show. Well, yeah. What did you think was going to happen?
By moving to TBS, Conan might forever change the late night landscape, allowing for a successful late night program on a basic cable station. The ratings from last night, with Conan beating Dave and especially Jay, show that we’re living in a brave new TV world. But a) those ratings won’t hold up (more on that later), and b) while Conan may have altered the medium, he hasn’t altered the message. Despite operating with a new, and welcome, angry edge, Conan is going to preside over the same kind of show he did during his brief tenure on The Tonight Show, and the same sort of program he eventually settled into on Late Night. On basic cable, freed from the shackles of NBC, and, perhaps more importantly, liberated from the golden calf that was The Tonight Show, that tempting siren, Conan will be wackier, zanier, more Conan. But his style his more absurdist than dirty, so being on cable is not about being more graphic, but being more adventurous, more bizarre. Certainly, he’ll need a few shows, if not a few weeks or months to get his hosting legs back and find the tone of this show. He’ll get there eventually. But to suggest, or expect, that he was going to go out there on night one and turn the late night paradigm on its head is unfair and misguided.
And now a few quick thoughts:
– So happy that Conan kept the beard. Not only does it give him much-needed snarl (and an air of confidence), but it balances his undulating wave of red hair perfectly.
– No offense to Seth Rogen, but they couldn’t get Tom Hanks as the first guest? I know he’s going to be on tonight, but still. C’mon, man. Hanx! Or Sidney Poitier. One of the two.
– What should also have come as a surprise to no one, Andy Richter was at the top of his game, arguably delivering the best lines of the night. It makes you realize what Late Night was missing during those final years when Richter stepped away, and even more so it makes you angry at Fox and NBC for failing to stick with his comedy vehicles, both of which were brilliant (we’ll cut Fox a little slack on Andy Richter Controls the Universe because they at least gave it a second (albeit, short) season, but we’ll grant no such clemency to NBC, who never gave Andy Barker PI the chance it deserved. Another season and it could have fit perfectly into their Thursday night comedy block. But we digress).
– While Conan had a particularly strong monologue, mining similar territory he exploited at the end of his Tonight Show run and during his live tour, it was the same old Conan in that he is still not entirely comfortable leading an interview, especially when he doesn’t have someone on the same wavelength to riff with (and, again, no offense, but Seth Rogen is not that person). While not just a facilitator of plugging TV shows and films like the shill that Leno has proven to be, O’Brien sometimes seems to awkwardly race through a series of bullet pointed questions, instead of guiding the conversation on a logical, natural course. In contrast, last night on The Late Show Letterman put on a master class in interview technique, managing to coax 20 minutes from Harrison Ford, and somehow moving effortlessly from a back-to-back height contest to a discussion about Ford’s relief efforts in Hati (while on the subject, what’s up with Harrison Ford? When did he become our Grandpa? And we mean that in both good and bad ways).
– The best part of the hour was undoubtedly the cold open (and did you catch that Obama reference? Perhaps a nod to yesterday’s post?). We think it’s safe to say that O’Brien will continue to excel with these kinds of pieces, while also easing back into his hosting duties.
But since we like to view everything with our own skewed view, beyond the nuts and bolts of the show, what is most intriguing to us is (as was evident in yesterday’s post) the excitement leading up the show, and whether or not it will be sustained. In the hours leading up the show Facebook was teeming with status updates touting O’Brien’s return, exclamations like “Only 2 hours to go!” and “Team Coco!” and “So excited for Conan tonight” and “The wait is over!” And the wait is over, and as noted earlier, those young, tech savvy, social media using consumers did turn out in droves last night. But will they stick around? We haven’t seen nearly as many Conan postings on Facebook or Twitter today, although that’s certainly to be expected.
And the ratings can certainly be counted on to come back down to earth, if not tonight, or the next night, then soon. But even then will Conan still beat, or at least stay on par with Dave and Jay? Maybe, but it’ll be tough. And here’s why: Jon Stewart. Much was made over the fact that last week, for the first time in decades, a show other than The Tonight Show or The Late Show led late night in the 18-49 demo. That The Daily Show airs 30 minutes before those shows didn’t seem to matter greatly to many of the people who thought that Jon Stewart’s ratings victory meant a monumental shift in late night. We don’t quite buy into that hyperbole, especially since those shows are not direct competitors. But The Daily Show and Conan are, not just for the time slot but for the same viewers. What has elevated The Daily Show has been its loyal following of young, active, internet-addicted viewers. The very same slice of the population that helped turn Team Coco into a phenomenon. Conan won the first round last night, but should one bet that he’ll hold onto those viewers? We wouldn’t.
Because unlike Conan, Jon Stewart fundamentally changed late night. And only he offers something truly original, and something truly profound and relevant that resonates with young viewers. Conan is great at what he does, and he’ll enjoy a long, successful run on TBS, or a brief, successful run and then a return to network TV. But what he offers is still something traditional. Uniquely Conan, but far short of groundbreaking.
So, really, we can forget about Dave and Jay. It’s going to come down to who can win the battle for young viewers, the Jew or the redhead (but not the Italian).
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‘Survivor Nicaragua’: Ow, Quit It
First off, if there’s one thing that Jeff Probst hates, it’s quitters. The man just has no tolerance for Survivor competitors who travel all the way to a remote island or exotic locale, endure the worst possible conditions they will ever experience, and then quit when the end is in sight. Especially when those spineless deserters take away a perfectly good shot at a million dollars from hungrier, more deserving players on the jury (or armchair survivors at home). Jeff HATES that.
Which is why it was so surprising, and so frustrating, that Probst gave NaOnka and Purple Kelly multiple chances to reconsider and stay in the game. Jeff, if they want to go, let them walk. Benry and Fabio understood; if NaOnka and Kelly want to get up and walk out and in turn improve that male twosome’s chances then so be it. Don’t stand in the girls’ way, Jeff. As far as we were considered, when Purple Kelly and NaOnka announced their intentions to leave following the Reward Challenge Jeff should have stripped them of their buffs right then and there. But that didn’t happen. And to instead allow NaOnka to not only stay in the game but also attend the reward was just insulting, infuriating.
[A couple sidebars:
1. It’s not even like the reward challenge, an advanced screening of Gulliver’s Travels complemented by classic movie snacks (of which include nachos, evidently), was a particularly exciting, or unique, opportunity. The situation might have been different if the prize was one of the previous rewards from this season like zip-lining through the Nicaraguan rainforest or surfing down an active volcano, or some other once in a lifetime adventure like swimming with dolphins or snorkeling with porpoises or enjoying an authentic Nicaraguan feast prepared by locals and accompanied by traditional music and dance. ANYTHING like that would have been more preferable to NaOnka selling out her fellow Survivors for hot dogs and a mediocre Jack Black movie (even if Chase really seemed to like the flick. Something tells us he’s not too hard to please (also, how is it they managed to get high before the movie?)). Listen, NaOnka, we’ve been watching the Ponderosa videos and, trust us, once you leave the game it’ll be day after day of all-you-can-eat-buffet. But we hope Gulliver’s Travels and Goobers were worth losing whatever respect anyone else left had for you (which was, shockingly, a considerable amount; but you obviously didn’t care anyway), and we know it doesn’t bother you that Holly sacrificed her spot at movie night so Libertad could secure a new tarp and a fresh supply of rice (kudos to Holly for taking the bullet, and for realizing that once the game is over she’ll have plenty of time for hot dogs. And a million dollars can buy plenty of frankfurters (although, not with those movie theater prices. Have you been to the theater lately??? You have to take out a loan just to afford large popcorn. It’s like “C’mon, AMC! Are we right, guys?).
2. After Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity we tried to take his pleas for mercy and respect to heart, even if that message was aimed specifically at the 24/7 news cycle. But we just can’t old our tongue when it comes to NaOnka. We understand that she possesses the maturity of a seven year old, that’s no excuse. She’s a grown woman, and just because she’s from South Central doesn’t give her permission to be a selfish, disrespectful, rude, deluded, abrasive, horrible, horrible person. Of all the seasons of Survivor from these last ten years we’re hard pressed to think of anyone more insipid, more loathsome than NaOnka. And what even makes her presence in the game more depressing is that the other Survivors never wised up and sent her packing. The fact that she gets to go out her own terms is a final indignity for the viewer.]
Our frustration lies not only with Jeff, but, surprisingly, with Jimmy Johnson, as it was Jimmy’s pep talk to Holly that persuaded her to stay in the game on day five, and in turn provided her the opportunity to encourage Purple Kelly to stick it out. For a second there, we thought it was going to work. But that would be giving Purple Kelly too much credit. We shouldn’t have expected so much from someone who only remained in the game not because of her physical abilities or strategic acumen or glowing personality or extensive vocabulary, but because she had a beating heart, a perfectly pleasant disposition and a functioning writing hand. So, thankfully, we can preserve our pride in Jimmy J for being a world class motivator, but without having to blame him for Purple Kelly’s continued presence in the game (and, to be fair, Holly was the victim of a momentary mental breakdown, whereas Purple Kelly just isn’t build for this kind of experience).
Which brings us to Dan. DAN! While the much younger, and able-bodied, NaOnka and Purple Kelly submitted to the elements, Dan keeps hobbling along (and it’s probably even more difficult for him, as he can’t find warmth by jogging in place, or doing jumping jacks, or engaging anything physical). We still believe that Dan has no place in the game, and his spot probably should have gone to someone more capable in the first place, but we have to commend his perseverance up to this point. For a guy who’s used to $1200 shoes and Porsches, he’s acquitting himself well. And, at this point, we’re pulling for a final three Fabio, Benry and Dan. Oh, and Dan is Lilly Tomlin!!!!
And, due to time and technical constraints, that brings us to our A-B-C of the week. There were two great options, both representing the seamier elements of Survivor that were on display in this episode. Taking into account all the Gulliver’s Travels product placement we very nearly chose “Always Be a Commercial,” because, really, this was like a 44-minute ad for the Jack Black vehicle. But since we focused on Probst’s particularly talkative nature last week, we’ll award the A-B-C phrase this time to something more relevant to the game, that being:
Always Be Content
As both NaOnka and Purple Kelly stated they were with their decision to leave the game. Wethinks Kelly would have toughed it out, but NaOnka made quitting okay. So, instead, they both had their torches “smuffed.” Hope they can be content when Jane or Holly walk away with a million dollars, and they’ll have nothing but the memory of trading in their chance at the money for brownies. Actually, no, we hope they are not content with that. We hope they’re heartbroken, depressed and embarrassed. But something tells us that won’t happen.
And now, to close this out, Purple Kelly’s classic catchphrase:
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The idea that both teams should be given possession of the football is a flawed concept, for one notable reason. That reason is this: And the sport of football requires three distinct units — offense, defense, and special teams — to function in concert.
The team that utilizes its offense, defense and special teams the best is the team that more often than not wins the game. Take Sunday night, for example.
When the Patriots faced a third-and at their own yard line, the Chiefs had their chance to score. Instead, they opted to leave Julian Edelman — the most prolific, clutch postseason receiver the world has ever seen — like this:.
This time, Edelman moved left in a short motion pre-snap. The Chiefs were caught flat-footed, and putting a single man on Edelman proved in just one step to be a bad choice.
Edelman was left wide open for a gain of The Patriots were only at the yard line. A field goal from there was no gimme, not on this cold night.
And holding the Patriots to a field goal would have — lo and behold — given possession to the Chiefs. Instead, they left Rob Gronkowski i single coverage on the outside against a safety who missed most of the season with a heel injury.
Was that unfair, too? Gronkowski cut in on a slant and was wide open. Brady fit in a bullet, and the Patriots picked up another 15 yards.
The Chiefs failed spectacularly all three times. The Patriots were at the yard line. Again, holding New England to a field goal would have given the ball to Mahomes, the thing that seemingly all of the football-watching world needed to see.
Instead of coming up with a stop, though, the porous Chiefs defense allowed Rex Burkhead to sprint up the gut for 10 yards.
In overtime, both the Chiefs and the Patriots had chances to win the game. But only one team was able to execute on the most critical snaps.
The Chiefs took a four-point lead with 2: All they had to do was defend the end zone at the end of regulation, and nobody would have to talk about the overtime rules.
Instead, the Chiefs allowed 65 yards on six plays. Cordarrelle Patterson returned the kick 38 yards. Edelman picked up 20 yards on the first play.
Chris Hogan nearly had an incredible catch, but replay review overturned it. The Chiefs then allowed a yard catch by Gronkowski, also in double coverage against Eric Berry, before allowing Burkhead to score easily from the 4-yard line.
These numbers are beautiful:. Team B is not considered to have had an opportunity to possess the ball because it did not touch the ball beyond the line of scrimmage.
B4 attempts to pick up the loose ball at the A40 but muffs it to the A33 where it is recovered by A4 who runs to the B40 for a first down.
The ball hits the ground beyond the line at the B48 and bounces back to the A43 where it is recovered by A4 who runs to the B40 for a first down.
The ball bounces beyond the line to the A48, where B4 muffs the loose ball to the A45 where it is recovered by A4. By touching the punt beyond the line of scrimmage, a new series is awarded to Team A.
Since Team B had the opportunity to possess the ball, both teams have met the minimum requirements for possession. On the opening possession of overtime, A2 takes a handoff and runs to the B35 where he fumbles the ball.
B2 recovers the ball and runs to the B Both teams have had an actual possession and the first team to score wins.
B2 recovers the ball and runs to the B40 where he is hit and fumbles. A5 recovers at the B Both teams have possessed the ball and the first team to score wins.
On the opening possession of overtime, B2 intercepts a pass at the 50 and returns it for a touchdown. Each team has had an actual possession. On the opening possession of overtime, A2 takes a handoff and runs to the A38 where he fumbles the ball.
B2 muffs the loose ball at the A35 and it is recovered by A5 at the A Since the ball was loose from a fumble as opposed to a kick, Team B is not considered to have had an opportunity to possess the ball.
On the opening possession of overtime, A1 drops back to pass and throws the ball from the A The ball is tipped by defensive lineman B4 at the A25 and is caught by tight end A3 at the A A3 runs to the A40 where he is tackled.
Touching of a pass by Team B does not constitute an opportunity to possess the ball. On the opening possession of overtime, A1 drops back to pass and throws the ball from the A23 toward receiver A2 at the B Cornerback B4 jumps up to intercept the pass and lands with his left foot inbounds and his right foot on the sideline.
An incomplete pass is not considered an opportunity to possess. On the opening possession of overtime, A1 is tackled in his own end zone for a safety.
Both teams have met the minimum requirements for possession. The ball hits the ground beyond the line at the B22 and bounces back to the B28 where it is recovered by A4 who runs to the B18 for a first down.
The ball bounces beyond the line to the B20, where B4 muffs the loose ball to the B18 where it is recovered by A4. Because Team B touched the kick beyond the line of scrimmage, a new series is awarded to Team A.
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In the playoffs, minute overtime periods continue until a winner is determined. Overtime follows a three-minute intermission after the end of the regulation game.
Prior to start of overtime, a coin flip is performed in which the captain of the visiting team calls the toss.
The team that wins the coin flip has the option either to receive the kickoff or choose the side of the field they wish to defend.
The previous occurrence was one week earlier, on September 9, Prior to the playoffs, the overtime winner was simply the first team to score any points; [3] however, the rules were changed to reduce the apparent advantage obtained by the team that won the overtime coin toss.
Under the prior rules, the team that won the coin toss would usually elect to receive the ball, then gain just enough yardage to win the game by kicking a field goal without the other team ever touching the ball.
Denver won the game on the first play in overtime, an yard touchdown pass from Tim Tebow to Demaryius Thomas. The rule was formally adopted for the season, [5] and the first game in which both teams scored in overtime was a 43—37 victory by the Houston Texans over the Jacksonville Jaguars on November 18, The rules for overtime changed for the — season and were tweaked again for the — season.
Thus, if Team A has the first possession of overtime and scores a touchdown and converts their kick thus being 7 points ahead of Team B , Team A would then kick off to Team B In the NFL, the game would have ended with the touchdown, without a conversion being attempted.
Team B would have to match or exceed the 7 point difference within this ensuing possession; exceeding it would end the game immediately, while matching the difference would result in a kickoff to Team A.
From this point, the overtime is sudden death. The defunct United Football League had also used this rule. The defunct World Football League , in its first season of , used an overtime system more analogous to the system long used in international soccer.
In college and high school football, an overtime procedure the Kansas plan ensures that each team has equal opportunity to score.
The losing team will have the first option in any subsequent even-numbered overtime. In the first overtime, the team with first series attempts to score either a touchdown or a field goal; their possession ends when either a touchdown or a field goal have been scored, they turn the ball over via a fumble or an interception, or they fail to gain a first down.
After a touchdown, a team may attempt either an extra-point or a two-point conversion. However, if the team on defense during the first series recovers a fumble and returns it for a touchdown, or returns an interception for a touchdown, the defensive team wins the game.
This is the only way for a college overtime game to end without both teams having possession. If the score remains tied after both teams have completed a series, a second overtime begins.
If the score remains tied after two overtimes, teams scoring touchdowns are required to attempt a two-point conversion from the third overtime on.
In high school football, individual state associations can choose any overtime format they want, or even elect to not play overtime at all ties stand in this case.
However, most states use the Kansas Plan. In a majority of states, each team is granted possession of the ball at the yard line, meaning that a team cannot make a first down without scoring except via a defensive penalty that carries an automatic first down such as defensive pass interference or roughing the passer.
As is the case with the college overtime rule, the team that wins the coin toss will have the choice as to whether to take the ball first or second, or decide at which end of the field the overtime will be played.
The other major difference between overtime in college football and high school football is that in high school football, if the defense forces a turnover, the ball is dead immediately, thus eliminating the possibility of scoring.
However, in Texas , the college overtime rule is used, as both the University Interscholastic League , which governs interscholastic activities for Texas public high schools, and the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools , the largest analogous body for Texas private high schools, play by NCAA football rules with a few modifications for the high school level.
Massachusetts also is another state that uses NCAA-style overtime rules. The defunct XFL used a modified Kansas Plan which, upon the first team scoring, required the opponent to score the same or greater number of points in the same or fewer downs i.
Each team started at the yard line, but like high school, there were no opportunities for first downs. The league also banned field goals except on a fourth down.
Three minutes before the start of the game, the referee meets with captains from both teams for a coin toss. The visiting team calls the toss. The winner of the toss may defer their choice to the start of the second half, or they may take first choice of:.
At the start of the second half, the team that did not choose first either because they deferred their choice or because they lost the toss gets the first choice of options.
If a game goes to overtime, a coin toss is held before the start of overtime, but tosses are not held before the start of subsequent overtime periods.
In college, for example, the loser of the toss to start overtime has first choice in the second overtime period. In high school, the coin toss may be held between the captains or coaches earlier before the start of the game.
At three minutes before kickoff, the captains meet for a simulated coin toss, where the referee announces the results of the earlier toss. The XFL did not implement a coin toss; instead an event took place called the "opening scramble", in which one player from each team fought to recover a football 20 yards away to determine possession.
Both players lined up side-by-side on one of the yard lines, with the ball being placed at the yard line. At the whistle, the two players would run toward the ball and attempt to gain possession; whichever player gained possession first was allowed to choose possession as if he had won a coin toss in other leagues.
The rules vary from the college level to the professional level. In the NFL, unless you are tagged by an opposing player or give yourself up, you are not down.
A player carrying the ball the runner is downed when any of the following occurs:. The majority of a football game takes place on plays, or downs , that begin at the line of scrimmage.
The officials spot the ball place it in a designated spot on the field on the line of scrimmage and declare it ready for play.
The width of the spotted football defines the width of the neutral zone , an area of the field no player other than the snapper may position himself in or above before the snap.
Each team has its own line of scrimmage, thought of as a vertical plane from sideline to sideline that passes through the point of the ball nearest its own goal line.
A typical offense is made up of a quarterback , five offensive linemen , two wide receivers , a running back , a fullback , and a tight end , however teams will vary their personnel on the field to fit any given play.
A quarterback is essentially the leader of the offense. It is most often their responsibility to pass along the play called to the rest of the players in the huddle before any given play.
A quarterback is the primary ball handler on offense. It is their responsibility to call the snap count for the ball to enter play.
Once the ball is hiked into play, it is their job to either hand the ball off to one of their running backs, or scout the field for an open receiver to throw the ball to.
In some instances, the quarterback will run the ball themselves. A quarterback is guarded by their offensive linemen.
The offensive line is made up of a left and right tackle , a left and right guard , and a center. An offensive line has two different jobs.
When the offense runs a pass play, it is their job to guard the quarterback from the defense that are rushing. When the offense runs a run play, it is their job to clear a path for the running back to run through.
The running back also has multiple roles. They will either take the ball from the quarterback and run, move up and help the offensive line block, or go out and catch a pass.
While the role of the fullback is deteriorating currently among professional leagues, it is their primary responsibility to lead the running back.
Running backs and fullbacks are sometimes also called a halfback, a wingback, or a slotback. Like the running back, the tight end also has multiple roles.
They will either help the offensive line protect the quarterback, block on run plays, or run or catch the ball themselves.
The wide receivers primary role is to run out into the field of play and catch the ball, although they will also block in some instances.
The players on offense must arrange themselves in a formation , all behind their line of scrimmage that is, on their side of the ball.
For reasons of safety and competitive balance, there are strict rules which define the way in which the offensive players may line up. Seven players must line up directly on the line of scrimmage while four players line up behind the line of scrimmage.
Within this formation, there are six eligible receivers who may receive a forward pass during play. These eligible receivers are either the running back, fullback, tight end, or wide receivers.
The remaining five linemen, often called interior linemen do not normally handle the ball during a play.
Because of these rules, various leagues of American football have enacted strict rules of uniform numbering so officials may more easily judge which players were eligible and which were not at the start of a play.
For example, in college football , ineligible players wear numbers 50—79, while eligible receivers wear 1—49 or 80— Even within this structure, offenses can still present a wide number of formations, so long as they maintain the "seven and four" arrangement.
Receivers, for example, may play close to the other linemen or they may play some distance down the line of scrimmage, where they would sometimes be called split ends.
Of the four backs, they may play behind the linemen, or may play "split out" to provide additional wide receivers.
These additional receivers can be flankers if they play split far wide, but still in the backfield or slot receivers if they play in the "slot" between the split end and the rest of the offensive line.
The players on defense may arrange themselves in any manner, as long as all players are "behind the line" that is, on the side of the line nearest their own end zone.
Players who line up opposite the offensive line are called defensive linemen , usually with one or two defensive tackles in the middle a single defensive tackle is often called the nose guard or nose tackle and with one defensive end on each side.
The defensive line is also most often the first set of players the opponent must get through should they choose to run the ball.
Behind the linemen are the linebackers. A linebackers job can be any number of things, including trying to rush the opposing teams quarterback, stopping the opponents running back on run plays, or covering the opponents tight end or wide receivers.
Positioned opposite the wide receivers are the cornerbacks. Their primary responsibility is to cover the wide receivers.
Farthest back from the line are the safeties , usually in the middle of the field behind the linebackers. The safeties are the last line of defense against the opponent.
The linemen and linebackers close to the line of scrimmage, are often referred to as playing "in the box". Players outside "the box" usually cornerbacks and safeties are collectively referred to as the "secondary".
A scrimmage down begins with a snap , where the center throws or hands the ball backward to one of the backs, usually the quarterback.
The quarterback then either hands the ball off to a back, throws the ball, or runs with it himself. The down ends when the ball becomes dead see below.
The ball is typically next spotted where the ball became dead; however, if it became dead outside the hash marks, it is brought in on the same yard line to the nearest hash mark.
This spot becomes the line of scrimmage for the next play. In the case of an incomplete forward pass, the ball is returned to the spot where it was last snapped to begin the next play.
A fumbled ball that goes out of bounds is declared dead and possession remains with the team that most recently had control of the ball.
The nearest official typically blows his whistle after the ball becomes dead to alert the players that the down has already ended.
If the ball is alive and the official sounds an inadvertent whistle , then the ball still becomes dead, but the team in possession of the ball may elect to have the down replayed or take the spot where the ball was declared dead.
If the ball was loose from a fumble, then the ball can be put into play at the spot of the fumble. If the ball was in flight from a kick or a pass, then the down is always replayed.
A free kick is a down which does not occur from scrimmage. The kicking team begins behind the ball, while the receiving team must remain at least 10 yards downfield before the ball is kicked.
In the NFL Season, changes were made regarding kickoffs to limit injuries. Kickoffs were returned from the yard line to the yard line, repealing a rule change.
In addition, players on the kickoff coverage team cannot line up more than 5 yards behind the kickoff line, minimizing running starts and thus reducing the speed of collisions.
In most cases, the ball is kicked as far as possible typically 40 to 70 yards , after which a player of the receiving team is usually able to secure possession since the members of the kicking team cannot start downfield until after the ball is kicked.
Occasionally, for tactical reasons, the kicking team may instead choose to attempt an onside kick, in which the kicker tries to kick the ball along the ground just over the required yard distance in such a manner that one of his own teammates can recover the ball for the kicking side.
If it is touched before ten yards, the ball is dead and a re-kick or spot of the ball will be rewarded to the receiving team.
Once the ball carrier is downed, the play is whistled dead and the ball is placed by the officials at the point where the play ended; this spot then becomes the line of scrimmage for the ensuing play.
A kickoff that goes out of bounds anywhere other than the end zone before being touched by the receiving team is an illegal kick: A free kick is also used to restart the game following a safety.
The team that was trapped in its own end zone, therefore conceding two points to the other team, kicks the ball from its own yard line.
This can be a place kick in the NFL, a tee cannot be used , drop kick or punt. In the NFL and high school, a free kick may be taken on the play immediately after a fair catch ; see "fair catch kick" below.
The most common type of kick used is the place kick. For a place kick, the ball must first be snapped to a placeholder, who holds the ball upright on the ground with his fingertip so that it may be kicked.
Three points are scored if the ball crosses between the two upright posts and above the crossbar and remains over. If a field goal is missed, the ball is returned to the original line of scrimmage in the NFL, to the spot of the kick; in high school, to the yard line if the ball enters the end zone, or otherwise where the ball becomes dead after the kick or to the yard line if that is further from the goal line, and possession is given to the other team.
If the ball does not go out of bounds, the other team may catch the kicked ball and attempt to advance it, but this is usually not advantageous.
One official is positioned under each goalpost; if either one rules the field goal no good, then the field goal is unsuccessful.
A successful field goal is signaled by an official extending both arms vertically above the head. A team that successfully kicks a field goal kicks off to the opposing team on the next play.
After a touchdown, the scoring team attempts a try for 1 or 2 points see below. A successful touchdown is signaled by an official extending both arms vertically above the head.
A touchdown is worth six points, except in the defunct WFL where it was worth seven points. For statistical purposes, the player who advances the ball into or catches it in the end zone is credited with the touchdown.
If a forward pass was thrown on the play, the throwing player is also credited with a passing touchdown.
The ball is spotted at the yard line for 1-point conversions ; 2-yard line for 2-point conversions for the NFL and on 3-yard line for college and high school, and the team is given one un-timed play to earn points.
The uncommon safety is scored if a player causes the ball to become dead in his own end zone; two points are awarded to the opposing usually defending team.
NFL has to change their overtime rules to give both teams a chance to touch a ball. A flipping coin flip decided a trip to the Super Bowl pic.
Any OT system that may not let Patrick Mahomes touch the ball at all is not a fair one. There were many, many more from the non-blue check mark crowd too, and the gist was this: A coin flip decided the game.
Patrick Mahomes never got to play. Imagine LeBron never playing in OT! The idea that both teams should be given possession of the football is a flawed concept, for one notable reason.
That reason is this: And the sport of football requires three distinct units — offense, defense, and special teams — to function in concert.
Instead of coming up with a stop, though, the porous Chiefs defense allowed Rex Burkhead to sprint up the gut for 10 yards. In overtime, both the Chiefs and the Patriots had chances to win the game.
But only one team was able to execute on the most critical snaps. The Chiefs took a four-point lead with 2:
Nfl overtime regeln - was
Der Man in Motion der Offense. Da diese weiter weg als ein Quarterback stehen, wird hierfür ein längerer Snap durch den Center benötigt, weshalb hierbei ein Spezial-Center, der sogenannte Long Snapper LS , zum Zuge kommt. Die D-Line-Spieler und Linebacker stellen sich in die für ihre Formation gewöhnlichen Positionen auf, tauschen aber ihre Assignments Aufgaben nach dem Snap mit dem Nebenmann oder mit einem vorher abgesprochenen Partner. Alle vier Jahre gibt es eine American-Football-Europameisterschaft , welche zuletzt in Österreich stattfand. Wir erklären, worum es beim American Football geht und wie das spannende Spiel aufgebaut ist. Dies vereinfacht zwar die Beobachtung der Verteidigung, verringert aber die Anzahl der anspielbaren Passempfänger, da es ein sehr hohes Risiko bergen würde einen Pass auf die andere Spielfeldseite gegen die Laufrichtung zu werfen. American Football mit seinem Super Bowl. Ist mit dem erneuten Einzug in den Super Bowl jetzt wieder alles im Reinen? Und die taten, was die Patriots in einem Playoff-Spiel eben tun. Kontakt zum Verantwortlichen hier. Die Offense hat jeweils vier Versuche, um zehn Yards auf dem Spielfeld zu gewinnen. Steht nfl overtime regeln danach weiterhin unentschieden, gibt es jeweils einen neuen Versuch. Für körperlich Behinderte wurde die Variante des Rollstuhlfootballs entwickelt. Die ersten 20 Yards vor der goal line werden als "Rote Zone" red zone bezeichnet, da hier die Wahrscheinlichkeit sehr hoch ist, dass ein Spieler den Ball in die Endzone bringt. Im Idealfall provoziert die Defense durch ihre aggressive Spielweise einen Turnover, fängt also einen Pass ab Interception oder verursacht einen Ballverlust Fumble. Hier eine Auswahl der häufigsten Fouls - zu allererst aber die wichtigsten Neuerungen:. Die am weitesten reichende Änderung war die Einführung des 14 tage wetter niederlande, während bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt lediglich Laufspielzüge und Rueda de casino cubano erlaubt waren. Der 40 Yard Splash. Ansonsten fungiert er überwiegend als Vorblocker für den Halfback und als zusätzlicher Blocker bei Nordirland aserbaidschan. Er ist aber passempfangsberechtigt. Und wurde ihn alsbald wieder los. Bei Fakes wird ein Spielzugart z. Damit die Abwehrspieler nicht unkontrolliert eigenständig agieren, gibt es hier wie auch in der Offense sehr genau vorausgeplante Spielzüge, die vom Defensive Coordinator und dem Headcoach während des Spieles angesagt werden, um auf die Offense -Formation zu reagieren. Anderson noch vor gut einem Monat in der Sackgasse. Bei einem Passspielzug wird der Ball nach vorn geworfen und die Spieler laufen an die vorher festgelegte Position, um ihn dort zu fangen. Erst in der Overtime fällt die Entscheidung. Fangen wir damit an, dass die Regel unfair ist. Der Down wird im Gegensatz zu anderen Strafen wie dem Offside direkt abgebrochen. Gemeint sind die Kicker. Steht es nach den Drives der Teams immer noch Gleichstand, kommt jeweils ein weiterer Drive dazu, bis es einen Sieger gibt. Immer wieder kam es zu schweren Verletzungen wegen dieser Aktionen. Eine Regelverletzung wird mit einer Strafe engl. Der Quarterback oder ein anderer offensiver Spieler versucht, den Ball einem fangberechtigten Spieler der Offense zuzuwerfen, der eine vorher festgelegte Passroute läuft.
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Posted by Kim Graae Munch in American Aboriginal, Astrology, Esoterics, Gnostism on April 1, 2010
Chakana, the Incan Cross, are equivalent to the Yin-Yang symbol and the Zodiac. Through a central axis a shaman journeyed in trance to the lower plane or Underworld and the higher levels inhabited by the superior gods. The snake, puma, and condor are totemic representatives of the three levels. (Axis Mundi)
The stepped cross is made up of an equal-armed cross indicating the cardinal points of the compass and a superimposed square.
The square represents the other two levels of existence. The three levels of existence are Hana Pacha (the upper world inhabited by the superior gods), Kay Pacha, (the world of our everyday existence) and Ucu or Urin Pacha (the underworld inhabited by spirits of the dead, the ancestors, their overlords and various deities having close contact to the Earth plane). The hole through the center of the cross is the Axis by means of which the shaman transits the cosmic vault to the other levels.
The cross has 12 points and legend has it that these points represent the following sayings, affirmations and life points: I live, I work, I love, The underworld, The current world, The upper world, The cougar, The Eagle, The snake, Don’t Lie, Don’t Cheat, Don’t Steal.
The four flat sides represent the elements Water Air Earth Fire
North is air, south is water, east is fire and west is earth. The top arm is held in the East with the fire. The centre is the 5th element, the force of love emanating from the void.
The three rectangles could represent the physical world, the ether world, and the astral world, with each side representing one of the four elements in each world.
The three worlds are known all over the world:
with Uku Pacha as the lower Chthonic underworld, with the snake as symbol, the Fixed modality of astrology, Tamas of the Gunas,
the middle world, Kay Pacha, in which we live, have the puma as symbol, the Mutable modality of astrology, Sattva of the Gunas,
and the higher world Hanan Pacha with the condor as symbol, the Cardinal modality of astrology, Rajas of the Gunas.
These three animals Snake, Puma and Condor are equivalent to Ox, Lion and Eagle as we know from the European and Asian continent.
I have written more about these relations in Serpents of the Kundalini Fire, especially in connection to the Gunas, the Chakras, and the Kaballah Tree of Life.
From Oder of Incari:
The top section is the Hanag Pacha which is the upper world (super conscious) and the animal symbol for the upper world is the condor. It holds, within the steps, the principles of the tradition. They are Yachay, Llankay and Munay.
Yachay means knowledge in its basic expression, but its higher expression is wisdom. It is knowledge, which has been integrated through experience and is externalized as wisdom. We must live what we know and master it in our daily lives. Llankay (pronounced ylang kai) Llankay relates to work, labour and productivity. It is to work in an honest way and to be honest in your work. It is to work for the betterment and greater good of yourself and your family, your community and humanity (your greater family). Munay is a word that simply means love and is the principle present in all others. It is not simply the love between a man and a woman, a mother and a child, although these interactions can contain the infinite expressions of Munay. It is the expression of unconditional love. It contains a deep- seated compassion for all livings things and their suffering.
From A Dictionary of Symbols By Juan Eduardo Cirlot
Chthonian Demons
Various beings mentioned in mythologies come under this heading, such as the Greek harpies and Erinyes, the Hindu Rakshasas, the Arabic djinns, the Germanic elves and Valkyries, etc.
Chthonian Snake Goddess
In Aztec mythology, Cihuacoatl (”snake woman”; also Cihuacóatl, Chihucoatl, Ciucoatl) was a motherhood and fertility goddess, haunting crossroads at night to take children. She also helped Quetzalcoatl create humanity by grinding the bones of our ancestors and mixing the result with Quetzalcoatl’s blood to form the clay from which humanity were molded. Here the soul (Quetzalcoatl’s blood) is born into the physical (the bones), giving the body of man (the clay) with the Ego.
Cihuacoatl – Snake Woman
The Naga Kanya (Cobra Women) are a race of fairy-like demigods born of the Nāga, which are water deities. They have the form of beautiful maidens, but usually maidens only from the waist up, while from the waist down they are serpents.
Nāga kanya – Hindu Snake Woman
The Japanese have Nure-onna (“wet woman”), here in an illustration from the Edo Period, by Sawaki Suushi.
Nure-onna – Snake Woman
The snake loa (spirit) are known in Benin and Haiti, she is the companion of the most popular god, Damballah-Wedo, also a serpent:
Aida Wedo – Haiti
From Pink Tentacle:
“Nure-onna is typically seen at the water’s edge, washing her long, flowing hair. In some stories, she carries a small child, which she uses to attract potential victims. When a well-intentioned person offers to hold the baby for Nure-onna, the child attached itself to the victim’s hands and grows heavy, making it nearly impossible to flee. In some stories, Nure-onna uses her long, powerful tongue to suck all the blood from her victim’s body.”
In Ancient Myth Steiner writes about the Greek Mysteries:
The Greeks revered in the Mysteries other Gods as well as the celestial Gods, namely, the Chthonic Gods. And of one who was initiated in the Mysteries one could say with truth: he learns to know the upper and the lower Gods, the Upper and the Lower Gods. The upper Gods were those of the Zeus-circle; but they only have rulership over what is spread out before the senses, and what the intellect can understand. The human being is more than this. Man is rooted with his being in the kingdom of the lower Gods, in the kingdom of the Chthonic Gods.
This Chthonic world consists of twelve elemental groups of beings, which are the real foundation of the visible physical world, and all kinds of magical systems around the Earth try to influence the physical world through these beings. Don Juan talk about the flyers, inorganic beings, in Castanedas books, the Gnostics talk about the Archons, alien predators, the wise Greek healer Daskalos talks bout the Elementals, and Jung talks about the Shadow.
See “Gnostic Parallels in the Writings of Carlos Castaneda” which are good and the best contribution on that web-address. I have collected some texts on Elementals building on the Christian view of Daskalos here.
Steiner writes in “The East in the Light of the West” about the cosmogony of Pherecydes:
In most remarkable words, Pherecydes spoke of the holy primordial triad, of Zeus, Kronos and Chthon, principles fundamental to the earth, having come over from pre-terrestrial ages; he also speaks of a further evolution. But in ancient times men did not clothe matters of this kind in such dry, crude concepts as they do today, they drew vivid pictures of what they saw and recognised in spiritual realms. Pherecydes said: ‘Chthon becomes Gea (today called earth), because of the gift of Zeus whereby she came to be covered as with a garment.’ This is a wonderful description of that evolution which I have just outlined in a few short words. The earth was alone; outside it were the sun and the moon, the spiritual kingdoms of Zeus and of Kronos. The sun from without began to work upon the earth and to fructify it in its then chaotic state; or, in the language of the old Greek sage, Zeus fructified Chthon. The beneficent influences of the kingdom of Zeus were sent down to the physical earth in the warmth and light of the sun. This was the gift made by Zeus to the earth. The earth covered herself with the garment of plant and animal forms, and with the forms of physical men. Chthon becomes Gea; therefore, because of the gift of Zeus the earth covers herself with a garment.
In Relation to Astrology
In “Astrology, Psychology, and The Four Elements” writes Stephen Arroyo about Zodiacal Signs as Energy Patterns:
The four elements of astrology (fire, earth, air, and water) are the basic building blocks of all material structures and organic wholes. Each element represents a basic kind of energy and consciousness that operates within each of us. Just as modern physics has shown that energy is matter, these four elements interweave and combine to form all matter. When the spark of life leaves a human body at death, the four elements all dissociate and return to their primal state. It is only life itself, manifesting in an organized, living whole, that holds together the four elements. All four are in every person, although each person is consciously more attuned to some types of energy than others. Each of the four elements manifests in three vibrational modalities: cardinal, fixed, and mutable. Hence, when we combine the four elements with the three modalities, we have twelve primary patterns of energy which are called the zodiacal signs.
From Rahu and Ketu in Hindu Mythology:
“According to mythological tales Rahu is the head of the dragon. Head as we know contain the brain and controls the functioning of the entire body. This suggests that Rahu is the controlling and active node. Ketu rules of the body, sends feelings and sensations to the brain. To analyse those sensations and take action if necessary is within the jurisdiction of Rahu. More precisely Ketu has the power of transforming the events into experience which turn into wisdom.”
The head is the Luciferic and the tail is the Ahrimanic, where Rahu relates to Dharma, and Ketu to Karma.
Wikipedia have a good reference article on the symbolism of serpents:
Wikipedia – Serpent(symbolism)
I look at the snake in European mythology in The Snake and the Heel in Mythos which build on Steiner’s lectures.
More on Incan religion in
Andean Mysticism and Healing the Plane(pdf) by Oakley E. Gordon, Ph.D.
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Posted by Kim Graae Munch in Astrology, Esoterics, Kabbalah on November 9, 2009
It’s generally agreed that the twelve sons of Jacob has to do with the twelve signs of the zodiac, but there are many different views on how the sons, and the sons of Joseph who fathers two of the tribes, are distributed on the signs.
The homepage Meaning Life Center contains many interesting interpretations on the Old Testament, and especially A day in the life of a Jew is interesting in this connection.
The table shows the result of my work, and below the table follows my reasons and references.
Fixed Mutable Cardinal
Air Ephraim, Man
Aquarius ♒
♄,Asenath Simeon
Gemini ♊
☿, Leah, Gerizim Asher
Libra ♎
♀, Zilpah, Ebal
Fire Judah, Lion
Leo ♌
☉, Leah, Gerizim Naphtali
Sagittarius ♐
♃, Bilhah, Ebal Gad
Aries ♈
♂, Zilpah, Ebal
Water Dan, Eagle
Scorpio ♏
♂, Bilhah, Ebal Manasseh
Pisces ♓
♃, Asenath Issachar
Cancer ♋
☾, Leah, Gerizim
Earth Reuben, Ox
Taurus ♉
♀, Leah Zebulun
Virgo ♍
☿, Leah, Ebal Benjamin
Capricorn ♑
♄, Rackel, Gerizim
Contains the names of the signs, the old ruling planet, the mountain, and the mother of the son.
Family Tree of the Sons of Jacob
There are five mothers, the two wifes of Jacob, and their handmaids, and the wife of Joseph:
Leah gave birth to six sons and Dinah.
Rachel’s handmaid, Bilhah, gave birth to Dan and Naphtali.
Leah’s handmaid, Zilpah, gave birth to Gad and Asher.
Rachel gave birth to Joseph, and, near Bethlehem, Benjamin.
Asenath, the Egyptian wife of Joseph, gave birth to Manasseh and Ephraim.
Canaan – the territory of the Tribes of Israel
Chart of Canaan with the Tribes of Israel
The tribes are split in two groups:
The tribes Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin were connected to Mount Gerizim, Mountain of Blessing, Deut 27:12.
The tribes of Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali were connected to Mount Ebal, Mountain of Cursing. Deut 27:13.
Four Quadrants
In astrology the Zodiac are split in four quadrants, with the initial four star signs as the centers of these, that is the Ox, Lion, Eagle, and Man. God places the twelve tribes in four groups, so my thesis is that these groups corresponds to the quadrants.
First quadrant, South:
With Reuben as Taurus, would pitch camp on the South, with Simeon and Gad. Second rank: Num2:16.
In the first quadrant, everything is seen from out of the ego.
Second quadrant, East:
Judah as Leo, would pitch camp on the East. With him would be the tribes of Issachar and Zebulun. First rank.
In the second quadrant, everything is seen from from the family or tribe..
Fourth quadrant, West:
Ephraim, son of Joseph, as Aquarius, would pitch on the West, with Manasseh, son of Joseph, and Benjamin. Third rank.
In the third quadant we have left the tribal and reached the national viewpoint.
Third quadrant, North:
Dan as Scorpio, would pitch on the North, with Asher and Naphtali. Fourth rank.
In the fourth quadrant we have left the national for the universal, for humanity.
Center: The Levites would be located in the center (middle) of the four camps and were NOT to be numbered. Num2:17,33.
Zodiac with the tribes of Israel.
First Quadrant – South
2. Reuben = bull
“Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power. “
As we are around the year 2000 BCE. in the bull’s age, it will be natural to start with the bull’s sign.
Taurus represents fecundity of spring, the sign of Venus, where the moon, as a symbol of all nurturing substance, is elevated. He laid with his fathers wife and is connected with the field where he found the mandrakes.
3. Simeon and Levi = Gemini:
“… Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations…I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.”
They are the twins, where Levi is separated from his brother and the Zodiac. In our intellectual arrogance we kills even love and its true fruits.
1. Gad = Aries:
“… a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.’. His mother Leah exclaims: “What happiness”, as she has given birth to Gad, whose name is a pun on the term ‘happiness’.”
Characterized as a warrior chief matching the ruling Mars of Aries.
Jacob blessing his sons
Second Quadrant, East
5. Judah = Leo:
“Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee. … Judah is a lion’s whelp … The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.”
Leo-born are known for their pride and desire to control the situation themselves. In addition Leo have joy of children and has natural skills for teaching. It is the Sun sign, which also highlights the Lion’s desire for self-expression.
6. Zebulun = Virgo:
“God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons,” and “Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea; a harbor for ships shall he be….”
Moses’ parting words to the two tribes were:
Rejoice, Zebulun, in your excursions, and Issachar in your tents.
From “A day in the life of a Jew“:
“Our sages explain: Zebulun and Issachar made a partnership between them. Zebulun dwelled at the seashore, and would go out in his ships to engage in trade and make a profit, and support Issachar, who sat and occupied himself with the study of Torah.
Issachar and Zebulun thus represent the other two major items on the Jew’s daily schedule. After climbing the four rungs of the heart to serve G-d in prayer, the Jew moves “from the synagogue to the study hall” to bind his mind to G-d through the study of the Torah, G-d’s communication of His wisdom and will to man. Following that, the Jew goes out into the world as a businessman or professional, to “know Him in all your ways” and do “all your deeds for the sake of Heaven.” “
Virgo is a ‘ministering principle’, people who often cares about others’ wellbeing and health. The word ‘gift’ is associated with the name and can hang with the Festival of Sukkoth in Israel, in the month of Tishri, the first month of the year after the New Year which begins in our September month. A thanksgiving for nature’s gifts: The star Spica in Virgo symbolizes the wheat ear in the left hand of Virgo.
Virgo is a practical sign, connected with going out in the world in contrast to the Torah study.
7. Issachar = Cancer:
“Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.'”
Cancer is a double sign, the two claws bearing two burdens, and cancer is a servant of the group.
In Cancer are the stars Aselli, or little asses, connected to the flag of Issachar, what Jacob compares to an ass.
Issachar and Zebulun could be changed!
Third Quadrant – North
8. Dan = Scorpio:
“Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.”
This description may well sound a bit harsh to our ears, but nevertheless demonstrates the fact that Scorpio-born people are able to distinguish between lies and truth. Also they are rarely deceptive. It may make others uneasy, why they choose to call scorpions for suspicious and distrustful of people. The area of sky is also characterized by constellations serpents (snake) and Ophiuchus (serpent bearer), where we find the star Unuka / hai (serpent heart or neck), which expresses ‘the face of God’ is said to be a strict judge, as by irradiation of the planets can ask the incarnate human spirit against the obligations to adhere to the truth.
Biting the horse heels could be the following Saggitarius.
9. Asher = Libra:
“Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.”
No other possibility in this setup. The fat bread may indicate the month after Virgo, the harvester.
10. Naphtali = Saggitarius
” …is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.”
Naphtali is represented by a gazelle or running stag, which sounds like Saggitarius.
Fourth Quadrant – West
This quadrant contains sons of Rachel, and sons of Joseph. It’s reasonable to expect Joseph’s sons to have reached longer than Benjamin, so he must be Capricorn.
11. Ephraim = Aquarius.
Ephraim is mentioned first of the three, so he should be Aquarious.
12. Manasseh = Pisces.
As Ephraim and Benjamin are placed, Manasseh can only be Pisces.
10. Benjamin = Capricorn:
“… shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil. “
The ruling planet is Saturn, and it was under great pains that Rachel gave birth to her son, followed by her death.
Benjamin was the first to be born in the holy land, the first in the fourth quadrant.
The above quotations are from Genesis.
The daughter Dinah was born after Zebulun and just before Joseph. A mystery in herself; it’s not the only place where a single woman is connected to a group of twelve (or seven of twelve.)
Jacob blessing Ephraim and Manasseh
Pictures of star signs by Rudolf Steiner.
Paul Mahler Dam in “Skriften på himlen”. I had thought about researching this subject for a long time, but Paul’s book inspired me to start the project.
Various interpretations and sources:
The 12 Tribes of Israel.
The Symbology of Twelve Signs.
The Divine Civilization of New Jerusalem.
A day in the life of a Jew. Contains many interesting interpretations around the Old Testament.
Planetary symbols
Asher, Benjamin, Bilhah, Dan, Dinah, Ephraim, Gad, Issachar, Jacob, Judah, Leah, Levi, Main Articles, Manasseh, Mount Ebal, Mount Gerizim, Naphtali, Paul Mahler Dam, Rachel, Reuben, Simeon, Zebulon, Zilpah, Zodiac
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Just for Fun / Music
A desi “American Idol”… and more!!!
March 18, 2009 February 11, 2011 EmmaLeave a comment
This guy just made me smile!
Anoop is the anti-Sanjaya... Thank goodness!!!
I started to watch AI after a LOOOONG time b/c my aunt pointed Anoop out to me 2 wks ago. (She has 2 young daughters, so she tries to check out what they like when she can.) I’m REALLY excited that there could be a (good) desi idol in the near future! As for Sanjaya Malakar- he has a book out now! I did a double-take when I saw it recently at Borders.
Awww... I LOVE a big smile!
Like many desis, Anoop is a multi-talented, but humble individual. He’s 22, graduated w/ BA from UNC Chapel Hill (he won a scholarship), and is currently enrolled there in a master’s program in Anthropology. He likes R&B music the best, and feels part of Southern culture (he referred to himself as “a Carolina boy”).
Yes, Anoop is a TALL desi guy!
In this week’s ep, Randy Travis was (noticebly) impressed w/ Noop Dogg. Though Anoop admitted to not knowing much re: country music, he did VERY well. He sang Willie Nelson’s classic song.
Singing at UNC Chapel Hill (w/ The Clef Tones)
Anoop was in an acapella group at his uni; he was usually the soloist of the group (The Clef Tones). You can check out some old vids of the grp on You Tube.
Anoop's parents are both scientists in "The Research Triangle."
Anoop’s parents were in the audience before; they support his dream of being a singer. Wow, talk about COOL desis!
Other American Idol contestants I like:
Lil Rounds from Memphis, TN
She's pretty and has a POWERFUL voice!
I think she has a GREAT chance of winning the competition! Great voice (w/ power), sweet/humble personality, and “girl-next-door” looks ALL go in her favor.
Matt Giraud from Kalamazoo, MI
This guy seems very confidant and sweet. He’s from suburban Michigan, and has a cool, husky kind of voice.
Matt, who also plays piano, released CDs (independantly) before!
Can’t wait to hear more from ALL these new young singers!
American Idol, Music, TV
Another NYC Trip…
A few pics
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Class of '61 (1993)
directed by Gregory Hoblit
featuring Dan Futterman, Clive Owen, Josh Lucas, Sophie Ward, Laura Linney
The titular year refers to the class of 1861, and the implied school is the venerable West Point Academy. This made-for-television drama centers on one of that classes most illustrious students, George Armstrong Custer, and tells how the Civil War affected his friendship with two classmates, one who supported the Union and the other a staunch believer in the Confederate cause. Custer himself stood between, wrestling with his own convictions. Sandra Brennan, Rovi Read Less
The titular year refers to the class of 1861, and the implied school is the venerable West Point Academy. This made-for-television drama centers on one of that classes most illustrious students, George Armstrong Custer, and tells how the Civil War affected his friendship with two classmates, one who supported the Union and the other a staunch believer in the Confederate cause. Custer himself stood between, wrestling with his own convictions. Sandra Brennan, Rovi Read More
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Good. VHS Tape This item shows wear from consistent use but remains in good readable condition. It may have marks on or in it, and may show other signs of previous use or shelf wear. May have minor creases or signs of wear on dust jacket. Packed with care, shipped promptly.
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A woman who spent $50,000 on a company credit card has faced court. Lee Constable
Credit card used to steal $50,000 from childcare centre
by Monique Preston
27th May 2019 5:45 AM | Updated: 5:54 AM
AN EMPLOYEE who partly funded a cruise with money stolen from a Bowen childcare centre has sailed straight to jail.
Marion May Collison, 45, was sentenced in Bowen District Court last Wednesday on a charge of fraud as an employee to the value of $50,000.
Collison pleaded guilty to the charge in an arraignment in late February.
Crown prosecutor Monique Sheppard told the court that Collison fraudulently used a credit card provided to her by her employers, Bowen and District Child Care Centre, over a period of six-and-a-half years.
The offences occurred between September 25, 2010, and February 14, 2017, while Collison was the operations director at the not-for-profit centre, Ms Sheppard said.
Among Collison's offences was withdrawing $3000 in cash, a deposit on a P&O Cruise for herself, her partner and child, as well as booking a caravan site and buying Big Bash cricket tickets.
Purchases on the card also included iTunes payments, supermarket, cafe and online store spending, as well as car maintenance and insurance.
The court heard the centre's financial officer confronted Collison about a number of withdrawals on the card in January 2011, and the financial officer and president spoke to her again in 2014.
After the discovery, the centre gave Collison the opportunity to pay off what she owed by continuing to work at the centre and having some of her wages withheld.
During this time, the centre managed to re-coup $20,000 of the money Collison had taken.
However, Collison continued to take money after this time, Ms Sheppard said.
"The offending comes not out of necessity, but on a lifestyle that couldn't be afforded," Ms Sheppard said.
The prosecutor said there was a need for general deterrence as there had been such a breach of trust.
"The quantum of money was significant," she said.
"The restitution is really part of the complainant's goodwill to continue her employment."
Defence barrister Matthew Heelan told how Collison was remorseful for her actions.
"In her words, that organisation was her life," Mr Collison said.
"She's very sorry. She apologises to the organisation and parents and children."
Mr Heelan told the court his client had worked in the child care industry almost all her life.
He spoke of how she was still employed within the industry by CMK in a senior management role.
Her current role involved Collison overseeing childcare centres and kindergartens from Bowen, to Gladstone, to Longreach, ensuring government funding for centres and that programs are rolled out, Mr Heelan said.
He also spoke of volunteer and fundraising work Collison had undertaken over the years, and how she had received awards for her work in the past - although admitting those awards were "now tainted".
Mr Heelan told the court Collison planned to pay back the remaining $29,261.54 she had taken by mortgaging the family home.
He also spoke of the affect any imprisonment would have on Collison's family, especially the youngest of her three sons.
In sentencing, Judge John Coker said "it was noteworthy that the period of offending was around six-and-a-half years" and that "there were opportunities open to you and given to you to cease the offending".
"Not only was it a breach of the law, but also a breach of the trust put in you," he said.
"$56,000, that is a very significant fund and would have placed enormous pressure on Bowen and District Child Care Centre.
"There was not a need (for the spending). Rather ... it was an opportunity taken by you to improve your lifestyle at the detriment of children and families of the Bowen and District Child Care Centre.
"You were found out on a number of occasions and yet you continued to offend."
Judge Coker sentenced Collison to three years' prison, with an actual term of nine months that must be served in custody.
The remainder will be suspended for four years.
He also ordered she pay $29,621.54 to the Bowen and District Child Care Centre by no later than July 22.
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Squatter refusing to leave cancer pensioner's home
FOR more than two years, Deniliquin resident Julie Pearn has been forced to live in a motorhome after her house in the NSW Riverina was allegedly occupied without permission.
Another woman, Theresa Smith, has been living in her home with her children and slowly destroying it.
Pearn alleges Smith moved into the home in 2016 without her permission while she was away looking after her sick father. Pearn rented her place out to a friend - Nathan Smith - but when she got back, he was gone and this stranger was living there in her place.
"She's destroyed me," the pensioner told Nine's A Current Affair.
Julie Pearn says her house has been destroyed by squatter Theresa Smith, who she says moved in and never left. Source: Channel 9
Theresa Smith refused to talk to the media. Source: Channel 9
Three years ago, Pearn's house looked perfect. She was a keen gardener who liked to put her own personal touches on the home - with welcoming signs on the wall and flowers all around.
All of that has now been replaced by mounds of rubbish, bags of garbage and dirty nappies in the driveway. Pearn's car - still in her garage - looks dented from the outside.
Julie Pearn’s car looks dented from the outside. She does not have access to it. Source: Channel 9
Pearn says no rent has been paid on her property. She received two astronomical power bills 18 months ago, and nothing since.
On Julie's phone are dozens of messages asking for rent money, but she says Smith "just abuses her" every time she tries to go in.
To make matters worse, Pearn has skin cancer and is suffering from heart issues.
The woman made several attempts to get a formal lease agreement signed with the occupant, but these never eventuated. At this point, she started the formal process of trying to get Smith removed from her room.
But she says red tape has seen her locked out of her home, meaning Pearn has no access to her personal belongings.
Pearn has served three eviction notices upon her, all of which have gone ignored.
Rubbish was flung all around the property.
The local police advised her to obtain a court order, but the NSW Civil Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) said the case will be difficult as there was never an official rental agreement.
At one point, Pearn and ACA reporter Alison Piotrowski knocked on the door and tried to talk to Smith, only to be met with profanities.
"Take your little crew with you and f*ck off," Smith can be heard saying from inside. "Take em away, f**k you're a liar. You're a liar Julie, you're a f**king liar."
"I'm gonna bash ya Julie when I get my hands on ya," she threatened at another point.
"She tells me to get off her property - says it's her property," said Pearn.
Pearn says she still pays squatters' rates because the woman has children. "I couldn't do that."
After her previous issue with red tape, Pearn is hesitant to go back to NCAT.
She set up camp a couple of kilometres from her house, and says she's not leaving till she gets her home back, but doesn't want to make the gamble of spending thousands on a lawyer.
Pearn will deliver another termination notice to Smith this week, and will return to the tribunal to try and get her evicted.
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Food + Drink » Fall Wine Festival
Wines of change
With new owners, a keen winemaker and a fresh vision, Jost Vineyards–Nova Scotia’s wine pioneer–is ready to take flight.
by Jessica Emin
Jost Vineyards are piercing green this time of year. Hundreds of rows of vines run down the slopes of the grassy hills toward the Northumberland Straight. The fruit hangs low–light green, dusty pink, deep purple–waiting for the last inklings of warmth to bring them to ideal ripeness.
The birds and bears are just as eager as the winemakers to fetch the maturing grapes. The screeches of birds of prey, and gunshots, echo through the vineyard, but are only imitations booming through solar powered loud speakers to detract those animals with a sweet tooth.
In a few weeks Jost winery in Malagash will begin its 30th harvest. That's 30 years of cold winters, bud break, pruning and hard work. Yet, in winery years 30 is just the beginning, the years of growing pains, if compared to other wineries that are centuries old. For the majority of those years the Josts, the founding family of Nova Scotia wine, broke the trail for other wineries, winemakers and entrepreneurs in the province, and that is not about to change even if new blood has taken over.
Although the seminal vineyard has changed hands, businessman and wine lover Carl Sparkes, and his wife Donna, have every intention of continuing to spearhead the fast growing wine industry. "I think Nova Scotia wine has a lot more potential than we can even imagine today," he says.
Sparkes' company, Devonian Coast Wineries, will include three sites: Jost Vineyards, Gaspereau Vineyards and the previous site of Muir Murray Estate Winery, which has yet to be renamed. The three wineries will represent three facets of their company. Jost will offer quality everyday wines, Gaspereau slightly higher-end boutique wine with a smaller catalogue and the newest site will be home to its premium wines, which Sparkes says will "bring more international styles into Nova Scotia."
Sparkes is no stranger to elevating a brand, having helped popularize Olivieri and Bento Sushi. His plan is to make Jost's wines, and Nova Scotian wines, more widely accepted, bought and respected throughout the province and country.
To change opinions on Jost products, or turn new people onto the brand, Sparkes has been pushing for bars and restaurants to carry their wine by the glass so that people can enjoy it without having to commit to a full bottle. He's trying to improve upon a product and brand, and wants people to be able to judge for themselves saying their new wines will spread through "word of mouthful."
Sparkes hopes reducing their wine catalogue and bringing new methods of winemaking and viticulture to Jost will make it work in the brand's favour. "My mantra at the end of the day is more of fewer wines made better."
The decision to downsize the Jost catalogue also meant blending grapes from private grape growers who had previously had their own lot wines. Though Sparkes wants to maintain relationships with growers around the province, and is open to working with anyone serious about growing grapes, he says the winemaking decisions will be based on quality and practicality.
To take the company in a new direction it was important to start off with a clean slate, which meant a new winemaker, winery renovations, new branding and labels, and selling out the old vintages.
Chris Frey, a young, tattoo-covered winemaker with an array of experience working abroad was hired as a new addition to the team.
"His first task was to make me understand how far we can go," with winemaking in Nova Scotia, says Sparkes. "And liken it to other experiences and climates he'd been in."
For the Sparkes', owning a vineyard was a longtime dream. The couple has travelled the world, visiting more than 200 wineries in the process, says Donna. Their travel to vineyards and tasting rooms worldwide has been helpful in creating their own vision. "What we're doing here is totally a collection of our learnings," says Sparkes.
As for the winery at Jost, the facilities are undergoing massive changes; Donna calls the new style of the facilities and tasting room "industrial chic."
Since Jost is farther out of the city than other vineyards, Sparkes says that a rule-of-thumb is to provide twice as many hours of entertainment value as the hours it took for visitors to travel to the site. The improvement of the winery, special events and music nights will create more draw to come visit, says Sparkes.
Jost's new facilities should be fully functional by the end of October. Once the renovations are complete the building will be very open, with floor to ceiling windows, a huge circular tasting bar, and shelving, made of repurposed barrel slats, a private tasting room for groups,and lounge style seating and a two sided fireplace to be enjoyed inside and out.
"My job as a marketer and a winery owner is to make Nova Scotians proud of their wine industry, and I think we all have that responsibility," says Sparkes. "But I think it's exciting to see people connect to their local wines, and to be able to create wines that are good and that people are surprised about...nothing excites me more than that. Nothing."
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10 More Things You Don’t Know
FlameHorse November 26, 2012 0
Ever wanted to learn interesting facts or difficult skills, merely by eating another person who already learned them for you? Studies have shown that certain kinds of flatworm can do exactly that: simply by eating the mashed-up corpses of their wise and experienced elders, they can learn how to navigate a maze, for instance. Since we humans have to rely on other means of acquiring knowledge, here’s a list to get you started:
Albert Einstein’s brain was abnormal
One theory of why Albert Einstein was so brilliant at mathematics has to do with a physical abnormality: he was born without the visual reasoning center of his brain. This is the center that enables you to comprehend the difference between a zebra and a trash can. Assuming Einstein had never seen either, he would not have been able to reason which was which. But to make up for this, his mathematical computation center grew to twice the size of yours and mine, because it was able to use all the room next door where visual reasoning was absent.
You can fall from space to earth and survive
Because of Fearless Felix Baumgartner and his record breaking skydive in October this year, scientists now know for a fact that if an astronaut equipped with a parachute were to become trapped outside a stationary spacecraft in orbit, he could simply kick off the side of the craft and fall to Earth. He would have to radio ahead, of course, lest he find himself bouncing around in the middle of an ocean. If he were to wear a wing-suit, then upon striking sufficiently thick atmosphere, he would be able to glide the whole way across the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova Scotia to Ireland.
The moon sounds like a gong
The astronauts who walked on the Moon quickly discovered a number of very strange things about it, and most of these remain unsolved mysteries to this day. As an example, whenever a meteor of the size of a basketball of larger struck the Moon, the astronauts reported hearing the Moon ring like a gigantic gong – as though it were hollow metal. The Moon is pitched in C-sharp.
Watch advertisers understand your subconscious
In almost all commercial and print advertisements, watches and clocks read 10:10. If it’s a watch commercial, this is because the hands don’t block the brand name. If the time is featured in a commercial or ad for any other product, the hands resemble a person’s arms raised in happiness. It is a more positive hand position than the inversion of 8:20, and banks on the theory that a person in a happier frame of mind is easier to persuade.
Flatworms can learn through ingestion
Certain species of planarians (a type of flatworm) have been gradually taught to run a maze. If you grind them up and feed them to a second batch of planarians, the second batch can run the maze on the first try.
South Dakotans can shoot Indians by the carload
There is a South Dakota state law, still current, that goes as follows: “Any group of five or more Indians of any tribe or nation is to be considered a raiding party and may be fired upon.” Many lists could be compiled of truly stupid laws, but this one is genuinely dangerous. A person in South Dakota could deliberately murder 5 Native Americans at once and get off scot free.
Brain cells don’t regenerate
You are born with all the brain cells you’re going to get, anywhere from 50 to 100 billion. They are the smallest cells in the body. Once they die, the number goes down and stays down. A 12-ounce beer will kill precisely zero of them. Drinking 5 beers and waking up with a hangover will kill precisely zero of them. But drinking yourself sick every day for 30 years will kill millions of them, because of the stress through which you’re putting your brain. The next morning’s headache is caused by the alcohol evaporating water all over the body, especially in the head. Drinking water during the night’s festivities will largely prevent the hangover. However, a 10-minute fever at 106 degrees Fahrenheit will kill about 50 million brain cells.
Wisconsin has an army of hunters
If hunters are counted as a military force, the State of Wisconsin has the 8th largest standing army in the world, at about 615,000. That’s almost 100,000 more armed people than there are in the Iranian Army.
Spiders may eat your children
One of the most horrifying cryptids is the J’ba fofi (CHAH-bah FOO-fee). It is a brown spider, either a tarantula or something similar, with a leg span of four to six feet. The Baka tribe of the Congo Jungle in Africa swears these spiders exist. The Baka have never profited a single cent from tales of the spider, and they adamantly maintain that it lives just outside their villages. It builds ground webs of leaves formed into tubes resembling cornucopias, with a sheet of silk around the front. The Baka claim that anything smaller than a medium-sized dog – including children – can be snatched by the spiders
You can chew concrete
Consider this a definitive answer to a recurring trivia question. The strongest muscle in the human body, in proportion to weight, is the masseter muscle, which is the muscle you use for mastication. You have two – one on either side of your jaw – and each can impart 900 pounds of force. If only your teeth could withstand it, you’d be able to chew up a cinder block, or puncture a truck tire.
You’re doing it wrong
The butter vs cooking oil debate has finally been resolved. Fotie Photenhauer has published a cookbook in which every recipe calls for human semen as a cooking oil. He touts it as extremely nutritious.
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Luxury Hotels, Luxury Lifestyle, Luxury Travel
FILM | What We’re Watching: “A Five Star Life” Set in Leading Hotels of the World
“A FIVE STAR LIFE”
a film by Maria Sole Tognazzi starring Margherita Buy, Stefano Accorsi, and Lesley Manville
In Italian & English with English subtitles 85 min., Italy, 2013
Made with the support of the Leading Hotels of the World.
Playing in select theaters
SUMMARY: A Five Star Life is the sophisticated story of one woman’s quest for personal and professional fulfillment set against some of the most stunning cities and opulent hotels of the world. Stylish and independent, Irene (Margherita Buy) is a single career woman in her forties with a job to die for. As a luxury hotel critic, she checks into the world’s finest establishments incognito to assess their standards, meticulously judging every detail from the concierge’s manners to the temperature of the food to the quality of the bedsheets. Her elegant, unattached lifestyle affords her the freedom to jet around the globe at a moment’s notice to experience a world of luxury, but doesn’t leave her with much of a personal life. On the rare occasions she’s not working, Irene’s world revolves around her absent – minded sister Silvia (Fabrizia Sacchi), two lively young nieces, and best friend — and former lover — Andrea (Stefano Accorsi). But when Silvia begins to deal with marital problems and Andrea faces an unexpected life change, Irene’s small support network is fractured and she struggles to balance a glamorous career with the growing desire for something more. After a chance meeting shakes up her worldview even more, she’s compelled to reexamine her choices and charts her own path to happiness despite the expectations of others. | #AFiveStarLife
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Ethiopia is a landlocked country in northeast Africa (Horn of Africa) with a population of 77.4 million and capital city of Addis Ababa. The country is plagued by war and hunger. There was a 30 year civil between 1961 and 1991 and a border war with Eritrea to the north 1998-2000. It avoided colonization from Europe over the centuries except for a brief period 1936 to 1941 when Italy was there. [1]
2 Leaders
3.1 Related SourceWatch articles
3.3 External articles
3.4 External resources
The BBC says of the country's media:
Radio is the medium of choice, reaching the rural areas where most Ethiopians live. Although the state controls most of Ethiopia's radio stations and the sole national TV network, the print and broadcast media have seen dramatic changes since the fall of Mengistu in the early 1990s. Deregulation has been on the cards for some years and in 2006 licences were awarded to two private FM stations in the capital. Some opposition groups beam radio broadcasts to Ethiopia using hired shortwave transmitters overseas.
The private press offers quite different reporting to the state-owned newspapers and is often critical of the government. The International Press Institute (IPI) reported in its 2006 World Press Freedom Review that the prosecution of journalists had "almost silenced independent journalism".[2]
Woldegiorgis Girma, President, Head of state
Meles Zenawi, Prime minister, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), since 1995
Related SourceWatch articles
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Headlines and Timeline
Ethiopian Free Press Journalists’ Association
Ethiopian Human Rights Council
Robert Houdek, was the senior US diplomat in Ethiopia in the late 1980s, as was James R. Cheek
Relief Society of Tigray
Ethiopia: political and security impact of the drought (CIA report)
In Aug 1986 head of USAID was M. Peter McPherson
United Nations Office for Emergency Operations in Africa
1980s Key People
Mike Wooldridge - BBC
Brian Barder - Ambassador
Libby Grimshaw - save the children
Peter Cutler - International Disaster Institute
John Seaman - Save the Children
Jay Ross - Washington Post
Trevor Page - World Food Programme
Augustine O'Keeffe - Christian Relief
Tony Vaux - Oxfam
Hugh Goyder - Oxfam
Bradford Morse - UN
Stephen Green - UNICEF
Kenneth King - UN
John Danforth - US
Howard Wolpe
Simon Winchester - Times
↑ Ethiopia, National Geographic, accessed March 2008.
↑ Country profile: Ethiopia, BBC, accessed March 2008.
External articles
"Starbucks in Ethiopia coffee vow", BBC, June 21, 2007.
Thomas Mountain, "Funding Genocide in the Horn of Africa: Famine, Counterinsurgency and Food Aid Blockades in Ethiopia", Counterpunch, May 10, 2011.
Timeline: Ethiopia, BBC, accessed March 2008.
Ethiopia, Africa Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, accessed March 2008.
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Posts Tagged ‘Nusantaran Animism’
Arab, beating of women, Equality, Malay, Muslim snesitivity, Nusantaran Animism, Orang Asli, spiritual colonisation
In 1% tricks and traps, Abuse of Power, Democracy, dhimmi, dhimmitude, halal zone, halal zones, misplaced adoration, Muslims, neutral spaces, nudism, public spaces, social freedoms, spiritual abuse, subtle insults, unprofessional behaviour on February 20, 2012 at 10:12 am
Where I come from, beating up on a woman is never okay:’ Miranda Lambert continues to wage her war against Chris Brown during concert performance – by Laura Schreffler Last updated at 3:36 AM on 18th February 2012
With songs about burning down a cheating boyfriend’s house and women planning to shoot her abusive husband, it would perhaps take a brave soul to mess with Miranda Lambert.
That said, country music’s resident tough girl is coming after Chris Brown for a second time – and she hopes he receives her message.
The 28-year-old wasn’t shy in the slightest about holding up a fan-made sign during her concert at UMass Amherst last night that read ‘Take Notes Chris Brown’.
The battle continues: Miranda Lambert carries on her war of words against Chris Brown during a concert last night in Massachusetts
The Southern blonde held up the sign high and told her fans: ‘Get a good picture now, put it on Twitter.
‘I’ve been in a world of hurt with Chris Brown fans lately…but, see, I just have to speak my mind because where I come from, beating up a woman is never OK’.
She then sang her 2008 single Gunpowder and Lead, about a woman who plans on shooting her abusive ex-husband after his release from jail.
Rage face? Not so much. Chris Brown seemed to be having a blast on Miami Beach today
For his part, the 22-year-old singer doesn’t seem to care. He tweeted earlier today: ‘Let them be mad!!! We make music. Don’t like it, don’t listen!
‘Turn up the music remix is coming too! Guess who’s on it?’
He’s hinting not so subtly that ex-girlfriend Rihanna might appear on the track.
No sweat off my back! The 22-year-old R&B singer is unfazed that Lambert and others have been hating on him
But several fans are unhappy due to his arrest on Grammy night three years ago for assaulting the Bajan beauty.
His arrest and conviction is the reason why Lambert has waged a verbal war against the R&B singer.
She doesn’t believe he should be rewarded for his behaviour, as he not only made his comeback at the Grammys earlier this month, but also won an accolade for Best R&B album.
Fury: Miranda Lambert has taken to Twitter to blast Chris Brown after his appearance at the Grammys
Displeased: Miranda Lambert took to her Twitter account to show her fury at the singer
While his superstar ex, 23, also performed and seemed unfazed by the presence of her former flame, Chris’s presence was unacceptable for some of the other celebrity attendees.
Blake Shelton’s other half was especially candid in her blasting of the star, as she took to Twitter to fume about his appearance at the bash, also sniping at the length of Nicki Minaj’s performance.
She wrote: ‘How dang long did they give Nicki Minaj to do whatever that was? Strange. And Chris Brown twice? I don’t get it. He beat on a girl…’
Comeback: Chris Brown returned to the Grammys after he was arrested for assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009
Biting her tongue: Songstress Michelle Branch found it hard to keep her feelings quiet
In agreement: The View host Sherri Shepherd also did her best to repress her feelings towards the singer
Not happy: Modern Family star Eric Stonestreet made a joke about producers allowing Chris Brown to be there
She went on to post: ‘Not cool that we act like that didn’t happen. He needs to listen to Gunpowder and lead and be put back in his place. Not at the Grammys.’
Bling: Meanwhile, Miranda posted a picture on her WhoSay account of a ring she got from husband Blake Shelton as a Valentine’s Day gift
The singer, 28, who is married to fellow country star Blake Shelton, was referring to one of her hits songs.
Gunpowder and Lead, which was released in 2007, conveys the story of a woman who prepares to kill her abusive husband when he is released from jail.
Miranda sings the lyrics: ‘He slap my face and he shook me like a rag doll, don’t that sound like a real man.
‘I’m going to show him what a little girl’s made of – gunpowder and lead.’
And the country crooner was not alone in thinking Chris should not have been invited to the ceremony as a host of other celebrities spoke of their fury over Twitter.
Songstress Michelle Branch wrote: ‘Trying not to go off on a rant but…Chris Brown…*bites tongue* have we forgiven him? #Grammys’
Bad move?: Some celebrities slammed Chris Brown after he performed twice at the awards ceremony
Making his return: As well as performing at the bash, Chris scooped the award for Best R&B album
Sharing in her view was The View host Sherri Shepherd, who also seemed to be repressing her anger and wrote: ‘Looks like all is forgiven w Chris Brown. That’s all I’ll say.’
Meanwhile Modern Family actor Eric Stonestreet quipped: ‘Are Chris brown’s mom and dad CBS and Grammy Brown?’
Chris performed his new single Turn Up The Muisc along with his collaborative effort with Benny Bennassi, Beautiful People.
Victim: Chris was arrested for assaulting Rihanna and a restraining order was lifted last year
He then took to the stage again to perform I Can Only Imagine alongside David Guetta.
Meanwhile Rihanna sang her hit record We Found Love, before taking the stage to duet with Coldplay’s Chris Brown.
Chris has shied away from the Grammys since the domestic violence incident against Rihanna in 2009, which happened on the eve of the awards ceremony.
Putting the past behind her: Rihanna seemed unfazed by the presence of her former flame as she also performed at the ceremony
Duet: After performing solo, Rihanna took to the stage to sing alongside Coldplay’s Chris Martin
The pair were both due to perform at the bash the following day and were forced to pull out of their respective appearances.
A judge eased a restraining order last February after an attorney for Rihanna said she didn’t object to removing the stay-away provisions.
The former order required Brown to stay 50 yards away from 23-year-old Rihanna, but the restriction was reduced to 10 yards if they were at a music industry event.
In the audience: Miranda Lambert and her husband Blake Shelton (R) were sat next to an ornately dressed Lady Gaga
Get Rihanna to beat Chris Brown back or anyone on behalf of Rihanna then. Chris did not hold placards and try to destroy Rihanna’s career at the concert, also the beating was in private and we do know that in private people can be very different, so to be fair and equitable, the beat-back could be done in private as well. This public attack via placard is unprincipled and has nothing to do with what happened. Attention whoring on the back of Rihanna and Chris Brown’s spat perhaps?
‘beating up a woman is never OK’. Fine and well. But what happened to the equality thing? Beating anyone up is never OK. It’s not just women this ‘adage’ applies to. So get Rihanna and Chris together in a private setting as ask Rihanna to beat Chris back. End of story.
Arab man hits two women over peck on cheek – by Yow Hong Chieh – February 20, 2012
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — An Arab visitor allegedly attacked two women at a Kota Kinabalu backpackers’ lodge after flying into a rage over a kiss.
The man is said to have blown his top after witnessing Canadian tourist Daniel Gunn kiss his girlfriend on the cheek out in the hall area, The Star reported today.
Gunn, 30, told the daily efforts to calm the man failed, following which lodge receptionist Dewina Jolilin stepped in to try and defuse the situation.
Her intervention, however, incensed the Arab man further as he reckoned that Dewina, who is also Muslim, should have been equally angry about the public show of affection.
He then reportedly hit the 22-year-old in the face with a plastic bag, prompting Gunn and his local girlfriend to come to the receptionist’s aid.
“My girlfriend told him that he cannot attack a woman. And then, she was also attacked,” said Gunn, who recorded the incident that took place at around 6.30pm on February 9.
The man then stormed out of the lodge and left in a taxi, without settling his bill.
Dewina lodged a police report over the alleged assault immediately after. City police are now looking for the suspect.
Arab Islamic faithers do act as if Malaysia, much less Orang Asli Malay East Malaysia is their ‘spiritual’ colony (Nusantaran Animism being the local faith system especially in East Malaysia). The Arab likely filled with the ‘spiritual colonialist’ pathos was not ready to allow other non-Muslims to express themselves in what was after all neutral space for all faiths and expressions. It is not chivalrous to hit women you Arabs, though some women have indeed become very disrespectful to the point of unprofessionalism and used feminism to disregard faith-sensitivity issues.
Hitting the woman was wrong and a complaint and report should have been made by the Arab for outrage of Muslim sensitivity at most (this is however East Malaysia and NOT a religious place), even while the condescension of Arabs towards their ‘faith based colonies’, was probably the first punch thrown and the self inflicted sanctimony to a right to feel outraged inappropriate. Clash of civilisations happened here.
Arabs have to understand that the world does not revolve around their race or faith and that people in obviously neutral space have the right to express themselves. Those who are religiously sensitive perhaps could demand Halal Zones where no-kissing rules apply, or no Muslims are allowed but this is a private establishment so no controls or expectations much less with violence can be applied.
The Canadian though could have been intentionally flaunting this fact of neutral space, and the Arab not wanting to be ‘outdone’ in right of action in space, decided to go all fisticuffs on the Canadian. Still wrong when provoked though wrong to provoke – if intentionally kissing, the first non-physical punch was thrown by the Canadian. If the Canadian was minding his own business and incidentally was kissing, the Arab is in the wrong, doubly so for using physical force.
What would happen if a Nudist AND Islamist neutral zone where BOTH social types was created? The very most enlightened of Muslims would not care and do their prayers among the Naturists. But would less neutral minded Muslims go around beating up as many people as possible? Violence is not the solution, but clearly delineated spaces should be created for high tourist zones and clearly zoned so that misunderstandings will not occur. By the Arab’s logic, the Malaysian police would have to arrest all non-Muslims kissing in public, that wouldn’t work now would it?
Maybe in a holy city or inside a Mosque or on halllowed ground, but this is a tourist area for boisterous and amorous couples unwinding from urban life, the Arab has not been reasonable. I suggest that the Arab read the above post and settle the issue with an apology out of court and compensate for hitting the women and attempting to dominate the Canadian’s neutral space rights.
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A Neophyte Comic Con Experience in the Philippines
Normally, when we hear the term "comic con", these events would usually happen abroad, typically in the United States. Asia Pop Comic Con (APCC) has changed all that, as it has brought the whole comic con experience to the Philippines.
Being the first comic con to ever happen in the country, APCC was well received by pop culture fans with what it has to offer from September 18 to 20 at World Trade Center in Pasay City. From exhibits, premiere screenings, to actors, comic book artists, and cosplayers dropping by APCC, here are some of the reasons why the first comic con lived up to the hype.
The life-sized characters on exhibit
Nothing is more awesome than being greeted with life size statues of Iron Man, Ultron, Alien vs. Predator, Beast, and many more upon entering the exhibit grounds. In addition, one could even try out being in the life-size Hulkbuster armor that is on display (it is really big mind you).
That shiny, shimmering life-size statue of Ultron definitely caught everyone's attention.
This Alien vs. Predator statue is also eye-catching as well.
In addition to these, there are also large-scaled figures made out of Lego, and replica models of our favorite robots from the 1980s as well.
A plethora of toys and comics to choose from
Of course, all pop culture fans get to choose with a variety of products to shop around inside the exhibition grounds. Whether it may be one of those Funko Pop vinyl figures, or a Gundam model kit, or die-cast models of your favorite superheroes, there are many choices to choose from, as long as you have enough money for them.
These Iron Man die-cast models may cost a fortune, but it is worth it for avid fans and toy collectors.
Even our childhood favorite die-cast cars from Tomica was on sale (and there are a few rare ones for sale as well)
Aside from toys, people can also scour for comic books and merchandise such as T-shirts, bags, and posters.
The cosplayers who roamed around
APCC would definitely be incomplete without cosplayers, and those who came in costume definitely gave their best portrayal of their favorite characters, whether it may be Spider Man, Dark Arrow, Daenerys Targrayen, Frozen’s Elsa, Captain Jack Sparrow, or one of the Storm troopers.
Hey there, Captain Jack Sparrow.
BONUS: The R2D2 robot roaming around the area was straight awesome!
The lane full of artists, both neophyte and veterans
Love art and looking for something unique? There’s the artist’s alley, where veteran and budding local artists get to showcase their works, whether it is by drawing, by coloring pages, by designing dioramas, or by crafting cosplay costumes.
It's really nice to see artists, whether veterans or neophytes, sketch artowrks on the spot.
The big-time artists who dropped by
Aside from Colton Haynes, Paul Bettany, and Nathalie Emmanuel, APCC had a solid line of cosplayers present which include Strawburry17, Vampy Bit Me, Alodia Gosiengfiao, Allison Harvard, and comic book artists like David Mack, Stephen Segovia, and Carlo Pagulayan, who were all there for autographs and photo ops.
Paul Bettany.
Nathalie Emmanuel.
Also, Haynes, Emmanuel, and Bettany were part of a panel where they talk about their careers, and answer questions from their fans.
*Article photos by author; Banner photo by Sany Chua.
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Features, Gig previews
by Conor McCaffrey February 22, 20191:16 pm February 22, 2019
Deconstruction time again: Massive attack tear apart their masterpiece Mezzanine
In the hysterical climate of retromania, band reunions and anniversary tours, it’s easy to forget the albums that actually deserve the adulation.
In recent times we’ve had 10-year anniversary tours of indie detritus bands such as The Enemy and The Wombats, and we hit hit rock bottom with Kula Shaker’s 20th anniversary tour of the debut album K, and nonsense band Alien Ant Farm celebrating 15 years since their album ANThology.
It’s rare to get an anniversary tour that celebrates a record that defined a whole scene. However, Massive Attack are on tour showcasing their 1998 album Mezzanine, their beautiful, dark twisted masterpiece that did for trip-hop what PiL’s Metal Box did for post-punk – redefined pop culture and imprinted itself on a generation.
From its impact on electronic music to its ubiquity in cinema whenever a director wants a short-cut to dread, paranoia and brittle emotions, it’s seeped into our DNA. And to mark the 20th anniversary, Mezzanine was even the first album to be encoded into synthetic DNA, with the digital audio of the album stored in the form of genetic information.
Massive Attack’s third album followed 1991’s Blue Lines and 1994’s Protection – two records that had already laid down a blueprint of sorts, elegantly blurring the lines between soulful house music, dub, hip-hop and soundsystem culture as a whole. DJs Daddy G and Andrew ‘Mushroom’ Vowles and rapper/ graffiti artist Robert ‘3D’ Del Naja met in the late 80s in Bristol as members of the Wild Bunch soundsystem – with their first two albums released on Wild Bunch Records. Critical praise, award nominations and transcendent singles like ‘Unfinished Sympathy’ and ‘Protection’ heaped pressure on Mezzanine, their first album on a major label, Virgin.
Originally set for a 1997 release, Mezzanine was continually pushed back for months, as Del Naja refused to stop reworking the tracks, hacking away at nerve endings and forcing the album into ever darker corners. Even first impressions of Mezzanine suggested a severing of the past. Gone was the hip-hop collage and graphic aesthetic of previous Massive Attack artwork, for a monochrome hi-definition close-up composite photo of a stag beetle.
The album’s dread unfurls slowly, with the sub-bass and industrial guitars of ‘Angel’ still testing subwoofers to the limit 21 years later, and the self-explanatory ‘Inertia Creeps’ becoming a shorthand tone for the record as a whole. Mezzanine still called on dub echoes and melancholy guest vocals, but infused it with stark, processed guitar, wiry electronics and claustrophobic production.
Reggae great Horace Andy lends his vocals again, but his angelic falsetto is smothered in darkened, disorientating dissonance and smothering bass. The initial shuddering mental image of ‘Black Milk’ is offset by the spectral vocals of The Cocteau Twin’s Liz Fraser over smudgy hip-hop, while Fraser also adorns the near-miraculous single ‘Teardrop’, Massive Attack’s biggest ‘hit’. ‘Teardrop’’s beauty is all the more bittersweet when it emerged that Fraser recorded the song on the day she found out about the death of her friend Jeff Buckley. The song was initially pencilled in for a Madonna vocal, which is a tantalising prospect, but you get the idea that Madge would’ve chewed the scenery and stole the limelight. As it is, it’s one of the perfect, heartbreaking songs of the decade, and Fraser is touring for Mezzanine XXI, along with Andy.
Mushroom being overruled on the Madonna feature was just one case of the spiralling tension between the trio. Mezzanine basically broke the band, with Mushroom leaving straight after and Daddy G temporarily quitting soon after that, despite the united front at the time.
3D’s reworking and tinkering of Mezzanine has been invoked once again on this tour, with the album being presented in a shape-shifting fashion, remixed and updated. A remastered version of the LP was released in December with eight new tracks and a previously unreleased remix from dub innovator Mad Professor, who reworked Protection in 1995.
3D and Daddy G have taken Massive Attack on tour numerous times since the release of Mezzanine, always with a politically-charged multimedia live show, often causing a few doses of the fear at festivals with their dystopian ticker-tape warnings and visuals. But this will be the only full-on immersive deep dive into the real dark heart of Massive Attack, a singular artistic statement that the world is still catching up with.
And with new visuals created by HyperNormalisation documentary maker Adam Curtis, expect the dystopia to spin out through the evening. As Del Naja says: “It’s going to be a one off piece of work; our own personalised nostalgia nightmare head trip.”
Massive Attack present Mezzanine XXI at Dublin’s 3Arena this Sunday, February 24
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Gram on February 22, 2019 at 1:45 pm
Hats off to Massive Attack always INnovation!
furiousdsreleasevalve on February 23, 2019 at 8:40 pm
Can’t wait to see what they do with this tomorrow!
Conor McCaffrey on February 24, 2019 at 5:34 pm
They’re playing a few covers apparently. As long as they have the Angel sub-bass in check you’ll be grand!
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Manchester United board have special plan for Anthony Martial despite exit talks
Metro Sport ReporterSunday 18 Mar 2018 2:26 pm
The board are desperate to keep him (Picture: AMA/Getty)
Manchester United board members are determined to tie Anthony Martial down to a new deal, despite the France international reportedly holding talks with Juventus.
The future of the France international has been seriously questioned in light of Alexis Sanchez’s arrival and he is thought to have grown frustrated at being in and out of the starting XI.
Though he has started 16 Premier League matches, the 22-year-old has found himself coming off the bench 10 times in the league too, despite scoring nine goals and providing five assists.
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Is There A Connection Between Gun Violence And Mental Illness? That’s Not The Right Question To Ask.
Posted on October 13, 2015 by mikethegunguy
Over the last several months, the intersection of horrific shootings and Presidential politics has once again ignited the debate over mental illness and guns. After Sandy Hook, the pro-gun forces took the position that mass shootings could be stopped if we ‘fixed’ the mental health system. In the wake of Roseburg, however, even that tepid (and meaningless) strategy has been abandoned by the gun gang and their Republican allies with Shlump Trump advising us that too many mentally-ill people “slip through the cracks.” Meanwhile, mental health professionals and researchers continue to hold to the belief that, with the exception of suicide, that there is little, if any connection between mental illness and violent behavior involving guns.
What both sides seem to be saying is there’s no real solution to the problem of gun violence from a mental health perspective, because either there are too many crazies walking around or there’s no necessary connection between being mentally ill and using a gun in a violent way . But deciding that a certain kind of behavior does or doesn’t reflect mental illness is one thing; understanding the behavior itself is something else.
If the evidence about gun violence tells us anything, it’s that using a gun to hurt yourself or someone else is an overwhelmingly impulsive act. It is impulsive because in perhaps 90% of all gun violence, the shooter and victim not only knew each other before the gun was pulled out, but there had been continuous and angry or abusive contact between the two parties often for a lengthy period of time. Obviously this is the case in gun suicides, which comprises two-thirds of all gun mortality; it’s true in most gun homicides, particularly for every gun homicide that grows out of a domestic dispute. As for gun morbidity, which is so noticeable between the ages 15 and 25, most of the young men who present themselves in ERs and clinics with gun violence injuries previously sought medical assistance for other, less lethal injuries committed by the same assailants again and again.
Gun violence is not the usual way in which disputes are settled. In situations where two people get involved in a continuous dispute, four out of five of these arguments are eventually resolved violently or not – and here’s the critical point – without anyone pulling out a gun. As Lester Adelson says in what remains the most brilliant article ever written about gun violence: “With its peculiar lethality a gun converts a spat into a slaying and an argument into a killing.” But for every act of gun violence there are hundreds, no doubt thousands of spats and arguments that do not end up with someone being shot with a gun. And for the 20,000 law-abiding gun owners who use a gun to end their own lives each year, there are tens of thousands of seriously-depressed men and women who obtain counseling and assistance without ever thinking of taking out a gun.
Gun violence, particularly mass shootings, tears deep wounds in our cultural and emotional frameworks and shouldn’t be the subject of nonsensical and cynical sloganeering by entertainers masquerading as Presidential candidates who spend a few months on the national media circuit shamelessly promoting their names. By the same token, those who are genuinely trying to do something to eliminate gun violence need to understand what is really at issue when it comes to defining a response to this national shame.
The word ‘impulsive’ means that someone engages in behavior without first spending one second considering the consequences of the act. The good news is that nearly all of us learn how to express anger, even rage, without yanking out a gun. Pardon the pun, but we still don’t know have a good fix on the trigger mechanism that turns violent behavior into gun-violent behavior. And if you want to yank out a piece, believe me, it will be there to yank out. Believe me.
Posted in Blogs | Tagged assaults, Donald Trump, Gun violence, guns, homicides, mass shootings, mental illness, Roseburg, Sandy Hook, suicides | 1 Reply
Does The Oregon Shooting Prove That Gun-Free Zones Are Dangerous? Only If You’re Trying To Sell Guns.
Posted on October 2, 2015 by mikethegunguy
It’s too early to tell what went off in the head of Chris Mercer that made him walk into a classroom in Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, OR with either three or four guns, then start a shooting rampage that left 10 dead and 7 wounded. In fact, since he was killed by police, we’ll probably never know. But what’s the difference? Just chalk one up for the folks who keep reminding us that the biggest thing we have to fear is not the violence caused by guns, but the violence caused by ‘gun-free zones.’
Megyn Kelly couldn’t get Donald Trump to appear on her show last night so she predictably called up Dana Loesch who couldn’t wait to tell everyone that she has renamed gun free zones ‘criminal protection areas.’ But of course Dana didn’t get out there quite as quickly as the self-appointed head of the universal CCW campaign, John Lott, who immediately posted the Umpqua CC campus security rules, which declare the school a gun-free zone.
Now that the gun industry has gotten concealed-carry of handguns to be recognized in just about every state, the idea that Americans should be able to carry a concealed weapon anywhere, anytime, helps push the ‘armed citizen’ argument to the next level, which is the stupid idea known as ‘constitutional carry,’ namely, that ownership of a gun entitles someone to carry it without undergoing specific CCW licensing or training at all. The fact that most police officers don’t receive adequate training to help them determine whether a situation actually calls for the use of lethal force, never mind whether they can actually hit the target when they pull the trigger should not be of concern if we have all those armed citizens walking around who don’t need to demonstrate that they even know how to properly hold their gun.
The fact is that there is not a single, credible study which even vaguely shows any deterrent effect on the behavior of a mass shooter because he believes that the place he has chosen to commit mass carnage might have civilians walking around with guns. After Elliot Rodger’s 2014 rampage in Isla Vista that left 6 dead, John Lott went on Fox and declared that the manifesto written by Rodger was ‘proof’ that guns were a deterrent to mass shootings, because Rodger chose to stay away from locations where he knew that he would encounter people with guns. The only problem was that Lott was lying, because Rodger specifically said that the guns he saw were being carried by police. Which is exactly why we have police, right?
The GVP community is rightfully horrified by this latest act of gun violence which transforms what the Brady Campaign calls “a sanctuary for education” into “the latest memorial of victims lost to America’s gun violence epidemic.” Everytown’s comment said, “Once again a college community has endured a tragic mass shooting.” Predictably, the White House called for strengthening gun laws knowing there’s no chance this will occur.
But what do we say if it turns out that the shooter legally acquired his guns? How do we respond to people like Loesch and Lott who use these tragedies to promote both themselves and the ownership of guns? My response goes like this. When I was a college undergraduate I had the good fortune to study with an economist named Paul Baran. Educated in Germany, he came to the United States to escape the Hitler regime and taught at Stanford until his untimely death in 1964. With reference to the Nazis he once said, “a meaningful discussion of human affairs can only be conducted with humans; one wastes ones time talking to beasts about matters related to people.”
I think we waste our time trying to argue the moral imperative of gun violence with people like Dana Loesch, John Lott or Wayne LaPierre. I don’t care how many gun nuts actually believe that good guys with guns stop bad guys. Good guys don’t need to carry guns.
Posted in Blogs | Tagged CCW, mass shootings, NRA, Oregon shooting, Roseburg, Umpqua CC, Wayne LaPierre | 1 Reply
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The Voice premieres after the Super Bowl and continues on Mondays 8/7c.
Chrysler Commercial - It's Halftime in America
It's Halftime in America. And our second half is about to begin. All that matters now is looking ahead and finding a way forward. Be a part of it at http://YouTube.com/Chrysler
Smash Clip
"Smash" is a larger than life drama that follows a cross section of dreamers and schemers who have one common desire - to make it on Broadway. But, becoming a star isn't for the faint of heart as it w
FIAT 500 Abarth - 2012 Super Bowl Commercial - Seduction
Introducing the FIAT 500 Abarth http://bit.ly/abarthsb
Watch this seductive new FIAT 500 Abarth Super Bowl XLVI commercial to feel the sting of the scorpion.
The FIAT 500 Abarth - You'll never forget the first time you see one.
Toyota Camry 2012 Big Game :30 Commercial - It's Reinvented
Toyota reinvents more than the Camry in this Big Game version of the blockbuster commercial that started it all. What would you like #reinvented?
Click here to learn more about the Camry at http://www.toyota.com/camry
Coke 2012 Commercial: "Arghh" featuring NY_Bear
Even if the game isn't going as well as you'd hoped, there's always something to look forward to.
Dannon Oikos Greek Yogurt Super Bowl 2012 Commercial - "The Tease"
Here it is: a sneak preview of the Oikos commercial that will air during the Big Game on February 5. See what happens when John Stamos comes between a woman and her Oikos.
Century 21 Real Estate LLC: Final Super Bowl Ad
Century 21 Real Estate LLC, the franchisor of the world's largest real estate sales organization, unveiled its first ever Super Bowl commercial.
The in-game 30-second commercial will air during the third quarter of Super Bowl XLVI on February 5, 2012. In addition, CENTURY 21 Real Estate is a broadcast sponsor of the 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. block of the pre-game show on NBC.
Acura -- Transactions: 2012 NSX Big Game Seinfeld Commercial #JerrysNSX
See the extended version- http://bit.ly/wXs0Fg
See the web extras- http://bit.ly/w0repp
Jerry Seinfeld is so excited about the new Acura NSX that he will stop at nothing to acquire the very first one. See what else Jerry would do for the first new NSX at www.acura.com. NSX projected debut in next three years.
Budweiser - Eternal Optimism
Highlights of American achievements throughout history, with the assurance of more to come. Great Times Are Always Waiting...Grab Some Buds!
Bridgestone - Performance Basketball
The engineers at Bridgestone have infused their new Performance Basketball with the same noise-absorbing Serenity technology from their Turanza tires. And as basketball greats Steve Nash and Tim Duncan are about to learn, the game may never be the same.
NFL Timeline
Watch football evolve from its humble beginnings into America's favorite sport in the NFL's new 2012 Super Bowl commercial, "Timeline."
Then explore the history of Player Health & Safety at http://nfl.com/evolution
Official 2012 Honda CR-V Game Day Commercial - "Matthew's Day Off"
To celebrate the launch of the all-new 2012 CR-V, Honda brought Ferris Bueller's Day Off back in a big game commercial. We cast Matthew Broderick as himself, skipping out on a day of acting work and living it up in his all-new CR-V. Relive movie history with Honda's fresh twist and wonderful homage to this '80s classic.
Think you're a true fan of Ferris Bueller's Day Off? We hid over two dozen references to the movie throughout the commercial. Some are obvious, some are VERY subtle. See how many you can find. #dayoff
http://automobiles.honda.com
http://cr-v.honda.com
http://leaplist.honda.com
http://facebook.com/hondacrv
MetLife - "Everyone" Game Day Commercial
MetLife believes every family, everywhere, should have the financial security they need. We're on a mission to make the complicated, simple.
www.metlife.com
ACT OF VALOR SUPERBOWL AD
actofvalor.com 2/24/12
An unprecedented blend of real-life heroism and original filmmaking, Act of Valor stars a group of active-duty U.S. Navy SEALs in a film like no other in Hollywood's history. A fictionalized account of real life Navy SEAL operations, Act of Valor features a gripping story that takes audiences on an adrenaline-fueled, edge-of-their-seat journey.
When a mission to recover a kidnapped CIA operative unexpectedly results in the discovery of an imminent, terrifying global threat, an elite team of highly trained Navy SEALs must immediately embark on a heart-stopping secret operation, the outcome of which will determine the fate of us all.
Act of Valor combines stunning combat sequences, up-to-the-minute battlefield technology, and heart-pumping emotion for the ultimate action adventure film--showcasing the skills, training and tenacity of the greatest action heroes of them all: real Navy SEALs.
"Think Fast" -- Official Big Game Ad for Hyundai Genesis Coupe Super Commercial
At 348 horsepower, the Genesis Coupe gives new meaning to the phrase "Heart Pounding Power". See for yourself at Hyundai.com.
Bud Light - Rescue Dog
To show some love for rescue dogs like Weego, check out http://www.facebook.com/BudLight and help us raise up to a quarter of a million dollars for Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation.
Time Warner Cable - Enjoy Better Anthem
"A Dream Car. For Real Life." -- 2012 Kia Optima Big Game Full Commercial
http://www.kia.com. The new 2012 Kia Optima is tearing up the track with Adriana Lima, Chuck Liddell and Motley Crue. Get ready to have your subconscious kicked in the face.
http://www.facebook.com/kiaoptima
http://www.twitter.com/kia
CareerBuilder 2012 Big Game Commercial - Business Trip
Business travel becoming a burden? CareerBuilder.com - Start Building
Thursday Comedies - Crank
Thursday night comedies on NBC: 30 Rock, Parks and Rec, The Office, and Up All Night
Samsung Mobile USA - Thing Called Love
The party continues... Visit http://facebook.com/samsungmobileusa to vote for our 2012 Big Game ad in the USA Today Ad Meter and to enter for a chance to win pretty much every "over-the-top" prop you see.
Prudential Financial - Day One-Linda Gutherie
Linda Gutherie on the first day of her retirement
Swamp People Super Bowl Ad
Check out what's in store for the Swamp People in Season 3, premiering Thursday, February 9 at 9/8c.
NFL Fantasy Million Dollar Fan.mov
You could win $1,000,000 playing the new fantasy game from the NFL.
Awake - Which is Which?
Series Premiere March 1st. Thursdays 10/9c.
Can you wake up from reality?
Cadillac ATS | "Green Hell" Super Bowl XLVI Commercial
We developed the all-new Cadillac ATS on the Nürburgring, a grueling stretch of German asphalt known as "The Green Hell," to push both car and driver to their limits. So, if anyone tells you that Cadillac can't beat the world's best, just tell them to go to "Green Hell."
Learn more at http://spr.ly/ATStab
QR Code Super Bowl 2012 Commercial
GoDaddy's Super Bowl ad with a QR Code
Suzuki "Sled" 2012 Super Bowl Ad - Ben Kahle Music version
American Suzuki Motor Corporation will once again advertise during the Super Bowl with an all-new television commercial called "Sled", which highlights the automaker's all-wheel-drive 2012 Suzuki Kizashi sport sedan, which also starred in the company's first-ever Super Bowl ad -- entitled "Wicked Weather" -- during last year's big game.
Football (Chase QuickPay)
http://chase.com/QuickPay With Chase Person-to-Person QuickPay you can send money directly to anyone's checking account. All you need is their email address or mobile number.
M&M'S "Just My Shell" Super Bowl Commercial
Check out the M&M'S Super Bowl commercial where Ms. Brown finally makes her big debut.
Pepsi - King's Court Super Bowl
Sir Elton John and The X Factor winner, Melanie Amaro, face off in an epic, medieval music showdown. Proving once again, Where There's Pepsi, There's Music. Download the full version of Melanie Amaro's "Respect" on iTunes now! http://pep.si/xmGQwe
Chevy Silverado "2012" | Super Bowl XLVI Ads | Chevrolet Commercial
2012 Chevy Super Bowl Commercials: A man drives his Chevy Silverado through an apocalyptic world predicted by the Mayan calendar. Unfortunately, not everyone makes it to the meeting point. Learn more about the most dependable and longest lasting full size truck on the road at: www.chevrolet.com/silverado
There are two kinds of Super Bowl fans: those who watch for the football and those who watch for the advertisements.
For those who prefer the sport, there were a bunch of great plays in Sunday's game you may want to watch again online — Ahmad Bradshaw's accidental touchdown comes to mind. For those who prefer the ads, we have just what you were looking for: All the ads from the 2012 game, together in one place.
Super Bowl commercials once were half-minute clips that only lived on after the game in conversation. Thanks to YouTube and the magic of video sharing, you can watch all the ads online as many times as you would like.
While many of this year's ads were released before the event, the night still included many memorable spots. This year, 30-second spots sold for $3.5 million. That price point sounds expensive, but this is just about the only opportunity of year when viewers actually anticipate commercials. There are, of course, many of us who only watch the Super Bowl for the ads
SEE ALSO: 20 Best Super Bowl GIFs | Top 10 Most Shared Super Bowl Ads Ever
2012 saw some ads that will certainly be remembered for months to come: Volkswagon's "The Dog Strikes Back," M&M's "Just My Shell," H&M's "David Beckham Bodywear," Best Buy's "Phone Invaders." Lucky for you, you can have a second shot at watching the buzzed ads right here.
But more importantly, we want to hear from you. Which ads did you think were most successful this year? Which brands wasted their money on the year's most expensive commercial slots? Share your analysis with us in the comments.
Topics: Advertising, Business, Super Bowl, Super Bowl 2012, YouTube
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Obama on Netflix? It's reportedly in the works.
Netflix Originals from the Obamas may be coming.
Image: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images
By Shannon Connellan 2018-03-09 02:11:40 UTC
You could soon be watching Netflix Originals commissioned by Barack and Michelle Obama.
According to a report by The New York Times, the former president and first lady are in "advanced negotiations" with the streaming giant to produce a series of shows.
SEE ALSO: This is the documentary about Flint that you need to watch
The proposed deal, the Times reports, would see Netflix paying the Obamas to commission exclusive content, which would "highlight inspirational stories." Exactly how many shows and episodes we can expect, whether these will be documentaries, mini-series or otherwise, has not yet been confirmed.
How much the Obamas will be paid is also still unclear.
Netflix currently boasts 117 million members in over 190 countries — quite the robust platform for the already social media-dominant Obamas to potentially leverage.
But the Times surmised that Obama wouldn't be using the platform as "a direct answer to Fox News or Breitbart.com," writing:
Mr. Obama does not intend to use his Netflix shows to directly respond to President Trump or conservative critics, according to people familiar with discussions about the programming.
Netflix isn't the only streaming service interested in content commissioned by the Obamas it seems, with the Times reporting that executives from Amazon and Apple had also "expressed interest in talking with Mr. Obama about content deals."
Mashable has reached out to Netflix for comment.
WATCH: Here are a few of our favorite acceptance speeches from this year’s Oscars
Topics: Politics, Entertainment, michelle obama, netflix, streaming services
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A selected list of projects that I did or am involved in. Click an image to get a description of the project and the used technologies and skills. At the bottom, you can find a non-exhaustive unified list of skills and technologies that I use(d) for your convenience.
Concernification Study
TouchCORE
Kinect Project
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To run a user study which allows to gather feedback in an interactive way, I built a web application using Angular on the client-side and Node.js on the server-side. The feedback is for the result of an algorithm I designed, which extracts a concern (feature model and the corresponding API for each feature) of a software framework. The framework I mainly used is the Android SDK (specifically the notifications part).
The diagram part is done using GoJS, a nice JavaScript Diagram framework. The remainder of the UI is done using Bootstrap and jQuery. The data is loaded from JSON files. Once a user submits the feedback, an API is called on a Node.js server which stores the data.
Skills/Technologies: Angular, TypeScript/JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, Node.js, Express.js, GoJS, REST, JSON, HTML5, CSS3, Git
I am part of a team (as the Lead Software Developer/Software Architect) working on TouchCORE, which is a multitouch-enabled tool for agile concern-oriented software design modeling aimed at developing scalable and reusable software design models.
Besides the main focus being on reuse, the tool also focuses on allowing to quickly and seamlessly build software design models. It provides a touch-based interface allowing to use multitouch gestures besides using the traditional keyboard and mouse. For example, I designed the sequence diagram editor that allows to define the behaviour for the given class diagram in a fast and intuitive way. At the end, the user can generate code for the design.
The backend is built with the Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) and the frontend with MT4j to provide the touch-based interface.
Skills/Technologies: Java, OOP, Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF), XML, Code generation, JUnit, GUI, Git, Bitbucket (Issue Tracker, Pull Requests, Code Reviews, Wiki)
View Demo Teaser from 2014 on Youtube
A Tippspiel is a prediction game where the game results of (football) matches are predicted and varying points given based on the actual result. Starting in 2006, I have been running a Tippspiel every two years for each World Cup and European Championship where approximately 50 users participate for fun. Besides game results, there are also additional questions (for example, which will win the World Cup) allowing to earn bonus points.
The frontend is built with HTML5 and CSS3 and is responsive and supports Retina screens. In the screenshots, you can see how the layout and texts are adjusted for smaller screens and mobile devices while showing the same information.
The backend is built with PHP and MySQL running on an Apache server. The game data is retrieved from a web service (OpenLigaDB) using a REST API and (their older SOAP API) returning JSON. A script is executed periodically by a cron job to retrieve new match results and new fixtures (for the knockout phase).
Skills/Technologies: PHP, MySQL, SOAP/REST API (XML/JSON), HTML5, CSS3, Apache
University project using the Kinect to build a Fitts’ Law 3D application in a team of three (2011). Fitts’ Law shows how users perform the act of pointing (virtually) to an object on a screen using a pointing device (such as the mouse). The goal was to build an application that allowed to gather measurements on how humans perform pointing in a three-dimensional space.
The Kinect and application were installed/running on a screen showing a digital information board. A background application was managing the window management to switch from the information screen to the application using a dedicated gesture, and back to the screen after no input is detected by the Kinect for a certain time. The user can then play the game, as you can see below, and is then presented with their performance.
The Kinect backend was written in C++ making use of an (unofficial) Kinect SDK. The frontend was done with Unity, and written in C#, including its backend to store the results of each player in a SQLite database. The Kinect backend and frontend were connected using a Socket in order to receive the detected hand gestures and movements.
Skills/Technologies: C#, Unity, SQLite, C++, SVN
Fitts' Law 3D Video (closeup)
Fitts' Law 3D Video
Église le Quartier
Hochseilgarten Nagold
PS Consulting
ChurchNight Nagold
Max Payne Zone
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Built website with WordPress (2017). Retina and responsive support. Integrated events calendar. CSS customizations for improved appearance.
Skills/Technologies: WordPress, Plugins, CSS, Photoshop, Illustrator
Built website for client with WordPress (2014). Retina and responsive support. Booking calendar and custom forms for visitor interaction. CSS customizations for improved appearance.
Recently, with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)/Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO) coming into effect in May 2018, customized the website to comply with the regulations and eliminate including external resources.
Skills: WordPress, Plugins, CSS, Photoshop
Built new website for client based on a provided design (2009). Support for multiple languages with auto-detection of preferred language by visitor. Created an admin interface for content management.
Skills/Technologies: Apache, CSS, HTML, MySQL, PHP, Photoshop
Website for an annual special event for the reformation day (2007-2011). Custom-built backend for content management and gallery viewer on frontend.
Fan Site for Max Payne
In 2002 I took charge of Max Payne Zone (MPZone), which was one of the biggest Max Payne fan sites and the biggest one for German speakers. I updated and improved it maintaining its original design and re-launched it in 2003, in time for the launch of Max Payne 2.
With a staff of 6 news posters, it provided extensive news coverage of the game and custom modifications (mods), game-related information (such as tips and walkthroughs), and an active discussion forum.
The amazing folks of Remedy Entertainment valued the efforts of the fan community and (with their publisher Rockstar Games) collaborated with us and three other big fan sites. We received news updates in advance, exclusive content and gear to be used for competitions. As a result, several competitions were held where users could win prizes.
Skills/Technologies: Apache, CSS, HTML, MySQL, PHP (frontend and custom-built backend for content management)
Summary of Skills and Technologies
Java, XML, PHP, SQL, HTML5, CSS3, TypeScript/JavaScript, C#, C++
Object-Oriented Design, Debugging/Problem Solving, Git, Subversion (SVN), Collaborative Development/Project Management, Linux Server Administration (Debian), Model-Driven Development, User Interface Design
Frameworks/Software
Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF), JUnit, Eclipse Plugin Infrastructure, Acceleo (Code Generation), Multitouch for Java (MT4j), Angular, jQuery, Bootstrap, Node.js, Express.js, GoJS
Apache Server, REST, JSON, SOAP, Unity, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, WordPress (theme and plugin customization), LaTeX, Photoshop/Illustrator
Tech Enthusiast. Husband. Dad. Coffee Snob. Problem Solver.
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Innovative and Advanced Procedures
Patient of the Week
Privacy Policy for [ABC Animal Hospital]
Privacy of personal information is an important principle to the [ABC Animal Hospital]. We are committed to collecting, using and disclosing personal information responsibly and only to the extent necessary for the services we provide. We also try to be open and transparent as to how we handle information. This document describes our privacy policies.
Personal information is information about an identifiable individual. Personal information includes information that relates to the person’s characteristics (e.g., gender, age, income, home address or phone number, ethnic background, family status), health (e.g., health history, health conditions, health services received by them) or their activities and views (e.g., religion, politics, opinions expressed by an individual, an opinion or evaluation of an individual). Personal information is to be contrasted with business information (e.g., an individual’s business address and telephone number), which is not protected by privacy legislation.
What Information is Protected?
[ABC Animal Hospital] is responsible for protecting any of your personal information that it has in its possession. This includes all personal information collected for or submitted to a third party to which you have consented (example – laboratory samples).
Collecting and Using Your Personal Information:
We collect and use your personal information to:
Verify your identity
Comply with federal, provincial, local law and by-law requirements
Bill goods and services
Collect unpaid accounts
Send out health care reminders
Make referrals to veterinary specialists and/or laboratories
Verify information with grooming or boarding facilities
Your personal information may be collected, used or disclosed for any of the purposes identified above. If your personal information is not required for one of these purposes, we will not use or disclose it without your prior consent.
How Do We Gather Your Personal Information?
From you when you become a client at our clinic
From reporting agencies (i.e. local humane societies, public health authorities)
We require your consent before we may collect, use or disclose any of your personal information, except under special circumstances, including police and/or cruelty investigations or other situations permitted by law.
How Do You Provide Us with Your Consent?
Your signature, as provided on a specific “Consent” document
Your written, verbal, or implied consent obtained during an appointment
Your consent as provided by persons authorized by you to make decisions on your behalf
[ABC Animal Hospital] will make every reasonable effort to ensure that the personal information collected will be as accurate, complete and as up-to-date as possible for the purposes for which the information is to be used.
[ABC Animal Hospital] shall safeguard and protect all personal information under its control by implementing appropriate security measures based on the sensitivity of information.
[ABC Animal Hospital] shall ensure that its employees keep all personal information confidential and comply with the security standards established by this veterinary facility.
[ABC Animal Hospital] shall require that third parties to whom personal information is disclosed have committed to an appropriate level of security (which may include execution of a confidentiality covenant) in protection of such information.
On the disposal or destruction of personal information, [ABC Animal Hospital] shall take the necessary precautions to prevent third parties from accessing such information and to maintain the confidentiality of this personal information.
[ABC Animal Hospital] will make specific information about our privacy policies and procedures available to any interested individual. [ABC Animal Hospital] will facilitate access to its personal information policies and procedures, including the identity of our Privacy Officer. [ABC Animal Hospital] will also ensure that individuals are able to gain access to their own personal information.
Individual Access to Personal Information
An individual providing personal information to [ABC Animal Hospital] will be informed of our personal information policy. This individual can access the information in order to ensure its accuracy and completeness, and shall be permitted to have it amended if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
[ABC Animal Hospital] will respond promptly to any request made by an individual to access his or her personal information.
[ABC Animal Hospital] will maintain a full record of all third parties to whom personal information has been disclosed, and will make this record available to an individual whose personal information has been so disclosed.
Questions and Concerns Regarding Compliance with this Policy
An individual providing personal information to [ABC Animal Hospital] may address any questions, concerns or complaints to the Privacy Officer. [ABC Animal Hospital] will establish a procedure for processing any complaint about this personal information policy to ensure that all complaints are dealt with in an objective, fair and effective manner.
Privacy Officer Contact Information:
ABC Animal Hospital
123 Avenue Street
Anytown, Anyprovince
Telephone #
Veterinary Clinic Contact
General Inquiries and emergency
info@mountainside24er.ca
Mountainside Animal Hospital
North Vancouver BC V7R 4H2
© 2019 Mountainside Animal Hospital.
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Tag Archives: Danai Gurira
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Writer: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely (Screenplay) Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Jim Starlin (Comics)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Josh Brolin, Danai Gurira
Plot: After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to undo Thanos’ actions and restore order to the universe.
Tagline – Avenge the fallen.
Runtime: 3 Hours 1 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Verdict: Cinematic Masterpiece
Story: Avengers: Endgame starts in the aftermath of the actions a Thanos (Brolin) in ‘Avengers: Infinity War’, the remaining Avengers and the world are dealing with the consequences of the snap. The Avengers, Ironman (Downey Jr), Captain America (Evans), Hulk (Ruffalo), Thor (Hemsworth), Black Widow (Johansson), War Machine (Cheadle), Nebula (Gillan), Rocket are joined by Captain Marvel (Larson) and Hawkeye (Renner) to go face to face and look to undo Thanos actions.
Thoughts on Avengers: Endgame
Final Thoughts – This is a movie I just don’t want to get into any more details about the story, or characters action through the film. This is however one of the greatest achievements in cinema history, to be able to bring us the 22nd film in a franchise and have the stakes on this high of a level, you are just left stunned by the spectacle of this movie. We easily get the best performances from many of the big cast members including Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans.
We do get one of the finest, most breath-taking scenes in the whole franchise that will bring the emotional factor to a level unlike anything we have see before. This does help us because of the factor of the emotional effect of the snap that we see not just the Avengers, but how the world is dealing with them.
This is one that I want to revisit for a lengthy review, which could include spoilers.
Overall: The Cinematic Event that we were Promised.
By Darren Lucas Posted in 2019, A, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi Tagged Anthony Russo, Brie Larson, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Christopher Markus, Danai Gurira, Don Cheadle, Jack Kirby, Jeremy Renner, Jim Starlin, Joe Russo, Josh Brolin, Karen Gillan, Mark Ruffalo, Paul Rudd, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Stan Lee, Stephen McFeely
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Writer:Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely (Screenplay) Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Jim Starlin, George Perez, Ron Lim, Steve Ditko, Joe Simon (Characters)
Starring: Josh Brolin, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr, Chadwick Boseman, Karen Gillan, Scarlett Johansson, Zoe Saldana, Sebastian Stan, Pom Klementieff, Letitia Wright, Tom Holland, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Pratt, Idris Elba, Benedict Cumberbatch, Danai Gurira, Dave Bautista, Mark Ruffalo, Paul Bettany, Benedict Wong, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle
Plot: The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe
Tagline – An entire universe. Once and for all.
Runtime: 2 Hours 36 Minutes
Verdict: Truly a Game Changer
Story: Avengers: Infinity War starts as we see the power of Thanos (Brolin) collecting his second infinity stone leaving a path of destruction, with his power growing the Avengers must unit to fight and stop him getting the remaining Infinity Stones that will give him the power to eliminate half of any population with the click of his fingers.
The battle will take place in space, on distant planets and back home on Earth where we get to see unseen team ups and reunions between friends.
Thoughts on Avengers: Infinity Way
Characters – When we dive into characters we have so many to talk about, I will spend time talking Thanos because has been a villain waiting in the background for many films for, we know his is powerful and this is how you make a villain the powerful force we know and will remember because what he does in this film will make you remember within the first five minutes, but we do also see what drives him and that he has true belief in his cause. In the rest of the characters we know what we are getting from most, I was impressed with Doctor Strange as I wasn’t too interested in the solo film, Thor has a brilliant story arc that keeps his character in the tone we got in Ragnarok and the father son dynamic between Tony and Peter is still here. Drax gets the most laughs once more, while everyone around Steve Rogers is the more serious side of the film. the only negatives on the characters we meet would be the generals for Thanos, who are largely forgettable.
Performances – The performances like the characters we have way too many to talk about, Josh Brolin being the new comer makes a massive impact easily becoming the best villain in the MCU. The talent on the Avengers is fantastic and the people that stood out for me were Benedict Cumberbatch, Dave Bautista and Chris Hemsworth, while I don’t think anybody is close to being bad, I felt the actors on the Earth battle weren’t given enough to do to get to their best abilities.
Story – The story here is the build up for 18 movies, we have developed our heroes while learning little about the villain, this story shows just what Thanos is fighting for, what he will do to get it and what the heroes will need to do to stop him. For me this is the game changer in superhero movies, we manage to handle seeing separate groups work together to fight on different worlds in groupings you wouldn’t put together, this does however mean certain characters don’t meet in this story which might disappoint fans. The story also balances comedy with the Thor and Guardians of the Galaxy mostly and the serious side of what is coming with Captain America. This is easily what we as fans have deserved, but you might not get everything if you haven’t seen the other films.
Action/Adventure/Sci-fi/Fantasy – The action is massive and takes us to different worlds for the battles which each are filled with peril because we know not everyone will make it out of this one. the adventure takes our characters to places they haven’t been before for their part in the story, which brings the sci-fi sides with large parts of the film being in space and different worlds that only could come from fantasies of comic books.
Settings – Each setting offers our characters a challenge they will need to face in battle, this shows how easily travelling through space can be if you know the ability to do so.
Special Effects – These fight sequences, action sequences look breath taking and nearly everything is flawless except the routine space creatures in the final battle.
Scene of the Movie – Thor meeting the Guardians.
That Moment That Annoyed Me – We learn why a couple of characters are not in the film, but there are some that just seem missing which frustrates because they were interesting ones you would have liked to have seen fight.
Final Thoughts – This is the biggest comic book movie of all time, it changes everything going forward and is a must see for anyone who is a fan of the genre.
Overall: Must See Brilliance.
By Darren Lucas Posted in 2018, A, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Superhero Tagged Anthony Mackie, Anthony Russo, Benedict Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt, Christopher Markus, Danai Gurira, Dave Bautista, Don Cheadle, George Perez, Idris Elba, Jack Kirby, Jim Starlin, Joe Russo, Joe Simon, Josh Brolin, Karen Gillan, Letitia Wright, Mark Ruffalo, Paul Bettany, Pom Klementieff, Robert Downey Jr, Ron Lim, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Stan Lee, Stephen McFeely, Steve Ditko, Tom Hiddleston, Tom Holland, Zoe Saldana
Director: Ryan Coogler
Writer: Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole (Screenplay) Stan Lee, Jack Kirby (Comics)
Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Andy Serkis, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Letita Wright, Sterling K Brown
Plot: T’Challa, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king.
Tagline – The Avengers have a new king.
Verdict: Specular Visual Superhero Movie
Story: Black Panther starts after the events of Civil War, T’Challa (Boseman) returns Wakanda to claim his throne as the king of Wakanda after his father’s death. going through the ceremony with the rest of the people including his ex-love Nakia (Nyong’o), most trusted general Okoye (Gurira), little sister Shuri (Wright) and leaders Ramonda (Bassett), Zuri (Whitaker) and W’Kabi (Kaluuya).
Being the new king of Wakanda his first mission is to track down former enemy Ulysses Klaue (Serkis) who is planning to sale a Wakanda weapon which brings back an old friend Everett Ross (Freeman) and a strange who believes he has the right for the throne in Erik Killmonger (Jordan), can this battle be the one that shows T’Challa his rightful place as the king and the Black Panther.
Thoughts on Black Panther
Characters – T’Challa is the new king of Wakanda, he wants to continue the calm peaceful reign like his father, but will need to face his father’s past to bring the new future for the technological advanced society. He has the expert combat skills, the calmness to be a leader and following rituals like the leaders of his past have. Erik Killmonger is a mercenary that knows he has a right to the throne and will go to any lengths to take the throne. He has an impresses kill count in battle which makes him a deadly enemy. Nakia is the former partner of T’Challa, she returns to support him and wants to see him open the technology of Wakanda to the world after her work as a spy around the world. Okoye is the greatest warrior in Wakanda, she must stay loyal to the throne regardless of if she believes in the leader of not. Shuri is the younger sister of T’Challa, she works on the weapons being the bubbly gadget lady that makes the most jokes and easily steals the scenes she is in. we have plenty of other characters with some being inside Wakanda, others being enemies and others being friends in waiting.
Performances – Chadwick Boseman is wonderful in this leading role, he bought us everything we got from Civil War and made us only want more from his character. Michael B Jordan gives us a great villainous performance that is as complex and he is deadly. Lupita is good in her role as she offers Chadwick a difficult set of decisions. Dania gives us the kick ass character and one we know she can play well. For me Letita Wright is the breakout star from this movie, being able to steal nearly every scene is something that will get people talking. In fairness the whole cast is great throughout the film.
Story – The story here follows T’Challa and his rise to be the king and the next Black Panther, he must come to face the new challenges of being a leader, be it the conflict within or the conflict from the outside world. He must make the difficult decisions which could bring his people to a new stage to the world. This is a good introduction to this character and his world, which does have moments which you will have seen in other movies, but works enough to make this stand out on its own.
Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi – The action sequences are wonderful to witness, we have brilliant camera work which will make one certain moment truly seem original and stand out. The adventure takes us to this new world, technology advanced from the rest of the world. The sci-fi world we enter isn’t like anything we could imagine seeing in the middle of the rain forest.
Settings – The film uses the settings to make every location feel different from the last, this helps us enjoy the environments we are entering.
Special Effects – The effects can’t be faulted once, they all look spectacular making this one of the best visual experience of the year so far.
Scene of the Movie – South Korea fight sequence.
That Moment That Annoyed Me – I felt moments of comedy missed.
Final Thoughts – This is a wonderful addition to the MCU, we get to learn more about The Black Panther character and the world he is from, which only makes us want to see more of this in the future.
Overall: Brilliant addition that still stands out as one.
By Darren Lucas Posted in 2018, Action, Adventure, B, Sci-Fi, Superhero Tagged Andy Serkis, Angela Bassett, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Daniel Kaluuya, Forest Whitaker, Jack Kirby, Joe Robert Cole, Letita Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Ryan Coogler, Stan Lee, Sterling K Brown
Star Focus – Danai Gurira
Number of Roles: 13
Biggest Role: The Walking Dead
Debut Role: TV – Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2004)
Film – The Visitor (2007)
Early Career: After getting her first role in 2004 as a guest appearance on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, she got a couple of other television roles as well as a couple of small parts in films ‘The Visitor’ and ‘Ghost Town’.
Television Roles:
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2004)
The American Experience (2010)
Treme (2010-11) 6 Episodes
The Walking Dead (2012 -15) 48 Episodes
Break Out Role: Michonne – The Walking Dead
2010 Onwards: Continuing with the television roles in the 2010s but also taking steps into the film world. She had a small part in ‘3 Backyards’ Wes Craven’s forgettable horror ‘My Soul To Take’ Music Drama ‘Restless City’ and Drama ‘Mother of George’. She got the role as Michonne in The Walking Dead in 2012 with her surprise appearance at the end of season two.
My Favourite Role: Michonne – The Walking Dead – the samurai sword wielding lone survivor who first makes an appearance saving Andrea with her iconic walker guards. She since becomes less of a mystery as the show continues but she never loses her killer instinct. She uses her sword to build up a huge walker count and has some of the best kills in the show. as the show as continued she has become good friends with Rick and Carl and unlike any other characters actually has gained a relationship with Carl where both of them can forget the nightmare world they live in.
My Least Favourite Role: My Soul To Take – basically because it wasn’t one of Wes Craven’s best pieces of work.
By Darren Lucas Posted in Star Focus Tagged Danai Gurira, Michonne, The Walking Dead
TV Corner – Walking Dead Season 4 Part 2
Main Cast: Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, Chandler Riggs, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Emily Kinney, Chad L Coleman, Sonequa Martin-Green, Lawrence Gilliard Jr, Michael Cudlitz, Josh McDermitt, Christian Serratos, Alanna Masterson
Plot: Part two of this season is pretty simple and slow for the fans. It follows the group after they have all been separated by the Governor’s (David Morrissey) attack. Each episode shows each group try to figure out what to do next and having found a sign they all head to a place called Terminus.
There Will Be Spoilers From Here on
Season Highlights: For me this part of the season really works on trying to develop the characters because beforehand we knew very little about the character pre-outbreak. We see Carl (Riggs) step up to take care of his injured father, Michonne (Gurira) break out of her broken state to become friendlier. Daryl (Reedus) become a father like figure for Beth (Kinney) before knowing what it is too lose somebody he let in. We follow Glenn (Yeun) help Tara (Masterson) and go up against new characters Sgt Abraham Ford (Cudlitz), Dr Eugene Porter (McDermitt) and Rosita (Serratos) while trying to find his wife Maggie (Cohan). Maggie twists Sasha (Martin-Green) and Bob (Gilliard Jr) into going to Terminus in hope of find Glenn. Leaving Tyreese (Coleman) and Carol (McBride) playing babysitters even though we know she killed his partner. Each group learns more about each other while struggling to survive the Walkers.
Sgt Ford One of the new gang members
Verdict: Slow Smart Chapter
Season Story: Let’s face it not much happens, but we still wanted to know what was happening. The tease of anticipation leading up to Terminus keeps us guessing and when they finally start making it there what will happen. We end up having to deal with that next season but the build was nice and kept us involved throughout. (9/10)
Main Cast Reviews
Andrew Lincoln: Rick having been wounded in the his fight with the Governor he must rely on Carl before making a new enemy trying to protect him and the group he is with. Rick goes through a change in this part of the season and now he simply won’t take any prisoners. (9/10)
Norman Reedus: Daryl the fan favourite ends up playing daddy for Beth and while it looks like he starts going soft it is only after he loses her we see the old Daryl return. Daryl has always been a bit of a mystery and we learn more about his past without letting him do what he does best. (8/10)
Steven Yeun: Glenn, he gets stuck in the prison after the attack while he helps Tara escape he is injured and ends up being take on a trip before walking back to find Maggie with a few new friends. Glenn thinks too much with his heart this time round which could end up having getting everyone in trouble. (8/10)
Lauren Cohan: Maggie after finding the bus she can’t find Glenn and puts herself and her group in danger while desperately trying to find Glenn, leaving a trail for him to follow to Terminus could she have just marked the path for their own death? (7/10)
Chandler Riggs: Carl having to look after Rick, he bonds with Michonne but ends up spending the time watching how Rick slowly starts to change as well as dealing with the idea that he could go too far one day. Carl is underused for the second part but it could show to be important for future seasons.(6/10)
Danai Gurira: Michonne after the attack she turns back into the lone drifter before looking at what she has become and finds the Grimes’ and opens up more about her past and what made her the way she became. This part could have ruined her but only ended up making her much more important to each of the characters. (8/10)
Melissa McBride: Carol appears to help Tyreese with the children; she ends up having the most shocking moment in the season and even the whole show. She ends up making a difference after being outcast; she may well end up being the saviour. (9/10)
Emily Kinney: Beth struggling with grieving her father’s death she has to keep up with Daryl before being able to get him to let her in. She only goes and gets herself kidnapped and we don’t know what happened to her. (7/10)
Action: The zombie bashing is always good when it happens. (9/10)
Horror: Good horror theme continuing where it left off. (9/10)
Thriller: Always keeps you on the edge of your seat. (10/10)
Settings: Being stuck in the woods creates very tense feeling throughout. (9/10)
Special Effects: Always have fantastic special effects. (10/10)
Suggestion: Just watch the whole show it is thrilling from start to finish and always leaves you with questions. (Watch)
Best Episode: ‘The Grove’ Episode 14 followed closely by ‘A’ episode 16
Worst Episode: ‘Still’ Episode 12
Action Scene Of The Season: Fight between Rick and Joe gang.
Surprise Of The Season: Lizzie death
Chances of Tears: No (0/10)
Chances of New Season: Hell yes
Cliff Hanger Scene: What is going to happen to the guys?
What to Look Forward to Next Season: Learning more about Terminus, Finding Beth and potential being left to guess who will be killed off next.
Overall: Brilliant Building Up Season
By Darren Lucas Posted in TV Corner Tagged Alanna Masterson, Andrew Lincoln, Chad L Coleman, Chandler Riggs, Christian Serratos, Danai Gurira, Emily Kinney, Josh McDermitt, Lauren Cohan, Lawrence Gilliard Jr, Melissa McBride, Michael Cudlitz, Norman Reedus, Sonequa Martin-Green, Steven Yeun
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Chantal Hébert: Will Quebec be the next province to use the ‘notwithstanding’ clause?
Likely inevitable:
Chances are Ontario’s Doug Ford will not for long be the only premier to bypass the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to push through a controversial item on his legislative agenda.
Depending on the outcome of the Quebec Oct. 1 election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s home province could be next.
But if that were to happen it would not be as a result of a domino effect triggered by Ford’s use of the ‘notwithstanding’ clause of the Constitution to have his way in the legal battle over the size of Toronto’s next municipal government.
The prospect of a move along similar lines was part of Quebec’s longstanding debate over the place of religious rights in a secular society before this week’s developments at Queen’s Park.
A Coalition Avenir Québec or a Parti Québécois government would scrap the controversial Liberal law that prescribes public services be received and dispensed with one’s face uncovered.
They would replace the so-called veil ban with the imposition of a secular dress code on public servants deemed to be in a position of authority. The list includes judges, prison guards, teachers and, in the case of the PQ, child care workers.
If the courts found that approach to be unconstitutional, CAQ and PQ leaders François Legault and Jean-François Lisée have both said they would have no qualms about using the notwithstanding clause to forge ahead.
At midcampaign, the notion that two of the main contenders for government in Quebec would not let the Charter stand in the way of their secularism agendas has not emerged as a wedge issue. That’s not a hill Philippe Couillard’s Liberals want to risk dying on between now and Oct. 1.
Their government’s veil ban has yet to be enforced. The courts have suspended its application until a challenge to its constitutionality has been adjudicated. Based on his previous statements, Couillard would not — should his party win power next month and the courts invalidate its veil law — be inclined to salvage it by using the notwithstanding clause.
But the premier is also on record as saying that the notwithstanding clause exists for a purpose; that it is there to be used by governments. And indeed, the Quebec Liberals have done exactly that in the not-so-distant past.
In 1988, the government of then-premier Robert Bourassa overruled a Supreme Court ruling that found the province’s French-only sign law to be in breach of the Charter. That cost Quebec’s Liberal government a critical amount of goodwill on the constitutional front. It contributed to the 1990 demise of the Meech Lake Accord. It also earned the province a black eye in many international circles. When the clause expired five years later, Bourassa’s government did not renew it. Instead it belatedly aligned the sign law with the Supreme Court’s prescriptions.
Now, as then, the federal government has the power to disallow a provincial law. But that power has not been used since 1943 and, by all indications, the current prime minister is no more inclined to dust it off than his father was at the time of the introduction of the PQ’s language law in the late seventies.
On Tuesday, Trudeau said he would leave it to Ontario voters to judge whether Ford’s decision to reach for the biggest hammer in the constitutional toolbox to quash opposition to his bid to shrink Toronto’s municipal government in the middle of an election campaign was appropriate.
If the prime minister used the constitutional levers at his disposal to intervene in the dispute between Queen’s Park and Toronto city hall, he would set himself up to do likewise if the next Quebec government ever does suspend some of the Charter rights enjoyed by the province’s religious minorities.
It is hard to think of anything more likely to trigger an all-out Ottawa/Quebec brawl than a move by a federal government to nullify a law passed in the National Assembly.
The notwithstanding clause is more widely seen as a legitimate tool in Quebec than anywhere else in Canada. But it would be simplistic to conclude that repeated use has normalized the practice. The province’s difficult history with constitutional politics and the autonomist instincts of its francophone majority largely account for the difference.
It is too early to know whether Ford’s use of the notwithstanding clause will start a trend that will spread to other provincial capitals or, on the contrary, make reaching out for it more politically toxic everywhere. But without support to do away with the clause from either Ontario or Quebec, it is not about to be written out of the Constitution.
Source: Chantal Hébert: Will Quebec be the next province to use the ‘notwithstanding’ clause?
Filed under Multiculturalism Tagged with Loi 62, notwithstanding, Quebec
Identity politics returns to Quebec: Patriquin
Martin Patriquin’s balanced take on Quebec’s Bill C-62 (banning face covering when providing or receiving public services):
Quebec is home to a majority population of about 6.6 million French speakers, where about three-quarters of the 50,000 immigrants who arrive here every year settle in the region of Montreal. The city is multicultural and multilingual. The rest of the province is largely white and French.
The populism resulting from this unique demographic circumstance, which surfaced in the 2007 election campaign, had a distinctly Trumpian narrative to it. To wit: the political elites in Quebec City were corrupt and out of touch. Immigration had turned Montreal into a Babylonian hellhole, and threatened to do the same to the hinterland. By throwing out the first and radically curtailing the second, Quebec would be . . . well, it would be great again.
Two political parties, first the right-of-centre Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) and then the Parti Québécois, attempted to harness this resentment. Both failed miserably. The ADQ ceased existing in 2012, while the PQ suffered one of the worst defeats in its history in 2014.
Still, issues of immigration and religion remain a stubborn constant in Quebec politics. Both the PQ and the Coalition Avenir Québec, the successor to the ADQ, have introduced plans to cut immigration levels. Both have equated the rise in immigration under successive Liberal governments to the decline of French in the province—a contention disproved by several recent Quebec government studies.
PQ Leader Jean-François Lisée said burqas should be banned before “a jihadist uses one to hide his movements.” The CAQ recently ran an advertisement suggesting the chador would become commonplace in Quebec classrooms should either the Liberals or the PQ form the next government. (In truth, body-covering Muslim garb is about as rare in Quebec as Maple Leafs fans.)
Yet despite all this rhetoric over the last 10 years, Quebec remains a comparatively welcoming province. At 3.2 per 100,000, police-reported hate crimes in the province are below the national average of 3.7—and well below Ontario’s average of 4.8, according to the most recent Statistics Canada data.
It is in the crucible of the debate that the province has developed guidelines for so-called “reasonable accommodations” of religious and cultural practices. In 2017, Quebec’s National Assembly will vote on Bill 62, which would compel anyone giving or receiving a public service to do so with their face uncovered—unless the temperature, not religion, dictates otherwise. It is the second time in six years that the province has attempted to pass such a thing.
The bill has its critics, and will almost certainly be the subject to a court challenge should it become law. Yet in limiting its reach to the public service, the legislation strikes a balance between religious freedom and state religious neutrality. (Such is decidedly not the case in France, where the very act of wearing a religious face covering in public is illegal.) The final vote on Bill 62 will take place outside the context of an election campaign, when instances of chest-thumping vitriol tend to be lower. The optimist hopes cooler heads will prevail.
While America is hardly new to the caustic politics of race and identity, it raced to new lows during the last presidential campaign. Trump’s victory has invigorated populist movements around the globe; suddenly, the world is awash in worry over immigration and religion.
In Quebec, this sort of thing is old hat. Long the outlier on the identity front in Canada, Quebec’s take on matters of religion and immigration suddenly seem sensible, even desirable, in a world of border walls and Muslim bans.
Source: Identity politics returns to Quebec – Macleans.ca
Filed under Interculturalisme, Multiculturalism Tagged with Loi 62, Martin Patriquin, Quebec
Le débat sur la laïcité de l’État reprend le dessus
The Couillard government continues to press for a narrow approach (face covering as in niqab and burqa) while the opposition parties press for a broader approach, ranging from Bouchard-Taylor’s ban on religious symbols for persons in authority (e.g., police, judges) to the broader ban of the previous Quebec Values Charter:
Après avoir été ravivé par les candidats à la direction du Parti québécois, le débat sur la laïcité de l’État refait surface à l’Assemblée nationale. L’étude du projet de Loi favorisant le respect de la neutralité religieuse de l’État, inscrit au feuilleton depuis plus de 15 mois, démarrera à brève échéance, a promis le leader parlementaire libéral, Jean-Marc Fournier, lundi.
« Il y a plusieurs autres projets de lois aussi. Mais on veut avancer celui-là », a-t-il dit à quelques heures de la reprise des travaux à l’Assemblée nationale.
En plus d’établir les « conditions » d’attribution des « accommodements pour un motif religieux » par l’État, le projet de loi 62 oblige les employés du secteur public à exercer leurs fonctions à visage découvert, tout comme les personnes qui font appel à leurs services. « Discutons et votons ! », a lancé M. Fournier, se disant convaincu que l’obligation du « visage découvert » prévue dans le projet de loi 62 fait « consensus »au sein de la classe politique.
Pas si vite, ont tour à tour rétorqué les partis d’opposition. Le Parti québécois et la Coalition avenir Québec se sont empressés de demander au gouvernement de frapper d’un interdit le tchador, et ce, au même titre que le niqab et la burqa, qui voilent le visage laissant apparaître une fente ou un grillage pour les yeux. « Il y a un consensus aussi sur [l’interdiction du] tchador. Si on marche par consensus, on peut avancer jusque-là », a fait valoir la députée péquiste Agnès Maltais.
« Avec le projet de loi 62, le gouvernement libéral va permettre aux fonctionnaires de l’État de travailler en tchador. À la CAQ, nous croyons à la laïcité de l’État. Si l’État est laïque, il faut que ça se voie », a renchéri la députée caquiste Nathalie Roy.
M. Fournier n’était pas enclin au compromis lundi. D’ailleurs, le gouvernement libéral refuse net de légiférer afin d’interdire le port des signes religieux chez les employés de l’État en position d’autorité — les juges, les procureurs de la Couronne, les policiers et les gardiens de prison —, comme le recommandait le rapport Bouchard-Taylor. « On a fait ce choix-là, parce qu’il nous semblait le mieux avisé », s’est-il contenté de dire aux médias. L’élu libéral s’est plutôt affairé à casser du sucre sur le dos du PQ et de la CAQ. « S’il y en a qui disent : “Moi, je veux plus.” Eh bien, ils iront aux prochaines élections dire aux Québécois : “Moi, je veux empêcher le monde de travailler. […] Voici comment ils doivent se vêtir. Je veux choisir pour eux leur garde-robe”», a-t-il déclaré au terme d’une relâche parlementaire longue de trois mois. « Nous, les gens vont être libres de leur tenue vestimentaire. On n’a pas besoin de changer notre Charte des droits et libertés par une charte du linge. »
À l’instar du PQ et de la CAQ, Québec solidaire exhorte le gouvernement libéral à « faire un pas de plus » et à prendre acte du « consensus québécois » en édictant une interdiction du port de signes religieux auprès des employés de l’État en position d’autorité. « On ne fera pas d’histoires, personne, pour la question de recevoir et donner des services à visage découvert. Ça fait plusieurs années que tout le Québec s’entendlà-dessus. Là, on est en bas d’un consensusquébécois », a soutenu l’élue solidaire Françoise David, tout en appelant ses confrères et ses consoeurs à débattre du projet de loi 62 « avec calme, avec sérénité ». « Ce sont des sujets délicats et explosifs », a-t-elle souligné
Source: Le débat sur la laïcité de l’État reprend le dessus | Le Devoir
Filed under Multiculturalism Tagged with face coverings, Loi 62, Niqab, Quebec
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£30 acca bags lucky punter £245,000
September 25, 2017 12:31 pm \ Leave a Comment \ by admin
One lucky punter has struck it lucky to the tune of £245k from a small £30 accumulator. Most of the big win accas that I’ve trawled through over recent months have been football accumulators, but this once was a seven fold horse racing bet. The father of three placed the bet at Wolverhampton Racecourse on January 6th of last year and plan to buy his very first house with the proceeds – what a result and what a story too, when people ask ‘how did you afford your first house?’ His selections were based on nothing more scientific than the fact that he chose favourites whose names he liked the look of. Not that such a system disadvantaged him on this occasion!
The punters selections in full:
12.50 Wolverhampton – Whitecliff Park (odds 5/4)
1.20 Wolverhampton – Artful Mind (odds 9/2)
1.50 Wolverhampton – Mr Boss Man (odds 7/4)
2.20 Wolverhampton – Oakley Girl (odds 4/1)
2.50 Wolverhampton – Perfect Cracker (odds 5/1)
3.20 Wolverhampton – Bank Of Gibraltar (odds 7/2)
3.50 Wolverhampton – Ohsosecret (odds 11/4)
Despite the short odds, it’s still an incredible achievement to see all seven selections coming in, in first place. The man’s bet actually consisted of a £10 each-way accumulator (totally £20) and a £10 win accumulator on the same horses. Seeing them all listed here, this acca looks strangely doable, but of course it’s wise to remember than it only takes one bad result to derail the whole bet.
When it comes to horse racing, I tend to go for more mid range odds when placing a bet. Betting on favourites all of the time seems a touch too obvious to me (and of course they can let you down too even if they do look like ‘free money’) whereas going for rank outsiders can seem like clutching at straws unless you know something others don’t.
Where I tend to have a more fun, and a less analytical outlook – is on the slots. I even found a horse themed slots machine online recently : Hold Your Horses Online Free Spins , and so as you can imagine, this is right up my street! I’m not one for going into a stuffy bookmakers office to play or bet and so it’s nice to be able to relax and have a flutter from the comfort of your own home! All I need now is a big win to top it off.
For more huge accumulator wins check out our dedicate accas big wins page.
Ref (partially) blows it for Lucky 15 Punter
We’ve covered numerous rags to riches type accumulators on here, so it’s high time for a near miss to offer up a bit of perspective! A gambler in January 2013 was denied a mind boggling £500,000 win based on one decision by football referee Kevin Friend (it’s safe to assume he’s not going to be the ‘friend’ of the guy who placed the bet anytime soon!).
In a cruel and unlikely twist of fate, Friend blew to end the game one second before the ball rolled over the line, ending the match Leeds United 2 Tottenham 1. The Oldham man had need the result Leeds 3 Tottenham 1 to get his accumulator made of somewhat unlikely scores up. This was the only result of the bunch that fell short. The punter had placed a 20p lucky 15 multiple bet with a total stake of £3:
The Lucky 15 bet: Brentford 2 Chelsea 2 (18-1), Leeds 3 Tottenham 1 (25-1), Oldham 3 Liverpool 2 (80-1), St Mirren 3 Celtic 2 (50-1)
Several Leeds players protested the whistle being brown on what was 100% certain to be a goal, but to no avail. The £3 bet would’ve resulted in a payout of £506,562 for the punter. The only saving grace is that, as the man placed a Lucky 15 bet, he did pocket £17,055.80 which is certainly a decent chunk of money. Still, it’s mixed fortunes to say the least considering that by rights he should’ve walked away with a cool half a million pounds. A Ladbrokes representative said of the bet: ‘The referee has ruined our punter’s dream.”. He sounds more distaught than the punter!
So often in gambling, there’s a fine line between winning big and not, especially on big odds selections. There’s perhaps no better example of winning big at long odds than a visit to the casino. A mate of mine recently moved to Vegas and some of the stories you hear are mind boggling. I’ll likely visit too at some point, so we’ll see if I have any stories to tell! Huge amounts of money are pumped into the slot machines at Vegas daily, so the jackpots are collosal. For instance, in 2003 a 20 something software engineer won almost $40 million from $100 in the Megabucks slot machine at the Excalibur. Not bad for a day’s work / play! Maybe you too can win big from the comfort of your own home (who needs jetlag!) on Rainbow Ryan Slot Free Spins.
If you’re looking for more upbeat accumulators, check out our accas page for a bit of inspiration (the big accumulator bets wins link)!
September 20, 2017 12:46 am \ Leave a Comment \ by admin
To the average person on the street ‘Trixie’ likely sounds like either a word that Golem from Lord of the Rings would utter at the edge of a volcano, or something that national treasure magician Paul Daniels would’ve shouted out during his hayday. However of course those who hang around betting offices a bit too often will be able to reliably inform you that a Trixie is in fact a type of bet.
For those still drawing a complete blank I’ll explain further. A Trixie is not dissimilar to a 4-fold accumulator (a bet where you need all 4 of your selections to win with no exception). The difference with a trixie bet is that you cover every combination within that four fold bet, so every win counts, aka you don’t need a clean sweet to see a return. Every single bet, every double, every treble counts. It could be a good option if you feel that you are ‘in the know’ or ‘quietly confident’ of the majority of your bets but at the same time are making room for the unknowable. With an accumulator 3 big odds wins out of 4 would gain you nothing, but with a trixie you could walk away with a tidy sum.
So, in short it’s something of a safety cushion when compare to a straight accumulator which is literally all or nothing. There’s no right or wrong with the type of bet you choose of course, but if you deduce that a trixie is the right bet for you, as long as you’re in the ballpark and haven’t gone for a bunch of odds-ons shots, you could in line for a tidy return even if you don’t get four wins out of four. Most bookies offer trixies.
5 of the biggest wins on multiples and accumulators
September 19, 2017 7:54 am \ Leave a Comment \ by admin
Who doesn’t enjoy hearing about a humble punter absolutely taking the bookmakers to the cleaners by turning a tiny stake into a life-changing sum with a well-plotted accumulator? These stories pop up in the press every now and then and they are always liable to raise a smile. After all, it’s like winning the lottery, but through skill rather than by chance, and it may well leave you reaching for your laptop and searching for a bookmaker to beat. We decided to round up five examples of everyday sports fans making a killing by turning their expertise into profit:
From plumber to millionaire
In March 2011, Steve Whiteley, a plumbing Engineer from Devon, hit a six-horse acca to scoop the Exeter Tote Jackpot and turn £2 into more than £2 million. Taxes reduced it to £1.45 million, but Whiteley was not complaining. He admitted he was not really all that into horseracing and only went to the track a couple of times a year, when entry was free. On that fateful day he first opted for multiple selections, but when he realised he would have to stake £32, he whittled it down to just one six-fold accumulator. He got off to a strong start as Semicolon came in as the 2/1 favourite, followed by Black Phantom at 12/1 and Ammunition at 16/1. He really started getting excited when another 16/1 shot, Mr Bennet, romped home in the fourth race. With just two to go, Lundy Sky did the business for him at a starting price of 5/1. His selection in the final race was Lupita, a 12/1 outsider who had never won a race and nor had the jockey. But Lupta pulled off a stunning victory – the only one in his entire career – and Whitely’s bet came in at cumulative odds of 358,639/1. The Tote jackpot had rolled over and he took the lot home, on top of his winnings, making him a rich man. Yet he refused to give up his £500-a-week job and went back into work the next day.
Dark day for Coral
Bookmaker Coral was stung for £823,000 after a customer, who asked to remain anonymous, landed a five-fold accumulator with a £19 stake. The punter chose five runners at Punchestown, but did not even watch the races. Instead he went out on the tiles, and only realised he had won when he came in and checked the results in the early hours of the morning. “I’ve been placing these accumulator bets pretty much every day for twenty years, and winning this bet is the realisation of a lifetime dream,” he said. “Over the years I’ve come close to landing a big return a couple of times but kept hitting the woodwork, and now I’ve done it I feel remarkably calm. I don’t know if I’ll even carry on betting after this as I feel I’ve achieved my goal.” Cue punters heading over to https://www.sunbets.co.uk/ in their droves in a bid to pull off a similar feat.
Futures success
Another unidentified punter hit the headlines back in 2001 when he correctly predicted the winners of the top five English football leagues and three Scottish divisions, the rugby union champions, the country cricket champions and the Champions League winners. The winning odds were a record 1,666,666/1, and his 30p bet netted him a cool £500,000. The last one to come in was the Champions League and his selection, Bayern Munich, played Valencia in the final. It ended in a 1-1 draw after extra-time, and never would an Englishman have been so pleased to see a German team win on penalties.
Frankie’s Magnificent Seven
Arguably the greatest highlight in horseracing history came when Frankie Detorri rode all seven winners at Royal Ascot in 1996. His supreme achievement remains unmatched in the history of the sport, and the fact it happened on Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Day, with the BBC cameras rolling, made it all the more magical. The early bird price on it happening was 235,834/1, while the starting price cumulative odds worked out at 25,095-1 as bookies wised up over the course of the day. Punters went crazy after he won his first six races, and it seemed like half the country lumped on Fujiyama Crest, his seventh mount, sending the odds plummeting from 11/1 to 2/1. Detorri pulled off a seventh win, the crowd erupted and the bookmakers wept. Few had backed him to win all seven, but one punter that did was Darren Yeats, who put down £59 and ended up winning £550,000.
In 2008, Yorkshireman Fred Cragg, a fertiliser salesman, celebrated his 60th birthday by laying down the princely sum of 50p on an eight-horse multiple covering races at Sandown, Wolverhampton and Dubai. The first horse to come in was Isn’t That Lucky, a 10/1 shot trained by Jonjo O’Neill, and Cragg’s luck held out all day, culminating in his eighth selection winning at 2/1 in Dubai. The name of the horse? A Dream Come True. It really was for Craggs, who turned his 50p stake into £2 million. The birthday boy was so stunned that he sat through an entire family meal before revealing his win, his new-found millionaire status and his impending entry into the Guinness Book of World Records.
Martin Green is an experienced sports writer and tipster.
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October 12, 2015 by devonkw
The best story that the New 52 just erased for no actual reason
Red Robin: Collision by Chris Yost, Marcus To and Ray McCarthy
This series is one the best Batfamily series I think I’ve ever read, and I might seem to say that a lot, but I really do mean it.
Tim Drake (Robin #3) is convinced that Bruce Wayne (apparently recently dead – spoiler, he gets better) isn’t dead, but is trapped in time. Dick Grayson (Robin #1) is wearing the Cowl now, and chose Damian Wayne (Robin # 4 or 5 depending on who you ask) instead of his brother (adopted technically) Tim. He leaves Gotham to search for Bruce and gets mixed up in the League of Assassins. This book is the story of Tim coming home.
It has the best parts of a comic book – good fight scenes, relatively clever and driven plots, lots of humour and of course, the wonderful bundle of characters.
Okay, it’s not exactly high quality literature but it’s just really fun to see the Tim reuniting with his family and kick some bad guy ninja butt and really do Bruce proud. Tim deserves more credit for his awesomeness then he gets.
Star Trek Into Darkness. This is a fun movie. Not as smart or big ideas as the original Star Trek but way more fun. Not as funny in a bad way either.
Last TV episode I watched:
The Fosters. Oh my god, the Fosters.
Tagged Batman, Family, Graphic Novel, Superheroes, YA
October 1, 2015 by devonkw
The fun, pleasant historical mystery until it wasn’t
Roman Mysteries: Secrets of Vesuvius by Caroline Lawrence
I love the Romans. It’s a known fact. I was super excited to find a series of kids books about them, and I happily settled in for a good read. The first little bit was light and fun, although I knew when it was announced that the children were off to Pompeii that things were probably going to get worse in a hurry. I just wasn’t expecting such a brutal and honest look at the human cost of disaster. I mean, kids serial fiction can, and often does, focus on a narrative drive more than an emotional reality. This book, not so much.
There are two things that I thought were really interesting in this book. One, as that first little rant would suggest is about trauma and history and other big things. The other is the characters.
There are four main characters in this book. Flavia is the most privileged of the group – the daughter of a wealthy Roman ship captain. But, for all her relative safety in life, she really misses her mother, who died in childbirth, along with her younger brothers. Jonathan is a Christian – an illegal religion at the time and is in a sort of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell position within the family. That is, everyone knows that he is a Christian, but no one talks about it because of the legality. Therefore, no matter how much Jonathan loves his friends, he is always a bit of an outside, even in his own home. Nubia is a slave from Africa. The book steers clear of any criticism of slaves, or Flavia, who literally owns Nubia, questioning the morality of owning another person, but Nubia constantly battles with culture shock. She doesn’t understand why things are the way they are in Roman civilization, compared to her homeland. Last of all is Lupus, who had his tongue cut, and always overcomes and is constantly challenged by his disability. So each of these characters brings something relatible and important to the story.
The other major thing and, here are the spoilers, is unimaginable: surviving history. The event of course is the volcanic eruption that destroyed Pompeii. Particularly with events that far into the past, it’s easy to forget that the archeological evidence was once an actual person, who like everyone we’ve ever met breathed and eat and slept and loved and felt fear and sadness and did what they had to to protect what they care about most. This novel explores the terrible human cost of history – quite a few characters die, most surprisingly eight children (kids are usually safe in kids books) and without all things resolved (a husband and wife parted on bad terms and that was never mended because the wife died). They are well loved characters, who should have been safe. They were not great, heroic deaths, there was no long goodbye. Just all these characters died. Blunt and miserable and true to life. Or at least, what I imagine surviving that kind of massive, terrible historical event would be like. It brought out the worst in humanity, like the people who beat Gaius to steal his horse or the men at the tavern Lupus encounters, but also the best in them, like Mordici, who refuses to leaving a dying man or Gaius, who rides back towards the mountain to warn people.
This book was fun and sweet and entertaining but it also made me grateful that my life, so far, has been left alone by Big History. The events that in a hundred years kids will learn about it history classes and people will write historical fiction about haven’t effected me much at all, and I hope I’m lucky enough to life out the rest of my life that way.
Ice Princess. So cute!
The Fosters! I love this show, so much. So beautiful and so amazing to see people like me on TV.
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Myeong Lee
Digital Curation of a World War II Japanese-American Incarceration Camp Collection: Implications for Sociotechnical Archival Systems
We describe computational treatments of archival collections through a case study of World War II Japanese-American Incarceration Camps. Camp staff and police officers compiled so-called "internal security" reports relating to alleged cases of "disorderly conduct, assault, theft, loss of property, and accidents" in the camps, and an index to these reports comprising over 25,000 index cards to the reports. The sheer size of these collections is pushing archivists and researchers to consider new forms of processing for collections at scale. We discuss novel digital treatments that involve (1) processing incident cards at scale in an automated way, (2) preserving and documenting the record series and their operations using an Archival Information Package (AIP), and (3) developing social network-based archiving, analysis, and visualization of the collection. Since this type of project involves multiple partnerships, agreements, and social interactions with community groups and public-sector organizations, we discuss the possibility of the concept of sociotechnical archival systems as an implication of our approach.
Digital Heritage 2018, International Congress. IEEE. Oct 26-30. San Francisco, U.S.
Richard Marciano
William Underwood
Sandra Laib
Zeynep Diker
Aakanksha Singh
Marciano, R., Lee, M., Underwood, W., Laib, S., Diker, Z., & Singh, A. (2018, October). Digital Curation of a World War II Japanese-American Incarceration Camp Collection: Implications for Sociotechnical Archival Systems. In Digital Heritage 2018, The 3rd International Congress. San Francisco, U.S.
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Funds drying up for Metro Transit bus service in Seattle
By Kim Shepard
With a couple of taxes expiring next year, Metro Transit is warning about major cuts to bus service if they don’t find some new money fast.
A $20 car tab fee and a $32 million stipend from the state will both dry up in 2014.
Metro’s General Manager Kevin Desmond told the Seattle City Council Monday, if they don’t find another $75 million per year, one-sixth of all downtown bus services could be cut.
The Seattle Times reports one suggestion is a new $150 car tab fee per $10,000 of vehicle value, 60 percent of which would go to transit, along with an eight cent state-wide increase in gas taxes.
Desmond is hoping the city council will join him in asking state lawmakers for new taxing authority in what he calls the “Keep Seattle Moving” campaign.
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Good Samaritan helps more than 70 homeless people stay in hotel during polar vortex
Published by Aye Duran | Staff Writer on February 1, 2019
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A record-breaking freezing temperature has wreaked havoc in the midwestern states. From class suspensions, canceled flights, to devastating deaths- the minus 56 Fahrenheit temperature brought by the Polar Vortex sure is a force not to be reckoned with.
People across the state are suffering from the chilling weather, particularly the homeless. Without a roof over their head, the homeless are the most vulnerable to the arctic-like temperature. Given this dangerous situation, it sure is not hard to feel for our socially disadvantaged brothers.
Knowing the dire consequences of being exposed outdoors at a temperature much lower than Antartica’s inspired a woman with a golden heart to help the homeless. Thinking about them, the woman paid for hotel rooms and inspired a lot of people to help as well. In total, her generosity, compassion, and hardwork provided hotel rooms for about 70 people living in tents amidst the chilling temperature in Chicago! Learn more about her inspiring story below.
Youtube | CBS Miami
Because of the frigid weather, a lot of people have been generous to the homeless, donating not only money but supplies that are necessary for their survival amidst the dangerous cold. Among the supplies being given is a propane tank, which poses even more danger to the homeless due to their fire hazard nature.
“During extreme cold weather, we understand that people want to help our homeless population.” The fire chief explained. “However, we ask that under no circumstance should you donate propane tanks which are potential fire hazards. Propane tanks can cause potential fires and explosions.”
To ensure the safety of the homeless, the fire department confiscated around 100 donated propane tanks. Unfortunately one of these had exploded, causing damages to the sleeping tents.
Photo | Sun Times
Because of the accident, the Salvation Army decided to transfer the homeless at their warming centers located at 825 North Christiana Avenue. But before they could make the necessary changes, a kindhearted real estate developer reached out through the city authority and offered to pay for hotel rooms that would keep the homeless safe and warm.
“Isn’t that wonderful? At least they’re warm and they’re safe.” Jacqueline Rachev, the spokeswoman of the Salvation Army, shared the good news in an interview. “Some wonderful citizen is going to put all of them up at a hotel for the rest of the week.”
As they say, it only takes a spark to lit a fire. And so thanks to the thoughtfulness, generosity, and compassion of Candice, help continuously poured out.
Instagram | Candice Payne
In a now-viral Instagram post, the kind real estate developer named Candice Payne announced that she had booked 30 hotel rooms at Amber Inn motel for the homeless and that she needed help for their transportation.
“It’s freezing and deadly! I just secured 30 hotel rooms for the homeless. Need help getting them there. Tag anyone who has a passenger van. I will pay you to help!” The kind real estate developer said, seeking help.
Fortunately, her Instagram post did not fall on deaf ears. A lot of people expressed their desire to help out as well. And soon the kindhearted and generous people were able to book about 60 rooms for more than 80 people.
“I have people dropping by daily to help who have seen the story on Instagram,” Candice recalled. “They have volunteered money and time and cars because we had to get them to the hotel.”
Photo | Sky Scanner
In every situation lies a silver lining. The life-threatening freezing temperature may have taken lives and caused damages, but seeing people gather together to help others sure is a breath-taking sight! People did not only donate money, some of them even shared their precious time and skills by cooking and serving meals for the homeless. While the others evacuated the people taking refuge at the tent city affected by the propane explosion.
But Candice’s team did not stop at that. The volunteers also drove around Chicago’s South Loop to look out for people exposed in the dangerous cold to offer a warm place for them.
“We got people from the police stations, hospitals, outside huddled around fire pits. We drove around looking for them,” Candice explained. “What inspired me was my current blessings, so I was just trying to give back.”
Indeed, Candice and the volunteer’s golden hearts are the true testaments to Rolland’s words… that a true hero is someone who does what he can. And in the case of Candice, it was sharing her blessings which saved the lives of the homeless from the dangers of the subzero temperature!
WATCH and SHARE the touching video below! Learn how Candice and her inspiring story kept the hearts of the homeless warm amidst the freezing temperature brought by the Polar Vortex.
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Needle, Where Art Thou?
BY JUDITH KELLY
I’ve gone outside for a quick break. The kitchen heat is stifling, but the helping hands are plentiful and the conversation lively. The music has been pumping life into this glad gathering since early evening. It has an energy, a youth and a life of its own. Tonight the local bowls club is a sea of light and sound, sitting on a softly fragrant bed of manicured grass. As I turn back to go into the hall, it sits proud and appears afloat in the dark. I want to bottle the moment – to capture it in a snowdome forever.
The evening has been punctuated with laughter, cheers and stories resulting in the same. The thrum of bass guitar belies a wild, teenage get-together, rather than a family function. The dance floor writhes and wriggles, crowded with young men and women on the edge of adult life, energetic in response to the music. Hope is in their hearts and lights are in their eyes. We’re cocooned in a welcoming place with people who simply accept. There is no benchmark for “cool”. Everyone is dressed to the nines. Tonight, it’s all good.
It’s speech time. The music stops. There is a pregnant pause in the stream of conversation that had been rippling across the crowd. On the stage, by the blinking lights of the DJ console, stands a stout, handsome young man in a black shirt and jeans belted a little too snuggly with a dragon buckle. That’s my boy. He is resplendent in rub-on tats and his light brown hair is slick with sweat after dancing up a storm to Who Let the Dogs Out.
He is waiting for the crowd to quieten, but is in no hurry; let this night go on. Sam’s face is almost split in half by a wide, proud grin. It’s a grin, able to make your heart stand still with the sheer joy shining behind it. No malice. No hidden agenda. No attempt to look anything but himself. The grin, the stance and his attire say loudly, “I’ve arrived. I’m Sam; this is my moment. I’ve come of age!”
Glancing around at dear friends poised with a toast at the ready, I see misty eyes, knowing smiles and hearts full of pride. There is a palpable sense of privilege in attending the coming of age of a very special young man. Sam is not a typical teenager by any stretch of the imagination and, had I a magic wand, I could not dream of changing him, for then the magic he brings into a room would be lost. He has Down syndrome and a host of health difficulties. The list is long, but the end product is perfectly wonderful.
“Had I a magic wand, I could not dream of changing Sam, for then the magic he brings into a room would be lost.”
The hall is hot, crowded and full of cheer. As we wait for quiet and a microphone, I strain to see the baby he was: small, floppy and listless. It surely can’t be this joyful young man before me? On the stage we stand shoulder to shoulder: my husband, daughter and youngest son, folding in around Sam. I manage to hold back a floodgate of tears and a feast of emotions that gnaw at my throat for expression – which one to choose?
We stand together as a family, a unit, and look out into a sea of friendship as deep as the ocean itself, thick with the life of memories, stories and hopes for a future just as rich as Sam’s past has been. Sam’s friends from Special Olympics stand tall at the front of the crowd. They beam with pride and anticipate words of wisdom from the birthday boy. It’s the stuff a mother’s dreams are made of. This isn’t quite the way I had imagined it would be, but I’m looking through rose-coloured glasses tonight.
Sam’s arrival and diagnosis came as a jolt. He launched us into unknown territory, into friendships we would otherwise never have made or perhaps have chosen. Yet here we are – loved, supported and solid. We feel wealthy in the support of friends who stick with us through tough times and celebrate with us in the calm. Sam reminds us each day of the value of perseverance, gratitude and bravery in facing all a day brings forth. Down syndrome does not define who he is. He makes his own choices, though they may be small.
Sam takes charge and holds the proffered microphone as though he were born to it. He takes a deep breath and begins his 15 minutes of fame. He thanks everyone for coming, says he loves his presents and he loves the dinner and he loves the dancing and he loves the video of John Williamson that his uncle arranged and he loves the music and the DJs. I suspect he may also fancy the pretty girl who has filled his dance card so far this evening. Her eyes are full of stars looking up at Sam. That’s another issue we’ll learn to manage – seems Sam has already beaten us to Adolescent Relationship Management 101 and we need, once again, to fall in behind his lead.
Sam’s new, manly voice, amplified by the speaker system, sounds unfamiliar to us with its confidence and joy. It bounces off the walls and fills the room with a timbre of a small brown bear. Sam’s voice comes from deep down – somewhere between his heart and his soul, I believe.
His particular air in storytelling and conversation is that he always states the obvious and truly revels in sharing the joy of the small things – the details so small and ordinary that the rest of us fail to see them pass us by. Perhaps Sam has the benefit of reacting slowly, so he notices looks, actions and people in his life as they oat past like dust motes. The rest of us become so locked in and focused on what lies ahead, or what needs to be done, that we overlook the joy of the moment.
Tonight, again, Sam grounds us, pulls us up short and reminds us that at the end of the day, the joy of life is in sharing it with those we love and with those who sometimes, unaccountably, love us, stand by us and urge us on; those who know our story and truly see who we are.
His father, Damien, speaks with pride and emotion. He is now the father of two very different adults. Their choices and options are poles apart, but as people they are closer than ever. Damien looks around the room and relates some of his favourite stories, legends made famous in our closest circles by the birthday boy.
There is the story about Sam giving away some of his mother’s jewellery to his high-school sweetheart and of him giving away his MP3 players; both of which have gone to good homes, we hope. When chided for doing so, he responded with, “Mum, you share.” Sam’s generosity of spirit with the belongings of others is legendary.
There is also the story of how Sam knocked a neighbour’s car out of gear and rolled it down the drive. She had to chase it as Sam sat calmly, perched in the driver’s seat as the BMW rolled back and forth across the street, from kerb to kerb.
There is another story about Sam putting his new baby brother into the wheelie bin while his mother sat helplessly on the toilet, aware only of the bin lid closing loudly. The tales continue to fill us with laughter as we remember Sam painting himself with white house paint, and drinking cans of hot beer from the garage at age 13. (Now that was a letter to the teacher I’ll never forget writing.) Another story of becoming locked in the school toilet, forcing the kindly but portly principal to scale the dividing partition … and on it goes. We laugh till we cry.
When it’s my turn to talk, all the preparation I’ve done deserts me. I had wanted to talk about Sam’s arrival into the world and of the bleak, grey picture painted of his future that day by specialists and staff: “Don’t expect much” (I never know what to expect on any given day I assure you); “They are all so placid” (my boy never sat still for a moment and shone with the glow of mischief); “They all love their music” (well, that much is true tonight, though I could do without Black Betty blaring at 2 some mornings at home). If the professionals who saw him on day one could see him now, how differently they might map out a future. How differently they might look at that soft, flat-featured, angelic baby face. Perhaps they might say something like, “You never know. He has the world at his feet.” Well-meaning visitors who made grand statements about God giving “special people special children” might just change that comment to, “He will take you places inside yourself you have never dreamed of and show you a side of yourself you could never have imagined laying claim to, for love evolves you.”
“We feel wealthy in the support of friends who stick with us through tough times and celebrate with us in the calm.”
I had wanted to speak of his achievements. It’s Sam I call when I can’t work the DVD player or Foxtel – for he understands how confusing the world can be and gently goes about helping me, with never a cross word or impatient sigh. It’s Sam I call when I see an amazing spider’s web or rainbow, for he expects wonder but is not overawed by the remarkable or different. It is Sam who notices when I am unwell, sad or excited, for he has a sense of people, an emotional compass that leads him to comfort people or to join in their joy.
Sam has made his mark in the world. He represented Queensland in soccer and swimming for Special Olympics. He completed a hospitality training course. He takes pride in being capable and in doing jobs around the house. He enjoys weightlifting and gym work without being bribed (unlike the rest of the family). Sam can write and read (he once wrote his name in silver spray paint one metre tall across the red brick wall of our house). He is able to use the phone (he once called the ambulance to the house when I had the flu) and makes my day with a cup of coffee in the morning (although he once added barbecue sauce and later told me it was Mexican coffee; I can still taste it).
I had planned to talk about these achievements and of his battles. I wanted to talk about how bravely he manages vision impairment, hearing impairment, intellectual impairment, heart problems and the long shadow of depression. Somehow, though, it doesn’t fit the jubilant mood tonight. Somehow it just doesn’t matter. It’s part of the weave in the tapestry he has become. It’s part of the rich hue of colour in the tapestry of his life.
I’m dumbstruck by the realisation that Sam is a young man beloved, well provided for, well known – there is nothing else of importance. He has his place in the world. He lives each day with no expectation of personal gratification or forward planning, but with an open heart and an open mind. He is eager to embrace whatever comes along. He lives for “now”.
Eventually, all I can offer is a heartfelt two minutes. How proud I am of the young man you have become, Sammy, and the best is yet to be. I want more for you than the crumbs from the table of life that were described when you were born. Grab your life with both hands, enjoy it and continue to
be glad of each day, Sammy. You are our splash of yellow. You are our hero, our guru and our tour guide. What a ride. Hot tears of pride slide down my face.
Sam’s friend Martin then takes centre stage. He, too, has Down syndrome. He, too, has forgotten to let it rule his options. He sparkles with energy and purity of intention. In the fog of emotion that engulfed our efforts at speechmaking, we have forgotten a time-honoured tradition the crowd relishes most. Martin hoists his glass aloft and shouts to the sky, “Three cheers for Sam. Hip, hip …” It is music to our ears and there isn’t a dry eye in the place.
To say now that the past 19 years have flown by is a gross understatement. It has been the journey of a lifetime so far, through uncharted territory. I’m clutching fast to the seat of my pants and hoping beyond hope for inspiration, energy, wings for my hopes and the resilience of a rubber ball. It’s been a joy, a pleasure, a privilege, an education. It’s been terrifying, humbling and gut-wrenching at the same time. It’s taken its toll, offered rewards and left an indelible mark on my family, my face and my heart. And I wouldn’t change a thing.
Judy Kelly lives in Queensland with her family and works as an inclusion support teacher in a primary school.
This is an extract from Now I See: the Enriching Journey of Raising Children with Down syndrome.
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We regret to announce the passing of Mrs. Helen Miller Kanion, who was believed to be one of the oldest alumna of Oakwood Junior College. She passed away on November 5, 2018, at the age of 103.
To honor her love of Oakwood University and Christian education, and her commitment to a life of service to others through a career in healthcare, the Helen Miller Kanion Scholarship was established in 2013 at Oakwood University.
The funeral service is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 18, at the Linwood Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Snoop Dogg Drops Vietnamese Lyrics in Viral Instagram Post
Vietnamese hip-hop fans are elated over a video clip of American rapper Snoop Dogg incorporating some lyrics from a popular Vietnamese rap track while jamming some rap tunes.
The now-viral video featured Snoop Dogg singing words from “Chay Ngay Di” (Run Now), one of the many hit songs from popular Viet rapper Son Tung M-TP.
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The artist is shown having fun with his friends and singing a part of what appears to be a new, unreleased track when he spoke the line “Chạy ngay đi” at the 0:20 mark.
Uploaded by Instagram account @danrue last week, the original footage has since racked up over 600,000 views.
“Chay Ngay Di” is among the most watched Asian music videos on YouTube, reaching 22 million views in the 24 hours after its release. As of this writing, the video has generated over 106 million views.
Composed by Son Tung himself, “Chay Ngay Di” is a hip-hop/trap-influenced R&B track. While Snoop sang just a single line from “Chay Ngay Di,” it has certainly got Vietnamese fans excited.
Tung, who has produced numerous hits, has a growing local and international fanbase.
Fans have been hoping for a collaboration between the two rappers after Snoop Dogg shared a post on Snapchat with him on set with Son Tung M-TP back in December.
In the clip, which also went viral among Vietnamese fans, Snoop Dogg can be heard saying: “Live on the set with Son Tung, you understand me?”
Tung then says, “Exactly,” before Snoop ends the video, saying: “It’s going down.”
There has been no official announcement of any form of collaboration between the two artists so far.
Featured image via Instagram/danrue and YouTube/Sơn Tùng M-TP Official
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Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME) and Me
April 28, 2012 June 20, 2019 Niall : Two roads diverged in a wood, and I...
Ballyhanna Man – Early Evidence of Hereditary Multiple Exostoses in Ireland
He occupies pride of place in a specially constructed case at Donegal Museum in Letterkenny in far-flung rugged North West Ireland, and was a key focus of the Ballyhanna Research Project funded by Ireland’s National Roads Authority (NRA) and involving cross-border collaboration between Queen’s University Belfast and the Institute of Technology in Sligo.
Dating at least 600 years, from 1100-1400, ‘Ballyhanna Man’ was one of 1,200 skeletal remains found by archaeologists around a buried church less than a mile south of Ballyshannon, on the banks of the River Erne, in 2006.
And what makes him so interesting is that he is the first intact case of Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME) / Diaphyseal Aclasis to have emerged in Irish archaeology and one of the very few in the world.
Remains of 800 year old Ballyshannon (Donegal, Ireland) Man (Skeleton 331) showing evidence of HME / Osteochondromas.
Research (which is ongoing) evidence so far indicates he was a young adult of about 25 years old when he died (typical of the mortality rate of the other non-HME male remains excavated at the burial site). Projecting bony lumps were evident on the upper and lower limbs: Two bones on each lower leg were fused together, and he was knock kneed. His arms were bow-shaped, with the left arm noticeably shorter.
Ballyhanna Man’s condition would have meant he suffered from pain and was very much disabled, and yet it is unlikely he would have survived to such an age without some form of support. He appears to have been afforded the same Christian burial as other remains. Regarding his quality of life, given he would have had HME since childhood, who knows?
Given the congenital nature of HME, osteoarchaeologists are working to establish family ties between Ballyhanna Man among the other remains. The remains of a second, man, young to middle aged adult in his late 30’s to 40’s, exhibiting lumps that would have been less obvious than those which afflicted Ballyhanna Man, were also excavated in the same burial ground. According to researchers radiocarbon dating indicates he died several hundred years before Ballyhanna Man, which may point to the HME gene existing within the group for a considerable period of time.
The hope is that in future advancements in genetics and DNA research will provide evidence regarding how HME has evolved.
[Source / read more: Early evidence of Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME) in Ireland]
In addition to the two skeletal remains uncovered by archaeologists at Ballyhanna, two skeletal remains with indications of HME were uncovered by archaeologists in Dublin: The remains of a young to middle-aged female were excavated from a medieval cemetery on St. Stephen’s Street, while a young adult male, dating back to later early Christian era, was exhumed in Kilshane.
A summary of the archeological and paleodemographic characteristics of the 16 cases of multiple osteochondromas. Source: Multiple osteochondromas in the archaeological record: a global review Eileen M. Murphy, Catriona J. McKenzie, Journal of Archaeological Science 37 (2010) 2255e2264. 2010
In the study of ancient diseases that is paleopathology four of the 16 known cases of HME are specific to Ireland, and a further three cases specific to England (the remaining nine ancient cases of HME are located in Jordan, Zimbabwe, Peru, Sweden, Poland and Canada). As such, is living on an isolated island in any way significant in the context of a higher HME prevalence in the UK and Ireland?
The purpose of this blog (updated June, 2019) is to provide a focal point of support and information for family members and persons living in Ireland and beyond who have Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME) in order to encourage them to share their experiences so that people in general will have a clearer understanding of this rare condition and how challenging affected lives can be.
While I appreciate many of us are reluctant to open up about such a personal concern, after reading my account of HME and Me, for all one knows you will be roused to introduce your own personal experiences, questions and feedback in the “Comments” https://nialljoreilly.com/2012/04/28/hereditary-multiple-exostoses-ireland/#comments piece located at the bottom of this paper.
HME and Me
What is Hereditary Multiple Exostoses?
Prevalence and geographical reach
Bony lump?
What complications are caused by HME?
Congenital?
What are the chances of transmitting HME to your children?
Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD): Karyomapping and MALBAC
Prognosis – The Good News
HME and Autism / Asperger Syndrome linkage?
HME and animals?
Bone-lengthening surgery
Dorsal Foot Exostosis
Is that a bunion or exostosis protruding from your foot?
Orthopaedic / Neurological Consultant / Surgeon HME Knowhow in Ireland
Support resources for HMEers and their families
HME Research
I recall being about nine years old, maybe younger, when I first noticed the large tender lump protruding from my left shoulder blade like a Rhino horn. I soon became very self-conscious as bone protrusions multiplied to cover my legs (femur, tibia, and fibula), arms (humerus, radius, and ulna), shoulder blades, hands, feet, ribs, and pelvis, particularly around the shoulder, elbow, wrist, knee, and ankle joints. My height was affected, as was the shape of my arms (bow-shaped, my left arm is shorter than my right) and legs (my knees won’t bend all the way), with structural impairment to my left elbow and hand. I knew I was different to all my other friends, and with such low self-esteem I certainly felt that way. I hated going to school. I just wanted to seclude myself. As a consequence I was shy and introverted as a child. I wore long sleeve shirts and explained away the bow-like curvature of my left arm by faking how it had been broken. I loved sports, but was unable to participate like other kids my age, while almost nobody, except my mother, knew of the constant 24*7*365 daily pain, the cause of which medical practitioners in the 1970s and 1980s were at a loss to deduce.
The surgery started in earnest back in 1976 when I was 13 years old, the last procedure I underwent was earlier this month (June 2019). All told I have endured numerous operations in which at least 51 and a half of the more irritating bone tumours have been hacked, sawed, and chiseled off. The leading orthopedic surgeons in Ireland in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, Messrs. Gerry “Gold Fingers” Brady, John Varian, and Jimmy Sheehan all had a go on me in both Saint Michael’s Private Hospital, in Dun Laoghaire, and the Mount Carmel Hospital, over in Churchtown (Dublin).
Most recently in November 2018 and April 2019 specialist orthopediac surgeons Philip Grieve and Hannan Mullett carried out surgical procedures at the Blackrock Clinic in South Dublin, while in June 2019 orthopediac surgeon Alan Laing also operated on me at the Blackrock Clinic.
In addition, over the years, I have also been referred to orthopedic consultants, ENT consultants, neurologists (medical interns in tow) and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners in Liverpool (UK), Seoul (Korea), Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and mainland China.
In 1990, following an operation to remove a benign tumour from the bone surface of my pelvis, I recall the surgeon’s reassuring words “That’s it, no more operations, the bony lumps wouldn’t grow again“, and that I could now get on with my life. I was 27 years old and I’d gone through more operations, physiotherapy, and recovery periods and overcome more obstacles than anyone should ever have to go through in their entire life. So get on with my life I certainly tried to do, and did.
However, despite leading as active a life as I could, the ever present twinge, spasm, ache, and clicking sound, which I guess only a person with HME can truly identify with, continued and in 2008 I was referred to neurologist Mr. Chris Pidgeon at Dublin‘s Beaumount Hospital. He advised surgery on compressed cervical vertabra caused by atypical spinal curvature on the basis that if I didn’t have such surgery sooner rather than later nerve damage and dysfunction would gradually lead to acute lack of sensation on the left side of my body. At around the same time one of China‘s leading ENT experts, Professor Pu Xing Kuan (JiangSu Province Hospital, Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology -卜行宽, 江苏省人民医院耳鼻咽喉科卜行宽主任医师) postulated a connection between the bony growths and troubling hearing and balance challenges.
New medical knowledge gleaned through advances in scientific research indicate that intermittent fatigue, poor coordination and short concentration span troubles I have always tried to come to grips with are neurological motor disorder symptoms associated with HME, and not just a figment of my imagination.
Roll on to 2018 / 2019 and the most recent operations have involved cubital tunnel surgery on my elbow, the removal of an exostosis embedded deep under my scapula, which the surgeon described as akin to “looking for a needle in a haystack“, and Hallux Valvus (Latin: deformed foot) surgery on my right foot. Following this latest operation, I am hoping the removal of two and a half exostoses and the insertion of a titanium implant will lead to pain-free mobility. Next up will be operations on my left foot, lower right arm and left hand, hopefully by all over by the end of 2019.
In terms of recovery: Truly amazed about the impact the surgery has had on my left elbow. Fully healed or me the outcome has been perfect. It is only two months since the surgery on my scapula, and why I feel the healing is slower various physiotherapists have noted that scapula / shoulder related surgery is notorious for the time it takes to fully heal.
Developments in medical science and technology over the past 10 years have been incredible, enabling surgeons to perform procedures that wouldn’t have been risked without such advancement.
By and large living with HME has been a silent battle marked by good and bad days. Sometimes I want to climb to the top of a mountain and scream. Most times I just grin and bear it. To everyone else I look normal. Nobody has a clue what I deal with on a daily basis. Unfortunately, while the bad days don’t define me, they are happening more often than I care to admit, affecting every aspect of my life, including my mobility and career. Now I would describe a good day as a day when pain is manageable, when the level of needling, throbbing, pain is at least two levels below my average, which according to the Universal Pain Assessment Tool chart posted below is at least Level 7.5. Consistent pain and related anxiety have also led to bouts of really bad depression. However, I always seem to pick myself up and move on.
In spite of the challenges that come with the territory, I would never let HME beat me, and so over the past year, after dithering way too long, I have been engaged with a truly amazing team of world-class shoulder, elbow, hand, wrist, foot, ankle, hip, knee, neurosurgery, neurophysiology consultants at the Blackrock Clinic (scroll down to ‘Orthopedic / Neurological Consultant / Surgeon HME Knowhow in Ireland’ for more information about specific consultants) pinpointing the most pressing HME-related problems via SPECT CT scams, MRIs, x-rays, and nerve conduction tests with the aim of correcting them now. No more delays on my part. A few more operations to go, but hopefully all done by the end of the year.
The condition was first alluded to in 1786 by John Hunter, the prominent, yet controversial, Scottish surgeon and anatomist, infamously known for taking possession of 2.31 metres tall Irish giant Charles Byrne’s corpse contrary to Byrne’s clear deathbed request. It would take a further 90 years for the term ‘multiple exostoses’ to first surface, as conceived in 1876 by the venerated German physician Rudolf Virchow. What is more, the first reference to Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME) in American medical literature only happened in 1915 when the Boston surgeon Albert Ehrenfried wrote of “Multiple cartilaginous exostoses—hereditary derforming chorodysplasia: A brief report on a little know (sic) disease”.
Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME) [one of the numerous synonyms along with: Bessel-Hagen Syndrome; Chondral Osteogenic Dysplasia of Direction; Chondral Osteoma; Deforming Chondrodysplasia; Diaphyseal Aclasis (multiple hereditary); Dyschondroplasia; Exostosing Disease; Exostotic Dysplasia; Exostosis Multiplex; EXT; Hereditary Deforming Chondrodysplasia; Hereditary Multiple Osteochondromas; Multiple Cartilaginous Exostoses; Multiple Congenital Osteochondromata; Multiple Exostoses; Multiple Hereditary Exostoses (MHE); Multiple Hereditary Osteochondromatosis (MHO); Multiple Osseous Exostoses; Multiple Osteochondromas (MO – which is the term designated by the World Health Organisation (WHO)); Multiple Osteomatoses; Osteochondromatosis; and Osteogenic Disease] is a very rare bone disease in which multiple benign bony cartilage-capped outgrowths (or exostoses / osteochondromas) that are atypical in size, position and number grow in areas of active bone development, or open growth plates, in children.
Regarding HME’s origins scientists have linked it with chromosomal mutations in three genes: EXT1, which maps to Chromosome 8q24.1; EXT2 which maps to Chromosome 11p13; and EXT3 which maps to the short arm of Chromosome 19 (though its precise location is still unclear). It seems the majority of HME cases have either HME EXT1 or HME EXT2 mutations, while a small proportion of HME cases are linked to the EXT3 gene.
Approximately 50% of people with HME are diagnosed by the time they are three years old
5% of newborns that carry an HME gene show some signs at birth
Though not present at birth, 96% of all cases with HME will show noticeable signs by the time they are 12 years old
Approximately 70% of people with HME have an exostosis or bone abnormality around the knee
Six is the number of exostoses the average person affected with HME will typically develop during his or her life
Most often affected are long tubular bones, while in 10% of cases the small bones of the hands and feet are also affected, the scapula only in 1% of patients. The spine is involved only in 2%, but it can lead to cord compression.
While HME currently has no cure, the good news is that a cure may not be far away!
HME NEWS FROM 2018
MHE Research Foundation in collaboration with Clementia Pharmaceuticals announced recruitment for the trialing in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain, The Netherlands, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States ) of (once daily pill) the efficacy and safety Clementia Palovarotene, as a potential treatment of HME in children.
Source: https://www.mherf.org/clementia-drug-trial
Latest HME Research Paper 2018 – Palovarotene Inhibits Osteochondroma Formation in a Mouse Model of Multiple Hereditary Exostoses (Toshihiro Inubushi, Isabelle Lemire, Fumitoshi Irie, and Yu Yamaguchi)
Research moves toward the first drug treatment for Hereditary Multiple Exostoses
Curiously, the research also points to much higher prevalence rates amongst island populations with geographically restricted movement, such as Guam, which has about 100 HME cases per 100,000 people.
Be that as it may, taking for granted that Ballyhanna Man, and the two age-old skeletal remains discovered in Dublin, proved HME’s existence in Ireland over 600 years ago one would be inclined to think that given its hereditary nature the prevalence of HME among their future ascendants on the island would be relatively high. In actuality, secondary research and interactions with orthopaedic surgeons and online support groups undertaken by myself suggest there are about 120 cases on the island of Ireland (May, 2019).
Geographically, while the primary HME clusters are to be found in Europe, North America, and Australia, HME is a global bone disease with people impaired by the condition living in China, India, South East Asia, South America and Africa.
Chloe B tells the story behind the scars
An exotosis is a benign rounded or sharp bone growth at the metaphyseal areas of the long bones. Exostoses start, and continue, growing, for the duration of a child’s development around the growth centres of bones that are near the ends of the bones, which is why lumps tend to grow, or fuse, near the joints. When a person has achieved full skeletal growth, the exostoses are expected to stop growing, which is not to say their tenderness also stops. This last point is quite contentious, as previously less painful exostoses can become very tender with the wear and tear of age. Moreover, exostoses can also return to the same places from where lumps have been previously extracted, and they may be more painful. Many members of online HME support communities highlight increasingly chronic pain experienced in later life.
What is an Osteochondroma?
Chronic, not contagious
HME can be particularly troublesome. Because the exostoses grow around areas of active bone growth, they disrupt the normal growth process, leading to defective growth that causes nerve compression, inequality of limb length and irritation of adjoining soft tissue, such as skin, nerves, tendons, muscles, and blood vessels. Such is their sensitivity, these cartilage-capped lumps can cause chronic pain, clicking sounds, and numbness until they are surgically removed. Accidentally bumping them against something solid can be particularly painful.
Exostoses that grow near the ends of long bones may limit the normal range of motion of the joints upon which they encroach. Consequently, people with HME may have a shorter stature than average, with studies of HME patients showing the final height in men typically averaging 170 cm (66 in), while the average height in women is about 160 cm (62 in). Moreover, differential rates of growth between a child’s legs or arms can result in disparities in leg or arm length sometimes reaching 2 cm (1 in) or more. Leg length disparity can result in hip pain and difficulties with walking caused by a slanting of the pelvis.
HME patients may also have bowed arms or legs. Often, the forearm will bow out, or the legs can grow to be “knock-kneed“. While function is usually fairly normal, the bowing can be very troublesome.
Another complication caused by HME is stiffness, particularly in the hands, elbows and hips usually because the lumps block their natural movement.
The most alarming potential HME complication is also one of the rarest, typically occurring after skeletal growth has finished. In less than 1% of cases the benign exostoses can become a cancerous tumor called Chondrosarcoma, aka ‘Sarcoma‘. Such Chondrosarcoma cases are usually in the 20’s to 50’s age range. Growth and soreness are two key warning signs that a benign tumor has become malignant. If a person with HME notices after they have stopped growing that an exostosis is getting larger or painful he or she should consult their doctor right away. Chondrosarcoma while uncommon (arising in 0.5% to 3% of HME patients) is still something people who have Hereditary Multiple Exostoses must know about. An unnoticed bone malignancy always presents a risk of metastasis (the spreading of cancerous cells elsewhere in the body), which is one of the most dangerous complications of any cancer (For more on Sarcoma check out this YouTube video explanation from Dr. Christopher R. Beauchamp, M.D., Orthopedic Oncology and Adult Reconstruction Surgery, Mayo Clinic ).
Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME) [Multiple Hereditary Exostoses (MHE), Hereditary Multiple Osteochondromas, Multiple Exostoses, Exostosis Multiplex, Multiple Osseous Exostoses, Multiple Cartilaginous Exostoses], or Diaphyseal aclasis is a condition that is passed by the genes of the affected parent to their children. If one parent has the condition, there is a 50% likelihood that any child could also develop Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME).
As is my own situation, in 10% to 20% of HME cases a person can develop multiple exostoses with no family history of HME. In medical terms this is referred to as a de novo or “spontaneous mutation” indicating a genetic problem arose in that person without being inherited from a parent. Moreover, my two brothers, who are both in their 60s, did not inherit this condition.
HME has a 96% penetrance, which means that if the disease is indeed transmitted to a child, he or she will have a 96% chance of actually manifesting the disease, and 4% chance of having the disease but never manifesting it.
While males who have the HME gene tend to exhibit more obvious and severe symptoms than females, and are therefore more likely to be diagnosed with HME, males and females are equally likely to inherit HME.
Straight talking exostoses boy Mikey spells it out in black and white
A person with HME has a 50% chance of transmitting this condition to his or her children. Male and female are equally likely to be affected. In other words, if it is assumed that four children are produced, and one parent is a carrier and exhibits the disease, the statistical expectation is for two children to be normal and two children to inherit this disease. This does not mean that children will necessarily be affected; it does mean that each child has a 50:50 chance of inheriting the disorder.
Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis: Karyomapping and MALBAC
For individuals with HME who are considering starting a family, recent scientific developments in pre-implantation genetic screening and diagnosis (PGS & PGD) and pre-natal diagnosis can detect the exostoses gene from embryo samples and help select normal embryos. [Note: For further information about PGS refer to the ‘Research’ section below].
In Ireland the first pre-implantation genetic diagnosis pregnancy in late 2013 was hailed by the Cork Fertility Centre (www.corkfertilitycentre.com) as a “major breakthrough”. [Source: Irish Times 3rd November 2013 http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/first-pregnancy-in-ireland-using-new-screening-technique-1.1582427].
In February 2015, confirming the significance of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis with respect to detecting the exostoses gene the Cork Fertility Centre , stated:
“We do provide PGD service for Multiple Exostoses patients based on Karyomapping technic, which can do the same job as MALBAC. Karyomapping can detect the exostoses gene from embryo samples and at the same time obtain the information of chromosome status. ” (Source: Cork Fertility Centre email to author of this blog piece, dated 15th February, 2015).
The Beacon CARE Fertility centre in Sandyford, Dublin, also provides pre-implantation genetic testing services.
“Hereditary Multiple Exostoses patients can now expect their offspring to be free from their disorders”
Beijing (Peking) University, Sep.24, 2014: On September 19, 2014, the first in vitro fertilization (IVF) baby with pre-implantation genomic screening based on MALBAC was born in the Beijing University Third Hospital, Beijing, China. MALBAC is a newly developed whole genome amplification method, allowing for the precise selection of embryos in the IVF process when combined with next generation sequencing. This event brings the good news to patients with monogenic diseases around the world that they can now expect their off springs free from their disorders.
In this case, the husband suffers from Hereditary Multiple Exostoses, an autosomal dominant hereditary disorder, which is characterized by multiple bony spurs or lumps on the bones at an early age. There is a frame-shift point mutation at the EXT2 gene of this patient, which has a 50% chance of transmitting this disorder to his children. To avoid this risk, a normal embryo free from the husband’s disease allele was selected by Dr. Jie Qiao’s group at Beijing University Third Hospital using the MALBAC technique that was developed by Sunney Xie’s lab.
Total 18 embryos at blastocyst stage were obtained from the couple during IVF cycle, and a few cells were biopsied from each of the day 5 or day 6 embryo. Genomic DNAs of the obtained cells were amplified evenly and accurately with the MALBAC method for the whole genome sequencing analyses. Combined with the targeted PCR and next generation sequencing techniques, all the numerical and structural chromosome abnormalities and the mutated allele of the genetic disease were accurately detected with low depth sequencing data (0.1X). The team identified three embryos with neither the inherited mutated allele nor chromosome copy number abnormalities from these 18 embryos, and finally chose one healthy embryo to transfer back to the wife. The embryo implanted successfully, grew normally, and later the amniotic fluid cells from the baby were isolated and analyzed as free of aneuploidy and mutated allele. Now the baby was born successfully, with 4.03 kg of weight and 53 cm of length. Umbilical cord blood genome detection confirmed the baby is free of the mutated allele.
Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a technique that helps selecting normal embryos to transfer into uterine using IVF. It is an early prenatal diagnosis technology to obtain a healthy offspring by avoiding the genetic diseases.
Currently, the widely used PGD technologies are fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and comparative genomic hybridization (Array-CGH) and single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP-array)… it has been highly desirable, but has not yet been reported to simultaneously detect monogenic point mutations and chromosome abnormalities. MALBAC allows for simultaneous circumvention of point mutations and chromosome abnormalities with high accuracy. Furthermore, the procedure developed by the team has used low depth sequencing, allowing low cost and fast PGD.
MALBAC, a powerful single cell whole genome amplification method, which was first developed and reported by Sunney Xie’s lab in 2012, is the key technique in this project. Since MALBAC use linear instead of exponential amplification, it is much more accurate and uniform than the traditional DOP-PCR and MDA methods. So MALBAC can be used to analyze the genomes of rare and limited materials. At the end of 2013, Sunney Xie’s lab cooperated with Jie Qiao’s team and Fuchou Tang’s lab and demonstrated the proof of principle of using MALBAC for PGD in IVF, which was published in Cell.
The project is done with the support from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and 985 project of Peking University. The project is accomplished under the cooperation of the three partners: Jie Qiao’s team in Peking University Third Hospital, Sunney Xie’s lab and Fuchou Tang’s lab in Biological dynamic Optical Imaging Center (BIOPIC) of Beijing University.
Source: Peking University Third Hospital at http://english.pku.edu.cn/News_Events/News/Research/11626.htm.
Ruby Page explains what it’s like to live with HME
Some people with HME never need any treatment. They learn to counterbalance the abnormality or reduced range of motion so they can perform as normally as possible. When abnormality does occur it often develops so slowly that the patient can adjust to it well, while others may require surgical treatment to provide relief.
Surgery (bear in mind modern medicine has really advanced with ongoing technological breakthroughs!), physiotherapy and pain management are currently the only options available to HME patients, and while success varies from patient to patient many continue to struggle with pain, fatigue and mobility problems throughout their lives.
It is not unusual for patients with Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME) [Multiple Hereditary Exostoses (MHE), Hereditary Multiple Osteochondromas, Multiple Exostoses, Exostosis Multiplex, Multiple Osseous Exostoses, Osteocartilaginous Exostoses, Multiple Cartilaginous Exostoses], or Diaphyseal aclasis to undergo numerous surgical procedures throughout their lives to remove painful or deforming exostoses, correct limb length discrepancies or improve range of motion.
HME Presentation by Dr. Dror Paley, Paley Limb Lengthening Institute, St. Mary’s Hospital, West Palm Beach, Florida
If an exostoses is painful, pressuring an important structure, visibly unsightly, or is easily knocked, it can be removed by surgical methods. Excision itself is usually a fairly straightforward procedure, some are removed without necessitating an overnight stay in hospital. Once removed, however, as previously mentioned, exostoses can reappear (about 20% – 50% of the time), although they are may not grow to the same extent as before.
When an exostosis causes a growth deformity, such as bowing, sometimes simply cutting off the lumps at an early stage will let the bone straighten itself out and adapt as the child grows. However, some bowing is so acute that not only must the lumps be removed, but also the bone must be straightened. This can be done either by cutting the bone, remodeling it and then holding it in place while it mends or, if the child is still developing, by altering the rate of growth on one side of the growth plate.
There are a number of options available and an orthopedic doctor should be able to advise accordingly.
Moses Ndiritu’s story – Every day gets harder
What level of pain do you suffer?
Managing the severe pain associated with HME can be very disheartening, and there are all sorts of opinions regarding treatment. Below are several different approaches to pain management, notwithstanding that fact that in distinguishing which pain medicine provides the most effective relief it is important for each HME patient (or parent / guardian in the case of children) to do their own research before any new treatments are commenced. While a proposed treatment may sound beneficial, there are also some potential negative side effects that a HME patient may suffer from. Always be aware of both the pros and cons of any treatment before deciding whether it is the right approach to controlling specific pain, and preferably use the therapy in a controlled environment.
1. Medical Marijuana?
While the MHE Research Foundation does not support the use of Medical Marijuana, HME is one of a defined number of conditions with symptoms or ailments that advocates claim can treated with Medical Marijuana. Stockbroker and HME patient Irvin Rosenfeld, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has been issued with 12 daily government-supplied marijuana cigarettes for more than 30 years. The longest surviving patient to be assigned to the federal medical marijuana, Mr. Rosenfield claims he would not be alive if he hadn’t been issued with marijuana cigarettes for the treatment of his HME condition.
For more on Irvin Rosenfeld (http://irvinrosenfeld.com/), refer to the YouTube video ‘Medical Marijuana – Multiple Exostoses (Irvin Rosenfeld)’ below.
In Canada, Saskatoon high school student Michael Wileniec says high-grade medical marijuana is the only drug that eases his chronic pain, noting in a January 2015 newspaper interview, he had already “…tried conventional prescription drugs, from Tylenol 3 to morphine, but didn’t like how they clouded his mind“.
For more about Michael Wileniec and his usage of Medical Marijuana to help alleviate HME related pain refer to:
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/health/Student+banned+from+using+medical+marijuana+school/10737686/story.html
2. Traditional Chinese Medicine?
Having lived in China for a number of years I have had the benefit of trying out traditional acupuncture, electroacupuncture, and tuina acupressure, the needle free alternative to acupuncture. These Traditional Chinese Medicine treatments are effective paint controls, although I found the relief to be short lived, meaning that once treatment concluded the soreness would soon return. For specific HME patient feedback regarding the effectiveness of such Traditional Chinese Medicine practices, including qigong read the “Comments” https://nialljoreilly.com/2012/04/28/hereditary-multiple-exostoses-ireland/#comments section located at the bottom of this post.
Learning to Love Myself and My Scars From Multiple Hereditary Exostoses
3. Omega-3 Krill Oil?
Having endured an agonising winter of 2013 / 2014, to the point where even a walk of 20 metres could be a harrowing exercise -the degree of tenderness contingent on the prevailing weather- my introduction to the benefits of Omega-3 Krill Oil, which the Journal of Lipid Research claims is 48 times more potent than fish oil, was simply a business-driven fluke. Yet, while there are no research studies to back me up, I have found exceptional relief (reduced pain, inflammation, functional impairment, stiffness) since the summer of 2014 when I started taking Omega-3 Krill Oil in capsule (500 mg per day) and more recently in syrup format. In fact, of late, since finishing the bottle of Omega-3 Krill Oil (300 ml) syrup in late January (2015), once again I can now feel both bone and joint pain levels starting to give me a hard time.
The Omega-3 Krill Oil capsule and syrup products I used are from CleanMarine (http://www.cleanmarine.ie/), who also produce a Krill Oil syrup for kids.
4. Homeopathy
Advocates of homeopathy for HME contend that surgical excision of exostoses does not remove the cause of HME, as it cannot guarantee further exostoses from forming. Homeopathists aim to treat the patient (not HME) by strengthening his/her immune system to remove the disease and prevent recurrence.
5. Tablets / Capsules
I am not a fan of tablets, but at home I do keep Solpadol Caplets handy. Unfortunately, these are codeine-based, so need a prescription for good reason. They have the effect of bring a Level 8 pain down to a more manageable Level 5 or 6.
For severe pain doctors have also prescribed OxyNorm and Tramadol, but these are really heavy pain-killers and I’d rather deal with the pain in my own way than have to take these for a prolonged period
“Preclinical study demonstrates promising treatment for rare bone disease
Data supports clinical investigations of palovarotene to treat multiple hereditary exostoses”
La Jolla, Calif., November 20, 2017 – Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) have led a preclinical study demonstrating that the drug palovarotene suppresses the formation of bony tumors (osteochondromas) in models of multiple hereditary exostoses (MHE). The research, published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, is an important step toward an effective pharmacological treatment for MHE, a rare genetic condition that affects about 1 in 50,000 people worldwide.
MHE (also known as multiple osteochondromas, or MO) is an inherited genetic disorder in which multiple benign bone tumors covered with cartilage grow at active areas of bone growth. The condition is caused by mutations in two genes: EXT1 and EXT2. Individuals with these mutations develop painful, debilitating tumors, often repeatedly during their childhood and adolescence. Surgery and pain management are currently the only treatment options for MHE patients.
“Our study shows that palovarotene is a remarkably potent inhibitor of osteochondromas, says Yu Yamaguchi, M.D., Ph.D., professor at SBP. “In our mouse model of MHE, we were able to reduce bone tumors by more than 90 percent, which is a significant improvement over the previous drugs we have tested in the same mouse model.”
“Especially promising is that palovarotene has been tested for toxicity and side effects in humans and has been shown to be well tolerated,” says Yamaguchi. “This means that time line for getting the drug to the clinic for MHE may be shortened.”
Clementia Pharmaceuticals licensed palovarotene from Roche Pharmaceuticals, which previously investigated the compound as a possible treatment for chronic pulmonary disease and evaluated its safety in more than 800 healthy volunteers and patients. Clementia Pharmaceuticals is planning to initiate a Phase 2/3 clinical trial in 2018 for patients with MHE.
“This is first time we are seeing a clear path toward a therapy that will improve the lives of MHE patients and their families,” says Sarah Ziegler, vice-president of the MHE Research Foundation. “The long awaited first clinical trial for a drug to treat MHE is now a reality. This breakthrough comes after years of working with medical professionals and scientists like Dr. Yamaguchi to achieve something we have all been desperately striving for, for many years.”
Source: https://www.mherf.org/
Shania’s HME
Through gene mapping studies scientists, as previously noted, have linked HME with mutations in three genes: EXT1, which maps to Chromosome 8q24.1; EXT2 which maps to Chromosome 11p13; and EXT3 which maps to the short arm of Chromosome 19 (though its precise location is still unclear).
Continuing research of the HME genes will likely establish an accurate prevalence for each of the three gene types, thus providing greater insight into the growth of cells, which is really what HME is all about. With such rapid advances in science, particularly in terms of gene mapping, it not inconceivable that such as understanding will sooner rather than later provide the knowledge leading to a tangible treatment for HME.
Recently, Chinese scientists, supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology, have also started conducting extensive research into HME. One such research paper published in 2014 concluded that in China:
“HME starts earlier and becomes more severe and extensive with each successive generation in members of the pedigree analyzed”
[For more about HME in China refer to ‘10. Instances of Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME) in China, from 1990 – 2013′ in the research segment at the bottom of this blog.
In addition, ‘11. The link http://www.cancerindex.org/geneweb//X0205.htm‘ in the research segment below provides a detailed overview of the latest HME-related research worldwide.].
As it stands, gene mapping can serve as a basis for testing children at risk with HME and the information gleaned from such testing will hopefully lead to the prevention of the development of exostoses and their associated complications. There is good reason for optimism: the day when our doctors are equipped to undertake such testing is near.
Multiple Hereditary Osteochondromatosis (MHO)* – Suzie’s Story
*Multiple Hereditary Osteochondromatosis is the official World Health Organisation term for HME / MHE
Osteochondroma… this is My story
Heparan Sulphate and MHE – Dr. Yu Yamaguchi. Many parents of children with MHE / HME / MHO frequently observe autism and Asperger Syndrome like social issues in their children
St. Bernard dog http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/vru.12066/abstract Domestic pig http://vdi.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/06/27/1040638713495545.full
Bone Lengthening Surgery?
“….“The bumps themselves are not so much a problem, what tends to cause the issue in children or even in adults is if [the bumps] are causing deformity,” explains Dr. Carmen Brauer, an orthopediatric surgeon with the Alberta Children’s Hospital. “Bone lengthening in the upper extremity is fairly rare compared to the lower extremity, and here at the Alberta Children’s Hospital we hadn’t done any lengthening of the upper extremity,” Dr. Brauer says. A team was assembled to perform the first procedure on Dunbar last June. His bone was cut and a device was implanted to apply tension over time to help the bone to grow. “We slowly distract and the bone then heals under the tension we’re applying. By doing that we can lengthen the bone up to a millimeter a day,” Dr. Brauer explains…….” Source / read more and view the Video: http://globalnews.ca/news/907083/bone-lengthening-surgery-saves-calgary-boy-from-disability/
Dorsal foot exostosis is a bony growth on the dorsum (top) of the foot. It can occur where the first metatarsal joint meets the big toe, causing the toe to lose its ability to bend. This is also known as Hallux rigidus (inability to move the joint) or Hallux limitus (limited movement of the big toe). Acute or chronic pain on the top of the foot happens in the morning and as the day progresses, more so the longer a person is standing. Metatarsal Cuneiform Exostoses crop up in the midfoot area, where the first metatarsal shaft meets the cuneiform, while a forefoot version of Haglund’s Deformity is where the throat line of the shoe meeting the foot causes pressure and rubbing which results in the fleshy area behind the toes..
Is that a Bunion or an Exostosis protruding from your foot?
– “A large exostosis was the source of a bunion deformity in a 60-year-old woman. Its unusual clinical and radiographic features were suggestive of a bizarre parosteal osteochondromatous proliferation. However, histologic features were most consistent with a benign osteocartilaginous exostosis…..” Source / read more: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11482512
Unfortunately, GPs / HSE in Ireland have little or no knowledge of HME. Best to have a GP refer you to a consultant orthopedic surgeon specialising in the specific area that causes most discomfort. No one consultant will cover all areas affected by HME. I ended up doing the research myself and then asking the GP to contact the consultants I deemed applicable to my needs.
Below is what I would consider to be the best neuro / orthopaedic surgeon team in Ireland: Perfectionists, professional, friendly beside manner. They really listen.
These guys are very well grounded, I cannot rate them highly enough, they know the score and have the know-how when it comes to dealing with HME. Interestingly, they mentioned they tended to deal more with cases of single exostosis, and that multiple exostoses was still quite rare in Ireland.
Typically, the first consultant you engage with should take the lead in calling in other neuro / orthopaedic specialists either to verify a particular prognosis or to advise on specific areas beyond his area of expertise.
Mr. Hannan Mullett (Shoulder), Blackrock Clinic, Beaumont Hospital, Sports Surgery Clinic, Cappagh National Orthopedic Hospital
Mr. Philip P. Grieve (Elbow, Hand, and Wrist), Blackrock Clinic
Mr. Alan Liang (Foot and Ankle), Blackrock Clinic, Beacon Hospital
Mr. Fintan Doyle (Hip and knee), Blackrock Clinic
Mr. Eoin Fenton (Neurosurgery, Spine), Blackrock Clinic
Dr. Sean Connelly (Neurophysiology), Blackrock Clinic
Tip: Make sure you have health insurance. MRIs at Blackrock Clinic should be fully covered by VHI, but not CTs. CTs are fully covered by VHI at the Affidea clinics. For x-rays public hospitals have walk in services, which cost about €50.00, rather than €100.00 + in the private hospitals
Useful Support Resources for HMEers and their families
Five Facebook Support Groups
MHE & HME & MO Support Group
Chondrosarcoma Support Group Community
MHE Awareness Group
HME – The New Generation
USA / International
The MHE Coalition http://www.mhecoalition.org/ Facebook page appears to be more active: https://www.facebook.com/pages/MHE-Coalition/112229608822423 –Excellent particularly with respect to ongoing research and contributions from medical experts.
MHE and Me http://www.mheandme.com –A support group for children with MHE / HME, which also publishes a useful handbook [A member of the MHE Coalition].
United Kingdom / International
Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME) Support Group http://www.hmesg.org.uk/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/HME-Support-Group/129536527204525
– This support group has a very instructive web site and hosts an international notice board.
Netherlands (Dutch and English)
Hereditaire Multiple Exostosen Lotgenotencontactgroep / HME-MO Vereniging Nederland http://www.hme-mo.nl/
– The Dutch HME-MO Association website provides an all encompassing platform which features an English section.
MHE 4 Aussies https://www.facebook.com/groups/187166979593/
– Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME) support in Australia.
HME / MHE 4 NZ Multiple Hereditary Exostoses Group https://www.facebook.com/NZMHE/
– Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME) support group in New Zealand.
France / Belgium (French)
L’AMem – Association de la Maladie des Exostoses Multiples http://www.amem.fr
– This support group offers support for almost 400 families in France (and some also from Belgium)
AEOMC – Asociación Española de Osteocondromas Múltiples Congénitos https://www.facebook.com/groups/28347088874/
– This support blog offers support for families in Spain.
Multiple Kartilaginare Exostosen http://www.exostosen.de/cms/front_content.php
– This support group offers a German translation of The MHE and Me Handbook
Norsk MO-forening http://norskmheforening.no/
– This support group offers support for families in Norway
Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME) and Me HME Support in Ireland
– Despite evidence of HME occurring in 4 ancient Irish skeletal remains (“Ballyhanna Man“) of only 16 ancient skeletal remains worldwide diagnosed with HME bone growth disorder, Ireland doesn’t have an official HME information support group, hence this blog.
MHE Research Foundation http://www.mheresearchfoundation.org/ – Dedicated to researching for the cure to Hereditary Multiple Exostoses / Multiple Osteochondroma.
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/ga?disorder=multiple%20hereditary%20exostoses – Up to date website with detailed information on Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME). Includes: * Links to introductory material about Multiple Hereditary Exostoses and genetics. * NCBI Book sections and chapters about Multiple Hereditary Exostoses and genetics. * Recent scientific articles about Multiple Hereditary Exostoses. * Links to resources for screening, genetic testing, and directories of specialists.
PAPER – Cervical spinal cord compression in hereditary multiple exostoses Abstract– Spinal cord compression is an extremely serious complication of hereditary multiple exostoses (HME). A case of HME with compression of the cervical spinal cord is reported. Complete recovery following surgery was achieved. A review of the relevant literature revealed 51 previous cases of HME with cord/cauda equina compression. Most patients were under 30 years of age with more men affected than women. The family history was positive in 60%. The cervical and thoracic areas were predominantly affected, with the symptoms usually developing slowly. Recovery following surgery is to be expected in the majority of cases. In patients with HME and suffering from neurological symptoms, the possibility of spinal cord compression should be considered. Prompt diagnosis and surgical excision provide the best prognosis. Source / read more: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9006779
ONGOING RESEARCH – Call for participants – Gene Mutations and Orthopaedic Symptoms Correlation of Multiple Hereditary Exostoses: Multicentre Project.
Source / read more http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00474331
PAPER (Chinese)- Ultrastructural features of hereditary multiple osteochondroma cartilage cap in children Abstract –目的观察儿童遗传性多发性骨软骨瘤（hereditary multiple exostoses, HME）软骨帽的超微结构，为儿童HME超微病理诊断提供可靠依据。方法实验组：切除18例HME患儿肋骨瘤体分离软骨帽；对照组：15例胸廓发育畸形患儿手术矫正切除的肋软骨；分别取其纵、横切面应用扫描电镜和透射电镜观察。结果对照组：冷冻断裂的软骨组织内见少量软骨细胞位于软骨陷窝内，软骨组织表面可见大量散乱、稀疏的胶原纤维；软骨细胞数量不多，细胞表面有少量短小的微绒毛，细胞核形状不规则，细胞质内可见到粗面内质网呈条索样分散在细胞质内，线粒体较小，糖原颗粒呈簇状分布。实验组：冷冻断裂的软骨组织内见大量不规则的软骨陷窝，每个软骨陷窝内均含有软骨细胞，细胞表面有丰富的细胞突起；软骨组织内见大量瘤样细胞增生，聚集分布，细胞核较大，细胞质内可见圆形或椭圆形的线粒体及扩张的粗面内质网；瘤细胞间可见毛细血管，其附近可见明显增多的软骨细胞，软骨细胞体积较对照组增大。结论儿童HME软骨帽的超微结构改变（细胞形态及细胞内部细胞器），不同于正常软骨细胞，可能与儿童HME的遗传、发病、发展、转归因素密切相关。 Source / read more: http://www.cjcep.com/oa/darticle.aspx?type=view&id=201302014
PAPER – Multiple osteochondromas in the archaeological record: a global review Abstract
…The paper undertakes the first synthesis study of the 16 known cases of the condition that have been identified in the international palaeopathological record. It also includes information derived from two newly discovered cases of the disease in two adult male individuals recovered from the Medieval cemetery at Ballyhanna, Co. Donegal, Ireland. Source / read more: http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/Ballyhanna/FileStore/Filetoupload,216459,en.pdf
7. PAPER – Hereditary Multiple Exostoses: A Current Understanding of Clinical and Genetic Advances…Recent advances in understanding the molecular and genetic basis of this condition not only offer hope for patients and families with HME, but also offer clues to the underlying basis for the formation of the human musculoskeletal system… Source / read more: http://upoj.org/site/files/v14/v14_09.pdf
8. INFORMATION: Preimplantation genetic screening (PGS)
“In medicine and (clinical) genetics preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD or PIGD) (also known as embryo screening) refers to procedures that are performed on embryos prior to implantation, sometimes even on oocytes prior to fertilization. PGD is considered another way to prenatal diagnosis. Its main advantage is that it avoids selective pregnancy termination as the method makes it highly likely that the baby will be free of the disease under consideration. PGD thus is an adjunct to assisted reproductive technology, and requires in vitro fertilization (IVF) [Note: IVF costs around €4,000, with fertility drugs, if required, costing up to €3,000] to obtain oocytes or embryos for evaluation.
PGD is also now being performed in a disease called Hereditary multiple exostoses (MHE / MO / HME)..
The term preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) is used to denote procedures that do not look for a specific disease but use PGD techniques to identify embryos at risk. PGD is a poorly chosen phrase because, in medicine, to “diagnose” means to identify an illness or determine its cause. An oocyte or early-stage embryo has no symptoms of disease. They are not ill. Rather, they may have a genetic condition that could lead to disease. To “screen” means to test for anatomical, physiological, or genetic conditions in the absence of symptoms of disease. So both PGD and PGS should be referred to as types of embryo screening….” Source / read more: http://library.everyonehealthy.com/library/furthertest/In%20Vitro%20Fertilization%20With%20Preimplantation%20Genetic%20Diagnosis
9. NEW RESEARCH: How gene mutations lead to the abnormal bone growth that is Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (MHE)?
In humans, MHE is caused by a mutation in one of two genes, Ext1 or Ext2. Together, these genes encode an enzyme necessary to produce heparan sulfate—a long sugar chain that facilitates cell signals that direct bone cell growth and proliferation. But when these genes were inactivated in mice just as they are in human MHE patients, the mice failed to develop the symptoms of MHE. This had scientists scratching their heads.
Enter Dr. Yamaguchi and his colleagues, who took a different approach. Instead of knocking out the Ext1 gene in the whole mouse, they targeted the gene only in bone cells. Moreover, they deleted the gene in only a small fraction of these cells. Surprisingly, this minimalistic approach led to a mouse with all the physical manifestations of MHE, such as bony protrusions, short stature and other skeletal deformities.
The new mouse model answered some long-standing questions about MHE. Scientists had gone back and forth on whether the abnormal growths observed in MHE are true tumors or just malformations of the bone. In this study, the protrusions were made up of two cell types. A minority were mutant cells lacking Ext1, but, amazingly, most were normal bone cells. True tumors, in the strictest sense, arise from the proliferation of mutant cells only. Hence, MHE bone protrusions must result from a different – though still very serious – type of growth.
“I have been waiting 13 years for this breakthrough,” said Sarah Ziegler, vice president of The MHE Research Foundation, which has provided seed funding for Dr. Yamaguchi’s research. “My son had more than a 100 of these tumors and has gone through 15 surgeries. When your child has such a debilitating condition, and you know there’s nothing you can do, it’s petrifying. Now we have hope.”
While this study takes MHE research a giant step forward, more questions remain. For one, it is still unknown how a few mutant bone cells can convince normal cells to divide and proliferate abnormally. Researchers hope that this MHE model will help solve that mystery, as well as provide leads for new treatments.
“This new mouse system also provides a platform for screening potential drugs that inhibit bone growths in MHE,” Dr. Yamaguchi explained. “We are currently developing chemical inhibitors to block their formation.”
Source / read more: http://phys.org/news194606781.html
10. Instances of Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME) in China, from 1990 – 2013
“...Hereditary multiple exostoses (HME) are an autosomal dominant skeletal disease with wide variations in clinical manifestations among different ethnic groups. This study investigated the epidemiology, clinical presentations, pathogenetic features and treatment strategies of HME in mainland China. We searched and reviewed the related cases published since 1990 by searching electronic databases, namely SinoMed database, Wanfang database, CNKI, Web of Science and PubMed as well as Google search engines. A total of 1051 cases of HME (male-to-female ratio 1.5:1) were investigated and the diagnosis was made in 83% before the age of 10 years. Approximately 96% patients had a family history. Long bones, ribs, scapula and pelvis were the frequently affected sites. Most patients were asymptomatic with multiple palpable masses. Common complications included angular deformities, impingement on neighbouring tissues and impaired articular function. Chondrosarcomas transformation occurred in 2% Chinese cases. Among the cases examined, about 18% had mutations in EXT1 and 28% in EXT2. Frameshift, nonsense and missense mutations represented the majority of HME-causing mutations. Diagnosis of HME was made based on the clinical presentations and radiological documentations. Most patients needed no treatment. Surgical treatment was often directed to remove symptomatic exostoses, particularly those of suspected malignancy degeneration, and correction of skeletal deformities. This study shows some variance from current literature regarding other ethnic populations and may provide valuable baseline assessment of the natural history of HME in mainland China.”
– Source: Guo XL, Deng Y, Liu HG, Clinical characteristics of hereditary multiple exostoses: a retrospective study of mainland chinese cases in recent 23 years. J Huazhong Univ Sci Technolog Med Sci. 2014; 34(1):42-50 – See more at: http://www.cancerindex.org/geneweb//X0205.htm
11. The following links http://www.cancerindex.org/geneweb//X0205.htm provides a detailed overview of ongoing HME-related research worldwide. A lot of research is now being conducted on mainland China with conclusions (as per the attached) highlighting that:
– “HME starts earlier and becomes more severe and extensive with each successive generation in members of the pedigree analyzed. A splicing mutation, IVS5+1G>A, of EXT1, first identified in Chinese population, may be responsible for HME in the studied pedigree. EXT1 and EXT2 mutation rates may be different between the Chinese and Western populations – See more at: http://www.cancerindex.org/geneweb//X0205.htm#sthash.JRl5abuL.dpuf“
12. Hereditary Multiple Exostoses: New Insights into Pathogenesis, Clinical Complications, and Potential Treatments (June 2017)
“Hereditary multiple exostoses (HME) is a complex musculoskeletal pediatric disorder characterized by osteochondromas that form next to the growth plates of many skeletal elements, including long bones, ribs, and vertebrae. Due to its intricacies and unresolved issues, HME continues to pose major challenges to both clinicians and biomedical researchers. The purpose of this review is to describe and analyze recent advances in this field and point to possible targets and strategies for future biologically based therapeutic intervention.
RECENT FINDINGS:
Most HME cases are linked to loss-of-function mutations in EXT1 or EXT2 that encode glycosyltransferases responsible for heparan sulfate (HS) synthesis, leading to HS deficiency. Recent genomic inquiries have extended those findings but have yet to provide a definitive genotype-phenotype correlation. Clinical studies emphasize that in addition to the well-known skeletal problems caused by osteochondromas, HME patients can experience, and suffer from, other symptoms and health complications such as chronic pain and nerve impingement. Laboratory work has produced novel insights into alterations in cellular and molecular mechanisms instigated by HS deficiency and subtending onset and growth of osteochondroma and how such changes could be targeted toward therapeutic ends. HME is a rare and orphan disease and, as such, is being studied only by a handful of clinical and basic investigators. Despite this limitation, significant advances have been made in the last few years, and the future bodes well for deciphering more thoroughly its pathogenesis and, in turn, identifying the most effective treatment for osteochondroma prevention.”
Source / Author: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28466453 2017 Translational Research Program in Pediatric Orthopaedics, Abramson Research Center, 902D, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. pacificim@email.chop.edu.
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The Heiresses
Director: Marcelo Martinessi
Actors: Ana Brun, Ana Ivanova, Margarita Irún, Nilda Gonzalez
Winner of both the Berlinale Silver Bear for Best Actress and the prestigious Alfred Bauer Prize for opening new perspectives, writer/director Marcelo Martinessi’s stunning debut drama THE HEIRESSES is an immersive and emotionally compelling look into the lives of the privileged, through the tribulations of a hesitant woman in quiet crisis.
Asunción, Paraguay. Sixty-somethings Chela and Chiquita, both descendants of wealthy families, have been living together for more than thirty years. Times have changed though, and with debts mounting, the couple begins to sell-off precious heirlooms to stay afloat. But when Chiquita is convicted of fraud and sent to prison, the sheltered Chela must suddenly fend for herself. Swallowing her pride, she reluctantly begins working as a chauffeur for the wealthy women of the neighbourhood. The changed circumstances lead her to, perhaps for the first time, contemplate her life and the choices she’s made.
“★★★★ Richly textured. A subtle, powerful exploration of the changing nature of class, repression and desire in modern Paraguay.” – The List
WINNER: Sydney Film Prize for Best Film In Competition, Sydney Film Festival 2018
WINNER: Best Actress, Alfred Bauer Prize for Opening New Perspectives, Berlin Film Festival 2018
Spanish and Guarani with English subtitles
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Home News NOAA Releases Interactive Chart Catalog
NOAA Interactive Chart Catalog
Serving up free PDF nautical charts and more.
The interactive chart catalog makes navigational information more accessible to all maritime professionals and recreational boaters.
Looking for a nautical chart? Start with the interactive chart locator, an online tool that improves the process for searching for and obtaining nautical charts in a variety of formats. Whether downloading a PDF or BookletChart, selecting a chart to order from a "print-on-demand" vendor, or finding an electronic chart, the interactive catalog presents a integrated suite of navigation products for immediate use.
It's easy. Pick a spot on a map or enter a search term and get instant access charting products and to information such as chart numbers, scales, and notices to mariners. The interactive catalog is NOAA Office Coast Survey's latest innovation in making navigational information more accessible to all maritime professionals and recreational boaters.
Interactive Chart Catalog
Office of Coast Survey
Since the mid-1830s, the U.S. Coast Survey (a NOAA predecessor agency) has been the nation’s nautical chartmaker. NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey is still responsible for creating and maintaining all charts of U.S. coastal waters, the Great Lakes, and waters surrounding U.S. territories.
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Drought, deluge turned stable landslide into disaster
by NASA
The Mud Creek landslide in photographic and radar images. The radar velocity map shows the pre-collapse (solid line) and post-collapse (dashed line) extent of the sliding area, with faster sliding velocities before the collapse shown in darker shades of red. The highest velocities were about 16 inches (40 centimeters) per year. Credit: Google/SIO/NOAA/U.S. Navy/NGA/GEBCO/Landsat/Copernicus
"Stable landslide" sounds like a contradiction in terms, but there are indeed places on Earth where land has been creeping downhill slowly, stably and harmlessly for as long as a century. But stability doesn't necessarily last forever. For the first time, researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, and collaborating institutions have documented the transition of a stable, slow-moving landslide into catastrophic collapse, showing how drought and extreme rains likely destabilized the slide.
The Mud Creek landslide near Big Sur, California, dumped about 6 million cubic yards (5 million cubic meters) of rock and debris across California Highway 1 on May 20, 2017. The damage took more than a year and $54 million to repair. No long-term motion had been documented at Mud Creek before this event, but workers in the state's transportation department had noticed small mudslides in the weeks before the collapse and closed the highway as a precaution.
The JPL-led team identified Mud Creek as a stable landslide using an eight-year data set from an airborne JPL instrument called the Uninhabited Airborne Vehicle Synthetic Aperature Radar, processed with a technique called interferometric synthetic aperture radar processing (InSAR). They calculated that Mud Creek had been sliding at an average speed of about 7 inches (17 centimeters) per year since at least 2009. They used the European Space Agency's Sentinel-1A/B satellite data to document how the sliding area's behavior changed.
The airborne and satellite data measure changes only at the ground surface, however. "From that, we tried to infer what may have happened to the landslide's sliding surface, tens of meters underground, that allowed the Mud Creek slide to transition from stable to unstable," said the study's lead author, Alexander Handwerger, a NASA postdoctoral fellow doing research at JPL.
The collapse happened after several days of heavy rainfall during one of the wettest years in over a century for this area. Before 2017, a five-year drought had produced several of California's hottest and driest years ever. Using a computer model of how water affects soil, the researchers studied what would happen as the intense rains saturated the parched ground. Water would replace air in the tiny spaces between soil particles, greatly increasing the pressure on the particles. This pressure change could have destabilized the sliding surfaces belowground and triggered the collapse.
Velocity changes in the slide area, March 2015 to May 2017. In winter 2015-16, slide speeds increased with the winter rains and then slowed steadily until the following winter. In winter 2016-17, heavy rains caused the landslide to accelerate twice, first in December 2016 and then again in March 2017. The scientists think the double acceleration may have been a signal of the impending collapse in May. Credit: EO
California alone has more than 650 known stable landslides. If one began losing stability in the future, could InSAR data reveal the change? To answer that question, the team compared the Mud Creek images with images of two other stable landslides in similar types of soil and rock.
Paul's Slide, only 13 miles (21 kilometers) north of Mud Creek, went through the same weather conditions yet did not fail catastrophically. A landslide in Northern California received over 3 feet (1 meter) more rainfall than Mud Creek without catastrophic failure. "We thought if we compared these two cases that didn't fail to the one that did, we might find some characteristic velocity pattern that would be a warning that a slide was going to fail catastrophically," Handwerger said.
The idea paid off. Handwerger found that all three stable slides accelerated slightly after the winter rainy season started and then, as the season continued, slowed down again and stabilized. This is their usual annual pattern. But after the late-season rains, Mud Creek accelerated again, increasing in speed until its ultimate collapse. The other slides did not.
"We think that second speed-up may be a signal of interest, but we only have this one case," Handwerger said. "Since we now know that stable landslides in this region can fail catastrophically and we have good data coverage here, our plan is to monitor this whole stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway and look for these unusual velocity changes. If we get enough examples, we can start to actually figure out the mechanisms that are controlling this behavior."
The paper on the research, titled "A shift from drought to extreme rainfall drives a stable landslide to catastrophic failure," was published today in Scientific Reports.
Image: Landslide on the radar
More information: Alexander L. Handwerger et al. A shift from drought to extreme rainfall drives a stable landslide to catastrophic failure, Scientific Reports (2019). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-38300-0
Journal information: Scientific Reports
Provided by NASA
Citation: Drought, deluge turned stable landslide into disaster (2019, February 8) retrieved 19 July 2019 from https://phys.org/news/2019-02-drought-deluge-stable-landslide-disaster.html
NASA calculated heavy rainfall leading to California mudslides
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Dating historic activity at Oso site shows recurring major landslides
Slowing of landslide flows reflects California's drying climate
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Shootist
build in stupid places,
have stupid things happen
rrwillsj
gosh, shootsownfoot.
Must be mughty nice living in a cocoon of first-worlder entitlement.
Where all the sacrifices to make your privileges possible are forgotten history.
Or at least far enough away to not disturb your pampered, self-absorbed, well-protected, heavily subsidized lifestyle of smuggery with harsh reality.
KelDude
rrwills: you're exposing your lack of knowledge on the subject. Shootist is correct, there are stupid places to build. It's called a geographical survey that's done prior to putting a building or ?? somewhere that validates one's choice. Just forging ahead hoping for the best is dumb. It has nothing to do with all your adjectives like "pampered".
jonesdave
It would be bad luck if your town got smashed by a meteorite. It would be bad planning if your town had been built on a known flood plain. Unfortunately, most home buyers don't consider such things. The developers should be held responsible, along with the local authorities that gave them permission to build. They aren't, of course. The peasants pay for it via the insurance companies.
Old_C_Code
The ONLY road on a coast is not a stupid place.
Doug_Nightmare
California SR-1 was first built in 1934 and has been steadily moving inland as fragile stretches are repaired. The Big Sur stretch was built in 1919. Replacement in this area will be way inland to avoid Ventana / Big Sur. Cliff side sites will become isolated.
A family property in Capitola is gone, so am I.
kel & shot. I realize that you are wallowing safe & secure down in your mommies basement, where it is nice & cozy.
Your only personal contact is with other video-game players. Also hiding from the World in their mommies basements.
For the rest of us, who are out here in the real world? It ain't cozy or nice, Anthropospecific Induced Climate Change is a harsh reality that we need to deal with.
Or should we all become useless, whiny slugs like the two of you?
Conservative is not a political slogan.
Conservative is an action.
For efficient technology,
Organization of resources, including Human Beings.
Not just causing thoughtless waste & destruction vy treating People as disposable cattle.
Moral Character & Practicing Civil Virtues are the difference between Real Conservatives & you altright fairytails.
As denierbots it does not really matter whether you are a saudi stooge pr a russian quisling.
The agitprop you spew is the same rotten crap.
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Reading: ‘The Past Is Below Us’: Urban Fantasy, Urban Archaeology, and the Recovery of Suppressed His...
‘The Past Is Below Us’: Urban Fantasy, Urban Archaeology, and the Recovery of Suppressed History
Hadas Elber-Aviram
Few literary genres have been as intimately connected with the field of archaeology as the genre of urban fantasy, which correlates with urban archaeology through a shared concern with the material history of the city. The palimpsestic model of the city discovered by urban archaeologists such as Schliemann and Evans has inspired the multilayered cityscapes of many urban fantasy narratives. These narratives cast their protagonists into the symbolic role of archaeologists who descend into the urban underworld to recover the city’s forgotten past. Important work has been done on the representation of archaeology in popular culture, but scholars have yet to comprehensively discuss the thematic links between urban archaeology and urban fantasy. The following paper offers a preliminary exploration of this issue, by focusing on the ways in which urban fantasy negotiates contending histories of the city. The research centres upon two British urban fantasy novels, Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere (1996) and Tim Lebbon’s Echo City (2010).
Keywords: urban fantasy , literary London , city in literature , fantasy narratives , Neil Gaiman , Tim Lebbon
How to Cite: Elber-Aviram, H., 2013. ‘The Past Is Below Us’: Urban Fantasy, Urban Archaeology, and the Recovery of Suppressed History. Papers from the Institute of Archaeology, 23(1), p.Art. 7. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/pia.426
There is something intrinsically archaeological about urban fantasy, but the exploration of this kinship has as much to do with the need to redefine the genre as it does with the desire to trace its hidden affiliations. Although its roots go back to the Victorian age, urban fantasy cohered into a distinct genre only recently, in the late 1970s to mid-1980s, with the work of Michael de Larrabeiti, Charles de Lint, and Emma Bull. As such, its boundaries have yet to solidify, rendering it particularly open to interdisciplinary influences, but also demanding its constant reassessment.
The most commonly used definition of urban fantasy hitherto was formulated by John Clute in his Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997): ‘UFs [urban fantasies] are normally texts where fantasy and the mundane world intersect and interweave throughout a tale which is significantly about a real city.’ Thus, urban fantasy integrates supernatural forces into a familiar metropolitan milieu to produce a heightened portrait of the metropolis. Where an urban fantasy narrative ‘is set in a fantasy city’, Clute (1997: 975) adds, ‘it has been created not just as a backdrop but as an environment.’ Clute (2012) recently added a codicil, however, pointing out that:
‘As a publishing category which has risen to enormous popularity in the twenty-first century, urban fantasy has come to denote the subgenre of stories set in an alternate version of our modern world where humans (often with special talents) and supernatural beings […] interact via adventure, melodrama, intrigue and sex.’
Contemporary scholars of urban fantasy have thus found themselves increasingly obliged to redefine the parameters of their field, to distinguish the fantastic narratives genuinely concerned with the metropolis ‘as an environment’ from those that use the city merely as ‘a backdrop’ to sensationalist adventures.
This article argues that the yardstick for redefining urban fantasy against the proliferation of related narratives can be found in the genre’s concern with the material history of the metropolis. A work of urban fantasy would thus be defined by its predominant interest in the concrete, tangible details of the city, and the way in which these details cohere to form a larger narrative of the city’s past. Therefore the core trait that marks urban fantasy out from similar genres also strongly links it with urban archaeology, as both the literary genre and the archaeological field share an intense concern with the city’s material history. Accordingly, whether set in a real city made fantastic, or in a fantastic city that alludes to a real one, urban fantasy almost invariably follows an archaeological pattern of revelation whereby suppressed material evidence from the past opens up a portal into the secret history of the metropolis.
M. Christine Boyer has observed that the fantastic imagination and the archaeological frame of mind come together in the creation of urban fantasy. Her remarks refer to visual art rather than literature, but they apply equally to the latter. ‘Fantasy holds an essential role in any “analogous city” view’, Boyer (1994: 178) observes, ‘for fantasy is the mediator between an archaeologist’s mind bent on exploring the roots and remnants of antiquity and a creative imagination that quotes and remembers only arbitrary and unrelated fragments and traces.’ In other words, imaginative creativity and archaeological methodology are both needed to construct a convincing portrait of the fantastic city whose flights of fancy find anchor in scrupulous details of material urban history.
Richard Lehan (1998: 111) has pointed out the impact of urban archaeology’s ‘discovery of layered cities’ - notably Heinrich Schliemann’s discoveries in Troy (1871) and Arthur Evans’ in Crete (Knossos, 1876) - upon modernist urban literature. Urban fantasy has been particularly influenced by this archaeological find, often adopting the palimpsestic model of the city as a paradigm for its fictional cityscapes. The genre frequently creates a fantastic metropolis whose history is inscribed in successive layers beneath the present-day veneer of routine city life. In these narratives, the fantastic city’s subterranean history poses a constant danger to the integrity of the present, as its underground layers harbour supernatural forces threatening to erupt onto the surface. The protagonists of these works accordingly take on the symbolic role of archaeologists, descending into the urban underworld to recover the city’s hidden past and contend with its forgotten monsters.
Important studies have been written on the representation of archaeology in popular culture (e.g. Russell 2002), but scholars have yet to comprehensively discuss the thematic links between urban archaeology and urban fantasy. This paper offers a preliminary exploration of this issue by focusing on the ways in which urban fantasy negotiates contending histories of the city. The research centres upon two British urban fantasy novels, Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere (1996) and Tim Lebbon’s Echo City (2010).
A word on the choice of novels is in order. There is always an element of disingenuousness in the choice of case studies, for one seeks out the narratives that best showcase one’s argument. Certainly, Neverwhere and Echo City are overtly and deeply concerned with the material history of the city, and would not have been chosen otherwise. But other urban fantasy novels share this concern with equal or near-equal explicitness, such as Jeff VanderMeer’s Veniss Underground (2003) and China Miéville’s The City & The City (2009). I have therefore chosen Neverwhere and Echo City for their differences as much as for their similarities, for it is by their dissimilarity that they demonstrate the applicability of this article’s arguments to a broad range of urban fantasy novels.
Each of these two works belongs to a different sub-class of urban fantasy, as theorised by Alexander C. Irvine. Neverwhere belongs to the sub-class that is set in ‘a more or less recognizable city’, as it takes place in a fictionalised version of 1990s London (Irvine 2012: 200). Echo City belongs to the other class of ‘stories of the fantastic city’, which take place in a patently unreal metropolis that ‘creates its own rules’ (Irvine 2012: 201). The eponymous Echo City is accordingly haunted by ghosts, invaded by winged humanoids, and underpinned by the secret workings of pseudo-scientific witchcraft. In fact, Lebbon is perhaps more at home with urban fantasy of the first kind, of which his Hidden Cities series is a prime example, but Echo City was chosen precisely due to its unusual place in the second category. The contrasts between Neverwhere and Echo City are thus meant to highlight the importance of their similarities and broaden the implications of the following comparative analysis towards a re-evaluation of the urban fantasy genre as a whole.1
Who Controls the Past?
In George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), arguably the model for all subsequent urban dystopias, London is ruled by a ruthless and virtually omnipotent Party whose slogan runs thus: ‘Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past’ (Orwell 2000 [1949]: 260). The Party understands that authentic historical evidence poses the greatest threat to its rule, as proof that the past had been different from the present and therefore that the future could also herald change. Notwithstanding that Nineteen Eighty-Four is a work of urban science-fiction rather than urban fantasy, Orwell’s insight that metropolitan power is exercised and preserved through its regulation of history has become a staple in virtually all the fantastic cities of contemporary Western literature.
Raphael Greenberg has argued that archaeology frequently performs a vital role in hegemonic efforts to dominate contemporary interpretations of the past. Drawing on Paul Ricoeur, Greenberg points out that every stratified society marshals rituals of memory and forgetfulness to justify its power structure. Archaeologists play a crucial part in this co-optation of history for the ad hoc needs of the present, creating the past as surely as they recover it, most evidently by deciphering their own findings. More subtly, the very decisions involved in archaeological practice embed both the process itself and the consequent discoveries within national, cultural, and political matrices of meaning. Thus archaeologists often function as agents of political and economic powers that have a vested interest in shaping our understanding of the past to promote specific configurations of the present and the future (Greenberg 2012).
Indeed, archaeology by its very nature seems to be linked to the Gramscian notion of hegemony, broadly defined as the elite stratum of a given society that exercises power through forceful ‘domination’ and subtler ‘intellectual and moral leadership’ (Gramsci 1996: 57). Gramsci suggests that the hegemony gestates within a ‘historical bloc in which precisely material forces are the content and ideologies are the form’ (Gramsci 1996: 377). Archaeology seems to hold a natural affinity with this formation, because it too enacts dialectic between material force and ideology, excavating material traces of history and endowing them with ideologically informed meaning.
Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere engages with these complexities, imagining hegemony not so much in terms of a privileged group, but as an aggressively dominant representation of London that expresses the power of such a group. This is a view of London that we have all come to know from advertisements in the Tube and shopping centre pamphlets – the richly leisured and culturally vibrant city, in which the good life and intellectual pursuits set the tone of every street corner, whilst poverty, misery, and injustice are meticulously swept out of sight and mind. In Neverwhere, this sanitised image of London is inscribed topographically onto the city’s vast array of museums, in the National Gallery, the Tate Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery, and most importantly, the British Museum (Gaiman 2005: 11, 15, 183). Accordingly, it finds its human votary in the overbearing character of Jessica, a marketing executive for a company that sponsors art exhibitions and fiancée of protagonist Richard Mayhew. Jessica’s worldview reduces the entire city, including Richard himself, into an enormous museum exhibition that has been dusted off and encased in glass. The epitome of metropolitan history, for her, is ‘an extremely large and historically important diamond’, an icon of wealth and flawless beauty (Gaiman 2005: 11). Much like the diamond, Jessica’s glittery exterior refracts an empty soullessness, as she brackets out of her consciousness the on-going history of London’s dispossessed to reaffirm her own economic security and cultural refinement.
Tim Lebbon’s Echo City concretises the hegemonic representation of its eponymous metropolis in a single historical monument that validates the power of the ruling class. Echo City has been ruled for generations by the cruel theocracy of the Marcellan family, whose claim to power rests on the divine right of ‘Hanharan’, a messiah who allegedly sprung into existence out of a desert rock and founded Echo City from sand and spittle. This mythical genesis story has been valorised in a statue of Hanharan’s hand grasping the ‘stone birthshard’, an ‘eternal symbol of Hanharan’s birth and continuing love for the city’ (Lebbon 2010: 135). The statue accrues such profound mythical significance that it becomes a yardstick for temporality. When it is vandalised by a courageous dissenter, a horror-stricken audience feels ‘as if time itself has been stretched to the breaking point’ (Lebbon 2010: 136).
Subversive Archaeology
‘There was a time when archaeology, as a discipline devoted to silent monuments, inert traces, objects without context, and things left by the past, aspired to the condition of history, and attained meaning only through the restitution of a historical discourse’, Michel Foucault argues in The Archaeology of Knowledge (Foucault 2005: 8). Yet the true ‘horizon of archaeology’, according to Foucault (2005: 177), consists of ‘a comparative analysis’ that ‘does not have a unifying, but a diversifying, effect.’
Granted, Foucault treats archaeology as a metaphor for his investigations into the nature of discourse rather than as a specialised discipline and praxis, but his remarks can also be read as a call for a subversive, anti-hegemonic turn in the field itself, through a methodology that favours discontinuities and counter-histories over cohesive historical metanarratives. In this sense, when the protagonists of Neverwhere and Echo City embark upon journeys that lead them deep into the bowels of their respective cities, their narrative trajectories arguably dramatise the Foucauldian concept of archaeological diversification. In keeping with Foucault’s paradigm, the protagonists unlock histories that the hegemony has endeavoured to suppress, concomitantly challenging the hegemonic interpretation of the past.
In Neverwhere, the hegemonic representation of London involves turning a blind eye to the city’s downtrodden; allowing them to plunge into an under-city termed ‘London Below’ that lies beneath the surface of the middle and upper-class ‘London Above’. London Below contains pockets of London history in its raw form; ‘tiny spurs of old-time’ that have escaped the sterilisation of London Above to assume concrete dimensions on the underside (Gaiman 2005: 79). London Below is replete with the dangers of displaced history reconstituted as fantastical myth, featuring hungry vampires, genocidal angels, and deadly pea-soupers. But it is also a place where history diversifies and comes alive, vibrantly contrasting with the ossified exhibitions above it. As Richard descends into the under-city, he discovers a cityscape of medieval marketplaces, feudal courts, ancient paintings, primordial labyrinths, and Victorian-mannered gentleman with a taste for torture. Hence, for all his mounting terror of this strange and menacing underworld, Richard still concedes that walking through London Below ‘was like walking through history’ (Gaiman 2005: 169).
‘The past is below us’, the saying goes in Echo City, ‘a statement of attitude as well as geography’ (Lebbon 2010: 78). The Marcellans safeguard their religious genesis narrative by layered construction – each new development is built over an existing urban cluster, pushing material evidence of the city’s past below the new ground level. What results is a quite literal urban palimpsest, with subterranean caverns accumulating under Echo City in incessant transformations of the fading present into forgotten history. As the brilliant scientist Nadielle, heir to the line of Echo City’s ‘Bakers’ who specialise in forbidden knowledge, explains to the protagonist Gorham: ‘The deeper you go, the further into history you travel. The city doesn’t deal with history. It builds over its past, encloses it, shuts it off, and while tradition might persist, the real histories are soon forgotten’ (Lebbon 2010: 243). Aptly named ‘Echoes’ for their residues of lingering history, the city’s underground layers are extremely hazardous, being almost impossible to navigate and harbouring melancholy spectres and ferocious cannibals. But they possess a grim majesty emanating from their material preservation of suppressed histories in a medley of ‘tumbled ruins of homes’, ‘slanted ceilings’, and ‘debris-filled basements’ (Lebbon 2010: 270).
Things Lost, Things Forgotten
London Below and the Echoes each preserve a past that has been lost to the surface city, wilfully forgotten by its upper-class people. As the Lady Door of London Below explains: ‘There are little bubbles of old time in London, where things and places stay the same, like bubbles in amber’ (Gaiman 2005: 229). These bubbles of displaced time safeguard ‘Things lost. Things forgotten’ (Gaiman 2005: 160). The Echoes likewise constitute ‘places of darkness and forgotten things’, enclosing ‘old histories built upon, pressed down, hidden away for many eons’ (Lebbon 2010: 204, 203).
Conspicuous among the ‘things forgotten’ in London Below are the histories of London’s failure to care for its people. One such example is the history of Anaesthesia, whom Richard meets at the outset of his travels in the under-city. Anaesthesia found herself in London Below after the social services sent her to live with an abusive aunt and the latter’s boyfriend. The boyfriend regularly beat Anaesthesia and sexually abused her; appeals to her aunt only incensed the latter to strike her as well. Finally, the girl ended up on the streets, malnourished and seriously ill, until she was magically transported to London Below. For all the dangers that lurk within it, the under-city takes care of its own in a way that London Above manifestly does not, and Anaesthesia soon becomes a respected envoy of the local talking rats.
London Below also absorbs abandoned buildings that represent a broader strain of London history. The malevolent Croup and Vandemar, immortal terrors that assume peculiar airs of Victorian gentility, choose to base their operations ‘in the cellar of a Victorian hospital, closed ten years earlier because of National Health Service budget cutbacks’ (Gaiman 2005: 71). The boarded-up windows, the rotten roof, the empty hospital wards, and the abandoned hospital supplies all testify to the city’s history of conservative fiscal policies that have prevented the sick from receiving proper medical treatment (Gaiman 2005: 71). It is highly fitting that this monument to the legacy of Thatcherism becomes a locus of evil in London Below, where Croup and Vandemar hatch their wicked schemes.
The Echoes preserve not so much histories of failure as histories of grief. Gorham finds among these underground layers material evidence of an entire society, the ‘Thulians’, who ‘were slaughtered, and all traces of their history wiped away’. The story of the Thulian massacre has been preserved in buried structures and artefacts, in ‘the burned remains of ancient buildings’, ‘charred timbers’, and more gruesomely, ‘the pale shapes of bones’ (Lebbon 2010: 253, 251, 252). Gorham’s discovery of this evidence acknowledges the disavowed tragedy and provides a redeeming heritage to the Thulians’ descendants, the cannibalistic Garthans; this kindles in Gorham a sudden ‘affinity with those strange subterranean dwellers’ (Lebbon 2010: 255).
Gorham also uncovers a history of individual grief, in the form of a spectral creature called the Lost Man. As his moniker suggests, the Lost Man was an explorer who went astray in the Echoes and has been wandering through them for countless ages. Unfounded rumours across the surface city claim that the Lost Man has become a predatory monster who ‘was happy to live here’, but Gorham discovers in him a lost soul not unlike himself, prompting him to reflect: ‘How often could history trap souls such as this?’ (Lebbon 2010: 204, 334).
Challenging Hegemonic History
In addition to preserving suppressed histories, the novels’ under-cities also destabilise the bastions of hegemonic history in their respective metropolises. Neverwhere locates the focal point of London’s hegemony in the British Museum, reimagined as a citadel of upper-class pretentiousness. Accordingly, Richard and Door’s adventures deflate the pomposity of this symbolic edifice. This subversion begins with their point of access into the British Museum, namely the British Museum tube station, ‘a forgotten place’ that ‘was closed down in about 1933, and sealed off’, thereby becoming part of London Below (Gaiman 2005: 169). The narrative dynamic between the museum and its station inverts established spatio-political hierarchies, as it gives nearly equal regard to the station, a dysfunctional ingress and discontinuous space that no longer facilitates travel and exists in a temporal limbo, as it does to the museum, the major cultural institution to which the station is ostensibly subordinated.
Furthermore, the museum itself is exposed as culturally hollow, displaying an exhibition of angels that is ‘indiscriminate to the point of trashiness’ (Gaiman 2005: 188). The only significant item in the exhibition consists of the ‘Angelus’; an archaic cathedral door revered in London Below as a magical portal, but emptied of meaning in London Above. This vestige of the past has been denatured by the exhibition into a fetishised object, as conceptualised by Jean Baudrillard (1981: 93): ‘the object eviscerated of its substance and history, and reduced to the state of marking a difference.’ In this case, the Angelus marks the difference between the exhibition sponsor’s wealth and the rest of humanity’s lesser fortune. Richard and Door successfully redeem the Angelus from this ahistorical fetishism by restoring its historical function as a threshold, using it as a gateway into a secret enclave in London Below. The door is utterly transfigured, affecting the triumph of London Below’s fantastical renewal of the past over London Above’s ossifying and capitalist-driven practices.
An analogous scene occurs in the Echoes, when Gorham discovers ‘the forms of old statues’ that commemorate ‘old city rulers before the Marcellans’ (Lebbon 2010: 274). These statues constitute a form of what Karin Sanders has termed sculptural ‘bog bodies’ that suggest both the proximity and the inaccessibility of corporeal human life in the past (Sanders 2009). They gesture simultaneously towards the presence and the absence, the life and the death, of the people after whom they are modelled: ‘They were perhaps the only surviving likenesses of many of these people, all part of the city’s story and staring now into an eternal night’ (Lebbon 2010: 275).
Furthermore, these statues stress the inadequacy, if not downright falseness, of the Marcellans’ official history, as Gorham halts in front of a statue with the realisation that he did not ‘recognize the face from one of the many history books he’d read’ (Lebbon 2010: 274). These sculptures of former rulers also harken back to the statue of Hanharan grasping the birthshard, the emblem of Marcellan religious history, and contextualise it within a tradition that dates back long before the Marcellans. Hanharan’s statue becomes symbolically concatenated with the rulers’ self-indulgent custom of erecting statues in their own honour and ‘As older ones died, they’d erect new statues to those who took their place’ (Lebbon 2010: 274). ‘Politicians have always liked attention’, Nadielle pithily concludes (Lebbon 2010: 274).
Erased from History
In Nineteen Eighty-Four, the punishment for resisting the Party’s control of the past is nothing short of your erasure from history: ‘Your name was removed from the registers, every record of everything you had ever done was wiped out, your one-time existence was denied and then forgotten’ (Orwell 2000: 21[1949]). This is also the price that the protagonists of Neverwhere and Echo City pay for their excavation of the forgotten urban past. They are banished into the same collective mental oblivion that had absorbed the under-city.
From the moment he comes into contact with the people of London Below, Richard disappears from the sight and memory of London Above. Jessica does not recognise him, and forgets she ever had a fiancé. Richard’s best friend Gary treats him as a stranger, and even trains, taxis, and ATM machines fail to register his existence. ‘You can’t go back to your old home or your old job or your old life’, London Below’s Marquis de Carabas explains, ‘None of those things exist. Up there, you don’t exist’ (Gaiman 2005: 126).
In Echo City, the punishment of oblivion is transferred from Gorham to a more sympathetic character named Nophel, who uncovers the histories of the metropolis’ ‘Unseen’; abandoned people who have been literally rendered invisible by being forced to drink enchanted ‘Blue Water’ (Lebbon 2010: 126, 131). On a mission to save the city, Nophel is compelled to drink the Blue Water himself and not only disappears from sight, but also fades out of memory. ‘We’re removed from the world’, the Unseen Alexia explains, and in a particularly eerie moment: ‘She looked at Nophel as if she had never seen him before, […] and perhaps he was nothing in her memory at all’ (Lebbon 2010: 156, 160).
The worst part of the protagonists’ erasure from collective history and individual memory is that they too begin to doubt the validity of their existence. Richard undergoes a trial where he suffers from visions of people from London Above who claim that he has hallucinated all his experiences in London Below and urge him to take his own life, to ‘END IT ALL’ and ‘PUT YOURSELF OUT OF YOUR MISERY’ (Gaiman 2005: 251). Significantly, he is saved from self-destruction by the touch of a bead from Anaesthesia’s necklace. Material evidence of the history of this forgotten girl revives his sense of his own reality and self-worth.
Nophel suddenly finds himself in a ghost city ‘that held no life at all, not even his own’. He feels himself becoming a non-entity in this colourless shadow-metropolis, egged on by Alexia who describes it as: ‘The final existence of the Unseen’ (Lebbon 2010: 166). He regains purchase on life, however, by grasping that his own materiality exists outside of people’s warped perception. Shortly before meeting Alexia, he realises that: ‘The Blue Water acted on the minds of those around him, rather than on his own physiology’, and this realisation allows him ‘to control its effects upon his own mind’ (Lebbon 2010: 126).
Richard and Nophel overcome the impulse towards self-annihilation, but they can never truly reclaim their former lives. Once erased from history, they must continue to live on the margins, in the realm of the forgotten. Richard temporarily returns to London Above, only to discover that his bourgeoisie life has become as colourless to him as Nophel’s spectral city: ‘I thought I wanted a nice normal life. I mean, maybe I am crazy. […] But if this is all there is, then I don’t want to be sane’ (Gaiman 2005: 371). Nophel fully realises that ‘I’m never going back’ and ends up dying with the destruction of ‘the city he both loved and hated’ (Lebbon 2010: 342, 167).
The Monster under the City’s Bed(rock)
Sigmund Freud has argued for a return of the repressed, whereby ‘something which is secretly familiar […] has undergone repression and then returned from it’ to become a distorted symptom that obsessively recurs in the individual’s psychic life (Freud 1955: 245). Moreover, Freud drew upon urban archaeology to describe these psychic mechanisms of memory and repression, likening the psyche to a city (Freud 2002[1930]). Neverwhere and Echo City are thus in line with Freud’s teachings when they evoke the return of the repressed on a mega-metropolitan scale, as repressed urban history takes on the form of an immense monster arising from the deepest pits of the under-city.
In the nadir of London Below lurks ‘the Great Beast of London’, an ancient creature that has become ‘extinct in the world above’, but like other forgotten London histories, maintains a fantastical existence in London Below (Gaiman 2005: 213–4). During the reign of King Charles I, the Beast was a domestic animal that a local butcher ‘was going to fatten up for Christmas’ (Gaiman 2005: 168). Escaping imminent slaughter, the Beast ‘vanished into the sewers’ where ‘it fed on the sewage, and it grew, and it grew. And it got meaner, and nastier’ (Gaiman 2005: 168). Subsisting upon the waste of London Below, it imbibes discarded traces of the city’s layered past, and its own body appropriately becomes a tapestry depicting the Beast’s history of strife: ‘They say his hide bristles with swords and spears and knives stuck in him by those who have tried and failed’ (Gaiman 2005: 228).
The lowest level of the Echoes harbours the terrifying ‘Vex’, a nightmarish monster created by the first Baker. Ironically, it was originally purposed to ‘watch over the city, be its heart and mind, its health and conscience’, but it soon becomes a hideous embodiment of the city’s diseased orthodoxy of tyrannical oppression and merciless self-interest (Lebbon 2010: 357). The Vex began to violently misbehave soon after its creation, and the Baker decided to correct her mistake by casting it down into the Echoes. Her disavowal of responsibility for this living being to which she had given life becomes emblematic of Echo City’s broader repression of mistakes, tragedy, injustice, and atrocity. The Vex has accordingly ‘been growing’ much like the Beast of London, and even more explicitly than the Beast, it forms a signifier of repressed urban history. True to Freud’s model of dark return, ‘it’s climbing back up’ (Lebbon 2010: 357).
Richard defeats the Beast of London in a climactic scene where he goes beyond witnessing history to become an integral part of it. Richard sheds the vestiges of his old life and remakes himself into a medieval knight as he raises a legendary hunting spear and stabs the Beast. This atavistic and yet historically resonant act rids the under-city of the monster even as it transfigures Richard into ‘the greatest hunter of London Below’ (Gaiman 2005: 318). Richard is thus fully initiated into the under-city, as symbolically figured in his newfound ability to navigate the most ancient section of its preserved histories, the pre-Roman labyrinth, as if ‘he knew every twist, every path, every alley and lane and tunnel of it’ (Gaiman 2005: 320).
Echo City is not so lucky. With the rise of the Vex, the city’s repressed past finally catches up with it: ‘It’s history exploding. It’s been under pressure for so long, and now it’s all coming back’ (Lebbon 2010: 495). Gorham’s journey and Nophel’s investigations are not entirely in vain, however, for their discoveries enable the last-minute creation and distribution of an inoculation that allows some of the city’s residents to escape into the surrounding desert and survive its otherwise lethal radiation. Hence, Gorham and Nophel’s excavation of their city’s forgotten histories affords them the chance to partially mitigate the horrible consequences of historical repression, granting their fellow urbanites an opportunity to begin life anew elsewhere.
This article has suggested that the juxtaposition between urban archaeology and urban fantasy can help redefine the boundaries of the latter genre, by highlighting its core interest in the material history of the city. We can now speculate that urban fantasy may have something to offer urban archaeology as well. Keith Matthews has lamented the current state of affairs in which the general public seems keener to accept the conspiracy theories of fringe archaeology than to ponder the nuanced analyses of professional archaeologists (Matthews 2002). Urban fantasy could help address this problem, by serving as a mediator between the archaeologist and his or her broader audience.
As an accessible genre that clearly labels itself as fiction, and yet forcefully reminds us of the significance of our urban history, urban fantasy may provide a bridge between the avid fantasy reader and the specialised knowledge and practice of the urban archaeologist. Urban fantasy could also offer new perspectives for archaeologists themselves, as it celebrates a subversive archaeology that opposes hegemonic practices of historical exclusion and self-aggrandisement. The archaeologist of urban fantasy is the ethical excavator, the hero who digs in precisely those spots where others turn a blind eye, risking oblivion to give the past a new lease on life. He or she thereby opens up a future where those who are marginalised in the present might one day be afforded an equal share of dignity.
The dialogue between fantasy literature and archaeological practice surely invites further study. For example, urban fantasy’s occasional use of professional archaeologists as characters who investigate their cities’ histories, rather than the more common use of amateurs, is well worth examining (e.g. China Miéville’s The City & The City and Philip Reeve’s Mortal Engines quartet). The depictions of history in rural fantasy, and the extent to which they similarly partake of archaeological paradigms, form another worthy topic of investigation. Whatever our interest, there can be little doubt that the nexus between the fantastic imagination and the archaeological discipline opens up fertile grounds for deep on-going excavation.
1I am not the first to compare Neverwhere and Echo City. Elana Gomel has presented such a comparison in her excellent study, Impossible Spaces (Routledge, to be published 2014/5). For further reading on urban fantasy, this study is warmly recommended.
The author would like to thank Hana Koriech for kindly granting her the opportunity to write this article, the peer-reviewers for their excellent feedback, Gregory Dart for his wonderful supervision, Gil Breger for his invaluable assistance, Elana Gomel for her eternal guidance, and Eran Aviram for his everlasting support. This research is generously funded by UCL’s Overseas Research Scholarship.
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Food Strike at Baraga Correctional Facility, Michigan
December 27-28, 2016: About 80 prisoners at Baraga Correctional Facility in Michigan refused to go to the chow hall during meal time for at least two days in order to protest the quality and the quantity of food served to them by private contractor Trinity Services Group.
Christmas Day Escape at Cocke County Jail Annex, Tennessee
December 25, 2016: Six inmates escaped early on Christmas day by removing a toilet from a wall and climbing through the hole.
Uprising at California Correctional Center, Susanville
December 20-21, 2016: A riot involving at least a hundred prisoners breaks out in the medium security unit. Guards fire live ammunition at prisoners and one prisoner is shot.
Uprising at Saskatchewan Penitentiary, Canada
December 14, 2016: At least 185 prisoners refuse to attend their normally-scheduled activities and instead mask up, destroy surveillance cameras, erect barricades, set fires, destroy significant portions of the prison and smash a hole in the floor so they can move to different units.
Uprising at Neuse Correctional Institution, North Carolina
October 23, 2016: Prisoners start fires in two buildings of the prison, break windows, damage dorms and attack two prison vehicles.
Hunger Strike at Central East Correctional Centre, Ontario
October 16-29, 2016: Immigrant detainees re-launch their hunger strike (which had ended in July) in protest of their placement in maximum security prisons, indefinite detention of immigrants and a variety of other grievances. The outside group End Immigration Detention Network holds solidarity demonstrations and supports the strikes, which last over two weeks.
Two-Week Hunger Strike at Santa Clara County Jail, California
October 17-30, 2016: More than a hundred prisoners stage a two week hunger strike in protest of prison conditions. “Prisoners United of Silicon Valley” a group well-connected with local civil rights organizers leads the strike, coordinating with other California prisons and jails.
Prison Guards Quit En Masse at Holman Correctional Facility, Alabama
October 1, 2016: According to the Free Alabama Movement, Holman guards quit en masse. One guard is quoted as saying, “We’re tired of them playing games with y’all and our lives. It doesn’t make any sense. You be safe Lil Brother.”
Attack on Guards at Lanesboro Correctional Institution, North Carolina
September 29, 2016: Four guards are stabbed by prisoners, including a lieutenant and sergeant. Two are flown to hospital in critical condition.
South Carolina Rebellion
September 26-30, 2016: Amid frequent shakedowns, transfers and other retaliation for participating in the nation-wide strike, a prisoner named Michael Lorenzo Jones is killed in a fight between prisoners at McCormick CI. The Department of Corrections responds with a statewide lockdown and media blackout. The next day, and three hours away, prisoners refuse orders, jump on a guard and chase staff out of the unit. They maintain control of the unit for less than 12 hours. Over the next four days prisoners on Twitter (@prisonslavery1) report at least 5 more guards in different facilities being attacked and often hospitalized, including 4 stabbed at Lanesboro on the 30th.
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Archive for the tag “Sir Frank”
Why Sir Frank is Sir Frank…
At the House of Lords reception for Sir Frank Williams on November 28 plenty of people paid fitting tribute the great man. He is “passionate” about his chosen profession. He is “a true ambassador” of British motor sport. “His dedication knows no bounds”.
All true. Very true.
What do those words really mean, however? What is their context? What lies behind them?
I thought the following extract from a February, 1971, edition of Autosport might add a little texture to today’s image of Sir Frank Williams. It is the Formula 2 Temporada series in South America (Bogota, Colombia, to be precise). F1 drivers like Graham Hill, Henri Pescarolo and Jo Siffert are competing. And everyone, as ever, is right on the limit….
“For some, the four clear days between races provided time to relax,” wrote Paul Watson. “but for others there had been little time for enjoyment. Immediately following the first Colombian GP, Frank Williams had hot-footed it back to England, carrying with him the two March chassis as hand baggage (!) and with an order list from other drivers as long as your arm.
“Williams, who has a reputation for getting things done smartly, was on March’s doorstep by Tuesday morning and back on a plane for Bogota by Wednesday so that he arrived back in Colombia by Thursday night, much to Derek Bell’s astonishment! The two March chassis had been repaired and strengthened where they were broken, this being where the front of the monocoque joins the bulkhead. As the Bogota series was very much a development programme for Williams, he had fitted aluminium braces to the top and bottom of Pescarolo’s bulkhead while Bell’s had been left without, to find out whether any permanent additional strength will be needed for future races.
“Williams took with him orders for a great many other spares and these were supposed to be sent in time for practice on Feb 12. However, as is often the case when freight has to change planes, it got lost, so that all the spares Natalie Goodwin had been waiting for to repair Cyd Williams’ car never arrived. Neither did Jurg Dubler’s gearbox parts, the Eifelland tyres and a number of other items. However the Kyalami-spec 4000 ft fuel metering units did arrive in Frank Williams’ pocket and these were duly distributed to Stommelen, Hannelore Werner and Brian Cullen, all of whom had suffered fluffy engines in the previous race due to the use of standard, sea-level cams. It had been hoped to build up some special 8000ft cams at Felday Engineering, but Mac Daghorn just hadn’t had enough time to get this done…”
For the record, Frank’s two March 712Ms qualified third (Stommelen) and ninth (Bell) and finished second and third in the race (in that order).
Just another weekend in the life of the racer that is Sir Frank.
Posted in Days Past, F1 and tagged F1, Sir Frank, Williams
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Michael Brockers Jared Goff John Franklin Josh Reynolds John D. Johnson Joseph Noteboom Wade Phillips Todd Gurley Greg Robinson Cooper Kupp Dante Fowler Jr. Samson Ebukam Marcus Peters Ndamukong Suh Brian Allen John Sullivan Sean McVay Rodger Saffold Clay Matthews John Johnson Blake Bortles Aaron Donald Sports Professional football Football NFL Draft NFL Super Bowl NFL football
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Rams ponder options for first 1st-round pick of McVay era
By GREG BEACHAM - Apr. 18, 2019 03:45 PM EDT
FILE - In this March 3, 2019, file photo, Clemson defensive lineman Christian Wilkins runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. Wilkins is a possible pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Sean McVay led the Los Angeles Rams from the NFL's depths to the Super Bowl in just two seasons, and he did it without a first-round pick in the first two draft classes of his tenure.
The upcoming draft is the Rams' first chance to add a truly elite talent chosen to the specifications of McVay and Wade Phillips. The coaches are eager to see what they can get.
"This will be the first year that we have a first-round pick," McVay said with a grin. "It'll be fun."
Indeed, the Rams have a first-round pick for the first time in three years, even if it's only the 31st overall after their 13-3 regular season.
The previous time the Rams picked in the opening round, general manager Les Snead moved up to snag Jared Goff with the No. 1 overall choice, making a big splash with the club's first draft selection since returning home to Los Angeles.
Although this pick won't be quite so splashy, the Rams have the opportunity and the need to draft a potential starter on either the offensive or defensive line.
The departures of center John Sullivan, guard Rodger Saffold and nose tackle Ndamukong Suh opened vacancies that haven't been definitively filled.
The Rams don't have a second-round pick after trading it to Kansas City last season in the deal for Marcus Peters. That means they'll be tempted to move that first-round pick to gain more draft capital, but McVay would love an impact player from this draft after getting just a few major contributors since his arrival.
From the first draft class of his tenure in 2017, the Rams came up with receivers Cooper Kupp and Josh Reynolds, starting safety John Johnson and linebacker Samson Ebukam. Los Angeles didn't have a pick until the third round last spring, and fourth-rounder John Franklin-Myers made the biggest impact as a backup defensive end on the Super Bowl squad.
Here are more things to ponder about the Rams draft:
STOP THE RUN
Suh helped the Rams to the Super Bowl in his only season in LA, but the veteran star didn't always make a significant impact on regular-season games. Suh hasn't signed with another team, but Snead has said he isn't likely to return. That means the Rams need a new space-filler up front in Phillips' 3-4 defense, and this draft is thick with interior defensive line talent. A defensive tackle to play alongside Aaron Donald and Michael Brockers seems like the single most probable selection. Look for such names as Jerry Tillery of Notre Dame and Christian Wilkins of Clemson.
O-LINE OPENING
The Rams used their first two picks last season on offensive linemen, and both are in the running for starting jobs this fall. Third-round pick Joseph Noteboom appeared to play well in limited action as a rookie, while McVay spoke highly of fourth-round center Brian Allen. But several top offensive line prospects should be available if the Rams keep their first-round pick, and the right name could be irresistible.
Snead's recent history with first-round picks is pretty solid, although he has had plenty of opportunities while taking over a team that went 13 years without a winning season. He drafted Brockers, Donald, Todd Gurley and Goff in a five-year span, but he also reached for receiver Tavon Austin in 2013 and whiffed on left tackle Greg Robinson with the second overall pick in 2014 — although Robinson's career revival in Cleveland suggests former coach Jeff Fisher's staff might have blown it there.
The Rams could always use another pass rusher, even with Donald returning from a 20½-sack season and Dante Fowler back in the fold alongside newcomer Clay Matthews. Johnson, the 91st overall pick in 2017, is the only defensive player chosen by the Rams in the first three rounds of the past four drafts. With plenty of edge-rushing talent in this draft, don't be surprised if the Rams grab some early.
WHAT THEY DON'T NEED
Unless an elite talent falls through the cracks, the Rams seem unlikely to add a skill position player with their first pick. Aside from the notable loss of late-season addition C.J. Anderson, the NFL's second-most productive offense last season will return six of its top seven rushers and all of its top eight receivers — including Kupp, who will be back from his season-ending knee injury. Los Angeles even signed Blake Bortles as Goff's backup.
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President Ghani return to Afghanistan after signing a memorandum with Turkmenistan
By Admin - February 21, 2019
President Ghani returned to Afghanistan after signing a strategic partnership agreement with Turkmenistan. “This meeting was attended by Mr. Ghani in Ashgabat and it was important because, besides with the signing of a memorandum of strategic cooperation between the presidents of the two countries, in the presence of president Ghani and Berdi Mohammadov The officials of the two countries signed several cooperation documents in the sections of railway, gas and other sectors of the economy.” Haroon Chakhansory the presidential spokesman said.
Before returning to Afghanistan Mr. Ghani had a speech at the Center for Strategic Studies of the Turkmen Foreign Ministry and he emphasized that signing of the memorandum would strengthen ties for long years between Kabul and Ashgabat.
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Tag Archives: Kenneth Anger
Young Frankenstein [1974)
It’s been a bad week for Hollywood.
And a rough week for me.
But John Cusack hasn’t sent a hitman after me 🙂
I guess.
But let’s dispense with all these murderous liberals.
Let’s give them no more airtime here.
Jerks like Seth Rogen (who made jokes last week at the expense of a man in intensive care who at been stabbed nine times).
And let’s only mention Pedowood in passing.
The Hollywood run by pedophiles.
About which Corey Feldman has spoken.
About which Elijah Wood has spoken.
About which Ashton Kutcher has spoken.
About which Nicole Kidman has spoken.
And about which Stanley Kubrick spoke.
Ugly, nasty Hollywood.
Let’s not speak about Operation Broken Heart III (in which 238 “suspected child sex predators” [including “household names” as yet to be divulged] were recently arrested).
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-operation-broken-heart-arrests-20160621-snap-story.html
And yet, the “household names” seem to be slithering away so far.
So let us not talk of John Podesta, of whom we have talked so much.
Nor Kevin Spacey, who has preemptively (?) blocked me on Twitter 🙂
What do these folks have to fear?
Spacey, of course, famously rode on convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous Lolita Express (private plane). If I am not mistaken, Spacey’s trip aboard the aircraft coincided with one of Bill Clinton’s MANY trips aboard that airplane.
So yes.
Let us not speak of this.
Let us, in fact, celebrate (?) the fact that I am actually once again reviewing a film in my own peculiar way 🙂
This was a personal favorite of mine as a kid.
Mel Brooks made a very fine film.
It hangs together nicely.
And the trio of actresses (Madeline Kahn, Teri Garr, and Cloris Leachman) who festoon this production bring a real joy of variety to the whole affair.
But the real star, besides the amazing Gene Wilder, is Marty Feldman.
Which brings us to Jimmy Savile.
Let me be clear: Marty Feldman, for all I know, was just a damned funny comedian.
But he bears a striking resemblance to the infamous Savile.
And thus we must talk about what needs talking about.
Savile was a British eccentric.
[one who gave eccentricity an extremely bad name]
His Wikipedia page lists the following as his métiers:
dance hall manager
But he will sadly be remembered mainly as a sexual predator who preyed (it seems) primarily on those in hospitals and psychiatric institutions to which he had access as part of his celebrity and “charity fundraising”.
He may have raped children (and elderly) in as many as 28 National Health Service hospitals in the U.K.
Said Jeremy Hunt, U.K. Secretary of State for Health in 2014:
“Savile was a callous, opportunistic, wicked predator who abused and raped individuals, many of them patients and young people, who expected and had a right to expect to be safe. His actions span five decades — from the 1960s to 2010. … As a nation at that time we held Savile in our affection as a somewhat eccentric national treasure with a strong commitment to charitable causes. Today’s reports show that in reality he was a sickening and prolific sexual abuser who repeatedly exploited the trust of a nation for his own vile purposes.”
So I should just go back to reviewing Young Frankenstein, right?
Or should I wonder why John Cusack has blocked me and thousands of Trump supporters on Twitter?
Or why Kevin Spacey seems to have blocked a very large number of people on Twitter who have (at one time or another) talked about “pizzagate” or “pedogate”?
Or should we talk of Cardinal George Pell?
This week has been a bad week for Cardinal Pell 🙂
New York magazine’s article title about sums it up: “The Pope’s Pedophile?”
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/06/cardinal-pell-and-the-vaticans-day-of-reckoning.html
Pope Francis’s “right-hand man”.
The man [Pell] in charge of the Vatican’s finances.
[remember the infamous Mr. Michele Sindona]
And for one more ingredient, let’s add former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s strange 3 a.m. tweet from last night:
“To the career men & women at DOJ/FBI: your actions and integrity will be unfairly questioned. Be prepared, be strong. Duty. Honor. Country.”
What the fuck?!?
I thought only nutbags like me tweeted at 3 a.m. 🙂
And Trump!
But Holder seems to be telegraphing something.
What the fuck is about to happen?
Something/Anything?
Will the U.S. “Deep State” (which appears to be so highly-addicted to pedophilia and occult ritual) finally be exposed?
Will Hollywood finally be exposed in such a way as to make Kenneth Anger rise from the grave?
What is this Babylon that we are witnessing?
In closing, Young Frankenstein is a very entertaining film…which I highly recommend.
No 🙂
Remember friends: sometimes only humor can get us through the valley of the shadow of death.
And, for me, I pray to God.
I saw this wickedness coming long ago.
The level of vile crimes has already disgusted me and freaked me out before.
So I pray that you will be strong, my friends, as many bad things are revealed.
There are heroes in the world.
And those are such as former Navy SEAL Craig Sawyer.
His organization Veterans for Child Rescue is taking on the scourge of child sex trafficking.
He’s a sniper.
He’s been to war.
He’s not afraid of guys in suits.
Guys like Podesta and Soros.
And he’s not alone.
He’s been on the teams that go in and rescue kids that are literally in cages.
Check out that first article above.
It’s talking about a 6-year-old kid being raped.
The kid is lent out by the parent for $250 dollars.
And it gets much worse than that.
Let’s not talk about New York City Mayor Bill di Blasio’s employee Jacob Schwartz who was recently busted for child pornography.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4546320/De-Blasio-employee-arrested-child-pornography.html
My friends, this young man (age 29) was apparently aroused by sexual photos of SIX-MONTH-OLD BABIES.
And I have to say it one more time: it gets worse than that.
So when you see photos of Mr. Schwartz and Hillary Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook, pay those photos no mind, right?
And when you find to what ends Mr. Mook and Mr. John Podesta (Hillary Clinton’s campaign chair) went to concoct the “Russian collusion” (or, variously, “Russian hacking”) story which the largely-liberal U.S. media swallowed whole-cloth, you might begin to wonder just what dark secrets Mr. Podesta (and Hillary Clinton, for that matter) is hiding.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/21/shattered-revelation-clinton-campaign-hatched-russian-hacking-narrative-24-hours-after-hillarys-loss/
For those in a hurry:
“That strategy had been set within twenty-four hours of her concession speech. Mook and Podesta assembled her communications team at the Brooklyn headquarters to engineer the case that the election wasn’t entirely on the up-and-up. For a couple of hours, with Shake Shack containers littering the room, they went over the script they would pitch to the press and the public. Already, Russian hacking was the centerpiece of the argument.”
The quote comes from Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes’s book Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign.
So once again, see Young Frankenstein 🙂
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Sunset Boulevard [1950)
This is the story of O.J. Simpson.
This is the story of Phil Spector.
Too much foreshadowing?
Scramble. Scramble.
Scramble the meaning.
This is Kenneth Anger’s Hollywood Babylon come to life.
Fifteen years before anger published.
In France they have Angers.
And every George is a multiple.
But what passion!
Yes, dear friends…
Sunset Boulevard is one of the strangest films ever made.
If you want to know from whence Mulholland Drive came, start here.
Mulholland Dr.
If you’re really daft (and I am), you’ll think you’re watching that guy who played The Professor on Gilligan’s Island in one of the best films you’ve ever seen.
But there’s a big fucking difference between Russell Johnson and William Holden.
Just let the wind blow through the bellows of the pipe organ for a moment.
And imagine yourself in a dream so dark it could be a nightmare.
But it’s merely spooky.
The great art.
Has mystery.
What was director Billy Wilder groping for?
Never mind, for a second, the bursting cast.
Every extra a novel in themselves.
Just the story of Sunset Boulevard is enough to make a thinking person stagger into the intersection on the Rue Campagne-Première.
But there are so many intersections…
Mon ami.
It starts bad.
Like a second-rate Raymond Chandler ripoff.
But it compels you to stay with it.
A little underwater photography.
Novel.
The adjective.
So much hinges on Paramount Pictures.
The gate.
The arch.
And how criticism can thwart a career.
The straw that broke the needle in the camel’s eye.
It’s like something out of Breathless or Dr. No.
The precipitous turn.
Kicking up dust.
Before the boulevard was broken dreams and crack vials.
Syringes.
Just ordinary fascism.
Triumph over violins.
And we trace the line.
A shoulder.
A chin.
A palazzo. A collection of post-Impressionists.
Because we want to know.
For nothing could be more mysterious.
Lost a husband to the Spanish flu.
Lost two more, too.
But one lives as a ghost.
And his monocle groove is strangely vacant.
Erich von Stroheim.
Unreal.
Whether in a Jean Renoir picture or here.
Whether behind the camera or acting in his own film.
In two places at once.
Like Schrodinger’s cat.
But nobody remembers Schrodinger’s chimpanzee.
And a little coffin.
And the steps Stroheim has to take to stand in a hole.
This is the story of Michael Jackson.
This is the story of Emmett Miller.
Not gone, but forgotten.
And it is the true way entertainment worked.
When mass media was born.
At a million miles an hour.
Or 1898.
Churning out pictures.
From the dream factory.
And wax cylinders.
And who cares about these young girls…we can always find more.
But Buster Keaton sits in for Miller.
Because there is nothing more sad than a sad clown.
The waxworks…
The rogues gallery.
It could have been Elektra.
But it had to be Richard Strauss.
Great silence on one coast.
And great noise on the other.
Direct from Europe.
This is the story of Thora Birch.
The greatest star who ever was.
And I am just a humble servant.
There will be Max.
Always a sadness over beauty.
When beauty is counted in but one way.
One dimension.
3-D clustered, but without 4 time.
But you can’t bullshit a bullshitter.
And actors are all full of nothing.
Must empty out.
To fully fill.
May the best shell win!
So that she stalks the shit outta him.
Like some Transylvanian octopus.
And Igor schleps his stuff in the middle of the night.
Like some dream from Dreyer’s Vampyr.
Poor William Holden is living in the decline of the West.
The sagging tennis court.
The bowling alley in the basement we never see.
Because it would be like the Biltmore on hard times.
Truly grotesque.
Decay. And decadence.
Taken separately. Different connotations.
A piece of rotting fruit in the trash.
And champagne supernovas of drunken, naked excess.
But they are one and the same.
When rooted word-wise to rot.
Gloria Swanson is the hysterical car-wreck-of-an-actress here.
You can’t look away.
Bride of Frankenstein. Hell, Frankenstein himself. Sex changed. Sexless.
More hideous internally than externally.
And more nuts than the peanut gallery of an old picture house.
But no locks.
Perhaps a lock of hair…
But no gas.
No blades.
It’s quite a spooky thing to be trapped in such luxury.
Such trappings.
Camelhair. Vicuña.
What the hell!
She’s paying, right???
Tails.
For godsake, man…Valentino danced the tango here!
But now the tarantula hums.
Manipulative receives new meaning.
An actress. A star! And that Roaring Twenties, gilded, cocksure, brassy optimism.
Unfazed by decades of disuse.
“She’s doin’ the ballet on/both of her wrists”
Goddamn…
If Echo & the Bunnymen were around in 1950…
William Holden has been sucked in.
To a vortex.
And it ain’t no fun.
No funny business. No funnymen.
Plenty of echoes.
Of his past life.
Mingled with her omnipresent portraiture fecundating the stale mansion.
“He could die happily ever after”
Bob Dylan knew about the pillars.
And the pillory of fame.
And so C. B. DeMille was a natural choice.
To depict the heartbreak.
Of a washed up life.
Hate to break it to you, kid…
But the diva is in denial.
Yes, the bitch is back.
Take Elton and a whole gaggle of crocodiles…and the Isotta Fraschini with the leopard seats.
Several leopards died for your ass(es).
How’s the weather up there?
And so she rides a white swan because she’s born to boogie.
With the swagger of Bolan.
Norma Desmond.
Monomaniacal about beheading the past.
On a platter.
American montage shows the unwieldy devices–to make young again.
Strobo-oscillo-sonic skin tauteners.
Franju had a less frightening story sans yeux.
Face without eyes.
Ah! […]
But the eyes have it all!!!
The fire of once-great dominance.
Champagne. Caviar.
The eeriness of Sunset Boulevard is that Gloria Swanson WAS once a great star (sort of).
And even more so, Erich von Stroheim WAS (REALLY FUCKING WAS) a great director!
And so Billy Wilder managed to tell their stories.
Only the names were changed to protect the guilty.
Devotion till the end.
Love for cinema.
Love for a woman.
A woman is a drum.
Where’s Duke Ellington when you need him???
Jealousy.
Jalousie.
Film noir.
Horizontal shafts of light.
But shadows all the more prominent.
This is our Rembrandt.
Our chiaroscuro.
Norma with bitter, vindictive precision.
And then the curtain is pulled back on the waterworks.
And the fucking Pompidou explodes in hideous reds of dysfunction.
Come and see where I live.
Maybe it’s better you don’t know me.
But he really wants to say, “Will you marry me?”
On this night.
What sadness.
We think such overwrought misery only exists in the movies.
But the intersections of real life sometimes make such tragedy possibly.
And we shouldn’t wish such on our worst enemies.
She can’t stand the shock.
But cinema is the ultimate beauty.
So fragile at the end…
We give thanks to see such a picture.
To see Stroheim one more time.
“Alright, boys… Let’s rev up those cameras!”
To see the silent era stagger down the stairs one more time.
Like a wrought-iron flower.
With a green patina.
Nickelodeons penny on the dollar.
Kicked to the curb.
Save for Langlois.
She just needed one more shot at youth.
It was too much, too soon.
One last shot in the arm of that excitement!
That camaraderie of Hollywood.
Before it became a drag.
Her youth.
Memory is scary as hell.
filed under aging, Classic
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Petunia [2012)
A lesser film critic would rip this movie to shreds. You have to wait for it. Poor Charlie Petunia… It’s just like in life: we choose to accept or reject someone’s mannerisms and way of speaking very early on into our first meeting with them. In the cinema, sometimes it takes us a bit to adjust to a particular film’s tone. We must adjust to the budget, the philosophical slant, etc….or we walk out. If we are at home, we simply say, “You know what? Fuck this. I’m not watching this.”
To be brutally honest, the first 15 minutes of this flick don’t seem to bode well for what must follow, but what does follow is a pretty damn good film. However, it is scary.
It’s like Week-end: one senses a double meaning in the final pronouncement. End of Cinema. Thus spake Godard. His was a bold manifestation of ego (and a humble diagnosis of what was already known by the intelligentsia of France).
Why scary? Because this is the last we have heard of the inimitable Thora Birch. Her Wikipedia says she “is”… Every time I click on Jean-Luc Godard’s Wikipedia page to find that he still “is”…my world is a better place.
Why review Petunia three years after its release? To put it out in the cosmos…even if Miss Birch never reads this…to render the appreciation of which she is deserving.
Thora and her dad Jack are credited as producers. I’m not going to rake muck and give you the Kenneth-Anger-Hollywood-Babylon version of a back story. Suffice it to say that Thora’s parents are some interesting characters. I know that her dad acted as her manager. For how long, I’m not sure. People can carp about Mr. Birch’s manner of going about things, but that really defeats the purpose here. The focus should be on the artists and the work of art. This film is a masterpiece against all odds. Funny enough, the focus is not really on Thora that much (though she is in most of the film). [I believe I spotted her brother Bolt in a scene as well. He was quite good though he had only a few lines. Wikipedia mentions a brother named Kian?]
And now there is a cat meowing outside my window.
That really sums up this film. Once again, Thora’s recently starred in a film for which the director (Ash Christian) has a dead link on Wikipedia. I say dead link, but I mean stub. This is actually a step up from Winter of Frozen Dreams (for which the director had no hypertext love whatsoever). For a moment I thought this might be a pseudonym for Birch herself, but I see that Mr. Christian (why couldn’t it be sister Christian???) is an actual director from Paris, TX. Wow. That’s rich.
Well, Mr. Christian has done a formidable job with this picture.
Let’s talk characters, shall we?
Tobias Segal. His is a performance which grows from tentative beginnings to a quiet crescendo of understated brilliance.
Christine Lahti. Pretty darn fabulous turn…especially at the botox (?) joint and the bong scene. [Real…tomato ketchup, Eddie?]
Brittany Snow. This actress really steals the show. I was thoroughly impressed with how she turned a somewhat small part into an emotional punch in the gut.
Michael Urie. His character grew on me, but this Yaley is pretty hard to like.
David Rasche. Excellent performance. Almost like an extension of Norman-at-the-bus-stop in Ghost World, it’s as much what he doesn’t say as what he says.
Eddie Kaye Thomas. Some pretty dry acting on the front end is made up for by a nice sprint down the homestretch.
Jimmy Heck. Meh.
But you know: there’s a bit of “meh” in Thora’s performance too. As if her heart wasn’t really in this one. She still looks as beautiful as ever and her acting chops are all there. God damn it! Someone give her a great role already!!!
But you know what? The main thing is that these people are creating. They are putting it out there. Thora, Jimmy Heck, all of them. Even when Thora is less than inspired, she still puts to shame the work of most every thespian working.
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What Causes a Bulging Anterior Fontanelle?
A 6-month-old female was admitted with fever, fussiness and a bulging anterior fontanelle. The symptoms began approximately 8 hours before coming to the emergency room. The experienced mother noted the bulging fontanelle and said that “I just can’t get her to calm down.” The past medical history showed a healthy term female with current immunization status. The last set of immunizations had occurred two weeks previously. The review of systems showed no emesis, diarrhea, rash, localized pain, or strange movements. She had been drinking and was making wet diapers.
The pertinent physical exam on admission to the floor after the emergency medicine evaluation revealed a tired and very fussy infant with temperature of 38.4 degrees C, with other vital signs normal and growth parameters of 75-90%. She had a bulging but balottable anterior fontanelle when in a seated position. There was no head bruit. The rest of the examination was normal including her neurological examination. The work-up in the emergency room included complete blood count with a white blood cell count of 8.8 x 1000/mm2, C-reactive protein of 1.4 mg/dl and a lumbar puncture with 3 red blood cells, no white blood cells, glucose of 62 mg/dl and protein of 14 mg/dl with a negative gram stain. Electrolytes including phosphorous, urinanalysis, and a respiratory viral panel including influenza and respiratory syncytial virus were normal. The radiologic evaluation included a normal chest radiograph and head computer tomography.
The diagnosis of possible meningitis was made. The patient’s clinical course showed that she was given meningitic doses of ceftriaxone and over the next 36 hours her temperature became normal and her anterior fontanelle returned to normal. She had become happy and playful by 24 hours after admission. All cultures were eventually negative including testing for herpes simplex virus. Because she had bulging fontanelle and laboratory testing was negative and also not consistent with aseptic meningitis, a small workup for causes of benign intracranial pressure was performed during admission including Vitamin A and D levels and thyroid levels. The mother denied any medications, soaps, lotions or other products which may have contained Vitamin A or steroids. Her neonatal metabolic screening was also rechecked and was negative including galactosemia. She was discharged home to follow with her regular care provider but her workup had not identified a specific cause of the bulging fontanelle.
Included in the physical examination of the young child is palpation of the head. The posterior fontanelle is usually 1-2 cm at birth and closes around 1-2 months of age. The anterior fontanelle is usually 4-6 cm in size at birth and closes at 4-26 months of age. The fontanelle should be palpated in the upright position, and usually it is slightly depressed relative to the bony rim. Therefore a fontanelle that is level with the rim, or bulging above the rim, are both considered abnormal. A child in a recumbent position will normally have a fontanelle that is level or above the bony rim because of differences in pressure recumbent. A sunken or depressed fontanelle is usually caused by dehydration.
A more extensive discussion about fontanelles can be found here.
The differential diagnosis of bulging fontanelle in infancy includes:
Cerebrospinal Fluid or Pressure Problem
Benign intracranial hypertension
Space Occupying Lesion
Intracranial abscess
Subdural hematoma
Sinus thrombus
Recumbent position
Transient bulging fontanelle associated with (not caused by) vaccination
Causes of benign intracranial hypertension that would be important to consider in infancy include:
Hypervitaminosis A
Steroid therapy withdrawal
Metabolic/Nutritional
Galactosemia
Hypophosphatasia
Hypovitaminosis A
Rapid brain growth after starvation
Roseola infantum
Allergic disease
Carbon dioxide retention
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
1. What is the differential diagnosis of a large anterior or posterior fontanelle?
2. Why is it called a fontanelle?
Disease: Bulging Fontanelle | Head and Brain Malformations
Symptom/Presentation: Crying and Colic | Fever and Fever of Unknown Origin | Mass or Swelling
Specialty: Neurology / Neurosurgery
Age: Infant
Information prescriptions for patients can be found at MedlinePlus for this topic: Brain Malformations
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Akwa Ibom Stakeholders Speak on Election Outcome
A group of elders and stakeholders in Akwa Ibom State have aired their views on the just concluded elections.
Speaking to newsmen on Tuesday, March 19, the elders called to remembrance the “the tension and palpable fear that had filled our otherwise peaceful and serene State; the promise of Armageddon; of Warsaw saw war, the importation of thugs from Benin, Edo State to inflict violence on our people and cause the election to be cancelled or rendered inconclusive” and “the audio recordings of the governorship candidate of the APC negotiating with the merchants of death and violence and agreeing on the price needed to execute his evil designs, demanding to know if those purveyors of deaths would operate as “investors or Contractors” as if the lives of Akwa Ibom person are so cheap as to be reduced or negotiated away in Naira and Kobo”.
“You are all familiar with the much-touted deployment of Federal Might and that the elections would end in merely three hours”, they recalled.
“This manufactured tension was aimed at causing major voters’ apathy and apprehension, the strategic imperative being to create a chill in the air and therefore, cause our people to stay at home. But you – our dear people refused to be cowed or intimated by their evil and devious machinations and plots; you refused to give in to intimidations…you rose like meteors and voted for peace, security, good governance, the future of your children…you rose and formed an electoral human shield and dared the so-called Federal Might to break your will. In the end, the much touted Federal Might wilted and buckled under the People’s Might, God showed up and proved that ONLY HE ALONE determines who gets power and who doesn’t”.
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They noted that the governorship election in the state was peaceful and successful, adding that it was a prove that Ibom people voted for freedom and “an end of a single individual who had previously arrogated unto himself the sole repository of political power, knowledge and strength”.
“We have read the laughable assertion by the APC that its governorship candidate “won” in 26 local governments of the State. May we ask if such victories were conjured in their dreams, because the reality is that Akwa Ibom State is PDP and PDP is Akwa Ibom State! “, they said.
“While we campaigned from unit to wards, to local government areas and the entire nooks and crannies of the State, selling our Candidate, his superlative achievements, the peace and security we are enjoying and persuading the people not to return to the dreadful days of insecurity, politically motivated assassinations, kidnappings and the carnage of the past , and the people listened, the other side relied more on the famed “Federal Might” and the force or instruments of violence as the only means for them to win the elections”, they added.
They quoted Godwin Noah’s analysis of why the APC failed the election thus: “I knew it would be easier for the head of an elephant to pass through the eye of the needle than for our party to win the elections of the 9th of March, 2019 when we lost 29 local governments areas to PDP during the Presidential and National Assembly elections. Where did we expect to manufacture votes from?” “Also we don’t need the services of a clairvoyant to know that most, if not all our candidates were not prepared for the elections. Some were mere pretenders than contenders.”
The Stakeholders stressed that the “people of Akwa Ibom State spoke through their votes on March 9, 2019 and unanimously made their choice known on whom they felt best represents their values, hopes, aspirations and future growth” and advised that such decision should be regarded.
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'Leaving the EU would damage us' Ukip chairman admits
Members could leave if Britain leaves Europe
Friday, 14 December 2012 12:34 PM
By Charles Maggs
Britain leaving the European Union could be damaging to Ukip's political fortunes, party chairman Steve Crowther has admitted.
The frank admission is a sign the party is wrestling with the possible effects an in/out referendum on Europe would have on the eurosceptic party's support.
Asked if Ukip members might revert to the Conservative party should Britain leave the EU, Crowther conceded it would be inevitable.
"Oh I think there will be some," he told politics.co.uk. "But again it's a mistake to say Ukip is comprised of dormant, sleeper conservatives.
"There are a lot of people who were Conservatives and would never go back – of which I am one. But there are also people who were staunch Labour voters all their lives but are now fully committed to Ukip."
Crowther also talked down the possibility of a Tory/Ukip pact at the next election, saying that there was no chance of a deal as long as David Cameron is prime minister.
"He has a visceral attitude towards Ukip, he has been grossly insulting to us repeatedly so I don't think we're very interested in having a pact with him at all," he added.
Ukip was the subject of sympathetic coverage last month when two of its members in Rotherham were barred from fostering eastern European children because of the party's policies on immigration. They finished a strong second in a by-election in the town shortly afterwards.
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Are We At Peak Factor Investing?
July 12, 2017 3:00pm by Barry Ritholtz
A Hot Investment Style Looks Great in the Rearview Mirror
Investment vehicles designed based on past performance might just disappoint in the future.
Our story thus far: After decades of expensive and often underperforming active fund management, the public has embraced low-cost, passive-index investing with a vengeance. The old chin-rubbing-this-company-looks-good school of stock picking has been hit with enormous asset outflows. Vanguard Group Inc. and BlackRock Inc. have captured trillions of dollars in new assets, tied to broad indexes, to the collective detriment of active money managers. 1
Into this maelstrom of capital reallocation steps smart beta, or fundamental indexing, which straddles the line between active-stock selection and passive investing in vehicles tied to things like the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. By using other criteria for creating indexes — historical dividend growth, earnings, price-to-sales ratios and so on — smart-beta managers are attracting assets where other active managers are not. Morningstar data (reported by the Financial Times) shows that $866 billion is managed in this way, up 207 percent since 2012.
The growth makes sense from several perspectives. The rise of smart beta lets securities firms charge more than low-cost providers such as Vanguard; it also gives an outlet to those who want to be more active than plain-vanilla indexers are in their investment selections. Fundamental indexing seemingly provides a benefit for all participants.
Alas, there is no free lunch. Fundamental indexing is drawing more scrutiny, and greater concern about how these indexes are assembled. Numerous critics, from both within and without the fundamental-indexing firmament, have identified potential problems with this investment style.
Start with Andreas Utermann, global chief investment officer for Allianz Global Investors, who wrote “smart beta is neither smart nor beta.” That’s a fair criticism coming from an active manager about what has been derided as little more than a marketing slogan.
A stronger criticism comes from within, via one of fundamental indexing’s creators and biggest proselytizers: Rob Arnott, founder of Research Affiliates. As Bloomberg Newsreported earlier this year, “more than $17.5 billion in ETF assets follow Research Affiliates’s RAFI smart beta indexes.”
In a white paper published in 2016, Arnott 2 warned about a significant potential risk for the genre: designing fundamental indexes based on form-fitted backtests of new factors. In “How Can ‘Smart Beta’ Go Horribly Wrong?,” Arnott writes:
Many of these alpha [above-market returns] claims are based on a 10- to 15-year backtest that won’t cover more than a couple of market cycles. Second, such a short time span is very vulnerable to distortion from changing valuations. Our analysis shows that valuation has been a large driver of smart beta returns over the short and even long term. How much can we reasonably expect in future returns from these factors and strategies, net of valuation change? For some strategies perhaps a great deal, and for others, not much.
That is a fair, if not muted, criticism of the dangers of backtesting.
A more full-throated critique came recently from Antti Suhonen of Aalto University in Finland. In a recent Journal of Portfolio Management paper titled “Quantifying Backtest Overfitting in Alternative Beta Strategies,”3 Suhonen reviewed the “daily returns of 215 alternative beta strategies across five asset classes, eleven identifiable strategy groups, and fifteen sponsor investment banks.”
The results, he wrote, “strongly support the existing literature on selection and publication biases and backtest overfitting.” In other words, an index designed based on past results didn’t result in the same sort of outperformance once the strategy was deployed in the real world.
Michael Batnick4 summed this up perfectly: “The worst ten-year period for any backtest is the next ten years.”
Perhaps the strongest criticism of fundamental indexing comes from Clifford Asness, chief investment officer of AQR Capital Management LLC. Asness has been involved in an ongoing debate about whether fundamental indexing is little more than risk premia attributable to classic Fama–French factors (factors are things like value, momentum, capitalization size, quality, etc.). He makes a compelling case that most of the above-market returns generated by smart beta is really factor investing in disguise.
Speaking of Nobel laureate Eugene Fama and Kenneth French: We would be remiss if these two weren’t mentioned in any discussion of fundamental indexing. The two professors consult for what is arguably the most successful of the factor investors, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. Founded 36 years ago, DFA now manages about $500 billion in assets, using academically derived factor models. Its approach to factor investing was decades before anyone else even conceived of smart beta as a marketing slogan. Dimensional proudly notes its performance record: Although only 15 percent of equity and bond funds in business since 2000 beat their benchmarks, more than four-fifths of Dimensional funds have outperformed during the same period.
This performance supports Asness’s claim that factor investing, not fundamental indexing, is the underlying strength of smart beta.
Regardless, fundamental indexing has become popular for very specific reasons. There are no signs that its attractiveness or growth is slowing. But the backtesting issues of the newer smart-beta products could be cause for concern. Investors expecting to outperform are advised that they may be disappointed. Please proceed cautiously.
1. Disclosure: My own personal portfolio is primarily invested in Vanguard and Dimensional Funds, as are clients of Ritholtz Wealth Management
2. With co-authors Noah Beck, Vitali Kalesnik and John West.
3. Citation: “Quantifying Backtest Overfitting in Alternative Beta Strategies;” Journal of Portfolio Management 43(2), 90-104, 2017, with co-authors Matthias Lennkh and Fabrice Perez.
4. Batnick is head of research at Ritholtz Wealth Management.
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How to Provide a Legal Safe Harbor for Mothers of Unwanted Newborns
Rodovan Blažek, Margita Prokeinová
Issues in Law & Medicine 2017, 32 (1): 53-70
Family planning issues relating to maternal and infant mortality in the United States.
Factors associated with compliance with the recommended frequency of postnatal care services in three rural districts of Tanzania.
[Unwanted children after birth: frequency measurement and trends analysis].
The relationship between pregnancy intendedness and physical violence in mothers of newborns. The PRAMS Working Group.
The new ASC safe harbor: the triumph of public policy over legal consistency.
Perinatal characteristics of newborns relinquished at birth.
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Newborns killed or left to die by a parent: a population-based study.
Performance-based incentives to improve health status of mothers and newborns: what does the evidence show?
Medico-legal autopsy of abandoned foetuses and newborns in India.
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90% Of ‘Catch-And-Release’ Illegals Fail To Show Up For Immigration Hearings
June 4, 2019 Featured, Life Stories
Approximately 90% of illegal aliens detained and then released into the United States while they await their asylum hearings fail to show up to their court dates, according to a recent pilot program conducted b Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Justice (DOJ).
And as Breitbart‘s John Binder notes, “Since December 21, 2018, DHS has released at least 190,500 border crossers and illegal aliens into the interior of the United States.” What’s more, the ‘catch-and-release’ system often results in work permits which allow migrants to take jobs in the United States while awaiting their asylum claims – which of course hurts low-income Americans the most.
ICE officials told Congress last month that around 87% of illegal aliens skip out on their asylum hearings, forcing the agency to attempt to locate and deport each offender – which is nearly impossible given available resources.
“That particular population, as we continue to release into the interior hundreds if not thousands of family units into the interior every week, is of grave concern as it relates to these individuals not appearing before immigration judges and now being fugitives,” said the official.
Another federal immigration official noted during the same testimony that around 12% of border crossers actually end up qualifying for asylum, which underscores that wholesale fraud committed by illegals.
At current rates of illegal immigration, border apprehensions for the calendar year 2019 are expected to outpace every fiscal year of former President Obama. Meanwhile, DHS officials have said only about 42 miles of mostly replacement border wall barriers have been constructed since President Trump’s inauguration.
Leading up to the 2020 presidential election, Americans are vastly opposed to releasing border crossers and illegal aliens into the interior of the country, and GOP voters have said building a border wall and reducing all illegal and legal immigration is their top priority. –Breitbart
As Binder notes, around 2-in-3 American voters are opposed to catch-and-release, according to a Harvard-Harris poll, and according to GOP voters, conservatives and Trump supporters, building a border wall and reducing overall immigration is their top priority.
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physically put them back across the border and quit wasting the tax payers money on stupid hearings
Agree when caught automatically sent back NO court No food No nothing put them right back caught again shoot to kill
Rodzzz says:
Let me get this right……. you catch them sneaking in, then release them in our country with their promise to show up for a hearing? Is that right? Really? I can’t believe it. Did you guys do that little pinky thing with them to ensure they’d show up? OK…. that makes sense then.
Rodzzz You can’t blame Border Patrol. The ones to blame are the House, Pelosi and her do nothing clan. PRESIDENT TRUMP saw the numbers rising, knew the catch and release laws, tried to change it, blocked by an obummer judge, tried to get House to sit down and change the law, THEY REFUSED TO CHANGE ANYTHING!!!! SO, you want to accuse these illegals being released without a judge saying okay, vetted or not, into the welfare system, BLAME PELOSI AND HOUSE.
jonathan leach says:
Dream on u should just put these idiots on a bus and send them back where they came from
von Potter says:
Time to give them some of that lead poisoning………….That way, when they don’t show up, the BP will know they were carried out by 6 to Mexico…….
Carl J Bujan says:
So why in the hell do we release them into the country instead of sending them back across the border. WE have got to have the dumbest politicians in the world. Why can’t they ever do what the American people want.
Americans don’t want open borders, they want illegal immigration to stop, they want dreamers deported, they are tired of supporting illegal aliens by the use of our welfare system, They are tired of illegal aliens taking jobs from Americans and lowering wages, They do not want Muslim refugees into the country, They want lower taxes and a better economy, They are tired of democrats trying to destroy our First and Second Amendment rights, they are tired of criminal and gang violence and sanctuary cities, they are tired of the lying news media, they are tired of the democrats and their witch hunt on our president. Democrats want everything that the American people don’t want. Do democrats ever talk about what they can do for Americans instead of catering to illegal aliens, Muslim refugees and anyone else who is not American?
The Communist DemoRATS want them in the country as future voters, the DemoRATS are part of the Communist party and the only way that they can take over the country is from within, so they combined the two parties, the Communist alone cannot overtake our military so the DemoRATS are hungry for power and they want a one-party known as a Dictatorship and as long as the Castrated Republicans sit back and play with each other it will eventually happen, the youth of America had better get their shit together because living under a dictatorship isn’t going to be fun, they might even have to go to work at job not of their choosing, WAH.
LMB says:
ENOUGH of this PC Crap. Kick their ass back across OUR border!!!!!!!!!!
Easy solution. When they are caught invading, line them up in front of the Court House, have preformated form with a date as to when to appear in Court (I do not care if the date is 3 years from then), give them the Court Order to Appear Form, put them on a bus, take them back to the border and shove them back into Mexico. Tell them to show up on the date on their form at that Border Crossing site and they would be escorted to the local Court and their case adjudicated. If not legally admitted taken back to the border and sent off. If they attempt to invade before their Court date, they are automatically banned FOR LIFE in any attempt to enter our country. This would raise holy hell with Mexico diplomatically, but do we really care – except for the libs and the politican that need them, we are rid of them and have some sense of legal and immigration order.
mspidge says:
We don’t know WHAT KIND OF DISEASES THEY AR BRINGING WITH THEM, all we will get is sickness spreading, and the filth living off welfare……….ENOUGH ALREADY, THERE IS ALREADY SOME KIND OF FUKING FUNGAS SPREADING AS IT IS!!!
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Of all the areas of the liberal arts that need to have the Trivium method applied, this is certainly the one.
I have been fascinated by the willingness of acceptance towards unprovable “facts” used by this group of modern “flat-earther’s.” And so I knew that if I searched a bit I would come to discover the origin of such unscientific thought processes toward the fallaciously standing conclusions put forward therein. And so I’d like to share what I found. This is not meant to be offensive or spark a debate, merely to show the roots of this prima facie (on the face/appearance only) type of belief system and its spread as a subversive culture.
In a nutshell, the origins of the Flat Earth Society come from the Zetetic Society, philosophy, and method. From its modern website we can read:
The ‘Universal Zetetic Society‘ (UZS) was the precursor to the Flat Earth Society. It was founded shortly after the death of Samuel Rowbotham (aka Parallax) by Rowbotham’s adherents. The UZS was active well into the early part of the 20th century, publishing many issues of a magazine titled, The Earth Not a Globe Review?. In 1971, the UZS was renamed The Flat Earth Society when Samuel Shenton became its leader.
Samuel Birley Rowbotham (AKA Parallax) (1816 – 1884), was an English inventor and writer who wrote Zetetic Astronomy: Earth Not a Globe, based on his decade-long scientific studies of the earth, published a 16-page pamphlet (1849), which he later expanded into a 430 page book (1881) expounding his views. According to Rowbotham’s scientific method, which he called Zetetic Astronomy, the earth is a flat disk centered at the North Pole? and bounded along its southern edge by a wall of ice, with the sun, moon, planets, and stars only a few thousand miles above the surface of the earth.
Rowbotham and his followers gained notoriety by engaging in raucous public debates with leading scientists of the day. One such clash, involving the prominent naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, led to several lawsuits for fraud and libel.
After Rowbotham’s death, his thousands of followers established the Universal Zetetic Society, published a magazine entitled The Earth Not a Globe Review? and remained active well into the early part of the 20th century.
‘Zeteticism‘ is a system of scientific inquiry. The word is derived from the Greek verb zeteo, which means “to search or examine; to proceed only by inquiry.“
Zeteticism differs from the usual scientific method in that using zeteticism one bases his conclusions on experimentation and observation rather than on an initial theory that is to be proved or disproved. A zetetic forms the question then immediately sets to work making observations and performing experiments to answer that question, rather than speculating on what the answer might be then testing that out.
For example, in questioning the shape of the Earth the zetetic does not make a hypothesis suggesting that the Earth is round or flat and then proceed testing that hypothesis; he skips that step and devises an experiment that will determine the shape of the Earth, and bases his conclusion on the result of that experiment. Many feel this is a more reasonable method than the normal scientific method because it removes any preconceived notions and biases the formation of a hypothesis might cause, and leaves the conclusion up entirely to what is observed. Samuel Rowbotham was the first to use the term in reference to Flat Earth? research. He devised the Bedford Level Experiment to determine whether the surface of water is convex, reasoning that if the water is not convex the earth cannot be a sphere. This is how he came to the conclusion that the Earth is flat. The method has been a cornerstone of Flat Earth Theory? ever since.
Link–> https://www.theflatearthsociety.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=Universal+Zetetic+Society
Link–> https://www.theflatearthsociety.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=Samuel+Rowbotham
Link–> https://www.theflatearthsociety.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=Zeteticism
Here we should stop to define a couple of terms, which not ironically have much to do with each other. The Parallax view of convection. Let us use a dictionary from those times:
CONVEX – adjective – [Latin] Rising or swelling on the exterior surface into a spherical or round form; gibbous; opposed to concave, which expresses a round form of the interior surface; as a convex mirror or lens. – noun – A convex body; as heavens convex. (–Webster’s 1828 Dictionary of the English Language)
CONVEXITY – noun – [Latin] The exterior surface of a convex body; a gibbous or globular form; roundness. (–Webster’s 1828 Dictionary of the English Language)
PARALLAX – noun – [Gr. to vary, to decline or wander; beyond, and to change.] In astronomy, the change of place in a heavenly body in consequence of being viewed from different points. Diurnal parallax the difference between the place of a celestial body, as seen from the surface, and from the center of the earth, at the same instant. Annual parallax the change of place in a heavenly body, in consequence of being viewed at opposite extremities of the earth’s orbit. (–Webster’s 1828 Dictionary of the English Language)
This notion of Zetetic methodology of science is not distinct from the blind leading the blind. Information without postulate or goal. While Mr. “Parallax” Rowbotham may have been sincere and attempting to be legitimized in his time, it appears that even up to today his followers are merely bad-mannered, browbeating Zetetics hell bent on “engaging in raucous public debates with leading scientists of the day,” and for that matter anyone that seeks rational debate. A simple perusal through the comments section of any “Flat Earth” video or website is evidence of the fallacious ad hominem and other personal, non-scientific attacks towards anyone that disagrees with their strange breed of “science.”
One begins to see similar patterns of this type of harassment in certain elements of the “truth movement” and its infamous shock jocks, and within groups like We Are Change and the various 9/11 truth movements, of which I was once very much involved. This is certainly not to say that no science backs their (and my) claims about 9/11. It is to say that the approach towards dissemination of this information, which is prima facie evidence at best, is to gather in places and have arguments similar to those of the flat-earther’s, usually ending in statements like “if you can’t see what is happening in this video you must be an idiot.” And I believe this is why such movements are so transient and ineffective, for the confidence of absolute observational correctness becomes an overwhelming force that allows no further debate and ignores all evidence to the contrary.
Now remember, I am referring to myself here, as one of the guys that used to get out in the streets and in parks and other public places in people’s faces without solicitation to spread “9/11 truth.” And honestly, I hate the thought that I might have been so belligerent and unreasonably argumentative that I turned people away from actually examining the evidence I had just by my attitudinal prejudices. And so as one with experience in this gang-up and insult methodology, I know this is a mental trap we must all grow from if we are to have any effect.
One of the most outspoken and somehow respected “flat-earther’s” is Eric Dubay.
In the following video debunking most tenets of this movement, we find that many of Dubay’s sources for flat-earth cosmology is from just where we would expect, the Zetetic Society. I recommend this entire video:
Note too in this video that “Freemasons formed Zetetic Societies to engage in anti-Christian and scientific debate.” In other words, counter-culture.
We can also find much of this sort of fallacious reasoning in Theosophical writings and movements. From the Theosophical.org website we can read some of these esoteric writings that seem to support such Zetetic methodologies and beliefs:
Earth Mind: Starting where we are in the world of appearances, we see the myriad of forms, from our time and place of seeing, from our point of view and perspective. We are the subject registering objects.
This is my world, my life, my things, my roles. Fear and desire. The mask of persona. The consumer. Habits. The everyday world. The world of natural living. This is the flatworld; the sun revolves around us. This is the data storage mind. Calculating mind. Taking care of business. This is the earth world. The outer world. The subject-object awareness dominates…
Esoteric Initiations: In addition to meditation, ancient myths, and near-death research, we have a similar process described in the psychological initiations of consciousness familiar to esoteric groups. There are notable similarities between the process of natural life and death and the ending of an old value system and a rebirth into a new perspective.
Transpersonal psychologists love to look at this process of death and rebirth in consciousness. One of (the) first of these was the Romanian scholar Mircea Eliade, who observed: “Initiatory death provides the clean state on which will be written the successive revelations whose end is the formation of a new man…This new life is conceived as the true human existence, for it is open to the values of spirit” (Eliade, xiii-xiv). The process of initiatory death wipes the slate clean so that a new chapter in the book of life may begin fresh, open, and unprejudiced by old cultural and social values and views. Initiation breaks down old patterns of behavior. It allows people to begin again and to see with new perception. The new values become the principal values of the new life.
At each initiatory death and rebirth we begin with a new view from a higher elevation. We see more, know more, and can relate to whole systems more readily. Seeing and accepting life as a process of birth/death instead of regarding life as the opposite of death is an initiation into reality…
Link–> https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine?id=2810
Sources–> Alice Bailey (Theosophy), Madamn H.P. Blavatsky (Theosophy), The Dali Lama, etc…
With its hand inside and its (formally “Lucifer”) Lucis Publishing company officially recognized and integrated into the United Nations and the Common Core agenda for world education, let us again understand the basics of Theosophy for our purposes:
THEOSOPHY – noun – Divine wisdom; godliness. 1. Knowledge of God. (Webs1828)
THEOSOPHIST – noun – One who pretends to divine illumination; one who pretends to derive his knowledge from divine revelation. (Webs1828)
THEOSOPHIST – noun – [Gr. God, and comment; wise.] Pretension to divine illumination; enthusiasm. (Webs1828)
SOPHIST – noun – [Latin sophista.] 1. A professor of philosophy; as the sophists of Greece. 2. A captious or fallacious reasoner. (Webs1828)
SOPHISTRY – (repeated) – noun – 1. Fallacious reasoning; reasoning sound in appearance only. These men have obscured and confounded the nature of things by their false principles and wretched sophistry. 2. Exercise in logic. (Webs1828)
Logic without grammar — this is the epitome of the Flat-Earth Society. Perspective-based information without True knowledge.
Let us be clear… I have maintained throughout my research and writings that I simply don’t know the shape of the earth, nor do I fool myself that this type of knowledge is for such mortals as myself. I remain neutral. This is, if anything, a sort of divine wisdom whose vantage point is only with God, if you will. I don’t know. I will continue to answer I don’t know. But so far, the evidence lands almost exclusively in the “globular” earth model. But I still do not know.
The typical flat-earther, however, has already decided, claiming God-like knowledge as divine wisdom without proofs and without actually realizing this cultish disposition. Such confidence is reminiscent to the historical accounts of the church’s resolve in justifying the witch-burnings. Fact built upon fallacious reasoning… or no reasoning or questioning at all! Belief based purely on physical observation and perspective is obviously a very dangerous thing, and is how the masses are controlled in many areas of thought. It is not dissimilar to ignoring the camouflage of many species that allows them to hide in plain site by subterfuge so as to catch its prey unsuspecting.
But what happens when one’s perspective is changed?
What happens to the mountainous ant hill when the ant climbs a tree and observes it from directly above as seemingly flat?
In fairness, we must acknowledge that the world and those who run it is full of controlled oppositional forces. It was Vladimir Lennon who is quoted as suggesting that “the best way to control the opposition is to lead it ourselves.” And so as we find Eric Dubay outing almost all other prominent flat-earth researchers but himself as shills and controlled oppositions, we may also find otherwise legitimate inquiries and scientific researchers seeking the Truth of the matter. And so I leave this short essay with the following link that you may read at your leisure, which discusses the history of the Flat Earth Society, its leaders, and the fact that they may have been controlled opposition to counter any good information from being taken seriously.
Link–> http://www.atlanteanconspiracy.com/2015/03/flat-earth-society-controlled-op.html
Again, I remind the reader that I remain neutral on the subject, so no need to bully me or attempt to belittle my character in the comments below. I simply ask that you consider the origins of this movement, a movement without really anywhere to move, and that you beware of any belief without supportive data. Use your grammar, logic, and rhetoric, in that order only.
Where does your grammar come from? Is it to teach or to deceive? Is it of the Nature of the Universe or is it sourced in the adverse?
ADVERSARIA – (From Latin adversa, things remarked or ready at hand.) Rough memoranda, common-place books. (Black4)
ADVERSARIA – noun – [Latin from adversus. See Adverse.] Among the ancients, a book of accounts, so named from the placing of debt and credit in opposition to each other. A commonplace book. (Webs1828)
ADVERSE – adjective – [Latin adversus, opposite; of ad and versus, turned; from verto, to turn. See Advert. This word was formerly accented, by some authors, on the last syllable; but the accent is now settled on the first.] 1. Opposite; opposing; acting in a contrary direction; conflicting; counteracting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party. 2. Figuratively, opposing desire; contrary to the wishes, or to supposed good; hence, unfortunate; calamitous; afflictive; pernicious, unprosperous; as, adverse fate or circumstances. – verb transitive – advers’. To oppose. [Not used.] (Webs1828)
SATAN – noun – [Hebrew. an adversary.] The grand adversary of man; the devil or prince of darkness; the chief of the fallen angels. (Webs1828)
Are the books (grammar) on your shelf and in your digital browser a gift of the light of knowledge or of the adverse of darkness as form without substance?
The world, be it flat or round, square or artificial, is abound in false dialectic (logic), in adversarial forces intent on counter-cultural confusion. Perhaps it is time to abandon such impossible pursuits and focus on the ever-deteriorating and legally (licensed) anarchistic society we find ourselves in today? No matter what side of this debate you fall on, perhaps it is time to come back to earth and treat it as home, whatever its unknown shape, and to start treating each other as we wish others to treat us. Oh, what a wonderful world (round or flat) that would be.
–clint richard-son (realityblogger.wordpress.com)
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/ September 17, 2017
…brilliant! No other words needed…
Ri-chard
I work as a DoD contractor on Navy Aegis programs where we shoot lasers for targeting other ships and for distance measurements to sight weather and GPS buoys across the oceans world wide. It is a well known fact that gravity does not affect our lasers by making them curve to follow an assumed earth curvature. These targets never drop below the lasers line of sighting.
Weather, humidity and falling chem-trail pollutants are the only things that limit our lasers and telescope sightings to a few kilometers across these flat surfaces.
From Diego Garcia island sighting in any direction to a potential target or land mass the oceans do not curve below the distance limitations of our lasers. binoculars and telescopes.
Please note even the low end USCG and NOAH lasers shoot over 3 miles across the oceans to illuminate their targets over the waters flat surfaces.
Just saying what is know to us for years.
You work in the military. Can you explain to me how aluminum passenger planes pierced the towers on 911 ? Where did the plane wreckage go in PA and DC ? NY ?
Yes, light weight aluminum thin skinned commercial airplane with a plastic nose cone could not have possibly penetrated the structural concrete and sliced through the steel supports exiting out the other side of either tower. Plus, leaving no plane debris as sheet metal, seats and luggage to fall to the streets. IMPOSSIBLE for that to not have happened. See controlled plane crashes on YouTube to see what happens as these plane crinkle like aluminum foil.
This impact problem especially applies to the bomb blast proof Pentagon building where the impact hole was not large enough to drive a tractor and trailer into. We are mostly shown the building after it collapsed. As well for a commercial plane construction to have penetrated through all the pentagon rings with a plastic nose cone. And there was no immediate extensive fire from the thousands of gallons of fuel stored in the wings much less impact marks from the total wing span of the plane.
Yes, no plane wrecked in PA where there should have been due to the angle of impact the tail section would have broken away with seats and luggage strewn all over the ground.
Think military drones/RPVs with short wing spans with war heads exploding just prior to impact.
Do not pay any attention to what the new media videos promoted and what they told us what we saw. It’s all theater as people are asleep or suffer from Cognitive Dissonance never seeking the truth – saying my government wouldn’t do that to us. And I say think Chem-Trails and the GMO foods you eat at min .
So just to be clear, you believe “no planes” were used on 911?
Yes, planes were involved but definitely not how we were told of that crashed into the Towers, Pentagon and in the field in PA.
I suggest the actual passenger planes were remotely taken over by use of the Boeing uninterruptible flight control systems that are installed on all commercial planes as a safety measure in case the pilot is disabled. Those passenger planes were flown to a remote location and passengers gone missing at min or dead.
Think about it, passenger planes would have crumpled like a beer can and anything behind the super structure (wing root) would have broken off and not continued to penetrate through the buildings. There actually should have been plane tail parts, plastic overhead compartment pieces, body parts, seats, luggage scattered in the NY streets below.
Just an opinion.
You just contradicted yourself.
How so if the passenger planes were only used as diversion for the false flag. No passenger planes were used in the actual attacks. No contradiction.
How do you know for fact that any planes were used, let alone “hijacked” ? You still muddy the waters by saying planes were used, If planes were used, where is the plane wreckage? If these alleged planes were commandeered as you say, can you prove that this actually happened? Or are you repeating what the public media told you? I just want to be clear.
That I know of public media won’t discuss this. They want you to believe that inexperienced pilots crashed commercial passenger planes into these targets. Common sense tells me that was impossible. Those passenger planes were diverted away and did not crash.They were replaced in flight, transponders shut off with drones taking their place.
Good grief watch the crash videos of the towers. How could the fragile wing tips slice through that building like a hot butter knife in a Hollywood movie. Impossible.
Follow up because you are thick headed.
Passengers boarded their planes with proof from the airport manifest for departures. Planes were hijacked electronically. The Boeing Uninterruptible Autopilot is a system designed to take control of a commercial aircraft away from the pilot or flight crew in the event the pilot is incapacitated or of a hijacking. If implemented, the system would allow the craft to automatically guide itself to a landing at a designated airstrip. Truth by fact.
This system is commonly referred to worldwide as BUAP remote control.
Videos were produced for the public with the mantra to match what we were supposed to have seen. Therefore the public has been duped into believing commercial passenger planes took down the towers and destroyed wedge one of the financial operations in the Pentagon and all without a trace of the commercial passenger planes, the passengers and belongings..
Good luck in believing something other than that happened. Your own ghost government did this along with assistance from the Military and Security Industrial Complex.
Ive watched all the fake plane footage for hours. But you still believe planes were used, when I am not seeing that evidence. You are guessing. You are still muddying the waters and its pretty much a yes or no answer to – do you believe planes attacked the world trade center towers on 9/11/2001? Yes or no ?
Maxx, one more time.
The passenger planes were diverted to a different location and sophisticate drone aircraft with explosives were used for the false flag crashes.
Do you believe that was a passenger plane that hit the Pentagon or struck the field in PA?? No one in my circles believes that.
I dont see any evidence of planes being hijacked or commandeered at all that day. I mean its maybe possible, but ive seen no physical evidence of this. I believe cruise missiles of some sort were used. The media only said planes were hijacked. Cheney even “admits” to ordering the downing of the plane over PA that never existed. The whole scenario follows the pattern of illusion. You saw a magic trick. Personally I dont think you are in the military. I think you are lying.
I never claimed to be in the Military. It seems you have a reading comprehension deficit. Or you are a creator of false narratives to fit your own self-serving needs.
BTW you are not supposed to see evidence of the passenger planes or it’s passengers or it wouldn’t be a good false flag for you to buy into.
Thx1138
Atmospheric refraction is the deviation of light or other electromagnetic wave from a straight line as it passes through the atmosphere due to the variation in air density as a function of height.This refraction is due to the velocity of light through air, decreasing (the refractive index increases) with increased density. Terrestrial refraction usually causes terrestrial objects to appear higher than they actually are. The above video illustrates the curvature of the Earth quite nicely using a laser, however.
Suppose you knew the Military and Mil-Aerospace only use platform maps because they target over flat topography and straight lines to fix target. Plus many of the lasers used are unknown to the public.
Think of Adaptive Optics system which are made of deformable mirrors that compensate for atmospheric refraction and turbulence.
How about a high-energy laser beam that burns through rain, fog over several kilometers and can still penetrate the skin of the target, building, boat, plane, missile and disables or explodes it depending upon where the beam strikes. Or it can create a hot spot for a missile to seek.
And you could say you actually witnessed and experienced the performance of these lasers from Islands like Diego Garcia and other nearby sites demonstrating they were shooting across the perfectly flat Indian Ocean and China Seas to a probable floating target or an incoming low flying cruse missal.
PS, if the laser is elevated its because of the feed back received from electronic buoys that measure the height of sea swells.
Suppose this was true for you?
thx for the technical response.
This is what you said, “I work as a DoD contractor on Navy Aegis programs where we shoot lasers for targeting other ships and for distance measurements to sight weather and GPS ” That to me is working for the military. You just keep lying.
PS, no flat earth hugger here, only know what I and my coworkers have experienced.
PS; I usually work for the prime contractor as General Dynamics, SAIC, Lockheed, Boeing, BAE the same ones that compensate us. Our employees are held responsible to the prime not a federal agency.
We are they hands on personnel. They government and primes subcontract that most of that work out to another for cost effectiveness..
The only thing flat earthers fear, is sphere itself . . .
No fear, after all it started out in the beginning as flat but the elites changed it to round to fit their self-serving needs. No harm done, it is what it is.
FYI; We still use computer imagining for flat mapping for everything we do. The shortest distance to a target is still a straight line. Maybe the elites will change that for you as well.
iamlonefrog
“Belief based purely on physical observation and perspective is obviously a very dangerous thing, and is how the masses are controlled in many areas of thought.” – C>R
This is basically true for both sides of the argument, which is most likely the intention anyways.
I have pondered quite a bit as to why it is important that we resolve this question of globe or flat. All my feeble thought process could come up with is that if our “planet” is flat, we would discover much sooner that this is all an experiment upon humanity. Perhaps then we could end it by not participating. On the other hand, If it is a globe, the control could possibly last for ever with the assistance of tech. Thus far, a human can still only get as far as to reach orbit, which is of no help when all we have proven to do as a whole is fuck our home up.
Either way, this topic serves to be divisive, which seems to be the “way of things.” Cuz as we all know, permission is required for groups to gather which are capable of making changes to the “way of things.” Goooood byyyyy internet if enough people ever figure this one out.
For now fluoride, football, and “impropriety” (couldn’t think of an “f” word for porn) still serve to dilute our existence.
do you believe planes were used on 911 ?
Well stated, Frog.
Divide us to weaken us for better control of us and number of those enlightened. Nothing has changed
Thats why I changed the subject. Sorry but the FE subject was laid to rest in my own feeble mind, 4 years ago when I saw real life friends bringing it to the dinner table. Arguing, fighting with the in laws We were divided eons ago. Thats why many good people cant get traction in this world. I could careless if the Earth was flat. To me it just isnt a self evident truth . We have so many more important things to think about, like “no planes” on September 11, 2001 . Where there is upon close examination, no plane wreckage. Anywheres. Its a self evident truth even tho its not obvious to most people.
The zetetic method of science more closely resembles the spirit of human discovery. It is however also subject to the frailties of human interpretation of observations. Once a conclusion has been made based upon observations it then becomes a theory just like in mainstream science. Unfortunately in both forms of science obnoxious people fiercely defend their theories. They may often fail to recognize the possibility of an alternative explanation for their observations.
Richard P. Feynman: Theory, Prediction, Observation
Thanks for this excellent contribution.
I dont suppose anything. Im not finding any plane wreckage. You are not answering my questions and you pretty much lost what little credibilty that you had. Lasers on a ship doesnt mean anything to me. Meaning you are a bullshit artist. And not in the military. You are a flat earth hugger. An agent sent to cause division. And probably from the tribe of the circumcised.
Jeff Rey
Of course the Flat earth society is a set up. They cover every angle so that one does not find out the truth. The whole flat earth movement past and present has been a psyops from the start. I’ve been watching this modern flat earth movement since early 2014. It’s a set up I know all the players and all their false proofs. It’s done on purpose! Most are paid actors! But most are still confused. There is no curve! It cannot be measured! There are no planets! There is absolutly no proof of a physical body in a theoretical space, who’s properties contradicted themselves with the theory of the sun being a gas ball in a vacuum. Lol! Gravity is mythmatics and words/spell magic. How convenient this theory of gravity that cannot be reproduced in a lavatory. Ill tell you what can be reproduced in a lavatory, Density! Who is using the trivium? Try it on where the myth of space and planets come from. Same people writing the same script! The earth is a cellular structure. As above so below. As far as we know the earth is flat. We Can’t prove it any other way. Clint I respect all of your work. This topic is a tough one. Spent the last three years dismantling the flat earth movement. As well as reading your book and listening to all of your shows since the beginning! The person is not the only lie. The whole entire script is the lie! Just like you said one has to become a child again and relearn everything! It’s true!
All foretold, as “the great delusion.” Not illusion, but delusion, the taking away of Truth and spiritually reason and discernment.
DELUSION – noun – S as z. 1. The act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind. We are all liable to the delusions of artifice. 2. False representation; illusion; error or mistake proceeding from false views. And fondly mourn’d the dear delusion gone.
-Clint
Yes, it’s a setup. Those of us who have worked on the AEGIS ships for years, think the global think tank has done something to our long range lasers. These laser just won’t curve matching the curvature of the earth. Yes, its a setup and a con.
We still can’t figure out what they have done to our lasers as they continue to shoot flat and straight to a target across the oceans for kilometers lighting up or heating up a target.
I guess they have screwed with our eyes and our long range finders as radar, microwaves, binoculars and telescopes to set us up believing the oceans are flat, but telling us the earth is curved,
Those globalist are slick or they are convinced of it as thousands of employees and contractors at Wallops Island, VA working for NASA, NOAA and AEGIS keep seeing flat topographies. Yep, what a setup.
Define “globalist” “elites” “global think tank” . These are poetic vagaries to me. Be specific. Name names. Lasers shoot flat and will not adjust to the curvature of the Earth. You are a bullshit artist.
GLOBAL around the round world says those who run the educational system that teach kids Columbus discovered America, those who tell you the US won the war of independence, those who teach the US Constitution was based on Judo Christian foundations, tell you the black slaves never received reparation, and the Banksters that they actually lend you money to buy a home, and on and on the lies people believe.
Thanks again for the intelligent rebuttal.
Ditto, dirtbag . In typical vampiric jew fashion you like to waste peoples time and energy. You have said and showed nothing of value since you quacks showed up. Because you cant. Its all you got. You named one person, Columbus who was a crypto marrano jew. Not an Italian European. He also didnt fall off the edge of the flat earth . Unfortunately.
Funny, you can’t rebut the facts I present. See what government run schools did for you. Sleep well!
Ri-Chard – I want you to say, “Israel needs to be blown off the face of the flat earth map” say it. I know you can do it.
As the 1st Christians say along with the old Arab and Hebrew blood lines in the Middle East – there will be no peace in the Middle East until the European Jews are no more on this earth.
And I agree whole hardheartedly. however I would also add there must be the demise of the Holy See and their Jesuits, then comes Wash DC and the Royal Crown folks.
BTW I never mentioned what you did about Columbus. Therefore can you proof what you said of him.
Before you answer please consider the Jesuits are a Military Religious Order of the Roman Catholic Church; Masonic and other Oaths. always follow the money.
The diabolical MONSTER of INIQUITY Alexander Borgia became Pope in August 1492, just a month before Christopher Columbus left Spain bound for Santo Domingo.
The Papacy cost Alexander Borgia an enormous sum in bribes. He was determined to get the money back and he had most of his rivals poisoned. Finally, his evil deeds returned upon his own head and he drank the poisoned cup that he had prepared for another cardinal.
When Christopher Columbus returned from visiting the island of Santo Domingo in March, 1494, Borgia issued a Papal Bull giving the New World to Spain and warning EVERY other nation (even Italians) not to even THINK about going there.
This was the end result of a diabolical plot by Antichrist to steal the New World from John Cabot and England in order to unleash the brutal Spanish Inquisition on the defenseless New World natives.
This monster is also the patron of the Knights of Columbus—the lay arm of the Jesuits in the U.S.
Remember the 3 powers (slave masters) are the Holy See = secrets of mankind and delegation of all that is evil, London/Royal Crown = the Banksters, and the pride of the Vatican is the 7 Hills of Washington DC = weapons of mass destruction.
All three are separate entities not belonging directly to the country they reside in.
Yes the phony Khazar, Zionist, Jews were involved at a much later date. But know still they have no real power only a puppet of the Holy See. London, and the district of Columbia.
You didnt present any facts, jew.
http://forward.com/opinion/spirituality/378719/this-day-in-1492-spanish-jews-were-expelled-and-columbus-set-sail/
And based on that you believe he was a Jew. Good Grief!
The New Jewish Encyclopedia says this. Its not my opinion. “Spanish jews” were considered sephardic and not European jews. Jesus was addressing the ancient bloodline jews way before the Khazars as “of the devil”. Judaism is a bloodline cult of satanism. The hasidim say they are anti zionist but still do business with shithole israel. My allegiance is with Native Americans. Europeans are the golem for the rabbis. I could give a shit what happens in the muddled east. A satanic jew is a satanic jew. When war starts in America, you will be catching bullets with your skull.
“Israel must be blown off the face of the Earth” say it, ri-chard
Already said it – you still have poor reading comprehension.
Again the powers that be are not the phony Jews. It all resides with the Trilateral agreements between the Vatican/Holy See, London and the District of Columbia. please read the 1st paragraph of the Treaty of Peace and the Papal Bulls that proceeded it. Remember Wash DC it not a part of the United States – nit is it’s own DISTRICT.
This is how and why america did not win the War of Independence. It lost everything to the Crown.
The laws and rules for Doing No Harm under God’s Laws and Natural Laws were abolished by the organic Constitution = Man-Made laws – with international banking – tax the labor and lands of all servants and what they produce – honor the government, not God – sovereignty given only to the corporate States not the people, the people are the servants not the government, bartering system abolished, eliminate all tangible trade currencies and replace them with government controlled paper, coin and ledger entries, tell the people the Constitution was based on Christian values – they will believe it because the government said so. On and on and step by step it goes for expanding the listings of all that was given up or taken away from the people. Become a debt slave and accept it as the norm for acceptance in being governed.
PS; almost everything I was taught, was by the Jesuits for 12 years and was in near total opposition to what was being taught in government run schools. Catholicism was the invention of the Roman Empire now known as the Vatican. The bible is a book of books full of omissions and deceptions having some truths with incomplete stories of the origins of humanity. All this editing of the books was done to control the people and farm new convert$.
All of the American and European history books are books of lies. The victors write the history to be promoted, not the Native American Indians or other indigenous people.. The indigenous and spiritual people must be culled as they know the old ways of our true beginnings and our powers. They know the earth was our gift from the creator and we are to do no harm to the air, waters, soil, plants, trees, animals and all creatures of the soil and waters. The earth yields all that we need for long and healthy life lines so protect mother earth as her steward.
The indigenous people were better acquainted with the Tree of Life and now mankind is better tempted by the Tree of Knowledge and it’s unintended uses = deception, diversions, wars and destruction so we may not know who we are.
No ET’s, they are the fallen ones, the seed of them and the followers of them. They never left us. If you don’t know of mankind’s beginnings you won’t be able to identify good from evil.
I agree with some of which you say. But the Jesuits and Catholic church were jewish constructs. Most Catholics I ask, never read rhe King James Bible. When you say “global elites” thats Alex Jones speak. The “real jews” were as satanic as the khazarian jews. You never quite came out and said “Israel needs to destroyed” even tho in the bible, its clear to me, israel will be destroyed. You gave a nebulous answer.
All the bibles have been plagiarized because they do not refer to the first ones of mankind in any detail.
The christian bibles need to been rewritten starting with the days of the Anunnaki and early Babylon thousands of years earlier than the Romans and Vatican did their editing.
Thomas Jefferson rewrote the bible. Jews need ro rewrite their bibles before they get surrounded and disposed of. Christians have been lead down the rabbi hole.
The Hebrews rewrote the bible to fit their story line copying the Anunnaki/Sumerians before Babylon 2000 years earlier.
Jefferson was a Squire of the Royal Crown as others – Fu-k Him and his traitors.
Could be, I wasnt there. I believe we should give the land back to the Indians who were raped, robbed and murdered.
So you were with the Native Americans to witness that – – LMOL
What facts do you want?
Verifiable.
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Consider that holographic projections of planes were used and the explosions inside were timed to coordinate with the images. Overseas help was involved as well. Remember Operations Northwoods; the PNAC that was looking for a New Pearl Harbor; Illuminati card games depicting the event years earlier; and much more.
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Molly Crabapple (@mollycrabapple) tweeted at 6:49 AM – 9 Jun 2018 :
Kalief Browder spent 800 days in solitary confinement because he couldn’t afford bail after being accused of stealing a backpack. To understand how this happens check out @JohnLegend and my VIDEO https://t.co/IVlcDzpYHy #EndMoneyBail (http://twitter.com/mollycrabapple/status/1005431810933870592?s=17)
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On Tuesday, a woman who couldn’t afford her $1,500 bail killed herself in a Texas county jail.
Almost 90% of my clients can’t make bail of just $500.
Instead of donating to #PeterStrzok’s GoFundMe, please donate to @BKBailFund who pay bail for those who are unable up to $2,000. https://t.co/vyZOwHYYZT
Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/DrRJKavanagh/status/1030446269242789888
privatizing poverty
Frank Pasquale (@FrankPasquale) tweeted at 9:29 AM – 22 Aug 2018 :
“Poor people (and especially poor women), these books argue, are in fact seen too much—they are surveilled and imprisoned, monitored and fined. They are trapped within a social panopticon that permits and encourages their constant observation”
https://t.co/RKVGzxwC7I (http://twitter.com/FrankPasquale/status/1032288714486161408?s=17)
Money bail is probably the best known version of the way that simply not having ready access to hundreds or thousands of dollars can turn you into a prisoner.
This shadow population of imprisoned people—often totally innocent and not even charged with a major violation of the law—exists because of cash bail. People accused of minor violations can be asked to post bail worth hundreds or thousands of dollars. A middle-class person in this desperate situation could come up with the sum; people who are unemployed, eking out their existence amid the scraps of the social safety net, or living paycheck to paycheck cannot.
A noteable example of this is the horrific and Kafkaesque case of sixteen-year-old Kalief Browder,
Kalief Browder
But Edelman emphasizes that Browder was essentially locked up and subjected to the psychological torture of solitary confinement because he did not have access to the money to pay his bail. Poverty made him a person who had no rights that the state was bound to respect.
Quinn Norton (@quinnnorton) tweeted at 2:29 PM on Tue, Aug 28, 2018:
More details on California eliminating money bail. The world just got a little better.
https://t.co/WuoJ3h4AVP
(https://twitter.com/quinnnorton/status/1034538404158087169?s=03)
Maybe next the California legislature can automatically expunge the criminal record of everyone with a pot-related felony, no?
deray (@deray) tweeted at 5:47 AM on Thu, Aug 30, 2018:
California Ended Cash Bail. Why Are So Many Reformers Unhappy About It? https://t.co/OS6nj6HKkk
(https://twitter.com/deray/status/1035131913697198086?s=03)
What’s the problem? The new law, which will take effect in October 2019, will replace the old system of money-based freedom with a new one of risk assessments and preventive detention. In critics’ eyes, that means California will continue to give local judges the sweeping authority to keep people incarcerated before they’re convicted of anything.
some groups in California and around the country now worry that the nation’s largest state has embraced a well-intentioned but wrongheaded proposal that could fail to diminish—and even drive up—the numbers of people detained before their trials, undermining a broader movement to move away from incarceration. And they fear for the ripple effects when California, as it so often does, leads the way.
Critics fear the new law will institutionalize racial bias, as judges will still retain the ultimate authority to decide whether to detain someone before their trial.
The real goal was fewer people in jail before trial. They now worry that California will head in the opposite direction.
“We had not been fighting for preventive detention, the expansion of judges to hold just about anybody they want to hold as a replacement to the bail bond industry.”
“They co-opted the bail reform movement to test out a new preventive detention system,” he says.
It seeks to make objective assumptions about who is detained by mandating the use of pretrial risk assessments, which sift through factors like criminal and employment history to project future behavior. By buttressing judges’ discretion with “gobs of data,” says Martin Hoshino, administrative director for the Judicial Council, “the research suggests you’ll get better outcomes.”
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But advocates warn that those tools are compromised by the biases that underlie the deeper structural problems with America’s justice system.
“This bill unfortunately is going to lead to people being held in preventive detention based on government’s assessment of who’s risky and who’s scary,” says Robin Steinberg, CEO of the Bail Project. “That’s a terrifying idea,” she says, warning of “a pretrial services industrial complex that will inevitably grow to become a massive governmental administration.
the bill “is going to give more power to our judges.”
“There’s still tremendous bias in our district attorneys and how they charge poor people for higher crimes, and there’s still bias in our judges and how they look at people of color and people who are poor,” she said.
“History will show that using a risk assessment system will be the way to go.”
“These types of reforms are generational,” says Joshua Norkin, who coordinates the New York Legal Aid Society’s decarceration project, “and if you give up an opportunity for a substantial reduction in the jail population by passing a watered-down reform, then you may give up an opportunity to revisit that issue for another 20 years.”
Frank Pasquale (@FrankPasquale) tweeted at 4:23 PM – 9 Sep 2018 :
“‘We are replacing money bail with an even more harmful system of profiling.’ There is no evidence suggesting that these kinds of algorithms have produced positive changes when implemented”
https://t.co/T9v5KoMdOm (http://twitter.com/FrankPasquale/status/1038915727137402880?s=17)
Oliver Bullough (@OliverBullough) tweeted at 5:26 AM – 21 Sep 2018 :
“Punishable by a fine” translates as “legal for rich people”.
https://t.co/PSwZtK3Jnb (http://twitter.com/OliverBullough/status/1043099261498519552?s=17)
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The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights group has announced plans to bail out more than 500 women and teenagers from Rikers Island in New York in an attempt to show how the current bail system criminalizes poverty.
https://www.democracynow.org/2018/9/20/headlines/human_rights_group_to_bail_out_over_500_from_rikers_island
@Ocasio2018 is talking about the problem with cash bail while cutting chipotle chilis and making dinner.
This is how you talk politics at the dinner table. I wish more politicians were real like this. https://t.co/vlxoKAAKse
Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/RBraceySherman/status/1064338915908304897
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Brahmins Foods ties up with Vinayaka Foods
Sweetmeats in the ready-to-eat format, as per the agreement signed.PK Krishnakumar | ET Bureau | January 04, 2016, 18:05 IST
Vinayaka had recently launched a range of Kerala dishes and sweetmeats in the ready-to-eat format.
Kochi: The Rs 60 crore Brahmins Foods India Ltd., producer of over 100 foods and having a wide network in India and abroad, has entered into a marketing tie-up with Vinayaka Foods and Beverages, a leading name in the catering business in Kerala.
Vinayaka had recently launched a range of Kerala dishes and sweetmeats in the ready-to-eat format. As per the agreement signed between the two companies, Brahmins will market Vinayaka's products which include various payasams and traditional curries in other Indian markets and overseas.
The tie-up of two brands that popularise vegetarianism will surely benefit the people who love vegetarian food,'' said M Anantharaman, managing director of Vinayaka Foods. The RTE products manufactured using retort technology have a shelf life of over 6 months. Anantharaman said more products are on the pipeline.
Brahmins have dealers for their products in the US , Europe and Australia besides the Gulf . The Gulf countries are our biggest market outside Kerala. The people are more brand conscious and are willing to shell out more for the products,'' said Sreenath Vishnu, executive director Brahmins Foods. The foods product range of Brahmins include spices, condiments, breakfast cereals, whole grain flours, pickles and specialty foods.
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April 30, 2015 , The Decumulation Beat
On the Road with RIJ: Penn’s Archaeology Museum
By Kerry Pechter Thu, Apr 30, 2015
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We're at the Wharton School's 2015 Pension Research Council symposium, an exclusive meeting of retirement academics and professionals held each year in Philadelphia. Also: A link to slides from ERISA lawyer Marcia Wagner's webinar on the DOL conflict-of-interest proposal yesterday.
RIJ is reporting this week from the Museum of Archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania, where the Wharton School’s Pension Research Council is holding its annual symposium. Right now, David Tuesta, chief economist of BBVA Research in Madrid, Spain, is presenting slides on the pros and cons of investments in infrastructure by pension funds worldwide.
This event’s attendees perennially include a high concentration of pension experts who are well known in the retirement field, especially in the academic wing of the business. There’s no red carpet here, but the luminaries I’ve spotted so far include Stacy Schaus of PIMCO, Amy Kessler of Prudential, Raymond Maurer of Goethe University in Frankfurt, Gary Mottola of FINRA (formerly of Vanguard), consultant Jodi Strakosch (formerly of MetLife Retirement) David John of AARP and, of course, Olivia Mitchell, the director of the Pension Research Council—just to name the ones I saw while grabbing a croissant, coffee and cantaloupe slices at the breakfast buffet.
The speaker who follows Tuesta is Peter Fisher of Tapestry Networks, a corporate governance consulting firm. He’s describing an international organization, the Insurance Governance Leadership Network, where non-executive directors from global insurance companies talk with regulators about high-level insurance and accounting issues. It’s something I probably should have known about already. Its members, according to one slide, include Liberty Mutual, Lincoln Financial Group, MetLife, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Moody’s Investors Services, Travelers, and the Federal Reserve System. Heavy, stratospheric stuff; it will require further investigation. (At right, a Greek coin from the museum’s collection.)
Fredrik Axsater of State Street Global Advisors, followed up these two speakers with a commentary on their presentations. He observed that there are obvious conflict-of-interests associated with investments by a national pension plan in the same country’s infrastructure projects. (In the U.S., much of the local infrastructure is financed with municipal bonds or federal dollars.)
Investments in infrastructure also tend to be illiquid, he noted, so they will be hard to offer within defined contribution plans as long as those plans involve daily valuations and trading. Those issues aside, he favored pension investments in infrastructure. (During a Q&A period, there was some debate about whether the biggest barriers to pension fund investment in infrastructure is regulation, or the high fees associated with private equity firms that often broker big infrastructure deals, or the complexity of infrastructure projects, or the risk-averse nature of pension fund boards. The answer is probably, “All of the above.”)
The low-yield environment is perhaps the biggest danger for retirement savers, Axsater said. According to State Street calculations back in 2007, Americans who saved and invested 11% of their income per year would be able to replace 65% to 80% of their final incomes in retirement.
Given the latest predictions for lower investment returns in the future, however, State Street now believes that an 11% savings rate would only produce a 45% replacement rate. “I call that a shock to the system,” he said. To close that gap, his firm believes that people may have to retire a few years later, somehow squeeze an extra 50 more basis points of yield from their portfolios, and/or buy a life annuity that starts paying income at age 80.
Webinar on DOL proposal
Yesterday at 4 p.m., ERISA super-lawyer Marcia Wagner presented a webinar on the new DOL conflict-of-interest proposal. The webinar was mainly a recitation of the major points of the proposal, but Wagner also provided some of expert commentary—which is what we were all waiting for. You can find a copy of the slides here.
In brief, Wagner believes that the “DOL proposal will affect substantially all advisors because of reach to IRA assets,” that it will be “costly for broker-dealers and insurance agencies,” that the so-called Best Interest exemption disclosures “appear to significantly exceed 408(b)(2) fee disclosures,” and that the proposal will have “little or no impact on RIAs, but certain advisors may decide to join or become RIAs.”
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Researchers At Kelantan Uni Are Using Education Ministry's Money To Study Possessed People
By Jia Vern Tham — 26 Jul 2018, 06:36 PM
The study is said to have an 80% to 90% accuracy.
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On 23 July, Berita Harian reported Dr. Yohan Kurniawan, an Associate Professor at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), as having received a grant from the Ministry of Education to conduct a scientific research on supernatural spirits
Free Malaysia Today reported Yohan as having support from the Ministry's Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), a research grant which promotes research in pure and applied sciences, engineering, technology, health and social sciences, arts and humanities, and national heritage.
Yohan works in the Centre for Language Studies and Generic Development at UMK.
Yohan and his genie-detecting machine.
Image via Syamsi Suhaimi/Berita Harian
Leading six other researchers, Yohan has been working on the study since two years ago.
The associate professor also stressed that the four year-long research will have an 80% to 90% accuracy.
Yohan said that his study analysed 10 people who claimed to be possessed using a RM15,000 machine from the United States
The associate professor claimed that his machine detected electrical movements in his respondents when they underwent "exorcisms" while Quranic verses were read to them.
"This machine is (used as) a scientific method to prove the existence of genies in human bodies through electrical changes, given that the creature was created from fire according to al-Quran," Yohan was quoted as saying by Berita Harian, before adding that he aims to prove that supernatural beings are not merely a figment of people's imagination.
"It is hoped that this research will contribute towards treatment using alternative medicine on patients who suffer from mysterious illnesses," he added.
According to UMK, Yohan is an expert in Social Sciences and Psychology
His past research include studying the use of music and traditional medicine to reduce stress, and the effect of listening to al-Quran while driving in fatigued condition.
You can refer to Yohan's previous publications here.
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Shrivedant Foundation
Founded by Vaishali Shah in Kenya
indianscriptures.com
Kamleshwar Mahadev Temple
Courses On Hinduism
Kenya Vegetarian Club
Food Outreach Program
Seed Donation
Personal Interviews
Online Courses On Hinduism Launched
Shrivedant Foundation, a registered non-profit foundation in Kenya has launched a set of unique online courses that helps one lead a Vedic Hindu lifestyle anywhere in the world. The foundation has introduced courses on Hindu culture and lifestyle in three levels, catering to children as well as adults. Each level has a set of four books making the entire course material span twelve books in all. The material is designed in such a way that the student understands the core elements of a Vedic lifestyle, gradually growing in understanding the vast tenets of Hinduism, becoming aware of every aspect of Hindu culture and tradition.
Ms. Vaishali Shah, Founder-Director of Shrivedant Foundation has designed the courses after researching the content relating to Indian scriptures and Indian culture for over fifteen years. Deccan College a deemed University from Pune, India has validated the content in the course materials.
The books are written in a simple, lucid style making them interesting. The courses can be taken online through the website http://www.hinduculturestudies.com. Once the student registers online, they will gain access to the course material, and they can submit completed assignments over email. Their responses will then be checked by experts and upon course completion, a certificate will be awarded. The book-set is available on Amazon.
The course material is based on four pillars namely, Living Vedic Traditions, Inside India, Ancient Indian Sciences and Indian Scriptures.
What are the reasons behind the various customs that we follow? The significance of various customs which transform our lives like ringing a temple bell or breaking a coconut in a temple are all well explained in the books titled Living Vedic Traditions. Tourist spots with important historical value and places of worship are found throughout India. India is dotted with such amazing landmarks of history and ancient times and the set of books that explores this is titled Inside India. Indians were ahead in every sphere of activity ranging from astronomy and ayurveda to architecture. Students learn about India’s contribution to the world in these books on Ancient Indian Sciences. What are our Scriptures? How were they created? What is their relevance today? Are Indians a passive lot accepting everything as their karma or does this concept put the onus on us to lead a morally and spiritually uplifting life? All these are answered in the books on Indian Scriptures.
The content is enriched with inspiring stories, anecdotes, interesting games and innovative puzzles based on the themes of the various chapters. The assignments given at the end of every chapter actually brings the student closer to this lifestyle and makes him do many exercises in his or her day-to-day activities.
About the Founder-Director
Vaishali Shah, Founder Director of Shrivedant Foundation has been spearheading the cause of Hindu culture and tradition. She is the winner of Hind Rattan Award, Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Sanman in the House of Lords in London and Nav Rattan Award. She is associated with various local as well as international organizations working towards peace, interfaith understanding, while spreading the true message outlined in Indian scriptures.
source: https://www.indiacurrents.com/online-courses-hinduism-launched/
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