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Days Recap: Two confessions are made
Summary for Friday March 4, 2016: Victor fesses up about what really happened with Deimos, Ciara makes an admission to Claire, and Philip realizes that Belle doesn't know what she wants.
At the Kiriakis mansion, Victor wants to know more about Caroline’s run-in with Deimos. Caroline asks what they’re fighting over. Victor tells her about Deimos seducing his fiancée, Helena. The next day, she fell off a cliff. Since Deimos was found by her body the next day with a note from Helena ordering him never to see her again, the police arrested him. Caroline asks pointedly if Victor murdered her and let Deimos take the blame. Victor denies it. Helena stumbled and fell. It was an accident. He hasn’t told Maggie yet.
In his hotel room, Deimos tells someone on a call that he’s testing the serum and if it passes, he’ll send it over.
Philip finds Belle at the Club. He’s upset that she was happy with him last night but when the sun came up, she took off. “Am I just some friend with benefits?” Belle says they agreed not to put labels on anything. Philip admits he wants to be with her exclusively. She is not ready for that. He reminds her they’ve history and chemistry and he likes getting his own way. He thinks she feels the same way about him as he does for her. They kiss. She puts a stop to that and he realizes she doesn’t know what she wants.
In her room, Ciara dreams that Chase is going to rape her again and not to bother to tell anyone, because they both know she wants it. Ciara wakes up and goes downstairs where she sees the sofa. She flashes to the rape. Hope sees her and tells her daughter she loves her and is there for her if she wants to talk. Ciara cries on her mom’s shoulder, wishing she was as tough as her mom. Hope says as a cop, she was taught not to show weakness but she feels it. In fact, she’s going back on the force. Claire arrives and Ciara goes. On the way to school, Claire asks Ciara to open up. She can tell she’s upset about something.
From the underground dungeons, Chase flirts with calling Ciara but can’t bring himself to. He calls his Aunt Sharon about going to live with her in Chicago. Sharon sold her house so the deal is off the table. He disconnects and paces, wondering where Andre is.
Deimos sees Maggie at the square. Her first thought is to walk away but she instead asks why he’s trying to hurt Victor. Deimos assumes Victor spun more lies about him. He urges her to talk to her husband and goes.
At the park, Ciara sobs and can’t tell Claire the truth. She runs to the square and right into Chase. She says, “You! You’re not supposed to be here.” She goes and Ciara questions Chase. He claims not to know what’s bothering Ciara. Claire flirts and asks him out but he brushes her off, saying he’s off to live with his aunt in Chicago. They agree to hang out later. Claire runs off and Theo walks up. He wants to know what he did to Ciara. Chase denies doing anything and takes off. He overhears Shawn and Rafe discussing Hope going back to the force.
Maggie arrives home as Caroline’s on her way out. Maggie tells Victor about seeing Deimos. Is he keeping something from her? Victor admits everything and says he has no regrets. He takes off to deal with Deimos.
Claire finds Ciara at home. She says she’s going to meet Chase later. Ciara yells at her not to. Claire presses Ciara for answers. She makes a few guesses and realizes he raped her friend. Ciara nods and cries. They hug. Ciara hasn’t told her mom. She’s ashamed. Claire worries about STDs and pregnancy. Ciara refuses to get examined. It’s too late anyway. Ciara feels sick about it. Theo arrives. Ciara claims she’s got the flu. He offers to get her something but she’s fine. He asks what’s going on. Hope interrupts. She thought they were in school. Ciara says she’s sick. Theo and Claire go as she heads to bed where she sobs.
Victor and his goon arrive at Deimos’. Victor says it’s time for him to pack up and leave. The goon holds Deimos as Victor rips his shirt from him and pulls a knife. He cuts his brother a little. “You make a deal with the devil. You need to bear the mark. Now you do.” Vic goes and Deimos gets his own knife out and stabs all the family photos.
Chase waits frantically in the park for Claire. Nearby, Caroline has a vision that Victor’s having a heart attack.
Summer receives her DNA test results.
Find news about all Days actors, check out DOOL spoilers and then read about who’s coming and going from Days of our Lives.
Photo credit: Howard Wise/JPI
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Tim Sherwood looking to cut down Aston Villa’s roster
By Kyle LynchAug 19, 2015, 1:22 PM EDT
With the end of the transfer window quickly approaching on September 1, Tim Sherwood is looking to trim down his roster.
The Birmingham Mail is reporting that Philippe Senderos, Charles N’Zogbia and Kieran Richardson could all move on from Villa Park in the upcoming days. Aleksander Tonev is also on his way out, as he was not given a squad number after returning from a loan spell at Celtic last season.
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In the article, Sherwood was quoted saying “There are still some players here who know they can find other clubs,” which shows he has already determined who he has in the plans for Villa’s Premier League campaign.
The Villans opened the season with a win away at Bournemouth, before losing to Manchester United in their second fixture.
However, Sherwood has been without some key youngsters in his team as Jack Grealish, Adama Traore and Carles Gil all played for the U-21 side over the weekend as they recover from injuries. Sherwood said Grealish could be fit to face Crystal Palace this weekend, while the other two are not quite ready for first-team action.
Villa has made some good summer signings, as Rudy Gestede scored the game-winner in his debut, while Jordan Amavi and Idrisse Gueye have both been impressive early in the season. If Sherwood is able to sell some of the players he deems excess talent, there could be another new face coming to Villa Park before the transfer window closes.
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Tags: 2015 Summer Transfer Window, Aston Villa, Carles Gil, Charles N'Zogbia, Chelsea, Jack Grealish, Jordan Amavi, Kieran Richardson, Philippe Senderos, Premier League, Rudy Gestede, Tim Sherwood
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The Snake Pit
by Sonya Spreen Bates
Ellis huddles on the seat, his eyes firmly fixed on the dark corner to his left. Something moved there. He’s sure of it. It wasn’t there when he came in, but it’s there now, and it’s big. Big and black and hairy.
He edges as far to the right as he can. That gives him about two centimetres before his shoulder butts against the rough wall. His hand lands on something soft and he snatches it away. The toilet paper thuds to the floor. Ellis groans.
“How can people live like this?” he mutters as he stretches his hand towards the paper. But it’s rolled into the corner and he’s about a hands breadth short. “It’s uncivilised. Barbaric. Inhuman.” He inches himself forward with each additional insult, keeping one eye on the hairy black blob in the corner, and finally touches his fingers to the roll.
There’s a scuttering noise and a monstrous black cockroach darts across the floor.
Ellis lets out a yelp.
The cockroach runs blindly into the waiting web, and the spider hurries in for the kill.
Ellis grabs the roll of toilet paper. He’s done in record time and his hand is on the door latch before the paper even hits the bottom of the pit. And that’s where he stays.
He jiggles the latch and pushes on the door, but it’s firmly locked.
There’s a giggle from outside.
Ellis’s heart sinks. He should have known. He’d seen Chad and Michael hiding behind the woodpile on his way across the yard. He’d known they were up to something, but he’d been in too much of a hurry to worry about it.
His eyes dart back to the spider. She’s bigger than he thought, intent on her prey, spinning, wrapping, preparing, like a chef working on a favourite delicacy.
“Open the door!” he shouts.
More giggles.
“What’s wrong, Ellis?” comes Chad’s voice, deep and rough. “Having a little trouble? A bit of backlog?” He laughs uproariously.
“Ha ha,” says Ellis. “The joke’s on me, now open the door.” The spider’s finished wrapping her dinner. She moves up to the top of the web. It looks like she’s eyeing him off.
“We haven’t done anything to the door,” says Michael. “You have to use the screwdriver.”
“The screwdriver?”
The spider twitches on her web. Ellis notices a trail of ants crawling through a crack in the wall.
“Sure,” says Michael, hardly able to contain his giggles. “The latch broke last summer. You have to jimmy it with the screwdriver.”
“Well where is it?” Ellis pounds his fist on the door. His skin is crawling. It feels like the smell from the hole has sunk through to his bones. The ants find a wet patch on the floor and swarm over it like bees on honey.
“Didn’t you take it in with you?” asks Michael.
“No,” says Ellis. “No one said anything about a screwdriver.” There’s a scurrying noise behind him and he looks nervously over his shoulder. Mice?
“Here it is, still hanging on its hook.” Chad’s voice oozes innocence. “Shall I pass it in to you?”
“Yes please.” Ellis is starting to sweat. The spider’s moved to the bottom of the web and is busy weaving a gate across the crack in the door. “Now, if you don’t mind,” he says.
“Heads up,” says Chad. “Or should I say bottoms up?”
Ellis sees the end of the screwdriver poking through the gap at the top of the dunny. He stretches out, leaning over the hole, nose pinched. Next thing he knows the screwdriver is flying towards his head.
He ducks.
The screwdriver lands with a thud.
He dives for it. But it’s too late.
He watches it roll over the edge, landing with a splash at the bottom of the pit.
“You idiot!” he screams, and stamps his foot in frustration.
Gales of laughter pound through the walls. Ellis imagines his cousins rolling on the ground. They’d be wetting themselves.
Then he hears another sound that sends a chill straight to his heart. A strident hiss that can only mean one thing.
“Guys?” he says softly. “Do you hear that?”
“What, the sound of you crapping yourself?” Chad’s still laughing.
“No, I’m serious,” says Ellis. He can hear his voice shaking but there’s nothing he can do about it. “Listen.”
The laughter gradually dies and the fetid air in the dunny seems to pulse with tension.
The hiss comes again.
“Geez, do you know what that is?” asks Michael. He’s not laughing anymore.
“Of course I do,” whispers Ellis. “Get me out of here.”
“We can’t,” says Chad. “The latch only works from your side.”
“I’m getting Mum,” says Michael.
Ellis stands very still. The noise is coming from the pit. Can snakes swim? he wonders. Can they climb? He squeezes in closer to the door. His leg touches the sticky strands of the spider’s web but he doesn’t care anymore. His heart is banging on his ribs.
“Ellis?” Aunt Maya calls quietly.
He can’t drag his eyes away from the hole. “Yeah,” he says.
“Don’t move. I’ll unscrew the door.”
Ellis doesn’t say anything. The hole is dark. The hissing has stopped. Would he see it if it climbed out of the hole? Would he hear it coming? Sweat pours down his face and drips onto his shirt. He doesn’t wipe it away. His hands remain clenched at his side. He presses them closer to stop them shaking and feels a jab from inside his pocket.
Suddenly there’s movement in the corner.
He looks down just in time to see something long and scaly disappearing behind the bench seat. He screams.
Ellis feels like he’s swallowed an elephant, but something registers in the back of his mind. He grabs the pen out of his pocket and jams it into the latch. His breath is loud in his ears. In out, in out like an air pump on full bore. He glances back at the hole. Did something move?
He wriggles the pen and gives it an extra shove. The latch gives way. The door falls open.
“Ellis!”
Ellis scrambles away from the dunny and turns to face Aunt Maya.
“It’s – it’s in there – behind the – It’s –” He stops, seeing the twin grins growing on the faces of his cousins.
“What are you talking about?” asks Aunt Maya.
“The snake – I – I heard hissing – I saw a tail –”
“Oh, you poor dear,” says Aunt Maya, hiding a smile. “Didn’t Chad tell you?” She frowns in Chad’s direction, but he’s doubled over trying not to laugh and doesn’t see her. “It’s our bluey – a blue-tongue lizard. She’s lived here longer than we have. She goes into the dunny sometimes looking for insects.”
Ellis stares at her, his mouth hanging open. A lizard? His life was flashing before him, and it was a blue tongue lizard? One of those slow sleepy creatures that Jake brought to school on pet day? He closes his mouth and his eyes slowly sweep around to glare at his cousins.
Michael is looking a little sheepish, but Chad shrugs. “No hard feelings, eh?”
Ellis doesn’t say anything. His mind is already thinking ahead to next week when they’ll all return to Ellis’s house in the city.
He has the perfect plan.
First published in The School Magazine Vol. 19 No. 1, February 2006
Edited version published in School Journal Part 4 No. 3, 2007 (also published in audio format)
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Genesis Outline
Sons of God take wives on earth (1-3)
Nephilim born (4)
Mankind’s badness saddens Jehovah (5-8)
Noah commissioned to build an ark (9-16)
God proclaims the coming of the Flood (17-22)
hs 68-69; w73 180-181; w72 316, 427, 651-652; ad 668; w65 589; tf 133; w34 261; w31 334
A Hebrew idiom that refers to angelic sons of God.
+Job 1:6; 38:7; 2Pe 2:4; Jude 6
6/15/2013, p. 22
it-1 107, 612, 974, 1001; it-2 343, 492, 996-997; w13 6/15 22; w10 4/15 20; w08 6/1 5; w07 6/1 5; w00 4/15 27; w97 6/15 15; w90 4/15 11-12; pe 93
su 46-47; w83 6/1 23; tr 58-59; w80 8/15 3; dt 18-21; w79 4/1 16; us 12; hs 68-69; g76 5/22 27-28; g76 9/8 21-22; po 71-72; w73 180-181; g73 6/8 7, 28; w72 316, 427, 651; w71 509; w71 607; ad 668, 688, 1220; g71 5/22 3-4; w68 709; w65 581, 589; im 166; g65 5/8 24; g64 10/8 19; w63 292; w62 600; wr 56; w61 704; ns 55; pa 38; w55 574; dh 65; nh 92; rm 70; w49 125; w44 188; w43 122; tf 133; w40 108; w37 164; en 38; g35 4/24 476; w34 261; an 12; w31 334; w30 298
Or possibly, “because he acts according to the flesh.”
+Ge 7:4; 1Pe 3:20
+2Pe 3:9
4/15/2012, pp. 22-23
12/15/2010, pp. 30-31
12/15/2003, p. 15
it-1 358; it-2 507, 1018; w12 4/15 23; w10 12/15 30-31; w03 12/15 15; w01 11/1 9-10; w99 8/15 16; w98 9/15 10-11
hs 68-69; w74 663; po 73; ad 1230, 1542; w65 415; ns 53; w57 319; nh 92; rm 70; w44 184; en 42-43; w34 262; an 15, 18; w31 140
Possibly meaning “The Fellers,” that is, those who cause others to fall down. See Glossary.
4/1/2013, pp. 12-13
Imitate, p. 18
“All Scripture,” pp. 14-15
it-1 612, 974, 1001; it-2 491-493, 996-997, 1068; w13 4/1 12-13; w13 6/15 22; w13 8/1 12; ia 18; w08 6/1 5; w07 6/1 5; w01 11/15 28-29; w00 4/15 27-28; w97 6/15 15; si 15; pe 94
su 46-47; w83 7/15 17-18; g83 10/8 10; w80 8/15 4; dt 18-21; w78 10/1 4; po 73-74; w73 485; w72 316, 651; w71 509; ad 668, 688, 1219; w65 581; w64 55; w62 600; wr 56; w61 497, 704; ns 55; w55 575; dh 67; nh 92; w51 702; rm 70; w49 125; w48 218; w44 189; w43 110, 123; tf 130, 133; w40 39, 109; rg 25; w37 164; en 40; g35 4/24 476; w34 263; w31 171, 334; w30 298
+Ge 8:21; Jer 17:9; Mt 15:19
Awake!,
it-1 855; g02 3/22 30
g83 10/8 10; w77 657-659; go 181; po 74; w73 485; ad 597; w61 238, 394; w41 148; en 46; an 26
Or “was grieved.”
Or “and he felt hurt at his heart.”
+Ps 78:40, 41
5/15/2004, p. 5
it-1 1059; it-2 776; w04 1/1 29; w04 5/15 5; w98 4/15 7; w92 7/1 9; w90 4/15 12
w83 6/15 24; w77 81; w77 657; lp 96; g77 3/22 27-28; po 74; ad 731, 1389; w70 287-288; w63 262; g60 2/22 27; w54 190; w44 189; en 42; w34 265; an 26
w98 4/15 7
po 74; w70 287-288; w62 57; g60 2/22 27; en 43; w34 265
w89 10/1 11, 13-14
ns 57; w43 110; en 43
Or “blameless.”
Lit., “his generations.”
+Ge 7:1; Eze 14:14; Heb 11:7
No. 1 2017 p. 11
6/1/2008, pp. 5-6
it-1 220, 817, 847, 919-920; it-2 507, 604-605; wp17.1 11; w13 4/1 12; ia 17; w08 6/1 5-6; w05 9/1 18-20; w01 11/15 29; w98 6/1 9; w98 9/15 23; w98 11/15 10; w98 12/15 30; w89 10/1 11; tp 90
w83 10/1 11; gh 80; w74 150; w74 664; po 71; tp73 93-94; w72 699; w71 565-566; ad 166, 1288; g65 6/22 27-28; g64 10/8 29; w63 105; bf 20; w61 238, 396; w51 549; w48 200, 202; w46 103; w43 110; tf 134; w42 232; w41 147; w31 171
+Ge 5:32
w13 1/1 5; w03 12/15 16-17; w86 1/1 11
w78 10/1 4, 9; w72 651; g71 4/22 23; nh 94; w31 171
Or “people.”
+Re 11:18
+Mt 24:37-39; 2Pe 2:5
g71 4/22 23; nh 94; w41 150; an 28; w31 171
+Ge 7:4
w72 651; g71 4/22 23; pa 39; rm 77; w41 148; w34 265; w31 141, 172
Lit., “a chest”; a large vessel.
Or “pitch.”
+Ge 14:10; Ex 2:3
1/2007, p. 20
10/8/2003, pp. 24, 26
it-1 158, 164, 337; it-2 494, 782; g 1/07 20; g03 10/8 24, 26; g03 11/8 3
ad 120, 238, 406, 1221; is 42; g68 10/22 14; g63 5/22 21
A cubit equaled 44.5 cm (17.5 in.). See App. B14.
1/2007, pp. 20-21
it-1 158, 164; g 1/07 20-21; g97 2/8 27
g79 6/8 20-21; w74 380; is 42; g68 10/22 14; w60 171; w55 240; g51 12/22 13
Hebrew, tsoʹhar. Another view is that the tsoʹhar refers to a roof with a one-cubit pitch, or incline, rather than an opening for light or a window.
it-1 158, 164; g 1/07 20
g79 6/8 21; ad 120; g68 10/22 14; w59 480; w55 240
Or “the spirit of life.”
+Ge 1:7; 7:6, 11
+Ge 7:21; Ps 104:29; Mt 24:39; 2Pe 2:5
it-1 609-610; w98 1/15 9
w80 12/1 18; w63 502; bf 567; nh 96; w31 141
it-1 522; w13 8/1 14
w60 730; w57 319
+Ge 7:14, 15
it-1 164-165, 317; it-2 153
ad 120; is 43; g68 10/22 15; g51 12/22 14
+Ex 40:16; Heb 11:7
w04 1/1 30; w95 12/15 11-12
w85 3/15 26; w80 12/1 18; hp 177; w77 431-432; g64 10/8 29; w63 282; w62 267; ns 59
Gen. 6:2Job 1:6; 38:7; 2Pe 2:4; Jude 6
Gen. 6:3Ge 7:4; 1Pe 3:20
Gen. 6:32Pe 3:9
Gen. 6:5Ge 8:21; Jer 17:9; Mt 15:19
Gen. 6:6Ps 78:40, 41
Gen. 6:9Ge 7:1; Eze 14:14; Heb 11:7
Gen. 6:10Ge 5:32
Gen. 6:12Re 11:18
Gen. 6:12Mt 24:37-39; 2Pe 2:5
Gen. 6:13Ge 7:4
Gen. 6:14Heb 11:7
Gen. 6:14Ge 14:10; Ex 2:3
Gen. 6:17Ge 1:7; 7:6, 11
Gen. 6:17Ge 7:21; Ps 104:29; Mt 24:39; 2Pe 2:5
Gen. 6:20Ge 7:14, 15
Gen. 6:22Ex 40:16; Heb 11:7
6 Now when men started to grow in number on the surface of the ground and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of the true God*+ began to notice that the daughters of men were beautiful. So they began taking as wives all whom they chose. 3 Then Jehovah said: “My spirit will not tolerate man indefinitely,+ because he is only flesh.* Accordingly, his days will amount to 120 years.”+
4 The Nephʹi·lim* were on the earth in those days and afterward. During that time the sons of the true God continued to have relations with the daughters of men, and these bore sons to them. They were the mighty ones of old times, the men of fame.
5 Consequently, Jehovah saw that man’s wickedness was great on the earth and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time.+ 6 Jehovah regretted* that he had made men on the earth, and his heart was saddened.*+ 7 So Jehovah said: “I am going to wipe men whom I have created off the surface of the ground, man together with domestic animals, creeping animals, and flying creatures of the heavens, for I regret that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of Jehovah.
9 This is the history of Noah.
Noah was a righteous man.+ He proved himself faultless* among his contemporaries.* Noah walked with the true God.+ 10 In time Noah became father to three sons, Shem, Ham, and Jaʹpheth.+ 11 But the earth had become ruined in the sight of the true God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 Yes, God looked upon the earth, and it was ruined;+ all flesh* had ruined its way on the earth.+
13 After that God said to Noah: “I have decided to put an end to all flesh, because the earth is full of violence on account of them, so I am bringing them to ruin together with the earth.+ 14 Make for yourself an ark* from resinous wood.+ You will make compartments in the ark and cover it with tar*+ inside and outside. 15 This is how you will make it: The ark should be 300 cubits* long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high. 16 You will make a window for light* for the ark, one cubit from the top. You should put the entrance of the ark in its side+ and make it with a lower deck, a second deck, and a third deck.
17 “As for me, I am going to bring floodwaters+ upon the earth to destroy from under the heavens all flesh that has the breath of life.* Everything on the earth will perish.+ 18 And I am establishing my covenant with you, and you must go into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.+ 19 And bring into the ark two of every sort of living creature+ in order to preserve them alive with you, a male and a female;+ 20 of the flying creatures according to their kinds, the domestic animals according to their kinds, and all creeping animals of the ground according to their kinds, two of each will go in there to you to preserve them alive.+ 21 For your part, you are to collect and take with you every kind of food to eat,+ to serve as food for you and for the animals.”
22 And Noah did according to all that God had commanded him. He did just so.+
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Tag Archives: independence
04/24/2014 · 2:00 am
Cinderella, Belle, Arielle, Rapunzel, Snow White et. al
Fellow girls, no stranger to the ball
Flipped over pumpkin carriages, dwarfs, and the like
Tiaras strewn over faux yellow brick roads, thighs exposed due to petticoats they hiked
Tired of waiting for princes with complexes
The women hopped into a baby blue Lexus
Ditching the label of damsel in distress
Desiring to be more, not less
Introducing Carey Torgeson, A Debut Author on the Cliffhanger Press imprint
The Princess Paradox, expected publication date Christmas 2014
Twitter: @CareyTorg Blog: http://seattletfiles.blogspot.com/
1) How did you come up with the idea for The Princess Paradox?
I have a beautiful daughter who, at the time, was only around four years old and she was absolutely smitten with all things princess, as most girls are at some point. While watching her play with her dolls, all vying for the prince’s affections, I thought this is where it happens. When we are little girls we are kind of programmed to believe in this mythic fairy tale love. And at times I feel like this thought is all consuming as we get older. We begin to act out, in real life, what we have seen time and time again in Disney movies. We wait for a perfect love, our prince charming, our happily ever after, assuming that if we don’t find it the way we think we’re supposed to, something is wrong with us. Watching my daughter, I had two ideas. One: I would love to write something that becomes the antithesis of the perfect princess story. And two: I wanted to write a strong female role who is able to make it on her own. So The Princess Paradox is quite literally, what I envision a modern fairy tale to be. And the story follows all the tropes of the traditionally Disney tales, but then twists them and turns them inside out.
2) How do you balance teaching and writing?
That is a tough one. I don’t have an answer. If you find a way, let me know. 🙂 I try to write on weekends and on breaks. I find that I go in spurts. When a story or character wants to talk, I literally find every spare minute to write it. I have written parts of my stories in class at times. I have always been pretty good about not taking my work home with me, so that part makes writing at home easier. I am pretty decent at compartmentalizing my time.
3) What will make The Princess Paradox stand out among other books in women’s fiction genre?
Like I said, I have tried to take all the traditional romance tropes and break them. I think that is what makes my book stand apart. Also, I originally wrote the book with commentaries on characteristics of fairy tales then paralleled my main character’s journey with it. So, with lots of feedback and revising, it ended up being fairytale clichés. My book blends a bit of satire of the whole fairy tale story arc, while still telling my main character’s story. I think it’s smart “chick lit,” it comes off at first as very light and fluffy, but I think the story really tells about what, as women, we go through while navigating love and life. Because my main character, like all of us, have to figure out what we want versus what society has told us we want. The whole story, while funny and romantic and swoon inducing, is also a commentary on society as a whole, and how the princess phenomenon has become a part of who women are.
4) If you could be a Disney princess, which one would you be and why?
This is so difficult. In many ways, I wouldn’t be one. Because, I think too often they put the needs of everyone else before themselves. Some have no backbone, and some just flit about from here to there oblivious of the world around them or how they might be being manipulated. That being said, I think I would be a combination of them. I would want Belle’s intelligence, strength and loyalty. I have always been enamored with Sleeping Beauty. Her beauty, her innocence, and her kindness set her apart for me. And I love Ariel’s sass and spunk. I love that she is willing to sacrifice for love. I think I would want a combination of all of them.
5) If a Disney princess started attending the school in which you teach, which princess would it be and what would her typical day be like?
It would probably be Ariel because my school is literally less than a mile from the water. 🙂
She would have 5 periods of classes, science, math, PE, block (which is English and Social Studies –which is what I teach), and an elective. She would have lunch with her fellow classmates (by grade level) and probably be a part of the Leadership class and ASB. And hopefully she would think it’s a pretty positive school and that the teachers really care about the students.
6) What advice would you give to teachers who want to pursue writing as a career?
Advice…I think the best advice ever given to me wasn’t even advice. It was from a literacy coach who was helping me hone my craft of teaching. She is the reason I started writing. If you want to write, read. First read like a reader, then read like a writer. When I began deconstructing stories at the structure and sentence level, it really demystified writing for me. It no longer was something others could do. It was like the veil was lifted. I realized when I looked at characteristics and structure of books and stories, I was able to then plan my own. I took what I liked from the masters of writing, and morphed it into my own style. I ask myself the questions “what did this writer do that has me hooked?” or “how did this writer structure the narrative” and that gives me things to work on and do in my own writing.
I would also say, share your process with your students. I think what is so cool is that through all of this I have become a better writing and reading teacher. And it’s because it’s what I live and breathe. How many teachers have people had that actually live what they teach? I am able to take them through the real process of writing, the messy part. The part where you want to tear your hair out. And I let them know it’s ok.
Finally, write your inspiration. Whether it’s from a day in class or something you experience, write what strikes you. Then you can’t go wrong.
7) You are currently in the process of preparing your book for publication at Cliffhanger Press. What have you learned about the publishing/business side of writing?
Well, one thing is that there is nothing in a book that is not there for a reason. EVERYTHING is well chosen and necessary, because if it doesn’t move the story forward in some way, it is not needed. Also, I have learned that there are a lot of people that go into creating a book. It is not unlike an assembly line or a well-oiled machine. All the parts are integral to creating a solid product. I also realize how much work is involved and as I near the release date, I know things are going to get crazy hectic so I’ll really have to work to balance it all. I am excited for it all though.
8) What advice would you give new writers?
The best advice would be that if you think it’s going to be easy, or that it’s a hobby, maybe writing isn’t for you. Make no mistake, it’s a full time job and it’s work. It’s fun work most of the time, but it isn’t some “Sex and The City” glamorous life. And much like teaching, if you’re in it for the money, walk away now. Because like teaching, you have to do it because it is who you are, not something you do. It’s like breathing or sleeping, you need it to survive and without it, there’s an emptiness. That’s why I write. I teach because I love not only the content, but inspiring others. I write for very much the same reason. I hope in some way I can make a mark on this world, a stamp to say “Carey Torgesen was here…and she made a difference.”
Also, you must network. Find other writers to help you, to critique you and give you honest feedback, surround yourself with others who understand. And make sure you’re not only taking but you’re giving back to them too. But don’t take on more than you can handle at any given time.
Because there are times when your social life will suffer and people in your life may say you are giving too much to this hobby, that you’re ignoring reality for want of fiction. And it may be true, but it’s worth it.
Finally, know that sometimes, you aren’t going to know when a story is going to die out, when the voices are going to stop narrating, where the story is going and you will have doubt, doubt, doubt. But this is all part of it. And it’s how you deal with those setbacks that differentiate you from someone who writes and being a writer.
9) How would you describe your writing process?
I usually am struck with an idea and then I map it out. I try to outline the basic plot. I usually try different methods; I’m not committed to any one type yet. I have done post-its for each chapter, written the query first, written a synopsis, plot lines, and even used some basic charts. So far, I’m still looking for one way that works enough to where I want to use it again and again.
I also reread as I write, editing as I go. So when I get to THE END, it usually isn’t a true first draft. It has gone through changes. Then I reread it again, making small changes. Then I send it out to my CPs and betas to get feedback. I DO have a great alpha reader who also sometimes gives me feedback chapter by chapter. THAT is indispensable.
And I have about three WIPs that I have pages for, so sometimes I go back and forth. I have a YA Contemporary Romance that I’m querying right now too, a Little Mermaid retell (YES AGAIN WITH THE PRINCESS THEME) So, I like to be in all stages at one time. It keeps things from being monotonous.
10) Name 5 books (young adult, classic, middle grade, children’s literature, etc.) that you recommend for any classroom?
This is my favorite thing to do. 🙂
MG:
YA:
Mockingjay (last of The Hunger Games)
Classic:
11) What are some ways that you engage students in the learning process?
I try to remember they are just kids and that they work better when they feel safe and that I am someone who “gets them.” I try to make learning connect to the world. I want them to understand that reading and writing are simply forms of communication. We’re all just trying to be heard and understood. We write to tell the stories of our lives, or how we feel or what is important to us. We read to see that we are not alone in all of that. We read to live in other’s shoes, to learn what we go through is not so different from what others’ do and we also learn about the world we live in through books.
So, I try to make them work hard. But we play hard too. We have fun. And that is what my students always remember. They come back and say “You made learning fun” and “I didn’t realize how much I learned until (years) later.” One student who just visited looked at the essays we were doing and remarked that it was more rigorous than what they expected in high school. That is the best compliment.
I give my students a lot of privileges and I include them on decision making processes. And I ALWAYS let them know I have a clear purpose for everything we do. It’s never to fill time. It’s always because we are building on our prior knowledge and working toward a clear end.
I try to teach as if we are a team moving forward to a common goal. And because we are in it together, I think there is more buy in.
12) What is one lesson that has really made an impact in your students’ lives?
This one is really hard because I try to teach them not just academics, but about life. I try, all the time, to connect the books we read to their lives. And the common themes that run through all that we read is this idea that no one is really alone; we all go through things, have our crosses to bear, but how you respond to difficulty will build who you are and who you will become. My favorite quote is written in the front of my room. “The world is a stage, and we are merely players. That you get to contribute a verse. What will your verse be?” It’s from Dead Poet’s Society. And I think it captures what I try to teach my students. Whether they are “good” or “bad” in school, everyone leaves their mark. I tell them, “You don’t get to decide IF you affect people. You only get to decide HOW you affect people.” I also tell them constantly, I don’t believe people are “stupid”. There are people willing to work hard, and there are people who aren’t. Again, it’s a choice.
So, I don’t think there is one lesson. I use these threads throughout all my lessons for the entire year, and I hope by the time they leave my classroom, some of it has rubbed off. 🙂
Jaded by fairy tales, twenty-four-year-old Nora Roseberry has written off the probability Prince Charming will come rescue her. Which is great. She’s not interested in being saved. But fate is about to step in, offering this “damsel in distress” a shot at happily ever after.
When Nora takes her love life into her own hands by placing a want-ad in the local newspaper, she’s shocked, not to mention apprehensive, when roguish neighbor Aidan O’Neill comes-a-courtin’. Aidan’s not the kind of prince who needs relationship help–evidenced by the sheer volume of maidens crossing his threshold. Besides, he doesn’t go for women like her. He dates knockouts. But his flirtatious manner and dimples-to-die-for are sure making her consider the possibility of becoming his princess. Which is why Nora is more than a little disappointed when Aidan reveals he answered the ad for his brother, Finn. Unsure of what fate has in store, Nora figures ‘what the hell?’ and agrees to the blind date.
She quickly finds out Finn is everything fairy tales promised and more. Romantic, sincere, and ready to commit, he’s totally husband material. And Nora knows she’s on her way to her fairy tale ending–just when Aidan seems to have decided to change his ways and pursue Nora himself. Talk about crappy timing. With magic in the air and two handsome heroes vying for her attention, Nora will need to make a choice. Prince Charming or Prince-Damn-He’s-Charming? Perhaps there’s a third option? Happily ever after is about to get messy.
Fans of Emily Giffen and Sophie Kinsella will enjoy THE PRINCESS PARADOX a lighthearted novel that unabashedly breaks the rules of traditional fairy tales. It’s Sex and the City meets Disney Princesses, with a twist.
Make sure you check out THE PRINCESS PARADOX later on this year!
Tagged as Carey Torgeson, chicklit, Cliffhanger Press, Disney princesses, fairytales, high school, independence, Princess Paradox, relationships, teacher-writers, teaching experience
These Boundaries, Boxes, and Traditions Can’t Hold Me Back: Labryrinth’s Door–Anyia “Dream of a Warrior” by Jacquitta A. McManus
Image taken from Google Images
“I Get Out” by Lauryn Hill
I get out, I get out of all your boxes
I get out, you can’t hold me in these chains
I’ll get out
Father free me from this bondage
Knowin’ my condition
Is the reason I must change
To keep me in this box
Psychological locks
Repressin’ true expression
Cementin’ this repression
Promotin’ mass deception
So that no one can be healed
I don’t respect your system
I won’t protect your system
When you talk I don’t listen
And just get out
Oh, just get out of all this bondage
Just get out
Oh, you can’t hold me in these chains
All these traditions killin’ freedom
McManus, Jacquitta A. and Illustrator Toujour Byrd. Labyrinth’s Door—Anyia “Dream of a Warrior.” Worlds to Discover, LLC: 2010. http://www.worldstodiscover.com/
In our digital, 21st century world, among the interactive worlds, Xbox games, and the plethora of apps, there is still a need for story, a mythical tale to take our imagination to a world of fantasy, a narrative that pulls back the layers of adventure and exposes the true gems of wisdom underneath.
In Labyrinth’s Door—Anyia “Dream of a Warrior,” McManus does just that. She sheds light on the traditions that hold women back in Anyia’s village. Anyia is a determined daughter of royalty. The royal tradition is for women to remain behind the battle lines and bear no responsibility for defending the land. Anyia feels confined in this box. She knows there has been a woman warrior, Amoonda. Many people laugh at her ramblings about a “mere woman” being such a mighty warrior. Anyia is very determined to have the last laugh and to prove everyone, including her father, wrong.
As Anyia plans her escape to find Amoonda, she encounters Thor warriors, who are under Empress Zarina’s rule and pose a threat to her people, and magical beings like Pepo bugs and Erow trees. She begins her journey of becoming the heroine that her people need.
This book has several educational implications in middle school language arts or reading classes and in world literature courses. It highlights the art of the story, specifically the fairytale, an art form many cultures use to teach morals and traditions. It also provides a basis for rich classroom discussion on the portrayal of women in different cultures and their struggles with different traditions and expectations.
A great culminating assignment that could be done after reading this book, along with others suggested below, in a thematic unit on gender roles would be a multigenre research paper.
The multigenre research paper breaks boundaries and traditions on its own. Traditionally, students have written ten page research papers with annotated bibliographies and index cards as a class assignment. The multigenre research paper allows students to use different genres, such as poetry, short stories, articles, emails, art, etc. to convey the information they have learned from their research.
I have implemented this idea twice, once in a high school classroom and the other in a freshmen composition course at a community college. I think the most profound multigenre research paper was done one of my high school students. The class assignment was to take a social construct or an abstract term such as gender, race, love, hate, justice, freedom, etc., research how others have portrayed or defined the term, create their own definition of the term, and represent their definition through at least three different genres.
This particular student chose to define femininity. It was a profound representation that broke the often portrayed images of women in society/popular culture. Students could do the same with Labyrinth’s Door.
Students can even break womanhood into different strands: marriage, career, etc.
For information on and examples of multigenre projects, please visit these sites:
http://www.users.muohio.edu/romanots/
http://writing.colostate.edu/gallery/multigenre/introduction.htm
Five Questions for Jacquitta A. McManus
How did you come up with the idea for Labyrinth’s Door?
It was a daydream that led to the idea of Labyrinth’s Door; a dream that would allow me to
tell stories I myself would have loved to have read growing up. Stories
full of characters that would go on exciting adventures in fantasy lands,
where magic was real and anything could happen. There are four books planned in the series.
Why would Anyia’s character appeal to middle school girls?
Middle school girls are at an age where they are coming of age just like Anyia. They’re
not living in a village and having to follow the traditions of an old
culture, but they are trying to figure out the path they want to take in
life, and if that path differs from what is expect they too will have to
fight for what they know to be true for themselves.
In the book, Anyia expresses her thoughts about the village’s traditions
regarding a woman’s place. What messages do you think young girls receive
from today’s pop culture?
Today’s culture has a lot of emphasis on beauty,money and popularity, from how many Facebook
and Twitter followers you have to how many YouTube views you get, which emphasizes superficial
assets. Anyia is faced with respecting the traditions of community, where
everyone works as one for the better good of all. It’s very much a
community mentality, which is the opposite of pop culture. Pop culture is
sending out a message that everyone should be about himself or herself
unless helping others is a benefit to the one giving the help, it’s very
much a self-mentality.
What other books have you written?
I’ve written Talee and the Fallen Object, which is a great fantasy adventure series for elementary
school-aged children. It will transport kids to another world through the
description given by the protagonist, Talee.
Synopsis of Talee and the Fallen Object:
One early Saturday morning, Talee had nothing to do. I mean nothing at
all. So she ate a puffy muffin and decided to read one of her favorite
books, Captain Jewel and the Lost City Treasure. Just when she was about
to start chapter three, out of the corner of her eye she saw a mail flyer
drop something from a bag. It fell through the air and landed on one of
the smaller floating landmasses. A bag of treasure, she thought as she
looked out the window. But is it a bag of treasure?
What advice would you give to other authors interested in creating their
own digital illustrated series for children?
Pre-production, productions, post-production and marketing are the same as a printed series. Where
things differ is the distribution aspect. And in order to effectively
distribute you have to know where you want to distribute and through what
means so that you can prepare the correct files. And you should know that
before you start production.
where magic was real and anything could happen.
Today’s culture has a lot of emphasis on beauty,money and popularity.
From how many Facebook and Twitter followers you have to how many
YouTube views you get, which emphasizes superficial
“All my life, I’ve gravitated to fantasy stories. Stories I felt I could
be a part of and completely immerse myself in … in my imagination.”
Jacquitta A. McManus, a little girl from Kentucky and author of two
fantasy adventure children’s books, Labyrinth’s Door – Anyia “Dream of a
Warrior” and Talee and the Fallen Object, was always drawn to fantasy
stories. It was a way for her to immerse herself into exciting adventures
in faraway lands that she otherwise wouldn’t experience. As she got older
she would find that immersing herself into those fantasy stories, as a
little girl, was just the beginning of a journey that would lead her to
writing her own fantasy adventure children’s books.
Websites & Blogs:
WorldsToDiscover.com
Talee’s World (WorldsToDiscover.com/Talee)
Journey of a Storyteller (WorldsToDiscover.com/Journey)
Facebook.com/WTDiscover / Facebook.com/LabyrinthsDoor
Twitter.com/WTDiscover / Facebook.com/LabyrinthsDoor
Text-to Text Connections
*****These books are great additions to a thematic unit revolving around this book. This list addresses a plethora of issues connected to Labyrinth’s Door–Anyia “Dream of a Warrior.” Some of them deal with traditions, boundaries, and expectations that different women face in different cultures. Some of them reinvent the classic fairytale of Cinderella, a story that not only captivates young girls, but if examined more closely, it also perpetuates those traditions, boundaries, and expectations. Some of the short stories and poems examine what it means to be a woman. One of them, Shizuko’s Daughter, deals with the impact of mother-daughter relationships on a girl’s development into a woman. Of course, no examination of womanhood would not be complete without bringing in Hester Prynne’s struggle in The Scarlet Letter. McManus’ book, paired with these texts, opens the door to critically conscious discussions about social issues and expectations. What a wonderful way to celebrate Women’s History month! Enjoy!
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty & the Beast by Robin McKinley
Green Angel by Alice Hoffman
The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin
Shizuko’s Daughter by Kyoko Mori
The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
The Foretelling by Alice Hoffman
The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A Step from Heaven by An Na
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Ain’t I Woman: A Book of Women’s Poetry From Around the World Edited by Illona Lithwaite
Efuru by Flora Nwapa
Woman Hollering Creek & Other Stories by Sandra Cisneros
The Bride Price by Buchi Emecheta
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Tagged as African American author, Anyia-Dream of a Warrior, digital children's literature, educational resources, gender, high school, illustrated books, independence, Jacquitta A. McManus, Labyrinth's Door, middle school, Mufaro's Daughters, perserverance, Shizuko's Daughter, Woman Hollering Creek, Woman Warrior, Worlds to Discover
No Color, No Gender, Nothing Can Hold Her Back: Flygirl By Sherri L. Smith
Smith, Sherri L. Flygirl. $7.99. Penguin Books/Speak: 2008. 978-0-14-241725-6. Ida is one determined eighteen-year-old. Tired of living on her family’s farm, collecting silk stockings, and cleaning houses, she feels the open sky calling her. Flying is in her blood. Her father flew crop duster planes when he was alive and taught her how to fly. Her brother was already serving as a WWII medic. It is her time to shine. But race and color pose a problem. Well, not for people like Ida.
Ida’s drive and determination enables her to devise a plan. She would pass as white and join the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS) organization. Ida succeeds and adapts to the culture and expectations of the organization. But she realizes passing comes with a price. She alienates herself from her best friend, Jolene.
She strains her relationship with her mother, especially when Ida has to refer to her mother as a housekeeper during a family visit to the field. Ida consistently has to stay in character and wear a mask. Every part of her charade must be intact because one little slip-up could betray her real identity. Can you imagine having to hold it together? The lines from William Butler Yeats’ poem, “The Second Coming,” come to mind http://www.potw.org/archive/potw351.html :
In the skies, Ida doesn’t have to worry about the farce. Her ability to handle a plane is what matters. The sky symbolizes freedom. It provides the catalyst for her to be who she really is.
(Clip art designed by Mike Smith)
Middle grade and adolescent readers will constantly wonder if Ida will be discovered as they engage in the storyline. Through Smith’s deft development and description of Ida’s character, readers will want to emulate this strong teen.
Discovering Its Educational Value
Here are just a few classic, contemporary, and young adult novels that could be paired with Flygirl:
Nella Larsen, Quicksand http://archive.org/details/quicksand_etk_librivox & Passing http://kinnareads.wordpress.com/2010/03/23/passing-nella-larsen/–novels a classic by a Harlem Renaissance author that addresses issues of passing, race, and gender.
Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Are Watching God –a novel that deals with Janie’s development into an independent woman who possesses the same drive, determination, and perservance as Ida. http://www.amazon.com/Their-Eyes-Were-Watching-God/dp/0061120065/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1358956135&sr=1-1&keywords=their+eyes+are+watching+god
Toni Morrison, Sula–a novel about another woman who defies the constraints of gender expectations. She takes life by the bullhorns and masters the beast just like she masters her choices, very similar to Ida. Who else but a strong woman would tell her best friend, ““Lonely, ain’t it? Yes, but my lonely is mine. Now your lonely is somebody else’s. Made by somebody else and handed to you. Ain’t that something? A secondhand lonely.” http://www.amazon.com/Sula-Toni-Morrison/dp/1400033438/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1358956788&sr=1-1&keywords=sula
Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions–a postcolonial novel African novel set in Rhodesia that deals with a young girl trying to come of age under the scope of European expectations of beauty and gender. It can be tied into Ida’s ruse of trying to fit in with the WASPs by passing white and how it affects her and her relationships. http://www.wmich.edu/dialogues/texts/nervousconditions.html
Sharon Flake, Money Hungry— a young adult novel that traces Raspberry’s ambition to earn money any way she can despite her circumstances. Her drive and determination mirror Ida’s. http:// www.sharongflake.com/books/money/
These resources give additional information that ties into the historical connections within Flygirl:
Female WWII Pilots: The Original Fly Girlshttp://www.npr.org/2010/03/09/123773525/female-wwii-pilots-the-original-fly-girls
Establishment of the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs)http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/flygirls/peopleevents/pandeAMEX06.html
http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/05/31/13598/la-writer-sherri-l-smith-tells-story-women-airforc/
The Tuskegee Airmen in WWII http://www.zunal.com/webquest.php?w=25675
Red Tails http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpA6TC0T_Lw
What other novels, stories, and/or memoirs can you think of that feature women or young teens who have the drive and determination that Ida possesses?
Tagged as African-American young adult literature, coming-of-age, educational resources, Flygirl, flying, gender, high school, historical fiction, independence, middle school, Nella Larsen, Nervous Conditions, passing, perserverance, Quicksand, race, Red Tails, Sharon Flake, Sherri L. Smith, Sula, Tuskegee Airmen, WASPs, WWII women pilots, young adult literature, Zora Neale Hurston
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Jean Pizarro the first Puerto Rican to seed top eight at an international tournament
’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
The 26-year-old was silver medallist at the youth world championships in 2009.
Jean Pizarro of Puerto Rico turned heads at the world championships in ’s-Hertogenbosch by qualifying in fourth place, just behind the more familiar names of Braden Gellenthien, Mike Schloesser and Kim Jongho.
Compound men’s qualification took place in a session of subtle winds and tricky light. The Puerto Rican team has taken time to adjust to Dutch conditions.
“We’ve been here in the Netherlands since 27 May, We came directly from Antalya to here. Our goal was to move to have better results from the first two World Cups,” said Jean.
Pizarro scored 694 points for the ranking round in Medellin and 698 in Antalya. And in the Netherlands, he shot 708.
“I felt really calm in the first 36 arrows. In the second 36 arrows the panic started to hit me, I was feeling so calm and the dot was so still, that I started to anticipate the shots,” he said.
“In the fourth end of the second half, I said: ‘hey, how hard can this be to pull through to the end?’ So I calmed down again, shot two 60s, had a decent finish with a 59 and managed to do a 708.”
It’s the first time a senior archer from Puerto Rico has been seeded within the top eight at a major tournament, despite some strong youth results in the past – notably including Pizarro’s junior world championship silver in 2009 and Bryan Alvarado’s cadet victory in 2017.
“Over the next few days, I would like to maintain the pace, maintain the calm that I that we witnessed today, and have a strong shot in the elimination rounds and be happy with a result improving on Antalya, when I shot against Daniel Munoz – one of my training partners,“ said Jean.
Pizarro has had a long association with the Colombian team and Colombia’s coach Heber Mantilla, which continues to this day.
“We’ve worked on a lot of things. We are not trying to jump higher than we're supposed to be doing, so we’ll just go step by step arrow by arrow, and I think we can get there,” he said.
Pizarro gave much credit to a compound men’s field that saw an incredible 42 archers top 700 points for the 72-arrow 50-metre ranking round.
“Everybody here is an elite archer, from the first place to the last place,” he said.
“You have to see this as one more competition – don’t pressure yourself because it’s a world championships and just compete against yourself, against your average, and stay as calm as possible.”
“The person that manages to stay the calmest is the one that is going to be on top of the podium.”
The 2019 Hyundai World Archery Championships take place on 10-16 June in ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
Jean Pizarro
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Home Lead ‘Renationalise water now!’
‘Renationalise water now!’
Water workers from around the country demonstrate outside the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) demanding renationalisation
‘RENATIONALISE the water industry,’ demanded GMB water workers from around the country, demonstrating outside the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) yesterday lunchtime.
As they protested the news broke that as many as six hundred and fifty workers at Thames Water are to lose their jobs!
GMB Officer Stuart Fegan at the protest told News Line: ‘This week sees the thirtieth year since the privatisation of water which has clearly been a monumental mistake.
‘Water bills have increased 40 per cent above inflation, with 2.4 billion litres of treated water being wasted.
‘The massive enrichment of chief executives from what is a natural monopoly is absolutely scandalous.
‘Families face hose pipe bans and all the while shareholders are trousering billions in profit.
‘This is a natural monopoly – the public, workers and our water stocks will be better off if we take back control of our water industry from the profiteers.’
Earlier this week, GMB revealed the nine privatised water companies’ shareholders made more than £6.8 billion in just five years.
And just last week Southern Water was fined £126m in penalties for breaching its statutory duties on sewage treatment, including the ‘deliberate misreporting’ of data, and the dumping of untreated human waste into beaches, rivers and streams.
Meanwhile, as millions face life under a hosepipe ban, GMB figures show 2.4 billion litres of water is wasted through leaks every single day in England.
Last month, GMB figures showed the CEOs of the nine privatised water companies trousered a whopping £68 million in salary, bonuses, pensions and other benefits over the past six years.
While shareholders pocketed these eye-watering sums, consumer water bills in England and Wales have increased by 40% above inflation since privatisation in 1989 according to a report by the National Audit Office.
Meanwhile, six hundred and fifty jobs are to be cut by Thames Water as part of a plan to reduce costs.
The UK’s largest water company, based in Reading, has told 350 members of staff they are at risk of redundancy.
It said a further 300 jobs would ‘potentially’ be removed by not filling vacancies and through terminating contractor roles.
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TRIBUTE: Celebrating 20 Years of Royal Flush’s Debut Album ‘Ghetto Millionaire’
August 18, 2017 Daryl McIntosh
Happy 20th Anniversary to Royal Flush’s debut album Ghetto Millionaire, originally released August 19, 1997.
I grew up in the ‘90s, which means that about 80 percent of my youth was spent in shopping malls, with that time primarily split between visiting Sam Goody and Foot Locker. The decade of complex lyricism, boom bap soul production, and Timberland boots to match my oversized Champion sweatshirts has since morphed into random, nostalgic social media posts for “Throwback Thursdays.”
Now, having finally reached the “get off my lawn” stage of adulthood, I can proudly scoff at the mumble rap generation by boasting that I’ve forgotten about more dope music than their era has created. A statement that I stand by and recently doubled down on when I happened upon the now two-decades-old debut LP by Royal Flush, Ghetto Millionaire.
When I reflect upon the best hip-hop albums of 1997—which encompassed the second half of my freshman year in high school and the early months of my sophomore year—I immediately recall Life After Death, Wu Tang Forever, and The War Report. But I’ve typically overlooked the Mic Geronimo affiliate who not only lent his vocals to memorable hooks on classic tracks like “Masta I.C.,” but also stood his own alongside O.C. and Geronimo on “Men vs. Many,” both featured on the latter’s The Natural album released in 1995.
Stepping out from under the shadow of his fellow Flushing, Queens native Mic Geronimo, Flush began building his own strong reputation, particularly with Ghetto Millionaire’s first single “Worldwide,” which circulated across the New York mixtape network throughout 1996. The surprising commentary, which surfaced during the height of the infamous East Coast/West Coast tensions, took aim at fellow New Yorkers instead of the Los Angeles area natives who had become more vocal in airing their grievances against the Big Apple based radio stations and record labels.
Flush’s hardline stance against some of NYC’s Finest on “Worldwide” was perhaps the very first voice of the growing frustration toward New York’s hip-hop community for the perceived reluctance to verbally defend the Empire State. “Man you sensitive, how you let these cats shit on your residence? / with fake robberies, who shot who wit no evidence / I’m bringing it, tired of niggas sittin’ back and seeing it.” With the shock value of such a brazen verbal attack, along with another solid lyrical showing, the L.E.S. assisted street corner anthem grabbed everyone’s attention, especially with such a sinister use of violins over a deliberate drum pattern.
Flush’s second single “Iced Down Medallions” was more upbeat and formally introduced the theme of the entire LP, with the title and catchy hook delivered by N.O.R.E., who was still enjoying the success of his recently released War Report album with his partner Capone (who also happens to be Flush’s cousin). The track was Flush’s was his second consecutive example of choosing brilliant production, this time from EZ Elpee who crafted one of the understated beats of the decade around a horn sample of Gwen McCrae’s “I’ve Got Nothing to Lose But the Blues.”
In its celebration of diamond adorned necklace pendants and with 20 years in its rearview, “Iced Down Medallions” now stands out as a tribute to my beloved decade and the fashion that helped define it. In the era before Nike Air Max and Penny Hardaway sneakers became retro, nothing accentuated an outfit like a Cuban Link necklace inside a bubble coat or Avirex leather.
As unbelievable as it may seem now, many survivors of the ‘90s risked life and limb for the high stakes of appearing to be “Ghetto Millionaires,” during a time when the flaunting of a “Jesus Piece” medallion gave birth to an entire criminal subculture. 20 years later, the look and feel of hip-hop and the neighborhoods that inspire its content have obviously evolved. But in 1997, an investment—however ill advised—in a piece of “truck“ jewelry was the ultimate projection of one’s social status and street certification.
Apart from Flush’s gritty rhyme style and superb beat selection, his debut album illuminates the late-night underworld where chain snatching was a frequent occurrence, even for celebrities, if they allowed themselves to get caught slipping. On “Shines,” Flush expounds upon his own safety measures as he insists on high posting in the city that never sleeps: “Official facts, I walk around heavy wit two gats / so niggas can't snatch what's mine, I watch my back / the whole world schemin’ on a way to get trap / I ain't mad at that, take what you want, but not mines black / seen a lot of cats get yapped (for all of that).” Flush’s cautionary tale is further illustrated by an early display of sound room proficiency by DJ Hi Tek who loops Roy Ayers’ 1976 classic “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” and adds the vocals from Mobb Deep’s “Just Step (Prelude).”
Aside from avoiding the ‘90s style jux (robbery), Flush does enjoy the fruits of being a Ghetto Millionaire, taking the time to pop bottles with his Hollis, Queens neighbor Ja Rule—years before his string of hits as a Murder Inc mega-star—on “Niggas Night Out,” one of three tracks produced by Buckwild of D.I.T.C. fame. Another notable Buckwild appearance is “Makin’ Moves” which reunited the formidable trio of Buckwild, Geronimo and Flush, who first collaborated on “Masta I.C.” nearly two years earlier.
Another reunion of the dynamic Flushing duo is “Regulate,” assisted by the LP’s leading production specialist, EZ Elpee, who helps Geronimo and Flush subtly interpolate Warren G and Nate Dogg’s 1994 hit single of the same name.
A revisit of Royal Flush’s Ghetto Millionaire is not only one of the most vivid reminders of the slang and fashion of the mid to late ‘90s, but also the bravado that gave the music its rough street edge. The album’s drift into obscurity isn’t at all a reflection of poor quality, but rather a testament to the dynamic musical landscape where good albums were overshadowed by certified classics during a time when bars and beats mattered.
Give Ghetto Millionaire a second look or first listen, this strong 3-and-a-half star album from two decades ago easily crushes 85 percent of today’s output.
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Taliban take two Afghan towns
Taliban forces have captured two towns in southern Afghanistan.
An Afghan soldier stands guard in Helmand province.
Taliban insurgents entered Naway-i-Barakzayi, a Helmand town north of Garmser, and clashed briefly with police before the security officials fled, an Afghan police official said.
The official said Taliban forces were now moving freely around the town and district.
In the Helmand town of Garmser, close to the Pakistan border, scores of Taliban insurgents overran Afghan policemen holed up in a compound on Sunday, driving the security forces and a handful of government officials to flee, another Afghan official said.
Major Scott Lundy, a spokesman for the US-led coalition in Afghanistan, said: "We are in contact with lots of people to build an accurate picture of the two districts in southern Helmand which are under control of the Taliban."
On Monday, a bomber killed three justice ministry employees after blowing himself up inside their offices in Helmand.
Three Afghan soldiers also died in a roadside bombing in the province.
In eastern Afghanistan, US-led troops killed four Arab and Chechen fighters, after raiding their hideout.
Taliban forces killed a coalition soldier and wounded 11 others in a battle on Monday in Tirin Kot, capital of Helmand's neighbouring Uruzgan province, a US statement said.
And hundreds of Canadian and Afghan soldiers raided Taliban strongholds in orchards in southern Afghanistan, causing fighting that killed at least 15 insurgents and one Canadian soldier.
A coalition air raid killed another 10 insurgents in the neighbouring Panjwayi district.
In recent months, Afghanistan has been gripped by the worst violence since the US-led invasion toppled the Taliban government in late 2001.
About 10,000 US, Canadian, British and Afghan forces have been deployed across southern Afghanistan as part of Operation Mountain Thrust to loosen the Taliban's hold on the region.
More than 800 people, mostly insurgents, have been killed since May, according to an Associated Press tally of coalition and Afghan figures.
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South Africa youth tap into gender app
A phone application addressing gender violence is proving a hit with thousands of South African teenagers.
by Tania Page
A gender violence game doesn't exactly scream fun, but it's proving a hit with thousands of South African teenagers.
It's a generation hungry for new knowledge - knowledge many in the western world simply take for granted.
It's revealing that despite 25 years at the United Nations Development Programme it wasn't until Anne Shongwe, the app's developer, actually started asking young African's about their perceptions of the opposite sex and how they coped in a sexual relationship that she realised education was the key.
Shongwe left the UNDP determined to break free of its bureaucracy and forge her own path by addressing gender based violence among young people.
But it was a big challenge to go from a good salary, with lots of support, to a start-up. Especially, as she freely admits, she's not that technically minded.
But she hired people with the right skills and a few years later she's an award winner.
After winning the AppCircus 2011 competition in South Africa with Moraba, Shongwe was selected as one of the top 20 finalists to pitch her app to a live audience at the Mobile Premier Awards in Barcelona, Spain.
She did so alongside Ghanaian app developer Robert Lamptey of Saya and Ugandan app developer Christine Ampaire of Mafuta Go!
They were the first African app developers to pitch at the awards. Ampaire's Mafuta Go! won the Ringmaster's Award. Her app, inspired by Uganda's petrol crisis, lets users find the nearest petrol station with the cheapest prices.
Shongwe and her team at Afroes have a major challenge looming. She's returning to her native Kenya to develop an app to prevent young people from being manipulated into causing trouble at next year's elections.
The last ballot was marred by violence and she says it's believed a lot of the trouble makers were youths who'd been paid off or talked into taking to the streets.
So, the app is meant to educate them so they can identify when someone's trying to use them for their own gain.
Tania Page
South Africa correspondent
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Georgia points to Russia 'invasion'
Tbilisi views Moscow as aggressor in 2008 war, despite EU findings it began conflict.
Many Georgians feel that Russia is to blame for the five-day conflict [EPA]
It was all quiet at the Georgian checkpoint on the edge of South Ossetia as the European Union-sponsored commission published its investigation into last year's war.
Georgian policemen in camouflage fatigues chatted amiably with EU ceasefire monitors, who have stepped up their patrols around the publication of the report in case of renewed outbreaks of violence.
A short walk from the checkpoint, in the bomb-damaged frontline village of Ergneti, burnt-out houses offered a poignant reminder of the brutality of the brief but intense conflict in August 2008.
Some Georgians who live in villages near the ceasefire line had not heard about the crucial EU-backed investigation, but they were clear about who to blame for the war: Russia.
"I pray to God every day that before I die, I will see my country liberated from the Russians," declared one woman in the village of Ditsi, which also was hit during the fighting.
Across the road, an elderly farmer said he did not believe that the new report would change anything.
"This village will still be in ruins. We can't even go to our fields beyond the checkpoint there," he said, pointing to a police post fortified by sandbags and guarded by armed officers.
Moral advantage
Both sides have been trying to gain the moral advantage in the media battle for international public opinion.
Russia and Georgia blamed over war
Russia stands by Georgia war action
South Ossetia ready for 'invasion'
A thorny 'rose revolution'
Timeline: Georgia
The Georgian government has been quick to counter claims that the commission's report suggests that Georgia was responsible for the conflict.
"The commission confirms that Russia invaded Georgia before Georgia took military action," a government statement argued.
"It also confirms that Georgian civilians and peacekeepers were under attack, on Georgian soil, before August 7.
"The report also gives ample evidence of Russia's military buildup in the months before August 2008, and of Russia's political provocations that violated Georgian sovereignty and international law."
Despite strong criticism of Georgia's actions in the report, many ordinary people on the streets of Tbilisi, the capital, backed their government's position.
"Russia is to blame; it has long been trying to take away Georgia's territories," said Lia Tevdoradze, an economist.
The Georgian minister for reintegration, Temuri Yakobashvili, suggested that the report proved without doubt that Moscow had been getting ready for a fight for a long time.
"You can't find a single word in this report which says that Georgia started the war," he said.
"Any provocations or interpretations around this issue will be a lie."
This view was also expressed by ordinary Georgians in Tbilisi, many of whom believe that Moscow has long been trying to intimidate and subjugate its smaller former Soviet neighbour, and punish their country for its pro-Western orientation and its desire to join Nato.
EU report: Key findings
Georgia's attack on South Ossetia, which started August conflict, was not justifiable under international law
Russia's initial military response was legal, but subsequent action went "beyond reasonable limits"
Georgian, Russian and South Ossetian forces all violated international humanitarian law
Recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia independence "illegal"
"Russia started the war not in 2008, but long before that," said Tamar Sepashvili, a recent graduate.
Like many Georgian politicians, she also stressed that Georgia did not invade another country's sovereign territory - Russia did.
"It was Russia who intervened across the internationally recognised borders," she said.
The Georgian government denied accusations in the commission's report that it used "unnecessary and disproportionate force" during its assault on the Russian-backed breakaway region of South Ossetia.
"No democratic government can survive if, when foreign forces enter its territory, it fails to defend its citizens," its statement said.
However, on the streets, there were some dissenting voices which rejected the official line.
Zurab Svanishvili, a student, said he believed that "both sides were to blame" for the conflict.
He suggested that the Kremlin had been trying to provoke the Georgian authorities, who then fell into a carefully-laid trap by sending in the troops.
"In my opinion, there was a chance to avoid the war," he said.
Opposition politicians have criticised the government of Mikhail Saakashvili, the Georgian president, in the past for allegedly leading the country into a disastrous and unwinnable conflict which killed hundreds and drove tens of thousands from their homes.
But, however the EU-sponsored commission's conclusions are interpreted in the world's media, many Georgians are unlikely to change their view that Russia was the aggressor.
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Nunavut’s High Arctic roasts under record heat
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Belvoir Presents Life of Galileo
"They try to flay you with statistics, whip you with numbers, hide behind the tyranny of mathematics. But I say, nothing's hidden. Open your eyes." - Galileo
Venue: Upstairs Theatre, Belvoir St Theatre
Address: 25 Belvoir St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Date: 3rd August - 15th September 2019
Time: Tuesday & Wednesday 6:30pm, Thursday - Saturday 7.30pm, Thursday 1pm. Saturday 2pm and Sunday 5pm
Ticket: Full price $65, Seniors $55, Concession $45, 30-Down $43, Student Saver $30
Buy / Ticket: https://belvoir.com.au/productions/life-of-galileo
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Life of Galileo
By Bertholt Brecht. Adapted by Tom Wright - Directed by Eamon Flack
From 3rd August to 15th September, Belvoir will present Brecht's classic play of truth, lies and science, with the great Colin Friels starring as the revolutionary scientist in Life of Galileo. Belvoir St Theatre will be completely re-configured in the round with a full re-design and construction exclusively for this remarkable production.
Directed by the 2019 Helpmann Award nominated Belvoir Artistic Director Eamon Flack (Counting and Cracking), Life of Galileo is a portrait of a man who realises the entire system is based on lies - and his backdown when the forces of money and orthodoxy threaten him. Has the great Galileo betrayed science and the future? Or has he just found a more subtle way of speaking truth to power?
The story of one man's lonely and heroic stand against the forces of authority, Life of Galileo is an eerily prescient and unmissable play about the tensions between the pursuit of knowledge, and the power of official ideology.
"In the popular mind, theatre is synonymous with "faking it", when actually theatre is one of the few crucibles of truth left, and the world outside is a pack of comfortable convenient lies." said Belvoir Artistic Director, Eamon Flack "It's no coincidence that Galileo's battle against the church and Brecht's battle against nutbag ideology are the best guide to truth and lies in public life today. At a time when governments just make up numbers this play is an invigorating dose of honesty. Its central character's love of facts, free thought, our capacity for working out better ways of doing things, is just such a relief. More truth!"
Life of Galileo stars Ayeesha Ash (Bell Shakespeare's The Players), Peter Carroll (An Enemy of the People, STC's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui), Colin Friels (Dance of Death, Faith Healer), introducing WAAPA graduate Miranda Parker, Damien Ryan (Sport for Jove's Othello, Bell Shakespeare's As You Like It), Damien Strouthos (Bell Shakespeare's The Miser, The Merchant of Venice), 2019 Helpmann Award nominee Vaishnavi Suryaprakash (Counting and Cracking) Sonia Todd (TV's Rake, Janet King) and Rajan Velu (Counting and Cracking).
Supported by the Nelson Meers Foundation
Upstairs Theatre, Belvoir St Theatre
Dates: 3rd August - 15th September 2019
Times: Tuesday & Wednesday 6:30pm, Thursday - Saturday 7.30pm, Thursday 1pm.
Saturday 2pm and Sunday 5pm
Prices: Full price $65, Seniors $55, Concession $45, 30-Down $43, Student Saver $30
Tickets: https://belvoir.com.au/productions/life-of-galileo or (02) 9699 3444
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Philip Samartzis speaks about Bogong Centre for Sound Cultureʼs up coming masterclass
The Bogong Centre for Sound Culture offers its next instalment of their masterclass series The Art of Field Recording during the winter snow season in the Bogong High Plains. This five-day intensive masterclass is overseen by internationally acclaimed sound artists and recordists Douglas Quin [US] and Philip Samartzis [AU] The masterclass runs from July 1 to 5, 2019 at Howmans Gap, Victoria. #bogongsound @bogongsound #philipsamartzis #douglasquin #howmansgap
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AMCS secures significant investment and will open new headquarters in Ireland
AMCS secures significant investment from Insight Venture partners and Ireland Strategic Investment Fund
Investment will power the next phase of AMCS’ international growth and the expansion of its SaaS Platform for the resource management, waste collection and recycling industries and to open a new global headquarters in Ireland creating 100 new jobs.
LIMERICK, IRELAND - AMCS, the world’s leading supplier of integrated software and vehicle technology for the resource management, waste collection and recycling industry, today announced the completion of a significant investment from Insight Venture Partners and Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF).
The investment will be used for continued product innovation in AMCS’ suite of SaaS products and related technologies, to further accelerate the Company’s growth in North America, Europe and Australasia, and to expand AMCS’ SaaS Platform into adjacent vertical markets.
"Today’s announcement represents a major milestone for AMCS," said Jimmy Martin, CEO and founder of AMCS. "In addition to providing capital that will enable us to continue to grow and innovate for our customers, this further investment by two of our long-term strategic partners demonstrates their confidence in our business, strategy and team. This confidence is reflected in our plans to further roll out the most comprehensive cloud-based SaaS platform for the resource management, waste collection and recycling markets."
Under the terms of the funding, Euan Menzies, Senior Advisor at Insight Venture Partners, Henry Frankievich, Vice President at Insight Venture Partners, and Robert Schnittger, Investment Director at ISIF will serve on the AMCS Board as non-executive directors.
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AMCS Group reports record year!
AMCS Group reached new milestones in revenue, customer acquisition and global expansion in 2016. The company has also further strengthened its Executive Team to support future growth and consolidate its market leading position in the Waste, Recycling & Logistics industries.
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AMCS invests in digital engagement platform with the acquisition of Senddr
AMCS Group invests in innovative digital engagement platform for the waste and recycling market with the acquisition of Senddr
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Master Classes & Competitions
Cd Bundle | Chopin+Centuries
Travel Through Three Centuries CD
1 Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809) Sonata Hob. XVI 48 in C Major, I. Andante Con Espressione, II. Presto 12:36
2 Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 [Moonlight Sonata/Mondscheinsonate], I. Adagio Sostenuto, II. Allegretto, III. Presto Agitato 15:55
3 Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849) Etude, Op. 25, No. 2 in F Minor 1:46
4 Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849) Etude, Op. 25, No. 12 in C Minor 2:41
5 Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886) Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 C-Sharp Minor 9:50
6 Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918) Prelude Book I, No. 10 La Cathédrale Engloutie [The Sunken Cathedral]
Chopin / Liszt CD
With her impressive debut album, the Russian pianist Anastasia Huppmann brings together works for piano solo by Frederic Chopin and Franz Liszt. Both composers, whose friendly relationship developed during their joint years living in Paris, were affected by the widespread awakening of nationalistic ideas at the time, which led them to use musical elements from their respective native countries, Poland and Hungary, as the basis for many of their works. The catchiness of the rhythms, melodies and harmonies, which had previously hardly existed in this form in the world of classical music brought about highly virtuoso cornerstones like the Hungarian Rhapsodies No. 2 and No. 11 or the popular Mephisto Waltz No. 1 S 514 by Franz Liszt. The polonaises, concert etudes and waltzes by Chopin as well count among the most well-known pieces for piano solo.
Frederic Chopin / Franz Liszt CD
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HomeQuestions and answersChanges in version 7.1 - June 21, 2016
Changes in version 7.1 - June 21, 2016
Date: June 13, 2016 (last updated on June 21, 2016)
On June 21, 2016 the new version 7.1 is released. Download
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A few small improvements
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Ruedi Reservoir boat ramp opens for the season
Local | May 2, 2018
Ruedi Reservoir, shown here in April, is about 66 percent full. The main boat ramp opened Tuesday.
Jamie Casterton-USFS/courtesy photo
The Ruedi Reservoir boat ramp opened Tuesday for the season but the surrounding campgrounds will remain closed until May 18, the U.S. Forest Service announced.
The Forest Service is teaming with the Ruedi Water and Power Authority and Colorado Parks and Wildlife again this year to inspect motorized boats for invasive species prior to launch.
Aquatic Nuisance Species such as quagga mussels and zebra mussels pose a “massive financial, recreational and ecological threat to waterways throughout the state,” the Forest Service said in a statement. The invasive species latch onto almost every surface and can encrust lake bottoms, clog boat motors and water distribution systems. There is no known method of eradication.
Ruedi Reservoir had been deemed at moderate risk of infestation but Lake Powell has tested positive for mussels. Many boaters use both reservoirs, so the risk has been deemed greater at Ruedi.
“We want to provide a great experience for boaters and anglers using Ruedi Reservoir while also ensuring that Aquatic Nuisance Species do not take hold and cause irreversible damage to our waterways,” Aspen-Sopris District Ranger Karen Schroyer said in the statement. “We appreciate the public’s help keeping Ruedi free of these destructive species by cooperating with inspection regulations.”
The boat ramp will operate from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through May 18, then hours will expand from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. May 19 through Oct. 31. Access down the concrete boat ramp will be limited to times when the boat inspection station is open. Boaters who return to the ramp after the gate is locked in the evening will have to anchor their watercraft or tie it to the boat dock and return when the station is open.
Canoes and kayaks are not required to undergo inspections.
All boaters and anglers can keep waterways free of Aquatic Nuisance Species by following the “Clean, Drain, Dry” principles when entering and leaving waterways. Clean all mud, plant and animal material from boats, trailers, boots, gear and equipment.
Drain all water from bilges, live wells and ballast tanks.
Dry all equipment completely before entering a new body of water.
Ruedi Reservoir is currently about 66 percent full. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation increased the outflow of water on Tuesday from 65 to 110 cubic feet per second.
The reservoir typically fills around July 4. A spokesman for the reclamation bureau couldn’t be reached Tuesday to see if that is the expectation this year.
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When the Pits Fill Up: A Day in the Life of Sanitation Workers in Urban India
Athena Infonomics > Public Policy Advisory > When the Pits Fill Up: A Day in the Life of Sanitation Workers in Urban India
Posted by C.S. Sharada Prasad and Isha Ray in Public Policy Advisory
India’s flagship sanitation program, Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), highlights both the importance of latrine use, and also of “safe and proper disposal”. Since most of urban India is not connected to sewers, the SBM recommends that cities work towards technological, financing and governance initiatives that would ensure safe fecal sludge management. In practice, this means mechanical (i.e. truck-and-hose) sludge removal as opposed to the now-illegal manual method of emptying toilet pits. But how do cleaners live and work; what do their days and nights demand of them; and to what extent does their work rely on India’s age-old caste system, about which SBM policies are silent? What, in other words, does the “back-end” of Swachh Bharat look like in an Indian city? In this photo-essay we trace the flow of waste from pit to dump in urban India, making visible the labor that produces the sanitary city.1
It’s a typical December day in the lives of Deepak, Rajesh and Prabhu. They empty out septic tanks and soak pits for homes and businesses, they are all from the Maadiga (Dalit) community, and they have been at this job for three to five years. Deepak is driving a yellow Tata 909 truck fitted with a large cylindrical tank at the back. The men are going to a home in a middle-class neighborhood, whose toilet has backed up because the pit is full.
It’s not hard for a homeowner to find an emptying service when he needs one. Truck owners paint the name and number of the service in large font and bright colors on the holding tanks and on city walls; the drivers carry business cards; they park at busy intersections where they can easily be seen while waiting for a service call. Fliers are distributed with the daily newspapers; the Yellow Pages carry advertisements.
When the truck reaches the home, Rajesh and Prabhu jump out and try to locate the pit; it is covered by a concrete slab and it’s under a foot of soil. They find the slab and pry it open to insert the hose. The other end of the hose is attached to a vacuum pump. On Prabhu’s signal Deepak starts the truck engine, which gets the pump started. In a few minutes, the pit is empty. Prabhu and Rajesh work quickly to coil the hose back on the hook attached to the tank.
The men work with bare hands and have flip-flops on their feet. They say that the gloves and boots in the market are not designed for the kind of job they do, and they do not want to scare the public: “We don’t wear gloves or masks. Wearing them makes people think that our work and the waste we carry in our truck is dangerous. So we act normal, as if it is harmless. That also makes dumping it a lot easier.”
The crucial part of this business is dumping the sludge, and it isn’t easy to find discreet dumping spots. Deepak says that Prabhu is an expert at finding suitable spots, but Prabhu modestly demurs. He just gets lucky, he says. Open and dry plots in the periphery of the city are always good, he explains, the soil dries fast and doesn’t hold the smell for long.
The large storm water drains that carry water out of the city – raja kaluve – already carry sewage, and the main sewer lines can also be accessed from side alleys all over the city’s outer edges. The cleaners have to be quick if they use the main sewer lines, though; they could be reported to the city. Finally, there are the farm lands – dumping sludge on a fallow farm is a safe option for the operator. This is a good option for smaller cities like Guntur or Dharwad, but Bangalore has urbanized so rapidly that there are not many farmlands in the periphery anymore.
Rainy days are the best but rainy nights are even better. “We find a road that is flooded” says Deepak. “We park the truck, attach a short pipe to the drain valve and lower it just enough to submerge it, then we open the valve and let the sludge mix with the rainwater”. Don’t people notice the sludge coming out of the pipe? “No, not really. The rainwater is muddy and flooded roads have slow traffic — people are completely focused on driving.” Sometimes vigilante groups, calling themselves the “public”, take videos, curse (“they say we are soolemaklu” ), and threaten to call the police. But mostly the sanitation workers are left alone. “Who has the patience to stop their vehicle in ankle-deep water, wade through sewage, come to us, and ask?”2
This morning it’s not raining and the truck stops right in front of an open drain outside the city proper. Rajesh and Prabhu connect the PVC pipe to the draining end of the tank and open the valve. In eight minutes, gravity empties the tank.
The next stop is the septic tank of one of India’s best known companies. That tank is large – 8 to 10 trips will be needed to empty it. If a man isn’t careful he could fall into the pool of sludge and die. Cleaners do, every year. Rajesh connects the end of the pipe to the pump. Prabhu ties a five-foot long iron bar to the end of the pipe and submerges it into the sludge. The bar acts as a mixer. Deepak starts up the pump and the truck tank fills up in about 12 minutes. Then the men are out on the road with the first load of sludge. No one has washed his hands.
Once the third load has been dumped into an open drain, Deepak takes a swig of whiskey, Rajesh and Prabhu share a packet of gutkha.3
Deepak says that everyone he knows drinks. “I drink even when I don’t work.” Prabhu, too: “But I only drink when I am home. I eat gutkha when I work.” And Rajesh? “No. I don’t drink. I just eat gutkha.”
The men are almost done with emptying the fourth load of sludge when a police jeep passes and stops. Deepak gets out and walks towards the jeep. In a couple of minutes Deepak is back. “Those people want their share.” He sounds matter-of-fact. “We pay them the mamool4 when they see us or when we go home past the police station.”
Urgent calls are answered during the day, pretty much all day, the cleaners said, but certain pre-arranged cleanings are done during the night. Elite hotels, especially, want the septic tanks cleaned at night; they do not want their guests to see or smell the operations. Tonight the men have been called in by a “large, posh” hotel. “People pay Rs. 10,000 ($135 USD) per day to stay in the hotel, and their shit smells just like everybody else’s,” says Prabhu. He thinks it will be almost 5am before the men can go home.
Suctioning fecal waste via a hose and pump is progress over manual scavenging in which feces are cleaned using hand-held tools and carried away in a cart. The three men know that. They also know that the job of working with sludge is still left to a sub-section of Dalits. It’s risky work, they are disgusted by the waste they handle, they need alcohol and opioids to numb the senses, there is no protection, there are no benefits. But, they agreed, there is a small measure of job security: “The job security we have is our caste. Other castes will not do this work.”
1. This photo-essay is not a product of one specific day in one specific city but is a composite illustration of the several days and evenings that Sharada Prasad spent with truck operators in Bangalore, Dharwad and Guntur. A detailed recounting of their work can be found in Economic and Political Weekly, May 26 2018.
All photographs received informed consent for publication from our interviewees, but Deepak, Rajesh and Prabhu are composite characters. No actual named individuals are included in these pictures.
2. Soolemaklu: in Kannada, “sons of whores”.
3. Gutkha is a mix of areca nuts, seeds, herbs and tobacco. It produces a “buzz” when chewed.
4. Mamool: in Kannada, “the usual”.
Tags:Public Health, WASH, Urban Development
About C.S. Sharada Prasad and Isha Ray
This a guest blog entry for Athena. C.S. Sharada Prasad, the photographer, is a PhD student at the Energy & Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley. Isha Ray is an associate professor at the Energy & Resources Group and co-director of the Berkeley Water Center.
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UH Launches Internal Investigation into Rhabdo Cases
by Andy Berg
The University of Houston has ordered an internal review of its policies and processes after new reporting detailed how a “punishment workout” left a women’s soccer player in a hospital for nearly five days.
The workout in question occurred back in February of 2018. In all, KPRC Channel 2 reported that a dozen members of the women’s soccer team were diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis, better known as rhabdo, as a result of the workout.
University officials said the most recent reporting by Channel 2 was the first time it had heard specific details of the incident.
A player told Channel 2 that the entire team was punished after two teammates were accused of taking food designated for the football team. The university said that based on the findings of a joint internal review by two departments, "each investigative unit is directed to take swift action and make immediate recommendations to ensure the health and well-being of UH student-athletes."
A full statement from the University of Houston, which was published by Channel 2, stated:
“A media interview of a young woman purported to be a University of Houston student-athlete has brought to light specific details of an event involving the UH women’s soccer program that were previously unknown to the University. The University’s knowledge of this information has triggered a joint review by UH System Audit and UH Compliance of our compliance with processes and policies. Based on their respective findings, each investigative unit is directed to take swift action and make immediate recommendations to ensure the health and wellbeing of UH student-athletes. The University will reserve any further comment on this matter until the review is complete.”
Back in April, Channel 2 published emails obtained in a freedom of information request between head coach Diego Bocanegra and a student-athlete’s parent. In one email, Bocenegra wrote: "I want to reiterate that I have implemented several changes to help prevent this injury or any other similar injuries from happening in the future. For example, we no longer use physical punishment within our team. I removed it from our weight room manual.”
According to Channel 2’s reporting, which cited player interviews, the “physical punishment” involved a “grueling workout that included up-downs, planks and shuttle runs, according to the player, who said many on the team were having difficulty understanding what was going on."
Players were scared and Bocanegra uttered obscenities as many struggled. “Get up, Get the F up. This is your fault. Get up,' just, like, over and over again,” one player said, noting that she was too fearful to speak up. "No one was going to say anything. Everyone was so scared." The workout lasted for nearly an hour and the player said she felt “tortured almost” afterward.
Strength trainer Minor Bowens has since been fired over the incident.
Tags: Rhabdo University of Houston
Andy Berg is Executive Editor of Athletic Business.
Extreme Exertion Can Lead to Injury, Liability
In April, the head women's soccer coach at the University of Houston stated in an email to a parent that he was implementing several program changes to prevent injuries caused by physical punishment after 12 of his players experienced rhabdomyolysis. Diego Bocanegra went so far as to admit that one change involved removing mention of physical punishment from the team's weight room manual, leading some to question why such language was written policy in the first place.
U. of Houston Sets Policies in Wake of Rhabdo Cases
The University of Houston is granting its strength and conditioning coaches and sports medicine staff "unchallenged authority" over the safety of athletes in response to a rash rhabdomyolysis cases affecting the athletic department earlier this year.
Rhabdo Rampant at University of Houston
This story previously stated that UH head women's soccer coach Diego Bocenegra had been fired. He has not been fired.
The University of Houston women's soccer team appears to have had a culture of extreme workouts and systemic physical punishments that lead to numerous cases of rhabdomyolysis.
U. of Houston Fires Strength Coach Over Rhabdo Cases
The University of Houston has fired strength coach Minor Bowens after a dozen women's soccer players experienced rhabdomyolysis following a recent workout.
U. of Houston Women's Soccer Players Get Rhabdo
If you thought only football players were susceptible to rhabdomyolysis, think again.
Second Lawsuit Filed in Oregon Rhabdo Case
A day after a former player filed a similar lawsuit, a current player for the University of Oregon football team filed suit against the school, former head coach Willie Taggart, and former strength coach Irele Oderinde over an incident that landed him in the hospital.
Rhabdomyolysis More Common as Workouts Intensify As fitness culture permeates American society and weekend exercisers are bombarded with the challenge to “push past you limits,” ... read more
Learn about how ATs Care offers athletic trainers peer-to-peer support to deal with trauma suffered in the line of duty.
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Email Security and the Upheaval of Online Crime
Markus Jakobsson August 11, 2016 Cybercrime, Email Security
For the last 25 years, I have been immersed in Internet security, from the mathematics of security to the psychology of it. I have pushed the envelope on cryptographic methods, user education, malware detection, improved user interfaces, and fraud detection, and have spent considerable time building models to predict the development of online crime, based on technical and psychological vulnerabilities. In addition, I have learned to identify and focus on the principal weaknesses in a system – and firmly believe that this is related to something as commonplace as email.
Email Related Crime is Exploding
Online crime is going through an upheaval. Only a few years ago, the typical online crime involved scammers email blanket bombing anybody they could reach, offering recipients discounted Cialis and posing as Libyan widows (although normally not in the same email). While such abuse is still taking place, this type of crime has shifted sharply to targeted attacks, whether involving malware used for extortion or using social engineering to extract money or proprietary data. The move to targeting, fueled by breaches and a dearth of public information, increases yields by making the messaging more credible and by circumventing traditional security technologies. The poster child of targeted email attacks is business email compromise (BEC), which the FBI reports has increased 1300% since 2015. Email is an indispensable tool for enterprises and individuals … and for criminals.
Nobody Measures the Indirect Losses
It is difficult to correctly assess the direct losses due to online crime since many of these crimes go unreported. It is even harder to assess indirect losses: an organization can attempt to measure the lost productivity resulting from employees erasing unwanted emails, but it is almost impossible to determine the cost of lost trust. While hard to measure, though, it is safe to say that the indirect losses are likely to balloon at a pace similar to that of the direct losses, and that when an inflection point of the latter is reached, the indirect losses will spiral out of control.
Why Agari Matters
Everybody understands “location, location, location” in the context of real estate. The same principle holds for Internet security. And this is where Agari affects most of us, every day. The Agari Email Trust Platform has visibility into 10 billion email messages every day, and protects 70% of global inboxes. The platform is trusted by leading Fortune 1000 companies to protect their enterprise, partners and customers from advanced email attacks. These companies include six of the top 10 banks, five of the world’s leading social media networks and a wide range of government institutions. With Internet crime on the rise, Agari is at the heart of fighting back.
This is why I am excited about joining Agari as Chief Scientist. It is my job to identify new trends of crime, help design new detection tools and push back on the tide of abuse. It is a humbling task, and I am under no illusions of the existence of a silver bullet — but Agari is the right place to maximize the impact of the effort.
The Agari Email Trust Platform combines a unique, identity-based approach to email security with the world’s largest footprint of email traffic, to provide unequalled visibility into global email traffic. With the Agari Trust Analytics engine, the platform is able to identify and isolate cyberattacks by building behavioral ‘trust models’ based on the identity of the attacker. These models enable organizations stop email attacks that spoof any trusted domain, including their own, to ensure that their employees, partners and customers only interact with trustworthy email messages.
Thanks very much to Ravi, Pat and the entire team at Agari for inviting me to be part of this exciting company. You can read the full news release here.
Markus Jakobsson
Markus Jakobsson, Chief Scientist for Agari, has spent more than 20 years as a security researcher, scientist and entrepreneur, studying phishing, crimeware and mobile security at leading organizations. While he is no longer with Agari, his contributions to the Email Security blog remain invaluable.
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Jalsa Proceedings Ladies Venue - Day 2
Category: Jalsa Proceedings Ladies Venue - Day 2
The second day of the Annual Convention Australia 2013 was one that was eagerly awaited by all the Ladies of the Ahmadiyya Community. Today was the day in which Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) was to address the Ladies of this community in person.
The following is a chronological sequence of events as they occurred:
10.00 am: Ladies started arriving in the Main Ladies Convention Marquee where ID cards were checked by the Ladies Division of the Security Team and it was ensured that all mobile phones were switched off.
11.30 am: All microphones and video equipment was tested by the Women’s Audio/Video Department.
11.50 am: Arrival of Appa Jaan (Huzur’s (aba) wife) – Hazrat Amatus Sabooh was escorted into the Main Ladies Convention Marquee by the Ladies Division of the Security Team and Respected Hajrah Mahmood (Wife of the National Ameer(President) and Missionary In charge). Both were received and greeted by Respected Ladies Auxiliary President, Mrs Anjum Khan.
12.12 pm: His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba), Fifth Successor of the Founder of Ahmadiyyat arrived in the Ladies Main Convention Marquee. All Ladies arose for his arrival and he was greeted with an uproar of Islamic slogans raised by the entire audience.
12.13 pm: Huzur (aba) asked for the session to start in the traditional manner of the recitation of The Holy Quran. Sister Raana Nouman recited verses 19-22 of Surah (chapter) Al Ashr of The Holy Quran and the translation was given in the Urdu language.
12.20 pm: Sister Hiba Tul Shafi then presented a Poem from Kalam Hazrat Musleh Maud (as); this is a collection of poems written by the Second Successor of the Founder of Ahmadiyyat.
12.28 pm: Huzur (aba) then asked for the next item in the program to commence, which was an Academic Award Distribution ceremony where Huzur (aba) and Appa Jaan presented medals to the recipients. The following is a brief outline of medals awarded:
High Achievements (90 or above ATAR) in HSC (Secondary School Year 12): 12
High distinction in Diploma (Tertiary Education): 2
Distinctions in Bachelor Degrees: 6
Masters in Recipients Respective Fields: 5
Completion of Doctorates in Recipients Respective Fields: 2
Excellence in Recipients Respective Fields: 5
International Academic Recipients: 3 (all from Pakistan)
Achievements in Essay Writing Competition held by Ansaar Auxiliary: 3 Lajna (Ladies) and 1 Nasirah (Young Girl)
12.35 pm: Huzur (aba) commenced his address to the Ladies Auxiliary. The following is a brief summary of his address:
His Holiness highlighted the importance of the Quranic verses that were recited at the start of the program (Surah Al Ashr verse 19-22). He pointed out that these particular verses are recited on the special occasion of the Islamic Marriage ‘Nikkah’ and the fact that the term ‘Taqwa’ (Fear of God) has been mentioned 5 times in these verses. His Holiness described how every good deed is based on ‘Taqwa’. Huzur (aba) went into depth and described how vital Marriage is in the Islamic World in comparison to the Western World. He mentioned how in the Western Culture marriage has become an optional practice, and other options, in the name of freedom, have reached to the extent of immoral and immodest living. He went on to say that these days, the new generation of Ahmadi Youth are giving more importance to the Western Culture’s concept of pre-marital relationships and understandings when there are other good things from the Western Culture they should be adopting.
His Holiness then talked about how the Holy Prophet of Islam stated that when looking for a life partner, one should look towards how pious their suitor is rather than their beauty, family, or wealth, because piety is what leads to proper moral training of the children and entire household.
Huzur (aba) then went on to remind the audience how they have pledged to believe in the Oneness of God and in the Man of God who came to propagate the right path. He reminded the gathering about how they are on the right path and to take another further step of ‘Taqwa’ to impress God the Almighty.
In conclusion His Holiness urged his audience to sincerely judge themselves in how much importance they are giving to worldly matters over religious involvement. He then recalled extremely inspiring stories of the new blessed Converts and of their journey in accepting Islam and Ahmadiyyat. Huzur (aba) stressed that we should convey our culture our religious beliefs to this country instead of vice versa. He stated that Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya needs to shine in Australia and be a beacon of light for others, Inshallah (God Willing)
1.27 pm: His Holiness then concluded his address with a silent prayer, after which he requested the next part of the session to commence.
1.27 pm: Poems in various languages were presented by groups of members of the Ladies Auxiliary from around Australia. Poems were presented in the Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, English, French and Punjabi languages.
1.40 pm: His Holiness then exited the Main Ladies Convention Marquee, accompanied by the President of the Women’s Auxiliary of Australia and the Ladies Division of his Security Detail.
10th October 2013, 12.40 am
Website Team, Women’s Division
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The leading candidates in this year’s race for governor are, top row, from left, Republican Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, former state House Democratic leader Stacey Abrams, Republican Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, former Republican state Sen. Hunter Hill, bottom row, Republican businessman Clay Tippins, former Democratic state Rep. Stacey Evans and Republican state Sen. Michael Williams.
As early voting starts, it’s now or never for Georgia candidates
Greg Bluestein, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
COVINGTON —
Newton County is one of the most competitive territories in Georgia politics. But as early in-person voting for a crowded governor’s race begins Monday, organizers from both parties have the same fear: People just aren’t tuned in.
“I’m out knocking on doors, and so many people don’t even know there’s a primary election on May 22,” said Harry Thoerner, a retiree active in the local GOP apparatus. “We’re all worried about apathy. Everyone thinks the race is in November.”
At a meeting held concurrently on the other side of town, Gene Wills had the same concerns. A deputy chairman of the county Democratic Party, he hit the road recently armed with flyers trying to let voters know about the race between Stacey Abrams and Stacey Evans for the party’s nomination for governor.
“And a lot of people just aren’t aware,” Wills said with a sigh.
Early voting begins Monday for Georgia's primary elections.
The ambivalence will test candidates up and down the ballot as they get their first chance to transform their painstaking groundwork into votes. And their work over the three-week voting period will likely determine the race. If history is any guide, more votes will be cast before Election Day than on it.
The leading campaigns have been gearing up for this stint for weeks. Two Republican contenders scheduled bus tours to coincide with early voting. Others plan to intensify outreach to voters. And one Democratic candidate hopes that some star power will help drive out voters.
They have plenty of ground to make up: Recent Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Channel 2 Action News polls show that one-third of likely Republican voters and more than half of likely Democratic voters hadn’t made up their minds yet.
Two Democrats, two strategies
Early voting has played an increasingly important role in Georgia races. In 2014, nearly 1 million early ballots were cast before the November election — about 40 percent of the total vote. Two years later, the early-vote portion of Georgia’s total ballots ballooned to roughly 60 percent.
For Democrats, who tend to embrace in-person early voting more aggressively than Republicans, the next three weeks will be particularly pivotal.
Abrams and Evans are both relying on a burst of energy generated by Donald Trump’s presidential victory to help flip Georgia’s top office for the first time since 2002. And Monday gives them a chance to showcase their grass-roots efforts.
Abrams, a former Georgia House Democratic leader, has broken from conventional campaign strategy by spending a vast chunk of her funds early in the campaign on personnel and organization rather than stockpiling her cash for TV airtime.
She launched her first broadcast ads earlier this month and has reinforcements from outside groups spending more than $1 million on TV buys boosting her campaign. And she’ll travel with a trio of actresses this week to help mobilize votes: Rashida Jones, Niecy Nash and Tracee Ellis Ross.
Evans, who has hoarded much of her campaign cash for the final stretch, has spent heavily on two waves of advertisements to introduce herself to Democrats. She also plans a string of events to appeal to African-American voters, who make up the largest bloc of the Democratic primary electorate, in vote-rich areas such as DeKalb County and South Fulton.
Dueling bus tours
The Republican race is more chaotic. Five leading Republicans are in the hunt for the nomination, and an AJC/Channel 2 poll shows most have a shot at a spot in a likely July runoff with Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle — who has a commanding lead.
On the campaign trail, he’s trying to play down expectations that he might get the majority vote he needs to avoid a runoff. In a show of organizational force, he embarked on a two-week bus tour that will hit more than 40 spots and was timed to push his supporters to the polls.
One of his rivals — former state Sen. Hunter Hill — is set to launch his own 19-city bus tour this week with stops from Dalton to Waycross. His message at each one: Republicans have the choice between “failed career politicians or a true conservative leader committed to fighting for Georgia families.”
Other GOP contenders are revving up their campaign machinery, too. Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s campaign sent out appeals through high-profile supporters for new rounds of canvassing and phone calls to engage his most likely voters. And executive Clay Tippins’ stops include an appeal this week to GOP women in the vote-rich Atlanta suburbs. State Sen. Michael Williams will also be on the trail.
In Newton County, a fast-growing swirl of suburbia and farmland, party honchos worry the candidates’ messages aren’t breaking through.
Democrats narrowly carried Newton County in the past three presidential votes, and its voters gave Jason Carter a slight edge over Republican Gov. Nathan Deal four years ago. Still, on a night when both Cagle and Evans campaigned just a few miles apart, interviews with more than a dozen voters showed many were still undecided.
“I’m waiting it out. I need to hear more from both sides,” said Sabrina Ross, a Covington Democrat. “Right now I’m up in the air.”
Wills, the local Democratic activist, heard all the talk about how Trump’s victory would unleash a tide of energy. But he’s wondering whether that wave is taking longer to build.
“Maybe people are not angry enough.”
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Rearing goats empower women in rural Bihar
In India, the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme is implementing a women’s empowerment project named Mesha (meaning goat or sheep in Sanskrit) with the support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Aga Khan Foundation. The potential of small ruminants to empower poor communities is being capitalised only since the past decade. The potential is more for women beneficiaries of Mesha, as the women not only take care of the goats, but also support their family financially when in crisis, with the income from goat rearing. In order to create increased awareness and provide goat related services on ground, a cadre of over 230 women para-veterinarians was developed across the villages. Trainings helped them not only to provide preventive veterinarian services, but also to charge for their services.
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Linksys Velop 2-pack mesh Wi-Fi is $100 (50% off) on B&H
Making sure that your entire house is blanketed in the ever-so-important waves of Wi-Fi is a huge pain sometimes. Though routers nowadays are much, much better than ever before, their range of coverage is not always sufficient. That's why mesh networks have risen in popularity. And B&H has a deal for you to get started on keeping everyone and everything in your home connected — right now, you can pick up a two-pack of Linksys's Velop AC2600 mesh routers in white for just $99.99, half off the $199.99 asking price.
Linksys Velop Tri-Band Whole Home Wi-Fi System 4-pack is $350 ($150 off) at Costco
Brittany Vincent
If you've been curious about switching your home network setup over to a mesh router system, this deal might be worth a look. The Linksys Velop Tri-Band Whole Home Wi-Fi System is on sale at Costco now for $150 off the retail price of $499.99. That makes it just $349.99 for a setup with four nodes, thanks to instant manufacturer's savings.
Linksys dual-band Velop review: A great alternative to Google Wifi
2018/06/09 8:00am PDT Jun 9, 2018
My family lives in a somewhat large house, and Xfinity's 'Wireless Gateway' router has never done a great job at coverage. Several rooms had poor reception or dead spots, particularly in the upstairs area. I bought a basic Netgear range extender as a band-aid solution, but for whatever reason, some of my devices (including my Google Pixel) still refuse to connect to it.
Last year at CES, Linksys announced its first mesh Wi-Fi system, called 'Velop.' The tri-band 2x2 802.11ac connectivity was a major selling point, but it was rather expensive — a 3-pack would set you back $500. The company launched a new dual-band Velop lineup last month, created to directly compete with the Google Wifi and other consumer mesh network systems.
Linksys launches dual-band Velop mesh Wi-Fi system, starts at $129
2018/05/01 8:24am PDT May 1, 2018
Last year at CES, Linksys announced its first mesh Wi-Fi system, called 'Velop.' The main selling point was tri-band 2x2 802.11ac connectivity, resulting in no latency loss between the main router and the other nodes. However, the system was rather expensive; a 3-pack would cost you $500. Linksys has now released a cheaper dual-band version, designed to directly compete with the Google Wifi and other consumer mesh systems.
Foxconn announces purchase of Belkin, Wemo, and Linksys
For years, Taiwan-based Foxconn has been best-known for manufacturing Apple products, but it also builds countless other consumer electronics. Today, one of the company's subsidiaries (Foxconn Interconnect Technology) announced it is purchasing US-based Belkin for $866 million in cash. Belkin owns a number of major brands, including Linksys and Wemo.
Linksys jumps on the mesh WiFi network train, introduces Velop system with mobile app and Alexa control
Rita El Khoury
2017/01/03 7:17am PDT Jan 3, 2017
Mesh WiFi networks are the new trend of the past couple of years. Eero, Luma, Google Wifi, and several others have introduced their own systems of routers that aim to simplify home networking as much as possible by consolidating access points under a single network SSID and letting your WiFi reach more areas of your house without too much headache.
Now Linksys, the company behind some of the most popular routers in the world, is presenting its take on the matter. Velop, which I'm going to assume comes from "envelop" as in enveloping your house with WiFi, is a system of routers in which each node is a Tri-Band 2x2 802.11ac Wave 2 MU-MIMO router that can also work as range extender or bridge.
Cisco Releases Free Connect Express App, Allows You To Control Your Cisco/Linksys Router From Your Android Device
Aaron Gingrich
Last week, Cisco released their Cisco Connect Express app on the market to very little fanfare, though the app is quite impressive. It allows you to control your Cisco/Linksys router from your Android device via WiFi, with the key features listed as:
Guest access – An easy way for visitors to get online. Give password-protected Internet access to visiting friends and family while keeping your own information private. No need to remember the guest password, it’s in the app. Simply email the password to your guest and they’ll be online in no time.
Add devices to your network – Quickly connect your computers, gaming consoles, tablets, and other Wi-Fi enabled devices to your network.
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Noisem – Cease to Exist Review
On March 15, 2019 By Diabolus in Muzaka
"The impression I’ve always got from Noisem is that their primary goal is speed. Velocity is not an aspect but the essence of their sound. It’s a fun callback to the 80s speed race – which neither Noisem or I lived through – when bands would hear new grindcore demos via tape-trading and then try to write something even faster." Speed thrills.
Aura Noir – Aura Noire Review
"I once jumped from the roof of my parents' double-wide trailer with a cape/kite attached to my back and a four-foot plastic snow sled duct taped to my chest. No, I wasn't drunk—I was ten. And, man, it hurt. Fast forward twenty-one years and you'll find Father-of-the-Year Grier scaling a tree, scooting out along a solid cottonwood branch, and falling twenty feet atop a fence—my feet hitting the top strand as my face hit the ground. All because yours truly refused to hop the fence. And, guess what? It didn't hurt at all. Because, yes, I was drunk. Those truths aside, I've never (fallen?) or thrown my soon-to-be corpse from a four-story building. But, I guess that separates Grier from Aura Noir's Aggressor." Norwegian black thrash, drunk with power.
Gravehill – The Unchaste, the Profane, & the Wicked Review
On March 18, 2018 By Mark Z.
"Formed in 2001, this California quintet have made a career out of scorching assholes and taking names, with works like 2011’s When All Roads Lead to Hell and 2014’s Death Curse being particularly hard-hitting. Gravehill occupy that perfect niche between black, death, and thrash metal, that general “extreme metal” breed which is more about delivering killer riffs than being grimmer than thou." Evil art, foul censorship.
Voidhanger – Dark Days of the Soul Review
On March 7, 2018 By Mark Z.
"If there’s one problem with today’s metal scene, it’s that there’s not enough Infernal War in it. As heard most recently on 2015’s Axiom, the Polish blackened-death troupe are possibly the fastest, angriest, and most captivating band ever recorded, all of which make their lack of productivity that much harder to endure. Fortunately, all their rage couldn’t be contained in just one project, and thus War guitarist ‘Zyklon’ and vocalist ‘Warcrimer’ formed Voidhanger in 2010 to further their main band’s hate crusade against humanity." Careers in hate.
Goatpenis – Anesthetic Vapor Review
On October 24, 2017 By Mark Z.
"It’s hard to take a group named Goatpenis seriously. At first glance, one assumes this is probably a garage band who heard of Goatwhore and Goat Semen, decided they had no fucks to give, and chose to just call themselves 'Goatpenis' and be done with it." Grab it.
Yer Metal is Olde: Acid Bath – Paegan Terrorism Tactics
On January 10, 2017 By Grymm
"Full admission: this is easily one of the toughest Yer Metal is Olde! pieces I have written so far. It's not so much the flood of memories that comes with the recollection of a particular album's impact on myself, let alone other music fans. But rather, unlike most inductees, there is a major "What if?" scenario that plays in my head whenever I spin Paegan Terrorism Tactics, the second (and final) album by Louisiana's bipolar sludge/doom gods Acid Bath." Olde, and still tragic.
Gravehill/Mordbrand – Skullbearer/In Nighted Waters [Split] Review
On November 22, 2016 By Mark Z.
"Strap on the gauntlets and prepare to get dirty. Two years after their last album, California’s Gravehill are teaming up with Swedish trio Mordbrand to bring you nine tracks of teeth-gnashing, no-apologies death metal to get your head banging and your roommates finding somewhere else to live." Take your rock tumbler and get out!
The Crown – Death Is Not Dead
On January 11, 2015 By Dr. A.N. Grier
"Honestly, I haven’t been excited for a new release from The Crown in a long time. For one, the quality of their releases has slowly declined since their epic Hell Is Here debut back in 1999." These cats have an uneven history with more than their share of lineup issues, but they're back and we have opinions (and some of them are silly).
Goatwhore – Constricting Rage Of The Merciless Review
On July 10, 2014 By Madam X
"Dripping savagery and gnashing bared teeth, that can only mean one thing... Goatwhore's back! For those not familiar with the piss and vinegar thrashing of Blood for the Master or going back a little further the Satanic ritual of The Eclipse of Ages Into Black, Goatwhore are a stewey blackened death "project" with an all American, New Orleans twist that borrows not only members, but also the subtle influence of metal veterans Crowbar, Acid Bath, Soilent Green and Nachtmystium." Blackened swamp thrash hath returned.
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Is It Too Late for Investors to Buy Tesla Stock?
Tamara Rutter, The Motley Fool, AOL.com
If you already own stock in Tesla Motors , you probably wish you owned more of it. Tesla stock is up more than 150% year to date. At the time of this writing, shares of the electric-vehicle maker were trading around $90 a pop. However, with as much as 86% of that upside occurring this month, is it too late for investors to get in on the action?
Who wants to know?
Whether or not Tesla stock remains a buy at its current valuation depends largely on how you invest. Buy and hold investors with an eye to the future and a stomach for volatility should see the stock climb higher from here in the years ahead. However, not all analysts share my enthusiasm for the stock's long-term growth potential.
Fellow Fool Sean Williams sees the stock's recent run-up as an opportunity to sell shares of Tesla short. He's certainly not alone. More than 37% of the company's free float remains sold short, even after the flood of good news out of the company this month. Still, it's important not to forget that the high short interest in Tesla stock was a major contributor to the steep rise in Tesla's value this month.
If that short squeeze has taught us anything, it's not to bet against Tesla or the company's outspoken CEO Elon Musk.
Valuing the big picture
On Wednesday, Musk gave investors yet another reason to get behind Tesla stock: He put more skin in the game. That's right, Musk said he would personally buy $100 million worth of Tesla stock, following the company's announcement Wednesday night that Tesla will raise additional funds through a stock and convertible-bond offering.
The takings will be used in part to pay back the $465 million owed to the Department of Energy. This means Tesla will not only be paying back its loan early, but it will also be doing so ahead of auto giants including Ford and Nissan -- although, to be fair, Tesla had the smallest DOE loan of the bunch. In fact, Ford borrowed a whopping $5.9 billion in green tech funding, while Nissan claimed $1.4 billion in taxpayer financing.
Ultimately, I think a secondary offering was the right move for Tesla as it cuts the political chains once and for all. Not to mention, Musk's additional investment in the company offers further proof that he is in Tesla stock for the long haul. For these reasons, I don't think it's too late for investors that can buy and hold shares of Tesla for the next five to 10 years. I certainly plan to add to my position going forward.
Near-faultless execution has led Tesla Motors to the brink of success, but the road ahead remains a hard one. Despite progress, a looming question remains: Will Tesla be able to fend off its big-name competitors? The Motley Fool answers this question and more in our most in-depth Tesla research available for smart investors like you. Thousands have already claimed their own premium ticker coverage, and you can gain instant access to your own by clicking here now.
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The Extraordinary Ordinary #everyday
May/June 2019 PDF
Written by Mae Ghalwash
When picturing the Middle Eastern and Muslim worlds, it can be difficult to see beyond news images covering politics and crises. And yet, every day—literally—dedicated photojournalists, eager to tell the whole story of those lands, are doing just that on Instagram.
Through accounts like @everydaymiddleeast, @everydayafg (Everyday Afghanistan) and @everydayamericanmuslim, and scores of photographers are posting pictures and videos that capture moments that news stories simply don’t have room for—the day-to-day situations of life, be they joyous, harsh, traditional, provocative or just plain mundane. The images are extraordinary in that they capture the ordinary—like the photo of female university students in Iraq crowding a vendor to purchase schoolbooks; the shot of children flying through the air on the swings of a handmade carousel in Afghanistan; and the image of a family in Saudi Arabia sitting down to a holiday meal in their backyard.
The founders and curators of the feeds present day-to-day situations they envision will help break down stereotypes through images of relatable human situations. This, they hope, will diminish fear among cultures and promote mutual understanding.
“The problem with stereotypes is not that they are entirely false or inaccurate, but that they are incomplete,” says Austin Merrill, cofounder of The Everyday Projects, a nonprofit that houses the Everyday feeds, adding that the problem with traditional news coverage is that “it doesn’t have room for everyday life.”
Merrill, who was based in Cote d’Ivoire first as a journalist for The Associated Press and later as a volunteer with the Peace Corps, started the first Everyday account on Instagram, @everydayafrica, in 2012 with Peter DiCampo, then a freelance photojournalist based in Ghana, who had also served in the Peace Corps. Their aim, Merrill says, was to counterbalance the typical news stories from Africa—which they were also reporting—on war, famine and disease. “Those stories were important,” he says, “but we still felt like we were just piling on” to a crisis-oriented image of the continent.
Using iPhones, the pair began to document daily scenes around them and post their pictures through @everydayafrica. The account grew in popularity—it currently has 395,000 followers—and soon Everyday feeds began appearing from other places around the world.
“We weren’t sure how to react” to the copycat accounts, says Merrill, “but then we realized that it was exactly what we wanted. We wanted people to take the concept and apply it to the part of the world they lived in. It’s more exciting to see where it will go rather than be overprotective of the idea.
So exciting that the pair began helping some of the other founders. In 2014 they worked with Instagram to bring the heads of several Everyday feeds to New York’s annual Photoville photography festival, where they exhibited images and, two days later, agreed to join forces.
“We started The Everyday Projects as a nonprofit because in bringing all of these like-minded communities together, we saw the potential to use photography to combat stereotypes and disrupt media-driven media clichés worldwide,” Merrill says.
The Everyday Projects is now an umbrella for 51 feeds from “Latin America
to Asia, Australia to the Middle East, Mumbai to the Bronx,” according to its website, as well as topic-based accounts that include @everydayclimatechange, @everydaymigration and @everydayextinction, The Everyday Projects has its own Instagram account, @everydayeverywhere, and it hosts a blog called Re-Picture. Merrill and DiCampo have started a curriculum for us secondary schools that teaches about visual literacy and how to debunk stereotypes internationally. No one is paid. Each of the feeds and accompanying activities is a project of passion.
Each account is independent, with its own curators and photojournalists, and they at times overlap. To become contributors, photojournalists must apply through the separate accounts. Amateur photographers may have their photos considered for reposting by adding the hashtag of a particular Everyday account.
At least 11 of the accounts focus on Middle Eastern lands or Muslim-majority
societies, and each has anywhere between 2,000 to 160,000 followers. True to the Everyday aim, the accounts feature barrages of universally relatable images, proving both commonalities and differences between cultures. Like the innocent love between a boy and his pet shown in an image from @everydaymiddleeast of a young Palestinian hugging his blue-collared white dog on a beach in the Gaza Strip. Or the picture on the same account of a vendor who has parked his bright red stand with English lettering announcing, “It’s Popcorn Time,” against an old fortress in Tripoli, Libya. Who knew popcorn was a street food in Libya? But then, who doesn’t love popcorn? Or the photo on @everydaypakistan featuring a father capturing a phone picture of his smiling son standing in the splashing surf of a beach in Pakistan.
Still other images spark travel interests, like the picture from @everydayiraq of a climber atop Bradost Mountain, seemingly able to reach out and touch the clouds, that prompted comments such as, “Wow, would love to try this one day!” Other images bring memories, like the close up of an Iraqi man preparing lablabi, a dish made with boiled chickpeas, lemon and onions, that prompted an expatriate to comment, “Those were the days!!! What I wouldn’t do for some lablabi right now!”
For Afghan photojournalist Farshad Usyan, who photographs the hardest of news stories for Agence France-Presse, @everydayafg offers the freedom to document the human stories beyond the violent images typically expected from his homeland. News organizations are “focused on hard news. Sometimes even five deaths are not news for agencies. While in my work, every individual and every feeling matters,” says Usyan, a top contributor and curator of the feed since 2015.
A humanitarian activist, he uses the feed to cover daily struggles related to poverty, child labor, women’s rights and—because he also has medical training—health issues. He also documents changing social norms such as new fashion shows and teens socializing over a snooker game, and through @everydayclimatechange his images highlight climate-based threats to agriculture, Afghanistan’s main livelihood.
Meanwhile, Jiddah-based photojournalist Iman Al-Dabbagh has earned a name on @everydaymiddleeast for her intimate images from Saudi Arabia, especially of women. Her pictures bring viewers into homes, living rooms, feast-laden tables and backyards. She shows lighthearted pictures of little girls playing at a street festival, loving couples and mothers in sundresses cooing their babies. Her women are active: athletes stretching before a marathon; a group biking through Jiddah; a young woman riding a horse on a carousel, her young face framed by perfect brown curls.
“I wanted to show the world what I grew up with, as opposed to what’s in the media,” Al-Dabbagh says.
Zoshia Minto, a wedding photographer based in Maryland, launched @everydayamericamuslim in late 2016, after being inspired by @everydayrefugees (which is independent of The Everyday Projects) and the storytelling power of its photographs. Her hope is to similarly serve her American Muslim community. “I wanted to show everyday life of Muslims in America, just to balance what we see in the media, to offer a different perspective,” she says.
Courtesy Austin Merrill
Jefferson Middle School Academy students pose with Everyday Projects cofounder Austin Merrill, at the opening of the exhibition “Everyday DC” at Pepco Edison Place Gallery in Washington, D.C. The students were among 150 who documented daily life in the District of Columbia in what is now a three-year-old annual educational and photographic event.
Minto also uses the feed to create dialog within the Muslim community itself. She explains that African American Muslims are often viewed as outsiders by American Muslims of immigrant backgrounds. By including a plethora of images of African American Muslims, she hopes the feed will show the community’s diversity and thus increase communication. “I want to foster a dialog among Muslims,” she says.
The account @everydayamericamuslim shows families on camping trips, at potluck parties, trick-or-treating and praying in mosques as their children play alongside. It also shows portraits of women as fashionistas, athletes, professors, rappers and entrepreneurs. One woman is a kickboxer: she sports a soft, pink headscarf and matching pink boxing gloves.
Minto says her hope “is that anyone looking at the images can find something in common in them.”
Finding similarities between cultures is exactly what Merrill and DiCampo were aiming for. Through so many day-to-day images, “we can celebrate the commonalities,” says Merrill. “It should make us understand each other.”
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Mae Ghalwash
is a Houston-based freelance journalist with more than 15 years of experience covering the Middle East and the US for new organizations that include The Associated Pressand the Houston Chronicle.
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Founded by journalists to look beyond the headlines, Everyday Projects comprises more than 50 Instagram feeds featuring photography that captures a mosaic of life from just about everywhere, every day.
The Storyteller of Tangier
Written and photographed by Jeff Koehler
Mohammed Mrabet ran away from school and never learned to read or write. But he told spellbinding stories. A friendship with writers Jane and Paul Bowles got him published in more than a dozen languages. Today he is known also for his painting and drawing.
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WE JOIN THE OFFROAD ADVENTURE SHOW ON FRASER ISLAND FOR A FAMILY SUMMER HOLIDAY!
There are many reasons why Fraser Island is one of Australia’s most iconic off-road family camping destinations. Join us this Sunday as we make our way around the island in a week of epic off-road tracks and family-focused fun for Season 5 of The Offroad Adventure Show!
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We moved non-stop around the island for a week and I can tell you two things. There is so much to see of this incredible island, and it’s worth allowing a good chunk of time there (or planning annual trips!)
The Sand Blows at Cathedrals are an impressive sight. If you're up for the 40 minute hike you can slide (or surf) down the steep sand dunes - so don't forget you're boogie board! Great fun for kids big and small!
Watching the sun rise and set over water in the same day is a really special experience on Fraser. We watched the Sun rise on Orchid Beach, and set over Wathumba!
Champagne Pools - with a name like that, how could you go wrong?
There's a reason this place is so popular. As the waves flow over naturally formed rock pools, it creates a jacuzzi-like vibe as you're surrounded with fizzing foam. As the tide comes in, so too do lots of fish to create a fun snorkeling experience. Even on low tide (as pictured) the water is still deep enough to have a splash and enjoy the vibrant view of the East coast.
You don't talk about Fraser without mentioning Indian Head. With jaw-dropping breaks either side it's so tempting to whip out a surfboard... But with a very healthy shark population you best be leavin' that one at home. It's a short walk up to the headland where you're rewarded with spectacular views like this up and down the coastline.
We chose a pearler of a day to trek up to Sandy Cape! Leaving the school holiday rush behind us we were greeted with some four-legged locals and uphill adventures to reach the lighthouse and it's 360 degree view of the island.
Beach cruising in a convoy is always a lot of fun. Some were new to Fraser, some had a lifetime of experience, with each trip bringing a fresh perspective of the island. In these episodes of The Offroad Adventure Show we share plenty of tips on tackling sand driving and ever-changing conditions.
If you appreciate the beauty of our Australian landscape, Fraser has a lot of that to offer.
Ngkala Rocks were tricky to navigate, mostly due to the changing terrain as we drove straight from muddy, firmer surfaces into light, fluffy sand.
Being the world's largest sand island, it's interesting to see such a variety of vegetation as you move from the beachgrass through gumtrees and banksia's, further inland to rainforest.
There's something so awesome about sharing a runway with planes on a beach...
All good things must come to an end... but before you get too comfortable on the ferry - just remember you've got InSkip point to tackle next!
Tune in on Sunday 16th and 23rd December 2018 of The Offroad Adventure Show at 12pm (DST) on Channel 10!
All images by TJM Tweed Heads.
Tagged: OFFROAD, the offroad adventure show, oras, tjm equipped, tjm 4x4, tjm, fraser island
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Home » Games » Was Donald Trump’s Fire And Fury Comment Inspired By World Of Warcraft?
Was Donald Trump’s Fire And Fury Comment Inspired By World Of Warcraft?
Posted by Jude Terror August 11, 2017 Comment
In the wake of President Donald Trump threatening nuclear war with North Korea, a lot of people are speculating that Trump’s comments were inspired by the words of President Harry Truman after dropping nuclear bombs on Japan during World War II. Truman commanded the Japanese to surrender, or face “a rain of ruin from the air, the like of which has never been seen on this Earth,” which sounds admittedly similar to Trump’s promise that North Korea will face “fire and fury like the world has never seen,” if they continue with their nuclear tests.
But some have posed another theory. Particularly, Politico seems to have posed it, as helpfully retweeted by Keith Olbermann:
Oh for eff's sake Trump got this "Fire and fury" crap from Bannon who got it from a video game (h/t @politico) pic.twitter.com/ZoaTlWwxdV
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) August 10, 2017
It’s true. Steve Bannon‘s career has been a tour-de-force of the world’s sleaziest jobs. White House advisor and Trump campaign CEO. Breitbart founder. World of Warcraft gold dealer. Investment banker. When Trump finally fires him, he’ll probably end up writing for Bleeding Cool.
Bannon was more than happy to employ low wage Chinese workers to farm gold in an MMORPG and sell it to players, and he had no qualms about mobilizing gamers to help get Donald Trump elected. He once said of gamers, “These guys, these rootless white males, had monster power.” But Bannon almost certainly thinks actually playing video games is for cucks. There’s no way he’s going to talk to Trump about an obscure garrison mission in World of Warcraft, accidentally inspiring Trump’s “fire and fury” quote.
So what, then, could have been the true inspiration?
When we first heard the quote, we though immediately of this famous headline from The Daily Mirror:
The filth and the fury that headline was referring to was the Sex Pistols‘ 1976 appearance on British TV show Today, where guitarist Steve Jones and presenter Bill Grundy had a profanity-laden exchange that would have made The Mooch proud after Grundy made a proposal to “meet” Siouxsie Sioux after the show.
“You dirty sod. You dirty old man,” said Jones, who has already dropped an f-bomb earlier in the interview.
“Well keep going, chief, keep going,” Grundy prodded him. “Go on. You’ve got another five seconds. Say something outrageous.”
“You dirty bastard,” Jones offered.
“Go on, again.”
“You dirty fucker.”
“What a clever boy.”
“What a fucking rotter.”
Who knew that Steve Jones was qualified to be White House communications director?
Of course, the headline itself was inspired by the title of William Faulkner‘s 1929 novel The Sound and the Fury. Which means that it was The Bard himself, William Shakespeare, who truly influenced Trump. Faulkner’s title was inspired by a line from Macbeth:
“Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”
An idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing? Who does that remind you of?
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Home / Hellenic Air Force / Industry / HELLENIC AIR FORCE RECEIVES FIRST TECNAM P2002JF TRAINER AIRCRAFT
HELLENIC AIR FORCE RECEIVES FIRST TECNAM P2002JF TRAINER AIRCRAFT
Hellenic Air Force receives first Tecnam P2002JF trainer aircraft.
The Italian company Tecnam delivered the first Tecnam P2002JF trainer aircraft to the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) on October 11, 2018.
The aircraft was welcomed at the home of Hellenic Air Force Academy at Tatoi/Dekelia (Athens) Air Base by the General Staff of the Hellenic Air Force, in the presence of the Commander of the HAFA Mr John Gkontikoulis.
This is the first of 12 Tecnam P2002JF low wing trainers due to be delivered to the HAF. The order being the result of a thorough and intensive evaluation process.
The delivery flight from Tecnam production facility in Capua, Italy was performed by Tecnam Chief Test Pilot, Massimo de Stefano and Tecnam Global Sales and Marketing Director, Walter Da Costa.
After a stop in Lecce, the flight continued over Corfu and Oxia, arriving at HAF base of Tatoi LGTT at 2 pm local time.
The HAF selected the Tecnam P2002 JF as its next-generation screening/primary training aircraft.
In addition to the 12 P2002 JF aircraft ordered, Tecnam will provide a SOFTEK simulator and a computer-based integrated training system with ancillary support services.
The Tecnam P2002JF is a two-seat, single engine, low wing aircraft. Powered by the popular ROTAX 912, and with the latest avionic from GARMIN, it is firmly established as one of world’s most popular single engine aeroplanes and the aircraft of choice by so many Flight Training Organisations and Air Forces.
In 2016 Tecnam delivered 8 P2002JF to Argentina Air Force. This fleet has amassed a total of over 6,000 hours and performed 16,000 landings to date.
Walter De Costa,Tecnam Global Sales & Marketing Director says: “We are very proud that after extensive evaluation the Hellenic Air Force selected Tecnam. With delivery today of the first of 12 P2002JF’s exactly on schedule, we very much look forward to supporting our friends in Greece for many years to come”.
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86-01 Appointment to State Foster Care Review Board Members - Laura M. Castro, Ethel Haber 03/11/86
86-02 Approval of Garnishment Forms for the Superior Courts (Superseded by 91-25) 04/01/86
86-03 Approval of Garnishment Forms for the Justice Courts (Superseded by 91-25) 04/01/86
86-04 Appointment of a Special Committee to Prepare a Handbook for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction 06/19/86
86-05 Appointment of a Member of the Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Arizona 06/24/86
86-06 Appointment of EDWARD L. DAWSON, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court in Gila County, Arizona 09/11/86
86-07 Administrative Requirements for State Aid for Probation Services (Replaced by 89-6) 10/11/86
86-08 Administrative Requirements for Adult Probation Services Fees Fund (Replaced by 2000-81) 10/11/86
86-09 Administrative Requirements for Juvenile Probation Services Fee Fund. (Replaced by Administrative Order 2002-72) 10/11/86
86-10 Administrative Requirements for Adult Intensive Probation Programs (Superseded by 89-15) 10/16/86
86-11 Appointment of a Member of the Committee on Examinations and Appointment of a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness -Janis Ann Sterling, Michael R. Murphy 11/04/86
86-12 Amending Travel Reimbursement Policy and Procedure for the Arizona Judicial Branch
(Amends 85-25, 85-27, 85-28, replaced by 87-10) 11/12/86
86-13 Appointment of Committee on Standards for the Defense of Indigents (Expanded by 86-15, 87-16) (Amended by 86-14) 12/02/86
86-14 Election of Chief Justice and Vice Chief Justice - Justices Gordon and Feldman, respectively 12/03/86
86-15 Appointment of Substitute Member of Committee on Standards for the Defense of Indigents - Hon. Thomas Meehan
(Expands 86-14, 87-16) 12/18/86
86-16 Appointment of DOUGLAS W. KEDDIE, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, Yuma County, Arizona 12/22/86
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A trip along the ridge of the Terskey-Ala-Too mountain range covering more than 100 km of horse-riding. This is a wild trip through thick coniferous forests, picturesque gorges and alpine meadows and over the steep Ortok (3780 m), Ailanysh (3560 m) and Ala-Kol (3860 m) passes. During the 12 days of the trip, you will get up close and personal with the famous peaks of the Tien Shan mountain range: Karakol (5281 m), Oguz-Bashi (5168 m), Zhigit (5170 m) and Palatka (5020 m), and visit the extraordinary glacial lake Ala-Kol (3535 m).
This tour follows the ancient nomadic routes getting you acquainted with their culture and way of life. We can examine the stone balbals, spend the night in felt yurts, and enjoy the national products of kumis, ayran, cottage cheese and freshly baked bread.
During the trip, you will also have a chance to rest in the healing hot springs of Altyn-Arashan, visit a wooden mosque built without any nails in the style of a Buddhist temple, and view the ancient petroglyphs of the Scythians. All of this is topped off at the end with have a chance to swim in beautiful lake Issyk-Kul, second largest alpine lake in the world.
+4850 m -4920 m
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You are going to love it
Enjoy a multi-day excursion on horseback.
Bathe in the hot springs of Altyn-Arashan.
Discover the beauty of Ala-Kol glacier lake.
Visit Karakol and savor the delights of our traditional cuisine
Relax on the beaches of Cholpon-Ata, a small resort town on Issyk kul Lake
Conditions and Recommendations
1 Day. Manas Airport - Bishkek City - Ala-Archa National Park
Meet at the airport or in the city for transfer to the hotel. After stopping at our accommodation, we will take a small trip to Ala-Archa National Park, which is located 40 km from the capital of Kyrgyzstan. The base of the beautiful mountain park is located at an altitude of 2,100m, helping you to acclimatize to the altitudes of the journey. Here you can relax after your flight, explore the beauty of the Kyrgyz landscape and hike to Ak-Say waterfall. After our return to the city, we will meet with the Baibol Travel team and explain the tour program.
Economy: Hotel "Interhouse Bishkek"
Standard: Hotel "Asian mountains-2"
VIP: Hotel "Golden Tulip Bishkekl"
Ak-sai waterfall
The Ala-Archa protected park
3-3,5 h
+500 m -500 m
B L D
2 Day. Bishkek City– Karakol City
On the road from Bishkek to Karakol city, we stop at Burana tower, all that remains of the Turkic Karakhanid (10th-13th century) capital of Balasagun. The construction of the minaret is dated to 10-11 centuries. Initially, its height was 40 meters, but following an earthquake the upper part was destroyed and now the structure is only 21.7 meters. During the tour we will also visit the 80 balbals - stone sculptures which represent portraits of Turks. Overnight in Karakol.
Economy: Guest house "Jamila"
Standard: Guest-house "Al-Hayat"
VIP: Hotel "Green Yard"
The Burana tower
Ysyk-Ata District
3 Day. Karakol City– Zhergez Gorge
In the morning, we will go to Zhergez Gorge, where we will meet the guide and horses and have a short orientation session before setting off on our journey. In the gorge we can relax in the yurts and taste our healthy and very unusual Kyrgyz national drinks. Will continue our fascinating trip on horseback to the next yurt village, where we will spend a night.
Economy: Yurt camp "Kara-kyz"
Standard: Yurt camp "Kara-kyz"
VIP: Yurt camp "Kara-kyz"
Jergez gorge
5-6 h
+1300 m -100 m
4 Day. Ailanysh Pass - Almaluu Valley
Our route over the Aylanysh Pass (3560 m.) to the Almaluu Valley will take about 4-5 hours. The route will pass through blooming valleys and by waterfalls and the mountain lake Ailanysh. Most importantly, you can admire the magnificent view of the peak Tashtanbek-Tor-Bashi (4600 m.). We will spend the night in a tent camp not far from the pastures and shepherds yurts.
Economy: Camping
Standard: Camping
VIP: Camping
Almaluu valley
Tashtanbek-Turbasy Vertex
5 Day. Amaluu Valley - Ortok Pass - Altyn-Arashan Gorge
One of the most difficult days. We will have a long journey conquering the Ortok pass (3,780 m.). Here you can test your physical fitness and endurance, knowing that when you overcome the pass you will descend to the hot springs of Altyn-Arashan (Golden Springs). On the way, you will see Palatka peak which is (5020 m) the highest peak on your trip. The healing waters of Arashan will fill you with energy for the rest of the journey. It is possible to stay overnight in tents or in private houses located in the gorge.
VIP: Country house / Villa / Cottag
Healing sources of Altyn-Arashan
+960 m -1210 m
6 Day. Ala-Kol Lake
We begin the day on our horses; however, the last section of the path is very steep and we must cover it on foot. Our reward for the Al-Kol Pass (3860 m.) is the most beautiful lake of the Central Tien Shan - Ala-Kol (3532 m). The views from here are truly stunning and the lake is ringed by a number of high altitude peaks, including Karakol (5281 m), Oguz-Bashi (5168 m) and Zhigit (5170 m). We return the way we came, and overnight once again by the springs in Altyn Arashan.
Ala-Kol Lake
Ala-kel Northern pass
7 Day. Altyn-Arashan Gorge - Ak-Suu Village - Karakol City
In the morning, we descend from the Altyn-Arashan gorge to Ak-Suu village or Zholkolot (optional) through the arboretum, where we can enjoy a great variety of flora. This scenic path will take us 3-4 hours passes through picturesque meadows, where cows and horses graze. From Ak-Suu we will drive to Karakol, where we can enjoy a small tour of local attractions. You will visit a 19th century mosque in the style of a Buddhist temple, built by the Chinese architect Zhou Xi for the local Dungans (Chinese who converted to Islam) without using any nails. The colors of the mosque embody various Dungan cultural concepts: red color protects from evil spirits, yellow promotes the accumulation of wealth and brings prosperity to the house, and green personifies happiness. Also you will visit the wooden Russian Orthodox church.
Altyn-Arashan Gorge
8 Day. Karakol City - Cholpon Ata Town
On the way from Karakol to Cholpon-Ata, we will visit the open-air museum. Here you will see and touch the fine arts of the ancient Scythians: tombstones, border stone fences, and petroglyphs dating back to 2000 BC. - 4th century AD. One drawing even shows snow leopards hunting in motion - this drawing is unique, because it is the only one of its kind in Central Asia.
We will also visit the cultural center "Rukh- Ordo" named after the famous writer Chingiz Aitmatov. On the territory of the complex there are 5 chapels built in honor of the four major religions of the world: Islam, Buddhism, Judaism and Christianity. At the end of the day, you can enjoy swim in Issyk-Kul lake.
Economy: Hotel "Ai-As"
Standard: Mini-boarding house “Sunrise”
VIP: Resort “Karven Four Seasons”
Cultural center Ruh Ordo named Aitmatov
The stone garden of petroglyphs in Cholpon-Ata
Issyk Kul District
9 Day. Transfer: Cholpon-Ata – Bishkek City
We will transfer to Bishkek in the morning (a drive of 3-4 hours). Upon arrival at our accommodation in the hotel, we will take a short rest before a small city tour around the Bishkek. The cultural program includes, a walk along the central square of the capital with its monument to the national hero "Manas the Magnanimous". Here we can also watch the changing of honor guard at the flagpole, and visit the historical museum, the monument to the leader of the Alai Kyrgyz people Kurmanjan Datka, the old square and the government house. At the end of the tour you can buy souvenirs from the craft stalls at the central department store (TSUM). Transfer to the airport for departure home (can be the following morning).
Ala-Too square
Monument to Manas
State History Museum of Kyrgyzstan
Monument to the Kurmanjan Datka
Ak-sai waterfall is one of the most beautiful cascading waterfalls of the Chui region. The waterfall is not only a tourist attraction, but also the place of trainings in ice climbing. More
The stone garden of petroglyphs in Cholpon-Ata is one of the largest petroglyphs collections of the Sak-Scythian period of VII-III centuries BC More
Ala-Archa Nature Park is a protected tourist zone in 40 km from Bishkek. One of the most picturesque and visited places in Kyrgyzstan. More
Ala-Too Square is the main square in Bishkek and one of its biggest attractions. More
Monument to Manas the Generous is on the main square of Bishkek. Its opening was timed to the 20th anniversary of independence of Kyrgyzstan. More
The State History Museum of Kyrgyzstan is located in Bishkek, on Ala-Too Square. It is the largest museum in Central Asia (more than 90 thousand exhibits). More
The monument to Kurmanjan Datka - the leader of the Alai kyrgyzs, was installed in one of the central parks in Bishkek in 2004. More
The gorge with the unique nature of Altyn-Arashan is located in the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan, in 10 km from the city of Karakol. More
Ala-Kol Lake is located in the Issyk-Kul region, near the city of Karakol, at an altitude of 3532 meters above sea level, Ala-Kel Lake is located. More
Burana tower - the monument of cultural heritage of the of Karakhanids khanate (medieval Turkic state of 10-13 century, it’s territory stretched from Eastern Turkestan to the Amu - Darya river) More
The natural resources have high healing properties and different structure and temperature of the water. More
Cathedral was raised in karakol in 19 th century, which is the monument of architectonics. This cathedral is famous for it’s miracle-working icon of Holy Mother named Tikhyin , which was created in 1897 in the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Monastery on th More
The famous Dungan mosque was built according to the Buddhist temple of Chinese; it is the sample of architecture of Dungan culture of 19 century. The mosque was constructed by the Chinese artisan of wooden architecture Chou-Z. The most interesting point More
Cultural center Ruh Ordo named Aitmatov is one of the attractions of the Cholpon-Ata city, located on the Northern shore of lake Issyk-Kul. More
Central Department Store - one of the oldest department stores in Bishkek. The store assortment will surprise you with it is appliances, clothing, cosmetics, and various souvenir products. More
Create your own group and travel profitably!
If you have been waiting for the right time to go on a journey in the footsteps of the ancient nomads of Central Asia, it has come! For the first time in Kyrgyzstan, "Baibol Travel" gives you a unique opportunity to travel at affordable prices, collecting a group of travelers from your relatives, friends, colleagues, as you are hungry for new experiences and incredible discoveries! We are happy to adapt our services to your requests and requirements, so we suggest you choose the conditions of travel with the comfort and conditions that suit you. The more people in your group, the greater the benefits will be received by all its participants!
Tour cost
The prices are indicated according to the classification of the tour and the number of people.
Number of persons / Class Economy Standard VIP
1-2 $ 1995 $ 2370 $ 2720
9-10 $ 970 $ 1300 $ 1700
Suite of service
Econom
Transport (all transfers according to the program)
SUV premium class
Внедорожник высокого класса
Класс 4х4 минивен
Accommodation (in hotels, guest houses and yurts according to the program
Guide – translator
Guide assistant (for groups over 6 people)
Cook's assistant (for groups over 6 people)
Horse guide
The grooms
Equestrian backing during the tour
Three meals a day (+ snack for trekking trips)
4-х разовое
Tents for accommodation
Kitchen and dining room tent (for groups over than 6 people)
Portable restrooms
Camping mattress
Kitchen things
National games
Folklore concert
Horse tour recommendations
On our horse tours, the horse will carry the bulk of your luggage, but that does not mean you can take anything you want. Overloading can lead to delays, and instead of enjoying a leisurely trip to natural attractions, your journey will turn into a quick race. Our universal list for horse tours is made taking into account everything you need from clothes to accessories (the list will change only in the case of a specialized tour).
Please use the following as a guide:
tent, sleeping bag and mat (if not included in the list of things provided by the company);
backpack or travel bag + lightweight backpack of not more than 30 liters (optional, for tours with auto-support);
riding shoes (without a heel or platform, secure and closed), sneakers are preferred;
a spare pair of shoes (if the first is wet or broken);
thick pants (for riding);
windproof and waterproof jacket (windbreaker);
a couple of t-shirts, a long-sleeved t-shirt (for sun protection);
a set of warm clothes in case of cool weather;
a pair of t-shirts;
a head covering (for sun protection);
no less than 2 pairs of woolen and 2 pairs of normal socks;
gloves;
gaiters;
sunscreen;
personal hygiene items and personal first-aid kit;
watch, altimeter (optional), power bank (optional);
sunglasses;
camera and batteries;
headlamp and batteries;
handbag for documents.
Choose the desired comfort [?]
Economy Standard VIP
Constituez votre propre groupe et voyagez malin [?]
$ 1995 / per.
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Banbridge Academy narrowly miss out on schoolgirls’ title
Sophie Mount was on target for Banbridge Academy.
John Flack
Banbridge Academy had to be satisfied with the runners up spot at the Kate Russell All Ireland Schoolgirls’ Hockey Championship in Dublin on Friday after narrowly failing to lift the title.
The Ulster champions won both their matches and finish the tournament unbeaten after their four matches.
Two draws in their opening two games on Thursday left them with a mountain to climb but the Senior Cup holders failed only on goal difference in their bid to make it two national triumphs in three years.
On Friday, they opened with a 1-0 win over host team St Andrews and then defeated Connacht champions Colaiste Iognaid 3-0 when they needed a six-goal winning margin to take the title.
However, it was Limerick side Crescent Comprehensive who were crowned champions after beating Colaiste Iognaid 6-1 and then drawing 0-0 with Kilkenny College - a result which had thrown Bann a lifeline going into their final game.
But they could only manage three goals against the Connacht side, Nadia Benallal making it 1-0 at the break with a brilliant backhand shot before Ellen Reid and Sophie Mount added two penalty corner conversions in the second half.
Earlier in the day, the Academy were in almost total control against St Andrews but had only Katie McDonald’s fourth minute set-piece strike to show for their efforts.
Meanwhile, Pegasus need just four points from three matches to win the EY Irish Hockey League regulation season and qualify automatically for next year.
A scoreless draw between Loreto and UCD did the Belfast side a huge favour and has left them in a strong position to take the honours.
Pegasus had opened up a seven point gap at the top of the table after an impressive 5-0 win over Belfast Harlequins ahead of Saturday’s game against Cork Harlequins at the Dub.
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Research, Innovation and Impact Office
2008 Research Assessment Exercise
High standard of Bangor University's research recognised
The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise found that world leading research was being carried out across Bangor University.
Analysis of the Research Assessment Exercise, which is a national survey that measures the quality of University research, identified world leading research in all of our 19 assessed subject areas with nearly 50% given the top grading of 3* and 4*.
Areas of particular excellence include Accounting & Finance within the Business School which is rated as the best in the UK and Electronic Engineering which is rated second in the UK.
In addition, Sports Science and Welsh are placed in the top 10 in the UK in their respective units of assessment and Psychology 11th in the UK.
In the Arts & Humanities, the School of Music had 90% of its research staff rated as world leading or of international quality.
90% of research staff in the Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences field which includes Ocean Sciences were also rated as world leading or of international quality.
The results show that Bangor’s research progress is growing year on year, that we have areas of real world excellence as well as all round strength. We are in the research elite for many subjects and this reinforces other evidence demonstrating the quality and scale of our expertise in areas which cross subject boundaries.
The results prove that Bangor has developed over recent years and is now an international research-led University. We have created a structure where academic Schools are located in one of our Colleges, and every single one of these are involved in research that is recognised as being “world leading” which is a fantastic achievement.
Conducting research on national and international standing has far-reaching benefits. Our students learn from lecturers who are at the forefront of knowledge in their various fields. By working with business, industry, service providers and policy makers the knowledge created at Bangor University is applied to benefit the world.
We combine our research emphasis with practical support and training for Welsh industries and services such as training teachers and nurses, and attract a large and growing number of international postgraduate students. This combination will help us meet the demands which governments will make over the coming years.
Bangor’s Business School tops UK Research Table
Bangor University was the only Welsh University to top any of the 67 subject tables in the UK Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).
The submission for research in Accounting & Finance by Bangor University’s Business School is not only judged as being world-leading, it also leads the UK table, ahead of all other universities conducting research in this area.
The University’s School of Electronic Engineering was also placed in second position in the UK in a subject where the expectation is that massive capacity is required to produce research of this calibre.
These are two vital and very different areas of research in which Bangor has been proven to excel. The consequences of research conducted at the Business School and School of Electronic Engineering have a benefit that will reach far beyond the region or even the UK. Research of this calibre is relevant to business and industry. It is, of course, a great appeal to our students to be taught by world-leading researchers at Bangor University.
Institution: H-0178 Bangor University
Number of submissions: 19
Overall quality profile
(percentage of research activity at each quality level)
Unit of Assessment FTE Category A staff submitted
7 Health Services Research
16 Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science
17 Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences
18 Chemistry
23 Computer Science and Informatics
24 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
35 Accounting and Finance
40 Social Work and Social Policy & Administration
46 Sports-Related Studies
50 European Studies
56 Celtic Studies
57 English Language and Literature
58 Linguistics
61 Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies
Prifysgol Bangor, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DG
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February 06, 2014 Music » Sound Stories & Interviews
So Long, See You Tomorrow
Bombay Bicycle Club, Universal Island Records/Vagrant Records
By Ethan Maffey @ethos83
Like a magic trick transforming a bouquet of flowers into a bird, the mutation of British foursome Bombay Bicycle Club from an indie rock band into an outright synth pop group might seem just as abrupt. Listen to any track from 2011’s A Different Kind of Fix and then hop over to a song from their newly released album So Long, See You Tomorrow and presto!
For fans of candy-coated music, it’s also just as ooh and aah inspiring.
Bombay Bicycle Club—who got their first break by winning a Last Band Standing competition in 2006—have proven through four albums, that they are handcuffed to no genre; instead opting to give it a go with whatever is popular at the time. As is the trend right now, they’ve decided to follow in the footsteps of Passion Pit and Foster the People.
For the band’s first album I Had the Blues but I Shook Them Loose, they trudged through almost shoegaze-inspired ditty rock—expanding on the success of Arctic Monkeys—before emulating the folk pop of Freelance Whales on Flaws and then settling into the angst tinged rock of Tokyo Police Club on the aforementioned Fix.
The album is littered with secrets whispered in bed, Townes Van Zandt references, half-empty bottles of Jim Beam, and sounds like it should be echoing from ancient vinyl under a stiff layer of dust.
The sharp move to electro-pop on this album might prove to be a bitter pill for fans to swallow. But it shouldn’t be.
For starters, they’re only mostly transfixed on electro pop, making room for just enough of the old Bombay Bicycle Club to peek through; proving this album is just one more evolution rather than an abandoning of the past. Something fans should be used to by now.
The lead track “Overdone” begrudgingly truncates the synth party half way through offering an opportunity for driving guitar to bore into the song while organ keys wail in the background, almost off-tempo, creating a spectacularly charred moment. Paired with the tender piano ballad “Eyes Off You”—a frail love song—the two are transitional pieces sure to provide some relief.
And even though the rest of the album is filled with harmonies, dance rhythms, anthem choruses, walloping drums and grumbling bass lines, all contributing to spiraling stacks of creamy pop; addictiveness abounds no matter what work they’ve released in the past. Even the staunchest of critics should find it hard to deny the charm of softer breaks like the song “Home by Now”— which mounts a sugary assault with the help of wavy vocals from Lucy Rose—or the merengue tune “Feel;” which begs for an umbrella drink.
By shifting their stylistic focus once again, Bombay Bicycle Club actually maintain the two most critical elements to their past success. They remain a quirky, albeit populous band. Surely fans will recognize that and give this record a chance. If not, some newcomers likely will.
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Fabric nightclub temporarily closed over 'drug deaths'
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-37058687
Image caption The suspension is effective immediately while police investigate the deaths
One of London's biggest nightclubs has had its licence suspended after two young men died from suspected drugs overdoses at the venue.
Fabric, in Farringdon, said it has agreed with authorities to suspend operations while the deaths of the 18-year-olds are investigated.
One of the men died in hospital last Saturday after he collapsed outside the venue at 08:20 BST.
The other man collapsed and died nine weeks before.
The Metropolitan Police asked for the nightclub's licence to be suspended in light of the deaths. Islington Council has now agreed to its request.
'Class A drugs'
The suspension is effective immediately and the club will have to stay closed until a review is held in the next 28 days.
A force spokesman said. "Officers felt the need to act due to concerns about the safety of those attending the club because of the supply of class A drugs in the venue and the recent deaths of two young men linked to the club."
A statement by Fabric said: "For the past two years Fabric has operated without incident but tragically in the past nine weeks two 18-year-old boys have died as a consequence of drug overdoses.
"In order to understand how this has happened we have agreed with the police and other agencies to suspend our operation whilst we investigate."
It said anyone with a ticket would be refunded.
The elderly couple who went clubbing at Fabric until 5am
Fabric's statement
Islington Council
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Pacquiao takes risky fight against Vargas
BoxNation - November 2, 2016
Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao is out to prove he is still one of the very best around in his upcoming world title clash.
The Filipino fighter will be facing WBO welterweight world champion Jessie Vargas from the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, exclusively live on BoxNation this Saturday night.
Following his loss to Floyd Mayweather and his delving into politics in his home country, recently being elected to the Philippines Senate, doubts have arisen as to whether the eight-weight world champion has lost his hunger for boxing.
37-year-old Pacquiao is well aware of the question marks around his fight career and knows he has to show he still belongs with the best when he steps back in the ring for the first time since his April win over Timothy Bradley.
“I want to prove that I am still one of the best pound-for-pound fighters. I feel I still have a lot to prove. I am not done with boxing. I will continue to keep fighting as long as I love boxing and boxing still loves me. I do not feel old. I feel like I am still 27,” said Pacquiao.
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“I am fighting for history. I was the first sitting congressman to win a world title. For this one, it is not enough to be the first sitting senator to fight for a world title – I want to be the first senator to become world champion. For me, that would be quite an accomplishment,” he said.
The future Hall-of-Famer will be up against the slick Vargas who has lost just one of his 28 fights and will be making the first defence of his title following his impressive ninth-round stoppage over the talented Sadam Ali.
Pacquiao is refusing to overlook the 27-year-old and knows he will need to bring his A-game to beat the rising American ace. “I do not underestimate Jessie Vargas.
He is a good strong champion. You cannot fight at this level and be successful by underestimating your opponent,” Pacquiao said.
“Every opponent gets my full attention and respect. I respect Jessie and that is why I trained hard. This is the most important fight because it will determine the direction of my boxing career. I need to win convincingly,” he said.
The reigning ‘Fighter of the Decade’ is sure he has all the bases covered to overcome Vargas and is keen to put on a show for the fans.
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“We have three different plans for Jessie Vargas,” he said.
“My first concern is for the fans; that the people who are going to watch the fight will be happy and satisfied. I want this to be a fight for fans to remember.”
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How Nigel Farage Just Owned Frankie Boyle on Twitter
Breitbart London
UKIP leader Nigel Farage is known for his sense of humour, yet rarely takes on stand-up comedians at their own game.
So when left-wing comedian Frankie Boyle decided to send a foul-mouthed tweet to the UKIP leader earlier today, he probably didn’t expect Farage to respond.
When the UKIP leader tweeted a link to comments by Andrew Lawrence (as reported by Breitbart London yesterday), adding: “It’s rare to find someone so honest in the media, particularly in comedy,” Frankie Boyle decided to reply in is usual style, saying: “There are a lot of honest people in comedy, which is why they keep calling you a ****.”
Probably unlike any other political leader in the UK, Farage decided he’d actually respond to Boyle by tweeting back: “Probably the funniest thing I’ve ever heard you say!”
Andrew Lawrence, who is himself a stand-up, hit out at his fellow comedians who “crack cheap and easy gags” against UKIP, saying that “aging, balding fat men” were guilty of “liberal back-slapping”.
Click here to see the full uncensored exchange.
London / EuropeNigel Farage
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Jared Leto Describes Playing The Joker In 'Suicide Squad' & It's As Terrifying As It Will Be On-Screen — PHOTO
By Maitri Suhas
Just in time for Halloween, Empire released the cover of their new print issue, featuring a truly twisted and terrifying Jared Leto as the Joker from Suicide Squad. It's the first full-length photo of Leto as the iconic villain, and he is shirtless, barefoot, and looks like he wants to eat your face. Somehow, even more terrifying than his look, is Leto's description of just how committed he got to the role. He never broke character during the shoot, and that included freaking out his cast mates as much as possible.
In the cover story for Empire which ComicBookMovie.com got a hold of, Leto confirmed that he was full-on method acting for the role of the villain, playing some pretty chilling pranks on Jim Parrick, who plays the Joker's sidekick Jonny Frost, Margot Robbie, who plays Harley Quinn, and Will Smith, who plays Deadshot. Not only did he send Robbie a live rat, he also would apparently call up Parrick and tell him to fill backpacks up with nine-inch nails. Talking about the experience, Leto sounds a little scared of himself, and not without reason:
There was definitely a period of...detachment. I took a pretty deep dive. But this was a unique opportunity and I couldn't imagine doing it another way. It was fun, playing those psychological games. But at the same time it was very painful, like giving birth out of my pr*ck hole.
Well... that's an analogy that you won't soon forget, although I have to ask: what does Jared Leto know about giving birth? Are you, reader, also imagining him squeezing a tiny playing card out of his little Joker? Anyway, I digress.
Method acting is weird: this is not normal behavior, obviously, but it does seem like a good sign that Leto got so involved in the role — much like his predecessor Heath Ledger, whose genius Joker will be hard to live up to. But Leto took the role in a different direction, and not just with his look. His Joker is more psychotic, if that is possible: "I always get the sense that The Joker may be much older than people think. It's something different," Leto said.
Older...? Like the devil? Director David Ayer called Leto's performance "transcendent and scary," and the Empire cover reflects that insanity: Leto is framed against a neon background and two stark, small words, "Psycho Killer." He definitely looks the part, and apparently, really wants to do a good job. Suicide Squad will hit theaters August 5, 2016.
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Giants 2019 Positional Breakdown: Offensive Line
Spencer Pulley and Will Hernandez – © USA TODAY Sports
POSITIONAL BREAKDOWN: Offensive Line
2018 YEAR IN REVIEW: It’s clear that General Manager Dave Gettleman took one look at the team’s offensive line and had the same reaction as fans. Justin Pugh (2013 1st rounder), Weston Richburg (2014 2nd rounder), and D.J. Fluker were allowed to walk in free agency during the 2018 offseason. John Jerry was cut before the season started. The Giants started the 2018 season with newly-signed free agent Nate Solder at left tackle, 2nd-rounder Will Hernandez at left guard, Jon Halapio at center, newly-signed free agent Patrick Omameh at right guard, and Ereck Flowers at right tackle.
This group did not play well and the offense struggled to score points before the bye week. In addition, Halapio broke his ankle in Week 2 and was replaced by John Greco and then waiver-wire pick-up Spencer Pulley. Flowers was benched after the second game and replaced by second-year undrafted free agent Chad Wheeler. Omameh lasted a bit longer, starting the first six games before being cut in November. Greco first took his spot, then newcomer Jamon Brown, who was claimed off of waivers from the Los Angeles Rams.
The 2.0 version of the 2018 offensive line thus included Solder-Hernandez-Pulley-Brown-Wheeler. The best thing that could be said of this group was that it wasn’t as crappy as the previous group. Team scoring improved, but Pulley and Wheeler were clearly weak links. Brown looked the part, but demonstrated the same inconsistency that led to him being cut by the Rams. And it rapidly became apparent that the desperate Giants dramatically overpaid Solder, who did play better as the season progressed. While Hernandez experienced the expected rookie growing pains, he improved and was named to the All-Rookie team.
Overall, for yet another season, the line remained the offense’s Achilles’ heel, with the free agent newcomers not playing as well as expected, and the team being forced to start two mid-season waiver-wire pickups.
ADDITIONS/SUBTRACTIONS: Somewhat surprisingly, the Giants re-signed both Jon Halapio and Spencer Pulley. The team did not bring back John Greco, and Jamon Brown signed with the Falcons. The Giants acquired guard Kevin Zeitler via a trade from the Browns and signed tackle Mike Remmers in free agency. Street free agents Chad Slade and Austin Droogsma were signed. Surprisingly, the Giants only drafted one lineman: George Asafo-Adjei in the 7th round. Rookie free agents Paul Adams and James O’Hagan were signed after the draft.
TRAINING CAMP STORY LINES: Heading into training camp, the expected starting offensive line is Nate Solder at left tackle, Will Hernandez at left guard, Jon Halapio or Spencer Pulley at center, Kevin Zeitler at right guard, and Mike Remmers at right tackle. On paper, this appears to be the team’s best offensive line in almost a decade. Hernandez and Zeitler are arguably one of the best set of starting guards in the NFL. They are not just big, physical football players, but they play with professionalism and attitude. The Giants haven’t been in such good shape here since the days of Rich Seubert and Chris Snee.
The three other spots are a bit more unsettled. Nate Solder clearly did not live up to his contract. He’s also missed the Spring workouts due to ankle surgery. However, he is another veteran presence who gives the Giants more stability and reliability at the crucial left tackle position than Ereck Flowers and Will Beatty ever did. Moreover, the Solder-Hernandez tandem on the left side should play better in their second year together. Mike Remmers has bounced around the League, now playing with his seventh team. But the self-made journeyman parlayed his improving play into a 5-year, $30 million contract with the Vikings in 2017. He played well at right tackle for that team in 2017 but was more inconsistent at right guard in 2018. A recurring back issue that required offseason surgery was a factor in the Vikings cutting him in March. If Remmers is over his back issues (which caused him to miss Spring workouts), and if he can regain his 2017 form, the Giants will have massively upgraded themselves at right tackle with another professional, veteran presence. But those are two big “ifs”. Like the left tackle position, right tackle has been a disaster for the Giants for years.
Based on offseason comments by team officials, it was assumed that Jon Halapio would be penciled in as the starting center again. However, Spencer Pulley has been pushing him and splitting snaps with the first unit during Spring workouts. The starting center position appears to be very much up for grabs. The good news is that whomever starts, they will be tremendously aided by Hernandez and Zeitler on their flanks.
Overall, the main story line is this group needs to develop cohesion and chemistry quickly. Both starting tackles missed the mini-camp and OTAs this Spring due to injuries. With so few training camp practices, there is not much time for everyone to come together.
ON THE BUBBLE: There are currently 16 offensive linemen on the roster. The Giants will probably keep nine. Barring injury, Nate Solder, Will Hernandez, Kevin Zeitler, and Mike Remmers will start. Both Jon Halapio and Spencer Pulley should make it unless one of the younger centers push one off the roster. That leaves three spots for ten players. Chad Wheeler probably has a leg up on being the reserve swing tackle. But it will be a dogfight for those last few spots.
FROM THE COACHES: Head Coach Pat Shurmur on Mike Remmers: “I worked with Mike for two years. He is a pro, a real pro, and he played winning football for us in Minnesota. I knew a lot about Mike and then he started last year every game and played well. We were in talks with him, took a couple of physicals, just went through the process and signed him.”
Shurmur on Jon Halapio: “He was really playing well for us before he got hurt a year ago. So we had high hopes for him last season. It appears he has come back 100 percent and is back in there just like he was when he left us.”
Shurmur on George Asafo-Adjei: “We like him for all the reasons we liked him on his college tape. He is a powerful guy that has very good length. You can tell he is a very physical style player. That is important at that position.”
Offensive Coordinator Mike Shula on the offensive line: “I think the guys that we’ve added over the course of last season and this season have brought a lot of character, intelligence, competitiveness, integrity to that room. I think it didn’t show as early as we wanted it to last year. I think it showed pretty well at the end of the year. I think we’ve kind of picked up, in fact improved since then. We are going to be leaning on them, they are going to be the starting point of our offense. Everyone knows we have Saquon, we want to run the football, we are going to be balanced. To do that it’s got to start with the offensive line. We want to run the ball, when we want to run it, we want to throw that ball when we want to throw it. To do that it starts up front. We are going to lean heavy on those guys.”
Shula on Chad Wheeler: “I think Wheels has done a really good job this offseason with our exposure with him. Again, I have only been around him for a year, but I think there is a big difference even with him and his approach. I think he, along with a lot of other guys, got better as the year went on. We all know that we were nowhere near good enough early in the year. We did a lot of good things even though it wasn’t good enough at the end of the year, but we were really, really close and trending in the right direction. He was one of those guys that falls in that category.”
Offensive Line Coach Hal Hunter on Kevin Zeitler: “You have to love Zeitler. He is a tough, hard nose guy. I have seen him play. I watched him play when he was in Cincinnati’s offense. He is a good football player. He brings a real toughness. He is all business… He is very demanding of guys around him in a positive way. You demand in yourself what you demand in others. I love that about him. I love everything about him, his personality and what he brings. He is so fun to coach.”
Hunter on Jon Halapio: “He made good progress during (the 2018 training) camp and great progress during the preseason. The way he was playing in the beginning of the Dallas game, that was shocking. He was playing really well. When you sit out all that time, you get so far behind physically and technically. Now he is back in the swing of things and he looks good. He is only scratching the surface. He is smart, tough and strong. He has athleticism and needs to continue to play at the position.”
Hunter on George Asafo-Adjei: “My son works at Kentucky. He works in the football office down there. We found out from the inside out – he talked about what a quality guy he was. He was probably the most respected guy on the offensive side of the ball. He talked about how he competed with Josh Allen on a day-to-day basis. He talked about his character, work ethic and his toughness. All of those things peaked interest. You watch him on tape and see that he has a lot of athleticism and power. He has a lot of toughness and plays in the best football conference in the country. We have some technical work to do. He is a rookie and you have to tell him to do something once and he goes on and does it right the next time. He picked up the offense much quicker than I thought he was going to. When you compare our offense to their offense, we have a lot more volume to it with a lot of the things that we were doing. We need to continue to work with him technically to get him up to speed but you have to like everything about him. When you read him, that is one of the first things that I found out. He had committed to Kentucky early and is a man of his word. When all those other schools came in like Alabama, that is legit. Those people tried to come in and recruit him. He gave Kentucky his word and didn’t go anywhere. He has some developmental potential.”
PREDICTIONS: Some fans have questioned me about why I am so upbeat about the 2019 offensive line since there remain some serious question marks at center and both tackle spots. I feel good because I see a group of professional, reliable veterans. For the last decade, the Giants haven’t just been bad up front, they’ve been dreadful. They were not only physically overmatched, they did not treat their jobs as professionals. And they certainly could not be relied upon.
I love our two guards. And whomever starts at center will benefit from them. Solder and Remmers aren’t pretty, but they get the job done. This group will show up to work, give you a full 60 minutes, and leave their opponents feeling sore the next day. I’ll take that any day.
My only concern is that with Solder and Remmers missing all of the Spring workouts, early-season cohesion and chemistry will be lacking. But both guys have been around the League for a long time and that will help. The Giants also have to pray Remmers’ back holds up.
There are Giants fans in their teens and 20s who have never seen their team field a decent offensive line. I think that is about to change. Don’t be surprised if both guards receive some Pro Bowl recognition.
FINAL DEPTH CHART: Kevin Zeitler, Will Hernandez, Nate Solder, Mike Remmers, Jon Halapio, Spencer Pulley, Chad Wheeler, George Asafo-Adjei, Paul Adams
(I realize this is tackle heavy, but it’s easier for a tackle to play guard in a pinch rather than the other way around. The Giants also need to groom a couple of young tackles).
Articles, Roster Breakdown Tagged with: Austin Droogsma, Brian Mihalik, Chad Slade, Chad Wheeler, Evan Brown, George Asafo-Adjei, James O'Hagan, Jon Halapio, Kevin Zeitler, Mike Remmers, Nate Solder, Nick Gates, Paul Adams, Spencer Pulley, Victor Salako, Will Hernandez
Giants 2019 Positional Breakdown: Tight Ends Giants 2019 Positional Breakdown: Defensive Line
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Dead fish wash up on Port Phillip Bay beaches
By Joe Hinchliffe
September 2, 2018 — 9.32pm
Smoke billows from the blaze in West Footscray. Credit:AAP
Fish are being reported washing up dead on beaches in Port Phillip Bay in the wake of the West Footscray factory fire and the resulting "chemical cocktail" that flushed into local waterways.
A St Kilda resident told Fairfax Media that she found dozens of dead fish on Middle Park Beach on Sunday, three days after an inferno that blanketed the surrounding suburbs in toxic smoke.
Saint Kilda resident Sarah Low reported dead fish on Middle Park Beach on Sunday morning.
The fire has been deemed likely to be suspicious.
But Victoria Police arson and explosive investigators were yet to gain full access to site, which was still considered unsafe and continued to smoulder at the weekend.
An Environmental Protection Agency spokesman told Fairfax Media it was likely that the dead fish floated on the tide from the Stony Creek area, which flowed past the burnt factory, some 12 kilometres away.
EPA modelling shows contaminated water and other material from the West Footscray fire could reach as far as Brighton.
The spokesman said, however, that EPA officers sampled water at bayside beaches, including Brighton, St Kilda and Port Melbourne, on Sunday and nothing unusual was observed or detected.
Dead fish, eels and birds have washed up along the banks of Stony Creek and the mouth of the Yarra River near Spotswood, Newport and Williamstown since the blaze and EPA agency controller Dave Barry said officers had taken a number of specimens for analysis.
"With considerable fish deaths occurring, we’re urging people again to not eat fish caught in the creek, or 5 kilometres north or south of the outlet into the Yarra River as it could pose a risk to their health," Dr Barry said.
"We know places like the Warmies are very popular fishing spots and we want people to be able to enjoy their hobbies, but we also want them to stay safe, and unfortunately at the moment that means giving the area a miss for a few days."
Dr Barry said air-quality tests had detected benzene and toluene compounds "at levels well below the exposure guidelines", meaning they "not indicative of any significant risk to public health".
On Thursday smoke from the fire spread across the western suburbs, causing 50 schools and child care centres to be closed and alarming residents.
In a statement, the EPA said it had sampled air at three residential sites in Yarraville and Brooklyn over a 24-hour period on Friday and the results were below the level of detection for asbestos.
The agency sampled another area in West Footscray on Saturday, which also did not detect asbestos.
Potentially hundreds of fish and other wildlife have died since chemicals and fire retardant from the factory fire in West Footscray have washed in Stony Creek. Credit:Jason South
More than 54 staff have been involved in EPA’s response to the fire, covering monitoring, sampling and assisting emergency services agencies, since it began on Thursday morning.
The EPA said its officers would continue to monitor the bay from Williamstown through to Brighton.
Joe Hinchliffe
Joe Hinchliffe reports breaking news for The Age.
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Ironwork, architectural features of buildings, artwork, utensils, and weapons made of iron. A brief treatment of ironwork follows. For full treatment, see metalwork: Iron.
The earliest iron artifacts, dating from about 4000 bce, were made from meteoric iron and were therefore rare. Smelting iron from its ores came into general use about 1400 bce in the Middle East. During the next 500 years iron began to displace bronze in the manufacture of weapons and tools. In Europe before the Middle Ages, iron was mainly a utilitarian metal, with only secondary efforts in decoration. Arms, armour, and firearms were often decorated, however, usually simply but sometimes with elaborate ornamentation.
During the Middle Ages, iron began to achieve wide uses for a variety of domestic needs. Ironclad doors offered an added degree of protection but also provided new opportunities for decoration. Chests wrapped in iron provided both security and beauty. Wrought iron gates, grilles, railings, and balustrades not only fulfilled a functional requirement for strong structures but also provided the artisan with a new means for expressing ornamentation in architecture. From the 16th century, ironwork developed highly ornate designs, with scrolls, leaves, flowers, and interlaced patterns. As iron became more common, it found wider use in household utensils, fireplace implements, stoves, grates, pans, cauldrons, locks, and hardware. Lanterns, torch holders, candleholders, and chandeliers were also wrought from iron. Most ironwork was forged with hammer and anvil until the 19th century, when cast ironwork became common.
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Europe's Bargain Barges
6/4/2005 — By Susan Seliger
A fun and inexpensive family vacation on the Continent for as little as $400 per person per week (that's for the self-drive variety)
Before my family and I booked our barge adventure in France last summer, I had only heard about one kind of barge trip--expensive, luxurious, and not for kids. Turns out, after much exploring, that there's a whole hidden world of really low-priced (okay, sometimes downright cheap) barges and boats of all sorts that let you travel on the canals and waterways all over Europe, going where you please, when you please.
But this wonderful, inexpensive underbelly of barging is a world many travel professionals like to keep a trade secret. Or, in fairness, they may just not know much about it, as it is only in the last few years that barging has become so popular in the U.S. that smart tour operators (see Barge Contacts below) have come up with bargain options to feed the growing demand.
"When I started arranging barge trips 11 years ago, there were two barges in all of Holland--now there are 40, with hundreds more throughout Europe," says Elfriede Wind, founder of 4Winds Specialty Tours. "Back then it was only Europeans who did it; now half of my travelers are Americans."
Even now, when I started my search for barges, most of the agents and Web sites described hotel barges in France first--gorgeous vessels carrying three to ten couples, with marble bathrooms, minivans, and tour guides to take you en masse into the occasional town, three gourmet meals a day on board, and wine flowing from the taps.
OK, maybe that doesn't sound exactly like hell on earth--until you hear the price tag: about $2,000 to $5,000 per person per week. Not the vacation for my family, with two active teenage boys, two independent parents who aren't fond of group tours, and one college tuition in progress.
Still I kept on searching for a barge because there was only one thing the whole family could agree on--the vacation had to be on the water. We all felt much like Ratty in The Wind in the Willows when he explained the river's appeal to Mole: "There is nothing--absolutely nothing-- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.... In or out of 'em, it doesn't matter. Nothing seems really to matter, that's the charm of it."
A ton of options
Fortunately, I found out that such charm now comes in a wide range of barge possibilities to suit many tastes, temperaments, and budgets. (I also found out that "barge" travel actually includes narrowboats, cabin cruisers, and a range of barges sleeping anywhere from four to 24; but more on that later.)
You can travel the canals of Scotland, Ireland, England, Wales, Holland, Germany, France, and, most recently, Venice as well--there are 20,000 miles of waterways being restored for pleasure travel. You can be as lazy as you wish or as active--taking walks or bike trips into town or along the beautiful canal paths. And the way you save money--by keeping service to a minimum or even driving the boat yourself--has the additional benefit of making the trip more customized to your needs as well as more adventurous, while still being supremely relaxing in a way that only "messing about" on the water can be.
There are basically three bargain options, all to be had for anywhere from $350 to $1,000 per person per week (not including airfare):
You can get a fairly large barge with a captain and crew providing one or two meals a day.
You can go with a minimal crew that just drives the boat and leaves you to venture into town to find your own meals and see the sights.
Or you can drive the barge, narrowboat, or cabin cruiser yourself.
Here's a taste of each. I'm sure Ratty would like them all, but you may have your preferences. I'll tell you about my trip first.
1. Biking and barging in Burgundy--no frills, with crew
My family chose the mid-range option: a small barge (sleeps six but four were even happier) with minimal crew to steer the boat, but no meals (except a lovely first-night dinner with champagne), no tour guides (except that our captain and his wife pointed us in all the right directions for food and sights), with wonderful 21-speed bikes (which most barges will provide), all for about $1,000 per person per week.
Here was our plan. We decided to knock ourselves out with sightseeing in Paris in July for a full week before, so by the time we got onto our barge we'd be ready to kick back and relax.
Sunday afternoon our captain picked us up at the train station in Clamecy (a 90-minute trip from Paris) and drove us to La Chouette, the 70-year-old barge we would call home for a week. We'd be cruising along the Nivernais Canal, smaller and less-traveled than the region's other canal: the Burgundy Canal.
We unpacked and were treated to a lovely champagne and coq au vin dinner by the captain and his wife (the only such meal they'd provide). From then on we were on our own--and the boat was ours. We had the run of the front sitting room, the kitchen, the TV room, a bedroom for each of us, two full bathrooms, and of course, the deck above.
After a lazy late start, we walked into the town of Vincennes where our barge was moored and had a tasty lunch. Then we set off on our bikes along the canal path for a ten-mile ride into Auxerres. We passed people fishing, cows grazing, and the quaint little houses by the locks that are surrounded by blooming gardens. The beauty of these canal paths is that they are flat (so the pedaling is easy), perfectly maintained, and it's impossible to get lost. If you follow the path, you'll meet up with the barge sooner or later, as we did in Auxerres. So you don't feel as if you need a guide--and any trip into these largely medieval towns is filled with historical treasures--cathedrals, basilicas, galleries, and wonderful food shops.
We stocked up on food basics so we could have breakfast or lunch on board when we didn't feel like venturing off the barge. For dinner we splurged at a fancy place called Maxime's in Auxerres. The high point of the fabulous three-course dinner for Evan, my then 12-year-old son, had as much to do with the animals as the food: The French bring their dogs everywhere--there were several sitting quite patiently at their masters' feet, largely hidden by the thick white linen tablecloths. But we found that the French love nothing more than for your children to come pet their dogs--which prompted a lovely couple to come over to our table, dog in tow, to chat about dogs and life.
For the rest of us, the food was the thing. My older son, Alex, age 20, had the Charolais beef for which this region of France is famous. Though it's said to be the tastiest beef in the world (and Alex was duly wowed), I felt, after having seen these cute white cows along the hillside all day, that I'd try the escargots.
French Lesson Number One: It's very hard to get a bad meal in France.
French Lesson Number Two: And the farther outside of Paris you go, the harder it is to find an expensive meal.
Lunch on the boat. We discovered that the barge glides so smoothly that when you're down below in the bedrooms or the kitchen, you can't even tell you're moving. It was only when we went up on the deck and noticed we were passing cows and fishermen along the banks that we could sense we were making progress. Forget being gently rocked to sleep, as with smaller boats on wilder waterways. But also forget any risk of that wretched seasick feeling.
We all cycled into the village of Bailly and visited a few art galleries. Then we pedaled on to some caves at the top of a very long hill for a wine tour and tasting.
Note to self: Next time, skip the tour - 90 minutes in a freezing cold cave, conducted in very fast French. Better just to drop in for a taste of the wonderful Irancy sparkling wine--a local specialty so popular that the region consumes everything produced and exports none.
Dinner was an amazing feast--and adventure, as well, as it turned out--at Alain Renaudin's restaurant in Irancy. The chef, Alain, loves to mingle. That's what I called it--the boys had a different take on things.
French Lesson Number Three: French men love to flirt.
Alain (though we were hardly on a first-name basis at the time) came out and sat with us to take our order. When I went inside to the ladies' room (we were eating at patio tables across from the restaurant overlooking the canal) the chef popped out of the kitchen, telling me how the famous San Francisco chef, Alice Waters, had just visited his restaurant a few months ago. He then put his arm around me to point me in the right direction. Oh, those friendly French, I thought.
By dessert, things got interesting. Instead of my chocolate mousse arriving in a delicate cup, the waiter delivered a huge, polished stainless steel TUB of mousse. Imagine the size container you might strap on a horse to feed him for a day or two. (Do French horses like chocolate mousse?) Well, I can tell you my husband and both kids did, as I definitely had to pass it around. Then the chef brought out some complimentary sweet wine, Ratafia--a local treat he said we just had to taste.
The bike trip back to our boat proved a bit more wobbly than the ride over. Fortunately, it was less than a mile, so we had only one close encounter of the four-wheeled kind.
It wasn't until the next morning that the real adventure began.
While still nestled under the covers, we heard a shuffle of footsteps above decks, muffled voices, more shuffling. When we ambled above, our captain told us that the chef from the restaurant we'd been to last night had come to our barge to invite our family back to his restaurant that morning "for a surprise."
Our captain was astonished--he'd never heard of this happening. We had to go, he said, even if we didn't know what the chef had in mind. So off we went on our bikes. Once we reached the restaurant, Alain finished draining a gigantic, boiling pot of lobsters, and scooted my family into his Mercedes (his restaurant was doing very well, even in the countryside).
"I'm going to take you on a tour of the town," he announced. We drove off the main road, onto narrow tractor paths only the farmers know, through wine vineyards, straight to the top of the highest hill. The view was unbelievable: Alain pointed out the village of Irancy at the center below, the hub, surrounded by 24 pie wedges of tidy rows of grape vines comprising the 24 tiny vineyards of Irancy (each about 14 acres), owned by 24 families.
On the way down the hill, Alain stopped at the homes of two vintners to bring us in for wine tastings in their private cellars. We tasted the new Chablis first--then they pulled out the best years, which Alain assured us was a great and rare honor.
French Lesson Number Four: It is very hard to find a bad local wine in Burgundy. This year, Irancy, after making wines for thousands of years, was finally granted the treasured A.C. - Appellation Controlee. The wines we were tasting would soon double and triple in price because of those two little letters.
So we sipped our last drops and headed back to Alain's restaurant. Then the good-byes began.
French Lesson Number Five: Kiss and kiss again. In Paris, you kiss hello or good-bye twice, once on each cheek. In Burgundy, you kiss three times. In Irancy, after sampling many wonderful wines, French chefs try for four...or more.
French Lesson Number Six: Know when it's time to say good-bye and leave (see Lessons Three and Five). We all got on our bikes and waved to Alain as he returned to a steaming stockpot in his kitchen. Someone else was in for a treat that night. We set off for a ride that would take us to a different restaurant and then met up with our barge for a short late afternoon cruise to a new town, and a new adventure.
We woke up early to walk into Mailly-le-Chateau where we'd been told there was a three-time gold-star-winning boulangerie. We bought fabulous French bread and croissants, our usual breakfast fare. Then we ambled up to a thirteenth century church and the grand mansion at the top of the hill of the three Mailly sisters (for whom the town is named), who were all mistresses of Louis XIV. (Or maybe it was XV--our captain couldn't quite remember which Louis. But no matter, he remembered where the bakery was.)
In the afternoon, we rode our bikes to Chatel Censoir, home to an international climbing center. We hiked 15 minutes up a short, steep path to the top of the Rochers du Saussois cliffs, where we watched students slide along a wire cable secured between two cliffs and dangle upside down.
French Lesson Number Seven: Bring binoculars so you can see the look of terror (or was it the look of too much local wine at lunch?) on the faces of dangling cliff-climbers. Note to self: Do not try this at home...or in France.
Our captain called us a taxi so we could drive to Vezelay, a medieval town midway between the Burgundy and Nivernais Canals--and well worth the schlep. It's one of the best shopping spots in Burgundy, for art galleries, crafts, and clothes. Don't miss the knitting shop at the bottom of the hill or the Roman Basilica of St. Mary Magdalene at the top.
We taxied on to the next town, Coulanges, where we met our barge and cruised on to Clamecy. We moored next to a big fancy hotel barge--our captain told us it was one of those $30,000-a-week rentals. We waved to the folks on their deck--they smiled and waved back and chatted a bit.
French Lesson Number Eight: Boat people are the friendliest group on earth. It doesn't matter if you're in a dinghy or a yacht, we are all equals in sharing Ratty's water passion.
We sat on our deck sipping wine, munching the paté and fresh brioche we'd bought in town, and tossing yesterday's baguette crumbs to a quacking family of ducks circling our boat. It was our last night on board. As we waved one last time to the other boat's captain on our way into town for dinner (about two blocks away), we felt very smug to be experiencing all the joys of messing about on the same canal-for a fraction of the price.
2. Self-drive narrowboating in England
Judy and Jim Graham, from Littleton, Colorado, picked the smallest boat they could find for just the two of them--$1,000 per week or $500 apiece--started their trip about 150 miles northwest of London in a town called Market Harbor, and ended up at Warwick Castle.
"It's a lot different from a barge--more like camping in an RV," Judy explains. "Inside you have two bunk beds and the dining table flips and turns into a double bed." Other narrowboats can handle as many as ten people--they're a lot longer than the Grahams' 60-foot boat. But none is wider than about six feet. "That's about as wide as a double bed," says Judy with a laugh. Jim chimes in: "If you went with another couple, you'd have to know them pretty well--or by the end you sure would."
Most of the narrowboats ply the waters in England, rarely in France, because the English canals are especially narrow and shallow, four- to six-feet deep. "To steer, you stand outside, at the back, and operate the tiller," Judy says. "It's like driving a bus."
But it isn't hard to handle. "When you start out, they give you instructions and a map that shows where all the locks are and where you refill your water tank for the shower," Judy says. "But next time, I'm not getting a chemical toilet--we'll get one that flushes. The chemical toilet has a bit of an odor." Hmmm, note to self....
Jim says he opened 72 locks on their journey, many of which involved turning a crank manually. "I told Judy, after the first three I felt like Spartacus." But he liked the fact that it gives you a chance to talk to the lockkeepers and other boaters passing through the locks (which can take anywhere from 10 to 20 minutes as the gates close and the water either fills or empties).
"You can pull over whenever you want and walk on the towpaths or into town. In the evening, we'd go to pubs and meet local people or people from other barges and narrowboats. The boaters tend to have large extended families." The English have spent a good deal restoring the canals in the last 20 years, and many natives find it a great family holiday--for all generations.
"The best part was we could be independent, pull over when we wanted," Judy says. "The narrowboat is very intimate."
3. Self-drive narrowboating in Wales
"We've gone on three barge trips in two years, all well under $1,000 for the two of us," say Al and Rosemary Martin, from Westchester County, New York. "We found it very romantic," continues Rosemary. "It gave me new respect for my husband. He was able to drive it and do everything. And we could tie the boat up for a cup of tea, or go for a walk or whatever."
Rosemary did say that the boat is so narrow you practically have to walk sideways when you pass each other. And "the beds are rather small," though she didn't say if that last fact was a plus or a minus in her book.
"The only problem is that it rains a lot in Wales in the spring - and the food isn't as good as in some other countries," Rosemary says. "We loved the boat, but hated the food."
"So the next time, we chartered a cabin cruiser in Belgium," Rosemary explained, and launched into a description of that trip.
4. Self-drive cabin cruisers in Belgium
Rosemary and Al liked the small cabin cruiser even better than the narrowboat. "We picked up an adorable 29-foot cabin cruiser that says it sleeps three or four but is really better with two," Rosemary says. "You have a galley with a full kitchen, you're protected when you steer, and you get rocked to sleep at night." Cost: $1,000 for the week, $500 apiece.
"One of the highlights was Bruges, a medieval city called the 'Venice of the North' - they make lace there," Rosemary says.
Driving the boat is simple, Rosemary insists, but sometimes accidents can happen. "On this last trip, I don't know what I did, but I backed up and broke the rudder."
Rudders happen. But the repair was no big deal.
"We called the boat owners-remember, you're only ever about 15 to 20 miles away from where you started. We took a walk for a couple of hours until the repairman fixed it." Her advice: Buy the insurance for the boat (around $70).
Otherwise, navigation is a piece of cake. "You get a total navigational guide about how long it takes to get from one lock to the next, the towns you'll hit, and the restaurants along the way. They show you how to fill the water tank; the gas usually lasts the whole trip. You can only go 5 mph--you can't hurt anybody or anything--and you can't even get a B&B for this price.
"We're thinking about Holland or Italy next," Rosemary says. And she promises not to drive backwards.
5. Biking and barging in Holland
Carol and Rollie Cahalane say they rarely bike ride at home in Denver, Colorado. But they had no trouble doing 35 to 45 miles a day on their bike-and-barge trip in Holland, all meals included: $900 per person per week.
"We went at tulip time in spring," Carol says. "The weather was warm - and when you're bicycling you don't want hot weather. We would have a typical Dutch breakfast on the barge - cold cuts and fruit. We'd take some of that breakfast and pack a lunch. Then we'd ride off on our bikes - with a guide - and go through the little villages. The boat would move on down the canal. Then we'd hook up with the barge at the end of the day for dinner. We had an excellent French chef," Carol says.
In Holland there are very few self-drive boats - the barges tend to be larger than elsewhere in Europe and require a captain and crew. Because they accommodate a larger group, the prices can be excellent, even with full meals and organized tours.
The Cahalanes knew almost half of the 22 people on board. But part of the fun, Carol said, was getting to know the others, too. "Every night we'd all try to sit with somebody different at dinner - we tried not to be cliquish. We'd mingle with all the other couples - and we got along great. I wouldn't mind going on a trip where I didn't know anyone. But every time I mention to friends that we want to go on a barge, before I know it we have a whole group that wants to come."
The best part about being on the barge? Carol doesn't miss a beat in response: "Not having to pack up every night - even though you're moving to a new town every day. And you go at a slow pace and see things the average tourist will never see. On the bikes, you're on back roads that buses will never go on."
For Donna Ferullo, another member of a similar bike-barge trip in Holland, the best part was the bike paths. "They were paradise - you never had to look over your shoulder for cars; they all yield to the bikes," says this Bostonian who is used to riding "with cars on my bumper."
And of course, there's the price. "At these prices you feel like you can do one a year," says Carol. "Next year we want to try France."
6. Self-drive barging in the Loire Valley of France
Though many veteran barge travelers stress the slow, relaxed pace, Chuck and Julie Feinberg of Flushing, New York, insist these trips are not just for folks who want to take it easy.
"We go scuba diving in Southeast Asia and rollerblading in Paris," which Chuck insists is the best city in Europe for that sport. "And then we get on a small boat in the Loire Valley, just for the two of us--55-feet-long and 15-feet-wide--and go. It's luxury roughing," he adds with a laugh. Cost: $1,800 for ten days; less than $800 per person per week.
As fifth-grade elementary school teachers in Brooklyn, Chuck and Julie have done their homework. "Most people stay at the base for the first day and start off in the morning. But this is our third year, so we go right off to the first lock," Chuck says.
"We chose the Mayennes because there aren't a lot of locks--way up north there are a whole bunch," Chuck explains. "The further north, the more antiquated the locks are and the more manual the locks." That means a little more time and effort is required to pass through than in the automatic locks--maybe 20 minutes per lock instead of 10 or 15.
He and Julie have meals down to a science, too. "We know where all the best markets are to stock up our kitchen." And Chuck's willing to share his homework: "The best food markets are in Chateau Gontier and in Lion d'Anger and Laval."
And cooking is no problem. "You can tie up anywhere you want--at the locks or anywhere along the banks of the river, any tree. Sometimes as I grill my beef on the hibachi, all I see are the cows who come to check you out."
What's the best part? "The freedom, and relaxation," Chuck says. "You don't have to find a place to park your car--you get out and walk and you'll find a boulangerie, charcuterie, fromagerie. You're not that far from the Atlantic--you get the freshest fish. Every single night we had great food. And we picked out wines from the area--Sauvignon and Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc--the red grape of the Loire valley. And the local cheeses are fantastic--chevre you can't even find in the most wonderful gourmet stores in the States."
"I was a little skeptical at first about our doing it on our own. My French isn't even conversational," Chuck says. But Chuck, along with everyone else I spoke to who spent time in the French countryside, insists that the French, despite their reputation as cool and patronizing, are welcoming to Americans.
Besides, the real language of France is food. "One night we tied up not far from a little restaurant," Chuck recounts. "I woke up in the morning and saw a car delivering fresh bread to that restaurant. He noticed us, honked, and came by to sell us fresh-baked baguettes. We love this area. And the boats--you just get more adept at it--so it's even more relaxing."
Bargain barge contacts
Each of the several barging trips described in this article can be booked from the first three of the four barge brokers named below; all three handle the entirety of the barge trips we discuss here--and at the prices we've quoted.
For France only, barge trips can be booked from the fourth (and last) company we've named, and that firm should very definitely be considered (along with the others) for that excellent barging country.
Evelyn Gresser and Debbie Petermann: Founder and President of Le Boat, Inc.: World-Wide Holiday Afloat, which for 20 years has been finding people the barge and yacht trips they seek. Phone: 800/992-0291; Web site: leboat.com/
Elfriede Wind: Founder of 4Winds Specialty Tours, the tour division of Kennewick Travel, Inc./American Express in Kennewick, Washington, who can find bargain barge trips anywhere, especially in Holland, her native land. Phone: 509/967-3448; E-mail: st4winds@earthlink.net; Website: 4windstours.com/
Shirley Linde: Editor, Small Ship Cruises and author of 37 books including The World's Most Intimate Cruises (Open Road Publishing, 1999). The Web site is an information center that will help you book specialists in small ships (under 500 passengers) anywhere in the world. E-mail: linde@cruisesmallships.com or cruisesmallships@aol.com; Website: smallshipcruises.com/
The Barge Broker: They can help find you self-drive vessels in France, only. They also can arrange for stays on hotel barges and have a good array of options in a handful of European coutries. Phone: 800/275-9794; E-mail: info@bargebroker.com; Web site: bargebroker.com/
Tips for better barging
If driving the boat yourself sounds too challenging to start, you can rent a captain for about $150 per week, says Evelyn Grasser of Le Boat, Inc. The captain will leave each evening after you dock so you can have the boat to yourself.
Bring binoculars-it's handy for seeing if someone else is already in the locks ahead of you. And it's nice for birdwatching-and people watching, as well.
A sun hat is handy-especially when you're out on deck with the water reflecting the sun.
Wear deck shoes or soled shoes-duh.
Bring wet weather gear-especially if you're steering a narrowboat, you could be exposed to the elements.
Apply sun lotion.
Slather on mosquito repellent at night-it isn't just barges that are fond of shallow water in summer.
If it's important to you to find a route with fewer locks or mostly automatic ones, a cruise agent (see Barge Contacts box) can help you customize your itinerary.
If you are driving the boat yourself, buy the boat insurance.
The larger the group on the barge, the lower the prices will be: Most French barges are small, for six to ten people-that's why they are so expensive when you have a full crew.
Still, good deals can be had even in peak times. A few times to note for Holland: the tulip season runs from late March to early May; the Keukenhof-the famous tulip exhibition with indoor and outdoor gardens runs from March 22 to May 24; and 2002 will be the year of the Floriade--a special flower exhibition near the Amsterdam airport that occurs only once every ten years.
Final words from barge experts
It's easier than it sounds--even if you drive yourself. "Since the waterways are narrow and you are going in one direction, all you really have to remember is pointy end forward," says Shirley Linde, editor of SmallShipCruises.com. And one more thing with narrowboats, which operate on a tiller: push right to go left, left to go right. Barges and cabin cruisers use a steering wheel: no tricks there. Adds Debbie Petermann, president of Le Boat, Inc., "If you have a driver's license, you're overqualified."
You don't have far to go--and you only need to travel slowly. "The most territory covered in a week on a barge is about 50 miles; the shortest, seven," says Derek Banks, managing director of European Waterways Ltd., which specializes in the more expensive barge trips. But whatever the price, Derek says, all the boats can only go 5 mph max.
Barging--especially the self-drive option--is not so much for a certain age as a certain type. "It's really for active people who want contact with real people in the country and on the boat," says Elfriede Wind, founder of 4Winds Specialty Tours. "We often see people age 50-plus. But we're getting more younger people now and families with kids or with three generations. The younger go bicycling, the grandparents stay on the barge or go for walks--and they can still share their meals and spend time together."
It's not just a cheaper way to travel, it's better. "I don't think of self-drive boating as 'no frills,'" insists Evelyn Gresser, founder of Le Boat, Inc., whose daughter Debbie has now joined her in the business to handle the growing demand for barging. "I think of it more as an 'I'll do it myself' kind of holiday, just perfect for people who don't want to follow the tour operator's flag. We have a very large percentage of doctors, lawyers, and academics who are devoted to these trips. As the waterways belong to the public in most of Europe, one can stop wherever the mood takes one," Evelyn says.
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iPad 2 On Its Way: Three Reasons We Can Expect An Early Release In March
By Damon Brown
Updated on: February 23, 2011 / 3:19 PM / MoneyWatch
Apple will be announcing the iPad 2 next week. Several news outlets just received an invite to the March 2 event in San Francisco. We can also expect the iPad 2 to be out in March, a little earlier than its predecessor was released last year. Here's why:
Catch up to Honeycomb tablets
Google (GOOG) Android tablets like the Samsung Galaxy Tab have been using a dated user interface, but the latest architecture, Honeycomb, was made specifically for tablet use. Honeycomb tablets are hitting hard this month, specifically the Motorola (M) Xoom, which already has a serious buzz.
Available tomorrow, the Xoom will run for $600 with a Verizon (V) 2-year contract. The 10-inch HD touchscreen, powerful dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, and reasonable price (only $100 more than the current iPad) make it pretty attractive. Most importantly, people will be able to buy one right now instead of waiting more than a month for the iPad 2 -- which still hasn't officially been announced yet. Apple will want to keep that waiting time for launch as short as possible.
Take shine away from the Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo (NTYDO) already named Apple its "number one" adversary, namely because the iPhone/iPad gaming platform appeals to the same casual market Nintendo once dominated. It's unclear if Apple feels the same way, but the Nintendo 3DS will be coming out on March 27, right in the same timeframe as the iPad 2. A well-timed Nintendo 3DS release date could take some of the shine away from the iPad 2, and Apple could combat it by releasing the iPad 2 earlier.
Show its founder's vitality
Steve Jobs' recent health sabbatical has been rough for Apple. There is no confident successor in place and, over the past week, news outlets have been relentlessly showing footage of a "sick" Jobs -- even declaring that he had less than six weeks to live.
At next week's event Apple is also expected to announce its new MacBook Pros, which exclusively use Intel's Light Peak "Thunderbolt" technology for faster data transfers. A strong MacBook announcement and an aggressive, earlier-than-expected launch of the iPad 2 would put the focus off of Jobs and back onto the products -- exactly where Jobs wants it to be.
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Audrey Hepburn: Bio, Facts, Family, Height, Weight
Audrey Hepburn was a British actress, model and humanitarian. Best remembered by the public for her roles as Holly Golightly in Blake Edwards’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961), Natasha Rostova in War and Peace (1956), and Princess Ann in Roman Holiday (1953), for which she won an Oscar, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Actress, fashion icon, and philanthropist Audrey Hepburn was born as Audrey Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston on May 4, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium. In 1954, she married Mel Ferrer, and divorced in 1968. She had two sons named Luca Dotti and Sean Hepburn.
Audrey Hepburn Personal Details:
Birth Place: Ixelles, Belgium
Date of Death: 20 January 1993
Death Place: Tolochenaz, Switzerland
Cause of Death: Appendiceal cancer
Birth Name: Audrey Kathleen Ruston
Nickname: Edda van Heemstra
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Occupation: Actress and humanitarian
Race/Ethnicity: White, (English, Austrian, Dutch, 1/256 French)
Religion: Christian Science
Audrey Hepburn Body Statistics:
Weight in Pounds: 88 lbs
Height in Feet: 5′ 7″
Body Build: Slim
Body Measurements: 33-23-34 in (84-58-86 cm)
Breast Size: 33 inches (84 cm)
Waist Size: 23 inches (58 cm)
Hips Size: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bra Size/Cup Size: 32A
Feet/Shoe Size: 10.5 (US)
Dress Size: 6 (US)
Audrey Hepburn Family Details:
Father: Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston
Mother: Ella van Heemstra
Spouse: Andrea Dotti (m. 1969–1982), Mel Ferrer (m. 1954–1968)
Children: Luca Dotti (Son), Sean Hepburn Ferrer (Son)
Grandchildren: Emma Kathleen Ferrer, Gregorio Ferrer, Santiago Ferrer
Siblings: Ian Edgar Bruce Quarles van Ufford (Brother), Arnoud Robert Alexander Quarles van Ufford (Brother)
Audrey Hepburn Education:
Arnhem Conservatory
Audrey Hepburn Facts:
*The readers of “New Woman” magazine voted her as “most beautiful woman of all time.”
*She was voted the 18th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Premiere Magazine.
*She was a chain smoker and used to smoke more than 3 packs in a day.
*She was a close friend of Gregory Peck, Ben Gazzara and French actress Capucine.
*She was fluent in five languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian and Dutch.
*In 2008, She was voted the third greatest female screen legend in the history of American cinema by AFI.
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Verizon, Sprint Pay Huge Cramming Settlements, Rival AT&T for Largest Penalty Ever
**Editor’s Note: Which is America’s top wireless network? Click here to see what we discovered.**
Two of the nation’s largest wireless carriers have agreed to settle Federal Communications Commission investigations into an unlawful billing practice known as cramming that is pervasive in the U.S. wireless industry.
Verizon Wireless has agreed to fork over $90 million while Sprint will pay $68 million to resolve probes that examined improper billing for third-party premium text messaging services, the FCC announced Tuesday.
The agreements were negotiated in coordination with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the attorneys general of all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Thanks to the recent settlements, state and federal authorities have obtained $353 million in penalties and restitution against the four largest U.S. wireless providers in connection with cramming practices, according to an FCC news release. Of the settlements, $267.5 million will be returned to impacted customers, the agency said.
Sprint and Verizon Wireless customers who fell victim to the cramming schemes were typically charged $9.99 per month for third-party premium text messaging services, according to the FCC. Verizon retained 30 percent or more of each third-party charge, while Sprint’s cut was 35 percent, the agency said.
The third-party services included subscriptions for things like ringtones and text messages providing horoscopes and celebrity gossip.
“Consumers rightfully expect their monthly phone bills will reflect only those services that they’ve purchased,” said Travis LeBlanc, chief of the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau. “Today’s settlements put in place strong protections that will prevent consumers from being victimized by these kinds of practices in the future.”
Prior to any government action, Verizon Wireless stopped allowing companies to charge its customers for premium text messaging services on their bills, said Verizon Wireless spokeswoman Debra Lewis. She characterized the settlement as reflective of “Verizon’s continued focus on putting customers first.”
“Verizon Wireless rigorously protected its customers from unauthorized third-party charges for premium text message services,” Lewis added. “Verizon thoroughly vetted the companies that provided these services and terminated providers who did not comply with our industry-leading practices.”
Sprint and Verizon Wireless both noted affected customers can seek a refund.
“Sprint has always …
… put its customers’ interests first, and, under its liberal PSMS [premium short message services] refund policy, returned tens of millions of dollars long before the Government initiated its investigation of our industry,” Jeffrey Silva, a company spokesman, said.
The Sprint consent decree acknowledged the company implemented a fraud prevention program to monitor activities and complaints related to PSMS merchants.
But even though Sprint and Verizon Wireless issued refunds to customers who said they had been charged for services they hadn’t authorized, the FCC referenced complaints that at least some subscribers were not fully compensated for the unauthorized charges.
Verizon Wireless has agreed to earmark at least $70 million for impacted consumers and $16 million for state governments participating in the settlement, while Sprint will pay at least $50 million to fund a consumer redress program and set aside $12 million for state governments. The companies will fill the coffers of the U.S. Treasury with $10 million thanks to fines that Sprint ($6 million) and Verizon Wireless ($4 million) agreed to pay.
The settlements include a number of non-monetary protections. For instance, the wireless carriers can no longer offer commercial third-party PSMS charges; and Sprint and Verizon Wireless must obtain informed consent from their subscribers before they can authorize third-party charges.
Last year, the FCC announced cramming settlements with AT&T Mobility ($105 million) and T-Mobile USA ($90 million). The AT&T settlement was the most notable, ranking as the largest enforcement action and biggest cramming settlement in the FCC’s history.
Tags: billing, cramming, Federal Communications Commission, policy, regulatory, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, wireless
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Waymo Says Ex-Uber CEO Knew of Engineer’s Google Info
By Joel Rosenblatt | June 22, 2017
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Ousted Uber Technologies Inc. head Travis Kalanick learned early last year that the engineer who until recently oversaw the company’s driverless car project possessed discs of information from Google, according to a court filing.
Kalanick, who resigned under pressure Monday, told Anthony Levandowski around March 2016 that Uber didn’t want the information and that he shouldn’t bring it to the ride-hailing company, and the engineer told management that he destroyed the discs, according to the filing.
The exchange was revealed late Wednesday in a trade secrets lawsuit Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo filed against Uber in San Francisco federal court. While driverless cars aren’t expected on U.S. roads for five to 10 years, the companies are fighting for technology that will put the winner ahead of rivals including established carmakers in a multibillion dollar industry. The litigation was cited as a primary cause of concern in an investor letter to Kalanick that led to his forced resignation.
Waymo argues in the filing that Uber’s delayed June 5 disclosure of the exchange, and its knowledge of the destruction of the discs, require the company to prove to U.S. District Judge William Alsup that it’s not in contempt of court for repeatedly violating his orders to turn over the information.
Uber spokesman Matt Kallman declined to comment. Waymo spokesman Johnny Luu didn’t immediately respond to an email after regular business hours seeking comment.
Alleged Plan
Waymo claims in the lawsuit that in 2015, Levandowski and Uber hatched a plan for him to steal more than 14,000 proprietary files, including the designs for lidar technology that helps driverless cars see their surroundings. Uber, which acquired Levandowski’s startup, Otto, in August for $680 million, has denied Waymo’s allegations and says its automation technology has been developed without significant input from Levandowski.
Kalanick’s knowledge that Levandowski had information about his rival’s driverless car research again puts him at the center of another headline-grabbing controversy. As the company searches for a new leader, it’s also grappling with allegations of having a male-dominated culture and overlooking employee claims of sexual harassment, mishandling an incident in which a female passenger in India was raped, creating software to avoid government regulators, and mistreating drivers.
As the scandals added up, investors who have poured more than $15 billion into the company came to believe change wouldn’t be possible with Kalanick in charge. The crisis came to a head this week, when shareholders controlling about 40 percent of the company hand delivered a letter to Kalanick demanding that he step aside. The Waymo lawsuit was among the main reasons cited.
According to the filing, Uber said it never received Levandowski’s discs, and doesn’t know if they contained any proprietary information.
Levandowski, who isn’t a defendant in the case, worked at Waymo until late January 2016. He has refused to testify in the case, citing his constitutional right against self-incrimination.
Waymo argues in the court filing that the circumstances of Levandowski’s revelation to Kalanick and his destruction of the discs “raise an exceedingly strong inference” that they contain “materials that Mr. Levandowski downloaded from Waymo before leaving Waymo.”
The case is Waymo LLC v. Uber Technologies Inc., 17-cv-00939, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (San Francisco).
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Chinese Report Details Apple's Pollution
Days after news of Apple CEO Steve Jobs' hiatus, and a few weeks before the expected unveiling of a new iPhone, news from China has muddied Apple's waters.
The Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs' Green Choice Alliance, a group of three dozen Chinese environmental groups, issued a notice called "The Other Side of Apple", in which it provided a video and report outlining pollution related to the production of many of Apple's gadgets.
The pollution report by the group places Apple at the bottom of a list of 29 technology manufacturers. Apple's suppliers are mentioned in the report also for having broken environmental regulations.
Samsung, Sony, and Siemens ranked among the top companies in the report for their respective responses to alleged environmental infractions.
The Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs is a registered non-profit organization based in Beijing. Since its founding in May 2006, the IPE has developed two pollution databases to monitor corporate environmental performance and to facilitate public participation in environmental governance.
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https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/spring/news/article/Fire-and-EMS-stations-break-ground-in-Springwoods-9778584.php
Fire and EMS stations break ground in Springwoods Village
Published 6:00 am CDT, Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Paramedics with Cypress Creek EMS join ESD 11 representatives Kevin Brost, Lynn LeBouef, Karen Plummer and Fred Grundmeyer, and Cypress Creek EMS Director Brad England at the groundbreaking of the new fire station. less
Paramedics with Cypress Creek EMS join ESD 11 representatives Kevin Brost, Lynn LeBouef, Karen Plummer and Fred Grundmeyer, and Cypress Creek EMS Director Brad England at the groundbreaking of the new fire ... more
Photo: James Singleton
Spring Fire Department and Cypress Creek EMS commemorate this day as we embark on the construction of a joint emergency services facility in Springwoods Village. Located at 22306 Springwoods Village Parkway, the Spring Fire Station No. 79 will occupy 19, 569 square feet and include five apparatus bays, living quarters, a training/conference room, work rooms, a decontamination room, turn-out gear room and a physical wellness area. The Cypress Creek EMS 513 facility, located at 22310 Springwood Village Parkway, will occupy 4,794 square feet and feature two double-deep ambulance bays, living quarters, a work room and storage areas. The facility is expected to be completed in September 2015.
“Station 79 will be the ninth strategically placed fire station in the rapidly growing Spring community and the fourth new fire station added since 2007,” said Fire Chief Eric Anderson with Spring Volunteer Fire Department. “The new station will house vital equipment and personnel, paid and volunteer, needed to protect those that work, visit or live within the Springwoods Village community and surrounding areas.”
“With the first residents and employees living and working in Springwoods Village, providing emergency services is an important part of creating a complete community,” said Keith Simon, executive vice president, Coventry Development Corporation. “Cypress Creek EMS and the Spring Fire Department have been serving the community for decades and we are looking forward to working with them to keep our residents and workers safe.”
Joiner Architects designed the state-of-the-art facility to comply with high sustainable design standards set by Springwoods Village and will achieve the LEED Gold Facility designation when completed. Also involved in the project are DBR Engineering Consultants, Matrix Structural Engineers and Jones & Carter.
Located 25 miles north of Downtown Houston, Springwoods Village is an 1,800-acre mixed-use community in north Harris County, and home to the new ExxonMobil corporate campus and Southwestern Energy’s consolidated headquarters. Designed for sustainability, Springwoods Village will serve a population of up to 50,000 employees and residents while providing diverse housing options and amenities, such as shopping, dining, schools, civic facilities and outdoor recreation.
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Suzuki Grand Vitara News
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2008-13 Suzuki Grand Vitara recalled for gear shift fix - UPDATE
By James Wong 14th Feb 2017 2 Comments
Update - The original version of this article said automatic Grand Vitaras were affected by the recall. This is not the case, see article for details Suzuki has issued a recall for its manual Grand Vitara SUVs sold between 2008 and 2013 over concerns the gear lever could fail...
Softened new Suzuki Grand Vitara coming
By Mike Costello 17th Jan 2017 25 Comments
A new Suzuki Grand Vitara is definitely on the way inside the next few years, but don’t expect the next-generation model to retain the current car’s comparatively hardcore off-road abilities. Instead, you can expect the next iteration to follow the smaller ‘regular' Suzuki Vitara’s lead and adopt a more road-focussed demeanour and construction, to better compete with rivals such as the Mazda CX-5 and Hyundai Tucson in the hugely popular medium SUV market...
New Suzuki Grand Vitara no closer
By Mike Stevens 28th Jul 2016 17 Comments
Suzuki appears no closer to introducing a replacement for its ageing Grand Vitara SUV, which has been on the stage in its current generation since 2005. But, despite the lack of an all-new offering on the horizon, the head of Suzuki's local arm remains upbeat about the current model's sales pace...
Suzuki Grand Vitara replacement unlikely
By Matt Campbell 17th Oct 2014 29 Comments
A larger SUV to sit above the newly unveiled Suzuki Vitara appears an unlikely prospect, according to the Japanese company’s executive vice president, Toshihiro Suzuki. Speaking exclusively with CarAdvice earlier this month at the Paris motor show, Suzuki suggested the company is still thinking about the concept of a larger SUV to replace the current Grand Vitara...
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Suzuki Grand Vitara replacement still a few years away
By Mike Costello 28th Jul 2014 9 Comments
A replacement for the nine-year-old Suzuki Grand Vitara remains several years away from launch, according to the general manager of the company’s local operations. The company remains confident, however, that the model’s renowned off-road prowess — widely regarded among the best in segment — and loyal clientele should see it continue to pick up sales into its 10th year on sale and well beyond...
Suzuki SX4, Grand Vitara updated with sat-nav
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Suzuki is improving its in-car technology by introducing a high-resolution LCD touchscreen in its range-topping Suzuki SX4 and Suzuki Grand Vitara models. Suzuki dealerships will soon receive higher-spec versions of the SX4 S and Sport and Prestige variants of updated Grand Vitara (announced late last week) with a 6...
Suzuki Grand Vitara Urban goes two-wheel drive
By David Zalstein 18th Aug 2012 11 Comments
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Suzuki Grand Vitara: facelift coming in August
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The updated Suzuki Grand Vitara has been unveiled in Japan, revealing the refreshed styling of the mid-sized SUV ahead of its Australian launch next month. The revisions to Australia's version of the Suzuki Grand Vitara will be mostly cosmetic, largely following the lead of the Japan-spec model, the Suzuki Escudo, pictured here...
Suzuki Grand Vitara Sport on sale in Australia
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Disney Just Released Its Best Animated Short Of 2018: ‘The Little Duck’
By Amid Amidi | 12/26/2018 2:45 pm | Be the First to Comment!
This new cartoon has a bit of everything that makes Disney Disney: adorable fuzzy cartoon animals, a tug at the heartstrings, some light comedy, and a hard sell to consumers. It’s also the best Disney short we’ve seen this year, mostly because it manages to compact the Disney ‘magic’ into a bearable 75 seconds.
Set to the Broadway tune “The Impossible Dream (The Quest)” from the musical Man of La Mancha, “The Little Duck” tells the story of a duckling who aspires to be like his hero Donald Duck. According to Disney’s official description of the campaign, “This epic saga, blending together love, humor and courage, is aimed at all those — big and small — who grew up with a Disney idol whom they still wish one day to meet. At Disneyland Paris, magic is for real.”
Update: The agency behind “The Little Duck” was BETC Paris, and the animation was produced by Paris-based cg/vfx shop Unit Image.
It also doesn’t look like we’re the only ones who appreciated this commercial:
My Top 3 favorite Disney productions of 2018:
3. Ralph Breaks the Internet
2. Mary Poppins Returns
1. Disneyland Paris duck commercial
— Jennifer (@JLap64) December 26, 2018
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Risk-taking, revictimisation and perpetration of sexual violence in ten southern African countries
Neil Andersson
Journal: International Psychiatry / Volume 10 / Issue 4 / November 2013
This paper reports the results of a cross-sectional survey of 11- to 16-year-old school-going youths in ten southern African countries. The survey instrument recorded both the experience of coerced sex and the perpetration of forced sex. There were prominent school and community risk factors for increased risk-taking behaviours, revictimisation and the perpetration of sexual violence. This supports the idea that the local culture can reinforce the antisocial consequences of sexual abuse of boys and girls. There was a suggestion that the school environment can compound the effects of child sexual abuse in terms of conscious knowledge, high-risk behaviour, the risk of revictimisation and disdain for the safety of others.
By Daniel Andersson, Mary Beagon, Maaike van Berkel, Ann Blair, Paul Dover, Marco Formisano, Erika Gielen, Jill Harries, Daniel Harris-McCoy, Myrto Hatzimichali, Ian Johnson, Elizabeth Keen, Jason König, Paul Magdalino, Andy Merrills, Teresa Morgan, Elias Muhanna, András Németh, Katerina Oikonomopoulou, Claire Preston, Neil Rhodes, William N. West, Greg Woolf, Harriet T. Zurndorfer
Edited by Jason König, University of St Andrews, Scotland, Greg Woolf, University of St Andrews, Scotland
Book: Encyclopaedism from Antiquity to the Renaissance
Print publication: 17 October 2013, pp x-xiv
Cash Transfers and Social Vulnerability in Bosnia: A Cross-sectional Study of Households and Listed Beneficiaries
Neil Andersson, Sergio Paredes-Solis, Lorraine Sherr, Anne Cockcroft
Journal: Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness / Volume 7 / Issue 3 / June 2013
Print publication: June 2013
Promoted as a means of fueling markets and encouraging economic growth or recovery, cash transfers have become a popular approach to international assistance. The literature recognizes potential problems such as insecurity, corruption, misuse, gender inequality, market inflation, and ineffective targeting. We carried out population and beneficiary surveys in 1997 to evaluate the targeting of cash transfers in Bosnia soon after the end of the conflict.
The population survey visited a random sample of clusters from population registers in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Republika Srpska (RS). A directly administered questionnaire asked households whether they received any cash handouts from the Municipal Welfare Office in the last year, and, if so, for what purpose, the amount, and how they used the money. We calculated coverage and inclusion and exclusion errors of the program. The field team also identified cash transfers beneficiaries from official lists of the program and attempted to contact a random sample of them to ask about their experience.
It was not possible to confirm receipts of cash in one third of the sample of 840 named beneficiaries; 19% could not be traced and 17% of those found denied receiving any cash. In the general population survey of 7182 households, coverage rates with cash assistance (11% in BiH, 3% in RS) were at least 44% lower than those declared by the distribution agencies, with considerable variation between cantons. Exclusion errors were high: 83% of those eligible according to the program's income criterion did not receive any cash. Although sufficient cash was dispensed to reach every United Nations High Commission for Refugees priority 1 (most needy) household, only 13% of these households (278/2125) admitted receiving any cash. Inclusion errors were also high: 60% of all of those who received cash were not in the priority 1 category and 46% were not eligible according to the program's income criterion. Extrapolating from the population survey findings, we could only account for a maximum of US$4 million received by households in BiH and RS up to May 1997, of the US$16 million dispersed by the program up to that time.
Targeting of the cash transfers program was poor, with large inclusion and exclusion errors. Much of the disbursed cash apparently did not reach the intended beneficiaries and could not be accounted for. Agencies on the ground did not have the necessary skills to handle the disbursements or to train national organizations to do so. (Disaster Med Public Health Prepardness. 2013;7:232-240)
Devising Scenarios for Future Repository Evolution: A Rigorous Methodology
Neil A. Chapman, Johan Andersson, Peter Robinson, Kristina Skagius, Clas-Otto Wene, Marie Wiborgh, Stig Wingefors
The Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate is developing a new methodology for the construction of scenarios for radiological consequence analysis as part of its SITE-94 performance assessment project. SITE-94 involves the incorporation of site specific data from the Äspö site into a performance assessment (PA) of a hypothetical high-level waste repository. This paper describes a systems analysis approach that has been developed based on the concept of organising all the events and processes which need to be taken account of in PA into a ‘process system’ and a much smaller residual group which are used to generate scenarios. The methodology used for developing scenarios, producing calculation cases and addressing the various types of uncertainty involved in PA consequence analysis is described.
Breast-feeding in a complex emergency: four linked cross-sectional studies during the Bosnian conflict
Neil Andersson, Sergio Paredes-Solís, José Legorreta-Soberanis, Anne Cockcroft, Lorraine Sherr
Journal: Public Health Nutrition / Volume 13 / Issue 12 / December 2010
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 June 2010, pp. 2097-2104
To examine changes in breast-feeding and impacts on child health during the Bosnian conflict.
Four linked representative cross-sectional household surveys, 1994 to 1997.
The countries of former Yugoslavia largely missed the international wave of enthusiasm for breast-feeding of the 1980s and early 1990s. The concern is that breast-feeding deteriorates during humanitarian emergencies, when children need it most.
The four surveys visited a random sample of clusters from population registers in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the Republica Srpska (RS). Interviewers asked about breast-feeding and other factors related to child health, and measured mid upper-arm circumference in 1123 infants aged 1–12 months.
One-fifth of infants were not breast-fed at all (220/1087). Muslim and displaced children were less likely to breast-feed; 59 % of Muslim displaced children never breast-fed. Among infants in sites visited by all four surveys, there was no change in the proportion ever breast-fed and a significant increase in duration of breast-feeding and exclusive breast-feeding between 1994 and 1997. Children were breast-fed for shorter durations in male absent households, in frontline communities, the RS, and households that did not receive remittances from abroad. Non-breast-fed children and those who breast-fed for less than 4 months were more likely to be malnourished, as were those with complementary foods added either before or after their sixth month of life.
If relief agencies had promoted and supported breast-feeding, this might have avoided some of the increased malnutrition that occurred during the conflict.
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The National Integration of Italian Return Migration, 1870–1929
Part of Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Modern History
Author: Dino Cinel
Date Published: March 1992
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This book examines return migration to Italy from the United States from 1870 to 1929. Many imigrants did not intend to settle permanently in the United States, but to make money in order to buy land in Italy. The book documents the flow from America back to Italy of individuals and remittances and discusses the strategies used by returnees in investing American savings. The Italian government and Italian society in general took a great deal of interest in return migration. Initially, Italy opposed mass emigration. In time, the government promoted emigration and return migration as the best way of creating savings, which would in turn promote the modernization of the Italian economy, especially in the south. Eventually, return migration and remittances were regarded by many Italians as the best way to solve the thorny southern question.
Introduction: emigration and the process of national integration
1. The difficult task of national integration
2. A blueprint for change
3. The southern ethos
4. The national debate
5. Return migration
6. American remittances
7. Investing American savings
8. regional differences
9. Return and retirement
Conclusion: national integration and return migration
Index.
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A History of British Working Class Literature
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John Goodridge, Nottingham Trent University
Bridget Keegan, Creighton University, Omaha
John Goodridge, Bridget Keegan, Jennie Batchelor, Jennifer Batt, William J. Christmas, Steve Van-Hagen, Gerard Carruthers, Kerri Andrews, Mary-Ann Constantine, Franca Dellarosa, Jennifer Orr, Scott McEathron, Ian Haywood, Gary Harrison, Kaye Kossick, Mike Sanders, Florence S. Boos, Kirstie Blair, Rod Hermeston, H. Gustav Klaus, Nicola Wilson, Anthony Cartwright, Sharon Ouditt, Jack Windle, Corey Gibson, Lisa Sheppard, Aidan Byrne, Cole Crawford, Brian Maidment
Date Published: May 2017
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A History of British Working-Class Literature examines the rich contributions of working-class writers in Great Britain from 1700 to the present. Since the early eighteenth century the phenomenon of working-class writing has been recognised, but almost invariably co-opted in some ultimately distorting manner, whether as examples of 'natural genius'; a Victorian self-improvement ethic; or as an aspect of the heroic workers of nineteenth- and twentieth-century radical culture. The present work contrastingly applies a wide variety of interpretive approaches to this literature. Essays on more familiar topics, such as the 'agrarian idyll' of John Clare, are mixed with entirely new areas in the field like working-class women's 'life-narratives'. This authoritative and comprehensive History explores a wide range of genres such as travel writing, the verse-epistle, the elegy and novels, while covering aspects of Welsh, Scottish, Ulster/Irish culture and transatlantic perspectives.
Surveys three centuries of working-class literature, establishing it as a self-conscious tradition in British literature
A wide range of writers are discussed, including many who have been only recently recovered, providing a good starting point for those interested in learning more about the field and will also reward those who know the field with additional insights and discoveries
Includes contributions from well-regarded established scholars as well as new voices, demonstrating a wide variety of interpretive approaches that can be applied to working-class literature
'A History of British Working Class Literature consists of 25 essays by more than 30 contributors hailing from the US, the UK, and Germany. This reviewer cannot imagine a more comprehensive commentary on this much-neglected topic. … This reviewer recommends every essay in this splendid collection, because singling out some is to implicitly and unfairly devalue others. … This collection is a must read for those interested in politics and literature. … Summing Up: Essential. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.' L. A. Brewer, CHOICE
contains: 14 b/w illus. 1 table
Introduction John Goodridge and Bridget Keegan
1. When 'Bread depends on her Character': the problem of laboring-class subjectivity in the foundling hospital archive Jennie Batchelor
2. 'Stirr' d up by Emulation of the famous Mr Duck': laboring-class poetry in the 1730s Jennifer Batt
3. The Verse Epistle and laboring-class literary sociability from Duck to Burns William J. Christmas
4. 'But Genius is the special Gift of God!': the reclamation of 'Natural Genius' in the late eighteenth-century verses of Ann Yearsley and James Woodhouse Steve Van-Hagen
5. Alexander Wilson: the rise and fall and rise of a laboring-class writer Gerard Carruthers
6. Neither mute nor inglorious: Ann Yearsley and Elegy Kerri Andrews
7. 'British Bards': the concept of laboring-class poetry in eighteenth-century Wales Mary-Ann Constantine
8. 'Behold in these Coromantees/the fate of an agonized world': Edward Rushton's transnational radicalism Franca Dellarosa
9. Transnational Ulster and laboring-class self-fashioning Jennifer Orr
10. Working-class poetry and the Royal Literary Fund: two case studies in patronage Scott McEathron
11. The life of William Cobbett: caricature, hauntology and the impossibility of radical life writing in the romantic period Ian Haywood
12. John Clare's Agrarian Idyll: a confluence of pastoral and Georgic Gary Harrison
13. 'And aft thy dear Doric aside I hae flung, to busk oot my sang wi' the prood Southron tongue': the Antiphonal Muse in Janet Hamilton's poetics Kaye Kossick
14. 'The guilty game of human subjugation': religion as ideology in Thomas Cooper's The Purgatory of Suicides Mike Sanders
15. At the margins of print: life-narratives of Victorian working-class women Florence S. Boos
16. The newspaper press and the Victorian working-class poet Kirstie Blair
17. Tensions, transformations and local identity: the evolving meanings of nineteenth-century Tyneside dialect songs Rod Hermeston
18. On the road: all manner of tramps in English and Scottish writing from the 1880s to the 1920s H. Gustav Klaus
19. Ethel Carnie Holdsworth: genre, serial fiction and popular reading patterns Nicola Wilson
20. 'The young men of the nation': Alexander Baron and urban working-class masculinity Anthony Cartwright
21. Kathleen Dayus: the girl from Hockley Sharon Ouditt
22. 'It have a kind of communal feeling with the Working Class and the spades': Sam Selvon, Tony Harrison and 'Colonization in Reverse' Jack Windle
23. Clannish confines: the folk, the proletariat and the people in modern Scottish literature Corey Gibson
24. A critical minefield: the haunting of the Welsh working-class novel Lisa Sheppard and Aidan Byrne
25. Transforming working-class writers and writing: digital editions, projects and analyses Cole Crawford
Afterword Brian Maidment.
John Goodridge has been researching labouring-class poetry, John Clare studies and related fields for the past three decades. He is Vice-President of the John Clare Society and a Fellow of the English Association. He co-founded the Robert Bloomfield Society and the Thomas Chatterton Society, edits the Database of Labouring-Class Poets and is the General Editor of six volumes of labouring-class poetry.
Bridget Keegan has worked on British labouring-class poetry for nearly thirty years and has written and edited numerous publications on the topic. She is Professor of English and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Creighton University, Omaha.
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Bumble seeks online dating collaboration with Facebook
by Oliver McAteer May 17, 2018
A Q&A with Bumble's VP of marketing Chelsea Cain Maclin.
Bumble has contacted Facebook to explore a collaboration after the social media giant announced it is entering the online dating world.
Earlier this month, Mark Zuckerberg revealed a service will roll out soon, after considering it for more than a decade.
"There are 200 million people on Facebook that list themselves as single, so clearly there’s something to do here," he said at Facebook’s annual F8 conference.
Bumble said it was "thrilled" to hear the news, and hopes it can join forces with Facebook to "make the connecting space even more safe and empowering."
Campaign US caught up with Bumble’s vice president of marketing, Chelsea Cain Maclin.
How has Bumble's marketing strategy transformed since its inception?
When Bumble launched in 2014, dating apps were more stigmatized than they are today -- and people weren’t really sure if a dating app where only women could make the first move would work. Bumble actually launched with our first two hires jumping out of a plane to illustrate how it was scarier to free fall than to make the first move. We did a lot of marketing on college campuses, which is still an important marketing channel for us today. We’ve grown our college marketing team into a field marketing team that focuses on targeting college students, recent graduates, and event marketers in cities across the globe.
Today, we use an omni-channel approach, integrating traditional and non-traditional strategies (for an app), like our Bumble Hive pop-ups. Our mission remains constant; 1) to facilitate empowering connections in love, life and work; 2) to improve our users lives both online and offline, and; 3) to promote accountability through kindness and respect. As a marketing team, we continually challenge each other to achieve this mission alongside our awareness, acquisition, and engagement goals. Our marketing strategy is multifaceted because we are mission and growth driven, and we’re always looking for opportunities to add value to our users’ lives, both on and offline.
How is technology influencing the future of Bumble?
There are so many interesting things happening in the tech space right now -- we are constantly evaluating trends and the latest product releases as we continue to optimize our platform for our users. There will be a lot of advancements in the space in the coming years and I’m excited for Bumble to be part of that.
Facebook announced it’s entering the world of online dating -- is this a threat to Bumble?
A Bumble spokesperson said: "We were thrilled when we saw the news. Our executive team has already reached out to Facebook to explore ways to collaborate. Perhaps Bumble and Facebook can join forces to make the connecting space even more safe and empowering."
Bumble is going to let users access the app without a Facebook login in the future. Will anything else change logistically?
Yes, and that’s actually a feature that’s available for new users right now. Users can sign up for a new Bumble account with just their phone number, which bypasses Facebook and any other third-party. Nothing else changes -- we still offer photo verification that’s moderated by our machine-learning technology and user experience team, with or without logging in through Facebook.
You recently partnered with the L.A. Clippers -- will we see more sport sponsorship deals from Bumble?
Partnering with the Clippers was a unique opportunity -- it’s the first time a women-driven brand like Bumble has joined forces with a major professional sports team in the U.S. The Clippers executive leadership team boasts more women than any other NBA franchise, including the league’s only female president, Gillian Zucker. Bumble is obviously a female-centric brand and, our workforce reflects that -- our company is 85 percent women and our C-suite is almost all women.
With the Clippers partnership, we launched Bumble’s "Badge of Empowerment" on the team’s jerseys, serving as a reminder of our shared values of diversity and equal opportunity. Our partnership includes an investment in Los Angeles-area youth, which helps the Clippers expand their community initiatives to strengthen the skills, confidence, and knowledge necessary for young women to achieve their full potential.
We will continue to focus our marketing dollars on brands that have strong female representation in executive management and an emphasis on mentoring the next generation of rising stars.
Where do you see the gender/equality conversation heading next, and how will Bumble slot into it?
Bumble launched over three years ago, before #MeToo and #TimesUp, and we’re happy that this is a part of a larger cultural conversation now. I think "what comes next?" is the biggest question on everyone’s minds. We want to help educate society to understand, build, and expect safe, empowering relationships in both romantic relationships and in the workforce. This is core to our mission and values. Bumble will play an integral role in this continued conversation and continue to work toward a more kind, positive and empowering future for all.
Bumble recently got some backlash for promoting Planned Parenthood through the app. What’s the company’s stance on being an advocate for social issues?
We are a brand that’s rooted in kindness and empowerment, and we believe in taking a stand on issues that are important to us. We partnered with Planned Parenthood to talk about consent in April for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, because consent is such an important topic in dating. For our brand, it’s important and authentic to talk about these types of issues and we will continue to do so.
What can we expect to see from Bumble in the years to come?
Bumble has transformed in the past year -- we are no longer just a dating app, we are a social networking app for the people you haven’t met yet, whether that’s in love, friendship or business. We’ve become the place to find and cultivate empowered, lasting connections in life. We’ve been so thrilled to hear success stories from all three areas of Bumble: Bumble Date, Bumble BFF + Bumble Bizz. We have so many exciting things on our product and marketing roadmap, but you’ll have to stay tuned to hear those details!
And, for fun, what’s your number one piece of advice for online daters?
Be your authentic self, be kind, be confident, and make the first move.
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A Tale of Two Revolutions
May 9, 2019 Jerry Newcombe Liberty & Faith 0
By Jerry Newcombe:
Could a contrast between the American Revolution and the French Revolution be relevant to today’s conflicts? I think so. The attempt to demote historic icons, like George Washington, is a case in point.
George Washington grew up as a gentleman farmer in Virginia and was a fourth generation slave-owner. But by the end of his life, he had decided slavery was immoral and so at his death, he freed his slaves and made provision for them.
But in our day—where the alleged “right to not be offended” often seems to trump the constitutional right to free speech—some are calling for images of George Washington to be torn down, like statues of Confederates.
The dailywire.com (5/2/19) reports on how “George Washington High School” in Northern California is contemplating tearing down two 1930’s panels featuring George Washington because the pair of murals allegedly “traumatizes students and community members.”
This is in San Francisco, so the outcome seems likely.
How long will our historical iconoclasm last? The cultural Marxists are working overtime to cut Americans off from our history.
I believe that despite his flaws, including being a slave-owner, there are many heroic aspects of our first president. Dr. Peter Lillback and I wrote, George Washington’s Sacred Fire, which puts all this in context. Recently we discussed Washington and slavery.
Our founders fought the American Revolution, led by Washington, so that we could enjoy our God-given rights. Though slow in coming, recognition of those God-given rights eventually gave the slaves their freedom. What is happening in the culture wars today is a revival of the French Revolution, which waged war against God.
France in 1789 fought against injustice, even in the church; but their godless “cure” ended up being worse than the disease. The French Revolution was anti-God and pro-tyranny—leading to death in the streets. The American Revolution was pro-God and pro-freedom.
America’s founders mentioned God four times in the Declaration of Independence. They identified King George III’s tyranny as illegitimate—because he was violating our God-given rights. The founders, with a firm reliance on the Lord, laid down “their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor” in support for their declaration as a new nation.
When George Washington first read the Declaration to his troops, one of his first acts was to hire Christian chaplains—systematically, throughout the army. He felt that if we were to win this war, it would only be with God’s help.
And he and the other colonists felt that God did help. To paraphrase Washington in his First Inaugural Address, no people should be more grateful to the Lord than we Americans because God aided us at every step to become an independent nation.
Consider a few further contrasts between the American Revolution and the French Revolution.
Our framers signed the Constitution in “the year of our Lord” 1787. The French Revolutionaries got rid of the Christian calendar; and so they declared 1791 as Year 1 of their new non-Christian calendar.
The French Revolutionaries desecrated Notre Dame Cathedral, disallowing Christian worship there and placed a half-naked woman on the altar, calling her “Reason,” whom they worshiped.
In contrast, our founders hired Christian chaplains for the military and also for the House and Senate. Since there weren’t enough church buildings in Washington, D. C., they held Christian worship services in the Capitol building. Presidents Jefferson and Madison attended those services.
The French Revolution eventually consumed its own. Since then, France has had 17 different governments, while the U.S. still lives under one—the Constitution.
I predict that today’s social justice warriors, who are consuming our past heroes, will one day be consumed themselves by future revolutionaries. Future generations could look back at us and say things like: “You had 4D sonograms documenting the humanity of the unborn and yet you allowed millions of abortions on demand?” or “Science has documented genuine differences between men and women, yet you allowed boys who claimed to be girls to compete and dominate in sports, winning valuable scholarships?”
Every generation has its flaws and blind spots. Our generation has yet to recognize its own.
Slavery was evil. Thank God for those strong Christians who defeated it. Thank God for William Wilberforce’s Christian anti-slavery crusade, which took him about five decades to complete. That crusade inspired abolition here in America. Interestingly, in his day, Wilberforce was sometimes called “the George Washington of Humanity.” Both men worked hard to liberate others.
Slavery has plagued humanity from the beginning of time and can even be found in some places today, places where the gospel of Christ has no sway.
Too bad the children of the French Revolution are rising up today to cut us off from our past heroes. There is a reason Washington continues to be a hero to millions. Enough with the historical revisionism.
© Copyright by Jerry Newcombe, 2019. All rights reserved.
Email Jerry: J.Newcombe@djkm.org
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When Europe flirted with Turkey
William Kynan-Wilson
Turquerie: An Eighteenth-Century European Fantasy
By Haydn Williams
Thames & Hudson, October 2014
The ‘salon turc’ at the Villa Favorita, Palermo, c1814
A Dutch mastiff with a languid gaze sits upon a plump velvet cushion. He holds a silken handkerchief aloft with one paw, while the other delicately supports a gold and crystal pipe. A miniature turban, fawning female spaniels, a black cat (doubling as a eunuch), and soft smoke rising from the pug’s mouth complete Jean-Baptiste Oudry’s curious painting The Mastiff’s Seraglio (1734). It is certainly the most playful of the many fascinating and inventive expressions of turquerie that populate Haydn Williams’s engaging study.
It also illustrates the elasticity of the Ottoman world in the imagination of European artists, architects and craftsmen. The topic of turquerie is a nebulous one. Williams opens by stating: ‘Turquerie was not a style; rather it was a theme that in the course of the 18th century sparked varied responses in different places.’ This is reflected in the book’s thematic structure: Williams writes for a broad audience rather than producing a comprehensive survey of this vast and fluid subject.
He illustrates the eclectic and interconnected nature of European responses to Ottoman culture, with the emphasis placed on France and the 18th century. Examples from other centuries and locations are judiciously incorporated, and they serve to underline the pan-European nature of this phenomenon.
Portraits of turbaned princes and merchants feature strongly, but the author gives equal prominence to Turkish allusions in European theatre, balls and masquerades, garden follies and the decorative arts. This inclusive panorama is particularly welcome, and it illustrates the inherent malleability of Ottoman culture as a source of inspiration and model of imitation.
The taste for things Turkish ranged from the minute to the monumental: Ottoman characters adorned snuffboxes and sewing kits, flowerpots and sugar boxes; crescent moons were twisted to decorate chairs, and figures of enslaved Turks propped up the beds of European princes. Equally, turquerie found expression in the erection of Ottoman-style tents, kiosks and mock mosques. A striking example is the late-18th-century mosque and court constructed at Schloss Schwetzingen in southern Germany for the Elector Palatine Karl Theodor. Painted a bold pink, it blends European and Islamic forms in a curious style: ogee arches with Corinthian columns, and onion domes topped with gilded crescents.
Many of these elements are not exclusively Ottoman quotations, but they serve to illustrate the gradual blurring of turquerie into the more homogenous mode of Orientalism. The East becomes a tangle of pagodas and parrots, Chinamen with porcelain bowls and Indian ladies playing musical instruments. In one corner, the Ottoman sultan is shown on horseback and flanked by janissaries. The iconography is familiar, probably drawn from earlier costume books, but the context is novel: the sultan is simply one of many movable pieces in an ever-fantastical East.
The emphasis of this study is firmly on European responses to Ottoman culture, but there are hints at exchange operating the other way. One intriguing example is a porcelain rosewater ewer and basin produced in Vienna (c1735). This object carefully imitates traditional Turkish ewers in its form, but the decoration is unmistakably a European rendering of Oriental motifs. It provides eloquent testimony to the complexities of turquerie, particularly when one considers that this ewer was created for 18th-century Ottoman dignitaries; it remains part of the Topkapı collection to this day.
The great value of this work is in its scope. An impressive range of material is covered, with excellent illustrations adorning almost every page. However, there are moments where detail is sacrificed for breadth, and inevitably a brisk pace is adopted, with certain examples described all too fleetingly. The light footnoting used throughout also makes it difficult for the reader to explore individual items in further detail.
Above all, this is a beautifully crafted book: Williams writes clearly and engagingly, and many of the exquisite reproductions are complete with perceptive captions. The rich visual survey of turquerie cannot fail to excite and educate a wide readership about the imaginative capital of the Ottoman world.
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The 18th-century Swiss portrait artist Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702–1789) is widely regarded as the first Orientalist. The four years he spent in Turkey from 1738, drawing and painting Western merchants and diplomats as well as Ottoman citizens, made him the first serious European artist to find his subject matter in the East.
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Usain Bolt vs Sean Eadie
Usain Bolt is the fastest man alive, but can a top track cyclists beat him? That was a question posed in the June issue of outside magazine. Most trackies know that a top track sprinter doing a 200M time trial will go almost twice as fast as a 100m runner ( both pretty darn close to 10 seconds, with the track rider going twice the distance), but the cyclists has the advantage of the standing start. The folks at Outside magazine went to Jim Martin, and former track racer and now one of the top cycling bio-mechanist in the world. Just do a google scholar search and you'll see. Jim has done extensive work in modeling performance, so from a theoretical perspective, he was the guy to answer this question.Jim took some power data from Sean Eadie, the 2002 match sprint world champion, along Bolt's 9.58 100M and ran the model. From a standing start, it makes sense that the longer the race gets the more likely the cyclist is to win, as the runners are already slowing down after 100M and the cyclists is just gaining speed. But it is a pretty close race at 100M. Who do you think won?
The answer is the cyclists by 0.16 seconds. Bolt pulls ahead at the start, but then Eadie Passes him at 89.7 meters. Jim's models are excellent, and can be be highly accurate, but when it comes down to 0.16 seconds, I think it could still be anyone's race. If those two men lined up at the starting line in top form, I wouldn't have much confidence in predicting the winner one way or the other. I would love to see something like this happen. It would be great or Gatorade, Red Bull, or a company like that could put on a race with Bolt and a top track sprinter.....maybe Chris Hoy or Gregory Bauge...Jaime Staff is known for heaving a blistering start, so he might be a good candidate. What do you think?
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Does the language used by supplement companies encourge doping?
I recently got an email from an "endurance supplement" company. The email was full of pro-athlete testimonials. Both the language in the testimonials and the language in other parts of the email reminded me of the language used for drugs. They kept using the word "on". " Shortly after going on XYZ supplement... I won XYZ race" " When going on one XYZ company's supplements, you are guaranteed...."
I've received other emails from this company, and they always use the same "on" language. Regardless of whether the stuff improves performance (and I'm skeptial of that), the language is similar to what is used when talking about drugs. My grandmother is " on" anti-inflammatories and pain meds for her arthritis. My uncle is "on" beta blockers for his high blood pressure. Riccardo Rico was " on" CERA.
I think this habituates athletes to being "on" something, and it can be a slippery slope.
My guess is that it is a marketing thing that they use, because if it sounds kind of like you are using a drug, than it must work like a drug, only this "drug" isn't banned. ( never mind the fact that if their products had the drastic effects they claim, they would be banned from sport anyway)
The whole email kind of reminds me of one of my favorite SNL clips. The All Drug Olympics.
For a copy of that supplement email I received today, go HERE.
Tagged: cycling, ironman training, research
Fitter with Friends!
There was a great article recently in The Economist about group exercise, and how it is easier with friends. Basically the idea is that people can push themselves harder in a group than when they are by themselves....mostly because of hormonal responses. They go on to explain a possible evolutionary benefits, such as hunting in groups. The researchers in the study used rowers, and if you are into that sort of thing, be sure to check out the Indo Row program with Engine Room Fitness. But the results would likely be just as applicable to spinning, indoor cycling, old fashioned step aerobics, or just about any synchronized group workout. Good news for group workouts huh?
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The EU as International Environmental Negotiator
Tom Delreux
Series: Global Environmental Governance
February 17, 2016 by Routledge
Delreux examines how the EU functions when it participates in international environmental negotiations. In particular, this book looks at the internal EU decision-making process with regard to international negotiations that lead to multilateral environmental agreements. By studying eight such decision-making processes, the book analyses how much negotiation autonomy (or 'discretion') the EU negotiator (the European Commission or the Council Presidency) enjoys vis-Ã -vis the member states it represents and how this particular degree of discretion can be explained. The book's empirical evidence is based on extensive literature review, primary and semi-confidential document research, as well as interviews with EU decision-makers. It is aimed at a readership interested in EU politics and decision-making, global/multilateral governance, environmental policy science and methodological development of Qualitative Comparative Analysis.
Contents: Introduction; The EU and mixed agreements; Member states as principals, EU negotiators as agents; The EU as negotiator in eight international environmental negotiations; Explaining the EU negotiator's discretion; Unravelling the EU decision-making process; Conclusions; Apendices; Bibliography; Index.
Dr Tom Delreux, Institut de Sciences Politiques Louvain-Europe (ISPOLE), University of Louvain, Belgium.
'Delreux’s The EU as International Environmental Negotiator advances our understanding of the EU’s role in global environmental negotiations by light years. Its deep substance, sharp rigor and clear presentation will make it must-reading for students, scholars and practitioners across international, environmental and European law and politics.' Joseph Jupille, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA 'This empirically rich and fascinating analysis of EU internal bargaining during eight multilateral environmental negotiations, considerably improves our understanding of the balance-of-power between various EU actors. It makes an original contribution to the existing literature on principal-agent relations by incorporating insights from sociological institutionalism.' Ole Elgström, Lund University, Sweden
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5th June 2018 (GC)
Even a few withdrawals in the weeks up to this event did not prevent it starting with a full complement of fourteen players with handicaps ranging from -4 to +2 but with a majority in the minus range. In other words a strong field.
Indisposition prevented the manager from running the show on the actual days and Mike Town took over as well as playing and, by all accounts, did a splendid job, aided with fine weather.
Among the favourites to win the event an early casualty was Guy Scurfield (Dulwich, -3) who lost to Mike (Woking, -2) in the very first round. Thereafter the major contenders for the title settled down to form and the first day ended with Jeff Dawson (Woking, -4) on seven wins out of seven, and Guy, Mike and Lionel Tibble (Northampton, -2) all with six wins and all to play for.
At lunchtime on the second day, Jeff, Guy and Lionel continued their winning way but Mike dropped behind, losing to Lionel. The lunch break must have had an effect because, having just disposed of Mike, Lionel next beat Guy. Then in the penultimate round Jeff lost his unbeaten record to Guy.
So, with one round to play only Jeff and Lionel, each with eleven wins, could win the tournament and they had yet to play each other. As it happened Jeff won the game comfortably and was the tournament winner with twelve wins. Lionel and Guy won eleven games but the former took second place by virtue of having beaten Guy. With ten wins Mike was fourth.
As usual, the Woking catering staff did a marvellous job, much appreciated by all the players.
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Five things that must happen for blockchain to see widespread adoption, according to Deloitte
Published Mon, Oct 1 2018 8:57 AM EDT Updated Mon, Oct 1 2018 10:42 AM EDT
Ryan Browne@Ryan_Browne_
Blockchain is touted as a technology that will revolutionize the finance sector.
Slow transaction speeds and a lack of standardization threaten to restrict growth.
Deloitte has highlighted five hurdles that the technology must overcome to hasten widespread adoption.
Artist's blockchain concept.
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Blockchain is perhaps one of the biggest buzzwords in both finance and technology today.
Proponents tout it as the technology that will revolutionize the financial services, pointing to its ability to function without a central authority and also store data in a tamper-proof way.
But they also believe it will be beneficial to a variety of industries beyond finance and tech, particularly ones beset by a huge trail of paper records and outdated legacy technology — whether that's healthcare, real estate or law.
However slow transaction speeds and a lack of standardization for instance threaten to stunt blockchain's growth.
According to Deloitte, there are five main hurdles the technology needs to overcome to see widespread adoption.
Increased performance
A bitcoin mine near Kongyuxiang, Sichuan, China on August 12, 2016.
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Blockchain is similar to an accounting ledger, only it records transactions across a vast network and is decentralized, meaning it doesn't require any central authority to oversee it.
Advocates of the technology say that's a huge advantage when it comes to tracking financial transactions and other data.
But there's a problem, Deloitte says.
"Blockchain can be slow," researchers at the consultancy said in a report published on Monday. "In contrast to some legacy transaction processing systems able to process tens of thousands of transactions per second, the Bitcoin blockchain can handle only three to seven transactions per second; the corresponding figure for Ethereum blockchain is as low as 15 transactions per second."
It adds: "Because of its relatively poor performance, many observers do not consider blockchain technology to be viable for large-scale applications."
With bitcoin's blockchain, any number of people can participate in the network, as it is public. So-called miners on the network work out complex mathematical problems to validate transactions.
There needs to be consensus on the network about the validity of the transaction in order for it to go through. While this system reduces the risk of malicious activity being carried out on the network, it can also increase the time it takes for transactions to settle.
However, Deloitte has said work is being done to create a more efficient model that can speed up transaction speeds. Firms in the industry like Hyperledger, Stellar and Ripple are using new consensus mechanisms aimed at accelerating this process.
These new models are called "proof-of-stake" systems, where a cryptocurrency miner is required to have a certain stake in the digital asset in order to participate in the network.
"The evolution of consensus mechanisms is improving blockchain speed significantly — good news for applications in trade finance, supply chain traceability, auto leasing, marine insurance, health care, and insurance," the report said.
Digital cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethernum, Dash, Monero and Litecoin.
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With an increasing number of players in an ever-expanding industry like blockchain, some worry that with so many different networks, no standard exists to allow them to interact with each other.
This standardization is what the industry calls interoperability. According to Deloitte, the lack of interoperability "grants blockchain coders and developers freedom — and can give IT departments headaches as they discover that platforms can't communicate without translation help."
The report said that, on coding site GitHub, there was more than 6,500 active blockchain projects using a range of platforms with different coding languages, protocols, consensus mechanisms and privacy measures.
"Standardization could help enterprises collaborate on application development, validate proofs of concept, and share blockchain solutions as well as making it easier to integrate with existing systems," the Deloitte study said.
"Help is on the way as a growing number of industry participants work to enable cross-blockchain transactions, interconnectivity, and standardization."
Organizations that include hundreds of members focused on creating a standard version of blockchain and encouraging collaboration are lifting hopes of the industry overcoming the interoperability problem.
Interledger for instance is a computer protocol designed to enable payments between different distributed ledger networks.
"The efforts we are seeing represent a vector of progress for blockchain technology," the Deloitte report said.
Reduced complexity, cost
With venture funding aplenty, numerous blockchain applications have been developed and many more are in the works. Here, a computer programmer sets up a mining rig to mine for bitcoin.
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One of the frequently noted criticisms of bitcoin's blockchain network is the fact that it relies on intensive computing power — and hence a lot of electricity — in order to run.
Miners use huge computer rigs with multiple servers to keep the network ticking over, and that process certainly doesn't come cheap.
A study released by Elite Fixtures earlier this year said that it cost more than $26,000 to mine just one bitcoin in South Korea, which is one of the world's largest markets for cryptocurrency trading.
Although bitcoin miners get paid a sum of bitcoin for their labors, the price tag of validating transactions in the first place could be a problem for the widespread penetration of that technology in commercial activity.
As well as cost issues involved in both creating and maintaining a blockchain network, the Deloitte report says that complexity is another cause for concern.
But a number of firms, including Amazon, IBM and Microsoft, are working on ways of improving the cost and complexity involved in creating blockchain networks by using cloud technology. Their work in the field is focused on creating what is known as blockchain-as-a-service, where effective "templates" are offered in order to make it easier for developers to set up and run blockchain networks.
"New cloud offerings have been coming to market at an accelerating pace and have the potential to lower the barriers to developing and operating blockchain networks," the study said.
"Cloud providers are releasing blockchain templates intended to automate the setup of basic blockchain infrastructure; vendors claim this can reduce application development from months to days."
The report also notes that Hyperledger's open-source platform Sawtooth lets developers build blockchain applications in their preferred coding language, without requiring knowledge of the core system.
"There is a clear trend toward easier-to-use blockchain tools and platforms," Deloitte said. "This vector of progress is likely to foster greater adoption of blockchain technology over time."
Supportive regulation
Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury secretary
Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images
As cryptocurrency prices spiked last year, regulators became increasingly uneasy about the speculative nature of the market.
A controversial phenomenon known as an initial coin offering (ICO) for instance was banned in South Korea and China, and the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this year charged the founders of Floyd Mayweather-backed cryptocurrency firm Centra with carrying out a fraudulent ICO. In an ICO, blockchain ventures sell new digital tokens in exchange for other cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether, or cash.
But there are other areas in blockchain where regulation is uncertain, such as smart contracts — self-executing contracts that run on blockchain networks like Ethereum. Such contracts contain a set of conditions under which a buyer and a seller are in agreement. When those conditions are met, the contract is automatically enforced, something which proponents say is more proficient than paper-based contracts. But Deloitte highlights that existing regulations don't cover smart contracts, which could inhibit investment in blockchain.
However, Deloitte points out that some progress is being made on the regulatory front, with 17 U.S. state legislatures either mulling or passing bills related to blockchain adoption.
And Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said at the start of the year that a working group has been formed to look into cryptocurrencies.
"There is a lot of work still to do before the major regulatory hurdles to blockchain adoption are cleared," says the Deloitte report. "But momentum is building."
More collaboration
And last but not least, the report by Deloitte says that more firms working in the sector need to collaborate in order for the technology to promote both the development of applications and education.
A number of groups have been formed aimed at increasing collaboration in the space and encouraging standardization — something that could help the aforementioned problem of lacking interoperability between networks.
"As a technology that facilitates transactions across a network, the value of a blockchain network increases with the number of users," the Deloitte report said. "That's one reason why the growth of blockchain consortia is a bullish sign."
Such groups, which contain hundreds of member firms, include R3, the RiskBlock Alliance, the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance and Hyperledger.
In March, a study by tech-focused research group Gartner put the number of blockchain-oriented consortia currently in existence at 61, more than doubling the 28 consortia that were around in the previous year. However, there are reports that some of these working groups, such as R3's and Hyperledger's, could be running out of money.
"Not all consortia are building applications, and not all are equally effective," the report said. "But growing participation by enterprises, technology providers, regulators, and governments is a vector of progress in the development of blockchain that will help increase adoption of the technology."
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Left back a learning process for right midfielder Mullan
March 1, 201310:02AM MST
Chris Bianchi
For most 12-year veterans coming off knee surgery, health and conditioning are the two biggest concerns heading into a new season.
But for Rapids midfielder, or shall we say, defender Brian Mullan, the biggest worry this preseason has been adapting to his new position: left back.
“[There’s] definitely a lot more patience involved, and [I] can’t really do what I want to do,” Mullan said this week about switching to left back this preseason. “It’s a learning process right now.”
A veteran of 307 MLS games and the winner of five MLS Cup titles, the 34-year-old has seen it all. However, he hasn’t seen it as a left back (he briefly played right back at times last year and has done so for the US national team in the past), playing almost exclusively out of a midfield role through the course of his lengthy career.
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Mullan plays left back in last preseason match
But when Rapids head coach Oscar Pareja first approached Mullan about the idea of switching from the midfield to defense in the middle of last season, the veteran was open to the idea. And sure enough, Mullan saw periodic action at right back toward the end of last year, enough for Pareja to feel comfortable switching him to left back this preseason.
“With Brian, you have experience, you have fight, you have desire and you have 300 games on his back,” Pareja said. “He’s not natural [left back], but Brian is that guys that gives you whatever he has.”
Youngsters Anthony Wallace, Chris Klute and rookie Kory Kindle were in a three-way battle for the left back spot, but none of the three appear to have impressed Pareja enough to win the job, and so the manager decided to move Mullan from right back to left. The former Colorado high school soccer star isn’t fully comfortable yet or perhaps fully satisfied with his new position, but he realizes it’s not only best for the team, but best for him.
READ: 2013 Colorado Rapids season preview
“I’m here to do whatever the team needs me to do. So if moving back up is something Oscar wants, then so be it,” Mullan said. “I’m a fan of playing. So, if I’m on the field, I’m happy.”
As for Mullan’s health? Well, after an offseason knee scope, it’s still a work in progress, but improving.
“I feel good. If you’d asked me about two weeks ago, I would’ve said, ‘I feel horrible,’” Mullan said. “But actually I feel very good now.”
Chris Bianchi covers the Colorado Rapids for MLSsoccer.com.
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REAL HOME: Federation house turned light-filled modern home
By James Cleland
Sleek design, floor to ceiling windows, an abundance of light and multi-use spaces – this inner-city home has it all.
Sydney’s Potts Point is a suburb of renewal. Over the last decade the area has experienced a rapid period of gentrification, which has seen many old and dated buildings get a new lease on life. Thanks to the inlet of young, affluent and design-savvy middleclass residents, it has the become one of the “it” suburbs to live in for those seeking out the best the inner-city lifestyle has to offer.
The Federation home that was the starting point for this project had been through several periods of renovation and adaptation previously; its last iteration was a series of small pokey flats, which left the building with multiple kitchens, bathrooms and dividing walls.
Smart Design Studio, the design team that was tasked with pulling this residence kicking and screaming into the modern era, had a unique challenge ahead of them. The clients desired a home with a variety of multi-use spaces that would provide for the everyday needs of its occupants, while also having the ability to house and accommodate guests for extended visits.
The vision of the new home was of a modern and sleek inner-city residence that, while keeping the original vision and appeal of the Federation house on the street facade, the interior would be a blend of old and new.
To achieve this result, the decision was made to strip and reconstruct the entire front section of the home, and demolish the rear section of the home to make way for a contemporary, light-filled building that would be grafted to the old part of the house via an ingeniously designed and implemented spiral staircase.
Retaining only the external and internal masonry work of the Federation section, complete reconstruction and replacement of the floors, joists, roof, doors and windows took place. The new section of the building took design inspiration from modern Spanish designers, such as Carlos Ferrater. The sleek, minimal, geometric design creates interesting spatial interactions within the building.
Adolf Loos, an Austrian architect whom the design team admired, was an inspiration for much of the interior design creative direction. His use of trimmed and detailed interiors fit perfectly with the team’s vision for this home. Classic styling with contemporary finishes mark the older section of the home. Deep, flush skirting boards, mannered panels and doors and wide timber floor boards — all in white gloss — offset the vibrant and richly coloured walls. The new extension contrasts this by maintaining a minimal stark-white colour scheme, with white-gloss floorboards, white walls and ceiling, intermittently broken up by stained black timber joinery. Bronze window frames, ironwork and trims then serve to unify the divergent old and new sections together.
Interestingly, much of the geometry was inspired by the arches found in the front of the home and the fantastically realised spiral staircase. The spiral stair was a joint creation between the design team and engineering firms, and required a crane to lift its prefab sections into place during construction. The staircase is cleverly used to serve as a barrier and internal connection between the old and new sections of the home that are split on different levels.
The separate zones of the house include formal living, dining, kitchen and informal living; master suite guest suite, study and laundry. Each zone maintains a natural sense of privacy by the offset level design, yet still feels connected through the interactive staircase.
In an effort to streamline the home as much as possible, rigorous attention to detail was required, resulting in features including bi-fold doors, which fold away into a dedicated cupboard space; bathroom and bedroom doors which fit seamlessly into the wall and ensuite cabinet doors faced with marble so they blend into the overall look of the room.
A challenge that presented itself due to the slimline footprint of the property, was how to adequately draw natural light into the home — with a goal to minimise unnecessary artificial lighting and maximise the bright quality of the building’s interior. Wherever possible, large glass windows and exterior doors were used, creating portals into the home where sunlight could freely enter and warm the space.
Connections to the outside were paramount in such a tight urban environment. A pocket garden to the rear of the building with deep, terraced garden beds presented the perfect opportunity for planting. Floor-to-ceiling windows expose the rear facade to leafy views and abundant sunlight and help to maintain a link to the outside world.
Overall the renovation manages to maintain the historical elegance of the original building while being transformed into modern design-focused structure. Its unique layout and design, centred around the free-standing spiral staircase, adds wonderful charm to the home. Its success at feeling open, light and inviting while having heavy restrictions placed on it in terms of space and size, is testament to the skill and dedication of the design team and vision of the owners.
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Status quo will not suffice when it comes to Virginia's gun laws
Steve Earley / Staff
The Virginia House of Delegates meets in Richmond on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, for the special session on gun control.
The Virginia House of Delegates meets in Richmond on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, for the special session on gun control. (Steve Earley / Staff)
Lawmakers erred in failing to act on any gun legislation during the special session
Apparently, there is nothing the commonwealth can do to curb gun violence in our communities — no bills that can be passed, no policies that can be changed, no equipment that can be prohibited or penalty that can be strengthened.
What other conclusion are Virginians left to reach following a special legislative session, called by Gov. Ralph Northam to tackle gun violence, that the Republican majority shockingly scuttled?
Called back to Richmond following the tragic shooting deaths of 12 people at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center on May 31, lawmakers were expected to consider a number of bills, aimed at a variety of topics involving access to firearms, where they should be allowed and how to punish those who have them illegally.
But it appears that — in the eyes of GOP lawmakers at least — there’s not even a discussion worth having about the more than 1,000 Virginians killed every year in suicides and homicides by firearms.
That must be why Republicans leveraged their slim majority in both chambers to vote along party lines to adjourn about 90 minutes after the session was gaveled in. Committees met that afternoon, but the hasty decision meant no legislation would even reach the floor, let alone win approval.
Some argued that gun violence in the commonwealth doesn’t need the concerted attention of a special session. But if anything, it’s long past due as the growing body count — day after day, month after month, and year after year — attests.
Virginians want lawmakers to do more to keep guns from those who shouldn’t have them. Polling by the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University in 2018 showed 84% of commonwealth voters want tougher background checks, for instance, including 76% of Republican voters.
There is strong support in Virginia for limiting gun purchases. And making sure those who want concealed-carry permits take their exam in person rather than online is a no-brainer.
All those bills were introduced prior to Tuesday’s abbreviated session. Some were even sponsored by Republicans (the legislation affecting concealed-carry permits was the work of Del. Glenn Davis, R-Virginia Beach).
None received substantive discussion and an opportunity to thoughtfully debate modest gun measures, to seek common ground on a thorny issue, was wasted. For shame.
Also untouched were competing bills that would empower local governments to decide who can bring guns into municipal buildings. And that issue, which should have been treated seriously, was instead the subject of buffoonery, courtesy of Senate Majority Leader Thomas K “Tommy” Norment.
The James City County Republican raised hopes that the session wouldn’t be for naught, that the GOP had come to Richmond prepared to act as responsible adults when he introduced a bill that would ban anyone from bringing a gun into a local government building.
Sen. Norment has a history of orchestrating votes for political theater, so gun-control advocates were wary his proposal was legitimate. And they were right to be as, following the Republican caucus, his spokesman announced that not only was the senator pulling the bill, but he disavowed the thinking behind it.
Sen. Bill Stanley, R-Franklin County, reportedly offered his resignation as Senate majority whip during that caucus, because how dare Sen. Norment propose something that might allow for give-and-take with the opposition? Turns out, it was just another cheap stunt.
There are things that Virginia could have done after this community suffered the deadliest shooting in its history, which came days after 10 people were shot (one fatally) in Chesapeake and days after another teenager was shot and killed in Norfolk and days after four people were shot (one fatally) in Portsmouth and on and on and on.
Instead, lawmakers did nothing. They left town rather than talk. They’d rather voters — who overwhelmingly support action to curb gun violence — decide. So be it.
It shouldn’t be a surprise since, following the 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech that claimed the lives of 32 students and instructors, the General Assembly slowly voted to loosen restrictions on gun purchases.
But the lack of seriousness on Tuesday was infuriating. It was an abdication of responsibility. And it’s something voters shouldn’t forget, come November.
A version of this editorial appeared in The Virginian-Pilot.
Ralph Northam
Virginia General Assembly
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Mortal Kombat X’s PC Version Is Finally Good
10/04/2016 By DMK
At the start of this year, Warner Bros and NetherRealm abandoned the PC version of Mortal Kombat X, a port that wasn’t super hot to begin with. While the console versions would continue to receive updates and DLC, PC players were left with the one thing worse than pulverized ribs or a spine used as a jump rope: a broken heart.
Despite outcry, WB and NetherRealm remained largely silent. Over time, Mortal Kombat X’s Steam reviews tanked. WB’s spotless reputation—having only one of the worst PC port fiascos in recent video game history on their record—was indelibly tarnished. Anger boiled over into rage, and then rage sizzled for a while until, finally, it cooled into… nothing. Inert hopelessness. People gave up and moved on. When online multiplayer is a major component of your game, that’s no good.
In late-August, however, WB and NetherRealm suddenly started talking to PC players again. They began beta testing the PC version of Mortal Kombat XL and a handful of other updates that would once again bring PC to parity with consoles. Today they’re finally live.
About damn time.
The patch weighs in at a whopping 23 GB, and it includes tons of balance changes, performance improvements, fixes, and sparkly new netcode for multiplayer. All PC players also get the Medieval Skin Pack and The Pit environment for free.
There’s also now a PC version of the Kombat Pack 2 DLC, which offers four new characters, but you’ve gotta pay for it. Some people aren’t super happy about that, given how long they waited. But hey, at least most of the new stuff is free.
Some players are reporting performance issues, but still: if you uppercutted your PC version of Mortal Kombat X into a pit of spikes and tattoos and despondent guitar music, now’s the time to fish it out. Here’s hoping WB and NetherRealm actually stick around this time.
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David Reynolds – Watpac Townsville 400 Wrap Up
Well it certainly wasn’t a fairy-tale ending to Townsville.…
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David Reynolds – Townsville 400 Preview
What a weekend we have coming up for the Townsville 400! Looking…
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David Reynolds – Darwin Triple Crown Wrap Up
I am absolutely wrapped with our results over in Darwin – our…
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David Reynolds – Darwin Triple Crown Preview
Well, I said it last year and I didn’t quite do it – so I’ll…
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David Reynolds – Truck Assist Winton SuperSprint Wrap Up
Well, it wasn’t a bad weekend at Winton and I thankfully redeemed…
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David Reynolds – Truck Assist Winton SuperSprint Preview
This weekend we take on the Truck Assist Winton SuperSprint and…
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David Reynolds – PIRTEK Perth SuperNight Wrap Up
Wasn’t a terrible weekend, wasn’t a fantastic weekend in…
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David Reynolds – Perth SuperNight Preview
It’s been a nice couple of weeks break since Phillip Island…
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David Reynolds – Phillip Island Wrap Up
It was definitely a mixed weekend on the Island for myself…! I…
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David Reynolds – WD – 40 Phillip Island Supersprint
Well the crew has done an incredible job turning the cars around…
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David Reynolds – Tyrepower Tasmania Supersprint Wrap Up
Well it wasn’t a bad weekend at all in Tassie! I was a…
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David Reynolds – Tyrepower Tasmania Supersprint Preview
The third round of the season is here, and it’s set to be an…
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David Reynolds – AGP Wrap Up
Round 2 of the Virgin Australian Championship proved to be a…
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David Reynolds – Superloop Adelaide 500 Wrap Up
It certainly wasn’t the fairy tale ending I was hoping for…
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David Reynolds – Superloop Adelaide 500 Preview
Well… school is back for the 2019 season and I am SO pumped…
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David Reynolds – Newcastle Wrap Up
It was an absolutely fantastic weekend in Newcastle for the final…
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David Reynolds – Newcastle 500 Preview
Well, we’re off to the final round of the 2018 Virgin Australia…
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David Reynolds – ITM Auckland SuperSprint Wrap Up
It wasn’t too bad of a weekend at the ITM Auckland SuperSprint.…
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David Reynolds – Auckland SuperSprint Preview
It’s been a couple of weeks break since the final round of…
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David Reynolds – Gold Coast 600 Wrap Up
Although the weekend didn’t end as we expected after the torrential…
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David Reynolds – Gold Coast Preview
We’ve put Bathurst behind us and I’m all eyes forward heading…
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David Reynolds - Bathurst 1000 Wrap Up
Well… when The Mountain bites, it bites hard. What a devastating…
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Reynolds Joins BetEasy Podcast
After a busy year in the media, reigning Bathurst champion David…
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David Reynolds – Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Preview
Well the countdown is just about over to the biggest race of…
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David Reynolds – Sandown 500 Wrap Up
We had quite a successful weekend at Sandown. Friday we rolled…
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David Reynolds – Sandown 500 Preview
I’m really pumped to be heading into the first round of the…
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Apex Steel renew their backing with David Reynolds
The Apex Group have today renewed their personal sponsorship…
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David Reyolds – The Bend Wrap Up
Well… what a weekend that was!! ‘The Bend’ sure proved…
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David Reynolds – The Bend SuperSprint Preview
Well it’s onto The Bend Motorsport Park this weekend for the…
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David Reynolds - Red Rooster Sydney SuperNight 300 Wrap Up
Well Round 10 was certainly a mixed bag! Friday’s 6pm practice…
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David Reynolds – Red Rooster Sydney SuperNight 300 Preview
I’m really looking forward to the Red Rooster Sydney SuperNight…
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David Reynolds – Ipswich Wrap Up
What an interesting weekend! We were lacking that final piece…
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David Reynolds – Ipswich Preview
Well off to QLD we go… to sunny Ipswich for the Coates Hire…
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David Reynolds – Townsville 400 Wrap Up
Whilst this weekend wasn’t a terrible weekend, it also wasn’t…
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David Reynolds – Townsville Preview
I’m really looking forward to this weekend’s event – the…
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David Reynolds – Darwin Wrap Up
Well… I certainly feel like I’ve redeemed myself after the…
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David Reynolds – Darwin Preview
Darwin, Hidden Valley Raceway… the track where I first did…
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David Reynolds – Winton Supersprint Wrap Up
Well it was a bit of a shocker weekend for me at Winton! Friday,…
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David Reynolds – Winton Supersprint Preview
My very first time ever at any racetrack was at Winton. I’m…
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David Reynolds – Perth Supersprint Wrap Up
I’m stoked to come away with some silverware from WA! A second…
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David Reynolds – Perth Supersprint Preview
Round 5, here we come! Well last year, Perth wasn’t too kind…
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A great finish to what I thought was going to be just an okay…
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WD – 40 Phillip Island 500 Preview
I’m super keen to get back behind the wheel for this weekend’s…
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High Line Active Back Reynolds for Third Season
High Line Active will continue their partnership as David Reynold’s…
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Tyrepower Tasmania Supersprint Wrap Up
Another race weekend done and dusted! Overall it wasn’t a bad…
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Tyrepower Tasmania Supersprint Preview
Well it’s across the Bass Strait for us, as we travel to Tassie…
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On Track With MOMO in 2018
MOMO Australia have today confirmed their continued support of…
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Reynolds an Ambassador for Happiness Co and their Man Enough Campaign
David Reynolds is announced as the official ambassador for Happiness…
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Coates Hire Supercars Melbourne 400 Wrap Up
Wow! What a whirlwind of a weekend. Up until Sunday was pretty…
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Coates Hire Supercars Melbourne 400 Preview
After coming off a high at the Adelaide 500, I’m really eager…
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Adelaide 500 Wrap Up
Well I certainly proved myself wrong this weekend, very wrong!…
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ADELAIDE 500 PREVIEW
It’s here! The first round of the season – Adelaide 500 and…
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Flash Market Partner With David Reynolds in 2018
Australian mobile phone app company ‘ Flash Market’ have…
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2018 Livery Reveal
Well here it is…. my chariot for the 2018 season! How great…
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GOLD COAST REVIEW
Well, that certainly could have gone better! The wet weather…
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GOLD COAST PREVIEW
Well, things sure have been hectic since my big trip around the…
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BATHURST REVIEW
So, after setting what I am calling the ‘Lap of the Mountain…
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BATHURST PREVIEW
It is that time of year again – time to tackle the big old…
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Rush To Bathurst Competition
Thanks to MOMO Australia, we're giving away a VIP Package with…
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SANDOWN REVIEW
When it comes to the Sandown 500, or perhaps we should call it…
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SANDOWN PREVIEW
Sandown means the start of the enduro season, the beginning of…
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Winton Preview
Winton in country Victoria is my home track - it's only a short…
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GP Preview
It's been a busy couple of weeks since Adelaide. Last weekend…
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Car City join the race
I recently visited Car City with my mate Andre Heimgartner for…
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Car City Appearance
Thanks to Money Now I'll be at Car City in Ringwood this Saturday…
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Money Now
I’m pleased to announce that Money Now, a finance broking company,…
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Clipsal Review 2017
It's hard to believe that this was our last "Clipsal". That's…
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Plus Fitness back in '17
A big big thanks to Plus Fitness for partnering with me in 2017. I…
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Unit for a Unit
Some people have been saying that their name suits me. I have…
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High Line Active on board
After spending all my spare money at the physio....I thought…
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Mongrel Boots Bite Again
It's with great pleasure to announce Mongrel Boots are back on…
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Today we unveil our brand new Supercar for the 2017 season. It's…
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Gold Coast - preview
I love going up to the Gold Coast - it's one of my favourite…
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Bathurst 2016 - Rear View
Bathurst...it never ceases to amaze me. Thursday practice…
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Sydney Preview
It feels like forever since we last raced! I took the extended…
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Apex Group continue their backing of David Reynolds
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Ipswich Preview
It’s hard to believe we’re half way through the season. This…
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Darwin Dreaming
This time last year was a turning point for me. Although not…
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It's a bit of a cliche....isn't it? But the Wild, Wild West pretty…
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Perth Preview & Rennsport Festival in Review
It's been a busy couple of weeks since the last round of the…
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Island Preview
It's good to be home again for the next round of the Championship. Although…
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Tassie in Review
Well as expected, Tassie proved to be a challenging…
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This weekend we head to Tassie. It's an interesting track…
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Bathurst 12 Hour through my rear view mirror
The Bathurst 12 Hour was an amazing experience. It was the first…
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UNIT on board
So good to have UNIT…
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MOMO Tires
A big welcome to MOMO Tires who have come on as personal sponsors…
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Mongrels!
Great to announce that Mongrel Boots have joined as a personal…
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In-store Appearance @ Anaconda Bayswater
Thanks to GMX Quad Bikes I'll be appearing at Anaconda in Bayswater…
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Last Time Round
After a disappointing Phillip Island round, I fly to Sydney…
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End of Year Celebration
It’s been a huge year this year…. so to thank my sponsors…
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Well….it’s back to the Island this weekend. I haven’t had…
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New Start With A New Team
Well after months of speculation and uncertainty, it was announced…
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Well it wasn’t quite the finish we wanted, but it was a Bathurst…
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Pole Position Winner at the 2015 Bathurst 1000!
A stunning pole position for David Reynolds at the 2015 Bathurst…
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Season of Enduros
Is it really that time of year? Time fly’s when you’re having…
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TSW Wheels Australia are offering some cool prizes with this great competition. Check out the new Bathurst wheels! And you can meet me!
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Townsville Review
Another positive weekend at Townsville! Our Friday practice…
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Darwin Magic
Well..what can I say? We won! When we arrived and rolled the…
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Hush…the Dolls Have Arrived!
I'm pleased to announce that The Hush Dolls have joined as a…
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Apex Group on board
I’m really proud to welcome iconic Australian steel company…
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Lifestyle Viral and Trending 19 Jun 2019 Sway the latin way
Sway the latin way
DECCAN CHRONICLE. | PRIYA SREEKUMAR
Updated Jun 19, 2019, 11:21 pm IST
Latin dance forms are the latest sensation among Malayalis with people flocking to various dance classes, workshops and socials.
Alex dancing with a partner
When lovers need to move beyond looks and murmured conversations, when joy knows no bounds, or quite simply when you feel the blues and need to drive it away by grooving, try the Latin remedy of dances like the Salsa, Bachatha, Zumba, or the Kizomba. Latin dance can be perplexing, complicated and too fast-paced for an onlooker. We get it what with the lightning footwork, sensuous twirls and mesmerising hip work. Remember Hrithik Roshan making it look so effortless when he danced away in gay abandon to the song Na Main Samjha, Na Main Jaana, Jo Bhi Tumne Mujhse Kaha Hai Senorita in the film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. Rest assured even a rank novice will not hesitate to tap their feet, swing their bodies or pulse with the rhythm of a Latin music beat. Such is the allure of the Latin dance forms, which explains the growing popularity of the various workshops, classes and socials that see an impressive number of people flocking to them. Salsa and bachatha are arguably the two most popular styles among social dancers with kizomba taking baby steps in the popularity domain.
“Earlier, salsa was the most popular one among the Latin dances, but the globetrotting culture of Malayalis has exposed them to world dances which they would otherwise have seen only in Hollywood and Bollywood movies.
Hence the curiosity to experiment with these dance forms,” begins Alex, a choreographer who teaches Latin dance forms, adding that Latin dance festivals are increasingly popularising the dance forms across India. In fact, Kochi held its first salsa stage performance very recently where participants in the age group 20-50 danced away to glory. Alex adds, “We now have a Kochi salsa team that goes all over India and performs at various festivals.” There are added benefits to doing the salsa, bachatha or the kizombo. “There is no age bar and any one can dance. These dance forms are also about increasing flexibility and physical fitness.” One of the participants who was part of the Kochi stage performance was Dr. Anita Mani, a gynecologist in her late 40’s in Kochi.
Dr Anita Mani (centre) during an on stage salsa performance
Having worked in the UK earlier, Anita was exposed to salsa and attended classes there. Imagine her glee when she found salsa classes after she shifted to Kochi. It was unimaginable for Anita to even think of herself performing on a stage but then, surprise! She did. “We had been practising earlier, so I was not too nervous about being on stage but it was when I, a backbencher, was asked to come to the front that I felt slightly nervous.” Being a doctor, Anita is very vocal about the health benefits. “Latin dances are all about the hip movements. So, muscle coordination improves. The core muscles too develop and you get to burn a lot of calories as well. The best advantage, I feel, is the stress relief and since this is a social dance, you tend to meet a lot of people.”
Though many people believe salsa to be a Spanish dance, the strong ties to the continent of Africa and the African influence in Latin America has spawned the style. Salsa is performed with a partner and is centered on a four-beat combination of two quick steps and a slow step with a short pause or tap. Bachata, another Latin dance that originated in the Caribbean, has pronounced hip movements. kizomba is favoured for having a slow, insistent and sensuous rhythm which is also danced accompanied by a partner with neither tightness nor rigidity.
Rajesh Raj with his students at the Latin dance classes
“Anybody can dance,” begins Rajesh Raj, cine choreographer in Kochi, and continues, “These dance forms are simple and energetic. The emerging kizomba has very light movements concentrated on the music, which even a person without too much of an experience in dance can move to.” Rajesh, who travels to Bengaluru and other cities, saw a sizeable number of Malayalis attending the festivals there and realised the popularity of these dance forms. He also touches on the popular dance nights held at leading hotels which have Latin dances holding sway over the crowds.
Minu Marie Mathew during her salsa classes. (Photo: Shalin John)
Minu Marie Mathew, an entrepreneur and traveller, learnt Latin dances when she was in Chennai in 2010. She later settled in Thiruvananthapuram and regularly attends salsa socials, workshops and classes. She says, “The salsa socials held in the city have 20-30 participants and there is no hard and fast rule that only seasoned dancers be there. We have novices, beginners and experts and the basic idea is to enjoy ourselves when the music takes over our bodies and we sway to the rhythm.” For Minu, these dances are also a great way to catch up with and meet people. “We all dance, enjoy ourselves and catch up for dinner,” she mentions.
Minu also asserts that age is never a defining factor while performing these dances. “We had a little girl from school and an elderly couple who came over to the salsa socials to dance.” Before she ends, she quips, “Basically, if you can walk, you can dance!”
Tags: salsa, zumba, kizomba, hrithik roshan, malayalis
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Business Other News 06 Jun 2019 Chennai: IRDAI hikes ...
Business, In Other News
Chennai: IRDAI hikes car premium by 12 per cent
DECCAN CHRONICLE. | SANGEETHA G
Published Jun 6, 2019, 4:20 am IST
Updated Jun 6, 2019, 4:21 am IST
The long term policy premiums—three-year for private cars and five-year for two-wheelers ---have been retained without any change.
Similarly, the TP premium of two-wheelers of less than 75 cc has been raised by 12.8 per cent to Rs 482 from Rs 427. (Representational image)
Chennai: The insurance regulator has increased the motor third party premiums of private cars by around 12 per cent, less than what it had proposed in the draft. The new premiums will take effect from June 16.
Premium for private cars not exceeding 1,000 cc has been increased to Rs 2,072 from Rs 1,850 last year, a hike of 12 per cent. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) had earlier proposed a hike of 14.6 per cent to Rs 2,120.
For cars between 1,000 cc and 1,500 cc, the premium is up 12.5 per cent to Rs 3,221, lower than the proposed premium of Rs 3,300. The premium for cars exceeding 1,500 cc will remain at Rs 7,890 as proposed earlier.
Similarly, the TP premium of two-wheelers of less than 75 cc has been raised by 12.8 per cent to Rs 482 from Rs 427. For two-wheelers not exceeding 150 cc, premium will go up by 4.4 per cent to Rs 752 and those below 350 cc by 21 per cent to Rs 1,193. However, no rate hike has been proposed for superbikes or those exceeding 350 cc. The proposed rates of two-wheelers have been retain-ed by Irdai even after sta-keholders consultations.
The regulator has further introduced two new categories.
Tags: development authority of india, two-wheelers
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Home / key enablers / ANAO releases report into Defence health materiel and combat rations
ANAO releases report into Defence health materiel and combat rations
key enablers | 01 June 2018 | Reporter
Two weeks after the ANAO released a somewhat controversial report into the government’s naval construction programs, the ANAO has released another report, making two recommendations to Defence following its review of the effectiveness of the Department’s arrangements for delivering pharmaceuticals, medical and dental equipment and consumables, and combat rations.
The report from the auditor-general found that Defence's arrangements for delivering health materiel and combat rations through the Department's Health Systems Program Office was effective and that it put in place appropriate governance, reporting and accountability arrangements, however improvements could be made with increased IT systems integration and the revision of internal key performance indicators.
In regard to Defence's 2017 procurement and contract management arrangements for the supply and delivery of health systems, the ANAO found they were appropriate but Defence did not meet risk policy or negotiate a reduction in tender prices.
"Defence did not: meet the risk policy of the Department, comply with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules in relation to records management, or implement arrangements for risk and probity management consistent with the intent of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules; seek to negotiate a reduction in tendered prices during contract negotiations; or plan effectively for the transition to the new contractual arrangements," the report said.
The Department's decision to supply freeze-dried meal components as government furnished material rather than through the combat rations contract may have limited the market and impacted the achievement of value for money for the government, the auditor-general warned.
Also coming to the attention of the ANAO was the lack of performance-based addendums in the contract.
"Whilst the contract for the supply of combat rations sets out the requirements and standards of the products to be delivered and contains some individual delivery payment controls, Defence has not implemented a performance-based contract. The contract does not specify how performance issues will be managed, or link key performance indicators to payments," the report said.
In its recommendations to Defence, the ANAO suggested that Defence refine its performance reporting and management arrangements for health materiel and combat rations by "aligning key performance indicators reported on in the Sustainment Performance Management System to the prime vendor contracts; and making use of the full reporting functionality of the Sustainment Performance Management System".
It also recommended that for any future procurements that will involve a new service provider, Defence must develop adequate phase-in plans.
Defence accepted both recommendations.
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Waiter! There's Carbon-14 in My Soup!
By Eric Burkett
Are we slowly killing ourselves with prolonged exposure to carbon-14? Are the foods we eat so contaminated with this nasty compound, also called radiocarbon, that it's building up in our systems, shaving years off our lives? Can carbon dioxide, the same gas credited with contributing to global warming, be the answer to this health and culinary crisis?
Apparently so, according to
a biochemist in Akron, Ohio. "Radiocarbon from nuclear fallout is a known health risk," Chris Williams wrote in a paper published three years ago in the journal Environmental Chemistry Letters." However, corresponding risks from natural background radiocarbon incorporated directly into human genetic material have not been fully appreciated."
If carbon-14 sounds familiar, it's because it's the radioactive isotope that forms the basis of carbon-dating, wherein scientists measure its rate of decay in order to figure out the age of artifacts made from organic materials such as cloth or even wine. The idea is that the presence of carbon-14 in our bodies causes genetics mutations and fossil fuels, such as coal and petroleum, are very low in carbon-14. The food we eat every day, he argues, contains carbon-14 which, consumed over long periods of time, contributes to development of cancer and other illnesses. Williams' solution? To raise food crops in greenhouses, fertilized with carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels thereby decreasing the amount of radiocarbon found in food.
"Thus, by storing and recycling low radiocarbon fossil fuel [carbon dioxide] into safer low radiocarbon foods, we may be simultaneously improving human health and fighting global warming," Williams concludes on his web site where – surprise! – he sells dietary supplements with names like BrainGuard and LifeBlock made with soy grown in those low carbon-14 conditions. Williams is the founder and CEO of RadioCarb Genetics.
"These products are expected to have special appeal to health-conscious mothers of young children," Williams says in a press release announcing the sale of these supplements.
Are there critics? Of course there are. Two years after Williams' paper was published in ECL, Dutch scientists J. van der Plicht and J. P. M. Beijers took issue with Williams' conclusion that food with low levels of radiocarbon are better for people who eat it. The effects, they argued, are negligible. "It is, in effect," they write, "a non-problem."
In order for radiocarbon-contaminated soybeans, for example, to actually pose a risk to the average human being, they would have to consume 400 kilograms [881.5 pounds] of soybeans per day for a year. "It seems to us that such a consumption pattern would lead to other more severe negative health effects than caused by [carbon-14] radioactivity."
Indeed. One can almost imagine the marketing: "Radiocarbon Lite. More great taste, less decay!"
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Drink-driver with alcohol problems crashed into another vehicle
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A drink-driver with alcohol problems has been banned from the road after he lost control of his car and crashed into another vehicle.
Chesterfield magistrates’ court heard on August 1 how Cameron Matthew Watson, 21, of Top Road, Wingerworth, Chesterfield, was nearly three times the drink-drive limit when the collision happened on Somersall Park Road, in Chesterfield.
Prosecuting solicitor Becky Allsop said: “Police received a report from a member of the public just before half-past midnight after a collision occurred with an Audi colliding with another vehicle.”
Watson told police it was his car and he had lots of problems, according to Mrs Allsop, and said he had consumed half-a-bottle of gin and admitted he has a problem with alcohol.
The defendant added that he left his address to go into town and realised he needed to stop and pulled-in but he took a corner too wide and he collided with another vehicle.
Mrs Allsop added that Watson realised police were going to be called and he panicked and drove away and went to a housing estate where he hit a kerb.
Watson pleaded guilty to exceeding the alcohol drink-drive limit after registering 103 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath when the legal limit is 35 microgrammes.
The probation service stated that Watson said he regrets the danger he put other people in and that he admitted consuming alcohol on a daily basis to deal with mental health problems and his low mood.
Watson has also been diagnosed with depression and anxiety, according to the probation service.
Defence solicitor Steve Brint said Watson is undergoing cognitive behaviour therapy and he had decided to drive because he was feeling down.
Mr Brint added: “He is thoroughly ashamed of himself and he’s aware of the danger he posed.”
Magistrates sentenced Watson to a 12 month community order with a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement and an Alcohol Treatment Requirement.
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Utah Sen. Mitt Romney says 'good chance' Trump declares border emergency
By Dennis Romboy @dennisromboy
Published: January 10, 2019 2:06 pm
Cheryl Diaz Meyer, For the Deseret News
FILE - Senator-elect Mitt Romney, R-Utah, interviews in his new office on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on January 3, 2019. Romney says there's a "good chance" President Donald Trump declares a national emergency on the southern border to bypass Congress to fund a wall, but warned it could set a bad precedent.
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Romney, R-Utah, said Trump did not discuss invoking emergency powers with GOP lawmakers in a meeting Wednesday, but they all came away convinced the president won't budge on building a wall.
"He has staked out his position and he wants to build a border barrier. That's something I concur with, by the way," Romney said on KSL Newsradio's "Dave & Dujanovic" show. He said a border fence "makes all the sense in the world."
Trump told reporters Thursday before heading to Texas to visit the border in person that he's close to a decision if talks with Democrats to end the 20-day government shutdown continue to fall apart.
"I have the absolute right to declare a national emergency. I haven't done it yet," he said. "If this doesn't work out, probably I will do it, I would almost say definitely."
Romney said if Trump declares a state of emergency, the Democrats will have lost an opportunity to get things they want through negotiation.
"And I think we Republicans will be concerned that this kind of approach could be used by perhaps a Democrat president in the future, and that's not something we want to see either," he said.
Not only is Trump dug in but so are the Democrats, Romney said.
"The right approach is for there to be some kind of deal that can be done where both sides get something that they feel is important," the senator said. "But I don't see movement to suggest that's about to happen."
Like may Republicans, including those in the Utah delegation, Romney pointed out that Democrats, including former President Barack Obama, have supported building the existing 650 miles of barriers at the border.
"But they're opposed to a border wall now that President Trump is the president," Romney said. "Regardless of what you think about the particular president, you would hope that your policy thoughts, that your principles on a topic would override what you might think about the person bringing them forward."
Romney said he doesn't know when the government will reopen and there is pressure building on both sides. He said he is among Republicans trying to bridge the gap with Democrats.
He mentioned the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy as a possible area of compromise, but declined to talk about specifics, saying, "You don't want to show cracks in your defensive position."
Ultimately, the barrier must be extended, Romney said, and at the same time, Congress needs to deal with DACA.
DACA recipients are often referred to as "Dreamers" because of other legislation that aimed to grant legal status to children brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents.
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"We're not going to throw them out of the country, so there's ground here to reach an outcome that's good for both parties and that's good for the country," Romney said.
Democrats, he said, are in an "awkward" position having voted for border walls in the past and now saying it's immoral to build any more.
"That just doesn't fly," Romney said.
Democrats, he said, "have painted themselves into a corner and they're having a hard time getting themselves out of that corner."
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Miss Marvel: Muslim superhero film 'in the works', Marvel says
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Post subject: Re: Ms. Marvel
I thought Disney wasn't allowed to overly talk about religion in their movies... Miss Marvel's early character is driven a lot by teachings in the Quran so I wonder how they'll do it.
Does the Daredevil show even talk about Catholicism?
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supertalies
thedisneyspirit wrote:
Yes, Matt Murdock is shown to be a Christian in the TV show. His priest, Father Lantom, is even a recurring character.
Personally I see no reason why they shouldn't be able to show Kamala's religion. I have read the first 20 or so issues of her solo title(s) and she is so much more than just her religion. As long as they get her personality right I'm happy. She could be a great role model for young (POC) girls out there (who don't already know her from the comics).
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The Daredevil show is for a more mature audience though compared to the MCU's more family friendly pictures. However, there's really no way to tangle Kamala Khan's character without including her religion. But as pointed out, it's not overbearing and just serves to set up the character so I don't see anything wrong with it. I wouldn't call her an overly religious hero like Daredevil, Nightcrawler, etc.
It's still a part of her, she often thinks about her teachings and often we see scenes of her talking at the mosque. If Disney portrays it well, kudos, but I'm curious since even Sotiris said in the freakin' Ralph thread that Disney is terrified to showcase religion and tries its hardest to erase it or downplay it from their current films.
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Oh, that really wasn't my intention. I'm so sorry if it felt like I was attacking you or twisting your words.
I actually think you are right about Disney probably not wanting to show religion and trying to erase or downplay it from their current films. And about religion being an important part of Ms. Marvel's character. I just feel like religion is something that is a part of many people's lives, so it shouldn't be something they would have to be afraid to include. So, like you, I'm curious to see what Disney/Marvel will do.
I guess there is no way to know for sure until we've seen the movie, if they're even going to make a Ms. Marvel movie. I wouldn't be surprised if they send her to TV/streaming platform land, like they did with Daredevil and Squirrel Girl lol.
supertalies wrote:
I just feel like religion is something that is a part of many people's lives, so it shouldn't be something they would have to be afraid to include.
Disney always tries to appeal to the broadest audience possible so focusing on a specific religion may alienate audiences of other religions as well as non-religious people.
If Ms. Marvel indeed gets her own movie, I expect that her religion and how it relates to her identity will be touched upon but downplayed to an extend.
I'm curious since even Sotiris said in the freakin' Ralph thread that Disney is terrified to showcase religion and tries its hardest to erase it or downplay it from their current films.
It seems Marvel is given more leeway in including religious themes in their work (see Agents of SHIELD and Daredevil) than WDAS or Pixar. Maybe it has to do with the fact it's live-action and their target demo is older than Disney's animated output.
It's rumored Ms. Marvel will debut in Captain Marvel 2.
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I'm glad she'll get to be in the movies rather than a TV show.
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Space shuttle Atlantis carries some curious cargo: two iPhones
Space, the final frontier. These are smart phones of the space shuttle Atlantis. Its continuing mission: to explore strange new apps and to boldly go where no iPhone has gone before.
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The space shuttle Atlantis STS-135 lifts off from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL. The 12-day mission to the International Space Station is the last mission in the Space Shuttle program.
By Chloe Stepney
When Atlantis blasted off Friday, it carried two new voyagers into space: a pair of Apple iPhone 4s.
The iPhone already connects people worldwide via e-mail, Words With Friends, and Twitter. But the new SpaceLab app for iOS extends the iPhone's reach into a brand new world, or rather out of this world.
The app, developed by Odyssey Space Research, is en route to the International Space Station aboard the Atlantis. These first space-bound iPhones are destined for the ISS as part of Mission STS-135, the last flight of NASA’s 30-year-long Space Shuttle program.
“The revolutionary iPhone 4 offers an extraordinary opportunity to demonstrate serious functions previously reserved for more expensive, purpose-built devices,” says Odyssey CEO Brian Rishikof in a press release. “The potential for using iPhone 4 to both conduct and support in-space research and operations is enormous.”
A team of two from Odyssey, a spacecraft engineering, analysis, and research company based in Houston, designed the app specifically for the iPhone 4’s cutting-edge capabilities including the three-axis gyro, accelerometer, Retina display, cameras, and A4 processor.
This technology will be used to conduct four experiments:
Limb tracker experiment will measure the distance and exact location of the iPhone in relation to the Earth’s center.
Sensor cal, which calibrates the three-axis gyro and accelerometer to make subsequent measurements more accurate.
State acquisition, which calculates the longitude and latitude of the spacecraft multiple times to predict the spacecraft’s path of orbit.
Lifecycle Flight Instrumentation will monitor and categorize how radiation affects the iPhone.
The goal of the SpaceLab app is to gather as much data as possible now to aid in developing more advanced mobile applications in the future.
“We view this very much as the beginning,” Rishikof says in a phone call with the Monitor. “We intend to explore more capable and more operational applications in the future.”
Rishikof says he and developer Matt Benson worked aggressively to create the app and ensure the phone’s durability since Apple released the iPhone 4s last June.
“Matt was committed like I’ve never seen anyone committed before,” Rishikof says on the phone. Normally, a project such as this would have a two-year timeline between “getting it defined and getting it flown.”
Why the iPhone and not the iPad? “There’s no reason in principle why we couldn’t have done the iPad,” Rishikof says. Yet, the compact size of the iPhone gives the device less mass and volume, and therefore a smaller footprint when calculating measurements. “In the future, the iPad is definitely on our list,” he says.
Curious about the new app? Earth-based users can download a home version for 99 cents from Apple’s App Store. IPhone owners can conduct the same experiments as the orbiting astronauts, with certain features simulated to account for Earth’s gravity.
Once the iPhones arrive at the space station, they will live in the NanoLab, a small research platform housed on the ISS, for several months.
“We did fly two phones,” Rishikof says. “You never know what’s going to happen, in case one malfunctions.” Another benefit of sending two phones, he says, is the chance to execute twice the number of experiments, which creates double the data.
The iPhones are expected back on Earth in the fall, after hopping aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket. The collected data will then be analyzed and shared via the SpaceLab iOS app.
“I’m really into space education,” Rishikof says. “We need to engage people in the activities that are going on in the space program.”
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Priest: Ex-Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca prized family above fame
In this March 28, 1990, file photo, Chrysler Corporation Chairman Lee Iacocca sits in a 1990 Dodge Viper sports car as the Chrysler in the 90's six city tour makes a visit to New York. (AP Photo/Osamu Honda, File)
Published Wednesday, July 10, 2019 3:15PM EDT
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- A priest eulogizing ex-Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca says the master pitchman prized kindness above success and family above fame.
The Rev. Howard Lincoln spoke Wednesday at the funeral of Iacocca, who died July 2 at 94 in Bel Air, California. Lincoln, who had been Iacocca's priest, travelled from California to the church in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills for the service.
Iacocca put the Mustang in Ford's lineup in the 1960s and two decades later resurrected Chrysler. He was famous for TV ads from that time, in which he said: "If you can find a better car, buy it!"
Still, Lincoln says, the blunt-talking, cigar-loving executive was courteous to everyone. The priest added Iacocca told him that next to his family, his successful career "really hasn't mattered at all."
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One of the big risks you run when you attend a lot of search marketing conferences is the issue of hearing the same things over and over again. I came out to this year’s SMX Advanced conference in Seattle with that in mind. After all, I was just at SMX East in New York in October of last year. How much could possibly change in just eight short months? Well, as you probably know, a whole lot has changed in that relatively short time, and much of that change was on the agenda at SMX Advanced. There’s a whole lot to talk about, but I’d bucket the changes into three categories: the changing face of search, the rise of Bing and the evolution of search advertising.
The Changing Face of Search
We all know that the concept of search as ten blue links in a browser will soon be a thing of the past. Gurdeep Singh Pall from Microsoft said as much at the keynote, predicting that input devices like the keyboard and mouse will be nothing but curiosities to our grandchildren. Touch screens and voice activation are already replacing those traditional means of interaction on newer devices. This makes a big difference in how search works overall. When someone talks to their computer or phone or Xbox, they do so in a natural language fashion that’s very different from typing on a keyboard or phone screen. Services like Siri (now powered by Microsoft’s Bing) and Google Now are not merely returning links to web pages in response to this new breed of queries. Instead, they’re interpreting inputs and giving back knowledge rather than mere information. Search for something like “Milwaukee Brewers roster” on Google and you won’t just get a link to the team’s page about that. Instead, you’ll get a slider powered by the knowledge graph with headshots and names that you can scroll through to find who you’re looking for.
The Rise of Bing
If you’d asked me a year ago if Bing would ever become a meaningful rival to Google, I may have chuckled. Times have changed pretty quickly on that score, though. First of all, comScore reports Bing’s highest ever search share for May with 17.4%. With Yahoo’s 12% share, you can now reach nearly a third of all searches through the newly rebranded Bing Ads platform in the US. That’s no small thing, and we at DAC are seeing results for our clients that reflect this shift in the landscape. Bing is also acting like a plucky challenger brand through campaigns like Bing it On and Scroogled. In addition, Bing is wooing search marketers by offering tools, functionality and information that Google doesn’t. Paul Corkery from Bing spoke on a panel about Amazing Search Tactics and Tools to great applause from the crowd when he catalogued these features available from Bing Ads (and not coincidentally unavailable from Adwords):
Keyword level impression share data at a glance
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Does all of this mean that Bing will be the dominant search engine any time soon? Yeah, probably not, but it does mean that search marketers can’t (or at least really shouldn’t) ignore what the Bing Ads platform has to offer. There’s some good stuff there, and it’s translating into compelling results in many cases.
The Evolution of Search Advertising
At SMX East in the fall, Google had just announced that the Google Shopping channel was going 100% pay-to-play and that Product Listing Ads (or PLAs) would be the only way to get product listings into their results pages. At the time, no one was really sure what this would mean for the space. Well, now that nearly a year has gone by since that announcement, there’s some meaningful data to look at, and the changes are significant. George Michie from RKG gave a talk outlining how one major eCommerce client of theirs went from getting 2% of their paid search traffic from PLAs to getting more than 58% in just a little over two years. Kate Cammilleri from REI talked about their PLA traffic and revenue both being up more than 450% year over year. Think about that. In the space of just under a year, the primary paid search channel for eCommerce players has shifted from the traditional keyword-based search advertising model to a much more opaque model in PLAs where Google is essentially deciding the queries for which your ads should display. That’s huge.
Then, of course, there’s the matter of Enhanced Campaigns. This has obviously been covered to death, so I won’t go into the implications, but we’re now starting to see some meaningful early results. In a session on that topic, Brad Geddes from Certified Knowledge and Jeff Allen from Hanapin Marketing walked through case studies of clients that they’ve switched over to Enhanced Campaigns and the results and challenges that they’ve encountered. Overall, they reported higher CPAs and some real structural headaches. This is a major shift for Google that has only been around since February, and it affects the way every search marketer sets up and manages paid search campaigns. The general feeling from the speakers and the crowd on this topic was not terribly positive, but there’s no doubt that Enhanced Campaigns are here to stay and fundamentally changing the way search marketing works. I think we all know that the pace of change in the search space has been accelerating lately, but this year’s SMX Advanced conference was a stark reminder to me of just how crazy that change has been in the space of less than a year. It’s hard to even imagine what the next eight months or so will bring, but I think it’s safe to say that they’ll hold some surprises for all of us. Personally, I can’t wait to see what we’ll be talking about next year’s conference.
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Earlier this week, when the legislative conference tasked with reconciling the House and Senate versions of the PATRIOT renewal bill started circulating drafts of its so-called "compromise", a vote seemed certain by the end of the week. But the civil liberties community recognized the conference report for what it...
Diebold Attempts to Evade Election Transparency Laws
EFF Goes to Court to Force E-voting Company to Comply With Strict New North Carolina Law Raleigh, North Carolina - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is going to court in North Carolina to prevent Diebold Election Systems, Inc. from evading North Carolina law. In a last-minute filing, e-voting equipment maker...
Guide for Student Bloggers Helps Kids Speak Out
Legal Blogging Tips from EFF San Francisco - Millions of students across the country are speaking their minds in Internet blogs, and some kids are getting punished for it despite their right to free expression. School administrators in one New Jersey district disciplined a student for his website that was...
PATRIOT Update: Civil Liberties Concerns Have Stalled the Bill, For Now
Thanks to everyone who called Congress yesterday to voice opposition to the draft PATRIOT renewal bill, which we expect a vote on soon. It looks like our voices were heard--the Associated Press is reporting that because of civil liberties concerns, the draft conference report was *not* filed last...
Deeplinks Blog by Rebecca Jeschke | November 17, 2005
Finally! Full List of CDs Infected with XCP Rootkit
Sony BMG has released list of all 52 CD titles that have used the XCP software. If you have used one of the CDs listed in your computer running Windows, you are likely infected with the rootkit that opens you up to security vulnerabilities. If you haven't yet...
Deeplinks Blog by Kurt Opsahl | November 16, 2005
US-CERT: Never Install Audio-CD DRM Software
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) is a part of the Department of Homeland Security that is charged with the task of "protecting the nation's Internet infrastructure" by coordinating the "defense against and responses to cyber attacks across the nation." In response to the Sony XCP...
Deeplinks Blog by Danny O'Brien | November 16, 2005
Final Vote to Renew PATRIOT Act is Here--Take Action Now!
Last week, as Senators and Congresspersons met in conference to negotiate the final PATRIOT reauthorization bill, we had high hopes that they would add meaningful new checks and balances to the USA PATRIOT Act. But EFF has obtained a draft of the final conference report (in three parts: ...
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This Wednesday, at 10AM EST, the href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/108/subcommittees/Commerce_Trade_and_Consumer_Protection.htm">House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection will hear from witnesses discussing href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/108/Hearings/11162005hearing1716/hearing.htm">"Fair Use: Its Effect on Consumers and Industry." It should make for a fine contrast to the arguments made so forcefully by the MPAA and RIAA earlier this month...
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Deeplinks Blog by Seth Schoen | November 15, 2005
Kaminsky: Rootkit Causing Widespread Infection
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17 Times You Literally Became Drake When You Fell In Love
By Dan Scotti
There's a little bit of Aubrey Graham in all of us.
Drake pretty much embodies the human struggle with matters of romance -- and if you can't relate to Drake, you probably don't have all that much experience with the subject.
It's strange. Whenever Drake releases new music, it always feels like it's been tailored precisely to whatever struggles I might be dealing with in my own life.
When he dropped Take Care, I was just getting over having my first heartbreak. By the time NWTS released, I was fresh off the heels of my second big breakup.
I'm telling you, Drake knows.
But, over time, I realized it wasn't just me Drake knew -- no, that would simply be discrediting the man.
The truth is, Drake knows everyone, or at least everyone who's ever been in a relationship before.
Drizzy has the knack for saying what we all feel because his content matter is so damn relatable.
Don't get me wrong: I wish I was able tell you I could relate to half the sh*t Future raps about -- but Future is spitting about the TRAP -- and Drake is crooning about being trapped in his own emotions.
See, there's a difference there. I find Drake so enjoyable because I can personally empathize with the subject matter of his records.
We've all been heartbroken before. We've all gotten stuck in our own feelings. And when we experience these types of things, we all dig deep for the little Drake inside of us to help us out.
Whether it's listening to his music or trying to think about what Drake would do, we all do our own special Drizzy impression whenever the time feels right.
I mean, we've all tweeted Drake lyrics before hoping someone special would think they're meant for her.
In a way, we become Drake. But, be careful; it's only a matter of time before those Drizzy lyrics become The Weeknd lyrics -- and, at that point, you pretty much know you're close to the edge.
Remember: Feelings can be dangerous.
Here are 17 times you actually became Drake when you fell in love.
1. You are passive-aggressive while texting.
Nothing screams LOVE like passive-aggressiveness, however, Drake takes this idea to new, emoji-filled levels.
You know you're catching some real feelings when you become super neurotic over your girl, but don't want to show her your emotions.
2. You would give your girl your heart, or you would share it like the last slice of pizza.
You're in love. What's yours, is hers -- and what's hers, is, hopefully, yours -- that's what love is all about.
At this point, you're willing to share anything with your love, including your heart, which -- like Drake -- you're down to split like a piece of f*cking pizza.
Not the most poetic sh*t ever, but it's Drake, so it's definitely tweetable.
3. You don't need convincing about how beautiful your kids with your new love will be.
You can't stop thinking about your future children.
So what if you've only been dating for four months next Wednesday? You're in love now, and when it's real, you just know.
And, you know what else you know? You and your significant other would mix well together in your future child's gene pool.
4. You want your girl's hot love and emotion, endlessly.
I mean, it's all you can think about. In the morning, you tell yourself, "Damn, I miss my babe's hot love."
In the evenings, you're craving your boo's emotion. It's crazy. It really is.
It's as if you want your girl's hot love and emotion, endlessly. THIS IS WHAT LOVE'S ALL ABOUT, RIGHT?
5. You have your most intense feelings when you're alone in bed between the hours of 2 and 5 am.
Once the clock hits the middle of the night, it's like a spiritual awakening for you.
Suddenly, you find yourself more sensitive than an erogenous zone with a confidence issue (think about that for a second), which provides the perfect window for you to call up all of your exes and try to convince them they could do better.
6. You start drinking tea and discussing the meaning of love.
Probably not straight from Erykah Badu's house, but, let's be real here: Receiving any type of romantic advice -- over tea -- is pretty Drakey.
Still, love has encouraged you to ask these questions and find out these answers, and things like tea and incense are simply where your head's at right now.
7. You feel the sudden urge to go through your girl's cell phone.
But that's just a result of you paying attention.
Paranoid? Never. You're just making sure your significant other is being real with you.
Pshhh, come on, you know she's being real with you. You think she's being real with you. You hope she's being real with you.
8. You don't want to let another good one go.
Because you know the good ones go if you wait too long. So you become a little bit protective about holding on to her; it's natural.
You just know you can't lose her. You're so sorry. You're so selfish. Uhhhh, I been chillin' in the city where the money's thro -- whoops, my bad, got carried away.
9. Next time you f*ck, you don't want to “f*ck.” You want to make love.
You're into feelings now, not orgasms.
10. You've mentioned something to your friends about "saving" her.
You have this idea engrained in your head that you've somehow "saved" your significant other, despite the fact that she's pretty happy, successful and her father might handle the majority of her financial woes.
You're not sure what you're saving her from, but you're really into the idea of being a superhero type figure -- so, needless to say, you run with it.
11. You've been hitting a lot of hookah bars lately.
You know who loves hookah bars? Drizzy loves hookah bars. Then again, what's not to love?
12. You've stood around and watched your significant other cry.
Granted, it’s not only the wrong thing to do -- it’s also a very Drake thing to do.
Hey, when it comes to love, a lot of times sh*t will result in somebody crying.
If you're going to stick around and watch -- put down the popcorn and grab a box of tissues, though, at the very least.
13. You hate sleeping alone.
Ever since you fell in love, you can't sleep by yourself anymore. It's really something else.
You used to love having the whole bed to yourself, so you could roll around and jack all the covers, but that's simply no longer the case.
You shudder to think about those nights when you have to sleep alone. Ugh, “alone,” that word is scary. That word is scary, Virgin Mary.
14. You still remember, pay homage to or write song lyrics about all your old loves.
But instead of "Courtney from Hooters on Peachtree" or "Bria from Beverly Center Macy's" -- you probably stay reminiscing about, like, Betty from Dunkin' on Park Ave or, I don't know, that chick you met once at an 'Essen.
Regardless, you let it be known no "true" love goes forgotten.
15. And you wonder if any of them still think about you... over double-pump lattes and low-fat muffins.
And, while you make it abundantly clear you haven't forgotten about any of your old flames, you also find yourself extremely curious over whether or not they do the same with you.
16. You start asking your girl to stop making so much of an effort.
You beg your girlfriend -- time, and time again -- to just PLEASE, once and for all, take off all of her makeup and put on some f*cking sweatpants!
You're past the point where you care about what your significant other looks like. You're more focused on her soul (lol).
17. You start to bottle your emotions.
Nothing is more Drake-ish than popping bottles, bottling emotions and sub-tweeting your significant other all across various platforms of social media, on which, "at least [you] put it all in the open."
Bottling emotion is what makes Drake, Drake. Although, when Drake does it, he usually opens that bottle after a certain amount of time, and then writes a hit record out of his emotions.
So, although you might not bottle yours up forever (like a super expensive, antique bottle of wine), you at least store them in bottles until the time is right, which is definitely a Drake-like tendency.
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China uses the cloud to step up spying on Australian business
Discussion in 'Economics' started by themickey, Nov 19, 2018.
themickey
China’s peak security agency has directed a surge in cyber attacks on Australian companies over the past year, breaching an agreement struck between Premier Li Keqiang and former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to not steal each other’s commercial secrets.
A Fairfax Media/Nine News investigation has confirmed that China’s Ministry of State Security is responsible for what is known in cyber circles as “Operation Cloud Hopper”, a wave of attacks detected by Australia and its partners in the Five Eyes intelligence sharing alliance.
China's Ministry of State Security is alleged to be overseeing a massive hacking operation of large Australian businesses.
A senior Australian Government source described China’s activity as “a constant, significant effort to steal our intellectual property”.
The cyber theft places intense pressure on the Morrison government to respond either via law enforcement, diplomatic channels or public advocacy, in order to uphold the cyber security pact signed between the two countries only last year.
The US Department of Justice has ramped up its investigation and prosecution of Chinese cyber hackers this year, and over the weekend US Vice President Mike Pence again accused China of “intellectual property theft” as part of an escalating trade and strategic battle with Beijing.
Assistant Attorney General John Demers has called out China hacking.
Australian company at centre of Chinese hack to steal US aviation technology
The Australian Federal Police and Australian Security Intelligence Organisation have stepped up their cooperation to respond to the threat, according to a senior police source, although they are many months behind the US operation.
Without enforcement, there was no effective deterrence, said one national security source.
Other sources said the Australian Signals Directorate has detected attacks against several Western businesses, although the names of the affected firms have not been made public. The ASD works with the other Five Eyes countries – the US, Canada, UK and New Zealand – on cyber security issues.
A spokesman for the federal government said Australia condemns the cyber enabled theft of intellectual property for commercial gain from any country.
"The Coalition Government has been active in strengthening Australia’s capability to detect and respond to cyber enabled threats and is committed to ensuring businesses and the Australian community are resilient to cyber-attacks," the spokesman said.
One major irritation, raised by several police and intelligence officials, was that Australian companies and universities failed to heed repeated warnings to harden their security against both criminals and attacks directed by nation states.
These state actors are called advanced persistent threats because they work over months or years, adapt to defences and often strike the same victim multiple times. One of the most active Chinese adversaries has been dubbed “APT10”, while “Cloud Hopper” refers to the technique used by this group as they “hop” from cloud storage services into a company’s IT system.
In this case the Chinese hackers penetrated poorly secured IT service providers, to which Australian firms had outsourced their IT. The targets include cloud storage companies and helpdesk firms in North America and Asia. The initial penetration by the Cloud Hopper team allowed the hackers to enter the IT systems of Australian companies.
Adrian Nish, BAE Systems’ Head of Threat Intelligence, said the APT10/Cloud Hopper attacks had focussed on the mining, engineering and professional service companies.
“It is still active. We have evidence of [Cloud Hopper] again actively compromising managed service providers,” he said.
The theft of intellectual property is part of China’s broader industrial policy to match the US’s technological edge by 2025. The theft can shorten the research and development process and potentially give Chinese companies a crucial market edge. They can also acquire sensitive information around pricing and corporate activity.
A national security official said the Turnbull-Li agreement had initially led to a significant reduction in cyber espionage from China. The US experienced a comparable drop-off in attacks after former President Barack Obama struck a similar agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2015.
A former senior Government official familiar with the cyber security agreement said: “The way these things usually go with the Chinese is they behave themselves for a while before they go back to being bad”.
The attacks on Australian firms since the start of this year, including Cloud Hopper activity, showed the bilateral agreement was being ignored, according to officials.
Security officials and cyber experts, including Mike Sentonas a vice president at US firm CrowdStrike, have linked the Cloud Hopper hackers to the Ministry of State Security.
“We noticed a significant increase in attacks in the first six months of this year. The activity is mainly from China and it's targeting all sectors,” he said.
“There’s no doubt the gloves are off.”
He said there had been a drop off in China’s global hacking operations after the Xi-Obama deal.
Dr Nish from BAE, who has published the most comprehensive report on Cloud Hopper, said he discovered that attacks on multiple clients appeared to be part of the same campaign of “espionage activity”.
“It was clear it was a much bigger campaign,” Dr Nish said.
BAE referred it to the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, who referred it to their Australian counterparts at ASD. While Dr Nish declined to confirm the Cloud Hopper attack was directed by Chinese intelligence services, he said there was “no reason to doubt” those who claimed it was.
He said that while outsourcing IT functions was a sensible business decision, Australian firms needed to ask “tough questions” of managed service providers. Some providers offered cheaper IT services because they scrimped on their own security, effectively allowing a backdoor into their clients' IT systems.
In October, the US Department of Justice provided a case study on Chinese hacking within a 21-page indictment naming the MSS and accusing the MSS and its provincial counterparts of hacking an Australian domain name provider in order to access computer systems at aviation companies in the United States and Europe.
Under direction from the MSS, the hackers are accused of either creating fake domain names or redirecting existing domain names to malicious addresses.
The MSS is headquartered in Beijing but has extensive provincial operations and is regarded by western intelligence services as a sophisticated outfit able to combine human intelligence with the advanced cyber capabilities.
Previously, Unit 61398 of the People’s Liberation Army was viewed as the main vehicle for China’s efforts to steal commercial secrets after being named by cyber security firm Mandiant in 2014.
But since a reorganisation of China’s armed forces in 2015, the PLA cyber units are believed to have refocused on military and political intelligence, leaving commercial espionage to the MSS.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/com...g-on-australian-business-20181119-p50gze.html
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clacy
Such great and loyal US companies like Google and FB have done everything they can to help the Chinese spy around the world including on US citizens, companies and our military.
"The cloud" is what?
Somebody else's computer.
That can be taken away at any moment.
Been there, done that.
Ilgan
I don't know who is right or wrong but these are the kind of actions that lead the world into war. We have not learned anything from the past. The World can't afford World War III as this war would be a nuclear war which will return in utter destruction. Please, talk about peace.
#4 Dec 21, 2018
Ilgan said:
NO. The psychopaths will take advantage. Please talk: full nuclear Winter Holocaust for breakfast, unconventional nuclear SMARTness and distributed nuclear self-mutating viruses and random terrorist climate policy profit centra for lunch, profit-generated spam-genocide plastic food-harvesting for dinner, and some light organic pranayams + yoga nidra for dessert!
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Afghanistan peace talks begins in Pakistan
Mon 11 Jan 2016, 17:47:32
ISLAMABAD : Senior officials from the four countries are meeting in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, to launch Renewed peace efforts effort they hope come amid spiralling violence in Afghanistan, with last year, after the withdrawal of most foreign forces at the end of 2014, one of the bloodiest on record. The Taliban, who were ousted in 2001, remain split on whether to take part in talks, with some factions opposed to any negotiations but others considering joining talks, senior members of Taliban groups said last week. Afghanistan has said the aim is to work out a road map for peace negotiations and a way Officials are keen to limit expectations of a quick breakthrough. Peace efforts last year stalled after the Taliban announced that their founder, Mullah Mohammad Omar, had been dead for two years, throwing the militant group into disarray and factional fighting over a new leader. In recent months the Taliban have won territory in the southern province of Helmand, briefly captured the northern city of Kunduz and launched a series of suicide bombs in the capital, underlining how hard Afghan government forces are finding it fighting on their own. Delegates from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States sat down on Monday for talks to resurrect a stalled Afghan peace process and end nearly 15 years of bloodshed, even as fighting with Taliban insurgents intensifies.
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Tidal will debut an unreleased Prince album in 2019
Prince's estate will eventually release a physical version.
Mariella Moon, 05.13.18
Tidal and Prince's estate are done battling it out in court, ending things in good terms and with a new album, to boot. Jay-Z's streaming service has announced that it's debuting a new Prince album with previously unreleased songs in 2019. It will stream exclusively on Tidal for 14 days and will be available as a download seven days after it launches. Prince's estate will also release a physical version worldwide following Tidal's exclusive.
The streaming service and the musician's estate sued each other in court back in 2016 over the rights to stream Prince's unreleased music and his entire catalog. Tidal made his entire body of work available on the service, but the artist's estate said the company only had permission to stream his latest album (at the time) exclusively for 90 days. That album, HITNRUN Phase One, debuted shortly after Prince pulled his music catalog from other streaming services like Spotify.
Troy Carter, the estate's entertainment advisor, said in a statement:
"I'm very pleased this is resolved, and we get to honor the relationship between Prince and Tidal with this album. We look forward to fans hearing the new music and experiencing the genius of Prince."
The Tidal selection will not include any songs that will be released as part of the album Warner Bros. is releasing in September. While the label's collection will also feature unreleased tracks, Tidal's will probably include newer material recorded after Prince's deal with Warner Bros. ended in 1996.
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Lyft Co-Founder Says on 'The Daily Show' That Future Cars Will Be 'Rooms on Wheels'
John Zimmer shares his predictions for transportation 10 to 20 years from now with Trevor Noah.
Image credit: Lyft
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Without cars, where would we be? Better yet, what would our cities be like?
We’ve designed and developed our cities around cars, which is a shame, Lyft Co-Founder and President John Zimmer told Trevor Noah on Tuesday night’s The Daily Show. Going forward, Zimmer and Lyft are thinking about ways to design cities around people. That’s where autonomous cars come in, reducing the need to own cars and making transportation more affordable.
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The average household spends $9,000 a year to own a car, Zimmer said, noting that affordability is one of the biggest incentives for introducing driverless cars to the market.
Image Credit: Comedy Central
Uber’s VP of global vehicle programs, Sherif Marakby, also recently emphasized the potential of autonomous vehicles to save people money. During a talk at the Automotive News World Congress last week, he said, "The biggest problem in ridesharing is supply -- having enough drivers in peak times.” When there aren’t enough cars on the road to accommodate the number of ride requests, Uber charges riders “surge pricing” in order to limit demand. “Automated vehicles will help smooth out surge times,” Marakby said.
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Today, drivers fear their jobs may be at risk when driverless vehicles come to fruition. Marakby said that both human-driven and autonomous vehicles will occupy the roads for Uber. As Zimmer pointed out, driverless cars may even create more jobs -- although these jobs won’t necessarily involve driving. “I don’t think a car is going to look like a car anymore. It’s going to be more like a room on wheels," Zimmer said, "and then you might have services in those rooms."
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An aerial view of the AN-32 aircraft crash site in Arunachal Pradesh|EastMojo image
AN-32 aircraft crash: Rescuers still stranded at site in Arunachal
Due to bad weather, team members spending last 17 days at altitude of 12,000 ft even after strenuous exercise of recovering bodies of 13 air warriors and black box of plane
Irani Sonowal Lepcha
Aalo: The rescue team that was airdropped near the wreckage site of the ill-fated AN-32 aircraft in Siang district on June 12 is still braving hostile weather condition and tough terrain and feeding on rations they had brought along that day.
The team members have been spending the last 17 days at an altitude of 12,000 ft even after the strenuous exercise of recovering the bodies of 13 crew members and the black box of the military transport aircraft, officials said.
The weather condition is not at all conducive till now to lift all those 12 brave men from the Indian Air Force (IAF) and a civilian mountaineer, Taka Tamut, and two of his associates deputed by the Shi Yomi district administration to guide foot treks in case weather continues to mar the chopper service there.
The ill-fated AN-32 (tail no K2752) in happier times
The foot march is hostile and treacherous during monsoon as it involves climbing up and down many a slippery mountain and the route through dense jungles has venomous snakes, wild animals and insects.
PHOTOS: Mortal remains of AN-32 crash victims brought to Jorhat
“We are likely to get fair weather by tomorrow or day after as per weather forecast, however, if things turn worse and their rations are exhausted, the team members would be forced to trek to the nearest habitation,” the officials added.
An AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) with 13 people on board had gone missing after taking off from Jorhat in Assam on June 3
The list of people who were on board the missing AN-32 aircraft
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Epstein on Property Rights, Zoning and Kelo
Richard Epstein, of the University of Chicago and Stanford's Hoover Institution, makes the case that many current zoning restrictions are essentially "takings" and property owners should receive compensation for the lost value of their land. He also discusses the Kelo case and the political economy of the regulation of land.
http://files.libertyfund.org/econtalk/y2007/Epsteinzoning.mp3
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If it’s a “taking” for the government to diminish your property’s value, and for which it should compensate you, is it a “giving” for the government to do something that makes your property’s value go up significantly, for which you should compensate the government?
I bring this up because I’ve read libertarian Georgist arguments (such as in Harold_Kyriazi’s Libertarian Party at Sea on Land) that suggest it wouldn’t be fair to do one but not the other. (And Russ_Roberts suggested I bring this up on this site too.)
I wonder what just compensation can possibly mean in cases of eminent domain. Prices in the marketplace emerge from voluntary exchanges. How could any price the government comes up with be considered just if it was not voluntary?
gator80
Have you considered having Naomi Klein as a guest? Not that she would accept, and I wonder if it would afford her more credibility than she deserves, but she is getting a lot of attention and it would be interesting to hear her present and defend her views to a real economist.
Sam Grove
Sep 19 2007 at 11:19pm
If the government builds something that makes you property’s value go up significantly, is that a “giving” that justifies higher property taxes? Higher than the current property tax rate would cause?
This isn’t how it works in the ‘private’ sector. There is no prohibition on benefiting others, only on causing them harm.
If a grocery store is built near you and causes your property value to increase, you owe the owners nothing, as it is presumed that they built it for their own reasons for their own benefit. The increase in your property value is not due to the addition of the store, but due to the perception of potential buyers of your property.
Of course, if your property value goes up, that often means your property taxes increase, the reason for the increase of value is irrelevent.
Sep 20 2007 at 8:07am
After hearing Epstein and I discuss his blog post, Lior Stahilevitz wrote me the following and is happy for me to share it with the group:
“The natural follow-up question, I think, is ‘once you have conceded the appropriateness of taking land from someone who wants to destroy it (rendering it valueless) and transferring it to a preservationist who will use it to maintain aesthetic amenities worth $50, is there a logical constraint on transferring land from someone who is generating $50 from it to someone else who can generate $100 from it?’I think the answer is no, but I also think there are institutional considerations that Richard identifies that ought to make us skeptical about the state’s abilities in this regard, as opposed to the market’s.
Do you agree with the logic? I do not, but why don’t you, the listeners weigh in first and I’ll comment later if it’s useful.
JoshK
I think it would just make a lot of sense if preservationist got together and started their own fund so they could buy up these properties. I don’t understand why the government should be involved in the first place. Do we really want a government committee deciding what is art?
Paris Lovett
JoshK – your last post wasn’t on point. The hypothetical discussed by Epstein and Stahilevitz is what to do if a private owner plans to destroy a Lloyd Wright building s/he owns. One possible solution given by Epstein would be for government to pay the difference between the pre-destruction and post-destruction prices in order to prevent the destruction. This is in line with his idea of paying for the value lost due to regulation – which would likely dissuade regulators from interfering with anything other than true “nuisances” or externalities. However, Stahilevitz raises the problem with Epstein’s solution to the Lloyd Wright problem: if it is OK for the government to step in to preserve the value of a piece of beautiful architechture, why is it not OK for government to take steps to INCREASE the value of other private land (a la Kelo).
Stahilevitz has put his finger on a key problem – when the government has discretionary power, it is likely to go far beyond rare and unique uses of that power such as preserving Lloyd Wright houses. Soon it will be using that power to please special interests, indulging in anti-competitive regulation, etc. etc.
As a libertarian-minded person, I believe that you can always go back to the idea that seduction, persuasion and co-operation are more powerful than force. If people love Lloyd Wright architecture, let them hold non-coercive protests, let them put together a fund to pay off the owner. At some point he would most likely give up on his plans to torch the place, for a 20% or 40% premium above market price. And if he doesn’t, he is a very rare case and should be allowed to torch the place. Because the “cure” for that problem (taking away his liberty to make use of his property) is worse than the disease.
nordsieck
Sep 20 2007 at 10:06am
Roberts is absolutely correct. The central problem with the government compensating people for their losses due to regulation is that those people, especially in cases where they won’t sell – e.g. Kelo or the nihilist, invariably value their property above the market rate.
On the other hand, requiring the government to pay the owner’s price would sufficiently neuter the power of Eminent Domain, so as to make it non-existent. As the owner’s price is unbounded in the upward direction, a synthesis of the market value and the owner’s value is practically impossible.
We are trying to apply fairness, economics, and aesthetics to a legal process, ED. That will not work until we straighten out the law about what can be called public use.
ED is with us to stay. It is sometimes needed.
And yet we can’t even decide what it allows. When I took law the answer was ‘virtually anything”. And that is still about right.
I personally feel an owner should be able to tear down a Frank Lloyd Wright house or any other. Don’t like that? Too bad!
Suppose you own the protected house. You don’t want to raze it but you want to put a wall around the estate or otherwise landscape so the house isn’t visible from the street. Suppose you want to paint with a new color.
Is that permitted? Usually the wall will be. The paint probably not.
I have no objections. If the government wants to decide about how I paint my house the solution is simple. Just have them decide how everyone’s house is to be painted.
It could be like jury duty. Every year send out notices to a few properties. A color consultant is to inspect your property and choose the right colors, and schedule when the work must be done. You take care of the painting, get paid $3, and are commended for performing a civic duty.
Nordsieck,
“On the other hand, requiring the government to pay the owner’s price would sufficiently neuter the power of Eminent Domain, so as to make it non-existent.”
Why do you assume that the government’s willingness to pay is insufficient to change the owner’s mind? Of course, the government has an incentive to say this to minimize the owner’s bargaining power, but why believe it’s true?
Paris Lovett –
I’m trying to suggest that the government shouldn’t interfere in this in the first place.
I think that just getting to the point where we decide which houses are to be preserved is fraught with danger.
-J
JoshK-
It looks like we agree. I guess I misunderstood your thrust. The scenario under discussion is one in which the nihilist ALREADY owns the FLW property. Epstein seemed to think it reasonable that local government could estimate the difference between the pre- and post- torching value and then pay that difference to the nihilist, to compensate for regulating away the nihilist’s right to torch the place.
Strahilevitz points out that if local government can make discretionary decision to MAINTAIN the esthetic value of the property through regulation, then why is it wrong for them to make decisions about INCREASING the value by use of Eminent Domain. And then you’d opened the floodgates to all sorts of discretionary power in the hands of local political powers.
I thought you were talking about preservationists buying the property while it was still on the market – not part of the scenario, since the nihilist already owns the property. But if I’d read more carefully, I would have seen you were just saying the same thing I went on to say, which is that there is no need for government to step in. The preservationists should pay whatever premium (price above market price) it takes to convince the nihilist not to torch the FLW property. And if they can’t meet his price, then the place gets torched. A terrible aesthetic loss, but probably (many intermediate steps omitted here) much less than the aethetic loss that comes with runaway regulation which circumscribes creative use of property. (As an example, consider all the beautiful neighborhoods of Manhattan which could never flourish in the sclerotic modern regulatory environment).
Agree with Paris and JoshK. Might even take it a step farther- the government should stay completely out of it, besides ensuring commerce takes place in a legal fashion and that the destruction of the property doesn’t endanger property of others. If some private entity wants to save it, great, then let them prove they are willing to make the payments to save it, but keep the public sector out of it.
I agree with Lior and I think the logic is simple.
Let’s cut away the words and distill it down to the facts:
‘once you have conceded the appropriateness of taking land from someone” “is there a logical constraint on transferring land from someone”
I think that it is historically obvious that authority views the door as being open or closed. Once the door is open it is open for all.
The first extracted quote opens the door and the second lets in anyone.
Jeff Jean
Government today takes trillions of dollars per year of your wealth not needed to perform its constitutional duties. They call it taxes. In my view, eminent domain is a very minor aspect of government takings.
Frontlinegrunt
I think the ultimate questions are:
“Is or is not private property “allodial”? [An estate held in absolute ownership, without recognizing any superior to whom any duty is due on account thereof.]
Sheldon Richman of FEE referenced an excellent piece on Rent-Seeking” that contained some valuabale items in the history of our country. You can reaad it, and I highly ecommend that everyone do so at:
URL: http://www.fee.org/in_brief/default.asp?id=1113
Just compensation. What does it mean?
One can assume it means market price, but when is the market price evaluated? Before the taking? Or after the taking?
Does not market price require a willing buyer and a willing seller in an undistorted (by government intervention) marketplace?
If the owner is unwilling to sell, how can a true market price be determined?
I still think all property should be considered “allodial.” (See previous comment.)
Let’s think outside the box and push the envelope.
“If the government builds something that makes you property’s value go up significantly, is that a “giving” that justifies higher property taxes? ”
There have been interesting cases in this regard in Europe, whereby local municipalities have built airports and then paid low cost airlines to fly to their airports. That is to say, local taxes have been used to subsidise passenger ticket prices in pursuit of the tourists’consumption euros. The biggest impact though is usually on the value of homes, as the tourists invest in vacation property.
Of course, this behavior was declared illegal by the EU.
Schepp
As a professional involved in the building of roads. When emient domain is used the market value is done by appraisors. It is defined by what a willing seller and a willing buyer would pay to make the transaction. Private firms usually do the appraisals using the same methods they use to appraise for their non-government clients. They compare them to similar properties, or income generated on the property and then assign a value based on past property sales with similar characteristics. I agree this not “market value” but the standard means of estimating it. The appraisal is subject to a condemnation hearing and civil court processes with appeals and all.
It is all quite a complex process with quite a significant dead weight loss. Even after acquistion use of the property can be quite restrictive if federal funds are involved in the project. The actual use of the property must match the original intent. Governmental regulations can create the market conditions where the local agency will choose not to work in drainage easement because the indirect cost of getting approval to demonstrate there are no impacts to such things as wetlands can be more costly than the benefit of doing the work.
There are also complex issues such as a 30 year old structure that by standard means would be depreciated to close to zero. (Because a new building built to suite current conditions creates the highest and best use for the land.) But I suggest that depreciation is rarely successfully argued by the government because it is complex and hard to understand.
I’m intrigued by Epstein’s suggestion that our great cities would never have arisen under the current zoning regime. The simple lefty response would probably be that large modern cities, victims of their success, are causing new externalities that can’t be internalized by private covenants: regional congestion, water drainage trouble, plain old ugliness.
Does anyone have thoughts or responses? I’d love to see the evidence that zoning laws have as deadening an effect as Epstein believes.
Richard Epstein's Home page
"Public Use and Zoning Intertwined: Lessons from Kelo v. City of New London", by Richard Epstein. The Politic, August 28, 2007.
About ideas and people mentioned in this podcast:Articles:
"Celebrating Penn Central: How the Supreme Court's preservation of Grand Central Terminal helped preserve planning nationwide". Planning Magazine, Jerold S. Kayden, June 2003. A pro-planning perspective.
NIMBY. Definition: "Not In My Backyard". The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition, 2002.
Clint Bolick Defends Judicial Activism. EconTalk podcast, October 31, 2006.
Eminent Domain, by Arnold Kling. EconLog, June 27, 2005. Holdout problem.
Eminent Domain and Property Rights, by Arnold Kling. EconLog, May 19, 2005. Holdout problem and large land acquisitions.
EconTalk Podcasts with Richard Epstein. Includes Richard Epstein on Property Rights and Drug Patents, Legislators vs. Wal-Mart, and The Economics of Organ Donations.
0:36 Intro. How has our freedom to use our property, particularly land, as we see fit fared in recent Supreme Court decisions? Common confusion between freedom and license. In some cases freedom to use one's property is subject to no limit. No serious defender of laissez faire argues that there are no limitations or obligations, in particular not to use it as a means of aggression as against your neighbor. In the case of land, trespass is occasional and easily controlled; law of nuisance, filth, noise, stench, etc. are more difficult to control but were never included on the list of things you could do. If both sides restrain from the use of these nuisance-like activities, each will gain in freedom more than he loses in the actions he can take. So giant global trade in which everyone turns in their right to pollute everyone else in exchange for which they receive the right to use their property free of pollution. Against that baseline there has been an enormous decline in freedom of land; what can you pile on on top of that. You can move away from your neighbor but your land cannot. Restrictions people would like often go beyond law of nuisance. Houses made of stone give a nice aesthetic in a neighborhood. Difficult problem, two ways to handle it. First, congenial to libertarian thought, you get one owner who owns a large parcel, divides it up, and then imposes a set of restrictions reciprocally; chosen because recipients are willing to pay more. Gives notice and controls these soft externalities. But what if land is already built upon or owned? Much harder. Have to do it through regulation. Anti-competitive stuff comes in especially in urban settings; habitat protection in rural areas. Tendency is to regulate instead of buying the land, and it's those things that have set the land law up on end.
5:54 Must be variety across different states. Variation across states is surprisingly small. What's the value of land that's lost by such regulation and zoning? In flat areas like Fresno or Chicago zoning is pretty rational, some anti-competitive zoning but little environmental zoning. In variable areas where some areas are much more valuable than others there can be substantial wipe-outs. The reduction in land value attributable to zoning, improper purposes without compensation, runs as much as 80-90% of the value of the land. Do zoning regulations tend to be global, or are they extremely local--e.g., this particular plot of land should be residential? Complicated. Zoning is fiercely local, unlike wetland controls which can be done at the state level. Spot-zoning rule, can't take a small plot of land and zone it inconsistent with neighbors. Courts usually quick to strike down attempt to ask for a spot property to be designated commercial when surrounded by residential properties to get special competitive advantage; but when all the neighbors pick on the guy on the spot and say we don't want you to build anything, it's trickier. How big does the big circle have to be to count as a "spot"? East and west sides of road: may aim at no competition for one guy but do it by declaring whole other side of road non-commercial. What should compensation be for land owner who loses 80-90% of the value of his land? Should be full value of diminution. There are some special cases. "I think it's fair to say that virtually all the zoning cases that make it through the system into litigation have nothing whatsoever to do with nuisances today. Virtually all of them have to do with loftier environmental goals on the one hand, or with the various questions of anti-competitive and restrictive zoning on the other." Ironically, great cities today could never have developed with all the restrictions that are now in place. Does compensation not take place? Only if there is complete loss of all use of property. Diminution in value is treated as a competitive loss for which no compensation is required. "The great achievement of the United States Supreme Court is to treat regulation and competition as though they are the same for legal purposes on the rather silly assumption that they have the same global economic consequences." It's not considered a taking unless it's 100%. Lucas against the S. Carolina Coastal Council. Just put roadblocks and regulations and leave you a scintilla of value in the land. Game of chicken. Can eat into 90% of the value at no cost. The last 10%, though, can cost you the whole lost value. Funny political equilibrium--regulators will not go that last 10%.
14:16 Hodgepodge. Are there cities with no zoning? Houston was, not sure now. Some zoning ordinances enhance value. Building permits are designed to deal with real troublesome issues. Large apartment building next to a small public street. Adding your cars can cause traffic jams. Legitimate government responses to those things. But industrial policy is different. Attractive part of anti-competitive zoning is that at least there is someone on the other side to fight back. Wasteful, but vested interest to fight it. What about anti-sprawl regulations? Can enhance existing land values. Those voting own the land already. Those who don't live there yet but might want to don't get a say. Can't get rid of one set of externalities without creating another. One community's zoning law may affect next community. Low-density uses and restrictions. Developer may represent hundreds of people trying to get out of miserable neighborhoods and they can't find a way to get in. "Where in fact markets always take into account non-territorial preferences, political elections are essentially restricted to the local voters." NIMBY problem. Try to build a new house in Lake Tahoe. Lots of plots, but have to acquire a lot, low density and high tax revenue. New York City driven by inability to expand supply of apartments. If you could change from participatory democracy, a variation on zoning, to you can build as a right unless they condemn you out, you'd see more development. Could still regulate traffic pattern issues. Even conservative justices currently regard zoning as something that has to be a political issue. Look at the mess and assume that any other system would have a bigger mess. Probably just wrong. If you could change one thing, what would you change? The rule on compensation, all diminutions in value are presumptively compensable, except if you can show that you are preventing a bonafide or common law nuisance or controlling a traffic problem. This all started with Penn Central, Breuer tower on Grand Central Station, Justice Brennan said it wasn't taking anybody's land rights and it's not spot zoning. Once that decision took place you could have very aggressive land use plans with lots of discretion in the hands of administrations, and gains from Breuer tower would be ignored because of aesthetic desires of others. Soldier Field, public property, became horrendous, economic giveaway as well.
24:56 Kelo. How did it pass? "Takings clause" in the U.S. Constitution is short but not easy to understand: "nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation." What is "for public use"? Everyone agrees that schools and roads or military fortress are public use. But what kinds of things are public benefits that are also for public use? Early cases always allow the government to take land if a real standoff, holdout. But with Kelo, once you start with the zoning game, nobody can put together large blocks of land because there will be too many neighbors who object. New London had strong zoning in place, so only by condemning the land could they build. What was being taken was mostly vacant farmland. "Urban blight"--term of art which nobody knows its meaning. Had 90 acres, wanted 92 acres, wanted to lay waste to some homes. By the time it got to the higher courts, it said they could do it so long as you call it "comprehensive" we'll let you do it. So you saw ordinary homes being blown up in order to put nothing up. People thought at least something fancier would get put up; but still haven't put anything up! Land is still vacant. Justice Stevens could never tell you what counted as a private use for which the eminent domain power would be inappropriate. Zoning laws make it impossible to do anything unless the city is on your side, but once they are on your side you can do anything. Used to have to show nuisance problems or traffic problems. "There is little doubt that the towns which are aggressive in both the condemnation side and in the regulation side are the ones which have the greatest difficulties in organizing their real property markets." The common law system was better than what we have today.
29:51 How did we get where we are? Strong progressive movement, same guys who are in favor of industrial policy, labor unions, minimum wages, any time you have a private market you have a market failure. But they're progressive? Under one meaning of word. Externalities for zoning are larger, once entrenched becomes difficult to remove. Some communities want to increase tax base and do want developers. Cities like NYC and San Francisco instead roil housing. Have to take an 800 room apartment building and make it suitable to house more people. Political economy line is in zoning you are keeping out someone who is outside your community. In Kelo you are displacing people in your community. More resistance to latter, so more objection to Kelo. Changing the base changes educational base. Local government is a tough nut to crack. Likely to last for a long time to come, constant drag on the American economy. Economic gains would come from free trade, flat tax, coherent market-based employment law, sensible land regulations.
34:34 Lior Strahilevitz example on U. of Chicago law blog of a nihilist buying a Frank Lloyd Wright group and burning it down. Is that a good use of eminent domain? Destructive private use is good reason to pay person and buy it for everyone else. But now the government has to run it. Could alternatively give it away to a preservation society. Buildings deteriorate if they have no viable use. Do those buildings drag down dynamism in some cities? If badly maintained. Landmark Preservation Commission can block building permits. Parks: The Constitution is a very bad document in terms of trying to control the way in which the State uses "its own property." One use versus another, compromises and tradeoffs become pitched battles in political realm. Privatizing the whole lot makes more sense. Private land owners do this all the time. Audubon Society makes these decisions. These mixed uses are hard to take out of public land. Public sector different: Forest service will knock down anything if it wants to build a road and won't necessarily take any account of native American concerns. Not much hope for massive improvement in this area. Will our freedom to use our land as we see fit is consistent with the rule of law. Current system puts discretion in the hands of public officials, threat to organized political rights, we don't have rule of law, little recourse in the courts.
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Stick to Your Money Resolutions
Start the new year off with these fiscal promises. Read on for a wealth of knowledge from a money-savvy mom.
By Stacey L. Bradford
Illustrations by Nick Cocotos
1. Create (and maintain) a budget
"Establishing a household budget is a cornerstone of economic success," says June Walbert, certified financial planner with USAA Financial Planning Services. In fact, 88% of people with a savings strategy manage to stash away money, in contrast to 50% of folks without one. Start off by tracking your spending for one month. Write down fixed costs such as mortgage and car payments. For discretionary items, keep tabs on small purchases (like the kids' movie tickets) with a debit card, and save receipts for cash-bought items. Once you understand your expenses, you can redirect nonessential costs toward your savings goals.
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When life gets hectic, it's easy to accidentally skip a credit card payment. But a creditor doesn't care about your kids' busy schedules or that you're swamped at work. In addition to a hefty penalty, a late payment can negatively impact your credit report—your payment history makes up 35% of your credit score. Improve it by automating as many bills as possible.
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Take a hard look at how much you owe and come up with a realistic plan to reduce it. The first step is to identify and trim discretionary expenses, and then put that extra cash toward your credit card balances. You can also call lenders and request a lower interest rate. Remember, lowering your debt is one of the best ways to improve that credit score.
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A rainy-day account provides security in case of unexpected financial hardship, such as job loss or large medical bills. It should allow you to continue to meet obligations without going into debt. Try to set aside enough to cover three to six months of expenses, says USAA's Walbert.
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By Cristina Abellan Matamoros with AP, AFP •et; last updated: 25/04/2019
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Ceremonies have taken place in Armenia to mark the anniversary of mass killings and forced deportations of up to 1.5 million Armenians.
They commemorate actions by the Ottoman Empire that began on April 24, 1915.
But recognition of the events as genocide has caused friction between EU countries and Turkey, which disputes the figures and the definition.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has challenged the genocide claim and argued anyone making it should inspect the country's Ottoman-era archives because “we have nothing to hide".
In defence of his position, Erdogan said that many of the nations accusing Turkey of genocide have a “bloody past” themselves.
Historians believe events starting on April 24, 1915, was the 20th century's first genocide.
But Turkey disputes the description, says the toll has been inflated and considers those killed victims of a civil war.
For Armenia, the killing of their people in the Ottoman Empire and the surrounding regions during 1915-1923 was masterminded and perpetrated by the government of Young Turks, according to the Armenian account which has been backed by the European Parliament and a number of national governments.
Earlier this month, Turkey condemned separate decisions by France and Italy to officially recognise the mass killings of Armenians as a genocide.
This came after French President Emmanuel Macron signed a decision setting April 24 as a day of annual commemoration — a promise he made in his 2017 presidential campaign.
But Turkey claimed Macron’s promise was geared towards winning the Armenian vote during the elections: “It is inevitable that France's attitude, which is far from amicable, will impact its relations with Turkey in a negative way," said a statement by the Turkish government.
Italy followed suit by approving a motion to officially recognise the killings as genocide. Turkey retaliated that they were using the Armenian claims for domestic political interests.
"It is not surprising that this motion was drafted by the Lega Party, led by Matteo Salvini, who is committed to sabotaging relations between Turkey and Italy," was Turkey's response.
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A lot of unusual things go down in Central Park, but this takes the cake.
On last night's special episode of The Tonight Show, Justin Bieber and Jimmy Fallon went incognito, disguising their famous faces with dark sunglasses, fake mustaches and bushy wigs. No one was safe from their shenanigans as they roamed the park, interrupted picnics, crept up on strangers and performed a choreographed routine to Bieber's hit single "What Do U Mean?"
Whether they were flossing or photobombing, Bieber and Fallon kept the ruse going for hours until they finally revealed their true identifies at Bethesda Fountain. Fans went wild once their secret came out, and the 24-year-old singer and the 43-year-old host happily took a few selfies.
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In the same episode, Fallon interviewed Blake Lively, who was promoting her new movie, A Simple Favor, and Carrie Underwood, who sang "Love Wins" from her new album, Cry Pretty.
Fallon had partnered with T-Mobile to bring fans to New York City for the special event.
"This collaboration represents the ultimate partnership through massive content collaboration and influencer talent, combining a cutting-edge, disruptor brand like T-Mobile with two of the most iconic names in late-night, Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show," Linda Yaccarino, chairman of advertising and client partnerships at NBCUniversal, announced in mid-August. "We're bringing T-Mobile customers and our audiences at home the unrivaled experience that only the scale of NBCUniversal can offer by tapping into the comedic genius of Jimmy Fallon."
Next week, on Sept. 19, Night School star Kevin Hart will join Fallon as a Tonight Show co-host.
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Download Festival Latest: Beer, Bands and Village Update.
With less than three weeks to go, Download Festival has added three more acts to its bulging roster, as well as unveiling the first ever festival beer in its very own 'Dogtooth'. Attractions at the Camp site village have also been revealed, with attendees set to be treated to Caravan of Lost Souls, Circus of Horrors and The Never-Ending Nightmare sideshows.
Gojira Debut 'Silvera' Video Ahead Of Download Appearance.
Gojira have debuted the video for 'Silvera', the second song to be released off their anticipated new LP 'Magma'. The Drew Cox directed music video shot in New York City, which is can be viewed below, follows lead single 'Stranded', which has already garnered 1.3 Million views on the band’s official YouTube channel.
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Bloodstock Comes Out Fighting As Countdown Begins!
Bloodstock Open Air have unveiled a number of sideshow attractions that will take place during the festival. As well as the search for 'Bloodstock's Strongest Man', the sword and armour of historical fighting team 'Battle Of The Nations UK' will entertain the crowd during the event which takes place in Catton Park, Derbyshire from 11 - 14 August 2016.
Alice Cooper: "Joe Perry Asked Johnny Depp For Guitar Lessons".
Alice Cooper has revealed that Aerosmith's Joe Perry was so impressed by the guitar playing abilities of Johnny Depp that he asked him for lessons. The revelation comes as Perry, who plays alongside Depp and Cooper in super group Hollywood Vampires prepares to descend on Europe, with a fistful of dates across the continent. The short tour comes ahead of Cooper's only U.K. appearance of 2016, at the Stone Free Festival in London.
Photo: Hollywoodvampires.com.
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8 but hasn’t lost since.The Eagles reacquired Jackson and added a 2020 seventh-round draft pick in exchange for a 2019 sixth-round pick. the way Barber is running right now, it really wouldn’t make a lot of sense to switch to Rodgers as the primary ballcarrier.Northwestern shot just 29 percent for the half, and the Buckeyes weren’t much better .
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We’re talking as a staff, we were saying this was a game he might have to steal for us.The Orange also quarterback David Summers from Maryland after backup Chance Amie transferred in January.Dimitri Filipovic, hockey analytics writer: I’m tempted to go with the goalies, especially for the Islanders, who currently lead the league in save percentage at both 5-on-5 and overall by a mile.Thomas Aquinas High School, when they played on the defensive line together for a season and won a state title.
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”He’s such a big part of their team and to have him suddenly taken away is hard.” Ohio State was blown out 86 by Purdue on Saturday in the first game of the Wesson suspension.He then got drilled for four runs — including a three-run homer — in the seventh inning.Umoja Gibson had 14 points.The NFL said that Hunt’s suspension stems from a February 2018 incident in which he shoved and kicked a woman during an early-morning altercation outside his downtown Cleveland residence, and an incident in June 2018 that involved a physical altercation with other men at Put-in-Bay, Ohio.
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The now-roomier cabin is jarring in its ode to modernity when compared to the old-school cool the sheetmetal was selling.When all was said and done, Roberts played 55 snaps in the Week 1 victory.I think the very priority thinking from me about ice hockey is the teamwork.Parity was the word of the year in Atlantic Hockey.Rodgers initially hurt his knee playing basketball in high school, eventually requiring an ACL reconstruction during college and a less complicated surgery after the 2015 campaign.
Last season, under first-year coach Grant McCasland, the Mean Green had their first 0-win campaign since 2010.”I thought was the tougher team for 20 minutes,” Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann said.Baltimore’s compensation presumably won’t be anything more than a mid-round draft pick, considering Flacco is scheduled to earn an $18 million base salary in 2019, per .Bobrovsky is the favorite at the moment considering his numbers and lack of support in recent games.
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ZAGREB: Ivona Juka will start shooting her sophomore feature in the autumn of 2019. Maslenica 93 will be the first Croatian feature to deal with the operation launched in January 1993 by the Croatian military offensive to get back territories in northern Dalmatia and Lika from Serb forces.
Ivona Juka’s sister, producer Anita Juka told the Croatian media that shooting is due to start in September 2019, while Ivona Juka said that international coproducers are welcome. Anita Juka will produce through her company 4 Film.
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New Delhi | Published: June 12, 2018 8:24:19 PM
From August 1, the airline will kick off a new daily service between Kolkata and Dhaka, departing at 4.40 pm and arriving there at 6.10 pm (local time).
Budget carrier IndiGo is launching a direct flight from Kolkata to Dhaka in August and bringing Jorhat in Assam under its network. (Reuters)
Budget carrier IndiGo is launching a direct flight from Kolkata to Dhaka in August and bringing Jorhat in Assam under its network. The airline, in a statement, also announced a new service between Bengaluru and Raipur and increasing the frequency of flights to other destinations, putting the total number of new flights to 16. From August 1, the airline will kick off a new daily service between Kolkata and Dhaka, departing at 4.40 pm and arriving there at 6.10 pm (local time).
In the return direction, the flight will depart from Dhaka at 7.10 pm (local time) and arrive Kolkata at 8 pm, the statement said. The new flight between Kolkata and Jorhat will leave at 9.55 am and arrive there at 11.35 PM. The return flight will leave at 1 pm from Jorhat and arrive in Kolkata at 2.45 pm. The flight is being introduced under the regional connectivity scheme. IndiGo will connect Bengaluru with Raipur on every Tuesday. The flight will leave Bengaluru at 5 am and arrive at the Chhattisgarh capital at 6.50 am.
In the return direction, the flight will leave Raipur at 7.20 am and arrive Bengaluru at 9.10 am, the airline said in the statement. From August, the airline will operate a fourth flight between Bengaluru to Vizag and Jaipur and a fourth flight between Kolkata and Patna. IndiGo, which has a fleet of 153 Airbus A320 and six ATR aircraft as of March 31, offered 1,086 peak daily flights during the first quarter and connected 42 domestic and eight international destinations.
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Football Outsiders' weekly preview for people who like their football played on Saturdays
SDA Bowl Spectacular Part I
by Ian Boyd
The bowl games are upon us! Every year these tend to provide some fun matchups, a chance for fans to watch some interesting teams from the smaller conferences, and a useful distraction during the holiday season. The first round of games is filled with Group of 5 contests, including lots of really strong teams whose coaches have already left for higher paying jobs or are still in consideration for openings amongst Power 5 programs.
There are also some programs running next-generation schemes as tactical innovation in football tends to flow upwards with the bigger schools catching on to best practices after they are established and not beforehand. So you can take in San Diego State's influential 3-3-5 defense or the North Texas Air Raid. If you're inclined to gamble or pick winners, the bowl games are a treasure trove of fun, hypothetical matchups with all kinds of varying factors such as injuries, coaching changes, and motivation that make it hard for the linemakers to get them pegged. We'll try and sort through all that in this space.
All times are listed as Eastern.
Autonation Cure Bowl
Tulane (-3.5) vs. Louisiana -- December 15, 1:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
Overall Tulane (6-6) Louisiana (7-6) F/+ 92 95 Special Teams S&P+ 48 17 S&P+ -3.3 -1.6 When Tulane has the ball Offense Defense FEI 96 123 S&P+ 107 111 IsoPPP+ 14 52 Rushing S&P+ 72 78 Passing S&P+ 59 113 When Louisiana has the ball Defense Offense FEI 59 18 S&P+ 59 36 IsoPPP+ 114 12 Rushing S&P+ 37 19 Passing S&P+ 65 22
Things start off hot with the explosive Ragin' Cajuns offense taking on a Tulane defense that has been prone to giving up the big play. The big feature of this game is the Louisiana backfield that includes running backs Trey Ragas (1,141 rushing yards, 5.8 yards per carry, eight touchdowns) and Elijah Mitchell (951 rushing yards, 6.8 yards per carry, 12 touchdowns) who comprise the majority of the Cajuns attack. You'll see the Cajuns mix in a variety of screens, sweeps, and motion from spread formations all designed to confuse the run fits of the Tulane defense in order to help open running lanes for Ragas and Mitchell to get free. They may also aim to avoid Tulane defensive end Patrick Johnson, who has 14 tackles for loss on the year and could be trouble for their off-tackle runs.
The Tulane offense is similar in its emphasis on the run game, but head coach Willie Fritz employs a more traditional option approach despite the shotgun spread formations and modern appearance to his attack. The Green Wave have struggled some this year, but things picked up some after LSU transfer Justin McMillan took over at quarterback. Louisiana hasn't played good defense this season, so the extra bowl practice reps for McMillan could pay big dividends as Tulane tries to establish Louisiana supremacy out in central Florida.
McMillan is a solid athlete, but it wasn't his running that helped open up Tulane's offense but his cannon arm, which was hitting at 8.5 yards per attempt this season and allowed the Green Wave to unleash speedy wideout Darnell Mooney down the stretch. Watch for that connection to give Tulane a boost against favored Louisiana.
S&P+ Outright Pick: Louisiana
New Mexico Bowl
North Texas vs. Utah State (-9) -- December 15, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Overall North Texas (9-3) Utah State (10-2) F/+ 38 20 Special Teams S&P+ 5 66 S&P+ 9.8 12.4 When North Texas has the ball Offense Defense FEI 45 32 S&P+ 33 34 IsoPPP+ 30 49 Rushing S&P+ 36 35 Passing S&P+ 47 43 When Utah State has the ball Defense Offense FEI 50 11 S&P+ 48 20 IsoPPP+ 84 22 Rushing S&P+ 68 26 Passing S&P+ 32 32
This is the best matchup in terms of the overall quality of the teams involved within this slate of games, per S&P+. The Fresno State Bulldogs rank higher, and their opponents the Arizona State Sun Devilss have the highes profile, but the adjusted stats like these two teams and this matchup quite a bit. The bigger schools also liked how these two teams played -- Utah State's head coach Matt Wells was hired away by Texas Tech, while North Texas' Seth Littrell interviewed with Kansas State before withdrawing from consideration. Utah State then brought back Gary Andersen, who helped build the Utah State program with Matt Wells before leaving for the Wisconsin opening.
In the meantime, Utah State's staff has split attention as many of them will be leaving for the Texas Tech job and Wells is already working in Lubbock. But Littrell is still around in Denton and is currently positioned to stick around through 2019 with his senior-to-be quarterback Mason Fine. That's the main feature of this game -- Fine working against a top-rated defense designed to confuse and attack spread quarterbacks. The North Texas passer threw for 3,734 yards this season spreading the ball around to three main targets, led by outside wide receiver Rico Bussey Jr., with running back Deandre Torrey (942 rushing yards, 5.9 yards per carry, 14 touchdowns) as a constraint when teams overloaded the passing windows.
Utah State is no stranger to spread passing offenses. They have a 3-4 defense designed to confuse the quarterback and keep him from using pre-snap looks to determine where to look to throw the ball. They chewed up Hawaii this season and finished 7-1 with a close loss to Boise State that kept them out of the Mountain West championship game. Linebackers David Woodwards and Tipa Galeai combined for 23 tackles for loss and 13 sacks, and their showdown with Fine should define the contest.
North Texas played pretty solid defense in their own right this season. Linebackers E.J. Ejiya and Brandon Garner combined for 40.5 tackles for loss and 13.5 sacks while blowing up opposing rushing attacks. Utah State has a balanced spread offense that wants to run the ball behind tight end Dax Raymond so they can create one-on-one matchups for their receivers and space for some of their speedy, hybrid slots to work in. If they can't run the ball without yielding tackles for loss to the Mean Green linebackers, then their own approach struggles.
This is a legitimately good and compelling game, and fans of the Big 12 -- particularly Texas Tech -- should be tuning in to get a sense of how these teams perform.
S&P+ Outright Pick: Utah State
Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl
Arizona State vs. Fresno State (-4) -- December 15, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Overall Arizona State (7-5) Fresno State (11-2) F/+ 42 11 Special Teams S&P+ 24 91 S&P+ 3.5 16.2 When Arizona State has the ball Offense Defense FEI 23 13 S&P+ 30 9 IsoPPP+ 41 7 Rushing S&P+ 20 5 Passing S&P+ 44 13 When Fresno State has the ball Defense Offense FEI 86 30 S&P+ 92 37 IsoPPP+ 23 73 Rushing S&P+ 99 103 Passing S&P+ 89 16
Arizona State had a pretty solid year one with "CEO" coach Herm Edwards at the helm. All five of their losses were within a single possession and they simply came up short in some close games. They built a good spread offense around senior quarterback Manny Wilkins' ability to run some spread-option with new sophomore running back Eno Benjamin (1,524 rushing yards, 5.5 yards per carry, 15 touchdowns) and star wide receiver K'Neal Harry (1,088 yards, nine touchdowns). That was the main thrust of the Sun Devils offense, feeding those two bell cows, but now Harry will miss the bowl game after leaving the team to prepare for the NFL draft.
Fresno State has also leaned on a star wide receiver: senior KeeSean Johnson (1,307 yards, eight touchdowns), who will be playing in this game and taking the opportunity to try and improve his draft stock the traditional way. His quarterback Marcus McMaryion threw for 3,453 yards this year at 8.7 yards per attempt with 25 touchdown passes and only three interceptions. The Oregon State transfer has a hitch in this throwing motion and was pretty quiet against Boise State in the Mountain West championship game, but he knows what he's doing after getting extensive playing time for three consecutive seasons and knows where to go with the football.
The Arizona State defense isn't phenomenal at getting the quarterback on the ground, but they do have some methods for confusing him with their 3-3-5 formation that Danny Gonzales brought from San Diego State. The Sun Devils picked off 10 passes and recovered eight fumbles to give them a +9 turnover margin on the year, good for 12th nationally. The Fresno State defense has been phenomenal this year for the same reason -- they're +13 in turnover margin mostly thanks to 17 interceptions. They have athletic defensive backs who get their hands on lots of balls, and it can be risky trying to take shots on them.
This is a battle between two senior quarterbacks who are going to be flinging the ball around for all their worth in what may be each man's last football game against sticky-fingered defenders. It should make for compelling drama.
S&P+ Outright Pick: Fresno State
Cramton Bowl
Georgia Southern (-1) vs. Eastern Michigan -- December 15, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Overall Georgia Southern (9-3) Eastern Michigan (7-5) F/+ 67 71 Special Teams S&P+ 14 107 S&P+ 2.9 2 When Georgia Southern has the ball Offense Defense FEI 55 37 S&P+ 51 33 IsoPPP+ 75 15 Rushing S&P+ 58 60 Passing S&P+ 36 21 When Eastern Michigan has the ball Defense Offense FEI 54 99 S&P+ 71 86 IsoPPP+ 16 36 Rushing S&P+ 48 91 Passing S&P+ 68 76
Georgia Southern follows a pretty standardized formula for success, recruiting a talent-rich state for athletes and deploying them (once again) in a triple option-oriented offense from the shotgun. They did some damage through the air but never threw the ball more than a dozen times in any of their wins. They have a typical dive/quarterback keeper/pitch veer system in which the most grievous damage occurs on the pitch -- especially when they get the ball to Wesley Kennedy III, who had 395 yards at 7.2 yards per carry along with 15 catches for 182 yards. When teams take on a team like Georgia Southern, things tend to come down to how well their players and coaches understand defending the option. Either that, or they score tons of points and engage the option team in a shootout.
Eastern Michigan can't really win a shootout because their offense lacks potency and the Georgia Southern defense is reasonably solid, particularly for a Sun Belt team. Eastern Michigan's most effective offense came from feeding slot receiver Blake Banham (714 receiving yards, five touchdowns), and it will be tough sledding if Georgia Southern can limit the space he finds to operate in. However, Eastern Michigan has a good defense they can turn to in order to match Georgia Southern in a lower scoring game.
The Eastern Michigan defense is led by inside linebacker Kyle Rachwal, who is far and away the leading tackler with 115 along with nine tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. After Rachwal, they get good run support from their nickel/linebacker hybrid safeties and disruptive play from defensive linemen Maxx Crosby and Jeremiah Harris, who have combined for 29 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks. They're a tough team to beat on the edge, and Rachwal is really good at cleaning up when the ball is forced back inside. It's a tough matchup for Georgia Southern, although at least it's down south and not in the cold weather where Eastern Michigan would be vastly more comfortable.
S&P+ Outright Pick: Georgia Southern
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Middle Tennessee vs. Appalachian State (-7) -- December 15, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Overall Middle Tennessee (8-5) Appalachian State (10-2) F/+ 63 24 Special Teams S&P+ 44 37 S&P+ 2.8 15.5 When Middle Tennessee has the ball Offense Defense FEI 67 6 S&P+ 81 10 IsoPPP+ 54 8 Rushing S&P+ 79 8 Passing S&P+ 64 4 When Appalachian State has the ball Defense Offense FEI 49 51 S&P+ 46 46 IsoPPP+ 57 44 Rushing S&P+ 42 69 Passing S&P+ 41 63
Here's another game that could be impacted by coaching changes. Scott Satterfield was a quarterback for Appalachian State, an assistant coach there for 12 years (non-continuous), and then spent six years as the head coach. Now he's moving on and taking over as the Louisville head coach. His team had a strong season, but now faces a Middle Tennessee squad that finished second in Conference USA and beat the champion (UAB) in the regular season 27-3 before losing the immediate rematch 27-25 when UAB successfully quieted star receiver Ty Lee (828 receiving yards, seven touchdowns).
Middle Tennessee leans on their passing attack, with senior quarterback Brent Stockstill and Lee as his favorite target by a fair margin and no clear No. 2, nor a rushing attack that serves as a No. 2. This could be a problem against Appalachian State, even with their coaching staff focusing on taking over at Louisville. The Mountaineers had a highly effective defense this year and will know how to clamp down on the Middle Tennessee attack. The Mountaineers play a 3-4 defense with hybrid outside linebackers who can play in space and a secondary playing over the top and picking off the passes that opponents try to force through zone coverage. If the 5-foot-9, 178-pound Lee is unable to hold up trying to find soft spots in their zone, then that could be it for Middle Tennessee in this game.
Appalachian State's offense is a pseudo-option system that includes a lot of zone-read from multiple-tight end sets that allows them to move the edge and read player across the defensive front and to get lead blockers either for the running back or the quarterback on the keep. Lead running back Darrynton Evans had just over a thousand rushing yards and seven touchdowns this season, while sophomore quarterback Zac Thomas added 476 timely yards and 10 rushing touchdowns to go along with 1,862 passing yards and 18 passing touchdowns. The Mountaineers want to slow the game's pace down and shorten its duration with a pounding run game paired with that strong defense, a good foil for the Middle Tennessee style. The Blue Raiders will need to speed up the young Thomas and try to draw the Mountaineers into a shootout to have a good chance in this one.
S&P+ Outright Pick: Appalachian State
Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl
UAB (-2.5) vs. Northern Illinois -- December 18, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Overall UAB (10-3) Northern Illinois (8-5) F/+ 60 61 Special Teams S&P+ 84 105 S&P+ 3.7 1.6 When UAB has the ball Offense Defense FEI 68 21 S&P+ 89 15 IsoPPP+ 92 41 Rushing S&P+ 40 6 Passing S&P+ 45 36 When Northern Illinois has the ball Defense Offense FEI 45 116 S&P+ 27 115 IsoPPP+ 118 125 Rushing S&P+ 50 63 Passing S&P+ 44 125
You get all kinds of interesting matchups in bowl games. The stalwart defensive squad against the shootout-oriented offensive team, the dueling pinball offenses who don't play defense ... and then sometimes the battle between two teams who lean on their defenses. This is one of those contests between a pair of tough defenses, and neither offense is particularly great at putting points on the board. The one solid offensive dimension to either team is the UAB rushing attack led by running back Spencer Brown (1,152 rushing yards, 4.6 yards per carry, 16 touchdowns).
The Blazers have leaned on pounding the ball on the ground with Brown and usually rely on freshman quarterback Tyler Johnson III, who can add a rushing dimension but also takes things off the table with turnovers at times. The obvious fear in this game is that he'll make the crushing mistakes that make the difference in a defensive slog.
Northern Illinois runs a lot of option with quarterback Marcus Childers and running back Tre Harbison, but they don't do it all that terribly well. Childers averages 2.8 yards per carry while Harbison has averaged 5.8, but couldn't hit a thousand rushing yards on the year and only had four rushing touchdowns. They have a pair of smaller receivers in D.J. Brown and Jauan Wesley to work off the run game on the perimeter, but it's a pretty plodding attack overall that doesn't land many big punches. Their hope will be that young Johnson turns the ball over a few times and allows them to win the field position battle.
They'll try to achieve that with a pair of blitzing linebackers named Sutton Smith and Josh Corcoran who racked up a combined 37 tackles for loss and 25 sacks. The difference in this game, though, might instead be the UAB defensive end tandem Jamell Garcia-Williams and Tre Crawford, who have combined for 27.5 tackles for loss and 17.5 sacks. Garcia-Williams in particular is a 6-foot-8, 255-pound force who Northern Illinois may find to be too big an issue for their offense to overcome. Alternatively, if UAB can't find and control Smith on the blitz, then that's that. There's a good chance this game will have lots of big defensive plays that would seem to turn the tide of the game only for the other defense to make another big play that flips it back.
S&P+ Outright Pick: UAB
DXL Frisco Bowl
San Diego State vs. Ohio (-3) -- December 19, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Overall San Diego State (7-5) Ohio (8-4) F/+ 44 36 Special Teams S&P+ 8 56 S&P+ 6.6 5.6 When San Diego State has the ball Offense Defense FEI 107 76 S&P+ 96 107 IsoPPP+ 46 110 Rushing S&P+ 88 100 Passing S&P+ 77 110 When Ohio has the ball Defense Offense FEI 27 6 S&P+ 25 9 IsoPPP+ 28 25 Rushing S&P+ 9 3 Passing S&P+ 38 42
This is a really good one. Ohio's quarterback Nathan Rourke was one of the most productive players in the country outside of the Power 5, throwing for 2,225 yards at 8.8 yards per attempt with 22 touchdowns and just seven interceptions while rushing for 816 yards at 6.5 yards per carry and 13 touchdowns. His play made it fairly easy for Ohio running back A.J. Quellette to run for 1,142 yards at 6.2 yards per carry with 12 more touchdowns in Ohio's spread-option offense. They have a pretty unique attack, running more of an old school style in the mold of the I-option offense of Tom Osborne because their head coach is former Nebraska head coach Frank Solich. It's basically the Osborne offense but oriented to the shotgun spread instead of the I-formation.
San Diego State has their unique defense to match. They play with a dime structure but personnel that is essentially that of a 3-3-5, but at times more of a 3-4. They play smaller, tweener defensive linemen who move around before and after the snap backed by three linebackers who all take turns playing in different roles. The secondary plays a "four corners" philosophy with corners and safeties who can all cover in man and then an "Aztec" safety who is bigger like a box safety or smaller linebacker, who sits in the middle of the field and gives them an extra defender against the run or the pass. That Aztec safety sitting in the middle of the field is often a game-changer, and utilizing a player like that who excels in space has become a common trend across the college game, particularly in the Big 12 where Iowa State really put it in vogue.
The other side of the ball is less dramatic. The Aztecs are an old school, I-formation style team that just pounds the ball on the ground to their running backs and runs play-action rollouts off the rushing action to shake things up. They weren't terribly good at it this year and their nice run of having multiple seasons with a 2,000-yard feature running back ended with Juwan Washington finishing with a disappointing 870 total yards at 4.8 yards per carry, mostly due to injury. He finished the year strong though, and should be ready to run roughshod over a bad Ohio defense.
S&P Outright Pick: San Diego State
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl
Marshall (-2.5) vs. South Florida -- December 20, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Overall Marshall (8-4) South Florida (7-5) F/+ 62 86 Special Teams S&P+ 96 97 S&P+ 4.4 1 When Marshall has the ball Offense Defense FEI 98 74 S&P+ 110 66 IsoPPP+ 63 93 Rushing S&P+ 64 81 Passing S&P+ 81 39 When South Florida has the ball Defense Offense FEI 39 90 S&P+ 13 55 IsoPPP+ 75 57 Rushing S&P+ 21 55 Passing S&P+ 32 100
This year didn't go as planned for South Florida. Former Alabama backup quarterback and frequent transfer Blake Barnett struggled to grasp the "veer and shoot" offense, and so the Bulls weren't able to add much explosiveness off their effective run game. Meanwhile, head coach Charlie Strong's defense still didn't crack the higher levels of defensive play. Their linebackers made some tackles for loss, but they didn't get as much pass rush.
The "veer" side of the offensive equation worked out pretty well, with lead running back Jordan Cronkite going for 1,095 yards at 6.3 yards per carry with nine touchdowns and backup Johnny Ford adding 737 at 7.1 yards per carry with eight more touchdowns. They just weren't able to get the passing game working, and now offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert has departed to be the head coach at McNeese State. It seems likely that offensive line coach Matt Mattox, who worked with Gilbert at Tulsa, then Texas, and now South Florida will follow him soon, and Strong made the tight end coach play-caller over Mattox for the bowl game.
The main key for Marshall in this game will be to study how to throw monkey wrenches into the veer and shoot system, which is usually done by playing man coverage to get numbers against the run game and daring the offense to either work their way down the field with small gains on the ground or by beating man coverage. Barnett's 11 interceptions and 7.6 yards per attempt suggest that could be an issue in this contest.
Yet for all that, the Thundering Herd don't have much offensive firepower of their own with which to attack the South Florida defenders. Their main weapon is wide receiver Tyre Brady, who had 60 catches for 819 yards and nine touchdowns this season. Strong does have some athletes to send Brady's way. Strong employs a pretty simple style of single-high safety defense and man blitzes, but Marshall's freshman quarterback Isaiah Green may not be ready to wade through those waters.
S&P Outright Pick: Marshall
S&P+ PICKS: Bowl Week 1
Favorite Spread Underdog S&P+ Pick S&P+ pick
against the spread Ian's pick
against the spread
Tulane 3.5 Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Tulane
Utah State 9 North Texas Utah State North Texas Utah State
Arizona State 4 Fresno State Fresno State Fresno State
Georgia Southern 1 Eastern Michigan Georgia Souther Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan
Appalachian State 7 Middle Tennessee Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State
UAB 2.5 Northern Illinois UAB Northern Illinois Northern Illinois
Ohio 3 San Diego State San Diego State San Diego State San Diego State
Marshall 2.5 South Florida Marshall Marshall South Florida
S&P+ Picks against the spread this year: 46-38
Ian's Picks against the spread this year: 49-34
14 Dec 2018, 12:59pm by Ian Boyd
2 comments, Last at 14 Dec 2018, 10:17pm
1 Re: Seventh Day Adventure: Bowl Spectacular Part I
by Michael.Edits // Dec 14, 2018 - 4:51pm
I'm going to emulate about 10% of the players and skip all the bowl games.
by Sixknots // Dec 14, 2018 - 10:17pm
Well...I'm going to watch every football (American type) game that I can until February. Then I'm going to put on a bear suit and try to hibernate until July.
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Best True Wireless Headphone Deals For June 2019
Christian de Looper Contributor
Forbes Finds Contributor Group
I write about Tech for Forbes Finds.
True wireless headphones are becoming increasingly common, and there are now dozens of models on the market. Some are built for sports, while others are aimed at day-to-day use.
Of course, while true wireless headphones are a little more common these days, they can still be a little pricey. Thankfully, true wireless headphones are routinely discounted online, meaning that you can often get your hands on a pair for a relatively good price. That's why we've put together this guide. Here are the best true wireless headphone deals we could find.
Jaybird Run
The Jaybird Run headphones have been some of the best true wireless headphones of the past few years, and they're now available at a lower price than they ever have been. The Jaybird Run headphones are aimed at offering a nice secure fit, for sports use, and are water-resistant and sweat-proof. Not only that, but the headphones also offer a four-hour battery life, but the charging case gets you an extra two charges -- so you'll get a total of 12 hours of listening time if you're willing to charge them every now and then.
Jabra Elite Sport
Jabra has been building some great true wireless headphones too, and the Jabra Elite Sport headphones have a lot to offer. The headphones offer great sound quality and a four and a half hour battery life, plus they even have a heart rate monitor built right in -- meaning that they're perfect for sports users who want to better track their workouts. For a limited time, the Jabra Elite Sport headphones are available for $175.99 -- which is $44 off their normal price of $219.99. That's a pretty sweet deal for a pair of headphones that can also track workouts.
Plantronics BackBeat FIT 3100
For really sports-focused true wireless headphones, it's worth checking out the Plantronics BackBeat FIT 3100 headphones. These headphones have a truly wireless design, but each bud also has ear hooks -- ensuring that the headphones are far better at remaining in your ears. The headphones offer a five-hour battery life on a single charge, which is on the upper end of true wireless headphones, plus the charging case gets you an extra 10 hours of charge. The headphones offer an IP57 water-resistance rating, meaning they'll be perfectly sweat proof. For a limited time, the headphones are available for almost $40 off their normal price which is a great deal.
JBL Endurance Peak
If you're looking for a great pair of true wireless headphones on a budget, then the JBL Endurance Peak headphones are a great way to go. The headphones also offer an ear hook to keep them nice and firmly in your ears, and there's a four-hour battery life, which should be more than enough for most users. JBL is known for offering a great sound-quality at a reasonable price, and the JBL Endurance Peak headphones are no exception to that rule. The headphones are available for $95.99 which is $24 off their normal price.
Audio Technica ATH-SPORT7TWBK
Audio Technica is known in the industry for its great audio products. If natural-sounding audio is important to you, then the Audio Technica ATH-SPORT7TWBK headphones are probably the best way to go on this list. These headphones offer a 3.5-hour battery life, plus the charging case will get the headphones an extra four charges, making for a total listening time of 17.5 hours. These headphones usually come at $199, but for a limited time are available for $179 -- which represents a $20 discount.
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