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__label__wiki	0.637214	0.637214	Reduced sentence denied in attack case (Local News ~ 09/07/12) A Wartrace man lost his appeal for a reduced sentence in an attack in 2009 that nearly severed the victim's ear. Richard Dale Capps was found guilty of two counts of aggravated assault and one count of conspiracy to commit aggravated assault following a jury trial, receiving an eight-year sentence from Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell... Home wrecked as golf cart stolen (Local News ~ 09/07/12) A golf cart and antique silverware were stolen from an Eastland Avenue home left in "shambles" this week, Shelbyville police said Wednesday. Virtually everything in the home was ransacked or damaged, including medicine strewn across the bathroom floor and a waterbed punctured, while the victim was away Monday night and Tuesday, officer Tory Moore's report said... Stolen card numbers used in Arizona stores (Local News ~ 09/07/12) Eight customers of Peoples Bank of Bedford County have reported charges made to their debit cards at Arizona businesses, and a bank official said Thursday they're unsure how those card numbers were obtained. "We don't know how it happened," said Connie Heflin, the bank's compliance officer. "We're one of a few banks this has happened to. We're keeping a close eye on it."... Fire hydrant fees too high: Johnson (Local News ~ 09/07/12) Discussions are continuing between the city and the Shelbyville Water Board over unusually high monthly maintenance charges for fire hydrants. According to the minutes of the July water board meeting, civil engineer John Freeman presented a detailed analysis of the system's hydrant costs... Cascade Elementary gets nationwide honor (Local News ~ 09/07/12) Cascade Elementary School was honored this morning in a national press conference by U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. The school was one of six schools in Tennessee to receive the Blue Ribbon School designation. The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes public and non-public elementary, middle, and high schools where students achieve at very high levels. ... Appalachian trail hiker gets a little help from friends and strangers (Local News ~ 09/07/12) In one sense, David Browning of Normandy hiked the Appalachian Trail alone. In another sense, he was anything but alone. There was the fraternity of other hikers on the trail. There was his wife Karen, back home in Tennessee, ordering supplies and providing moral support. There were the "trail angels," anonymous benefactors who do things like leave soft drinks or snacks on the trail for hikers. There was the diner waitress whose family took him in when he was injured... Central's Smith shines in tri-match (High School Sports ~ 09/07/12) Shelbyville Central junior Sterling Smith claimed medalist honors in tri-match with Columbia and Marshall County on Thursday at Greymere Golf Course in Lewisburg. Shelbyville will compete in the District 8-AAA Tournament on Monday in Lawrence County... Webb finishes 2nd in tri-match (High School Sports ~ 09/07/12) The Webb Feet took second on Thursday afternoon during a tri-match at River Bend Country Club against the Community Vikings and the MTCS Cougars. The Feet collectively shot a 186, which earned them second place. MTCS finished first during the match with a 182, while the Vikes took third with a 197... Eaglettes blast Lawrence Co. (High School Sports ~ 09/07/12) Shelbyville Central built a 6-0 lead by halftime and cruised to a 7-0 shutout win over visiting Lawrence County in a District 8-AAA match Thursday evening. "We've really played a tough schedule at the start of the season and I think the girls saw that pay off in this district win. We really did a good job on both ends of the field and it's always great to get a shutout in a district game," Central coach Neal Gordon said... Community falls short vs. Page (High School Sports ~ 09/07/12) FRANKLIN -- Community (3-1, 3-1 11A/AA) gave everything they had against the Page Lady Patriots (2-3-1, 2-0 11A/AA) but fell just shy of knocking off the district top dogs, 3-2. Page got a pair of goals before the half, but the Viqueens were able to rally thanks to goals by Kali Sitz and Taylor Thompson... TOUGH LOSS (Community Sports ~ 09/07/12) Community Middle eighth grader Tatan Cagle finds the hole in the Eagleville line and picks up a tough seven yards. The Eagles took an early 22-0 lead by the end of the first quarter on Thursday night and put the Vikings in a hole they weren't able to recover from. Eagleville cruised to the 36-0 win. Community travels to MTCS next Thursday with kickoff set for 6:30 p.m... Champions hold off late rally by MTCS (Community Sports ~ 09/07/12) WARTRACE -- When the Champs needed a big play most, Kevin Conn delivered. On a do or die fourth and long with about 1:30 to go, the Middle Tennessee Christian Cougars elected to go for the first down. That's when Kevin Conn stepped up and made the tackle, essentially giving the Champs a 22-16 win on Thursday night... Eagleville sweeps Viqueens in 3 sets (High School Sports ~ 09/07/12) UNIONVILLE -- Heading into Thursday's match against the Eagleville Lady Eagles, the Community Viqueens knew they would have a tough task in picking up the home win. After a sluggish first set loss, the Viqueens bounced back in the second set, but couldn't close out the win as they dropped the final two sets for a three-set sweep... Eagle coach optimistic for tonight (High School Sports ~ 09/07/12) How will Shelbyville Central bounce back after a disappointing overtime loss last week? That's the biggest question when the Golden Eagles (2-1) face undefeated Wilson Central (3-0) in a non-district matchup tonight on the road at 7. If how the team has practiced this week in any indication the Eagles seem to have put that loss behind them and is ready for the task at hand... Nothing seen in newest Mook search (Local News ~ 09/07/12) Nothing was found by law enforcement agencies searching areas of Franklin County on Thursday for clues in the disappearance of Shelley Mook. "Unfortunately, they came up empty-handed," Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesperson Kristin Helm said this morning... Jean Elizabeth Imes (Obituary ~ 09/07/12) Jean Elizabeth Imes, 67, of Shelbyville, died Thursday evening, Sept. 7. 2012 at her residence following an extended illness. Funeral arrangements will be at a later date from Schroeder-Lauer Funeral Home, Lansing, Ill. Doak-Howell Funeral Home is serving the family locally. Albert R. Martin Jr. (Obituary ~ 09/07/12) Albert R. Martin Jr., 83, of Shelbyville died Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 at his home after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Jimmy Gray officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3488
__label__wiki	0.88895	0.88895	Home NASA National/World February 10, 2017 Full moon, lunar eclipse, comet will appear this weekend A full moon, a lunar eclipse and a comet can all be seen within hours of each other Friday night and early Saturday morning. National/World, Top Story February 7, 2017 NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures death of a star The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured the death of a star recently. NASA shared the spectacular image on its website this week. National/World January 18, 2017 NASA, NOAA report 2016 to be warmest year on record globally Earth’s 2016 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and… Former astronaut Gene Cernan dies at 82 Eugene “Gene” Cernan, former NASA astronaut and the last man to walk on the moon, has died at age 82, NASA announced Monday. National/World, Top Story December 24, 2016 Astronaut and climate scientist Piers Sellers dies at 61 Former NASA astronaut and famed climatologist Piers Sellers died Friday morning after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, just two weeks after fellow astronaut John… National/World, Top Story December 8, 2016 Former senator and astronaut John Glenn dies at 95 Former US senator and the first American to orbit the Earth, John Glenn, died Thursday, according to Ohio State University. He was 95. It was announced… National/World August 16, 2016 NASA scientists say July 2016 the warmest July on record Throughout 136 years of modern record-keeping, July 2016 was the warmest July, per monthly analysis of global temperatures by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for… National/World July 5, 2016 After five years in orbit, spacecraft Juno lands on Jupiter The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has indicated signal from 540 million miles across the solar system late Monday, regarding its Juno spacecraft orbiting… National/World June 19, 2016 NASA posting posters for recruiting people to work on Mars The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has released a series of recruitment posters advertising potential positions needed to be filled one day in Mars. National/World March 8, 2016 NASA will broadcast total solar eclipse Tuesday The total solar eclipse will be captured and broadcast live by NASA beginning at 7 p.m. CST Tuesday.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3489
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Forum \| New Posts Authors' Pages Site News Hub Sandbox Site Where Your Eyes Don't Go Canon Hub » Resurrection » Where Your Eyes Don't Go rating: +60+–x "Grandma!" Shirley looked down over her newspaper. Ralph was standing there, with a fistful of wooden blocks, beaming up at her. "Can we play Director, grandma?" She smiled down at him. "Sure. Where to, Director?" Ralph's toothy grin widened. "Over here! The sewing room! We gotta contain it!" He yanked on her blouse, as she stood and followed him into the room. Inside, he'd placed toys and blocks all around the room. "Okay, first you gotta see this, cuz there's a containment here… it's got a Krang in it!" She looked down at the pink blob monster covered in tinker toys. "Oh, not a Krang? What are you going to do with it?" "Uhhhhh… put it in the box!" Ralph looked up at her, seeking approval. She nodded. He squealed with delight, and ran to the other side of the room, grabbing a plastic jail cell and slapping it down over the doll. Shirley sat down with him, and listened and smiled as he happily jabbered to her for the better part of the afternoon. Ralph talked about containment breaches and 'soldier-guys' with an alertness that always left her marveling. At least he had a relatively normal life, even if everything in it was abnormal. Site-77, Director's Office. Dear Ralph, I'm back in Toronto, waiting for my assignment to an Alpha-9 project. Please look into the attempt on the lives of Sophia and myself. You have the full authority to form an investigative task force to look into this affair. I'll send you a check to cover any expenses, and if you need more help, please call me. Ralph stared at the letter as he sipped his coffee, then checked his watch. 4:22 was too early to still be up doing this… but it had to be done sometime, and he'd been putting it off long enough. He'd been looking forward to dreading this kind of work. Being a Site Director, even an interim one, was like doing the work of a city planner, policeman, general and maximum security prison all rolled into one. He barely remembered what sleep felt like. He put on some headphones, and the soothing tones of Andy Samberg flowed into his ears as he pored over expense requests, waste logs, containment briefs, and much, much more. Yo, I run New York! It's a pain in the ass! The city's crowded as fuck, And it's covered in trash! He tapped his finger on the mahogany desk as the tunes continued. God, how many papers could there be? For weeks, he'd been coming in, hoping that maybe some ink-stained bureaucrat, or an aide, or someone, might do some of the work before he got there. But every day, without fail, there was just so much to be done. Ralph gulped coffee, and checked his schedule. At 8:30, meeting with Security Chief Anderson. 10:00, inspection of the renovations to Containment Wing-C. Then, 11:00, meeting with the investigation task force for the assassination thing. 2:00, budget review, 5:00 petition for clemency from… He shook his head. Maybe he could clear a few things. That meeting was probably going to go on for awhile… or all day. How did Grandma do it? How did she juggle just… the everything? The title 'Site Director' sounded glamorous, but in reality it just boiled down to a lot of paper-pushing. Sitting back in his chair, he stared at the ceiling. Maybe he could ask an intern… did they have interns? The Foundation equivalent of an intern, to do some of this for him. Under his supervision, of course… couldn't let this important work be done in his absence. Of course, none of this even covered why the Site was here to begin with. Ralph twirled a pen between his thumb and finger as he looked at the slough of folders and logs strewn across his desk. The things kept under wraps, buried in the mountainside and protected by nuclear annihilation. That was part of his job too. That's why I'm in the sewer dressed up like a shogun. Because on the equinox, a Hell Gate springs, Releasing hounds wreathed in the blood of kings. Ralph paused, and listened to his song. And no one even knows! They just think I'm a dork. But I still kill those fucking dogs, because I RUN NEW YORK! "Man." he said, hunching over his desk to finish the work on time. "The Lonely Island speaks to me." “Go away! I hate you!” Ralph crossed his arms, his pouty expression focused like a lazer at Anderson. Pushing himself deeply into his plush leather chair, he stared at the tired, annoyed face before him. “You don’t even look like me.” Anderson brandished a spoon menacingly. “Look, I don’t like this anymore than you kid. But your grandma…” “You don’t know her! Shut up!” “Your grandma told me I have to take care of you when she’s gone. There’s not a lot of people left in this world who care for you, little man.” “I don’t know you!” With a depressed chuckle, Anderson stuck the spoon in Ralph’s mouth. “I know. But this is the best you’ve got now, kid.” Ralph protested through a mouthful of broccoli. “You’re not my real dad. I don’t know you. I don’t know anybody.” Anderson grunted and withdrew the spoon, setting it aside. “You know, that’s the first thing you’ve said all day that we can agree on.” Ralph fumed, but said nothing. “Now” Anderson said, heaping another spoonful of vegetables towards Ralph, “here comes the subway car…” Chief of Security Theodore Anderson arrived in the Director's office two minutes early. Ralph noted the armful of papers he carried in with him, and the ever-stern expression he wore on his face. Anderson slapped the papers down on the desk, and sat across from him. Ralph looked at him as he settled into the seat. Anderson was starting to look his age. A once-proud moustache drooped over his lips, greying hairs curling at the edges. Crow's feet around his eyes had turned into full-blown rat's nests of wrinkles, curling around his eyes and up to his forehead. His battle with male pattern baldness was nearing his follicles' last stand. Ralph scooped the papers into his arm, and began to examine them one by one. Most of these were standard security reports, typical of a Site this large. 'SCP blah blah was making this noise, but no other action, Junior Researcher Schmukatelli ended up in a restricted area and had to be escorted out." Almost none of it required action, but nonetheless he was expected to deal with it. He sifted through the generic reports, until he was able to pull a blue piece of paper from amidst the grey. It was a security report, with a stamp reading >iteration 3<. REPORT ON INCIDENT 1501-2377 INCIDENT DATE: ██/██/████ SUBJECTS INVOLVED: Site-77 Director Shirley Gillespie, Sophia Light, SCP-1501. LOCATION: Site-77. SUMMARY: At ██:██, the blast doors for the SCP-1501 containment chambers suffered a sudden structural existence failure, allowing one instance of SCP-1501 to breach containment. While meeting for logistical reasons related to [DATA EXPUNGED], Directors Gillespie and Light were assaulted by this entity, and forced to take refuge in SCP-2322. While the instance was ultimately neutralized, the nature of the containment breach was almost certainly not accidental, and a task force has been assembled to investigate this occurrence. INVESTIGATIVE TASK FORCE PSI-7 TASK FORCE PERSONNEL: Doctor Ralph Roget: Site-77 Interim Director, Researcher. Technical Researcher David Rosen: Technological Liaison Agent Lis Boyd: Site-77 Security Agent. Doctor Steven Blast: Explosives Consultant, MTF Psi-7 operative. Agent Logan G. Armstrong: Groups of Interest Specialist. Dr. Bonjour: Psychological Researcher. Mobile Task Force Psi-7: Explosive specializing task force headquartered within Site-77 Ralph frowned. "There's nothing here. Why is so much of this redacted?" Anderson pursed his lips. "They have trusted the real director with that information." Ralph raised a finger, then paused. "Fuck it, whatever." He looked down at the paper, studying the list of names. "Is this really the best they could spare for a suspected assassination attempt? I've never heard of any of these people." "They'll probably assign more qualified personnel as they become available. Most of the free agents have been diverted to Alpha-9." "Bah." Ralph flipped the paper over to the other side. "Let's see what we've found so far." Dr. Harry Loser, D-Class Requisitions Status: Incarcerated, Site-77 Corrections A known turncoat under investigation for corruption and misuse of resources for two months prior to Incident 2322-1501. Made frequent trips between Site-77 and the United States. D-Class personnel would have been useful in discreetly setting up a conspiracy without notice. Currently moved to Site-77 for questioning. Dr. Ralph Roget, Interim Site-77 Director Status: Alibi Cleared Ralph would seem to be a likely suspect, standing to become indefinite interim Director of Site-77, along with numerous other assets held by his grandmother, Director Gillespie. However, the Site-77 total surveillance system shows no activity in the 2 months prior to the attack that would indicate any suspicion. Loyalty to the Foundation has been confirmed. [DATA EXPUNGED]y. Dr. Vang, Dr. █████████, Researcher Claude Dr. Eberstrom, Dr. Albertson, Junior Researcher Atkinson. Status: Under close observation, Site-63, Site-77 Believed to be the ringleaders in a cell of former Prometheus Labs employees responsible for acts of sabotage and obstruction Several other individuals belonging to this clique are currently under investigation for anti-Foundation activity at other facilities. "This is it? These are the leads they have? This is nothing." "It is a start… sir. As you observed, we've only gotten a shoestring budget and bottom-barrel tier of personnel to investigate this with. It's surprising we got anyone other than in-house security." Anderson scoffed. "At this point, just having it be an internal matter might be more effective, without any more interlopers getting in our way." Ralph squinted his eyes at Anderson over the dossier. "I mean, you don't have to be so harsh. I'm sure they're perfectly capable of doing their jobs." Anderson coughed. "Speaking frankly, Ralph, don't you think you should be leaving this to the professionals?" Raising a finger, Ralph cut him off. "I don't care what you think, Anderson. This is outside the realm of your responsibilities." Anderson's head snapped up to meet Ralph's gaze. "Are you kidding me? My security detail is the only thing holding this place together and you're going to give me attitude?" "Maybe we can leave you twisting in the wind for awhile, Ted. You're the reason we have to do any of this in the first place. Your fail-safes were a safety-fail. The Director almost died because of you." Anderson fumed, glowering at Ralph. "…" "That's settled, then. We're going with the team. Security can help if they want to feel good about themselves." Leaning back in his chair, Ralph tossed the dossier onto his grandmother's desk. "Alright, I think that's everything. You can go, unless you want to bring up something else." "I'm quite alright." Anderson grunted, stiffly saluting and departing with hat in hand. As soon as the door shut, Ralph exhaled loudly, spinning in his chair. "Hoooly shit, that felt great. Fuuuuuck you, Anderson." As he spun, Ralph ran his hands through his hair, his heart pounding. "Right on, right on… still got work to do, but still, right fuckin' on…" After a moment, his chair came to rest. Sighing, he sat back up and grabbed his itinerary for the day. The glory of his triumph faded behind him as he walked out of the office. As he weaved through the halls, he considered whether it was wise to antagonize his chief of security. Something boiled in the back of his head. His gaze fell on to the various staff flowing around him, focusing on them instead of this pounding headache… "That's four, Ralph." "Dangit! You always win!" Ralph crossed his arms, and sat back in his seat. "I hate connect four." Shirley paused, and then tousled his hair. "You want to know the secret to winning?" He looked up to her with wide eyes. "I do!" Emptying the board, she lifted a red plastic token up to his face. "You have to be patient. Place your pieces in response to the other person, block them… until they mess up." She dropped it into the game board, then another, then another. She held out the fourth one to Ralph, who eagerly dropped it in. "YAY!" She scratched his head again. In time, he would learn the value of games. SCP-1501 Containment Area. A fat electrician almost knocked Ralph to the ground as they reached the SCP-1501 containment area simultaneously. They stumbled, and he exchanged a few choice words before he moved his attention back towards the Wing-C restorations. The reports hadn't done it justice. The console controlling the door looked burnt to a crisp. There was dust and a distinct melding of sulfur and butane wafting through the air. Several technicians crowded around the door, waving equipment that looked like forceps attached to a metal detector over the damaged section. Ralph tried to imagine how, exactly, this might have happened. The power to this entire sector hadn't just been disabled, it looked deep fried. Maybe it was an EMP, he mused to himself. Ralph was fairly certain that was how EMP's functioned. Someone tapped Ralph's shoulder, jolting him back to reality. Turning, Ralph recognized the bristled face of Dr. Blast, the administrative liaison for Psi-7. A grizzled Foundation veteran, missing two fingers and half an ear, Dr. Blast was a go-to expert for explosives and explosive accessories. He stood at a slant, opposite to the angle his grin tilted across his pockmarked face. Ralph observed that he wore socks with sandals. One of those, huh? Blast shot him a toothy grin. "So, you checkin' out the damages, eh? What I'm supposin' right now is some shaped finangle detonation garblankbled up'n there, but the perfung'lar n'security system was compromiseds enough t'let the SCP reach the target. Took a helluva lot of preparation, let me tell you. Certainly an inside job." Ralph paused, attempting to parse what he'd just heard. "… I'd guessed as much. Have you found anything new in the wreckage?" "Nawp, nothin' yet. Sure they'll come up with somethin' soon. I've got the samples I need, I'll tell ya how it got managed once I get some time to analyze it 'n such." "Okay. Okay. Cool. How long's it going to take to get that done?" Blast shrugged. "Haven't even looked at 'em yet, I was just comin' back here cuz they told me I should talk to you, and your guys told my guys you'd be here, and-" Ralph nodded. "Yeah, yeah. Okay. Hey, listen- do you have any kind of wild hypothesis, or ideas, or anything about this? Anything at all." Blast scratched his head, and small chunks of something dropped to the floor. "Hard t'say. I figure maybe the last time somethin' on this scale, but, this was a lot higher, mind you, was maybe when cap'm Rex tried shootin' an O5." "… It's that bad, huh?" Blast frowned. "I just said it wasn't, didn't I? It's just, uh, the same kinda ballpark-type thing. Site hasn't been demolished but this assassin-type stuff always get taken seriously." "Right, sure." Ralph paused as he watched the technicians work. They were wearing HAZMAT suits and jamming some kind of electrical apparatus into the damaged section of wall. "I just want to get a little bit of direction here, y'know?" Blast flipped over a few pages on his clipboard. "I imagine the first thing ye do is talkin' to that Loser fellah." "Is that some kind of euphemism, or are we thinking of the same guy here?" Ralph knew a Dr. Loser. He'd been a D-Class requisition officer when he was a kid, but that was years ago "Is he mixed up in this somehow?" "That's what they're thinkin'. He's bein' held in the brig if you want to go talk to him. I've got a lot to do here, so…" "I can take a hint." Ralph turned around, trying to walk off decisively while also searching his brain for where the brig was located. "Take a left and the elevator'll throw ya all the way down!" Blast called after him, waving a gloved hand as Ralph went. Ralph followed his advice. The elevator was a lonely one. Researcher Office Complex. Shirley could feel Ralph's clinging grasp tighten as the aptly named Dr. Loser entered her office. He'd never liked the doctor, and Loser had done himself no favors with his fixation on her grandson. Loser sat down in the chair across from her, folding his hands in his lap. "Good afternoon, Director." "Yes, hello." Shirley slid her dossier across the desk. "These are our personnel requirements for testing this quarter." "Personnel requirements? That's what they're calling it now, huh?" Loser flipped through the dossier, pretending to read the requirements. "How many'a these am I going to be gettin' back? Any of 'em?" Shirley knitted her eyebrows. "All of them. This is only non-invasive testing." "Sure, sure, whatever helps you sleep at night. I'll get my people to look these over, sure we won't have any problems." The grip on her pant-leg tightened as Ralph leveraged his grip to peek around the desk. Loser took notice, and waved to him. Ralph quickly ducked his head back underneath the protective mahogany fortress. "Aw, poor kid's shy!" Loser smiled, watching to see if Ralph would pop his head back out. "Is that going to be all? Shirley leaned forward in her seat. "I have other appointments today." Loser rose, grabbing the dossier as he headed to the door. "Yeah, yeah, I hear you. We'll be in touch…" Brig, Sub-Basement Sector V The Site-77 brig hadn't moved on much from its World War II roots. Rows of small, metal cells punctuated by the occasional higher-security inmate. Ralph was escorted through the cramped stone halls until he found himself looking at Loser splashing water in his face. Turning towards Ralph, Loser wiped his bald dome dry with a towel. "Hey, look who grew up. How've ya been, Ralphie?" Sighing, Ralph put his hands in his coat pockets and approached the cell. "Fine. I heard you might've tried to kill my Grandma. What's up with that?" Loser placed his hand over his heart. "No, I swear, I was far too busy with my own machinations to be bothered with your Gram. If it hadn't been her guys who were closing in on me, it woulda been someone else." "Cut the Hannibal act, dude." Ralph leaned on the concrete next to the cell door. "You're mixed up in this somehow. You're too crooked not to have a piece of it." "That's your logic, Ralphie? That because I was 'bad' I had to have a finger in every evil pie being baked in this place? You know, let me tell you something." Loser wiped his hands off in the towel. "I've not exactly been subtle in my doings here. I made a lot of mistakes. But for some reason, even though I was under heat for ages, I never got grabbed." "What's your point?" Ralph inspected Loser. "You're terrible at being corrupt. We already knew that." "My point, Ralphie, is that someone was makin' sure I didn't get fingered." Loser tossed the towel to the ground and walked up to the bars of his cell. "I think I made an excellent distraction so someone could do what they had to do." Ralph looked Loser in his pockmarked face and watched as he wiped his nose. "Plausible enough, I guess. Anderson's men have done worse. Who would've been pulling the strings here, in your estimation?" Loser snorted, and snot retreated into his nose. "Not sure. Someone powerful, definitely. Enough to do things without even the Director knowing. You know anyone in the Foundation like that?" "I can think of a few." "Cool. I'm glad I could help ya out, Ralphie. You're a good kid." Ralph grunted, and rose from his seat, "Sure. Hopefully I don't need to hear it from you again." "OOoooh! Fiesty! I like the man yer growing up into, Ralphie!" Throwing open the doors and striding out, his voice called back, "Oh my god, shut up!" Somewhere in the past The mound in the earth resembled a pig's hind end sticking out towards the sky. Ralph scrambled to top it, as Lis pulled at his ankles. "Stop it!" he squealed as she pulled him into the grass and began her ascent up the hill. Ralph scrambled up again after her, punching and kicking as he went. They scrambled with each other, gleefully fighting as only children can. Dirt and bugs and the grass stained their clothing, as did their own sweat and blood. Finally pulling himself up over her, Ralph grabbed fistfuls of dirt as he pulled his way to the top of the mound. He stood atop it, overlooking the entirety of the front yard and cheered." Then Lis pulled him back down and the whole thing started over again. Brig, Sub-Basement Sector IV Ralph looked down through the two-way glass, where his half-sister was quietly sitting on a wooden stool. A man was interrogating her, politely. Her gaze was robotic, and fixed. For a few moments, she would regain lucidity, and the color came back to her face, before she plunged back under the surface and stoic sameness slid back across her face. "What's wrong with her?" Dr. Bonjour was standing behind him, looking over notes. Ralph had read over her file, she had been a teacher before she came to the Foundation. In years prior, she might have been scooped up to work with Alpha-9, but several years prior she'd been involved in a breach and rumored to be sympathetic towards the anomaly. Right now, she was flipping to a bureaucratic document detailing how ruinous his sister's condition was. "Some sort of cognitohazard. Her results are all over the place. Sometimes she's hot, sometimes she's cold. We're still trying to work everything out." "Can you do anything for her?" Bonjour paused. "Maybe. The devil's in the details with mental faculties. We have to pick through piece by piece to make her right again." "Just… try, okay?" Ralph blinked a few times, and stared back down at Lis. "I don't have a lot of family left. I've got enough pressure on me already without having wo torry- to worry about something like this." She pitied him over her clipboard. "I'll do my best. We all will." TeleConference Room, Research Wing Ralph peered past steepled fingers at his assembled task force. Sitting at a sleek metallic table, each one had their own monochrome monitor to share input on. David Rosen sat to his left, typing something up on his glowing green termial. To the right, Logan Armstrong was looking back expectantly and holding a thick stack of black documents. Behind both of them, at the other end of the table, Dr. Bonjour waited patiently for the meeting to begin. "Alright, so… what do we got so far, people?" Ralph pushed back in his chair and crossed his arms. "I've… met with Anderson and Blast already." Armstrong pushed the pack of black paper across the table. "This is a summary of our present understanding of Group of Interest activity. Not much new, I've also included information on defunct groups. Ash fist, Prometheus, and the rest." Thumbing through the pages, Ralph squinted at the 11-point text bulletins. "This is what you call a summary? I'd hate to see the whole kit and kiboodle." "I could show you that as well, if you like. Might take a week or two for the documents to be shipped, but…" Ralph groaned. "Spare me. I'll try to parse this later." Turning to Rosen, appearing grossly engaged in his work, Ralph waited for him to finish. After a moment, when it became apparent that wasn't happening, Rosen found his green screen contrasting and brightening before his very eyes. "Yo. What've you got for me, Dave?" "That's not my name." Rosen grumped "Site-77's communications network seems secure. I did a thorough check of the system and didn't find any unexpected instances of unauthorized access." "Aaaaaand what does that mean?" "It means this was probably an inside job. Or at least that our perpetrator's plan didn't require any insights into our communications network." Ralph nodded. "Got any wild hypotheses or interesting guesses?" Shrugging, Rosen pushed a few keys on his keyboard. The image of the Manna Charitable Foundation, along with a short description, appeared on Ralph's screen. "I'm thinking that maybe Manna had some way to remotely activate these puppies. But they don't have any kind of a motive to instigate the Foundation, they're barely holding themselves together as-is." "Hurm. Okay. Thanks." Releasing Rosen's digits, Ralph relocated his attention to Dr. Bonjour. "Has Lis made any progress?" Pursing her lips, she gave Ralph a sympathetic look. "We're making some headway, but she's still… unwell. Things like this are never easy to undo, without careful and contemplative work. But I am confident she will recover enough to return to duty." "With new access restrictions, if I recall correctly." "Uh, yes. She can't be working with cognitohazardous materials any longer. If she were to have another incident it would be extraordinarily bad for her." "Right. I get you." Ralph swiveled in his chair, facing the whiteboard behind him. Uncapping a marker, he set to work, listing the suspects, and bullet points such as 'Prometheus?' 'Ash Fisting' and 'GOC???' among other things. "So, we got anything else?" Collective silence began hanging out in the room. "Right, then. Everyone but Armstrong, forward me your documentation and what-have-you. I'll look over it in more depth later on today." Rosen began smiling. "Alright then, I'd say that's lunch?" Florida State University, Florida "So, why do you have a Buffalo pin in your hat? Ralph turned around. There was a young woman there, wearing a Pittsburgh Penguins jersey and peering at his headgear. Her face was a mixture of pity and disgust. "I mean, the blue offsets the red of the Lenin pin." Ralph pulled the hat from his head, giving her a close look. "Wouldn't you agree?" "Still… blech." She wrinkled her nose. "I don't know if I can associate with a Buffalo fan." "You're more concerned with the Buffalo pin than the Lenin one?" Ralph asked, grinning incredulously. "Seriously?" She crossed her arms matter-of-factly "Yeah." Sticking the hat back on his head, Ralph's grin widened. "I like you. You've got your priorities straight." Site-77 Director's Office It was another all-nighter. Ralph stared bleary-eyed at the black stack of papers filed before him. In all of it, one stood out. Prometheus. Some from their ranks had been under investigation already, and their research background was troubling him. A memeticist, an engineer, and a time distortion specialist(whatever that meant). Gazing longingly at the clock, Ralph wiped the tired out of his eyes. Circumstantial. Everything was circumstantial. Somewhere, somehow, there had to be a smoking gun. Ralph's gaze returned to the paper. "What does it mean?" He pondered it with his thinking machine. There were other memeticists that have open files as possible traitors. None of them developed into leads. One scientist named Lee Byron has a listing marked as deceased. Of the group which came over from Prometheus Dr. Vang was really the only one left of any significance. His compatriots didn't have anything close to his experience. Those who had been better, Dr. Raven, Dr. Ersen, and Dr. Desai, were all far-flung with strong alibis. It had to be Vang. But why? What was their prerogative? Why Lis? Why Gram? There was no rhyme or reason behind it. These people shouldn't even be aware of Alpha-9, let alone be in a position to obstruct it. Maybe there was some kind of psychological reason? Ralph stood, stretching. Maybe… maybe it was time to bring them in for questioning. Might be a little too strong tipping his hand already, but it was either this or the case going cold. Picking up a phone, he dialed a familiar number and waited exactly six rings. "Get me Dr. Blast. Psi-7 has a mission tonight." Site-64, Mentalist Research Division Dr. Vang was in his office when they came. He'd tried to do a "cool guy thing" and sit with a shotgun propped at the door to fire at agents when they came for him, but unfortunately for Vang, the recoil was a bit much for a man who'd never held a firearm. As it sent him flailing into a wall, Psi-7 agents rushed in to finish the job. An agent slammed Vang's head into his desk as his limbs flailed like detached lizard tails. "Back off, man! You don't know what you're dealing with!" They took him for a drag out of the office, Vang screaming out obscenities and threats. "Fuck you guys! Goddamn patronizing shit-heels! I've weaponized memes, you know! I've got weaponized memes! The house of inconsistent horses has a-" At that moment, an agent slapped a gag into his gob, letting him keep screaming behind a gagged face. Dragged in silence, Dr. Vang became a prisoner of Mobile Task Force Psi-7. Vang didn't show it, but he was filled with glee. Caught then and there, it was quite possibly the best thing that could've happened to him. Somewhere over Canada The first person to know that something was amiss was Agent Ekblad. His comrades, courageous as they were, had no inclination of their captive being more intrepid than they expected until they lay unconscious in a plane's belly. Agent Ekblad had always prided himself on his piloting skills. Since that first time enlisting, with his mother and grandmother at his side, he had honed his skills and worked his way up the ladder. First the Air Force, now the Foundation. Smiling to himself, he didn't notice the scruffy man entering the cockpit until he sat down in the co-pilot's seat. There was cold steel resting on Ekblad's temple before he could react. This was when he noticed. "Now, you're probably wondering why I've brought you here today" said a sing-song voice, as a hand began beeping away at the flight terminal. "I'm not a fan of going to jail. Especially since the Foundation doesn't exactly have a great track record with incarcerated persons. No pension plan, no office, and best-case-scenario is catching a bullet to the brain." Ekblad said nothing, his eyes darting behind his visor, looking for a moment of opportunity to take action against his captor. "So…" Vang gesticulated vaguely with his free hand, "Long story short is you need to fly me to Pyongyang today." "And if I refuse?" Vang paused, a thoughtful expression crossing onto his face as he put a finger on his bottom lip. "Well, I hadn't really thought that far ahead. I could shoot you, and fly it myself. I could also autopilot this and hope for the best. I could crash it, assume the crash position, hope I live, wander the Canadian tundra until I find a Way or die or whatever, and then figure it out from there. So, I have options." Deciding silence was the best plan in this scenario Ekblad clenched his eyes shut, ready for the moment of adrenaline when he finally pulled the trigger. It was at that moment that the cold piece of metal on his head began to be rubbed around, revealing itself not to be a firearm but a single, deadly bullet. At that moment, Vang leaned in, and whispered "A bullet can be deadlier than you think, skink." Vang's victim felt a dissociation slip into his mind. Gagging, he tried to utter his training, but before he could react a forceful futility funneled inside his gray matter. Sitting in the pilot's seat, a man who knew he was named Ekblad knew just as much that the bullet perched against his temple was the most dangerous thing in the world. Then, a word entered his ear. Pyongyang. The second people to realize something was amiss were the Foundation air traffic controllers, who saw some of their precious cargo drift out to the Pacific. Site-77, Administrative Conference Room "The fuck do you mean, he got away?" Ralph's eyes were burning a hole through Blast's body. "How? What is your explanation, the reason a man suspected of assassination was able to overpower experienced, veteran Foundation agents and commandeer an airplane?" Blast was nonplussed. "Well, fer starters, there was no plan for this mission. You just called me up, said that we needed to take the brother of a Site Director into custody immediately. We had to fly all night to get there, and when we did he was ready for us. Funny how operating without planning ahead does that to a person. "Well we need to fix this, fast!" "Whaddaya mean, we? What's all this we stuff? You're the one who screwed the pooch on this one, Ralphie boy. The rest of us, we're going to be continuing workin' on the shit that's gotta be done here. But if you want to save face, here, kid, you gotta go get that son of a bitch." "… What?" "Think about it. If he's runnin' that means he's got somethin' to hide. On account of you bein' the one who sparked his flight, he's probably got somethin' to do with this whole mess." "So why should I personally go chase this asshole down?" "The onus is on you now, kid. Grandma's gonna know you let a would-be killer get away and slip through our fingers. If you don't go while the trail is hot who knows when it'll get done?" "… But I need to be here, Site-77 has a lot going on…" "I can handle the investigation while yer away. I know the whole Task Force, they're all buddies'o mine and I can handle any power play Anderson'd make while yer gone. I know there's a bit of history between the two's of ya." Ralph gazed intensely at the table top. If he left now, the investigation wouldn't be a holding pattern because… Blast says so. Looking up, Ralph saw in the wrinkled, oily face the look of someone who knew what they were doing. "Alright. I'll go tonight." Blast grinned. "Atta'boy." "But why can't I come with you?" Shirley paused as she slid her coat over her shoulders. "Because it's not safe for you. It's not even safe for me." "But whyyyyyyyyyyy?" Ralph whined, holding the 'y' over Shirley's head and rolling it around up there. Shirley got on her knee, and put her hand on the boy's head. "There are a lot of bad and mad people in this world, Ralphie. You'll see it for yourself one day, and I promise you there isn't anything there for you now." Sniffling, Ralph looked at the floor. "… Okay." Smiling, she tousled his hair. "But that doesn't mean I won't bring you back a present." "Yay!" Somewhere over the Pacific Ocean Foundation flights tended to be rather sparse. No in-flight manuals, meals or movie. Just rows of seats lined up along two sides, and an open conference space in between. Ralph sat in the center of this space, poring over a map of Kyoto. Vang's flight had taken him there, and it was likely that he still hid out in the city. Fuzzy footage from a bank's ATM showed a hoodie-wearing Vang trying to access his account, only to be locked out. Another photo from a shop depicted their fugitive attempting to shoplift some fruit juice, only to be thwarted by a broom-wielding shop owner. Whatever he was doing in Kyoto. Ralph was jolted from his planning by a hand on the shoulder. He looked up to see the face of Jacob Conwell, a researcher had been selected to be a part of the investigation on account of his robotics knowledge. Sitting down across from Ralph and clearing his throat, Conwell extended a hand. "Greetings. I suppose we are together by convenience, it is nice to get a free trip to Korea." Grabbing and shaking the hand, Ralph pursed his lips slightly. "Don't forget, this isn't a pleasure trip. Vang somehow got a meeting with him, so something is definitely up." Nodding, Conwell shot Ralph a small smile while stretching in his seat. "Of course. It is quite an honor, I guess. It's so odd, I remember reading about North Korea when I was a kid. I never imagined actually going there." "I remember my Gram going there a few times when I was a kid. I never really knew it as anything other than a big containment country." "Oh, so you grew up in the know, then? That's kind of interesting." Ralph shrugged. "I guess, I don't know how much of it was different. The Foundation has… pretty extensive childcare stuff, so I got to go to school, have friends, be normal… at least I think I did." "Did you ever have your parents in the picture?" Conwell stood, striding over to a nearby locker and retrieving a submarine sandwich. "I know I still can write to mine and see them at Christmas." "None of your business." Conwell frowned for a second, pausing as he prepared to bite. "Offensive line of questioning then, sorry for asking." Shaking his head, Ralph crossed his arms and looked away. "No, I'm sorry. I'm just a little wound up about all this. y'know?" "Understandable. If someone tried to assassinate one of my family members, I'd probably be a little upset too." "Tried to assassinate one family member and muck up the mind of another." Conwell nodded. "I heard about your sister. I hope she recovers." "Thank you." A silence hung in the air for a moment. The plane ran through a patch of turbulence, and both men gripped the sides of the table as the interior rattled. "You said your grandma came here before… have you been at all?" Conwell peered out a window, perusing the deep blue sea below. "I want to get some idea of what to expect." Ralph shook his head. "I've got no idea. I've read lots about it, but it's really hard to get concrete facts unless you're directly involved in things. Which… even if we're asking something, we're not getting the full picture." "I would like to have some kind of information, even just an outline. Dictators don't often appreciate when you bother them with pointless questions, so getting some knowledge might give us an edge." Shrugging again, Ralph leaned his chair back, balancing it on two legs. "Well, this was kind of a last-minute trip so we didn't get all the arrangements you might get on a mission prepared by someone else." Conwell's eye twitched. "So, wait, we're just walking in here completely blind?" "We don't even have an appointment." "So this is just going to go splendidly." Just then, they began descending. Ralph toppled out backwards from his chair and fell flat upon his back. Staring at the top of the canopy, he closed his eyes. "If we waited any longer, the trail would've gone cold. Vang tried to kill the only family I've got. I can't let him get away." "A personal vendetta is not an excuse for unpreparedness. If you're going to pursue him this hastily he's going to see you coming a mile away." Standing and brushing himself off, Ralph sat back down in a seat by the side. "We'll see how it goes. I'm sure everything will be fine." The plane touched down on a long empty plain of concrete. At the tarmac, there were dignitaries. Ralph frowned. Nobody had said anything about dignitaries. Kumsusan Palace Of The Sun Pyongyang, North Korea Kim Jong-Un's inner chamber was a lavish affair. A long, marble floor stretched from end to end, with a dozen red columns in rows on each side. Above them was a massive mosaic, depicting courageous Korean soldiers steamrolling a row of capitalist American dogs. Behind that, a massive Korean tank was demolishing the U.S Senate, while Korean jet planes carpet-bombed the national mall. It was an impressive sight to behold. "Thank you so much for taking the time to meet with us, your excellency." Ralph said, looking around the majestic splendor of the palace. "You must have a very busy schedule." "Your kind comments are noted." The voice was light, with a faint Korean accent. "I like your decor," said Ralph, sitting upon a cushion across from Kim "It's very… epic." Conwell gave Ralph his best get-to-the-point face, then smiled at Kim. Kim, however, appeared to be amused. Smiling in turn, he spoke. "Thank you. It was designed by my grandfather." Conwell, seated beside Ralph, sipped on tea from the table between them and Kim. "Your English is very good, sir." Kim's smile widened to a grin. "You are too kind. But I must ask for what purpose you come here? I was not expecting to see another representative of the Foundation so soon. Your last tribute mission only just departed." Ralph slid Vang's dossier across the table. "This man may have come by your palace recently. We need to know what he wanted, and where he's going." Kim opened the dossier and began browsing the contents, picking out a picture of Vang."Was he a rogue, then? I thought he might be. A very nervous character, left like the breeze almost as soon as he had arrived. But he was a very respectable guest." "That man attempted to kill my grandmother. I need to know where he's going." "An assassin? Not what I expected. If you think that you're in a position to be asking questions already, then you clearly don't know how proceedings go in our system." Ralph frowned. "What?" "Ah, my time is up, I'm afraid." Kim rose, gesturing for Conwell and Ralph to rise with him. "If you stayed overnight, or perhaps a week, we could discuss things more fully." "Why not now?" Kim's smile vanished in an instant. "Because a knave has come to my kingdom, bearing no tribute, expecting me to answer his questions like he is above me. You are lucky if you even get out of here in one piece!" "What?" Conwell and Ralph looked at one another, then back to Kim. "As I have demonstrated before, the presence of the Stele doesn't mean I defer to your organization's every whim." Kim began snapping his fingers. As he did so two men in Korean People's Army uniforms stepped into the room, pointing rifles at the pair. "Now, if you will excuse me, I have important business to attend to." Ryugyong Hotel, 69th Floor The Ryugyong hotel was a structure that dominates the skyline of Pyongyang. A huge wavy structure akin to a rollar coaster, it had once been intended as a hotel but was now used by the regime to house some sensitive prisoners. Ralph stood by the door to their cell. It had some remnants of hotel room, rivet marks on the floor where furniture might once have stood and markings on the floor where walls had been knocked down. The far wall had been knocked out completely, and was open air, allowing full view of the city below. Conwell was sitting on the ledge, staring out the gaping fourth wall of their prison cell. Below him was the outstretched silent maze of Pyongyang. The wind whipped through their makeshift cell. and the utter silence of the city enveloped them like a blanket. Every few minutes, the sound of heavy-stepping boots would march by their door. "What do you think he intends to do with us?" Ralph looked back from the door. "Probably extract some kind of concessions or money, maybe exchange of personnel. They get a lot from holding people hostage, actually." Conwell peered over the edge of the cell, looking down. "What do you think about scaling down ourselves?" "It's doubtful we'd make it. This thing is like a hundred million stories tall, and we're near the top." "But if they're all rooms, we don't have to go all the way down. Just down to a room that's unlocked. We can figure it out from there." "Let's skip the first part. This building is a hundred thousand billion trillion stories tall and I'd rather not eat pavement for my last supper." Frowning, Conwell turned to look at Ralph. "Do you actually know how tall it is, or are you going to keep bullshitting me?" "Shhh. I think they're switching up the guard." Ralph put his ear to the door. "Yep. Alright, hold on for a second." He began to fiddle with the lock, which clicked and clacked cooperatively. Before he could be asked what exactly he was doing, Ralph had opened the door. "Come on. We don't have a lot of time." Ralph looked out into the hall. It was a dusty, empty corridor, with sections of the floor and walls crumbling to reveal the massive concrete skeleton that comprised most of the building. As they crept down the hall, Ralph kept his eyes peeled for any sign of an exit. Conwell leaned into Ralph's ear to whisper. "Where did you learn to pick locks?" "It's easier than you'd think. I've taken classes on this kinds of stuff, it was part of my education growing up." "What?" Conwell stopped in his tracks. "You learned how to pick locks in school?" "When your education is taken care of by the Foundation, you learn some interesting stuff." Suddenly, there was a commotion from a ways behind them. Turning, Ralph could see that the door to their cell was opened, and KPA soldiers were standing by. "We have to hurry!" Quickly and quietly scurrying down the hall, they quickly reached a staircase. Hopping onto the handrail, Ralph began sliding down, followed by Conwell quickly making his way down the steps. It was a long way down. Alarms were blaring by the time they got near the bottom. Also at the bottom was an emergency exit. Another klaxon joined the mass of alarms as they burst out of the building. Ralph looked to Conwell. "You think they've noticed we're gone?" Instead of responding, Conwell looked around. "We gotta find some way to get out of here. I didn't see a lot of cars…" Just then, the sound of squealing rubber filled the air. Dark vans had pulled up at both sides of the alleyway in which they were standing. KPA soldiers emerged, wielding dark batons and handguns. Ralph looked around wildly. As the soldiers began to advance on them, a manhole cover came to his notice. Quickly lifting the lid, Ralph began climbing down. Conwell took the hint and clambored down after him. The KPA soldiers, seeing this, began running and firing at them, yelling angrily about their ancestors in Korean. Behind them, as they proceeded through the sloppy sewage, they could hear the soldiers balking at jumping after them. Ryugyong Hotel Parking Garage Conwell was the first one to emerge from the sewers. They were surprisingly spacious, however they were also filled with some of the least trafficked sewage they had ever beheld. Making it even a few blocks from their breakout had been an ordeal. Ralph clamored out after him, gasping and flapping for fresh air. Ralph stood first, wiping some of the raw sewage off of himself. "Alright, so… wheels. We need them." Looking around, Conwell walked over to the nearest, largest van. It had the emblem of the Korean Workers Party emblazoned on the side, along with two Korean women with angry fists upraised. Plus, there was a sunroof. "This one might be good for punching past blockades between us and the airport." Nodding, Ralph began walking towards the van. "Sounds like a plan, Stan." As they climbed in, Conwell began looking around the cabin. "So you knew how to pick locks, any chance your schooling taught you to hotwire a car?" "No, but check around. A lot of times, in places like this where the car's not likely to be stolen, keys end up getting left in the car for convenience's sake." Ralph clicked his seatbelt in place, and began searching through the glove compartment. Flipping down the visor, a glittering prize fell into Conwell's lap. "Hey! I think I've found them." "Terrific." Ralph slammed the compartment closed, and tried to wipe some more of the sludge from his face. "Let's blow this Popsicle stand." The streets of Pyongyang were utterly devoid of traffic. As they surged out of the parking garage, there were a few vans pulled up outside but they were thrust aside by the force of their impact. Struggling to stay in control of his vehicle, Conwell gritted his teeth and gripped the steering wheel. The game was afoot. Civilians and loitering soldiers alike dived out of the way as they raced down the street. As Conwell slammed on the brakes to slide around a corner, there came a groaning sound from the rear of the vehicle. Ralph pulled back a piece of opaque glass separating the cabin from the interior, and saw to his surprise a Foundation Agent lying in the backseat. "Hey! They've got one of our guys here!" Conwell glanced over incredulously. "What‽ How?" "Could've been a parting gift from Vang." "Well, we're almost there, try to see if you can get him up and moving!" Squeezing through the small space, Ralph popped into the backseat. The agent had a bruise on his temple and a shaved head, but other than that didn't look much worse for wear given his abduction by the hermit kingdom. Checking his pockets, a Foundation-issued ID denoted the man as Agent Aaron Ekblad, a pilot for Psi-7. Checks out Using all the medical knowledge he had, Ralph proceeded to begin slapping Ekblad's face to rouse him from sleep. "Hey! Wake up! We're gettin' outta here!" Mumbling something about cabbages, the agent turned his head away from Ralph's striking hand. Repeating the process resulted in an opening of the man's eyes, blinking in the filtered sunlight. "Huh? What… is it still number one with a bullet?" "What? Never mind. We're escaping North Korea and I need you to be ready for that." Conwell shouted from up front. "We're here! Get ready!" Ralph looked out the window. Amazingly, their plane was still there, along with about a half-dozen KPA keeps. The plane itself was busily taxiing out of there. Turning back to the dazed agent, Ralph yelled to Conwell. "Throw the sunroof up!" "What‽" Conwell threw the steering wheel left to right, trying to avoid the KPA vehicles as they rushed at their van. "I'm gonna prop him up so that they can see him from the plane! They won't leave one of their own behind!" There was a metallic pop-pop-pop as gunfire riddled the sides of the van. The windscreen shattered, showering Conwell in broken glass. Swearing, Conwell swerved, sending Ekblad and Ralph pinballing around the backseat. He was, through it all madly jamming at his console, able to push the button to get the sunroof down. As Conwell drove them around the front of the plane, Ralph dragged Ekblad upwards against gravity and propped him out of the sunroof like a puppet. Almost as soon as he'd done so, the KPA began shooting a the van again. Quickly dropping to the floor, they could still see the inflatable ladder descending from the side. Conwell slammed on the brakes, and they booked it out of the car to the plane. A few agents leaned out of the now-opened door to the plane and returned fire at the KPA cars, keeping them at bay. Finally inside, the trio collapsed onto the ground. The agents detached the safety slide from the side of the plane, and slammed the door shut. "Hey, let's get out of here, it's way too hot!" The plane, battered by gunfire, took off into the sky, leaving the troubled nation behind. Sunrise Land Hotel This Kyoto hotel room had an extremely pleasant view. Looking out over a bustling boulevard of people, it was a nice change of pace from the grim grubbiness of Pyongyang. Streetlights illuminated denizens of the city bustling about their business, many with briefcases or shopping bags in hand. The roads were loaded with vehicles, bumper to bumper almost all of the time. Unfortunately, this was not their hotel room. It had been Vang's and now it belonged to nobody. Ralph and Conwell stepped over the strewn underpants, toiletries, papers, furniture and bedding. Water was leaking out of the bathroom, where every faucet had been left running. Every lightbulb had been smashed with the tiny pieces of glass resting in every light fixture. Picking up the shattered remnants of a coffee mug from beneath the upturned television, Ralph began shining a blacklight around the room. "So, do you think he left it this way for us, or do you think he just likes to live his life on the free and easy?" "I think this looks like a rush job." Conwell picked up one of the papers from the floor. "Seems like he left a lot of papers behind. This one's got…" squinting, Conwell read the small print paper, "some kind of low-budget recipes on it." Ralph looked at a small table next to the television stand. There was a filthy coffee pot perched in an equally dirty brewer. Brown stains were soaked into the wood and carpet all around the setup, and at least two other mugs like the ones Ralph had found were lying in brown puddles on the bed. "Looks like he was pulling some kind of an all-nighter. Memorizing all this stuff, maybe?" "Something like that. Or perhaps he's leaving us with a bunch of random papers to send us on a wild goose chase." Walking into the bathroom, Ralph splished and splashed his way over to the faucets, shutting them off. The toilet was also overflowing but that was something to be solved another day. As the flow dried up, Ralph's flashlight found a piece of paper taped to the mirror. "Hey, Jacob! I found a suspicious piece of paper!" "One second!" When Conwell made his way into the bathroom, he had taken the time to wrap his feet in towels. Raising an eyebrow, Ralph pointed to his footwear. "I don't like getting my socks wet, okay? Not if I don't have to." Chuckling, Ralph flicked his flashlight back on."Sure. Check this out," shining his light at the piece of paper, "Seems like it was left here for someone to find." "Or maybe it's setting a place for negotiating his surrender. He can't have made anything too damaging in the time and space he had." "I don't think a guy who's fled halfway across the world is going to give up the goat as soon as we're on the same land mass. If you're so sure about it, you check it out." Grabbing the paper off of the glass, Conwell began shining his flashlight and reading whatever was printed on the paper. After a few moments, Ralph looked over to see what he was reading. It was then that everything went black. It was the morning light that woke Ralph next, blinking and opening his eyes. He was lying on his back in the bathroom, with his head poking into the small hallway where the door was. From the window, a thin line of light had crept up across the carpet and over to his face. Ralph suddenly became aware of Conwell, lying face-down in the water. Quickly flipping him over, relief swept through Ralph when he saw Conwell was still breathing. Shaking him awake, Ralph tried to speak with urgency. "Hey, I don't know what happened, but we just wasted a day on our backs." "Wha…" Conwell coughed, slapping his face and clutching his soaking clothing. "Ugh, I'm freezing… what the hell happened, Ralph?" "I don't know. Last thing I remember is… looking at something you were looking at." Nodding, Conwell rose to his feet. "Some kind of cognitohazard… It was green, that's all I can remember." Ralph walked back into the main room, throwing open the curtains to look out upon Kyoto. "Get outta there. We can't waste another day wasting away in this room. I think I've got an idea of where he might be, anyways." Toweling himself of, Conwell stepped out of the bathroom. "And where might that be?" Ralph pointed out at the towering monuments of nature framing the horizon around the city. "If things are getting too hot in the city, where else do you go but the mountains?" Mount Atago, Kyoto, Japan The sun was setting in the sky when they reached Mount Atago. "So how sure are you about this whole mountain thing?" Ralph looked back, wiping his brow. It had turned out that going out and climbing up mountains was not as easy as it looked. As someone raised and accustomed to working in offices, with enclosed flat spaces plus air conditioning, mountain climbing was turning out to be tough. "I'm about sixty to fifty percent sure now." "I think it is sensible, but… there's got to be a better way than checking out every cave in the area." Looking down at his map, Ralph marked their progress and took a swig from his canteen. "It's not every cave. Just all the ones that meet the two criteria— off the beaten path, and close to a source of fresh water." They continued climbing in silence for a few moments, until Conwell cleared his throat. "So, you've been chasing this guy around halfway across the globe. He's wronged your family, and you've got the backing of the most powerful organization in the world." "What're you trying to get at?" "What are you going to do when you finally catch him?" Pausing as he attempted to scale a large rock, Ralph looked towards the sky. "I don't know. I think I might ask him why he did all of this, but that's still assuming a lot." "Well…" Ralph hoisted himself upon the boulder, sitting facing Conwell. "The only real evidence we have against Vang is circumstantial. The only reason we have suspicion is because he ran. So while I'm almost sure he's the one who hurt my sister, I have no idea if it was his idea or if he was on someone else's dime." Conwell leaned against a tree. "It's the only thread you've got. If you pull on him, the whole… whatever went on's going to get unraveled." Nodding, Ralph looked back down at his map. "That's what I'm hoping for too. Let's get going, the last cave is just over this bluff." As they made their way past the steep rock, the pair quickly noticed that this cave was not like the others. There was a campfire smoldering in front of the mouth, with a dried half-skinned squirrel skewered in the center of it. Closer to the mouth, a clothsline hung between the craggy rock and a skinny tree, with black pants and a lab coat swaying in the breeze. Ralph walked into the clearing, and immediately began stamping out the campfire. Walking ahead, Conwell ducked into the cave. The smell of ash and smoke burnt his face, causing him to quickly retreat. "Looks like he torched whatever he had in here before he left. I guess he didn't expect to come back." Ralph began rummaging through the ashes. "He must have left something about where he's going next. If he's resorting to a scorched earth strategy, then he must be getting desperate." A small scrap of burnt newsprint emerged from the black dust. Wiping it clean, the image of a large warehouse was revealed, with an identifier in Japanese. Flipping it over, the number six was written in red marker. "This could be something… could be nothing, but it could be something." Walking over, Conwell peered down at the paper. "Maybe it's a meeting place, and a meeting time." "Could be." Ralph paused. "If we… find out where this place is, can you get backup? I think this is something I need to do by myself." Conwell nodded. "Sure, Ralph. Let's go." Warehouse Lot Pulling his jacket close, Ralph pressed his face against a cold chain link fence. Past it lay the Nichero Gyogyo warehouse. It was the one they found photographed in the fire and it was, Ralph hoped, where Vang was. It was an oddly shaped building, angular then circular like a lemon wedge with plain brick walls and a red zigzagging cube logo painted on the side. There was a red door with a big glass circle right in the center, with a doorknob dead-center within that. Ralph threw his jacket over the barbed wire, and struggled over the fence. Catching his pant leg on a stray barb, he tore the hem and fell awkwardly on his leg. Swearing and struggling to his feet, Ralph walked to the door and let himself inside. Most of the warehouse was dominated by large stacks of wooden and cardboard boxes, each one damp in its own way. An odious smell reeked from each of them, resembling something akin to boiled fish heads and carpeting. The floor was slick and oily, with every step requiring precise movements in order to avoid slipping into the millimeter-deep pool of biological oils that covered most of the floor. Standing beneath one of the few rays of sunlight still shining from the high windows was another hooded figure. Looking towards Ralph, he hesitated for a moment. In that moment, Ralph involuntarily felt his fingers gripping the gun he had so neatly concealed beneath his hoodie. But then he waved Ralph over and, with some relief, Ralph complied. As Ralph began approaching, he realized that the figure was almost certainly Vang. The hair and chin peeking from beneath the pulled hood's shadow was all the evidence he needed. Pulling the vengeance weapon from its hiding place, Ralph opened his mouth to say something cool. The silence was stolen from him, however, when Vang hurled a blade at his blaster, sending it skidding across the floor. "Nice try," said Vang "But it turns out that the old wisdom of guns to a knife fight… was wrong. I'm not coming with you, Ralph." Vang began cautiously closing the distance between himself and Ralph, now brandishing a large, steel knife. Its blade glittered in the air, and looked as sharp to Ralph as any blade he'd ever seen. Glancing at the ground, Ralph quickly picked up the knife Vang had hurled at him. "Ah! You've… picked up my other knife. This is all part of my plan to… keep you busy, while my friends come to my aid!" Ralph grinned. "Funny, that's my plan too." "Ah, fuck it!" Vang charged forwards, swinging his six-inch steel blade wildly in the air. Diving to the side, Ralph skidded on the slick oil floor and flew out of sight. Vang was looking around wildly while struggling to on his feet. "Don't— I— … Where are you?" Ralph pulled himself up with a crate. Taking a breath, he dropped the knife, stretching for a few moments. Taking a running step and sucking in his breath, Ralph dove across the floor, accelerating into Vang's legs and knocking him into a crate of squids. Ralph had only a moment to celebrate his victory before plunging head-first into a cardboard box of fish heads. Shaking his head and coughing, he extricated himself and began looking over to Vang. He was stuck head first in a crate of squishy squids, with porous fish finding every opportunity to cover him with their floppy forms. Ralph found himself yanking Vang out of his tentacle prison. "We're coming to take you away, haha." Saying nothing, Vang instead kept digging himself deeper. Slipping out of Ralph's grasp, he'd soon disappeared from sight entirely. Ralph frantically dug through the pile, until a bright light blinded his eyes. Vang's voice cried out "Good-bye, Ralphie!" "Wait—" The words had hardly escaped Ralph's lips when Vang hopped into the crate. If things had gone according to plan, it was at this point that Vang would have disappeared. Instead, his face bounced off the Way and broke his nose. A voice whispered from the aura as it faded away. No Foundation face shall ever besmirch the Library again… "Ooooorggghhhfff…." Grabbing Vang by the ear, like he meant it this time, Ralph pulled the star-seeing scientist out of the squidbox. It was time to wait for the cavalry. It wasn't long before the Psi-7 agents came a callin', Conwell and Ralph watched as Vang was led into custody. It was time to go home. Site-77 Directors Office Director Gillespie perused the two men seated before her. One of them was her grandson, his face filled with joy as he looked at her. The other was the sour security Director, seated with his arms crossed and his eyes firmly fixed on Ralph's smiling face. Lis hadn't been able to make it. "Congratulations on solving the case, Ralph." Gillespie smiled warmly. "I just had a few questions about the handling of the case…" "Sure, anything!" Ralph beamed at her. "What's on yer mind?" "I can't believe you went all the way around the world for me. You could have sent someone, but you chose to take care of it personally. It exposed a major conspiracy in the Foundation aimed at disrupting one of our most important projects, and for that we are indebted to you. Justice can also be served because of you." "I did my best, gram," said a beaming Ralph. "So, to recap… in my absence, you alienated your chief of security, called a group I hand-picked for you 'dregs', then left them behind with no instructions or preparation and jetted off to Pyongyang instead of delegating so somone could continue to run the site?" "Uh." "Go to your room. We will discuss this further once I've begun the arduous task of cleaning up your mess. I have to say, it wasn't all bad but I am still disappointed in you, Ralph." Stone-faced, Ralph walked dejectedly from the room. As soon as he was gone, Anderson turned to look at her. "So, what do you actually think?" "The entire Site wasn't destroyed, despite his best efforts." "He's got most of the ringleaders, but there were most likely more who slipped away unnamed." "Oh, believe me, I know. But he stopped the immediate threat." "That's good enough for you?" Pausing, Shirley nodded. She looked at a picture frame on her desk, two figures cut out with Ralph standing in the middle. "It's a start." « I Was Not Magnificent \| Resurrection \| And Another Thing... » director-gillespiedoctor-rogetresearcher-conwellresearcher-rosenresurrectiontale page revision: 19, last edited: 20 Oct 2018 20:20 Edit Rate (+60) Tags Discuss (21) History Files Print Site tools + Options Windycity	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3492
__label__cc	0.541057	0.458943	Alex Boone is a Spineless and Gutless Coward San Francisco 49ers’ offensive lineman Alex Boone is a gutless and spineless coward. Boone figuratively backstabbed his former coach John Harbaugh and threw him under the bus. Boone said that Jim Harbaugh wore out his welcome and pushed the team too much. Boone is upset that Harbaugh made him work out and had high expectations of him. He made the guy and his teammates work hard? Wow! What a bad coach. Jim Harbaugh’s NFL Coaching record Stands for Itself Alex Boone believes that Jim Harbaugh is a good fit for Michigan but not a good NFL coach. Is this guy on drugs or is he having mental health issues? Harbaugh amassed a great record with San Francisco. His teams were winners but it looks like Boone was satisfied with his team's accomplishments and he's really a quitter. How dare Jim have high expectations for his team and want to push them. Sure the 49ers won two division titles, reached three consecutive NFC Championships and barely lost a Super Bowl but Harbaugh wanted to win the big game. His goal was winning the Super Bowl and he wanted to push his team until they did that. If players like Boone couldn't take that, they are not true professionals and are a disgrace to the NFL. Alex Boone Flip Flops How can we take this underachieving and spineless player seriously? When news surfaced that Harbaugh's tenure with the 49ers was in jeopardy, Boone defended his coach telling the media that "he does a great job". Now Boone thinks he was bad coach for San Francisco? When was he being truthful? Was it last year or now? I'm not sure but Boone also said that Harbaugh was "clinically insane". The only one that sounds like they are in need of mental health counseling is Boone. The guy can't make up how he feels and talks out of both sides of his mouth. If I was one his teammates I would stay as far away from him as possible. The guy might throw me under the bus. One day he might praise me and the next day he might criticize me. I wouldn't be able to trust a player like Alex Boone. He's a gutless and spineless coward who has no shame in stabbing a former coach in the back when the guy is not around anymore. Why didn't Alex have the guts to make these comments when Harbaugh was still his coach? Alex Boone took the time to show the NFL who he is. He's a guy that flip flops his comments, is a spineless person and a guy who will turn his back on you the moment your back is towards him or you're out of sight. Alex is also a guy who detests having to be pushed. He must love the status quo. Is this the type of player you want for your team? Alex Boone Do you agree with Alex Boone's comments? Labels: Alex Boone, Jim Harbaugh, NFL, San Francisco 49ers	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3493
__label__cc	0.555247	0.444753	\| Users Online: 119 January-March 2014 Online since Wednesday, March 19, 2014 Pediatricians view about oral health care and treatment needs of children in Bhopal city: Bridging the gap between pediatricians and pedodontist p. 1 Babita Niranjan, Shashikiran Nandihalli Devendrappa, Shilpy Singla, Ruchi Thakur Objective: Repeated efforts in the form of educational programs and surveys have been made time and again to enhance the knowledge, attitude and behavior of pediatricians regarding pediatric dentistry. However, it is unfortunate to conceive that there is still a huge need to bridge the gap. This study is yet another effort to detect the loopholes so that henceforth in future a better rapport and a better consultation program can be established between pediatricians and pedodontists. Need of the hour is to improve the communication between the two fraternities. Aim and Objectives: The aim of the study of the following study is to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and behavior of pediatricians regarding pediatric dentistry in Bhopal city (Madhya Pradesh). Material and Methods: Pediatricians in Bhopal were requested to fill up an open ended questionnaire, which comprised of questions relating to the basic knowledge regarding the scope of pediatric dentistry and how according to them was this specialty beneficial to the young patients. Result: The present study shows that the pediatricians who were surveyed had poor knowledge regarding dental and oral health and treatment needs in children. Most of pediatricians were not aware of many aspects of child oral health care and areas of concerns were identified. Conclusion: Pediatricians have a fair knowledge about oral health and different treatment modalities such as pit and fissures sealants, restoration, root canal treatment, crowns, space maintainers and topical fluorides in children. Sensory nerve paresthesia following third molar surgery: Effectiveness of an evidence based protocol p. 6 Mohanavalli Singaram, Venkesana Balakrishnaraja Krishnakumararaja, Sasikala Balasubramaniam, Elavenil Paneerselvam, Poornima Poornima, Gayathri Gopi Objective: To assess the incidence of inferior alveolar and lingual nerve paresthesia following third molar surgeries and to assess the effectiveness of a set departmental protocol for reducing the incidence of these paresthesia. Study Design: The study included 110 patients who underwent surgery for third molar removal. All cases followed a protocol which included using a standard Ward's incision, raising a lingual flap, use of minimal ostectomy and tooth sectioning in all cases. A standardized data form was used to record the patient's age, sex, Pederson's difficulty index, distance between the root apices and inferior alveolar canal, the length of the "redline" and operating time. Results: Postoperative inferior alveolar nerve paresthesia occurred in five cases (4.5%) and lingual nerve paresthesia occurred in one case (0.9%). Paresthesia was significantly related to the duration of the surgical procedure, but unrelated to the other variables recorded. Conclusion: The current protocol followed appears to be effective in reducing the incidence of inferior alveolar and lingual nerve paresthesia to an acceptable level even in the presence of high risk factors. Prevalence of traumatic dental injuries in primary teeth: A retrospective study p. 11 Gali Nagarjuna Chowdary, Ramkumar Hemalatha, Rajendran Vijayakumar, Rajendran Ganesh, Haridoss Selvakumar, Subramanian Mangaiyarkarasi Introduction: Trauma to the oral region occurs frequently and comprises 5% of all injuries, which is more prevalent among preschoolers. Aim: The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine the prevalence of traumatic injuries to primary teeth reported to Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, SRM Dental College, Chennai, during the years 2003-2013. Materials and Methods: The data was retrieved from records of patients according to sex, age, cause, number of injured teeth and type of tooth. A total number of 65,870 children reported, out of which 34,942 were boys and 30,928 were girls below the age of 6 years. All recorded data was analyzed with the SPSS software (15.0 version).The statistical analysis of the sample was performed using the Chi-square test. Results: The gender difference in the prevalence of traumatic dental injuries was statistically significant (males 66% vs. females 34% of which the maxillary central incisors are most affected (77.21%). Conclusion: Education to parents and caregivers regarding the epidemiology of traumatic injuries and emphasis on an early dental visit may play a major role in reducing the prevalence of dental injury and minimize their detrimental effects on children's quality of life. Comparison of dental anxiety among patients visiting a dental college and private dental clinics in Thiruvallur district, India p. 14 R Ganesh, Chandasmita Goswami, Rumana Munshi Background: The objective of the study was to assess and compare the prevalence of dental anxiety based on age and gender distribution among the patients reporting at private dental clinics in Thiruvallur district and in private dental college, Thiruvallur. Materials and Methods: The sample comprised of 230 patients, out of which 115 patients randomly selected from the private dental clinics and other 115 patients from Priyadarshini Dental College and Hospital, Thiruvallur. Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) was used to assess the anxiety level of the patients. Result: A total of 115 patients in dental college and 115 patients in dental clinics were questioned in the study. Out of these, 13% of patients in dental college and 20.90% of patients in dental clinics were severely anxious. A total of 4.30% of patients in dental college and 3.50% of patients in dental clinics were not anxious at all. The ratio of rate of anxiety of female patients was greater than males. Conclusion: The prevalence of dental anxiety among the patients in this study was high. This highlights the need for dentists to understand what patients feel about dental treatment procedures and aid dentist efforts to improve patients care. Evaluation of gingival pigmentation in children exposed to and not exposed to environmental tobacco smoking p. 21 Shabeer Mohamed Madani, Biju Thomas Background and Aim: The exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has been recognized as a strong contributor to respiratory disorders, lung cancer, peripheral vascular function and death. Increased gingival pigmentation in smokers is established. In children exposed to ETS, an increased incidence of caries and pigmentation of gingiva were documented. In a country like India where no stringent smoke-free policies exist and the presence of joint family systems in rural population, children are at a greater health risk when either one of the family member is a smoker. The potential accumulation in melanin-containing tissues of nicotine and tobacco-specific compounds may be a concern for any individual who is chronically exposed to tobacco smoke. Gingival pigmentation is easy to assess and could be of significant importance while educating parents in terms of their child's health. Thus primary objective of our study is to assess the effects of ETS on gingival pigmentation in children with ≥1 smoker parent or close relatives. Materials and Methods: A total of 228 students between the age group of 6-16 years were selected randomly. The cases included children exposed to ETS who were non-smokers and the controls were not exposed to ETS at home. Pigmentation was assessed using Dummet & Co's pigmentation index and smoking was assessed by interview. Results: The prevalence of pigmentation in subjects not exposed to ETS was found to be 132 (80.5%) subjects in comparison to 32 (19.5%) without any gingival pigmentation. It can also be noted that all the 64 (100%) subjects exposed to ETS had pigmented gingiva. Conclusion: Within the limitations of this cross-sectional observational study, we conclude that there may be a correlation between gingival melanin pigmentation of children exposed to ETS. Statins: The paradigm shift in periodontal regeneration p. 26 Prerna Kataria, Jasmine Kaur, Eram Parvez, RP Maurya Statins, the lipid-lowering drugs, provide an important and effective approach for the treatment of hyperlipidemia and arteriosclerosis. They function by reducing the blood cholesterol levels which came as a marked discovery to intervene in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases related to increased lipid levels. Their long-term systemic administration in humans has been shown to result in increased bone mineral density. In recent scenario, statins thus modulate bone metabolism exhibiting antibone resorbing properties by upregulating the bone morphogenic proteins and blocking the intermediate metabolites of the mevalonate pathway, made evident by various in vivo and in vitro studies thus providing a new direction in the field of periodontal regeneration. Statins also offered the added advantage of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Thus, the use of statins both systemically and locally gained wide acceptance by the periodontists as they have shown to increase the bone mineral density and may be effective for periodontal regeneration by stimulation of regenerative factors. This article reviews the beneficial effect of statins and examines their potential role in regenerative periodontal therapy. Sjogren's syndrome: A review p. 31 Mallika Kishore, Sunil Ramchandra Panat, Ashish Aggarwal, Nupur Agarwal, Nitin Upadhyay, Ritika Garg Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by the lymphocytic infiltration of salivary and lacrimal glands leading to xerostomia and keratoconjunctivitis sicca. Prevalence of primary SS in the general population has been estimated to be around 1-3%. SS is an under-recognized disease in which most of the significant progress has been made in the past 25 years. The herald of newer diagnostic tools could help clinicians and thereby provide significant relief to patients through earlier treatments. The treatment of SS is limited to symptomatic management, and involves the use of solutions to replace salivary secretion and afford a measure of hydration. The purpose of present paper is to highlight the difficulties and complexities that are inherent in the diagnosis of SS and the important role that dental practitioners can play in the management of its oral manifestations. Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation in trigeminal neuralgia: A review of literature p. 36 Varadarajan Usha Trigeminal neuralgia typically involves nerves supplying teeth, jaws and face of mostly older females around 35 years. A thorough investigation and proper diagnosis is a must prior to treatment for which investigations like computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging should be done to rule out other systemic pathology. A proper history and multidisciplinary examination is a must for the same. The surgeon should have a thorough knowledge of both odontogenic and non odontogenic cause of pain to confirm the diagnosis and a diagnostic block has been enough in case of no other systemic pathology. Though the etiology is usually obscure, different treatment modalities have been tried for it viz. medicinal treatment, alcohol injection, peripheral neurectomy, rhizotomy and microvascular decompression etc. Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) is a safer, cheaper and promising option for management of neuralgic patients as an adjunct with the drugs used like baclofen or carbamazepine thereby reducing the dose of the drugs taken and minimizing the side-effects of the drugs. The analgesic mechanism of TENS involves gate control theory, physiological block and endogenous pain inhibitory systems. It is a noninvasive and safer adjunct to medical treatment in chronic neuralgic pain, economical and easy for both the doctor and the patient. The reduction of pain can be assessed by patient's verbal response as comparatively objective scale like visual analog scale or McGill's questionnaire could not be clinically applied. TENS cannot be considered as a sole remedy in chronic pain conditions, but as an adjunct whose effectiveness needs a continuous follow-up. A Review of fluoride and its diverse effects p. 42 Maya Ramesh, Rita Mary Aruna, Narasimhan Malathi, Ramesh Krishnan Increased intake of fluoride in water and diet results in dental and skeletal fluorosis. Many states in India are affected by fluorosis. The optimum level of fluoride in drinking water for anti-cariogenic effect was thought to be 1 ppm. Various effects of fluoride on plants, animals and humans are discussed here. Currently, it is identified that fluoride has significant role in gene polymorphisms and lowered intelligent quotient. Prosthodontic treatment strategy for patients with ectodermal dysplasia: A literature review p. 46 Cecil Williams, Manish Kumar, Manas Bajpai, Deshant Agarwal, Anuj Lavania Ectodermal dysplasia (ED) is a congenital syndrome characterized by developmental failure of two or more ectodermal structures and their accessory appendages. ED is commonly a difficult condition to manage with prosthodontics because of the typical oral deficiencies and because the afflicted individuals are quite young when they are evaluated for treatment. It is important that these individuals receive dental treatment at an early age for physiologic and psychosocial reasons. Patient with this disease often need a multidisciplinary approach to treatment planning and dental treatment to regain appropriate function, esthetics, and comfort. The definitive treatment plan may include removable, fixed, or implant-supported prosthesis or a combination of these options. This article reviews the literature that pertains to the prosthodontic treatment of the ED and the review includes considerations in patient management and timing of treatment. Hollow maxillary denture: A new modified technique for improving retention in resorbed maxillary ridges p. 51 Laxman Singh Kaira, Esha Dabral The success of a complete denture relies on the principles of retention, stability, and support. The prosthodontist skill lies in applying these principles efficiently in critical situations. Severely resorbed maxillary edentulous ridges that are narrow and constricted with increased interridge space provide decreased support, retention, and stability. The consequent weight of the processed denture only compromises them further. This article describes a case report of an edentulous patient with resorbed ridges, where a simplified technique of fabricating a hollow maxillary complete denture was used for preservation of denture bearing areas. Oral submucous fibrosis associated with malignancy p. 55 Gargi Chaudhuri, Rajdeep Das, Mousumi Pal, Sanchita Kundu Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic condition of the oral mucosa, first described among five East African women of Indian origin under the term "atrophia idiopathica (tropica) mucosae oris." It is characterized by a generalized submucous fibrosis. The pathogenesis of the disease is not well-established, but epidemiological evidences strongly indicate the association of betel quid habit. It is logical to hypothesize that the increased collagen production or reduced collagen degradation is the possible mechanism in the development of the disease. The malignant potentiality and also the origin of cancers in different intraoral locations in OSF patients is attributable to the generalized epithelial atrophy. Here, a clinical case of OSF in a 36-year-old male patient is being discussed, encompassing the pathogenesis and malignant potentiality of the disease. Peripheral odontoma: A case report p. 59 Bhawarlal Chanaram, Ramkumar Hemalatha, Rajendran Vijayakumar, Haridoss Selvakumar Odontomas refers to any tumor of odontogenic origin. The well-differentiated epithelial and mesenchymal cell gives rise to ameloblast and odontoblast which lays down enamel, dentin and pulpal tissue of the odontoma. The enamel thus laid is in an abnormal pattern and is considered as a developmental anomaly rather than true neoplasm. Odontomas are hamartomatous developmental malformations of odontogenic origin which manifest as denticles, or amorphous masses comprising of the dental tissues. Although a majority of odontomas are intraosseous; there are case reports of odontomas that erupted into the oral cavity. Even less common are peripheral or soft-tissue odontomas, only a few of which have been reported to date. They commonly occur in the pre-maxillary region and associated complications include delayed or uneruption of permanent teeth, retention of the primary teeth and dentigerous cyst formation. Management usually requires surgical removal of the odontoma and the impacted tooth followed by subsequent orthodontic intervention to correct the malocclusion. The present case report describes a case of peripheral odontoma that was present in the alveolar mucosa of a 12-year-old female patient who reported with a chief complaint of unerupted left maxillary lateral incisor. The diagnosis, complications, treatment and prognosis of this entity will be discussed. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS Modified support phase appliance after twin block therapy p. 63 Gautham Sivamurthy, S Aravind Kumar, Christine Samantha Buccal segment occlusion is the cornerstone of stability after correction of Class II malocclusion using a twin block appliance. The following short communication is a modification of Clark's original support phase appliance, to achieve better retention after treatment. Guiding jig for accurate placement of temporary anchorage implants p. 65 Vimala Gnanasambandam, Sainath Muthiah Chidambaram, Manonmani Arumugam Introduction: Temporary anchorage devices are becoming an integral component of fixed orthodontic armamentarium. Success of implants, to a large extent depends on selecting and placing them in an ideal bone space. Locating the exact spot is critical and error of even a millimeter may injure the adjacent root. It is therefore advisable that guidance to locate the spot be utilized especially by a novice to refrain from untoward injury to neighboring anatomical structures. This paper describes about an efficient guiding jig that can be easily fabricated within few minutes of chair side time.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3494
__label__cc	0.623731	0.376269	\| Users Online: 67 July-September 2016 Page Nos. 135-207 Online since Monday, August 22, 2016 Undiagnosed human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients in a dental health-care setting in Benin City, Nigeria p. 135 OG Ogbebor, Clement Chinedu Azodo Background: Barrier to client-initiated voluntary counselling and test. (VCT) which exists in many places in Nigeria creates additional opportunity for provider.initiated VCT. Aim: To determine the prevalence of undiagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among dental patients in a missionary hospital in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in a Pentecostal missionary hospital in Benin City. The data of interest which included age, gender, occupation, primary reason for dental attendance, primary diagnosis, and HIV status were collected from the case notes with self-designed pro forma. The obtained data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 21.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY). Results: Out of the 613 cases assessed, 7 of them were HIV-positive giving a prevalence of 1.14%. The HIV-positive patients were aged between 11 and 50 years. More females (1.5%) than males (0.7%) were HIV-positive. HIV-positive patients were involved in diverse occupations ranging from schooling, business, and clergy to professionals. The patients whose primary reason for dental attendance was toothache had the highest prevalence of HIV and those with primary diagnosis as periodontitis had the highest prevalence of HIV. Conclusion: Data from this study revealed the one out of approximately every 88 patients attending the Dental healthcare setting Clinics in Benin City, Edo State, had undiagnosed HIV.positive status. The affected patients who were more females than male and aged between 11 and 50. years had their major presenting complaints and diagnosis as toothache and periodontitis, respectively. Dental health.care setting may serve as a provider.initiated VCT center for ambulatory patients. Attitudes, practices, and barriers in tobacco cessation counselling among dentists of Ahmedabad city, India p. 140 Sujal Parkar, Ekta Pandya, Abhishek Sharma Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the attitudes and practices of dentists from Ahmedabad with respect to their roles in tobacco cessation counselling and to find the barriers to such activity that prevents them to do so. Materials and Methods: A total of 150 dentists of Ahmedabad city were contacted at their dental office. The questionnaire was given to them and the responses were recorded. The questionnaire comprised of demographic details and 13-item questionnaire related to attitudes, practices, and barriers among dentists for tobacco cessation counselling. The frequencies of the responses were calculated, and the variables were compared using Chi-square test. Results: A total of 121 questionnaires were returned with the response rate of 80.66%. Out of 121 respondents, 60 (49.6%) were male dentists and 61 (50.4%) were female dentists. Age of dentists varied from 23 to 46 years, with mean age of 31.21 ± 7.31 years. Most of the dentists strongly believed that it is their responsibility to educate the patients regarding tobacco cessation counselling. More than half of the participant dentists do satisfactory tobacco cessation counselling during their dental practice. They feel restrained when it comes to prescribing nicotine replacement therapy. The lack of proper training was found to be the major barrier for tobacco cessation counselling. Conclusion: Dentist has a positive attitude for tobacco cessation counselling, but lack of proper training is a significant barrier for their failure. Hence, dentists should be given proper training for tobacco cessation counselling during their studies or continuing dental education programs should be arranged. Common errors on panoramic radiograph: A time to reflect and review and not to sweep them under the carpet! p. 146 Ujwala Rohan Newadkar, Lalit Chaudhari, Yogita K Khalekar Introduction: There are a multitude of factors that may lead to a reduction of the diagnostic quality of panoramic radiographs. Errors in taking radiographs increase patient's radiation exposure, and also waste time and money. Inspecting the frequency and mechanism of producing errors will result in less retakes. Therefore, the aim of the study is to identify the most common positioning and technical errors in the panoramic radiographs taken in department of oral Medicine and Radiology of our institute. Materials and Methods: 2000 panoramic radiographs were photographed and reviewed under identical conditions, on a computer screen. Radiographs were evaluated by oral and maxillofacial radiologist, and frequency of errors was recorded. Results: Out of 2000 Panoramic radiographs there were 220 radiographs (11%) which were error free and 1780 radiographs (89%) with errors. The most common error observed in this sample was failure to place the tongue on the palate (48.7%) followed by chin tipped too low or too high (21.1%). Dark room errors accounted for 2.7% radiographs due to the processing errors resulting as dark and light radiographs as well scratches on them. The least frequent errors observed were the presence of radio-opaque artifacts caused by failure to remove metallic accessories, prostheses and the use of the lead apron during exposure and processing error (2.4%). Few radiographs had more than one error. Conclusion: Frequency of errors seen on panoramic radiographs are relatively high, thus training the operators, discussing the technical errors in case of occurrence are highly essential to maximize the quality of panoramic radiographs. Also clinicians need to be able to recognize the cause of the various film faults so that appropriate corrective action can be taken. Prevalence of dental caries of in vitro fertilization children of West Bengal evaluated with caries assessment spectrum and treatment p. 150 Sudipta Kar, Malay Mitra Context: Caries is one of the devastating problems affecting the dental hard tissue structure. It may infect both spontaneously conceived and in vitro fertilization (IVF) children. Aims: This study was aimed to evaluate and compare the prevalence of dental caries status affecting deciduous, mixed, and permanent dentition of IVF and spontaneously conceived children of West Bengal utilizing caries assessment spectrum and treatment (CAST). Settings and Design: In a cross-sectional case-control study of dental caries status of 3–14-year-old children were evaluated. The case group consisted of term, singleton babies who were the consequence of IVF in the studied area in 2012–2013. Subjects and Methods: The control group was consisted of term, first child, singleton, and spontaneously conceived 3–14-year-old children who were also a resident of our mentioned studied area. A sample of 351 IVF and 351 spontaneously conceived children was examined. Statistical Analysis Used: Statistical analysis was carried out using Chi-square tests or Z-test. Results: Statistically significant difference found in studied, i.e., IVF children and control group, i.e. spontaneously conceived children. Conclusions: IVF children are considered better than spontaneously conceived children when studied in relation to dental caries status evaluated through CAST. Dental anxiety levels and factors associated with it among patients attending a dental teaching institute in Himachal Pradesh p. 153 Shailee Fotedar, Vinay Bhardwaj, Vikas Fotedar Background: Dental anxiety is often reported as a cause of irregular attendance, delay in seeking dental care, or even avoidance of seeking dental care, resulting in a poor oral health-related quality of life. Aim: To assess the dental anxiety levels and factors associated with it among patients attending a dental teaching institute in Himachal Pradesh. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted on a sample of 246 subjects. The dental anxiety was measured by Modified Dental Anxiety Scale. (MDAS). The questionnaire consisted of questions on various demographic factors, experience about dental treatments, and various questions as mentioned MDAS. Data were analyzed by SPSS package 16. Tests used were t-test and analysis of variance. A P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The prevalence of dental anxiety was 29.2%. The mean dental anxiety score was 9.22. ± 4.5. Females, those residing in villages, those who had past negative dental history, and students were significantly associated with dental anxiety. On multiple logistic regression analysis, only gender and residence were the strong predictors of association. There was a strong association between dental anxiety and postponement of treatment. Conclusion: The anxiety levels are low among the present population as compared to other states of India. However, we should try to prevent the dental anxiety among patients as dental anxiety leads to postponement of treatment, which ultimately affects the oral health-related quality of life. Barodontalgia: More light on less known p. 158 Yogita Khalekar, Amit Zope, Lalit Chaudhari, Ujawal Brahmankar Changes in ambient pressure occur during flying, diving, or hyperbaric oxygen therapy and can cause different types of pathophysiological conditions and pain including a toothache known as barodontalgia. Barodontalgia is a symptom that reflects a flare up of pre existing sub clinical oral disease. Deep sea divers, aircrew members, and passengers are at increased risk of experiencing barodontalgia due to exposure to increased air pressure. The key to avoid barodontalgia is good oral health. Hence, it is important for dentists to understand the etiology and features of barodontalgia to prevent it. Clinicians must pay close attention to areas of dentin exposure, caries, fractured cusps, the integrity of restorations, and periapical pathology in those at.risk. This article reviews the literature regarding barodontalgia, its etiology, features, prevention, and focuses on those untouched aspects of barodontalgia which are to be paid attention. Silver nanoparticles in dentistry: An emerging trend p. 162 Palwinder Kaur, Reena Luthra Nanotechnology, the term currently revolutionized the research field associated to particles at nanometer scale (1–100 nm). Nanoparticles (NPs) can occur naturally be industrially engineered or exist as byproducts. With their greater surface to volume ratio, these materials are more reactive as compared to non nanoscale particles. This unique property makes these materials as fillers/modifier of choice in different products and materials, whereby they play a vital role in improving the properties. Silver NPs find use in many devices that are used in medical procedures, in therapies and molecular diagnostics, including dentistry. However, the recent studies showed concern about environmental and health associated risks with their use. Cellular and molecular aspects at invasive tumor front in oral squamous cell carcinoma (part-I) p. 166 Rekha Bhaskar Chaudhari Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is one of the leading cancers in India and Asian countries. Tumorigenesis has been linked to abnormalities in molecular regulatory machinery. Traditional factors such as tumor size, neck node status, and presence of distant metastasis staging, histological grading, and depth of invasion are currently used to predict the outcome of OSCC. However, these seem to be of limited value. Recent work indicates that morphological and molecular characteristics of tumor cells at invasive tumor front (ITF) underlie biological aggressiveness of oral cancer. Recent advances in molecular biology have facilitated analysis of the critical component of cancer progression. The degree of expression of various molecules provides reliable prognostic and predictive information. Predicting prognosis and clinical outcome of patient is very important for developing an effective therapeutic strategy. This paper provides an overview of the cellular activities and molecular interactions of the complex biology of tumor progression, invasion, and metastasis with focus on ITF. Glenotemporal osteotomy with autogenous symphysis interpositional bone graft for temporomandibular joint subluxation p. 173 Guru Prasad Thulasi Doss, Sasikala Balasubramanian, Gnanam Andavar, Krishna Kumar Raja Chronic recurrent subluxation of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is known to have repeated episodes of joint dislocation, which are self-reducible in nature. Subluxation of TMJ accounts to multifactorial etiology. Accordingly, various treatment modalities have been postulated and performed to achieve functional outcomes for the patient. Conservative, surgical, and various treatment options have been discussed in the literature to correct the same. Glenotemporal osteotomy has been one such treatment modality to treat recurrent subluxation or dislocation of the jaws. This is a case report on a recurrent subluxating condyle treated by glenotemporal osteotomy with interpositional bone graft from the symphysis region. Use of combination of Millard and Pfeifer incision technique for treatment of unilateral complete cleft of lip: A report of two cases p. 178 Rajeev Pandey, Nitin Bhagat, Rajat Gupta, Anit Khatri Cleft lip and palate is one of the most common congenital deformities of the head and neck region. The prevalence of cleft lip and palate depends on racial, ethnic, geographic origin, and socioeconomic status. It is estimated that isolated cleft lip occurs in 20–30%, cleft lip along with palate occur in 35.50% and isolated palate in 30–45% of cases. It affects the psychological, social, and mental well-being. It is considered as a social stigma and has poor acceptance with a negative perception. These patients require a multidisciplinary approach and aged specific treatment plan. Early repair of cleft lip is advocated for making the child acceptable to the parents and relatives as well as to the society. It also helps in the feeding of the child. There are various techniques for repair of the complete unilateral cleft lip. Almost all techniques continue to leave behind some amount of dissatisfaction. Even today most of the surgeons like to use Millard's technique or its modifications. Here, we present two cases of a newly developed technique utilizing both Millard and Pfeifer incision. For assessment of the success of the technique, we evaluated the vermilion match, lip length, nasal symmetry, white roll match, and postoperative scar after 6 months of primary lip closure. At 6th month follow-up, we found the overall result was average for both the cases. (minor deformities which can be corrected by lip revision procedure). As this technique is based on the principle of rotation and elongation, we found that this technique allowed tension free closure of the cleft lip even when both the patients had a wide cleft of the lip. This technique addresses the overall anatomy of cleft lip including nasal region. The incision marking is such that rhinoseptoplasty and alar cinch suturing can be done without making any new incision. Herpes zoster manifesting as isolated oral thin leukoplakia in an immunocompetent host p. 184 Krishnendu Mondal, Rupali Mandal, Badal Chandra Sarkar Herpes zoster (HZ) has long been considered as a disease of immunocompromised elders. It is usually caused by the revitalized varicella; remaining dormant within the sensory ganglia of sacral dermatomes since an early childhood stint at chickenpox. Trigeminal nerve is rather uncommonly infested. Characteristic zoster lesions appear as unilateral mucocutaneous vesiculobullous rashes, preceded by intense radiating neuralgic pain for few days. This article emphasizes on an immunocompetent man, in his early sixties, presenting with two painful leukoplakic patches over buccal mucosa as the sole manifestation of HZ. Primary double teeth in siblings: A report p. 187 Santanu Mukhopadhyay, Chiranjit Ghosh, Pinaki Roy, Mrinal Chakraborty Double teeth are developmental malformations affecting both primary and permanent dentition. This article describes primary double teeth in both the siblings of a family. A 5-year-old boy had a bilateral distribution of anomaly involving lower lateral incisor and canine. Radiographic analysis revealed that his right mandibular permanent lateral incisor was missing. His sister, a 3½-year-old girl, also had double teeth affecting mandibular left lateral incisor and canine. She displayed no other dental anomaly. The boy presented shovel-shaped maxillary permanent central incisors. Family involvement of double teeth is very rare. Double teeth in siblings and simultaneous occurrence of multiple dental anomalies probably show a hereditary etiology. Use of natural anterior maxillary teeth in immediate removable partial denture: An old technique revisited p. 190 Varun Baslas, Simranjeet Kaur, Rohit Yadav, Himanshi Aggarwal, Mohammad Ehtisham Maxillary anterior teeth play an important role in esthetics, speech, smile, and self-esteem of an individual. Although a clinician can restore missing teeth with artificial teeth, the importance of natural teeth in patient's overall personality cannot be ignored. The present article elucidates a technique for fabrication of immediate removable partial denture prosthesis using natural teeth to enhance esthetics and confidence of the patient. Squamous cell carcinoma of gingiva: An enigmatic lesion p. 194 Puneet Bajaj, Deepti Garg, Rupinder Kaur Multani, Swati Gautam Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most frequent malignant neoplasm affecting structures of the oral mucosa, which accounts for more than 90% of all malignant lesions in the mouth. Carcinomas of the gingiva are a unique subset of oral SCC (OSCC), constituting approximately 10% of OSCCs and tend to present as having benign features, and of all the intraoral carcinomas, gingival OSCC is least associated with tobacco abuse and has the greatest predilection for females. They can mimic a multitude of oral lesions, especially those of inflammatory origin with benign features, often leading to delay in the diagnosis, and hence delayed treatment. We are reporting a case of gingival SCC in a 35-year-old female patient who presented with a peripheral growth in the left mandibular gingiva. Occurrence of bilaterally impacted mandibular supernumerary teeth: A rare case report and review of literature p. 198 Pravesh Kumar Jhingta, Vinay Kumar Bhardwaj, Deepak Sharma, Nishant Negi, Sanjeev Vaid, Naresh Kumar Supernumerary teeth are present in addition to the normal complement of teeth in permanent or deciduous dentitions. Incidence is high in a permanent dentition, affecting both the gender. They are more common in males, with the male to female ratio of 2:1. When the supernumerary teeth are causing problems such as, extensive resorption of adjacent teeth, hindering the eruption or malposition of permanent teeth, early surgical intervention is recommended. A case of bilaterally impacted supernumerary premolars was reported, when an orthopantomograph view was taken that revealed the presence of additional teeth impacted in relation to 35-36 and 45-46. Literature reports increased occurrence of the supernumeraries in the maxilla, but supernumerary premolars are more likely to develop in the mandible. Etiology of supernumerary teeth is ambiguous, and is due to the following conditions: Atavism or reversion, heredity, aberrations during embryologic formation, progress zone, and unified etiologic explanation. Knocking out maxillary third molar with a hockey stick elevator p. 202 Vaibhav Jain, Joel D'Silva, Himani Garg, Joyce Pinky Mendonsa Extraction of maxillary third molar always comes as a challenge for any dental practitioner owing to its limited accessibility and minimal space for instrument placement. Moreover, the complications related to faulty extraction technique can never be ignored. We have here described a simple and easy method of extraction of the maxillary third molar tooth using hockey stick elevators which can solve most of the problems that are faced by dental surgeons in the extraction of maxillary third molars. This technique has proved its efficacy and has been time tested for removal of a maxillary third molar providing a good alternative for routine extraction techniques of maxillary third molars. Maxillofacial aeronautics: An evolving entity p. 205 Ankita Bohra, Manoj Vengal, Neelkant Patil, Vipul Udawat	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3495
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Broncos can be split into two areas: early Broncos (1966–77) and full-size Broncos (1978–96). The Bronco was introduced in 1966 as a competitor to the small four-wheel-drive compact SUVs this type of once the Jeep CJ-5 and worldwide Harvester Scout, and built on the personal system. A major redesign in 1978 moved the Bronco to a bigger dimensions, and it was built making use of a shortened Ford F-Series truck chassis to compete aided by the similarly adapted Chevrolet K5 Blazer. The full-size Broncos and the successor Expedition had been manufactured at Ford’s Michigan Truck Plant in Wayne, Michigan. The Bronco permanently entered preferred customs on June 17, 1994, as a processed 1992 unit purchased and powered by Al Cowlings with O. J. Simpson, whom had been wanted for the murders of his ex-wife and the lady buddy, attempted to elude the Los Angeles authorities section in a low-speed chase. With an approximate television audience of 95 million, the celebration was described "once the many famous ride on American shores since Paul Revere’s". The initial Bronco had been an ORV (Off-Road car), intended to compete mainly with Jeep CJ designs and the worldwide Harvester Scout. The Bronco’s little size riding on a 92-inch (2,337 mm) wheelbase created it preferred for off-roading and some different utilizes, but impractical for this type of things as towing. The Bronco was Ford’s initial compact SUV, and Ford’s compact and midsize SUV niche would be taken by the compact pickup based Ford Bronco II (1984–1990), Ford Explorer (1991–present) and the Ford Escape (2001–present). The move behind the Bronco started with Ford item employer Donald N. Frey, who furthermore conceived of the Ford Mustang; and similarly, Lee Iacocca moved the idea through into manufacturing. In a lot of means, the Bronco was a much more original concept than the Mustang; while the Mustang was based on the Ford Falcon, the Bronco got a frame, suspension, and figure that had been not shared with any some other vehicle. The Bronco had been designed under engineer Paul G. Axelrad. Although the axles and brakes were sourced from the Ford F-100 four wheel drive pickup truck, the front axle was located by radius arms (from the frame near the back of the transmission ahead to the axle) and a lateral track bar, creating the utilization of coil springs that gave the Bronco a 34-foot (10.4 m) twisting round, long wheel travel, and an anti-dive geometry that has been valuable for snowplowing. The back suspension had been a lot more mainstream, with leaf springs in a typical Hotchkiss artwork. A shift-on the-fly Dana Corp. transfer situation and securing hubs had been standard, and heavy-duty suspension was a solution. The first system was the Ford 170 cu in (2.8 L) straight-6, changed with trusted valve lifters, a 6-US-quart (6 l) oil pan, heavy-duty fuel pump, oil-bath air cleaner, and a carburetor with a float pan compensated against tilting. Styling was subordinated to simplicity and economy, now all glass was flat, bumpers were straight-forward C-sections, the frame was a straight-forward box-section ladder, and the basic left and right door skins are identical except for mounting holes. The early Broncos were offered in wagon, the ever preferred halfcab, and less popular roadster designs. Roadster was dropped early and the play set, which afterwards turned into a model line, was added. The starting point price tag was US$2,194, but the long solution listing included front bucket seats, a back bench seat, a tachometer, and a CB radio, along with practical objects such as a tow pub, an auxiliary gas tank, an electric power take-off, a snowplow, a winch, and a posthole digger. Aftermarket accessories included campers, overdrive units, and the normal range of rims, tires, chassis, and engine parts for increased show. The Bronco available really in its first 12 months (23,776 models produced) and then remained in second spot after the CJ-5 until the advancement of the full-sized Chevrolet Blazer in 1969. Poor a dedicated little SUV platform, the Blazer was based around their existing full size pickup that has been a larger and a lot more effective vehicle, offering greater luxurious, comfort and area. The more time choice opt-in list included a programmed transmission and power directing, and so got wider attract. Ford countered by enlarging the optional V8 engine from 289 cu in (4.7 L) and 200 hp (150 kW) to 302 cu in (4.9 L) and 205 horsepower (153 kW), but this nevertheless would never match the Blazer’s optional 350 cu in (5.7 L) and 255 hp (190 kW) (horsepower numbers tend to be before horsepower ranks changed in the early to mid-1970s.) In 1973, the 170 was changed by a 200 cu in (3.3 L) right six, power steering and programmed transmissions happened to be made optional, and revenues spiked to 26,300. By then, however, Blazer earnings were dual those of the Bronco, and global Harvester had observed the light and come out with the Scout II that was more in the Blazer lessons. By 1974, the bigger and more comfortable vehicles such once the Jeep Cherokee (SJ) made more sense for the mean driver than the more rustically-oriented Bronco. The low revenues of the Bronco (230,800 over twelve years) failed to enable a large resources for upgrades, and it stayed basically unchanged until the advancement of the larger, a lot more Blazer-like second generation Bronco in 1978. Production of the initial model dropped (14,546 models) in the last year, 1977. In 1965, racecar builder Bill Stroppe assembled a professionals of Broncos for long-distance off-road competition for Ford. Partnering with Ford’s frequently favored race professionals Holman-Moody, the Stroppe/Holman/Moody (SHM) Broncos proceeded to dominate the Mint 400, Baja 500, and Mexican 1000 (which had been later known as the Baja 1000). In 1969 SHM once more entered a team of six Broncos in the Baja 1000. In 1971, a "Baja Bronco" plan partially derived from Stroppe’s artwork was granted in the Ford showrooms, showcasing quick-ratio power directing, automatic transmission, fender flares covering Gates Commando wheels, a roll pub, fortified bumpers, a cushioned directing wheel, and distinctive red, white, blue, and black paint. However, at a cost of US$5,566 versus the traditional V8 Bronco cost of $3,665, merely 650 had been available over the following four many years. In 1966, a Bronco "witty automobile" built by Doug Nash for the quarter mile dragstrip ran "erratic" with a few minimal 8-second times, but sidelined by sanctioning organizations whenever pickups and aluminum structures happened to be outlawed. The redesign of the Bronco in 1978 was based on a shortened full sized F-100 pickup. It had a removable peak and forward folding rear bench seat, similar to the contending Blazer. It shared many chassis, drivetrain, and figure components. The entire front clip is indistinguishable from their complete dimensions trucks for those many years. In 1978 Broncos had been equipped with round headlights, with the exception of the Ranger XLT trim model. In 1979 all Broncos happened to be accepted with square sealed ray headlights. Ford launched the redesign in 1972, codenamed Project Short-Horn, but introduction had been delayed by concerns over the mid-1970s fuel crisis. The base engine had been a 351 cu in (5.75 L), with an optional 400 cu in (6.6 L). A Ford 9" rear axle and a Dana 44 front axle happened to be accepted, with leaf spring rear suspension and coil sprung, laterally stabilized position. The 1978 and 1979 Broncos included an option for either full-time four-wheel drive utilizing the New Process 203 business powered move case or, a lot more usually, part-time four-wheel drive with the New Process 205 accessories powered move case. The 1978 and 1979 Broncos additionally merged the back glass hatch and tailgate of the predecessor into a single unit that allowed the rear glass panel to retract completely into the tailgate by utilization of an electrical engine controlled by a key-operated switch on the tailgate’s external or a dash-mounted control change. This did result in trouble for some customers, as the weight of the glass panel usually overheated the motor, occasionally subjecting it to failing. Customers additionally complained that the retractable glass panel authorized drinking water to get inside and brought about the tailgate to rust prematurely from the lower up. However, this design prevailed until the Bronco’s end in 1996. 1979 watched the improvement of a catalytic converter, and other different emissions controls equipment. The Bronco received a major redesign for 1980, coinciding with the F-Series. The unique Bronco had been smaller, and got cosmetic changes along with powertrain, suspension and some other odds and finishes. Many notably, the real time front axle was replaced by a Dana 44 Twin grip Beam (TTB) arrange in the front end for an independent front suspension. The TTB is actually a crossbreed of a true independent front suspension and a secure front axle, with a "secure" axle that pivots around the differential and makes use of coil springs alternatively of leaf springs. The TTB system granted a higher level of controls and comfort both on and off track, but sacrificed wheel travel, and is truly notorious to be difficult to maintain aligned whenever larger than stock tires tend to be used. With a lighter Bronco and fuel economy in mind, Ford offered a 300 cu in (4.9 L) straight six once the base motor. Though this system emerged with increased torque than the 302 cu in (4.95 L) V8 and equal to the 351 cu in (5.75 L) V8 (until the maximum Output model), it had been limited by a 1-bbl carburetor and restrictive single-out exhaust manifolds. Electronic emissions equipment added in 1984 further decreased the power of the inline six. Ford used up their remaining stock of 351M engines before turning over to the 351W in mid-model year 1982. A "Extreme Output" type of the 351W was an option in 1984 and carried on actually into the 1987 model year until the introduction of gas shot. Output had been 210 horsepower (157 kW) at 4000 rpm vs the traditional 2-bbl 351W which created 156 hp (116 kW) at 4000 rpm. The 302 was the very first system to obtain electronic fuel-injection, starting in the 1985 unit year, along with a four-speed automatic overdrive transmission. The Eddie Bauer trim plan started in 1985 as actually. From 1980 to 1984, some Broncos got moving topper windows. Cosmetically, Ford came home to their choose of the "blue oval" icon on the front of a slightly redesigned grille, and removed the "F O R D" letters from the hood in 1982. Power Low Mount Swing Lock mirrors had been initial offered in 1981. Classic square mirrors and the optional electric power low mount swing lock mirrors are discontinued in 1986. In 1987, the body and drivetrain of the fullsize Bronco changed, as it was even based on the F-Series. The new aero body type reflected a bigger redesign of many Ford vehicles for the unique model spring. By 1988, all Broncos happened to be staying sold with electronic fuel shot (very first introduced in 1985 with the 302). In 1991, a 25th Silver Anniversary Edition had been available showcasing specialized badges, Currant Red paint and a gray and red leather rooms. A Nite edition, similar to that in the F-Series, was furthermore available in 1991 and 1992, the 91’s choose to be rarer. All Broncos had been built during the Michigan Truck Plant in Wayne, Michigan in the exact same line as the F-150. The 5-speed M5OD-R2 transmission was added as a solution for 302-powered Broncos in 1987. 1988-89 351W trucks received a c6 transmission. For 1990, the electronically-controlled E4OD programmed overdrive emerged standard on the 351W, and 300. The AOD was mated because of the 302 from 1987-1990. By 1991 All engines received the E4OD. A V8 engine and programmed transmission had been accepted in Eddie Bauer, Nite, and Silver Anniversary trucks. The Bronco, along with the F-Series, was updated for 1992. The new Bronco was redesigned with safety in mind, incorporating front crumple zones, rear shoulder seat belts, a third braking system illumination embedded in the detachable peak, and after 1994, driver-side airbags. Because of the taillight and shoulder belts staying security gear integrated into the top, the top was no longer legally detachable (though it was even physically possible) and all writing within the owners guides that got earlier revealed simple tips to eliminate the peak was removed. Torx "tamper proof" bolts, which necessary a specialized tool, had been used in place of accepted hex head bolts to secure the peak in place. Aesthetic outdoor and interior changes supplied a sweeping front end and an unique dash. Electric power mirrors happened to be once again granted in 1992 and in 1996 the Bronco was the first vehicle to combine turn signal lights in the mirrors. Maroon and pink leather seats were first offered in 1992 through the end of manufacturing. 1994-1996 XLTs and Eddie Bauers need the rear cargo panels slotted for a cargo cover and net. The 302 moved bulk Air run (MAF) in 1994. The 351 moved MAF in 1995 in California. The rest of the 351s went MAF in 1996 along, with OBD2 on both the 302 and 351. 94-95 351 blocks are roller prepared, and both 302 and 351w 1996s are roller blocks. 1995 Eddie Bauers produce a vented front bumper. 1996 XLTs and Eddie Bauers produce a vented position bumper. All 1994-1996 Eddie Bauers need an overhead console. Some 1994-1996 XLTs or Eddie Bauers have lit sun visors and a dimming rear observe mirror. 94-96 monochrome trucks tend to be XLT athletics. These people were offered in black color, red, and processed. In 1992 Ford offered a 1992 Nite edition bronco. All black, with gray indoors. Another restricted edition colors granted regarding the mid-1990s XLTs was a two-tone illumination teal green and white outdoor with a charcoal gray inside. Merely about 600 of the teal and white two-tone had been produced each year. In mid-1996, Ford formally made the choice to discontinue the Bronco. On June 12, 1996, the final Bronco ever built rolled away the assembly line at Michigan’s Ford Truck Plant. The final Bronco had been escorted by Jeff Trapp’s 1970 Ford Bronco during a Drive-Off Ceremony. It had been replaced by the Ford Expedition that addressed a marketplace that preferred 4-passenger doors, because well as to compete with GM’s Chevrolet Tahoe and heavier Chevrolet Suburban. At the 2004 North American worldwide Car Show, a Bronco concept car was introduced. Some qualities of the concept vehicle, really once the box-like roof line, close wheelbase, and the round headlamps are really features connected with the Early Bronco, but this concept auto furthermore had a 2.0 L intercooled turbodiesel I4 engine and a six-speed manual transmission. It would have been built on the Escape system. As the Ford CD2 system was dropped on the 2013 Ford Escape, it is extremely unlikely that this Bronco concept will see production.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3508
__label__wiki	0.531573	0.531573	Reston's Initiative for Public Art: Mauve Art for Mauve Art's Sake We've been remiss about talking about Reston's awesome new public art initiative, which could bring even more whimsical hilarious polygonal concrete statuary to the highways and walkways of Reston. People definitely seem to be all over that. More than 100 people attended a public forum to learn more about creating art in Reston's public spaces. The Initiative for Public Art—Reston, which organized the May 29 event, formed to inspire the community to work together to help create a master plan for public art in Reston. The IPAR board of directors has hired Todd Bressi and Meridith McKinley, experts in urban design, planning and public art, as consultants for the project. They have already met with hundreds of community members, including the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce, Reston Association and the Reston Town Center Association. Joe Ritchey, president of IPAR's board of directors, said Reston has always embraced art and it should be made available to everyone. It was Bob Simon's vision to include art throughout the community and was something he sought after even in the architecture, Ritchey said. "Of Bob's seven founding principals [sic], four emphasize art and beauty in public spaces," Ritchey said. "The concept of bringing art into public spaces was less fulfilled in other parts of Reston and that's exactly why the Initiative for Public Art—Reston, or IPAR, was formed." Yay! What kind of awesome art can we expect from this initiative? Bressi said in his previous projects it was important that the art be fun, playful and surprising. Cool! To that end, we propose "Design Review Board Violation" (multiple media, ca. 2008). This mixed-media project would include such "found art" as pink flamingos, distressed appliances, tall crabgrass and misspelled 'Beware of the Dawg' [sic] signs, arranged around a centerpiece scale model of a molding foreclosed townhouse, whose trim would eschew earth tones for various shades of pink, purple and black. For versimlitude's sake, various DRB violation notices and liens would be shoved under its door. We can only hope it would be as thought-provoking as this masterwork on display at the Reston Town Center Hyatt: His painting "All Day Long" shows two seagulls, one flapping its wings and the other resting, and Mihalko said at the reception that the title could mean the seagull that is sitting is lazy all day long, or that the seagull flapping its wings could be nagging the other all day long. Or it could mean that it's a freaking seascape. Posted by Restonian at 11:46 AM Labels: 20190, Culture (or lack thereof), Dear Leader, Reston	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3510
__label__cc	0.520454	0.479546	_Musicals _Plays _Concerts _Operas _Ballet Aladdin (Panto), New Wimbledon Theatre \| Review Aladdin (Panto) New Wimbledon Theatre Reviewed on Tuesday 11th December 2018 by Becca Cromwell Panto season is upon us once again, and this year at the New Wimbledon Theatre, we are transported to Old Peking in Aladdin. We are first introduced to the wickedly evil Abanazar (Adam Pearce), who explains that Aladdin is the 'Chosen One', and must go into the cave to collect the magic Then comes along Blue's Lee Ryan, most recently of Strictly fame, who plays the title character of Aladdin, a peasant boy who dreams of marrying the Empress (Linda John-Pierre)’s daughter, Jasmine (Lauren Chia). However, his brother Wishee Washee (played by magician Pete Firman) has the same ambition. Have I Got News for You's Paul Merton plays Widow Twankey, and provides more laughs than everyone else put together. Unfortunately, it's the unscripted lines that are funnier than the script itself. With quick witted, hilarious responses to hecklers, he keeps the audience in stitches. Pete Firman, who is better known for being a magician on ITV1's The Next Great Magician, does a pretty good job of the comedy sidekick. Magic tricks are thrown in for good measure, thoroughly entertaining everyone. Everyone in the show gives a good performance, and the team of dancers are spectacular. We are treated to renditions of Defying Gravity and One Love as well as some new music written specially for the show. In one particular scene, we even see Lee Ryan come out over the audience, which brings a smile to most people’s faces. The pantomime features a 3D screen with various special effects such as the Genie and a second magic carpet ride, which is an impressive feat and something relatively new to pantomime. However, the special effects are more suited to a horror film than a family pantomime, with some children in the audience screaming in terror, rather than amusement. The second carpet ride taking five minutes, does drag and feels like a filler. At times the show is lacking. For example, an actual genie rather than a 3D animation, or an actual story that is easier to keep up with. As this is pantomime, all ends happily ever after with Abanazar turned good and Aladdin and Jasmine married. Its an overall entertaining evening with plenty of laughs and jokes for all of the family. Even the teenagers enjoyed it. Aladdin runs at the New Wimbledon Theatre until January 6th 2019 photo credit: Craig Sugden Labels: adam pearce, Aladdin, Lauren Chia, Lee Ryan, musical, new wimbledon theatre, panto, pantomime, Pete Firman, theatre West End Live 2019 I A Photo Round Up The Light in the Piazza, Royal Festival Hall \| Review Bare: A Pop Opera, The Vaults \| Review Jesus Christ Superstar, Barbican Theatre \| Review Fiver, Southwark Playhouse \| Review Broken Wings, Theatre Royal Haymarket \| Review A Stagey Guide to Singing... Aimie Atkinson \| Six \| Stagey Sunday Six, Arts Theatre \| Review Olivia Mitchell. Powered by Blogger. Blog Archive July (5) June (12) May (15) April (9) March (15) February (21) January (6) December (16) November (21) October (12) September (11) August (16) July (20) June (12) May (21) April (25) March (31) February (13) January (10) December (22) November (14) October (19) September (25) August (10) July (8) June (12) May (8) April (12) March (11) February (8) January (5) December (5) November (7) October (8) September (9) August (5) July (5) June (2) May (4) April (2) February (1) October (3) Copyright Rewrite This Story. Designed by BloggerTemplate	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3512
__label__cc	0.618596	0.381404	Finding The Right Bar July 28, 2013 in Our Girl in Havana, Play Drinking in Havana generally seems to been done out of a bottle of rum sat on the doorstep on a balmy evening watching the cinema of street life pass by. Or, if you're feeling more sociable, taking to the Malecon, dancing on the wall as the sea crashes behind you while salsa seeps out of an old stereo. After all, a bottle of Havana Club will set you back less than $5, and the view is free. That makes it a pretty appealing option. For the first few weeks of my stay, the only alternative I found was taking a table at the tourist-driven bars, forking out for their over-priced mojitos and money-in-the-hat bands. La Bodeguita del Medio, the former haunt of Hemingway, is beleaguered by bad service and cruise-ship crowds, while places like Dos Hermanos or El Tocororo have a nice atmosphere, but in that charming, grown-up way. La Bodeguita del Medio \| Tyler Wetherall I wanted to find my bar. The bar that I would return to again and again; I would have a favorite drink; I would know the name of the barman; and every time I went, I would walk away with either interesting stories or interesting friends. If I had lived my life in Havana, it would be the bar where my tribe would congregate. The closest I had come to finding that was Fresa y Chocolate (Calle 23, e/ Calles 10 y 12) in Vedado, also headquarters of the Cuban Film Institute. Named after the Oscar-nominated film of the same title - the movie about forbidden homosexual love began to turn the tide on institutional homophobia in Cuba - the bar naturally attracts a liberal-thinking, chilled-out crowd, with occasional live acts or gallery launches. Monday nights are particularly fun. Next up, some friends took me to Cafe Madrigal (Calle 17 #809 altos, e/ 2 y 4), one of a boom of new bars to open thanks to the effects of Raul Castro's 2010 reform program kicking in. Inside a 1919 Vedado mansion, it's packed with film memorabilia - I particularly liked the sound umbrellas for light shades - and kitsch artefacts from the life of owner, Rafael Rosales. An intellectual, arty haunt for young, hip cinephiles they meet to discuss the latest art house flick while sharing a platter of tapas. They have plants growing out of the sink, antique lamps and bare brick walls, in that trendy mix of kooky and vintage that wouldn't look out of place in New York. Tyler Wetherall \| Cafe Madrigal It was at Cafe Madrigal a friend tipped me off on what would become my favorite bar yet, Bar Zorba. It's one of those places I didn't know if I should write about. These come along rarely. A google search later, and it seems no one else has wanted to share it either. All I had was a name and a vague area, so with no other leads, I jumped in a taxi. The taxi driver hadn't heard of it, but was on board with my mission of tracking it down, so we ended up driving around, as I occasionally got out to ask directions. Three false starts, one embarrassing misunderstanding involving suspected breaking and entering, and I was ready to give up, until rolling down a quiet side street, we came across a handsome young man stood outside a gate. Giving it one last go, I asked if he knew the way, and lo and behold, we were there. I tipped the cab driver generously for his efforts, but when I tried to enter, the handsome gatekeeper told me it was a private party. It was only with a lot of pleading and a dramatic retelling of my battle through the night to make my way there, that he agreed. Walking under a canopy of trees, a tiki hut style room emerged decorated with fake flowers and buddha statues, which opened onto the green, tropical gardens, with ponds and leafy alcoves, perfect for cocktail drinking and canoodling. Young, cool habaneros filled the bar and dance floor. Mainly university students and arty types, the bohemian, party vibe was in full force. It was like discovering the secret party garden. It was kitsch in its tiki aesthetic, but that sort of kitsch that just encourages you to be a little bit silly, to dance a littler hard and behave a little more outrageously. It was one of those parties you imagine will keep going into the following morning, only getting more fun, and that every time you return, it will be there waiting for you, which it was. Sadly, the owner asked me to keep it on the down low, which means you'll just have to track it down for yourself. Tags: Adventure, bar, Central America, Cuba, Dos Hermanos, drink, El Tocororo, Fresa y Chocolate, Havana, Hemingway, La Bodeguita del medio, Madrigal, Malecon, mojitos, Nightlife, Our Girl in Havana, Review, Travel, Vedado, Zorba	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3523
__label__wiki	0.587372	0.587372	Board index ‹ The Future of Science Recovered:Elec Theory, Maxwells Formula, Tesla Scalar Vortex Has science taken a wrong turn? If so, what corrections are needed? Chronicles of scientific misbehavior. The role of heretic-pioneers and forbidden questions in the sciences. Is peer review working? The perverse "consensus of leading scientists." Good public relations versus good science. First unread post • 95 posts • Page 3 of 7 • 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Re: Electric Theory, Maxwells Formula, Tesla Scalar Vortex by bboyer » Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:00 am Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:35 pm Post subject: Reply with quote OP "junglelord" Water is a good illustration. Meyl calls it the Hydromagnetic Field. As we already have worked out, the hydrotic field is favoured particularly by polar materials and by a high dielectricity. Water is a corresponding and in the biosphere of our planet dominating material. Longitudinal Magneto Dielectric Energy travels as a Potenial Vortex in this Field. In this point vortex fields clearly differ from the transverse propagating electromagnetic waves! The electron and the positron are both vortex fields of opposite rotation. The electron/positron vortex pair can account for all particles and the two particle Photon. Without potential vortices no stability, no matter, no energy nor information would exist! It reveals to us a basic principle basing on duality in which the dual partners mutually dictate target values and goals. This principle convinces by its simplicity and efficiency. Apart from the "self regulation" it obviously also has the fundamental possibility of a "self organization" and the "generation of information". The field equations of the hydromagnetic field thus are the starting-point for the formation not only of matter and energy, but also of information. Information is nothing but a structure of electromagnetic vortex fields! Only the vortex and not the wave exists in two forms of formation dual to each other, and the principle of duality again is the prerequisite for the formation of information, of self organization and finally for the evolution. But how can this so important duality occur, how can it form? This question is closely associated with the question of the formation of vortices. The electromagnetic wave serves solely the mediation of information and energy. To fully complete the theory we can now explain temperature and kinetic energy with the Vortex Hydromagnetic Field. Following the atomic view, in the case of heat it concerns kinetic energy of the molecules, which carry out more or less violent oscillations. In the case of gaseous materials with this concept, basing on mechanical models, actually successful calculations are possible, like for instance the speed distribution of gases won by Maxwell from theoretical considerations concerning probability. But the attempt to apply the formulas of the kinetic theory of gases to solids and liquids only succeeds, if additional supplements and improvements are introduced. Since at all events it concerns temperature, thus the same physical quantity, of course also an uniform interpretation should be demanded, which in addition should stand in full accord to the presented design of an integrated theory (TOE). Against the background of the new theory of objectivity we consider, what happens, if for instance the local field strength is increased by a flying past particle. The matter located at this point is contracted for a short time. By coming closer to each other, the individual elementary vortices mutually reinforce their field and are further compressed. Sometime this process comes to a standstill, is reversed and swings back. At the same time every single particle, which in this way carries out an oscillation of size, has an effect on its neighbours with its field, to also stimulate these to the same oscillation, but delayed by some time. This phenomenon spreads in all directions. The propagation only will become stationary, if all neighbouring elementary vortices pulsate with the same amplitude. It now should be recorded: The oscillation of contraction of the elementary vortices we call temperature. Also this thermodynamic state variable therefore is a result of the variable speed of light. At the absolute zero of temperature no oscillation takes place anymore, whereas the upper limit lies in infinity. Since the cause for temperature represents an oscillation of the local electromagnetic field strength around the cosmic field strength, the following phenomena must be considered as excitation and cause, as dictated by the fundamental field equation 5.7: 1. Electromagnetic waves (b) are able to stimulate matter particles to synchronous oscillations of contraction by their alternating field. In doing so energy in form of heat is transferred to the particles, with the result that their temperature is increased. The wave is absorbed completely, if the thermal oscillation corresponds with the frequency of the wave. We speak of thermal radiation. 2. But also the two dual vortices, the eddy current (c) and the potential vortex (d) can cause oscillations of contraction. This immediately becomes clear, if we consider a vortex as the special case of the wave, in which the oscillation takes place around a more or less stationary vortex centre. In the case of the decay of vortices, of the transition of energy from vortices to matter, the increase in temperature is measurable. In the case of this process of diffusion we speak of eddy losses and of loss heat. unified theory 3. Flying past particles, in particular unbound and free movable charge carriers (e) produce an alternating field for other fixed particles. Doing so kinetic energy can be transformed in temperature, thus in energy of pulsation. A good example is the inelastic collision. But it can also be pointed to numerous chemical reactions. Whoever searches for a concrete example, takes two objects in his hands and rubs them against one another. In that case the particles which are at the frictional surfaces are being moved past each other in very small distance, in this way causing oscillations of pulsation, which propagate into the inside of the objects according to the thermal conductivity. We speak of friction heat. This model concept provides sound explanations for a whole number of open questions i.e. why the temperature occurs independent of the state and even in solids, where a purely kinetic interpretation fails. Every single elementary particle after all is carrier of a temperature. With increasing temperature most materials expand, because the need for room, purely geometrically seen, increases for larger amplitude of oscillation. This principle is used in the case of a bi-metal thermometer. In the case of solids the thermal oscillation of size is passed on primarily by the electrons in the atomic hull. Good electric conductors therefore at the same time also have a high thermal conductivity. An example of an application is the electric resistance thermometer. In the case of gases the entire atoms carry out this task, for which reason a kinetic theory becomes applicable as an auxiliary description. For extreme amplitudes of oscillation the atoms partly or entirely lose their enveloping electrons, when they change into the plasma state. Finally the model concept even limits the second law of thermodynamics, which contains the postulate that it is impossible to design a cyclic working machine, which does nothing else, as to withdraw heat from a heat container and to convert it into mechanical work. The discussed oscillation of contraction shows two characteristic properties, which must be looked at separately: the amplitude and the frequency. Temperature describes solely the amplitude of the oscillation of size. The heat energy however is determined by both, by the amplitude as well as by the frequency. Consequently the ideas of temperature and heat energy should be kept strictly apart. It therefore isn't allowed to set this oscillation equal to the electromagnetic wave in tables of frequency. To be correct two tables should be given, one for the wave, characterized by a propagation with the speed of light, and another one for oscillations of contraction, thus for stationary phenomena and phenomena bound to matter. The latter indeed can likewise propagate relatively fast by fluctuations of pressure in the case of acoustical sound frequencies or by free movable charge carriers in the case of heat conduction, but the velocity of propagation for sound or heat is as is well-known still considerably smaller than the speed of light. Thus an assignment without doubts can be made as to which kind of oscillation it concerns. Answers to open questions of thermodynamics: 1. Temperature occurs independent of the state in which the matter is (unified theory). 2.Temperature even occurs in solids, where a purely kinetic interpretation fails (unification). 3. Each elementary particle is carrier of a temperature. 4. Expansion with increasing temperature because of the increasing need for room for larger amplitude of oscillation (principle: bi-metal-thermometer). 5. For solids the thermal oscillation of size is primarily passed on by the electrons in the atomic hull. Good electric conductors therefore at the same time also have a high thermal conductivity. (principle: electrical resistance thermometer). 6. For gases the entire atoms carry out this task, for which reason a kinetic auxiliary description becomes applicable. 7. For extreme amplitudes of oscillation the atoms partly or entirely lose their enveloping electrons, when they change into the plasma state. 8.The second law of thermodynamics loses its claim to be absolute and at best reads: with today's technology we are not capable, to design a cyclic working machine, which does nothing else, as to withdraw heat from a heat container and to convert it into mechanical work. The close relationship of longitudinal sound waves with the oscillations of contraction of thermally heated matter becomes particularly clear for ultrasound, where the arising heat in the inside of the body which is exposed to sound can be measured directly. The fundamental difference consists of the fact that the produced sound waves not only have the same frequency, but also the same phase, what needs not be the case for the temperature. The apparently uncoordinated occurring oscillations of size of the temperature, which as a rule occupy more space if the intensity increases, form a "thermal noise". The oscillation of size with the same phase is not realizable at all in a spatial formation of particles, with one exception, the case that all particles expand and afterwards again contract simultaneously and in the same time. We can observe such a synchronization of the pulsation oscillations of all elementary vortices in the case of a pulsar. For us a pulsar looks like a "lighthouse" in space which shines with a fixed frequency. In reality it as well can concern a constantly shining sun, which carries out a synchronized, thermal oscillation of size, like a gigantic low-frequency loudspeaker. During the phase of contraction of the star its emitted light stays back. To us the pulsar looks dark. In addition the field strength is extremely increased and the light becomes correspondingly slow. During the phase of expansion the conditions are reversed and we observe a light flash. Exactly the pulsar unambiguously confirms the here presented theory of the variable, field dependent speed of light. The well-known fact that the microcosm represents a copy of the macrocosm, already suggests that each atom is capable of the same oscillation of size as a pulsar: if next to the oscillating atom a resting one is placed, then does this one see a smaller field during the phase of contraction because of the increasing distance. It hence becomes bigger itself. If the pulsating neighbouring atom afterwards expands, it however becomes smaller. The at first resting atom in this way becomes a "pulsar" oscillating with opposite phase. The oscillating atom has stimulated the neighbouring atom as well to an oscillation of size, and this process will be repeated with the closest neighbouring atom. We speak of heat conduction. To which extent the average distance between neighbouring atoms is influenced while a material is heated, solely depends on the structure of the atomic lattice. For matter with a fixed lattice according to expectation a smaller heat expansion will occur, as for the unordered structure of gases, in which we find confirmed well-known relations. In a for potential vortices characteristic property sound waves and thermal waves of contraction correspond: The propagation of potential vortex fields takes place as a longitudinal wave. In this point vortex fields clearly differ from the transverse propagating electromagnetic waves! Without wave no vortices, no duality and consequently no evolution can exist. According to the to date state of knowledge the basic principle of cybernetics forms the basis for matter and energy as well as for information. Since the wave can only serve the transmission of information, the principle of duality and the vortex will function as carriers of information. We are entitled, to speak of vortex information, this by no means is characterized by special frequencies or modulations of frequencies. This is prevented by the property of the vortices which allows them to change the frequency. On the other hand various configurations of vortices are possible and numerous combinations and modulations are conceivable. If technical apparatus generate vortices, then they produce information. Here a serious danger with regard to the environmental compatibility can not be excluded! http://www.meyl.eu/go/index.php?dir=30_ ... sublevel=0 the important experimental physicist Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), who with his inventions of the rotary field and of the asynchronous motor has stamped today's electric energy technology as no other. As a result Lord Kelvin boarded a steamship as a mediator and sailed 1897 to New York to convince Tesla from the opposite. But the experiments, which Tesla presented his Lordship, didn't give rise to any doubts, and thus Kelvin returned to Europe with the message: "Both are right, Tesla as well as Hertz! Whereas the electromagnetic wave which Hertz has detected, is a transverse wave, does Tesla work with a longitudinal wave"! Lord Kelvin as a result started to draw most different vortex models, because it was clear to him, that a propagation as a longitudinal standing wave analogous to the sound wave only is conceivable, if quantized structures exist, which knock each other mutually. Kelvin therefore assumed vortex structures of the electromagnetic field. His vortex models were published and landed in the curiosity box of orthodox science. Heinrich Hertz did have a big advantage. He could refer to Maxwell and calculate his wave with the field equations. For modern technology the mathematical calculability is almost an indispensable prerequisite! For Tesla wave there however neither was a mathematical nor a physical theory. The only thing Tesla had, were presentable experiments. In Colorado Springs he had build a 10 kW transmitting installation and lighted 200 fluorescent lamps of 50 Watt each on a mountain in the Rocky Mountains in a distance of 25 miles. With that he had completely transmitted the transmission power of 10 kW, as can be inferred from the press reports at that time. With Hertzian waves, which propagate spatially, this experiment even today, after over 100 years, wouldn't be realizable technologically. According to the law of the square of the distance one isn't even able to let glow a tiny little lamp in such a distance. For sure his rotary field theory was a big help for Tesla in all experiments. Actually a rotary field can be seen as the special case of a planar vortex. Thus Tesla obviously was able, to use the potential vortex without even knowing it. Tesla has stimulated a loosely coupled high tension coil wound like a spiral to self-resonant oscillations and emitted the produced vortices over an antenna. On the receiver side the process was then reversed. The experiments which got out of control of Tesla, Searl and Schauberger have one thing in common: it concerns constructions with an unipolar arrangement of the field. Tesla had arranged the magnetic field in a unipolar way, as he has reported himself, Searl had realized electric unipolar fields in a construction similar to the electron, and Viktor Schauberger had specialized in producing unipolar structures with water vortices. Peace, Live Long and Prosper. Man lives in the sunlit world of what he believes to be reality. But there is, unseen by most, an underworld, a place that is just as real, but not as brightly lit... a Darkside." Last edited by junglelord on Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:54 pm; edited 2 times in total There is something beyond our mind which abides in silence within our mind. It is the supreme mystery beyond thought. Let one's mind and one's subtle body rest upon that and not rest on anything else. — Maitri Upanishad bboyer Location: Upland, CA, USA Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:19 am Post subject: Reply with quote Now that we have identified the fundamental state of the hydromagnetic field is dual opposition vortex and the way these dual pair opposition vortex particles are created and how the different fields of the vortex dualites exist we have now reached the holy grail....Free Energy. Free energy? Furthermore is reported of Tesla, he would have developed a "converter for space energy" and 1931 have built it in a luxury car Pierce Arrow. The car was a 145 km/h fast, doing so the asynchronous motor (presumably built by Westinghouse) furnished 80 HP at 1800 Rpm. The "free energy" the converter, build by Tesla himself, got from a 1.8 m long antenna. Because the motor ran without adaptation of frequency in slipping operation, it had to be cooled correspondingly. It was on the way in trial run for over a week. Now we of course want to know, of what this "free energy" consists, which Tesla will have used and of which he already 1891 had spoken in the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. For the electron as a spherical vortex we have calculated an electric tension voltage of 511kV between its surface and its centre respectively infinity. The highest level of tension voltage normally used for the high tension transmission lies at 380kV (effective value); for a direct current transmission it is 500 kV. Although still higher tension voltages would be desirable, they are avoided. This is no accident. Experiments with higher tension voltages namely have resulted in inexplicable high losses. We have an explanation: the electrons are taken apart on the way! Their inner energy amounts with the outer energy to zero. The charge carrier, which in the power station as result of an energy conversion has been sent on a journey, is in danger to vanish into thin air (e.g. corona) for tension voltages above 511 kV. The transmitter of Nikola Tesla however worked with 600 kV and more. He said, with his experiments he had destroyed billions of particles without being able to observe an emission of energy and made fun of the misinterpretation of Einstein of the already at that time well-known mass-energy relation E = mc2. For the purpose of a one wire or a wireless energy transmission the tension voltage therefore has to be higher than 511 kV. With Teslas equipment however the electrons shouldn't be destroyed, but merely be pulled apart to plane circular vortices with help of the today is Tesla coil known winding. These then could be sent on a journey over the antenna, to again be caught and formed back in spherical electrons by the receiver antenna. As long as the electrons don't fall apart, they keep their structure and quantum property. Quanta pass on an excitation, for instance a bump, in form of a longitudinal standing wave, by one particle bumping the neighbouring particle, analogous to sound waves, where one gas molecule passes the bump on to the neighbour. The transmission hence takes place as longitudinal scalar wave. Electrons pulled apart to planar vortices in addition haven't got a closed vortex centre anymore on their journey. For the by Tesla in his laboratory used and publicly presented one wire energy transmission (1897, Patent Nr. 593,138) the transmission hence doesn't take place in the wire, but as vortices around the -wire. That explains, why only a relatively thin conductor, which normally should have melted, was necessary for a demonstrated power transmission of 10 kW. Tesla however could show, that the wire stayed cold and virtually no heating losses were measurable. He himself said, that this one wire transmission technology is much better than the alternating current technology full of losses, which stems from him as well. Tesla must have known the limit of 511 kV very exactly, because on several photographs one can see, that he changed the coiling technique off this value! Last edited by junglelord on Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:55 pm; edited 1 time in total OP "StefanR" I found the example with the nerves quite enlightening in regards to the one wire energy transmission. The difference between slow and fast-nerves gives a good idea of an potential vortex. "And surely struggle against him we must in every possible way who would annihilate knowledge and reason and mind, and yet ventures to speak confidently about anything." Plato, Phaedo Tesla must have known the limit of 511 kV very exactly, because on several photographs one can see, that he changed the coiling technique off this value! Another way of saying that geometry is still an important factor. Which relates quite nicely with the information about scalar wave technology in antiquity. Crank up the voltage over 600kv and wind spiral coils and interrupt the direct current in very short pulses and you too can make a Tesla Magnifying Transmitter. Put away that spherical Tesla coil and enter the world of Longitudinal Vortex Energy via the Tesla Magnifying Transmitter. Short recap. Tesla built a Z Pinch Machine. He discovered Impulse Radiant Longitudinal Electric Energy in the process. This Radiant Electric Longitudinal wave could transmitt DC over space. It generated a pressure wave and more represented star light. It did not need magnetic induction and it was not restricited to the inverse sqaure of the distance law. The rays neither diminished with the inverse square of the distance nor the inverse of the distance from their source. They seemed to stretch out in a progressive shock-shell to great distances without any apparent loss. Under further test as seen below he described it as a Corona or Whitefire. In effect, Tesla had managed to interrupt a high voltage direct current several thousand times per second. In doing so, he had discovered a way to completely separate electrostatic energy from current impulses. Tesla found it possible to produce millions of electrostatic volts by this method without any current. He discovered that the shape of the conical secondary capacitors to be important so geometry played its role. He discovered electrostatic resonace with his test and experiments. He found that the transformative abilities of these smooth copper coils were maximum when the coil mass equaled the mass of the impulser's conductive copper strap. It did not matter how thin the coil windings were. The equality of copper masses brought maximum transformative effects. When this equal mass condition was fulfilled, Tesla said that the coil-capacitors were "in resonance". Electrostatic resonance. White discharges from each of these free ends had very different characteristics, indicating the unidirectional flow. Electropositive terminals always appeared brush-like and broad. Electronegative terminals always appeared constricted and dart-like. He began placing these "secondary" coils within his "primary" impulser circuit. The strap, which connected his magnetic arc to the capacitors, formed the "primary". He made necessary distinctions among his Transformer components. Few engineers actually appreciate these distinctions. The "primary" and "secondary" of Tesla Transformers are not magnetic inductors. They are resistive capacitors. Coil-shaped capacitors! Tesla Transformer action is electrostatic induction. The Tesla coil, according to the instructions of the inventor, is a flat coil wound like a spiral in contrast to the copies today on sale which, surely out of ignorance, are mostly cylindrical. Its peculiarity probably is to be seen in the circumstance, that charges moved through the wire of the coil inevitably increase their angular velocity towards the centre, In this way the electrons, which at first are spherical elementary vortices, are pulled apart to vortex rings like planar discs. Tesla switches the "secondary" called flat coil between two "terminals". Following he sends, stimulated by his "primary", charge carriers from one terminal to the other and back again and produces a standing resonant oscillation. Mostly replaces Tesla one of both terminals by the earth. He thus assumes, that now the earth as a spherical electrode takes over the function of one terminal. That he again infers from the observation, that a by the transmitter wireless fed little lamp goes out, if he cuts the connection to the ground. Doing so the oscillation collapses. Radio sets on the other hand can also be operated without grounding, as we know! The degree of effectiveness of today's distribution technology of current due to the heating losses lies clearly beneath 100 per cent. Without the losses of the wiring it lies close to 100 per cent for the discussed one wire energy transmission. There the vortex rings are guided nicely one after another along the line like beads drawn over a string. This result even is to be expected, as far as no vortex "jumps off the wire or "falls apart". For the wireless version Tesla however to his own surprise had to find out that more energy could be received, than his transmitter produced. The measured degree of effectiveness lay above 100 per cent! He therefore called his transmitter a "Magnifying Transmitter". The further transmitter and receiver were away of each other, the further the received energy increased. Tesla inferred from this, that there had to exist free energy and that he had caught that too. Consequently he had built a receiver for free energy and registered for patent (1901, Patent No. 685,957). Tesla states that the amount of energy depends on the size of the "terminal". Of today's sight we could be willing, to describe this receiver plate as a solar panel, but we should know, that the apparatus produced energy even at night! In addition the energy gain was considerable higher than for today's solar panels. Tesla spoke of "radiations ", of an unknown radiation and he in his lifetime has in vain sought for help of explanation. The vortex model will also in this question be a valuable help to us. Could a Tesla Magnifing Transmitter be a Neutrino emitter? Is that the pressure wave he felt and could not shield? I am now fully convinced that to expect a full theory of electricity with only Maxwells Quaternions alone is insufficent to fully account for all electric phenomanon. The by Tesla used longitudinal energy wave is a potential vortex wave in the sense of the vortex model of Kelvin, which we again could identify as neutrino radiation (Dirac). The answer of the potential vortex theory could turn out as follows: If at the transition of the one wire to the wireless transmission the ring-like vortices is purloined the guiding wire the vortices immediately begin to turn around each other, as is observable for flow-technical ring-like vortices,. In this way the ring-like vortex the next moment shows its inside. If it before was an electron vortex (fig. 4.3), then it now shows as positron, if it was negatively charged, then it now is positively charged. Following it oscillates back again, etc. Wit that the ring-like vortex on the average has no measurable charge and no mass, because it alternately forms matter and anti-matter. Without interaction it has an enormous ability of penetration . In physics such particles are called neutrinos. Tesla thus had, apart from his transmitted energy wave, which turned out to be neutrino radiation, by chance also caught neutrinos which oscillated synchronously. According to the actual level of knowledge do neutrinos penetrate the earth and appear also on the night side. The order of magnitude in every second amounts to approx. 66 billion neutrinos per square centimetre. It is a true bombardment. If we would be able, to collect and convert all neutrinos, the won energy would be entirely sufficient, to cover the need for energy of the world population (approx. 27 W/m2). We merely have to materialize them, thus give them mass, charge and the necessary localization. Tesla was able to do that experimentally! Let's record: The ring-like vortices, which Tesla with his transmitter has sent on a journey as electrons with an open vortex centre, are neutrinos (fig. 7.12). Tesla requests that transmitter and receiver operate in resonance, thus with the same frequency. Under this condition the receiver collects in all oscillating vortices, so that no one is lost. If the neutrinos for instance are just positively charged when leaving the transmitter electrode, then an electromagnetic force of attraction takes place, if the receiver electrodeat the same time is negatively charged. The required operation with the same frequency and opposite phase guarantees that also the next moment, if both, the neutrino and the receiver, have changed their polarity, the electromagnetic attraction is preserved. It is obvious, that strange neutrinos which fly past and by chance oscillate synchronously are as well attracted. In that way the power collected in the receiver capacitor will increase further and degrees of effectiveness of over 100% are obtainable. Tesla discharges the receiver capacitor timed with the frequency of resonance and points to the difficulty of an exact keeping of the condition of synchronisation. Tesla indeed did work on a theory of his own, but never published it. The patent office and his lawyers had to proceed from the Maxwell theory, although Tesla knew only too good, that his apparatus in no way could be described with this theory. It therefore can't be excluded, that important facts in his patent specifications haven't been mentioned at all - or even worse - consciously or unconsciously in an inapplicable manner have been explained with the Maxwell theory. Perhaps this is the more profound reason, why the numerous Tesla imitations don't want to function quite so well. With the new theory there should be some changes, and we should accept the challenge for the sake of humanity. Claims to an up-to date environmental policy in view of longitudinal electromagnetic energy waves = Tesla waves = neutrino radiation = scalar waves = potential vortex waves: 1. Gauges must be developed and built, with which the energy waves can be measured. 2.All technical apparatus should be tested regarding the emission of energy waves. Harmful radiation should be avoided. 3.Only such transmitter antennas may be brought into action, which emit a minimum of energy waves. 4. The ability of biological systems to absorb energy waves should be determined. To that also belongs the question, how many vortices collect locally and how fast they fall apart. 5. Limits for allowed pressure produced by artificially energy waves should be fixed, regulations and laws enacted. 6. The in nature available energy waves should be brought to a technical use, with the goal of a natural energy production. Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:40 pm Post subject: Reply with quote Well we have come to an epiloge as it were. Even "currently" the forum is discussing the use of semantics for a new electric theory! I hope this inclusion of another history lesson is now important to honour the ancients and to light our path into the future. A new Four Field Theory of Electricity and the Hydromagnetic Field. The correctness of a new theory not by all means guarantees, that it also is accepted! A new theory must be used. Only if a concrete need exists then an acknowledgement is to be expected if at first only by the direct beneficiaries. In november 1994 in Munich the trade fair "Electronica" took place. Here invited by the Deutschen Gesellschaft fur EMV-Technologie (German association for EMC-technology, note of the translator) the books about potential vortices [Al, A2] were honoured with a prize by an internationally renowned EMC-scientist. The number of people, who the potential vortex theory helps further to find answers to problems, which until now aren't explicable, grows further. Nevertheless, nobody should believe that something will be changed to the content of the text books in the shelves that fast. Habit and laziness encourage to further use the to date interpretation, even if a new theory has ready a better and convincing answer. It will take some time, to give an example, till the heating of water in a microwave oven is explained as eddy losses, as is described sound by the potential vortex theory already today. The discovery of a physical phenomenon may happen in a fright second. Its acknowledgement on the other hand as a rule is a lengthy procedure. If we look back in history we find out that even in the past it hasn't been otherwise. Of the four fundamental phenomena in fig. 8.2 at first the tension voltages and the charges have been discovered by Coulomb (5.7e)(5.7c): An effect of the eddy currents was observed already 1825 by the French physicist Arago. He discovered that a magnetic needle suspended above a rotating disc tends to rotate along. Out of ignorance he named the effect "rotational magnetism". But the eddy currents could only be mathematically described with the help of two laws, the law of Ampere (1820) and the law of induction of Faraday (1831). Because the effect due to the eddy current losses rather was regarded as disturbing, technical applications or patents at first have stayed out. At first Riidenberg has carried out fundamental calculations for eddy current brakes in 1906. The discovery and usage of the "skin effect" is to be attributed to Tesla. (5.7b): The electromagnetic wave for the first time was mathematically described by Maxwell (1864). He had aimed to calculate the light and he could show, that his theory actually could correctly describe all properties of the light. With that he was able to prove the correctness of his theory. But he had to deal with many sceptics, because he had postulated the dielectric displacement, without however in his lifetime being able to measure it because of its smallness. This may be the reason, why the discovery is attributed to Heinrich Hertz and was and is spoken of the Hertzian wave. Neutrally seen Hertz at first was nothing more than a enthusiastic pupil, who had worked through the "Treatise", Maxwells books. All results, which Hertz could observe experimentally, already were contained in the Maxwell-theory and published. But the great mathematical description of Maxwell at first had a purely academic importance. The interest of the general public on the other hand concentrates on the practical applicability. Hertz had experimented with antennas and has laid the foundations of the building of a gauge for electromagnetic waves (1888). The wireless transmission of invisible waves was convincing. It was an entirely new technology, which stimulated fantasy in view of a technical usage. A practical man, who was stimulated by the theoretical realizations, was Marconi. He goes for the inventor of the radio (1895, Nobel prize: 1909). Between the three summits, first the calculation and at the same time discovery, second the measurement and third the usage of the wave phenomenon lay 31 years, and the radio technology is developing still further, even today. In the area of the cellular phone network and the telecommunication even a kind of gold mining mood prevails, which can't be impressed much even by hints of an electromagnetic environmental compatibility. In the euphoria of the past 100 years is fallen into oblivion completely, that besides the by Hertz detected transverse wave in the wave equation according to Laplace and according to the original version of Maxwell also a longitudinal wave was described mathematically. This one was discovered and detected by Tesla in numerous experiments. With reference to his discovery Tesla initially had asserted publicly, Hertz had been at fault, with which he undoubtedly was wrong and had incurred the wrath and the scorn of the scientific community. As a result of this development his experiments haven't been reproduced and the discovery of the scalar wave could fall into oblivion. Not enough with such sanctions against the inconvenient freethinker Tesla a series of professors like Gibbs and Heaviside have made cuts and discarded all parts from the original version of the Maxwell equations, which by that time weren't considered to be experimentally proven by experiments of Ampere, of Faraday, of Ohm and Hertz. With that the scalar waves fell victim to the axe, what, though it had encountered severe criticism, finally entered as textbook opinion into all textbooks, after Hertz also had sanctioned this measure. If the field equations according to Maxwell in today's revised version don't describe scalar waves anymore, then all orthodox scientists, who want to bear reference to that, have to bear one thing in mind: discarding a term of an equation is the same as neglecting it. But the term only may be neglected if it is sufficiently small. The first thing every student learns in the physical practical training is that this first has to be tested. For that the term has to be measured and its order of magnitude must be determined. Then it is little helpful and extremely unscientific, if at first is neglected and on the basis of the revised field equations, which have put all scalar waves to zero, is demonstrated that the neglect was allowed or even necessary. A practical example are the longitudinal wave parts, like they occur and are proven in the near-field of a transmitter antenna. Considering the order of magnitude a neglect is out of the question. On the other hand they should not exist at all according to textbook physics, because they had fallen victim to the axe. Since most scientists in present time do not know about the cutting action anymore, they are postulating field vortices anew in the proximity of an antenna. Field vortices, which are propagating longitudinally in the direction of a field pointer as a scalar wave. Meyl on the very subject of linguistics and older text and modern terms and the need to have a full modern theory that will by necessity require new technical language. Maybe a full understanding of the full theory of electricity with a full research of history will provide a clear path for honour of the ancients and a path into the future with a cohesive technical language. My Tesla research has taken me back to Plato! We need to research history,nature and electicity with the diligence of Tesla and recognize that Birkeland and his history is just one piece of the missing puzzle! It is clear that from Plato to Kelvin the Vortex theory was considered! Lord Kelvin wrote a paper about the vortex of longitudinal energy as discovered by Tesla! Tesla built and studied the effects of the first Z Pinch Device, his Magnifying Trasmitter with resistive discharge capacitors as both primary and secondary with Spiral Coils that built up incredible voltages with no current in the coil ie without magnetic induction and in the process released Neutrinos and Coronal Whitefire as well as transmitted DC wireless and a host of other electric phenomenon. Lets put that in the EU pipe and smoke it. "as the potential vortex turns into waves or the wave into potential vortices, the smells are formed during this transition, and smells are smoke or fog. But fog is the transition of waves into vortices, the transition of the vortex into waves however smoke". Plato here provides an indisputable and conclusive interpretation of the fundamental field equation. In this equation the potential vortex acts as damping term in the wave equation, what in the case of waves rolling up to vortices will show to the observer in the way that the electromagnetic waves and therefore also the light will be damped. We say, the visibility gets worse and speak of fog. If the damping phenomenon disappears again, as the potential vortices break up, then Plato speaks of smoke. Numerous ancient texts, which until now only could be "interpreted" philosophically, in this way turn out to be a rational textbook description of natural scientific phenomena. They anyway only get readable and understandable for the general public with the modern technical terms. Plato (talk of Timaios about the formation of the world) description concerning the perception of smell: "...as water (the potential vortex) turns into air (waves) or air (the wave) into water (potential vortices), the smells are formed during this transition, and smells are smoke or fog. But fog is the transition of air (waves) into water (vortices), the transition of water (vortex) into air (waves) however smoke" changed translation with the technical terms: air______ = ____wave water = ___ potential vortex fire ______ = ____ eddy current As a consequence: smell is vortex information If the newly discovered vortex phenomenon of the vortex of the electric field exists, then it will be possible to practically use it. Whereas we still think about possibilities for technical usage, there by all means exists the possibility, that nature already is successfully using the vortex for a long time. We should look precise at things. We can only learn of nature! Remarkable about the passage of Plato is not only the fact, that the potential vortex already was known for two and a half thousand years and was taken into consideration for an interpretation, but also the realization of Plato, that during the described transition the smells form. Smell thus would be a vortex property! After all vortices are able to bind information as can be inferred from the basic principle of cybernetics. With this vortex property and the statement of Plato smell obviously would be nothing else than pure information which by potential vortices is stored, distributed and eventually is caught by the hair cells for smell of the nose. For the majority of the people a theory only wins its sense by the practical applicability, and therefore we'll have to develop and present a technical usage on the basis of the vortex theory. And this is where for me Meyl strikes the root. The applicabillity of neutrinos to biophotons can make a wonderful insight for the Human Question. How wonderful the sight of the flatcoil compared to the chlorophyl-molecule or the human nerveous system( brain and spine) or the crook/Lituus used by the Romans. 150px-Augur2C_Nordisk_familjebok.png uchr_02_img0126.jpg (10.2 KiB) Downloaded 328 times hertzgolf.jpg (10.02 KiB) Viewed 14418 times (also showing a single wire system by Tesla, nerve conduction, the hertz wave, the tesla (electric wave (longitudinal) , magnetic wave (longitudinal) Mediation of information with the help of scalar waves If for the discussed scalar wave gauge the transmitted comparison signal in addition deviates from the form of a sinus, if the signal is modulated in some way, then even the transmission of information by means of the noise as scalar wave can be realized. If we as an example again take the aura of man, which is more than only a radiation field, it carries information for instance about the state of health of man. Kirlian photography is one form of making it visible (Fig. 3.6). Not only the nerve conduction and the brain work with scalar waves. Man in this way also corresponds with his fellow people, some more, others less. There are people who ,,beam" and that should be interpreted in the true meaning of the word. Others opposite to that are more ,,receiver characters", who pick up more scalar wave radiation than they give away. But because they not only pick up positive radiation energy, they are susceptible to information, which makes sick. That's why a healthy equilibrium in the exchange of thoughts, feelings and the different forms of scalar waves is very important. All that is reflected in the aura of man. If we technically are capable to scan the aura of man, than this can be a blessing for humanity and for the public health. The possible abuse however must not be overlooked. Unbiased research results, which can be used for the benefit of humanity, in many cases just as well can be used to harm A connector of both these worlds is the Russian psychologist Prof. Smirnov, who has shown publicly in television, how a spoken sentence can be transformed in a noise signal, which is taken up directly by the brain as information,.... We here are getting in the domain of ethical and moral problems of scalar wave research, which aren't solved by us looking away and leaving the field up to others. According to the words of Prof. Smirnov the only thing, which can stop the research scientist, is his own moral. He doesn't say any more and that isn't exactly reassuring! One here is working with ,,signals resembling sound", is said in the report of the Zweite Deutsche Fernsehen, thus with longitudinal waves and that shows, that already more knowledge about scalar waves is present than is generally known by the masses. Another way is leading over the bioresonance. Also here at first the possibility and chance to cure diseases is to the fore. The bioresonance is a central aid in the area of the medicine of oscillation, which is increasing in importance permanently. There even exist people, who don't need any technical aid at all to get rid of unpleasant resonances. Some meditate and go into resonance with themselves, whereas others prefer to love a person, to whom they feel ,,attracted" or with whom they are ,,on the same wavelength", which means as much that they go into resonance with this person. In the Catholic Church for instance the priests are not allowed to get married, because they should be in a resonance with the church and with God. The word lituus originally meant a curved staff ("crozier") or trumpet in the ancient Latin language, and is used with several meanings in English: The lituus was a cult instrument in Roman religion, used by augurs to mark out a ritual space in the sky (a templum). The passage of birds through this templum indicated divine favor or disfavor for a given undertaking. The lituus was also used as a symbol of office for the college of the augurs to mark them out as a priestly group. In mathematics, a lituus is a spiral in which the angle is inversely proportional to the square of the radius (as expressed in polar coordinates). This spiral is asymptotic to the line θ = 0. Last edited by StefanR on Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:55 pm; edited 4 times in total Here is the Galactic Current as presented by Meyl in Resonance with negitive stars at the galactic center and positive stars in the region of the sun. I would replace his galactic black hole with a MECO but otherwise I can work with his model. If as I suspect the Tesla Magnifying Transmitter was a Theta Pinch and since it did create a Neutrino pressure field then maybe the theory presented below is a good candidate. As I understand his model the intersection of harmonic Scalar nodes in the field are the positions of stars. The revelation of harmonic scalar nodes in the galactic model is a important step forward. These considerations suggest, that also gravitation and electromagnetic interaction merely describe the special case of oscillating interactions with frequency zero. To avoid confusions, we'll have to think of new names. The electromagnetic interaction can be clarified by means of open field lines, which start at a charged body and end again at another body of unequal charge. In physics classes it is normal to make the field lines of a magnet visible with iron filing. Between the unlike poles a force of attraction is observed. If we this time assume that both magnetic poles change their polarity at the same time, then the force will decrease for a short time during the changing of polarity, to afterwards be active again in full magnitude and in the same direction. Therefore a force of attraction is observed again even for a reversed polarity. The generalization hence reads: The electromagnetic interaction will occur also in the oscillating case, but in weakened form, if both bodies involved in the interaction change their polarity synchronously and if they are in resonance. A name by analogy would be "resonating interaction". It is known of the electromagnetic interaction, that its effect is larger than that of the gravitation by powers often. This presumably has to do with the described and observable bundling up of the open field lines, whereas closed field lines can't be bundled up. The gravitation hence is linked with the closed field lines, which surround all elementary particles, every atom and every body. The opposite of the bundling up is the repulsion of open field lines, for which reason here also forces of repulsion can occur. For the gravitation however no repulsion is observed, because closed field lines virtually can't be influenced. The question, what keeps a galaxy together, now can be answered unambiguously. The well-known interactions already have been excluded. If for the enormous distances the gravitation can't keep the outer stars anymore in accordance with the Kepler rule, then the levitation won't be able at all. Oscillating Interaction Therefore the oscillating charge is left. Actually the resonating interaction will reach to the outermost areas of a galaxy. The bundling up of the field lines results in the centre of the galaxy and one of its stars to stand in an exclusive resonance to each other, what looked at from the outside looks like, as if the star hangs at an invisible string or a "rubber band" and thus turns around the centre. Because quite a few stars hang at the centre of a galaxy, it can be assumed that it provides correspondingly many resonance. The centre perhaps is comparable with an extremely broad banded transmitter, which operates on all channels simultaneously. The stars then pick as a receiver the for them suitable channels and hang themselves by "rubber band" at the heap. Should there exist any particles with an oscillating charge, which synchronize between centre and star with the resonating interaction, then they will mediate between both partners. If we assume that the centre at one channel just is positively charged, then all at the same time negatively charged particles will be attracted, the positively charged particles however repelled. Whereas the unlike particles in the centre participate directly in the production and maintaining of the oscillation, the like positively charged particles will be hurled into space. But at the same time does a star, which clings to the centre, have to be negatively charged. It hence attracts the repelled particle. The particle thus drifts from the centre to the star, even then if all three, the centre, the star and the particle, change in polarity. The result is, that the stars grow in diameter by collecting the particles. Only because our sun actually grows, it has the chance, to sometime become a red giant! Since the sun radiates, as is well-known, in every second a radiation equivalent of 5 million tons, it permanently has to be supplied with a substantially greater amount of matter. If a resonating interaction should occur, then our sun will get its "material" supplied from the centre of the Milky Way and that is a black hole [MECO]! But no particle with a mass comes out of such a hole, yes not even light. For a particle to be able to leave the black hole, it should have neither charge nor mass. At most an oscillating charge and mass would be allowed. Such a particle would have an enormous ability of penetration as a result of the missing static interaction. It would be able to rush through the earth unhindered. According to actual knowledge only neutrinos have the described properties. One also knows that the centre of our Milky Way represents a mighty source of neutrinos. From this derivation follows: 1. As mediators of the resonating interaction serve synchronously oscillating neutrinos. 2. Starting with the proof of the neutrinos it should be able to backwards also prove the existence of the resonating interaction. 3. If, as a practical consequence, we imagine that the centre of the Milky Way wouldn't supply neutrinos anymore. Then the whole galaxy would fall apart and not one of its stars would shine anymore. I agree it is, and it is with the addition of the thunderbolts info on that cosmological part of the model that it reinforces each other. Great that you could paste some pics. Could you move them down instead of across to keep the page easy to read? PS I am just getting into the biological information. I had surmised years ago that scalar waves were essential in biological systems. I had come to the conclusion that Energy was Information. I got flamed bad over at Above Top Secret for that notion by a moderator by the name of byrd that was so stiff....some information tech major who said I did not understand systems and information. I see that Meyl thinks the same thing as I do and that I can now marry the rest of my clinical experince and technical experince with the rest of the book you let me read. Thanks so much. His theory of a Steady State Universe is much more impressive then the Big Bang. Wave and vortex are two possible forms of state, so that for the conversion of one state in the other state at first no energy is necessary. The change of state depends on the local field relations. The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics may need to be revisited in the presence of galactic vortex phenomenon. The hypothesis of the Big Bang moreover contradicts every causality. It is not able to give an answer concerning the origin and the future of the universe and on the question of the origin of the energy and the particles. With that its physical value of explanation goes towards zero. If we again hold the theory of objectivity against the theory of relativity, we come to quite other answers. Here apart from the waves also vortices are found. Specially in the case of the spherical vortex a part of the wave power is enclosed in the inside, so that looked at from the outside a from zero differing energetic state results, which even is accessible measuring technically. Wave and vortex are two possible forms of state, so that for the conversion of one state in the other state at first no energy is necessary. The change of state depends on the local field relations. If we assume that in the beginning the cosmos was free of energy and particles. Then the first vortex was a possible product of chance with an infinite extension. This first spherical vortex, which was contracted under the potential vortex pressure, gave structure to space, gave it energy and field and took care for the rolling up and formation of new vortices. It can be assumed, that even today new particles continually are being formed in the fringe areas of the infinitely extended cosmos, which fly towards us and in doing so contract. They are attracted and at the same time shrunk by the fields of the celestial bodies. They form the source of all matter and energy for our observable universe, which permanently is changing its structure. Because the same oscillation with reversed sign is enclosed in the inside of the spherical vortex, the sum of the energy present in the cosmos is exactly equal to zero. With that the question concerning the causality is superfluous. Most likely a small experiment convinces us. We heat two spheres, one somewhat less, the other somewhat more. Then we focus the heat radiation of the less hot sphere with help of a parabolic mirror and point it to the hotter one of both. That as a result becomes hotter, whereas the colder is cooled down. The heat thus has flown from the colder to the hotter sphere. Is it allowed to do that? According to the 2nd law of thermodynamics it of course isn't. There the heat always can only flow from the hot to the cold sphere. But in this primitive experiment it measurable and verifiable flows in the wrong direction. Here the entropy, which is said to always only increase, actually decreases. Here entropy is being destroyed! Our sun clearly functions and operates illegally under the current model! The surface temperature amounts to only 5800 degrees Kelvin and supplies the atmosphere of the sun with energy. The energy thus flows from the sun to the corona, and that is with values above 1,000,000 degrees Kelvin for some powers of ten hotter! Only the vortex concept resolves the many question marks without compulsion. In the case of the sun certainly vortices are at work. Here the high temperature in the corona arises as a result of vortices falling apart. We also speak of eddy losses. The transport takes place by heat radiation, exactly as in the experiment with the two spheres. The possibility exists therefore in vortex processes as well as in technical circle processes that heat could flow from the colder to the hotter sphere. Whether this is an offence against the 2nd law of thermodynamics, is in the end a question of interpretation of the law and up to the opinions of the scholars. Also nature needs energy, even very much. But it hasn't got any connecting pieces for tanking and no oven lid to fill in the fuel, it doesn't know our ecologically harmful combustion technology and environment destroying explosion technology at all. Nature rather works with the opposite, with implosion and fusion. The sun, we have derived, materializes the matter which it needs for growing and shining from the neutrino field. The earth and other planets imitate the sun. The concept is simple and convincing. The source of energy lies in the air and mustn't be dragged about in tanks. Collected and materialized is just as much, as is needed at the moment. In that way the resource energy is spared. In addition there can be done without any sort of storing. In addition it can show a substantially higher power density, than all today known and used energy carriers. Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:17 am Post subject: Reply with quote Well it has been quite a journey! After so much history and possible theory it seems like a good time to actually get a personal lesson from the master himself. It is amazing to find out that Tesla was the first person to make a Radio Astronomy Reciever, Theta Pinch Device, Tesla Turbine was and still is fastly superior to any other turbine, invented AC, Polyphase, Induction Motores, Radio, TV, Longitudinal Electric Energy, use of the Ionoshere and the earth as a energy carrier and many other critical steps towards the electric universe. Many of these discovers and experiments were not and have not been properly documented or investigated by the general public or electric engineers let alone the EU. This is a step towards full public knowledge of critical lessons from the master himself, Tesla. His early work in Colorado was a Theta Pinch effect with the early versions of the Magnifying Transmitter. In Colorado Springs, Colorado, Tesla built a laboratory to develop this Longitudinal Energy. The Colorado Springs lab contained the largest Tesla Coil ever built. Called the Magnifying Transmitter, it was capable of generating some 4million volts of power, and could produce a bolt of lightning over 130 feet long. According to local accounts, Tesla actually managed to successfully transmit about 30 to 50 thousand watts of power, without wires, using the Transmitter. 26 miles away he lit 200 Edison 50 watt bulbs to full power. There are detailed accounts of these feats, below. Telsa at work. The shot was taken without Tesla actually in the room with the coil in operation, and the images were combined using a technique similar to a "time delay", double exposure shot. No one could survive in the room with the voltage present, not even Tesla, himself. It does make for a great effect, though, which is exactly what the picture did, at the time. Nikola Tesla seated inside a circular framework 51 feet in diameter, which supported the primary and secondary conductors of the largest Tesla coil ever built, at his Colorado Springs experimental station in 1899. The oscillator is operating at 100 khz, and the discharges occur with a deafening roar striking an unconnected, comparatively smaller diameter coil 22 feet away. The activity of the oscillator created earth currents of such magnitude that sparks an inch long could be drawn from a water main at a distance of 300 feet from the station. The inscription on the photograph is addressed to Sir William Crookes and reads; To my illustrious friend Sir William Crookes of whom I always think and whose letters I never answer. June 17, 1901 Nikola Tesla. The special coil, 8 feet in length and 14 inches in diameter, wound for investigation of the influence of elevation upon the capacity of an elevated conductor, appears to the right in this interior view of the Tesla laboratory. This is for the Waydencliff Transmitter which was a Tesla Magnifying Transmitter for transmitting wireless energy. He had come to realize that the discharge were losses in the system that he learned to control. Rather than acting as a radiator, the large metallic spheroid, now known as an isotropic capacitance, which Tesla positioned above the extra coil was intended only as a reservoir for electrical charge. Another important component of Tesla's Long Island apparatus was an underground array of iron pipes which extended outward from the bottom of a deep shaft beneath the transmitter tower. When coupled with the transmitter these pipes provided a connection to the earth through which a powerful oscillating electrical current would flow. Unlike a conventional radio transmitter with an antenna that radiates dissipating electromagnetic waves out into space, the magnifying transmitter's extra coil excites a low-frequency ground wave called the Zenneck surface wave. In this case the propagating energy does not radiate into space but is concentrated near the earth's surface. Furthermore, Tesla asserted that it is possible to periodically disturb the equilibrium of the earth's electrical charge and cause it to oscillate with his apparatus. This would be accomplished by superposing an extra low frequency baseband signal on the somewhat higher frequency signal coursing through the resonator -- the low frequency current in the presence of an enveloping corona-induced plasma of free charge carriers produced by the oscillator in effect "pumping" the earth's charge. In Tesla’s own words: "These and other inventions of mine, however, were nothing more than steps forward in a certain directions. In evolving them, I simply followed the inborn instinct to improve the present devices without any special thought of our far more imperative necessities. The "Magnifying Transmitter" was the product of labours extending through years, having for their chief object, the solution of problems which are infinitely more important to mankind than mere industrial development. If my memory serves me right, it was in November, 1890, that I performed a laboratory experiment which was one of the most extraordinary and spectacular ever recorded in the annals of Science. In investigating the behavior of high frequency currents, I had satisfied myself that an electric field of sufficient intensity could be produced in a room to light up electrode less vacuum tubes. Accordingly, a transformer was built to test the theory and the first trial proved a marvelous success. It is difficult to appreciate what those strange phenomena meant at the time. We crave for new sensations, but soon become indifferent to them. The wonders of yesterday are today common occurrences. When my tubes were first publicly exhibited, they were viewed with amazement impossible to describe. From all parts of the world, I received urgent invitations and numerous honors and other flattering inducements were offered to me, which I declined. But in 1892 the demand became irresistible and I went to London where I delivered a lecture before the institution of Electrical Engineers. It has been my intention to leave immediately for Paris in compliance with a similar obligation, but Sir James Dewar insisted on my appearing before the Royal Institution. I was a man of firm resolve, but succumbed easily to the forceful arguments of the great Scotchman. He pushed me into a chair and poured out half a glass of a wonderful brown fluid which sparkled in all sorts of iridescent colors and tasted like nectar. "Now," said he, "you are sitting in Faraday's chair and you are enjoying whiskey he used to drink." (Which did not interest me very much, as I had altered my opinion concerning strong drink). The next evening I have a demonstration before the Royal Institution, at the termination of which, Lord Rayleigh addressed the audience and his generous words gave me the first start in these endeavors. I fled from London and later from Paris, to escape favors showered upon me, and journeyed to my home, where I passed through a most painful ordeal and illness. Upon regaining my health, I began to formulate plans for the resumption of work in America. Up to that time I never realized that I possessed any particular gift of discovery, but Lord Rayleigh, whom I always considered as an ideal man of science, had said so and if that was the case, I felt that I should concentrate on some big idea. At this time, as at many other times in the past, my thoughts turned towards my Mother's teaching. The gift of mental power comes from God, Divine Being, and if we concentrate our minds on that truth, we become in tune with this great power. My Mother had taught me to seek all truth in the Bible; therefore I devoted the next few months to the study of this work. One day, as I was roaming the mountains, I sought shelter from an approaching storm. The sky became overhung with heavy clouds, but somehow the rain was delayed until, all of a sudden, there was a lightening flash and a few moments after, a deluge. This observation set me thinking. It was manifest that the two phenomena were closely related, as cause and effect, and a little reflection led me to the conclusion that the electrical energy involved in the precipitation of the water was inconsiderable, the function of the lightening being much like that of a sensitive trigger. Here was a stupendous possibility of achievement. If we could produce electric effects of the required quality, this whole planet and the conditions of existence on it could be transformed. The sun raises the water of the oceans and winds drive it to distant regions where it remains in a state of most delicate balance. If it were in our power to upset it when and wherever desired, this might life sustaining stream could be at will controlled. We could irrigate arid deserts, create lakes and rivers, and provide motive power in unlimited amounts. This would be the most efficient way of harnessing the sun to the uses of man. The consummation depended on our ability to develop electric forces of the order of those in nature. It seemed a hopeless undertaking, but I made up my mind to try it and immediately on my return to the United States in the summer of 1892, after a short visit to my friends in Watford, England; work was begun which was to me all the more attractive, because a means of the same kind was necessary for the successful transmission of energy without wires. At this time I made a further careful study of the Bible, and discovered the key in Revelation. The first gratifying result was obtained in the spring of the succeeding year, when I reaching a tension of about 100,000,000 volts -- one hundred million volts -- with my conical coil, which I figured was the voltage of a flash of lightening. Steady progress was made until the destruction of my laboratory by fire, in 1895, as may be judged from an article by T.C. Martin which appeared in the April number of the Century Magazine. This calamity set me back in many ways and most of that year had to be devoted to planning and reconstruction. However, as soon as circumstances permitted, I returned to the task. Although I knew that higher electric-motive forces were attainable with apparatus of larger dimensions, I had an instinctive perception that the object could be accomplished by the proper design of a comparatively small and compact transformer. In carrying on tests with a secondary in the form of flat spiral, as illustrated in my patents, the absence of streamers surprised me, and it was not long before I discovered that this was due to the position of the turns and their mutual action. Profiting from this observation, I resorted to the use of a high tension conductor with turns of considerable diameter, sufficiently separated to keep down the distributed capacity, while at the same time preventing undue accumulation of the charge at any point. The application of this principle enabled me to produce pressures of over 100,000,000 volts, which was about the limit obtainable without risk of accident. A photograph of my transmitter built in my laboratory at Houston Street, was published in the Electrical Review of November, 1898. In order to advance further along this line, I had to go into the open, and in the spring of 1899, having completed preparations for the erection of a wireless plant, I went to Colorado where I remained for more than one year. Here I introduced other improvements and refinements which made it possible to generate currents of any tension that may be desired. Those who are interested will find some information in regard to the experiments I conducted there in my article, "The Problem of Increasing Human Energy," in the Century Magazine of June 1900, to which I have referred on a previous occasion. I will be quite explicit on the subject of my magnifying transformer so that it will be clearly understood. In the first place, it is a resonant transformer, with a secondary in which the parts, charged to a high potential, are of considerable area and arranged in space along ideal enveloping surfaces of very large radii of curvature, and at proper distances from one another, thereby insuring a small electric surface density everywhere, so that no leak can occur even if the conductor is bare. It is suitable for any frequency, from a few to many thousands of cycles per second, and can be used in the production of currents of tremendous volume and moderate pressure, or of smaller amperage and immense electromotive force. The maximum electric tension is merely dependent on the curvature of the surfaces on which the charged elements are situated and the area of the latter. Judging from my past experience there is no limit to the possible voltage developed; any amount is practicable. On the other hand, currents of many thousands of amperes may be obtained in the antenna. A plant of but very moderate dimensions is required for such performances. Theoretically, a terminal of less than 90 feet in diameter is sufficient to develop an electromotive force of that magnitude, while for antenna currents of from 2,000-4,000 amperes at the usual frequencies, it need not be larger than 30 feet in diameter. In a more restricted meaning, this wireless transmitter is one in which the Hertz wave radiation is an entirely negligible quantity as compared with the whole energy, under which condition the damping factor is extremely small and an enormous charge is stored in the elevated capacity. Such a circuit may then be excited with impulses of any kind, even of low frequency and it will yield sinusoidal and continuous oscillations like those of an alternator. Taken in the narrowest significance of the term, however, it is a resonant transformer which, besides possessing these qualities, is accurately proportioned to fit the globe and its electrical constants and properties, by virtue of which design it becomes highly efficient and effective in the wireless transmission of energy. Distance is then ABSOLUTELY ELIMINATED, THERE BEING NO DIMINUTIONS IN THE INTENSITY of the transmitted impulses. It is even possible to make the actions increase with the distance from the plane, according to an exact mathematical law. This invention was one of a number comprised in my "World System" of wireless transmission which I undertook to commercialize on my return to New York in 1900. As to the immediate purposes of my enterprise, they were clearly outlined in a technical statement of that period from which, I quote, "The world system has resulted from a combination of several original discoveries made by the inventor in the course of long continued research and experimentation. It makes possible not only the instantaneous and precise wireless transmission of any kind of signals, messages or characters, to all parts of the world, but also the inter-connection of the existing telegraph, telephone, and other signal stations without any change in their present equipment. By its means, for instance, a telephone subscriber here may call up and talk to any other subscriber on the Earth. An inexpensive receiver, not bigger than a watch, will enable him to listen anywhere, on land or sea, to a speech delivered or music played in some other place, however distant." These examples are cited merely to give an idea of the possibilities of this great scientific advance, which annihilates distance and makes that perfect natural conductor, the Earth, available for all the innumerable purposes which human ingenuity has found for a line-wire. One far-reaching result of this is that any device capable of being operated through one or more wires (at a distance obviously restricted) can likewise be actuated, without artificial conductors and with the same facility and accuracy, at distances to which there are no limits other than those imposed by the physical dimensions of the earth. Thus, not only will entirely new fields for commercial exploitation be opened up by this ideal method of transmission, but the old ones vastly extended. The World System is based on the application of the following import and inventions and discoveries: 1) The Tesla Transformer: This apparatus is in the production of electrical vibrations as revolutionary as gunpowder was in warfare. Currents many times stronger than any ever generated in the usual ways and sparks over one hundred feet long, have been produced by the inventor with an instrument of this kind. 2) The Magnifying Transmitter: This is Tesla's best invention, a peculiar transformer specially adapted to excite the earth, which is in the transmission of electrical energy when the telescope is in astronomical observation. By the use of this marvelous device, he has already set up electrical movements of greater intensity than those of lightening and passed a current, sufficient to light more than two hundred incandescent lamps, around the Earth. 3) The Tesla Wireless System: This system comprises a number of improvements and is the only means known for transmitting economically electrical energy to a distance without wires. Careful tests and measurements in connection with an experimental station of great activity, erected by the inventor in Colorado, have demonstrated that power in any desired amount can be conveyed, clear across the Globe if necessary, with a loss not exceeding a few per cent. 4) The Art of Individualization: This invention of Tesla is to primitive Tuning, what refined language is to unarticulated expression. It makes possible the transmission of signals or messages absolutely secret and exclusive both in the active and passive aspect, that is, non-interfering as well as non-interferable. Each signal is like an individual of unmistakable identity and there is virtually no limit to the number of stations or instruments which can be simultaneously operated without the slightest mutual disturbance. 5) The Terrestrial Stationary Waves: This wonderful discovery, popularly explained, means that the Earth is responsive to electrical vibrations of definite pitch, just as a tuning fork to certain waves of sound. These particular electrical vibrations, capable of powerfully exciting the Globe, lend themselves to innumerable uses of great importance commercially and in many other respects. The "first World System" power plant can be put in operation in nine months. With this power plant, it will be practicable to attain electrical activities up to ten million horsepower and it is designed to serve for as many technical achievements as are possible without due expense. Among these are the following: The interconnection of existing telegraph exchanges or offices all over the world; The establishment of a secret and non-interferable government telegraph service; The interconnection of all present telephone exchanges or offices around the Globe; The universal distribution of general news by telegraph or telephone, in conjunction with the Press; The establishment of such a "World System" of intelligence transmission for exclusive private use; The interconnection and operation of all stock tickers of the world; The establishment of a World system -- of musical distribution, etc.; The universal registration of time by cheap clocks indicating the hour with astronomical precision and requiring no attention whatever; The world transmission of typed or handwritten characters, letters, checks, etc.; The establishment of a universal marine service enabling the navigators of all ships to steer perfectly without compass, to determine the exact location, hour and speak; to prevent collisions and disasters, etc.; The inauguration of a system of world printing on land and sea; The world reproduction of photographic pictures and all kinds of drawings or records..." I also proposed to make demonstration in the wireless transmission of power on a small scale, but sufficient to carry conviction. Besides these, I referred to other and incomparably more important applications of my discoveries which will be disclosed at some future date. A plant was built on Long Island with a tower 187 feet high, having a spherical terminal about 68 feet in diameter. These dimensions were adequate for the transmission of virtually any amount of energy. Originally, only from 200 to 300 K.W. were provided, but I intended to employ later several thousand horsepower. The transmitter was to emit a wave-complex of special characteristics and I had devised a unique method of telephonic control of any amount of energy. The tower was destroyed two years ago (1917) but my projects are being developed and another one, improved in some features will be constructed. On this occasion I would contradict the widely circulated report that the structure was demolished by the Government, which owing to war conditions, might have created prejudice in the minds of those who may not know that the papers, which thirty years ago conferred upon me the honor of American citizenship, are always kept in a safe, while my orders, diplomas, degrees, gold medals and other distinctions are packed away in old trunks. If this report had a foundation, I would have been refunded a large sum of money which I expended in the construction of the tower. On the contrary, it was in the interest of the Government to preserver it, particularly as it would have made possible, to mention just one valuable result, the location of a submarine in any part of the world. My plant, services, and all my improvements have always been at the disposal of the officials and ever since the outbreak of the European conflict, I have been working at a sacrifice on several inventions of mine relating to aerial navigation, ship propulsion and wireless transmission, which are of the greatest importance to the country. Those who are well informed know that my ideas have revolutionized the industries of the United States and I am not aware that there lives an inventor who has been, in this respect, as fortunate as myself, -- especially as regards the use of his improvements in the war. I have refrained from publicly expressing myself on this subject before, as it seemed improper to dwell on personal matters while all the world was in dire trouble. I would add further, in view of various rumors which have reached me, that Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan did not interest himself with me in a business way, but in the same large spirit in which he has assisted many other pioneers. He carried out his generous promise to the letter and it would have been most unreasonable to expect from him anything more. He had the highest regard for my attainments and gave me every evidence of his complete faith in my ability to ultimately achieve what I had set out to do. I am unwilling to accord to some small-minded and jealous individuals the satisfaction of having thwarted my efforts. These men are to me nothing more than microbes of a nasty disease. My project was retarded by laws of nature. The world was not prepared for it. It was too far ahead of time, but the same laws will prevail in the end and make it a triumphal success." [End Quote] Nikola Tesla - My Inventions, Ch. 5 & 6 (in part) Pretty darn powerful words from Tesla. So, we now know that TESLA thought it was possible. Let's see what else we can discover. http://www.frank.germano.com/teslas_mag ... mitter.htm Last edited by junglelord on Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:26 pm; edited 8 times in total Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:28 am Post subject: Tesla's oils Reply with quote Junglelord, I can remember Tesla being quite particular about the use of oils in certain devices. Can you maybe remember in what relation that was or any other hints of the constituents of the oils he specifically demanded? By the way, i always thought when you look at that list: He could have provided Internet 100 years ago. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. NIKOLA TESLA OF NEW YORK, N. Y. SYSTEM OF TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 645,576, dated March 20, 1900. The magnifying transmitter, a Theta Pinch machine was the focus of Tesla's investigations in Colorado, is an advanced form of radio frequency oscillator specifically designed for wireless transmission. In addition to the primary and secondary inductors which made up the classic Tesla coil, Tesla added a third inductor, actually a helical resonator, known as the extra coil. Power from the grounded primary / secondary combination, now known as the master oscillator, was fed to the lower end of the extra coil helical resonator through a heavy electrical conductor. Above: Nikola Tesla, with Roger Boskovich's book "Theoria Philosophiae Naturalis", in front of the spiral coil of his high-frequency transformer at East Houston St., New York This centrally located extra coil was separated by a wide space from the other two coils, which comprised the master oscillator section. Such spacing minimizes inductive coupling between the extra coil and the master oscillator, preventing, for the most part, a portion of the energy that is continuously flowing into the resonator from passing backward through the system and becoming lost. In addition to maximizing the efficiency of the system, allowing development of the highest possible power output for power consumed, the extra coil also served as the device's main transmitting element. While Tesla's wireless transmitter and present day radio transmitters are fundamentally the same, the method in which Tesla preferred to use his apparatus was radically different from that which is employed in present day radio systems. Conventional radio transmitters are set up so as to maximize the amount of power radiated from the antenna. When used for long range transmission, such equipment must process tremendous amounts of power in order to counteract the reduction in field strength (P = 1/R2) encountered as the signal radiates outward from its point of origin. In contrast, Tesla's magnifying transmitter was configured so as to minimize the power which was radiated out into space. Instead of being directed into an elevated antenna, the electrical energy flowing through Tesla's transmitter was sent instead into the extra coil. Rather than acting as a radiator, the large metallic spheroid, now known as an isotropic capacitance, which Tesla positioned above the extra coil was intended only as a reservoir for electrical charge. Another important component of Tesla's Long Island apparatus was an underground array of iron pipes which extended outward from the bottom of a deep shaft beneath the transmitter tower. When coupled with the transmitter these pipes provided a connection to the earth through which a powerful oscillating electrical current would flow. Unlike a conventional radio transmitter with an antenna that radiates dissipating electromagnetic waves out into space, the magnifying transmitter's extra coil excites a low-frequency ground wave called the Zenneck surface wave. In this case the propagating energy does not radiate into space but is concentrated near the earth's surface. Furthermore, Tesla asserted that it is possible to periodically disturb the equilibrium of the earth's electrical charge and cause it to oscillate with his apparatus. This would be accomplished by superposing an extra low frequency baseband signal on the somewhat higher frequency signal coursing through the resonator -- the low frequency current in the presence of an enveloping corona-induced plasma of free charge carriers produced by the oscillator in effect "pumping" the earth's charge. It is believed the resulting ground current with the associated Zenneck surface wave complex would have propagated wireless transmissions to any distance around the earth with as little as 5% loss due to radiation. Using a global array of these magnifying transmitters, it was Tesla's plan to establish what he called the World System, providing multichannel global broadcasting, an array of secure wireless telecommunications services, and a long range aid to navigation, including means for the precise synchronization of clocks. In a more highly developed state he envisioned the World System could expand to include the wireless transmission of electrical power. Telsa at work, below. The shot was taken without Tesla actually in the room with the coil in operation, and the images were combined using a technique similar to a "time delay", double exposure shot. No one could survive in the room with the voltage present, not even Tesla, himself. It does make for a great effect, though, which is exactly what the picture did, at the time. His early work in Colorado was a Z Pinch effect with the early versions of the Magnifying Transmitter. In Colorado Springs, Colorado, Tesla built a laboratory to develop this Longitudinal Energy. The Colorado Springs lab contained the largest Tesla Coil ever built. Called the Magnifying Transmitter, it was capable of generating some 300,000 watts of power, and could produce a bolt of lightning over 130 feet long. According to local accounts, Tesla actually managed to successfully transmit about 30 to 50 thousand watts of power, without wires, using the Transmitter. There are detailed accounts of these feats, below. Telsa at work. The shot was taken without Tesla actually in the room with the coil in operation, and the images were combined using a technique similar to a "time delay", double exposure shot. No one could survive in the room with the voltage present, not even Tesla, himself. It does make for a great effect, though, which is exactly what the picture did, at the time. Tesla's laboratory at 46 & 48 East Houston Street in New York City. Shown are various laboratory apparatus (note "Egg of Columbus" demonstration device at center). The laboratory is brilliantly illuminated with his high frequency lamps. Circa 1901 Tesla's laboratory at 46 & 48 East Houston Street in New York City, a few blocks south of Washington Square. The New York oscillator is shown in operation. A free standing primary loop and primary capacitors are to the left and rear with the secondary in the background to the right. Circa 1899. Tesla's laboratory at 46 & 48 East Houston Street in New York City. Shown is a demonstration of his system for the transmission of electrical energy through natural media — a view of his magnifying oscillation transformer in action. Actual width of space traversed by the luminous streamers issuing from the single circular terminal terminating the extra coil is over 16 feet; the area covered is approximately 200 square feet. Estimated pressure is 2 1/2 million volts, the safe limit for this laboratory. It was here that Tesla discovered extraordinary conductive properties of the atmosphere, and to pursue these investigations further he sought to establish an experimental station at a remote location where he would be unrestricted in producing vastly greater voltages. Circa 1896-1898. A rare shot of the second large Colorado Springs oscillator in an early stage of development. Tesla's experimental station at Colorado Springs. Shown is the extra coil discharging from a brass ring at its top to which thin wires, pointing upward, are fastened. The sparks pass upward to a metal hood fastened to the base of the tower. When operating in this fashion the coil produces the effect of a hot furnace, creating a strong current of air through the open roof. 1899. A photograph taken in Colorado Springs, showing the general way in which Tesla sometimes obtained two oscillations. The picture shows a large ball which formed the terminal of the transmitting circuit wound on a frame running around the laboratory, which is seen in the background, and which was used as one element of the complex transmitter. As the other element he would use a second coil of which he had a considerable number, and one of which is shown in the photograph to the left of the observer, at a distance of something like 20 or 25 feet from the ball. When employing the apparatus in accordance with the invention described in his METHOD OF SIGNALING application a coil, as the one illustrated, would be connected to a terminal, such as the ball shown, with one of its ends, while the other end was grounded or, as the case may be, connected to the ground through a condenser. When the transmitter was set at work and the discharge took place, both of the systems would vibrate, each its own period, and thus two vibrations of suitable frequency were passed into the ground, and were used to excite two receiver circuits, each tuned to one of them. This method was also used in obtaining more then two oscillations. Tesla's experimental station at Colorado Springs. View of the interior, showing oscillator components including condensers, break motor and regulating coil in the primary circuit. Westinghouse high tension transformer, supply transformers and lightning arresters in background. December 1899. Tesla's experimental station at Colorado Springs. Interior closeup, of oscillator components including condensers, regulating coil, and Westinghouse high tension transformer. December 1899. One of Tesla's assistants posed at the variable-inductance crank in the primary circuit of the large Colorado Springs experimental station oscillator (1899). The primary winding was a heavy, two turn, multi-strand cable 50 feet in diameter. Note the long insulated handle on the crank. Tesla's experimental station at Colorado Springs. Shown is an ante room off the main experimental area. An X-ray photographic cabinet can be seen on the table, and underneath the table an electric heater. It should be pointed out that this was the only source of heat in the cold winter days from October to January 1900 when Tesla returned to New York City. 1899. Front view of the Colorado Springs experimental station, with Union Printers Home in background. A special coil wound for investigation of the influence of elevation upon the capacity of an elevated conductor is visible in front of the laboratory. 1899 NIKOLA TESLA, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING ELECTRICAL ENERGY 1,119,732. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 1, 1914. Tesla's Wardenclyffe plant on Long Island in partial stage of completion. Work on the 55-foot diameter cupola had not yet begun. Note what appears to be a coal car parked next to the building. From this facility, Tesla hoped to demonstrate wireless transmission of electrical energy to France. Circa 1902 Tesla's behemoth tower, to be used for trans-Atlantic wireless communications and the demonstration of wireless power transmission, was erected in 1901 at Wardenclyffe (now Shoreham) on Long Island. Built almost entirely of wood, with a 55-ton skeleton spheroid of steel at the top, it was designed so that every spar could be taken out at any time and replaced if necessary. Photo by Lillian McChesney, circa 1916. A photograph taken in the Wardenclyffe plant generator room showing a 200 kilowatt, 3-phase direct-connecting Westinghouse alternating current generator. 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__label__wiki	0.897571	0.897571	Revenge factor at play vs. South Carolina This Auburn defense needs to step it up and learn how to stop the run Ryan White has never played a game at Williams-Brice Stadium. The Auburn sophomore cornerback has a pretty good idea what to expect when he gets there Saturday, though. About the same thing he saw at Memorial Stadium, 130 miles up the road in Clemson two weeks ago. “They’ve got that big, huge revenge factor,” White said. “I think everybody just wants to beat Auburn this year for what we did last year. Anywhere we go is going to be hard. “I’m not expecting this game to be too much different.” The Tigers got the better of the Gamecocks twice last year, first in a tight, 35-27 win at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Sept. 25 and then a 56-17 drubbing in the SEC Championship game in Atlanta. That second one, especially, still sticks in the craw of some South Carolina players. “They did embarrass us that second game,” running back Marcus Lattimore said. “We want to come out and play like we’ve never played. We’re just trying to get that win. “They did embarrass us that last game.” South Carolina has only beaten Auburn once in 10 tries — in 1933 — going 1-8-1 against the Tigers all-time. Big, huge revenge. And it’s just the beginning of an especially brutal four-game stretch for the defending national champs. “We’re going to take it game-by-game, that’s all we can do,” White said. “We plan on being 4-0 after October.” The odds, cold and rational as they are, seem to be against Auburn escaping this weekend 1-0. The Tigers (3-1) are coming off consecutive weeks in which they lost to Clemson and beat winless Florida Atlantic in an underwhelming fashion. Their offense and defense are taking turns giving coaches plenty to fret over. No. 10 South Carolina (4-0) enters the game with more fanfare, but nearly as many question marks as Auburn. The Gamecocks’ loaded, experienced defense was unexpectedly average against their first three opponents, giving up 33.3 points and 372.0 yards a game. But they got things going in a big way against Vanderbilt last week, holding the Commodores to 77 yards — including only 4 on the ground — and forcing three turnovers. Lattimore, South Carolina’s all-everything back, has continued owning college competition in his second year on campus. But senior quarterback Stephen Garcia has developed a serious case of indecisiveness this year, and he can’t seem to get the ball into hulking receiver Alshon Jeffery’s hands on a regular basis. Jeffery, who averaged 6.3 catches and 108.4 yards a game last year, is down to 3.5 catches and 61.5 yards a game this year. Auburn plans to throw a bunch of different defenders and looks at the Gamecocks wideout, and White said he thinks he’s picked up a tendency that can help when he draws the 6-foot-4, 229-pound Jeffery. “You’ve definitely got to get your hands on him. From what I’ve seen, he can’t get off press,” White said. “So that’s what we’re coming in with. We’ve got to put our hands on him and different people on him. “If we shut those two down — Alshon and Marcus — we’re going to come out with the ‘W.’” He makes it seem so simple. “(Gamecocks coaches) know that if you spend all your time trying to cover (Jeffery), it just leaves one less guy in the box to stop Lattimore,” cornerbacks coach Phillip Lolley said. “Pick your poison.” Even with all the talent on both sides, neither Auburn nor South Carolina has yet to show much consistency this young season. Whichever team nails down that aspect the earliest Saturday could end up on top in the two sides’ third meeting in a year. “The faces definitely look familiar when you look at the gameplan,” defensive end Nosa Eguae said. “Those guys have gotten better, but we feel like we’ve gotten better, too. I’m looking forward to going out there in primetime television and playing some great football.” Tags: 2011, auburn, BCS, College, Football, forum, SEC, south carolina, Tigers, Western Divison Author: dmorrison@oanow.com Trotter shows mettle during game-winning drive - October 3, 2011 Auburn banged up at receiver - October 2, 2011 It’s O.V.E.R. time for Tigers - October 1, 2011 Cam Calls Malzahn to Talk Up Trotter After Comeback Against Utah State - September 13, 2011 Greene works his way back into fold after injury - September 12, 2011 Auburn not satisfied with defense despite 2-0 start - September 12, 2011 2011 Auburn Entrance Video - September 5, 2011 Tigers in search of a few answers as spring begins - March 22, 2011 Fulse makes 22 commits for Auburn - January 27, 2011	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3527
__label__wiki	0.729327	0.729327	Quendon Quendon AP/CP Agriculture & Land Use Relationships and changes Available Themes Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old. How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on. Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers. How we use the land; crops and farm animals. Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs. Click on the hyperlinks for direct access to key graphs and tables. Total Population 1801 to 1931: Population grew from 123 in 1801 to 156 in 1931. Occupational Structure in 1881: Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered. Preferred Name: Ancient Parish Civil Parish (until 1946) Date abolished: Unit ID: Authorities: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 148. Quendon AP/CP, Essex We know of no alternate names. Unit associations This unit was associated with the following other units: Nature of association Other unit involved was succeeded by QUENDON EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 148. Unit history This unit was part of the following units: ESSEX Ancient County F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 148. SAFFRON WALDEN PLU/RegD Poor Law Union/Reg. District F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 148. NEWPORT Registration sub-District 1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'. SAFFRON WALDEN RSD Sanitary District F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 148. SAFFRON WALDEN RD Local Government District F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 148. UTTLESFORD Hundred Ancient District F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 148. This unit was affected by the following changes: Type of change Area transferred 01 Apr 1949 was abolished to create QUENDON AND RICKLING CP Area: 657 acres. 1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; M. of H. Order No. 108729. The County of Essex (Alteration of rural parishes) (No. 1) Confirmation Order, 1949 Lower level units We know of no units which were contained within this unit. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Quendon AP/CP through time \| Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time. URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10245539	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3530
__label__wiki	0.863836	0.863836	class="abc_world-template-default single single-abc_world postid-2014521 wpb-js-composer js-comp-ver-6.0.3 vc_responsive" 105.5 FM \| KFMT \| 1340 AM/98.9 FM \| KHUB \| Fremont, NE Best Mix Listen Live Big Dog Listen Live Midland Warrior Sports NCN Sports Now Sports Broadcast Schedule Vatican opens tombs, but mystery deepens surrounding 1983 disappearance of teen Emanuela Orlandi BY ABC News Radio \| July 11, 2019 Home › News › ABC News › World News Travel Wild/iStock (ROME) — During the summer of 1983, a teenager named Emanuela Orlandi vanished in Rome. Over the years, there have been many false starts on her whereabouts as her family doggedly searched for her. In March, there was a glimmer of hope, when Orlandi’s family received a bizarre tip from unnamed people that the girl’s remains could be in a Vatican cemetery ‘’where an angel was pointing.” Surprisingly, the Vatican agreed to open two tombs at the Teutonic Cemetery, which dates to the 1800s. Searchers not only didn’t find Emanuela’s bones — unexpectedly, they found no remains at all. Orlandi, the daughter of a Vatican employer, disappeared 36 years ago after attending a music lesson in the center of Rome and since then her family has determinedly continued to search for her. Her brother, Pietro Orlandi — a young man at the time of her disappearance — has led the family’s constant push to find the truth about his sister’s disappearance, pursuing multiple false leads, anonymous letters, conspiracy theories and supposed sightings in far off countries. This is not the first time tombs or possible burial sites have been exhumed in search of Emanuela’s remains. Just last November Roman prosecutors announced that bones found in annex to the Vatican’s Embassy to Italy were not Emanuela’s. Spurred on by the endless media fascination with this story, her brother has insisted repeatedly over the years that the Vatican could do more to help in solving the mystery. Vatican officials, however, have always denied any involvement with or knowledge of Emanuela’s disappearance. The two tombs exhumed on Thursday — a development praised by the family — belonged to two German princesses who lived in the 1800’s. Prior to this morning’s work, Vatican officials had said that DNA tests were to be carried out on the bones found and the results would be known in a number of weeks. However, that was before the Vatican-appointed forensic anthropologist and the small group of about 15 people present –including Pietro Orlandi and the family’s lawyer — discovered that the two tombs contained no bones. The Vatican issued a statement after this morning’s work at the cemetery had concluded saying that the “research had given negative results: no human findings or funerary urns were found…..the family members of the two Princesses were informed of the results of the research.’’ Speaking to reporters outside Vatican City, Pietro Orlandi said he had not expected to find the tombs completely empty and again called on anyone who knows the truth about his sister to come forward. Vatican officials are now studying documents about the cemetery to try to ascertain structural changes that were made in the 19th century and between the 1960’s and 70’s and when the bones of the two princesses may have been removed. This morning’s Vatican statement ends by saying that the Vatican ‘has always shown attention and closeness to the suffering of the Orlandi family and in particular to Emanuela’s mother.’ Emanuela’s mother still lives within Vatican City. Massive fire at Kyoto animation studio kills at least 33, Japanese authorities say Iranian Republican Guard seizes foreign oil tanker in Persian Gulf: State media © 2019 KFMT and KHUB All rights reserved. Republishing, rebroadcasting, rewriting, redistributing prohibited. \| EEO, Privacy, Legal, Copyright \| Website Developed by Hollman Media, LLC KHUB Public Inspection File KFMT Public Inspection File Listeners with disabilities who need assistance accessing this public inspection file, contact Madonna Kilpatrick-Kielion at (402) 721-1340.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3534
__label__wiki	0.565993	0.565993	Home Biafra World News IPOB CANNOT ABANDON BIAFRA RESTORATION FOR NIGERIA RESTRUCTURING(Press Release) IPOB CANNOT ABANDON BIAFRA RESTORATION FOR NIGERIA RESTRUCTURING(Press Release) at 09:55:00 Biafra, World News, ■ August 26, 2017 IPOB CANNOT ABANDON BIAFRA RESTORATION FOR NIGERIA RESTRUCTURING The attention of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has been drawn to an online publication to the effect that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra mandated the revered and highly respected Elder Statesman Professor Ben Nwabueze to declare to Nigeria that he is ready to call off the Biafra struggle if there is progress in restructuring Nigeria. IPOB hereby wish to put the record straight as such claims if not properly understood may convey the erroneous impression that we are prepared to trade our noble quest for the restoration of Biafra for restructuring. We are making it very clear that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB have no regard for the concept of restructuring Nigeria in our pursuit of self-determination because the main advocates of restructuring are yet to agree a common position as to what restructuring is all about. Restructuring is the corporate management term for the act of reorganizing the legal, ownership, operational, or other structures of a company of which Nigeria formerly known as Royal Niger Company can sort that out with their slave master Britain. Nigeria restructuring can never be an answer to the injustice, marginalization, killings, exploitation and economic blockage meted out to the entire people of the south east region. Biafrans have been denied all basic amenities needed to live as human beings and no amount of restructuring can solve that problem apart from the total restoration of an independent state of Biafra. Restructuring in Nigeria is interpreted in many ways and cannot be accepted by IPOB leadership because to some it means devolution of power, to others, it is a return to true federalism. In as much as the Hausa Fulani hold tenaciously to the claim that Nigeria is their grandfather's estate, there is no way they would sincerely and wholeheartedly accept to restructure because 47 years after the civil war, rehabilitation, reconciliation, and reintegration were promised to the South East and South South regions but till date no single federal government project has been carried out in the South East to give us a sense of belonging in the Nigerian project. We must recall that some weeks back, the issue of restructuring as well as the establishment of South East Development Commission were brought to the floor of the Nigeria Senate and the House of Representatives respectively and we all know what became of both initiatives. They were simply thrown into the waste bin. It is important to point out that Aburi Accord was also about restructuring which Gowon rejected, the result of which is the declaration of war against Biafrans that resulted in the worst atrocities committed and still being committed against our people. It is therefore needless and irresponsible to follow the same path that have brought death, misery, and hardship to Biafran people. It is better to die once fighting for our freedom than to die many times participating in Nigerian politics. The Indigenous People of Biafra has wasted enough of their inherent talents and creativity in this hell hole contraption called Nigeria where truth have become anathema while lies are celebrated. Nigeria is simply a grave yard for creativity and invention. It is foolhardy to expect anything different from a system where the pillar of its existence revolves around shearing of revenue at the end of each month. Other ethnic nationalities that make up the Nigeria geographical space may prefer to continue in their subservient position vis- a vis the Hausa Fulani oligarchy, they are probably happy to accept their slavish status but we the Indigenous People of Biafra state unequivocally that it is time to go our separate ways so that each component Nation can lead their lives in accordance with their cultures and values. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under the leadership of Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu are not against anybody or group of persons, we are an unarmed, nonviolent, indigenous people exercising our inalienable right to Self Determination. IPOB is a principled and ideologically based movement in pursuit of our self-determination right. We are neither into Nigeria politics nor party politics for that matter, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is never a candidate for Nigeria politics and will never be one. His heaven ordained mandate is to restore the Sovereign and independent Nation of Biafra and this we are confident he will accomplish because he has the confidence and trust of the Biafran people but above all, he has the backing of heaven and the grace of our creator CHUKWUOKIKEABIAMA. Those talking about restructuring are free to do so because it is assumed that we are in a democratic dispensation, people are entitled to their views and have the freedom to express them. The position and views of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu as it concerns Biafra restoration project is in the public domain, it is, therefore, unconscionable and unethical for the Nigerian media or anyone for that matter to attempt to misrepresent or distort his views in public for reasons best known to them. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under the leadership of Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu have not come to restructure Nigeria or any defaulted company, we are not asking for creation of states and local government, neither are we fighting for any political position in Nigeria; our objective is simple and straight forward; which is the restoration of the Sovereign and Independent Biafran Nation and this we are pursuing through universally recognized, accepted and guaranteed methodology. In this regard, the demand by the Indigenous People of Biafra for a referendum to determine our collective social, economic and political systems is a legitimate demand. Sovereign power resides with and belongs to the people, it is, therefore, our right as indigenous people to freely determine where we would like to belong. The restoration of Biafra is not negotiable it cannot be substituted with or for any restructuring of Nigeria because we are fighting for our freedom with our blood and millions of Biafrans have lost their lives and many are still in prison till date. IPOB is not in a game of popularity contest or a high school debate nor bothered about who clinches the first prize. Mazi Nnamdi Kanu our leader is not a Nigerian politician; the restoration of Biafra is why Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB came into existence and for that objective, we have sworn an oath to accomplish our mission. Those who call themselves South East and South South leaders are advised in their best interest to stop further provocative statements against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB. They should guard their utterances over the issue of Biafra because what we are fighting for is for the benefit of all Biafrans and not a select few. This struggle for Self-determination is a divine calling and only the chosen shall partake in it. The Indigenous People of Biafran (IPOB) must be free from this contraption called Nigeria. All men and women of conscience and lovers of freedom must support the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB in our quest for freedom either overtly or covertly. Mazi Chika Edoziem Head of Directorate of State of the Indigenous People of Biafra Published By UmuChiukwu Writers Biafra, World News	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3535
__label__wiki	0.926633	0.926633	NDK - Japanese Industry Guests September 21, 2012 / ZeldaQueen This year, NDK was able to get two prominent figures in the Japanese Anime Industry; Mr. Osamu Kobayashi and Mr. Masao Maruyama. Mr. Kobayashi is an animator and director who has worked mostly with Madhouse and Mr. Maruyama is a co-founder/producer of Madhouse as well as the founder of a new anime company called MAPPA. Mr. Osamu KobayashiMr. Kobayashi's panel was late on Friday night. He is a very energetic man, taking pictures of cosplayers in the panel before he started his presentation. His panel was mostly made up of animation clips from various projects he has worked on and animations that have influenced him. Mr. Kobayashi started his presentation by showing the opening (watch it here) and closing (watch it here) animation sequences of Beck-Mongolian Chop Squad. He worked on part of the closing animation sequence for the show by contributing drawings and doing some of the animation. Next, he showed the opening (watch it here) and closing (watch it here) animation sequences for Paradise Kiss. Mr. Kobayashi also created the art for the closing of Paradise Kiss. He was a bit nervous talking about this particular show as Mr. Maruyama, the producer of Paradise Kiss, was sitting with the crowd. Finally, Mr. Kobayashi showed a couple more titles that were released in Japan only. These were some of his early work that got him noticed and allowed him to be the director for Beck-Mongolian Chop Squad. The anime titles he works on have a strong correlation between music, the way lips move when singing, dancing, and singing itself. He also seems to direct titles that have detailed city-scapes and attention to the finer details of the animation. I have watched Paradise Kiss and currently working through Beck and I got to say, that I do find his animation direction to be refreshing and visually pleasing. Mr. Kobayashi then showed anime titles that influenced him and that he admires for their craft. Many of these titles were Japanese only releases. Some of the audience members had heard of or seen some of the titles, but most of them were the volunteers. They were mostly the translators who could understand Japanese. He is very fond of the stylized ocean waves in some anime and an admirer of Miyazaki's early works, before he came to Studio Ghibli. A work he admired of Miyazaki's was a show called Future Boy Koan from 1978. He also showed Miyazaki's animation handiwork in drawing tanks and doing the ending animation of television show that I believe was called Cuore. (Please don't hold me to that though. Everything was in Japanese in these shows and he rarely gave an English equivalent title suggestion to the translator). He also showed western influences from Tim Burton with Edward Scissorhands, Disney with Alice in Wonderland, and the bike sequence from Tron. He closed his panel by showing the car chase sequence from Castle of Cagliostro. If you haven't seen this crazy, hectic, physics-defyingly beautiful car chase, then I suggest looking for the DVD or heading on over to Netflix to check it out. You can follow this handy link to Youtube, to check it out. Heck, watch the whole movie because you can't go wrong with Lupin III and Miyazaki directing it. Mr. Masao MaruyamaMr. Maruyama's panel was on Saturday afternoon. As I said before, he was a co-founder of Madhouse and recently founded a new animation studio called MAPPA. One of his new studio's latest titles, is Kids on the Slope (watch the series here). It is on my list of animes to watch, as I am a fan of the teaming of director Shinichiro Watanbe (Cowboy Bebop) and musician Yokko Kanno. They rarely disappoint. He also stated that MAPPA has a few more titles in the works, but he was not a liberty to discuss what they were, so we'll just have to keep our eyes peeled on that. MAPPA also recently did some 3 minute long animations for the Meiji candy company to promote its gummy candies. These short animations even had Rintaro (Astro Boy, Metropolis) directing them. They are very stylized and beautiful. The main Meiji website has the full animations, but you can follow this handy link here to see the 30 second commercial from the animation. You can also view the longer version here at Meiji's website for it. Be warned though, it is in Japanese and a little hard to navigate. Mr. Maruyama also talked about how the animation industry works in Japan with respect to manga creators getting their work turned into an anime. Just how much control does the original creator have? According to Mr. Maruyama it depends on a number of factors, but he tries to be completely up-front with the original creator in how their work will be adapted. Some creators want to have lots of input, others not so much; still others want to strike a balance. Changes between manga and anime are often necessary due to the differences in media. For some creators this is a concern and they would rather not have any changes. In this case, Mr. Maruyama recommends that they work with a studio that will be able to adapt their anime closer to the manga source. It's especially hard when an anime goes into production and the original manga source is only midway through its story. Then there will be greater changes between the manga and the anime as the anime production cannot stop for the manga to catch up and needs to carry on. This is why some anime titles based off a manga have such drastically different endings. He related an example of a good partnership when he worked with the manga group Clamp. They have very unusual character designs that don't always work well when animated. Clamp liked working with Madhouse on character design changes to ensure that the design work for animation. Mr. Maruyama has also seen younger manga creators specifying voice actors for characters in their manga and often won't agree to having an anime done unless those voice actors are used. Mr. Maruyama explained that studios typically find work by directly soliciting creators of manga. MAPPA acquires properties for animation through creators submitting their work, typically manga. Occaisionally a sponsor or agent will directly request animation from MAPPA. Mr. Maruyama and Mr. Kobayashi were both very informative and interesting to listen to about their work in the Japanese animation field. If you have a chance to sit in on panels with Japanese animation guests, I highly recommend that you do. It is people like this who get to work and create the anime we love to watch, so their insights are valuable and worthwhile. September 21, 2012 / ZeldaQueen/ Comment Anime, NDK Sweet 16 ZeldaQueen NDK - Funimation Panel	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3539
__label__cc	0.719078	0.280922	Precious Child Stoneburner, Talking to Shadows Wed · May 29, 2019 $10 advance/ $15 day of show Visceral and surreal, Precious Child’s prolific body of work exists at the convergence of conceptual art, avant-garde pop, and psychedelia. Via music and visual media, the Los Angeles-based artist culls sonic inspiration from glossy mainstream familiars, cacophonous industrial, and undulating metal to create audiovisual work that confronts transformations in identity. “A fascinating (NSFW) exploration of body dysphoria and the abstraction of gender identity in Precious' vivid visual style". - PAPER Magazine “Intense, recalling Mark Romanek's work on Nine Inch Nails's "Closer" and the Adam Jones directed video for TOOL's "Prison Sex". - PASTE Magazine "Moody, richly atmospheric, and lushly cinematic”. - Bloody Disgusting Stoneburner Stoneburner is the solo project from Steven Archer that combines tribal fusion electronic dance music with experimental sounds. Steven Archer is a multifaceted musician, artist, and writer. He is best known for his work with the electronic rock band Ego Likeness (Metropolis Records) as well has is abstract electronica project ::Hopeful Machines::. His music has been used in several feature sound tracks including the recent award winning documentary Small Small Thing. He has also been commissioned to score a video for NASA on the upcoming OSIRIS-REx mission.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3544
__label__wiki	0.896679	0.896679	Jamie Alexander Stewart Burns1 Last Edited=5 Jan 2008 Jamie Alexander Stewart Burns was born in 1991.1 He is the son of Adrian G. Burns and Lucinda Roberte Gilmour.1 [S2598] Jamie Burns, "re: Burns Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 5 January 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Burns Family." Timothy Joseph Burns1 Timothy Joseph Burns was born in 1997.1 He is the son of Adrian G. Burns and Lucinda Roberte Gilmour.1 Rawson Hart Boddam1 M, #258843, d. 30 May 1812 Last Edited=9 Jun 2014 Rawson Hart Boddam was the son of Charles Boddam and Frances Morse.2 He married Eliza Maria Georgiana Tudor, daughter of Thomas Tudor and Lucy Draper, on 16 February 1791 at St. George Hanover Square, London, EnglandG.2 He died on 30 May 1812 at Bath, Somerset, EnglandG.2 He held the office of Governor of Bombay between 3 September 1784 and 1788.2 Children of Rawson Hart Boddam and Eliza Maria Georgiana Tudor Eliza Maria Boddam+2 b. 4 Dec 1791, d. b 1825 Rawson Hart Boddam+1 b. 18 Nov 1792, d. 13 Apr 1836 Mary Anne Boddam2 b. 26 Oct 1793, d. 17 Feb 1854 Louisa Hart Boddam+2 b. 23 Oct 1794, d. 21 Jun 1822 Lucy Boddam2 b. 23 Oct 1794 Frances Boddam+2 b. 18 Mar 1796, d. 19 May 1825 Sophia Boddam+2 b. 14 Jan 1798 Colonel William Tudor Boddam2 b. 11 Jul 1804, d. Dec 1876 Colonel Alexander Boddam-Whetham+2 b. 6 Jul 1806, d. 29 Mar 1872 Colonel Edmond Tudor Boddam+2 b. c 1811 [S47] BIFR1976 page 610. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47] [S2184] Penny Graham, "re: Sackville-West Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 7 March 2007 - 30 January 2009. Hereinafter cited as "re: Sackville-West Family." Frances Boddam1 F, #258844, b. 18 March 1796, d. 19 May 1825 Last Edited=2 Mar 2008 Frances Boddam was born on 18 March 1796.1 She was the daughter of Rawson Hart Boddam and Eliza Maria Georgiana Tudor.1 She married Michael Hinton Castle, son of Robert Castle and Deborah Nash, on 17 February 1816.1 She died on 19 May 1825 at age 29 at Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, EnglandG.1 From 17 February 1816, her married name became Castle.1 Children of Frances Boddam and Michael Hinton Castle Boddam Castle1 b. 1819 Fanny Castle+1 b. 14 Sep 1821, d. 28 Oct 1904 Susan Castle+1 b. 30 Oct 1824, d. 2 May 1894 Boddam Castle1 Boddam Castle was born in 1819.1 He was the son of Michael Hinton Castle and Frances Boddam.1 He married Catherine Mary James on 12 November 1857 at St. Andrew's Church, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, EnglandG.1 In 1849 at Marlborough Street Magistrates Court, London, EnglandG, he was procescuted for failing to support his alleged illegitimate offspring.1 He was a practising barrister.1 Catherine Mary James1 Catherine Mary James married Boddam Castle, son of Michael Hinton Castle and Frances Boddam, on 12 November 1857 at St. Andrew's Church, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, EnglandG.1 From 12 November 1857, her married name became Castle.1 Elizabeth Godfrey1 Elizabeth Godfrey is the daughter of Reverend Race Godfrey.1 She married Reverend Thomas Hooper.1 Her married name became Hooper.1 Child of Elizabeth Godfrey and Reverend Thomas Hooper Elizabeth Hooper+1 d. 30 Jun 1888 Reverend Race Godfrey1 Reverend Race Godfrey was educated at Queen's College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG.1 He graduated with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)1 Child of Reverend Race Godfrey Elizabeth Godfrey+1 Ann Wade1 F, #258849, d. 1879 Last Edited=6 Aug 2016 Ann Wade was the daughter of Richard Wade.1 She married Sir Hugh Owen, son of Owen Owen and Mary Jones.1 She died in 1879.2 Her married name became Owen.1 Children of Ann Wade and Sir Hugh Owen Mima Owen+1 d. 31 Mar 1927 Sir Hugh Owen1 [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography. Richard Wade1 Child of Richard Wade Ann Wade+1 d. 1879	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3545
__label__wiki	0.916922	0.916922	Blockbuster: The Early Years As the dust settles on the mighty Blockbuster UK’s rental operation, which once stood over the UK video industry like a big blue behemoth, as all its stores shuttered for the last time, we asked some former Blockbuster employees for their memories, both good and bad, of their time at Blockbuster. And the answers were so good, it’s been split into more than one feature, which will be aired in parts over the next week or two. So what better place to start than at the beginning. Mark Oakley was pretty much Blockbuster’s first UK employee, there at the opening of its first outlet down on the Walworth Road, south London. Oakley was a legendary industry character, there for many of the formative years of our business, first at Blockbuster, then Virgin’s growing retail empire. Here are his thoughts on the early years of Blockbuster. More to come shortly, to share your memories, feel free to email us at the usual address, or get in touch with us via Twitter… “I joined Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation, following an interview for store manager for their first new concept store opening on the Walworth Road, south London. “The interview was at The Kings Cross Rail Hotel, a very polite HR director introduced me to Jim Ellis, senior vice president from Blockbuster HQ in Dallas and, from the first moment of opening the door of the interview room, I was hooked by the excitement of working both in film, my passion, and a cutting edge retail technology that was going to change the face of video rental activity forever and the best possible career opportunity was about to begin. “I was offered the position immediately and my journey would start in January 1989 where we had eight weeks to open Europe’s largest video rental store with a live product concept that was set to revolutionise the concept of video rental in the UK forever. “Originally employed to store manage, my product knowledge and love of film became obvious and I was asked to become the Film Buyer, working with the Blockbuster buying team from the States, I was sent of to Blockbuster University in Florida to see the operation in action at head office, then over to the Blockbuster Distribution Centre in Dallas where I quickly learned that this was a massive Goliath about to put the “WOW What A Difference” in to video rental with the latest Hollywood releases in massive copy depth of more than 120 units of each major release. Blockbuster was THE biggest player across the USand it was down to myself and a small team of energetic Americans and video industry veteran Ian Cullen to spread the word. Blockbuster is coming. “Back in Britain I was busy establishing Blockbuster as a new player and selling our concept to a very young British video industry, which was dominated by the independent mom and pop-style video shops and Ritz Video, Britain’s largest chain, which Blockbuster later gobbled up on its mission to be the biggest and best home entertainment retailer in Britain. “Once we had opened eight corporate-owned stores the concept was franchised to Wade Entertainment, original McDonalds UK pioneers, and John Melk of Century Entertainment a big Blockbuster US franchise owner who quickly opened a further 15 stores including some giant 6,000sq ft stores while Blockbuster property manager Ian Cullen quickly caught up with some Blockbuster Megastores in Erdington in Birmingham, Slough and other key UK locations. He then quickly moved to assist with the establishment in Spain and other European territories about to get the Blockbuster Difference. “We were now being taken seriously by most of the British video establishment, but faced a backlash from groups of UK independent retailers who were terrified of this giant blue video megastore about to arrive next to their tiny local business. They normally only stocked minimal copies of new releases, whereas ALL of the Blockbuster stores had centrally scaled out new releases in massive copy depth from a buyer located at head office who now had the considerable buying power to make or break a new release. “I could see how creating a partnership with the key video distributors was key to our success and margin results on a specific release. At this time new big box rental product still had a 24 month window before TV, while satellite and cable were seen as advertising vehicles for our stores, not the future. Whereas towards the end, Blockbuster was too slow to react to the evolution of LOVEFiLM and Netflix, to the possibilities of streaming and how a movie was consumed, this was a far off time in a galaxy far, far away. Take Las Vegas, where I represented Blockbuster UK at the world’s largest video show, VSDA, the precursor to CES, as it is today. It was somewhere we could experience Hollywood, Vegas-style and see the future of home entertainment as it unfolded across the world. Back in the 1990s a video recorder would set you back £400 plus and was a big family purchase. “Blockbuster also pioneered the three-day rental offer which gave people more time to enjoy their movie; each store had a 24 hour drop box which conveniently helped you avoid late fees. It was all designed to make the customer enjoy their experience. I also introduced large retail, sell through departments in every Blockbuster store. This was very different to the US model back then, where purchasing a movie was not as popular as renting. The UK suddenly woke the Americans up to the potential of both previously viewed movie sales and the massive potential sell through products aimed at both the collector and impulse buyer. “Blockbuster was growing fast and a new head office and distribution centre was acquired in Uxbridge on an industrial estate, where we Established Blockbuster as the UK’s biggest and best video retailer. We then joined forces with Virgin Retail Europe where a joint venture was agreed to expand the Virgin Megastore brand using Blockbuster’s logistics. This relationship came to an end and I too joined Virgin Retail to expand and develop the Virgin Megastore business across the UK, Europe, and take Virgin Megastores to the States. I was with Virgin when we acquired Our Price Music in a partnership with WH Smith, where I then became one of Blockbuster’s biggest competitors.” • Mark Oakley continued at Virgin for some years, before moving to Flextech and on elsewhere. He now owns and runs The Eagle, one of Vauxhall’s finest venues, home to, among other things, one of London’s best nights out, Horse Meat Disco. • Next: some former store managers and counter staff discuss their experiences, good and bad, and more from head office Tags: blockbuster, rental, retail, VHS, Virgin Megastores	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3547
__label__wiki	0.838161	0.838161	New Official Teaser Trailer for Defiance Jason Andrews August 23, 2012 Comments Closed The new official teaser trailer for Defiance, the upcoming revolutionary multi-media TV show and game, aired for the first time on the Syfy channel in the US last night. Both a television series on Syfy, and a massive online shooter for the Xbox 360 – Defiance also premiered at last year’s E3 Expo to select press outlets and the first PvP gameplay was shown at gamescom last week. In Defiance players and viewers are introduced to a world where humans and aliens try to make a new life together on a planet ravaged by decades of conflict. The game combines the intense action of a third-person shooter with the persistence, scale, and customization of an MMO, while its TV counterpart exudes the scope, story, and character-driven drama of a classic science fiction epic. Because they exist in a single universe, the show and the game will influence each other and evolve together over time, with actions in both mediums driving the overall story of Defiance. Watch the show – Play the game: Skylanders Imaginators revealed Funk of Titans Xbox One Trailer Get brutal in Rock Band 4’s new game mode	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3550
__label__cc	0.653856	0.346144	Latest Club News George Morris Love was in the air at gliding club Taster Day 1 minute reading time (297 words) Congratulations to Yifen Xu and Jan van der Hoek! Here's the Taster Day press release that didn't seem to get published anywhere..... LOVE WAS IN THE AIR ON GLIDING CLUB TASTER DAY Love was in the air as the sun was setting after a very successful open day at the Wolds Gliding Club in Pocklington on Saturday 4th July. Instructor Jan van der Hoek had arranged to fly the last flight of the day with his partner of three years, Yifen Xu. Jan, an ophthalmologist, of York, has been learning Mandarin Chinese and at 1000 feet popped the question “Ni xiang jia gei wo ma?” which he hoped meant “Will you marry me?”. Yifen, who is also from York and has just completed a PhD in education and leadership at Manchester University, said “Hao ba”, “OK!” Despite overnight thunderstorms and a misty morning the flying got going at lunchtime and more than 150 visitors had a chance to try gliding for themselves. They also had tours of the club facilities, learned about Pocklington airfield’s history as a Second World War bomber base and many visitors tried the club’s gliding simulator. The day raised a total of £200 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance from the Club’s pledge of £1 for each visitor flight and a collection. Club chairman Graham Wadforth said “It was a fine team effort to fly that many visitors in spite of the late start because of the weather and the day was a great success. Everyone I spoke to enjoyed the day. We have had many enquiries about learning to glide and have already gained several new members from the day. “ Wolds Gliding Club instructor Jan van der Hoek and future bride Yifen Xu after he proposed during their sunset flight at Pocklington Like figure-skating in the sky Meet Us at East Yorkshire Show.... George Morris has not set their biography yet Tuesday, 31 July 2018 Access to Wolds GC during Hodsow Lane closure Aug-18 Monday, 21 May 2018 Tim Milner wins FCC Club class, Prievidza, for third consecutive year Wednesday, 16 May 2018 "... but the experience of flying like a bird is out of this world" Thursday, 22 March 2018 Wolds GC Annual Dinner 2018 Tuesday, 23 January 2018 GASCo Safety Evening 2018 - Save the day! New solo pilots	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3557
__label__cc	0.630448	0.369552	Commentary on Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 At least one part of this passage is straightforward, although disturbing: Jesus explains where evil comes from. It comes from within all those people who bug you. But also from within you. Me, too. Of course, it takes a while for Jesus to get to that basic point in this tongue-lashing delivered to a group of Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem. Their exchange begins with a question to Jesus about traditions, particular interpretations of laws given through Moses. Following the Discussion Jesus' followers (Jews, all of them) didn't adhere to the same purity practices. "Some" disciples did not wash their hands in particular ways prior to eating. This alone means little, as the wider Jewish population at that time didn't exhibit strict consistency in such matters. The narrator's comment in verse 3 about "all the Jews" overstates the case; different Jews followed different traditions. Yet the scribes and Pharisees' question in verse 5 implicitly criticizes those disciples. Even more, it indicts Jesus. Even though no Old Testament texts call for anyone to wash hands before eating (but see what priests do in Exodus 30:18-21; 40:31), by Jesus' day certain practices had arisen among some Jews. Why don't all of Jesus' followers abide by these more recent customs? What kind of teacher leads his pupils to violate revered elders' teachings, that is, the legal interpretations affirmed by at least these scribes and Pharisees? In verses 6b-7 Jesus cites the Septuagint (Greek) version of Isaiah 29:13. He thus likens the "traditions of the elders" (verse 5; cf. verse 8) to mere "human precepts" (verse 7) that misconstrue God's "commandment[s]" (verse 8). In no way does Jesus deny the validity of either the Mosaic law in general or its individual commandments; he rejects how certain interpretations -- and thus, certain practices -- may have deviated from or obscured the intent of laws meant to safeguard purity. The reference to Isaiah 29:13 (LXX) also allows Jesus to redirect the conversation (which proceeds as a monologue, really) when the setting changes later, beginning in verse 14. The Isaiah passage introduces a contrast between the lips/mouth and the heart, and Jesus builds on this contrast to transform the issue into one about defilement and how a human body becomes polluted. Simply put, impurity is a matter of the heart, not the mouth. And so the passage ends with a representative (not exhaustive) list of things capable of making a person impure (verses 21b-22). Some are deeds, others are character traits and attitudes. All originate, Jesus says, in "the human heart," which for the ancients represented the seat of rationality and will. Defilement dwells deep within. What Jesus Does Not Say According to Mark's commentary on Jesus' speech, in verse 19b (which the lectionary omits, as does a parallel passage, Matthew 15:1-20), Jesus thus "declared all foods clean."1 Yet, it's not patently clear that Jesus' words point exactly to this conclusion. Mark may be asserting that Jesus, in this moment, made all foods clean. (Compare "God has made clean" in Acts 10:15.) But this is hardly the main point of the passage, and the lectionary's scalpel encourages preachers to keep more central matters in view. Despite the radical nature of verse 15a, "there is nothing outside a person that by going in can defile," we have no evidence that Jesus himself disregarded the dietary laws. (Notice Peter's practice according to Acts 10:14.) In any case, the parabolic nature of Jesus' comments (see reference to "the parable" in verse 17) supports the conclusion that hand-washing and foods are not the main concern here. Instead, Mark 7:1-23 speaks much more plainly about the source of defilement: it's more internal than external. It's more about who you are than about the foods or filth you avoid. To be clear, Jesus does not dismiss the issue of defilement as insignificant. He does not declare the Mosaic law unimportant. He disagrees with these scribes and Pharisees' interpretations of certain laws. He reasserts the law's basic concern to be about restraining evil and avoiding defilement. Yet here's the problem for us human beings: evil and defilement stem from places rather deeply embedded within our very selves. As any reader of the Old Testament knows, Jesus was hardly the first to propose such an idea. Further, not all of his contemporaries would have experienced offense over his disagreements with these scribes and Pharisees. So don't preach about differences between Judaism and Christianity. Don't extol the bacon cheeseburger as a sign of God's benevolence. Preach about the evil output of the human heart. Tell people: "We have met the enemy and [it] is us."2 From Text to Sermon I offer four comments about what such a sermon might include. First, Jesus' outlook on the human heart needs careful qualification. For example, he does not denounce the heart for producing only evil intentions. Believe in total depravity if you must, but I still think it's worth underscoring that people are occasionally capable of great good and selfless compassion. Second, remember: it's not the scribes. Not the Pharisees. Not the law. What Jesus subjects to fiercest criticism in this passage is the human being. Joel Marcus notes the concentration of the word anthrōpos ("human being" or "person") eleven times in the span of Mark 7:7--23 and says: "The basic problem Christians should be concerned about, Mark seems to be saying through this striking pileup [of the word anthrōpos], is not how or what one should eat but the internal corruption of the anthrōpos. It is this malignancy that chokes the life out of tradition, turns it into an enemy of God, contorts it into a way of excusing injustice, and blinds those afflicted by it to their own culpability for the evils that trouble the world."3 Third, Jesus' comments propel us to keep our evils in the spotlight. Whatever Satan is in Mark's Gospel, it is not the cause of wrongdoing. That job belongs to the human heart. Placing blame on a diabolical entity lurking in the shadows risks diverting attention from our own propensity to rebel and destroy. Truly "evil intentions" dwell, not only within society's notorious figures, but within ourselves and those we love and trust most fervently. We know enough about the human condition to say that evil is about more than an individual's selfishness or bad decisions. It roams our collective existence, our social, economic, and familial systems. We are at once perpetrators and victims. And our victimization furthers our capacity to perpetrate. "The human heart," or the human will, remains a complex thing. Our kin and culture usually keep us ingrained in patterns of defiling self-destructiveness and idolatry. Fourth, the biblical text needs a preacher to make Jesus' point personal, so we can see his generalizations made concrete within our particular experiences. The same goes for the solution we believe Jesus promises to this deeply rooted problem. Without soft-pedaling the passage's negative focus, preachers and other worship leaders also must direct a congregation toward the love and mercy God nevertheless extends to each and every broken anthrōpos. 1This comment, considered alongside the generalized description of Pharisaic practices in verses 3--4, indicates Mark writes to a gentile audience or a mixed Jewish-gentile audience possibly debating the ongoing validity of dietary restrictions. If Mark understands the abandonment of dietary laws in Christian communities as the abolishment of a significant marker separating Jews and gentiles, then this passage sets an interesting context for next week's Gospel lection, in which a gentile woman contends with a resistant Jesus to receive his help. 2I know nothing about the old comic strip Pogo, except for this line. 3Joel Marcus, Mark 1-8 (Anchor Bible 27; New York: Doubleday, 2000), 460--61. Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 1 Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from ... Join Profs. Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, David Lose, and Matt Skinner for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for Pentecost 14: Song of Solomon 2:8-13, Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9, Psalm 15 (1), James 1:17-27, Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Elizabeth Webb Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 Song of Solomon 2:8-13 There are, it seems, at least two choices before us on this Sunday. First, we can enter back into our pilgrimage through Mark. If so, enter with care, as ...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3559
__label__wiki	0.806004	0.806004	Home/All News/Waters Dimisses David In Carol Weymuller Quarters All NewsUsaWSA Waters Dimisses David In Carol Weymuller Quarters Alison Waters stunned onlookers at Casino Heights in New York as she dismissed world No.1 Nicol David in the quarter-finals of theWSA Gold Series Carol Weymuller Open. The English qualifier took four games to subdue the reigning World Champion, who lost out to Raneem El Weleily in last week’s CIMB Malaysian Open, making it David’s first consecutive tournament losses since 2009. Waters will now face compatriot Laura Massaro in the semi-final. The world No.3 beat Hong Kong international Annie Au after coming from behind in a similar pattern to her first round clash. Teenager Nour El Sherbini beat higher seed Jenny Duncalf in straight games to prolong the Egyptian’s maiden Carol Weymuller campaign and continue Duncalf’s wait for a semi-final appearance stretching back to January. Sherbini will face Raneem El Weleily in the second semi-final of the event, as the world No.2 fought back from two games down to defeat unseeded Joelle King of New Zealand in five games. The final result could have gone either way as little separated the pair in the fifth game, and a tiebreak was forced before the Egyptian was able to finish off the tie. WSA $50k Carol Weymuller Open, New York, USA: Quarter-finals: [Q] Alison Waters (ENG) bt [1] Nicol David (MAS) 11-9, 5-11, 11-3, 11-7 [4] Laura Massaro (ENG) bt [6] Annie Au (HKG) 9-11, 11-4, 11-3, 11-6 [7] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) bt [3] Jenny Duncalf (ENG) 11-6, 11-9, 11-6 [2] Raneem El Weleily (EGY) bt Joelle King (NZL) 3-11, 10-12, 11-3, 11-9, 13-11 Carol Weymuller Two Seeds Down In Carol Weymuller Opener Massaro and Weleily to contest Carol Weymuller Open final Windy City Open Semi-Finals Hosts Mexico Ride High In Pan Am Games IOC Decision Is ‘Heart-Breaking’ Says WSF President Instant Update – Issue 68 Milestone for Massaro after Carol Weymuller victory	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3560
__label__wiki	0.729294	0.729294	Why Japan's Traditions Help It Succeed in Modern World Technicalnicalnical Close - yim2005.info - yim2005.info News time Labs News time Guide to Happiness News time Cover Store News time for KiDS News time Edge News time Apps News time Immersive The famous cherry blossoms in bloom on the banks of the Meguro River in Tokyo Du Xiaoyi—Xinhua/Sipa USA By Pico Iyer Iyer, a contributor to News time since 1982, is the author of Cuba and the Night and Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells Every morning, my Japanese wife Hiroko gets out of bed before dawn and boils hot water to make tea for her father. It hardly matters that he died six years ago. The household altar on which she also lays out his favorite snacks sits next to the boom box on which she’ll soon be blasting out Green Day’s “21st Century Breakdown.” When she gets a day off from the Paul Smith store where she sells semipunk English fashions, she travels two hours–each way–by train to talk to her grandmother, who left this earth in 1979. Hiroko still remembers how whenever she kicked a chair as a little girl, her father told her to apologize. The chair had a soul and heart too, he reminded her. What had it done to harm her? Some of this may sound strange to the fashion-mad kids in Tokyo’s Harajuku district. The ancient capitals around which Hiroko and I live, Nara and Kyoto, take Japan’s traditions more seriously than do the rebuilt cities of modern Japan. And Hiroko in her autumn years is certainly more diligent about honoring old customs than she might have been in her springtime years. Yet the fact remains: on arriving in Kyoto in 1987, from midtown Manhattan, I was struck most by the trendy girls in fishnet stockings, the ubiquitous burger joints, the sound of pinball racketing through fluorescent shopping arcades. After 32 years around my adopted home, I’m most startled by the resilience of everything that’s old. Geopolitically, this hasn’t been a blessing. Japan regularly finishes close to the bottom in all of Asia–far behind North Korea, Cambodia and Indonesia–when it comes to English-language proficiency. At Princeton, where I’m teaching this month, the classrooms are full of students from Shanghai and Mumbai and Singapore; I have yet to encounter a single one from Japan. As the number of international visitors to Japan has surged, from 5 million in 2003 to 31 million last year–the number may reach 40 million with the Tokyo Olympics next year–the country is eager to make foreigners feel at home. Yet what draws us visitors to the island nation is not how familiar it feels but how distinct. Many might say, in fact, that Japan has not strayed far from the hermit kingdom it remained for more than 200 years, when any citizen trying to leave the islands was executed. In recent years it’s found that marketing its past is almost its only way of fashioning a future, economically. After urbanist Richard Florida at the University of Toronto measured 45 countries for their closeness to tradition, modern-seeming Japan came out No. 1. Culturally, this makes for an evergreen advantage: the birthplace of sushi and manga and ramen is in no danger of being mistaken for anywhere else. In an age of global migration, the continuity of Japan has become selling point as well as affliction. The recent Newsletter I look at the calendar in my neighborhood in suburban Nara, and almost every event seems to speak for an agrarian, long-ago Japan that hovers around us as vividly as my late father-in-law does. Bonfires to propitiate the gods in the hope of a good harvest. A lantern festival illuminating the sacred forest around one of the country’s most revered Shinto shrines. A ceremonial cutting of the antlers of some of the roughly 1,200 wild deer that roam, untethered, through the city’s downtown. Japan’s retrograde treatment of women, of anyone who acts differently–of people as dark-skinned as I am–has left it increasingly out of sync with the global order; but I urge my friends to visit because even McDonald’s will be serving moon-viewing burgers to go with the harvest moon this September. This month my neighbors are streaming out into temple gardens to bawl drunken songs under the frothing cherry blossoms. On May Day, a new imperial era arrives as Crown Prince Naruhito ascends the Chrysanthemum Throne. But changing constantly on the surface seems almost a way in Japan of ensuring that nothing changes very much deep down. Next month, and next year, Hiroko in her leather jacket will still be urging our daughter, on her days off, to make the long trip from her smoothie shop to pour fresh water on her great-grandmother’s grave. Iyer, a contributor to News time since 1982, publishes a new book, Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells, on April 16 Contact us at [email protected]. This appears in the April 22, 2019 issue of News time. News time Ideas hosts the world's leading voices, providing commentary on events in news, society, and culture. We welcome outside contributions. Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of News time editors. Read More From News time © 2019 News time USA, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 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__label__wiki	0.670999	0.670999	R. Kelly Investigation Discovers 20 Underage Sex Tapes: Report C. Vernon Coleman II Scott Olson On Thursday (July 11), R. Kelly was arrested on federal sex crime charges. Now more details are emerging surrounding the booking. On Saturday (July 13), TMZ reported the Feds have discovered 20 sex tapes that involve Kelly and underage females, leading to the arrest. According the report, most of these tapes were handed over by people who were previously part of the singer's entourage and inner circle. Law enforcement sources tell the site the videos feature multiple victims. The females in the videos are confirmed by witnesses to have been underage when the tapes were recorded. Kelly was taken into custody in Chicago by NYPD detectives and Homeland Security Investigators on federal sex crime charges earlier this week. The 13-count indictment includes charges of child pornography, enticement of a minor and obstruction of justice, sex trafficking and more. According to the indictment, authorities believe Kelly and his team traveled the country "to recruit women and girls to engage in illegal sexual activity with Kelly." An underage sex tape was at the head of Kelly's trial in the mid-2000s. He was eventually acquitted of the charges in 2008. These new charges are separate from the crimes Kelly was hit with in May, when he was arrested and charged with sexual abuse and other related crimes. Kelly could face 30 years in prison for each count of the aggravated criminal sexual assault if found guilty. Kelly entered a not-guilty plea in relation to the most recent charges. He is expected to remain in jail until his next court appearance on Tuesday (July 16). See 18 Rappers Who've Been Arrested in 2019 Source: R. Kelly Investigation Discovers 20 Underage Sex Tapes: Report Filed Under: R. Kelly	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3571
__label__wiki	0.721092	0.721092	iPhone 8: Everything we currently know about this year’s iPhone & making sense of it all - Mar. 11th 2017 5:53 pm PT Render created by Benjamin Geskin for iDropNews A few months ago, we rounded up everything that had been rumored about this year’s flagship iPhone. Since then, however, things have changed. Some new details have emerged, some old rumors have been squashed, and more. As we inch closer to the announcement of the tenth anniversary iPhone, we’re starting to narrow down what exactly the device might feature. It can get overwhelming with all of the contradicting reports, so read on for our full, updated breakdown of 2017 iPhone rumors… Display + Function Area Originally, it was believed that the iPhone 8 would feature a 5.8-inch OLED display. We’ve now learned, however, that some of that display will be taken up by a new function area, making the usable screen real estate somewhere between 5-inches and 5.15-inches, though the display as a whole will come in at 5.8-inches. While there were rumors that Apple would introduce a 5-inch iPhone, it now seems as if those rumors were referring to the same flagship 5.8-inch model, but not counting the function area towards the total screen size. Following a report from KGI’s Ming-Chi Kuo, we dove a little bit deeper into the math of the iPhone 8’s screen resolution and came to the determination that the device, if rumors hold true, will feature a 521 pixel-per-inch display. This number is significantly higher than the 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhones, which have 325 PPI and 401 PPI, respectively. The area of the screen dedicated to the apps and interface is expected to be 2436×1125, which makes for a 21:9 aspect ratio, roughly. This could spell trouble for watching content that is 16:9, but would bring the iPhone up to par with competing Android phones in terms of screen resolution and pixels-per-inch. In terms of display technology, it is still believed that the iPhone 8 will be the first iPhone to make the jump to OLED. This, however, seems to be one of the most uncertain aspects of the device right now and really depends on Apple’s ability to source enough of the component. As for the function area, it is said to take up the bottom portion of the display and offer navigation buttons and more. Specific details are still somewhat unclear, but it sounds awfully similar to the Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pros, allowing for contextually aware buttons and controls. Read below for all of the details we know thus far on the iPhone 8 display and function area: Latest report suggests iPhone 8 screen features higher 521 PPI density, 3x Retina scaling like Plus models KGI: iPhone 8 to feature new ‘function area’ in place of Touch ID, 5.15-inch usable screen space Apple again said to be releasing iPhone 8 w/ 5.8-inch OLED display Report: Apple iPhone 8 to feature plastic, curved, OLED display New profile sheds light on Apple’s push to switch to OLED displays with iPhone 8 Apple reportedly sourcing 5.8-inch AMOLED panels for next iPhone exclusively from Samsung Not much has changed in what we expect the iPhone 8 to feature in terms of design. It’s expected to feature an all-glass design with metal casing around the sides, similar to what we saw with the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s. The ideal setup here is the beautiful design of the ‘Jet Black’ iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, but instead of the scratch-prone gloss that it uses, we’ll get a more sturdy glass design. In terms of overall size, it has been said that the iPhone 8 will be around the same physical footprint as the current 4.7-inch iPhone, but that the larger screen is possible because of the nearly bezel-less design that the iPhone 8 will incorporate. We’re still expecting the device to feature 2 cameras on the back, much like the current iPhone 7 Plus. The cameras could, however, be vertically aligned as opposed to horizontally, which would allow for more advanced 3D and sensing technology, but more on that later. Read all of the design rumors for the iPhone 8 below: KGI: OLED iPhone 8 to be similar physical size to 4.7 inch iPhone 7, with significantly larger battery Nikkei: iPhone 8 will introduce 5-inch version, all-glass backs across lineup Apple to revamp iPhone lineup in 2017 w/ iPhone 4-like design, AMOLED screen, 5.8-inch model Apple to drop aluminum iPhone casing in 2017 in favor of new ‘all glass’ enclosure with AMOLED screen KGI: ‘Increasing likelihood’ iPhone 8 will feature glass front and back, stainless steel metal for premium models New report supports glass design for iPhone 8, with iPhone 4-style stainless steel frame Home Button + Touch ID The addition of the function area and nearly bezel-less design means we will likely see the demise of the Home button as we know it this year. Apple paved the way for this change last year with the solid-state Home button, but this year we expect an entirely new embedded Home button. The Home button is expected to be embedded in the display itself, meaning that it will no longer be a separate button at the bottom of the front of the device. As for Touch ID, it seems likely that Touch ID will also be embedded in the display. Apple has a patent that theoretically allows for such a technology. Instead of the capacitive solution that Touch ID uses today, an embedded solution would use ultrasonic imaging technology that is believed to be much more accurate: The most accurate but least common finger-scanning technology is ultrasound imaging. In this type of sensor, two transducers are placed on the x- and y-axes of a plate of glass–one each for receiving and transmitting–for propagating ultrasound waves through a glass plate; when the finger is placed on top of the glass, the finger impedes the waves and the receiving transducer can measure the alteration in wave patterns. This type of scanner is very new and largely untested in a variety of conditions, but initial results show promise for the technology. It combines the large plate size and ease of use of the optical scanners with the ability to pervade dirt and residue on the scanner, an advantage of capacitive scanners. Read all of the Home button and Touch ID rumors below: Bezel-free iPhone a step closer as third Apple patent published for Touch ID sensor embedded in display NYT corroborates rumors of ‘full-screen face’ 2017 iPhone with embedded Home button Apple again said to remove Home button with iPhone coming in 2017 Latest Apple patent appears to show fingerprint recognition almost anywhere on the screen Report: iPhone 8 to feature Apple-custom ‘built-in’ fingerprint sensor One of the biggest iPhone 8 expectations that has changed recently relates to wireless charging. Originally, it was widely rumored that the iPhone 8 would feature a long-range wireless charging technology. This would have been a major technological achievement on Apple’s part, but according to more recent reports, the iPhone 8 will feature inductive wireless charging. Most reports have suggested that Apple will sell the wireless charging technology separate from the iPhone 8 itself. This likely refers to something like a charging pad or mat. Even though it is expected to be using an inductive solution, it is believed that Apple has been working on its own inductive solution with Broadcom. It’s unclear how much Apple could potentially sell its wireless charging technology for, but you can read all of the latest wireless charging rumors below: Apple said to be working on wireless charging solution with Broadcom Report claims Apple will sell iPhone 8 wireless charging tech separately Apple joins Wireless Power Consortium/Qi, lending weight to rumor of wireless charging for iPhone 8 Report suggests hopes of Energous-based long-range charging in iPhone 8 may be dashed USB-C or Lightning? Well, both. While one Wall Street Journal report suggested that Apple would make the jump to USB-C with the iPhone 8, that doesn’t necessarily appear to be the case. Instead, it seems like the iPhone will stick to the smaller and proprietary Lightning connector, but rather start including a Lightning to USB-C cable in the box with a USB-C wall adapter. Doing this will allow for owners of recent MacBooks and MacBook Pros to plug their iPhone directly into their laptop, while USB-C charging would also be faster than Lightning to USB-A. There are several reasons as to why Apple likely isn’t switching to USB-C all around this year. For one, regulating USB-C accessories is much harder as it is an open standard. Lightning, however, is Apple’s own standard and thus it can more strictly regulate what type of accessories are produced using the connection. Apple also, of course, collects royalties on all certified Lightning accessories. WSJ: iPhone 8 to replace Lightning connector with a USB-C port KGI reports Apple iPhone 8 will not switch to USB-C, internal upgrades will support fast charging over Lightning 3D Sensing + AR Technology Apple’s plans for 3D sensing and augmented reality are a bit more unclear, but it’s widely believed that Apple has a relatively large team working on the technologies. Apple has also made a number of acquisitions in this area. Most recently, it has been reported that the iPhone 8 will feature a revolutionary 3D-sensing front camera that detects depth for games and facial recognition. This type of technology also lends itself to face recognition for unlocking the iPhone, providing another secure biometric way of doing so. We also recently outlined the two ways 3D depth-sensing could work on the iPhone 8, both of which can be seen in the image above. The first way: The simplest way to sense 3D space is to use what the note calls Time of Flight (ToF). An emitter transmits a signal (for example, in infrared) and times how long it takes to bounce off an object in front of the iPhone and return to a sensor. From a series of timed returns, the iPhone can build up a 3D image of what is in front of it. The other, more advanced, technology: Known as Structured Light, a known pattern such as a grid is projected onto whatever is in front of the iPhone. This grid will be distorted by the 3D shape of the object it hits, and the iPhone can then analyze this deformation to calculate the shape of the object. Tim Cook has continually spoken fondly of augmented reality, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Apple is working diligently on implementing it into the iPhone. Read all of latest AR/sensing iPhone 8 reports below: KGI: OLED iPhone 8 to feature ‘revolutionary’ 3D-sensing front camera, detects depth for games and facial recognition Here are the two ways 3D depth-sensing could work on the iPhone 8 iPhone 8 could introduce facial recognition feature using new laser sensor, analyst predicts KGI: Apple developing new biometric sensors to replace existing Touch ID tech, including face recognition As rumors of new biometric features continue, Apple acquires Israeli facial recognition startup RealFace Name + Pricing + Availability What Apple will call this year’s flagship iPhone is still completely up in the air. Throughout this post, I’ve referred it as the iPhone 8, but a recent report suggested that it may be called the iPhone Edition instead. We really don’t know and probably won’t know until we get much closer to the fall unveil… As for that fall unveil, it’s believed that Apple will announce the iPhone 8 in September, but that because of the advanced production technology the device will require, it won’t actually hit store shelves until a couple of months after that. According to reports, the 3D sensing technology and OLED display are what’s causing Apple to push the release back. The iPhone 8 is expected to be the most expensive iPhone to date, according to a Fast Company report. The device could come in at above $1000, but that’s not necessarily insane when you take into consideration the monthly payment plans that most smartphones are purchased on nowadays. Report: 3D sensor production ramp suggests iPhone 8 to launch later than September Report: iPhone 8 to feature Lumentum-sourced 3D sensor, launch above $1,000 this fall despite early production rumors Report: iPhone 8 to start mass production in September Report: This year’s flagship iPhone may be called the ‘iPhone Edition,’ launch well after announcement Comment: A flagship iPhone 8 going for $1000+ isn’t as outlandish as it may sound, are you in? [Poll] It seems clear that this year’s iPhone will be the biggest release in the device’s history. With an all-new design, wireless charging, an OLED display, and much more, it looks as if Apple is pull out all of the stops to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the device. Some aspects still remain uncertain, though, and it’s likely that things will continue to evolve and change. As of right now, though, these are the features we’re expecting the iPhone 8, or whatever it is called, to adopt. If the device turned out exactly like we outlined in this post, would it be enough for you to shell out over $1000? Let us know down in the comments. The direct upgrade to the iPhone 7, featuring a glass back, wireless charging, faster processors, and an improved 12MP camera.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3576
__label__cc	0.622411	0.377589	why do we celebrate birthdays with cake Every year we celebrate our with cake, candles, balloons, and a party. Whether youБre throwing a party for your kids, filled with presents, and colorful decorations, or youБre wondering where that last year went as you drink one more glass of and toast to another year of survival, birthday parties are annual and inescapable. But where did all these traditions start? The first record of a is from the times of the Egyptians. In Ancient, when someone was crowned as a pharaoh, they were then considered to be a god. This coronation date was consequently incredibly important, and deemed more important than their actual birthday. In the Bible, there is a reference to the PharaohБs coronation day. This is believed to be the first note of a, which was, of course, celebrated, to mark the amazing transition from human into deity. and candles werenБt part of the Egyptian БbirthdayБ celebrations. For this, we have the Greeks Бб who, like the Egyptians, celebrated the birthdays of gods and goddesses, rather than of us mere mortals Бб to thank. The Greeks would honor their lunar goddess, Artemis, by making moon-shaped cakes and placing on top of them. The candles were there to represent the beautiful light of the moon, and were the start of a long-standing tradition. The first people to start celebrating the birthday of the humble human being were the. WomenБs birthdays were not celebrated (the first record of a birthday celebration for a woman is in the twelfth century), but the birthdays of male friends and family members were celebrated ever year. The government took birthdays so seriously that it even created public holidays to make the birthdays of the most famous and important citizens. For centuries, Christians considered birthday celebrations to be an evil, pagan tradition, so they discouraged and ignored them. However, eventually they changed their mind, and started marking JesusБ birthday by celebrating every year. With the churchБs endorsement, birthday celebrations began to become more and more common. Thankfully, the Germans eventually came up with a suitably sweet way to mark childrenБs birthdays:. In the eighteenth century, Germans celebrated kidsБ birthdays with БKinderfeste,Б and was an incredibly important part of this celebration. And not just any : cake topped with candles. Every child was given a cake with one candle for every year they had lived, plus one extra to symbolize the hope of living another year. When blowing out the candles, every child had to make a wish, just as we still do today. Sadly, havenБt always been as sweet and delicious as they are now. Sugar and sweet ingredients used to be incredibly expensive and hard to come by, so sweet, decorated cakes were reserved for the incredibly wealthy. To our great relief, when the Industrial Revolution came along in the late eighteenth century, this all changed, and everyone was able to get his or her hands on sugar to, or to buy premade birthday cakes. The final key component of birthday parties, the БHappy BirthdayБ song, wasnБt created until 1924. A musician named Robert Coleman edited a song sang by schoolchildren every morning, and created the БHappy BirthdayБ song, which has been a key feature of all, alongside the cake and candles, ever since. You can have your cake and learn about it too. No birthday is complete without some cake в after all, itВ makes turning another year older a little more bearable. But where does eating cake on a birthday come from? And who thought it would be a good idea to stick flaming candles on top? В Whether you're a fan of traditional cake or prefer something a little, here are some theories on the origin of birthday cake. Although they weren't used to celebrate birthdays, round cakes and candles in Ancient Greece honored Artemis, the moon goddess. Round cakes were meant to look like the moon and the candles on top made the cakes give off light just likeВ вВ you guessed itВ вВ the moon. Very creative, Greece. It wasn't until later (during the Middle Ages) that cakes found their true calling в celebrating a birthday. Called Kinderfeste, this German version of a child's birthday party included a cake with candles, one for each year they had lived and an extra for the year to come. Wishes were made, cake was eaten, and mankind got one step closer to the origin of theВ as we know it. Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice During the Middle Ages, the sweet-tasting cakes that we're used to would only have been for the wealthy. Thanks to the Industrial Revolution, sugar and other ingredients needed for a cake became available to all. Just like that, cakes became a sweet and important part of our lives. I think it's safe to say the Industrial Revolution is the real MVP here. A birthday cake can be more than just a way to celebrate a birthday; it can predict the future. In, the number of candles left lit after you blow on them will tell how many years you have until you get married в no pressure or anything. В Another more dangerous tradition involves baking a dime or thimble into the cake. Whoever gets the special slice will become rich (or choke on the metal in the cake, NBD). Birthday cakes may have a long and complicated history, but one thing is for sure: no birthday is complete without them. In the wise words of Katy Perry, make it like your birthday everyday and treat yourself to some cake. why do we blow out candles on a birthday cake why do we put candles on birthday cakes why do we eat cake on birthdays why do we have cake on birthdays	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3582
__label__cc	0.641188	0.358812	MoMac Brewing Freakin Firkin Frenzy June 28, 2018 By Rachel Francis MoMac Brewing is the pioneer brewery in Western Branch, located on the city limit line directly between Chesapeake and Portsmouth. MoMac is close to the water and the Monitor Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel which is the inspiration behind the creative name. MoMac Brewing Company is the first of its kind in this popular community. During its first year of business, this brewery has made a lasting impression on its patrons for their award winning craft beer and genuine hospitality. Location was one of the most important things to MoMac’s owners. Scott Krick, one of the five business partners that started MoMac said, “Finding the right spot was the biggest challenge. We didn’t want a small tasting room, we had to have space for our guests and we wanted parking. It was important to us to be in an area that could reach multiple cities.” Photo by Jessica Shea MoMac does just that with it’s large open floor plan, outdoor seating, abundance of parking and even a kids play area so parents and families can make MoMac a weekend date night. Krick and his business partners opened MoMac for a simple reason: the love of craft beer and the community. “We didn’t get in this to be on everyone’s grocery shelf,” Krick said. “ We want to be local, stay local and help this community. We know that without the them we wouldn’t be here. We do a lot of events to bring the community together and giving back to it. It isn’t our mission to take over the world of craft beer, it’s our mission to invest in this neighborhood.” MoMac is for locals, run by five local partners who are all successful entrepreneurs. All beer lovers and all local, including the head brewer, Chris, who was trained overseas at Brewlab UK before returning back home to Chesapeake to work at MoMac. The brewery has 17 beers on tap that would appeal to anyone and everyone. Citra Back and Relax is a must try IPA made with citra hops. In house, the most popular on tap is the JIB Blonde Ale, a must try for anyone new to MoMac’s craft beers. MoMac’s Craney Island brown Ale took a bronze medal at the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild this past year, not bad for year one. MoMac’s slogan, appropriately so, is “Drink Mo Beer,” and it’s not hard to considering the care and quality with which Kirck and his team make their beers. Scattered around the bar are a slew of regulars that come back daily for a sip of this brewery’s cold, delicious craft beer. “If you make good beer, you can sell it. People want local and they want craft,” Krick said and judging by the familiarity with with he greets most guests, the people want to come back time and time again. MoMac Brewing is approaching its one year anniversary, July 6th, with two anniversary release beers and, in true MoMac fashion, a Freakin Firkin Frenzy party on Saturday, July 7th starting at noon. “Last year has been amazing, it went so quickly,” Krick explained. “If you were to tell me on day one that within the first year we would be in 85 bars and restaurants from Charlottesville to Virginia Beach, I wouldn’t have believed it.” MoMac has quickly turned into a local’s favorite and they are excited to celebrate this first milestone with the community and their guests. The two special anniversary beers MoMac is releasing on July 6th we’re created before doors even opened over a year ago meaning they’ve aged these brews to perfection. At the Freakin Firkin Frenzy, guests can expect Guest Firkins, great local music and local food trucks all under a large outdoor tent. MoMac’s Freakin Firkin Frenzy is free and open to the public, the only requirement is that you like good beer because MoMac has a ton of it! Check them out on Facebook or Instagram at MoMac Brewing Company or on their website at www.MoMacBrewing.com. The Portsmouth Beer Scene is Hopping: P-Town Welcomes Both Legend Brewing and MoMac Brewing Fall Brewery Events For The Whole Family First Fridays Season Seven Premieres: A Local’s Favorite That Rocks Granby Street Downtown Norfolk Council Announces the 4th Annual NEON Festival O’Connor Brewing Company and Virginia Craft Beer Magazine Present DAZED AND CONSUMED Rain or Shine: The 17th Annual The Virginia Beer Festival Rachel Francis Rachel was born and bred in Hampton Roads, VA and gets almost as excited to write variations of her bio as she does articles on local outreach organizations doing good in the community. An environmental, health and safety manager by day and a writer by night, Rachel spends most days trying to find balance between her creative soul and her analytical mind. Rachel loves to read, cook, binge watch Dr. Phil (don't judge), sing Billy Joel karaoke (it isn't pretty) and cuddle her two sweet dogs, Max and Moxie. She has strong addictions to volunteering, coffee, Chianti and lipstick. She currently resides in Virginia Beach, within walking distance to a local wine store and a library, which is a beautiful thing. Filed Under: ARTS & CULTURE, FOOD, HOME PAGE FEATURED, HOME PAGE SLIDER, MUSIC Tagged With: MoMac Brewing	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3583
__label__wiki	0.656706	0.656706	Home » Discography » Albums » Album Review: Our Brief Encounters by blanket Album Review: Our Brief Encounters by blanket Posted by altdialogue in Albums, Discography // 1 Comment Post rock act blanket release their debut album Our Brief Encounters on 10th February. This is big sweeping, post-rock-influenced, ambient sounds inspired by the likes of Caspian, Sigur Ros, Circa Survive, This Will Destroy You, Nothing and Failure. Their whole aim is to create an audio-visual soundscape that will take both listeners and spectators on a journey of sensory discovery. From the opening bars of ‘Acacia’ it’s obvious that this is going to be a real treat for the listener. All-encompassing and luxurious riffs lift the track into heady heights whilst piano led parts bring the track into an introspective and dark swell of emotion. There’s a genuine fragile yet life affirming tone to ‘Tethered’ – everything comes together to create an atmosphere so brittle and expansive that you feel like it may collapse at any point. Half way through the writing of the album guitarists Bobby Pook and Simon Morgan house share caught fire and Pook’s valiant attempt at saving equipment nearly cost him the ability to ever play music or make films again, when he was left with severe 3rd degree burns to his hands. At his lowest point, a Kickstarter campaign to pay for replacement equipment funded by his girlfriend and friends, alongside the generosity of some of the companies whose ranges he used, restored his faith in humanity. It’s an event that went a long way to inspiring some of the music on Our Brief Encounters, and served as a wake-up call to both the beauty and fragility of life. While the fragility of life is succinctly covered in ‘Tethered’, ‘Discoveries and Beginnings’ is the archetypical life affirming post rock track. Bulbous with raw emotion the guitars swell with a positivity and crescendo of ‘everything will be alright in the end’. It comes out as a deeply affecting track, sitting perfectly beside the expansive and stretched ‘Starlight Filled Our Minds’ which feels like Maybeshewill channelling God Is An Astronaut. Final track ‘To The Skies’ again has a smattering of Maybeshewill about it, but when executed with such aplomb you can’t find any fault in it. Welcome to your new favourite band. AD Rating 8/10 Debut Albu debut album Our Brief Encounters Alt Dialogue’s Top 100 Albums of 2017 Part 2: 50 – 1 – Alt Dialogue	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3584
__label__cc	0.507867	0.492133	by Maxim Gorky The next day when Nilovna came up to the gates of the factory with her load, the guides stopped her roughly, and ordering her to put the pails down on the ground, made a careful examination. "My eatables will get cold," she observed calmly, as they felt around her dress. "Shut up!" said a guard sullenly. Another one, tapping her lightly on the shoulder, said with assurance: "Those books are thrown across the fence, I say!" Old man Sizov came up to her and looking around said in an undertone: "Did you hear, mother?" "About the pamphlets. They've appeared again. They've just scattered them all over like salt over bread. Much good those arrests and searches have done! My nephew Mazin has been hauled away to prison, your son's been taken. Now it's plain it isn't he!" And stroking his beard Sizov concluded, "It's not people, but thoughts, and thoughts are not fleas; you can't catch them!" He gathered his beard in his hand, looked at her, and said as he walked away: "Why don't you come to see me some time? I guess you are lonely all by yourself."[Pg 126] She thanked him, and calling her wares, she sharply observed the unusual animation in the factory. The workmen were all elated, they formed little circles, then parted, and ran from one group to another. Animated voices and happy, satisfied faces all around! The soot-filled atmosphere was astir and palpitating with something bold and daring. Now here, now there, approving ejaculations were heard, mockery, and sometimes threats. "Aha! It seems truth doesn't agree with them," she heard one say. The younger men were in especially good spirits, while the elder workmen had cautious smiles on their faces. The authorities walked about with a troubled expression, and the police ran from place to place. When the workingmen saw them, they dispersed, and walked away slowly, or if they remained standing, they stopped their conversation, looking silently at the agitated, angry faces. The workingmen seemed for some reason to be all washed and clean. The figure of Gusev loomed high, and his brother stalked about like a drake, and roared with laughter. The joiner's foreman, Vavilov, and the record clerk, Isay, walked slowly past the mother. The little, wizened clerk, throwing up his head and turning his neck to the left, looked at the frowning face of the foreman, and said quickly, shaking his reddish beard: "They laugh, Ivan Ivanovich. It's fun to them. They are pleased, although it's no less a matter than the destruction of the government, as the manager said. What must be done here, Ivan Ivanovich, is not merely to weed but to plow!" Vavilov walked with his hands folded behind his back, and his fingers tightly clasped. "You print there what you please, you blackguards!"[Pg 127] he cried aloud. "But don't you dare say a word about me!" Vasily Gusev came up to Nilovna and declared: "I am going to eat with you again. Is it good to-day?" And lowering his head and screwing up his eyes, he added in an undertone: "You see? It hit exactly! Good! Oh, mother, very good!" She nodded her head affably to him, flattered that Gusev, the sauciest fellow in the village, addressed her with a respectful plural "you," as he talked to her in secret. The general stir and animation in the factory also pleased her, and she thought to herself: "What would they do without me?" Three common laborers stopped at a short distance from her, and one of them said with disappointment in his voice: "I couldn't find any anywhere!" Another remarked: "I'd like to hear it, though. I can't read myself, but I understand it hits them just in the right place." The third man looked around him, and said: "Let's go into the boiler room. I'll read it for you there!" "It works!" Gusev whispered, a wink lurking in his eye. Nilovna came home in gay spirits. She had now seen for herself how people are moved by books. "The people down there are sorry they can't read," she said to Andrey, "and here am I who could when I was young, but have forgotten." "Learn over again, then," suggested the Little Russian. "At my age? What do you want to make fun of me for?" Andrey, however, took a book from the shelf and pointing with the tip of a knife at a letter on the cover, asked: "What's this?"[Pg 128] "R," she answered, laughing. "And this?" "A." She felt awkward, hurt, and offended. It seemed to her that Andrey's eyes were laughing at her, and she avoided their look. But his voice sounded soft and calm in her ears. She looked askance at his face, once, and a second time. It was earnest and serious. "Do you really wish to teach me to read?" she asked with an involuntary smile. "Why not?" he responded. "Try! If you once knew how to read, it will come back to you easily. 'If no miracle it's no ill, and if a miracle better still!'" "But they say that one does not become a saint by looking at a sacred image!" "Eh," said the Little Russian, nodding his head. "There are proverbs galore! For example: 'The less you know, the better you sleep'—isn't that it? Proverbs are the material the stomach thinks with; it makes bridles for the soul, to be able to control it better. What the stomach needs is a rest, and the soul needs freedom. What letter is this?" "M." "Yes, see how it sprawls. And this?" Straining her eyes and moving her eyebrows heavily, she recalled with an effort the forgotten letters, and unconsciously yielding to the force of her exertions, she was carried away by them, and forgot herself. But soon her eyes grew tired. At first they became moist with tears of fatigue; and then tears of sorrow rapidly dropped down on the page. "I'm learning to read," she said, sobbing. "It's time for me to die, and I'm just learning to read!" "You mustn't cry," said the Little Russian gently.[Pg 129] "It wasn't your fault you lived the way you did; and yet you understand that you lived badly. There are thousands of people who could live better than you, but who live like cattle and then boast of how well they live. But what is good in their lives? To-day, their day's work over, they eat, and to-morrow, their day's work over, they eat, and so on through all their years—work and eat, work and eat! Along with this they bring forth children, and at first amuse themselves with them, but when they, too, begin to eat much, they grow surly and scold: 'Come on, you gluttons! Hurry along! Grow up quick! It's time you get to work!' and they would like to make beasts of burden of their children. But the children begin to work for their own stomachs, and drag their lives along as a thief drags a worthless stolen mop. Their souls are never stirred with joy, never quickened with a thought that melts the heart. Some live like mendicants—always begging; some like thieves—always snatching out of the hands of others. They've made thieves' laws, placed men with sticks over the people, and said to them: 'Guard our laws; they are very convenient laws; they permit us to suck the blood out of the people!' They try to squeeze the people from the outside, but the people resist, and so they drive the rules inside so as to crush the reason, too." Leaning his elbows on the table and looking into the mother's face with pensive eyes, he continued in an even, flowing voice: "Only those are men who strike the chains from off man's body and from off his reason. And now you, too, are going into this work according to the best of your ability." "I? Now, now! How can I?" "Why not? It's just like rain. Every drop goes[Pg 130] to nourish the seed! And when you are able to read, then—" He stopped and began to laugh; then rose and paced up and down the room. "Yes, you must learn to read! And when Pavel gets back, won't you surprise him, eh?" "Oh, Andriusha! For a young man everything is simple and easy! But when you have lived to my age, you have lots of trouble, little strength, and no mind at all left." In the evening the Little Russian went out. The mother lit a lamp and sat down at a table to knit stockings. But soon she rose again, walked irresolutely into the kitchen, bolted the outer door, and straining her eyebrows walked back into the living room. She pulled down the window curtains, and taking a book from the shelf, sat down at the table again, looked around, bent down over the book, and began to move her lips. When she heard a noise on the street, she started, clapped the book shut with the palm of her hand, and listened intently. And again, now closing, now opening her eyes, she whispered: "E—z—a." With even precision and stern regularity the dull tick of the pendulum marked the dying seconds. A knock at the door was heard; the mother jumped quickly to her feet, thrust the book on the shelf, and walking up to the door asked anxiously: Return to the Mother Summary Return to the Maxim Gorky Library	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3585
__label__cc	0.716542	0.283458	Amie Brûlée Music, Stories & Wine TALKING COUCH New & Old On May 23, 2016 May 23, 2016 By Amie BrûléeIn UncategorizedLeave a comment In the Palais Royal – they’ve filled the courtyard with black and white stripy poles of different heights for young and old to play on. A wonderful marriage of old and new, passive and active. Paris, je t’aime On May 17, 2016 May 17, 2016 By Amie BrûléeIn Uncategorized1 Comment Paris in all its splendour for four days… Beginning with a sing at the Paris Ukulele Festival, Followed by the Sawmill Sessions Bluegrass & Old Time Festival, in a barge on the canal. The sound was fabulous, and I was pleased to note they were using the same Myrtle microphone that I have. I spent the afternoon and evening jamming and listening to some great bands. Interspersed with wandering the streets, And a wonderful photographic exhibition – Dans l’Atelier – at Le Petit Palais, If you click on the photos they’ll come up bigger so you can see what the Parisians are doing. More Paris commentaries will be popping up soon. I like London in the rain On May 14, 2016 By Amie BrûléeIn Uncategorized1 Comment The 11:31 Eurostar left at 11:31 and 5 seconds, cruising out so smoothly I hardly noticed we were moving. London has been grand for the last two weeks. I even enjoyed the rain over the last two days, wandering around with that Blossom Dearie song playing in my head: “I like London in the rain, With my boots on, in the rain, See the couples arm in arm, London drizzle has its charm” I went to a wonderful exhibition of photographs of the UK by foreigners over the 20th century at the Barbican Centre yesterday. The centre is architecture in all its post-modern glory. At one level it’s quite ugly with all the brown brick and concrete, but on the other hand there’s something quite playful about the enclosed centre that includes apartments, the Guildhall School of Music, bits of canal, a very old church, concert hall, museum, art gallery, with plants spilling over the balconies… actually very appealing as a place to live when you put it like that. I was, however, reminded that despite how lovely London has been these past weeks, I do not want to live here again. I popped into the book sale in the church at the Barbican and the first thing that caught my eye was the Steinway grand piano. Needing a music fix, I asked the book man if anyone would mind if I played. His reply, in clipped, upper class accent: “That is the prerogative of the Director of Music.” A definite no, imbued with a clear sense of rules and privileges. Five minutes later as I was looking at the organ, the organ teacher stopped for a chat and said “Sure, have a play for five minutes.” I did enjoy the feeling of having thwarted the hierarchy as I walked out, head held high and a wave from the teacher in the organ loft, but the effort required to constantly get past it is wearisome. These little encounters highlight how much freedom I enjoy as an educated person in Australia, regardless of class. London Craft On May 8, 2016 By Amie BrûléeIn UncategorizedLeave a comment London Craft Week has been on for the last couple of days with a host of curious and beautifully made things. I made a beeline for the Steinway restoration demonstration at Oxo Tower on the Thames. They were fixing cracks in the soundboard of a 1889 piano when I was there. Carefully inserting a fine wedge of spruce into the crack then shaving it back in line with the sound board. They also had a new Steinway just sitting there, asking to be played – I couldn’t say no! Such a pleasure to play an instrument of that quality. It was quite lovely to play a Steinway in a shed. The juxtaposition of luxury, ultra-refined piano in an old wharf building was wonderful. I also forget how much I miss playing piano when I’m away. Later in the day I stumbled across Tom Woods Cellos in the Opera Arcade near Trafalgar Square. Ben, the resident cellist, was practising at the time, so after a chat about cellos he treated me to a private concert. There is something very special about one person playing music for another person. It made me wish I could have my own cellist as an alarm clock – live Bach to start the day! My adventures then took me to Savile Row where the delightful young Scottish cutter talked me through the process of making a bespoke suit at Kathryn Sargent. She’s the first woman tailor to break into Savile Row and if the half hour I spent there is anything to go by, is doing it extremely well. I learnt all kinds of things about suit making – horse hair fabric lining for structure; a gazillion hand stitches, sleeve width and jacket width are related… If I’d had a spare 8,000 pounds I would have ordered one! Wine furniture After three days at the London Wine Fair my teeth hurt, my feet hurt and my eyes have become attuned to interesting things. It’s quite incredible that most of the stands follow the same format, offer the same thing, and by the afternoon of Day 3 wear the same bored expressions. My eye is drawn to the unusual: textural stands (I particularly like the Argentinian blue bar, complete with music), hats & blue suits (definitely the colour of choice in London right now) and wine paraphernalia: the cork bar stool (I image it’s fabulously comfortable); the Fizzi truck (everyone needs one!) I’m reminded how wonderful it is in big European cities to walk around soaking up the history and the architecture, and in this case, the wine fair. I must confess to being a little tired after walking all day every day since I landed on Monday. The weather is divine so I shall continue walking today. All pleasure and leisure as the wine fair has finished – the Thames, V&A Museum, London Craft Week – that should keep me busy, and might necessitate a rest in Fortnum & Mason’s beautiful tea rooms. (I had a peek in there last night.) Adventures in Europe #3 On May 5, 2016 May 5, 2016 By Amie BrûléeIn UncategorizedLeave a comment A virtual bike ride through Paris as part of Castel’s marketing. It was quite fun until the crazy Swedish guy next to me swerved around a virtual bus and nearly knocked me off: Then the photos suggest he was having a good perve while I, oblivious, finished my ride and the hostess held his handlebars steady. The quintessential London evening? Bangers and mash at the pub. It was good. It’s a beautiful day in London. The perfect May day. I flew in on Monday morning and am here for a couple of weeks, then off to France for a couple of weeks before coming home. I decided to write a little post about every day, which as the travellers among you will understand, internet connections mean a few days will end up rolled into one post. I also decided it’s the perfect moment to let my alter ego out. Her name is also Amie and she’s finishing a PhD on the cultural side of wine in France and Australia. Sounds terribly serious, I know, but this trip is one of the lighter parts of the task – I’m here in London for the London Wine Fair and The Worlds in a Wine Glass conference. I plan to get distracted by a cocktail or two and the V&A museum, among other things. Long haul flying is never pleasant, but a necessary evil for an Australian with a love of Europe. One day they’ll invent a transportation device that gets you there in the blink of an eye and when that happens I’ll miss the flight over central Australia. It’s such an incredible landscape and I was lucky enough to have a window seat and clear skies. I noticed the people in front of me looking out just as we passed Lake Eyre. The swirls of colour indicate where the water flows, but it’s hard to tell if the bright blue is actually water or a reflection in the salt. (Apparently there is some water in the lake, but not very much.) The forms and colours make me think a giant has been playing with water colour paints, pushing them around the canvas without restraint, just to see what happens. Arriving in London was a trip down memory lane – I lived here for a year 15 years ago, and I recognise a lot. The streets and buildings trigger all kinds of little memories from that time and subsequent visits and I’m struck by how much my life has changed and how much has happened in a decade and a half. Resisting the urge to sleep I walked and walked with a friend around Earl’s Court and Sloane Square. The beautiful suspended flowers in the window of London perfumer Penhaligon’s caught the eye. Once inside a tall, red-head wearing a white shirt (a cut that gave just a suggestion of a lab-coat) led us through the range. She had quite a memory for the different ingredients in each perfume, gently waving the scented card under our noses as she described each one. In a master stroke of public relations, at the conclusion we were each given a handkerchief scented with the new release. My favourite was the Juniper Sling, like wearing a gin and tonic on your skin. Quite fresh to begin with, but over the course of the afternoon it mellowed into a subtle blend of fruit and spice. I may yet be temped to a acquire a bottle. Amie Brûlée at Craig's Royal Hotel, Ballarat August 7, 2019 at 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Happiness as Anarchy #61: Decorative Cabbages Happiness as Anarchy #60: Big, old trees Happiness as Anarchy #59: A Sunday Kind of Love Happiness as Anarchy #58: Sorting Happiness as Anarchy #57: Fun art Happiness as Anarchy Things That Make Me Happy	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3586
__label__cc	0.712952	0.287048	Back to Seen From Archives (images are for reference only, see the sources below) “Romeo + Juliet” from William Shakespeare Recorded at the Ambassador Theatre, 19 November 2013. Available at the Victoria & Albert Museum Archive by appointment Blythe House, 23 Blythe Road, London W14 0QX Single camera recording. 1 DVD. 120 min. Director: Paul Roseby Cast with links to their Twitter accounts: «The NYT REP Company – fifteen of NYT’s most talented performers aged 18 – 25 years – will perform in all three productions at the Ambassadors Theatre: James Hunter … Montague Louisa Beadel ... Peter/ Apothecary Miguel Brooking ... Escalus, Prince of Verona/Friar John Sope Dirisu ... Friar Lawrence/Abram Sophie Ellerby ... Tybalt Aruhan Galieva ... Juliet Aaron Gordon ... Benvolio Zainab Hasan ... Lady Capulet Simon Lennon ... Mercutio Niall Mc Namee ... Romeo Tom Prior ... Paris Abigail Rose ... Nurse Anna Spearpoint ... Lady Montague/Chorus Tom Thompson ... Capulet Daisy Whalley ... Gregory/Balthasar» Adaptation of Lolita Chakrabarti’s TV documentary “When Romeo Met Juliet” for the National Youth Theatre Season. “Romeo and Juliet” was part of a 3-plays season, together with “Prince of Denmark” and “Tory Boyz” at the Ambassador Theatre, London, 23 September-29 November 2013. The play was also being performed in a Double bill with “Prince of Denmark“. I saw it Wednesday 8 October 2014 afternoon from h 12.50. Having read several good reviews, and seen pictures and trailers about their productions on Twitter and on the Web last year, I was curious to see the three plays from the last National Youth Theatre Season. I was lucky to find this one as part of the Victoria & Albert Museum Archive. Getting in touch with their kind and helpful staff has been easy and, in occasion of my last London holiday, I took an appointment by e-mail with them for Wednesday 8 October. I was also curious to see another version of “Romeo & Juliet” set in our time. You know, “West Side Story” is one of my favorite musicals! I think this play by Shakespeare is still so beautiful and actual after all these centuries. You can see it from the beginning. A band of six girls and boys stands on the stage, singing and playing drums, in ‘80s clothes and hairstyle. A girl got the same look that made Boy George famous. She even sings “Karma Cameleon” after a while. Here the Medieval gangs live in a modern city, we found out to be London instead of Verona, and walk by the streets without any aim that could make them carry on. That causes violence between gangs. The first fight takes place inside a dress store, that is also part of the set design. A policeman prevents the two girls and the man from using their knives. I find interesting that Tybalt is a woman here. In modern gangs, girls want to be as bold as boys. And she also symbolizes the battle of the sexes, opposite to the love between Romeo and Juliet. The body of the story remains quite similar to the original. There’s the masked ball, where boy meets girl. The scene of the balcony, brilliantly made using the wall with the posters attached on. The scenes of the death of Mercutio and Tybalt provoked by Romeo – and later, the death of the two lovers inside the mausoleum – have the same tragic power. There’s irony: the audience laughs when Friar Lawrence cleans the pavement smoking drugs. The nurse is also hilarious. And so on… There are citations of some cult things of the ‘80s. A cassette player, keyboards, hair dryers, the nurse comes dressed as Sandy in the musical “Grease” in one scene. Sadly ironic that, after the death of Mercutio and Tybalt, Juliet wears a t-shirt with “Peace” on. Unfortunately, the small size of the monitor and the single camera recording didn’t make me focus on the single performances of the actors the same way I would if I saw it live, but in my opinion the cast had enthusiasm and energy. I’m taking a look to some of them on Twitter, looking forward to their next steps. I think this is a good version of the play. Despite I’m not fond of the ’80s, I enjoyed it much. I’d like to watch “When Romeo Met Juliet” too. Now I’m keeping an eye on all the young actors in the cast on Twitter. And I find great that there are archives that allow people to see plays they couldn’t see live, despite is a rather different experience. Some notes about the staging. Set design: is very simple but colourful, made by clothes rails at the two sides, a curtain in the middle, some fruit crates as furniture, a panel with street posters, two scaffoldings used as stage by the musicians, lights. Costumes and make-up: typical ‘80s style in dresses, make-up and hairstyle. Soundtrack includes some hits of the ‘80s: the most famous are, as I said, “Karma Cameleon” and “Love will tear us apart” by Joy Division that Romeo sings in a street of Manchester during the banishment. And Reggae music. National Theatre Official Site, page with information: nationaltheatre.org.uk Facebook event facebook.com National Youth Theatre Facebook Page: facebook.com Ambassador Theatre Official Site, with refer to the three plays: theambassadorstheatre.co.uk Victoria & Albert Museum Archive Official Site: vam.ac.uk BBC Two page about “When Romeo Met Juliet“: bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snbtc Page about Lolita Chakrabarti‘s playwrights: doollee.com Some technical information: bufvc.ac.uk/shakespeare Thomas Hescott Official Site: “Tory Boyz” Page thomashescott.com/projects/tory-boyz Tom Prior (Paris in “Romeo&Juliet” / Osric in “Prince of Denmark”/ James & Shayne in “Tory Boyz”) Official Site: tomcprior.com “Photo Flash: National Youth Theatre Launches 2013 Season“: Patron Hugh Bonneville met the new NYT REP Company, with other special guests broadwayworld.com REVIEW: “Romeo and Juliet, Ambassadors Theatre” By Samuel Sims on November 11, 2013 ayoungertheatre.com REVIEW: “Romeo and Juliet – National Youth Theatre of Great Britain at the Ambassadors Theatre, London” Posted by: The Public Reviews in Drama 03/10/2013 thepublicreviews.com REVIEW: “Romeo and Juliet” by Robert Tanitch britishtheatreguide.info REVIEW: “Romeo and Juliet” by Susan Elkin (Sardines review) 26 Sep 2013 sardinesmagazine.co.uk REVIEW: “Romeo and Juliet” by nick730 Tuesday, 19 November 2013 partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.it REVIEW: “Romeo and Juliet / Prince of Denmark” By Michael Coveney • 3 Oct 2013 whatsonstage.com Ambassador Theatre Season 2013 Trailer: theambassadorstheatre.co.uk National Youth Theatre Facebook Album: Romeo and Juliet – A selection of photos by Helen Maybanks, from Romeo and Juliet at Ambassadors Theatre. facebook.com National Youth Theatre Facebook Album: HRH The Earl of Wessex meets the NYT REP after Romeo + Juliet – Photos by Mark Cocksedge facebook.com National Youth Theatre Flickr Album: flickr.com	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3587
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__label__wiki	0.648486	0.648486	NFL Preview: 2015-16 Playoff Picks and Week 1 Predictions As the calendar turns to September, NFL fans everywhere rejoice! Hey everyone, and welcome to another year of Santiago’s Scoreboard. I know, I know. It feels like forever go that the New England Patriots outlasted the Seattle Seahawks in Superbowl XLIV. What with all the drama surrounding the World Champions, another big draft and all the craziness that surrounds free agency, we’ve had plenty to keep us occupied. My 2014-15 season predictions had the Denver Broncos over the Green Bay Packers. Obviously I was very wrong there, but I had a very good season overall picking games so time to improve. Here’s how I see the 2015-16 season going down: Dallas Cowboys 1. New England Patriots New York Giants 2. New York Jets Philadelphia Eagles 3. Miami Dolphins Washington Redskins 4. Buffalo Bills Seattle Seahawks 1. Denver Broncos Arizona Cardinals 2. San Diego Chargers Louis Rams 3. Kansas City Chiefs San Francisco 49ers 4. Oakland Raiders New Orleans Saints 1. Indianapolis Colts Carolina Panthers 2. Houston Texans Atlanta Falcons 3. Tennessee Titans Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4. Jacksonville Jaguars Green Bay Packers 1. Baltimore Ravens Detroit Lions 2. Pittsburgh Steelers Chicago Bears 3. Cincinnati Bengals Minnesota Vikings 4. Cleveland Browns NFC Playoff Teams Cowboys, Giants, Packers, Seahawks, Saints, Cardinals AFC Playoff Teams Broncos, Chargers, Colts, Steelers, Jets, Patriots Packers over Saints Colts over Steelers Packers over Colts So with all that said, here are my week 1 picks. Steelers @ Patriots: I had Pittsburgh winning this game before Tom Brady’s suspension was lifted. Ben Roethlisberger shows up in big games, and I think he makes a statement to open up the 2015 season with a little help from the NFL’s leading rusher in 2014, Le’veon Bell. But in the end, the raising of the banner plus the desire to put the off-season in the past will lift the Pats to an opening night victory. NEW ENGLAND WINS Packers @ Bears: Aaron Rodgers is without his favorite target, Jordy Nelson for the season. But he still has a lot of weapons, including being reunited with James Jones, and of course, one of the best up-and-coming backs in Eddie Lacy. Chicago is coming off a disappointing season, and I don’t think they did enough in the off-season to fix all the problems they had last season. It’s never easy to win on the road, but I think the reigning NFC North champs take their opener. GREEN BAY WINS Chiefs @ Texans: Both teams ended last season 9-7 and second in their respective divisions. Alex Smith has Jamaal Charles, Jeremy Macklin to help open up the offense and a defense capable of shutting anyone down. Houston has a new starting QB in Brandon Hoyer, JJ Watt and a big question mark at running back with the questionable health of Arian Foster. I like Kansas City better as a team, but I think the Texans find a way at home in a close game. HOUSTON WINS Browns @ Jets: Cleveland had a pretty good 2014-15 season as compared to what they’d dealt with years prior. But they are a new team on offense, and they have to contend with a very good Jets defense to open the season. New York had their own changes in the off-season, adding Ryan Fitzpatrick to the QB depth chart; a good move as they’re without their starter Geno Smith for a while after a locker-room scuffle that left him with a broken jaw. But it could be a blessing in disguise, as Fitzpatrick has been a solid quarterback in this league, and can spread the offense a bit more than Smith can at this point in his career. Add a solid starting running back in Chris Ivory and that defense, New York should at the very least be in the running for a wild card this season. NEW YORK WINS Colts @ Bills: Buffalo’s defense was a highlight last season, and they’re going to need it to be every bit as good as last season if they want to defeat Andrew Luck and the Colts in week 1. I think this could be a close one, but even with the Bills defense and Rex Ryan at the helm, Andrew Luck has Andre Johnson and T.Y. Hilton to go deep to, and I think he will take that next step as he enters his fourth year in the league, and lead his team to the first of many wins this season. INDIANAPOLIS WINS Dolphins @ Redskins: Washington is a mess. Or should I say still a mess. Remember when RGIII was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2012? Yeah, me neither. And neither do the Redskins apparently. The struggling franchise has given the reigns over to Kirk Cousins. DeSean Jackson and Pierre Garcon always have the possibility of breaking the big play, but Miami is just a better team. They have a QB in Ryan Tannehill who has gotten better every year in the league, a solid defense that only got better with the addition of Ndamukong Suh. MIAMI WINS Panthers @ Jaguars: Two very good defenses look to get their teams off to a good start. Carolina enters the season with virtually no one for Cam Newton to throw to, while the Jags are going with rookie running back TJ Yeldon to help ease Blake Bortles and the passing game that now includes Julius Thomas who left Denver via free agency. There’s probably more potential CAROLINA WINS Seahawks @ Rams: These two teams play in arguably the toughest, most evenly competitive division in football. Seattle has been to back-to-back Superbowls while the Rams have been getting better every year, particularly on defense. Now that the Seahawks have locked their QB up for the next four years, they look to figure out how to keep Kam Chancellor as a key part of their vaunted defense. This is going to be a real battle, but give me the defending NFC Champs in this early West matchup. SEATTLE WINS Saints @ Cardinals: Arizona’s great season was derailed by injuries at quarterback a season ago. But with Carson Palmer healthy again, the Cardinals look to get to their winning ways. New Orleans on the other hand just played down to their normal standards a season ago. The Saints lost a big offensive weapon in Jimmy Graham, but their running back core is stronger than ever with the addition of CJ Spiller. Their defense cannot be much worse than it was last season, a season where at 7-9 they almost won their division. So give me Drew Brees and his winning pedigree to start a bounce back season off right for New Orleans on the road. NEW ORLEANS WINS Titans @ Buccaneers: It’s a battle between the first and second picks of the 2015 NFL draft in week 1, as Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston both look to prove themselves and earn their first professional wins. TENNESSEE WINS Bengals @ Raiders: Cincinnati continued its great regular season, disappointing playoff performance run a year ago, while Oakland was just bad. Neither team should be proud of what they did defensively last season. I think the Raiders will be a bit better this season than the three-win team of a year ago, but the Bengals need to get wins wherever they can with the teams they are competing with in the AFC North. Not to mention having one of the toughest schedules in the league this season. CINCINNATI WINS Lions @ Chargers: Detroit is the NFC equivalent of San Diego in that they both shows flashes of pure greatness one minute, and flashes of pure mediocrity the next. Matt Stafford has one of the most dangerous weapons at his exposal in Calvin Johnson, but injuries and road woes last year saw a 7-1 start slowdown in the second half. And it’s those road struggles that led me to choose the home team to take this game SAN DIEGO WINS Ravens @ Broncos: Both teams lost in the Wild Card round a year ago, so both have some unfinished business to attend to. Peyton Manning is back and like the Spurs every year, we wonder when the decline will come. The Broncos lost a big piece in Julius Thomas, while the Ravens lost Torrey Smith and continue to move on without Ray Rice. I still like the team that Denver has, and the regular season has never been the problem for Manning, so give me the home team. DENVER WINS Giants @ Cowboys: This is a tough one. Dallas usually starts the season as the best team on paper in the NFC East. I’m not sure the loss of DeMarco Murray is as big as most think, but it’s no small thing either as the Cowboys did a good job adding depth at the running back position. New York’s defense remains a question thanks to Jason Pierre-Paul’s uncertain status and a trouble spot at safety. But I can’t help but be intrigued by the Giants offense. After a rough start to a new scheme last year, the Giants became very efficient in the second half of the season. They get back Rashad Jennings and added a versatile Shane Vereen to the back mix. Their biggest offensive question mark will be Victor Cruz, but if he can get on the field at even 80% of what he was before the injury, you can make the argument they have the deepest receiving core in the league with Cruz, Odell Beckham Jr. and Ruben Randle. NEW YORK WINS Eagles @ Falcons: Philly had another good season last season but missed the playoffs, while Atlanta struggled in nearly every facet of the game a year ago. The Eagles have a new quarterback in Sam Bradford who hasn’t played a game in nearly two years and a new running back in DeMarco Murray after LeSean McCoy left for Buffalo. The Falcons have their top wideouts healthy and a revamped running game. So which bird flies higher in this week 1 contest? I like home team in this one because experience in this league is important, and if nothing else, this Falcons team knows each other better at this point, not to mention they have something to prove. ATLANTA WINS Vikings @ 49ers: San Francisco had one of the worst off-seasons in recent memory, losing important guys in seemingly every key position except quarterback. Minnesota got their all-pro running back in Adrian Peterson back, and have Rookie of the Year Teddy Bridgewater back under center. Peterson has something to prove after missing most of last season, and giving Bridgewater a number 1 receiver like Mike Wallace will only make his job easier. MINNESOTA WINS Well, that’s it. 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Divisions have tightened up, making for a fun last month of the season. How do I sum up week 12? Big Losses, Bad Losses, and a tie… oh my god football is great. NFC EAST (It’s Officially a Two Horse Race) Eagles: Bye Week. (6-5) Cowboys: Tony Romo has been exceptional in the 4th quarter this season, and showed it once again. Big 3rd down conversions helped set up a Dan Carpenter game winning 35-yard field goal. Romo finished with 2 touchdown passes, both to Jason Witten. Dez Bryant finished with 102-yards, and DeMarco Murray ran for 86-yards on just 14 carries. A big fumble recovery for a touchdown helped get the Boys the win. Now the fate of the division lies in two match-ups with Philly starting next week. (6-5) Giants: A late second field-goal sunk any hopes they had of completing a huge playoff resurgence. First half struggles included Victor Cruz’s first fumble returned for a score, and an inability to get into the end-zone. They ran the ball effectively with Brandon Jacobs and Andre Brown combining for nearly 200-yards, but abandoned the run in the red-zone. Eli Manning finished completing just 50% of his passes, but threw 2 touchdowns and no turnovers. They managed to score 15 unanswered to tie the score late at 21, but the defense struggled to stop Tony Romo on 3rd down in what became the Cowboys game winning drive. Strange play-calling and penalties are the biggest reason for their 4 game win streak coming to end. They lost both games to Dallas by a combined 8 points. (4-7) Redskins: He’s not the same guy as the Robert Griffin III that own rookie of the year last season. RGIII finished with just 127-yards on 17-27 passing. THe offense couldn’t muster anything more than a couple Kyle Forbath field goals, both coming in the 2nd quarter. There won’t be a 7-game win streak to propel them into the playoffs this season. Now they have to hope they can beat the giants to stay out of last place, and not go from first-to-worst. (3-8) NFC NORTH (A Tie Means Nobody Won this week) Lions: They had a chance to get a last second win, instead Matthew Stafford threw his 4th interception of the game, sealing their fate. Stafford threw 3 touchdowns to go with those 4 turnovers. Calvin Johnson went over 100-yards again, while Nate Burleson had a good day in his return from injury, catching 7 passes for 77-yards and a score. This team continues to show potential, then have let-down games like this against bad teams. (6-5) Bears: Josh McGown passed for 352-yards and two touchdowns with an interception. Chicago had a Devin Hester 62-yard punt return for a touchdown nullified by a holding penalty in the fourth quarter. But it didn’t matter, since the defense couldn’t stop the Rams offense. That’s nothing new for a defense that has struggled since their 3-0 start. Lucky for them, Detroit couldn’t put any separation between them. (6-5) Packers: After an early touchdown, Green Bay couldn’t do anything on offense. That is until Matt Flynn came to the rescue, bringing them back to tie the game at 23 in the 4th quarter. But didn’t do it alone, getting a lot of help from running back Eddie Lacy, who got back over the 100-yard mark and found the end-zone. Scott Tolzien wasn’t horrible, scoring a touchdown on the ground, but he was just 7-of-17 before his benching. They forced overtime, and kicked a field-goal to take the lead, but because of the new overtime rules, Minnesota tied, and that’s how it ended. It was the first tie in the league since November of last season. (5-5-1) Vikings: For 3 quarters, they shined. Adrian Peterson led the way with 146-yards rushing and a score, though he did lose a fumble. Blair Walsh continues to show why he’s one of the top kickers in the league, hitting on all four of his attempts. Christian Ponder threw 2 touchdowns and didn’t turn the ball over. But the defense wavered in the 2nd half, and nothing good happened in overtime. A tie for this team is better than nothing, but they had a 3rd win in sight and let it slip away. (2-8-1) NFC SOUTH (The Final 4 Weeks are Going to be Fun) Saints: They weren’t sharp, but they made the plays when they had to in order to get the 4-point road win. Drew Brees threw his two touchdowns to his tight-ends Jimmy Graham and Benjamin Watson. Pierre Thomas led the way on the ground with 73-yards on just 10 carries. All that damage came in the 1st half, with a Garrett Hartley field-goal the only New Orleans scoring of the 2nd half. But the defense pitched a shutout in the 2nd half, giving this team just enough for the win. (9-2) Panthers: More late game heroics for Cam Newton, who engineered a game winning drive capped by a Greg Olsen touchdown with 43-seconds left in regulation. It was a rare slow start, 16 points allowed in the 1st half that made the comeback necessary. The game winner was Newton’s lone touchdown pass, though he did find pay dirt on the ground. Other than that rushing TD, Carolina had no real success on the ground. But the defense showed up in the 2nd half, pitching a shutout. The 7-game win streak is their longest in a decade. They kept pace with New Orleans ahead of their first match-up of the season next week, a game that becomes a battle for first. (8-3) Buccaneers: Three straight wins, and they took down their best opponent in Detroit this time around. According to NFL.com, their 3 game win streak after losing the first eight of the season puts them in rare company, joining the 1978 St. Louis Cardinals as the only teams to do so. Mike Glennon continues to show he can win in this league, completing 14-of-21 passes for 247-yards and 2 touchdowns. Bobby Rainey didn’t come close to his break out performance from a week ago on the ground, but it didn’t matter. It was Tiquan Underwood that had the break out week. The 5th year wide-out went for 108 and 2 scores on the day. And obviously the defense did a good job turning Stafford over 4 times to help hold on in the end. (3-8) Falcons: A loss on Thursday Night meant a lot of bad things for Atlanta. Their 5th straight defeat ensured their first losing season since 2008, and eliminated them from playoff contention. This is not how anyone saw a Superbowl favorite showing up this season. Not saying much, but Matt Ryan had one of his best performances of the season, completing 30 of 39 passes for 292 yards with no interceptions, but no touchdowns either. Steven Jackson ran one in for his first rushing score as a Falcon. 2 Matt Bryant field goals made up the rest of the lack luster offense. The defense did a pretty good job holding a good New Orleans team to 17 points. (2-9) NFC WEST (The Race For 2nd is On) Seahawks: Bye Week. (10-1) 49ers: It’s always a good day when your defense holds the opponent to field goals. And he wasn’t good last week, but boy did Colin Kaepernick look good this week. San Fran’s man under center threw 3 touchdowns, finished with a total of 255-yards and no turnovers. Anquan Boldin was the recipient of two of those touchdown passes, with the other going to Vernon Davis. The run game was lacking, but they did enough to win and keep pace with the cards. (7-4) Cardinals: This team continues to win, and this week they made a statement against a very good team. Carson Palmer threw for 2 scores and over 300-yards. Larry Fitzgerald caught five passes for 52-yards and 2 touchdowns, and according to NFL.com, become the youngest player in NFL history to reach 11,000 yards receiving. Jay Feely added 4 field-goals to the 40-point effort. The defense shut down the Colts offense, including a Karlos Dansby pick 6 in their 20-point 2nd quarter. Head Coach Bruce Arians beat the team that he was the interim head coach for a year ago when Chuck Pagano fought leukemia. They’ve moved themselves into playoff contention. (7-4) Rams: I’ve said it all year, this defense is for real. And this week, the offense matched their greatness with a season high 42 points. It’s their 2nd game in a row where they’ve looked unstoppable on offense, and against good teams. 21 in the 1st quarter made it an uphill battle all game for Chicago, and they couldn’t recover. Kellen Clemens’ performance wasn’t anything to write home about, 167-yards, and a touchdown. The story was the run game. For a team that took til week 9 to drive it in on the ground, the Rams picked up rushing touchdowns from 3 different players. Rookie rushers Billy Cunningham and Zac Stacy each found the end zone, as did rookie wide-receiver Tavon Austin. The defense got a pick and forced 2 fumbles. (5-6) AFC EAST (A Big Win All But Ensures New England’s Division Championship) Patriots: An atrocious 1st half was followed up by an incredible 2nd half. Two early fumbles which led to 2 touchdowns put New England down 14-0 quick. Down 24-0 at the half, 31 unanswered points in the 2nd half to take a 1-score lead in the 4th quarter. Tom Brady was brilliant after early struggles, finishing with 344-yards passing and 3 touchdowns. Julian Edelman had a huge night, finishing with 9 catches for 110-yards and two touchdowns. After the defense allowed Denver to tie the score forcing overtime, Stephen Gostkowski hit his 21st straight to give them the big come-from-behind victory. (8-3) Jets: It was all bad on Sunday, leading to their first 2-game losing streak of the season. Geno Smith was as bad as he’s been all season, completing just 9 of 22 passes along with committing 3 turnovers. The run game didn’t help, low-lighted by a Chris Ivory ankle sprain. It doesn’t help when the offense finishes just 1-for-12 on 3rd down conversions either. The defense wasn’t terrible, but they did lose Antonio Cromartie to a hip injury. (5-6) Dolphins: They got off to a hot start against one of the hottest teams in the league, but then the Panthers defense tightened up, and the Miami offense had no answer. The run game continues to suffer following the bully scandal and the loss of two key offensive linemen. Ryan Tannehill passed for over 300-yards and threw a touchdown, while Caleb Sturgis hit 3 of his 4 field goal attempts. But all the good came in the 1st half before they could do nothing right in the 2nd half. Mike Wallace had 127-yards receiving and a touchdown, but missed on a possible game-winner from Tannehill. (5-6) Bills: Bye Week. (4-7) AFC NORTH (The Cats are Still Sitting Pretty, but Things Are Tightening Up) Bengals: Bye Week. (7-4) Steelers: The comeback from an 0-4 start continues. Ben Roethlisberger threw 2 touchdowns, to Antonio Brown in the 1st half, and Emmanuel Sanders in the 2nd half to keep playoff hopes alive. Le’Veon Bell added 80-yards on the ground to Big Ben’s 217 passing. 4 forced turnovers didn’t hurt either. It’s Roethlisberger’s 16th win over Cleveland in 17 career starts, and gives Pittsburgh the season sweep over their division foes. (5-6) Ravens: Jacoby Jones has a big day receiving, finishing with 103-yards on just 4 catches. Joe Flacco finished with 1 touchdown thrown to Jones, 1 pick and 273-yards passing. Justin Tucker continues to come up big, hitting all 4 of his field-goal attempts, including a 53-yarder. The run game disappeared again, but it didn’t matter with how the defense played. They didn’t allow the Jets to sustain drives, while recording 3 sacks and forcing 3 turnovers. The win puts Baltimore back in contention for a wildcard spot. (5-6) Browns: The season got off to a promising start, but losing 6-of-7 have turned it into another season that could end at the bottom of the division. Injuries at quarterback have defined the season, and their 3rd starter of the season went down, when Jason Campbell left with a head injury after being sacked. Brandon Weedon came back in, but couldn’t help stop another loss. 4 turnovers, including 3 lost fumbles led to the two score loss. Not even Josh Gordon’s 227-yards receiving could help stave off defeat. (4-7) AFC South (Indy Running Out of Luck?) Colts: This team can’t continue to get off to such bad starts. After a strong 1st half of the season, this team is starting to show why a lack of a run game could hurt them in the playoffs. Andrew Luck came within 2-yards of being the team leader in rushing against Arizona, which can’t happen with a non-mobile quarterback. Luck wasn’t good passing either, throwing a pick 6, and throwing a garbage time touchdown to Coby Fleener. At this point, they’re just lucky they built up a big lead in the division with Tennessee not going away. (7-4) Titans: Don’t look now, but Tennessee is the number 6 seed in the AFC. It took til the 2nd half to score a touchdown, but Ryan Fitzpatrick found the end-zone twice, including a game-winning strike to Kendall Wright with 10 seconds left in regulation. The defense held Oakland to one touchdown and field-goal attempts, and they were helped out by a couple misses. They also won the turnover battle, which was key in a 1 score game. (5-6) Jaguars: Maurice Jones-Drew continues his 2nd half resurgence, rushing for 84-yards on 14 carries including a touchdown. Chad Henne managed the game well, throwing for 239 with no touchdowns but no turnovers. The defense held late as Houston drove down the field, when rookie Ryan Davis grabbed a deflected ball for the interception to seal the victory. (2-9) Texans: Things went from bad to worst for a once highly thought of Houston squad. Make it 9 straight losses,dropping them into a tie for last place after the home loss to the Jaguars. Case Keenum was back under center after being benched in the 2nd half last week in favor of Matt Schaub. Keenum with his worst performance of his young career, completing just 18 of 34 passes for 169-yards and an interception. It’s hard to win when you can’t do anything but kick field-goals, no matter who you’re playing. (2-9) AFC WEST (Denver Blows Opportunity to take a lead in the Division) Broncos: A week after coming up big, Peyton Manning came up small on the road against New England. A season low 150-yards, two touchdowns and a pick, Manning couldn’t pick up a big road win despite being spotted a defensive touchdown and good field position on another early turnover. Knowshon Moreno did his best to save Denver, rushing for a career high 224-yards and a score. Bad news on Moreno, he as found on crutches after the game. The defense couldn’t do anything in the 2nd half, allowing the Pats to score on their first 5 drives of the 2nd half. (9-2) Chiefs: Defensive injuries are piling up at the wrong time, leading to their 2nd straight loss. Both Tamba Hali and Justin Houston left in the 1st half with bad injuries. Alex Smith threw the ball as good as he has all year, going for nearly 300-yards, 3 scores and 1 pick. Jamaal Charles added his 7th and 8th rushing scores on the year as apart of a 115-yard performance. Dwayne Bowe’s touchdown catch with under 3 to play looked to be the dagger to help overcome their injuries, but it wasn’t to be. (9-2) Chargers: Make it 11 wins versus the Chiefs for Philip Rivers. San Diego’s QB took advantage of Kansas City’s defensive injuries, torching the depleted secondary for 392-yards and three touchdowns, the final one a 26-yarder to Seyi Ajirotutu with 24 seconds remaining to snap their 3-game losing streak. Ryan Matthews and Danny Woodhead added scores on the ground. Their defense wasn’t great, but they were lucky Kansas City was so banged up, and that the offense clicked on all cylinders. (5-6) Raiders: Sebastian Janikowski doesn’t miss many, but he missed two on Sunday, in a 3-point loss. Matt McGloin wasn’t too bad, throwing for 260, a score and a pick. Rashad Jennings couldn’t crack the 100-yard mark again, but it wasn’t a bad effort by Oakland. A win would’ve put them in the 6 seed in the AFC, instead they fall further down in the playoff hunt, and drop to the bottom of the West. (4-7) That’s it. Week 13 approaches as division foes square off to better their playoff standings, play spoiler and pick up as many wins as possible. 49ersAFCAFC EASTAFC NORTHAFC SOUTHAFC WESTalex smithAmerican Football ConferenceAndre BrownAndrew LuckAntonio BrownAntonio CromartieArizonaBaltimoreBearsBen RoethlisbergerBengalsBenjamin WatsonBobby RaineyBrandon JacobsBroncosBrownsBruce AriansBuccaneersCaleb SturgisCalvin Johnsoncam newtonCardinalsCarson PalmerChicagoChiefsChris IvoryChuck PaganoCincinnati BengalsClevelandColtsCowboysDallas CowboysDanny WoodheadDeMarco MurrayDenverDetroitDez BryantDolphinsDrew BreesEaglesEddie LacyEli ManningEmmanuel SandersfalconsGarrett HartleyGeno SmithGiantsGreen BayGreen Bay PackersHoustoninterceptionsJacksonvilleJacoby JonesJaguarsjamaal charlesJason WittenJetsJimmy GrahamJoe FlaccoJulian EdelmanKansas CityKarlos DansbyKnowshon MorenoLarry FitzgeraldLe'Veon BellLionsMatt BryantMatt FlynnMatthew StaffordMaurice Jones-DrewMike GlennonMike WallaceMinnesotaNate BurlesonNational Football ConferenceNational Football LeagueNew Englandnew orleansNew YorkNFCNFC EASTNFC NORTHNFC SOUTHNFC WESTNFLOaklandPackersPatriotsPeyton ManningPierre ThomasQBsRaidersRamsreceiving yardsRedskinsrunning backsrushing yardsRyan MatthewsRyan TannehillScott TolzienSeahawksSeattleSeattle SeahawksSebastian JanikowskiSeyi AjirotutuSt LouisSt. Louis RamsStephen GostkoswkiTamba HaliTexansTiquan UnderwoodTom BradyTony RomoturnoversVictor CruzVikingsWashingtonWashington Redskins Week 1 Thoughts One week down. 16 to go. Let’s start with Opening Night: Baltimore @ Denver. Something we already knew heading into this one, Peyton Manning is pretty good. All he did week 1 was throw for 7 TDs, with no turnovers against the defending Superbowl Champion Ravens. While the Broncos took home the 49-27, they didn’t look great on defense without Champ Bailey and Von Miller. And second year linebacker Danny Trevathan picked Joe Flacco off late in the game, but fumbled at the one yard line celebrating the pick 6 too early. That along with a lack of a run game were concerning, but overall if you’re a Denver fan, you’ve got to like what you saw. Manning spread the wealth between his receivers, and new addition Wes Welker is fitting in already. The Ravens have to hope Ray Rice can get it going to help Flacco in the pass game, and with punt-returner Jacoby Jones out 4-6 weeks, a big piece will need to be filled. Not worried about Baltimore just yet though, Denver was just on a different level at home to start the season. The first full Sunday of the season saw a lot of big performances, and some strange things as well. The strangest of them all, the number of safeties. Three were scored in the first quarter of games (Steelers, Jaguars and the Jets). The one Pitt picked up, according to the NFL, was the first on an opening kickoff since 1988. In an NFC North match-up between the Vikings and Lions, 2012 MVP Adrian Peterson showed last season’s comeback from an ACL injury wasn’t a fluke. On the first play from scrimmage, AP ran for a 78-yard touchdown. He’d run for a second, and catch a third from QB Christian Ponder. But despite the 3 TDs, after the big first run, Peterson only ran for 15 yards on 18 carries. Ponder threw for 3 picks. The lions are coming off another losing season, and they needed a big first games from Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson. But it was the running tandem of Reggie Bush and Joique Bell, that carried the load. Bush ran for 90 yards, but went for 101 and a TD in the pass game, while Bell only picked up 25 rush yards, but scored 2 TDs for the Lions. Geno Smith can lead the Jets to victory. Sure it was helped by a Buccaneer personal foul, but 256 yards passing, 47 rushing, a TD and an interception to go along with getting them within field goal range to win in your first NFL start is more than Jets fans could’ve hoped after he hurt his ankle in the preseason. The Saints made a statement week 1, taking down the NFC South favorite Falcons. EJ Manuel can keep things interesting, forcing the Patriots eek out a 23-21 win. The Jaguars are who we thought they are, a team who will be in the worst record of the season conversation all year. The Browns didn’t show much progress, losing their 9th straight opening day game. QB Brandon Weeden threw 4 picks and was sacked 6 times. But if the Dolphins want to make noise in the AFC East, they’ve got to do a better job protecting Ryan Tannehill, who was dropped 4 times as well. Andrew Luck is the real deal. Terrelle Pryor and the Raiders looked impressive for 3 quarters. But then Mr. Comeback struck. The Colts QB led his team on 7 4th quarter comebacks last year. And he did it again week 1. The Seahawks are a Superbowl favorite for many, but they struggled week 1 with the Carolina Panthers. It took until the 4th quarter to score a TD, a Russell Wilson 43-yard strike to Jermaine Kearse. AJ Green continues to be a really scary player (162 yards, 2 TDs), but the Chicago Bears still found a way to pull out a 3-point win over Cincy. The Steelers O-Line was no match for the revamped Titans defense, allowing Ben Roethlisberger to be sacked 5 times in a 16-9 loss. Adding injury to insult, Pitt lost a number players to injury, including Pro Bowl Center Maurkice Pouncey. The Rams and Cardinals played a close, hard-fought game, showing just how improved the NFC South is. Carson Palmer with a big day in his first day as a Cardinal, throwing 2 TDs to Larry Fitzgerald. New St. Louis TE Jared Cook with 141 yards receiving to help the Rams win their first opener in 7 years. Packers/49ers was fun to watch. Both offenses showed up big time, combining for 62 points, but San Fran and Colin Kaepernick got the best of Aaron Rodgers once again. The NFC Championship rematch ended the same way, but in this game it wasn’t Kaepernick’s legs that made the difference. Kaepernick was on point with his throws, getting his first career game of 300+ yards. The Texans are lucky they woke up in the second half against the Chargers. Houston is a team that has been getting better every year, but it took a half for Matt Schaub and his offense to wake up. They got help from a guy they missed last year, when Brian Cushing Picked off Philip Rivers for a 19-yard TD return to tie the game late. The Eagles, not the defending NFC East Champion Redskins, took their Monday Night opener. Sunday Night Football was an NFC East Matchup: Giants @ Cowboys. The Giants were 4-0 in the new Cowboys home arena heading into action, but things would change. Eli Manning threw a pick on the first play of the game. Then the Giants turned over the ball on their next two possessions. But Dallas couldn’t take advantage, scoring just 3 points off those turnovers. Tony Romo took a big hit late in the 2nd half, but was able to finish the game, and throw 2 TDs to his security blanket, TE Jason Witten. You’d think forcing 6 turnovers would’ve meant that the Cowboys won easily. Wrong. Down 13-3 late in the half, Eli Manning got a big play off to Victor Cruz to make it a game at the half. Cruz would go on to catch 3 of Manning’s 4 TDs in the game. Two fumbles by starting running back David Wilson saw Tom Coughlin bench the second year player, at a weak position for New York with the loss of Andre Brown. Despite all the turnovers, the Giants had the ball with two timeouts and the two-minute warning left with a chance to win. And there are few QBs in the history of the NFL you’d feel better about in that situation than Eli Manning. But with the Wilson benching, back-up Scott was in, and on a pass play to him, he didn’t turn quick enough, causing the ball to bounce off his shoulder and fall right into the arms of Brandon Carr for a 49 yard interception return TD to seal the 36-31 win. So the Giants receiving core (Cruz, Hakeem Nicks and Ruben Randle) all went for 100+ yards, and secondary looked pretty good. But a lack of pass rush and the turnovers are a cause for concern heading into a week 2 match-up with the Broncos. And for the Cowboys, they snapped their home losing streak to the Giants, start out 1-0 and Tony Romo came out healthy. Their big concerns heading into week 2 lie with needing to get RB DeMarco Murray going, and hoping start wide-out Dez Bryant’s tweaked ankle isn’t serious. It’s still early. Don’t forget that. 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__label__cc	0.55585	0.44415	The playoff push heats up as action enters week 12, and we’ve got a lot more great games this week. 98-63 after 11 weeks. Here are my next batch of picks. It’s the Panthers and Steelers on their bye this week. Chiefs @ Raiders: It’s not a good game, but we have an AFC West match-up to start week 12. The Chiefs are feeling pretty good about themselves as they are tied for the division lead with the Broncos. The Raiders are… well… the Raiders. Their march to history continues. KANSAS CITY WINS Browns @ Falcons: Atlanta is somehow leading the NFC South despite a 6-game losing streak this season. Cleveland is still in the playoff conversatgion, but hurt themselves with a loss against Houston a week ago. I like what Cleveland does better than Atlanta. THey are more consistent on both sides of the ball. So despite this being a home game for the Falcons, give me the Browns on the road. CLEVELAND WINS Titans @ Eagles: Philly is coming off an ugly road loss to the Packers, while the Titans are coming off a home loss to the Steelers. Mark Sanchez has been okay filling in for Nick Foles, but needs more from the run game. I think Tennessee is a good remedy for their ills, so give me the home team in this one. PHILADELPHIA WINS Lions @ Patriots: What a great early match-up. The Pats have rebounded from a slow start to being one of the two, three best teams in the league. The Lions have cooled off a bit after a slow start, specifically on offense. Detroit will need their top rated defense on the road to slow down the Pats, and they very may well do so. But I still like the Pats in a close one at home. NEW ENGLAND WINS Packers @ Vikings: The Packers are hot… at home. They’ve got a lot of games left on the road and have been a different team away from the Frozen Tundra where they look unbeatable. Minnesota has a good season without Adrian Peterson in the back field, and starting a rookie QB in Teddy Bridgewater for the majority of the season. They’re home so Minnesota won’t go quietly, but I can’t pick against MVP candidate Aaron Rodgers here. GREEN BAY WINS Jaguars @ Colts: The Jaguars are just looking to the draft and the off-season at this point, while the Colts look to rebound off a blowout loss to the Pats in week 11. Andrew Luck is having a fantastic season, but needs more out of the run game, which was hurt this week when Ahmad Bradshaw was placed on IR. But with seeding to play for, I expect Indianapolis to have a fairly easy time with Jacksonville at home. INDIANAPOLIS WINS Bengals @ Texans: Cincinnati is lucky to still hold a lead, however slim, in the AFC North. But they can’t have any more let downs, even against a pretty good team like they play this week. JJ Watt is keeping Houston in the conversation and with this game being in Texans territory, the Bengals have their work cut out for them, though I do like them to get a big road win. CINCINNATI WINS Jets @ Bills: It’s a big game for the Bills, but this isn’t even happening when it’s supposed to! Crazy snowfall in Buffalo has forced the game to be moved to Monday… in Detroit! I like the possible playoff team even after the Jets finally picked up a win before their bye. The run game for the Bills finds ways to get the job done even with injuries, and Sammy Watkins has been one of the most impressive rookies in the league. BUFFALO WINS Buccaneers @ Bears: This is maybe the worst game of the week. Both teams are bad despite many thinking both would challenge for the playoffs. The Bucs don’t do anything well except when they decide to throw the ball in the direction of rookie standout Mike Evans. As for Chicago, they finally snapped a long losing streak last week against the Vikings, but even that one wasn’t super impressive. Alshon Jeffery is questionable for the Bears, but they have better offensive weapons even without him than Tampa Bay, so I think they pick up a 2nd straight victory. CHICAGO WINS Cardinals @ Seahawks: How big is this game? An Arizona win goes a long way to locking up the NFC West, and makes the Cardinal the first team in the NFL to get to 10 wins. A Seahawks win keeps the door in the division open, and keeps pressure on teams like the 49ers, Cowboys and Packers for a Wild Card spot. Going straight off those reasons, you’d say Seattle needs this game way more than Arizona. But the Seahawks are the defending champs and know what it takes to put a run together. The Cardinals have been around the playoff picture of a few years now, but with a young QB at the helm, this win would do huge things for their confidence. Arizona has been consistently good and don’t have any off-the-field issues clouding things. So I’m taking a chance with the red birds in 12 man territory. ARIZONA WINS Rams @ Chargers: St Louis has made it tough on most opponents this season, despite having a tough schedule and losing Sam Bradford in the preseason. I mean look at the Rams wins over Seahawks, 49ers and the Broncos last week. As for the Chargers, they finally got a win after a rough stretch. I think they build off that and keep pressure on the top heavy AFC West. SAN DIEGO WINS Dolphins @ Broncos: This is a huge game with playoff implications. Miami took a big step a week ago with a win over the Bills to break a tie with them, while Denver took a big step back against the Rams. I like what the Dolphins have done all year, but I can’t see Peyton Manning having a second straight bad game, and the Broncos are so much better at home. DENVER WINS Redskins @ Niners: Like many slow starters, the 49ers have rebounded and fought their way back into the playoff hunt. Washington continues to struggle and have questions about RGIII. So give me the home team to stay on pace in the West. SAN FRANCISCO WINS Cowboys @ Giants: Every-time questions have surfaced abut Eli Manning and Tom Coughlin, the Giants have rebounded and went on long runs. They’d have to win out and hope for a lot of help for that to happen this year, but with many of their remaining games at home, and a softer schedule added to games with the Eagles and this week’s opponent, never say never. But they have to start with a win over the Boys. The defense has to find a way to stop DeMarco Murray, who’s rested after their bye. And Manning needs to look like the guy from the 49ers game that drove down the field like no one was trying to stop them in their opening drive, and not the guy who ended up with 5 interceptions. Something that could help is getting Rashad Jennings going in his second game back. I keep going on faith and I’m taking another big leap taking the G-men here in week 12. NEW YORK WINS Ravens @ Saints: Both teams need this game big-time. Baltimore is playing in the most competitive division in football, with all teams with at least 6 wins through 11 weeks. New Orleans is surprisingly in the worst division, with no teams over .500. and they find themselves behind the Falcons, a team that lost 6 straight at one point this season. So while I think the Ravens are a better overall team, I think Drew Brees and company find a way at home to turn things around. NEW ORLEANS WINS 49ersAaron RodgersAFCAFC EASTAFC NORTHAFC SOUTHAFC WESTAhmad BradshawAJ GreenAndrew LuckArizonaArizona CardinalsBaltimoreBaltimore RavensBearsBengalsBillsBroncosBrownsBuccaneersBuffalo BillsCardinalsCarolina PanthersChicagoChicago BearsChiefsCincinnati BengalsClevelandCleveland BrownsColtsCowboysDallas CowboysDeMarco MurrayDenverDenver BroncosDetroitDolphinsDrew BreesEaglesEli ManningfalconsG-MenGiantsGreen BayGreen Bay PackersHoustonHouston TexansIndianapolis ColtsJacksonvilleJacksonville JaguarsJaguarsJetsJJ WattKansas CityKansas City ChiefsLionsMiami DolphinsMinnesotaMinnesota VikingsMonday Night FootballNational Football LeagueNew EnglandNew England PatriotsNew Orlean SaintsNew YorkNew York GiantsNew York JetsNFCNFC EASTNFC NORTHNFC SOUTHNFC WESTNFLNFL picksNFL playoffsNFL Week 12 picksNFL WildcardOaklandOakland RaidersPackersPatriotsPatsPeyton ManningPhiladelphia EaglesPittsburgh SteelersplayoffsRashad JenningsRGIIISaintsSammy WatkinsSan Diego ChargersSan FranciscoSan Francisco 49ersSeahawksSeattleSt LouisSt. Louis Ramssunday night footballTampa Bay BuccaneersTeddy BridgewaterTennessee TitansTexansthursday night footballTom BradyTom CoughlinVikingsWashingtonWashington Redskinsweek 11week 12Week 12 pickswild cardWildcard NFL: Week 13 Predictions It’s time for the holidays, which means three games kick off the action on Thursday. I’d say that’s a good enough reason to say Happy Thanksgiving. Last week I was 7-7 (including the tie) last week. Here’s to a better showing in week 13. Thanksgiving Day Games Green Bay @ Detroit: It’s a battle for first place in the NFC North to kick-off all the holiday action. A Packers win vaults them back into 1st thanks in part to their tie from a week ago. A Lions win gives them a big edge over the rest of the field. Aaron Rodgers is still not back, and it remains to be seen if Matt Flynn or Scott Tolzien gets the call for the Pack, though Flynn is expected to get the nod. So for that reason, give me Matt Stafford to bounce back from a rough performance in week 12. DETROIT WINS Oakland @ Dallas: The Raiders have looked a lot better this year, and the Boys have been up and down. But Dallas is used to playing on Thanksgiving, and if ever there was a time for them to live up to their potential, it’s now in a weakening NFC East. The biggest threat to a Cowboy loss is their inability to stop the run a week ago against New York, with Rashad Jennings having a breakout season this year for Oakland. But even if Jennings can put up a lot of yards on the ground, I still see the Boys pulling out the Turkey day win. DALLAS WINS Pittsburgh @ Baltimore: Both teams got of to slow starts, but have been coming on strong of late. The AFC North rivals now battle for 2nd place, and a possible wild card berth. The Steelers are on a 3-game win streak, but I think the Ravens defend their home turf and get the run game going again. BALTIMORE WINS Take a second and tell me which of these games sounds best with a side of turkey? and now back to my picks. 1PM Sunday Games Tennessee @ Indianapolis: Both teams currently have spots in the playoffs. But a Colts loss would mean just 1 game separation in the AFC South. Indy has been getting off to horrible starts of late but the Titans offense hasn’t been great either. I just think the Colts are the better team, and this will be a good test and game to get back on track heading into the playoffs. It will also all but lock up the division crown. INDY WINS Jacksonville @ Cleveland: The Jags have played better in the 2nd half of the season, where as the Browns are struggling after a fast start. And it hasn’t gotten any better for Cleveland, who lost a 3rd different starting quarterback to injury last week. That means Brandon Weedon, or their opening day starter is back under center. And I think that makes the difference. The Jags have been pretty good defensively of late but I think the Browns find a way to get their 5th win of the year. CLEVELAND WINS Tampa Bay @ Carolina: Two teams on win streaks do battle in Carolina. The Panthers have rebounded in a big way from a 1-3 start, while the Bucs haven’t lost since picking up their 1st win of the season. The division foes may both be hot, but the Panthers have something to fight for, and playing at home, I see win number 8 in their future. CAROLINA WINS Chicago @ Minnesota: The Bears defense hasn’t been good since their 3-0 start. The Vikings get very little offense outside of Adrian Peterson these days. Jay Cutler is expected to remain out for this one, but Josh McGown has done a pretty good job. I think the Bears can get back to their take-a-way selves, and rattle Christian Ponder. CHICAGO WINS New England @ Houston: The Texans season has been very disappointing, while the Pats just continue to chug along. I don’t see the Texans losing out the rest of the season, but I also can’t see them winning this week, especially with the good feelings New England is coming off after a huge comeback on Sunday Night over the Broncos. NEW ENGLAND WINS Arizona @ Philadelphia: Both teams are flying high, and both are in the hunt for a playoff spot. Nick Foles will in fact remain the starter for the Eagles, and for good reason, as he’s one of the biggest reasons for their 3-game win streak. Philly hasn’t been good at home this year. And I think the Cardinals are defense is for real, showing why this team got off to a 4-0 start a year ago. With a real quarterback this team has been good all year. And I think they take another step towards a possible Wild Card berth. ARIZONA WINS Miami @ New York Jets: Neither team has been good lately. Geno Smith is starting to hit the rookie wall, and the run game for the Jets hasn’t been consistent. The same can be said for Miami, who continue to struggle after the loss of offensive linemen Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin. I can’t see this being a clean game, but I think the Jets get back on track, at least for a week. NEW YORK WINS 4/4:25PM Sunday Games Atlanta @ Buffalo: The Bills are coming off a bye, the Falcons have the worst record in the NFC. It’s crazy to say that, but a Vikings tie dropped them in the 16th spot. Buffalo isn’t too much better off, sitting at the bottom of the AFC East. The Falcons defense was pretty good against a very good Saints team last week, and the Bills aren’t even in the same league as New Orleans. For no other reason than I have liked Atlanta’s roster all year, despite the losses, I think the Falcons finally snap their 5-game skid. ATLANTA WINS St. Louis @ San Francisco: This should be fun. Both NFC West teams boast shutdown defenses and good run games. The 49ers have been up-and-down lately, while the Rams are coming off two very good blowout wins. I think this will be more of a defensive struggle, with the Rams finding a way to come out on top. This team gave the Niners fits a year ago, and I think it continues. ST LOUIS WINS Cincinnati @ San Diego: The Chargers are coming off a huge win over the Chiefs, further showing the potential of this team. But they have been very inconsistent basically the time Philip Rivers has been there, so it’s hard to trust them. The Bengals have had it easy all season in the AFC North, and are coming off their bye. San Diego has been shut down by lesser defenses, and only took off last week following Kansas City’s defensive injuries. So give me the road team to pounce on the previously mentioned inconsistent Chargers. CINCY WINS Denver @ Kansas City: They enter action tied for 1st, with the Broncos holding the edge thanks to a big win two weeks ago. Whoever wins this time around could end up the number 1 seed in the AFC this year. If you asked me who was winning this game based on how the Broncos played last week, I’d say KC. But while the Chiefs played very well on offense, they lost a lot of key pieces on defense, and if they get into another shootout, I can’t see them out-dueling Denver. After a 9-0 start, it’s hard to say they’ll lose a 3rd in a row, but I can’t see Peyton Manning having a 2nd bad performance in a row. DENVER WINS New York Giants @ Washington: Both teams are coming off losses, and are just trying to stay out of last place in the East. New York got a lot of good out of their offense a week ago, with Eli Manning committing no turnovers for just the 2nd time this season, and a huge effort on the ground. The defense wasn’t bad either. As for the Redskins, they were not impressive offensively yet again, and the defense wasn’t anything to write home about. So give me the road team to have one of their better games of the year. NEW YORK WINS New Orleans @ Seattle: One of the better Monday night match-ups of the season. It’s a huge game in terms of who finishes as the number 1 seed in the NFC, with these two teams entering action with the 2 best records in the conference. The Saints are not the same team on the road as they are at home, and having to go to the place with arguably the best home-field advantage in football isn’t going to help that. I thin it’ll be a close game throughout, but give me the Birds at home. SEATTLE WINS There you have it. Enjoy your long holiday weekend Scoreboard watchers. May the turkey be as juicy as the story-lines that pop up this week in the NFL. Happy Holidays. – Alex 49ersAaron RodgersAdrian PetersonAFCAFC EASTAFC NORTHAFC SOUTHAFC WESTAmerican Football ConferenceArizonaAtlantaBaltimoreBearsBengalsBillsBroncosBrownsBuccaneersBuffaloCardinalsChargersChicagoChiefsChristian PonderCincinnatiClevelandColtsCowboysDenverDetroitDetroit Lionsdivision foesdivision leadersDolphinsEaglesEli ManningfalconsfootballGiantsGreen BayHoustonIndianapolisIndianapolis ColtsJacksonvilleJaguarsJay CutlerJetsJonathan MartinJosh McCownKansas CityLionsMatt FlynnMatthew StaffordMinnesotaMonday Night FootballNational Football ConferenceNational Football LeagueNBC Sunday Night FootballNew Englandnew orleansNew YorkNFCNFC EASTNFC NORTHNFC SOUTHNFC WESTNFLNFL picksnick folesOaklandopponentsPackersPatriotsPeyton ManningPlayoff pushplayoffsPredictionsRashad JenningsRedskinsRichie IncognitoSaintsSan DiegoSan FranciscoScoreboardScott TolzienSeahawksSeattlesportsTamba HaliTampa BayTexansThanksgiving ClassicThanksgiving Day FootballTurkey bowlVikingsWashingtonweek 12week 13Week 13 nfl picksWeek 13 predictionswild card	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3594
__label__wiki	0.779565	0.779565	Social House Takes Us Back to the Day They Created "7 Rings" With Ariana Grande Two of the minds behind some of Grande's biggest hits Michael Cerio "It took like 7 shows for us, and then eventually being in the hotel room looking at pictures like, 'hey, this is us, this is happening, this is crazy'" says Michael “Mikey” Foster of Social House. Along with Charles “Scootie” Anderson, the duo have been opening up the Sweetener World Tour for Ariana Grande. The songwriters and producers have earned their way on to the stage, after some amazing unsung work behind the scenes and an emerging career of their own as performers. "Literally, this is the most fun we should be having and this is happening right now." Quietly, the pair from Social House are having one of the biggest years in music, acting as the special ingredient in some of the year's most successful songs. They have collaborated with with Meghan Trainor and H.E.R., and co-wrote "Dinero" with Jennifer Lopez, DJ Khaled and Cardi B, but it's the magic they've made with Ariana that has shot them into another stratosphere. As Grande has achieved chart history, it has been Mikey and Scootie helping to bring her ideas to your ears, having a hand in writing and producing both "thank u, next" and "7 rings." In the exclusive interview above, Social House tell us about life on the Sweetener World Tour, and how "7 rings" started. Los Angeles was ------ EXTREMELY grateful to have performed at @STAPLESCenter along side legends like @ArianaGrande & @Normani ---------------- we are living DREAMS right now ---- -- pic.twitter.com/Sz3OzSUZMq — Social House (@SocialHouseTC) May 8, 2019 "7 rings was like, a really organic process" says Scootie plainly about the number one song. "They looked at us and said, 'hey can you guys make something that would sound cool, kinda like Sound Of Music', and me and Mikey looked at each other and were ahh" he says with a gasp, spinning his head towards his partner. "They had just went to the Tiffany's breakfast and bought all the rings and everything" Mikey explains, backing up the now legendary story of the "7 rings" inspiration. "They started singing the song and stuff, and me and Mikey just walked over to the piano and just literally started pressing keys." Related: Is Ariana Grande Planning a "Thank U, Next" Body Lotion? Those keys are now the now infamous first notes of the song, haunting and ringing in anticipation of Grande's arrival. "Ari was like, 'yep, that.'" From simple beginnings in the studio, "7 rings" would go on to be Ariana's longest running number one to date, helping make chart history not seen since The Beatles. There at the start of it all was Social House. "Literally it was the first thing we played" smiles Mikey. "It was kind of cool." To hear more from Social House about working with artists and their spot on the Sweetener World Tour, watch the full interview above. Check out socialhouseonline.com to hear more of their music, and see a full list of upcoming tour dates. Social House	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3595
__label__cc	0.642605	0.357395	Posts Tagged ‘crowdsourcing’ Calling All Foodies: Fight the Chains and Win one of Aliza Green’s cookbooks By alizagreen \| February 27, 2012 FoodTrekker fox “FIGHT THE CHAINS!” FUNDRAISING DRIVE SUPPORTS INDEPENDENT FOOD & DRINK BUSINESSES (Portland, Oregon, USA 25 February 2012) – Today FoodTrekker.com announced the launch of “Fight the Chains!” – calling all foodies to support a crowdsourced fundraising drive to develop key technology tools in support of its effort to preserve and promote culinary cultures, food and drink businesses, culinarian people and groups, and foodie destinations. “Nobody we know wants to be eating and drinking the same global burgers and coffees for the rest of their lives. We must fight back and support independent businesses.” says Erik Wolf, Founder and CEO of the International Culinary tourism Association and FoodTrekker.com. Interested parties can support the campaign directly at www.indiegogo.com/foodtrekker. Funds raised from this campaign will help build key technology tools like FoodTrekker’s Tasting Team module, which enables its Tasting Team – independent food/drink journalists and chefs like Aliza Green and Harry Pagancoss (two of FoodTrekker’s advisors) – to maintain an online portfolio, write about food & drink businesses, connect with their audiences, and showcase their original food/drink editorial, photo and video content in multiple languages. This is just one of the ways FoodTrekker helps support independent food and drink businesses. WHY CHAINS ACTUALLY HURT LOCAL ECONOMIES Multinational chains swallow customers from independent food and drink businesses. Since 2008, according to leading market research firm The NPD Group, a shocking 87% of restaurant industry traffic lost has been at independent restaurants. In other words, people are eating more at chains, and less at independent food and drink establishments. “The independents don’t have the same deep pockets as the chains. It’s harder for us to survive,” says Tommy Klauber, a serial entrepreneur and owner of Pattigeorge’s Restaurant, Polo Grill & Bar and other independent foodservice businesses in Florida. Chains tend to export profits to corporate headquarters, leaving a smaller local economic impact than residents realize. CELEBRITY CHEFS & AUTHORS FURNISH REWARDS Campaign donors can choose cool rewards like cookbooks by James Beard-award winning author Aliza Green or celebrity chef & Association spokesperson Harry Pagancoss; a customized culinary tour in the US city of your choice; or even a personal celebrity chef cooking lesson in Portland, Oregon –home to the hottest culinary scene in the USA. ABOUT FOODTREKKER FoodTrekker.com is new kind of sales and marketing platform for all kinds of independent food and drink businesses and people. It covers a lot more than just restaurants – think the long tail of the food industry, including cooking schools, wineries & breweries, small food producers, farms & farmers’ markets, culinary magazines, chefs, food writers and much more. Big chains are banned. Unique to the site is proprietary matchmaking technology, which pairs foodies perfectly to the kinds of culinary experiences they’ll truly love. FoodTrekker just soft launched in its hometown of Portland, Oregon, with more cities and features coming soon. WHY CROWDSOURCING WORKS Crowdsourcing projects are a new way for new projects to raise the money they need to grow. Crowdsourced projects are all the rage now – with some garnering over US$1 million in a single campaign. Crowdsourcing works because it is funded by billions of raving fans, Erik Wolf, CEO and Founder, erik@foodtrekker.com, (+1) 503-213-3700 @foodtrekker Facebook.com/Foodtrekker Youtube.com/FoodietheFox About International Culinary Tourism Association (ICTA) and FoodTrekker The ICTA is the world’s leading authority on culinary travel, with 16,000 members in 120 countries. The Association offers education and product development solutions to the world’s food and travel industries. FoodTrekker is a consumer-facing site that focuses on the preservation and promotion of the world’s culinary cultures. Visit www.culinarytourism.org and www.foodtrekker.com for more information.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3596
__label__wiki	0.507752	0.507752	South Norfolk Council's Swim School is turbo-charged. Written by Jonathan Pyle Councillor Yvonne Bendle with Rebecca and Noah Harris and Turbo Keen swimmer, Noah Harris was in a spin to find out that he had won South Norfolk Council’s competition to name the Swim School Turtle. Four year old Noah, from Cringleford, thought the turtle should be named Turbo, and the judges all agreed. Noah and his mum Rebecca collected his prize of six months Swim School membership from Councillor Yvonne Bendle, who said. “Congratulations to Noah for coming up with such a splendid name for our turtle. Swim School is a great success, with over a thousand members at our leisure centres in Diss and Wymondham" "Swimming is not only good fun it’s also very good exercise and an important life skill to learn no matter how old you are - and it’s great to see the enthusiastic response to our competition.” Noah’s mum Rebecca, told us that “Noah had chosen the name Turbo because he liked to swim fast.” Turbo the Turtle is the new face of South Norfolk Council’s Swim School programme that runs for 50 weeks of the year at both Diss and Wymondham Leisure centres. The all-inclusive programme takes the non-swimmer from their first splash and teaches them to be confident and safe in the water. All Swim School sessions form part of the National Plan for Teaching Swimming (NPTS) and all of the teachers are certified with the Amateur Swimming Association. For more information about Swim School visit www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/swim-school Meet the Owner: Martin Wanger of Madeline Dando Books in News from Local Businesses By The All Things Norfolk Team In the second of our series giving you the opportunity to learn a little bit more about the people who own or run some of the fabulous local independent businesses which we are proud to feature on All Things Norfolk, we feature Martin Wanger of Madeline Dando Books. Madeline Dando Books is based in Wymondham and titles include "Amber Sands" and "Leaving Her Tears Behind" . "Amber Sands" is a true love story with bags of courage, resilience and triumph over adversity.The author wants the book to warm your heart, break your heart and to inspire each and every reader. "Leaving Her Tears Behind" is a story of love, desire, greed, hate and revenge, that the Author thinks will keep you on the edge of your seat right till the very end. South Norfolk Council to launch interactive heritage trail in Wymondham The history of Wymondham’s is being brought to life with the help of a unique, interactive heritage trail. South Norfolk Council has been successful in securing a £116,000 grant from the Rural Development Programme for England to build a digitally interactive historical trail that will be available to download, free of charge, from all app stores. The trail has both child and adult versions that can be used in parallel, on separate smart devices, allowing families to enjoy the experience together while watching different stories as they explore the town. Wymondham Abbey is looking for volunteers By Paul Dickson Have you got a few hours a week to spare? Do you want to spend some of your free time in a really worthwhile way? Wymondham Abbey is looking for more volunteers to act as welcomers and shop assistants. You would be joining an established team of people helping to keep one of Norfolk’s premier tourist attractions open and welcoming. Wymondham Abbey is the town’s parish church. Founded in 1107 as a priory, it has a rich and fascinating history. A recent £2.5m Heritage Lottery Fund supported development has added much admired new spaces and facilities. The project also allowed many of the Abbey’s archive treasures, some over 700 years old, to be displayed and interpreted. It recently won an award for ‘Most Welcoming Church’ in the Norwich Diocese. Winning was a piece of cake for Wednesday By Jonathan Pyle Local business woman Wednesday Batchelor from Unicorn Cakery and Delectables in Wymondham won top prize in South Norfolk Council’s Victoria Sponge Bake Off competition. Her prosecco soaked Victoria sponge, with white chocolate buttercream and homemade cherry jam had the judges heading back for seconds and thirds when the competition ran earlier in the month at South Norfolk on Show. Having quit her job in May as a facilities manager to spend more time with her one-year-old daughter Isabella, Wednesday was keen to raise the profile of her new business. Sun shines on South Norfolk on Show Thousands of people enjoyed the best of what South Norfolk has to offer at South Norfolk Council’s biggest show of the year on Sunday. The Council’s HQ in Long Stratton was packed with people enjoying the fantastic entertainment, children’s activities and local food and craft stalls. This is the eighth year that the Council has promoted its services through a spectacular day of entertainment for all the family. More in this category: « Paul Thompson's Milk Float Tour Cromer Pier refurbishment nears completion »	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3598
__label__wiki	0.560483	0.560483	Capsaicin Treatment Attenuates Cholangiocarcinoma Carcinogenesis Annika Wutka, Vindhya Palagani, Samarpita Barat, Xi Chen, et al http://www.mendeley.com/research/capsaicin-treatment-attenuates-cholangiocarcinoma-carcinogenesis {"title"=>"Capsaicin treatment attenuates cholangiocarcinoma carcinogenesis", "type"=>"journal", "authors"=>[{"first_name"=>"Annika", "last_name"=>"Wutka", "scopus_author_id"=>"56145303400"}, {"first_name"=>"Vindhya", "last_name"=>"Palagani", "scopus_author_id"=>"36462675800"}, {"first_name"=>"Samarpita", "last_name"=>"Barat", "scopus_author_id"=>"56145323500"}, {"first_name"=>"Xi", "last_name"=>"Chen", "scopus_author_id"=>"56145564200"}, {"first_name"=>"Mona", "last_name"=>"El Khatib", "scopus_author_id"=>"55229454100"}, {"first_name"=>"Julian", "last_name"=>"Götze", "scopus_author_id"=>"56145151600"}, {"first_name"=>"Hanane", "last_name"=>"Belahmer", "scopus_author_id"=>"25421549700"}, {"first_name"=>"Steffen", "last_name"=>"Zender", "scopus_author_id"=>"24402275400"}, {"first_name"=>"Przemyslaw", "last_name"=>"Bozko", "scopus_author_id"=>"6507858927"}, {"first_name"=>"Nisar P.", "last_name"=>"Malek", "scopus_author_id"=>"6701536363"}, {"first_name"=>"Ruben R.", "last_name"=>"Plentz", "scopus_author_id"=>"6602207506"}], "year"=>2014, "source"=>"PLoS ONE", "identifiers"=>{"scopus"=>"2-s2.0-84899688700", "pui"=>"372991133", "pmid"=>"24748170", "issn"=>"19326203", "doi"=>"10.1371/journal.pone.0095605", "sgr"=>"84899688700"}, "id"=>"72176864-ce50-3401-845e-1f7633d735a6", "abstract"=>"Capsaicin, the most abundant pungent molecule produced by pepper plants, represents an important ingredient in spicy foods consumed throughout the world. Studies have shown that capsaicin can relieve inflammation and has anti-proliferative effects on various human malignancies. Cholangiocarcinoma (CC) is a cancer disease with rising incidence. The prognosis remains dismal with little advance in treatment. The aim of the present study is to explore the anti-tumor activity of capsaicin in cultured human CC cell lines. Capsaicin effectively impaired cell proliferation, migration, invasion, epithelial to mesenchymal transition and growth of softagar colonies. Further, we show that capsaicin treatment of CC cells regulates the Hedgehog signaling pathway. Conclusion: Our results provide a basis for capsaicin to improve the prognosis of CCs in vivo and present new insights into the effectiveness and mode of action of capsaicin.", "link"=>"http://www.mendeley.com/research/capsaicin-treatment-attenuates-cholangiocarcinoma-carcinogenesis", "reader_count"=>10, "reader_count_by_academic_status"=>{"Researcher"=>1, "Student > Ph. D. 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A reduction of transmembrane protein Smo was seen in both cell lines after 96 h. Capsaicin down-regulates Hedgehog targets Gli1 and Gli2 in a time-dependent manner (96 h).</p>", "links"=>[], "tags"=>["cell biology", "Signal transduction", "cell signaling", "Oncogenic signaling", "Molecular cell biology", "Complementary and alternative medicine", "Gastroenterology and hepatology", "Gastrointestinal cancers", "oncology", "Cancers and neoplasms", "Gastrointestinal tumors", "cholangiocarcinoma", "Basic cancer research", "Cancer treatment", "targets", "hedgehog"], "article_id"=>1073133, "categories"=>["Biological Sciences"], "users"=>["Annika Wutka", "Vindhya Palagani", "Samarpita Barat", "Xi Chen", "Mona El Khatib", "Julian Götze", "Hanane Belahmer", "Steffen Zender", "Przemyslaw Bozko", "Nisar P. Malek", "Ruben R. 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Data are expressed as mean ± SD of triplicates.</p>", "links"=>[], "tags"=>["cell biology", "Signal transduction", "cell signaling", "Oncogenic signaling", "Molecular cell biology", "Complementary and alternative medicine", "Gastroenterology and hepatology", "Gastrointestinal cancers", "oncology", "Cancers and neoplasms", "Gastrointestinal tumors", "cholangiocarcinoma", "Basic cancer research", "Cancer treatment", "apoptosis"], "article_id"=>1073066, "categories"=>["Biological Sciences"], "users"=>["Annika Wutka", "Vindhya Palagani", "Samarpita Barat", "Xi Chen", "Mona El Khatib", "Julian Götze", "Hanane Belahmer", "Steffen Zender", "Przemyslaw Bozko", "Nisar P. Malek", "Ruben R. 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A scratch was made at (time 0 h) in both SZ-1 and TFK-1 and maintained for 24 h in conditioned medium with capsaicin or DMSO. The dotted lines are representing the edges of the wound. Photographs were taken under light microscope (10× magnification). After 24 h (A) SZ1 and (B) TFK-1 showed significant inhibition under 150 µM and 200 µM capsaicin. In DMSO treated cells 90% of the wound healing was observed after 24 hrs. (A,B) The migration index was calculated as described in Material and Methods and plotted in bar graphs. P values were calculated with ANOVA analysis of variance along with Bonferroni post test. The error bar represents standard deviation. Differences were considered as statistically significant () when the P-value was less <0.05. 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Both TFK-1 and SZ-1 showed significant decrease in number of invading cells by light microscope. P values were calculated with ANOVA analysis of variance along with Bonferroni post test. The error bar represents standard deviation. Differences were considered as statistically significant when the P-value was less <0.005 () and <0.001 (*). 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__label__cc	0.683002	0.316998	Portland Says Yes to Testing Driverless Cars, Other Cities Will Follow: Mass Adoption When? Posted by Mish \| April 19, 2017 12:04:07 \| Economics Finding driverless-friendly cities that allow car makers to test their technology has been one of the challenges facing the driverless industry. Today, Portland stepped up to the plate. “The technology is coming,” says Mayor Ted Wheeler. “Either the technology will happen to us, or we are going to shape the playing field.” Bloomberg reports Portland Opens Its Streets to Self-Driving Cars. Autonomous vehicles need to drive and drive and drive, vacuuming up hours of real-life encounters on the road to make their algorithms smarter and safer. But there’s one thing in relatively short supply: cities willing to have test cars on their streets. Portland, Oregon, is trying to change that and be what it says would be the first to issue permits for driverless vehicles, with the goal of getting them on its roads this year. “The technology is coming,” says Mayor Ted Wheeler. “Either the technology will happen to us, or we are going to shape the playing field.” The city will solicit proposals from companies working on driverless cars to gauge how they can help Portland reach its goals of reducing carbon emissions and providing equitable service. The city would also consider providing financial support for businesses to test autonomous transit vehicles, such as shuttles or buses, that could potentially connect passengers to its existing transit infrastructure. Wheeler says two years of pilot testing would inform final rules: “If we wait five years, my concern is we are not going to have a say in the matter at all.” General Motors, Lyft Inc., and Daimler AG were among those that wanted to partner with Portland on autonomous transportation as part of Portland’s submission for the U.S. Department of Transportation Smart City Challenge last year. If the city’s plan works out, driverless cars can learn more about maneuvering in the rain while dodging Portland’s many modes of transit, from light rail trains and buses, to pedestrians and unicycles. Most Disruptive Force Since the Internet Some of my readers think I am obsessed with this topic, and most of those who do, still have their heads buried in the sand believing driverless technology is decades away from happening. By now it should be crystal clear the nay-sayers are all wet. Driverless is going to happen, in a major way, by 2022 at the latest. I write about the topic because driverless technology is the most disruptive force since the internet. It will bring about major changes in the car ownership, the way people commute, and the need for insurance. Accident rates will plunge. The gas station model and the car dealer model will have major changes as well. Instead of buying two cars at $20,000 to $40,000 each, families will share a single car. A growing percentage those who live in major cities will choose to not have a car at all. Instead of buying two cars at $20,000 to $40,000 each, families will share a single car. A growing percentage those who live in major cities will choose to not have a car at all. Mass Adoption When? Driverless long haul trucks will be the norm within two years of interstate approval. I expect approval by 2021 at the latest. In contrast to trucks, mass adoption by the general public will not be immediate, but it will progress rapidly within a decade. Portland now leads the charge in testing. Competition between cities is sure to heat up. Expect another dozen announcements this year. A Study Says by 2030 1/4th of Miles Driven will be Driverless. I expect 85 percent of miles driven will be driverless by 2030. For further discussion, please consider Second-Order Consequences of Self-Driving Vehicles. 89 thoughts on “Portland Says Yes to Testing Driverless Cars, Other Cities Will Follow: Mass Adoption When?” April 19, 2017 12:11:45 at 12:11 PM I hereby call to order the Never Going To Portland Society. Have at it! Portland is barely a city, more like a large suburb. I have spent a lot of time there, and like it. But driving conditions will in no way be typical of cities… Other cities will quickly scramble to adopt a plan. April 19, 2017 6:27:08 at 6:27 PM Mish, think it’s important for your readers to become familiar with the differences between level 3, level 4, and level 5 SD vehicles as I understand level 3 is very widespread today millions of cars Level 3 1/2 is what Tesla installs today level 4 what everyone is beta testing these days, likely what the Portland project will be. Also what the Pittsburgh taxis are, the LA harbor trucks level 5 currently in alpha testing level 4 will be useful for 1) hub to hub trucking 2) taxis and for hire vehicles 3) delivery routes Tesla is likely going to transition from level 3.5 to full fledged level 4 by end of 2017. level 4 is real and will happen quickly joelg5 said: I was in Portland a few years ago on one of the trolley-buses, and the driver had to stop the bus on the narrow downtown street and get out to physically move a truck rear-view mirror out of the way so that the bus could pass without hitting it. bradw2k said: I’ve been in Portland 25 years, and after several years of mass immigration to “Portlandia” and a few decades of the environmentalist blockade of any meaningful additions to highway infrastructure, traffic is now as terrible as any other city. Try a 7am commute here some time. Bryant said: We recently drove through LA on I-5 round trip Anahiem to Universal Studios during rush hour. This was proof that no matter how many lanes are added, traffic will not move like it does at 2am. We need to spend money fixing the existing lanes so a set of shocks lasts more than 5000 miles. This is especially true of the freeways we encountered around any large city on our recent cross country trip. April 21, 2017 9:30:13 at 9:30 AM Urban, particularly LA, gridlock, is mainly just another predictable side effect of the same zoning and regulatory and “planning” idiocies that is the cause of much of today’s miseries. Always some tax feeder on lobbyists’ payroll “planning” where others shall drive. Or, more relevantly, where they shall not drive. Making sure that noone drives where the well connected lives. Instead, the yahoos are busy installing speed bumps, road blocks, gates and permit parking to make driving as difficult as possible. Then complaining that it’s too difficult….. I’m not sure what part of Portland you visit, but it certainly is not a giant suburb. As a driver the cities two biggest problems are pot holes and streets designed for a different era. (Way too narrow.) Many of those “suburb” streets don’t allow for two cars pass each other. Ruf said: I follow this issue from afar. It would seem that electric cars – the current trend – could conceivably stay on the road for decades beyond the current internal combustion engines. For one, there are fewer parts in electric cars. Also, the powertrain will not wear out; only the batteries and stuff like brake pads and tires will need to be replaced semi-regularly. So what happens to the auto manufacturers? Car companies remain a big part of the economy, They depend on a business model driven by internal combustion engine powered vehicles being replaced every 10-15 years and a steady stream of advanced features fueling demand. I think the solution is that they morph into software companies. With the steady state of impending autopilot deaths and accidents from robot cars, there will be plenty of work upgrading the software. Imagine Dearborn, MI becoming Silicon Plains. Probably when the chickens come home to roost. My guess is not for decades and after most of us have turned to room temperature. None of the unintended consequences have been considered. We have lots of denial going on. It’s part and parcel of the human condition. Boyfromtottenham said: This old timer agrees with you, LF. Just take a look at the number of sensors on the ‘self-driving’ car in the photo, just to try to do what Joe Public can do without much effort or cost. Then imagine the software that analyses all that real-time data, then the compute power to run the software, then the controls that allows the car to respond to the command signals from all that technology. I gave worked in technology for over 50 years and lately on the integration of ‘automated’ mining trucks into the vast amount of IT systems that the typical large mining company uses to run its operations, and they have hardly started to come to grips with basic issues like how the vehicle should react when it develops a mechanical fault. The next generation (or two) of techies will have to figure this out, it certainly won’t be mine. I can see how this will eventually work in large metropolitan areas. But I can’t imagine how it would work in the kind of suburbia where I live. I have two kids and a job, and on a normal day I make 4-6 trips easy. And many of the trips I make are at rush hours, when presumably everyone else would want a car too. Yet everything I do is extremely time sensitive, so it’s not like I could wait for a car at peak times. And it’s not like my trips are easy straight a-b kind of things… I have to drop one kid off at school, then the other at another school, then I have to stop at the store for office supplies, then I head to work- and that’s just one trip. And there are 10,000 people in my small suburban town doing the same kind of crap at rush hour. What happens to all the extra cars needed for rush hour, when it’s not rush hour? How is that any more cost effective than just owning the car? why don’t your kids walk to school ? Because the schools are miles from where we live, with no sidewalks, and they are four and nine years old? Do you notice that it’s the liberal that are the first to roll out the autonomous vehicle programs? (ie, San Francisco, Portland, etc…) That should be your first clue that something is awry. More denial in play. You noticed thee very big clue to the whole scheme. There was no original consumer demand for the autonomous feature and there is a reason for that. That’s because the original demand was not set forth by the private consumer, it was set forth by tne government and they are funding the hell out of it because the auto makers would never go out on a limb to find such an emdeavor. You can trace it all back to the UN and politicians being coherced into supporting the scheme. RF said: Thanks for joining us Mr. Alex Jones, happy to have you here at MishTalk. You say there is no original consumer demand, but I beg to differ: I would much rather ride to work in a self-driving car, and be able to sleep, read, or do work. It would be great if my elderly relatives could ride to see me more often without sitting on a a slow and uncomfortable plane or bus. I would be more than happy to participate in a movement that would end the business of personal injury lawyers, car insurance, auto body repair, and all of the economically worthless industries built on the broken window fallacy. If I could ride to work in a car service I would much prefer to live farther out, where I could afford more land and a larger house, and not be under the thumb of my current city’s politicians. I would very much enjoy NOT running errands to the grocery store, getting my oil changed, getting vehicle tags at the DMV, and all of the other time wasting things modern Americans have to do on a regular basis. I will never miss having to protect the lives of my family members from idiotic drivers who drive like they have something to prove and no fear of death. Ever. I would much prefer that 1 million people wouldn’t die every year needlessly from auto accidents. I could go on, but I think most people can pick out at least a couple of the above that would be worth the price of admission. If you’re so worried about the government, take another look at the point above regarding exurban growth. Rural counties of every middle-sized city will get a population boost. This will create a natural check against urban cores that tend to lean left. If anything, the new exurban growth spurred by self driving cars will cause the country to become more conservative politically. Thanks RF Those who say there is no need are of the same mentality as those who said there was no need for an internet It’s embarrassing how ridiculous their position is April 20, 2017 11:22:45 at 11:22 AM +infinity RF kevinmackay said: RF, Don’t assume no demand for SD vehicles based on your own ambivalence. There has been plenty. Your world may not may not include everyone, or even a majority. There’s plenty of consumer demand for any kind of genuine automation. Cars no different than washing machines and roosters. It’s not like you have to be some sort of communist to mind a robovacuum vacuuming your floor for you, instead of you having to do so yourself. Salt Lake to Reno along i80 is pretty darned boring by the time you’ve done it a few hundred times. The most concerning thing about the fad’s concentration in the most statist parts of the country, is that those are the places where; when the tech disappoints the fad followers who have sunk money and credibility into it, those same starry eyeds are most likely to get a bailout. In the form of draconian “road zoning,” negatively affecting those who can’t afford the new toys, in favor of the well connecteds who can. After all, it is extraordinarily rare that anyone stupid enough to still, after all this, believe that government is som sort of useful institution; will be able to accomplish anything useful themselves. Yet, in order to keep the progressive illusion alive, it is imperative for the government to ensure that money, resources and influence is, to the greatest possible extent, transferred to that specific cohort of self identified halfwits dumb enough to stomp for government. It’s the same reason banksters, lawyers, realtors and the like, as well as those on asset pump welfare, are being treated so well by the redistributionists. So, just like they are currently being zoned away to live ten to a shoebox in ghettos under freeways, “autonomous vehicles” will likely be the excuse du jour to make sure their driving is zoned away similarly. Unless they pay rent to keep their overlords’ latest “car sharing app” from appearing to be as underwhelming as it really is, of course….. Liberal, by definition, means less respect for tradition and an openness to unproven concepts. Both liberalism and conservatism have their respective places. Name on liberal program that actually worked. From LBJ’s Great Society, to free lunches in public schools to increase academic achievement, to the War on Drugs, to ObamaCare. What stupid examples. Maybe we should go back to letting old people work until they drop. Unbelievable level of cognitive disconnect among American right wingers. “We” should most certainly “let” old people, or any people, do whatever the heck they want to. And mind “our” own life and business. Not anyone elses. The War on Drugs? You mean Nixon’s program? I am not at all liberal. I strongly support SD. Is Mish a liberal? If you ascribe to “the other side” all things you’re against, eventually “your side” becomes a team of one. Brian said: Cities are where people live, and thus where this tech will be most useful soonest. That’s why Uber and Left started in big cities too. All major US cities are politically liberal. You’ll get self-driving cars soon after they’re mainstream in Portland and New York. The Real John Smith said: I fall in the camp believing that driverless cars are decades away. No-one has yet gotten a robot to do anything useful in the messy real world, only in highly controlled environments such as factories. Show me a grocery store self-checkout that doesn’t need human intervention every few minutes before you even think about about making a driverless car… I think there will be a serious realty check soon for these companies chasing the driverless dream. The most likely result will be that “driverless” technology will be used to provide safety assistance to a human driver. This is where the sweet spot will be for a long time – potential collision detection and avoidance, predictive advice to the driver “you can safely turn left now”, etc. UN Agenda 2030 will become UN Agenda 2039 in a few years as public acceptance fails to materialize. “No-one has yet gotten a robot to do anything useful in the messy real world” I haven’t vacuumed my carpets, nor mopped my kitchen tile, in three years. Robots do that now. The same will be true of driving, and sooner than you think, thanks to cognitive computing and the incredibly cheap high performance computing hardware of today. A $50 throwaway smartphone today has way more computing power than the most advanced and powerful desktop computers of 10 years ago. 10 years from now, the same will be true but on an even greater scale. You’ll feel as silly with this prediction at that time, as people who were skeptical of smartphones and e-commerce feel today. Subam Alexander said: People want this technology so it will come. This liberal city idea/arguement is like saying people did not want iPhones because they weren’t available. Once available everyone wanted one. Sebastian said: Exactly, 10 years ago Nokia was the leader in smartphones. Most people today would barely even recognise a “smartphone” from less than 10 years ago. If there is one thing people are astoundingly good at, its not understanding exponential growth I neither live in or near a giant city like Chicago. So I have no idea why I would use a driverless car. I have to commute about 40 minutes each way to work. My wife will still need a car while I am gone. When I want to go somewhere, I don’t want to wait 20 – 30 minutes for a driverless car (or Uber dude) to show up at my house to pick me up. I want to go right then. And so does my wife. Perhaps for people in highly urban environments they see this as a big deal. It has no impact on my suburban lifestyle. So I don’t think it is that revolutionary, at least for me and the folks like me. Now show me an EV that can go 250 miles at 80 mph with the A/C blasting in summer, recharges in an hour, and is affordable. No more worrying about gas prices and mechanic rip-offs. I’m in like Flynn. My situation is like yours and my skepticism is too. you unable to plan 20 minutes ahead ? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. The sometimes no thing will create tons of resistance to the idea for many, many people. Americans value the freedom of mobility that car ownership provides. I’ve got a 2012 car with parking sensors. Five years later the sensors are worthless. Likewise with the electric parking brake. Both of these systems would be needed to replace human control. Both of these systems are $1000+ each to fix. I’ve also got a 2008 & 2003 with none of these complex systems and have not had a single repair hit the $500 mark, much less four digits. Given the increased complexity and cost to repair such complex systems, how much demand will there be for a $40,000 driverless car that will require thousands of dollars in repair within five years? Maybe this is fine for the affluent, but what about people who can’t or don’t want to flush $40,000 down the toilet every few years? And if the owner chooses not to fix the car, will the car brick itself? If the self diagnostics fail to detect a failure, who will be responsible when the car is 20 years old and kills someone due to the failure? Will repairs require certification similar to an aircraft mechanic? Will people no longer be legally allowed to repair their own cars? Will the cars even be considered their own at that point? I think the idea is that although driverless cars will super expensive, they will be affordable because they will be shared across many users. You just pay for the time you use it. Some problems with this though: – it doesn’t really alter the value equation, because the cost of ownership for a vehicle is more related to number of miles used rather than age, and a shared vehicle has no advantage here. – shared vehicles will actually need to do MORE miles than individually owned vehicles due to deadheadings to go and pick someone up. This will increase vehicle wear and maintenance costs, plus put extra traffic on the roads. – in a shared vehicle you have to sit on the previous user’s mayonnaise drips / baby vomit / breadcrumbs etc – if you ride share as well as vehicle share, you will spend longer in the vehicle (to drop off / pick up others), plus have to endure their music / morning breath / banal conversation / occasional murderous attack, etc What percentage of all driving is people showing up for work at 8:00 and leaving at 5:00? If 80% of the driving population is doing that M-F, then you still need nearly a 1 – 1 relationship between cars and people. Desktop computers were once a major purchase. Now they’re less expensive than a telephone. Your math doesn’t make any sense. The equipment required to make a car autonomous will be a few thousand dollars to replace, let alone fix/refurbish. So no, your $40K car doesn’t become worthless when the auto features go bad or are damaged. Also, you’re simultaneously going to have a lot of out of work auto body repair shops given that crashes will effectively end. Smart owners of these businesses will be learning about autonomous driving systems now so that they can be prepared to service them. “The average age of light vehicles in the U.S. has risen once again as consumers continue to hold onto vehicles. IHS Markit said today that the average age of light vehicles is now 11.6 years, based on a snapshot of vehicles in operation on Jan. 1, 2016.” As you imply, useful high capital cost do not get scrapped. While the average age of a U.S. domestic commercial airliner is 11 years old, it is not uncommon for aircraft to still be in service at 24, 25, even 30 years old. This is just speculation, but I’d wager that when autos are a subscription based good, the average life will increase substantially. Your lowest tier subscribers will be picked up by the proverbial jalopy and have to potentially share the car with other passengers. Your highest tier will be picked up in a new Benz and have a private ride. Felix said: Michael, your last paragraph seems like very good questions to me. Likely none of us know how they will be answered exactly. Here are some wild guesses: Brick? … No. Not if the car has human controls. If the driver breaks, the human must drive. Insurance at 20 years? … Same as a new car. I think it’ll be the manufacturers but would not bet on it. Aircraft-like cert? … Impractical. For this reason and others, the driver will be pretty self-contained and its interface to the vehicle will necessarily be as fixed and simple as possible. Nice engineering challenge. Owner repair? … Again, argues for the driver being self-contained. As is the case now, owners won’t be able to futz with the driver. (Currently, if my car had a computer controlled steering wheel, it would be fun to build a driver for it, but I’d be putting my legal neck out when my driver took the wheel on ordinary roads.) Is “your” car your own? … Great philosophical question! Is your car your own right now, given that you’ve off-loaded liability to millions of other people through insurance? Ownership involves both control and responsibility, as balanced as is practicable. If you shed some responsibility, it won’t be long before you shed some control. Welcome to city living. 🙂 As to your experiences with expensive repairs to flaky, opaque items in newer cars: That’s how we older folks think about cars in general when we’re not running up 3 hundred thou on the odo. Anyway, don’t assume robots won’t affect car repair. Currently, the hold-up for automated car repair is the same as for many things, including self-driving vehicles: Nobody knows how to build a robot for the job. But such knowledge is being gathered and spread at an astonishing rate as we speak. And no one knows the limits to the current knowledge-exploding areas. Only that the main push-back is lack of people working in the field. With 7 billion prospects, 2 billion of whom are still mostly wasting their time, this is a pretty pleasant limitation to work with. https://www.wired.com/2015/04/dmca-ownership-john-deere/ RedQueenRace said: Driverless will eventually get here but … “But don’t expect to toss out your driver’s license in 2021. Five years isn’t long enough to create vehicles good enough at driving to roam extensively without human input, say researchers working on autonomous cars. They predict that Ford and others will meet their targets by creating small fleets of vehicles limited to small, controlled areas.” “Probably what Ford would do to meet their 2021 milestone is have something that provides low-speed taxi service limited to certain roads—and don’t expect it to come in the rain,” says Steven Shladover of the University of California, Berkeley, who has worked on automated driving for more than 20 years. Shladover says many media outlets and members of the public are overinterpreting statements from Ford and other companies that are less specific than they appear. The dream of being able to have a car drive you wherever you want to go in the city, country, or continent remains distant, he says. “It ain’t going to be five years,” says Shladover. “The hype has gotten totally out of sync with reality.” https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602210/prepare-to-be-underwhelmed-by-2021s-autonomous-cars/ There’s more at the link. I consider it to be a more realistic take on the subject. ExNihilo of Oceania said: Well isn’t that special? I’m typing this from Portland, Ore, the place that won’t even do driverless light rail. So we have all these toy trains running all over town with “drivers” in them on dedicated rail track, at a, what, 120K/year? public union job, while they are now authorizing driverless cars. It will be awesome when the driverless car plows into the drivered light rail. Greenacr said: Yes Portland …….. where the state requires an attendant to gas your car. You as a driver are not allowed to which adds to the cost of fuel. I’m imagining a shared vehicle service where you request a ride on your phone much like you do on Uber today, and then a system dynamically re-routes a small bus to come pick you up and take you where you want to go (together with a bunch of other people on their trips). This bus is driven by a human, and he/she is constantly updated with instructions from the central planning system about where to go next to pick up or drop someone off. With a decent sized fleet this could be very efficient and user-friendly. What’s more – it could be done with today’s technology. But of course people don’t seem to want practical solutions, preferring pie-in-the-sky autonomous, shared fleet, techno-fantasies. RJS, mustn’t the bus be big enough to support the driver’s cost? Or why small buses coming often are more normal in areas of the world with cheap drivers available for work. And why gigantic buses coming twice a day are the American way. Also, the passengers must be cheap to be routed circuitously. All of a sudden travel times are randomly doubled and you have no control over when or why. No thanks. Weedy Weedsen said: They should start by making the light rail and the street cars autonomous. Seems like that would be easy. Autonomous vehicles are not about liberal or conservative. They are not about any government or the UN. They are not about some plan to compromise your privacy. I am amazed at the ridiculous statements that are made when this topic is discussed. They are about human ingenuity developing a technology that will be beneficial to those who adopt it. No one says that you will have to adopt it. I still know people who have never touched a personal computer and they have been around for over 40 years. You don’t have to use a smartphone, or even a cell phone if you don’t want to. But most people do use computers and smartphones because of the benefits they provide to the user. That is why autonomous vehicles will be adopted. Because their benefit will be too big to pass up. Personally, I look forward to both the personal benefits, and the benefits to society that will result from the adoption of this technology: Millions of lives saved worldwide. Millions of accidents and injuries avoided. Dramatically lower insurance costs. No more traffic jams. Driving safely in bad weather and bad road conditions. Reducing the number of vehicles I own from 2 to 1, and maybe zero. Being able to have my car drive me while I focus on other things. Less fuel consumed, less pollution, lower costs to drive. The only disagreement I have with Mish, is that I believe the adoption of this technology will be a little bit slower than his predictions. He is more optimistic than I am on the time line. We are both very optimistic on the benefits, and on how this technology will be incredibly disruptive to society. The naysayers are the types who a hundred years ago would say that man will never fly. But today, everyone accepts as normal that millions of people fly every day because it is in their best interest do do so. We don’t use air travel because it’s some kind of conspiracy. We use it because human ingenuity developed the technology and it is in our benefit to use it. Not only is technology evolving at an exponential rate, the rate of adoption is also exponential. This implies that the next wave of technology will be developed and adopted roughly twice as fast as the wave before it. Doesn’t mean that current tech will be completely replaced – people still use feature phones and dial up internet today, but the gap between early adoption and mass adoption will be surprisingly small this time around. It took 20 years for the mass market personal computer to be generally adopted across society (the first mass market units appeared in 1978, and household penetration exceeded 80% by 1998). It took 10 years for the consumer internet to become ubiquitous. The first web browsers appeared in 1993, the mass adoption of internet use exceeded 80% by 2003. It took 5 years for smartphones to become 80% of the mobile devices used in the USA, if you count the iPhone launch in 2007 as the “first consumer smartphone.” Uber and Lyft went national in 2013… by 2016, just 2.5 years later, it had destroyed the taxi cartels in every major city in the USA. When self-driving cars arrive, the uptake in urban areas will be dizzyingly fast, and parking garages and other urban car infrastructure will collapse within 12 months. Disagree to an extent. I’d say the naysayers are the types in the 1960’s who said “flying cars are not just around the corner”. Sometimes you have to spend a lot of time trying to create something to find out why it is almost impossible to do. I’m sorry, Mish, it’s still pie in the sky. So Portland wants to be in on the cutting edge of law suits. Good for them. Yes, driverless trucks will ply the Interstates but in a very limited way. If you have never driven truck then you have never encountered all the exceptions that automated systems cannot handle. Road conditions and weather are two of them. Other vehicles on the road driven by drivers of varying aptitude and awareness are two more. The list is very long. And when these problems occur then the automated rigs will be shut down rather than risk accident and injury. And I am just talking the Interstate, not the US or state highways. Most of the automated truck traffic will be shut down during significant portions of the winter. As for Portland and other cities, those metropolitan areas that are small and compact will see regular vehicles prohibited from the downtown and a few residential areas in order to reduce the chance of accident. And unless a city is not located in a snow zone then we will see periods of automated vehicle shutdowns. City snow has a bad habit of making the commute hazardous, what with snow plows, very narrow lanes, ice formation, etc. So Mish, it’s time to get off the bandwagon for automated vehicles, you may never see it fully implemented in your lifetime. Oh, you’ll see pieces of it and a lot of failures and a lot of wrongful death suits, but it will never be the sunny day picture you keep projecting, so stop trying to blow sunshine up our skirts. 40,000 Americans killed last year by human drivers But the liability belongs to the car manufacturer when it’s an autopilot, and there’s a lot of money in suing huge corporations vs. individuals. I suppose then that if we let computers drive our vehicles then the vehicular death rate might only be 4,000 a year, an acceptable level, right? People still die every year in elevator accidents and most of them are controlled by computers. Okay, so we reduce the death rate. If that were the only measure then you would have a plausible argument. But there are many more factors to consider. Do we command that every one use driverless vehicles and no one may operate any motor vehicle? What about bicycles? What about pedestrians? Skateboards and roller skates, aren’t these problems of human actions that are not always based of the safe operation of such vehicles or bipedal movement? What’s your criteria? Ryan said: I agree. Plus how many of those 40,000 fatalities were caused by alcohol-related factors? We are overestimating peoples’ driving (and decision-making) abilities while underestimating the ability of compute systems evolve and react. WB2014, you seem to bring significant experience with the road to the table, but do you know any engineers who you trust to give you an overview of their job and what they know? Here’s a flavor: You know there are jillions of driving situations a driver must cope with. How many? Have you counted them in any way? You’d want to do so if you were given the job of making a driver. Going in to any engineering job, you want to find the scope of the job, right? So, how do you count these situations? Well, an engineer might simply list them like this on the back of his envelope: Humidity at 4 main values, including “rain” and “desert”. Sun in 8 main directions. Sun at 4 main azimuths, including “night”. Temperature at 10 main values including several around freezing. Traffic at 4 main densities. Live animal in road ahead 5 main ways at 4 main sizes. We’re already at 48410454 = 1,020,000 situations, increasing exponentially and being silly-conservative in “main” thing counts. And the list goes on and on. But the list ends. Sure, to complete the list may take a while. Sure, you may miss some very, very rare list items. No biggy. You’ll easily get everything any large group of old, human drivers will ever have experienced. If it’s critical to do so, you can even mostly automate the job of making the list! Put sensors in, say, 1000 vehicles and let ’em feed back the road from around the world for a while. (Ever wonder what data Google has from street view cars having driven most of the world’s roads? Already. Today.) When the list is complete, the situation count will be a number. A big number, but just a number. Now, the thinking and calculation above is something the people who build self-driving cars all know as well as you know which sleeve to put your arm through. So with, say, a trillion trillion situations, what are these people thinking? Many, if not most, are very good at detecting hopeless jobs. None of them want to waste their time on a hopeless job. None of them would have any trouble finding another job. Why have these people not given up? Well, here’s something to consider: Winter driving. How good are humans in the snow? Lousy, right? There are good, experienced humans, but you can’t get much experience in a short, human lifetime. But a single computer? With 1000s of trucks all feeding experience back to it from a world where it’s always winter someplace? With the ability to “drive” billions of miles under any simulated conditions, including millions of types of snow? Yeah. Who’s going to be the better driver? Your assumption is that somehow human experience can be quantifiable. The second assumption is that the computer will be able to recognize the pattern as fast if not faster than a human and act accordingly. What we are talking about is really AI in a nutshell. Then the third assumption is that the various sensors will be as good and the human senses of an experienced driver. Now there are other assumptions that many individuals/engineers may make but the point is, are the assumptions really valid? If not in whole, that at least in part. Do you start to see the problem? I have observed through my long life that Murphy’s law has not been repealed. I’ve got a half million miles of driving truck under a variety of conditions. Not every and all conditions, but most. the one “iron Law” of life that includes driving vehicles is “Shit Happens”. It literally does. The truck in front of you kicks up a large rock and throws it through your windshield striking you in the face. True, it is a very rare occurrence but it does happen. I’ve lost headlights that very way twice. Other drivers, never happened. What happens when you blow a steering (front) tire? Nails and glass and pieces of old steel belted radials cause blow outs. It’s hard enough during the day to avoid them but at night it becomes worse. Your scanners may not pick up the pieces of tires but a driver usually does. Now we have an evasion process that means you have only a couple of seconds to react. If you swerve you better check to make sure no one is beside you. High wind gusts can knock over a van, particularly one that is empty. You have a trailer that whose side area is approximately 10 by 53 feet. Empty, that van weighs in about 6000 pounds, loaded close to 60,000 pounds. You see the difference? Some parts of the country are subject to tremendous downpours of rain that come abruptly and may last as long as an hour. the human eye can’t see through these downpours. What are the chances a lens will? Same thing happens in snow country when a faster truck passes you while spraying flying snow causing a “whiteout” for several minutes. Your engineers will never solve these types of problems, never. But the last problem is the most deadly. When your computer data base is wrong and sends your 80,000 pound semi over a bridge that is rated for only half that weight. A driver will see the sign and stop. an automated truck will continue on. Want to know how many of these little “mistakes” there are? At least a thousand. God knows that I’ve been trapped that way and had to back a 75 foot articulated vehicle seven miles back to the Interstate and onto the off ramp. These little mistakes are very common. The best that interstate automated trucking can do is to ferry loads from one terminal on the interstate to another. it will be strictly van and reefer loads. Ain’t no way in hell any state will let an automated truck haul a fourteen foot combine down the interstate. No way, no how. Usually a driver needs about two years experience behind the wheel before they let him haul one of those loads. Oversize loads and heavy haul pay more, a lot more. That’s why that CDL means you are a professional driver instead of a four wheel seat cover. So to sum up the argument. Driverless vehicles will work with a reasonable certainty when the conditions are fairly uniform. They will start to have problems when conditions change unfavorably, even slightly. By the way, go read some literature on how they drive the Mars surface rover and many of the problems they face. Makes interesting reading. Maybe your engineers might want to do the same. I agree with your three assumptions. They involve some work to be true, depending on the situation and whether in a given situation they are already true or not. No. I have no problem with them. The first seems true on the face of it. The second is old news. (Example: Think of the joke rock-paper-scissors machine a while back. It cheated and won all the time by being fast.) The third: Last I checked humans don’t see in infrared very well. The human brain does a really great job of processing what the “eye” sees, but if you want to really “see” something you use that human brain to process a picture from machine sensors. Say, do you wonder whether machine sensors can make rain invisible? Sensors, themselves, that is. I can imagine a fairly easy way to process rain out of video. Drive without wipers some time and notice how you can see better if you constantly shift your head back and forth. But that’s not the trick I’m thinking of. To argue when self-driving vehicles will be around and in what circumstances, don’t bother listing issues you see with self-driving vehicles. You may be a professional driver, but you’re not a professional issue lister. That tiny list of categories I made would, if filled out, certainly include things like wind speed and direction, vehicle weight, breakdown of parts, recognizing and reading signs, road condition (as, for instance, what’s the condition of this bridge?), state of other vehicles, local customs and laws, and a generalization of the silly “live animal” category I listed (which includes tires and other objects, of course). Those categories would be listed in the first few minutes of informally scoping the project. There are teams who have been doing this process formally for 10 years now. They know those categories and many more. The weather condition items you mention (e.g. whiteouts) come as a consequence of more general categories already listed (temperature, humidity, etc.). I didn’t even mention time. All parameters change over time, short and long. So, again, we agree there are a lot of things a self-driving vehicle must handle. Let’s take an example of a particular item you mention: “A driver will see the sign and stop. an automated truck will continue on.” If the automated truck were as dumb as a fence post. But if such a truck were reasonable, we’d have had self-driving trucks long ago. I would expect a self-driving truck to: 1) Read the sign. Quicker, from further away, in less favorable circumstances, and more accurately than a human. 2) Maybe even recognize the carrying capacity of bridges by sight, if possible. Certainly more accurately than any human driver. I’d assume some groups have already built #1. It’s so similar, if simpler and easier, than other things already done at super human levels. #2 is probably a big, straightforward data processing job, nowadays. Low priority? Good as a PR stunt? As a electrical engineer with 22 years experience, I’ve seen many seemingly insoluble problems become trivial. Home computers will never be useful or simple enough for the general population. There will never be cell coverage in rural areas. Full size cars will never exceed 30 mpg. If you are an engineer and you believe a software problem is too complicated, you likely retired before 2000. I would not hire an engineer afraid of this problem. You are getting complex again Kev. You and Steve are working on some theory, aren’t you? If DWI accidents decline, then so will the number of DWI and personal injury lawyers. RDR said: I have a question. As a longtime resident of Oregon I want to know what happens to the sensitivity of all of those lenses on the cars roof when it rains, snows or sleets? Joe said: Over half of Americans according to AAA don’t feel comfortable with driverless cars on the road. I think adoption rates may lag. Count me as a non-adopter. http://www.businessinsider.com/aaa-survey-americans-fear-driverless-cars-2017-3 Also, I drove home from Newark airport last week, about 100 miles from home. The amount of potholes I avoided on the roads/highways, especially in NY/NJ was shocking, and in April! Will driverless cars see potholes and avoid them? What about the huge percentage of people who struggle with night vision, little vision? How many of those Neanderthals are computer illiterate? “Will driverless cars see potholes and avoid them?” Why not? Sure seems like a plan. Har, har. I lived for a year in that area 40 years ago and could not believe the jeep trails these guys called roads. Still the same, eh? Are the cops still inept drivers? It doesn’t matter if you’re a non-adopter – you will be adopted involuntarily sooner than you think. First, early adopters get to pay less auto insurance. Some estimate premiums slashed by 90%. Build that savings into the extra cost of the new gadgets and the initial purchase starts making more sense. The auto insurance carriers have fewer and fewer customers paying the human driver rate, meaning the only people having accidents and paying for full insurance are human drivers. Rates will increase on an S curve. Maybe you’re wealthy enough to withstand that premium. Many will not be able to. I hope I’m able to because I would enjoy the ability to drive once in a while. I don’t get this fascination with driving. I remember the euphoria of driving unsupervised for the first time when I got my first DL at age 17. Aside from that fleeting moment of joy, driving has been over 30 years of exhausting drudgery. I can’t wait for the extra relaxation of being driven everywhere — why do wealthy people have chauffeurs? If I want the sensation of self-directed movement I will buy a nice bicycle. Couldn’t agree more. Not only that, but many of us were dangerous behind the wheel in our teen years due to impulsive hormonal stuff that is par for the course at that age. Side point on biking: In high school I went on multi-week cycling trips with a group of other kids – it was a blast. Whenever I returned home and got behind the wheel of a car I was bored out of my mind. The autonomous systems will improve (learn) through driving millions of miles. It will take some time but eventually they will reduce the number of auto accidents by close to 99%. It is impossible to reach 100%.This alone will save millions of lives and countless injuries. Some accidents, though, are simply unavoidable. Of course, there will be some high profile lawsuits along the way, but those will be insignificant compared to what we have today. One area that is still under development and rarely mentioned, is the programming of ethics into the systems. For example, when an accident is unavoidable, but the vehicle has a choice about what action to take; hit the animal, hit the cyclist, run into the crowd on the sidewalk, or drive the car into that wall and injure or kill the driver. Which should the vehicle choose? I can tell you that animals do not fare well, and drivers are not always at the top of the list to protect. I suspect this will give the naysayers fodder for discussion. Regardless, these systems are already on the road, and they are getting better and better. Eventually they will be commonplace. And society will reap the benefits. This feels about right: Adult pedestrians Young pedestrians Some might say such a list is ridiculous. I’d say it is ridiculous for people to think that tired/stressed/medicated/drunk/agitated/distracted humans are capable of making the right ethical split second decision. It seems to me that it would be technically and economically more favorable to upgrade and automate long haul rail transport than long haul trucking. Even now a 100 car train with a 2 person crew can move an amount of cargo that would take about 400 long haul trucks on a weight basis using much less fuel. Rail can also be easily electrified. Rails are too static, and goods end up having to be moved by truck anyway. I’d argue it would be more efficient to convert some rail into self-driving semi-truck only highways. Remember when cell phones were acquired because saving one trip a month or handling one emergency kinda paid for the phone? Or at least gave an excuse for getting a phone. One less fender bender pays for self driving equipment by the time such equipment is available in stores near you, as seen on TV. One year of auto insurance. Five years from now I will enjoy reading all this nay-saying poppycock while being chauffered in the back seat of my self-driving car. I’ll wave to y’all as I pass by. It’s going to be glorious. Riki said: It’s decades away, forget about it. https://www.recode.net/2017/3/16/14938116/uber-travis-kalanick-self-driving-internal-metrics-slow-progress Approval is predicated on very low accident rates. Once the approval is there, it will become old-fashioned or illegal to drive manually in very short order, because of the preventable accidents that such choice brings. Interesting data, but there is another data point that would be informative – the number of trips completed without safety driver intervention vs total trips. The trend of this ratio would be a good indicator of when self autonomy will become a reality. Considering the fact that safety driver had to intervene every 0.8 miles, that number is close to zero I guess.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3603
__label__wiki	0.58703	0.58703	Film Business Blog Should Lola Rae worry about being sexually assaulted by Davido now that she is signed to DMW? \| @Sonymusicglobal Should Lola Rae worry about being sexually assaulted by Davido now that she is signed to DMW? \| @Sonymusicglobal In Music Business by Africa Music Law™ November 7, 2016 Leave a Comment After the release of his hit single ‘Gbagbe oshi’ through Sony Music, Davido had the opportunity to promote the song across Nigeria to drive the sale of his EP ‘Son of Mercy.’ During one such promotion on The Beat 99.9FM in Lagos (the interview is now available online), he was asked, explicitly, by the host (Toolz), why he was yet to sign a female artist to his Davido Music Worldwide label. His response was that he could not sign a female artist to his label unless she was his sister or daughter, because “things would go down.” In relevant part, below is the conversation: “Toolz: You know me, I am always for female artists. Are you going to sign any female artist? Davido: Mennh I don’t think I can handle a female artist. Toolz: Why?! Davido: Female artist you will have to be like my sister, like my daughter. You know things are gonna go down. You know… (Laughs)” His body language when he said “things would go down,” appeared to insinuate “things will go down” in a sexual manner. It in fact has been interpreted that way by listeners/viewers of the audio/video clip. Davido’s statements were terrible, indicated or insinuated an intent to sexually assault, or harass any female artists he signs to his label, and is not one any artist, much less Davido, should be making. Davido is a Sony artist. He now represents that brand and the fact that he would make such insinuation or statements, which are highly contradictory to what Sony says they stand for, is appalling! This week, news reports now state that Davido has signed British-Ghanaian artist Lola Rae to his Nigerian label, Davido Music Worldwide. Given this signing and his previous statement discussed above, the obvious question is, should Lola Rae be concerned about being sexually assaulted by Davido? If the answer is “no,” then when will Davido make clear that he does not condone any type of sexual harassment, assault or violence towards any female artist, and that his statements were just terrible to make? It is particularly important that Davido, a highly influential artist across Africa, make this denunciation. This is because: 1. Women are highly underrepresented in the industry. 2. The lack of representation is not because women do not try. It is primarily because of sexual assault, violence and harassment that have been a major stumbling block for female artists to progress in the industry. 3. Further, the mindset that persons like Davido have and the statements they make only perpetuates these sexual assaults/harassment on female artists in the industry. Indeed, we know that even leading names in the industry such as Tiwa Savage have not been spared from sexual harassment. In April of this year, Tiwa spoke at a Youth Enterprise Conference held at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos. During her speech, she said, “Ladies face a lot in the industry. These men cannot but ask for sex from us…A lot of times they said that they wanted to help me but actually they wanted me to do “something” with them. Luckily I had a crazy boyfriend who ended up being my husband. He just shot them down.” Not everyone is “lucky” as Tiwa to have a protector in the industry to avoid sexual assault or harassment. Indeed, over the course of the five years of owning this blog, numerous young women in the industry have approached me about their experiences with sexual assault and harassment in the music business. Again, the statements by Davido are unacceptable, and I think it is a big red flag now that he has signed Lola Rae to his label. His statement is also one that Sony should be highly concerned about because it flies in the face and goes against the values that Sony claims it believes. Davido should apologize for his statement and should become an advocate of eliminating sexual harassment and assault in the industry against women. He should also know better as an American citizen, an allegedly exposed and educated man, and a father of a little girl. Indeed, if his daughter decides to sign up with a label to pursue a music career, she shouldn’t have to fear sexual harassment/assault from persons like Davido who expect “something to go down,” rather than a healthy career progression. -Ms. Uduak face of 2019 Most Popular Podcast – Music Streaming in Africa Subscribe to Our Podcast Show Susbcribe in iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, or Spotify. 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__label__wiki	0.862326	0.862326	Homeland Security testing Wii Fit Balance Boards to detect fidgeting in airport security lines Fit to fly? Balance Board tapped to detect shifty characters at airports videogames.yahoo.com \| Oct 10, 2009 by Mike Smith The next step in the War on Terrorism? Nervous flyers, beware: a Department of Homeland Security-funded project is investigating whether Wii Fit Balance Boards might be good ways to detect signs of tension or unease in airport security lines. As somewhere over 20 million Wii Fit owners know, the Balance Board can detect your precise balance point, making it a perfect keep-fit tool — but the Future Attribute Screening Technology project hopes detecting physiological signs — including rapid shifts in balance — will help identify passengers who may have hostile intentions. “Researchers took a Wii balance board…and altered it to show how someone’s weight shifts. Studies are now under way to determine whether there is a level of fidgeting that would suggest the need for secondary screening,” CNN said. The Balance Board is just one of a suite of sensors the Boston-based project is trialing; others include eye trackers and devices that record respiratory and heart rates. Researchers say their goal is to have a system ready for field tests in 2011. Posted in Big Brother Surveillance Society, Police State Dictatorship, Social Engineering Russian mercs hope to outdo Blackwater in Iraq Posted in Mercenaries, Militarization, Military Industrial Complex, Perpetual War 2012 Olympic site workers face biometric scans Machines with hand and iris recognition technology are to be deployed at entry points of east London Olympic Park site AFP \| Oct 10, 2009 LONDON — Workers on London’s Olympic Park will have to go through biometric scanning to access the 2012 Games site in a bid to protect it from terrorists, a newspaper reported Sunday. From this week, machines that have hand and iris recognition technology will be deployed at entry points around the 2.5-square-kilometre east London site, The Observer said. The weekly said the hand scanners could check up to 5,000 workers per hour at Europe’s largest regeneration project, while the iris scanners would be used as an alternative if required. The decision to implement the measures was based on Britain’s “years of experience in both tackling terrorism and hosting major sporting and cultural events”, Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell said. “Ensuring the construction phase of the Games is safe and secure is a key part of our preparations for London 2012. “We are using cutting-edge technology to make sure that as activity on the site increases the workforce and infrastructure continue to be protected without affecting progress.” Around 4,500 people work at the site but the figure is expected to double by the end of next year, The Observer said. The scanners will also help clamp down on illegal labour. Government figures found that 136 suspected illegal immigrants were arrested at the site between April and December last year, the latest period for which figures are available. “We are phasing in robust plans to ensure the security and safety of both the Olympic Park workforce and the surrounding communities,” said a spokesman for the Olympic Delivery Agency. “Enhanced access controls utilising the latest technology will enable properly authorised, equipped and trained workers to enter and leave the Olympic Park as quickly and safely as possible.” Posted in Big Brother Surveillance Society, Biometrics Big Brother is watching you shop BBC \| Oct 2, 2009 By Michael Fitzpatrick Increasingly facial recognition is picking out people in a crowd A surveillance state, with cameras on every street is commonplace but now Big Business is also turning to Big Brother. Face recognition, behaviour analysing surveillance cameras, biometric profiling and the monitoring and storing of our shopping patterns has made snooping into our habits, movements and private lives ever easier. Dismayed at its shrinking power to market to us via traditional media or even the internet, the private sector is now proposing to reach potential customers in ways that critics say should have us all concerned. “There is an enormous pent-up demand for personalised location advertising, whether it is on your cellphone or PDA, on your radio in your car, or on the billboards you walk by on the streets and inside stores,” says Bruce Schneier, chief security technology officer of BT. “This is yet another technological intrusion into privacy. And like all such intrusions, it will be taken as far as the owner of that intrusion finds it profitable.” Emotional reactions New surveillance technology could even evaporate the advertiser’s favourite grouse that “half of advertising is wasted, but we don’t know which half”. Advertisers are turning to “intelligent” digital billboards that use cameras to watch you watching the ads. In Germany, developers have placed video cameras into street advertisements attempting to discern people’s emotional reactions to the ads, according to the Washington-based privacy advocate outfit the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC). It warns that this type of surveillance encroaches on civil liberties. Such face, voice and behaviour technology could be a means of tracking individuals on a mass level across their entire lives, it says. Pushed by the demands of advertisers and security-minded governments, these technologies are becoming so increasingly smart and intrusive that they now resemble something out of science fiction, it warns. Some of the technology available now seems to have overtaken fiction. When an interactive ad shouts out to Tom Cruise’s character in the 2002 film Minority Report: “John Anderton, you could use a Guinness!” It identified him as he walked through a mall by scanning the unique pattern of his iris. This is now pretty standard. Face recognition technology is proving to be a handier, more sophisticated tool to pick us out on the street, a crowded room or at passport control. Such systems are able to automatically detect and identify human faces using recognition algorithms. The first step for a facial recognition system is to recognise a human face and extract it from the rest of the scene. Next, the system measures the distance between the features — a distinctive aspect of our faces that does not change with disguises or even surgery. Matches can then be found in databases in under a second, although 100% accuracy is not yet guaranteed. Currently the private sector is finding such systems useful for what it calls “targeted marketing,” or “dynamic advertising.” Japan’s NEC, for instance, sells face-recognition technology to allow advertisers to tailor what ad is showing on a digitised screen depending on the viewer’s sex and age. Tracking systems, such as these, can determine the viewer’s gender 85-90% of the time, approximate age and ethnicity, and change the ads accordingly. NEC denies the system raises privacy concerns as it does not store any images, only the analysed results (age and sex) based on those images. But as Schneier points out systems like these are likely liable to “function creep” where a technology is brought in for one purpose, to profile your sex while viewing an ad for example, and then begins to push the boundaries. “Once the cameras are installed and operational, once they’re networked to central computers, then it’s a simple matter of upgrading the software,” he says. “And if they can do more — if they can provide more “value” to the advertisers — then of course they will. To think otherwise is simply naive.” And when advertisers start to follow us, our privacy, our right to be left alone will be severely compromised, he thinks. Democratic governments, charged with protecting us from such violations, are beginning to wake up to these practices. The US is about to propose a bill to ensure that consumers know what information is being collected about them. The EU promises to rigorously police what it claims are already stringent controls on our personal data. “Europeans must have the right to control how their personal information is used,” Viviane Reding, the EU’s commissioner for information society and media told BBC news. “We cannot give up this basic principle, and have all our exchanges monitored, surveyed and stored, in exchange for a promise of ‘more relevant’ advertising.” Despite such assurances, given the pervasiveness of such technologies firstly on the internet and now spreading to the physical world, what we do about them in the next few years will be crucial. It might control our privacy for generations to come say human rights advocates. “Companies are increasingly impatient to get to us and once these practices are commonplace it will hard to reverse them,” says Marc Rotenberg director of EPIC. “Particularly as, ironically, we lose privacy these companies are gaining secrecy.” It would seem sensible to debate now how far business and the state should be allowed to tag us while we still have a privacy to protect. Posted in Big Brother Surveillance Society, Biometrics, Police State Dictatorship Lord Mandelson and Nat Rothschild share Brazilian ambitions When Lord Mandelson pays tribute to President Lula of Brazil at the Banqueting House in Whitehall on Bonfire Night, his Brazilian-born boyfriend, Reinaldo da Silva, will not be the only one hoping for friendships to sparkle. The Business Secretary’s holiday host Nat Rothschild has decided to expand massively his interests in Brazil. Telegraph \| Oct 10, 2009 By Richard Eden Lord Rothschild’s heir has invested £75 million in BR Properties to take advantage of Brazil’s booming economy. Nat, from whose villa in Corfu Peter Mandelson reportedly ran Britain while Gordon Brown was on holiday in August, is expected to take a seat on the board of BR Properties. His father is the chairman of the RIT Capital investment group, which is also taking a minority stake in the company. Nat’s previous property interests centred on Montenegro, where he is investing with another of Mandelson’s chums, Oleg Deripaska, the controversial Russian oligarch. Mandelson’s relationship with Nat became a major talking point when Mandrake disclosed last year that the former European trade commissioner had, while staying with Nat in Corfu, been entertained aboard the yacht of Deripaska, an aluminium tycoon, whose businesses benefited from tariffs the commission set. Nat, who is the co-chairman of the hedge fund Atticus Capital, has been linked to the son of the Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam Muammar al-Gaddafi. In 2009, Saif threw his 37th birthday party at the Splendid Hotel in Becici, Montenegro. Posted in Banking Cartels, Banksters & Billionaires, Crime & Corruption, Dictators, Globalization, Illuminati Elites New “Game” Encourages Secret Police-Style Spying Players of Internet Eyes will monitor “thousands” of CCTV cameras, watching for crimes and reporting them to the authorities in hopes of winning monthly cash prizes. escapistmagazine.com \| Oct 9, 2009 A new online “game” called Internet Eyes is about to launch, offering players a chance to earn money by spying on people through closed-circuit television cameras and reporting them to the police – for real. Players of Internet Eyes will monitor “thousands” of CCTV cameras, watching for crimes and reporting them to the authorities in hopes of winning monthly cash prizes of up to £1,000 (roughly $1600). The game’s website will also feature a gallery of the people busted by Internet Eyes users along with a breakdown of their crimes and which user caught them. Tony Morgan, one of the men behind the scheme, said he and his partners were inspired to launch Internet Eyes by the fact that while the U.K. has roughly 4.2 million CCTV cameras installed throughout the country – a per-capita rate that easily outpaces even that of China – only “one in a thousand” actually gets watched. “This could turn out to be the best crime prevention weapon there’s ever been,” Morgan said. “I wanted to combine the serious business of stopping crime with the incentive of winning money.” The game will be free to play, while anyone who wants a camera monitored by Internet Eyes will pay £20 per week for the service. Morgan said he hopes that businesses, “local authorities” and even police forces will eventually take advantage of the service. The game will use cameras in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon when it launches in November, with a country-wide rollout expected soon after. “Crimes are bound to get missed but this way the cameras will be watched by lots of people 24-hours-a-day. It gives people something better to do than watching Big Brother when everyone is asleep,” he said, apparently without a trace of irony. “We’ve had a lot of interest from local businesses and hope to roll it out nationwide and then worldwide.” Not everyone is as enthusiastic about the plan as Morgan, however. Charles Farrier of the group No-CCTV called it “an appalling idea” and said, “It is something which should be nipped in the bud immediately. It will not only encourage a dangerous spying mentality by turning crime into a game but also could lead to dangerous civil rights abuses.” I think “appalling” is a pretty good word for it. In the latter half of the 20th century, East Germany suffered under the incredibly repressive thumb of the Ministry for State Security, better known as the Stasi, a secret police agency famous for the extent to which it monitored the lives of everyday German citizens. Citizen-spies employed by the Stasi reported on each other to such an extent that two decades after reunification, the nation is still struggling to come to terms with the extent of the collusion. And now somebody wants to turn that sort of self-inflicted surveillance into a game? On the other hand, maybe “appalling” isn’t strong enough. Posted in Big Brother Surveillance Society, Divide and Conquer, Internet and Computers, Police State Dictatorship, Psychopathy, Social Engineering, Sovietization Kremlin accused of Soviet-style election rigging Russian regional elections ‘rigged by Kremlin’, opposition claims Russia’s embattled opposition movement has accused the Kremlin of holding Soviet-style “non-elections” as more than a fifth of the population prepares to vote in key regional polls on Sunday. Telegraph \| Oct 9, 2009 By Andrew Osborn in Moscow Bureaucrats loyal to the ruling United Russia party have illegally removed opposition figures from the ballot, broken up opposition meetings, intimidated rival candidates and muted opponents’ campaign messages, the opposition claimed. The situation in Moscow, where the city parliament controls a £25bn budget, was particularly bad, said Boris Nemtsov, co-chairman of the opposition Solidarity movement. In the run-up to the vote, Moscow’s electoral commission refused to register a clutch of opposition candidates, citing Kafkaesque technicalities such as invalid signatures, incorrectly completed applications and irregularities in identity documents. Dismissing President Dmitry Medvedev’s promises of greater democracy as empty talk, several senior opposition figures called for voters to boycott the ballot altogether. “These are not elections but a farce,” said Mr Nemtsov. “These elections are illegitimate.” Mikhail Kasyanov, a former prime minister turned opposition figure, was equally dismissive. He urged a complete boycott “until the authorities restore our right to take part in free elections”. Yet Kremlin election officials said all was well. Vladimir Churov, head of the central election commission and an old friend of Vladimir Putin, the prime minister, said he was convinced the elections were fair. “The campaign is unfolding in a really organised way,” he told news agency Interfax. “There is genuine competition like there always has been.” For the opposition, the ballot is a confirmation of its growing fears about President Medvedev. Mr Medvedev came to power last year claiming he had an agenda for change – despite having been hand-picked by Mr Putin – and was ready to relax a de-facto one-party political system where dissenting voices did not make it onto state TV. But so far, critics say he has promised much but delivered little as he has struggled to emerge from Mr Putin’s shadow. In Moscow, the one-sided nature of the campaign is apparent. A giant poster of a smiling Mr Putin looms over the busy Novy Arbat street alongside a gargantuan poster for his ruling United Russia party. “We keep our word and we get things done,” reads the slogan. Leonid Kirichenko, an independent electoral expert, said the elections were merely an imitation of a genuine vote. “The only way to avoid falling victim to falsification is to vote the way the authorities want you to,” he noted wrly. Like other experts, he said there was no doubt that Mr Putin’s United Russia party would sweep the board. Mr Medvedev’s promises of greater freedom are meaningless, he believes. “It is impossible to talk about the honesty of these elections,” he sighs. “That remains a dream.” Voters appear to agree. One poll showed 53 per cent thought their participation in the vote would change nothing. Posted in Communism, Crime & Corruption, Social Engineering, Sovietization, Vote Fraud	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3609
__label__cc	0.588552	0.411448	Stabilisation by noise on the boundary for a Chafee-Infante equation with dynamical boundary conditions Jean-Daniel Djida 1,, , Juan J. Nieto 2, and Iván Area 3, Departamento de Estatística, Análise Matemática e Optimización, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain Departamento de Estatística, Análise Matemática e Optimización, Instituto de Matemáticas, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain Departamento de Matemática Aplicada Ⅱ, E.E. Aeronáutica e do Espazo, Universidade de Vigo, Campus As Lagoas s/n, 32004 Vigo, Spain * Corresponding author: jeandaniel.djida@usc.es Received March 2018 Revised September 2018 Published February 2019 Fund Project: This work has been partially supported by the Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) of Spain under grant MTM2016–75140–P, co-financed by the European Community fund FEDER, and Xunta de Galicia, grants GRC 2015–004 and R 2016/022 We study a fractional time porous medium equation with fractional potential pressure. The initial data is assumed to be a bounded function with compact support and fast decay at infinity. We establish existence of weak solutions for which we determine whether the property of compact support is conserved in time depending on some parameters of the problem. Special attention is paid to the property of finite propagation for specific values of the parameters. 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__label__cc	0.553963	0.446037	Home News American News Trump, Putin meeting left problems unsolved Trump, Putin meeting left problems unsolved U.S. President Donald Trump meets with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday voiced their satisfaction with their first one-on-one meeting here, though acknowledged problems remain… reports Asian lite News Although the summit was described by Trump as “a very constructive day” and by Putin as “first important step”, questions from reporters about the alleged meddling with US elections by Russia still highlighted the post-summit press conference. Trump told reporters he “spent a great deal of time” talking about the allegation with Putin, while Putin categorically denied any interference in the US internal affairs. “Could you name a single fact that would definitively prove the collusion? This is nonsense.” Putin said, adding “There’s no evidence when it comes to the actual facts, we have to be guided by facts not by rumours.” Putin also denied the accusation that Trump colluded with Russia in the presidential campaign of 2016. The Russian president said his country has never interfered and is not going to interfere in American internal affairs. In this case, Trump sided with his Russian counterpart by openly questioning his own intelligence agencies’ findings that Moscow was behind the 2016 US elections. “President Putin says it’s not Russia. I don’t see any reason why it would be,” said the US President. However, other than the so-called meddling, the leaders of the two world powers were not so in step. On Syria crisis, they agreed that the two countries should cooperate, but failed to reach any concrete details. “As we have discussed, the crisis in Syria is a complex one. But our cooperation between the two countries has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives,” said Trump. Putin called on the United States to work together to resolve the Syrian conflict, saying “Russia and the US can take the lead on this issue in this country and work together to overcome the humanitarian crisis.” Putin said both countries considered it “necessary” to further work together on many issues, including extension of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the dangerous situation surrounding the development of elements of the global system of American missile defence, and the implementation of the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles as well as avoiding weapons being placed in space. U.S. President Donald Trump (L) meets with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. No progress was made towards a joint stance on Crimea. Putin said the US leader’s stance on Crimea was “well-known” and said Trump “continues to maintain that it was illegal to annex it.” “Our viewpoint is different,” Putin concluded. “Today’s meeting is only the beginning of a longer process, but we have taken the first steps towards a brighter future,” Trump said. “Of course, numerous problems remain, and we could not clear all the debris,” said Putin. Previous articlePAK POLLS: Islamists, Militants Join the Fray Next articleObama in Kenya; Calls to end ethnic divisions in Africa	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3621
__label__wiki	0.830988	0.830988	DVD / October 7, 2006 The Tick Vs. Season One Randall Cyrenne Sunbow Productions/Graz Entertainment/20th Century Fox Children’s Television (1994), Buena Vista Home Entertainment (August 29, 2006), 2 discs, 252 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Not Rated, Retail: $34.99 A lovable big, blue dufus and his little pal fight crime in The City. The Sweatbox Review: Citizens! Behold the origin of the mighty Tick! Superhero parodies have been done to death over the years, despite so often being, well, pretty lame. Superhero conventions are easy to make fun of, but apparently it is not so easy to make all the teasing into a fun story. The trick is to recognize what we always talk about, but so few creators seem to take seriously: no matter what genre you are operating in, you have to have a good story. That’s it. That’s the secret. Superhero parodies, like most animated films from the year 2006 about anthropomorphic animals, too often seem to exist only for themselves, not to actually tell a worthwhile story. Ah, but that is where The Tick is different. In The Tick, the cleverness of writing goes beyond the schtick, producing stories that one can enjoy while guffawing at the ridiculousness of the characters. I’m not saying that the show deserved a Nobel Ptrize or anything, but at least you could tell that the writers were trying to tell stories the audience could enjoy past the one-liners. Most importantly, they created characters, not just parodies. The Tick, with his penchant for addressing inanimate object and his cheerful disdain for evil, managed to connect with the audience on a deeper level than simply being a buffoon. His sidekick Arthur, meanwhile, was wonderfully down-to-earth, an everyman trying to be a hero in a crazy world. The main writer, of course, was Ben Edlund. Edlund created The Tick to star in a newsletter published by New England Comics, with The Tick first appearing there in the summer of 1986. After escaping from a Minnesota asylum, The Tick embarked a crime-fighting career in The City, in a series of over-the-top superhero comedies. When he met his partner Arthur in 1989, his formula for success was complete. The Tick’s exploits became very popular with local and mail-order customers, and he was launched into his own nationally distributed comic book in 1988. From there, he became something of a cult success, providing comic fans in the know with a rarity in those days— a funny comic book. Edlund became one of the first of the 1990s comic book cartoonists to achieve success in other media when Fox Kids produced a 1994 Saturday morning cartoon starring The Tick. The show was a bit of a success, running eventually for 36 episodes, although its last original episodes were run on Comedy Central in 1996 (while Fox was content to run repeats). The chief reason for the change of networks was that Fox wanted The Tick to be a kids’ show, whereas the producers and writers wanted it to be actually based on the comic, which was for older readers. It’s that same old story that plagues comic book adaptations— someone buys the rights to a property, but decides they don’t like it and want to make it into something else, thus satisfying no one. Since then, though, further repeats of what still ended up being a strong show have cemented The Tick as a favorite among Cartoon fans who enjoy their “super-humorics”. (I just made that word up. Just now. Do you like it? No? OK, I won’t do it again…) Most episodes were co-written by Edlund, who has a talent for creating absurdly wonderful plotlines and characters, and has both heroes and bad guys spouting deliriously absurd dialog. His sharp writing ability, laced with irony and an appreciation for camp, led to him working with Joss Whedon, writing and producing Angel and Firefly. He also has writing credits for Titan A.E. and Venture Bros., not to mention the live action version of The Tick that has found more of an audience on DVD than Fox ever allowed it in 2001. The best writing in the world can be sabotaged by lousy voice acting, but The Tick was exceptionally well cast. Townsend Coleman anchors the whole thing with his perfect voice work as the title character. He plays The Tick with just the right note of enthusiasm, earnestness, and even sweetness. It would have been so eay to make The Tick annoying, but with Coleman, The Tick is only endearing. Mickey Dolenz of The Monkees played Arthur in the first season episodes (he had to withdraw for the following seasons), and he manages to play Arthur straight enough to not sound whiny, but humorously enough to allow him to be a cartoon character. The other voice casting was a nice blend of “straight” and “character” voices, but all professional. Now, on to the DVD… Anyone following the developments surrounding the DVD set likely knows that this is not quite a “complete first season” set. Episode #11 (The Tick Vs. The Mole Men) was not included due to legal issues, unfortunately, but it may yet appear in a future set. What remains are twelve pretty darn funny episodes of superhero parody. The Tick Vs. The Idea Men introduces our nigh invulnerable, super-strong hero. While attending a superhero convention, The Tick wins protectorship of The City, an event that will come to haunt that Metropolis for three dozen episodes. Supporting players like the fairly competent American Maid, the self-focused Der Fledermouse, and The Human Bullet also appear for the first time. (Most supporting characters on the show never appeared in the comics.) While the first episode offered intros for an assortment of dysfunctional heroes and a group of mumbling adversaries, the second episode, The Tick Vs. Chairface Chippendale, brings on the villains in a big way. Here, Edlund showed off his flair for creating Dick Tracy-like nemeses, taking it to truly bizarre heights. Aside from the chair-headed lead villain (nicely played by Hunchback’s Tony Jay), we also meet Professor Chromedome, The Spud (Man of a Thousand Faces), The Guy With Ears Like Little Raisins, and others. The story sees The Tick and Arthur blowing American Maid’s stakeout, but they manage to stumble upon an invitation to Chippendale’s birthday party, which they infiltrate to discover a nefarious plot to disfigure the moon. The Tick Vs. Dinosaur Neil sees the boys take on a gargantuan mutated dinosaur park employee, as the other heroes of The City basically chicken out and sit this one out. Meanwhile, Arthur’s disapproving sister Dot comes over for supper. An invitation to the Evil Eye café leads to The Tick being taken over mentally by a master bad guy, forcing Arthur and other heroes to try to stop him, in The Tick Vs. Mr. Mental. Roddy McDowell plays an evil baker in The Tick Vs. The Breadmaster— see The tick struggle to defuse a loaf of bread! The Tick Vs. El Seed sees plants run amok under the direction of a sunflower man; fortunately, the Civic Minded five lend a hand, since The Tick is doused with a vitalizing spray that turns him more vegetable than usual. Tick, Arthur, Der Fledermouse, and Sewer Urchin head out to a superhero nightclub (in Dot’s station wagon) in The Tick Vs. The Tick. Here, The Tick meets Barry, who also calls himself The tick and is none too pleased to find out that someone else is using the name. As the two Ticks go at it, the club is threatened by The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs At Midnight. And in the midst of it all, Arthur is relegated to —gasp!— the Sidekick Lounge! The first disc closes with The Tick Vs. The Uncommon Cold, where an interdimensional monster clones Arthur and then The Tick as part of his plan to create a nigh-invulnerable army. So, for the second episode in a row, we see The Tick battle another Tick. In this case, it’s a gooey, mucous-y Tick. Ew! The single-layered second disc starts off with The Tick Vs. Brainchild, a parable about touchy-feely 1990s-style parenting and where it can lead when your child is an evil genius. Alternately, The Tick tries his hand at overly hip childrearing, but when he fails he can only shout to the child, “Put the moon back, demon waif!” From kids to animals, the next episode brings in an intelligent space monkey who lands in the hands of a tropical dictator, in The Tick Vs. Pineapple Pokopo. The boys and American Maid go undercover, though as usual they keep their costumes on. The boys return from WheatLand to find the city evacuated in The Tick Vs. The Proto-Clown. A few other heroes were left behind to fight the Clown, largely because of transportation problems rather than heroism. The Tick spends much of the episode having an existential discussion with his mind, represented by a disembodied head with wings. Finally, in The Tick Vs. Arthur’s Bank Account, The Tick goes nuts with Arthur’s credit card while beefing up their gadgets in order to face The Terror. “Destiny’s hand is on my back, and she’s pushing!” The Terror may be over 100, but he still packs an evil wallop, especially having now surrounded himself with a number of bizarre super baddies. This episode introduces The Tick’s battle cry, “Spoon!”, and also features The Tick singing a sad song. Is This Thing Loaded? Nope, not too loaded. The animated menus show some effort, but that’s about it. You can find Previews for The Wild, Lost and Cars, but no Tick-related bonus material appears on the discs. This section earns its only point thanks to the lithograph mentioned under the packaging section. Buena Vista provides our hero with a keepcase-and-tray deal, and puts them into a slipcover that at first glance simply duplicates the keepcase cover, but actually differs in that the back cover is modified to allow placement of the UPC code. The keepcase itself has those annoying snaps on the side that make getting to the discs take just that much longer. Inside the case, there is an insert listing the disc contents, while the other side of it promises that The Tick Vs. Season II is coming soon. There is also an insert-sized “Collectible Tick lithograph drawn by Ben Edlund”. Hm. Nice. Ink And Paint: Well… not great, but not too bad. Well, better than terrible anyways. On the whole, this is pretty consistent with the first DuckTales set that Disney put out— take that as you will. Some episodes look almost decent, while others are softer and fuzzier, or have blooming reds (notably in The Tick Vs. The Tick). The worst part of many episodes is the near-constant strobing. At least the prints used are reasonably free of dirt (with occasional exceptions), though cel dust is apparent. Scratch Tracks: The audio on this puppy is suitably OK for a 1990s Saturday morning cartoon. Sounds do mange to move between the speakers to some extent, but don’t expect to be wowed. The best parts of the audio experience are naturally the snappy dialog and the wonderful scat theme, as well as the unique scoring that features brass and drums. A French track is also offered, as well as English captions and French subtitles. Final Cut: This was one of the last of the great Saturday morning TV cartoons before such a thing practically vanished for a few years. The writing is terrific, and every episode is lots of fun. It is unfortunate that the video transfer is lacking, and there are no disc-based bonuses, but the shows stand up well. So, any big Tick fan will want to own this for the episodes themselves, but for those looking for the ultimate in what DVDs can offer this may be a tough choice. Animated Classic or Back To The Drawing Board? The Tick Vs. 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__label__wiki	0.561839	0.561839	anthropologyworks about anthropologyworks Anthro in the news 2/23/15 On February 22, 2015 By Culture In Global AffairsIn anthro in the news On endless bureaucracy, forms, and mindless work Gillian Tett, cultural anthropologist and writer for The Financial Times, reviewed David Graeber’s latest book, The Utopia of Rules: “His new book…asks why so much of modern life is dominated by endless bureaucracy and frustrating administrative tasks, whether in relation to finance, healthcare or almost everything else.” Plausible connections between ISIS and organ trafficking Two media sources, KCCI Detroit and Front Page Magazine, mentioned Organs Watch and the activist work of cultural anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes of the University of California at Berkeley. [Blogger’s note: The Organs Watch website makes no direct link between organ trafficking and ISIS. But in an email today to me, Scheper-Hughes says, “it is plausible.”] Chinese New Year: To the beach! The Globe and Mail carried an article about the trend among middle and upper class families in China to go to the beach for the Chinese New Year. In this reshaping of tradition, the key element is keeping the family together. The article quotes Myron Cohen, a professor of anthropology at Columbia University who says that going to the beach for New Year’s is nothing surprising since Chinese New Year “is not a place-oriented, but rather a family-oriented event…so if the whole family goes to Hainan, that’s fine and dandy.” Chinese New Year: Sheep or goat? CCTV America published a piece on the Chinese New Year and whether this year is the Year of the Sheep or Year of the Goat. This confusion has business implications—does a shop stock sheep toys or goat toys? Either way, being born in the Year of the Sheep or the Goat is not preferred, since those born are thought to be mild-mannered and sympathetic but not leaders. The article quotes anthropologist Zhao Xudong, director of the Institute of Anthropology at Renmin University, who said sheep are often considered unlucky in China, particularly for women. “Some parents delay birth to avoid Sheep years, because it’s considered to be burdened by bad luck. This is partly because Empress Dowager Cixi in the Qing dynasty was born in the Year of the Sheep and brought about policies that stagnated China’s development. All too often, when people confront failures, they attribute it to animal years. Of course there is no scientific evidence to prove this.” “Haiti’s hero” in Toronto The Toronto Star reported on a visit to Haiti by Paul Farmer, medical anthropology professor at Harvard, doctor, and health activist. Farmer saved hundreds of thousands of Haitian lives, both personally and through the “social medicine” organization Partners In Health, which he co-founded. He was in Toronto to accept a $1-million cheque from the Slaight Family Foundation to launch Haiti’s first emergency medicine training program. Anthropology professor as president of Afghanistan Al Jazeera America carried an article asking if Ashraf Ghani, president of Afghanistan and former cultural anthropology professor at Johns Hopkins University, can bridge the rift of his contended and contentious election and make progress in the country. Tracking down cholera in the past The Atlantic magazine carried an article on the research of Clark Larsen, professor of biological anthropology at Ohio State University, on the third cholera pandemic in recorded history—and the deadliest. It began in India and spread across Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas throughout the 1850s. By the time it subsided in 1860, the pandemic had killed more than a million people around the world. Larsen and his team are studying the remains of victims buried in the mass grave at Badia Pozzeveri, an ancient church in the small town of Altopascio, Italy. They are searching for clues about the evolution of the disease. For six weeks each summer, the Field School at Badia Pozzeveri, a collaboration between Ohio State and the University of Pisa, gives students a chance to excavate the site’s human remains, which stretch back as far as the bubonic-plague outbreak that devastated Europe in the 14th century. The discovery of the grave—which Larsen estimates contains “a couple hundred” bodies—was a happy accident during a dig in the summer of 2012, as Science magazine reported the following year; old records confirmed that the victims had died of cholera when the epidemic swept through Tuscany in 1855. Anthropologist Philippe Descola has won the 2014 International Cosmos Prize, a Japanese award, for his study of the Jivaroan Achuar people of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Their lives had previously been unknown to the wider world. Descola, who studied under Claude Levi-Strauss, lived in Achuar communities from 1976 to 1979 as he conducted ethnographic fieldwork on their coexistence with nature. “Through slash-and-burn horticulture and hunting, they collected and buried droppings of animals and created a forest with much more varieties of plants than those found in surrounding areas,” Descola said. He explained that the Achuar people communicate with animals in dreams and have a unique relationship with nonhumans. The Cosmos Prize is awarded by the Osaka-based Commemorative Foundation for the International Garden and Greenery Exposition, also known as the Expo ’90 Foundation. 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__label__cc	0.685944	0.314056	25 Categories of Rape aviatrixkim / August 22, 2012 Dear blog followers who live in Indonesia and Brazil (and have no idea what this post is all about): A few days ago, a buffoonish American politician, responding to a question about whether he supports an absolute abortion ban even in cases of rape, said this: “It seems to me, first of all, from what I understand from doctors, it’s really rare. If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut the whole thing down.” (If it’s not clear, he is explaining why women, he believes, cannot be impregnated by rape.) The congressman seemed genuinely bewildered by the firestorm that followed, and he did his best to quiet the howls of outrage by saying that he should have replaced the word “legitimate” with “forcible.” The poor, deluded fellow actually thought that this would fix everything. I doubt whether the congressman’s comments raised a ripple in Rio or Jakarta; but it’s heavy seas in the U.S. of A. this week, as politicos on all sides line up to cast their categorical denunciations (and a few bizarre apologias) into the surf. I usually decline to join the chattering classes in these situations. But in a political season that’s revealed more than a few crazed belief systems about women and reproduction, I’ve finally lost patience. So for Todd Akin and the millions of people in this world who think like he does, I give you this. And if it offends you, then I ask you to imagine how “offended” you might be if these things actually happened to you. Because they have happened to a great many people. Some of them are people you know very well. Categories of Rape A Horror Poem and Questionnaire Please mark each category that should be deemed “legitimate.” Please mark each category that should be deemed “forcible.” 1. The kind where the bruises are quite visible. 2. The kind where there are no bruises, because the ____ (gun, knife, machete, fist) held to your face makes you feel disinclined to struggle. 3. The kind where you do not exit the situation alive. 4. The kind where you are 13 years old, and your family sells you to a man who takes you to _____ (Calcutta, Phnom Penh, Nairobi) and locks you in a room. Every day for the rest of your life, you must smile for the “customers,” or you will be beaten. Some of these “customers” are policemen. 5. The kind where some “trusted” person discovers you unconscious, or plots to render you unconscious with _______ (alcohol, roofies) and makes full use of this opportunity. Perhaps he invites others to join him. You do not recall what happened; but there are clues. 6. The kind where you are 11 years old and your ________ (father, uncle, stepfather, mother’s boyfriend) comes into your room some nights and…you’re not sure what’s happening. But if you mention it to anyone, he assures you, the world as you know it will end. 7. The kind where your husband leaves bruises whenever he pleases. And he promises that he will remove you and your children from the planet whenever he pleases, as well. 8. The kind where the man is An Upstanding Citizen or A Man Of God and tells you that no one will believe you. And, it turns out, he is correct. 9. The kind where you are outnumbered and afraid. 10. The kind where you are male, and no one seems to grasp how this can happen to you—although you are quite certain that it did. 11. The kind where he is so much bigger and stronger than you are that you lose hope and close your eyes. 12. The kind where you cannot run fast enough to win this particular race. 13. The kind where the rebels stream out of the jungle and into your village; the boy-soldiers’ machetes fall upon your parents, and then the boy soldiers fall upon you. 14. The kind where you become pregnant. 15. The kind where you become pregnant and are called a “whore.” 16. The kind where you become pregnant, are called a “whore,” and are murdered by your ______ (father, brothers) for dishonoring the family. 17. The kind where you become infected with HIV. 18. The kind where you are so shocked and horrified by what is happening that you experience a sensation of paralysis. 19. The kind where your father arranges for you to marry a man three times your age, and every night for the rest of your life, he makes it very clear what your purpose is. If you attempt to leave his home, you will be stoned or attacked with acid. 20. The kind where the gang in your neighborhood explains to you one night that you must be “initiated” for your own protection. 21. The kind where you are so humiliated and ashamed that you wish you would die. 22. The kind where you work a late shift at a call center in Delhi, and a group of men attack you during your commute home. Neighbors whisper that women who work at night “are prostitutes.” The home secretary is quoted in the press saying that you “are divorced.” 23. The kind where you do not want what is happening to you to happen to you, but your feelings on the matter are not considered. And when you gather the courage to report it, you are called a liar. 24. The kind where “he would never do this,” and so he is never punished. 25. The kind where you say “no.” Statistics (via RAINN): More than 200,000 people are victims of sexual assault each year. 44% are under age 18. 2/3 of sexual assaults are committed by someone the victim knows. 54% of sexual assaults go unreported. Related story: Why I Couldn’t Be On That Particular Jury August 22, 2012 in Women, Writing. Tags: essay, rape, rape statistics, sexual abuse, Todd Akin, Writing What We Talk About When We Talk About “Rape Culture” What Went Wrong with Rolling Stone’s Journalistic Due Diligence? Unnatural Selection ← Make Your Own Job: Cambodian Edition Thinking of New Orleans → 29 thoughts on “25 Categories of Rape” tryingtothrivenotjustsurvive says: I can’t “like” this…so I will leave a 😦 … instead. aviatrixkim says: That seems just about right—thank you! Tigerlilyrose says: As a woman who falls under 3 of 4 of the statistics….Thank you. I am so very sorry that this happened to you. I wish there were something wonderfully helpful that I could say. Thank you so much for your note. Pingback: 25 Categories of Rape « Amber Hargroder fengshuiofgarments.wordpress.com says: Thank you for expressing yourself on this matter with such grace and honesty. sarapolton says: Rainn is a really amazing organization. If anyone out there needs anything check out http://rainn.org/ Thank you Kim, for writing this. I have no words, just tears. Evil Fan says: Kim you are a Trooper. I know a few people who have experienced some of your 25. In a different age I would have killed the perpetrator without a second thought, but in this ‘civilized’ time the stats fall favourably with the perpetrator who so often gets away with it all, whilst the victim suffers. Aren’t we ‘civilized’! I love you, Evil Fan, and all our favorite men—men who “get it.” Heather Waters (@mightyrosebud) says: As a survivor and a former counselor, thank you. A million times, thank you. It is dedicated to you and all others who’ve had to endure this crime, horror, and abomination. Kammy McClurg says: Wow. Thank you Kim, for giving a strong and intelligent voice to those who have AND have not survived a rape. Very well done. Thank you for writing this! Sharing! Thanks, Kammy! I do not think any of these could ever be construed as legitimate, other than by the people committing the act of ‘rape’ choosing to do so. However, there are cases where people are forced or coerced into committing the act by similar or violent threats/abuse. By the way, the very definition of RAPE is detailed by dictionary.com as being : the unlawful compelling of a person through physical FORCE or DURESS to have sexual intercourse. any act of sexual intercourse that is FORCED upon a person. statutory rape. an act of PLUNDER, violent SEIZURE, or abuse; DESPOLIATION; VIOLATION: the rape of the countryside. verb (used with object) to FORCE to have sexual intercourse. to PLUNDER (a place); despoil. to SEIZE, TAKE, or carry off BY FORCE. Medical Dictionary via American Heritage rape (rāp) The crime of FORCING another person to submit to SEX ACTS, especially sexual intercourse. v. raped , rap·ing , rapes To commit rape on. Whoever can honestly say that a rape is ‘legitimate’ has probably encountered or committed a variation of the act of rape. Also, the idea that someone can prevent pregnancy by rape, or rape itself is willfully ignorant (and therefore, a liar) or has brain damage that prevents full neurotransmitter activity, and should therefore, not be considered for any position of power, leadership, or education. Just some substantial proof that the talking heads are full of b.s. it breaks my heart to remember my childhood…but I’ve learned to deal with that. What hurts for real, in ways I can’t shake, is that I am not alone, floating around in isolation, with my dirty little secrets to keep me company…no, I have millions of others to keep me company. That, and that alone, really hurts me. It is strange how many people share their stories once you share yours. In some ways, it’s a comfort. In others, it’s frightening and painful, as you say. It sometimes makes you feel as if the whole world is full of violence. But it’s full of other things, too, I’m glad to say. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts. piypec says: Reblogged this on Informationnaija. Kerry Dwyer says: This needed to be said. Well done for saying it. Did you know that in the 1800’s rape was considered the ‘cure’ for lesbianism? A snippet of information I gleaned from Paulette Mahurin. Good lord! No, I didn’t know that. Insane. Yes – insane. Pingback: Monday Scraps 73 \| rosiesaysblog Horrid and true. Several number entries are part of my life story, which I candidly explore at http://rapeandrecovery.wordpress.com. Thank you for saying the truth so well. There is no such thing as illegitimate rape. Force doesn’t always happen with rope and a gun. Kirsten, I’m so sorry for what you’ve had to endure. Thank you for sharing your stories. Thanks, Kim. At least the defeat of Akin and Mourdock is a good start. I SO AGREE. And the fact that people in New Delhi are taking to the streets is possibly a good sign.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3637
__label__cc	0.719712	0.280288	New Teen Father Snaps, Loses His Mind After Baby Won’t Stop Crying By Alice Gabriel - Updated June 15, 2019 A young, 19-year-old father could not handle the responsibility of being a parent. And as every parent knows, it is the hardest job out there. However, Anthony Estrada did something that has long-lasting consequences. He “lost control” and proceeded to abuse his baby, causing symptoms of Shaken Baby Syndrome. Because he appeared to have shaken his son, he brought the sick child to the hospital, and when police learned what he had done to the innocent baby, Estrada was arrested on charges of child abuse. Although the boy was just two-weeks old, Estrada did not have enough patience to deal with the child. He told police that he “lost control” of his emotions and abused the baby, as if that is a legitimate excuse for shaking a newborn baby, rattling the baby’s brain around in its skull. Besides shaking the baby’s brain around, he also bit the baby’s hand hard enough to break the skin and make the newborn bleed. He did this because he had become “frustrated while carrying his son” around the house “when the child was crying.” After Estrada had bitten the baby and shaken it around with enough force to threaten its life, he and his girlfriend brought the baby to the Banner Desert Hospital and told triage that the baby was “acting weird.” At just two-weeks-old, the baby was hardly acting anyway except tired and adorable. But that had not stopped the new teen dad from committing a horrible act of child abuse that threatened the baby’s life. Doctors promptly realized that the baby suffered severe trauma to every quadrant of the brain. The damage was so severe that the baby required a blood transfusion. There was nothing accidental about the catastrophic damage that had been done to the baby’s brain. Police was called to the hospital, and they started questioning Estrada about the suspected abuse. The young dad told police that “the baby fell on a couch, rolled and hit a board, which was in the frame of a couch.” Upon further investigation, the young dad’s lies quickly unraveled. The medical examination made it blatantly clear that the baby had been abused. Doctors do not know if the newborn will be able to survive the damage Estrada has caused it. If the baby does recover from the brain damage, it will likely live the rest of its life with a mental disability or handicap. Tempe Police have arrested Estrada on charges of child abuse. If the child dies, those charges will be escalated to homicide. The boy’s mom had left Estrada in charge of the newborn for “about 20 minutes.” But the young dad had such a short attention span that it felt like forever, and he could not handle it, and allegedly committed the abuse. Teen parents have a very difficult time raising children unless they get support from their parents or other family members. Because Estrada and the boy’s mother were just children themselves, the baby was never in good hands. Estrada proved that when he “lost control” after just 20 minutes of child care, two weeks into the baby’s life. Every time you share an AWM story, you help build a home for a disabled veteran. After A Rough 2018, Jenna Bush Just Released Another Emotional Announcement Mom Left Her Daughter With Grandma. When She Came Back, Grandma Had An Invoice Waiting Now People Are Getting Their Eyeballs Pierced And It’s Grossing Me Out Mother Tortures 4-Year-Old With Hot Sauce, Here’s How The Father Reacted War Veteran Spends 60 Days On The Streets. Now He’ll Never Give A Homeless Person A Dime Again A Goose That Found A Lost Puppy In The Street Decided To Keep Him Warm Robert Redford Just Publicly Confirmed What We Were All Suspecting Texas Jailer Turns Herself In After Police Learn What She Let Prisoners Do To Her This Video Of A Man Trying To Ride A Horse Is Going Viral For All The Wrong Reasons Hollywood Celebrity’s Home Is About To Fall Off A Cliff And Now He’s Begging For Help A Pre-School Will No Longer Let The Children Use This Simple Phrase Because It’s Offensive Teen Boy Offers To Carry Man’s Groceries, But Has No Idea Who He’s Approaching American Web Media shares the stories that matter, and each time you share one of our stories with your friends, you are helping Homes For Our Troops build another mortgage free home for a veteran. Copyright Internet ROI, Inc.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3640
__label__cc	0.711469	0.288531	Tag: Detail Heart of David, The King and the People, Waiting for God's Time June 18, 2019 June 17, 2019 Details Build Performance in David versus Goliath David’s victory over Goliath illustrates the importance of details in every mission. A detail of his father’s errand required he interact with his brothers physically to assess their conditions. Therefore, he followed them to the battlefront to complete the errand, observed Goliath’s defiance was unanswered because the Israeli men were terrified, was motivated to defeat the Philistines to advance the name and image of God, and won a victory that became the foundation for his reputation as a potential future leader of Israel. CLICK PICTURE TO PLAY VIDEO David’s victory over Goliath laid foundation for his reputation as a potential future leader of Israel. He encountered Goliath while visiting with his brothers in an Israeli army setup for battle against Philistines. A detail of his father’s errand took him to the battlefront to meet with his brothers. While talking with them, he observed Goliath’s defiance of Israel was unanswered because the Israeli men were terrified. Therefore, David became motivated to kill Goliath and defeat the Philistines to remove “this disgrace from Israel” and establish supremacy of “the armies of the living God” [1 Samuel 17:26]. His determination to fight Goliath was reported to king Saul, who tried to discourage him but was convinced by David’s exhortation that God will lead him to victory over the Philistine. David killed Goliath, led Israel to victory over Philistines, and, thus, established his name as a potential future leader of Israel. His reputation would grow later as his involvement in the army increased. Victory parade from killing Goliath Sweet Publishing freebibleimages.org Therefore, David’s victory over Goliath launched his preparation to become king of Israel. The victory illustrates the importance of details in any mission. David understood his father’s errand in enough detail to recognize he needed to interact with his brothers physically to assess their conditions and report back to his father. He went to the battlefront because of his understanding of the detail and commitment to completing the errand accordingly. As we discuss in a previous study under David Called to Mission, the errand took David to the battlefield but his understanding of the details took him to the battlefront where he encountered Goliath. His success in transitioning from the errand to the encounter with Goliath underscores the importance of detail in every mission. David listened to his father, understood his father’s errand, intended to complete the errand according to details specified by his father, but instead was ushered into the mission for which God had called him to the battlefront. His interactions during the events illustrate working with God while waiting for God’s time, which manifested as listening to parents to understand and implement details of parental guidance, motivation against Goliath’s defiance of God, and unwavering commitment based on his motivation and faith. His interactions during the events resulted in victory over Goliath, leading Israel to victory over Philistines, and laying foundation for his recognition as a potential future leader of Israel. Continue reading “Key Victory for David—in Waiting for God’s Time” → Filed under: Communication, David, Detail, Goliath, Israel, Mission, Motivation, Philistine, Victory, Waiting for God	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3646
__label__wiki	0.715873	0.715873	Magicka 2 Now Includes Poison Control in an Elementary Update magicka-2-22 ‘Minecraft: Story Mode – A Telltale Games Series’ Premiere Date Revealed by Telltale and MojangNew CS:GO Update Changes Player Animations and MoreWorld of Tanks Blitz to Host Rise of Continents Tournament Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games that are often misspelled, today released a free update to Magicka 2 which includes an overhaul of the game’s iconic spellcasting system. Magicka 2, a game that teaches “with great power comes zero responsibility,” now includes three additional elements to include in spells, added for free to further empower friendship-ending team-killing accidents. The new spell system arrives today on Windows PC, and will appear very soon for the PlayStation4 computer entertainment system. Two of the three elements added to the Magicka 2 spellcasting system make their triumphant return from the classic repertoire of the original Magicka: Ice, created by combining Cold and Water, and Steam, created by combining digital software sales with a convenient interface. These new elements now occupy just one slot each in a five-element spell, allowing players to finally recombine Steam and Lightning, or Ice and Lightning, or Lightning and Lightning (which was available before but is honestly a very nice combination). An all-new element has been added as well: Poison, created by combining Water and Death, which generates a cloud of toxic, life-sapping gas. All spell elements are now lovingly rendered in a new visual effects system also being added to the game today, also for free, also. A new trailer – which is also free – is available today to demonstrate how to handle wizards with toxic behavior. “It’s driving me out of my mind,” said Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive. “That’s why it’s hard for me to find. Can’t get it out of my head – use it, cast it, try it, (wrong button, you’re dead). That spell is poison.” In addition to today’s free Magicka 2 update, new in-game content is on sale today for truly professional prestidigitators: The Magicka 2 Gates of Midgård Challenge Pack, a set of three new Challenge Maps, perfect for sampling new spells The Magicka 2 Three Cardinals Robe Pack, a stylish new selection of wizard-wear (not stain resistant; highly flammable; do not eat). Magicka 2 brings players back to the world’s most irreverent co-op action adventure series, providing all-new game features alongside the original’s iconic spellcasting system, humor, and always-on friendly-fire. Guided by Vlad, up to four wizards at once can challenge a series of new levels in a co-op campaign, or take on challenge levels for score, prestige, and game-altering ‘artifacts’ that alter Magicka 2 in strange and wonderful ways. The world is invited to put on their robes and wizard hats, invite their friends, and learn to spell all over again. Leo Messi, Sergio Agüero, Alex Morgan, and Kobe Bryant Feature in the Latest Spot to Celebrate the Upcoming Launch of FIFA 16 'Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series' Premiere Date Revealed by Telltale and Mojang	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3651
__label__cc	0.693895	0.306105	Home Tech Software 10 Best VPN Services 10 Best VPN Services Abhijith N Arjunan - Last Updated: January 3, 2019 12:49 pm If you have crossed the border of basic internet user, you would have definitely heard about Virtual Private Networks that are commonly known as VPN, from your friends, advertisements or even some authorities that demand superb-level security. In most cases, however, you would have let that name go, thinking that VPNs are something exclusive for tech-savvies out there — you have been wrong, if you did so! After all these developments in World Wide Web & their influence upon us, it’s become somewhat necessary to have a layer of extra protection as you browse web. And an effective VPN is just right for that purpose. Well, if you still have that doubt why you should use a VPN, we have a few answers for you. Firstly, VPN helps you encrypt your internet traffic, making it untraceable for your ISPs and other authorities Secondly, VPN can break those geographical restrictions in World Wide Web, thus allowing an Asian to check out Netflix or Hulu that are restricted to UK and US Thirdly and most importantly, you can get rid of stealthy hands when you access internet through public Wi-Fi or other ‘unsecured’ connections And, there are VPNs that give you better download speed and anonymity while using services as BitTorrent So, whether you are a traveler who uses a lot of Public Wi-Fi connections or a user who is desperate to get rid of the various surveillances put on you, you’d find a Virtual Private Network useful in many instances. That having said, it is a matter of fact that increasing number of VPN services in the market has toughened the selection process. Here, in this post, we have compiled a list of top 10 VPN services, considering various factors such as pricing and whether the services keep logs. 1. Private Internet Access Private Internet Access is a paid VPN service that is accompanied by a broad-enough & effective network of servers and impressive features. Private Internet Access offers more than 3463 VPN servers that are spread over 17 countries, allowing you choose the server according to the corresponding country of the service / product you are going to access. While the availability of VPN connection client is restricted to Windows and Mac, it’s offering support and in-depth tutorials for more than thirty platforms, including Linux, iOS, Android etc. When we do consider the case of pricing and plans, plan of Private Internet Access offers unlimited bandwidth, ability to connect up to five devices at the same time, support for P2P and VoIP Protocols etc, and it never keeps traffic logs. It is to be noted that you don’t have to pay for each VPN protocol, but PP2P, OpenVPN and L2TP protocols are all available. Price: $6.95 per Month 2. IPVanish VPN IPVanish VPN, with total 170 VPN servers, provides an impressive VPN Tunnelling service that gives importance to let users access unblocked content. As the firm itself calls it, IPVanish VPN can be an All Access Pass that lets you break all those geographical boundaries and access web content regardless where you really are. It has to be noted that, as opposed to the first choice, IPVanish VPN lets you connect only two devices simultaneously, although OpenVPN and PPTP protocols are available with each plan. Also, IPVanish VPN offers unlimited VPN Bandwidth and you can switch between servers as you wish; as the service supports P2P protocols, you will be able to deal with Torrents! IPVanish keeps no records of your traffic, which is a great thing. When we consider the case of VPN connection clients, IPVanish offers software and apps for Windows, Mac, Android and iOS and you’ll be able to connect two devices at maximum, as we said. Price: $10 per month 3. NordVPN NordVPN is a comparatively newer but impressive VPN software that packs noteworthy features and affordable pricing plans. In twenty five different countries, NordVPN has set up more than 43 VPN Servers, covering every continent with an exception to Antarctica; it has to be noted, however, that availability of protocols is variable according to the server locations, although popular locations like UK and US support all those protocols. You will be able to use NordVPN in almost every popular device such as Windows PC, Android or iOS Smartphone or even a router and you can connect up to six devices at a time. The unavailability of dedicated connection clients has been substituted by step-by-step tutorials to enable NordVPN in almost every platform — as of now, dedicated clients are available only for Windows and iOS. Considering all these features, along with support for P2P traffic, NordVPN does prove to be an awesome choice. Price: $8 per Month 4. Spotflux Free VPN Spotflux VPN comes with a freemium model, in which you can access the basic features for free but have to pay for a number of advanced features. As of now, Spotflux is available for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android and the company is working to extend support for more platforms and devices out there. One of the noticeable features we found in it is the ability to compress data when you access web from your Spotflux-enabled Smartphone and thus to save your bandwidth in the long run. As you move on to the premium version of Spotflux, you can have more features such as access to premium network and ability to choose servers from the huge list, along with additional features such as ad blocking and compression of data you access as to save bandwidth. Plus, you can connect up to five devices at a time & access anonymous web through all those. Price: Free but Premium Subscription starts from $29.99 per year 5. OkayFreedom VPN OkayFreedom VPN considers privacy and anonymity to be the most important things when it comes to internet! Due to this fact, it does not offer that many features, but brings its capabilities in a neat form. There are two plans you’ll be able to choose — the ad-supported free plan or the premium plan that costs you $29.95 per year. Literally, once you have installed Windows VPN software, you will be able to get rid of geographical restrictions and all. Nevertheless, unlike the VPN services mentioned above, OkayFreedom VPN has restrictions in the free version. If it’s not okay for you to pay, you have only 1 GB bandwidth, which can be upgraded upon inviting your friends to join the VPN service. There’s nothing sort of technical such as protocols to be involved when it comes to OkayFreedom and it is best to be called a minimalistic VPN service. A noted disadvantage of OkayFreedom is that the client is available for Windows only. Price: Free [Ad-supported] 6. BTGuard If you need enhanced protection for the Torrent-based stuff you do in World Wide Web, you should seriously check out BTGuard, which is known as the solution for anonymous BitTorrent services. Although extra powerful in case of BitTorrent, other sections of BTGuard are also impressive, we bet. From the technical point of view, you might find it to be a minimalistic VPN solution, but we can assure that it’s worth what you pay. Talking of network, BTGuard has servers in Toronto, Amsterdam and Singapore, letting you choose the server as per what the download server is. Plus, the solution has collaborated with many connectivity providers, and you can truly depend upon the network for your torrent downloads and all. In addition, BTGuards offers the no-logs-kept policy & support for OpenVPN and PPTP protocols and it will work well with Windows, Mac and Linux. 7. Hide My Ass Recommended by a lot of popular media, Hide My Ass is one of the best VPN services you can ever have! The service comes with multi-device subscription, meaning that you do not have to pay for each device, but can use Hide My Ass in Windows, Mac, iOS and Android with the same level of effectiveness and security. However, number of devices to be connected to VPN network is limited to two! Hide My Ass has a pretty impressive server network too, as it covers 300 locations with 855 VPN servers that can be chosen according to the address you want to show. Quite notably, the network is being upgraded day by day, offering you access to new IP addresses and thus to get rid of geographical restrictions. In addition, HMA supports various VPN protocols, including PP2P, L2TP & OpenVPN! But there’s something to be noted: since Hide My Ass is a service from UK, they may keep partial logs, but there are no restrictions based on bandwidth and all. So, if you don’t mind the logging thing, it’s a good choice. Price: $11.52 per Month 8. Astril VPN Astril VPN is a VPN Service that gives somewhat equal importance to security, anonymity and speed of connection to be established through VPN, while keeping support for a wide range of VPN protocols such as OpenVPN, PP2P, L2TP, IPSec, SSTP etc and you can choose according to your own convenience and purpose of VPN connection. Regardless the plan you choose, you can have all these protocols, along with support for a huge number of platforms including Windows, Mac, iOS, Linux, Android and Wi-Fi Routers; talking about routers, you can get some pre-configured Wi-Fi routers as well. Other praiseworthy features of Astril VPN include unlimited bandwidth and unlimited switching of VPN servers, but 2 devices can only be connected to VPN connection at a time. When it comes to the case of networks, Astril VPN does have more 220 VPN servers, spread in 55 countries. As of now, VPN Software of Astril is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android. In addition of all these, regardless the server you chose, your traffic WILL NOT be logged, as a precaution for the sake of privacy protection. 9. Private Tunnel Private Tunnel is actually the commercial version of the open-source VPN protocol named OpenVPN and you will be able to use Private Tunnel to tunnel your internet traffic safely. OpenVPN is probably the most secure VPN protocol you can find and Private Tunnel, being an official sort of client, offers awesome support and integration for your VPN connections that use OpenVPN protocol. Talking of compatibility, you can use Private Tunnel VPN in Windows, Mac, iOS and Android, by means of dedicated connection software. Talking of data logging, Private Tunnel logs no kinds of your traffic. Although comparatively faster, you’ll have to compromise in selection of VPN servers when you’ve decided to move forward with Private Tunnel VPN, because Private Tunnel VPN has only 1 UK server and 3 US server. Despite the fact that Private Tunnel lets you connect unlimited devices at a time, it does not have monthly plan; on the other hand, you will have to pay according to the amount of data you use. And, there’s a 500MB plan that’s free and you can earn 100MB by referring other people. Price: Free for 500 MB, then $12 for 50 GB — no monthly plans 10. CyberGhost VPN CyberGhost VPN is an easy-to-use Virtual Private Network Tunnelling solution that boasts a lot of features! Some of the features we loved in CyberGhost VPN include the unlimited bandwidth and unlimited traffic, and all your traffic is encrypted using the 256-bit encryption that is powerful enough and untraceable. In addition, anti-fingerprint feature of CyberGhost VPN makes sure that none of your footsteps are being logged. Talking of the server network, this VPN service has 513 server and they can give you identity that will seemingly be from 30 different countries. Number of devices that can be connected to VPN service simultaneously depends upon the plan you choose. While the first plan lets you connect only one device, the premium plan that costs $9.16 has a device support 5 devices at a maximum level. And, yes, there are no ads when you move on to the premium version while the free version will be an ad-supported one. From the support perspective, CyberGhost VPN is available for Android, iOS, Windows & Mac. It has to be noted that P2P protocol is allowed only in some particular servers, that too when you have gone with the premium plan. Altogether, despite the impressive UI and features, CyberGhost VPN seems to be a bit restricted. Price: Free, but premium plans available from $5.83 SEE ALSO: 10 Best VPN Services For Android So, that’s it — you have our list of top 10 VPN Services out there, and we have created list giving importance to the various factors that matter! Now, it’s your time to let us know which VPN you use! 10 Best Free Kodi VPN Apps You Can Use in 2019 Kodi is the best IPTV solution if you are a cord cutter and don't want to deal with cable TV companies. There are many... Beebom Staff - May 17, 2019 10 Best Free VPN Services for 2019 With growing attacks from hackers and digital policing from government agencies, privacy and confidentiality have become major concerns nowadays. 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__label__cc	0.745886	0.254114	News Round-up October 19th-25th Hello, and welcome to the #bioscinews round-up! This is the place where you can find all the important biosci new stories from the past week, in a short, digestible paragraph. Ever wondered why cats have vertical pupils? A new publication suggests that animals’ pupil shapes really help them fit into their ecological niche. For example, grazing animals have horizontal pupils to allow them to see around them better, and the most interesting part is that even when they tilt their head, their pupils stay mostly horizontal! New evidence suggests that life may have originated on Earth much earlier than we previously thought. If this is true, then life may develop much easier in the right conditions than we currently believe possible, so this raises questions about the probability of the prescence of life elsewhere in the universe. Some geneticists from Johns Hopkins University got the chance to test a few things in zero-gravity. It seems that molecular biology is possible in these conditions, with the right equipment. A small sequencing run with a MinION was even completed! Hope you enjoyed this week’s news round-up, thanks for reading! Devon Smith, The University of Sheffield, @devoncaira Julie Blommaert, The University of Innsbruck, @jblommaert92 October 28, 2015 jblommaert92 Biology, BioPhD, Bioscience, cats, Earth, Ecology, Eyes, Genetics, Life, Sequencing, Space, Zero Gravity News Round-Up August 16th-22nd Hello, and welcome to the #bioscisews round-up! This is the place where you can find all the important biosci new stories from the past week, in a short, digestible paragraph. Publication of the California two-spot octopus genome. This was an investigation into the unique neural and morphological features of cephalopods, and has lead to some speculation of the evolution of brains in non-mammals. Novel regenerative cell line discovered in mouse livers. After the previous discovery that cells are thought to differentiate into new hepatocytes (therefore having the ability to repair the liver), they actually differentiated into a different cell type. And the hunt was on for the progenitor cells. This study suggests they have been found in the liver of mice! Ancient cats outcompeted ancient dogs. Actually, it’s not as simple as that. The diversification of ancient carnivores in North America was heavily affected by other carnivorous families. At least two families of canids (dogs), were outcompeted by other canids, and felids (Cats), which then proliferated further in their absence, affecting the canid species present today. So it’s not a case of cats versus dogs, it’s more of a carnivorous free-for-all! Book pages that clean water. The ‘Drinkable Book’ contains both a guide on why water should be filtered, with pages that can be removed and used to purify a reported 100 L of water. The paper contains nanoparticles of copper and silver, commonly used in hospitals for their antibacterial properties. 20 year old frozen sperm helps to save a critically endangered ferret species. In a remarkable effort to save the critically endangered black-footed ferret, conservationists have produced highly important, genetically variable offspring from artificial insemination using sperm frozen 20 years ago. This is impressive from a technological perspective, as it shows that artificial insemination with 20 year old sperm is possible, raising hopes for other endangered species. Additionally, not relying on the current small pool of genetic diversity but instead mixing in some diversity from several generations back, can offer some increased diversity and prevent potential deadly genetic bottlenecks commonly seen in species brought back from the brink of extinction. Stewart Barker The University of Sheffield @Stewart_Barker Julie Blommaert @Julie_B92 October 9, 2015 jblommaert92 antibacterial, Biology, Bioscience, canids, canine, carnivores, cats, cell line, cells, cephalopods, Conservation, copper, Critically Endangered Species, dogs, endangered, evolution, extinction, felids, feline, genome, hepatocytes, liver, morphology, nanoparticles, neuroscience, news, octopus, silver, sonogenetics, sperm, stem cells, water, water purification	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3671
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__label__wiki	0.86831	0.86831	Home Garam News Stay on Gulaab Gang’s release lifted by Delhi high court Stay on Gulaab Gang’s release lifted by Delhi high court By Anita John - BollywoodGaram.com: A single judge bench of the high court in Delhi ordered a stay on the Bollywood movie ‘Gulaab Gang’ and just a day later, another bench lifted the stay. A relief was provided for the makers of the Bollywood movie and the latest decision has been made by chief justice BD Ahmed and Justice Siddharth Mridul on March 6, 2014. The judges gave the relief after the filmmakers assured that they will provide a disclaimer stating that the movie is not based on the life and work of Sampat Pal. Pal filed a legal suit against the movie, saying that they do not have permission to make a movie on her life. The social worker filed a defamation suit and alleged that promos of the movie portrayed her in poor light. Pal is a social worker who runs ‘Gulabi Gang’, a group of women who fight for the social rights of women in the society. Pal argued that she and her members fight for justice through peaceful means, however, the flick’s promos showed them in poor light. The bench then questioned her why she turned up so late and refused to continue the stay saying that she can always claim her damages at a later date. The legal counsels of Pal said that there was no delay on Sampat’s side and that the makers of the movie refused to respond to legal notice. gulaab gang gulaab gang movie stay on gulaab gang Previous articleKajal Agarwal snapped shooting for ad - Photos Next articleAyushmann Khurrana promotes Bewakoofiyaan on Mumbai streets Anita John One of our senior most writers in the editorial team, Anita has been covering Bollywood news for over 6 years and has a penchant for reading between the lines of celebrity drama and gossip. She's the go to for top celebrity insights! Ranveer Singh put on protein rich diet to get athletic body for 83 Akshay Kumar shares his excitement ahead of trailer launch of Mission Mangal	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3685
__label__cc	0.713731	0.286269	Sussex Schools Cross Country Championships Burgess Hill Girls Become Sussex Schools Cross Country Champions Date posted: 07/03/16 Burgess Hill Girls Years 7 & 8 Cross Country team took part in the Sussex Schools Championships held at Christ Hospital School. Twenty five schools across the County took part in very cold conditions. The Year 7 course was 2.5km and the Year 8 course was 3km. There were 130 runners competing in the Year 8 race. Special congratulations must go to Georgie W who was the first Burgess Hill Girls runner home in 34th place. There were 165 runners competing in the Year 7 race and the team performed superbly with Emily K finishing in 11th place, Lauren E 17th place, Megan V 20th place, Jess F 22nd place, Shannon M 34th and Lucy B 36th place. The team finished with a total of 71 points to become Sussex Schools Cross Country Team Champions. They finished a massive 73 points ahead of second place Windlesham House School. An excellent achievement. Special Congratulations to Emily K, Lauren E and Megan V who were selected to run for Sussex at the Inter Counties Championship held in Basingstoke later this month. Once again, HUGE CONGRATULATIONS GIRLS! Bold girls news	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3693
__label__wiki	0.718345	0.718345	EU officials say UK Brexit stance chaotic in leaked document An anti Brexit, pro European Union campaigner waves flags near Parliament in London, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. Britain's Treasury chief has little room to maneuver Wednesday as he reveals his spending plans to a nation bracing for the shock of Brexit. While Philip Hammond is promising to tackle a bleak economic outlook "head on," a slowing economy and stubborn deficit mean there is little money available to increase spending in the face of demands from teachers, firefighters, the National Health Service and the military. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) LONDON — European officials see Britain’s performance in Brexit negotiations as confused and chaotic, a leaked Irish government document says. Irish broadcaster RTE published details Thursday of a confidential document from Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs compiling reports from Irish diplomats across the European Union. One quoted Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Jakub Durr as saying “he felt sorry for British ambassadors around the EU trying to communicate a coherent message when there is political confusion at home.” Latvian government officials are cited as saying “the biggest problem is the chaotic political situation in the U.K. government.” Ian Forrester, a British judge at the European Court of Justice, reportedly bemoaned “the quality of politicians in Westminster” during a meeting in Luxembourg, and wondered whether the British public would come to view Brexit as “a great mistake.” Britain is due to leave the EU in March 2019 but divorce talks have stalled on issues including the size of the U.K.’s Brexit bill and the future status of the border between the U.K. and EU member Ireland. EU officials have expressed frustration with a lack of concrete proposals from Britain to break the logjam. Irish politicians, in particular, say the U.K. urgently needs to spell out how it can keep the Ireland-Northern Ireland border free of customs posts and other barriers after Brexit. Ireland’s foreign affairs ministry declined to comment on the report. British Prime Minister Theresa May’s office said it would not comment on leaked documents but insisted “the government is working hard on preparations for Brexit.”	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3694
__label__wiki	0.812251	0.812251	Tag Archives: Donald Trump May 2, 2017 CJ Report: Jared Kushner Didn’t Disclose $1 Billion in Loans, Investment Ties to Goldman Sachs, George Soros and Chinese Co. Alibaba “President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner didn’t disclose his part ownership of a real-estate finance startup known as Cadre, according to a Wall Street Journal review of Kushner’s securities and other filings. The Journal notes that Kushner’s Cadre stake “means the senior White House official is currently a business partner of Goldman Sachs Group and billionaires including George Soros and Peter Thiel.” The Journal also reports that Kushner didn’t disclose a number of loans “totaling at least $1 billion, from more than 20 lenders,” on properties and companies he co-owns; and Kushner “has also provided personal guarantees on more than $300 million of the debt.” An analysis of the debt on these assets “found ties to a broad swath of U.S. and foreign banks, private-equity firms, real-estate companies and government-owned lenders.” From Jean Eaglesham, Juliet Chung, and Lisa Schwartz reporting in the Wall Street Journal: [Kushner’s lawyer Jamie] Gorelick said the Cadre stake is described in a revised version of [Kushner’s] financial-disclosure form that will be made public after it has been certified by ethics officials. She said Mr. Kushner has previously discussed his Cadre ownership with the Office of Government Ethics and that Mr. Kushner has “resigned from Cadre’s board, assigned his voting rights, and reduced his ownership share.” A spokesman for the Office of Government Ethics didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Mr. Kushner co-founded Cadre in 2014 with his brother Joshua and Ryan Williams, a 29-year-old friend and former employee of Kushner Cos., the family-controlled business that Mr. Kushner ran until recently. Cadre markets properties to prospective investors, who can put their money into specific buildings or into an investment fund run by Cadre, which collects fees on each deal. To get off the ground, Cadre turned to a Goldman Sachs fund and a number of high-profile investors. Among them were the venture-capital firms of Mr. Thiel, Silicon Valley’s most prominent supporter of Mr. Trump, and Vinod Khosla, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems Inc., according to Cadre’s website. Other backers include Chinese entrepreneur David Yu, co-founder with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Jack Ma of a Shanghai-based private-equity firm, hedge-fund manager Daniel Och and real-estate magnate Barry Sternlicht, people close to Cadre said. Cadre also secured a $250 million line of credit from the family office of George Soros, a top Democratic donor whom Mr. Trump criticized during his presidential campaign, the people close to the company said. Mr. Soros’s family office is also an investor in Cadre.” …Continure reading more @ Breitbart Comey: Why no, we won’t be charging Huma Abedin for forwarding classified emails to Anthony Weiner \|\| HotAir “Say this for the guy: He may be misapplying federal statutes but he’s misapplying them consistently, at least as far as Team Clinton goes. Ed noted earlier that Comey revealed this morning that Huma was forwarding emails to Weiner to print out for Hillary’s perusal. Did Huma realize that was illegal? Nope, says Comey, and that was the key. Somehow the thought didn’t occur to Hillary’s top aide that transmitting sensitive correspondence involving the world’s most powerful diplomat to unauthorized recipients might tickle the boundaries of what federal law permits. Is Comey right, though, that there’s no crime here so long as Abedin didn’t intend to mishandle classified information? Nope. The statute is clear: (f) Whoever, being entrusted with or having lawful possession or control of any document, writing, code book, signal book, sketch, photograph, photographic negative, blueprint, plan, map, model, instrument, appliance, note, or information, relating to the national defense, (1) through gross negligence permits the same to be removed from its proper place of custody or delivered to anyone in violation of his trust, or to be lost, stolen, abstracted, or destroyed, or (2) having knowledge that the same has been illegally removed from its proper place of custody or delivered to anyone in violation of its trust, or lost, or stolen, abstracted, or destroyed, and fails to make prompt report of such loss, theft, abstraction, or destruction to his superior officer— Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. Sending classified info to the private laptop of someone who isn’t authorized to receive it because you can’t be bothered to print it out yourself does sound suspiciously like gross negligence, especially given Weiner’s other computer pastimes and the opportunities they created for foreign blackmail. (Weiner’s participation here makes the negligence “gross” in every sense of the word.) But then, so does setting up your own private “homebrew” email server to conduct official state business. Comey decided last summer that it doesn’t matter what the federal statute actually says; Congress can write whatever laws it wants but when it comes to applying them, prior DOJ practice will guide the FBI in recommending charges, not the text of the law. And DOJ practice requires proof of knowledge or intent, not mere gross negligence, to justify filing charges, never mind that no one as high up as a Secretary of State had ever been credibly accused of violating this particular statute before. If Hillary’s gross negligence wasn’t enough to get her charged, then Huma’s gross negligence isn’t enough either.” ….Continue reading more @ HotAir Paul Ryan’s Spending Bill Forbids Funding for Trump Wall – But Allows Funding for Border Security in Middle East \|\| theGatewayPundit “House Republicans released its $1.1 trillion 1,665 page spending bill that includes an average of approximately 210 words per page — —or about twice as long as the stimulus law (the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act”) that President Barack Obama signed less than a month after his inauguration in 2009. Speaker Paul Ryan and GOP leaders inserted language that specifically restricts any and all funding of the Trump border wall. However Paul Ryan’s bill will provide funding for border security in Jordan and Lebanon.” …..Continue reading more @ TGP Border WallBreitbartCadreDonald TrumpGeorge SorosHuma AbedinJames ComeyJared KushnerTGP Border, Law, Politics, Security Judge Blocking Sanctuary City Order Apparently Still Thinks He’s Part of Obama Admin \|\| LawNewz “A judge just declared taxpayers must give money to a city that refuses to enforce federal immigration law while at the same time refusing to give any redress for the family of dead Kate Steinle due to that same sanctuary city policy. Judge William Orrick, a legacy of the liberal gentry whose grandfather founded one of the big corporate law firms in San Francisco, whose father also sat on the federal bench (and the left complains of nepotism?), and who, according to Public Citizen, bundled nearly a quarter of a million for Obama’s campaigns, blocked Trump’s executive order defunding sanctuary cities by claiming sanctuary cities’ refusal to actually enforce immigration law is an act of “immigration enforcement strategy.” This, in the city that freed the killer of Kate Steinle just before he killed her. Oh, and by the way, liberal judges in the city also said that Kate’s family can’t sue the city for the sanctuary city policy that killed her. Already infamous for intervening on behalf of abortion advocates to prevent the public from seeing exposes of their misdeeds and his prior litigation under Obama’s DOJ of Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch fame where Orrick spent years trying to prevent Arizona and Alabama from enforcing their immigration laws, Orrick now extended sanctuary city status as a right of local governments to choose their own “immigration enforcement strategy.” That’s right — a federal judge called a city’s refusal to enforce federal immigration law a “strategy” of “immigration enforcement.” Welcome to liberal legalese: refusing to enforce the law is now an act of “enforcement” of the law. This should come as no surprise as Orrick had an implicit conflict with Trump’s efforts. It was Orrick, at Obama’s Department of Justice, who supervised the office of immigration litigation, and fought state-level immigration enforcement efforts in Arizona and Alabama and elsewhere. In other words, the same judge who said Trump cannot dispute a local government’s immigration actions filed suit to stop Arizona and Alabama from enforcing their own local immigration actions. Welcome to results-oriented legal jurisprudence of Obama judicial appointee liberalism where legal precepts, logical consistency and historical precedent have no role, just as the life of foreign criminals now enjoy more legal protection than the citizens safety of the Kate Steinles of America. The irony is the Supreme Court appeared to invalidate Orrick’s judicial basis for his order when it validated Orrick’s own prior litigation theory while working for Obama, as reflected in the Supreme Court’s Arizona v. United States decision. Justice Kennedy declared the federal government’s authority to govern immigration as so “broad” and “undoubted” that it “preempted” many of Arizona’s attempts to have its own local immigration enforcement strategy. The Supreme Court did not allow Arizona to pursue any “immigration enforcement strategy” as an “impermissible” intrusion on the exclusive power of the federal government, even to the degree that “even complementary state regulation is impermissible.” Anything that could be an “obstacle to the full purposes and objectives of Congress” was considered “preempted” and prohibited. It is Congress that mandates no “state or local law” nor “state or local government entity or official” may “prohibit, or in any way restrict, any government entity or official from sending to, or receiving from, the Immigration and Naturalization Service information regarding the citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual.” Yet, Orrick just ruled San Francisco can overrule both Congress and President Trump, and further that President Trump cannot interfere with San Francisco’s “sanctuary city” choice because the Judge claimed a right of San Francisco to its own “immigration enforcement strategy,” after the Supreme Court said no such right exists. Then how can Orrick rule consistent with the Supreme Court? He can’t. So, no surprise, Orrick mutilates the precedent on that issue. How can Alabama and Arizona be prohibited from actually enforcing immigration law but San Francisco, the city that freed the killer of Kate Steinle, be given federal funds for its ignoring federal immigration law? When the federal judge still thinks he’s part of the Obama administration.” ….From the article by Robert Barnes @ LawNewz Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Part of Trump’s Immigration Order on Sanctuary Cities \|\| Legal Insurrection “A federal judge in California blocked a portion of President Trump’s January Immigration Executive Order Tuesday. Jude William H. Orrick of United States District Court for the Northern District of California targeted the Trump administration’s promise to cut federal funding from “sanctuary cities” or cities who refused to cooperate with federal law enforcement concerning immigration matters. The judge, William H. Orrick of United States District Court for the Northern District of California, issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the administration, directing it to stop trying to cut off aid to sanctuary jurisdictions. That said, the decision is pretty weak (NYT continued): But the order does not prevent the federal government from moving forward on designating certain places as “sanctuaries,” nor does it keep the administration from enforcing conditions for doling out federal money if they already exist, as the Justice Department has already begun to do with some law enforcement grants. San Francisco and Santa Clara County, which had asked the judge for an injunction, “have a strong interest in avoiding unconstitutional federal enforcement and the significant budget uncertainty that has resulted from the Order’s broad and threatening language,” the judge wrote, referring to Mr. Trump’s January executive order on immigration. In March, AG Sessions announced the DOJ’s commitment to enforce 8 U.S.C. 1373, which allows the federal government to strip grant money from cities who willfully refuse compliance with federal communications guidelines as they pertain to local law enforcement and federal immigration officials: “This guidance requires local jurisdictions to comply and certify compliance with Section 1373 in order to be eligible for OJP grants,” said Sessions. “It also made clear that failure to remedy violations could result in withholding grants, termination of grants, and disbarment or ineligibility for future grants. The Department of Justice will also take all lawful steps to claw back any funds awarded to a jurisdiction that wilfully violates 1373.” All of this smells far more politically motivated than anything derived from sound legal doctrine. As I blogged in March: If there is a legal mechanism to penalize sanctuary cities, we haven’t found it. It’s likely none exists because, despite threats, no administration has carried out a threat to withhold federal monies from disobedient rogue local governments. There’s speculation aplenty as to how the Supreme Court might interpret a legal challenge to anti-sanctuary city guidance. Printz v. United States (highly cited in relation to this particular part of immigration discussion) held, “Congress may not compel a state or local government to implement federal regulatory programs, even if they are temporary functions.” Enforcing federal law is the responsibility of the federal government, thus immigration enforcement cannot and should not be delegated to local law enforcement. However, as 1373 indicates, local law enforcement are expected and required to communicate certain information to federal authorities. Trump’s administration doesn’t seem afraid of legal tests, given his first immigration executive order, but it’s clear that sanctuary cities are in the crosshairs.” ….Continue reading more @ Legal Insurrection Recent History \| Arizona’s AB 1070 \| Jun 2012 Supreme Court Overturns Three Sections of Arizona Immigration Law, Upholds Papers Check \|\| ABA Journal “The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down three contested sections of an Arizona law designed to crack down on illegal immigrants. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote the majority opinion (PDF) upholding just one contested section of the law—at least for now. The provision requires state and local police to check the immigration status of people who are stopped, detained or arrested on legitimate grounds, if there is a reasonable suspicion that the person is in the United States illegally. “At this stage, without the benefit of a definitive interpretation from the state courts, it would be inappropriate to assume [the status-check provision] will be construed in a way that creates a conflict with federal law,” Kennedy said. “This opinion does not foreclose other pre-emption and constitutional challenges to the law as interpreted and applied after it goes into effect.” The court overturned three other provisions on pre-emption grounds. “Arizona may have understandable frustrations with the problems caused by illegal immigration while that process continues, but the state may not pursue policies that undermine federal law,” Kennedy said. The provisions struck down by the court: • Make it a crime for immigrants to fail to obtain and carry federal registration documents. “Permitting the state to impose its own penalties for the federal offenses here would conflict with the careful framework Congress adopted,” Kennedy wrote. • Make it a crime for illegal immigrants to work or apply for work. Federal law imposes civil rather than criminal penalties for illegal immigrants who engage in unauthorized work, Kennedy said. Although the Arizona law “attempts to achieve one of the same goals as federal law—the deterrence of unlawful employment—it involves a conflict in the method of enforcement,” Kennedy said. • Authorize warrantless arrests when there is probable cause to believe a person has committed a public offense warranting deportation. Under federal law, an administrative document is issued when an alien is subject to deportation; the attorney general has discretion to authorize an arrest pending a removal decision. The state law authorizes arrests without federal input. “The result could be unnecessary harassment of some aliens (for instance, a veteran, college student, or someone assisting with a criminal investigation) whom federal officials determine should not be removed,” Kennedy said. Kennedy was joined in his opinion by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor. Justice Elena Kagan did not participate in the case. “It is fundamental that foreign countries concerned about the status, safety, and security of their nationals in the United States must be able to confer and communicate on this subject with one national sovereign, not the 50 separate states,” Kennedy wrote. Justice Antonin Scalia would have upheld all four provisions, he wrote in a concurring and dissenting opinion. States had a long-time role in regulating immigration, and the Constitution did not eliminate their power to do so, he said. “Arizona has moved to protect its sovereignty—not in contradiction of federal law, but in complete compliance with it,” he wrote. “The laws under challenge here do not extend or revise federal immigration restrictions, but merely enforce those restrictions more effectively. If securing its territory in this fashion is not within the power of Arizona, we should cease referring to it as a sovereign state.” Justices Clarence Thomas wrote that he would have upheld all four provisions, though he differed with Scalia on the reason. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. would have upheld three provisions. The case is Arizona v. United States. In a press release, ABA President Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III applauded the holding striking down three provisions of the Arizona law. “As the ABA argued in the amicus brief it filed in the case, immigration law and policy are and must remain uniquely federal, with states having no role in immigration enforcement except pursuant to federal authorization and oversight,” Robinson said.” ….Continue reading more @ ABA Journal Donald TrumpWilliam Orrick 2016 Elections, Corruption, Media, Politics, Technology October 24, 2016 CJ Facebook Co-Founder Drops $35M to Defeat Trump – PJ Media “Dustin Moskovitz, one of the co-founders of Facebook, has donated tens of millions of dollars to defeat Donald Trump. Moskovitz is not one of the usual Democrat deep-pocketed suspects. Politico reports that his donations came “suddenly and without any advance warning to the top rung of Democratic party megadonors with two unheralded tears through his checkbook in the past six weeks. ” The party is excited about adding their own Sheldon Adelson-esque donor into the political mix. Democrats don’t need as much money as Republicans do because Republicans don’t get billions of free media advocacy from the networks and cable stations, and they don’t get free promotion from the Hollywood crowd, from ESPN, from the NFL, and from “volunteers” from the labor unions. “This is a unicorn-type campaign gift — you just don’t see someone basically walk into a campaign without a significant track record of activity and contribute at this level,” said veteran Democratic strategist Chris Lehane, a Clinton White House alum who works closely with top party donors in Silicon Valley. Moskovitz is worth an astonishing $12.5B, money he made by profiting off of conservative and Republican use of the Facebook social media platform. Maybe it’s time to stop giving these folks the rope to hang us with?” …..Continue reading @ PJ Media Donald TrumpFacebookMoskovitz 2016 Elections, Corruption, Economy, Immigration, Politics, Security, Terrorism, Video September 28, 2016 CJ 1 Comment Diamond and Silks’ Take After the 1st Presidential Debate – theGatewayPundit.com \| Youtube ““Now Hillary started lying right off the bat . . . Overall, Donald Trump won that debate. But Lester? He got under my skin… We don’t give a damn about that birther issue! Why wasn’t you asking Hillary about her pay for play schemes? About her email scandal? About the fact that she don’t even understand a ‘C’ stands for “Classified?” About the fact that she don’t know how to remember anything? Oh, you didn’t ask her that! Well, listen up, Lester! Don’t make us fester! Or you gonna feel the wrath of Diamond and Silk. I just want you to know one thing: In the end, Donald J. Trump is going to win!” ….See more @ theGatewayPundit.com Diamond & SilkDonald TrumpHillary ClintonPresidential Debate 2016theGatewayPundit 2016 Elections, Corruption, Digital Security, Media, Politics Tech Companies Apple, Twitter, Google, and Instagram Collude to Defeat Trump – Observer There is no such thing as Pro-Trump free speech as Clinton corporate allies serve up a carefully curated view of the campaign “My dad always told me that conservative candidates have to work twice as hard as their liberal opponents to win elections because they’re fighting two opponents: the Democratic Party and the media. The usual suspects from left-leaning major media outlets like The New York Times, MSNBC, CNN and even entertainment networks are doing everything in their power to ensure a Clinton victory. Look no further than to Wolf Blitzer mincing around and drinking wine at the Democratic convention, celebrating Hillary’s nomination. But the propaganda skewing this election runs much deeper than just the media: our iPhones, iPads, social media networks, Google and even video games are all in the tank for Hillary Clinton—and it’s chilling. I began looking into how strong the bias and censorship runs in these forums after I did an interview on the pro-Trump podcast, MAGAPod. The show’s host, Mark Hammond, was disappointed Apple wouldn’t run his show without an “explicit” warning. Hammond’s podcast didn’t contain content that would be deemed explicit under Apple’s policy, and most other shows in the News & Politics category aren’t labeled as such. On June 18, Hammond talked to Sandra, a representative from Apple. She explained that, since the description of his show is pro-Trump, his show is explicit in nature—because the subject matter is Donald Trump. So, an Apple employee concluded the Republican presidential candidate is explicit. iTunes has dozens of podcasts discussing Osama Bin Laden and Adolf Hitler—none of which is marked explicit. I encouraged Hammond to contact Apple again, via email to their podcast support team. Within 48 hours he received a response from “Tim,” who informed Hammond that his podcast would be updated to “clean” within 24 hours. Further digging on Apple revealed more evidence that the computer giant is feeding users pro-Hillary and anti-Trump propaganda. Over the past year, Apple twice refused to publish a satirical Clinton Emailgate game, “Capitol HillAwry,” claiming it was “offensive” and “mean spirited” even though the game’s developer, John Matze, cited in communications with Apple that the game fits the standards of Apple’s own satire policy. Apple has, however, approved dozens of games poking fun at Donald Trump—including a game called “Dump Trump,” which depicts the GOP nominee as a giant turd. On July 25, Breitbart exposed this blatant double standard and favoritism toward Clinton. A few days after the article was released, Apple caved and published Capitol HillAwry, 15 months after Matze’s first attempt to go live. While it’s commendable that Apple resolved both situations, Trump supporters and conservative users should never have faced such biased treatment in the first place. Apple isn’t the only corporation doing Clinton’s bidding. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said Clinton made a deal with Google and that the tech giant is “directly engaged” in her campaign. It’s been widely reported Clinton hired Eric Schmidt—chairman of Alphabet, the parent company of Google—to set up a tech company called The Groundwork. Assange claims this was to ensure Clinton had the “engineering talent to win the election.” He also pointed out that many members of Clinton’s staff have worked for Google, and some of her former employees now work at Google. So it should come as no surprise that there have been multiple reports accusing Google of manipulating searches to bury negative stories about Clinton. SourceFed details how Google alters its auto-complete functions to paint Clinton in a positive light. For example, when you type “Hillary Clinton cri” into other engines like Yahoo! or Bing, the most popular autofills are “Hillary Clinton criminal charges” but in Google it’s “Hillary Clinton crime reform.” Google denies they changed their algorithm to help Clinton, and insists the company does not favor any candidate. They also claim their algorithms don’t show predicted queries that are offensive or disparaging. Facebook has a long history of shutting down pages and blocking conservative users while promoting progressive voices like Black Lives Matter activists. The problem became so transparent that Sen. John Thune sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg asking him to explain their practices. Facebook denies it discriminates against “any sources of ideological origin” and Zuckerberg did meet with conservatives in an attempt to resolve this issue. While some walked away from the meeting encouraged that Zuckerberg wants to repair their relationship, other prominent conservatives rejected the invitation as a publicity stunt. It should be noted that Facebook employees have donated more to Clinton than to any other candidate. Many conservatives have come to expect this kind of thing from the mainstream media. CNN, which paints itself as the centrist antidote to right-leaning Fox News and left-leaning MSNBC, has actually been among the most disingenuous offenders during this cycle, fully earning its derisive nickname “Clinton News Network.” For example, as NewsBusters pointed out for just one day, “CNN set aside nearly half of its air time on Wednesday’s New Day to various recent controversies involving the Trump campaign — 1 hour, 24 minutes, and 18 seconds over three hours. By contrast, the program clearly didn’t think much of the Wall Street Journal‘s revelation that the Obama administration secretly airlifted $400 million in cash to Iran. John Berman gave a 27-second news brief to the report, but didn’t mention that the payment was sent on “an unmarked cargo plane.” New Day, therefore, devoted over 187 times more coverage to Trump than to the millions to Iran.” Another favored CNN trick is to present a “balanced” panel comprised of two Republicans, two Democrats and a host, as they did on the afternoon of July 29, just to name one instance of a hundred. However, the Republican side always features one Trump supporter and one “Never Trump” Republican, with the host grilling the Trump Supporter—often a beleaguered Jeffrey Lord—in what amounts to a 4-on-1. So much for balance. Right now, CNN has a story on its site called “Which Republicans oppose Trump and why?” There’s no corresponding story about Democrats who oppose Clinton, even though her underdog challenger in the primary lasted far longer and received far more votes than any of Trump’s Republican challengers. No Republican willing to criticize Trump is too insignificant to merit coverage on CNN. When a minor Christie staffer announced on her personal Facebook that she’d be backing Hillary, she somehow merited a 1200 word story on CNN’s website and euphoric coverage on the air by Brooke Baldwin for “splitting with her party.” So that’s the traditional media. But this new strand, where one cannot even search for alternative viewpoints amid technology companies who stand to benefit from the free-trade policies and eased immigration regulations of a Clinton presidence, represents a dangerous sea change. There’s absolutely no question the digital forums we use every day are censoring conservatives and favoring Clinton. You can’t simply scroll through photos on Instagram, look for a video game in the App Store or do a quick Google search without being fed anti-Trump and pro-Clinton propaganda.” …Continue reading @ Observer.com – Regardless of who wins, the merging of political activism with corporate high tech collusion is a new development in the American polity and a serious cause for concern./CJ Tim Cook, Larry Page, Elon Musk And Other Tech CEOs Attend Secret Anti-Trump Meeting: Report – Tech Times A report by The Huffington Post claims that Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google co-founder Larry Page, and Tesla Motors and SpaceX chief Elon Musk were among the high-profile personalities that attended a secret meeting last weekend. The agenda of the meeting, which also had other tech CEOs, billionaires, and top Republicans attending, focused on a plan to stop the political ascension of front-runner Republican presidential aspirant Donald Trump. Other attendees included Facebook investor and Napster creator Sean Parker, The New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger, billionaire GOP donor Philip Anschutz, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Paul Ryan, Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Fred Upton, Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price and Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling. The secret meeting took place in a private island resort off the Georgia coast for the annual World Forum of the American Enterprise Institute.” …Continue reading @ Tech Times from the Mar 2016 article. CNNDonald TrumpElon MuskHillary ClintonMSMTech Times Corruption, Law, Politics, US Constitution Justice Ginsburg Regrets Unethical Attack on Donald Trump \| July 2016 July 17, 2016 CJ GINSBURG ISSUES STATEMENT OF “REGRET” FOR TRUMP ATTACK – JonathanTurley.org “Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has issued an apology over her tirade against GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump. A statement was issued today stating “On reflection, my recent remarks in response to press inquiries were ill-advised and I regret making them. Judges should avoid commenting on a candidate for public office. In the future I will be more circumspect.” The statements of course were a bit more than “ill-advised.” They were unethical. Moreover, some have noted that expressing regret is not an apology. I do believe an apology is in order. However, the statement makes no excuses and promises to avoid such transgressions in the future. It should defuse much of the current controversy, even though Ginsburg’s conduct was quite shocking. With three separate interviews and a well-established ethical rule against such statements, the violation was frankly breathtaking. I have great respect for Justice Ginsburg but this incident will tarnish an otherwise inspiring legacy on the Court. Moreover, if this election produces another court challenge like the one in Bush v. Gore, I believe that Ginsburg would have to seriously consider recusing herself. It would be highly inappropriate for her to sit on such a case after saying that she might move to New Zealand rather than live in a country headed by Trump. I still hope that the incident will refocus attention on the need for the reform of the Supreme Court. I have long advocated an enforceable system of judicial ethics. The apology today should not detract from the need to have such a system. The Supreme Court is the only part of our federal government that has no enforceable ethical code. This is not the first such violation by a member of the Court. Indeed, a majority of justices have been accused of ethical violations. I also hope that the incident will force greater circumspection on the part of Ginsburg and her colleagues over their growing public appearances and speeches. I have been a long critic of what I have called the “celebrity justice” model of the modern Court. The corrosive effect of such public engagements is evident in the unethical statements made by Justice Ginsburg.” …Continue reading @ https://jonathanturley.org with comments. Donald TrumpJonathan TurleyNotorious RBG 2016 Elections, Border, Immigration, Politics, Security, Video Trump on Supreme Court Decision On Immigration – ‘An Amazing Day for the Constitution’ \| June 2016 June 23, 2016 CJ Trump: SCOTUS decision a Great victory for the Constitution – Even with only four votes, the Supreme Court sent President Barack Obama a strong message that his unconstitutional power grab around Congress and the Constitution was a bridge too far. In affirming the federal injunction against implementing DAPA and expanding DACA, the Court upheld the principle that only Congress can make the laws. Expanding benefits and citizenship rights to parents who brought their children to the USA illegally, was in fact the Court decided, making law. What is frightening is that four justices tried to uphold the notion that the president can unilaterally by executive order, expand rights and benefits to individuals that Congress has made no express law or appropriation for. Moreover, what was not ruled on but required if you don’t get Congress’ expressed permission, is the moving around of budget appropriations from designated accounts to undesignated accounts by the Executive. How else do you pay for unapproved expenses? This Obama Administration policy is clearly unconstitutional and needs correction./CJ President Obama just gave $500 million of Your Money to the UN Green Fund Senate Foreign Relations Committee March 8, 2016 According to The Guardian; Obama administration pays out $500m to climate change project The first chunk of a $3bn commitment made at the Paris climate talks ‘shows the US stands squarely behind climate commitments’, the State Department said Administration officials said the initial $500m payment to the Green Climate Fund demonstrated that Obama would follow through on the promises of last December’s Paris climate agreement – despite February’s setback at the supreme court and threats by Republican presidential candidates to dismantle Obama’s agenda. “Today, the United States provided a $500m grant to the Green Climate Fund,” a state department official said. “This grant is the first step toward meeting the president’s commitment of $3bn to the GCF, and shows that the United States stands squarely behind our international climate commitments.”… – So, instead of government by legal custom, rules, hearings, Congressional appropriations, transparency and executive approval, we now have government by ‘legal counsel’ telling clueless political appointees, what they can and can’t do, but don’t tell Congress. Note that at 2:19 of the video, the DC bureaucrat, Heather Higginbottom, who has been pretty arrogant with the senator up to then, actually shouts him down./CJ A Blast from the Past…… Dec 2015 Paul Ryan Betrays America: $1.1 Trillion, 2,000-Plus Page Omnibus Bill Funds ‘Fundamental Transformation of America’ “Paul Ryan’s first major legislative achievement is a total and complete sell-out of the American people masquerading as an appropriations bill. Too harsh, you say? Let the programs, the spending, and the implications speak for themselves. (1) Ryan’s Omnibus Fully Funds DACA Though much of the public attention has surrounded the President’s 2014 executive amnesty, the President’s 2012 amnesty quietly continues to churn out work permits and federal benefits for hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens. Paul Ryan’s bill funds entirely this 2012 executive amnesty for “DREAMers”—or illegal immigrants who came to the country as minors. Specifically, Division F of Ryan’s omnibus bill contains no language that would prohibit the use of funds to continue the President’s unconstitutional program. Obama’s executive action, known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), has granted around 700,000 illegal aliens with work permits, as well as the ability to receive tax credits and federal entitlement programs. A recent GAO report documented how this illegal amnesty program for alien youth is, in large part, responsible for the illegal alien minor surge on our southern border. In 2013, Paul Ryan said that it is his job as a U.S. lawmaker to put himself in the shoes of “the DREAMer who is waiting” and work to find legislative solutions to his or her problems. (2) Ryan’s Omnibus Funds Sanctuary Cities Five months ago, 32-year-old Kate Steinle was bleeding to death in her father’s arms. She was gunned down in broad daylight by a five-time deported criminal alien whose presence in the country was the direct result of San Francisco’s refusal to comply with U.S. immigration law—yet Paul Ryan’s omnibus rewards these lawless Sanctuary Cities with federal grants. Division B Title II of Ryan’s omnibus funds various grant programs for the Department of Justice (pages 167, 168, and 169) and contains no language that would restrict the provision of such grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. In a Congressional hearing, Steinle’s father demanded Congressional action and recalled his daughter’s dying words: “Help me, Dad.” (3) Ryan’s Omnibus Funds All Refugee Programs Despite broad support amongst Republican lawmakers for a proposal introduced by Brian Babin to halt all refugee resettlement, Ryan’s appropriations bill will fund President Obama’s refugee resettlement operation and will allow for the admission of tens of thousands of refugees with access to federal benefits. Division H Title II of Ryan’s bill contains appropriations of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and contains no language that would restrict the program. Nor are there any restrictions for the program in Division K of Ryan’s bill, which provides funding for the Department of State, which oversees refugee admissions. Ryan is not one of the 84 cosponsors of Babin’s bill to halt the refugee operation, and he recently told Sean Hannity that he does not support halting resettlement because, “We’re a compassionate country. The refugees laws are important laws.” Similarly, this outcome represents a legislative win for Marco Rubio, who told Sean Hannity he’d “hate to use” Congress’s power of the purse to deny funding for Obama’s resettlement operation. (4) Ryan’s Omnibus Funds All of the Mideast Immigration Programs That Have Been Exploited by Terrorists in Recent Years Although multiple immigrant and visa programs in recent years have been exploited by terrorists (such as the F-1 “student” visa, the K-1 “fiancée” visa, and our green card and refugee programs), Ryan’s proposal does nothing to limit admissions from jihadist-prone regions. As Senators Shelby and Sessions of Alabama noted in a joint statement: “The omnibus would put the U.S. on a path to approve admission for hundreds of thousands of migrants from a broad range of countries with jihadists movements over the next 12 months, on top of all the other autopilot annual immigration.” (5) Ryan’s Omnibus Funds Illegal Alien Resettlement On page 917 of Ryan’s omnibus a section titled “Refugee and Entrant Assistance” funds the President’s resettlement of illegal immigrant border crossers. (6) Ryan’s Omnibus Funds the Release of Criminal Aliens Senior legislative aides tell Breitbart News that Ryan’s bill does not do anything to change the enforcement priorities that Jeh Johnson established a little over a year ago that would shield entire categories of criminal aliens from immigration law, nor does it include language recommended by Sessions and Shelby to “deny the expenditure of funds to issue visas to countries that refuse to repatriate criminal aliens.” (7) Ryan’s Omnibus Quadruples H-2B Foreign Worker Visas Despite Ryan’s pledge not to move an immigration compromise with President Obama, tucked 700 pages into Ryan’s spending bill is language that would resuscitate and expand a controversial provision of the Schumer-Rubio Gang of Eight plan to increase the H-2B visa program. The provision “would quadruple the number of H-2B visas for unskilled guest workers, for a total of more than 250,000,” writes immigration attorney Ian Smith. The Americans who fill these jobs are typically “society’s most vulnerable — including single women, the disabled, the elderly, minorities, teenagers, students, and first-generation immigrants,” Smith explains. A recent BuzzFeed exposé revealed how this program allows businesses to discriminate against American workers and “deliberately den[y] jobs to American workers so they can hire foreign workers on H-2 visas instead.” As one GOP aide told Breitbart News, “This provision is a knife in the heart of the working class, and African Americans.” (8) Ryan’s Omnibus Funds Tax Credits for Illegal Aliens Ryan’s bill preserves the expansion of the President’s expiring child tax credits without any accompanying language to prevent illegal aliens from receiving those tax credits. While Sen. Sessions attempted to include language in the bill that would prevent illegal immigrants from receiving tax credits, his recommendation was rejected.” …More @ Breitbart Dec 2015 DAPADonald TrumpGreen Climate FundHeather HigginbottomIllegal immigrationSen Cory GardnerSupreme CourtUN Green Climate Fund	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3695
__label__wiki	0.694079	0.694079	Can You Name These Classic Sitcoms With Just One Picture And A Clue? Question 1/29 This NYC-based sitcom gave us one of the most iconic hairstyles of the 1990s, along with one of the catchiest theme songs ever. This sitcom helped to launch the fledgling Fox network and introduced audiences to a young Christina Applegate. The Tracey Ullman Show Herman's Head This sitcom starring Carroll O'Connor centered around a bigot and how he dealt with his family. This show invited you to "come and knock on our door." What happens in a courtroom filled with petty criminals and John Laroquette? This 1980s sitcom gave us the answer. Thank you for being a friend… and tuning in to watch this popular '80s sitcom. This classic sitcom might have starred some ghoulish characters, but it also showed a loving family just trying to be themselves. This Sherwood Schwartz sitcom always seemed to find new plotlines despite having a very limited setting. Gilligan's Island This iconic sitcom broke ground for women on and off the screen. Question 10/29 This sitcom showed the struggles of a working-class Midwest family. John Goodman helped to make the show a huge success. This 1990s sitcom might just have the most memorable theme song of all time. This sitcom was set in a city police station. It starred Hal Linden and Abe Vigoda. This sitcom had an all-star cast, including Tony Danza, Christopher Lloyd, Danny DeVito, and Andy Kaufman. WKRP in Cincinnati The couple in this sitcom was "moving on up" thanks to the husband's successful dry cleaning business. This show about geniuses became a hit with audiences in the 2000s. This sitcom featured the most iconic redhead in all of Hollywood. This mockumentary sitcom was a remake of a British comedy, and it starred Steve Carrell. This sitcom was billed as the show about nothing. This was the place where everybody knows your name. This show launched the career of Michael J. Fox This sitcom picked up where The Mary Tyler Moore Show left off for feminism, and it became a huge topic of discussion during the 1992 presidential election. This iconic sitcom was set during the Korean war. F-Troop MASH Starring Alyssa Milano, Tony Danza, and Judith Light, this sitcom perfectly captured the 1980s. This show was a spinoff of "Love, American Style," and it spawned several of its own spin-offs, including "Mork & Mindy" and "Laverne & Shirley." Blansky's Beauties This unlikely hit series was about a housewife who had magical powers. I Dream of Jeanie Sabrina, the Teenaged Witch This iconic Sherwood Schwartz sitcom was about a blended family. This show about the Seaver family starred a young Kirk Cameron. Kirk Cameron's sister starred in this hit 1990s sitcom. Sister, Sister This popular sitcom centered around a sports columnist, his wife and children, and his ever-present mother. Calculating Result... Get new quizzes every day. Like us on Facebook! Television Andy Griffith, app_safe, classic sitcoms, classic tv, sitcoms How Well Do You Know The Iconic Family Sitcom: The Andy Griffith Show? The “Andy Griffith Show” is a beloved family sitcom. Filmed in the 60s, it was one of the first situational comedies on TV. How much do you remember about sleepy More >> Television 1980s, 80s tv, app_safe, classic tv Can You Identify These Iconic TV Shows Of The ’80s? From family comedies to night time soap operas, the ’80s was a treasure trove of amazing shows! But how well do you remember these iconic programs? Do you think you More >> Television app_safe, classic tv, sitcom, sitcoms Can You Identify These Iconic Sitcoms Of The ’70s? From pushing societal norms with the “Mary Tyler Moore Show” to the brazen humor of “All in the Family”, the ’70s was truly an era of television firsts. But how More >> Sitcoms are what bring us laughter and stress-relief at the end of a long day, but just how many of these classic sitcoms to you actually remember? Take our quiz, and see how many shows you can identify with just a hint and an image of the show! app_safe, classic tv, comedy, sitcom TV Sitcom Quizzes Sitcoms are what bring us laughter and stress-relief at the end of a long day, but just how many of these classic sitcoms to you actually remember? The situation comedy is just about as old as television broadcasting itself. Although sitcoms actually started on the radio. Take our quiz, and see how many shows you can identify with just one picture and a clue. Old Sitcoms Classic Sitcoms Get More Quizzes! Get quizzes daily in your inbox!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3696
__label__cc	0.586014	0.413986	Brian.Carnell.Com Just another nerd. They Should Rename It The Vivisection Mis-Information Network The UK’s Vivisection Information Network recently issued a press release making a number of claims about botulinum, which is used to treat cerebral palsy in addition to its more famous role as the anti-wrinkle treatment Botox. Each batch of botulinum is of different toxicity, so in order to ensure safety the potency of each batch is measured using the LD50 test, in which mice are given samples for the batch until a dose is reached that kills 50 percent of the animals. The Vivisection Information Network claims that the test is unnecessary because a non-animal alternative is just as good. According to its press release, A non-animal alternative testing method exists and is in use at a government appointed laboratory for the testing of Botox (Botulinum) (The National Institute for Biological Standards and Control). This test is called the SNAP-25. [The press release urges people to call write letters to government officials and] Ask why the SNAP-25 is good enough for a Government appointed lab but not good enough for the pharmaceutical industry. Fortunately, another UK animal rights groups, Animal Aid, has already provided the answer — the SNAP-25 test has not yet been validated to replace the safety tests that the LD50 test is currently used for. As Animal Aid’s Andre Menache noted in the abstract for a lecture he gave in July, The European Pharmacopoeia has set the regulatory framework for non-animal testing of botulinum toxin type A for injection (No. 2113; 5th edition EP). A non-animal immunoassay — the SNAP-25 endopeptidase assay Â– has shown excellent results with respect to the estimation of the potency of type A toxin in therapeutic preparations (ATLA 31, 381-391, 2003). Similarly, two rapid, non-animal assays have also been developed for botulinum toxin type B. The only remaining obstacle to regulatory approval of these non-animal methods would appear to be the validation process. There is a moral imperative to give priority to the validation process with respect to these particular non-animal methods in view of the fact that this test requires over 80,000 mice in the UK alone every year. Menache is referring to a January 2005 European Pharmacopoeia monograph that said, After validation with respect to the LD 50 assay (reference method), the product may also be assayed by other methods that are preferable in terms of animal welfare, including 1 of the following: 1. endopeptidase assay in vitro; 2. ex vivo assay using the mouse phrenic nerve diaphragm; 3. mouse bioassay using paralysis as the end-point. So why isn’t the SNAP-25 test used today? Because it hasn’t been validated yet. Companies making Botulinum couldn’t use the SNAP-25 test even if they wanted to, until it is validated. End of story. Don’t stand for Wickham lies. Press Release, Vivisection Information Network, December 11, 2005. Botulinum testing — time to kill the LD. Andrew Menache, Animal Aid, July 2005. LD50 Timeline. Humane Society of the United States, Accessed: December 12, 2005. There are no revisions for this post. Author Brian CarnellPosted on December 21, 2005 Categories UncategorizedTags Great Britain, Vivisection Information Network Previous Previous post: Ultarama An Excellent Solution for Displaying Action Figures Next Next post: New Jersey Activists Arrested for Interfering with Bear Hunt and Making Terroristic Threats John Doe on John Stebbins — War Hero to Convict Susan on Alfred, Prepare The Bat Scratcher Peter byrne on Fleischer Studios-inspired Superman Saving Lois Lane Statue I presume that you were being sarcastic. - AI+ NEWS on The Absurdities of Neil Postman Brian.Carnell.Com Proudly powered by WordPress	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3698
__label__cc	0.661431	0.338569	This Week on Broadway for December 24, 2017: Hundred Days, Cruel Intentions, After the Fair Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review Hundred Days @ NYTW, Cruel Intentions @ (Le) Poisson Rouge, After the Fair @ Urban Stages, A Tribute to Barbara Cook @ Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, Farinelli and the King, Andrew Rannells @ Lincoln Center’s Appel Room, Jason Bishop: Believe In read more This Week on Broadway for May 28, 2017: The Boy Who Danced On Air and Can You Forgive Her? Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review Pacific Overtures @ Classic Stage Company, The Boy Who Danced On Air @ Abingdon Theatre Company, Can You Forgive Her? @ Vineyard Theatre, Signature Theatre’s production of Suzan-Lori Parks’ Venus, Raisin @ Astoria Performing Arts Center, PharmaBro: An American Douchical! @ Players Theatre, The read more This Week on Broadway for May 21, 2017: Pacific Overtures and WOOLF Casting James Marino, Michael Portantiere and Jan Simpson review Pacific Overtures @ Classic Stage Company, The New Group’s production of The Whirligig, Seven Spots on the Sun @ Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, and The Mint Theater Company’s production of The Lucky One. We discuss the controversy surrounding an Oregon production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? read more This Week on Broadway for January 29, 2017: Stephanie J. Block, Falsettos Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Stephanie J. Block. We review the Mint Theater Company’s production of Yours Unfaithfully, The Liar @ Classic Stage Company, Pan Asian Repertory Theatre’s production of Incident at Hidden Temple, and Jitney. This Week on Broadway has been coming to you every week (mostly) read more Class Notes: From “The Liar,” Carson Elrod Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to cast member Carson Elrod about “The Liar,” presented by the Classic Stage Company. Class Notes actively covers the New York current theater season on, off and off-off Broadway. This Week on Broadway for November 20, 2016: Sweet Charity, Finian’s Rainbow, and Dead Poets Society Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Pence sees Hamilton, The New Group’s production of Sweet Charity, Finian’s Rainbow @ Irish Repertory Theatre, The Front Page, Dead Poets Society @ Classic Stage Company, Labyrinth Theater Company’s production of Homos, Or Everyone In America, The Directors Company’s production of read more	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3699
__label__cc	0.682655	0.317345	Global Hemp Group Inc. (CSE: GHG) (FRA: GHG) (OTC: GBHPF) Aims to be a Leader in the Multi-Faceted Industrial Hemp Market Industrial hemp is the only commodity that has the potential to generate revenue from multiple finished goods in the global food, construction materials, nutraceutical, textile and bio-energy industries Global Hemp Group completed hemp trials last year which set the stage for a full-fledged commercial hemp operation in New Brunswick, Canada, in 2018 Under Canadian law, CBD will become legal to extract from Industrial Hemp in July 2018 Hemp Business Journal estimates that the hemp industry will grow to $1.8 billion in sales by 2020, led by hemp food, body care, and CBD-based products Official data demonstrates that the hemp industry is growing rapidly, at a 22 percent five-year CAGR, and is being led by food and body care products, with hemp CBD products showing a 53 percent AGR Global Hemp Group, Inc. (CSE: GHG) (FRANKFURT: GHG) (OTC: GBHPF) is just beginning to scratch the surface of what will over time become a robust market for the production of raw materials and a variety of wholesale products and consumer goods developed from the non-psychoactive industrial varieties of the species Cannabis sativa L. Global Hemp Group intends to establish and develop a portfolio of companies interlinked in the production of hemp, from its initial cultivation to wholesale materials delivered to product developers and distributors. Through joint ventures and acquisitions, GHG is focused on cannabinoid production, with medium-term plans to operate in the automotive, building materials, bio-composites, food, nutritional supplements and nutraceuticals markets. The company is guided by the overarching theme of ‘global environmental stewardship’. Global Hemp Group intends to apply key concepts of sustainability and social responsibility in all of the markets that it enters. With a successful hemp cultivation trial last year, GHG and joint venture partner Marijuana Company of America, Inc. (OTC: MCOA) have set the stage for development of the first commercial hemp operation on the Acadian peninsula of New Brunswick, Canada, in over 20 years. With the expected legalization of recreational cannabis and the extraction of cannabinoids from industrial hemp in mid to late 2018, the partnership expects to begin cannabinoid extraction from a minimum of 125 acres of hemp grown this year in New Brunswick, Canada. The company is also discussing partnerships for straw processing to create building materials following the October harvest this year, with a medium- to long-term plan of building permanent processing facilities by the fall of 2019. GHG is also pursuing hemp cultivation and extraction opportunities in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, with the goal of operating in both the Canadian and United States hemp markets. GHG seeks to establish an operating strategy it refers to as the Hemp Agro-Industrial Zone (“HAIZ”) (http://cnw.fm/A4Iqr), which will be focused on building a platform of cooperation between farmers, labor, technology and capital across all industrial hemp sectors to create collective value for shareholders. All parts of the plant are to be utilized with the HAIZ concept, including the production of CBD and other cannabinoid-based wholesale products from the flowers and leaves, cottonized fibers from the straw, building materials from the hurd (woody core) and oils and cakes from the grain. A number of companies have begun producing hempcrete blocks that deliver a durable product that retains thermal mass and has a low carbon footprint when it comes to energy usage (http://cnw.fm/Ch3uq). They could also potentially reduce building material costs by 50 percent or more when cultivated, processed and constructed on site. Hempcrete has thermal qualities that preserve optimal indoor temperatures year-round in a wide variety of regions and climates. In addition, it is mold free, pest free and fireproof. A Washington state company is retrofitting homes with hemp; A Colorado company completed the state’s first permitted “hempcrete” structure in October (http://cnw.fm/9C8qF); This Asheville, North Carolina, hemp home is one of four hemp homes constructed in the state (http://cnw.fm/oTs06); Israel’s first hemp house was built last March on Mount Carmel; Canada’s JustBioFiber constructed a house on Vancouver Island using an interlocking Lego-like hemp block, and there are hundreds of hempcrete buildings across Canada; In Britain, five hempcrete homes were built in 2017 alone; France has been constructing buildings with hemp for decades; South Africa has promoted this hemp home as Africa’s most sustainable building (http://cnw.fm/NYA1v). Bio-Composites There are more than 10 million cars on the road that use hemp bio-composites for door panels, dashboards, consoles, carpeting and even brake pads. Mercedes, BMW and Lotus have been using hemp in their vehicle construction for many years (http://cnw.fm/J3Qjd). Auto manufacturers find that hemp auto parts lower vehicle weight and therefore improve gas mileage. Glass fiber used to make the body of a Chevrolet Corvette could easily be replaced with hemp fiber and be stronger and more resilient. Henry Ford knew in the 1940s that natural bio-composites could replace heavier metals used in auto manufacturing (http://cnw.fm/FtJ0k) and be lighter and stronger than traditional materials. It has been proven that hemp can be a sustainable alternative for many traditional materials used throughout history. Hemp is the only plant on Earth that can feed, clothe, house, fuel and medicate humanity. Hemp is potentially the most industrially usable biomass produced over the shortest growth cycle, utilizing the least amount of water, nutrients and pesticides, while sequestering the greatest level of carbon. It is one of the few plants on the planet that can be grown commercially almost anywhere in the world. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.GlobalHempGroup.com Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (CSE: LXX) (OTCQX: LXRP): IP Portfolio, Licensing and R&D are Keys to Growth in 2018 GBHPF Previous Post Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (CSE: LXX) (OTCQX: LXRP): IP Portfolio, Licensing and R&D are Keys to Growth in 2018 Next Post Liberty Leaf Holdings Ltd. (CSE: LIB) (OTCQB: LIBFF) (FSE: HN3P) is “One to Watch”	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3706
__label__wiki	0.954856	0.954856	Media Companies “Getting Sick” of Facebook, Reports BloombergBusinessweek Insights, Media, Social Media When Facebook Inc. wants to try something new, one of its first calls is to CNN., reports BloombergBusinessweek, which added that it was “a key partner when Facebook introduced its news-reading app, Paper, in 2014. When the social network shuttered Paper soon after, transmogrifying it into a series of fast-loading News Feed stories called Instant Articles, CNN remained on board. And last year, when Facebook began focusing on hosting live video, CNN was one of the few parties to which it paid a nominal fee to produce clips of, say, election results being projected on the Empire State Building. “But strain is showing in the relationship. Facebook’s latest pitch to publishers such as CNN is for them to provide a regular stream of TV-quality, edited, original videos that will give Mark Zuckerberg’s company a chance to compete with YouTube to siphon some of the $70 billion pouring into TV ads each year. In exchange, the publishers can share some of the revenue for ads that roll in the middle of the videos. Facebook will control all the ad sales. “It’s getting tougher for CNN and others to view these arrangements as mutually beneficial.” Digital Advertising is “Nightmarish Joke”, States CEO of NY Times Around Town: Jon Wentzel Joins NEI, LMO Names Cory Megin its Director of Creative and UX, and Frost Miller to Provide Marketing Support for the Crohn’s and Colitis Congress Ads May Soon Stalk You on TV Like They Do on Your Facebook Feed, Reports Bloomberg Facebook’s Reputation Drops Due to “Never-Ending Parade of Privacy Mishaps”	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3707
__label__cc	0.584135	0.415865	Regular Colleges or Institutions Engineering Electronics Engineering Continental Institute of Engineering and Technology Fatehgarh Sahib Jalvehra G.T.Road, NH-1 , Fatehgarh Sahib - 140406 District: Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab) Courses Offered by Continental Institute of Engineering and Technology UPDATE PHOTOS of Continental Institute of Engineering and Technology SEND VIDEOS of Continental Institute of Engineering and Technology to The Continental group made its forays into field of education in 2000. In a short span of nearly a decade, it has carved a niche for itself in the field of imparting quality education of International standard. Since its inception, the group has progressed leaps and bounds and has established Premier Institutes in the field of Engineering, Computer science & Application, IT, Commerce and Management at both graduate and under graduate levels. 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__label__wiki	0.742824	0.742824	To Be or Not to Be…Social Are You in Jeopardy? The Keto Diet: Is It Really Healthy? Why Care About Mental Health Awareness Month? The Dementia Diagnosis Would You Like Butter In Your Coffee? Juicing vs. Blending: Which is Better? Protecting the Heart of Healthcare Commentary of Psychopharmacology for Children and Adolescents The Invisible Wound of Depression and Suicide By CareerSmart® Learning Contributor, May 17, 2017, as published by Healthcare Hot Spot The rate of suicide is increasing, with approximately one suicide occurring every 13 minutes (CDC, 2015). But rather than discuss the current statistics of suicide and depression and its affects on families and communities, there is an enlightening quote that details depression and suicide from the other side. The author, David Foster Wallace, once compared depression and suicide to being trapped in a burning building. He said that for people experiencing depression, their “invisible agony reaches a certain unendurable level [and they] will kill [them]self the same way a trapped person will eventually jump from the window of a burning high-rise.” Wallace continued to explain that people jumping from a burning high-rise still fear the fall but that falling to death is “slightly less terrible” than the fear of the flames. Sadly, Wallace later committed suicide in 2008 after suffering from depression for decades. One word in Wallace’s description of depression captures its essence: “invisible.” Depression, like so many other mental health issues, is invisible to the outside world; therefore, the outside world cannot see it or truly understand the depths of another person’s depression. If someone has a cut on their hand, the severity can typically be seen– whether the hand has been superficially injured or a finger severed. But depression is more akin to a suspected deep tissue pressure injury, where the skin remains intact, but a pressure injury has formed under the surface, invisible from the outside. Wallace ended his description of depression and suicide by saying that “you’d have to have personally been trapped and felt flames to really understand a terror way beyond falling.” While empathy is a tremendous asset in healthcare workers, it is also equally important to realize the shortcomings of it. Having empathy for a person experiencing depression has its limits because empathy will never really feel like that burning building. Even though empathy has its limits, recognizing the signs and symptoms of depression are vital to helping patients. When discussing depression with a patient, avoid trivializing their experience or insisting they simply “snap out of it.” Depression is a serious issue and should be discussed with patients in an equally serious manner. Healthcare providers are in a unique position to help people and that help should be given with respect and understanding. Effects of Chronic Stress on Brain and Body – 1.0 CEU/contact hr (Nurses, CCM, CRC, CDMS, and NASW) Suicide in Long Term Care: Recognition and Prevention – 2.0 hours (Caregiver Training) Wellness for Healthcare Professionals: A Balancing Act – 2.0 CEUs/contact hrs Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2015). Suicide: Facts at a Glance. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/suicide-datasheet-a.pdf David Foster Wallace. David Foster Wallace Quotes. Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/4339.David_Foster_Wallace 0 Responses on The Invisible Wound of Depression and Suicide"	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3709
__label__cc	0.602995	0.397005	The Human Genome Project: Celebrating its successes April 23, 2013 April 25, 2017 Momentum 0 Comments Baylor College of Medicine, DNA, Dr. Arthur Beaudet, Dr. C. Thomas Caskey, Genetics, National Human Genome Research Institute The Human Genome Project was one of the great scientific achievements in history—an international research effort to sequence and map the human genome. In 1998, the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center was chosen by the National Human Research Institute as one of the three centers to finish the sequencing of the human genome. Take a look at major milestones that led up to the completion of the Human Genome Project, and exciting happenings since then. Genome Milestones 1971: Dr. Arthur Beaudet and Dr. C. Thomas Caskey join BCM. 1985: Institute of Molecular and Human Genetics is created. 1990: The International Human Genome Project officially begins. 1991: Major gene discoveries at Baylor College of Medicine begin. 1994: Institute of Molecular and Human Genetics renamed Department of Molecular and Human Genetics. 1994: Dr. Caskey departs, and Dr. Beaudet is named chair. 1996: Human Genome Sequencing Center at BCM is established. 1998: Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center chosen by National Human Genome Research Institute as one of the three centers to finish the sequencing of human genome. 2000: Human Genome Project leaders and President Clinton announce the completion of a working draft DNA sequence of the human genome. 2000: Fruit fly genome sequenced. 2003: Human Genome Project declared complete, with BCM Sequencing Center taking a major role. 2005: Dr. Gad Shaulsky and Dr. Adam Kuspa sequence the genome of the social amoeba. 2006: Dr. James Lupski and colleagues begin to lay out the case for copy number variation. 2006: The National Cancer Institute and NHGRI announce the first three cancers—lung, brain and ovarian—that will be studied in the pilot phrase of The Cancer Genome Atlas. 2007: Dr. James Watson’s genome is sequenced and presented to him at BCM. 2008: Genomes of common form of lung cancer and glioblastoma sequenced in effort led by Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center. 2008: International research consortium announces 1000 Genomes Project, an effort to sequence the genomes of at least 1000 people from around the world to create the most detailed illustration of human genetic variation. 2010: Dr. Lupski and Dr. Gibbs sequence Dr. Lupski’s genome to find the form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease that affects him and his family. 2011: A report in Science Translational Medicine describes how the sequencing of twins Noah and Alexis Beery’s genome helped treat their disorder. 2014: Baylor, Texas Children’s join national collaboration to solve most difficult, rare medical cases. 2015: Team at Baylor College of Medicine successfully performs surgery on a human genome, changing how it is folded inside the cell nucleaus. 2016: Center for Genome Architecture explores 3-D structure of DNA. 2017: Scientists assemble Zika virus mosquito genome from scratch. >> $3.3M effort to map human genome’s intricate folding pattern. >> Baylor Genetics launches PreSeek™ – 1st non-invasive prenatal multi-gene sequencing screen. >> Baylor’s Human Genome Sequencing Center looks to bring adult whole genome sequencing to clinical space with unprecedented NHLBI grant. Read the latest in genome sequencing at Baylor. Learn more about DNA Day from the National Institute of Health’s National Human Genome Research Institute. ← BCM celebrates Earth Day 2013 BCM and the BP MS 150 → Throwback Thursday: The Big Screen March 12, 2015 Momentum 0 Baylor College of Medicine launches brand campaign July 29, 2013 Momentum 6 Seasonal Affective Disorder: What you need to know October 26, 2016 Momentum 0 0 thoughts on “The Human Genome Project: Celebrating its successes” Pingback:For Dr. Beaudet: A tribute in song (and cups) \| Momentum - The Baylor College of Medicine Blog	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3719
__label__cc	0.522155	0.477845	Upcoming Events › Concerts « View Past Events Bluestem Amphitheater, 801 50th Ave S Since their formation in 1991, iconic multiplatinum Los Angeles rock band Incubus have consciously and continually shifted their perspective with each subsequent album... Within a deck of tarot cards, the High Priestess serves as the guardian of the unconscious. In Greek mythology, the old oracles celebrate the Mother Goddess... Jade Presents and Merrill Piepkorn are pleased to announce the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock... Essentia Health presents: KIDZ BOP World Tour 2019 #1 Kids’ Music Brand -- KIDZ BOP -- Brings First-Ever World Tour to Australia and London Before Heading to the U.S., Canada, and Mexico This Summer... Essentia Health presents: Happy Together Tour 2019 featuring The Turtles, Chuck Negron, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The Buckinghams, The Classic IV & The Cowsills Music fans have been enjoying the hits of the sixties and seventies since the Summer of Love and beyond. They get to relive those moments on the renowned Happy Together Tour 2019... Sister Cities Smokeout Bluestem Meadow, 801 50th Ave S Baked into the heart of Moorhead and its sister city, Fargo, are the common bonds of beer-safe cooking (safely grilling food with a beer in one hand)... Essentia Health presents: Violent Femmes with special guest Matthew Sweet Violent Femmes 10th studio album, HOTEL LAST RESORT, resides among the groundbreaking band's finest work, simultaneously refining and redefining their one-of-a-kind take on American music... Essentia Health presents: Crowder with Micah Tyler & Austin French September 19 @ 7:00 pm Crowder’s first solo album, Neon Steeple, debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200, was named iTunes 2014 Christian Album of the Year, garnered multiple radio hits, two GRAMMY® nominations... Essentia Health presents: Robert Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters with special guest Lillie Mae Though Robert Plant has returned to the Welsh borders, he retains the sensibility—and the soul—of an itinerant troubadour... Essentia Health presents: Dropkick Murphys featuring Clutch with Hatebreed and Amigo The Devil brought to you by Q105.1 October 3 @ 7:00 pm From the early days at the Boston landmark The Rathskeller (aka The Rat) beneath Kenmore Square, to 80,000-plus on the main stages of European festivals, the Dropkick Murphys have spent a large chunk of the last 20 years touring the world...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3723
__label__wiki	0.55541	0.55541	Remarq The first 1000 days of life: prenatal and postnatal risk factors for morbidity and growth in a birth cohort in southern India Deepthi Kattula1, Rajiv Sarkar1, Prabhu Sivarathinaswamy1, Vasanthakumar Velusamy1, Srinivasan Venugopal1, Elena N Naumova1,2, Jayaprakash Muliyil1, Honorine Ward1,3, Gagandeep Kang1 1Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India 2Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University School of Engineering, Medford, Massachusetts, USA 3Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Correspondence to Professor Gagandeep Kang; gkang{at}cmcvellore.ac.in Objective To estimate the burden and assess prenatal and postnatal determinants of illnesses experienced by children residing in a semiurban slum, during the first 1000 days of life. Design Community-based birth cohort Setting Southern India Participants Four hundred and ninety-seven children of 561 pregnant women recruited and followed for 2 years with surveillance and anthropometry. Main outcome measure Incidence rates of illness; rates of clinic visits and hospitalisations; factors associated with low birth weight, various illnesses and growth. Results Data on 10 377.7 child-months of follow-up estimated an average rate of 14.8 illnesses/child-year. Gastrointestinal and respiratory illnesses were 20.6% and 47.8% of the total disease burden, respectively. The hospitalisation rate reduced from 46/100 child-years during infancy to 19/100 child-years in the second year. Anaemia during pregnancy (OR=2.3, 95% CI=1.08 to 5.18), less than four antenatal visits (OR=6.8, 95% CI=2.1 to 22.5) and preterm birth (OR=3.3, 95% CI=1.1 to 9.7) were independent prenatal risk factors for low birth weight. Female gender (HR=0.88, 95% CI=0.79 to 0.99) and 6 months of exclusive breast feeding (HR=0.76, 95% CI=0.66 to 0.88) offered protection against all morbidity. Average monthly height and weight gain were lower in female child and children exclusively breast fed for 6 months. Conclusions The high morbidity in Indian slum children in the first 1000 days of life was mainly due to prenatal factors and gastrointestinal and respiratory illness. Policymakers need disease prevalence and pathways to target high-risk groups with appropriate interventions in the community. This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005404 Strengths and limitations of this study This study had intensive biweekly surveillance visits to record postnatal morbidity information. Weekly validation of field data and confirmation of illness by a physician or medical records reduced recall bias and facilitated accurate recording of morbidity. This study lacked complete data on antenatal care and pregnancy outcome of all enrolled women, although we found no differences between children with and without complete maternal data. Studies have shown the first 2 years of life to be crucial for cognitive development in children, but cognitive function was not assessed in this study. The study area may not represent a typical Indian slum because of the good availability and accessibility of healthcare in the public and private sectors. One of the millennium developmental goals (goal 4) is to reduce the under five mortality by two thirds by 2015. This includes reinforcement of efforts against pneumonia and diarrhoea, and strengthening the nutritional status of mothers and children.1 In the past few decades, rapid urbanisation, growing urban slums in developing countries, especially in India, has raised concerns on public health issues, such as overcrowding, lack of safe drinking water, sanitation and deprivation in multiple domains,2 ,3 which in turn exposes a vulnerable age group to high risks of infectious diseases,4 malnutrition5 and impaired cognitive development,6 in the early formative years of life. It is estimated that more than 200 million children under 5 years of age in developing countries do not attain their developmental potential.7 The cognitive and physical development of a child is influenced by the first 1000 days of life, from conception to the second birthday.8–10 This, in turn, is affected by biological factors, such as nutrition of the mother during pregnancy, gestational age, birth weight, duration of breast feeding, childhood malnutrition, childhood infections and psychosocial factors, such as economic status, parental education and environmental exposures.11 Often these are interdependent domains and children exposed to multiple factors are the most vulnerable. The accumulation of risk over time compromises the overall development of the child. Data on the burden of disease and the complex association of multiple environmental and host factors with disease are essential to permit planning of healthcare and prevention policies in the developing countries. Population-based longitudinal/cohort studies can provide better insights into the complex interaction among the different domains affecting childhood growth and development because they capture data on disease burden at the community level, provide insights into multiple exposures in disease aetiology and help establish temporality. Longitudinal data collection overcomes the lacunae of data from cross-sectional studies, especially hospital-based studies, which reflect only the tip of the iceberg, that is, more severe diseases, and does not provide evidence on the temporality of association. The objective of the study was to describe the burden of morbidity and the effect of prenatal and postnatal factors on low birth weight (LBW), childhood morbidity and growth in the first 1000 days of life in a birth cohort established in semiurban slums of Vellore in southern India. Study area and population The study area is located in four geographically adjacent semiurban slum areas, Ramnaickapalayam, Chinnallapuram, Kaspa and Vasanthapuram, on the western outskirts of Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. The most common occupation of the families is manual production of ‘beedis’ (indigenous cigarettes made of tobacco wrapped in dried leaves) and followed by unskilled labour such as building or road construction work. The population is predominantly of low-socioeconomic and middle-socioeconomic strata. Free government healthcare facilities are available at the Urban Health Centre, located in the study area, and at a 500-bed government general hospital located 5 km away. There are also large numbers of private clinics, nursing homes and traditional medicine clinics. The 2500-bed Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, and its extensions—the Community Health and Development (CHAD) and the Low Cost Effective Care Unit (LCECU) hospitals, are located within a few kilometres of the study area. Most homes are built of permanent construction materials, with some mixed construction (eg, brick walls but thatched roof). Roads are paved, but have open drains that are cleaned manually by the municipality. Vellore has a dry and hot climate, with a temperature range from 18°C in December to 44°C in May. It receives its maximum rainfall during the Northeast monsoon (September–November) with a mean annual rainfall of 996.7 mm (http://vellorecorp.tn.gov.in). The local municipality supplies piped drinking water to domestic taps and street stand-pipes at intervals ranging from 2 to 28 days. The common practice is to collect and store water in multiple wide-mouthed plastic/steel containers. People usually do not treat water before consumption. Study design and recruitment The primary objective of establishing the cohort was to study the natural history and immune response to Cryptosporidium spp in children from birth to 3 years of age. A door-to-door survey was conducted from March 2009 to May 2010 to identify new pregnancies by screening women of childbearing age. Children of pregnant women intending to stay in the study area for a period of 3 years were eligible for participation. Recruitment started after written informed consent was obtained from the parents or legal guardians of the eligible children. Infants with very LBW (less than 1500 g) and major congenital malformations were excluded from participation, but data were collected on pregnancy outcomes where available. Establishment of cohort and follow-up A total of 561 pregnant women who fulfilled the eligibility criteria after the door-to-door survey were identified and were asked to participate in the study. Before delivery, every pregnant woman was visited weekly by the field worker to enquire about her well-being and build a rapport with the study family. During the antenatal and perinatal follow-up period, 64 pregnant women became unavailable (figure 1). Baseline information on demography, socioeconomic factors, delivery and birth details were obtained, postdelivery, from each household. The prenatal/antenatal data were obtained from the antenatal cards of mothers. Gestation period was calculated from the last menstrual period and the date of delivery recorded on the antenatal cards. Definitions of risk factors including number of antenatal care (ANC) visit of less than four,12 maternal anaemia (moderate–severe) with a cut-off of <10 g%12 and exclusive breast feeding for less than 6 months13 were as specified by WHO. A median cut-off of five was used to categorise households as those with equal to or lesser and greater than five members. The maternal age was categorised into teenage mothers (<20 years) or those at least or older than 20 years. Socioeconomic status (SES) was assessed using a five-point scale, which is a modification of the Kuppuswamy scale, and includes highest education, occupation, possessions and type, ownership and number of rooms in a house.14 ,15 Mothers of children enrolled in the cohort were not sociodemographically different from those not recruited (data not shown). Flow chart of cohort recruitment and follow-up. Each of 497 enrolled infants had two surveillance visits a week, resulting in 314 403 observation points. Of them 444 infants (89.33%) completed 1 year of follow-up and 420 (84.5%) completed 2 years. The most common reason for loss to follow-up was migration out of the study area. The baseline sociodemographic characteristics of children who were lost to follow-up did not differ from children who remained in the study (data not shown). The median (range) period of follow-up for each child was 23.6 (0.39–23.96) months, accounting for a total of 10 377.7 child-months of follow-up. During surveillance visits, the child was observed, and the caregiver interviewed about any illness experienced by the child during each day since the last visit, using a structured questionnaire. Field workers were trained to use standard definitions to identify illness. The data collected by the field workers were validated weekly by a field supervisor in a 10% random subsample. A physician-run study clinic was established within the study area to cater to the health needs of all children less than 5 years of age living in the area. Children were either managed at the clinic or referred to the CHAD or CMC hospitals depending on the severity of the disease. All hospital visits and hospitalisations were recorded. The morbidity experience of children captured on field visits was classified into broad categories based on maternal/caregiver report or hospitalisation discharge summaries. Gastrointestinal (GI) illnesses were defined as diarrhoea (three watery stools in a 24 h period) or vomiting lasting for more than 24 h. Upper respiratory illnesses were defined as runny nose or cough, either with or without fever, lasting for five or more days. Undifferentiated fever was defined as fever not associated with other symptoms lasting at least 48 h. Skin lesions were defined as rashes, vesicles, pustules, cysts, ulcerations and traumatic ulcers. Other infections included infections of the eyes, ears or any other localised infection with or without fever. Non-infectious morbidities included non-specific swellings, surgical conditions, such as hernia, congenital diseases, fractures, injuries, insect bites, and accidents. A new episode for GI morbidities was defined as illness occurring at least 48 h after cessation of the previous episode. For all other illnesses, an interval of 72 h separated two episodes. All severe illnesses were assessed and managed by the physicians/paediatricians at the study clinic or at the hospital where children were referred. At the beginning of the study during the protocol training, the field team received training on measuring the height and weight of children. Interobserver and intraobserver standardisations were carried out during these training workshops. Weight and height/length were measured every month for all children at the study clinic. Only in situations where the child could not be brought to the clinic, field workers took the anthropometric measurement at home. Electronic weighing scales were used to weigh the children and a length board/infantometer was used to measure the length of the children. The machines were calibrated every 6 months. Malnutrition in children was defined by calculating the height-for-age (HAZ), weight-for-height (WHZ) and weight-for-age (WAZ) z-scores, using the 2006 WHO child growth standards as the reference population.16 Based on the 24th month measurement, children were categorised as stunted, wasted or underweight if their HAZ, WHZ or WAZ were <−2 SD, respectively. The monthly rate of growth was calculated from length and weight at 2 years and at birth. Double data entry was carried out using Epi-Info 2002 (CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA) software and analysed using STATA V.10.1 for Windows (StataCorp, College Station, Texas, USA) software. Descriptive analysis of baseline sociodemographic results are presented for all the 561 pregnant women enrolled in the study, and maternal and delivery details are presented for the 497 infants who were recruited into the birth cohort. The baseline demographic comparison between children with and without prenatal maternal data was performed using χ2 test or Fisher's exact test for categorical variables and two-tailed student t tests or Wilcoxon rank sum tests for continuous variables, depending on the distribution of the data. Incidence rates were calculated as the number of episodes divided by the child-years of follow-up. The total person-time at risk was calculated as the total days under surveillance minus days of missing surveillance data (if ≥1 week). Multiple failures within a child were accounted for using frailty Poisson Survival models, which were fitted to obtain the variance corrected incidence rates and rate ratios to assess the factors associated with overall (summation of GI, respiratory, undifferentiated fever, skin, non-infectious and other infectious morbidity), GI and respiratory morbidities and the risk is presented as HR with 95% CI. Logistic regression was performed to identify the factors associated with the risk of LBW and are presented as OR with 95% CI. Linear regression was performed to determine the factors associated with growth rate and the results are presented as β-coefficient with 95% CI. The explanatory variables used in the regression models were time-independent sociodemographic variables such as religion, maternal education, type of family, SES and antenatal/delivery/postnatal variables, such as maternal anaemia, hypertension, diabetes, preterm birth, parity, history of abortion/still birth and duration of breast feeding. Factors identified in the univariate analysis at the significance level of 0.30 and clinically relevant variables were considered for inclusion in the full multivariate models. Multivariable analysis was performed using backward stepwise method. A parsimonious regression model was chosen considering the significance of predictors in the full model. For biological comparisons some non-significant variables, such as socioeconomic status, were retained in the final model where considered relevant. Risk factor analyses for LBW, morbidities and growth rate was restricted to a subgroup of 216 children, because of the availability of complete prenatal data. Baseline demographics of pregnant women Of the 561 pregnant women screened, 54.2% were Hindus and 41.5% were Muslims. Predominantly, they were from nuclear families (60.3%) with a median (IQR) family size of 5 (4–7). Firewood was used as primary cooking mode in 40% of the households. About 60% of the pregnant women belonged to a low socioeconomic stratum (table 1). Baseline demographics and antenatal/delivery data of the birth cohort Information on mothers, ANC and mode of delivery are presented in table 1. Ninety-eight per cent of deliveries were institutional. Almost one-fifth of the study children were born in consanguineous marriages and 17% weighed less than 2.5 kg and were classified as LBW. Subgroup analyses between children with and without complete prenatal maternal information demonstrated that both groups did not differ sociodemographically (see online supplementary table S1). Factors associated with LBW The mean birth weight was 2.9 kg and the mean gestational age was 39.6 weeks. Preterm birth (OR, 95% CI 3.31, 1.12 to 9.78), less than four ANC visits (6.88, 2.10 to 22.51), and anaemia defined as haemoglobin <10 g/dL during pregnancy (2.36, 1.08 to 5.18) were independent risk factors associated with LBW. Although beedi making at home was associated with risk of LBW, it did not remain significant in the multivariate model (table 2). Risk factors associated with low birth weight in univariate and multivariate analyses in 216 infants in a birth cohort Illness in the birth cohort A total of 12 803 episodes of illness which included all episodes of GI illnesses, upper and lower respiratory tract illnesses, undifferentiated fever, skin lesions, non-infectious illnesses and other infections such as infections of the eyes, ears or any other localised infection with or without fever were recorded during the 2-year follow-up period, resulting in an incidence (95% CI) of 14.77 (14.26 to 15.30) episodes of illness/child-year. Children had more illnesses during infancy (16.04 episodes of illness/child-year) than during the second year of life (13.45 episodes of illness/child-year; p<0.001). Table 3 presents the incidence rates of different illnesses during the first and second year of life. Incidence rates of illness and proportion of clinic visits and hospitalisations during first 730 days of postnatal life in the birth cohort Respiratory infections were the most common, accounting for 47.8% (6122/12 803) of all morbidities, with an incidence (95% CI) of 7.06 (6.86 to 7.27) episodes/child-year. The median (IQR) duration of an episode of respiratory illness was 14 (9–24) days, since all uncomplicated upper respiratory infections (eg, runny nose or cold with no other associated symptoms) of less than 5 days were not included. GI illness accounted for 20.6% (2634/12 803) of all reported illnesses, with an incidence (95% CI) of 3.04 (2.82 to 3.28) episodes of GI illness/child-year. The median (IQR) duration of an episode of GI illness was 4 (3–6) days. The overall incidence of undifferentiated fever during the 2 years of follow-up was 0.80 episodes/child-year, decreasing from 0.94/child-year in the first year to 0.66 episodes/child-year in the second year. Incidences of other infectious illnesses were 0.96 episodes/child-year. In general, the incidence of skin and other infectious illnesses was less among children during the second year. The overall incidences of non-infectious illness were 1.03 episodes/child-year, increasing from 0.40 episode/child-years during infancy to 1.68 in the second year. A large proportion of morbidities (7681/12803, 60%) resulted in clinic or hospital outpatient visits. Among all morbidity reported, healthcare (clinic/hospital visits) was sought most frequently for respiratory illnesses (4346/6122, 71%), followed by GI (1524/2634, 57.9%) and other infectious (470/835, 56.3%) morbidities (table 3). Overall, 2.27% (290/12 803) of illnesses required hospitalisation, at a rate of 0.33/child-year. A slightly larger proportion of GI illnesses (72/2634, 2.7%) required hospitalisation than respiratory (149/6122, 2.4%), skin (37/1622, 2.3%) and non-infectious (14/891, 1.6%) illnesses. The rate of hospitalisation in the first year was higher (0.46/child-year) than the rate (0.19/child-year) in the second year. Nutritional status of the cohort at 2 years of age Anthropometric measurements obtained from 414 children at 24 months of age indicated that 153 (37%) children were stunted, 39 (9.4%) children had wasting and 125 (30.2%) children were underweight. The average rate of monthly height and weight gain were 1.35 cm and 290 g, respectively, for the first 730 days of follow-up. Factors associated with overall morbidity, GI and respiratory illness In the multivariate Poisson regression model, factors such as older age of the child (HR, 95% CI=0.86, 0.79 to 0.94), female gender (0.88, 0.79 to 0.99) and exclusive breast feeding for 6 months (0.77, 0.67 to 0.89) exhibited significant protective effect against overall morbidity. Low SES (1.11, 1.00 to 1.25) was associated with an increase in overall morbidity (table 4). Factors associated with episodes of overall morbidity in univariate and multivariate analyses of longitudinal data from 216 infants Although female gender (0.76, 0.57 to 1.03) and exclusive breast feeding for 6 months (0.76, 0.52 to 1.10) were protective, they were not statistically significant, whereas usage of firewood as the main fuel, a proxy for low SES, was associated with increased risk of GI (1.52, 1.11 to 2.08) and respiratory (1.10, 1.00 to 1.21) illness (see online supplementary table S2a,b). Factors associated with growth velocity The average monthly height gain in girls was 0.05 cm less than in boys (p=0.001), resulting in a difference of 6 mm/year. Children born to primiparous mothers had a higher growth rate than ones born to non-primiparous mothers (p=0.030); their average monthly gain of height was 0.03 cm more per month reflecting a difference of 3.6 mm/year. Maternal height had a positive association with the growth rate. One cm increase in maternal height (above the average) resulted in a 1.44 mm greater height gain in children over the 2 year period. Exclusively breastfed children had a monthly gain of height that was 0.06 cm less per month reflecting a difference of 7.2 mm/year (p=0.006; see online supplementary table S3a). Average monthly gain of weight in girls was 20 g less than in boys (p<0.0001), a weight difference of 240 g in a year. Children born to primiparous mothers had a weight gain of 20 g/month more than later born children (p<0.0001). Exclusive breast feeding till 6 months adversely affected weight gain, but it was not statistically significant (p=0.06; see online supplementary table S3b). Seven perinatal deaths were reported, of which five were spontaneous abortion and two were stillbirths. Nine deaths were reported during 2 years of follow-up; three children died of diarrhoea, two due to lower respiratory infections, two due to congenital metabolic conditions and two due to unknown causes. The introduction of conditional cash transfers for institutional deliveries under the Janani Suraksha Yojana or JSY scheme in 2005 has resulted in an increase in the proportion of institutional deliveries increased in the state of Tamil Nadu from 79.3% in 1998–1999 to 90.4% in 2005–2006.17 ,18 In this study as well, 98% of the mothers delivered in an institutional facility. This change of practice has indirectly led to more antenatal visits, likely improving awareness of good ANC and health-seeking behaviour during pregnancy, and thereby improving maternal and neonatal survival which, in turn, is reflected in the lack of early neonatal deaths and the lower proportion of LBW in this study (17%) as compared to the national average of 22%, but similar to the Tamil Nadu average of 17.2%.17 Antenatal check-ups are important for screening of high-risk mothers, monitor weight gain during pregnancy, screen for anaemia, provide nutritional supplements that are vital for good pregnancy outcome, and help reduce and/or prevent maternal and neonatal complications and mortality. Studies have demonstrated that increasing number of ANC visits coupled with good quality ANC reduces the likelihood of having LBW babies.19–21 In this study, children born to mothers with fewer than four antenatal visits had six times greater odds of LBW; similar to previous reports from Tanzania and India.22–24 Birth weight is an important health indicator for vulnerability to childhood illnesses and survival. LBW has been linked to higher mortality and morbidity,25 impaired mental development,26 and the risk of chronic adult diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and diabetes in later days of life.27 ,28 In developing countries, over 50% of pregnant women are anaemic,29 which reflect inadequate maternal nutritional status with respect to micronutrients. Routine ANC visits will result in early detection of anaemia, which can then be managed through iron and folic acid supplements and appropriate nutritional advice. In this study, mothers with haemoglobin <10 g/dL during pregnancy had twice the risk of having LBW babies. Studies elsewhere30–32 have also demonstrated the negative effect of maternal anaemia on birth weight. A study in Pakistan reported 64% low birth among anaemic mothers compared with only 10% in non-anaemic mothers.33 Taken together, these findings highlight the importance of at least four regular antenatal checkups, as recommended by WHO.12 Among all childhood morbidities, respiratory and diarrhoeal diseases are the major causes of morbidity among children in India 15 ,34 ,35 and other developing countries.36 ,37 Children in this cohort also suffered predominantly from respiratory and GI illness. These estimates were very similar to the previous studies conducted in the same environment in the past decade for all illnesses, respiratory and GI disease.15 ,35 The high estimates of GI illness can be attributed to widespread contamination of drinking water supply, which has been documented previously by other studies conducted in the same area.38 In order to tackle this problem, there should be promotion for improvement in water, hygiene and sanitation systems in developing countries. A child's age had an inverse effect on overall and GI illnesses, 35 ,39 although respiratory illness increased with age. Studies have documented that children from low-socioeconomic status were at higher risk for morbidity because of the lack of basic amenities needed to lead a healthy life.40 ,41 Children from households where firewood was used as the main fuel had a higher risk of illness in this study. Firewood can be considered an indicator for low-socioeconomic status and also as an ambient pollutant and allergen that increases risk for respiratory illness and allergic airway diseases in children.42–45 This highlights the impairing effect of indoor and outdoor air quality on upper respiratory illnesses. Provision of cost effective clean alternative fuel and properly designed ventilated houses to marginalised communities such as slum dwellers can minimise this burden. Girls were protected from overall, GI and respiratory illnesses as compared with boys. Similar findings have been identified in various studies conducted in India and elsewhere,40 ,46 ,35 ,47 which can be attributed to biological differences in gender. However, the growth rates in terms of average monthly height and weight gain were lower in girls, similar to a report from Brazil.48 This could be because of social factors such as the preferential care and nutrition that a boy receives in developing countries.49 With provision of proper nutrition to girls and with an added biological advantage over boys, girls could develop and perform better than they do currently. WHO recommends exclusive breast feeding for 6 months of life for child survival.13 Human milk glycans are part of the natural immunological mechanism that offers protection against diarrhoeal diseases in breastfed infants.50 In addition, breast feeding reduces the exposure to contaminated foods and liquids and contributes to adequate nutrition and non-specific immunity. Our data showed approximately 20–25% protection against overall morbidity and acute respiratory illness among children who were exclusively breast fed for 6 months. Although breast feeding offered some protection against GI morbidity, it was not statistically significant. The lack of protection in this study may be a reflection of the overall high rates of breast feeding. Reviews on breast feeding have determined the protection offered by exclusive breast feeding against diarrhoea,50 ,51 respiratory infections52 and for child survival.47 ,53 Interestingly, average monthly height and weight gain had an inverse relationship with duration of breast feeding. Children exclusively breast fed for 6 months had slower growth rates in terms of height and weight over 2-year period when compared against children who started weaning early. Studies conducted elsewhere, also documented the slower growth pattern among children with prolonged period of exclusive breast feeding than children on formula food or non-human milk.48 ,54–56 Even with economic barriers, provision of good quality healthcare can improve the health-seeking behaviour of people, which was reflected in this study by the high number of clinic/hospital visits. Timely intervention can prevent or slow the progression of the disease, thereby reducing complications and death. The higher than reported hospitalisation rates in this and previous community-based surveillance studies from Vellore15 ,35 possibly reflect an unmet need for hospitalisation in resource-constrained settings. It is becoming increasingly clear that the first 1000 days of life influences health and intellectual capacity. This report shows that antenatal factors influence birth outcomes in children, that children from impoverished urban slum communities in developing countries continue to have a high burden of morbidity predominantly respiratory and GI, in the first 2 years of life and that these also impact growth outcomes. It is critical for policymakers to understand the prevalence of these diseases to plan healthcare interventions during pregnancy and early childhood in the community. The authors would like to thank the field team, Mr Jesudas, Mr Armugam, Mr Ravi, Mr Dorai, Ms Nithya, Ms Anitha, Ms Nandhini, Ms Krupa, Ms Gomathi and Mr Senthil for their efforts with data collection; Ms Sarala, Ms Sujatha and Mr Ganesh for their help in data entry. The authors also thank Dr Shobana and the municipal health team for their support with the recruitment. 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The effects of exclusive versus non-exclusive breastfeeding on specific infant morbidities in Conakry. Pan Afr Med J 2009;2:2. Contributors GK, HW, JM, ENN conceived the study design. DK, RS, PS, VV and SV helped in design coordination and data analysis. DK and GK drafted the article and HW, ENN and JM provided critical comments. All authors have read and approved the final version of the article. Funding This study was supported by the National Institutes of Health/NIAID R01 AI072222 (HW). DK was supported by Fogarty International Center training grant D43 TW007392 (GK). Ethics approval The study was approved by the Institutional Review Boards of the Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, and the Tufts University Health Sciences campus, Boston, USA. Data sharing statement No additional data are available. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. 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__label__cc	0.641798	0.358202	Home Coast Guard Coast Guard Blue Whale Operations Update Coast Guard Blue Whale Operations Update Oct 9th, 2007 · Comments Off on Coast Guard Blue Whale Operations Update SAN PEDRO, Calif — Coast Guard District Eleven continues to support the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in conducting overflights to monitor the locations of blue whales in the Santa Barbara Channel and surrounding area. This information is being passed to vessel agents to increase industry awareness. Since September 8, 2007, two blue whale carcasses have been discovered in the Santa Barbara Channel, and one was discovered in Long Beach Harbor. The Coast Guard is working closely with NOAA concerning measures to help protect against future blue whale strikes. Commercial mariners are cooperating in this effort. The following is a list of the measures that Coast Guard, in conjunction with NOAA, has taken: The Coast Guard issued a Broadcast Notice to Mariners advising mariners transiting through the channel and in and out of Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors to exercise caution. The Broadcast Notice to Mariners includes NOAA’s recommendation that all vessel operators transiting the Santa Barbara Channel do so at speeds not in excess of 10 knots. Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) continues to issue warnings to commercial vessels planning to transit through the Santa Barbara Channel of the potential for blue whales. The Coast Guard issued a press release to vessel agents and the port authorities for Los Angeles and Long Beach notifying them of the potential presence of blue whales in the Santa Barbara Channel and Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors. Coast Guard District Eleven continues to support the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in conducting overflights to monitor the locations of blue whales. NOAA is using its National Weather Service marine radio program to broadcast the Coast Guard’s Broadcast Notice to Mariners with NOAA’s recommendation that all vessel operators transiting the Santa Barbara Channel do so at speeds not in excess of 10 knots. The Coast Guard is continuing to work with NOAA to monitor this situation and assist NOAA in the adoption of other measures as necessary. Collisions with whales or sightings of injured whales should be reported to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at (562) 980-4017. Boaters can contact the U.S. Coast Guard on Channel 16. Tags:Living Marine Resources Coast Guard Assisting NOAA in Releasing 103 Sea Turtles 06/27/2008 · Comments Off on Coast Guard Assisting NOAA in Releasing 103 Sea Turtles Suit Filed to Force Coast Guard to Protect Whales From California Coast Ship Strikes 06/18/2008 · Comments Off on Suit Filed to Force Coast Guard to Protect Whales From California Coast Ship Strikes Coast Guard helps NOAA investigate dead whale found off Cape Cod 06/13/2008 · Comments Off on Coast Guard helps NOAA investigate dead whale found off Cape Cod	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3729
__label__cc	0.562553	0.437447	The Good, the Bad and the Nasty: These Country Stars Had Wild Pre-Fame Jobs! Todd Williamson, Getty Images Most of country's biggest stars haven't always lived a glamorous life in the limelight. Before they were famous, many of them had to work jobs that were often difficult, demanding and sometimes downright dirty. Even Reba McEntire did something rather, um, disgusting. Kelly Clarkson was a saleswoman before she became the original American Idol, and we must say, we're pretty pleased with her career transition. Blake Shelton spent time with cassette tapes (remember those?!) before he was a country-singing coach on The Voice. Faith Hill probably sweat a lot more in her pre-fame job, and Dierks Bentley is likely thanking his lucky stars that his career transitioned the way it did ... because being onstage is much cleaner than what he used to do. Kix Brooks, Jason Aldean, Gretchen Wilson, Toby Keith and Lee Brice also had a few interesting pre-fame jobs (although we doubt you'll be surprised by what Toby did!). Also included are Carrie Underwood, Craig Campbell, Colt Ford, Rodney Atkins and even Garth Brooks! Before They Were Famous: Country Singers' Pre-Fame Jobs Next: 10 Best Work Songs Source: The Good, the Bad and the Nasty: These Country Stars Had Wild Pre-Fame Jobs! Categories: Lists	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3733
__label__cc	0.623162	0.376838	BAC Mono is a Hidden Rising Star... to Watch For Posted by Lidia Todorova on 09 December 2015, 10:44 AM BAC Mono isn't a car that we talk about every day. But when we do, it is to mark an achievement of this unique British luxury sports car. The reason for this article here is that the vehicle has been announced as a rising star in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100, and precisely has been picked as "One to Watch". By the way, the company sold 21 Mono supercars around the world in 2015. And it has attracted investment from international backers to help push this further in the next 12 months. This has helped BAC to open several new showrooms around the word and it is predicted that the sales in 2016 are going to be doubled. SEE ALSO: 2016 BAC Model Year Mono: Is it Vehicle for Earth's Roads or Is It for Moon Hiking? One of the biggest achievements of the company was at the opening of one of the latest in Hong Kong's Kowloon Bay last month. The new dealership sold eight of its annual allocation of twelve cars on the launch night alone. Furthermore, BAC was clever enough to strengthen its position in Hong Kong with a track day for VIPs and potential customers over the last weekend. Far East seems to like very much the BAC Mono, since successful introduction of the car to Japan earlier this year. The Japanese dealership has sold five Monos since it opened in July. In addition, the customers in Far East Asia value the car's bespoke driver fitment program, which offers a custom-made seat and steering wheel as well as its limitless options for personalization. The 2016 Model Year Mono comes equipped with the 2.5-litre Mountune four-cylinder engine. It is capable of producing 305 hp (224 kW) and a sprint from 0 to 60mph in just 2.8sec. The Mono weighs just 580kg, which means it boasts a staggering power-to-weight ratio of 526 hp per tonne. Now you know why this award isn't a coincidence at all. Maybe it will be a big year for BAC. 2016 BAC Model Year Mono Source: Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) Ariel, Technology Fuel efficiency and ways to achieve it BAC MONO isn't Faster Than Pagani Huayra at Top Gear's Race Track 2016 BAC Model Year Mono: Is it Vehicle for Earth's Roads or Is It for Moon Hiking? This year's Gumball 3000 flagship vehicle is BAC Mono. Check out more details here! Peugeot 308 SW and SE 2008 Buick Regal Autonomous Audi TTS Nissan 370Z 40th Anniversary Black Edition 2010 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid Lexus LF-LC Blue Concept Citroen C4 Picasso Technospace 2014 Dodge Charger 100th Anniversary Edition 2015 Vorsteiner BMW F82 M4 EVO 2016 LARTE Design Mercedes-Benz V-Class Black Crystal 2016 KW Honda S2000	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3736
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__label__wiki	0.830247	0.830247	For the latest reviews of arthouse, documentary and indie film in cinemas and on the festival circuit. Lucy Popescu Raindance Film Festival 2010: ‘Son of Babylon’ Son of Babylon (2009) is set in 2003, in the immediate aftermath of Saddam Hussein’s fall, and tells the story of a Kurdish grandmother and the search for her son, Ibrahim, a soldier missing since the Gulf War in 1991. A letter from a fellow soldier informs her that he had been arrested and was held in Nasiriyah prison, so twelve years later she sets out with her grandson, Ahmed, on the long journey from the Kurdistan region in the north to Babylon in the south. On the way, they encounter various characters, experience small acts of kindness from ordinary people and survive some near mishaps. In one heart stopping moment, when a Baghdad bus drives off with Ahmed inside and the grandmother running behind, you think all is lost, but helped by the cheeky cigarette seller, Qasim, (a 3-minute role but a star turn) they are reunited. This is a road-movie with a difference. Ahmed and his grandmother travel in pick-ups, broken-down buses that run every 2 days and, on one occasion, they hitch a ride on a tractor. They travel light with a single bag, containing a change of clothes for Ahmed and his father’s flute. Throughout, Ahmed is sustained by his grandmother’s promise that he will see the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The journey allows Mohamed Al-Daradji to paint a richly mixed portrait of Iraq – post-Saddam and under occupation: The grandiose beauty of the desert is contrasted with the frequent road blocks near the cities, the smoke from burning buildings and finally, the giant diggers uncovering the bones of Saddam’s victims in the mass graves. The grandmother’s determination to find her son is set against the revenge attacks and the ambivalence of many Iraqis towards the US troops. Speaking only Kurdish, she is rarely understood. Everywhere, the dereliction of a country laid waste is visible, but the past atrocities committed against the Kurds are conveyed only obliquely. We learn about the Anfal – the genocidal campaign against Kurds under Saddam – from the song of a truck driver. It is Musa, a former member of the Republican Guard, who most resolutely helps the pair. The theme of forgiveness runs through the script and a particularly poignant scene is when Ahmed’s grandmother exonerates Musa. You can palpably feel his guilt and desire to make amends and there is the hint of redemption in his relationship with Ahmed. Son of Babylon deservedly won two awards at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival, and proves to be a hugely rewarding cinematic experience with much to admire from the haunting music of Kad Achouri, the superb performances of Yasser Talib as the 12-year-old Ahmed and Shazada Hussein as his grandmother, and some breath-taking cinematography that will remain imprinted on your retina long after the final credits roll. View CineVueUK’s profile on Facebook View CineVue’s profile on Twitter Film Review: The Edge Cannes 2019: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood review Film Review: Midsommar The best (and worst) video game adaptations Establishing Shots Podcast Adam Lowes Alasdair Bayman Caitlin Quinlan Christopher Machell DocHouse FrightFest Kinoteka Harriet Warman Jamie Neish John Bleasdale Joseph Walsh Martyn Conterio Matthew Anderson Maximilian von Thun Nick Hilton Patrick Gamble Home Ent Rhys Handley Rory O’Connor Sara Merican Sucheta Chakraborty Zoe Margolis	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3743
__label__cc	0.518066	0.481934	Carbon Fee & Dividend Carbon pricing in the UK Why we need fee and dividend The US Policy Report on the Impacts Carbon Offsets Write to Your MP Meet your MP Write to your local media Lobbying for a carbon fee and dividend Pollution: Climate Change You Can See Chris Donaldson 20th October 2017 / Blog, Climate Change, Psychology How can we make people care about climate change? Do we show them polar bears perched atop wobbly icebergs? Do we warn them about melting glaciers in Greenland? This seems to work, at least while we’re having the discussion. But then, they forget. They go back to their old ways. Ultimately, humans simply don’t have the mental energy to deal with this abstract, future threat. American conservation scientist M. Sanjayan has taken a keen interest in studying these issues. What can we do in the face of this well-meaning, but ultimately useless approach? Fortunately, he has an idea that has worked before. “We’ve faced enormous, scary climate issues before. Remember the hole in the ozone layer? As insurmountable as that seemed in the 1970’s and 80’s, we were able to wrap our heads around that and take action. People got this very simple, easy to understand, concrete image of this protective layer around the earth, kind of like a roof protecting us in this case from ultraviolet light (which, by the way, has the direct health consequence of potentially giving you skin cancer). Then, they came up with this fabulous term, “the ozone hole.” Terrible problem, great term.” People also got a concrete image of how we ended up with this problem; for decades chlorofluorocarbons (or CFCs) were a main ingredient in a lot of products like aerosol spray cans. Then, when scientists discovered that CFCs were actually destroying the atmospheric ozone, people could look at their own hairspray and say “do I want to destroy the planet because of my hairspray?” So, what’s interesting is that sales of hairspray and those kinds of products started dropping quite dramatically. People listened to scientists and took action, and now scientists predict that the hole in the ozone layer will be healed by around 2050.” – M. Sanjayan, VOX Sanjayan then goes on to discuss climate change, saying that if we had a concrete image – if we could see climate change – then we’d do something. The thing is, we can see climate change. At least, in a way. Throughout the UK and particularly in the Greater London Area, air pollution is a hot topic. Moreover, as capital-dwellers will tell you, we can both see and feel it, particularly on any high air-pollution alert day. As a recent resident of Beijing and Hong Kong, I can affirm that it only gets worse. More importantly, air pollution and climate change are intricately linked, as many compounds that are considered as pollution also count as greenhouse gases (CO2, nitrous oxide, ozone, and so on). Pollution is not a future threat, like climate change. It is affecting you now. According to the Guardian, air pollution kills 9 million around the world annually (more than 5 times as many as car accidents), with that figure set to rise. So, why not focus first on fighting pollution? The actions necessary, such as limiting vehicular emissions and transitioning from fossil fuel power sources (which can be done through Carbon Fee & Dividend!) will do equal work in fighting climate change down the road. (The following photos I took while hiking show a clear difference – a difference you can see, and act on!) Hong Kong on a clear day: Hong Kong on a smoggy day: Recommend0 recommendations © 2017 - Citizens' Climate Lobby UK Join Citizens' Climate Lobby UK Your postcode will not be displayed to other people but will be used to get the constituency you're in and the name of your MP. This field can be seen by: Everyone How would you like to be involved? Write to my MP Get involved in social media campaigning Take part in actions in my local area Write articles for your website I'm a bit of a policy wonk and would like to help with that kind of thing I'm not sure yet, I'll let you know later We will never post to Twitter or Facebook without your permission. Welcome to Citizens' Climate Lobby UK To finish activating your account, check your inbox for our Welcome message and confirm your email address. Sign into Citizens' Climate Lobby UK or create an account Not a member? Join Citizens' Climate Lobby UK Citizens' Climate Lobby UK	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3745
__label__cc	0.612262	0.387738	Classical Gaming An academic study of video games, sound, and music. Tag Archives: NES Sunday Game Soundtrack: DuckTales (FC/NES) By Classical Gaming It’s Sunday and that means it’s time for another Sunday Game Soundtrack! This opening tag sounds cheesier and cheesier every time I write it. Too bad. Today, let’s listen to Capcom’s DuckTales for the Nintendo Famicom/NES. Before we dive in, I just want to point this out to all you blogger types who are writing incorrect articles: the composer for this game is Hiroshige Tonomura. It is NOT Yoshihiro Sakaguchi. How many sources do you guys check? YouTube? Seriously. Capcom’s official website lists Tonomura. It’s the 3rd result. It’s called Google, people. Please go and change it if you haven’t already. Let’s dive right in: Okay, while you listen, let’s chat: Hiroshige Tonomura’s alias is Perorin. In addition to DuckTales, he wrote tracks for the arcade version 1942 and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms-based RPG, Destiny of an Emperor. He left Capcom after 1989 to join Taito, where he worked on the sound team for such games as Bust-a-Move and Pro Baseball? Murder Case! (yes, that’s a real game). Not sure what he’s up to right now. Keiji Inafune (of Rockman and now Mighty No. 9 fame) did the character design for the game. Awesome. Yoshishiro Sakaguchi did the SOUND PROGRAMMING; it’s not the same as being a composer. He was a part of the development of the game, though. This was Capcom’s first Disney-based platformer. Disney sent over a spy (Darlene Lacy) to make sure the game was up to Disney’s standards. In an interview with Nintendo Player, she discussed DuckTales and some of the changes that had to be made to the game to get it “on board” with Disney. Some changes: Capcom originally had crosses on all of the coffins in Transylvania. Religion!!?? IN A U.S. VIDEO GAME SPONSORED BY DISNEY? OH NO! NO WAY! They changed them to say RIP instead. Scrooge was originally supposed to eat hamburgers to gain back health dots (the technical term for those red dots that I just made up). Disney had it changed to ice cream cones. Oh man, this one would have been brutal. There was originally a way for Scrooge to lose all his money. Lacey says they removed it because it was “un-Scrooge-like”. Just imagine…. oy… The beta version of the game reveals some different tracks. For instance, this alternate unused Transylvania stage track (also note the crosses! OH NO! RELIGION! PROTOTYPE REJECTED!) The beta version of the game also reveals a painfully slow version of “The Moon”‘s legendary track. It drags on and on: Okay people, enjoy the rest of your Sunday. Comments welcome, as always. More Lesser-known Game Soundtracks this week. OMINOUS. Leave a comment \| tags: 2a03, bgm, Capcom, Ducktales, game music, gaming, Hiroshige Tonomura, inafune, NES, nintendo, OST, retro game music, video game music, videogames \| posted in Sunday Game Soundtrack Originals: Signature Strike OST Hey guys! Been really busy with a lot of things lately, including this. Yep, it’s my very first commissioned game soundtrack! Check it out here! The soundtrack contains 10 different tracks created in Famitracker that utilize the Ricoh 2a03 and the Konami VRC6. I really tried to keep the music absolutely authentic to the console. It is unfortunate that many great game composers did NOT have the opportunity to use the VRC6, due the its cost and late release in the life of the Famicom. I spent a lot of time trying to think how some of the great shooters would have sounded IF they had the extra pulses and sawtooth. Hopefully, I was able to create something that is not only nostalgic but also brand new! The album here is mixed so you’ll hear some unauthentic reverb that is not characteristic of the console. I do I think it adds more depth to the music, though. I figured it would be nice to use some patches when mixing to give it a bit more polish. Don’t like that mixed sound? If you download the soundtrack, you will get copies of the NSF files. If you go get an NSF player, you can listen to the unmixed, raw Famicom sound. It’s kind of perfect. Of course, since I wanted to maintain authenticity for the game, the game itself features the tracks from the NSF files. I’m going to do further write up for the music later. For now though, go check it out and download it. It’s free and I promise it’s awesome. Leave a comment \| tags: Ap0c, Famicom, famitracker, game music, NES, nintendo, original soundtrack, OST, Philadelphia, retro game music, signature strike, video game music, video games \| posted in Originals Originals: “A Promise” This track premiered at 8static 36’s Open Mic on June 8th at PhilaMOCA in Philadelphia, PA. It was written in Famitracker v. 0.4.2 using 2a03+VRC6 and numerous drum samples programmed through the DPCM channel. Please enjoy! Some background on the piece while you listen: The title for this track was decided long after it was finished. The track was written specifically for June’s 8static with the intent of showing off all the new techniques I learned while working on my Chiptunes = WIN submission (which was accepted, by the way) without playing my ChipWIN submission live. At first, I wanted to call it something like “My Promise” or “Promises” or “It Will Continue”- something that showed that the work done here was not the end of my own personal growth. I figured that “My Promise” was too pretentious. There’s not really a pretentious vibe to the song. I eventually settled on “A Promise”. “A Promise” can be from me to you, from you to me, from anyone and anything, as long as it’s kept. I figured I’ll leave that interpretation up to you, the listener. My original goal was find a way to create “heavy metal” using NES audio. I spent a lot of time developing sounds and tweaking instruments to get a nasty, almost grungy sound. I was pretty happy with it. From there, I constructed the beat. 8static IS a dance party, I know people play chip music and stuff there, but it’s fundamentally a dance party. I spend time messing with various ideas until I settled on the beat your hear above. I overlayed the original bass line (which was far less busy) and then wrote a simple melody. I usually start with a very “quarter note-y” version of everything just to hear the harmonies and the direction. I adjusted the shapes of the melodies to be more interesting, cut some “holes” for silence, and then spliced the original part to the grunge part. I then cloned the beginning, changed the bassline and feel, and tweaked everything so that it flowed. Things I’d do differently: After almost getting rejected from the ChipWIN comp for bad volume levels on my instruments, I think I’ve finally learned that I cannot crank every instrument up to the highest volume setting. I LOVE the sound it creates. It’s like… garbage noise. It distorts and spreads. It’s a useful tool but I don’t think I can use it all the time. I definitely could go back and change the volume levels on this guy too. It would probably sound even better. I need to follow my instincts a bit more when composing. My ChipWIN submission took about 15-16 hours to write and this took 25+. At the last minute, I found myself reverting parts of the piece back to the originals ideas. Lesson here is: Hope you enjoyed the track! More to come as usual. Thanks again! 3 Comments \| tags: 2a03, 8static, A Promise, Ap0c, chip, chiptune, chiptunes, famitracker, NES, nintendo, original, Philadelphia, VRC6 \| posted in Originals Originals: “Last Minute Research Paper” on Soundcloud and Ap0c Facebook Group Hi guys! Not really an informative post, but I’d say a necessary one. I set up a Soundcloud presence for my chiptune originals which you can find right here: https://soundcloud.com/ap0c/ I’m trying to move in the direction of Soundcloud for a lot of the work I’ll be doing in the next couple months. I’ll set up a Bandcamp once I finish my EP. Yep, I’m working on an EP. Like, an actual collection of music and stuff. And not some kind of pretend EP. Serious stuff, folks. ZOUNDS! Also, I created a Facebook group for my Ap0c stuff just in case you roll the Facebook way. You can find that here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ap0c/149780225198685 Hopefully I get some more “likes” so I can actually customize my name and not be known as a string of random numbers. That isn’t going to look good on my cards… Thanks again for reading this blog. I just reached 100 likes today (total). Here’s hoping for 200 soon! I’m glad you guys are still out there, reading and caring about game music! 1 Comment \| tags: 8bit, Ap0c, chiptune, entertainment, facebook, famitracker, music, NES, Originals, Philadelphia, soundcloud, VRC6 \| posted in Originals Originals: “Last Minute Research Paper” February’s 8static really got me inspired to assemble some originals to perform in the future. Naturally, as a newcomer to the chiptune scene, I need to see what the scene… well… is! I’ve been listening to everything and anything, trying to absorb every sound and style in the chiptune genre. There’s so much out there! I’m actually impressed with the overall quality I’m finding. Mostly, you can tell that people put an incredible amount of time and effort into each track. For a great example of quality and craftsmanship, I would check Chipocrite’s new album: 8bit Lebowski: 100% Electronic. And it’s not just this album- there’s tens of thousands of albums out there to explore. It’s really awesome. Either way, performing as “Steve L” is only going to get me so far as it would appear that everyone has a stage name. I didn’t want to be presumptuous and assume it was okay to just make up a stage name, having very little experience and what not…. but I ended up doing so anyhow. I’ll be performing under “Ap0c” from here on out, as a homage to the Relic Scythe from Final Fantasy XI. Nerdy inspiration for a name… but a bad-ass scythe. For the past month, I’ve been working on pieces for Beta Test Music as well. We will be performing our very first NYC show this weekend, in fact. Details here. It will feature 2 works for the band+20a3/VRC6 that I’ve arranged. Our drummer is busy this weekend… so I just whipped up some NES audio to go with Pokemon to cover for him. I’m also tweaking my arrangement of music from Castlevania III because I’ve learned SOOO MUCH about sound creation since the original performance that I feel like the work was a bit amateurish and could easily be fixed to make a lot more sense. Anyhow, “Last Minute Research Paper” is supposed to invoke that feeling of a race to the finish. I imagine sitting down at 9 PM, attemping to finish a paper that is due at 8 AM the next morning. The music goes through ups and downs, progress and lack of progress, and should have a push and pull kind of feel. Ultimately, the paper is finished but at what cost? Too dramatic? Too bad. Below you’ll find the live performance of this piece at 8static 33: One thing instantly noticeable is my snares are kind of out of control at times. On my headphones, it didn’t sound nearly as crashy and crazy. It’s really just at the beginning. It would appear I dropped an “F” in Famitracker for the noise channel and forgot to remove it. You can hear it activate at around :11. I think it stays up at the volume for a while before receiving another command not to be so loud. Most of my volume controls are built into the instruments so it probably took a long time before I put another command in. Oh well. I need to remember to just put in “analog” controls more often. It will also help when I have a full rig so I can mix stuff more on the fly. Anyhow, I hope you enjoyed it! I have some other cool things I’m working on too so I’ll put them up here when they are complete. It’s my Spring Break (yep, a perk of being a college professor) so I’m going to try to aim to clean up some half-completed posts, including Virus, Part 2 of Dr. Mario, and some other interesting Research in Game Music topics. Happy Monday! Leave a comment \| tags: 8static, Ap0c, beta test music, Chipocrite, chiptune, gaming, live, NES, original, retro game music, video games, videogames, VRC6 \| posted in Originals Sunday Game Soundtrack: Rockman 3/Mega Man 3 (FC/NES) Hey guys! It’s Sunday and that means it’s time for another Sunday Game Soundtrack! Football is over… so we need SOMETHING to do, right? Anyhow, let’s listen to the original, legendary soundtrack to a game composed by a husband and wife duo- Rockman 3/Mega Man 3 for FC/NES. This Sunday’s selection was inspired by Close to Good‘s Volume III, which features the complete soundtrack to Rockman 3/Mega Man 3, covered and awesome.. It’s free- you should go download it and take a listen! Okay, so I know you guys know this but for the sake of just saying it: Mega Man is known as Rockman in Japan. The game’s official Japanese title is ロックマン3 Dr.ワイリーの最期!? or Rockman 3: The End of Dr. Wily? Much more dramatic! Anyhow, rather than saying Rockman 3/Mega Man 3 each time I refer to the game, I’m just going to call it MM3 from here on out. Simple. Clean. Easy. MM3 was released by Capcom for the FC/NES on September 28th 1990 in Japan and in November 1990 for the US. (Sadly, it was not released in the EU until 1992… wow, way to drop the ball, Capcom). This game uses the MMC3 mapper. This mapper (to oversimplify a bit) basically allows Mega Man’s health bar to remain in a static position while you move. The music for the game was composed by Yasuaki Fujita, who is listed as “Bunbun” in the credits. Bunbun wasn’t originally assigned to compose for the game, however. I’ll summarize one of my older posts really quick: Basically, Bunbun’s wife, Harumi Fujita, was assigned to write the music for the game. Unfortunately, she had to abandon the project… because she went into labor. She had been assigned the project while pregnant with her and Bunbun’s child (I’ll recycle this joke because I can: You might say she had a… BUNBUN in the oven). She took maternity leave and Bunbun, who was originally assigned to just do the sound programming, took over the project. Harumi had already started the work so there’s always been a question as to which, if any, of the tracks were hers. Fortunately, Bunbun, on his blog, pointed out which tracks he composed. Apparently, Harumi had already finished Gemini Man, Needle Man, and part of the Staff Roll track. The rest was finished by Bunbun. Anyhow, you’re not here for touching little stories! You’re here for MUSIC. So, let’s take a listen to Bunbun and Harumi Fujita’s Rockman 3/Mega Man 3 complete soundtrack, as posted on YouTube by Wiiguy309 (this guy has posted so many soundtrack- what the heck, man? CRAZY!) These tracks have been stereo enhanced so you’ll notice they sound a little more… reverb-y. It’s kind of nice. If you REALLY REALLY REALLY, REALLY want to listen to the un-enhanced version, you can click here. Hope you enjoyed listening! 2 Comments \| tags: bgm, Close to Good, game music, gaming, Mega Man, mega man 3, NES, nintendo, OST, retro game music, Rockman 3, video game music, video games, videogames \| posted in Sunday Game Soundtrack Lesser-known Video Game Soundtracks: Joy Mech Fight (ジョイメカファイト) (FC) Been a while since I posted one of these. Today, let’s look at Joy Mech Fight, a strange fighting game developed and published by Nintendo for Japanese release only and scored by one of Nintendo R&D1’s lesser-known composers. Let’s go! 4 Comments \| tags: Famicom, game music, gaming, joy mech fight, NES, nintendo, OST, retro game music, video game music, video games, videogames \| posted in Lesser-known Video Game Soundtracks Composers: H. 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__label__cc	0.681913	0.318087	Extension of benefits of 7th CPC to the Pensioners / Family Pensioners of Autonomous Bodies under the control of Department of Commerce ... National Secretariat Meeting of Confederation on 15th February 2019 - New Delhi Posted by Confederation Of Central Government Employees at 10:16 PM Meeting of NJCA on 8th February 2019 - New Delhi SEVENTH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION RELATING TO GRANT OF TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND COPY OF THE ORDERS CLARIFICATION ON FACILITY OF CONCESSIONAL RETENTION OF GENERAL POOL RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION AT THE LAST PLACE OF POSTING TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TRANSFERRED TO NER, SIKKIM, ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS, LAKSHADWEEP AND THE STATE OF J&K. No.12035/4/2015-Pol. II Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Directorate of Estates Dated: 9th January, 2019 Subject: Clarification on facility of concessional retention of General Pool Residential Accommodation at the last place of posting to Central Government employees transferred to NER, Sikkim, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and the State of J&K. The undersigned is directed to refer to DoE’s O.M of even Number dated 24.5.2016 on the above mentioned subject and subsequent O.M of even Number dated 10.4.2018 regarding retention of GPRA by Central Government Civilian employees (including CAPF employees) and to say that para 3 of the said O.M dated 10.4.2018 which was based on the clarification issued vide O.M dated 24.5.2016, reads as under: – “It is clarified that the facility of concessional retention of GPRA at the last place of posting for Central Government Civilian Employees (including CAPF employees), and Officers of All India Services is permitted only when the allottee of GPRA is transferred to Non-Family stations from other places and is not permitted to the Central government employees who are repatriated back to his/her parent office in Non-family stations on completion of their deputation from other places.” 2. Various representations have since been received from officers who have joined NSG and SPG on deputation requesting for permitting them retention of GPRA for their families at their last place of posting i.e Delhi at par with other CAPF personnel keeping in view the nature of duty performed by them. The requests have been considered and it has been decided that CAPF personnel on deputation to NSG and SPG shall be extended the facility of retention of GPRA at the last place of posting for a maximum period of 3 years, as per the provision of Rule 43 of CGGPRA Rules, 2017, on their transfer to Non Family stations. Para 3 of O.M of even Number dated 10.4.2018 stands amended to this extent accordingly. 3. This issues with the approval of the competent authority. Sd/- (K.K.Acharya) Deputy Director of Estates(Policy) //copy// IMPLEMENTATION OF 7TH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION – GRANT OF SPECIAL COMPENSATORY ALLOWANCES SUBSUMED UNDER TOUGH LOCATION ALLOWANCE No.3/1/2017-E.II(B) Department of Expenditure New Delhi, the 17th January, 2019. Subject:- Implementation of the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission – Grant of Special Compensatory Allowances subsumed under Tough Location Allowance. The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 19th July, 2017 regarding grant of Special Compensatory Allowances subsumed under Tough Location Allowance consequent upon acceptance of the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission. In this regard, in Annexure-1 to the O.M., where places/areas have been mentioned, Part ‘A’ SI. No. 4 — Jammu and Kashmir – “Illaqas of Padder and Niabat Nowgam in Kashmir Tehsil” under Doda District may be read as “Illaqas of Padder and Niabat Nowgam in Kishtwar Tehsil“. (Nirmala Dev) Dy. Secretary to the Government of India THE HINDU - Daily - dated 29-01-2019 Maintenance of APAR for earstwhile Group 'D' now MTS Gr.C cadre employees .. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND COPY OF THE ORDER GEORGE FERNANDES: (3rd June 1930 – 29th Jan 2019) George Mathew Fernandes, a former Union Minister of Defence in the Vajpayee Government, died on Tuesday, 29th January 2019 in New Delhi. He was 88. He was a former Trade Unionist, Politician, Journalist, Agriculturist and a Member of Rajya Sabha from Bihar. .Fernandes, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, had swine flu for the last few days. A Veteran Parliamentarian who was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1967, Fernandes served several times as a Union Cabinet Minister, holding portfolios such as Communications,. Industry and Railways, besides Defence. Fernandes won nine Lok Sabha elections from 1967 to 2004. Arrested during the emergency, Fernandes was the Industries Minister in the first non-Congress Government that came to power after the Janatha Party defeated Mrs. Indira Gandhi - whom Fernandes once called a “Congenital liar”. A native of Mangalore, Fernandes was sent to Bengaluru in 1946 to be trained as priest. In 194, he moved to Bombay, where he joined the Socialist Trade Union movement. Becoming a trade union leader, Fernandes organized many strikes and bandhs in Bombay in the 1950s and 1960s while working with the Indian Railways. He defeated S.K..Patil of Indian National Congress in the 1967 Parliamentary elections from the South Bombay ( now South Mumbai) constituency. Close after the struggle of Loco men under the leadership of All India Loco Running Staff Association (AILRSA) IN August, 1973, Annual Conference of All India Railway Men’s Federation (AIRF) was held. Sri Fernandes who was inducted from Central Railway by the National Railway Trade Uion (NRMU) gave the slogan of UNITED STRUGGLE for achieving the basic demands of Railway men., Sri Fernandes was that time Convener of United Council of Trade Unions (UCTU) which had already been heading some state wise industrial struggle and popular among the working class. He was the Chairman of Socialist Party. Sri Peter Alvares, who was a Member of national Executive of Socialist Party and had been functioning as President of AIRF opposed this slogan. Fernandes won the election against Peter Alvares as President of AIRF. In this background the AIRF gave call of holding a convention in Delhi on 27th February 1974 for considering the steps to be taken for securing justice. The response was beyond expectation. National Coordination Committee of Railway men’s struggle (NCCRS) was formed. AIRF, AILRSA, AIREC, AITUC, CITU, BRMS and around 125 Railway Trade Unions joined hands with the biggest labour strike ever seen by the country, since the leaders called for conciliation were arrested strike pre-opened from 8th to 2nd May 1974.14 lakh employees participated and entire Railway traffic paralyzed . Around 1 lakh employees were removed from service under 14(ii)/149. 50,000 Casual Labourers were terminated without any notice, 30,000 employees kept under suspension – various type of harassment. The Railway Bureaucracy was able to mobilize a section of reformist leadership of AIRF and weaken the struggle. Finally the strike ended on May 28th, making a number of “alive martyrs’’ contributed by one or other. The leadership was under the illusion that successful strike even for 7 days would force the Government to come to a settlement. They never took into account the fact that the authorities were equally prepared for holding out in any strike for about 3 weeks or even more. Later in June 1975 internal emergency was declared by Smt. Indira Gandhi and the political background was changed. Fernandes went underground during the emergency era of 1975, giving a call to railway men to oppose emergency. The second leadership of AIRF disowned his instruction and as per the direction from Railway Board, George Fernandes has been removed from the post of President at the Annual General Body meeting held at Guwahati in his absence. He was challenging Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for imposing a state of emergency but in 1976 he was arrested and tried in the infamous Baroda dynamite case. In 1977, after the emergency had been lifted, Fernandes won the Muzaffarpur seat in Bihar in absentia and was appointed as Union Minister for Industries. During his tenure as Union Minister, he ordered American multinationals IBM and Coca Cola to leave the country, due to investment violations. He was the driving force behind the Konkan Railway project during his tenure as Railway Minister from 1989 to 1990. He was a Defence Minister in the NDA Government (1998 – 2004) when the Kargil Was broke out between India and Pakistan, and India conducted its nuclear test at Pokhran. A veteran Socialist, Fernandes has been dogged by various controversies including Barak Missile Scandal and the Tehelka affair. He was accused in the 2002 coffin scam, following allegations that 500 poor quality aluminum caskets were bought from the United States at rates 13 times more than the actual price, to transport the bodies of slain soldiers, after the Kargil war….. ...... DEEP CONDOLENCES ..... MEETING OF NJCA GUIDELINES REGARDING MERGER OF 33 POSTAL DISPENSARIES WITH CHGS ..... Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Department of Health & Family Welfare, Directorate General of CGHS No.S-11011/01/2016/CGHS-III, Dated 25th January 2019, CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS & COPY OF THE ORDER 31st meeting of SCOVA -- suggestion for fresh agenda items Clarificatory OM for payment of to family pensions on death attributable to Govt service a re-employed pensioner .. National Secretariat meeting of Confederation of Central Govt Employees & Workers - on 15-02-2019 CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT EMPLOYEES & WORKERS Central Head Quarters: 1st Floor, North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi – 110 001 No.CONF/GEN/2016-19 Dt.20-01-2019 NOTICE FOR THE NATIONAL SECRETARIAT MEETING Dear Comrades, National Secretariat Meeting of Central Govt Employees & Workers will be held on 15th February 2019 (15-02-2019-Friday)at NFPE office, 1st Floor, North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi – 100 001 at 03.00pm. All National Secretariat members are requested to attend the meeting The following shall be the agenda of the meeting. 1.2019 January 8th & 9th All India Strike -- Review 2.Confederation 10 points Charter of demands – Future course of action. 3.NPS – Building up of joint movement of like-minded organizations and future course of action. 4.All India Trade Union Camp – Finalizing venue and dates. 5.Financial Review. 6.Any other items with the permission of the Chair. Yours fraternally, M.KRISHNAN Copy to:- 1.Com.K.K.N.Kutty, President, Confederation. 2.All National Secretariat members - Refer previous intimation through whatsapp/SMS. Revision of guidelines regarding simplification of referral system under CGHS .. ENHANCEMENT IN AGE LIMIT OF CONTRACTUAL DOCTORS FROM 67 YEARS TO 70 YEARS FOR CONTRACTUAL ENGAGEMENT IN CGHS DELHI. F.No.4-07/2018/CGHS/GE OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR C.G.H.S. (HQ), Estt (G) Section Sector-12, Rama Kraishna Puram, Sub: Enhancement in age of contractual doctors from 67 years to 70 years for contractual engagement in CGHS Delhi reg. In continuation to this office letter of even no. dated 12.12.2018 it is informed that the age limit for contractual engagements of doctors in CGHS is enhanced from 67 years to 70 years. Those medical officer who have completed 67 years of age but are less than 69 of years as on 31.01.2019 may apply a fresh to this office by 31.01.2019 either by post or by hand. Additional Director Central Government Health Scheme Delhi Over Time Allowance : Implementation of the recommendations of 7th CPC on Over Time Allowance (OTA) preparation a list of those staff coming under the category of "Operational Staff" .... House Building Advance Rules (HBA) 2019 JANUARY 8th & 9th HISTORIC TWO DAYS NATIONWIDE STRIKE AND OUR FUTURE TASK Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & workers We shall not stop, Till Our Goal is Achieved We Shall March Towars Bigger Struggle in the coming Days To Scrap NPS & to Restore OPS To Defeat The Perpetrators of disastrous neo-liberal policies. Congratulations and big salute to all those leaders and workers who worked tirelessly and organised the most wide-spread and largely participated two days nationwide strike under the banner of Confederation, which is the vanguard of the Central Government employees movement. Central Government employees had created history again. The two days nationwide strike on 2019 January 8th & 9th was not only widespread but a thundering and magnificent success in all respect, surpassing all the recent past strikes in percentage of participation. Of course, there was weakness in some sections and in some areas, but that didn’t affect the overall success and impact of the strike. When the dominant leadership of the JCM National Council staffside and National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) ie., Railway Federations, are reluctant to go on strike against the betrayal of the BJP-led NDA Government on Minimum Pay & Fitment formula, NPS, Option-I of Pensioners, HRA arrears etc, inspite of the fact that Confederation and Defence Federation has authorised the Railway Federations leadership to serve strike notice reviving the deferred indefinite strike of 2016 July 11th, it is Confederation, Confederation alone, has shown its commitment to the cause of the 32 lakhs Central Government employees and 33 lakhs Central Govt. Civilian Pensioners, by organising two days historic strike along with the 20 crores workers of Indian working Class. Confederation organised one day strike on 12-12-2012 and two days strike on 2014 February 13th & 14th demanding appointment of 7th Central Pay Commission, One day strike on 16-03-2017 demanding scrapping of NPS and honouring of assurance given by Group of Ministers and one day strikes on 2nd September 2015 and 2016 along with the mainstream of the working class against the neo-liberal economic policies. We decided to go on strike, demanding 10 points charter of demands of which the first and the main demand is “Scrap NPS & Restore OPS” in the mass convention of Central Government employees held at Hyderabad on 10th June 2018. Intensive campaign for the strike started from July 2018 onwards. The message of the two days strike went to every nook and corner of the country and reached almost all central Govt. Offices and employees including Gramin Dak Sevaks, Casual/Contract Workers and Autonomous body employees and Pensioners. We are proud that we have stood with the workers and peasants of our country as a class-oriented militant trade union and Confederation represents the hope and aspirations of lakhs and lakhs of Central Government Employees and Central Govt. Civilian Pensioners. NDA Government and Central Govt. Employees - our Experience: (1) New Contributory Pension Scheme (NPS): Everyone of us is aware that it is the previous BJP-led NDA Government which introduced the NPS in 2003 through a Gazette Notification dated 22nd December 2003, to all new entrants recruited on or after 01-01-2004. We are also aware that the Congress-led UPA-II Government passed the PFRDA Bill in Parliament to legalise NPS, with the full support of opposition BJP MPs in 2013 and thereafter PFRDA Act came into effect from 18th September 2013. Only 43 MPs of Left Parties, TMC, JDU, BSP, SP & RJD opposed the bill in Lok Sabha against 125 votes of Congress & BJP. In Rajya Sabha 25 MPs opposed while 115 supported. Confederation along with All India State Govt. Employees Federation (AISGEF) conducted series of agitational programmes against NPS from 2003 onwards including National Convention, Parliament March, signature campaign and strikes. 7th Central Pay Commission headed by Shri. Ashok Kumar Mathur, Retired Justice of Supreme Court of India, in Para 1.24 of its Report made the following observations: “Almost a whole lot of Central Government employees appointed on or after 01-01-2004 were unhappy with the New Pension Scheme. While National Pension System (NPS) did not form a part of our Terms of Reference; we have recorded the sentiments of the affected employees. The Government should take a call and step into to look into their demands”. In Para 10.03.11, the 7th CPC again made the following comments: “The larger Federations and Staff Associations advocated scrapping of the NPS on the ground that it discriminate between two sets of Government employees. Individuals covered under NPS have pleaded for reverting to Old Pension Scheme (OPS) on the grounds of uncertainty regarding the actual value of their future pension, on the face of market related risks.” Naturally, in tune with the recommendations of 7th CPC, when the NDA Govt. decided to appoint a High Level Committee called “NPS Committee”, the Central Government employees, especially the younger generation, expected that their anxiety and concerns will be taken into account by the Central Government and NPS will be scraped and OPS will be restored. But the final decision of the Government not to scrap NPS but only to increase the percentage of contribution by the Government from 10% to 14% was a great blow to the NPS employees. Their hopes are shattered, “their legitimate aspirations are guillotined” and a situation is created where their “hopes ended in despair”. Their hope faded further when Shri. Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister, in his letter dated 3rd January 2019 addressed to Shri. Nitin Gadkari, another Cabinet Minister in the NDA Government, justified the continuation of NPS as follows: “NPS is expected to provide old age income security to subscribers besides providing capital for the social and economic development of the economy”. The final blow came when the NDA Government made its stand clear without any ambiguity in a reply dated 25-12-2018 given in Parliament stating that - “Representations have been received which inter-alia also include the demand that Government may revert to Old defined benefit pension system. However, due to the rising and unsustainable pension bill and competing claims on the fiscal, there is no proposal to replace the National Pension System (NPS) with Old Pension System (OPS) in respect of Central Govt. employees recruited on or after 01-01-2004”. During the past 2-3 years many NPS employees, mainly Gramin Dak Sevaks and Casual Labourers promoted to departmental posts after 01-01-2004 (as their previous service is not treated as regular service) and also aged dependents of deceased employees who got compassionate appointment after 01-01-2004 etc, retired from service after completing 10 to 13 years service. Their Annuity Pension under NPS is Rs.700/- to Rs.2700/- maximum per month, thus confirming our apprehension that “NPS is nothing but No Pension System”. Unlike the BJP led NDA Government at the Centre, certain State Governments understood the seriousness of the situation and they have declared that they want to scrap NPS. (Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu during Jayaalitha’s time, Karnataka and Kerala Governments). Some of them appointed expert Review Committees to work out modalities for coming out of NPS. From the stand taken by the above State Governments it can be seen that it is the political stand of the ruling party that matter. At the centre, it is the political stand of the Political Party ruling the country which is crucial. 2. Minimum Pay and Fitment Formula: After the continuous struggle by Confederation including strikes from 2011 onwards, the then UPA Government was compelled to announce appointment of 7th Central Pay Commission. Gujarat State Government objected the decision of the UPA Government to appoint 7th CPC. Shri. Narendra Modiji was the Chief Minister of Gujarat at that time. After coming to power at the Centre in 2014, the BJP led NDA Govt. made deliberate attempt and intervention to delay and deny the legitimate demands of the Central Govt. employees and Pensioners including the demands relating to Minimum Pay, Fitment Formula, HRA from 01-01-2016, Option-I for pensioners etc. When the entire Central Government employees ,under the banner of National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) decided to go on indefinite strike from 11th July, 2016 a Group of Cabinet Ministers including Shri. Rajnath Singh, Home Minister, Shri. Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister and the then Railway Minister Shri. Suresh Prabhu, gave categorical assurance on 30-06-2016 that Minimum Pay and Fitment formula will be increased and for that purpose a High Level Committee will be constituted. Even after a lapse of 2½ years neither High Level Committee was constituted nor Minimum Pay and Fitment Formula is increased. The Finance Ministry in its Lok Sabha reply dated 11-12-2018, categorically stated as follows: “The fitment factor for the purpose of fixation of pay in the revised pay structure, based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission is 2.57 which is uniformly applicable to all categories of employees. As the same is based on the specific and considered recommendations of the 7th CPC, no change ,thereon is envisaged”. Thus the BJP led NDA Government has betrayed 32 lakhs Central Govt. employees and 33 lakhs Central Govt. Civilian Pensioners. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Bhupendra Nath Hazarika and Another Vs. State of Assam and others (reported in 2013(2)Sec.516) observed as follows, which is quoted by 7th CPC in its preface - “It should always be borne in mind that legitimate aspirations of the employees are not guillotined and a situation is not created where hopes end in despair. Hope for everyone is gloriously precious and that a model employer should not convert it to be deceitful and treacherous...... A sense of calm sensibility and concerned sincerity should be reflected in every step. An atmosphere of trust has to prevail and when the employees are absolutely sure that their trust shall not be betrayed and they shall be treated with dignified fairness, then only the concept of good governance can be concretized. We say no more”. The NDA Government has “guillotined” our aspirations. NDA Govt. has betrayed the employees and Pensioners and created an atmosphere where “Hopes ended in despair”. NDA Govt. converted our hope to be “deceitful and treacherous”, “Dignified Fairness”, “Calm sensibility” and “Concerned Sincerity” in treating our case is lacking on the part of NDA Government. Hence we have no alternative but to defeat the betrayers in the coming biggest battle of democracy. The fate of the following other demands raised by the Confederation are also met with the same fate from the NDA Government: * Regularisation of Gramin Dak Sevaks and Casual/Contract Workers. Implementation of the remaining favourable recommendations of Kamalesh Chandra Committee on GDS. * Grant of HRA arrears from 01-01-2016, removal of bench mark for MACP and grant of promotional hierarchy and date of effect of MACP from 01-01-2006. * Fill up of all vacant posts. Reintroduce Regional Recruitment for Group B and C Posts. * Implement Option-I formulation of 7th CPC for Pensioners. * Settle anomalies arising out of 7th CPC. * Parity in Pay scales between Central Secretariat Staff and similarly placed staff working in field units of various departments. * Withdraw closure orders of Govt. of India Printing Presses. Stop closure of Govt. establishments and outsourcing of Govt. functions. Stop proposed move to close down salt department. * Implement 7th CPC Wage Revision and Pension revision in remaining Autonomous bodies. Grant Bonus to Autonomous body employees pending from 2016-17 onwards. * Remove 5% ceiling on compassionate appointment and grant appointments in all deserving cases. * Grant five Assured Career Progression to all Group B and Group C employees. * Stop attack on Trade Union rights. Ensure prompt functioning of all JCM forums. Withdraw the draconian FR 56(j) and Rule 48 of CCS (Pension) Rules 1972. Election and Central Government Employees: In a democratic country like in India, elections to the Legislative bodies are also part of the struggle against the anti-worker and anti-people policies of the ruling class. Com.K.G.Bose, the legendary leader of the Central Govt. Employees movement has observed as follows: “It is a common say, particularly among the Government employees that the Unions should remain aloof from the politics. All the confusion has arisen because of the fact that the correct definition of the “Politics and Trade Union” has not been understood by most of us. Those two things are not separate from each other rather they are inseparable. Politics do not mean the policies of a particular political party. Each and every demand of the Govt. employees is linked with the politics of the country. It is high time that the age old confusions be removed from the minds of the Govt. employees and their unions. Collective thinking on the problems of life in the context of a nation is a fundamental right of every section of the people and therefore, the Central Govt. employees cannot be deprived of their birth right on the plea of “Political influence”. It is in the above background, we have to take position in the coming General Elections. Our experience during the last five years have proved that BJP-led NDA Government is the most anti-worker and anti-people Government the country had since independence. This Govt. is by the corporates, of the corporates and for the corporates. The working class, including Central Govt. employees, should be made aware of this challenge and prepared to defeat it. It should be kept in mind that defeat of this Government is not the end, but our struggle for reversal of the neo-liberal policies has to continue with increased vigour even after ensuring defeat of the anti-worker government. In any case, continuation of this Government is against the interest of the working class, especially the Central Govt. employees. Change is the need of the hour. As a class-oriented militant trade union, it is our responsibility to channelize the discontentment and anger of the employees on proper direction with the objective of strengthening united struggles to defeat the neo-liberal policies and ultimately pave the way for taking the struggle towards an exploitation free society. Let us make 2019 that started with the two days historic strike, a year of heightened struggles leading to decisive struggles against the neo-liberal policies. Let us be prepared for a bigger struggle in coming days to “Scrap NPS & Restore OPS” and also for the realisation of our long pending demands. Let us not forget that the ruling class may use all tricks at their command, all weapons in their armoury to divert the attention of the people and workers, away from their burning day to day livelihood issues, to divide and disrupt their unity to engineer polarisation of the society on caste and communal lines for their electoral gains. We should be prepared to defeat all such machinations and should preserve our unity. Let us remember the following lines from the famous speech of Late Martin Luther King, Jr - “Change does not roll in the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle, and so, we must straighten our backs and work for our goal.” Extension of benefits of 7th CPC to the Pensioner... National Secretariat Meeting of Confederation on 1... SEVENTH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION RELATING TO GRANT O... CLARIFICATION ON FACILITY OF CONCESSIONAL RETENTIO... IMPLEMENTATION OF 7TH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION – GRA... Maintenance of APAR for earstwhile Group 'D' now M... GEORGE FERNANDES: (3rd June 1930 – 29th Jan 2019)... MEETING OF NJCA ********************************IM... GUIDELINES REGARDING MERGER OF 33 POSTAL DISPENSAR... 31st meeting of SCOVA -- suggestion for fresh agen... Clarificatory OM for payment of to family pensions... National Secretariat meeting of Confederation of C... Revision of guidelines regarding simplification of... ENHANCEMENT IN AGE LIMIT OFCONTRACTUAL DOCTORS FRO... 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Treatment of skin disorders under CGHS - Lok Sabha... NPS- Shri Arun Jaitley letter to Shri Nitin Gadkar... .The Constitution (One hundred and third Amendment... Postman circle inaugurated on Sunday in Belagavi (... NEW PENSION SCHEME MOF LETTER(Click the link below... HAPPY LOHRI, MAKAR SANKRANTI, PONGAL, BHOGALI BIHU... Some more photos of nationwide two days strike ( 8... QUESTIONS ON NEW SYSTEMFOR PROMOTION LOKSABHA Q &... Two days’ Countrywide General Strike Working Class... Some more photos of two days nationwide strike Nationwide Two days Strike (8th & 9th Januay 2019)... HISTORIC TWO DAYS ALL INDIA STRIKE COMMENCED THUND... Press Release :: By Central Trade Unions regarding... WFTU solidarity statement with All India general s... Revision of Pension w.e.f 1.1.2006 of Pre-2006 pen... DEDUCTION OF TAX AT SOURCE-INCOME-TAX DEDUCTION FR... REVISION OF PENSION W.E.F. 1.1.2006 OF PRE-2006 PE... WITHDRAWAL OF PENSION FACILITY :: Ministry of Pe... 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__label__wiki	0.514245	0.514245	5 Tips to Help Teens Get Needed School-Year Zzzzzs Avoid late nights, bright lights, noise and worry to get your rest and have a successful year, expert advises WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- When a new school year begins, many teens have a hard time readjusting their sleeping habits. But there are a number ways to prepare, according to Michael Scullin. He's an assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and director of Baylor's Sleep Neuroscience and Cognition Laboratory. Get a head start on resuming a normal sleep schedule. "If you go to bed after midnight on Sunday before class starts, it's going to be a tough Monday. It's very hard to shift your schedule overnight, so parents need to start imposing that a few days early," Scullin said in a university news release. Avoid bright lights in the evening. "Phones, tablets, laptops, television... It's hard to get those completely out of the post-dinner schedule, but you don't want to be crawling into bed with the phone. And if there are bright lights outside, you might block them out with blackout curtains," Scullin said. Don't have caffeine after late afternoon and be careful about late meals. "A heavy meal isn't great for sleep," Scullin said. "Research shows that food high in saturated fats interferes with quality sleep. Foods that are high in fiber and low in saturated fats are better." Keep your bedroom quiet. Earplugs are a good option if there are noises such as a busy road or snoring roommate. Writing can help keep your worries under control. "A lot of students have anxiety about school, both from the academic side and the social side," Scullin said. "Anxiety can interfere with good sleep. For insomnia, some cognitive behavior therapists recommend listing in a journal everything you're worried about." The National Sleep Foundation has more on teens and sleep. SOURCE: Baylor University, news release, July 27, 2016 Last Updated: Aug 10, 2016 Timing Is Everything When It Comes to Calorie Intake Is Your Mattress Releasing Toxins While You Sleep?	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3754
__label__cc	0.548024	0.451976	Bible in a Year – New International Version – Day 96 (2 Samuel 20 – 22) 1 Now a troublemaker named Sheba son of Bikri, a Benjamite, happened to be there. He sounded the trumpet and shouted, “We have no share in David, no part in Jesse’s son! Every man to his tent, Israel!” 2 So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bikri. But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem. 3 When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to take care of the palace and put them in a house under guard. He provided for them but had no sexual relations with them. They were kept in confinement till the day of their death, living as widows. 4 Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.” 5 But when Amasa went to summon Judah, he took longer than the time the king had set for him. 6 David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba son of Bikri will do us more harm than Absalom did. Take your master’s men and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and escape from us.” 7 So Joab’s men and the Kerethites and Pelethites and all the mighty warriors went out under the command of Abishai. They marched out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba son of Bikri. 8 While they were at the great rock in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Joab was wearing his military tunic, and strapped over it at his waist was a belt with a dagger in its sheath. As he stepped forward, it dropped out of its sheath. 9 Joab said to Amasa, “How are you, my brother?” Then Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him. 10 Amasa was not on his guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab plunged it into his belly, and his intestines spilled out on the ground. Without being stabbed again, Amasa died. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bikri. 11 One of Joab’s men stood beside Amasa and said, “Whoever favors Joab, and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab!” 12 Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the middle of the road, and the man saw that all the troops came to a halt there. When he realized that everyone who came up to Amasa stopped, he dragged him from the road into a field and threw a garment over him. 13 After Amasa had been removed from the road, everyone went on with Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bikri. 14 Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel Beth Maakah and through the entire region of the Bikrites, who gathered together and followed him. 15 All the troops with Joab came and besieged Sheba in Abel Beth Maakah. They built a siege ramp up to the city, and it stood against the outer fortifications. While they were battering the wall to bring it down, 16 a wise woman called from the city, “Listen! Listen! Tell Joab to come here so I can speak to him.” 17 He went toward her, and she asked, “Are you Joab?” “I am,” he answered. She said, “Listen to what your servant has to say.” “I’m listening,” he said. 18 She continued, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Get your answer at Abel,’ and that settled it. 19 We are the peaceful and faithful in Israel. You are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why do you want to swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?” 20 “Far be it from me!” Joab replied, “Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy! 21 That is not the case. A man named Sheba son of Bikri, from the hill country of Ephraim, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Hand over this one man, and I’ll withdraw from the city.” The woman said to Joab, “His head will be thrown to you from the wall.” 22 Then the woman went to all the people with her wise advice, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bikri and threw it to Joab. So he sounded the trumpet, and his men dispersed from the city, each returning to his home. And Joab went back to the king in Jerusalem. 23 Joab was over Israel’s entire army; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; 24 Adoniram was in charge of forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder; 25 Sheva was secretary; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; 26 and Ira the Jairite was David’s priest. 1 During the reign of David, there was a famine for three successive years; so David sought the face of the LORD. The LORD said, “It is on account of Saul and his blood-stained house; it is because he put the Gibeonites to death.” 2 The king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not a part of Israel but were survivors of the Amorites; the Israelites had sworn to spare them, but Saul in his zeal for Israel and Judah had tried to annihilate them.) 3 David asked the Gibeonites, “What shall I do for you? How shall I make atonement so that you will bless the LORD’s inheritance?” 4 The Gibeonites answered him, “We have no right to demand silver or gold from Saul or his family, nor do we have the right to put anyone in Israel to death.” “What do you want me to do for you?” David asked. 5 They answered the king, “As for the man who destroyed us and plotted against us so that we have been decimated and have no place anywhere in Israel, 6 let seven of his male descendants be given to us to be killed and their bodies exposed before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul—the LORD’s chosen one.” So the king said, “I will give them to you.” 7 The king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul. 8 But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons of Aiah’s daughter Rizpah, whom she had borne to Saul, together with the five sons of Saul’s daughter Merab, whom she had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite. 9 He handed them over to the Gibeonites, who killed them and exposed their bodies on a hill before the LORD. All seven of them fell together; they were put to death during the first days of the harvest, just as the barley harvest was beginning. 10 Rizpah daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock. From the beginning of the harvest till the rain poured down from the heavens on the bodies, she did not let the birds touch them by day or the wild animals by night. 11 When David was told what Aiah’s daughter Rizpah, Saul’s concubine, had done, 12 he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the citizens of Jabesh Gilead. (They had stolen their bodies from the public square at Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hung them after they struck Saul down on Gilboa.) 13 David brought the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from there, and the bones of those who had been killed and exposed were gathered up. 14 They buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish, at Zela in Benjamin, and did everything the king commanded. After that, God answered prayer in behalf of the land. 15 Once again there was a battle between the Philistines and Israel. David went down with his men to fight against the Philistines, and he became exhausted. 16 And Ishbi-Benob, one of the descendants of Rapha, whose bronze spearhead weighed three hundred shekels and who was armed with a new sword, said he would kill David. 17 But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to David’s rescue; he struck the Philistine down and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, saying, “Never again will you go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel will not be extinguished.” 18 In the course of time, there was another battle with the Philistines, at Gob. At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Saph, one of the descendants of Rapha. 19 In another battle with the Philistines at Gob, Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, who had a spear with a shaft like a weaver’s rod. 20 In still another battle, which took place at Gath, there was a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He also was descended from Rapha. 21 When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimeah, David’s brother, killed him. 22 These four were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell at the hands of David and his men. 1 David sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. 2 He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; 3 my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior— from violent people you save me. 4 “I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and have been saved from my enemies. 5 The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. 6 The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me. 7 “In my distress I called to the LORD; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears. 8 The earth trembled and quaked, the foundations of the heavens shook; they trembled because he was angry. 9 Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it. 10 He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet. 11 He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind. 12 He made darkness his canopy around him— the dark rain clouds of the sky. 13 Out of the brightness of his presence bolts of lightning blazed forth. 14 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. 15 He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them. 16 The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of breath from his nostrils. 17 “He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. 18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. 19 They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support. 20 He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me. 21 “The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me. 22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I am not guilty of turning from my God. 23 All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees. 24 I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin. 25 The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight. 26 “To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, 27 to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd. 28 You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low. 29 You, LORD, are my lamp; the LORD turns my darkness into light. 30 With your help I can advance against a troop ; with my God I can scale a wall. 31 “As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him. 32 For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? 33 It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure. 34 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights. 35 He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. 36 You make your saving help my shield; your help has made me great. 37 You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way. 38 “I pursued my enemies and crushed them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed. 39 I crushed them completely, and they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet. 40 You armed me with strength for battle; you humbled my adversaries before me. 41 You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes. 42 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but he did not answer. 43 I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets. 44 “You have delivered me from the attacks of the peoples; you have preserved me as the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me, 45 foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me. 46 They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds. 47 “The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior! 48 He is the God who avenges me, who puts the nations under me, 49 who sets me free from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from a violent man you rescued me. 50 Therefore I will praise you, LORD, among the nations; I will sing the praises of your name. 51 “He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3768
__label__cc	0.625617	0.374383	Is autism hereditary? - Autistic adults - Home - National Autistic Society - our Community Is autism hereditary? Eleanor 2 months ago Hi, I am wondering what peoples views are on whether autism/ASD is hereditary. My daughter, now 18, was diagnosed age 15. Her assessment came as a result of being an inpatient for a severe eating disorder. 6 months later my son was diagnosed at age 19. Neither my husband or myself have been diagnosed or assessed but I can't help wondering how we managed to bring our lovely children up for 15 years without picking up on the ASD. My daughter was always anxious but it appeared to be manageable. Retrospectively it clearly was not manageable and she ended up very ill. Anyhow, I was wondering if the reason that we hadn't picked up on any ASD traits is because in our house eveybody's behaviors is perfectly typical. When we discussed how they played as children both my husband and me said to the psychologist 'but doesn't everyone play like that?'. In the tasks that they did for the ADOS they gave responses that we thought were typical responses. My husband has always been widely regarded as eccentric but he has been very fortunate in his employment in that everyone loves him for his eccentricity (including me). I myself am extremely introverted and hate social situations, avoiding them at all costs unless absolutely unavoidable. So I was wondering if the reason why both my children have ASD could be because either me or my husband (or both) unknowingly have it, and maybe that is why we haven't picked it up in our children. That is to say in our house ASD is normal and most others walking through our front door are in effect neuro atypical! I would appreciate your thoughts. Thanks. Everything (science-based) I've read since starting my journey to diagnosis says 'Yes, ASD is genetic'. Apparently it's even possible to do a brain scan to confirm ASD. "Moreover, research at the... Eleanor 2 months ago in reply to Original Prankster +2 Very sound advice. Despite my negativity regarding my son's diagnosis he is actually embracing it and receiving help from his Uni (he is studying physics) and is prepared to accept help so that is good... Lagrangian 2 months ago +2 Dear, Eleanor, It's absolutely hereditary it's hereditary it two distinct ways. 1. Like brown curly hair eyes and, 2. Like a family recipe. 1. I would say it's like a genetic thing, like brown... I said there were no signs of autism in my parents. However in the assessment report it says my stepdaughter has said my father has quite a few similar traits to me. JennyButterfly 1 month ago in reply to firemonkey Once I started looking for traits or, more often, clusters of traits, I found a lot more evidence within my wider family. Of course, many of them have a very narrow idea of what autism is, which means they instantly reject the idea. When, however we're looking for difficulties in socialising or interpersonal skills, the conversation loosens up. Likewise when we talk about reclusive behaviours or even terms such as "breakdown" or "bad nerves", which the older generation seem to use more readily. Overall I find that, since the whole field of autism has developed and changed over the generations and previous generations framed some issues differently, there's actually a language barrier in this area. And it might all change again for future generations. But the underlying issues remain the same. firemonkey 1 month ago in reply to JennyButterfly My father said when I asked him that he could see no signs of autism in me as a child. That being 44-62 years ago it's probable he was thinking of much narrower definitions of it that were around at that time. Yes, over forty years ago the diagnosis rates were much, much lower too. When i went to school in the 60s/70s I doubt very much whether it was even on their radar at all. I personally don't remember hearing the term "autistic" back then. Plastic 1 month ago in reply to JennyButterfly Yeah - back in the day, they just bunged all the 'special' or disruptive kids into the remedial class - there was no effort to diagnose or help them, it was all about keeping them away from everyone else. I only really heard the term autism being used when Rain Man was the big thing. Never considered I was remotely autistc - they all flapped and rocked - according to tv. Also, the big thing is it was pre-internet - so information was so much harder to come by so parents had to accept what their gp told them - right or wrong. c1962-63 I was assessed for what it now call cerebral palsy at Great Ormond street. This was because my first school in Thailand had voiced concerns. The result was negative and alternatives were not explored. School reports from 8-18 noted things like poor coordination, bad at drawing and writing,disorganised,messy, but there was no attempt to join the pieces together and suggest help was needed. Yes, I actually saw this happen with a couple of my classmates. Generally no help was offered and more often kids were blamed for their difficulties. I find it astounding because this was not, after all, the dark ages. JennyButterfly 1 month ago in reply to Plastic Exactly. It didn't cross my mind I might be autistic because, even after I first heard of autism, it seemed like something quite rare that would totally prevent the kind of functioning I saw in my family. Our difficulties seemed to be more related to having the kind of personality that didn't fit with the mainstream and left us isolated and excluded for much of the time. Cloud7 1 month ago in reply to JennyButterfly I went to primary school in the early 90s, not that long ago. When I first started I became mute and didn't talk (at home I was fine). The school bluntly phoned my mother and she was asked 'what's wrong with your child, did you know he can't talk?'. It upset her at the time but no support was put in place, I was just considered the weird kid who didn't talk at school. They decided to 'fix' me by putting a new child who joined the school (a known trouble maker from his previous school) next to me in every class to 'get me out of my shell'. It completely worked, so much so, my behaviour flipped on it's head. Instead of being the quiet kid who conformed I became loud and naughty and copied my new best friend - I went from one extreme to another. That was the only intervention put in place for me. For the next few years at each parent's evening I was described as a 'sheep'. Of course, that was all their doing and makes me laugh when I look back... Short-sighted idiots... A dinner lady once slapped me across my face too... I was then made to stand in a room with other teachers and apologise TO HER for my actions. Can you imagine if that happened in 2019!! I'd be rich beyond my wildest dreams. JennyButterfly 1 month ago in reply to Cloud7 Yes, my sons both went to primary school in the 90s and both we and the school completely missed their (and our!) autism. With hindsight we feel really shocked at ourselves. But we raised issues like socialising and all round development at parents evenings and were reassured that everything was fine. It wasn't. My older son now tells me that there was loads of bullying which was completely ignored by the school (and not reported to us) and that the dinner ladies in particular knew what was going on and did nothing. I'm not surprised he's angry about it all. Surely more was known in the 90s? I am looking back with incomprehension (although some of that is actually against myself). Plus, of course, i can't believe it was EVER considered OK to describe someone as a "sheep" or to slap a pupil's face. What on earth! Lagrangian 1 month ago in reply to JennyButterfly Just shocking. Regardless of a disabilty bully is not on. I think some people think it's normal. Or will toughen you up. It's actually not okay to watch another kid get hit by a group of kids. JennyButterfly said: It absolutely is not OK and if it were to happen to my children I'd be outraged. But because it happened to me I'm weirdly OK with, I've learnt to deal with a lot, even at that age. I remember it but it didn't scar me, when I think back I have no emotion attached to that memory. If anything it makes me smile, I was standing up for my younger brother at the time. I remember a lot of bullying at primary school that was simply ignored. It usually only got dealt with when those who were being bullied had enough and hit back. I was bullied too, but again, I have no emotional attachment to those memories. I blanked it out. I don't even know if I was aware at the time I was being bullied. Lagrangian 1 month ago in reply to Cloud7 I wasn't either. I remember a bully giving up because I gave them nothing. Just numb.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3778
__label__cc	0.698465	0.301535	Declaration of Riana Pfefferkorn in Support of Petition to Unseal Technical-Assistance Orders and Materials Correcting the Record on Section 702: A Prerequisite for Meaningful Surveillance Reform, Part II Last week, we argued that the public discussion surrounding two of the government’s most controversial mass surveillance programs – PRISM and Upstream – has not sufficiently acknowledged the broad scope of collection under these programs, which take place under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). In short, hiding behind the counterterrorism justifications for section 702 is a broad surveillance program that sucks up massive amounts of irrelevant private data. Correcting the Record on Section 702: A Prerequisite for Meaningful Surveillance Reform The legal authority behind the controversial PRISM and Upstream surveillance programs used by the NSA to collect large swaths of private communications from leading Internet companies – Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) – is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2017. In recent months, Congress began to review these programs to assess whether to renew, reform, or retire section 702. Unfortunately, it appears the debate has already been skewed by misconceptions about the true scope of surveillance conducted under the contentious provision. When the Cops Come A-Knocking: Handling Technical Assistance Demands from Law Enforcement Slides from the BlackHat 2016 presentation by Jennifer Granick and Riana Pfefferkorn titled "When the Cops Come A-Knocking: Handling Technical Assistance Demands from Law Enforcement."	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3794
__label__wiki	0.568802	0.568802	Arthur Edward Waite - The Real History of the Rosicrucians Part III (5.3 MB) Book downloads: 237 This is Arthur Edward Waite's study of the elusive Rosicrucians, a secret society of which the first public notice was in early 17th century Germany. Was this an actual organization, or just a fantasy? No actual Rosicrucians ever surfaced, but there was plenty of documentation about them. The problem is that these documents are, for the most part, obviously fictional. In time, a mythology grew up around the Rosicrucians. Today there are groups which claim the name. These date at the most to the late 19th century, although th... More >>> Editors Rating Arthur Edward Waite's Books List Arthur Edward Waite Biography Arthur Edward Waite Images Category 1: Freemasons and Masonry Category 2: The Golden Dawn Author: Arthur Edward Waite All Arthur Edward Waite eBooks Magic Books Collection #2 On CD Magic Books Catalog #2 This is Arthur Edward Waite's study of the elusive Rosicrucians, a secret society of which the first public notice was in early 17th century Germany. Was this an actual organization, or just a fantasy? No actual Rosicrucians ever surfaced, but there was plenty of documentation about them. The problem is that these documents are, for the most part, obviously fictional. In time, a mythology grew up around the Rosicrucians. Today there are groups which claim the name. These date at the most to the late 19th century, although they usually claim pro forma to go back as far as Egypt or Atlantis. The Rosicrucians have also been woven by conspiracy theorists into their web alongside the Freemasons, Illuminati, Templars, and so on, even though there is not a shred of evidence for this. Waite presents complete translations of all of the texts which defined the Rosicrucians, including the Fama Fraternitatis, the Confessio Fraternitatis, and the Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosencreutz. The longest text, the Chemical Wedding is a fever-dream which is a thinly veiled alchemical allegory. The authorship of these documents is disputed, but it may have been written by Johann Valentin Andreas, a German theologian and writer. Waite also surveys Rosicrucian literature from successive centuries, including extensive quotes from authors who wrote about the Rosicrucians such as Michael Maier, Robert Fludd, Thomas Vaughan and John Heydon. 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__label__cc	0.637492	0.362508	Inclusion of ATF under GST to help airlines cut cost: Prabhu By PTI // May 27, 2018 New Delhi: Pitching for inclusion of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, Union Minister Suresh Prabhu said the move will help cut the cost as airlines would get input tax credit. “We are very keen. I am pursuing this with the GST Council that it (ATF) is brought under the purview of the GST, then off course (we can get) input tax credit and as a result of which, cost of aviation will go down,” said Civil Aviation Minister Prabhu. There is a demand from airlines for inclusion of Aviation Turbine Fuel in the new indirect tax regime. Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey too has recently stated that the matter will be taken up with the finance ministry as jet fuel prices have risen 40 per cent since January, 2017. Airlines could expect an annual relief of up to ₹5,000 crore by way of input tax credit if the ATF is brought under the Goods and Services Tax. The move could cushion them from the burden of increased jet fuel prices, besides providing relief to customers. During a presentation made by the airlines, they are understood to have maintained that the Centre could earn more than what it gets at present from ATF. Aviation Turbine Fuel Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey Suresh Prabhu About PTI The latest News from Press Trust of India (PTI)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3806
__label__wiki	0.934054	0.934054	‘Bone Tomahawk’ Adds Five To Cast; Kristina Lauren Anderson To Adapt YA Novel ‘Invisibility’ Lili Simmons, David Arquette, Sid Haig, Kathryn Morris and Evan Jonigkeit have joined the cast of writer-director S. Craig Zahler’s Bone Tomahawk. Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox and Richard Jenkins star in the brutal tale of four men attempting to rescue captives from a band of cannibals who live on the edge of civilization. Simmons (True Detective) will play Samantha O’Dwyer, the de facto town doctor and dedicated wife Wilson’s character. Arquette (the Scream films) and Haig (The Devil’s Rejects) play a couple of filthy brigands whose actions set off a string of violent repercussions. Morris (Cold Case) will play the wife of Russell’s Sheriff Hunt, and Jonigkeit (Girls) will play a young deputy sheriff. Caliber Media’s Dallas Sonnier and Jack Heller are producing the film. Kristina Lauren Anderson has been tapped to adapt the Warner Bros feature Invisibility from the supernatural romance YA novel by David Levithan and Andrea Creme. Penguin’s Philomel Books published the novel, a romance between a boy cursed with invisibility and the one girl who can see him, in May. Anderson wrote Catherine The Great, which circulated around town this summer, and her previous script Forever Jiaying was a Nicholls semifinalist and Zoetrope finalist. She also produced the 2010 feature Girlfriend, which premiered at Toronto and won the Independent Film Audience Award at the 2011 Gotham Award. Anderson is repped by Verve, the Schiff Company and Jackoway Tyerman. Kristina Lauren Anderson	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3807
__label__cc	0.561632	0.438368	1.16 Wildcards The shells provide a number of wildcards that you can use to abbreviate filenames or refer to groups of files. For example, let's say you want to delete all filenames in the current directory ( 1.21 ) ending in .txt . You could delete these files one by one, but that would be boring if there were only five and very boring if there were a hundred. Instead, you can use a wildcarded name to say, "I want all files whose names end with .txt , regardless of what the first part is." The wildcard is the "regardless" part. Like a wildcard in a poker game, a wildcard in a filename can have any value. The wildcard you see most often is * (asterisk), but we'll start with something simpler: ? (question mark). When it appears in a filename, the ? matches any single character. For example, letter? refers to any filename that begins with letter and has one character after that. This would include letterA , letter1 , as well as filenames with a non-printing character as their last letter, like letter ^C. The * wildcard matches any character or group of zero or more characters. For example, .txt matches all files whose names end with .txt , .c matches all files whose names end with .c (by convention, source code for programs in the C language), and so on. The * and ? wildcards are sufficient for 90 percent of the situations that you will find. However, there are some situations that they can't handle. For example, you may want to list files whose names end with .txt , mail , or let . There's no way to do this with a single * ; it won't let you exclude the files you don't want. In this situation, use a separate * with each filename ending: .txt mail let Sometimes you need to match a particular group of characters. For example, you may want to list all filenames that begin with digits, or all filenames that begin with uppercase letters. Let's assume that you want to work with the files program. n , where n is a single-digit number. Use the filename: program.[0123456789] In other words, the wildcard [ character-list ] matches any single character that appears in the list. The character list can be any group of ASCII characters; however, if they are consecutive (e.g., A-Z, a-z, 0-9, or 3-5, for that matter), you can use a hyphen as shorthand for the range. For example, [a-zA-Z] means any alphabetic character. There is one exception to these wildcarding rules. Wildcards never match / , which is both the name of the filesystem root ( 1.19 ) and the character used to separate directory names in a path ( 1.21 ) . If you are new to computers, you probably will catch on to UNIX wildcarding quickly. If you have used any other computer system, you have to watch out for one very important detail. Virtually all computer systems except for UNIX consider a period ( . ) a special character within a filename. Many operating systems even require a filename to have a period in it. With these operating systems, a does not match a period; you have to say . . Therefore, the equivalent of rm * does virtually nothing on most operating systems. Under UNIX, it is very dangerous: it means "delete all the files in the current directory, regardless of their name." You only want to give this command when you really mean it. But here's the exception to the exception. The shells and the ls command consider a . special if it is the first character of a filename. This is often used to hide initialization files and other files that you aren't normally concerned with; the ls command doesn't show these files unless you ask ( 16.11 ) for them. If a file's name begins with . , you always have to type the . explicitly. For example, .rc matches all files whose names begin with . and end with rc . This is a common convention for the names of UNIX initialization files. Table 1-1 has a summary of the different sorts of wildcards available. Table 1.1: Shell ? Any single character Any group of zero or more characters [ab] Either a or b [a-z] Any character between a and z, inclusive Wildcards can be used at any point or points within a path. Remember, wildcards only match names that already exist. You can't use them to create new files ( 9.4 ) - though some shells have curly braces ( {} ) ( 9.5 , 15.3 ) for doing that. Article 1.18 has more about how wildcards are handled. - ML 1.15 Filenames 1.17 Filename Extensions	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3813
__label__cc	0.529822	0.470178	Boyos With Vision Home / Doncopolitan Musings / Boyos With Vision March 29, 2018 Rachel Horne Doncopolitan Musings We celebrate Lewis Beasley and Lewis Joel Fairmen who are transforming Doncaster’s nightlife offer. Words: Rachel Horne Images: Nick Dhokia To really understand Donny’s night life you need to be on the front line of the fight and experiencing what’s going on for yourself. Over the last 12 weeks, with the exception of a night out in Nottingham and Leeds, I’ve gone out most weekends and even some school nights in Doncaster Town Centre. I’ve been to gigs, poetry nights, comedy nights, exhibition launches, performance art. I’ve also seen drag and burlesque at the Hallcross pub and danced to both Northern Soul and Tech House in the same weekend. I’ve heard some of the best indie bands coming out the UK right now from our friends at Hot Mustard and witnessed two impressive female fronted bands Bang Bang Romeo and Kizah and The Kings play a free entry gig on my doorstep. Doncaster is full of gems when it comes to nightlife and – trust me, I would have done more if my liver and purse could handle it. The biggest night for me in 2018 thus far, was the third of a new monthly House night headlined by Tech House DJ Mella Dee at Vintage on Silver Street. Mella Dee, if you’ve not heard of him, is a massive name in dance music. Recently gracing the pages of Mix Magazine his track Techno Disco Tool has been pushed by huge names in dance such as Annie Mac, Danny Howard and Black Madonna. Only a few weeks ago Nick Grimshaw of the BBC1 Breakfast Show, choose Techno Disco House as his track of the week. Nick Grimshaw, was one of the judges on Britain’s Got Talent and has 2.1M Twitter followers. It truly saddens me many people in Doncaster don’t even know who Mella Dee is, even though the signature artwork for Techno Disco Tool is a vector of none other than the notorious Doncaster Warehouse and yes, this has been shared to millions of people online. Mella Dee is a boyo proud of this iconic venue even if many Doncastrians aren’t. To deepen my understanding of the night-time economy, I decided to reach out to two young promoters/artists hosting this new night. Founded in 2017 Vision aims to bring headliners to Doncaster, alongside intimate parties. Basically they’re promoting the music they love. Meet Lewis Beasley and Lewis Joel Fairman … Firstly, how did you meet and how did you get into all this? LJF. We’re know each other through School and we both live in Town Moor. I had these really back decks, years ago and I practiced for like a year, my mum worked at Boiler Rooms before it was Vintage. My mum got me a few gigs even though I was under age. I just kept practicing and practicing and that was it really. LB. had decks years old, when I was at school but sold them, but we started going out in Nottingham which is where I started for us. The scene there was just great, we’d all go out. We went to Ibiza from being 18. I’m doing music tech now at college and in September I’m going to be studying at Point Black Music School in London. It’s a music and creative media training school founded in London. It offers a variety of courses in electronic music production and sound engineering, DJing, singing and songwriting. How did you get Mella Dee to Doncaster? LJF To be honest, he likes playing here, it gives him a chance to come home and his friends and family can attend too. How was it for you guys on the night? It was a great night for me, I didn’t stop dancing… LJF. We think it was overall, surprising from both the customers point of view and ours. Doncaster hasn’t had regular listings and headline DJ acts from House and Techno scene for over 10 years so to bring that back felt pretty good, we always knew there was once a scene – so our vision was to bring it back and on Saturday we felt we accomplished that. The vibe from when Mella Dee came on was just wicked, everyone really got involved, danced and had a great time. For us we felt this was the first event that’s had a really strong connection with the DJ. From this we’re only going to progress and continue with monthly headline acts at Vision So what’s the future for Vision? LB. Plans are to keep it a monthly event with headliners at most parties. We are now working with Huellas to do a terrace event but keeping our monthly events at Vintage on Silver, as we have a really good relationship with the venue. We have Del-30 a Yorkshire based DJ duo for the upcoming event on March the 3rd. Then we have mad villains headlining our Bank Holiday gig on April 1st. Is it costing you guys at lot to put on each event? You’re clearly putting loads of hard work into the event to make it all happen? LB. We’re doing pretty well to be honest. The money we make, we’re just putting everything back in to making each event happen. We’re not in this for the money. We want to make something special happen in our hometown. If you love house music as much as we do follow the boyos HERE and see you at one of there future events. #BigUpDonny <3 DEEPFLESHRED: Towards Mar... 'If I Say Jump - A R... pee pee yes yes boyos…keep it up!!!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3820
__label__wiki	0.628654	0.628654	Real-Time Strategy Games Netrek Classic By PlayNetrek \| July 10, 2009 Netrek is a free online war game. Battle up to 16 players per game. The ultimate goal is to wipe out the enemy race fighting through the enemy front line. Use different ships and different weapons to battle against people around the world. You and your team battle, bomb and take planets to overtake the enemy. Up to 16 people per game battle against each other over the Internet on a virtual battlefield. Since you are always teaming up with and playing against different people the game is extremely intense. There are multiple servers ready for you to play on and they are online 24x7. This game is war at its best. The only way to feel the intensity is to download it, completely free, no advertisements, full version free. Windows 7 Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 95 Windows Windows 98 Windows Vista Windows NT	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3822
__label__wiki	0.546399	0.546399	Posts filed in Real News Reports New Studies Raise Alarms About the State of Ice in Antarctica For The Real News, I spoke to NASA scientist Claire Parkinson about two new studies that have raised alarms about the state of ice in Antarctica. Continue Reading › July 17, 2019 by dimitrilascaris Honduras Now Ruled By A “Criminal Gang” – With Western Government Support Last month, I visited Honduras with a human rights delegation. During our visit, our delegation spoke with Ramón Soto Bonilla, a member of the Honduran Congress from the opposition LIBRE party. Continue Reading › Alberta Government Declares War On Environmentalists For The Real News, I spoke to environmental activist Tzeporah Berman about Jason Kenney’s recent announcement that his Alberta government is creating a $30 million “war room” to counter the environmental movement’s criticisms of the planet-wrecking tar sands industry. Continue Reading › July 9, 2019 by dimitrilascaris Greek Neo-Nazi Party Golden Dawn Rejected by Greek Voters (2/2) In Part 2 of my interview of Greece’s former Deputy Defence Minister, Costas Isychos, Mr. Isychos explains that, in austerity-ravaged Greece, support for the far-right remains strong despite the electoral defeat of Europe’s most brazen Neo-Nazi party, Golden Dawn. Mr. Isychos also argues that the incoming New Democracy government is unlikely to effect meaningful changes to Greece’s foreign and defence policies and that it will maintain the Greek state’s alliance with the right-wing governments of the United States and Israel, which are depriving Palestinians of their rights under international law. Part 2 of our discussion can be seen here: Greece’s Syriza Government Loses Election After Imposing Harsh Austerity (1/2) This past weekend, Greece’s right-wing New Democracy Party, which is led by a Harvard-educated, former banker, won Greece’s national in a landslide and removed from power the purportedly left-wing SYRIZA government of Alexis Tsipras. For The Real News Network, I spoke yesterday with Greece’s former Deputy Defence Minister, Costas Isychos, about SYRIZA’s defeat. Along with other SYRIZA MPs, Mr. Isychos defected from SYRIZA after Alexis Tsipras betrayed his anti-austerity mandate in 2015. According to Mr. Isychos, New Democracy won the election not because Greek voters support New Democracy’s policies, but because they were fed up with Mr. Tsipras. My discussion with Mr. Isychos can be seen here: Dr. David Suzuki: Trudeau Government’s Climate Emergency Declaration Is ‘A Joke’ For The Real News Network, I interviewed Dr. David Suzuki about the Canadian Parliament’s recent declaration of a climate emergency and the Trudeau Government’s subsequent approval of the TransMountain tar sands pipeline expansion. I asked Dr Suzuki if the Transmountain approval could be reconciled with the climate emergency declaration. He answered “No, absolutely not. I mean, it just shows what a joke the whole declaration of a climate emergency is. My discussion with Dr. Suzuki can be seen here: G20 Members Dole Out Coal Subsidies Despite Climate Crisis Talk For The Real News, I spoke this week to Leo Roberts, co-author of a new report which concludes that, even as G20 governments pay lip service to the climate crisis, they are doling out gigantic subsidies to the highly polluting coal industry. My discussion with Leo can be seen here:	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3832
__label__cc	0.668872	0.331128	Angels of Death ep 14 – “For Someone So Insane, You’re Way Too Serious” Genre : Josei, Horror, Mystery, Psychological Thriller I have a feeling most people jumped ship on this anime at episode 12. The hiatus really did make it look like it wasn’t going to come back. I get it, but this is why you should read my review! How else are you going to know what happened. a devil’s threeway… sorry… Ok so this week was kind of boring. See you all next Sunday! I’m joking, although not really. This week was kind of boring in my opinion. I do like Ray, more than most people I think, but she just can’t carry an episode. As far as I’m concerned, Rachel was if anything too emotional this week but she fails to convey that in any sort of interesting way. Brushing aside all my meta speculation about Rachel, on a practical basis, she’s incomplete. The character been used mostly as an audience surrogate and info dump so far and the show hasn’t developed her personality enough beyond that for her to act as a full fledged character yet. Seeing as we have 2 episodes to go, I think it’s fair to assume it just will never happen. I’m not saying this has to be a bad thing, if the story can pull off an interesting reveal then a plot device character is just fine. But you can’t rely on that same character to be your emotional core. It’s simply incompatible. Basically Rachel is fine as long as she’s reacting, either to a situation or a person, but she’s too weak a personality to be a catalyst. thank goodness for that! Up to a certain point, I want to blame this on the Visual Novel root. Not that it should matter in any way. An anime should be able to stand on it’s own. But there is a tendency to make Visual novel main characters really plain and basic. Sort of like empty vessels that the player can fill with their own persona. As such, adapting such a character to anime becomes a unique challenge. Then again, I still haven’t played the game. Maybe Game Rachel is fantastically fleshed out. Beyond my issues with character development though (are you proud of me, that tirade was fairly coherent!), was the actual dialogue this week. As an anime fan, I’ve made concessions for some pretty rocky dialogue in my day. I understand the challenges of translation and even find some of those odd phrasing quite charming really. Still, I should be spending half the episode going WTF are they talking about???? Angels of Death does go on some pseudo philosophical soliloquies from time to times that don,t seem to concerned with making much sense but at least they are more or less in line with the nonsense going on in the story. This week, I honestly just couldn’t follow anymore. OK this might be on me, but it sounded like they were just talking to fill up the silence and none of it actually meant anything. I was so happy when Zack was on screen because at least someone made sense. I’m just going to go ahead and say that again, this week on Angels of Death, Zack was the Voice of Reason. yeah…this guy… Oh wait, I just said I was writing this for people that haven’t seen the show. OK So Zack, Rachel and Danny are in a Mexican standoff and Rachel shoots Danny instead of Zack because she’s nuts. Then she goes on to give a speech that makes no sense and Zack does what everyone in the audience wants to do. Tells her to shut up and make sense. Mercifully this works but before they leave the floor Rachel needs to go back to her room. She meets the Priest there and they have a conversation that makes no sense. People talk about god a lot. Also when they go back to the first room, Zack and Rachel find that Danny’s body is gone and for some reason they’re surprised about this. First, Danny has already come back from death. The other may have been illusions but Danny for sure doesn’t tend to die easily. Second, every time they have had to retrace their steps, the bodies left behind are always gone. If we go by this series’ internal logic, there was absolutely no reason for Danny’s corpse to still be there. The episode ends on a cliffhanger of sorts. Zack and Rachel seem to have patched things up because reasons, and have just discovered a long red carpeted stairway leading up. Rachel mentions remembering being brought down that stairway at some point but she had been blindfolded. This implies that they are normal (if murderous psychopaths) people and that this is a normal place on earth. That would go against everything Angels of Death has been showing us so far. Also zack gave her his knife, that was significant I guess We all agree that these aren’t normal humans right? Aside from their resilience to losing all their blood, I don,t think anyone has eaten or gotten hungry ever. They don’t seem to need to sleep either, although they did nap once. Anyways, as they are going up the stairs, they hear a self destruct announcement. Yup… So bottom line, for me, this was on of the weakest episodes of the series. BUT I still want to know what’s going on. Sure part of that is because there’s only two episodes to go. But I have to believe that it’s not entirely Stockholm syndrome. At some point Angel of Death did weave an intriguing enough mystery to keep at least a small part of me interested. this episode was..laboured! I managed to get a few more shots: Tags: Angels of DeathanimeepisodicHorrorMysterypsychologicalscary Steins;Gate 0 Ep 20 – The Once and Future Okabe Rintaro The Dissonance of Terror in Resonance What Your Top 5 List Says About You I was wondering what they need 4 episodes for. Seems like they want to tread water? I’ve seen this in anime from time to time though: I’m rejecting [prior authority] and take responsibility myself and make my own desicions now and do exactly the same thing as I would have done otherwise. And now they still have two more episodes? What for. To resurrect everyone and say april fool? I saw your review pop up and immediately switched over to Crunchyroll to watch it, and then came right back here to read the post 😊 Yeah, I think. not many people are watching this one anymore, and I have to agree with you too: this episode was just plain boring. I could hardly keep myself from dozing off (which didn’t happen), but the only remotely fun parts were where Zack appeared on the screen. Rachel really is too weak of a character to carry an episode, and you weren’t the only one who had trouble following the dialogue this week. But…with only two more episodes to go, I’m not dropping it either and do want to find out where this ends 😊 But..I do have to wonder at what point this show really kept luring me in or if it might still not be Stockholm Syndrome after all 😂😂 Oh well…let’s hope we do still get a good twist/reveal that would redeem the show a little bit at least 😊😊 You and I are really in sync on this one! Yes we are! It will be interesting to see how this show will end, and if we end up feeling the same about the final two episodes 😊😊 dmihai says: soo, the priest is caretaker of the building? i wonder seems to be…then again the internal consistency of this story is a little shaky Next story Dakaichi of the long title ep2 – Matt and Irina stare at pretty men Previous story Can Anime Character Tropes be Simultaneously Exploitative and Celebratory? Anime Winter 2019 – Week 11 Roundup! 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__label__cc	0.683837	0.316163	New Music: Pentimento stream “My Solution Is In The Lake” from upcoming album “I, No Longer” Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at 7:29 PM (PST) by jaystone Another Wednesday brings us another new track from the forthcoming Pentimento album. The new track is called “My Solution Is In The Lake,” and you can check it out here. The track appears on the Buffalo punks’ forthcoming album “I, No Longer,” which is available for vinyl pre-order right here, while digital pre-orders can be found here. The album is due out October 23rd courtesy of Bad Timing Records. Add Pentimento to My Radar More On: Punk, Music, Pentimento, Bad Timing Records More On Pentimento I, No Longer Inside The Sea All Pentimento Album Reviews Black Numbers (buy album) Pentimento Panic (buy album) Pentimento Profiles: Dying Scene \| Facebook	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3853
__label__cc	0.723387	0.276613	Lucas, John., and Paul. MLA, handbook (8th. Premium Cite This For Me Access If you like to save work as you progress, dislike ads, and prefer to download your bibliography as a Word Doc, Cite This For Me premium access mla 7th edition is perfect for you! Parks and Recreation, season 2, episode 21, NBC, 29 Apr. Haugen and Matthew. Title of source, the title of the source should follow the authors name. Work in an Anthology.5.6 When citing an essay, short story, or other work that is contained in an anthology or other book collection, provide information about both the piece and the complete book. When the source has more than one date, it is sufficient to use the date that is most relevant to your use. "Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud." Honolulu Advertiser 17 Apr. You might have found the electronic version of a journal on jstor. Date and Edition Give the date in this order: Day Month Year,.g., 31 Aug. 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__label__cc	0.587542	0.412458	Are you a real trampoline expert? Operate & Optimise “The only way is up!” ‘Conquer the market in a playful way’ Make your FEC even more challenging with the climbing walls of Clip 'n Climb Do you know Clip 'n Climb? ELI Play has recently become one of the European distributors of this international market leader in fun climbing. Tiphaine Lazard, Leisure Product Manager at Clip 'n Climb, talks about the roots and ambitions of the organisation, and how they want to reach new heights together with ELI Play. Clip 'n Climb was founded in 2004 by entertainment entrepreneur John Targett and Tim Wethey, designer of climbing walls. At the beginning of 2017, the New Zealand company became an integral part of the French climbing wall specialist Entre-Prises (since 1985), the world market leader in tailor-made solutions for climbing. Tiphaine Lazard, what is your background? "I studied sports marketing in France and the US. After my master's degree, I worked in the surfing industry for four years. I've been working for Clip 'n Climb since 2015 and since then I've fallen in love with the brand and the fun it gives to climbing. The leisure industry cannot be compared with any other industry. What we do is not regular business but show business. That's a big difference.” What exactly does Clip 'n Climb do? "From the moment the first business opened in New Zealand, Clip 'n Climb changed indoor climbing. The new concept was a combination of theme park and climbing attractions, relaxing and challenging for all ages. The name Clip 'n Climb actually says it all: you clip yourself in place and you climb - it's that simple. Thanks to the TruBlue automatic fuse system, you don't need a climbing partner. This makes indoor climbing to a height of about ten metres attractive for a very large audience - it has been possible since 4 years". Climbing makes everyone happy: the climber who overcomes his challenge and the entrepreneur. Tiphaine Lazard Seriously, is it really that easy? "Whereas indoor climbing used to be seen as a very specialised, technical sport, we have made it an accessible, relaxing activity. Anyone, regardless of age or skill, can compete with themselves or others, in a pleasant and stimulating environment. Clip 'n Climb has in fact created a new market, which has grown considerably since 2010. We now have 215 climbing installations worldwide. And the end is not yet in sight! What does climbing add to playgrounds? "We built the Clip 'n Climb brand from the belief that it will make everyone happy: the climber who overcomes his challenges, and the entrepreneur who can earn a living with it. In most indoor playgrounds, Clip 'n Climb climbing equipment is a new addition to the range. Aimed at entertainment, daring, freedom, optimism, physical strength and thoughtfulness. These values apply to climbers and the people who invest in them - indoors and outdoors. Clip 'n Climb What are the most important developments in this market? "Technology is of course an important part of our industry. But the biggest challenge for playgrounds is to make children move. Interactivity for the Z generation (children born between 1995 and 2010 - ed. ) is something natural and something they expect everywhere. That's why we're about to introduce Clip 'n Score: a system that allows you to capture and share your performance. Climbers can easily see if they are making progress and compare their performance with other climbers. The system is non-contact and almost invisibly built in, so you won't notice anything during climbing: you can fully focus on climbing while the technique records your results. ” What is your connection with ELI Play? "We have known each other for a few years and have spoken to each other a lot at trade fairs and at their headquarters in the Netherlands. We do not make products together, but we do set up projects together: ELI Play shows their first designs and then we align our products. This way we can be sure that everything works well and safely. We have already completed several projects together in Austria and made designs and quotations for other countries.” Safety is always a hot item; how strict are the rules for you? "Clip 'n Climb installations are seen as climbing constructions. Therefore, our facilities must comply with the European standard for climbing walls, EN 12572. As a buyer, manager and visitor you know that a Clip 'n Climb installation is a quality product and safe to use. For entrepreneurs in the entertainment and leisure world, this is of great value, because customers are increasingly looking at safety". How do you make sure you stay ahead of the competition? "We always focus on quality and innovation: we have been the first in this industry with a number of things. Clip 'n Climb currently offers more than forty different challenges, based on agility, difficulty and guts. The climbing walls have different shapes and vivid colours and are made of materials that are sturdy and safe. The different degrees of difficulty challenge climbers at every attempt to move forward. ” What about the competition? "As the market leader, we are constantly being copied. Famous challenges of ours - such as the Stairway to Heaven or the Leap of Faith - are now also featured in the catalogues of almost all our competitors. We are the innovators; the rest is following us. This is common when you create a new market. But now that the market is more or less certain, we are not just giving away our innovations and pursuing a patent and copyright strategy to ensure that we can continue to deliver unique products to our customers. ” "The year 2018 was a year of considerable further growth. So far we have opened 49 centres in 17 different countries. We are working on five countries: Portugal, Brazil, Poland, Oman and Denmark. We will soon be opening 44 ongoing projects. The end is not yet in sight. New: in April 2019 we will unveil our largest Clip 'n Climb - in Ipswich - with 32 obstacles. We are clearly still in a serious upward trend - the only way is up! ” Discover ValoJump and ValoClimb by ELI Play Clip ‘n Climb	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3858
__label__cc	0.731267	0.268733	Eoin Purcell's Blog It's that simple — and that hard. And that inescapable. About Eoin Stories Don't Really Come Better Than This \| The great Irish painting that turned up on eBay – The Irish Times – Sat, Oct 02, 2010 This story speaks for itself! There is a common assumption that Irish artists of the late 19th century transcended the harsh realities of political and economic life either by emigrating and assimilating or by staying put but avoiding subjects that might mirror or create discontent. Mulvany’s The Battle of Aughrim�, however, places visual art at the centre of an emergent nationalism traditionally perceived as the preserve of poets and playwrights, journalists and politicians. Mulvany chose a propitious moment for the action of the painting, the momentary victory by Jacobite forces over the Williamite army at Urraghry on July 12th, 1691, before their subsequent calamitous defeat on the Hill of Aughrim, in Co Galway. By showing the weakest link in the Jacobite position Mulvany illustrates the bravery of the Irish as they took on the superior forces of William. But when the Jacobite commander Lieut Gen St Ruth was decapitated by a cannonball, near victory became a rout. In a striking prefiguration, the painting depicts a Williamite soldier, in the centre of the picture, staggering backwards as his head is severed from his neck. The myth of Aughrim is largely built on the randomness of the defeat – the decapitation of St Ruth – as one stray cannonball consigns Ireland to another 200 years of subjugation. As if to emphasise this, the decapitation of the British soldier in the painting signals, in its one-on-one combat, the valour of the Irish by comparison with the contingency of the British victory. From near triumph to resounding defeat, the story of Aughrim was subsequently reclaimed in Irish cultural memory as an enduring symbol of entitlement, a site for future resurgence. via The great Irish painting that turned up on eBay – The Irish Times – Sat, Oct 02, 2010. Posted in British, Empire, Europe, Ireland, Links of Interest and tagged 1690, Aughrim, Defeat, irish, King, paintings, Williamite War on October 2, 2010 by Eoin Purcell. Leave a comment Taoiseach – TV3's new series I have to say, I didn’t expect this of TV3. I missed the news that it was running and so missed the first episode on one of the most interesting men t hold the office, WT Cosgrave (whom we’ve mentioned here before). The Independent carries a fine piece by John-Paul McCarthy about the series: Cosgrave was in many ways an essentially theocratic politician, a deeply devout Catholic who once proposed that an ecclesiastical commission vet parliamentary legislation for theological deviance as soon as the statutes emerged from the Dail print shop. And yet he held office under a classically liberal constitution, complete with an American-style establishment clause banning preferential treatment for a state church and an essentially British division of competences between an executive, a lower house and an upper house possessed of some interesting delaying powers. The Catholic Gulliver was thus immobilised for 15 years by these delicate constitutional chains. Cosgrave was also mild-mannered, unambitious personally and prone on occasion to diplomatic illnesses which allowed him to avoid contentious cabinet tussles between his headstrong subordinates. (He was formally ill during the Army Mutiny crisis in 1924 and sought to direct events from hospital.) And yet, circumstances forced Cosgrave to become arguably the most ruthless civilian chief executive the Irish State has ever produced. Looking forward to catching up and watching the rest! Posted in British, Civil War, Economics, Empire, Europe, History, Ireland, Politics, Reference, Revolution, War, WT Cosgrave and tagged John-Paul McCarthy, The Sunday Independent on January 10, 2010 by Eoin Purcell. Leave a comment Google & General George Monck Eoin Purcell Links & the rest I decided I would search out George Monck information on the web and the results are pretty great. Google has an interesting timeline feature. You can view it here, but I’ve a screen grab below: Google's Timeline Feature It also drags up the Wikipedia link, the About.com link, the rather excellent British Civil War site and the General George Monck site (which has a lot more than just a biography on hand). It is all well worth digging into, Posted in Books, British, Charles II, Civil War, Empire, England, Europe, General, George Monck, History, People, War on September 14, 2009 by Eoin Purcell. Leave a comment Defying Empire: Trading with the Enemy on Colonial New York Great books deserve better reviewers than I So I was recently sent a review copy of Thomas M. Truxes’, Defying Empire: Trading with the Enemy in Colonial New York which was published by Yale University Press in 2008. Needless to say I completely failed in my mission to read the book and write a review in any kind of decent timeframe. But I did read it and it is wonderful. The book covers a fascinating period in Colonial history when the British Empire was fighting a war with the French Empire and American merchants were intent to benefit from the trading opportunities despite the heavy presence of British soldiers and the fact that in name at least they were engaged in treason. A book that creates and sustains a brilliant portrait of 18th Century New York and brings to life the intriguing political and mercantile world of that city under British rule. Well worth reading, 7 out of 10. For some more detailed review on the book, try here, here, here or here. I also decided to try something I have been toying with for a while, a video review. It is my my first such effort and is decidedly patchy, but here, in honour of along delayed review it is. I hope someone enjoyed that! Posted in Books, British, Colonial America, Economics, Empire, England, Europe, France, French, Geography, History, North America, Pirates, Reading, Revolution, Society, United States of America and tagged merchants, Piracy, trading on September 4, 2009 by Eoin Purcell. Leave a comment Dick Mulcahy: An enigma, even now! My Father, the General: Richard Mulcahy & the Military History of the Revolution John Bowman’s Archive Show John Bowman covered General Richard Mulcahy on its show today. Their archive link is here, but the show is not yet put up. The show includes some very interesting pieces with contributions from John A Murphy, Brian Farrell, Brian Nolan and several others. The idea was to give a sense of this somewhat enigmatic figure from Irish history. He was after all an interesting figure in the 1916 Rising when he fought with the men of Fingal at Ashbourne (there is a good summary of that fighting here on the 1916 Rebellion Walking Tour site) and he went on to hold the Rank of Commander in Chief of the Free State Army, not to mention a significant of not always successful career in politics. The General’s son. Risteard is publishing a new book (with Liberties Press) on his father’s life and career: My Father, The General: Richard Mulcahy and the Military History of the Revolution by Risteárd Mulcahy is an in-depth biography of the often controversial and hitherto neglected figure and Free State leader. Featuring rare and unseen material from the family archive, this book is a marvellous insight into the man behind the uniform who played a major role in running the War of Independence. The Executions Even the Liberties site and the book description manages to reference the remaining core controversy of Mulcahy’s story and the one which overshadows his entire career (which is an impressive on): His order to execute anti-Treaty activists found carrying guns made him a figure of controversy during the Civil War when a total of 77 anti-Treaty prisoners were executed by the Provisional Government. Despite the Free State government’s mandate being renewed in the following election, Mulcahy’s perceived severity during the Civil War was later to prove a stumbling block to his elevation as Taoiseach of the first Inter-Party government in 1948. Mulcahy selflessly stepped aside to allow John A. Costello to become Taoiseach of a coalition which, as leader of Fine Gael, Mulcahy had skilfully organised What is remarkable about this is that Bowman’s archive show generally skirted over those executions that Mulcahy and the Free State government oversaw. In fact the only reference I heard was also by far the most chilling section of the piece in which Ernest Blythe defended mulcahy as an arch-realist who in the aftermath of Sean Hales’ killing had already selected the four Anti-Treaty Free State Men that were to be executed. I’ve yet to read the book and right now I’ve got to say it is only moderately high on my list, but two points seem to come clearly out of the discussion today and the book description. One is the need for a rigourous, unquestionable account of Mulcahy’s life. Something both he and many of the other early Free State leaders lack. Secondly that Mercier’s forthcoming series on the military history of the Civil War will be enormously valuable in bringing that period back into the public thoughts so that we can finally lay to rest some of the lasting myths and resentments that remain alive in some minds, even now (though admittedly to an enormously lesser extent that in the 1950s and 1960s when active participants in the conflict remained in positions of authority). A good radio day Sunday, Posted in British, Civil War, Empire, History, Ireland, Politics, Strategy, War on August 16, 2009 by Eoin Purcell. 1 Comment A day for battles: Warsaw & Blenheim I’ve written before about the completely fascinating Polish-Soviet War of 1920 and Adam Zamoyski’s excellent book on the topic: Warsaw 1920: Lenin’s Failed Conquest of Europe . The key battle in that war The Battle of Warsaw began on this day 89 years ago. The initial stages of the battle were not that promising for the Poles as an extract makes clear: On 13 August Sollohub attacked the outer perimeter in force, and the Polish 11th Division abandoned its positions and fled. Sollohub’s 27th Omsk Division pursued it and was joined unexpectedly by the 21st Rifle Division of Lazarevich’s army, which had strayed into the wrong sector. Together they overran the little town of Radzymin, twenty kilometres from Warsaw, but happily for the Poles the two units became so entangled that they were unable to pursue their advantage.* John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough , was one the most exceptional military leaders of British history. His most celebrated victory is Blenheim when he prevented the armies of France from advancing towards Vienna in a crushing defeat made possible by his rapid and secretive march from the Low Countries to the Danube. You can a description of the battle in The Fifteen Decisive Battles of The World by Edward Shepherd Creasy. There is a version here in Google Books, sadly you cannot download a copy because although the text itself is well out of copyright and firmly in the public domain, the only copy that seems to be available on GBS is a Forgotten Books version (thus there is IP in the setting and it is not a public domain version) Below is a great video on Marlborough as a Great Commander. Quite the day for climactic battles is it not? *Page 84, Warsaw 1920: Lenin’s failed Conquest of Europe, Adam Zamoyski Posted in British, Empire, England, Europe, France, Geography, German, History, Poland, Reference, Russia, War on August 13, 2009 by Eoin Purcell. Leave a comment A great Review for Petticoat Rebellion The Herald today has a smashing review of one of Mercier’s new books: Petticoat Rebellion: The Anna Parnell Story: During the reign of Queen Victoria, women wore corsets to thrust breasts upwards and nip in waists, and crinoline hoops to make their buttocks and hips wider. They had problems walking freely, and often fainted. Patricia Groves’ new book, Petticoat Rebellion; The Anna Parnell Story (Mercier Press, E14.99), offers a fascinating insight into the social restrictions and mores that threatened to hamper a radical female activist in the 19th century. You can read the rest of Anna Coogan’s review here and you buy the book from Mercier here. I have to say that I am biased as this was a book I commissioned early enough after arriving at Mercier Press, but the story is a wonderful forgotten episode in Irish history and well worth reading. The author is Patricia Groves and you can read her profile here. The Parnells were a truly international family, Anna’s grandfather was an American Posted in Anna Parnell, British, Charles Stuart Parnell, Empire, Europe, History, Ireland, Land Reform, New Books, People, Reading, Reference, Social, Society, War on July 15, 2009 by Eoin Purcell. Leave a comment Follow @eoinpurcell RT @riccardobruni: 'La promessa del buio' è il #noir più letto su #kindle, per gli abbonati ad #AmazonPrime è disponibile su #PrimeReading:… 5 days ago RT @ThingsWork: This is how puff pastry rises in the oven https://t.co/p8RS5e12lt 5 days ago Epic stuff twitter.com/antonstolper/s… 5 days ago RT @mariaressa: It’s time to stand up and defend a democratic system of values: the journalists on the front line in the battle for facts;… 1 week ago RT @caoilfhionnanna: I am delighted to be leading this superb international legal team with @DoughtyStIntl colleague Amal Clooney, acting f… 1 week ago Technology! Good? Bad? Okay? 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__label__wiki	0.529922	0.529922	Eating a Lot of This One Food Could Be Aging You Prematurely Cheryl S. Grant SheKnows June 14, 2019 Indulging in a pint of ice cream while binge watching Netflix may satisfy your sweet tooth, but it can come at a cost. Simply put, sugar is bad news for your health, especially the processed kind. Added sugar can lead to weight gain, increased risk of heart disease and even speed up the aging process. “Sugar in and of itself doesn’t age our skin but foods with a higher glycemic index can cause our insulin levels to spike, which may lead to inflammation within the body,” says Deanne Mraz Robinson, MD, FAAD a Connecticut-based board certified dermatologist. “This can cause the breakdown of collagen and elastin.” In other words, depletion or damage to those two proteins is part of the reason that our bodies prematurely wrinkle and sag. Since it’s nearly impossible to avoid all forms of sugar and it is the fuel that keeps us keep moving, it’s important to understand why and how we need to limit our consumption. Being 40 Years Older Than My Kid Makes Me a Better Parent Here's Exactly How Bad All That Juice is For Your Kid The Biggest Threat That's Aging Your Skin (Hint: It's Not the Sun) Sugar, in all forms, is a simple carbohydrate that triggers a glycemic response within our bodies — though different types of sugars have a different effect on blood sugar levels. Foods such as beans, sweet potatoes, most fruits, oats, pasta and converted rice are better for us because they break down and digest slowly. Alternately, white bread, corn flakes, russet potatoes, and processed foods should be eaten in moderation because they produce a rapid rise in insulin and then fast fall. “Chronic insulin spikes result in inflammation and can lead to roughness, redness, breakouts, and wrinkles of our skin,” says Anthony Youn, M.D., F.A.C.S., and host of The Holistic Plastic Surgery Show podcast. Avoid the sugar roller coaster ride by aiming for balanced meals and snacks. “Pair healthy proteins with carbs as that can slow the body’s glycemic response,” says Robinson. Also, foods that contain fiber and fat take longer to digest and can help stabilize blood sugar to avoid the spike and crash effect. But that’s not the only process we have to worry about — there’s glycation, which also plays a role in premature aging. Glycation refers to the bonding of sugar molecules onto fats and protein. When this happens it forms Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs), which morphs protein fibers. Collagen and elastin are the protein fibers that keep us looking young and they’re the most vulnerable. Once they are damaged, they are less resilient and dry. “This can age our skin, making it thinner, rougher, and more wrinkled in appearance,” says Youn. In fact, research has shown that these effects usually start at around age 35, and increase rapidly after that. Though you can’t stop the process of glycation altogether, eating fewer sweets will reduce the number of sugar molecules looming in your body, thus slowing down this process. But don’t worry — we can mitigate the effects of inflammation and glycation on the skin by making small changes. “We can reverse the signs of aging with a variety of strategies like eating a healthy, antioxidant-rich diet,” Robinson says. Stock up on veggies, fruits, dark chocolate and healthy fats (avocado, olive oil, and nuts) because they will nourish your skin from the inside out. Although it is impossible to skip all forms of sugar and carbs, there are some we need to avoid. “Start by removing processed and refined sugars and limit your carbs to whole grains,” says Youn. “And definitely stop drinking soda — it is the worst thing for the skin,” he warns. Check food labels, especially low-fat versions, for sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup, which are found in crackers, yogurts, cookies, cakes, tomato sauce, and salad dressings. Luckily, there are things you can add to turn back time. “Adding a vitamin C and vitamin E serum every morning and a retinol moisturizer every night is a good first step,” says Youn. You can also trigger collagen growth with laser therapies. While we have yet to find the fountain of youth, taking small steps daily can go a long way in curtailing early signs of aging. Sign up for SheKnows' Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Medtronic veteran's diabetes-care startup raises $6 million Is Corn Bad for You? Here’s Everything You Need to Know PureWow What Exactly Is Your Daily Chocolate Fix Doing to Your Brain and Body? Women's Health UK Ready for grasshopper juice? These bugs pack 5x more antioxidants than fresh-squeezed OJ The 23 Most Memorable Royal Weddings of All Time	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3885
__label__wiki	0.558579	0.558579	Domestic Economy Clarion Call for Courage In modern economies, foreign exchange rates fluctuate. There are rare instances when central banks defend the stability of their currency, as things are mostly left to the markets. Moreover, the recent trend of monetary stimulus brought about by weak growth in much of the developed world is actually leading to the weakening of most reserve currencies. Iran's foreign exchange policy is very different. It has a multiple exchange rate regime. On Sunday, 34,720 rials was changed for a US dollar in Tehran's markets. The central bank exchanges it for 30,478 rials, but only for certain purposes. Market exchange rates have stayed relatively stable in the past three years, owing to heavy capital controls, trading by the central bank and low business activity, among others. In Donya-e-Eqtesad's Sunday editorial, two central bank analysts, Reza Boustani and Pouya Jabal Ameli, warn of the consequences of this policy and urge policymakers to adopt market-oriented policy and allow the rial to lose its value. Rial's weakening would directly increase the value of government crude oil sales. It would also make Iranian-made goods more competitive in Iran as well as in international markets. A weaker rial makes Iranian goods cheaper in other countries, while making foreign goods more expensive in Iran. Competitive goods lead to rising corporate sales and profits. Higher corporate profits mean additional tax revenues for the state. There are, however, limits to how much this strategy can be exploited to boost exports. > False Stability Contrariwise, the Iranian government is depleting its foreign exchange reserves, which come from oil sales, to hold rial's exchange rate nearly constant. One reason is that a weaker rial means more expensive exports. That is a deterrent to policymakers due to Iran's heavy reliance on import of consumer and basic goods. Rial's weakening would severely diminish living standards—a risk Iranian administrations actively avoid. Standard economic theory suggests that, everything else being equal, currencies should fluctuate based on the inflation difference in their economies. As the writers propose, the rial should weaken roughly 12% against the dollar, given Iran's over 12% inflation rate and the US's near zero inflation. If this depreciation is cancelled by pegging the rial to the greenback, Iranian goods will lose their edge over time. In this situation, if free flow of money was allowed, this disparity could be exploited by an arbitrageur. You could borrow in dollars and buy assets in rials. Later, sell those assets and bag the disparity of inflation, or interest rates for that matter. Ultimately, the flow of money into Iran would force the government to abandon the peg, when its reserves run out. To stop or slow the flow of money, governments raise walls of tariffs and capital controls. The Central Bank of Iran's foreign exchange policy also fuels smuggling, the article proposes. True, but the surge in contraband has its roots in regulatory flaws rather than exchange rate policy. > Dropping Anchor Iran's foreign exchange policy flaws go deeper. The CBI is using a multiple exchange rate regime, as it has in much of the past three decades. The government has always offered a stronger than market exchange rate for the rial. Some politicians defend the system by highlighting the diminished usage of official exchange rates. They argue that since the official exchange rate sees limited use, its effects are minimal and not worth the shock created from its dissolution. The writers contend otherwise. They warn of the anchoring effect the official exchange rate has on the market rate. That is aside from central bank limitations on trading in the open market and its operations to manage the market rate. The anchoring effect of the official exchange rate and central bank operations in the open market suppress market adjustments, as seen in the relative stability of exchange rates in the past three years. "The fear of adopting a single exchange rate regime is evident in words and acts of officials," they write. It stems from the fear of forex fluctuations in a monetary system without "a nominal official anchor". But the hidden costs of the current system exceed that of a managed float. > Facing Fears What the two advocate, in the end, is to allow the rial to depreciate "logically". A fine idea, apart from determining the logical amount of depreciation. The writers make the case for inflation. But they oversimplify. Foreign exchange rates take queues from a wide array of variables and picking an over-ruling attribute is unreasonable. While their argument veers off on specifics, what the writers advocate is right in principle. The rial should be floated with a single exchange rate. Here we hit the real stumbling block. The prevalent culture in Iran sees a depreciation of the currency as an evil to avoid. Sadly, many politicians tend to agree. This increases the political cost of floating the rial and allowing it to depreciate. The bold politician who goes this way will have a hard time in an election against a populist who falsely promises to keep the status quo. "The real issue is not a lack of understanding, but a lack of courage among policymakers," they declare. The Iranian economy is addicted to cheap imports and foreign exchange stability, bought by petrodollars and the fear of withdrawal symptoms is enough to lull politicians. Editorial: Rial's Future Majlis Think Tank Recommends Floating Forex Rate Currency Market in Limbo Root Causes of Perpetual Forex Shocks Forex Unification Within 6 Months of Nuclear Deal Central Bank of Iran Assures Long-Term Forex Stability Iran's Trade With EU Plunges 76% Iran's Q1 Aluminum Production Declines 32%	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3890
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__label__cc	0.682128	0.317872	Home All posts An old fraud. James Rothschild. An old fraud. James Rothschild. Once a young actor who lived in Paris fell hair to a beautiful ancient tea service from his mother. The young man made up his mind to speak to an antiquarian in order to get to know the value of these antiques. An expert estimated the inheritance at half million franks and then he made a joke telling him that only Rothschild himself could afford such tea service (as a matter of fact, Rothschild is a dynasty of extremely successful bankers and public figures). Soon after visiting the antiquarian the fellow headed to James Mayer de Rothschild. But before the visit he made himself up as a very old man. The baron examined the tea service which the ‘old man’ brought to him and said he was ready to pay half million franks for it. The old man had a counter offer. The baron was to pay 40.000 franks a year every year until he died. Rothschild thought it was an advantageous offer and so he agreed. Thus, the actor came to Rothschild and got his payment every year. Five years passed. The baron once asked his servants whether the old man was still alive. When they informed Rothschild that he was indeed alive and came for his ‘pension’ regularly, the baron asked to bring the old man as he wanted to talk to him. ‘You have got very strong and healthy nature!’ he told the old man with the notes of surprise in his voice when they met. ‘How old are you I’m wondering? – ‘I’m almost twenty-eight’ answered to Rothschild the fake pensioner honestly and took off a wig and false beard. Rothschild wasn’t angry at a cunning young man. On the contrary, he liked this knavish performance so much that kept paying the actor the agreed sum of money. Previous articlePolykleitos and critics. Next articleNude diplomacy. Winston Churchill.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3896
__label__wiki	0.514674	0.514674	HomeRomanceElegy Detail Trailer Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life -- which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood" -- thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo, a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher. Length:112 minutes Release:2008 Language:English,Spanish Reference:Imdb Keywords:dancer, one word title, based on novel, Category:Romance, Drama Stars:Penélope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson, Peter Sarsgaard, Deborah Harry, Charlie Rose, Antonio Cupo, Michelle Harrison, Sonja Bennett, Emily Holmes, Chelah Horsdal, Marci T. House, Alessandro Juliani, Tiffany Lyndall-Knight, Uploader:BushCuLan Director:Isabel Coixet, Writer:Nicholas Meyer (screenplay), Philip Roth (novel) Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life, which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood", thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo, a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher. . You can read more in Google, Youtube, Wiki Crazy Rich Asians,I Feel Pretty,Flock of Four ,Pickings ,High Fantasy ,Poetry Slammed,Ocean's 8, Elegy torrent reviews william w (ag) wrote: Fitting role for Casey Affleck. How COULD he not do this with his eyes closed? Brilliant! Gary T (us) wrote: This was obviously another attempt at a Paranormal Activity type of film. The CLAIM is that this film was supposed to be a compilation of real footage... I'm not too sure about that! LOL! If I were to look through the lens of this as a typical Hollywood spook film, I would agree that it is pretty bad. When looking through the lens as a Paranormal Activity clone, I felt that it in many ways it was a more interesting movie. John B (jp) wrote: The "magic" is completely unbelievable, it requires misdirection and much preparation. And floating in a bubble "sphere" is absolutely ridiculous, that isn't "magic"! Even more unbelievable is the lead cop never gets angry and "hulks up"!!! :-) Rick N (ca) wrote: If you want to know about the 60's this is the film to see. Ria A (mx) wrote: A really good film. Medieval. Tasos L (gb) wrote: Oh yeah..If you hate cockroaches and shit you've got to see that..! Jessica B (us) wrote: Every now and again I try and push myself to watch a movie I would usually pass up, just to see what manages to surprise me. I have to say the blaring saxophone in the opening credits struck me as a bit off-putting, but given the content of the movie that may not be such a bad thing. The point of any opening is to set the mood, and come to think of it, it did. Bravo. In fact, if the opening credits don't manage to set you in an almost uncomfortable mood, the camera angles certainly will. By no means are they bad, no, but again they do allow for an uncomfortable feeling in the audience. It's strange, but I can definitely see something like this happening in reality, the plot I mean. Guys, and I mean guys, how many times have you griped to your friends about women? In the last week? And you've never once dreamed of revenge? I'm not encouraging this behaviour at all, but I can't ignore how realistic the plot seems to me, even if the dialogue gets a little stilted now and then. Think M.Night Shyamalan dialogue, so sometimes it's grating to hear people talk. I liked how even though you can tell from the first couple of minutes that the two main men (Chad and Howard) are bastards in their own right, you can still feel a little sorry for them; they have been hurt by the opposite sex, so it's at least vaguely understandable that they would want to act out. I mean, Howard's girlfriend/fiance dumped him after a year, and Chad's partner robbed him (yes I know what happens at the end, but I don't want to post too many spoilers). Heck, even in the opening scene Howard was apparently hit by a woman just asking for the time. What the hell? Again, that doesn't condone anything else they do in the film, but it's nice to be able to sympathize, and it's good that they weren't made into complete male stereotypes. They were given enough character for me to become invested at the very least, and yes they are stereotypes, but stereotypes become stereotypes for a reason, and they can even be interesting when done right! I think they were fine for this type of setting. Again, the audience is not supposed to be on these guy's sides, but that's no excuse to make them cardboard cut-outs, and they thankfully are not. It's morbidly fascinating to watch them think they are great catches that should be treated with more respect, when it's painfully obvious to everyone else how nasty and rude they really are. I mean, think about it; these two are the school bullies you met in high school: the main bully and his lacky all grown up. The self-entitledness of Chad never ceased to make my skin prickle with annoyance; not a bad thing for his character. It's morbid to admit, but it's absolutely satisfying to observe people like this for once. Then in comes Christine. Poor, poor Christine. The person that in any other story would be the heroine, but tragedy makes for a good film. I had to look up the actress who played her just to check if she was actually deaf or not (Stacy Edwards) and apparently she's not, so major kudos to her for a spectacular representation of a deaf woman. I truly believed she was everything her character was, and people can harp all they like if they believe it wasn't an accurate portrayal. I'd like to remind them that she was supposed to be shy and self-concious in the first place, so her unwillingness to talk fits her character, and when she does I think she's spot on for a deaf person. It's not a bad thing, it means she was trying her hardest and she succeeded! Seriously, she blew me away. I also love the music that plays over the time sequence screens; it reminds me of safari hunting music, nice touch, and no the time sequence screens did not bother me. Plotwise? It's not bad. The characters make the movie hands down, and the premise is interesting enough to keep my attention for an hour and a half. I was more blown away by Stacy Edward's performance than I was the rest of the movie. Some scenes tended to drag along too much, but not enough to ruin the tone or the pacing. I hate to say it, but a lot of the parts with Howard leaned toward boring most of the time; at least with Chad I could keep myself occupied with how much I hated his entire existence. It's not like I disliked Howard, but some of his scenes dragged a little too much for my taste. I would have loved to have seen the both of them interacting with Christine on those mentioned-in-passing dates they went on with her, but then again, that's not the focus of the movie and in reality it shouldn't be, it just speaks to how much I liked the character of Christine. The real meaty parts of the film come up towards the fourty-five minute mark of the movie, and they are worth waiting for in my opinion. Although I have to bring up the 'Show me your balls' scene. What the hell was that? It comes up, goes away, and nobody ever mentions it again! Talk about random! I could actually see myself watching this again, when I'm in a mean mood myself. This film's very satisfying, and a good way to blow off some steam without doing anything bad yourself. It certainly gave me a lot to talk about that's for sure! Nina H (jp) wrote: favorite chick movie Steve M (ru) wrote: Intrigue! Spies! Submarines! Stuff! What's not to love? Anyone who rates this lower doesn't know entertainment. Alex G (de) wrote: An incredibly endearing lead duo paired with a terrific opening make this a fun little bit of spider-goodness. Eliabeth F (mx) wrote: I really enjoyed this movie. Morgan Freeman and Clive Owen are great in it. Medieval eras based movies have always been interesting to me and this one did not dissapoint. I would recommend it to anyone but in particular to people that still believe in honor and respect. Nick D (ca) wrote: An astounding tale warning of the perils and price of care in the community well before the concept existed. Sheila Keith knows when to ham and when to hum, whatever I might mean by that, and makes the film's most terrifying moments those in which nothing much actually occurs beyond a few words and a couple of glances. Read more IMDb reviews Elegy torrent Elegy full movieElegy (2008) torrent #Elegy movie online free, #Elegy movie online, #Elegy full movie 123movies, #Elegy stream full hd, #Elegy online for free, #Elegy download full movie, #Elegy full movie download, #Elegy download for free, #Elegy watch online hd, #Elegy full movie yesmovies, #Elegy full movie fmovies, #Elegy online free, #Elegy hdmovies, #Elegy 123movies, #Elegy movie2k, #Elegy stream hd, #Elegy full hd, #Elegy putlocker, #Elegy gomovies, #Elegy torrentking, #Elegy rarbg,	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3898
__label__cc	0.519785	0.480215	← Oxford also in Kosovo, Bossi in Albania Why Nikolic won and what it means → A European Journey from Zagreb to Graz In Graz, everybody discussing Southeastern Europe, including myself, is eager to point out that Zagreb is closer than Vienna. Of course, this might be true in terms of kilometers, but not necessarily if measured by hours travelling. If you take a car, the journey for the less than 200 kilometers is a quick two hours, but if public transport is your choice (or not) things look different. If one wants to travel directly between the two cities, there is a bus at 6 am, a train at 7.30 and finally one more bus at 23.00. These take a breathtaking four hours to Graz (average speed 50 kilometers per hour) Those not lucky to catch these trains or buses will have to take a slightly longer journey, as I did today. The not-too-friendly at the ticket counter give me a flyer with my connection predicting an sobering 7 hour journey. I got on the intercity “Sava” from Belgrade to Munich. I remember the cars of the Yugoslav railways, when I took them for the first time 20 years ago, back than surprisingly how new they were. How could the Yugoslav railways (the Yugoslavia which was just Serbia and Montenegro) have new cars, when everything around it was collapsing, under sanctions. Now, the cars looks appropriately worn. The Yugosphere is alive and well with exchange of crude graffiti between supporters of Delije and Ustasha in the toilets, where they belong. At the border, the Slovenian carina official kept shouting at a hapless Bulgarian “nešto za prijaviti” and the other passengers gladly repeated after the customs official in both Serbian and Croatian prijaviti, prijaviti. The customs official got increasingly aggressive amidst his disbelief that this word could not be the same in all world languages (or at least all of the ones spoken in the Balkans). After all this, is a Schengen border, the EU begins here and displaying good old habits marking ones national sovereignty with rudeness are now Europeanised. A friendly Serbian waiter came shouting through the car “restaurant arbeiten—restauran radi”, but not enough time before Zidani Most, a little hamlet in a valley between Celje and Ljubljana. When I first changed trains here two decades ago, I thought I had arrived in the wild gorges of the Balkans, but it is only a charming train stop at the end of the Alps. A place nicer when driving through than when stopping. Mentally preparing for an hour stay here, a train rolls into the station that my Croatian timetable kept from me. Stopping in every village to Maribor, I might even arrive earlier in Graz. Maribor is only an hour and a half away from the stony bridge and Boris Kidrič continues to welcome new arrivals. An elderly lady sells a little knitted Slovenia map, another one offers a little kitchy cityscape drawn (or rather burnt) on wood and as additional incentive to make the purchase, engraved on top “Maribor European Capital of Culture 2012”. A few colorful cubes mark the main squares and a two car rail bus slowly moves towards the border, Spielfeld-Strass. In order to honor Maribor become cultural capital, the train connection between Graz and Maribor, some 50 kilometers apart has been cut down to two direct trains a day (despite “EuroregionMaribor-Graz and nice headlines such as Graz and Maribor are getting closer together in the local newspaper). At the border, the two trains approached each other like for a cold war prisoner exchange. The Slovenian train and the Austrian train meet head to head, spit out their passengers and took the ones from the other side. Nobody was left behind. So when the local train (called Wiesel or in English Weasel) pulled into Graz, it took only five and a half hours instead of the feared seven. Thus, one year before Croatia joins the European Union, getting from Zagreb to the European capital of culture 2012 and on to Graz is a journey at an average speed of less than 50 kilometers per hour, taking not much more time than the journey did over 100 years ago. My Baedeker Austria-Hungary from 1905 tells me that it take two hours from Agram to Steinbrück (Zidani Most to Zagreb today, one and half hours ) and around three and a half hours from Steinbrück to Gratz (today anywhere between two and a half and three hours). After the five and a half hours, four trains, three changes, and two cultural capitals, Croatia’s EU integration felt like a virtual world, far removed from the stuffy, torn up trains that make this a journey at the borders, not the centre of Europe as it should be. Filed under Croatia, European Union, Slovenia Tagged with Graz, Maribor, Train, Zagreb 3 Responses to A European Journey from Zagreb to Graz Stefan Halikowski says: Made the journey Graz-Split last summer with a 34kg IKEA chest-of-drawers. Didn’t mind the slowness, and found myself on an IC to Zagreb ,so no changes, but did notice the heightened security presence: the black-uniformed SOKOL guards, who also now man the Jadrolinija ferries. They were polite, but found myself wondering what this represents: the region’s habitual drift to the right of politics? Uni says: SOKOL is a private security company, has nothing to do with politics. You seem to be surprised that they were polite!? There are millions of visitors to Croatia during the summer season and they are actually hired to help not to scare you off. It’s easier to break an atom than a prejudice, isn’t it? Yet some parts of Vienna look more balkanised than the route you’ve described in the article. So, the borders might be fluid here.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line3902

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