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Various Artists (curated by Nick Vander)
Walk My Way, Volume One
(Orbit577 - USA)
The first of a five-volume compilation series curated by Nick Vander, a testament to the incredible musical range of the guitar and the imaginative possibility of guitarists around the world, with tracks from L. Hein, Davaajargal Tsaschikher, Alan Courtis, Marco Cappelli, Elliott Sharp, Hery Ujjaya, Killick Hinds, Gilbert Isbin, and Nick Vander.
Label: Orbit577
Catalog ID: OR5011
Packaging: Digipack
Track 1 recorded on July 13th, 2020, by Nicola L. Hein.
Track 2 recorded on June 26th, 2020, by Daavarjal Tsaschikher.
Track 3 recorded on August 27th, 2020, by Alan Courtis.
Track 4 recorded on June 12th, 2020, by Marco Cappelli.
Track 5 recorded on June 20th, 2020, by Elliott Sharp.
Track 6 recorded on July 9th, 2020, by Hery Ujjaya.
Track 7 recorded on July 4th, 2020, by Killick Hinds.
Track 8 recorded on July 6th, 2020, by Gilbert Isbin.
Track 9 recorded on July 30th, 2020, by Nick Vander.
Nicola L. Hein-guitar, electronics
Daavarjal Tsaschikher-Morin khuur, electric guitar, jaw harp, synth
Alan Courtis-electric guitar, lapsteel
Prieto Costa-steel string guitar, ebow, looper
Elliott Sharp-pedal steel guitar, electronics
Hery Ujjaya-Dulcie guitar, electronics
Killick Hinds-Demishodashamopus 8 string fretless guitar, computer
Gilbert Isbin's-acoustic guitar
Nick Vander-Kaoss guitar, electronics
• Show Bio for Nicola L. Hein
"Nicola L. Hein (Born 1988 in Düsseldorf) is a guitarist, composer and soundartist. As a guitarist he is mainly concerned about the search for new sounds on his instrument. He plays electric and acoustic guitar with or without preperations and tries to find new ways of playing the guitar within the context of Free Improvised Music and Jazz. He plays the guitar with his hands and plectrum but also with a lot of different objects: screws, rulers, iron wool, violin bow, abrasive paper, magnets and many other objects which are part of his musical vocabulary. The result is his very own world of sounds, which is using the rich potential of the guitar as a creator of sounds. The manual creation is a very important character of this sound world, which never gets distorted by the use of electronic effects. As a composer he finds different ways of integrating philosophical ideas into music and to play music as a form of philosophy. In order to actualize itself the compositional work is always aimed at the improvising musician as a dialectic partner of the composition. From the interplay of these partners an ästhetic emerges that is based on the spontanity of the performance and the setting of aesthetic action spaces alike. As a soundartist he is developing different ways to project the musical ontology of Improvised Music onto different aesthetic rooms. This is done by creating instruments, installations and other ways of using the guitar, which use the musical ontology of Improvised Music as the center of the sonic practise but generate a lot of different sense structures that differ from the usual practise of Improvised Music (for example by creating a scenic sense layer etc.). He also creates sound installations which involve the recipient as a part of the work. The works encourage the recipient to make a special aesthetic experience with different sounds. The aesthetic of these sounds is inspired by the aesthetics of Free Improvised Music.
He studied Jazzguitar, Soundart/Composition, Philosophy and German philology at the Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität Bonn and the Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. Projects with the support of: Initiative Musik, Staatsministerium für Kultur und Medien, Kunststiftung NRW, Deutscher Musikrat, Akademie der Künste der Welt, Kultursekretariat NRW, Ministerium für Familie, Kinder, Jugend, Kultur und Sport des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, Landesmusikrat NRW, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatstheater Mainz, Staatstheater Hannover, ON Neue Musik Cologne, RheinEnergieStiftung Kultur, Kulturamt der Stadt Köln, Kulturamt der Stadt Düsseldorf, Kulturamt der Stadt Essen, Kulturbehörde Hamburg, Hamburgische Kulturstiftung, Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln, Köln Musik, Acht Brücken, RWE Stiftung für Energie & Gesellschaft, Second Floor e.V., Jazz Offensive Essen, ZKM Karlsruhe etc. He has worked with: Evan Parker, Phil Minton, John Russell, Paul Lytton, Frank Gratkwoski, Michael Vorfeld, Rudi Mahall, Tobias Delius, Liz Allbee, Christian Lillinger, Ute Wassermann, John Butcher, Axel Dörner, Thomas Lehn, Wilbert de Joode, Tristan Honsinger, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Michael Thieke, Sofia Jernberg, Audrey Chen, Peter Jacquemyn, Carl Ludwig Hübsch, Robert Landfermann, Jon Rose, Sebastian Gramss, Tomomi Adachi, Alfred Zimmerlin, DJ Illvibe etc."
-Nicola L. Hein Website (https://nicolahein.com/blemishes/about/)
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• Show Bio for Alan Courtis
"Alan Courtis was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on February 22, 1972. He studied classical guitar, piano, theory and composition. He holds a degree in Communication Science from the University of Buenos Aires, where he currently runs an annual music workshop. He played electric guitar in diverse bands and in 1993 he co-founded the group Reynols. With this group he has released more than one hundred CDs and vinyls worldwide in labels like Trente Oiseaux, Digital Narcis, Drone Records, Locust, Sedimental, Beta-Lactam Ring Records, Celebrate Psi Phenomenon, RRR, Audiobot Records, Roaratorio, JDK, Reverse, Matching Head, American Tapes, Last Visible Dog, Carbon Records, Mikroton, etc."
-Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anla_Courtis)
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• Show Bio for Elliott Sharp
"Elliott Sharp is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and performer.
A central figure in the avant-garde and experimental music scene in New York City for over 30 years, Elliott Sharp has released over eighty-five recordings ranging from orchestral music to blues, jazz, noise, no wave rock, and techno music. He leads the projects Carbon and Orchestra Carbon, Tectonics, and Terraplane and has pioneered ways of applying fractal geometry, chaos theory, and genetic metaphors to musical composition and interaction.
His collaborators have included Radio-Sinfonie Frankfurt; pop singer Debbie Harry; Ensemble Modern; Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan; Kronos String Quartet; Ensemble Resonanz; cello innovator Frances Marie Uitti; blues legends Hubert Sumlin and Pops Staples; pipa virtuoso Min-Xiao Feng; jazz greats Jack deJohnette, Oliver Lake, and Sonny Sharrock; multimedia artists Christian Marclay and Pierre Huyghe; and Bachir Attar, leader of the Master Musicians Of Jajouka.
Sharp is a 2014 Guggenheim Fellow, and a 2014 Fellow at Parson's Center for Transformative Media. He received the 2015 Berlin Prize in Musical Composition from the American Academy in Berlin. He has composed scores for feature films and documentaries; created sound-design for interstitials on The Sundance Channel, MTV and Bravo networks; and has presented numerous sound installations in art galleries and museums. He is the subject of a new documentary "Doing The Don't" by filmmaker Bert Shapiro."-Elliott Sharp
-Elliott Sharp website (http://www.elliottsharp.com/bio.html)
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• Show Bio for Hery Ujjaya
"Hery Ujjaya aka Ujjaya is a french-malagasy rooted ethno-ambient musician , influenced by TUU, JORGE REYES, ROBERT RICH,STEVE ROACH and BRIAN ENO.
*At the very beginning (1993) UJJAYA was a group of Psyche-prog space metal music with a soprano voice influenced by HAWKWIND,MAGMA, and Ummagumma era PINK FLOYD but it turn out to be a one man band project .
* HERY RANDRIAMBOLOLONA, the founder of the group, decided to turn toward the AMBIENT MUSIC .The PILGRIMAGES in holy places in Asia , and the meetings of remarkable men ,his spiritual and YOGA practices shaped even more his music than the influences of JORGE REYES and TUU.
* As he is a guitarist and not a synth player it give to his music some organic refections that make his ETHNO AMBIENT music unique.As the time goes by add dozens of world instruments to his playing .His main instrument in concert now is the SARASWATI VEENA, a string south indian instrument."
-Hery Ujjaya Website (https://myspace.com/ujjaya/bio)
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• Show Bio for Killick Hinds
"Killick Hinds lives in Athens, Georgia. His music is Appalachian Trance Metal with an emphasis on unquantifiable rhythms, intuitive intonation, and shamanistic ROYGBIV. He plays a variety of unusual stringed instruments (bowed H'arpeggione; Big Red harp guitar; 3rd bridge Harmonic Isolator; infinite sustain Vo-96; fretless guitar; quarter tone fretted guitar; banjo; 3-string one-holer; 6- & 7-string guitar) with a comprehensive approach to genres known and as-yet-unlabeled. Specific focus includes sympathetic string activity; microtonality; pantonality; natural harmonic fretting; playing between the fretting hand and nut; and emerging technologies to facilitate new musical pathways. Reinvention has been the constant throughout his creative output. He has toured extensively as a performer (since 1985, hundreds of club/gallery/school/festival appearances in Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Illinois, Colorado, California, Louisiana) and is an active organizer and promoter of lesser-heard music. He founded record label Solponticello in 2001, and now runs H(i)nds(i)ght Studio for his musical and written word pursuits. Pop-culture mashups and ancient and obscure forms infuse his music; his song titles are integral to the works they embody: they result from free association without censorship, refined until they capture the tenor of a given piece of music.
Killick has deeply rooted classical technique as a player, but broadens his music by stretching and contracting phrases temporally, conceptually, dynamically, and stylistically. The effect more closely resembles speech patterns and emotionally-drawn architecture than it does conventional Western music. Despite its eclectic nature, the music is surprisingly familiar and accessible to audiences of all ages and levels of musical involvement.
Outside interests and jobs have included yoga and lifeguard training, 13+ years of public school writing assessment for the state of Georgia, 5 years working at Daily Groceries Food Co-op, oceanographic research, archaeology, psychology, philosophy, and religious and women's studies. Killick has a fascination with early 80s arcade games, plus a love for instruments and any tools that encourage linear expansion. At age 19 through the Sea Education Association, Killick sailed from New England to the Caribbean on the brigantine SSV Corwith Cramer. Travels to France, Costa Rica, Australia, Tahiti, Mexico, Canada (Ontario, New Brunswick, Québec, Newfoundland), and Morocco plus the first 3 years of his life in Japan are formative experiences. A near-death experience in 2008 and an active meditation practice (including a recent 10-day silent Vipassana meditation retreat) have greatly broadened his perspective and capacity for compassion. The primary sonic influences on Killick are animals, wind, water, fire, electrical hum, and silence.
Killick's preferred performance vehicle is the solo concert, a "One (Sha)Man Band" channeling the muse in the fashion of shamanic ritual of old. Every performance is different, factoring the instrumentation and energy of the audience and space. Various strains of Killick's training and enculturation appear in bespoke combinations with the likelihood of something (an approach, a texture, a rhythm, a juxtaposition) entirely new emerging. Shamanic presentation is characterized by sometimes abrupt shifts in mood, pulse, and harmony yet Killick prioritizes inviting dialogue infused with levity and sudden beauty.
In 2012 Killick published his first book, an autobiography about the creative process called The World For A Dying Antidote.
He has given masterclasses and forums in musical improvisation at the University of Colorado Boulder, CalArts in Valencia CA, Alfred University in Alfred, New York, the University of Georgia Athens, and through the Frantasia Festival in Livermore Falls, Maine and City University of New York's New York City Electroacoustic Improvisation Summit. Killick has co-presented with luthier Fred Carlson at the University of California, Santa Cruz as part of the International Society of Improvising Musicians 2009 conference. He has served as musical education guest in the Gwinnett & Athens-Clarke County school districts. Killick's work has been featured in Guitar Player, Creative Loafing, Copper Press, Flagpole, Signal to Noise, among many other magazines, as well as online publications Bandcamp Daily, Unfretted, Guitar Moderne, Prepared Guitar, and New Music Box.
Killick was co-curator, along with Athens musician Julie Caldwell and MacArthur "Genius Grant" Fellow Ken Vandermark, of the Athens Creative Media Encounter (ACME) Festival in 2004, centering around the music of pioneering free jazz saxophonist Peter Brötzmann. In 2010, Killick was southeastern tour coordinator and a nightly performer for The Improvisor magazine's 30th anniversary four-city traveling concert series.
From 2002-2004, Killick organized The Butterfly Effect, a yearly concert series highlighting new music compositions by Athens composers. Killick also organized several Solponticello Nights and numerous large-scale concert promotions over the years, including the world premiere peformance of Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet (attendance: 1,000!). Killick has showcased numerous local, national, and international performers for Athens concertgoers for more than 20 years.
With host Robb Holmes, Killick helped start the popular WUGA (www.wuga.org) radio and television program It's Friday (which in 2015 celebrated its 300th show), presenting local and regional, well-known and yet-to-be, musical acts of all types.
Killick performed and recorded his interpretation of Slayer's thrash metal classic Reign In Blood on his 18-string H'arpeggione, and was a technical consultant and interviewee for the 33 1/3 series book about Reign In Blood by D.X. Ferris published by Bloomsbury.
With Pocketful of Claptonite, Killick has performed an Athens-centric cover of the underground classic Franklin Kiermyer album Solomon's Daughter; Pharaoh Sanders' saxophone role was played by Killick on guitar. Thunder O(h)m!, Crazy Hoarse, Killick & Monique, Killick & Sahada, and Beverley Hinds are also Killick's groups.
Killick has played with many great creatives from around the world, including composer/violinist Annie Leeth, electronic media artist Paloma Kop, prepared guitarist Christopher Riggs, artist Dale Inglett, Monterrey, Mexico rock band The Warning (bassist/vocalist Alejandra Villarreal, guitarist/vocalist Daniela Villarreal, drummer/vocalist Paulina Villarreal), clarinetist Kathryn Koopman, clarinetist/saxophonist Chris Tidwell, vocalist Monique Osorio, violinist Sahada Buckley, bassist Michael Manring, guitarist Se'nam Palmer, flautist Beto Cacao, drummer Kathleen Duffield, Haken Continuumist Arto Artinian, violist LaDonna Smith, vocalist Claire Campbell, vocalist Claire Dunphy, guitarist Colin Bragg, drummer Blake Helton, trumpeter Jeff Crouch, cornettist Pete Lawless, violinist Ezra Buchla, bassist Thomas Helton, guitarist Mary Halvorson, saxophonist Blaise Siwula, cellist/bassist Heather McIntosh, guitarist Jeff McLeod, guitarist Sándor Szabó, improviser Id M Theft Able, saxophonist/vocalist Louise D. E. Jensen, saxophonist Larry Ochs, drummer Ravish Momin, drummer Jamie DeRevere, fretless guitarist Adam Wilson, clarinettist Samuel Burt, multi-instrumentalist Neil Feather, cellist Chelsea Dunn, bassist Darrin Cook, drummer John Norris, pianist Brad Bassler, guitarist/bassist Jamie Thomas, guitarist Charlie Rauh, trumpeter Liz Allbee, the Shaking Ray Levis, guitarist Tim Schroeder, electronic musician Harry Shaffer, bassist Tom Blancarte, bassist C.J. Boyd, pianist Scott Eggert, cellist Alec Livaditis, guitarist Henry Kaiser, Duet for Theremin & Lap Steel, guitarist Scott Baxendale, lap steel guitarist Susan Alcorn, poet Life the Griot, multi-instrumentalist Jon Francis, and bassist Peter Kowald, as well as Mastodon's drummer Brann Dailor, filmmaker Erin Espelie, and musical projects with the Georgia Guitar Quartet, dancers, visual & multi-disciplinary artists, and many, many others. In the spring of 2019, Killick played ceng-ceng in the University of Georgia's Balinese Gamelan Chandra Natha.
Killick has appeared on more than 200 commercially released recordings in various styles (many at Bandcamp), most of which feature Killick as executive producer, engineer, composer, visual director, and performer. Killick's work as a designer includes his own solar-powered home; countless album project layouts; his full-body tattoo project; art direction with illustrator Neal Williams; a logo for legal consulting firm Law2sm, LLC; and his own "navigation wheel" logo. Collaborations with instrument builders Fred Carlson, Rick Toone, Lewis Waters, Thierry Andre, Harry Shaffer, Tim Schroeder, Paul Vo, Jamie Thomas, and Scott Baxendale, among others, have resulted in one-of-a-kind guitars to further explore idiosyncratic musical territory. In 2016, Killick received an Athens, Georgia Flagpole Music Award for the category of Avant-Garde.
Killick has been married since 2003, has two dogs, loves to hike, and is an advocate for healthy and local food, meditation, and solar power. He eats gluten-free (silly Celiac disease), every meal."
-Killick Hinds Website (https://killick.me/bio)
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• Show Bio for Nick Vander
"Nick Vander: Musician Improviser Composer
Experimental musician. Focus in to build a narrative pulsion that aims to influence the deconstruction of the imaginaries associated with music. Explore the classics boundaries of improvisation, the non-existent free jazz conception of freedom, the fusion of ethnic elements in the subconscious of tradition, and the last avant garde generation, reaching the today most disruptive paths from where it takes a starting point to create inmediate and alive music.
Active in the european scene for over 20 years. Shared projects with some especial musicians as the mythical Terry Day (Uk), Javier Paxariño (Es), Nicolas Von (Ch). Has been part of a wide range of projects, and disciplines, always following the spirit of experimentation and improvisation: Equinox Collective, Sound of Scape, Maldita Compañía, Free or Die, Krudo, +."
-NOYZTR (https://www.noyztr.com/artist/nick-vander/)
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1. Nicola L. Hein (Germany) - Form is a Possibility of Structure10:13
2. Davaajargal Tsaschikher (Mongolia) - Empty, but itDoesn't Mean Nothing 09:46
3. Alan Courtis (Argentina) - SlidanSlijden Sloet 07:18
4. Marco Cappelli (Italy/USA) - M&M (Major &Minor) 04:59
5. Elliott Sharp (USA) - Wavefront 05:16
6.Hery Ujjaya (Madagascar/France) - Valli & Devasena 06:07
7.Killick Hinds (USA) - Lizard Sleeves 10:07
8. Gilbert Isbin(Belgium) - Improv One 01:56
9. Nick Vander (Argentina/CH) -Behind, on the Left 05:25
"Walk My Way, a five-volume compilation album, is a fervently collective project in a time of individuation, testament to both the incredible musical range of the guitar, as well as the imaginative possibility of guitarists around the world. The pandemic upended the way that musicians create and perform, turning a previously collective artistic practice into an unavoidably solitary one as artists were forced into their homes for lockdowns.
This compilation is born directly from the conditions of our current historical moment, emphasizing music's potential for connectivity, arranged through remote recordings, without a prescribed structure, and capturing their most current work. The project was defined by collectivity and connectivity, bringing together artists from different backgrounds, taking advantage of a remote gathering that may not have been possible without these circumstances.
The series features 49 guitar players, with 32 different nationalities, from 6 continents, and representing every musical background, offering an impressive display of the guitar's possibilities and the artists' deeply imaginative instincts. They represent diverse regional styles and creative preferences, playing both traditional compositions and hugely experimental work.
Tracks feature careening guitar solos and classically structured bridges, on harmonious major chord structures and textural, discordant riffs, exploring the full possibility of the guitar's range. Focusing the series around a single instrument was a natural way to bring together guitarists, tying together diverse sounds with a thematically uniform concept, bridging geographical and musical distances.
Produced by 577 Records, the five-volume compilation series will be available in a limited-edition CD, bringing the guitar home. Nick Vander, the lead organizer for the project, dedicates the album to "the people lost in this crisis" as well as "the people, aware of global injustice, imagining newfutures and working for a better world."-Orbit577
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Semantics (Elliott Sharp / Ned Rothenberg / Samm Bennett)
Bone Of Contention
O'Rourke, Jim / Elliott Sharp
Sakuraza
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IrRational Music [BOOK]
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Live in Tokyo
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Structures of Unreason
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Silenced II - Views from the Auction Block
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Telematic Concert [VINYL + DOWNLOAD]
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Stay-At-Home Monk [VINYL]
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Shug Monkey
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The Sea, the Storm and the Full Moon
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Unwanted Pregnancy
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Rita Bahlibi
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Discussions About Clinical Trials Among Patients with Newly Diagnosed Lung and Colorectal Cancer
Published in: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute, v. 106, no. 10, Oct. 2014, p. 1-9
Posted on RAND.org on September 26, 2014
by Kenneth L. Kehl, Neeraj K. Arora, Deborah Schrag, John Z. Ayanian, Steven Clauser, Carrie N. Klabunde, Katherine L. Kahn, Robert H. Fletcher, Nancy L. Keating
Cancer Treatment,
Health Equity,
Access further information on this document at JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
BACKGROUND: Clinical trials are essential to establish the effectiveness of new cancer therapies, but less than 5% of adults with cancer enroll in trials. In addition to ineligibility or lack of available trials, barriers to enrollment may include limited patient awareness about the option of participation. METHODS: We surveyed a multiregional cohort of patients with lung or colorectal cancer (or their surrogates) three to six months after diagnosis. We assessed whether respondents reported learning that clinical trial participation might be an option, and, if so, with whom they discussed trials. We used logistic regression to assess the association of patient characteristics with discussing trial participation and enrolling in trials. All statistical tests were two-sided. RESULTS: Of 7887 respondents, 1114 (14.1%) reported discussing the possibility of clinical trial participation; most learned about trials from their physicians, and 287 patients (3.6% of all patients, 25.8% of trial discussants) enrolled. Among 2173 patients who received chemotherapy for advanced (stage III/IV lung or stage IV colorectal) cancer, 25.7% discussed trials, and 7.6% (29.5% of trial discussants) enrolled. Discussions were less frequent among older patients, African American or Asian vs white patients, and those with lower incomes and more comorbidity. Enrollment was higher among patients reporting shared vs physician-driven decisions (all P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: In this population-based cohort, only 14% of patients discussed participation in clinical trials. Discussions were more frequent among advanced cancer patients but were still reported by a minority of patients. Strategies to expand access to trials and facilitate patient-provider communication about participation may accelerate development of better cancer therapeutics.
This report is part of the RAND Corporation External publication series. Many RAND studies are published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals, as chapters in commercial books, or as documents published by other organizations.
Copyright: Oxford University Press
Availability: Non-RAND
Document Number: EP-66165
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Camping at Crystal Beach, Texas
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By Jodi "Jato" Thornton
The Bolivar Peninsula, off the east end of Galveston Island, has 30 miles of sparkling beaches accessible by motor vehicle, horseback, bicycle or foot. The most popular -- Crystal Beach -- stretches along the peninsula's southern shore. You can set up a tent or park your RV anywhere along its 7 miles of white sand.
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The Bolivar Peninsula is accessed from Galveston Island via a free public ferry. If you're coming from the Port Arthur area, you can drive across the Rollover Pass that connects High Island to the peninsula. Crystal Beach runs along much of the southern side of the peninsula facing the Gulf of Mexico. Highway 87 runs along its length, giving easy access to the beach. Crystal Beach is widest on its western end at an area known as "the flats," just 3.7 miles from the ferry. It tapers to its narrowest point along the eastern end, but there's still plenty of room to camp.
Setting Up Camp
You can drive along the sand and set up camp anywhere you desire. Portable restrooms are spaced along the beach for public use, and no shower facilities are provided. There is no shade, so bring canopies to give your tent or picnic area respite from the sun. Build a small, contained campfire when fire restrictions are not in force, and be sure to bring your own firewood. Giant beach bonfires are not permitted.
Crystal Beach's mild climate makes year-round camping by the sea inviting. Temperatures in the summer months soar into the 90s, with sunny skies and humidity about 80 percent. A dip in the Gulf's waters -- usually about 10 degrees less than the outside temperature -- make an ideal pastime for a summer afternoon. The most rainfall comes during late summer afternoons, when tropical storms dominate weather patterns in the Gulf. Winter days stay in the 60s, with water temperatures nearly as high and nights dipping barely below 50 degrees.
Sticker On
To park your car at your camp, you'll need to obtain a Bolivar Beach parking sticker, available from beach parking attendants, local stores and real estate agencies. You can also order a sticker by mail from the Galveston Parks Department. The sticker is valid for the entire year in which it is purchased, and the nominal fee helps fund beach maintenance. If you plan to fish in the surf along Crystal Beach, you'll need a Texas saltwater fishing license.
Crystal Beach: Camping and Campfires - Crystal Beach and Bolivar Peninsula
Crystal Beach: 2013 Bolivar Beach Parking Sticker
City Data: Bolivar Peninsula, Texas
National Oceanographic Data Center: Water Temperature Table of the Western Gulf of Mexico
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Saint Lucia Newspapers, Magazines, and News Sites
List of Saint Lucia newspapers, news sites, and magazines covering sports, entertainments, history, jobs, education, festivals, travel, fashion, tourism, lifestyles, business, and more.
Saint Lucia newspapers and news sites
St. Lucia STAR
Leading newspaper published in St. Lucia. The newspaper featuring business, tourism, sports (basketball, cricket, golf, soccer, tennis), jobs, politics, and more.
St. Lucia News Online
News site covering national news on sports, business, lifestyles, art and culture, classifieds, and more.
The Voice, Castries
St. Lucia Mirror
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Helen Television Systems (HTS)
Radio Saint Lucia (RSL)
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Graduate SchoolAnnouncementsHighlights from Announcements 9/27/21
Highlights from Announcements 9/27/21
Enjoy the fall days by spending time outside. Looking for activities? Try apple picking! See the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County’s list of U-Pick apple farms.
Update and Reminder about Daily Check
On Friday, Cornell moved to COVID-19 Alert Level Green status in response to a decline in cases on campus. Provost Michael Kotlikoff, Vice President for Student and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi, and Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Mary Opperman issued a statement about the change in status.
Today, Cornell clarified which students must still complete the Daily Check in compliance with the NY-HERO Act. An update is a posted on the Cornell’s COVID-19 website. Students are not required to complete the Daily Check unless they are employed by the university in hourly positions. Graduate students who receive a stipend (i.e., GRAs, TAs, and RAs) from the university do not need to complete the Daily Check.
Six Postdocs Honored with Achievement Awards
2021 Postdoc Achievement Award recipients, left to right: Frank Castelli ’05, M.S. ’14, Ph.D. ’17; Annika Huber, Ph.D. ’19; Javier Jaimes, Ph.D. ’19; Melisa Medina-Rivera; Mathura Umachandran; and Sophia Ziemian, Ph.D. ’20.
Six postdoctoral scholars have been honored with Postdoc Achievement Awards, as part of Cornell’s celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week, celebrated Sept. 20-24. Awards recognize excellence in community engagement, leadership, and mentoring. Read more about the awardees.
Alex Ogbonna is a doctoral candidate in plant breeding from Imo State, Nigeria. After attending Imo State University as an undergraduate, he chose to pursue further study at Cornell for numerous reasons, including the faculty and research. Ogbonna is a 2021 NAPB Borlaug Scholar.
Read more about Alex Ogbonna.
Check out our other student spotlights and learn about students’ research, hobbies, and experiences at Cornell.
Government Doctoral Student’s Co-Edited Book Forthcoming
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AIR + STYLE – J.COLE, INCUBUS, KASKADE, HAIM and More Welcomed About 44,000 Music And Snowboard Fans To Los Angeles This Past Weekend!
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AIR + STYLE is the global music and sport festival hosted by Shaun White and staged by Shaun White Enterprises. AIR + STYLE originated in Innsbruck, Austria in 1993. The event spread, eventually outside of Europe to Beijing, China where it has taken place since 2010 and in the past two years, the event has been extended to sunny Los Angeles.
The two day Los Angeles event featured music on two stages along with art, fashion, technology and the world’s best snowboarders going head to head on a 16 story jump for Big Air Snowboarding, the new Winter Olympic event established by Air + Style. After two days filled with exhilarating music and the world’s best Big Air Snowboarders, the second annual Air + Style Los Angeles has come to a successful close. Over the course of the weekend, the music and sport festival welcomed approximately 44,000 guests to its new home at Expo Park at LA Coliseum. The music line up was an eclectic mix of funk, punk, rock, metal, rap, indie and everything in between with J. Cole, Incubus , Kaskade, Danny Brown, A$AP Ferg, Big Grams, Flatbush Zombies, Rudimental, HAIM, All Time Low , Travis Barker, The Struts and many more playing on alternating stages throughout the spacious and well laid out festival over the course of the weekend.
Phantogram + Big Boi (of OutKast) = Big Grams Photo by: Nicole DeRosa
The English glam rock band, The Struts won over the indie and hip hop crowd with lead singer, Luke Spiller (who is a spitting image in looks and voice of the late, great Freddie Mercury) and his band mates got the crowd excited with their fresh guitar licks and sex appeal.
HAIM with Shaun White Photo by: Air + Style
Los Angeles’ own HAIM brought their cool, sexy, chic and badass-ness to the stage as the sun set. The Haim sisters won over anyone who may have been living under a rock and didn’t know what was up with the self proclaimed Valley Girls. Danielle Haim (who has toured with The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas, Ceelo Green as well as collaborations with Major Lazer and Kid Cudi) wailed on the guitar like the bonafide rock goddess she is along with sisters Alana and “bass face” extraordinaire, Este and token lad, drummer Dash Hutton.
Even if you are not a typical EDM, electronica or raver per se, I have no doubt that if you were walking down Martin Luther King Blvd. outside the festival, you would stop right in your tracks to see what all the fuss was about for world renown DJ and producer, Kaskade. His array of visuals and swirling mix of progressive house music is truly like no other. If you have not witnessed one of his performances, image falling down a kaleidoscope and entering the most epic dance party ever and there you have it.
Photo by: Nicole DeRosa
A few things to note about this unique festival was that it was a perfect mash up of music, snowboarding and creativity all coming together to make for a well curated event. The heavy hitting lineup spread across two stages: the Mountain Stage and City Stage in Expo Park. As you made your way through Expo Park at The Coliseum from one stage to the other, you were able to delight in the delicious vendor offerings and also contribute with some art at the Five Points tent learning how to silkscreen a free souvenir tote bag or tag the AIR + STYLE mural with your own design. iHeart stations ALT 98.7, REAL 92.3 and KIIS-FM brought music to all corners of the festival as well.
All Access Music writer, Nicole DeRosa had a chance to interview a few of the bands who performed at AIR + STYLE. Enjoy her interviews below!
INCUBUS – Brandon Boyd talks with Nicole about Incubus’ latest double EP’s Trust Fall (Side A, followed by Side B), their latest video for “Absolution Calling”, inspirations, childhood musical memories and more here .
THE STRUTS – A UK-bred band full of reckless swagger and hugely catchy hooks, this band is returning the sweet and dirty spirit of glam to modern rock & roll. Having already taken Europe by storm with such feats as opening for the Rolling Stones to a stadium of over 80,000 in Paris, these lovely and talented gents are basically your new favorite band.Read more here .
ALL TIME LOW – With earned titles like “Best Pop Punk Band”, ATL has sold over 1.1 million albums worldwide, toured sold out arenas with the likes of Green Day, Eminem and KISS and debuted their last three albums in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart. The band recently collaborated with Joel Madden and blink 182’s Mark Hoppus on their sixth studio album, Future Hearts (Hopeless Records). Read more here .
To stay connected to AIR + STYLE , visit their socials below:
Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / YouTube
Q&A with THE STRUTS!
An Interview with JABBERJAW MEDIA Podcasting Network Founder, NICK BUNDA on the Importance of a Music Podcast!
The Friday Five: New Music Roundup 11/12/21
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Ambient formaldehyde detection with a laser spectrometer based on difference-frequency generation in PPLN
D. Rehle, D. Leleux, M. Erdelyi, F. Tittel, M. Fraser, S. Friedfeld
A laser spectrometer based on difference-frequency generation in periodically poled LiNbO3 (PPLN) has been used to quantify atmospheric formaldehyde with a detection limit of 0.32 parts per billion in a given volume (ppbV) using specifically developed data-processing techniques. With state-of-the-art fiber-coupled diode-laser pump sources at 1083 nm and 1561 nm, difference-frequency radiation has been generated in the 3.53-μm (2832-cm-1) spectral region. Formaldehyde in ambient air in the 1- to 10-ppb V range has been detected continuously for nine and five days at two separate field sites in the Greater Houston area operated by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) and the Houston Regional Monitoring Corporation (HRM). The acquired spectroscopic data are compared with results obtained by a well-established wet-chemical o-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl) hydroxylamine (PFBHA) technique.
Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400100549
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Rehle, D., Leleux, D., Erdelyi, M., Tittel, F., Fraser, M., & Friedfeld, S. (2001). Ambient formaldehyde detection with a laser spectrometer based on difference-frequency generation in PPLN. Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, 72(8), 947-952. https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400100549
Ambient formaldehyde detection with a laser spectrometer based on difference-frequency generation in PPLN. / Rehle, D.; Leleux, D.; Erdelyi, M. et al.
In: Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, Vol. 72, No. 8, 01.01.2001, p. 947-952.
Rehle, D, Leleux, D, Erdelyi, M, Tittel, F, Fraser, M & Friedfeld, S 2001, 'Ambient formaldehyde detection with a laser spectrometer based on difference-frequency generation in PPLN', Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, vol. 72, no. 8, pp. 947-952. https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400100549
Rehle D, Leleux D, Erdelyi M, Tittel F, Fraser M, Friedfeld S. Ambient formaldehyde detection with a laser spectrometer based on difference-frequency generation in PPLN. Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics. 2001 Jan 1;72(8):947-952. doi: 10.1007/s003400100549
Rehle, D. ; Leleux, D. ; Erdelyi, M. et al. / Ambient formaldehyde detection with a laser spectrometer based on difference-frequency generation in PPLN. In: Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics. 2001 ; Vol. 72, No. 8. pp. 947-952.
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Windows 10 Preview It Seems to Act As NSA
This week Microsoft announced the next version of its Operating system, dubbed WIndows 10, providing Windows 10 Technical Preview release under its "Insider Program" in order to collect feedback from users and help shape the final version of the operating system, but something really went WRONG!
“Inside Microsoft’s Insider Program you'll get all the latest Windows preview builds as soon as they're available. In return, we want to know what you think. You’ll get an easy-to-use app to give us your feedback, which will help guide us along the way.” Microsoft website reads.
Well, how many of you actually read the “Terms of Service” and “Privacy Policy” documents before downloading the Preview release of Windows 10? I guess none of you, because most computer users have habit of ignoring that lengthy paragraphs and simply click "I Agree" and then "next", which is not at all a good practice.
Do you really know what permissions you have granted to Microsoft by installing Free Windows 10 Technical Preview edition? Of Course, YOU DON’T. Well, guess what, you've all but signed away your soul !!
PERMISSION TO KEYLOG
If you are unaware of Microsoft’s privacy policy, so now you should pay attention to what the policy says. Microsoft is watching your every move on the latest Windows 10 Technical Preview, Thanks to portions of Microsoft's privacy policy, which indicates that the technology giant is using keylogger to collect and use users’ data in a variety of astounding ways without the user being aware.
“If you open a file, we may collect information about the file, the application used to open the file, and how long it takes any use [of] it for purposes such as improving performance, or [if you] enter text, we may collect typed characters, we may collect typed characters and use them for purposes such as improving autocomplete and spell check features,” the privacy policy states.
Essentially by accepting the Windows 10 privacy policy you are allowing Microsoft to screen your files and log your keystrokes. This means, if you open a file and type, Microsoft have access to what you type, and the file info within.
This could likely one of the reasons why the company insisted that Windows Technical Preview not be installed on computers that are used every day.
OTHER DATA COLLECTION
But Wait! Wait! Not just this, Microsoft says it may collect even more data. The company will be watching your apps for compatibility, and collect voice information when you use speech to text. This information will be used to improve speech processing, according to Microsoft.
"When you acquire, install and use the Program, Microsoft collects information about you, your devices, applications and networks, and your use of those devices, applications and networks," the privacy policy states. "Examples of data we collect include your name, email address, preferences and interests; browsing, search and file history; phone call and SMS data; device configuration and sensor data; and application usage."
Though, technology companies continue to develop a fine line on the issue of privacy and data collection and based on the information which the Microsoft collects, it could have thousands of username and password combinations stored in a database somewhere. But we may well see a public feedback to this newest attempt to mine users data.
However, it is clearly known that they are not going to use those data to access users’ bank accounts or company's private network, but the fact that the company is collecting data by all means, could possibly open a way for someone to steal and misuse the information for their own purpose.
Although the feedback being collected in the Windows Technical Preview will only occur within the Technical Preview period, reported by WinBeta. Once Windows 10 launches to the public as RTM, the data Microsoft collects will be removed from the operating system.
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Atlantic City Casino Union Negotiations Continue, as Strike Looms
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The Atlantic City casino union Unite Here Local 54 has authorized a walkout at any time after July 1, 2022, should new collective bargaining agreements with the nine resorts not be reached.
Unite Here Local 54 union picket signs on the Atlantic City Boardwalk on October 1, 2004. A similar strike by casino workers could be coming to the New Jersey town just ahead of the major July 4 holiday weekend. (Image: Getty)
Just a week remains before Atlantic City’s busiest weekend of the year gets underway. The nine casinos are banking on the 2022 July 4 Independence Day holiday weekend being extraordinarily busy. That’s after summer travel plans were hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic in each of the previous two years.
The union’s threat to initiate a strike at any moment beginning next Friday at 12:01 am EDT could give the labor organization the upper hand in the ongoing contract negotiations. Union reps are demanding higher take-home pay in this round of labor talks.
Gas is up. Groceries are up. Everything, you name it,” Rodney Mills, a housekeeper at the Tropicana who is authorized to speak publicly on the union’s behalf, told NPR this week. “It costs you way more than it used to, and the wages that we are currently making are not sustainable.”
Mills has been a Tropicana employee for the past 30 years. He currently makes $16.25 an hour, which equates to roughly $33,800 annually before taxes.
Contracts Coinciding with Holiday No Coincidence
Unite Here Local 54’s expiration of its collective bargaining agreements with the Atlantic City casinos coming just a month before the July 4 holiday is a strategic move on the union’s part. The labor contracts officially expired June 1, giving the two sides only a month before the Independence Day weekend to reach new terms.
“The union picked that date to ratify their contract for that very reason,” explained Jane Bokunewicz, director of Stockton University’s Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism (LIGHT). “It gives them leverage that it’s right before the holiday weekend.”
Bokunewicz said it’s difficult to determine how many visitors considering a long weekend in New Jersey’s gaming beach town might opt for a different destination because of the labor disputes. Unite Here in May launched an “Atlantic City Travel Alert” website warning vacationers that their summer plans could be interrupted by a strike. The website lists non-gaming hotels in town that are still union-represented properties.
“You don’t know how many people will stay away, how well the management will be able to run the properties and keep them operating,” Bokunewicz continued. “It’s hard to put a number or percentage on it. But it will definitely have an impact.”
Strike Bad for Casinos, Workers
While the Atlantic City casino union might have an upper hand at the bargaining table, a strike hurts not only the resorts, but also their employees. With many gaming industry workers relying heavily on tips, a walkout during the busiest weekend of the summer would result in steep financial repercussions for laborers.
A lot of employees make most of their money — hospitality employees, especially — during the busy summer season because the tips are higher. There’s more people and they can really make a lot of money on a Fourth of July weekend,” Bokunewicz reasoned.
The last major strike in Atlantic City came in October 2004, when an estimated 10,000 resort workers walked off the job and onto the picket line. However, none of the resorts shuttered as a result, and instead brought in temp workers. It took a full month until the union and casinos resolved their differences and the strike ended on November 4.
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Supermarket, cafe and deli feature in major mixed-use plan at former Bessbrook tram site
Fuel forecourt and three new units to include tramway heritage centre also feature among ambitious proposals
Micheal McKenna
A new supermarket – complete with deli and cafe – could be on the way to Bessbrook as part of a major development earmarked for the south Armagh village.
The proposal – which could create 10 jobs when complete – also includes a new self-serve fuel forecourt facility, as well as an interpretative centre to celebrate the area’s proud transport heritage.
It is incorporated within one of three new units to be built alongside the supermarket, which would be the key component of the ambitious proposals.
A planning application for the works has been submitted to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.
The applicant is Damien Rafferty, on behalf of Richmond Developments Pension Fund. And given the historic nature of the site, Listed Building Consent has also been applied for in the name of Richbrook Developments Ltd.
The site in question is on lands at the former Bessbrook and Newry Tram Station on the Derrymore Road, which closed around the middle of the last century.
For the supermarket itself, this would involve converting and restoring and extending the existing vacant tram station building with a “contemporary new glazed extension to the south of the existing tram shed”.
As well as the inclusion of cafe and deli, with internal and external seating, there would be food prep area, storage, office, staff and sanitary facilities.
There would also be an outdoor sheltered seating area.
This would all be provided in conjunction with a new fuel forecourt and steel covered canopy.
The overall site will benefit from the provision of 32 parking spaces, including disabled bays.
In addition, an ATM will be installed as part of the overall package.
According to a design and access statement, the ambitious proposals would help preserve an important building both in the physical sense and in keeping memories alive.
One of the three new units planned will be for a Heritage Interpretative Centre for Bessbrook and Newry Tramway and the other two will be for “a range of uses from the non-food retail sector”.
The plans, the statement says, will “reinstate the significance of the site within the local community, yet respecting its heritage, safeguarding the future of a listed building for future generations, presently at risk from dilapidation and decay”.
A formal application has now gone to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and will be given due consideration before a recommendation comes back to committee, with councillors tasked in making a final decision.
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Huge Turnout for Agriculture Discussion
A larger than expected crowd showed up at the Truemanville Fire Hall tonight to discuss concerns and opportunities in agriculture. Organizers had to add additional chairs as people kept filing in.
The public meeting was coordinated by Elizabeth Smith McCrossin, a registered nurse and business owner who grew up on a dairy farm in Linden. McCrossin is concerned about securing local food sources and sees huge potential for agricultural growth in Cumberland County.
She noted, “Right now in Nova Scotia, we could not feed ourselves if we had a problem with our food supply.”
The county’s community economic development coordinator agrees that the county has great potential through farming. Michelle Byers says, “Cumberland has the largest area of the highest rated soils in Nova Scotia.”
The county has 30% of Nova Scotia’s arable land, but Byers says, “Only 17% of the potential agricultural land is actually being used for agriculture.”
A more shocking statistic is that Cumberland has 30% of the quality land but only captures 7% of the province’s farming income.
A panel of speakers talked about supports that are in place for farmers, including financing, a county Food Action Network, and FarmWorks (an investors network).
McCrossin noted that if Cumberland could boost its share of provincial farm income to 30%, to match the 30% share of quality land, it would produce $100 million in new agricultural income.
The audience expressed great support during a question and answer session. A number if ideas were discussed and all agreed that tonight’s meeting was just a start.
The Cumberland County Federation of Agriculture, and the Cumberland Food Action Network will each hold additional meetings in coming months.
The subject will be discussed at length during “Morning Talk” tomorrow morning on Six Rivers Radio. McCrossin will be joined by agriculture federation president, Brian Dick, and local councillor Joe van Vulpen. Click HERE to listen between 8 and 10 am Tuesday.
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Everything You Need to Know About Cryptocurrency ICOs
By Yura Kupitman July 26, 2017
ICOs, or Initial Coin Offerings, are being talked about a lot lately and the concept of a startup having an ICO is growing in popularity.
First time you’re hearing about ICOs?
In short: If FinTech is the natural progression of the financial industry, ICOs are the natural follow-up to the crowdfunding model that challenged the financial world in 2009 when crowdfunding for startups became popular.
The excitement over cryptocurrencies and the hype of blockchain are looking a lot like the 1999 IPO and dot-com craze – and if the experts are right, ICOs are going to get a lot more exciting than IPOs in the very near future.
Read on as we delve into the world of ICOs and learn not only about the new and exciting funding model, but also why they are important for you to care about.
About ICOs
When crowdfunding was first introduced, it was a way for companies to bypass traditional investors and directly promote their products to end users, who not only wanted their product, but were willing to pre-finance it to ensure they got it — an ICO takes this idea of bypassing investors through digital crowdfunding and combines it with the world of cryptocurrencies.
An ICO is a way for companies who are looking to raise money, particularly those who utilize blockchain technology or are open-sourced, to distribute equity in exchange for money. Where a company exchanges stock for money in an IPO, companies that launch ICOs exchange their own tokens for money – tokens that are valued in the cryptocurrency exchange market.
The difference between an ICO and raising money for a venture through a crowdfunding platform lies in the relative ownership that the investors get in the success of the project, much like that which an investor gets when participating in an investment round. When an investor joins an investment round, they often have an upper hand and are able to demand higher equity percentage for their investment, however with ICOs, there are many investors for small amounts, making the impact of a single investor much less significant to the startup.
The increased popularity of ICOs from the startup’s perspective is largely due to the fact that the cost of launching an ICO is significantly cheaper than launching an IPO, the stage of the company launching the ICO can be significantly smaller, and the founders of the company launching an ICO do not have to give up vast amounts of equity in order to increase their liquidity.
Launching an ICO
In order to launch an ICO, a company must first announce their project through cryptocurrency communities, making sure to adjust the project specifications according to the potential investors’ questions and feedback. As this continues, the final business model and offering is created, following which an offer is officially made. The offer specifies, in addition to the project parameters, the business plan, financial plan, the desired investment in terms of company tokens that are assigned a monetary value and share value in the company.
Companies launching ICOs can either release their token by determining the amount of digital currency they plan on releasing in exchange for currency, and then proportionally dividing it among investors, or by selling the token on the cryptocurrency exchange – either way, the use of tokens, which is backed by blockchain technology, is the way the companies ultimately raise the resources they need in order to bring their idea to life.
The reduced costs and the new market of cryptocurrency have made ICOs particularly attractive for early stage startups looking to retain more equity and control in their startups.
Impact of ICOs on Investors
The fact that the bitcoin value reached a record-high market cap of $40.49 billion makes the world of cryptocurrencies very interesting in the eyes of investors. The rise signals the mass acceptance of blockchain based currencies for mainstream audiences as well as the rise of a new industry, which presents tremendous opportunity for those looking to invest.
Despite the positive potential of a new channel for investment in cryptocurrency based startups, the rise in popularity of ICOs can cause an increased valuation of the company in relatively early stages, as well as limit the visibility investors and VC’s have to investment opportunities. Startups who raise money through ICOs are able to raise huge amounts of money while completely bypassing the traditional investor ecosystem.
Further complicating things for investors is the fact that when a company launches an ICO, there are many micro-investors participating in the ICO. As a result, the single-investor loses impact and has less leverage than would have otherwise been available through traditional investment rounds
For seasoned ICO investors, the rising popularity of the cryptocurrency world and the increased valuation of companies operating in the industry brings great and many opportunities. The transparency ICOs bring with them, due to the ability to monitor the use of the funds (through blockchain technology) as well as the rapid growth of the cryptocurrency community, has the potential to propel companies forward quicker than ever before.
The Dark Side of ICOs
While it’s easy to be blinded by the success of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency companies, there are significant risks associated with investments in ICOs.
The industry, which is entirely new and highly unregulated, is riddled with spammers and fraudsters.
Companies who have not proven their abilities are using the lack of knowledge people have of the industry to launch projects that are not well thought out or do not have the technological backing they should, and the open-sourced nature of the platform makes copycat ideas a legitimate risk.
Does this mean that investors should stay away from ICOs? Not at all, it just means investors need to assess all risks and do their due diligence on potential projects they are looking to back.
In the future, regulatory bodies will likely come into play in order to legitimize those companies who are truly transforming the world of cryptocurrency.
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Milipol Paris 2019: Brazilian companies presents their know-how
Posted On Wednesday, 20 November 2019 14:03
Eight companies associated to ABIMDE (Associação Brasileira das Indústrias de Materiais de Defesa e Segurança) are exhibiting in the 21th edition of Milipol, which happens in Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre, November 19th to 22th, 2019.
Among the companies, that shows their products, services and innovations in the Defense area are the BCA, CBC, Condor, IS (Indústria da Solução), Kryptus, M&K, Poly Defensor and Taurus. Milipol is one of the most important fairs in the world. More than one thousand exhibitors of 53 countries; almost 30 thousand visitors; more than 160 delegations, were present in the last edition in 2017.
The participation in Milipol is promoted by an ABIMDE sectorial project - Apex-Brazil (Agência Brasileira de Promoção de Exportações e Investimentos), with the Ministério da Defesa e do Ministério das Relações Exteriores (MRE) support.
"The participation of Brazilian companies will be more than a big opportunity to expand their business in the international market. The ABIMDE believes and invests in these initiatives, counting with partnerships of Apex-Brazil and Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense to disseminate the technologic solutions and products developed by our industry", emphasize the director of ABIMDE Projects, Paulo Albuquerque.
Check below the companies associated which participates in Milipol 2019 and the solutions that are presented:
- BCA: "Technologic solutions to save lives" will be the theme of BCA Ballistic Protection to Milipol 2019, as Neoflextape®: the only self-adhesive ballistic blanket in the world and in highlight the new launch of Neoflexplate® Level III line, the personal protection plates used in the Cup of 2014 and Olympic and Paralympics in 2016 now with a new option: 20% lighter and with less thickness, increasing user mobility.
- CBC (COMPANHIA BRASILEIRA DE CARTUCHOS): presents at Milipol their full products portfolio, including the innovative solutions and high performance specifically developed for the military and police segment, highlighting the munitions .50 Reduced Range, 5.56x45mm munition SAT (Steel Arrow Tip), 5.56x45mm munition and IR Tracer 7.62x51mm, as well as the 40x53 mm munition of high speed in training and operational versions used by the Brazilian and international Armed Forces.
- CONDOR NON-LETHAL TECHNOLOGIES – focused in non-lethal concept, currently, produces more than 120 different products homologated by the Brazilian Army, like controlled impact munitions, (rubber projectiles and other materials), tearful explosive grenades, grenades and smoke munitions and pepper sprays.
- IS (INDÚSTRIA DA SOLUÇÃO) – With a differentiated technology which brings together shielding to electricity (non-lethal), the IS pretends meet not only the Defense sector, but also the civil, focusing on cargo safety, residence, container or any surface requiring protection. The technology of electric shielding consists in use electric discharges, always with a non-lethal way, raising the difficult in criminal practice.
- KRYPTUS – Complete Solutions in Cybernetic Defense and Strategic Communications Security will be the themes of Kryptus during the Milipol. Special highlight to the unbreakable BruitBlanc encryption system and to the turn-key pack of Cyber defense center.
- M&K: logistics advisory services, international representation, product development and international logistics transport.
- POLY DEFENSOR: presents a new concept of non-lethal devices to the public security market - PSi Pro - Non-lethal spray for the 21th century.
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Google Stops Scanning Students’ Emails
Vicki Alger | May 27, 2014
Big data is big business, but in response to a lawsuit—and intensifying public outcry—Google has stopped scanning emails of students who use its Apps for Education. According to Education News:
In its traditional Gmail service, Google scans emails for content and designs online advertisements accordingly. There are no advertisements in the version of Gmail used in schools, but the scanning was being done nonetheless. …
Google only announced it was scanning the emails as part of a lawsuit filed against the company in March…The lawsuit, currently being heard in California, is the result of several plaintiffs, including students, equating Google’s scanning of their Gmail messages to wiretapping and thus, a breach of privacy.
Google isn’t the only tech giant in hot water for compromising students’ privacy. Recently, data repository InBloom, which received $100 million in funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, shut down after losing numerous clients, including New York State school districts.
Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) the privacy of students and their parents is supposed to be protected. In the wake of revelations about data collections by third-party companies, calls are intensifying to strengthen students’ and families’ privacy in school.
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Lyn Dawson set husband up, court told
Posted in : News Posted on January 15, 2023 January 15, 2023
Lynette Dawson made a decision to leave home in 1982 without taking any belongings to make it seem like her husband had killed her, a court has been told.
Giving evidence in Christopher Michael Dawson’s Sydney murder trial on Monday, Paul Cooper said he had met a woman he was sure was Mrs Dawson early in 1982 at a pub in Warners Bay, on Lake Macquarie.
Cooper claimed to have struck up a conversation with the woman who said she had left her husband and children and was working up the courage to see her sister.
Telling the woman that the police might think she had been killed by her husband because had left all her belongings, Cooper said he was shocked by the response.
“When I looked back at her, she had a different demeanour at that time and it shocked me because I thought that might have been the intent,” he told Justice Ian Harrison.
Cooper claimed the woman was waiting for a passport and was planning to fly first to Bali and then onto another overseas country. She allegedly asked Cooper to book a motel for her because she had no identification.
After seeing a report on Mrs Dawson on A Current Affair three years ago, Cooper said he contacted Dawson’s lawyer Greg Walsh. He told the court he didn’t contact the police, fearing they would be biased.
Under cross-examination by crown prosecutor Craig Everson SC, Cooper admitted that he had spent time in prison for drugs, armed robbery, theft, and break and enter.
He couldn’t remember if he had actually asked the woman’s name on the day, and said he was sure she wasn’t wearing glasses at the time.
Despite Cooper claiming the woman said her sister lived near Warners Bay, Mr Everson pointed out that Mrs Dawson’s actual sister, Pat Jenkins, lived a three-and-a-half hour drive away in the town of Stuarts Point.
Also on Monday, Justice Harrison dismissed evidence that Dawson sought out someone to get rid of his wife seven years before she vanished.
Last month, Robert Silkman claimed Dawson approached him on a busy plane flight from the Gold Coast to Sydney to ask if he knew someone who could get rid of Mrs Dawson.
Silkman’s evidence was put forward to show that Dawson had specific tendencies that pointed to the murder of his wife.
Dawson’s legal team attacked Silkman’s credibility, pointing out that he had frequently lied to police and the courts, and had spent time in jail for theft and arson.
His evidence was rejected alongside testimony of three other witnesses Judith Solomon, KF and Roslyn McLoughlin who claimed they saw Mrs Dawson with black eyes or bruises before she disappeared in January 1982.
This evidence did not have significant probative value, the judge said.
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Roma vs Milan Betting Tips
Roma vs Milan Predictions
It’s a classic heavy weight clash as it often has been in the history of Roma and AC Milan. It’s a battle between two teams very much in the hunt in the Italian Serie A in 2015/16, but Saturday evening’s game between these clubs is just as much about staying in the race as it is about asserting a position.
Roma have just one win in their last six Serie A games and have slowly slipped out of serious contention in Serie A. They’re still only six points behind first place Inter Milan, but their struggles to pick up wins is a point for concern. In midweek action, they got held to a battling 3-3 draw with Chievo. It seems like last year’s runners up either play a strong attacking or a strong defensive game of football at the moment.
AC Milan disappointed in their return to action on Wednesday losing a home game against Bologna 1-0. It was especially frustrating for the San Siro faithful after the pre-Christmas action had given them some hope that their team was ready to compete again. Milan are 7th in the table, 11 points behind inter-city rivals Inter, but only five points behind fifth place Roma.
Three Reasons for Betting Tips
1. AC Milan bounce back
They’ve been erratic all season long, which makes it a little difficult to trust them, but after a frankly flat turnout against Bologna, we expect Milan to come out and give it a pretty good go against Roma.
2. Roma can’t finish games off
Whether it’s giving up goals under pressure or failing to find that key breakthrough, Roma have left too many points on the table this season. They’ve only lost three times, which is more than only Napoli, but six draws has cost them.
3. Odds
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Police Officer Killed In Multi-Vehicle Westchester Crash
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A police officer was killed in a multi-vehicle crash in Westchester County.
It happened around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 in Yonkers on Tuckahoe Road at the Sprain Brook Parkway overpass.
The sergeant, who was on-duty in an unmarked police vehicle, was traveling westbound on Tuckahoe Road when a BMW sedan traveling eastbound "apparently lost control and crossed into the opposite lanes, striking the sergeant's vehicle, and a Westchester County Bee-Line bus," Yonkers Police said.
The officer was pronounced dead at a local area trauma center after being transported there in critical condition, said police.
The operator of the bus suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and several of the approximately 30 passengers were treated at the scene for apparent minor injuries, according to police.
Earlier report: Busy Road In Westchester County Closed Due To Police Investigation
The identity of the officer has not yet been released.
This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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THE SIDEWALK IS A LOGICAL
PLACE TO MEET SOMEONE
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Sander van der Ham & Eric van Ulden
The City at Eye Level in the Netherland (2017)
Zaandam, The Netherlands
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Rehabilitating the Dutch sidewalk
Urban planner Eric van Ulden and urban psychologist Sander van der Ham are advocating the rehabilitation of the sidewalk as it was originally intended: as a buffer zone between public and private space. And please, let’s just call it a sidewalk again. ‘When you talk about hybrid or transition zones, no one really knows what you’re talking about, even though we always had such a nice word for it.’
‘A search for #stoep (which means sidewalk in Dutch, from which the English word stoop, a small porch, is derived) on Instagram mainly yielded hits with pictures of paving stones and dog turds,’ says urban planner Eric van Ulden. ‘But there was also a photo of US correspondent Erik Mouthaan who had used the hashtag #stoop in addition to #stoep. The former generated all kinds of beautiful pictures of the sidewalk as it had originally been in the Netherlands: a space of about 1.25 metres in front of the front door that belonged to the house. These ‘stoops’ also common in America, in the shape of a veranda or stairs leading to the front door. We now refer to sidewalks as transition zones, hybrid zones or as space in between. But actually no one has clue what you’re talking about, even though we have such a nice word for it. Our mission is to bring back the sidewalk, as well as the meaning of the word, in its original defnition.’
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‘But with a modern twist,’ adds urban psychologist Sander van der Ham, ‘so that the sidewalk in today’s society can contribute to life on the street and to the communities in the neighbourhoods.’
In the Netherlands, the sidewalk goes back more than 500 years and was a buffer zone between houses and the carriages and the busy life on the street. Ironically, it vanished in the eighteenth century precisely because the cities became so much busier. The Dutch sidewalk made way for the French trottoir: a traffc-related space with an edge on the sidewalk that people could walk back and forth on. In 2011, Eric van Ulden and Daniel Heussen decided to research the function of the sidewalk. Because they defnitely wanted to examine the social function of the sidewalk as well, they asked urban psychologist Sander van der Ham to join them. The research resulted in the publication of the book De stoep. Ontmoetingen tussen huis en straat (‘The sidewalk: Encounters between house and street) in 2015.
‘Apparently it’s not possible to develop urban space in such a way that it’s natural to meet each other,’ Van der Ham says. ‘It almost seems as if we need community centres or other organisations to get people to meet. And yet the sidewalk, a small space in front of your front door, can be a place where you casually meet the people that live around you.’
The Dutch research on sidewalks has confrmed the fndings of Norwegian-Swedish research, which has shown that more than 80% of casual contact between neighbours takes place in transition zones. ‘The people that use these transition zones have signifcantly more contact with their neighbours,’ Van der Ham says. ‘Not only do they chat more often in front of their door, but they also get together more often. Moreover, they’re better at gauging their neighbours’ lifestyle. Even leaning your bike on the façade helps. The fact that you spend a few moments there a couple of times a day has an enormous social function. So
when you talk about the individualisation of society and about polarisation, the sidewalk could easily act as an important counterbalance to that. People strike up a conversation and talk about the weather, the street and whether it’s a pleasant place to live. It’s precisely these talks that make sure people get to know on another. The casual conversation as an antidote to individualisation in society.’
The research also revealed that as soon as something is placed on the sidewalk, it draws the gaze of passersby and causes them to look less inside, as a result of which residents feel freer. ‘During our research we visited people in Blijdorp in Rotterdam that had nothing in front of their house,’ Van Ulden says, ‘so that passersby walked very close to the window. As it turns out, the residents weren’t making any use of the space bordering the street. Their house had become like a museum, a “looking house”. I actually think that it’s wrong to make people’s houses border directly onto the public domain. Just as we reserve a certain amount of space for parking when we design, we should do the same for the sidewalk when possible.’
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‘Not only does that make a street like that more pleasant, but it’s more pleasant for passersby too,’ Van der Ham says. ‘Anyone walking into a street with small front gardens and pots and plants feels safer because it’s visibly a place that people care about.’
Luckily there are places where sidewalks are doing well. Such as IJburg in Amsterdam, where one of these Dutch sidewalks is part of the urban development plan. All architects and urban planners are now obliged to incorporate that space in their designs, and that has turned out well. And sidewalks are making a comeback outside the Randstand conurbation too. The centre of Groningen is deliberately returning the transition spaces to residents.
There are few places where the difference between having a sidewalk or not is as clear as on Katendrecht in Rotterdam, where part of the apartment complexes on the quay has a small zone in front of the façade, whereas the other part does not. ‘There’s absolutely nothing going in the areas without that zone on the sidewalk,’ Van der Ham says. ‘People there keep their curtains closed and the public amenities there are turned inward. The people living in the area with small zone – simply a kind of strip placed in the sidewalk – have started using that space. And that has grown, in about three years’ time, into a wealth of green.’
The plants also enhance the resilience of the city and its ability to adapt to climate change. ‘Whereas we were initially interested in the social function,’ Van Ulden says, ‘now other developments are coinciding with the return of the sidewalk in front of the door. These transitions zones – sometimes just a little garden the size of a paving stone in front of the façade – provide space to insects such as bees. Because plants evaporate water and provide shade, they cool down the city, which is much warmer than the land surrounding it. The gardens also reduce the chance of fooding as they prevent all of the rainwater from going into the sewers.’
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‘The sidewalk turns out to be an important space in many parts of the city,’ adds Van der Ham. ‘Moreover, it’s something that people really want. As a result, it spreads over the city like a web, initiated by the inhabitants themselves. That’s really powerful.’
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Addiction Doesn’t Discriminate: A Utah Grandfather’s Journey Back From The Brink
BY HEATHER SIMONSEN
LAYTON, Utah – Life-threatening drug addiction often begins innocently. For one man, prescription pain pills took him on a dangerous path.
“As an addict, we think that we’re unstoppable, that there’s no pill we can’t take,” said Dale Covington, who lives in Layton.
It started 20 years ago after a serious car accident. A doctor prescribed him pain pills.
“The euphoria was instant, probably as fast as 10 to 15 minutes from taking the pill,” he said.
From there, Covington was hooked.
“I started to use it to mask things in the past and to camouflage things in the past and then it became something I took just to cope with life,” he said.
The normally doting husband and father began neglecting his wife and kids.
“Getting my next pill became number one for me,” he said.
The Covingtons felt ashamed and unsure of where to turn for help, and who to trust.
“I was completely embarrassed because you have this idea that what your spouse does is a direct reflection of you,” said Amy Covington, his wife.
As his addiction worsened, Covington said getting the pills from a doctor was easy.
“He would ask every once in a while, ‘I’m noticing that you’re going through these a bit too fast, and I would just, ‘Yah, maybe I am.’ And I would leave with a prescription,” he said.
In 2006, stress and loss of family members pushed Covington over the edge.
“I turned him over and he was blue, so mayhem broke out,” Amy Covington said. “The kids are freaking out and I’m trying to get the phone so I can call 9-1-1.”
Dale Covington had stopped breathing in their family room.
He had overdosed, but still his brush with death wasn’t enough to make him stop taking pain pills.
“That’s when I gave him the ultimatum because I thought, ‘You’ve destroyed our relationship,’” Amy Covington said.
He decided to change.
Rehab, the LDS 12-step program, and his faith helped Covington recover. He’s been sober for 12 years now and helps others struggling with addiction at Hill Air Force Base.
“I work as a wingman advocate and it’s special,” he said. “I’ve been able to help them get the resources they need to have a better life, a happier life.”
Amy Covington said, “He amazes me. I’m amazed. I’m so proud and I’m so glad that he did what he needed to do.”
Now, he’s grateful for the life he has, and the chance to give back.
“I’ve been to the depths of some places that people don’t get up out of,” he said.
Covington is now a co-chair of the Addiction Policy Forum Utah state chapter and is helping spread the word about a new free database in Utah to help those struggling with addiction find healthcare providers and treatment centers in their county. Visit addictionresourcecenter.org or call 1-833-301-HELP to learn more or get help.
He will be speaking at an outreach presentation at the Layton City Amphitheater on Aug. 7 in an event that goes from 6 – 9 p.m. Other speakers include Attorney General Sean Reyes and DEA Utah Agent in Charge, Brian Besser. For more information, email him at [email protected].
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Gerrymandering locked in Republican control for another decade in Wisconsin. The power hungry want even more.
David D. Haynes
If you liked the gerrymandered districts that have served Wisconsin Republicans so well since 2011, you’re in luck. Similar maps will likely to be in place for the next decade, locking down GOP dominance in the Legislature.
This is happening because the state Supreme Court’s conservative majority decided it would happen.
Led by Justice Rebecca Bradley, the conservatives, all of whom were elected with strong financial support from the same wealthy backers of Republican lawmakers, now claim they must be above politics.
“Claims of political unfairness in the maps present political questions, not legal ones," Bradley wrote in a 4-3 decision that was the prelude to their final word on the subject in the coming weeks.
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But, of course, Bradley knows very well that she and her colleagues made a political decision — and left open a question that cannot be resolved through Wisconsin’s one-party legislative process, where Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and his state Senate colleagues will block any attempt to resolve differences with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
And the federal courts?
They determined Wisconsin's election maps for 50 years before 2011, when Republicans, who controlled both the Legislature and the governor's office, drew maps to maximize their political advantage. But in 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled that federal courts cannot block even the most partisan gerrymandering. So while the federal courts may try to resolve voting rights issues in a handful of districts, they probably won't take up the maps as a whole.
And that means Democrats are SOL (sure out of luck).
And so are the 72% of Wisconsin voters — Democrat and Republican alike — who support nonpartisan redistricting.
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What could be next on the agenda for the Republicans and their financial backers after 10 years of having their way?
More laws rewritten to make it easier for foreign companies like Enbridge and Foxconn to take land from private property owners? More bills to satisfy special interest groups like those who want to lower the age to carry a concealed gun? More bills to restrict local governments from regulating landlords like Robin Vos?
Meet the new Vos, same as the old Vos.
No. 1 on their agenda, surely, will be pleasing the former president.
Remember, Vos had to high-tail it by private jet to meet with Donald Trump last summer after Trump scolded Vos for not doing enough to spread the lie that the former president should actually be the current president.
Vos made nice, said all the right things, then quickly dispatched former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman to run a partisan review of how Trump could possibly have lost Wisconsin’s electoral votes in the 2020 election.
(Side note: It was easy to explain why Trump lost. He got fewer votes. As even noted conspiracy theorist and Trump supporter U.S. senator Ron Johnson put it: "If all the Republicans voted for Trump the way they voted for the Assembly candidates, he would have won. He didn't get 51,000 votes that other Republicans got, and that's why he lost.")
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To pacify Trump, Vos put Gableman on the taxpayer dole to the tune of $676,000, and Gableman began his work: consulting with a convicted fraudster, a TV pitchman who claims China hacked the election, another guy who says a science fiction novel explains how the election was "stolen," and still another character who falsely claims votes were manipulated by a “sixth degree polynomial” key.
Gableman is focusing on grants received by a few big Wisconsin cities, including Milwaukee, Madison and Green Bay, which got the money to help cover the extra costs they faced from running an election during a worldwide pandemic. The grants came from a foundation created by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife. More than 200 municipalities in Wisconsin got the grants, and in many of them, a majority of the votes went to Republican candidates. But Gableman is only concerned about grants that went to cities that lean Democratic.
Meanwhile, Johnson is doing his part for Trump by calling on Wisconsin lawmakers to assume control of future elections for president and members of Congress. He has also encouraged local officials to tell the bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission to pound sand. This is the same commission Republicans themselves set up six years ago, when they controlled all branches of government, because they thought the state's previous nonpartisan election agency was too tough on their sitting governor.
And now a group formed to support Trump’s political future is working with Wisconsin Republicans on a constitutional amendment that could change how elections are run in this purplish battleground state.
Why an amendment? Because they need "to figure out the best path" around Evers and his veto pen. Evers will reject any attempt to make sweeping changes to election laws.
What we really have here is a bunch of political bullies who will do anything to increase their own power at the expense of the rest of us. That is, at the expense of the people they are supposed to be representing.
That's something that ought to concern us all — whether we be Republican, Democrat or independent.
Who knows what they will do if they regain full control of Wisconsin government?
As Gideon Tucker put it in 1866, "No man's life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session."
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Governor Tastes Davie County Muscadine Juice
Published 12:00 am Monday, January 31, 2011
By Mark Schambach
Legend says that more than 400 years ago, Sir Walter Raleigh sent Queen Elizabeth I a keg of muscadine wine, made from North Carolina grapes in the New World.
On Friday, Jan. 14, Debbie Pullen and Ben Kish of Nature’s Pearl accompanied N.C. Rep. Julia C. Howard to Raleigh to toast Gov. Beverly Perdue’s birthday with Nature’s Pearl Muscadine Grape Juice.
The muscadine grape is North Carolina’s State Fruit. Perdue recognized the importance of the muscadine to the state’s commerce and agricultural industries during her meeting with Nature’s Pearl and Deputy Secretary Dale Carroll of the N.C. Department of Commerce. Joe Sanderson and Joy Hicks from the N. C. Department of Agriculture also attended the meeting.
Headquartered in Davie County, Nature’s Pearl is a North Carolina manufacturer which employs dozens of residents. Using a network of independent distributors, Nature’s Pearl also supports more than 2,500 home-based businesses throughout the United States …
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Reclaim Her NameThroughout history, many female writers have used male pen names in order for their work to be published or taken seriously. In collaboration with the Women’s Prize for Fiction, Baileys put their real names on the front of their work for the first time to honour their achievements and give them the credit they deserve. The collection of books celebrate the Women’s Prize for Fiction’s 25th anniversary of championing female writers everywhere.
International Women’s Day 2022, meet 100 rising stars inspiring changeWe still have a way to go when it comes to improving gender diversity and equality in the creative, tech and digital industries – which is why it is so important for us, as a platform, to use our force for good. We’re thrilled to be releasing our annual list celebrating and shining a spotlight on 100+ rising stars – as nominated by The Dots community – who are transforming the industry of today and inspiring the generation of tomorrow. The list beams with brilliant, talented people and their d
Think! Pint BlockI had the pleasure of working on this fun campaign to promote drinking responsibly for the department of transport and Think! Road Safety. The campaign involved illustrating scenarios in which you would prevent your friend having too much to drink. It was named ad of the day in campaign magazine.
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Apr 2017 London, United KingdomFull Time
English Literature BAUniversity of York
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References: ORS 238A.330, ORS 238A.335, and OAR 459-009-0200
Q1: How are contributions made to the IAP employee account?
A. PERS collects three types of IAP account contributions: (1) Member Paid After-Tax (MPAT), Member Paid Pre-Tax (MPPT), and Employer Paid Pre-Tax or (EPPT). These contributions are remitted by participating PERS employers who may withhold the amount from their employees’ pay before or after taxes (MPPT or MPAT), or may pay the contribution on behalf of their employees (EPPT).
Q2. Can an employer change the type of its employee contributions?
A: Yes. For example, if an employer is withholding and remitting contributions on an MPAT or MPPT basis, the employer may change the contribution type to EPPT by agreeing to assume and pay the employee contribution on behalf of its employees. Alternatively, the employer may change the contribution type to MPPT by agreeing to “pick-up” the employee contributions withheld.
Q3: How does an employer change its contribution type?
A: An employer may change its contribution type by submitting to PERS by a certified copy of the employer’s policy established by statute, charter, ordinance, administrative rule, executive order, collective bargaining agreement, or other written employment policy or agreement, that meets the requirements of OAR 459-009-0200 as detailed in Q4 and Q5.
Q4: How does an employer change contribution type from MPAT or MPPT to EPPT?
A: Employers are required to provide PERS with a certified copy of the employer’s employment policy(ies) or agreement(s) which must specify that:
1. The required PERS employee contribution is deemed to be “picked up” for purposes of IRC Section 414(h)(2) and is assumed and paid for purposes of ORS 238A.335(2)(b);
2. The employees do not have the option of receiving the assumed amount directly;
3. Employee compensation may not be reduced and the employer shall provide the additional amounts necessary to make the employee contributions; and
4. The employer’s employment policy(ies) or agreement(s) is not retroactive in its application.
Q5: How does an employer notify PERS of a change in contribution type from MPAT or EPPT to MPPT?
1. The employees do not have the option of receiving the picked-up amount directly;
2. Employee compensation shall be reduced by the amount necessary to make the employee contributions; and
Q6. May a participating employer agree to “assume and pay” or “pick-up” less than the full amount of the employee contribution?
A: No. The employer’s employment policy(ies) or agreement(s) must be to assume and pay or pick-up the full 6% member contribution. This is mandated by ORS 238A.330 and ORS 238A.335.
Q7: May a participating employer’s policy(ies) or agreement(s) apply to only some of its employees?
A: Yes. The employer’s policy(ies) or agreement(s) may apply to all its employees or some of its employees. If it applies only to some employees, it must apply uniformly to employees of the public employer who are similarly situated, such as, but not limited to:
(A) The chief executive officer or administrative head of a public employer.
(B) Management personnel, as defined by the public employer, not otherwise covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
(C) Confidential personnel, as defined by the public employer, not otherwise covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
(D) Administrative personnel, as defined by the public employer, not otherwise covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
(E) Personnel covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
(F) Other personnel, whether full time, part time, temporary, or as a substitute, who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
(G) Personnel hired on or after a date established or agreed upon by the employer.
Q8: When does the employer’s written employment policy or agreement(s) to change the contribution type become effective?
A: The employer’s written employment policy(ies) or agreement(s) to change employee contribution type shall be submitted to PERS for review and approval, and shall become effective on the date the valid notification is received by PERS. This means that contribution-type elections cannot be applied retroactively, and the contribution type cannot be changed by an employer until after an employer submits the required notification to PERS. | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.581706702709198, "wiki_prob": 0.418293297290802, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1106029"} |
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Larsen vs Hawaiian Kingdom – Is the US Government Illegally Occupying Hawaii with David Sai This video is a critique of David Sai and Hawaiian Kingdom activist’s claims that the USA is illegally occupying the Hawaiian Kingdom, and the notion that the “Hawaiian Kingdom” was never legally overthrown, and that the USA did not truly... Read More
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Support for the TMT rising, in spite of all of the protesting by a minority of Hawaiians
“On the eve of a court ruling that could determine the fate of the Thirty Meter Telescope in Hawaii, public support for the stalled $1.4 billion project has never been stronger.” According to the Star Advertiser in Honolulu. More information about the poll here: https://www.staradvertiser.com/staradvertiser-poll/support-work-thirty-meter-telescope-starting-monday/ Showing an overwhelming support for the Thirty Meter Telescope. From... Read More
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Abdication document signed by ex-queen Liliuokalani, January 24, 1895 formally giving up the throne and swearing her allegiance to the Republic of Hawaii. Also, Oath of Loyalty to the Republic of Hawaii.
Abdication document signed by ex-queen Liliuokalani, January 24, 1895 formally giving up the throne and swearing her allegiance to the Republic of Hawaii. Read More
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Pregnant People Don’t Really Regret Their Abortions, A Major New Study Confirms
by Leila Barghouty
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Most people who have received abortions overwhelmingly feel it was the right decision, according to a new study published in the journal Social Science & Medicine on Jan. 12. The study sought to examine how patients felt about their abortion experience over time, and shows that the most common emotion patients felt immediately and years after their abortion was actually relief.
“Our research shows that the overwhelming majority of women who obtain abortions continue to believe it was the right decision,” said Dr. Corinne Rocca in a press release. Rocca is an associate professor in the University of California San Francisco Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, and the lead author of the study.
Over 95% of the people interviewed said they were confident their decision to get an abortion was the right one. Based on data originally gathered by the UCSF’s Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health initiative, researchers found that there also wasn’t evidence that showed people started to regret or develop other negative feelings over time. In fact, at the five-year mark, 84% of people surveyed either felt positive feelings about their abortion, or no feelings at all. Researchers also found that people surveyed had fewer feelings about their abortion in general as time went on.
This newly published research pulled data from the Turnaway Study, which collected information from 667 women in 21 U.S. states over a period of five years. The data looks at various aspects of abortion, including health, emotions, and socioeconomic impacts. With that data, Rocca was able to draw conclusions about the way patients’ emotions developed over time. “This debunks the idea that most women suffer emotionally from having an abortion,” Rocca said in a press release.
Many states require that people seeking abortions to undergo counseling, waiting periods, or hear their fetus’s heartbeat before obtaining care. According to the Guttmacher Institute, 34 states require counseling, 13 give abortion-seeking patients information detailing a fetus’ ability to feel pain, and five require telling the patient that “personhood begins at conception.” Anti-choice politicians have pushed for this counseling under the assumption that people regret having abortions, which has been debunked by this and previous research. Pro-choice advocates say that these counseling requirements can be misleading and ideologically driven, in addition to being medically unnecessary.
Along with the release of her team’s study, Rocca published an op-ed in Salon, urging lawmakers to stop using “false ‘abortion regret’ arguments,” and listed some anonymous responses from the women included in her study. According to Rocca, one respondent wrote, “It was the right thing for me, for my son, for our family… My life would be so different right now.”
“Research shows that restrictions targeting the ‘regret’ claim don’t actually dissuade women from getting abortions,” Rocca wrote. “They just worsen stigma and make getting care more difficult.”
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Right By His Side: Cardi B Attends Offset's First Performance Since Takeoff's Death
By:Molly Claire Goddard
Dec. 2 2022, Published 1:00 p.m. ET
Cardi B is one supportive wife. The chart-topping rapper made sure she was right by her husband Offset's side on Friday, December 2, for his first performance since the tragic death of his cousin Takeoff at Miami megaclub E11even’s Art Week party.
The musical power couple arrived at the venue around 4 a.m. before the "Open It Up" artist took the stage to honor the late Migos member, who was shot and killed in Houston on November 1.
CARDI B BREAKS SILENCE ON MIGOS RAPPER TAKEOFF'S DEATH AFTER RECEIVING IMMENSE BACKLASH FOR GRIEVING PRIVATELY
“We’re doing this for my brother,” Offset told the crowd during his set, where he performed his hits “Clout” and “Bad and Boujie," to honor his late family member. “For Takeoff, let’s do this s**t.”
According to an eyewitness source, the pair, who shares daughter Kulture Kiari Cephus, 4, and son Wave Set Cephus, 1, were seen “dancing and drinking and having a great time,” during the early morning party. Offset was also seen throwing dollar bills in the air and yelling, “We’re doing this for Takeoff.”
In the aftermath of Takeoff's passing, Cardi came under fire for not publicly speaking out about the tragedy sooner. Eleven days later, the "WAP" musician finally released a formal statement on social media paying tribute to the "Last Memory" rapper.
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Quavo Breaks Silence On Takeoff's Death As Cardi B Reveals 'This Has Truly Been A Nightmare'
Cardi expressed the family's insurmountable grief over losing such a beloved person. “Takeoff your untimely passing has brought a great deal of pain and sorrow to so many lives. The impact you had in this world was so considerable and we have struggled to grasp this tragedy," she penned in a November 14 Instagram post. "I am heartbroken but I am grateful for all the precious memories we got to share while you were here with us. This has truly been a nightmare and the pain is incomparable."
Source: OK!
“The emptiness your brothers are feeling is unbearable and I pray that you give Offset ,Quavo, and your friends and family the strength to keep going as they are trying to cope with this loss," she sadly continued. "I believe that angels send signs and beautiful dreams to loved ones to assure them that they’re watching them and they’re okay and happy…send your mom some of those."
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Brody Allen, 2-year-old with brain cancer, gets a Christmas parade
Community joins celebration
rody Allen, a 2-year-old with terminal brain cancer, got a Christmas parade, a party and a Rozzi fireworks show Sunday, and he couldn’t have been happier. “He was so happy,” said Brody’s sister, McKenzie Allen. “It was amazing. Not just for him, but for everybody.” McKenzie’s feeling was shared by hundreds of people who participated and hundreds more who lined the parade route along Springdale Road. They got to see Brody riding a float, Santa Claus riding a fire truck and superheroes in mock battle on a flatbed. Some people dressed up in Christmas regalia. There was Christmas music, Christmas lights, Christmas trees and Christmas snow.
By: Jake Ryle
COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio – Brody Allen, a 2-year-old with terminal brain cancer, got a Christmas parade, a party and a Rozzi fireworks show Sunday, and he couldn’t have been happier.
“He was so happy,” said Brody’s sister, McKenzie Allen. “It was amazing. Not just for him, but for everybody.”
McKenzie’s feeling was shared by hundreds of people who participated and hundreds more who lined the parade route along Springdale Road. They got to see Brody riding a float, Santa Claus riding a fire truck and superheroes in mock battle on a flatbed.
Some people dressed up in Christmas regalia. There was Christmas music, Christmas lights, Christmas trees and Christmas snow.
Yes, snow.
”It brought tears to my eyes for the support for this little boy,” said Debbie Manning. “I have a 16-month-old grandson at home. I couldn’t imagine what something like that would be like if it was him.”
Santa Claus wishes Brody a Merry Christmas! @WCPO pic.twitter.com/DkDO5HB4UY
— Jake Ryle (@JakeWCPO) September 23, 2018
So awesome. Brody gets the best view of the parade. In the arms of his dad. Story on @WCPO at 6. pic.twitter.com/GRFedAPurl
Colerain is filled with holiday cheer! A parade for #TeamBrody is set to start at 4pm. Folks are decked out in some awesome holiday decorations and outfits. Even the dogs are getting in on the fun! @WCPO pic.twitter.com/WLn1NRdOZe
Manning came to watch with her 9-year-old Newfoundland, Bach.
“He enjoyed watching the parade. He had a front-row seat,” she said. ”Bach has visited several children’s programs. What more fitting for Bach to be here to support Brody.”
Brody’s father, Todd Allen, said Brody loved every moment.
“It made his day. It made everybody’s day,” he said. “We’re grateful to everyone for coming out and giving our family a huge hug.”
When they got the diagnosis that their son would likely not live to Dec. 25, Todd Allen and his wife decided to move their family's Christmas up to September, and support has been pouring in from across the Tri-State.
Once the story got on social media, it spread everywhere. Brody’s dad said his family has been flooded with Christmas cards from all over the world.
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Importance of Team for raising funds
One of the crucial factors which investors look in before funding is the core team and its strength, this is essential as a start-up cannot afford to have attrition factors in core team, as the investor expect core people to stay and deliver. It’s like having both parents taking care of their new born which only they can take care and it cannot be supplemented by any other. This basic also implies to your start-up.
The importance of team is also important for other reasons like it gives stability to company and team effort is essential ingredient for raising funds. Also we need to understand how ever you may be a multi-faceted personality, there will be weakness in some areas and strong forte in some areas so instead of you alone doing things it would be much better to have one more person with strong forte in area which is your weakness. It’s all about collaborating to maxims every individual’s forte for reaching goals and success.
For e.g your forte is technical and you can also handle marketing and finance with some understanding but the forte required for marketing if it’s handled by a person whose strength is in marketing makes lot of difference for the company.
It’s all about once experience being put to use, in more basic language it’s like forward players only attach, mid fielders supply and defender defend its all about team having strength’s in various fields being put to use in one direction.
It’s like channelizing energy from various segments to one point to generate maximum thrust. But remember when you start you start alone and once you can sell to your team and bring them on board then that itself is the first stone of success. | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.687559187412262, "wiki_prob": 0.31244081258773804, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1539502"} |
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Sometimes, disputes can occur between a charity's members, within its governing and management bodies or between the charity and a third party such as a landlord or supplier.
Disputes have the potential to damage a charity. It’s important the officers and management act to address disputes quickly by working in the best interests of the charity to minimise the negative impact on operations.
Your charity should have set policies and procedures for resolving disputes and complaints; these may be set out in your rules or in a separate policy document. By following prescribed written procedures, disputes are often able to be resolved promptly and internally.
What kind of matters will Charities Services not become involved in?
The role of Charities Services is to promote public trust and confidence in the charitable sector and to encourage the effective use of charitable resources. This means that we are unlikely to investigate disputes that relate to contractual, employment or service delivery matters, as these are issues that we expect a charity to manage internally.
We won't become involved if your concern is about a decision made by the officers of the charity that is within the law or within the rules of the charity. Also, we cannot overrule a decision, including deciding policy, made by officers that is within their powers to make, simply because others do not agree with it.
Deciding policy is a key part of officers' freedoms and responsibilities and may include:
seeking resolution to the dispute, including differences of opinion over spiritual or doctrinal matters, within religious or other belief-based charities
deciding how community facilities (such as a local hall, community centre or playing field) are used
deciding how to consult paid staff, volunteers, clients, members and other interested parties about decisions and policies of the charity they use or support
the terms and conditions of occupancy or use of charity land and, provided that legal and constitutional requirements are met, its disposal.
When should we contact Charities Services and what can it do to help?
We encourage you to use all available methods to resolve the dispute before you contact us.
If you wish to make a complaint to Charities Services and you are sure all possible steps have been taken to resolve the matter, you should send us written details of your complaint, supported by evidence.
See Making a complaint for more details about how to do this.
If, after receiving your written complaint, we decide that your concerns require our involvement, we will assess the facts and decide the most appropriate course of action within the boundaries of the Charities Act 2005.
Where information or education for the charity or another party is appropriate, we will aim to provide it and try to secure a positive outcome for the charity.
How we provide a solution will depend on the level of risk involved to the charity's activities, beneficiaries, property or reputation, and the likelihood of a successful outcome.
Once a course of action has been agreed, we expect all parties to commit to implementing the solution.
When will Charities Services take regulatory action in a dispute and what is the likely nature of the regulatory action?
We will consider exercising our powers under the Charities Act 2005 when there is evidence of:
the charity no longer meeting the requirements for registration
a breach of the Charities Act 2005
'serious wrongdoing' in connection with a charity.
If the issue cannot be corrected, or the charity is not willing to comply with the Act, then formal action, including removal from the Charities Register, is possible.
We decide the best course of regulatory action to take based on an assessment of the:
particular circumstances
seriousness and scale of the problem
level of risk to the charity (activities, beneficiaries, property or reputation)
available evidence
likelihood of a successful outcome.
The options available to us include providing information, education and assistance to help the charity to comply with the Charities Act 2005, enforcement, and, as a last resort, removal from the Register.
Enforcement options include issuing warning notices, publishing notices on the charity's listing on the Charities Register (the Register), administrative penalties, or prosecution for offences under the Charities Act 2005.
We can prosecute an organisation if it falsely claims that it is a registered charity on the Register, or if it does not provide required information or documents to us.
We may remove a charity from the Register if:
the entity is not, or is no longer, qualified for registration as a charitable entity
there has been a significant or continued failure by the entity to meet its obligations under legislation
there has been a significant or continued failure by the officers or collectors of the charity to meet their obligations under the Act
the charity has engaged in serious wrongdoing
a person has engaged in serious wrongdoing in connection with a charity.
We may inquire into any person who has engaged in conduct in breach of the Charities Act 2005 or where there is serious wrongdoing in connection with a registered charity. We do this if we consider the inquiry is reasonably necessary for the purposes of carrying out our functions and exercising our powers under the Act.
When should we approach other organisations and who should they be?
If there are no set procedures for resolving disputes, the process breaks down, or the written procedures need clarification, one or more of the people involved in the dispute should look for help from outside the charity.
An outside person or organisation will provide a fresh perspective and may help facilitate a quick solution.
You could consider:
approaching your charity’s regional or national body, if there is one
approaching a neutral and respected person from your community – for example, a kaumātua or community elder
getting independent legal advice from a Community Law Centre or by engaging a lawyer
approaching an agency that deals with dispute resolution in the area of concern – for example, the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment, the Disputes Tribunal or Tenancy Tribunal , or the Health and Disability Commissioner
seeking help from a relevant government department or agency – for example, the Registrar of Incorporated Societies, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Human Rights Commission, or Te Puni Kokiri
employing a professional mediator or arbitrator.
You should seek help from an independent professional advisor if the dispute is about contractual or other property rights, which are matters between the charity and a third party. For example:
employment issues or claims of unfair dismissal
disputes relating to contracts with the charity, including landlord-and-tenant disputes.
You should also seek professional advice if the dispute is connected with a planning application or control of property development.
Contact Charities Services if the dispute is related to a breach of the Charities Act 2005 or serious wrongdoing in connection with a registered charity. You can find more information about when Charities Services will get involved in the Making a complaint section.
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MacLaren's Expositions
MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture
‘A DEW FROM THE LORD’
Mic_5:7 .
The simple natural science of the Hebrews saw a mystery in the production of the dew on a clear night, and their poetic imagination found in it a fit symbol for all silent and gentle influences from heaven that refreshed and quickened parched and dusty souls. Created by an inscrutable process in silence and darkness, the dewdrops lay innumerable on the dry plains and hung from every leaf and thorn, each little globule a perfect sphere that reflected the sun, and twinkled back the beams in its own little rainbow. Where they fell the scorched vegetation lifted its drooping head. That is what Israel is to be in the world, says Micah. He saw very deep into God’s mind and into the function of the nation.
It may be a question as to whether the text refers more especially to the place and office of Israel when planted in its own land, or when dispersed among the nations. For, as you see, he speaks of ‘the remnant of Jacob’ as if he was thinking of the survivors of some great calamity which had swept away the greater portion of the nation. Both things are true. When settled in its own land, Israel’s office was to teach the nations God; when dispersed among the Gentiles, its office ought to have been the same. But be that as it may, the conception here set forth is as true to-day as ever it was. For the prophetic teachings, rooted though they may be in the transitory circumstances of a tiny nation, are ‘not for an age, but for all time,’ and we get a great deal nearer the heart of them when we grasp the permanent truths that underlie them, than when we learnedly exhume the dead history which was their occasion.
Micah’s message comes to all Christians, and very eminently to English Christians. The subject of Christian missions is before us to-day, and some thoughts in the line of this great text may not be inappropriate.
We have here, then,
I. The function of each Christian in his place.
‘The remnant of Jacob shall be as a dew from the Lord in the midst of many nations.’ What made Israel ‘as a dew’? One thing only; its religion, its knowledge of God, and its consequent purer morality. It could teach Greece no philosophy, no art, no refinement, no sensitiveness to the beautiful. It could teach Rome no lessons of policy or government. It could bring no wisdom to Egypt, no power or wealth to Assyria. But God lit His candle and set it on a candlestick, that it ‘might give light to all that were in the house.’ The same thing is true about Christian people. We cannot teach the world science, we cannot teach it philosophy or art, but we can teach it God. Now the possibility brings with it the obligation. The personal experience of Jesus Christ in our hearts, as the dew that brings to us life and fertility, carries with it a commission as distinct and imperative as if it had been pealed into each single ear by a voice from heaven. That which made Israel the ‘dew amidst many nations,’ parched for want of it, makes Christian men and women fit to fill the analogous office, and calls upon them to discharge the same functions. For-in regard to all our possessions, and therefore most eminently and imperatively in regard to the best-that which we have, we have as stewards, and the Gospel, as the Apostle found, was not only given to him for his own individual enjoyment, elevation, ennobling, emancipation, salvation, but was ‘committed to his charge,’ and he was ‘entrusted’ with it, as he says, as a sacred deposit.
Remember, too, that, strange as it may seem, the only way by which that knowledge of God which was bestowed upon Israel could become the possession of the world was by its first of all being made the possession of a few. People talk about the unfairness, the harshness, of the providential arrangement by which the whole world was not made participant of the revelation which was granted to Israel. The fire is gathered on to a hearth. Does that mean that the corners of the room are left uncared for? No! the brazier is in the middle-as Palestine was, even geographically in the centre of the then civilised world-that from the centre the beneficent warmth might radiate and give heat as well as light to ‘all them that are in the house.’
So it is in regard to all the great possessions of the race. Art, literature, science, political wisdom, they are all intrusted to a few who are made their apostles; and the purpose is their universal diffusion from these human centres. It is in the line of the analogy of all the other gifts of God to humanity, that chosen men should be raised up in whom the life is lodged, that it may be diffused.
So to us the message comes: ‘The Lord hath need of thee.’ Christ has died; the Cross is the world’s redemption. Christ lives that He may apply the power and the benefits of His death and of His risen life to all humanity. But the missing link between the all sufficient redemption that is in Christ Jesus, and the actual redemption of the world, is ‘the remnant of Jacob,’ the Christian Church which is to be ‘in the midst of many people, as a dew from the Lord.’
Now, that diffusion from individual centres of the life that is in Jesus Christ is the chiefest reason-or at all events, is one chief reason-for the strange and inextricable intertwining in modern society, of saint and sinner, of Christian and non-Christian. The seed is sown among the thorns; the wheat springs up amongst the tares. Their roots are so matted together that no hand can separate them. In families, in professions, in business relations, in civil life, in national life, both grow together. God sows His seed thin that all the field may smile in harvest. The salt is broken up into many minute particles and rubbed into that which it is to preserve from corruption. The remnant of Jacob is in the midst of many peoples; and you and I are encompassed by those who need our Christ, and who do not know Him or love Him; and one great reason for the close intertwining is that, scattered, we may diffuse, and that at all points the world may be in contact with those who ought to be working to preserve it from putrefaction and decay.
Now there are two ways by which this function may be discharged, and in which it is incumbent upon every Christian man to make his contribution, be it greater or smaller, to the discharge of it. The one is by direct efforts to impart to others the knowledge of God in Jesus Christ which we have, and which we profess to be the very root of our lives. We can all do that if we will, and we are here to do it. Every one of us has somebody or other close to us, bound to us, perhaps, by the tie of kindred and love, who will listen to us more readily than to anybody else. Christian men and women, have you utilised these channels which God Himself, by the arrangements of society, has dug for you, that through them you may pour upon some thirsty ground the water of life? We could also help, and help far more than any of us do, in associated efforts for the same purpose. The direct obligation to direct efforts to impart the Gospel cannot be shirked, though, alas! it is far too often ignored by us professing Christians.
But there is another way by which ‘the remnant of Jacob’ is to be ‘a dew from the Lord,’ and that is by trying to bring to bear Christian thoughts and Christian principles upon all the relations of life in which we stand, and upon all the societies, be they greater or smaller-the family, the city, or the nation-of which we form parts. We have heard a great deal lately about what people that know very little about it, are pleased to call ‘the Nonconformist conscience,’ I take the compliment, which is not intended, but is conveyed by the word. But I venture to say that what is meant, is not the ‘Nonconformist’ conscience, it is the Christian conscience. We Nonconformists have no monopoly, thank God, of that. Nay, rather, in some respects, our friends in the Anglican churches are teaching some of us a lesson as to the application of Christian principles to civic duty and to national life. I beseech you, although I do not mean to dwell upon that point at all at this time, to ask yourselves whether, as citizens, the vices, the godlessness, the miseries-the removable miseries-of our great town populations, lie upon your hearts. Have you ever lifted a finger to abate drunkenness? Have you ever done anything to help to make it possible that the masses of our town communities should live in places better than the pigsties in which many of them have to wallow? Have you any care for the dignity, the purity, the Christianity of our civic rulers; and do you, to the extent of your ability, try to ensure that Christ’s teaching shall govern the life of our cities? And the same question may be put yet more emphatically with regard to wider subjects, namely, the national life and the national action, whether in regard to war or in regard to other pressing subjects for national consideration. I do not touch upon these; I only ask you to remember the grand ideal of my text, which applies to the narrowest circle-the family; and to the wider circles-the city and the nation, as well as to the world. Time was when a bastard piety shrank back from intermeddling with these affairs and gathered up its skirts about it in an ecstasy of unwholesome unworldliness. There is not much danger of that now, when Christian men are in the full swim of the currents of civic, professional, literary, national life. But I will tell you of what there is a danger-Christian men and women moving in their families, going into town councils, going into Parliament, going to the polling booths, and leaving their Christianity behind them. ‘The remnant of Jacob shall be as a dew from the Lord.’
Now let me turn for a moment to a second point, and that is
II. The function of English Christians in the world.
I have suggested in an earlier part of this sermon that possibly the application of this text originally was to the scattered remnant. Be that as it may, wherever you go, you find the Jew and the Englishman. I need not dwell upon the ubiquity of our race. I need not point you to the fact that, in all probability, our language is destined to be the world’s language some day. I need do nothing more than recall the fact that a man may go on board ship, in Liverpool or London, and go round the world; everywhere he sees the Union Jack, and everywhere he lands upon British soil. The ubiquity of the scattered Englishman needs no illustration.
But I do wish to remind you that that ubiquity has its obligation. We hear a great deal to-day about Imperialism, about ‘the Greater Britain,’ about ‘the expansion of England.’ And on one side all that new atmosphere of feeling is good, for it speaks of a vivid consciousness which is all to the good in the pulsations of the national life. But there is another side to it that is not so good. What is the expansion sought for? Trade? Yes! necessarily; and no man who lives in Lancashire will speak lightly of that necessity. Vulgar greed, and earth-hunger? that is evil. Glory? that is cruel, blood-stained, empty. My text tells us why expansion should be sought, and what are the obligations it brings with it. ‘The remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the Lord’ There are two kinds of Imperialism: one which regards the Empire as a thing for the advantage of us here, in this little land, and another which regards it as a burden that God has laid on the shoulders of the men whom John Milton, two centuries ago, was not afraid to call ‘His Englishmen.’
Let me remind you of two contrasted pictures which will give far more forcibly than anything I can say, the two points of view from which our world-wide dominion may be regarded. Here is one of them: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I am prudent. And I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people; and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved a wing, or opened a mouth, or peeped.’ That is the voice of the lust for Empire for selfish advantages. And here is the other one: ‘The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents; yea, all kings shall fall down before Him; all nations shall serve Him, for He shall deliver the needy when he crieth, the poor also, and him that hath no helper. He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence, and precious shall their blood be in His sight.’ That is the voice that has learned: ‘He that is greatest among you, let him be your servant’; and that the dominion founded on unselfish surrender for others is the only dominion that will last. Brethren! that is the spirit in which alone England will keep its Empire over the world.
I need not remind you that the gift which we have to carry to the heathen nations, the subject peoples who are under the ז§©s of our laws, is not merely our literature, our science, our Western civilisation, still less the products of our commerce, for all of which some of them are asking; but it is the gift that they do not ask for. The dew ‘waiteth not for man, nor tarrieth for the sons of men.’ We have to create the demand by bringing the supply. We have to carry Christ’s Gospel as the greatest gift that we have in our hands.
And now, I was going to have said a word, lastly, but I see it can only be a word, about-
III. The failure to fulfil the function.
Israel failed. Pharisaism was the end of it-a hugging itself in the possession of the gift which it did not appreciate, and a bitter contempt of the nations, and so destruction came, and the fire on the hearth was scattered and died out, and the vineyard was taken from them and ‘given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.’ Change the name, as the Latin poet says, and the story is told about us. England largely fails in this function; as witness in India godless civilians; as witness on every palm-shaded coral beach in the South Seas, profligate beach-combers, drunken sailors, unscrupulous traders; as witness the dying out of races by diseases imported with profligacy and gin from this land. ‘A dew from the Lord!’; say rather a malaria from the devil! ‘By you,’ said the Prophet, ‘is the name of God blasphemed among the Gentiles.’ By Englishmen the missionary’s efforts are, in a hundred cases, neutralised, or hampered if not neutralised.
We have failed because, as Christian people, we have not been adequately in earnest. No man can say with truth that the churches of England are awake to the imperative obligation of this missionary enterprise. ‘If God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest He spare not thee.’ Israel’s religion was not diffusive, therefore it corrupted; Israel’s religion did not reach out a hand to the nations, therefore its heart was paralysed and stricken. They who bring the Gospel to others increase their own hold upon it. There is a joy of activity, there is a firmer faith, as new evidences of its power are presented before them. There is the blessing that comes down upon all faithful discharge of duty; ‘If the house be not worthy, your peace shall return to you.’ After all, our Empire rests on moral foundations, and if it is administered by us-and we each have part of the responsibility for all that is done-on the selfish ground of only seeking the advantage of ‘the predominant partner,’ then our hold will be loosened. There is no such cement of empire as a common religion. If we desire to make these subject peoples loyal fellow-subjects, we must make them true fellow-worshippers. The missionary holds India for England far more strongly than the soldier does. If we apply Christian principles to our administration of our Empire, then instead of its being knit together by iron bands, it will be laced together by the intertwining tendrils of the hearts of those who are possessors of ‘like precious faith.’ Brethren, there is another saying in the Old Testament, about the dew. ‘I will be as the dew unto Israel,’ says God through the Prophet. We must have Him as the dew for our own souls first. Then only shall we be able to discharge the office laid upon us, to be in the midst of many peoples as ‘dew from the Lord.’ If our fleece is wet and we leave the ground dry, our fleece will soon be dry, though the ground may be bedewed.
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King Keon Showcases His Unique Talent In Two New Music Videos “Like Master P” and “Elite”
Hotter than ever, King Keon dropped two major singles alongside the music videos for “Like Master P” and “Elite”. King Keon and K.O.K Records are now on fire, with his track “Like Master P” ascending charts and getting added to hundreds of playlists both nationally and internationally. The artist passionately raps about his views in “Like Master P,” which has a fluctuating dynamic theme. King Keon hits hard with an immersive music video and lyrics that make the listener want to rap along!
Coming to “ELITE”, the artist is shown on a sofa in the song video, sharing his inner feelings with a therapist, and shining a light on unspoken social concerns while keeping the tune authentically Eastern.
King Keon’s tracks have been generating a lot of attention, getting featured in some of Hip Hop’s most recognized magazines. With hundreds of thousands of views on the “Like Master P” and “ELITE” music videos, King’s campaign appears to be just getting started.
King Keon is on: Instagram – Spotify – YouTube – Facebook
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Pastificio Propaganda: The New Miami Speaks Italian
PASTIFICIO PROPAGANDA Restaurant represents the most significant international projection of RPM Proget studio, a team of professionals who, starting from the varied and dynamic reality of Rome, have extended their design path to other cities in Europe and the United States, in particular in Florida, where they started a project of great commitment and satisfaction in the emerging Wynwood District in Miami, an area with a strong identity, mainly known by the inhabitants of the city, rather than by tourists.
The owner of the Restaurant is a Roman entrepreneur who, after an intense and diversified activity in the Capital, moved to the United States to invest in Miami. Born in 2019 and opened in 2020, PASTIFICIO PROPAGANDA Restaurant is a location of 190 square meters with a new enlargement project of additional 100, for a total of 290 square meters, without forgetting the beautiful terrace in a corner position that increases the space by further 80-90 covers.
Visiting Miami during the election campaign, the future President of the United States Barack Obama had the opportunity to see the mural by Shepard Fairey, now a world-renowned artist, with the famous ‘Yes, we can’, which inspired the claim of his electoral campaign.
Another mural by the same artist called ‘Obey Propaganda’ is on the wall that houses the Restaurant, so when it came to choosing the name, it seemed logical to be inspired by such ‘cool’ concepts, without forgetting ‘pasta’, a must of the Italian kitchen and a word that ‘sounds good’ in both the American and Latin-American context; that’s how PASTIFICIO PROPAGANDA was born.
The idea lying behind this project is that of an Italian Bistro with a strong Sicilian heritage touch, to be found in the furnishings as well as in the colours and textures of the traditional Sicilian carts. Finishes and counters are retro-style and express the charm of Sicilian taverns of the past, featuring an aged wood treated with wax and brush paints: A special work created by the cabinetmakers who collaborate with RPM Proget studio.
The space was decorated with original Sicilian items: Authentic floorings of the ‘40s from a demolished villa were combined to create new geometries inside and outside; antiqued mirrors give the spaces a lived-in ambience reminiscent of the taverns of the early 20th century; coverings are classic tiles found in some typical places and there is no lack of original rescued elements, for example, a part of an authentic Sicilian cart.
The Restaurants features an industrial-style lighting, with iron lamps that give a warm light on the table to illuminate the dishes and leave everything around in a pleasant half-light.
Colour is a featuring factor of all furniture designed by RPM Proget for PASTIFICIO PROPAGANDA: Yellow, orange and green recall the light and bright accent colours of Sicily. Green, for example, is used in a very light shade, a mix between the tone to be found in old taverns and today’s green colour of Millennials, who densely populate or visit the Wynwood District.
In a city like Miami, characterized by the strong presence of beautiful American premises looking different, the visual impact is of huge importance and this place represents a particular experience, resulting from a strong contrast with other places of the neighborhood.
The Italian gastronomic excellence is a major issue: while in the past it was not easy to find authentic Italian products and dishes, today food suppliers are able to guarantee, at least in Miami, the same products available in Italy and we are talking about excellent cheeses, pasta and wines.
‘Green’ is another fundamental issue: Miami’s climate allows a small seed to grow up a tree in a short time and vegetation of tropics leads to the creation of lush outdoor areas with beautiful trees and palms giving shade and coolness. In addition, the owner decided for large terracotta pots with lemon and orange trees to give an extra touch of ‘Sicilian identity’ that goes well with tropical vegetation.
Miami has been an important commitment for RPM Proget studio, in a city where food is an important world and where Italian cuisine is in direct competition with other gastronomic traditions from around the world. In Miami, where home meal is practically non-existent and the average life of restaurants is very short, the challenge won by RPM Proget was a qualifying one.
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The SHAPE of Things – Episode 61 – The Oxford Comment
May 25, 2021 The Oxford Commenthumanities, kathryn murphy, philosophy, science, shape, stem, technology, tom mcleishoxfordacademic
In January, Oxford University Press announced its support for SHAPE, a new collective name for the humanities, arts, and social sciences and an equivalent term to STEM. SHAPE stands for Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts for People and the Economy and aims to underline the value that these disciplines bring to society. Over the last year or so, huge attention has—rightly—been placed on scientific and technological advancement but does that mean we’re overlooking the contribution of SHAPE in finding solutions to global issues?
Today’s episode of The Oxford Comment brings together two leading voices from SHAPE and STEM disciplines to discuss how we might achieve greater balance between sciences and the arts. In the episode, Dr Kathryn Murphy, a Fellow in English Literature at Oriel College at the University of Oxford and the co-editor of On Essays, and Professor Tom McLeish, inaugural Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Department of Physics at the University of York and the author of The Poetry and Music of Science, discuss the origins of the SHAPE/STEM divide and what might be done to address it.
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My name’s Drew Mantia, owner and operator of Feel Good Music Recordings, and I produce & mix Feel Good Music. If you make soulful music that makes people smile or has the emotional depth to make them cry, I want to be your guy. R&B, Lyrical Hip Hop, Soul, Funk, Pop, Jazz, House, Gospel/Worship, Reggae
I mix singles and albums that I produce and am available to mix your already produced and recorded project as well. I get my best mixing results working mostly unattended but I still gather and value feedback from the artist throughout the process. I have years of experience mixing for artists remotely online as well and that has become a great option in COVID times. I can even give you consulting on recording yourself at home so you can send quality tracks in for mix. I mix in-the-box in the latest version of Pro Tools.
I can help you, the singer/songwriter, rapper or band create your songs from the ground up or turn a song you’ve written into a fully realized record. This can be as hands off as selling you a beat or a full-service experience where we write the material together in-studio (or via video call) and see it all the way through to a mastered final product. I use electric and acoustic guitars, basses, and a Pearl drum kit with Soultone Cymbals in combination with VSTs in Pro Tools and sample chopping via Maschine to create hybrid live/digital productions. I also have access to a network of fantastic session musicians on most any instrument when needed.
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A: produced and mixed a single by ProbCause called “LSD” featuring Chance the Rapper. The track got a lot of attention and defined my production sound for years to come. I found a hybrid of Hip Hop, R&B and Dance with the track that I still use today.
A: Projects producing, recording & mixing singer/songwriters and doing remote mixes. Supplying sync music libraries with tracks. Posting a video everyday to social media @drewmantia
A: Digital. The speed, flexibility and ability to keep every take are essentials these days. I do think it’s still important to be knowledgeable of analog workflow. I learned on analog and bring that mindset to the digital realm.
A: Feel good vibes above all. A creative, open-minded working environment. Pleasant, professional communication. Quality work delivered on time and as requested.
A: A good session puts me in a flow state - full presence engaging with the current moment, losing track of time. I also like capturing those moments in an emotional time capsule to be shared, which is what a recording is to me.
A: They often ask how to promote their music when it’s finished. I tell them to start a daily social media presence right away and to study music marketing for free via YouTube and library books.
A: “Let’s collab" = free work
A: Do you have previously released work or demos I can hear? What are some records that capture the vibe you’re going for? What’s your writing style - slow and methodical? Off-the-cuff?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: No matter how talented or skilled someone is, if they offer you a poor attitude and/or poor communication that’s not the person for you. Your best production/engineering teammates and collaborators in general are at the intersection of most skill and most interest in working with you. A provider that’s skilled but disinterested or one that’s highly interested but not skilled are outside your sweet spot.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: They would be instruments: drums, bass, guitar, keys and a portable recorder to capture the sounds.
A: I have been in pursuit of music and audio for 20 years and have been professional for 10. On the first day I brought home my beginner acoustic guitar, I recorded myself making noise with it on cassette tape. In those 20+ years since, writing and performing music has been inextricably tied to recording and mixing it for me. As I grew in the skills of creating my own recordings and showed my work to other musicians, particularly my fellow Webster University music students, they began offering to hire me for their recordings. By 2011 I was engineering and producing recordings as a full-time freelancer. After doing some work in my hometown of St. Louis and Kansas City, I made a successful move to Chicago in 2012 where I began work with artists that would receive millions of plays and views, sell thousands of albums and perform slots at large festivals. I worked in Chicago (and worldwide, remotely) until 2019 when I moved back to St. Louis and found a renewed passion for my craft in my hometown. I have still been working closely with Chicago artists, taken up work with STL locals, and more than ever I am doing remote mixing, mastering, selling beats and custom production online. In 2021, I opened Feel Good Music Recordings based in the Benton Park neighborhood of St. Louis, MO. Throughout my music career I’ve been told many times “you make that feel good music!” I was so pleased that I was having that effect on people that I made feel good vibes the cornerstone of what I do. I have a production album series called “Feel Good Music” and when the opportunity came to take over someone else’s already built out studio space, it was a no-brainer what I would call it.
A: I produce & mix Feel Good Music. If you make soulful music that makes people smile or has the emotional depth to make them cry, I want to be your guy. R&B, Lyrical Hip Hop, Soul, Funk, Pop, Jazz, House, Gospel/Worship, Reggae. Live instrumentation, beats or (my favorite) a hybrid of both. Danceable drums, funky bass lines & guitars, soulful keys. My mixing style combines classic techniques with modern ones.
A: Snoh Allegra. She’s about those feels! I believe her vocals and writing would gel with my production and attitude.
A: Write the bassline first. If you take the time to craft a killer bassline, the rest of the song will fall into place.
A: I’m heavily into R&B currently. I have been a Hip Hop specialist in the past and also work a lot with Dance and Funk. I have 20 years of experience with both live instruments and beats.
A: Getting in sync with artists. Whether in-person or remotely, my clients report a sense of understanding and connection that we share. People often tell me I just said what they were thinking, that I intuitively know what they want to hear on the record.
A: A positive attitude, first and foremost. Vibe is everything. That extends to in-person sessions, remote communication, business relations, etc. I create a safe space for the artist to express themselves and make efforts to not throw that off in any part of the process. Sonically I bring a combination of new school and old school- the warmth and intimacy of an old record with the polish and techniques of something brand new.
A: I start by communicating with the client about expectations and request reference recordings for the sounds they want to achieve. It’s important to me to know what the mission is. Once I have that clear understanding I have little issue translating the client’s ideas remotely or in-person. I offer a round of revisions and only in rate exceptions is that not enough to square everything away.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have a studio called Feel Good Music Recordings located in St. Louis, MO. It’s an in-the-box (computer-based) recording and production setup with drums, bass, guitar, keys and vocoder on the ready. I always focus on the vibe first and foremost.
A: Stevie Wonder, D’Angelo, Timbaland, John Mayer, Nile Rogers, Michael Jackson, Pino Paladino. Miguel, Kimbra, Nao, Kanye West, Raphael Saddiq. John Williams, 70s R&B, 90’s R&B, Sonic the Hedgehog soundtracks.
A: My most common work scenarios are remote mixing and mastering, beat sales and full-package production from the ground up: co-writing, production, recording, comping, editing, post-production, mixing, mastering.
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#1. Studies have shown consistently that while IQ bears a fairly close relationship to accomplishment among men, it bears essentially no relationship at all to accomplishment among women. (...) The adult occupations of the women, whose childhood IQ's were in the same range as the men's, were for the most part undistinguished. n fact, two-thirds of the women with genius-level IQ's of 170 or above were occupied as housewives or office workers.
The waste of women's talent is a brain drain that affects the entire country. #Quote by Colette Dowling
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#2. King Charles II liked women's company and well as making love to them. #Quote by Antonia Fraser
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#3. Repression is a seamless garment; a society which is authoritarian in its social and sexual codes, which crushes its women beneath the intolerable burdens of honour and propriety, breeds repressions of other kinds as well. #Quote by Salman Rushdie
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#4. In societies where women's rights are no longer openly, blatantly denied - as they are not in most of the Western world - women are instead encouraged to deny them voluntarily. #Quote by Carina Chocano
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#5. Feminist narrative theory notes that for most of literary history there's been an imbalance between men's and women's stories. Male characters go out into a world of infinite possibilities. Female characters either get married or die. This makes enlightened female readers such as ourselves pissed off. But however much we deconstruct the narrative, however vigilantly we plow and apply the theory and read with our skeptical, over-educated eyes, still some lessons are hard to fully internalize, and the dream of happily-ever-after love, in real life and in literature, dies hardest of all. #Quote by Laurie Frankel
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#6. WOMEN'S PRAYVAGANZA TODAY. The banner covers the building's former name, some dead president they shot. Below #Quote by Margaret Atwood
#7. Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth ... these are one and the same fight. We must connect the dots between climate change, water scarcity, energy shortages, global health, food security and women's empowerment. Solutions to one problem must be solutions for all. #Quote by Ban Ki-moon
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#8. The only way I thought I could do a greatest hits album is to do it in a prison where they have no f**king idea who I am. I'd do what I consider the best of those old, early CDs before I did DVDs. A women's prison would be even better, but it has to be English-speaking. #Quote by Doug Stanhope
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#9. First. I began my career as a copy girl. and the White House coverage, for example, was in the then-Women's section. So it was social coverage. It wasn't news, although we often got rather startling news out of it. #Quote by Judith Martin
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#10. Why do I write today? The beauty of the terrible faces of our nonentities stirs me to it: colored women day workers- old and experienced- returning home at dusk, in cast off clothing faces like old Florentine oak. #Quote by William Carlos Williams
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#11. I think it's crazy that Bill Cosby has a mugshot for alleged assaults 11 years ago with no physical evidence or proof besides these womens accounts of what he did to them an entire decade later. #Quote by Jayceon Terrell Taylor
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#12. I think the personal relationships I established mattered in terms of what I was able to get done. And I did bring women's issues to the center of our foreign policy. #Quote by Madeleine Albright
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#13. We are now dealing with a bizarre new morality where a woman cannot simply say, in one way or another, "I'm on the pill because I like dick. #Quote by Roxane Gay
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#14. You know your sister has been reading The Female Eunuch? And some old shite called The Women's Bedroom or something. She says your mother is a classic example of oppressed womanhood, and that the fact your mother disagrees shows how oppressed she is. She's trying to tell her I should be doing the cooking and cleaning and making out I'm some fecking caveman. But if I dare to say anything back she keeps telling me to "check my privilege". Check my privilege! I told her I'd be happy to check it if I knew where the hell your mother had put it. #Quote by Jojo Moyes
#15. We're walking... About 200 girls, and behind us 200 men. It's hot. The summer is hot. And we have to walk 30 kilometers. Thirty! The heat is terrible... And behind us there are red stains on the sand... Red stains... Well, our women's thing, you know... How could we hide that? The soldiers follow us and pretend that they don't see it. They are not looking at the ground #Quote by Svetlana Alexievich
#16. Envy of the male role has devastating consequences for women's performance of their own proper role as well. Although it may be a secondary or supporting one in relation to men, it is indispensable for the survival of the race: the woman bears, nurtures, and to a great extent educates the rising generation. The feminist either refuses to fulfill her natural role or at best does so resentfully, sullenly, and poorly. For that reason, feminism should not be treated merely as a personal folly on the part of some misguided or spoiled women - it is a mortal threat to any society in which it truly takes hold. Enemies of heterossexual cooperation and procreation ar enemies of the human race. #Quote by F. Roger Devlin
#17. Thankfully, President Obama has stood firmly behind women's health care issues by supporting coverage for contraception and reaffirming commitment to organizations like Planned Parenthood. #Quote by Felicity Huffman
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#18. This defines the task of feminism not only because male dominance is perhaps the most pervasive and tenacious system of power in history, but because it is metaphysically near perfect. Its point of view is the standard for point-of-viewlessness, its particularity the meaning of universality. Its force is exercised as consent, its authority as participation, its supremacy as the paradigm of order, its control as the definition of legitimacy. In the face of this, feminism claims the voice of women's silence, the sexuality of women's eroticized desexualization, the fullness of "lack", the centrality of women's marginality and exclusion, the public nature of privacy, the presence of women's absence. This approach is more complex than transgression, more transformative than transvaluation, deeper than mirror-imaged resistance, more affirmative than the negation of negativity. It is neither materialist nor idealist; it is feminist. Neither the transcendence of liberalism nor the determination of materialism works for women. Idealism is too unreal; women's inequality is enforced, so it cannot simply be thought out of existence, certainly not by women. Materialism is too real; women's inequality has never not existed, so women's equality never has. That is, the equality of women to men will not be scientifically provable until it is no longer necessary to do so... If feminism is revolutionary, this is why. #Quote by Catharine A. MacKinnon
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Their painted outsides, and corrupted minds,
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#20. Why isn't every woman a feminist? Feminism tells a tale of female injury, but the average woman in heterosexual intimacy knows that men are injured too, as indeed they are. She may be willing to grant, this average woman, that men in general have more power than women in general. This undoubted fact is merely a fact; it is abstract, while the man of flesh and blood who stands before her is concrete: His hurts are real, his fears palpable. And like those heroic doctors on the late show who work tirelessly through the epidemic even though they may be fainting from fatigue, the woman in intimacy may set her own needs to one side in order better to attend to his. She does this not because she is "chauvinized" or has "false consciousness," but because this is what the work requires. Indeed, she may even excuse the man's abuse of her, having glimpsed the great reservoir of pain and rage from which it issues. Here is a further gloss on the ethical disempowerment attendant upon women's caregiving: in such a situation, a woman may be tempted to collude in her own ill-treatment. #Quote by Sandra Lee Bartky
#21. Tolerating women is surprisingly easier than understanding them. #Quote by Raheel Farooq
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#22. I think when it comes to females in the media you'll see something that kind of upsets me which is that females are pinned up against each other more so than men. You know, for example like you never see online "vote for who has the better butt - this actor or this actor." It's always like this female singer and this female singer. And you get to vote. I mean, it's daily I see these things and these polls like "let us know who's sexier, who's the hotter momma" and I just don't see it like "who's the hotter dad" you know? I think that one thing that I do believe as a feminist is that in order for us to have gender equality we have to stop making it a girl fight and we have to stop being so interested in seeing girls trying to tear each other down, it has to be more about cheering each other on as women. That's just kind of how I feel about it. #Quote by Taylor Swift
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#23. Antifeminists are the only ones who benefit from their version of working on women's behalf; in reality, they put other women at risk and fail to solve any larger problems. #Quote by Jessica Valenti
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#24. [The Golden Notebook] was not a trumpet for Women's Liberation. It described many female emotions of aggression, hostility, resentment. It put them into print. Apparently what many women were thinking, feeling, experiencing, came as a great surprise. Instantly a lot of very ancient weapons were unleashed, the main ones, as usual, being on the theme of "She is unfeminine", "She is a man-hater". #Quote by Doris Lessing
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#25. In a wartime survey conducted by a team of food-habits researchers, only 14 percent of the students at a women's college said they liked evaporated milk. After serving it to the students sixteen times over the course of a month, the researchers asked again. Now 51 percent liked it. As Kurt Lewin put it, People like what they eat, rather than eat what they like. #Quote by Mary Roach
#26. I absolutely don't want to suggest that women are unreliable because we're mothers - on the contrary. But the question of who brings up the kids has a material effect on all women's careers. #Quote by Beeban Kidron
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#27. I shall not change my course because those who assume to be better than I desire it. #Quote by Victoria Claflin Woodhull
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#28. I think we really need a movement to drive how popular culture understands the issues that feminists care about. When I think about the LGBT movement for example, they have had a really intentional strategy to try to change images and representation of LGBT people in the media and the culture. It really moved the dial politically. That's what is needed in the women's movement - a strategy that can drive awareness and culture change. #Quote by Ai-jen Poo
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#29. Seeing women on television was very important to me. It opened my eyes to the possibilities of women's sports. It showed me what I could do and who I could be. #Quote by Jennie Finch
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#30. There are a lot of downsides to being male. We age faster and die younger. But give us this: we're lifetime baby-making machines. Women's reproductive abilities start to wane when they're as young as 35. Men? We're good to go pretty much till we're dead. #Quote by Jeffrey Kluger
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#31. I think reviewers are sexist ... This isn't to sound bitter, but I think you're more likely to get a critical kicking if you're a woman. I just think that's a fact. I really think less value is put in general on women's voices, across the board. #Quote by Marian Keyes
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#32. One of the factors a country's economy depends on is human capital. If you don't provide women with adequate access to healthcare, education and employment, you lose at least half of your potential. So, gender equality and women's empowerment bring huge economic benefits. #Quote by Michelle Bachelet
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#33. Feminism is built on believing women's accounts of sexual use and abuse by men. #Quote by Catharine MacKinnon
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#34. A series of women's conventions in various parts of the country followed the one at Seneca Falls. At one of these, in 1851, an aged black woman, who had been born a slave in New York, tall, thin, wearing a gray dress and white turban, listened to some male ministers who had been dominating the discussion. This was Sojourner Truth. She rose to her feet and joined the indignation of her race to the indignation of her sex:
That man over there says that woman needs to be helped into carriages and lifted over ditches. . . Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles or gives me any best place. And a'nt I a woman?
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Strabo
Greek geographer, philosopher and historian (64/63 BC–c.24 AD)
16th-century engraving of Strabo
64 or 63 BC
Amaseia, Pontus
(modern-day Amasya, Turkey)
c. AD 24
(aged c. 87)
Geographer
Strabo[n 1] (/ˈstreɪboʊ/; Greek: Στράβων Strábōn; 64 or 63 BC – c. 24 AD) was a Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian who lived in Asia Minor during the transitional period of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.
Title page from Isaac Casaubon's 1620 edition of Geographica
Strabo was born to an affluent family from Amaseia in Pontus (in present-day Turkey) in around 64 BC.[1] His family had been involved in politics since at least the reign of Mithridates V.[2] Strabo was related to Dorylaeus on his mother's side. Several other family members, including his paternal grandfather had served Mithridates VI during the Mithridatic Wars. As the war drew to a close, Strabo's grandfather had turned several Pontic fortresses over to the Romans.[3] Strabo wrote that "great promises were made in exchange for these services", and as Persian culture endured in Amaseia even after Mithridates and Tigranes were defeated, scholars have speculated about how the family's support for Rome might have affected their position in the local community, and whether they might have been granted Roman citizenship as a reward.[2]
Strabo as depicted in the Nuremberg Chronicle
Strabo's life was characterized by extensive travels. He journeyed to Egypt and Kush, as far west as coastal Tuscany and as far south as Ethiopia in addition to his travels in Asia Minor and the time he spent in Rome. Travel throughout the Mediterranean and Near East, especially for scholarly purposes, was popular during this era and was facilitated by the relative peace enjoyed throughout the reign of Augustus (27 BC – AD 14). He moved to Rome in 44 BC, and stayed there, studying and writing, until at least 31 BC. In 29 BC, on his way to Corinth (where Augustus was at the time), he visited the island of Gyaros in the Aegean Sea. Around 25 BC, he sailed up the Nile until he reached Philae,[n 2] after which point there is little record of his travels until AD 17.
Statue of Strabo in his hometown (modern-day Amasya, Turkey)
It is not known precisely when Strabo's Geography was written, though comments within the work itself place the finished version within the reign of Emperor Tiberius. Some place its first drafts around 7 BC,[4] others around AD 17[5] or AD 18.[4] The latest passage to which a date can be assigned is his reference to the death in AD 23 of Juba II, king of Maurousia (Mauretania), who is said to have died "just recently".[6] He probably worked on the Geography for many years and revised it steadily, but not always consistently. It is an encyclopaedic chronicle and consists of political, economic, social, cultural, geographic description covering almost all of Europe and the Mediterranean: British Isles, Iberian Peninsula, Gaul, Germania, the Alps, Italy, Greece, Northern Black Sea region, Anatolia, Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa. The Geography is the only extant work providing information about both Greek and Roman peoples and countries during the reign of Augustus.[7]
On the presumption that "recently" means within a year, Strabo stopped writing that year or the next (AD 24), at which time he is thought to have died. He was influenced by Homer, Hecataeus and Aristotle.[8] The first of Strabo's major works, Historical Sketches (Historica hypomnemata), written while he was in Rome (c. 20 BC), is nearly completely lost. Meant to cover the history of the known world from the conquest of Greece by the Romans, Strabo quotes it himself and other classical authors mention that it existed, although the only surviving document is a fragment of papyrus now in the possession of the University of Milan (renumbered [Papyrus] 46).
Strabo studied under several prominent teachers of various specialities throughout his early life[n 3] at different stops during his Mediterranean travels. The first chapter of his education took place in Nysa (modern Sultanhisar, Turkey) under the master of rhetoric Aristodemus, who had formerly taught the sons of the Roman general who had taken over Pontus.[n 4] Aristodemus was the head of two schools of rhetoric and grammar, one in Nysa and one in Rhodes. The school in Nysa possessed a distinct intellectual curiosity in Homeric literature and the interpretation of the ancient Greek epics. Strabo was an admirer of Homer's poetry, perhaps as a consequence of his time spent in Nysa with Aristodemus.[n 5]
At around the age of 21, Strabo moved to Rome, where he studied philosophy with the Peripatetic Xenarchus, a highly respected tutor in Augustus's court. Despite Xenarchus's Aristotelian leanings, Strabo later gives evidence to have formed his own Stoic inclinations.[n 6] In Rome, he also learned grammar under the rich and famous scholar Tyrannion of Amisus.[n 7] Although Tyrannion was also a Peripatetic, he was more relevantly a respected authority on geography, a fact of some significance considering Strabo's future contributions to the field.
The final noteworthy mentor to Strabo was Athenodorus Cananites, a philosopher who had spent his life since 44 BC in Rome forging relationships with the Roman elite. Athenodorus passed onto Strabo his philosophy, his knowledge and his contacts. Unlike the Aristotelian Xenarchus and Tyrannion who preceded him in teaching Strabo, Athenodorus was a Stoic and almost certainly the source of Strabo's diversion from the philosophy of his former mentors. Moreover, from his own first-hand experience, Athenodorus provided Strabo with information about regions of the empire which Strabo would not otherwise have known about.
Map of the world according to Strabo.
Strabo is best known for his work Geographica ("Geography"), which presented a descriptive history of people and places from different regions of the world known during his lifetime.[6]
Map of Europe according to Strabo.
Although the Geographica was rarely utilized by contemporary writers, a multitude of copies survived throughout the Byzantine Empire. It first appeared in Western Europe in Rome as a Latin translation issued around 1469. The first Greek edition was published in 1516 in Venice.[9] Isaac Casaubon, classical scholar and editor of Greek texts, provided the first critical edition in 1587.
Although Strabo cited the classical Greek astronomers Eratosthenes and Hipparchus, acknowledging their astronomical and mathematical efforts covering geography, he claimed that a descriptive approach was more practical, such that his works were designed for statesmen who were more anthropologically than numerically concerned with the character of countries and regions.[citation needed]
As such, Geographica provides a valuable source of information on the ancient world of his day, especially when this information is corroborated by other sources. He travelled extensively, as he says: "Westward I have journeyed to the parts of Etruria opposite Sardinia; towards the south from the Euxine to the borders of Ethiopia; and perhaps not one of those who have written geographies has visited more places than I have between those limits."[10]
It is not known when he wrote Geographica, but he spent much time in the famous library in Alexandria taking notes from "the works of his predecessors". A first edition was published in 7 BC and a final edition no later than 23 AD, in what may have been the last year of Strabo's life. It took some time for Geographica to be recognized by scholars and to become a standard.[11]
Alexandria itself features extensively in the last book of Geographica, which describes it as a thriving port city with a highly developed local economy.[12] Strabo notes the city's many beautiful public parks, and its network of streets wide enough for chariots and horsemen. "Two of these are exceeding broad, over a plethron in breadth, and cut one another at right angles ... All the buildings are connected one with another, and these also with what are beyond it."[13]
Lawrence Kim observes that Strabo is [14] "... pro-Roman throughout the Geography. But while he acknowledges and even praises Roman ascendancy in the political and military sphere, he also makes a significant effort to establish Greek primacy over Rome in other contexts."
In Europe, Strabo was the first to connect the Danube – Danouios and the Istros – with the change of names occurring at "the cataracts," the modern Iron Gates on the Romanian/Serbian border.[15]
In India, a country he never visited, Strabo described small flying reptiles that were long with a snake-like body and bat-like wings (this description matches the Indian flying lizard Draco dussumieri), winged scorpions, and other mythical creatures along with those that were actually factual.[16] Other historians, such as Herodotus, Aristotle, and Flavius Josephus, mentioned similar creatures.[citation needed]
Charles Lyell, in his Principles of Geology, wrote of Strabo:[17]
Strabo…enters largely, in the Second Book of his Geography, into the opinions of Eratosthenes and other Greeks on one of the most difficult problems in geology, viz., by what causes marine shells came to be plentifully buried in the earth at such great elevations and distances from the sea.
He notices, amongst others, the explanation of Xanthus the Lydian, who said that the seas had once been more extensive, and that they had afterwards been partially dried up, as in his own time many lakes, rivers, and wells in Asia had failed during a season of drought. Treating this conjecture with merited disregard, Strabo passes on to the hypothesis of Strato, the natural philosopher, who had observed that the quantity of mud brought down by rivers into the Euxine was so great, that its bed must be gradually raised, while the rivers still continued to pour in an undiminished quantity of water. He therefore conceived that, originally, when the Euxine was an inland sea, its level had by this means become so much elevated that it burst its barrier near Byzantium, and formed a communication with the Propontis, and this partial drainage had already, he supposed, converted the left side into marshy ground, and that, at last, the whole would be choked up with soil. So, it was argued, the Mediterranean had once opened a passage for itself by the Columns of Hercules into the Atlantic, and perhaps the abundance of sea-shells in Africa, near the Temple of Jupiter Ammon, might also be the deposit of some former inland sea, which had at length forced a passage and escaped.
But Strabo rejects this theory as insufficient to account for all the phenomena, and he proposes one of his own, the profoundness of which modern geologists are only beginning to appreciate. 'It is not,' he says, 'because the lands covered by seas were originally at different altitudes, that the waters have risen, or subsided, or receded from some parts and inundated others. But the reason is, that the same land is sometimes raised up and sometimes depressed, and the sea also is simultaneously raised and depressed so that it either overflows or returns into its own place again. We must, therefore, ascribe the cause to the ground, either to that ground which is under the sea, or to that which becomes flooded by it, but rather to that which lies beneath the sea, for this is more moveable, and, on account of its humidity, can be altered with great celerity. It is proper,' he observes in continuation, 'to derive our explanations from things which are obvious, and in some measure of daily occurrences, such as deluges, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and sudden swellings of the land beneath the sea; for the last raise up the sea also, and when the same lands subside again, they occasion the sea to be let down. And it is not merely the small, but the large islands also, and not merely the islands, but the continents, which can be lifted up together with the sea; and both large and small tracts may subside, for habitations and cities, like Bure, Bizona, and many others, have been engulfed by earthquakes.'
In another place, this learned geographer [Strabo], in alluding to the tradition that Sicily had been separated by a convulsion from Italy, remarks, that at present the land near the sea in those parts was rarely shaken by earthquakes, since there were now open orifices whereby fire and ignited matters and waters escaped; but formerly, when the volcanoes of Etna, the Lipari Islands, Ischia, and others, were closed up, the imprisoned fire and wind might have produced far more vehement movements. The doctrine, therefore, that volcanoes are safety valves, and that the subterranean convulsions are probably most violent when first the volcanic energy shifts itself to a new quarter, is not modern.
Fossil formation
Strabo commented on fossil formation mentioning Nummulite (quoted from Celâl Şengör):[6]
One extraordinary thing which I saw at the pyramids must not be omitted. Heaps of stones from the quarries lie in front of the pyramids. Among these are found pieces which in shape and size resemble lentils. Some contain substances like grains half peeled. These, it is said, are the remnants of the workmen's food converted into stone; which is not probable. For at home in our country (Amaseia), there is a long hill in a plain, which abounds with pebbles of a porous stone, resembling lentils. The pebbles of the sea-shore and of rivers suggest somewhat of the same difficulty [respecting their origin]; some explanation may indeed be found in the motion [to which these are subject] in flowing waters, but the investigation of the above fact presents more difficulty. I have said elsewhere, that in sight of the pyramids, on the other side in Arabia, and near the stone quarries from which they are built, is a very rocky mountain, called the Trojan mountain; beneath it there are caves, and near the caves and the river a village called Troy, an ancient settlement of the captive Trojans who had accompanied Menelaus and settled there.
Volcanism
Strabo commented on volcanism (effusive eruption) which he observed at Katakekaumene (modern Kula, Western Turkey). Strabo's observations predated Pliny the Younger who witnessed the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on 24 August AD 79 in Pompeii:[18]
…There are no trees here, but only the vineyards where they produce the Katakekaumene wines which are by no means inferior from any of the wines famous for their quality. The soil is covered with ashes, and black in colour as if the mountainous and rocky country was made up of fires. Some assume that these ashes were the result of thunderbolts and subterranean explosions, and do not doubt that the legendary story of Typhon takes place in this region. Ksanthos adds that the king of this region was a man called Arimus. However, it is not reasonable to accept that the whole country was burned down at a time as a result of such an event rather than as a result of a fire bursting from underground whose source has now died out. Three pits are called "Physas" and separated by forty stadia from each other. Above these pits, there are hills formed by the hot masses burst out from the ground as estimated by a logical reasoning. Such type of soil is very convenient for viniculture, just like the Katanasoil which is covered with ashes and where the best wines are still produced abundantly. Some writers concluded by looking at these places that there is a good reason for calling Dionysus by the name ("Phrygenes").
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^ Strabo (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. The father of Pompey was called "Pompeius Strabo". A native of Sicily so clear-sighted that he could see things at great distance as if they were nearby was also called "Strabo".
^ Accompanied by prefect of Egypt Aelius Gallus, who had been sent on a military mission to Arabia.
^ He mentions all or most of his teachers as prominent citizens of their own respective cities.
^ This also highlights the international trend of the era that Greek intellectuals would often instruct the Roman elite.
^ Aristodemus was also the grandson of the famous Posidonius, whose influence is manifest in Strabo's Geography.
^ Largely due to his future teacher Athenodorus, tutor of Augustus.
^ Thus completing his traditional Greek aristocratic education in rhetoric, grammar, and philosophy. Tyrannion was known to have befriended Cicero and taught his nephew, Quintus.
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^ Sarah Pothecary, When was the Geography written?
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How does an English major end up working for NASA? Korine Powers, an education and outreach coordinator for the Exploration and Space Communications, started her career with NASA as a summer intern developing professional and educational offerings for the Space Communications and Navigation Internship Project (SIP). In January 2022, she began working for NASA full-time while working towards her English PhD at Boston University. In her current role, Powers helps manage Goddard Space Flight Center's SIP cohort, develops outreach events and activities for upcoming SCaN missions, and increases excitement about NASA and SIP with educators and learners of all ages. Join Korine to learn more about her path from BU to NASA. She'll also discuss NASA's work beyond astronauts, the different NASA centers, and the value of a Humanities background in a STEM workplace. Feel free to ask her your own spacey (and communications-y) questions! Interested in learning more about the internship that started it all? Join Korine again for the 2:00pm SCaN Internship Project information session that follows.
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Pro Debut Date: 2001-06-22
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Last Ranked: 10/01/2013
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Last Loss Date: 12/13/2013
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Add to Calendar2022-04-06 13:00:002022-04-06 13:00:00Using petitions effectively in patent prosecution Would you like to learn how to use petitions more effectively? Join us for a presentation from Fenn Mathew, Deputy Director of the Office of Petitions (OPET), and Kristen Matter, Petitions Examiner in OPET, on helpful tips and reminders concerning petitions practice. The presentation will cover: Publicly available electronic resources Petitions-related data, statistics, news, and updates Brief discussion of e-Petitions Register today Q&A session will follow the presentation, so please send your questions in advance or during the webinar to [email protected]. For more information on petitions, please visit the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) website. Please see the registration page for states where continuing legal education (CLE) credit is available. America/New_Yorkpublic
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Would you like to learn how to use petitions more effectively? Join us for a presentation from Fenn Mathew, Deputy Director of the Office of Petitions (OPET), and Kristen Matter, Petitions Examiner in OPET, on helpful tips and reminders concerning petitions practice.
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Clothe the Naked: Aurora Hernandez outfits men, women with dignity
Joyce Coronel
Aurora Hernandez waits for her latest client to finish showering at St. Vincent de Paul’s main campus in downtown Phoenix where she hands out clean clothing to the homeless and vulnerable. “We’re doing God’s work,” she said.
In recognition of the Jubilee Year of Mercy declared by Pope Francis, every month The Catholic Sun will feature a “Missionary of Mercy” who exemplifies one of the corporal or spiritual works of mercy.
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Donate clothing for any age/size to the St. Vincent de Paul Society
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Growing up in Phoenix as one of 10 children, Aurora Hernandez experienced firsthand the struggles of poverty. Her father worked for a meat company, and she and her siblings shoveled manure and cleaned out the animal pens. Her mother made dresses for the girls out of old flour sacks.
“We ran around barefoot in the summer because we just didn’t have shoes,” Hernandez said. “I remember helping my mother make bars of soap because we washed on the board.”
A lifelong Catholic, Hernandez has spent seven years helping the homeless and poor who visit the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s main campus in South Phoenix. On Thursdays, she greets the large crowd who wait inside the lobby. One by one, they visit her cubicle for an intake interview.
On a hot afternoon, a gaunt-looking young woman with a dark ponytail who calls herself Mikey sits as Hernandez goes through a series of questions. Her legal name is actually something else entirely, but Hernandez is unfazed.
“The last check I wrote was for a million dollars,” the woman tells Hernandez. “If somebody knew my dad they could call him. He’s famous. I’m not really homeless. Those people kidnapped me.”
“Oh my,” Hernandez responds mildly. She’s heard this kind of thing before. “Drugs,” she tells The Catholic Sun. “All you can do is just lend them a shoulder because sometimes all they want is someone to talk to.”
“Can I get a blanket?” the woman asks, her eyes downcast. She begins to smile at one point, but then covers her mouth with her hand to hide her crumbling teeth.
After the intake interview, it’s off to the showers. Hernandez stands in the room where row upon row of clean clothes are neatly stored in partitioned shelves.
“They get a fresh shirt, socks and underwear once a week and pants once a month. And we also give laundry soap,” Hernandez said. “We go out there with two T-shirts, a light and a dark, and we ask them, ‘Which do you prefer?’
“They come here and they say, ‘I can interview at this job if I can get cleaned up.’ They get cleaned up and they go out the door and they smile when they see you. It makes you feel good.”
The homeless, Hernandez said, feel as though they are invisible, untouchable. Hernandez breaks through by simply acknowledging them and asking questions. Their clothes, she says, are often stiff from sweat and grime.
“It’s hard to breathe because they smell bad, but you don’t want to hurt their feelings. Because they know.”
One day, she said, a man started screaming in the shower. “The ladies here ran to help him,” Hernandez said. “He was screaming because he had maggots.”
The Our Lady of the Valley parishioner said she leaves the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s campus each week with a feeling of accomplishment. “We’re doing God’s work here,” Hernandez said. “Somebody has to lend a hand.”
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85 years of Cornwall's iconic Jubilee Pool celebrated in wonderful pictures
A huge collection of people's personal photographs of the lido at Penzance through the decades has been published online
Greg MartinPhotojournalist
The 'Grand Re-opening' day in May 1994 attracted large crowds. (Image: Mary McArthur)
To coincide with the 85th anniversary of Cornwall’s most iconic lido, a huge collection of people’s personal and historic photographs of it have been published online.
The world famous Jubilee Pool in Penzance was opened in May 1935 following its construction at Battery Rocks, which was already a popular bathing spot.
Now, 85 years later, having recently been voted the best lido in the UK, the first stage of the Jubilee Pool Stories archive website has been launched, featuring photographs of the lido throughout the decades.
Jubilee Pool Stories is an intergenerational, three-year creative heritage project to gather, digitise, interpret and share the pool’s rich cultural archive, run by Barbara Santi, Nick Harpley and Lou Brett of awen productions CIC and artist Jane Bailey.
The project has created an extensive online archive which currently includes hundreds of photos spanning from pre-Jubilee Pool to present day. More items will be added over the coming months, including oral histories, films, creative interpretations, written memories of the pool and more photos. And later in the year a book about Penzance’s iconic lido will also be produced.
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Ms Santi said: “This exciting archive launch is the first of a series of uploads designed to deepen our interest and understanding of the pool, its surrounds and the various periods of its history since its opening in 1935. The fascinating story of how and why the pool was created has been investigated by the Jubilee Pool Stores Research Group who have met monthly to explore and write about different facets of the pool, and these written contributions will be added to the archive over the coming months.
"Building up to the pool’s 85th anniversary we have been working with Jubilee Pool, sharing archive photos via their social media. This has encouraged the wider community to contribute their own facts and stories relating to these photos which are then being added to the online archive, building up vital information which otherwise would be lost.”
Dr Bailey said: “The archive has been fascinating to work on, the range of images and stories that have been contributed is a real testament to what the Jubilee Pool means to people and the cherished place it has in many people’s lives.
“We are uncovering so many stories, some personal - about people who met their future life-partner at the pool - and others that place the pool in the wider historical context. Input from the Jubilee Pool Stories Research Group has been crucial to getting the archive to this stage and will add important historical detail through written contributions which well be included over the summer.”
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Lou Brett added: “Over the past couple of year we have been working with Penwith College lens based media diploma and Falmouth University BA animation students to create short animations from oral histories collected as part of the project. These have culminated in five stunning animations that can be viewed at https://www.jubileepoolstories.co.uk/animations-year-one-and-two. Stories about ‘King Neptune’ draped in seaweed, ‘The Jubilees’ who performed their synchronised swim at the pool’s 75th anniversary and memories of the opening day in 1935 are just some of the animations that have been brought to life.”
The project is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Arts Council England, The Tanner Trust and Falmouth University.
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Penzance War Memorial, pictured here before Jubilee Pool was built. The diving platform at Battery Rocks is visible on the right.
(Image: Unknown, Courtesy of Jubilee Pool © The Artist's Estate)1 of 36
Battery Rocks is a traditional bathing spot. On August 16, 1900, The Cornishman reported, 'bathers can enjoy a plunge from either of the many projecting rocks or off the spring board. On Monday the hot calm invited from 200 to 300 [bathers]'. The First World War memorial in the top right dates this photo to between 1922 and 1933/4, when construction of Jubilee Pool began. The houses in the background include 'slums' cleared in the early 1930s, to make way for the pool and St Anthony's Gardens.
(Image: Anon, PH Ref 990053, Courtesy of Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Penzance © The Artist’s Estate)2 of 36
The Jubilee Bathing Pool was opened on Friday, May 31, 1935, and was named after the Silver Jubilee celebrations of King George V. This photo is thought to be of its opening day with the Daily Mirror Eight performing on the left.
(Image: Unknown, Courtesy of Philip Knight © The Artist's Estate)3 of 36
The opening day of Jubilee Bathing Pool, as it was then called, in May 1935. In the background St Mary's Church is prominent, but the art deco Yacht Inn, built in 1936, has not yet appeared.
Young swimmers on the slide in the 1930s. The girl standing in the middle of the group is wearing the skull and crossbones badge of the Penzance Swimming Association and Water Polo Club.
(Image: JJ Churchward, PH Ref 890684, Courtesy of Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Penzance © The Artist’s Estate)5 of 36
Fred Jilbert, age 54, dives over his son Ken Jilbert who is striking a pose on the high board. It is thought that this photo was taken in June 1947 at the Jubilee Pool's reopening after the Second World War.
(Image: Unknown, Courtesy of Liz Nicholls © The Artist's Estate)6 of 36
Ursula Pascoe and friend Myrtle Rowe photographed at the Jubilee Pool in the 1940s.
(Image: Unknown, Courtesy of Wendy Hosken and Pascoe family © The Artist's Estate)7 of 36
Carefree days in the 1940s. The steps of the slide makes a great spot to pose for the camera. But behind the carefree pool visitors, the First World War memorial strikes a contrasting note.
(Image: TP Roskrow, PH Ref 890685, Courtesy of Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Penzance © The Artist’s Estate)8 of 36
Crowds on terraces in July 1949. The presence of a number of uniformed sailors within this crowd suggest this photo could be from when the Western Union Fleet visited Penzance.
Spectators of this water polo match are stacked three tiers high in the background. This photo was probably taken in the summer of 1949 when the ships and crew of the Western Union Fleet visited Penzance.
(Image: T P Roskrow, PH Ref 910651, Courtesy of Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Penzance © The Artist’s Estate)10 of 36
Robbie Murley and Alvin Williams by the steps up to the high diving board, taken in 1949.
(Image: Alvin Williams)11 of 36
Magazine images of women enjoying time at Jubilee Pool in the 1950s.
(Image: Unknown, Courtesy of Jubilee Pool Penzance Ltd © The Artist's Estate)12 of 36
The cashier Dorothy Rowe at the turnstyles in the 1950s.
The Penzance Swimming Association and Water Polo Club team, taken in 1957.
(Image: Unknown, Courtesy of Ian Turner Coxen, © The Artist’s Estate)14 of 36
Young people relaxing at Jubilee Pool in the 1950s.
Councillor George Ford with Jubilee Pool manager Clary Ash in the 1950s.
The men's mock beauty parades were a feature of galas at Jubilee Pool. This photo from the 1950s features Tony Hill, John Stirling, Mickey James, Brian Martin, Archie Wellington, Tony Stevenson.
(Image: J H Bottrell, Courtesy of Alvin Williams)17 of 36
Pat Jilbert and her friend Rose enjoying a day at the Jubilee Pool in the 1960s.
(Image: Liz Nicholls)18 of 36
Bathing suits through the ages displayed as part of the centenary celebrations of the Penzance Swimming Association and Water Polo Club which was established in the 1860s and trained at Jubilee Pool at the time of this photo.
(Image: Courtesy of The Cornishman)19 of 36
Moira Fitt with her daughter Penny, in the small pool in the 1960s, known locally as the baby pool.
Penny Fitt recalls: "I feel like I remember that day. I was with my mother, and her mother. Both of them spent time teaching my brother and I to swim. My grandmother was quite glamorous and wore lovely hats and sunglasses. She had a great '60s leopard-print swimming costume."
(Image: Moira Fitt)20 of 36
Taken shortly after the Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962, this image shows some of the damage to the pool's structure, although the diving board remains intact.
(Image: Eileen Jilbert)21 of 36
Damage to Jubilee Pool caused by the Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962.
(Image: Philip Knight)22 of 36
Family members walking down the Jubilee Pool steps in August 1977 (War Memorial visible in the background).
Young women sunbathing at Jubilee Pool in 1977, with coloured changing room doors in the background.
Family members pictured walking around Jubilee Pool in August 1977.
Tamsin Hosken and Sasha Thomas relaxing on deckchairs outside the changing rooms in 1983.
(Image: Unknown, Courtesy of Wendy Hosken and Pascoe family © The Artist's Estate)26 of 36
Large crowds gather along Penzance Promenade for the 'Grand Re-opening' of the Jubilee Pool in May 1994.
People swim and enjoy the atmosphere at the 'Grand Re-opening' in May 1994.
Penzance-born actress Jan Harvey at the 'Grand Re-opening' of 1994 - the start of the first new season at Jubilee Pool following a period of closure.
(Image: Mary McArthur)29 of 36
The 'Grand Re-opening' day in May 1994 attracted large crowds.
Wendy Hosken and friends smile for the camera at Jubilee Pool in 2009.
Local synchronised swimming team The Jubilees put on a performance to mark the 75th anniversary of Jubilee Pool in 2010.
(Image: Greg Martin / Cornwall Live)32 of 36
Waves breach the pool wall in the build up to the storms of February 2014.
(Image: Unknown, Courtesy of Jubilee Pool Penzance Ltd. © The Artist's Estate)33 of 36
HRH Prince Charles meets Alison Davey and Denise Gent during the official reopening of Jubilee Pool in July 2016.
Work begins on creating the new geothermal pool in January 2019.
Shunzi and Leila embrace the cold water for the Santa Swim at Jubilee Pool in Penzance in December 2019.
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Chapter 1162 The Repercussion Of Crossing The Line!
Supremacy Games - Chapter 1162 The Repercussion Of Crossing The Line!
Back in the Mariana Federation Territory, nearby the express wormhole, connecting to the Vampire's galaxy, Manananggal could be seen sitting in his invisible spaceship with a nonchalant expression.
When he noticed the long line of spaceships in front of the express wormhole, he released his spiritual pressure until it was big enough to cover his entire spaceship.
Then, he continued on his journey, skipping the entire queue, knowing that no one could see him or his spaceship.
Although he was a primogenitor, he still preferred using spaceships and wormholes since he couldn't travel at the speed of light or within the void realm.
It was just an unreplaceable convenience in this Era, which all primogenitors were quite pleased of having.
In their Era, they were either using natural wormholes or Lord Dune's private wormhole network after paying exorbitant prices for it.
If they couldn't use any to reach their destinations, they literally spend centuries on their journies if not more.
Unfortunately, today Manananggal was going to regret using a spaceship...
'Hmm?!!'
Without any warning, a circular humongous void rift emerged in front of Manananggal's spaceship just as she was about to enter the wormhole!
Before Manananggal could ditch it in time, the spaceship sped inside the void realm for ten thousand of kilometers before getting erased from existence, throwing Manananggal out at an insane speed!
Manananggal managed to stop himself easily, but he didn't seem too pleased with his situation.
"What's the meaning of this, Lord Khaos?" He uttered with a deep frown as he looked for the void rift.
Unfortunately, it was already closed shut, which meant he was completely trapped here.
"You have crossed the line." Lord Khaos replied with an emotionless tone as two astronomically massive violet eyes emerged before Manananggal.
They were so big, it made Manananggal seem like a dust particle!
Still, Manananggal didn't show an ounce of fear...He merely covered his skin in a rejuvenation blood coating to protect himself from the deconstruction of the void energy.
"I have crossed nothing." Manananggal argued composedly, "You said that the kid is under your protection and we respected your wishes...But, you have no right to stop us from attacking any planet we wanted."
"I don't think you understand." Lord Khoa narrowed those dreadful purplish eyes and stated with a flat tone, "I am not here to argue or reason with you. Your faction's existence is starting to affect my plan negatively and I don't like it."
"Plan? What plan?" Manananggal was startled by this as he never thought that Felix's importance was related to a plan!
He always believed that Lord Khaos had a soft spot for Felix since he had given him his bloodline and turned him into his only descendant in the entire universe.
"That's none of your business." Lord Khoas uttered emotionlessly, "The next time you think of moving personally on the kid. I will make sure that your faction will be erased from the face of the universe."
"You have been warned..."
Before Manananggal could respond to his threat, Lord Khaos' eyes suddenly turned extremely bright before disappearing.
'Is this Void Domain? He really isn't messing around...'
Manananggal was stunned at the sight of his body getting deconstructed to utter nothingness at freakish speed!
It was like someone using an eraser to wipe him out of existence akin to a badly drawn character!
In less than a split second, Manananggal was nowhere to be seen, and the void realm was back to its eerie silent environment.
He was killed so fast, it was hard to believe that he was a primogenitor as well...
Alas, this was the true terror of elemental lords in their environments compared to the rest.
The strength difference was just too unbridgeable...
Inside a horizontal medical pod within a massive underground bunker built out of nothing but crystallized blood, Manananggal's naked body could be seen floating in a blue liquid without an oxygen mask on.
Abruptly, his blood-red eyes snapped wide open, releasing a destructive pressuring aura that shattered the pod's glass into little pieces!
Manananggal hovered outside of the medical pod while having many blood tentacles putting some clothes on him and even an AP Bracelet.
By the time his feet touched the floor, he returned to his elegant and nonchalant appearance.
As the blood primogenitor and the possessor of the ultimate ability, True Immortality, he would never leave this universe unless he willed it!
What Lord Khaos ended up killing was a mere clone just like this one!
Manananggal might be not as overpowered as most of the primogenitors, but he was the only one capable of fighting them with actual clones!
Those clones were so perfect, they possessed all of his strengths and gifts bestowed upon him by the universe, unlike Lady Sphinx's sand copies!
Lady Sphinx's copies might be able to use sand manipulation, but they didn't possess the same physical strength as her.
In addition, Manananggal's clones were capable of growing their own main consciousness with time, which meant that there was absolutely no difference between the real thing and a clone!
"This is getting more dangerous than we anticipated." Manananggal knitted his eyebrows after his clone's memories merged with him, showing him his unexpected death.
He had no idea what kind of plan Felix and Lord Khaos were involved in, but he was clearly shown that Lord Khaos wouldn't let another transgression happen to Felix again!
The fact that he made a move against them even though they merely attacked Felix's family was enough proof.
Without delay, Manananggal contacted his partners and they joined him in a meeting.
He updated them on his confrontation with Lord Khaos and the more they listened, the graver their expressions had gotten.
"I think we have to lay low for a while." Wendigo said with a solemn tone, "Based on what you said, Lord Khaos doesn't really care about that punk's life. He only cares about his role in his plan, whatever it was. So, we have to make sure to stay out of this, so if he ended up dying, it won't connect to us."
"You're right." Saurous nodded.
The Darkin faction's members might be proud and courageous, but they weren't idiots to continue antagonizing Lord Khaos.
Now that they knew Lord Khaos cared for Felix only for a purpose of his plan, they understood that moment he was done with him, he wouldn't care anymore about his protection!
In their eyes, the smartest decision was to lay low and ignore the punk and the Asgardian faction altogether until the day either Felix dies on his own or Lord Khaos cast him aside.
"Sh*t, I never thought I will be wishing this, but I really hope that little sh*t gets back up on his feet." Saurous cursed.
Whether it was Saurous or another primogenitor, no one ever wanted to antagonize Lord Khaos.
That's because as the void primogenitor, he had complete control over the void realm.
In other words, he could appear anywhere he wanted in the entire universe and attack anyone he desired even if they were both at two opposite edges of the universe.
Exactly like what happened to Manananggal!
Vrrr Vrr!...
Suddenly, their AP bracelets began to vibrate, making them glance at the screen.
-You have been summoned to the Primogenitors' Council.-
"Ignore it." Wendigo stated calmly, "There is no reason to attend it. They will be just talking crap to us."
"My thoughts exactly." Saurous sneered, "It must have been the Asgardian holding it to complain about us."
He was right about one thing, the Asgardians were the ones holding the council this time...However, it wasn't to complain about them.
"I am not here to talk about evidence or such bullsh*t." Fenrir stated coldly as he eyed the rest of his peers in the council, "I know they killed our students' family and nothing will change this fact. So, I'm invoking the Council's primogenitors' clash against either Saurous or Wendigo."
Erebus, Kumiho, and the others all gasped at the same time, not expecting this at all!
The Council's primogenitors' clash had never been invoked in this era ever due to the primogenitors' conflict with each other dying slowly with time!
It was quite a serious right to invoke since it implied that the two parties had reached the end of their civil conflict and could be handled only through violence!
The Council's job was to pick the battle area and also attend it to make sure that no one would interfere in it or one of the fighters escape!
In a sense, it was a literal battle to the death or at least to force out the survival protocol of one of the primogenitors!
Naturally, this was going to happen in the real universe!
"Aren't you being a bit rash, brother Fenrir?" Elder Aspidochelone said with a solemn tone, "There is no going back from this."
"Going back? Do I look like I want to go back?" Fenrir released a chilling air through his nostrils, "I have cleansed my heart from most of my hatred for them after what Manananggal did to my pregnant wife. Yet, they ambushed me and forced me to use my ice world protocol to save myself."
"Now, they boldly attacked my student's family while I am still around." Fenrir sneered coldly, "Do you think I am in the mood to reason with you here? You either enforce the fight or the Asgardian faction will leave the council!"
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Let’s do the Time Warp again: May the apps be with you
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Katrina Delargy, TIYGA Health explores the key to achieving the full potential of apps in healthcare
Much has been said about the promise and potential of smartphone apps in healthcare, yet plenty has also been written about the barriers and enablers of adoption. Are we missing something?
The promise and potential of apps
Lots of time and effort has gone into designing apps that are interesting and engaging, usable and safe to use from a healthcare perspective. Yet proving the total cost-benefit is challenging.
“High dropout rates present a threat to the validity of RCTs of mental health apps,” state Torous, Lipschitz, Ng and Firth, 2020.
Many apps are inexpensive or free. Much time has been invested by organisations such as NHS, NICE, and others on funding, cataloguing, and offering guidance but in reality, has the potential of the App revolution been realised?
To deliver worthwhile benefits, apps, like any other tool, must be used at the right time and for the right purpose and in the right way – and for long enough. Have you ever seen an app that claimed it was difficult to use? Unlikely. Most apps say they are quick and easy to use, yet those people with chronic illness found even popular apps to be difficult and frustrating to use.
An app may contain great messaging and education, but if the person never opens it after day one, what benefit will they get? A lot of attention has gone into visual appeal and making apps engaging, but perhaps other important factors have not had as much attention. How much of individual personality influences app use over time?
Individual and personal: Relevant to me “now”
Smartphone apps are used by so many people to manage and inform so many aspects of their lives, we simply cannot assume that one size fits all, that there is one type of app or set of rules that works for everyone. How we choose and use our smartphones is highly individualised. Our smartphones are, in many cases, an extension or reflection of ourselves – our personality, who we are, who we want to be, how we like doing things – what we are open to and what we will (or not) allow to get our attention. While not in any way discounting all the work done on barriers and enablers, it can also be suggested that personality factors and preferences play a role.
TIYGA: Time is your greatest asset
Our priority is to capture data about variation in lived experience both within- and between-days, to enable proactive health behaviours to encourage people to “listen to their body” and check in regularly to know what their baseline is and when something is changing. We designed apps that require conscious effort (taking ownership) but with the lowest cognitive and physical effort for users to report their observations while making it easy for them to do so as often as necessary to achieve a benefit. The goal was interaction “little and often”, a no-brainer, a habit that becomes effortless. Some people prefer being monitored automatically, but others prefer to feel in control of an app that only shows what is relevant to them currently. TIYGA apps, by design, allow tailoring to suit everyday occurrences. Apps can be configured to be relevant to each patient so as to increase engagement. Apps that help people to remember what they consider to be important and what they worry they might forget, can achieve the “connection” with the user that becomes a habit.
Patients need to feel the app gives them more control of their condition and hence the freedom to do activities that are important to them. In one of our projects, with a small number of long COVID patients, we asked them to describe their personality in five or six words and the response is seen in fig 1. This group, using the app over three to four months was characteristically hard-working and conscientious but also caring – more than 25% of them are nurses. There are some contrasts, such as sociable and anti-social as well as loud and quiet or cautious and courageous. Almost 40% said conscientious and more than 45% said hard-working. Every participant responded. We are keen to obtain data on personality to identify what influence this has in App usage. Research is ongoing into the “sickness model of personality” we are interested in extending this to explore the benefits from app use.
Further work has been done using a gold standard personality test. This project has shown similar user behaviour to many of our other projects, sustained patient engagement with the apps despite no clinician involvement. The motivation was intrinsic, there was no incentive of payment or access to treatment. So how far does personality influence app use?
Lipschitz and Torous (2018) suggest that “User engagement is likely the biggest challenge in digital behavioural health, given that a motivation is often at the core of behavioural health concerns.”
Impact = reach x efficacy
Our intention here is not to generalise from self-report and small numbers. One-size-does not fit all in the app world. Sustained meaningful use comes when there is “a connection to the app” for each patient. To achieve the full potential of apps in healthcare, they need the right introduction and that often means clinical engagement. If a healthcare professional recommends an app, it is more likely to be used.
We suggest:
Right app + right person + right data + right context + right
frequency (or duration of use) = Effective benefit
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Rangers were alerted after the victim's alleged accomplices told his family that he had been crushed to death by an elephant. He said a pride of lions was thought to have been in the area and were believed to have devoured the man's remains.
A 33-month-old black rhino is seen at a game reserve near Cape Town, South Africa, January 8, 2005. (Reuters)
A suspected rhino poacher was trampled to death by an elephant and his body devoured by lions in South Africa's Kruger National Park, officials said Monday.
South African rangers have recovered the skull of the man in the vast Kruger sanctuary, which has born the brunt of much of the country's poaching crisis.
According to a park spokesman, rangers were alerted after the victim's alleged accomplices told his family that he had been crushed to death by an elephant.
The man's remains were discovered on Thursday after a two day search involving aircraft and rangers on foot, with the help of the victim's accomplices.
"Our field rangers looked around the area and made the unfortunate discovery of a skull. That was the only remaining part of the deceased," Kruger national park spokesman Isaac Phaahla told AFP.
He said a pride of lions was thought to have been in the area and were believed to have devoured the man's remains.
"But the family were grateful that at least they have the bone to go and bury and they know what happened," Phaahla said.
Four of the man's accomplices have since been arrested and are expected to appear in court this week.
The demand for rhino horn has placed Africa at the epicentre of a global poaching and trafficking crisis.
South Africa, which is home to about 80 percent of the world rhino population, has been hit hardest, with much of the poaching concentrated on the Kruger park.
In 2018, 769 rhinos were poached in South Africa alone, according to the country's environment ministry. More than 7,100 animals have been killed over the past decade.
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DSOL Debutantes Honored at Reception and Seated Dinner
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2022-2023 Debutantes - Photo by GITTINGS
The 2023 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League debutantes were honored at a holiday reception and seated dinner on November 23, 2022 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The debutantes, honor guards and their families were welcomed by Presentation Ball Chair Karen Cox.
“Thank you for spending your holiday evening with us,” said Karen. “This year, as we look forward to the brighter days ahead in Dallas after the pandemic, we are ever so grateful for the opportunity to celebrate and honor the inspiring and resilient young women and men who comprise our 2022 Debutantes and Honor Guard, as well as their families.
The evening was chaired by Janice Walsh who was unable to be there.
Each of the 26 debutantes was formally introduced by emcee Stan Gardner and joined by an honor guard escort for the presentation. A debutante presentation gift was provided by Eiseman NorthPark Center.
In attendance were proud parents including Harlan and Kathy Crow, Vaughn and Dena Miller, Heather and Bill Esping, Patrick and Dawne Tribolet, and Yvete Ostolaza and Peter B. Dewar.
The evening was the start of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend which included a mixer for the debs and honor guard, as well as a Bow Boot Camp for the debs.
During the Christmas Holidays, the debs will return for another busy schedule of parties and bow practice. All the many events will culminate with the 37th Presentation Ball which will be held on February 11, 2023.
The 2023 Debutantes are: Britton Barcus, Margaret Bracken, Stephanie Ciarochi, Kate Clark, Sarah Crow, Elena Dewar, Gracie Dix, Natalie Duvall, Arden Eiland, Charlotte Esping, Kaitlin Ann Kelly, Celeste Lay, Ella Marks, Ellie Michaelson, Gigi Miller, Lydia Pigott, Morgan Potter, Sasha Schwimmer, Ellie Steindorf, Catherine Stiles, Elizabeth Thompson, Lucy Tilden, CeCe Tribolet, Danielle Ward, Paige Williams, and Nicole Zimmer.
The Presentation Ball, which was first held in 1987, is the largest fundraiser for the DSOL. Over $13 million has been raised for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra through the annual event, which was created with the vision of long-time League member Tincy Miller, who chaired the first ball.
Founded in 1946, the DSOL's mission is to support the Dallas Symphony Orchestra through service, education and fundraising activities. Since 1998 the League has contributed over $21 million in support of the Dallas Symphony Association’s Community Outreach and Education programs, which help bring the wonder of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra to thousands of youths and adults in the Dallas Metroplex.
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Charitable Spending Plan Creates Controversy, Elder Law Attorney, Woodstock, GA
A frugal librarian’s $4 million bequest to a university has unintentionally sparked a controversy over how the money should be used.
Recent news that a frugal and eccentric librarian left a $4 million charitable bequest to the University of New Hampshire where he worked at first caught the public’s attention because of the uniqueness of the story. However, with those headlines falling out of the news, the story has taken a twist as many alumni are not pleased with how the university plans to spend the funds.
Robert Morin left instructions that earmarked $100,000 to the school library where he worked, but the remainder of the donation was given freely. The university quickly announced how it would spend it.
The plans include spending $1 million on a new football scoreboard, which has outraged some people who would rather the money be spent on academics.
The Independent reported on the controversy in “University to buy football scoreboard with thrifty librarian’s money, outraging critics.”
For its part the university states that in the last years of his life Morin had grown to love football and that he would approve of the plan. The controversy is, of course, part of a much larger debate about athletics and academics at colleges.
It is unlikely to be resolved any time soon.
One lesson for donors to keep in mind is that if they do not wish for their donations to be used in specific ways, then that needs to be stated in the bequest. What Morin would have wanted cannot be definitively known.
By not leaving instructions, it has to be assumed he wanted the university to spend the money however it sees fit.
A qualified estate planning attorney can help you clearly communicate your charitable intent.
Reference: Independent (Sept. 16, 2016) “University to buy football scoreboard with thrifty librarian’s money, outraging critics.”
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By Josh Baumgard Sep 27, 2017, 11:48am EDT
A residence at Palazzo Del Sol on Fisher Island
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Billionaire Alan Hassenfield, the chairman and CEO of Hasbro Toys from 1989 to 2008, just purchased a new home on Miami Beach’s exclusive Fisher Island for $8.2 million.
Located at the sublime Palazzo Del Sol, the three-bedroom residence has three and a half bathrooms and was designed by Miami-based Antrobus + Ramirez, which also spearheaded the development’s common spaces and amenity areas. Features include book-matched marble, specialty wallpaper and teak cladding, and a beautiful open kitchen. Residents of the property also receive a custom-designed Garia golf cart.
The island also boasts 18 tennis courts, seven restaurants and a nine-hole golf course. Palazzo Del Sol is the newest development and offers amenities like a private movie theater, a hair and makeup salon, a state-of-the-art fitness center by The Wright Fit, a children’s playroom designed by Kidville, and a staffed aperitivo bar.
Hassenfeld officially became a billionaire in May after shares of Hasbro Inc. closed at a record price.
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This Surprisingly Well Made, Boxster-Based McLaren F1 Replica Even Has A Central Driving Position
This replica might fool all but the nerdiest enthusiasts from afar, but it's not cheap
Photos: eBay
Bad supercar replicas are pitiful and funny in equal measure - they’re always a bit (or a lot) out of proportion, on tiny wheels and they still tend to have the entire dashboard from a Toyota MR2, albeit with one Ferrari sticker on the steering wheel. Most are hideous and very poorly executed, like if a surgeon reattached your arm the wrong way around. From a distance it might look like you, but up close it’s clear something’s not right.
Wait, you might be saying. Is this McLaren F1 LM I see before me not a McLaren product? Occasional CT contributor and perennial eBay sleuther Lewis Kingston came across this F1 replica for sale in the Czech Republic, and we were kind of shocked at the quality of the presentation. Underneath the orange paintwork it’s a Porsche Boxster, and you’d be hard-pressed to tell that it isn’t the real thing. A huge amount of work has clearly gone into it. It even has a central driving position!
Well, that's one way to try and get people to pay north of £50k for an old automatic Porsche Boxster.https://t.co/1oeP2qm2E0 pic.twitter.com/OHIDGyDfyW
— Lewis Kingston (@theseoldcars) July 11, 2021
There are just a few details that you’d notice if this was parked side-by-side with the real thing. It has a pair of universal LED running lights where the indicators are on the real one, and it’s unlikely that the rear side skirt panels would be riveted on in the McLaren factory. The real car features a splitter, too.
On even closer inspection we wouldn’t expect to see the exhausts poking out next to the tail-lights, nor those tail-lights for that matter. But we played spot the difference with this replica and a real one, and if you don’t have a spare F1 LM to compare it with then it looks like the real deal.
And unlike most replicas, this one has at least some performance to match its looks. All the driving bits have been left alone, so it still sports full Boxster underpinnings. That’s presumably why the Porsche dials are still in place. It won’t be limited-edition ‘90s hypercar rapid, then, but still quick enough to give the impression that this might be something special.
We’re told that the car is fully drivable, and that it has a hydraulic nose-lift function to get it over speed bumps.
The seller has set the auction start price at £51,000 (although at the time of writing no bids have been made and the reserve hasn’t been met). Probably because it’s a lot of money for an old Boxster, even one that does look like supercar royalty. There’s just one thing to note for a potential owner - the conversion isn’t registered, so that’ll need to be done otherwise a police officer might stop you because your McLaren’s plates should be on a Porsche.
What do you think of this McLaren F1 replica? Pole position or back of the grid?
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Substance use, alcohol consumption rises during pandemic, state officials say
In addition to increased substance use rates, the pandemic has led to a rise in demand for mental health services, the American Psychological Association reported
By: Cassie Miller - May 26, 2021 6:30 am
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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused an increased number of individuals with substance use disorder to relapse, and led to a rise in alcohol consumption among adults and hindered access to school support services for students, state officials have said.
Over the past year, overdose rates have increased 10 percent nationally. In an August 2020 survey, the Centers for Disease Control found that 13.3 percent of respondents “started or increased substance use to cope with stress or emotions related to COVID-19.”
While all of the 2020 data has not been released yet, state health officials said in April that preliminary data show there were at least 422 more overdose deaths in 2020 than in 2019.
“As we continue to evaluate 2020 overdose trends, we are seeing a significant uptick in fatal overdoses,” acting state Health Secretary Alison Beam said. “We know that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the challenges for people with the disease of addiction.”
In addition to increased substance use rates, the pandemic has led to a rise in demand for mental health services, the American Psychological Association reported.
“With increases in substance use, trauma, adverse childhood experiences, and other risk factors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, intensifying our prevention efforts to address these risk factors is absolutely critical,” Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) Secretary Jennifer Smith said.
While the pandemic has forced many state agencies to reevaluate their current objectives and outreach programs to help more Pennsylvanians get support services. Alison Gantz, a spokesperson for DDAP, said that the pandemic has “reiterated the importance” of the agency’s four main goals – reducing stigma, intensifying primary prevention, strengthening the state’s treatment system and empowering sustained recovery.
“We are more focused than ever on improving quality and access to treatment across the system to help combat the negative impacts stemming from the pandemic.” Gantz said.
But the increase in overdose and alcohol consumption rates aren’t the only causes for concern.
The department is also worried about the barriers to accessing mental health services the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on Pennsylvania’s students who have been learning virtually or through hybridized instruction during the pandemic shutdowns.
Schools stare down teen mental health crisis as they prepare for largely virtual year
“Schools are in an ideal position to provide the relationships and services that promote equitable, trauma-informed practices that support prevention programming and universal support to address risk factors in youth,” Department of Education Mental Health/Alcohol and Other Drug Specialist Dr. Dana Milakovic said. “By focusing on prevention programming and positive learning environments, we can support youth’s mental wellness and the development of resiliency to enhance youth’s development into career-ready adults with positive coping skills and a reduction in risk-taking behaviors and substance use disorders.”
Every two years since 1989, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). has conducted the Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS), to gather data, assess student risk factors and inform community leaders of the findings.
DDAP, in turn, uses the data collected to learn about student behaviors, attitude and knowledge of alcohol, tobacco, drugs and violence.
In 2019, the state polled more than 294,000 students across 413 public school districts in the commonwealth. The next survey is scheduled to be conducted this fall.
“We are interested to see how the pandemic has impacted youth substance use, including whether the increase in alcohol use among adults will be mirrored among youth. With reported increases in the need for mental health services, we anticipate that we may see continued increases in the number of youth reporting depressive symptoms and reports of suicide ideation/attempts,” Gantz told the Capital-Star, noting that the outcome of the survey will inform the department’s programming and outreach efforts moving forward.
Speaking about DDAP’s future efforts to prevent substance use disorder, Smith said in a statement, “Prevention is our first line of defense in assuring our children grow up to live healthy, productive lives.”
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AYUSH Ministry’s IMPCL Achieves Highest Ever Turnover Of Over Rs 160 Crore
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Surging ahead with a dramatic growth in sales of its products, Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL), the public sector manufacturing unit of the Ministry of AYUSH has recorded a turnover of Rs 164.33 Crore (tentative figure) for the financial year 2020-21. This is the highest number achieved in the company’s history and an all-time high profit of approximately Rs 12 crore is reported for the year. In the previous year 2019-20 best revenue figures of the company was Rs 97 Crore. This growth is reflective of the fast-growing adoption of AYUSH products and services by the public in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
Adding another feather in IMPCL’s cap, the Central Drugs Standards Control organisation (CDSCO) recently recommended its 18 Ayurvedic products for WHO-GMP/COPP certification subject to certain observations in March 2021. ‘World Health Organization, Good Manufacturing Practices / Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product (WHO-GMP/CoPP)’ certification is given to companies after conducting an inspection. This certification is an endorsement of the quality of IMPCL’s products. It will help IMPCL to commence export operation of quality medicines at a global level.
IMPCL is one of the most trusted manufacturers of AYUSH medicines in the country and is known for the authenticity of its formulations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it was able to cater the needs of the country in the shortest time, probably the first company in the country to provide Immuno boosting medicines as AurakshaImmuno Boosting Kit. At Rs 350, it is one of the lowest-priced such kits and is also available on Amazon. Nearly 2 lakh such kits have been sold in the last two months.
Presently, IMPCL is manufacturing 656 classical Ayurvedic, 332 Unani and 71 proprietary Ayurvedic medicines for the various diseases spectrum. It has contributed towards research and development activities and 25 new proprietary Ayurvedic medicines as per the Essential Drug List (EDL).
Every Government institution doing business with IMPCL has praised the company for providing steady support to various health programmes and ensuring an unbroken supply of products during the e COVID-19 pandemic.
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Todd Rhodes: “Red Boy At The Mardi Gras”
First Double A-side Record
SENSATION 15; MARCH, 1949
RE-ISSUED AS KING 4287
What’s going on here? What is this? Why does this title jump out at you?
These are questions rock fans have been asking themselves ever since somebody long ago made an ill-advised decision to not trust an artist’s continued creativity and instead rely on an audience’s gullibility to seduce them with the idea that a sequel to something wonderfully original might be equally wonderful, if not original, itself.
It saves time in coming up with new ideas but more importantly to record companies it saves the effort of having to promote one of those new ideas… all they do instead is let the older hit record on which it was based act as the advertisement for the retread.
And so those questions posed at the beginning when asked upon seeing such a familiar sounding title generally have unsettling answers awaiting the listener when they cue the record up.
But might this one be different? After all the record on which the title is derived was an instrumental and thus there are no storylines to revisit or artificially drag out for non-sensical plot twists just to keep the action moving forward.
It’s just a title, not a second chapter of an actual character named Red Boy, complete with backstory and motivations to address. Besides, Red Boy At The Mardi Gras is an instrumental too and so if you didn’t LOOK at the titles it wouldn’t make any difference what they’d called it, would it?
I mean… unless they slavishly tried to recreate the entire beautiful ambiance Blues For The Red Boy had created.
They didn’t do THAT… did they?
No, they didn’t do that. Not quite.
Blue?… Red?… Green!
It’s pretty obvious all the same what everybody involved were thinking with this one from the start, be it Sensation Records, King Records (for whom he was now under the direction of, releasing his records nationally while Sensation, his original label, handled their own small Michigan and northeast Ohio region) and their gifted writer/producer Henry Glover, or Todd Rhodes himself.
Blues For The Red Boy had been a national hit. Rhodes’ only one to date in a handful of recordings and the title, while essentially meaningless, was intriguing enough to be memorable. Once it became a hit the title became even more memorable.
So since Rhodes was recording more instrumentals and they needed titles, why not try and suggest some connection between the two and increase sales that way?
Shameless though it may be, the fact is Red Boy At The Mardi Gras is kind of intriguing in its own right, certainly not a lame unimaginative title like Roy Brown’s Miss. Fanny Brown Returns, which should’ve tipped off any interested listeners who’d thoroughly enjoyed the original Miss Fanny Brown that the sequel was a contrived rip-off with no creativity whatsoever.
So whether you approve of the revival of the Red Boy moniker for this record or find it crass and exploitative the real test was going to be the music itself and how closely it adhered to the song where it derived its name.
Down Nola Way
Rock ‘n’ roll, as we all know (or presumably all SHOULD know) started in New Orleans. The most fertile musical city the world has ever known hadn’t been content with inventing jazz years earlier which defined American music for the first half of the Twentieth Century so it also came up with something new to capture the interest of people in the second half of the twentieth century and beyond.
Todd Rhodes wasn’t from New Orleans. He may never have been there for all I know, but he certainly knew what components went into its music, as Red Boy At The Mardi Gras clearly shows.
The problem, if you want to call it that, is it’s caught between the two styles New Orleans produced and so it resides in a hazy no man’s land of modern appeal circa 1949. Too jazzy for rock’s bristling intensity, yet its subtle groove makes it far more welcome in the recent rock landscape than it’d first appear.
Starting off with Rhodes delicate piano this is hardly the rousing intro one would expect from an artist looking to capitalize on his recent success in the rock realm. Though his playing is as nimble as ever, the mood it creates is alien to the sounds that audiences have found the most captivating to date.
Yet it’s strangely intoxicating all the same, something that has you at least curious to hear what will follow. As anyone remembering Blues For The Red Boy, which had made his name not long ago, that too began in an unlikely way before settling into a seductive groove.
Sure enough that’s what they’re going for here as well, which I suppose explains their decision to name it in a way that conjures up that earlier record.
Whether it was intentional from the outset when writing it, or whether it merely revealed itself to be similar enough to draw comparisons, the formula is relatively the same even though it could hardly be called formulaic.
When the horns come in the New Orleans connection of the title is made apparent. They play in unison, bright and ever so slightly shrill, gently swaying in a way that brings to mind magnolia trees rustling in the warm southern breezes. The effect, though far from invigorating, is nevertheless pleasantly hypnotic, a lazy stroll through the French Quarter in late afternoon, the twilight fast approaching after which the buzz on the streets will pick up along with the action and leave this tranquil feeling behind.
That’s really an appropriate image for the music, a last respite before the changes already underway begin to take over.
Let’s not forget that Rhodes began his career in jazz as a member of the successful McKinney’s Cotton Pickers in the late 1920’s and early 1930’s and while they weren’t playing in a Dixieland motif like this brings to mind, the sensibilities of jazz are written all over the DNA of Red Boy At Mardi Gras, even if the era in which this might conceivably connect with a broad audience was well in the rearview mirror by now.
Where The Past And The Future Collide
What makes rock ‘n’ roll so vibrant is its need to keep looking forward, to never rest on its laurels and stick to the same approach for very long. Part of this may be creative restlessness, an urge to prove yourself artistically by going beyond what’s already been done, a more competitive nature that takes hold in that field for some reason, but it also has a generational motive as well. Because rock has its strongest appeal to younger listeners there’s more of a turnover in its audience over time and each new generation feels the need to celebrate something new, not merely reaffirm what’s already been accepted.
Pop music, and more mainstream commercial jazz for that matter, at times are far more content to stay the course that’s already been laid out. It’s almost as if they seemed to feel as if the audience would never change, or if so they’d change gradually, and so there was a much more conservative outlook those styles adhered to, riding trends into the ground and oftentimes viewing anything that went too far astray from the accepted sounds as risky and unwise. That’s a simplification obviously but as a general rule of thumb it’s pretty accurate. There’s safety in conformity and when you’re on top the last thing you want is to upset the natural order of things by trying something unproven.
Perhaps the most damning proof of this mindset is the fact that the more experimental jazz got, with bop and other innovative ideas that took hold as the forties progressed, the less mainstream it became. The establishment, whether political or musical, rarely embraces change because it runs the risk of threatening their control.
Rhodes therefore occupies a very unusual position in the larger musical spectrum at this point. An ex-jazz musician who ventured out into a new style and found his biggest success he’d had his eyes opened to the new horizons possible for those who embraced change but his past experiences conspired to temper that adventurish attitude slightly and urged him to not fully abandon the more reliably safe approaches that have kept him from having to sell apples on the street to earn a living.
As such, for all of its charm and class, Red Boy At The Mardi Gras won’t have what it takes to keep his momentum surging forward in rock ‘n’ roll.
It’s a dated sound, a moderately enjoyable one for sure, well played and well thought out, but something which is looking backwards. Rhodes piano is just a bit too florid in its solo to really stir the passions of the rock listener. The saxophones are sleepier than anyone heading out for a night on the town needs to keep their energy up and while it does contain a certain lurching groove it’s one more appropriate for heading home at five in the morning, pockets empty, head pounding after drinking too many Hurricanes, and only a vague sense of where you’ve been and what you’ve done that will surely disappear from your memory completely once you wake up sometime after noon the next day with a nasty hangover.
Despite its stuck-in-time approach, like a bug captured in amber, I can’t begrudge Rhodes for exploring this direction too much. The song has enough of a connection to his big hit in its slowly unfolding pace to stir a little interest in even the most ardent rock fan, even if nobody listening was about to mistake it for a song best suited for the present environment.
King Records thought this a strong enough offering on its own that they created an entirely new designation for it in the process, scrapping the accepted A-side/B-side labeling in favor of a “double A side”. That was more a marketing wrinkle to entice distributors and jukebox operators into stocking this under the assumption it’d bring in more bang for the buck with two equally appealing sides, but regardless of how it was promoted while it’s a song that you won’t ever really mind hearing when you turn the record over it’s not one you’ll often cue up on its own simply because you’re rarely seeking a fix that only something like this can provide.
Evocative though it may be, Red Boy At The Mardi Gras can’t help but suffer in the rock setting Rhodes finds himself in now.
When the bars close and the crowd empties out onto the street there’s always a jumble of bodies impatiently shoving one another in an effort to get further along the avenue of music and life. With this Rhodes is merely slowing the traffic flow by glancing back over his shoulder at the music world he’s leaving behind before picking up his pace again as he joins them in the neverending rush to meet the next dawn.
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Recital e Masterclass de Piano pelo Prof. Marco Tezza
F. CHOPIN
#1. Nocturne in B♭ minor op.9 n°1 (Larghetto)
#2. Nocturne in E♭ Major op.55 n°2 (Lento sostenuto)
#3. 2 Nocturnes op.37
-n° 1 in G minor (Lento)
-n° 2 in G Major (Andantino)
#4. Nocturne in B Major op.32 n°1 (Andante sostenuto)
-n°1 in C# minor (Larghetto-Più mosso-Tempo I°)
-n°2 in D♭ Major (Lento sostenuto)
#6. 2 Nocturnes op. 48
-n°1 in C minor (Lento)
-n°2 in F# minor (Andantino)
#7. Nocturne in E Major Op.62 n°2 (Lento)
MARCO TEZZA was born in Vicenza/Italy in 1964.
He attended the Conservatory of Music in Vicenza, studying piano with Milde Molinari, Carlo Mazzoli and violin with Giovanni Guglielmo and Giuliana Padrin. He earned his diploma with distinction and honourable mention in piano in 1984. He further refined his knowledge in Italy (Imola Accademy) with Jorg Demus, Gyorgy Sandor and Bruno Canino, and in France with Aquiles Delle Vigne, attending the Ecole Normale “A. Cortot” of Paris, where he obtained the Diplome Superieur d’Exècution.
In addition, he has won several international competitions in piano: Citta di Treviso (First Prize), La Spezia (First Prize), RAI (First Prize), Moncalieri (European Prize for Chamber Music), Busoni, Viotti and Pretoria (Graduate).
To these important prizes he adds a rich concert activity in prestigious concert-halls in Europe, North and South America, Africa and the Middle-East: La Fenice Theatre of Venezia , Auditorium RAI in Turin, Milan, Rome, Tonhalle in Zurich, Geneva and Lugano, Salle Cortot in Paris, Bruxelles and Liège, Musikhalle in Hamburg, Kiel, Lübeck and Köln, Dublin and Edinburgh, Festival de St.Pere de Rodes (España), Culture Hall in Sofia and Plovdiv, Old Mutual Auditorium in Pretoria (South Africa), Tawes Theatre of Washington, New York, Steinway-Piano-Series-Florida, Dom Silvero Theatre in Belo Horizonte, Säo Paulo (Brazil), Assembly Hall of Beirut and Tripoli, La Habana, Forbidden City Concerthall in Beijing, Manasterly Palace – Il Cairo, Istanbul Caddebostan-Center, Gumi Music Festival (Korea), Australia and New Zealand, to mention the more important ones.
Nevertheless, his concert commitments did not prevent him from concluding his studies in violin, which have proved to be extremely important for his subsequent career as a conductor.
His creative personality has lead him to collaborate with important partners for chamber-music, such as Ughi, Brunello, Carmignola, Ashkenazy, Klein and Nordio and the writer Vitaliano Trevisan. With the bandoneonist Massimiliano Pitocco and the double bass player Daniele Roccato, M.T. has founded the TrisTango, which plays Piazzolla’s repertoire in a new version, influenced by various musical genres. Over the years, he has developed a successful artistic partnership with violinist Paolo Ghidoni. Apart from a very large number of performances they have given as a duo, the two artists recorded together the first album with the Sonatas for piano and violin by J.Brahms (On Classical-AEVEA).
Marco Tezza has collaborated with important conductors such as Marco Rizzi, Evelino Pidò, Christopher Hogwood, Alan Hacker etc.
He has often been invited to take part in the jury of prestigious international competitions of piano and chamber music.
He was invited to the Universitè de S. Esprit in Beirut (where he obtained a chair as Professeur invitè), the Conservatory and NBU in Sofia, the Victorian College of the Arts of Melbourne and Hamilton Waikato University in Australia and New Zealand, the University of Florida and South Florida, Kansas State University, Pittsburg State University, University of Kentucky, Emporia State University, Southern Oregon University, University of Nebraska, Fort Hays State University, the UNEAC in La Habana, Universidade de São Paulo, Gumi Academy (Korea), Jazeps Vitols Latvian Academy in Riga, Estonian Academy of Music in Tallin, the DIT Conservatory in Dublin and the Edinburgh Napier University where he has given masterclasses and a series of live broadcasting concerts.
He attended Donato Renzetti and Lyudmill Descev’s orchestra directing courses and graduated as a conductor (with honourable mention) in 1993 at the “Benvenuti” Academy of Conegliano Veneto and the Sofia Academy.
He has assisted M.° De Bernardt and M.° Kovatchev; his dèbut as a conductor which were received with enthusiastic reviews.
In the course of his career, Marco Tezza has collaborated both as soloist and conductor with several chamber and symphonic orchestras such as: Pedrollo Chamber Orchestra, the Florence Symphonietta, the Fiati della Scala, the Accademia Bizantina, the Philarmonic Orchestra of S. Remo, the Toscanini Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, the Filarmonia Veneta, the Sofia Chamber Orchestra, the Viotti Chamber Orchestra, the Offerta Musicale the State Symphony Orchestra of Plovdiv, the Soloist of Bologna, the Jeunesse Musicale Symphony Orchestra, the Praga Symphony Orchestra, the Jugend-Symphonie-orchester des Saarlandes, the Sofia FM Young Radio Orchestra, the Burgas State Opera Orchestra, the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra of Alaska, the Seoul Prime Philarmonic, the Istanbul State Symphony and several more ones.
In 1994, he founded the Stravinskij Chamber Orchestra, which he still conducts, and which has been invited to some important festivals and international tournèes (Vivaldi Festival in Venice, Gardaland Festival, Lebanon, Brazil and TonArt in Germany).
As regards Opera, he has collaborated with the ATERFORUM presenting Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale”, Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman” and Piazzolla’s “Maria de Buenos Aires” in the theatres of Ferrara, Modena, Parma, Rovigo, Bologna and Vicenza.
He has recorded LP s and CDs for Balkanton, Klingsor, Velut Luna, On-Classical-AEVEA and AS disc.
He’s Permanent Professor of piano at the “Conservatory Pedrollo” in Vicenza-Italy.
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Dezeen's guide to all 32 teams' football kits at the 2022 World Cup
Alice Finney | 16 November 2022 Leave a comment
Ahead of the 2022 Fifa World Cup commencing in Qatar on Sunday, we have rounded up the kits of all 32 teams playing in the international football competition.
Though not a catwalk, the World Cup is arguably the biggest stage a fashion designer could ever hope to see their work exhibited on.
This year's strips include jerseys made with ocean plastic or recycled polyester and a kit designed to protest against the circumstances surrounding the tournament.
Below are kits from all 32 nations that will be on display in Qatar, arranged in alphabetical order:
Argentina by Adidas
As with previous home shirts, Adidas' design for Argentina features the Argentinian coat of arms and the Argentine Football Association crest set within the team's traditional pale blue and white stripes.
The slim-fitting jersey is made with 50 per cent ocean plastic from Parley for the Oceans.
Australia by Nike
Australia's sunny home kit for the tournament by Nike is made up of gold, yellow and green hues that reference the sandy landscape of the Australian outback as well as the wetlands and forests in the countryside.
On the breast, the shield of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms – one of the symbols of the Oceanic nation – is framed by an emu and a kangaroo.
Belgium by Adidas
Red and gold flames lick the raglan sleeves of Adidas' shirt for Belgium, which represents a fresh take on the team's usual black, yellow and red argyle print shirt.
The fiery design references the Belgian team's nickname, the Red Devils.
Brazil by Nike
This vibrantly coloured shirt by Nike for Brazil has a jaguar, or onça-pintada in Portuguese, pattern printed all over. According to Nike, the print reflects five-time-World-Cup-winner Brazil's famously flarey "style of play".
While the body is yellow, it is set off against contrasting green edges and blue piping around the neck and sleeve. The yellow shade is a slightly brighter version of the team's usual shirt colour.
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Cameroon by One All Sports
Motorsports clothing manufacturer One All Sports has designed this shirt as a deconstructed Cameroonian flag.
Thick green stripes fan diagonally out from the centre, while bands of black, yellow and red line the sleeves.
Canada by Nike
The Canada kit is the same design that the nation has worn throughout the past year, making Canada the only Nike team without a new design.
Comprised of the country's traditional vivid red and white colour scheme, the kits feature the maple leaf, the nation's most widely recognised symbol, on the chest. As with all Nike kits, the shirts are seamless and make use of the brand's dri-fit ADV drying technology.
Costa Rica by New Balance
Costa Rican players – also known as Los Ticos – will sport a red jersey with blue trimmings made from 100 per cent recycled polyester and New Balance's dry technology, which is designed to keep players comfortable in the hot Qatar climate.
"Every time I step out onto the pitch for my country is an incredibly proud moment and I can't wait for the first game in these new kits," Costa Rica defender Kendall Wason said. "These are the perfect jerseys for us to show the world what we're made of.”
Croatia by Nike
As with past home jerseys, Croatia's kit for the World Cup is dotted with its signature red and white squares. However, the brand claims that the design takes a "modern" approach to the traditional shirt.
While the red and white home shirt has a clear-cut checked pattern, the away kit's blurry squares pay homage to "the ebbs and flows of Croatia's Adriatic coastline", it said.
Denmark by Hummel
Denmark's home shirt is predominantly red and deliberately minimalist. Save for a few stripes on the cuff, the Hummel logo and the Danish badge, the top has few other details.
Sports brand Hummel designed the kit as a protest against the event being hosted in Qatar and wanted to reduce the visibility of the shirts.
"We've toned down all the details – including our own Hummel logo and chevrons – because even though we love football and the feeling of togetherness it gives us, we don't wish to be visible during a tournament that has cost thousands of people their lives," said the brand.
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Ecuador by Marathon
Ecuadorian sports company Marathon's yellow shirt for Ecuador was designed to celebrate the country's flag. On the back is a subtle silhouette of Ecuador.
The inner hem carries the word "Ecuador" written in six different languages.
England by Nike
Nike's home kit for England is a departure from its 2018 World Cup design and instead bears a closer resemblance to the team's Euro 1996 kit. The slimline shirt has large blue gradients on the shoulders and is noticeably free of any red colouring.
Meanwhile, the retro-style red away kit features a statement collar, a signature of the English team, which hides the famous three lions symbol underneath.
France by Nike
Nike's kit for current World Cup champions France draws on the country's heritage and its future, in what the brand described as a vision of "the New France".
The home shirt is lightly adorned with graphics of oak leaves and olive branches that represent strength, solidarity and peace, whereas depictions of the cockerel, the Arc de Triomphe and Clairefontaine decorate the away.
Germany by Adidas
Taking inspiration from Germany's first ever national football shirt, Adidas added a circular gold team badge in the middle of the otherwise simple home jersey.
The updated version also features thick vertical stripes while the colours of the German flag – red, black and yellow – run along the neck and sides.
Ghana by Puma
Ghana will be playing in a striking kit designed by Puma to reflect Ghanaian pride. A graphic in the middle of the top reinterprets the national flag and incorporates traditional Ghanaian textile patterns.
The Black Star of Ghana and the word "Ghana" in a unique black typeface are also visible across the chest.
Iran by Majid
The Majid Iran 2022 World Cup jersey has a plain design in white with trim in the colours of the Iranian flag on the collar and cuffs.
Raglan sleeves have grey splodges printed all over while the hem is solid red.
Japan by Adidas
Made by Adidas, Japan's blue-and-white home kit is informed by origami.
It has a three-legged-crow pattern printed all over which the designers said represents self expression. The irregular shapes are said to convey speed, supposedly echoing the pace of Japan's play.
Mexico by Adidas
With the Mexico home kit, Adidas chose to reference the country's ancient civilisations and Mixtec art, using swirling lines in a deep maroon hue that contrast the shirt's beige base.
Hidden among the swirls are symbols such as legendary figure Quetzalcoatl – an Aztec god that takes the form of a feathered serpent.
Morocco by Puma
Like many of the shirts being worn in Qatar, Morrocco's kit incorporates the colours of the country's flag with red and green lines finishing the arms and neckline.
The white shirt is decorated with graphics that recall traditional Moroccan mosaics, while the team emblem is positioned in the middle.
Netherlands by Nike
This shiny orange shirt is a flamboyant spin on the Netherlands' traditional kit and is designed to evoke the mane of a lion, the historic symbol of the country.
Contrasting black elements including a black shield behind the Dutch Republic Lion and a black Nike tick pop against the bright orange.
Poland by Nike
Poland's largely plain red home kit was informed by the elements of the country's coat of arms, with sleeve graphics representing the nest and feathers of a white eagle.
The kit is made up of Poland's national colours, which celebrate peace and honour.
Portugal by Nike
Portugal's two-tone kit features block colours of peppery red and forest green, with splashes of gold hinting at the team's previous successes. National pride is represented through the crest of the Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, which is positioned on the left hand side.
The away kit has an off-white base that is meant to stand out against the sea of white competitors.
Qatar by Nike
Host nation Qatar's home shirt has a simple design with white triangular patterns adorning the sleeves and a plain maroon base, mirroring the Qatari flag.
The team, which is the only nation making its debut in the tournament this year, has a slightly more adventurous away kit, with printed pearls overlaid on a white background. As Qatar players run across the pitch, the kit is meant to resemble a sandstorm in the sun.
Saudi Arabia by Nike
Informed by the kit worn in 2018 and 2020, Saudi Arabia's away kit version is green with a unique mosaic graphic print that Nike said evokes "speed and boldness".
The home kit colourway is reversed – the white base lined with green trimmings and bearing a green Saudi Arabian Football Federation shield and falcon.
Senegal by Puma
African Cup of Nations title-holder Senegal will wear a green kit made by Puma that draws on the team's nickname, the lions.
The national flag, federation emblem, and the words Les Lions sit alongside an image of a lion, signifying bravery and intensity.
Serbia by Puma
The white 2022 Serbia Away jersey features gold accents and traditional blue and white colours, with a subtle cross print.
Designed by Puma, the kit is emblazoned with a new crest that is made up of the Serbian coat of arms and a two-headed eagle.
South Korea by Nike
The Dokkaebi – mythical creatures found in Korean folklore – were the starting point for Nike's kit for Korea Republic.
"The fiery moniker represents the fierce mentality of a proud nation and is amplified by vibrant global red and a tiger-stripe sleeve graphic representing strength and power," said the brand. The country's name is written in Korean on the back of the collar.
Spain by Adidas
Spain's minimal home kit is almost entirely deep red ,with yellow and black material used for the V-neck and along the shirt bindings. Adidas' signature triple stripes run along the shoulders.
The away kit features a top with an undulating graphic that takes cues from the country’s 1982 logo, when Spain last hosted the world's biggest football tournament.
Switzerland by Puma
The Swiss team's home kit for World Cup 2022 has a gradient ombre-effect colour palette with a white top that gradually fades into grey at the waist.
A thick red band across the chest has a cross with white borders that directly recalls the country's flag, while the sleeves have unusual mesh cuffs.
Tunisia by Kappa
Tunisian players will be clad in white jerseys with red lining that reference the history and heritage of the nation. The background design is based on armour worn by ancient Tunisian military during the Carthaginian empire.
Kappa designed the kits to be "resistant, elastic and breathable".
Uruguay by Puma
Uruguay's white away kit for World Cup 2022 bears light-blue stripes that run vertically across the middle with the federation emblem and the national flag at the centre.
Described by Puma as "a fresh and fearless take on the national team identity", the top also has "Uruguay" written in cursive script along its front.
US by Nike
For the US team kits, American sportswear brand Nike looked to other popular national sports such as hockey and basketball.
The white home shirt has the pattern of a hockey jersey and double swooshes on the sleeves that look similar to those seen on American football jerseys. Bands of red and white surround each sleeve. The away kit has a slightly more vibrant pattern intended to celebrate diversity and youth.
Wales by Adidas
The Adidas Wales 2022 World Cup home jersey has a simple design with a red base colour and three white stripes on the shoulders.
Its round-neck collar has a green and white trim that also runs along the side up to the armpits. The Wales Football Association badge takes its place on the left side of the chest.
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DAR intends to distribute 134,00 land titles by 2023.
Oliver Monday, December 19th, 2022 7:33 pm 13 0 0 4 min to read
One of the initiatives Secretary Conrado Estrella III will offer during the Cabinet meeting in Malacaang on Tuesday is to accelerate the distribution of land ownership titles starting in 2023.
According to a statement released on Monday, DAR aims to finish subdividing around 34,500 collective certificates of land ownership awards (CLOA) totaling 345,089 hectares of land and issue 134,000 individual titles to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs).
The New Agrarian Emancipation Act, also known as House Bill (HB) 6336, will lessen the financial burden on ARBs by condoning unpaid amortizations and interests and exempting payment of estate tax on agricultural lands awarded under the comprehensive agrarian reform program. The agency anticipates that the Senate will approve this bill.
In accordance with HB 6336, “unpaid amortizations, interest payments, surcharges, and penalties of previous loans” will be excused or written off.
The remaining sums of ARBs’ unpaid debts to landowners shall be assumed by the Land Bank of the Philippines.
Restructuring judicial procedures, hastening the conclusion of pending agrarian issues, and expanding financing, technical, and infrastructural development support for the ARBs, their groups, and communities to foster economic growth in rural areas are further DAR priorities.
DAR will also give stakeholders with simple access to information, update its database, and formally establish an Agrarian Reform Information Resource Center.
The DAR scholarship program’s growth, the development of support services for ARB scholars, and the encouragement of inter-agency project collaborations for the benefit of ARBs, their organizations, and communities are also in the works.
Executive Order No. 4, issued on September 13 and directing a moratorium on the payment of the principal obligation and interest on the amortization due and payable by ARBs, is one of DAR’s accomplishments for 2022 since Estrella took office.
ARBs from Tarlac, Laguna, Palawan, Cagayan de Oro, Camiguin, Davao, Pagadian, and Soccsksargen have also received CLOAs from DAR.
According to the DAR Adjudication Board, as of September 8, a total of 638,445 out of 640,807 cases had been settled, while just 2,291 of the 945,875 cases involving the implementation of the agrarian law remained unresolved from 1993 to June 2022.
Estrella expressed her gratitude to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for his support of ARBs in particular.
Estrella said in a statement that “for 2023, DAR will deliver as anticipated and we will continue to bring government closer to the people.”
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Migrant Workers ‘Get Less Favourable Treatment at Work’
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FOREIGNERS are only half as likely as Irish nationals to have favourable working conditions here, new figures reveal. Those working in the hotel and restaurant sector are faring badly, with the worst rate of access to favourable working conditions in every category.
Almost twice as many non-Irish nationals did not expect to be in their current job in six months, as compared to Irish workers. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) yesterday published its national household survey on working conditions for the first quarter of 2008.
Working conditions are defined as access to paid sick leave, career breaks, paid leave to attend job-related training, and flexible work arrangements such as parental leave. Access to these conditions was lower among non-Irish nationals, in particular those from the 12 newer EU member states.
Just 40pc of immigrants said they had access to any one of these conditions, compared with 76pc of Irish nationals.
Immigrants also fared worst in each individual category.
Paid sick leave was available to 68pc of Irish compared to 34pc of foreigners. Career breaks were 31pc compared to 13pc. Flexible work arrangements were 40pc compared to 19pc, while paid leave to attend job-related training was 48pc compared to 23pc. More than one in six immigrants said they had no knowledge of Irish employment law compared with just 7pc of the Irish. Additionally, only 26pc said they had a lot of understanding, compared with 46pc of the Irish.
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The Immigrant Council of Ireland said the figures represent “clear evidence” that migrants in the workplace are being treated “less favourably”. Minister of State for Integration John Curran said he had “no comment” to make last night. Immigrant Council CEO Denise Charlton said: “In the current economic situation, it is more important than ever that the Government rigorously enforces employment laws to ensure migrants are not being exploited in the workplace.”
Employees in the hotel and restaurant sector reported the lowest level of access to each of the four categories of working conditions covered.
Just under a quarter of employees responded that they had paid sick leave available in this sector, compared with 64pc of employees overall, and only 6pc reported having the option of a career break, compared with 28pc of all employees. Less than half of workers in the sector reported receiving a contract.
The Irish Hotel Federation said the industry had “excellent opportunities” to offer potential employees and that the figures must be weighed against the “transient” nature of the business.
The Immigrant Council of Ireland: http://www.immigrantcouncil.ie/
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If the city could get the Olympics without spending money, it would be worth it. Unfortunately, the hefty price is too high. Unlike Atlanta, New York has a high and glamorous global profile. We do not need the Olympics to attract the world's attention. The city's 2012 bid burned through a ton of money, not to mention the blood, sweat and tears of devoted volunteers. Those efforts were totally wasted, and to ask that they be expended again for a modest payoff, or none at all, seems mildly insane. There are many more worthy causes for Mr. Doctoroff to embrace.
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It is encouraging to hear that the vendor situation at Battery Park has improved following your April 28 article "In Battery Park, a cruise ship tour de farce." I applaud Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, the NYPD and the Parks Department for enforcing the illegal-vending rules downtown and eagerly await a similar crackdown uptown.
Bike and Roll New York City is the official operator of bike rentals in Central Park, with locations just north of Columbus Circle. If you have entered the park via Columbus Circle you are familiar with the aggressive bike-rental hawkers who consistently harass visitors.
They are operating illegally and do not have a concession with the city. New York is losing money when these operators steal customers from Bike and Roll, and the vendors are creating an unsafe environment for residents and tourists. Our staff has been physically threatened several times by these vendors, and they create a hostile and uninviting atmosphere that reflects poorly on the city.
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The Hungarian government could require the stock of bigger retail stores to comprise 60% Hungarian products for such items as apples and dairy products to start, Hungarian daily Népszabadság reported today citing unnamed sources.
The paper said that the government’s chief aim with the move could be to soothe angered Hungarian apple growers and dairy farmers, as the former group has lost access to a huge market following the embargo against Russia, while the latter group is not able to compete with cheap products arriving from abroad.
The paper noted that EU authorities may question the measure with the justification that it hurts competition in the region, as such, local government is expected to consult with consumer and environmental protection groups prior to imposing the measure.
According to the paperʼs sources, the government has not yet negotiated with market players on the plans.
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Greens Healthy Oceans spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, says damning new research into the harmful impacts of seismic testing will be raised by a Senate inquiry next week.
The ABC reports that research conducted by Fishwell Consulting found catch rates for whiting were down by 99.5 per cent at Lakes Entrance where French company, CGG, are conducting a seismic survey for oil and gas.
Senator Whish-Wilson said, “Scientific research has shown that seismic testing can injure and kill crustaceans, shellfish and plankton with the impact on other marine life such as dolphins and whales still unknown.
“This new research shows that seismic testing has an impact on fish stocks also - and this isn’t just happening in Lakes Entrance.
“This trillion-dollar industry has hardly done any research - with studies like this one, you can understand why.
“With more research in this area, the more we have to be concerned about.
“Seismic testing poses an unacceptable risk to the health of our oceans.
“There is absolutely no excuse for the Government to continue handing out permits for seismic testing until more is known.
“I look forward to examining this new research and its implications in detail next week at the public hearing.”
Last year, the Senate supported a Greens motion to establish an inquiry into the impact of seismic testing on fisheries and the marine environment (https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/SeismicTesting). Senator Whish-Wilson is chair of the inquiry, and the committee will be taking evidence next week from witnesses specifically in relation to the CGG seismic survey and the impacts the survey has had in that area.
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Wen urges dialogue on Myanmar
China is deeply concerned over the Myanmar situation and hopes related parties will strengthen dialogue to promote national reconciliation, Premier Wen Jiabao said yesterday in a meeting with Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein in Singapore.
The two leaders are in the city state to attend the annual summits of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asia.
"China maintains that the future of Myanmar should be determined by its people, and the international community should provide constructive assistance to the country," Wen said.
China will continue to support the mediation efforts by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his special advisor Ibrahim Gambari, he added.
"We are willing to go along with the international community to continue to play a positive role in properly resolving the Myanmar issue."
Thein Sein assured Wen that the situation in his country was becoming stable.
He expressed gratitude for China's positive role in the resolution of the Myanmar issue, and said his government would continue to maintain contact and actively cooperate with the UN secretary-general and his special advisor on mediation efforts.
Last Friday, Deputy Foreign Minister Wang Yi wound up a three-day visit to Myanmar during which he met the country's top leader, Senior-General Than Shwe.
The Myanmar side briefed Wang on the domestic situation and reaffirmed that they would take positive and pragmatic measures to accelerate the democratic process.
At the same time, they assured the Chinese envoy they would continue to maintain stability, economic development, advancement of democracy and the improvement of people's livelihood.
It is believed that ASEAN leaders will discuss the Myanmar issue during the annual summits today, although the issue was not on the agenda of the high-level meetings. Myanmar is a member of the regional organization.
Some ASEAN members have rejected calls to slap sanctions on Myanmar despite mounting pressure from Western nations.
"Economic sanctions are not good (they) will lead to disaster for the civilian population. They are counter-productive," said Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.
ASEAN Secretary-General Ong Keng Yong also rejected a US Senate resolution calling for Myanmar’s suspension from the group, saying the region would make its own decisions and that confrontation was not the answer.
1. Which two summits are being held in Singapore today and tomorrow?
2. What did Myanmar officials say to Deputy Foreign Minister Wang Yi?
3. Why does Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen say it is not a good idea to slap sanctions on Myanmar?
1.The two summits are the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asia.
2.They would continue to maintain stability, economic development, advancement of democracy and the improvement of people's livelihood.
3.He believes they will lead to disaster for the civilian population and that they are counter-productive.
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Grace Kelly, the Monaco Years, at the Grimaldi Forum, Montecarlo
Grace Kelly – The Monaco Years, an exhibition marking the 25th anniversary of her death, eclipsed attempts by all others to do the same, which was, of course, the point.
Her dresses were later passed to London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, but Monaco’s most memorable and moving exhibits were letters that the then Princess Grace exchanged with Alfred Hitchcock. Ironically, these mourn the passing of her Hollywood years; the ultra-conservative Grimaldi and his Monégasques would have absolutely no truck with their Princess playing a psychologically damaged femme fatale, being ravished by Sean Connery, or otherwise cavorting around L.A. as in her days of yore.
Princess Grace writes that she was “heartbroken” to give up the role of Marnie – again, an ironic choice of words for a newlywed. Hitchcock’s compassionate reply suggests a tenderness for which he’s not usually remembered.
Clearly, the princess discovered too late that she’d chosen a crown over an acting career, distracted perhaps by the enormity of her choices. Years later, her 21-year-old daughter Caroline would blurt that she couldn’t “stand to carry the burden of her [mother’s] unrealized ambition”.
And ambitious she was: Oleg Cassini, her erstwhile fiancé, claimed Kelly said she’d “rather be a princess than a countess,” maybe forgetting for a too-long moment that, perhaps, what she wanted all along, in fact, was to be what she was — an actress.
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About 98 Abducted Chibok Schoolgirls Still In Captivity Of Boko Haram Insurgents – Military
*carries out 2, 726 patrols, 982 ambushes
*arrests 113 suppliers of fuel, food, fertilizers, other logistics to Boko Haram terrorists
By; SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri
About 98 Chibok schoolgirls out of the 276 that were abducted by Boko Haram terrorists on April 14, 2014 are said to be still in captivity of the insurgents in Sambisa Forest.
Head of Military Intelligence Unit Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Hadin kai, North East, Theater Commander Headquarters Maiduguri, Colonel Obinna Ezuipke, disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the Theater Command headquarters, Maimalari Cantonment Maiduguri.
He said, “Out of the 276 abducted Chibok girls, 57 escaped in 2014, while 107 were released in 2018, three were rescued in 2019, two in 2021 and nine in 2022, bringing the total of 178 girls out of captivity, with 98 remaining in Boko Haram captivity.”
Briefing newsmen, he said the statistics of the activities of troops of Operation Hadin kai in August 2022, shows a total of 43 Boko Haram terrorists neutralized, with 24 others arrested by the troops in August alone, while over 100 insurgents were killed between August and September 2022.
He added that various weapons, arms and ammunition were recovered, including 129 AK-47 rifles, 1,515 rounds of ammunition, 16 FN Rifles, 3 MG, and 17 grenades among others during the operations period
Ezuipke further disclosed that the Nigerian military encountered 26 different attacks from the Boko Haram terrorists where in the process, two soldiers lost their lives and nine others sustained various degrees of injury.
He explained also that the military carried out a total of 2,726 patrols and 982 ambushes against the Boko Haram terrorists during the period under review and from June 2022 to date, a total of 113 people who are suppliers of fuel, food, fertilizers and other logistics to the terrorists were arrested,.
The Head of Military Intelligence added that troops of JTF operation Hadin Kai in the North East region have also rescued thousands of civilians comprising of men, women and children, as well as destroyed several property and hideouts of the Boko Haram terrorists in the Sambisa Forest.
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The NAB is the latest bank to sharply upgrade its Australian dollar forecasts
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Unless sentiment towards the US dollar starts to turn, or commodity prices begin to weaken, the Australian dollar is likely to remain well supported for the remainder of the year. And that means previous expectations for significant broad-based weakness are unlikely to eventuate.
That's the view of the National Australia Bank's (NAB) FX strategy team who, like many others, has decided to revise up its Australian dollar forecasts today.
"Having held our nerve through the first seven months of 2017 with our long-standing call for the AUD/USD to fall to 70 cents by the end of this year, the ever-diminishing prospects for a significant near-term recovery in the US dollar now forces us to acknowledge that it is now difficult to expect such a steep fall this year," the bank wrote in a note today.
Here's the NAB's updated forecasts, both against the US dollar and major crosses.
Against the greenback, the NAB now sees the Aussie trading at 75 cents by the end of year, above its previous forecast for a larger drop to 70 cents.
And, longer-term, it doesn't see much further weakness arriving over the next couple of years, forecasting that the AUD/USD will bottom at 73 cents next year before rebounding modestly in 2019.
The NAB says this largely reflects the US dollar side of the AUD/USD equation.
"The long and the short of our forecast revisions is the limited prospects for an early reversal of the now 9.5% fall in the US dollar since the start of the year," it says.
"A Fed rate rise in December would go some way to eliciting a short-covering rally, but this alone would be unlikely to reverse more than a few percent of the January decline to date. Much more than this is likely to require clear evidence of a functioning US government fully engaged with Congress on tax and other fiscal and regulatory reform measures.
"At this juncture, that’s far too heroic an assumption to build into our central-case forecasts."
And while the US dollar appears unlikely to garner much support in the near-term, the NAB says that Aussie is being powered by continued strength in commodity prices, more than offsetting any drag created by lower interest rate differentials between the Australia and and the US.
This chart from the NAB shows the change in its short-term fair-value AUD/USD model this year by individual component.
Thanks largely to booming commodity prices, the NAB's model suggests that fair value for the AUD/USD is now around 77 cents, not far off the 79 cent level where it currently trades.
"The absence of a large-scale overvaluation at present is also limiting our appetite for continuing to expect a big fall in the coming few months at least," it says.
However, while that lack of overvaluation is one of the main factors underpinning its updated Aussie dollar forecasts, the NAB still expects that it will weaken modestly next year due to higher US interest rates and renewed headwinds for commodity prices.
"Our base line view is that the Fed will do more than markets currently expect next year, that some form of tax reform deal will get done and that commodity prices will be getting less support from Chinese demand than has been the case for much of 2016 and 2017 post the 5-year National People’s Congress (NPC)," it says.
"If so, and with the RBA seen on hold through H1 2018 at least, the very real prospect of rates cross-over next year carries with it significant downside AUD risk."
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HMS Itchen (K 227)
Frigate of the River class
Navy The Royal Navy
Type Frigate
Class River
Pennant K 227
Built by Fleming & Ferguson Ltd. (Paisley, Scotland)
Ordered 11 Feb 1941
Laid down 14 Jul 1941
Launched 29 Jul 1942
Commissioned 28 Dec 1942
Lost 23 Sep 1943
Loss position 53° 25'N, 39° 42'W
At 0201 hours on 23 September 1943 the German submarine U-666 fired a Gnat torpedo, which hit HMS Itchen (Cdr. Clement Edward Bridgman, DSO, RNR) after 1 minute and 10 seconds. The frigate blew up after the hit in position 53º25'N, 39º42'W. Debris from the vessel was later found on the conning tower of the U-boat and on HMCS Morden. 230 men, including survivors from other ships, went down with HMS Itchen. There were only three survivors, two from HMS Itchen and one from the Canadian destroyer HMCS St. Croix.
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Sunk on 23 Sep 1943 by U-666 (Engel).
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Notable events involving Itchen include:
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Itchen (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) C.E. Bridgman, DSO, RNR) and HMS Charlestown (Lt. W.F.B. Webb, DSC, RN). (1)
HMS H 44 (Lt. P.S. Beale, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Itchen (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) C.E. Bridgman, DSO, RNR), HMS Sabre (Lt. R.L. Caple, DSC, RN) and HMS Northern Reward (Lt. J.D. Weaver, RNVR). (2)
HMS H 44 (Lt. P.S. Beale, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS St. Croix (A/Lt.Cdr. A.H. Dobson, DSC, RCNR), HMCS Battleford (T/Lt. F.A. Beck, RCNVR), HMS Itchen (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) C.E. Bridgman, DSO, RNR) and HMS Keppel (Lt.Cdr. R.B.S. Tennant, RN). (2)
HMS H 34 (T/Lt. R.L. Willoughby, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Limbourne (Cdr. C.B. Alers-Hankey, DSC, RN), HMS Wensleydale (Lt. J.A. McClure, DSC, RN), HMS Itchen (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) C.E. Bridgman, DSO, RNR), HMCS Galt (T/Lt. A.M. Kirkpatrick, RCNVR), HMCS St. Francis (A/Lt.Cdr. H.V.W. Groos, RCN) and HMCS Sackville (Lt. A.H. Rankin, RCNVR). (3)
HMS H 34 (T/Lt. R.L. Willoughby, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Itchen (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) C.E. Bridgman, DSO, RNR), HMS Nene (Cdr. J.D. Birch, RD, RNR), HMCS Calgary (T/Lt. H.K. Hill, RCNVR) and HMS Fusilier (T/Lt. F.M. Phillips, RNVR). (3)
HMS H 33 (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Sackville (Lt. A.H. Rankin, RCNVR), HMCS Chambly (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.F. Pickard, RCNR), HMS Itchen (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) C.E. Bridgman, DSO, RNR) and HMCS St. Croix (A/Lt.Cdr. A.H. Dobson, DSC, RCNR). (4)
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Here's another look at the Grubauer injury .. appears to be groin. Francouz now in net. #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/2MWgUcggdo
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The Avalanche goalie tweaked something while trying to make a save at 3:06 of the second period and had to be helped off the ice. He had given up three goals on 10 shots. Pavel Francouz stopped 18 of 20 shots after entering the game. "You saw what I saw. Obviously, he's in a position where he tweaked something and was unable to continue, so that's already bad news. Time will tell how long he's out," said Avs coach Jared Bednar, who said Grubauer will not be on the ice on Sunday for practice. The Avs know what they have in Francouz, who went 21-7-4 in the regular season, much of it when Grubauer was injured. "As a backup goalie, you have to be ready every day. That's why I'm here," Francouz said.
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Dallas Stars 5, Colorado Avalanche 3 (DAL leads 1-0)
The Stars won three in a row to close out the Calgary Flames and exerted their will on the Avalanche to win Game 1. They took a 3-1 lead in the first period on goals by Tyler Seguin, Blake Comeau and Alexander Radulov and never looked back. "The biggest thing is that we had half our team not show up and play," Bednar said. "I'll give Dallas all the credit. They were engaged and ready to go. But we did some not-smart things. Our brains were not turned on, and we were not engaged. And that's a lethal duo for us. We have to be way better." Full recap.
1. Alexander Radulov, RW, Dallas Stars
The winger scored two goals and assisted on Seguin's opening goal in the Stars' 5-3 Game 1 victory.
2. Nathan MacKinnon, C, Colorado Avalanche
The Avalanche lost, but MacKinnon had a strong outing, scoring two goals and assisting on Gabriel Landeskog's goal. He skated more than half of the third period (10:27) for Colorado.
3. Anton Khudobin, G, Dallas Stars
The Dallas goalie stopped 25 of 28 shots, including all eight that he faced in the third period, to preserve the win.
"We felt it out instead of coming out firing. We put our foot in the water and wanted to see how they would play vs. how we know we need to play." -- Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon, on losing to Dallas in Game 1.
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Is the hype over Lady Gaga’s limited edition Oreos worth it? The internet decides.
A “family size” package of Oreo cookies typically sells for $4 to $5 at the grocery store, but one version of Oreo cookies is selling for $15 on Amazon and up to $199.95 on eBay. Multiple packs are currently running up to $500.
Why the mark-up? These are Lady Gaga Oreos, designed to please her hungry little (cookie) monsters.
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More specifically, they are “Lady Gaga Limited Edition Chromatica” Oreos, created in honor of the out entertainer’s pandemic-delayed Chromatica album from last year. Instead of black and white colors, the cookie is made of two pink wafers with green crème filling, packaged in a shiny wrapper.
In case you’ve been under a rock the last hundred-plus years, Oreos are a “sandwich” cookie introduced on March 6, 1912, consisting of two wafers with a sweet crème filling. It’s the best-selling cookie brand in the United States, sold here by the Nabisco division of Mondelēz International.
They now come in more versions than they did a century ago, including “Double Stuf,” “Mega Stuf,” “Most Stuf,” “thin,” chocolate-coated and white chocolate-coated. Around the world, the filling has more than 85 flavors, including chocolate, mint, strawberry cheesecake, red velvet, golden, gingerbread, Peeps, Swedish Fish, kettle corn, PB&J, carrot cake, Wasabi, hot chicken wings, mango, blueberry and Key Lime Pie.
In this rendition of the American classic cookies, the packages come in different Chromatica-themed designs, with three embossed, Chromatica-related symbols. They taste like the Golden Oreos, although some say they detect the green dye in the filling. Others have said they taste a hint of meat, possibly in tribute to the raw beef meat dress that Gaga wore at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards.
Gaga’s Oreos have another twist: They have a QR code on the package that customers can scan to hear “musical messages of kindness” from Gaga herself, such as: “I’d share my cookies with you”, “Inside we are really made the same”, “Kindness rules all” and “Keep looking for Wonderland.”
Some packages tout a contest that offers a chance to win a “meet and greet” with Gaga, which “may be virtual.”
The connection to Gaga (aka Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta), in addition to the limited edition label, has people hoarding these cookies and putting them on eBay for much more than they cost at the supermarket. In certain areas they’re hard to find, making her cookie monsters want them even more.
This is where the internet, eager for any crumbs from Gaga, does its thing.
On Reddit, some users just want to know what the fuss is all about.
“First jockstraps, now this?” wonders Redditor contrahall, referring to the neon pink Chromatica jockstraps that sell for $30 each on Gaga’s website. (Besides the jockstrap, other Chromatica-themed items on ladygaga.com include a $15 bar of soap; $15 bandanna; $20 thong; $25 briefs; $25 coffee mug; $35 T-shirts; $55 pillow; $70 hoodies; $75 sweatpants; $120 rain boots and $150 bomber jacket.)
“Going for that crème-filled vibe I guess,” answers throwaway963963963.
“[Is] Gaga the next Oreo spokeswoman?” suggests GaleZepher.
“I really just don’t know what to do with her anymore,” sighs BlackJesus420.
Others focus on the money angle and Gaga’s built-in fan base.
“Nothing says capitalism like people hoarding and selling Lady Gaga Limited Edition Chromatica Oreos,” says Facebook poster Tim W., showing the screenshot of an eBay listing that’s getting approximately 72 views per hour.
“You already know someone is going to keep a moldy, unopened stale package of these for like 30 years to make a quick buck down the line,” concurs ChandelierwAtermelon on Reddit.
When fans combine the cookie with another item, they can post messages such as this one from SilverMind9: “Going to eat this in my jockstrap.”
“She knows the gays will eat up whatever content she give us,” says Redditor OgianttoadO.
“Abandoning my gluten free diet to eat these,” confesses lifeislife3.
“Somebody out there’s gonna pull a Vince McMahon and eat an entire box at once for their weekly cheat meal,” predicts 2RINITY.
But by far the most vocal commenters on the internet are the dozens of YouTubers who have posted reviews of the cookies and weighed in on the cultural significance of a world that contains Lady Gaga Oreos.
People such as Leeko Rae, a social influencer from California who appears in and out of drag for an 11-minute review, have a lot to say about Gaga’s cookies.
“If you would have told me a full year ago that Chromatica was going to be one performance and an Oreo release, I would have called you a bitter Madonna fan, but a full year later, here we are.” Leeko says, stressing he has nothing against the cookies themselves. “I mean, if you can find them, good for you. I don’t think this is something that you have to like run out to the store to go get.”
As he takes a bite, he adds, “it’s cute though. This is nice. You just put them on your little bookshelf with your Chromatica vinyl and jockstrap and turn the party. The Oreos taste great, and I guess that’s all that matters at the end of the day, right?”
Most online commenters seem happy for Gaga and her Chromatica tie-ins. Many say they’re likely to try her cookies before they disappear — and judging by the buzz they’re getting, it’s doubtful this will be the last of the performer-cookie collaborations.
After all, if Lady Gaga Oreos can cause such a commotion, can Adele Thin Mints or Orville Peck Twizzlers be far behind?
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eqlosion, with whom Kaosmovies already collaborates for the Climathon, has set up the Transition Award for the 125th anniversary of the SEFA – Société Électrique des Forces de l’Aubonne.
This award echoes the innovation that led to the creation of the SEFA to power the electric tramway at the time.
Focusing on the themes of energy and mobility, it awarded five prizes, four of which included a video presentation of the winning projects, produced by Kaosmovies. We also produced a video presentation of the Award, with the final decision process of the Jury.
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Dr. Ted Noel: The Differential Diagnosis on Damar Hamlin’s Broken Heart
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Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin makes a tackle, gets up, and immediately falls down. Every commentator immediately declares that Hamlin’s medical emergency is due to “commotio cordis.” Or so it seems. Any discussion of the possibility of the COVID vaccine’s involvement is “lies.”
I serve as a medical information resource to an Orlando political talk show called “The American Adversaries.” So, when this very public medical event happened, I became Chris Hart’s on-air guest. His co-host is Mike McBath, a former Detroit Lions player who is still actively involved in player issues. While doing my homework, I found lots of doctors making diagnoses. It did not matter whether the vocalist was in the front or the back row, he was singing in unison with the choir. This raises a serious question for these doctors. “Didn’t your medical school make you take a class on ‘differential diagnosis’?”
Let me ‘splain this for you. If you have high blood pressure, your doctor should do a good history, an examination, and some tests before he decides on the proper treatment for your blood pressure. Do you have:
Family history of hypertension
Periodic sweating and fast heartbeat
Or (many more)?
The point of all this is to make certain that the doctor is tackling the actual problem causing the high blood pressure. If he doesn’t, you’ll get a treatment that, at best, won’t help and, at worst, might be dangerous. Most of us are familiar with this in the epidemic of diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Lots of bright kids are getting (mal)treated with medications when their only problem is that they’re bored in school. The proper treatment for them is more challenging school work, not medications.
Just as hypertension and bored kids need proper diagnoses, the Damar Hamlin incident cries out for the same. And all those doctors making armchair diagnoses should slow down until they see all of Hamlin’s chart. In particular, they should stop claiming that anyone who implicates the clot shot is spreading misinformation. I haven’t seen Hamlin’s chart, so I can’t say for certain what caused his cardiac arrest, but I can be responsible and explain what may have happened. Notice that I said “may,” not “did.”
There are at least four possibilities that must be in the differential for Hamlin’s arrest.
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1. Commotio cordis
2. Sudden death following COVID vaccination
3. Adrenaline-induced lethal arrhythmia following chronic COVID vaccination-induced myocarditis
4. Chronic underlying structural or electrophysiological cardiac pathology manifesting at that moment.
It’s crucially important to understand that those four don’t include all the “rare birds” listed by Dr. McCullough. Further, all of them would look exactly the same during the seconds from contact to collapse. All of them would stop his heart from pumping at the same moment. From the time his heart stopped until he passed out would be on the order of ten to fifteen seconds. That’s simply because your brain and body haven’t used up the oxygen the bloodstream already delivered.
Anyone who has watched a hunting show knows that an elk or moose can run hundreds of yards before collapsing, even after its heart has been destroyed by the bullet.
Ditto for Damar Hamlin. He made the tackle, stood up, and fell over when his brain and muscles exhausted the oxygen they already had.
We can wipe one of those choices off the list right away. Top-line professional athletes get really serious cardiac exams before their team signs the final contract. So, Hamlin is virtually certain no to have had any big-time anatomic or electrical problems with his heart before he joined the Buffalo Bills.
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Commotio cordis (Latin for “commotion of the heart”) happens when a small dense object impacts the sternum (breast bone), creating an electrical impulse at exactly the wrong moment in the cardiac cycle. This “R on T” phenomenon puts the heart into ventricular fibrillation, a rhythm that doesn’t pump any blood. This is the “diagnosis” being shouted everywhere in the internet. But nobody claiming “This is it!” has a clue. There just isn’t any public medical data on Hamlin’s event. All we have is the Monday Night Football video and a clock.
Commotio cordis is most common in teenagers, whose chest walls are more flexible than adults. But even there, it’s rare, with only twenty or so cases in the US each year. Common missiles are softballs, hockey pucks, and similar small items. They strike the sternum, in the center of the chest, very close to the heart.
In Hamlin’s case, a frame-by-frame inspection of the event shows that the runner’s right shoulder pad struck Hamlin on the right side of his chest. This pad is designed to reduce impact forces, so it’s very unlikely that it would have generated any appreciable shock.
In fact, multiple knowledgeable observers, including Mike McBath, have commented that there was nothing unusual about the tackle. Hamlin was throwing the runner to Hamlin’s left as the runner tried to escape around Hamlin’s right. The runner’s helmet never impacted Hamlin’s chest.
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This doesn’t mean that commotio cordis has been completely ruled out. It just makes it much less likely. And there are two other possibilities we must consider. The first is that Hamlin was in that short window for myocarditis and sudden death after the mRNA COVID shot. With no information to confirm this, we must put that in the “question mark” box.
A closely related possibility is chronic myocarditis from the COVID shot. This creates a susceptibility to adrenaline, leading to bad heart rhythms. In fact, it appears that all sudden death incidents, both after COVID and COVID shots, are directly due to surges of adrenaline.
Once again, Mike McBath confirms that during a game, at the moment of intense activity like making a tackle, personal adrenaline peaks. If Hamlin had this sort of subclinical chronic injury from the mRNA shot, the moment of the tackle could easily have set off a lethal event.
The events after Hamlin’s collapse also point us to the “vaccine,” which we know he had taken because he is not one of the two Bills who did not get the full original course. He was defibrillated very quickly, and this should have been able to convert him to a stable rhythm. But it took nine minutes to get a stable heart rhythm re-established. This suggests more serious underlying pathology, as we’d expect with a vaccine injury.
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The careful reader will notice that I have not said, “Hamlin’s injury is due to xxx.” I just don’t have that information. The multitude of commentators voting for commotio cordis could be right.
But the information we have lines up better with a vaccine injury. Finally, I do not have high hopes for complete recovery. A nine-minute resuscitation is likely to lead to severe brain injury from lack of oxygen. But his early recovery of language function does point toward a better outcome than most.
The NFL should mandate that all its players and staff be examined for vaccine-induced cardiac injury. It would be a great service to them and to America.
Ted Noel MD is a retired Anesthesiologist/Intensivist who podcasts and posts on social media as DoctorTed and @vidzette. His DoctorTed podcasts are available on many podcast channels.
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Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic welcomes hematology and oncology specialist Sarah Mudge
Published October 26, 2022 12:07 AM
Sarah Mudge, an advanced practice registered nurse and certified nurse practitioner, is excited to join the Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic and specialize in hematology and oncology.
“I chose to join Essentia because of the wonderful experiences I had here during training while I was in graduate school,” said Mudge. “I look forward to working in such a positive and welcoming environment.”
Mudge received her education from the College of St. Scholastica and is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
“I enjoy forming an ongoing relationship with my patients and their families throughout their health care journey,” said Mudge. “I am diligent about listening to them so we can achieve the best possible outcomes.”
To schedule an appointment with Mudge, please call (218) 786-8364. To see her full profile, please visit EssentiaHealth.org and click on “Doctors & Providers.”
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Mercenary chief rises with push in eastern Ukraine — and clashes with Russia's military leaders
Once known as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “chef” for catering state events, Yevgeny Prigozhin has embraced the public eye during the conflict in Ukraine.
Russia claims first battlefield breakthrough in months
Jan. 12, 2023, 12:39 PM UTC
By Mo Abbas, Matt Bradley and Ostap Hunkevych
KYIV, Ukraine — The head of a Russian mercenary group is emerging from the shadows to challenge Moscow’s ruling establishment, using battlefield success in Ukraine to burnish his credentials as a new face of the war.
Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed victory for his Wagner group of military contractors in the salt mining town of Soledar on Wednesday, in what would amount to the Kremlin’s first battlefield success for months after a string of embarrassing setbacks.
The Ukrainian government said its soldiers were still holding out under a fierce onslaught after a monthslong battle on the eastern front lines, however, while Russia’s Defense Ministry appeared to contradict Prigozhin — the latest hint of growing discord at the top of Moscow’s war effort.
NBC News was not able to verify any of the claims.
Capturing Soledar may not prove decisive in the course of the war, but it could offer Prigozhin a launching pad for his personal campaign, which appeared increasingly at odds with the wishes of the military leadership in the Kremlin.
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, center, with soldiers in what they said was a salt mine in Soledar, Ukraine, in an image released Wednesday. Concord / Telegram
While Prigozhin was claiming victory, the Defense Ministry announced another shake-up at the top of its “special military operation,” replacing its overall commander in Ukraine after just three months in charge.
The new role for Gen. Valery Gerasimov and the demotion of Gen. Sergei Surovikin could reflect a desire to squash Prigozhin’s ambitions, some analysts said. Prigozhin has accused Gerasimov, Russia’s top military officer, of incompetence.
“We don’t know the exact roots of this initiative … but the target is to neutralize Prigozhin, especially among the Russian population,” Vadym Skibitsky, Ukraine’s deputy military intelligence chief, said Thursday.
He said “political games” were being played around Russian President Vladimir Putin, the intrigue fueled by his faltering military campaign in Ukraine and the impact of sanctions and mobilization at home.
“Even if Prigozhin says it’s Wagner who is doing the fighting, we still know that Russian artillery and aviation are supporting them. … Now that Gerasimov has been appointed director of the so-called special military operation, there are doubts that support will continue, because he needs his own gains and achievements, and he will do everything he can to neutralize Wagner,” he added.
On Wednesday, Prigozhin posted a photo of himself among soldiers at what he said was a mine in Soledar, which, along with the nearby city of Bakhmut, has been devastated by some of the most intense fighting since Russia invaded last year.
“The units of the Wagner PMCs took control of the entire territory of Soledar. … I want to emphasize once again that no units participated in the assault on Soledar except the fighters of the Wagner PMCs,” said a statement attributed to Prigozhin on a Wagner-linked Telegram messaging channel.
NBC News has not been able to confirm where the photo was taken.
Video shows Ukrainian mortar team targeting Russian positions near Bakhmut
By contrast, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov neither confirmed that Soledar had fallen to Russian forces or mentioned the Wagner group’s involvement in attempts to take it.
“Let’s not rush and wait for official statements,” he said.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said that its airborne troops “blockaded Soledar from the northern and southern parts of the city” but added that “assault squads are fighting in the city.”
Prigozhin’s post — and his emphasis on his own troops’ success — comes amid a flurry of online statements, photos and videos in recent weeks that analysts said constituted a brazen campaign of self-promotion and open antagonism toward the military leaders behind a war that has been faltering badly since the invasion in February.
Once known as Putin's “chef” for catering state events, Prigozhin, 61, long publicly denied leading the Wagner group, a private military company that has also operated in Syria, Mali, the Central African Republic and other countries. Russia has consistently denied the involvement of the Wagner Group in its official military operations.
Now a wealthy oligarch, Prigozhin, a close Putin ally, was banned from entering the U.S. for his alleged involvement in attempts to influence the 2018 election. Misha Japaridze / AP file
But he has embraced the public eye during the conflict in Ukraine, where his fighters are leading the charge against Kyiv’s troops in the eastern Donetsk region at massive human cost.
Private military companies are technically illegal in Russia, but in November Wagner opened offices in St. Petersburg emblazoned with its logo.
Prigozhin has donned military fatigues and appeared in videos appearing to show him recruiting prisoners or in the thick of the action at the front line, in contrast to the city-dwelling elites he derides in some of his posts.
He has openly criticized Russian military top brass, and a Wagner-linked social media channel shared a rant by two men who claimed to be Russian soldiers criticizing army chiefs amid reports of low morale and organizational disarray. Prigozhin subsequently vowed to “make them [the military] solve” the problems on the front line in an audio post.
Such tactics are highly unusual in a top-down political system in which dissenters are routinely imprisoned and even poisoned or found after having mysteriously fallen from hotel windows and balconies.
Some experts say that with the Kremlin’s military campaign in Ukraine largely stalled and Putin up for re-election in 2024, the time may be right for a power play.
Prigozhin during the funeral for a Wagner group fighter near St. Petersburg on Christmas Eve. Aleksey Smagin / Sipa via AP
Tatiana Stanovaya, a Russia expert at the Washington-based Carnegie Endowment for International Peace think tank, wrote of a looming tussle between pragmatists wishing to de-escalate the conflict and hawks who want to double down and radically restructure Russia’s political system.
“Their struggle for supremacy is set to be one of 2023’s key political fights, and one that hinges largely on events on the battlefield: the worse Russia performs militarily, the more vicious the pragmatists’ battle with the hawks,” she wrote in a research note published Monday.
“The hawks will take the offensive, targeting the military brass and politicians,” she added.
To date, the hawks have been far louder than the pragmatists, and a chorus of hard-right bloggers has excoriated Russia’s military performance, while television pundits have called for a tougher approach.
Prigozhin has fostered a tough image online — appearing with a sledgehammer in one video and, according to Reuters, commenting in approval of another that showed an accused deserter being executed with a sledgehammer.
In a Jan. 1 video, Prigozhin appears to inspect a pile of bodies described in the clip as those of Wagner fighters in black bags in a makeshift morgue, saying: “Their contract is over. They can go home.”
Ukrainian officials accuse Prigozhin of using his mercenaries as cannon fodder by throwing them into the fight to wear down Kyiv’s defenses and secure a high-profile victory no matter the human cost.
After months of fighting, that strategy may have just secured its first battlefield breakthrough — and a Kremlin response.
Mo Abbas
Mo Abbas is a London-based multimedia producer for NBC News.
Matt Bradley
Matt Bradley is a London-based foreign correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC.
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CAUTION: Federal and state firearms laws are subject to frequent change. This summary is not to be considered as legal advice or a restatement of law. To determine the applicability of these laws to specific situations which you may encounter, you are strongly urged to consult a local attorney.
Federal law does not restrict individuals (except convicted felons; persons under indictment for felonies; adjudicated “mental defectives” or those who have been involuntarily committed to mental institutions; illegal drug users; illegal aliens and most nonimmigrant aliens; dishonorably discharged veterans; those who have renounced their U.S. citizenship; fugitives from justice; persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence; and persons subject to domestic violence restraining orders) from transporting legally acquired firearms across state lines for lawful purposes. Therefore, no federal permit is required (or available) for the interstate transportation of firearms.
Many states and localities have laws governing the transportation of firearms. Travelers must be aware of these laws and comply with legal requirements in each jurisdiction. There is no uniform state transportation procedure for firearms. If in doubt, a traveler should carry firearms unloaded, locked in a case, and stored in an area (such as a trunk or attached toolbox) where they are inaccessible from a vehicle’s passenger compartment and not visible from outside the vehicle. Any ammunition should be stored in a separate locked container.
FEDERAL LAW ON TRANSPORTATION OF FIREARMS
A provision of the federal law known as the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act, or FOPA, protects those who are transporting firearms for lawful purposes from local restrictions which would otherwise prohibit passage.
Under FOPA, notwithstanding any state or local law, a person is entitled to transport a firearm from any place where he or she may lawfully possess and carry such firearm to any other place where he or she may lawfully possess and carry it, if the firearm is unloaded and locked out of reach. In vehicles without a trunk, the unloaded firearm must be in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console. Ammunition that is either locked out of reach in the trunk or in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console is also covered.
Travelers should be aware that some state and local governments treat this federal provision as an “affirmative defense” that may only be raised after an arrest. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has also recently held that FOPA’s protections only apply while the firearm is not readily accessible to the traveler, and that a firearm is readily accessible during a hotel stay.
While this decision is only binding in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and the U.S. Virgin Islands, all travelers in areas with restrictive laws would be well advised to have copies of any applicable firearm licenses or permits, as well as copies or printouts from the relevant jurisdictions’ official publications or websites documenting pertinent provisions of law (including FOPA itself) or reciprocity information. In the event of an unexpected or extended delay, travelers should make every effort not to handle any luggage containing firearms unnecessarily and to secure it in a location where they do not have ready access to it.
CARRYING ON OR ABOUT THE PERSON
As soon as any firearm is carried on or about the person, or placed loaded or readily accessible in a vehicle, state and local laws regarding the carrying of firearms apply. If you seek to carry or transport firearms in such a manner, it is advisable that you determine what the law is by contacting the Attorney General’s office in each state through which you may travel or by reviewing an NRA-ILA State Firearms Law Digest and the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Guide (available online at http://www.nraila.org/GunLaws/ or by calling NRA-ILA at 800-392-8683). You may also wish to determine whether the state issues any necessary permits to nonresidents and how to obtain one, if available. While many states require permits to carry usable, loaded firearms on or about one’s person, some will not issue such permits to nonresidents.
TRANSPORTATION BY MOTOR VEHICLE
In most states, firearms may be transported legally if they are unloaded, cased, and locked in the automobile trunk or otherwise inaccessible to the driver or any passenger.
The exceptions to this rule apply mainly to transportation of handguns and so-called “assault weapons.” The myriad and conflicting legal requirements for firearm transportation through the states make caution the key for travelers.
If you travel with a trailer or camper that is hauled by an automobile, it is advisable to transport the firearms unloaded, cased and locked in the trunk of the car. If your vehicle is of the type in which driving and living spaces are not separated, the problem becomes one of access. If the firearm is carried on or about the person, or placed in the camper where it is readily accessible to the driver or any passenger, state and local laws regarding concealed carrying of firearms may apply. It is recommended, therefore, that the firearm be transported unloaded, cased, and placed in a locked rear compartment of the camper or mobile home, where it is inaccessible to the driver or any passenger.
Generally, a mobile home is considered a home if it is not attached to a towing vehicle, and is permanently attached to utilities, placed on blocks, or otherwise parked in such a manner that it cannot immediately be started up and used as a vehicle.
Once you reach your destination, state and local law will govern the ownership, possession, and transportation of your firearms.
FIREARMS ABOARD COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has established specific requirements for transporting firearms and ammunition on commercial aircraft, including the following:
All firearms or ammunition must be checked with the air carrier as luggage or inside checked luggage. Firearms, firearms parts and ammunition are prohibited from carry-on baggage. Firearm parts include barrels, frames and other internal parts of a firearm.
Gun owners are strongly encouraged to double-check all baggage, even when not traveling with firearms. This is particularly important if bags also serve as range bags or are used to transport firearms and/or ammunition at other times. Inadvertently leaving ammunition or a firearm in a carry on bag will result in serious delays at security points and potential civil or criminal penalties.
All firearms and/or ammunition must be declared orally or in writing in accordance with the air carrier’s procedures. Civil and criminal penalties may be applied for failure to declare a firearm in checked baggage.
All firearms must be unloaded.
The firearm must be carried in a hard-sided container. The container must be locked and only the passenger may retain the key or combination.
All checked baggage is subject to inspection. If during the inspection process it is necessary to open the container, the air carrier is required to locate the passenger and the passenger must unlock the container for further inspection. The firearm may not be transported if the passenger cannot be located to unlock the container. If you are traveling with a firearm, pay close attention to airport pages and announcements. If requested, provide the cooperation necessary to inspect your firearm.
Ammunition is prohibited from carry-on luggage. Ammunition must be transported in the manufacturer’s packaging or other packaging suitable for transport. Consult your air carrier to determine quantity limitations and whether the ammunition must be packed separately from the firearm. Because the level of training among airline personnel varies widely, passengers would be well advised to bring printed copies of firearms rules from both TSA and the particular airline being used. For further information, visit www.tsa.gov.
Finally, the United States Department of Justice has issued a written opinion that federal law protects airline travelers with firearms, assuming: (1) the person is traveling from somewhere he or she may lawfully possess and carry a firearm; (2) en route to the airport the firearm is unloaded and inaccessible from the passenger compartment of the person’s vehicle; (3) the person transports the firearm directly from his vehicle to the airline check-in desk without any interruption in the transportation, and (4) the firearm is carried to the check-in desk unloaded and in a locked container.
Special Advisory for New York and New Jersey Airports: Despite federal law that protects travelers, authorities at JFK, La Guardia, Newark and Albany airports have been known to enforce state and local firearms laws against airline travelers who are merely passing through the jurisdiction. In some cases, even persons traveling in full compliance with federal law have been arrested or threatened with arrest. As noted above in the section entitled “Federal Law on the Transportation of Firearms,” FOPA’s protections have been substantially narrowed by court decisions, and persons traveling with firearms may want to avoid New York and New Jersey or make arrangements to ship their firearms to their destination, rather than bringing them through these jurisdictions.
Otherwise, travelers should strictly comply with FOPA and with airline and TSA policies regarding firearms transportation, avoid any unnecessary deviations on the way to checking in their baggage, be well acquainted with the firearms laws of the jurisdictions between which they are traveling, have any necessary permits or licenses ready for inspection, and have copies of relevant provisions of current law or reciprocity information printed from official sources.
NATIONAL AND STATE PARKS AND WILDLIFE REFUGES
Federal law forbids any rule or regulation prohibiting the possession of an operational firearm in a national park or wildlife refuge if the individual is in legal possession of the firearm and if possession of the firearm is in compliance with the laws of the state in which the park or refuge is located. Rules in various state park systems vary, so always inquire first.
A separate federal law, however, continues to ban the possession of firearms in “federal facilities,” including those within national parks and wildlife refuges. The National Park Service interprets this provision broadly to prohibit firearms not only in buildings (such as visitor centers, ranger stations, and administrative offices) but also in other areas that are regularly staffed by federal employees (such as developed caves and gated outdoor performance areas). National Park Service officials have indicated that all prohibited locations will be posted with signs.
JURISDICTIONS WITH SPECIAL RULES
While FOPA (see above under “Federal Law on Transportation of Firearms”) applies in every United States jurisdiction, experience has shown that some jurisdictions provide particular challenges to those transporting firearms. Knowing the local laws of such places is particularly important and may make traveling through them easier. The following list should not be considered an exhaustive survey of every relevant law in every jurisdiction. Rather, it is merely meant to alert travelers to issues they may encounter in certain states.
CALIFORNIA—Caution: California has extensive state and local regulatory schemes over firearms and ammunition. With narrow exceptions, California law generally prohibits the transport or carrying in public (either in a vehicle or on one’s person) of concealed handguns, and the carrying of any loaded firearm. During transport a firearm must generally be unloaded and locked in the vehicle’s trunk or in a locked container in the vehicle other than the utility or glove compartment. Permits to carry concealed or loaded firearms are often difficult to get, particularly in urban areas.
Importation of so-called “assault weapons,” .50 BMG rifles, and magazines that hold over ten rounds is heavily regulated and generally prohibited. Possession of an “assault weapon” or .50 BMG rifle is prohibited unless the firearm is registered. Even registered “assault weapons” or .50 BMG rifles may only be transported to and from specified places for specified purposes. A person moving into California must first show “good cause” for a permit to bring these firearms into the state. Permits are rarely issued except for police or for entertainment productions. The general prohibitions on the importation and possession of “assault weapons” and .50 BMG rifles do not apply to nonresidents coming to California to compete at authorized sporting events at authorized venues. Preauthorization from the California Deptartment of Justice in Sacramento for any of these activities is required. For additional information call the Department of Justice Firearms Bureau at (916) 263-4887, or at www.ag.ca.gov/firearms/.
CONNECTICUT—A permit is required to transport a handgun in a vehicle. A nonresident may transport a handgun in or through the state for the purpose of changing residences or taking part in a firearms competition, “formal” training or a collectors’ exhibition, provided the person is a resident of the U.S. and is “permitted to possess and carry a pistol or revolver in the state or subdivision of the United States in which such person resides.” In all cases, the handgun must be unloaded and not readily or directly accessible from the passenger compartment of the vehicle. If the vehicle has no compartment separate from the passenger compartment, the firearm must be in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console. A special permit is required to possess a so-called “assault weapon,” a term that is defined to include any selective-fire firearm capable of fully automatic, semi-automatic or burst fire at the option of the user, or any one of more than five dozen specified semi-automatics. Connecticut law expressly incorporates FOPA’s protections with respect to those who are transporting firearms through the state. Contact the Connecticut State Police Special Firearms Licensing Unit for further information at (860) 685-8290.
HAWAII—Registration is required of all firearms with the county chief of police within 72 hours of arrival on the islands. Rifles or shotguns may be transported for target shooting at a range or for hunting, provided they are unloaded and cased or securely wrapped. If they are transported for hunting, a valid state hunting license must be procured. Handgun transportation is limited to one’s place of sojourn or between the place of sojourn and a target range or going to or from a hunting area. The handgun must be unloaded and securely wrapped or cased. Similar transportation restrictions apply to ammunition.
Hawaii also bans the possession or importation into the state of so-called “assault pistols,” which are defined in relation to certain physical characteristics. Also banned is the “possession … of detachable ammunition magazines with a capacity in excess of ten rounds which are designed for or capable of use with a pistol.”
ILLINOIS— As of this writing, Illinois is the only state in the nation without a lawful means of carrying a usable and readily-accessible handgun about one’s person.. In addition, several overlapping state statutes restrict the transport of firearms in vehicles. Non-residents who are traveling through Illinois and whose itinerary does not allow them to take advantage of FOPA should have a valid Illinois Firearm Owners Identification Card (FOID) or a valid firearm license or registration from another state and should keep any firearms unloaded and cased; store ammunition in a separate, closed container; and transport both firearms and ammunition in as inaccessible a location within the vehicle as possible.
Illinois also allows localities to enact firearms restrictions greater than those imposed by state law, and a number of jurisdictions have done so, including Aurora, Chicago, Cook County, Evanston, and Oak Park. In addition to the steps mentioned above, travelers may want to transport their firearms in a broken down, non-functioning state when traveling through these jurisdictions. Chicago’s Municipal Code also contains a rebuttable presumption that any person in the city for more than 24 hours is not engaged in interstate travel and is subject to all local laws and requirements regarding the possession of firearms and ammunition.
Travelers should also be aware that several of these jurisdictions ban specific types of firearms, ammunition, ammunition feeding devices, and/or firearm accessories. Chicago, for example, bans handguns declared “unsafe” by the Superintendent of the Department of Police, so-called “assault weapons,” machine guns and other firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act, “laser sight accessories,” firearm silencers or “mufflers,” “high-capacity” (i.e., more than 12-round) magazines, and “metal piercing bullets” (which include ammunition with non-lead projectiles). All these items are subject to seizure and forfeiture. In some cases, the local ordinances have no explicit exceptions to these bans for travelers merely passing through the jurisdiction.
Travelers planning extended stops in any of these jurisdictions should contact local authorities for more detailed information and proceed with caution.
MARYLAND—The unlicensed transportation of handguns in vehicles is prohibited, except for a variety of lawful purposes, including target shooting. A handgun must be transported unloaded and in an enclosed case or holster with a strap. Maryland also prohibits the possession or transportation into the state of so-called “assault pistols,” which a statute defines by specifying certain makes and models, as well as “a copy, regardless of the producer or manufacturer.” Prohibited models include, but are not limited to, semi-automatic versions of the UZI, Intratec TEC-DC9, and Bushmaster pistols.
MASSACHUSETTS—Caution: Massachusetts imposes harsh penalties on the mere possession and transport of firearms unrelated to criminal or violent conduct. Possession of any firearm or ammunition within the state generally requires a state-issued firearm identification card (FID) or license. Licensing and possession regulations vary according to the type of firearm at issue.
Nonresidents may possess rifles, shotguns and “ammunition therefor” without a license or FID while traveling in or through the Commonwealth, provided that the rifle or shotgun is unloaded and enclosed in a case. A nonresident without a license or FID may also carry or possess “conventional rifles, shotguns, and ammunition therefor” if the person meets the requirements for such carrying or possession in the state in which he or she resides. Persons in possession of firearms or ammunition who are moving into Massachusetts or returning to the Commonwealth after an absence of at least 180 consecutive days must obtain the proper credentials within 60 days of entry in order to continue to possess the firearms or ammunition legally.
A nonresident “may carry a pistol or revolver in and through the commonwealth” for purposes of attending a competition or a meeting or exhibition of collectors, or for hunting, provided the person has a valid carry permit from another state whose issuing requirements meet certain guidelines specified under Massachusetts law. If the person is traveling for hunting, he or she must also possess a hunting license issued by Massachusetts or the state of destination. Massachusetts will also issue qualified nonresidents a one-year license to carry a firearm in the Commonwealth.
The possession of so-called “assault weapons” and “large capacity feeding devices” (except those “lawfully possessed on September 13, 1994”) is forbidden throughout the Commonwealth. An earlier-enacted ban on “assault weapons” that applies only to Boston theoretically allows for covered firearms to be transported or possessed in certain circumstances. Since Boston is authorized under the law to establish its own roster of banned weapons, firearms that are not considered “assault weapons” under state law could conceivably still be covered by the Boston ban. Prospective travelers are urged to contact the Massachusetts Firearms Records Bureau at (617)660-4780 or the State Police at www.mass.gov/msp/firearms/ for further information.
NEW JERSEY—Caution: New Jersey has highly restrictive firearms laws. The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that anyone traveling within the state is deemed to be aware of these regulations and will be held strictly accountable for violations.
State law generally prohibits any person from knowingly possessing or transporting any rifle or shotgun without first having obtained a New Jersey firearms purchaser identification card (FPIC),or from possessing or transporting any handgun without first having obtained a New Jersey handgun carry permit. State law also bans the possession or transport of any so-called “assault firearm,” models of which are specified by statute, as well as any firearm which is substantially identical to the listed models, unless the firearm is licensed or registered in accordance with New Jersey law or rendered inoperable. Nonresidents are eligible to obtain a New Jersey FPIC, handgun carry permit, or “assault weapon” license. Also prohibited is the knowing possession of any loaded rifle or shotgun, “[u]nless otherwise permitted by law.” Finally, the transport of a so-called “large-capacity ammunition magazine” (i.e., a magazine for a semi-automatic firearm capable of holding more than 15 rounds) except by military or law enforcement personnel for official purposes, is also prohibited.
The law presumes that a person does not have any required license, permit, or registration “until he establishes the contrary.”
Various exceptions apply. An FPIC or carry license is not required for transporting a rifle, shotgun, or handgun from the place of purchase to the person’s residence or place of business, for transporting a rifle or shotgun between a residence and place of business or between businesses and residences when moving, or for transporting a rifle or shotgun between a residence or business and a place of repair for the purpose of repair. A member of a qualifying rifle or pistol club may transport “such firearms as are necessary for … target practice” when traveling to or from a place of target practice.
An FPIC or handgun carry permit is also not required by a person transporting any firearm while traveling directly to or from: (1) any place for the purpose of hunting, provided the person has in his possession a valid hunting license; (2) any target range or other authorized place for the purpose of practice, match, target, trap, or skeet shooting exhibitions; or (3) any exhibition or display of firearms that meets various qualifications specified by law or in rules promulgated by the Superintendent of State Police, who must be notified of the exhibition or display at least 30 days in advance.
Any firearm being transported in a vehicle for any of these purposes “shall be carried unloaded and contained in a closed and fastened case, gunbox, securely tied package, or locked in the trunk of the automobile in which it is being transported, and in [sic] the course of travel shall include only such deviations as are reasonably necessary.”
NEW YORK—Caution: New York state’s general approach is to make the possession of handguns and so-called “assault weapons” and “large capacity ammunition feeding devices” illegal and then provide exceptions that the accused may raise as “affirmative defenses” to prosecution. The only exceptions to the “assault weapons” and “large capacity” magazine bans are provisions which allow possession of otherwise banned items manufactured on or before September 13, 1994, or ammunition feeding devices “capable of operating only with .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.” The possession or transport of any other “assault weapon” or “high capacity” magazine is a felony. The prohibited ammunition feeding devices include not just magazines that have a capacity of more than 10 rounds but those “that can be readily restored or converted to accept more than 10 rounds.”
Possessing a loaded handgun outside one’s home or place of business without a license is a felony. This applies not only to those who possess loaded handguns, but also to anyone who merely possesses a handgun and “at the same time … a quantity of ammunition which may be used to discharge such firearm.” Licenses to possess and carry handguns are not issued to out-of-state residents, unless they are principally employed or own a business in New York.
A nonresident who “has in his possession a pistol license or firearms registration card issued in accordance with the laws of his place of residence” may transport a handgun to and from, and possess a handgun while attending, “an organized competitive pistol match or league competition” approved by or conducted under the auspices of the National Rifle Association or the International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Association or at a “an organized convention or exhibition for the display of or education about firearms” approved by or conducted under the auspices of the NRA, so long as all of the following apply: (1) the person is a competitor in the match or a registered participant in the exhibition or display; (2) the possession occurs during or within 48 hours of the event; (3) the person has never been convicted of a felony or a crime that within New York would constitute a felony; and (4) the handgun is transported unloaded in an opaque container together with a copy of the match or exhibition program, schedule, or registration card. A person may also possess or transport a handgun if he or she is a member or coach of an accredited college or university target pistol team who is transporting the handgun into or through New York to participate in a collegiate, target, or Olympic pistol competition approved by or under the auspices of the National Rifle Association. During transport the handgun must be unloaded and in a locked carrying case, and any ammunition for the handgun must be locked in a separate container.
A number of localities, including Albany, Buffalo, New York City, Rochester, Suffolk County, and Yonkers, impose their own requirements on the possession, registration, and transport of firearms. Possession of a handgun within New York City requires a New York City handgun license or a special permit from the city police commissioner validating a state license within the city. Even New York state licenses are generally not valid within New York City unless a specific exemption applies, such as when the New York City police commissioner has issued a special permit to the licensee or “the firearms covered by such license are being transported by the licensee in a locked container and the trip through the city of New York is continuous and uninterrupted.” Possession of a shotgun or rifle within New York City requires a permit, which is available to non-residents, and a certificate of registration. No person may possess a loaded rifle or shotgun anywhere in public within New York City limits. A non-resident without a permit may possess an unregistered long gun for up to 24 hours in New York City if in transit to a destination outside the city, provided that the firearm is at all times unloaded and in a locked case or locked automobile trunk and the person is “lawfully in possession of said rifle or shotgun according to the laws of his or her place of residence.”
RHODE ISLAND—A Rhode Island carry permit is generally required to transport a handgun in a vehicle. This requirement does not apply, however, to the holder of an out-of-state carry permit who intends to travel uninterrupted through the state. No permit is required to transport an unloaded handgun from the place of purchase to the purchaser’s business or residence, between a person’s residence and business, or to a federal firearms licensee for the purpose of sale, provided that the pistol and any ammunition for it is stored in a locked container or the ammunition is in a place, such as the trunk, that is not directly accessible from the vehicle’s passenger. A person may also transport an unloaded handgun without a permit between the person’s home or place of business and a “bona fide target practice range” for the purpose of competition or training. During such transport the handgun must be either “broken down … and carried as openly as circumstances will permit” or “secured in a separate container suitable for the purpose.”
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Caution: In general, no one may possess a firearm within the District without a valid registration certificate. No such registration is available for .50 BMG rifles or so-called “assault weapons.” The District also bans the possession of magazines (except those for .22 caliber rimfire ammunition) with a capacity of more than 10 rounds or that can be readily converted or restored to accept more than 10 rounds, as well as the possession of ammunition without a firearms registration certificate. The certificate requirement does not apply to nonresidents who are “participating in any lawful recreational firearm-related activity within the District, or on [their] way to or from such activity in another jurisdiction.” To qualify for this exception, a person must, upon demand of a law enforcement officer, “exhibit proof that he is on his way to or from such activity” and that the person’s possession of the firearm is lawful in the person’s place of residence. The person must also be transporting the firearm from a place where the person may lawfully possess and carry it to another place where the person may lawfully possess and carry it, the firearm must be unloaded, and neither the firearm nor any ammunition may be readily or directly accessible from the automobile’s passenger compartment, or if the vehicle does not have a separate trunk, the firearm or ammunition must be kept in a locked container.
Caution: Canada has very strict laws governing the transportation and possession of firearms.
Lawful use and possession of firearms in Canada requires the possessor to be licensed and the firearm to be registered. Nonresidents may meet these requirements in either of two ways. The first is to complete a Non-resident Firearm Declaration prior to arrival at the point of entry. Declarations are valid for 60 days but may be renewed free of charge before expiration. The second method is to apply for a five-year Canadian Possession and Acquisition License (PAL) and then, once the PAL is obtained, register the firearms in Canada.
In addition, Canadian law establishes three broad classifications of firearms: “non-restricted,” “restricted,” and “prohibited.”
A person may not enter Canada with prohibited firearms, which include: (1) a handgun with a barrel length of 105 mm (approximately 4.1 inches) or less; (2) a handgun capable of firing .25 or .32 caliber ammunition; (3) a rifle or shotgun that has been altered so that its barrel length is less than 457 mm (approximately 18 inches) or its overall length is less than 660 mm (approximately 26 inches); (5) automatic firearms (including those converted to fire only as semiautomatics); and (6) certain firearms specified by model (and their variants), including AR-15s (as well as .22 rimfire clones), AKs, various semi-automatic shotguns, Intratec TEC-DC9s, UZIs, Steyr AUGs, FN-FALs, and numerous others. Also prohibited is the importation of so-called “large capacity magazines,” which generally means any magazine for a semiautomatic centerfire rifle that holds more than five rounds or any magazine for a handgun that holds more than 10 rounds.
Restricted firearms include any non-prohibited handgun; a non-prohibited centerfire rifle with a barrel of less than 470 mm (approximately 18.5 inches); a firearm that can be fired after being folded, collapsed, or otherwise reduced to a length of less than 660 mm (approximately 26 inches); and other models designated by law. These require an Authorization to Transport (ATT) in addition to the Non-resident Firearm Declaration or PAL.
Limited amounts of ammunition may be imported.
All firearms must be transported unloaded. Non-restricted firearms left unattended in a vehicle should be locked in the vehicle’s trunk, or if the vehicle does not have a trunk, locked out of sight in the vehicle’s interior. Restricted firearms must be rendered inoperable during transport by a secure locking device or locked within an opaque container that cannot readily or accidentally be broken open during travel. Canadian officials recommend using both of these measures for restricted firearms, as well as removing the bolt or bolt carrier, if applicable.
Information and forms governing all of these requirements may be obtained from the Canadian Firearm Program (CFP) website at http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/index-eng.htm or by contacting the CFP at 1-800-731-4000.
Caution: Mexico severely restricts the importation of firearms and ammunition, and violations are likely to result in harsh punishment. The United States Department of State and Mexican tourism officials have strongly cautioned U.S. citizens visiting Mexico to leave their firearms at home.
Limited exceptions apply for the purpose of hunting. Because foreign hunters in Mexico must be accompanied by a licensed Mexican hunting guide, anyone planning to hunt in Mexico should contact his or her outfitter for information on import requirements.
UNITED STATES RESIDENTS RETURNING TO THE U.S.
Importation of firearms or ammunition into the United States requires a permit from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives unless the traveler can demonstrate that the firearms or ammunition were previously possessed in the United States. One way to do this is by completing Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Form 4457 with your local CBP office before leaving the United States. A bill of sale or receipt showing transfer of the items to the traveler in the United States may also be used.
Note that in the United States you have constitutional protections both against unreasonable searches and seizures and against compelled self-incrimination. Although the authorities may search anywhere within your reach without a search warrant after a valid stop, they may not open and search closed luggage without probable cause to believe evidence of a crime will be found, particularly when it is in a locked storage area or trunk of a vehicle, unless you consent. You have a right not to consent. Furthermore, although you may be required to identify yourself and produce a driver's license, vehicle registration, and proof of automobile insurance, you have a right to remain silent.
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Today, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Morgan. Deputy Secretary Sherman reiterated the U.S. government’s support for the immediate and unconditional release of all those whom the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has arbitrarily detained, including Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. The two also discussed ongoing coordination to safely manage the border throughout the pandemic.
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March 30, 2020By: Takahashi Katsunori (Translated by YaruJan & NN )
Celebrating KENN's birthday! Who is your favorite character? [2020 Ver.] Will Yotsuba Tamaki from "Idolish7" be on top for two consecutive years?
Mar. 24 is KENN's birthday.
KENN started his music career in the 00s. After that, he began working as a voice actor/actor by playing a variety of characters in anime.
In 2019, he made a splash by releasing his new photo book “Russian Blue” after three years.
To celebrate KENN’s birthday, here at Anime!Anime! we conducted a reader survey asking “Who is your favorite character played by KENN?”, followed by the same survey held the previous year. During the survey period between Mar. 10 to Mar. 17, a total of 556 responses were received.
There were more female respondents with the gender ratio being 5% male and 95% female. The age group was about 35% for those under the age of 19, and about 35% for those in their 20s, mainly focusing on youngsters.
Results 2019: https://animeanime.jp/article/2019/03/24/44320.html
Yotsuba Tamaki from “Idolish7” goes to the top with an overwhelming majority of votes!
The 1st place goes to Yotsuba Tamaki from “Idolish7” with approximately 35% of the votes, a huge margin of victory over the 2nd-place winner by a triple score.
Many fans appreciated his ability to make you feel the emotions of the character he's playing, “Tamaki-kun grows up little by little as the story progresses. It is expressed by KENN realistically with his great acting skills”, and “KENN's voice is able to make me feel the sense of freedom and kindness of Tamaki, her frankness to enjoy herself as an idol, and her straightforward personality with always a smile on her face, regardless of the members or rivals”.
Many also commented on his live performance, “I was very happy to see the innocence and kindness through KENN himself. It was like watching his character Tamaki at the event, it was so cute to see him enjoying it”.
The 2nd place goes to Ishida Shunsou from “Meiji Tokyo Renka” with an approval rating of about 10%, ranking up from 3rd place of the last year.
Shunsou is a two-faced character, as fans commented, “I like the big difference between the moments when he is cool and when he is in the artist's mode.
Many fans love the gap of the double personality that KENN is able to express greatly, “He is cold until you become his friend. Once he lets you get close to him, he starts to be more straightforward. KENN is great in expressing the good balance between cuteness and coolness”.
The 3rd place goes to Yuuki Juudai (also known as Yuuki Jaden) from “Yu-Gi-Oh! GX” with approximately 7% of the votes, ranking down from 2nd place of the last year.
KENN made his debut as a voice actor with the character Yuuki Juudai, which received many comments from the fans, “A mischievous boy, a cool-headed villain, and a cool protagonist… As the storyline progresses, the way KENN acts changes completely, so you can see a glimpse of his great and flexible acting skills even though this is his debut as a voice actor”, and “His first yet best acting role of his career. I became a fan of KENN after watching his debut as a voice actor with Yuuki Juudai”. It seems that a lot of fans learned about KENN through “Yu-Gi-Oh! GX”.
■ Let's introduce some other comments
Satsuki Aoi from “Tsukiuta. The Animation”, “The real prince! His soft, sweet voice is the best. And he's good at singing too…! He's perfect!”, and “His soft and gentle way of talking and his fresh yet sexy voice are irresistible”.
Asahina Fuuto from “BROTHERS CONFLICT”, “His voice, which combines coolness, cheekiness, and sexiness is very attractive”, and “He carefully played the single-minded and ambitious Fuuto, who also shows to be cheeky despite his being a hard worker”.
Gieve from “The Heroic Legend of Arslan”, “Despite his being a womanizer, he cares about His Highness. Also, his attitude changes as the story progresses. I love him!”.
Chase from “Monsuno”, “Since the title is co-produced by Japan and the U.S.A., there are many foreign expressions that it seems like watching an overseas TV drama. KENN's American-mixed lines are the best!”.
According to the votes received, the survey includes a wide variety of titles, including anime, games, drama CDs, Western-style dubbing series, and musicals. The results reaffirmed the fact that KENN is a versatile voice actor, active in multiple activities.
“Who is your favorite character played by KENN? 2020 Ver.”
1. Yotsuba Tamaki “Idolish7”
2. Ishida Shunsou “Meiji Tokyo Renka”
3. Yuuki Juudai “Yu-Gi-Oh! GX”
4. Satsuki Aoi “Tsukiuta. The Animation”
5. Asahina Fuuto “BROTHERS CONFLICT”
6. Kanbara Akihito “Beyond the Boundary”
7. Gieve “The Heroic Legend of Arslan”
7. Nanba Hibito “Space Brothers”
9. L Nomura “Marginal#4: Kiss kara Tsukuru Big Bang”
10. Dino “Reborn!”
11. Aido Seiya ” I-Chu”
12. Mutsuki Hijiri “Scared Rider Xechs”
13. Kei “Ken ga Kimi”
14. Toraishi Izumi “Star-Myu”
15. Chase “Monsuno”
16. Narumiya Tenjurou “VitaminZ”
16. Roppongi Fumi “Miracle Train: Oedo sen e Youkoso”
18. Limbo “BUSTAFELLOWS”
19. Urianger “Final Fantasy XIV”
19. Wade Owen Watts “Ready Player One”
19. Suma Haruto “Ikemen Live Koi no Uta o Kimi ni”
19. Takasugi Shinsaku “Akane sasu Sekai de Kimi to Utau”
19. Hound Shadow “Ressha Sentai ToQger the Movie: Galaxy Line S.O.S.”
19. Hinata Shion “Stand My Heroes”
19. Fuji Yuuta “Musical: Prince of Tennis”
19. Branch “Trolls”
19. Bogue Con-Vaart “Macross Delta”
19. Ryuujin Shougo “Majin Bone”
19. Ronald Knox “Black Butler”
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AMRA and Scannexus Join Forces
Scannexus, world-leading Ultra High-Field MRI facility based in Maastricht Netherlands, incorporates AMRA into service offering for researchers
AMRA partners with Scannexus, thus strengthening academic relationships and clinical research opportunities in Europe
Precise measurement of fat and muscle tissue highly valuable to researchers focusing upon metabolic disease, such as obesity and diabetes
Sweden, October [2], 2017: AMRA, the international leader in body composition analysis, today announced a partnership with Scannexus, a world-leading Ultra High-Field MRI scanner facility located at the Brightlands Maastricht Health Campus. The partnership was confirmed with official signatures of the collaboration agreement and a full-day AMRA introduction seminar to the Brightlands Maastricht Health Community.
Together, Scannexus and AMRA offer something new to the research community: the ability to translate a Rapid MRI whole body MRI scan into precise, 3D-volumetric fat and muscle measurements using scanners at Scannexus. This is good news for researchers in the Netherlands, including Maastricht and surrounding clinical research centers, as AMRA® Profiler Researcher makes it possible to understand metabolic diseases, such as obesity and diabetes.
Ultra-High-MR imaging provides new levels of insights into human anatomy and function, opening up a range of possibilities with implications for medical diagnosis and treatment. Using AMRA’s tool, AMRA® Profiler Research, researchers can now quantitatively measure fat and muscle tissue content using the same MRI scanners. Scannexus is the perfect partner for this, as the company has three ultra-high MRI scanners used intensively for research.
AMRA CEO, Tommy Johansson, came to Maastricht to announce the partnership at a seminar, “The collaboration with Scannexus will bring AMRA, a research-based company, closer to the Center of Excellence in Human Biology, NUTRIM and other clinics at Maastricht UMC+ in the Netherlands. This will add to the understanding of body composition and risk profiling of metabolic diseases.”
Scannexus CEO, Albert Scherpbier, responded that the bundling of strengths will allow them to open up a new market, “The partnership with AMRA makes it possible to get scan results produced at Scannexus and Maastricht UMC+ to researchers much faster. Researchers now have one point of contact for support with their research.”
AMRA is an international digital health company and the first in the world to transform images from a Rapid MRI whole body MRI scan into precise, 3D-volumetric fat and muscle measurements. AMRA’s cloud-based analysis service – AMRA® Profiler Research – offers automated insights that have far-reaching implications for the pharma industry, academic R&D and, soon, clinical practice.
Headquartered in Sweden, AMRA was founded in 2010 as a spin-off of the Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV), the Department of Biomedical Engineering (IMT) and the Department of Medicine and Health (IMH) at Linköping University, Sweden. For more information, visit: www.amramedical.com
About SCANNEXUS
Scannexus is an Internationally focused imaging center with state of the art Ultra High-Field Imaging infrastructure and Data analysis. Scannexus offers a unique combination of services and technologies. Access to world-leading Ultra High-Field MRI scanners (3T, 7T, 9.4T) is combined with dedicated customer-focused operational support and the expertise of our clinical and technical networks.
Scannexus facilitates the development of projects, provides a one-stop-shop for contractual issues, and brings focus on project delivery. In addition, there is the ability to follow advanced level training in the principles and applications of MRI.
About Brightlands Maastricht Health Campus
Brightlands Maastricht Health Campus supervises the entire process involved in the development of innovations related to health and life sciences (valorisation) for scientists, researchers and students. Excellent facilities for imaging equipment contribute to the Campus position as the ideal location for building ecosystems involving imaging, regenerative medicine and innovative diagnostics. The Brightlands Maastricht Health Campus sets itself apart by offering the complete innovation chain: fundamental and applied research, equipment, the clinic and the cross-over possibilities with the other Brightlands campuses. | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5205608010292053, "wiki_prob": 0.4794391989707947, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line540874"} |
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Iran hits back: Senior Bahraini diplomat ordered to leave
Friday, 02 October 2015 5:47 PM [ Last Update: Friday, 02 October 2015 6:24 PM ]
This file photo shows the building of Iran’s Foreign Ministry in downtown Tehran.
Iran has ordered a top Bahraini diplomat to leave the Islamic Republic after declaring him persona non grata, amid baseless allegations made by the Manama regime against Tehran.
In a statement on Friday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry gave the second highest ranking diplomat at the Bahraini embassy in Tehran, Bassam Dalhan al-Dosari, 72 hours to leave Iran.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry dismissed Bahrain’s unfounded allegations that Tehran is interfering in the internal affairs of the kingdom of Bahrain.
Earlier, Manama had accused Tehran of forming and arming groups opposed to the Al Khalifa regime.
In a statement on Thursday, the Bahraini Foreign Ministry recalled its ambassador to Iran and ordered the Islamic Republic’s charge d’affaires in Manama to leave the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom within 72 hours.
The Bahraini Foreign Ministry said it asked the ambassador, Rashid Saad al-Dosari, to return, and declared the Iranian diplomat, Mohammad Reza Babaei, persona non grata and ordered him to depart.
The decision was taken a day after Bahraini officials claimed that they had arrested a number of people over allegations that they had links with Iran and Iraq for ‘terrorist activities.’
A Bahraini Interior Ministry statement said the Al Khalifa regime forces had also uncovered a large stash of weapons at a house in the village of Nuwaidrat, located about 10 kilometers (six miles) south of the capital, Manama.
The cache purportedly included a tonne and a half of powerful explosive materials, automatic rifles, pistols and hand grenades.
A Bahraini protestor sits flashing the sign of victory during clashes with police on May 23, 2015 in the village of Jidhafs, west of the capital, Manama. (AFP)
This is not the first time the Al Khalifa regime has sought to implicate Iran over the ongoing instability in Bahrain.
Iran has repeatedly dismissed the accusations, saying the blame game Bahrain is playing is aimed at covering up the Arab country’s internal problems.
The Islamic Republic has urged the Bahraini government to stop pursuing a security approach toward the tensions in the country and solve its problems through dialog.
Since early 2011, anti-regime protesters in Bahrain have held numerous demonstrations on the streets of the country, calling for the Al Khalifa family to relinquish power.
Scores of people have been killed and hundreds more injured and arrested in the ongoing crackdown on peaceful demonstrations.
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By Korea Herald
Published : Aug 10, 2012 - 20:20 Updated : Aug 10, 2012 - 20:20
South Korea’s weather agency on Friday lifted all heat wave advisories that were issued throughout much of the country, marking an end to the sweltering weather that lasted for up to 21 days.
The advisories, some of which were first issued on July 20, have been lifted as of Friday 4 a.m., as temperatures are expected to drop with a forecast of rain showers in most parts, the Korea Meteorological Administration said.
Southern regions below the Chungcheong provinces in particular will experience heavy showers accompanied by lightning and thunder, according to the KMA.
The maximum temperatures on Friday are expected to fall to average highs, with the mercury forecast to reach 30 C in Seoul and Daegu, and 29 C in Daejeon and Gwangju, respectively, the KMA said.
Weather forecasts said although temperatures during the weekend will once again hover above 30 C, the weather will likely return to normal levels early next week. (Yonhap News) | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6728155612945557, "wiki_prob": 0.6728155612945557, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1743829"} |
How School Districts Work
Co-authored by Tom Vander Ark, Getting Smart, and Cathy Mincberg, CRSS
School districts have a theory of action but don’t or can’t express exactly what it is. Naming the theories in use is the first step to designing a system of schools that serves a community well.
We recently led a school board retreat where we discussed the theories in use across North America. They range from highly decentralized systems with diverse schools to updates to what David Tyack called The One Best System.
One Best System. Historically, teachers were allowed to close their doors and teach what and how they chose while boards and superintendents had decision authority over most school operations such as the budget, schedules, teacher selection, and compensation. This odd “One Best System” was loose on the control of the curriculum (the core of schooling) and tightly controlled everything else.
Managed Instruction. Once districts and states began to track student achievement and make poor performance visible, districts began to tightly control what was taught (managed curriculum) and in some cases tightly control how it was taught (managed instruction/pedagogy). This ensured that all students were taught the same content but also created more of a compliance culture. Teachers complained that it stifled teacher initiative and was bad for students yet the large urban districts making the most student achievement progress used a managed instruction approach.
Some smaller systems sharing a common curriculum don’t stifle teacher leadership. The enterprise approach in Mooresville (i.e., shared pedagogy, curriculum, systems, and devices) is featured in the Blended Learning Implementation Guide and superintendent Mark Edward’s new book, Thank You For Your Leadership.
Emerging potential for personalized and competency-based learning learning changes many of the policies and practices of managed curriculum/instruction (e.g., individual pacing rather than progressing in age cohorts).
Performance Empowerment. Some communities (most high functioning or disaster recovery) experimented with full decentralized system where decision-making authority regarding curriculum and operations was granted to individual schools. In exchange, schools are held accountable for results.
The rationale for these decentralized systems is that principals and teachers can’t be held accountable for student achievement if they do not have significant control over their work–responsibility and authority go together.
Edmonton Alberta was among the first and most widely publicized examples of decentralized districts. The New Orleans recovery created a fully decentralized system.
Many superintendents tried this in the 1990s and quickly found that schools didn’t know what to do or how to do it. School leaders had been so eviscerated by a compliance culture, that the skills to facilitate a coherent instructional mission and build the related structures and systems didn’t exist.
Fully decentralized systems don’t provide any continuity for mobile students; they don’t intervene quickly in failing schools; and they assume school communities will respond quickly to demands for performance and the freedom of empowerment to produce excellence (which doesn’t always take place).
Fulton County Georgia has supported school empowerment by identifying and training teacher leaders, supporting new school models, and backing improved access to technology.
Under Chancellor Joel Klein, New York City became an empowerment district with a high degree of autonomy at the school level, but the NYC DOE actively closed and replaced low performing schools.
Denver Public Schools recently reaffirmed its support for a decentralized systems. They continue to discuss how and when to intervene in struggling schools.
Managed Performance/Empowerment. To address the shortcomings of fully centralized and fully decentralized options a growing number of districts have developed a hybrid approach called managed performance/empowerment or tiered support/earned autonomy. High performing school are granted greater flexibility; low-performing schools are tightly managed.
These systems can be difficult to design and manage, requiring multiple management approaches simultaneously and require nimbleness and a systems infrastructure to move schools from one tier of autonomy to another depending on performance. Treating schools differently can raise concerns about fairness.
Steve Adamoski piloted this approach in Cincinnati in the 90s. Boston Public Schools used managed performance/empowerment to become the best urban district in the country in the last decade.
Hybrids. Most urban areas exhibit a hybrid approach. School districts and public charter schools collaborate and coordinate offerings in Compact Cities. Washington DC is half managed performance and half a decentralized portfolio of charter schools. Las Vegas and El Paso are managed performance systems with a district operated layer of choice options.
School boards and superintendents should agree on a theory of action. Boards should incorporate it into district policy. District leaders should operationalize it into staffing, budgeting, and school support strategies. It starts with naming the theories in use.
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John Cawton1
#14276, b. 23 January 1807, d. 1858
John Cawton was born on 23 January 1807 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.1 He was the son of John Thomas Cawton and Cecilia Greathead.1 He was baptised on 15 February 1807 in St Peter and St Paul Cathedral Church, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.1 John died in 1858 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.2
[S10] Family Record Family Search - Bishop's transcripts, 1608-1828 Church of England. Parish Church of Sheffield Film 0919327.
[S3] GRO Indexes - 1858/Q1 Eccleshall B Volume 9c Page 140.
Alice Harvey1
#14277, b. 3 July 1885, d. 13 June 1941
Last Edited=11 Aug 2018
Appears on charts:
Alice Greathead née Harvey
Alice Harvey was born on 3 July 1885 in England Both Alice's parents were born in England, believed to be Philip Harvey and Alice Hedge.2 It is believed that Alice emigrated with her parents in 1899.3 She married Joseph Frederick Greathead, son of Henry Brisband Greathead and Eliza Lowing, on 9 August 1905 in Essex, Ontario, Canada.3 In the census of 20 April 1910 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA, she was listed as the wife of Joseph Frederick Greathead.4 Joseph attestation papers were signed on 22 August 1917 giving his wife Alice as his next of kin living at 370 Patesky Avenue, Detroit. He was described as a cook and agreed to serve in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force.5 Joseph and Alice crossed from US to Canada on 23 April 1919.6 In the census of 1 June 1921 in 1512 Giles, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, she was listed as the wife of Joseph Frederick Greathead.7 Joseph and Alice applied for admission into Detroit, Michigan, US on 24 January 1924. They were both described as being aged 37. Joseph was a steam fitter. Their last address was listed as Windsor. They gave Jack Dallas of 361 Lincoln Road, Walkerville, brother to Alice, and brother in law to Joseph as being their closest relative living from whence they came. Their destination was listed as Los Angeles in California.8 In the census of 2 April 1930 in 5589 Marlborough, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA, she was listed as the wife of Frederick Greathead.9 In the census of 1 April 1940 in 1055 North St Andrews Place, Los Angeles, California, USA, she was listed as the wife of Joseph Frederick Greathead.10 Alice died on 13 June 1941 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA, aged 55 Her death was announced in the Los Angeles Times of 14 June 1941. Forest Lawn Mortuary were in charge of her funeral arrangements.11,2,12,13 She was buried with her husband in Forest Lawn Mortuary, 1712 S. Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA, Interment Space 9 & 10 Lot 1164 Section - Whispering Pines.14,12,13
Children of Alice Harvey and Joseph Frederick Greathead
Martha Mary Greathead+3 b. 1 Sep 1907, d. 2 Jul 1991
Phillip Leroy Greathead+3 b. 25 Dec 1912, d. 22 Jan 1971
[S40000] Website www.familytreelegends.com.
[S40000] Website www.familytreelegends.com - California deaths.
[S4] Jan's thoughts based on information from census enumeration sheets.
[S41910] US Census 1910 - 20 April 1910 T624 Roll 685 Page 29B Enumeration District 159 Part 1 Line 33.
[S7] Ancestry.com - Canadian soldiers of WW1 1914-1918.
[S7] Ancestry.com - Border Crossings: From U.S. to Canada, 1908-1935.
[S41923] Canada Census 1921 - 1 June 1921RG31 District 77 Sub District 54 Folder 57 Page 11.
[S7] Ancestry.com - Border Crossings from Canada to US 1895-1956.
[S41930] US Census 1930 (T626) - 2 April 1930 T626 Roll 1064 Image 941 Page 10A Enumeration District 821.
[S41940] US Census 1940 (T627) - 1 April 1940 T627-400 Page 4b Enumeration District 60-165.
[S40045] Newspapers Los Angeles Times 14 June 1941 - Ancestry.
[S40000] Website Find a grave.
[S40000] Website Proquest.
[S18235] E-mails between Doris Ann Edey née Greathead and Jan Cooper from 7 July 2009.
George Baines
#14278, b. about 1805
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
George Baines was born about 1805 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England.1 He married Elizabeth ... about 1830.1 George was listed as the head of the family of on the census of 30 March 1851 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England, George was a post boy living with his wife and children, Henry age 19 working as a shoemaker, William aged 17 working as a whik smith, Sarah aged 15, George aged 11, Ellen aged 9 and Elizabeth aged 7, the youngest four were scholars.2 He was a post boy in 1867.3
Child of George Baines
Sarah Baines+ b. a 1836, d. 2 May 1900
[S41851] UK Census 1851 (HO107) - 30 March 1851 HO107 Piece 2381 Folio 37 Page 2.
[S46001] General Register Office, Information taken from Marriage certificate of daughter.
Joseph Porritt
#14279, b. 19 May 1844, d. 15 August 1921
Joseph Porritt was born on 19 May 1844 in Greatham, Hartlepool, Durham, England.1,2,3 He was the son of Thomas Porritt and Elizabeth Johnson.3 He was baptised on 29 June 1845 in Greatham, Hartlepool, Durham, England.3 In the census of 30 March 1851 at Greatham, Hartlepool, Durham, England, he was listed as the son of Thomas Porritt Joseph was a scholar.4 In the census of 7 April 1861 in Greatham, Hartlepool, Durham, England, he was listed as the son of Thomas Porritt Joseph was a pupil teacher.5 He married Elizabeth Curchin, daughter of John Curchin and Jane Pattison, on 19 May 1865 in All Saints, Stranton, West Hartlepool, Durham, England, after a certificate had been issued. Joseph was a railway clerk. The ceremony was witnessed by John Curchin and Maria Richmond.3,6 Joseph was listed as head of household in the census of 2 April 1871 in 8 Brook Terrace, Hartlepool, Durham, England, Joseph was a railway clerk living with his wife and three children.7 Joseph was listed as the head of the family of on the census of 3 April 1881 in Railway Cottages, Throston, Hartlepool, Durham, England, Joseph was a railway goods agent.8 Joseph was listed as the head of the family of on the census of 5 April 1891 in 13 Regent Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, Joseph was a railway goods agent.9 His wife Elizabeth died on 13 September 1896 in Murray Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, aged 51 from morbis corbis syncope.10,3 He married Jane Curchin, daughter of John Curchin and Jane Pattison, in 1899 in Hartlepool, Durham, England, Jane was the sister of Joseph's first wife.11 Joseph was listed as head of household in the census of 31 March 1901 in 53 Murray Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, Joseph was a Railway goods agent living with his wife and two children.12 Joseph was listed as head of household in the census of 2 April 1911 in 3 Betterby Terrace, West Hartlepool, Durham, England, Joseph was a retired railway goods agent living with his wife and son living in their eight roomed home.13 Joseph died on 15 August 1921 in 18 Durham Street, Stockton on Tees, Durham, England, aged 77 his usual address was 3 Betterby Terrace in Stockton.14,15 The will of Joseph was proved on 22 September 1921 in London to his wife Jane and their son John who was an accountant. His effects were valued at £2557 12s 4d.15
Children of Joseph Porritt and Elizabeth Curchin
John Porritt1 b. 1865, d. 1925
Thomas Porritt1 b. 1867
William Curchin Porritt+1 b. 1869, d. 1942
Elizabeth Porritt b. 1871, d. 1897
Joseph Henry Porritt1 b. 1874, d. 1897
Jenny Porritt1 b. 1876
Harriet Alice Porritt1 b. 1880, d. 1895
Maria Porritt1 b. 1882
Frederick Ernest Porritt+1 b. 9 Dec 1888, d. 18 Aug 1961
[S3] GRO Indexes - 1844/Q2 Stockton Volume XXIV Page 221.
[S27760] E-mails between Amanda Bradley and Jan Cooper from 4 January 2012 title.
[S41851] UK Census 1851 (HO107) - 30 March 1851 HO107 Piece 2384 Folio 81 Page 14.
[S41861] UK Census 1861 (RG9) - 7 April 1861 RG9 Piece 3699 Folio 32 Page 11.
[S46000] General Register Office, I hold a copy of marriage certificate 1865/Q1 Hartlepool Volume 10a Page 8.
[S41871] UK Census 1871 (RG10) - 2 April 1871 RG10 Piece 4915 Folio 51 Page 24.
[S41891] UK Census 1891 (RG12) - 5 April 1891 RG12 Piece 4059 Folio 157 Page 38.
[S47000] General Register Office, I hold a copy of death certificate 1896/Q4 Hartlepool Volume 10a Page 52 age 71.
[S3] GRO Indexes - 1899/Q2 Hartlepool Volume 10a Page 274.
[S41901] UK Census 1901 (RG13) - 31 March 1901 RG13 Piece 4639 Folio 70 Page 34.
[S41911] UK Census 1911 (RG14) - 2 April 1911 RG14 Piece 29601 RG78 Piece 1718B Registration District 545 Sub District 1 Enumeration District 1 Schedule Number 31.
[S3] GRO Indexes - 1921/Q3 Stockton Volume 10a Page 60 age 77.
[S9] Wills Index in TNA and Probate Office.
Maria Porritt1
#14280, b. 1882
Maria Porritt was born in 1882 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.1,2 She was the daughter of Joseph Porritt and Elizabeth Curchin.1 In the census of 5 April 1891 in 13 Regent Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, she was listed as the daughter of Joseph Porritt Maria was a scholar.3 In the census of 31 March 1901 in 53 Murray Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, she was listed as the daughter of Joseph Porritt.4
Frederick Ernest Porritt
#14281, b. 9 December 1888, d. 18 August 1961
Frederick Ernest Porritt was born on 9 December 1888 in North Eastern Terrace, Throston, Hartlepool, Durham, England.1,2 He was the son of Joseph Porritt and Elizabeth Curchin.3 He was baptised on 10 December 1888 in Holy Trinity, Throston, Hartlepool, Durham, England.3,1 In the census of 5 April 1891 in 13 Regent Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, he was listed as the son of Joseph Porritt.4 In the census of 31 March 1901 in 53 Murray Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, he was listed as the son of Joseph Porritt.5 In the census of 2 April 1911 in 3 Betterby Terrace, West Hartlepool, Durham, England, he was listed as the son of Joseph Porritt Frederick was a clerk engineer.6 He married Sarah Heslop, daughter of Henry Heslop and Jane Bendelow, on 19 August 1913 in Parish Church, Stranton, West Hartlepool, Durham, England.1,7 On 2 September 1939 in the National Register Frederick was listed as living at 54 Greta Avenue, Hartlepool, Durham, England, with his wife Sarah. Frederick was a ledger clerk in the chemical industry living with his wife.8 Frederick and Sarah emigrated to Freemantle in Australia in 1956 but returned to England only a year later travelling from Sydney arriving in London on 23 September 1957 on the ship Strathnaver.1,9 Frederick died on 18 August 1961 in General Hospital, West Hartlepool, Durham, England, aged 72.1,10,11 The will of Frederick was proved on 18 September 1961 in Durham to his widow Sarah. His effects were valued at £369 17s 8d.11
Children of Frederick Ernest Porritt and Sarah Heslop
Ernest Porritt+1 b. 22 Sep 1915, d. 19 Jan 1988
Margaret Porritt+1 b. 22 Feb 1922, d. 16 Jun 1994
[S41939] National Register 1939 - Find my past RG101/2738E/004.
[S7] Ancestry.com - UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 - Class: BT26; Piece: 1389; Item: 104.
[S3] GRO Indexes - 1961/Q3 West Hartlepool Volume 1a Page 847 age 72.
Elizabeth Curchin1
#14282, b. 1843, d. 1843
Elizabeth Curchin was born in 1843 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.1,2 She was the daughter of John Curchin and Jane Pattison.1 She was baptised on 2 June 1843 in St Thomas, Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.3 Elizabeth died in 1843 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.4 Elizabeth was buried on 11 June 1843 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.3
[S3] GRO Indexes - 1843/Q3 Stockton Volume 24 Page 254.
John Curchin1
Last Edited=15 Jan 2012
John Curchin was born about 1780 in Hilgay, Norfolk, England.1 He married Sarah Cole on 26 January 1809 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England.1
Children of John Curchin and Sarah Cole
John Curchin+ b. 28 Aug 1810, d. 9 Jan 1858
Joseph Curchin2 b. a 1825, d. 1864
Joseph Curchin1
#14284, b. about 1825, d. 1864
Joseph Curchin was born about 1825 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.1 He was the son of John Curchin and Sarah Cole.1 In the census of 7 April 1861 he was listed as a sailor and was married. He was registered on board the ship Circassian.2 Joseph died in 1864 in 58 Wear Street, Sunderland, Durham, England.3,4
[S41861] UK Census 1861 (RG9) - 7 April 1861 RG9 Piece 4444 Folio 88 Page 1.
[S3] GRO Indexes - 1864/Q2 Sunderland Volume 10a Page 244.
[S40000] Website Durham records on line.
Stanley Trotter
Stanley Trotter married Venetta Charlotte Mary Taylor in 1953 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England.1
[S3] GRO Indexes - 153/Q1 West Hartlepool Volume 1a Page 2861.
Henry Huitson
#14286, b. 16 August 1928, d. February 2005
Henry Huitson was born on 16 August 1928 in Lambeth, London, England.1,2 He was the son of Parmler Huitson and Frances Duffek. He married Sheila M Walker in 1958 in Greenwich, London, England.3 Henry died in February 2005 in Lewisham, London, England, aged 76.4
Child of Henry Huitson and Sheila M Walker
Paula Huitson
[S3] GRO Indexes - 1928/Q3 Lambeth Volume 1d Page 320.
[S5] Jan's thoughts based on information from GRO or Parish record entries.
[S3] GRO Indexes - 1958/Q4 Greenwich Volume 5c Page 1025.
[S3] GRO Indexes - February 2005 Lewisham Reg D48A District 242/1D Entry 101 age 76.
Alexander Kerr1
Joe Kerr
Alexander Kerr married Leila Maud Greathead, daughter of James Thompson Greathead and Lillian Gertrude Gainfort, on 10 June 1936 in Georgetown, British Guiana, The announcement of the wedding of Leila only daughter of Mr and Mrs Greathead of Kingston in British Guiana and Alexander eldest son of the late Alexander Kerr and Mrs Kerr of Balfield Farm appeared in the Dundee Courier and Advertiser on 13 June 1936.1,2
[S9482] Emails between Philip Greathead and Jan Cooper from 28 August 2007.
[S47012] Find my past Scotland, Newspaper Marriage & Anniversary Notices.
Edward Alexander Pain1
Edward Alexander Pain was born about 1865.2 He married Grace Anderson Lamb, daughter of Matthew Lamb and Georgina Grace Macaulay, in 1905 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.1 Edward died in 1909 in Sunderland, Durham, England.3
Children of Edward Alexander Pain and Grace Anderson Lamb
George Edward Pain b. 1906
William Wallace Pain4 b. 1908
[S3] GRO Indexes - 1905/Q3 Middlesborough Volume 9d Page 996.
[S3] GRO Indexes - 1909/Q4 Sunderland Volume 10a Page 389 age 44.
Robert Sharp
#14292, b. 24 December 1834, d. 30 November 1905
Robert Sharp was born on 24 December 1834 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.1,2 He was the son of Thomas Sharp and Mary ... He married Mary Coward on 16 October 1858 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.3,2 Robert was listed as head of household in the census of 2 April 1871 in 5 Guisbro Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, Robert was a printer and paper hanger.4 Robert was listed as the head of the family of on the census of 3 April 1881 in 7 St Hilda Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, Robert was still a painter and glazier.5 Robert was listed as the head of the family of on the census of 5 April 1891 in 7 St Hilda Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, Robert was a painter.6 Robert died on 30 November 1905 in Hartlepool, Durham, England, aged 70.7,2
Children of Robert Sharp and Mary Coward
Thomas Henry Sharp+ b. 31 Dec 1859, d. 22 Jun 1894
Mary Sharp b. 1861, d. 1890
Sarah Ann Sharp b. 1866
Annie Rebecca Sharp b. 1871
John Edmond Sharp b. 1873
Ada Maria Sharp b. 1875
[S31317] E-mails between Althea Dimmick and Jan Cooper from 29 January 2015.
[S41871] UK Census 1871 (RG10) - 2 April 1871 RG10 Piece 4917 Folio 28 Page 1.
[S3] GRO Indexes - 1905/Q4 Hartlepool Volume 10a Page 94.
Mary Coward
Mary Sharp née Coward
Mary Coward was born about 1836 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. She married Robert Sharp, son of Thomas Sharp and Mary ..., on 16 October 1858 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.1,2 In the census of 7 April 1861 in Northgate Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, she was listed as the daughter in law of Thomas Sharp Mary is listed as wife but I believe she is the daughter in law. She is listed as married and I can find no trace of her husband.3 In the census of 2 April 1871 in 5 Guisbro Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, she was listed as the wife of Robert Sharp.4 In the census of 3 April 1881 in 7 St Hilda Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, she was listed as the wife of Robert Sharp.5 In the census of 5 April 1891 in 7 St Hilda Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, she was listed as the wife of Robert Sharp.6 Her husband Robert died on 30 November 1905 in Hartlepool, Durham, England, aged 70.7,2 Mary died in 1909 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.8
Children of Mary Coward and Robert Sharp
[S3] GRO Indexes - 1909/Q1 Hartlepool Volume 10a Page 86 aged 73.
Thomas Henry Sharp
#14294, b. 31 December 1859, d. 22 June 1894
Last Edited=21 May 2015
Thomas Henry Sharp was born on 31 December 1859 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.1,2 He was the son of Robert Sharp and Mary Coward. In the census of 7 April 1861 in Northgate Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, he was listed as the grand son of Thomas Sharp Thomas is listed as son but I believe he is the grandson of Thomas and Mary.3 In the census of 2 April 1871 in 5 Guisbro Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, he was listed as the son of Robert Sharp Thomas was a scholar.4 In the census of 3 April 1881 in 7 St Hilda Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, he was listed as the son of Robert Sharp Thomas was an engine turner.5 He married Hannah Mary Proctor in 1885 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.6 There is a lovely picture of Thomas, Hannah and their two children.2 Thomas died on 22 June 1894 in 1 Prissick Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, aged 34 Not sure why his address was given as Prissick Street, still cannot locate him in 1891, he was probably at sea or in hospital following a serious accident at sea which crippled and blinded him from which complications he eventually died.7,8,2,9 Administration papers were issued with a will on 17 August 1894 to Hannah, his widow in Durham. Thomas had been a marine engineer and his effects were valued at £135 17s0d.8
Children of Thomas Henry Sharp and Hannah Mary Proctor
Edmond Sharp+ b. 1886, d. 22 Jan 1949
Thomas Albert Sharp+ b. 1889
[S3] GRO Indexes - 1860/Q1 Hartlepool Volume 1a Page 98.
[S31336] E-mails between Richard Porritt and Jan Cooper from 6 May 2015.
Mary Sharp
Mary Sharp was born in 1861 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.1 She was the daughter of Robert Sharp and Mary Coward. In the census of 2 April 1871 in 5 Guisbro Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, she was listed as the daughter of Robert Sharp Mary was a scholar.2 Mary died in 1890 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.3
Sarah Ann Sharp
Sarah Ann Sharp was born in 1866 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.1 She was the daughter of Robert Sharp and Mary Coward. In the census of 2 April 1871 in 5 Guisbro Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, she was listed as the daughter of Robert Sharp Sarah was a scholar.2 In the census of 3 April 1881 in 7 St Hilda Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, she was listed as the daughter of Robert Sharp Sarah was a scholar.3
William Banthorpe
On the marriage certificate of William's son James when he married Elizabeth in 1841 William was described as William Eighteen a farmer. It is assumed this was a mistake.1
Child of William Banthorpe
James Banthorpe+2 b. a 1779, d. 14 May 1862
[S46002] General Register Office, Information taken from Marriage certificate of son.
[S17265] Emails between Melissa Banthorpe and Jan Cooper from 15 September 2006.
Annie Rebecca Sharp
Annie Rebecca Sharp was born in 1871 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.1,2 She was the daughter of Robert Sharp and Mary Coward. In the census of 3 April 1881 in 7 St Hilda Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, she was listed as the daughter of Robert Sharp Annette was a scholar.3
John Edmond Sharp
John Edmond Sharp was born in 1873 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.1 He was the son of Robert Sharp and Mary Coward. In the census of 3 April 1881 in 7 St Hilda Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, he was listed as the son of Robert Sharp John was a scholar.2 In the census of 5 April 1891 in 7 St Hilda Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, he was listed as the son of Robert Sharp John was an apprentice clerk.3
Ada Maria Sharp
Ada Maria Sharp was born in 1875 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.1 She was the daughter of Robert Sharp and Mary Coward. In the census of 3 April 1881 in 7 St Hilda Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, she was listed as the daughter of Robert Sharp Ada was a scholar.2 In the census of 5 April 1891 in 7 St Hilda Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England, she was listed as the daughter of Robert Sharp.3 | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9542167782783508, "wiki_prob": 0.9542167782783508, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line807140"} |
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Sylvia, March 1 and March 2, 2001, Hollywood Hills
Super-8 blown up to 16 mm, color, 4:3, silent, BE, 2002, 04’57”
Two 16mm loops, shot on Super8 films in each of which the actress Sylvia Kristel is filmed on two successive days in the Hollywood Hills. The film shows the actress in close up while she lights a cigarette.
Concept & camera Manon de Boer
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An Uncertain Pleasure. Selected works from Pierre Huber's collection
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Sylvia, March 1 and March 2, 2001, Hollywood Hills has been on display at the following locations:
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Weekend Preview: Ilott and Hughes return to Silverstone for second home event
Callum Ilott Great Britain FIA Formula Two Round Five
Jake Hughes Great Britain FIA Formula Three Round Five
Preview: 07 - 09 August 2020
After a scintillating three days of action last weekend, Callum Ilott and Jake Hughes return to the Silverstone circuit for a second weekend in succession with both aiming to capitalise on their momentum.
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Callum Ilott - FIA Formula Two, Round Five, Great Britain
Callum’s first weekend on home soil was a roller coaster affair, with the 21-year-old claiming another front-row start for the Feature Race, meaning he’s qualified in the top four at every round this season - the only driver on the Formula Two grid that can boast such a statistic.
An unfortunate stall on the Feature Race grid left him starting from the pit-lane but a sublime recovery drive saw him storm back to fifth place. Followed by another tense Sprint Race, which saw Callum retire after an uncharacteristic spin, the Brit had a remarkably hectic weekend.
This time around, Callum re-enters the Silverstone paddock with full confidence, using his superb qualifying and race pace as markers for another strong weekend.
“Last weekend was equally fun and frustrating. Our qualifying pace is perhaps the highest it's ever been right now and, looking at how we fought back to fifth in the Feature Race, our race pace is also looking pretty good. Barring any more dramas this weekend, we can hopefully score the results that our efforts deserve.”
Jake Hughes - FIA Formula Three, Round Five, Great Britain
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Champions League Final Travels With The Chels Part 1
Posted By Blue Baby on May 23, 2012
This night had it all. There was hope. There was despair. There were tears. There was joy. And that was just the three and a half hours after the game it took from the time we got on the U-bahn until the time the 03.25 Munich to Stuttgart express departed Hauptbahnhof. At 04.25. But most of all it was a night at the end of which, for all those who travelled to Munich, we will never be able to hear the words “German” and “efficiency” without uttering a hollow laugh.
So as Julie Andrews says, let’s start at the beginning. Despite many of the advance party setting out for Munich as early as Wednesday, my own little group were leaving on Friday, heading for Munich via an overnight stay in Stuttgart, and I was up at the unearthly hour of 04.20, having managed five hours sleep; a pretty good effort. Dawn had already broken as I left my north London home, and so worried was I about missing connections, that I was at the bus stop for the first stage of the journey a chilly 10 minutes early. However, it was only 10 minutes to Kings Cross, leaving me in good time for the first Piccadilly Line train of the day to Heathrow, at 05.37.
Not having even had a coffee, I regretted there just wasn’t time to grab one from McD’s before I boarded the tube. Or so I thought. Because the 05.37 was evidently cancelled, leaving a score of disgruntled travellers on the platform till 05.49 (the time the next train was due), with no information from control as to why the first train was cancelled. After that, however, it was plain sailing to Terminals 1,2,3 and I reached Security by 7am, and having taken all possible precautions to avoid setting off the dreaded alarms, fairly zipped through. I hadn’t yet received word that my travelling companions had arrived, so nipped into World Duty Free to pick up a couple of things and then headed over to what looked like a fairly upmarket Wetherspoons. And lo and behold, the first thing I did see were Mr E. and H. (who have both made a previous appearances in Travels) and Pick Six, a season ticket holder of many years standing, who doesn’t get into Europe very often. We were to be joined on the flight by Dazza A. (also with previous form) and the lovely Mrs A., and when we reached Stuttgart would be joined by Matt and Steve who were hacking their way in via Frankfurt and Paris respectively. The boys had just ordered their breakfast, so I beckoned the waiter, having decided that porridge, toast and coffee would provide a nutritious and slow-release start prior to lunch in Stuttgart. Dazza and Mrs A. then arrived, and Dazza quickly departed for Dixons, being in need of a new camera. The boys were already drinking beer, but that wasn’t part of my plan so I started with a juice.
We’d been agreeably surprised that Germanwings let you choose a seat without charge on checking in, thus avoiding the usual budget airline rush for the gate, so we sauntered down to the departure lounge and boarded in a leisurely fashion. It was a short flight to Stuttgart and we soon found ourselves on the S-bahn to the main railway station, and on arrival headed straight for the nearby hotel we were booked in for the night. Whilst checking in (a somewhat laborious process), Matt arrived, but there was bad news from Steve. His flight into Paris had been delayed, and he’d missed the connection. However, he was being put on the next flight and hoped to be with us by mid-afternoon.
As readers will recall from the Copenhagen edition, Mr E. loves his beer. And to that end he had drawn up a tour of beer gardens and halls. I wasn’t really bothered as it wasn’t the day of the match and I wasn’t planning to drink before evening anyway, so we set off for the first venue, the Schlossgarten, which was conveniently located next to the train station. It was 13.30 now, so having had breakfast just after 07.00, it was time for lunch. And as well as huge steiners of beer, the Schlossgarten did a pretty good feed, with even picky semi-veggies (no red meat) like me catered for, and I opted for kartoffeln (potato wedges) with salad. And very good it was too. We sat around for a couple of hours eating, drinking and chatting. We were also waiting for Steve, who had gone to his hostel to leave his bag, but was having difficulty in finding us. So we set off for the Nil Cafe, further down the Schlossgarten. Dazza’s phone rang again and he wandered off, followed by H. Pick Six and Mr E. had steamed on ahead, leaving Mrs A and myself to meander quietly down the park. In the distance we could see Dazza and H. standing around, so we decided to wait…then Dazza started waving his arms expansively around in the air. Mrs A and I kept our eyes fixed on the horizon and….yes! A third figure was hoving into view. Steve had finally made it to the Schlossgarten.
After saying hello, we trundled down to the Nil Bar, which was attractively situated by a lake. The weather forecast for Friday in Stuttgart had predicted rain, but although it had clouded over since our arrival, it was still warm, and perfect for sitting outdoors. I was kept going with the coffee, but everyone else sank another couple of steiners. About 17.30, we decided it was time to move off to the next venue, which was called the Platzhirsch and, on passing through the bar part of the complex, Pick Six, Mr E. and Mrs A shot off into what appeared to be a dance hall. Mr E and Mrs A. partook of a waltz, and Mr Six cut some serious solo moves. All of which have been captured for posterity on video by me. Something else captured for posterity in a slightly more juvenile style was the arse-kicking competition on the way to the U-bahn, but I think it’s best to draw a veil over that.
After some hesitation over the route to the next bar, we eventually found ourselves in a very pleasant pedestrianised square, and sat down to order. As it was 18.00 by now, I was going to have a drink – rather unfortunately for such a beer-orientated trip, vodka is my tipple of choice, as regular readers will recall. Having not eaten for nearly four hours, I also ordered some olives and bread by way of a pre-dinner appetiser to share with the others, although Steve and H. fancied chips, which came with rather vinegary ketchup, reminiscent of Crosse & Blackwell. We decided to have one more drink before dinner, and I saw that cocktails were available, so I chose a White Russian. Pick Six’s eyes lit up, and, being fond of them, decided to have one too. We were starting to get decidedly merry by this time, and, having settled the bill, set off for the final venue, the Zum Paulaner, whose famous beer came highly recommended by my Leipzig-based nephew.
As we wandered off to the Calvinstrasse, we felt the first drops of rain fall. I used my maps to cover my head. We appeared to have lost Dazza and Mrs A, who’d probably wandered off for a romantic dinner. The rest of us scurried into a pleasant looking inn and were greeted by a traditionally-dressed Frau, who led us off to a comfortable table. A glance at the menu ensured that this would indeed be the last post. There was even some food that looked like it wasn’t hugely meaty. The beer and vodka arrived and yet another toast was drunk. Then the food turned up, a meat-lover’s dream. Huge knuckles of port. Platters formed of various birds. A massive steak. A pasta thing with mushrooms that had a small amount of meat in it (mine). Everyone tucked in, and by the time the meal was finished, it was 21.30. We could see outside that the streets were less busy than early due to the heavy rain that had set in. So we decided to wait and have another drink to see if it cleared up. By 22.15, we decided that in view of the next morning’s early start, we’d better call it a night. As Pick Six and Matt had ended up in a room with a sofa, they kindly offered Steve overnight hospitality on that instead of the hostel he was booked into, and they went off to collect his bag. As the evening had turned out slightly less expensive than I’d though it would be, I told Mr E. and H. that I’d pay for a taxi back to the hotel. By 23.00, I was climbing into a very small bed, and trying not to think too much about what the next 24 hours would bring.
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Does a "fear" of experienced (or pro) players keep you from playing Sins online?
WHIPperSNAPper2008
November 23, 2008 8:08:00 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
I've come across this sentiment in a couple threads so I thought it might be time for a separate discussion. Does a fear of experienced players and/or pro players keep you from coming online?
My advice is to accept that you have to take your lumps and pay your dues in order to become experienced and also to look over the player records before a game is about to start and politely request that the teams be balanced and mention that you're new to the online game. In my experience if you say that you're new to the online game players will try to balance out the teams.
Also, you guys can play the game online as humans v. computer until you feel a little more comfortable playing online. You might even try to set up some human v. human games with other people who are willing to play human v. computer. You could also title games, "New Players Only".
Another thing to remember in a team game is that you personally don't need to be winning in order for your team to be winning and you don't have to be elite to help your team. Even if you lose, try to enjoy being as annoying and as big of a pain in the arse as you can--delaying the fall of your empire and distracting your team's opponents helps your team. So, even if you get beaten when you're first starting out--try to enjoy the challenge of being a pain in the butt--enjoy the game as a team game and enjoy doing what you can to help your team.
Simmyaz
Reply #1 November 23, 2008 9:28:17 AM
I have avoided online play until now because i get absolutely destroyed within 30 minutes by multiple fleets. I was playing a 3v3 with two very seasoned teammates and the enemy bypassed their planets/fleets to take out mine specifically. Plus i had about 50,000 bounty placed on my head in the first opening 10 minutes somehow. After that i stopped playing online.
DarkCloud
I should hope it wouldn't. Mainly, because most of the better players would help you with any questions and pointers to be a better player.
ArmySyko
I play with other friends who own the game online through ICO since it's efficient. I haven't played against random opponents after bad experiences with Zerg rushes in StarCraft many many years ago. Hacks and mods are also very relevent so you can never be sure if everyone is playing fair. It's not worth trying.
Raknor
Reply #4 November 23, 2008 10:22:27 AM
The flipside of the coin: I'm an experienced player and I want to fight other experienced players. It gets extremely boring to just bash wave after wave of beginners.
Even if I for example label the game "2 vs 2 skilled", still tons of totally unskilled players join.
One particular problem is the general lack of players on ICO. Sometimes it takes ages to start a game. People join a game, see my stats and then leave. "No thanks, I stand no chance".
Unfortunately this leads to smurfing, which means deliberately creating new accounts in order to pose as a beginner. If some skilled players are unable to host a game for some amount of time because people do not want to fight them, they just make a new, fresh account with null stats. This makes them appear far less threatening, people join their games and once ingame they get totally humiliated after a few minutes by a huge fleet.
The reason is that it is not possible to distinguish a legitimate new player and a smurf, their player stats look exactly the same.
The result is that skilled players get bored and eventually leave the game due to lack of challenge, while new players on the other hand leave because they get run over every game.
My advice: Don't smurf if your skilled.
If you're a new player, don't fear the pros. It's like this in almost every game, as the new guy you are at the bottom of the food chain, that's just the way it is.
If you get defeated, try to find out what you did do wrong or did not do the best way possible. Watch the replays, try to understand and imitate what the skilled player is doing.
Last but not least, communicate! Most skilled players will eagerly tell you what you did do wrong after the game. You just need to ask them.
Shadowhal
not just in sins, but in any game. I never was an intense mp player and never will be. and usually I dont play nearly often enough to keep track and improve enough. but I don't mind. I don't intend to be a pro, I just want to have some fun and playing larger team games is just so much different with all the team work and coordination, you just dont have that in sp.
seriously, I saw a player in ico with 300 games. I don't even have 300 mp games over all the games I ever played in my life. not online at least. but it's fine.
JunHyungJoon
Reply #6 November 23, 2008 1:56:33 PM
I totaly agree with Raknor. Some "pro" players might be a jack@$$, but there are jack@$$es in every game don't let that ruin your online experience and decide not to play MP anymore. The only way to get better on MP is to keep playing and learn new strats from other people. There are plenty of people out there that are willing to give you tips and help you out. So people come on and get out there and play MP!
wbino
I think online play is highly overated and a great deal of the dev time is wasted dealing with online stuff(which is numerous). To the detrament of what is obviously a preferred single player experience. The game sold half a million copies, but yet online players say they have no opponents.
That means most time (dev) should be use to flesh out the single player game.
snazzed
I haven't played online against random people, no. Friends, yes.
Its not "fear" that stops me, its just that I've found most people don't play casually, and they seem to like eliminating parts of the game that I really enjoy.
Example, in HomeWorld2, when playing online (the few times I tried) everyone wants to set starting resources to *Highest* and ResourceRate to *Highest*. Why? They don't want to deal with deciding how to spend their resources. They just want to build a big fleet and fight another big fleet.
Admitedly, I havent' tried, but I expect Sins will be the same. I imagine most people will set the resources as high as possible... probably disable Pirates and ignore diplomacy. Oh, theres another one... the *few* games I've played online that have a Diplomatic componant... well, lets say most people don't seem to honour it.
Maybe I should start a Clan but the Clan isn't a team that plays together against other Clans... its a group of people that know they can play together online because other members are not jack@$$es. Hmmmmm...
chaos_penumbra
I agree with people here. I don't have time or desire to play the game 80 hours a week in order to be competitive online. Which is why the lack of a campaign is such a disappointment. And I'm sure there's some formulistic way to win, and if you don't do it exactly right you'll never do well. Online play takes away the thinking aspect of games, you just have to spam whtever the games' most broken unit is.
Prancey
Personally it's all about the speed, I'm sorta cursed in that department. I enjoy huge games with long durations, not too big fleetsizes or too fast resourcegathering either, wich means every cap is a true investment and seeing it blow up is truly painfull. But many hour long games don't make for good online experiences, I assume more people want faster games online, and even with the save feature I assume it'd be hard to reassemble the players to continue the game at a later time for a huge and slow game. Ontop of that, I'd like to see some real diplomacy going on, as much of a "Roleplaygeek" thing it is, Alliances shouldn't be taken lightly
Anyways, I'd be willing to throw myself out there and test it out, but I do have a few questions though, how about 2v1 etc.? Are truly skilled players able to take on 2 lesser ones and make for an interesting match? Would a 6man freeforall with diplomacy make for some "intergalactic politics" going on, or aren't people that interested in these game modes? That could be fun with the right people
Phalnax811
Too bad online isn't as big in this game as others. Wish it was. I haven't played online in a while b/c my school's internet sucks...but I'd like to...
lbgsloan
A fear of playing online? No, I've played many other games competitively. Sins just doesn't feel like a competitive RTS. In a 1v1 2/3 of the tech trees do not come into play, and above that games will take over an hour to finish. That's totally fine when I'm playing single player at my own pace, or a co-op game with friends. But with strangers I will likely not be able to save and continue later with? No deal.
While selfish, I concur with wbino that most updates should be aimed at single player and co-op players. The fact that I see so many threads on 'nobody online' should make it fairly obvious to all that most people play this for the same reasons. The focus of the first expansion makes it clear that Ironclad is aware of this (stronger defences = longer games) and is not catering to the competitive online crowd.
As for Raknor's discussion on smurfing, this happens in every single online RTS. It's just worse in Sins; because it doesn't have an automatch ladder system, people have 100% control over the oppenent's they play. Few people will willingly play someone who is 150-15, so those players are forced to smurf to find games...then run over casual players, who often get disgusted and leave online play for good. It's an unfortunate little death spiral, and there's no solution. I refuse to do it, but most of friends have done this at some point in other RTS' because they just want to play; but can't because the custom game players keep booting them. I can totally understand the arguements from both sides, but what can you do? Pros need to accept that not everyone wants to play someone well beyond their skill level, while some less skilled players do need to 'man up' and take their lumps if they ever want to improve. I suspect I have better odds at learning telepathy than people have at coming to this understanding though...
Khardis
Fear? Not really. Sins is a long game. I don't want to have to endure dealing with one or more asshats for a long game. So, I play with friends, or solo.
-=XX=-Nephilim
Its fear of wasting 2 or 3 or more hours of my life just to find someone disconnects or indeed that i need to spend 5 hours more just to finish single game...
Sins simply MUST introduce number of smaller / shorter competitive game modes together with proper clan support if it is to see remotely serious presence on line...
Something I have been saying since day 1 pretty much - but instead of getting something like this we are getting 3 mini expansion that will most likely make games even longer... Not that this is bad for skirmish - in fact - I will be buying all of them coz I love the game however online aspect will never properly come to life without what I said above... It is as simple as that really...
General_Harada
No, but my horrible Internet connection does...
MadMattezhion
What the online game really needs is an "advanced start". Start with a higher pop cap, a small fleet and 2-3 close together worlds, and advance the pirate npc's accordingly.
I agree that the lack of use of diplomacy absolutely sucks, basically it's a trust issue. A ceasefire will buy you time, but unless there are locked teams, noone signs a peace treaty or shared vision, though trade is common because of the credits. With an advanced start you can cut out an hour or two of play so that slower strats like proper resource managemnet on normal or low resources is effective and culture can be more effective than fleet wars (although sly culture is a great offence in fast games when you have more or less equal fleets but cannot yet risk them in confrontation).
The point is, this is just too long a game for random players, and multiplayer is the best part of ths game but it is better suited to scheduled matches inside clans or LAN fests. Online multiplayer saves need to be able to replace human players who cannot resume with AI players, who can then be replaced by the human player if they become available later in the game (especially as part of multiple saves). Although the AI difficulty might be a bit of a problem, a custom AI scheme created as part of a profile would go a long way towards balancing this, though to prevent broken configurations being used by unscrupulous players, there should be a lockout of players who play less than 50% of a game's running time (stops them basically having a better player farm for them then coming back to clean up). I don't know if these suggestions can be implemented or if they are feasible as far as net traffic is concerened, but we need something to keep the game alive online (though this is truly an aewsome game at LANs, everyone needs to try it!)
Maybe scenario maps are the answer. A set of well-known, incredibly tough scenario maps would give smurfs the chance to really bend some muscle against unfairly boosted Ai or N00bs and see how good they are. The whole scenarios thing would also reduce the learning curve, which has been stated many times (no need for a story, just a few objective based maps so people can get a feel for the game that tutorials simply cannot impart)
I am hoping that we, the community, can prevent the death of SoaSE online so that everyone can enjoy the agon y of seeing your entire empire being eaten by some high level Advent DPS freak, or feel the exhilaration of leading a beefed up Vasari force through phase space to strike faster than the enemy can respond, or of creating a TEC commercial juggernaut and coordinating your strike with a pirate attack for devastating effect. Sins is the bomb!
Sins is indeed a bomb! One of the best games i played in my entire gaming life (which is more than 25 years long now!) but there is nothing that can save it online but serious rethink on strategy regarding the future of this wonderful product...
Expansion packs?
But like this:
1st expansion - Entrenchment - leave it as is since it will introduce much needed defensive depth into games strat...
2nd expansion - Call it whatever - focussing on number of different shorter, smaller and competitive game modes together with proper clan support and various leaderboards... This one will reanimate online scene as well as provide some extra fun for SP and skirmish guys since new game modes would naturally be playable off line too...
3rd expansion - Call it whatever - full blown SP campaign (perhaps together with an editor)
This strat would ensure one juicy LONG LIVE THE SINS and pave the way for number of future sequals...
Hack78
Why is it that everyone who hasn't played online assume an online game takes so long? Big tip. Online is quicker as allies work together - SP takes ages as AI ignores your requests/advice most of the time, and wimps out of fights which make it hard to smash a fleet. Two humans who commit to a fight can knock another down quicker. Therefore quicker game.
And yes, if you are new, I probably would beat you one on one. But you can also learn as you go. And if you are in a larger game (4v4,5v5), you may end up winning due to allies etc... Just come and have fun...
psyck0
I played online when I first got this game, and think I was a "pro" at the time- at least, my win-loss record was something like 10 and 1. I stopped playing simply because I couldn't afford to, for the sake of my schoolwork.
N3rull
I do not play online simply because I haven't got the time to do so.
I should reserve over an hour to play a game of Soase online, but I simply have too much REALLY important 'real life' stuff to do to sacrifice myself completely over a piece of entertainment programming.
As a comparison, during a typical medium 2v2 skirmish game which takes me ~1,5 hours to the point of the game is won/lost (usually won ) I pause the game about 50 times and save/leave/reload later about 3 times, because there is something requiring me to close the game.
DukeEdwardI
i have been DEATHLY afraid of almost all competitive online play. Whether it be in an FPS/RTS or on xbox live, taking a game online takes a lot of courage for me to muster up. the only exception to this is TF2, i never have a problem playing that online.
i always look forward to playing a new game online and i tell myself, "oh this is going to be a great game. i'll play online day 1 and become really good, etc." but when the game finally comes out, all that excitement i've built up becomes useless. i find myself treating the 'multiplayer' button like a person with leprosy. it's because i'm always so worried about all the incredibly skilled players, hackers, griefers and assholes in general that plague the multiplayer world.
sins is a game i really think would be a lot of fun to play online (i've played a few skirmishes), but RTS games for me have always been very hard to learn and excel at. i enjoy playing RTS, but am absolutely dreadful at it. i'm always afraid that i'll be matched up with some bully opponent who uses every cheap unit/tactic to take me out and then treat me like the bad guy when i get sick of getting my ass handed to me and leave. am i supposed to stay a fight an obviously lost battle? it's a waste of time. i'd rather leave and start an offline skirmish. but let's say i get the balls to go online again, people would see that i left before the end of the game and boot me from their game!
and with all this talk of "smurfing?" yeah, thanks for the heads up. now i know i won't be going online. not unless i can find some nice people who are willing to play a extremely green newcomer fairly and be willing to help him out with his laughable skills.
PurplePaladin
Hey guys, I've played about 6 mp games of Sins, my friend who just got Sins, well, it was his very first computer game EVER (not counting WoW) and he's never in his life played a RTS game vs another human so far. So he and I are looking for another 2 players who want to play a game for fun some time in the future. We know we may not win, and that's fine with us, but we just don't want to be slaghtered by someone calling us "gay" while we try to learn (that's another topic completly, but we are really shocked how much that word is used given that it's like 2008, not 1958).
Oh, and we can beat a team of 2 AI on Hard now, but we know that humans are much more of a challenge.
Archaon6044
i definatly don't game online for this reason. i rarely play competativly against human players, because i much prefer the feeling of jeopedy, when you both face a hard opponant, and band together, and then smash them apart. this is particularly true of large scale games like SINS and Supreme Commander.
on the occasions where i have been against humans, they were friends, and we intended to make as big fleets (armies in SupCom) and smash them together for the lulz
Ke5trel
Two sides of this coin:
- New players - need to play 10-20 games against good players and actually study the replays from the other guy's perspective. Yes you will get crushed going up against better players, but you will never get better if you are looking for an evenly matched "5 games played" set of teams. Put your ego on hold for a little while, ignore your stats, and learn the game. Then if you want to you can start a new nick when you actually have the ropes down.
Replays are key! For example, I watched a replay last week where the opposing team was talking about how to use a giant resource exploit (since removed), and how everyone in their well-respected clan could do it. Very instructive :/
Read HuntingX's old threads on build orders. They don't really apply in full any more, but the formulas were helpful in getting everyone up to a certain level of play. (Someone should update these for 1.1)
- Experienced players - need to make sure everyone knows what they are getting into before the game starts. Yes you are going to win this game if your team has a combined 1000 games and the other team has 100. But a) the weak team will be less likely to play you again or get better the game will be less fun c) you will quickly run out of people to play against.
Be good sports, don't use exploits, make evenly-matched teams even if it splits up your little group of buds, and spend some of your time teaching the nubs how to play. In the longterm it will really pay off by raising the level of the community.
thepurplyone
I sure am afraid of experienced online players, and not just in Sins. Like a lot of other folks who have posted here, I'm just not what you might call a "dedicated" or "competitive" gamer. I love videogames and probably play them a great deal more than is healthy for my body or social life... but aside from the occasional friendly game of super smash brothers or Mario Kart 64, I just don't have that competitive edge. I think I've played one multiplayer game of Sins ever, and that was with a group of friends.
I never really get competitively good at most games, especially strategy games, because I get caught up in the atmosphere of the game... what the units look like, what I name my planets and cap ships, etc. I get involved in the fantasy because that's the reason that I play... to get away from reality as much as possible (a friend of mine calls it the "imaginary universe").
I also have the logistical issues of shoddy internet connections (firewalls and locked ports at school, extremely amateur and unreliable ISP at home) and feel really bad about burdening strangers with my connectivity issues. It's frustrating enough to my friends =P | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7037376761436462, "wiki_prob": 0.29626232385635376, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1537774"} |
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