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Steinbrück's Failings: The Flawed Campaign of Merkel's Riva
Peer Steinbrück, the Social Democratic chancellor candidate, is everything Angela Merkel isn't: He's cheeky and brash and he can't resist a joke. It's entertaining, but it can't mask what has been a poorly-run campaign that will likely end in failure.
A decade from now when, or rather if, Germans look back on Peer Steinbrück's 2013 campaign to oust Angela Merkel, most of them are likely to remember only one thing -- a photo of him showing his middle finger.
Published with his blessing on the front cover of a magazine last Friday, it was intended as a humorous response to media criticism of his many gaffes since he was picked almost a year ago as the Social Democratic candidate to run against the incumbent chancellor.
It neatly sums up his approach to campaigning: If you don't like me, screw you. The image also provides a fitting epitaph for a campaign that was poorly devised and ill-fated the moment Steinbrück was picked.
Some say the 66-year-old former finance minister, a trained economist, is aloof, arrogant, prone to facetiousness, biting sarcasm and outbursts of anger.
Others credit him with having at least tried to inject some life into a hopelessly dreary election against a bland incumbent who looks impossible to unseat because most voters simply don't want change at the top.
There's no doubt that he's quick-witted. Asked during a TV interview whether he was worried his age would show during the rigors of an election campaign, he patted his cheeks and said: No, I've got a great night crème.
But his flippancy, delivered in the nasal brogue of Hamburg, the northern port city where he was born, also makes him seem indifferent at times. One analyst recalled that during one recent campaign appearance, a woman asked Steinbrück how the SPD proposed to increase people's desire to have children. He snickered and then asked to be excused from answering. It got him a laugh from the audience, but he missed a chance to explain the SPD's policies on an important topic.
Getting Laughs Rather Than Votes
Last week in the southern city of Würzburg, he said Merkel's conservatives were trying to demonize the SPD and to make people scared of a center-left government. To illustrate his point he started grimacing and hobbling about the stage like a headless ghoul haunting Germany, bent on nationalizing hairdryers and shavers.
His motto seems to be it's better to make a joke and lose a friend than to miss a laugh from the audience, Richard Schütze, head of a Berlin-based media and communications consultancy, told SPIEGEL ONLINE.
Initially, his style has impact because it amuses the crowd, it has a certain beer hall appeal. But it leaves a bitter aftertaste, because people later think about it and decide 'he was showing us that we're intellectually inferior to him,' said Schütze. Merkel by contrast doesn't demand too much of people, she's says everything's OK, and she exudes calm.
Showing the finger wasn't a good idea, said Schütze. It will remain as a kind of trademark. The gesture amounts to an attack, an accusation, an insult to an audience, in this case journalists, which makes it doubly unwise.
Throughout the campaign, Merkel has been able to sit back and look presidential. Her Christian Democratic Union party has plastered German cities with posters showing her flashing her famous enigmatic smile together with the vacuous slogan Successful Together.
To be fair, Steinbrück, well known for his straight-talking style, had little choice but to run an aggressive campaign. It was the only way to distinguish himself from Merkel and to give voters the illusion that they faced a real political choice. In truth though, their policies aren't very far apart. On key issues like the euro crisis, Merkel's conservatives and Steinbrück's SPD have been in lockstep. And Steinbrück and Merkel worked well together when he was finance minister in her government between 2005 and 2009.
He has to attack, and he tries to use a lot mimicry and emotion in his campaign appearances, said Schütze. He responds very directly to questions and allows himself to be drawn in to discussions and pins himself down. Merkel is much more cautious.
Poor Start
Steinbrück, an experienced political administrator who was governor of Germany's most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia, got off to a poor start after his selection as the party's candidate last October. First, he was dogged by revelations that he had earned over a million euros from corporate speaking engagements -- not the most appropriate resume item for an SPD candidate supposedly representing the working class.
He didn't help himself when he said he wouldn't buy a bottle of Pinot Grigio wine for less than €5. Then he made the mistake of saying in a newspaper interview last December that chancellors should be paid higher salaries. It all jarred with his promise to create more social justice and to fight for a minimum wage.
He kept on putting his foot in his mouth. After the Italian election in February, he offended Italians by calling Silvio Berlusconi and populist leader Beppe Grillo clowns. He said: To a certain degree, I am horrified that two clowns won the election. Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, in Germany for a visit, promptly cancelled a planned meeting with Steinbrück as a result of the comment.
The remark won him headlines but no kudos. You don't say something like that if you're running for the most powerful office in an important country, Thomas Jäger, a political scientist at the University of Cologne, told SPIEGEL ONLINE.
But Steinbrück has never been known for diplomatic finesse. In 2009, while he was finance minister in a Merkel-led coalition, he angered Switzerland during a drive to crack down on tax havens, comparing the country to Indians running from the cavalry. One irate member of the Swiss parliament responded by comparing him to the Nazis.
Germans credit Steinbrück with having done a good job steering them through the 2008 financial and banking crisis as finance minister. But his shoot-from-the-hip style, refreshingly different from Merkel's caution, doesn't chime with voters even though he has an impressive grasp of detail and policy complexities.
Plenty of Tactics, No Strategy
A Forsa poll released on Tuesday showed that 53 percent of Germans favored Merkel as chancellor, miles ahead of Steinbrück at 26 percent.
For Jäger, Steinbrück was always a poor fit. Throughout the campaign I never understood what strategy the SPD and Steinbrück were pursuing. It was never clear what voters they wanted to reach.
The SPD has shifted sharply to the left in recent years in a bid to lure back the millions of voters who abandoned the party in disgust following its bold but unpopular Agenda 2010 welfare cutbacks and labor reforms. Well-heeled Steinbrück, meanwhile, an unashamed backer of Agenda 2010, had been in political retirement since 2009, earning good money by lecturing captains of industry.
It all started with a big misunderstanding, said Jäger. The candidate who'd shifted to the right and the party that had shifted to the left entered into a campaign without really knowing how to get together, said Jäger.
That explains a lot of what went wrong. Much of what Steinbrück did in the campaign was pure tactics. He tried to whip up sentiment, get on the front pages, get people interested in him, but all these tactical measures lacked a strategy.
So why did they choose him in the first place? Because the two other contenders, SPD leader Sigmar Gabriel and parliamentary group leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier, didn't want to run. Steinmeier was also damaged by his poor showing against Merkel in the 2009 election.
Party leaders put Steinbrück on a shorter leash in January, limiting his say in campaign strategy and insisting that his newspaper interviews be proofread by campaign headquarters to stop screw-ups like the chancellor salary comment.
Tears and French Lamps
But the gaffes kept on coming and Steinbrück's authority was damaged by more or less open criticism from SPD leaders. People began to wonder whether he was about to throw in the towel, which explains the astonishingly rapturous applause he got from delegates at a party conference in Augsburg in April when he opened his speech with what would seem a trite sentence for a chancellor candidate: I want to be chancellor of Germany.
Then in June, the pressure seemed to be getting to him again. The tough political warhorse was reduced to tears at an SPD event after his wife Gertrud described how upset she was by the image of her husband being peddled in the German media. It's hard to take, she said.
There's no denying that the media has had their knives out for Steinbrück and were always waiting for his next verbal slip-up. But they never had to wait long. The next gaffe came in July when he complained about EU regulations and said he was hoarding a hundred French lightbulbs in his cellar because I don't know if I'll still get them in five years for my French lamp.
French lamps, pricey Pinot Grigio, speaking engagements for thousands of euros -- Steinbrück has struggled throughout to convince voters that he's a red-blooded Social Democrat.
Credibility Problem
His problem is that he has to convey Social Democratic values but struggles to appeal to people's emotions in this respect, said Gero Neugebauer, a political analyst at Berlin's Free University. He lacks proximity to the man in the street because he doesn't really know how he lives. And he has difficulty overcoming the burden of winning back voters who were put off by Agenda 2010, which he supported at the time. It's a credibility problem.
But Neugebauer said Steinbrück's campaign style has improved in recent months. Commentators said he gave a solid, if surprisingly low-key performance in his TV debate against Merkel in which he looked more dynamic and convincing than her. The SPD has inched up a few points since, possibly helped by the disastrous paedophilia debate engulfing the Greens, the SPD's partners of choice in the highly unlikely event that they will secure a parliamentary majority on Sunday.
Indeed, Merkel's own partner, the pro-business FDP, is looking so weak in polls that Merkel may end up having to form a so-called grand coalition with the SPD as junior partner.
Post-Election Turmoil Expected
What role would Steinbrück play in those talks? It's unclear. He has clearly stated that he doesn't want anything to do with a grand coalition. Unless he achieves a significantly better result for the SPD than than the 25 percent it got in 2009, he's likely to resume his political retirement quite soon, say analysts.
Either way, his clout is likely to be limited by his lack of a political legacy. He had after all abandoned high politics when he stopped being finance minister in 2009.
The question is how the party will respond to the election outcome, said Jäger. I'm not so sure if the big names will still play a role. It could be that a lot of frustration will get vented in the SPD because so much has gone wrong.
The SPD, the grand old party that celebrated its 150th anniversary this year; the party that resisted Hitler; the party that promoted Cold War detente under Chancellor Willy Brandt; the party that has done so much to modernize Germany and keep its economy competitive -- is still being punished by the Agenda 2010.
Ironically, the economic strength that Merkel claims credit for stems in part from those reforms. And with its leftward lurch, the SPD has been unwilling to point out the fallacy.
More to the point, however, the SPD badly lacks a campaigner like former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder or Willy Brandt to give Merkel a run for her money. Steinbrück, say analysts, was simply the wrong man for the job despite his admirable qualities as a political administrator.
He's been riding up and down the ranks on his white stallion trying to fire people up but he doesn't awaken solidarity or any revolutionary fervor like Willy Brandt could, says Schütze, the media consultant. He doesn't make people think we'll flock to the flag and all march in the same direction.
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Aerial firefighting is a key component in the effective combating of wildfires in South Africa. Whilst the spotter aircraft enable Incident Commanders to take informed decisions and properly coordinate other resources, the bomber aircraft offer much needed support to the wildland firefighting crew battling flames on the ground.
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Through this collaboration of air and ground resources, Working on Fire is able to help protect lives, properties and the environment from the devastating effects of unwanted wildfires.
“We go to great lengths to ensure that all our bases are fully operational and ready to assist if and when needed,” says Mike Assad, National WOF Aviation Manager.
“We realise that large parts of South Africa are still experiencing a measure of drought and we are therefore extra vigilant.” Over the previous two fire seasons, 2017/2018 Winter and 2018 Summer Fire Season (May 2017 until April 2018) WOF Aviation flew in excess of 2,000 hours, assisting in combating 250 wildfires across South Africa – of which a number of fires ran over multiple days. WOF Aviation was also very involved in combating the devastating Knysna Fires.
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Ukraine Steps Up Protection Of Its Nuclear Power Plants, Cites “Grave Russian Threat” | Zero Hedge
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Ukraine Steps Up Protection Of Its Nuclear Power Plants, Cites “Grave Russian Threat” | Zero Hedge.
This one should be intuitive: with Ukraine scrambling to load up on natgas ahead of the price surge once Gazprom ends its discount pricing, and unclear what if any access it will have to Russian gas in the future and at what cost, it was only a matter of time before the Ukraine stepped up the protection of its only true energy asset: its 15 nuclear power plant, which supply nearly half of the country’s energy needs. Ukraine told as much to the U.N. atomic watchdog on Tuesday, although it framed it as a result of the “grave threat to the security” of the country posed by the Russian military.
Ukraine has 15 nuclear power reactors in operation, accounting for nearly 44 percent of its electricity production in 2013, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) website. Ukraine’s envoy to the IAEA said in a letter to IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano: “Illegal actions of the Russian armed forces on Ukrainian territory and the threat of use of force amount to a grave threat to security of Ukraine with its potential consequences for its nuclear power infrastructure.”
Ambassador Ihor Prokopchuk’s letter, dated March 4, was circulated among delegations attending a week-long meeting of the IAEA’s 35-nation governing board in Vienna. It was given to Reuters by a diplomat from another country.
Prokopchuk’s letter to Amano, apparently written before Putin’s comments, said: “Under these circumstances, the competent authorities of Ukraine make every effort to ensure physical security, including reinforced physical protection of 15 power units in operation at four sites of Ukrainian NPPs (nuclear power plants).
“However, consequences of the use of military force by the Russian federation against Ukraine will be unpredictable.”
On Sunday, Ukraine’s parliament called for international monitors to help protect its nuclear power plants, as tension mounted with its neighbor. Prokopchuk urged Amano to “join international efforts in de-escalating the crisis around Ukraine and to urgently raise the issue of nuclear security” with Russia.
Amano said on Monday there were 31 nuclear-related facilities in Ukraine that were being monitored by the IAEA to make sure there was no diversion of material for military purposes, as it does in other countries with nuclear plants.
Whether or not the protection surge is a result of Russian fears is irrelevant: one thing that is certain is that it is quite welcome, when one recalls that it was in the Ukraine where 28 years ago Chernobyl exploded in what was unti then the worst nuclear disaster in history.
In fact, perhaps instead of Crimea, Putin should have gone for one of the Japanese isles several years ago. Maybe only then could the great Fukushima disaster, which continues billowing alpha, beta and gamma rays to this day having surpassed Chernobyl in the worst radioactive catastrophes of all time record, would have been avoided.
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Saturday Sports: Chicago Sky earn a record victory in WNBA game
By Tom Goldman
And I look forward all week to saying, and now it's time for sports.
SIMON: Chicago goes Sky high over the Mercury. Houston takes Game 1 over Boston, the American League. A bittersweet goodbye to the San Francisco Giants. We're joined by NPR's Tom Goldman.
Tom, thanks so much for being with us.
TOM GOLDMAN, BYLINE: Thank you for having me.
SIMON: The WNBA - history last night. The Chicago Sky won by about 1,000 points over the Phoenix Mercury. Actually, it was just 86 to 50. They're one win from the Championship. And it was a smothering defensive effort, wasn't it?
GOLDMAN: By Chicago, yeah (laughter). The 36 points...
SIMON: Phoenix is defensive in another way this morning, yes.
GOLDMAN: The 36 points - that was the biggest margin of victory in the WNBA Finals game. And this is how crazy it got. One of the players who doesn't get the same attention as the Marquee names like Brittney Griner or Diana Taurasi for Phoenix or Chicago's Candace Parker...
SIMON: Candace Parker. Go ahead.
GOLDMAN: (Laughter) You're a fan? The Sky's Kahleah Copper - she had 20 points at halftime. All the Phoenix starters collectively had 17. Yeah, with a win tomorrow, the Sky win their first ever WNBA title. Taurasi guarantees Phoenix will be better. She said last night, we'll be better than 50. You can take that to Vegas.
SIMON: Yeah. You don't have to go to Vegas these days. It's all online, but I know what she means. Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4. Lots of pop in the game, wasn't there?
GOLDMAN: As predicted, yeah. No pop bigger for the home team Houston than a game-tying home run by my favorite 5-foot-6-inch Major League Baseball player, Jose Altuve - maybe the only one - and then a go-ahead home run by shortstop Carlos Correa. And after he hit the ball, Correa dropped his bat. He's still not running yet. He pointed to his wrist and he screamed, this is my time. And he's not lying, you know? He and Altuve and the other Houston infielders, Alex Bregman and Yuri Gurriel, they've been the foundation of this Astros juggernaut, now playing in its fifth straight American League Championship series. October is their time, Scott.
When you talk about pop in this game, honorable mention has to go in the losing effort to Boston outfielder Kike Hernandez. He was amazing - four hits, two home runs and a diving catch to save Boston early when Houston had the bases loaded.
SIMON: It's a little hard, though, to embrace Houston's greatness, isn't it?
GOLDMAN: For non-Houston fans, yeah. The 2017 sign-stealing scandal, it was five years ago, but it lingers, especially when Houston goes on the road and hears it from hostile crowds. You know, it reminds me a bit of the Barry Bonds saga, the great San Francisco slugger who was well on his way to becoming one of the best players ever when he got linked to performance-enhancing drugs. And while still considered great, that link will tarnish his legacy forever. And you can see this great Houston team always having to deal with its issue.
SIMON: I was sorry to say goodbye to the Giants. What a season and what an ending.
GOLDMAN: Oh, yeah, a bad ending - you know, when a first base umpire blew a call that ended a tight game with division rival LA Dodgers. The umpire called a third strike on a San Francisco batter when the batter checked his swing. Replays clearly showed he didn't swing. But, you know, Scott, kudos to San Francisco manager Gabe Kapler for taking the high road. He said he was disappointed in the ending, but that the Giants had other opportunities to win the game and they can't blame it on the blown call. Tip of the cap to him and the Giants, who surprised all of us with a league best 107 regular season wins.
SIMON: Yeah, it's just terrific - great year. Dodgers and Braves tonight. We'll talk about them next week.
Tom Goldman, Thanks so much.
GOLDMAN: You're welcome.
Tom Goldman
Tom Goldman is NPR's sports correspondent. His reports can be heard throughout NPR's news programming, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and on NPR.org.
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Don’t say his name.
This summer, Oscar® winner Jordan Peele unleashes a fresh take on the blood-chilling urban legend that your friend’s older sibling probably told you about at a sleepover: Candyman. Rising filmmaker Nia DaCosta (Little Woods) directs this contemporary incarnation of the cult classic.
For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror. In present day, a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down, visual artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II; HBO’s Watchmen, Us) and his girlfriend, gallery director Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris; If Beale Street Could Talk, The Photograph), move into a luxury loft condo in Cabrini, now gentrified beyond recognition and inhabited by upwardly mobile millennials.
With Anthony’s painting career on the brink of stalling, a chance encounter with a Cabrini Green old-timer (Colman Domingo; HBO’s Euphoria, Assassination Nation) exposes Anthony to the tragically horrific nature of the true story behind Candyman. Anxious to maintain his status in the Chicago art world, Anthony begins to explore these macabre details in his studio as fresh grist for paintings, unknowingly opening a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifyingly viral wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny.
Universal Pictures presents, from Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures and Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld’s Monkeypaw Productions, in association with BRON Creative, Candyman. Candyman is directed by DaCosta, and is produced by Ian Cooper (Us), Rosenfeld and Peele. The screenplay is by Peele & Rosenfeld and DaCosta. The film is based on the 1992 film Candyman, written by Bernard Rose, and the short story “The Forbidden” by Clive Barker. The film’s executive producers are David Kern, Aaron L. Gilbert and Jason Cloth.
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Fowl Pox in Chicken
Fowl pox in chicken is an infectious disease caused by a virus. Fowl pox virus can infect various types of poultry such as turkeys, chickens, birds, and various other types of poultry. There are several different strains of the Pox virus, according to the host that is the subject of infection.
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Fowl pox in chicken is an infectious disease caused by a virus. Fowl pox virus can infect various types of poultry such as turkeys, chickens, birds, and various other types of poultry. There are several different strains of the Pox virus, according to the host that is the subject of infection. As with other diseases, fowl pox can also cause harm. If not treated immediately, the virus can easily spread and become an epidemic.
The existence of the fowl pox virus is very worrying for the community, both from chicken farmers and consumers. Because fowl pox virus is zoonotic. That means this virus can be transmitted from animals to humans, or vice versa.
Therefore, it is necessary to take various preventive measures, such as vaccination to prevent fowl pox disease, which can end up at any time. In this article we will talk about the causes, symptoms, modes of transmission, treatment, and prevention of fowl pox in chicken.
A. Causes of Fowl Pox in Chicken
Fowl pox in chicken is an infectious disease caused by a virus from the family Poxviridae, genus Avipox. This virus is composed of double stranded DNA with elementary bodies measuring about 250×354 nm and shaped like a brick (brick shape) (Directorate of Animal Health, 2014).
There are 4 strains of Pox virus in poultry, such as Fowl pox virus that attacks chickens, Turkey pox virus that attacks turkeys, Pigeon pox virus that attacks pigeons, and Canary pox virus that attacks canaries. Despite showing modifications in the host, all fowl pox viruses are immunologically related.
Also read article about EDS in Chicken – Egg Drop Syndrome.
B. Symptoms of Fowl Pox
There are two forms of fowl pox in chicken, namely the cutaneous form or skin form, and the diphtheric form of the digestive tract. Each form of smallpox certainly has different clinical symptoms.
Cutaneus
On the skin of chickens that are not covered with feathers, warts that resemble nodules can be found, including on the legs, comb, pia, and eyelids. Chickens will look weak and thin due to decreased appetite. In addition, chickens also look difficult to breathe because the airways are closed.
The form of diphtheria or wet pox is usually reported to occur in local chickens and turkeys, characterized by the presence of diphtheric lesions, the appearance of a yellowish color on the mucous membranes of the mouth, esophagus, and trachea.
C. How the Fowl Pox is transmitted
The density of the cage and poor sanitation of the cage can facilitate the transmission of fowl pox disease. Transmission can occur directly or indirectly. Direct transmission can occur through direct contact of sick chickens with healthy chickens.
For example, healthy chickens peck each other with sick chickens, the virus can enter through open wounds. Transmission can also occur through the scabs of chickens suffering from fowl pox.
Indirect transmission can occur through ectoparasites, such as mosquitoes, fleas, and some types of flies. Some species of ectoparasites that suck the blood of poultry will be the agent of fowl pox disease transmission. Agents of disease transmission are called vectors.
D. Fowl Pox Treatment and Prevention
As with other viral diseases, fowl pox in chicken also does not have an effective drug to use. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent fowl pox disease from occurring. Prevention can be done by giving vaccines to poultry. Vaccination should be carried out on healthy chickens, so that maximum antibodies are formed.
Vaccines can be applied to chickens by scratching a needle on the wing-web. Previously, the needle had been dipped in the vaccine. Fowl pox vaccination can be done on chickens at 4 weeks of age, while laying hens can be done 1-2 months before laying eggs.
In Indonesia, fowl pox disease has spread throughout the region. It has even attacked ducks and birds. Several things related to the occurrence of fowl pox disease are caused by livestock negligence. Such as not carrying out a vaccination program or poor cage sanitation. Likewise with pet birds. Like canaries, which are susceptible to fowl pox virus. Therefore, continue to evaluate the sanitation of the cage, whether it is good or not.
Thank you for reading article about fowl pox in chickens. I hope this article can helps. I like to eat chicken.
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Directorate of Animal Health. 2014. Manual of Poultry Diseases. Directorate of Animal Health, Directorate of Livestock Production Development, Ministry of Agriculture RI, Jakarta Indonesia.
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EPCOT Center: Disney's Taurus?
Last week’s announcement that Ford was finally pulling the plug on production of the car that was once its top seller, the Taurus, elicited enormous press coverage. Among the obituaries for this once-innovative automobile was a beautifully written editorial in USA Today that remarked on Ford’s “well-developed talent for turning success into failure.”
The death knell for the Taurus had a familiar ring all throughout the news media, but particularly in the USA Today piece. Here’s another quote: “They pin their hopes on their next new thing that will have to survive in a ruthlessly competitive market.”
The outcry of disappointment in Ford’s decision bears a striking resemblance to the way The Walt Disney Company has treated its theme parks, particularly EPCOT Center. Rather than upgrade, innovate and put serious thinking into saving and updating its most noteworthy car in decades, Ford decided to throw in the towel, claiming that the car-buying public wanted SUVs and trucks instead of sedans. Not looking back, Ford barely acknowledged how groundbreaking and revolutionary its Taurus was, and how it helped rescue the company from near ruin in the mid-1980s.
Similarly, Disney has claimed that years of study reveal its consumers want Disney characters, thrill rides and basic amusement-park entertainment, and it filled EPCOT Center with those things, ultimately acknowledging that the park had strayed so far from its roots that its original name would be dropped in favor of the simpler “Epcot” – a name, we all know, that means absolutely nothing.
Like Ford, Disney turned its back on its own management in these decisions. Innovative, risk-taking managers had decided to chart a new course, one that would be a gamble but could ultimately open new doors of opportunity for the respective company. They relied on their own expertise, experience and instinct to determine what their company should offer – not simply on focus groups and market-research surveys. In Ford’s case, the result was a home-run, a car that proved to be both enormously popular and influential. In Disney’s case, the result was a solid double, a theme park that tried new things and, by most accounts, succeeded quite well.
Consumers ultimately tired of these innovative offerings, more as a result of a lack of refinements and redesigns in each than due to a flaw in the basic offering. As consumers began looking elsewhere, neither Ford nor Disney responded by upgrading and improving their offerings – in each case, the company essentially let the product turn stagnant. After offering something truly new and exciting, both Ford and Disney suddenly lost the desire to continue trying new things. The innovation stopped.
Ford and Disney turned their attention to what the public claimed it wanted – SUVs in one case, thrill rides in another. Not surprisingly, it turned out that, by and large, the public didn’t want those things from these companies; others did them better. (Witness Ford’s devastating $5.8-billion quarterly loss and Disney’s debacles at California Adventure, the Walt Disney Studios Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland.)
The Taurus and EPCOT Center were both products of an odd era in corporate American history, one in which decades of bold innovation were about to be laid to waste by marketing-driven business decisions. In the Taurus and EPCOT, two American icons offered one final showcase of ingenuity and creativity. Beginning in the early 1990s, each company would be driven not by the desire to create the best and most innovative products, but by pleasing shareholders with the best possible financial performance.
In Ford’s case, we’ve seen what happens when a company is ruled solely by the bottom line and drops innovation in favor of giving the public what it wants; in Disney’s, the final outcome remains to be seen.
Sweet new theme. Did you do that yourself or is it a premade one?
(Sorry about being off-topic.)
It's pre-made. I have no technical expertise whatsoever! :-)
Nice comparison. If Disney needs a more directly related example they need look no farther than Six Flags which has suddenly realized that putting in tons of thrill rides has turned their parks into teen hangouts, instead of drawing the more desireable family crowd.
Fortunately, unlike the Ford debacle, when it really comes down to it Disney still has the ability to put on an excellent show. Now they simply need the creative drive to do so.
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Nigeria’s COVID-19 fight receives a boost as Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora receives Samsung’s 5,000 testing kits.
Samuel Lamai
The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Health has received 5, 000 testing kits from Samsung Heavy Industries, Nigeria to boost the containment of COVID-19 in Nigeria.
The Honourable Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora the received the items from a delegation of Samsung Heavy Industries, Nigeria led by Ju-Yeol LEE, Counselor/Economy, Embassy of Republic of Korea at the Ministry’s headquarters, Abuja on Thursday, May 7, 2020.
The Minister described the donation as very significant to Nigeria as they are very important saying that testing is the starting point before isolation and treatment of COVID-19 positive persons. Dr. Mamora assured the delegate that the testing kits would be delivered to appropriate testing locations.
The Honourable Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora congratulated the Republic of Korea for defeating and coming out from COVID-19 successfully, adding that with their technical supports, Nigeria would very soon come out of the pandemic disease.
Earlier, the leader of the delegation of Samsung Heavy Industries, Nigeria, Ju-Yeol LEE, Counsellor/Economy in the Embassy of Republic of Korea in Nigeria said that its companies produce a good number of items that could be vital in the fight against Corona Virus.
He assured that Samsung Heavy Industries, Nigeria and Republic of Korea would continue to partner with Nigeria to ensure that COVID-19 is scrapped from the country. He commended the efforts of the Health Ministry and the Federal Government on the steps put in place to contain the disease.
Brendam Nwokike (Assistant Chief Information Officer)
For: The Director of Information,
Federal Ministry of Health.
Thursday, 7th of May, 2020
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Addison Lee announces move to fully EV car fleet by 2023
September 27, 2021 September 27, 2021 admin 554 ViewsAddison Lee, ComCab, electric fleets, electric taxis, electric vehicles, EVs, fleets
Private hire vehicle firm, Addison Lee, have announced their passenger car fleet will become fully electric by 2023, at an investment of £160 million.
Addison Lee have previously partnered with Volkswagen with the roll out of their urban SUV, the ID.4, at the time the largest UK purchase of electric vehicles (EV) by a private hire provider, and the purchase of black taxi platform, ComCab, earlier this year, giving them over 650 zero-emission taxis in their fleet.
The company will also be launching a Future of Mobility fund, which will provide £3.5 million to support drivers with charging infrastructure.
The fund will be used to invest in charging infrastructure and their fleet, support drivers with the cost of the Congestion Charge, and pay for projects that improve the environment in London.
In a survey Addison Lee undertook in May, 92% of their business customers said environmental credentials are essential when selecting a ground transport provider.
Liam Griffin, CEO, Addison Lee, said: “While we need to take a lead, we cannot do it alone and, there’s an urgent need for collective action if London is going to become one of the world’s greenest taxi and PHV markets. A key component will be public/private co-operation between TfL, London boroughs, energy companies, charging providers and businesses like ours to help build out the charging network. We look forward to working together on this most pressing of issues.
“London only has a future if it’s sustainable – reducing waste, conserving resources, keeping the air, water, and environment clean for all to enjoy. As a transport business, Addison Lee has a particular role to play in that future – and today’s announcement is a wholehearted acceptance of that.”
Richard Eades, BPs Global Category Manager said of the move: “Addison Lee’s ambitious, industry leading action aligns with bp’s Net Zero commitment and continued sustainability values.”
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Old Saul and Young Saul
Edward Mendelson
Saul Bellow’s Heart: A Son’s Memoir
by Greg Bellow
Bloomsbury, 228 pp., $26.00
In outline form, Greg Bellow’s memoir of his father Saul tells a familiar twentieth-century story: a young Jewish left-wing idealist becomes an overbearing middle-aged reactionary, driven in part by sexual anxieties obvious to everyone but himself. In detail, the story is nuanced, moving, and idiosyncratic, with an unpredictable ending.
Greg Bellow
Greg Bellow with his father, Saul Bellow, Ludingtonville, New York, 1946
As Greg Bellow describes him, “young Saul,” known only to his family and close friends, was the vulnerable, soft-hearted, independent-minded son of a brutal, observant-Jewish, immigrant father. Saul Bellow’s Heart opens with Greg’s memory of himself at eight, watching young Saul, at thirty-seven, burst into tears after “a terrible argument, in Yiddish, between my father and grandfather.” Twenty years later, “old Saul,” in violent contrast, was as rigid a patriarch as his own father had been, humiliating his children and grandchildren in private while denouncing in public the breakdown of traditional hierarchy and obedience.
In Greg Bellow’s account, as in his father’s recently published Letters, old Saul seems to have been, at least in part, a protective carapace that Bellow built around himself when he began to feel exposed by fame. Old Saul concealed his vulnerability and mixed feelings, not only from the public but also, to his cost, from his wives and children. Unlike the ambivalent and self-doubting young father who laughed at his own contradictions, old Saul was abrupt, arbitrary, and uncomplicated. He said what he meant, whether you liked it or not, and became silent when told he was contradicting himself.
At eight, alone in a hospital in Montreal (he was born there in 1915), Bellow listened to a volunteer read aloud from the New Testament, an episode recorded in two of his novels and summarized by Greg Bellow:
Saul secretly fell in love with Jesus as a man who loved mankind and suffered without complaint. Surrounded by other boys who taunted him for being Jewish, he quickly realized that loving Jesus was a complicated matter best kept to himself on the ward and from his parents.
As a young man, Bellow took sharp pleasure in Jewishness as an intellectual and moral style, a source of irony and independence, but pulled away from its offer of a collective, ritualized identity. “During those years,” Greg reports, “he resisted the label of ‘Jewish writer,’ once pointedly declaring that he liked hockey, but no critic labeled him a Blackhawk fan.” Bellow outraged his father by leaving a ham in the icebox and driving on Yom Kippur to visit friends while his family, obedient to Jewish law, walked to synagogue. When Greg was twelve, Bellow asked him if he wanted a bar mitzvah, and was content when Greg, whose friends resented being sent to Hebrew lessons to prepare for the ceremony, said no.
Old Saul swept aside the younger one’s respect for his son’s feelings, demanding (unsuccessfully) that his grandson Andrew should have a bar mitzvah and learn the religious traditions that he had ignored when raising Greg. He renounced his youthful internationalism for racial stereotypes and right-wing tub-thumping. Young Saul, forced underground, remained as rebellious as ever, but was reduced to secret revolts against his older self. In public, Bellow gave a lecture titled “A Jewish Writer in America” (posthumously published in these pages1); in private, in a letter a few months earlier, he put the phrase “Jewish Writers in America” between distancing quotation marks and exclaimed, “a repulsive category!”
Greg recalls incidents when the two Sauls seem to have contended for the right to speak. After Greg reminded his father that he had let him refuse a bar mitzvah, Bellow said nothing more about it, young Saul having silenced the old one. Soon afterward, however, old Saul, without speaking a word, renewed his demands by sending a messenger, a woman who, on first meeting Greg, “began to badger me about Andrew’s bar mitzvah”—one of many occasions when Bellow used messengers and surrogates to impose old Saul’s will on friends and family whose memory of his younger self shamed him into silence when face to face.
As he aged, Bellow grew exaggeratedly patriarchal. While a young father, he had been, in Greg’s eyes, more maternal than Greg’s mother. When he and the teenage Greg spoke privately, he always asked about the state of what he called Greg’s “inner life.” Greg once gave him a printed Father’s Day card saying, “You’ve been like a mudder to me, fodder.” Greg confirms his father’s self-portrait in the Letters as a man puzzled by his vulnerability, his impulse to trust and revere, his recurring search for strong-minded “Reality-Instructors” (his name for them in Herzog [1964]; “I bring them out,” Herzog says), and his defensive fury after he exposes these qualities to others. Greg says of the older Bellow’s denunciations of ex-wives and once-dominant friends: “These complaints were largely for public consumption and to disguise how dependent Saul had felt.”
Bellow’s softer qualities are present in his books—most vividly in his finest and saddest novel, Seize the Day (1956)—but the old man’s genius at self-presentation ensured that the public would imagine him as a colossus like Rodin’s Balzac. In his late novella The Actual (1997), the narrator seems to share Bellow’s private sense of himself: “I myself was both larger and heavier than my parents, though internally more fragile, perhaps.”
Bellow seems to have regretted having revealed himself through the partial self-portraits in his first two novels: the passive narrator in Dangling Man (1944) who rushes to accept military discipline, and the bewildered, submissive Asa Leventhal in The Victim (1947), in thrall to the WASP Kirby Allbee. The crisis that finally releases Leventhal occurs when he returns home to find Allbee having sex with a prostitute. A betrayal by a man served the same function that a wife’s betrayal would serve in novels written by the older Bellow two decades later. “You don’t care about the woman,” Allbee tells Leventhal. “You’re just using her to make an issue and break your promise to me.”
Old Saul came into being after a crisis in the late 1950s that paralleled the crisis in The Victim. Bellow, having “kept his head in the sand for an astronomically long time,” admitted to himself that his second wife, Sondra (Greg calls her Sasha), was having an affair with his friend Jack Ludwig. Ludwig had played a fawning flunky to a seigneurial Bellow, and Bellow had taken a teaching job on condition that his vassal Ludwig be hired with him. As in many unequal-seeming relations, the ostensibly dominant figure may not have been the psychologically dominant one. Sondra “maintained that the true passion of the affair was between Saul and Jack.”
In Bellow’s fantasy in The Victim, Leventhal takes revenge against Allbee by pushing him through a door that hits him in the face. Bellow took revenge against Jack Ludwig by writing him into Herzog as the domineering hypocrite Valentine Gersbach, “Saul’s valentine,” Sondra said. Gersbach’s faults include displays of Jewish solidarity—he gives lectures to the Hadassah—of the kind that young Saul despised and old Saul practiced. Bellow defended himself against his oppressors by imitating them.
Greg Bellow was born to Bellow’s first wife, Anita, in 1944. He became a psychotherapist specializing in unhappy children. “Saul commented that I had turned the misery of my childhood into a career.” Greg felt as if he lost his father twice while he was still alive. The first loss occurred when Bellow left Anita in 1952. (Later he had four more wives, three more divorces, two more sons, and a daughter.) The second loss occurred in the 1960s when the newly conservative Bellow repudiated the left-wing ideals and “complete lack of religious observance” that he had taught Greg in childhood.
After the first loss, Greg still found comfort in his father’s visits and care, and when Anita, having remarried, spent Greg’s college fund furnishing a new house, Saul took over her share of the expenses. After the second loss, the relations of father and son took two conflicting forms. At times they shared intense emotional intimacies and wept together at deaths among family and friends. Bellow said after one death, “Come to Chicago. Your loving father will be waiting.” At other times, they withdrew into tense silences. One lasted eighteen months, after Saul, having said he was “moving heaven and earth” to attend Greg’s daughter’s wedding, curtly announced that he would not be there. Greg and his daughter “had a heart-wrenching conversation about how Saul could inflict so much pain by making commitments and failing to fulfill them.”
Saul Bellow’s Heart is persuasive but artless, making it an easy target for reviewers who didn’t want to hear what it has to say. Greg Bellow writes as if he were speaking aloud, shifting unguardedly between nostalgia and rage. He forgets whether someone was selfish or generous, slips now and then into a fog of pop-psych clichés, but emerges with telling anecdotes that make their point without commentary. The reviews that pounced on the son’s contradictions also promoted a simple, heroic image of the father.
The subtitle “A Son’s Memoir” understates the book’s wider interest. What prompted Greg Bellow to write it was his discovery, after his father’s death, that Saul had accumulated a vast family of literary heirs in addition to his biological ones, and that his literary heirs remembered an ideal father entirely unlike Greg’s real one. This discovery felt like yet another loss of his father.
In death, Saul had been taken over, it seemed, by an efficient and impersonal public relations machine. Bellow’s lawyer reported his death to the media, not to his children. Greg first heard of it from his car radio. No one from Bellow’s real families was asked to speak at his funeral. He was memorialized instead by a writer, “the literary ‘son,’” and an academic, “the dutiful Jewish ‘daughter.’” Afterward, Greg read published tributes—in which “I could barely recognize Saul”—by younger writers declaring their spiritual intimacy with his father:
In the following weeks I heard and read many anecdotes and accounts that claimed a similar special closeness with Saul Bellow the literary patriarch. I took them to be distinctly filial and soon came to feel that dozens of self-appointed sons and daughters were jostling in public for a position at the head of a parade that celebrated my father’s life. By now irked by the shoving match at the front of the line, I asked myself, “What is it with all these filial narratives? After all, he was my father! Did they all have such lousy fathers that they needed to co-opt mine?”
Greg names three writers for whom Bellow was a literary father, all of whom wrote books prompted by their vexed relations with their real fathers.
The relation between a literary father and a literary heir is always one of mutual idealization. Similar cross-idealizations of éminence terrible and enfant gris occur in other fields and in both sexes. The most common variety seems to be prompted by a young person’s wish to find a mentor, a word that points directly to the fantasy behind the wish. In the Odyssey, the Ithacan elder Mentor is not a mentor at all; the protective guide who takes Telemakhos in hand is Athena disguised as Mentor, a divinity filling a role that no ordinary mortal could manage.
Dominique Nabokov
Saul Bellow, Vermont, 1989
Not all celebrated writers attract idealizing literary children. Those who do seem to have an unusually sharp divide between their public image and their private self, between their versions of old Saul and young Saul. Another writer who attracted many ideal sons (one was also an ideal son to Saul Bellow) was Lionel Trilling, whose amoral, nihilistic inner self despised his outer self’s “character of public virtue” (as he called it in his journal) and kept resolving to repudiate it; instead, he repudiated, one after another, the ideal sons who were mirror images of it.
What the literary father seems to find in an ideal son is an image of his younger self as it might have been without its weakness and doubt, the younger self whom Saul Bellow unhappily confronted whenever Greg came to visit. What the literary son seems to find in an ideal father is an image of what he might become if he could overturn the barriers left inside him by his real father. Each hopes to find in the other a relief from anxiety that no idealizing fantasy can give; so the claims of sonship that so annoy Greg Bellow remain frequent and insistent.
Greg Bellow perhaps need not be as annoyed as he sounds. His often angry relation with his father was one of mutual love, while the seemingly harmonious relations between Bellow and his ideal sons were sometimes ones of mutual use. Christopher Isherwood, another hero for younger writers, noted in his diary that one’s “warmest supporters are the ones who do the most…to make you look ridiculous.” Bellow’s literary heirs tend to celebrate him in absurdly heroicizing ways, and they invariably quote the verbal fireworks that make him dazzling—the long propulsive sentences, accumulating phrase upon gorgeous phrase like a streetwise Walter Pater—not the laconic evocations of loss, especially in his shorter books like Seize the Day, that make him moving.
Bellow’s literary heirs like to imagine him as a nineteenth-century artist-hero, beyond good and evil, exempted from all other obligations by the service demanded by his art. One reviewer who savaged Greg Bellow’s book argued that Saul had
struggled to create something out of nothing, and had to justify that scandalous magic in conventional, unmagical, mid-century America. This justification expressed itself all too often as self-justification, and the storm of assertion cleared a brutal path…. In two or three generations, that story will have faded from memory, outlived by what it enabled.2
It was of course Bellow’s brutal actions that “cleared a brutal path,” not his self-justifying “storm of assertion” about them, and these sentences argue for a fantasy of writing as a “scandalous magic,” a godlike creation ex nihilo (a “nothing” that was in fact crowded with living wives and friends), and a fantasy of brutality as something that only the boring and bourgeois recoil from. Like all immoral arguments, it is also illogical, relying as it does on the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy that Bellow’s brutality “enabled” his writing rather than coexisting with it or diminishing it. Had Bellow done less damage in life he might have written even better novels, without the preening and point-scoring that disfigure most of his later books.
In his last years, Bellow became increasingly aware of what he had lost through his fantasy of patriarchal strength, and increasingly convinced that young Saul had been right all along. In his mid-eighties he astonished Greg by announcing, “I should never have divorced your mother.” Greg responded with the same l’art pour l’art defense later adopted by Bellow’s literary heirs:
Flabbergasted, I expressed my doubt that he could have written his novels without divorcing Anita and pursuing the more independent life of a writer. He brushed my objections off….
Bellow was not speaking merely for Greg’s benefit. He seems to have been in the same frame of mind a few years earlier when he wrote The Actual, the austere masterwork of his old age, published when he was eighty-two. The narrator, Harry Trellman, understands at last that the only woman who is real to him is Amy Wustrin, whom he had dated briefly in high school but never pursued further because, as she now reminds him, fifty years later, “your classification for me was ‘a petty-bourgeois broad.’” Each married someone else; years passed without them seeing each other; Harry failed to recognize her once in the street. Now he writes, in the voice of young Saul undoing old Saul’s errors:
We had gotten along for decades without each other. Separate arrangements were made. All the while, I had concluded that I was too odd for her. Or that for various other reasons she assumed I could never be domesticated. So my emotions went into storage, more or less permanently. But by and by I began to see what sort of hold she had on me. Other women were apparitions. She, and only she, was no apparition.
Amy is “the actual”: “Other women might remind me of you, but there was only one actual Amy.” The best way he can think of to describe his love, he says, is to call it “‘an actual affinity.’” Trellman is well-read—he mentions Jowett’s Plato, Gibbon, Freud, Stanislavsky—and doesn’t need to explain that he is adapting an old scientific vocabulary to describe a love that connects one specific individual to another, as opposed to “elective affinities”—the title of Goethe’s bleakly deterministic novel about the erotic relations that one generic type of person tends to fall into when placed in proximity with another generic type.
In the closing sentence of The Actual, Harry proposes marriage. “This is the time to do what I’m now doing, and I hope you’ll have me.” Greg Bellow seems to assume that Amy refuses, but the book ends before she answers. In Bellow’s earlier novels, as in his final one, Ravelstein (2000), his fictional self wanted a woman’s uncritical, approving love, and knew for certain whether or not she had given it. He wanted the same thing in his marriages.
What he hopes for in the last words of The Actual is something very different, a love inseparable from forgiveness, and he does not pretend to know if it will be granted. But it may be relevant to his hope of reversing the past that Harry, a few moments earlier, watched gravediggers raising the coffin of someone whose “theatrical will” had been “to come back from the grave.” The young Saul, part of him still the eight-year-old boy in the Montreal hospital who had absorbed many words about forgiveness and hope, survived in the patriarch who lived to eighty-nine and died in 2005. “A well-worn copy of the New Testament,” Greg writes, “was on Saul’s bedside table during his final illness.”
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Kathy Hohenadel and Vickie Groff live in the home where they grew up. “Our yard was the gathering place for the neighborhood kids,” Kathy says. Decades later, it’s still the go-to place for entertaining family and friends. Last year, they gladly shared it with patrons of Columbia’s Art in the Gardens Tour.
Half of the backyard is home to an outdoor-living area that was built in three phases. First, a stone patio replaced the area where a leaking above-ground pool once stood. Next on the agenda was adding a deck that contains a bar and outdoor kitchen. The final element was a pergola that serves as an outdoor dining room. The double doors on the house lead to a screened porch.
The Hohenadel sisters – Kathy, Vickie and Jolene – had a typical baby boomer childhood. Their neighborhood on the east side of Columbia represented the building boom that transformed communities during the ‘50s and ‘60s. Modern ranch-style and traditional Cape Cod designs lined its streets. While many such neighborhoods go through transitions, this one has been home to generations of the same families. “It’s a neighborhood you stayed in or came back to,” Kathy says, noting that two “new” neighbors on the street grew up there and have returned to take over their parents’ homes.
The Hohenadels’ ranch home originally had two bedrooms. “The three of us shared a room,” says Kathy, while Vickie adds, “And, we shared a small closet.” As youngsters, the close quarters weren’t really that much of a concern to them – like other members of their generation, the sisters spent their leisure time outdoors. As in most neighborhoods, kids seemed to gravitate to certain backyards and in this case, the Hohenadels’ spacious backyard became the go-to place for playing games, hanging out or attending Mrs. Hohenadel’s “reading time” gatherings. “We always had family visit us on weekends,” Kathy recalls of the many cookouts that were held in the backyard on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon.
Sisters Kathy Hohenadel and Vickie Groff.
Mr. Hohenadel was a carpenter and when his daughters became teenagers, he instinctively recognized the need for their own space and transformed the basement into a suite – two bedrooms, a sitting room and a bath – for Kathy and Vickie. “He was always doing something around the house,” Kathy says of her father’s carpentry skills. “We loved the space he created for us.”
All three of the Hohenadel daughters became teachers, earning their degrees from Millersville University and working in local school districts. “I believe my mother would have liked to be a teacher,” Kathy says. The three are retired now. Kathy devotes her time to serving as the organist at her church, working part-time at Landis Homes and volunteering in the community. Vickie works for BB&T Bank.
A covered pergola, which the sisters put together themselves, provides space for outdoor dining.
While they followed the career path they believe their mother would have chosen for herself, Kathy and Vickie credit their creativity and can-do spirits to their father. Those traits were put to the test just as Vickie was preparing to make the move from Lancaster to Columbia. Disaster struck when the basement was inundated from rains produced by Tropical Storm Lee (2011). “Underground streams crisscross this area,” Vickie explains. Unfortunately, the basement was in total ruins. “Everything had to come out,” Kathy says.
Despite their disappointment at seeing their father’s work disappear, the sisters set out to redesign and update the lower level of the house. Seven years later, they worked with Valerie Kissinger to remodel the kitchen. They also revamped the screened porch that once wrapped around a side and across the back of the house – a gift from Vickie to her parents for helping to pay for her college education. Three years ago, they ordered a pergola from Lowe’s and put it together themselves. They also tackled a table that their father built and topped with Formica. When the Formica began to deteriorate, Kathy announced, “Let’s try a project,” suggesting they tile the tabletop. The tiling went fine but they had trouble with the wood trim and had to call a friend for guidance. “We can usually figure out how to do things,” Vickie says.
A rain barrel aids in watering the gardens.
They point to their grandfather for their interest in gardening. “He lived nearby,” Kathy explains. His house was a show-stopper due to the hybrid tea rose hedge that surrounded it. “Snyder Hardware would hold contests and his roses always won,” she recalls. Kathy and Vickie take pride in the rose bushes they grew from slips they took from their grandfather’s hedge. They estimate them to be 50 years old.
Kathy saw this bench in Key West, traced its manufacturer to a company in North Carolina, and ordered one for her garden.
While the backyard was always entertaining-friendly, Kathy saw an opportunity to take it up a notch when the large, above-ground, never-used pool began leaking in 2007. Kathy had it removed and began contemplating what she would do with the round footprint the pool left behind. Figuring it would be nearly impossible to remove the sand from the footprint, she decided to take advantage of the situation and install a patio.
The next phase of the backyard makeover transpired 10 years later and included a deck that features a bar and outdoor kitchen (stove, grill and fridge). The final element was the pergola that shelters a dining table. Lighting throughout the area enables them to use the backyard well after dark.
The ferns were gifted to the Hohenadels by their neighbors who operated Kloidt’s Flower Shoppe in Columbia.
As for floral displays, the selection covers the gamut. “We have color for a lot of the year,” Kathy says. Spring awakens with tulips, daffodils and azaleas. In the summer, clematis, daylilies, daisies, coral bells, crocosmia, calla lilies and the roses provide a spectrum of color. The ferns on the property are courtesy of former neighbors who owned Kloidt’s Flower Shoppe in Columbia.
Asilbe provides color and texture in May and June.
Birds and butterflies flutter about the gardens. Kathy’s love of butterflies is evidenced in a butterfly-shaped bench she spied at the Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservancy. She traced its maker to Cricket Forge, North Carolina, and ordered one.
Container gardens also abound. “We take pictures of all the containers,” Vickie notes, explaining the pictures aid in replicating the plants and placing the finished containers in their proper spots the following year. Two ponds – both of which the sisters installed – add to the ambiance of the backyard.
If they aren’t in the backyard, you’ll probably find Kathy and Vickie in their fully furnished (including television) screened porch. Their father made the dining table and when the Formica top began to deteriorate, the sisters gave it a new look with tile and wood trim.
The two are hands-on – Kathy takes care of the mowing, while Vickie tends to the trimming. Both help to spread the 40 bags of mulch that are needed for all the beds.
Despite the passage of time, it seems as if not much has changed at the Hohenadel residence. “We spend a lot of time outdoors,” Kathy says of the warm-weather months. “If we’re not on the screened porch, we’re probably in the backyard.” Vickie adds that even in October, you’ll find her on the porch wrapped in blankets.
Art in the Gardens Tour
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Columbia is filled with interesting gardens that offer a palette of styles. Once again, they will also be filled with artists and musicians sharing their talents. Tickets/guidebooks can be purchased at Columbia Crossing (41 Walnut St.) on the day of the tour. Proceeds benefit Create Columbia. For more information, visit facebook.com/createcolumbia. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.615451455116272, "wiki_prob": 0.615451455116272, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0100.json.gz/line578885"} |
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1. Thus, bioinformatics has focused on cellular and molecular levels of biology and has a wide application in life sciences and environment protection. research areas including genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, microarray gene expression, and phylogenetics. Bioinformatics is a new field of science which marks amalgamation of one of the oldest areas of research and deliberation in human civilization, life sciences, with one of the latest and still largely developing areas, information technology. Defining the terms bioinformatics and computational biology is not, necessarily an easy task, as evidenced by multiple definitions available, over the web. This paper is a study of this field of bioinformatics and scope and application of intellectual property rights (IPR) to this area. First, if you're referring to the scope of what a bioinformatician can do it is vast and depends on what you'd like to do. Technology and Biotechnology), Government of Uttarakhand. All reasonable precautions, have been taken by editorial board and authors to verify the information contained in, this publication. Bioinformatics is not limited to the computing data, but in reality it can be used to solve many biological problems and find out how living things works. contained in biological databases includes gene function, structure, localization (both cellular and chromosomal), clinical, effects of mutations as well as similarities of biological sequences, (Source: http://www.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/genomes/, of useful knowledge from biological databases. Bioinformatics is a new field of science which marks amalgamation of one of the oldest areas of research and deliberation in human civilization, life sciences, with one of the latest and still largely developing areas, information technology. Important problems. Genomics is taken here in the broadest sense of the term and may include structure, function, evolution, editing of genomes, and in general any study dealing with the analysis of the product of a genomic activity. As the WSNs are emerging but the security part is still need to be enhanced so as to build more confidence on them. There are a few ways to interpret your question and I'll try to cover them here. Bioinformatics in Industry 4. of Uttarakhand for their interest, care and, blessings for overall development of Biotechnology in the State. Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Bioinformatics Center, USI, IARI, New Delhi. Manuscripts dealing with large scale analysis involving high-throughput sequencing, metabol… interpret the results in a biologically meaningful manner. Bipin Tripathi Kumaon Institute of Technology Dwarahat INDIA. We further explored the existence of ICRd motif in G. raimondii , G. arboreum , and two tetraploids (AADD) cotton G. hirsutum and G. barbadense by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), and observed the ICRd motif exists in D 5 and D-subgenomes but not in A 2 and A-subgenome. The ICRd motif was investigated through its two constituents , a length variable tandem repeat region (TR) and a conservative sequence (CS), which highly repeat and evenly distribute in chromosomes of D 5 genome. In addition, since the publication of the H. influenzae genome, complete sequences, for over 40 organisms have been released, ranging from 450 genes to, over 100,000. Proteome refers to the entire set of expressed proteins in a cell. Bioinformatics Career Scope & Job prospects have become widespread after the merging of the information technology sector has taken place with that of molecular biology. Fig 9: Principle of Microarray Analysis for gene Expression, (Source: http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/, organisms on a molecular level to gather information about the. History and Relevance of Bioinformatics: The term bioinformatics was first introduced in 1990s. Not all, by 1960, scarcity of computers was no longer a serious. stumbling block for the development of computational biology. You are currently offline. extend our sincere thanks to Secretary and additional Secretary, Ministry of Science & Technology and Biotechnology, Govt. On average, the amount of information. In order to avail the vast scope in bioinformatics offering high-end jobs in the leading sectors, you need to possess the following skills: (Source: http://kdbio.inesc-id.pt/~orlando/kdbio/software.html), aspects of Bioinformatics dealing with plant genomes. The RCD has been supersymmetrized in N=1 limit and the supersymmetric dyonic solutions have been obtained. This interesting field of science has many applications and research areas where it can be applied. Uttarakhand for their valuable guidance and support. hundreds or thousands of genes in a single experiment. oʊ ˌ ɪ n f ər ˈ m æ t ɪ k s / is an interdisciplinary field that develops methods and software tools for understanding biological data, in particular when the data sets are large and complex. All aspects of biology dealing with genomics analysis and subsequent bioinformatics analysis and interpretation will be considered. PDF | On Dec 28, 2012, Jag Mohan Singh Rana and others published Introduction To Bioinformatics | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate sciences information, collected from scientific experiments. You can easily make career in this field after completing your degree. Fig 9: Phylogenetic relation between various organisms, systematically perturbing them (biologically, genetically, or, chemically); monitoring the gene, protein, and informational. Bioinformatics: Scope of Intellectual Property Protection Raguvaran Gopalan† National Law School of India University, 7201 Nagarbhavi, Bangalore 560 072 Received 23 July 2008 Bioinformatics is a new field of science which marks amalgamation of one of the oldest areas of research and Job prospects are in all sectors of biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and biomedical sciences, … Current research in bioinformatics can be classified into: This term is given by Thomas H. Roderick in 1987. modeling and computational simulation techniques to the study. Thus, Bioinformatics is a multi-disciplinary, field with an appropriate convergence of computer science, information, interpretation of biological data, modeling of biological processes and, development of related algorithms and statistics. Bioinformatics during the early 1960s which are as following: both a consource of data and a set of interesting problems that, were infeasible to solve without the number-crunching power of. For example as, of August 2000, the GenBank repository of nucleic acid sequences, contained 8,214,000 entries and the SWISS-PROT database of protein, sequences contained 88,166. We are highly thankful to all the learned resource persons of the, training program for their great work and interest to provide the articles, for this compendium. Definition of Bioinformatics 2. To establish a career in the springing field of bioinformatics, candidates need to have certain essential requisites. Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary field that develops and improves upon methods for storing, retrieving, organizing and analyzing biological data. Uttarakhand State Biotechnology Department. Access scientific knowledge from anywhere. discoveries as well as help companies save time and money in the long, the old supply and demand adage. We will consider algorithms and applications in any of the above areas. Scope of Bioinformatics: Skills Required & Prerequisites. Scope of Bioinformatics. In this article an effort is made to provide brief information of applications of bioinformatics in the field of … The report aims to provide an overview of Bioinformatics Market with detailed market segmentation by Products, Application, Sector and geography. After reading these notes you will learn about: 1. Bioinformatics is playing an increasingly important role in almost all aspects of drug discovery and drug development. BIOINFORMATICS GUIDEFOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGISTS SARAH J. AERNI MARINA SIROTA Biomedical Informatics Program Stanford University School of Medicine COLD SPRING HARBORLABORATORYPRESS Cold Spring Harbor, New York† www.cshlpress.org This is a free sample of content from A Bioinformatics Guide for Molecular Biologists. compendium for critically reviewing the manuscript. Bioinformatics has the following major branches: Genomics, Proteomics, Computer Aided Drug Designing, Biodatabase and Data Mining, Molecular Phylogenetics, Microarray informatics and System biology. Although the term, 'Bioinformatics' is not really well-defined, you could say that this, scientific field deals with the computational management of all kinds of, molecular biological information. In this paper we have analyzed the importance of Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) for WSN providing more security with fewer complexities for these resource constrained networks then other public key cryptosystems like RSA Keyword: WSNs, Resource Constrained Device, Security, Public Key Cryptography, ECC. To study in the field of Bioinformatics is very interesting and demanding now a days. Some of the most popular tasks are classification. Finally I wish to express my Special thanks to Dr. Kunwar Singh, Vaisla and Dr Rajendra Kumar Bharati, BT Kumaun Institute of, Technology, Dwarhat(Almora) for their competent and comprehensive, editorial task. A recent google search for "definition of bioinformatics", returned over 43,000 results! All rights reserved. of biological, behavioral, and social systems. Historical moments that can be highlighted for its development are the publication of the structure of DNA by Watson and Crick in 1953 besides the accumulation of We illustrate this point by describing three different, Bioinformatics courses increased rapidly with ICT basic science in the use of the natural result of increased especially to be connected to too many parameters of biological events, such as the inclusion long process are complex, the solution of complex events and storing them, interpretation and results in a short time a science and emerged to obtain the discipline branch. measurement platforms: microarrays, serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE), and proteomic mass spectrometry. In the past few years, as the areas have, grown, a greater confusion into these two terms has prevailed. Bioinformatics has its origins a decade before DNA sequencing became feasible (Hagen, 2000). High throughput biological assays supply thousands of measurements per sample, and the sheer amount of related data increases the need for better models to enhance inference. This paper summarizes some of the applications of Bioinformatics tools in the field of research with a key interest in medical research. among multi-disciplinary teams of researchers in computer science, statistics, physics, engineering, life sciences medical sciences, and their, This compendium “Bioinformatics: Tools and Applications”, comprises of 12 articles chiefly introductory in nature, however with, insight to some important research challenges. The goal of, collection and storage of biological information. For, some, the terms bioinformatics and computational biology have become, completely interchangeable terms, while for others, there is a great, distinction. Both the content is, Electromagnetic duality has been utilized to study the isocolor charge-dyon interactions in Restricted Quantum Chromodynamics (RCD),in terms of current-current correlation (in magnetic gauge)using dielectric and permeability parameters of the associated vacuum. The compendium, represent the output of the lectures delivered in the Uttarakhand State, Biotechnology Department (USBD), sponsored short term training, program “Bioinformatics tools and its applications”, Kumaon Institute of Technology, Dwarhat(Almora) during 16, We are indebted to Hon'ble Chief Minister/ Chairman, Uttarakhand Biotechnology Board and Hon'ble Minister (Science &, Biotechnology Board, Govt. structural and functional aspects of genes and proteins. Bioinformatics is the root of all biological and medical research in the present day, and therefore we can suffice to say that the scope of bioinformatics is pretty promising. Desperate need for efficient solutions. Sri Bhagwan Singh Post Graduate Institute. Data mining, employs algorithms and techniques from statistics, machine, learning, artificial intelligence, databases and data warehousing. market scope The "Global Bioinformatics Market Analysis to 2027" is a specialized and in-depth study of the Healthcare IT industry with a special focus on the global market trend analysis. phylogenetic relationships between different organisms. Most of the bioinformatics work that, is being done deals with either analyzing biological data, or with the, As a consequence of the large amount of data produced in the field of, molecular biology, most of the current bioinformatics projects deal with. Despite the careful efforts in compilation of the, compendium, remaining errors may kindly be pardoned and brought to, We hope the book will be useful to students and, working in the field of Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, and other related, Jag Mohan Singh Rana & Kunwar Singh Vaisla, Kunwar Singh Vaisla & Jag M ohan Singh Rana, Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary research area at the interface, between biological and computational sciences. Through the comparative analysis of the two genomes, we got a repetitive element ( ICRd motif), which repeats massively in the diploid Gossypium raimondii (D 5 ) genome while almost absent in the diploid Gossypium arboreum (A 2 ) genome. Various…, Intellectual Property Protection to Bioinformatics and Genomic Databases and Open Source Analogy to Biotechnology, ‘Big data’ or ‘big knowledge’? Massive quantities of data. ADVERTISEMENTS: Here is a compilation of notes on Bioinformatics. The activity of genome-specific repetitive sequence is the main cause of the genome variation between Gossypium A and D genomes. Introduction to Bioinformatics Lopresti BioS 10 October 2010 Slide 4 HHMI Howard Hughes Medical Institute What is bioinformatics? Application of techniques from computer science to problems from biology. the system and its response to individual perturbations. The mathematical portion which, used in Bioinformatics are : Mathematics Biostatistics (HMM, ANN in secondary structure prediction) DiffrentiationIntigration (Time and space complexity E-value,p-values in Blast) Complex Mathematics Functions (Fourier Transformation) Matrices (Sequence alignment, Blast Fast, MSA & Phylogenetic Prediction) 18. of. Fig 1: Growth of Biological data in various databases, (Source: http://www.genome.jp/en/db_growth.html). I'll throw my two cents in, based on what my experience has. It is the knowledge of bioinformatics which made, it possible to discover all human genes (per human genome, approximately 3 billion base pairs) determine complete sequence of 3, billon DNA subunits and make them accessible for further biological, studies. The paper seeks to understand basics of bioinformatics, through an examination of varied definitions on offer. human genome finished, what does it all mean? Although some historians and philosophers have questioned the, theoretical significance of this idea for modern molecular, macromolecular information provided an important conceptual, link between molecular biology and the computer science from. We are highly obliged and grateful to Reviewers of this. far from each other to eliminate the hassle of science administration in both branches at the same time these branches of science has led to the necessity of giving bioinformatics as a discipline. However, the responsibility for the interpretation of the material and. © 2008-2020 ResearchGate GmbH. scope of bioinformatics pdf SECTION I INTRODUCTION AND BIOLOGICAL DATABASES. Bioinformatics is an indispensable tool in the field of research with the current large amount of genomic data generated continually. which formal information theory had arisen. McBride M S, Bioinformatics and intellectual property protection, Proceedings of the 2014 6th International Advanced Research Workshop on In Silico Oncology and Cancer Investigation - The CHIC Project Workshop (IARWISOCI), By clicking accept or continuing to use the site, you agree to the terms outlined in our. International Journal of Modern Physics A. with superconductivity (dual superconductivity) leads to the confinement of colored fluxes associated with dyonic quarks vide generalized Meissner effect. Today, bioinformatics is used in large number of fields such as microbial genome applications, biotechnology, waste cleanup, Gene Therapy etc. Add to this the data from the myriad of related projects, that study gene expression, determine the protein structures encoded. Growth of Biological data in various databases, Study of Interaction of a drug in biological environment, All figure content in this area was uploaded by Dr. Kunwar Singh Vaisla, All content in this area was uploaded by Dr. Kunwar Singh Vaisla, (Ministry of Science & Technology and Biotechnology), Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Dwarahat 263653, District Almora (Uttarakhand), All rights are reserved. highlight features that are unique to some. They contain information from. This paper is a study of this field of bioinformatics and scope and application of intellectual property rights (IPR) to this area. allows researchers to access existing information and to submit, new entries as they are produced, e.g. Fig 8: Various steps involved in Data Mining, (Source: http://cs.salemstate.edu/hatfield/, tool to monitor gene expression or gene expression changes of. There just are too few people, adequately trained in both biology and computer science to solve the. These problems are usually t the molecular level which cannot be solved by other means. published literature, high-throughput experiment technology, and computational analyses. Bioinformatics is an essential infrastructure underpinning biological research (the Roslin Institute) – At the beginning of the “genomic revolution”, a bioinformatics concern was the creation and maintenance of a database to store biological information, such as 2. CADD methods are heavily dependent on bioinformatics tools, Fig 6: Study of Interaction of a drug in biological environment. This document may be freely reviewed, abstracted, reproduced and translated in part, or in whole, but not for sale of any commercial purpose. Bioinformatics joins mathematics, statistics, and computer science and information technology to solve complex biological problems. Uttarakhand for sending us his valuable Message for the Compendium. Bioinformatics aims to, solve some of the important biological problems using computational, techniques and applications. INSEL FELSENBURG PDF Beginning with the aim and scope of bioinformatics, the book discusses in detail the essentials of the subject, such as bio-algorithms, bio-databases, molecular viewers, gene annotation methods, molecular phylogeny, and bio-molecular simulations. Bioinformatics provides central, globally accessible databases that enable scientists to submit, search and analyse information. It is, therefore, important that the field of Bioinformatics is advanced to help solve the current problem limiting research in life sciences. The identifications and investigation of the ICRd motif promote the study on the A and D genome differences, facilitate the research on the Gossypium genome evolution, and provide assistance to subgenome identification and genome assembling. Source: click2drug.org The tandem repeats are known as simple repeat sequences (SSR), including micro-satellites, mini-satellites, 33 and satellites (M. Lesk, 2002; ResearchGate has not been able to resolve any references for this publication. Current sequencing technology, on the other hand, only allows biologists to determine ~103 base pairs at a time. This category includes: Comparative genomics, genome assembly, genome and chromosome annotation, identification of genomic features such as genes, splice sites and promoters. It provides techniques by which three-dimensional models of biomolecules could … Traditionally, biological studies examined individual systems in detail, and frequently compare them with a few that are related. 20 Nimmer, Nimmer on Copyright (I) (Lexis Publishingffc) of the Copyright Act, A et al, Early bioinformatics: The birth of a discipline, Bioinformatics: Patenting the bridge between information technology and the life science, Chisum on Patents(I) (Lexis Publishing 1-78.3 to 1-78.5. without prior written permission of the editor-in-chief. Some of the applications discussed are: molecular modeling, systems biology, analysis of genomic data and … The limitations associated with them. Computational biology and bioinformatics are multidisciplinary fields, involving researchers from different areas of specialty, including (but in, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology and mathematics. In the dyonic background gauge one-loop quantum corrections to the dyonic mass have been calculated and it has been shown that the one-loop quantum corrections lead no change in classical mass of the dyon. biotechnology has rapidly spawned specialized research groups and, industries, both. Utilization of this publication, other than stated, is prohibited. Bioinformatics tools are very effective in prediction, analysis and interpretation of clinical and preclinical findings. Author: Jenny Gu Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0470181052 Size: 10.48 MB Format: PDF, Mobi View: 446 Get Books The second edition of this successful text expands on the depth and scope of the topic by bringing together many of the world's experts to provide a view of the current state of the field suitable for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students and beyond. Scope of Bioinformatics. Information. problems that biologists need to have solved. Scope Guidelines Genome analysis. The document is being published by USBD for free of cost distribution among, Uttarakhand State Biotechnology Department(Ministry of Science &. The views expressed in the compendium are solemnly, those of the authors. Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary approach requiring advanced knowledge of computer science, mathematics and statistical methods for the understanding of biological phenomena at the molecular level. the Protein Data Bank for, in these databases is essentially useless until analysed. Gostaríamos de exibir a descriçãoaqui, mas o site que você está não nos permite. Bioinformatics, the application of computational techniques to analyse the information associated with biomolecules on a large-scale, has now firmly established itself as a discipline in molecular biology, and encompasses a wide r ange of subject areas from structural biology, genomics to gene 4. Some features of the site may not work correctly. etc. those to gene-protein interactions, various protein structure prediction, molecular networks, structures and sequences, and genomics and, proteomics. Bioinformatics and computational biology involve the analysis of biological data, particularly DNA, RNA, and protein sequences. by the genes, and detail how these products interact with one another, and we can begin to imagine the enormous quantity and variety of, Thus there are three important factors that facilitated the emergence of. Note # 1. computational methods to simulate drug-receptor interactions. Fig 2: Basic Components of Bioinformatics. acquire, store, organize, archive, analyze, or visualize such data. Applications of Bioinformatics in Drug Discovery. a central part of the conceptual framework of molecular biology. With the massive role of bioinformatics in biotechnology, this field of study is only going to go from success to success. Biological data are flooding in at an unprecedented rate. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Identification of a genome-specific repetitive element in the Gossypium D genome, An introduction to high-throughput bioinformatics data, Bioinformatics I: Introduction to Bioinformatics (Volume 1), Duality, confinement and supersymmetry in restricted quantum chromodynamics (rcd), A Review on Security of Wireless Sensor Networks using Elliptic Curve Cryptography, DUALITY, CONFINEMENT AND SUPERSYMMETRY IN RESTRICTED QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS (RCD), In book: BIOINFORMATICS - Tools & Applications (pp.11-18), Publisher: USBD, Dehradun & BTKIT, Dwarahat, Editors: Kunwar Singh Vaisla & Rajendra Bharti. I would like to place on record my sincere, gratitude and obligations to Mr Surendra Singh Negi, Honb'le Cabinet, Minister, Science & Technology and Biotechnology, Government of. weapons research programmes during the Second World War, finally became widely available to academic biologists. Thus, the research in this field requires close collaboration. text book of bioinformatics introduction to bioinformatics Oct 02, 2020 Posted By R. L. Stine Media TEXT ID 9584cc22 Online PDF Ebook Epub Library this is the moment when we get time to flesh out the subject at later stages when were learning algorithms and working on datasets ebook shop introduction to Bioinformatics helps to create an electronic database on genomes and protein sequences from single celled organisms to multicellular organisms. Prominent among such examples include. The articles have been, selected on the basis of their fundamentality rather than the, rigorousness /thoroughness of techniques deployed. The aims of bioinformatics are three-fold. Bioinformatics Why is it interesting? been to the consensus use of these two terms. Bioinformatics is the application of computer technology to get the information that's stored in certain types of biological data. Join ResearchGate to find the people and research you need to help your work. Thus the, purpose of second aim is to develop tools and resources that aid. Tools used to access them is beyond the scope of this.The expanding scope of bioinformatics: sequence analysis and beyond. Areas. A Bioinformatics Within the pharmaceutical industry, the drive to introduce bioinformatics has come from two direc- tions: molecular biology and computational chemistry, Molecular biology has had a place in pharmaceutical research since its inception, but in a specific and tar- geted manner. It has further been demonstrated that in the type I medium, vortices tend to coalesce and hence are attractive, while the energy function supports repulsive forces between vortices in the type II superconducting medium. We also. Bioinformatics in Institutes, Websites, Databases, Tools 3. pathway responses; integrating these data; and ultimately, formulating mathematical models that describe the structure of. like low memory, low power, processing complexity is confining them to use only symmetric cryptographic operations instead of public key cryptography which has its own benefits. Bioinformatics / ˌ b aɪ. Intellectual property strategy in bioinformatics and biochips. clustering, association and sequence analysis, and regression. It is a very interesting subject for those who want to know about the inter-relationship between medical science and human organs. WSNs are deployed for wide fields like for military, health, check disaster areas and analyze product quality and so on. Introduction to Bioinformatics Lopresti BioS 95 November 2008 Slide 13 Sequencing a Genome Most genomes are enormous (e.g., 1010 base pairs in case of human). Semantic Scholar is a free, AI-powered research tool for scientific literature, based at the Allen Institute for AI. Success is rewarded. In the state of dyonic superconductivity, it has been shown that the dual propagators behave as 1/k4 (for small k2), which in analogy, Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) consist of low cost and small sensor nodes distributed widely across a particular region. I need to express my heartfelt thanks, indeed gratefulness, to Dr C. - Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh for his unflinching, cooperation and for very kindly writing the Foreword of this, compendium. Brazilian genomics and the process of academic marketization, Genomics Politics through Space and Time: The Case of Bioinformatics in Brazil, Intellectual property rights issues in multiscale cancer modeling, Patent Management for Technology Forecasting: A Case Study of the Bio-Industry, Proceedings of the 6th International Advanced Research Workshop on In Silico Oncology and Cancer Investigation - The CHIC Project Workshop, IARWISOCI 2014, Athens, Greece, November 3-4, 2014, Bioinformatics and Intellectual Property Protection. Based on semi-quantitative analysis of vortex solutions of RCD and by calculating the masses for the massive collective modes of the condensed vacuum, the expressions for the London penetration depth, coherence length and the associated flux energy functions for the type I and type II superconducting media have been obtained. Which can not be solved by other means part is still need help! 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By John Eggerton
Tells Fox Business it would be waste of time
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The Commission on Presidential Debates has decided the second of three presidential debates is going to be virtual after President Trump tested positive for COVID-19 and was briefly hospitalized, but in response the President told Fox Business he would not participate.
The debate was to have been Oct. 15 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Fla., a state with the third-most COVID-19 cases in the country, and was to be moderated by CNN's Steve Scully.
"I'm not going to do a virtual debate," he told Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo. "I'm not going to waste my time on a virtual debate; that's not what debating is all about. You sit behind a computer and do a debate; it's ridiculous," he He also said CNN's Scully was a "never Trumper." The President also said the commission and the media were trying to protect Biden.
Trump told Bartiromo he was feeling better and would even like to do a rally.
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Floor-drainage connection: What the latest research tells us
Reflecting its commitment to putting HygieneFirst, ACO joined forces with leading flooring manufacturer Sika to conduct research into floor-drainage connections and the implications for system specification. Here Jakub Konopac of ACO Industrial Drainage gives an overview of the three-year research project and its key findings.
Why is this research important?
The challenging environments present in today’s food and drink manufacturing facilities require the ongoing development of new hygienic resin flooring solutions and advanced hygienically designed drainage systems. Like other elements within a manufacturing facility, the flooring and drainage systems used affect each other’s performance. Even when flooring and drainage systems are performing well, failure often occurs in the connection between the two. Common failures including cracks, elevation of floor plate edges and delamination often occur because of specification errors such as failing to consider the chemicals that will be used in the manufacturing environment or choosing the incorrect type of drainage. Not only common failures, but also risks associated with running conditions have to be considered during correct specification. Heavy and frequent traffic and thermal exposure play a significant factor affecting the floor-drainage functionality lifetime. This all must be taken into consideration.
Failures in the floor-drain connection, lead to costly downtime and critically, can compromise hygiene but until now no formal research has been conducted to identify the compatibility of common floor-drain connections and to develop best practice specification guidelines. This research was conducted to address this issue so we could provide clear, scientific, evidence-based guidance for factory operators.
How was the research conducted?
The testing itself took place over a period of three years. It involved testing the performance of different drainage edge types with a variety of flooring types. Research was conducted into the three main exposure scenarios that are most relevant to food and drink processing operations: Mechanical exposure in areas experiencing heavy traffic from fork-lifts and pallet trucks; thermal exposure caused by the use of hot water in processing and when cleaning using jet washers, and shrinkage of concrete floor structure which is commonly seen on the top of concrete, screed or resin flooring materials.
Proper testing equipment was selected or developed specifically for each scenario to ensure we could deliver high levels of accuracy and requirements including aesthetics, hygiene, cleanability and ease of installation were factored into the design of the floor-drainage connections being tested.
At ACO, we developed a new rig for the purposes of mechanical exposure testing. The rig enabled us to evaluate the performance of different elements of the floor-drainage connection when exposed to loads generated by vehicular machinery and handling technology commonly used in food and drink manufacturing facilities. We have also built a thermal exposure testing rig to conduct tests according to EN 1253 specification and the Institute Tazus in Brno in the Czech Republic provided us with a testing rig that enabled us to simulate concrete shrinkage.
Two types of standard edge drainage profile and two types of flooring – Polyurethane (Sikafloor-326 + ColorQuartz + SR-169 PUR elastic and self-levelling compound with sand surface) and hybrid (Sikafloor-21 PurCem cement screed modified polyurethane) – were used in tests.
What were the key findings?
Preliminary findings show that there are better outcomes when a certain type of drainage profile is specified with a specific type of flooring for a particular type of application. For example, in typical warehouse applications with a thermal load of no more than 25°C, standard edge drainage profiles connected directly to the flooring perform best. In contrast, in applications where traffic loads of up to 5 tons are present and thermal loads are above 40°C, drainage with L-profile edge proves to be the better performer, being resistant to both the thermal and dynamic shock present.
What are the implications for food and beverage manufacturers?
The findings of our research clearly identify the best floor-drainage connections for a range of manufacturing environments. This information has enabled ACO and Sika to develop clear specification guidance and that means food and drink manufacturers will be able to maximise the durability and hygienic performance of floor-drainage connections in their facilities, both factors which are critical to business continuity and ultimately to protecting public health.
Jakub Konopáč
Product Portfolio Manager
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Robert Luketic Legally Blonde
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Witherspoon wore 40 different hairstyles in the film. [22] «Oh my God, it became known as `The hair that ate Hollywood,`» Luketic said. It was all about hair. I have this obsession with flyaways. It annoyed Reese a bit because I always had hairdressers on my face. But most of the time, the research and testing on set went in the right color, because `blonde` is open to interpretation, I thought. The film originally ended at the courthouse, just after Woods won the case, with Elle on the steps of the courthouse sharing a kiss of victory with Emmett, then cutting a year into the future to let her with a now-blonde Vivian start their own blonde legal defense club at law school.[12] After the test audience revealed that they didn`t like the ending, McCullah Lutz and Smith consulted Luketic, Platt and other members of the production team while they were still in the lobby of the theater, and they agreed that a new conclusion was needed. «It was just a weak ending,» said screenwriter McCullah Lutz. «The kiss didn`t feel right to me because it`s not a romantic comedy – it wasn`t about their relationship. So the test viewers said, «We want to see what happens – we want her to succeed.» That`s why we rewrote for graduation.
Ubach and Jessica Cauffiel claim that the original ending also included Elle and Vivian drinking margaritas in Hawaii, implying that they were either best friends now or in love, although Smith and McCullah never wrote such an ending.[31] Other suggested endings for the film included a musical number in which She, the judge, the jury and everyone in the courthouse sang and danced. [13] Legally Blonde is a 2001 American drama film directed by Robert Luketic. It stars Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis, Victor Garber and Jennifer Coolidge. The story follows Elle Woods (Witherspoon), a sister who tries to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner Huntington III (Davis) by earning a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School, overcoming stereotypes against blondes, and triumphing as a successful lawyer. Legal Blonde also survives thanks to its visual iconography, which can be attributed to the hairdressing and costume departments. Elle`s bold outfits and bouncy blonde waves have become etched in cultural memory. From her green velvet jacket on her first day at Harvard to her fuchsia fur coat and sequined bikini ensemble, Elle Woods makes a cinematic fashion statement in every scene. The film also features a killer soundtrack from the 2000s with catchy tunes for days and enough glittering pop to keep the plot going. These elements are both dated – the setting is 2001, there`s no doubt – and durable, as they are so grounded in time and feeling. It is a soothing and effortless watch.
Producer Marc Platt was fascinated by the character of Elle Woods when he received a manuscript of an unpublished novel. [8] «What I liked about this story is that it`s hilarious, sexy and challenging at the same time,» says Platt. «The world looks at Her and sees someone who is blond and handsome, but no more. She, on the other hand, does not judge herself or anyone else. She thinks the world is great, she`s great, everyone is great, and nothing can change that. She truly is an irrepressible modern heroine. Amanda Brown published Legally Blonde in 2001, based on her real-life experiences as a blonde who attended Stanford Law School while obsessed with fashion and beauty, read Elle magazine, and frequently clashed with the personalities of her peers.[8] [6] The outline of Legally Blonde grew out of Brown`s experiences as a blonde who went to Stanford Law School while obsessed with fashion and beauty, reading Elle magazine, and frequently clashing with the personalities of her peers.[6] In 2000, Brown met producer Marc Platt, who helped her develop her manuscript into a novel. Platt hired screenwriters McCullah Lutz and Smith to adapt the book into a film. The project caught the attention of director Luketic, an Australian newcomer who came to Hollywood after the success of his first offbeat short film Titsiana Booberini.
«I had been reading scripts for two years and couldn`t find anything to put my own personal imprint until Legally Blonde came along,» Luketic said. Elle Woods has it all. She is the president of her sisterhood, a tropical Hawaiian girl, Miss June on her campus calendar, and most importantly, a natural blonde. She`s dating the cutest fraternity boy on campus and wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But there`s only one thing stopping Warner from asking the question: She`s too blonde. Despite the lightness of the film, it always tackles serious subjects when the story requires it. All these years later, some of these plot details still resonate. In the third act, she nearly drops out of school because her mentor, Professor Callahan (Victor Garber), approaches her.
It`s a disgusting and heartbreaking scene, especially in the few minutes where Elle`s rival, Vivian (Selma Blair), believes she is dating her teacher. The conflict is resolved and Callahan is expelled from ultimate legal glory, but the situation is still a familiar reality for many young women in the workplace. «. It was a number completely choreographed by Toni Basil, and it was great,» Witherspoon recalls. «She did all the dancing.» [30] «I remember reading it and thinking it was the most hysterical thing ever,» she added. «It`s still the most frequently requested request from people. Even last year, when I was giving speeches or talking about anything, they always asked me, «Are you going to bend over and crack?» I feel like I`m going to turn the corner and crack until I`m 95. While filming the courthouse scenes, Welch asked cinematographer Anthony B.
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Birte Vogel
Senior Lecturer in Humanitarianism, Peace & Conflict Studies, Humanitarian Conflict Response Institute
I was appointed as Lecturer in Humanitarianism, Peace and Conflict Studies at HCRI in 2016. I hold a PhD in Humanitarianism and Conflict Response from Manchester, an MLitt in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of St Andrews (Scotland), as well as a Bachelor degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Münster (Germany). I am the Editor of the HCRI Policy Brief Series and was previously Assistant Editor of the Taylor and Francis journal Peacebuilding.
My two recently co-edited books reflect my general research interest in the intersection of economics and peace and conflict studies (Economies of Peace, Routledge, 2019), as well as my interest in the ethics of conducting research in conflict-affected societies (The Companion to Peace and Conflict Fieldwork, Palgrave, 2021).
I am currently a Co-Investigator on the AHRC funded project The Art of Peace (2018-2022) and was the Principle Investigator for Trade for Peace in the Remote Himalaya (2018-2019) and investigated the implications of trade policies and economic reforms in various conflict-affected societies.
I also conducted a larger study looking at beneficiaries' experiences of humanitarian cash and voucher assistance (2018-2020, commissioned by DFID). Previously, I worked on the EU FP7 funded project 'Cultures of Governance and Conflict Resolution in India and Europe' (PIs Oliver Richmond and Roger Mac Ginty, 2011-2014). Prior to that I briefly worked in the field of international cooperation with the German Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on a project aiming at strengthening local government structures in Afghanistan's Northern provinces.
My research is interestesed in the diverse experiences of peace and humanitarian interventions. I am particularly interested in the role of NGOs, civil society and local communities, and their interaction with international actors. While I am intersted in a range of areas of peacebuilding (such as peace activism, the role of arts, etc) my main focus is on the economic dyanmics, everyday experiences and consequences of interventions.
The art of peace: Interrogating community devised arts based peacebuilding (2018- ongoing)
(in cooperation with the University of Durham)
This is a major AHRC funded project looking at the role the arts can play in situations of peace and conflict. See project website.
Humanitarian Cash Assistance: How design influences value for money (2018-2020)
This researched looked at to what extent the value for money of cash assistance and voucher assistance (CVA) is influenced by the design of the programme. We investigated unified delivery platform, existing social safety nets, and the consolidation of grants drawing on available global evidence and four country case studies; Colombia, Jordan, Kenya and Turkey.
The findings demonstrate that the debate on CVA’s value for money needs to go beyond scale and must also focus on quality, as defined as efficient, effective, equitable and sustainable assistance. It is important to acknowledge the strengths, but also the limitations, of operational models that enable delivery at scale. The value for money of CVA will not be achieved through the application of a single operational model, rather it should be pursued through a combination of models according to each context – the whole of cash response system. At the same time, this research also makes the case for a shift towards greater emphasis on the experiences of recipients and cash end-users. The research’s emphasis on end-users’ revealed assumptions made by humanitarians about crisis-affected households’ preferences and expectations.
Trade for Peace? Analysing the impact of trade and mobility on conflict dynamics at the boarders of India, Pakistan and China (2017-2019)
(in cooperation with partners from O.P. Jindal Global University, India)
This research explored how urban market spaces and spatial practices in Jammu and Kashmir, India, have been influenced by historic and contemporary socio-economic changes and how, in turn, these dynamic urban practices impact social relations. The project looked at how the governance economic actitivities, especially tourism and trade, impacted on conflict synamics and perception of territory. Some of the findings are publsihed in Political Geography.
Economy formation processes in conflict-affected societies (2016-2018)
(in cooperation with colleagues from Philipps University Marburg, and Brandeis University, Berlin, Germany)
Despite decades of involvement, many of the debates about international peacebuilding and conflict prevention efforts are still detached from the basic livelihoods and everyday concerns of citizens in conflict-affected societies, including socio-economic aspects of peace. Disregarding socio-economic aspects of peace and how they relate to people’s daily lives leaves a vacuum in our understanding of peace and the formation of post-conflict economies. Through a series of workshops, we explored the formation of economies, influenced by socio-economic legacies from before and during the conflict, direct or indirect international presence, national elites, and international economic trends and structural hegemonies alike in order to better understand how societies emerge and recover from war. The results are published in an co-edited special issue Civil Wars and a book (Routledge, 2019)
I am interested in supervising PhD projects with a focus on non-state actors or (I)NGOs in peacebuilding. I am particularaly interested in projects that look at
The role of various civil society actors in building peace;
The role of cooperations in conflict/ peace;
Socio-economic and economic effects of peacebuilding, statebuilding or humanitarian interventions;
Economic peacebuilding approaches;
How economic reforms interact with social relations;
Various aspects of humanitarian cash transfers.
Current PhD students:
Rana Khalaf: Dealing with Governance during Conflict - a key to peace? (2017-)
Completed PhD projects:
Kirstina Tschunkert: Aiding Conflict? The Implications of Humanitarian Cash and Voucher Assistance for Host-Refugee Relations in Lebanon (2016-2020)
Isabelle Schläpfer: Corporate Narratives and Humanitarian Technologies as Sociotechnical Imaginaries: How Multi-National Companies Impact on the Idea of Humanitarian Aid (2016 -2021)
Margaux Pinaud: Peace Pathways: A mixed methods study of the role of civil society in ceasefire monitoring (2017-2021)
Memberships of committees and professional bodies
I am an active member of the International Studies Association (ISA). ISA has over 6500 members worldwide and is the most respected and widely known scholarly association dedicated to international studies. I have taken over active leadership roles and previously served as executive member of the ISA's Peace Studies Section (2014-2016), as well as acting programme chair for the 2015 and 2016 conventions. I’m currently serving on the Boulding Award Committee.
I am also a founding member of the International Association of Peace and Conflict Studies (IAPCS) that organises an annual Peacebuilding conference exploring new frontier in the field.
External Examiner MSc Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding, University of Durham
2018 → Oct 2021
External Examiner MLitt Peace and Conflict Studies, University of St Andrews
2018 → Feb 2022
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
Global inequalities
Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute
Creative Manchester
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Conflict Social Sciences 100%
Peace Social Sciences 97%
Economics Social Sciences 75%
Peacebuilding Social Sciences 52%
Assistance Social Sciences 48%
Actors Social Sciences 42%
Space Social Sciences 25%
1 Anthology
Artpeace: Peace Formation and Curation versus Blockages and Erasure
Vogel, B., Kappler, S. & Richmond, O., 2023, (Submitted) Edinburgh University Press.
Everyday economic experiences and peace processes
Vogel, B., 2022, Contemporary Peacemaking: Peace Processes, Peacebuilding and Conflict. Ginty, R. & Wanis-St. John, A. (eds.). Third ed. Palgrave Macmillan Ltd, p. 563-581 19 p.
Activity 66%
Science 33%
Humanitarian Cash Assistance: Risks and opportunities for local peace
Tschunkert, K. & Vogel, B., 1 Nov 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Development in Practice.
Assistance 100%
Conflict 50%
The economic local turn in peace and conflict studies: economic peacebuilding interventions and the everyday
Vogel, B., 5 Mar 2022, In: New Political Economy. 27, 6, p. 989-1001 13 p.
Peacemaking 42%
War 28%
"Your wall cannot divide us”: Graffiti in Cyprus and insights into conflict-affected landscapes
Haworth, B. T., Lepp, E., Arthur, C. & Vogel, B., 2022, (Unpublished) In: Street Art and Urban Creativity. 8, 2, p. 35-49
Reading social realities through graffiti and street art in conflict-affected societies
Haworth, B., Lepp, E., Vogel, B., Arthur, C. & O'Driscoll, D.
Pop Art 100%
Society 66%
Arts 33%
Political Discourse 26%
The adoption of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in conflict-affected societies ¿ a scoping study in Sri Lanka
Mcphail, K. & Vogel, B.
Adoption 100%
Sri Lanka 100%
Conflict 100%
Society 100%
The art of peace: Interrogating community devised arts based peacebuilding
Richmond, O. & Vogel, B.
Arts 100%
Peacebuilding 87%
Grants 81%
Value for Money for whom? Insights into the recipients’ perspective
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Home » Crypto » Which Projects has the Largest Audience in Cryptocurrency Games?
Which Projects has the Largest Audience in Cryptocurrency Games?
by Financial Economy 20 June 2022
written by Financial Economy 20 June 2022
Productions that make a difference with their “game” projects in the crypto money market can usually go a long way in parallel with the size of the audience they appeal to. Projects that develop their games and grow their audiences through Play to earn have millions of followers on social media. In our content, the projects with the largest audience in cryptocurrency games are listed as of June 2022. You can browse here for information about Axie Infinity (AXS) coin.
Projects with the Largest Audience in Cryptocurrency Games!
LunarCrush, which studies the interactions, audiences and activities of cryptocurrencies in social media and keeps statistical data, has published a new report as of June 2022. According to the report in question, Axie Infinity, one of the crypto money games that is a play to earn project, has approximately 9.5 million followers. Axie Infinity, the leader in this field, is ahead of its closest rival Decentraland by approximately 3.5 million people. As of June 2022, the crypto game projects with the largest audience are as follows:
Axie Infinity ($AXS): The globally famous Axie Infinity is an NFT based game project based on blockchain technology. Axie Infinity is on social media with a total audience of 9.44 million.
Decentraland ($MANA): Decentraland, where you can create your own avatar, explore new places, play video games, is a virtual gaming platform using the Ethereum blockchain infrastructure. The total number of followers of Decentraland on social media is 5.9 million.
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STEPN ($GMT): Offering both the play to earn and the move to earn project to its users at the same time, STEPN is in the third step in this field with its 4.87 million people it addresses on social media.
The Sandbox ($SAND): Arslan Kiran is the Turkey / Germany and MENA Region Growth President of The Sandbox, which is among the Play to earn projects. The Sandbox has a total of 3.05 million followers on social media.
Vulcan Forged ($PYR): Vulcan Forged ranks 5th in this field with its 1.79 million followers on social media.
MOBOX ($MBOX): With a total audience of 1.17 million people on social media, MOBOX ranks sixth in the list. You can browse here for information about Mobox (MBOX) coin.
Illuvium ($ILV): It has 994 thousand followers on social media. The project ranks seventh on the list with its audience.
Verasity ($VRA): Verasity is in the eighth step of the list with its 877 thousand followers on social media.
Marvin Inu ($MARVIN): Marvin Inu’s follower base is around 528,000, which brings the project to the ninth place on the list.
STARL ($STARL): With an audience of 432 thousand people, STARL manages to be a project in the top 10 in this field.
Crypto Game Projects with Highest Market Value
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Home » Science » Killer robots with superhuman strength become increasing possibility
Killer robots with superhuman strength become increasing possibility
Killer cyborgs with superhuman strength move a step closer after scientists combine muscles made from living tissue with a machine
Scientists have created a biohybrid robotic finger that uses real muscle
It uses antagonistic muscle pairs grown from rat cells and can bend up to 90°
The muscles were developed in a lab and survived for more than a week
It could pave the way for cyborgs of the future to have muscle fibres incorporated with a robotic skeleton
Human-robot hybrids could be in the pipeline as Japanese scientists have succeeded in merging muscle fibres with a robotic skeleton.
Previous attempts at this have been short-lived and prone to failure.
A new study took a different approach and grew the muscles from scratch, instead of taking a muscle that had grown inside an animal.
This discovery could pave the way for superhuman cyborgs, but scientists say larger-scale applications are at least a decade away.
Biorobotics is a developing area of science which aims to combine the best of the natural world with the best of the field of robotics. A new study succeeded in merging muscle fibres to a robotic skeleton
The cross-over project is a breakthrough in the field of biorobotics, as it uses fully-functioning skeletal muscle tissue.
A common issue facing scientists before was that the muscles had a tendency to lose their strength and shrink.
Lead author Yuya Morimoto, of the University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science, overcame these issues.
His new method ensures the muscles are stronger and more durable than previous attempts.
Human-robot hybrids could be in the pipeline as Japanese scientists have succeeded in merging muscle fibres with a robotic skeleton. This discovery could pave the way for superhuman cyborgs, but scientists say larger-scale applications are at least a decade away
To do this, the researchers needed to use special sheets which contained myoblasts – muscle precursor cells – from rats.
Over the course of ten days, the muscles slowly grew on the skeleton.
The muscles were eight mm long in total and able to contract with a force of 10 mN.
Full range of motion of the finger allowed it to bend by around 90° and even pick up and move a plastic ring.
The muscles survived and functioned well for more than a week, far exceeding what others had done previously.
‘Once we had built the muscles, we successfully used them as antagonistic pairs in the robot, with one contracting and the other expanding, just like in the body,’ study corresponding author Shoji Takeuchi says.
‘The fact that they were exerting opposing forces on each other stopped them shrinking and deteriorating, like in previous studies.’
The cross-over project is a breakthrough in the field of biorobotics, as it uses fully-functioning skeletal muscle tissue
For simplicity, the researchers used antagonistic pairs to demonstrate the functionality of the hybrid.
These are pairs of muscles which work in direct opposition to one another in order to perform a simple function.
For example, the bicep and tricep form an antagonistic pair as they work in opposition to either straighten the arm or bend it.
The new method ensures the muscles are stronger and more durable than previous attempts. Rather than extract and use a muscle that had fully formed in the body, the team opted to built one from scratch
The scientists hope to build on their success and develop ever more complex arrangements of the human body to replicate with their biohybrid.
‘Our findings show that, using this antagonistic arrangement of muscles, these robots can mimic the actions of a human finger,’ lead author Yuya Morimoto says.
‘If we can combine more of these muscles into a single device, we should be able to reproduce the complex muscular interplay that allow hands, arms, and other parts of the body to function.’
Dr Murimoto told MailOnline that although this result is promising ‘ten years are required’ before larger-scale robotic applications will be a reality.
The muscles were eight mm long in total and able to contract with a force of 10 mN. Full range of motion of the finger allowed it to bend by around 90° and even pick up and move a plastic ring
HOW DO MUSCLES WORK?
Muscles form an intricate network of sinews throughout the body of animals.
They respond to electrical stimulation which is carried from the brain to the muscle via nerves.
There are different types of muscle, which are often made of different types of tissue.
For example, the heart, which never stops beating, is made of a different material to skeletal muscle.
Skeletal muscle is attached to one end of a bone. It stretches all the way across a joint (the place where two bones meet) and then attaches again to another bone.
Skeletal muscles are held to the bones with tendons.
Once the electrical signal reaches the muscle it triggers a contraction.
This is done by two types of protein overlapping and working against each other.
A thick filament composed of the protein myosin and a thin filament composed of the protein actin.
Muscle contraction occurs when these filaments slide over one another in a series of repetitive events.
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Goldmann’s Wager
Review - Mitchell Cohen’s The Wager of Lucien Goldmann. By Rowan Fortune.
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This was a Marxist who did not portray his aspirations for humanity’s future as an inexorable unfolding of history’s laws, but as a wager akin to Pascal’s in God. “Risk,” he wrote in The Hidden God, “possibility of failure, hope of success, and the synthesis of the three in a faith which is a wager are the essential constituent elements of the human condition.”
Goldmann protested that his was a worldview of dialectical hope, that it was as a dialectician that he analyzed tragedy. Yet by comparing his own wager to Pascal’s and by accepting the possibility of failure, Goldmann acknowledged that, potentially, he was a tragic dialectician. Pascal the tragedian opened a path to the dialectic and therefore hope, according to Goldmann’s theory, Goldmann the dialectician, by accepting the possibility of a historical dialectic unfulfilled, opened the possibility of a tragic Marxism. This brings him in fact to an existential dialectic, that is, to one that never attains ultimate synthesis.
Mitchell Cohen’s intellectual study The Wager of Lucien Goldmann examines the titular’s heterodox marxist conception of a tragic hope, one that remains intimately timely. Goldmann’s unique thought is shown to have emerged out of readings of various philosophers and authors: notably, Kant, Hegel and, most interestingly, Pascal; his was to be ‘a dialectical French countertradition—or the foundation of one—to Cartesianism (and by extension to positivism).’ This project also occurred through more direct engagements with the contemporaneous work of György Lukács and the pioneering psychologist Jean Piaget.
Goldmann’s views were strange among marxists. At various points, for example in his rejection of Stalinism and French Structuralism, in his continued insistence on the centrality of Hegel to marxist theory and his emphasis on the humanist legacy that was the crux of Marx’s vision, he would remain closer to the philosophical Marx than most others of his day. He was also frequently inclined to depart even from Marx, for example by seeing in Feuerbach a truth Marx did not accept. Ultimately, while Goldmann’s views would advance and change (particularly at odds with marxism on class and, therefore, revolution), one of his most controversial perspectives remained unerringly the key of his whole project.
Goldmann[…] embraces the notion, rejected with chagrin by most Marxists, that Marxism did, indeed, resemble a religion. Echoing Feuerbach, he presented Marxism as a godless religion of man. A messianism with a transcendent supernatural being as its focus, he once commented, is more primitive than a messianism without it, just as magic proceeded theism, which in turn preceded atheism. It was Christian culture and its concept of transcendence, he argued elsewhere, that provided the intellectual universe permitting the creation of socialist thought. In The Hidden God he goes very far in comparing his own faith to Augustinianism.
While forming his early ideas, and picking up from phenomenology in general, Goldmann takes up Heidegger’s relationship to Lukács. He goes along with Heidegger’s notion that the ‘anonymous one/they is inauthentic; it is the historically constituted “we” that creates the authentic community.’ But if this is a key insight in his early thought, Goldmann only concurs with this notion by ditching Heidegger’s solution to inauthenticity. To be precise, Goldmann rejects, as a Marxist, Heidegger’s retreat into an individualistic and lonely relationship to death and mortality. Instead, he adopts Lukács’s understanding of the communist basis for a new form of community:
the commodity is an object that embodies the entirety of capitalist relations of production, and since the worker is commodified in that he sells his labour power for a wage[…] the class consciousness of the proletariat is equivalent to the self-consciousness of the commodity. Thus its commodity status is overcome; subject and object are identical; and this is the basis of the future, socialist, nonreified community.
For Goldmann, ‘Marxist humanism represented the culmination of what was best in the European heritage. His fear was that capitalism would savage that heritage and cut it short.’ Two thinkers who represented that heritage came to the core of his undertaking. The first was Lukács, and particularly his early work, his enmeshed Hegelian notions of the subject-object of history, totalities, reification and the universality of the proletariat. The second was Swiss psychologist Piaget, and especially Piaget’s reading of Kant. That is, Goldmann aimed at a ‘synthesis of Lukács and Piaget’. Kant, for Goldmann and Piaget, and at odds with most adherents of Kant’s ideas, was positioned foremost as a humanist philosopher of the authentic human community. Goldmann’s interest in Kant, here, is as a philosophical articulator of the horizons of liberalism. In this reading, Kant
articulates the positive values generated, though they are unrealizable, by liberal capitalism—equality, respect for the individual, and tolerance. It is because these are unfulfillable given the limits of the bourgeois world, and because Kant strives to go beyond these limits, that his worldview ultimately becomes tragic.
Kant’s separation of theory and practice by means of opposing two realms is explicable by the social reality of Kant’s Germany; unity of theory and practice could not then be achieved by the weak German bourgeoisie. Consequently Kant reified the phenomenal realm and opposed it to the noumenal one.
This facet of Kant Goldmann accused neo-Kantians (including socialist ones who differed from him in seeing Kant as a completion, rather than a step towards, marxism) of ideologically jettisoning. In doing so they avoid the tragic implications of the transcendental dialectic in the Critique of Pure Reason and, more particularly, the concept of Ding-an-Sich. However, this viewpoint leads Goldmann to agree with neo-Kantians that there is indeed a radical kernel in Kant’s universalising ethics (treating everyone as an end, never only as a means), where Lukács is dismissive. Cohen quotes Goldmann:
[T]his supreme value is humanity in the person of each individual man. Not the individual alone as with the rationalists nor totality alone in its different forms (God, state, nation, class) as in intuitionist and romantic mystiques, but the human totality, the community embracing all of humanity, and its expression, the human person.
A premise of this tragic reading of Kant, and therefore of Goldmann’s dialectics, is a rejection of determinism, which precludes the tragic. It positions Goldmann to return to Pascal (who he later takes to be the instigator of the modern dialectic, rather than Kant) and Racine, ‘to elucidate “the structure of facts of consciousness and their philosophical and literary expression.”’ This coincided with rejecting the positivist fetishisation of facts, as we ‘always place facts into a constellation that gives them meaning, makes them intelligible, and thus we interpret them the moment we try to comprehend them.’ This is the bedrock of Goldmann’s readings of the ‘facts’ of Kant, Pascal and Racine.
[Goldmann] proposes that judgments of value and aesthetics be conceived not as a matter of disinterest, but in broad terms of the community’s interest. The individual, the self, is part of the community, of the “We,” through his or her participatory action in constituting it, in the same sense that he or she may create something of aesthetic value that is intersubjectively valid when it is experienced as beautiful. The theoretical, the practical, and the beautiful are thereby rendered as a totality.
Seeking to understand the human being, Goldmann turned to the epistemological implications of Piaget’s theories of childhood development (taking his gestalt theory beyond a model of a static structured experience), concluding ‘that mental structures always evolved and are always in genesis, in processes of what he called structuring and destructuring.’ In turn, this implies a viewpoint conceiving of knowledge dialectically, as ‘a process, not a fact, and therefore [one that] cannot be conceived as a composite of static, “known” invariants.’ The upshot being that ‘there is no human praxis independent of the external world. Consciousness is a fundamental part of reality, but only a part of it.’ And consciousness, dependent on praxis, cannot be unmoored from society.
For Goldmann ‘no human actions, be they defined historically, politically, culturally, or otherwise, are solely those of individuals, of Robinson Crusoes. Everyday life demonstrates that it is the “We”—not the “I” or the “you and I”—that acts.’ This “We” Goldmann dubs the “transindividual subject”, i.e. ‘an ensemble of individuals with common [but unconscious and implicit] mental structures’, with each individual engaging in various transindividual subjects. The socially created, historical mental structures of the transindividual subject give rise to Goldmann’s “duality of thought”, deductive and empirical, which
[…]rests on the concept of evolving mental structures. Here, again, we may see his theory as the culmination of a process that begins with Kant’s transcendental subjectivity and journeys via Hegel’s Geist, Marx, Adler, Lukács, and Piaget to the transindividual subject. Kant, whose philosophy Goldmann called “resolutely non-genetic,” posited a priori categories that enable us to order our experiences. Hegel, Marx, and Lukács posited a historical, and therefore genetic subject, subject-object relation with the world around us. Adler fashioned his notion of a priori sociability on the basis of the possibility of communication. When synthesized with Piaget’s genetic epistemology, all these elements become a new totality in Goldmann’s hands—the theory of the transindividual subject. Our thought is deductive and empirical because of the interrelation between possible consciousness and the mental structures in genesis that tend towards it and give us the infrastructure for grasping reality and possibilities in the world.
There are necessary (empirical) deviations from the ideal striving towards self-consciously existing as a transindividual subject in which the subject-object becomes identical (the class in and for itself). This grasping made possible by human thought can and does go awry, and within the context of class consciousness Goldmann supplies opposing examples into which he categorises the contemporaneous workers movement:
The first is exemplified by Blanquism, anarchism, and Trotskyism. These are working class versions of idealist subjectivism that underestimate objective conditions and overestimate man. The second is exemplified by Stalinism, reformism, and economism. These are forms of objectivist materialism that underestimate man and overestimate objective conditions.
It is an interesting way to understand opposing errors within the marxist tradition, but one that is odd in its selections. Much of anarchism and all Blanquism are not really working class at all; that is, they do not see the working class as the historical agent in Marx’s sense. Trotskyism, on the other hand, is hardly so ultra as this binary suggests. The real binary being posited here seems to be between ultraism in general and economism in general. But these are not equal errors; when it goes awry ultraism simply removes itself from political relevance by ignoring material conditions, whereas the likes of Stalinism actively contribute to undermining class struggle.
What defines a class within this schema is a worldview, on which Cohen quotes Goldmann directly as being ‘that ensemble of aspirations, sentiments and ideas, which unites members of a group (most often a social class) and which opposes them to others.’ A class is a privileged type of transindividual subject because its worldview can realise new relations between human beings in the world. Therefore, a class is, alongside the marxist notion, only those social groups whose economic relations allow them to do this—i.e. the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. And even bourgeoisie represent a distinct advancement, which can be shown in Goldmann’s treatment of empiricism and (Cartesianism) rationalism.
Goldmann’s goal is a dialectical transcendence. The medieval world, with its all-embracing corporate system and all-encompassing worldview, is negated by bourgeois society [i.e. empiricism’s sense perception and Descartes’ distinct ideas], to be negated—or so Goldmann wagered—by the socialist community and the self-conscious social individual. From an undifferentiated whole, we move to a world of parts, and finally arrive back at a whole, which is now a unity of diversity.
Pascal’s tragic vision occurs within the transition point between the medieval world and bourgeois society, during the undermining of the absolute rule of the monarchy which had strategically placed itself to quell and obscure class conflict. That is, as a way to achieve a balance of powers between the medieval aristocracy and the emerging bourgeoisie. When this arrangement fell into question, the stage was set for the Jansenism of Pascal and Racine to emerge.
Within Jansenism as a current, Goldmann proposed there existed two factions: a moderate (Thomist centrism that ceded ground to Cartesianism and was exemplified by Pascal’s Provincial Letters) and an extremist one (representing a retreat that concedes nothing of God’s to Cartesianism and finds relief instead in a tragic solitude, exemplified by Pascal’s Pensées). The extremist position is a tragic paradox, ‘a posture of refusal of the world from within it, the position of Pascal’s famous wager’. Reformulated in the context of the transition from the bourgeois world to the socialist one, the possibility Pascal’s position, his wager, reemerges again:
German social democratic reformism and Stalinism represented systems of compromise with reality. In contrast, Lukács (in History and Class Consciousness) and Rosa Luxemburg embodied radical refusals of capitalist society. Their positions, however, were formulated before Stalin and Hitler, and were based on absolute surety of the role of the working class in history. Lukács, who was defeated by Béla Kun in factional fights within the exiled Hungarian Communist Party in the 1920s, did and withdrew from active political life (at least until 1956). Goldmann also witnessed—and experienced—Stalinism and Hitlerism, and the failure of the proletariat to play its ascribed role; he, therefore, can only wager, which is to say yes while admitting—being haunted by—the possibility of no. Goldmann repeatedly contended that he was a dialectician studying tragic thought and not a proponent of tragic thinking, yet here, again, we see that it is a dialectic of tragedy and hope that structures his thought. In his own thinking that parallels the “position of tragic paradox” that he presents as Pascal’s; Pascal is, for Goldmann, the first modern man, and modern man cannot have the absolute faith of medieval man.
Existentialism was adopted by Goldmann as a parallel to, a complementary insight alongside, the tragic worldview. To put this differently, for him ‘phenomenology and existentialism also represented a break with traditional bourgeois philosophy, which was based on subject-object dualism, with its accompanying bifurcations of determinism/freedom, power/humanisms, knowledge/morality, synchrony/diachrony.’ The ideas of Kierkegaard, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, and even of the early Lukács, are seen within this existentialist frame. Through his engagements with Heidegger, but more so with Sartre, however, Goldmann also differentiates himself as a marxist dialectician of the tragic from a strict existentialism.
For Goldmann, especially in The Hidden God, the source of tragedy is not human freedom but the refusal of the world from within it. Tragic man is not defined by his necessary exercise of choice, but by his quest for a totality, a wholeness, that is unattainable, making the world all and nothing at once[…] Finally, in Goldmann’s theory it is through transindividual action, or through recognizing its historical possibility, that one moves from the tragic to the dialectical.
Sartre also adopts something much like this position. Ultimately, even framing it in the same terms of a Pascalian wager. Here, Cohen quotes Sartre from an interview directly acknowledging the parallel with Pascal:
I am wagering on man, not on God. But it is true that either man crumbles… or else this revolution succeeds and creates man by bringing about his freedom. Nothing is less sure. In the same way, socialism is not a certainty, it is a value: it is freedom choosing itself as the goal.
Goldmann’s theories of historical tragedy lead him to differentiate himself from Marx and from Lukács. That is, while ‘Marx described the proletariat as in but not of capitalist society, Goldmann hesitatingly determined that it had, at least to a very significant extent, actually become of that society.’ This helps explain developments in the wake of the failure to realise a socialist alternative to capitalism: especially, the successes of western imperialism and unionism to raise living standards in the west, and the rise of centralised planning.
At the same time, Lukács’s failure to foresee the robustness of the postwar bourgeoisie stems from a similar deterministic framework; that is, the bourgeoisie had overcome its narrow horizons in terms Lukács deemed impossible. What could not be transcended in bourgeois terms—as Pascal exemplified—was the tragic inability to realise a totality or wholeness in the world. Goldmann therefore displaces the working-class from the revolutionary task Marx assigns to it.
Although Goldmann made prominent use of the term ‘structure’ in characterising the ideas he developed from Lukács and Piaget, he sharply rejected the structuralism that developed out of the ideas of Ferdinand de Saussure and characterised structuralism as coming about due to the unanticipated success the capitalist class in avoiding their demise. The poststructuralist work of Lévi-Strauss and Foucault, and particularly the marxist structuralism of Althusser were reflective not of an understanding of the process towards totality, but its obstruction.
That is, whereas ‘existentialism coherently expressed the traumatized individual of capitalism in crisis, structuralism was a coherent expression of stabilized “organised capitalism,” with its great narcotic—consumerist culture.’ Cohen could award some additional credit to Goldmann, here. Goldmann’s critique, after all, will be echoed by later marxist critiques of postmodernism and poststructuralism, such as that of Fredric Jameson who sees these intellectual trends as a quiet capitulation to the forms of domination typical of globalisation, but also as a symptom of that trend, obscured by postmodernism’s rejection of historicism.
Goldmann’s humanist alternative to the trajectory Structuralism establishes is subtle, because again like Jameson, Goldmann shares with the Structuralists a rejection of bourgeois humanism and its emphasis on the lone, Crusoeian individual subject in favour of his transindividual subject. ‘Nongenetic structuralism, Goldmann complained, rejected the subject on behalf of linguistic, mental, or social structures; men become roles, functions of structures. Genetic structuralism, while rejecting the individual subject, both historically and culturally, did so on behalf of a transindividual one.’ That is, paraphrasing Marx, ‘Structures did not make history, Goldmann insisted; men and women do, although always in signifying and structured ways.’
As with his diagnosis of the problem of objectivist materialism that Cohen elucidates earlier, Goldmann is accusing the structuralists of underestimating man and overestimating objective conditions. That the likes of Althusser would put it to use to defend the legacy of Stalinism substantiates Goldmann’s essential point, here. Moreover, Althusserianism (and all nongenetic structuralism) is positivist because it poses a non-ideological science that can encompass its structures. Goldmann’s differentiation from Althusser is as nuanced as his general problems with nongenetic structuralism. He rejects both the idea of an unfolding human essence as being a form of idealism, but also Althusser’s decentering of man from history
Althusser eliminated the subject of history but still believed that the science of Marxism demonstrated the necessity of proletarian revolution, while Goldmann abandoned belief in the revolutionary role of the proletariat and its status as universal subject, yet refused to yield the concept of man as transindividual that acts in history and constitutes the basis for the study of social structures and history. Structures, for Goldmann, are composed of men who act, and to conceive of the relations of production, for example, as anything but structured relations among human beings, is nothing less than a reification. Who creates and sustains these structures? Asks Goldmann. Did they appear ex nihilo? Theoretical antihumanism turns structures themselves into reified subjects.
Genetic structuralism (that is, dialectics), which is how Goldmann came to characterize his perspective (the non-marxist adherents of which he identifies as Hegel, Freud, and Piaget) is defined by three features
1. They examine human behavior in terms of significative structure.
2. They seek meaning not in what is immediately manifest, but by integrating an object of study into a “larger relative totality” (for example, class for Marx, and the unconscious psyche for Freud); and
3. They maintain that structures are dynamic and not static, and must be analyzed in terms of their genesis.
When it came to the role of philosophy in politics (or theory in praxis) Goldmann elucidated his thoughts most clearly in the 60s (when he aligned with the party of the French New Left, the Parti Socialiste Unifie), which was articulated in a book titled Philosophie et politque. Here he rejects the attitude of the ancients of philosophy as advisory, or the bourgeois moderns of philosophy as observatory, and instead sees philosophy as making direct changes in the world. This would be his “philosophy of community, of the we, which surmounts oppositions between contemplation and action, the individual and the community.’ The surmounting was put in the terms of Hegel’s Aufhebung, a dialectical transcending.
This engagement of philosophy is limited by the configuration of the period in which Goldmann lives. Here his prioritisation, which Cohen describes as ‘rather schematic’ rests on the limits erected by capitalism. That is, ‘first liberal capitalism suppresses precapitalist transindividual values in the name of the individual, and next the individual is jeopardized by capitalism’s ensuing evolution’. The individual, without its proper basis in the transindividual, becomes concerned with its own limits, especially (and in Heidegger’s philosophy most explicitly) its mortality. This is the period of existentialism and the early Lukács. But organised capitalism, the technocratic period after WWII, overcomes this crisis, reaching a totalizing perspective. Cohen quotes Goldmann:
[B]ourgeois society, far from disappearing as Lukács believed, surmounted the crises and transformed itself into a technocratic society of organized capitalism which has assured a considerable development of productive forces. This is, in part, due to the integration… of the whole of the economy [into the thought of] the theoreticians of the bourgeoisie and their official thinkers.
In essence, without renouncing the hope of a post-class Aufhebung, a wagering on the transcending of capitalist society, Goldmann adopted a view comparable to that of James Burnham’s diagnosis in The Managerial Revolution: What is Happening in the World. (Although this is not a comparison that Cohen himself makes.) That is, without strictly saying that the managerial layer constituted a new class, as Burnham did, Goldmann believed that capitalism had found a way to legitimise its own power as an arbiter on behalf of the whole of society, rather than as representing one class interest. And this had stablised capitalist rule.
But unlike Burnham, Goldmann did not sink into a pessimism about an inevitable (and therefore ahistorical) Machiavellian rule that could only be mildly mitigated. Rather, Goldmann advocated what was being called revolutionary reformism, which he (joining Serge Mellet and André Gorsz’s theory of neocapitalism) believed would be advanced by society’s middle stratas or new working class, bucking the pessimism of the Frankfurt School. (The word ‘strata’ here is curious, since under this system of thought the ‘middle strata’ would be acting as at least somewhat like a marxian revolutionary and universal class; this is also something Cohen doesn’t elucidate.) For Mellet, Gorsz, and Goldmann:
Structural reforms would be sought in the workplace, but the purpose of such reforms would not be amelioration of capitalism’s ills and consequent enhancement of the integrative capacities of an apparently ever-expanding system. Instead, qualitative demands [that] would undo the system, for human needs, not the logic of the system, would be the focus of reform. In particular, reform would aim at continued democratization of the labor process and increased autonomy within and eventual control over the workplace by workers.
This became the basis for what Goldmann would call autogestion. That is, a proposed potential future course for society influenced more by Proudhon and Spanish anarchism (and that he saw as, albeit with slim chances of success, preluded in Tito’s Yugoslavia) than it was shaped by Marx’s writings. This would be, in his own words, a ‘synthesis… of the socialist historical consciousness and … individual liberty and tolerance.’ However, it was still with revolutionary reformism in the west that he staked the likeliest course away from capitalism. Importantly, autogestion comprised a form of market socialism, and in this crucial respect also departed from Marx. (Hence Goldmann’s qualified interest in Yugoslavia.) Cohen is (I would say justly) critical of this aspect of Goldmann’s political analysis.
In the final analysis, is not Goldmann’s advocacy of market socialism the recognition that socialist community, conceived as autogestion, is something less than “totality”? that subjective and objective authenticity, like subject and object, cannot be one and the same? If reification is the necessary result of a market economy, if central planning threatens the humanist values born of the market, and if autogestion implies a return to some of the characteristics of the liberal phase of capitalism, then some form of reification must survive in Goldmann’s community.
Goldmann’s assessment of Pascal and tragedy is remarkable and, I would argue, still relevant. Additionally, he was an insightful critic of contemporaneous currents of marxism and related intellectual trends. However, he understandably exaggerates capitalism’s postwar recovery. He was not an economist, and like most at the time (bar, to a certain degree, Henryk Grossman) could not foresee that the postwar settlement would fail to resolve capitalism’s crisis-ridden nature beyond the late 70s, and this failure would not be brought about by any middle strata or new working class. Interestingly, this creates the potential to reintegrate Goldmann’s wager back into a marxist theory of class and capitalist crisis.
The parallels Goldmann makes between the post-fascist/postwar situation and that facing Pascal are apt. Such invocations to be for and against the world, an attitude of contingent wagering on the future, are timely again with the reemergence of capitalist crisis after 2008 and the failure of neoliberalism as an intermediary period of capitalist stabilisation in the wake of the postwar settlement. Again, we occupy an historical interregnum, but one also marked by the profound existential threat of the metabolic rift of global warming.
None of this constitutes a particularly blameworthy oversight from Goldmann, although it is paramount to any new reading of his present-day value. And while he gave up the axis of Marx’s key philosophy (as have so many others in the marxist tradition), a.k.a. the unique viewpoint of the working-class as positioned to be the universal agent of history, Goldmann avoids the despair typical of other marxists from the same period.
For example, he rejected the bleakness of Herbert Marcuse’s One-Dimensional Man, even if he agreed with the more generalisable Frankfurt School notion that the then reconfiguration of capitalism made ‘the prospects that contesting transindividual subjects could emerge’ appear less likely. That is, he continued to wager. It is an attitude that continues to be vital, as the left still faces a crisis of hope and an inability to imagine the future it exists to bring into being.
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Rowan Fortune is an editor and revolutionary socialist. On their weekly blog, they write on utopian literature and imagination, why grimdark is the dystopian fiction of our time and more. They wrote Writing Nowhere: A Beginner's Guide to Utopia; edited the anthology of utopian short fiction Citizens of Nowhere; and contributed to the multi-authored System Crash: An activist guide to making revolution.
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The Dean’s scholarship at UMass Dartmouth is awarded to students for a total of four years only if the student maintains a full-time status (12 credits in every semester) along with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. In case the applicant is unable to maintain full-time status (less than 12 credits in every semester) and/or drops below the minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, the scholarship would be cancelled.
UMassD Admissions Award
The UMassD Admissions Award is granted to students for a total of four years only if the student maintains a full-time status (12 credits in every semester) along with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. In case the applicant is unable to maintain full-time status (less than 12 credits in every semester) and/or drops below the minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, the scholarship would be cancelled.
Should have a combined SAT Math & Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score of at least 900 or a minimum ACT score of 20
UMassD Success Scholarship
The UMassD Success Scholarship is granted to students that manage to maintain full-time status (12-day credits every semester) for a total of four years.
UMassD IYF Award
This award is open to selected students for a total of four years only if the student maintains a full-time status (12-day credits in every semester).
Note: Students enrolled in online and continuing education courses will not be eligible for these scholarships.
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SCREEN-L February 1995, Week 1
Further info on: Center for the Study ....
Marlyn Robinson <[log in to unmask]>
Tue, 7 Feb 1995 17:00:42 CST
I received this from Marlyn Robinson, who's having a bit of trouble
getting her mail through to SCREEN-L...
Her address is [log in to unmask]
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Jeremy, it may be easier (and more timely) if I send this to you to forward
to Screen-L. I hope I'm not being too sarcastic.
Re: Dr. Jarvik's response to my post: I had no intention of insulting Dr.
Jarvik. I merely thought it would be beneficial to the list to know that he
had no affiliation with the Bowling Green State University program, and that
his organization was quite different from what most of us think of as
"popular culture studies". I include a statement which was posted to
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I do, however, think that his response was an overblown and hypercritical
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>Date: Fri, 3 Feb 1995 09:21:14 -0500
>From: Johanna Draper <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Center for Popular Culture
>Chris Geist announces a name change:
>I want to thank Marilyn Robinson for the recent post concerning the
>confusion over the name of our center. Unfortunately, nothing was ever
>done to protect the name. No, we are not happy with the center founded by
>Laurence Jarvik (see Marilyn's posting below). In an effort to counter
>that group, Bowling Green State University is preparing two national news
>releases. The first release notes that we have changed our name as
>follows:
> Bowling Green Center for Popular Culture Studies
>This new name will be published in all of the various guides to humanities
>centers and institutes this year. (Along with, of course, an expanded list
>of activities--forward a snail-mail address and I'll send a fact sheet
>out.) Second is a release expressing our support for PBS, offering several
>sound reasons why the Corporation for Public Broadcasting should be
>maintained, and listing four of our faculty who are available for media
>interviews to speak to the importance of Public Broadcasting.
>We would greatly appreciate your helping to get the word out about the
>differences between the two centers. Ours is *NOT* a lobbying
>organization, although we will continue to offer our scholarly expertise
>and opinions on various public issues. We are a Center devoted to
>fostering the study of popular culture in all its forms and in all areas.
>We hope that one of the things we are able to do is to assist visiting
>scholars and others interested in popular culture to gain access to the
>materials in our outstanding library and audio collections. We also
>sponsor conferences (for example, this summer's "The Atomic Age Opens"
>conference, July 13-15), sponsor local lectures, offer consultation and
>research to business and industry, and many similar activities. Whenever
>possible, I hope that members of this list will help to keep our center
>distinct from the other entity.
>******************************************************************************
>Christopher D. Geist Phone: (419)372-2981
>Chair, Department of Popular Culture FAX: (419)372-2577
>Bowling Green State University
>Bowling Green, OH 43403 E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
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An exploration of myth, legend and the occult in the Middle East and beyond
Like Drops Through the Water Clock: Ancient Time-Telling Inventions
While the hourglass and the sundial are familiar pre-industrial inventions in the West for telling time, a different device in the ancient Middle East, the water clock, used the power of water to measure units of time.
In its simplest form, time is measured by the inflow or outflow of water into a container. The location and date of the invention of the first water clock is unknown, but early versions in Babylon and Egypt date back to around 1600 BC. During the reign of Amenhotep III, outflow water clocks dripped out the time to mark the dates of religious ceremonies. Watching the clock at work in Babylonian times meant watching the drops: a guard's shift was determined by how long it took for a volume of water to drip out of a cylindrical container. Water clocks were used in China and India, and the Greeks and Romans used a version called the clepsydra, modifying it to make it more accurate.
Precision in measuring units of time was important in the practice of agriculture in ancient Persia, where it was need to insure an equitable distribution of irrigation water from qanats.
A picture I took inside the dried up shaft of a qanat in Morocco. A local entrepreneur has set up tourist tours of the irrigation system which once brought mountain streams down to lowland farms.
Time measurement was also helpful in determining the holy days in pre-Islamic religions, some of which corresponded to the Western concept of the solstices: the shortest and longest days of the year. The Persian water clock, or feejan was used for both purposes. It consists of a large basin filled with water. A bowl with a hole in the bottom is placed on top, and water ripples up into the bowl until it sinks. Trusted monitors place a pebble in a jar every time in drops to the bottom.
In medieval Iran, the Persian engineer Al Jazari took water clocks to a whole new level with his over-the-top (literally) elephant clock.
Another of his inventions, the water-powered castle clock, has been compared to an early computer.
While ancient Persian water clocks might not be readily available in the nearest big box store, my daughter discovered this high-tech descendent in the always wonderful Boston Museum of Science: the Bedol water clock.
It relies on the ions in tap water to generate enough electricity to run a small digital alarm clock. And it comes in great colors!
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How an ESG revolution is transforming European investment opportunities
Tobias Mueller, Portfolio Manager, European Select Equity Strategy
Regulatory and societal pressures have ignited an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) revolution for companies and investors in Europe.
ESG matters because it gives forward‑thinking companies that have adapted their businesses over many years a competitive advantage.
ESG is integrated at every stage of our Responsible European Select Equity Fund’s investment process, and we have built a portfolio with a strong ESG profile.
Three forces have put Europe in the vanguard of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) innovation: Long‑standing investor interest in ESG opportunities, an advanced regulatory regime, and growing consumer and societal demand for socially responsible investments.
Investor Demand Around ESG Has Propelled Asset Growth
European investors have been the primary investors in ESG funds for more than a decade. In the past three years, virtually all net investment flows in the region have been into ESG‑labeled funds. These assets now exceed USD 4 trillion (see Fig. 1), or more than a third of total funds invested.
Europe Has Long Been an ESG Global Leader, Driven by Investors
(Fig. 1) ESG net flows (USD billions)*
As of December 31, 2021. *Blue portion of column shows net flows into ESG funds in Europe and cross‑border investments, primarily Luxembourg—or Dublin‑registered vehicles, mainly used by European investors, with some Asia Pacific and Latin America utilization. Source: Broadridge Global Market Intelligence data. Excludes money market funds and funds of funds. Does not include institutional mandates or private funds.
This is partly because major institutions and smaller investors in the Nordics and countries such as France and the Netherlands embraced ESG considerations in asset allocation decisions more quickly and with greater enthusiasm than other regions.
Regulation a Key Driver of ESG Opportunities
The second big force has been regulation, which has been a pivotal driver of ESG principles and practices. Europe is a superpower in this area. Previous efforts were more piecemeal and were reliant on national governments. In the last couple of years, the European Union (EU) has become more influential, intentionally using regulation to redirect capital flows and accelerate a transition to a carbon‑neutral, green, competitive, and socially inclusive economy.
A recent example of this legal effort is the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (or SFDR as commonly used). This sets very significant disclosure requirements for asset managers, who will have to report environmental and social data on their aggregated assets, including an assessment of annual improvements.
The European Commission’s (EC) aim is to create a carbon‑neutral continent by 2050, recently adopting measures that represent a more comprehensive policy response than those typically seen in the past.
To help finance the transition and support an economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis, the EC launched the “Fit for 55” agenda, which came into law this year, targeting a 55% cut in emissions by 2030 compared with 1990 levels. It also set aside EUR 800 billion under its “NextGenerationEU” budget. It updated these plans in the REPowerEU program launched in May, which aims to end the EU’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels and accelerate the rollout of renewable energy to replace fossil fuels in homes, industry and power generation.1
Society Demands Change
The last force is society. People are demanding radical change and embracing the adoption of more sustainable economic practices and goals to prevent catastrophic, lasting damage to the planet and its climate from human activity. Admittedly, this is true not only in Europe but elsewhere. For many consumer‑facing companies, it is no longer credible to have a sustainability strategy and not to be vocal around issues relating to the environment, equitable treatment and macropolitical concerns.
Making Europe the first climate‑neutral continent is our goal.
- “Fit for 55” policy document, European Union, July 2021
This trend is clear in Europe’s largest economy, Germany, which is now led by a coalition government that includes the Green Party. The party effectively secured all of its main demands in the negotiations to build the coalition, which has never been done before in the country. Demands for the adoption of more sustainable economic goals are consequently now being reflected in a range of government policies.
Companies Have to Evolve
European corporates have not been immune to these pressures for change—they have had to evolve as countries began legislating for greener businesses, economies and societies.
While businesses have usually associated regulation with something negative, we would say that in the case of ESG the opposite is true: Regulation has been a positive factor for European companies.
1 Source: European Commission: REPowerEU: A plan to rapidly reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels and fast‑forward the green transition.
2 Net zero means achieving a balance between the greenhouse gases put into the atmosphere and those taken out. This state is also referred to as carbon neutral.
3 Source: T. Rowe Price Responsible Investing Indicator Model, data as December 31, 2021.
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Review: I Blame Society
Director: Gillian Horvat
Writers: Gillian Horvat & Chase Williamson
Actors: Gillian Horvat, Keith Poulson, Chase Williamson, Jennifer Kim, Alexia Rasmussen, Morgan Krantz, Lucas Kavner
By Simon Whitlock
Filmmaking, so the cliché goes, is a cut-throat business and “I Blame Society” (2020), the debut feature from director, co-writer and star Gillian Horvat, has decided to take that message literally. Inspired by a comment from her friends that she would make a good murderer, Horvat plays – one hopes – a heavily fictionalized version of herself who sets out to make a documentary about how she would carry out “the perfect murder”.
As events unfold however, the obsessive filmmaker finds herself blurring the lines between her art and reality, when Horvat’s fantasizing about killing escalates into her taking often gruesome action on those she deems deserving.
Both Horvat the director and co-writer, and Horvat the character share a careful attention to detail in their work. The film is shot in a found-footage style, with cameras and smartphones conspicuously (to the viewer) dotted around the scene to gather as much footage from as many different angles as possible. This is often done in-script, as Horvat prepares her unwitting victims’ final moments – sometimes in their own homes – to be captured with an at times incredulous amount of coverage.
While we’re constantly aware of the horrific acts which the protagonist is carrying out, there is something perversely satisfying about watching Horvat’s very tactile preparation. At one point she even assembles a rudimentary dolly which she quite literally cranks toward her when filming, it’s an effective reminder that the character is still a committed filmmaker, while also being a pretty amusing visual gag.
The film is filled with moments of deliciously mean-spirited dark humour throughout, and there are a few seemingly intentional nods to films such as “American Psycho” in a couple of scenes. The most effective comic moments are barbed with a satirical edge towards the film industry, and it seems that nobody is safe; from the buzzword-spewing studio producers who preach allyship but disregard Horvat’s ideas in favor of something about “breastfeeding in public” or “intersectionality” (or “intersexuality” as one of them suggests), to such hyper-committed, borderline psychopaths like the fictional Horvat, who insist they just want to make “a low-budget indie with lots of integrity”.
The real Gillian Horvat has had her fair share of experience to date as a producer and a director of short films, and it doesn’t feel like too much of a leap to suggest a touch of meta self-deprecation in “I Blame Society”. The film’s scenes between the fictional Horvat and the men in her life, professionally and personally, will no doubt ring true on some level to other women in film, and for those viewers there will be no shortage of cathartic glee taken in the grisly acts of retribution carried out.
One can only hope that this isn’t Horvat’s only venture into directing feature films, as “I Blame Society” is a fearless, twisted debut which suggests that the director has so much more to offer. God help the executive who dares to turn her down after watching this film, anyway.
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Technology investment to transform recycling into new products
An extra 137,000 tonnes of Victoria’s plastic, glass and tyre waste will be transformed into new products every year thanks to a $36.5 million funding boost for local recycling facilities.
Thirteen funded projects to build or upgrade our state’s recycling infrastructure will create more than 200 jobs, reduce the amount of material going to landfill, and support the creation of innovative new products from recycled materials.
Victorians will see more recycled content used in the items and infrastructure they use every day, from recycled glass in road construction, to recycled plastic bottles, garden pots, and railway sleepers for the state’s train network. Of the 13 funded projects, 6 are located in regional Victoria.
The Australian and Victorian Governments have partnered under the Australian Government’s Recycling Modernisation Fund. This is a joint investment to boost resource recovery facilities across the state and keep materials circulating in the economy at their highest value.
Circular Plastics Australia, a joint venture between Pact Group, Cleanaway, Asahi Beverages and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners will receive $6 million for its new PET recycling facility.
This industry-leading model for recycling solutions will process raw plastic material equivalent to around 1 billion bottles each year, producing over 22,000 tonnes of new recycled PET bottles and food grade packaging.
Sustainability Victoria will manage the successful projects funded by the Australian and
Victorian Governments through the Recycling Victoria – Recycling Modernisation Fund.
It’s all part of the Victorian Government’s $515 million investment to transform the state’s waste and recycling sector as Victoria shifts to a circular economy over the next 10 years.
Innovation will play a pivotal role in our circular economy, as new technology helps us move towards a future where all our resources are produced, consumed, collected, recycled and retained at their highest value, purchased and reused, circulating continuously through the supply chain.
By working with industry and leveraging private investment in infrastructure projects, Sustainability Victoria will drive innovation to achieve a clean economy for Victoria and ensure our state achieves its ambitious target to divert 80 per cent of waste from landfill by 2030.
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Truancy Volume 170: Beta Librae
March 8, 2017 March 9, 2017 by Taylor Trostle
There’s an air of suggestion to Beta Librae’s productions, an invitation to give in and lose yourself in the moment. Her recent releases, a track on comp 4 by 1221 and cassette S/T for Lillerne Tapes, are otherworldly expeditions into the realm of dub-tinged ambience and techno. Unraveling genre preconceptions, Beta Librae repeatedly dives into the unknown.
For Truancy Volume 170, she continues this imaginative and free-flowing approach, with the first 44 minutes dedicated to her recent musical creations. The second half explores tracks she has been listening to recently, most of them given to her by friends. From the hypnotising keys of Downstairs J to the surreal sounds of Buttechno, the mix highlights a variety of genres that have influenced Beta Librae’s own productions. In the accompanying interview, we discuss childhood inspirations, life in New York, contemporary art and upcoming plans, and she delves into the nuances of her creative process.
In what ways have your upbringing in Kansas and current home in NYC inspired you creatively? Do you have any favourite music-related childhood memories? “Growing up in Kansas, we had to get creative and make up our own rules for things. Being so far removed from any homogenizing city leaves artists with more of a blank slate. Every time I visit home, I still feel that same energy of people wanting to interact on a deeper level.
In high school I was involved in a lot of plays and musicals, which helped me realise that I enjoy working within a crew of creative individuals. Each person has their own role in the process, and I get a similar feeling when working at a community arts space or DIY music event. NYC is both similar and different. I’m lucky that every day I get to witness different lives and perspectives around the city, and attend many different kinds of events. However, it can also feel overly-saturated here and difficult to stay connected with people, even when they are geographically close.
NYC is inspiring because you can stay true to the things you love, no matter how unconventional. You can be accepted for them, find your people, and even make a living doing it. I can’t be isolated in my own world, or cyber-world, and still be creative and prospering. That’s why it’s so important to stay active in your community. Terry Radio, which started in Kansas City years ago, is a great example of how a growing collective can collaborate online and translate that into real scheduled shows and DIY music events that span across the US. It’s very special to know you have like-minded artists supporting each other. Being aware that there’s more than enough room for ideas from everyone, we are not all in competition with each other, it’s about sharing resources, sharing answers and sharing speculations.
My earliest memories of enjoying music as a kid involved a lot of dress up and homemade music videos. A lot of bad wigs. My dad used to play music for me and my brother and we’d spazz out. Anything from Deep Forest to P-Funk. I remember thinking music was the best way to get weird and release energy. I was really into rollerblading to jock jams and disco compilations. My first concert was Weird Al, incredible!”
Why did you decide to get into producing? “I’m always going to have an interest and desire to learn and acquire new music, but I was feeling like I needed to challenge myself in a different way. I also had many ideas for songs I already knew I wanted to hear—hat kept me motivated. It really comes from my own curiosity and drive, and inspiration can strike at anytime, I feel like it’s important to acknowledge it. I feel the same way about drawing, painting, and writing. I used to do a lot of wild collage and abstract neon art in school, and that creative process feels similar to how I create music. I cut a lot of things up and put them back together, so there is a visual aspect to making music that I really enjoy. I don’t always know how it will turn out, but I know the tools, materials, and elements I’m going to use. I feel like making music is an extension of myself in another realm—and it’s growing and surviving and keeping me amused daily.”
How easy or difficult is it for you to sit down and produce a track? Is there anything you’d say motivates you in particular? “It’s easy if I have an idea that I’m really fixated on, or if I’m currently inspired by something I just heard. It’s also helps if there is a deadline for a show I’m really looking forward to. I sit down everyday and try to compose something for a few hours as if it were a journal entry, nothing has an ending or beginning. I pick up where I left off the day before. If I play a show recently, I’ll listen back on the things that worked and felt exciting to me, and I’ll try to elaborate on that particular technique. I love listening to things I’ve made after time has passed, it tells a different story every time. It always surprises me and I really enjoy that elated feeling.
Being involved IRL and collaborating on events is always stimulating, and keeps me excited about real connections and spaces. Sometimes I worry that we quantify success too much in likes, friends, and followers. People buy into that system. It can become an all-consuming motivation for artists, so it’s extremely important to be active and social outside of life on social media. It feels good and helps me stay motivated.”
You seem to be very interested in visual art, particularly anime and comics—could you explain your connection to this particular genre? Do you have any favorite artists or films? “I feel waves of anxiety while presenting myself as an recording artist on social media. That’s why I love to incorporate visual art. I feel like I can share part of who I am quickly with an audience, while also protecting a bit of myself. Lately I’ve been inspired by a blog called Neuromancer, which focuses on dystopian imagery organized by colour.
Some of my other favorite artists are Hajime Sorayamas’ 80s airbrush artwork and manga illustrator Katsuhiro Otom. I love Studio Ghibli films, as well as a lot of Satoshi Kon’s films. The Aeon Flux tv series is also really cool and demented. Suspiria is still visually my favourite horror film, because the colours and lighting are so evocative. When it comes to contemporary artists, I love Jamian Juliano-Villani paintings, Anne Vieux, Johnny Negron, surreal tattoo work from Johann Moon, and the personal erotic illustrations of Rechelle Payne.”
What draws you to the dubbier kind of sounds common in your own productions? “The history of ambient/drone music is so interesting to me, but I still don’t find it to be the easiest to connect with at any moment. Has to be the right time, place, and mood. I listen to ambient music and it usually ends up making me cry; sometimes I just don’t want to feel too overwhelmed with emotion. I’ve always gravitated to groove, but I don’t always want to listen to club tracks or music with vocals, so I lean more towards the dubby melodic stuff. You can listen to it for days and not get bored, and you can listen to it with practicality anyone. It’s like a warm hug.”
Agreed :) Do you have a favourite piece of gear? “I don’t have a favourite piece of gear because I actually don’t have a lot of gear. Gear is money, so I have to work with what I’ve got and push it as far as I possibly can. I have a couple favourite combinations for jamming like a Blofeld synth and whatever sampler, or Ableton with a drum machine. I recently got a small patchable synthesiser, and I think I’m ready for that new chapter. I also like working with other people and wish that could happen more frequently.”
Where are some of your preferred places to play live? “I’ve had some killer times in the Trans Pecos basement, RIP?? I’m always excited if I have the opportunity to travel and play outside of NYC. I recently played a snowy, bizarre show in Detroit and a cozy show in DC. There was also a show I did in Chicago recently that was really special. I just want to get out.”
What was it like playing Sustain-Release’s first pool party? “It was very surreal, mostly because I wasn’t able to sleep for a day before I played. Having such a long time slot was an honour. I really have no idea how two hours went by in what felt like minutes. I would definitely play for two hours again, it was a really fun challenge. Playing outside was also a first for me!”
Could you discuss your involvement with Technofeminism and Bossa Nova Civic Club? “I’ve been djing and booking along side Emma/Umfang since the club opened in 2012. We started with a Monday night than eventually got moved to a Wednesday, then a Thursday, and now weekends. Having a weekend residency has opened up a lot more possibilities for us when booking artists. Our main focus is booking new female identifying artists, it’s nice when people reach out and show interest in playing the night. It’s exciting to be able to book artists from out of town now, and provide opportunities for artists who are just starting out and learning. It’s the best place for people to meet that could share some knowledge and benefit from each other on top of countless hours of dancing :)”
Do you have any upcoming releases planned? Any particular shows you look forward to attending or playing? “I have some things in the works for a label you might know that just raised money for the ACLU with an awesome compilation, maybe you can guess. Looking forward to a fundraiser for Safe Horizon at Knockdown Center with DJ Haram, Ariadne, RIOBAMA and Via App. That’s March 10th. Soon!”
Could you tell us a little about the mix you made for us? How did you go about selecting tracks? “The first 40 mins are tracks I made in the last few months, excluding a few. Very influenced by house music always. Each piece represents a different day, a mood timeline. I didn’t spend more than a day or two on each part to keep a fast and exploitative work flow. It was fun to document your imagination, just make one thing a day or when ever you can and don’t over think the production aspect. The second 40 mins are all tracks I’ve been listening to lately. Most of them were given to me by friends.”
First 44 minutes are original tracks produced by Beta Librae
YYU – Karaoke
Cienfuegos – El Mundo Alucinante
Uon – Door
Pontiac Streator – Spurious
Downstairs J – Help Yourself
IUEKE – Tape 4.1
Buttechno – B4
Yu Su – Early
AceMo – Time 2 Change (Regular ass chord)
Downstairs J – Lizard Sand
Beta Librae: Soundcloud, Twitter, Instagram
Header image by Elizabeth Herring
Taylor Trostle
Interview: CLU
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UF doctor thankful for community support
Suzette Cook, Staff Reports
COVID-19 vs. Us
EDITOR’S NOTE – Mainstreet Daily News is seeking stories about individuals and organizations coming together to push back against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UF Health Anesthesiologist Dr. Bruce Spiess is on the front line of the COVID-19 battle.
“So far I have not had to care for a COVID-19 patient,” he said. “But I think the wave is just south of us and it’s going to be in our hospital in a big way before this weekend.”
With that in mind, Dr. Spiess feels better knowing that he and the health care workers in Alachua County and beyond have the support of their communities. He has a message for everyone following the stay-at-home order and especially for those volunteers promoting and sewing face masks that medical personnel and first responders will wear as supplies for personal protective equipment (PPE) diminish.
“I can’t tell you how heartwarming it is to see a community turn out to support people who are on the front lines,” he said.
Dozens of sewists around the county are crafting face masks made out of the material that has been approved by UF for non-COVID patient interaction. As a result, this will help local medical facilities to maintain the supply of face masks that are FDA approved for that purpose.
Dr. Spiess and UF Health announced his discovery that surgical wrap made by Owens-Minor can be repurposed into face masks and reused because they can be sterilized.
When two layers of the material are put together, the material rating becomes N99 which is higher protection that the N95 masks, said Spiess, who has been an anesthesiologist for 40 years, and has spent the past four years working at UF as an anesthesiologist in open heart surgeries.
“Whenever we take a surgical pack, a tray of instruments out, they come wrapped from the sterilizer (the autoclove) in this blue material,” Spiess said about how he made his discovery.
“I never paid attention to that material except I knew over the years that it was impervious to water, impervious to bacteria,.
“This last Thursday night, I woke up in the middle of the night and said I wonder if that stuff would work as N95 material.
The next day he took a section of the 4-by-4 foot panel of the material into the lab at UF to test his theory with his team.
“We did N95 test,” he said. “By sprinkling sacchrine dust around your head and if you can taste the sweetness, it doesn’t work.
“It worked! No taste,” he said.
With no time to waste, he partnered with his department and they selected two designs of masks that worked universally.
“We tested it with 20 people and not one single one failed so we got them ready to produce,” he said.
“We will use them initially for all patient contacts that we have that are not COVID-19 until the FDA approves them,” he said.
“But this frees up other PPE for those working with COVID-19 patients.
Teams of people around Gainesville and Alachua County with sewing skills have been issued packets containing the material and the sewing instructions.
“This is truly a cottage industry,” Spiess said. “It reminds me of WWII Rosie the Riveter.”
Want to get involved by making masks or to volunteer promoting the effort?
Call 352-519-1001 or email to [email protected].
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Hawaiian Shade Plants
By: Sharon Penn
Although people think of Hawaii as a tropical paradise with plants flowering in the full sun, some plants thrive in the shade on the islands. Plants are an integral part of the history of Hawaii, and scientists study ethnobotany to learn the traditional cultural uses of various plants. When the Hawaiian Islands were settled, inhabitants depended on plants to provide food, gourds to carry water, clothes, fishing nets, instruments and ropes.
Hawaiian Ti Plant
The Hawaiian Ti Plant is the common name for Cordyline fruticosa. It can thrive in an shady exposure as well as in the full sun. This interesting plant has leaves that are pink and green. The pink color with some white becomes dominant when the plant is grown in the shade, and the green color dominates when the plant is grown in the sun. The Ti Plant grows to a height of 10 feet, with a medium growth rate. Leaves are used in decorative displays, and also as a wrapping for food. The Hawaiian Ti Plant is sometimes referred to as the “good luck plant.”
Although people think of Hawaii as a tropical paradise with plants flowering in the full sun, some plants thrive in the shade on the islands.
Hawaiian Volcano Plant – Pink Anthurium
The distinctive Hawaiian Volcano Plant is a Pink Anthurium grown in volcanic cinder that was produced when the Kilauea Volcano erupted on the island of Hawaii in 1955. They do well in the shade, and have been hybridized for use as houseplants. These plants have glossy green foliage and bright pink flowers. When they enjoy proper growing conditions, they flower for a long duration.
Etlingera Venusta
The Etlingera Venusta has flowers in a dramatic torchiere shape that appear during spring and summer seasons. This ginger plant blooms prolifically, and grows to 7 or 8 feet tall. The flowers are approximately 2 to 3 feet. The Etlingera Venusta is easy to grow under tropical conditions. It tolerates medium shade to full sun.
The distinctive Hawaiian Volcano Plant is a Pink Anthurium grown in volcanic cinder that was produced when the Kilauea Volcano erupted on the island of Hawaii in 1955.
When they enjoy proper growing conditions, they flower for a long duration.
Heliconia Aemygdiana
The Heliconia Aemygdiana is a subspecies of the transdiana. Originally from South America, this plant features broad leaves, thick stems and dramatic, intensely colored slender rose bracts. It grows to 6 feet, and the leaves are shiny and erect. The plant will do well if it is sheltered from the wind with some shade.
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Sharon Penn is a writer based in South Florida. A professional writer since 1981, she has created numerous materials for a Princeton advertising agency. Her articles have appeared in "Golf Journal" and on industry blogs. Penn has traveled extensively, is an avid golfer and is eager to share her interests with her readers. She holds a Master of Science in Education. | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6360738277435303, "wiki_prob": 0.3639261722564697, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0100.json.gz/line727546"} |
The Airport Line? Where Is It? Finance Minister Continues Anti-Auckland Agenda
Auckland Burns while Finance Minister Fiddles
Airport Lines, not being stuck on the Southern Motorway day in day out, bus lanes that spanned City wide. You would think this is bread and butter stuff of a central government with its pulse on the button as New Zealand (not just Auckland) continue to fact high population growth. However, something seems to have slipped Finance Minister Steven Joyce’s mind when it came to the $11 billion infrastructure fund announcement yesterday. In fact a rather large pile things seemed to have gone right past the Minister.
I will outline the Minister’s cynical attempt to play off provincial New Zealand against urban New Zealand in the upcoming elections shortly. But first the Airport Line.
From The Spinoff – Auckland Division:
Planes, trains and automobiles: inside the playground fight over the way to Auckland airport
By Simon Wilson
Auckland Transport wants a rail line from the CBD to the airport. Council does too. So why does a start date seem further away than ever? Simon Wilson examines what’s gone wrong and how to make it right in the dispute over rail to the airport.
Light rail is trams and heavy rail is trains
Before we go anywhere with this, let’s get one thing clear: we’re talking about trams and trains.
The politicians and planners alike bog the conversation down with their talk of light rail, also called LRT, which is light rail transit; and heavy rail, also called HRT; and also “advanced buses”, also called BRT, which is bus rapid transit, which is buses on a dedicated bus-only roadway like the Northern Busway. And all of it makes up rapid transit, or mass transit. AAARGH.
Let’s just say trams, trains and buses. Fast buses if you like, because ordinary bus services share the road with everyone else and are not rapid transit.
Trams: not those old tourist-attraction trams, but sleek fast modern machines. Trams are not what trams used to be, in exactly the same way that cars are no longer Model T Fords.
And trains: not the old diesel engines now used only for freight and parts of the main trunk line. The “heavy rail” trains that move people around Auckland are the smart new electric units now running on all the commuter lines.
VISUALISATION OF LIGHT RAIL RUNNING THROUGH QUEEN ST WITH THE TOWN HALL IN THE BACKGROUND. SOURCE: AT.GOVT.NZ
We need to build rail to the airport now
There are now 33,000 people working in and around the airport and by 2044, say the planners, that will rise to 90,000. The number of passengers using the airport grew by 10 percent last year, to 17.3 million. It will hit 20 million by 2020 – or 55,000 a day – and 40 million by 2044 (all these figures are from a joint position paper prepared by Auckland Council, Auckland Transport and the NZ Transport Agency).
Even if we build triple-decker motorways, it will simply not be practical for most of those people to drive to and from the airport in private vehicles.
We need trams and/or trains, and the process of planning, consenting and construction for them will take a good 10 years. We need to get started now.
The economic case has changed
The costings have since been reviewed. A recent workshop involving councillors and staff from council, AT and NZTA was presented with new figures that showed the likely cost of trams had ballooned and was now the same as for trains: around $2.5 to $3 billion.
The reason? The initial BCR assumed trams would be introduced anyway and would run from the central city all the way down Dominion Rd. So the BCR considered only the extra cost of extending them to the airport. The new costs correctly include the entire project.
But despite that, the new analysis showed the BCRs had not fundamentally changed: for trains it was 0.37-0.64; for trams, something a bit over 1.0.
BCRs are not much help
What’s going on? How is it the prospect of interminable traffic snarl-ups doesn’t create more favourable BCRs? Even when that traffic is full of trucks trying to get goods to market? And air passengers trying to catch a plane? Something wrong with BCRs, you’d have to say.
The government itself believes this – it’s made several transport project decisions that are not supported by a good BCR. The Puhoi-to-Wellsford highway and the East-West Link from Penrose to Onehunga both spring to mind. Both of them have a weak financial case, according to their BCRs, but despite that are considered so important to the economy they’ve been designated Roads of National Significance.
Clearly, there’s a reality gap. On the one hand, a transportation system headed for collapse. On the other, a system of economic analysis that cannot produce a viable solution.
If anyone’s got a better way to do the economic analysis, let’s hear it. Because clearly, we need it.
GRAPHS SHOWING THE HUGE VARIATION IN CURRENT TRAVEL TIMES TO THE AIRPORT. SOURCE: AT.GOVT.NZ
Fast, frequent public transport is an essential feature of large modern cities
Let’s remember this: cities all over the world are growing, many of them very fast. That growth causes systems failures and social disarray when it is not planned for, but provides tremendous economic, social and cultural opportunities when it is. Which one do we want to be?
It’s the second, obviously. But that’s not us, not yet. Every city that has retained its capacity to function well while growing has a strong public transport network based on key rapid transit routes. Auckland’s public transport is vastly better than it was even 10 years ago, but we don’t have the network strength we need and despite the progress we’re not building it nearly fast enough.
Instead, we’re still focused on adding motorways and motorway lanes. It’s expensive, counterproductive because it encourages cars, environmentally ruinous, and neverending. But once the tracks are laid in a well-designed system, boosting the rail capacity (whether with trams or trains) is far easier: you add more trams and trains and more carriages to the trams and trains.
The need for this exists all over the city, but nowhere is it more obvious than with the problem of getting to and from the airport.
Why aren’t we building tram or train lines to the airport already?
(Ask Steven Joyce)
The council fights back
(Position on which mode to the Airport not finalised)
Where would they go?
The route of a tramline from central city to the airport is broadly agreed on: from upper Queen St it would connect to the once-was-almost-a-motorway at the top of Dominion Rd, head south to Mt Roskill and Three Kings, then to Onehunga and across the Manukau harbour to the airport.
The route of a train line is not so clear. One option is to extend the Onehunga Line, which is a spur on the Southern Line, across the Manukau harbour to the airport. Another is to run the line from Otahuhu. A third is to extend from Puhinui, near Papatoetoe on the Southern and Eastern Lines, to the airport.
Or would it be better to run a tramline through Puhinui, all the way from Botany, down through Ormiston and the other new eastern suburbs? Or a busway (see below)?
How good are trains?
Trains should make sense. They can carry 750 passengers in a six-car set and they’re popular. We already have lines running quite close to the airport – those Onehunga and Puhinui connections. If you’ve been to Sydney (or almost anywhere, really), you probably already know that if you get off a plane and there’s a train to take you where you want to go, you’ll use it.
And we now know a train connection would not be more expensive than a tramline. But it still has that wretched BCR. Is it as bad as it seems?
In June last year AT received an analysis by Jacobs Consultancy, titled “South-western Multi-modal Airport Rapid Transit”, or SMART. Yes, what a clever name.
In the SMART analysis, trams had the advantage because construction would be easier and because the Dominion Rd tram route had a far bigger “catchment” than any train route: more people living or working nearby means more people likely to use the service.
But SMART also made a recommendation of critical importance: it said the project should not be considered in isolation but has to function well within the overall Auckland public transport network.
Cameron Pitches from the lobby group Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) picked up on that in a follow-up submission to the AT board. Pitches is an advocate for a train link. He said SMART had ignored its own advice because it had not allowed that trains on other lines would intersect with an airport line.
This was because SMART followed a “single seat” philosophy. This is the idea that when you get on a service you sit down once and ride all the way. You don’t transfer.
………Airport passengers, he believes, will be more likely to take a train to Onehunga or Puhinui, if a fast connection from either is developed. He says building that fast connection on a grade separated route is the key.
Ben Ross, from the group Talking Southern Auckland, argues that while the general catchment for a tramline on Dominion Rd is bigger, the catchment of people who work in and around the airport is bigger to the south and east, in the areas of Otahuhu and Manukau, currently served by rail, and out to Botany, which is currently served by no rapid transit at all.
Airport Origins
Source: Auckland Transport
For all these reasons, the Campaign for Better Transport and others believe the case against trains is still far from clear.
Nevertheless, AT has adopted the reasoning in the SMART report and strongly supports trams.
SECTION OF THE PROPOSED CONGESTION FREE NETWORK SHOWING RAIL ROUTES TO THE AIRPORT.
How good are trams?
The lobby group Greater Auckland, meanwhile, is with AT on this. GA is the organisation formerly known as the Transport Blog and as far as they are concerned, trams are the future.
We’re not talking about those stately wooden glories tootling around with 30 or 40 people on board. AT anticipates two-unit trams with each unit carrying 225 people, and Matt Lowrie at GA says three-unit trams are also possible. Modern trams can go faster than 100km/hour, which will be helped by “grade separation” on much of the line: the trams will be completely separate from pedestrians and other vehicles.
GA is the outfit behind the Congestion Free Network (CFN 2.0) which I wrote about here.
Get used to the transfer
As SMART correctly noted, an essential feature of transport planning is to ask how each part fits the whole. Getting people from downtown to the airport is one thing, but what about people in Takapuna and Titirangi? St Heliers and Silverdale? How does the airport line function as part of the larger network?
A key feature of the CFN is that it accepts many passengers will have to transfer, so it offers a system where most people will need to do that only once. This is achieved by establishing that central north-south tramline as a spine (Orewa to airport), with all other routes linking to it or crossing it at least once.
………In other words, for the city to grow in a well-planned way, trams offer greater capacity and opportunity.
What are the key differences?
There’s no real cost difference. There’s no real time difference, either. Most analysts believe both trams and trains will take around 40-45 minutes to run between Britomart and the airport. Mind you, the Campaign for Better Transport doesn’t accept this. They believe the Dominion Rd route for trams will take about an hour.
The big difference is in the degree of future proofing offered by each option. Because rail tracks through the inner city will be at capacity soon after the CRL tunnels are opened, they’re not big on this. Those tunnels will allow trains to run more frequently on all the existing lines, which will double their capacity. And double is great.
But only double? It’s not great enough. Capacity on the CRL will be 36,000 people an hour – but we gained that many new Aucklanders last year alone. The CRL is vital to meet existing needs but it won’t future proof transport into and through the city. Trains to the airport, therefore, are not likely to be part of a future-oriented solution for Auckland’s traffic woes.
As Matt Lowrie says, we will soon need another “corridor” through the centre. Trams up Queen St provide that corridor.
As for the catchment issue, Ben Ross is right that the workers of the south and east need to be catered for. While he favours the train lines doing most of the work, he’s keen on trams from the airport to Manukau, intersecting with the Southern and Eastern Lines at Puhinui to form an interchange, and up to Botany, where they would eventually connect to trams heading for Panmure Station via Pakuranga.
Ross would like to see the Botany Line built as a Sky Train as it passes through Manukau City Centre.
What about buses?
Transport minister Simon Bridges and the NZ Transport Agency reckon an “advanced bus solution” could well do the trick for now. There’s a superficial appeal: with a pricetag of $1.4 billion it’s cheaper than trams or trains, and as with the Northern Busway, dedicated busways can be converted to tramlines later.
……..Not that buses should be out of the picture. Patrick Reynolds of the Congestion Free Network, Cameron Pitches of the Campaign for Better Transport and Ben Ross of Talking Southern Auckland all suggest that a dedicated busway from Manukau through Puhinui to the airport will work as a good self-contained early step.
They say this would make it easy to get to the airport by catching a train from Britomart to Puhinui, which is on both the Southern and Eastern Lines, and transferring there to the fast bus to the airport. Pitches: “40-45 minutes for the airport run at peak should be an easy goal here.”
He suggests that anyone wanting to win the Botany or Pakuranga electorates in the September election would be stupid not to endorse this.
The CFN itself contains four advanced bus routes, including that one mentioned by Reynolds, although in the plan it extends all the way to Botany. In all cases the CFN allows that a future upgrade might be warranted, but for the next few decades at least, it suggests those upgrades will be less important than its other proposals.
A vital element of the CFN’s bus routes is that none of them end in the city centre. In fact, none of the CFN’s routes, for any mode, end in town: they all travel through and on to somewhere else.
AT’s proposals for the Botany Line to the Airport
Transport planning feels like a dam that’s about to break, and the water, when it floods through, is nothing less than evidence-driven good sense. It’s been known since 1990 that building roads creates more traffic. There’s even a name for it: the Lewis-Mogridge Position, named for the people who discovered it.
It goes like this: traffic expands to fill the available road space.
Three things should happen now.
AT threw down the gauntlet to the governing body of council at the end of 2015 when it declared itself in favour of trams. The council has still not adopted a position. It needs to do that soon.
The government has to rethink its transport priorities. Auckland traffic congestion will continue to get worse until it drops the roads focus and makes a serious commitment to using trams and/or trains to take the pressure off the roads.
The government has to rethink its approach to funding. Certainly they should negotiate hard with council: both parties have a duty to act wisely with the public money they are in charge of. But Auckland’s ability to function is being undermined by cheap election politicking and that is unconscionable. Finance minister Steven Joyce’s first budget is due on May 25. He has already signalled he will reveal the general extent of the government’s financial commitment to the City Rail Link, but he needs to do more than that. Will he reinvent himself as the Champion of Trams? That doesn’t seem likely, but stranger things have happened.
Trams or trains? Trams offer better future proofing because they will build better network capacity, which is especially critical for all the routes running through the central city. They also have a stronger business case.
Those are the critical issues that make them the better option. The design and build process will go in stages but it needs to start now.
Maybe we should call them super trams. Fit for a super city.
Full article: https://thespinoff.co.nz/auckland/27-04-2017/trams-vs-trains-the-battle-for-the-future-of-auckland-transport/
While even American cities are scrambling to get transit rolled out somehow our Finance Minister believes more roads are the answer to anything including roads that have a negative marginal Benefit Cost Ratio like the current East West Link (marginal BCRs are used in comparison when different options to a given project is available. So with East West Link the current option has negative BCR compared to the Option B inland route).
This Should Be the East West Connections
But if you think our Finance Minister might catch up to 21st Century thinking around integrated land-use and transport policy think again.
Also from The Spinoff – Auckland Division
Stuck in traffic: How the government is exploiting the Auckland transport crisis for votes
The minister of finance just announced a multi-billion dollar spend up – andAuckland should be very worried. Simon Wilson explains how the government’s traffic plans are badly stuck.
Congestion for motorists on Onewa Rd isn’t any better than it ever was, Cr Richard Hills told his colleagues on the Auckland Council today. Despite all the work they’ve done to make Onewa Rd a more efficient arterial route for commuters, the cars are still stuck.
He wasn’t fussed, though, and here’s why. These days only 30 percent of the commuters spilling onto the motorway in the morning from Northcote and Birkenhead are motorists. The remaining 70 percent ride in buses, especially double-decker buses, on Onewa Rd’s dedicated bus lane. The cars are struck but the buses go much faster.
You can measure the congestion on Onewa Rd in two ways. The old way is to say the road is still blocked so whatever we’re doing isn’t working. The new way is to say that congestion is being efficiently tackled, not just in the best way, but in the only way possible: by making public transport fast, frequent and functionally efficient for its users.
It takes only a moment to see the flaw in the first response. Yes, motorists are still stuck in traffic. But if those double-decker frequent flyers weren’t in action, the functionality of the road probably would have collapsed altogether.
There’s a law of traffic that explains this: traffic expands to fit the available road space. It’s called the Lewis-Mogridge Position, named after the people who discovered it, way back in 1990. It means you can’t fix traffic congestion by building more lanes for private motorists.
True, when you’re stuck in traffic it feels wrong. It feels like there should be more roads. But that’s not the case. More roads encourage more driving, and people keep driving until they can’t. There are two reasons public transport is so important. One is because it can move lots of people. The other, arguably the more fundamental, is that it takes vehicles off the roads and therefore allows those that remain to keep moving.
That is why investment in public transport is not just a component of any smart transport policy, but should be its foundation. And by public transport, I mean fast, frequent and easy to use public transport: trams (“light rail”), electric trains (“heavy rail|) and buses on dedicated lanes and busways.
So. Auckland transport is near collapse and nowhere is that more obvious than for people trying to get to or from the airport. What’s the solution? It’s those trams, or trains, or, possibly in the short-term, fast buses. And why aren’t we building the lines to make this happen now?
The second truck can be seen on its side, and people can be seen out of their cars wheeling suitcases towards Auckland Airport. Photo: RNZ / Jeremy Brick
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/320905/truck-crashes-delay-traffic-to-auckland-airport
Because the government won’t approve it or fund it.
The government’s refusal to prioritise fast, efficient public transport fails every credible test of good strategic planning. But it doesn’t fail another test: it’s quite possibly a vote winner. The government knows that people stuck in traffic don’t want to sit on a train, they want a free-flowing road. The government knows that in a built-up city at peak times that will never happen.But it’s not going to admit it.
The government sees votes to win among Aucklanders who want to stay in their cars, especially those who don’t like the mayor or the council anyway. And it sees far more votes to win among everyone else in New Zealand who think we’re greedy Jafas who already get far too much attention.
Actually it’s far more complicated than that. But in an effort to make it all a bit more easy to understand, today I wrote an explainer of the trams vs trains debate here.
Source: https://thespinoff.co.nz/auckland/27-04-2017/stuck-in-traffic-how-the-government-is-exploiting-the-auckland-transport-crisis-for-votes/
Light Rail to Airport and Manukau
Source: Auckland Transport and NZTA
Simply put Joyce is willing to risk 34% of the vote (Auckland’s population) in playing a cynical game of playing provincial New Zealand off against urban New Zealand. Something National Governments have done in the past. The ultimate consequences is we all lose right through out New Zealand including dairy farmers. So playing one against the other rather than have both cooperating together is down right reckless.
Also I shouldn’t need to remind Joyce the last time Auckland got annoyed and turned out enmass with voting. It happened in 2005 with Don Brash and again (at a Auckland Level) in 2010 with John Banks.
In 2005 after a very divisive election around Race-Relations it seemed National were on the verge of election in 2005 defeating the Clark Government. However, that election night South Auckland turned out in very large numbers and swung the vote around giving Clark her third term denying the Nat’s government for three more years.
In 2010 the first Super City election was under way with Len Brown against John Banks. Auckland is a fickle beast and decided enmass again to revolt against the National candidate and bring in Len Brown for two terms. Again South Auckland with the backing of the West help secure Len’s wins. 2016 the South and West again (with help of the Isthmus) would vote in Phil Goff meaning South Auckland has voted in a Prime Minister, and two Mayors (ironically both Mayors were raised on the Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board (Manukau Ward) area).
Now it can be said the correlation between Local and Central Governments often do not line up. That would be a correct assumption under normal circumstances – except these are not normal circumstances.
South Auckland is the fastest growing sub-region in Auckland (apart from the City Centre itself) and faces rather acute infrastructure pressures as we continue our high population growth trajectory. If all Joyce can do is use his $11 billion infrastructure announcement to re-announce that $9b of that $11b is already committed and over a four-year period then the Government is running into trouble. We need that busway and Airport Line, the Southern Motorway needs upgrading between Drury and Papakura, State Highway 22 is unsafe, electrification to Pukekohe needs to be finished and we have a rather large $4 billion transport infrastructure hole that needs filling.
The high population growth trajectory is set to be around for a decade at least. Rather than running around with heads in the sand we should be engaging in proper planning for it. We should be lucky we are considered the country and city to be for new citizens. But playing off provincial New Zealand against urban New Zealand makes you look like a Prize-A Clown. If our advanced cousins including the Americans can get with the program of transit first then nothing stopping us either.
It comes down to electing the most suitable Government to bring us into the 21st Century. Game on South Auckland – can we with our voting mass bring or rather force through more progressive change.
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – JUNE 28: Minister of Economic Development, Science and Innovation, Small Business ,Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, Steven Joyce, speaks during the National Party Annual Conference at Michael Fowler Centre on June 28, 2014 in Wellington, New Zealand. Around 600 National MPs and delegates are expected to gather for the two day conference, during which new policies will be released ahead of New Zealand’s general election in September. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
Source: http://thespinoff.co.nz/28-01-2016/a-brief-history-of-national-mps-trashing-the-rail-link-they-just-funded/
April 28, 2017 April 28, 2017 · Posted in Airport Rail Debate, Community/Environment, Featured, Financial Planning, Hot Discussion, Planning, Transport Planning · Tagged Auckland, Auckland Council, economy, environment, Government, politics, Public Transport, Rail, SOUTHERN AUCKLAND, Steven Joyce, transportation ·
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Andrew C says:
I can see a clear and obvious route that would connect up with the rapid rail newtork and wider bus services at Manukau. Coming from Botany, the route would deviate from Option1 to go into Manukau centre, stop at the new Manukau bus station to provide connections to rail and further bus, and then go onto the SW Motorway and exit at Puhinui where it would resume the Option1 route to the airport. https://goo.gl/maps/7sqBuyoMgKG2
This would avoid the bottlenceck roads trying to create a connection at Puhinui train station and that
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Full Name: Mike Lewis
Born: April 27th, 1948
Mike Lewis is a freelance commercial, sport and lifestyle photographer based in San Diego. Mike began making photos in the early 80’s and immersed himself in all aspects of the photographic arts. Mike’s professional career in in photography began after 12 years working within the United States Olympic movement; he held a several executive level positions with USA Canoe/Kayak, USA Water Polo, and the USOC Mike picked up his first digital camera prior to the 2000 Olympic Games and began documenting much of the behind the scenes action of the athletes with whom he was working. Over time his ‘side projects’ gained more and more appeal, appearing in print and digital editorial pieces. Mike has done considerable work in the aquatic sports world where he has developed a reputation for capturing unique and engaging imagery. He is a well know swimming photographer and is the chief photographer for SwimSwam.com, the world’s largest news and information site for swimming. A partial list of Mike’s clients include: USA Swimming, Adidas, MP Swim, A3 Performance Swimwear, Arena USA, ESPN, FINIS Swimwear, Q Swimwear, Jolyn Swimwear, BlueSeventy, TYR Sport, Dolfin Swimwear, United States Masters Swimming, HardCoreSport, EQ Swimwear, Modern Luxury Magazine, NutriShops, Popular Photography Magazine, Riviera Magazine, …
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V. Chanev
Info Matches Career
Career and titles won by V. Chanev
List of clubs played for
Neftochimik 2020/21
14 0 0 4 0 14 14 0 1260' 5.5 49
B PFG 14 0 0 4 0 14 14 0 1260' 28 0.2 M. 5.5 49
Gorna Lokomotiv Oryahovitsa 2019/20
4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 360' 5.4 50
B PFG 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 360' 27 0.1 M. 5.4 50
Botev Galabovo 2019/20
15 1 0 2 0 10 13 2 1173' 6.2
B PFG 15 1 0 2 0 10 13 2 1173' 27 0 M. 6.2 50
Arda Kardzhali 2018/19
Liga Bulgaria - Play Offs Descenso 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0' 26 0.1 M. 4.1 48
Cup Bulgaria 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 90' 24 0.1 M. 5 48
11 0 0 0 0 11 9 2 800' 5.3 47
B PFG 11 0 0 0 0 11 9 2 800' 23 0.1 M. 5.3 47
FK Haskovo 2009 2014/15
23 1 0 3 0 23 13 10 1274' 5.3 47
Cup Bulgaria 5 1 0 0 0 5 4 1 345' 22 0.1 M. 5.9 47
A PFG 18 0 0 3 0 18 9 9 929' 22 0.2 M. 4.9 47
Cup Bulgaria 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 180' 21 0 M. 5 40
OFC Sliven 2000 2011/12
B PFG 10 0 0 0 0 10 6 4 666' 19 0 M. 5.6 39
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0' 4 25
A PFG 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0' 18 0 M. 4 25
162 5 0 13 0 154 127 35 11819' - - -
Gorna Lokomotiv Oryahovitsa 4 0 0 0 0
Arda Kardzhali 21 2 0 3 0
Botev Galabovo 55 1 0 2 0
Neftochimik 24 0 0 4 0
FK Haskovo 2009 47 2 0 4 0
OFC Sliven 2000 11 0 0 0 0
162 5 0 13 0
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OFC Sliven 2000
Competition debut
B PFG
Team debut
FK Haskovo 2009
Cup Bulgaria
First official goal, First goal at team
Neftochimik
Botev Galabovo
Arda Kardzhali
First doublet, First goal at team
Liga Bulgaria - Play Offs Descenso
First goal at team
Gorna Lokomotiv Oryahovitsa
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Season. Date
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OFC Haskovo
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Anyone following star wars rebels?
By Stallion,
January 16, 2018 in Star Wars
It's no clone wars, but I'm almost done with season 2 and it's decent.
Zerimar Nyliram 29 posts
Tank 27 posts
Stallion 17 posts
Lord Darth Hunter 15 posts
One of the most successful producers of all time, one of maybe 3 women powerful enough in Hollywood to be able to hire directors without oversight, literally handpicked by Lucas, responsible for pushi
Wait-- so RPGs now rate canon above what's onscreen, even if it is TV? Hogwash I say!
Good God a Bear
Okay you really need to look into sex, drugs and alcohol....
Zerimar Nyliram
I'm planning on binge-watching the entire series once it's done, just as I did with The Clone Wars. I am . . . not a great fan of Dave Filoni.
Rebels is great, it really feels like how the Alliance came together-- small cells coming together. It obviously took a lot of cues from the OT, but the last couple seasons are especially keyed into Rogue 1, which is cool.
The last couple seasons have felt a little like filler, and ultimately, it has the same issue that CW had-- we're being presented with pretty powerful force-users who are nowhere in sight in the OT, and I can't see Disney and Filoni outright killing two of their leads to solve the problem.
Mara Jade Skywalker
Yup! Nobody's been talking about it here since last year though, lol. https://nightly.net/topic/77697-star-wars-rebels-discussion-thread/?view=getnewpost
Going to start season 3 today. My theory is they will get called to Alderan.
Guest El Chalupacabra
I've seen it. Season 1 was a little too kiddish at first, but started to get better and had the feel of a true TCW successor/sequel later in the season. Season 2 is what I consider the high water mark. Season 3 has the novelty of Thrawn, but I felt the quality has gone down hill. I have not seen ANY of season 4. Based on what I have seen of season 3, I think season 4's finale is the right time to end it. I just hope it goes out strong.
While I felt TCW filled in a lot of gaps left by the PT, Rebels is interesting, but not really all that necessary. The only thing that has kept my interest is actually seeing old TCW characters show up....and Vader from Season 2. The rest is equivalent to the most mediocre of episodes from TCW.
I'm up to date on this and have really enjoyed it to be fair. Bringing in Thrawn was a great idea - following the groups adventures and character development has been fun and I enjoyed the episodes with appearances of familiar characters from the Star Wars universe (no spoilers!). The linkage to Rogue One in this last series has been very nice so far.
This is a top suggestion - hadn't thought of that. I agree for a "kids" show it would be tough to see the Jedi killed by some one, Vader for example (but not impossible with the same having happened in ROTS and ANH).
But seeing them go past the events of Rogue One and then ending up on Alderaan after a mission of some sort, with the Death Star coming out of hyperspace above them.... That could be very good.
Thrawn was where it started to go downhill for me. My disdain for the character, combined with how awesome Vaders appearance was made for what felt like back-tracking to me. Since his arrival, outside of a few gems, I feel like were getting the same 3-4 episode runs over and over.
Wait, I have to pause to be shocked that Tank doesn't like anything to do with Thrawn.
Okay, I'm good now.
I really enjoyed Season 3. Season 4 has been very meandering for me. I'm also very anxious about how the series is going to end up. I dislike the idea of Kanan and Ezra still kicking it during the Original Trilogy. I don't think Filoni is truly capable of killing any of his darlings. We'll see if I'm wrong, though.
Ezra=Snoke
No, Ezra = DJ
Of the EU characters, I actually liked Thrawn. I respected the fact that when Zahn wrote him, he didn't do the obvious thing, and try to make another Darth Vader. At the time the novels came out and I read them, I was starting to become a history buff, and Thrawn sort of reminded me of Julius Caesar, with a LOT of Bond villain thrown in. But that was over 20 years ago....
Now, I am not sure Thrawn holds up all that well for me, and with him on Rebels, that fact was kind of highlighted. Especially since I think they were relatively true to the character in personality, if not in looks. I didn't like how they animated him.
Also, I think in restrospect, they brought in Vader a little too early as the big bad. He is a tough act to follow. They probably should have kept the grand inquisitor around for one more season, before killing him off, then did Thrawn (or whatever villain they wanted), then made Vader the big bad for the final season.
Thrawn's genius only works because the writer's want it to. For a dude that can out-think everyone by 20 steps, you'd think he'd have caught them by now. Especially after facing off with them multiple times.
But I agree-- they should have flipped Thrawn and Vader. The series should have ended on Vader cleaning house.
Lord Darth Hunter
I hate the fact that there is a powerful Jedi running around the galaxy helping form the Alliance, winning some major battles against the Imperials, and with the full knowledge of not only that Obi Wan Kenobi is alive, but his location as well.
Dark Wader
Totally - or have Vader kill Kanan (sp?) in the S2 finale, unaware he'd been training Ezra. Just find it hard to believe they'd still be running around post season 2 without Vader finishing off the job.
Yeah, that's the other thing that bothers me about having Thrawn in Rebels. Thrawn works in military campaigns ad conquering territory, but here, chasing after one ship? And then failing every episode? That's so Skeletor. I know that they have this huge Mandalorian arc going on, but chasing the Ghost sounds more like work for a bounty hunter, than for Space Julius Caesar. They could have brought back Cade Bane, Dengar, IG 88, Bossk, Aurra Sing, hell, even Boba Fett for all that. Or just new inquisitors. Hell, they misused Maul too, IMHO, and he could have been the new Grand Inquisitor. Whomever it was it should have been someone disposable, and believable when they fails. Not someone fabled to be an invincible tactician. Someone Vader could ultimately kill when he is pissed that they failed one too many times. Which would be a great lead up for Vader finally taking over and doing it himself and kicking ass in the final season. They wasted Vader by using him too early, IMHO.
He's not just chasing the one ship. They're part of a whole group now. And Thrawn "let them go" so he could find their base.
The Force & Destiny RPG sourcebook established that Dave Filoni's The Clone Wars was a series of imperial propaganda holovids produced by COMPNOR, easily explaining away all of its numerous inconsistencies with established Star Wars lore. With that said, I believe the same is true for Rebels, though it is possibly Alliance propaganda. Therefore, Alliance heroes will be beefed up and imperial baddies will be made to look incompetent, which can account for why Thrawn doesn't quite seem like the calculating genius he is in the Thrawn trilogy. That could also explain why he is already a grand admiral when he is only supposed to be a captain at this point in time.
pavonis
So Star Wars stories are not merely fictional, but meta-fictional now? Headache-inducing hoop jumping for something that's supposed to be a modern myth. I don't think any ancient mythology had people worrying this much about canonicity.
Well, it's always been hinted that the cartoon is a series of holovids that dramatize historical events. I remember seeing the first season re-aired with pop-up text from C-3PO and R2-D2 providing commentary. One of the first things said was, "Look, Artoo, it's another holovid of the Clone Wars!" So the premise has been there for a while; the source book merely capitalized on it.
In other words, there are kernels of truth there, but everything is greatly exaggerated and distorted. Makes sense to me.
Also, I know it's tough to imagine now, but remember that prior to the decanonization, The Clone Wars was EU. Granted, Dave Filoni successfully got his own level of canonicity (T-canon) for the show that superseded C-canon, but it was still EU nonetheless, as everything apart from the six films was.
I can't imagine how keeping all of that straight wouldn't just ruin the fun of it all. It's all fiction. Canon is meaningless!
Star Wars is myth-- all myths shift depending on which bard around the campfiure is telling the st4ory.
If somebody asks me "what happened to Luke after Return of the Jedi" I'm not going to say-- well if you follow this canon, he did XYZ... but if you follow THIS canon, he did 123, but canon level 13 says he did PDQ.
I'd just say-- there's lots of different stories... Some say this, other says that.
Then I'd add BUT THEY'RE ALL POOP CAUSE STAR WARS IS A MOVIE AND IN THE MOVIES HE DID THIS...
The Choc
Exactly, it feels like he is making a school assignment out of something that is supposed to be fun.
Eh. I do like the shared universe aspect of the story. And I can appreciate wanting to know what happens after the movies.
I also like fanfic, so I don't really care much if a story i like is canon and have no problem writing or reading fic to "fix" stories I don't like.
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Teen comedy is without doubt one of the commonest sorts of movies. This style has lengthy been in style and within the 1980s grew to become extremely popular when films reminiscent of Fairly In Pink had been launched. Folks of any technology these days love to return to their youth and observe teenage comedies. Straightforward A is a teen movie that goes past all limits. This movie, which is influenced partly by Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter’ from 1850, chronicles the story of 17-year-old Olive Penderghast as she unintendedly rumors her virginity was misplaced. Bored with gossip over time, Olive challenges individuals to get issues carried out. However, as in any new child teenage romantic movie, the reality comes out every thing ends nicely. Normally, these movies star highschool or school previous people who find themselves in all kinds of hilarious conditions. Within the hearts of younger audiences, teenage comedies maintain a particular place. It gives a pleasant phantasm of what years of teenage age could possibly be; highschool, irrational choices, and first sophisticated love. However it’s enjoyable to walk down reminiscence lane for some older followers. Nonetheless, whenever you need the style to binge. Listed below are a number of the finest movies to look at when you liked Straightforward A.
Mix the intelligent script of Tina Fey with Lindsay Lohan in her prime and the breakthrough success of Rachel McAdams and what do you get—Imply Women. Loaded to the brim with unforgettable one-liners, Imply Women rapidly loved cult success, and whereas it’s the newest of this prime 10 bunch, there’s little doubt it’s going to face the take a look at of time. Lohan’s Cady is an unsocialized woman who spent her first 16 years of schooling at dwelling, placing her in probably the most harmful jungle of all the—highschool. Whereas Cady doesn’t have social expertise as much as par with all the college students, she’s trying to land her place within the well-known center woman get together, The Plastics. All of them, Cady had shaped a optimistic friendship with a bunch of outcasts who inspired her to take up her place in The Plastics and take the imply women down. However as in any first rate highschool flick, usually the drama and politics of the social hierarchy will hit even the purest of hearts. Imply Women is crammed with sturdy comedy reveals, with Tina Fey as the principle trainer within the combine. It’s hysteric, but it surely additionally focuses profoundly on how imply women could be in highschool, and the place the road needs to be drawn.
After There’s One thing About Mary and American Pie, the early-to-mid-eighties had been full of comedies that mixed uncooked comedy with treacherous sentimentality—however Solely Pals was the one one to throw Christmas cheer into the combo. This story of a smart-ass LA report maker (Ryan Reynolds) returning dwelling to New Jersey on holidays and romancing his highschool BFF (Amy Good) isn’t straightforward—a number of the jokes which can be aged like your individual Good Charlotte track—however the leads do their finest with tepid retainer gags, The Diary, and “friend-zoning.” So why give this one an opportunity? A really humorous flip from Anna Faris as a Paris Hilton-style pop star who makes Reynolds’ life a residing hell. If her character actually makes Christmas particular, we’re going to be there.
Though all the finest highschool films stick with the comedy style, the Useless Poets Society makes this listing the one actual drama, but additionally a powerful glimpse at highschool life. We simply want we had as inspirational a trainer as John Keating’s Robin Williams, however, alas, we are able to’t all go to a elaborate boarding faculty just like the Welton Academy. Though this movie could also be removed from regular of highschool, college students additionally fall into widespread types of personalities as seen in most of the finest highschool films. Useless Poets Society has supplied us a bunch of highschool college students to whom many would refer. Every of them discovered themselves, and significantly within the development of a personal faculty setting, it was a troublesome feat. Though the plot takes a darkish flip, it was a highschool film with a better message, educating us to meet your desires and really feel empowered. Sadly, like most highschool films, the younger characters don’t come into their very own till the previous couple of scenes of the movie, on this case costing the way forward for one of many individuals who helped them probably the most.
Having cash to pay for schooling is one thing that loads of teenagers have to do. If it’s a scholarship or a pupil mortgage, having the cash could be hectic. The Finest Date is a teen comedy starring Noah Centineo and premiering on Netflix in 2019. On this movie, Noah Centineo performs the position of Brooks, a highschool pupil who’s looking for out the right way to get sufficient cash collectively to pay for his upcoming faculty invoice. The imaginative teen tries to construct an app that individuals can make use of to faux to be their boyfriend for an important day. If he slips to considered one of his clients, issues get messy.
One of many very actually profitable movies which can be famend for his or her depiction of how highschool college students thought, sound, and work together with one another and their dad and mom. Girl Fowl is Greta Gerwig’s wonderful directorial debut. It’s a narrative about getting older, a senior highschool, and a strained relationship along with her dad and mom. Saoirse Ronan performs Christine McPherson however usually likes to be dubbed Girl Fowl as a nickname, providing a present that followers and critics liked. She additionally leads the crew, reminiscent of Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges, Timothée Chalamet, Beanie Feldstein, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Lois Smith. Of their respective sectors, Greta and Saoirse are each nominated for the Academy Award.
Stephen Chbosky’s adaptation of his beloved ebook will take you again to childhood in a means that many coming-of-age movies attempt to seize, however not all of them do. The movie, about an introverted junior highschool named Charlie (Logan Lerman) discovering the place he belongs for the primary time when he’s a good friend of a bunch of senior outsiders (Ezra Miller, Emma Watson), whereas feeling compelled to confront his finest good friend’s personal suicide and psychological sickness, will take you again to all of the feelings you felt at 16. Lerman’s endearing depiction, in addition to every character’s personal fragile perspective, the heart-warming dialogue was torn out of the ebook, and the delicate soundtrack, are greater than sufficient to make you nostalgic for cruising by means of your hometown and determined to arrange an 8-track and make a superb weep.
The movie is an adaptation of Tim Tharp’s ebook, that includes a pair of terrific performances by Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley. Teller performs a charismatic and in style highschool pupil with a consuming habit who has a romance with a lady in his class whose identify he doesn’t keep in mind. She’s intelligent, witty, and bookish, and her burgeoning relationship pushes each characters to face the cruel realities of their lives. Though the movie facilities round youngsters, it doesn’t shrink back from the deeper topic—alcoholism, the cycle of violence, and privilege. It’s probably not a darkish film, but it surely’s extra uncooked and actual than loads of different films of this sort. Teller and Woodley are superb collectively and director James Ponsoldt retains the plot going, dramatic, and intensely emotional.
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It’s a fundamental motorsports axiom that tires are, far and away, the most important factor in a vehicle’s performance. After all, all that horsepower, downforce, mechanical grip and braking performance is transmitted to the road via four or — in the case of motorcycles – two relatively tiny tire contact patches. The tire manufacturers’ excellence being what it is, however, seasons of racing can (and often do) pass without much attention directed their way . . . until something goes wrong.
Something went very wrong in Sunday’s British Grand Prix when a perfect storm of the construction of the Pirelli tires, Silverstone’s kerb design and low tire pressures run by the teams turned the race into a potentially lethal lottery.
Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa, Sergio Perez and Jean-Eric Vergne all suffered catastrophic tire failures during the race, robbing Hamilton of a potential win, nearly collecting Fernando Alonso (in Perez’ case) and prompting race director Charlie Whiting to consider red-flagging the race.
Of course, the situation is not unique to Formula One. In the past, Goodyear has been subjected to public humiliation for tire failures in NASCAR Sprint Cup competition, most notably turning the 2008 Brickyard 400 into a farce with “competition yellows” mandated every nine laps. Ironically, a year earlier the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was also the site of the most infamous tire controversy in Formula One history when safety concerns saw the Michelin-shod teams withdraw from the race after the formation lap, leaving the race to the eight cars on Bridgestones.
So while it’s tempting to view Sunday’s debacle as a referendum of sorts on F1’s current single tire supplier regulations, race fans and officials would do well to remember problems with tires are not exclusive to single supplier series . . . and, while they’re at it, to remember the most fundamental of racing axioms.
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Noble Energy moves toward mixed fleet of LNG-dedicated, dual-fuel rigs
By Katherine Scott, associate editor
Dual-fuel kits on drilling rigs provide flexibility and carry a lower conversion cost than LNG-dedicated rigs, Bryant Dear, Noble Energy, said at 2013 IADC Drilling Onshore Conference in Houston on 16 May. However, the cost savings for dual-fuel engines are still to be determined, he added.
After a pilot program initiated in early 2011 to compare the use of LNG versus diesel to power drilling rigs, Noble Energy now has four dual-fuel rigs and one LNG-dedicated rig operating in the DJ Basin and the Marcellus. “It’s going to cost you to convert your rig to LNG. There’s a price tag to it, but we see that price tag being well worth it,” Sean Howley, senior business analyst for Noble Energy, said in a presentation at the 2013 IADC Drilling Onshore Conference in Houston on 16 May. “We actually think it will pay off in two years,” he said of the LNG-dedicated rigs. “After that, it’s all savings.”
During the pilot program, Noble Energy gathered 12 months of operating data on three rigs – two that were LNG-dedicated and one running on diesel. The goal was to demonstrate the operational and economic viability of displacing diesel and powering the majority of Noble’s rigs with LNG, Bryant Dear, a co-presenter with Mr Howley, explained. Mr Dear is a drilling engineer in the DJ Basin for Noble Energy.
After evaluating the use of field gas and CNG, Noble decided that LNG would be the best option due to its higher energy density and consistent quality. There were also multiple options for turnkey providers, Mr Howley explained.
Sean Howley, Noble Energy, said at the conference on 16 May that his company is committed to using LNG for more operations going forward. Noble is currently building an LNG plant in Colorado to provide a closer fuel source.
Currently Noble has four fit-for-purpose dual-fuel rigs –Rigs 828 and 829 in the DJ Basin and Rigs 542 and 543 in the Marcellus, all from Precision Drilling. Although the cost savings that can be achieved for dual-fuel rigs are still “to be determined,” Mr Dear said, that is offset by a much lower conversion cost than LNG-dedicated rigs. Each of the four dual-fuel rigs is equipped with a GTI Altronics bi-fuel kit set up on three Caterpillar engines, he explained. “It’s too early to tell what our (fuel substitution) rates are, but we’re working to increase those as technology gets better and these systems get better… One thing we do know is you’ve got to displace as much diesel as possible (to achieve maximum cost savings).”
Mr Howley noted that Noble Energy’s commitment to LNG is such that the company is building an LNG plant in Weld County, Colo. “That’s going to bring our price much further down; it’s going to be an amazing option,” he continued. Not only does Noble plan to build a balanced portfolio of LNG-dedicated rigs and dual-fuel rigs, but the company is already expanding LNG applications to its frac fleet as well.
Noble currently has one frac engine running on a mix of LNG and diesel in the DJ Basin and plans to have another switch to dual fuels by June. “If we don’t need (the LNG) on a frac job, we can roll it over to one of our rigs. When we don’t need it on the rig, we can roll it over to a frac job. It provides some really nice synergies for us,” Mr Howley said.
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Gone in 30 seconds: Behind the rise of car thefts across Canada
By The Canadian Press December 9, 2021
News Access Control Transportation car theft physical security
Liam Casey
It is a golden time for car thieves.
New technology has made it far easier to steal vehicles and a pandemic-driven shortage of semiconductor chips needed for new cars has increased the demand for them, investigators say.
Detectives have seen thieves on surveillance video snatch cars in as little as thirty seconds, right out of someone’s driveway while the owners sleep. There’s a good chance a stolen car will never be recovered, investigators say. In mid-October, Judy Huyer drove to Sherway Gardens, a mall in Toronto’s west end. After a 20-minute shop, she returned outside to find her 2021 Honda CR-V had vanished.
“I was actually really pissed,” said Huyer, 60. “I went to security and they thought I was an old lady who just forgot where she parked her car.”
She later drove around the lot in her sister’s car, but her vehicle was gone. Grant Stummer had just bought his dream car, a slightly used Ford F-150 Raptor, which he kitted out with new wheels. He said he spent $114,000 on the vehicle in October. Stummer woke up shortly before 7 a.m. one day a few weeks later to brew some coffee when he looked outside his window. The truck was gone.
He looked across to his neighbour’s home, thinking the truck may have, for some unexplained reason, rolled down the driveway and onto his neighbour’s property. It didn’t.
“It was a real, real downer,” Stummer said. Huyer and Stummer are among a growing club of owners who’ve lost cars to thieves.
About 80,000 vehicles were stolen in the past year, a one per cent increase from the previous year, according to Equite Association, a new organization formed from the investigative branch of the Insurance Bureau of Canada and CANATICS, which analyzes auto thefts across the country.
“It is an upward trend, but there are regional differences,” said Bryan Gast, the vice-president of investigative services with Equite.
“There was a slight decrease in Western Canada, but that’s starting to go up again. And in Ontario, it’s been an upward trend for the last five years.” The bad guys are sophisticated, intelligent, slick with IT and highly organized, investigators say. And the big targets are cars with push-button ignition systems, which are the vast majority of vehicles on the road, officials said.
High-end cars are targeted, but so too are reliable, abundant vehicles like Honda CR-Vs and Civics. The Lexus RX350, the 2019-2017 models, are the top three stolen cars in Ontario, Equite said. In Toronto, however, it’s the second-most stolen car this year with 418 nabbed, police said. The Honda CR-V is at the top, with 654 taken. Range Rovers and Toyota Highlanders are also among the most stolen. And there’s been a spike in thefts in the Toronto area within the past few months, police say.
“It’s become much easier for them to to steal these kind of high-end cars with this advanced technology,” said Toronto police Acting Supt. Tim Crone.
Investigators recently discovered a new way thieves are taking cars. A Range Rover was recently stolen in the city’s west end and police had clear surveillance video, he said. In the video, a masked man walks up to the SUV with his cellphone in one hand. With the other, he opens the gas tank door, closes it and then punches something into his phone.
“Moments later the car starts,” Crone said.
One of his detectives told him the thief was looking to see if it was gas or diesel, which helped him figure out which type of car to
select on a piece of software on his phone. They also believe the thieves are punching in the car’s vehicle identification number to
get it started.
Other forces said they have not encountered that method yet, but Gast of Equite said it’s reminiscent of a so-called Game Boy device, named after the portable Nintendo video game system the device looks like.
In that method, thieves are able to scroll through a database of cars, pick the correct version, hit a button and the car unlocks and
the push-button ignition works.
“It makes it very hard to stop this kind of theft,” Gast said.
Another method thieves employ is a mix of old and new technology. Thieves use a screwdriver to get into a car and then hook into the car’s on-board diagnostics port, which mechanics use to diagnose problems.
“We recently have obtained a tool, which is similar to what dealerships use to reprogram the push button start key fob,” said Det. Rommell Dimatulac with York Regional Police’s auto and cargo theft unit.
“When they enter the car, they access the on-board display through the steering wheel column and reprogram essentially a new
key for the vehicle.”
The force has also recently found Apple AirTags tracking devices hidden on five cars —in the trailer hitch, within the gas tank or the front grill.
“It’s essentially being tracked by the thieves to a location suitable for them to commit the theft of a motor vehicle,” Dimatulac said.
One “old-school” method that’s still around is a relay theft. Thieves use a device to amplify the radio frequency of a key fob, even if it’s inside a home, and make a copy of the signal on their own fob, Crone said.
“Then they just unlock the car, start it and drive away,” he said.
The cars are either driven to Montreal, loaded into containers and onto ships bound for Europe, Africa and the Caribbean, or they are chopped up for parts, Dimatulac said.
Police recommend using steering wheel locks, data port locks, parking cars in a garage if possible, well-lit driveways, and a
Faraday box or pouch for keys to protect against the relay method.
“Do what you can to make it a tougher steal and hopefully the thieves move on,” Dimatulac said.
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92790C104
Ms. Erin O’Connor
Fairmount Funds Management LLC
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
-with copy to-
Ryan A. Murr
555 Mission Street, Suite 3000
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box ¨.
CUSIP No. 92790C104
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) o
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARED VOTING POWER
9,192,814(1)
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES o
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
19.99%(2)
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
(1) The securities include (a) 1,369,623 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value (“Common Stock”), and (b) 7,823,191.14 (rounded to 7,823,191 shares for purposes of reporting in this Schedule 13D) shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 117,342 shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), the conversion of which is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 19.99% of the outstanding Common Stock. The securities exclude shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock in excess of the beneficial ownership limitation.
(2) Based on 38,163,874 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of August 19, 2022.
Fairmount Healthcare Fund GP LLC
1,297,990 (1)
2.82%(2)
(1) The securities include (a) 5,859 shares of Common Stock, and (b) 1,292,131.27 (rounded to 1,292,131 shares for purposes of reporting in this Schedule 13D) shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 19,381 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the conversion of which is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 19.99% of the outstanding Common Stock. The securities exclude shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock in excess of the beneficial ownership limitation.
Fairmount Healthcare Fund II GP LLC
(1) The securities include (a) 1,363,764 shares of Common Stock, and (b) 6,531,059.87 (rounded to 6,531,059 shares for purposes of reporting in this Schedule 13D) shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 97,961 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the conversion of which is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 19.99% of the outstanding Common Stock. The securities exclude shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock in excess of the beneficial ownership limitation.
Item 1. Security and Issuer
This Amendment No. 2 amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 5, 2021 and Amendment No. 1 filed on September 23, 2021 (as amended, the “Statement” or the “Schedule 13D”) by the Reporting Persons with respect to the common stock, $0.01 par value (“Common Stock”), of Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company” or “Viridian”). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Amendment No. 2 shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Statement. Unless amended or supplemented below, the information in the Statement remains unchanged. The address of the principal executive offices of the Company is 221 Crescent Street, Suite 401, Waltham, MA 02453.
Item 2. Identity and Background
(a) This Schedule 13D is being filed jointly by (1) Fairmount Funds Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Fairmount Funds Management”); (2) Fairmount Healthcare Fund GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Fairmount GP”); and (3) Fairmount Healthcare Fund II GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Fairmount GP II”) (Fairmount Funds Management, Fairmount GP, and Fairmount GP II, collectively, the “Reporting Persons”).
(b) The principal business address of the Reporting Persons is 200 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 400, West Conshohocken, PA 19428.
(c) The principal business of Fairmount Funds Management is to provide discretionary investment management services to qualified investors through its private pooled investment vehicles, Fairmount Healthcare Fund LP and Fairmount Healthcare Fund II LP (collectively, the “Clients”). Fairmount GP serves as the general partner to Fairmount Healthcare Fund LP. Fairmount GP II serves as the general partner to Fairmount Healthcare Fund II LP. Fairmount Funds Management has voting and dispositive power over the Common Stock held by the Clients, which is deemed shared with Fairmount GP, and Fairmount GP II. The Clients do not have the right to acquire voting or dispositive power over the Common Stock within sixty days.
(d)-(e) During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons (i) has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceedings was or is subject to a judgment, decree, or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violations with respect at such laws.
(f) Each of the Reporting Persons is a Delaware limited liability company.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
Item 3 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
In aggregate, the Reporting Persons have voting and dispositive power over 9,192,814 shares of Common Stock of the Company, which is comprised of (a) 1,369,623 shares of Common Stock, and (b) 7,823,191.14 (rounded to 7,823,191 shares for purposes of reporting in this Schedule 13D) shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 117,342 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the conversion of which is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 19.99% of the outstanding Common Stock. The securities exclude shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock in excess of the beneficial ownership limitation. On August 17, 2022 the Reporting Persons purchased a total of 425,531 shares of Common Stock of the Company for an aggregate of $9,999,978.50 in an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”). The shares were purchased with working capital. Fairmount Funds Management, Fairmount GP, and Fairmount GP II do not own any Common Stock directly but are deemed to beneficially own Common Stock held by the Clients. Fairmount Funds Management, Fairmount GP, and Fairmount GP II disclaim beneficial ownership of such Common Stock, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
The Reporting Persons purchased the shares of Common Stock of the Company referenced in Item 3 for investment purposes.
Lock-up Agreement
Pursuant to lock-up agreements signed in connection with the Issuer’s Offering, the Clients, certain other stockholders of the Issuer and each director and officer of the Issuer agreed with the representatives of the underwriters (the “Representatives”), subject to specified exceptions, not to directly or indirectly offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) or any other securities so owned that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock; or dispose of any shares of Common Stock, options to acquire shares of Common Stock, or securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock currently or hereafter owned either of record or beneficially. This restriction terminates after the close of trading of the Common Stock on and including the 60th day after the date of the prospectus supplement relating to the Offering.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Company
The percentages used in this Schedule 13D are calculated based upon 38,163,874 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of August 19, 2022. The Reporting Persons’ securities include (a) 1,369,623 shares of Common Stock, and (b) 7,823,191.14 (rounded to 7,823,191 shares for purposes of reporting in this Schedule 13D) shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 117,342 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the conversion of which is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 19.99% of the outstanding Common Stock. The securities exclude shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock in excess of the beneficial ownership limitation.
Fairmount Funds Management is the investment manager or adviser to the Clients and has voting and dispositive power over shares of Common Stock held on behalf of the Clients. Fairmount GP serves as the general partner to Fairmount Healthcare Fund LP, and Fairmount GP II serves as the general partner to Fairmount Healthcare Fund II LP, and are deemed to share voting and dispositive power over shares of Common Stock held on behalf of the Clients in their capacity as general partners.
The following table lists the Reporting Person’s transaction in Common Stock that was effected in the sixty days prior to the filing of this Schedule 13D:
Transaction Purchaser Date Number of Shares Price
Purchase Fairmount GP II August 17, 2022 425,531 $ 23.50
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Joint Filing Agreement by and among the Reporting Persons is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons with the SEC on January 5, 2021
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, we certify that the information set forth in this statement as of August 19, 2022.
By: /s/ Peter Harwin /s/ Tomas Kiselak
Peter Harwin Tomas Kiselak
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Coronavirus: Italy’s tourism industry reports ‘worst crisis in recent history’ after outbreak
Representatives of Italy's tourism industry have warned that “generalised panic” over coronavirus could “sink” the tourism sector, as up to 90 percent of bookings for March are cancelled in some parts of the country.
Published: 27 February 2020 13:58 CET
People outside Milan's cathedral, whch is currently closed to visitors. Photo: AFP
200 million euros' worth of travel and acommodation bookings have been cancelled in March since the outbreak began a week ago, reports Italian tourism association Assoturismo Confesercenti.
“In recent history Italian tourism has never experienced a crisis like this,” Vittorio Messina, National President of Assoturismo, stated in a press release. “It is the darkest moment. Not even 9/11 affected it so heavily.”
The figure, based on data from Italy's hotels, B&Bs and travel agencies, doesn't count lost tourist revenue for transport, tour guides, bars, restaurants and shops.
Bookings are also “sharply down” until June, reported Assoturismo.
While many of the cancellations were in regions heavily affected by the recent outbreak, the drop in visitor numbers is also hitting areas where few or no cases have been reported.
Photo: AFP
“The sector – which is worth about 13 percent of Italian GDP – risks sinking”, Messina said.
“If the situation of generalised panic continues, thousands of businesses, especially small ones, will first enter a liquidity crisis, then close their doors,” he continued. “We urgently need to work towards normalisation.”
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The region of Lombardy, the area worst-hit bu the outbreak, reported that tourism in the region is “on its knees”.
“In a few days, the coronavirus emergency has plunged one of the most important sectors in our region into crisis,” said Francesca Brianza, Vice-President of Lombardy's Regional Council.
“The tourism industry here is seeing a dramatic drop of over 40 percent.”
90 percent of all bookings in Rome were reportedly cancelled, and 80 percent in Sicily, according to Assoturismo.
The region of Lazio, which includes Rome, has had only three cases of coronavirus – and all are now recovered. Sicily has three confirmed cases.
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The report stated that the worst-hit areas are expected to be Italy's so-called “art cites”, such as Florence, Venice, and Rome, which get the highest proportion of visitors from abroad – making up about half of the total.
However Italians, too, are widely expected to stay at home amid fears of the virus spreading.
While 12 people have now died and over 500 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed across Italy, authorities say there is no reason to fear visiting the country.
Italian foreign minister Luigi di Maio on Thursday stressed that it's safe to visit the country, saying: “Children are going to school in most Italian regions, and if they can go to the classroom tourists and entrepreneurs can still come to Italy.”
Twelve regions have reported at least one case of the virus, including Sicily at the country's southern tip.
But Di Maio insisted: “Out of over 7,000 towns in Italy, just over a dozen are affected by this epidemic.”
He said Italy had more cases than other European countries because it was performing mass tests — over 11,000 so far, which caught positive cases that did not, however, result in illness.
A positive result does not mean a person is contagious.
Italy was “reliable and transparent”, Di Maio said, adding it was being unfairly penalised by holidaymakers cancelling trips to Milan's Gothic Duomo or the canal city of Venice over fears they might catch the virus.
No government has yet imposed a travel ban on Italy.
The country's international borders remain open, and the only systematic flight restrictions are on direct flights between Italy and China, which were suspended at the end of January.
The only no-go areas in Italy are a handful of small towns in northern Italy, where authorities have ordered a lockdown to help contain the virus.
A woman takes a selfie in Milan. Photo: AFP
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Covid-19: Are Italian live events at risk of being postponed?
As the infection rate rises sharply across the country, Italian virologists are calling for concerts and festivals to be rescheduled.
Published: 8 July 2022 14:12 CEST
Italy has seen a large increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in recent days, so much so that a number of virologists across the country are now urging the government to postpone major live events in a bid to curb infections.
According to a new report by Italy’s independent health watchdog, the Gimbe Foundation, 595,349 new cases were recorded in the week from June 29th to July 5th; a worrying 55 percent increase on the previous week.
In the same time span, the country also registered a 32.8 percent rise in the number of hospitalised patients, which went from 6,035 to 8,003.
The latest Covid wave, which is being driven by the highly contagious Omicron 5 variant, is a “real cause for concern”, especially in terms of a “potential patient overload”, said Nino Cartabellotta, president of the Gimbe Foundation.
As Italian cities prepare to host a packed calendar of concerts and festivals this summer, health experts are questioning whether such events should actually take place given the high risk of transmission associated with mass gatherings.
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“Rescheduling these types of events would be the best thing to do right now,” said Massimo Ciccozzi, Director of Epidemiology at Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome.
The summer wave is expected to peak in mid-July but, Ciccozzi warns, the upcoming live events might “delay [the peak] until the end of July or even beyond” and extend the infection curve.
Antonello Maruotti, Professor of Statistics at LUMSA University of Rome, recently shared Ciccozzi’s concerns, saying that live events as big as Maneskin’s scheduled Rome concert are “definitely not a good idea”.
The Italian rock band are slated to perform at the Circus Maximus on Saturday, July 9th but the expected turnout – over 70,000 fans are set to attend the event – has raised objections from an array of Italian doctors, with some warning that the concert might cause as many as 20,000 new cases.
If it were to materialise, the prospected scenario would significantly aggravate Lazio’s present medical predicament as there are currently over 186,000 Covid cases in the region (nearly 800 patients are receiving treatment in local hospitals).
Italian rock band Maneskin are expected to perform at the Circus Maximus in Rome on Saturday, July 9th. Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP
But, despite pleas to postpone the event, it is likely that Maneskin’s concert will take place as scheduled.
Alessandro Onorato, Rome’s Tourism Councillor, said that rescheduling is “out of question” and that “all recommendations from the local medical authorities will be adopted” with the help of the event’s organisers and staff on the ground.
At the time of writing, there is also no indication that the Italian government will consider postponing other major live events scheduled to take place in the coming weeks, though the situation is evolving rapidly and a U-turn on previous dispositions can’t be ruled out.
READ ALSO: At a glance: What are the Covid-19 rules in Italy now?
On this note, it is worth mentioning that Italy has now scrapped all of its former Covid measures except the requirement to wear FFP2 face masks on public transport (though not on planes) and in healthcare settings.
The use of face coverings is, however, still recommended in all crowded areas, including outdoors – exactly the point that leading Italian doctors are stressing in the hope that live events will not lead to large-scale infection.
Antonio Magi, President of Rome’s OMCEO (College of Doctors, Surgeons and Dentists), said: “Our advice is to wear FFP2 masks […] in high-risk situations.”
“I hope that young people will heed our recommendations and think about the health risks that their parents or grandparents might be exposed to after the event [they attend].”
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New Facility to Usher in a New Chapter for Bayhealth Patients in Harrington and Beyond
Monday, April 25, 2022 | Expanded Services
Bayhealth’s new medical office building in Harrington is on schedule to open with expanded services in early 2023. The new, 10,000 square foot facility located at 16681 S. DuPont Highway is a short distance from the current space, which is the longtime home of Bayhealth Primary Care, Harrington and Bayhealth Outpatient Center, Harrington.
In the new space, patients will find additional exam rooms, a Coumadin Clinic, and outpatient testing services including lab and imaging. The new building was also strategically designed with extra space for future services to ensure that it can keep pace with the growth of Harrington and the surrounding communities.
“We are pleased to offer expanded healthcare options and convenience for our growing patient population in Harrington and beyond,” said Bayhealth President and CEO Terry Murphy, FACHE. “This new facility is another step in our commitment to providing local residents access to the quality healthcare they deserve.”
While Bayhealth Primary Care, Harrington is moving locations, the clinicians and office staff will carry on the legacy that Family Medicine Physician Vincent Lobo, DO, has built in his 50+ years as a beloved community physician.
“Dr. Lobo and the primary care staff have a history of serving the community and will continue at this new site,” added Murphy.
Bayhealth Primary Care, Harrington is also home to Internal Medicine Physician Andrew Nash, DO, and Family Nurse Practitioner Michelle Devern, NP-C, who are both accepting new patients. And recruitment is underway for additional primary care physicians.
Visit Bayhealth.org/News for more updates on the opening of the new Harrington facility as well as Bayhealth’s other projects and initiatives designed to improve the health of the community, one life at a time.
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16th Edition of Cyber Security Summit: Kenya
Nairobi, Jan 10, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – After successful 15 editions of Cyber Security Summit, Exito is all set to host another milestone event- which serves as an ideal platform to enhance insights of Kenya’s Cyber Security Models for Tomorow. The Cybersecurity Summit is an invitation-only in-person event exclusively for cybersecurity leaders from leading businesses, institutions and government establishments in Kenya. The Summit, which is in alignment with Kenya’s Vision 2030, will discuss challenges, policies and strategies towards building a cyber resilient Kenya. The Summit will also highlight the various tech-disruptions for overcoming new risks inherent in digital businesses, and incorporating a culture of information security in all institutions and organizations.
ACN Newswire is a media partner of Exito’s 16th Edition of Cyber Security Summit to be held in Kenya on 10th February 2023.
At the Cyber Security Summit Kenya, you will hear Cyber Security thought leaders talk about the action plans, strategies and best ways to build next-gen digital cyber vault and cyber crime resilient Kenya. You will also have panel discussions, fireside chats, Industry keynotes, solution showcases and interactive workshops to discuss how to build a stronger and secured cyber infrastructure in Africa.
The summit will feature leading over 150+ CISO’s, CIO’s, Heads of Digital Transformation, IT Infrastructure, Cyber security, Information and Communication Technologies and other experts in this domain, this platform will equip you with the essential tools to risk-proof your businesses.
Speakers like Faith Katua, Advocacy Director, ISACA Kenya Chapter, Fredrick Endeki, Head of ICT, KMTC Machakos Campus, Ministry of Health, Republic of Kenya, Faith Nyaga, Senior ICT Officer, Water Resources Authority, Republic Of Kenya, David Kitonga, Head Information Security, Jamii Telecommunication Ltd, Amit Saxena, CIO, Ramco Plexus Ltd, Hartnell Ndungi, Chief Data Officer, Absa Bank Kenya PLC, Anastasia Chege, Head Of Technology Risk And Security, Kenya Airways, Makale Benson, Head Of ICT Service Operations, I&M Bank Kenya among many others will be sharing their experiences and expertise at the summit.
Event registration has commenced for Delegates and Sponsors.
– The delegates will be exposed to in-depth, trend-forward sessions & workshops – practical takeaways and ideas to keep you ahead in the digital economy.
– The sponsors will be able to create an overwhelming branding in the event along with meeting their prospects and displaying the products.
– Hundreds of seasoned marketers, strategists, designers, and more to network and connect with. Meet your customers, vendors, expert resources, friends and colleagues on the 10th of February.
Register now to engage at this grand event as the slots are filling up fast.
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Christmas Memoirs
Ah, Christmas. As a kid growing up, there was something truly sacred about Christmas. It was a magical time of the year where miracles happen and wonder is in the air. Every kid I knew looked forward to Christmas. Whether we were writing letters to Santa or out shopping at the local mall with our parents, Christmas was magic. And the best time of the year to be a kid. As soon as that calendar strikes October, you were in kid Heaven. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas. The promise of frights, food overload and video game presents. I’ve had some great gaming-related memories of Christmas over the years. Here they are
CHRISTMAS 1989: THE GAME WAS CHANGED
Sega had truly taken gaming to THE NEXT LEVEL
In December 1989, my brother and I owned an 8-bit Nintendo. We loved it dearly. But one day we went to our family friend’s house. Denny was raving about his new game system, the Sega Genesis. I was only six years old, but I remember it as if it was yesterday. Denny showed us the cool clamshell box of Altered Beast. The art on the cover blew me away with its wild beasts and savage wolf man. Before Denny opened the box he asked me, “How big do you think the game is?” Hmmm, I figured since it was bigger than Nintendo, surely the cartridge had to be huge. Denny shook his head with a sly grin. He slowly opened the box to reveal the tiniest cartridge I had ever seen in my life. I was stupefied. The next big leap in video gaming was that small? Denny popped Altered Beast in and I sat back to watch. From the moment the game fired up and I heard the infamous voiceover “WISE FROM YOUR GRAVE!” I was hooked and sold. The graphics were jaw dropping! So too was the sound. I never looked at gaming quite the same after that fateful December day of 1989.
Altered Beast forever altered the game…
Over the years I remember going back to Denny’s place a lot during December. We held many family friend gatherings there. I remember watching him play games like Dynamite Duke, Thunder Force III and Gaiares. Man, what a time of innocence it was. Not only were we on the verge of a new decade, we found ourselves standing smack dab in a new generation of hi-tech gaming! And life, well, life was awesome. But just when I thought gaming couldn’t get any better, it did…
One of the greatest level one bosses ever!
CHRISTMAS 1991: SUPER NINTENDO GENESIS
Some vacation trips stay with you for the long haul…
I was eight years old on vacation with my family and friends. My family forged a strong friendship with four families. Between the five families you had 10 parents and 16 kids (11 boys and five girls with birth years ranging from 1977-1987). We had some of the most legendary sleepovers in the history of such. We had monthly sleepovers and each time we would stay up until 1, 2 AM playing video games. It was a glorious time, and some of the best times of my childhood.
In December 1991, the parents wanted to go skiing at beautiful Lake Tahoe. We rented out a huge cabin where all twenty six of us stayed. It was insanity! The brothers, Tommy and Denny, packed their newly acquired Super Nintendo. This is the same Denny that first introduced me to the Sega Genesis and Altered Beast. You know how in every childhood gaming circle there was that one guy who got all the coolest newest games and systems first? Denny was that guy. Tommy and Denny also brought Super Mario World, Final Fight and F-Zero.
I loved Home Alone but I didn’t want to live it out!
That Sunday morning I woke up to an empty cabin, with weird noises emanating in every which direction. A cold chill swept down the back of my neck as I tip-toed downstairs timidly. Desperately calling out the names of my family and friends, it wasn’t long until I realized I was the lone prisoner trapped inside this cabin from hell.
The only response I received for my cries was the hissing of the cabin. I felt a chill creep over once more. Some thing wasn’t right…
Once I managed to make my way to the kitchen I found a note taped to the fridge with my name on it.
All alone in that demonic looking cabin… or was I…
The rest of us got up early to go out for breakfast. We’ll be back soon. You stayed up really late last night so I wanted you to get the extra rest. Make yourself some Honey Nut Cheerios and don’t watch too much TV. We’ll be back very soon.
Gee, thanks mom. I’ll be sure to remember this when I go to the booth next week to cast my vote in for Mom of the Year! I opened the fridge and saw an ice cold can of 7 Up. It was my favorite soda but there was no chance in hell I was going to brave it down that demonic looking hallway to make it to the restroom. No siree!
Ever felt that someone or something is watching you?
Ever feel a presence in the room with you? That someone, or something, is watching you? That’s how I felt on that cold, dreary December morning of 1991. But being eight years old and resourceful, I believed spirits would never mess with me if I had the radio or TV playing — they only attacked those who were alone. So I turned on the tube and came across a WWF show. Ah, wrestling. It’s always comforted me and did so here. But before long the show ended and I was left thinking about what evil spirits might be milling about. That’s when I spotted Tommy’s Super Nintendo lying on the floor. All the older “cool” kids were taking turns with it the night before, and the younger kids (of which I was right on the cusp of) could do nothing but peer on wishing life had dealt them a better hand. So it suddenly dawned on me that this was my chance. This was my moment.
It’s true — you never forget your first time
Powering up F-Zero, I was instantly transported to Mode-7 Heaven. Every single racing track blew my mind. I couldn’t believe how fast it played, and how AMAZING the game looked. And that MUSIC… oh man. F-Zero led me from thinking about ghosts to obsessing over intergalactic racing warfare! Later I plugged in Final Fight and found myself saving the good citizens of Metro City one jaw dropping stage after another, as I smeared the streets with the blood of the hooligans from the Mad Gear Gang. I had never seen such state-of-the-art arcade-like graphics before. The characters were unbelievably HUGE and at times I found myself wondering, “WHERE THE HECK IS THE COIN SLOT?!”
Back in 1991 this was absolutely mind blowing!
I played Final Fight until my family and friends came back. Part of me was ecstatic to no longer be alone in the cabin from hell, but something funny happened during my inaugural SNES playthrough. It made me forget about malicious ghosts and evil spirits. It instead transported me to the future of video gaming, where you could snap a guy’s neck in two and soar 200 feet across a race track suspended high above a futuristic city — all in stunning graphics and sound. Even 25 years later, I still recall that Christmas with great reverence
CHRISTMAS 1992: KING OF THE KARTS
There was a certain magic in the air that night…
My mom and I used to go to the mall all the time. It was one of our traditions. She took me after school every Friday, rain or shine. I loved it because this was a time in life when the world was a different place. Even as young as 8, my mom allowed me to hit up my stores while she went shopping for clothes. This gave me a great sense of independence and for about 30 minutes I was on my own completely! I always visited Suncoast, Kay Bee Toys, Walden Books, Sam Goody, and of course, the classic SOFTWARE ETC.
Now rarely did she ever end up buying me anything once we reconvened, but that was never the point. It was fun enough thumbing through books, EGM magazines and drooling at the various action figures. It was the feeling that it produced. Just knowing you were on your own for half an hour made going to the mall a fun time. But the best times always came during Christmas season.
That little blond kid was me just a year or two ago…
The mall Santa was there taking pictures, kissing babies and shaking little hands. At nine and a half years old now, I was too old for that stuff, but not old enough to not still believe in the magic of Christmas. So instead of sitting on Santa’s lap, I simply sat back from afar to admire what had been, and what once was.
My mom came over asking if I wanted to meet the mall Santa, but I told her I was too old. She looked at the kids rushing up to Santa just 20 feet away from us, lost in her thoughts. Somewhere in her aging face I saw her loosen up, as if she suddenly missed the days when I was that young scampering around. Perhaps it was the right kind of Christmas magic I’d need for what was about to transpire on that most magical late December evening…
This was like a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!
There it was, plastered in big and bold blue letters. I always made it a point to hit up SOFTWARE ETC. each time we visited the mall. Of course, I could only dream of my mom complying to buy me a video game. Still, like a moth to flame, those bold blue letters always sucked me in. I stood there that evening in sheer awe of the endless shelves of SNES goodies — games in which I could only dream of owning. And then, there it was. High on the shelf I saw it, shining like a beacon of light. KING OF THE MONSTERS for the Super Nintendo! It was just one short year ago that I’d beaten the arcade and thought to myself, “Man, I can’t wait for this to come home!” And now, it finally has. Only one problem, of course. How can I convince mom to buy it? Standing there, staring at the pristine shiny King of the Monsters box, my mind desperately raced through everything I could think of in order to weigh the odds in my favor.
I didn’t have very long to think…
“C’mon honey, we gotta get back home now.”
What kind of compelling, poetic point would I make?
“That…” I pointed to the King of the Monsters box sitting on the top shelf. “I want that.”
OK, so much for poetic language and convincing arguments.
My mom gave me “the look.” Uh oh. In the history of “momkind” the look has never been good news. Whether it was a look of frustration, disappointment or disgust, the look has denied kids an untold number of desserts, toys and video games. This task, I could tell, was going to be about as easy as Quantum Physics.
“Honey, that’s fifty five dollars.”
“No, it’s fifty four ninety nine!” I quickly countered. HA! I thought I had her — ahh, the bliss of being nine years old…
“Well actually with tax it’s about sixty,” she corrected.
Well DAMN. Talk about backfiring!
And then, out of nowhere, it hit me. My trump card. I explained to her how it was my favorite game, how I had to have it, and how much joy it would bring Kevin and me. And that if she bought it, it would count for not only my Christmas gift but also my birthday as well.
My mom grabbed the box to examine it closer. “Hey, isn’t this the game you played all night last year at Chuck E. Cheese’s? Is this the same one?”
***FLASHBACK TO DECEMBER 1991***
This only took me an hour and about 500 quarters
December 1991. My parents took me and my brother to our favorite place, Chuck E. Cheese’s, to celebrate the end of the year. My mother was rather strict so these rare opportunities where she allowed us to binge on our desires were not taken for granted! They ordered two large pizzas and got us 50 tokens. I knew where I was going to be for the rest of that night — at the King of the Monsters cab determined to beat it! It took me some time and way too many quarters to count but at last I did it, all while my mom sat back at the table eating unwanted leftover pizza crust and watching the whole thing go down.
***BACK TO DECEMBER 1992***
I nodded furiously and watched as my mom bit her lower lip, contemplating what to do. Finally, after what seemed like forever, she took the game to the counter. I stood there in awe watching as they swiped her credit card. It was the first video game she bought for me. Outside I could hear the chattering of youngsters and the HO-HO-HOs of the mall Santa. The Christmas season was ringing in full force, and this bit of Christmas magic only punctuated the moment. My brother and I played King of the Monsters as soon as I got home. It turned out to be a ho-hum translation but at the time I remember not caring a great deal about that. I was just grateful and still buzzing with excitement at the fact that the Christmas magic was still alive and well!
Downtown Christmas was our Yuletide tradition
A couple days after my mom bought the game, I was playing it one night with my brother when she urged us to turn it off so we could drive downtown to see the fancy Christmas lights. It was a basic tradition in my family that every Yuletide we do so. I love the lights but that year my parents had to pry me away from my Super Nintendo. I guess as my brother and I got older, the more my mom fought to keep tradition alive. Like how she wanted me to sit on Santa’s lap the night she bought me the game. I guess that’s something I’ll find out for myself one of these days… [Sitting on Santa’s lap? How kinky. I see you’re on that naughty list… -Ed.]
But wait! That Christmas is about to get even better
Christmas ’92 proved to be one for the record books. In addition to my mom buying me King of the Monsters, that same year our uncle bought us Death Duel. I remember the ad from EGM. It looked cool and all, but honestly, my brother and I were a bit disappointed. Of all the games on our wish list, Death Duel certainly wasn’t even in the top 20. We tried not to complain though as our mom always taught us to be grateful and that any gift was better than none at all. Still, Kevin and I went home that night talking about how awesome it would be if Death Duel magically transformed into Super Mario Kart instead (the game that topped our Christmas wish list). It was rare that my brother and I both wanted the same game — he was a “mainstream” guy while I was more fond of the obscure underdog titles. However, Super Mario Kart transcended all of that. It was just that kind of game.
Good thing my brother was still only 11 at the time!
And then, as we were talking, an epiphany struck us. We suddenly recalled the ad for Death Duel in EGM. We pulled out the latest EGM issue that we had bought weeks earlier and madly flipped through it in search of our great loophole. Ah, there it was. Not suggested for children under 14. I was only nine and my brother was 11. My brother wouldn’t be able to play Death Duel for another three years! And five for me! Not that we couldn’t break the rules but when the rules benefit you, why not follow them?
Everyone wanted this game that Christmas season
After showing the ad to our mom, just as we predicted she would, she promptly called our uncle to explain the situation and asked if he kept the receipt. Luckily, he did and since we hadn’t opened the game yet, it was ripe for a swap. So later that week my mom took me and Kevin to exchange Death Duel for Super Mario Kart. I remember thinking that it was the greatest trade in the history of mankind. I still laugh thinking about this Christmas memory. Who knew a silly ad could bring about such a dramatic turn of events?
We became the kings of our block
Thanks for a great Christmas memory, Death Duel
CHRISTMAS 1993: FIGHT CLUB
This quickly became my next most wanted game
Leading up to Christmas that year I was completely fascinated with Interplay’s Street Fighter II clone, Clay Fighter. Endless controversial ads filled the pages of gaming magazines and I studied the many previews drooling in sheer anticipation of this new promising fighting game. And who could forget the Clay Fighter ad campaign? I sure haven’t — it’s one of the greatest ad campaigns in 16-bit gaming history.
Oooh! SHOTS FIRED. Interplay wasn’t playing around
I still remember fondly my cousin calling me one night in early December of 1993. It was rare in those days for her to call as we usually just saw each other in person and communicated that way. But on this fateful night she called asking for my Christmas wish list. My heart was racing as I knew there was really only one thing I wanted: a copy of Clay Fighter. I remember explaining to her over the phone what Clay Fighter was, and being positive that she was going to buy it for me. Yep, it was only a matter of days now…
The gist of what I told my cousin that fateful night!
As a 10 year old, I thought the ads were the best
Of course, she bought something else for me. It ended up not being a video game at all. After that phone call and everything, I couldn’t help but feel massively disappointed. In retrospect though, I’m lucky she didn’t buy me Clay Fighter…
“C’mon Steve, do the Dragon Kick here! One more time!”
I would be remiss not to mention World Heroes. My best pal Nelson bought it when it first came out around September of ’93, and we played it well into the winter. Nelly even lent me the game here and there. Uncle Ben flew in that Christmas and watched me play as Kim Dragon. Uncle Ben didn’t care for video games whatsoever, but even he was drawn into World Heroes. He rooted me on, suddenly morphing into an armchair gamer! He loved Kim’s Dragon Kick and called for me to do it each time. It’s a quirky memory that has stuck with me all these years.
World Heroes will always have a soft spot in my heart
Christmas ’93 was simply a great time to be a robust 10 year old kid growing up in suburban America. If you had a Super Nintendo, a best friend and you loved fighting games — what a time to be alive! With choices such as Street Fighter II Turbo, TMNT: Tournament Fighters, World Heroes, Ranma ½: Hard Battle and Clay Fighter, there were plenty of fighting games to choose from. The 16-bit war was in full swing, and if you had the SNES and Genesis like I did, you were the ultimate winner.
Nothing like an unexpected post Christmas score!
Having hounded my parents about Clay Fighter and them knowing how disappointed I was that I didn’t get it that Christmas, my mom allowed me to buy one video game in January of ’94. Thankfully, I rented Clay Fighter just prior to this once-in-a-lifetime decree. It wasn’t a terrible fighting game, it just wasn’t very good. My parents took me to Good Guys and I bought Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters. Ninja Turtles meets Street Fighter II? Take my money, er, my parents’ money!
Yep, I sure made the right call!
“COWABUNGA!!”
CHRISTMAS 1994: KAREN KOMBAT!
SNES fans were vindicated with an awesome port
Christmas ’94 was marked by the return of my cousin Karen, whom I hadn’t seen in a while. She was now eight and my Uncle Ben also had a one year old daughter, Liz. My bro and I bought Mortal Kombat II for the SNES and we were playing it well into that Christmas season, much to Karen’s chagrin as it would turn out.
Chill Karen, it’s only a game. Don’t lose your head…
When Karen and baby Liz came over that holiday season, we showed off Mortal Kombat II in all its glory. Upon seeing the first blood spewing Fatality, Baraka slicing Jax’s head clean off his shoulders, Karen imploded like a soccer mom at a backyard wrestling event. Grabbing her baby sister in a mad panic, she screamed at us, “OH MY GOD! A ONE YEAR OLD BABY CAN’T BE EXPOSED TO THIS R-RATED VIOLENCE!” The way she yelled at the top of her lungs coupled with her mannerisms made it a moment in time. To this day I still give her a hard time about it whenever we see each other.
As it would turn out, Christmas ’94 was the last great gaming-related Christmas I can remember. Well, that was until…
CHRISTMAS 2010: PARTY LIKE IT’S 1994
You could say it was a powerpak’ed Christmas…
November 2010. I bit the proverbial bullet and purchased an SNES PowerPak. This great device allows you to play almost any SNES game ever created. It comes at a steep price but as I found out firsthand later that Christmas season, it’s worth the asking price. Guess who visited that Christmas? None other than Karen and (no longer baby) Liz. Karen was now 24 and Liz, 17. It’s funny how life comes full circle sometimes.
See the love mark my SNES left on the carpet?
Saturday, Christmas afternoon. Uncle Ben, his wife, Karen and Liz were visiting from out of state and staying at their second home. Uncle Ben invited the whole fam over for a night of Christmas family fun. Normally I take the Sega Saturn with me (for Saturn Bomberman), but this time I thought I’d try the Super Nintendo instead. It was the right call.
Love how it all fitted perfectly. A nice snug fit ^_^
Ah, the advantage of having a PowerPak and not having to haul 20, 25 games with you. With one cartridge you can effectively carry hundreds of SNES games. That alone makes having some kind of flash cart worth the asking price.
That night we went back in time
We enjoyed a pleasant family Christmas dinner together that night. Then my cousins Karen, Liz, David, Mia and I retreated to the living room. I unpacked the Super Nintendo to a warm nostalgic reaction. “Oh my God, I haven’t seen one of these in forever!” Karen was most eager of all being that she was old enough to really remember it. The PowerPak worked its magic. I let her browse through the endless list of games. Her eyes popped when she saw Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles In Time. “I remember playing this back in the day!” Karen had turned into a wide-eyed six year old kid before my very eyes. “WE GOTTA PLAY THIS!” she declared. Well, I certainly wasn’t expecting her to pick Mortal Kombat II.
Karen and David started out on the first level. The three of us felt like we were back at the arcades in the ’90s. Liz and Mia, being young teenagers and Wii fans, didn’t get the hype so they didn’t care to join in. But Karen, David and I were having a blast. The Ninja Turtles weren’t the only ones going back in time here…
It felt like we were back in 1992
The three of us rotated turns playing the two player mode. Each new stage brought about “Oooh I remember this!” memories. When we made our way to the sewer stage, with the giant yellow pizza monsters leaping out at us, Karen said, “I TOTALLY REMEMBER THOSE PIZZA MONSTERS FROM THE CARTOON SHOW!” We made it to Super Shredder, but soon fell at his evil hands.
Karen, David and I had a, er, blast
After Turtles in Time, we switched over to Super Bomberman 2. It brought back memories of the early-mid ’90s when my old gaming group spent countless Saturday nights blowing each other up. We ended up playing the SNES from 6:45 to 9:20. We spent the next two hours talking and hanging out. Nothing like quality family time mixed in with a little multiplayer gaming
World Heroes 2 is a terrific and underrated SNES port
I slept over at my parents’ house that night since they live only 15 minutes away from Uncle Ben’s second home. Arriving around midnight, I was still in a Super Nintendo state of mind. I immediately popped in the PowerPak and fired up the beta version of World Heroes 2. Although I love the finished product, the beta version is more combo friendly and therefore more accurate to the arcade original. It’s almost like playing two different games! One more reason to love the PowerPak — you can play beta versions (if available) of your favorite games and compare.
Don’t have one yet? Better catch and ride that wave!
Love it but the computer is tough
After World Heroes 2 beta, I had the urge to revisit another childhood favorite, TMNT: Tournament Fighters. After the tough computer foes put a thorough whupping on my ass, I felt the need to do some whupping of my own, so I fired up Zen Nippon Pro Wrestling 2: 3-4 Budokan.
I like it more than Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium
The fatal four way match is good for a quick fix. After this, I went to brush my teeth. My parents had already gone to bed. I turned off the lights and lowered the volume. I hadn’t slept over in a long time so the house making all kinds of unusual noises in the dark was a bit creepy. I decided to go from one obscure Super Famicom import to another.
Fans of the unusual and Pocky & Rocky will like this
One of the weirdest games on the SNES, Deae Tonosama Appare Ichiban is also rather fun. I had a blast going through the whole game. It was now 2:45 AM, and the house grew eerily darker and darker. It was the perfect time to load up the scariest Super Nintendo game ever created.
Now there’s a stocking stuffer you don’t want to see
There couldn’t have been a more perfect setting to play Clock Tower. Weird noises emanated from the house as heavy rain crashed against the windows with fierce velocity. I never imagined in a million years that a Super Nintendo game could actually scare me. But on that night, Clock Tower succeeded. Scissorman left a wake of terror as he pursued me relentlessly throughout the mansion. It was one of the best gaming sessions I’ve ever had.
SNIP SNIP — I could still hear Scissorman’s shears…
It was now 4:30 in the morning. Whoa, I played the SNES from midnight to 4:30. I staggered over to turn off Clock Tower, then I fumbled up the stairs in the dark. I was in a bit of a daze, feeling uneasy still thinking about the grisly images. I crawled into bed and stared at the ceiling in the darkness. What an epic gaming session and what a great Christmas! I laid there for a while just reflecting on the night before drifting off to a deep, peaceful sleep…
CHRISTMAS 2012: BIRDIES AND BOMBS, BABY!
Nothing beats a good old fashion multiplayer party!
Once again the PowerPak proved its worth. My brother, his girlfriend and I went to visit David and Mia. We spent the night playing 4-player BS Out of Bounds Golf and 5-player Super Bomberman 5. Nothing screams quality family time quite like blowing up your brother, or knocking your cousin’s ball out of bounds. Both games quickly grew heated as the trash talking (and laughing) compounded. The fondest memory I have of this evening came when David miraculously nailed a miracle trick shot. He bounced his ball against a plate bumper, which then ricocheted its way into the cup. Everyone in the room jumped and shouted in stereo. It was certainly mic drop worthy! We all gave David a hi-five and he wore the fattest grin I ever saw. To see him have that one moment of glory made my Christmas that year. Fittingly enough, we even gave him a golf clap
David bounced a shot off that bumper and in, wow!
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a very good night :)
Christmas time always brings back such fond memories of time well spent with loved ones and video games. Especially when you were a kid, there was just something special and magical about Christmas season. Whether you received a new video game system or a new video game, many of us have nostalgic memories surrounding Christmas and video games. These were mine. And they’ve stayed with me long after the snow has faded and the lights have been taken down. As tomorrow marks the beginning of winter and as we draw closer and closer to yet another Christmas, I’m reminded of all these nostalgic memories. There’s something about gaming during the winter season that can’t be beat. Those early darkening late afternoons. The whipping rain lashing outside late at night as you play childhood favorites, or unearth new ones. Wherever you are at in this stage of life, may you be blessed each day and a blessing to others, too. After all, isn’t that what life is all about?
Thank you good sir, and God Bless everyone else too
Posted on December 20, 2016 December 25, 2016 Categories SNES ArticlesTags Altered Beast, Christmas, Clay Fighter, F-Zero, Final Fight, King of the Monsters, Mortal Kombat II, PowerPak, Sega Genesis, SNES, Super Mario Kart, Super Nintendo, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tournament Fighters, World HeroesLeave a comment | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7061233520507812, "wiki_prob": 0.29387664794921875, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0100.json.gz/line527808"} |
How fast is fast enough? About 100 steps per minute might be a reasonable goal, but your mileage may vary.
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Walking can be a wonderful way to get exercise. But do you ever wonder if you're moving briskly enough to benefit your heart? There's a quite a difference between a leisurely neighborhood stroll and a purposeful gait when you're late for the bus. Now, new research suggests that a pace of about 100 steps per minute qualifies as brisk walking for many people (see "Take this in stride: A study of walking speed").
Using that cadence as a benchmark might make sense for some — but not all — people, says Dr. Beth Frates, who directs wellness programming for the Stroke Research and Recovery Institute at Harvard-affiliated Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. "For example, 100 steps per minute could be a good goal for a middle-aged, relatively healthy person who's walking on a mild day when the conditions allow for safe footing." In fact, that pace might even seem a bit slow for a fit person who exercises regularly, she says.
In contrast, 100 steps per minute might be too fast for people who are out of shape, either because they don't have a regular fitness routine or have been sidelined by injury or illness. That's why she and other physicians often recommend that people use the "rate of perceived exertion" scale, also known as the modified Borg scale (see "Walking while talking"), to estimate how hard they're exercising.
Take this in stride: A study of walking speeds
To estimate the number of steps per minute (pace) that correlates with brisk or moderate walking, a team of researchers reviewed findings from 38 recent, high-quality studies. All of the studies tracked people's walking pace, as well as other measures of effort, such as increases in heart and breathing rates.
The studies included people ages 18 and older, although the average age in most of the studies was under 40. Even though the participants had a range of different body weights and fitness levels, researchers found that what constituted brisk or moderate walking was consistent across the studies: about 100 steps per minute (or about 2.7 miles per hour).
However, these results don't necessarily apply to older adults, who may reach moderate-intensity exercise levels at a cadence lower than 100 steps per minute, the authors point out. Other factors such as height (which affects the length of your stride) and health status could also influence an individual's step count. The study was published in the June British Journal of Sports Medicine.
A mid-range effort
"To use the Borg scale, you have to pay attention to how hard you're breathing, which is a clear indicator of how hard your heart and body are working," Dr. Frates says. Aim for an exertion level around 5 or 6 — about halfway between sitting still and exercising as hard as you possibly can.
Measuring your heart rate is another way to assess how hard you're exercising, but this method has a few drawbacks. For example, it's not always easy to find and count your pulse with your fingers. Also, the heart rate monitors on fitness trackers and smartwatches aren't always accurate. And if you're taking a beta blocker such as metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol) or atenolol (Tenormin) to lower your blood pressure, the drug will also lower your heart rate. That means your heart rate will not be a good indicator of how hard you're exercising, Dr. Frates explains. But even with a beta blocker, you'll breathe harder and your muscles will become tired, so you still can use the Borg scale.
Walking while talking
Known as the modified Borg or "rate of perceived exertion" scale, this measure can help you gauge whether you are exercising intensely enough.
Breathing/speaking pattern
Restful breathing; able to sing
Can easily speak in complete sentences
Speech becomes broken
Breathing becomes heavier
Talking is difficult
Moderate to vigorous
Deep, forceful breathing, but still sustainable
Labored breathing; cannot talk
Very labored breathing; borderline breathless
Very vigorous
Gasping for air
Time will tell
Another good option is to just track the time you spend walking. If you're just getting started, begin with 10 minutes a day and gradually add a few more minutes every week. If you have a walking routine, try counting how many steps you take in 10 seconds and multiply by six to find your steps per minute. If the number is not close to 100, don't worry — listen to your body and use the perceived exertion measure instead. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6352140307426453, "wiki_prob": 0.6352140307426453, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0100.json.gz/line1361181"} |
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Opposing viewpoints should also be considered. If the speaker is a candidate for public office, comparable time must be provided to other candidates for the same office in subsequent class meetings, if requested, by other candidates for the same office.
B. If an elected public official or candidate for public office is invited by a College-sanctioned student club or organization, the invitation must have the prior approval of the dean of Student Life and Service Learning, and the vice president of Student Affairs. If approved, the vice president will notify College Security Services, the public information officer, and the Office of The President of the date, time, and location of the speech at least ten days in advance. The following factors will be applicable:
The topic should be relevant to the objectives of the sponsor; and,
Attendance by students must be on a voluntary basis.
C. If an elected public official or candidate is invited by an officially recognized employee group or organization, the invitation must have the prior approval of the unit vice president who serves as liaison to that organization, accompanied by notification of the Office of the President. If approved, the employee group will notify College Security Services of the date, time, and location at least ten days in advance. The following factors will be applicable:
Opposing viewpoints should be considered. If the speaker is a candidate for public office, comparable time must be provided to other candidates for the same office, if requested.
Attendance by employees and students must be on a voluntary basis.
D. If an elected public official or candidate is invited by a Central Piedmont unit, program, office, or College committee, the invitation must have the prior approval of the program administrator, the appropriate campus dean, and appropriate vice president, accompanied by notification of the Office of the President. If approved, the vice president will notify College Security Services, the Public Information Officer, and the Office of The President of the date, time, and location, at least ten days in advance. The following factors will be applicable:
The topic should be relevant to the objectives of the sponsoring program.
E. If a candidate for public office or his/her supporters, organization, or political party wish to speak individually with employees or students on campus property, Policy 2.17 Free Speech, Public Assembly, and Distribution/Petitioning will apply.
F. If a request for a formal speaking engagement is initiated by an elected public official or candidate or his/her supporters, organization, or political party, initial contact should be made through the public information officer to the Office of The President. Arrangements must have the prior approval of the president or their designee. The following factors will be applicable:
Arrangements for the event must be accommodated within the regular work schedules of Security Services and Facilities Management employees, so far as practicable.
The event must not interrupt the College's regular schedule of classes and activities, unless determined by the president to be in the best interest of the institution to do so.
If so requested, the same opportunity must be provided to other candidates for the same office.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene had made an announcement on 7th April, Wednesday that the re-election campaign that is led by her has successfully managed to raise a staggering $3.2 million. This whopping amount was raised by Marjorie Taylor Greene within the first 3 months in office.
This has come as a huge surprise to most people owing to the reason that she had recently been removed from her office by the House. Marjorie Taylor Greene was stripped of her committee assignments soon after her comments encouraging violence surfaced. Her comments were related to the Florida school shooting that was claimed to conspiratorial by her.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Taking Everyone By Surprise
Greene was the 1st Congress member to have been removed. She occasionally takes part in meaningless measures and does not have several official duties. Basically, her removal did not make much of a difference.
Greene is a Republican and represents the 14th district of Georgia. However, Greene has raised a whopping $3.2 million within a very short span of time. She also announced that the amount was donated by over 100,000 donors across the country. This took everyone by surprise.
While speaking about her fundraising, she mentioned how delighted, excited, and humbled she feels to relate the fundraising efforts during the last few months. She also said that the common people showered their love despite the attack from Congress. This was possible because of the reason that she held on to her beliefs as an American. She further added that she always prioritized the people over the politicians and she will continue fighting for the people.
Even though she has minimal duties because of her small capabilities, she has raised huge money through her fundraiser.
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Comme Des Garcons is a Japanese brand within a French name. The inspiration behind the name of the label, was inspired by a song “All the boys and girls” written by a French artist. Comme Des Garcons meaning “like some boys” was founded by Rei Kawakubo in Tokyo in 1969. Comme Des Garcon made its first debut in Paris Fashion week in 1981 and still continues to carry over its success and popularity to present times. In regards to the brands identity, Kawakubo doesn’t identify herself as making clothes, she identifies herself as making works of art, which is the motive for her avant garde aesthetic and unconventional silhouettes. The brand consists of a number of lines within itself, they are as follows: Comme des Garcons, Comme des Garcons Shirt, Comme des Garcons Play, Comme des Garcons Wallets and Comme des Garcons Parfums.
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I Will (disambiguation)
Hail to the Thief
My Way (Usher album)
Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over forty Top 50 hits and sold over 140 million albums. She was deemed "The Reigning Queen of Rock and Roll" and one of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" by Rolling Stone, and, as a member of Fleetwood Mac, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. As a solo artist, she has garnered eight Grammy Award nominations and, with Fleetwood Mac, a further five.
Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975 along with her romantic partner Lindsey Buckingham. Fleetwood Mac's second album after the incorporation of Nicks and Buckingham, Rumours, released in 1977, was the best-selling album of the year of its release and, to date, made sales of 40 million copies worldwide, which makes it the fifth-highest-selling studio album of all time. The album remained at number one on the American albums chart for 31 weeks and reached the top spot in various countries worldwide. The album won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978 and produced four U.S. Top 10 singles, with Nicks' "Dreams" being the band's first and only U.S. number-one hit.
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American Horror Story is an American horror television series created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. Described as an anthology series, each season is conceived as a self-contained miniseries, following a disparate set of characters, settings, and a storyline with its own beginning, middle, and end. However, Murphy has stated that all of the seasons are and will be connected by the end of the series.
The first season, subtitled Murder House, takes place during 2011 in Los Angeles, California and centers on a family that moves into a house haunted by its deceased former occupants. The second season, subtitled Asylum, takes place during 1964 in Massachusetts and follows the stories of the inmates and staff of an institution for the criminally insane. The third season, subtitled Coven, takes place during 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana and follows a coven of witches who face off against those who wish to destroy them. The fourth season, subtitled Freak Show, takes place during 1952 in Jupiter, Florida and focuses on one of the last remaining freak shows in America and its struggle to survive. The fifth season, subtitled Hotel, takes place during 2015 in Los Angeles, California and centers on the unusual occurrences and people of a mysterious and outdated hotel.
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I Will may refer to:
I Will (F.T. Island album), a 2015 album by F.T. Island
I Will (Mozella album), the 2006 debut album by MoZella
I Will (Zhang Liyin album), a 2008 album by Zhang Li Yin
"I Will" (Namie Amuro song), a 2002 song by Namie Amuro
"I Will" (Beatles song), a 1968 song by the Beatles
"I Will" (Do song), a 2007 song by Do
"I Will" (Dick Glasser song), a 1962 song by Dick Glasser performed by Billy Fury and others
"I Will" (Jimmy Wayne song), a 2008 song by Jimmy Wayne
"I Will", a 2007 song by American Idol contestant Paris Bennett on her album Princess P
"I Will", a song by Japanese band Chelsy, used as an insert song in the Blue Spring Ride anime
"I Will", a song by Miz
"I Will. (No Man's Land.)", a 2003 song by Radiohead
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Hail to the Thief is the sixth studio album by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, produced by Nigel Godrich and released on 9 June 2003. Following the electronic and jazz styles of Kid A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001), Hail to the Thief returned to the guitar rock of Radiohead's earlier albums, but retained electronic elements such as drum machines, synthesisers and digital manipulation. To avoid the protracted recording sessions of previous albums, the band recorded it quickly, employing a live, "spontaneous" approach.
Many of the album's lyrics were written in response to the War on Terror and the resurgence of right-wing politics in the West after the turn of the millennium. Songwriter and vocalist Thom Yorke said the album expresses "frustration and powerlessness and anger, and the huge gap between the people that put themselves in control and the people that allegedly voted for them."
Despite a high-profile internet leak ten weeks before its release, Hail to the Thief debuted at number one in the United Kingdom and number three in the United States. It produced three charting singles: "There There", "Go to Sleep" and "2 + 2 = 5". It is certified platinum in the UK, Canada and the US. It was acclaimed by critics and became the fifth consecutive Radiohead album to be nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album. It was the last album released under Radiohead's six-album record contract with Parlophone.
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My Way is the second studio album by American R&B recording artist Usher, released by LaFace Records on September 16, 1997 in North America. It featured guest appearances by Monica, Jermaine Dupri, and Lil' Kim and spawned three singles: the platinum-selling singles "Nice & Slow", "My Way" and "You Make Me Wanna...".
With most of the album production by Babyface and Jermaine Dupri, the album debuted at number 15 on Billboard 200 selling 66,000 units and at number 4 on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album eventually topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 3 weeks, while peaking at number 4 on Billboard 200 and becoming a commercial success. It earned the record a six-platinum certifications in the United States. My Way earned Usher Grammy-nominations and became his breakthrough album. My Way has sold over 6 million in the United States alone, and over 7 million worldwide.
Commercial performance
My Way sold 66,000 copies in its first week in the US, to debut at number fifteen on the Billboard 200 chart dated October 4, 1997. It entered the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums at number four the same week. The album rose to number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums on January 10, 1998; it topped the chart for three consecutive weeks, and remained on the chart for a total of seventy-five weeks.My Way peaked at number four on the Billboard 200, and lasted seventy-nine weeks on that chart.My Way has sold 6,000,000 copies in the US, and has been certified six-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
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24 Karat Gold: Songs From the Vault released: 2014
In Your Dreams released: 2011
The Soundstage Sessions released: 2009
Crystal Visions... The Very Best of Stevie Nicks released: 2007
Trouble in Shangri-La released: 2001
The Enchanted Works of Stevie Nicks released: 1998
Street Angel released: 1994
Timespace: The Best of Stevie Nicks released: 1991
The Other Side of the Mirror released: 1989
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The Wild Heart released: 1983
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24 Karat Gold: Songs From the Vault
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Crystal Visions... The Very Best of Stevie Nicks
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Trouble in Shangri-La
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The Enchanted Works of Stevie Nicks
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Street Angel
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Timespace: The Best of Stevie Nicks
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Rock a Little
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Poets, Priests, and Legends
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Bella Donna Sessions and Instrumentals
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Planets of the Universe
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Fall From Grace, Stevie Nicks
Greta, Stevie Nicks
Gold And Braid, Stevie Nicks
Gold, Stevie Nicks
God's Garden, Stevie Nicks
Ghosts, Stevie Nicks
Gate And Garden, Stevie Nicks
I Need To Know, Stevie Nicks
Free Fallin', Stevie Nicks
Without A Leg To Stand On, Stevie Nicks
One More Big Time Rock And Roll Star, Stevie Nicks
Ooh My Love, Stevie Nicks
Outside The Rain, Stevie Nicks
Planets of the Universe, Stevie Nicks
Reconsider Me, Stevie Nicks
Rhiannon, Stevie Nicks
Rock A Little (Go Ahead Lily), Stevie Nicks
Rooms On Fire, Stevie Nicks
No Spoken Word, Stevie Nicks
Nothing Ever Changes, Stevie Nicks
Crystal, Stevie Nicks
Circle Dance, Stevie Nicks
Cheaper Than Free, Stevie Nicks
Crystal Visions... The Very Best of Stevie Nicks, Stevie Nicks
Affairs Of The Heart, Stevie Nicks
Timespace - The Best of Stevie Nicks, Stevie Nicks
Sometimes Its A Bitch, Stevie Nicks
Somebody Stand By Me, Stevie Nicks
Some Become Strangers, Stevie Nicks
Sleeping Angel, Stevie Nicks
Sisters of the moon, Stevie Nicks
Sister Honey, Stevie Nicks
Silver Springs, Stevie Nicks
Sara, Stevie Nicks
Sable On Blond, Stevie Nicks
Rose Garden, Stevie Nicks
Doing The Best That I Can (Escape From Berlin), Stevie Nicks
Trouble In Shangri-La, Stevie Nicks
The Wild Heart, Stevie Nicks
The Soundstage Sessions: Stevie Nicks, Stevie Nicks
At Last, Stevie Nicks
Frozen Love, Stevie Nicks
24 Karat Gold - Songs From the Vault, Stevie Nicks
The Other Side of the Mirror, Stevie Nicks
Real Tears, Stevie Nicks
Mirror, Mirror, Stevie Nicks
Insider Inspiration, Stevie Nicks
Touched By An Angel, Stevie Nicks
Imperial Hotel, Stevie Nicks
Inspiration, Stevie Nicks
Jane, Stevie Nicks
Juliet, Stevie Nicks
It's Late, Stevie Nicks
It's Only Love, Stevie Nicks
Kind Of Woman, Stevie Nicks
Landslide, Stevie Nicks
Just Like A Woman, Stevie Nicks
Kick It, Stevie Nicks
Wild Heart, Stevie Nicks
Fire Burning, Stevie Nicks
GYPSY, Stevie Nicks
Moonlight (A Vampire's Dream), Stevie Nicks
I Sing For Things, Stevie Nicks
Stevie Nicks, Stevie Nicks
If You Ever Did Believe, Stevie Nicks
Annabel Lee, Stevie Nicks
You May Be The One, Stevie Nicks
Rhiannon Live, Stevie Nicks
Listen To The Rain, Stevie Nicks
Wide Sargasso Sea, Stevie Nicks
Long Way To Go, Stevie Nicks
Long Distance Winner, Stevie Nicks
Love Is, Stevie Nicks
Love Changes, Stevie Nicks
Love's A Hard Game To Play, Stevie Nicks
Love Is Like A River, Stevie Nicks
Everybody Loves You, Stevie Nicks
New Orleans, Stevie Nicks
For What Its Worth, Stevie Nicks
Rock A Little, Stevie Nicks
Leather And Lace, Stevie Nicks
Enchanted, Stevie Nicks
Every Day, Stevie Nicks
Dreams, Stevie Nicks
Edge of Seventeen, Stevie Nicks
Doing the Best I Can (Escape from Berlin), Stevie Nicks
Nightbird, Stevie Nicks
Destiny, Stevie Nicks
Docklands, Stevie Nicks
Cry Wolf, Stevie Nicks
Desert Angel, Stevie Nicks
Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind, Stevie Nicks
Ghosts Are Gone, Stevie Nicks
Sorcerer, Stevie Nicks
STAND BACK, Stevie Nicks
The Highwayman, Stevie Nicks
The Nightmare, Stevie Nicks
Talk to Me, Stevie Nicks
That Made Me Stronger, Stevie Nicks
Street Angel, Stevie Nicks
Sweet Girl, Stevie Nicks
Stop Draggin' My Heart Around, Stevie Nicks
Storms, Stevie Nicks
How Still My Love, Stevie Nicks
Bombay Sapphire, Stevie Nicks
Blue Lamp, Stevie Nicks
Candlebright, Stevie Nicks
Bombay Sapphires, Stevie Nicks
Beauty And The Beast, Stevie Nicks
Battle Of The Dragon, Stevie Nicks
Blue Denim, Stevie Nicks
Bella Donna, Stevie Nicks
Alice, Stevie Nicks
After The Glitter Fades, Stevie Nicks
Thousand Days, Stevie Nicks
Think About It, Stevie Nicks
Violet And Blue, Stevie Nicks
Unconditional Love, Stevie Nicks
Whole Lotta Trouble, Stevie Nicks
Whenever I Call You "Friend", Stevie Nicks
Secret Love, Stevie Nicks
Too Far From Texas, Stevie Nicks
Two Kinds Of Love, Stevie Nicks
Twisted, Stevie Nicks
In Your Dreams, Stevie Nicks
Cat Dancer, Stevie Nicks
I Still Miss Someone (Blue Eyes), Stevie Nicks
Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You, Stevie Nicks
Italian Summer, Stevie Nicks
I Can't Wait, Stevie Nicks
I Miss You, Stevie Nicks
I Sing For The Things, Stevie Nicks
Garbo, Stevie Nicks
I Will Run To You, Stevie Nicks
If Anyone Falls, Stevie Nicks
If Anyone Falls In Love, Stevie Nicks
If I Were You, Stevie Nicks
Don't Let Me Down Again
Baby, baby don't treat me so bad
I'm the best boy that you ever had
You wanna leave now and find a new start
It's gonna kill me if you break my heart
Ooh, once you let me down again
Ooh, you're just bound to see the end
Baby, baby don't treat me this way
I'm gonna make it again someday
There's just one thing I'd like you to know
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KKDW top management instructed to take immediate action
January 19, 2023 by Read Sector
KUALA LUMPUR: The top management of the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development (KKDW) has been instructed to take immediate action on the recent findings of the Auditor General’s Report 2021, said Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pix). Ahmad Zahid, who is also the Minister of Rural and Regional Development, said it includes focusing on aspects of leakages, misappropriation and abuse of power.
“There are not many leakages occurring (in KKDW). I told the KKDW top management meeting that we must take immediate steps to rectify the audit findings, which focus on several things, including leakages and irregularities.
“This matter must be given immediate attention by top management and officers,” he said at a press conference, after attending the Felcra briefing delivered by Felcra chief executive officer, Datuk Mat Roni Zakaria, here today.
Yesterday Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, was reported to have instructed Cabinet ministers to scrutinise all remarks in the Auditor-General’s Report 2021, especially involving recurring matters which have not been addressed.
Anwar said that scrutiny must be carried out, especially on expenses, leakages, and matters of non-compliance with conditions and regulations, involving their respective ministries.
Commenting on the development of the reappointment issue of former Machang Member of Parliament, Datuk Ahmad Jazlan, as Felcra chairman, Ahmad Zahid said that it will be coordinated with the appointment of chairmen in all other agencies.
On Dec 16, Ahmad Zahid announced the reappointment of Ahmad Jazlan as Felcra chairman, after taking into account the wishes of the representatives of Koperasi Peserta-Peserta Felcra Malaysia Bhd, however, the Prime Minister announced that the reappointment was postponed. – Bernama
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Visual Art preview – Hidden Door 2022
The visual artists chosen to exhibit at Hidden Door Festival 2022 represent a vibrant cross section of local and emerging talent.
From the 9 – 18 of June, Hidden Door will be filling the Old Royal High School with a wide range of visual art, much of which will be created in response to the building and its history, as well as exploring themes of identity and place. The exhibitions will span a variety of disciplines, showcasing work from recent graduates and established artists from Edinburgh and beyond.
Adela Kaluzinska will be exploring boundaries within landscapes and fabricated nostalgia through drawing and woodcarving, whilst Emily Knight will be bringing her vibrant oil and acrylic paintings. There will be an array of collage work, with Cat Madden combining painted surface with paper in her wall pieces, and Isabel Duffy’s cheery and colorful circular collages using found material. Gwynne Bilski’s Limbinal Mappings is an interdisciplinary installation featuring large scale ink, textile, and embroidery maps, with movement-based performances.
Fiona Beveridge will be showcasing a collection of natural mixed media works produced whilst on residency in Oaxaca, Mexico, alongside Jagoda Sadowska’s unique illustrations which combine her Polish background with East Asian aesthetics. Celebrating deep sea corals found off the coast of Scotland, Jodi Le Bigre will be displaying her lithographic print work. Interacting with the unique setting of the Royal High School, Camilla Hanney will be creating an ephemeral floor drawing by gently sifting various materials over handmade stencils, whilst Tess Eden Glen will be curating an imaginative retrospective exhibition of a fictional Edinburgh artist.
Hidden Door is excited to continue its tradition of platforming unique and innovative sculpture artists, with Keziah MacNeill’s exploration of analogue photographic techniques will be displayed within innovative sculpture, alongside sculpture installations by Martin Crawford, which will utilise found materials and steel, and Paria Moazemi Goodarzi’s work, made with plaster cast, metal and fabric. Soorin Shin will be showcasing Four Seasons, a series of architectural metal sculptures representing Korean Norigae charms, whilst Amy Harrison will create a site-specific piece with mirrors, lights and paintings responding to the Royal High’s architecture.
Sax Shaw will also be responding to the space, creating a glass sculpture with light that casts colours onto the surrounding area, and Eilidh Reilly will be opening up critical discourse on oral storytelling tropes through a curation of intriguing objects. Using archival sounds, Kirsten Millar will be working with the site’s neoclassic architecture and history to create an immersive archaeo-acoustic installation. Sasha Ballon will be bringing a performance which combines moving image, hard and soft sculpture, and movement, whilst Elvey Stedman will be carving an pathway of hanging lightweight sculptures made from wire, silk and pearls.
Hidden Door Festival is excited to host Damien Cifelli’s Tarogamma Archive Installation, an atmospheric storytelling exhibition combining paintings, hangings and anthropological artefacts, alongside Miriam Mallelieu’s curated installation museum exhibiting print, sculpture and film. Maria Vigers will be continuing this year’s theme of innovatively responding to the Royal High School site with an installation using light and light-reactive materials, whilst Rebecca Tucker’s self-contained installation room bathed in green light, populated with absurd ceramic sculptures, will explore the history of the colour green.
Drawing on research into queer theology, Catherine Street will be displaying her projected film, drawings and text work. Zoe Gibson will also explore projection, accompanied by paper mache sculptures and objects, in an immersive film installation. Emily Weaver’s video installation will explore ideas around the archeological findings of the Lepenski Vir fish people, Evie Rose Thornton’s hanging litmus paper will interrogate how climate change affects the sea, and Fraser MacBeath’s immersive audiovisual installation will critique the depopulation of the Hebrides.
This year’s festival will also feature the work of three artists currently undertaking a graduate residency at Leith Art School. These include Molly Kent’s explorations of health through textile work, Madeleine Wood’s multimedia installations, and Jack Whitelock’s abstract oil paintings.
Jill Boualaxai Martin, Visual Arts Programmer for Hidden Door 2022, said: “We’re so excited about the Visual Arts programme for this year’s Hidden Door Festival; the Old Royal High School is such a landmark in the city and offers a unique exhibition space for artists to work in. Some have been directly inspired by the building itself and have come up with innovative ways to respond to its architecture and history. Others are developing more personal lines of enquiry for the festival with archaeological storytelling, landscape, Scottish heritage, personal identity, and gender, as just some of the ideas in the mix.
“As usual, Hidden Door will be giving a platform to local and emergent creators, some of whom haven’t had the opportunity to put on an exhibition of this scale before, and we can’t wait to see how it all comes together!”
It was announced in January that this year’s Hidden Door will take place in the former Royal High School on Calton Hill, transforming the vast, forgotten complex into a vibrant, ten day multi-arts festival from 9 – 18 June 2022. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5321694612503052, "wiki_prob": 0.5321694612503052, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0100.json.gz/line1054038"} |
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs a freeway that passes near Ticlaw, but decides not to put an exit into the town. The people of Ticlaw, leaded by it’s Mayor, will do anything in order to convince the governor to alter the project.
Director: John Schlesinger
Actors: David Rasche, Paul Jabara, Howard Hesseman
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The Young Master (1980)
Youthful martial arts master Lung is searching for his missing brother, when he is mistaken for a criminal on the run. He must prove his innocence by solving the case…
Violet (2014)
15-year-old Jesse is the only one who witnessed the stabbing of his friend Jonas. Now he has to face his family and friends from the BMX riders crew and explain…
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Genre: Action, Drama, Family
Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994)
The Tall Man, that imposing menace from Morningside Mortuary, is back and once again haunting the thoughts of the now-adult Mike and his friend, ex-Ice Cream vendor Reggie. The two…
Genre: Action, Action, Horror, Science Fiction
King of the Mountain (1981)
A group of friends race their high-powered cars up and down a dangerous and deadly mountain road known as Mulholland Drive to see who can claim the title of “King…
Wild Beasts (1984)
PCP is unexplainably released into the Frankfurt water supply and sends the zoo inhabitants crazy. One evening after a malfunction of zoo security the gonzo critters rampage through the city…
Genre: Action, Action, Adventure, Horror
Strike Commando (1987)
While operating behind enemy lines, Sgt. Mike Ransom learns of a Russian presence in North Vietnam. Ordered to obtain proof of this discovery, Ransom returns to enemy territory but is…
Country: Italy, Philippines
Genre: Action, Action, War
An ornithologist who commits suicide returns as fifth force to wreack vengeance on mankind for harming birds with mobile phone radiation. The only thing that is standing in his way…
Genre: Action, Action, Science Fiction
Extreme Job (2019)
A drug squad attempts to take down a criminal organization and they must go undercover to do so, so they begin working at a chicken restaurant, that becomes famous for…
Genre: Action, Action, Comedy, Crime
Death Valley (2021)
Mercenaries with nothing to lose are hired to rescue a bioengineer imprisoned in a cold war bunker. Upon entering the ominous facility, they find themselves in a fight for their…
The Huntsman: Winter’s War (2016)
As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades—Eric the Huntsman, who aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna in Snowwhite and the Huntsman, and his forbidden lover, Sara—set…
Genre: Action, Action, Adventure, Drama
Dark Mission: Flowers of Evil (1988)
An undercover CIA agent posing as a reporter travels to South America on a mission to destroy a drug cartel.
Country: France, Spain
To Kill with Intrigue (1977)
Young master Cao Le chases his pregnant girlfriend away from the family castle. He does it in order to save her from vicious bandits who are going to murder his…
Country: Hong Kong, South Korea
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Life, People
Apple Watch’s “Hard Fall” Detection Saves A Man After Falling While Biking
Facebook user Gabe Burdett posted a status reminding the public of the importance of the function “Hard Fall” in Apple Watches. This is after his dad got his life saved because of the tracker of the feature.
Supposed meeting
According to Gabe, he was supposed to meet his dad for some mountain biking in Riverside State Park (MTB in RSP), when he got a text from his dad’s Apple Watch that is letting him know that it “detected a Hard Fall” along with a map to his location.
The location was not far from where they were supposed to meet. He immediately drove there but he got another alert that the location of his dad changed along with a map of the hospital.
It turned out that the watch also called 911 to alert them of Gabe’s dad’s accident.
They were able to retrieve the dad with the help of the map that the Hard Fall app sent them.
The senior Burdett flipped his bike at the bottom of Doomsday, hit his head and got knocked out.
He was unconscious even on the ambulance on the way to the hospital.
Gabe’s brother got to the hospital first because he was near it when the emergency contacts received the second alert.
Gabe also reminded all those who have Apple Watches to turn on the function Hard Fall.
The emergency personnel was able to retrieve and save the dad’s life in less than 1/2 of an hour.
It’s not just for when you fall off the roof or the ladder. It’s for emergencies like these.
Had the dad fallen off on a more remote trail, the EMTs will still be able to get to him because of the alert and map the app sends when it detects a fall.
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CNN Beats MSNBC in October in Total Day, Dayside and Weekends Among Adults 25-54
Posts Third Most-Watched October Prime Time in 18 Years among Total Viewers
Network Grows Across Key Dayparts vs. Last Year
Ranks as Top 10 Network in All of Cable for 21st Consecutive Month
In October, CNN beat MSNBC once again in total day, dayside and weekends in the key demographic adults 25-54. The network also posted its third most watched October in total day in 17 years (since 2002) among total viewers, just following the presidential election years of 2016 and 2008. In prime time, this is CNN’s third most watched October in 18 years (since October 2001, following 2016 and 2008) and third best in weekday prime among adults 25-54 (since 2008). This month, CNN is up among total viewers compared to last year, adding viewers across key day parts and programs, including prime time.
In total day, CNN outranked MSNBC in the key demo adults 25-54 (191k vs 182k), topping or tying MSNBC for 63 of the past 64 months. The network also grew double-digits compared to a year ago, increasing +12% in total viewers. In weekday prime time, CNN grew significantly vs. last October, increasing +43% in total viewers (1.534 million) and +24% among adults 25-54 (409k), and +31%/+10% respectively during M-Su prime time (1.254 million/331k).
During dayside (9am-4pm), CNN surpassed MSNBC for the 68th straight month in the coveted demographic adults 25-54 (196k vs. 163k), the longest streak on record. The network also grew +4% during the day among total viewers compared to last year. This is CNN’s third-best October dayside ratings since 2001 among total viewers (869k), behind 2002 and 2016. On weekends, CNN outperformed MSNBC in total day and prime time among adults 25-54 in October. In weekend total day, CNN averaged 133k vs. MSNBC’s 100k and weekend prime time, CNN posted 136k vs. MSNBC’s 110k among 25-54. CNN ranked #1 in cable news on Saturdays every hour from 12 noon to 7pm and bested MSNBC for 21 out of 24 hours on Saturdays. On Sundays, CNN was top-rated every hour from 3-9pm, outperforming MSNBC for 23 hours among 25-54 this month.
Among ALL cable networks, CNN ranked #4 in total viewers in total day this month. This marks the 21th straight month that CNN is a Top 10 cable network. During weekday prime time, CNN ranked #5 in total viewers and #7 during M-Su primetime. CNN also had the youngest audience in cable news in total day and prime time and reached the largest cumulative TV audience (among both total viewers and adults 25-54) this month.
October News Programming Highlights:
New Day with Alisyn Camerota and John Berman was up +7% vs. last year among total viewers (579k) and posted its third-highest October ratings (just following 2017 and 2016).
The Lead with Jake Tapper (4pm) averaged 1.068 million total viewers, up +9% compared to a year ago. This is The Lead’s second highest October ratings ever among total viewers (behind only 2016).
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer topped MSNBC at 5pm (241k vs. 223k), for the 17th straight month and for 23 of the past 24 months. This is the Blitzer-led program’s third highest October at 5pm (1.125 million) and 6pm (1.012 million) on record (behind 2008 and 2016) among total viewers. The program also gained viewers from a year ago, increasing +19% at 5pm and +14% in total viewers.
Erin Burnett Outfront (7pm) easily beat MSNBC’s Hardball this month ranking #2 in cable news during its hour among adults 25-54 (310k vs. 281k). EBOF has now outperformed MSNBC for the third consecutive month and for 10 of the past 12 months. This is the Burnett-led program’s second-highest October on record among total viewers (1.l45 million, behind 2016) and third highest on record among 25-54 (310k, behind 2016 and 2017). Outfront also grew +24% in total viewers and +4% in the demo 25-54 vs. last year.
Anderson Cooper 360 (8pm) had its second highest October on record in total viewers (1.221 million), just behind 2016. The Cooper-led program was also up +11% vs. last October among total viewers.
Cuomo Prime Time (9pm) delivered CNN’s highest viewership in October among total viewers (1.265 million) and adults 25-54 (322k). The Cuomo-led program was up +10% in total viewers vs. last year. Cuomo Prime Time delivered the network’s third-highest October 9pm time period viewership since 2002 in total viewers (following 2008 and 2016).
CNN Tonight with Don Lemon (10pm) had 1.077 million total viewers this month, the program’s second highest October on record (behind 2016). The Lemon-led show was up +8% in total viewers compared to a year ago this month.
Every CNN dayside (9am-4pm) program ranked #2 and easily surpassed MSNBC this month, posting higher demo 25-54 audiences including: CNN Newsroom with Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto (9 and 10am), At This Hour with Kate Bolduan (11am), Inside Politics with John King (weekday noon), CNN Right Now with Brianna Keilar (1pm) and CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin (2 and 3pm). On weekday mornings, Early Start with Christine Romans and Dave Briggs (4-6am) also topped MSNBC in the demo adults 25-54. All the programs also grew among total viewers vs. last year.
On Saturday mornings, New Day with Victor Blackwell and Christi Paul (6-9am) and Smerconish (9am) topped MSNBC in October in the demo 25-54. The Axe Files with David Axelrod (7pm) ranked #2 in its time period, ahead of MSNBC. CNN Newsroom with Fredricka Whitfield was #1 in cable news from noon to 3pm in the key demo adults 25-54, as was CNN Newsroom with Ana Cabrera (3-6pm). CNN’s S.E Cupp Unfiltered (6pm) and The Van Jones Show (7pm) also ranked #1 in cable news, topping Fox and MSNBC on Saturdays in their time periods.
On Sundays, New Day Sunday (7am), Inside Politics with John King (8am), State of the Union with Jake Tapper (9am and noon), Fareed Zakaria: GPS (10am and 1pm), and Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter (11am) all surpassed MSNBC in their time periods, ahead by double digits among adults 25-54 and growing in each hour vs. last year among total viewers.
October Original Series Highlights:
This is Life with Lisa Ling Season 6 (9/29-10/27/19, Sundays at10pm) delivered 698k among total viewers, 209k in adults 25-54 and 45k in younger viewers (18-34) across its five premiere episodes this season. This is Life ranked #1 in cable news topping both Fox and MSNBC in adults 25-54 and 18-34. The Ling-led series outperformed MSNBC by double digital in the key demo, up +96% and +151% among 18-34. Compared to the prior four Sunday time period average, This is Life posted the largest growth in cable news among total viewers (+62%).
Declassified Season 3 (9/29-10/27/19, Sundays at 9pm/11pm) averaged 520k in total viewers, 138k among adults 25-54 and 21k in younger viewers across its five premiere episodes this season. In its time period across cable news, the program ranked #2 in the key demo adults 25-54.
Cable News TV Reach: CNN continues to reach the largest cumulative TV audience (among both total viewers and adults 25-54) of any cable news network 2019-to-date making this the 18th consecutive year on record for the network.
Median Age: In October, CNN attracted an audience that is three years younger than Fox News and MSNBC in total day. In prime time (M-Su) CNN is four years younger than Fox and five years younger than MSNBC. In M-F prime time, CNN is 4 years younger than both Fox and MSNBC. MSNBC continues to track at its oldest yearly median age on record in both dayparts.
Multiplatform Reach: 2019-to-date, CNN reaches more people than any other cable news brand across TV and digital and reaches more people ages 25-54 than any other news brand across TV and digital.
Digital to TV Lift: CNN Digital viewing added a +3% lift to CNN’s P2+ Average TV audience in October 2019.
Out of Home Lift: Year-to-date in total day, CNN is averaging a +8.9% lift (+15k) among adults 25-54. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9658235311508179, "wiki_prob": 0.9658235311508179, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0100.json.gz/line271947"} |
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Kebbi Govt to Establish Dry Port on Nigeria,Benin Republic Border
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State and officials of the Republic of Benin have commenced discussion on the establishment of a dry port on the Nigeria-Benin border.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that before the meeting, Bagudu had met with President Boni Yayi in Cotonou, during which they held talks on measures needed to stem disputes on the two countries common border.
Atiku had informed President Yayi that the Kebbi Government would establish a dry Port at Illo, a border town with Benin Republic to engender economic activities in the area.
He also said the state would construct roads and other services to encourage people along the border to be meaningfully engaged.
According to the governor, the border area development project would stop the recurring conflict among communities in both countries.
President Yayi had pledged to ensure the success of the project especially as it would cement relationship and foster African integration.
He announced the appointment of the General Manager, Port of Cotonou, Dr. Samuel Katcho, to lead the Benin delegation in the discussion.
Katcho later told NAN that the project would strengthen economic ties between his country and Nigeria.
According to him, 35 per cent of business activities at the Cotonou port involved Nigerians, stressing that the dry port would provide immense benefits to both countries.
Governor Atiku Bagudu
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The Green Paradox
Before we go Down The Rabbit Hole for a little “Blatant Disregard” let get caught up. The Harvard Review reports that the PDVSA infrastructure collapse is causing widespread oil spills,pollution, and contamination. Just ask anybody in Maracaibo, the city in the heart of the oil producing region. Lake Maracaibo is black. The environmental damage and health risks extend to the entire country, the region, and some say the world. Thus far PDVSA has shown no ability nor interest in cleaning up oil spills or addressing pollution in general.
The article discussed a term I was unfamiliar with, “The Green Paradox”. It is the environmental damage created by oil producing countries that pursue unrestricted oil production in a rush to beat diversification away from fossil fuels. They ignore all environmental concerns in a mad dash to pump as much oil as possible. It is a forward looking term but Venezuela has been there for some time. The only thing keeping Venezuela from doing even more environmental damage is that PDVSA’s production is kept in check by their own ineptitude, which is almost hard to believe as they were the envy of the oil producing world before Chavismo took the reins.
A lot of oil producing nations see the handwriting on the wall and are becoming more involved in green energy projects while keeping to their OPEC quotas, which usually means production restrictions. They are attempting to pursue some form of transition to the future. The case is different in Venezuela.They are producing as much oil as they possibly can and still produce about 25% (and sometimes much less) of their OPEC quota. In Maduro’s entire time in office they have never reached their quota. They pay lip service to transitioning away from being solely dependent on oil but it still accounts for 96% – 98% of their (legal) revenue.
In their current status as a mafia state,authoritarian,kleptocracy the only hope for Venezuela and the environment is a transition, not towards green energy but away from Chavismo.
This was followed up by a piece in Polygraph.info about a speech by Maduro. “With …..Chavez…the beginning of the leading democracy…” A leading democracy, really. Freedom House rated the Maduro government a zero out of four for adherence to democracy.
Then you have state owned media outlet, Telesur, telling us that Amazon deforestation is the highest in a decade. It was meant as a slam against Brazil’s leader, Bolsonaro, but does anybody believe the deforestation is any better on the Venezuela side of the border?
And there is yet another environmental concern facing Venezuela, Urban Deforestation. We have talked before about the shortage of cooking gas causing many Venezuelans to resort to wood fires. There is also an issue with Chavista developments,as well as others, cutting down a huge number of trees for cosmetic purposes. Their new projects simply are more pleasing to the eye,they think, if they cut down all the trees surrounding them for a better view. Besides being completely misguided and causing environmental impact it will have a negative impact on future tourism as in much of Venezuela part of the attraction for tourists has been the beautiful tree lined thoroughfares.
How about a couple of health related items? Lexblog reported the other day that there is a salmonella outbreak in Venezuela. The interesting thing is not the total numbers,550 people sick, but that it killed two people.
Caracas Chronicles reports that Venezuela has it’s first case of the rare Black Fungus….Yikes! If past is prologue it won’t be the last. Also in Caracas Chronicles we have more protests at JM de los Rios Hospital.They are both protesting supply shortages and pleading that transplants be reactivated. Ho Hum…
But don’t worry, the UN is on top of things.They issued an official statement that they have appointed both a resident coordinator and a humanitarian coordinator for Venezuela. They also report that the move was met with the host country’s approval. I wonder if it will take them two years to find an office like the situation with the UN Human Rights mission to Venezuela?
In other news we have the AP reporting that a Miami businessman has been arrested for colluding with a Thailand asphalt company in an effort to circumvent sanctions. Jorge Nobrega sold fire suppressant foam to the Venezuelan military, was paid by the Thai company, and they received discounts from PDVSA (military run). The amount in this case is only (note, I say only) about $8 million but this stuff is everywhere you look pertaining to Venezuela.
Now, lets dive Down The Rabbit Hole ….
Chapter 11 – Blatant Disregard
Nicolas Maduro was elected president of Venezuela in 2013 after the death of Hugo Chavez.The election was extremely close and there have been widespread allegations that his opponent,Henrique Capriles,actually won. For our purposes here let’s assume Maduro won the election fair and square.The presidential term in Venezuela is six years and Maduro demonstrated early on it would be a long six years. The Guarimba of 2014 left over 40 dead and hundreds wounded with people protesting food shortages as Maduro let it be known that he would respond to protesters with bullets and jail time. Opposition leader, Leopoldo Lopez, who called for peaceful, I REPEAT PEACEFUL, demonstrations, was jailed for inciting violence and instability. He spent over three years in jail and a couple more under house arrest. He eventually sought refuge at the Spanish Embassy and later escaped Venezuela. I used to joke “If you think this is bad wait a few years when we’ll consider this the good old days.” It turns out that may have been the height of Maduro’s popularity.
In 2015 Venezuela had elections for the National Assembly, similar to US congressional elections. Although Maduro’s popularity was on the decline it was widely thought that it would be difficult for the opposition to overcome the Chavista political machine. The drop in oil prices had already hit but with the elections coming up Maduro borrowed $5 billion from the Chinese so that the Chavistas could deliver the expected largess.
Then came the big December Surprise. With a high voter turnout of over 74% the opposition swept to victory in 112 of 167 races. This gave them 67% of the seats in the assembly. With the 2/3 super majority,just barely, they would have wide latitude to effect a lot of changes including appointments (and firings) in the TSJ, Venezuela’s Supreme Court, and even a possible presidential recall election.Optimism was high that after a decade and a half of Chavismo change was in the air. | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7420947551727295, "wiki_prob": 0.2579052448272705, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0100.json.gz/line684785"} |
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Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin Has Had Enough: Just Let Us Play Ball
Thanks to TakeTheKneeGateGhaziPalooza, a lot of of attention has been made to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a number of reasons (see Steeler's Coach Disses Player Who Saluted the National Anthem and The Backtracking Begins! Ben Roethlisberger Regrets Sitting Out the Anthem). And head coach Mike Tomlin has had enough.
Mike Tomlin on if it's possible for a team to find middle ground on the anthem given the current climate. #steelers https://t.co/nDdDIFM8vH
— Will Graves (@Will Graves) 1506443283.0
That's for you political beatniks to ponder. We're a football group. You're asking us about middle ground. You're asking us about right or left. That's what you guys don't understand, we don't care - largely, professionally speaking. We have personal opinions, yes. Professionally, we're about to kick a ball off. You guys ever wonder what's going through man's head as he stands there, respectfully, as he listen to the anthem. He's probably thinking of a myriad of things that going to happen when that ball kicks off. If you ask him after who sung the anthem, he probably couldn't tell you. Did anybody think about that?
Let's be charitable for just a second. Prior to this weekend, there were only nine players who took a knee this season. Prior to this weekend, none (to my knowledge) were Steelers players. Okay? Okay.
Yes, this is the same Mike Tomlin who dissed his own player for walking out alone. Okay? Okay.
But it rather sounds like Tomlin is tired of #TakeAKnee. So is he being political or is he not?
This is a teachable moment when it comes to appeasing the left. Spoiler alert: it cannot be done.
Maybe Tomlin was sincere in his belief that refraining from the anthem entirely was the best option. Because anything anyone did would be scrutinized. Maybe if Tomlin could do it all over again, he would have answered the question about Alejandro Villanueva differently. Maybe he would've handled the anthem response differently. When a football coach expects questions about football but gets questions about something else (Trumpity Trumpy Trump), one's temper flares. The brian defecates in its metaphorical bed. Objects find themselves hurled through glass. You get the idea.
Before people reading this post shake their fists in rage, stop. This isn't about football.
THIS IS WHY YOU DON'T BOTHER APPEASING THE LEFT IN THE FIRST PLACE. IT'S NEVER ENOUGH!
Here, an illustration:
TOMLIN: Yeah, so we decided to just sit out the anthem, and I'm upset with Villaneuva. What was up with that guy?
LEFTIST PRESS: That's all fine and good, but how will you appease our political viewpoint next week?
TOMLIN: FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD IN SWEET IN ODIN'S BEARD, WHAT MORE DO YOU PEOPLE WANT FROM ME? JUST LET US PLAY SOME GOD DAMNED FOOTBALL!
LEFTIST PRESS: When you say 'you people...'
TOMLIN: (kicks over podium)
If Mike Tomlin told reporters to piss off two days ago as opposed to today, we'd have an entirely different story. His response today is the response one should always give to a leftist press with a political agenda.
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3thought’s past present and future
It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly four years since we launched 3thought. Time really does fly. We wanted to relaunch our site with a look back at where we’ve been as well as a look towards the future. The past: When we launched 3thought, Shea and I were agency designers. Granted, we worked for…
Matt’s favorite 20 iPhone/iPad apps
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What’s your visual point of view?
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2012 Desktop Wallpapers
It’s that time of year again, and 3thought would like to wish all our friends a very Happy New Year. The annual New Year’s card has gone out and we hope it inspires you to achieve greatness throughout the upcoming year. We have once again adapted our original card illustration to wallpaper for your various…
Don’t Panic iPhone4 Wallpaper
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Namestorming 3thought
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Carolina Institute for Public Policy Logo
This summer 3thought was contracted by the Carolina Institute for Public Policy to create a new logo for the institute. The icon we designed symbolizes windows, motion and the mission which was mixed with UNC colors and branding.
“A Night to Remember” 2011 Event Materials
3thought created a hand drawn illustration as the basis for a charity event identity that was energetic and fun while still be clean and contemporary. Event materials included a poster, invitation, save the date email, auction guide, tote bag, t-shirt and program book.
Shea and Matt recognized as STARS 40 Under 40
3thought co-founders and principals, Shea Baker and Matt Ulvila have both been selected as recipients of 2011 STARS 40 Under 40 awards. In its second year, this program seeks to honor emerging leaders on the South Shore. Awards will be presented on September 16 in a special cocktail reception to benefit Stars which provides early…
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Episode 10: ‘Get Him to the Greek,’ ‘Killers,’ ‘Splice,’ Pitch Me
June 4, 2010 May 25, 2013 Jeff Bayer Shows
“Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider” hits the double digits this week — show number 10! In celebration, Eric and Jeff agree that “Get Him to the Greek” is the best offering of new films this week, and that “Killers” should be left dead on the floor. They haven’t seen “Marmaduke,” but come on. Eric loves the creepy and insane “Splice,” while Jeff adamantly does not; there is debate. Also, Robin Williams’ career is revived in “Pitch Me,” and listeners are given a new assignment in Question of the Week: tell us your favorite remakes. E-mail us at [email protected]
4 thoughts to “Episode 10: ‘Get Him to the Greek,’ ‘Killers,’ ‘Splice,’ Pitch Me”
I’m sorry, I have to be honest; I hate that theme song. That is one of the absolute worst, most painful things I have ever heard.
I’ll still listen to you guys every week of coarse, I’ll just be skipping the first 30 seconds or so.
nate webster says:
Sorry theme song really does suck…Id rather have a cold start then listen to that…bye
Jesse M says:
I’ve enjoyed the show and the rapport between you guys, but I can’t get down with Jeff’s negative account of Splice. I saw it opening night, and thought it was a very effective and adventurous movie, and I feel like there are answers to a lot of the criticisms here, which are dressed up as something more objective than they actually are.
First, plausibility is less of an issue than the reviewers would have us believe. One of the essential paradoxes in scientific thinking is that it’s both very structured, and sometimes very detached from any reasonable reality. This is what’s led to such medical disasters as David Reimer’s sex change because of a botched circumcision, which had disastrous consequences on his whole life. Obsessive scientists, overstepping their bounds, aren’t a complete implausibility, nor are disastrous failures at demonstrations of new technology, and as with any science fiction or monster movie, it works — it always works — because suspension of disbelief can cross the gap.
Second, the “great terrible events” of the third act aren’t so vile or reprehensible that they should invalidate the film. Horror is replete with representations of much worse acts, combinations of humiliation and sex and violence frequently perpetrated on helpless creatures and individuals, and the ones shown in Splice will definitely make people uncomfortable, but they shouldn’t scare or disgust any adult who’s prepared for a dark, dramatic film. As to whether the film “earns” it or not, I’d say that the rather bizarre third-act development isn’t just earned — it’s essential to the claustrophobic, surrealism-inspired tone that the film commits to. It’s thematically linked to Splice’s ongoing dialectic between objectivity and intimacy, which completely collapses as the situation escalates.
Anyway, I think it was a great movie, more complex than people will give it credit for. Thanks for the reviews, and I look forward to listening to more in the future.
Jack B Nimble says:
Ah, the first episode with the terrible opening song.
Move B.S.? I guess so.
Episode 9: ‘Sex and the City 2,’ ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,’ SNL writer John Solomon, Pitch Me
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Interactive 3-D display details inner workings of the human brain
September 25, 2016 By Times-Herald Newspapers Leave a Comment
Photo by Zeinab Najm. Dearborn resident and patient Jacquelyn Bell (left) and Beaumont Hospital-Dearborn Neurologist Dr. Daniel Singer study the causes and symptoms of headaches displayed on a 3-D interactive brain.
DEARBORN — A large scale 3-D brain sits in the atrium of Beaumont Hospital-Dearborn, 18101 Oakwood Blvd., serving as an education tool for trauma, disease and neurological issues.
Visitors can literally step inside the brain to learn about the various structures and normal functions throughout the organ.
Examples explained on the display include meningitis, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease, strokes, aneurysms, Alzheimer’s disease, concussions, trauma and tumors.
The example for headaches was the highlight Sept. 15 as a Beaumont patient struggling with migraines shared her story.
Dearborn resident Jacquelyn Bell said she has suffered from headaches since she was in high school and recently have affected her home and work life.
After trying multiple oral medications, yoga, acupuncture, oils and therapy, she went to Beaumont after hearing about her friend who sought treatment at the hospital.
Bell has been receiving Botox injections from Beaumont Hospital-Dearborn Neurologist Dr. Daniel Singer for 18 months and has seen an 80 percent decrease in pain.
“I come in every 13 weeks for 30 minutes, and get the injection on the top of my forehead, temples, base of skull and neck,” she said. “The treatment alleviates headaches making them less frequent.”
Singer said the injection sites follow the studied migraine origin patterns.
“Botox paralyzes the muscle,” he said. “It decreases the negative feedback inhibition to the back of the brain.”
Patients who suffer from chronic daily migraines, less than 15 days a month, have seen a decrease in headache frequency after injection Singer said.
Bell said her stress is a trigger of the headaches so the treatment aids in allowing her to function as a normal person with friends and family.
“It’s amazing not to be miserable 24/7, especially if you don’t know any different,” she said.
The display will be in the atrium of the hospital until the end of the month to educate about diseases and serve as a fun, helpful way to teach how the brain works.
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New Council of Europe online course "Introduction to corruption prevention"
Strasbourg 26/04/2022
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On 26 April 2022, the Council of Europe held an online event to launch the e-course on ‘Introduction to Corruption Prevention’.
The course aims to support the understanding of preventive tools for a greater awareness of the integrity standards that apply to public officials. It puts in the spotlight ethical dilemmas and challenges in implementing anti-corruption measures. Through reflection exercises, quizzes, and scenarios, it engages the learners into exploring how to deal with ethical dilemmas. It also brings clarity to the approach taken by the Council of Europe with respect to these issues, as contained in the standards set by the Council of Europe conventions, resolutions, and other instruments, and provided in the recommendations of Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption monitoring body.
During the event, the speakers stressed that corruption continues to present a threat to basic principles and values of the Council of Europe, undermines democracy, rule of law and enjoyment of human rights, erodes confidence in public institutions and hinders quality of life. In this context, the course is expected to contribute to a greater awareness of the integrity standards that apply to public officials and provide an opportunity to learn about the approach taken by the Council of Europe in the fight against corruption.
The course is intended for anyone interested in following and understanding the basics of preventing corruption. It is suitable for “beginners” as well as for those who already have knowledge about the prevention of corruption but are interested to find new and specific perspectives. The course is comprised of 13 modules, reflecting the range of prevention tools addressing variety in the nature and forms of corruption. It provides an overview of:
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role of free access to information in corruption prevention,
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corruption risks in public procurement and measures to mitigate them, and
the role of auditing in anti-corruption.
The course was developed by the Economic Crime and Cooperation Division in cooperation with the Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Programme. It was developed in the framework of the Council of Europe and European Union joint Project to support independent bodies in Tunisia (PAII-T) which is co-financed by the European Union and the Council of Europe, and implemented by the Council of Europe.
The course can be accessed by visiting the Council of Europe HELP online platform. It is currently available in English language, and it can be translated and launched in tutored format in collaboration with interested national institutions.
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The book I wish I had written – Queer and Catholic: A Life Of Contradiction by Mark Dowd
By abravefaith in Appreciation, Christianity, Gratitude, Marriage Equality, Reviews
THIS BLOG began as I turned 42 in 2012, as: an attempt to be heard, not just for myself, but for other lesbian, gay and bisexual Christians who struggle with their sexual orientation in faith communities that judge them, at best, to be defective heterosexuals, rather than recognising and valuing the gifts and insights that embracing their …
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‘Today you will be with me in paradise’ – Saying farewell to Uncle Simon
By abravefaith in Appreciation, Christianity, Gratitude, Kindness, Meaning of Life, Spirituality
ONE MORNING earlier this month, my sister called to say our uncle in Ireland was unwell, and that the hospital which had become his home had advised Mum to come and see him while there was still time. Mum and my sister were booking a flight to Dublin that afternoon, and Mum asked if I …
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Marriage equality – why is it important for faith communities?
By abravefaith in Christianity, Civil Partnership, Homophobia, Human Rights, LGBT rights, Marriage Equality, Spirituality, Transphobia
AUSTRALIA HAS VOTED in favour of marriage equality for LGBTI people – the results were announced on Wednesday and greeted with joy and expectation that the law will now change to make it so. As my husband is Australian, I have followed the campaign with interest. We had a civil partnership in May 2012 – …
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‘I choose not to collaborate in my own oppression’ – Sister Jeannine Gramick on 40+ years of ministry among LGBT Catholics
By abravefaith in Christianity, Coming Out, Homophobia, Human Rights, LGBT rights, Liverpool, Marriage Equality, Spirituality, Transphobia
THESE were the courageous words of the keynote speaker at this year’s annual conference of Quest, which offers pastoral support for LGBT Catholics in the UK. Sister Jeannine Gramick has cared and campaigned for the LGBT community in the USA since 1971, two years before Quest was founded. I first heard about Sister Jeannine in 1999 …
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Making noise for #AntiBullyingWeek, #InterfaithWeek, #TDOR
By abravefaith in Bullying, Christianity, Civil Partnership, Coming Out, Hate Crime, Human Rights, LGBT rights, Liverpool, Spirituality
THIS WEEK in England there is an interesting combination of commemorations – Anti-Bullying Week, Interfaith Week, and Trans* Awareness Week, culminating today in Trans* Day of Remembrance (TDOR). I have been at four events in the past week to mark these campaigns: ‘An All Embracing Faith’ – Keynote speech by Ruth Hunt, CEO of Stonewall …
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Halloween – Summer’s end, a feast for remembering
By abravefaith in Christianity, Liverpool, Spirituality
AT THIS time of year it’s not unusual to hear people in England complain of the ‘American import’ of Halloween and its lanterns, costumes, and trick-or-treating. While it’s true that Halloween celebrations have become as commercialised as Christmas, in the USA and increasingly here in the UK, it’s also true that it was our ancestors …
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Coming home – My story for #NationalComingOutDay
By abravefaith in Christianity, Coming Out, LGBT rights
WHEN AN LGBT PERSON speaks of coming out, it often involves the moment of revelation to those closest to you, especially parents and family. October 11th is #NationalComingOutDay – so here’s my story: Coming out was certainly a major milestone on my journey, delayed and complicated by the fact that I spent three years in my twenties …
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A very queer* time – Bishop goes viral, Quest continues, Love in the dock, God loves hugs & Michael’s mates
By abravefaith in Christianity, Coming Out, Hate Crime, Human Rights, LGBT rights, Liverpool, Michael Causer, Spirituality
*Queer – originally meaning odd, used as a term of homophobic abuse, reclaimed by activists as a defiant act of liberation, now interpreted to mean radical transgression of norms – see my comments on Keith Sharpe’s book The Gay Gospels below. IT’S BEEN an extraordinary couple of weeks since my last post about the Bishop of …
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LGBT History Month: What’s your story? #LGBTHM15
By abravefaith in Bullying, Christianity, Civil Partnership, Coming Out, Hate Crime, LGBT rights, Liverpool, Marriage Equality, Spirituality
FEBRUARY is LGBT History Month in the UK – marked every year in the UK since 2004 to remember and celebrate the lives and achievements of LGBT people past and present. It was set up by Sue Sanders, founder of Schools Out, a group for LGBT teachers since 1974. LGBT History Month is a wonderful opportunity to …
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Diversity Role Models – Challenging prejudice one story at a time
A YEAR AGO I trained as a volunteer with Diversity Role Models, a charity which offers workshops in schools featuring positive LGBT or straight ally role models who speak directly to young people about their experiences, to challenge bullying by promoting empathy. They began in London in 2011 and are now expanding across the UK, including …
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Artworks that Show Space
Inside: This is the ultimate list of good space in art examples! The list includes perspective, positive and negative space in art, foreshortening, and much more!
It’s Elements and Principles of Art time again! I’ve been working my way through all of the elements and principles of art in order to give you a one-stop resource to find great example artworks for each element and principle. So far, I’ve completed Line, Color, Shape, Balance, and Emphasis.
Today, we tackle Space. First, check out this other post I wrote about space last year. Then, check out the below list.
I will add to this list when I find more, so this is a good one to pin or bookmark! The horizontal picture collages do not have all the pictures from the categories.
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Examples of Space in Art
Space in Art Examples: Vast/Open Space
Caspar David Friedrich, Monk by the Sea, 1809
Andrew Wyeth, Christina’s World, 1948
Maruyama Okyo, Geese Over a Beach, 18th century
Sanford R. Gifford, Isola Bella in Lago Maggiore, 1871
Artworks that Show Space using Overlapping
John Sloan, South Beach Bathers, 1907-08
Horace Pippin, Man on a Bench, 1946
Trigo Piula, Ta Tele Gabon, 1988
Jacob Lawrence, The Library, 1960
Space in Art Examples: Relative Size
Ben Shahn, Italian Landscape, 1943-1944
Abraham Bloemaert, Shepherd Boy Pointing at Tobias and the Angel, c. 1625-1630
Pierre Adolphe Valette, Albert Square, Manchester, 1910
Artworks that Show Space using Vertical Position on the Picture Plane
Basawan and Chatar Muni, Akbar and the Elephant Hawai, ca. 1590
Tom Wesselmann, Still Life #12, 1962
Artworks with Flat/Shallow Space
Byzantine, Justinian and his Attendants, Basilica di San Vitale, 547 C.E
Giotto, Scrovegni Chapel Frescoes, ca. 1305
Henri Matisse, Red Room (Harmony in Red), 1908
Juan Gris, Violin and Playing Cards, 1913
Artworks with Foreshortening
Caravaggio, Conversion on the Way to Damascus, 1601
Andrea Mantegna, Lamentation Over the Dead Christ, c. 1501
James Montgomery Flagg, I want you for U.S. Army, c.1917
Artworks with Linear Perspective
Masaccio, Trinity, 1427-28
Raphael, School of Athens, 1510
Meindert Hobbema, The Avenue at Middelharnis, 1689
Gustave Caillebotte, The Floor Scrapers, 1875
Leonardo da Vinci, Last Supper, 1498
Pietro Perugino, Christ Giving the Keys to St. Peter, 1481–1482
Dorothea Lange, The Road West, 1938
Salvador Dali, The Disintegration of The Persistence of Memory, 1952-54
Camille Pissarro, Place du Théâtre Français, Paris: Rain, 1898
Charles Sheeler, City Interior, 1936
Piero della Francesca, Ideal City, c. 1470
Filippo Brunelleschi, Perspective drawing for Church of Santo Spirito in Florence, c. 1428
Edith Hayllar, A Summer Shower, 1883
Vincent van Gogh, A Corridor in the Asylum, 1889
Anselm Kiefer, To the Unknown Painter, 1983
Artworks with Multipoint (2+) Perspective
Canaletto, Santa Maria Zobenigo, c.1765
Gustave Caillebotte, Paris: A Rainy Day, 1877
George Tooker, The Subway, 1950
Jan Vredeman de Vries, Studies in Perspective, c. 1604
Space in Art Examples: Atmospheric/Aerial Perspective
Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, c. 1503-19
Claude Lorrain, Landscape with Ruins, Pastoral Figures, and Trees, c. 1650
Albert Bierstadt, Sunrise, Yosemite Valley, c. 1870
Sanford R. Gifford, October in the Catskills, 1880
Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Hunters in the Snow, 1565
Space in Art Examples: Isometric Projection/Perspective
Chinese, Portraits of the Yongzheng Emperor Enjoying Himself during the 8th lunar month, Yongzheng period, 1723—35
Yi Eungnok, Scholar’s accoutrements (chaekgeori), c. 1860-1874
David Hockney, Self-Portrait With Blue Guitar, 1977
Space in Art Examples: Amplified/Exaggerated Perspective
Alexander Rodchenko, At the Telephone, 1928
Salvador Dalí, Christ of Saint John of the Cross, 1951
Giorgio de Chirico, Mystery and Melancholy of a Street, 1914
Positive and Negative Space in Art
Henry Moore, Recumbent Figure, 1938
Eadweard Muybridge, Sallie Gardner at a Gallop, 1878
Alberto Giacometti, The Cage, 1930-31
Keith Haring, Pop Shop IV (Man with Hole), 1989
Andy Goldsworthy, Circles, Varied
Kenneth Snelson, Needle Tower, 1968
Sesshū Tōyō, Haboku-Sansui, 1495
Richard Serra, Sequence, 2006
Auguste Rodin, The Cathedral, 1908
Remember I will add to this, so don’t forget to pin this post! 🙂
Do you have a great example to teach space? Share it with me in the comments, and I will add it to the list!
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Social Media Posts Twist Meaning of CDC, FDA Disclosure on Bivalent Booster
by Saranac Hale Spencer January 20, 2023
by Saranac Hale Spencer January 20, 2023 0 comment
SciCheck Digest
Government health agencies disclosed a potential safety concern for strokes in those 65 and older with one of the COVID-19 vaccines, but the agencies haven’t found any causal relationship and the concern was flagged by just one of several monitoring systems. Anti-vaccine campaigners, however, have wrongly claimed the agencies have found a link between the boosters and strokes.
Most of the systems set up to detect early signs of potential problems with the COVID-19 vaccines haven’t given any indication that the bivalent booster from Pfizer/BioNTech may correspond with a certain type of stroke in those 65 and older.
But one system did. So the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration issued an explainer on Jan. 13 reporting that the Vaccine Safety Datalink — a real-time monitoring system that the CDC has used since 1990 — had “met the statistical criteria to prompt additional investigation into whether there was a safety concern for ischemic stroke in people ages 65 and older who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent.”
The CDC and FDA also explained:
The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System had not flagged it.
Pfizer/BioNTech’s own global safety database had not flagged it.
Other countries haven’t noted an increased risk for this type of stroke with bivalent vaccines.
A large study of bivalent vaccines from both Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna drawing from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services database showed no increased risk of ischemic stroke.
A preliminary study using the Veterans Affairs database didn’t show an increased risk of ischemic stroke following a bivalent shot.
“Although the totality of the data currently suggests that it is very unlikely that the signal in VSD represents a true clinical risk, we believe it is important to share this information with the public,” the CDC and FDA wrote in the explainer.
Despite all the context offered by the CDC and FDA and the fact that the similarly formulated COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna wasn’t flagged, anti-vaccine campaigners took the announcement and used it to wrongly suggest that the agencies had found a causal link between the booster and strokes.
Dr. Simone Gold, who has frequently spread misinformation about COVID-19 treatments, wrote in a Twitter thread about the announcement: “We’ve know the truth for a while. We’ve warned the public about the potential dangers associated with experimental biological agents. The public health officials who marketed these vaccines as ‘completely safe’ while censoring dissenting voices have blood on their hands.”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who leads the anti-vaccination organization Children’s Health Defense, took a similar approach, referencing the accumulation of claims from anti-vaccination campaigners since the shots became available as though they were correct. “Alarming new information from the CDC + FDA that everyone else has known for almost two years,” he wrote on Twitter.
And conspiracy theorist Stew Peters took it even further, claiming on Rumble that the “CDC ADMITS Vaxx Causes Strokes.”
But, as is clear from the explainer that publicly disclosed the potential problem, the CDC has not identified any kind of causal link.
The extent of its finding is that data collected through the VSD indicated that researchers should investigate whether or not those who are 65 or older may be at risk of having an ischemic stroke in the first few weeks following a booster dose with the Pfizer bivalent vaccine. The system’s flag was based on comparing the risk for stroke in the 21 days following vaccination with days 22-42 following vaccination.
An ischemic stroke happens when a vessel that brings blood to the brain is obstructed, usually by fatty deposits on vessel walls and blood clots, according to the American Stroke Association. This type of stroke accounts for more than 80% of all strokes, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
The VSD found that out of about 550,000 people who were 65 or older, 130 had strokes within three weeks of getting the shot, according to reporting in the Washington Post. None of those who had a stroke died.
“Often these safety systems detect signals that could be due to factors other than the vaccine itself,” the statement disclosing the potential issue said.
Safety monitoring systems like VSD are designed to catch a wide array of potential signals so that researchers can assess whether health agencies should change their recommendations. We’ve written about examples similar to this one, where systems detected a potential issue and researchers found little or no evidence that the vaccines were causing the problem.
We’ve also written about examples where safety monitoring systems detected a problem that researchers found was likely related to a vaccine, as in the case of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which can cause a particular kind of clotting that also involves low levels of blood platelets. The condition is very rare, and the CDC has recommended the two mRNA vaccines over J&J’s, which has accounted for only a small percentage of the vaccine doses administered in the U.S.
As the Washington Post article noted, officials are skeptical that there’s a safety risk here because there’s no reason that this kind of problem would arise now, considering the large number of vaccines administered globally over the last two years, and there’s also no reason that it would be present in only the Pfizer-BioNTech shot and not in the similar one from Moderna.
The fact that public health officials could detect a potential issue associated with the vaccines, though, shows that the system is working.
But, in this case, it didn’t warrant a change in recommendations for the vaccines, which have been effective in preventing serious illness from COVID-19 and, studies have shown, can actually reduce the risk of stroke after infection with the virus that causes COVID-19.
Editor’s note: SciCheck’s articles correcting health misinformation are made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The foundation has no control over FactCheck.org’s editorial decisions, and the views expressed in our articles do not necessarily reflect the views of the foundation.
If you have a question about COVID-19, email Ask SciCheck, a project of FactCheck.org, at [email protected]. Tell them you are a reader of the Houston Forward Times. You can read previous Ask SciCheck answers here.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “CDC & FDA Identify Preliminary COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signal for Persons Aged 65 Years and Older.” 13 Jan 2023.
Hale Spencer, Saranac. “Widespread Claims Misrepresent Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines.” FactCheck.org. 26 Aug 2022.
American Stroke Association. Ischemic Stroke (Clots). Accessed 20 Jan 2023.
Cleveland Clinic. Ischemic Stroke. Accessed 20 Jan 2023.
McGinley, Laurie and Lena H. Sun. “Extensive review affirms covid booster is safe after system flagged risk.” Washington Post. 13 Jan 2023.
Hale Spencer, Saranac. “Social Media Posts Misrepresent FDA’s COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Research.” FactCheck.org. 23 Dec 2022.
Robertson, Lori and Eugene Kiely. “Q&A on the Rare Clotting Events That Caused the J&J Pause.” FactCheck.org. Updated 6 May 2022.
Kim, Young-Eun, et al. “Association Between Vaccination and Acute Myocardial Infarction and Ischemic Stroke After COVID-19 Infection.” JAMA – Journal of the American Medical Association. 22 Jul 2022.
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World-class cancer care, close to home
August 29, 2018 Providence Health Team
The statistics are sobering: One in two men and one in three women will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetimes. And battling cancer is hard, no matter who, or where, you are.
Amy Rowley knows—she lived it.
Amy was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma (breast cancer) in April 2017 at the age of 42. She had chemotherapy and radiation at Providence Regional Cancer System in Lacey. Amy says she considered going to Seattle for her treatment, and even had a consultation scheduled, but once she met her oncologist, Xingwei D. Sui, M.D. she felt confident that she’d get the care she needed here.
“I was very reassured that Dr. Sui and the Providence oncology team were up to date on all the latest developments with breast cancer and also had all the tools available to them to eradicate my tumor,” Amy says. “There was no reason to add the additional stress, time and expense associated with traveling north.”
Having the full spectrum of superior-quality care available locally helped to ease some of the logistical challenges that go along with intensive, ongoing treatment. “I actually believe the quality was better, because I was close to home, which reduced the stress on my family. Dr. Sui also consults with colleagues at UW, and the tumor board in Olympia is made up of people who are our neighbors.”
Amy says her treatment appointments were scheduled around her work schedule and her kids’ busy lives. “Most of my appointments, including all my radiation care, occurred while my kids were at school,” she says. “I am grateful for the convenient scheduling that prioritized my family; I feel this dramatically reduced the psychological impact to my kids and enabled our whole family to heal faster.”
Amy says she frequently tells people how grateful she is for the Providence team. “Each person in the Lacey clinic cares about me and my health. Despite the miserable circumstances, I felt a circle around me that lifted me up, even on the darkest days.”
Beyond treatment: Paying it forward
As Amy neared the end of her own active treatment, she began thinking of ways she could help others. Thurston County families—even those with health insurance—face unexpected, potentially devastating expenses associated with a cancer diagnosis. “Even with health insurance, the financial costs of being a cancer patient are astounding,” Amy says.
In January 2018, Amy started The Mayday Foundation, a non-profit organization to support families with a parent diagnosed with cancer while caring for children at home. The foundation provides immediate, practical financial assistance to Thurston and Grays Harbor families, with the goal of helping avoid bankruptcy, maintain stable housing and a sense of normalcy for the children, ease some stress, and keep families intact.
The Mayday Foundation works closely with social workers at Providence Regional Cancer System to identify local families in need, and then offers assistance with non-medical bills such as rent, utilities, groceries, transportation and other household expenses. Payments are made directly to third parties on behalf of the family in need.
Thanks to a giving community
Amy’s original first-year goal was to raise $15,000—enough to help three families. To date in 2018, she raised more than $60,000 and helped 10 families, including 20 children. Amy says she is humbled by the outpouring of support and encouragement she’s received from Providence and the community.
“We have such a giving community,” Amy says. “People truly want to give and to help, and I just provided a pathway to make it happen. I’m so proud that we are keeping these families from bankruptcy and offering a hand when they need it the most.”
To learn more about The Mayday Foundation or to make a donation, visit www.MaydayFoundation.org.
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Screening mammogram—a low-dose X-ray used to find changes in breast tissue—is an important tool for early detection of breast cancer and other breast abnormalities.
Amy Rowley credits a screening mammogram for detecting her cancer. “I was diagnosed through a routine mammogram. By the time the lump was large enough to feel, it would have progressed to a point that my prognosis would have been extremely poor. I have no family history and I’m younger than 50, so the diagnosis was definitely a surprise.”
According to current breast cancer screening guidelines, all women ages 50 to 74 should be screened. Women younger than 50 and older than 74 may also benefit from screening, particulary if they are high risk. (Amy started getting mammograms earlier than screening guidelines recommend, after a friend of hers was diagnosed with breast cancer.)
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A Touch of Basil
Uptown's newest restaurant has good food -- and a good story
Basil Thai Cuisine is serving fresh Thai dishes in a chic, uptown atmosphere.
When brothers Henry and Chai Eang opened their first restaurant, Basil Thai Restaurant, in Charleston in 2002, they did it on a shoestring. Originally from Cambodia (they lived there under the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s), the brothers were refugees briefly in Thailand before moving to South Carolina in 1979. When they decided in 2000 to start a restaurant, they had little money but knew exactly what they wanted. They moved into an old Huddle House diner location and got creative on how to give it the chic, modern look they had imagined. Chai installed the hardwood floors himself, and together the brothers helped design the stylish interior. "It was a lot of manual labor," says Chai.
Things have changed a lot since then. The Charleston location opened to brilliant success and fills up with hundreds of guests weekly. Taking advantage of its popularity, the brothers opened Chai's Lounge and Tapas next door, which quickly became another local favorite. Now, seven years later, they've opened a second Basil Thai, in uptown Charlotte.
Moving to Charlotte seemed the natural next step for Chai, who worked at the Morton's steakhouse here in 1995 and 1996 and has considered the city for a new location for a long time. "Charlotte has an overabundance of steakhouses," he says. "People are looking for something different."
"Something different" definitely describes Basil. The restaurant, which faces the corner of North Church and Fifth streets, isn't your average Charlotte Thai restaurant—or even your average uptown restaurant. Large windows facing both streets make the space bright for the lunch crowd and give it an urban ambience after dark. Designed by the brothers and Charleston architect Neil Stevenson, it has a chic, modern interior. Chocolate brown leather chairs flank gray granite-top tables. Silver, modern lights hang low over the dining area and a floor-to-ceiling scarlet-red curtain gives a deep splash of color to the space. Guests seated at tables can see into the kitchen or can choose to watch their food being prepared up close from the bar facing into it.
The food is innovative as well. Fresh basil rolls ($5.95) are served cool, with an entire basil leaf visible inside through the thin rice-paper wrapper. The stuffed shrimp ($9.95) steals the show for the appetizers. Large, tender prawns in an egg-roll wrapper are at the perfect level of spiciness and are well complemented by the sweet and sour sauce. Five come with each serving, but, trust us, you'll want more.
Entrées run the gamut from typical noodle Thai dishes like pad thai ($15.95) and pad woon sen ($15.95) to the more exotic Crispy Red Curry Duck (Charleston Chef Suntorn Cherdchoogarm's signature dish and Chai's favorite, $24.95). Some of the best dishes may be the curries. Served with rich, perfectly cooked jasmine rice, the mild masaman curry ($14.95) is creamy, slightly sweet, and large enough to share.
Henry Eang leads the kitchen, working with the restaurant's two chefs, Kai Zhang and Ivan Rodriguez, both of whom trained under Cherdchoogarm in Charleston before moving here. The brothers run the restaurant, with Henry working the kitchen and Chai working the crowds. However, in a few months they'll be splitting up.
"It is still a family business," says Chai. "But Henry will be leaving eventually. I'm moving in here. I like Charlotte and I think there is the opportunity for something else here."
Basil Thai Cuisine
210 N. Church St., 704-332-7212,
$$-$$$, R, L, D, FSB. Open every day
Sarah Crosland is associate editor of this magazine.
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These things piqued my interest this week:
You Should Own Your Favorite Books in Hard Copy (Lifehacker) — “Most importantly, when you keep physical books around, the people who live with you can browse and try them out too.”
How Creative Commons drives collaboration (Vox) “Although traditional copyright protects creators from others redistributing or repurposing their works entirely, it also restricts access, for both viewers and makers.”
Key Facilitation Skills: Distinguishing Weird from Seductive (Grassroots Economic Organizing) — “As a facilitation trainer the past 15 years, I’ve collected plenty of data about which lessons have been the most challenging for students to digest.”
Why Being Bored Is Good (The Walrus) — “Boredom, especially the species of it that I am going to label “neoliberal,” depends for its force on the workings of an attention economy in which we are mostly willing participants.”
5: People having fun on the internet (Near Future Field Notes) — “The internet is still a really great place to explore. But you have to get back into Internet Nature instead of spending all your time in Internet Times Square wondering how everything got so loud and dehumanising.”
The work of a sleepwalking artist offers a glimpse into the fertile slumbering brain (Aeon) “Lee Hadwin has been scribbling in his sleep since early childhood. By the time he was a teen, he was creating elaborate, accomplished drawings and paintings that he had no memory of making – a process that continues today. Even stranger perhaps is that, when he is awake, he has very little interest in or skill for art.”
The Power of One Push-Up (The Atlantic) — “Essentially, these quick metrics serve as surrogates that correlate with all kinds of factors that determine a person’s overall health—which can otherwise be totally impractical, invasive, and expensive to measure directly. If we had to choose a single, simple, universal number to define health, any of these functional metrics might be a better contender than BMI.”
How Wechat censors images in private chats (BoingBoing) — “Wechat maintains a massive index of the MD5 hashes of every image that Chinese censors have prohibited. When a user sends another user an image that matches one of these hashes, it’s recognized and blocked at the server before it is transmitted to the recipient, with neither the recipient or the sender being informed that the censorship has taken place.”
It’s Never Too Late to Be Successful and Happy (Invincible Career) — “The “race” we are running is a one-person event. The most important comparison is to yourself. Are you doing better than you were last year? Are you a better person than you were yesterday? Are you learning and growing? Are you slowly figuring out what you really want, what makes you happy, and what fulfillment means for you?”
‘Blitzscaling’ Is Choking Innovation—and Wasting Money (WIRED) — “If we learned anything from the dotcom bubble at the turn of the century, it’s that in an environment of abundant capital, money does not necessarily bestow competitive advantage. In fact, spending too much, to soon on unproven business models only heightens the risk that a company’s race for global domination can become a race to oblivion.”
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Amy Poehler Would Like the NRA to Keep Leslie Knope Off Its Twitter Feed
There's been no recent fictional television character more civically engaged than Leslie Knope—played by Amy Poehler—on Parks and Recreation. Local government was legitimately her happy place, and she approached issues big, small, and ridiculous with an optimism and can-do attitude that was endearing and often hilarious. And last night Ms. Knope got dragged into politics once again the by way of a tweet featuring a Parks and Rec GIF—by the National Rifle Association (NRA).
Obviously, the topic is a heated one in America, no more so than last night, on the heels of the CNN town hall, featuring survivors of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School just a little over a week ago. The show's creator, Michael Schur, has been extremely vocal on Twitter about a range of political issues from the Republican tax cut, health care, Donald Trump, and yes, gun control.
He was less than pleased to find a beloved character of his creation used by the NRA to thank Dana Loesch for "being the voice of over 5 million NRA members." Schur tweeted, "Hi, please take this down. I would prefer you not use a GIF from a show I worked on to promote your pro-slaughter agenda." And he had a response from Poehler too, "Also, Amy isn't on twitter, but she texted me a message: 'Can you tweet the NRA for me and tell them I said f-ck off?'"
Other members of the cast soon joined in. Nick Offerman (Ron Swanson on the show) wrote, "[O]ur good-hearted show and especially our Leslie Knope represent the opposite of your pro-slaughter agenda - take it down and also please eat shit. 🇺🇸"
And of course Leslie's ever-supportive onscreen husband Ben, IRL Adam Scott, had words too, warning the NRA to keep their hands off Leslie Knope.
Well played, people of Pawnee. I love you and I like you.
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Flyers vs. Penguins recap: Battle of Pennsylvania isn't fun anymore
For the second time in 15 days, the Flyers were thoroughly outplayed by their in-state rivals and fell convincingly to the Pittsburgh Penguins by a score of 6-2.
By Charlie O'Connor@BSH_Charlie Apr 3, 2016, 8:42pm EDT
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Over the past few months, the Pittsburgh Penguins have been on the warpath, rolling over all comers and establishing themselves as the Eastern Conference's most dangerous team. Despite the Philadelphia Flyers possessing a strong case to be called the second-most dangerous team in the conference over that span, even they are clearly not on Pittsburgh's level right now.
For the second time in two weeks, the Flyers lost to their in-state rivals in convincing fashion, this time falling by a score of 6-2. Due to Boston's 6-4 loss earlier in the day, they remain one point ahead of the Bruins for the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference, but this was a missed opportunity to create some breathing room. Steve Mason made 33 saves for Philadelphia but still earned the loss, while rookie Matt Murray stopped 28 for his seventh NHL victory.
As usual for the rivalry, the game included its fair share of ugliness on both sides. Wayne Simmonds appeared to make contact with Kris Letang's head late in the second period, and hit Murray in the head with his stick in the third, though he apparently did apologize to the goalie following the play for that incident. On the Pittsburgh side, Tom Kuhnhackl made contact with an already off-balance Andrew MacDonald and drove his head into the boards, forcing the Flyers defenseman from the game.
From the opening shift, Pittsburgh jumped all over the Flyers, as Patric Hornqvist nearly scored within the first thirty seconds of the game. That was just the beginning of a 16-shot barrage by the Penguins that would result in the home team grabbing a 2-0 lead by the end of the period. Only a early power play gave the Flyers a brief respite from the onslaught. Steve Mason was on his game and made a number of tough stops, but even he could not keep the red-hot Penguins off the scoreboard entirely.
Noted Flyers nemesis Sidney Crosby kicked off the scoring after drawing a penalty on Wayne Simmonds with five minutes left in the period. He collected a loose puck in front and then pulled it around Mason for a power play tally and the first goal of the game. Just 65 seconds later, Pittsburgh doubled their advantage. Matt Read turned the puck over in the offensive zone and the Penguins immediately initiated a counterattack, which finished with Conor Sheary sliding the puck over to Beau Bennett on the ensuing two-on-one rush for a 2-0 Pittsburgh lead. The Flyers trudged into the locker room knowing that the deficit was totally deserved.
Unsurprisingly, Philadelphia was much improved in the second period, but it only succeeded in moving their play quality from "total disaster" to "passable but still a step slow." The Flyers did outshoot the Penguins 13-10, but lost the shot attempts battle and failed to make a dent in Pittsburgh's lead. Patrick Hornqvist actually extended Pittsburgh's advantage to three goals midway through the period, but a late push by the Flyers resulted in a Wayne Simmonds top-corner snipe that ensured Philadelphia would face the same two-goal deficit in the third as they did at the start of the second.
Little changed in the third period. Carl Hagelin put the Penguins back up by three goals with an incredible play, diving to tip a no-look pass from Nick Bonino past Mason and into the net. The Flyers did respond four minutes later, as Jakub Voracek redirected a Shayne Gostisbehere wrist shot from the point past Murray, but it was too little, too late. Eric Fehr would even add two more Pittsburgh goals by the final whistle to solidify the Penguins' third straight victory over the Flyers this season.
The Pens pretty much rolled up the Flyers the last time these two teams played. Better today? Same story as two weeks ago. The Penguins skated faster, were cleaner with their passes, and simply looked like the all-around better team.
In particular, how do the top two lines on each side match up? The Giroux line had a number of strong shifts, but they mostly came during time away from Sidney Crosby's unit. The second line has had better games as well.
Real coming-out party for the power play yesterday. More good from them in this one? They went 0-for-2 and weren't able to carry over their success from the previous day, though they did create a few solid chances.
Interesting goalie duel today as Mason plays his 800th consecutive start while rookie Matt Murray also goes back-to-back for Pittsburgh. Who wins there? Mason wasn't the problem, as only the Patric Hornqvist goal could have been stopped without a herculean effort from the Flyers' netminder. Murray was solid, but the Flyers didn't make life too difficult for him.
Because it's Flyers-Penguins, any real stupid stuff happen in this one? Yep. Simmonds and Kuhnhackl in particular didn't come out of this game looking too good.
Comment of the Night:
This game makes me sad.
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HSA celebrates Community Social Services Month
To celebrate Community Social Services Month in BC, unions representing workers in the community social services sector have developed a poster, leaflet, and website. These materials highlight the importance of the wide spectrum of crucial services provided by our members ... services for women, youths at risk, infants and children, as well as advocacy, rehabilitation, support and counselling services for the community. The website can be viewed at www.communitysocialservicesmatter.ca
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March 8 marks the 100th Anniversary of International Womens Day. Just a generation ago, when our mothers entered the workforce, job postings still listed higher wages for men ... -mens rates" ... alongside lower -womens rates," for people working side by side, doing exactly the same job. While women have fought for and achieved many significant gains, the wage gap between women and men today remains staggering: almost 30 per cent. Women working full-time still only make 70 cents for every dollar men are paid.
Health science professionals vote to accept proposed collective agreement
Members of the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association have voted to accept the terms of collective agreement terms reached in late December. -There is no question that the frustration felt by the bargaining committee, which was forced to deal with a government-imposed ‘net-zero mandate, was also felt by health science professionals who voted on the tentative agreement," said HSA President Reid Johnson. The agreement passed with 57 per cent voting in favour.
100th anniversary of International Women's Day
To mark the 100th anniversary of womens day, HSA is making available celebratory stickers (click here to view sample). As the Canadian Labour Congress recently noted: Without question, Canadian women have made pension gains in recent decades. This is particularly true for women workers in the public sector, and women retirees with access to public pensions.
NUPGE: Lessons from Wisconsin
Question ... what do the players of Super Bowl champs the Green Bay Packers have in common with Wisconsins teachers, social workers, nurses and state employees? Answer ... all are rising up in protest to the union-busting antics of Governor Scott Walker (for more see here).
Results of vote on proposed agreement to be released March 2
Final returns from all the constituent unions in the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association will be received March 1. The result of the vote will be released March 2, 2011.
Additional Basic Steward Training workshop scheduled
Due to increased demand for basic steward training, HSA is offering the following workshop: Basic Steward Training (3-day workshop):May 9, 10, 11, 2011 Please apply ASAP as workshops have been filling up quickly. Pre-registration forms are available from the HSA website.
REMINDER: Nominations open for David Bland Memorial Award
Six years ago, in 2005, David Bland, a vocational rehabilitation counsellor and HSA member from Richmond Mental Health, was murdered at his workplace by a former client. His tragic death served as a sombre reminder that more needs to be done to prevent incidents of violence in the workplace and to protect health care ands social services workers on the job. | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7421937584877014, "wiki_prob": 0.2578062415122986, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0100.json.gz/line1011594"} |
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Chrome Now Supports Live Captions on Desktop
Chrome automatically generates real-time captions for your audio or video on the browser.
Recently, Google added a new feature to Chrome on Desktop. The feature is called “Live Captions“. The primary function of live captions is that when they are enabled, they auto-generate the captions of any audio or video playing in the Chrome browser – even when you are offline or mute the sound. Live captions are generated by on-device processing rather than sending them to the cloud which means audio, video, or captions never leave your device.
This feature is very much similar to the auto-captions by YouTube. However, it works to generate real-time captions for video sites, social media, podcasts, and voice calls. It can also create captions for videos saved on a hard drive and local audios. But, to get those captions generated, you need to play the audio or video in Chrome.
Now, if you don’t already know how to enable live captions in Chrome, we will help you in figuring it out.
Enabling Live Captions on Chrome Desktop
By default, the feature of a live caption is turned off by Chrome. But that doesn’t mean that enabling that option is difficult, Au contraire! It is effortless.
But, before you try to enable the live captions, ensure that your browser is up to date. You can easily update or install the latest version of Chrome by following the steps on Google chrome website.
How to Enable Chrome Live Captions on Desktop
Let us now get on with the steps that will help you enable live captions on the Chrome browser.
Open Chrome,
Go to Chrome “Settings“,
Click on “Advanced” and choose “Accessibility“,
When you click on “Accessibility“, you will find “Live Caption” as the first option,
Click on the option to enable it.
Google will now start downloading speech recognition files required to make this feature work. Once all the files are downloaded, you will see a small notification that says “Speech files downloaded“.
Now, your live captions are enabled on Chrome desktop. It will keep running in the background and whenever the browser identifies audio or video with voice, it auto-transcribes and show in a popup window at the center bottom of the Chrome browser.
However, if the feature doesn’t work on its own, you can click on the media icon located at the upper-right side next to your Google Account profile icon in your browser. Check to see if the “Live Caption” is toggled on or not (it should be on).
Media Icon Settings to Enable Live Caption
Features of Chrome Live Captions
You can also change the appearance and size of the Chrome live caption’s window. Follow the steps below to style Chrome live captions.
Click “Advanced“, and choose “Accessibility“
Finally, click on “Caption Preference“.
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Chrome live captions use the windows closed caption settings to display the captions. You can change the caption’s font color, style, size, effects, and etc., caption’s background, and Dim window content (text background) to match contrast.
Live Caption Settings for Chrome
If you decide that you don’t want to use this feature, you can just click on the ‘X’ that appears on the caption window for the time being. This will temporarily turn it off with that video while if you refresh the same page Live caption will again appear. But, if you want to disable it until you want to turn it on permanently, then you can toggle the live caption’s option off from the media icon in Chrome. However, you can now easily enable it from the media icon whenever you want.
Live Captions on Android
The live captions feature was introduced with Android 10 is already been available on some Android smartphones. In addition to Google Pixel, Samsung Galaxy S20 series, and Oneplus 8 lineup also got this feature. The feature also works for phone calls on mobile phones.
Google Live Caption on Android
The Live Captions feature by Google is available on Chrome 89, which is the latest version of Chrome for Linux, Windows, and Mac. Currently, it only works for the English language.
It also generates captions when you are offline and never leaves your computer thanks to on-device processing.
The best thing about live captions is that it helps those who have hearing impairments or those who have to multitask and follow on videos without listening to them. But, the speech recognition in this feature still requires some improvement because it is not perfect and sometimes miss-write the word. Live Captions currently work only when the video is in a focused tab, if you have live captions and you change the tab the live caption will hide, while there is no option to change that behaviour as of now.
However, we can hope that Google will overcome these limitations, and live captions will become one of the most used and famous features.
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SOCIAL GOOD: Look Kids, Mom’s on TV!
by Jennifer Burden | May 15, 2012 | Motherhood, Shot@Life, Social Good, World Motherhood, World Voice | 13 comments
Actress, Amanda Peet, with World Moms Blog Founder, Jennifer Burden, in Times Square in NYC advocating for Shot@Life, life-saving vaccines for children in developing countries.
In January, World Mom’s Blog’s advocacy for global health and children began offline at the pilot grass-roots party thrown at my house for the UN Foundation’s new Shot@Life campaign.
For the first time, at that party, I talked candidly in front of my friends and my mom about why the movement for life-saving vaccines for children in the developing world resonated with me.
It was a difficult, personal story for me about my many pregnancy losses, how desperate I felt and how I want to prevent mothers around the globe from ever having to feel that desperate, tragic feeling. There are mothers in the world losing their children to diseases that we have the know-how to prevent. And I want to help.
I have since shared my story at a UN Foundation Volunteer Summit in Washington, D.C. and at my friend Jodi’s grass-roots Shot@Life Party in New Jersey. But, this past Friday was, well, a little different…
I accepted an invitation from the UN Foundation to open my heart and speak for a larger audience in NYC at the launch of the Shot@Life Public Service Announcement (PSA) on the big Toshiba Screen in Times Square.
Only this time, I’d be speaking next to actress and vaccine advocate, Amanda Peet, World Health Organization’s Dr. Jacob Kumaresen, Real Simple editor Kristin van Ogtrop, Shot@Life’s Devi Thomas, and Toshiba’s Satoshi Kawada. We were up in front of what felt like more than 30 cameras flashing, including video cameras from CNN and Fox News.
With the group of all stars prior to launch of the Shot@Life PSA in Times Square, May 11, 2012.
I am so pleased with how far the movement has gone in so little time. The world renowned photographer, Anne Geddes, has become a Global Ambassador for the campaign. Actress Amanda Peet is the Every Child by Two Ambassador to the Shot@Life campaign. The amount of Shot@Life “Champions” has been snowballing. There were over 90 events around the U.S. during World Immunization Week this past April.
And parties and fundraisers initiated by World Moms Blog editors have raised over $2,000 to help immunize over 100 children in the developing world!!
Actress Amanda Peet was interviewed on Piers Morgan’s CNN show about the Shot@Life campaign on Friday. Also, Devi Thomas, Director of Shot@Life, and Aarron Sherinian, VP of Marketing for Shot@Life, were interviewed on Fox News. It was exciting to sit in bed that night watching the footage on major news channels in the US. I was so proud to be representing World Moms Blog at the PSA launch! Here’s the Fox News Clip!
For the UN Foundation’s official photos from the PSA launch in Times Square, click here.
Shot@Life PSA runs on the Toshiba screen in Times Square NYC for the first time ever on May 11, 2012!
Also, It was fantastic to see World Moms Blog in an article about Shot@Life in Scientific American magazine, here.
It is both, an honor and a pleasure, to be called upon to advocate for global children who need our help. A child dies every 20 seconds from a vaccine-preventable disease in the developing world. Immunizations have proven to decrease those numbers and be the most cost-effective solution.
Jennifer Burden, founder of World Moms Blog, advocating to save the lives of children in the developing world through immunization in Times Square, NYC at the Shot@Life PSA launch May 11, 2012.
Advocacy for this movement for children is one of the most rewarding roles I’ve played in life so far, behind becoming a mother. It is empowering to receive strength from the women behind World Moms Blog. I am brave because of their constant support and ideas. It may have been me up on that TV screen, but this is truly a team effort.
And next on the docket…World Moms Blog has been working on an international documentary for the GAVI Alliance in Switzerland to help raise global awareness for life-saving vaccines. A team of our contributors has already begun filming! In fact, our contributor, the Alchemist, is hosting a GAVI Global Tea Party in India this week! Our advocacy for children and the mothers who love them does not end.
Jennifer Burden is the founder of World Moms Blog, which writes from 22 countries and has over 50 contributors. World Moms Blog writes on motherhood, culture, human rights and social good. She can be found on Twitter @WorldMomsBlog & @JenniferBurden, on Facebook and email [email protected].
Photo credits to Chrysula Winegar with my phone. Thank you Chrysula! 🙂
Priceless Project (@WEAREPRICELESS1) on May 15, 2012 at 5:35 am
CONGRATULATIONS on making our world better! Great work!
You Are Priceless!
Jennifer Burden on May 15, 2012 at 11:05 pm
Thank you, Ruby! Are you going to Pathfinder again this year in NY? I love the work you do, too!
Jen 🙂
Mamma_Simona on May 15, 2012 at 5:59 am
Onward and upward, Fearless Leader! 🙂 <3
Ha! Thank you from South Africa, Simona!
evafannon on May 15, 2012 at 1:23 pm
Amazing! Way to go Jen!!
Thank you, Eva!
thirdeyemom on May 15, 2012 at 5:20 pm
How wonderful Jen!!! Wow you have taken this blo a log ways and there is more to come! I am so excited to be a part of it all!!!!
Yes, so much more to do! I’m glad you’re all a part of this. This is a really special network we are creating!
Christine Vara on May 16, 2012 at 12:02 am
Jennifer, Your story is a perfect illustration of how much of a difference we can make in the world we live in if we act upon our sincere desire to do so! I believe that the World Mom’s Blog is helping mother’s all over the globe to connect on the issues that we are so passionate about. And what could a mother be more passionate about than our children? Now, with your personal involvement with Shot@Life you are raising a global awareness of vaccine preventable diseases and the lives we can save by ensuring all children have access to vaccines. Let the world be your stage and keep up the inspirational advocacy.
Jennifer Burden on May 16, 2012 at 12:46 am
Christine,
Thank you for your support! We are excited about our global documentary for the cause with GAVI and for all of our work with Shot@Life in the US advocating for the health of children in the developing world! This is a very solvable global health issue, and mothers want these vaccines to protect their children, but they do not have access to them. We’re helping to change that.
Karyn @ kloppenmum on May 17, 2012 at 5:49 pm
You go girl!! Love it when people find their passion…and then follow it! 🙂
growingmuses on May 29, 2012 at 12:05 pm
Jen, I love that in this photo you look like the glam actress and Amanda Peet looks like a haggard mom…Way to go! | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6040742993354797, "wiki_prob": 0.39592570066452026, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0100.json.gz/line375569"} |
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Samhain: The gate to the other World - Black heather T-shirt
A door opens, it is time to communicate with the world of the dead. Everything is prepared for the magic rite, the bonfires are lit, the skulls are decorated, the spirits are rolled, together with the druid we prepare for the ritual night of Halloween, the Celtic Samhain awaits us. Worship of fallen ancestors and protection against the evil dead. The common and varied pagan belief in the whole world, fallen darkness, ancient traditions, Holy Companies, lemurs and manes, Jack o'lantern, pumpkins and masquerades ... it is All Hallows' Eve , Halloween has begun, waiting to be guided in this life towards the immortal...
Saturnalia - Black T-shirt
The light is reborn and returns, the end of the darkness of days is approaching. With the sowing and the field work completed, it is time to celebrate the coming of light. Let's light candles, decorate our homes with plants, get together with family and friends, exchange gifts, drink and eat, these are days of fun.
Rome dresses up with sacrifices in honor of Saturn and agrarian cults, there are no slaves or masters, no wars or executions, no sickles or hoes, just public banquets, joy, laughter, happiness, country delight and carnival, let's rejoice for a year more of this ancient pagan celebration !! The winter solstice is soon over, our undefeated Sun is returning soon. Happy Saturnalia!!
The mothers of all witches - Black T-Shirt
How to approach witchcraft and not fall into the imaginary that we have about it throughout history since its demonization as an independent woman, enemy of the people through inquisitorial texts such as that written by monks in the Malleus Maleficarum through the persecution of the Church, the witch hunt, the romantic corruption, the self-serving deformation of the Victorian bourgeois society fearful of women's liberation, the morbid, the superstition and the occultism of modernity to pop culture where we find that evil witch of covens with goats eater of children.
An ancestral look returns us to the primordial tradition, esotericism and occult sciences, to the sorceress as a woman of power, free and independent, connoisseur of magical wisdom, botanical and healing knowledge, who approaches the darkness to do the well, transmitted that knowledge from generation to generation as a closed circle through the three ages of women (the young, the mature and the old).
If we have to look for references, there we have the mothers of all the witches of pagan times such as Circe, Medea and Cassandra, those visionaries or women watchmen who accompanied the hero, endowed with magical knowledge, or the mysterious women of the medieval forest as priestesses and epicenter of knowledge, or the witchcraft manifestations of the 19th century (represented in certain pre-Raphaelite paintings) as the last vestiges of a magical and sapiential society.
The history of witchcraft is stained with blood, dark rites and crimes, terrible trials, persecutions, intolerance, scapegoats... Faced with black clichés and legends, let's stay with the true origin of witchcraft, a good time to remember and recover the lessons and virtues of ancient wisdom and magical thinking.
Lupercalia I - Black T-shirt
If you have seen women running through the streets from one place to another being chased by some half naked guys in wolf skins who whipped and whipped them with bloody strips of ram, do not be alarmed! they are just remembering an old pagan festival, something lewd that yes, but it was a sacred rite of purification and fecundity celebrated in Ancient Rome every February 15 called the lupercales or Lupercalia.
The word comes from lupus, that is, wolf and its Roman god of fertility and male sexuality Fauno Luperco (Greek mythological deity Pan, the one who protected the wolf), a strange, hairy being, with legs and horns of a goat and large, pointed ears with a voracious and infinite sexual appetite.
One of the legends tells that in the ancient city of Alba Longa, the evil Amulio after deposing his brother Numitor from the throne, ordered to kill all his first-born, turning his daughter Rea Silvia into a virgin so that she would not have successors, but The god of war Mars was enraptured by the girl and they procreated the brothers Romulus and Remus, who managed to escape from the clutches of their uncle Amulio, managing to survive in the forests thanks to the woodpecker and the she-wolf Luperca who nursed and raised them. Years later they would return to their homeland to take revenge and kill him.
Due to the shortage of fertility and women in Rome, the oracle of the goddess Juno announced that the mothers of Lazio would be fertilized by a male goat. For this purpose, a ritual was held every February 15 in the Lupercal cave - there where Romulus and Remus were suckled by the she-wolf - where the most virile young men were selected - those ephebos who, on their initiation path, had lived in the forests as human wolves—, called loberos or luperci (friends of the wolf), and their faces were marked with the blood of a dog and a sacrificed male goat.
To make the rite more fun and interesting, virile members were created in the form of strips with the skin of the goat ... The libido to the surface, the lustful participants launched themselves in the carnal search for women eager to be impregnated, who agreed in a Shameless sexual play, whipping and spanking included, in a depurifying act that increased fertility.
Christianity erased with a stroke of the pen this fun bacchanal, so beneficial to health and to the women of Ancient Rome, moving it to February 14, Valentine's Day.
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Thursday, March 16, 2023 7:00pm The DiMenna Center for Classical Music - Cary Hall Directions
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Hear chamber works by Grammy-nominated English composer Anna Clyne accompanied by films by cutting-edge visual artists Josh Dorman—”[constructor of] fantasy lands and visual puns with the wonky, romantic intensity of a daydreaming ten-year-old” (The New Yorker)—and Jyll Bradley, whose acclaimed work in sculpture, installation, and drawing uses light to explore ideas of place, space, and identity.
Visionary Sounds is supported by a generous gift from Alden Toevs.
Selections from The Art of the Fugue
Jyll Bradley, in collab. with David Ward
Woman Holding a Balance (film)
Woman Holding a Balance
Jyll Bradley
Pardes (film)
Selections from The Violin
New York Counterpoint
Jyll Bradley and Will Martin
New York Counterpoint (film)
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Mattis rejects plan to privatize military effort in Afghanistan
by Ellen Mitchell - 08/28/18 1:31 PM ET
Defense Secretary James Mattis on Tuesday shot down recently recirculated plans to privatize combat efforts in Afghanistan.
“When the Americans put their nation’s credibility on the line, privatizing it is probably not a wise idea,” Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon.
The former head of U.S. Central Command did not mention by name Erik Prince, the Blackwater founder who in recent weeks has shopped a plan to replace most U.S. troops in Afghanistan with private contractors.
{mosads}Mattis had been asked if there was an advantage to privatizing forces if there are going to be boots on the ground in Afghanistan for the foreseeable future.
About 14,000 U.S. military personnel are currently in Afghanistan to counter terrorist groups including the Taliban, al Qaeda and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, as well as to train and assist Afghan forces.
More than 3,000 troops were added to the fight after President Trump in August 2017 announced a new strategy to turn around the war, which top generals had compared to a stalemate at the time.
Mattis that the U.S. military remains in the 17-year war “in order to ensure America’s security.”
“This is why we talk about an Afghan-led, Afghan-owned reconciliation process and we believe that the best way to get there is to ensure the Taliban recognizes they can’t win on the battlefield, they must negotiate,” Mattis said in his first Pentagon press conference since April.
Prince, whose sister is Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, previously tried to sell Trump on his privatization plan last year. He has been pushing for it once more in media appearances, including on programs such as “Fox & Friends” that Trump is known to watch.
There is little backing for such a plan among defense officials and lawmakers.
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Malls, restaurants, gyms in uncharted territory in U.S. on COVID-19
By: Shane Saathoff
Paperwork came down Monday afternoon in Illinois that left malls and organizations throughout the United States facing unfamiliar territory.
“The time for persuasion and public appeals is over. The time for action is here. This is not a joke. No one is immune to this, and you have an obligation to act in the best interests of all the people in this state.” The Governor said in direct response following crowds in Chicago at bars across the City for St. Patrick’s Day last Saturday.
“Right now we are still waiting but some store has already shorten hours and some stores have closed this is over.” a Northfield Square Mall rep told us via Facebook Tuesday morning.
That statement comes nearly 48 hours after the Illinois Governor’s announcement to call for groups of 50 people or less to gather in public spaces. An announcement that beginning today includes gyms, theaters, and bowling alleys in the executive order paperwork signed and filed with the State.
“I tried earlier this week to appeal to everyone’s good judgment to stay home, to avoid bars, not to congregate in crowds. It’s unfortunate that many people didn’t take that seriously.” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said during his daily COVID-19 press conference.
Monday, the White House, which had previously failed to issue advice to Americans, pushed that bar to the bottom, asking Americans to keep to groups of 10 or less while avoiding crowds of 50 or more.
“We’re calling on every American to do your part,” Vice President Mike Pence said Monday during a press conference following the call for gatherings of 10 people or less.
Small Business Owners are doing their part to let their voice be heard. Kid Rock’s Big Ass Honky Tonk & Steakhouse in Nashville let out a fierce reply to Nashville’s Mayor’s call to close all bars in town and cut restaurants’ capacity in half. In less than 24 hours, the Bar announced it would comply with the order.
“I’m not answering anymore messages asking if we are closing due to this spreading of coronavirus. Most know that we don’t close unless we absolutely have to and we haven’t closed for anything in years.” Fit Body U in Bourbonnais told their clients via the gym’s Facebook, “We don’t close but we will if the state tells us we have to, they have not said anything yet.”
Late last week, several mall-based stores like Abercombie & Finch, Apple, Nike, REI, Lululemon, Patagonia and Urban Outfitters already announced they’re shutting down stores across the globe through late March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Malls throughout the state have already issued curbed hours throughout the State of Illinois. At Oakbrook Center’s outdoor mall, normal hours of 10 am to 9 pm have been shortened to noon to 7 pm Monday through Saturday. Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg cut its hours from noon to 6 pm on Sunday.
As of writing, Northfield Square Mall had failed to announce any adjusted hours due to the spread of COVID-19 while stores within like Bath and Body Works and Lenscrafters have done so independently. Restaurants in Northfield Square Mall, including KanSai Japanese Steakhouse have abided by the Illinois Executive Order and are closed.
Sunday, Saudi Arabia, one of the most aggressive countries to act out against the virus, ordered malls as well as restaurants, coffee shops, public parks, and gardens, closed effective immediately.
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Shane Saathoffhttp://www.SocialSnowball.com
An active writer for two decades, Shane's focuses on local news and events throughout the area, Shane is an active historian, science nerd, and tech geek. Shane is a native of Bourbonnais, IL, and alumni of Olivet Nazarene University.
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Christian Missionaries burning idol of Lord Krishna, Indian Flag in Mizoram is true but old
Published: 6, June, 2018 10:53:17 AM; Updated: 6, June, 2018 10:57:02 AM ashwin
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Brief Outline: The Message claims Christian Missionaries burning idol of Lord Krishna & Indian National Flag in Mizoram is true but too old.
Ayupp Verification: Fake
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Christian Missionaries burning idol of Lord Krishna & Indian National Flag in Mizoram.
If your blood doesn't boil, you are no Indian.
Majority paying price for pampering minorities.
Detailed Analysis: In a video shared on the social media claims of Christian Missionaries burning idol of Lord Krishna & Indian National Flag is from Mizoram and the video is from September 2017. In the video we can see some boys and a man dressed in white robes raising slogans against india and burning Hindu Idol and the Indian flag. The group comprised of young boys, most of them teenagers wearing traditional Mizo attire.
Coming to the election next year it is not doubtful why such videos are going viral now only. As reported by firstpost article dated Sep 30, 2017 titled In Mizoram, fringe sect burns Hindu idols, tricolour in bid to fray tempers (archive here). The firstpost reported that Members of a newly emerging sect of Christianity in Mizoram recently burned a Hindu idol and set the tricolour ablaze. This incident comes to light at a time when the rise of Hindu nationalism has caused a number of incidents of communal violence across India.
Police sources said that the name of the man in the white robe is Lalrinawma, who identifies himself as a Christian preacher and as per police this was not the first such instance of burning of Indian flag and a Hindu idol in Lunglei town.
The incident took place on 21 September at Lunglei district in Mizoram, However the video has gone much viral now on the social media.
How the Christians group said after this incident:
As per a article posted on the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India website cbci, the Catholic Bishops condemned this incident, as written in the article.
It is with great sadness and sorrow that we have learnt from sections of the National Press of an unfortunate incident in which members of a sect calling themselves Christians, have burnt images of Hindu deities and our Indian National Flag in Lunglie District of Mizoram. We have been in touch with the local Catholic Bishop of Aizawl, Bishop Stephen Rotluanga, who is upset about the happenings.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India strongly and unequivocally denounces this deplorable act. We want to state very clearly that we stand firmly against any sort of fundamentalism, wherever it may come from. Any attempt to cause division and sow hatred is against the principles of Christianity and against humanity. The Catholic Church along with other Christian Churches has always stood for national unity and for peace and harmony among all peoples.
Mizoram is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its capital city. The name is derived from "Mizo", the name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which means land, and thus Mizoram means "land of the Mizos". Within the northeast region, it is the southernmost landlocked state, sharing borders with three of the Seven Sister States, namely Tripura, Assam and Manipur. The state also shares a 722 kilometre border with the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Myanmar.
The majority of Mizos are Christians in various denominations, predominantly Presbyterian. Mizoram has a Chakma Theravada Buddhist population of 8.5%, making them the largest minority, followed by Hindus at 2.7% according to the 2011 census. There are several thousand people, mostly ethnic Mizo, who have converted to Judaism claiming to be one of the lost Judaic tribe group Bnei Menashe, with descent from the biblical Menasseh. Muslims make up about 1.3% of the state population. The remaining 3,000 people are Sikhs, Jains and other religions.
In Mizoram, fringe sect burns Hindu idols, tricolour in bid to fray tempers - Firstpost
Has fanaticism among a sect of Christians raised its ugly head in the otherwise peaceful state of Mizoram? The suspected involvement of seven persons in an incident of dishonoring the national flag and a Hindu idol has brought the question to the forefront.
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Top 10 Dreamcast Emulator to Run on Windows 10/8.1/8/7, MAC & Android
Yogesh Miglani
Previously, in my effort to bring the 90’s nostalgic moments back, I shared 7 of the safest rom sites with you.
But what would be their use if you don’t have a suitable emulator.
You can’t use a ROM file alone. So, this time, I’m presenting you with some of the best Dreamcast Emulators.
In case you don’t know, Dreamcast was a home video gaming console. It was released in 1998 and right away, it became quite famous.
But just like all good thing comes to an end, the popularity of this Vintage Gaming Console ended with the arrival of…
Sony’s PlayStation 2.
Microsoft’s XBOX.
Nintendo’s GameCube.
And after incurring significant financial losses, SEGA discontinued the gaming console on March 31, 2001. By the time it was discontinued, 9.13 million units of Dreamcast were sold worldwide.
In any way, that’s not a small number.
Besides, Dreamcast brought some revolutionary changes to the gaming world. And if you want to bring that vintage feeling of playing Mario on this gaming console back then you got to try these 10 Dreamcast Emulators on your Windows PC, android, and macOS PC.
1 Top 9 Dreamcast Emulator to Play Sega Games in 2021 on PC Windows 10/8.1/8/7
1.1 DEmul Emulator – Available for Windows PC
1.2 Reicast Emulator – Available for Android & Windows
1.3 DreamSpec – Spectrum Based Dreamcast Emulator
1.4 NullDC Emu
1.5 Redream
1.6 ChanKast – Emulator Especially for Windows XP/2003
1.7 Sega Genesis
1.8 NesterDC
1.9 Makaron
1.10 DreamEMU
2 Dreamcast Emulator FAQ
2.1 1. Is it worth buying a Dreamcast?
2.2 2. How do I connect my Dreamcast to my computer?
2.3 3. Is Dreamcast more powerful than ps2?
2.4 4. Did the Dreamcast killed?
2.5 5. How to Run Dreamcast Emulator and PSP Emulator on ps classic
Top 9 Dreamcast Emulator to Play Sega Games in 2021 on PC Windows 10/8.1/8/7
DEmul Emulator – Available for Windows PC
DEmul is welcomed by users and considered as one of the best Windows Dreamcast emulators. This Dreamcast emulator is compatible with almost all Dreamcast ROMs. It can provide you with the best gaming experience with its plug-in system for video and audio output.
Also, it is supported by a virtual memory card that reduces your game progress time. More importantly, this emulator supports almost all Sega games without any major jugs or lag.
Nevertheless, it’s absolutely for free and emulates Naomi 1, Naomi 2, Atomiswave, and all sorts of Dreamcast games!
It can run well on Windows 7 and later systems but DeMul is not available on Android and that’s where our 2nd Dreamcast emulator plays a big role i.e. Reicast.
Reicast Emulator – Available for Android & Windows
Although Reicast is known as the best Dreamcast emulator for Android, it is also available for Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, or Mac. What makes Reicast the best of other Dreamcast emulators is its strong reliability and durability. The regular update feature gives Windows users an excellent experience.
The drawback is that you must have a BIOS file to run this emulator. Overall, there are no bugs or flaws in this emulator.
Good GUI and pleasant experience are the USPs of the Reicast emulator for Dreamcast.
DreamSpec – Spectrum Based Dreamcast Emulator
DreamSpec is a spectrum-based Dreamcast emulator for Sega Dreamcast established by a group of BigBoy developers. It features many different features such as full sound, skinny GUI, full speed, NTSC, as well as screen brightness.
As it is preloaded with a lot of games, you don’t have to worry about downloading or installing the game.
Due to its CDI image (which you can burn and start playing), it can be used directly.
NullDC Emu
NuLDC is a PC-based Dreamcast emulator that says it is an open-source Dreamcast emulator for Windows. It can also play almost all Dreamcast games including commercial games.
It not only emulates the games of the Dreamcast console but also emulates the Naomi console. NullDC is basically built for Windows Operating System and has been running since 2006. It has an amazing user interface and gives you cutting-edge graphics quality for Dreamcast games.
To run this emulator, you must have the latest DirectX version and the Visual C ++ runtime.
Also, for this Dreamcast emulator to work, you must get a basic console BIOS.
Redream
Compared to other Dreamcast emulators, Redream is relatively new. It can provide you retro emulation with advanced features that other emulators cannot provide. This emulator can support many systems including macOS, Windows, Linux, and Android.
With this Dreamcast emulator, you can access your Dreamcast games up to 1080p or 4k quality. It is compatible with a lot of games from the Dreamcast library. You must meet the following requirements to run it.
Windows 7 or above
Processor x86
Graphics OpenGL 3.3 support
ChanKast – Emulator Especially for Windows XP/2003
ChanKast is another great simulator of Windows OS. It was the first emulator to play commercial games for the Dreamcast. It is only on our list of the 8 best emulators from Dreamcast.
ChanKast is planned specifically for Windows XP or 2003. Nevertheless, Windows 7 and 10 work perfectly well.
These are 256 DC bios, Pentium 4, and 256 MB RAM, with a minimum of 1.6 GHz, the latest Windows XP, DirectX, or higher. The Dreamcast emulator is simple and fun.
Sega Genesis (GENS4ALL) has the strongest emulator for Windows 10. This simulator can also support VMU games and VGA outputs. Best of all, you can use this emulator to re-generate the action code for Origin.
To relive the old days, just install the emulator for your childhood classics and start playing. The only weakness of this emulator has since been stuck in its beta phase.
NesterDC
NesterDC is an immense Dreamcast simulator with all its functionality. Its excellent functionality was appropriate to put in our list of the best emulators of Windows 10. It emulates 10 countries that save.
It also has an interactive screen with the ability to display NES box art and classical background ChipTunes
Makaron is a Windows platform simulator for Sega Naomi and Sega Dreamcast. On 19 August 2010, this emulator was released. It has a high compatibility rate, so almost any traditional Dreamcast game can be played. Makaron is also able to play many commercial games.
It provides an enjoyable user and easy interface for gamers. Will look for you.
These were the eight largest emulators for the Dreamcast. Any or all of these can be downloaded and an egocentric tour begins.
DreamEMU
Last but not least is DreamEMU. It’s a single performer emulator made exclusively for the Microsoft Windows Operating System. Even though it’s quite an old emulator for Dreamcast gaming consoles, it’s not the stable one. It has its own sets of issues.
The only major Con with this emulator is that it doesn’t support the use of commercial games on Dreamcast consoles. So, this means, instead of playing a full game, you can only play Demo on it.
However, the developers are pushing regular updates to make sure commercial games works effectively in the future.
Dreamcast Emulator FAQ
1. Is it worth buying a Dreamcast?
Dreamcast alone is worth buying because of apathy. It is especially worth buying because of the many accessories that offer it as a “phishing reel” that has made all the games fishing on the console a lot of fun!
2. How do I connect my Dreamcast to my computer?
Connect the battery to the cable and then plug the cable into the USB and Dreamcast fax modems. Now connect open the virtual machine and the fax modem to the PC. When the virtual machine loads the operating system, right-click on the desktop and click Terminal.
3. Is Dreamcast more powerful than ps2?
Compared to the competitive PlayStation 2, Dreamcast is more effective on textures, image quality, and anti-aliasing, while PS2 is more effective on polygonal geometry, physics, lightning, and particles.
4. Did the Dreamcast killed?
The console was given the tank in Japan, which reduced Sega to $412 million by the end of March 2000, and by the end of the year, he suffered a loss of about $400 million.
5. How to Run Dreamcast Emulator and PSP Emulator on ps classic
If you want to run Dreamcast and PSP altogether, you will need Retroarch & couple of BIOS files inside retroarch’s system folder, and then just follow the procedure given below:
Run retroarch
Load content and browse the /media folder and the rest of the folders to where you have copied the game files
Select .cdi image to load and retroarch will ask for the core
Now, you will need to select Reicast.
In case you have any questions regarding Dreamcast emulators and how to use them? Please feel free to ask in a comment section or else you can follow us on telegram too.
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RioLabs Inc. announced the availability of RioTrade 2.0, a solution that enables rapid integration of suppliers into e-marketplaces. RioTrade 2.0 allows faster time-to-market for suppliers who need to rapidly integrate with e-marketplaces of their choice, and with online buyers. RioTrade’s technology uses a virtual file system that links enterprise information sources with applications through a graphical interface — without writing any code. Version 2.0 includes: Commerce One xCBL support, Ariba cXML support, SAP support, EDI support with pre-built XML-EDI maps, Windows 2000 Datacenter Server support, and 3-5 day implementation. RioLabs’ offering helps e-marketplaces deliver on the promise of B2B e-commerce by quickly enabling the supply side of the equation. RioTrade quickly enables companies who want to establish electronic trading relationships with business partners by mapping disparate enterprise systems to XML-based transactions. This technology offers customers performance, reliability and scalability for automated transactions. RioTrade 2.0 includes support for existing EDI systems, allowing suppliers to maximize existing EDI investments. It handles all EDI formats, including ANSI X12 and EDIFACT. RioLabs also supports EDI applications such as TIE Commerce, GE Global Exchange Services, Sterling Commerce, Peregrine Systems and Compaq-DEC. www.riolabs.com
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Hendrikus L Granzier
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Our research is focused on elucidating the structure and function of titin and nebulin, two large filamentous proteins found in muscle. We use a range of model systems with a major focus on KO and TG mouse models. The techniques that we use range from single molecule mechanics, (immuno) electron microscopy, exon microarray analysis, in vitro motility assays, low angle X-ray diffraction, cell physiology (including calcium imaging), muscle mechanics, and isolated heart physiology.
Hendrikus Granzier, PhD, studies the mechanisms whereby the giant filamentous protein titin (the largest protein known) influence muscle structure and function. His lab has shown that titin functions as a molecular spring that mediates acute responses to changing pathophysiological states of the heart. They also study the role of titin in cardiac disease, using mouse models with specific modifications in the titin gene, including deciphering the mechanisms that are responsible for gender differences in diastolic dysfunction. An additional focus of Dr. Granzier’s lab is on nebulin, a major muscle protein that causes a severe skeletal muscle disease in humans. Based on previous work, they hypothesize that nebulin is a determinant of calcium sensitivity of contractile force. To test this and other concepts, he uses a nebulin knockout approach in the mouse. Research is multi-faceted and uses cutting-edge techniques at levels ranging across the single molecule, single cell, muscle, and the intact heart. His research group is diverse and has brought together individuals from several continents with expertise ranging from physics and chemistry to cell biology and physiology.
Experimentally increasing titin compliance in a novel mouse model attenuates the Frank-Starling mechanism but has a beneficial effect on diastole
Methawasin, M., Hutchinson, K. R., Lee, E., Smith, J. E., Saripalli, C., Hidalgo, C. G., Ottenheijm, C. A., & Granzier, H. (2014). Experimentally increasing titin compliance in a novel mouse model attenuates the Frank-Starling mechanism but has a beneficial effect on diastole. Circulation , 129(19), 1924-36.
Experimentally upregulating compliant titins has been suggested as a therapeutic for lowering pathological diastolic stiffness levels. However, how increasing titin compliance impacts global cardiac function requires in-depth study. We investigate the effect of upregulating compliant titins in a novel mouse model with a genetically altered titin splicing factor; integrative approaches were used from intact cardiomyocyte mechanics to pressure-volume analysis and Doppler echocardiography.
Exome sequencing reveals a nebulin nonsense mutation in a dog model of nemaline myopathy
Evans, J. M., Cox, M. L., Huska, J., Li, F., Gaitero, L., Guo, L. T., Casal, M. L., Granzier, H. L., Shelton, G. D., & Clark, L. A. (2016). Exome sequencing reveals a nebulin nonsense mutation in a dog model of nemaline myopathy. Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society , 27(9-10), 495-502.
Nemaline myopathy (NM) is a congenital muscle disorder associated with muscle weakness, hypotonia, and rod bodies in the skeletal muscle fibers. Mutations in 10 genes have been implicated in human NM, but spontaneous cases in dogs have not been genetically characterized. We identified a novel recessive myopathy in a family of line-bred American bulldogs (ABDs); rod bodies in muscle biopsies established this as NM. Using SNP profiles from the nuclear family, we evaluated inheritance patterns at candidate loci and prioritized TNNT1 and NEB for further investigation. Whole exome sequencing of the dam, two affected littermates, and an unaffected littermate revealed a nonsense mutation in NEB (g.52734272 C>A, S8042X). Whole tissue gel electrophoresis and western blots confirmed a lack of full-length NEB in affected tissues, suggesting nonsense-mediated decay. The pathogenic variant was absent from 120 dogs of 24 other breeds and 100 unrelated ABDs, suggesting that it occurred recently and may be private to the family. This study presents the first molecularly characterized large animal model of NM, which could provide new opportunities for therapeutic approaches.
Shortening of the elastic tandem immunoglobulin segment of titin leads to diastolic dysfunction
Granzier, H., Chung, C. S., Hutchinson, K. R., Methawasin, M., Saripalli, C., Smith, J. E., Hidalgo, C. G., Luo, X., Labeit, S., Guo, C., & Granzier, H. L. (2013). Shortening of the elastic tandem immunoglobulin segment of titin leads to diastolic dysfunction. Circulation , 128(1).
Diastolic dysfunction is a poorly understood but clinically pervasive syndrome that is characterized by increased diastolic stiffness. Titin is the main determinant of cellular passive stiffness. However, the physiological role that the tandem immunoglobulin (Ig) segment of titin plays in stiffness generation and whether shortening this segment is sufficient to cause diastolic dysfunction need to be established.
The multifunctional Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II delta (CaMKIIδ) phosphorylates cardiac titin's spring elements
Granzier, H., Hidalgo, C. G., Chung, C. S., Saripalli, C., Methawasin, M., Hutchinson, K. R., Tsaprailis, G., Labeit, S., Mattiazzi, A., & Granzier, H. L. (2013). The multifunctional Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II delta (CaMKIIδ) phosphorylates cardiac titin's spring elements. Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology , 54.
Titin-based passive stiffness is post-translationally regulated by several kinases that phosphorylate specific spring elements located within titin's elastic I-band region. Whether titin is phosphorylated by calcium/calmodulin dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII), an important regulator of cardiac function and disease, has not been addressed. The aim of this work was to determine whether CaMKIIδ, the predominant CaMKII isoform in the heart, phosphorylates titin, and to use phosphorylation assays and mass spectrometry to study which of titin's spring elements might be targeted by CaMKIIδ. It was found that CaMKIIδ phosphorylates titin in mouse LV skinned fibers, that the CaMKIIδ sites can be dephosphorylated by protein phosphatase 1 (PP1), and that under baseline conditions, in both intact isolated hearts and skinned myocardium, about half of the CaMKIIδ sites are phosphorylated. Mass spectrometry revealed that both the N2B and PEVK segments are targeted by CaMKIIδ at several conserved serine residues. Whether phosphorylation of titin by CaMKIIδ occurs in vivo, was tested in several conditions using back phosphorylation assays and phospho-specific antibodies to CaMKIIδ sites. Reperfusion following global ischemia increased the phosphorylation level of CaMKIIδ sites on titin and this effect was abolished by the CaMKII inhibitor KN-93. No changes in the phosphorylation level of the PEVK element were found suggesting that the increased phosphorylation level of titin in IR (ischemia reperfusion) might be due to phosphorylation of the N2B element. The findings of these studies show for the first time that titin can be phosphoryalated by CaMKIIδ, both in vitro and in vivo, and that titin's molecular spring region that determines diastolic stiffness is a target of CaMKIIδ.
Knockout of Lmod2 results in shorter thin filaments followed by dilated cardiomyopathy and juvenile lethality
Pappas, C. T., Mayfield, R. M., Henderson, C., Jamilpour, N., Cover, C., Hernandez, Z., Hutchinson, K. R., Chu, M., Nam, K., Valdez, J. M., Wong, P. K., Granzier, H. L., & Gregorio, C. C. (2015). Knockout of Lmod2 results in shorter thin filaments followed by dilated cardiomyopathy and juvenile lethality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America , 112(44), 13573-8.
Leiomodin 2 (Lmod2) is an actin-binding protein that has been implicated in the regulation of striated muscle thin filament assembly; its physiological function has yet to be studied. We found that knockout of Lmod2 in mice results in abnormally short thin filaments in the heart. We also discovered that Lmod2 functions to elongate thin filaments by promoting actin assembly and dynamics at thin filament pointed ends. Lmod2-KO mice die as juveniles with hearts displaying contractile dysfunction and ventricular chamber enlargement consistent with dilated cardiomyopathy. Lmod2-null cardiomyocytes produce less contractile force than wild type when plated on micropillar arrays. Introduction of GFP-Lmod2 via adeno-associated viral transduction elongates thin filaments and rescues structural and functional defects observed in Lmod2-KO mice, extending their lifespan to adulthood. Thus, to our knowledge, Lmod2 is the first identified mammalian protein that functions to elongate actin filaments in the heart; it is essential for cardiac thin filaments to reach a mature length and is required for efficient contractile force and proper heart function during development.
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NASA Apollo astronaut Walt Cunningham has died at age 90
By Russell Lewis
Published January 3, 2023 at 1:08 PM MST
Lunar module pilot Walt Cunningham performs flight tasks on the ninth day of the Apollo 7 mission in 1968.
One of the early Apollo astronauts has died. Walt Cunningham died Tuesday after complications from a fall. He was 90.
Walt Cunningham flew in space just one time. His flight in 1968 was an important — and often forgotten one — for the lunar program.
Cunningham was the lunar module pilot of the first manned Apollo mission that went to space. Apollo 7's 11-day trip around the Earth was a key stepping stone to NASA's march to the moon.
"The real accomplishment, of course, was the first manned landing on the moon," Cunningham told NPR in 2016. "But that was the fifth of what I've always described as five giant steps. The first one was the Apollo 7 mission, of course. Complete test of the Apollo spacecraft."
The launch came after a difficult time for NASA. Just 21 months before, a fire on the launchpad killed three astronauts during a test of Apollo 1. In the interim, NASA changed many procedures and the command module underwent a series of safety improvements.
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Astronauts Walt Cunningham (left) of Apollo 7, and Jim Lovell of Apollo 8 and Apollo 13, participate in an event in Washington marking the 40th anniversary anniversary of the first moon landing.
Cunningham said in 2016 that if Apollo 7 had not gone well, the U.S. wouldn't have landed on the moon before the end of the 1960s. "Historically, what the public doesn't realize," he said, "It is still the longest, most ambitious, most successful first test flight of any new flying machine ever."
"There were so many things that had to be tested," he recalled. During the flight, the crew test-fired the engine that would place Apollo into and out of lunar orbit, simulated docking maneuvers and did the first-ever live television broadcast from an American spacecraft.
"It was hard to imagine that we could get through all those things [in an 11-day mission] without something going wrong and saying, 'hey you need to gotta come home," Cunningham said.
The mission was deemed a success but it was the last time these astronauts would fly in space. There was tension between Apollo 7's commander, Wally Schirra, and mission control. As the flight dragged on, Schirra caught a cold and so did astronaut Donn Eisele and the crew's squabbles worsened with ground controllers. Despite that, Cunningham said, "As I look back on it, it was a job, a challenge, and a task that in the end was very well done."
Cunningham left NASA in 1971 after serving as a manager for Skylab, the U.S. space station. He retired from the Marine Corps Reserve as a colonel and attended Harvard Business School, dabbling in venture capital. He also hosted a radio talk show.
Cunningham was a physicist and later became known for his skeptical views of climate change, disagreeing with overwhelming scientific belief that humans are to blame for increasing global temperatures. He wrote, "There is a war going on between those who believe that human activities are responsible for global warming and those who don't."
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May 21, 2017 by J.R. in To Watch Pile and tagged alan moore, batman, DC Comics, frank miller, superman, wonder woman
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Secret Origins: The Origins of DC Comics (2010)
Film: As of the date of this review, I have been a comics fan for 45 years. Every Sunday, as a child in the coastal town of Thirroul, my father would take me to the newsagency down the road so he could grab the Sunday paper, and we would return with a comic for me as well (and once a month, a Famous Monsters magazine), and that turned into a life long addiction to the panelled arts.
Ok, except for during the early nineties when the ‘Image look’ took over and every man and his dog was attempting to ‘draw’ like Rob Liefeld… yuk!
My first comic is emblazoned in my mind: issue 46 of Iron Man where he fought the Guardsman and I remember the cover well. In those days I didn’t know there was a ‘universe’ and I just read comics based on each individual issue.
Sufficed to say I very quickly ended up with a collection of comics and even though my first comic was a Marvel one, in those days, it was DC that floated my boat, especially Superman and Batman.
…and still to this day I declare Superman to be the greatest hero of all, even though he is not created by my favourite comic creator, Jack Kirby: an artist whose talent I adore so much I even named my daughter after him!!
Anyway, DC comics always are close to my heart and I was so happy several years ago when I discovered this doco existed, along with its supporting doco, Necessary Evil, which explores the villains of DC comics, which are far more interesting as characters in general than the good guys.
This documentary, Secret Origins: The Origins of DC Comics, is narrated by Ryan Reynolds, and tells the of DC comics, and thoroughly explores the entire history: the ups and downs, the successful TV shows and films, the cartoons, the merchandise and the comics as well, but not just the history of the characters, also the creators, historians and all the business and style changes throughout the history.
This documentary features interviews with Karen Berger, Neil Adams, Frank Miller, Bob Kane, Marv Wolfman, Dwayne McDuffie, Neil Gaiman… just so many interviews, both new and archival, and all of them relevant and informative.
It also explores the legends of the greatest heroes of the DC Universe: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Watchmen, Swamp Thing and so many others.
The entire film is also illustrated with some of the finest art comics has to offer, and some awesome footage from the films and TV of DC, including some amazing behind the scenes stuff.
If you love DC comics, this is a must watch, and even if you just like any comics from any publisher, this is an incredibly informative and interesting look at the history of comics in general.
Score: *****
Format: The reviewed copy of this documentary was the American, region 1 DVD, which runs for approximately 90 minutes, and it is presented in a 1.80:1 widescreen, of varying quality due to some of the footage being archival, but the comic images and new footage and interviews are clean, and the audio in an excellent Dolby Digital 5.1.
Score: ***1/2
Extras: None, unfortunately.
WISIA: Being a comic and a documentary fan, this is a wonderful meeting of the two things, and gets watched possibly once a month.
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Fitnesswise: The many benefits of fitness testing
Fitness testing doesn’t just help athletes achieve their fitness goals. It could be a useful tool in making India a global power in sport.
Ramji Srinivasan
16 September, 2022 09:30 IST
Handy tool: Fitness test is sport specific and can measure fitness levels of athletes after the off-season, or after injury or illness. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
Why do we need fitness testing? Fitness tests highlight athletes’ fitness-related strengths and weaknesses and influence training programmes. In doing so, they help athletes achieve their fitness goals.
These tests are useful in measuring fitness levels of athletes after the off-season, or after injury or illness. They help identify talent and motivate players and support staff.
The following are some of the valuable attributes of fitness testing:
SPECIFICITY: Fitness tests must assess an individual’s fitness for the activity or sport involved.
VALIDITY: Fitness tests must measure the component of fitness that they are supposed to master.
OBJECTIVITY: A test that is objective will produce the same result for the same individual regardless of the tester or any other technician administering it.
RELIABILITY: A reliable test produces the same results if repeated again.
Internal and external variables can affect the outcome of fitness tests. Repeated testing minimises the effect of these variables and ensures that the conditions and circumstances are close to the previous testing processes.
Factors that can affect testing results are: time of the day, weather conditions, environment, assessors, accuracy of measurement, equipment used, test protocol, time since athletes’ last meal, emotional level of athletes on the day of testing, athletes’ hydration status before testing, the medical condition of the athletes, injury, and medication.
Data collated for testing can be used in case studies to determine various physiological and psychological parameters for Indian athletes. For sporting disciplines in which periodic testing is done regularly, players are found who are ready to play throughout the season without serious injuries.
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The idea of fitness testing may seem outlandish to Indians. Nevertheless, outlining the concept and discussing it will be healthy. It will be a great idea to bring in a draft system model (as in the NBA and NFL) to India and to see our athletes undergo testing with full vigour and vitality.
It can generate a lot of interest in the media for the promotion of sport, help bring athletes closer to the fans, and improve the fitness of the people of our country. Engaging fans through social media is a powerful tool in the development of sport in our country. To see sporting heroes in action can generate huge interest in sport among children and parents.
There are several advantages to providing live coverage of fitness tests:
- Children and budding athletes can see their heroes in action and not doctored images and videos on social media.
- The level of fitness of each athlete can be clearly compared to that of other players.
- It can help promote sport.
- Sports products and other related ecosystems can buy into the space.
- It can motivate young athletes and give them the right information needed in the development of sports science.
- It can create a huge shift in fitness awareness among people.
- It can standardise sports and selection processes specific to each sport and skill.
- Tactical and technical tests specific to each sport can promote knowledge and awareness in sporting and fitness ecosystems.
- Both physiological and psychological parameters can be tested in tandem to check the athletes’ mental and physical space.
- It is viable economically for media partners to sponsor talented sportspersons from any part of the country.
- It can set up a professional standard for fitness testing.
- The professionalism would be glaringly obvious for the players who do well.
- Comparison of players from one sport with another can be negated once a true picture emerges for each sport.
- Accountability of all the support staff involved with the athlete could be brought into the system.
- It can open up the possibility of new ventures and verticals for sporting ecosystems.
- Seeing is believing for many; if reality is shown to the people, the declared or hyped fitness levels of athletes could be put to the test.
- It sets a foolproof fitness system for the future.
- It brings in more professionals into the system to organise the event and execute it to perfection.
Sports associations and governing authorities have to ultimately decide whether or not to adopt fitness testing .It could be a useful tool in making India a global power in sport. It just needs a reality check at every stage to see whether we are on the right track.
And, as actor and writer Will Rogers has pointed out, we may be on the right path, but we would be run over if we just sit there.
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A. STATUTORY NUMBERS
This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during May for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center.
Unless otherwise indicated on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website at www.uscis.gov/visabulletininfo, individuals seeking to file applications for adjustment of status with USCIS in the Department of Homeland Security must use the “Final Action Dates” charts below for determining when they can file such applications. When USCIS determines that there are more immigrant visas available for the fiscal year than there are known applicants for such visas, USCIS will state on its website that applicants may instead use the “Dates for Filing Visa Applications” charts in this Bulletin.
1. Procedures for determining dates. Consular officers are required to report to the Department of State documentarily qualified applicants for numerically limited visas; USCIS reports applicants for adjustment of status. Allocations in the charts below were made, to the extent possible, in chronological order of reported priority dates, for demand received by April 7th. If not all demand could be satisfied, the category or foreign state in which demand was excessive was deemed oversubscribed. The final action date for an oversubscribed category is the priority date of the first applicant who could not be reached within the numerical limits. If it becomes necessary during the monthly allocation process to retrogress a final action date, supplemental requests for numbers will be honored only if the priority date falls within the new final action date announced in this bulletin. If at any time an annual limit were reached, it would be necessary to immediately make the preference category “unavailable”, and no further requests for numbers would be honored.
2. Section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) sets an annual minimum family-sponsored preference limit of 226,000. The worldwide level for annual employment-based preference immigrants is at least 140,000. Section 202 prescribes that the per-country limit for preference immigrants is set at 7% of the total annual family-sponsored and employment-based preference limits, i.e., 25,620. The dependent area limit is set at 2%, or 7,320.
3. INA Section 203(e) provides that family-sponsored and employment-based preference visas be issued to eligible immigrants in the order in which a petition in behalf of each has been filed. Section 203(d) provides that spouses and children of preference immigrants are entitled to the same status, and the same order of consideration, if accompanying or following to join the principal. The visa prorating provisions of Section 202(e) apply to allocations for a foreign state or dependent area when visa demand exceeds the per-country limit. These provisions apply at present to the following oversubscribed chargeability areas: CHINA-mainland born, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, INDIA, MEXICO, and PHILIPPINES.
4. Section 203(a) of the INA prescribes preference classes for allotment of Family-sponsored immigrant visas as follows:
FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES
First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference.
Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, plus any unused first preference numbers:
A. (F2A) Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents: 77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit;
B. (F2B) Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents: 23% of the overall second preference limitation.
Third: (F3) Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences.
Fourth: (F4) Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens: 65,000, plus any numbers not required by first three preferences.
A. FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES
On the chart below, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed (see paragraph 1); "C" means current, i.e., numbers are authorized for issuance to all qualified applicants; and "U" means unauthorized, i.e., numbers are not authorized for issuance. (NOTE: Numbers are authorized for issuance only for applicants whose priority date is earlier than the final action date listed below.)
Family-
Sponsored All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed CHINA-mainland
born INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
F1 01DEC14
01DEC14 01DEC14 01JAN00 01MAR12
F2A C C C C C
F2B 22SEP15 22SEP15 22SEP15 01JAN01 22OCT11
F3 22NOV08 22NOV08 22NOV08 15SEP97 08JUN02
F4 22MAR07 22MAR07 15SEP05 01JAN00 22AUG02
B. DATES FOR FILING FAMILY-SPONSORED VISA APPLICATIONS
The chart below reflects dates for filing visa applications within a timeframe justifying immediate action in the application process. Applicants for immigrant visas who have a priority date earlier than the application date in the chart below may assemble and submit required documents to the Department of State’s National Visa Center, following receipt of notification from the National Visa Center containing detailed instructions. The application date for an oversubscribed category is the priority date of the first applicant who cannot submit documentation to the National Visa Center for an immigrant visa. If a category is designated “current,” all applicants in the relevant category may file applications, regardless of priority date.
The “C” listing indicates that the category is current, and that applications may be filed regardless of the applicant’s priority date. The listing of a date for any category indicates that only applicants with a priority date which is earlier than the listed date may file their application.
Visit www.uscis.gov/visabulletininfo for information on whether USCIS has determined that this chart can be used (in lieu of the chart in paragraph 4.A.) this month for filing applications for adjustment of status with USCIS.
Those Listed CHINA-
F1 15MAY16 15MAY16 15MAY16 01MAY01 22APR15
F2B 22SEP16 22SEP16 22SEP16 01MAY01 01OCT13
F3 22AUG09 22AUG09 22AUG09 01MAR01 08NOV03
F4 01OCT07 01OCT07 22FEB06 01MAR01 22APR04
5. Section 203(b) of the INA prescribes preference classes for allotment of Employment-based immigrant visas as follows:
EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES
First: Priority Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required for fourth and fifth preferences.
Second: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required by first preference.
Third: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide level, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences, not more than 10,000 of which to "*Other Workers".
Fourth: Certain Special Immigrants: 7.1% of the worldwide level.
Fifth: Employment Creation: 7.1% of the worldwide level, of which 32% are reserved as follows: 20% reserved for qualified immigrants who invest in a rural area; 10% reserved for qualified immigrants who invest in a high unemployment area; and 2% reserved for qualified immigrants who invest in infrastructure projects. The remaining 68% are unreserved and are allotted for all other qualified immigrants.
A. FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE CASES
Employment-
based All Chargeability
born EL SALVADOR
HONDURAS INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st C C C C C C
2nd C 01MAR19 C 01SEP13 C C
3rd C 22MAR18 C 15JAN12 C C
Other Workers C 01JUN12 C 15JAN12 C C
4th C C 01MAY17 C 01APR20 C
Certain Religious Workers C C 01MAY17 C 01APR20 C
5th Unreserved
(C5, T5, and all others) C C C C C C
(I5 and R5) C 22NOV15 C C C C
5th Set Aside:
Rural (20%) C C C C C C
High Unemployment (10%) C C C C C C
Infrastructure (2%) C C C C C C
*Employment Third Preference Other Workers Category: Section 203(e) of the Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) passed by Congress in November 1997, as amended by Section 1(e) of Pub. L. 105-139, provides that once the Employment Third Preference Other Worker (EW) cut-off date has reached the priority date of the latest EW petition approved prior to November 19, 1997, the 10,000 EW numbers available for a fiscal year are to be reduced by up to 5,000 annually beginning in the following fiscal year. This reduction is to be made for as long as necessary to offset adjustments under the NACARA program. Since the EW final action date reached November 19, 1997 during Fiscal Year 2001, the reduction in the EW annual limit to 5,000 began in Fiscal Year 2002. For Fiscal Year 2022 this reduction will be limited to approximately 150.
B. DATES FOR FILING OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA APPLICATIONS
The chart below reflects dates for filing visa applications within a timeframe justifying immediate action in the application process. Applicants for immigrant visas who have a priority date earlier than the application date in the chart may assemble and submit required documents to the Department of State’s National Visa Center, following receipt of notification from the National Visa Center containing detailed instructions. The application date for an oversubscribed category is the priority date of the first applicant who cannot submit documentation to the National Visa Center for an immigrant visa. If a category is designated “current,” all applicants in the relevant category may file, regardless of priority date.
2nd C 01APR19 C 01DEC14 C C
3rd C 01APR18 C 22JAN12 C C
Other Workers C 01AUG15 C 22JAN12 C C
4th C C 15JUN17 C C C
Certain Religious Workers C C 15JUN17 C C C
(I5 and R5) C 15DEC15 C C C C
(Rural - 20%) C C C C C C
(High Unemployment - 10%) C C C C C C
(Infrastructure - 2%) C C C C C C
B. DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT (DV) CATEGORY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY
Section 203(c) of the INA provides up to 55,000 immigrant visas each fiscal year to permit additional immigration opportunities for persons from countries with low admissions during the previous five years. The NACARA stipulates that beginning with DV-99, and for as long as necessary, up to 5,000 of the 55,000 annually allocated diversity visas will be made available for use under the NACARA program. This will result in reduction of the DV-2022 annual limit to approximately 54,850. DV visas are divided among six geographic regions. No one country can receive more than seven percent of the available diversity visas in any one year.
For May, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2022 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:
All DV Chargeability Areas Except
Those Listed Separately
AFRICA 63,800 Except: Egypt 13,000
ASIA 30,000
Except: Iran 8,500
Nepal 4,800
EUROPE 27,000
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS) 10
OCEANIA 1,200
SOUTH AMERICA,
and the CARIBBEAN 1,300
Entitlement to immigrant status in the DV category lasts only through the end of the fiscal (visa) year for which the applicant is selected in the lottery. The year of entitlement for all applicants registered for the DV-2022 program ends as of September 30, 2022. DV visas may not be issued to DV-2022 applicants after that date. Similarly, spouses and children accompanying or following to join DV-2022 principals are only entitled to derivative DV status until September 30, 2022. DV visa availability through the very end of FY-2022 cannot be taken for granted. Numbers could be exhausted prior to September 30.
C. THE DIVERSITY (DV) IMMIGRANT CATEGORY RANK CUT-OFFS WHICH WILL APPLY IN JUNE
For June, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2022 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:
AFRICA Current Except: Egypt 13,000
ASIA Current Except: Nepal 5,700
EUROPE Current
OCEANIA Current
and the CARIBBEAN Current
D. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE EMPLOYMENT-BASED FIFTH PREFERENCE I5 AND R5 REGIONAL CENTER VISA CATEGORIES
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, which reauthorizes and reforms the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program, was enacted on March 15, 2022. The Department of State has resumed processing visa applications based on approved Employment-Based Fifth Preference Regional Center petitions that were filed with USCIS on or before June 30, 2021.
Chart A for Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Preference Categories and Chart B Dates for Filing of Employment-Based Visa Applications were revised to reflect some of the new provisions outlined in the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, mainly the creation of two pools of visa numbers within the EB-5 category. One pool of numbers is ‘reserved’ for certain set-aside categories while the remaining available numbers remain ‘unreserved’.
Chart A for Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Preference Categories reflect final action dates for May that are effective immediately for the month of April. The Employment-Based Fifth Preference Unreserved (C5, T5, and all others) is Current for all countries; the Employment-Based Fifth Preference Unreserved (I5 and R5) categories are Current for all countries except China-mainland born, which is subject to a 22NOV15 final action date; and all set-aside categories are Current for all countries. It may become necessary to establish a China-mainland born final action date and application filing date for the C5 and T5 categories as early as June to keep number use within the maximum allowed under the FY-2022 annual limits if sufficient demand materializes.
E. EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT FOURTH CERTAIN RELIGIOUS WORKERS (SR) CATEGORY
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, enacted on March 15, 2022, also extended the Employment Fourth Preference Certain Religious Workers (SR) category until September 30, 2022. As indicated in item F of the Visa Bulletin which announced the March final action dates, the extension has resulted in the immediate application of the following final action dates for the month of April:
SR: “Current” effective immediately for all countries except El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, which are subject to a May 1, 2017 final action date, and Mexico, which is subject to an April 1, 2020 final action date.
F. AVAILABILITY OF EMPLOYMENT THIRD PREFERENCE “OTHER WORKERS” (EW) NUMBERS
High number use in the Employment Third Preference “Other Workers” (EW) category may necessitate the establishment of a worldwide final action date as early as June to hold number use within the maximum allowed under the Fiscal Year 2022 annual limit. This situation will be continually monitored, and any necessary adjustments will be made accordingly.
G. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON VISA PROCESSING AT U.S. EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, PLEASE VISIT THE BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS WEBSITE AT TRAVEL.STATE.GOV
Department of State Publication 9514
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Preparation and Characterisation of Immunoadsorbents for High Performance Liquid Affinity Chromatography (HPLAC)
Document Type : Research Article
Seyed Abbas Shojaosadaty 1
Andy Lyddiatt 2
1 Biotechnology Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14155-4838 Tehran, I.R. IRAN
2 Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, P.O. Box 363, Birmingham, B15 2TT, ENGLAND
10.30492/ijcce.1994.10393
The efficacy of activation methods and coupling were studied in the context of performance in batch and fixed bed binding experiments utilizing cell culture fluids or blood plasma as feedstock. Conclusions were drawn regarding selection of solid phase according to pore size, rigidity, pH stability, Chemistry of derivation and activation, and gross concentration of immobilized ligand required for optimal performance in analytical and preparative fractionation of complex feedstreams.
Immunoadsorbent
High Performance Liquid Affinity Chromatography (HPLAC)
Physical Chemistry, Surface Chemistry
Volume 13, Issue 1 - Serial Number 11
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Shojaosadaty, S. A., & Lyddiatt, A. (1994). Preparation and Characterisation of Immunoadsorbents for High Performance Liquid Affinity Chromatography (HPLAC). Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 13(1), 59-67. doi: 10.30492/ijcce.1994.10393
Seyed Abbas Shojaosadaty; Andy Lyddiatt. "Preparation and Characterisation of Immunoadsorbents for High Performance Liquid Affinity Chromatography (HPLAC)". Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 13, 1, 1994, 59-67. doi: 10.30492/ijcce.1994.10393
Shojaosadaty, S. A., Lyddiatt, A. (1994). 'Preparation and Characterisation of Immunoadsorbents for High Performance Liquid Affinity Chromatography (HPLAC)', Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 13(1), pp. 59-67. doi: 10.30492/ijcce.1994.10393
Shojaosadaty, S. A., Lyddiatt, A. Preparation and Characterisation of Immunoadsorbents for High Performance Liquid Affinity Chromatography (HPLAC). Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 1994; 13(1): 59-67. doi: 10.30492/ijcce.1994.10393
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Provinces & Cities: DAK LAK
Drivers of Dak Lak Economic Development
In recent years, the economy of Dak Lak province has made a leap forward and living standards of people have been improved. The success is importantly contributed by the business community in the province. Vietnam Business Forum Magazine excerpted opinions of some companies in the Central Highlands locality.
“Eximbank Buon Ma Thuot: More attention to service quality improvement,” Mr Nguyen Quoc Cuong, Director of Eximbank Buon Ma Thuot
Founded in 1989, the Vietnam Export - Import Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Eximbank) is one of the first commercial joint stock banks in Vietnam. It is also one of the commercial joint stock lenders with largest owner’s equity (more than VND14,000 billion) and has total assets of more than VND100,000 billion. Eximbank is headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City and has business presence nationwide with 166 branches and transaction offices. The lender provides all financial services products.
With the active support from the parent bank, Eximbank - Buon Ma Thuot Branch, set up in October 2008, outperformed with high continuous growth. The branch timely provides capital for development investment in Dak Lak province.
Withstanding numerous difficulties and challenges, Eximbank Buon Ma Thuot made quick progress in both size and growth rate. In the past two years, the branch always made profits. At present, the branch’s outstanding loans reached VND550 billion and deposits totalled VND366 billion. The image of Eximbank is getting familiar to people and businesses in the province.
Seeing the rich potential in the province, Eximbank Buon Ma Thuot will pay more attention to improving service quality and developing new utilities. The branch will also strive to become a primary lender for organisations and individuals in Dak Lak province.
“Anh Minh Co., Ltd: Diversifying business fields,” Mr Phan Hung Anh, Deputy Director of Anh Minh Co., Ltd
Any company, no matter how long it operates, must have a root and a starting point. This is also the case for Anh Minh Co., Ltd. The company was formerly a coffee purchasing agent located in 214 Ywang Street, Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province. In June 2000, it was transformed into Anh Minh Co., Ltd specialised in building civil, industrial, traffic and irrigational works, manufacturing building stones, hot asphalt; producing coffee powder; transporting, etc.
Anh Minh Co., Ltd was established with just VND500 million of capital. This was a very small sum in comparison with other companies and it thus encountered numerous difficulties in business activities. Besides, its workforce was young and inexperienced while infrastructure was poor. However, with determination and unity of all staff, the company lived through difficulties to develop. The workforce expanded from 20 people at the start to 400 at present.
As regards coffee business, the company began with small business in the province but its business presence has been expanded across the country and stretched to some countries. The firm exported 25,000 tonnes in 2007 and 30,000 tonnes in 2009. In construction field, Anh Minh invested US$1.5 million to build three hot asphalt plants which supply asphalt for key traffic works like Da Rang Bridge - Phu Yen province, Dung Quat Industrial Park, East-West Highway and roads in Laos and Cambodia. Now, the company is investing some VND1,000 billion to build a new urban zone in Dak Lak province and other traffic works worth VND150 billion. The company also stepped into gold trading and coffee trading.
To have successes as today, we always appreciate and gratify the cooperation of investors, domestic companies and foreign companies. Hopefully, the cooperation will be always strengthened and developed on the basis of respect, prestige, quality and mutual benefit.
“Saigon - Dak Lak Beer JSC: Creating new face for Dak Lak industry,” Mr Huynh Van Dung, Branch Director of Saigon - Dak Lak Beer JSC
Saigon - Dak Lak Beer Joint Stock Company was established on February 02, 2005. The construction on its 25 million-litre-a-year brewery was commenced in June 2006 and put into operation in May 2007. To meet the market demand, the brewery was invested VND430 billion to upgrade its annual capacity to 70 million litres. This second phase was completed and put into operation in September 2009.
Implementing the policy of Sabeco Corporation, in September 2008, Saigon - Dak Lak Beer Joint Stock Company, Saigon - Phu Yen Beer Joint Stock Company and Saigon - Quy Nhon Beer Joint Stock Company merged and renamed to Saigon - Mien Trung Beer Joint Stock Company. Saigon - Dak Lak Beer Joint Stock Company was renamed to the Dak Lak Branch of Saigon - Mien Trung Beer Joint Stock Company. In spite of encountering difficulties and challenges in this period, thanks to the lending support of the provincial authorities and Sabeco Corporation and determination of all staffs, the branch overcame all problems and completed its tasks. Since 2009, the branch turned out over 1 million litres of draught beer. Particularly, in September 2010, the factory introduced Serepok beer bottles to the market. Serepok beer is brewed by modern technologies imported from Germany.
The launch of Serepok beer not only meets the market demand, increases revenues to the State Budget and creates more jobs for local workers but also gives a facelift to the industry of Dak Lak province and contributes to successful implementation of the Dak Lak industry and handicraft development programme in the 2006 - 2010 stage.
“DAKRUCO: Attaching importance to product quality improvement,” Huynh Van Khiet - Director of Dak Lak Rubber Company
In recent years, Dak Lak Rubber Company (DAKRUCO) has researched and manufactured new lines of high-quality products for the market. At present, the company has latex factories with an annual capacity of over 15,000 tonnes. Over 90 percent of the company’s output is for export, mainly sold to Europe, Asia, the United States and Japan.
In addition to investing in production development and business expansion, DAKRUCO always attaches much importance to improving product quality to meet requirements of both export and domestic markets. DAKRUCO is the first enterprise in Dak Lak province to be certified the ISO 9001: 2008 quality management system. The company always strictly supervises all production stages from examining inputs to checking machines. Qualified products are stamped the mark VILAS 097. This is important step for the company’s products to penetrate into many demanding markets.
In the 2005 - 2010 stage, DAKRUCO planted nearly 9,000 ha of rubber trees, bringing its total rubber acreage to 22,400 ha. It exploited 80,800 tonnes of dried latex in the period, attained revenues of VND2,700 billion and export turnover of US$126 million, paid VND195 billion to the state budget and earned a profit of VND657 billion. In the 2010 - 2015 stage, DAKRUCO will plant more rubber trees and exploit 100,000 tonnes of latex. Each year, the company’s revenue is expected to reach VND600 billion and export turnover will climb to US$30 million.
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Last-minute land theft: Israel released plans for for 2,500 new settler homes hours before inauguration
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More new settler homes coming soon: photo shows new buildings in the Israeli settlement of Efrat south of the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank on 14 October 2020.
According to watchdog Peace Now, Israel issued tenders for 2,500 new illegal settler homes on Palestinian land, hours before the inauguration of US President Joe Biden, who is less friendly toward settlements than Trump was.
reposted from the New Arab
Israel has issued tenders for 2,500 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, a watchdog said Wednesday, on the eve of Joe Biden‘s swearing-in as US president.
On Sunday, Israel approved 780 new settler homes in the West Bank ahead of a March poll where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to face a fierce challenge from right-wing and pro-settler candidate Gideon Saar.
Peace Now said the government had now published tenders for a further 2,112 units in the West Bank and 460 in East Jerusalem, the eastern part of the city annexed by Israel but which the Palestinians hope to make the capital of a future state.
New settler homes welcomed in Trump era
It accused the government of a “mad scramble to promote as much settlement activity as possible until the last minutes before the change of the administration in Washington.”
“By doing so, Netanyahu is signaling to the incoming president that he has no intention of giving the new chapter in US-Israel relations even one day of grace, nor serious thought to how to plausibly resolve our conflict with the Palestinians,” it said in a statement.
All Jewish settlements in the West Bank are regarded as illegal by much of the international community.
But Trump’s administration, breaking with decades of US policy, declared in late 2019 that Washington no longer considered settlements as being in breach of international law.
Biden has indicated that his administration will restore Washington’s pre-Trump policy of opposing settlement expansion.
But on Tuesday his nominee for secretary of state, said the incoming administration will not reverse Trump’s landmark recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
“The only way to ensure Israel’s future as a Jewish, democratic state and to give the Palestinians a state to which they are entitled is through the so-called two-state solution,” Antony Blinken said.
Beyond the change in Washington, experts say Netanyahu also has domestic political reasons for pushing settlement expansion.
Electioneering is intensifying ahead of Israel’s March 23 poll, in which Netanyahu is expected to face a challenge from right-wing candidate Gideon Saar, a defector from the premier’s Likud party.
Saar, a prominent pro-settler voice, split with Likud late last year to challenge Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving premier.
Israel has increasingly expanded the size and number of settlements in the West Bank, notably under Netanyahu’s leadership since 2009.
There are currently some 450,000 Jews living in the West Bank amid an estimated 2.8 million Palestinians.
Governments worldwide largely see settlements as an obstacle to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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