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What do you think of when you hear the word Banjarmasin? If the answer is floating market, then you are not wrong. During this Banjarmasin known for its traditional market which is above the water. Naturally, the city has the nickname 'City of a Thousand Rivers' is indeed traversed by many rivers and streams such as Barito River and River Martapura. This makes the river as one of the most important parts for the life of the Banjarmasin.
Not complete it if discussing Banjarmasin without floating market. This market has become a hallmark of the city of Banjarmasin. The floating market is the process of buying and selling is done on a boat that floats. Currently, the floating market has become one of the tourist attractions in London are most visited by tourists.
One of the popular floating market is that there is at the mouth of the Barito River, precisely in the Village North Kuin, Banjarmasin. This market is estimated to have existed since 400 years ago. Goods sold ranging from the crop, food to clothing. To be able to watch the activity in this market, you have to come in the morning because this market only last from 05:00 until 07:00.
In the past, what happens here is barter or exchange goods without using money. Although now it is using money as a means of exchange, but there are some who still do barter goods. What is interesting in this floating market is the presence of the stick with the tip of the wire to take the items purchased because of the difficulty juxtapose boat ride.
One more tourist attractions in New York City who rely on the river is siring Martapura River Park is located on Jalan Sudirman and Jalan Kapten Tendean. The park is located on the banks of the River Martapura and visited during the afternoon. From here, you can see the activity typical Banjarmasin boats or boats on the river.
Please take a fishing pole and satisfy your fishing hobby at this tourist spot. If you want to enjoy the scenery around the river course, you can sit on a bench that has been provided while enjoying culinary stalls that lined the park.
On Sunday, Park River Martapura siring more crowded with the community of young people who practice the skateboard and BMX. Not infrequently, this place is also used as a location by their race.
As the name implies, these attractions featuring two mascots Banjarmasin city is bekantan and musk tree. At the entrance, you are greeted an adult human-sized statue of the proboscis monkey. Not far behind, there is a statue of musk trees with monkeys swinging.
To the right of the entrance, there is a house plant that contains a lot of cactus, aloe vera and several other plants in pots. For facilities, Mascot Park has been equipped with a parking area, mosque, toilets, park benches, food stalls and children's playground.
These attractions are in the center of the city of Banjarmasin, precisely at Jalan H. Djok Mentaya.
Wasaka museum stands Waja Until Kaputing which is the motto of the struggle of the people of South Kalimantan. Historical sights are located at Jalan H. Andir, Kampung Ulu Recalls, North Banjarmasin. The architecture is traditional house Banjarmasin shaped stage with a high roof.
In it, there are various collections of photos, typewriter, struggles uniforms and weapons used against invaders such as daggers and firearms owned by the Dutch looted. In addition, there is an old bicycle that was used to deliver mail in sembunti-hidden.
What is interesting is the text of the proclamation made on 17 May 1949. The contents of the text is different from the text of the proclamation of many known people of Indonesia over the years. This is because according to Linggajati, Borneo is not included in the territory of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI). Nevertheless, the people of Kalimantan is still struggling to become part of the Homeland and successfully declared its independence four years after the Bung Karno read the text of the proclamation.
Wasaka museum is open every day except Mondays and national holidays, from 08:30 until 12:30. You are not charged to enter here.
Flower Island is an island in the middle of the Barito River. This tourist spot is a habitat of monkeys and several types of birds. According to residents, in this island there is a big monkey is the monkey king. While on the island, be careful with your luggage. The monkeys are often curious and wanted to see what you are carrying. Should bring snacks or fruit to distract them from your bag.
Interestingly, on this island there is a temple and altar with statues of the monkey-shaped white or Hanoman. This altar, by the Chinese people, used to put offerings at certain moments.
This tourist spot is about 1.5 km from the city center of Banjarmasin. To be able to see the activities of these monkeys up close, you have to pay a 5,000 Rupiah for domestic tourists and 25,000 rupiah for foreign tourists.
This mosque is also called the Mosque KUIN because of its location in the Village of North Kuin. Built between the years 1526 - 1550, this mosque become the oldest mosque d Banjarmasin.
As with other typical building Banjarmasin, Masjid Sultan Suriansyah shaped house on stilts with a carving typical South Kalimantan and roofs. Some parts of the mosque looks similar to the Great Mosque of Demak, especially on the roof terraces and a conical upward. This is possible because the relationship between both the empire in the ancient times.
The unique of this mosque is the mihrab, or a prayer imam have their own separate roof of the roof of the main building.
Muhtadin Sabilal mosque called the largest mosque in London. Mosque with five towers is able to accommodate up to 15,000 worshipers.
Its name is derived from the name of the book written by Sheikh Muhammad Al Banjary Arsyad which is a great scholar in South Kalimantan. The mosque, which was built in 1981 has become one of the religious tourist spot visited by many tourists both from within and from outside the city.
Muhtadin Sabilal mosque is in the west bank of the Martapura, precisely in the Village Antasan Besar, Central Banjarmasin.
The diamond market is in Jalan Ahmad Yani, Martapura, or about 45 km from the city center of Banjarmasin. This market is becoming a proper tour for fans of gemstones. Martapura known as the city with the largest gemstone mining in Indonesia. Gemstones here are of good quality.
In this market, there are about 87 stores gemstone. In addition to buy it in the form of rocks, you can also purchase a gemstone that has been processed into various forms such as necklaces, bracelets, rings and brooches. visitors to this market not only domestic tourists, many tourists from Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore who come here.
If you want to enjoy a unique culinary Banjarmasin in one place, you can come to the center which is located in culinary Banjarmasin Post Road that connects between road Sudirman and road Hasanuddin.
The path along 300 meters, there are about 52 stalls selling a variety of foods typical culinary Banjarmasin like laksa, yellow rice, soto Banjar and lupis. In addition, there is the national dish of fried rice as well as other areas such as culinary cuisine of Padang and Palembang.
If there Batik Cirebon Trusmi as a center of souvenirs, here is no such thing Village Sasirangan. Here, you can find batik sasirangan which is typical batik Banjarmasin. The shopping attractions in Next Jalan Masjid, Village Melayu.
In addition to buying, you can also see here the manufacturing process. Sasirangan batik is characterized by bright colors. You can buy is still shaped fabric or finished as garments, scarves, bed | |
13 Places to Visit in Clark and Pampanga + Things To Do
By Marcos Detourista. Updated on January 10, 2020.
Where to go in Clark and Pampanga? Achieve your travel goals with this list of beautiful destinations, things to do, best places to visit, Clark tourist spots, attractions & more.
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Location: Porac, Pampanga. Save on Google Maps.
This place is a must-try adventure from Clark. Puning Hot Springs is located at the foot of Mount Pinatubo. 12 thermal wading pools are found on the cliff-side and offer amazing views. An exhilarating 4×4 offroad vehicle takes you there from the jump-off station at Sapang Bato, Angeles City. Along the way, you can enjoy the breathtaking landscape formed by the lahar of the volcano.
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Puning Hot Springs in Sapang Bato, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines
Puning Hot Springs 4×4 adventure, in Sapang Bato, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines
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2. Puning Volcanic Sand Spa and Mudpack
Puning Sand Spa in Sapang Bato, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines
Puning Mudpack in Sapang Bato, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines
After a visit to the hot spring, experience the unique volcanic sand spa at Puning Station 2. This treatment involves getting buried to the neck under heated volcanic sand, which promotes relaxation and relief from rheumatic pains. Next, you'll be taken to the mud pack area where mineral-rich volcanic clay is applied to your body to help cool down your body. The mixture is said to have therapeutic properties.
3. Clark Museum (Museong Kapampangan) & 4D Theatre
Clark Museum (Museong Kapampangan) in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines
Location: S. Osmena Street. Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga. Save on Google Maps.
The Clark Museum features the history of the Clark area: its journey to becoming the biggest American Base outside the United States to how it's now transformed as Central Luzon's biggest hub for leisure, entertainment, and gaming. You can learn about the history and culture of Pampanga and Mount Pinatubo's eruption as well. Next door, the 4D Theater offers an immersive presentation about the history of Clark, present transformation and future development.
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4. Stotsenberg Park & Clark Parade Grounds
Stotsenberg Park in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines
Clark Parade Grounds in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines
Location: E Aguinaldo Street, Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga. Save on Google Maps.
Fronting the Clark Museum is the Stotsenberg Park, also known as the "Parade Grounds." Here, you can go for a wonderful walk or run along the tree-lined jogging trail. The large open space was originally used for the Air Forces ceremony and parade exercises.
5. Aqua Planet Waterpark
Aqua Planet in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines
Location: Clark Sun Valley View, Clark Special Economic Zone, Pampanga. Save on Google Maps.
Take a break with your family and friends. Spend a fun day at Aqua Planet Waterpark, the largest waterpark in the Philippines. in Clark, Pampanga. There are 38 water slides and other attraction including two wave pools, adrenaline-pumping rides, and the Kiddie Zone.
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6. Dinosaurs Island
Dinosaurs Island in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines
Location: Clark Picnic Grounds, Gil Puyat Ave, Mabalacat, Pampanga. Save on Google Maps.
Experience the "Jurassic Park" feels at Dinosaurs Island. The park is a fun place to learn more about the dinosaur era. One of the main attractions here is the Dino Trail where you can see life-size moving animatronic dinosaurs. Other zones include Insectlandia, which features giant insects of the Mesozoic era, the Unearth Museum, where you can find giant dinosaur fossils, and the Wonders of the World, which is filled with replicas of famous landmarks around the World.
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7. Holy Rosary Parish Church
Holy Rosary Parish Church in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines
Location: Santo Rosario St, Angeles, Pampanga. Save on Google Maps.
Angeles City is a historical place with many well-preserved heritage sites. Standing prominently in the old town center is the Holy Rosary Parish Church, formerly known as Santo Rosario Church and today fondly called by locals as "Pisambang Maragul" ("Big Church"). Built in the late 1800s during the Spanish-colonial era, the church is one of the most famous landmarks of the city.
8. Angeles Museum (Museu ning Angeles)
Angeles Museum (Museu ning Angeles) in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines
Location: Heritage District, Santo Rosario St, Angeles, Pampanga. Save on Google Maps.
Located across the street from the Holy Rosary Church, the Angeles Museum or Museu ning Angeles houses exhibits about the history of the city and its people, and the rich culinary culture of Pampanga Province. The building is a heritage site as well, built in 1922 as the Municipio del Pueblo (Town Hall) of Angeles City.
9. Pamintuan Museum (Museum of Philippine Social History)
Pamintuan Museum (Museum of Philippine Social History) in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines
Location: Santo Entiero St, Angeles, Pampanga. Save on Google Maps.
The Pamintuan Mansion, also known as the Museum of Philippine Social History, is a must-visit heritage house and historical site. Standing for over a century, the well-preserved structure features beautiful interiors and exterior architecture. Here, you can learn about the history of the Pamintuan Mansion and get a glimpse of everyday life back in the day. The site is where the first anniversary of the declaration of Philippine independence was celebrated, spearheaded by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo.
10. Mila's Tokwa't Baboy
Mila's Tokwa't Baboy in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines
in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines
Location: San Andres St, Angeles, Pampanga. Save on Google Maps.
Mila's Tokwa't Baboy is the place to go if you want to try Pampanga's local dishes including their famous Tokwa't Baboy (fried tofu and boiled pork), crispy Sisig (deep fried port cheek, seasoned with onions and chili peppers), Paco Salad and Chicharon Bulaklak. This humble hole-in-the-wall eatery has been serving patrons for over 30 years.
11. 25 Seeds Restaurant
25 Seeds Restaurant in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines
Location: 2F Dycaico Ancestral House, Sto. Rosario Street, Angeles, Pampanga. Save on Google Maps.
25 Seeds serves traditional Kapampangan favorites with a modern twist. Located in the Dycaico Ancestral House in historic downtown Angeles, this farm to table restaurant maintains a homey ambiance complemented by stylish interiors. 25 Seeds is a tasty and visual treat reflecting the old and the new.
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12. Mount Pinatubo
Marcos at Mount Pinatubo crater lake in Central Luzon, Philippines
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Daring to visit an active volcano? Mount Pinatubo is a popular tourist destination, easily accessibly from Clark. Go on a thrilling 4×4 offroad adventure with views of the breathtaking lahar landscape and a guided hike up the active volcano to see the massive crater lake.
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13. Prado Farms, Lubao
Lubao, Pampanga, Philippines
Location: Lubao, Pampanga. Save on Google Maps.
Prado Farms is a cool and unusual places to visit in Lubao town, Pampanga. This 5-hectare eco-resort is Instagram-worthy, filled with whimsy and a rustic feel. Here you can also indulge in farm-to-table food and a unique eco-lodge experience. Click below to book online.
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What places have you added to your bucketlist? Have you been to beautiful places in Clark that should be on this list? Feel free to share your thoughts!
Places to visit in Clark
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we were working on the road through the village, to pass titbits under the walls of the hut to us."
"No matter where I was in prison, the diet was the same; breakfast pint of steamed rice and spoonful of sugar, mid day three quarters of a pint steamed rice and "green" water and in the evening one pint of steamed rice and the "greens" that had been cooked in the mid-day water.
"Only those who were working were allocated food, so we needed to share ours with those in hospital or otherwise sick."
"In Ambon it was breakfast before 8am and then a march of about three quarters of a mile to the airstrip, dressed only with a strip of material between the legs and so far as we could some sort of foot wear. Walking on the coral was soul destroying. There was a brief break between when we got there and started "work" and the arrival of the mid-day meal and another in the afternoon before returning to camp about six or six–thirty for the evening meal. Treatment, as experienced by all the prisoners was harsh as the 'powers that be' wanted the work finished yesterday."
In June 1944 William was put on a transport ship destined for the Thai-Burma 'Death Railway' but was taken off the boat at Singapore and hospitalised at Changi suffering from Beriberi disease. After six months in hospital he was transferred to the local Kranji prison as part of a forced labour group digging into the granite hillside to form bomb proof storage chambers.
After the Japanese surrender, William returned to the UK via Colombo, Suez and Liverpool on a Dutch boat in October 1945.
William said: "I think most people would ask why on earth I would want to go back to where I had such a traumatic experience. There are the war graves, where some of the 775 out of the 1,000 who didn't survive are buried, and I would appreciate the opportunity to reflect on their sacrifice. "
He continued: "Visiting the graves would also provide an opportunity to thank Almighty God for his grace, mercy, love and preservation which brought me safely back to the UK. I know I can continually do this but on the site would be very appropriate."
William, who plans to take plenty of photographs to record his experience of the trip said: "I would like these to be able to give my children and grandchildren the knowledge of what happened."
Scottish veterans return to where they served by The National Lottery Community Fund
Filed under: Army, D-Day, Heroes Return, RAF | Tags: Bonnybridge, D-Day, France, History, John Wotherspoon, Maureen McGinn, Normandy, Rose Gallagher, Royal Air Force, Scotland, Scottish, Second World War, Socttish Royal Engineers, South Africa, Stirlingshire, veterans, World War Two
The Big Lottery Fund today announces its latest round of funding made through Heroes Return 2, which enables veterans to embark on poignant visits back to the places where they saw action almost 70 years ago.
John Wotherspoon, 88, from Bonnybridge in Stirlingshire, made a special trip back to the beaches of Normandy in June this year. Thomas served in the 15th Division of the Scottish Royal Engineers and landed in France two weeks after the D Day Landings on June, 20 1944.
John said, "A lot of people don't know but there was still a lot of fighting going on. We were a mile or so behind the infantry guys; the Germans were really organised and we were being attacked from all sides. I was only 18 at the time and had never really experienced anything like that before. I have been back to Normandy before but on this trip I got to do things that I didn't get a chance to do the first time. It meant a lot for me to go back again. It's really hard to explain to people but it still makes me emotional after all those years."
Rose Gallagher, from Troon is going to South Africa in January next year. Rose said, "My husband, Thomas, was in the Royal Air Force and spent over three years of the war there training pilots. He died in 1992 but he used to talk about the place a lot. He loved the country but unfortunately he never got the chance to go back.
"He applied for a job there shortly after the War ended and even had an interview lined up but he met me and that was that. I'm going back with our daughter and we would like to try and go to some of the places he spoke about. It's lovely to get this experience and also have the chance to feel close to him again."
John and Rose are amongst six Scottish Second World War veterans who will be making poignant commemorative visits as part of the Big Lottery Fund's Heroes Return 2 programme.
Big Lottery Fund Scotland Chair, Maureen McGinn, said, "We are extremely proud to support veterans and their families to reflect on their experiences of the Second World War. The heroism of that time should never be forgotten and the stories we hear from those who served with such distinction are testament to that.
"Earlier this year the Big Lottery Fund extended the programme to enable veterans to apply for funding to make second trips. In this way, Lottery funding continues to assist these modest heroes and their families join up with their comrades and revisit the places where they demonstrated such dedication and bravery.
Far East POW inspires UK Lottery campaign by The National Lottery Community Fund
Filed under: Far East, Heroes Return | Tags: Big Lottery Fund, Burma, Changi, Death Railway, Far East, Heroes Return, POW, Second World War. WW2, Singapore, Thailand, veterans
The amazing story of 93-year-old Far East veteran Jack Jennings is the inspiration for a National Lottery TV advert and UK-wide publicity campaign launched today (Sunday, 4 March).
The Devon WWII veteran recently made an emotional journey to re-visit old friends and memories in Thailand and Singapore thanks to a grant from the Big Lottery Fund's Heroes Return 2 programme.
Jack served with the Suffolk Regiment, the First Battalion of the Cambridgeshire Regiment, and was fighting a fierce last stand in Singapore when it eventually fell to the Japanese in February 1942.
Jack explains: "After the surrender had been signed we had to just wait for the Japanese to come and collect us. 500 of us were rounded up and taken to sit in a tennis court at the back of a large house. We had to sit there for five days, in the full sun, with water only occasionally and just biscuits thrown over the fences for food.
"We were then moved and put into Changi prisoner of war camp – worn out, tired and starving. The camp was packed by the time our company had arrived, so we had to settle for anything. After a meal of rice and watery soup, we felt better.
Jack Jennings, 93, pictured at home in Torquay (photo credit: Kevin Clifford)
"We managed to get a wash and clean up, before retiring to our hut for a well earned rest. Needless to say we slept that night whatever the discomfort was, sleeping on bamboo slats.
"Our officers gave us our daily jobs and when these were finished there was time to wander around the camp to find out who had survived.
"The minor injured or sick could attend sick parade, to receive whatever treatments were available. The wounded and the worst of the sick personnel were in the adjoining Roberts Hospital, but this was grossly overcrowded.
"The change in diet affected many men, some with sores or upset stomachs, and others showed signs of vitamin deficiency. It was at Changi that I first saw coconut trees, but they were restricted | |
Assassin's Creed Odyssey: The Fate of Atlantis Review – A Memorable Sendoff
Ubisoft bids farewell to this behemoth of a game with a fittingly excellent expansion.
Posted By Shubhankar Parijat | On 22nd, Jul. 2019 Under Article, Reviews
Ubisoft's support for the incredible Assassin's Creed Odyssey since it launched toward the end of 2018 has been exemplary. Rather than making another yearly sequel, Ubisoft have instead decided to continue to update and add to Odyssey. From tweaks and minor improvements, to free quests added through the Lost Tales of Greece, to the Master Levels that add a completely new layer to the game's progression mechanics, to the Story Builder mode, Assassin's Creed Odyssey's post-launch support has been nothing short of amazing.
And that's just the free stuff. Two full-fledged expansions – with each of them being split into three episodes – were also part of Ubisoft's roadmap. And while the first expansion – Legacy of the First Blade – turned out to be a bit of a disappointment in some regards, expectations from The Fate of Atlantis were still high. Blessedly, it lives up to those expectations, and serves as a fittingly excellent conclusion to a game that truly lives up to its name in every respect.
"The Fate of Atlantis lives up to expectations, and serves as a fittingly excellent conclusion to a game that truly lives up to its name in every respect. "
The thing that surprised me the most about Fate of Atlantis was just how content-rich it is. Being a $25 purchase, you'd expect it to be a meaty experience, but even so it surpasses expectations. Every episode is easily 8-10 hours long each, and if you stick around to do everything each of them has to offer, you can get roughly 15 hours from each of them. Collectively, you're looking at at least 30 hours of gameplay- a few years ago when Assassin's Creed games were notoriously known for their bloated runtimes, this could just as easily have been a full-fledged sequel to Odyssey rather than an expansion.
That runtime not only makes sure that there's plenty for you to do and see, it also helps with the aforementioned issues with bloat that Odyssey suffered from immensely. Each episode takes you to a new location, and while these are all still, of course, open world locations, they're all the perfect amount of "large". Rather than being littered with meaningless markers and a barrage of side activities, this compact size helps each location be densely packed with meaningful content that you can thoroughly enjoy. Whether you're just beelining through the critical path, or occasionally taking a break to tackle some of the side-quests, or just flat out making it a point to sync with every single synchronization points and clear out every enemy fort and encampment, Fate of Atlantis never feels too big for its own good.
That density and richness of content would mean very little, however, if it were marred by repetition or a lack of quality- thankfully, The Fate of Atlantis succeeds emphatically in both those areas. There's a lot of stuff in here that you'll be doing that harkens back to the base game itself – which is to be expected in a DLC. But what's surprising is just how much new stuff the expansion adds on top of all the returning gameplay loops and mechanics.
"Collectively, you're looking at at least 30 hours of gameplay- a few years ago when Assassin's Creed games were notoriously known for their bloated runtimes, this could just as easily have been a full-fledged sequel to Odyssey rather than an expansion"
There's new enemy types that change combat encounters significantly, there's new upgrades and ability improvements to unlock and master, there's new weapons, armour and gear to loot and spec yourself with. Beyond all of that stuff, which are more expected improvements, there are new boss battles against some truly formidable foes (which is all I can say about them without veering into spoiler territory), while the sheer verticality of each of the three new areas also opens up some interesting new traversal methods.
Each episode of the expansion also makes sure to keep mixing things up as far as quest design is concerned, and there's a good mixture of platforming, combat, exploration, and stealth-based stuff throughout its meaty runtime. It also helps that you'll be making some pretty tough choices every now and then- especially in the final chapter, Judgment of Atlantis, which presents some proper moral quandaries for you to mull over.
The only complaint I have with the main quests is with the second episode- Torment of Hades. Though the overall quality of quests and side-quests (the latter, especially) is solid in the expansion's second chapter, one particular main quest – which makes up for a significant portion of the episode – sees you tracking down four different characters across the Underworld and convincing them to do something that will help you in your own goals. But rather than taking this opportunity to introduce and flesh out these four characters, the entire affair devolves into something very rote and fundamental, with these characters barely even getting any dialogue or background to help you get invested. In the absence of any narrative context, it feels like there's a disconnect between what's going on in the story and what you're doing in the game.
"Each episode of the expansion also makes sure to keep mixing things up as far as quest design is concerned, and there's a good mixture of platforming, combat, exploration, and stealth-based stuff throughout its meaty runtime."
But this expansions biggest strength by a mile is the locations it takes you to. Elysium in the first episode, Hades' Underworld in the second one, and the eponymous lost city of Atlantis itself in the final chapter- they're all excellent locations that are immensely different from each other. Elysium is a beautiful paradise with large, rolling fields covered in vibrant and colourful flowers, the Underworld is an imposing hellhole (literally) being choked in fire and poisonous fumes with ominous spires and pillars of smoke towering over the landscape, while Atlantis is a wondrous mixture of ancient and futuristic, with lovely water canals running through a city of pure white marble with sharp and angular architecture. Visual design and artistic flair has always been a strength for this series, but each location in The Fate of Atlantis – especially Atlantis itself – represents this series at the peak of its powers. It wouldn't be a stretch to call these some of the best settings we've ever witnessed in an Assassin's Creed game.
Fate of Atlantis also takes its position as the final piece of major content we'll be getting for Assassin's Creed Odyssey very seriously, and serves up a surprisingly satisfying conclusion to the story of Kassandra or Alexios. Not only is the expansion an engaging story in and of itself, it also wraps things up nicely for the misthios- but most importantly, it also weaves in some surprising stuff about the Isu – the First Civilization that has been at the centre of this series' meta-narrative for so long – that feels like it's helping the series move forward in a meaningful way like it hasn't moved for years.
That said, though the in-Animus story told in The Fate of Atlantis is an interesting and satisfying one, in true Assassin's Creed fashion, the present-day stuff, to put it bluntly, still blows. A lot of that (most of that) is down to Layla, the modern-day protagonist, who has only continued to get progressively more annoying and difficult to root for as we've seen more of her. She hasn't really done much in all the time she's been around, and yet | |
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When she complimented Isabelle, the Frenchwoman said, 'I never feel quite comfortable dressed up like this, but I've been promoted and they told me I had to dress the part. I have to go to more meetings and talk to government ministers and my bosses thought I looked too workmanlike.'
'Well. It suits you. Not that the other didn't,' added Liz hastily.
Isabelle smiled. 'And you, Liz. You look flourishing. How is our friend Martin?'
'Well, thank you. We've just been on holiday. The curious yellow shade of my face is the remains of a tan.'
Liz had first met Martin Seurat when she had been working with Isabelle on the case of a dissident Irish Republican group. The leader of the group had kidnapped one of Liz's colleagues, Dave Armstrong, and taken him to the South of France, where Martin Seurat had been instrumental in saving his life.
Liz now stood by the window in Isabelle's office, admiring the glimpse of the Eiffel Tower, which was just visible from the corner of the window. A girl came in clutching a sheaf of A4-sized photographs that she put down on Isabelle's desk, saying cheerfully, 'I think you'll be pleased with these.'
As she went out Isabelle said, 'Come and have a look, Liz. Let's hope they are some use.'
The two women leaned over the desk, their heads close together, looking at the picture on top of the pile. It was of Numéro Un, the European, as he walked towards the rendezvous with the Arab. At the same moment, Isabelle exclaimed, 'It can't be,' and Liz said, 'Isn't that . . .'
They were both staring at the picture in astonishment.
Isabelle nodded. 'Yes, it's Antoine Milraud.' A former officer of the DGSE, and a former friend and colleague of Martin Seurat, Milraud had been dismissed from the DGSE after an operation had gone disastrously wrong. Milraud was suspected of taking money that had gone missing from an arms deal, but he had disappeared before he could be prosecuted.
Martin Seurat had made it his mission to capture Milraud; he blamed him for having betrayed both their friendship and the Service they both worked for. It later became apparent that Milraud had used the money he'd stolen to launch his own career as an arms dealer, where he skirted the border of legality until he crossed it with a vengeance. The Irish Republican who had kidnapped Dave Armstrong had been one of his customers and Milraud had assisted in the kidnap.
That was several years ago, and Milraud hadn't been seen in France since – though there had been a host of rumoured sightings, including one of his wife, Annette. Reliable reports had come in that Milraud had continued acting as a middleman for arms sales; he had been linked to major transactions in a range of conflict-torn territories from Central Africa to Chechnya.
'Why would he resurface in Paris now?' asked Liz. 'He's taking a hell of a risk.'
Isabelle pursed her lips, and started to push her hair back on one side, until she remembered that she no longer had long hair. Her hairdresser had told her that the style was chic for a woman of a certain age. Isabelle had liked the result, though she had bristled at being called 'a woman of a certain age'. She said to Liz, 'It must mean this is a big transaction. Only a lot of money would get Milraud to take such a risk.'
'Mmm,' said Liz, unconvinced. 'It still seems very strange to choose Paris when they could have met in any city in the world.'
Isabelle looked at Liz. She found her English colleague's habit of looking for hidden meanings unsettling. She added, 'I'll need to tell Martin.'
'Of course,' said Liz, though there was resignation in her voice.
Isabelle said hesitantly, 'Is he still so . . . obsessed with Milraud?'
Liz sighed, and Isabelle added gently, 'It's understandable, Liz. The two of them worked closely together. That must make Milraud's betrayal very painful.'
'I know, but I had hoped he was getting over it. There's been no real sign of Milraud for several years. Just rumours and false leads. Martin used to jump at each one, but the last time there'd been a possible sighting he didn't seem to feel the need to go rushing off after it. I thought that was a good sign.'
'This is different, alas.' They looked through the sheaf of photographs. 'I'm afraid there can be no doubt. It is Milraud. Which makes it especially galling that he got away.'
Liz shrugged. 'These things happen.'
Isabelle admired her equanimity. Had their roles been reversed, she liked to think she would have stayed equally calm. But she wouldn't have bet on it. 'Anyway,' she replied. 'we will do our very best to find him. I'll get these photographs out straightaway. We'll check the airlines, the railway stations, the hotels. But I'm afraid he'll be long gone by now.'
Liz nodded. 'Unless you think there's anything I can do here, I need to be getting back to London. I want to send the pictures out to Bruno Mackay. He's gone out to Sana'a to join the CIA man there whose source gave us this lead. I'll send the pictures of Numéro Deux too. Maybe someone out there can identify him, though it's pretty unlikely. He could be absolutely anybody.' Then, seeming to sense Isabelle's gloom, Liz added, 'Cheer up, Isabelle. You may get a break. If Milraud was stupid enough to show up in the Luxembourg Gardens, he may have made some other mistakes as well.'
Chapter 11
Three hours later Isabelle was still in the office, Liz having long gone. Isabelle would have liked her to stay longer, though she knew that there was nothing she could do by sticking around. She liked her English colleague, not least because she was a woman who seemed comfortable with herself. She was intelligent and very focused but she was also attractive and easy to get on with. Too many of Isabelle's female colleagues seemed so intent on proving to their male colleagues that they were their equals that they lost all femininity.
It also pleased her to see Liz so happy in her relationship with Martin Seurat, even if inevitably it made her a little jealous. Isabelle was divorced. Her former husband was a diplomat; their two careers just hadn't fitted together and Isabelle had not been prepared to give up hers for her marriage. And nowadays she worked such long and irregular hours that there didn't seem much prospect that she'd find a successor to him.
She was married to her work, she thought to herself, imagining her own obituary. How ghoulish – she decided to stop feeling sorry for herself and get on with finding Milraud.
Ten minutes later, as she was wishing for the hundredth time she hadn't given up her beloved Gitanes Blondes, there was a knock on her door.
'Entrez,' said Isabelle mildly, thinking it was time she went home. Her young son was at her mother's apartment; he often spent the night there when Isabelle was working late. So often in fact that Isabelle sometimes wondered guiltily if he would grow up thinking he had two mothers. But it wasn't too late to collect him now.
Her assistant Madeline came in, looking unusually excited. 'I think we've found something. They have been checking the hotels of the inner arrondissements and they've discovered where Milraud was staying.'
'Was?'
'Yes. He checked out two hours ago. A place on the Rue Jacob. He must have gone back there when we lost him. He got the receptionist to call him a taxi.'
'Where was he going?'
'The taxi company can't reach the driver.' She saw the disappointment on Isabelle's face. 'There's more. We know the | |
sections; primers are then extended.)
What is the specific application of reverse transcriptase in the preparation of cDNA?
(synthesis of DNA to form an RNA-DNA duplex)
at appears to be the range of number of protein-coding genes per genome in eukaryotes?
(Answer: 5000 to about 45,000)
Which of the following statements about ddNTPs is true?
1. They have a free 3′‑hydroxyl group on the ribose sugar.
2. They have a hydrogen at the 3′ carbon of the ribose sugar.
3. They have an oxygen at the 2′ carbon of the ribose sugar.
4. DNA polymerase can add a new dNTP to a 3′ ddNTP.
110.5 / 2 points
What properties must a molecule have to serve as a vector?
(25 %)a)
It should contain a selectable marker.
It must be a bacterial plasmid.
It should be able to replicate itself independently, contain a number of unique restriction sites that would enable the insertion of DNA fragments cut with the same enzyme, carry a selectable marker, and be easy to retrieve.
It should require insertion into the host genome to replicate, contain a number of restriction enzyme cleavage sites, and contain more than one cleavage position for a particular restriction enzyme.
Which of the following statements about manual Sanger sequencing is true?
The template sequence is directly obtained
The DNA sequence obtained is complementary to the template strand.
The DNA sequence is read from the top of the gel to the bottom.
Each of the four terminating ddNTPs is labeled with the same fluorescent dye.
A ddNTP, used often in DNA sequencing, lacks a(n) ________ at the ________ and ________ carbons.
OH, 2', 3'
methyl, 2', 3'
None of these are correct.
carboxyl, 5', 3'
oh 2',3'
It is common to use ddNTPs (dideoxyribonucleoside triphosphates) in which of the following biochemical reactions?
electron transport
restriction digestion
plasmolysis
Assume that a plasmid (circular) is 3200 base pairs in length and has restriction sites at the following locations: 400, 700, 1400, 2600. Give the expected sizes of the restriction fragments following complete digestion.
400, 800, 1000 (2 of these)
300 700 1000 12000
The human genome contains approximately 20,000 protein-coding genes, yet has the capacity to produce several hundred thousand gene products. What can account for the vast difference in gene number and product number?
It is estimated that 40 to 60 percent of human genes produce more than one protein by alternative splicing.
complementation
β-galactosidase
multiple cloning site
consensus sequence
Below are four processes common to most cloning experiments. Place components in the order in which they would most likely occur during a cloning experiment.
Enter numbers 1-4 in the box below, with 1 indicating the process that you would do first.
ligating DNA fragments
plating bacteria on selective medium
cutting DNA with restriction endonucleases
transforming bacteria
The table below lists several genotypes associated with the lac operon in E. coli. For each, indicate with a "+" or a "-" whether β-galactosidase would be expected to be produced.or not you see functional β-galactosidase enzyme or not).
howto find map units Dist bet v and s
= (46 + 30 + 10 + 14)/1000 x 100 % = 10%
CRMs and how the are involved in gene regulation?
describe altr spil
This Greek letter describes the shape of a bacterial chromosome mid-way through replication.
Uracil contains ______ as sugar.
If the bottom strand of the DNA (sequence not shown) is the template, the RNA sequence, left to right 5' to 3', is
5' GUGGACCCU 3'
In the Meselson-Stahl experiment, this hypothetical form of DNA replication results in the same DNA...
dispersive replication
The bonds that connect nucleotides in a strand are called _________bonds.
phosphodiester
Splicing of eukaryotic pre-mRNA involves ___ reactions and occurs in the ___
a. methylation
b. transesterification
c. polyadenylation
d. nucleus
e. cytoplasm
ANSWER: b, d
An organism has a A + T content of 53%. What is the percentage for C?
3' TACCGTGCGTGACATTAAGCC 5'
What would be the sequence of an RNA produced by using the DNA sequence shown as a template?
5' AUGGCACGCACUGUAAUUCGG 3'
RNA differs from DNA in that it: (more than one answer may be correct)
has uracil rather than thymine.
is usually single-stranded rather than double-stranded.
has ribose sugars rather than deoxyribose sugars in its nucleotides.
Short "bursts" of DNA synthesis that establish the lagging strand are called these.
DNA primase
b. RNA primer synthesis
The spliceosome is a large enzyme that catalyzes removal of specific
a) junk sequences in the DNA by splicing different parts of a gene.
b) amino acid sequences in the protein by splicing different parts of a protein.
c) introns in pre-mRNAs.
d) sequences in either a DNA or an RNA
e) None of the above.
What would Avery, Macleod, and McCarty have concluded if their results had been that only RNAse treatment of the heat-killed bacteria prevented transformation of genetic virulence?
a) that protein was the genetic material
b) that DNAse or protease, but not RNase, stimulates transformation
c) that RNA was the genetic material
d) that DNA was the genetic material
Which of the following statements is not true concerning RNA and DNA?
a) The sugar portion of RNA and DNA are different
b) DNA is transcribed into RNA which is translated into protein
c) RNA is more stable than DNA
d) DNA is permanent in a cell, RNA is temporary
When codons that code for the same amino acid differ in their ________, a single tRNA might bind both of them through wobble base pairing.
5' base
middle base
If a DNA molecule is 30% cytosine (C), what is the percentage of guanine (G)?
The antiparallel nature of DNA refers to
a) the opposite direction of the two strands of nucleotides.
The packaging of DNA into a confined space is what level of DNA structure?
a) secondary
b) quaternary
c) tertiary
d) primary
Translation of RNA into Protein takes place on which cellular organelle?
a) tRNA
b) Polymerase
c) Nucleus
d) Ribosome
The "RNA World" theory suggests that:
RNA is the intermediate between DNA and proteins.
RNA was the genetic material in the first living cells.
many RNAs are capable of self-splicing.
eventually RNA will become the genetic material of most living organisms.
What would Hershey and Chase have concluded if phage ghosts contained 32P label but were absent from infected E. coli?
a) that protein was the genetic material in phage
b) that somehow the radioactivity prevented DNA from getting into E. coli
c) that protein and DNA together made up the genetic material
d) that DNA was the genetic material in phage
Which is true of the secondary structure of DNA?
Nucleotide bases are on the outside of the DNA molecule.
Sugar-phosphate groups are on the inside of the DNA molecule.
Bases on complementary strands are held together by hydrogen bonds.
Cytosine pairs with adenine.
Thymine pairs with guanine
DNA replication is semi-conservative in that
c) The two stands of the original helix ARE conserved, but they become part of separate progeny DNAs.
In what cellular compartment are introns removed from pre-mRNA to make mature mRNA?
Mitochondia
The nitrogenous base that is found in RNA but not in DNA is
The chemical differences between DNA and RNA make RNA __________ stable than DNA and allow it to exist __________ in the life of most cells.
Hairpins are formed in DNA as a result of
a) sequences on the same strand that are inverted and complementary
Hershey and chase labeled DNA using this radioactive atom.
Continuous synthesis
h. leading strand
This method of replication preserves covalent links on 1 strand of DNA but allows permanent separation of "parental" double helix to form 2 templates
semi-conservative replication
This molecule is synthesized using nucleotides containing the bases adenine, guanine, cytosine, and uracil.
a.RNA only
b.DNA only
c.both RNA and DNA
d.neither RNA nor DNA
While actually a form of RNA polymerase, this enzyme lays initial nucleotides to set up condition where DNA polymerase can take over for replication.
primase
The nitrogenous base of a nucleotide may be of two types- a purine or a pyrimidine.
Enter below the type (purine or pyrimidine) of nitrogenous base
adenine * purine
uracil * pyrimidine
guanine * purine
thymine * pyrimidine
cytosine * pyrimidine
Codon that specify the same amino acid are said to be _________________.
This enzyme links two separate lengths of nucleic acid by creating a phosphodiester bond between them.
DNA ligase
A bacterial protein is encoded by the following mRNA sequence: AUGGUGCUCAUGCCCTAA.… The second methionine codon (AUG) in this mRNA sequence will
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from this judgment that the expert witness was criticised for his failure to make a thorough investigation of the testator.
2.267 In circumstances where the expert has presented a well researched and thorough argument, particularly where the opinion relates to issues of medical expertise, it can be argued that the opinion of any expert may in some cases be of far more benefit than the unlearned opinion of a witness of fact. However, there are a number of cases in this jurisdiction where lay evidence was accorded higher weight than expert evidence, which demonstrates that the courts continue to place a high value on the testimony of lay witnesses.
2.268 For example, the Supreme Court in Hanrahan v Merck, Sharpe & Dohme Ltd,[373] agreed with the plaintiff's contention that "there is greater force and credibility to be given to the first-hand evidence of witnesses whose truthfulness was not called into question, as opposed to the largely abstract ex post facto evidence of scientists who had no direct or personal experience of the matters complained of."[374]
2.269 There are also a number of examples of the Court preferring the evidence of lay witnesses over scientific testimony in criminal cases where experts are advanced in support of a defence of insanity to a murder charge. For example in both The People (AG) v Fennell (No. 1) [375] and The People (AG) v Kelly[376] the jury preferred lay testimony which supported the proposition that the accused was sane at the time of the fatal attack. On appeal, the Court in both cases stressed that the jury were perfectly entitled to do so.
2.270 A series of nullity cases also demonstrate that the courts are quick to prefer their own opinion over that of an expert where they believe this is most appropriate and so attach little value to the expert's opinion.[377] This highlights that the courts are wary prevent a situation of 'trial by expert' and will not attach high or excessive weight to an expert's opinion if the opinion of the court, having heard all of the evidence, does not correspond.
(3) Factors to be Taken into Account When Determining Weight
2.271 A number of cases have discussed the range of factors to be taken into account when determining the appropriate weight to attach to any expert evidence. In this jurisdiction in AG (Ruddy) v Kenny,[378] Davitt P outlined some of the factors need to be taken into account to determine the weight to be given to such evidence:
"It will depend upon the nature of the evidence, the impartiality of the witness and his freedom from bias, the facts on which he bases his opinion, and all the other relevant circumstances."
2.272 Similarly, in the English decision Davie v Edinburgh Magistrates[379] Lord President Cooper held that the value and weight to be attached to expert evidence depends upon:
"…the authority, experience and qualifications of the expert and above all upon the extent upon which his evidence carries conviction and not upon the possibility of producing a second person to echo the sentiments of the first expert witness."
2.273 However, the main worry is that, despite these guidelines, greater deference will be given to the opinion of an expert whose testimony is eloquent and impressive, but not necessarily very relevant or reliable. The danger that excess weight will be accorded to a particular theory can be heightened when the task of determining weight is given to a lay jury or tribunal with little legal training, regardless of warnings given by a judge in summing up to prevent this.
2.274 In a 1999 survey of Australian judicial perspectives on expert testimony, approximately 70% of judges surveyed conceded that they had had occasions where they had felt that they had not understood expert evidence in the cases before them. 20% of respondent judges said that they "often" experienced difficulty in evaluating opinions expressed by one expert as against those expressed by another.[380]
2.275 This survey reveals a potential difficulty created by the situation where the judge or jury is required to assess the value of evidence that is being admitted for the sole reason that it is considered outside of the scope of knowledge of the judge or jury.
(4) Conflicting Expert Testimony
2.276 The question of weight also encompasses the issue of conflicting expert evidence. In most litigation, both parties will advance experienced experts to present their own, often contradictory, arguments. The difficulty for the finder of fact to decide on which expert to agree with is apparent when one considers that the reason for adducing the evidence in the first place is the fact that it is outside the range of knowledge of the court.
2.277 Lord Woolf summarised the inherent contradiction within expert evidence well in his Final Report on reform of the English civil justice system, Access to Justice:
"The traditional way of deciding contentious expert issues is for a judge to decide between two contrary views. This is not necessarily the best way of achieving a just result. The judge may not be sure that either side is right, especially if the issues are very technical or fall within an area in which he himself has no expertise. Nevertheless, he hopes to arrive at the right answer. Whether consciously or not his decision may be influenced by factors such as the apparently greater authority of one side's expert, or the experts' relative fluency and persuasiveness in putting across their arguments." [381]
2.278 This effectively means that in the 'battle of the experts,' the opinion given by the witness with the greater oratorical skills may be the one that sways the opinion of the judge or jury, particularly where complex issues are in question, regardless of whether the opinion is the more reliable in the circumstances.
2.279 It was stressed in Best v Wellcome Foundation Ltd.[382] that the function of the court where there is a conflict of evidence is not to decide which witness they prefer. Rather, as Finlay CJ stated:
"The function which the court can and must perform is to apply common sense and a careful understanding of the logic and likelihood of events to conflicting opinions and conflicting theories concerning a matter of this kind.[383]
2.280 This is a reasonable statement; however, it is submitted that, in reality, expert evidence is being advanced more and more frequently on complex subjects and theories. In such instances, applying common sense and logic may not make the task any easier. The inherent difficulty was noted over a century ago by the great American jurist and judge Learned Hand when he explained that:
"But how can the jury judge between two statements each founded upon an experience confessedly foreign in kind to their own? It is just because they are incompetent for such a task that the expert is necessary at all…..If you would get at the truth in such cases, it must be through someone competent to decide.[384]
2.281 More recently in Ireland, O'Sullivan J, writing extra judicially, gave a vivid description of the difficulties he faced in trying a medical negligence case. The task of the judge, he explained, was "to apply the rules of probability to two eminently distinguished and coherent bodies of evidence which were in mutual conflict," a task which left him feeling like "an intellectual pygmy looking up at two giants: from that vantage point one simply cannot tell which of them is taller."[385]
F Usurpation of the Role of Judge or Jury
2.282 Kenny states that there are three ways in which experts may usurp the role of others in the legal process. They may usurp the function of the jury by giving a conclusion on the ultimate issue in the case rather that providing information to the jury to enable them to reach a more informed | |
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Caminamos la media cuadra que nos faltaba hasta llegar a la escuela y tan pronto me llamaron al salón me arrepentí de tener tanta comida en el estómago. Las entrañas me daban vueltas y más vueltas, y si la entrevista no acababa pronto, iba a vomitar frente a las tres señoras que tenían en sus manos mi futuro como "artista." Pero, logré decir el monólogo, hacer una pantomima y salir por las pesadas puertas rojas de la escuela antes de vomitar, entre dos carros estacionados, mientras Mami me aguantaba el pelo hacia atrás y me preguntaba: "¿Estás bien? ¿Te sientes mejor?"
De regreso a casa me preguntó qué había pasado en la audición. "Na'," le dije, "contesté unas preguntas y dije mi monólogo."
No le podía decir que estaba tan nerviosa que se me había olvidado todo lo que aprendí con Míster Barone, Míster Gatti y Misis Johnson. Dije el monólogo volando, tumbé una silla, contesté preguntas sin entender exactamente qué me estaban preguntando. No le podía decir a Mami lo mal que lo había hecho después que ella había gastado un dinero que necesitábamos tanto en comprarme un ajuar nuevo con todo y zapatos. Me daba vergüenza regresar a JHS 33 y decirle a Míster Barone que había echado a perder la audición. Todo el mundo se reiría de mí por creída, por creerme que podía entrar a Performing Arts y por fracasar, a pesar de toda la ayuda que recibí. Me ví en la escuela con Lulú y Violeta, con Luz Mari y Denise, quienes no me dejarían olvidar nunca que yo me creía mejor que ellas. Por las mañanas, mientras yo viajara en la guagua hacia Eli Whitney, Natalia estaría en el tren camino al Bronx High School of Science. Ya no tendríamos nada de qué hablar porque ella estaría ocupada, preparándose para la Universidad, mientras yo estaría cosiendo ropa interior, en una fábrica, al lado de Mami.
El tren salía como un bólido de los túneles, traqueteando sobre el puente de Williamsburg camino a Brooklyn. El horizonte de Manhattan retrocedía como una enorme pared entre nosotras y el resto de los Estados Unidos. Viré la cara para que Mami no me viera, y lloré. Al principio las lágrimas eran de vergüenza por lo que yo creía había sido una audición espantosa. Pero según nos acercábamos a nuestra parada en Brooklyn, lloraba porque las semanas de intensa preparación me habían dejado añorando una vida que, ahora estaba segura, no tendría nunca.
# "Pero siguen siendo ilegítimos..."
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Según le iba creciendo la barriga a Mami, más le costaba moverse porque le dolían la espalda y las piernas. Dejó el trabajo y yo la acompañé de nuevo a la oficina del _welfare_.
"Necesito ayuda hasta que nazca el bebé y el papá salga del hospital," me hizo traducir.
"¿Y cuánto tiempo llevan de casados usted y el señor Cortez?" preguntó la trabajadora social.
"No estamos casados," contestó Mami. "Vivimos juntos hace diez meses."
La trabajadora social frunció la boca. "¿Su primer esposo le pasa pensión a los hijos?"
"No."
"¿Cuánto tiempo llevan divorciados?"
"Dile," me pidió Mami, "que tu papá y yo no estuvimos casados."
La trabajadora social agarró la pluma y su letra zurda y sesgada se deslizó lentamente por el papel rayado, como filas de alambre de púa.
"Entonces los siete hijos mayores también son ilegítimos," dijo y Mami se puso colorada, aunque todavía yo no había traducido.
"Su padre los reconoció a todos," me hizo traducir, sacando los certificados de su cartera.
"Pero siguen siendo ilegítimos," insistió la trabajadora social, sin hacerle ningún caso a los documentos.
"¿Y eso qué tiene que ver?" preguntó Mami en español y yo traduje, encendida también de la vergüenza porque había subido la voz y yo sabía que estaba a punto de formar un revolú.
La trabajadora social no contestó y siguió escribiendo en su libreta. "Eso es todo," dijo finalmente. "Le dejaremos saber."
Al regresar a casa, la busqué. "Ilegítimo" significaba nacer de padres que no estaban casados. Por la manera en que los labios de la trabajadora social se fruncieron, ilegítimo me había sonado a algo peor. Tenía un sinónimo, "bastardo," que yo había escuchado usar como insulto. Sin yo percatarme, la trabajadora social nos había ofendido a Mami y a mí. Ojalá me hubiera dado cuenta, para poderle contestar algo. ¿Pero qué le iba a decir? Tenía razón. Éramos ilegítimos. Ahora me preocupaba que Mami no fuera a conseguir la ayuda que necesitábamos del _welfare_ porque ella y Papi no se hubieran casado pero, unos días más tarde, nos aprobaron el caso.
La palabra, sin embargo, permaneció en mi conciencia mucho tiempo.
Dos meses después de que nació su hijo, murió Francisco. La mirada de Mami, generalmente viva y curiosa, se volvió opaca, se volcó hacia adentro, donde no podíamos alcanzarla con nuestros besos y abrazos. Sobre su tocador había velas encendidas de día y de noche, su calor rondaba el aire como si hubiera sido el espíritu de Francisco el que anduviera rondando, vigilante, para ver si, cómo y por cuánto tiempo, le guardaríamos luto.
No podia llorar la desilusión de que nuestra familia se hubiera roto de nuevo. Papi se había negado a seguir a Mami a Nueva York, renuente a ayudarnos a enfrentar una ciudad tan injusta y fría. Francisco nos había dejado tan rápido como llegó, llevándose consigo la promesa que le había hecho a Mami de amarla para siempre, de ser el hombre de la casa, de formar con nosotros una familia completa, con una mamá, un papá y unos hijos. Cada vez que pasaba por el altar, me detenía a ver las llamas anaranjadas que flotaban sobre la cera derretida. Ponía mi mano sobre ellas y sentía su calor, una tibieza fuerte, como un abrazo, una promesa.
Traté de imaginarme la vida de Papi. Se había mudado y yo me preguntaba, cómo sería su nueva casa. ¿Sería en el campo | |
years until the reign of Charles II. This helped to ensure the continued cultivation of woad despite the success of indigo abroad. During the Thirty Years' War (1618 to 1648) the woad fields of Germany were destroyed and woad cultivation was no longer possible.
The decline of woad gradually came about because of the increased importation of the higher indigoid-containing, though more expensive, _Indigofera tinctoria_. Both plants—woad and indigo— are based on the same dye, ester-like indican or glucose-like indoxyl. Woad contains only one-third as much dye, compared to indigo. The similarities in the two species however were not proven until 1778 to 1779 by the German chemists Trommsdorf and Plauer from Erfurt.
Woad was given another chance when Napoleon I banned the import of English and, consequently, Indian goods throughout Europe. He offered a reward of 425,000 French francs to find a replacement for indigo or to improve the dyeing method of woad and other dyestuffs. A decree of 1811 ordered the recultivation of woad in France, while from 1813 importation of Indian goods was strictly prohibited, as they were regarded as English. Even German chemists, including Trommsdorf, tried to invent an improved dyeing method. Austria also tried to reward research work improving woad dyeing. But this was all in vain as the indigo import figure of the 19th century reached several million kilograms, and the synthetic indigo proved itself so successful.
Indigo, C.I. Natural Blue 1 _Indigofera Tinctoria_
Fabaceae
The most widely cultivated indigo species are _I. tinctoria_ (Indian indigo), originating in Asia, _I. arrecta_ , from east Africa, and _I. suffruticosa_ from the tropical Americas. Indigo (mainly _I. tinctoria_ ) has been cultivated in India for at least 3000 years, but increasing trade led to a great increase in its cultivation, there and in Europe, in the sixteenth century. Other genera of plants contain similar dye chemicals and are locally used instead of indigo as blue dyes: wood ( _Isatis tinctoria_ ) in Europe, knotweed ( _Persicaria tinctoria_ , Polygonaceae) in Japan and China, _Strobilanthes cusia_ (Acanthaceae) in south and southeast Asia, _Baptisia tinctoria_ (Fabaceae) in north America, and African indigo ( _Philenoptera cyanescens_ , Fabaceae) in west Africa.
The true indigo species, _Indigofera tinctoria_ , is a shrub-like plant which grows to a height of 1.5 m and has delicately colored pink blossoms for three months in a year. This species will yield 1.5 to 2.0 kg of raw colorant from 100 kg of plant and has a twenty percent content of pure dye.
The subcontinent of India is not only the origin of the indigo plant proper ( _Indigofera tinctoria_ ) but also the oldest centre of indigo dyeing in the Old World, though it also flourished among many races in Indo-China and Indonesia. In Africa indigo can be traced from the Mediterranean coastline to the Sudan and to the Guinea coast, even among primitive tribes, although it did not extend to the southern parts of the continent except for Madagascar. Even before Columbus there was evidence of indigo dyeing among the people of the Andes and Mexico. However the latter species may have been the perennial _Indigofera suffruticosa_.
In Europe first entries of indigo in weighing bills and accounts were made as early as 1140 in Genoa, 1194 in Bologna, 1228 in Marseille, and 1276 in London. Indigo was shipped from India via Alexandria to Venice, which was a world trading center of that period. Marco Polo (1254 to 1324) was the first to report on the preparation of indigo and the chief production centers in India, although these findings were not published until 1477. Whether he introduced indigo to Europe is unlikely.
In 1577 it was described by the Frankfort Police Regulations as "the newly invented, harmful, and balefully devouring corrosive dye." A union was formed, called the Woadites, that was an international political group of woad producers, united to fight indigo. Laws were passed in England, France, and Germany to prohibit the importation of indigo. It was not until ca. 1600 that indigo was officially approved in Germany as a self-shading dyestuff. Prior to that it could only be used to dye the background color or as an addition to woad.
It was not until 1737 that indigo was legally permitted into the rest of Europe after edicts made by Henry IV and Queen Elizabeth I. However, when large quantities of indigo were imported, the authorities had grave misgivings about permitting its use by dyers. The reason for this was probably not so much the fear that indigo would mean the end of woad-growing but rather that the new dye was harmful to the fabric. This could be due to the inexpert use of the yellow arsenic sesquisulfide (orpiment) baths necessary to obtain greener shades.
Meanwhile in 1649 Europeans attempted to break the Indian monopoly by planting _Indigofera tinctoria_ in the New World. The first successful crop was produced by Eliza Lucas Pinckney in South Carolina (ca. 1740) but was dropped in favor of rice cultivation during the War of American Independence (1775 to 1783).
The British dropped any obstacles to indigo trade when they occupied India and began the exploitative activities of the East India Company (1756 to 1763). After the loss by England of her North American colonies in 1783 and the riots in the French colonies in 1795, the New World indigo went into decline and the Indian trade was encouraged back to prosperity.
World consumption of indigo was very high during the 19th century, which led the German Chemist Adolph von Baeyer (1835 to 1917) to attempt chemical synthesis. In 1880 he patented a method starting with cinnamic acid. But to make this acid from cinnamon bark was out of the question as cinnamon was as expensive as the indigo itself, but he found it could be made from coal tar. Further improvements to the synthetic material were made so that by 1897 synthetic indigo was finally marketed. By the end of the 19th century Germany could produce cheaper indigotine to monopolize the synthetic production. Between 1899 and 1900 the imports of natural indigo to Germany had reduced by forty-five percent and to England by forty percent, while exports of synthetic indigo from Germany increased by seventy-five percent during the same trading period.
By 1914 the Indian cultivators and the natural dye producers were practically ruined although the First World War kept the final collapse at bay for a few more years. Since then the production of natural indigo has all but ceased.
The use of indigo is now mainly associated with the denim fabric first produced in France, where the warp is indigo-dyed, and the weft is left undyed giving a two-sided color effect to the woven cloth.
Madder, C.I. Natural Red 8 _Rubia Tinctorum_
Rubiaceae
Madder is the root of the herbaceous perennial plant _Rubia tinctorum_. It has weak stalks that prevent the plant from attaining its full height, these stalks being commonly used for animal fodder, although this often imparted a reddish hue to milk and a yellow tinge to butter. The bulk of the coloring material is contained in the red mass between the outer skin and the woody heart of the root. The plant is left in the soil for eighteen to twenty-eight months to improve the yield of coloring matter within the roots, which can contain approximately 1.9 percent of dyestuff. The quantity of the dye is dependent on the nature of the soil rather than the species of plant, the finest quality coming from plants grown on calcareous soil.
The genus _Rubia_ occurs in many countries of the tropical and temperate zones. _Rubia cordifolia_ , also known as Bengal Madder of India, was found in India, China, and Japan and yields an inferior dye called Munjeet; _Rubia tinctorum_ was principally | |
Activation Newsletters - Portals: stuff of mythology, or something of greater substance?
Portals: stuff of mythology, or something of greater substance?
Of course, if it exists in your mythology it indicates something that was available in your past, but where your more recent frame of reference has changed so as to largely invalidate what you had learned or experienced 'way back'. Portals are an energy phenomena with a practical application – that of moving certain people around the planet. They have been closed to humanity for some thousands of years, with a few exceptions since the fall of Atlantis, and in later times completely so.
We say 'certain people' because only a small minority have ever been able to utilise this system. Like rumours of the grail, those whose motivation is less than pristine will find their fears, their lack of integrity and 'service to self' demeanour being reflected back at them by the energies of the portal system when they try to use it. Such an experience can be literally terrifying, and in extreme cases possibly life, and certainly sanity threatening.
Thus, first, you need to be very clear about your wish to engage with the portal system; and about the veracity of your assessment of your own balance and integrity.
Second is the matter of how to access. Each portal point is a sentient entity in its own right, and the whole system represents a kind of 'group mind'. If the being that is your chosen entry point should qualify you as an acceptable user of its system, then you are so accepted by all such beings. There is a protocol for communication and acceptance, starting with the fact that you must identify a valid portal with which to communicate. You must then make a clear request to be assessed, and do so in a manner that honours the portal and treats the whole process as sacred.
It is appropriate to bring small gifts to your chosen portal. It is for you to determine what might be suitable. See it as a part of your assessment.
After making your request, you will at some point be probed by the portal, who wishes to ascertain your suitability as a user of its facilities. Not only will it read your energies and your underlying intent, but it will also access your incarnational history. This means spending extended quiet time in the vicinity of the portal in the first instance. It is fine to do this in several visits as long as you are there for sufficient time to settle and move beyond the jangling effects of the external world and into a properly quiet place. Although it is possible to communicate with your chosen portal remotely, this is not appropriate to your 'portal graduation' process. If this is successful, the portal will communicate with you once its assessment is done, and only when it is good and ready.
Third is the question of timing. The large energy shifts that are immediately ahead of you will lift those who are successfully holding higher frequency, enabling much of that frequency to be integrated. This will change who you currently are, at the most fundamental level. It is this 'new you' (actually, in many ways a return to who you once were, but with huge experiential upgrades added), the new you who may qualify to use the portal system.
In the first instance, what will become available are portals as entry / exit points for geographical 'travel'. We put this in parenthesis because, in actuality, there is no travel experience. You merely step in at one point and out at another, quite possibly on the other side of the planet. Later, other aspects of portal usage will allow you access to other times, dimensions and places. But all this is essentially temporary, although it will be very exciting to utilise in the early stages. The fact is that your growing powers will, at some point, give you a direct capability to re-locate /bi-locate / multi-locate, diminishing your personal need for the portal system. Even so, it will continue to have specific application for you – for instance, if you are escorting someone else through the system.
It is not generally understood that portals are not entirely fixed as to place. Although they are normally to be found at a fixed location, once you have a relationship with your 'home' portal there is the possibility that, if urgently needed, it can come to you. The same possibility exists for the portal you wish to use as an exit point, i.e., it may be able, in urgent circumstances, to deliver you to your exact destination.
You ask about the 'key'. It is true that, in recent times, certain advanced groups have been able to open portals through the use of sound and ceremony. This is not quite the same thing as we are discussing here, being more a matter of opening dimensional doorways for essentially local – but multi-dimensional - access. Such local portals have not, in these circumstances, provided long range transportation of the users. To do this, there is a key that is quite unique. This key is you! And a part of it is your working appropriately with your home portal.
Once you have gained acceptance, you will need to experiment with your initial portal travels with some care. In the first instance, it is advisable to work with two other people, to hold the focus at your entry and exit points, and for your return. Once you have a little practice, this ceases to be necessary.
Star-gates are a different system, a kind of 'super-portal' based on similar but enhanced technology with an 'off planet and out of time' scope, i.e., they are able to access other worlds, other dimensions and other times. Today, most star-gates are long since inoperative, their sentiency has left and they are unlikely to be re-inhabited, having been seriously abused in the past. Of the few that remain operable, one or two are in the hands of the military. The techniques used for opening them are highly out of integrity, and, for the sentient being, amount to a form of extended torture. These star-gates should be regarded as unstable, as they will at some point regain control of themselves and reject the current military usage regime. Continued usage under the current method is ill-advised and dangerous to personnel.
The remaining operable star-gates are well hidden, and understandably defensive. To use them will require a wholly separate acceptance procedure, probably only available to individuals who are already experienced with the Earthly portal system. In the short term it is most unlikely that a star-gate will initiate such acceptance, or even reveal itself.
If you are energetically and spiritually ready, then the Earthly portal system – subject to your request and having initially probed you in detail – will soon open up to your usage. They have been open to accept humans for a few years now, but humanity has not yet been ready. This possibility now exists in your fairly near future, along with a whole host of faculties starting to be retrieved and re-activated. A time of great learning and expansion is nearly upon you!
Re: Portals: stuff of mythology, or something of greater substance?
Ok, I had to go and study some. The exact meaning of sentient - finely sensitive in perception or feeling. So, what this guidance says, is that the portal system has perception and that the system is fussy about who it transports. It is not a question then of standing at the 'portal station' or 'transportation port' and wait for your flight/train to be called -- at least not at this stage of our reality.
I've experienced time/space (as | |
the colon and small intestine, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis being the principal types. Crohn's disease affects the small intestine and large intestine, as well as the mouth, esophagus, stomach and the anus, whereas ulcerative colitis primarily affects the colon and the rectum L92.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Short description: Granulomatous disorder of the skin, subcu, unsp The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM L92.9 became effective on October 1, 2020
Histopathologic review of granulomatous inflammation
Consider a VID remnant as part of the differential diagnosis for any patient who has what appears to be a granulomatous umbilical lesion. Order ultrasonography to evaluate a suspected VID, especially for lesions that fail to respond to 2 or 3 silver nitrate treatments. Surgical excision of a VID remnant is usually curative Differntiating Signs/Symptoms. May present with fatigue, diarrhea, abdominal pain, weight loss, fever, and rectal bleeding. Other signs may include presence of oral ulcers, perianal skin tags, fistulae, abscesses, and sinus tracts; no mass present on digital rectal examination. Differentiating Tests Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is comprised of two major disorders: ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn disease (CD). UC affects the colon and is characterized by inflammation of the mucosal layer. CD is characterized by transmural inflammation and may involve any portion of luminal gastrointestinal tract, from the oral cavity to the perianal area Symptoms and Diagnosis. Symptoms can manifest anywhere from 1 to 12 weeks after exposure to Klebsiella granulomatis. However, they can take as long as a year to develop. The primary symptom is puffy dark red genital or anal sores. About half of granuloma inguinale-infected men and women will develop anal sores [6]. The sore starts as a bump
Pyogenic granuloma • Differential diagnosis: 1) Vascular neoplasm (e.g. hemangioma, KS) ** Hemangiomas and PGs are likely related entities 2) Peripheral giant cell granuloma 3) Peripheral ossifying fibroma 4) Fibroma 5) Metastatic lesion Metastatic lesion Pyogenic granuloma • Histology: - vascular proliferation (granulation tissue The differential diagnosis for multiple pulmonary nodules is different from that for SPNs , although there is some overlap. Rheumatoid nodules can be solitary or multiple ( Fig. 7.22 ). In more than 95% of immunocompetent patients with multiple pulmonary nodules, the etiology of the nodules is (a) metastases or (b) infection (typically. 65508009 - Granuloma annulare Look For. Subscription Required. Diagnostic Pearls. Subscription Required. Differential Diagnosis & Pitfalls. GA is most often mistaken for dermatophyte infection (tinea corporis, or ringworm).The presence of scaling in the annular plaques of a dermatophyte infection should allow the distinction Therefore, the combination of imaging findings in this case represent Teflon felt/pad used in the decompression, and likely a partially calcified Teflon granuloma with recurrence of symptoms. Teflon granulomas may enhance, especially early on, although this is not the rule. Although there was no associated enhancement, the patient was treated. Other infectious agents should be considered in the differential diagnosis of suppurative necrosis granulomas, particularly, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, Brucella sp. and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Likewise, molecular and immunohistochemistry tests are important to stablish the correct diagnosis for these agents
problem in the differential diagnosis. Thethirdpossibility is thepresenceofgranuloma-tous disease in both ileum and colon. Wesuggest that almost all cases of ileocolitis belong to this category, and we define ileocolitis as a granuloma-tous inflammatory disease involving both small bowelandcolon, either in continuity or in the form of skip lesions Granuloma pyogenicum is a term introduced by Hartzell,1 in 1904, to describe a benign human tumor occurring on skin and mucous membranes.The etiology of this tumor is not fully established, though trauma and infection with pyogenic bacteria are frequently associated. Michelson2 reported a history of.. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterised by episodes of relapse and periods of remission. However, the clinical features, such as abdominal pain, diarrhoea, and rectal bleeding, are not specific. Therefore, the differential diagnosis can include a broad spectrum of inflammatory or infectious diseases that mimic IBD, as well as others that might complicate existing IBD The differential diagnosis between ITB and CD remains a challenge because the 2 diseases share confusingly similar clinical, (AFB) and granulomas with caseous necrosis are identified in histopathological examination, longitudinal ulcer, and left colon were valuable for CD diagnosis. Based on regression coefficients, we established a. No thick subepithelial band of collagen is present. No granulomas are identified. The main histomorphologic differential diagnoses include resolving infection and early inflammatory bowel disease. Isolated crypt abscess COLON, BIOPSY: - ONE ISOLATED CRYPT ABSCESS, ON THE BACKGROUND OF COLONIC MUCOSA WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT PATHOLOGY, SEE COMMENT
pyogenic granuloma peripheral ossifying fibroma peripheral giant cell granuloma irritation fibroma squamous cell carcinoma kaposi's sarcoma metastatic tumors. upper oral cavity generalized gingival enlargement hard/soft palate differential diagnosis of: soft tissue masses hyperplastic gingivitis (pregnancy, puberty, diabetes) drug-related. The Differential Diagnosis of Colitis in Endoscopic Biopsy Specimens A Review Article Lisa A. Cerilli, MD; Joel K. Greenson, MD Context. —A variety of inflammatory disorders may affect the colon, with widely differing clinical outcomes and management. These conditions encompass a spectrum of acute and chronic conditions
Necrotizing granulomatous inflammation: what does it mean
Pulmonary granulomas are a common finding in routine diagnostic pa-thology. However, these lesions are often problematic because of the broad differential diagnosis, the time required for identifying organisms and the need for familiarity with subtle variations in morphology and dis-tribution of granulomas Differential diagnosis of. Differential (distinctive) pseudopolyposis diagnosis of the colon is carried out with such diseases and pathological conditions, such as: true polyps of the colon; family polyposis is genetically determined the formation of many (100 to 1000) of polyps in the mucosa of the large intestine
A clinicopathological classification of granulomatous
Differential Diagnosis of Radiolucent Lesions of the Jaws. Multilocular. Multilocular Radiolucencies • Odontogenic Keratocyst Central Giant Cell Granuloma • Anterior to First Molars • Mandible > Maxilla • Expansile • Teens, Adults • Periapical location, tooth bearing region In conclusion, the differential diagnosis of necrotizing intranasal lesions is extensive. Workup includes obtaining an extensive clinical history including recreational drug use history, histopathologic examination, and appropriate microbiologic and serologic workup to determine if infection or autoimmune or neoplastic disease processes are. The variability of features with time and treatment and difficult differential diagnostic problems will be discussed. Key points 1 Histopathology can help to solve many diagnostic problems, especially when multiple biopsies of the colon and ileum are available temporary diagnosis of indeterminate colitis (IC). Biopsies also allow assessment. Keywords: Umbilical Granuloma, Patent Vitello Intestinal Duct, Umbilical Discharge . 1. Introduction . Discharge from umbilicus is a very common presentation in pediatric age group and umbilical granuloma being the most common differential diagnosis in such patients. It is commonly managed by simple thread ligation of th The MRI findings, in combination with clinical history, were indicative of multiple lesions of subcutaneous granuloma annulare. A biopsy was performed which confirmed the diagnosis of subcutaneous granuloma annulare. Granuloma annulare is an uncommon, palisading, benign inflammatory dermatosis which may be generalized, localized, perforating.
January 19, 2012. Brandon Goodwin, MD. Tinea corporis typically presents as an annular erythematous plaque with a raised leading edge and scale. Granuloma annulare classically presents with 1 or more indurated, erythematous or violaceous annular plaques on the extremities. Here, more on diagnosis and treatment Chris is an Intensivist and ECMO specialist at the Alfred ICU in Melbourne. He is also the Innovation Lead for the Australian Centre for Health Innovation at Alfred Health and Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University.. He is a co-founder of the Australia and New Zealand Clinician Educator Network (ANZCEN) and is the Lead for the ANZCEN Clinician Educator Incubator programme
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I. Choose the correct answer.
12th Chemistry Chapter 5 Book Back Answers Questions 1.
The sum of primary valance and secondary valance of the metal M in the complex [M(en)2(Ox)]Cl is ……………..
(c) -3
(d) 9
Coordination Chemistry Questions And Answers Pdf Question 2.
An excess of silver nitrate is added to 100ml of a 0.01M solution of penta aquachlorido chromium (III) chloride. The number of moles of AgCl precipitated would be ……………..
(a) 0.02
(b) 0.002
(c) 0.01
(d) 0.2
12th Chemistry 5th Lesson Question 3.
A complex has a molecular formula MSO4Cl. 6H2O. The aqueous solution of it gives white precipitate with Barium chloride solution and no precipitate is obtained when it is treated with silver nitrate solution. If the secondary valence of the metal is six, which one of the following correctly represents the complex?
(a) [M(H2O)4Cl] SO2. 2H22O
(b) [M(H2O)6] SO4
(C)[M(H2O)5Cl] SO4. H2O
(d) [M(H2O)3Cl] SO4. 3H2O
(c) [M(H2O)5Cl]SO4. H2O
12th Chemistry Evaluate Yourself Answers Chapter 5 Question 4.
Oxidation state of Iron and the charge on the ligand NO in [Fe(H2O)5NO] SO4 are ……………..
(a) +2 and 0 respectively
(b) +3 and 0 respectively
(c) +3 and -1 respectively
(d) +1 and +1 respectively
Evaluate Yourself 12th Chemistry Question 5.
As per IUPAC guidelines, the name of the complex [CO(en)2(ONO)Cl]Cl is ……………..
(a) chlorobisethylenediaminenitritocobalt (III) chloride
(b chloridobis (ethane-1, 2-diamine) nitro k – Ocobaltate (III) chloride
(c) chloridobis (ethane-1, 2-diammine) nitrito k – Ocobalt (II) chloride
(d) chloridobis (ethane-1, 2-diamine) nitro k – Ocobalt (III) chloride
12 Chemistry Evaluate Yourself Answers Question 6.
IUPAC name of the complex K3[Al(C2O4)3] is ……………..
(a) potassiumtrioxalatoaluminium (III)
(b) potassiumtrioxalatoaluminate (II)
(c) potassiumtrisoxalatoaluminate (III)
(d) potassiumtrioxalatoaluminate (III)
12th Chemistry Evaluate Yourself Answers Question 7.
A magnetic moment of 1.73BM will be shown by one among the following ……………..
(a) TiCl4
(b) [COCl6]4-
(c) [Cu(NH3)4]2+
(d) [Ni(CN)4]2-
12th Chemistry Lesson 5 Book Back Answers Question 8.
Crystal field stabilization energy for high spin d5 octahedral complex is ……………..
(a) – 0.6∆0
(c) 2 (P – ∆0)
(d) 2 (P + ∆0)
12th Chemistry Chapter 5 Question 9.
In which of the following coordination entities the magnitude of ∆0 will be maximum?
(a) [CO(CN)6]3-
(b) [CO(C2O4)3]3-
(c) [CO(H2O)6]3+
(d) [CO(NH3)6]3+
12th Chemistry Book Inside Evaluate Yourself Answers Question 10.
Which one of the following will give a pair of enantiomorphs?
(a) [Cr(NH3)6][CO(CN)6]
(b) [CO(en)2Cl2]Cl
(c) [Pt(NH3)4][PtCl4]
(d) [CO(NH3)4Cl2]NO2
Coordination Compounds Notes Pdf Question 11.
Which type of isomerism is exhibited by [Pt(NH3)2Cl2] ?
(a) Coordination isomerism
(b) Linkage isomerism
(c) Optical isomerism
(d) Geometrical isomerism
12th Coordination Chemistry Question 12.
How many geometrical isomers are possible for [ Pt (Py) (NH3) (Br) (Cl) ]?
12th Chemistry Evaluate Yourself Answers Samacheer Question 13.
Which one of the following pairs represents linkage isomers?
(a) [Cu(NH3)4] [PtCl4] and [Pt(NH3)4] [CuCl4]
(b) [CO(NH3)5(NO3)]SO4 and [CO(NH3)5(ONO)]
(c) [CO(NH3)4(NCS)2]Cl and [CO(NH3)4(SCN)2]Cl
(d) both (b) and (c)
12th Chemistry Samacheer Kalvi Question 14.
Which kind of isomerism is possible for a complex [CO(NH3)4Br2]Cl ?
(a) geometrical and ionization
(b) geometrical and optical
(c) optical and ionization
(d) geometrical only
Samacheer Kalvi 12th Chemistry Question 15.
Which one of the following complexes is not expected to exhibit isomerism?
(a) [Ni(NH3)4(H2O)2]2+
(b) [Pt(NH3)2 Cl2]
(C) [CO(NH3)5SO4]Cl
(d) [Fe(en)3]3+
A complex in which the oxidation number of the metal is zero is ……………..
(a) K4[Fe(CN)6]
(b) [Fe(CN)3(NH3)3]
(c) [Fe(CO)5]
Formula of tris (ethane-1, 2-diamine) iron (II) phosphate ……………..
(a) [Fe(CH3 – CH(NH2)2)3] (PO4)3
(b) [Fe(H2N – CH2 – CH2 – NH2)3] (PO4)
(c) [Fe(H2N – CH2 – CH2 – NH2)3](PO4)2
(d) [Fe(H2N – CH2 – CH2 – NH2)3](PO4)2
Which of the following is paramagnetic in nature?
(a) [Zn(NH3)4]2+
(b) [CO(NH3)6]3+
(c) [Ni(H2O)6]2+
Facmer isomerism is shown by ……………..
(a) [CO(en)3]3+
(b) [CO(NH3)4(Cl)2]+
(c) [CO(NH3)3(Cl)3]
(d) [CO(NH3)5Cl]SO4
Choose the correct statement.
(a) Square planar complexes are more stable than octahedral complexes
(b) The spin only magnetic moment of [Cu(Cl)4]2- is 1.732 BM and it has square planar structure.
(c) Crystal field splitting energy (Δ0) of [FeF6]4- is higher than the (Δ0) of [Fe(CN)6]4-
(d) crystal field stabilization energy of [V(H2O)6]2+ is higher than the crystal field stabilization of [Ti(H2O)6]2+
(d) crystal field stabilization energy of [V(H2O)6]2+ is is higher than the crystal field stabilization of [Ti(H2O)6]2+
II. Answer the following questions
Write the IUPAC names for the following complexes.
Na2 [Ni(EDTA)]
[Ag(CN)2]–
[CO(en)3]2(SO4)3
[CO(ONO)(NH3)5]2+
[Pt(NH3)2Cl(NO2)]
1. Na2[Ni(EDTA)]
= Sodium EthyicncdiaminetctraacetatonickcEate (II)
Sodium 2, 2′, 2", 2" – (ethane – 1, 2 – diyldinitrilo)
tetraacetatonickelate (II)
2. [Ag(CN)2]1
= dicyanidoargentate (I) ion
3. [CO(en)3]2(SO4)3
= tris (ethylenediamine) cobait (III) sulphate
4. [CO(ONO)(NH3)5]2+
= Pentaammincnitrito – kOCobalt (III) ion.
5. [Pt(NH3)2Cl(NO2)]
= diamminedichloridonitrito – kN platinum (II)
Write the formula for the following coordination compounds.
potassiumhexacyanidoferrate (II)
petacarbonvliron(O)
pentaammineriitrito – k – N – cobalt(III)ion
hexaamminecobalt (III) sulphate
sodiumtetrafluoridodihydroxidoch romate (III)
potassiurnhexacyanidoferrate (ll) = K4[Fe(CN)6]
petacarbonyliron(O) = [Fe(CO)5]
pentaamminenitrito – KN – cobalt (III) ion [CO(NH3)5NO2]2-
hexaamminecobalt (III) sulphate [CO(CN)6]2(SO4)3
sodiumtetrafluoridodihyclroxidochromate (III) = Na3[CrF4(OH)2]
Arrange the following in order of increasing molar conductivity
Mg[Cr(NH3)(Cl)5]
[Cr(NH3)5Cl]3 [COF6]2
[Cr(NH3)3Cl3]
These complexes can ionise in solution as:
Mg[Cr(NH3)(Cl)5] = Mg2+ [Cr(NH3) (Cl)5]2-
[Cr(NH3)5Cl]3 [COF6]2 = [Cr(NH3)5Cl]2+ + [COF6]3-
[Cr(NH3)3Cl3] = does not ionize
As the number of ions in solution increases, their molar conductivity also increases.
Therefore, conductivity follows the order:
[Cr(NH3)3Cl3] < [Cr(NH3)5Cl]3 [COF6]2 < Mg[Cr(NH3)(Cl)5]
Ni2+ is identified using alcoholic solution of dimethyl glyoxime. Write the structural formula for the rosy red precipitate of a complex formed in the reaction.
1. Ni2+ ions present in Nickel chloride solution is estimated accurately for forming an insoluble complex called [Ni(DMG)2] .
2. Nickel ion reacts with alcoholic solution of DMG in the presence of ammonical medium, to give rosy red precipitate of [Ni(DMG)2] complex.
[CuCl4]2- exists while [CuI4]2- does not exist why?
1. In [CuI4]2- complex, the size of chloride ion is less hence exist. But in [CuI4]2- the bigger iodide ion makes the compound unstable.
2. When copper cation comes in contact with iodide anion, iodide get oxidised to iodine molecule hence the formation of the above complex ion does not take place. Hence [CuI4]2- exists while [CuI4]2- does not exist.
Calculate the ratio
in 0.2 M solution of NH3. If the stability constant for the complex [Ag(NH3)2]+ is 1.7 x 107
The stability constant for the complex [Ag(NH3)2]+ is 1.7 x 107, overall dissociation constant is the reciprocal of overall stability constant
K = 1β ⇒ K =11.7×107 ⇒ K = 0.588 x 107 ⇒ K = 5.88 x 107
Give an example of coordination compound used in medicine and two examples of biologically important coordination compounds.
Medical uses of coordination compounds:
Ca-EDTA chelate, is used in the treatment of lead and radioactive poisoning. That is for removing lead and radiactive metal ions from the body.
Cis-platin is used as an antitumor drug in cancer treatment.
Biological important of coordination compounds:
1. A red blood corpuscles (RBC) is composed of heme group, which is Fe2+ Porphyrin complex.it plays an important role in carrying oxygen from lungs to tissues and carbon dioxide from tissues to lungs.
2. Chlorophyll, a green pigment present in green plants and algae, is a coordination complex containing Mg2+ as central metal ion surrounded by a modified Porphyrin ligand called | |
and I never do reach them. Tony is also out of phone credits so I can't even call Air Kenya to cancel my domestic flight.
4:05pm – Continue to the airstrip to tell the Air Kenya pilot that I can't take his flight back to Nairobi. Buy cellular credit from a driver at the airstrip, call Air Kenya, and learn that the 4:15pm flight tomorrow is full. The best they can do is 10:15am tomorrow. Hope that buys me enough time to finish the work. Head back to the CKC to see what I can do from there because it's much closer than the tower.
4:25pm – Try again to change my international reservation. I find the number for Swiss International Airlines. I ask the driver to stop the car so that the phone agent can understand me. Just as she is explaining that she can't change the reservation because it was a Swiss Air flight booked as a Lufthansa codeshare, a giraffe casually wanders up and stops about eight feet from the car. I swear he's looking right at me saying: "Clearly you should have called Lufthansa."
4:35pm – We reach the CKC. I tweak some WiFi link settings. This fixes part of the remaining problem but not all of it. Then I have the "a-ha" moment realizing what happened during the firmware upgrade at the tower and that I need to go back.
5:15pm – Head back to the cellular tower (again, the long way because the fast road is washed out). It's raining really hard now.
5:55pm – Exit the Masai Mara Park gates (the tower is just outside the park) and beg the ranger to let us back in in 20 minutes (15 minutes after closing time). Hope that I can fix the problem in 20 minutes. Pull on my raincoat, and grab my laptop.
6:05pm – Find myself hunched over my laptop, plugged into equipment inside a cellular equipment cabinet with two guards and a driver holding golf umbrellas over me to avoid drenching at least a hundred thousand dollars worth of cellular equipment and bringing down cellular service in the immediate area (our WiFi gear is housed in the same cabinet). Laugh at the absurdity of the situation.
6:10pm – Fix the problem while keeping surprisingly dry. I'm annoyed at myself that it was partly a stupid mistake on my part and partly a known bug I should have remembered, that causes a critical checkbox to check itself when firmware is upgraded to this particular version. Make a mental note to tell our teams in Haiti about this bug.
6:15pm – Call Kerry at the CKC. Still under the golf umbrellas in the deluge (though thankfully we've closed the cellular cabinet), talk him through some technical troubleshooting steps to verify that everything is working from his end. Hooray!
6:16pm – We all have to walk through ankle-deep water to get back to the car. The land around the tower has turned into a lake. Feet are soaked and muddy all around. Pass the tower guards some Kenyan Shillings for going way above and beyond the call of duty and helping me (and much more importantly, the equipment) keep out of the rain.
6:20pm – Start the trip back to the CKC, grateful that the Masai Mara ranger honors his promise to let us through the gate slightly after hours.
6:45pm – Spot some ostriches: cool!
6:50pm – Glad to reach my colleague who is passing through Nairobi for some meetings. He has good Skype access and makes the international call to change my flight. Change fees are totally reasonable! Phew.
7:00pm – Glad that Tony is a flexible guy, arrive at the CKC. This is way more driving than he bargained for. Do some general IT housekeeping, verify that the link is performing well.
7:20pm – It's well after dark now. Needing to use the restroom, I stumble off with my flashlight to find the outhouse. Kerry warns me to watch out for hyenas. He is not joking.
7:30pm – Shake hands with Kerry and Musa, glad that everyone's hard work paid off and that the CKC now has a 2Mbps symmetric Internet connection. This might not sound like much in San Francisco… but this is by far the fastest, most affordable Internet available out here in the bush.
8:00pm – Return to the safari camp where I had lunch and explain that, yes, I was supposed to have left already but please do they have room for me. Fortunately, they do.
8:15pm – Grateful to change into some dry clothes. Finally unwrap the soaked ace bandage from my swollen ankle (I sprained it a week before jumping on a trampoline with my wife). Relaxing at this amazing spot is a fantastic reward for an exhausting day of work. It all feels worthwhile because the CKC has Internet now and can greatly expand their (ICT) services to the community.
Congratulations to the Ekialo Kiona Center!
Posted by Inveneo on August 18, 2011 in the categories: Healthcare, News, Projects, Sectors
The Ekialo Kiona Center serves as an invaluable educational workshop facility for Kenyan students, teachers, health workers, farmers, fisherman, and other interested community members as Mfangano Island's only public internet access.
Thanks to Craig Newmark, the Craigslist Charitable Foundation, and Google. Inc Charitable Giving Fund of Tides Foundation, the Ekialo Kiona Center now has 10 new Inveneo High Performance Computing Stations and an updated solar power system that supports over 17 computers. As a result, Executive Director Richard Magerenge says:
"The IT room has given the center a new look. People are flocking the computers just to touch them. The word is going round so fast and many people are coming either to see the computers or join the EK club."
The Ekialo Kiona Center also supports the innovative Cyber-VCT program which leverages intense local enthusiasm for Internet to provide a meaningful incentive and a valid excuse for residents to overcome the stigma and scrutiny commonly associated with stand-alone Voluntary Counseling and Testing centers for HIV and AIDS.
Inveneo is proud to be a facilitator of this unique model and the Ekialo Kiona Center overall.
ICT Sustainability with DeepFreeze Software from Faronics
Posted by Inveneo on July 20, 2011 in the categories: News
In places where Internet access is hard to come by but computer viruses spread like wildfire, protecting a single PC or an entire computer lab is a huge challenge. When files are shared between friends and colleagues, so is malware. This is not necessarily a problem if the user has taken proper measures against viruses and other types of malicious programs. However, in the developing world many computer owners are either unable or unwilling to purchasegood anti-virus/anti-spyware software, and even with the proper software installed, limited Internet access means less frequent download of the critical updates. Without these updates, anti-virus and anti-spyware software are essentially useless.
To mitigate this problem, Inveneo has adopted the Faronics DeepFreeze software. DeepFreeze is a software program that creates a "frozen" snapshot of a workstation's configuration and settings. It can freeze entire drives or select files, allowing a computer to boot to a pristine Operating System every single time.
Viruses can be malicious, disrupting the current session, modifying the registry, destroying user content, but when the system is restarted the effects of the virus or malware are wiped away. This is the only solution that Inveneo has found to be bulletproof in low resource settings, keeping the computers up and running over an extended period of time.
The Cisco Community Knowledge Centers (CKCs), scattered in eleven locations across Kenya and Ethiopia, are a great real-world example of Inveneo desktop installations utilizing DeepFreeze. The CKCs are community centers, places where locals from a village or region can gather to learn, explore the Internet, print or copy documents and | |
Pioneer Square is Seattle's first and oldest neighborhood. It's a thriving center of our city, with innovative businesses, popular restaurants, an active nightlife, and a home to many. Since December 2009, neighborhood business owners, residents and the City of Seattle have built a coalition to address some of the ongoing challenges facing Pioneer Square and come up with solutions. It's called the Pioneer Square Commercial District Revitalization Project, and over the past two years, City and Community members have been working to promote the neighborhood's competitiveness and strengthen the health of its businesses.
In June 2010 the committee finalized "Pioneer Square 2015: A Strategy for Seattle's First Neighborhood," a report on community and city strategies for bolstering the neighborhood's economic health. These priorities include improving public safety experience and perception; supporting residential density and adaptive reuse of historic buildings; supporting infrastructure for economic growth; and building organizational capacity around business advocacy.
North Lot Project: Introducing more market rate housing to Pioneer Square has been a priority in the community for decades. The long-planned North Lot redevelopment project will produce 513 units of housing, just in the first phase. Our Office of Economic Development (OED) is investing $1.7 million in equity and $7.2 million in low-cost debt financing via New Market Tax Credits to help move the project forward.
First Hill Streetcar: Access to high-capacity transit has long been a neighborhood priority as well. Recently the City confirmed that the new First Hill Streetcar will serve Pioneer Square with a stop at South Jackson and 2nd Avenue South. Construction begins later this year.
Only in Seattle funding: Only in Seattle is an initiative from OED that supports neighborhood business districts through grant funding, technical training and support for businesses and marketing. To support the Alliance for Pioneer Square's efforts in retail recruitment, neighborhood marketing during viaduct replacement and Business Improvement District expansion, OED has awarded them a grant of $120,000. Over the past two years, OED has invested $220,000 in the Alliance for Pioneer Square to engage businesses, property owners and residents in strategies to improve safety, brand and market the neighborhood, and develop a business attraction plan.
King Street Station: The City acquired the station in 2008 and has been making continuous improvements to repair the original façade and remove the non-historic renovations. Three construction phases have been completed, including: station roof replacement and clock tower repair; Jackson Plaza rebuilt; and renovations to Amtrak's new operations and administration areas. Next up is building and clock tower seismic retrofit, mechanical/electrical/plumbing systems distribution, and select interior and exterior restoration including the restoration of the ornamental plaster in the main waiting room. Construction began in March 2011 and will be completed in spring of 2013.
Broadband: Pioneer Square has an active and growing tech business community, and for those companies, access to very high-speed internet service is a must. We've been working to improve access to broadband internet service in Pioneer Square. Last May we launched a project to bring broadband to Pioneer Square by laying conduit underneath 1st Avenue South that internet service providers could use to serve nearby businesses. We recently learned that Comcast is in conversation with the owners of 14 buildings along 1st Avenue South in order to gain access to building tenants via the areaways. If successful, Comcast anticipates providing broadband service to 50 new customers.
Artist Space Assistance Program (ASAP): In response to the displacement of the artists from the 619 Western Building artist, the Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs is working to provide relocation and placement services for artists and arts organizations seeking affordable studio, live/work, exhibition, performance and/or rehearsal space.
New businesses: Several new businesses have moved in to Pioneer Square recently, including EMC/Isilon, online retailer Blue Nile, game developer Zynga, and Jones Soda.
Public Safety: Several recent incidents have focused attention on some of the longstanding public safety challenges in Pioneer Square. We're taking several steps to protect public safety. The Seattle Police Department (SPD) has deployed four dedicated footbeat officers to Pioneer Square. These are augmented by regular car patrols and bike patrols. Patrol officers are also directed to stop and patrol problem areas on foot. ACT teams have recently targeted the area for buy-bust operations to address drug dealing problems. SPD has worked in concert with the City's Human Services Department (HSD) and the Department of Transportation to address the encampment issues. Prior to any enforcement action, extensive outreach was done for those persons living on the street to find them alternatives to camping under the freeway, particularly along James and Cherry Streets.
Restorative Justice Pilot: City departments are working with Pioneer Square partners in exploring a program that would bring a special enforcement focus on individuals committing civility infractions. The Municipal Court's Community Court program can connect individuals cited for low level civility infractions to the Seattle Human Services Department to provide services these individuals may need.
Restrooms: The City is working with a community committee on an analysis of using Fire Station HQ restrooms to provide public facilities. Parks has prepared updated cost estimates for an Occidental Park kiosk/restroom. Both will inform a City and community decision on how to proceed.
Special Events: We're working with the community to develop ways to better manage tailgating and other community impacts from the sporting events at the stadiums. We're also identifying efforts that are working now (such as port-a-potties on event days) to see if we can use that model at other times. We're also looking at other successful models so we can maintain robust, safe, and civil public spaces.
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Are you in the manufacturing, transportation, clean tech, or maritime industry? Need help incorporating sustainable practices into your business plan?
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The event will be held on September 27 from 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 | |
How Chris Osgood built a home in Hockeytown: Detroit Red Wings book excerpt
The following is an excerpt from "The Big 50: The Detroit Red Wings," written by Free Press sports writer Helene St. James and published by Triumph Books. The book will be available online and in bookstores Tuesday.
Nearly four years had passed since he left — years he later recognized were significant to his growth as a person and as a goaltender. But as he approached the meeting with his longtime friend and former boss, all Chris Osgood cared about was his heart.
Osgood spent the first, best, and last parts of his 17-season NHL career with the Detroit Red Wings. He won his first Stanley Cup backing up Mike Vernon in 1997, his second Cup as the team's starter in 1998, and his third as reliever-turned-starter in 2008. He missed out on the Wings' 2002 Stanley Cup because they had jettisoned him the summer before, putting him on waivers because he was expendable after general manager Ken Holland traded for Dominik Hasek.
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"It was crushing when I had to leave," Osgood said in a 2019 interview. "I was always conflicted because I thought I could stay there with Dom. I wished I could have stayed, but looking back it was better I left. It made me better. But having a personal relationship with Kenny and knowing in the back of my mind that I would be back one day helped with that."
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That day came in the summer of 2005, as the NHL prepared to emerge from a labor dispute that had wiped out an entire season. The two men, 17 years apart in age but with a relationship that stretched back before the Wings drafted Osgood at 54th overall in 1991, shared the same intention. "I met Ken at this restaurant or lounge on Haggerty Road and he wrote down some numbers," Osgood remembered. "The salary cap, we knew it was coming. Basically he wrote out a contract on a napkin. It didn't matter to me how much I would be making or how many years, I just wanted to come back to Detroit."
It was where his heart was — where he had met his wife, Jenna, where he had celebrated the greatest moments of his career. The Cups. Scoring a goal. Fighting Patrick Roy — which, back in the late 1990s and early aughts, was pretty much mandatory for a Wings goaltender. It was where Osgood had built lifelong friendships, where he had the most fun, where he faked ticket requests for teammates and tinkered with helmets and tied one assistant coach's shoelaces to a stool — in front of Scotty Bowman.
"Dave Lewis always wore running shoes on the bench, but he wouldn't do up the laces," Kirk Maltby said in a 2019 interview. "There was one game, Ozzy was sitting there and he tied the laces around the base of the stool. So when Lewie went to walk away, he was dragging the stool. And he had Scotty Bowman right behind him."
Osgood won 23 games as rookie in 1993–94, but the lasting memory of that season came in Game 7 of the first-round playoff series against the San Jose Sharks. The score was 2–2 late in the third period when Osgood skated from his crease to chase a loose puck. He tried to clear the puck— only to have it land on the stick of Sharks forward Jamie Baker. Baker scored, the Wings lost, and Osgood, 21 at the time, wept as he spoke to reporters afterward at his stall.
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The Wings brought in Mike Vernon, a veteran goaltender who had won a Cup, but Osgood remained a significant asset and retained his status as the guy who ultimately would be a big part of their future. After the Wings were swept in the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals — with Vernon in goal — Osgood started 47 games in 1995–96. He led the NHL with 39 victories and a 2.17 goals-against average, and was runner-up to Jim Carey for the 1996 Vezina Trophy. On March 6, 1996, he became just the second goaltender in NHL history to score a goal, in a game against the Hartford Whalers. Osgood played 15 games in the playoffs, including the Western Conference finals against Colorado. Osgood finished 8–7 with a 2.12 goals-against average and .898 save percentage.
Osgood played 47 games in 1996–97, but Scotty Bowman opted to go with Vernon in the playoffs. The Wings won the Cup, and Vernon was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the playoffs. Holland, however, had seen enough in Osgood to risk trading Vernon in the summer of 1997.
It was an emotional time for the team and the city, as the exultation over ending a 42-year Stanley Cup drought had ended six days later when a limousine carrying defensemen Vladimir Konstantinov and Slava Fetisov and masseur Sergei Mnatsakanov crashed into a tree on Woodward Avenue in Birmingham. The accident ended Konstantinov's and Mnatsakanov's careers.
The Wings entered the 1997–98 season under intense scrutiny. They were the defending champions, one of their top defensemen had been struck by tragedy, and their playoff MVP had been traded. They managed to emerge with a 44–23–15 record, finishing third in the NHL behind Dallas and New Jersey. Osgood started 64 games and went 33–20–11 with a 2.21 GAA and .913 save percentage. Well entrenched in the Colorado rivalry, Osgood fought Roy on April 1, 1998, and afterward he took a good-natured jab at his predecessor. Roy, Osgood said, "is a lot weaker than Vernie said he was."
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Roy, who had fought Vernon in the infamous March 26, 1997, game, challenged Osgood with just over seven minutes to play. "I had no intention to fight with Osgood, but when he came to the middle of the ice, what the heck," Roy said. "My glove was already on the net before I went, because I didn't want to make the same mistake I did last year."
Osgood shook off his gloves, unsnapped his helmet, and put up his fists as deafening cheers of "Ozzy! Ozzy! Ozzy!" reverberated from the stands. Roy landed the first punch, a nice right, but Osgood responded with several left hooks, and, once rid of his jersey, battered Roy until he lost his balance by the Detroit bench.
"It was Roy trying to show up Ozzy," Kris Draper said. "I think he underestimated Ozzy. Ozzy stood up for himself and did a great job."
The Wings rolled into the playoffs. Osgood relied on the experience he had gained from the Sharks series in '94 and from the 15 playoff games he had played in '96.
"There was a lot of pressure," he said in 2019. "Vernie had won the Conn Smythe. I was grateful that Ken Holland gave me the opportunity to play. There's not a lot of times you trade the Conn Smythe [recipient] the year he wins it. So that was a responsibility I took real seriously. I was never nervous because I had played in the playoffs. I had had big wins and tough defeats. I was just trying to make the most of a great opportunity."
The Phoenix Coyotes were dispatched in six games in Round 1. The Blues were gone after six games in Round 2. The Wings led three games to one going into Game 5 of the Western Conference finals against Dallas. The Wings were minutes from clinching when Guy Carbonneau scored | |
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Nixon's Watergate extravaganza was, without a doubt, the defining moment of his presidency. Journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein took their lives and careers in their hands to break the story.[1] Watergate was bigger and better than the Bobby Baker[2] exposés that almost undid President Johnson and turned 'investigative journalist' into a storied title that reporters lusted after. In the intervening years, hundreds of fine analysts have spent untold hours and millions of words exploring the Watergate break-in and what it signifies. The Watergate is the hole in the dam that emptied the reservoir. Nixon built the dam, his relationship with the CIA, layer upon layer, beginning as Eisenhower's Vice-President.
Culminating a political career that began in the House of Representatives in 1947, Richard Milhous Nixon served as the 37th President of the United States between January 20, 1969 and August 9, 1974. Although he cut his political
William Safire joined Richard Nixon as a speechwriter for his campaign for president in 1968. (The New York Times/File 1968)
teeth on the Alger Hiss[3] case, Nixon won the presidency on the foreign policy credentials earned during his eight years as Eisenhower's VP. William Safire, a Nixon speechwriter, came up with election-winning phrase "end the war and win the peace",[4] which is exactly what the voters wanted to hear about the Vietnam War.
President Eisenhower's approach to foreign policy differed significantly from President Truman in two areas; the role of the National Security Council and how Vice President Nixon fit into the foreign policy picture.
Under President Eisenhower, the National Security Council system evolved into the principal arm of the President in formulating and executing policy on military, international, and internal security affairs. Where Truman was uncomfortable with the NSC system and only made regular use of it under the pressure of the Korean war, Eisenhower embraced the NSC concept and created a structured system of integrated policy review. With his military background, Eisenhower had a penchant for careful staff work, and believed that effective planning involved a creative process of discussion and debate among advisers compelled to work toward agreed recommendations.[5]
Eisenhower, John Foster Dulles, Eisenhower's Secretary of State, and Allen Welsh Dulles, Eisenhower's Director of Central Intelligence, were from the old school; World War II. Vice President Nixon was integrated into a foreign policy arena that "…embraced the idea that the United States needed to maintain a large, well-funded, clandestine intelligence agency capable of covert operations abroad to ensure our freedom at home. They agreed that this agency, formed as the CIA at the end of World War II, needed the authority to plan invasions of foreign countries, launch coup d'état, and even assassinate foreign leaders as needed to contain the spread of Communism…."[6] And they did so under the deep cover of secrecy coupled with 'plausible deniability'; notes kept during National Security Council meetings were not allowed to contain any direct quotes from any members.
A few of the activities laid directly or indirectly at the feet of the CIA Special Projects Group's covert actions during the Eisenhower administration are: the CIA overthrow of Iran's
Patrice E. Lumumba; Congo prime minister
Mossadegh's government in August 1953 to restore the shah; the CIA assistance in the overthrow of the elected government of Guatemala in June 1954; and, planned during the Eisenhower era but executed during the Kennedy administration, were: Patrice Lumumba's assassination on February 11, 1961 and the April 1962 invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. The other important thing that Nixon learned as Eisenhower's understudy was that a having a plan and working a plan is important.
From the beginning, Eisenhower had and worked his 'New Look' plan for national security policy. "…The main elements of the New Look were (1) maintaining the vitality of the U.S. economy while still building sufficient strength to prosecute the Cold War; (2) relying on nuclear weapons to deter Communist aggression or, if necessary, to fight a war; (3) using the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to carry out secret or covert actions against governments or leaders "directly or indirectly responsive to Soviet control"; and (4) strengthening allies and winning the friendship of nonaligned governments…."[7] Wouldn't it be great if a few more combatants for the nation's highest office had a plan?
It was against the backdrop of this experience that Richard Nixon took the oath of office. He was not a novice, he knew what the CIA and, in particular, the CIA Special Projects Group (covert operations) was about and how to use them. Richard Helms, the DCI under President Johnson and FBI Director, J. Edgar Hoover, were the two retained in office as 'appointments out of the political arena'. In other words, The CIA and the FBI were judged to be politically neutral.
Although Helms kept his job, Nixon placed little value on the quality of the intelligence the CIA gathered. Nixon intended to personally manage foreign policy from the Oval Office and
President Nixon and henry Kissinger
he had a plan. As Nixon recalled in his memoirs: "From the outset of my administration, . . . I planned to direct foreign policy from the White House. Therefore I regarded my choice of a National Security Adviser as crucial." The newly elected President hired Henry Kissinger, a teaching staff member of Harvard University's Department of Government, as his National Security advisor and together they set about making changes to the policy-making apparatus. The CIA's presidential access was restricted. DCI Helms was relegated to reporting only to Kissinger, who passed whatever information he determined was important to the President. Apparently, Nixon, a recluse who trusted almost no one, trusted Kissinger.
According to Tim Weiner's Legacy of Ashes, "…they alone would conceive, command, and control clandestine operations. Covert action and espionage could be tools fitted for their personal use. Nixon used them to build a political fortress at the White House."[8] Toward that end, Nixon and Kissinger moved smartly to consolidate Kissinger's power. Henry Kissinger, a policy blacksmith, forged the National Security Council apparatus into a new tool that better served his needs and objectives and those of the President. According to the History of the National Security Council, 1947-1997:
The close relationship between the President and the National Security Adviser was the basis for their ability to carry out American foreign affairs leadership around the world. The National Security Council system was the mechanism for the period of unprecedented American activism in foreign policy and the exercise of Kissinger's growing power. Kissinger wrote later that "in the final analysis the influence of a Presidential Assistant derives almost exclusively from the confidence of the President, not from administrative arrangements." The two men developed a conceptual framework that would guide foreign policy decisions. Kissinger's intellectual ability, his ambition, and his frequent discussions with Nixon were all factors in increasing within the government both his own power and the unchallenged authority of the NSC system he personally directed.
The overthrow of Chile's duly elected, Marxist President Allende, provides an excellent example of Nixon and Kissinger's revised intelligence system at work. The existing paper-
Bombing of chile's La Moneda, September 11, 1973
trail clearly illustrates a U.S. effort at the highest levels to derail Allende's election and subsequent inauguration. A declassified CIA document dated October 16, 1970 reads in part, "It is firm and continuing policy that Allende be overthrown by a coup. It would be much preferable to have this transpire prior to 24 October [the date Allende's election would be ratified] but efforts in this regard will continue vigorously beyond this date." According to a declassified telcon from the National Security Archives, "…just nine weeks before the Chilean military, led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet and supported by the CIA, overthrew the Allende government on September 11, 1973, Nixon called Kissinger on July | |
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1997 NY 888081 - The tariff classification of two coated fabrics, from either Korea or Hong Kong.
1997 NY 889458 - The tariff classification of three laminated foam materials for use in the manufacture of heat insulations for soft shell coolers, from Taiwan.
1997 NY 889620 - The tariff classification of three coated fabrics for use in the manufacture of luggage, from Taiwan.
1997 NY 892239 - The tariff classification of a kiss bonded (laminated) fabric, from Italy.
1997 NY 892809 - The tariff classification of an imitation leather furnishing material, from Japan.
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1997 NY 895251 - The tariff classification of three coated fabrics from England.
1997 NY 896611 - The tariff classification of three coated garment shell materials, from Switzerland.
1997 NY A86851 - The tariff classification of two polyurethane plastic coated textile fabrics for use in the manufacture of lightweight outdoor garments, from Taiwan.
1997 NY A88271 - The tariff classification of three polyurethane plastic adhesive coated textile fabrics for use in the manufacture of fishing waders, from Japan.
1997 NY A88626 - The tariff classification of various types and constructions of synthetic leather, from Mexico.
1997 NY A88938 - The tariff classification of a polyurethane plastic coated textile fabric (apparel type material), from Taiwan.
1997 NY A89814 - The tariff classification of textile/plastic belting material (T 5), from Germany.
1997 NY B86202 - The tariff classification of polyurethane plastic coated textile fabric (imitation leather), from Japan.
1997 NY B86301 - The tariff classification of a plastic coated textile fabric, from Taiwan.
1997 NY B87466 - The tariff classification of an aluminum pigmented plastic coated fabric for use as car cover material, from Japan.
1997 NY B89047 - The tariff classification of a polyurethane plastic coated textile fabric for use in the manufacture of garments, from Korea.
1998 NY 885395 - The tariff classification of a coated fabric, from Thailand.
1998 NY 887534 - The tariff classification of five imitation leather fabrics, from Mexico.
1998 NY 888081 - The tariff classification of two coated fabrics, from either Korea or Hong Kong.
1998 NY 889458 - The tariff classification of three laminated foam materials for use in the manufacture of heat insulations for soft shell coolers, from Taiwan.
1998 NY 889620 - The tariff classification of three coated fabrics for use in the manufacture of luggage, from Taiwan.
1998 NY A85467 - The tariff classification of a PU coated textile fabric (garment weight/packcloth materials), from Thailand.
1998 NY A86514 - The tariff classification of a PU coated textile fabric (packcloth) of kind used in back packs and luggage, etc., from Thailand.
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1998 NY A88271 - The tariff classification of three polyurethane plastic adhesive coated textile fabrics for use in the manufacture of fishing waders, from Japan.
1998 NY A88938 - The tariff classification of a polyurethane plastic coated textile fabric (apparel type material), from Taiwan.
1998 NY B80625 - The tariff classification of a PU coated textile fabric (garment weight material), from Thailand.
1998 NY B84090 - The tariff classification of a tricot knit fabric containing a polyurethane plastic backing for use in the manufacture of footwear, from Taiwan.
1998 NY B84186 - The tariff classification of five coated textile fabrics for use in apparel, from Korea.
1998 NY C80879 - The tariff classification of a polyurethane plastic coated textile fabric, for use in the manufacture of snow skiwear, from Sweden.
1998 NY C81627 - Classification, country of origin and NAFTA status for two multilayered fabrics to be imported into the United States, from Canada and further processed in the U.S.. 19 CFR ?12.130(c), ?102.21.
1998 NY C81814 - The tariff classification of two plastic coated textile fabrics for use in snow skiwear, from Switzerland.
1998 NY C82033 - The tariff classification of a PU coated textile fabric (packcloth) of kind used in the outdoor recreational industry,etc., from Thailand.
1998 NY C83041 - The tariff classification of two coated textile fabrics, for use in the manufacture of ladies anaroks and pants, from China.
1998 NY C83096 - The tariff classification of a nylon woven packcloth material, for use in out door type products, from Taiwan.
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1998 NY C84718 - The tariff classification of a polyurethane plastic coated garment weight material, from Korea.
1998 NY C85723 - The tariff classification of a lightweight coated nylon fabric for use in the manufacture of garments, from Taiwan.
1998 NY C88270 - The tariff classification of two polyurethane plastic coated textile fabrics for use in the manufacture of outer shells for jackets and sportswear, from Korea.
1998 NY C88327 - The tariff classification of a lightweight coated nylon fabric for use in the manufacture of garments, from Korea.
1998 NY D80976 - The tariff classification of a polyurethane synthetic leather material to be used for covering stick shifts in Toyota automobiles, from Japan.
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that, though, thought the _vilicus_. There was something in the other's eyes which put the fear of Hades into him. It was as if Tarquinius was looking into his soul, and passing judgement on it.
Suddenly Dexter felt old and beaten. 'Nobody at all,' he whispered.
With a brief smile of satisfaction, the haruspex brushed past.
It was time to honour Olenus and, for the thousandth time, to ask for guidance.
## _Chapter XVIII: Father and Son_
'ROMULUS!'
He turned his head, searching for Sabinus' voice. Incredibly, his comrade was on the back of a horse beyond the nearest Numidians. How Sabinus had got there, Romulus had no idea, but he'd never been more pleased. Slashing at another rider, he managed to barge around one mount and then another. Sabinus' last spear took down a further warrior, creating terror in the enemy ranks. There were so many angry Numidians trying to get at Romulus that all was chaos, but within four or five heartbeats, he was by Sabinus' side. Spurred on by pure adrenalin, he took the legionary's outstretched arm and leapt up behind him.
Urging the horse on with his knees, Sabinus directed it around the side of the milling Numidians. They headed straight for the Twenty-Eighth. Most of the enemy cavalrymen had yet to realise what had gone on. However, four of Petreius' party gave chase, and Romulus' hopes, which had soared, fell again. A horse carrying two could never outrun those with single riders. The dun-coloured beast labouring beneath them was worthy enough, but it wasn't Pegasus. Sabinus cursed and drummed his heels against its ribs – to no avail.
The chasing Numidians drew closer and closer, shouting insults as they came. A spear flew lazily through the air, landing just behind them. It was followed by another, which shot past to impale itself in the sand ten steps in front. Romulus glanced back, and his mouth opened in horror as a third javelin scudded in, striking their mount in the rump. Its head went up in shock, and its gait altered, slowing almost to a walk.
Sabinus knew instantly what had happened. Throwing his right leg over, he dismounted. 'Come on!' he shouted.
Romulus didn't need any prompting. Half climbing, half falling, he got down. The horse stumbled off, the javelin still protruding from its hip. Romulus had no time to pity it. The Numidians were closing in fast, throwing spears at the ready. Perhaps fifty paces separated them.
The pair looked at each other. 'Run for it, or fight?' Romulus asked.
'They'd ride us down like dogs,' snarled Sabinus. 'We fight!'
Pleased by his comrade's reaction, Romulus nodded.
They moved to stand side by side, and prepared to die.
Two spears whistled by, but missed. That left four Numidians, each of whom had one or two shafts left. The enemy riders were expert shots from close range, and Romulus knew that, without shields, the chances of not being injured or killed in the next few moments were slim to none.
That was until he heard the strident clamour of _bucinae_ ring out behind him.
The Numidians saw what was happening before Romulus did. Their faces creased with anger, and they pulled up. One threw a spear in a last futile gesture, and then the four horsemen turned and fled.
Romulus looked around and saw a wedge of legionaries charging towards them, their shields raised high. In their midst was Atilius. He gasped with delight. The senior centurion must have been watching to see how they got on. There could be no other explanation for their rescue. Followed by Sabinus, Romulus trotted over.
'Didn't know you could ride,' he muttered.
'I grew up on a farm,' explained Sabinus. 'We always had a few nags about the place.'
Romulus clapped him on the shoulder. 'I owe you one.'
'My pleasure.' Sabinus grinned, and Romulus knew he'd made a comrade for life.
Atilius halted his men as the two pounded in. 'Get inside,' he ordered, shoving legionaries aside. 'There's no time to waste.'
Gratefully they obeyed, and the wedge did a swift about-turn. Romulus glanced at the Numidian lines. To his surprise, the enemy cavalrymen were not trying to attack. Instead, they were milling around, shouting at each other. A few had even galloped off to the south. It didn't take much for fear to spread, thought Romulus. It was like watching the ripples in a pool after a stone went in. Riders looked at the ones who'd gone, and then followed. Then a few more did the same. Before the wedge had rejoined their comrades, the entire mounted force had disappeared in a great cloud of dust.
'You killed Petreius then?' asked Atilius.
Romulus flushed. 'No, sir, just wounded him.'
'It was a good enough effort. He must have fled the field,' the senior centurion said with a satisfied grin. 'Look! The whoresons have lost their taste for a fight.'
Romulus stared at the Numidian infantry, who were fleeing en masse from the centre. The cavalry on the far flank wouldn't stay and fight now, when all their companions were running away. With daylight fading, it meant that they had won the vital respite Caesar's cohorts needed to retreat safely. Romulus let out a gusty sigh, realising that he was exhausted. Yet his satisfaction over what he and his comrades had managed was far stronger than his aching muscles.
'It was well done.'
Romulus looked up to find Atilius' gaze upon him. 'A joint effort, sir. I couldn't have done it without Sabinus here, and Paullus too.'
'Is Paullus dead?'
'Yes, sir.'
'Many good legionaries have fallen today,' said Atilius sadly. After a moment, though, his face cleared. 'Thanks to you both, many will live to fight again. Caesar will hear of this.'
Romulus thought his heart would burst with pride.
The Pompeian forces soon called it a day and pulled back to their camp. With night fast approaching, the battle could no longer be conducted effectively. Labienus had failed to annihilate the foraging party, and missed a golden chance to capture or kill the Pompeians' greatest enemy: Caesar.
As a result, the journey back to Ruspina was uneventful. In good order, Caesar's men marched and sang, aware that they'd had a lucky escape. Romulus couldn't get over Caesar's tactics, which had been both stubborn and courageous. Few leaders would have had the self-belief to continue fighting in such a desperate situation with fearful, inexperienced troops. Making his cohorts face different ways had been improvisation of the finest quality, as had the decision to launch a last ditch counter-attack. Crassus, the only other Roman whom Romulus had served under, had possessed little of the ability which shone from practically every action of Caesar's.
The next day, he and Sabinus were ordered to Caesar's headquarters and Romulus' excitement reached fever pitch. Atilius had been as good as his word, commending them both for bravery, and Romulus a second time for his initiative and effort in wounding Petreius. The senior centurion told them both about it just before they'd turned in, which meant that neither man slept well. They rose long before dawn, cleaning and polishing the kit they'd stripped from dead legionaries the previous evening. The battlefield had been littered with corpses, so it hadn't been hard to find mail shirts and helmets which fitted.
'What do you think he'll say to us?' asked Sabinus, combing out the horsehair crest on his helmet.
'How should I know?' Romulus retorted with a grin.
'You've met him before.'
Romulus didn't talk about receiving his manumission, but, like everyone else, Sabinus would have heard the story. All the same, his comrade's awe came as a slight shock to him. It wasn't that surprising, though, he supposed. Very few ordinary soldiers ever met Caesar directly. It wasn't as if the general went about the camp every night, swapping stories over a few cups | |
a debut, it's very impressive - the claustrophobia of trauma-based imprisonment is palpable, and the narrator's love of classic films adds to the fraught atmosphere where references and scraps of dialogue blur the real/fantasy line from the constant background presence of something hitchcockian flickering on her laptop. and even the reveal/withhold ratio is well-maintained, for those of you whose high fevers and persistent hacking coughs have not left you with advanced sensory perception.
it's a microwave popcorn book - fast and satisfying and buttery-slick, with SO! MANY! POPS! OF! SURPRISE! and even if you call every one of them, it's still a satisfying treat.
now i am off to brood some more about my magical burdens.
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I had "The Woman in the Window" on my list to read, but thought it would be awhile before I got to it. But then I came across it on Audible. So I decided to use one of my credits for it. I am starting to enjoy audiobooks a lot more, though I do find them harder to review. I usually have a ton of post-it tabs in the books I read that help me keep track of things. With audio, I'm usually relaxing and don't want to stop to make a note.
Anna Fox was once an active child psychologist with a wonderful I had "The Woman in the Window" on my list to read, but thought it would be awhile before I got to it. But then I came across it on Audible. So I decided to use one of my credits for it. I am starting to enjoy audiobooks a lot more, though I do find them harder to review. I usually have a ton of post-it tabs in the books I read that help me keep track of things. With audio, I'm usually relaxing and don't want to stop to make a note.
Anna Fox was once an active child psychologist with a wonderful life. But after a traumatic event almost a year ago, everything changed. She now suffers from agoraphobia. Her home is her entire world…she no longer goes outside. Anna's life now consists of old movies, a lot of wine (and prescription pills), and online chat rooms. But she's also found another way to spend her time…. watching the neighbors through her camera lens. She knows everyone's schedule; she even knows who is having an affair.
Anna notices a new family has moved into the house across the street. They are the Russell's, a married couple with a teenage son. From everything Anna has seen they look like the perfect family. But of course, looks are often deceiving. One evening, as Anna is watching the Russell house she sees something she's was never meant to see, something horrible… and it sends her life into a tailspin.
Did Anna really see what she thinks she did or is it possible she was wrong? Could she have hallucinated or had a bad dream? She doesn't know who she can trust. She's positive of what she saw but can she make others believe her? And if she's right…could she be in danger too?
To be honest, I had a hard time getting into the story at first. I wasn't connecting to the story and characters as well as many other readers did, which is fine as we won't all love the same books. I think I may have been expecting something different. I was a bit confused at times and although I eventually warmed up to the story and to Anna, it did take longer than I expected. I did enjoy the last part of the book so I am glad that I didn't stop reading.
There were some very good twists, though I did figure out a few things ahead of time. I did like how everything came together in the end with a twist that I did not see coming.
Overall I thought this was a decent psychological suspense novel and I'm looking forward to seeing what A.J. Finn writes next.
Jan 10, 2018 Paromjit rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: crime-fiction, thriller, mystery, netgalley
A.J. Finn respins a contemporary version of Rear Window set in Manhattan, New York. This dark psychological thriller has the pill taking, wine drinking, ex-child psychologist, Dr Anna Fox, residing in a three storey home that is the sum total of her world. Anna, you see, is an agoraphobic, and cannot step outside her home, she has lived like this for 10 months after a mystery trauma blew apart her world. She lost her marriage, her family and her career, although she does spend considerable time A.J. Finn respins a contemporary version of Rear Window set in Manhattan, New York. This dark psychological thriller has the pill taking, wine drinking, ex-child psychologist, Dr Anna Fox, residing in a three storey home that is the sum total of her world. Anna, you see, is an agoraphobic, and cannot step outside her home, she has lived like this for 10 months after a mystery trauma blew apart her world. She lost her marriage, her family and her career, although she does spend considerable time in communication with her ex-partner and her daughter, who is in his custody. Anna spends her days engaged in various activities, such as chess and learning French. She is a old black and white crime noir film aficionado, that includes watching Hitchcock movies with their motifs that spill over into Anna's actual life.
Anna gets her dose of the outside world by people watching, observing the lives of her neighbours, like the Millers, through her window with her camera. A new family moves in directly opposite Anna, Alastair and Jane Russell with their son, Ethan. One day she observes a shocking event taking place in the Russells home. However, no-one believes her, including the police, and the Russells deny the allegations. Anna is your unreliable narrator, can she really be trusted? As Anna's paranoia levels reach sky high, she finds herself in increasing danger. She finds her past history colliding in her horrifying present. This is a story of twists, short chapters, and a narrative that proves to be fast paced, full of fear, tension and suspense. An engrossing and highly entertaining read that succeeded in holding my attention throughout. Many thanks to HarperCollins for an ARC. ...more
Jan 14, 2018 *TANYA* rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
4.5 stars!! Okay, the hype this book is getting is warranted. I usually stink at guessing the outcome of a mysterious plot, the "who done it" but I was spot on this time (yes!) and that still didn't deter me from loving this book. The ending? CRAZY!!! P.S. Loved all the movie references!!
Jan 07, 2018 Larry H rated it really liked it · review of another edition
I'm between 3.5 and 4 stars.
Paranoia, the destroyer
Self-destroyer, wreck your health
Destroy friends, destroy yourself
The time device of self-destruction
Light the fuse and start eruption
The Kinks, Destroyer
Reading A.J. Finn's new, much-hyped thriller, The Woman in the Window , I had lots of paranoia-related songs running through my head (including Garbage's I Think I'm Paranoid and the line from Harvey Danger's Flagpole Sitta which goes, "Paranoia, paranoia, everybody's coming to get me... I'm between 3.5 and 4 stars.
Reading A.J. Finn's new, much-hyped thriller, The Woman in the Window , I had lots of paranoia-related songs running through my head (including Garbage's I Think I'm Paranoid and the line from Harvey Danger's Flagpole Sitta which goes, "Paranoia, paranoia, everybody's coming to get me..."), but I felt the above lyrics by The Kinks described this book's protagonist perfectly.
Anna Fox used to be a successful | |
was promptly deleted from social media sites and apologies made, but feelings of ambivalence and wariness against the EU via Germany and WW2 momentarily bubbled to the surface. The UK's persistent reference to WW2 as the peak of its prime ties to the ambivalent discourses around EU membership; Germany's position as bad guy cannot be shifted as long as WW2 remains a key reference point for the UK.
This Leave campaign poster of Angela Merkel posted in October 2019 was taken down and Leave campaign co-founder Aaron Banks was forced to apologise. (Image: Tweet by Aaron Banks)
From Germans to germs? The beleaguered island struggles
Post-war hang ups are also damaging Britain's capacity to function as a state. These persistent references to empire and war show that it is having trouble charting a new future. After the disappointing failure of Blair's 'cool Britannia' which turned out to be neoliberal Britannia with a side order of welfare state, it has reverted back to empire mode. While the EU has invited the UK to participate in bulk procurement of ventilators, medical equipment and future corona virus therapies, thus far they have not joined. This is despite the scandalous ongoing shortage of personal protective equipment whereby medical staff have been instructed to reuse disposable protective clothing and unions have permitted medical staff to refuse to work due to the lack of gear. An admission that Britain might benefit from an EU scheme to procure life-saving equipment could be too politically damaging to Johnson's government; it is worth the lives of over 119 NHS staff and the safety of countless others. So perhaps Britain is not finished metaphorically fighting against Germans and the EU, evidenced by what appears to be their belligerent and counterproductive refusal to source desperately needed equipment.
Many Britons living in the UK that I have spoken to have been made very aware of Germany's handling of the crisis in comparison to the UK. Germany has frequently been held up as ahead of the UK in its performance, of having a plan and managing purposefully; Germany's higher numbers of intensive care beds, more comprehensive testing and contact tracing regime and significantly lower the death toll thus far have been well advertised in the UK press. Merkel's leadership has been widely praised, while Johnson's management of the crisis has been found wanting. The current chaotic situation in the UK points to the fallacy of reawakened nationalisms that have powered Brexit, underpinned by the notion that the UK has the capacity to function as an island. Austerity and years of underfunding has depleted the NHS coffers and state safety nets more generally. Ironically the NHS is now being hailed as a national treasure and cause to rally around by the very party that has starved it of funding. Neither I, nor my friends and relatives in the UK realised how many more intensive care beds other European nations have per thousand residents compared to the UK. Friends and family in Britain have commented on how lucky we are to be in Germany during this episode, rather than where we used to live in southeast London. After waiting for weeks to get an appointment at our old doctor's surgery during non-corona times, we have also felt it was probably better to be in Berlin.
Many of my participants remarked on the higher quality of life they enjoyed in Germany compared to the UK; this was a key factor for remaining in Germany. They did not value a strong state in the sense of a closed, empire power promised by Brexit, but they favoured a more open and collaborative state that could protect its citizens from collective challenges and provide infrastructure that benefits wider society. Healthcare, working conditions, and transport infrastructure were all deemed to be superior to what was available in the UK. Victoria says that while there is an 'emotional pull' to the UK, this is 'not logical' as moving back with to London with a family of five would be 'financially stupid'. She feels life in London would be more complicated and expensive; they could enjoy a family meal at a restaurant in Berlin without financial stress. Steven also describes how when he came to Berlin as a postdoctoral student in the 1970s it took him a long time to get used to being able to afford a meal out; in Britain he had so little income as a doctoral student that he walked everywhere as he could not afford public transport. While others like Susan or Nicole described missing elements of UK life, they have no plans to return. Susan felt Berlin offered good public spaces, access to nature and cycling infrastructure, as well as a medical system that was '1,000 times better' than the Scottish system. Nicole also describes hearing stories about the NHS from her elderly father who waited nine months to see a specialist, whereas in Berlin her son saw a specialist within days. Nicole appreciates having a nice house, adding that they would need four or five times their current income for a similar existence in London. Sarah appreciates the different approach to life she enjoys in Germany, describing how 'Germans do have a very healthy attitude to Feierabend where work is work and leisure is important. In London you just work until you, well, it is just horrible.' While there was no shortage of critique regarding rising housing prices in Berlin and local government mismanagement, their responses show that good infrastructure played a large role in remaining in Berlin. It is important to note that the vast majority of my participants are middle-class professionals; despite this, many of them described life in the UK as financial struggle.
Citizens are suddenly made aware of their nation state's position in the corona virus league table through the continual presentation of data. Recourse to the state's obligation to protect its citizens was discussed in a Guardian editorial describing how corona virus shows that a well-run, properly funded state can be the difference between life and death at this point; adding that one would be safer in Seoul than in London.[10]The prospect of the UK lagging behind South Korea shatters triumphant images of Brexit Britain. The UK state shows that it cannot adequately protect its citizens; there have been some suggestions that readying itself for Brexit distracted the government from adequately planning for the corona virus, as Johnson missed five consecutive emergency planning meetings. If the state has not been working towards the protection and development of its citizens, to what ends has it been working; whose interests has it been protecting? Johnson's initial reluctance to officially close shops, pubs and restaurants in service to the insurance industry can give a pretty good signal of where the government's interests lie. The fundamental question of what and who the state exists for are once again pushed to the foreground.
Yet this moment does not constitute a sudden break in the UK's situation, but the deepening and opening out of an already present infrastructure crisis. The UK's inattention and neglect of its citizens has not just started with this crisis, but they were easier for the well-heeled British to ignore. For migrants with a comparative lens, these disparities have been easier to gauge, however this critical juncture brings ongoing failures of care into sharper relief. Like the sudden visibility of previously undervalued shop assistants, delivery drivers and care home staff who keep daily life running, the incapacities of state infrastructure are suddenly also more visible when put under extreme strain. While German cultural theorist Andreas Reckwitz cites that Germany realised certain governmental tasks like providing health, transport and other infrastructure were necessary in the wake of the 2008 financial | |
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As frontline workers eye the exit, digital tools can aid staff retention
For many retail, hospitality and transportation companies, employee retention has become a priority — and new digital tools are increasingly seen as an important way to keep frontline workers from leaving.
Matthew Finnegan (Computerworld (US)) 27 August, 2022 07:00
Despite recent concerns about a coming recession, many businesses still struggle to manage acute staffing shortages — particularly those supporting a substantial frontline workforce in the retail, hospitality and transportation industries. So employee retention has become a top priority.
Though workers change jobs for a variety of reasons — higher pay, better career opportunities, more workplace flexibility — companies are finding they have a better shot at keeping valued frontline workers with digital tools.
"Technology can not only help to give frontline workers a voice, it can help them feel more valued, more part of the team, and more effective," said Angela Ashenden, principal analyst at CCS Insight. "This engagement can reduce staff turnover and grow community as well as a recognisable and attractive company culture."
Over a third (37 per cent) of deskless workers are considering leaving their jobs in the next six months, according to Boston Consulting Group's July survey of 7,000 employees across seven countries and a range of sectors.
"People are worried about a recession, but there are a lot of open jobs to fill. And even if you start cutting some jobs, you still want [to retain] the best workers, so the 37 per cent number is quite troubling," said Debbie Lovich, managing director and senior partner at Boston Consulting Group.
The top reason for considering leaving was a lack of career advancement (41 per cent), with pay concerns second (30 per cent). Other reasons include flexibility over work hours and location (28 per cent), work-life balance (22 per cent), and lack of enjoyment in their current role (15 per cent).
There are ways workplace technologies can help address most of those issues, said Lovich. The introduction of shift marketplaces could provide greater flexibility, for instance, or micro-leaning could be used to up-skill workers and help advance their careers. Employee recognition tools could also be used to highlight and reward strong employee performance.
More tech options for frontline workers
The range of software products aimed at supporting frontline workers has grown in recent years. Microsoft Teams and Meta's Workplace, both of which were primarily designed for use by office workers, have been adapted to the workflow of frontline workers, for instance.
And numerous smaller vendors have emerged that cater to the communication needs of deskless staffers, including StaffBase, Beekeeper, Yoobic, and WorkJam.
Capabilities range from straightforward instant messaging to task management, learning, and intranet features that improve information flow and create a stronger connection between the head office and frontline workers.
There are also a variety of HR and work management tools that seek improve management of frontline staff, including shift scheduling, onboarding, and payroll tools. "HR apps are also a great opportunity for frontline workers, whether for transactional activities like booking time off, or for getting access to job opportunities across the business, or even access to employee benefits such as discounts," said Ashenden.
To access these applications, deskless workers will generally need a smartphone or other mobile device, and companies are more likely to offer such tools, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
An IDC survey found that 42 per cent of non-office-based workers are fully dependent on mobile devices, meaning they cannot physically do their job without the aid of a mobile device.
"Frontline work is often manual in nature and/or customer facing, so early mobile use cases for frontline didn't seem like a high priority," said Bryan Bassett, IDC research manager covering enterprise mobility. "That has certainly changed in the past two years, as businesses have learned that mobilising frontline workers helps make them more effective and productive."
Manual processes and unsuitable tools
Deskless workers make up the majority of the global workforce (analyst firm Gartner estimates there are 2.7 billion frontline workers — more than twice the number of desk-based workers), but they are often overlooked when it comes to IT investments compared to office-based staff.
That offers a stark contrast to the proliferation of productivity tools among office workers. "It's starting to change, but it's still way behind, and I think it's a symptom of deskless workers being overlooked in every area," Lovich. "Technology is behind for this population because everything is behind for this population."
Deskless workers are more likely to rely mostly on paper-based processes (15 per cent) compared to desk-based workers (five per cent), according to a Skedulo survey of 500 deskless workers and 500 desk-based workers. The opposite is also true: desk-based workers are more likely to rely heavily on digital processes (75 per cent) to get their job done, compared to their deskless counterparts (54 per cent).
"Employees want to be challenged in their work, not manually entering information that not only takes up a significant amount of time but takes away from the work they actually want to be doing," said Matt Fairhurst, CEO of Skedulo, which sells scheduling and productivity software for coordinating mobile worker tasks.
He said access to digital tools can aid employee retention as they are freed up to focus on "other needs and wants in the workplace.
"If these tools aren't accessible, they'll just go find another company that uses them," said Fairhurst. "If there's an easier way to do a job, why not do it? Making things more difficult by not modernising will only make retention worse."
It's important to meet the expectations of employees already accustomed to modern digital tools, said Fabrice Haiat, CEO of Yoobic, a digital workplace platform aimed at retail and restaurant staff.
"Most of the workforce in retail are millennials. They don't want to read a document in the back of the store and to fill in paper; it's not how people want to experience their job, so you need to bring new tools if you want to retain them," he said.
Meeting the needs of different frontline roles
For technology to have an effect, deploying the right tools for the job is crucial.
Many businesses rely on digital tools that aren't the right fit for the purpose, said Haiat. "When we begin a project, 80 per cent of the time they are starting from scratch or they are using WhatsApp, Excel, and SharePoint," he said. "If you have 1,000 stores with 20,000 employees and you try to have them on WhatsApp, it's going to be a mess immediately, not even considering the risk to the business."
Meeting the needs of all workers can be trickier than it sounds, however, because of the divergence in the workflow of different frontline jobs. "It's a very diverse field: truck drivers, factory workers, restaurant workers, warehouse pickers, hospital workers," said Lovich. "The trick with these technologies is how do you fit it into the flow of work?"
It's a problem Haiat acknowledges, and it has informed Yoobic's approach to employee training, incorporating learning into its communication and task management app.
"It has to be part of the journey of the employee," he said. "You will never get frontline employees sitting behind a computer for two hours and going through long training, etc. They learn by doing, so you need snippets of content in the flow of work."
There are some important commonalities across all job roles, whether frontline or in the office; any employee can benefit from a better sense of connection with the rest of their organisation, for instance.
"The key is to start breaking down the barriers between office workers and frontline workers, enabling dialogue and community to span the whole business," said Ashenden. "While frontline workers may have different needs for operational tools, there's a uniform need for communications regardless of the type | |
Doctors. Surveys showed that nearly 60 percent of citizens supported such decriminalization.
The Ministry of Culture continued implementation of its policy adopted in October 2020 that the ruins of the 12th century Almoravid Mosque discovered in a refurbishment and restoration project of the cloister of Lisbon Cathedral would remain on their original site. Given the patrimonial value of the ruins, the Ministry of Culture, in dialogue with the Patriarchate of Lisbon, took steps to conserve, display, and integrate the ruins into the renovation of the Lisbon Cathedral. Researchers and the directors of archaeological work on the site said the mosque, which includes baths, schools, the mosque of the dead – where funeral ceremonies were held – and other structures, was unique to the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco.
On March 9, President Rebelo de Sousa met in Porto with the president of the Islamic Cultural Center, Abdul Rehman Manga, and participated in an interfaith ceremony attended by members of Porto's Muslim and Jewish communities and a representative of the Catholic Church, among others. Manga characterized the President's gesture as "a great blessing" and a call for all Portuguese to unite, "regardless of their religion, even if they do not practice any religion." Bishop Jose Ornelas, president of the Portuguese Episcopal Conference, said, "It is a very significant gesture for a president to say, upon taking office, that bridges must be built… for the good of this country and the world." This interfaith celebration in Porto was similar to another held at the Lisbon Mosque in 2016, on the first day of the President´s term.
A new Holocaust Museum in Porto opened on April 5, organized by members of the city's Jewish community. The museum, the first of its kind in the country, includes a reproduction of Auschwitz barracks, photographs, video footage, a memorial with the names of victims, an eternal flame, theater, conference room, and study center. The museum's activities include teaching, professional training for educators, promoting exhibitions, and supporting research. On September 20, it conducted a seminar for teachers that was attended by Holocaust survivors and representatives from other Holocaust museums around the world. Porto's Jewish community archives on refugees in the city includes official documents, testimonies, letters, hundreds of individual records, and two Torah scrolls from survivors, previously on loan to the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., all of which form part of the new museum's permanent collection.
On April 13, the beginning of Ramadan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Augusto Santos Silva tweeted his wish for "peace and grace to all Muslims around the world," adding, "May this holy month be a time of hope, tolerance, and reflection. Together, we'll work to overcome conflict, injustice, and prejudice."
On June 22, the National Day of Religious Freedom and Interreligious Dialogue, President Rebelo de Sousa presided over the opening session of a conference on the 20th anniversary of the country's religious freedom law at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, promoted by the CLR and the ACM. Representatives of different religious groups also attended. CLR chair Jose Vera Jardim opened the session, which included readings by young persons and a minute of silence honoring those who have defended religious freedom. Minister of Justice Francisca Van Dunem gave remarks and delivered messages from the late former president Jorge Sampaio and the Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon, D. Manuel Clemente. The conference highlighted the progress of religious acceptance in the country since the Law on Religious Freedom came into effect 20 years ago. President Rebelo de Sousa remarked that it is necessary to go further in the "promotion of fraternal integration of believers and nonbelievers" as well as among believers of various faiths, "without monopolies of the truth."
On October 19-20, Lisbon hosted the 3rd European Policy Dialogue Forum on Refugees and Migrants, which focused on ways in which religious organizations, policymakers, and recent arrivals to Europe could encourage the participation of refugees and migrants in developing more inclusive societies in Europe. Topics included how interfaith and intercultural dialogue supports migrant integration, refugee and migrant participation in political life and democratic processes, and countering hate speech by strengthening cross-sector collaboration among religious leaders and policymakers.
In a ceremony on October 29, the government signed an agreement with KAICIID to relocate the center's headquarters from Vienna to Lisbon. Diplomatic representatives from Saudi Arabia, Austria, Spain, the Holy See, and representatives of various religious groups attended the ceremony.
State-run television channel RTP continued half-hour religious programming five days a week and a separate weekly half-hour program, with segments for both written by registered religious groups.
The constitution prohibits restricting freedom of conscience and belief, as well as forcing an individual to espouse a religious belief contrary to the individual's convictions. It stipulates all religions are independent from the state, and religious groups have the freedom to organize "in accordance with their own statutes." According to the law on religious freedom and religious denominations, the state recognizes the "important role" of the Romanian Orthodox Church (ROC) in the history of the country, but it also recognizes the role of "other churches and denominations." The law specifies a three-tiered classification of religious organizations. During the year, the government approved one application for registration of religious associations, compared with four in 2020. In March, April, and May, the government waived COVID-19-related night curfew measures, allowing worshippers to attend Easter, Passover, and Ramadan services, stating the exemption was granted because religious activities were essential. In October, a bishop told worshippers not to "rush to get vaccinated." Following the bishop's statement, police placed him under criminal investigation for spreading "dangerous disinformation." There were continued reports of the slow pace of restitution of confiscated properties, especially to the Greek Catholic Church and the Jewish community. The National Authority for Property Restitution (NAPR), the government agency responsible for overseeing the restitution process, reported the Special Restitution Commission (SRC) had approved 23 requests for the restitution of "immovable properties" (land or buildings) to religious denominations, approved compensation in 42 cases, and rejected 471 other claims during the year, compared with 26 approved requests for restitution, 57 approved compensations cases, and 500 rejected claims in 2020. All the claims were submitted before the 2006 deadline. In 28 cases, the filers withdrew their claims. According to data provided by NAPR, the number of cases the SRC reviewed decreased from 816 in 2020 to 665. In February, a Bucharest court found former Romanian Intelligence Service officer Vasile Zarnescu guilty of Holocaust denial and sentenced him to a deferred prison sentence of 13 months and two years' probation. In February, the website incorectpolitic.com published a written interview with Corvin Lupu, an associate professor at the public Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, who used antisemitic slurs, including the word jidan, the Romanian equivalent of "kike," made statements distorting the history of the Holocaust, accused Jews of using the Holocaust for financial benefits, and blamed them for the rise of communism in the country. In March, National Liberal Party (PNL) lawmaker Daniel Gheorghe delivered remarks in parliament glorifying Mircea Vulcanescu, a convicted war criminal who, according to the Wiesel Institute, supported antisemitic policies as a cabinet member in the government of World War II dictator Ion Antonescu. In May, the government approved a two-year national strategy and action plan to combat antisemitism, xenophobia, radicalization, and hate speech. Members of the Jewish community welcomed the strategy, while some antisemitic groups said the plan was the result of a Jewish-led conspiracy to hide the truth about the Holocaust and destroy Romanian identity. In January, Prime Minister Florin Citu appointed Alexandru Muraru as the government's Special Representative for Combating Antisemitism and Xenophobia and Promoting the Memory of the Holocaust and Communism.
Some minority religious groups, including the Greek Catholic and the Seventh-Day Adventist | |
printed autobiography, a copy of which he kindly sent — filled in important gaps in the chapters on Thornton State Beach (where I met George R. Stewart, and Wilder the Elder and Obata and where Ranger Nick Lee educated me about the importance of the two artists.)
In one of those episodes which seem to validate Carl Jung's idea that there are no accidents, it was Ranger Nick Lee who sent the news of Wilder the Younger's passing. In his letter, Nick included a notice about a retrospective of Wilder the Younger's work that was being arranged in Sonoma County at the end of March, 2019. In the years since Thornton Beach and the writing of the GRS biography, I had become friends with Jean and Roger Moss and learned that they knew Wilder the Younger quite well. I called the Mosses to let them know about Wilder's passing and the retrospective, which Roger attended.
Thornton State Beach, now abandoned by the state parks and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, played a role in the STEAM history ("Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) of Northern California. The Bentleys, Obata, and George R. Stewart, and others of their ilk enriched our days there. Nick, who was the catalyst for the trail named for GRS, also helped engineer the trail, created beautiful poetry and works of art, wrote articles, and played his part the creation of the GRS bio.
Thanks to our small community at Thornton Beach, and Nick, I had the honor and pleasure to know Wilder the Younger through our mail communications. Like Nick, Wilder Bentley the Younger enriched the book about GRS. When he left us last fall, a chapter in California history closed.
How lucky we were, all of us, to work there together, that place in which literature, art, printing, and all the rest of STEAM, were enfolded in a small wilderness near a large city, a park of 'small compass and unusual value.'
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Of Fires and FIRE
A reading of David J. Strohmaier's The Seasons of Fire , and reflections on the massive fires of 2018 have encouraged this post about Stewart's Fire. Now, in the season between the fires, there's time to share some information about George R. Stewart's pioneering and thrilling ecological novel.
George R. Stewart's second ecological novel was about fire. Stewart's normal method of writing was to create something new with each work. He didn't want to repeat himself. So he regularly created new types of literary works with each new book – between his first ecological novel, Storm, and the first-ever "autobiography" of humankind, Man, he wrote the first and only history of national place-naming, Names on the Land. (That link takes you to a fine in-depth review of NOTL by Christine Smallwood, which also includes a mini-review of Fire.)
When Stewart's publisher and agent and the reading public begged for another novel like Storm, he resisted the call. When the Book-of-the-Month club weighed in, promising huge sales, he finally agreed to write it. But to make it creative, unique, challenging, and more interesting, he set the novel in a fictional National Forest rather than real locations like the ones he'd used for Storm. His fictional forest, the Ponderosa National Forest, located adjacent to the Tahoe NF on the north side, was as accurate as any real national forest because his son Jack (later become the USGS "Man" for Nevada) helped him create the terrain and the maps. Naming features of that imaginary landscape and giving it a history was easy – he'd just finished his book about place-naming, was already an expert on the naming of Sierra features, and knew the Ponderosa NF's history would be very similar to the other national forests of the central Sierra.
He named features for people he knew and respected; so Jack had a creek named for him, as did Stewart's English Department colleague Jim Hart and many others. His final stroke of genius was the creation of a topographic model of the fictional forest – painted by his colleague David Park whose works can now sell for over a million dollars. (The model is safely stored in one of the Bancroft Library's secure storage facilities.)
Christine Smallwood's mini-review of Fire in her larger review of Names On The Land includes a good quote showing Stewart's prolific use of names in the novel, which I'll borrow here to give an idea of Stewarts' poetic style in the book:
Humbug Point saw the blow-up, and Lovers Leap. Horse Mountain reported, and signed off, quoting Joel 2:30–"and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke." Far to the north, Sheer Rock saw it suddenly above the high shoulder of Howell Mountain. Hamlin Point saw it build up above the round top of Cerro Gordo, like the towering smoke of a new-born volcano.
(The names are those of fire lookout towers, which GRS uses here to "name" the fire spotters in the towers.)
When all was said and done, Stewart's careful "design" of his national forest, helped by Jack Stewart and David Park, was so real that for years travellers would hunt for the forest during trips to the Central Sierra, and were always disappointed to discover it was fictional. (Interestingly, the fictional forest and the fictional fire's location would be close to the area of the massive Camp Fire that destroyed Paradise last fall.)
Once GRS had the setting and the characters down, he wove his story. The novel uses the same exceptional – interesting, educational, and (as Christine Smallwood puts it) thrilling mixture of action and information – used in Storm. Stewart glissades smoothly from a god-like overview of history, fire science, fire ecology, wildlife biology, myth, geography, and the like, to the dramatic experiences of several human characters in several places – including one of the fire towers – during the huge blaze.
The novel opens with that god-like view, of the High Sierra and its western foothills, as lightening suddenly flashes down onto the tinder-dry duff of the forest. It ends with a similar perspective, but this time in one one of the most beautiful statements of the cycle of fire ecology ever written, as the heat of the fire opens the serotinous cones and their seeds drop onto the newly-ash-fertilized earth of the burned areas.
Ecology is the novel's major theme, as it is in his other ecological novels, Storm, Earth Abides, and Sheep Rock. One of the most memorable scenes in Fire is between the old Ranger who loves the beauty of the forest, heartbroken when "the glen" is burned into ash, and the new, young, college-educated Forest Ranger Supervisor. The old Ranger is saddened by the burnt wreckage of his special place of re-creation. But the Forest Supervisor tells him that beauty depends on your ecological view of things. To a rabbit scrub brush would likely be far more beautiful than the glen. It's a wonderful, gentle pioneering statement of the ecological view in which humans are only one small part of a vast ecosystem. The old Ranger isn't convinced; he's lost his beloved glen. But Stewart has made his point about the need to see such things through an ecological sense.
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CIR-BayCit Merger: What's in It for Places like Berkeley?
By Becky O'Malley
Monday February 13, 2012 - 01:16:00 PM
What's up with local news these days? How is it going to be possible, in the brave new world of the corporate future, to find out what's going around home? Here's what one Berkeley-based superflack has to say about it on her blog:
"Merging CIR with The Bay Citizen and Berkeleyside.com would be a northern California media lover's wet dream."
Do we believe that? And even, do most consumers of local news know what she's talking about?
Just to test the waters, I asked an old friend, a Richmond resident, someone who follows local politics, what he thought of the idea.
"CIR?" he said. "Is that the place you used to work?"
Well, yes, but that was a good 30 years ago, and a lot of water has gone over the dam since then. He had no recent image of what any non-profit with those initials might be up to these days.
(For those who don't know, CIR is a non-profit which describes itself as "the oldest nonprofit investigative news group in the nation". It's now in Berkeley, with previous digs in San Francisco and Oakland.)
How about the Bay Citizen? "Bay Citizen?" he said quizzically. No idea what that might be.
How about Berkeleyside.com? "Something about Berkeley, right?" He doesn't have much interest in Berkeley stories (even though recently he did run across the mayor of Berkeley accompanying his wife to a Richmond Chamber of Commerce crab feed.)
He gets most of his news from the Bay Area News Group, notably its West County Times/Contra Costa Times outlets, like his parents before him when the CoCo Times was locally owned. Sometimes he hears about specific stories in RichmondConfidential.com and looks them up online.
And then there was this voicemail message from a longtime Berkeley acquaintance:
"What do you know about the merger between the Warren Hellman groups that I read about in the Chronicle? It sounds like they have a lot of money, but I wonder what kind of politics they have. One of them had "Berkeley" in the name—have you heard of them?"
She said she'd just been reading the Planet before she called, and seen the press release about the merger that we posted. She'd also seen the deal mentioned in the Chronicle, but couldn't sort out what was happening. Unlike many, she's still a Chron subscriber, though she decries the lack of local news in it.
Another alternative for people like her is the Berkeley Voice, which is dropped free on Hills doorsteps. It's one of the multiple weekly manifestations of BANG reporting. These localized weeklies often rerun the same copy which can be found in the CoCo Times, the Oakland Times, the San Jose Mercury and many more. Some kind of downsizing is going on there, though I'm not up on the current details.
The real question, it seems to me, is who needs news, anyway? And is what they want "news", or just "media"?
What's the media mediating these days, if it's not the news?
Well, there's a lot of entertainment being passed off via various media as news, at all levels. A modicum of actual reported news produced by real reporters is endlessly recirculated and re-packaged, a process called "aggregation" if stories are reproduced verbatim. The practice of embedding a few news stories in a mass of fluff is especially bad in online publications, with Huffington Post the worst example.
So who's got news, real old-fashioned news news?
RichmondConfidential.org , which describes itself as an "online news service", has news, for one. Currently online: a riveting report of courtroom dialogue in the racial discrimination lawsuit filed by African-American police officers against Richmond's popular new (and gay) chief.
And why is this? Because they've got reporters, at least 15 of them, along with editors and other useful personnel. How can they pay for all this talent? They're students, working free or cheap, that's how. And they have grants, too, as well as professional teachers, courtesy of the UC Berkeley Journalism School. But they're inexperienced and from out of town, and their work suffers as a result. One of them interviewed my Richmond friend once, and he described her as clueless.
Which brings us to the central question: who pays for reporting?
Money, honey, was behind Warren Hellman's gallant attempt to close the news gap by giving $5 million to start Bay Citizen. For those of you who still don't know about it, Bay Citizen is an online attempt to replace the function of daily print newspapers, now disappearing in droves because advertisers no longer want to pick up the tab for publishing on paper. From its site: "The Bay Citizen delivers daily on its mission to enhance civic and community news coverage in the Bay Area, foster civic engagement and stimulate innovation in journalism."
Even though Hellman's friends and other funders kicked in another $12 million, however, no one much seems to be reading the Bay Citizen. In truth, as compared even to the Chronicle, it simply doesn't deliver much news—seemingly no more than a couple of stories a day, and only some of those hard news. It has done some good stories, but those (and this is also true of the Chronicle) are more like magazine stories than like the hot hard news which used to be a staple of the daily press.
Which leaves the last media category which my flack friend included in her wet dream: the one that is sometimes called "hyperlocal". Such web-based publications often use blog software and blog-like formats, even when they bristle at being called blogs. Reader comments are a big part of the package.
The better ones like Berkeleyside.com are locally produced with home-based talent. Some are non-profit, but the for-profit ones like Berkeleyside solicit local ads. Hope springs eternal—but clearly these ads are not numerous enough to pay many bills, even though costs are much lower than those for print publications.
The Patch chain, owned by AOL like the Huffington Post, supplies a hyperlocal template into which solo local editors can paste ultra-hyperlocal stories. Classic "Breaking News Alert" example from a recent El Cerrito Patch: El Cerrito Police Dog, King, Dies From Sudden Illness.
The difficulty, really, is that the best feature of hyperlocal sites, is just that: they cover the small stuff. For residents of small towns like El Cerrito or bedroom suburbs like Berkeley, this kind of news is comfort food. Merging hyperlocals with regional sites like Bay Citizen or those with statewide and national aspirations like the Center for Investigative Reporting would destroy the brand, unless the bonding were simply corporate, a la the Patch-HuffPo affliliation.
Here's the rest of the text of the publicist's Berkeley Blog's take on the BayCit-CIR merger:
"The force behind this merger seems to be Warren Hellman, now deceased, but while alive, a philanthropic founder and ongoing supporter of The Bay Citizen and a close friend of [CIR board chair Phil] Bronstein. It seems to me these nonprofits can leverage the combined talents of their journalists, photographers, web architects, operators, and funders to become the dominant media provider for citizens in the San Francisco Bay Area, if not for all northern Californians. I'd like to see Berkeleyside.com joining the mix as a feeder for local news from one of the greatest university towns in the world. Berkeley is also a global leader in initiating social, political, economic, agronomic, educational, and other memes that are well covered by the savvy editorial triumvirate at Berkeleyside.com (consisting of two Brits and one Hellman dynasty offspring).
Seeing the dead hand of Warren Hellman reaching from the grave to control Northern California media, even extending into Berkeley, might appear to be a bit of a stretch, though he did seem to have had an | |
Take some
responsibility and stop blaming everyone else." But the Hawthorn
Football Club that would have done that is only a distant memory now.
Then later:
It is also
Crawford's right to hit back at his critics, whether it be through his
own mouth or his mother's. It is his right to muse over himself, his
girlfriends – as he did so strangely in his book last year – and his
sexuality. It is his right to flirt with and run away from groupies on
camera and walk around naked on national television. No one ever
expected him to be Michael Voss.
But it is also our right to again pose the question: Whatever happened to the Hawthorn Football Club?
Fevola's rating dips by Caroline Wilson, May 25, 2004
Brendan Fevola: has been appearing regularly on The Footy Show.
When Brendan Fevola sought Denis Pagan's blessing to appear as a semi-regular on The Footy Show this season, the Carlton coach gave a typically Paganesque answer.
"This will make you or break you, son," he said. With hindsight, Pagan
was too soft on his unreliable forward. And his words have come back to
haunt him. The only party to have benefited from Fevola's decision to
join the Channel Nine team is Channel Nine.
the coach knew he would have another Nathan Brown situation on his
hands if he barred him from television. But it is also true that the
old-fashioned Carlton men wish Fevola would sell his house on
media-street, hang up the white boots, get a hair cut and turn his
attention to the contested ball.
During those crucial minutes in the final term, Fevola dropped his
head. He played for frees and he spat the dummy. It was the same
petulant, individualistic performance we saw against West Coast in the
first quarter before Fevola was dragged and returned after the first
change to kick six.
Because Fevola is not a leader. Certainly not yet. And Pagan, while he
probably wishes he could, knows he cannot pull him from the television
at this late stage, however poorly Fevola comes across at times. Modern
football ethos dictates as much.
FOOTY SHOW TRANSCRIPT
Isn't it interesting that Western Bulldogs panelist Luke Darcy as one
without any real axe to grind that I can see with Wilson; ended up
being the panelist who shoe-horned Wilson into the middle of last
night's proceedings as Brereton and Crawford were being grilled over
Hawthorn's 2004 season implosion and Schwab's sacking.
We start at a point where Newman and Brereton are having an amusing
exchange about whether Brereton himself might coach the club for the
rest of the season if Schwab now stepped aside.
Participants: Sam Newman, Eddie McGuire, Dermott Brereton, Shane Crawford, Brendan Fevola, Luke Darcy, Nathan Brown.
Sam: If he (Schwab) said he didn't want to go on, would you take over as coach – seven of them (games)?
Dermott: No…and you can't count. There's six.
Sam: Oh well. Would you go on if he said he didn't want to do it in all fairness? You wouldn't go on and do it yourself?
Dermott: No.
Luke: Crawf'…sorry Derm! Crawf' you're sitting there with a
broken arm and you know… Caroline Wilson has written an article and
potted you, and you've had enormous things go wrong, and you've
probably got a number of things you can pursue in your life. You
could maybe go and pursue acting or whatever you want to do. Have
you ever sat back and thought: "Maybe I'll give it away, maybe it's too
hard. The club aren't going anywhere and I'm just going to pursue
Shane: Well my acting's going worse than my football! At
the moment the way the football club is…it's you know…it's a sorry
state the situation we're in. We're bottom of the ladder. But
that's just people's opinions and I try not to get too involved with
what they're thinking. I sort of believe in myself, and if they
want to pot me they can pot me. Yeah so that's pretty much it. If
they want to say things they can – that's their
(Eddie then introduces footage of Jason Dunstall being interviewed
about his new CEO role before they then discuss a whole raft of
Hawthorn issues before finally Sam pops up with the Caroline Wilson
"Dorothy Dixer" to Eddie)
Sam: May I just ask you a personal question about the media. Why would Fairfax persist with Caroline Wilson?
Eddie: Aw don't start this all of this…!
Sam: No I'm just asking you?
Eddie: Well Caroline Wilson last year…
Sam: No…I…let's not kids ourselves. Caroline Wilson last year won
the AFL Media Award for…I think she was won it the last two years, and
certainly has won half a dozen in recent times…
Sam: You're summarizing her achievements…
Eddie: No. She won a Quill award for journalistic excellence –
she may not write what people like to see, and she's fixed me up on
plenty of occasions in the newspaper. She's obviously into Crawf'
and defends herself against people who have a go – but so do we. As you
say, you've got your forum and she has hers. I'm not defending
Caroline Wilson but as I said…
Sam: Sounds like you are?
Eddie: No. You asked me why you would hire her and keep her there
and I'm telling you why. She's a journalist of rare ability who is
quite fearless.
Sam: Unbelievable isn't it?
Luke: Ed do you think because she's female in the football world
she feels as though she's got to load up bigger than anyone else our
there just to have some sort of influence?
Eddie: We might ask Caroline to come on one night just to answer these questions. I can't answer that one?
Dermott: Just the fact is Ed regardless of what's said, people read her articles
Brendan: She might write a bad article if she comes on The Footy
Show. Apparently if you come on The Footy Show you play bad the
next week.
Nathan: She writes pathetic articles.
Eddie: I'm not saying she doesn't have her faults…don't worry
about that! As I've said I've been very critical…we've had some
very heated debates in the duration.…
Sam: Aghh…spare me!
Eddie: But you asked me the question and I'll give you the answer.
Sam: Aw…there's no answer!
Eddie: She's a multi-award winning journalist; she's a female which
makes a point of difference if you like as well. But maybe the
other point you're right.
Sam: That'd be true!
Eddie: Maybe she goes harder because she has to break through the
glass ceiling of a male dominated sport…but I don't know?
Sam: It's alright to go hard at it, but would there be any danger of being vaguely accurate?
Nathan: She did break through a long time ago. It just
seems like she writes the same articles over and over again. It
gets a bit monotonous at times, I think. She bags the same people
over and over again. I think some of her articles are pathetic.
(Panel mayhem where comment is indistinguishable as audience claps)
Eddie: I can't believe I'm defending the media in the week that
I've been stitched up by Media Watch and half a dozen others. But
having said that she's not there to be a cheer leader for you blokes
Sam: But that's not the point Ed?
Eddie: She not another person asking for an autograph. She's there to actually delve…
Sam: Be credible at least! You've got to be credible.
Eddie: I don't think you can say she's not credible?
Sam: Are you serious? She's not credible that's it…she's irrelevant.
Eddie: She's totally relevant….everyone's gone nuts all of a sudden.
Sam: (highly agitated) Because…because you know why?
Because she's not credible, that's why we're speaking about her.
Dermott: What gives you the right to speak about her? You walk
out here and flash your whizzer out here, and you think you have the
right to say she's not credible?
Sam: She ain't credible mate.
Dermott: No matter what you write, people read her
articles. Fairfax want people to read her articles you silly old
fart.
Eddie: Crawf we'll finish on this. Crawf' you used your
mother in your documentary…had a bit of a go at Caroline Wilson.
Sam: God no!
Eddie: Not an over the top one I might admit, I think she may
have over reacted a touch in writing an article before the doco went | |
an airport at different angles before they land. One or several ideas may be more important for analysis at a certain time. Moreover, the attempts of the client to prevent the translation of repressed thoughts and ideas from the unconscious to the conscious can be a central feature of the counselor's experience at any time of the counseling process.
The doctor knows – or at least he should know – that he did not choose his career by chance; and the psychotherapist in particular should clearly understand that psychic infections, however superfluous they seem to him, are in fact the predestined concomitants of his work, and thus fully in accord with the instinctive disposition of his own life (Jung, 1946, p. 177).
But whatever the counselor feels about his or her driving interests for carrying out transference analysis, he, in particular in this preliminary stage, must be ready to envelop himself fully in this process. The first interactions with clients strongly influence counter-transference. An anxious client meets a not necessarily less worrying counselor. The "projectiles," as Plaut (1956, p. 156) visually describes this, may be moving "in the air". The counselor should be in his analytic mode or be ready to use analytic techniques from the beginning.
The second stage of counter-transference work might be described as freeing counselor/client contact from darkness or obscurity. This is appropriate, naturally, to the very first meeting with the client, but as well to following ones. The purpose of this stage is to generate a state of openness both to the client's unconscious and to the counselor's own unconscious in relation to this specific client. Even though this does not make necessary possession of a practical method or skill, it does need concentrating the counselor's own consciousness (and unconscious) on the client. This process is probably a sort of focusing or meditative-reflective activity. Thus, when Jung (1973), noted, "Learn your theories as well as you can, but put them aside" (p. 84), or when Bion speaks of preliminary sessions worked through without "memories" of previous sessions and without "desires for results and healing" (cited in Langs, 1990, p. 244), it seems they are describing this state of the counselor's approach at this stage. Similarly, Freud's (1963) "evenly hovering attention" may refer to more relaxed atmosphere in initial analysis (p. 118). The purpose in any case is to try to notice what may come from the interaction in a fresh manner.
Despite the above suggestions, it may also be useful to look at notes from the previous meeting with the client before the new analysis begins. This can produce fresh attitudes in the counselor regarding what is happening in the client's mind and make the client more enthusiastic. Having established contact with the client in this manner, then the content itself can be disregarded, if one desires. Moreover, it may be very helpful to make reflections towards the client in no particular way, that may help to see what the client feels about the counselor, what is beginning in the counter-transference. Making notes can help with this. Consequently, such efforts of the counselor, that are personalized and involving a great deal of time, are chiefly to make the counselor's empathy warmer towards that a specific client.
Analysis usually is a creative activity, and above-described rituals can also help generate and focus energies for that. At this stage the counselor's activity is characterized by considerable use of self-analytic careful considerations, not just directly before and after meetings. As rule, the more problematic situation, not easy to understand and solve, the more work will be involved by the counselor. In this kind of counter-transference work the counselor frequently carries his clients around with him, in conscious or unconscious manner. What Jung (1933) observes on the account of dreams has direct bearing on counter-transference: "Look at it from all sides, take it in your hand, carry it about with you, let your imagination play round it" (p. 320).
The next perceptible stage of the counter-transference process is the internal reception of the client by the counselor. This is a relatively complex process, involving multiple processes concerning the counselor's attention and observation, in which the counselor's attention is directed both outwards toward the client's feelings and emotions and inwards towards own inner world. Through the whole of the counseling process the counselor will be periodically imagining, seeing or feeling from the client's perspective (trying to understand and imaginatively enter into the client's feelings) and then from his own (counter-transference).
Particularly, having prepared the ground at the first stage, the counselor becomes more active in his work with the client and his reaction becomes deeper. Basically the counselor is attentive to the client's thoughts, imagination and emotional experience. In fact, anything can be employed; it may be desirable to connect in the mind and imagination more or less within the context of the client's account.
There exist a large number of factors able to cause responses in the counselor, the primary one being the client's inner feelings and method of presenting himself. Then, in this enlarging number of associations, there are the counselor's own reactions that in turn may generate further thoughts. More factors that produce responses in the counselor are also available. For instance, facial similarities, articles of dress, or some words uttered by the client may cause the counselor, indistinctly and half-consciously, to remember someone he knows or knew. Being attentive to the similarities allows the counselor to perceive how the feeling tone of the counseling relationship has been influenced or changed. More symbolic meanings or assumptions may then be noticed, as the counselor reflects on the possible relationship between the client and this connection.
Then a selection process follows. Usually it is the client who unconsciously makes selection of the material to be concentrated on. The counselor may observe by ear or eyes things that in particular interest him, sometimes for unknown reasons. It should be noted that because the client can be so easily influenced by the counselor's choices, it would seem of great importance frankly to let the client's unconscious open and show the way that would be followed in the next sessions. The counselor lets to be directed in his counter-transference by his silent responses to the client's facts and observations – except under the circumstances that the counselor finds himself absorbed in his own thoughts or confused. It happens that the client may move to another topic, leaving the counselor analyzing the previous one in his counter-transference. Here the counselor may have to stop and even return to the earlier topic, and at this stage are expected numerous counselor interventions, the purpose of which is to slow things down. Most of counselor's comments, often characterized by understanding and sympathetic entering into the client's feelings, are just markers in the process, or breaks so the counselor have time to analyze all information.
The main characteristic of the next step is restraining the counselor's unconscious. In a specific session and during many other sessions, as the client focuses, the counselor's unconscious becomes more and more involved. The areas of emotional analysis become narrow or deep that seems to naturally develop. Deeper emotional areas generate deeper counter-transference responses, as do direct client statements, considerations or dreams about the counselor. In addition, counter-transference dreams may produce a certain willingness to be more connected with the client. Usually, there may emerge recognizable experience of greater uneasiness in the counselor, generated by dreams, client statements, and other sources. Something unconscious begins to rise to the surface, in the counter-transference, that is characterized by the counselor's experience of the classical counter-transference neurosis. The principal feature of this deepening, based on the counselor's personal experience, stage is the counselor's strict control | |
^ David KG, Dingemanse E, Freud JL (May 1935). "Über krystallinisches mannliches Hormon aus Hoden (Testosteron) wirksamer als aus harn oder aus Cholesterin bereitetes Androsteron" [On crystalline male hormone from testicles (testosterone) effective as from urine or from cholesterol]. Hoppe-Seyler's Z Physiol Chem (in German). 233 (5–6): 281–83. doi:10.1515/bchm2.1935.233.5-6.281.
In addition to weightlifting, studies have shown that HIIT workouts can also help boost testosterone levels. For those of you who don't know, HIIT stands for high-intensity interval training. It calls for short, intense bursts of exercise, followed by a less-intense recovery period. You repeat with the intense/less-intense cycle several times throughout the workout. In addition to increasing T, HIIT has been shown to improve athletic conditioning and fat metabolism, as well as increase muscle strength.
These results have been echoed in clinical trials. A meta-analysis of 24 RCTs looked at weight loss caused by diet or bariatric surgery:[22] In the diet studies, the average 9.8% weight loss was linked to a testosterone increase of 2.9 nmol/L (84 ng/dL). In the bariatric-surgery studies, the average 32% weight loss was linked to a testosterone increase of 8.7 nmol/L (251 ng/dL).
When you're under stress (be it from lack of sleep, workplace stress, emotional stress, stress from a bad diet, overtraining etc.), your body releases cortisol. Cortisol blunts the effects of testosterone (47), which makes sense from an evolutionary point of view – if we were stressed as cavemen chances are it was a life or death situation – not running late to a meeting - in this state (i.e. running from a lion) the body wouldn't care if you couldn't get it up, there was more to worry about!
Testosterone is used as a medication for the treatment of males with too little or no natural testosterone production, certain forms of breast cancer,[10] and gender dysphoria in transgender men. This is known as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), which maintains serum testosterone levels in the normal range. Decline of testosterone production with age has led to interest in androgen replacement therapy.[105] It is unclear if the use of testosterone for low levels due to aging is beneficial or harmful.[106]
Sexual arousal - boosting testosterone can improve sexual arousal, even if you have normal testosterone levels. Higher levels of testosterone can make it easier for you to get aroused and can boost your sex drive generally. While this doesn't affect the physical action of your erections, if you are not getting hard because you're not aroused then boosting testosterone could help.
The same study showed that drinking did, however, lower semen count and quality. And I want to remind you – this is an article on improving testosterone levels, not general health as there are a lot of studies that show drinking leads to an assortment of health issues. This acute spike in Testosterone could be due to the effect alcohol has on libido, and also the energy influx in the liver?
So, how does one ensure that testosterone levels remain in balance? Some doctors suggest that monitoring testosterone levels every five years, starting at age 35, is a reasonable strategy to follow. If the testosterone level falls too low or if the individual has the signs and symptoms of low testosterone levels described above, testosterone therapy can be considered. However, once testosterone therapy is initiated, testosterone levels should be closely monitored to make sure that the testosterone level does not become too high, as this may cause stress on the individual, and high testosterone levels may result in some of the negative problems (described previously) seen.
As already indicated previously, testosterone levels, particularly bioavailable testosterone, fall with advancing age. This decline in testosterone availability may start to occur early in the forth decade but it usually becomes clinically manifest in the 50s and 60s. Although there is continuing debate about the best way to diagnose hypogonadism in the aging male, there appears to be a general consensus that symptomatic men with reduced levels of testosterone should be given a trial of testosterone therapy if there is no contraindication to do so (Bain et al 2007).
Rumor has it that the Kim sisters' testosterone pill received a reaction that no other product has ever gotten on Shark Tank. Apparently, after watching a presentation from the pair and hearing about how well their product has performed so far, all five judges got into a heated argument over who would make a deal with the two young entrepreneurs. It's been said that the fight lasted nearly an hour before the judges decided to do something that's never been done before. All five Sharks teamed up to invest an unbelievable $2.5 million into the Kim sisters' product!
Testosterone supplements are typically used by men who want to increase the level of the male hormone testosterone that controls functions such as sexual desire and muscle gain. There are several types of over-the-counter testosterone supplements available in nutritional supply stores. You should speak to your doctor before using any type of testosterone supplement since none of the effects advertised have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Additionally, there are prescription-based testosterone therapies that produce better results.
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Overall, few patients have a compelling contraindication to testosterone treatment. The majority of men with late onset hypogonadism can be safely treated with testosterone but all will require monitoring of prostate parameters HDL cholesterol, hematocrit and psychological state. It is also wise to monitor symptoms of sleep apnea. Other specific concerns may be raised by the mode of delivery such as local side effects from transdermal testosterone.
Drumstick vegetable or Moringa oleifera is known for being 'libido-booster' in India. Whenever a guy buys a bunch of drumsticks in the market, people usually stare at him with the face 'he's planning a party tonight!' Although many studies are needed to prove it, Moringa is a rich source of magnesium, calcium and vitamin c. Moringa can also be considered a decent source of anti-oxidants.
There are numerous studies that show that Tribulus does not increase testosterone levels, and provides no assistance in increasing muscle mass or strength. I one of the two group of rugby players were put on the herb or a placebo. At the end of the experiment, there were zero changes in testosterone levels in the Tribulus group. Says a lot. [Source]
Findings that improvements in serum glucose, serum insulin, insulin resistance or glycemic control, in men treated with testosterone are accompanied by reduced measures of central obesity, are in line with other studies showing a specific effect of testosterone in reducing central or visceral obesity (Rebuffe-Scrive et al 1991; Marin, Holmang et al 1992). Furthermore, studies that have shown neutral effects of testosterone on glucose metabolism have not measured (Corrales et al 2004), or shown neutral effects (Lee et al 2005) (Tripathy et al 1998; Bhasin et al 2005) on central obesity. Given the known association of visceral obesity with insulin resistance, it is possible that testosterone treatment of hypogonadal men acts to improve | |
New elegant extracts: a unique selection, moral, instructive and ..., Volume 2
By Richard Alfred Davenport
style myself so, neither do I desire to be known by that appellation."
Nothing ever gave Hume more real vexation than the strictures made upon his history in the House of Lords by the great Lord Chatham. Soon after that speech I met Hume, and ironically wished him joy of the high honour that had been done him. "Zounds, man," said he, with more peevishness than I had ever seen him express, " he's a Goth! he's a Vandal!" Indeed, his history is as dangerous in politics as his essays are in religion; and it is somewhat extraordinary, that the same man who labours to free the mind from what he supposes are religious prejudices, should as zealously endeavour to shackle it with the servile ideas of despotism. But he loved the Stuart family, and his history is of course their apology. All his prepossessions, however, could never induce him absolutely to falsify his history; and though he endeavoured to soften the failings of his favourites, even in their actions, yet it is on the characters which he gives to them that he principally depends for their vindication: and from hence frequently proceeds, in the course of his history, this singular incongruity, that it is morally impossible that a man possessed of the character which the historian delineates should, in certain circumstances, have acted the part which the same historian narrates and assigns to him. But now to return to his philosophical principles, which certainly constitute the discriminative feature of his character. The practice of combating received opinions had one unhappy, though not unusual,
effect on his mind. He grew fond of paradoxes, which his abilities enabled him successfully to support; and his understanding was far warped and bent by this unfortunate predilection, that he had well nigh lost that best faculty of the mind, the almost intuitive perception of truth. His sceptical turn made him doubt, and consequently dispute every thing; yet was he a fair and pleasant disputant. He heard with patience, and answered without acrimony. Neither was his conversation at any time offensive, even to his more scrupulous companions; his good sense and good nature prevented his saying any thing that was likely to shock; and it was not till he was provoked to argument that, in mixed companies, he entered into his favourite topics. Where indeed, as was the case with me, his regard for any individual rendered him desirous of making a proselyte, his efforts were great, and anxiously incessant. Hardy.
DR. FRANKLIN.
In one point of view the name of Franklin must be considered as standing higher than any of the others which illustrated the eighteenth century. Distinguished as a statesman, he was equally great as a philosopher; thus uniting in himself a rare degree of excellence in both those pursuits, to excel in either of which is deemed the highest praise. Nor was his preeminence, in the one pursuit, of that doubtful kind which derives its value from such an uncommon conjunction. His efforts in each were sufficient to have made
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bim greatly famous, had he done nothing in the other. We regard De Witt's mathematical tracts as a curiosity, and even admire them, when we reflect that the author was a distinguished patriot, and a sufferer in the cause of his country. But Franklin would have been entitled to the glory of a first rate discoverer in science—one who had largely extended the bounds of human knowledge—although he had not stood second to Washington alone in gaining for human liberty the most splendid and guiltless of its triumphs. It is hardly a less rare, certainly not a less glorious felicity, that, much as has been given to the world of this great man's works, each successive publication increases our esteem for his virtues, and our admiration of his understanding. The distinguishing feature of his understanding was great soundness and sagacity, combined with extraordinary quickness and penetration. He possessed also a strong and lively imagination, which gave his speculations, as well as his conduct, a singularly original turn. The peculiar charm of his writings, and his great merit also in action, consisted of the clearness with which he saw his object—and the bold and steady pursuit of it, by the surest and the shortest road. He never suffered himself, in conduct, to be turned aside by the seductions of interest or vanity, or to be scared by hesitation and fear, or to be misled by the arts of his adversaries. Neither did he, in discussion, ever go out of his way in search of ornament, or stop short from dread of the consequences. He never could be caught, in short, acting absurdly, or writing non
sensically:—at all times, and in every thing he undertook, the vigour of an understanding, at once original and practical, was distinctly perceivable.
But it must not be supposed that his writings are devoid of ornament or amusement. The latter especially abounds in almost all he ever composed; only nothing is sacrificed to them. On the contrary, they come most naturally into their places; and they uniformly help the purpose on hand, of which neither reader nor writer ever loses sight for an instant. Thus his style has all the vigour and even conciseness of Swift, without any of his harshness. It is in no degree more flowery, yet both elegant and lively. The wit, or rather humour, which prevails in his works, varies with the subject. Sometimes he is bitter and sarcastic; oftener gay, and even droll; reminding us, in this respect, far more frequently of Addison than of Swift, as might naturally be expected from his admirable temper, or the happy turn of his imagination. When he rises into vehemence or severity, it is only when his country, or the rights of men are attacked—or when the sacred ties of humanity are violated by unfeeling or insane rulers. There is nothing more delightful than the constancy with which those amiable feelings, those sound principles, those truly profound views of human affairs, make their appearance at every opportunity, whether the immediate subject be speculative or practical—of a political, or of a more general description. It is refreshing to find such a mind as Franklin's, worthy of a place near to Newton and to Washington, filled with those pure and exalted sentiments of concern for the happiness of mankind, which the petty wits of our times amuse themselves with laughing at, and their more cunning and calculating employers seek by every means to discourage, sometimes by ridicule, sometimes by invective, as truly incompatible with all plans of misgovernment.
The benevolent cast of his disposition was far from confining itself to those sublimer views. From earnest wishes, and active vigorous exertions for the prosperity of the species, he descended perpetually to acts of particular kindness. He seems to have felt an unwearied satisfaction in affording assistance, instruction, or amusement to all who stood in need of it. His letters are full of passages which bear testimony to this amiable solicitude for the happiness of his fellow creatures individually; it seems the chief cause of his writing in most cases; and if he ever deviates from his habit of keeping out all superfluous matter, whatever be the subject, it is when he seems tempted to give some extra piece of knowledge or entertainment. So, if ever the serene and well natured cast of his temper appears ruffled by anger, or even soured for the moment, it is when some enormities have been committed which offend against the highest principles which he professes.
We have said little respecting his language, which is pure, and | |
are the
knowledge of the material budget (dominant at low $\pT$), raw yield extraction, PID,
the photon $\chi^2$ cut and reconstruction efficiency. The contribution from the raw yield
extraction was estimated by changing the normalization range, the integration window,
and the combinatorial background evaluation. The PID, photon $\chi^2(\gamma)$ cut and
reconstruction efficiency was estimated by evaluating stability of the results
after changing the cut values.
\section{Results and comparison with pQCD}
\label{sec:Results}
The combined spectrum is calculated as a weighted average using
statistical and systematic errors of the individual analyses
\cite{Nakamura:2010zzi}. The combined production cross sections are
shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:CrossSection} a).
\begin{figure}[htp]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.55\textwidth]{figures/InvXSectionNLOVar2_Paper.pdf}
\caption{a) Differential invariant cross section of $\pi^0$
production in pp ~collisions at $\sqrt{s}=7$~TeV (circles) and
0.9~TeV (squares) and of $\eta$ meson production at
$\sqrt{s}=7$~TeV (stars). The lines and the boxes represent the
statistical and systematic error of the combined measurement respectively.
The uncertainty on the pp ~cross section is not included.
NLO pQCD calculations using
the CTEQ6M5 PDF and the DSS (AESS for $\eta$ mesons) FF for three scales $\mu=0.5\pT$,
$1\pT$ and $2\pT$ are shown.
Dotted lines in panels b) and
c) correspond to the ratios using the BKK FF. Ratio of the NLO
calculations to the data parametrisations are shown in panels b),
c) and d). The full boxes represent the uncertainty on the pp~
cross sections.}
\label{fig:CrossSection}
\end{figure}
The combined spectra \repl{including statistical and systematic errors} are fitted with the Tsallis function \cite{Tsallis:1987eu}
\begin{equation}
\displaystyle
\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!
E \frac{{\rm d}^3 \sigma}{{\rm d}p^3} =
\displaystyle
\frac{\sigma_{pp}^{\rm INEL}}{2\pi}A
\frac{c \cdot (n-1)(n-2)}{nC\left[ nC+m(n-2)\right]}
\displaystyle\left(1+\frac{\mT-m}{nC}\right)^{-n},
\label{eq:Tsallis}
\end{equation}
where the fit parameters are $A$, $C$ and $n$, $\sigma_{\rm pp}$ is
the proton-proton inelastic cross section, $m$ is the meson rest mass
and $\mT=\sqrt{m^2+\pT^2}$ is the transverse mass. The fit parameters
are shown in Table~\ref{lab:TsallisParam}\orig{, where the uncertainties are
the quadratic sum of the statistical and systematical
uncertainties}. The property of the Tsallis function (\ref{eq:Tsallis})
is such that the parameter $A$ is equal to the integral of this
function over $\pT$ from 0 to infinity, $A={\rm d}N/{\rm d}y$, and
thus can be used as an estimation of the total yield at $y=0$\orig{.}
\repl{per inelastic pp collision.} The additional uncertainty on the parameter
$A$ due to the spectra normalization of \orig{$1.4$}\repl{$^{+3.2}_{-1.1}$}\% and
\orig{$2.8$}\repl{$^{+7.0}_{-3.5}$}\% at $\sqrt{s}=900$~GeV,
and $7$~TeV respectively\orig{, which is not shown in the table}\repl{, is not included}.
The found parameters of the Tsallis function for $\pi^0$ production spectrum in
pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}=900$~GeV are in agreement with those for
the $\pi^+ + \pi^-$ spectra measured by the ALICE collaboration at the
same energy \cite{Aamodt:2011zj}.
\begin{table}[t]
\centering
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline
Meson & \s & $A$ & $C$ & $n$ \\
& TeV & & (MeV/$c^2$) & \\\hline
$\pi^0$& 0.9 & $1.5 \pm 0.3$ & $132 \pm 15$ & $7.8 \pm 0.5$ \\\hline
$\pi^0$& 7 & \orig{$2.45 \pm 0.07$}\repl{$2.40 \pm 0.15$} & \orig{$140$}\repl{$139$}$ \pm 4$ & \orig{$6.90$}\repl{$6.88$}$ \pm 0.07$ \\\hline
$\eta$ & 7 & \orig{$0.22$}\repl{$0.21$}$ \pm 0.03$ & $229 \pm 21$ & \orig{$6.9$}\repl{$7.0$}$ \pm 0.5$ \\\hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{Fit parameters of the Tsallis parametrisation
(\ref{eq:Tsallis}) to the combined invariant production yields of
$\pi^0$ and $\eta$ mesons for inelastic events. \orig{The errors are
statistical and systematic added in quadrature.}
The uncertainty on the parameter $A$ due to the spectra normalization
of \orig{$1.4$}\repl{$^{+3.2}_{-1.1}$}\% and
\orig{$2.8$}\repl{$^{+7.0}_{-3.5}$}\% at $\sqrt{s}=900$~GeV,
and $7$~TeV respectively, is not included.}
\label{lab:TsallisParam}
\end{table}
The ratio of the data points of the two methods to the combined fit,
shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:YieldNormalized}, illustrates the consistency
between the two measurements.
\begin{figure}[htp]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth]{figures/InvXSection_OnlyRatioPi07TeV_Paper.pdf}
\caption{Ratio of the two independent $\pi^0$ meson measurements
to the fit of the combined normalized invariant production cross
section of $\pi^0$ mesons in pp ~collisions at
$\sqrt{s}=7$~TeV.}
\label{fig:YieldNormalized}
\end{figure}
We compare our results with Next-to-Leading Order~(NLO) pQCD calculations
using the PDF CTEQ6M5 and DSS $\pi^0$ \cite{deFlorian:2007aj}, BKK
$\pi^0$ \cite{Binnewies:1994ju} and AESSS $\eta$ \cite{Aidala:2010bn}
NLO fragmentation functions, see Fig.~\ref{fig:CrossSection} a). The
data and NLO predictions are compared via a ratio with the fit to the
measured cross section. This is shown in the bottom panels (b), (c)
and (d) in Fig.~\ref{fig:CrossSection}. In the NLO calculations the
factorization, renormalization and fragmentation scales are chosen to
have the same value given by $\mu$. The uncertainty in the inelastic
pp\ cross section is represented by the full boxes at unity. At
$\sqrt{s}=0.9$~TeV the NLO calculations at $\mu=1\,\pT$ describe the
measured $\pi^0$ data well, while at $\sqrt{s}=7$~TeV the higher scale
($\mu = 2\, \pT$) and a different set of fragmentation functions are
required for a description of the data. However, the latter parameter
set does not provide a good description of the low energy data. In any
case, the NLO pQCD calculations show a harder slope compared to the
measured results. Using the INCNLO program~\cite{Aurenche:1999nz}, we
tested different parton distribution functions (CTEQ5M, CTEQ6M, MRS99)
and different fragmentation functions (BKK, KKP, DSS) and found a
similar result: pQCD predicts harder slopes, and variation of PDFs and
FFs does not change the shape, but results mainly in the variation of
the absolute cross section. A similar trend is observed for the
$\eta$ meson (a higher scale $\mu = 2 \pT$ is required), although the
discrepancy is less significant due to the larger error bars and
smaller $\pT$ reach.
The ratio $\eta/\pi^0$ is shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:EtaToPi0}. It has the
advantage that systematic uncertainties in the measurement partially
cancel. This is also the case for the NLO pQCD calculation, where in particular the
influence of the PDF is reduced in the ratio. Here,
predictions that failed to reproduce the measured $\pi^0$ and $\eta$ cross
section are able to reproduce the $\eta/\pi^0$ ratio.
\begin{figure}[hbtp]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth]{figures/data_Pi0EtaRatioTheory_Paper.pdf}
\caption{$\eta/\pi^0$ ratio measured in pp ~collisions at
$\sqrt{s}=7$~TeV compared to NLO pQCD predictions.}
\label{fig:EtaToPi0}
\end{figure}
\section{Conclusion}
In summary, the invariant differential cross sections for inclusive
$\pi^0$ production in pp\ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=7$~TeV and 0.9~TeV and for $\eta$
meson production at 7~TeV have been measured in a wide $\pT$ range
taking advantage of two independent methods available in the ALICE
experiment at the LHC. NLO pQCD calculations cannot provide a
consistent description of measured data at both beam
energies. State-of-the-art calculations describe the data at 0.9 TeV
and 0.2 TeV \cite{Adare:2007dg},
however this is not the case at
7~TeV, where the calculations overestimate the cross sections and exhibit
a different slope compared to the data. Thus, this measurement provides an
important input for the tuning of pQCD calculations and represents
crucial reference data for the measurement of the nuclear modification
factor $R_{\rm AA}$ of the $\pi^0$ production in heavy-ion collisions at
the LHC.
Furthermore, the NLO predictions for the $\eta$ mesons using the
newest fragmentation functions require a value $\mu=2\pT$ in order to get
closer to the experimental results.
\section{Acknowledgments}
\input{acknowledgements_Nov2011}\\
This job was supported partially by the grant RFBR~10-02-91052.
We would like to thank W.\ Vogelsang for providing the NLO pQCD
calculations used in this paper.
\section*{Affiliation notes}
\renewcommand\theenumi{\roman{enumi}}
\begin{Authlist}
\item \Adef{0}Deceased
\item \Adef{Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universita, Udine, Italy}Also at: Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universita, Udine, Italy
\item \Adef{M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University, D.V.Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow, Russia}Also at: M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University, D.V.Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow, Russia
\item \Adef{Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia}Also at: "Vin\v{c}a" Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
\end{Authlist}
\section*{Collaboration Institutes}
\renewcommand\theenumi{\arabic{enumi}~}
\begin{Authlist}
\item \Idef{org1279}Benem\'{e}rita Universidad Aut\'{o}noma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
\item \Idef{org1220}Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kiev, Ukraine
\item \Idef{org1262}Budker Institute for Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk, Russia
\item \Idef{org1292}California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, United States
\item \Idef{org14939}Centre de Calcul de l'IN2P3, Villeurbanne, France
\item \Idef{org1197}Centro de Aplicaciones Tecnol\'{o}gicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN), Havana, Cuba
\item \Idef{org1242}Centro de Investigaciones Energ\'{e}ticas Medioambientales y Tecnol\'{o}gicas (CIEMAT), Madrid, Spain
\item \Idef{org1244}Centro de Investigaci\'{o}n y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV), Mexico City and M\'{e}rida, Mexico
\item \Idef{org1335}Centro Fermi -- Centro Studi e Ricerche e Museo Storico della Fisica ``Enrico Fermi'', Rome, Italy
\item \Idef{org17347}Chicago State University, Chicago, United States
\item \Idef{org1118}China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing, China
\item \Idef{org1288}Commissariat \`{a} l'Energie Atomique, IRFU, Saclay, France
\item \Idef{org1294}Departamento de F\'{\i}sica de Part\'{\i}culas and IGFAE, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
\item \Idef{org1106}Department of Physics Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
\item \Idef{org1121}Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
\item \Idef{org1162}Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States
\item \Idef{org1300}Department of Physics, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
\item \Idef{org1268}Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
\item \Idef{org1132}Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universit\`{a} and Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
\item \Idef{org1315}Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universit\`{a} and Sezione INFN, Trieste, Italy
\item \Idef{org1145}Dipartimento di | |
a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. He later served as Dean of the Law School (1987-1994) and Provost of the University of Chicago (1994-2002).
Stone is the author of many books on constitutional law, including Sex and the Constitution: Sex, Religion and Law from America's Origins to the Twenty-First Century (2017); Speaking Out: Reflections of Law, Liberty and Justice (2010 & 2016); Top Secret: When Our Government Keeps Us in the Dark (2007), War and Liberty: An American Dilemma (2007), Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime (2004), and Eternally Vigilant: Free Speech in the Modern Era (Chicago 2002). He is also an editor of two leading casebooks, Constitutional Law (7th ed. 2013) and The First Amendment (5th ed. 2016). Stone is an editor of The Supreme Court Review and chief editor of a twenty-volume series, Inalienable Rights, which is being published by the Oxford University Press.
Stone was appointed by President Obama to serve on the President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies, which evaluated the government's foreign intelligence surveillance programs in the wake of Edward Snowden's leaks. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member of the America Law Institute, the National Advisory Council of the American Civil Liberties Union, a member of the American Philosophical Society, and a member of the Board of Advisors of the Council for Democracy and Technology. He has served as Chair of the Board of the American Constitution Society and Chair of the Board of the Chicago Children's Choir.
Stone has also written amicus briefs for constitutional scholars in a number of Supreme Court cases, including Obergefell v. Hodges, Whole Woman's Heath v. Hellerstadt, Lawrence v. Texas, United States v. Windsor, United States v. Stevens, and Rasul v. Bush. He was also one of the lawyers who represented President Bill Clinton in the Supreme Court in Clinton v. Jones.
Columnist, Washington Post
George F. Will's newspaper column has been syndicated by The Washington Post since 1974. Today it appears twice weekly in more than 400 newspapers. From 1976 to 2011 he was a contributing editor of Newsweek. In 1977 he won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary.
This year, Mr. Will released his most recent work, The Conservative Sensibility. Mr. Will has published three other books on political theory, including Statecraft as Soulcraft (1983). Altogether eight collections of Mr. Will's columns have been published. In 1990, Mr. Will's book, Men At Work, topped The New York Times bestseller list for two months.
In 1981, Mr. Will became a founding panel member on ABC's "This Week" and spent over three decades there. Then followed three years of regular appearances on Fox News' "Special Report" and "Fox News Sunday." Mr. Will now contributes regularly to MSNBC and NBC News.
Born in Champaign, Illinois, Mr. Will earned his Ph.D. at Princeton University, where he later served as a trustee. Mr. Will was a staff member in the United States Senate from 1970 to 1972. From 1973 through 1976, he was the Washington editor of National Review. Today, Mr. Will lives in the Washington, D.C., area.
Ahmad Atif Ahmad
UC Santa Barbara - Professor, Religious Studies; Chair of the Council on Faculty Welfare, Academic Freedom, and Awards
Ahmad Atif Ahmad is a scholar of Islamic law and legal theory. To date, he has authored five books in English, one of which appeared in Arabic translation and one in Arabic; he also co-edited an authoritative collection of essays in Islamic legal studies, and published numerous articles. Ahmad advises law firms and government entities in areas involving Islamic and Middle Eastern law, including in asylum, taxes & Title VII cases. His former doctoral advisees are now assistant and associate professors at Georgetown University, the University of Texas in Austin, Miami University of Ohio, Virginia Commonwealth University, La Moyne College, Istanbul University, Marmara University, among similar institutions. Ahmad studied Arabic and Studies and Egyptian law in his native Egypt (BA & MA, 1992 & 1997) and received his doctoral degree in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University (2005).
English (authored)
- Islamic Law: Cases, Authorities, and Worldview (London: Bloomsbury, 2017), pp 232 (college textbook)
- Pitfalls of Scholarship: Lessons from Islamic Studies (NYC: Palgrave, 2016), pp 192
- The Fatigue of the Shari'a (NYC: Palgrave, 2012), pp 224 (Arabic translation: Futur al-Shari'a, by a team of translators, notably Tal'at Faruq and Said Faris: Beirut: Arab Network for Research and Publication, 2016).
- Islam, Modernity, Violence, and Everyday Life (NYC: Palgrave, 2009), pp 224
- Structural Interrelations of Theory and Practice in Islamic Law: A Study of Six Works of Islamic Jurisprudence,
(Leiden: Brill, 2006), pp 232
English (co-edited)
- The Routledge Handbook of Islamic Law, with Khaled Abou El Fadl, UCLA (London: Routledge, 2019), pp 464
- Review of Court Decisions in Islamic Law, A Comparative Study (Arabic = Isti'naf al-ahkam al-qada'iyya wa
naqduha fi al-tashri ' al-islami ma'a al-muqarana bi-l-tashr 'at al-wad'iyya), Cairo, 1997, pp 388
Amy Binder
UC San Diego - Professor, Sociology
Amy Binder is professor and chair of the Department of Sociology at UC San Diego. She studies education from political, organizational, and cultural perspectives. In 2013, she published Becoming Right: How Campuses Shape Young Conservatives, which catalogues not only the issues and ideologies that animate college-age conservatives, but also the civil and provocative styles that dominate different university campuses. Becoming Right has been widely covered in the media. Binder is at work on a new book, tentatively titled The New Era of Campus Politics: How the Right Is Winning by Playing the Long Game, to be published by the University of Chicago Press. In this project, she and co-author Jeffrey Kidder study college students spanning the left, right, and center on four public university campuses in the two years after Donald Trump was elected president. One of the book's chapters will cover students' ideas about speech and how those ideas are informed by campus culture, the media, and outside organizations. Lengthy interview excerpts from the project were included in a major report released in 2019 by PEN-America. When not studying politics and higher education, Binder researches the linkages between universities and the labor market.
Simone E. Chambers
UC Irvine - Professor, Political Science
Simone Chambers is Professor of Political Science at the University of California Irvine. She has written and published on such topics as deliberative democracy, referendums, constitutional politics, the public sphere, secularism, rhetoric, civility, and the work of Jürgen Habermas and John Rawls. Her two most recent publication are "Democracy and constitutional reform: Deliberative versus populist constitutionalism" and "Truth, deliberative democracy, and the virtues of accuracy: Is fake news destroying the public sphere?" which will appear in Philosophy and Social Criticism Political Studies respectively. She is working on two book projects, The State of Contemporary Democratic Theory a critical survey of new developments in democratic theory and a book of collected essays: Deliberation and the Future of Democracy: A realistic but not realist political theory.
Michael Mark Cohen
UC Berkeley - Associate Teaching Professor, African American Studies & African Diaspora Studies
Michael Mark Cohen is associate teaching professor of American Studies and African American Studies at the University of California at Berkeley. A graduate of the University of Colorado in Boulder, Dr. Cohen holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from Yale University. He is most recently the author of The Conspiracy of Capital: Law, Violence and American Popular Radicalism in the Age of Monopoly (UMass Press, 2019). This book charts the history of conspiracy laws and conspiracy theories in the conflict between popular radical social movements, monopoly capitalism and their allies in the emergent national security state between the Haymarket bombing of 1886 and the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti in 1927. Not incidentally, this is the era, and the conflicts, out of which modern American free speech debates emerged. He | |
For the past fifty years nutritionists have encouraged Americans to eat a diet low in fat and high in carbohydrates as a way to maintain a health lifestyle and body weight. Recently, this nutritional paradigm has come under attack by a group of scientists who argue that the reverse is true: a diet that is low in carbohydrates is the best way to maintain a healthy lifestyle and body weight.
The purpose of this study is to explore the role that socioeconomic status plays on an individual's access to low carbohydrate foods. In short, this study attempts to explore whether or not people of lower socioeconomic statuses will find economic or other barriers to eating healthily under a nutritional paradigm that values lowering carbohydrate consumption.
A review of the literature will help provide justification of this question by showing the disadvantages faced by people of lower socioeconomic statuses in their attempt to eat "healthily" under the low-fat nutritional paradigm.
Much of the nutrition literature reinforces the low fat paradigm. It reinforces the idea that the consumption of fat is a direct cause of obesity and health problems related to obesity.
Kubick, et al argue that food available to children in school through vending machines and al la cart programs are high in fat and therefore unhealthy.1 The authors suggest that children should lower their intake of snacks containing 5 or more grams of fat and increase their intake of fruit juice and milk.
Patterson et al argue that the availability of high fat foods leads to a greater consumption of high fat foods. The consumption of high fat foods in turn leads to an unhealthy diet.2 An obvious critique of this argument (from the perspective of a low carbohydrate diet/framework) is that this logic applies to any food available. In other words, if the availability of high carbohydrate food increases, it would follow that the consumption of high carbohydrate food increases.
Retzlaff et al suggest that diets high in fat lead to high cholesterol3, while Champagne et al state that unhealthy diets are those with poor adherence to the Food and Drug Administration's food pyramid.4 The food pyramid recommends six to twelve servings of grain, which by definition contain carbohydrates, three to five servings of vegetables, two to four servings of vegetables, and two to three servings of dairy, all of which may contain carbohydrates. It also recommends the use of fats "sparingly". These article all commit a logical fallacy of post hoc ergo propter hoc, or "after this therefore because of this". None of them examine the effects of carbohydrate intake on what they define as an unhealthy person. These studies focus on fat intake without controlling for other factors, including carbohydrate intake. Since they are only looking at the fat variable for having an adverse effect on health, they are missing other possible explanations.
Only one study in the literature reviewed here mentions the effects of poor fiber intake. Kayrooz et al explain how a diet both high in fat and low in fiber contributes to unhealthy diets among urban African American women.5 The authors make another point with more immediate relation to this study. The article states that there is a possible causal link between dietary fat intake and cardiovascular disease. There is no direct evidence to this link. This leaves room for the possibility of other partial or whole causes.
Little et al provides a more general criticism of nutritional studies. Their research says that up to 40 percent under-report energy intake in nutritional studies.8 This places an element of doubt on all nutritional research involving experiments tracking individual eating patterns or choices.
The literature also makes a strong argument that those of lower socioeconomic statuses are likely to have an unhealthy diet as defined by high fat consumption. Rankin et al analyzed supermarket receipts and found that families who were most likely to make poor food choices (as defined as more than 30% of calories from fat and less than 25 grams of fiber) were people from the lower and lower middle quartile socioeconomic status (approximately $10,000-$30,00 per year).9 They also state the National Cancer Institute's recommendation that Americans reduce total dietary fat below 30% of energy, increase dietary fiber to 25 to 30 grams/day, and increase fruits and vegetable consumption to at least five servings per day.
Haas et al linked lack of health insurance to obesity in children. 10 While there was no discussion of causes of obesity, the authors come to the conclusion that children from low socioeconomic statuses are most likely to be obese. The article also links childhood obesity to such health complications as diabetes. The article also points out the difficulty in adults of maintaining consistent and sustained weight loss. This suggests that it is important to develop an eating strategy to keep children at healthy weight. Given that rates of child obesity are at records numbers11, this article helps present a case for rethinking our fundamental assumptions about food and nutrition and re-tailor them in a way that helps combat rates of childhood obesity.
Goodman et al provide similar findings. While there is no reason given for higher rates of obesity in children of lower socioeconomic status within their study, it does confirm that there is a positive correlation.12 The article looks specifically at educational level of children's parents and parents' income. The article finds that as both education and income decrease in parents, that obesity increases in children.
Wang looked at obesity cross-nationally and found that while American adults and children were both more likely to be obese if they are from a lower socioeconomic status, the reverse is true in China, which suggests other factors are involved in obesity other than concentration of fat in diet.13 While the implication is that some of these causes may be social, there is also the possibility that causes are related to issues of food distribution and structure. For example, some of these differences might be explained in terms of people of lower socioeconomic statuses' access to sugar and refined grains (especially wheat and corn).
Kim et al find similar results in comparing nutrition and income in both China and the United States.14 Again, this implies that access to different foods due to technological advancements and relatively unencumbered distribution in the United States has an effect our rates of obesity as well as additional social causes.
Jeffery et al looked at weight control practices among women of different socioeconomic status and found that while all groups of women have difficulty losing weight, women of higher socioeconomic status have an easier time maintaining a particular weight.15 The study shows that women of lower socioeconomic status receive more exercise, they consume more fat (37% for lowest category and 33% for the highest). Yet, at the same time, the authors note that the differences between rates of exercise among women of different socioeconomic statues are not significant. This reinforces the position of diet as the main factor in the difference between the rates of obesity in woman across socioeconomic status. Again, the study neglects testing for or controlling for carbohydrate intake.
Norris et al discusses the changes and trends in American food consumption since 1977. The study indicates that between 1987 and 1992 total energy from fat dropped by 2.3%.19 Yet, according to the Center for Disease Control, the rate of obesity has continued to rise throughout the United States, suggesting that mainstream nutritionist has over-stated the influence of fat on weight gain. The authors also state a noticed decrease in the total consumption of energy, implying that simply reducing intake of energy/food is not an effective means of weight control.
Recently, an alternative nutritional paradigm has garnered attention of the mainstream media and the scientific community. The most | |
to $666,120 as of March 31, 2013. At the present time, we believe our working capital together with expected cash flow from ongoing projects will not be sufficient to support our administrative requirements and existing projects through September 30, 2013. Further, to undertake current projects and implement our full business plan, we will require additional funds during the fiscal year, and anticipate seeking to raise these funds through public or private debt or equity offerings, including offerings to our existing security holders. In addition, we may seek to restructure our existing liabilities and debt. There can be no assurance that the capital we require to meet our operating needs will be available to us on favorable terms, or at all. If we are unsuccessful in raising sufficient capital in the immediate near term, we may be required to curtail our operations and could default on our existing indebtedness.
For the six months ended March 31, 2013, we had a net loss of $6,003,811. Included in this net loss were several non-cash expenses that partially offset the use of cash. These non-cash expenses include depreciation of $199,242, amortization of discount on convertible debt of $1,552,450, issuance of common stock for interest of $580,785, a loss on equity investment of $266,505, expenses from the issuance of stock options of $16,863. These non-cash expenses were offset by a non-cash gain on the fair value of derivative of $894,123. Cash decreased as we experienced a six month increase in inventories of $134,745, accounts receivable of $4,607, restricted cash of $137,006, which represents cash received on a rack and rail project and placed in escrow until certain milestones are reached, and a decrease in estimated loss on uncompleted contract of $482,890. These items were offset by increases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $67,177, due to related party of $88,305, deposit payable of $133,788, billings in excess of costs of $31,217, and decreases in costs in excess of billings of $475,654 and prepaid expenses of $2,916. After adjusting our net loss for these non-cash items and the net changes in assets and liabilities, net cash used in operations was $4,242,280 for the six months ended March 31, 2013.
Financing activities provided $3,028,408 for the six months ended March 31, 2013. Net cash provided by financing activities consisted of $3,075,000 of proceeds from private placements of convertible notes and warrants, offset by $46,592 of note repayments.
During the six months ended March 31, 2013, net cash used in investing activities consisted of an increase in equity investment of $174,236 and an increase in property, plant and equipment of $25,007. Accordingly, net cash used in investing activities was $199,243.
There were no off-balance sheet arrangements during the six months ended March 31, 2013 that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to our interests.
In November and December 2011, the Company issued to subscribers 6% convertible promissory notes ("2011 Notes") in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $11.6 million and five-year warrants to purchase common stock ("2011 Warrants") in a private placement (the "2011 Offering").
The 2011 Notes were initially convertible into common stock at $4.25 per share (the "Conversion Price"), subject to weighted average adjustment for issuances of common stock or common stock equivalents below the Conversion Price, subject to certain exceptions. As a result of the issuance of shares of common stock as payment of interest on the 2011 Notes, 2012 Notes and December 2012 Notes, the conversion price of the 2011 Notes was adjusted to $4.20 at March 31, 2013. The 2011 Notes are due on the five year anniversary of the respective date of issuance.
Interest accrues on the 2011 Notes at 6% per annum. Interest is payable quarterly, at the Company's option, in: (i) cash or (ii) shares of the Common Stock. If the Company elects to pay interest in shares of common stock on an interest payment date, the number of shares issuable will be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing the amount of accrued and unpaid interest payable on such interest payment date by the lesser of: (i) the Conversion Price, and (ii) the average of the last sale price of the common stock during the ten (10) consecutive trading days ending on the fifth (5th) trading day immediately preceding such interest payment date (the "Average Price"), if the average daily trading volume (the "ADTV") of the common stock for the ten (10) trading days prior to the interest payment date is less than $100,000 per day, provided, however if the ADTV is equal to or greater than $100,000, it will be the Average Price, and not the Conversion Price.
The 2011 Warrants were initially exercisable at $4.25 per share, subject to weighted average adjustment for issuance below the exercise price, subject to certain exceptions. As a result of the issuance of shares of common stock as payment of interest on the 2011 Notes, 2012 Notes and December 2012 Notes, the exercise price of the 2011 Warrants was adjusted to $4.20 at March 31, 2013. Cashless exercise is permitted if the average trading volume of the Company's common stock during at least five (5) of the ten (10) consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of the notice of exercise is at least 10,000 shares, and will be based upon the average of the last sale price of the common stock during the five (5) consecutive trading days prior to the notice of exercise. In certain instances, a holder shall not be permitted to exercise the Warrant if such exercise would result in such holder's total ownership of the Company's common stock exceeding 4.9%. The 2011 Warrants expire five years from the respective date of issuance.
The Company valued the 2011 Warrants and the beneficial conversion features ("BCF") of the 2011 Notes, and the resulting derivative liability, at $5,309,941 each for the Warrants and the BCF, for a total of $10,619,882 recorded as a discount to the convertible debt during the first quarter of fiscal 2012. This discount will be amortized over the life of the note or until such time as the note is repaid or converted, or upon exercise of the 2011 Warrants. The valuation of the 2011 Warrants, BCF, and the resulting derivative liability, were determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted assumptions for all debt issuances: i) expected dividend rate of 0%, ii) expected volatility of 52.7%, iii) risk free interest rate of 0.9%, and iv) expected term of 5 years. During the six months ended March 31, 2013, the Company amortized $1,061,988 of the of debt discount.
In connection with the Offering, the Company issued warrants to the placement agent (the "Placement Agent Warrants") to purchase shares of Common Stock. The Company issued an aggregate of 109,176 Placement Agent Warrants in November and December 2011 valued at $212,040. The Placement Agent Warrants were valued based on the Black-Scholes Model with assumptions similar to those used to value the 2011 Warrants issued to the purchasers of 2011 Notes in the 2011 Offering. The Placement Agent Warrants have similar terms to those issued to the convertible debt holders, including a reset provision included with the warrants if the Company should obtain equity financing at a price per share lower than that of the exercise price of the warrants. The Placement Agent Warrants, similar to the 2011 Warrants issued to the purchasers of 2011 Notes in the 2011 Offering, do not meet the definition of being indexed to the Company's own stock in accordance with ASC 815-40. Accordingly, the Company has recorded a derivative | |
Stop the Scottish Government redefining "woman" to include men
by For Women Scotland
Lawyers: Balfour + Manson LLP
For Women Scotland
For Women Scotland (FWS) is a group of ordinary women from across Scotland who campaign to protect and strengthen women's and children's rights.
pledged of £190,000 stretch target from 5,278 pledges
Latest: March 22, 2022
Remedy Decision
Today the Court of Session issued a declarator that the definition of "woman" contained in Section 2 of the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 is "not law"…
We are challenging the Scottish Ministers over the definition of "woman" in the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 which we believe is outside the legislative competency of the Scottish Parliament under the Scotland Act 1998 and in contravention of the Scottish Ministers' duties under equality legislation.
This leaves us with a definition that includes some men, while, remarkably, excluding some women. This cannot be allowed to stand.
We are concerned about the potential implications beyond Scotland, as, if it becomes established that devolved legislatures can amend key terms in the Equality Act via other pieces of legislation, then other countries within the UK may follow and the Equality Act may be eroded.
In 2018, the Scottish Parliament passed the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act, (GRPBA), aimed at improving the representation of women on the boards of Scottish public authorities. The Act was introduced to redress historic under-representation of women on these boards by setting an objective for the non-executive member component in order to achieve 50% female representation. The Act places duties on public authorities, appointing persons, and Scottish Ministers in connection to their role in achieving the gender representation objective. The Statutory Guidance was published on 29 May 2020.
Originally, the Scottish Government stated that its 50% objective would be for those who are "female or who identify as female", but after a consultation in 2017 changed this to "women". According to the Policy Memorandum, "this step was taken to ensure that the Bill reflects the protected characteristic of sex in the Equality Act 2010".
However, during Stage 2 of the legislative process, following representations from Scottish Trans Alliance, the definition of "woman" in the Bill was again altered to include people who have not changed their legal sex to 'female' using a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC), and exclude some people who remain female in law (those transitioning to live as men, but who do not have a GRC).
The draft guidance expands on the definition of "woman" and sets out examples of what would be regarded as 'evidence that the person was continuously living as a woman':
"This would not require the person to dress, look or behave in any particular way. However, it would be expected that there would be evidence that the person was continuously living as a woman, such as – always using female pronouns; using a female name on official documents such as a driving licence or passport, or on utility bills or bank accounts; using female titles; updating the gender marker to female on official documents such as a driving licence or passport; describing themselves and being described by others in written or other communication as a woman."
The Act does not require an appointing person to ask a candidate to prove that they meet the definition of woman in the Act.
The Scottish Government consulted on the implementation of the Act in 2019. The consultation received over 300 responses: the majority of concerns focused on terminology, more specifically the definition of "woman", the confusion of different protected characteristics, and the undermining of the value of the Act.
The government determined that these concerns were outwith the scope of the consultation.
FWS believe that this Act, which was intended to address historical under-representation of women on public boards, is fundamentally flawed and the Scottish Ministers acted unlawfully and in contravention of their duties under equality legislation which led to the Scottish Parliament exceeding its legislative competency in redefining "woman". We object to this wholesale redefinition of women, which was done at the request of a lobby group, and without public consultation or proper Parliamentary scrutiny.
FWS believes this Act sets a dangerous precedent. It is outwith the Scottish Parliament's competency to redefine Protected Characteristics in discrete legislation nor undermine UK equality law. We are seeking a Judicial Review for the following reasons:
The area of law for "equal opportunities" is regulated by the Equality Act 2010 and as such is reserved to Westminster.
The Scottish Parliament has acted outwith its legislative competence by confusing the distinct protected characteristics of "sex" and "gender reassignment". The Equality Act only allows for measures for those persons who share a protected characteristic, not for merging different protected characteristics.
The redefinition of "woman" includes persons who may self-identify as women, but who the Equality Act would characterise as male. It also excludes persons who would be characterised as female, ie. those women who self-identify as men.
The redefinition of "woman" goes against the very grain of the Equality Act 2010 and decades of anti-discrimination law.
The GRPBA is incompatible with EU law, which only makes provision for the possibility of workplace-related "positive action" in relation to inequality between the sexes.
Scottish Ministers failed to assess the impact of applying the new law on the need to advance equality between women and men, or consider the need to foster good relations.
Clarity on this issue will benefit everyone and the repercussions extend beyond the GRPBA. Whilst reform of the Gender Recognition Act has been indefinitely postponed we are concerned that the GRPBA has been used to bring in legal self-identification of sex by the back door. We believe this has encouraged similar misuses of the protected characteristic of sex in legislation that is currently progressing through Parliament: the Forensic Medical Services Bill which states gender rather than sex and is therefore unable to guarantee female doctors for rape victims, and the possibility of the definition of sex changing if it is added to the Hate Crime Bill. Plus, of course, the forthcoming census which proposes self identification of sex.
The implications also extend beyond Scotland, as, if it becomes established that devolved legislatures can amend key terms in the Equality Act via other pieces of legislation, then other countries within the UK may follow and the Equality Act may be undermined.
The Equality Act 2010 states "sex" is a reference to a man or a woman, and defines woman as "a female of any age". Maintaining this definition is key to maintaining women's rights and protections in law.
The Court of Session has granted permission for the judicial review to proceed and a substantive hearing will be fixed in due course.
We are represented by an excellent legal team at Balfour + Manson and Aidan O'Neill QC.
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Today the Court of Session issued a declarator that the definition of "woman" contained in Section 2 of the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 is "not law". An order for reduction was also granted, which means the unlawful definition will be struck from Section 2 of the Act and the Statutory Guidance.
The court did not consider it necessary to substitute a definition for "woman" in the Act to clarify that it is defined in the same way as the Equality Act. This was because their ruling had made it clear that a definition which | |
room, underneath cabinets, and etc. Gel baits too, should not be applied except for in areas that your child and dog can access. Outdoors, we recommend applying a residual insecticide with an IGR. A residual insecticide can be something like Demon WP or Suspend SC. Demon WP is limited to outdoor use because of a visible residue that it will leave behind. Suspend SC will dry on clear though. The effectiveness of both is very similar though and will kill the roaches when they walk across treated surfaces. They must be mixed with water before application. Usually, insecticides are mixed in a gallon of water. In the same gallon of water, use Gentrol IGR to mix in as well. IGR does not have a killing effect but it will control their reproduction.
When applying the insecticide, spray around the entire perimeter of the house. You should spray on the outside walls in a barrier form that is 4 ft up from the base and 4 ft out from the base of the structure. Spray window frames and door frames. You can also spray around the mailbox and on the outside of the mail box as well. Spray in the baseboard areas inside the garage.
All treated areas should be left alone to dry before you come in contact with that treated area again. Always read the label before application. If you have any questions on the products or roach control, feel free to contact us again!
I live on the top floor of a large building downtown. Last week a water pipe broke in a unit causing much water damage, mostly to one unit and those below it. I just had some water on the floor near the door. Cleaning crews have been in, with big fans all over the dry up moisture that could still be in the walls or baseboard. Last night I walked into the bathroom and found a large cockroach -american I think. I was able to swat it with a broom and dispose of it but still freaked out by it. Could it have here long, just flushed out with all the activity with the broken pipe? Or could the cleaners have just brought it in (unknowingly) with all the equipment? I just want them gone. I don't want to trap or bait them, don't want to have to clean up a bunch of dead roaches, I just want to get them out and keep them away. Saw something about a barrier product, is that something that would help, or would the gel bait be better?
Usually, large, American roaches are occasional invaders and do not normally nest indoors. All the activity with the water leaking and the maintenance may have triggered them to come out of a temporary hiding spot. There's a lot of possibilities as to how it got there but I do not think they pose as a large threat. You can treat the outside or the baseboards with a spray called Suspend SC, but I do not think a baiting is necessary. If you have a balcony or veranda, it will be good to treat that outside area with Suspend SC. You should also treat the outside of the front door because those two doors will be the two main entrances to your apartment.
Hi, We had our roof redone and since then I have noticed LARGE American Roaches in my house and attached Garage, but for years have struggled with "waterbugs" outside and in my garage that eventually make it inside my house.. What products do you recommend?..
It is important that you do a regular maintenance on the outside of the structure so that you can keep the waterbugs from coming in. We recommend a product like Suspend SC to apply around the entire perimeter of the house including window frames and door frames as well as in and around your garage. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call us again.
Moved into a house that I am renting. I started seeing American cockroaches right away, a few here and there. The guy came to spray twice in a 6 month period, but now I am infested. They are coming out of my daughters tub! I'm thinking the whole house needs to be fumigated! The exterminator is coming on Thursday, but they are EVERYWHERE….closets, kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, and I see one at a time. How long will it take to get rid of them and what should I tell the exterminator?
Are you sure they are American cockroaches? It doesn't sound like an American cockroach infestation and instead, it sounds more like a German cockroach infestation. If you have an infestation of roaches indoors, we recommend using baits like bait gels and bait stations. Dupont Advion Roach Bait Gel is a very effective and popular roach bait gel to use. Bait gel can be applied in areas like under the sinks, behind the toilets, under cabinets, laundry machine lines, under and behind appliances like microwaves, refrigerators, and stoves, and etc. If you have any further questions or comments, please feel free to contact us again.
Do they come in when weather is bad. Cause i only see them when it is going to rain.
Just like people look for shelter when the weather is bad, pests like rodents and cockroaches will look for shelter. They may enter homes or find natural shelter. Because American cockroaches are normally an outdoor pest and are really only considered occasional invaders, it is not much to worry about. You may want to do some outdoor general pest control on a regular basis and spray around the entire perimeter of the house, targeting key areas like the door frames, window frames, and the base of the structure. Demon WP or Suspend SC are good general pest control products to use on the outside of a building. If you have any further questions or comments, please feel free to contact us again.
I moved into a new apartment four weeks bacK. I found an American cockroach within 10 days of moving and promptly killed it. I couldn't figure out if it was in the apartment or did my furniture pick it up during the move. I found another one today about 4 weeks after moving in. I have Roach baits in the kitchen and bathroom. I used combat and hot shot bait. i have a walk in closet that houses my water heater so the plumbing runs into the room. I have tried taping it up but there are still small crevices that I cannot effectively reach. Should I call an exterminator or use traps first ?
We recommend both. Keep the traps out until you are able to contact the maintenance of your apartment complex and it should be a part of your contract to receive pest control. If you have any further questions or comments, please feel free to contact us again.
We moved into our house in Florida 4 yes ago towards the end of summer. It is a concrete block ranch home built in the late 60s. We saw a few here and there towards the end of summer but little to none during winter. But once spring came around we found out we were infested. We couldn't understand since we keep our home immaculate. We have done everything you can think of including; professionally fogging attic, replacing insulation with borate treated blown, new ducts, sealed all doors/windows/baseboards, professionally treat inside/outside of home regularly (4 different companies), treat with DIY products mentioned here, sealed with foam behind all switch plates, had back flow valve put on sewer line, replaced plumbing all to no avail. Spring is here and so are the | |
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Advancing inclusion through culturally relevant science communication: a perspective from Puerto Rico
Monica Feliu-Mojer
The past 20 years of science communication have seen important progress towards inclusion, equity, and justice. In this commentary, I review some of those changes and discuss how culturally relevant science communication activities are part of a broad movement seeking to change the culture, research, and practice of science communication. I draw on my experiences as a practitioner working with the nonprofit organization Ciencia Puerto Rico (CienciaPR) to offer lessons for the whole field to continue to address past and present exclusions and injustices and avoid future ones.
Professionalism, professional development and training in science communication
Public engagement with science and technology
https://doi.org/10.22323/2.21070304
JCOM_2107_2022_C04.pdf
JCOM_2107_2022_C04.epub
1 Moving towards more inclusive science communication
2 Training scientists in culturally relevant science communication
3 Partnering with marginalized communities to address under-information and misinformation with culturally relevant science communication
4 Lessons learned, challenges, and opportunities
4.1 Centering community
4.2 Research-practice challenges
4.3 Funding and organizational capacity
I invite you to think about what makes you feel connected to science. What makes science meaningful to you? Maybe it's curiosity, an experience from early life, something about the food that your family ate, or a place you visited. Most likely, you found a connection between something from your culture — the collection of people's languages, customs, beliefs, previous experiences and knowledge, and identities — and your interest in science. That's because culture influences our interests in and approaches to science [Davies & Horst, 2016].
I see this in my own experience. I was born and raised on a tropical island in Puerto Rico, on a farm, in a working-class rural community, where raising animals and growing our food was a way of life. Community elders knew what herb could calm an itch or relieve a stomachache. That's why I feel connected to science by the beach, cows, lizards, and the rural community where I was raised. Although it seems obvious now, it wasn't until adulthood that I realized the deep connection between my love and aptitude for science and my cultural background.
People value, understand, and engage with science through their own cultural lenses [Medin & Bang, 2014; Davies, Halpern, Horst, A. Kirby & Bruce Lewenstein, 2019]. Science learning is enhanced when concepts are made relevant to an individual's context and culture [Barton & Tan, 2010; Brown, 2017; Byrd, 2016; González-Espada et al., 2015; Guerrero-Medina et al., 2013; Tan & Barton, 2018]. Yet, too often, science is presented as a predominantly white, Western, male, and privileged endeavor; it's decontextualized and disconnected from the culture and realities of historically marginalized communities, further excluding them from science [Barton, Menezes, Mayas, Ambrogio & Ballard, 2018; Canfield et al., 2020; Neeley et al., 2020; Finlay et al., 2021].
Culturally relevant science communication offers ways to counter these challenges and promote equity and inclusion. Drawing from literature in science teaching and science communication [Manzini, 2003; Medin & Bang, 2014; Gay, 2018; Mensah, 2021; University of Oregon School of Journalism & Communication, 2022; Baxter, 2022], culturally relevant (or culturally responsive) science communication can be defined as one that leverages the cultural knowledge, prior experiences, and identities of an audience to make science more pertinent and valuable for them. Culturally relevant science communication connects science to people's everyday lives, who they are, and what they care about, and by doing so can help make science more meaningful to different audiences, counter harmful stereotypes, and promote a sense of agency and belonging, especially among historically excluded populations [Guerrero-Medina et al., 2013; González-Espada et al., 2015; Davies et al., 2019; Baxter, 2022].
In this commentary, I draw on my experiences over the past 16 years working with the nonprofit organization Ciencia Puerto Rico (CienciaPR). I explore the value and impact of culturally relevant science communication. Finally, I share key lessons learned, reflect on how culturally relevant efforts can contribute to making science communication more inclusive, and make some observations about the challenges and opportunities ahead.
During the past two decades, science communication scholars and practitioners have recognized the need to address historical, current, and structural shortcomings to make its research and practice more inclusive and equitable.
There is increased awareness of inclusive science communication approaches including asset-based learning [Burks & Menezes, 2018], community engagement [Birmingham et al., 2017; McCreedy, Maryboy, Litts, Streit & Jafri, 2018], and culturally relevant science communication [Guerrero-Medina et al., 2013; Baxter, 2022]. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in science communication are increasingly front and center, instead of a niche or special interest, at national and international conferences and scientific organizational meetings (e.g., the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Communicating Science Symposium, the National Academies Science Communication Colloquium).
Most importantly, there has been action. We now have resources and initiatives to improve research, practice, and scholarship focused on inclusive science communication (e.g., Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) Broadening Participation Toolkit; Inclusive Science Communication in Theory and Practice, Frontiers in Communication Research Topic). Notably, in 2018, the University of Rhode Island founded the Inclusive Science Communication (ISC; https://inclusivescicomm.org/) Symposium (full disclosure: I have been part of its organizing and advisory committees). The ISC Symposium has helped improve the understanding of challenges, needs and opportunities in the field and is providing tools to accelerate the adoption of ISC approaches [DiCenzo et al., 2021] and thus foster much needed systemic and structural change. Encouragingly, there are many more inclusive practitioners, researchers, and efforts than when I entered science communication and the value of this collective work is being recognized.
CienciaPR's efforts in culturally relevant science communication to promote inclusion fit in the broader context of these endeavors. They exemplify ways that culturally relevant science communication can advance science communication and foster structural changes at the community, organizational, and national levels. Started in 2006, CienciaPR leads the way in promoting the civic participation of scientists in Puerto Rico, and integrating science and Puerto Rican culture and identities through science communication, formal and informal science education, and public engagement [Guerrero-Medina et al., 2013]. Below, I describe a couple of case studies from our work training scientists and partnering with marginalized communities in Puerto Rico to build capacity for culturally relevant science communication and promote equity and inclusion.
Scientists play a key role in communicating and engaging the public with science [Guerrero-Medina et al., 2013]. To be proficient and effective science communicators, scientists need skills and practice [Besley, Dudo, Yuan & Lawrence, 2018; Clarkson, Rohde, Houghton & Chen, 2018; Dudo et al., 2018; Bennett, Dudo, Yuan & Besley, 2019; Besley, Newman, Dudo & Tiffany, 2021]. For the past 10 years, CienciaPR has trained scientists and other science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) students and professionals in culturally relevant science communication tactics (e.g., understanding and connecting with diverse audiences, messaging and framing, and working on various platforms) and facilitated their participation in our various science communication and education initiatives.
Our trainings include workshops, panels, and seminars at academic institutions and professional conferences, and webinars. For example, we have organized inclusive science communication sessions at meetings (e.g., annual conference of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans or SACNAS), on topics including science communication research, advocacy, and storytelling, among others. These typically include short presentations by experts, hands-on exercises, and Q&As.
Our professional development programs like the Yale Ciencia Academy (YCA; http://www.cienciapr.org/yca) also feature science communication trainings as a core component. YCA participants (doctoral students in biomedical and health sciences) receive 3–8 hours' trainings where they learn fundamental principles and strategies for effective and inclusive science communication. They complete self-reflection and group exercises to, for example, identify how their experiences inform their communication goals and consider the sociocultural backgrounds of their audiences. YCA participants can complete an activity of | |
Sydney Harbour Bridge from its pylon
It was now Monday, January 18th, and time to leave Sydney. After a taxi ride to the airport, we caught a flight to Melbourne, Australia and taxied into the heart of town to the Pegasus Hotel. Once checked in, the four of us explored Burke street and went to a local restaurant on the corner for dinner. Again we gathered to make plays for our time in the city, to enjoy a lively game of cards, and to drink the local wine, before calling it a night.
Tuesday's are Market Day in Melbourne, and so we walked over to the nearby, massive "Farmer's Market" for breakfast and shopping. After exploring the wares of the locals, we walked through the city's Central Business District and shops to Federation Square – an eclectic set of building featuring cultural and artistic centers. Then we walked over to Melbourne Park, where the Australian Open Tennis Tournament was just getting underway. It is easy and convenient to get around in downtown Melbourne, since there are street cars nearly everywhere, and in the Center of Town, they are free! After the Tennis Expo, we walked to an area in the park where Cook's Cottage is preserved. Although Captain Cook is credited with "rediscovering" Australia, his cottage was actually in England, until the City of Melbourne bought it, had it disassembled, shipped, and reassembled. Now, one can explore the history and life of the man, and dress up in period-clothes and costumes from those times. After a long day exploring the gardens and town, we made our way back across the river to our hotel for "Happy Hour" before heading down the street to a Chinese Restaurant for dinner.
Rocky & Julie at the Australian Open Tournament
Wednesday, after breakfast, we trammed and walked to the "Old Treasury" Building. This is the building that stored that vast gold bars that characterized the great Australian "Gold Rush" that turned Melbourne into a thriving metropolis. We then returned to town and visited "The Ugg House" – home to UGG boots and shoes, and Pam tried to find a pair that we just the right shade of pink to suit her. For lunch, we had reservations on The Colonial Tram Restaurant – a traveling restaurant that only consists of 3 cars that travel the tracks at lunch time serving a spectacular 4 course meal with free drinks over a 2.5-hour journey. We took a tour of the city while we were served an outstanding Aussie meal including champagne, wine and port – duck, steaks, and deserts – all with excellent service. Then we explored the waterfront where the river meets the harbor and where old sailing ships and restaurants abound. Finally, we made our way back past the hotel to the Wednesday Evening Market, where live bands and street vendors abounded. We joined with the locals to have a BBQ dinner with wine and beer here tonight before heading back to the hotel for the evening.
The Colonial Tramcar Restaurant – a traveling restaurant
The next day, we took a combination of tram and walking to make the journey to the Carlton United Brewery. This major Aussie brewery is the result of a uniting of a number of local breweries to compete with the local hotels who used to brew their own beer. Today, it consists of 7 major brands, including: Carlton, Fosters and Peroni. We toured the entire operation and finished up with a large tasting of their many brands. While there, we were treated to be able to get up close and personal with the Carlton Clydesdales while they were hooked up to a typical beer wagon. After returning to town, we toured the Royal Botanical Gardens – a series of footpaths and walkways that wind through manicured examples of rainforest, meadows and gardens – all beautifully and carefully taken care of. Finally, we spent our early evening shopping before getting dinner along the River and returning to the hotel to pack.
Impressionist photo of Pam & Julie behind a waterfall pane
Friday, January 22nd, and we prepare to finish our month-long visit to the land "Down Under". We showed up at the airport, only to find that our return flight is cancelled due to weather problems over the Pacific. Instead, the airline put us up at the Mantra Hotel in North Melbourne for the night so that they can fly us to Sydney the next morning to connect us to a flight that returns us to the USA via San Francisco. That all goes well, but when we get to San Francisco, (1 day late), our flight to Washington, D.C.is also cancelled, this time due to the snow storms in the northeast. Rather than spend another couple of nights stranded, Julie and I fly to Houston to spend two nights with our friends, Dave and Angie, before finally getting home 3 days late.
What a great adventure!!
Cycling the "Down Under" South Island NZ
After spending 10 days ushering in the New Year, 2016, in the North Island of New Zealand with our Backroads Multisport Adventure, we headed to New Zealand's South Island where we would begin Part 2 of our adventure, with a challenging cycling trip along the island.
Part-2: Backroad's Cycling Trip in New Zealand's South Island
We arrived in Christchurch at the airport fresh from our North Island adventure on Monday, January 4th, and immediately took taxi's to our hotels near the train station. We gathered up at Speight's Ale House for dinner and made our plans for meeting everyone for the first day of our new trip the next morning. It had been a long day, and we called an early night after a dinner of burgers, beer, fries and wine.
Tower at Railway Station in Christchurch.
The next morning, we gathered with all of our gear at the train station, fully dressed ready to ride bikes. The six of us were joined by 16 other people this time, and they came from Brazil to Canada. Our guides, Bradley and Darren, would be supported by two other staff, Grant and Sophia. After loading up all of our gear into luggage vehicles that Grant, Darren and Sophia would drive, Bradley joined the rest of us on the train for a cross-country scenic tour through the Southern Alps, from the east coast to the west. Along the way, the scenery was gorgeous, and, in addition to a dining car, there was an "open air" car without windows where one could take pictures. As we climbed into the snow covered passes, however, most people stayed to the inside cars. Near the midway point, the train stopped at Arthur's Pass, allowing us to stretch our legs outdoors and view the local flora.
Julie & Rocky at Arthur's Pass.
We finally disembarked before the coast in a small town of Moana on the shores of Lake Brunner for lunch at the Station House Café. After lunch, we fitted out our bikes and then began our first ride – 26.5 miles from Moana to the coast. We followed the Arnold River down from the hillsides, crossed the Grey River and passed the mining town of Rununga, to end up at a "beach pub" in Rapahoe. There, we gathered for a quick drink while others made their way in, before taking the van a short way north, up the coast, to the Punakaiki Resort, located on the beach. After cleaning up and a relaxing stroll down the beach, we met up with others for drinks and dinner at the hotel and discussed the upcoming day.
View of Sunset over the Tasman Sea from Punakaiki Resort
The next morning, after breakfast, we took a brisk walk up the coast on the side of Highway | |
is integrated with its ammonia plant. Indonesian fertilizer is the largest urea industry in the world and the new generation plant is using the latest technology. However the old generation of urea plants are still operating. One option of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the fertilizer industry, is through energy efficient activities in production processes and industrial equipment. Several energy efficient options that have been implemented can be seen in table 18 below: Table 18. Energy Efficiency options has been done by Indonesia Fertilizer
Sub area Observation Energy Efficiency option A detailed inspection on burner, boiler control and oxygen trim Technical Cleaning the burner has been done: - increase of efficiency from 793 Mcal/ ton steam to 737 Mcal/ ton steam; - Measurement - valve checking - Identification of other materials required Economical Annual Cost Saving: Rp. 4,78 Billion = USD 562353 Environmental Energy saving: 281.95822TJ/yr GHG Reduction: 4313.96 Tonnes CO2/year Energy saving: = 5940 M3 of water/year
Focus Area 1: Utility Plant Utility Plant and - Boiler is controlled Package Boiler manually from Combustion control room Efficiency - Incomplete combustion on high load boiler operation Utility Plant and Boiler blowdown Optimizations - The boilers have both intermittent and continuous mechanisms for controlling blowdown - Conductivity 70 75 mho, while set boiler 150 mho - The fans outlet dampers are manually operated from the control room based on the amount of excess air required for combustion - Poorly controlled of excess air resulting in poor combustion efficiency - The installed capacity of the GTG is 18.36 MW; actual plant requirement is only 9 MW, 5.8 MVAR. - No power factor meter available from the GTG to the lowest voltage feeder, GTG is operating at 0.84 under normal conditions - Power factor is about 0.4-0.55
Reducing the amount of blow down and hence increasing the conductivity
Annual cost saving: 29.7 million Rp./ year = USD 3994/ yr;
Utility Plant and Forced draft fan operation
- Using variable turbine speed control - Increasing boiler efficiency by outlet damper control
- Technical calculation on equipment modification or replacement - Identification of other materials required
Utility Plant and Power Factor Correction
- Installing capacitor bank to increase power factor - Electrical system monitoring by installing appropriate meter
Energy saving: 28,000 KWh/year GHG reduction: 20272 Ton CO2 /year
Sub area Observation Energy Efficiency option Technical - Calibration of flow meter FT3137 will be proceed Economical Environmental
Focus area 2: Compressed Air System Compressed - The process use Desiccant dryer be air system and desiccant dryer replaced with an Instrument air which consume adequately sized quality steam and electric refrigeration dryer power. - Dew point is more than enough to get the quality needed. Reducing energy Compressed - The current air system and operating pressure consumption by decreasing air Compressed air was 4.5 4.75 barg compression pressure normal operating pressure is 6.5 7.0 barg) - Air system supplied from the first stage compressor in the Ammonia Plant is 9.0 barg, too high for normal operation at 4.5 barg. - The reduction of the pressure range from 6.5 7.0 barg to 5.5 6.0 barg Focus area 3: Urea and NH3 Pipework Losses Urea and NH3 - Inefficiency on Reduce energy Plant Pipework steam trap at urea consumption by Losses and Steam plant (blowing), replacing dryer & condensate oversized and pipework losses leakage on turbine steam, no steam trap on prilling tower - Condensate being wasted on prill tower about 3-4 Tph due to broken flange - Condensate being wasted on air preheater about 4 Tph Focus area 4: Cooling Water Cooling water - The temperature - Cooling system of the cooling inefficiency on water supply was intercooler 124CA 32C, still too high dan 124 CB - Possible damage on - Maintenance heat exchanger required on cooling - The intercoolers water basin. (124CA & 124CB) of the Syn Gas Compressor (103J): Syn Gas outlet temperatures of 63C and 51C (target 38.6C), - 200 lt/mnt leakage on cooling water
- Measurement had been done, air flow from ammonia plant is 40 Nm3/jam - Piping on 101 J will be analyzed further
Overhaul cost Rp. 275 million = USD 32,353
energy savings approximately 8%
- Replacement of 20 broken steam trap - Repaired steam trap on steam turbine and prilling tower - Repaired condensate return hidder and air preheater at prilling tower
Steam trap cost = US$ 523,529 Annual cost saving: = US$32,588
Energy saving: 72.000 ton Steam/ hour = 199.02933 TJ/year GHG emission reduction: 3045.15 Tonnes CO2/year
- Leakage repairment, temperature 52 C - Replacement and repairs
Repair cost = USD 5,882 Annual cost saving: = US$55,882
Energy saving: 2,62 MMBTU/ hour GHG emission reduction: 42,293.73 Tonnes CO2/year
4.2.7. Sugar Industry Indonesias sugar industry is also using obsolete technology. There are several sugar plants older than 100 years that are still operating. In order to increase national sugar production capacity, replacement of all machinery in sugar industry is the best choice. In the sugar industry, cane waste can be used as fuel, therefore fossil energy utilization can be reduced which will lead to a reduction of CO2 emissions. In order to optimize the use of biomass waste for energy, it needs more efficient technology. Therefore the urgent priorities for technology needs in this industry, are replacement of all machinery with efficient and advanced technology, for conversion of biomass to energy.
PRIORITY KEY TECHNOLOGIES (TECHNOLOGY SELECTION)
Available technologies to reduce CO2 emissions have to be selected, according to stringent criteria. The better fuel/ product efficiency technologies, with less cost, have to be introduced in Indonesia possible incentives should be given. 5.1 Selection Processes
The process of technology selection has been done by applying general and specific criteria, mentioned at section 4.1, to listed technology, with each criterion weighted, based on expert judgment and additional information from literature and projects report. Scoring table could be seen in Appendixes. The numeric values are determined for each grade, as follows: H: High value/high relevance/high impact, score: 5 M: Medium value/relevant/moderate impact, score: 3 L: Low value/less relevant/low impact, score: 1 NR: not relevant, not applicable The selection process, using general and specific criteria on this document, is done only for the cement, iron & steel and pulp & paper industries, due to limited resource access. Option priorities in the textile and sugar industries, is follow the policies of the Ministry of Industry. Selected technologies can be seen in tables 19-21. Table 19. Technology Selected for Cement Industry
No. 1 2 First Priority Use of Limestone with low CaCO3. Use of substitute materials such as shale nanggela, fly ash, natural pozolana, etc. in cement production Mineral in Cement (MIC) Preventative maintenance (insulation, compressed air system, maintenance) Install variable speed drive Kiln shell heat loss reduction False air Second Priority Alternative fuels Energy management and process control system Waste Heat recovery of cement kiln exhaust gas for raw meal pre-heater High efficiency classifiers Optimization of compressed air systems Refractories High efficiency motor drives Third Priority Burner Modification Install fixed grate at 1st cooler chamber
Table 20. Technology Selected for Iron & Steel Industry
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 First Priority Slabs/ Billets Hot Charging Thin Slab Mills Technology (Hot Rolling) Optimization in Laddle Preheating Oxygen Lancing at Electric Arc Furnace (Steelmaking) Scrap Preheater (Steelmaking) Power Demand Control Fuel Substitution Adopt continuous casting Second Priority Preventative maintenance Energy monitoring and management system Zero Reformer Waste heat recovery Process control in hot strip mill Recuperative burners Insulation of furnaces Energy Control Center Third Priority Variable speed drive: flue gas control, pumps, fans Dedusting System Optimization (Steelmaking)I Energy-efficient drives (rolling mill) Heat recovery on the annealing line Reduced steam use (pickling line) Automated monitoring and targeting system Controlling oxygen levels and VSDs on combustion air fans
Table 21. Technology Selected for Pulp & Paper Industry
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | |
musical references used as idioms: beginning from instrumentations (how and where he uses clarinet, French horn, basson) and up to movements relationships (illusion of shifts of the movements (1st seems to be 1 and 2 in one, 2ns is both 2nd but also sounds like 3rd (wlatz in 5/4), 3rd is both Scherzo and March of the finale... that creates irreal effect that the 4th part is outside the Symphony. Post mortem experience ) and genre references (Sarabande in the 4th movements together with French horn)
Sorry for going off)))
The domination of dance in baroque time results in graduate shifts of vertical relationship... meter becomes more regular, harmony more strong vertically...
I think one of the most interesting thing in dance suites/sonatas is how composers put in order ('ordre' is common namen for dance suites in France as I am sure you know of course) various dance parts, how they function.
Gigue eventually developed into classical sonata/simphony Scherzo.
this is why I think it is quite fair to look at baroque time through Romatic tradition (quite opposite to HIP point of view)... because it is basically the same tradition...
With renaissance it may require some different approach in many cases - it is true.
i think it is definitely fair to examine it from the Italian romantic tradition? As that really is the same tradition.
Apparently no one at the academy took it seriously after the German theorists took over.
That Verdi; no slouch at counterpoint. Just saying. And he felt he had to prove himself.
Apparently this goes right through into Berio…
Anyway, Gjerdingen's latest book, Child composers in the Old Conservatories is much concerned with C19 - early C20 French pedagogy (esp. at the Paris Conservatoire). Which is to say he thinks it was basically the same system as that in Italy. As an American he is no doubt thinking about Nadia Boulanger? :-)
Originally Posted by Christian Miller
i think it is definitely fair to examine it from the Italian romantic tradition? As that is the same tradition.
That Verdi; no slouch at counterpoint. Just saying. Apparently this goes right through into Berio…
probably so.. but German tradition is much bigger.
Check Patrick Barbier's books. They are more about historic context, written in quite popular style but contain much details.
I had 'Venice of Vivaldi', 'The Festivities of Naples. XVIIIth century'. 'The History of Catrates'
They have plenty of routine details of concert practice, educational institutions, performers and composers routine and relationships and so on.
As for Italian tradition.. partly so of course I believe.
But I think in general Baroque period became a decline of Italy in music... they kept only operatic line .. and that was hugely influenced by Wagner... both greats: Verdi and Puccini.
But German music only began with baroque period.
I always feel a bit perplexed being educated in Russian tradition... you know when you are told from early years that you are in the middle of all the greatesr and everything the great is just accumulated here ... quite tough... especially when you realize that it is not quite so... (you in UK must know this feeling)
But partly it was still true...
Russian classical tradition was relatively late and it mostly followed the German school... and to some degree it was relaly one of the latest liveing classical school... I think I do not know foreign composers of the level of Shostakovich or Prokofiev who would compose music in such a traditional style in the same period and that it would not sound as stylization of imitation... it is live.
No, I can name one... the great Sibelius.. but it is also connected with young national tradition connected with German school.
So as a kid I managed to catch a living spirit of what was coming from Bach through Schumann Beetoven Bruckner and then Russian composers and performers...
By the way I think one of the reason why HIP goes so slowly in Russia (and so agressively accepted in academic enviroment) is connected with the fact that there was no Russian music during renaissance and not much of it in baroque period. It is not our musical tradition.
The German tradition is in part a rewrite of 18th century music history. While German baroque music is certainly stylistically it's own thing, by JS Bach's lifetime German speaking composers were writing in the fashionable Italianate galant style (notably his sons.)
Italian composers such as Durante who are now largely forgotten were extremely popular in their day, too.
The rise of German music was during the 19th century, and I get the feeling the histories and theories were written to create a certain narrative.
Many German speaking composers (Schubert, Haydn) were trained by Italians. It wasn't so national then, more based around the court aristocracy. Of course this all starts to change around Mozart's time…
The German tradition is in part a rewrite of 18th century music history. German speaking composers were writing in the Italianate galant style. Many German speaking composers (Schubert, Haydn) were trained by Italians. It wasn't so nationalistic then, more based around the court aristocracy. Of course this all changes around Mozart's time…
You are right of course that it is based on Italian (and partly French too) school.
But German style is quite recognizable already in baroque times... though retrospectively.
Telemann, Bieber or Weiss... most of their music you cannot mistake with Italian composers.
Even Handel... the most Italian Englishman ..
I read a big musicological book on Handel recently there were interesting chapters about Getman scene during his youth and operas with German lyrics and often mixed lyrics! Partly Italian partly German... sometimes within one air.. such a mess.
And there was already national idea around it..
Though with Mozart it was sort of officially ordered by the authorities.
But even Wagner began with trying Italian libretto (in Paris) first to secure that the opera would gain some attention.
German style is quite recognizable already in baroque times... though retrospectively.
Yeah I amended my comment above to note that…
Wait - isn't it Biber, not Bieber? ;-)
Maybe so.. but we have important evidence: music and our ears... and my ears often tell me more than books on history or theory can))))
But creating a national myth was of course conciously begun by Wagner
... Beethoven was more or less unconsciously in loved into it...
I guess Schimann could have some conceptions about it ..
But Wagner was consistent, conscious and very elaborated about creating that myth.
That was the foundation of his musical universe.
Great book on the topic '100 years of a myth' it is more about his antisemitic conceptions as a part of bigger national idea.. with quotes from letters, essays, biographic details that consequently show how he built it step by step
That sounds heavy but really interesting.
I'm thinking the German music theory and music history tradition as much as anything, retroactive contextualisation of music history; an aspect of that C19th nation building. Anyway, beyond that I couldn't comment, because it's above my historical pay grade and I haven't read those theorists first hand. (I should - apparently, Riemann is quite a lot weirder than you would think from present functional Reimannian theory.)
But I would regard Schoenberg (who I have read) as being a good example of buying 100% into that narrative in his early writings...
Aside from conscious nationalist efforts, German music it seems to me was concerned (with the exception of Wagner) with the development of instrumental music; opera always basically belonged to the Italians, it's just that this became less the central thing when the big symphonists came along, starting with Beethoven.
The other thing is those histories and narratives arrive at the precise time when tonality is being taken to the limit and torn apart, the late 19th century - Wagner and Richard Strauss of course; what a funny time for someone to write theories of 18th century common practice | |
Gus wants a crabby patty
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I am Gus. I went to a neat place that is doggs friendly called the Crabb Shack on Tybee Island. They have food that Jims and Mama Becky like – Low country boil, crab legs, clams and lots of good food. I too like good people food. I wanted a crabby patty like on Sponge Bobb Square Pants. I didn't see him there, but I did see crabbs. Maybe they were related to Mr. Crabb. They didn't say much but Jims made lots of "Mmmmmm" sounds when he was eating them. He too likes crabbs.
That's Jims, Mama Becky, my buddy DP, my buddy Morgan with the gators smiling in the background. That's me on the bottom right. The gator smiled a lot. I guess he likes people and doggs. Maybe he is inviting them to dinner. Jims was upset 'cause he only had his phone camera.
My buddies, Morgan and DP went with me. Oh, yeah, and Mama Becky and Jims. We took our picture with a gators who was hanging on a wall. He must have wanted a better view of the other gators who were in the water nearby.
Behind DP is the water from the river. Behind Morgan… way behind Morgan was the water with lots of little gators. And cats. There were lots of cats too. And birds in cages.
They are doggs friendly at the Crabb Shack so a nice lady brought me a bowl of water. There were lots of peoples there and we ate on a deck by the water with boats. I barked to Jims that I wanted a crabby patty like on Sponge Bobb Square Pants. But, Jims told me, "No, no, Gus. Crabby patties are not good for doggs." I really, really think I could make that decision on my own. After all, I am almost six months old and almost twelve inches high. There are lots of cats at Crabb Shack and I bet they gets to eat crabby patties.
We saw a gray cat who lives close to the gators. I don't think he likes doggs. I too like cats, but they don't likes me.
Nope. I don't think the gray cat likes me… or doggs. I bet he likes treats. I too like treats.
We saw parrots at the Crabb Shack. They lived in a little house with lots of glass and they lived in cages. One tried to bite me. I barked, "No, no, parrot. You don't eats Gus Doggs. You eat birds food." He just squawked and tried to bites me again. He was grumpy.
We saw this parrot. He was grumpy.
Yep, he was grumpy and tried to bites me. I guess I must look like a parrot treat. I too like dogg treats, but not doggs that are treats.
In the gift shop I saw a Yoda. Jims told me that I too look like a Yoda. I don't know, what do you think? Maybe Yodas are part dogg.
When we finished dinner we walked by the gator pond. There were lots of gators. They looked hungry, so I made Mama Becky carry me. There was one gators on the boardwalk that had his mouth way open. Maybe he was yawning.
It was really dark, but we could see lots of gators in the pond. Maybe they were Florida gators waiting for a football game.
This gators had his mouth stuck open. I tried to help, but couldn't. I found a treat in his teeth. I too like gators treats.
Jims told me that I was trusting 'cause Jims told me a gators that big would eat Gus doggs… Chomp! One bite and I would be a 'gator treat. I too like treats, but I don't want to be a gator treat. Or maybe his jaw was stuck, so I took a look around to see if I could help. Nope. He still had his mouth open when we drove away. Maybe he was a Florida gators, 'cause I am a Georgia dogg and Mama Becky says that some Georgia Dawgs say that gators can't keep their mouths closed, especially when they wins football games. Maybe there was a football game and I didn't know it.
We had a good time and good meal at the Crabb Shack. I saw cats and parrots and gators and lots of peoples. I too like peoples. I had to stay away from the gators, though, cause they would make me a Gus-Dogg gators treat. And, the cats. They too don't like Gus Doggs, but at least they don't eat them. I too still like cats.
I give the Crab Shack three paws, but only because if it rains I can't eat there. They don't have a dogg roof.
Gus goes to Cancun… in Savannah
My peoples took me to Cancun Mexican Restaurant on the Southside of Savannah. We went to meet Miss Nancy Jo who is a friends of Mama Becky. Jims gave me a chips when Mama Becky wasn't looking. It was called Mexican food. I too likes down-home cooking from the old country. The chips were free with the dinner. I too likes free chips.
Me eating a chips at Cancun Restaurant. I too like chips. I likes Jim sneaking them to me when Mama Becky isn't looking.
The suns was going down and I was cold. My ears were shaking so I asked Jims to give me some hot sauces. Mama Becky said hot sauces was HOT and I wanted to get warm. Jims said yes, but Mama Becky said, "NO! Bad dogg! Doggs do not eat hot sauces!" I too like hot sauces… I thinks. What do hot sauces taste like?
I mets Miss Karen and Miss Mary who works for Cancun Restaurant. They likes doggs.
Miss Karen and Miss Mary greets peoples and doggs when they come to Cancun Restaurant. They came out to see me. I licked their hands. Miss Marys scratched my dogg chin. I too like Miss Karen and Miss Mary. They were nice, but they forgot my treat. I too like treats.
I like to chews Miss Nancy Jo's curly hair. Mama Becky made me stop. I too likes to chew curly hair. She and Mama Becky are really good friends.
Jims had fajitas. That is beefs and other stuffs. They comes on a really hot plate and sizzles a lot. Jims ate most of his, but held his full tummy and moaned a lot… with a smile. I thinks he likes fajitas. Jims slipped me some fajitas when Mama Becky wasn't looking… the beef, not the stuffs. I too like fajitas.
Miss Mary from Cancun likes to scratch dogg chin. I too likes chin scratches.
Mama Becky and Miss Nancy Jo had salads in a wavy bowl that they ate part of. I can't eats my bowl… it's made out of shiny metal. I know, I tried. Mama Becky had a taco salads with chicken. Miss Nancy Jo had a fajita salads, so I think she had part of Mama Becky's salad and part of Jims' fajitas. I too like salads. I too like chickens… I would chase them if they weren't bigger than me. I too would eat chickens taco salad, but Mama Becky says, "NO! Chickens taco salads are not for doggs!" I too like chickens taco salads… and chips… and hot sauce. If I could eat them.
This is Cancun Restaurant. I couldn't be in this. I was busy eating Jim's fajitas. I too likes fajitas.
The peoples at Cancun Mexican Restaurant were very nice. I too likes them and fajitas. I give them three paws, but they don't have a place for doggs if it is raining. I gives it three Paws. I don't likes rain. | |
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More recently, police have conceded they should have acted earlier to avoid the deaths of Tori Johnson, Katrina Dawson and gunman Man Haron Monis in December, 2014.
Last week Coroner Michael Barnes raised concerns about how the Australian Federal Police and NSW police shared information and called for a review of their existing arrangements.
"Current arrangements for identifying and assessing the risks posed by self-radicalised and isolated or fixated individuals who are not necessarily committing crimes tend to be fragmented rather than holistic, piecemeal rather than coordinated, and not presently focused on fixated persons,'' Mr Barnes said.
"The recent announcement of the NSW Police Commissioner, Mr Fuller, that he intends to create a unit to attempt to identify lone-actor terrorists is commendable. In my view, this unit should work collaboratively with NSW Health and have access to all necessary data.
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"I recommend NSW Police Force in conjunction with NSW Health establish a Fixated Threat Assessment Centre to identify and gather information about fixated persons, assess the risks they pose and attempt to mitigate such risks through early intervention,'' the Coroner said in his findings.
More than two decades ago 16 NSW police in the school of intelligence at Goulburn, focussed on using intelligence to turn hindsight into foresight to counter a new and more dangerous loner.
They had the Sydney 2000 Olympics in mind, and using intelligence to prevent violence "currently deemed unforeseeable.''
The police wrote in November 1995, the latest generation of terrorist would likely strike in someone's own street, or where they worked.
"Most often the perpetrator is an unhappy and partly crazed individual whose isolation is part of the reason for their dissatisfaction with life," the officers wrote.
"Intelligence has traditionally been viewed within the police service as an aid to investigation. This approach in our view limits the value of the intelligence process considerably. It is our belief the major value of intelligence lies in its ability to predict likely future events.''
From Sydney, Maitland, Lismore, Deniliquin, a royal commission and Olympics planning group, the police read extensive crime reports from New York, United Kingdom and Canada, mental health research and Royal Commission documents. They called for a line to be drawn so that when it was crossed they could use intelligence to target an individual.
"It is time that we change our way of thinking as well as our software. We should begin to work as one team, and not as individual groups who are inclined to hoard information.''
Talks with national crime fighters revealed they were focussed on groups rather than individuals.
Twenty two years later, in the aftermath of Australia's first terrorist hostage crisis their lecturer, who posed the lone terrorist scenario and role of intelligence to forecast potential danger, says their recommendations were noted, and that's about it. "Time, motion, political imperatives take over the daily running of organisations,'' the former detective sergeant said. "The 'here and now' issues become more important, rather than having your 'head in the clouds and telling us what may happen'."
Caption: NSW Police Academy in Goulburn. Photo: John Thistleton.
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13 Responses to Two decades of distractions turned tide in terrorist's favour
Consolidator 2:23 pm 05 Jun 17
bigred said :
Consolidator said :
During the years from 1948 to 1997 these agencies collected a variety of information that would potential provide police sufficient evidence to prosecute or prevent dangerous crimes. The agencies would regularly discuss cases and would only exchange information that thwarted thousands of potential incidents.
Political interference was again exercised when a federal politician raided the offices of ASIO in Melbourne. The NSW Special Branch at that time held large amounts of potentially damaging information on individuals within religions, unions, politics, Police and the legal profession, so they relocated a lot of their information away from their offices as they feared the politicians would one day raid them.
This prophesy was realised when the politicians orchestrated through a politically appointed Police Commissioner when he raided Special Branch offices and large amounts of selected 'classified' information was reclassified as irrelevant and subsequently destroyed. Members of the Branch were then wrongly targeted, reassigned and reputations were destroyed. The Police Commissioner's wife was rewarded with a safe political seat.
The recent inside interference with the Lindt siege inquest starts with the redaction and non-disclosure of why the criminal Man Haron Monis was not held in custody. The politicians and legal profession always protect their own to the detriment of the police and the community by shifting blame of the siege outcomes onto the police and not the cause. It will take a lot more terrorism for the politicians to give police the ability to do their job and protect society they will do everything they can to prevent information sharing especially if it relates to them.
Sorry to say that this is a very selective revision of what happened in NSW during the 70's and 80's. With the introduction of robust electronic fingerprint systems outstanding first instance warrants for offences that had occurred many years previously in the vicinity of the El Alamein Fountain were joined up and it was discovered that the person who had previously provided names such as "Percy Pecker" or "Richard Head" following an arrest was in fact a luminary. It would seem that the duty beak in the historic Liverpool St Court never actually saw an alleged offender.
Remember a lot of the offences were being progressively decriminalised. And Nifty and his Attorney-General had just set up the Privacy Committee. Back then the computerised records were not even protected by so much as a password. What happened to the records was probably the best outcome.
Oh yes, many an aspiring future constable or detective learnt a lot about the hidden lives of the Countries then leaders when assigned to that dark place in Surry Hills. They were told they didn't have time to read the details of the warrant cards, but …
Not even warm, your dark place in Surry Hills was the 'showroom' not the 'clearinghouse' Ryan, Whelan and Carr all dredged the wrong pond. The best information didn't need 'passwords' as it was all in 'shortwords' far, far, away.
bigred 7:46 pm 03 Jun 17
Farmer Chunks 3:52 pm 02 Jun 17
That is a very good article and explanation by "Consolidator". Thank you. Unfortunately Special Branch by the 1980s was starting to utilise staff who were not detectives, or were there for 'other reasons'. While sharing information with ASIO, much of the intelligence sharing was personality driven and assessed on the integrity of Officers from both organisations. Sadly, much of Defence intelligence sharing (while maintaining stricter vetting) is also personality driven and the quality depends on the people, especially in conflict zones.
But no matter which way we look at the information about Lindt, and the research done 22 years ago, the fundamental piece is that | |
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scheduler completely gets out of the way, and your program gets all the CPU it needs. Now with 1ms, you're basically forcing the kernel to do more book-keeping. So, your programs actually get slower.
You can very easily test this. Just run a simple C (or even a C#) program, and let it run a heavy computation. It will complete faster on 15ms than when running on a higher res. I don't say "Go" program, because I don't yet know the internals of the Go scheduler to understand where it interferes with this, in order to workaround it.
The only place where it could potentially be a little faster (but even here, in my naive tests, the kernel seems to work it's magic), is when you have a lot of "active" threads contending for the CPU constantly, and your program is not in the foreground. (This is a decade old optimization for foreground programs to get better quantum slice priority).
Here the difference is much smaller. Though, lower resolution is still faster with less overhead to deal with. Feel free to run the tests on difference scenarios to understand it's implications. Windows uses a timer resolution of 15ms, because it's a good compromise between stealing programs time, and resolution. It's not very difficult to auto tune this resolution in the kernel, and emulate it like UNIX as much as the interrupt timer resolution allows (typically 0.5-1ms). But it's trade-off that has to be understood explicitly by each program before it does this.
I like to believe that's possibly a reason Microsoft simply chose not to do it, and to provide make 15ms the default resolution and program that knows that it needs more can explicitly go ask for it - which is also why I think it's far better to stick to the consistent model that the platform recommends than letting every random Go programs take extra interrupts without knowing the consequences. The unfortunate thing here, that saddens me however, is that the runtime itself makes these bad decisions.
Sorry I'm not being clear. Perhaps it would help if we backed up a step. Do you agree that there is a problem? If so, what solution do you prefer?
When you increase the resolution, programs don't run faster - they run slower, with more overhead.
Yes, that's what I meant. When I referred to another consideration I meant in addition to saving power, when running at 15ms.
... however that saddens me is that the runtime itself makes these bad decisions.
Better in v1.9 than it was, I think. And can be improved as per issue #20937.
Ah! I mistook it the other way, and was confused why you meant it would increase the perf increasing the timers. Guess, I could have saved myself a few minutes not having to write out that naive test. Haha.
Perhaps it would help if we backed up a step. Do you agree that there is a problem?
I don't agree there is a problem here. I think I already explained my view. I think that you expect your program to work in a particular way, but that is not how it works. I agree that Go documentation is not correct for some scenarios you've described. But, I submit, we should leave documentation alone, because these scenarios do not happen often enough. More documentation will just make things even more confusing.
I do not know what your problem is.
Sleep pauses the current goroutine for at least the duration d, minus 1 tick of the system clock.
Note: I only make this claim for Windows. I do suspect that the problem exists on all platforms, but I do not claim that at this time.
The difference in behavior (documented vs actual) can result in problems and can make a program harder to reason about.
Severity: Depending on the code, it can cause loss of data (high priority), bogus retries (medium priority), or not matter (low priority). The symptoms are typically non-deterministic and intermittent thus making the problem hard to troubleshoot.
It caused a program of mine to fail and that's why I decided to report it. I believe it happens more frequently than people realize because it generally doesn't cause data loss,just retries, or some other fatal effect.
I agree that Go documentation is not correct for some scenarios you've described.
I can't think of a scenario in which it is correct. Please describe one.
More documentation will just make things even more confusing.
"Everything should be as simple as possible, but no simpler."
I believe that both Rob and Russ have said that the documentation is correct as is. So the remaining option is to change the code to match it.
I think I already explained my view.
In light of the early confusion, and to help me understand your position, could you please restate it in the context of this message?
So, you want documentation changed. Thank you for explaining.
Perhaps you are correct. Perhaps it is impossible to describe one. But I consider myself a practical person. The problem you are describing does not bother me.
I am not convinced we need to change code or documentation.
But don't try to convince me, I don't make decisions here.
So, you want documentation changed.
The problem you are describing does not bother me.
I understand. Would it being fixed bother you?
Would it being fixed bother you?
Recently we made changes related to this (see CL 47832 and 47833). Austin had to spend his time implementing this changes. Austin could have improved something else instead. And now (after CLs 47832 and 47833) we have more code in runtime that all runtime developers have to look at and consider. And the code can break in the future.
Same with "improved" version of documentation. More complicated documentation means that every Gopher (even the ones who are not affected by this issue) must read and understand all these new details.
So the problem must be worth fixing. But personally I am not convinced.
Recently we made changes related to this (see CL 47832 and 47833).
Those were related to CL 38403 and issue 20937, not this issue.
Sleep pauses the current goroutine for about the duration d.
This is both simpler and more correct. Win-win!
I agree this is very small change. But I still cannot make this decision. I did not design / document that API, so I cannot make that call. You have to convince others. Sorry.
@johnrs, just been thinking about this again - I think there's a problem with your time.Now() resolution measurement. time.Now() measurement by running it in a loop until is changes is incorrect.
You'll get different time.Now() resolution by doing this during different times depending on the how the OS schedules your threads - which also implies your estimation of dowork's time is incorrect. It can or cannot be different each time you run it, depending on when and where the OS thread gets interrupted. I think this very fragile way to test this.
@prasannavl - You are correct, of course. But if care is taken to run the test on a system that is lightly loaded and has multiple CPUs then the chances that the test's thread will get paused are pretty small.
Dowork was an attempt to introduce a delay which didn't depend on the system clock. It was messy and the result (sleep for slightly less than 1 tick + work for half a tick) was hard to explain to people. Some assumed that the result should be the sum of the two. Work should have caused rounding to the next clock tick, for a total of 2 ticks. A result of 1 tick showed that the sleep was less than 1 tick. It can be hard to follow the logic.
Oh, and don't forget to disable turbo (speed-stepping) mode if your BIOS has it on, else it can makes the | |
template-matching-based detection. (b) Detectability of single APs across the neuronal footprint is expressed as percentage of detected signals and presented through contoured surfaces. The obtained detectability is color-coded and superimposed over the neuronal morphology. (left) Signal detection applied on raw data. (right) Signal detection applied on the filter output from groups of 3 neighboring electrodes. (c) (left) Efficacy of single-AP detection (percentage of true positives) with respect to the number of electrodes, used to construct a filter (gray shades), and their Euclidean distance from the footprint's peak signal amplitude location. Efficacy of the simple threshold-based detection applied to raw data is presented as a white surface in the graph. The bottom histogram shows the distribution of electrode distances from the electrode that recorded the largest AP waveform. (right) Improvement in AP detectability by increasing the number of electrodes to build the filter from 3 to 6. The close-up region is located in the upper left in Figure 2b (see marked box). Euclidean distance refers to the geometric distance between the electrode that recorded the largest-amplitude AP waveform and the respective recording electrode, it depends on the inter-electrode pitch.
Performances pertaining to separability of the signal from the noise using template-matching-based detection and simple threshold-based detection are compared in Figure 2a. In this example, three neighboring electrodes near an axonal terminal are used to detect axonal spikes. For each electrode, the template matching filter was convolved with the raw data. While the filtering on individual electrodes provided sufficient signal-to-noise ratio for a reliable detection of higher amplitude APs within noisy data (see filter output per electrode in Figure 2a), low-amplitude APs buried within the noise might still be missed by the detection, even after template matching. Detection of small-amplitude APs could be facilitated by constructing a multi-electrode filter from templates captured over a local group of neighboring electrodes (Franke et al., 2015), which further improved detection performance (see filter output from three electrodes in Figure 2a).
We compared performances of the different detection strategies across the entire neuron and found significantly better detectability rates, when template-matching -based detection was used (Figure 2b). For the simple threshold-based detection on raw data, recordings from each electrode were treated independently, and the threshold was set to 5σnoise.
To demonstrate the performance of simple threshold-based detection and template-matching -based detection (using inputs from one, three and six neighboring electrodes) over Euclidean distances of recording sites from the soma or AIS, we compared percentages of electrodes that could be used to identify individual APs (Figure 2c). Data used for this analysis was obtained from 20 neurons and 23,423 electrodes in total. The grids in Figure 2—figure supplement 1b illustrate how electrodes were grouped for the template-matching -based detection.
So far, we only characterized the detection performance in terms of correct detection or misses (false negatives). To assess the fraction of false-positive detections of the template-matching -based technique, trials with APs were mixed with 'noise trials' that have been recorded during inactive neuronal states in a 2:1 ratio (40 AP trials and 20 noise trials per electrode). The false-positives were then expressed as percentage with respect to the total number of detections per electrode (or group of 3 or six electrodes). We found that false-positive detection was generally less than 5%, whereas an increase in the number of electrodes used for template matching (from 1 to 6) reduced the false-positive detections to ~3% (Figure 2—figure supplement 1c). Despite the fact that 40 AP trials were mixed with 20 noise trials, template matching did not yield any false-negative detections in this analysis.
Precise detection of AP occurrence times
We used template-matching-based detection to extract occurrence times of axonal APs, triggered by extracellular stimulation at the AIS, and we were able to measure neuronal activation latencies caused by different stimulation voltages (Figure 3). We selectively stimulated a neuron near the AIS by using positive-first bi-phasic voltage pulses (see Materials and methods section) and we recorded the triggered responses from the axonal arbor of the same neuron (Figure 3a). We chose the AIS as a reference stimulation site because, in comparison to other neuronal sites, it requires the lowest voltage for effective and selective activation of individual neurons in the network (Radivojevic et al., 2016). A range of voltages (between ±40 and ±80 mV, stepped by ±10 mV) was used to stimulate the neuron. Each voltage was randomly applied 40 times at 1 Hz using the same stimulation electrode. We then recorded stimulation-triggered responses from 25 electrodes placed along a segment of an axonal arbor (Figure 3a). Recorded traces (40 trials per stimulation voltage; 200 trials in total) were temporally aligned with respect to the downswing of the stimulation pulses (Figure 3b, first column). The alignment between successive triggered AP waveforms then depended on the promptness and on the temporal precision of the neuronal responses to extracellular stimulation (see below). As supra- and sub-threshold voltages were used to stimulate the neuron, the triggered recordings included evoked APs (Figure 3b, second column) and stimulation failures, i.e., situations in which no AP was elicited in the neuron (Figure 3b, third column).
Detection and temporal alignment of axonal APs triggered by stimulation.
(a) Positions of stimulation and recording sites with respect to the neuronal morphology. The red circle near the soma represents the position of the stimulation electrode; white circles mark recording electrodes below axonal branches. Green arrows denote the direction of AP propagation. The biphasic voltage pulses used to stimulate the neuron are depicted within the circular inset. The voltage magnitudes are color-coded. Signals recorded by 5 electrodes (labeled as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) are presented below in (b). (b) Stimulation-triggered recorded by the 5 marked electrodes in (a) are presented in rows. The columns indicate different stages of the detection process. Average signals are represented by black lines; single trials are represented by gray traces. The first column shows all recorded traces, even those, where no action potential was elicited by the stimulation, temporally aligned on the stimulation onset. The second column shows only the detected APs. The third column shows the discarded activation failures. The fourth column shows detected APs; APs were grouped, and their average waveforms were color-coded according to the magnitudes of the stimulation voltage. The fifth column shows the detected APs aligned according to the time of AP occurrence at the respective electrodes taking into account the respective activation latencies.
We were able to extract precise arrival times of the elicited APs with respect to the downswing of respective stimulation pulses at each electrode location. Precise detection of AP arrival times was possible, because the peak of the filter output was found to be a robust estimate of the true temporal position of the AP within the raw data (Franke et al., 2015). However, the extracted arrival times represent the result of the summation of two different time spans: (I) the timespan needed for neuronal activation in response to extracellular stimulation (referred to as activation latency) and (II) the timespan needed for an elicited AP to propagate from the stimulation site to the respective recording site (referred to as AP propagation time). To show the activation latencies that have been obtained by applying different stimulation voltages, the APs, triggered by a given voltage, were aligned with respect to the peaks of their filter outputs (Figure 3b, fourth column). The temporal shift of the spikes in this alignment procedure reflects its activation latency (larger latencies for smaller stimulation voltages).
Increase in the stimulation voltage decreases the latency and increases the precision of neuronal activation
We investigated the effect of stimulation voltage amplitudes on the arrival times of the triggered APs (Figure 4a–d) and found that an increase in the stimulation voltage decreases neuronal activation latency (Figure 4c) | |
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531 Aerial Tankers, Again
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Lockheed Martin and Airbus take another run at aerial tankers for the US Air Force, air marshals behaving badly, a Brazilian court blocks the Boeing-Embraer deal, airport biometric identity checks, a pilot and a pickup app, AOPA's STEM program, an Antonov An-124 stationed at Houston, the Boeing 777X BBJ, and Voyager 2 in interstellar space.
Also, a aviation events Max plans to attend in 2019, his Eat at the Airport project, who flew controlled powered flight first, and more on ion drives and aircraft noise.
A330 MRTT, courtesy Airbus.
Airbus Teams With Lockheed to Take On Boeing Tankers
In 2008, Airbus and Northrop Grumman won the contract to build tankers for the U.S. Air Force. But the award for A330-based tankers was overturned and in 2011 Boeing won the contract for 179 tankers based on the 767 aircraft, the KC-46. Since then, Boeing has been beset with difficulties and has failed to be on time or within budget. Now, Airbus and Lockheed Martin have signed a memorandum of agreement on aerial refueling and are willing to "provide aerial-refueling services to address any identified capacity shortfall and to meet requirements for the next generation of tankers capable of operating in the challenging environments of future battlespace." See the press release: Lockheed Martin And Airbus Sign Memorandum Of Agreement On Aerial Refueling.
In-depth: Air marshal mishap led to concerns of possible hijacking at MSP control tower
On August 20, 2018, there was some confusion aboard a Republic Airlines flight operating as United Airlines flight 3531 from Newark to Minneapolis. Two armed air marshals were aboard the flight, and the flight and cabin crews were unaware of the marshal's presence, one of whom identified himself by flashing his gun. The pilot reported a possible hijacking attempt and when the plane landed police arrested the two marshals.
Federal Air Marshals accused of more than 200 gun mishaps: Air marshal mishap led to concerns of possible hijacking at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP) control tower
The TSA's Office of Inspection has documented more than 200 cases of air marshals allegedly misusing firearms or misbehaving with guns between 2005 and 2017, according to records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Embraer-Boeing aviation deal blocked by Brazilian court
Embraer likes the proposed tie-up with Boeing. Four congressmen with Brazil's left-wing Workers Party not so much. They sought an injunction which a Brazilian federal court granted. The decision forbids Embraer's board of directors from signing the deal to create a joint venture on commercial aviation that Boeing would control.
US Airport Opens First Fully Biometric Terminal
Delta Air Lines and Atlanta's Hartsfield Jackson International Airport now have the first U.S. curb-to-gate biometric terminal using facial recognition. The camera-based system compares scans of travelers' faces to a database of verified ID photos curated by US Customs and Border Protection.
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Passenger says Delta pilot used Grindr to hit on him during flight
A passenger received a message sent inflight from the pilot via an online dating service. What should pilots do and not do with their time in the cockpit?
This high school aviation program aims to stave off the pilot shortage
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) created a four-year STEM aviation curriculum. Classes are offered to ninth grade students and involve a mix of theory and hands-on projects. Eighty U.S. public, private, and charter schools are participating.
Cargo airline to make IAH home base for massive Antonov An-124 jet
Volga-Dnepr Group will base one of its 12 Antonov AN-124-100 planes at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport. The company will provide crews, technical support teams, as well as special loading equipment.
Russian AN-124 Condor aircraft lands at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans from the Netherlands to deliver a diesel powered water pump in support of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Dawn C. Morrison (RELEASED)
Boeing Launches Longest-Range Business Jet Ever with BBJ 777X
Boeing Business Jets announced it is launching the BBJ 777X, which can fly more than half-way around the world without stopping, farther than any other business jet. Customers have a choice between two models: the BBJ 777-8 and BBJ 777-9. The BBJ 777-8 offers the longest range of 11,645 nautical miles and a 3,256 sq. ft. cabin. The BBJ 777-9 has a 3,689 sq. ft. cabin and an 11,000 nautical mile range.
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NASA's Voyager 2 Probe Enters Interstellar Space
The Voyager 2 spacecraft has now left the heliosphere – the protective bubble of particles and magnetic fields created by the Sun – and crossed into interstellar space. This follows Voyager 1, which left the heliosphere 2012. In July 2015, NASA uploaded the audio contents of the golden records to SoundCloud.
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528 Red Bull Air Race
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We look at the Boeing Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System or MCAS for the 737 MAX, the Lockheed Martin X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft, an Aurora Flight Sciences high-altitude pseudo-satellite, Japan Airlines pilots and drinking, and the TSA's Automated Security Lanes. Also, Launchpad Marzari reports on the Red Bull Air Race World Championship Finale in Fort Worth, Texas.
FAA Probes Potential 737 MAX Design Flaw
The FAA is focusing on the automated stabilizer trim system that Boeing added to the 737 MAX aircraft. It's called the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System or MCAS. Boeing may be required to design a fix for the system. Meanwhile, a Florida-based law firm has filed a lawsuit against Boeing claiming the system was an unsafe design and contributed to the Lion Air crash.
Lockheed Martin starts production of its experimental supersonic plane
Earlier this year, NASA awarded Lockheed a contract worth nearly $250 million to develop a supersonic airplane that doesn't create a loud sonic boom. The X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft is designed for a 55,000-foot cruise at about 940 miles per hour. NASA will flight-test the experimental QueSST aircraft by the end of 2021.
The Boeing Odysseus is a Solar Aircraft Capable of Staying in the Air Indefinitely
The Odysseus high-altitude pseudo-satellite from Boeing unit Aurora Flight Sciences has a 243-foot wingspan. Flight testing in Puerto Rico is to begin in April 2019.
How Japan Airlines Plans to Solve Its Drunk Pilot Problem
The JAL co-pilot arrested at London's Heathrow airport for being drunk took an in-house breathalyzer test but cheated. The breathalyzer used by JAL didn't have a tube and it wasn't noticed that the pilot was not blowing into the device.
US airport security is slowly getting just a bit better
Traditional airport security checkpoints in the U.S. process passengers serially. But now a different TSA checkpoint design is rolling out to additional airports. They are called "Automated Security Lanes" and passengers are processed in parallel.
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Launchpad Marzari attended the Red Bull Air Race World Championship Finale in Fort Worth, Texas.
Launchpad asked a great question during the live press conference, then interviewed racer Mike Goulian who took third place overall for the season.
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513 Farnborough Airshow 2018
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Updated on Mar 25, 2018
County St. Louis
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC−6)
Population 23,203 (2013)
State Missouri
FIPS code 29-78154
Local time Sunday 11:50 AM
Weather 23°C, Wind S at 21 km/h, 49% Humidity
Colleges and Universities Webster University, Eden Theological Seminary
Webster Groves is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis in St. Louis County, Missouri. The population was 22,995 at the 2010 census. The city is named after New England politician Daniel Webster.
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Map of Webster Groves, MO, USA
Webster Groves is one of the more affluent communities in Missouri, ranking 41st in per-capita income. In 2008, it was ranked #9 in Family Circle Magazine's list of the "10 Best Cities for Families in America".
The city is home to the main campus of Webster University.
Webster Groves is located at 38°35′16″N 90°21′16″W (38.587702, -90.354366).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.90 square miles (15.28 km2), all of it land.
Webster Groves is adjacent on the east by Shrewsbury, on the north by Maplewood, Brentwood and Rock Hill, on the west by Glendale, Oakland, and Crestwood, and on the south by Affton and Marlborough.
Webster Groves is approximately 2 miles (3 km) west of the St. Louis city limits, and 10 miles (16 km) southwest of downtown St. Louis, in an area known to fur trappers and Missouri, Osage and Dakota Indians, until 1802, as the "Dry Ridge". In the early 19th century, this region, once a part of the Louisiana Territory, was changing from Spanish to French ownership, and a system of land grants was inaugurated to promote immigration. During the early period of Spanish rule, officials gave land to settlers as a check against the English.
As part of this program, in 1802, Grégoire Sarpy was granted 6,002 acres (2,429 ha) by Charles de Hault Delassus, the last Spanish lieutenant governor of the Illinois Country. The land grant covered the major area now known as Webster Groves.
Webster Groves' location on the Pacific Railroad line led to its development as a suburb. In the late 19th century, overcrowding, congestion, and unhealthy conditions in St. Louis prompted urban residents to leave the city for quieter, safer surroundings. In 1892 the developers of Webster Park, an early housing subdivision, promoted the new community as the "Queen of the Suburbs", offering residents superb housing options in a country-like atmosphere, as well as a swift commute to downtown St. Louis jobs. The first public school in the community was Douglass Elementary School, founded as a separate but equal school for African-American children in the post-Civil War black community in North Webster. In the 1920s, the school grew into Douglass High School, the only high school in St. Louis County for black students. The school operated until 1956, when the U.S. Supreme Court required desegregation.
As a suburban municipality, Webster Groves has its origins as five separate communities along adjacent railroad lines. Webster, Old Orchard, Webster Park, Tuxedo Park, and Selma merged in 1896 to implement public services and develop a unified city government. Since then, Webster Groves' tree-lined streets and abundance of single family homes have continued to attract people to the area as a "great place to live, work and play", not solely for the wealthy commuter suburb that early developers envisioned but for families that cut across all socioeconomic lines. The geographic and economic diversity of Webster Groves is evident in its variety of neighborhoods.
In the 1960s, Webster Groves was featured in 16 In Webster Groves, a televised documentary that writer Jonathan Franzen, a native of Webster Groves, described in his memoir The Discomfort Zone as an "early experiment in hour-long prime-time sociology". According to Franzen, it depicted Webster Groves High School, which he attended only a few years after the documentary's broadcast, as being "ruled by a tiny elite of 'soshies' who made life gray and marginal for the great majority of students who weren't 'football captains,' 'cheerleaders' or 'dance queens'"; the school was depicted as having a "student body obsessed with grades, cars and money." Franzen thought "the Webster Groves depicted in it bears minimal resemblance to the friendly, unpretentious town I knew when I was growing up."
Webster Groves was the setting for the 1974-5 NBC television series Lucas Tanner.
In the wake of the 1999 Columbine High School massacre, Webster Groves High School was again profiled, this time in Time, which described Webster Groves as a "pretty town of old elms and deep porches" and a "mix of $90,000 cottages and $750,000 homes, young marrieds and old-line families and transient middle managers assigned to a stint in the St. Louis office who are looking for a comfortable place to settle and keep their kids on the track toward prosperity."
The Webster Groves High School Statesmen maintain one of the oldest high school football rivalries west of the Mississippi River with the Pioneers of Kirkwood High School. The two teams typically play each other in the Missouri Turkey Day Game each Thanksgiving, if their playoff schedules permit it; they also have faced each other in the state playoff tournaments several times in recent years.
As of 2013, Gerry Welch was the mayor of Webster Groves. The Webster Groves City Council consisted of council members Debi Salberg, Kathy Hart, Greg Mueller, Ken Burns, Toni Hunt, and Anne Tolan.
The City Council works with 19 boards and commissions (16 active, 3 inactive). Citizens and businesspeople in the area volunteer for these boards and commissions to advise the City Council on community issues. A full list of these boards and commissions with links to pages describing the purpose and application procedures can be found on the official website of Webster Groves.
The Municipal Court is conducted on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 5:30 pm and the 4th Wednesday of the month at 6:00 pm in the City Council Chambers at the City Hall. The Prosecuting Attorney is Deborah LeMoine and the Municipal Judge is James Whitney.
As of the census of 2010, there were 22,995 people, 9,156 households, and 6,024 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,897.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,504.8/km2). There were 9,756 housing units at an average density of 1,653.6 per square mile (638.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 89.9% White, 6.6% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population.
There were 9,156 households of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.2% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.04.
The median age in the city was 40.8 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.6% were from 25 to 44; 29.2% were from 45 to 64; and 15.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.1% male and 52.9% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 23,230 people, 9,498 households, and 6,145 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,937.5 people per square mile (1,520.2/km²). There were 9,903 housing units at an average density of 1,678.6 per square mile (648.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.87% White, 6.38% African American, 1.21% Asian, 0.17% Native American, 0.01% Pacific | |
be famous or anything. Speaking for myself and people that I know, who when they were young had the curiosity of trying on their mom's underpants and for some strange reason you realized you got an erection. I think that was one of the first erections I got, when I tried my mom's underpants on.
As far as my personal background, when I was very young my mother always kept my hair long. Everyone would come up and question if I was a boy or a girl all the time, because I've had long hair my whole life, basically. I went home from school one day complaining to my stepfather and he was just like, 'Well, take your pants down and show them your dick'.
He was kidding. But the next day I was getting teased and I pulled out my dick and I got to stay out of school for a week. That was fourth grade or something like that. It started at an early age. I feel comfortable. It comes natural to me.
So, sounds like Marilyn Manson was a chance for Jeordie to experiment with androgyny, not necessarily to "dress up like a little girl."
But at the time of joining Marilyn Manson, Jeordie was dating Jessicka Addams, so maybe he really did copy her? Just wanted to be androgynous and started dressing like Jessicka?
Could be that some influence really was taken, as according to Michelle Inhell from Jack Off Jill, the styles and ideas of Jack Off Jill and Marilyn Manson were developed side by side as the band members were friends and had practice rooms close to each other.
It's interesting how in Jessicka's version of this story, there are no other influences to Jeordie's style besides her and Gidget Gein. She has always maintained that Jeordie wore her clothes, copied the style from her, and in 2015 she said he specifically stole the green dress from her.
In the 2017 statement the following part is interesting:
"Brad was replaced by Jeordie White, who Manson renamed Twiggy Ramirez."
Why is it interesting? -Because it's not true! And this is a pretty clever trick. Jessicka implies that there was no thought behind the name Twiggy and it was just given to him, just like everything else about the Twiggy Ramirez "character" that in her opinion was stolen. She distances Jeordie from the name Twiggy so the reader doesn't make the connection between Jeordie's look and the 60's model Twiggy. If you thought he didn't think of the name himself, a lot of important things would be left unnoticed. But he did choose it himself in the style of Marilyn Manson.
Twiggy Ramirez, just like Marilyn Manson is a combination of a female celebrity and a male serial killer. Twiggy, the 60's model and Richard Ramirez the serial killer.
Jeordie has talked about the name choice in interviews:
Guitar World, 1996:
GW: And when did you become Twiggy Ramirez?
Ramirez: When I joined the band. I liked Richard Ramirez because he was into heavy metal music. And I chose Twiggy (after the Sixties fashion model) because she was androgynous. She liked to dress like a little boy.
Guitar World: Did you choose that name out of anything like genuine admiration for her?
Twiggy Ramirez: I have a lot of English family and it was just something I grew up with. I always saw her image. There was the Beatles and there was Twiggy. She was one of the first people who actually sold product just by being a personage, you know? So she's actually one of the first icons of modern times. Plus, she was skinny. I was always kind of called Twig anyway, because of my body structure.
Another influence, according to Jeordie in an episode of Hour Of Goon, was Carol Channing, who inspired the wig and glasses look Jeordie used to wear.
On a different episode of Hour Of Goon, Jeordie talked about how his aunt introduced him to a lot of music and was a huge fan of the Bee Gees, following them around on tour a lot, hanging out with the band (I got the impression she even dated Robin Gibb but am not exactly sure, have to check that but it's kinda irrelevant tbh, could also be just that she was a groupie) and told stories about the band to him and the stories about Robin Gibb ended up inspiring Twiggy Ramirez:
"The stories that I heard about him, I've kind of, this is gonna sound weird... Partially helped inspire the Twiggy character. I hate saying "Twiggy character" but whatever. But the stories that I heard about him, he was a wild man. Very sexual man. Androgynous man. "
Other influences mentioned in this episode of the Hour Of Goon podcast were musicians Brian Eno and Peter Gabriel.
Then there's Robin Finck. Robin Finck joined Nine Inch Nails around the same time as Jeordie joined Marilyn Manson. They met each other on the 1994 Self Destruct tour as Marilyn Manson opened for NIN on that tour. Jeordie and Robin became close friends. Jeordie has mentioned this at least in Seconds, 1998 and Vice, 2017
It seems that Nine Inch Nails' stage looks in general influenced Marilyn Manson, but Jeordie and Robin looked so similar that to this day I see pictures of Robin tagged as #twiggyramirez on social media. Could it just be that Jeordie got the idea for his black dreadlocks from Robin Finck? Did they try out looks together? They did come along during this tour and NOT immediately after joining Manson. Jeordie also had shaved the sides of his head, similar to Robin and his early makeup looks were closer to Robin Finck than Jessicka.
One more thing is that Jeordie has an interest to Hinduism. He's stated that he's not particularly associated with any religion, but hinduism seems to at least inspire him. Can't say for sure if he considers himself "spiritual" and just takes influences from different religions or if he's just interested in hinduism and the culture around it, but well. He has the Om tattooed on him, also texts in sanskrit, he even introduced his spiritual advisor in MTV Cribs. For a very avid Star Wars fan who also, according to himself, grew up around hippies, an interest in hinduism would not be a surprise. The idea of The Force, the Jedi philosophy and the Star Wars lore in general has been influenced by eastern religions, a lot of hindu concepts can be recognized in there.
What does this have to do with anything, you may ask? Well... There are certains kinds of face paints and also dreadlocks that the "Holy men" aka Sadhus wear, that will look very familiar to a fan of Twiggy Ramirez... Painting the whole forehead with one color or drawing a line down the middle? Some of Jeordie's face paints from the 90's do resemble the tilaka forehead markings. Colorful dots on the face? Accompanied by long dreadlocks? Hmm... I mean this could just be a fan theory, haven't seen him ever particularly mention this anywhere, but thought I'd point this observation out.
So, let's look at some photos: Twiggy,
And we've got Carol Channing:
And here's Twiggy Ramirez in Phil Donahue show, 1995. Probably his most memorable TV appearance ever:
Twiggy is a very obvious source of inspiration for this look, and others too.
White button up shirt with a red tie, accompanied with these overdrawn lower lashes?
It's pretty obvious where he copied stuff from if he copied anything. Twiggy is printed on Jeordie's guitar picks, she's his Twitter banner etc.
The "Twiggy lashes" were a thing he did in the early looks, and then they evolved to all kinds of stripes and tears from there in different looks.
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Winter Storm Bella to bring first snow of season to parts of the Midwest, including Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee
Nov 20th 2015 6:12AM
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Winter Storm Bella has been named by the winter storm naming committee at The Weather Channel. Bella is the second named winter storm of the 2015-2016 season, following behind Winter Storm Ajax earlier this week.
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Bella could bring the first accumulating snow of the season for some in the Upper Midwest, Corn Belt, and Great Lakes. A swath from northeast Nebraska and southeast South Dakota into much of Iowa and northwest Illinois, is covered by winter storm warnings, as issued by local National Weather Service offices. In the much of the Upper Midwest, this means a likelihood for at least 6 inches of snow in 12 hours, or 8 inches of snow in 24 hours. The warning includes the Quad Cities vicinity and Des Moines.
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Recent weather across the U.S., November
SANTA ANA, CA., NOVEMBER 9, 2015: Sarad Lopez (cq) holds an umbrella while her mother shops on Fourth Steet in Santa Ana during a light rain November 9, 2015 (Mark Boster/ Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
SANTA ANA, CA., NOVEMBER 9, 2015: Keisha Flores holds her umbrella while she shops on Fourth Steet in Santa Ana during a light rain November 9, 2015 (Mark Boster/ Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 06: A plane flys above the Tidal Basin on a warm evening November 6, 2015 in Washington, DC. Unseasonably warm weather in the Eastern U.S. has made the first few days of November feel more like late Summer. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Leaves change color on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, November 4, 2015. AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 06: A woman rides a bicycle around the Tidal Basin on a warm evening November 6, 2015 in Washington, DC. Unseasonably warm weather in the Eastern U.S. has made the first few days of November feel more like late Summer. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
People walk along Times Square in New York on November 6, 2015. New York recorded its hottest November 6 in nearly 70 years, as skaters splashed through puddles on a much-loved ice rink and commuters strolled around in T-shirts. AFP PHOTO/ JEWEL SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
A woman has an ice-cream on a cone as she walks along a street in New York on November 6, 2015. New York recorded its hottest November 6 in nearly 70 years, as skaters splashed through puddles on a much-loved ice rink and commuters strolled around in T-shirts. AFP PHOTO/JEWEL SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 06: A helicopter flies above the Tidal Basin on a warm evening November 6, 2015 in Washington, DC. Unseasonably warm weather in the Eastern U.S. has made the first few days of November feel more like late Summer. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
JACKSON, MS - NOVEMBER 07: Volunteers exit the course after play was called due to inclement weather during a continuation of the second round of the Sanderson Farms Championship at The Country Club of Jackson on November 7, 2015 in Jackson, Mississippi. (Photo by Michael Cohen/Getty Images)
MAMMOTH LAKES, CALIF. -- TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015: Snow making in full force after a fall Sierra Nevada storm dropped nearly a foot of snow at Mammoth Mountain and less in town in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2015.(Photo by Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
MAMMOTH LAKES, CALIF. -- TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015: A bike rose rides through snow in town after a fall Sierra Nevada storm dropped nearly a foot of snow at Mammoth Mountain and less in town in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2015.(Photo by Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
MAMMOTH LAKES, CALIF. -- TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015: A fall Sierra Nevada storm dropped nearly a foot of snow at Mammoth Mountain and snowmaking is piling on in anticipation of a November 5 opening day in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2015.(Photo by Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 30: Residents of the Onion Creek neighborhood were evacuated in the morning October 30, 2015 in Austin, Texas. After Hurricane Patricia's passing last week, the region was hit with more torrential rain and possible tornadoes. (Photo by Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images)
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Winter storm watches and less significant winter weather advisories are in effect for a broad area from eastern Wyoming to southern Wisconsin and northeast Illinois, including Chicago. Some of the watches could be upgraded to warnings as the storm approaches.
The low-pressure system from Ajax has merged with a powerful jet-stream disturbance responsible for a major Northwest/northern Rockies windstorm to usher in more typically cold mid-late November air into the northern half of the nation.
(FORECAST: Cold Returning)
With the cold air in place, another jet-stream level disturbance will intensify as it sweeps eastward over the boundary of this cold air from the northern Rockies to the Great Lakes and eastern Canada Friday into the weekend.
Moisture will be markedly more limited with this system than with Winter Storm Ajax, as well as the severe weatherand flooding rain that plagued the Plains and South.
However, the strength of the jet-stream disturbance, forcing a wave of low pressure along the frontal boundary, then strengthening it over the Great Lakes, will still squeeze out a swath of snow Friday into the weekend from the Plains to the Great Lakes and northern New England.
Winter Storm Bella Snow Forecast
The relative lack of moisture and quick-moving nature of Winter Storm Bella should mitigate this from becoming a crippling, heavy snowstorm for many.
However, a swath of moderate to locally heavy snow is still expected from northern Nebraska and southern South Dakota to Michigan. Where smaller-scale, more intense snowbands temporarily set up, we can't rule out some 1 inch per hour snowfall rates for a time.
These are the areas where at least 6 inches of snow is most likely through Saturday.
Some of the highest snow totals may even approach 10 inches.
Even this close in time, the exact placement of the heaviest snow may shift a bit north or south, depending on the exact track of the surface low.
Warm ground from what had been an exceptionally warm first half of November may take a small cut from total accumulations of snow, particularly on pavement. Also, while winds off Lake Michigan will contribute low-level moisture to the storm, relatively warm lake temperatures may also mitigate snowfall totals a bit near the lakeshore.
Surface low pressure is expected to strengthen once it reaches the Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes, thanks to the intensifying jet stream disturbance.
The pressure gradient between this developing low and high pressure building in the Rockies and High Plains will produce increasing winds in the snow area Saturday, leading to some reduced visibilities in blowing snow.
Once the surface low wraps up in eastern Canada, some bands of lake-effect snow are possible off Lakes Ontario and Erie, and wrap-around snow may blanket the Allegheny Plateau, Appalachians, Adirondacks and high country of northern New England.
Given this first snow of the season in some of these areas may be locally heavy, slow down, leave extra time if you must travel, or consider postponing your trip.
Flight delays are probable Saturday, possibly even late Friday night, out of Chicago-O'Hare Airport, and are possible out of smaller regional airports, as well. Check your flight status before leaving for the airport.
Winter Storm Bella Snow Timing
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Enhance your paranormal experience with a stay at the Hawthorne Hotel, one of Historic Hotels of America's most haunted member hotels. Built in 1925, in the city notorious for the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, the hotel has ghost stories of its own, mostly attributed to the sea captains who were returning to their gathering place. In particular, rooms 621 and 325 have had reports of lights turning off and on and a general uneasy feeling throughout the rooms (www.hawthornehotel.com).
National Ghost Hunt Day at Lord Baltimore Hotel
Baltimore, Md.– Over the years, guests and staff of the historic Lord Baltimore Hotel, built in 1928, have reported sightings and supernatural activity. On September 29, 2018, the hotel, along with R.E.A.P. Investigations and Spirit Flows Studios, will kick off the Halloween season by taking part in the world's largest ghost hunt as part of National Ghost Hunt Day.
Activities include three different supernatural settings including an intuitive development class with Spirit Flow's Amanda Jackiewicz at 5 p.m., which will teach participants how to strengthen their intuition and heighten their awareness and conscientiousness. Following the workshop, Jackiewicz will conduct a limited amount of individual medium sessions from 6-7:30 p.m.
During these sessions, guests will work one-on-one with Jackiewicz to communicate with loved ones in the afterlife. For the final portion of the supernatural event, attendees will participate in a ghost hunt with the R.E.A.P. Investigation team led by Bill Reap beginning at 8 p.m. R.E.A.P. Investigations will hunt for ghostly activities throughout four areas of the hotel, including the Calvert Ballroom and the 19th floor, which are said to have heightened supernatural activities. At 10 p.m., the Lord Baltimore Hotel will join a live feed with more than 100 other locations as each conduct a ghost hunt at the same time.
Perhaps participants will get a glimpse of Lord Baltimore's resident ghost: a little girl, wearing a long, cream-colored dress and black, shiny shoes, running by the open doorway, bouncing a red ball before her. There have been many times when guests have asked, "Little girl, are you lost?" and the hallway has been completely empty.
Event proceeds will be donated to Back on my Feet, an organization that helps to combat homelessness through the power of running and community support.
Tickets ($20-50 pp) can be purchased through Eventbrite at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-national-ghost-hunting-day-at-the-lord-baltimore-hotel-tickets-49226293168.
Lord Baltimore Hotel is also offering a discounted guest room rate for National Ghost Hunt Day participants. Reservations can be made online through https://reservations.travelclick.com/85390?groupID=2360767#/guestsandrooms.
Held on the last Saturday of each September, National Ghost Hunt Day serves to enthusiastically commence the start of each new Halloween season. Its noble intention is to globally observe the most haunted properties in the world while recognizing the novice, curious, experts and professionals that investigate paranormal activity in these iconic locations! For more information, visit http://nationalghosthuntingday.com.
Historic Lord Baltimore Hotel is within walking distance of attractions at Baltimore's Inner Harbor © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com
The Lord Baltimore Hotel is in the heart of downtown Baltimore, within walking distance of many local attractions. Originally built in 1928, the hotel was purchased in 2013 and completely renovated by Rubell Hotels. A member of Historic Hotels of America (historichotels.org), the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Lord Baltimore is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (20 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201 www.lordbaltimorehotel.com).
But what may be the most haunted of Historic Hotels of America members is 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa, in Eureka Springs Arkansas: "Guests who check out but never leave" at the 1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa include Michael, the Irish stonemason who helped build the hotel in 1885; Theodora, a patient of Baker's Cancer Curing Hospital in the late 1930s; and "the lady in the Victorian nightgown", who likes to stand at the foot of the bed in Room 3500 and stare at guests while they sleep. These are only three of the dozens upon dozens of spirits that guests and visitors have reported encountering in this historic hotel in the Ozark Mountains.
This mountaintop spa resort, which has also become known as "America's Most Haunted Hotel," has been featured on popular shows like Ghost Hunter's and Bio Channel's My Ghost Story offers nightly tours that gain exclusive access to some of the most famous ghost sighting locations (recommended for 8 years and up; families with younger children should join the earliest tour.) And on October, 31, you can join a Halloween Séance.
For more haunted historic hotels, visit historichotels.org.
Also in Eureka Springs, the 1905 Basin Park Hotel, which features a mysterious underground cave, offers a 90-minute Spirits of the Basin "ghost adventour" that combines a ghost tour with the adventure of paranormal investigation. It starts with a guided ghost hunt (in period costume) of the most haunted spaces and ends with a chilling ghost story told by candlelight and a sample of the bootleg liquor (http://www.spiritsofthebasin.com/)
Oktoberfest Weekend Celebrations Return to Hunter Mountain
Temperatures in the northeast have begun to trend cooler, and as the leaves begin to change, Hunter Mountain is hosting its long tradition of Oktoberfest celebrations.
Voted among the top 10 Best Oktoberfests in the Nation by USA Today, Hunter Mountain's Oktoberfest weekends celebrate the arrival of autumn with authentic traditional German-American festivities, food and culture with a variety of entertainment options during all four free weekends. Oktoberfest weekends also occur in conjunction with specialty events alongside plentiful food and craft beverages, live music, artistic vendors, lawn games, our Scenic Skyride and much more.
Hunter Mountain hosts themed Oktoberfest weekends (photo courtesy of Hunter Mountain)
The Colors in the Catskills: Off-Road Edition is a new arrival for our second weekend of Oktoberfest (Sept. 29 & 30) and allows guests to explore Hunter Mountain's vast trail network in the midst of fall foliage season. Lead by knowledgeable and experienced guides from Northeast Off-Road Adventures, guests can register their 4X4 vehicles to participate in off-road tours of Hunter Mountain. Additionally, drivers and passengers alike will be able to purchase exclusive camping packages that grant them access to camping right on the Mountain.
The Das Laufwerk Eurocar Rally and 18-time Grammy award winner Jimmy Sturr return to Hunter Mountain for the third weekend of Oktoberfest (Oct. 6 & 7) to rock the stage and showcase some of best European cars our guests have to offer. The Das Laufwerk Eurocar Rally is open to guests and completely free to attend! All European car models are welcome and will have access to exclusive parking in a reserved lot located close to the Hunter Mountain base lodge. Guests attending this weekend of Oktoberfest will have a chance to see the finest in German engineering including Audis, Volkswagens, Porsches and much more.
The final weekend of Oktoberfest (Oct. 13 and 14) will celebrate wineries from around New York State with our Wine Tasting on the Mountain event. This year's wine tasting event will host wineries from Long Island to the Finger Lakes. Similarly to our Ciders in the Catskills event, guests will be able to purchase VIP tasting packages which provide them with a voucher for 20 wine tastings, a commemorative wine glass and t-shirt as well as admission for one to our Scenic Skyride.
Admission to Oktoberfest is free and gates open each weekend at 11 am – 6:15 pm Saturdays and from 11 am– 5:15 pm Sundays. All four Oktoberfest weekends are held indoors and outdoors, rain or shine.
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Francis Speeches 2015 March documents
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
TO THE BISHOPS OF THE REGIONAL EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE OF NORTH AFRICA (C.E.R.N.A)
ON THEIR "AD LIMINA" VISIT
Dear Brothers in the Episcopate,
It is with joy that I welcome you in these days of your ad limina visit. I hope that your pilgrimage to the Tombs of the Apostles reaffirms your faith and strengthens your hope in order to continue the ministry entrusted to you in each of your countries. I thank Archbishop Vincent Landel of Rabat, President of your Conference, who expressed on behalf of all of you, sentiments of communion with the Successor of Peter. Through you, I join the faithful of your dioceses of North Africa. Bring them the Pope's affection and the assurance that he remains close to them and encourages them in the generous witness they render to the Gospel of the peace and love of Jesus. My cordial greeting also goes to all inhabitants of your countries, especially to those who are suffering.
For several years, your region has been undergoing significant developments, which have provided hope in realizing certain aspirations for greater liberty and dignity and the for fostering of greater freedom of conscience. But some of these developments have led to outbursts of violence. I would like to particularly commend the courage, devotion and perseverance of the Bishops in Libya, as well as the priests, consecrated and laity who remain in the country despite the many dangers. They are the authentic witnesses of the Gospel. I deeply thank them, and I encourage you all to continue in your efforts to contribute to peace and reconciliation throughout your region.
Your Episcopal Conference, which regularly convenes the pastors of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya, is a forum of important exchange and dialogue, but it must also be an instrument for communion, allowing a deepening of brotherly and trusting relations among you. Your pilgrimage to Rome is a propitious occasion to renew your shared commitment to serving the mission of the Church in each of your countries. You realize this mission with your priests, your direct collaborators. Originating from numerous countries, they sometimes have difficulty adapting to situations which are so new for them. It is therefore particularly necessary that you be close to each one of them and attentive to their continuing formation so that they can live out their ministry fully and peacefully. To each of them I convey my warmest greetings and I assure my prayers to all.
Men and women religious also play a special role in the life and mission of your Churches. I am grateful to them for their witness of fraternal life and their most generous commitment to serving their brothers and sisters. In this Year of Consecrated Life, I invite them to renew their awareness of the importance of contemplation in their lives and thereby let the beauty and the holiness of their vocation shine.
At the heart of your mission and at the source of your hope are first and foremost the personal encounter with Jesus Christ and the certainty that He is at work in the world where you have been sent in his name. The evangelical vitality of your dioceses depends therefore on the quality of the spiritual and sacramental life in each one. The history of your region has been marked by many holy figures, from Cyprian and Augustine, the spiritual heritage of the whole Church, to Blessed Charles de Foucauld, the centenary of whose death we will celebrate next year; and closer to us, by those men and women religious who gave everything to God and to their brothers and sisters with the sacrifice of their lives. It is up to you to develop this spiritual heritage, first of all among your faithful, but also by opening it to all. I am also delighted to know that in recent years, it has been possible to restore several Christian shrines in Algeria. By welcoming everyone as they are, with benevolence and without proselytism, your communities manifest the desire to be a Church with open doors, one which ever "goes forth" (cf. Evangelii Gaudium nn. 46-47).
In the midst of the difficult situations at times facing your region, your ministry as shepherds experiences a number of joys. Like this, the welcoming of new disciples who join you, having discovered God's love manifested in Jesus, is a beautiful sign given by the Lord. By sharing with their compatriots the concern for building a more fraternal and open society, they show they are all children of the same Father. I greet them in a special way and I assure them of my affection, with the wish that they may take up their place in the lives of your dioceses.
Universality is also a characteristic of your Churches, whose faithful come from many nations to shape very lively communities. I invite them to show the joy of the Gospel on their faces, the joy of meeting Christ who gives them life. This is also an opportunity for you to marvel at the work of God, which is disseminated among all peoples and in all cultures. I would like to offer my encouragement to the many young students from Sub-Saharan Africa, who form an important part of your communities. By remaining firm in the faith, they will be able to establish bonds of friendship, trust and respect with everyone, and thereby contribute to the building of a more fraternal world.
Interreligious dialogue is an important part of the life of your Churches. Here, too, the creativity of charity is able to find countless ways of bringing the newness of the Gospel into cultures and into the most diverse corners of society (cf. Apostolic Letter to all consecrated people on the occasion of the Year of Consecrated Life, 21 November 2014). You know how much mutual ignorance can be a source of so many misunderstandings and at times even clashes. Yet, as Benedict XVI wrote in the Apostolic Exhortation Africae Munus, "If all of us who believe in God desire to promote reconciliation, justice and peace, we must work together to banish every form of discrimination, intolerance and religious fundamentalism" (n. 94). The most effective antidote to every form of violence is education in the discovery and acceptance of difference as a treasure and a fertile ground. Moreover, it is essential that the priests, religious and laity of your dioceses be trained in this field. And in that regard, I am pleased to note that the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI), which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, was born in your region, in Tunisia. Support and use this much-needed institution in order to be immersed in the language and culture which will allow a dialogue to expand in truth and in love between Christians and Muslims. Dialogue is something you even experience day by day with Christians of different confessions. May the Ecumenical Institute, Al Mowafaqa, founded in Morocco to promote ecumenical and interreligious dialogue in its own context, also contribute to greater mutual understanding!
As a Church of encounter and dialogue, you also want to be at the service of all without distinction. With often humble means, you demonstrate the charity of Christ and Church among the poor, the sick, the elderly, women in need and prisoners. I sincerely thank you for the part you play in coming to the aid of the countless immigrants originating from Africa who seek a place of passage or of welcome in your countries. By recognizing their human dignity and striving to reawaken consciences to so much human tragedy, you reveal the love that God bears for every one of them.
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\section{Introduction}\label{sec_intro}
\IEEEPARstart{W}{ith} incredible advances in \tip{AI} fields, there is an increasing demand for low-power audio \tip{IoT} devices that process human speech on the device without data transmission to the cloud. These smart devices are required to ensure always-on operation, real-time response, small form factor, and longer battery lifetime. As such, an ultra-low-power wake-up functionality is being highlighted with rapidly growing popularity because it allows hierarchical power gating of increasingly complex tasks for audio \tip{IoT} nodes. \tip{KWS} and \tip{VAD} are widely used user-interactive methods to wake-up smart devices. \tip{KWS} is used to detect predefined keywords in an audio stream while \tip{VAD} detects when a human voice is present.
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\caption{Processing stages for \tip{KWS} in an audio \tip{IoT} device.}\label{fig:intro}
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Fig. \ref{fig:intro} shows the typical processing stages for \tip{KWS}. The user says a keyword into the microphone of an edge device such as a remote control or wireless earbud. The microphone output is further processed by a \tip{FEx} which generates frequency-selective \tip{FVs} that are continuously streamed to a \tip{DNN}-based classifier. The classifier outputs the probability scores of different keywords. \tip{IoT} devices benefit from a tiny form factor and the use of a small battery such as a coin cell, e.g., for smart tags. Generally a $<$100\,$\mu$W system-level power is desirable including not only the \tip{KWS} IC itself but also the microphone and other system components. Moreover, a low-latency response is desired considering a \tip{KWS}-driven hierarchical processing system used in an interactive environment. For example, a study on the perception of self-generated speech showed that a delay exceeding 20\,ms becomes disturbing for users \cite{stone1999tolerable}.
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\caption{Architecture of the KWS software model (left) and simulated KWS accuracy (right).}\label{fig:software}
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A 12-class \tip{KWS} IC that includes the whole processing chain starting from the \tip{ADC} to the \tip{DNN} classifier \cite{giraldo2019kws} reported that the \tip{FEx} is the most power-hungry stage accounting for 40\% of the power dissipation in the entire IC. To reduce the power budget of edge devices thereby facilitating longer battery lifetime or smaller battery size, various circuit design techniques have been proposed for both \tip{KWS} and \tip{VAD} ICs. However, most of them traded off between power and latency. In \cite{oh2019vad}, a 142\,nW \tip{VAD} IC using sequential mixer-based \tip{FEx} was proposed where the operational principle is similar to that used for bio-impedance sensors \cite{kim2020bioz, ha2019bioz}. However, this sequential frequency scanning is too undersampled for the \tip{KWS} and results in a 512\,ms latency for \tip{VAD}. In \cite{shan2021kws}, a serialized digital \tip{FEx} was used in the \tip{KWS} IC where the processing stages are pipelined. Although this IC consumed only 510\,nW, its latency was limited to 64\,ms and it needed an off-chip 16-bit \tip{ADC}, had only 2KB memory for binary \tip{CNN} thereby its accuracy was only reported for 5 keywords.
Another approach is the use of an analog voltage-domain \tip{FEx} which exploits low-power analog circuits to achieve both low-power and low-latency responses. The processing chain of the analog \tip{FEx} typically consists of a multi-channel \tip{BPF}, a \tip{HWR} or a \tip{FWR}, and an \tip{ADC}. Here, the speed requirement of \tip{ADC} is highly relaxed to 10\,ms-to-100\,ms (10\,Hz-to-100\,Hz), which corresponds to the size of frame shift in audio signal processing. This is possible because the output of rectifier represents the magnitude response of the input speech and thus it is a low-frequency signal. Previous works that used a voltage-domain analog \tip{FEx} and a back-end classifier to implement \tip{VAD} \cite{badami2016vad, yang2019vad} and \tip{KWS} \cite{wang2021kws} tasks, reported 205\,nW-to-1\,$\mu$W power dissipation and 10\,ms-to-100\,ms latency. However, voltage-domain analog \tip{FEx} is unfriendly for CMOS technology scaling, thereby the power efficiency of analog approaches are predicted to be degraded in advanced nanometer-scale processes. This is because $V_\text{DD}$ is scaling down faster than $V_\text{TH}$, thus voltage-domain signals have less headroom. Reduced headroom results in reduced maximal signal swing, which in turn, reduces the \tip{DR} that is critical for keeping \tip{KWS} accuracy high across a range of audio amplitude levels. Furthermore, the intrinsic gain ($g_\text{m}r_\text{o}$) of the transistors is also degraded, leading to the DC gain reduction in analog feedback loops. This issue can be mitigated with a larger transistor length, gain boosting, or multi-stage amplifiers; however, these approaches come with costs in area, power, and bandwidth.
To this end, we propose a time-domain analog \tip{FEx} that exploits the scaling-friendly nature of the ring-oscillator. It is the first silicon-verified ring-oscillator-based audio \tip{FEx} reported to date. When integrated with an on-chip \tip{RNN} classifier, the resulting IC demonstrates power-efficient \tip{KWS} capability. The \tip{FEx} circuits extensively use time-domain signal representation techniques including \tip{PWM} and \tip{PFM}, therefore it does not suffer from headroom degradation and its associated signal swing loss issue. In other words, it is more suitable for low-supply implementation than voltage-domain designs. The ring-oscillator-based circuit utilizes its infinite DC gain characteristic when configured as a time-domain integrator \cite{drost2012ringfilter}. As such, the transfer function of time-domain \tip{FEx} circuits such as \tip{BPF} are not affected by the degradation of the intrinsic gain of transistors. Overall, the proposed \tip{KWS} IC consumes 23\,$\mu$W and {has only} 12.4\,ms {inference} latency on a 12-class \tip{GSCD}~\cite{gscd}.
There have been similar approaches to implement the oscillator-based \tips{BPF} for audio \tip{IoT} applications \cite{Gutierrez2019vcofilter, Goux2020ilofilter}. However, none of them proposed a clear design strategy to implement a time-domain rectifier or demonstrated an audio classification task using the fabricated oscillator-based \tips{BPF}.
This article is an extension of a previous work presented in \cite{kim2022kws}. The integrated chip also includes a switched-capacitor energy harvester circuit, a voltage reference, and a low-dropout regulator. However, {in this paper,} we focus on the new circuit techniques of the \tip{KWS} core. The paper is organized as follows. Section~\ref{sec_software} presents the software modeling of the \tip{KWS} modules in this work. Section~\ref{sec_KWS_IC} covers the description for the overall architecture and design details of the implemented circuits and Section\,\,\ref{sec_measurement} presents measurement results and performance summary of the prototype chip. Section\,\,\ref{sec_conclusion} concludes this work.
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\caption{Overall architecture of the proposed KWS IC.}\label{fig:overall}
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\caption{Timing diagram of the GRU-FC classifier computation according to the input feature vectors.}\label{fig:timing}
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\section{Software Modeling}\label{sec_software}
The architecture of our \tip{KWS} IC was developed based on prior silicon cochlea and edge audio-inference ICs \cite{yang2019vad, badami2016vad, wang2021kws, kim2022review, lyon1988cochlea}. We implemented a Python model of the \tip{KWS} IC including the analog \tip{FEx} as shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:software}. Our model implements a bank of \tips{BPF} (second-order butterworth filter) inspired by modeling of biological cochlea \cite{lyon1988cochlea}, a \tip{FWR} ($|x|$), an averaging block (low-pass filter), a subsampler, and a quantizer. The subsampler was added to realize the relaxed speed requirement of the quantizer as discussed in Section~\ref{sec_intro}. As the \tip{GSCD} samples have a 16\,kHz sampling rate, the number of averaged samples and the rate of subsampling operation were selected to match the target frame shift size (16\,ms in our work) of the audio \tip{FV}. In contrast to prior analog \tips{FEx} \cite{yang2019vad, badami2016vad}, we added additional \tip{FV} processing stages before the \tip{FV} is fed to the classifier. These stages consist of 1) a logarithmic compression stage inspired by the adaptive gain compression mechanism of biological cochleas and 2) an input normalization stage which is widely used in \tip{DNN} models, both of which help to improve the \tip{KWS} accuracy on \tip{GSCD}. We chose a \tip{GRU}-based \tip{RNN} classifier for the last stage of our \tip{KWS}, as it has been frequently used in automatic speech recognition tasks \cite{amodei2016DeepSpeech}.
Fig.~\ref{fig:software} shows the accuracy of the software simulation starting from the baseline model which does not include the compressor and normalizer stages. As seen on the right graph of Fig.~\ref{fig:software}, the baseline model achieved 77.89\% which increases to 91.35\% KWS accuracy on the 12-class \tip{GSCD} test set with the addition of the 2~stages. The following design parameters were chosen for our software model: First, we used a 16-channel \tip{BPF} which was also used in previous works \cite{yang2019vad, badami2016vad, wang2021kws}, and a | |
How Together4Yes Brought the Irish Together in Guatemala
Guatemala & Ireland Together for Yes
On a Tuesday night, with only a month to go before the referendum, I was pulling my hair out with the frustration of living thousands of miles away from home and my ineligibility to vote. Inspired by the Repeal Global groups all over the world I decided to make one last attempt to unite the small and disperse Irish community in Guatemala. Within 24 hours I had secured support from Colectiva Feminista Artesanas, a venue, three speakers, and even arranged with a friend to bring some Repeal merch from Ireland. Now all I had to do was round up some stray Irish people in Guatemala.
I sent messages out across cyberspace and managed to track down a few Irish through persistence and some random coincidences. So on Friday the 11th of May we gathered in Antigua, Guatemala's most well preserved colonial city and a magnet for hundreds of foreign tourists each day, under the Antigua's most iconic landmark: the arch. We were joined by Irish people from Laois, Sligo, Cork and Tipperary, a Guatemalan woman of Irish descent and Guatemalan friends and allies. Some of us were meeting for the first time. From the arch we made our way to the Casa del Mango (literally the Mango House), a local cultural centre and art gallery where the Colectiva Feminista Artesanas were ready to receive us for a public forum on abortion in Ireland and Guatemala.
The panel included the President of the Guatemalan Association of Gynaecologists and Obstetrics, Dr. Linda Valencia a fierce advocate for women's rights in Guatemala, Alejandra Hernandez from the local 'Colectiva Feminista Artesanas', Leah Desmond, from Cork but living in London since she was 17, and a member of Doctors for Choice for the last seven years, Andrea Ramirez, Guatemalan woman, who lived in Ireland for 9 years, and my good self, from Cork but living in human rights in Guatemala for the last four years.
Dr. Linda Valencia, Alejandra Hernandéz, Aisling Walsh, Leah Desmond & Andrea Ramiréz
Women's Lives at Risk
The focus of the discussion for the evening was on the impact of the criminalisation of abortion in Ireland and Guatemala, particularly the legal, medical and social impacts on women. Both countries have a very similar regime regarding abortion: the only circumstance in which it is permitted to have an abortion is when there is am immediate and substancial threat to the life of the mother. Though there is a slightly broader interpretation of this in Guatemala due to the absence of a constitutional restriction, as in Ireland, many Doctors do not realise it is permitted to provide a termination even in this limited circumstance.
There are an estimated 65,000 clandestine abortions carried out in Guatemala each year. Misoprostol (available legally here) is becoming the preferred method, with fewer and fewer women seeking 'backstreet abortions' (where unsafe, unsterilised and non-surgical instruments or liquids are used to terminate a pregnancy but often cause major injury or infection) that put their health and their lives in danger.
In Guatemala, as in Ireland, accessing a safe abortion is a privilege for the women who can pay for it at a private hospital or by travelling to Mexico City or Miami — the two typical abortion destinations. Thus it is overwhelmingly poor, rural and indigenous women who are left having to seek out clandestine abortions and whose lives are most at risk. According to Dr. Valencia one quarter off all admissions to maternity hospitals in Guatemala are for post-abortion complications and it is the third leading cause of maternal death in Guatemala.
Dr. Linda Valencia, spoke of how here training in a public hospital in Guatemala opened her eyes to the reality of life for women where the average fertility rate is 3.8 children per woman but it is not unusual for women to have up to 14 children — not unlike Ireland a couple of generations ago. She regularly treated women who had procured a backstreet abortion and who only sought medical assistance when they were gravely ill. Most of the women she treated were from poor, rural communities for whom a backstreet abortion was their last option and often only option, an act of desperation that put their health and their lives at risk. They were so scared and ashamed to admit that they had sought an abortion that they remained silent, even when speaking out would have meant faster intervention to save their lives.
Dr. Linda Valencia speaking to a full house in Antigua
Linda began making clinical visits to rural communities, travelling the length and breadth of Guatemala to provide reproductive health care to women in the most impoverished and isolated communities, where health facilities were almost non-existent. From these travels she understood why the women arrived at the hospital in Guatemala city, were often so close to death. Women who experienced emergencies during pregnancy, birth or as a result of post-abortion complications often had to travel great distances, over bad roads, in pick-up trucks rather than ambulances, to get help. Often it was too late. In fact, Guatemala has the highest maternal mortality rate in Latin America, after Bolivia. Coming face to face with the reality for the majority of women in Guatemala since then she has been a fierce advocate for sexual and reproductive health rights. You can learn more about her work in this inspiring report from Al Jazeera.
Andrea Ramirez spoke about her experience of Ireland's almost total prohibition of abortion. During her first year living in Ireland she became pregnant. She was 20 years old, living away from home for the first time, with family in Cork, but otherwise without a wider support network. She and her boyfriend decided a termination would be best for both of them. She had family in Holland who helped her make arrangements to travel there for a termination. In the mean time she sought counselling support from a crisis pregnancy agency in Dublin. She spoke about how naive she felt about the situation in Ireland and had no idea that many crisis pregnancy agencies were run by Catholic, anti-choice groups. After an initial consultation she began to receive regular phone calls from the staff at the clinic, including a priest, who at first tried to convince her to look for alternatives and that they would help her with the adoption process. When she told them that wasn't an option the phone calls became more sinister and threatening. In one conversation the priest called her a slut and a murderer. Alone in Ireland and only 20 years old, she was shocked and dismayed by this level of harassment. They called her the night before she was due to travel with more threats and when she arrived at the clinic in Amsterdam they told her they had received a phone call from Ireland by someone claiming to be her boyfriend saying that she shouldn't go ahead with the procedure. In fact it was once again the priest from the clinic.
As traumatic as this experience was, having to travel for healthcare available legally in almost all other European countries and the harassment she received from the clinic, Andrea has no doubts, nor regrets, that she made the right choice for herself at the time. She continued living in Ireland for another 8 years before moving back to be with her family in Guatemala. On a return visit in 2017 she participated in the X-ile project. While she has always been open and honest about her abortion with family and friends she said being able to share her experience with the public in Ireland, through her participation in the X-ile project, was cathartic. It helped her gain closure on what | |
did this give life and exposure to a play and its creative team, it made live theatre accessible. A diverse audience was cultivated and that in turn supported live theatre. More audience equaled more revenue equaled more opportunities for creativity (on the part of producers) and more jobs. Times have changed and the result of those changes is an elitism of Broadway. To get on a Broadway stage a production better be damn sure it will make money. A New York City audience is not enough to ensure a full house. Visitors must buy tickets and buy them at a very high price. If visitors come from lands no longer exposed to Broadway theatre on a seasonal regional basis; a little flash is necessary. A boldface name (e.g., a television star, a reality show contestant, or a recording artist) combined with a known property (e.g., a revival or film-to-stage production) greatly increases the seats sold. Ticket prices have skyrocketed, presumably to sustain the boldface salaries and bells & whistles of a big-box show. This in turn creates a phenomenon known as "consumer grade inflation" (just because I made it up doesn't mean that it's not a phenomenon.) Someone who procures tickets for a price of over $100 a piece (and I'm being conservative) is not likely to be all that critical. People aren't stupid, (stay with me on this) they know when they're paying more than something is worth. Ask any real estate agent how their clients behave once they've outbid other buyers. Take a look at people willing to dine at 5:30 PM or be treated like vermin by a maitre d'. Most likely they're doing so for the bragging rights, and brags don't begin with "Wow, was he/she miscast!" or "Lots of noise, little fury." At $100+ a ticket you are going to enjoy it dammit. And that ladies and gentlemen is how the standing ovation reflex was born.
By bringing professionally produced theatre into the regions we stand to turn the tide just a bit. Arts education has suffered in public schools. It's been decades since networks televised stage plays. Singing and dancing contests now dot the airwaves, and this should be taken as a sign of interest in the performing arts. It stands to reason that tickets sold by 20th Century Fox will sell. Yes, there's a chance that X-Men The Musical will be green-lighted. But there's also a chance that more, shall we say; human stories will be told. The simple act of developing a theatre habit has a ripple effect. People who attend the theatre on a regular basis are more likely to be a discerning audience. Buying tickets for a Broadway show will no longer be synonymous with buying tickets for a tourist attraction. A curious audience with an appetite for adventure will support more creative offerings. Less reliance on celebrity or flying machines means lower ticket prices. A lower ticket prices creates more of an audience. And so on and so on…
Posted by Anonymous on July 12, 2013 in Media/Marketing
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Behind The Scenes Reality
You can't make it through a week in New York City with out spotting a Haddad's dressing room trailer. Movies and television shows are shot continuously throughout the year and throughout the boroughs. Whether the shot is an exterior (there is no substitute for the real city) or interior, the streets are lined with trailers and crews. In certain neighborhoods it's next to impossible to not be in a background shot. Less elaborate shooting is harder to spot but most likely happens more frequently. Student films, illegal shoots (done without permit and too much attention), news crews, 'celebrity' interviews at events (oft times the category of 'celebrity' is broad enough to include those recognized only by their extended family), and the creator of 'celebrity'; reality shows.
In this town, you can not swing a restylane filled cat without hitting a reality show participant or shoot. Cooking, chatting, mating, dieting, contest, gossip & housewife shows are all shot here. In addition there are several more niche shows that go in and out of production. There was a restaurant show, not a sitcom like It's A Living (that was a nice little show) but a behind the scenes show (like anyone wants their worst fears of what happens in a restaurant kitchen confirmed). Currently a hospital reality show is being shot in NYC. A previous season was shot at a Boston hospital and now it's our turn. If memory serves; an intern (or two or three) are followed and recorded and we learn a bit of their personal life (or it being a perpetually on-call intern; their lack of a personal life.) I suppose the premise is interesting for anyone contemplating a life in medicine. If it's an interest in blood & gore one has, there are shows that do that kind of thing better. This series almost poses as eduinfotainment. Almost.
Ignoring for a moment the ethics (or simply good taste) of filming people experiencing a medical emergency (and it's always a medical emergency being filmed; elective surgery rarely provides drama.) Let us instead consider the reality of this reality show. I was on set (otherwise known as accompanying someone to the E.R.) yesterday and had the opportunity to witness the sausage being made. Upon check-in I noticed a gaunt unnaturally white man clad in scrubs and carrying a handheld television camera like it was a scythe. There he was in Admitting. Oh look who's that guy in Radiology? Wait didn't I just see you in the ambulance bay? He's Waldo sniffing out an 'emergency.' And like a good made for T.V. movie, his prayers were answered. An elderly woman arrived in the throes of anaphylactic shock. She could speak and she could breathe, but it was serious. It was as if a bomb went off; the floor emptied and every nurse, doctor, and other scrub wearing personnel crammed into the bay. The 10 foot by 10 foot space came to resemble a clown car, with countless people entering and exiting. There was not a single nurse or physician available to the other patients in the E.R. for 45 minutes. The woman was intubated and moved to a room within 15 minutes. So what's wrong with the math? Why did it take at least a dozen people to intubate a compliant elderly woman? Why did a 15 minute procedure waylay personnel for 45 minutes? Waldo. Not only did each doctor retell the horror and drama directly to the camera, a nurse slowly enacted calling for a room (which was already procured) for the camera. Doctors spoke fervently about the extreme danger and mystery of anaphylaxis and then disappeared back into the bowels of the hospital. The granddaughter of the patient, a weeping shaking teenager was all alone; except for the hospital handler guiding her to speak to the camera. If you're still reading this, you might want to stop now.
For the next hour the nurses, interns, and attending physicians chatted excitedly about the event. Overheard was; "Oh my god I was like okay we can do this" and "Wow that was wild." Now if I'm not mistaken an emergency room (in a world famous teaching hospital) sees its fair share of emergencies. Anaphylaxis is dangerous and certainly an emergency but is it rare? Is any emergency rare enough to warrant an OMG from the staff? The chatter, tempo and general ambience was that of a junior high school fire drill. Was it all | |
the realization and conservation of their molecular autopoiesis. As that happened the ontogenic and phylogenic natural drift of the primeval bacteria must have followed a path in which the dynamic ecological organism–niche unity that they integrated was transforming around the conservation of the molecular architecture that realized them as molecular autopoietic systems that operated as dynamic ecological stem cell–niche unities in their systemic reproductive dynamics including some of those molecules. When some primeval bacterium became a dynamic ecological stem–cell–niche unity (stem–cell–niche unity) as it divided in a way in which another bacterium similar to it appeared together with its ecological niche, a lineage arose in the initiation of the systemic reproductive conservation of that bacterial form of living under the form of a dynamic ecological organism–niche unity. Moreover, as that reproductive manner of living happened, each variation in the stem–cell–niche unity that appeared in the natural drift of the bacterial lineages became the fundament for the arising and the systemic reproductive conservation of further variations in the stem–cell–niche unity manner of living, giving rise to a process of systemic reproductive conservation of stem–cell–niche unities that became the fundament for the generation of many different forms of living in the arising biosphere.
The evolutionary history of living beings has occurred as the history of the natural drift of the systemic reproductive generation and conservation of different lineages of stem–cell–niche unities whose different dynamic architectures could each realize in its individual manner of living its respective particular dynamic ecological organisms–niche unity as its individual molecular autopoiesis, and its individual ontogeny as its particular dynamic ecological organism–niche unity. What is the participation of nucleic acids in all this?
The DNA is a linear molecule composed as a chain of different combinations of four different small ones (nucleotides) that operates in determining with the participation of RNA molecules in the synthesis of polypeptides and proteins determining the sequence of the amino acids that constitute them. It is this peculiar manner of operation of the DNA and RNA what has lead us biologists think that we can claim that the DNA codifies the synthesis of proteins and what happens in the organism because ''it contains the information'' that properly de-codified tells the organism what to do. This is a good description in a semantic domain, but obscures what happens in the process of the continuous operation of the dynamic architecture of the dynamic ecological organism-niche unity in which the living of the organism occurs in its ontogeny. But, let us see.
In the continuous changing present in which living systems live as networks of cyclical processes intertwined with linear ones in their continuous realization as molecular autopoietic systems, the linear processes participate in the sequential (temporal) occurring of those processes as they arise as transformations of the previous ones in a historical dynamics. A dynamic architecture is a historical process of structural change and transformation of a composite entity of some kind around the conservation of its operation. Ontogeny is the dynamic architecture of the continuous transformation and change of the realization of the individual organism-niche ecological unity. As such the ontogeny is a lineal process, and it is as an element of that linearity that the DNA macro molecules operates determining moment after moment what kinds of processes and molecules of the organism or of the ecological niche, participate at any moment in the processes that take place in the realization of the living of the organism in the niche that arises with it. That is, the DNA through its lineal arrangement participates in the sequential timing of the activation and inhibition of the processes of molecular synthesis, as well as what molecules are synthesized and when in the contingencies of the continuously changing present of the structural (molecular) configuration of the dynamic architecture of the dynamic ecological organism-niche unity that the organism integrates at any moment.
When a primeval molecular autopoietic system and its ecological niche undergoes a division that results in two primeval molecular autopoietic systems in their respective ecological niches, a systemic reproductive process has taken place, and that primeval ''bacterium'' or ''cell'' and its ecological niche have become an ecological stem–cell niche unity. And when that occurs, the further systemic reproduction of the dynamic architecture of such primeval unity makes that primeval unity the founding ecological stem–cell–niche unity of an arising lineage. The systemic reproduction of the dynamic architecture of an ecological stem–cell–niche unity conserves simultaneously the molecular autopoiesis of the reproducing cell and the structural configuration of the new ecological cell–niche unity that makes possible that it may operate as a systemically reproducing ecological stem–cell–niche unity. Indeed, this must have happened at least with some primeval bacteria that as they reproduced systemically gave origin to the ecological stem-cell-niche unities that gave rise to several lineages of ecological stem cell-niche unities, one of which became that to which we belong. The present day ecological stem-cell-niche unities are thus all the present of a history of recursive transformation of the dynamic ecological architecture of some primeval ecological stem cell-niche unities through the uninterrupted systemic reproductive generation of millions of lineages.
In these circumstances it also happens that all that occurs with an organism is an aspect of the present of the ontogenic changes of some ecological stem-cell–niche unity that is the present of the uninterrupted history of the sequential systemic reproduction of dynamic ecological stem-cell–niche unities in which the dynamic architecture of the stem-cells and their ecological niches have been changing around the systemic reproductive conservation of the molecular autopoiesis through the systemic reproductive conservation of the stem-cells in their abilities to generate the dynamic architecture that gives rise to the ecological organism–niche ontogeny that makes them possible as the fundament of the lineage of the manner of living to which they belong. Along this process both the structure of the cytoplasm of the stem-cells, the DNA and the ecological niche in which the organisms realize their living have changed together congruently following the course followed by the natural drift of the conservation of the lineages to which they belong. This is a historical process that has occurred and occurs without design or aim to a desired end, it is a process that just occurs as a continuous resulting that happens with no intentionality or purpose. In this historical process the DNA does not operate codifying information about the different structures, processes or functions of the organisms. The DNA operates in the continuous realization of the ever changing present of the dynamic architecture of the ecological organism–niche unity through its participation in the synthesis of different kinds of molecules and in the activation and inhibition of relational and structural processes in some sequential order proper to the epigenesis of the ontogeny of the organism that has arisen in the transformation of the ecological stem-cell-niche unity as a result of the evolutionary drift of the lineage to which it belongs. In this sensory, operational and relational structural dynamics that results moment after moment in the sequential arising of the molecular processes that realize and conserve moment after moment the operation of the dynamic ecological organism–niche unity, the DNA operates establishing moment after moment the sequential order of those processes. This manner of operation of the DNA results in the continuous arising and conservation of the molecular operational and relational configurations that realizes a stem-cell as an ecological dynamic cellular architecture that gives origin to an ontogenic process that results in some particular manner of living, which if it is conserved through systemic reproduction results in the arising of a lineage of that particular form of living.10
In summary we can say and repeat that the evolution of living systems is the history of the systemic reproductive conservation of | |
magic. Quite different from when I was here with Hermann... but undeniably there. I felt it.
The final cornice appeared. And very close now, just beyond the last rocks on the ridge, the snowfield of the summit. I was surprised: from the gap to here had taken little more than three and a half hours. Despite the altitude we both felt well, and merely knowing that filled us with pleasure. That didn't mean we hadn't noticed the thin air! Nearly there at last – with one of us always sitting on a rock, looking out at the shining dance of the crystals, the slow floating of clouds... breathing deeply, while the other went to the end of the rope. It was unspeakably beautiful: to watch and breathe, to go and look... with millions of flashing seconds of ice around you. At 17.45 we reached the highest patch of snow.
Julie – our Broad Peak.
The atmosphere is unreal. Low-angled sunlight. Joy. The summit snows. This is it! Hermann Buhl... whirling crystals. Julie... dark eyes shining with tears... shimmering clouds... wonder! The Gasherbrum peaks... Then and now. Past and present embracing in a whirl of crystals, beyond time. The magic of this mountain.
'Just the two of us,' Julie says softly. The two of us, up here.
'Let's go out onto the rim of the cornice and look down into China – first you, then me. We can belay with the rope.'
The view is breathtaking. The marvellous sweep of the Gasherbrum Glacier, the barren, deep incision of the Shaksgam in the arid mountain wastes beyond, the countless thousand peaks of Sinkiang... Down there, 3,000 metres below the snow at our feet, we were exploring last year. 'I can see the place the camels came to, there! By those glowing towers that look as if they should be in the Dolomites. And the great bend of the glacier that we couldn't reach because of all the ice towers in the way – that's there, look! Just below us! Goes in a different direction from what we thought, goes up between Broad Peak and the Camel-hump mountain.' Julie, above me at the edge of the cornice, points down, eyes shining... That nameless, uninhabited land down there – how we love it, long for it. Why couldn't we go down and explore it right away? But the view alone is already a gift.
Looking back to where we have come from, we see, high above the long ridge, high above the slowly welling clouds, the huge pyramid of K2, towering into the sky. Our mountain. But when might that be?
High as the sky, the pyramid stands apart in all its crystalloid regularity, a symbol of all that is unattainable.
Nobody's mountain.
Yet wasn't it already our mountain? All those hours, two whole years!... We knew it to its highest ridges, it was ours, even if we were never to reach its top.
Would we return? It was as if it held us in thrall: Mountain of mountains – yes, we are yours. Mountain of mountains, how beautiful you are. Of course we would come back...
We started our way down along the summit ridge, above an ocean of clouds, the sun very low now, we had to hurry, a night descent would not be easy. Now that we'd been to the top, tiredness and thirst invaded our minds; still on the roof, near the subsidiary summit, I got out the stove and made a cup of Ovaltine for Julie. We sat there for some minutes, while the last light disappeared and twilight began. Then we headed down into the night.
Camp 3 above 7,000 metres. Julie and I were still snowed in, waiting. The pain in my eyes was much better. We would try to break out, down the spur, as soon as the weather gave us the chance. It was hopeless to imagine anybody coming up, there was far too much snow; there was no one on the mountain, even if there were still three expeditions waiting down at its foot.
Julie covered one of the lenses in my goggles with sticking plaster to protect the eye worst affected, but in the morning I noticed it was no longer necessary. We could start the last act of our Broad Peak odyssey, the 2,000-metre descent down the West Spur. There were still a lot of problems in front of us, but nothing we couldn't handle: in the deep snow it took us another one and a half days to get down. On 24 July, nine days after our start, we were back among the ice towers of the Godwin-Austen Glacier. Before returning to our 'mini base camp' below K2 (the whole place was ours: since our expedition had left we had just kept back two Balti porters), we allowed ourselves some time off at the foot of Broad Peak, wanting to look up friends and companions among the other teams. For two days we feasted our way through all three base camps.
## WHY?
Adventure is beyond time and age.
Yet why the same mountain twice?
I remember the summit sunset with Hermann Buhl and the odyssey of the long descent with Julie. But that is not all.
Why? Because a mountain offers so much to discover, dimensions a person might otherwise never dream of.
How many times will we go to K2? Each time new facets of the crystal shine. Each step is a step into boundless possibility.
Julie says it more simply: wherever I go, anything is possible.
I say: where anything is possible, there I go. That's why we are together.
( _Written in autumn_ 1984)
# Tashigang – Place of Happiness
'It's a crazy life, but it's a good life.'
( _Julie writes in a letter_ )
In two weeks we will meet again, this time in Vienna. Our life leads us all over the place: London, Paris, Venice, Frankfurt, Munich... and the far Himalayas. It depends upon where an expedition is going, or a film is to be shot or edited – which sometimes takes several months. Last year, after taking part in an attempt on the North-East Ridge of Everest, we made a mad dash back to England via Peking and Hong Kong for a stay in Europe of only ten days – Julie wanted to organize a party for Terry's fiftieth birthday, a really big celebration. Then, with me coming from Bologna, we flew to Islamabad, and a week later were on the Diamir side of Nanga Parbat, ready to film for Lutz Maurer's TV series _Land der Berge_. But to be honest, we live this way because we like it. Neither of us suffers from any shortage of breath: in Lhasa, between us, we blew out 99 candles in one go – our birthdays are on following days in March, so we marked them together.
I used to be known as the 'cameraman of the eight-thousanders', now we are 'the highest film team in the world' and we're kept pretty busy.
That is one side of the coin – the other is that we must always be alert to every opportunity, ready to jump in order to hang on to this insecure, adventurous existence. It is like leaping from one island to another – and we don't always make it. But perhaps it is in our characters, never to give up, either of us... And so we are content with a life that quite often becomes a dance on a tightrope.
This time the pan of destiny in which our eggs are sizzling is in Vienna – on the Küniglberg, where rises the modernist 'palace' belonging to the all-mighty Austrian Television, ORF. I regularly get lost in the galleries of this colossal building, which seem to have been designed to the harmonic principles | |
one of the only remaining patches of solitude in Yosemite Valley.
As someone who frequently falls ill with altitude sickness, I did not think (enjoyable) High Sierra hiking would be in the cards for me. However, when I got the chance as a Ranger for The Dyrt to test Boost Oxygen, I thought it was time to try out high elevation hiking and some portable O2. I used my canister of Boost Oxygen intermittently throughout a multi-day trek across Yosemite at times when I was feeling unnecessarily fatigued, lightheaded or short of breath and found relief every time. Without having to worry about the approach of an impending headache or having to take multiple breaks just to breath, my hikes were that much more enjoyable. In my everyday life, I like to stay active so I can handle tough hikes but fellow sea level dwellers will understand that there's not a whole lot you can do to prepare for strenuous activity in altitudes you're not used to existing in. Luckily, Boost helped me deal with those difficulties that are often impossible to prepare for. For backpackers, the obvious downside of the product is that it's another thing you'll have to carry. However, flat landers may find that it's worth making some room for.
One of my favorite things to do in the Huron-Manistee National Forest is to spend the weekend backpacking the ~20 mile loop up the North County Trail and back down the Manistee River Trail. I love this loop trail because you can hike in and out without having to backtrack or coordinate a ride back to your parked car.
This forest area is unique because it offers large changes in elevation that you do not typically get in Michigan, especially not in the lower peninsula. There's the perfect mix along the trail of designated and undesignated-dispersed campsites and I have yet to encounter a spot that didn't seem perfect.
As the trail both runs above and along the Manistee river with each mile, you have ample opportunity to camp both ridge-side and river-side. Do what I did and spend one night at the riverbank and one on a hilltop and you'll have the best of both worlds. The only possible con I encountered along the way was that a few single-track roads run through the forest area and you can occasionally hear ATV/4-wheeler traffic at certain parts, but it always subsides by dark.
It's durable. On those days where my pack seems double its usual size, I know I can cram my bag full and not worry about my Surge bending or breaking.
It packs a punch. And a kick. And a jab. From opening a fresh bottle of beer to whittling extra stakes for wind tie downs, this tool does it all. I no longer have to worry about bringing a pocket knife, scissors, bottle opener or pliers. I love how leatherman products enable me to economize my pack weight and space without having to sacrifice on versatility.
This site is the epitome of what many imagine Pictured Rocks camping to look like. The site is situated along Lake Superior with beach access and dramatic views. It serves as the perfect base camp for shoreline exploring & can be accessed by a moderately difficult hike. I'd recommend bringing warm clothes, even when visiting in mid-summer, as the wind blowing off shore has a chill to it.
This is another easy-hike site located in the park. The site is situated not along Lake Superior, but Little Beaver Lake--although the name can be misleading. The lake itself is rather expansive and the campsite is situated along the shore, offering beautiful views of the calm water. This site is great for first timers or individuals seeking a mild hike. It is also a refuge from the Lake Superior gusts of wind. The only con of this seemingly perfect site is bugs, so bring a fair amount of repellent!
Some of the major pros that come with the Cliffs site are FIRE & shielding from the wind, which are quite the amenities when visiting the shoreline in early spring or fall (and even summer). It gets cold in pictured rocks and being away from the gusts of wind coming off the lake and being able to warm up via fire is ideal. When parking to hike to the site, don't skip the built in platform/pavilion, as it offers the popular & iconic view of pictured rocks. The actual hike in is fairly easy, although it does become muddy and floods easily so be aware of recent rainfall. The hike is along the shoreline cliffs and offers plenty of breaks in the trees to stop and gaze out at Lake Superior. The site is one of the few in the park that does not offer beach access (as you are situated in the trees on a cliff) but again, this is the price you pay to stay warm. Pro tip: hike back up the trail from the site just before sunset and grab a spot in one of the breaks in the trees to watch the sun slip below the lake's seemingly infinite horizon.
This island is a hidden gem 12 miles off the coast of the Sleeping Bear Dunes national Lakeshore, accessible by ferry..
I gave the island 4 stars because some of the rules are a little too stringent in my opinion. Fires are only permitted in the Village Campsite at the island's entrance & you cannot camp within 300 ft of the beach. But if you're willing to forego the pyro effects & sleeping a stones throw away from the shore, then you're in for a camping experience unlike any other in MI. In the summer months, the island feels unquestionably tropical. The sparkling blue waters and sandy beaches make it feel like you're on an island at the equator, not halfway to the North Pole. The island is also sprinkled with uninhabited cottages that vacationers left behind at the end of a summer and never returned to. You can expect your stay here to include exploring historical ruins, marveling at beaches strewn with Petosky stones & reminding yourself that you're in Manitou, not Martinique.
This is the only backcountry spot in the Sleeping Bear Dunes on the mainland. I gave it a 3 star rating because this place hardly classifies as "the wilderness". The hike in is a quick, flat terrain hike through somewhat anticlimactic scenery. Once you're at the the campground, the sites are pretty close together (which might be a good thing for groups) and there is a communal fire ring. If your preferred version of the backcountry is a short walking distance from the car and less secluded, more social sites, then this just might be your 5 star site. The beach was about 1/2 a mile from the campsite and was completely empty. Although this beach does not have the characteristic dunes of the surrounding lakeshore, it is beautiful in that it's completely yours. I would recommend this site as an ideal spot if you wanted to take a larger group and reserve multiple sites or as a way to ease first time backpackers into the backcountry. Visited July 2016.
We stayed at one of the twelve mile backcountry spots and it might be one of my favorite back country spots in Pictured Rocks. The hike in is fairly easy and flat the entire way. We also happened to be the only ones camping at this site and it was great to get away from the more busy sites further down the lakeshore. The beach is just steps away from the site which is slightly above the beach (maybe 50 ft) situated within beautiful clusters of | |
Cody No.3
Cody - No.2 - 1910 - Великобритания <– –> Cody - No.4 monoplane - 1912 - Великобритания
CODY biplane No.III (Circuit of Britain Type)
Cody's third aircraft was again smaller, but built on similar lines to its predecessor. No ailerons were fitted, lateral control being achieved by the use of wing warping and differential front elevators. An obvious change was the use of twin booms and rudders with fixed circular tailplanes, which could be folded against the mainplanes for storage in the confined space of his shed, now needed to house two aeroplanes. As in his previous aircraft, bamboo was used extensively for the booms and control rods, spruce and hickory being used elsewhere.
The Daily Mail Circuit of Britain Contest started at Brooklands on 22 July 1911 and was over a course of 1,010 miles for a ?1,000 prize. It was won by a Bleriot flown by Lt. Conneau in four days of flying. Cody had problems including poor weather, which extended his time to fourteen days, nevertheless his biplane was the only British-built machine to finish and he was placed fourth. This machine proved to be Cody's most successful aircraft to date and went on to win both of the British Empire Michelin Prizes of 1911.
Trophy No.l. 29 October 1911. 5hr 15min, a flight of 261 1/2 miles, ?500.
Trophy No.2. 11 September 1911. 3hr 6 1/2 min, a circuit of 125 miles at 40mph, ?400.
The machine continued in use for instruction, demonstration and passenger work into 1912, but was crashed badly on 3 June 1912, when being flown by a pupil, Lt. Harvey-Kelly. It was cannibalized to provide parts for a later machine, No.V.
Power: 60hp Green four-cylinder, inline, water-cooled driving a pusher propeller by chain.
Area 450 sq ft
Height lift
Weight 1,750lb
Weight allup 2,500lb
Speed range 40-58 mph
Ceiling 5,000 ft
Range 350 miles
Cody Circuit of Britain Biplane
The biplane flown by S. F. Cody during 1911 was basically a modification of his 1910 design and utilized the reliable 60 h.p. Green engine. The most obvious difference in appearance from his 1910 machine was the change to twin rudders, each of which was carried on a pair of bamboo tail booms. Small fixed tailplanes were fixed half-way up on each side of the rudders, which were themselves of lower aspect-ratio than the single surface employed on the previous machine. The rudders were arranged to fold sideways on their booms. The machine was entered in the Daily Mail ?10,000 Circuit of Britain, which started from Brooklands on 11th July, 1911, and extended over a course of 1,010 miles. After several minor hold-ups on the way Cody finished fourth, and his was the only British aircraft to complete the course. The machine came second in the 1911 contest for the Manville prize with a time of 3 hrs. 16 mins., and won the British Michelin Cup No. 2 and ?400 on 11th September, 1911, with a time of 3 hrs. 6.5 mins. after covering the 125 miles cross-country circuit at 40 m.p.h., being the sole competitor to complete the course. On 29th October, 1911, Cody won the British Empire Michelin Cup No. 1 and ?500 by flying for 261.5 miles over a 7-miles closed-circuit course at Laffan's Plain in 5 hrs. 15 mins. at the same time creating a new British record for duration. He later made a flight with two passengers standing on the lower wings and, on 27th January, 1912, covered a distance of 7 miles at Laffan's Plain at a height of 100 ft. with four passengers in addition to himself, a total load of 738 lb. which was made possible by the fitting of a 120 h.p. Austro-Daimler engine. The machine was entered for the races held at Hendon during April, 1912, but Cody was unable to participate owing to severe injuries received while flying as a passenger with his pupil, Lt. Fletcher, who crashed into some trees. At Whitsun, 1912, Cody flew from Farnborough to Hendon for the meeting there, but withdrew from the main 44-miles cross-country race owing to a disagreement over his handicap. Span, 40 ft. Length, 30 ft. Wing area. 450 sq. ft. Weight empty, 1,750 lb. Weight loaded. 2,500 lb. Maximum speed, 58 m.p.h. Ceiling, 5,000 ft. Range, 350 miles.
CODY. Cody flying school, Farnborough. Cody commenced experiments with kites in very early days on behalf of the British Admiralty. Subsequently built the first British Army dirigible, and an experimental Army aeroplane. In 1909, his direct connection with the Army ceased. A Cody I was built in 1908. A Cody II was completed June 1910. The special features of both were: very strong construction, great size (II had area of 857 sq feet), ailerons. Later types, except that warping is substituted for ailerons, do not differ very materially except in minor details. All wood construction.
1911. 1913. Model.
4-seater 4-seater May, 1912.
biplane. biplane. Monoplane.
Length............feet(m.) 38 (11.60) 38 (11.60) 38 (11.60)
Span..............feet(m.) 43 (13) 43 (13) 43? (13.25)
Area..........sq.feet(m?.) 484 (44.75) 483 (44.97) 260 (19)
Weight, total...lbs.(kgs.) 1900 (862) 1900 (862) 2400 (1088)
Weight,useful...lbs.(kgs.) 1000 (453) 1000 (453) 7O0
Motor................... 60 Green, 120 Aust. 120 Aust.
later a Daimler Daimler
100 Green
Speed, max......m.p.h.(km.) 70 (115) 75 (120) 83 (135)
min......m.p.h.(km.) 47 (75) 47 (75) 58 (95)
Number built to
end of last year......... 1 1 1
Remarks.--The 1911 is the famous Cody, which, as a 60 h.p., won both Michelin 1911 prizes, and completed the Daily Mail circuit. As a 100 h.p. it won the 1912 Michelin cross-country. By the end of 1912 it is said to have flown a total of 7000 miles. The 1913 is practically a duplicate with a more powerful engine. Special features of the biplanes, maximum camber to lower plane. Both planes equal span. Very strong landing gear. Propeller chain driven: 1-3/4 to 1 gearing. In February, 1913, four biplanes were ordered for the British Army.
Cody lists a mono. for 1913 a trifle longer than the above; also five variations on the biplane of from 35 to 160 h.p., which can be built if required.
Flight, November 4, 1911.
BRITISH NOTES OF THE WEEK.
Mr. Cody's Fine Flight for the British Michelin.
A SPLENDID flight was made by Mr. Cody on Sunday last at Aldershot, with the object of placing the British Michelin Cup once again to his credit. A course of about 7 miles round had been laid down, and starting off from Laffan's Plain at 8 o'clock in the morning he continued on until he had been in the air for just over 5 hours, and by the time he decided to come down he had covered 261 1/2 miles. On Mr. Cody descending from his machine, he was carried shoulder high to his hangar by the crowd which had gathered. On the previous Friday he covered a distance of 160 miles in just on 3 hours. When he started from Laffan's Plain there was a fog over the ground, and it seemed to make little difference to Mr. Cody, who kept flying steadily at a height of 800 feet until a broken wire rendered a descent advisable.
AIR EDDIES.
CONGRATULATIONS to Mr. S. F. Cody on his splendid flight on Saturday last, when he carried four passengers on his five-seated biplane. About 7 miles were covered, during which the height was mostly about 100 ft. A photograph of the "crew" appears on p.108.
Flight, March 16, 1912.
AEROPLANE UNDERCARRIAGES.
By G. DE HAVILLAND.
Cody Biplane.- The undercarriage of this machine is chiefly constructed of wood, and has a central-skid between the main rolling-wheels; on the front end of this skid are fixed two smaller wheels. The rear-skid is a comparatively short distance behind the main-wheels, thus giving the machine a short base of support; but, owing to the high centre of thrust, the rear-skid carries little or no weight after the first few yards. The main-wheels | |
has power over the ocean's waves."
"What sort of power?" Dealing with the ancient gods was always fun. I tried not to shake my head in wonderment.
"The power to make the waves rise in anger or to calm them. It depends on what melody you play."
"That sounds useful," I said.
Astraea glanced at me. "You are, as you say, rattling my cage." This did not upset her. She just wanted to make sure.
"Maybe. I guess I don't see why anybody would want to put a leash on the ocean."
"A flood or a tidal wave can be useful weapons," Astraea suggested.
"True enough. Who do you think the thief wants to drown?"
"I have no idea. Perhaps no one. Perhaps we are only dealing with a musician in need of an instrument."
I smiled. "Do you believe that?" I asked.
She told me no, and smiled back.
I pulled into a parking lot that even at this hour was still full of cars. Surrounding the lot like a commercial plague were fast food restaurants, tiki bars, ice cream parlors, and a lot of places that sold souvenirs: shell necklaces, coral sculptures, preserved sea creatures, mechanical frog men—stuff people really need. Compared to some of the larger establishments, the Polynesian Paradise Market was kind of cozy. In the window were artistically arranged plastic leis and swim suits in more or less Hawaiian patterns.
Astraea had her fingers on the door handle on her side of the car when I stopped her with a question. "Is Sparkle's boyfriend the famous Jason of Argonauts fame?"
"He has the look," Astraea suggested.
That wasn't much of an admission, but it was possible she didn't know any more. Even a goddess has her limits.
We were a little overdressed for the Polynesian Paradise Market. It was a warm evening, and most of the customers wore colorful shreds of cloth of varying size and complexity, depending on their degree of modesty. A few wore pirate masquerade spells—very popular right now—that undoubtedly covered a multitude of sins. Shoelaces were at a premium; most people schlepped around in flip-flops, allowing them to show off their ugly feet.
We browsed for a while, picking things up, holding them just long enough to be amused, and then putting them down. I almost bought a snow globe containing no snow, but a plastic man on a plastic surfboard floating on a chemical blue ocean in a globe the size of a water glass. I wondered whether Big Al's conch shell could control it. I wondered whether Big Al's conch shell worked at all.
The clerk was a short thin woman who tried to erect a smile as she approached us, but she looked more tired than interested. She wore a muumuu covered with red and orange flowers as well as scattered green parrots to prevent the pattern from coming off a little conservative. Curls of blonde hair fell across her forehead like a curtain, and glasses in black frames hung around her neck on a chain. She had her own sense of fashion—if you could call it a sense.
"It's fun, isn't it?" she asked, meaning the snow globe with the surfer inside.
"I'm not sure my heart can take the excitement," I said, and firmly set the thing down. "Actually we're hoping you can help us with a little information."
She continued to stand before me and Astraea, but something behind the clerk's eyes retreated as she lost interest in us.
I could see that I'd made a mistake, but Astraea acted before I had time to remedy the situation. "Please buy this for me," she pleaded as she picked up the snow globe and stared into it as if it contained the wisdom of the ages.
It cost about twice as much as I thought it should, but if the clerk's information was any good, whatever I paid would be worth the damage.
Astraea and I moseyed over to the cash register with the clerk, and I handed over some money. Behind her, near the corner where the wall and the ceiling met, was a camera and a monitor. Right now the monitor featured Astraea and me waiting for the clerk to make change and wrap up the snow globe. We were a handsome couple, but on the monitor we were in black-and-white, and we moved in jerks every few seconds. "Recently," I said, "maybe today, you sold a conch shell to somebody. Does that ring any bells?"
She stopped counting out coins. "Faintly," she said. "We sell a lot of shells. Why do you ask?"
"I'm a private detective," I told her. "I'm working on a case. This is my assistant, Ms. Scales."
The clerk gave Astraea a long meaningful glance as if trying to guess what she assisted me with.
"I see you have a security camera," I said.
The clerk agreed. "And we record everything that goes on in the store. But the recording in the camera at the moment is about three days long. Even at top speed it would take at least that many hours to look through it. I don't know about you, but I have better things to do."
She spoke in a reasonable tone, and though I could see her point of view, it didn't help me any. Then I noticed something strange happening on the monitor. My eyes must have gotten big because the clerk turned to look up at it too. On the monitor people were walking backwards in quick jerks as if they were in a race to get back to where they'd started. Amazingly, though nobody watched over their shoulders, none of them ran into anything.
"What's going on?" the clerk asked of the world at large.
I glanced at Astraea and enjoyed her small cryptic smile. If I had to guess, I would say she was producing one of her usual unusual coincidences. "Aren't you doing that?" I asked the clerk innocently.
She shook her head without taking her eyes off the monitor.
The flashing picture on the monitor slowed, and a few seconds later stopped at a good view of a tall woman with a slim but spectacular figure. She wore a cat suit that seemed to shine a little as if it were made of wet overlapping scales. Her long hair, which may have been blonde, was held away from her face by a mermaid clip. The playback began to run forward at normal speed again, and showed the tall woman shoving a big conch shell into a pearlescent satchel and walking out of the camera's view while the clerk stood before her taking no more notice than she would if the woman had run a hand through her hair.
"Hey!" the clerk cried as if the woman was walking out with the shell at the moment as opposed to some hours ago.
"You seem surprised," I said.
"Huh?" the clerk said. She was still staring at the monitor, though the show had moved on.
"Didn't you see her leave with the shell?" I asked.
The clerk thought that over. "I remember her coming in. The next thing I knew she was gone. But that didn't occur to me till just now."
Astraea nodded. She had something to tell me, and I couldn't wait to hear it.
I picked up the snow globe, and thanked the clerk while she was still trying to figure out what had happened. A moment later Astraea and I were back out in my Puck, and I let her hold the snow globe while I hung my hands on the steering wheel. "Well?" I said.
"The woman who took the shell is a siren," Astraea said.
"One of those singing mermaids who lured sailors to their deaths?" I asked.
"More or less," Astraea said. "Any woman could have worn that outfit—I have one like it myself—but not many could | |
Shortly after Han Li disappeared, a male cultivator slowly walked out from the side of the small mountain. He appeared to be about forty years old and possessed a sallow complexion. He was the cultivator who had treated Zenith Yin so fearfully at the entrance of Heavenvoid Hall.
At that moment, he was wearing an odd, dark green conical bamboo hat and had a white jade bowl in his grasp. His body concealed a chill that was completely isolated from the blazing heat surrounding him.
He climbed to the mountaintop and surveyed his surroundings with great vigilance as if he were looking for something. But after seeing that there was nothing, his expression only grew increasingly cautious.
He thought he had spotted a silhouette blur when he gazed at the mountain from afar. But after finding no traces of the person on the mountain, he became even more vigilant.
After coldly sweeping his gaze past his surroundings once more, he wordlessly inserted two of his fingers into the jade bowl and brushed it upward. A streak of white light then flew out from it and started revolving around his head.
"Execute!" The sallow-faced man softly shouted, forming an incantation gesture with one hand.
Peng. The white light trembled for a moment before suddenly bursting into specks as wondrous as starlight scattered from a goddess. The light then completely enveloped a forty meter radius.
The red land was enveloped in layers of frost upon touching the white light, but nothing abnormal had appeared within it.
A trace of doubt appeared on the man's face. After a moment of thought, he didn't seem to care anymore, believing that he had been mistaken. After putting the matter to the back of his head, he then looked at the black desert with a grave face.
"This place is truly strange." The man muttered to himself as he looked at the black desert with a strange gaze. He seemed somewhat hesitant to depart.
But after a short moment of consideration, he flung his sleeve and shot a streak of red light towards the ground. The light faded away to reveal a small red fox.
The man flicked his finger, sending a green medicine pill into the small beast's mouth. The small beast swallowed the pill and expressed great pleasure.
"Go!" The sallow-faced cultivator bluntly commanded the small beast, pointing towards the direction of the black desert.
The small beast immediately rushed down the hill at an extraordinary speed, turning into a red streak of light along the way.
After a short moment, the small fox-like beast had arrived a hundred meters deep into the black desert. It was still unscathed even after running around in a large circle.
Nothing strange had occurred. It seemed that apart from the color of the black desert, there was nothing out of the ordinary.
The sallow-faced man revealed an expression of surprise. This was clearly not what he had expected. He had prepared himself for the loss of his Red Fox Beast. As it was but a common grade one spirit beast, he would feel no heartache at all. It didn't have any notable abilities apart from its nimble movements and exceptional sense of smell.
He tensely frowned and rigidly stared at the small beast as it ran around the desert in circles before whistling towards it. It then ran over and flew back into his sleeve.
Afterwards, the man gazed at the black desert in silence with a wavering expression.
But with only a short moment of hesitation, he started to descend the hill and carefully walked towards the black desert.
Unknown to him, shortly after he walked down the small hill, Han Li's silhouette reappeared at the hilltop in a series of fluctuating blurs.
Although the sallow-faced man used a technique to search a wide area, Han Li was easily able to evade his attack and revealed no trace of himself by using both the nameless Qi restraining technique and the Shifting Smoke Steps. Although the man was a mid Core Formation cultivator, Han Li was very confident that a sudden strike of his nine Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords would instantly slay him, had he drawn closer.
Han Li had been quite hesitant about whether or not he should kill him. While his two treasures were quite valuable, Han Li chose to have him act as a forward scout.
But when the sallow-faced man had the small beast explore the black desert to no results, Han Li completely renounced his plan of attacking him. As the greatest dangers were unknown, it'd be better to let him guide the way. Han Li didn't believe that the black desert was completely devoid of danger.
With the White Rhino Emblem and Glacial Ice Pearl leaving him unfettered by the heat, he didn't feel an urgent need to seize those fire resistance treasures.
The sallow-faced man didn't perceive Han Li was behind him in the slightest and continued onward into the strange black desert.
The man's expression grew increasingly tense as he tread deeper into the black desert. He had already activated his bamboo hat and enveloped his body in a layer of dense green light.
After the man walked through the desert for about a kilometer without problem, his expression slightly relaxed and he felt great relief. It is commonly said that once one headed this deeply into an area, any dangers it possessed should've already appeared.
Han Li gazed at the man's silhouette from a distance away with a strange expression. Could it be that he had guessed incorrectly? The black desert was merely frightening and didn't actually possess any dangers at all? Had he known this was the case, he definitely would've ambushed and robbed the man of his two treasures.
Han Li felt regret! But soon, a startling and abrupt change occurred in the distance.
The black sand around the the sallow-faced cultivator suddenly floated up and surrounded him without a sound. The sand then released a dim black light that appeared rather strange.
As the man was rich with experience, he instantly reacted by raising his jade bowl towards the sky. A vast white light scattered from the bowl, adding another layer of defense upon his green barrier.
At that moment, the black sand turned into countless winged black insects and charged at the shocked man from every direction.
The man bellowed. With a flourish of white light, he was then surrounded with palm sized shields of ice. They then hurriedly rotated to form a white hurricane around him.
He had now clearly made out the true appearance of the insects, winged ants. Their numbers were astonishing with no less than ten thousand insects surrounding him.
The sallow-faced cultivator's mind quickly churned, trying his utmost to recall the specific breed and weakness of these winged ants. But before he could finish thinking, the black swarm of ants knocked against his ice shield hurricane.
Clangs rang out in quick succession as the shields repelled the winged ants several meters back. When the man saw this, he couldn't help but feel slight relief.
But a short moment later, his heart froze. After knocking the black winged ants tumbling away several times, they charged forwards once more without the slightest injury.
He was greatly alarmed! Without taking further thought, he raised his hand and released a grey flying knife. It transformed into a ten meter long streak of light and fiercely chopped towards the winged ant swarm.
Just as the flying knife left the hurricane, the countless ants let out a drone and surrounded it. The fierce attack of the grey light didn't harm the flying insects in the slightest. Instead, they swarmed all over the flying knife in an instant and held it still.
The sallow-faced man turned pale from fright and tried to recall his magic treasure. However, he was too slow. The magic treasure's grey light flashed | |
child abuse pediatrics is often useful but does not fulfill that legal mandate.
Sentinel injuries are minor injuries with major significance. These may appear minor, but are often missed and provide an opportunity for us to intervene before serious injury.
No child is immune from abuse. While risk factors for abuse may be helpful in triggering a suspicion for abuse, many children who suffer from abuse have no identifiable risk factors.
The most common abusive injury is a bruise. If you don't cruise, you don't bruise. Keep an eye out for the 6 B's of child abuse.
Head trauma in young children may present with non-specific symptoms. Be suspicious in the right clinical context.
Concerning features for abuse are subtle. These include delay in seeking care, vague or changing history of trauma, mismatch of history and injury or developmental stage of child, and multiple or patterned injuries.
Certain injury patterns should always raise concern for abuse. These include posterior rib fractures, subdural hematomas, immersion burns, patterned bruises and others. None are pathognomonic. Use the TEN-4 FACE decision tool.
The basic medical evaluation for suspected physical abuse in a young child includes a skeletal survey, head imaging, and trauma labs. There are recommendations when and when not to investigate.
Report abuse when you are suspicious – it is your legal responsibility. Regional guidelines vary, but report based on suspicion, not on proof.
EM Cases Digest Vol. 2 Pediatric Emergencies here.
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A special thanks to TREKK – Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids for recruiting Dr. Coombs and Dr. Holland for this podcast.
1. Which of the following is NOT a potential historical indicator for pediatric physical abuse?
All of the above options above are historical indicator for pediatric physical abuse.
2. What is the most common abusive injury in a child?
The most common abusive injury is a bruise.
3. Bruising in an unusual/protected area is concerning for physical abuse in children. Which of the following is NOT one of these areas?
To remember which areas are unusual for bruising in a child's body, use the TEN-4 FACES rule.
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding fractures in pediatric physical abuse?
Proximal and mid shaft humeral fractures are more likely due to abuse. Most abusive fractures occur in children < 18 months of age. Classical metaphyseal fractures occur in children who have been shaken violently back and forth.
5. You are seeing a 2 year old girl who was brought in by his mother for a 2 week history of cough. On exam, you notice multiple bruises on his abdomen and neck. What investigations would you order for this patient?
In children younger than 2-3 years old who are suspected victims of physical abuse, skeletal survey and blood work should be ordered as screening investigations. Typical blood work for suspected pediatric physical abuse include CBC, PT/PTT, electrolytes, creatinine, glucose, LFTs, amylase, lipase, and U/A.
6. Which of the following does the PIBIS score for abusive head trauma NOT take into account?
This patient has a score of 4 from abnormal dermatologic exam, age ≥ 3.0 months, and hemoglobin < 11.2g/dL. At a score of 2, the sensitivity and specificity for abnormal neuroimaging was 93.3% (95% confidence interval 89.0%–96.3%) and 53% (95% confidence interval 49.3%–57.1%), respectively.
7. Which of the following statements regarding reporting pediatric physical abuse is FALSE?
While special rules around reporting abuse vary across jurisdictions, the fundamental principle is the same: health care providers need only reasonable suspicion that a child is being harmed to report, not "proof". We are penalized for failing to report suspicion, not for reporting unsubstantiated suspicion.
8. A mother who works as a physician, brings in her 3-month old male infant for inconsolable crying. This evening, her husband was in the other room putting the infant to sleep when she heard a loud cry and he has since been inconsolable. When you examine the infant, you notice a bruise across his cheek and ear. You consider child abuse but recognize the mother is one of your colleagues who recently married a local police officer, and they seem very happy together. What do you do?
A Don't mention it. People of higher socioeconomic status and who are employed are less likely to abuse their children.
B Do a work-up to exclude other causes that may mimic child abuse, communicate your concern and call CAS.
D Don't mention it. As one of your colleagues, she and her partner would less likely abuse their child.
Remember though that no child is immune from abuse and an absence of risk factors does not preclude one from investigating suspicious injuries further. Indeed, it is in this population that abuse is often missed. Remember "if you don't cruise, you don't bruise".
9. You are seeing a 18-month old female in the ED. She was brought in by her father because she refused to walk since a fall that happened yesterday. She was playing with her step-brothers when she fell. On exam, she is tender on palpation of her right shin and it is slightly swollen. An X-ray reveals an undisplaced spiral fracture through the distal tibial shaft. What do you do next?
A. This is a Toddler's fracture. Put on a cast and sent to fracture clinic for follow-up.
B. Do a skeletal survey to look for other injuries.
C. This type of injury is similar to a femur fracture and has a high likelihood of child abuse. Call CAS.
D. This is a classic metaphyseal fracture consistent with child abuse. Call CAS.
Most abusive fractures occur in children < 18 months of age. So again, our highest level of suspicion should be in young children. An important exception is that of the Toddler's fracture which requires little force and can occur | |
their mouth in cold weather to keep it warm. In all other games they are only allowed to run their hands through their greasy hair and rub off-colour spots on their arms. Pedroia works to a full count, further ramping up Wainwright's pitch count, before he gets on top of one of Wainwright's curves and it sneaks under Freese's glove plating another run. Make that four gettable balls this inning that have landed for hits. The curve isn't getting many swing and misses, but it is producing grounders, they're just skipping by the fielders.
Bottom 2, Wainwright/Ortiz: Of course right after I jump on Beltran's Hall of Fame case he robs Ortiz of a grand slam. Low wall and Beltran just made that catch look easy, although it results in a sacrifice fly. 5-0 Red Sox.
End 2: Wainwright gets an easy grounder that this time no one messes up. The Cardinals luck has been flying around, between missed easy grounders and insane home run grabbing catches. At the end of it all though it's 5-0 and this game might be over before it's really even started (an hour in). Wainwright is up to 60 pitches, so getting even five innings out of him would be an accomplishment at this point.
Top 3, Lester/Kozma: Video of Beltran slamming into the wall and then going into the locker room to be checked out. Reminds me of Ben Tate finishing up the Texans game last weekend with four broken ribs. Kozma makes up for his errors by hitting the furthest ball he's ever hit, a light popup to Napoli.
Middle 3: Lester strikes out Carpenter to end the inning. 35 pitches through 3 innings and still going strong. Jon Jay was seen in the warm up circle for Beltran at the end of the inning. He wasn't officially changed yet though and we'll see if the extra time for the inning change gives Matheny a chance to change his mind on the substitution.
Bottom 3, Wainwright/Gomes: The substitution is complete and all the fuss about Beltran's first World Series now seems a little more ridiculous. Hopefully he's alright and comes back for the rest of the series. Gomes lightly pops up to first base and Matt Adams doesn't bobble it.
Bottom 3, Wainwright/Bogaerts: Kozma catches a ball cleanly!
End 3: Drew and Gomes both pulled balls deep and foul, but Wainwright throws an efficient 9 pitch inning without letting anyone on. He's going to need a few more like this, because if the top of the Red Sox order works deep into counts next inning Wainwright won't be long for this game.
Top 4, Lester/Jay: Just what the Cardinals want substituted into the game now, a guy batting .220 against lefties facing Jon Lester. Lester walks him on six pitches though and I find myself agreeing with McCarver in that Lester should have just attached him instead of trying to nibble the corners with off-speed pitches.
Top 4, Lester/Holliday: Some fun timeout games between Holliday and David Ross prolonging the at bat. None of this would really be necessary it pitch times were actually enforced. Lester gets his fifth strikeout when Holliday swings over an outside pitch.
Top 4, Lester/Craig: Craig hits a grounder just out of reach of a diving Stephen Drew. This would be a completely different game if both teams had Andrelton Simmons and Adrian Beltre on the left side of the infield. Only Napoli's double this game has really been solidly hit, the rest have just snuck through or have been errors.
Top 4, Lester/Molina: Another seeing eye single that finds its way between Bogaerts and Drew. If the Red Sox aren't in double play depth there definitely would have been a possibility of a play. This has been a weird game. Bases loaded with one out for Freese.
Middle 4: Lester gets out of the inning with a weak grounder back to the pitcher from Freese to start a double play. Lester may have given up two hits and a walk that inning, but nothing was hard hit and aside from the extra pitches thrown that inning he can't really have anything to complain about.
Bottom 4, Wainwright/Ellsbury: Fox shows a mic'd up John Hirschbeck explaining to Matheny what the umps saw on the first inning Kozma error. Unfortunately they leave out the part I really want to see which is how Matheny responds. I want to hear pointless arguing and what Matheny could possibly be saying to try and get his way. I'm genuinely curious. Two quick strikeouts for Wainwright.
End 4: Wainwright gets a big sweeping curve inside for strike two. Victorino responds by taking a 30 second walk around the plate before coming back and having a little chat with Hirschbeck before popping out. One day someone will explain to me why this is tolerated. Get in the batter's box and stay there, especially when you haven't swung or done anything to mess yourself up between pitches. 81 pitches total for Wainwright with the heart of the order coming up next inning. If he gets through that cleanly he could definitely get six innings in.
Top 5, Lester/Carpenter: Some more bad defense as Gomes bobbles a ball and lets Robinson and Carpenter both get an extra base. Five runs down with two outs it didn't make a lot of sense to go for the extra base on what turned into a close play, but it worked out here.
Middle 5: Drew makes another nice running play to get the Red Sox out of the inning. Up to 78 pitches for Lester, which probably means another two or three innings depending on how the game turns out.
Bottom 5, Wainwright/Pedroia: Robinson makes a nice running catch as he pulls up a little scared just short of the wall. I should probably learn who this Robinson guy is since it seems like we might be seeing a lot more of him this series.
Bottom 5, Wainwright/Napoli: I think I'm just going to keep picking on Kozma here because I can, but he was a little slow on the transfer on a double play and couldn't get Napoli at first. It certainly wasn't an easy play but I'm sure something that he will think about as he's sitting in the dugout.
End 5: Kozma makes a nice play going to his right and throws Napoli out at second making the previous missed play irrelevant except for the one extra pitch to Gomes wearing down Wainwright's arm.
Middle 6: 14 pitches, 3 easy outs for Lester. Nothing to see here folks, keep it moving.
Bottom 6, Axford/Bogaerts: Well looks like my earlier prediction of five innings for Wainwright was right. He only threw 95 pitches so this move is probably looking to keep his action limited for the future of the series since this game is likely already over. No need to tire out Wainwright for another inning in what is most likely a losing cause. It will be interesting to see if the Cardinals start bringing out their better relievers or their mopup guys. This seems like it could have been a good opportunity to just pitch Shelby Miller for the remaining four innings and save the rest of the bullpen for Game 2. Axford strikes out Bogaerts with some high heat.
End 6: Axford does his job and strikes out the side. The Cardinals pitching has looked good all game, even with the early action, but with Lester mowing down the Cards' batters it may all be for naught.
Middle 7: Two more strikeouts for Lester brings his total to eight. He's up to 102 pitches, so it seems like he's probably good for one more before handing the ball off to the bullpen to finish it off.
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the equalizer. Also compare this response with the response of two taps. 5.25 Beamforming for interference suppression Assume M sensors are deployed to implement beamforming, as depicted in Figure 5.24. The distance from the reference sensor to the ith sensor is denoted by di. There are M sources. The first source is the desired source and the others are the interferers. The incident angle from the kth source is k. It is assumed that the difference of path gains in amplitude is negligible and the influence of noise is not considered. Explain the reason why up to M 1 interferers can generally be suppressed with M sensors. What are the requirements for this suppression to be successful? 5.26 LMS algorithm
Show that the gradient G0 in the LMS algorithm is equal to E e0 u0 . 5.27 Cramer–Rao bound Let X be the sample mean from n independent Gaussian RVs X1 ,X2 , . . . , Xn with distribution N(, 2). Assume 2 is known. First, derive the Cramer–Rao bound. Then, show that X is the most efficient unbiased estimate for (i.e., it attains the RHS of the Cramer–Rao bound.) 5.28 ML estimates of the mean and variance of Gaussian random variables Consider n independent random samples from N( , 2). Let ¼ ( , ). That is, 1 ¼ and 2 ¼ . Find the ML estimates of and .
Digital communication includes a number of detection and estimation problems, but differs from simple source estimation in that the form of the source is up to the system designer, and it is possible for the transmitter and receiver to cooperate to improve overall performance. The channels may also be engineered to make the tasks simpler (e.g., by laying wires or adding repeaters). This chapter builds on the prior discussion of propagation models and detection and estimation techniques to discuss classic communication techniques for the Gaussian channel, the role of synchronization in communication systems, and various techniques for dealing with channel dispersion or time variation.
6.1 Characterization of communication signals A digital communications system can be modeled as in Figure 6.1. A message mi drawn from a set of M messages is associated with a signal vector si. This real-valued N-dimensional vector (in signal space, for example) is then mapped to a pulse si (t) that has finite energy and duration, typically an interval of T seconds. The pulse is sent over a dispersive and time-varying channel h(, t), which then adds noise and interference to produce the received signal x(t). A set of receiver filters, which may include an equalizer, then produces a vector x, from which a decision is made as to the most likely message mˆ to have been sent. The goal of the joint design of the transmitted signal set and the receiver is to minimize the symbol error probability P(e) ¼ P(mˆ 6¼ m), subject to energy, bandwidth, and data rate constraints. All signals within this system can be considered to be random processes. The modulator, channel, and receiver are often modeled as being composed of linear filters, so that it is often convenient to consider some aspects of communication systems in the frequency domain. The psd of the transmitted sequence is obtained by taking the Fourier transform of the autocorrelation function. In the particular case of linear modulations and a symbol period of T, the baseband-equivalent transmitted signal is of the form sðtÞ ¼
1 X k¼0
ai gðt kTÞ;
6.1 Characterization of communication signals
mi Message source
si Vector modulator
si (t ) Modulator
x (t ) Channel
m ˆ
x Receiver
Decision device
Figure 6.1 Basic digital communications system.
where ai is a complex-valued sequence with a one-to-one relationship to the data (e.g., signal space vectors), and g(t) is the pulse-shaping function. For a zero mean sequence, the baseband-equivalent psd is then given by s ð f Þ ¼ 2a
jGð f Þj2 ; T
where G(f) is the Fourier transform of g(t). The term ''baseband-equivalent'' means that the translation to the carrier frequency fc has been neglected; otherwise there would be two copies with half the power centered at each of fc and þ fc. Example 6.1 Power spectrum for binary phase shift keying (BPSK) BPSK is used to transmit one bit per symbol using the signals rffiffiffiffiffiffi 2E s0 ðtÞ ¼ cosð2pfc tÞ; 0 t T; T rffiffiffiffiffiffi 2E cosð2pfc t þ pÞ; 0 t T: s1 ðtÞ ¼ T Compute the psd. Solution Notice that s1(t) ¼ s0(t), and if the input data are of the form þ1 or 1, then it is clearly a linear modulation with 2a ¼ 1. Frequency translation from baseband to passband is accomplished by multiplying by cos(2pfct), and thus by inspection the pulse-shaping function is rffiffiffiffiffiffi 2E gðtÞ ¼ ; 0 t T: T The Fourier transform is more easily computed by shifting the interval to (T/2, T/2), resulting in rffiffiffiffiffiffi rffiffiffiffiffiffi 2E e jp f T ejp f T 2E sinðp f T Þ ¼ T : Gð f Þ ¼ j2pf T T pfT Thus, s(f ) ¼ 2Esinc2(f T) where sincð f T Þ ¼ sinðpfTÞ=pfT: The psd is sketched in Figure 6.2. Notice that there is a sequence of nulls at a spacing of 1/T. The first sidelobe is 13 dB below the peak of the main lobe. The tails of the spectrum fall off relatively slowly – only as 1/f 2, owing to the brick-wall pulse shape. Thus tight transmit filtering is always used on phase shift keying (PSK) to enable efficient use of the spectrum. A large family of popularly used modulations have exactly the same pulse-shaping function and thus the same psd. M-phase (M-ary) PSK, and the quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) family, which uses multilevel data on cosine and sine basis functions, all have the same psd, and thus occupy the same bandwidth even though they have very different bit rates.
1/ T
Figure 6.2 Sketch of 10log(sinc 2(fT )).
The bandwidth of a digital communication signal can be defined in many different ways. The obvious definition of the band of positive frequencies over which energy is transmitted does not work because any signal that is limited in time has infinite extent in frequency. Thus, a more typical definition is, e.g., the band of frequencies over which the transmitted energy is within x dB of the peak (3 dB is popular), or which account for x% of the energy (95% and 99% are typical). These comparisons are, however, somewhat doubtful as in practice all signals pass through transmit filters with large out-of-band suppression. The practical bandwidth measure is thus that of the transmit filter, for which the 3 dB bandwidth is usually a good measure of the bandwidth given that these filters are generally quite sharp (rapid transition from passband to stopband). The transmit filter is designed to pass the Nyquist band of the signal and some excess bandwidth. The Nyquist band or interval has a width of 1/T (from fc 1/2T to fc þ 1/2T), the minimum required for reconstruction of (complex) pulses sent at the symbol or baud rate of 1/T. That is, a band of 1/T Hz is required for transmission of 2/T independent dimensions per second. The excess bandwidth is the fractional increase beyond the Nyquist band that the filter was designed to have. A typical number is 15–25% excess bandwidth, with a smaller excess bandwidth implying greater signal processing cost in the receiver and sensitivity to timing errors. Example 6.2 Nyquist filters In the paper of 1928 that laid the foundations of modern digital communication theory, Nyquist showed that the maximum rate at which pulses could be sent over a channel strictly band-limited to W Hz was 2W pulses per second or else severe intersymbol interference (ISI) results in the | |
get fit enough over the next 4 weeks to do that race justice, and it is too expensive to use as a 'training race'. The EMU was going to be a major part of my preparations for Privas though, so rather than doing EMU, I will bring forward my Paris to London fundraising walk for Limbless Association forward and do that in July rather than October.
21/22 April – French national 24 hour championship race in Dijon. This will be a training race with the aim of covering 100 miles in 24 hours at a steady pace. I just want to spend 24 hours on my feet as I haven't walked 24 hours since Roubaix in September last year.
19/20 May – Continental Centurions Race in Schiedam, Holland. This is on a fast, almost dead flat 4km circuit in the trees within Prinses Beatrixpark in Schiedam near Rotterdam. I set my current 100 mile and 24 hour PB's at Schiedam in 2016 and this will be my first serious attempt at racing a 24 hour race since then.
9/10 June – Last One Standing UK race as planned. I'm really looking forward to this race. The idea is that competitors have to run (or in my case walk) a 4 mile loop every hour, starting on the hour. If you don't finish within the hour, you are out. The winner is "the last one standing". I thought this might be a bit of fun and good training, and I think that I can perform well against the runners in this event.
I'm not competing but am organising a walkathon for the local scout group. Last year they raised £2,250. This year we are hoping to exceed that.
I'm really looking forward to this and will use this as my final preparation for Privas which is 6 weeks later.
I've mapped out a course which is roughly 400km in total (or at least it will be when I add 'getting lost' miles to the planned route) with 270km in France, a short ferry ride form Calais to Dover, and then another 126km through to London.
I have had a look at the routes that other people have run or cycled between these two cities. They usually go from London to Paris and they either start at Marble Arch and finish at Arc de Triomphe, or they start at Tower Bridge and finish at the Eifel Tower.
I've decided that I will start at Eifel Tower and then go past the Arc de Triomphe on the way out of Paris, and will cross Tower Bridge on my way in to London before finishing at Marble Arch. I've chosen to go from Paris to London rather than vice versa as I would prefer to be on roads that I am more familiar with during the final day (and a bit).
I'm going to take 4 days to cover the distance at 100km per day which is a little less than the distance I will aim to cover during the first four days at Privas, but will be great training for the race.
My third attempt to break the NZ 6 day record after going close in 2016 and failing miserably in 2017. My goal is still to exceed 700km during the six days.
I've done this three times with two 200+ kilometer results (2015 and 2017) and will probably finish my year this race again.
I was hoping to do this in Bourges in March but after becoming sick in mid-January due to too much training in extremely cold early morning air, I decided not to race Bourges, and in the end I didn't do a 24 hour race at all in 2017.
I had attempted this in 2016 and failed to complete the approximately 160 mile loop around greater London non-stop. So this was one of my three goals for 2017 and on the first weekend in May I exceeded my expectations by completing the circuit in a shade under 44 hours. Not only that, but I didn't sit down from the time I started until the time I finished! 44 hours on my feet. And I raised £1,902 for Limbless Association, a very worthwhile charity. This was definitely my biggest achievement of 2017 and something I am extremely proud of.
In my second 6 day race I wanted to improve on the 614km I walked in 2016 and believed that I could possibly even walk as far as 700km.
Well I made 71% of that distance. I had a terrible race. I was mentally weak and in a race of that distance it is more about mental strength than physical. I still believe I can exceed 700km and will be attempting the distance again in 2018.
So based on that, 2017 wasn't a great year. I only met one of my three goals.
But on the positive side, my M25 walk raised £1,902 for Limbless Association, and I also organised a fundraising walkathon for the local scout group in which 56 scouts walked laps of the local common for three hours and raised £2,250 between them. This event was so successful that they have invited me back to organise a second walkathon in 2018.
Regarding the 24 hour record attempt, I made the decision not to walk a 24 hour race, so I can't be disappointed that I didn't reach that goal. And whilst I only managed 500km in the 6 day race in August, I used that experience to bounce back and have a great race at Roubaix over 28 hours just three weeks later. If I had 'raced' the event rather than starting slow, I could have gone further and probably beaten my NZ 200km record in the process.
I also placed 4th overall (and only walker) in the Dublin to Belfast Ultra in April, walking my way through the field after being in last place at 15 miles.
Two races that didn't go so well though, were the Grand Union Canal Race in May in which I DNF'd at 100 miles in May, and then I dropped out of my first (and probably only) Thames Ring 250 at 132 miles the following month.
And now, at the end of 2017, I am unable to walk without pain due to a foot injury that is getting worse because I tried to ignore it for the last few months.
At some stage around the time of the Roubaix race in September I noticed that I had a little lump under the ball of my left foot. It wasn't too bad and didn't hurt when I was walking, but it was uncomfortable and over time I noticed that I had minor pain/discomfort in the top of my left foot which I thought might be related. To cut a long story short, it appears that the lump might be a bursa (a small balloon of fluid) and whilst it still doesn't hurt to walk on, I have sub-consciously changed my foot placement to avoid putting too much weight on the ball of my foot, and now have a painful/inflamed arch. This means that 2018 will begin with a month of complete rest and a visit to a foot surgeon in mid-January.
Total mileage during races: 983 miles (1,581km) – 41% of total mileage.
I am not entering any races until I know how long my foot will take to come right, but all going well, I have six events of 100 miles or more planned for 2018 including a big walk to race more money for Limbless Association at the end of the summer. And I will also be organising the scouts walkathon again in May.
The reverse of the Dublin to Belfast Ultra in which I finished fourth overall in 2017.
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Review: Iron Man 3 (2013)
by Zoë May 2, 2013
"Ladies, children, sheep… Some people call me a terrorist. I consider myself a teacher. Lesson number one: Heroes, there is no such thing."
– The Mandarin
I am back… at work, that is. I really needed the time off. Boy, was it worth it. I got to watch some amazing and some (really) not so amazing films, some series, I read, I studied (truly… hem hem), watched Iron Man 3 and I got showered with tons of awesome gifts. More films for my personal collection, books that I have been eyeing for a long time among other things, as well as a lifetime supply of candy (I lie… it might last until the end of the week). But back to the issues at hand. Iron Man 3…
Billionaire playboy and engineering genius Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is still battling with his emotions from what happened with the Avengers in New York. His girlfriend, Virginia "Pepper" Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) is doing her best to run Stark Industries as well as keep Tony satisfied, but there seems to be a shift in their relationship. Restless, anxious and sleep deprived, Tony starts tinkering on a new project – armour that will call to his body from his mind, as well as work and act without his physically needing to be inside of it. The Mark 42 armour seems to be working… shiftily. He is obsessively building more Iron Man suits. Tony has finally realized he is not untouchable, and wants to keep the most important person in his life safe at any and all costs. Pepper meets with an old contact from Tony's past, Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce), who offers Stark Industries to invest in his think tank idea Advanced Idea Mechanics (AIM). Pepper politely declines.
"The whole world's gonna be watching." – Aldrich Killian
A new terrorist has taken the reigns and he goes by the name of The Mandarin (Ben Kingsley). He is so undercover and unknown and untraceable, the world is sure that they have met Iron Man's match, though his best friend, Colonel James 'Rhodey' Rhodes (Don Cheadle) tells him to stay out of it, being military business and all, Tony is drawn into the fight when another close friend of his, Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau) is caught in a bomb blast – a terrorist attack. Happy was very on edge with Aldrich Killian and the company that he kept, and investigated a little bit more by accident. Tony publicly announces to the press that he is on a revenge mission for the Mandarin, and gives his home address.
Chilling with the prodigal
As much as Tony tries to protect Pepper, his arrogance and anger brings down a world of suffering, and he is forced to run for cover when his home is bombed and demolished and he is presumed dead. Hiding out in Tennessee with a young boy named Harley Keener (Ty Simkins), Tony starts to fix up his suit as well as prepare to return to Pepper, who has been kidnapped by the Mandarin's people. Tony discovers that the bomb blasts that have been popping up all over the country due to the Mandarin are caused by soldiers that were a part of the Extremis program, a tissue regenerative program for the human body with strength effects and more, headed up by his old flame Maya Hansen (Rebecca Hall). The Mandarin group wants Tony to fix the kinks in the Extremis program, and soon.
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When the Iron Patriot armour is stolen from Rhodey, Tony and Rhodey need to get together to recover the armour, and stop the Mandarin group from continued terror attacks, while simultaneously saving both Pepper and the United States president. Will the team be able to do it, and will Tony be able to settle down and be far less anxious in life, continuing smoothly with Pepper? Will they be able to save the president and the love of Tony's life, while stopping the Mandarin and the crazy attacks that he exacts with calculated brutality, not stopped or challenged at any turn?
"Things are different now, I have to protect the one thing that I can't live without. That's you." – Tony Stark to Pepper
I reckon Iron Man 3 earns a 6.5/10. I mean I walked in with the knowledge that this would be the closer, and I was very excited to see what would come, and after all the reviews and the anticipation, I was entertained to a degree, but not like I thought I would be. Iron Man 3 was just vastly different from its predecessors. You can see a distinct change in the direction (missed Jon Favreau). The cinematography was good, the effects were solid, but I felt that the story needed to be tightened up a bit more – especially the whole villain plot. Read around and all and the general consensus seems to be that they jumped into the Extremis plot way too quickly, that is why is seems holey at times. Robert Downey Jr. was great, naturally, and Gwyneth was definitely Pepper, but things were a bit… different with them for this one, which is what the film was going for, I am sure. I really didn't like how closely this was linked to The Avengers (we all know I am such a fan). Once again, there was some pretty good humour in the film, and Tony and Rhodey together was hilarious, I would expect nothing less from their dynamic, but there was a lot of forced humour and even more that fell flat. There was this distinct feeling of something missing, though, and I am not one hundred percent sure what that was. And the Iron Patriot? Just let him be the War Machine! However, I was glad the patriotic armour was limited to Rhodey, I like the hot rod red and gold for Tony, that is just Iron Man. Also missed the music from the older movies, such as the ACDC, the Black Sabbath, that was really great for me, but removed for this one. Don Cheadle had a much bigger role this time, which was also pretty cool. Guy Pearce was definitely good in his role, he is a very good kooky person, and plays that misunderstood genius very convincingly, though he was criminally underused. Ben Kingsley came as a surprise. Not as an actor, as always he was great, but his character took me slightly aback, I think they completely crippled that story arc. Overall, not a bad watch, just really not in league with its predecessors, and a rather disappointing way to close down the trilogy.
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by Zoë April 30, 2013
"I've successfully privatized world peace."
– Tony Stark
Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is back, six months after announcing to the world that he is Iron Man. This announcement was not taken lightly, and as much popularity as Tony has gained, he has made enemies, and the American Government is getting slightly antsy by his unwillingness to turn over his Iron Man technology to the military. Lieutenant Colonel James 'Rhodey' Rhodes (Don Cheadle) steps up to assist Tony, who has other plans.
Nothing quite like whipping up a Grand Prix track
Tony has discovered that the mini arc reactor that he built to keep the shrapnel from the explosion in Afghanistan from reaching his heart is slowly but surely killing him. The palladium, to be precise. That which is keeping him alive will also | |
exhibit the same
behavior with youth." Fariborz Pakseresht, Former Director, OYA
"We tell staff, "don't say, 'central office says we have to do this thing.' If you are a leader here,
you should be out there saying, 'Here's what we are doing. Here's why we are doing it. And
here's how you are a part of this.'" Daniel Berger, Superintendent, OYA
"Initially we thought OYA would adopt the PYD model. We sent some of our staff to PYD
trainings. They came back and told us that they could buy into the PYD approach of treating
youth as resources, but they wanted to be viewed as resources as well. Staff said, 'If OYA can
get to a place where I feel as though I'm being viewed as a resource, then I can do that with
the kids [who] we work with every day.'" Joe O'Leary, Director, OYA
Accountability is "[giving] them the skills to be able to learn from their mistakes and hold
themselves accountable. Because that's really the only way they're going to create safety
in the community . . . . Isolation is not a place where you can develop skills at all. There
are plenty of things we have to develop to hold kids accountable in terms of consequences.
Isolation just isn't one of them." Clint McClellan, Assistant Director, OYA
"It has taken time to pivot. Just because one kid is taking advantage or doing something doesn't mean
they all will. What we need to put into perspective for staff is that we have not gone through what
most of these kids have experienced. So when [staff] think that punishing a little bit harder is the
key to success, our culture has pushed back. What we need is empathy and have high expectations.
In essence, treating these kids as your own children goes a long, long way." Alicia Buettner,
Superintendent, OYA
"Initially, we were a bit skeptical about doing workgroups and them inviting [the external Advisory
Group members] in and them tearing it apart, but that didn't happen." Clint McClellan, Assistant
"[W]e wanted these people close to us during the process, but the beauty of the execution was how
they embraced the partnership and the insights we got from them." Joe O'Leary, Director, OYA
"Changes around isolation would not have worked if we had not been given budget flexibility,
if we were not given additional funding through creative means to modify some of our physical
environments. So having engagement with political leadership was critical." Joe O'Leary, Director, OYA
"It gave us the opportunity to go to our staff and say, '[L]ook, this is coming. We can choose to get
ahead of this, or we can let something happen to us that may or may not be administrable. What do
you want to do?' That helped to create a mandate to drive planning and action to reduce isolation. In
the next legislative session, we offered our own bill." Joe O'Leary, Director, OYA
"The request for a budget note and our subsequent recommendations were literally a nail banged into
the wall on which we could hang some funding requests." Joe O'Leary, Director, OYA
"When staff asked us what to do about difficult youth, we said 'you're going to keep them on your
unit. And we're going to give you these extra staff to help that kid 'skill up.'" Heber Bray, Operations
Policy Analyst, OYA
We had to commit to being proactive instead of reactive. Making that shift is really hard. It costs
money up front to save money on the back end, and that's not the way our society is wired." Heber
Bray, Operations Policy Analyst, OYA
"We teach them how to problem-solve, stabilize themselves, take 'no' for an answer without getting
into conflict. We reduce isolation by teaching kids how to act in the system and how to ask for
resources." Korey Ramsay, Skill Development Coordinator, OYA
Youth on the IU "spend most of their time in what's called Core, which is like a dayroom. They go out,
work with SDCs, and have meals together out in the Core. As long as there isn't a serious conflict
between kids, they are out in Core together." Daniel Berger, Superintendent, OYA
"Once [youth] are regulated – they are no longer hitting the walls, threatening other people,
when they are talking reasonably – which may take an hour or two, they may not be able to
be safety reintegrated back into the living unit immediately. SDCs work with the kids at this
moment to move them along." Ken Jerin, Superintendent, OYA
We completely rebuilt the program in the light of PHD," he says. "We didn't want kids to just
go down there and sit. If kids had to go to isolation and had to go to IU, they were engaged
in skill development when they were there. That was the basis of rebuilding this program."
Daniel Berger, Superintendent, OYA
"If it's more institutionalized, it looks more like prison, like a dungeon, then obviously we're
not going to change. We're just going to be what we're looked at upon as, like criminals, or
animals." Youth at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility
"We don't want corrections officers. We want folks who can work with kids and can learn
security protocols as well." Daniel Berger, Superintendent, OYA
"We send out a hiring letter to potential applicants about the work we do. In essence
– working with girls is challenging and rewarding at the same time. There will be
accountability when youth make mistakes, which is inevitable with teenagers. What we want
to tell [applicants] is that we expect kids to be kids." Alicia Buettner, Superintendent, OYA
"Kids were still amped up. There was no cooling down time. They had to shift from outside
rules to inside rules with the snap of a finger. You'd think that 15, 16, 17-year-olds could shift,
but shifting from one set of rules to another is actually an advanced cognitive skill. We
would have fights in the line and fights right when we got inside. We'd have kids blowing
up because they wanted to get a drink of water and it wasn't their turn yet. We'd have kids
walk one slower deep-breathing lap before they came inside. While they walked the lap, staff
reminded them of the inside rules in a nice calm voice by saying, 'Hey, remember guys, we're
going inside. We're going to take our shoes off, we're going to line up, and table by table,
we're going to go to the drinking fountain.'" Heber Bray, Operations Policy Analyst, OYA
"One point about following numbers is that we have to focus on the trendlines and not react
extremely to any one point in time." Joe O'Leary, Director, OYA
"In Oregon we have big facilities. We have 13 living units in one facility. So getting one
big conglomerate of data doesn't tell us a lot. We have to break those [data] down to the
individual living units, shifts, or other factors." Clint McClellan, Assistant Director, OYA
"As soon as you meet resistance with resistance, you're going to get escalation - every time.
You just can't do it with these kids." Heber Bray, Operations Policy Analyst, OYA
"Now we are asking [staff] to think of [themselves] not as corrections officers but as brain developers.
This kid's brain wasn't developed normally because of trauma, and his 'how do I calm down' mental
pathway isn't fully formed. We have to develop it. Staff on the [University of Life] will tell you that
it's the hardest work they've ever done and also the most rewarding." Heber Bray, Operations Policy
"We had all these older kids here. Some of them were very entrenched gang members and there was
violence because frankly, they didn't have anything else to do here. We weren't making the program
about them. We were making it about control." Daniel Berger, Superintendent, OYA
"As we build programs to really have them engage in developing their own futures, these guys kind of
pulled out of that mindset. We saw huge reductions in incidents in all of our units, especially kids that
had longer term Department of Corrections sentences." Daniel Berger, Superintendent, OYA
"When we changed our policy, we took away that catchall | |
Looking for the right laptop to use while you get your engineering or CS degree? Here's a guide to help.
It's easy to feel as though you need an expensive laptop for college, but more often than not that's far from the case. 90% of students would probably be totally fine with almost any laptop out there—it's mostly engineering students who need a little more horsepower. Here's how to find exactly what you need.
Engineering professionals on the go often need some incredibly powerful PC hardware. Needless to say, if you need 0 compromises on power, affordability and mobility both fly out the window.
While for someone like that, the perfect pick might be an MSI Mobile Workstation, students like me would be hard pressed to hand over cash we could use to purchase a car, books, or food for a laptop—especially with mounting college debts. Fortunately, there's hope!
Engineering students like myself often run into a problem when they are heading to college. Many are not of the opinion that a Macbook is the right choice, or simply don't have $999 to throw at a base model 13" Macbook Air. Where in most majors, you can get by with just about anything, certain engineering professions require the use of laptops that meet specific requirements.
The requirements engineers have for their laptops are a bit different than for many other professions. We don't necessarily care about having the thinnest, lightest, sleekest computer in the room. However, for those less versed in all the PC jargon and less willing to spend weeks shopping for deals, it's easy to spend over a thousand dollars trying to get a good machine when you could get by with just a few hundred.
With that in mind, I've decided to take a look at the requirements that befit most STEM students in terms of usability, preferences, and the need to run common software. I personally just had to shop for a laptop myself and, as an ME student, I felt I should share the options I considered for myself along with other deals available.
I've arranged this guide into three categories: Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. I put them in the order of increasingly powerful computing needs.
Those more expensive options on the list (like the $800 Inspiron) are perfect for any content creation needs from graphic design to video editing, plus CAD and 3D modelling work, and even light gaming. I also not only created links to the proper search filters on Amazon for said laptops, but picked out a few options I feel stand out. Usually, these are especially good deals for the included hardware and well-reviewed models. I also filled out the price range I feel is fair to meet or exceed the presented requirements.
Specs for Computer Science laptops are based on what computers can run Eclipse, a commonly used editing platform. Eclipse's rather meager list of specs is proof that even 8-year-old laptops have no problems coding.
ThinkPad T400: Windows 10, Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 120GB HDD, 14.1in.
This is more or less the "bargain basement" option.
This is a very budget-friendly Windows machine with solid reviews.
The LPDDR3L performs as well as DDR3L but uses 90% less energy while idling so it's a little more power efficient. The tradeoff is that it's soldered in permanently.
The Acer Chromebook 14. Image courtesy of Amazon.
The Vivobook is basically a budget Ultrabook. ASUS is known for quality and certainly delivers the look of a premium laptop here. The difference in price over the Acer Chromebook 14 gets you a CPU twice as powerful and four times the storage, 1080p display, and Windows. A pretty great deal altogether, in my opinion.
The ASUS Vivobook. Image courtesy of PC World.
This may seem a bad deal next to the Vivobook, but the i3-6100U is a hidden gem. It outpaces the Vivobook's Pentium quad core in every benchmark thanks to hyperthreading (four threads but two physical cores). If you need a compiling powerhouse, look for the sixth generation i3/i5/i7-series and the laptops in the EE list below.
Side note: Many of my CS buddies look for backlit keyboards in their machines which are typically a premium feature. However, since you'd likely only need that in one room, consider buying an external backlit keyboard. Coders use those a lot, anyhow, and some are super cheap. I've personally used this one.
These specs for EE/ECE laptops are based on which laptops can run AutoCAD Electrical. This is the most demanding PCB design software I could find and it's still not very demanding. Computer-focused people will have the same coding needs as CS folks, plus the need to use light graphical tools for designing boards.
This is a repeat from the CS list, but it deserves a spot on the EE/ECE list, as well.
This HP has a pretty generic, modern look, but it packs far more power than the x360 or Vivobook in its far larger body at near the same price point (as of 07/22/16). This is likely considerably more power than you'd need as an EE. If it's on sale under $450, like it was when I was researching, it's a great deal.
The HP 15-ay013nr. Image courtesy of Amazon.
The discrete graphics card isn't really needed for EE, but if you need to do graphical work it will certainly help. Computer engineers will appreciate this.
This is the same laptop model as the one above, but with a better GPU and an SSD for a little extra cash. This one gives better hardware per dollar.
And one more time, here's the Acer Aspire E 15 with an i7 for another price hike to give it even better value. This i7 is almost as fast as the i5-6300HQ Quad core; the i5 HQ has four cores and four threads to this i7's two cores and four threads. In fact, this laptop has a faster processor and far better graphics than the fully-upgraded Macbook Air 13"—and costs about half as much.
The Acer Aspire E 15. Image courtesy of Amazon.
These specs for ME laptops are based on what's needed to run Autodesk Inventor Pro, a program that's very easy-to-use and free for students. I have plenty of experience with this design tool. Solidworks is a more commonly used alternative with heavier system requirements but is unspecific about what graphics hardware it will work on (I assume at least 2GB Vid-RAM).
Note: The "recommended" specs are for desktop workstations. 2GB VidRAM is typical.
See the EE/ECE section for the details here since it's the same as above. Though it's a relatively weak GPU, it's still a dedicated one with 2GB GDDR5.
The quad core i5 and GTX 950M are both considerably better than the previous Acer model, plus this includes a backlit keyboard!
While this model may seem overpriced compared to the V 15, especially with a worse CPU, it looks way better in my opinion. Also, while the Acer models all stuff lots of hardware into a cheap chassis, Asus generally has a better quality look and feel. It's also lighter, thinner, and more power-efficient. It comes with an empty 2.5" bay for extra storage.
The Asus gaming laptop. Image courtesy of Amazon.
Now this is a proper rig for editing, 3D graphics work, or even moderate gaming. While its computing power is only marginally better than the 950M, it sports twice the vid-RAM which CAD work often eats up. Personally, I'm not a big fan of the typical red n' black gaming aesthetic, and this laptop only half-embraces it. It looks less business-like than I prefer, but more professional than most gaming laptops out there.
The Dell Inspiron 7559. Image courtesy of Digital Trends.
This is ultimately what I got. Ultimately, I chose this based on the holiday sale being offered at the time. | |
network,'
said a spokesperson. 'Problems we witnessed for many months, and reached their peak during the strike action. our lawyers
have written to the D.F.T. seeking clarity on whether they conducted any risk analysis in advance of the R.M.T. strikes, and at
what point the D.F.T. will consider these risks sufficiently serious to warrant termination of the franchise.
'We want to know what instructions, if any, the D.F.T. has given to G.T.R. to minimise the effect on rail users, and whether
G.T.R.'s implementation of these instructions is being properly monitored. Witness reports include violence at Brighton
station, dangerous overcrowding, mass panic, mass rushes along overcrowded platforms to board trains after last minute
announcements, and a child abandoned on a platform due to overcrowding.
'The D.F.T. has failed to enforce the G.T.R. franchise agreement and is evading responsibility to provide proper transparency.
We have no confidence in G.T.R.'s management of the network, or the D.F.T.'s oversight; extra overcrowding during the strikes
represents an unacceptable H&S risk to the public; it is not a matter of if but when we will see a tragedy on the network.'
D.O.O. not fit for purpose
Mick Whelan has told M.P.s why A.S.L.E.F. is opposed to the introduction and/or extension of driver only operated routes,
why the union is balloting members on southern for industrial action, and why D.O.O. is inherently unsafe.
'it's been our policy for over 15 years to seek to eradicate D.O.O,' said Mick. 'D.O.O. was designed for three-car 317s on the
Bed-Pan line in the late '80s early '90s. But increased footfall in our industry means that, unfortunately, when you have 1,100
passengers on 12 cars and you get two seconds to check 24 sets of doors, well, we don't feel that's adequate time to deal
properly with the safety of the public.'
Mick was giving evidence about the industrial dispute with G.T.R. on southern, and the failure of franchising, to the House of
Commons Transport select committee in the Grimond room at Portcullis House on 24 October.
'We were aware [of plans for D.O.O on Southern] and did consult with the D.F.T. but they go through a token exercise and
ignore the input. We did warn of the possible outcome of changing terms and conditions and methods of working through the
invitation to tender. But the company is saying the government has told them to do this; so the people trying to resolve this
situation don't have the power to resolve it.
'The difference between us, and the D.F.T. and some of the companies we have to deal with, is that we're honourable. Where
we have agreements we seek to change them because we think they're inherently unsafe. And the industry is now catching up.
D.O.O. is not fit for purpose. There are blind spots all over the place.'
Today I was proud to stand on the first A.S.L.E.F. picket line to be seen at Brighton for nearly 17 years.
Over the course of 3 shifts covering 12 hours, nearly 30% of our establishment showed their support for this lawful industrial
Given that a third of our drivers were rest day and had probably made prior arrangements, and taking into account the distances
some people would have to travel, this was in my opinion a good turnout.
We will doubtless have many colleagues for whom industrial action is a new, and possibly daunting event, but hopefully these
photos will serve to allay there fears concerning striking and encourage them to join their friends on the line.
The support of our Guard colleagues with us on the line was a great encouragement.
Tony Brace
Brighton L.D.C.
at Brighton Station on Wednesday 14th December 2016
RAY PENNICK COLLECTION
The say it's peaceful at the eye of the storm but, let me assure you, it's not. You quickly learn that the media, the government,
and some of the public don't care about the real issues. The media, with one or two interesting exclusions, pander to the
rhetoric about nasty unions hurting working people. I am yet to hear many people defend us for standing up not for gain, but
for safety, on GTR Southern. And where is the public outcry for 1,116 freight train drivers facing uncertainty at DBC after
years of loyal service?
The government has chosen not to intervene or investigate the issues that may put the viability of our infrastructure at risk and
I do not hear a lot from the appropriate industry quangos. As for GTR Southern, having employed them to do their dirty work,
and caused all the issues that face us, the government attacks our right to strike; something we never do lightly or without
family, and personal, cost. They're getting desperate when they claim we are seeking to bring down the Tories; we are simply
reacting to issues not of our making. Apparently we have a pact with sister trade unions; we do not, we have a joint campaign
and are not even both affiliated to the same political party and, of course, compete with them in several areas.
We understand that passengers, paying inflated fares for a service that was crap before any action was taken, are naturally
upset.
Evidence of full crews sitting around while trains are cancelled makes you wonder what the company is up to. But we are
receiving far more messages of support and 73% of the public want a guard on every train.
I am never surprised at the solidarity and unity you are showing at this difficult time. The constant drip feed of lies that we are
refusing meetings, or of offers being made, and of course taking us to court, is all designed to undermine that. Offers to meet
if we suspend or cancel action are not genuine; going to ACAS to be told 'let us complete what we are doing and then we can
talk about how we normalise relationships' is not an offer, and you would rightly castigate us if we pursued either of those
avenues.
This is not about DOO, but dwell times, and is a scenario likely to be repeated in other franchises in coming years.
Despite our challenges, may I take this opportunity to wish you a Happy and Peaceful New Year.
at Brighton Station on Friday 16th December 2016
Standstill on Southern when drivers walk out
A.S.L.E.F. members on Southern Railways went on strike on Tuesday 13,Wednesday 14 and Friday 16 December in a dispute
over the company's decision to try and force through driver only operation on the franchise. Drivers, who voted
overwhelmingly for action – 87.3% to strike, and 95.6% for industrial action short of a strike, on a turnout of 77%, well above
the government's artificially high new threshold – will walk out again from Monday 9 to Saturday 14 January. Train drivers
have not been doing overtime since Tuesday 6 December.
The strikes closed the Southern network – not one train moved – and, as the T.O.C. refuses to employ enough drivers to fulfil
its legal franchise commitments, the overtime ban has hit the company hard, too, forcing it to cancel dozens of services every
'A strike is always the last resort but, faced with an intransigent management, our only option,' said general secretary Mick
Whelan. 'We tried to reach a sensible, workable compromise with Southern in the interests of passengers, the company, and
staff. We always believed it should be possible to do a deal – as we did with ScotRail – but it takes two to tango and the
company has not been prepared to properly negotiate.'
The company – with a desperately thin argument about E.U. laws on freedom of movement and the right of people to get to
Gatwick Airport, described by the judge, Sir Michael Burton, as 'novel', a legal euphemism for 'risible' – took the case to the
High Court, where it lost, and then to the Appeal Court, where Lord Justice Elias, sitting with Lord Justice Lewison and Lord
Justice Lloyd Jones, backed our right to take lawful industrial action.
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Derek Williams, President & CEO of Century Bank & Trust in Milledgeville, was elected chairman-elect of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) for 2022—23. His term began March 3 at the conclusion of the ICBA LIVE national convention in San Antonio.
"Community banks serve an integral role in our nation's financial system, and I'm honored to represent their interests as ICBA chairman-elect," said Derek. "I look forward to working with ICBA's leadership to advance ICBA's advocacy, education and innovation efforts while promoting the benefits that community banking can bring to consumers nationwide."
"Derek is a passionate community leader and a staunch defender of our industry," said ICBA Chairman Brad Bolton, President, CEO and senior lender of Community Spirit Bank in Red Bay, Ala. "His vision and drive are a powerful combination that has garnered the respect and admiration of his peers. We are fortunate to have his talents and counsel on ICBA's Executive Committee as we move to affect change and propel our industry forward."
"I am extremely proud, pleased, and excited to announce that Georgia's own Derek Williams has been elected chair-elect for 2022 and is slated to become the ICBA national chair in 2023," stated John McNair, CBA President & CEO. "This is an incredible honor for Derek and his family, CBA, and Georgia's community banking industry! Read release from ICBA.
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Community Bankers and CBA Lobbyists Testify Before House Small Business Committee
Yesterday, CBA's John McNair and Lori Godfrey testified in front of the House Small Business Committee, chaired by Rep. Mike Cheokas. As the exclusive representatives of Georgia's community banking industry, John and Lori noted the remarkable accomplishments of community banks in effectively making PPP loans which saved over 1 million jobs in Georgia. Additionally, John and Lori discussed the regulatory burden and competitive disadvantages community banks must overcome to compete. In Georgia, nearly 200 community banks have closed or merged out of existence since 2000, and this continued decline will further reduce access to credit and banking services for small businesses and individuals alike—especially in rural and minority communities. John and Lori strongly urged the committee and the entire legislature to work with CBA to find ways to level the playing field for Georgia's community banks.
Joining in testimony were Greg Proffitt and Tonya Burnett from Newton Federal Bank. Both discussed the challenges community banks faced over the past few years and highlighted the intense regulatory burden associated with making residential loans. Greg noted that regulatory burden in the post-Dodd Frank era has forced many community banks out of the residential lending business.
CBA was the only banking association to testify and was joined by representatives from the Georgia Association of Realtors. We are grateful for the committee's interest in this important topic and stand ready to work with all to do what is needed to keep communities and community banks strong. Click here to view the CBA testimony and advance to 44:20.
"Change is the Law of Life" – The Changing Landscape of Compliance – Bankers Complete Compliance Officer Bootcamp
Last week 20 bankers participated in CBA's Compliance Officer Bootcamp on St. Simons Island. We are proud to have offered bootcamp since 2019 to provide our banks with effective training and exercises that continue the growth and development of the knowledge necessary in our changing industry. Our instructor, Leah Hamilton, "has an extraordinary knack for taking complex topics and making them more palatable," said Jared Johnson, Georgia Primary Bank. "Having the opportunity to observe these compliance professionals interact with the materials, instructor, and each other is the highlight of my career. I thoroughly enjoy seeing our bankers learn and increase their ability to do great things in this industry," said Kristi Greer, SVP-Director of Professional Development, CBA of GA. "I heard one banker say, I now have a great foundation and I am confident to handle the responsibilities that come with being the compliance officer."
"I learned so much from Compliance Bootcamp. I went in not knowing very much about it but Leah was so good at explaining everything and getting us involved in several activities. I would recommend this class to anyone who wants to learn more about compliance or someone who just needs a refresher," commented Misty Folker, Bank of Newington.
We, CBA of GA, partner with ProBank Austin to provide excellent compliance education that is up to date and allows attendees to transfer the knowledge to their jobs. Join our Compliance Professionals Package and receive your training benefits.
Small Solutions, Big Results – Kim Kirk Featured in Independent Banker Magazine
A digital office solutions provider needed critical support with its daily processes in the wake of the pandemic. When major financial institutions proved ineffective, a Georgia community bank stepped up to the plate with its own accessible blend of virtual and tech resources.
For example, the answer to an innovation challenge may require fewer shiny solutions in favor of a strategic process shift, according to Kimberly Kirk, executive vice president and chief operations officer at $2 billion-asset Queensborough National Bank and Trust Co., Louisville.
"Innovation is process-driven," says Kirk. "It doesn't have to be some big, massive thing. It's small things every day that help our customer experience." Read entire article.
CBA PAC Fund: Thank You!
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legislators that understand and support community banking.
Thank you to the following banks for their generous
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Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC, Atlanta - Mr. Doug Mims
Thank you for supporting the community banking industry in 2021 through our first t-shirt fundraiser. Monies raised are used to support advocacy efforts at our state capitol. CBA's LEAD Committee has designed a new t-shirt for 2022. Don't miss the chance to order this one-of-a-kind t-shirt! Join your fellow bankers by wearing these to increase awareness of our industry brand. Read more about this year's design, see bank photos from 2021, and learn about CBA's PAC/PR Fund and how you can order your shirt! Don't miss out!
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Stokes Carmichael & Ernst LLP ("SCE Law") is proud to announce and celebrate its 50th Anniversary as a law firm this year! This achievement—which few law firms can claim—is a testament to the firm's success and longevity. "We are proud of the firm's experience and our legal work for our clients. Also, we are proud of our people -- attorneys and staff -- who genuinely like working with one another," said Managing Partner Michael Ernst. "That combination makes coming to work every day all worth it."
Georgia Banking Company, Atlanta - Keeping runners hydrated on race day, GBC's Mallory Maunder, Arlene Mckoy, Wanda Weegar and Fabiola Jerome had the pleasure of volunteering at the 8th Annual Suwanee Half Marathon and Old Town 5k presented by Performance Race Services along with the City of Suwanee. Proceeds from each race will benefit the Suwanee Public Arts Program.
Maria Lawson has joined Signature Bank of Georgia, Sandy Springs, as Managing Director of Government Guaranteed Lending.
Tim Powers has joined Planters First Bank, Cordele, as Regional President, Crisp & Dooly counties.
Candace Summerall has joined Queensborough National Bank and Trust, Savannah, as a Mortgage Loan Officer.
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Finding the right approach to theoretical frameworks in qualitative research
Leah East and Kath Peters introduce five Nurse Researcher articles on the use of theoretical frameworks in qualitative research
Leah East
Kath Peters
Posted 11 February 2019 - 11:30
Two nurse experts introduce five Nurse Researcher articles on the use of theoretical frameworks in qualitative research
Qualitative researchers explore phenomena to discover meaning through descriptive and interpretative approaches. Within the plethora of literature, qualitative research can be guided by a multitude of methodologies which have defined approaches and boundaries, yet it can also be generic and much more fluid.
When embarking on a research project, researchers need to determine their best approach according to the aims and intended outcomes. Novice and experienced researchers can struggle in this task, however, which can require a considerable amount of reflection, particularly since there is no single or best approach that fits all circumstances.
Five articles available on the Nurse Researcher website offer guidance and insight into a range of techniques for using frameworks to guide research for experienced and novice nurses alike.
Illustration: Nick Lowndes
Reflexivity and reciprocity
When conducting research, it is essential that the research is underpinned by elements of the particular approach used, and in this case by key tenets of qualitative research. Reflexivity and reciprocity are often reflected in qualitative research to minimise bias and enhance credibility. Particularly useful in these five papers is how several authors have highlighted the ways in which the use of a framework can promote both reflexivity and reciprocity.
Klages et al's (2019) work, which focused on mothers of children with schizophrenia, discusses a framework consisting of four stages which can be used in a feminist storytelling approach. Reflexivity and reciprocity underpin feminist research to help the voices of people who have been marginalised to be heard, minimise power imbalances in the research process and co-create knowledge to be shared.
As Klages et al (2019) point out, using a framework that consists of preparing, collecting, analysing and telling of stories can assist researchers in reflecting on and demonstrating reflexivity and reciprocity in the research process.
Subscribing to the concept of reflexivity, Straughair (2019) takes us on her journey in developing a conceptual framework for doctoral work focused on exploring compassion through a constructivist grounded theory approach.
Straughair (2019) elucidates how developing a framework for qualitative research requires a reflexive approach and asserts that wading your way through the literature and specifically the interchangeable terminology often used can pose particular challenges for the novice researcher. However, as the author asserts, these were overcome by drawing on Ravitch and Riggan's (2012) work which was instrumental in developing a conceptual framework.
Drawing on this work and engaging in reflexivity, a framework was established by identifying and developing the topic of personal interest, understanding existing perspectives through reviewing relevant literature and determining the author's own world view (Ravitch and Riggan 2012; Straughair 2019). In doing so, the enhancement of knowledge associated with compassion in the context of nursing between researcher and participants was achieved.
Moving from research involving interviews between a researcher and individual participants, research involving communities requires attention to establishing multiple partnerships, identifying needs of all stakeholders, attentiveness to cultural appropriateness, identifying strengths and limitations both personally and among stakeholders, and mutual respect and commitment among all involved.
In the work by Brockie et al (2019), these elements are emphasised through their developed conceptual model and framework, which focused on initiating a partnership between a university and a native American community to address health disparities through the provision of nurse practicum experience.
What is particularly novel about their proposed framework is the value afforded to the preparation required in establishing a successful and sustainable partnership.
Working with indigenous communities requires cultural awareness and sensitivity to the discrimination and marginalisation experienced by them, and care must be taken not to contribute to these negative experiences through the unethical conduct of research. Through the use of four key processes including initiation, authorisation, preparation and first immersion, Brockie and colleagues demonstrate how partnerships between universities and indigenous communities can be established and enhanced through mutual learning, reciprocity and respect.
Creative licence and rigour
Nurse researchers acknowledge the importance of an appropriate theoretical framework or methodology in underpinning their research. There is, however, a common complaint, particularly among novice researchers, that some theoretical frameworks used to underpin qualitative research lack sufficient structure to guide all aspects of the research process.
Conversely, less rigid constraints in qualitative work can have distinct benefits.
Greater flexibility means there is capacity for researchers to creatively apply or adapt frameworks to better inform their particular study. One such example of an adaptation to a framework is demonstrated by Luo and Kalman (2019), who worked with an existing teaching-meaningful learning (TML) model to develop their own Simplified Teaching-Meaningful Learning (STML) model.
In their paper, the authors explain how the adapted STML model was used to inform their qualitative case study. They promote understanding for novice researchers by demonstrating the application of this model to all aspects of the research process from inception to discussion of the findings.
Although flexibility in qualitative research is often embraced, tensions arise when the less prescriptive nature of a methodology or framework is perceived as a threat to the rigour of the research. This is highlighted by Kenward (2019) who identified a lack of guidance available to support the initial and integral process of concourse development in Q methodology.
Kenward argues this is problematic as Q methodology research has often been criticised for a lack of rigour in collecting and analysing data. Through her review of the literature, Kenward identifies several possible frameworks that may provide guidance to the novice researcher in developing a robust concourse.
To promote greater use of Q methodology, the author offers advice to researchers in recommending that they clearly articulate the research processes they followed. This would provide further guidance and ensure replicability in future work.
These chosen papers have highlighted that when embarking on research endeavours, a suitable approach and a 'how to guide' is not always necessarily available. Therefore, the authors who contributed here have detailed novel approaches on how to use and/or apply frameworks to guide their research and enhance the rigour or trustworthiness of their studies.
Brockie T, Azar K, Wallen G et al (2019) A conceptual model for establishing collaborative partnerships between universities and Native American communities
Kenward L (2019) A literature review to guide novice researchers using Q methodology in the development of a framework for concourse management
Klages D, Usher K, East L et al (2019) A four-staged framework for conducting feminist storytelling research
Luo S, Kalman M (2019) Using STML as a theoretical model for a qualitative case study
Straughair C (2019) Reflections on developing a conceptual framework to support a constructivist grounded theory study on compassion in nursing
Ravitch S, Riggan M (2012) Reason and rigor. How conceptual frameworks guide research. Sage, Los Angeles
Leah East is associate professor in nursing (primary healthcare), University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia; and Kath Peters is associate professor in nursing, director of academic programme (international), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
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Looking for recommendation of best place/resort to stay in Grand Massif. 2 adults and 2 children - intermediate to advanced skiiers. Like the look of Morillon, but wonder if it is too low, though we will be going in scottish school hols, 09-16 Feb so hopefully lack of snow low down not an issue. Also wondering what queues etc are like, I am assuming that as the english schools won't yet be off and only 1 sector of france is, should not be too bad. All thoughts/recommendations much appreciated - family are keen to try somewhere new after a few years of sticking to Italy. Also, best ski schools for children- any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
I can't answer about queues, as we always head home for vacances scolaire!
There are two Morillons - the real village, down in the valley, and Morillon 1100 up the mountain. In February, you should be fine at 1100 and if you stay in the village, you can always download in the telecabine if the village runs are not open. Even in the worst weather, the links between Morillon and Les Carroz are very rarely closed, so you always have a good area to ski.
The Grand Massif offers loads of variety, and it's hard to know where to recommend without knowing what you are looking for.
For ski in, ski out convenience the centre of Flaine is hard to beat, especially if you are still at the 'please carry my skis' stage with the kids. But the home run down Tourmaline back to Flaine from the Grand Massif can be icy and crowded for tired legs at the end of the day. I'm not a fan of the satellite villages in Flaine as they feel out of everything, but that may be just me.
I'm totally biased about Les Carroz which is a proper village, where we have an apartment. It has less ski in, ski out, but an excellent and efficient free ski bus. It is also 'in the middle' in terms of the whole area, offering lots of options without a long run home with tired children.
Samoens also has a village level (one of France's prettiest villages) and Samoens 1600 up higher. I'm not sure how much effect the new Club Med will have on queues, as we've not been there at peak time for French holidays.
These opinions are very subjective and I'm sure someone else will be along soon with other advice! If you post a bit more about what you are looking for we can try to fill in some gaps.
At the risk of increasing queues in our beloved Les Carroz, I would support sj1608's views on LC. LC offers better access (and a little used high-season alternative access point) to GM area than Morillon and it is a lovely village. You need to manage your high-season days carefully but I have managed to avoid high season queues many times over the last 10 seasons, some GM slopes and lifts can be horrendous at certain times. You have got me longing for the GM slopes already, hope 2018/19 season is like the last one!
thanks for that. Les Carroz does look lovely, but I had worried it was a bit spread out and far from pistes, though your glowing recommendations might persuade me. Children are old enough to carry their own skis, but maybe not too far as I really can't cope with the complaining after a days skiing and to be honest at the end of a long day, it is me that is tired not the children any more! They also love getting up in the morning and going out to buy bread/pastries. Husband and I like being able to go to a nice bar for a few beers after skiing, but somewhere we can take children (10 and 12) as well. We will have a car, is the car park at the telecabin free or if not, what does it cost per day? Can we park other places close to telecabin if park is full? How regular are the navette? Flaine itself is not really an option, budget wise I am sure we can get somewhere nicer in one of the smaller villages and I stayed there about 25yrs ago and for reasons I can no longer remember, did not really like it! I had been veering towards Samoens but not entirely sure about the only way home being the telecabine. Ref the holidays, I am hoping that only been the first week of 1 sector of french hols and not english hols the queues would not be too bad, we have been totally spoiled last few years in Italy and never been in a queue for more than 5 minutes and often have pistes to ourselves, I am also a bit nervous about that side of it, but being out voted by the family who want a change. good ideas all, much appreciated.
I've stayed in both Flaine (at Easter) and Les Carroz (January). I'd also recommend Les Carroz, mainly because I think it's the most weather-proof resort in the Grand Massif. On windy days when the links across Tete de Saix are closed, Les Carroz / Morillon has the biggest local area, while Samoens and Flaine get cut off. This really helped us on a couple of stormy days in January. Snow at resort level shouldn't be a problem in February.
Then when the sun comes out, all the skiers who have been trapped in Flaine head across to Les Carroz, Morillon and Samoens, leaving Flaine relatively quiet for a day trip across.
The skibus was reliable and fairly regular so distance to slopes not really an issue as long as you're near a bus stop. Not sure about parking charges.
Possible downsides to Les Carroz: the steepest skiing is probably in the Flaine sector which is a bit of a trek. Not sure if that's important to you or not. Also the gondola out of the resort might be queue-prone in half term, not sure.
Accommodation in village centre would be between 10 seconds and 2 minutes walk to a ski bus stop, which is then a 1m 20s journey to the Kedeuse gondola (you can drive up to the free car park but it's really not worth the hassle, especially in school holidays), you also have the option of advance online booking of a heated ski locker at Kedeuse gondola which easily holds 4 sets of equipment and would make your short journey on the bus easier OR if bus is busy it's a pleasant 8 minute stroll up the road to gondola station. There is a free car park 10 minutes drive up towards Flaine at the Molliets/Carroz 1500 area, which gives access on a direct chairlift to the Grand Massif hub at 2150m (Tete des Saix), additionally during the school holidays there is a morning free bus that runs up from the village centre to Carroz 1500m, no return journeys at all as it's used to reduce the pressure on the Kedeuse Gondola a little. There are 3 lovely bread/pastry shops in village centre + 2 Supermarkets.
There are quite a few suitable bars for you in the centre.
After your skiing there is a blue or red route back to village (or you can get the gondola down), it's then a bus to centre every 10 or 15 minutes or ski to within a 400m walk to centre. Agree that if only 1 French area is on hols and not British hols, slopes should not be too bad.
We've stayed, over the years, in all areas of GM. As said above, each is quite distinct in character although obviously using same ski area.
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Chagatai Khan: The Ayatollah, Dictatorship & Judiciary.
General Ziaul Haq offering prayers behind Khomeini - "QUOTE" Quotes from just after the Islamic Revolution in 1979: "The mullahs are going to rule now. We are going to have ten thousand years of the Islamic republic. The Marxists are going to go on with their Lenin. We are going to go on in the way of Khomeini." Ayatollah Khalkhali ---- "What he [Stalin] did in Russia we have to do in Iran. We, too, have to do a lot of killing. A lot." Behzad, Iranian interpreter for Western journalist V.S. Naipaul ----- "I inform the proud Muslim people of the world that the author of the Satanic Verses book which is against Islam, the Prophet and the Koran, and all involved in its publication who were aware of its content, are sentenced to death."Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini FATWA issued February, 1989 against Salman Rushdie http://chagataikhan.blogspot.com/2011/10/using-islam-in-pakistani-politics-is.html---- "The mullahs are going to rule now. We are going to have ten thousand years of the Islamic republic. The Marxists are going to go on with their Lenin. We are going to go on in the way of Khomeini." Ayatollah Khalkhali ---- "--- "There is no room for play in Islam... It is deadly serious about everything." Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Speech at Qum, reported in Time magazine January 7, 1980 "UNQUOTE"
Article (6) of the constitution 6. (1) Any person who abrogates or attempts or conspires to abrogate, subverts or attempts or conspires to subvert the Constitution by use of force or show of force or by other unconstitutional means shall be guilty of high treason. (2) Any person aiding or abetting the acts mentioned in clause (1) shall likewise be guilty of high treason.
"No criminal proceedings whatsoever shall be instituted or continued against the President or Governor in any Court during his term of office." The language of the above provision is clear, and it is a settled principle of interpretation that when the language of a provision is clear the court should not twist or amend its language in the garb of interpretation, but read it as it is.
I therefore fail to understand how proceedings on corruption charges (which are clearly of a criminal nature) can be instituted or continued against the Pakistani President. Moreover, how can the court remove a Prime Minister? This is unheard of in a democracy. The Prime Minister holds office as long he has the confidence of Parliament, not the confidence of the Supreme Court.
In the past, Pakistan's supreme court has hanged an elected prime minister on trumped-up charges, sentenced another to life imprisonment and forced several career politicians into exile. So the disqualification of the prime minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, on contempt-of-court charges should be seen as a step forward. Nobody died, right? The Pakistan Peoples' party and its coalition partners now have another prime minister in the shape of Raja Pervez Ashraf. Pakistan's supreme court will thump its chest and say we have proved that the law is the same for a commoner and a king. Pakistan's all-powerful army will say: look, no hands. So why are Pakistan's human rights activists calling it a judicial coup and warning us that the whole democratic facade is about to be pulled down? Political decisions used to be made in the Pakistani army's HQ. But the action has shifted to court one of the supreme court, in full view of the public, with judgments framed and delivered like soundbites for the primetime news.
Since being restored to his job after being sacked by President Musharraf in 2009, the chief justice, Iftikhar Chaudhry, has been betraying an evangelical streak in his pronouncements. Maybe he feels that, with a country full of self-righteous zealots, he needs to adapt their tone. Or perhaps he is one. He doesn't wait for the petitioners to come to the court, he watches TV and acts on his own cognizance. Even the half of Pakistan that can't read or write will tell you what a suo motu is. We have already been quoted Khalil Jibran and the Persian poet Hafiz, and, it seems, a verse from the Qur'an or a hadith is only ever a suo motu notice away. When the chief justice took suo motu notice of allegations of his own son's corruption he turned up in court waving a copy of the Qur'an and insinuating comparisons with himself and the second caliph, Umar. Last year the chief justice took suo motu notice against the country's most famous television actress for possessing a bottle of wine. Elsewhere, one of his sidekicks wondered aloud that if one day Pakistan's parliament were to legalise gay marriages, would the supreme court sit quietly and watch?
This court is not as much in love with the rule of law as with the sound of its own sermonising voice. It has also mastered the art of selective justice. The same supreme court that has been sitting on an ISI corruption case for 15 years, the same judiciary that can't look a retired general in the eye or force a serving colonel to appear in court, feels it perfectly constitutional to send a unanimously elected prime minister home. There are not many tears being shed over Gilani. Looking at his record, many would say that he should have stayed home in the first place. But what is the point of clamouring for democracy if we can't elect imperfect people – slightly less competent and way more corrupt than our average traffic cop – to lead us?
There are many ways of getting rid of a prime minister (though the old-fashioned way of voting them out has never been tried in Pakistan) but no simple way of telling the country's highest judge, restored to his job as a result of a popular movement, that he has begun to sound like that dictator who sent him home. In Pakistan, generals often confuse access to private golf courses with the country's security. Senior bureaucrats consider it their right to name roads and villages after their grandfathers. Mullahs always fall back on God to justify their greed. Political leaders believe that democracy makes it mandatory to groom sons and daughters to take over their political parties. It's not surprising that senior judges have started to believe that respect for them is the same thing as respect for the rule of law.
(Reuters) - To his admirers, Pakistan's Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry is a hero whose relentless pursuit of a money-laundering case against the president is teaching a generation of the country's leaders a long-overdue lesson in respect for the law. To his critics, he is a runaway judge in the grip of a messiah complex whose turbo-charged brand of activism threatens to upend the power balance underpinning Pakistan's precarious embrace of democracy. Last week, Chaudhry made his boldest move yet by disqualifying prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani as punishment for his repeated refusal to obey court orders to re-activate a corruption case against President Asif Ali Zardari. Gilani's downfall marked a watershed in a long-running showdown between the judiciary and the government that has laid bare the institutional tensions plaguing a country that has test fired ballistic nuclear missiles, but has yet to agree on how it should be run. "In practical terms, democracy is finished because the balance of power between the parliament, the executive and the judiciary has been ruined," said a senior member of Zardari's ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP). The military, which has ruled Pakistan for about half of its 65 years as an independent nation, has also not hidden its disdain of Zardari's government, but has made it clear it does not wish to seize power. And it | |
Would you like to, would you like to explain back to us exactly what you learned?
BLUMBERG: So, okay, once again the tweet, "Contrast the strong virile Powerball with BB-8 the powerlesss white cuckball." So, kept_simple is making a. . .is making a comparison, an absurdist comparison between the Powerball lottery--which is over a billion dollars right now, I think, at the time of this taping anyway--with BB-8, who is the new R2D2-style character in the latest Star Wars movie. And, and BB-8, I now know is, in the manosphere--a section of the internet that, up until a half an hour ago I didn't know existed, and I wish I was back there now--
PJ: Just as an editor's note, I'm not convinced that "the manosphere" or "dipping into the manosphere" exists outside of Alex Goldman's, like, Google search brain.
GOLDMAN: No no no. The manosphere is a real thing.
PJ: The manosphere. I'm just Googling this. . .Oh, my God, it has a Wikipedia entry.
GOLDMAN: Yeah, manosphere. . .
PJ: Just to say, there's also vivalamanosphere.com. Oh, my God. Okay, I'm done.
BLUMBERG: You resigning from the internet?
PJ: I'm going on sabbatical.
BLUMBERG: So anyway, so there's a section of the internet called "the manosphere." One of the people on the manosphere posted on 4chan that the only character in the "Star Wars" movies that they could identify with was that quote "powerless white cuckball" and that is the comment on 4chan that kept_simple is referencing in his satiric tweet.
GOLDMAN: Yeah, we're at "Yes, Yes, Yes."
BLUMBERG: And like always. . .why do we keep doing this to ourselves?
PJ: One day it's gonna. . .
BLUMBERG: Why do. . .
PJ: . . .turn out different.
BLUMBERG: Why do we keep answering questions? I was so excited to be. . .I'm thinking back to that young, innocent Alex Blumberg of like 20 minutes ago who was very excited when you, when you were about to launch into the story of the powerless white cuckball and I was so excited. I thought you were going to take to a place of wonder.
GOLDMAN: I mean I would call it a place of wonder.
PJ: Yeah, but you think it's going to be like Back to the Future I where everyone's on hoverboards, but it's like Back to the Future II where like the mean guys in charge and it's a dystopia. Like every single time. . .
GOLDMAN: Both of those things happen in Back to the Future II.
PJ: Really?
GOLDMAN: I'm sorry to break it to you. All of Back to the Future I takes place in either 1985 or 1955. It's in the second one that they go to 2015.
PJ: I hate you. I hate being friends with you. Like it brings me no joy. You're like a fuckin' human corrections column.
GOLDMAN: If it makes it feel any better I pronounce everything wrong and I don't know what any words mean.
PJ: Coming up after the break, "Where do you keep your ketchup?" Stick around.
PJ: Welcome back to the show. So this next story is about ketchup, stool samples, and a big debate about the right way to solve problems. Alex has the story.
GOLDMAN: So when I think of silicon valley, I think of this playground for rich techy guys. You know, offices with beanbag chairs, ping pong tables, xboxes. i don't ever picture neighborhoods or the people who live there and have actual not-venture-capital lives.
But there's the guy, his name's Leslie Miley. He's a big shot in the Silicon Valley world. He's worked at Apple, Google, Yahoo. And he's different than most of peers in a couple ways. First of all, he's black. And second, he grew up in Silicon Valley. Just a couple miles away from the companies he'd later work at. But it might as well have been a different country. I reached at his home on Skype.
LESLIE Miley: I'm a Silicon Valley native and, you know, the the sometimes the walk home was not fun. I'm African American, I'm a guy named Leslie and, you know, that did not go far in a mainly Hispanic neighborhood.
GOLDMAN: Back then, he was just another poor kid in San Jose, the son of a General Motors assembly line worker and a stay-at-home mom, trying to avoid getting beat up on the way home from school.
LESLIE: And, so I would like take these really circuitous routes home and, I know, I'd walk through strip malls, and, you know just whatever so I could to avoid where I knew these guys were hanging out. And and I just went into, I don't know, it was like a computer world or I can't even remember the name of it.
And I would go in there and saw these these what I thought were just video game machines and you know after like a day or two of playing there, they were like you need to learn more than just how to play a video game. And so they popped in like a programming language, and that's how I learned. . .
GOLDMAN: Wow.
LESLIE: . . .and they would sit with me, and you know, and give me pointers, you know, and I would get a task to do and then I could play a game.
GOLDMAN: Few years later, Leslie went away to college, but after a few semesters he dropped out, and found himself back in San Jose.
LESLIE: . . .and took a job as a security guard at Apple in the 90's, and because I had some programming experience, I would hang out with the old school programmers who hadn't bathed in 6 or 7 days. And, and they taught me a lot. So that's how I got started.
GOLDMAN: Leslie found his way into the tech world almost 20 years ago, doing back end work on software at Walmart. And from there he went on to work at some of the biggest companies in Silicon Valley--Google, Apple, Yahoo. And three years ago, he was thrilled to land at Twitter.
LESLIE: It's a really interesting company and it has a lot of great things about it, and and in some ways it may be the best job I ever had.
GOLDMAN: After the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, the Black Lives Matter movement was using Twitter to organize. Which was really inspiring for Leslie - it gave him a sense of purpose, and made him proud to work there.
This was honestly a dream job, for Leslie. Which is why I was so surprised to learn that in October, he quit. Not for another job somewhere else. But because working there had just become too frustrating.
He tried to explain it to me. Yeah, well, Twitter the product was used by all kinds of people, Twitter the company felt very white and very male. In fact, Leslie was the only black engineer in a leadership position at the entire company.
LESLIE: You just kind of look around, and you're like "Wow, look at who's getting promoted. Look at who's getting the accolades." You know, you look around and you're like "oh, we don't have any minorities, ethnic or racial minorities in a position above manager. You know, what's up with that?"
GOLDMAN: He just didn't think these problems were getting enough attention. He described a meeting he attended with Twitter's former diversity, Janet Van Huysse.
LESLIE: She was talking about diversity recruiting and I said "What are we doing to increase diversity in engineering, specifically with African Americans and Hispanics." Her response was something something along the lines of, "Well I'm the only one, so I'm only concentrating on women right now."
GOLDMAN: Realizing that that might be taken poorly, the Senior VP of engineering Alex Roetter stepped in.
LESLIE: And he's like "Hey, diversity | |
Huhtamäki Oyj's Interim Report January 1–March 31, 2020: Solid net sales growth and profitability in an increasingly uncertain environment
HUHTAMÄKI OYJ INTERIM REPORT 29.4.2020 AT 8:00
Q1 2020 in brief
Net sales increased 5% to EUR 845 million (EUR 802 million)
Adjusted EBIT was EUR 74 million (EUR 68 million); reported EBIT was EUR 83 million (EUR 68 million)
Adjusted EPS was EUR 0.46 (EUR 0.44); reported EPS was EUR 0.53 (EUR 0.44)
Comparable net sales growth was 3% at Group level and -3% in emerging markets
Currency movements had a positive impact of EUR 10 million on the Group's net sales and EUR 1 million on EBIT
EUR million Q1 2020 Q1 2019 Change 2019
Net sales 844.6 802.1 5% 3,399.0
Comparable net sales growth 3% 5% 6%
Adjusted EBITDA1 117.0 107.0 9% 456.3
Margin1 13.9% 13.3% 13.4%
EBITDA 130.1 106.8 22% 448.8
Adjusted EBIT2 73.6 67.8 9% 293.1
Margin2 8.7% 8.5% 8.6%
EBIT 82.6 67.7 22% 285.5
Adjusted EPS3 0.46 0.44 5% 1.88
EPS, EUR 0.53 0.44 21% 1.82
Adjusted ROI2 12.1% 11.5% 12.3%
Adjusted ROE3 15.0% 14.6% 15.2%
ROI 12.1% 10.4% 11.9%
ROE 15.1% 13.0% 14.8%
Capital expenditure 39.4 39.7 -1% 203.9
Free cash flow -24.5 -18.3 225.8
1 Excluding IAC of EUR 13.1 million in Q1 2020 (EUR -0.1 million) and EUR -7.6 million in 2019.
2 Excluding IAC of EUR 8.9 million in Q1 2020 (EUR -0.1 million) and EUR -7.6 million in 2019.
Unless otherwise stated, all comparisons in this report are compared to the corresponding period in 2019. Figures of return on investment (ROI), return on equity (ROE) and return on net assets (RONA) as well as net debt to EBITDA presented in this report are calculated on a 12-month rolling basis.
The figures in the tables are exact figures and consequently the sum of individual figures may deviate from the sum presented. Key figures have been calculated using exact figures.
Charles Héaulmé, President and CEO
"During the first quarter of 2020, our net sales increased by 5% with a comparable sales growth of 3% and improved profitability. This represents solid performance in a quarter that was marked by contrast – while good demand for food packaging continued, the outbreak of COVID-19 quickly transformed the overall business context. The lockdown in China and consequent drop in demand was followed in March by further impact in the rest of the world as the COVID-19 crisis proceeded to spread globally. This change was visible in our Foodservice segment, while demand in our other segments increased.
The safety and health of our employees and stakeholders remain our number one focus and priority during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are following the guidelines from governments and international and local health authorities and have taken actions to safeguard the continuity of our business. We have also taken all relevant measures to secure our cash position and reprioritize our costs and investments.
Despite serious turbulence in parts of our business, I am confident that together with our customers and other stakeholders we will successfully navigate through this crisis and come out of it even stronger than before. We have a diversified portfolio and a healthy balance sheet, and we are carrying on in our planned investments and efficiency activities, which are vital to our future success.
To maintain our growth trajectory and anticipate key transformative trends, we have renewed our long-term strategy for 2030. We will continue on our path as a growth company, and will further focus on competitiveness, talent, and sustainability. We are taking a leading role in addressing the global challenges of circularity and climate change within the food packaging industry. We will embed sustainability in everything we do – and for this reason, we have set high ambitions for the future.
I would like to extend a "Thank you!" to all Huhtamaki employees for demonstrating their commitment to our values during these unforeseen and unprecedented times. I am impressed by the agility of our organization to adapt and collaborate so well under these new work conditions. This has enabled us, for example, to use machines made idle by the crisis and launch, in record time, a new product line of certified Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) devoted to healthcare workers. I am convinced that the spirit and the engagement will help us get through this challenging period."
Financial review Q1 2020
Net sales by business segment
EUR million Q1 2020 Q1 2019 Change
Foodservice Europe-Asia-Oceania 217.6 227.9 -5%
North America 286.2 255.7 12%
Flexible Packaging 271.0 251.8 8%
Fiber Packaging 74.5 71.5 4%
Elimination of internal sales -4.6 -4.9
Group 844.6 802.1 5%
Comparable net sales growth by business segment
Q1 2020 Q4 2019 Q3 2019 Q2 2019 Q1 2019
Foodservice Europe-Asia-Oceania -4% 4% 4% 3% 4%
North America 9% 6% 14% 13% 5%
Flexible Packaging 2% 3% 4% 1% 5%
Fiber Packaging 9% 8% 7% 7% 4%
Group 3% 5% 7% 6% 5%
The Group's comparable net sales growth was moderate during the quarter. Growth was strong in the North America and Fiber Packaging segments and moderate in the Flexible Packaging segment. Net sales declined in the Foodservice Europe-Asia-Oceania segment due to the impact of COVID-19. The Group's comparable net sales growth was 3% and growth in emerging markets was -3%. The Group's net sales increased 5% to EUR 845 million (EUR 802 million). Foreign currency translation impact on the Group's net sales was EUR 10 million (EUR 19 million) compared to 2019 exchange rates. The majority of the positive impact came from the US Dollar.
Adjusted EBIT by business segment
Items affecting comparability
EUR million Q1 2020 Q1 2019 Change Q1 2020 Q1 2019
Foodservice Europe-Asia-Oceania 17.5 20.1 -13% -1.6 -
North America 30.4 20.6 48% -3.4 -
Flexible Packaging 20.9 23.0 -9% -4.7 -
Fiber Packaging 8.2 6.9 20% -0.7 -
Other activities -3.4 -2.7 19.3 -0.1
Group 73.6 67.8 9% 8.9 -0.1
Adjusted EBIT margin by business segment
Foodservice Europe-Asia-Oceania 8.0% 8.5% 9.4% 9.1% 8.8%
North America 10.6% 10.9% 8.8% 10.6% 8.0%
Flexible Packaging 7.7% 7.4% 7.9% 8.1% 9.1%
Fiber Packaging 11.0% 9.8% 10.4% 9.8% 9.6%
Group 8.7% 8.5% 8.5% 9.0% 8.5%
The Group's adjusted EBIT grew and profitability was solid. Earnings growth was driven by a more favorable raw material environment and higher capacity utilization apart from the Foodservice Europe-Asia-Oceania segment. Earnings grew significantly in the North America segment as a result of higher sales volumes and following price increases implemented during previous quarters. The Group's adjusted EBIT was EUR 74 million (EUR 68 million) and reported EBIT EUR 83 million (EUR 68 million). Foreign currency translation impact on the Group's earnings was EUR 1 million (EUR 1 million).
Adjusted EBIT excludes EUR 8.9 million (EUR -0.1 million) of items affecting comparability (IAC).
Adjusted EBIT and IAC
EUR million Q1 2020 Q1 2019
Adjusted EBIT 73.6 67.8
Acquisition related costs -0.2 -0.1
Restructuring costs including write-downs of related assets -11.1 -
One-time gain from acquisition of Laminor 20.2 -
EBIT 82.6 67.7
Net financial expenses were EUR 9 million (EUR 8 million). Tax expense was EUR 16 million (EUR 12 million). The corresponding tax rate was 23% (21%). Profit for the quarter was EUR 57 million (EUR 47 million). Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) were EUR 0.46 (EUR 0.44) and reported EPS EUR 0.53 (EUR 0.44). Adjusted EPS is calculated based on adjusted profit for the period, which excludes EUR 8.9 million (EUR -0.1 million) of IAC.
Adjusted EPS and IAC
Adjusted profit for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent company 47.9 45.5
IAC excluded from adjusted EBIT 8.9 -0.1
Taxes related to IAC -2.0 0.0
Profit for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent company 54.9 45.4
On September 30, 2019, Huhtamaki announced that it has agreed to acquire the assets and operations of Mohan Mutha Polytech Private Limited (MMPPL), a privately-owned flexible packaging manufacturer located in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, India. The acquisition allows Huhtamaki to speed up its growth in India by improving its capability to serve the customers in South India. MMPPL has approximately 160 employees and its net sales in 2018 were approximately EUR 9 million. The debt-free purchase price was approximately EUR 10 | |
things that I didn't know I could do doing videos on YouTube.
And this is how many, so that first brand deal in Colombia, how many years from the time that you like that first video with 20 views, how long has passed since that point and this brand deal? (Maybe like three years.) Three years. That is, that's, yeah, that's another thing that people don't realize. You know, like people think that they're just going to make a video. And, and I know, and I'm obviously generalizing, not everybody thinks that, but again, it's just like, I think we have also, cause we developed this concept of what people's lives are and, and people, you know, we have these manufactured realities on social media, which, you know, sometimes can be very bad for us, you know, because we don't think about all of the hard work and the years of, um, of not being paid, or even when you do land that very first like big time quote unquote big time brand deal or just a client in general.
And it doesn't even really pay that well. You know? Um, and, and I think it's just a really important reminder for people, you know, to just like constantly be aware that just because someone is here and they have a million followers or 5 million followers or whatever and their own makeup line and all kinds of really amazing things that that didn't happen overnight. It was literally years and years of working and just hustling and staying focused on the thing. And, and you know, I think what's really interesting about your story is that you started to discover things along the way. You didn't start out like knowing exactly. You know, like with actresses or comedians or business owners, you know, you start out and you know, exactly,
yeah. And now you have like management companies specialize on influencers. They show you like, they kind of like show you the way. Yeah. Before it was so new that it was not even a way
Right. And you were just figuring it out along the way and saying like, Oh, wow, yeah, I can do this and I can do that. And, and, but, but I think what I think strikes me the most about what you're, what you're talking about in your story is that, um, it was always based on that thing that you really wanted to do. You loved special effects and then you loved make up and you loved sharing that passion and that experience with others. That's it, right? Like that's, that's what it has, how it started. And I'm sure that's how it still is. Right? So, so then you land this brand deal and what happens after that?
So I land this brand deal and before that I was working with smaller brands, smaller deals, something really small. Anyway, I say work, but it was more like collabs. Like I'll send you this for free. And you post a video. Yes, of course. And after this brand deal, because this was such a big company in a big department store in all Latin America, um, I felt stuck. I didn't know what it, what else can I do in Columbia? What is bigger than what is bigger in Columbia? And the next step was TV, but TV was also dying at the same time. It was like in Columbia was like, yeah, TV's dying but we're not going to put social media on TV was like TVs, TV, social media is social media. We're not gonna mix them yeah, so like I don't want to be on TV.
I don't like TV, what else am I going to do? I don't have money right now for I'll make a brand or anything like my, my step right now, I was like, okay, still I need to stay on social media. I still need to be working at some makeup parties, freelance how I, how I'm working, but what, what else I'm going to do. I also had like, I was not experiencing contracts so I also had exclusivity with these company so it was like what am I going to do now? And I was working with them. It's not like I was, the work was done but I still had exclusivity.
And for people who don't know what that means, it means that you literally cannot work with anyone else. You are stuck with this one brand, you can't promote anything else. You're stuck.
Yeah. And it was me, 17 years old signing contracts that I had no idea about it. So that happened and I was a little stuck. I didn't know what to do and that's when I met my manager. Uh, her name is Debbie Ohanian and she's Aremenian and she was born -and her family's Armenian. She was born in Boston and I met her in Columbia yes, I met my boyfriedn which is now my husband and he's Argentinian. He went to Columbia to film to record an album. He's a singer and that's how I met him there. We dated and then he met Debbie, my manager online cause she was managing also salsa artists and Latin artists. He met her online and then she came to Columbia to meet us to meet him.
By the way, I love how like your entire life is, is digital.
Yeah. We're like my manager's online. Everybody's online. Oh and I met my husband on Twitter. That's great. I know that is fantastic. Your entire life , like everything that's happened to you is because of the internet.
Yes. Okay. So she went to Columbia and I went to one of the meetings she had with my boyfriend and she was like, Oh my God, I love your hair. I love your clothes. What do you do? So I show her my YouTube channel. She was like, Oh my God. A week ago I had a meeting with this guy that he's helping Michelle Pham with her YouTube channel. She was like, you know who Michelle Pham is? And I'm like of course I know who she is. She's the founder of beauty videos on online, on YouTube. And it was like meant to be like this, these things happen in life. You don't, you don't understand how, but they happen. And then she told me, um, I wanna work with you guys, but you'll have to be in Los Angeles because I'm there. I can't do much here. Right. So, yeah, a, week later we were in Miami, we went to billboard awards that she got us into. I don't know how we walked the red carpet
and before you go there, um, one of the things that, that we often talk about are social issues including immigration. So, um, I always like to educate people about what that process looks like because it's so different for everybody, especially now because the system is just so broken. Um, and when people say, you know, a week later I was in the States, a lot of other people, people who have bad intentions towards our community, that gives them the excuse to say, um, see why don't, why don't people just do it the right way? Not understanding the complexities of the immigration system. So how, how did that work out for you? You had already had visas, but how did you end up in the, in the U S where did you come with a work visa? Did you apply for work visa or how did that initially work out?
Um, I came to the States first on my | |
the 2012 olympic games. the maxi museum in rome, this colossal cultural center in azerbaijan. and cincinnati's contemporary arts center. the design that jump-started her career and the first museum in the u.s. designed by a female architect. born in baghdad, she knew since she was a little girl that she was destined to build great things. >> i always wanted to be...
? london in may, so something could come out of that. certainly, this will add to the drum beat, add to the pressure for more transparency pretty much across the globe. we've seen it with the swiss banks. we've seen it in many areas in banking already. these tax havens, these areas you can get preferential treatment on your privacy. that may change, too. >> it certainly puts the spotlight on the middle class across the globe. they're the ones responsible for propping up the taxation system. they pay their taxes. andrew stevens, many thanks for joining us from hong kong. >>> next here on cnn, we go to the front lines with iraqi forces in a battle against isis to recapture mosul. please stay with us for that. "credit karma says my credit score just went up!" "so your score went up, what are you going to do know? get a loan and finally finish culinary school...?" "learn how to make the perfect macaron... come back and open your own authentic french bakery?" "i think i need credit karma too." "check out credit karma today." ♪ >>> village by village, iraqi forces have begun their push to liber
? london in may, so something could come out of that. certainly, this will add to the drum beat, add to the pressure for more transparency pretty much across the globe. we've seen it with the swiss banks. we've seen it in many areas in banking already. these tax havens, these areas you can get preferential treatment on your privacy. that may change, too. >> it certainly puts the spotlight on the middle class across the globe. they're the ones responsible for propping up the taxation...
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diplomatic editor nic robertson who's live from london. chief national correspondent jim sciutto and intelligence analyst bob baer. i'm going to begin with you, paul. you have been working your sources most of the morning. do they feel confident this belgian broadcaster may have the right information, that they have caught one of the most important people in the paris attacks? >> i just spoke to a senior belgian counterterrorism official. they tell me they are hopeful that one of the men they arrested earlier today is mohamed abrini, but they cannot say that yet with certainty. why can't they say that with certainty? because when you go in and make one of these arrests, somebody's name is not written on their forehead in terms of who you got and brought in to custody. they need to verify through fingerprint analysis, dna and other methods. we know something about this terror cell, the terror cell behind the brussels attacks. they have been using fake identities. they have been uses multiple aliases, disguises and they need to make sure they have the right guy before they make an anno
diplomatic editor nic robertson who's live from london. chief national correspondent jim sciutto and intelligence analyst bob baer. i'm going to begin with you, paul. you have been working your sources most of the morning. do they feel confident this belgian broadcaster may have the right information, that they have caught one of the most important people in the paris attacks? >> i just spoke to a senior belgian counterterrorism official. they tell me they are hopeful that one of the men...
british airways jet at heathrow, london. the plane was not damaged and landed safely. still frightening. >>> time for an early start on your money. a global selloff under way because of plunging oil prices. crude tanking more than 4%. opec members failed to reach a deal to freeze production. dow futures are down. stocks in europe are down. shares in asia finished with deep losses. one stock market that will probably avoid this global selloff is brazil. the benchmark index is set to jump after the impeachment vote of the president. >>> today is tax day. except if you live in massachusetts and maine because it is patriots day. the irs received 70% of the tax returns it received this year. the average refund is $2,961. if you need more time, you can file an extension. if you owe money, you have to pay that today. if you get a big refund, reminder, you have been giving the government an interest-free loan for the past year. >> you are so happy when you get a refund. >> that means you have to adjust your withholding. >>> we have breaking news in the search for survivors after two powerful ea
british airways jet at heathrow, london. the plane was not damaged and landed safely. still frightening. >>> time for an early start on your money. a global selloff under way because of plunging oil prices. crude tanking more than 4%. opec members failed to reach a deal to freeze production. dow futures are down. stocks in europe are down. shares in asia finished with deep losses. one stock market that will probably avoid this global selloff is brazil. the benchmark index is set to...
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robertson is joining us from london. our cnn terrorism analyst paul cruickshank is in new york. what can you tell us about the investigation so far? >> we know from the picture that the police released of the man in the white coat at the airport with the large bag that was a bomb that didn't go off, he is still on the loose, whereabouts unknown. the day after the attack among european intelligence agencies, security agencies, a document was released that contained eight names of people who were wanted in connection with the attack. one of them traveled with abaaoud, the ringleader of the paris attack, he traveled to syria with him early 2014. now, he may be dead, so maybe there's one name on that list of eight that doesn't stand up. another name on that les of eight refers to an iraqi living in sweden. he was arrested and released because apparently he was wrongly name named, so on that document alone, we have to look at the names carefully. looking at the numbers more broadly, authorities are looking at people who were associated with a radical isis recruiter in brussels. they were
robertson is joining us from london. our cnn terrorism analyst paul cruickshank is in new york. what can you tell us about the investigation so far? >> we know from the picture that the police released of the man in the white coat at the airport with the large bag that was a bomb that didn't go off, he is still on the loose, whereabouts unknown. the day after the attack among european intelligence agencies, security agencies, a document was released that contained eight names of people...
starts right now. >>> hello. i'm wolf blitzer. it is 1:00 p.m. in washington, 6:00 p.m. london, 9:30 p.m. in teheran, iran. wherever you are watching from around the world, thank you for joining us. up first, presidential politics here in the united states. can donald trump and the republican national committee mend fences and heal the riffs in the party. we are looking at a closed door meeting between donald trump and reince priebus. donald trump has had a tumultuous relationship with leaders | |
Finnish Spirit was founded in 2018 as an extensive introduction to the Finnish art field through an indefinite passion for art and its present day. It is a wish to highlight multidimensional views of the world through varying artists and their visions.
Cada día un fotógrafo / Fotógrafos en la red published a article about my work (in Spanish).
Alfred Kordelin Foundation for a working grant!
The Arts Promotion Centre Finland / Arts Council of Oulu Province for a working grant!
Oulun Valistustalon rahasto for a working grant!
Kaleva published a review of The Great Escape exhibition in Oulu Museum of Art.
Tervetuloa sunnuntaina 29.4. kuulemaan näyttelystäni klo 14-15!
MÄNTTÄ ART FESTIVAL LIST OF ARTISTS IS PUBLISHED!
Newspaper Kaleva visited my Butterfly Effect exhibition in Zoological Museum.
The Signature exhibition at Habitare brings together design and contemporary art. Well-known architects and designers have chosen some of their favourite contemporary art for the show. ARTag Gallery exhibition is curated by Heini Riitahuhta.
Kaleva published a review of the Odd Familiar exhibition in Mustasaari gallery.
Newspaper Kaleva visited my exhibition in Mustasaari Gallery.
My works are presented in this exhibition, which is curated by Marketta Haila from the Finnish State Art collection.
Art Fair Suomi 2017 - International Contemporary Art Festival gathers altogether 1000 works of contemporary art from performance and photography to installations and sound art in Kaapelitehdas 25.-28.5.2017.
Finnish interior magazine Avotakka published a story about the renovation of an old villa and a little bit about my work as an artist.
Veikko Halmetoja, ARTag team and all who visited the opening reception!
Finnish Cultural Foundation's Hilja Aukimaa Fund for a project grant!
Finnish interior design magazine Avotakka visited my home and gallery space.
Arts Promotion Centre Finland for a one year working grant!
Thank you: Finnish Cité Internationale des Arts Foundation for the opportunity to work in Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris in July 2016.
Arts Council of Finland for the Public Display Grant for Visual Artists!
Oulun valistustalon rahasto for a project grant!
I am one of the artists featured in the Haihara Art Centre's 10th anniversary exhibition.
Thank you, Väinö Tanner foundation for the artist residency in Mazzano Romano.
The VISEK Centre for the Promotion of Visual Art awarded a grant for an upcoming project.
Solo exhibition in Palazzo Baronale in the historical centre of Calcata 8.-27.2.2016.
Opening reception on Saturday 13.2. at 16-18, welcome!
Thank you for coming to my opening reception and for the discussions we had!
Odd Familiar - Japan -collection is presented for the first time in Finland in The Snowball Effect 3, curated by Veikko Halmetoja.
The Snowball Effect 3 on the Museums of Sea Laplands web page (in Finnish).
The Snowball Effect 3 on Facebook (in Finnish).
I was working the whole December in Venice, Italy.
Thank you Arts Promotion Centre Finland's Arts Council of Satakunta for the opportunity to work November in Berlin, Germany.
Oulun Taiteilijaseuran taidemyyntitapahtuma 30.9.-4.10.2015. Mukana muutama syanotypia.
A few new works are presented at the international art fair that will take place from 17th to 20th September at the Cable Factory in Helsinki.
New works available at ARTag Gallery, Helsinki.
Hietasaari Art Summer went nicely, thank you for visiting and thanks to Duo Rätvänä for your lovely concert by the porch!
Mustasaari gallery is open 8.8.2015 when Hietasaari Art Summer is happening in our loved island.
Black Island Gallery is now open! Welcome!
In 2016 I am working for a few months in Paris, France. Thank you for the opportunity, La Fondation finlandaise de la Cité des Arts de Paris!
The Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle broadcasted a radio interview on Monday 16.3.
Thank you to all who have visited the exhibition and opening reception (and natto afterparty)!
I visited Art Space Yosuga in Kyoto 23.-25.3. Highly recommended for artist fellows who are planning to work in Kyoto. Thank you for your hospitality!
Arigato gozaimasu Youkobo Art Space and government of Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs!
Medusas swimming in a garden. Video by me, sounds by Momoi Elementary School art workshop children with Riku Seilonen.
Here is a picture from the children's sound art workshop with Riku Seilonen in Tokyo. Together we made medusa sounds for my video work, so thank you kids - we had a lot of fun!
Online photography magazine SMBHmag is celebrating Saint Valentine's Day 2015 with lost loves, broken hearts and singlehood with an online exhibition.
Curated by Barry W Hughes.
I am working in Tokyo, Japan at Youkobo Art Space in February and March.
City of Oulu for the project grant for the year 2015.
My home town is planning to ruin the nature in Hietasaari island by building an amusement park there instead. I invite all those who are against these plans to take pictures and post them in Instagram and Facebook with the hashtag #eihuvipuistoahietasaareen ("no amusement park to Hietasaari").
Contemporary art, exhibitions, good feelings and praise for the nature in Hietasaari.
Gallery is founded in 2013 after a few years of renovation and it is owned by artist Anni Kinnunen.
Mustasaari is a located in the middle of area we know nowadays as Hietasaari, but actually the area used to consist of three islands: Toppilansaari, Mustasaari and Hietasaari. Mustasaari is separated from Hietasaari by Mustasalmi.
Area used to be full of life and villas. Our place is one of the few old villas which have survived.
Veikko Halmetoja, Artistic Director of ARTag Gallery, has an extensive experience as an art critic – he personally selects not just the artists but also each artwork for the gallery. Therefore customers can trust that the artworks they buy are one of the most important works from our artists.
Kerber Verlag is presenting their art books in Frankfurt.
The Union of Artist Photographers are presenting books in Tallinn and Frankfurt.
In 2015 I'll be working for a few months in Youkobo Art Space in Tokyo, Japan.
"What is the place and role of an animal, and what do cats and dogs symbolize? An animal domesticated by humans is always, at least to some degree, an image of the human itself – in both good and bad."
In this exhibition is my new series about the domestication of the wolf to dog and to a product made by human. The exhibition is curated by Elina Vieru.
The book is also available all over the world from stores that sell Kerber Verlag books.
I'm featured in the newspaper Kaleva's midsummer article (in Finnish).
Newspaper Åbo Underrättelser published an article about the Personal Landscape exhibition (in Swedish).
I am one of the selected artists of The Snowball Effect in Rovaniemi. The exhibition is curated by MA Laura Köönikkä.
Newspaper Turun Sanomat published an article about Personal Landscape in Gallery Berner (in Finnish).
Welcome to the opening 29.5.2014 at 17-19.
Arts Promotion Centre Finland's National Council for Photographic Art for project grant for the year 2014 and the Regional Office of Northern Ostrobothnia and Kainuu for one year working grant!
This exhibition is kindly supported by Frame Visual Art Finland. Thank you!
Online magazine and international arts organization Lens Culture published my series Personal Landscape.
A house collapsed in Matera and artists have organized an exhibition and an auction for the people who lost their homes.
The Vico Piave exhibition is open 26.2.-5.3.2014 at Palazzo della Provincia in Matera. One of my works and the book Personal Landscape is included in the charity auction 1.3.2014.
I am working in the Arts Promotion Centre Finland's artist residence in Matera, Italy.
Kerber Verlag Photo Art published a book about the series Personal Landscape.
The book received support from Patricia Seppälä foundation, City of oulu, National Council for fotographic Art of Finland and Gallery Harmaja.
Newspaper Kaleva published an article about the gallery (in Finnish).
Old baking room from the first half of 20th century is transformed into an art gallery in Oulu, Finland. We celebrated the Personal Landscape book publishing 30.11.2013 and had our first exhibition 1.-8.12.2013.
Thank you for visiting, we had a blast! I am sorry that some of the time the video work outside was frozen and out of order.
The Finnish | |
due to detecting malfeasance in subsequent operator-generated commitments). Since the operator is subject to the same rules as a merchant{} for the registration and withdrawal process (and implicitly attests a commitment by generating it and submitting it to the smart-contract), showing Safety for merchants{} also secures the Operator's funds in the commitment. We prove this by showing that the following two statements hold:
\begin{itemize}
\item Case 1: Suppose $p$ signs a block $\kappa$'s commitment (i.e. the tuple $(R(\mathcal{M}(\kappa)), \tau)$) and $\kappa$'s notarization is published to the contract with $\sigma_{p,\kappa}$ included in $ars_{\kappa}$. Then $p$'s funds are safe as long as $\mathbb{K}_t(-1)=\kappa$, i.e. $p$'s funds in $\kappa$ are fully available for $p$ to withdraw as long as $\kappa$ is the latest commitment.
\item Case 2: Suppose $p$'s signature is not included in the commitment of a block $\kappa'$ and $\kappa'$ is published to the contract (i.e. $\mathbb{K}_t(-1) = \kappa'$ at some time $t$). Define $x$ such that $\mathbb{K}_t(-x) = \kappa_p$, where $\kappa_p$ is the last notarized block that $p$ signed. Then funds assigned to $p$ in $\kappa_p$ ($\mathbb{T}_p(\kappa_p)$) are available for withdrawal by $p$ at $t$.
\end{itemize}
\textbf{Case 1.} \textbf{Part a)} We first show that $p$'s funds in a notarized block $\kappa$ that $p$ signed for at $t'$ is safe for any $t > t'$ as long as providers and the operator can only withdraw funds that have been assigned in $\kappa$.
Funds assigned to be $\mathbb{T}_p$ are of the form shown in Figure~\ref{fig:plasmablock}; for each consumer whose order $p$ fulfiled, it specifies a payment amount to be sourced from that consumer's deposit.
WLOG, assume that $p$ has funds assigned from exactly one consumer $c$ in $\mathbb{T}_p$; i.e. $|\mathbb{T}_p = 1|$ and $\mathbb{T_p} = {T'}$ where $s(T') = pk_c$. Let $T$ be the corresponding source transaction that is revealed to $p$ by the operator as part of $\mathbb{C}_{t'}$ for block verification and signing. Recall that the set of providers that each have a leaf in $\mathcal{M}(\kappa)$ is denoted by $\mathbb{P}(\kappa)$. Let $\mathbb{P}(\kappa)_{-p} = \mathbb{P}(\kappa) \setminus p$. Then it suffices to show that: (1) at time $t$ the contract has at least $\mu(T')$ amount available as $c$'s deposited funds $D_{c,t}$, and (2) that the total funds that can be withdrawn by $\mathbb{P}(\kappa)_{-p}$ cannot exceed $D_{c,t} - \mu(T')$.
To prove (1) Note that by definition of \textit{PayPlace}\xspace{} (Algorithm~\ref{alg:providerSigningCommitment}), $\mu(T) \leq D_{c,t'}$ and $\sum_{v \in \mathbb{P}(\kappa)} \sum_{T'' \in \mathbb{T}_v(\kappa)} \mathbbm{1}_{s(T'') = c} \,\, \mu(T'') \leq \mu(T) - w_{c,t}^*$, implying $\mu(T')\leq\mu(T)\leq D_{c,t}$. Note that $D_{c,t}$ is a weakly monotonically increasing function of $t$ since consumer withdrawals are prohibited in \textit{PayPlace}\xspace{}; hence (1) holds. To prove (2), first note that a merchant{} can withdraw funds in $\kappa$ only once as they are then tracked in $\mathbb{X} \cup \mathbb{W}$ and further withdrawals against $\kappa$ cancelled (Line 5-6 of Algorithm~\ref{alg:withdrawal}) . Let $\mu_{-p}$ be the total funds assigned to $\mathbb{P}(\kappa)_{-p}$ with $c$ as the source consumer. By definition, when $p$ signed $\kappa$ at $t'$, the following held: $\mu_{-p} + \mu(T') \leq \mu(T) \leq D_{c,t'}$. Subtracting $\mu(T')$ from this, we get $\mu_{-p} \leq \mu (T) - \mu(T') \leq D_{c,t}-\mu(T')$. However, this is contradictory if $\mu_{-p} > D_{c,t'} - \mu(T')$. Since $D_{c,t}$ monotonically increases with $t$ as well (weakly), this proves (2).
\textbf{Part b)}
To show Case 1 then, it suffices to show that as long as $\mathbb{K}_t(-1) = \kappa$, a withdrawal initiated by any merchant{} $p'$ corresponds to funds accounted for $p'$ in $\kappa$. By design of the withdrawal function (Algorithm~\ref{alg:withdrawal}), if $p' \notin \mathbb{M}$, then $p$ can only withdraw funds assigned to her in $\mathbb{K}_t(-1)$ (i.e. the contract requires a Merkle proof showing that the submitted transaction set $\mathbb{T}_{p'}$ is included in $\mathcal{M}(\mathbb{K}_t(-1)$.
If $p' \in \mathbb{M}$, note that the withdrawal function only allows $p'$ to withdraw funds stated in $\mathbb{T}_{p'}(\kappa_{p'})$ (i.e. the last notarized block $p'$ signed). If $ p \in \mathbb{M}(-x)$ for $x \ge 2$ (i.e. $p'$ had missed signing $\mathbb{K}_t(-2)$ as well), then Lines 14-16 of Algorithm~\ref{alg:providerSigningCommitment} ensures that $p$ does not sign $\mathbb{K}_t(-1)$ unless $\mathbb{T}_{p'}(\kappa_{p'})$ is included in $\mathbb{K}_t(-1)$. If, instead if $p' \in \mathbb{M}(-1)$, then the commitment verification module that notarized $\mathbb{K}_t(-1)$ enforced that $\mathbb{T}_{p'}(\mathbb{K}_t(-1)) \supseteq \mathbb{T}_{p'}({\mathbb{K}_t(-2})$ (Lines 19-29 in Algorithm~\ref{alg:commitmentVerification}). Hence this reduces to the proof of Part a) above.
Note that the timing constraints in \textit{PayPlace}\xspace{} (i.e. the checks in Lines 1-2 of the commitment generation Algorithm~\ref{alg:commitmentVerification}) ensures that older blocks signed by $p$ cannot be re-notarized by the operator.
\textbf{Case 2:} From Theorem~\ref{thm:trackingMissingProviders}, $p$ is detected as missing in any commitment that does not contain $p$'s signature (since $p$ has registered).
When the contract processes the commitment for $\mathbb{K}_t(-x+1)$ (i.e. the first commitment submitted without $p$'s signature after the last notarized block containing $p$'s signature),
the funds in $\mathbb{T}_p(\mathbb{K}_t(-x))$ are recorded in $\mathbb{N}$ against each source consumer, based on the definition of $\mathbb{N}$. Hence, (1) since $p$ is detected as missing, $p$'s confirmed funds (i.e. funds in the last block $\kappa_p = \mathbb{K}_t(-x)$ signed by $p$) are tracked in $\mathbb{N}$.
Further, note that the contract updates $\mathbb{N}$ to remove release the reservation of these funds only when $p$ is detected as having signed a submitted commitment again (Line $1-6$ of Algorithm~\ref{alg:commitmentVerification} ensures that the contract is provided the original transaction set $\mathbb{T}_p(\mathbb{K}_t(-x))$ again in that case to perform the update).
Next, (2) no merchant{} who has signed a commitment that was subsequently published after $\mathbb{K}_t(-x)$ can withdraw funds \textit{locked by $\mathbb{N}(-y)$ for $y \in [x,\eta]$} assigned to merchants{} whose last signature was on $\mathbb{K}_t(-x)$ or earlier. The maximum allowed withdrawal for a merchant{} $p'$ in Algorithm~\ref{alg:withdrawal} Line 19 ensures this: $\text{min}\{\text{max}\{\mu_{c,t}' - \sum_{i = \eta}^{\text{blocksP'Missed}-1} \mathbb{N}(-i)^{pk_c} - w_{c,t}^*, 0\}, \mu'\}$ for each $T' \in \mathbb{T}_{p'}$ with $c = s(T')$.
Finally, (3) at the time $t'$ that $p$ signed $\mathbb{K}_t(-x)$, note that funds reserved so far in $\mathbb{N}$, i.e. $\sum_{i = \eta}^{x-1}\mathbb{N}(-i)^{pk_c}, \forall c$ have already been incorporated (accounted for) in $\mathbb{K}_t(-x)$. Lines $15-16$ of Algorithm~\ref{alg:providerSigningCommitment} executed by merchants{} for commitment signing ensures this. Hence the double-spend verification checks performed by $p$ in Lines 17-20 of Algorithm~\ref{alg:providerSigningCommitment} ensures that funds assigned to $p$ are not double-spent against the funds already reserved in $\mathbb{B}$ (cf. Case 1 above). Note that confirmed funds of a non-signing merchant{} is reserved in $\mathbb{N}$ only the first time that their signature is detected missing after being present on the last notarization; subsequent commitments with the merchant{}'s signature continuing to be absent does not result in modifications to $\mathbb{N}$.
\end{sproof}
\subsection{Explanation of Corollary~\ref{cor:dataAvailability}}
Given Theorem~\ref{thm:providerSafety}, \textit{Income Certainty} is straightforward to infer from Algorithm~\ref{alg:commitmentVerification} and Algorithm~\ref{alg:withdrawal}. \textit{Data Availability} follows by design of the Withdrawal Function. A merchant{} $p$'s confirmed funds $f_{p,t}$ in \textit{PayPlace}\xspace{} corresponds to the funds assigned to them in the last notarized block they signed, $\mathbb{T}_p(\kappa_p)$. If $p$ signed the last notarized block, Algorithm~\ref{alg:withdrawal} expects a Merkle proof for $\mathbb{T}_p(\kappa_p)$ against $R(\mathcal{M}(\mathbb{K}_t(-1))$, which $p$ knows since $p$ signed $\mathbb{K}_t(-1)$. If $p$ did not sign the last notarized commitment, then the contract simply expects the transaction set they last signed for, $\mathbb{T}_p(\kappa_p)$. Since $p$ is detected as missing in the first commitment she misses after the last notarization that had her signature (Theorem~\ref{thm:trackingMissingProviders}), (Algorithm~\ref{alg:commitmentVerification}, Lines 25-26 ensures that the contract is provided $\mathbb{L}_p$ by the operator when $p$ is missing to store $H(\mathbb{T}_p(\kappa_p))$ in $\mathbb{L}_p$), as long as $p$ provides $\mathbb{T}_p(\kappa_p)$, the check in Line 8 of Algorithm~\ref{alg:withdrawal} succeeds.
\appendices
\section{\textit{PayPlace}\xspace{} Architecture} \label{subsec:coreConcepts}
\begin{figure}[!htp]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=.9\columnwidth]{images/PayPlaceInteractionDiagram.pdf}
\caption{Sequence diagram illustrating typical interactions between Consumers, Merchants{}, the \textit{PayPlace}\xspace{} contract and the Operator.}
\label{fig:flowchart}
\end{figure}
\textbf{Consumers}
A consumer $c$ with public key $pk_{c}$ %
deposits funds in the \textit{PayPlace}\xspace{} smart-contract for making payments in the marketplace (intended for any merchant{}). This design directly results in \textit{Pooled Liquidity}. %
The consumer may deposit more funds at any time; we use $D_{c, t}$ to denote the total funds deposited by consumer $c$ as of \change{}{time} $t$.
The \textit{PayPlace}\xspace{} smart-contract is designed to | |
life, and of whom we knew nothing but that ten years before
they had been forced to run away from their creditors, and that the
chances were they would be forced to do so again. The wherefore was
still less satisfactory to me. We did it that my husband might amuse
away his hours; and, as I had reason to fear, forget in this stimulating
sort of company and diversions the anxieties and the unhappy feelings
which were in future likely to cling to him at home. For I was sure
he was involved in debts which he could not pay, and those who are
so involved are always forced to substitute constant amusement for
happiness. If they do not, they fly to intoxication; but agreeable
company and gay pursuits are the better intoxication, I own, of the two.
And was it come to this? Was my husband for ever unfitted for the
enjoyment of domestic comfort; and was I reduced to the cruel alternative
of seeing him abstracted and unhappy, or of parting with him to the
abode of the Syren? while I was sometimes forced to accompany him
thither, and witness his evident devotion to her, his forgetfulness
of me? Alas! such seemed to be my situation at that moment; but I was
resolved to talk with him seriously on the state of his affairs, and to
make any retrenchments, and offer any sacrifices, to remove from his
mind the burthen which oppressed it. But for some time, like most
persons so distressed, he was decidedly averse to talk on the subject,
and liked better to drive care away by pleasant society, than to meet
the evil though it was in order to remove it. In the meanwhile I went to
Oswald Lodge occasionally, and occasionally invited its owners and their
guests to our home, till the party there grew too large for our rooms to
receive them: and then I had an excuse for not accompanying my husband
often, in not having carriage horses, as I had prevailed on Pendarves to
drop that unnecessary expense. This produced urgent invitations to sleep
there; but that I never would do; and I would not consent to be with
these people on so intimate a footing, especially as I had not my
mother's countenance or presence to sanction it; she having resolutely
declined visiting them at all, as she disliked the manners and appearance,
as well as the mode of life, of the whole party. But she confirmed me in
my resolution never to seem to under-value, though I did not commend,
Lady Martindale, as she well knew my disapprobation would be imputed
to envy and jealousy even by Pendarves, and she advised me to endure
patiently what I could not prevent. Not that she for a moment suspected
that my husband was seriously alienated from me, and was acting a
dishonourable part towards Lord Martindale; but she could not be blind
to Seymour's long absences at Oswald Lodge, and his now passing nights
there, as well as days. But his pleasures were, for a little while at
least, put a stop to; for he received at length so many dunning letters,
that he was forced to unburthen his mind to me, and ask my aid if
possible to relieve his distresses. He positively, however, forbade me
to apply to my mother, and I was equally unwilling to let her know the
errors of my still beloved husband.
Yet what could I do for him? I could dismiss one, if not two
servants,--and he could sell another horse; but then money was wanted to
pay debts. There was therefore no alternative, but for me to prevail on
my trustees to give up some of my marriage settlement; and as I knew
that my mother's fortune must come to me and my children, if I had any,
I was very willing to relieve my husband from his embarrassments, by
raising for him the necessary supplies. Nor did I find my trustees very
unwilling to grant my request, and once more I believed my husband free
from debt. I also hoped my mother knew nothing of either the distress,
or the means of relief. But, alas! one of the trustees concluded our
uncle knew of these transactions, and was probably desirous to know
why he had, though a very rich man, allowed me to diminish my marriage
settlement, in order to pay debts which he could have paid without the
smallest inconvenience, as he had only two daughters, who were both well
married.
Accordingly he mentioned the subject to my astonished and indignant
uncle, who with his usual indiscretion revealed it to his wife.
The consequence was inevitable: she immediately wrote a letter of
lamentation to my mother, detailing the whole affair, adverting to the
other transaction concerning Saunders's debts, pointing out the great
probability there was that what every one said was true, namely, that
my husband had prevailed on Saunders to marry Charlotte Jermyn, and
therefore was bound in justice to assist him, and concluding with a
broad hint concerning his evident attachment to a Lady Martindale.
What a letter for a fond mother to receive! But to the money
transactions alone did she vouchsafe any credit; and relative to these
she demanded from me the most open confession, saying, "The rest of the
letter I treat with the contempt it deserves." I had no difficulty in
telling her every thing which related to the last transaction; but my
voice faltered, and my eye was downcast, when I described the other,
because I had never been entirely able to conquer some painful
suspicions of my own; and her quick eyes and penetrating mind soon
discovered, though she was too delicate to notice it, that in my own
heart I was not sure that all my aunt suspected was unjust. But if I
shrunk from the searching glance of her eyes, how was I affected when
she fixed them on me with looks of approving tenderness, and told me
with evidently suppressed feeling, that I had done well and greatly in
concealing my husband's extravagant follies even from her!
That day's post brought a letter of a more pleasant nature from my uncle
to me. He informed me, that though he utterly disapproved my giving to
an erring husband what was intended as a provision for my innocent
children, he could not bear that I should suffer by my erroneous but
generous conception of a wife's duty, and had therefore replaced the sum
which I had so rashly advanced, desiring me on any future emergency to
apply to him.
Kind and excellent old man! How pleasant were the tears which I shed
over this letter! but still how much more welcome to my soul were those
which it wrung from the heart of Pendarves!
But amidst the various feelings which made my cheek pale, my brow
thoughtful and sad, my form meagre, and which deprived me of every thing
but the mere outline of former beauty, was the consciousness that my
mother's heart was estranged from my husband. He had even exceeded all
her fears and expectations; and her manner to him was full of that cold
civility, which when it replaces ardent affection is of all things the
most terrible to endure from one whom you love and venerate. He felt it
to his heart's core, and alas! he resented it by flying oftener from his
home and the wife whom he thus rendered wretched.
At this period my mother was surprised by a most unexpected guest, and,
situated as I was, an unwelcome visitor to both; for it was Ferdinand de
Walden.
Business had brought him to England; and as time had, he believed,
mellowed his attachment to me into friendship, he had no objection to
visit my mother, and renew his acquaintance with me. But though she
prepared him to see me much altered, as I had not, she said, recovered
the loss of my child, he was so overcome when he saw me, that he was
forced to leave the room; and the sight of that faded face and form,
nay, I may say, the utter loss of my beauty, endeared me yet more to the
heart of De Walden.
Had I been an artful, had I been a coquettish woman, | |
that investment-related communications with senior citizens may differ from communications with other customers, as greater care should be taken with senior citizens. He noted the success of FINRA's hotline for senior citizens, which has resulted in significant voluntary resolutions of their complaints by the industry.
J. Bradley Bennett, Executive Vice President, FINRA Enforcement, said FINRA contends with the same problems and concerns every year, regardless of market conditions. These include issues arising in connection with outside business activities, private securities transactions, and concerns relating to the elderly. Mr. Bennett noted that approximately 800 registered representatives were barred in 2015 (about the same number as 2014).
FINRA Enforcement will focus on several issues this year, including anti-money laundering and annuities (particularly L shares coupled with certain riders, such as the guaranteed minimum income benefit).
Mr. Bennett also said FINRA is not looking to bring cases against compliance officers; however, it may do so if they do not fulfill responsibilities assigned to them.
Mr. Rufino noted that FINRA is focusing on recidivist brokers. Since 2013, FINRA has utilized a high-risk broker program; approximately 216 brokers have taken bars since then. Mr. Rufino said examinations are not staffed with attorneys. However, FINRA attorneys may be involved in dialogues with risky firms. He opined that there is a "fine line" between examinations and investigations.
Mr. Wollman said FINRA has focused on technological governance, including cybersecurity, for a number of years. He noted that no FINRA rule specifically addresses cybersecurity. Instead, FINRA evaluates operational risk by focusing on controls and governance issues, including firms' responses to incidents and generic controls issues (particularly relating to vendor management).
With respect to "Private Client Regulatory Enforcement," Susan Schroeder, FINRA Deputy Chief of Enforcement, noted that FINRA has observed that firms may have guidance in place regarding suitability, but FINRA is finding that firms may not be adequately implementing their suitability guidance. She stated that a firm's suitability program must be robust and iterative. Firms should revisit their programs periodically.
When discussing "The Inside Job and Outside Threat: Protecting Your Firm and Clients Against Fraud," Cameron Funkhouser, Executive Vice President, FINRA's Office of Fraud Detection and Market Intelligence, highlighted instances in which a firm's quick reporting of suspicious activity allowed FINRA to identify individuals engaging in insider trading and other improper activity in "real time." He stated that firms play an important role as a neighborhood watch group.
As recent SEC and FINRA enforcement actions have shown, cybersecurity remains a top regulatory priority. Governments and regulators, both domestic and abroad, are taking different approaches in providing guidance on cybersecurity preparedness and responsibilities.
Leonard Baily, Special Counsel for National Security in the DOJ's Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, commented on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act. Mr. Baily noted that the Act establishes a framework that incentivizes private sector sharing of cyberthreat information by providing, among other things, liability protection for information sharing for the purposes of cybersecurity. The Act also authorizes monitoring and the application of defensive measures on networks for cybersecurity purposes.
Clay Porter, Deputy Chief of the Money Laundering and Bank Integrity Unit of the DOJ, repeated a theme emphasized throughout the conference: a compliance department can only be successful if the "business" buys into it and acts as the first line of defense. Compliance should be perceived as more than a cost center; compliance efforts will not work if the business is not on board.
Mr. Porter also explained that a compliance department must be "willing to battle" when needed to raise issues. Mr. Porter offered a much-repeated theme: compliance officers are not necessarily in the department's crosshairs; instead, prosecutors follow the evidence, which often leads them to the business side.
Compliance departments should be on the lookout for companies that purport to do one thing but, in fact, do another. Client service personnel should ask the "right questions" to these clients and verify their answers, and compliance should also evaluate this information, question it, and assess whether they have enough comfort.
With respect to cross-border information sharing, Mr. Porter explained that the DOJ does not want companies to violate any jurisdiction's privacy laws, but noted that the DOJ has seen some companies (and their counsel) treat the same country's privacy laws in different ways. He emphasized that companies cannot give up on efforts to obtain data because it is difficult.
Regarding the Yates Memo, Mr. Porter was careful to point out that the DOJ is not asking companies to become prosecutors and said that, if a company does not think any individuals were involved in wrongdoing, the company should simply provide the facts and the DOJ will decide how to move forward. He also mentioned that in the six months since the Yates Memo was released, the DOJ is already receiving documents, citing to so-called "Yates binders" that companies have been submitting.
Although there were no Department of Labor ("DOL") officials present at the conference, industry participants engaged in discussions regarding the final fiduciary rule the DOL is expected to issue in coming weeks. The DOL proposed the rule in April 2015 and, after an extensive comment period, on January 28, 2016, sent the final regulation to the Office of Management and Budget for review prior to publication in the Federal Register.
The issuance of a DOL fiduciary rule may have significant reach as it is expected to expand the scope of financial professionals who will be subjected to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") fiduciary standards and "prohibited transaction" (conflict of interest) rules. The industry anticipates that the proposed rule will address perceived conflicts of interest arising from recommendations by financial professionals to retirement plans, plan participants, and individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").
Under the DOL's anticipated fiduciary rule, a financial professional would be subject to ERISA's fiduciary standards if the person, for a fee or other direct or indirect compensation, provides investment or investment management recommendations (including regarding distributions and rollovers) or appraisals to an employee benefit plan, a plan fiduciary, participant or beneficiary, or an IRA owner and either directly or indirectly (e.g., through or together with an affiliate): (1) represents or acknowledges fiduciary status, or (2) provides the advice under an agreement, arrangement, or understanding that the advice is individualized to, or specifically directed to, the advice recipient for consideration in making investment or management decisions with respect to plan or IRA assets.
Many of the routine actions of financial professionals relating to IRAs, including rollover and distribution advice, investment education, and asset allocation discussions, would be subject to fiduciary status under the new rule. The new rule is likely to expand the definition of "advice" to include recommendations of fee-based advisers and managers. The advice need not be "regular" to be subject to fiduciary standards.
Panelists expect that the new rule will cause firms to consider realigning their products, to update their policies and procedures to adopt new fiduciary, "impartial conduct," and conflict of interest policies and procedures, to institute new supervisory procedures, to review their contracts and marketing materials and disclosures, and to provide training to their employees.
Following comments to the initially proposed rule, the DOL is expected to provide some narrow carve outs from fiduciary status for: sophisticated large plans and managers but not small plans or IRAs; 401(k) platforms; investment education; swaps and employees of plan sponsors.
ERISA prohibits a fiduciary from receiving variable compensation or third-party payments in connection with the advice unless a "prohibited transaction" exemption covers the fiduciary's activities. The anticipated rule is expected to provide for a Best Interest Contract ("BIC") class exemption that would apply to persons providing non-discretionary investment advice to retirement investors in order to permit their receipt and retention of third-party compensation in connection with the advice. The BIC exemption would apply to agency transactions in certain | |
In Unbinding the Perpetual Soul, Jeffrey C. Tucker writes via a series of essays. These diverse, accessible, engaging, creative, and provocative essays are organized around our human quests for 'being.' For to 'be' entails continuous and challenging, but highly rewarding, quests for things such as identity, wellbeing, belonging, truths, things sacred, healing, transcendence, and meaning. Questing is not an easy journey, to be sure. But it's life changing. It's exhilarating. It's exciting and rewarding. And while far from certain in its destination, one thing is for sure: you'll be a better, healthier, and far more actualized person in the process. You'll be more spiritually 'whole' and grounded. So join in this quest, if you will. An inclusive, soulful, unbinding, and life-giving one at that.
Copyright © 2018 Jeffrey C. Tucker. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical publications or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher. Write: Permissions, Wipf and Stock Publishers, 199 W. 8th Ave., Suite 3, Eugene, OR 97401.
Who Loves Me . . . Really?
What Kind of God are You, Anyway?
The Exact Time Is . . .
With Infinite Gratitude . . .
This book is dedicated to my Great Aunt Alice Tucker. She was a twentieth century pioneer. A scholar. A creative mathematician. A college teacher and an educator. A writer. An early environmentalist and feminist of sorts. An out-of-the-box thinker. A seeker who was 'spiritual' in the truest and best sense of the word. She could appear outwardly stoic and gruff at times. But always with a purpose. To use these moments as profoundly meaningful learning and coaching ones.
More importantly, she was a mentor to me as I grew up. A friend. A guide. An emotionally stable and 'present' adult who challenged me in my childhood years. And who formed me in ways that she could never have imagined in her wildest dreams. She was not a 'hugger' or demonstrative in her emotions or affection. But her love for me and for my brothers was regularly shown in profound ways beneath the surface. Her care, generosity, and spirit were palpable in all of her actions, even if outwardly hidden in her affect at times. She is gone now and has been for many years. I miss her greatly, but I will always be enormously grateful to her in ways both large and small.
I thank her most of all for urging me not simply to believe or to know. But to also 'seek'. Not merely to exist. But to also fully 'be'. Not to idly, passively sit on the sidelines of life. But to also 'quest' for life in its fullest. Somehow, merely saying 'thank you' doesn't do her profound influence on me sufficient justice. Perhaps writing this book in her honor is a beginning. I hope she'd be pleased.
What if our actual lives aren't 'written' like a simple story? Nor like a book that flows neatly and sequentially from 'chapter-to-chapter' via a rigidly linear plot. And isn't populated by highly scripted characters. And doesn't end in uninspiring, predictable ways. But written, instead, through a series of creative interludes or moments. Further still, what if our lives shouldn't simply happen to us? Shouldn't act on us externally. Or be imposed on us from the outside by circumstances beyond our control. Or randomly occur with neither rhyme nor reason. But, rather, lived by our own affirmative acts of seeking 'life'. And doing so with the entirety of our human beings. As part of an ongoing, active pursuit. Done in sustained and purposeful ways.
Seeking 'life' in this way is not reacting to what may come. It's not an unconscious response to what may happen to us. It's not simply accepting the inevitable with resignation or even grace. No. Seeking life demands a choice by us. It requires a profound, transformational choice, at that. We do this when we choose to no longer simply 'exist'. To no longer abide in another's rules or expectations. To no longer feel judged in a game of another's choosing. We do this when we actively choose to reject the holy grail of human progress, as it is currently understood: our achievements, earnings, possessions, conquests, and even our transient 'happiness'. It happens when we choose to actually live for a change. And, in so doing, to venture out. To seek uncharted things and undiscovered places. To begin a 'quest'. A human quest for deeply spiritual lives of continuously 'becoming'. A courageous, rewarding act of 'lived' redemption.
However, in order to quest, we must first unbind our souls. Unbind our seemingly perpetual souls that we've slowly, incrementally layered onto ourselves along the way. Like heavy, course scales with the hardness of plated armor. Bound tightly in ways that feel protective. But, in truth, constituting a thick skin that chokes out our very breath and light within. In order to unbind our souls, though, we must sometimes 'unlearn' many of the things we've previously been taught. The very things that we've consciously or unconsciously appended onto and into our very beings. Then consider the notion that the human act of seeking truths is the only real truth in an actively spiritual life.
Doing this doesn't mean that all things are relative. It doesn't mean that each of us is left to define 'truth' for ourselves in selfish, self-serving ways. Or that we should use our respective 'truths' to squash, to marginalize, or to overpower other people in the process. A life of seeking is not that. Instead, it's a continuous, purposeful quest for the things that actually make us human. We become more human when we discern our own purpose in living. When we stay open to different perspectives, however challenging and provocative they might initially appear to us.
Further, we become more human when we hold far less tightly to that which we're told to believe. When we ask more openly curious, thoughtful, and probing questions. When we see all 'truths' in the specific, unique contexts and agendas of their respective authors. Then ask whether they make sense in our own situations. Finally, we become more human when we ask if the 'truths' that we hold closest are actually working for us. Ask if they're truly helping us to cope, grow, and spiritually flourish. In the end, we become more human only when we first 'unbind' our souls. When we unbind ourselves.
However, we must do so much more than that. For if we stop at 'unbinding', we discount the possibility of any universal truths. In effect, we embark on a path of utterly unstructured human relativism. A path of giving ourselves wholly to our uncensored whims, desires, sense of formless spontaneity, or even chaos. As such, nothing of lasting value is gained by merely 'dumping our bound-up baggage' if it all ends there. The payoff comes when, and only when, we do something with what remains. With our now unbound souls. When we actually take the quest.
Our quests are quite transcendent. They're existential and 'spiritual' in nature. They subsume our religious beliefs, although we can be both religious and spiritual simultaneously so long as we appreciate the important differences involved. We can hold both denominational faith beliefs and the 'spirit of the quest' at the same time . . . provided that we're open, not guarded and possessive, in that faith. That said, taking the quest for 'being' goes much farther than simply dogma. It demands our openness, our spirit of continuous seeking, our inward curiosity, and our focus on broad principles for living.
Our quests therefore transcend not just our religions, our held dogmas, and our sacraments of faith. They encompass all spheres of our human 'beings'. These | |
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Plus Ça Change, Plus Le Krugman
Brad DeLong links a 2002 Washington Monthly piece by Nicholas Confessore on Paul Krugman, leading Krugman to remark, "Has it really been 9 years of pushing this rock up the hill?" DeLong says the piece is "worth recalling only because (a) the fanfare of the right-wing noise machine is the same, and (b) the honesty of the right-wing noise machine is the same." Here's part of the section DeLong quotes:
Krugman is regularly attacked by fellow pundits, most exhaustively by… Andrew Sullivan and… Mickey Kaus, each of whom inveighs against Krugman….
For Krugman devotees, however, the main appeal is his proclivity for writing things before it is okay to write them. Journalists may love to break news, but they hate to contradict the narratives that crystallize around particular politicians or policies. Late last winter, for instance, the established storyline on California's energy crisis was that Left Coasters had only themselves to blame: the state had passed a flawed deregulation law…. [W]hile the press gave plenty of column inches to the Bush administration's preferred spin--that environmentalists had stymied the construction of needed generation capacity--few reporters gave credence to groups like Public Citizen, who blamed the crisis on market manipulation by energy companies, many of them based in Texas and enjoying close ties to the administration. But Krugman, noting that economists had long worried about the vulnerability of California's trading system to price-fixing, argued that market manipulation was the obvious culprit; otherwise, he wrote in March 2001, the power company executives "are either saints or very bad businessmen." Krugman was ignored at the time. Twenty months later--following the collapse of Enron, three federal investigations into the California crisis, and a passel of indictments against energy company officials--Krugman has been proved right….
"He goes against the very basic thing that people and journalists want to believe about Bush: 'Say what you want, but the guy's honest,'" says James Carville, the blunt, flamboyant host of CNN's "Crossfire." "Krugman says, no--he's a complete fraud."
DeLong also quotes part of the big finale, but I wanted to present it in greater context (emphasis mine):
On balance, Krugman's record stands up pretty well. On the topics he writes about most often and most angrily--tax cuts, Social Security, and the budget--his record is nearly perfect. "The reason he's gotten under the White House's skin so much," says Robert Shapiro, a former undersecretary of commerce in the Clinton administration, "is that he's right. None of it is rocket science."
So if dismantling the facade of lies around, say, Bush's tax cut is so easy to do--and makes you the most talked-about newspaper writer in the country--why don't any other reporters or columnists do it themselves? Because doing so would violate some of the informal, but strict, rules under which Washington journalists operate. Reporters usually don't call a spade a spade, unless the lie is small or something personal. When it comes to big policy disagreements, most reporters prefer a he-said, she-said approach--and any policy with a white paper or press release behind it is presumed to be plausible and sincere, no matter how farfetched or deceptive it may be.
Similarly, among pundits of the broad center-left, it's considered gauche to criticize the right too persistently, no matter the merits of one's argument. The only worse sin is to defend a politician too persistently; then you become not a bore, but a disgrace to the profession and its independence--even if you're correct. Thus, in Washington circles, liberal Times columnist Bob Herbert is written off as a predictable hack, while The New York Observer's Joe Conason, who vigorously defended the Clintons during the now-defunct Whitewater affair, is derided as shrill and embarrassing. Obviously, conservative columnists and pundits aren't quite as averse to being persistent or shrill. But center-left journalists do not, to put it mildly, take their cues about what's acceptable practice from conservative pundits.
That's because liberal journalists and conservative journalists have different value systems. Most liberal pundits--E.J. Dionne, Ronald Brownstein, or Maureen Dowd--came up through the newsroom ranks, a culture that demands shows of intellectual independence from politicians, especially Democrats. Many conservative pundits, on the other hand--Safire, Tony Blankley, or Peggy Noonan--come straight from political careers, a culture that encourages intellectual fealty and indulges one-sidedness. Krugman is not a journalist by training, and he's never held appointive or elective office. But like conservative pundits, he doesn't feel bound by the niceties that professional reporters do. Hence the discomfort with Krugman's methods among center-left journalists.
"He is obviously a very smart guy, basically liberal, with complicated views, who once recognized when his own side was wrong. And at some point he switched and became someone who only sees what's wrong with the other side, in fairly crude terms," says Mickey Kaus. "The Bush tax cut is based on lies. But it's not enough to criticize a policy to say that it's based on lies. You have to say whether it's good or bad for the country." True, Kaus is probably Krugman's most vociferous non-right-wing critic. But even among those journalists and politicos who enjoy his column, it's not uncommon to hear the comment that Krugman might be a little more effective if he were just a little less rabid. "It is considered the appropriate thing to say at a dinner party that, while Krugman is very bright, he's just too relentless on Bush," drawls James Carville. "Because to accept Krugman's facts as right makes the Washington press look like idiots."
These days, however, there's a good market for journalists willing to be a little relentless when it comes to the Bush administration. Of course, Krugman, like any good economist, knows that in most markets the biggest profits come from having some sort of monopoly. But monopolies don't endure; competitors always arise. Right now, when it comes to analyzing the intellectual underpinnings of the Bush administration, Krugman has no competition. But as is usually the case, it might be better for everyone else if this particular monopoly didn't last.
Pretending that Krugman only criticized the Bush administration's dishonesty without critiquing the quality of their policies is laughable, but this is Mickey Kaus we're talking about. Still, what I really appreciate is that Confessore gets the social dynamics at play. (I have a few posts in the works on this stuff.) Unfortunately, those corrosive dynamics are still rife in Beltway chatter and political coverage. That's why Krugman remains disliked in some quarters. He'll show, for instance, that "austerity" still remains the "wise" economic solution among an influential political elite, in defiance of basic macroeconomics, the history of the Great Depression, tons of recent data, and their own failed predictions. He noticed that all the people praising Paul Ryan's fraudulent plans don't understand them if they've even read them at all. Most political chatterers don't do policy analysis; they judge by cosmetics, and by the reactions of the people they admire (certain other pundits) and the people they dismiss (hippies, etcetera). As we've explored before, the Villagers believe things because they are fashionable, not because they are true; they form their opinions according to social norms and not empirical truth. The less that political progress depends on instilling humility in our shallow punditry, the better; the vanity of the chattering class is one of America's few endless resources.
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Bon Iver – "Holocene"
V.D. 2012
Ah, Valentine's Day. I'll go ahead and link my 2008 rant, 'The Death of Twue Wove,' a.ka. 'The Grinch Who Shanked Cupid,' since I can't really top it. (Sorry for the dated political references.)
However, many of the "some e-cards" on relationships and Valentine's Day are pretty funny. You could almost tell a tale with them (and another graphic or two).
Courtship:
The implicit relationship | |
'The Sister of Cain'
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In my September 2, 2017 post I wrote about one of Gertrude Atherton's last books entitled 'My San Francisco – A Wayward Biography'. In one of the chapters, Atherton wrote about a mystery story by Mary Collins called 'The Sister of Cain' explaining that it's set in "the weird old Humphrey-Giffen house on Chestnut Street." Her review of the book was so enticing that I ordered a copy from the internet. It took three weeks to arrive but it was worth it; it's a neat little mystery written and set in San Francisco during World War Two that captures the war time atmosphere of San Francisco deliciously! Spooky locations that the heroine visits to try to solve the mystery, usually during the middle of the night, are well described. I followed the adventures of Mrs. Collins main character around San Francisco visiting many of the locations as I read the book. It was a delightful mystery to read and from Mary Collin's descriptions of areas in the book she writes about it's clear that she went to these locations as she wrote the book, and leaves a descriptive map of the eerie and dangerous adventures of the book's main character, Hilda Moreau. The book was published in 1943 and is set in September of 1942, exactly 75 years to the month before I first heard of it. Mrs. Collins at the time, like Hilda, was in the early stages of pregnancy, but I couldn't find a lot of information about her except that she was born in St. Louis in 1908 and attended Miss Burke's School for girls when she came to San Francisco. (What is it about that school that inspires such talented ladies?) Well, let's get on with the mystery. I'll try not to give anything too important away if anyone is interested in reading the story.
Above are the cast of characters and the Moreau sisters are deserving of a little background information. Pauline, the oldest sister, is wicked and controlling who continually interferes and ruins her other sisters chance to find love and happiness. It comes as no surprise that she'll be the first one murdered. Sophie is the most pathetic of the girls. Because of Pauline's control over her she no longer takes care of her looks and is the one the reader will feel the most sorry for. Anne is the most successful of the Moreau sisters and the strongest. She lives next door to the old Humphrey House and is not afraid to challenge Pauline. Elise is the most attractive of the girls, but she has one problem she's a falling down drunk. She makes W. C. Fields look like a beautified candidate for sainthood! Marthe, pronounced "Mart", I think she was my favorite. She's pretty, a close tie with Elise as the prettiest, feisty, fun loving, and she likes to get plastered occasionally herself. That's always a good sign. The baby of the family is Rose, easily frightened and often childlike, she has no will whatsoever to oppose Pauline. There was also a sister named Berthe, Collins doesn't say if her name is pronounced "Bert". Berthe is only referred to in flashbacks, or in a book I guess they're called writebacks. Berthe fell, jumped or was pushed from the three stories back of the house many years before the current story takes place, and, obviously, this is something to keep in mind. Hilda Moreau has arrived by train from Cleveland, Ohio. She is married to David Moreau, the only Moreau brother in the family. Hilda has arrived in San Francisco to clear some legal matters up and she is recently pregnant with David's child. David is in the North Atlantic on World War Two duty. The story takes place during the first few weeks of September in 1942 and Hilda's baby is due in February.
I wondered why Gertrude Atherton was so keen on the book until I saw Mary Collins' dedication.
Most of the story takes place inside an old house on the northeast corner of Chestnut Street at Hyde. At the time it was the oldest house in San Francisco, built in 1852. Efforts to save it failed and it was demolished in 1948, five years after 'The Sister of Cain' was published. Above is an old photo of the house and the apartment building that's there today.
"This is it lady." The cab driver said over his shoulder. He swung his yellow taxi at right angles to the sidewalk. I can't see no number, but the place next door is 980 so this must be 986 here on the corner." He tells Hilda. (Vintage picture from the San Francisco Library)
"We went up a flight of seven or eight crooked wooden stairs which led to a veranda that ran across the front of the house."
"Old house, ain't it lady?" the cab driver remarks. Hilda makes it clear from the beginning that she does not like San Francisco. This is something to keep in mind when you reach the end of the book. Here are some of her thoughts.
"It was bad enough to have my charming, affectionate, intelligent husband gone to the wars" "but to have to come clear across the country to this steep, cold, grey, alien town and into this horrible house," or later on, "I wanted to go home to Cleveland and never see the Moreau house or the city of San Francisco again!"
I know what you're thinking, "Well, that's all we need to know about her." but I've never been to Cleveland, and you can't expect everyone to fall in love with San Francisco. Besides, as I hinted earlier, San Francisco has a way of winning visitors over.
The above picture is the jacket cover for the hardback edition of the novel with the Humphrey house on the cover.
The vintage photo from OpenSFHistory.org shows a cable car approaching Chestnut Street at Hyde in 1938. The Humphrey house is clearly seen on the right.
A little farther down Hyde in the 1920's shows part of the back yard of the Humphrey house on the right. (OpenSFHistory.org)
The top photo is the side of the old house that faced San Francisco Bay. This is where Berthe, fell, jumped or was pushed to her death. This is also where Hilda sneaks out of the house several times in the middle of the night looking for clues. Oh, yes, you guessed it, Mary Collins novel isn't going to be overlooking this part of the house. The lower picture is my photo from the same spot looking up at the back of the apartment building that's there now.
A picture taken during the 1950's a little up Hyde Street from Chestnut shows the apartment building on the northeast corner of Hyde and Chestnut that replaced the Humphrey house when it was demolished.
Sophie Moreau is in love with a gentleman who works in a pharmacy at Union and Hyde Streets. Pauline through meanness has forbidden her to see him. In a rare moment of courage, Sophie sneaks out of the house to go to him while Pauline is away. Hilda narrates,
"I was just in time to see Sophie scrambling nervously onto a Hyde Street cable car and disappear up the hill. Poor Sophie, when she got home there would be hell to pay."
This would be where Hilda watched Sophie make her dash. After Pauline is murdered, the first of three in the book, Hilda, herself, isn't above sneaking out of the house in the middle of the night looking for clues. Both times she nearly gets herself killed.
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Will the Crime Spike Become a Crime Boom?
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Reasons for optimism, amid a troubling rise in violent behavior
Barry Latzer
The Major Cities Chiefs Association recently issued its crime figures for the first half of 2016, and some of the numbers are scary. In four out of five violent crime categories, including murder, the most trustworthy measure, this year is starting off worse than last—and 2015 was more violent than the preceding year. Six out of the ten biggest American cities have seen double-digit increases in 2016; overall, crime is up 14.8 percent. The good news is that murder declined 6.4 percent in New York City and Houston saw a 51.4 percent drop.
Only a pollyanna would pooh-pooh the chiefs' negative figures and dismiss talk of a new crime rise. Clearly, crime is up, but there's a big difference between a crime spike or surge, which lasts a year or two, and a true crime boom or wave, which could run for decades. I define a crime wave as a period of sustained high crime, manifested by homicide victimization rates of eight or more per 100,000. Rates over the past few years have been hovering around 5 per 100,000. The last wave, which began at the end of the 1960s and ended in the middle 1990s, ran for two-and-a-half decades, as did the earlier twentieth-century crime boom, which dragged on from 1910 to 1936.
Homicide victimization rates, 1900–2013
What we really want to know is whether we're headed for another crime wave, like the devastating crime tsunami of late memory. No one can be sure of the answer, of course, since the future is the greatest crime mystery of all, but if we look at the factors associated with previous booms and apply them to our current situation, we may get a better idea.
Over the course of U.S. history, four factors have been especially significant in explaining crime booms. The first is migrations within or to the United States of groups with so-called "honor cultures." Previous crime escalations were spurred by immigrations and migrations to major urban areas or to discrete rural locales of groups that engage in a disproportionate use of violence to resolve interpersonal conflicts. Examples are the famine Irish of the mid-nineteenth century, southern Italian immigrants at the turn of the twentieth century, the Mexican migration of the 1920s, and the great black migrations of the 1920s and the post-World War II era. Each of these migrations increased crime at their destinations and raised total rates nationwide.
In the 1960s, for example, over 800,000 blacks left the South for urban settings in the North and West. In the succeeding decade, another 1.5 million relocated—the biggest decadal migration of African-Americans in American history. The black population in the Northeast nearly doubled, rising 93 percent between 1950 and 1970. Chicago, for example, went from 23 percent African American in 1960 to 40 percent in 1980.
Over a 20-year span, from 1976 through 1995, African Americans committed a majority of the criminal homicides in the United States—53.2 percent, to be precise. This is quite extraordinary, given that during this period, blacks comprised around 12 percent of the U.S. population. But this excessive black murder rate was not a new development. African-American homicide had been exceptionally high at least since the late 1880s. In the 1920s, black homicide rates were, on average, seven times those of whites. From 1976 through 1995, they were eight times the white rate. Although racists attributed these rates to biological factors, the real explanation is the honor culture developed in Dixie and first found among Southern whites.
The second key factor is demographic change that creates an outsize youth population. Young people, especially males, are responsible for the overwhelming majority of violence. A sudden and major increase in the size of this population, such as occurred in the late 1960s, is a big risk factor for violent crime.
The young male population jumped 29 percent in the 1960s and 43 percent in the following decade. One study found that between 1958 and 1969, age composition alone accounted for 45 percent of the increase in all crime and 11 percent of the growth in violent crime. Economist Steven Levitt, examining the years between 1960 and 1980, attributed 22 percent of the rise in violent-crime rates to changes in age structure.
The increased youth population also produced "contagions," in which behaviors multiply rapidly as a consequence of the tendency of young people to copy one another. These behaviors may be socially positive (enrolling in college), neutral (getting tattoos), or negative (engaging in crime). If the behavior reaches a critical stage or "tipping point," it increases explosively. This is precisely what happened with crime in the late sixties.
Significant weaknesses in the machinery of law enforcement, especially in the destinations of the honor cultures, are another contributing factor. When police, courts, and jails/prisons are unable to cope with crime, their failures serve as an incentive to increased lawbreaking. This occurred in the Wild West and in the rural South in the nineteenth century, in the big Northeast cities in the mid-nineteenth century (leading to the creation of urban police departments), and again in the late 1960s.
When the great crime tsunami engulfed the country, the criminal justice system buckled under the strain. Police couldn't cope with the sudden increase in offenders, courts couldn't convict or imprison as many defendants as they had earlier, and people who were convicted spent less time behind bars. Police clearance rates (roughly, the ratio of arrests to reported crimes) tumbled in the late sixties. In 1950 and 1960, around four in ten reported robberies were cleared by police. That declined to under three in ten by 1970. And by 1980 and 1990, only one in four robberies was solved.
And not only were fewer criminals incarcerated; they also served less time once committed. For every 1,000 arrests for serious crimes, 299 offenders went to prison in 1960. One decade later, only 170 were imprisoned—a drop of 43 percent. The time served in prison tumbled, too. Murderers had been locked up for a median 52 months in 1960, but only 42 months in 1970, a 19 percent decline.
Finally, the presence of male gangs, especially those engaged in distribution of illegal substances—whether alcohol in the 1920s and 1930s or cocaine in the late 1980s and early 1990s—has also played a key role. Gangs normally fight one another, of course. But gang rivalries may also serve acquisitive motives, such as when they compete for territory to control the profit from distributing proscribed substances, as occurred with alcohol during Prohibition and cocaine in the late 1980s. These rivalries were more intense than the usual gang fights. They also were more lethal because of the use of firearms, which put even innocent bystanders at risk.
Three of the factors described above were present in the late 1960s crime wave. The fourth factor, drug gangs, was responsible for restarting the crime tsunami after it had begun to abate in the early eighties.
Do these four factors suggest that we're on the cusp of a new crime wave? Crime booms of the past have been cyclical and lasted about 25 years, which would mean that we're due for one to start some time between 2015 and 2020. So perhaps the current surge is the start of a new boom. But the key factors point in a different direction.
Consider the effectiveness of the criminal justice system. In the name | |
by james
Every high school student looks forward to the end of spring. Not the final exams part of it but the final few days that lead to summer vacation.
Lacrosse players look forward to the championship games, athletic and academic award celebrations, and the opportunity to take on the next challenge—summer practice to prepare for next season, or the leap into a college program.
At the Section VIII Nassau County high school boys' lacrosse championships at Hofstra University, I presented my annual Leadership Award to six young men who are definitive leaders on and off the field. Vincent Sombrotto, Nassau lacrosse star and my Hofstra teammate from the 1970s, joined me in the presentations to the following scholar-athletes:
· Cold Spring Harbor High School senior midfielder Danny Striano.
· Garden City High School senior midfielder Joe Scattareggia.
· Locust Valley High School senior goalie Colton Teilelbaum.
· Manhasset High School senior attackman Louis Perfetto.
· Massapequa High School senior faceoff specialist Angelo Petrakis.
· Syosset High School senior midfielder Christian Lyons.
Immediately following the Nassau games, Vincent and I voted on and presented my inaugural MVP awards for the Suffolk-Nassau Championships. The recipients:
· Manhasset High School senior midfielder and faceoff specialist Marc Psyllos.
· Mattituck/Southold High School senior midfielder Max Kruszeski.
· Massapequa High School senior midfielder Thomas Greenblatt.
· Shoreham-Wading River High School junior midfielder Gavin Gregorek.
A few days after the presentations to these outstanding scholar-athletes, I had the honor to speak with the lacrosse team, their parents and coaches at my alma mater, Half Hollow Hills High School East. I was honored to meet senior Sal Pascarella and present to him my annual Hills East Outstanding Player Award. He was team captain this season, a fabulous team leader and now he is headed to St. Joseph's University.
Following the excitement of presenting all these awards, there still was more great news for Long Island. I was pleased to learn that, with my support, the New York State High School Boys' Lacrosse Championships will be coming to Hofstra University's Shuart Stadium for the 2020, 2021 and 2022 seasons.
Go Long Island Lacrosse! It is getting better all the time.
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Mr. Football NYC Is….Adisa Isaac!
May 16, 2019Posted by james
Adisa Isaac played for Canarsie High School in Brooklyn. At 6-5 and 220 pounds, Coach Brian Ellis' defensive end was ranked the top college prospect in New York State and the 66th overall prospect in the country. Isaac completed his high school career with 198 total tackles, 38 sacks, eight forced fumbles, two safeties and one interception.
The Whitmore Group sponsors the Mr. Football New York City Player of the Year Award offered by the New York City Chapter of the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame. I was honored to present this year's award to a fine young man. Isaac is more than just a football all-star. He finished high school with very good grades and he has accepted a full athletic scholarship to play for Penn State University. He is going places on and off the field.
Along with Adisa, 11 other outstanding New York City high school football players were honored at the seventh annual "Elite Eleven" Scholar-Athlete Award Dinner hosted by the foundation. The event is managed by Marc T. Hudak, who is chairman of the local NFF chapter and a partner and member of Whitmore's management committee. The awards recognize the players for their performance on the field, in the classroom and as leaders in their communities. The award criteria is 40 percent based on GPA and academic achievement, 40 percent based on football ability and achievement, and 20 percent based on leadership, school and community involvement.
I extend my congratulations to each of the "Elite Eleven" 2018 scholar-athletes:
Antonio Corrado (committed to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) – St. Michael High School, Coach Mario Valentini
Jalien Nias (college commitment pending) – DeWitt Clinton High School, Coach John Applebee
Tyrik Bethea (committed to Delaware State University) – Lincoln High School, Coach Shawn O'Connor
Jason Blisset (committed to University of Miami) – Poly Prep Country Day School, Coach Kevin Fountaine
Sean Hart (college commitment pending) – Fort Hamilton High School, Coach Daniel Perez
Tariq Hollingsworth (college commitment pending) – Franklin K. Lane High School, Coach Jason Mollison
Efrain LeBron III (committed to Utica College) – Jamaica High School, Coach Calvin Whitfield
Alex Bashaba (committed to Lafayette College) –Staten Island Technical High School, Coach Anthony Ciadella
Thomas Bossert (committed to College of Staten Island) – St. Peter's High School, Coach George Mahoney
Kolubah Pewee (committed to United States Military Academy at West Point) – Tottenville High School, Coach Brian Neville
Michael Regan (committed to United States Merchant Marine Academy) – Monsignor Farrell High School, Coach Anthony Garolfalo
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The Athletic Talent Of "A Little Fat Man"
He was athletic during his boyhood years, playing sandlot baseball and basketball. Then, during his late teens, he got into the ring under the promotional name of "Lou King."
It is not known if the young man would have continued to pursue a successful boxing career. The plan unraveled soon after his Uncle Pete brought the boxer's father to see "this new kid in the ring." The next morning, the father waited for his son to arrive at the breakfast table. Then, he lowered his newspaper and greeted his son with "Good Morning, LOU KING!"
So, the young man concentrated on basketball. He loved the game and played on a semi-pro team in Paterson, New Jersey. During an exhibition game against the Boston Celtics, Lou defended against Nate Holman, later a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. He held Nate to a few points and outscored him.
Though he was small in size compared to the other players, many teammates recalled that Lou was fast on his feet and performed foot and basket-throwing maneuvers similar to players for the Harlem Globetrotters. He even won a 1926 shooting contest with 24 baskets out of 25 shots.
Years later, after he had moved away from sports to build a successful career in the entertainment field, Lou's athletic talent was featured in hit films such as "Buck Privates," "Here Come the Co-eds" and others. He was so skilled that the directors never substituted a stuntman for his boxing and basketball scenes. But, for "Co-eds," Universal Studios did hire a renowned basketball star to stage a game for the cameras. This star also "coached" the gifted athlete in a condescending manner. The entertainer played along, asking, "How do I hold the ball?" and "Can't I throw the ball from here?" The basketball star just smiled indulgently, then stared unbelievingly as the actor tossed a perfect shot into the basket!
According to "Co-Eds" writer Edmund Hartmann, "a little fat man is the last guy in the world you'd expect to be an athlete."
That little fat man was comedian Lou Costello, who, by the way, made it all the way to Cooperstown with partner Bud Abbott and their hilarious routine about baseball.
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Congratulations To Hofstra
Apr 16, 2019Posted by james
The recent college basketball season at Hofstra was a fun run. We didn't get to the big dance, but we continue to build a winning culture. As an alum, I am proud of the continued forward progress for the program.
Coach Joe Mihalich completed his sixth season with us. He said that the key to the team's ongoing success goes beyond talent. The guys are close. They play together. They work together.
The Pride enjoyed a 16-game winning streak during the season, the longest active streak at NCAA Division I. Hofstra was near the top in team winning percentage for the season.
Coaching at Hofstra is fun for Joe, because the players love the game. Each player contributed with a positive attitude and the will to improve individual skills and the team concept. Competitiveness among the players is high and going higher.
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(S): Jennifer Wright @JenAshleyWright If women were making up rape allegations for fame and fortune, 1. Some of these women would be rich and famous by now, 2. There'd be a million rape accusations against, say, Bill Gates, Tom Hanks, and hell, probably Oprah You know why there aren't? Because they don't rape women 10:55 AM 6/22/19 Twitter for iPhone (S)
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odinoco: only-johnny-depp: "The thing that hurt me is being presented as something that you're really as far away from as you could possibly get, you know?" – Johnny Depp for the British GQ, October/2018 I'm sorry for the long post, but I had to say something….On the last 24 hours, Johnny has been in the news again, but now showing more proofs that SHE, Amber, is the who committed acts of domestic violence towards him. For me (and I think ALL of his fans) was – and still is – disgusting to read all the things that Johnny suffered… It's beyond shocking! For the damage to his career, Johnny is suing Amber in $50 million for her "false allegations" against him: "an elaborate hoax to generate positive publicity" for her to "advance her career", which made her a darling of the #MeToo movement, made her the first actress named a "Human Rights Champion of the United Nations Human Rights Office", also was appointed "ambassador on women's rights" at the American Civil Liberties Union, hired by L'Oreal Paris as its "global spokesperson and some people also believes that all of it opened the doors to her starring in "Aquaman". While she was enjoying the attention, Johnny was, and still suffers consequences in his career, such as boycotts that some "haters" still makes. The whole new evidences are a rollercoaster of shocking things: The "eonline" revealed that he was dropped from his role on "Pirates of the Caribbean" days after she published her piece in the Washington Post in 2018. The numbers of proofs against Amber, rose so much that from the at least 29 evidences, some months ago, now has at least 87 newly evidences. This numbers are just from surveillance camera videos. An employee of the building reviewed building surveillance videos three days after the alleged incident where Amber claimed that Johnny attacked her, and "testified under oath that she saw Whitney Heard pretend to punch her sister in the face. Then Ms. Heard, Ms. Pennington (Heard's best friend), and Whitney Heard all laughed." I think the biggest new lie that broke my heart was the "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales " incident: If you can't remember, back to 2015, everybody was caught up by surprise when Johnny had to head back to USA from Australia to make a surgery in his finger, caused (at that time) for "unknown reasons." Some time before, Amber claiming that he "he was the perpetrator of his own injury" because he punched a wall and throw a glass during a quarrel. Now was revealed that SHE WAS THE ONE WHO F*CKING THREW A BOTTLE OF VODKA AT HIM!!! Due to the impact, the bottle shattered when he made contact with his hand, cutting his finger almost to the bone, which had to be surgically reattached, and delaying the filming of POTC in a month. At that time, she claimed that Was revealed that Johnny has proofs that Amber was "spending some questionable time" with Tesla founder Elon Musk during their short marriage. While Johnny was working, he also claims Musk was given access to his home to spend the night with Heard on the same night she "presented her battered face to the public." Amber keep giving the excuse of "confidentiality restrictions", due to a divorce agreement in August 2016 "which prevent her from assisting the defendants with evidence to support their case", but, the British judge, Mr. Justice Nicklin, announced: | |
that thing was very hot. I can't tell you how hot it was. And here I am. You know you come from the state. You live in comfort Chappelle and I looked at him and he was putting it so professional nine year old. Okay. And and he was sweating.
And I looked at him and after I and I said, aren't you what's
great. And my heart was bleeding. This is a nine year old, looked at me and he said, look at the faith. Yes, sir. Allah in the Palestinian slang. Allah will make it easy. I looked at myself I became this size now
with the guards with soldiers having rifles pointing to exactly. I mean, if they decide they want to shoot, he's dead. And he's doing his so professionally. Amazing. second story tells you about the people. And this was also coming out from Asia. You walk through the Old City, and I wanted to buy a milk after I show you right after I show everything close. Yes, absolutely killing. It's a small shop like convenience store. A 15 year old and a 10 year old. The 10 year old was cleaning I don't know who's the owner who's what. So I opened the and I picked up the milk and I was coming to pay and I saw that young boy cleaning and I
I looked and I picked up a chocolate. And the young boy looked at me No.
And I said, Yeah, it's a gift. He looked at as then I know, this is his boss. And the boss was looking and I said, it's okay. Give it to him.
He said, Okay, so this is a 15 year old, right? So I said, and you pick anything you want,
right? He didn't answer. You know what he did? He went to the fridge, opened it picked up a bottle of water came to me and says, This is for you.
Again, did you get it from
a 15 year old? You don't mind me chocolate. I'm a man. I
dress. And then I start talking, of course. And he said, This is my father's shop. I work in I say, do you study said yes. It's proof confidence. I mean, you get so much people. I said, What are you studying? That I'm finishing my high school? What are you going to be to? I'm going to be a dentist.
Wow. You know what I'm saying? It's amazing. The young, and I, and I say this to everybody listening to us when you travel, talk to the people of the country. Talk to them back to us. So you know what the amazing, amazing. And I can tell you stories and stories about their faith, about their attachment to their land.
Men and women, men and women and women I can tell you I mean amazing you see them in the harem, amazing. Yanni I look at them I was like your law, whatever you gave them give me give me this this
strength. Give me this attachment. Give me this ability to live with this all injustice around. Pamela.
May Allah make it easy May Allah and Nicola condition in the McDonald's for law, international law, if you're a lawmaker, see it, see it as long as we are alive, your biani
I mean, just talking to her and Dr. Schaefer, therefore, I wanted to also ask you, um,
so I wanted to ask you about keeping the love of mushy the Luxor and, you know, our brothers and sisters alive in the new gender in the next generation, because one of the things I've noticed,
traveling in the Arab world, for example, in the Muslim world,
some places have slipped, have started to have less attachment, because people are not aware of our history, you know, they've lost their attachment to the Islamic history, they have more attachment to national history sometimes. And this means that very important stories are very important things are just not in their conscience, you know, anymore.
And I fear that. And over time, you know, what, the head of the Friends of Alexa here in UK, he was saying, one of the biggest types of warfare is
epistemic aside, epistemic aside, where you destroy people's knowledge of their own history and their own, you know, identity, their own way of looking at the world and their own way of looking at knowledge, so that the next generation has less attachment, you know, less, kind of, so it's, it's a true,
very true. So we look at what you are sharing with us in a couple of
history. Everybody listened to me Look, this Don't forget, we always say this in a casual way history repeats itself buys meaning for anyone listening to us from Algeria. Right? How many years the French occupied Algeria.
Right? And how much they tried to change and how much they tried to make people forget.
After the years and using us, like there's a there's a saying says, Laos offering the highest loss at the end of the day or at the end, truth will prevail. So number one, let us not ever in everything we are seeing and what you've shared with us is true. But let us not leave. It does not lose hope.
Nothing assumable hella. This is what they also say they are upset to the his songs don't disappear from the mercy loving Mercy of Allah pantalla in the hula, hula in an old coffee room, only the cathode, the disbeliever will disappear. That's number one. What is my duty in front of Allah and you your fault him and everyone listening to us? Number one, teach yourself if you're an
To learn more non adult learn, you know, learn more and keep learning. Number one, number two, teach the younger generations teach your children on the dinner table, what is imaginary, you will have to give lectures. You don't have to give lecture these days things are much easier on the internet, Wikipedia, or any right chosen the pictures, tell them this difference between the Sahara Dome of the Rock where there was what he thought was ascended? And where the masjid itself is? And what is the architecture of it? And all what is the Old City? What is East Jerusalem, just to teach your mind and teach it to your children in front of Allah? And I always say this, almost pantalla will
not take me accountable about the results. Because the results in learn my Allah will take us accountable. Did you do your work? Did you stop me. And that's what we need to do all we need to teach ourselves, we need to have this faith, we need to have this knowledge and we share it with others. Having said that your Fatima maybe in the UK is a little bit different. But last week, there was of course, you probably have been hearing about a lot of demonstrations in the United States. And I went to St. Louis, we don't have huge Arab or Palestinians. community that is a good size, not one of the biggest cities, there were more than 2000 people.
And it was Friday afternoon. And the beautiful part and it's hard for me average age, what 20s and 30s.
is in this country.
I was like this is the best thing I have seen one and
a lot of non Muslims. And few not a lot non Palestinians or none arrows. So yes, we see and I want to share this with everyone. We see a lot of negative, my brothers and sisters. But don't despair. Don't despair, Allah will never let us down. As long as we are connected to him, | |
"Respondent") proposed a business arrangement between Medview and Durham Drug whereby Durham Drug engaged Medview to supply a telemedicine studio in the pharmacy to provide remote services. Medview then contacted Leasecorp Capital Inc. ("Leasecorp"), an equipment lease broker, to lease Durham the equipment. Leasecorp met with Principal to complete a credit application, which was approved the next day.
Principal's evidence was that she thought Leasecorp was actually a Medview representative and that he said he was "sent by Medview". Leasecorp's evidence was that he clearly represented himself as being the equipment lessor.
Medview subsequently emailed Principal a copy of the written Master Service Agreement ("MSA") between Medview and Durham Drug which set out the terms of Medview's proposed services for review and signing. This MSA was to have the same termination date as the equipment lease. MSA contained broad termination provision.
The following day, Leasecorp visited Principal, but instead of bringing a copy of the MSA, he brought a proposed Lease between Macquarie and Durham Drug. Principal was busy with customers that day and, thus, did not read the Lease brought to her. She believed it was the MSA. Principal signed it and initialed each page. Durham Drug then made payments to Macquarie for a year. It ceased payments in February 2017 when it learned that Medview had failed to disclose that its services lacked the necessary regulatory approvals. As a result, Medview ceased offering the services.
Macquarie then contacted Durham Drug. Principal advised Macquarie that she had contacted Medview and it had advised her that the telemedicine equipment would be picked up. Macquarie responded that it had nothing to do with any arrangement she had with Medview, and Durham Drug would be responsible for any shortfall if she sold the equipment to Medview. Principal told Macquerie it could come pick up the equipment and sort out the issue with Medview. Only at this point did Macquerie provide Durham Drug with a copy of the Lease.
Macquarie then sued Durham Drug Store, claiming $90,057.14 under the Lease and for possession of the leased equipment. Motion judge concluded that because the Lease was signed by Principal, it was enforceable against Durham Drug. Durham Drug appealed that decision.
(1) Did the motion judge err in finding that the Lease was enforceable against Durham Drug?
Appeal allowed. Cross-appeal dismissed.
(1) Yes. While the motion judge was entitled to find that Macquerie and Leasecorp did not participate or have knowledge in the fraud, as well as his finding that the evidence was insufficient to establish that the Lease was an unconscionable agreement, this does not address all issues as to enforceability of the Lease. The Lease also contained a term that purported to eliminate Durham Drug's ability to terminate or cancel the Lease during its term "for any reason, including equipment failure, damage or loss". This "no cancellation" provision in the Lease is at odds with the "early termination" provision of the MSA.
The Court of Appeal viewed that the highly unusual circumstances of this case bring it within the principle in Clendenning, which found that a particularly unfair term can render a clause unenforceable absent inadequate notice. In these circumstances, it was not reasonable for Macquarrie to have believed that Principal really assented to the no-cancellation provision of the Lease, which was at odds with the termination provision in the MSA, without having first taken reasonable measures to bring that clause to her attention. Therefore, Durham Drug had the right to terminate lease and return leased equipment to Macquarie upon the default of the respondent, Medview and the no-cancellation provision is unenforceable.
Joseph Y Obagi and Thomas P Connolly, for the appellants
Joseph WL Griffiths and Matthew GT Glass, for the respondent
The appellant was hit by the respondent's car while he was standing on the road next to his truck. The appellant, together with his wife and daughter, claimed over $4 million against the respondent in respect of his injuries. One of the key issues at trial was the apportionment of liability for the accident. During the jury's deliberations, the jury asked the court a question that revealed that it may have accessed inappropriate extrinsic information, namely, a provision of the Fault Determination Rules, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 668, that was irrelevant and inapplicable to this case, but which, if applied, could impact the apportionment of liability. The appellants brought a motion to strike the jury and to proceed with the remainder of the trial by judge alone on the basis that extraneous material had been introduced into the jury room.
The trial judge questioned the jury foreperson, who revealed that he had found the provision on an Ontario government website on the weekend at the beginning of the deliberations, and then shared it with the other jurors. The foreperson also revealed that this was the full extent of the extrinsic information and that no other juror had accessed the internet in relation to the case. Based on these answers, the trial judge dismissed the motion. He was satisfied that he did not need to question the other jurors and the issue could be addressed through responses to the jury's questions and an appropriate correcting charge, accompanied by a strong warning to the jurors not to conduct any further extrinsic research.
The jury found the appellant 73% contributorily negligent in the collision and the respondent 27% at fault. As a result of the jury's verdict and assessment of damages, the trial judge awarded judgment to the appellants in the amount of $309,032.34. After the verdict, the appellants moved for a mistrial, again relying principally on the jury foreperson's inappropriate internet research. The trial judge dismissed the motion.
(1) Did the trial judge fail to conduct a proper inquiry to determine the nature and scope of the extrinsic information that the jury obtained?
(2) Did the trial judge fail to appropriately analyze the prejudicial effect of the extrinsic information obtained by the jury?
(1) No. The appellants asserted that the trial judge misapprehended the evidence by failing to assess the nature and extent of the extrinsic information, thereby denying the appellants the right to know exactly what the jury considered. The finding that only one juror – the foreperson – had accessed the internet and shared information obtained from the internet with the other jurors was based on exchanges which the appellant argued were somewhat equivocal as to whether other laws might also have been researched. The Court held that the trial judge was entitled to believe the juror's answers and to reach the conclusions he did. The mere possibility that these exchanges may be susceptible to the different inference posited by the appellants did not rise to the high threshold required for appellate intervention based on a misapprehension of the evidence. Therefore, the Court concluded that the trial judge conducted a proper inquiry and did not misapprehend the evidence as to the nature and scope of the extrinsic information reviewed by the jury.
(2) No. The appellants made three points on this issue. First, the appellants asserted that the trial judge failed to consider the prejudicial nature of the extrinsic information and its ability to affect the jury's verdict. The Court disagreed. The trial judge undoubtedly considered the prejudicial nature of the extrinsic information – that is why he gave the jury a correcting charge.
Second, the appellants asserted that the jury verdict used terminology suggesting a reasonable possibility that the jury applied the Fault Determination Rules, despite the correcting charge. The Court did not accept this submission. The trial judge noted that the jury specified the violation of s. 170(12) of the Highway Traffic Act and while s. 170(12) "does not contain the word 'illegal', illegal is a term of general usage connoting a contravention or violation of the law and | |
again. JI says his elegant detective novel has turned into a makjang. KD tells him to take care of the wife and she will take care of the sister. He says, really?
He goes to interview the wife and is smitten by her. He asks her why she doesn't want to do an autopsy. She says her sister in law doesn't want to do it and the church says they shouldn't do it. KD asks her if the husband went to the church.
Cut to the sister-in-law saying that her brother was a good church member but after he married her, he stopped going to the church. KD asks her where she was when her brother died. But the SIL just says that 'she' killed him!
Cut back to JI interviewing the wife, he asks her what kind of husband her husband was. She says he was a good person, he always ate one meal a day with her. Family meals are very comforting. JI says he knows. He asks her if she majored in photography. The photo looks very good, like it was taken by a professional.
JI says a close person to him used to take photos, un unexpected photos (his sister). He tells her that she died a couple years ago and the two bond over their common losses.
Back to KD. The sister in law says that the girl poisoned her brother and pushed him off the ledge! But KD notices the injury on her leg. She asks her how she got it.
Cut to KD talking to JI. The wife said that leg injury was an accident, but it is suspicious. She is super into the church and things are just strange. The wife is strange as well. Are you hooked on her? They bicker back and forth about the wife and men and jealousy. KD walks away in annoyance.
Meanwhile, the wife is kneeling and talking to her dead husband's photo. She asks him if he really saw the end of the world. Her eyes turn psycho and the camera cuts to a notebook.
The chief tells KD that the sister complained about KD. She is saying that KD threatened the family. KD says that is a murder case. He asks if she is becoming like JI and JI says he can hear them, lol. The chief wants evidence that it is a murder case, she has 24 hours.
KD wants to know why JI isn't interested in the case, he is different from before. He should have found some evidence. He says he is busy with other jobs. KD tells him, at least tell me how to continue the investigation.
Meanwhile, SG and DH are sewing up something. A fake body? They think this isn't a job for them. They talk about KD and JI, why does he always take her everywhere. SG thinks they are dating but DH thinks they aren't equals. One says that is JI's loss and the other says that is KD's loss. The two start to bicker about that. KD comes in brightly and asks if they are done but the two just turn to her and say, shut up. She is all like, huh?
Then they throw the fake body they created over the ledge. They start to measure all the numbers as they do this over and over again and continue to measure everything. Everyone is so tired. DH gives KD the measurement tape and tells her to do it because she is the rookie. But then JI comes out.
They all run to JI and give him the measurements. He fells 5.7 meters from the building. It shouldn't be more than 3 meters if he jumped. So, it looks like he was pushed. JI tells KD to find the murderer.
KD goes to meet with HM who is talking to the dog. He wonders if the dog is sad because the owner died. KD cuddle with the doggie and tells HM to go over to the other side. Then she puts something on the dog and starts to talk to it. HM asks what she is doing. KD says it looks funny, but this device translates dog language.
He asks if she really wants to catch the criminal and she says yes. Then she turns back to the dog and asks it questions. Look at me, this is noona, did you see something that night?
JI shows up just then and yells about the dog still being there. Then he sees that the dog peed on his bag. THIS DOG!!!
HM and KD go outside and KD wonders why he wanted to see her. He gives her something. She asks what it is. He says she bought him dinner, so this is to pay it back. He gives it to her and asks her to see that is inside. She opens it and says this is a health bracelet (negative ion bracelet). HM tells her that it should increase her blood circulation. She asks him if it is his first time buying a woman a gift and he says it is, he thought about it for a long time. He tells her to put it on, so she does. Then they both comment about how it looks good.
JI watches this curiously.
SECRET GROUP
JI gets to business with his team. He tells them that they need to investigate the church. But it would be too ridiculous to investigate everyone at the church because the membership is so large. JI wants KD to investigate it and the two detectives should help. The detectives look at each other and whisper that they are dating.
Meanwhile, KD's Appa gets home and starts going through the sink.
Back at the meeting. KD and the detectives start to talk about the case in front of everyone else. They talk about the murder suspect from the Heavens Door video.
Cut to HG taking a gun out from under the sink.
At the meeting. They ask about anything about candidate HJ. But they don't have enough time. However, if he becomes president then he won't leave them alone. SG groans. JI says he thought about it while playing that video over and over again. Maybe they missed an important point. They didn't look at the people that weren't on the death list. There were 7 kids, 5 boys, and 2 girls. All 31 deaths were all adults, so where are the kids?
They should be in their late 20's or early 30's. They should remember something. But how can they find them with only a picture? JI says they know one person. The serial killer, Apollo. JI says Han Sung-ho killed a female investigator, his sister. Those three people, Pastor, DG, and HJ, are behind this case. The kids grew up under them, partially, maybe they are still close to them.
HM looks at him in his psycho way. JI asks him what he thinks, and HM says that it is possible. He will be in charge of the investigation into the kids.
JI goes to the board and tells the team his first target….Popeye. Everyone wonders, Popeye? Like the cartoon? KD mentions that Apollo left this word and this person should be around the trio.
SNACK CART
KD and JI eat at an outdoor snack cart. They wonder who Butler Kim is, what if he lives like a normal person? JI pulls something out and asks KD if she remembers which kid Popeye is. She has a flashback to remembering him and points to one of the faces. She remembers that he was very kind and gave her all the star candy from the Popeye bag. And, he said he would be a grocery store owner. This might trigger something in JI, he looks away.
JI follows KD around, | |
TRUMP HAS RIGHT, THE JEWISH SETTLEMENTS ARE LEGAL
Thread starter houseknight
israel jewish settlements palestine trump west bank
houseknight
RECOGNITION OF SETTLEMENTS IS BASED ON JUSTICE
For the past two years, I seek to explain to readers the simple truth that, by creating Jewish settlements in the West Bank, Israel did not violate any international or local laws (see my article "Jewish settlements are legal" on this blog).
How actually, are based the allegations of anti-Semites about supposed illegality of Jewish settlements, the demands to destroy these settlements, and the sanctions imposed by the European Union against the state of Israel and the Jewish population of the West Bank?
The only legal "justification" for this anti-Semitic policy is a reference to paragraph 159 of the 4th Geneva Convention of 1949. This paragraph says that during the war between the two "Powers", the occupying "Power" has no right to resettle its civilian population in the territory that this "Power" occupied from another "Power".
In 1949, when liberal lawyers formulated the Geneva Convention, "Power" referred to an empire, a power that usually had colonies. By the way, the UN Charter, formulated two years earlier, considered colonies, protectorates, and mandated territories as legal. A third of the UN Charter, which plays the role of the main international law, is devoted exclusively to colonies and protectorates.
Subsequently, jurists agreed that the term "Power" should be understood as any state. Let us agree with this definition and try to apply the Geneva Convention to our case, that is, to the West Bank.
First, let's see how this piece of the mandated Palestine / Land of Israel was separated from other parts of our small country, and which states occupied it.
Until May 15, 1948, it was part of the British Mandate Territory of Palestine. In 1947, according to the Partition Plan for Palestine, the UN General Assembly decided to allocate this part of our common with the Palestinians land to the proposed Arab state.
The name Palestine was not used at all for this supposed state, at the request of Palestinian leader Amin al Husseini, who considered himself an All-Arab leader and claimed power at least over all of Syria-Palestine.
In fact, in 1948, the territory of the West Bank was occupied by the armies of Jordan and (briefly) Iraq. Then there were the Arab states, and not Israel, that prevented the creation of a separate, independent state of Palestine.
In 1949, Israel and Jordan signed a ceasefire agreement, according to which the West Bank remained under the occupation of Jordan. King of Jordan Abdullah considered himself the king of all Arabs of Palestine and Trans-Jordan. He announced the incorporation of the West Bank into his united kingdom of Jordan.
Jews who lived in the West Bank and in the Jewish quarter of Jerusalem were expelled by Jordan to Israel, while Arab citizens received Jordanian citizenship.
Palestinian leader Amin al Husseini, the initiator of Nakba, did not want to submit himself to King Abdullah. He created his own government in Gaza (which was occupied by Egypt), and even managed to kill his rival Abdullah in 1951, when the last visited the Al Aqsa Mosque. However, the government of Amin al Husseini failed to establish its authority over the territory of the never-created Arab State (Palestine) and self-dissolved.
The annexation of the West Bank by Jordan has not been recognized by any state in the world. In 1967, during the defensive war provoked by the Arabs with the instigation and direct support of the USSR, Israel occupied the West Bank. A ceasefire line was established along the Jordan River. The West Bank has remained under Israeli military and civilian control to this day.
The right of Israel to defensible and recognized borders was recognized by the UN Security Council in its resolution No. 242, adopted in November 1967. This resolution gave the green light to the creation of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, with the goal of enhancing the security of Israel.
Here, according to the plan presented by Yiga'el Alon (Labor), dozens of Jewish settlements were created. The purpose of the plan was to provide the state of Israel with secure borders, and especially with the border along the Jordan River.
In 1992, Jordan adopted the law of "Disengagement", that is, withdrew its claim to the West Bank. In 1994, a peace treaty was signed between Israel and Jordan. This treaty transformed the ceasefire line of 1967 (along the Jordan River) into a border between the two states recognized by both parties that fully complies with international law.
Meanwhile, Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization signed a peace treaty (Oslo, 1993). In accordance with that treaty was created the Palestinian Authority. Arabs living in the West Bank and Gaza received Palestinian citizenship for the first time. From a legal point of view, the definition of Power, which is used in the Geneva Convention, can be extended to the Palestinian Authority.
From the foregoing follows that until 1993, when, with the consent of Israel, was created the legal "Power", called the Palestinian Authority, Israel did not occupy the territory of another "Power", or territory of another state.
Thus, the case of the West Bank does not fall under the definition of the Geneva Convention, which speaks of the occupation by one "Power" of the territory of another "Power". Accordingly, Israel had the legal right to settle its citizens in this territory, until the moment that we established the Palestinian Authority in 1993, or the second "Power" in this territory.
The Oslo Accords do not mention Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza, at all. Consequently, by default, the Palestinian Power recognized these settlements as legal. The demand of the Palestinians and those who support them to evict Jews from their cities and villages on the West Bank is illegal.
After 1993, Israel did not create a single new settlement. Moreover, on our own initiative, our "Power" liquidated three settlements in the West Bank, and more than a dozen Jewish settlements in Gaza ("Jewish Disengagement").
GluteusMaximus
Israel is nothing but a parasite that the USA has been paying the bills for. The USA should impose sanctions on Israel for the apartheid they practice, in addition to punishing them for not honoring their treaties.
Israel is NOT a friend to the USA, and NEVER HAS BEEN. Israel uses the USA, but they certainly aren't our friends. Israel stole nuclear technology from the USA, murdered American citizens with the zionist terrorist attack on the King David Hotel, and attacked the USS Liberty 3 times while killing many Americans, AND has sheltered murderers from American justice after they fled to Israel. It amazes me that any American thinks "Israel is our ally".
Old Trapper
La Pine, Oregon
houseknight said:
In your limited world view do the Palestinians have any right to any land at all?
La La Land North
Canada disagrees. It still looks like imperialism to me.
TupSum
RNG said:
Without taking sides (no sympathy from me for islamists), Canada's first nations reconciliation took what? 200 years or so? I think it would have the same time frame or so.
TupSum said:
I have no sympathy for Islamists or Zionists. But I don't see the parallel to our Indigenous situation at all.
Note - the current PC term for what last month was First Nations appears now to be Indigenous based on reading and listening to the CBC and various government announcements.
But I don't see the parallel to our Indigenous situation at all.
Well, europeans did settle on their lands
Without even bothering about leagilty and such I might add.
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That can be said about Saxons in what is now England and many other groups muscling in on other's territory. The Spanish and Portuguese in South America. But times have changed and society has supposed to have become more civil. So why give Israel a | |
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The Cosmic Prehistoric Ages of Mankind
[ Lecture: S-3564: 22nd September, 1918 | Dornach | GA0184 | CotterellM ] [ Make Corrections | Help ]
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Romanism and Freemasonry
The Realm of Duration and the Realm
of the Transitory
22nd September, 1918
If we bring to mind what we have gathered from our recent lectures, including yesterday's lecture, and not from their various details but from their whole trend and meaning, then we can say it is the following: It is demanded of the civilisation that must replace ours towards the future in an energetic way, that it should look deeper into true reality, that above all such high-sounding phrases, or rather, such high-sounding theories as those of Monism, Idealism, Realism, and so on, come to an end, and that men realise that the maya-reality, the reality of the surrounding external phenomena, is actually a confluence of two worlds, of two worlds, in fact, in conflict with one another. To look at reality means something very different from merely following up theoretically all that exists in the world of appearances around us, which is the way of modern natural science.
In order to discuss this theme practically, we will first go into a concrete example. Who would not suppose that the materialistic concept of the world which has spread among civilised nations since the 60's, 70's of last century, and the materialistic mode of living which indeed results from this concept, must necessarily have the effect of making men more materialistic? If one looks at the world merely from appearances one naturally supposes that there arises a sort of external manifestation of the ideas which men have had in their heads; but that is not the case. As soon as one turns one's mind to the conditions that in reality follow one another then that does not accord at all, it is not true that the world is somehow or other organised according to the ideas men set in their heads. One only understands that this cannot be the reality if one realises that the human being is of a double nature, as we have explained, that in him the Ahrimanic and the Luciferic forces are working through each other continually. Only because that is so is the following concrete phenomenon possible. Let us assume that an age would give itself up to materialistic ideas for a sufficiently long time, as our age has done. Misled by these ideas it would also in conscious will develop a kind of materialistic mode of life. The results will not enter the part of human nature that is the bearer of the conscious life. To begin with, the bearer of the conscious life has not that thoroughgoing influence on human life that a superficial observation is inclined to attribute to it; the results enter the unconscious. You can picture this schematically: in man's conscious head-nature lives materialism; in his subconscious nature, which goes through a metamorphosis after we have passed through the gate of death and live over into the next earth-incarnation, but which we carry in us now as an incomplete formation — this, let us say, lower nature of man is the bearer of the unconscious soul-life and in a remarkable way this unconscious soul-life becomes under the influence of materialism more and more spiritual. So that the actual result of materialistic ideas and of the materialistic way of life is that the lower nature of man becomes increasingly spiritual. You must therefore imagine the following. If you are completely immersed in concepts of matter and energy and believe solely in these, and order your life on the lines of "eat and drink and then the nothingness of death" — then, carrying out all your actions on this basis, materialism really enters your mode of living, and the lower nature gets increasingly spiritual.
The lower nature, however, which is becoming more and more spiritual, needs something to work on it; it cannot make its necessary way through evolution alone. Now since in the head, in man's upper nature, there are only materialistic ideas and sympathies, this upper nature is unable to work on man's lower nature, and in consequence of this deprivation, the lower nature is exposed to the working of the Luciferic principle. The Luciferic principle, as I said in the last lecture, does not manifest in sense-perceptible reality: the Luciferic beings are spiritual beings. They enter man's lower nature when it becomes so spiritual under the influence of materialism, and when this very materialism prevents anything from man himself flowing into the lower nature. The paradoxical truth appears before our soul that a materialistic age actually prepares a spiritual culture, but a Luciferic one.
Conversely, taking the reverse case, let us suppose that an ecclesiastical truth, not imbued with spirituality, but supported purely by tradition, takes hold of man, or works towards taking hold of him. And related to such an ecclesiastical truth is abstract idealism which believes only in abstract ideals, in morality and has no knowledge of how these abstract ideals arise — however fine and beautiful they may be, they are of no use if one has no feeling for the way in which such forces can come about. Purely religious and purely idealistic ideas have again the consequence that the lower nature of man becomes more material. Whereas materialistic ideas promote spirituality in man's lower nature, purely clerical concepts built on tradition without spiritual influence, as well as abstract idealism, promote an increasing growth of materialism in man's lower nature. Speaking crudely, one might say that the type of this increasing materialism of the lower nature through the traditional abstract churchy element is the corpulent parson; he devotes himself to traditional church conceptions and in this way fattens up his little stomach. This is only a comparison, it is no fact and no law — I merely want to make things clear, yet it corresponds to a fundamental reality. But now again the increasing materialism of manes lower nature has no nourishment if the head harbours none but traditional and abstract traditional ideas. Hence a humanity which founds such a culture is pre-eminently exposed not to their own head-nature but to Ahrimanic influences. And so we must say that the abstractly religious the abstractly idealistic, promotes in fact an Ahrimanic materialism, while, conversely, materialistic thinking promotes a Luciferic spiritualism.
All these things rest fundamentally on the fact that true reality is of a totally different nature from external apparent reality. But it is now required of man that he should get to know true reality according to its law and being. Social science, the science of human community-life and man's historical life must in particular always be permeated by a spiritual science that, as these lectures have shown, can really build the bridge between the nature-order and the spirit-order, real bridges, not those abstract ones built by monism. It will be necessary, however, for certain laws which are held back from the general consciousness of mankind by certain initiation quarters whose thinking is incorrect for the present time — for certain laws concerning true reality to become increasingly known.
One such law can be set before the soul in the following way, If you give real study to my Outline of Occult Science you know the point of time in the earthly sense when present-day humanity actually appeared on earth. We showed in the last lecture how this humanity has also a cosmic pre-history, a Saturn, Sun, Moon history, but Earth history was, to begin with, a recapitulation, and earthly humanity appeared at quite a definite time. And if you consult my Occult Science you will find that this human state appeared at | |
including incidents of anti-social behaviour recorded by the police and other transgressions of the law that are dealt with by the courts, but not covered in the recorded crime collection.
Recent assessments of crime statistics and accuracy
Following an assessment of ONS crime statistics by the UK Statistics Authority, published in January 2014, the statistics based on police recorded crime data have been found not to meet the required standard for designation as National Statistics. Data from the CSEW continue to be designated as National Statistics.
In their report, the UK Statistics Authority set out 16 requirements to be addressed in order for the statistics to meet National Statistics standards. We are working in collaboration with the Home Office Statistics Unit and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) to address these requirements. A summary of progress so far is available on the crime statistics methodology page.
In light of concerns raised about the quality of police recorded crime data, in November 2014 we launched a user engagement exercise to help expand our knowledge of users' needs. The exercise has now closed and a summary of responses will be published in May 2015. A short summary of the main themes raised respondents is given in the 'Users of Crime Statistics' section.
As part of the inquiry by the Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) into crime statistics, allegations of under-recording of crime by the police were made. During 2014, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) carried out a national inspection of crime data integrity. The final report Crime-recording: making the victim count, was published on 18 November 2014.
Based on an audit of a large sample of records, HMIC concluded that, across England and Wales as a whole, an estimated 1 in 5 offences (19%) that should have been recorded as crimes were not. The greatest levels of under-recording were seen for violence against the person offences (33%) and sexual offences (26%), however there was considerable variation in the level of under-recording across the different offence types investigated (for example, burglary; 11%) and these are reported on further in the relevant sections.
The audit sample was not large enough to produce compliance rates for individual police forces. However, the HMIC inspected the crime recording process in each force and have reported on their findings in separate crime data integrity force reports.
Further information on the accuracy of the statistics is also available in the 'Accuracy of the statistics' section.
Time periods covered
The latest CSEW figures presented in this release are based on interviews conducted between January 2014 and December 2014, measuring experiences of crime in the 12 months before the interview. Therefore, it covers a rolling reference period with, for example, respondents interviewed in January 2014 reporting on crimes experienced between January 2013 and December 2013, and those interviewed in December 2014 reporting on crimes taking place between December 2013 and November 2014. For that reason, the CSEW tends to lag short-term trends.
Recorded crime figures relate to crimes recorded by the police during the year ending December 20142 and, therefore, are not subject to the time lag experienced by the CSEW. Recorded crime figures presented in this release are those notified to the Home Office and that were recorded in the Home Office database on 17 March 2015.
There is a 9 month overlap of the data reported here with the data contained in the previous bulletin; as a result the estimates in successive bulletins are not from independent samples. Therefore, year-on-year comparisons are made with the previous year; that is, the 12 month period ending December 2013 (rather than those published last quarter). To put the latest dataset in context, data are also shown for the year ending March 2009 (around five years ago) and the year ending March 2004 (around ten years ago). Additionally, for the CSEW estimates, data for the year ending December 1995, which was when crime peaked in the CSEW (when the survey was conducted on a calendar year basis), are also included.
Users should be aware that police recorded crime figures have been affected by the recent HMIC audit which took place over the period December 2013 to August 2014, this falls within the time period covered by this release. The current year covers the period January 2014 to December 2014 and the comparator year covers the period January 2013 to December 2013.
Changes following survey re-weighting
Revised survey weights and a back-series have been produced for the CSEW following the release of the new-2011 Census-based population estimates. The programme of work to produce the revised weights and key estimates for all survey years back to 2001/02 is now complete and both CSEW and police recorded crime use post 2011 Census population figures. Micro datasets for the entire affected back-series are planned for release during 2015. Presentational and methodological improvements to National Statistics on the Crime Survey for England and Wales has more information.
Notes for understanding crime statistics
The Notifiable Offence List includes all indictable and triable-either-way-offences (offences which could be tried at a crown court) and a few additional closely related summary offences (which would be dealt with by magistrates' courts). Appendix 1 of the User Guide (1.61 Mb Pdf) has more information on the classifications used for notifiable crimes recorded by the police.
Police recorded crime statistics are based on the year in which the offence was recorded, rather than the year in which it was committed. However, such data for any given period will include some historic offences that occurred in a previous year to the one in which it is reported to the police.
Latest headline figures from the CSEW and police recorded crime
Latest figures from the CSEW show there were an estimated 6.9 million incidents of crime against households and resident adults (aged 16 and over) in England and Wales for the year ending December 2014 (Table 1). This is a 7% decrease from 7.5 million incidents estimated in the previous year's survey and continues the long term downward trend seen since the mid-1990s. The latest estimate is the lowest since the survey began in 1981. The total number of CSEW incidents is 32% lower than the 2008/09 survey estimate and 64% lower than its peak level in 1995.
Crime covered by the CSEW increased steadily from 1981, before peaking in 1995. After peaking, the CSEW showed marked falls up until the 2004/05 survey year. Since then, the underlying trend has continued downwards, but with some fluctuation from year to year (Figure 1).
An interactive version of Figure 1 is also available.
The Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) covers a broad range of victim-based crimes experienced by the resident household population although there are some serious but relatively low volume offences, such as homicide and sexual offences, which are not included in its headline estimates. The survey also currently excludes fraud and cyber crime though there is ongoing development work to address this gap (the methodological note Work to extend the Crime Survey for England and Wales to include fraud and cyber crime contains more information). This infographic provides more information on what is and is not included in the CSEW.
Figure 1: Trends in police recorded crime and Crime Survey for England and Wales, 1981 to year ending December 2014
Source: Crime Survey for England and Wales, Office for National Statistics / Police recorded crime, Home Office
Police recorded crime data are not designated as National Statistics.
The data on this chart refer to different time periods: a) 1981 to 1999 refer to crimes experienced in the calendar year (January to December) b) from 2001/02 onwards the estimates relate to crimes experienced in the 12 months before interview, based on interviews carried out in that financial year (April to March) c) the last two data points relate to interviews carried out | |
comes into the ODI squad in good form."
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8 September: Ireland Men v Zimbabwe Men – 1st ODI (Stormont, start 10.30am)
10 September: Ireland Men v Zimbabwe Men – 2nd ODI (Stormont, start 10.30am)
13 September: Ireland Men v Zimbabwe Men – 3rd ODI (Stormont, start 10.30am)
Andrew Balbirnie (Captain), Mark Adair, George Dockrell, Shane Getkate, Graham Kennedy, Josh Little, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, William Porterfield, Neil Rock, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Craig Young.
Mark Adair's picks up four as Ireland dominate in fourth T20I against Zimbabwe
(Cricket news): Kevin O'Brien and Paul Stirling helped Ireland pile up a match winning total in the fourth T20I over Zimbabwe, with Ireland's seamers combining to seal a 3-1 lead in the series with one game to play.
O'Brien and Stirling have both excelled with the bat this series, with the former scoring a half century in Ireland's series levelling win in the second T20I, and the latter making his maiden T20I century in the third match. This time it was a joint effort that did the damage, an 89 run stand setting the tone for an outstanding performance in all departments by Ireland.
O'Brien took the attack to Zimbabwe, with Stirling happy to give him company. The senior man got off the mark with a four, flicking Blessing Muzarabani, playing his first game of the series, off his pads, and also hit the first six of the game, cries of 'shot' ringing out from the dugout as Donald Tiripano was hit over long-off. Stirling wasn't exactly behind O'Brien, punching Richard Ngarava for a trio of boundaries, but it was O'Brien who ended the power play by thrashing Muzarabani for three fours in a row and as Ireland were 57-0 after six overs.
A boundary in each of the next four overs ensured Ireland ticked over, and when the partnership was finally broken, O'Brien holing out to long-off from the first ball of the second half of the innings, Andrew Balbirnie carried on the momentum. While he and Stirling consolidated through the next two overs, a sweep and then a slog-sweep for four and six off Wessley Madhevere got Ireland going again, the skipper raced to 17 off eight balls.
A top edge from Stirling was caught by Craig Ervine at mid-off, but Ireland were ready to launch. Shane Getkate deposited his third ball for six and Balbirnie hit consecutive fours, and with five overs to go, Ireland were 134-2, and were looking at a huge score.
Zimbabwe, hampered by an injury to Ryan Burl, one of their star performers this series, in the warm-up, fought back gamely, ensuring that Ireland fell four runs short of their total in the third T20I, having looked set for plenty more. Overs 16-18 cost gave only 18 runs and contained the wickets of both Getkate and Balbirnie, before some fast running and fast hands from William McClintock, playing his first innings for Ireland, and George Dockrell, who crashed the penultimate ball of the innings for six, ensured momentum was with the hosts heading into the interval.
Mark Adair was the star with the ball. In the third game of the series he struck with his second ball of the game, and he went one better here, enticing Tadiwanashe Marumani to offer a return catch with his first ball before striking twice in his second over, each time bouncing back after being hit for a boundary the previous delivery. The dismissal of Dion Myers by a leg stump yorker, demonstrated Adair's skill and form.
Craig Young returned to reduce Zimbabwe to four down inside the powerplay, Madhevere chipping tamely to mid-on, and Ireland never let the advantage slip.
There was a proud moment for Neil Rock, who showed good hands and even better awareness, noticing Tiripano overbalancing to claim a sharp stumping, his first in international cricket, off Shane Getkate, who struck again to remove Wellington Masakadza lbw.
Between those dismissals came the wicket which effectively decided the game. Craig Ervine battled hard for his 28, but when he picked out long on off Simi Singh, there was little left to expect. Adair clean bowled Muzarabani to seal his career-best figures in the format, and the Player of the Match award, and though some lusty last-wicket hitting massaged the margin somewhat, the victory, by 64 runs, was still Ireland's biggest against a Full Member in T20Is.
The two sides will meet again at the same venue on Saturday at 3pm for the fifth and final match of the series, with Ireland leading 3-1.
Scorecard: Ireland 174-4 (20 overs; K O'Brien 47, P Stirling 39; W Masakadza 2-22)
Zimbabwe 110-9 (20 overs; C Ervine 28; M Adair 4-23, S Getkate 2-19), Ireland won by 64 runs.
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Ireland's all-rounder Shane Getkate on the T20I series, North West crowds and career best figures
(Cricket news) With three games left to play of the DafaNews T20I Cup, Ireland's all-rounder Shane Getkate finds himself back at Bready where he made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe two years ago.
In a press release by Cricket Ireland, Shane Getkate said, ""Bready is a special place and it will be great to have the supporters in to watch this week. They are always vocal and get behind the lads, so that support is great to have for sure. I'm sure there will be a buzz about the ground and hopefully we can get a few wins on the board for them this week."
He then reflected on the series and his bowling so far: "Bowling our best ball and attacking the stumps seemed to work well in the first game, so that was the plan coming into the second game. Personally, it was nice to contribute with the ball and pick up some wickets in the middle overs. I think as a bowling group we stuck to our plans and they seemed to pay off."
"In T20 cricket everyone's role may change depending on conditions or situation of the game. The deck offered some assistance for the seamers, so it was nice to have that responsibility on Sunday and to play a part with the ball. Bowling in the power play can go either way, so I think it's important to be clear and try to execute the plans put in place."
"As for the change of venue, Bready is looking well - we trained there today and the place is looking the best I have seen in a while. I think the deck should be good and scores may be slightly higher than the first two games. But as a team we have the game plans to adapt to what is in front of us."
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Ireland's T20I squad:
Andrew Balbirnie (Captain), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Shane Getkate, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, William McClintock, Kevin O'Brien, Neil Rock, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.
Ireland Wolves squad:
William Porterfield (Captain), Murray Commins, Stephen Doheny, Matt Ford, Mike Frost, Graham Hume, Graham Kennedy, Jeremy Lawlor, Josh Manley, Neil Rock, Lorcan Tucker (plus two players to be added).
Zimbabwe bowlers keep Ireland batsmen in check for victory in the 1st T20I
(Cricket news): A calm and composed bowling display from Zimbabwe helped the visitors secure a three run win over Ireland in a low scoring thriller to go 1-0 up in the Dafa News T20I Cup.
Chasing 118, Ireland were seven wickets down when they required six runs from the final over but left arm quick Richard Ngarava kept his cool to concede only two runs and even take | |
disruption. The distinct type of misaligned chromosomes that often activate the spindle checkpoint and produce "wait anaphase" signals in vertebrate cells (Rieder and Salmon, 1998) may be applied to monooriented chromosomes.
Another possibility is that the disruption of kinetochore chromatin by the RNAi of hMis12 and CENP-A may lead to a deficiency in kinetochore–spindle attachment and also in the activation and maintenance of the kinetochore-based checkpoint. If, however, the whole spindle structure is disrupted by a tubulin poison, the spindle checkpoint could still be activated. The RNAi phenotypes might be explained by the kinetochore-specific checkpoint model that hMis12 and CENP-A are essential for prolonged kinetochore localization of hMad2, for example.
A principal conclusion in the present study is that kinetochore localization dependency does not appear to exist between CENP-A and hMis12 in HeLa cells. The same independent behavior was found in fission yeast (Takahashi et al., 2000). Fission yeast and human Mis12 are localized in the kinetochores in CENP-A–knockdown cells. Fig. 8 summarizes the localization dependency of kinetochore proteins in HeLa cells revealed by this study. CENP-A localization does not require hMis6. Instead, the localization of hMis6 at the centromere needs both hMis12 and CENP-A. This is very different from the case of fission yeast in which spMis6 is essential for spCENP-A loading, and neither spCENP-A nor spMis12 is required for kinetochore localization of Mis6 (Goshima et al., 1999; Takahashi et al., 2000). The reason for this striking difference is unclear. In regard to CENP-C, its kinetochore localization depends on CENP-A, but not on hMis6, differing from the properties reported for chicken (Nishihashi et al., 2002). Dependency of localization for the case of CENP-C is not conserved, even among vertebrates. hMis12 is thus the first example that shows identical localization to CENP-A, but independently of the presence of functional CENP-A in multicellular organisms (Howman et al., 2000; Blower and Karpen, 2001; Oegema et al., 2001). This may suggest that CENP-A is not the sole inner chromatin core and that CENP-A RNAi does not necessarily result in the "kinetochore-null" phenotype in humans, as hMis12 is still capable of being recruited to the kinetochore. Mis12 seems to form a loading pathway distinct from that of CENP-A. One may argue that a residual amount of CENP-A that could not be detected by immunofluorescence might be sufficient to allow localization of hMis12. This is always the potential problem in any kind of functional analyses of essential genes, even in the yeast gene disruption experiment, because 100% depletion of an essential protein from a cell is impossible (the yeast gene-disrupted spores often contain protein derived from zygotes). It is hence not completely ruled out that the residual CENP-A (10% or less) not detected by immunostaining may be sufficient to allow nearly full localization of hMis12. In the present study, the clear disappearance of CENP-C, CENP-H, and hMis6 from kinetochores after CENP-A RNAi strongly supports the model that hMis12 is classified into a functionally different group from the CENP-A pathway in the kinetochore assembly process.
Localization dependencies of kinetochore proteins hMis12, CENP-A, hMis6, CENP-C, and CENP-H in HeLa cells revealed by the RNAi method. (A) Results of intracellular localization of five kinetochore proteins in three different RNAi knockdowns are summarized. The localization of hMis12 and CENP-A is independent. (B) Localization dependency of kinetochore proteins in human and S. pombe is illustrated. The arrows indicate the requirement of functional kinetochore protein for proper localization of the downward proteins. In S. pombe, the localization of spMis12 and spCENP-A is independent, but the directionality for the requirements of Mis6 and CENP-A is different (Takahashi et al., 2000). The reason for this difference is unclear.
What kind of independent pathway may be considered for the Mis12 protein family? The work on S. pombe shows that spMis12, a phosphoprotein, is regulated by a protein phosphatase and that spMis12 may be implicated in ubiquitination and proteolysis by forming an oligomeric complex with two or three other kinetochore chromatin proteins (unpublished data). The answer to the question of whether human hMis12 shows similar behavior awaits future investigation.
HeLa cells were grown at 37°C in DME (GIBCO BRL) supplemented with 10% FCS, 1% penicillin–streptomycin, and 1% antibiotic–antimycotic.
The human hMis12 gene was cloned by direct PCR using a HeLa cDNA library as template. GFP–hMis12 plasmid was constructed by inserting the whole coding region of hMis12 in frame into pEGFP-C1 vector (CMV promoter; CLONTECH Laboratories, Inc.) by introducing a BglII site in front of the initiation codon and a NotI site after the stop codon. The ampicillin resistance gene was then added for selection. Plasmid hMis12-V5His6 was made by inserting the hMis12 sequence (having BglII and SacII sites introduced before the initiation and after the termination codon, respectively) in frame into plasmid pcDNA3.1/V5His6 (CMV promoter; Invitrogen). Plasmid DNAs were purified using the Endofree Maxi kit (QIAGEN) and transfected into HeLa cells by the Effectene transfection kit (QIAGEN).
To obtain polyclonal antibodies against human Mis12 protein, the full-length 205-aa sequence of the hMis12 gene was inserted in frame into pGST vector. GST–hMis12 was produced in Escherichia coli with induction of expression by 1 mM IPTG for 4 h at 36°C. The fusion protein recovered in the inclusion bodies was sonicated, separated by SDS-PAGE, and electro-eluted by BIOTRAP (Schleicher & Schuell). This step was repeated twice. The purified GST–hMis12 protein was used for the immunization of two rabbits, and polyclonal antisera were obtained. The 13-wk sera were affinity purified using membranes on which recombinant GST–hMis12 was blotted.
HeLa cells were fixed with PFA solution (PBS containing 3% paraformaldehyde and 2% sucrose) for 10 min at room temperature and then permeabilized with 0.5% Triton X-100 for 5 min on ice. After washing three times with PBS, fixed cells were pretreated with PBS containing 1% BSA (or 0.1% BSA/0.1% skim milk) for 10 min, followed by incubation with primary antibodies (anti-hMis12[rabbit, 1:30], anti–CENP-A [A3, mouse, 1:100], anti-tubulin [DM1A, mouse, 1:500], anti–CENP-C [guinea pig, 1:1,000], anti–CENP-B [mouse, 1:2], anti-hMis6 [1:500]), anti-Mad2 [rabbit, 1:500; COVANCE], anti-cyclin B1 [GNS1, 1:100; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.]) and secondary antibodies (labeled with Alexa®468, Alexa®546, or rhodamine). For staining cellular DNA, 0.5 μg/ml Hoechst 33342 was used. The TUNEL assay was performed using an in situ apoptosis detection kit (Takara).
The procedure described in Hoque and Ishikawa (2001) was followed with slight modifications. HeLa cells transfected with pGFP-hMis12 were cultured for 18 h in the presence of 250 ng/ml nocodazole (Sigma-Aldrich). Accumulated mitotic cells were then harvested, treated with a hypotonic buffer (10 mM Tris-Cl, pH 7.5, 10 mM NaCl, 5 mM MgCl2) for 10 min at 37°C, and attached to micro coverglass. The cells on the glass were fixed with PFA solution as described above, followed by immunofluorescence.
siRNA (Elbashir et al., 2001) was synthesized for RNAi of hMis12 (5′-GGACAUUUUGAUAACCUUUTT-3′), CENP-A (5′-CACAGUCGGCGGAGACAAGTT-3′), and hMis6 (5′-GCAACUCGAAGAACAUCUCTT-3′) by JbioS. The sequences are unique in the human genome database. For positive control, the RNA sequence for CENP-E (Harborth et al., 2001) was used. The procedures of cell culture and transfection were based on Elbashir et al. (2001) and Harborth et al. (2001) using Oligofectamine (Invitrogen). HeLa cells (5–20% confluency) were transfected at 0 h. Cells for immunoblotting and fluorescence microscopy were collected after 48–85 h. The levels of hMis12, CENP-A, and hMis6 dramatically decreased after 85, 68, and 48 h, respectively. For RNAi of CENP-E, mitotic cells were found to be accumulated 24 h after transfection as reported previously (Harborth et al., 2001).
We are greatly indebted to Steven Henikoff and Jorja Henikoff for the method of database search, Hiroshi Masumoto (Nagoya University) for anti–CENP-B antibodies, Kazuo Todokoro (RIKEN, Tsukuba, Japan) for anti–CENP-H antibodies, and Kohta Takahashi (Kurume University, Kurume, Japan), Tomohiro Matsumoto, Toshiyuki Habu, Fumiko Toyoshima-Morimoto, Yutaka Matsubayashi, and Shin Yonehara (Kyoto University) for mammalian cell manipulation.
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in Ittortorqormit
There was still too much ice to make a landfall on the Forbidden Coast, so we stood off and pushed against the East Greenland Current until we had passed three enormous grounded icebergs off Cape Brewster. The mist hung low on the mountains, and kittiwakes roosted 200 meters above us on the icebergs' upper slopes.
At 2 a.m. we were in the middle of the entrance to Scoresby Sound, the world's largest fjord. The mists parted and the sun broke out above the mountains of Liverpool Land, illuminating the extraordinarily beautiful Volquart Boons Coast, which lay to our stern. It was a magical moment that will stay with the crew of Shimshal forever. Sunshine, swirling mist, glittering icebergs, ice-capped mountains, and the thrill of our imminent first landfall in Greenland.
Polar bear protection
Ittoqqortoormiit, with a population of 200, is one of only two permanently inhabited settlements on Greenland's 1,200-mile-long east coast. We arrived before the first supply ship of the year, and the only grocery store was running low on everything apart from guns and ammunition. The town only gets two supply ships a year, the first at the end of July when the ice has retreated sufficiently for the ice-hardened ship to batter its way in from Denmark. The second delivery is in September, just before the ice begins to form again. We anchored well clear of the tiny quay and listened to the exotic sound of howling huskies before going ashore and presenting our ship's papers to a disinterested but otherwise helpful policeman. He rather reluctantly stamped our passports, confirming our proud arrival in this remote corner of the world, populated by polar bears, muskox, and rifle-carrying Inuit.
The fjord system that leads westward penetrates 180 miles into the ice-covered landmass of Greenland, and we were lucky to have arrived at the eastern entrance just after the last of the sea ice had cleared. We set sail deep into the fjord system, taking care to avoid the enormous quantity of icebergs carved off the Greenland ice cap. Some of these gnarled behemoths were more than 1,000 meters long.
The weather got better and better as we dodged our way up the sound. The foggy coastline was replaced by the arid upper reaches of the world's biggest fjord system. The scenery was sublime. Towering rock faces and spires poked out of the ice cap 2,000 meters above. Within the fjord there was ice everywhere. Bergs of all shapes and sizes, gleaming, dripping, and groaning in the 24-hour sunshine. We were now 360 miles north of the Arctic Circle and 180 miles from the open sea, and starting to worry about our extreme isolation.
That evening, we nudged our way into a narrow bay to find an ice-safe anchorage, but instead our keel found a hard rock and we came to a sickening halt as we grounded amidst a stream of expletives. We couldn't have chosen a remoter spot to fetch up on a tongue of glacial alluvium, but fortune was on our side and we managed to get ourselves off with barely a scratch. Pride and confidence, though, were severely dented!
Ashore the tundra was a feast of ancient lichens and wildflowers, peppering the glacially polished rock. We saw distant muskox, but, although we carried a rifle for protection everywhere, we never saw the elusive polar bears that were no doubt stalking us.
Finding water shallow enough to anchor in steep U-shaped fjords was now proving hard, and at night we were disturbed by icy intruders that needed to be pushed off with the 12-foot timbers we had brought with us for that purpose. Occasionally, savage winds would come smashing down off the mountains and send us surging around our anchor. Those katabatic winds and tenuous anchorages tested our nerves and our determination to press on into Greenland's interior.
Despite the scenery and the soothing, liquid calls of a great northern diver, we were growing more tense as we neared the icy narrows. A growler watch was kept at the bow whilst the helm attempted to find the route of least resistance through the ice, which was now becoming alarmingly dense. Bravado kept us going, but by midmorning on a glorious August day, Sally and I saw the anxiety etched on each other's faces, and we knew we had reached our limit. We were just a mile or so from the choked narrows when we spun the wheel to retreat toward the open sea and the relative safety of the Denmark Strait.
At Cape Brewster, we hugged the shoreline to enjoy the Forbidden Coast. The season's end was approaching and the sea ice had vanished, allowing Shimshal to meander carefree down a coastline that is normally thronged with ice.
Icebergs in Scoresby Sound
At Turner Sound, we smelled sulphur and came across a steaming beach where we anchored in perfect, yielding mud. Such a relief after the tenuous and rocky bottoms of Scoresby. Ashore, next to the ruins of a hunter's hut, we came across a perfect hot spring and pool. Sedums and lichens flourished in the steaming microclimate. We had found one of the few natural thermal baths in Greenland. A safe and idyllic place to relax and explore along the shores littered with the bones of seals, arctic fox, and whales. The winter hunters must love this frozen spot, which can only be accessed by dog sledge or snowmobile from Ittoqqortoormiit, some 60 miles to the north.
The Denmark Strait quickly moves from summer into autumn, and we knew a gale was gathering and heading toward us. Our adrenaline was spent, and we knew that a dash south would get us back to the creature comforts and safety of ice-free Iceland. We left the mountains of Greenland in our wake, basking beneath one of the few sunsets we saw, for we had now come south and the year was advancing toward the equinox.
That evening we altered our sailing plans again. With Greenland's ice cap still visible during the arctic twilight, amidst a procession of shrinking icebergs and the sounds of spouting whales around us, we knew that we must spend the following summer exploring Greenland. We were not yet ready to swap the rugged beauty of the higher latitudes for balmy, trade-wind sailing. We decided to forego a sprint to Canada in 2017 and instead cruise Greenland's east and west coasts. We would make the time for it by overwintering our boat in Disko Bay and adding another couple of years to our "slow" circumnavigation. But that's a story for another year. ■
Simon Currin, a practicing physician, and his wife Sally, a chartered accountant, live and work in Wales. They've been cruising part-time since they met in the mid-1990s and in 2006, were lucky enough to commission the building of a semi-custom deck-saloon cutter, fitted out for comfortable high latitude sailing. Shimshal II is a CR480DS that has taken them on voyages to the Baltic, Arctic Norway, Scotland, Wales, and the Viking Route to North America via Greenland.
Simon and Sally are both members of the Cruising Club of America (Boston Station). They've been very active in the Ocean Cruising Club for the past decade, and Simon became Commodore in 2019. They are very much looking forward to being able to return to their boat, currently ashore in Nova Scotia, to continue their voyage south to Central America, with plenty of stops along the way.
Editor's note: This article was originally published in the 2021 edition of Voyages, the Cruising Club of America's (CCA) annual publication, and is reprinted with permission. Special thanks to CCA Commodore J. W. Robert Medland and Voyages Editors Zdenka & Jack Griswold.
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Sales counter (in agricultural product trading business) is the busiest, dynamic and most happening area. Number of actions and activities happens inside the sales counter and outside the sales counter. Day starts with farmers (located in near by villages) calling over the phone inquiring for products like seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, advice, etc. Sometimes farmers also visit the shop to buy and/or to enquire about products. Representatives from producing companies (like seeds, fertilizers and pesticides) and distributors office or wholesalers office also visit the retail outlet asking for orders and/or educating retailer about new products and their benefits. Delivery staff from stockiest or from distributor or from wholesaler also visit the retail outlet to deliver the products. Payment collection staff from stockiest or from distributor or from wholesaler also visit the retail outlet asking for payment or offering credit notes for purchase return or for some sales scheme.
District agriculture officer visit retail sales outlet to find out how government scheme for farmers is doing or asking detailed information about schemes offered by government on seeds, on fertilizers and on pesticides. Keeping the counter pleasant, neat, clean, smiley, presentable and automated is the need of business. Using Windows based computer, printer, UPS, Inverter, etc. is the need of business. Using Acme's Insight BAP (Business Application Processing) software on this computer adds sugar in milk. Acme's Insight BAP (Business Application Processing) software in 8 (modules) in 1 (product). Acme's Insight software saves (huge) time, human efforts and business money. Acme's Insight software helps agriculture business to grow by providing accurate business intelligence data ( information alias knowledge ) to business owner through number of features and reports. Let us read about each feature to find out how Acme's Insight software helps agriculture retail business.
Generating sales bill is the foundation stone of every retail business. Generating sales bill for every sale creates & generate meaningful business data (about product, about producing company, about quantity, about price, about packaging, etc.) that empower of the business to business owner. Acme Infovision understand this aspect of business since day one and in turn Acme Infovision provides one of the best sales billing user interface for retail business. Current user interface of Acme's Insight software allows business owner to generate 10 bills at a time in one single window. Acme Infovision appeals every business owner to use sales billing feature every day and for every product being sold from the retail outlet.
This function is available in the form of settings. This feature allows business owner to decide number of item names to be printed in one sales bill. This feature is useful to the business since the type of printed stationary used by business owner changes from city to city and from state to state.
This feature automatically selects the batch number of the selected agricultural product in sales bill.
This feature helps sales bill creating user to select that product which arrived back in shop under sales return document. This feature helps business owner to reduce saleable stock immediately by reselling it again.
This function helps business owner to decide what type of sales bill to be prepared as default. Choices are cash bill, credit card bill, credit bill or multiple payment mode bills. This feature is available from settings.
This feature is useful when farmer orders for large quantity of same product and ordered product is available with business owner in multiple batches. Agricultural business runs on batch number, batch date & expiry date. This feature automatically selects multiple batches of selected products.
This feature is available in the form of settings. Acme's Insight software alert & flash message when the product is out of stock, expired and reached to minimum quantity level. Flashing of alert message on computer monitor is also linked with the farmer name database (in case farmer buy products on credit) and sales billing. Whenever farmer (having pending balance to be paid to the business) visit the shop to buy more products, While making sales bill, as soon as farmer name is selected in Insight's sales bill window, Insight software alert billing user about payment due from selected customer. This feature helps business owner to keep tight control on outstanding.
Acme's Insight software allows sales billing user to select item name or item code or barcode label while selecting the product for sales bill process. Similarly Acme's Insight software allows to select customer name or customer code while preparing sales bill.
This feature helps billing user to get accurate information about outstanding payment when customer visit the shop to buy more products. More over, when user click mouse button on each visible outstanding amount! Billing user can also see more information about each pending bill and products bought in each sales bill.
This alert automatically appears as soon as create new sales bill function is used by the user. This alert empower and educate billing user about products that are not available in stock as well as products available in stock whose expiry is already over. This alert allows business owner to take a decision about reordering products that are in short supply and to return products (to stockiest or to wholesaler or to distributor) that are already expired. This feature is the need of agriculture retail business. Acme's Insight also use different colors for this alert. Red color used for expired products. Orange color used for the products that are blocked. Yellow color used for near to expiry products. Khaki color used for block batch products.
This function helps billing user to print sales bill location wise. Delivery staff can use printed bill to remove products from respective racks for actual delivery.
In Acme's Insight software there is a provision to create different series of sales bills for cash payment and different series for credit bills. This function helps business owner to select accurate and appropriate billing series when sales bill is generated. This function also helps to print daily sales report according to series namely daily cash sales report and daily credit sales report.
This feature allows business owner (or staff) to decide how rounding to be done for the final sales bill and the method to be used for rounding. Formula function is available for this feature. This feature is available from settings.
Acme's Insight handles multiple tax rates in single sales bill namely 5% VAT , 5.5% VAT, 12% VAT or 14% VAT and CST. Acme's Insight software allows billing user to bill various types of taxing products in one sales bill. Billing user can also define whether tax to be shown in sales bill or not and/or sales rate to be shown inclusive of tax.
Sales return or exchange is unavoidable attribute of business. Acme's Insight offers sales return in same sales bill or sales return by separate document. Business owner can decide the process.
Agriculture retail business generates great profits when business works smoothly, seamlessly, smartly and that too when saleable stock is available to bill it to farmer. So entering stock, entering every supplier bill, updating stock, monitoring stock, tracking stock, entering every sales return and purchase return, etc. are the key task in hand for business owner. Acme's Insight offers meaningful & productive features for stock entry, stock update, stock maintenance, etc.
Entering purchase bill consumes huge time of business owner or staff. To save time, efforts, avoiding mistakes & errors, Acme's Insight software allows business owner to import supplier's bill generated on computers. Please contact Acme's office or Acme's Business Partner's office to understand how to use this feature.
Acme's Insight software maintains agriculture product data batch wise and category wise. This process helps business owner and billing user while making sales bill, while taking sales return and while returning products to stockiest or to wholesaler or to distributor.
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