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Autism on the Seas Guest Turns Vlogger after First Family Cruise
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Jana, Joseph, Carson, and Chris Miller
Chris Miller lives in Katy, Texas, with his wife, Jana, and two sons, Joseph (12) and Carson (8). Chris tells AotS about his family’s first cruise with Autism on the Seas and how he became inspired to start Autism Anywhere, a Youtube channel that offers travel tips and advice to families with special needs children. Chris features first-hand experience by sharing his own family’s vacation adventures with their special needs son, Joseph.
According to Chris, Joseph’s autism is quite severe. He's mostly nonverbal, but has some echolalia, where he'll repeat things from TV shows, etc. Chris says, barring the occasional meltdown, Joseph's a great kid.
LISTEN to our podcast interview with Chris Miller, AotS cruiser and vlogger at AutismAnywhere.com
AotS: Tell us about your new YouTube channel and soon to come website, Autism Anywhere. Is your mission to share your family's experiences so other special needs families can overcome their apprehensions about travel?
Chris Miller: Exactly. We're big proponents of getting out with your child. We know lots of people who have kids on the spectrum and they have become virtual shut-ins. They never get out, they don't think they can go out to dinner, they don't think they can go anywhere. We believe, the more you get out, the more you take your kids out and let them experience things, the better they'll be able to cope with life. We just want to share the tips and tricks that we've figured out along the way and just share our experiences going to new places, such as the Autism on the Seas cruise.
AotS: Okay. Tell us a little bit about how that all played out. How did you decide on an AotS cruise for your first time?
CM: Well, first off, we live close to Galveston, which is the port we departed from. A couple of years ago, we participated in an Autism on the Seas ship tour, which is designed for families like us who have never cruised with their special needs child before. We were able to go on board, meet some of the volunteers that were available at that time. We just got a good feel for how things were handled, got to meet people, and realized, hey, this is something we can do!
So, we finally got together and thought, "Okay, let's just go ahead and do this." We booked the cruise, and when we did that, we started researching heavily into what we would need to bring, and so forth. One thing we always do before any trip is just start watching YouTube videos on everything. We're big fans of YouTube, obviously.
We made sure to watch it with both of our boys so they could see what the ship looks like. There are lots of virtual ship tours, so we searched specifically for Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas, which was the ship we were sailing on. We just watched those videos repeatedly for a long while. Then, around that time, we decided, you know what, it would be nice to have videos of our experience on an Autism on the Seas cruise. So we thought, "Okay, let's just do it." We'd been toying with the idea of developing a vlog, and the cruise was the perfect opportunity to get us started.
AotS: How was Joseph's experience? How did he interact with the staff?
CM: Everything was excellent. The only issues were fairly typical with Joseph needing to adjust to sleeping in a new place. The first few nights he settled down and got to bed a little later than usual. But the staff was excellent. Fortunately, the way it's structured is, you meet the staff a couple of times before you drop off for respite, so Joseph got to know a few of the volunteers at the sail-away party. They also do a private one-on-one meeting, so we were able to get to know each other and he was able to get comfortable. It was a very smooth experience all across the board.
AotS: Did you take full advantage of the respite?
CM: Every time it was available, we took good advantage of it. We know that it's a rare thing to come by in the autism community. There were lots of shows and activities on the ship. There are always at least 10 things to do on a cruise. In fact, we did a wrap-up and we were discussing that maybe next time we do a cruise we might want to schedule some naps, because there's just so much stuff to do that you can just go, go, go, go.
AotS: It’s great that you could enjoy being carefree for a little bit and reconnect with your wife and your younger typical son, Carson, yes?
CM: Yes. Oh, Carson enjoyed respite, too. He went in with his brother to the respite times more often than not. There were a couple of instances where we took him to a show that Joseph wouldn't find interesting, but he loved it. He was actually asking, "Hey, when's respite?" and one of the occasions was at a beach. You can't beat that?!
AotS: How did Joseph do with the scheduled private activities for AotS cruisers?
CM: Joseph actually got up a few inches on the rock climbing wall, but they certainly didn't pressure him. He got the straps on and so forth, the protective gear, and he would just kind of walk up to the wall, look at it, and get his feet on the first one, and then back off and then look at it. That was a good experience, because since they had a dedicated time for just us families, he was able to do it at his pace. There weren’t people breathing down our necks like, "Come on, hurry up."
Oh, and swimming. He loves swimming, so that was great to have that available. We did that every sea day. They had a swimming time planned with staff. It was nice, because normally my wife or I have to be with him 24/7, and so the staff was able to swim around with him, as well. That took some of the pressure off. He loves swimming, so that was something he really enjoyed.
AotS: Before we let you go, give us a few of your tips. If you were going to advise a fellow traveler and parent in your situation, how would you tell them to prepare?
CM: I would say you know your kid better than anyone. One thing, when you're in the autism world, you become an expert on your own child. So make sure that you have the items that they need to calm down and such, because when we would have some downtime in the room, he would go to his iPad or we would bring dot to dot books, because he likes crafts and activities and coloring. There were times that we would bring some of his own items to the respite and drop those off with him, just in case he didn't like the activities there. That way, they had a backup if something was wrong. That helps.
We brought some items just to make the cruise room a little bit more like home, like certain things from the bathroom and certain stuffed animals and things like that, just to help ease the transition. That helped, too. Just be prepared, essentially. Make sure you have backup batteries for iPads!
The other thing we did in preparation for the cruise was to create something of a social story by using those Youtube videos. It certainly helped Joseph to see the ship, see what the rooms looked like, etc. I do recommend that people start as early as possible. I see people in the typical world do things, like surprise vacations, where it’s like, "Hey, we're going to Disney World!" For kids on the spectrum, that's not something you want to do. You want to, the second you know that you're going, start working the thought into everyday conversation.
AotS: So, are you going to cruise with us again?
CM: Yes, definitely. We're going on an AotS cruise to Key West and CocoCay next summer.
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Russian Spy Poisoning: Hospital Staff Surprised The Victims Survived
1 year ago /
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6 Moments When Belarus President Blew Everyone’s Mind In 2016
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is known for bright quotes and powerful speeches. He is also probably the most charismatic leader among the heads of post-Soviet states.
BelarusFeed has recalled the most widely discussed words and actions of the Belarusian head in 2016.
1. “Undress and work!”
In June when making a speech at 5th Belarusian People’s Congress Alexander Lukashenko was giving the nation advice on the wayout from the crisis. “Innovation, IT technology, privatization — it’s clear, we’ve already mastered it. But everything, and our life, is about simple things: to develop and get to work”, the president said.
Because the words “to develop” and “to undress” sound similar in Russian — “razvivat’sya” and “razdevat’sya” — it was really hard to fathom out which one of the two was really said.
Many decided it was “razdevat’sya” (“to undress“) and happily followed the advice – famous people, news people and ordinary Belarusians started posting nude pictures of themselves at work online with a hastag #раздеватьсяиработать.
Фото опубликовано IRM Creative (@irm.by) Июн 24 2016 в 4:06 PDT
Фото опубликовано Veronika Ovsyannikova (@veronika_o) Июн 24 2016 в 5:02 PDT
Фото опубликовано Olga Budenis (@budenis) Июн 24 2016 в 3:42 PDT
The flashmob became so viral that it actually spread from Belarus to the neighboring states and attracted the attention of the world media.
2. A carrot for Steven Seagal
The star of “Under Siege” thriller, Steven Seagal actually came to Belarus at the invitation of the game developer Wargaming to be their battle advisor for the World of Warships.
After visiting WoT’s office and a short excursion around Minsk, the actor was invited to the residence of the Belarusian President.
The American guest was treated with Belarusian dishes – kholodnik (cold Borscht), potatoes, salo – but most importantly with a carrot and a watermelon from the President’s farm.
Держит слово. Никакой бульбы с мясом на ноч pic.twitter.com/vGQsM3ZjE3
— Что подорожало в РБ (@belarus_price) August 24, 2016
Alexander Lukashenko’s carrot peel has later become a popular meme.
“Try it, it’s very healthy and good for you!”
3. iPhones and Belarus’ future
Despite the presence of the Hi-Tech Park and huge successes of the Belarusian IT sector, the head of state never seemed to be particularly fond ofhigh-end technologies. Until this year when he praised Belarusian IT guys several times.
In November at a big press conference for over 100 Russian journalists, participants of a traditional press tour around Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko not only linked the future of the country to IT but also used some tech slang that initially confused many journalists.
“It’s good that we’ve created the Hi-Tech Park in the right time. All these gadgets, iphones, PHABLETS will bring wealth in future. Cutting-edge technologies. And we have them, and we must and will be developing them”, the head of state stated.
It was “phablets” that triggered the discussion. The Russian word that Alexander Lukashenko was “plafon” which actually means a lampshade. So everyone was asking – is it about IT or about lamps that will bring the light and prosperity to Belarus?
The confusion was dissolved by the state media that later explained that “plafon” is a kind of tech slang to name phablets.
4. “Three ostriches, ducks, 25 geese, 10 cows…”
Remember the carrots? Well, in addition to many vegetables and fruit, the President of Belarus also has numerous pets at his farm.
They include horses, sheep and even ostriches. In his residence there are also three cats and four dogs – they are a shepherd presented to Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow, a labrador puppy gifted by border guards, and two laikas. But the number of pets is much bigger.
Belarus’s President Alexander Lukashenko gives a lesson in hand-scything to Gerard Depardieu during a French actor’s surprise visit in 2015
“I have many pets. Three ostriches, ducks, 25 geese. I had 70 rabbits, but I’ve given a lot of them away, so now there are only 20 left. I also have 10 cows, 10 goats, 15 sheep, seven or eight horses,” the president said at a press conference.
He added he loes animals a lot:“Your life depends on the way you treat nature and animals.”
5. Heavy metal President
In September Alexander Lukashenko revealed a very unusual side of him. The President headed a column of bikers at the closing of the motorcycle season 2016 in Minsk.
The head of state rode 21 km from the Mound of Glory Memorial to the centre of the Belarusian capital on a Harley.
He was dressed in black leather and accompanied by his sons.
The moto Alexander Lukashenko drove was Harley Davidson Touring Electra Glide Classic FLHTC, a model produced in 2009-2012. For the first time the Belarusian leader was seen driving the same motocycle in 2009.
6. How to loose 13 kg in 6 months
In September Alexander Lukashenko shared his tips to a healthy lifestyle in an exclusive interview with TASS First Deputy Director General Mikhail Gusman.
Belarusian President admitted that he lost 13 kg since March, and that he eats potatoes – considered to be the national product and a must on the table of Belarusians – only once a week.
“The formula is very simple: eat moderately, preferably not less than four times a day, long time before going to sleep. But that’s not the point. You can eat a lot, but you also have to work a lot physically to burn it down. Especially if you’re not 20 years old. You eat a lot – you work a lot. You worl a little – you eat less.”
Alexander Lukashenko added that he has a sweet tooth but manages to resist the craving and only allows himself one sweet before a hockey training.
Photo credit: TUT.BY, BelTA, president.gov.by.
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(Grote Markt / Grand Place 6)
Picture by Jan Boeykens (@Quernus)
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There used to stand a wooden house on this spot, known as 'Den Berch' (the Mountain). When the skippers bought the house in 1434 they changed the name to 'Den Horen' (the Horn).
Arround 1650 the wooden guildhall was replaced by a stone building. During the bombardment of Brussels in 1695 the building was severely damaged. The design of the renovation was done by Antoon Pastorana in 1697. It is one of the most richly decorated guildhalls on the Town Square. In the gable some see the rear side of a ship.
Click here for other buildings on the Town Square.
Justin Ayton: 'The de-construction of the front plane of the building, particularly at the piano nobile level where it is reduced into a trabeated structure expressed three-dimensionally through the concave recesses is incredibly sophisticated, far more so than any of the other buildings around the Grand Place, where the elevations themselves, behind the decorative sculpture, are enclosing an monodimensional; the treatment of Le Cornet is reminiscent of the works of Borromini in Italy and Vanbrugh in England (has anyone ever published a monograph on either the building or the architect?).'
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Citizen Journalism for fun, fame, and fortune
Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: drophead trolley car, George Orwell, horripulation, Jeb Bush — Bob Patterson @ 12:34 pm
The St. Patrick’s Day weekend of 2013 is the perfect time for a pundit with Irish heritage to score a scoop from the grounds of the Amalgamated Conspiracy Theory Factory. After spotting some white smoke coming from the chimney for the ACTF conference center, we learned that they have determined that JEB Bush is the front runner for becoming the 2016 Republican Party’s Presidential nominee.
Folks who believe that the Bush Dynasty brand had been irrevocably damaged by the Dubya term in the White House haven’t been paying attention to the fact that President Obama has retroactively approved George W. Bush’s war crimes, profligate spending, torture and executions without a trail and therefore has granted Dubya and the Republican Party full unconditional absolution which, in turn, provides a level playing field for JEB to make an unfettered run for his party’s nomination.
The stealth magnanimous gesture by President Obama has rendered the 2016 election to the tabla rosa level as far as the list of issues is concerned and that will give the Republicans the option (which they always covet greatly) of framing the debate by virtue of the fact that the lame duck incumbent will be ignored by the media as far as picking the election issues is concerned.
If the media fawn over the Republican frontrunner for the next three and a half years, and he also happens to be a member of the Bush family, there should not be any residual bad karma attached to the name by the time the unhackable electronic voting machines produce the new President via unverifiable results. (Does using the phrases “Bush family” and “unhackable electronic voting machines” and the words karma and unverifiable in the same sentence offend conservatives? Happy St. Patrick’s Day!)
Isn’t it so convenient that the election of the new Pope is diverting attention away from the rapidly approaching debt ceiling deadline? Next week, won’t March Madness be the next diversion?
America’s voters are being conditioned to rely on one Democrat’s quote balanced by a Republican’s sound byte as qualifying as a legitimate example of the fulfillment of the free press’ mission of providing the facts that the voters will need to make an informed choice at the polls.
The skeptics who think that citizen journalists will get access to the inner workings of a particular politician’s strategic planning may not be aware of the possibility of the existence in the mainstream media of some good old fashioned horse trading in the guise of providing scoops and “exclusive” interviews as payment for unquestioningly participating in a bucket brigade style propaganda machine.
If (subjunctive mood) media stars are obliged to provide glowing reports on a politicians work in return for some puny scoops, how can a citizen journalist possibly get access to the politicians?
Are any of he media stars confronting Republicans and asking if they are participating in a de facto sit down strike?
Are any of Britain’s top star journalists asking questions about the Queen’s health? Are they hacking her e-mails?
Will any media star ask Pope Frank about his program for handling the priests caught with their hand in the cookie jar (so to speak as it were).
Will interviews with starving families that end in crying provide anything other than propaganda value?
If the XL Pipeline is a ticking toxic time bomb, will the media play their cheerleader role if polls show that voters don’t believe the hogwash propaganda about jobs and energy independence?
If the voters of California are indifferent, at best, to the need for a bullet train, why are politicians, coping with austerity budgets, continuing to authorize funds for this boondoggle? Didn’t St. Ronald Reagan explain that forty years ago when the governor with White House aspirations said: “If you’ve seen one redwood tree; you’ve seen them all.”
Will any of journalism’s super stars have the chutzpah to ask question about the fact that tax payers’ money will have to be used to cover the shortfall of funds necessary for the rich boys to hold the boating races on San Francisco Bay later this year?
Do any journalists ask any of the members of the Supreme Court of the United States to elaborate on their partisan decisions? Do any of the media stars covering SCOTUS do anything but rewrite news releases from the Courts’ spokesman?
What happened when Bradley Manning went to the New York Times and the Washington Post and offered them evidence that the USA was cutting corners with regard to being “the good guys” team in both the Invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan?
If media stars believe that “ya got to go along to get along,” and live that lifestyle, how will citizen journalists manage to outmaneuver the pros who have immediate access to all the news makers?
The possibility of fun, fame, and fortune are given as the motivating factors for inspiring altruistic efforts for providing a viable alternative to the work of media stars. The Internets stars are the people who have a gigantic amount of publicity thanks to their association with major media companies. Newcomers who “don’t play ball” will be trashed as conspiracy theory lunatics if they dare to offer some new points of view. So scratch fame off the list. The media that get unquestioned obedience from their stars aren’t going to hire a rookie and hope that they aren’t “high maintenance employees,” so scratch that off the list. That leaves only fun.
Anyone who is not of Irish heritage will never understand how or why a columnist would get any fun out of naming JEB Bush the Republican frontrunner in March of 2013. Media stars won’t “second the motion” because they are expected to build suspense and expectations for the contest that will be decided by the unverifiable results produced by “unhackable” electronic voting machines.
If, for example, if some ads on some buses in San Francisco spawn a lively debate about freedom of speech over the meaning of the word “jihad,” and if a columnist is the first to bring that dispute to his audience’s attention, then the Managing Editor (ME) might be disposed to be tolerant of other more frivolous items.
In an era when the staffs at various media have been reduced greatly because of austerity budgets, a citizen columnist might (just might mind you) manage to be the first to bring this to the attention of readers outside the Bay Area.
If the San Francisco street car company starts in March to use a trolly car from Brighton England that has a top that folds away like a convertible car’s top does, at a time when the rest of the USA is struggling with an excess of snow, that might catch the attention of readers who are tired of shoveling the snow off their sidewalks, and it just might catch the attention of the assignment editors for other websites (such as Jalopnik or the Huffington Post?), but the bottom line is that at best it will provide a columnist with an example of a unique attraction in a city that is rife with items to amuse and entertain tourists.
If the CBS Evening News staff wants to drop a subtle hint that Global Warming might be a valid concept, they could run some video of the tourists on that street car enjoying summer weather in March but if Fox doesn’t want to acknowledge that the “scientists” are on to something, they will just ignore the feature story potential for the vehicle that Brits might call a drophead trolley car.
Radio talk show host Randi Rhodes thought that Pope Frank looks like a dead ringer for her mentor Neil Rogers. We concur. On Thursday March 14, 2013, she played a bleep filled explanation by George Carlin of the current political stalemate.
Is there an audience for unique insights? Why did two conservative Bay Area talk show hosts find the preemptive prison sentence for a thought crime by the cannibal cop caused them some horripulation (goose bumps) but the Invasion of Iraq has not yet caused them any retroactive regrets? Is Double think regarding crimethink, an example of an oxymoron?
Conservative media stars can’t admit that Dubya’s belligerent foreign policy was questionable and the liberal talk show folks can’t criticize the cannibal cop’s conviction because they don’t want to sound like they are sympathetic to the efforts of a Hannibal Lector wannabe. So neither group will be permitted to see any basis for a comparison and it will be up to a rogue columnist to point out the similarities. Dubya did not commit crimethink; the cop did.
The Invasion of Iraq was OK because Dubya thought they had WMD’s, but the cannibal cop gets convicted of a crime he obviously intended to commit and that wasn’t OK. Did any pundit call the cannibal cop’s offense an example of “crimethink”?
George Orwell, in “1984,” wrote: “Even to understand the word ‘doublethink’ involved the use of doublethink.”
Now the disk jockey will play John Wayne singing “Wild Colonial Boy” (from the “Quiet Man”), Mick Jagger singing “Wild Colonial Boy” (from “Ned Kelley”), the Pogue’s (what do they have to do with St. Patrick’s Day?) album “Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash,” and memorial playings of the first “Yes” album featuring Peter Banks on guitar and Iron Maiden’s album “The Number of the Beast” featuring Clive Burr on drums. We have to go buy some more Girl Scout cookies. Have a “Pogue Mahone” type week.
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CONCACAF Looks Back On World Cup Debuts
With this year’s World Cup underway, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association [CONCACAF] is reflecting on the World Cup debuts of every CONCACAF representative to have appeared at a FIFA World Cup.
Their website said, “With Panama playing in its first ever FIFA World Cup match on Monday versus Belgium, CONCACAF looks back on the World Cup debuts of every CONCACAF representative to have appeared at a FIFA World Cup.
Action Between the host Spain [red shirt] and Honduras at Estadio Valencia, during the 1982 World Cup [Photo Fifa Files]
“Mexico [Uruguay 1930] – The first two matches at the very first World Cup were played at the same time and both involved CONCACAF nations. Mexico were unable to overcome a tough France side at the Estadio Pocitos in Montevideo, losing 4-1 with Juan Carreno scoring the lone Mexican goal.
“United States [Uruguay 1930] – The U.S. was the other CONCACAF nation at Uruguay 1930, and while Mexico lost to France, the U.S. defeated Belgium 3-0 at Montevideo’s Estadio Parque Central. Bartholomew McGhee, Thomas Florie and Bert Patenaude scored for the U.S.
“Cuba [France 1938] – Cuba’s first and only World Cup appearance came in 1938 as they drew Romania 3-3 in their debut at the Stade Chapou in Toulouse, with Hector Socorro bagging a brace and Jose Antonio Magrina also scoring.
“El Salvador [Mexico 1970] – El Salvador’s first ever World Cup match came at the historic Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, however, the Cuscatlecos were defeated 3-0 by Belgium.
“Haiti [Germany 1974] – Haiti’s lone World Cup appearance began at one of the great stadiums in world football, Munich’s Olympiastadion. The Haitians fell 3-1 to Italy, with Emmanuel Sanon scoring for the Caribbean side.
“Honduras [Spain 1982] – It is never easy to face the host nation at a World Cup, let alone in a first ever World Cup match, but Honduras performed with aplomb in drawing Spain 1-1 at the Estadio Luis Casanova in Valencia. Hector Zelaya scored to earn the Catrachos’ its first World Cup point.
“Canada [Mexico 1986] – Canada’s first ever World Cup match was a difficult one as it faced then-European champions France. Still, the Canadians held their own and were narrowly defeated 1-0 at the Estadio Nou Camp in Leon.
“Costa Rica [Italy 1990] – Costa Rica’s trend of winning its World Cup openers started in its first World Cup appearance in 1990, as the Ticos took down Scotland 1-0 thanks to a Juan Cayasso goal at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa
“Jamaica [France 1998] – The Reggae Boyz’s first World Cup match may have ended in a 3-1 defeat to Croatia, but Robbie Earle’s goal certainly put the Jamaica on its feet at the Stade Felix-Bollaert in Lens.
“Trinidad and Tobago [Germany 2006] – Trinidad and Tobago’s first World Cup match remains part of World Cup lore, as Shaka Hislop produced one of the finest goalkeeping efforts in World Cup history in helping the Soca Warriors, who were playing with 10 men for the final 44 minutes, earn a 0-0 draw with Sweden at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund.”
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Sunday 12/08/2019 by phishnet
CHARLESTON2 RECAP: "SPLIT OPEN THE CROSSEYED LITTLE DRUMMER BOY IN THE DIRT"
[We would like to thank user Suzy Barros for recapping last night's show.]
Being a relatively new resident of SC I was especially excited when the Charleston shows got announced as a 3 night run at the end of this fun unexpected Island toury 2019 revamp replete with wildly controversial Sirius XM “OH MY GOD PHISH IS SELLING OUT WHAT WILL WE DO” gig. I thought all of the shows thus far had had lots of good playing and fun song selection (especially once it was figured out that there would be no repeats). The drawback of no repeats being of course that you have, say your "Ghost" which I enjoyed the hell out of as a Nassau opener and thought it had a really lovely bliss jam thrown in there but now there won’t be any 18-minute dark mind expanding/exploding "Ghost" to look forward to. The other drawback being (and you can call this a drawback or a plus depending on what songs are played I guess) but it makes for an even more schizophrenic than usual setlist as in tonight’s situation. With Phish you just gotta take what they give you and hope for the best.
© 2019 Phish (Rene Huemer)
Last night turned out to be one of the hottest tix in recent memory, this wasn’t a tickets on the ground situation at all. Coupled with the fact that the GA element makes for an especially crazy tension at doors there was an especially keyed up pre-show atmosphere. The opening strains of “Fluffhead” drew a big roar from the crowd, with any technical flubs easily being able to be excused for giving us such a beloved fan fave old school treat right out of the gate. I am apparently not expressing a super popular opinion when I say that I love “Ocelot” but whatever, I love that little slinky feline. Nice little bluegrass break with “Nellie Kane” into “The Dogs” and I forget how much I like that song, it’s a hot as hell jam, sheeet. Finally the second monster tune everybody had been expecting and waiting for, Ms “Reba” herself. Nothing so exceptional about it, but very well played composed and a lovely as usual jam. Page took us “Halfway To The Moon” before passing us off to Mike to take us on the “Train Song”. Then (sad trombone sound for me), “Guyute” which, I don’t know. I’m happy for everybody that loves it, I really am. Yay "Guyute." Then another sad trombone sound with “Strange Design” which I spent the entire duration of trying to figure out what they would play for set closer, my prediction of "Walls of the Cave" getting knocked out by a killer “Moonage Daydream”. Why the hell don’t they play that more often?? Sure it’s rusty but I feel like it could turn into a welcome setlist rocker if they played it more. Anyway, solid enough first set, nothing like the first night but not bad either.
© 2019 (Kevin Umberger)
I was literally just thinking about “The Connection” recently! And it was in my head all day and was the most annoying thing in the world. So obviously I was super happy they decided to kick off 2nd set with it (kidding kidding all you "Connection" fans out there I can deal with a "Connection" every five years or so.) I got to catch the “Mr Completely” in Camden this summer which was only my second time seeing it not being a big TAB person so I was very pleased when they dropped into it although there seemed to be some type of tempo issues going on at the beginning. But Finally! A jam. I’m sure I’m not alone in saying I was ready for a jam at this point. And a long and lovely jam it was, getting pretty nasty and funkified and then pretty spacey and trippy. The other solid second set jam vehicle many of had been calling and hoping for came next with “Crosseyed and Painless”. I feel like it didn’t have quite the punch or excitement like it would have if it had been the set opener but hey it’s still "Crosseyed." Jam got a little weird, Mike was doing all these funky ass bass moves and then it was like Trey started signaling to go into something else, but maybe it was something they had already played and he was like oh shit, can’t do that, let me just noodle around for a second. Kind of a mess. The good thing about finding your way out of a mess is sometimes it inspires you to play "Little Drummer Boy" (words to live by). They full on played it, no teasing (literally). Then the "Little Drummer Boy" had to go to war or something instead of drumming for Baby Jesus because shit got way dark for a couple secs and then I guess the "Little Drummer Boy" died and had to go be buried in the “Dirt” which was an extremely odd juxtaposition of songs but hey Phish. I think of all the Kasvot Vaxt songs “Cool Amber and Mercury” was my least favorite, which was something I felt even during it’s debut, it was the least oddball of all the tunes, like they couldn’t do just ten wacky tunes, Trey had to have a little cheese situation going on, but they took this version out for a bit of a walk which was nice. Started getting pretty interesting towards the end and could possibly have gone deep but I obviously had no issue with what came next. I had one of two personal freakouts of the night when they dropped into “Split Open and Melt”, something I was soooooooo excited they hadn’t played yet, it being one of my all-timers. I don’t even know what in the hell is going on at 6:30 but hello aliens, welcome to Charleston, I recommend brunch at Poogan’s, get the deviled crab omelet. Surprise surprise the wackiness continued and wound up remorphing back into "Little Drummer" before more just hard core alien chilling, at around 12:15 Trey starts doing a little noodling and for a sec sounds like he wants to go back into "Mr Completely" before hitting on wanting to go back to "Crosseyed." Anyway, it needed to be returned to after having been waylaid by the "Little Drummer Boy," so we get a little "Crosseyed" action before dropping into the "SOAM" ending. Mwah, perfection. More sad trombone for “Life Beyond the Dream”, which they redeemed (or at least attempted to lol) with a “Wilson” followup and then a “Squirming Coil” closer which was lovely as usual.
Return to stage in the acapella formation which my seatmate correctly called as “Grind” and now they’re 80,000 something days old, ok boomers. Second freakout of the night commenced with the emergence of the keytar for a SICK AF “Frankenstein”, yes!!!!! So happy to have gotten a "Sloth" and "Frankenstein" in this run, I miss those songs.
Anyway to answer your questions, yes we were at the same show, yes I can still have fun, yes I do actually love the band and their music and do I think this is going to wind up being the weakest show of the Charleston run? Yes and am I totally 10000% fine and happy with that? Yes yes and more yes. Thank you Phish for doing this fun mid fall-winter run whatever it is, it has been a blast and wooot can’t wait for tonight.
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36 comments - Link: http://phi.sh/b/5ded3c46
2019-12-08 1:37 pm , comment by sgallivan
Weird review.
2019-12-08 2:03 pm , comment by Cajunphan
Man, do you like any songs that aren’t 1.0 jam ragers?
Life Beyond a Dream was absolutely beautiful, and probably needed by the band at that point after 30 minutes of that previous jam.
2019-12-08 2:07 pm , comment by art_vandelay
Night 2 was alot of fun, and it seems to be getting more love ratings-wise...but for re-listen value, I actually prefer the first night by a slight margin.
Fishman's been an absolute gangster on drums the last few shows I've attended, but yikes on this version of Guyute....that version ain't gonna be on any compilations, and let's just say that and move on.
Still, lots of fun both Fri & Sat, and I'm disappointed I have to miss tonight and return to the real world!
2019-12-08 2:40 pm , comment by Ry_storm
@art_vandelay said:
We finally know that he's human and capable of flubbing
2019-12-08 3:00 pm , comment by ALCVT
Ok, that’s it. How do I opt out of phish.net??? Most painful, obnoxious review I’ve come across on this site. Like REALLY BAD. Vibecrushing in its ugliest form. I’m done with phish.net and these downer reviews that don’t have any insight or purpose other than pushing people’s buttons with thoughtless drivel. I WANTED MORE! But I’m letting it all roll BYE BYE
2019-12-08 3:31 pm , comment by Phescado
@Cajunphan said:
I really wish I could like this comment twice.
2019-12-08 3:35 pm , comment by Surfer722
You would think any official reviewer would/should know Guyute, no?
2019-12-08 3:45 pm , comment by Jickler98
Interesting take on Strange Design....
2019-12-08 3:57 pm , comment by Briancc
I don’t understand these reviews. I’ve listened to this show twice and the rest of these shows from the past ten days. The word that I would use to describe the playing is aggressive. Every song had something extra, played with meaning. Train Song, Strange Design, and HWTTM included. The vocals are awesome. Mike sounds very aware and tight, without wasted notes.
Mr. Completely, Dirt, Cool Amber, Melt, crosseyed all did IT for me.
I’ll also say the Chalkdust, Mike’s Song from the Met show was very good to the ear.
I went this summer to Bangor and Montville and felt the same way.
Tonight I would like to hear Widora Bug or Wider.
2019-12-08 4:33 pm , comment by mockingbird1
Please learn how to use paragraphs
2019-12-08 5:19 pm , comment by Mikingbird
So you really like "Stray Dog" more than "Cool Amber"?...and not a "Guyute" fan? Ok everybody, break out the tar and feathers!
These guys were on fire last night.
2019-12-08 6:18 pm , comment by Slice
Halfway to the Moon interplay between Page & Trey. Enough said. Fill it up again!
2019-12-08 6:19 pm , comment by tmwsiy
@ALCVT said:
How do you "opt out of phish.net?" Simply don't ever come back and don't let the door hit your ass on the way out. Jesus Christ....so what? A volunteer reviewer didn't have the same opinion as you about a show? Feel free to publish your own. Glad you are "leaving". There is nothing more obnoxious than a someone who can't reserve space for a different opinion.
2019-12-08 7:15 pm , comment by JealousFloyd
Nah dude
2019-12-08 7:15 pm , comment by axillapt5000
Tough crowd. I for one like this review a lot; I appreciate the slightly Kerouac-esque style to it, the humor, and the covering of everything that went down last night (some reviews skip some things). Oh and I do believe "Guyute, I don't know"="Guyute, meh."
2019-12-08 7:36 pm , comment by icculusFTW
To review the review for a second, it’s not great. You apparently feel that just about any slower paced more contemplative phish song - e.g. the gorgeous ballads “life beyond the dream” and “strange design” - are somehow obviously not good, bummers.
To each their own of course, but I deeply disagree with you there - those songs bring the heart and soul to match the fire and fury of the big ragers and psychedelic jams, just as similarly paced, reflective songs did for the Grateful Dead.
Not getting that feels like missing a key part of the phish journey, to me, and I am really sick of the derision for these kinds of songs - especially in a show that had plenty of soaring, adventurous, dark and outer space vibes too.
Balance, my friend. Balance is good.
2019-12-08 7:59 pm , comment by mgolia6
Reviews are subjective for certain and my feeling is .net reviews are wholly subjective and experiential, written from the heart and all. This is this reviewers experience. Regardless or irregardless (so as not to exclude anyone) of what anyone else thinks.
That being said, I do agree that paragraphs just make any writing more approachable. Also, I was a little thrown that the reviewer spent an entire song not enjoying the band and the music (ala Strange Design) and were focused, instead, on what was to come next. The one thing most should agree on is that if we go to a Phish show we go for the music and to be in the moment; not to wait for the next song to present itself because the current song is not our favorite. If Strange Design went type 2 would the reviewer have all at once found it worthy of more than a “sad trombone sound?”
Here is the sound of the world’s tiniest violin. I respect the viewpoint even if I don’t agree, though I urge the reviewer to stay in the moment vs looking to the next song. You never know what’s going to happen.
2019-12-08 8:03 pm , comment by adamknightsburiedalive
You sound like a spoiled brat who didn’t get their way. Last night’s show was amazing. Fluffhead, Reba and Guyute in the same set??? And cleanly played??!!!! Instead of wasting your time pointing out bullshit like “tempo issues” or song selection, you should focus on what was magical about the show. Maybe this isn’t the band for you.
2019-12-08 10:09 pm , comment by spirittapper20
please don't let this thing do another review...it hurt my mind..
2019-12-08 10:48 pm , comment by Fuegalope
That was the best Fluffhead I’ve ever heard musically. Absolute precision. There were NO FLUBS whatsoever, and I’ve seen my fair share of Fluffs over the years(usually it’s full of them). Not this night, so I pretty much threw the rest of this review in the trash where it belongs.
To quote Hall and Oates:
“You’re out of touch, I’m out of time.”
Just stick with whatever atrocious acts come through that red state of yours and leave the tickets to the fans who can go in with an open mind to new songs and not just the old classics and “heady jams”.
2019-12-09 12:24 am , comment by unoclay
Life Beyond a Dream (and most--not all--but most ---of the GotF songs) are objectively terrible lyrics and mostly simplistic songwriting. Just the fact that the reviewer has the honesty to admit that the show wasnt an all-timer (including that "song") makes me trust him more than the people who call every show "fire".
Its sort of weird these days to see how many fans take the attitude of "just enjoy it maaan" or call any review with any negativity "wrong". Many shows are avg, or have moments/sections that are less than stellar. Its ok to mention it, or gasp, even discuss it openly.
I dunno. Its just shocking how many fans dont notice how bad some of the new songs are, and get mad when reviewers have different experiences than the all-positive, all-the-time crowd. .02
Not the world's greatest review, but its certainly honest and i like the creative style. I never even bother reading reviews that are the standard play-by-play, "every song gets one line saying how good it was" reviews, anyway.
Keep up the honesty, reviewers!
2019-12-09 12:57 am , comment by nicklb89
I'd like to review the reviewers of the review:
On a scale of 2 to 3, I give ya a 3.
2019-12-09 5:47 am , comment by cajuncook
lol at the last paragraph now... should be a fun review and level-headed discussion regardless of who writes it, dot netters. see y'all at MSG.
2019-12-09 9:09 am , comment by kidrob
Dear Writer,
Please go listen to treys eau claire acoustic show and find out why and when trey wrote strange deSign. Maybe it will give you a better insight to a great song with layered meaning. This review is a complete head scratcher. That show Saturday night was fantastic. When phish is sending the audience to outer space, its ok to play some breathers like dirt and other beautiful songs such as a life beyond a dream.
The band has written many songs since junta, lawn boy and story of the ghost, and a lot of great ones taboot. I wasn’t necessarily a fan of the no repeats happening for this tour, but I accepted it. I also enjoyed that there was going to be some element of surprise and/or bust outs. Saturday night was a fantastic show with a classic first set and excellent flow in the second set.
2019-12-09 9:54 am , comment by TwiceBitten
I don't agree with some of this review but I think these comments are kind of off the wall.
I see a bunch of dudes trying to put a woman in her place and it grosses me the fuck out.
2019-12-09 12:07 pm , comment by FiveFiftyFive
Guyute was the ugly pig...ok now you know him
2019-12-09 1:08 pm , comment by piper_red_worm
Thanks for the review, were we at the same show?
@TwiceBitten said:
I have to disagree, and politely of course, regarding the fact that misogyny played any role in the comments this review elicited. I would think that holding back on comments would render the group more biased, with a perception that the reviewer (being female) could not handle the criticism. Most, if not all, are focused solely on the content of the review. Again, I say all this respectfully!
2019-12-09 2:25 pm , comment by TwiceBitten
Someone called the reviewer a “thing.”
There’s a reason most of you are single.
2019-12-09 4:19 pm , comment by Fuegalope
@Fuegalope said: [quote]That was the best Fluffhead I’ve ever heard musically. Absolute precision. There were NO FLUBS whatsoever, and I’ve seen my fair share of Fluffs over the years(usually it’s full of them). Not this night, so I pretty much threw the rest of this review in the trash where it belongs
@Fuegalope said: [quote]That was the best Fluffhead I’ve ever heard musically. Absolute precision. There were NO FLUBS whatsoever, and I’ve seen my fair share of Fluffs over the years(usually it’s full of them). Not this night, so I pretty much threw the rest of this review in the trash where it belongs.
2019-12-09 9:46 pm , comment by GeniusAnyway28
I was at this show, and it was awesome. The place was electric! I mean, c’mon... Fluff, Reba, Guyute, Moonage, Crosseyed, Melt, Wilson, Coil and Frankenstein in one show? And then some sweet rarities like Strange Design, Dirt and Train Song on top? I think we can all agree this reviewer got it ass backwards. The amazing thing about this band is that they can comfortably pull from anywhere in their catalog, and if you can’t appreciate that entire body of work, then you should follow some more predictable artists.
So, IMHO, “what you've just [written] was one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever [read]. At no point in your rambling, incoherent [review] were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this [thread] is now dumber for having [read] it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.” (Knibb High Principal)
2019-12-10 12:28 pm , comment by JMart
Opinion pieces can be well or poorly written, and if they are so it certainly makes it easier or harder to agree with them. However, it doesn’t make the emotion behind the opinion any more or less valid. This is not a rational exercise. People are allowed to like or dislike train song. Everyone shitting on this review Because of The writer’s song preference would do well to look in the mirror and realize there’s a phish song s/he doesn’t like and probably wouldn’t want to be mocked for it.
As for using the word “thing” to describe the writer, probably not the most humane move, but it doesn’t necessarily connote sexism and the subsequent presumption that most people on here are single (and therefore must be reprehensible people) is as juvenile and cringe-worthy as anything written on this site ever. Not that any of us should be surprised.
Finally, to everyone here who came to the show to live in the moment and have a good time, please realize that writing a review necessarily takes you out of that space and into one of analysis and writing notes on your phone while everyone around you looks at you like you’re an asshole for checking Twitter. It’s a labor of love and not easy. If you think you can do better, there are plenty of opportunities. Like every show. So do it. Or zip it.
2019-12-11 4:37 pm , comment by spirittapper20
I apologize for the dick move..i called the reviewer a "thing"...i would have said the same thing if it was a boy....trying to be funny...no excuse on my part...sorry if i hurt someone...there is enough hurt and hatred in this world already...
2019-12-13 4:00 pm , comment by DirtyWarriorMan
omg stop this show was so good!!!
COOL AMBER AND MERCURY IS MY SHIT I APOLOGIZE FOR NOTHING!
2019-12-15 11:23 am , comment by pureguava
How often do they play 4 whistling tunes in one show? (Can’t remember if they whistled during The Connection)
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Rescue on Ragtop Mountain
by Ron Van Sweringen
A December wind, chilling to the bone, sent snow swirling over the Virginia countryside. Trover Marks followed a twisting path through the overgrown maze of snow-covered thistle and wild milkweed on Ragtop Mountain.
A strapping lad of fourteen years, he walked holding a rough burlap sack over one shoulder, his breath flowing out like a frosted ribbon on the cold air. A black and white mongrel dog trailed at his heels, cocking her head to the faint sounds emanating from the burlap sack.
Trover’s hands ached with the cold as he squeezed one into a tight fist, jamming it into a worn coat pocket. His fingers burned, seeking what precious warmth the garment could afford.
It was over a mile, by his recollection, before he made out the familiar shape of his grandmother’s cabin, a thin trail of smoke rising from its chimney. “Almost home,” he said under his breath, picking up his step. The thought of a fire in the stone hearth warmed him.
Trover was suddenly startled by something darting across the path in front of him. The dog was on its trail instantly and returned quickly, carrying a white-tailed rabbit which she surrendered to him.
“Good girl, Daisy,” said Trover, bending to stroke her head. “This will make a good dinner and you’ll get your share, girl.”
Trover heaved a sigh of relief when he reached the cabin. It was an old but well-constructed shelter of medium-sized logs, with large river stones as a foundation, three rooms deep with a narrow porch and wood-shingled roof. Small glass pane windows were recessed into the logs on each side of the wood-planked door.
A garland of green holly sprinkled with red berries hung over the door and the orange glow of a kerosene lamp filtered through the frosted glass. Trover could see moving shadows inside as he kicked his snow-covered boots against the steps.
The door flew open and a thin figure in a lavender shawl poked her head into the cold. The face was worn and a shock of white hair stuck out from under the shawl.
“Did you find ’em, boy?” she asked, seeing the sack thrown over Trover’s shoulder.
“Yes, Maw-maw,” he replied. “She led me straight to ’em, in a hollow near Smith’s Mill. Wonder why she took to having ’em so far from the cabin?”
“It’s the wildness in her, son,” the old woman replied, motioning him inside. “Bring ’em in before they freeze to death.”
The cabin felt blessedly warm to Trover. He gently lifted the burlap sack from his shoulder and lowered it to the floor. Maw-maw drew up a spindle chair as he knelt down and opened the top of the sack, exposing its contents, six small pups crawling over each other and mewing softly.
“Well if that ain’t a sight.” Maw-maw smiled, resting her hands on her knees.
“Six of them,” Trover replied excitedly, “and one is pure white.”
Daisy pushed her head into the open sack, going from one pup to another, carefully smelling each one.
“Day after tomorrow is Christmas Eve,” Trover said, gently touching the white pup, “and this is a fine Christmas present.”
“Let her feed ’em now,” Maw-maw said. “Plenty of time for getting acquainted when she’s done. “
An hour later, a black iron pot on the old cook stove simmered under its heavy lid. The aroma of rabbit stew with vegetables from the root cellar filled the small cabin, along with the smell of freshly baked cornbread. An old wicker basket near the fireplace held Daisy and her sleeping family.
After dinner, Maw-maw told Trover, “Tomorrow morning early, you take Jack into town with my market list. See how much Mr. Weaver will trust us for.” She added optimistically, “Maybe he’ll let us have a nice fat capon for our Christmas dinner and some brown sugar for ginger cookies.”
“Yes, ma’am,” Trover replied, excited at the prospect of going into Martinsburg, a three-hour round trip, if he could keep Jack moving. The old donkey could be stubborn when the notion struck him.
Maw-maw took her place at the kitchen table after Trover was asleep. She often sat there by lantern light in the evenings, mending garments or making clothes-pin dolls for Mr. Weaver to sell in his general store.
Taught by her mother, she had learned to make the novelties as a child, a hill country tradition begun long before store-bought toys were known to country people.
Maw-maw’s clothespin dolls, dressed in scraps of flour-sack material, cost twenty-five cents each. Mr. Weaver didn’t sell many, but once in a while a visitor would buy one or two as a keepsake.
Life on Ragtop Mountain was not easy for Martha May Parker and her grandson. It was the winter of 1937 and the Great Depression was teaching people everywhere that life was hard, something West Virginia mountain folk had known all along.
Oh, there had been good years in the beginning, when a young mountain girl met and fell in love with a boy named Wilbur Parker from across the river. Martha May Hill was pretty then, freckle-faced with red hair that burned like copper in the sun and eyes the color of winter moss.
Now Maw-maw sat alone, the good and bad years showing in her face, the husband and daughter taken by an influenza epidemic ten years ago. The good Lord in his mercy had spared her grandson, giving her a reason to go on living. Trover looked out at her with her daughter’s eyes and every now and again tilted his head as his grandfather had, when he was a young man.
In a few more months, the two of them would go catfishing in the river again and spend warm afternoons watching the white pup grow. But not now, not in December on Ragtop Mountain.
Maw-maw had managed to make Trover a red wool scarf, working on it for many weeks in the evenings after he was in bed. The scarf was extra long and the wool, thick and warm. It was all she had as a present for him.
Maw-maw blew out the kerosene lamp and looking toward heaven, whispered, “Thank you, Lord, for watching over us and, if it’s not too much to ask, we sure could do with a fat capon, come Christmas day.”
Trover had Jack saddled and ready to go early the next morning, but Maw-maw made him wait until the sun warmed things up a bit. Before the boy left, she took the red scarf out of her dresser drawer.
“I was saving this for Christmas Day, but see’n how cold it is, I reckon you better wear it today,” Maw-maw said, handing the scarf to Trover. “Remember to mind your manners in town and be respectful to Mr. Weaver. Make me proud of you, boy.”
With a wave of the old woman’s hand, Trover was off, riding old Jack down the snowy path toward the road to Martinsburg.
Even though the sun was bright, it was a cold day and Trover appreciated the warmth of the red scarf. It was long enough to be wrapped around his neck twice, with plenty left over to go under his coat. It was the best scarf he had ever seen and the bright red color made him happy to wear it.
When Trover saw Mr. Pritchard’s farm house, he stopped. The old man lived alone and Maw-maw made Trover stop whenever he passed, to see if he needed any help. Trover knocked on the door and Mr. Pritchard opened it with a toothless smile. In his red long-johns, white hair standing up in peaks and long wispy beard blowing in the wind, he reminded Trover of Santa Claus.
“I was hoping you would pass this way,” Mr. Pritchard said. “I could use some wood stacked on the porch. I’m plumb out.”
When Trover finished stacking the wood, Mr. Prichard brought him out a cup of steaming coffee and two red apples.
“It’s not much of a present, son,” the old man said, “an apple for you and one for old Jack.” Before he closed the door, he added, “Tell your grandma I asked after her.”
The apple improved old Jack’s disposition, and the hot coffee warmed Trover up, so much so that he wondered what Mr. Pritchard had put in it.
Trover and Old Jack arrived at the covered bridge over Smith Creek a while later. In the summertime, the creek was a favorite swimming hole, with a deep pool in the center. Today the water was frozen gray and the banks of the creek covered with snow. Trover watched the bright sunshine begin to fade and dark clouds fill the horizon. The wind picked up and he had an uneasy feeling that snow would follow soon.
Trover and old Jack were halfway across the covered bridge when he heard a shout. At first it was faint and he thought he had imagined it. Then he heard the cry again, louder. It sounded desperate. Trover slid off of old Jack and ran to the end of the bridge. The cries were coming from the frozen creek, at the widest part.
A young boy was lying on the ice. When he saw Trover, he began shouting.
“Help me, the ice is broken.”
Without hesitation, Trover threw himself down the snow-covered embankment. He could see the boy clearly, he was about ten years old and his legs had broken through the ice.
“Don’t move,” Trover shouted, “I’ll get you out.”
Trover knew better than to walk on the ice. He pulled off the red scarf and lying down on his stomach, he began inching out over the frozen water. He could see the boy’s face now and hear him whimpering. The boy was still several feet from him when Trover heard the first warning sounds of thin ice. He had to get a little closer, so he could throw his scarf to the boy.
Maw-maw didn’t like the dark clouds pushing their way over the mountain. “Snow clouds for sure,” she thought, looking out of the small window. “Trover should be to town by now.” She couldn’t put her finger on it, but her intuition made her uncomfortable. She wished that he had not gone, that he was sitting at the kitchen table instead, doing his schoolwork.
A sharp knock on the door startled Maw-maw. Mr. Hawkins, who owned the farm a mile up the road, tipped his hat when she opened the door.
“Morning, Mrs. Parker,” he smiled. Maw-maw saw his old pick-up truck parked by the road.
“I passed Trover a while back, heading toward Martinsburg. Didn’t think much of it till I noticed those clouds up there. It’s getting colder too. Looks like we’re in for some heavy snow.”
“To tell you the truth, Mr. Hawkins, I have a bad feeling about the boy. I sent him to get supplies and now with this storm closing in...” Maw-maw said, looking worried.
“Don’t fret,” Mr. Hawkins replied. “I’ll circle back right now and find him.”
The boy was shivering when Trover threw the red scarf toward him. It was a good throw and the scarf landed very near the boy’s hand.
“Wrap it around your wrist and then hold it tight with both hands,” Trover shouted. The boy was shaking so badly, it took him a while to accomplish the task.
“Hold on tight,” Trover shouted. “I’m going to pull you out.” Trover pulled the scarf with all of his strength and slowly the boy’s legs slid free of the icy water. It seemed like an eternity before Trevor had his arms around the boy, and they both crawled onto the snow-covered bank.
Trover wrapped the boy’s legs in the scarf and picked him up. He was shivering so hard that it frightened Trover as he made his way up the embankment to the covered bridge. An automobile horn sounded and headlights shone on the road ahead
The red pickup truck came to a sharp stop and Mr. Hawkins threw open the passenger door.
“He fell through the ice,” Trover blurted out when he recognized Mr. Hawkins.
“Get him inside by the heater where its warm,” Mr. Hawkins replied quickly, seeing the nearly unconscious boy. “Are you alright?” he asked Trover, before closing the truck door.
“Yes, sir, I’m alright,” Trover replied, a strong sigh of relief in his voice.
“Take your mule and get on home as quick as you can, while I get this boy to the hospital. Don’t waste any time, there’s a heavy snow coming.”
By the time Trevor led old Jack into the small shed behind the cabin, it was snowing hard. He took the harness off of the mule and hung it on the wall, then he reached into his pocket and pulled out the second apple Mr. Pritchard had given him.
“Here Jack,” he said, giving the apple to the animal, “Merry Christmas.”
Maw-maw threw her arms around Trover as soon as he opened the door. “God bless you son,” was all she managed to say, before tears took her voice away. She put his damp coat and boots to dry by the cook stove and brought him a leftover bowl of rabbit stew. Trover ate heartily while telling her the story of the boy on the ice and his rescue.
When Trover finished, Maw-maw sat quietly looking at him, fully comprehending the danger he had faced.
Later Trover had a bath in the tin tub that Maw-maw filled with hot water from the cook stove. After his bath, he went to bed, but not before playing with the white pup and holding her in his arms.
The next morning Maw-maw let Trover sleep late. When he got up she had a streaming bowl of oatmeal and a cup of hot coffee waiting for him on the kitchen table. Snow had continued falling on the mountain throughout the night and it looked like a picture-postcard.
Trover saw to Old Jack, with an extra helping of oats and fresh water in the trough. It finally stopped snowing in the afternoon and Trover cut down a small fir tree near the cabin. The smell of fresh pine needles filled the room. Maw-maw hung her clothes-pin dolls on the green branches, and for the top of the tree she brought out a tin-foil star that she saved from year to year. “Now it’s Christmas,” she smiled.
Trover spent a lazy afternoon playing with the white pup in front of the fireplace. He thought about the young boy and wondered how he was. Maw-maw baked a batch of Christmas cookies, using the last of the brown sugar with a sigh. “Looks like this is going to be our Christmas dinner,” she said to herself.
The noise brought Daisy out of her basket barking. Maw-maw couldn’t believe her ears, unless she was mistaken, those were old-fashioned sleigh bells. A quick look out of the frosted window convinced her it was real. Mr Hawkins was driving a four-seater sleigh, pulled by two brown mares. His face was flushed, his nose and cheeks red from the cold.
“Merry Christmas,” he shouted as Maw-maw opened the door.
“Reckon I’ll be your Santa Claus this year, Mrs. Parker,” he smiled. “Will you help me unload the sleigh, Trover?”
Maw-maw watched armloads of groceries come through the door. Mr. Hawkins saved the turkey for last, and it was a beauty, with its large plump breast and gleaming white skin.
Over a cup of hot coffee and some of her newly baked Christmas cookies, Mr. Hawkins answered Maw-maw’s questions.
“Everything is from Mr. Weaver’s general store and is all paid for,” Mr. Hawkins said with a smile. “Mr. Weaver asked me to tell you that a five hundred dollar credit at his store has been opened for you, by Mr. John T. Williams.”
Maw-maw looked confused.
“Mr. Williams is the father of the boy Trover rescued. The doctor told him his son would have died, except for Trover. I reckon this is his way of trying to repay you. “
Maw-maw sat quietly for a while, looking at all of the food filling the kitchen. “I would be proud to invite you and your family for Christmas dinner tomorrow,” she said, “seeing as how it was your kindness that helped save the boy.”
As Mr. Hawkins was leaving, Maw-maw stopped him at the door. “Could I ask you one more favor? Would you fetch Mr. Pritchard over here with you tomorrow?” she asked. “Christmas or not, the old coot could do with a good meal.”
A while later Maw-maw found Trover in front of the fireplace, asleep in the rocker. Tucked under his chin was the sleeping white pup.
Before Maw-maw blew out the lantern in the kitchen, she looked toward heaven and said softly, “Lord, I only asked for a fat capon for Christmas. I reckon you’ve outdone yourself. I know you don’t make mistakes, Sir, but are you sure you’ve got the right old woman?”
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One type of decorative concrete that is seen more often than most others in Britain and Ireland is the exposed aggregate concrete. It is found being used as large bays for footpaths or low-speed traffic areas, as decorative vertical walls, and in dozens of different pre-cast units, ranging from block pavers, to decorative patio flags/slabs and to large pre-cast construction sections for multi-storey buildings.
Exposed Aggregate Blocks
Exposed Aggregate Flags
The basic premise of an exposed aggregate concrete is that the brute strength of concrete is combined with the aesthetic appeal of a decorative aggregate and you have, hopefully, the ideal combination of looks, strength, mouldability and relative low production cost. The cost can be further controlled by limiting the use of the decorative aggregate, which is commonly the most expensive constituent of the concrete, to the top layer or face of the unit or structure.
Types of Exposed Aggregate Concretes
There are two basic ways of constructing an exposed aggregate finish to a concrete; the first, Surface Dressing, acheives the effect by pressing the decorative aggregate into the body of the freshly poured concrete, whilst the second, Washed to Expose, which is preferred for heavy-duty or commercial use, is brought about by stripping away the matrix from the top 2-6mm of the concrete to reveal the constituent aggregate.
This method is used to keep costs to a minimum and is popular on smaller jobs such as garden paths and patios. Also, the skill level required is relatively low and it's the sort of job that can be handled by the keen DIYer. However, because the decorative aggregate is just the depth of a single layer of stones, any loose aggregate might be flicked out by wear or trafficking, revealing the plain, boring, bog-standard concrete beneath.
Construction follows the principles described on the Concrete Hardstanding page, in that a sub-base is prepared, a damp proof membrane laid and the concrete placed. The concrete, which is typically a C20-C35 mix depending on planned use, is tamped to a level approximately 4-9mm below finished paving level. This may be achieved with a hand tamp (ie, long, straight, plank of wood) a vibrating beam screed or a bug-roller as used for decorative and Pattern Imprinted concretes.
Once the freshly-placed concrete has been tamped, the decorative aggregate is introduced and spread evenly over the entire surface. A hand tamper is then brought in and is used to 'pat down' the decorative aggregate, forcing it into the surface of the concrete and simulatenously forcing up sufficient 'fat' to hold the stones in place.
The degree to which the deco-agg is forced into the concrete depends on the expertise of the operative, the size of the aggregate itself, the condition of the concrete, the desired finish and the planned use. Forcing the deco-agg down well into the concrete and the subsequent pumping of fat to the surface may require extensive 'cleaning' of the finished surface, but will ensure that the deco-agg is held securely. Conversely, just settling the deco-agg into the concrete will reduce, or even eliminate, the requirement to spend time cleaning-up, but the deco-agg isn't held as securely.
The amount of cleaning required will determine the best method. Where only a light cleaning of fat/matrix is necessary, it can be scrubbed off or rinsed off with water, but if there is extensive staining, treatment of the surface with a retarding agent may be a better option, as it allows the cleaning to be done a few hours later, when the concrete has cured somewhat and is holding the deco-agg securely enough to withstand a hose, a brush or even a power washer.
Suitable Decorative Aggregates for Surface Dressing:
Generally, a clean, angular gravel is preferred for this type of work. The size is usually in the range 6mm-25mm, and a single size is often used, although a graded size range, say 10-15mm may be used to achieve a particular look. The stone itself can be almost anything, but the most popular choices are richly coloured rock types, such as black basalts, red granites or white flint. There have even been experiments using tumbled, recycled coloured glass.
The photographs above show an exposed aggregate concrete that has been constructed using the surface dressing method, with a rounded 'golden' gravel, which is popular in SE Britain. The image on the left shows a typical view of the surface from eye-level, and, on the right, a close-up, using a 10p coin (25mm diameter) to indicate scale, showing the exposed gravel in greater detail.
Selected pebbles and larger flattish cobbles set into a reddy-brown mortar matrix were used to create the look of a dry river bed in the outback of Australia in a garden exhibited at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2011.
Using a coloured mortar over a standard concrete base as the 'background' for a surface dressed application opens limitless new possibilities in terms of design.
No no no no no no no! Wrong type of aggregate in a bloody awful matrix. Foul!
This second method of producing an exposed aggregate concrete is the more popular for heavy-duty applications. While the aggregate is usually held more firmly than with surface dressed types, the vast majority of what may be a relatively expensive aggregate never gets to see the light of day, as it is permanently encased within the body of concrete itself, and so, where expensive aggregates are required, they may be applied as a thin 'top coat' over a base of plain concrete or 'backing concrete' as it is known. This two layer construction is considered later in this section.
The decorative aggregate is incorporated as part of the coarse aggregate within the concrete mix. Again, many different deco-aggs may be used, chosen for their shape, their texture, their colour or a combination of these factors. In some exposed aggregate concretes, a particular blend of chosen aggregates will be used to create a particular effect. For example, one of the most popular exposed aggregate block pavers sold in Europe uses a blend of two parts 3-6mm red granite with one part 3-6mm black basalt.
Case Study - Beddgelert
The case study illustrated below follows the creation of an exposed slate aggregate concrete we've recently developed for a project in N.Wales. The concept was to create a natural looking pathway through an important tourist area, using local materials and local skills, that would provide easy access for wheelchairs and other disabled visitiors, and be capable of withstanding the annual flooding of the adjacent river.
The concrete was first developed and tested to allow us to see how the aggregate behaved during mixing, during transit to the site and during placement. Several trial batches were prepared to determine an aggregate grading envelope that provided us with a good selection of sizes but would not jam in the feed hopper or sink out of sight during placement. Once the grading envelope was determined, and colour choice finalised, a concrete mix was prepared to give a 28-day strength in the C30-C35 range. Test panels were prepared for the client to ensure the finished surface was suitable aesthetically, but also to determine the most appropriate placement method and to provide strength testing samples.
Firstly, the concrete is placed within the formwork. Note that a damp proof membrane is used between the sub-base and the concrete. This prevents the mix water being drained from the fresh concrete and helps ensure even curing of the slab. The plastic concrete is screeded and tamped to the required level. The edges are finished with an Arris Trowel to give a rounded edge and prevent spalling.
The concrete is then left for a period of 1-4 hours, until the bleed water has all but disappeared, and the surface is then sprayed with a retarding agent, in this case we used Sika Rugasol, at a rate of 250ml per square metre. The Retarder penetrates the top 3-6mm of the concrete and prevents the cement content setting, therefore it is essential that the application of the retarding liquid is even, otherwise the penetration will vary, resulting in a variable surface finish.
The slab is then covered with a temporary damp proof membrane to maintain humidity and left overnight or for a period of 12-18 hours.
The following morning, a 100bar pressure washer is used to wash off the matrix from the surface of the slab. This could also be done using a stiff brush and a hose, but we found that the pressure washer was quicker and more thorough.
It is essential to remove all unset matrix, to fully expose the deco-aggregate. The material that is washed off contains cement powders, and so should be disposed of carefully. It will eventually set, so should not be allowed to settle onto other paving, which would result in permanent staining, nor should it be left to ssettle on bare earth, but should be collected up and disposed of properly.
The slate has been exposed by removal of the top 3-5mm of matrix, but is still securely held within the body of the slab itself. The concrete will continue to cure in the usual way, and heavy traffic should be avoided for the first 5 days or so.
Once the actual construction started, the contractor was able to lay in excess of 100m of path, averaging 1.5m in width, per gang per day, which allowed a 2km path to be completed in around 4 weeks.
Exposed slate aggregate concrete on path
Close-up of exposed slate aggregate concrete
The matrix is a little bright, and if using this particular mix again, a darker paste would be designed, possibly using PFA (CEM IIB-V) or GGBS (CEM III), but the slate content has held up superbly well and is still providing a much-used, pedestrian and wheel-friendly surface despite all the weather North Wales and Snowdon can throw at it!
Further details on this project are available on request.
Concrete Supplier: National Trust Wales, Craflwyn, Beddgelert - 01766 890659
McCarter Group, Caergeiliog, Anglesey - 01407 742791
Hogan Concrete, Caernarfon Road, Bangor - 01248 353595
Without a Retarder
This procedure can be undertaken without the use of a retarder, although timing of the wash off then becomes more critical and the amount of skill required is considerably increased. The freshly placed concrete will need to be repeatedly hosed down and brushed off from approximately one hour after placement until such time as the desired effect is achieved. Obviously, the time span will depend very much on ambient temperature and atmospheric humidity, and this can lead to problems, particularly with concrete laid in the late afternoon when the wash-off process might not be completed before dark. Also, great care is needed to ensure that the amount of deco-agg that is removed is kept to a minimum, and only the matrix is washed off.
Two Layer Construction
As mentioned above, where the deco-agg itself is expensive, it is possible to use a two-layer construction, placing a relatively thin layer of the deco-agg concrete on top of a cheaper backing concrete.
This two-layer construction is the basis of the Face Mix Blocks that are extremely popular in Ireland and continental Europe, and it has been combined with the 'wash-to-expose' methodology described above to enable the manufacture exposed aggregate block pavers, which bring all the aesthetic apeal of an exposed aggregate concrete in an easy-to-lay modular form.
With a cast in-situ slab, the thickness of the deco-agg layer varies depending on use and size of aggregate involved, but will usually be in the range 10mm to 30mm. It is essential that the deco-agg layer is laid over the backing concrete as soon as the backing concrete is in place, in order to create a monolithic slab and avoid the creation of a construction joint or plane of weakness at the interface between the backing and the deco-agg layer.
Other Concrete resources on this site
Reinforcement for Concrete
Jointing Concrete Slabs
Formwork and Shuttering
Written Specification for Concrete Driveway
British Standards for Concrete
Introduction to Decorative Concrete
Decorative Cementitious Overlay Systems
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Jwala's Personal Escapades Vs Professional Achievements
You know it's a strange world we live in when a world champion has to be linked with a much-married, fallen-from-grace cricket captain, before she is even recognised. Jwala Gutta says it's because, "the badminton association doesn't promote its players... no matter how well they perform." She's not one to mince words and though that is precisely what makes this gutsy, young, talented, pretty badminton champ couch-worthy, it is also what lands her in trouble time and again with the Badminton Association of India (BAI). She and her partner Ashwini did the country proud by winning gold at the CWG, the nation jumped in joy but the president of the association stayed put and refused to congratulate them. She has every right to be angry with him but the question is what did she do to earn his scorn?
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The answer is not very clear. It seems to be a chicken-and-egg situation. BAI is miffed with her because she is outspoken in her criticism; the more contemptuous they are towards her, the more she speaks out or vice-versa. She says they discriminate against women, don't support the players and that champions are made in spite of them and not because of them. She even accuses the association of starting the rumours of her alleged affair with Mohammad Azharuddin to ruin her career. Hmmm... sounds more like a soap opera than a sport.
So I cut to the chase and ask this straight-talking, exceptionally tall player (I had to sit on 3 chairs to match her height) what the truth is? The truth about her affair, her marriage failing, the BMW gift from Azhar, gay rumours about her ex-husband, Chetan. Jwala is expecting the questions, well, at least most of them. She doesn't flinch and there is no awkwardness in her answers. Azhar is her long-time friend, she hangs out with his sons and as far as she knows, Sangeeta never lived in Hyderabad. The marriage (her own) didn't work out because there were too many differences; now they are officially separated. The BMW she has bought herself- "I don't need a car from someone... I come from a good family and can pay for it myself." When I ask whether Chetan is gay, I expect her to bristle, snap and tick me off for being impudent. Instead, she guffaws and vouches for the fact that he certainly isn't.
Her confidence, self-assurance and the ability to take life lightly is striking. This is perhaps what saw her through in the most trying of times to achieve her goals. She had much to prove to silence her detractors and remind the public that she is more than an ugly link up. In the run-up to the CWG, she had to abandon practice for weeks because the media was camping at her doorstep. She didn't give up or break down. In spite of some spectators shouting "Azhar! Azhar!" during her matches, she steeled her resolve and won the gold.
Let's hope she continues to perform like a champ and not get lost in the celebrity jungle of controversies like so many before her have. Tune into Headlines Today this Saturday 20th November at 7.30pm and Sunday at 12.30pm to watch Jwala shuttle all the controversies.
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Jwala has done the nation proud by winning so many medals and exposing the rot in BAI.
I guess being woman and achieving a set goal is less important than link ups and romantic life. I do believe that India doesn't encourage women in sports. People who cheered for the movie chak de phatte forget to turn on TVs and cheer for the girls who play. The only exception I saw was Sania Mirza. Do we have a women cricket team?? Will they ever see lime light? I am not questioning government . I am questioning people .
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The Bloomberg Sports Fantasy Factors Part 2
With more than 20 of the Major League Baseball teams turning to Bloomberg Sports as a business solution, fantasy managers can rest assured that their fantasy teams are in good hands.
Offering a trade analyzer, lineup manager, and projections for every single player in the Big Leagues, Bloomberg Sports uses an algorithm that takes into account nine Fantasy Factors.
In a previous article, we focused on ballpark, durability, age, and contract status. Now the focus is on the remaining five Fantasy Factors.
In fantasy baseball, career trends are an important aspect to be considered when evaluating players. In essence, fantasy managers like investors have to know what’s a growing stock and what’s a mature stock. A player on the rise would be a growing stock and two examples are Baltimore Orioles rising stars Adam Jones and Matt Wieters. Both players are in their mid-20s and have been improving their statistics consistently over the last few seasons.
On the other hand, Yankees veteran Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez are far from their prime and have recently suffered their worst seasons of their legendary careers. It’s perfectly fine to invest in a player on the decline, as long as you are realistic about what they can produce in the upcoming season.
Next, luck is a Fantasy Factor that can help forecast performance. Using an advanced statistic: BABIP, it is possible for baseball fans to find out if a player had luck on their side or if it worked against him over a given period.
BABIP is the batting average for balls in play and takes into account whether a player enjoyed a higher percentage than usual of balls in play falling for hits. For instance, if a player offers a BABIP that is significantly higher than their career norm, it is often a safe bet that in the following period his performance will regress to the previous rate.
On the other hand, if the BABIP is abnormally low, it is safe to assume the player will have better luck ahead and his batting average and other statistics will improve. The statistic can also be used for pitchers when looking at BABIP against the opposition.
Next, team support is an important fantasy factor for hitters and pitchers. For hitters, it is a matter of whether they have players around them in the lineup that they can drive in and players who will drive them in. In other words, team support has a direct impact with RBI and runs. For pitchers, it’s a matter of having run support to earn wins, plus a solid defense behind them to keep runs off the board.
Strength of schedule is the next factor, and this is all about what ballparks and teams an opponent faces. Pitching in the AL East is no easy task for pitchers who have to deal with the Red Sox offense in Fenway Park, the Yankees offense in Yankees Stadium, and additional hitters parks in Toronto and Baltimore. On the other hand, the NL West calls home to several pitcher parks and limited offenses including in San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles.
Consistency is a fantasy factor, as fantasy managers have to decide whether to gamble on a player who has great potential, but also great volatility. A player like Geovany Soto seems to alternate between good years, while Torii Hunter and Yadier Molina are examples of players who seem to produce consistent numbers every given season.
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Joel D. Wynkoop. The name alone instills fear... or laughter, depending on who you're speaking to. A comedic actor firmly established in independent horror, we were fortunate enough to speak to Joel about his career. Spanning over two decades and filled with a variety of the most cutting edge independent genre film credits, Joel has worked, mainly, in the horror field with some of the genre's top names (like Marcus Koch and Tim Ritter) and has appeared in films that have, legitimately, reached cult status. He has appeared in ROT, Truth or Dare, Killing Spree and was the titular character in Dirty Cop, No Donut and it doesn't appear as if Joel D. Wynkoop will slow down any time soon!
HH: First off Joel, thank you for taking the time to do this interview for me and Cinema Head Cheese.
JOEL: Heather you are very welcome. Thank you for taking an interest in me. My thanks to Cinema Head Cheese as well.
HH: What is it about Florida and indie horror? There seems to be a lot of talent out there churning features regularly. Is it in the water?
JOEL: Actually I think it is everywhere, it's more, where are the creative people? Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa, there are movie makers everywhere trying to get there work out there every way they can. Florida? My area of Tampa, yes, it seems like more here than anywhere. Ybor City is a real melting pot for art, including filmmakers. Right around me there are people like Rick Danford, Marcus Koch, Joe Davison, John Lewis, Nick Cuti, Garland Hewlitt and many more that are working on projects and presenting them to the world. I'd like to think of myself as one of the guy's left that has been doing it a pretty long time. I've been doing movies since 1972 when I first moved to Florida. It seems I see everywhere I look someone is making a movie in the area. It may be their first stab at it or they may have been doing movies for a couple of years so it is cool to see that there are others out there that are doing the same thing.
The water? I don't know. I don't want to say "It's Tampa" because like I said a lot of places have people creatively making movies, shorts or other projects but I'd like to think Tampa does have a lot going on in this area. I can say this when I was in Fort Pierce I think Mike Hoffman and I were the only ones doing anything. Actually before Mike was doing anything I was already doing stuff in that area. I always want to use the Captain Kirk line when he is talking to Picard about duty and honor and he tells Picard "I was out saving the galaxy while you're grandfather was still in diapers." I can actually say this, it's a new group of movie makers coming up the line and I can actually say,"I was making movies while you guys were still in diapers" or Jr. High, or grade school or whatever. "TRUTH OR DARE" was used at a lot of colleges where students had to write papers on low budget movie making. "TRUTH OR DARE" was the movie that ushered in all these other movie makers; I don't think a lot of people know that. Tim and I started the whole direct to video craze with "Truth Or Dare" back in 1985.
Sorry I'm going off subject I guess what I'm trying to say is "I'm still here making movies." I think it is where ever you go and meeting up with the same kind of people which makes projects work. You can do something on your own, but it's hard. Also I think other areas; states have their own branch to pull from for talent as well. Now I can really only speak for Tampa so I have to agree there is a lot of talent here, everybody is making a movie at one time or another, it's just sad that no one has any money to do them.
HH: How did you get started in the film industry?
JOEL: When I moved to Lake Park, Florida in 1972 my Dad bought me a super 8 camera. I had been watching "Godzilla" movies and "King Kong" as a kid and when I found out how "Kong" was made I said "I want to do that." I learned about animation and the camera my Dad bought me had stop motion on it so I was off shooting my first movie for my Greek History class, a movie about a "CYCLOPS", I got an "A". That started my stop motion work. Following that I did a dinosaur movie called "GOULANIUM" with my neighbor Steve Campbell and the kid next door lent me his model Tyrannosaurs Rex for the flick. That kid's name was Tim Ritter who I later put into my movie "The Eight Million Dollar Boy Meets The Invisible Transport Boy" and yes I do believe I am responsible for getting Tim into movies, even if he might not think so.
I mean he has always said he saw Halloween and was hooked but I'd like to think that him being in my movies in the seventies may have pushed his interest in the direction of movie making. Anyway once I had the super 8 camera I was hooked and was making movies every weekend with Steve. I taught myself how to cut and splice, I still laugh when people say about video, "I gotta go splice it together now." I spliced film in the seventies...people now would go..."splice...what do you mean?" So how I started? That's it, 1972 Dad bought me a super 8 camera and I haven't stopped making movies since.
HH: You've worked with a Cinema Head Cheese fave, Tim Ritter, on many projects. That must be a great deal of fun. What fond recollections do you have being in Tim's films?
JOEL: Well first of all I'd like to say their OUR films but to answer the question, always fun. Tim and I teamed up well like I said first in the seventies and then ten years later to sell "DAY OF THE REAPER" and then create our company name "Twisted Illusions Inc" which was also our first collaboration. Not many people know it, but Tim and I did a script before that we were going to do called "INNER FORCES" but was too complicated to shoot so we settled for seven short stories called "TWISTED ILLUSIONS". All of my memories with Tim were great. Tim and I work together so well. I have always backed him on every project and he has always backed me. I could write a book, er, I am, actually it's taking sooooooo long.
On "Twisted Illusions" we went into the "Palm Beach Mall" and handed out flyers looking for actors, we put them under windshield wipers on cars looking for people, most of them came from "The West Palm Beach Actors Repertory" for "Twisted Illusions". Some days I had to work and Tim would shoot without me on his stories and other days he worked and I would work on my stories. McDonalds was usually where we would meet and discuss what we were going to do over Big Macs and Cokes. One time I had finished my meal and went to the bathroom and when I came back Tim had pushed all his wrappers on my side of the table and this kid was walking by as I sat down and Tim said to the kid "Look it this pig can you believe he ate all that?" We had some great times.
Once we were on our way to Wicked Games and we were late, meeting actors at....you guessed it...McDonalds in Jupiter and Tim said "Man were late" followed by "well what are they going to do start without us I'm the director and you're the star." On "Wicked Games" we both took a week off from our jobs to work just on the movie, it was great to see each other day and be doing what we loved. We would always see hot chicks and clown around saying "Hey you want to be in a movie?" We would laugh at ourselves and Tim would make us move to other tables saying "Paramount may be listening to us." Getting the funding (one million dollars) for "Truth or Dare" was unbelievable. I was in Pensacola at the time when Tim told me it came through and I need to get back to Jupiter right away to start on the project.
Sad times on that shoot though, I saw Tim get fired and Bill Koffler get fired and then I was told "I will black list you from the industry my friend if you do not continue to work on this movie." by the executive producer Geoffrey Miller. I would report back to Tim every night what was going on. It was like the greatest dream come true but the biggest nightmare at the same time.
"CREEP" was a blast. Kathy Willets was working with us and that was pretty awesome, her and her husband Jeff contacted us!! Tim and I had talked about using her in 92 when the scandal broke but we thought "Naw, why would she want to work with us?" "Alien Agenda: Endangered Species" the cops drew their guns on me, that was an experience to remember. Like I said, I could write a book (and am, just very, verrryyyy slowllllyyyy) but these are just a couple memories. Being surrounded by real alligators when we were shooting "Alien Agenda: Endangered Species". I was out in a canoe in the middle of a lake when Kathy (Tim's wife) yells to me, "Joel you're surrounded by gators, come in!!" They were circling my canoe as I paddled around the lake. Tim and crew even walked right up on one while filming on shore, Tim saw the gator first, a six foot one, and said "Everybody just back away slowly." "Screaming for Sanity" I remember walking off the set and leaving Tim to handle thing's because the actress was driving me crazy with her requests for finger paints and her boyfriend's cigarettes, and drinks, and endless questions and not wanting to do what the script said. I apologized to Tim later. He said "It got worse after you left man, she pulled out this Buddha temple thing lit incense and started praying to Buddha."
"Dirty Cop No Donut" was a blast to do. Just the two of us and Kathy off on a mission to make another movie. Tim is working on "Truth or Dare Four" now and we were working on getting me up there for it but the finances just aren't there. Anyone want to fly me out to be in "Truth or Dare Four"? "Killing Spree" was a meltdown, the crew split into factions against each other, constant fighting would happen, at one point one of the producers chased another producer around the back yard trying to kill him, another guy was playing with a loaded gun as a joke, at one point the producer came in and offered to take everyone out to lunch and drinks....right that second, so half the crew just dropped what they were doing and left the set. The movie shut down till it started back up again hours later. Tim was falling apart and I, his sister, his Mom and Dad were his emotional support. Well to be fare, a couple of the crew too. That was crazy, hottest summer ever too. I would love to be able to be back together again working on another flick, when Tim and I are together we are unstoppable!!
HH: We just recently did an interview with Marcus Koch, director of ROT and starring yourself. How was that shoot?
JOEL: "ROT" was a cool story. Can I go in depth again Heather. Ya know with me, you never have to worry about one word answers, that ain't gonna happen. In '96 I think, I get a call from Tim telling me this guy in the Tampa area wants me to be in his movie called "ROT". Cool I thought, this was just after "CREEP" was making its rounds. It had already been all over this country as well as overseas and we were on "CURRENT AFFAIR" with it too, they covered the story and were on the set of "CREEP" as we were making it. So we had a lot of coverage on "CREEP" including "FANGORIA" magazine too, eight pages! Anyway, I get a number to call a Lisa, Marcus' partner, I talk to her about it and then we make arrangements so I can talk to Marcus. We hook up on the phone the next night and Marcus introduces himself and tells me about "ROT" "I want you to wear these yellow latex dishwashing gloves." he said. What? Part of Dr. Robert Olsen's character, whatever. So he tells me about the movie, we work out a price for me and he sends me out the script, well half the script. Basically I tell him right there on the phone "I'm in man, sound's great." Funny too, I mean I didn't know Marcus then, I didn't know anything about him so I told my wife at the time, "if you don't hear from me, call Tim and he'll know what to do." I was off and on my way across the state of Florida, my first trip to Tampa since when I went to college here at Tampa Tech. I was so tired and it was such a loooonnnnngggg drive, yes I know it's only three hours but I had to keep stopping to sleep, I was so tired. I had worked till 8 pm that night at Crystal Springs and got home around 9 pm, had a fight with my wife and decided to leave at midnight, better than staying home and fighting I thought. Finally, after six stops along highway 60 sleeping in at a Shell Station in the car and pulling off on the side of the road here and there I finally arrived at the designated place I was to meet Marcus: The Tampa Airport, top level of the parking garage. No one around, then I saw a psychedelic car with a sign in the window saying JOEL, cool, now where is Marcus? "Joel" he shouted, he was on the other side of the lot, we met up and I followed him to what he called and other's called "The Punk House".
I parked my car in the lot and followed Marcus inside, wow, there were at least ten people in there, one of them the star of "ROT", Billy Scam. Yes it is spelled with three "L's". Marcus introduced me but everyone was kind of in their own zone, one girl stabbed a needle in her arm and started draining the blood from it and stated "Look everyone; this is blood, blood from my body!" Later this huge dude showed up and started smashing his girlfriend against the wall and I thought but then she started laughing like crazy and I later learned that was some kind of mating, sexual thing they did. Whatever. Anyway, Marcus was and is absolutely great. He was a BLAST to work with then and still is today. Working on "ROT" was a lot of fun.
HH: Tell us a little about the Joel Wynkoop Show.
JOEL: The Joel Wynkoop Show was my partner Doug Vaters idea. He said I should do a talk show format where I interview guests like actors and movie makers and anyone else in the entertainment field. So far I have 20 shows in the can, 15 have played on TV and now I am about to go into my second season. It can be seen on local TV here in Tampa, Hillsborough County only. It's on Sunday's at 9 pm on VERIZON channel 30, BRIGHT HOUSE channel 950 and COMCAST channel 20. It will also "LIVESTREAM" starting September 5th, 2010 on www.tbcn.org then click on "watch us" then "watch us live", so watch for it. Thank you. Each show starts out with quick clips from my movies then it goes into what my producer calls WYNKOOP RANTS where I bitch about everything from how people drive to how they eat and they usually end up with me yelling and screaming, there pretty funny, I think. Then I go into talk show mode and talk to my guest about what they're doing, show clips from their movies or just talk about what they do, how we met if applicable and what they're doing in the future. I follow it up by doing what I call WYNKOOP'S 30 second movie review. So if anyone would want your movie reviewed on my show you can send it to me at
WYNKOOP PRODUCTIONS
I think it's pretty entertaining show and would love to see it get picked up and become more mainstreamed out there in the US of A.
HH: It seems two of the main components to making a worthwhile exploitation or horror movie are to have plenty of gore and boobs. If you had to choose one, only one, what would it be?
JOEL: Boobs, I love boobs. I'm sorry, did I say that? Actually, if it were just boobs it would probably be a porno and if it were just gore there would probably be no story. I guess I'm so old school here. I want the flick to have a cool story not just a bunch of blood or a bunch of boobs. If it was a cool storyline and had to go with boobs or gore I'd say the boobs, I mean the gore...oh heck you figure it out, I'm a guy. Of course now the selling point of B movies has always been both boobs and gore. Bouncing around the answer aren't I? Ah Hell, I'd have to have the boobs.
HH: You are known as The King of B-Movies how did you get this title?
JOEL: "Alternative Cinema" magazine B- Files gave me that title in 1996 and then my nephew gave me a banner that stated the same. AC said I had done six flicks in one year and thought it was very impressive; I was doing movies for Tim and myself, Marcus Koch, Kevin Lindenmuth and Garland Hewlitt all in one year coveting me with the tag name "KING OF THE B MOVIES". I always have said "if someone is going to give you a cool tag name take it and run with it, if they give you a tag name like "Dumb ass of the year" toss that one out and look for something new." I've always thought "KING OF THE B MOVIES" was kind of cool. To some there like "B Movies they suck, you must suck if you're the KING of them." People do not give "B" movies enough credit, a lot of people I'd say the majority are spoiled by big "HOLLYWOOD" movies. If things aren't blowing up or there are no big starts then they put it down.
It's like I said in a radio interview a few days ago. People can look at a movie and be blown away by the story line and say it's awesome then they hear it only cost a hundred dollars to make and then like "well in that case it sucked." For example, in my opinion "ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK" is one of my most favorite movies, this was awesome, I loved it! Then "ESCAPE FROM L.A." came out and I thought "cool a sequel this will be awesome to see Snake again, alright." What a disappointment, to me, it was spoiled because they got a huge budget; "ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK" was so much cooler. Don't get me wrong, I like "HOLLYWOOD" movies like the next guy, "INDEPENDENCE DAY", "STAR TREK", "SPIDERMAN", "IRON MAN" but I like both, and enjoy both and give them the same amount of credit. Anyway I like the title and hope I can hang onto it awhile longer.
HH: What's on the horizon for Joel Wynkoop?
JOEL: I have several movies coming out end of this year and beginning of next. "STOPPED DEAD" came out a month or so ago and it is on AMAZON.com and I believe it is being shopped around for a distributor as I answer these questions. "UNEXPECTING" should be out next year early. "STRIP CLUB SLASHER" should be out end of this year, I play a cop in this movie who is trying to save a bunch of strippers from a killer. Tough job but someone has to protect these naked chicks. "BRAINJACKED" is coming out August 31st 2010; I play Norm Simpkins in this movie. "POST MORTEM AMERICA, 2021 I play a bartender in and should be out end of this year, also "BODY IN A DUMPSTER" I play the Mayor of a small town and in "FOR CHRIST'S SAKE" I play Father Carmichael, oh and I also played the Mayor of "DOOMSDAY COUNTY" in the sci-fi horror flick "DOOMSDAY COUNTY" which should be out October 2010. My BIGGEST movie to date should be out next year, I play FRED FINAGLER in "HERSCELL GORDON LEWIS THE UH-OH SHOW".
Other than that, The Joel Wynkoop Show has been picked up by a Kansas TV station and airs there, my partner Doug Vaters and I shoot TV commercials and I keep busy with auditions for "THE GLADES" and "BURN NOTICE" along with other HOLLYWOOD movies, infomercial's and TV commercials and anything that comes my way. Also I can be occasionally heard on TRUESOUNDRADIO with my other partner and talk show host Trevor Joe Lennon. That is about it, thank you so much for taking interest in me and asking me to do this interview with you. Thank you and GOD bless.
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Boulevard Baptist banks on youth for future
Published:Monday | February 11, 2019 | 12:21 AM
Rudolph Brown
Dr Horace Chang, minister of national security, greets Dr Patricia Dunwell, custos of St Andrew, at Boulevard Baptist Church’s celebration of 50 years of ministry on Sunday. Looking on is the Rev Dr Devon Dick, pastor of the Washington Boulevard-based church.
Youth evangelism and empowerment will underpin Boulevard Baptist Church’s programmes as it seeks to ramp up its service to the community, the Rev Dr Devon Dick has said.
Speaking with The Gleaner moments after a service on Sunday celebrating the congregation’s 50th anniversary, the pastor of the Washington Boulevard church said that Baptists were endeavouring to integrate better with society and offer ministry that was not only spiritual, but social.
Dick highlighted sports as a key avenue to reaching the nation’s youth. The church also broke ground for a recording studio that is due to be completed by year end.
“Ground being broken here today is for a music studio and music room so the young people and others can go to record their own music. Once it is built, it will produce material that is inspiring and uplifting. The music room will be for those who want to learn to play music,” Dick told The Gleaner yesterday.
“We also have a sports programme that brings young people together to play sports on our multipurpose court. We also have a soup kitchen,” Dick, also an author and weekly columnist for The Gleaner, added. “We also give out food baskets and give out scholarships every year. We also help the Maverley Primary and other schools.
Yesterday, Boulevard Baptist kick-started celebratory activities for its 50th anniversary with a church service attended by scores, including National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang, his opposition counterpart, Fitz Jackson, and former prime minister Bruce Golding. The church has been in operation since February 9, 1969.
But the church won’t be resting on its laurels, said Dick, who has pastored the congregation for the past 29 years.
“We have added hundreds of persons to the church through baptism. We have transformed lives and we are making a difference in the community,” he told The Gleaner.
“We have a literacy programme where we teach persons. We have been in collaboration with HEART Trust/NTA since the ‘90s. People are qualified as chefs. We also have a dental clinic where we give people dental servicers at a reduced cost.”
The Reverend Karen Kirlew, who created history in becoming the first female president of the Jamaica Baptist Union, said that Boulevard Baptist Church “understands what it means to carry out the mission of God”.
“Through its programmes, ministries, and outreach, it has been serving the community in a way that reflects our theme, ‘Being God’s People in God’s World’,” Kirlew, who delivered the sermon, told The Gleaner after the service.
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Return to Cameron Pass and Cherry Creek Reservoir
A Drive Around Eastern Arapahoe County
Little Gull at Cherry Creek Reservoir
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A late call from three out of state birders Saturday afternoon and I was heading up to Cameron Pass (Jackson County). Luck was with us; winds were calm. Eventually we found three Boreal Owls in the cool night. Unfortunately (or not) only one of the owls allowed us a quick look (less than four seconds).
The two easiest to relocate were (1) 300 yards northwest of the restroom parking area at the top of Cameron Pass and (2) 400 yards along the road/trail heading south from the Crags Campgrounds.
After returning to Denver and getting a couple of hours of sleep, I drove over to Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe County). I searched briefly and found the Little Gull in the southeast corner of the lake. The main purpose was to take some photos of the Park for an article I am writing for September's "Colorado Field Notes".
I did enjoy some superb highlights however. While photographing the 12 Mile Beaver Pond, I found a Green Heron. It is the only report of one at the State Park that I have heard of in 2014.
While photographing the dam tower area, I walked under the trees just north of the tower to frame a lake shot. I looked up and saw a Yellow-billed Cuckoo staring down at me. After a minute or so, it took off along the road/trail below the dam and disappeared when it reached the marina area.
The cuckoo must have stopped by last night and with all the people around, stayed put until I stepped under the tree?
The road/trail below the dam is now completed. One can now circle the whole lake on foot or bicycle. Quite convenient, in past years, I walked 3/4 miles along the shaky rocks to circle the lake.
Dozens of Snowy Egrets were just north of the marina at the southern end of the dam road/trail. Another dozen searched for food at the Cottonwood Creek Wetlands Pond.
I do not want to write to the cobirders listserve, but want to put on record a Jaeger flying around Cherry Creek Reservoir. Did anyone else see one on Sunday afternoon? I reserve which species I thought it was until another time.
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With seven Cassin's Kingbird reports for Arapahoe County in the past month, Rebecca and I decided to search for one for ourselves. We drove East Jewell Avenue, past Murphy Creek Golf Course toward East Yale Avenue. Reports of two Cassin's Kingbirds in the area yesterday did not help us find one. The dozen or so kingbirds were all Western. Fifty or so Lark Buntings feeding around the sunflowers along the road were all females or young males, no adult males. Farther east, the road was closed because of bridge repair.
We wanted to checkout Aurora Reservoir anyway, so we circled over to East Quincy Avenue, past the entrance to Aurora Reservoir and turned north on Watkins Road, then west on East Yale Avenue. Hundreds of Lark Buntings, again females or young males flew around on both sides of the road. Dozens of Mourning Doves accompanied them.
We continued west, then north, then west until reaching the same bridge under repair. The return trip was more interesting. An adult Red-headed Woodpecker flew to a fence post at the corner where East Yale Street turns from South to East. Later the woodpecker returned to the few trees just to the west.
At 29801 E. Yale, we stopped to look at a Sage Thrasher. It was here that we got our Arapahoe County Cassin's Kingbird. It was hawking insects at the end of the driveway!
Aurora Reservoir was uneventful. Too many people and few birds moved about.
On Sunday, 8/17, Quincy Avenue will be closed from Robertsdale Road (first road east of Aurora Reservoir entrance) to Watkins Road. Predicted to be a one-day closure for a reason that was not listed.
No Short-eared Owls were found along the DIA Owl Loop on our drive home. Burrowing Owls still at Quency Street prairie dog village.
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After getting a few hours of sleep and some chores done, I drove over to Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe County). The juvenile Little Gull was found with the help of my scope swimming in the middle of the lake.
Jerry Petrosky:
"When I pulled into the Lake Loop at Cherry Creek STP Rich Stevens had been watching the Little Gull for 15 minutes or so. It flew around the shore at the swim beach. By the time we got there, it flew over our heads once and went to the southeast corner. It remained there for the next half hour. The only place with no jet skis or boats.
Richard found a Red eyed Vireo in the cottonwoods west of the volleyball net, next to red and brown no swimming allowed sign.
The Little Gull is easy to pick out on the water, appearing dark and small. In flight the distinct wing pattern and tern like flight also easy to see. Would not expect it to leave the lake tonight!
Bryan Ehlmann and I made a quick one and a half day trip up Interstate 76.
We stopped at Jackson Reservoir (Morgan County) first walking the north side. Two Common Terns flew around the northeastern corner. Only one of the previously reported Caspian Terns was encountered.
A walk along the western Campgrounds did not find any Long-eared Owls or Eastern Screech-Owls. A Great Horned Owl was northwest of the Visitor's Center. A Townsend's Warbler flew around the Russian Olive Trees at Pelican Campgrounds.
Our trek continued northeast and we walked around the inlet canal at Prewitt Reservoir (Logan/Washington Counties). Nothing uncommon was found.
Bird activity was at a minimum. A Red-eyed Vireo was along the outlet canal below the dam. At dusk, we heard an Eastern Screech-Owl east toward the far eastern parking area. We returned to the outlet canal and heard another Eastern Screech-Owl there.
At sunrise, we returned to Denver.
Barr Lake, Later Owling in the Foothills near Bailey
My birding day started at Barr Lake (Adams County). Thirty minutes before sunrise, I walked in from Picadilly Road. No Barn Owls were found along the windbreak at the State Park entrance. Then I returned to my car at sunrise and drove to Visitor's Center. While walking from the Visitor's Center to the banding station, a Barn Owl was observed along that hike.
Later, seven Burrowing Owls were relocated at the prairie dog town at 3.4 miles east of Tower Road and 96th avenue.
Late in the afternoon, I met an out of state birder and we went searching for owls in the foothills. It was raining when we arrive at St. Marys Church in Bailey; previous reported Northern Pygmy-Owl not found.
The rain stopped when we arrive at the Northern Pygmy-Owl spot along CR 64 (approximately 3.5 miles east of Highway 285); previously reported Northern Pygmy-Owl not found.
We returned to St. Marys Church. No owls found during a rainy downpour.
On the trip back to Denver, we detoured over to Reynolds Park (Jefferson). A hike up Oxen Draw and then along Foxton Road between the two parking areas did not find any owls.
Side Note: Jacob Washburn and Ray Simmons went early Thursday morning (8/14). Skies were sunny after sunrise. They found a Northern Pygmy-Owl at the CR 64 location; none was found at St. Marys Church.
Rebecca Kosten and I circled Aurora Reservoir (Arapahoe County) this afternoon. It requires a 7.8-mile hike. We took our time as temperatures were still in the low 80s at 8:00 pm when we drove the DIA Owl Loop.
A few interesting birds included a Pectoral Sandpiper and Least Sandpiper. Other birds included a Loggerhead Shrike, Say's Phoebe, many Western Kingbirds, two Eastern Kingbirds, and a Virginia Rail (southwestern cattails). Raptors included Red-tailed Hawk, Swainson's Hawks and a Prairie Falcon.
Misses included the Red-headed Woodpecker, Long-billed Curlew and Barn Owl reported yesterday by David Suddjian.
Grasses around the Aurora Reservoir were quite high, not where a Long-billed Curlew would be expected. We scoped much of the shorter grasses around the nearby Arapahoe County Race Trail. No Long-billed Curlews were found.
Additional Red-tailed Hawks, Swainson's Hawks, American Kestrels and another Prairie Falcon were observed during our drive around the DIA Owl Loop (Adams County). Burrowing Owls continue around the prairie dog town at 3.4 miles east of Tower Road & 96th avenue.
We watched the Perseids meteor shower at Trussville between 114th & 120th. Darkness was better here; the meteor shower put on a good show. The only migrating birds that we could pick out were Chipping Sparrow (with their distinctive flight call).
Rebecca Kosten and I decided to enjoy the afternoon cool down with a drive to Bennett and area (Arapahoe County). We searched unsuccessfully for the Cassin's Kingbirds and Long-billed Curlew along Kiowa-Bennett Road.
We had found Cassin's Kingbirds in Arapahoe in the past. A Northern Mockingbird along Arapahoe County Road 6 (at 4.4 miles east of Kiowa-Bennett Road) was a new county bird for us! A Burrowing Owl was on a fence along CR 18 (2.0 miles east of K-B road).
On the trip back west, we stopped at the Interstate 70 Bennett Rest Stop only to find that is has been closed. No parking signs were all along the road; we found no legal place to stop in order to bird the rest stop.
It was a beautiful evening. The super Moon (something like 15 percent brighter than most full moons, closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth) lit up the sky.
We parked along the DIA Owl Loop (Adams) and watched the Perseids meteor shower. Many birds flew over (southern migration over the eastern side of Barr Lake). The sounds were identified included many Chipping Sparrows and an Upland Sandpiper. A dozen others had to be recorded as unknown.
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Bryan Ehlmann and returned from our short trip to northeastern Colorado. For the most part the day was uneventful.
Jumbo Reservoir (Logan/Sedgwick Counties) presented few birds and no uncommon ones.
A Mississippi Kite flew over Overland Park in Sterling (Logan). We found a couple of Dickcissel along Logan County Road 46 on the way into Sterling Reservoir. No uncommon birds were recorded at the reservoir.
We skipped Prewitt Reservoir (Logan/Washington) expecting many mosquitoes and few rare birds.
No Long-eared Owls were found at Jackson Reservoir (Morgan). A Caspian Tern flew by along the western shore during the search for Long-eared Owls. Half a dozen Yellow-rumped Warblers flew around Pelican Campgrounds.
A detour to Brush Wildlife Area (Morgan) found a male Red-bellied Woodpecker wandering around the northern border. The resident Eastern Screech-Owl was not enticed to appear today.
Our final stop was Banner Lakes Wildlife Area. Again, birding was slow. No Long-eared Owls were found in the western windbreak.
After yesterday's tremendous thunderstorms, Bryan Ehlmann, Roger Danka and I went out looking for birds that might have been stopped in their migration south. We found many wet birds, few uncommon birds.
Most of our birding was on private ranches today. Winds were calm in the morning; temperatures were in the high 70s. By early afternoon, high winds and thunderstorms rolled in once again.
Because our highlights were on private lands, I will not list them all here. Check the Colorado Birding Society's website for additions to the August uncommon bird listings.
Highlights today included: Dickcissels, Long-eared Owls, Short-eared Owl, Burrowing Owls, one Upland Sandpiper, Eastern Phoebes and a Harris's Sparrow.
We did hear an Eastern Screech-Owl call as we sat at the barbecue at Roger Danka's ranch.
Bryan Ehlmann and I heard one or two Eastern Screech-Owls on the North side of Hale Ponds at 4:30 am. Then we hiked the Republican River from Hwy 385 to Foster's Grove. Four additional Eastern Screech-Owls were found.
In Wray, we detoured over to the Wray Fishing Unit (Yuma County). At least one of the Eastern Phoebes that nested along Chief Creek, east of County Road FF was still there. The rest of the area did not yield any uncommon birds.
A Northern Cardinal was found around the picnic area of Stalker Lake. The only shorebirds were Baird's Sandpipers. Wray City Park was quiet and we continued north.
Holyoke City Park and the Cemetery did not have any uncommon birds. A Bell's Vireo along the south side of Frenchman Creek Wildlife Area was our most interesting bird of the day.
A tremendous thunderstorm rolled in from the west as we continued north. We did not stop at Sandsage Wildlife Area as the wind and rain continued. Those storms ended our birding day.
Bryan Ehlmann and my first stop of the day was a great one. An empidonax flycatcher was perched near the northeast corner of Last Chance Rest Stop when we stopped. It called twice and revealed that it was an Alder Flycatcher!
Many birds flew around this oasis of shade from the late morning sun. The best was a Northern Waterthrush. Others included a Brown Thrasher, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Yellow Warblers, Yellow-rumped Warblers and lingering House Wrens.
Our trek continued east to Bonny Reservoir and Area. We enjoyed walks under the cottonwoods where it was pleasant and "cool". With water levels down to a small fraction of what the reservoir used to be, mosquito populations appear to be significantly lower.
On the northern side, Foster's Grove to Highway 385, we found a male Northern Cardinal at the Campgrounds and a Great Crested Flycatcher (calling) several hundred yards to the west. An Eastern Screech-Owl was enticed to come out of his nesting hole with a little help from a recording.
On the southern side of Bonny, a walk along the closed road added a male Red-bellied Woodpecker and male Baltimore Oriole to our trip list. It is getting late to see any adult male Orioles and he made a good highlight to our day.
At Hale, we found four Eastern Bluebirds hawking insects along the Republican River. An hour search/walk along the River did not find any Cuckoos (Yellow-billed Cuckoos nested earlier east of CR LL.5. A dozen years ago, a Black-billed Cuckoo pair nested in the tall cottonwoods. I have not heard of any since (but look every time I am in the area).
On the way to Hale Ponds, we caught two Dickcissels singing from the fence line along Yuma County Road 4.
Five Red-bellied Woodpeckers were found around the Hale Ponds. We also found two Yellow-billed Cuckoos, which would have been missed if they had not been calling. It took quite a while to see one of them even after knowing which tree he was perched.
At dusk, we enticed a Common Poorwill to respond to our recording (played at the southwest corner of Hale Ponds). Would have preferred a Whip-poor-will, one cannot always be choosy. No Short-eared Owls flew around the hills south of Hale Ponds (as they sometimes will do).
Misses: we did not find any Long-eared Owls at Bonny or Hale this trip. The Hale windbreak has taken quite a beating from weather and age. It is not as thick as once was.
After dark, we walked Hale Ponds and the Republican River and found/heard at least two Eastern Screech-Owls.
Early this morning I took a leisure walk around Aurora Sports Park (Arapahoe County). Many Western Kingbirds were hawking insects around the soccer fields. Two Eastern Kingbirds were at the southeastern corner of the park.
I hiked Sand Creek as it ran through the riparian area. The highlight was a Red-eyed Vireo that was along the creek at 20 yards south of where Sand Creek turns west after running north. A Brown Thrasher was found about 50 yards south of this corner.
Later on my way to the DIA Owl Loop (Adams), I detoured to the flooded field along Tower Road, just north of 96th avenue. The previously reported Pectoral Sandpiper was walking between the clumps of grasses scattered in the shallow pool.
Many additional shorebirds were also feeding in th
e shoul. These included two Snowy Plovers, a dozen Baird's Sandpipers, a Least Sandpiper, two Western Sandpipers, four American Avocets and the usual dozen or so Killdeer.
Along the DIA Owl Loop, I found a Swainson's Hawk checking out a nest. A second Swainson's Hawk circled overhead. It seems late in the season for them to nest, perhaps not?
Nine Burrowing Owls were found at the prairie dog town at 3.4 miles east of Tower Road and 96th avenue. I missed the reported owls at Trussville Road & 114th avenue and at Tower Road and 112th avenue.
Finally, I drove over to the riparian area at 96th avenue and Box Elder Creek. Jerry Petrosky and a couple of other birders have reported Red-headed Woodpeckers here in the past few weeks. Jerry also saw an Upland Sandpiper in the field northeast of the creek.
Unfortunately, I found neither bird. However, the airplanes taking off at DIA were quite entertaining.
Thunderstorms rolled in once again in the afternoon; they ended my birding day.
At 5:00 am, I met Oklahoma birder Terry Underhill and we arrived at Mt Evans Summit (Clear Creek County) a half-hour after sunrise.
We could not find the 15 White-tailed Ptarmigan that Bruce Montagne (of Michigan) found down the west side of the gravel pullover/parking lot, just downhill of the paved parking lot at the top of Mt Evans Road. Many American Pipits and a Mountain Sheep were there.
We walked around the field east of the Summit Lake Parking lot for about 1.5 hours before finding two White-tailed Ptarmigan. The Ptarmigan were east of the orange metal sign (road damage); not the electric sign of same message.
Then we hiked to the northwest corner of Summit Lake. Time for a rest, we sat and waited about an hour before eight Brown-capped Rosy Finches flew around the rocky hillside. They briefly landed a couple of times.
Many hummingbirds came to the three feeders hanging on the Echo Lodge. Most were female Broad-tailed Hummingbirds with a few adult males. Half a dozen Rufous Hummingbirds, again mostly females also visited. One female Calliope Hummingbird was harassed each time it tried to drink some the nourishment.
No American Three-toed Woodpeckers were found at the Echo Lake Campgrounds. We then hiked downhill along the Captain Mt Trail and found a male American Three-toed Woodpecker drumming (about 20 yards from trailhead).
It started to rain rapidly. I could only briefly find one Barrow's Goldeneye on Echo Lake.
Heading back toward Denver, we detoured to Mt. Falcon Park (Jefferson County). The rain had stopped the park was quite birdy. Dozens of Mountain Bluebirds, Western Bluebirds, Pygmy Nuthatches and a few Red-breasted Nuthatches, White-breasted Nuthatches and Mountain Chickadees were between the upper parking lot and restrooms. One female Western Tanager was south/below the parking lot.
I then walked the Parmelee Trail south from the restrooms. A Green-tailed Towhee family, many Lark Sparrows and a Lincoln's Sparrow were added to additional bluebirds and Chipping Sparrows. A Dusky Grouse was downhill/south of the yellow metal sign (downhill people yield to uphill traffic).
Bryan and I returned to Big Green Mountain Falls (Gunnison). Plans had changed because of predicted inclement weather or we would not have backtracked. A Black Swift was found flying around this isolated/out of the way Waterfall. It is a beautiful spot to visit!
Williamson's and Red-naped Sapsuckers flew around Silver Jack Campgrounds. A search for Hooded Warblers came up empty. They successfully nested here in 2013.
Cowboy Lake added a female and two young Dusky Grouse and another pair of American Three-toed Woodpeckers to our trip list. A Boreal Owl was the only owl heard tonight. Our "owl listening stations" did not pick up any owl sounds.
Today we headed to Kebler Pass by way of Crawford. A friend had heard a Yellow-billed Cuckoo on his ranch along Highway 133 about a month or so ago. Bryan and I were not able to find it. He also had several Purple Martins fly over a week ago; there was no sign of them today.
We detoured to McClure Pass before heading down Kebler Pass (Gunnison). Purple Martins had nested below the pass in previous years. None was found today. A detour to the road to Marble found a dozen Band-tailed Pigeons; no Purple Martin flew around the waterfall below Chair Mountain. News of road damage on Schofield Pass encouraged us to skip driving it this trip (White-tailed Ptarmigan found in the past, 4-wheel drive vehicle a must under "good conditions").
Success for Purple Martins was better on Kebler Pass. We relocated the Purple Martin found a week or so ago by Dennis Garrison. A male American Three-toed Woodpecker was west of the old cemetery.
We ended our birding day by setting up our "owl listening stations" and having a barbecue on Ohio Pass. One station picked up a Northern Pygmy-Owl calling!
Before leaving Gunnison County, Bryan and I drove down Gunnison County Road 38. Ten Gunnison Sage-Grouse were 1/2 mile or so north of the intersection with CR 38a.
A drive around Buena Vista (Chaffee) found three Lewis's Woodpeckers. One at S. Railroad Street and Marquette Avenue and two at Four Elk Creek at Wagon Trail Road. The Williamson's Sapsucker reported along CR 307 by Jeff Witters on 8/1 was not relocated.
Unfortunately, the news of the Black-throated Gray Warbler at the Salida Ball Fields did not reach us until we passed through town.
A stop at Trout Creek Pass (Park County) found our first American Three-toed Woodpecker of the day!
Antero Reservoir was slow. The couple of shorebirds were too far away to identify. The Common Loon found by Steve Mlodinow on 6/8 was still there.
Our birding day ended up Georgia Pass Road (Park County). A male American Three-toed Woodpecker was found at his usual spot (4.1 miles west past the Michigan Creek Campgrounds).
Our three "owl listening stations" were set up along Michigan Creek Road and we continued to Georgia Pass.
We hiked about 1.5 miles northwest of Michigan Creek Road (CR 54) along the trail past Michigan Lake. Several super highlights included a White-winged Crossbill near Michigan Lake and two White-tailed Ptarmigan at 0.6 miles above the Lake!
After dark, we found a Flammulated Owl near a GPS waypoint taken last year. Our "owl listening stations" picked up two Northern Pygmy-Owls (between the American Three-toed Woodpecker location and the trail to Michigan Lake).
Bryan and I chose to attempt relocating birds previously reported by David Suddjian on Lost Park (Park County). We could not find the Lewis's Woodpeckers and Williamson's Sapsuckers along Forest Road 211. The Lewis's Woodpecker would have been a superb find for Park County (first county bird for both of us).
We did relocate one of the American Three-toed Woodpeckers along Forest Road 431.
With little success, we decided to hike up Twin Cone trail off Kenosha Pass. A Dusky Grouse ran across the road at 0.3 miles east of Highway 285. We found our Williamson's Sapsucker in the Aspen Grove where the road/trail turns from south to east.
An Ovenbird sang with the marsh about 200 yards after the turn to the east! This is a well-defined trail; we were comfortable returning in the dark. Flammulated Owls were heard between the cabin area and the closed gate near Kenosha Pass.
Our "owl listening stations" picked up a Northern Pygmy-Owl at the Campgrounds. No Boreal Owls would respond to our recordings.
Coaldale and Hayden Campgrounds hold great birding memories for me. When I first stopped here twenty years ago, I enjoyed a fantastic spring day. In the half-mile walk between the Campgrounds, I found 100+ Evening Grosbeaks, 50+ Western Tanagers and 25+ Black-headed Grosbeaks. The road was lined with Wild Plum bushes; the aroma was intoxicating.
We managed to find the common birds, Western Tanagers, Evening Grosbeaks, Black-headed Grosbeaks, Warbling Vireos, and Yellow-rumped Warblers. A pair of American Three-toed Woodpeckers was down the dirt track running south, just before the main road turns west to Coaldale Campgrounds.
Bryan and I continued our successful trip and decided to enter Gunnison County by way of Marshall Pass. Another pair of American Three-toed Woodpeckers was found near the Summit of Marshall Pass.
We checked on a Purple Martin nesting tree (6/20/2010) and found no activity (Saguache County). A past Northern Pygmy-Owl nesting tree (8/4/2008) was also quiet. One of four Flammulated Owl nesting sites was a success. An owl called briefly in response to our recording. Unfortunately, it started to rain, which made setting up our "owl listening stations" a waste of time.
Everything was wet from last night's thunderstorm; skies were clear and temperatures in the 60s. Bryan and I drove up Cumberland Pass. Pinyon Jays were once again found along the road. Two White-tailed Ptarmigan were encountered along our hike at the top of the pass.
Five American Three-toed Woodpeckers were observed around Mirror Lake. After dusk, we relocated a Northern Pygmy-Owl that has nested near Tin Cup (Gunnison County) four of the last seven years.
Another break in the weather was predicted, Bryan and I drove back to Old Monarch Road (Gunnison County). I had always wanted to explore this road for owls and of course other birds. Lack of time and a 4-wheel drive vehicle (a must) limited my opportunities. Weather conditions were predicted to be favorable.
Several pairs of American Three-toed Woodpeckers, flocks of Red Crossbills, Pine Siskins, and other mountain species were observed. A pair of White-winged Crossbills was above the Monarch Valley Ski Resort (at N 38 29.835, W 106 22.559).
When we reached the Monarch Ski Area Rest Stop along Highway 50, we found another three male and a female American Three-toed Woodpeckers.
Late in the afternoon, we made a major hike into the Gunnison National Forest. Regrettably, no owls were encountered. Our three "owl listening stations" did not pick up any owl calls tonight.
We stayed up owling all night and drove Gunnison County Road 38 before heading for some shuteye. Five Gunnison Sage-Grouse were observed on the west side of the road just north of CR 38a. We continued south down CR 38 into Saguache County; no additional Gunnison Sage-Grouse were found.
Early in the afternoon, we stopped by a friend's ranch and found a Yellow-billed Cuckoo nest that he had staked out. At a stop at another friend's ranch, Bill informed us that no Yellow-billed Cuckoos were heard or seen this year. He also had not heard the Western Screech-Owls, which had nested for half a dozen years on his ranch.
At a third private ranch, we did succeed in seeing a Western Screech-Owl.
Today, Bryan and I traveled down Cimarron Road (Gunnison County). It is a good road to find American Three-toed Woodpeckers. Six Three-toed Woodpeckers total at three of our stops.
Another pair of American Three-toed Woodpeckers was along the road to Fish Creek Reservoir.
Our birding day ended after midnight (8/1) back at Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park (Montrose County). The walk to the overlook at the west end of the South Rim Drive was quite productive. A Northern Pygmy-Owl called along the trail (at approximately just short of halfway).
We were able to find and see a second Northern Pygmy-Owl west of the overlook. They have nested here many years. Several Common Poorwill were on the road as we drove to the Eastern Campgrounds. The night was still but filled with bird sounds when we settled down for some needed much needed sleep.
Search for Scissor-tailed Flycatcher & Black-throated Sparrows
Bryan Ehlmann and I enjoyed a good start to our birding day.
In Fremont County, we saw the male Scissor-tailed Flycatcher feeding the female who was sitting on the nest; 5:58 am. We parked at the driveway of the ranch for sale, about 0.1 miles north of the nesting tree. One of the Scissor-tailed Flycatchers called constantly from 5:48 am to 5:53 am and flew down to the driveway. Later determined to be the male, it landed less than 10 yards from their car. After a couple of minutes, it flew up to the telephone wires above the car. In order to not disturb the birds, we drove the car farther north and they watched the male fly back to the nesting tree. Clearly the birds are aware of nearby people.
As we drove down Forest Road 386, stops were made at several Aspen Groves. Grace's Warblers were found at two of the stops. American Three-toed Woodpeckers were observed at two locations along hwy 67 between Custer County Line and Hwy 165. Williamson's Sapsuckers at two locations and Red-naped Sapsuckers at three locations.
Then we headed Beulah (Pueblo County) and Pueblo Mountain Park. The two adult Acorn Woodpeckers fed young in a Ponderosa Pine near the parking lot at Pueblo Mountain Park. A Grace's Warbler was within 200 yards of the old tennis courts.
Three large groups of Scaled Quail were observed along Pueblo County Road 201 on the way to Pueblo. We drove northeast though Pueblo and back to Pueblo West where the two Black throated Sparrows were relocated below Liberty Point, Pueblo West. The Sparrows were in and under the two trees 10 yards northwest of the orange marker with #10 on it, along the dirt track off Greenbrier Drive. A good mile from east saddle brook drive. The sparrows moved six trees farther south as the guys left.
A break in afternoon thunderstorms allowed us to search for owls in Fremont County. A Spotted Owl was found in Phantom Canyon (about 2:00 am). We backtracked to Beaver Creek Wildlife Area and found a Northern Pygmy-Owl before getting a few hours of sleep.
After getting some needed sleep, we walked around Brush Hollow Wildlife Area (Fremont) for several hours. Highlights not only included Juniper Titmice but also a male Ladder-backed Woodpecker.
Nothing uncommon was found in Penrose and we returned to Phantom Canyon. Again, we found a Spotted Owl (most likely the same one discovered last night). No additional Spotted Owls called as we drove to Victor and back.
Just north of Highway 50, we stopped at one of my favorite owl locations and heard a Northern Saw-whet Owl at Oro Juno while walking a section of Phantom Canyon Road. We camped at another of my favorite locations, Hayden Campgrounds south of Coaldale (Fremont County).
No owls called along the road and we hit the sack just about the time the sun rose.
After resting most of Monday, Bryan and I tried to go owling around Montezuma, CO (Summit County). We spent a wet night (no surprise, thunderstorms again late in the day) at the tree line up St. Johns Trail.
No owls were found. Because of recent road closures, our trek took much time and yielded little results.
Bryan Ehlmann and I walked from A.M. Bailey to Quandary Peak over the two days. No unexpected passerines were encountered. The search for owls was greatly hindered by afternoon and evening thunderstorms.
We arrived at our pickup point near Quandary Peak, wet and tired.
Sue Ehlmann:
Back from a long couple of weeks in the mountains, I left Bryan and Rich Stevens at A.M. Bailey Bird Sanctuary. They plan to walk south to Quandary Peak more or less.
On 7/17, they found an American Three-toed Woodpecker about 1/3 the way from the trailhead to the bird sanctuary. It is approximately 1.2 miles from the trailhead to A.M. Bailey.
At dusk on 7/17, they found a Northern Pygmy-Owl northwest across the creek.
On 7/18, they found a pair of American Three-toed Woodpeckers again northwest across the creek. Later they found a female White-tailed Ptarmigan with three young up the Ptarmigan Trail. GPS about 0.6 miles up the trail from the intersection of the main trail and the trail to A.M. Bailey.
Other birds seen in the area: Fox Sparrow, MacGillivray's Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hammond's Flycatcher, Cordilleran Flycatcher, Red-naped Sapsucker, Williamson's Sapsucker.
On the way to A.M. Bailey Bird Sanctuary (Summit County), Bryan Ehlmann and I explored Line Shack Road and Vail Pass. Without a doubt, the highlight was two male White-winged Crossbills near Minturn.
We observed another White-winged Crossbill up the Shrine Pass trail (Vail Pass, Summit County).
A stop by a friend's home did add some mountain species to the start of our trip. Best were six Brown-capped Rosy Finches and four Band-tailed Pigeons.
Afternoon thunderstorms did not allow us to go owling or put out our "owl listening stations".
During these two days, Bryan Ehlmann and I explored one of my favorite hikes in Colorado. I have visited the Spruce Creek Trail (Mohawk Lakes, Waterfall and Pacific Peak) over 36 times in the past 20 years. Wildflowers are in bloom in July and many of the mountain species line the trail and waterfalls. Columbines were plentiful (Colorado State Flower).
The box canyon at the top is a pleasant, calm, isolated place to escape the hordes of people back in Denver. Plenty of birds are around to peak a birders interest.
Over the two days, we found the following:
White-tailed Ptarmigan --above upper Mohawk lake (Stevens:Ehlmann) first 7/15
Brown-capped Rosy Finch (28) --pacific tarn lake (Stevens:Ehlmann) first 7/14-15
American Three-toed Woodpecker (5) (Stevens:Ehlmann) first 7/14-15
Boreal Owl (2 heard) --south of Mohawk falls (Stevens:Ehlmann) first 7/14-15
Flammulated Owl (2) --south of upper parking lot (Stevens:Ehlmann) first 7/14
Northern Pygmy-Owl (2) --north of upper parking lot (Stevens:Ehlmann) first 7/14
Dusky Grouse (2) --south of upper parking lot (Stevens:Ehlmann) first 7/14
Williamson's Sapsucker (pair) --north of upper parking lot (Stevens:Ehlmann) first 7/14
A four-wheel drive is required to get to the upper parking area. Otherwise, it takes a four-mile hike to get to this parking area. The climb to the box canyon is another couple of miles and not for those out of shape. The views along the way and at the top are spectacular as the box canyon is bordered by Pacific Peak and Mount Helen.
Bryan Ehlmann and I spent four days wandering around Eagle County. Lack of electricity/internet for most of July did not allow me to update the Blog. I did not take my laptop on this trip in fear that anything left in our jeep would tempt someone to break into it.
The two days we spent below Mount of the Holy Cross were the most interesting. Highlights included:
Dusky Grouse: Gold Park Road
Northern Pygmy-Owl: Campgrounds
Flammulated Owl (2): Missouri Creek Road
Birding and especially owling were again hampered by severe afternoon thunderstorms. It was the trend for July, summer of 2014.
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TimeformUS Weekend Stakes Plays - The Whitney and the Clement Hirsch
01 August, 2014 10:19 AM
The Grade 1 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes
by TimeformUS Analyst Justin Finch
Saratoga / August 2 / Race 8 / 5:30 PDT:
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The Grade 1, $300,000 Clement Hirsch has seven fillies and mares entered to run a mile and 1/16 on Polytrack. However, at time of writing, trainer John Sadler is sounding as if he will scratch Legacy, and he is leaving open the possibility that he will scratch More Chocolate. What a shame. One has to feel for fans whose hearts were filled to overflowing over the prospect of a Grade 1 that had three of its seven horses trained by Sadler and three more trained by Jerry Hollendorfer.
Before we bring in the TFUS Pace Projector, a disclaimer is in order. Trying to predict the pace in a race in which three trainers could be giving instructions to seven jockeys is not an enviable task.
According to the Pace Projector, Broken Sword (#3) will be on a clear early lead at the opening half-mile. Iotapa (#2) and Legacy (#7) are stalking in second and third place. Then there's a bit of a gap back to Doinghardtimeagain (#4), who is followed by Fiftyshadesohay (#1). Parranda (#6) and More Chocolate (#5) are the trailers.
Now let's take a look at the field in post position order, with morning line odds in parentheses:
Fiftyshadesofhay (3-1): The second choice on the morning line, she is an obvious contender for Baffert, but with a top figure of 102 on synthetic, she'll need to go a bit to win this. However, she does have the best Late Pace rating in the field, a 96. She figures to benefit in the event that a speed duel develops.
Iotapa (2-1): Fresh off a lifetime-top speed figure of 118 in her romping win in the Grade 1 Vanity, a number that towers over anything her opponents have run of late, she seems certain to be the heavy favorite today. Although we respect her chances very much, we think she is vulnerable enough to make her a bad bet at her expected closing odds. The best performances of her career came on real dirt and came in races in which she made the early lead. No, she is not a one-dimensional filly by any means, and no, she certainly does not dislike synthetic surfaces. But racing on Poly today, and possibly being outrun for the early lead by Broken Sword, she could be made a little uncomfortable. Combine this with a possible negative reaction to the huge figure she ran in the Vanity and she becomes a filly we will play against in the Clement Hirsch.
Broken Sword (4-1): Freshened after her disappointing performance in the Grade 2 La Canada, she has done her best work on synthetic surfaces and on the lead. Her most recent synthetic speed figure, a 110, would be formidable in here if Iotapa is not at her best. And when trainer Jerry Hollendorfer brings horses to Del Mar off of layoffs, they are very often ready to run and run big. In addition, Hollendorfer gets a strong rating of 91 off of layoffs of this approximate length.
Doinghardtimeagain (5-1): Makes her third start off the layoff today, and her speed figures are pointing back to the 112 that she ran on synthetic last year. Our thinking is that Hollendorfer will have Broken Sword deny Iotapa the lead while Doinghardtimeagain stalks. Doinghardtimeagain is a big threat in here at a bit of a price.
More Chocolate (8-1): We do not get the feeling that she is sufficiently cranked up off this nine-month layoff.
Parranda (5-1): Beautifully consistent mare makes her synthetic debut today. Her turf speed figures are solid but a cut below what seems required to win this race. But on a brighter note, her TFUS Pedigree Ratings indicate that she is well-suited to synthetic.
Legacy (15-1): Probable scratch and an unlikely winner if she goes.
The play:
Use Broken Sword and Doinghardtimeagain in multi-race wagers.
Win bet on Doinghardtimeagain if her morning line odds of 5-1 hold up.
The Grade 1 Whitney Handicap
by TimeformUS Analyst Mike Beer
Saratoga / August 2 / Race 10 / 5:46 EDT:
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Saturday's running of the Grade 1 Whitney goes straight through Palace Malice (#5, 1-1). A classic winner at age 3, Palace Malice has come back even better as a 4yo, going from strength to strength while winning all four of his starts. Having accomplished his first major goal of the season, annexing the Grade 1 Met Mile, Palace Malice will now stretch back out for the second half of the season as he tries to make his way back to the Breeders' Cup.
Not that Palace Malice needs any additional advantages, but our Pace Projector puts him in a perfect tracking trip through the early stages of this race.
We are all for trying to beat horses who figure to be overbet, and we do think there is a chance that Palace Malice will be overbet in this race, but we harbor no illusions about who the most likely winner of the Whitney is.
For those looking for an alternative to the favorite, Will Take Charge (#1, 4-1) might seem the logical horse to turn to. While he hasn't been able to hold his terrific form from late 2013 and earlier this year, we do think that Will Take Change was compromised by the dynamics in his most recent race, the Grade 1 Stephen Foster Handicap. He's been a bit of an iron horse for his Hall of Fame trainer, so perhaps he will be able to come all the way around again and make the favorite sweat in this race, but we are playing against that happening.
More interesting to us is Moreno (#3, 10-1). Moreno matched up well with both Palace Malice and Will Take Charge as a 3yo, and he has returned in fine form this year. He couldn't hold on late after making a legitimate pace in the 1 1/4-mile Suburban last time, but he will be better off over this shorter trip and two-turn configuration, and he ran very well over this track twice last summer. He clearly has something to find vs. a horse of Palace Malice's ability, but he is 10/1 on the ML, and he is our other horse in the Whitney.
We have also given some consideration to using Romansh (#7, 10-1) here, despite the fact that he shows up directly after bombing as the favorite in the Suburban. Romansh has run races that would make him a big player in this race. Yes, he is inconsistent, but he's also 10/1 on the ML, and his two fastest races (115 TFUS Speed Figures for both the Excelsior and the Met Mile) make him competitive in here.
We aren't against Palace Malice in the Whitney, but we are against both the second and third choices on the ML, so we will use Moreno and some Romansh with Palace Malice. We will also take a small shot against the favorite with Moreno on top, but only if that ML price holds up.
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Anglo American jumped to the top of the FTSE 100 this morning after receiving a better price for its niobium and phosphates business than many observers had been expecting.
The South Africa-based miner is to sell the Brazil-based arm to China Molybdenum for $1.5bn (£1bn) in cash. Most analysts had been expecting the business to fetch around $1bn.
Anglo’s shares rose 3.5pc in morning trade, the fastest rising stock in the FTSE 100.
The proceeds from the sale will go towards paying down Anglo’s debt, which stood at $12.9bn at the end of last year. The miner is targeting net debt of $10bn by the end of 2016.
The niobium and phosphates arm went up for sale last year as part of Anglo’s sweeping plan to sell off nearly two thirds of its company to deal with a crippling downturn in commodity prices. The miner plans to offload ‘non-core’ businesses such as coal and focus on platinum, copper and diamonds.
The $1.5bn deal is the biggest yet of Anglo’s disposals and puts it closer to achieving its goal of raising $4bn from assets sales this year – a target many analysts had doubted it would achieve, given the parlous state of the mining industry and the scarcity of buyers.
Mark Cutifani, Anglo’s chief executive, called the sale a “positive step” in Anglo’s restructuring. “The proceeds from this transaction, together with the ongoing productivity and cost improvements we are driving through the business, will enable us to continue to reduce our net debt towards our targeted level of less than $10bn at the end of 2016,” he said.
Analysts at BMO Markets said: “[The deal] makes a significant inroad into Anglo American’s debt reduction programme, and potentially puts the company in a stronger negotiating position with regards to the rest of its asset disposal program.”
“This is positive for Anglo today, but these are among the best assets which are up for sale,” added Des Kilalea, analyst at RBC Capital Markets.
Noibium is a component used in high-strength steels, while phosphates are key ingredient in fertiliser. The business made $69m in pre-tax profits in 2015.
The deal depends on regulatory approval from China, but Anglo said investors holding up to 63pc of China Molybdenum backed the transaction, which should close in the second half of the year.
China Molybdenum is dual-listed in Shanghai and Hong Kong and specialises in the mining and trading of metals such as tungsten, molybdenum, copper, gold and silver.
Having been the worst-performing stock in the FTSE 100 last year, crashing 70pc, Anglo has staged something of a recovery in 2016. Its shares are now down 37pc compared to this time last year.
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The Lumen Prize, the global award and tour for digital art, is pleased to present six works from the 2017, 2016 and 2014 Editions of the prize at CYFEST. With awards that honour works ranging from augmented reality apps to moving image and virtual reality playgrounds as well as robotic installations, the Lumen Prize recognizes excellence across the field of digital art.
A response to today’s political and environmental climate, Francois-Xavier de Costerd’s work, shortlisted for the 2017 Lumen Prize Moving Image Award, ‘‘Maybe We’ll Have Another Chance’’ takes a simple green alpine valley and turns into a theater of threats. A storm of digital flakes made of satellite views of Las Vegas, Boston, New York, London and Paris engulfs the valley. The abyss the world faces is reflected in the shell of our planet splintering into oblivion. The title’s double meaning echoes our slim chance of fixing this crisis.
‘‘Black Moves’’ by Carla Chan, shortlisted for the 2016 Lumen Prize Moving Image Award, is a spatial drama and a virtual landscape that simulates the forming and deforming of an amorphous black mass. A response to Chan’s obsession with natural transformations and formless shapes, ‘‘Black Moves’’ reveals the power of natural substances.
In Fabio Giampietro’s ‘‘Hyperplanes of Simultaneity’’, winner of the 2016 Lumen Prize Gold Award, the audience is welcomed into a virtual metropolis, almost entirely barren of human life. Inspired by block universe theory, where the past and present exist but the future does not, ‘‘Hyperplanes’’ provides a vertiginous glance into the mind of the painter through a virtual reality headset.
While ‘‘Hyperplanes’’ uses digital technology to allow the audience to look back and access the traditional painted canvas, the British art collective Universal Everything’s ‘‘Screens of the Future’’ looks to the future and our increasingly dependent relationship with technology. Longlisted for the 2017 Moving Image Award, this work serves as a product demo of our near future, using 22 short films to offer visionary prototypes based on emerging technologies.
A collaboration between Nicole Ruggiero, Molly Soda of the US and Refrakt of Germany, ‘‘Slide to Expose’’ is an augmented reality installation that explores the interpersonal depths of digital intimacy, privacy, life/death, and the new perceptions that these concepts endure through societies obsession with technology. Awarded the 2017 Lumen Prize Founder’s Award, the work recreates the bedroom of a teenage girl and unveils hidden objects through the use of the visitors’ smartphone. Similarly, ‘‘On Loop’’ by Christine Hooper, 2014 Lumen Prize Animate Award, examines life from inside a young woman’s bedroom using clever animation techniques and comedy to great effect.
Founded in 2012, the Lumen Prize celebrates the very best digital art created by artists around the world. Based in the UK, Lumen’s goal is to focus the world’s attention on this exciting genre in all its forms through a competition and global tour of artworks which are selected from an open call. Since its first show in London in 2013, Lumen has staged over 35 exhibitions across 10 countries and has awarded more than US$50,000 in prize money.
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Let’s try to wend our way from the international sex scandals to the troop withdrawal in Afghanistan.
Impunity is the word that connects the sexcapades of such world leaders as Dominique Strauss-Kahn, accused of assaulting a hotel housekeeper; Italy’s prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, charged with paying an underage prostitute for sex and abuse of office; Israel’s former President Moshe Katsav sent to prison for rape and sexually harassment of employees; former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, fathering a child with a member of the household staff; and now U.S. congressman Anthony Weiner, sexting women he meets through his social media accounts. This list is just of the better-known incidents this year—and we are not even half-way through 2011!
Women when they gather can’t stop talking about the latest outrage. The ones I have talked to keep asking: Why? Why would Weiner risk his political career through such outrageous conduct?
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Coincidentally, her essay appeared on the Women’s eNews site on the same day U.S. news media reported that U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that the soon-to-begin U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan should leave combat power intact as long as possible to press an anti-Taliban offensive. He said support troops should go first and infantry and others should remain behind to cement recent gains against a resilient Taliban.
Gates didn’t mention women’s right as part of his reason to keep armed troops there, but it seems implicit in his remarks—unless Gates plans to completely turn his back on the women of Afghanistan.
One should also ask why would an entire group of men—the Taliban—living in a hardscrabble nation choose to power trip the women whose lives they share?
The key phrase here is power trip. The Taliban certainly is an extreme example of how far men with impunity because of their position or their tribal customs are willing to go to demonstrate to themselves that they are ‘The Man’. They feel safe doing it, because they believe they can do so with impunity.
Though it appears the rules might be changing a bit.
DSK is facing serious charges in New York, Israel’s ex-president was sentenced to seven years, and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s political ambitions were made null and void.
But lets not forget: Eliot Spitzer now has his own talk show on CNN News. As governor of New York State, Spitzer championed an anti-trafficking law that advocates criticized as too focused on prostitution. He resigned in 2008 after law enforcement discovered he patronized expensive—yes—prostituted women.
So we won’t celebrate just yet.
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From the boys varsity hockey team winning the Flood-Marr tournament for the first time since 2002, to the girls varsity swim and dive team placing second in New Englands, the winter season was full of exciting moments and memories. Here are the final records for each team:
Coed Alpine Skiing: Boys had four 1st places, one 4th place, and a 2nd place at New Englands. Girls had four 2nd places, two 3rd places, and a 9th place at New Englands. Co-captain Sevrin Sarachek ’17 stated, “The most memorable moment was the NEPSAC championships. Our five guys at New Englands gave it everything and it was an exciting day of racing. We snagged a 2nd place New Englands finish, which was awesome.”
Boys Varsity Basketball: 5 wins, 18 losses. A highlight of the season was when Kaleb Robinson ’17 scored a buzzer-beater to secure the win against Andover 69-67. “When the ball went through the net, it felt surreal,” Robinson stated.
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Girls Varsity Basketball: 10 wins, 10 losses. Co-captain Lily Fauver ’17 recounted one of her favorite memories of the season: “When we were at Choate, we were down by 11 at halftime and when we got back on the court you could feel a difference in the energy of the girls. When Felicia hit the 3 to tie it up our entire bench was freaking out and when we won by 8 points we all stormed the court to hug Ms. Stedman.”
Boys Varsity Hockey: 10 wins, 13 losses, 2 ties. The captain was not available to comment.
Girls Varsity Hockey: 11 wins, 7 losses, 3 ties. Co-captain Jenna Greenbaum ’17 stated, “I thought our season went really well. Not only did we improve our record, but the girls on the team became closer than any other year. We barely missed a spot in playoffs, and I attribute most of our success to the great team chemistry.”
Boys Varsity Squash: 10 wins 4 losses. Captain Danny Finnegan ’17 recalled a highlight of the season: “A 4-3 win in front of a big crowd at St. Paul’s, and a 7th place finish at New England’s.”
Girls Varsity Squash: 14 wins, 1 loss. Co-captain Maddie Chai ’17 recounted a great memory she had during the season: “One particularly memorable moment for me was winning New Englands. Even though we tied with Greenwich Academy, Deerfield hasn’t won New Englands in many years, and usually GA sweeps both Nationals and New Englands. It was a great note to end the season on.”
Boys Varsity Swim and Dive: 5 wins, 4 losses. Next year’s captain Andrew Penner ’18 explained, “Going into this year, we knew it was going to be a rebuilding year, after we had so many seniors graduate. Throughout the season, our team continued to build and get faster, culminating in a surprisingly good finish at New Englands.”
Girls Varsity Swim and Dive: 8 wins, 1 loss. Co-captain Madisen Siegel ’17 reflected on the season: “I think we had a very successful season. We had a great record (we only lost one swim meet) and coming in second place at New Englands to Greenwich honestly felt like winning first place.”
Coed Wrestling: 11 wins, 6 losses. Next year’s captain Connor Finemore recalls the season as “great progress from 4 years ago when the program was almost gutted by the school. The seniors had a great influence on me and the team, and it’s sad to see them go.”
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The “Empty Diagonal” is a corridor that runs through France, from the Southwest to the Northeast. It is a sparsely settled, structurally poor area; the grey-brown underbelly of the centralized state that is dominated by its shining capital, Paris.
Internationally renowned photographer Antoine d’Agata and Tunisian-French philosopher Mehdi Belhaj Kacem travelled along the trajectory through abandoned towns and toxic industrial zones. In gloomy hotel rooms, and in front of bricked-up windows, they faced the desolate void, generating sober analysis.
Along the national roads, they encountered recurring outposts and scattered groups of Yellow Vests, as well as battalions of police guarding the president on his democracy tour. Their journey was tantamount to the analysis of a damaged psyche, of a country as real as it is ghostly, whose name is not only France, whose face now increasingly bears the monotone features of the West, emptied by neoliberalism.
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Born in Marseilles, Antoine d’Agata left France in 1983 and travelled overseas for the next ten years. Finding himself in New York in 1990, he pursued an interest in photography by taking courses at the International Center of Photography, where his teachers included Larry Clark and Nan Goldin. His first books of photographs, De Mala Muerte, and Mala Noche, were published in 1998, and the following year Galerie Vu began distributing his work. In 2001, he published Hometown and won the Niépce Prize for young photographers. He continued to publish regularly: Vortex and Insomnia appeared in 2003, accompanying his exhibition 1001 Nuits in Paris, followed by Stigma (2004), Manifeste (2005), Psychogéographie (2005), Ice (2011), Position(s) (2012), Antibodies (2014), Fukushima (2015), Index (2015), Lilith (2017), and Self-Portraits: 1987–2017 (2017) In 2004 d’Agata joined Magnum Photos and in the same year, shot his first short film, Le Ventre du Monde (The World’s Belly); this experiment led to his long feature film Aka Ana, shot in 2006 in Tokyo. In 2012 his film Atlas was released. His recent film is White Noise (240 min., 2019). His work has been shown in exhibitions all over the world: Antoine d’Agata: Anticorps, Fotomuseum Den Haag, 2012, Le Bal, Paris, 2013; Spazio Forma, Milan, 2013; Atsukobarouh, Tokyo, 2015. His recent solo exhibition Self Portraits and Night Journeys, was shown at Magnum Print Room, London, 2018. Since 2005 Antoine d’Agata has had no settled place of residence but has worked around the world. Until today he published 54 books.
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Create demographic profiles specific to your organization and benchmark salaries against market data that is updated twice a year. The number of participants recruited, randomised and assessed for the primary outcome, used to measure retention, was available for all 151 trials. (b) Calculate the rate constant, k. At your turn you draw a card form the stock or discard pile, and can use it to replace one of your cards. If only three months of their contract are within this accounting period, then that means nine months of the contract’s revenues are unearned. For this example: The number of trials = n = 5 The probability of a single event = p = 1/2 The number of successes that the question is seeking (x = 2). To calculate the standard deviation (σ) of a probability distribution, find each deviation from its expected value, square it, multiply it by its probability, add the products, and take the square root. Recognize the characteristics of chemical equilibrium. 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Trading Doomsday (Guest post by Remus)
Remus, proprietor of the now discontinued Woodpile Report presented me with a guest post to share with my readers.
Trading Doomsday
By ol' Remus
9-11, Boston and other mass murders say government can't defend us.
By declining to inconvenience the criminal mobs which assaulted Ferguson and Baltimore, government showed they won't defend us. The attacks on military installations show government won't defend itself. The authorities have revealed themselves for what they are, gutless and spineless, promising what they can't, or won't, deliver and bullying the blameless for their failure. This is full-on "banana republic". The people have taken notice. Lesson learned. We'll rely on ourselves.
It's no mere coincidence gun sales routinely set new records, nearly doubling between 2010 - 2013 alone. Ammunition is in chronically short supply. Women, formerly reliable supporters of confiscatory gun laws, are arming themselves at a rate half again that of men, in fact, it's not unusual to see women at shooting ranges as instructors. Courses in self defense are increasingly popular, outright combat training isn't far behind, private ammo stockpiles are proliferating, reloading is becoming common and neighborhood alliances are forming. Survivalism is now mainstream. We're preparing for the worst.
As tensions increase any convenient division will serve as a fault line. This is an image of ISIS violence
We pretty much know what the worst is too. Put in antiseptic terms it's economic and civil collapse, but it's really the murderous "can't happen here" bloody maelstroms we saw in Europe during much of the 1940s, again in the genocidal Yugoslav wars of the 1990s and currently in Syria and Ukraine. Some of us have seen the worst first hand, others in "viewer discretion is advised" video, in hi-def, at ground level where people actually live. Our 'worst' would be much the same, except without the subtitles.
So, what are all those guns and sweaty training exercises good for? Certainly not for taking on an armored division, say the hecklers, with a sneer. No indeed, nor for taking on any outfit with artillery or air support. They're good for what they've always been good for, taking out a bad guy with a gun. In case it needs saying, a good guy armed only with a first-rate argument for Jeffersonian self-rule will lose to a bad guy with a gun. That's what it comes down to. It always does. And there will be plenty of bad guys with guns.
The police will not respond to 911 calls because they have bigger issues to deal with. Image of drug gang (cartel) violence.
Those who lived to tell about it say gangs are the main threat in a societal collapse, ethnic gangs being the worst. Think Crips and Bloods and MS13. Their competition won't be you, it will be gangs of opportunity made up of everyday criminals, perhaps some rogue military and police, all defending their turf and battling for more. Add fanatical partisans like ISIS. There's your basic bad guys with guns. It gets worse. Throw in freelance psychopaths—hobbyist torturers and recreational killers, mix with a steady influx of military grade weapons, RPGs and the like, then subtract any form of effective order. Everywhere outside your door, assuming you have a door, is a No Go Zone.
Arming yourself is necessary but not enough. The bad news is, you have to go into that zone because you still have to eat. There's no workaround. You won't buy your way out of it. Survivors of civil collapse tell us gold and silver are useful at the beginning, and for bribes in the short window of time when there are authorities to bribe. Afterward precious metals are wanted in quantities you're not likely to have, by people too far away to be relevant. It's not wanted by people who are picking at the cracks in their floors for every last crumb. Barter sets in quickly. The unvarying long-term demand is for high calorie food, especially canned meat. Rice and flavorings are popular as well. MREs are good as gold. Not far behind is comfort stuff, coffee in particular, and tobacco, cigarettes mainly, traded by ones and twos. Also near the top of the list are candles and batteries in common sizes. Oddly, medical supplies, guns and ammunition aren't often mentioned.
Not like this
The prudent trader doesn't go around in cammies and tactical gear, he becomes the "grey man", uninteresting, difficult to describe, easy to forget. He looks like a nobody with nothing of value. He presents himself as a guy who can get things, not as a guy who has things. He trades in small quantities as opportunities arise. His stuff is always as promised, the brand names middling-good. He prefers to meet at neutral locations and trades only a few times with the same person—the risk of ambush grows with each encounter. He may have a security partner shadowing him.
The survivalist may consider putting together a "grey man" kit. Such a kit would include plain, durable pants and shirts, in quiet browns or greens; a jacket, light but lined, with a rain hood and inside pockets, nondescript, in a subdued neutral color, with no graphics. Top it off with a plain baseball cap and a small backpack, the kind kids use for schoolbooks, in a dull color with no logo or gimmicks. Such a kit could get you in and out of a small town largely unnoticed, or a few blocks into a city and back, perhaps even past an unforeseen checkpoint.
The experiences of those who have survived the horrors and desperation of civil collapse are far more valuable than speculation by theorists and doomer novelists. Their best advice is worth keeping in mind: "don't be there when it happens." Going in, most were captivated by events and thought themselves merely observers. They stayed calm. They believed what they were told, it was just a rough spot, that the authorities would soon get things back to normal. Each new calamity seemed as bad as it could get. Then it got worse.
When they finally understood they were trapped in an unstoppable freefall, events moved faster than they could adapt. Absolute collapse overtook them. What they had—in their physical possession—was all they were going to have. There was no way out, and even if there were, they had nowhere safe to go. The lesson is to be prudent, be suspicious, trust your own senses, have a prepared bugout location and get there before self-evacuation becomes as dangerous as staying put—better a week too early than a minute too late. And stay away from crowds.
Francis W. Porretto July 29, 2015 at 5:55 AM
Remus, your thoughts are getting darker by the minute. You've got me re-inventorying the beans, bullets and Band-Aids for the fifth time this year.
T. Paine July 29, 2015 at 7:48 AM
Right on point. I have been preaching (to the choir mostly, I suppose) the same things for years. General societal and economic collapse in the USA is THE primary objective of the globalist/Marxist/communist scumbags in SCOTUS, POTUS and both houses of congress. Why, one would ask would they work for such a thing? Simple! 1. It's all about control of the people and their money and 2. They don't fear us. Yet.
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Neil Barafsky on “Inaccurate” Statements by the Treasury…
Neil Barafsky, a special Inspector General of TARP funds, basically says that Paulson lied about the health and condition of the banks prior to getting TARP funds approved by Congress. Gee, who could have known?
Despite these disclosures, Barafsky is far too easy on the criminals running the show in my opinion. Yes, what they did was blatantly illegal, the biggest heist in the history of mankind. No one is willing to call them out on it for fear of losing their Central Banker money lifelines…
Bailout cop: Treasury set 'unrealistic expectations'
Barofsky, reviewing the first big bailouts to 9 firms, concludes that the government was too rosy to the public about the banks' health.
By Jennifer Liberto, CNNMoney.com senior writer
WASHINGTON (CNNMoney.com) -- A government watchdog says federal officials weren't entirely honest with the public about the health of the first 9 financial firms that got federal bailouts, according to a report released Monday.
Bailout special inspector general Neil Barofsky says in an audit that Treasury Department officials painted an overly rosy picture, creating "unrealistic expectations," when they called the first bailout banks "healthy" institutions that would be able to lend more with government help.
"It is not our intent to suggest that government officials should make public their concerns over the financial health of individual institutions, but rather that government officials should be particularly careful, even in a time of crisis, of describing their actions (and the rationales for such actions) in an accurate manner," the report stated.
Treasury appeared to disagree with the assessment of the Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SigTARP), saying "people may differ" on the phrasing of the original bailout announcements.
"Any review of the announcements must be considered in light of the unprecedented circumstances in which they were made," wrote TARP chief Herb Allison in response to the SigTARP report.
Separately, the new audit looks into charges that federal officials strong-armed Bank of America (BAC, Fortune 500) into completing its planned purchase of Merrill Lynch, even as BofA worried about mounting losses at Merrill in late 2008. Further, the report looks into whether officials pressured BofA to conceal those losses from its shareholders.
Barofsky gives the major players the benefit of the doubt. He acknowledges that Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and then-Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson wanted the deal to go through, fearing the potential failure of Merrill Lynch and the "collateral damage to the economy."
But Barofsky "found nothing to indicate Treasury and Federal Reserve officials instructed Bank of America executives to withhold the public disclosure of losses."
SigTARP is also involved in a separate criminal investigation, led by the New York Attorney General's Office, into the Bank of America-Merrill Lynch merger. The report doesn't mention that investigation.
Barofsky's office was created by the 2008 law that established the $700 billion federal bailout program. This audit is the fourth completed so far by SigTARP in recent months; the first looked at how banks said they used their bailout dollars.
SigTARP has opened 35 ongoing criminal and civil investigations looking for fraud, with a focus on banks that falsely applied for a bailout and those that used the TARP name in scams.
In the newest audit of the bailouts to the first 9 firms, SigTARP points out that the Federal Reserve had concerns about the financial health of several of these firms and that former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson was concerned that one would even "outright fail."
The report says that officials' portrayal of the bailout banks as healthy eventually contributed to a loss of credibility in TARP, when the firms did not lend more and when more bailouts were given to Citigroup (C, Fortune 500) and Bank of America.
"Ultimately, the lesson is straightforward: accuracy and transparency will enhance the credibility of Government programs like TARP and restore taxpayer confidence in the policy makers who manage them," the report said. "Inaccurate statements, on the other hand, could have unintended long-term consequences that could damage the trust that the American people have in their government."
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SUPER HACKERS
Hackers, according to what I've read in reliable places, are smart guys who figure out how to get into anything and everything that's private..
In a recent Time Magazine, I read that the # 1 smartest-of-smart social-networking guys have formed a group to do unto others what others have been doing unto them.
Oh no! Well ... probably YES -- they're H A C K I N G.
Sean Parker, 33 former head of FB, founder of Napster, Ron Conway, 62, money man, investor, Mark Zuckerberg 29, FB kingpin, Joe Green, 29, Zuck's former roommate who's a super publicist, Ro Khanna, 36, Silicon Valley lawyer who is trying to unseat Google's founder, Larry Page -- those are the main guys in Fwd.us,
These wonderfully rich, smart, billionaires are planning to control what happens in D.C. by using lobbyists -- buying them, involving, employing them the way big name corporation have been doing for years.
Hey, maybe we should be pleased that the smartest of smart guys are hacking the hackers who control DC. Fwd.us is working on immigration reform -- they want to be able to employ the genius, super smart guys from other parts of the world, who currently can't work here. Also, with the help of Engine Advocacy, a group that's linked in with hundreds of online Websites, Fwd.us is working on legislators -- Senators and Congressmen -- they are determined to control all legislation that affects the Internet.
Joe Green (Zuck's former roommate, who helped him evolve Facebook), said, "What we are doing can have enormous power and control of what's online, and we will use our connections to control political debate."
Wow -- this sounds like Romney -- they are looking into the near and distant future -- the days when they can maybe buy the presidency, as well as run the government.
Oh no! Well ... maybe YES.
They have the brains, brawn, and appetite. Why couldn't they become as powerful as GE, NRA, or the Oil lobby?
I can't help wondering if the super hackers are going to make life better for you and me --we the people.
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If you want to pronounce his name correctly, say, "I WAY WAY"
Back in 2011, after I saw this picture of a man in an empty field, I blogged about him and said:
"I've been reading about Chinese artist, Ai Weiwei -- the big praise in London for his '100 Million Porcelain Seeds.' Ai Weiwei has disappeared. No one knows where he is -- but he is probably in a detention center in the middle of nowhere, because he publicly denounced the 2008 Beijing Olympics as propaganda.
"Weiwei's art -- bronze replicas, animal heads -- will be on display outside Central Park in NYC next month. He's got 78,000 followers on Twitter. He says that he asks questions through the objects he creates. Communist China's officials do not like questions. His disappearance has focused international attention on the current bout of repression in China.
"That photo is a guy arranging leaflets for one of Ai Weiwei's canceled exhibits. My blog generally supports or puts down this and that -- Trump, Glenn Beck's talk show; silly shoe styles -- I've been worrying about Muslims, Oprah, and fracking -- sometimes I feel like the guy in that empty field arranging leaflets for an exhibit that people can't-won't-don't attend."
Okay! Right now, today, summer of 2013, Ai Weiwei's work was not just ON the cover of my Time Magazine -- it IS the cover of the June 17th issue. Today, in 2013 he has 218, 591 followers on Twitter, and 3,013 followers on Facebook.
He is no longer "nowhere." Though he is spied on, and followed by police, he goes to and from his studio in Beijing, where he is creating new works of art, writing and publishing Rap songs and articles about repression in China, and the fact that he cannot travel -- the government has taken away his passport.
Hey, that gives me hope as an artist. Maybe my ideas won't be noticed or make any difference, or change what people say or do, but the subjects I've written about are in the air, and that breeds thoughts -- breeds words that impel some kind of action -- so nowhere is ... well, it's more or less somewhere, isn't it?
Take a look at Weiwei, and what the art world thinks of his "Circle of Animals." .
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China launches powerful destroyers, delivery expected in two years
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nset: Gao Ke, the captain of the first Type 055 destroyer Photo: Capitalnews
China reportedly launched an additional Type 055 destroyer and a Type 052D destroyer right before the year draws to an end, a move Chinese experts called on Sunday an astounding achievement in shipbuilding, as they expect the ships to enter military service in two years.
Fully dressed, the two ships left a flooded dockyard and moored in nearby berths under the assistance of tug boats on Friday morning at the Dalian Shipyard, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, as they wrapped up their successful launches, news website wenweipo.com reported on Friday.
The launched ships are China's sixth Type 055 guided missile destroyer and the 23rd Type 052D guided missile destroyer, the report said.
"China's rapid shipbuilding speed is a reflection of its industrial capability and its determination to build a strong navy," a military expert who asked not to be named told the Global Times on Sunday, calling the shipyard a powerhouse for China's naval equipment.
After launch, a destroyer will usually take about a year to undergo outfitting procedures to install all kinds of additional equipment to get the ship ready to sail and make it combat-capable. Another year might be needed for it to conduct sea trials to see if everything works properly and make the necessary adjustments, according to the expert.
If everything goes well, the two destroyers launched on Friday could enter naval service in about two years, the expert said.
The Type 055 is China's first 10,000 ton-class guided missile destroyer with a 112-cell vertical launch system, and the smaller Type 052D has 64 vertical launch cells. Both types are considered world-class and have outstanding detection, air defense and anti-ship capabilities.
This is the second time in 2019 the Dalian Shipyard has launched two destroyers on the same day, wenweipo.com reported.
The shipyard reportedly launched China's 19th and 20th Type 052D destroyers on May 10. In July 2018, the third and fourth Type 055 destroyers were also launched there.
Shanghai-based Jiangnan Shipyard also builds these two types of destroyers. Shipyards around China also build other types of warships including frigates, amphibious landing docks and amphibious assault ships.
Following the same regular pattern of ship construction, these ships that have been launched in the past two years will likely join the Chinese Navy one by one in the coming one to three years, the expert said, noting that by 2021, the Navy will become significantly more powerful and capable of safeguarding China's sovereignty and overseas interests thanks to the new ships.
More warships will be launched in 2020, experts predicted.
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Kenya’s 2019/20 budget and the big four agenda: a pro poor analysis
This paper, written by Dr Miriam Omolo, with support from DI’s Boniface Owino, provides a detailed analysis of the government of Kenya’s budget for the 2019/20 financial year, and analyses how it might
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'Indian' agenda for Modi 2.0: Eco Survey projects 7% GDP growth in 2019-20
The Survey praised the government's performance on the provision of certain last-mile goods, combined with behavioural changes In the first Economic Survey of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second
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Erica Review – Movie Night
Erica never lets you feel at ease for long. In one scene, a character teaches Erica how to play a song on the piano–you’re encouraged to memorize the cute little melody and try to perform the correct timing. But just when you start playing along, somebody suddenly starts coughing up blood everywhere, it’s messy and gross, everyone starts screaming, and the vibe is killed. In Erica you have to treasure those sweet breaks before they’re swiftly swiped from your hands and replaced with a solid helping of worry, stress, and a side of confusion.
A fully filmed playable thriller in which the titular character is on a mission to help solve a murder case that she has strange family ties to, Erica utilizes some subtle yet effective film-inspired techniques–like match on action and screen wipes triggered by touchpad interactions–to tell its enigmatic tale. To progress each scene, you choose dialogue options and make various adventure game-like actions. The game bounces back and forth in time between Erica’s childhood with her father to the mess that is modern-day life, in which she has to move to a strange hospital her late parents helped create for her own safety.
Erica, played by real-life actor Holly Earl, is a relatable, if malleable, protagonist. Earl regularly looks like she’s bewildered or uncomfortable, exactly how you feel as a viewer in most of the situations. She seems thoughtful and patient, but other than that there isn’t too much of a set personality for her. You decide through your in-game choices if she’s more passive or aggressive or unhelpful during the case, and because of the high stakes murder circumstances, switching her attitude and approach never feels abrupt nor out of character. Even if you spend most of the game being rude, you can be friendly to someone and it doesn’t feel weird. Your reactions, and in turn Erica’s, are likely to change frequently during a playthrough every time new information pops up, objectives change, and new, incredibly peculiar characters enter the picture.
Somehow, every new character you meet is more suspicious than the last. Everyone talks to you like they just poisoned the food you’re eating. There’s a sequence in the courtyard where you can choose a girl to hang out with and get to know better, and right after you pick a possible pal to spend the afternoon with, the head of the hospital says, “Just remember that some of the girls here… Uh… They can be quite manipulative,” and just walks away. The guy is nowhere to be found after that, and you’re left sitting there wondering why would he say that–and before you know it, you’re overthinking every interaction because you don’t know which person he was insinuating was going to manipulate you. All of the secrets, ulterior motives, and Erica’s own faulty memory cause for some very intriguing “Trust nobody, not even yourself” gameplay.
Perpetual disorientation is the central feeling of Erica, and it’s what keeps you searching for the truth no matter how many crooked obstacles stand in your way. The plot is ever-changing and chaotic; you’re attempting to solve a crime by talking to a plethora of weirdos in an unfamiliar, creepy place while having stifling flashbacks of your messed-up childhood. There’s so many forces clashing and intense situations going on that you find yourself yearning to make sense of even the smallest mystery just to feel grounded. There was a time where Erica was being gaslit by a character and I ended up shaking my fist and yelling “She’s not crazy, you’re just lying!” at my TV–but even though that character annoyed me I kept listening to them in case they accidentally dropped a small hint to steer me in the right direction, and they did. Erica is a striking example of a whodunit that’s heightened by its enthralling characters, shady occult science, and recollections of previous trauma.
From the overall murder case to smaller questions like what kind of hospital you’re staying at, there are a number of mysteries weaving together concurrently throughout Erica. It’s easy to miss context that’s vital to understanding the full picture. You might get an answer to a question that’s been burning in your mind for the last half hour, but that answer could be a truth that presents new pathways to choose from or a lie that leads you astray. That mystery management is exciting and makes every experience with the game its own curious, isolated thriller molded by whatever answers and stories you care about at the time.
You can use either a DualShock 4 controller or a companion phone app to play Erica; the latter is smooth and seamless for the most part, while the former is bogged down by a clunky implementation of touchpad controls and is the far less preferable option. As you move through the narrative, you alternate between selecting which areas to explore, choosing dialogue options like “contempt” or “desperation,” and performing no-stakes everyday actions like cleaning the fog from a mirror or turning on the sink. Potential actions are shown as silhouettes on-screen, and there’s also a mock trajectory of where to swipe your hand on your phone if you’re using the app. The inputs are all done by small, comfortable hand swipes, not extending to the full horizontal or vertical reach of the screen.
Most actions are intuitive, and you feel like you know where to swipe and what you can do before the game even tells you. There’s a moment where you and a detective walk up to an empty reception desk that has a bell sitting on it, for example. I lit up when I saw it and I started tapping on the screen a bunch–Erica didn’t hesitate to mimic my actions in her world and ding away, so much so that the detective swatted her hand off of it because he got annoyed. The straightforward motions make navigating trouble-free, and being able to quickly deduce what moves you can make adds a connection to the moment-to-moment gameplay. It keeps your focus on the important things, like figuring out what the heck is going on in the story.
Choices and quick-time events happen every 30 seconds or so, which may sound overwhelming, but it isn’t so in practice. Most of the time, they aren’t high pressure actions; they’re a chain of a few choices, and those chunks are separated by longer cutscenes every so often. They do eventually get mundane and feel unnecessary, especially if you choose to use the DualShock 4, though. The game is controlled entirely with touch, and while the swipes are supposed to be a convenience for your hands, it’s difficult to perform them on the small DualShock touchpad without your fingers slipping off or hitting the joysticks. There were also a few occasions where the companion app was slightly unresponsive, which is something that can have game-changing consequences if it happens at a critical moment. It takes a second to get back into the game’s rhythm after there’s a blip in the controls. They’re small things, but those shortcomings pull you out of what is otherwise a really engrossing experience.
In general, the filmic elements are integrated so carefully that it’s a genuine and mostly calculated mix of two mediums. Erica is in the middle of game and movie, and a lot of small mechanics add up to show that. For example, the character Erica is an artist, and there’s a scene fairly early on where you can flip through the pages of her artbook. Looking through a character’s personal items is a common feature in interactive adventure games, but the detail that went into shooting the natural angles of each flip makes it an even more intimate way of gaining insight into who the character is. Outside of the footage itself, all of the trophy pop-ups are paused until you complete the game, which goes a long way to keep you from getting distracted. It’s a small, fitting touch for a game that values story so much.
Perpetual disorientation is the central feeling of Erica, and it’s what keeps you searching for the truth no matter how many crooked obstacles stand in your way.
There are also some sneaking situations that are made better by the film aspect. There are always conversations happening behind closed doors, and because you have so many questions that you need answered, sometimes you have to be a weirdo and eavesdrop on people. If you peek out for too long or open the door too fast, they’ll see you, stop their conversation, and share an awkward glance with you. Because it’s footage of actual peoples’ facial expressions, it makes you cringe a little more–and that is one of the most high-tension fail states I can imagine.
The whole time, the game marinates you in a constant anxious energy that fuels a curiosity for the dodgy, mysterious world that you’re influencing. Some scenes you’re just holding a book or a photo and staring at it for details, but since it’s paired with an insidious sting it transforms what would be a normal occasion into bitter dread. There are flashbacks, dreams, and abnormal things happening frequently; oftentimes you’re forced to decide on the one secret you want to uncover the most and drop the others. Should you pick up the phone that’s been ringing in the lobby or check out that weird ghost thing in the hallway? There are some decisions that are straight-up difficult–high-stakes ones where, in the bottom of your heart, you don’t know what the right thing to do is, but you know you have to do something. Those times will have you wishing that this game was just a movie, but Erica is more than that.
Erica has a strong, fleshed-out narrative full of twists and turns that each bring their own unique piece to the story. Its cryptic tone is carried through the audio, visuals, and writing; it never lets you relax. Sometimes weird controls jolt you out, but there is an abundance of enticing threads to follow, and it’s a treat to be able to mold your own adventure out of it. Using a combination of crisp cinematography and FMV-specific game mechanics, Erica never fails to hook you into its haunting, mysterious world.
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How To Install Android Apps for PC via BlueStacks 2 [Comprehensive Guide]
December 5, 2015 ·by Adeel·
Here’s a step-by-step comprehensive guide on how to install BlueStacks 2 for PC on your Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Mac OS X Macbook, iMac. After installing BlueStacks 2, you will also find a method on how to install Android apps for PC via BlueStacks 2. Let’s learn a little bit about BlueStacks 2 and then head towards the method.
Just 2 days back BlueStacks updated their app player and brought the biggest overhaul in BlueStack’s history so far. BlueStacks 2 carries some major enhancements, the update happens to be the only biggest update for BlueStacks app player till date. BlueStacks has been enhanced with some cool features and changes. The app player now allows users to enjoy Android on their PC more conveniently. It’s all about ease of use now. BlueStacks developers have equipped BlueStacks 2 with a number of cool features which include a whole new toolbar on the right side that allows you to shake your Android emulator’s screen, take screenshot, get your location on the map and a lot more. Since BlueStacks 2 comes with a whole new UI, its way different from that of the original BlueStacks. You need to learn a little bit about using BlueStacks 2 if you’re going to get your hands on it for the very first time. BlueStacks 2 looks more like a beautiful Android tablet fixed inside your PC’s screen now. BlueStacks has made the new BlueStacks 2 more then beautiful now. The new UI looks flat and smooth. The app player is more responsive and more stable now.In case you need to have a recap of BlueStacks, let’s go through it and then begin with the process of installation of BlueStacks 2 and running Android apps on it.
BlueStacks is the most famous and most widely used Android emulator available for Windows and Mac OS X. Basically, BlueStacks acts as a virtual machine and allows the users to enjoy Android on their laptops or desktop PCs. If you’re an Android freak and you also like getting some of your favourite Android games or apps for PC, then getting your hands on BlueStacks will help you to do so with maximum ease.
Let’s have a look on some mainstream changes in BlueStacks 2.
1 BlueStacks 2 Features [All the new stuff in BlueStacks 2]
2 How to Install BlueStacks 2 App Player
2.1 How to Install Android Apps for PC via BlueStacks 2
BlueStacks 2 Features [All the new stuff in BlueStacks 2]
Multi-tasking Capability
Android devices have been enjoying multi-tasking features for quite a while now. This useful feature has remained missing on the BlueStacks app player, but keeping in view the growing number of users, BlueStacks team decided to introduce Multi-tasking feature in BlueStacks 2. You can now play and use multiple apps at once. The BlueStacks 2 shows your multiple applications in the form of taps. You can easily switch to any tab and access your running application on the go. You can play and use other applications in parallel now.
Simplified and Efficient
A new Toolbar has been introduced in the App Player. This Toolbar contains functions like set location, shake the screen, adjust volume and some other cool features. These functions make BlueStacks 2 App Player much more easy and simple to use.
Optimized and Ready to Play Apps
BlueStacks team has also optimized some famous Android apps and games for BlueStacks 2. you can enjoy a handful of applications running smoothly on your Windows PC or Mac OS X Macbook, iMac by means of BlueStacks 2.
Worldwide Welcome
A new Worldwide section has been introduced in BlueStacks 2. The section shows up the best applications that are being played by users all across the world.
The new Toolbar in BlueStacks 2
On the left side of your BlueStacks 2 app player, you will find a vertical toolbar. This toolbar has some new useful features.
Screen Rotation: Landscape and Portrait mode
The first button in the toolbar is to rotate the screen of your Android app player. You can choose to play in tablet or mobile phone mode. This feature makes it a lot easy to play the games in appropriate screen. You can rotate the screen to work in landscape or portrait mode.
Screen Shake Feature in BlueStacks 2
In the toolbar, the 2nd icon at the top allows you to shake the screen of your Android emulator’s screen. So just in case you need to shake your Android’s screen while playing a game, clicking this small button will help you to do so.
Screen Shot Feature in BlueStacks 2
The 3rd button in the toolbar is the button to take screenshot. This feature wasn’t there in the original BlueStacks, so this is new for Android freaks who like snapping the shots of their games or some apps.
Location Feature in BlueStacks 2
The 4th Icon in the toolbar is the location icon. Now you can find out your location or use maps straight away inside BlueStacks using this little location icon.
APK files in BlueStacks 2
In the original BlueStacks, users had to double click an APK file and it would install directly. Now in BlueStacks 2, BlueStacks team has inserted a button. You can click the APK button and provide it the APK file saved in your computer. Although BlueStacks 2 installs APK files directly as well, but this new button is convenient for people who do not know about installing APKs directly.
Grab files from Windows in BlueStacks 2
The 6th button in BlueStacks 2 allows you to copy files from your Windows PC to your Android emulator. Isn’t it cool? This feature was there in the original BlueStacks, but users had to navigate to the feature under BlueStacks settings. Now its pretty convenient to copy files between your Windows PC or Mac and your BlueStacks 2 app player.
Rest of the icons allow you to copy, paste the material from clipboard and control the volume.
Custom Controls for each application
This is one of the features that I personally liked the most. BlueStacks 2 now allows you to set custom controls for each particular game or application that you’re going to run on your PC. A small keyboard appears on the top-right of your BlueStacks 2 app player, you can set custom controls by simply opening an application and then clicking on this small keyboard sticked at the top.
Now that we have learnt all about the all new BlueStacks 2, its time for us to get back to the work we were here for. Let’s learn now how you can install BlueStacks 2 app player and then how you can run Android apps for PC via BlueStacks 2.
How to Install BlueStacks 2 App Player
Make sure that you’re connected to the internet.
Download BlueStacks 2 App Player: Windows | Mac [BlueStacks 2 isn’t available for Mac at the moment, but will be coming out anytime soon. You can still run Apps for PC on your Mac using the original BlueStacks]
Once downloaded, run the setup file of BlueStacks 2 app player.
Follow the on-screen instructions and proceed with the installation.
If it asks you to enable App Store access, select both the options and click proceed.
Once done, BlueStacks 2 will appear in your installed softwares on your Windows PC.
Open BlueStacks app player now.
Click on small gear settings icon on the top-right of BlueStacks 2. It will open up settings.
Now in Settings > open Add Account.
Now click on Google or BlueStacks account, it will ask you to add your Google account credentials.
Now choose existing if you already have a Google account, or you can create a new account as well. Once you’ve added the account, BlueStacks will take you to One-Time Setup screen.
Click on Continue, and setup BlueStacks account by following on-screen instructions.
Now you’ve to enable App Sync, click on “Continue” once again and enter your Google Account once again to finish One-Time setup. Once done, click on “Let’s Go” in One-Time Setup screen.
Now you’ve enabled Google Play Store and BlueStacks Account. You’re all set to install and run Apps for PC via BlueStacks 2 now.
How to Install Android Apps for PC via BlueStacks 2
There are two methods to install Apps for PC via BlueStacks 2. You can either install using an APK file or you can also install using the Google Play Store within BlueStacks 2. The later is more useful, so let’s have a look on this one first and the former one later.
Method# 1: Install Apps for PC via BlueStacks 2 using Google Play Store / App Store
Setup your App Store account using the instructions listed in the BlueStacks 2 installation process.
Open BlueStacks 2 App Player.
Click on Android tab at the top of your App Player.
Now click on “Search” button in the very first row.
Type the name of your desired application or game.
If the application doesn’t appear below, then click on “Search Play for example game / app”.
Get your desired application in Google Play Store and install it using on-screen instructions.
Method# 2: Install Apps for PC via BlueStacks 2 using APK files
Make sure that you’ve properly installed and setup BlueStacks 2 App Player
Download the APK file or your desired game or application. You can find all your APK files on our site: APKBeast.com
Now click open BlueStacks 2 App Player.
Click on the small APK button in the toolbar on the left side.
Locate the APK file in file selection menu and select the APK file.
BlueStacks 2 will install the APK file. Your installed application will appear under All Apps section in BlueStacks 2.
Alternatively, you can double click your downloaded APK file. It will open up via BlueStacks 2 and will be installed. The application will still appear under All Apps section in BlueStacks 2.
That’s all about BlueStacks 2 and about using BlueStacks 2. Don’t forget to drop us your feedback. If you’ve got any queries, feel free to reach us out through the comment box below. We would love to help you out. Thank you.
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Podcasts and newsletters have a lot in common: each one develops its own voice and character, and gets delivered into its audience's private spaces: ears and email inbox. Caroline and I discuss how both are a good substitute for having your own column.
Caroline's got a book coming out in June, The Way to the Sea, and its topics include the Thames Estuary, which leads out of London to her childhood home in Kent, and is where her parents first pitched up in England over 30 years ago, after sailing over from apartheid-era South Africa. What do immigrants become after spending over half their lives in the new country, and brining up children who are more of the new land than the old? Maybe we need a new word?
Caroline is also a podcaster, with the British Podcast Awards-nominated Shedunnit, which take a deep dive into the real stories behind classic crime fiction. It's up for a prize in the Smartest Podcast category, so one to try if you like crime fiction and also feeling S-M-R-T. Wait. Was that a Simpsons joke?
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Kiev: Ambassador of the United States of America to the European Union Gordon Sondland appealed to representatives of Ukraine with a request to conduct an investigation about her alleged interference in the US presidential election in 2016. This was a condition for organizing a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky.
This was stated during the testimony of the impeachment of the President of the United States by Alexander Windman, Director of European Affairs of the US National Security Council. The text of Windman's speech to Congress was published by Politico.
In particular, according to the official, Sondland raised the issue of “certain investigations” before the Ukrainian side when she visited Washington on an official visit on July 10. As you know, then the head of the National Security and Defense Council Alexander Danilyuk and the presidential aide, Andrei Yermak, traveled from Ukraine to the United States from Ukraine.
Following Sondland’s words about the investigation, according to Windman, then-Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton “immediately closed the meeting.”
“After that meeting, a planned discussion of its results took place, at which Ambassador Sondland emphasized the importance of Ukraine’s investigation into the 2016 elections, Biden and Burisma”, - Windman added.
It should be noted that US charge d'Affaires in Ukraine William Taylor spoke about the same thing in his testimony before Congress on October 22. True, he learned about the content of the meeting on July 10, in particular, from Windman.
In his official duties at the US National Security Council, Alexander Windman also deals with the issue of Ukraine. Interestingly, he is of Ukrainian descent: according to The New York Times, his family moved to the United States when Alexander was three years old.
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At last it happened! Forty years ago, I was proud to present a 31 page Donald Duck comic to the local Disney office Gutenberghus. It was executed from the finest recipe I could think of learning from the one-shot masterpieces of the giant master Carl Barks. I had started publishing a fanzine ‘Carl Barks & Co.’ and regularly mailed it to him.
I also sent ‘The Big Sneeze’ to him, and he did answer me. Oh, lucky me receiving a reply from the old master himself! Here it is:
I will now try to comment upon your story, The Big Sneeze. It does use a number of my old tricks, like running gags and mysterious menaces. I find the continuity hard to follow in places. You tell things that happen to a character AFTER the businees has happened... One of the tricks of comedy, as taught at Disneys, is that the reader should be tipped off in advance that something awful is going to happen to a character. Then the reader is allowed to see the suspence and watching the unsuspected character bungle his way into the difficulty. Then the reader is allowed to WATCH the action of the event happening.
Another criticism is that you go a little strongly for dialogue gags and play on words. For instance, page 25 when we see 'the patient stuck with the cure' where the important thing is what happened to Donald. We do not know until panel two of the next page. The reader should be able to see how such sling-shot gags are manipulated. Also, the reason for the ducks' effort to cure the dragon's sneezes was not built up enough to create suspense.
Such criticism however is merely technical. I have no doubt your story will sell as is. All writers use different methods of relating a tale. The readers quickly adapt to a new style, so perhaps it is not very important that your story should be like mine in style.
I hope you have success with the publishers and can continue to work for them for a long time
(sign)
I eagerly presented this story to Curt Smed at the Gutenberghus Disney office. Now wasn’t this something to go for? It was a heavy disappointment when he refused. For that cost he could produce six short stories instead, and that was more to his liking.
Heavily let down I stammered if I could then change the characters into non-Disney characters and publish it elsewhere since I felt the story idea was too strong to go to waste, and Curt Smed answered that he saw no problem in that. What happened after that you can read at my homepage in the 'English Stuff' column under ‘Milton or Chaos’. I became blacklisted, a curse reigning to this day.
However, some months later I came to do 10 page stories for the dutch Disney office, Oberon, together with a brilliant visual artist, Daan Jippes, and we did a number of stories before Daan went off to California, but no more 30 page epic stories. So, this one became my first and only long Donald Duck story.
From here my doing longer stories with funny animals were with Woody Woodpecker and The Family Gnuff, 44 pages even, or more. And my guardian angel Paragon perhaps did me a favor blacklisting me with Gutenberghus, for the ideas I executed later were quite controversial. With the Woodpecker alone I featured breakdown of the financial sector, threats of narcotics, misuse of third world population plus environmental issues. I would never have gotten away with that at Disney’s.
To prove that point I heard, that the US editor even today had trouble presenting a Donald Duck taking pills as he does in ‘The Big Sneeze’. He had to change it into licorice drops, supposedly having some effects on sneezing, and the reference to drinking and smoking in the end of the story also made the top brass at Disney frown in 2016… However, in the Trala-La story, Barks let Scrooge consume bottle after bottle of nerve medicine. The point is, that Barks never asked Disney about these trifles.
But now the US publishing is here in September. After 40 years in waiting The Big Sneeze at last has its premiere in the country spawning Carl Barks. A full circle has been drawn, and with much pleasure I can look back upon a career with funny animals, but particularly the part outside the Disney universe.
And one more thing: For the first time, I have been allowed to draw a cover for a Disney publication. Will wonders never seize!
If you want more details you can read the ‘Milton or Chaos’ article under 'English Stuff'.
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Yellowfin Launches New Mobile App to Change the Way Organizations Engage and Act on Data Beyond Traditional Dashboards
septiembre 5, 2019 Yellowfin Launches New Mobile App to Change the Way Organizations Engage and Act on Data Beyond Traditional Dashboards2019-09-05T10:22:00+00:00 Idaho No Comment
KETCHUM, Idaho, Sept. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Yellowfin, a world-leading and innovative analytics vendor, today announced the release of a fully reimagined mobile app for analytics. This app is redefining what it means to be a data-led organization.
Until now, Business Intelligence mobile apps have largely replicated the desktop dashboard experience. But serious data analysis is not a great experience on a mobile device. The working space is small, interactivity is clumsy and complex analysis is compromised. What makes the new Yellowfin Mobile App unique is the deliberate focus on the needs of the data consumer. The new ‘Timeline’ feed utilizes a familiar social-media style interface that allows users to automatically discover, collaborate and act on real-time insights through Yellowfin Signals and Stories.
Yellowfin Signals automates data discovery by sifting through an organization’s data for statistically significant changes and notifying users of the changes relevant to their specific role. A signal comes complete with natural language generated (NLG) explanations and additional auto-generated analysis to assist users to quickly uncover the root cause.
Yellowfin Stories enables the creation of data narratives that generate a consistent understanding across an enterprise. Users now have the ability to embed images, text, video or snapshots of analytical content from Yellowfin and embed other third-party BI vendors such as Tableau, Qlik and Power BI, all within a governed and secure application.
When delivered via the new mobile app, these powerful products can immediately alert users to change, enable users to collaborate in real time and communicate action across an entire organization. It’s no longer enough to show users data — they need a way to act on it too, wherever they are.
«The new Yellowfin Mobile App offers an experience reimagined for the mobile world,» said Brad Scarff, CTO at Yellowfin. «It puts our intuitive Signals and Stories at users’ fingertips to let them know when, how and why data changes. But what makes the new app truly unique is that data and insights are delivered in a timeline to facilitate conversation and true collaboration.»
As part of the broader Yellowfin analytics suite, the new Yellowfin Mobile App is the only analytics app that successfully combines automated analysis, storytelling and collaboration. Constructed around an intuitive timeline, the app offers unparalleled opportunities for mobile collaboration.
«The user experience is like from another world, very intuitive and easy to use. It combines unique AI features with modern collaboration capabilities bringing effortless insights right into your pocket. The ultimate BI & Analytics suite. Enjoy!» said Marcel Hajdu, CEO of Dataviz.sk.
From the timeline users can stay up to date by viewing and taking action on signals, sharing these changes with others, reading stories, contributing to discussions and connecting with other people within their organization.
«The mobile user experience inspired the innovation in this app,» said Glen Rabie, Yellowfin CEO. «The idea is to deliver the content type that is most appropriate for the device. Dashboards are terrific but looking at them on a small screen is not optimal. The future of analytics on a mobile app is built around a timeline that lets you take action on every change in your business, no matter where you are.»
The new Yellowfin Mobile App requires the latest version of Yellowfin, or you can experience it on sample data accessible within the app. It is available to download now on the Apple App Store and Google Play.
About Yellowfin
Yellowfin is a global Business Intelligence and analytics software vendor with a suite of world-class products powered by automation. Yellowfin is recognized as an innovator by the world’s leading analyst firms. More than 27,000 organizations and more than three million end-users across 75 countries use Yellowfin every day. For more information, visit www.yellowfinbi.com.
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Tender Prey (remastered)
Label: Mute Release Date: 29/03/2010
by Chris Nicholls April 9th, 2010
It doesn't take more than the first few bars of shock and awe opener 'The Mercy Seat' to realise that Tender Prey is an extremely important album, as much for Nick Cave as a musician as for the musical landscape in general.
The Bad Seeds had already hinted at what was to come with Kicking Against The Pricks, the covers album that no one had seen coming. Full as it was of, what many people considered to be, cheesy pop standards. If that album was Cave presenting himself as the iconic troubadour and breaking free of the post punk/goth scene, then Tender Prey was a further step toward a full transformation. On his own terms.
The record streamlines all of the band's previous guitar abuse and ragged brutality into concise, atmospheric and theatrical pop songs. Barring the jackhammer assault of the aforementioned 'The Mercy Seat', Tender Prey takes a thousand mile step away from Cave's Birthday Party roots and sees him assume a position in line with performers such as Roy Orbison and Leonard Cohen. His croon more assured, his stories painted in more vivid lyrical colours and his outlook more than a little Biblical. With his recent output (Grinderman aside) drifting ever further away from the aural terror of his early work with each release, the new set of remasters (Tender Prey, The Good Son and Henry's Dream) are a very useful reminder of this transitional period in Cave's career.
The quality of the remastering is noticable; the seething bassline of 'Up Jumped The Devil' has been brought front and centre where it truly belongs, the delightfully dischordant guitar work of Bilxa Bargeld clangs it's way all over twisted murder ballad lovesong 'Deanna' as God originally intended – but the songwriting is so strong that this record would sound good being played on the back of a bus through shitty mobile phone speakers.
Rest easy though, there's definitely more balls where balls are needed and space where things need to breathe. With each member being involved in a variety of other ventures, musical and otherwise, (Cave being knee deep in a drug habit, his first novel And The Ass Saw The Angel, not to mention being wrapped up in the filming of both 'Wings Of Desire' and 'Ghosts Of The Civil Dead', drummer Thomas Wylder spending time with Die Haut, Blixa back in the newly reformed Einsturzende Neubauten and Mick Harvey juggling Crime And The City Solution and soundtrack work) it's a wonder that the record got made at all – Cave was only in possession of a handful of lyrics when recording commenced – let alone that it ended up sounding so, well, perfect.
As with the previous remasters, Tender Prey, in addition to being remixed in '5.1 surround sound' on which I can't comment due to the nature of my embarrassingly prehistoric stereo system, comes in a two disc CD/DVD deluxe edition, which features the b-sides from the singles, extended (and actually pretty interesting) sleevenotes and the fifth part of 'Do You Love Me Like I Love You', the short film in which you get to play spot the famous fan with a variety of talking heads discussing their love for, or in the case of band members, involvement in the record.
It's pretty engrossing for the most part, apart from Bobby Gillespie popping up and fidgeting all over the screen. The b-sides also make the deluxe packaging worth investigating. The acoustic version of 'The Mercy Seat' being a particular revelation, showing a tender, haunting heart at the centre of the song. In an age where reissues are a quick and easy way to make a buck from nostalgic record buyers, Tender Prey is a welcome chance to reappraise a phenomenal artist in a thoughfully presented package.
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First quantification of subtidal community structure at Tristan da Cunha Islands in the remote South Atlantic from kelp forests to the deep sea
Tristan da Cunha Islands, an archipelago of four rocky volcanic islands situated in the South Atlantic Ocean and part of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), present a rare example of a relatively unimpacted temperate marine ecosystem. We conducted the first quantitative surveys of nearshore kelp forests, offshore pelagic waters and deep sea habitats. Kelp forests had very low biodiversity and species richness, but high biomass and abundance of those species present. Spatial variation in assemblage structure for both nearshore fish and invertebrates/algae was greatest between the three northern islands and the southern island of Gough, where sea temperatures were on average 3-4o colder. Despite a lobster fishery that provides the bulk of the income to the Tristan islands, lobster abundance and biomass are comparable to or greater than many Marine Protected Areas in other parts of the world. Pelagic camera surveys documented a rich biodiversity offshore, including large numbers of juvenile blue sharks, Prionace glauca. Species richness and abundance in the deep sea is positively related to hard rocky substrate and biogenic habitats such as sea pens, crinoids, whip corals, and gorgonians were present at 40% of the deep camera deployments. We observed distinct differences in the deep fish community above and below ~750 m depth. Concurrent oceanographic sampling showed a discontinuity in temperature and salinity at this depth. While currently healthy, Tristan's marine ecosystem is not without potential threats: shipping traffic leading to wrecks and species introductions, pressure to increase fishing effort beyond sustainable levels and the impacts of climate change all could potentially increase in the coming years. The United Kingdom has committed to protection of marine environments across the UKOTs, including Tristan da Cunha and these results can be used to inform future management decisions as well as provide a baseline against which future monitoring can be based.
Caselle, Hamilton, Davis, Thompson, Turchik, Jenkinson, Simpson, Sala
Ecosystem assessment of the Tristan Da Cunha Islands
In January–February 2017, National Geographic’s Pristine Seas project, in collaboration with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and the Tristan da Cunha Government (including the Fisheries and Conservation Departments) conducted a 21-day expedition to Tristan da Cunha, Nightingale, Inaccessible and Gough Islands. The primary goals of the expedition were to conduct comprehensive quantitative surveys of the health of the archipelago’s largely unknown marine environment to assist the Government and people of Tristan da Cunha in planning marine protection . The results of the expedition highlight the unique marine ecosystem of this archipelago, particularly the pelagic and deep-sea environments, which were virtually unstudied and documented scientifically.The work presented in this report is meant to complement ongoing research at Tristan da Cunha and provide a springboard to help inform the Tristan Government about potential protection schemes that protect both important fisheries and unique biodiversity of the archipelago. .
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Re-Broadcast the Last: Vahid Tizfahm and His Living Letters
Posted by :James Howden On : December 3, 2015
Category: At First Glance
Tags:7Bahais7Years, Afif Naeimi, Baha'i community, Behrouz Tavakkoli, Fariba Kamalabadi, hate, human rights, injustice, Iran, Jamaloddin Khanjani, love, Mahvash Sabet, remembrance, resolution, Saeid Rezaie, Vahid Tizfahm, Yaran
I could be writing, it’s true, about gun violence here and there. (Been there, wrote that, but there’s always more.) I ought to explore the tangled feelings of a frayed and stubborn father and his proud, combative son. (It wouldn’t be the first time.) There are Things to be Said about the two troupes of (mainly) 14-year-old boys that I’m spurring/goading/inspiring/herding toward basketball excellence, so impatiently. (How about now? Can you hear me NOW?! Why aren’t you trying harder?) And how about those Warriors, and the hardwood genius of Stephen Curry? And, like, all those other like sports thingies?
There’s Paris. I’ve barely written a word about the horrors of Paris then (and Beirut, and Bamako (Mali), and Kano (Nigeria), and San Bernardino (USA)…), and nothing of Paris now: governments and leaders defending their privilege (systematically) and twiddling and fiddling (often) while the climate burns, slowly and inexorably. (Heck, you think we have a refugee problem now? How about when Bangladesh or [insert your most precious coastal population centre here] is under water, or drought deepens in California or any other global or local food basket? Say, while I’m on the subject, didn’t Syria have a series of disastrous crop years just before the war?)
I’ll be getting to those. Probablymaybe. Soonerorlater.
But today, as I promised myself and The Usual Lurkers here at JH.com, I’m thinking about the last of the Iranian Seven, prisoners now on the most trumped-up of charges – weird how, suddenly, “trumped-up” accusations have a whole new layer of meaning – for over 90 months. I want you to know about and remember Vahid Tizfahm. You might not have heard of him, or his six brothers- and sisters-in-nobility, but I’ve written about each and I’ve been re-issuing the call. They’re still in jail. Their names are listed below.
There’s one, though, that I want you to read RIGHT NOW (sorry, no need to shout, I guess, not really, but wow) is this updated profile of Vahid Tizfahm, in which I include links to three remarkable — I dare say nearly incredible — letters written by (or partly by) Mr. Tizfahm.
And We Mourn for the Americans…
Posted by :James Howden On : April 16, 2007
Tags:33, Baha'u'llah, chaos, confusion, despair, Hokies, how long, injustice, Jim Rome, lamentably defective, massacre, Virginia Tech
“We are all Hokies today,” said one email to an American sports radio show today, as the chatter about bad calls and draft prospects was cut off at the knees by the word out of Blacksburg, Virginia. Yes, Virginia Tech’s athletic teams are the Hokies, but nobody’s thinking much about spring football or the basketball season just past. “There’s somethin’ ’bout Mondays always makes me blue,” Steve Earle was just singing out of my stereo. The grim curtain of violence has just fallen again in the United States. Somehow, thirty-three dead in Virginia hits harder than another Baghdad bombing statistic, but we’re all human. The hurting is everywhere, but it’s hitting the Americans especially hard today.
This particular bit of grimness is farther away for us in Canada, but only good luck and good policing prevented a similar death toll in our own college shooting last fall. (I wrote about Dawson College here. The feeling is the same today.) Education and gunshots make a horrifying juxtaposition. I grieve for those students hurt in body and soul. I try not to imagine the parents of VaTech students, waiting and wondering, and especially for those who don’t wonder anymore.
The words of Bahá’u’lláh, 19th-century Founder of the Bahá’í Faith, come to mind as we all ask, like sports-talk jock Jim Rome did today, “What the hell is going on?” Just before the dawn of the 20th century, with all its apocalyptic confusion, Bahá’u’lláh — a Persian nobleman tortured, jailed and exiled for teaching the oneness of humanity and the renewal of civilization — wrote this:
“The world is in travail, and its agitation waxeth day by day….How long will humanity persist in its waywardness? How long will injustice continue? How long is chaos and confusion to reign amongst men? How long will discord agitate the face of society? The winds of despair are, alas, blowing from every direction, and the strife that divides and afflicts the human race is daily increasing. The signs of impending convulsions and chaos can now be discerned, inasmuch as the prevailing order appears to be lamentably defective…”
We will know more, and it will likely make us sick. May it also make us work for the betterment of the world and the well-being of our communities.
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Bushfires in Australia
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"Bushfire" redirects here. For general information on uncontrolled fires in non-urban areas, see Wildfire.
Frequently occurring wildfire events
Looking towards the town Swifts Creek, Victoria, in December 2006 during the Victorian Alpine fires
Intense bushfires can seriously impact the environment, such as here by the Big River, near Anglers Rest, East Gippsland, after the 2003 Victorian fires
Bushfires in Australia are a widespread and regular occurrence that have contributed significantly to moulding the nature of the continent over millions of years. Eastern Australia is one of the most fire-prone regions of the world, and its predominant eucalypt forests have evolved to thrive on the phenomenon of bushfire.[1] However the blazes can cause significant property damage and loss of both human and animal life. Bushfires have killed approximately 800 people in Australia since 1851[2] and millions of animals.
The most destructive fires are usually preceded by extreme high temperatures, low relative humidity and strong winds, which combine to create ideal conditions for the rapid spread of fire.[3] Severe fire storms are often named according to the day on which they peaked, including the five most deadly blazes: Black Saturday 2009 in Victoria (173 people killed, 2000 homes lost); Ash Wednesday 1983 in Victoria and South Australia (75 dead, nearly 1900 homes); Black Friday 1939 in Victoria (71 dead, 650 houses destroyed), Black Tuesday 1967 in Tasmania (62 people and almost 1300 homes); and the Gippsland fires and Black Sunday of 1926 in Victoria (60 people killed over a two month period.[4] Other major conflagrations include the 1851 Black Thursday bushfires, the 2006 December bushfires, the 1974-75 fires, and the ongoing 2019–20 bushfires.[5] In January 2020, it was estimated that over 1.25 billion animals have died in the 2019-2020 Australian bushfire season.[6]
The gradual drying of the Australian continent over the last 15 million years has produced an ecology and environment prone to fire, which has resulted in many specialised adaptations amongst flora and fauna. Some of the country's flora has evolved to rely on bushfires for reproduction. Aboriginal Australians used to use fire to clear grasslands for hunting and to clear tracks through dense vegetation, and European settlers have also had to adapt to using fire to enhance agriculture and forrest management since the 19th century. Fire and forest management has evolved again through the 20th and 21st centuries with the spread of national parks and nature reserves, while post-industrial global warming is predicted to continue increasing the frequency of blazes.[7]
1.1 Before European settlement
1.2 Colonial era
1.3 Since Federation
1.4 Northern Australia
2 Factors and causes
2.1 Ignition
2.2 Topography
2.3 Climate change
2.4 Carbon emissions
2.5 Seasonality
3 Impact on wildlife
4 Impact on humans
4.1 Health
4.2 Psychological problems
4.3 Economic impact
5 Official inquiries
6 Warnings
7 Remote monitoring
8 Regional management
9 Guidelines for survival
10 Major bushfires in Australia
Further information: Eucalyptus § Fire hazard
Epicormic shoots sprouting vigorously from epicormic buds beneath the thick bushfire damaged bark of a Eucalyptus tree – one of the mechanisms evolved by plants to survive bushfires
Bushfire damage to forests in East Gippsland, Victoria from the 2003 Eastern Victorian alpine bushfires, two years after fires swept through the area, showing the recovery of trees and undergrowth
Before European settlement
According to Tim Flannery (The Future Eaters), fire is one of the most important forces at work in the Australian environment. Some plants have evolved a variety of mechanisms to survive or even require bushfires (possessing epicormic shoots or lignotubers that sprout after a fire, or developing fire-resistant or fire-triggered seeds), or even encourage fire (eucalypts contain flammable oils in the leaves) as a way to eliminate competition from less fire-tolerant species.[8] Early European explorers of the Australian coastline noted extensive bushfire smoke. Abel Janszoon Tasman's expedition saw smoke drifting over the coast of Tasmania in 1642 and noted blackened trunks and baked earth in the forests. While charting the east coast in 1770, Captain Cook's crew saw autumn fires in the bush burning on most days of the voyage.[9]
The fires would have been caused by both natural phenomenon and human hands. Aborigines in many regions set fire to grasslands in the hope of producing lusher grass to fatten kangaroos and other game and, at certain times of year, burned fire breaks as a precaution against bushfire.[10] Fire-stick farming was also used to facilitate hunting and to promote the growth of bush potatoes and other edible ground-level plants. In central Australia, they used fire in this way to manage their country for thousands of years.[11]
Flannery writes that "The use of fire by Aboriginal people was so widespread and constant that virtually every early explorer in Australia makes mention of it. It was Aboriginal fire that prompted James Cook to call Australia 'This continent of smoke'." However, he goes on to say: "When control was wrested from the Aborigines and placed in the hands of Europeans, disaster resulted."[12] Fire suppression became the dominant paradigm in fire management leading to a significant shift away from traditional burning practices. A 2001 study found that the disruption of traditional burning practices and the introduction of unrestrained logging meant that many areas of Australia were now prone to extensive wildfires especially in the dry season.[13] A similar study in 2017 found that the removal of mature trees by Europeans since they began to settle in Australia may have triggered extensive shrub regeneration which presents a much greater fire fuel hazard.[14] Another factor was the introduction of gamba grass imported into Queensland as a pasture grass in 1942, and planted on a large scale from 1983. This can fuel intense bushfires, leading to loss of tree cover and long-term environmental damage.[15][16]
A depiction of the 1851 Black Thursday bushfires in Victoria
Australia's hot, arid climate and wind-driven bushfires were a new and frightening phenomenon to the European settlers of the colonial era. The devastating Victorian bushfires of 1851, remembered as the Black Thursday bushfires, burned in a chain from Portland to Gippsland, and sent smoke billowing across the Bass Strait to north west Tasmania, where terrified settlers huddled around candles in their huts under a blackened afternoon sky.[17] The fires covered five million hectares (around one quarter of what is now the state of Victoria). Portland, Plenty Ranges, Westernport, the Wimmera and Dandenong districts were badly hit, and around 12 lives were recorded lost, along with one million sheep and thousands of cattle.[18]
New arrivals from the wetter climes of Britain and Ireland learned painful lessons in fire management and the European farmers slowly began to adapt - growing green crops around their haystacks and burning fire breaks around their pastures, and becoming cautious about burn offs of wheatfield stubble and ringbarked trees.[19] But major fire events persisted, including South Gippsland's 1898 Red Tuesday bushfires that burned 260,000 hectares and claimed twelve lives and more than 2,000 buildings.[20]
Since Federation
Extent of the 1939 Black Friday bushfires in Victoria
Large bushfires continued throughout the 20th Century. The Black Friday bushfires of 1939 were particularly devastating for the State of Victoria, when an area of almost two million hectares was burned, killing 71 people, and wiping out whole townships, along with many sawmills and thousands of sheep, cattle and horses:[21]
[F]lames leapt large distances, giant trees were blown out of the ground by fierce winds and large pieces of burning bark (embers) were carried for kilometres ahead of the main fire front, starting new fires in places that had not previously been affected by flames... The townships of Warrandyte, Yarra Glen, Omeo and Pomonal were badly damaged. Intense fires burned on the urban fringe of Melbourne in the Yarra Ranges east of Melbourne, affecting towns including Toolangi, Warburton and Thomson Valley. The alpine towns of Bright, Cudgewa and Corryong were also affected, as were vast areas in the west of the state, in particular Portland, the Otway Ranges and the Grampians. The bushfires also affected the Black Range, Rubicon, Acheron, Noojee, Tanjil Bren, Hill End, Woods Point, Matlock, Erica, Omeo, Toombullup and the Black Forest. Large areas of state forest, containing giant stands of Mountain Ash and other valuable timbers, were killed. Approximately 575,000 hectares of reserved forest, and 780,000 hectares of forested Crown land were burned. The intensity of the fire produced huge amounts of smoke and ash, with reports of ash falling as far away as New Zealand. - Forest Fire Management Victoria
The event followed a series of extreme heatwaves that were accompanied by strong northerly winds, after a very dry six months. Melbourne hit 45.6 degrees and Adelaide 46.1. In NSW, Bourke suffered 37 consecutive days above 38 degrees and Menindee hit a record 49.7 degrees on January 10. Sydney was ringed to the north, south and west by bushfires - from Palm Beach and Port Hacking to the Blue Mountains.[22] The Argus reported that on 15 January, fierce winds spread fire to almost evert important area of the state, killing four, and burning in major fronts on Sydney's suburban fringes and hitting the south coast and inland - at Penrose, Wollongong, Nowra, Bathurst, Ulladulla and Mittagong: "hundreds of houses and thousands of head of stock and poultry were destroyed and thousands of acres of grazing land".[23]
After the bushfires, Victoria convened a Royal Commission. Judge Leonard Stretton was instructed to inquire into the causes of the fires, and consider the measures taken to prevent the fires and to protect life and property. He made seven major recommendations to improve forest and fire management, and planned burning became an official fire management practice.[24]
In the last ten years or so, government licenses have been granted to fire-prevention programs on Aboriginal lands in northern Australia. In this area Aboriginal traditions, which reduce the undergrowth that can fuel bigger blazes, revolve around the monsoon. Land is burned patch by patch using "cool" fires in targeted areas during the early dry season, between March and July.[25] These defensive burning programs began in the 1980s and 1990s when Aboriginal groups moved back onto their native lands. Since this process began, destructive bushfires in northern Australia have burned 57% fewer acres in 2019 than they did on average in the years from 2000 to 2010, the decade before the program started.[26]
Oliver Costello from the national Indigenous Firesticks Alliance says that in southern Australia, Aboriginal knowledge systems of fire management are less valued than in the north. In the Kimberley area, the Land council applies local resources and holds community fire planning meetings to ensure the correct people are doing the burning. Burn lines are approved by the group but Indigenous rangers set the fires, backed up by modern technology involving constant weather readings and taking into account the conditions of the day. Costello points out that northern Australia has developed a collaborative infrastructure for 'cultural burning' but notes that: “There’s no investment really outside of northern Australia Indigenous fire management of any significance."[27]
Factors and causes
In recent times most major bush fires have been started in remote areas by dry lightning[28][29] or by electric power lines being brought down or arcing in high winds. Many fires are as a result of either deliberate arson or carelessness, however these fires normally happen in readily accessible areas and are rapidly brought under control. Man-made events include arcing from overhead power lines, arson, accidental ignition in the course of agricultural clearing, grinding and welding activities, campfires, cigarettes and dropped matches, sparks from machinery, and controlled burn escapes. They spread based on the type and quantity of fuel that is available. Fuel can include everything from trees, underbrush and dry grassy fields to homes. Wind supplies the fire with additional oxygen pushing the fire across the land at a faster rate.
Large, violent wildfires can generate winds of their own, called fire whirls. Fire whirls are like tornadoes and result from the vortices created by the fire's heat. When these vortices are tilted from horizontal to vertical, this creates fire whirls. These whirls have been known to hurl flaming logs and burning debris over considerable distances.[30]
Some reports indicate that a changing climate could also be contributing to the ferocity of the 2019–20 fires with hotter, drier conditions making the country's fire season longer and much more dangerous.[31] Strong winds also promote the rapid spread of fires by lifting burning embers into the air. This is known as spotting and can start a new fire up to 40 km downwind from the fire front.[32] In the Northern Territory fires can also be spread by black kites, whistling kites and brown falcons. These birds have been spotted picking up burning twigs, flying to areas of unburned grass and dropping them to start new fires there. This exposes their prey attempting to flee the blazes: small mammals, birds, lizards, and insects.[33]
Looking towards Dargo, Victoria from Swifts Creek, 11 January 2006
A hilly bushfire that charred Prospect Hill, in Sydney.
Bushfires in Australia are generally described as uncontrolled, non-structural fires burning in a grass, scrub, bush, or forested area. The nature of the fire depends somewhat on local topography. Hilly/mountainous fires burn in areas which are usually densely forested. The land is less accessible and not conducive to agriculture, thus many of these densely forested areas have been saved from deforestation and are protected by national, state and other parks. The steep terrain increases the speed and intensity of a firestorm. Where settlements are located in hilly or mountainous areas, bushfires can pose a threat to both life and property. Flat/grassland fires burn along flat plains or areas of small undulation, predominantly covered in grasses or scrubland. These fires can move quickly, fanned by high winds in flat topography, and they quickly consume the small amounts of fuel/vegetation available. These fires pose less of a threat to settlements as they rarely reach the same intensity seen in major firestorms as the land is flat, the fires are easier to map and predict, and the terrain is more accessible for firefighting personnel. Many regions of predominantly flat terrain in Australia have been almost completely deforested for agriculture, reducing the fuel loads which would otherwise facilitate fires in these areas.
See also: Climate change in Australia
Australia's climate has warmed by more than one degree Celsius over the past century, causing an increase in the frequency and intensity of heatwaves and droughts.[34] Eight of Australia's ten warmest years on record have occurred since 2005.[35] A study in 2018 conducted at Melbourne University found that the major droughts of the late 20th century and early 21st century in southern Australia are "likely without precedent over the past 400 years".[36] Across the country, the average summer temperatures have increased leading to record-breaking hot weather,[37] with the early summer of 2019 the hottest on record.[38] 2019 was also Australia's driest ever year since 1900 with rainfall 40% lower than average.[39]
Heatwaves and droughts dry out the undergrowth and create conditions that increase the risk of bushfires. This has become worse in the last 30 years.[40] Since the mid-1990s, southeast Australia has experienced a 15% decline in late autumn and early winter rainfall and a 25% decline in average rainfall in April and May. Rainfall for January to August 2019 was the lowest on record in the Southern Downs (Queensland) and Northern Tablelands (New South Wales) with some areas 77% below the long term average.[41]
In the 2000s the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that ongoing anthropogenic climate change was virtually certain to increase in intensity and frequency of fires in Australia – a conclusion that has been endorsed in numerous reports since.[34] In November 2019, the Australian Climate Council published a report titled This is Not Normal[7] which also found the catastrophic bushfire conditions affecting NSW and Queensland in late 2019 have been aggravated by climate change.[41] According to Nerilie Abram writing in Scientific American "the link between the current extremes and anthropogenic climate change is scientifically indisputable".[34]
Main article: Greenhouse gas emissions by Australia
Until the 2019–2020 Australian bushfire season, the forests in Australia were thought to reabsorb all the carbon released in bushfires across the country. This would mean the forests achieved net-zero emissions. However, scientists now say that global warming is making bushfires burn more intensely and frequently and believe the current fires have already released about 350 million tonnes of carbon dioxide – as much as two-thirds of Australia's average annual carbon dioxide emissions (530 million tonnes in 2017)[42] in just the past three months. David Bowman, professor of pyrogeography and fire science at the University of Tasmania warns that so much damage has been done that Australian forests may take more than 100 years to re-absorb the carbon that has been released so far this fire season.[43]
These bushfire emissions increase Australia's contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions, exacerbating the problems associated with global warming. Climate studies show that conditions which promote extreme bushfires in Australia will only get worse as more greenhouse gases are added to the atmosphere.[39]
Bushfires in Australia can occur all year-round, though the severity and the "bushfire season" varies by region.[44] These seasons are commonly grouped into years such as "2019–2020 Australian bushfire season" and typically run from June one year until May the next year.
In southeast Australia, bushfires tend to be most common and most severe during summer and autumn (December–March), in drought years, and particularly severe in El Niño years. Southeast Australia is fire-prone, and warm and dry conditions intensify the probability of fire.[45] In northern Australia, bushfires usually occur during the dry season (April to September),[46] and fire severity tends to be more associated with seasonal weather patterns. In the southwest, similarly, bushfires occur in the summer dry season and severity is usually related to seasonal growth. Fire frequency in the north is difficult to assess, as the vast majority of fires are caused by human activity, however, lightning strikes are as common a cause as human-ignited fires and arson.
Impact on wildlife
Bush fires kill animals directly and also destroy local habitats, leaving the survivors vulnerable even once the fires have passed. Professor Chris Dickman at Sydney University estimates that in the first three months of the 2019–2020 bushfires, over 800 million animals died in NSW, and more than 1 billion nationally.[47] This figure includes mammals, birds, and reptiles but does not include insects, bats or frogs. Many of these animals were burnt to death in the fires, with many others dying later due to the depletion of food and shelter resources and predation by feral cats and red foxes. Dickman adds that Australia has the highest rate of species lost of any area in the world,[48] with fears that some of Australia's native species, like the Kangaroo Island dunnart, may even become extinct because of the current fires.[49]
Koalas are perhaps the most vulnerable because they are slow-moving. In extreme fires, koalas tend to climb up to the top of a tree and curl into a ball where they become trapped. In January 2020 it was reported that half of the 50,000 koalas on Kangaroo Island off Australia's southern coast, which are kept separate to those on the mainland as insurance for the species’ future, are thought to have died in the previous few weeks.[50]
Wildlife ecologist Professor Euan Ritchie from Deakin University says that when fires have passed, frogs and skinks are left vulnerable when their habitats have been destroyed. Loss of habitat also affects already endangered species such as the western ground parrot, the Leadbeater's possum, the Mallee emu-wren (a bird which cannot fly very far), and Gilbert's potoroo. Beekeepers have also lost hives in bushfires.[33]
Kangaroos and wallabies can move quickly trying to escape from fires. However, the Guardian reported in January 2020 that dozens, maybe hundreds of kangaroos "perished in their droves" as they tried to outrun the flames near Batlow in NSW.[50] The most resilient animals are those that can burrow or fly. Possums often get singed, but can sometimes hide in tree hollows. Wombats and snakes tend to go underground.[33]
Goannas can benefit from bushfires. Dickman says: "In central Australia, we've seen goannas coming out from their burrows after a fire and picking off injured animals – singed birds, young birds, small mammals, surface-dwelling lizards, and snakes."[33]
Impact on humans
The most devastating impact on humans is that bushfires have killed over 800 people since 1851.[51] In addition to loss of life, homes, properties, and livestock are destroyed potentially leaving people homeless, traumatised, and without access to electricity, telecommunications and, in some cases, to drinking water.[52]
Bushfires produce particulate-matter pollution – airborne particles that are small enough to enter and damage human lung tissue. Following the Hazelwood fire in 2014, Fay Johnston, an associate professor of public health at the University of Tasmania's Menzies Institute for Medical Research, says young children exposed to smoke either as infants, toddlers or in the womb develop changes to their lung function. She says: "Unborn babies exposed to the Hazelwood smoke were more likely to experience coughs or colds two to four years after the fires."[53] Other studies conducted in Australia show an increase in respiratory diseases among adults stemming from air pollution caused by bushfires.[54]
As a result of intense smoke and air pollution stemming from the fires, in January 2020 Canberra measured the worst air quality index of any major city in the world. The orange-tinged smoke entered homes and offices buildings across the capital making breathing outside very difficult, forcing businesses and institutions to shut their doors.[55] Studies show that residents of highly polluted cities also have an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, and diabetes. Professor Jalaluddin, a chief investigator with the Centre for Air Pollution, Energy and Health Policy Research, says: "There is increasing evidence around air pollution and (the development of) neurological conditions, for example, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's."[53]
Prof David Bowman, director of the Fire Centre Research Hub at the University of Tasmania, refers to the 2019–2020 fires as "absolutely transformative and unprecedented" in scale and says: "It's pretty much a third of the Australian population that has been impacted, with prolonged, episodic exposure and sometimes extreme health impacts." Since September 2019, close to 3,000 firefighters have been out every day in NSW battling blazes. The NSW RFS says close to 90% of those are unpaid volunteers.[56] David McBride, associate professor of occupational and environmental medicine at the University of Otago says: "They push themselves to the limit – they can suffer heat stress, which is a life-threatening injury, and end up with chronic bronchitis and asthma".[57]
Psychological problems
Psychological problems following a major bushfire appear to develop when people have a chance to stop and reflect on their experience. A study of 1,526 people who experienced significant losses in the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires found that after 12 months, 42% met the criteria for a psychiatric problem which is double the prevalence in an unaffected community. After twenty months this figure had dropped to 23%.[58]
A typical example of how people are affected is described by the 2016 fire at Yarloop in Western Australia. It virtually destroyed the town (population 395) including 180 homes, historic timber workshops, factories, an old church, the old hospital, shops, the hotel, the fire station and a part of the school. Two people died. Damage to infrastructure included the Samson Brook Bridge, Salmon River Bridge and power infrastructure supplying thousands of homes in the area.[59]
Two years later, local people were still suffering from trauma distress from the fire. Apart from the economic losses suffered by those who lived there, the dislocation to their lives was so great that many in the community were doubtful that the town would be rebuilt.[60] The State Government subsequently spent $64 million rebuilding the town and the surrounding communities.[61]
Economic damage from 2009's Black Saturday fires, the costliest in Australia's history, reached an estimated $4.4 billion. Moody's Analytics says the cost of the 2019–2020 bushfires is likely to exceed even that figure and will cripple consumer confidence and harm industries such as farming and tourism.[62] Medical bills from the current fires and smoke haze are expected to reach hundreds of millions of dollars with one analysis suggesting disruptions caused by the fire and smoke haze could cost Sydney as much as A$50 million a day.[63] The Insurance Council of Australia estimates that claims for damage from the fires would be more than A$700 million, with claims expected to jump when more fire-hit areas become accessible. In January 2020, the ANZ gauge of consumer confidence fell last week to its lowest level in more than four years.[52]
In response to the current fires, the federal government announced that compensation would be paid to volunteer firefighters, military personnel would be deployed to assist, and an A$2 billion bush fire recovery fund would be established. New South Wales, which has been hardest hit by the crisis, has pledged A$1 billion focused on repairing infrastructure.[64]
Official inquiries
After many major bushfires, state and federal governments in Australia have initiated inquiries to see what could be done to address the problem. A parliamentary report from 2010 says that between 1939 and 2010, there have been at least 18 major bushfire inquiries including state and federal parliamentary committee inquiries, COAG reports, coronial inquiries and Royal Commissions.[65] Another report published in 2015 says there have been 51 inquiries into wildfires and wildfire management since 1939. The authors note that: "The fact that catastrophic events continue to recur is evidence either that the community is failing to learn the lessons from the past, or the inquiries fail to identify the true learning – that catastrophic events may be inevitable, or that Royal Commissions are not the most effective way to identify relevant lessons from past events".[66]
In January 2020, in the middle of the 2019–2020 bushfire season, Prime Minister Scott Morrison raised the prospect of establishing another royal commission. Morrison told Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) that any inquiry into the crisis would need to be comprehensive and investigate climate change as well as other possible causes.[67]
During the fire season, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) provides fire weather forecasts. Fire agencies determine the appropriate Fire Danger Rating by considering the predicted weather including temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and dryness of vegetation. These Fire Danger Ratings are a feature of weather forecasts and alert the community to the actions they should take in preparation for the day. Ratings are broadcast via newspapers, radio, TV, and the internet.[68]
In 2009, a standardised Fire Danger Rating (FDR) was adopted by all Australian states. This included a whole new level – catastrophic fire danger. The first time this level of danger was forecast for Sydney was in November 2019 during the 2019–2020 Australian bushfire season.[69] In 2010, following a national review of the bush fire danger ratings, new trigger points for each rating were introduced for grassland areas in most jurisdictions.
Fire Danger Rating
Fire Danger Index
Catastrophic / Code Red Forest 100+ Grass 150+
Extreme Forest 75–100 Grass 100–150
Severe Forest 50–75 Grass 50–100
Very high 25–50
High 12–25
Low to moderate 0–12
Remote monitoring of wildfires is done in Australia. Geoscience Australia developed the (real-time) Sentinel bushfire monitoring system. It uses data from satellites to help fire-fighting agencies assess and manage risks.[70][71][72] There is also MyFireWatch, which is a program based on an existing Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) program, redeveloped by Landgate and Edith Cowan University (ECU) for use by the general public.[73][74] Besides the use of satellites, Australian firefighters also make use of UAV's as a tool for combating fire.[75]
The Australasian Fire Authorities Council (AFAC) is the peak body responsible for representing fire, emergency services, and land management agencies in the Australasian region.
The Rural Fire Service (RFS) is a volunteer-based firefighting agency and operates as part of the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services.[76]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW), the Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW), the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS) work together to manage and respond to fires across New South Wales.
The Country Fire Service is a volunteer-based fire service in the state of South Australia. The CFS operates as a part of the South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission (SAFECOM).
Major bushfires in Victoria in the 2000s
Main article: Bushfires in Victoria
In Victoria, the Country Fire Authority (CFA) provides firefighting and other emergency services to country areas and regional townships within the state, as well as large portions of the outer suburban areas and growth corridors of Melbourne not covered by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade.[77]
Responsibility for fire suppression and management, including planned burning on public land such as State Forests and National Parks, which makes up about 7.1 million hectares or about one-third of the State, sits with the Department of Environment, Land, Water, and Planning (DELWP).
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) and the Department of Parks and Wildlife (P&W) have joint responsibility for bushfire management in Western Australia.[78] DFES is an umbrella organisation supporting the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS), Bush Fire Service (BFS), Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service (VFRS), State Emergency Service (SES), Volunteer Fire and Emergency Service (VFES), Emergency Services Cadets and the Volunteer Marine Rescue Service (VMR).
The Tasmania Fire Service manages bushfires in Tasmania with the help of Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service and Forestry Tasmania.[79][80]
Guidelines for survival
Local authorities provide education and information for residents in bushfire-prone regions regarding the location of current fires,[81] preservation of life and property[82] and when to escape by car.[83]
Major bushfires in Australia
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Bushfires have accounted for over 800 deaths in Australia since 1851 and, in 2012, the total accumulated cost was estimated at $1.6 billion.[84] In terms of monetary cost however, they rate behind the damage caused by drought, severe storms, hail, and cyclones,[85] perhaps because they most commonly occur outside highly populated urban areas. However, the severe fires of the summer of 2019–2020 affected densely populated areas including holiday destinations leading NSW Rural Fire Services Commissioner, Shane Fitzsimmons, to claim it was "absolutely" the worst bushfire season on record.[86]
Some of the most severe Australian bushfires (single fires and fire seasons), in chronological order, have included: (note the 1974/1975 and 2019/2020 bushfires have a combined total of hectares burned)
Name or description
State(s) /
Area burned
(approx.)
Properties damaged
Black Thursday bushfires Victoria 5,000,000 12,000,000 6 February 1851 about 12 1 million sheep; thousands of cattle [87][88]
Red Tuesday bushfires Victoria 260,000 640,000 1 February 1898 12 2,000 buildings [88]
1926 bushfires Victoria 390,000 960,000 February–March 1926 60 1,000 [89]
Black Friday bushfires Victoria 2,000,000 4,900,000 December 1938 – January 1939 71 3,700
1944 bushfires Victoria 1,000,000 2,500,000 14 January – 14 February 1944 15–20 more than 500 houses [88]
Woodford/Springwood Bushfire 1944, Blue Mountains New South Wales 18 November 1944 Nil 27 homes
1951–52 bushfires Victoria 4,000,000 9,900,000 November 1951 – January 1952 11 [90]
Black Sunday bushfires South Australia 39,000–160,000 96,000–395,000 2 January 1955 2 40 dwellings including the Governor's summer residence at Marble Hill
Grose Valley bushfire, Blue Mountains 1957 New South Wales 30 November 1957 4 4 boys were killed on a bush walk out to Perrys Lookdown. 5 others survived. The leader of the group got help at Blackheath[citation needed]
1957 Leura bushfire, Blue Mountains New South Wales 2 December 1957 Nil 170 homes in parts of Katoomba, Leura and Wentworth falls One building that was destroyed was the Chateau Napier.[citation needed]
1961 Western Australian bushfires Western Australia 1,800,000 4,400,000 January–March 1961 Nil 160 homes [91]
1962 bushfires Victoria 14–16 January 1962 32 450 houses [89]
1965 Gippsland bushfires Victoria 315,000 780,000 21 Feb –
Nil 60 buildings, 4000 stock [92]
Southern Highlands bushfires New South Wales 251,000 620,000 5–14 March 1965 3 59 homes
Tasmanian "Black Tuesday" bushfires Tasmania 264,000 650,000 7 February 1967 62 1,293 homes [88]
Dandenong Ranges bushfire Victoria 1,920 4,700 19 February 1968 53 homes; 10 other buildings
1968-69 Killarney Top Springs bushfires Northern Territory 40,000,000 99,000,000 1968–69 [93]
1968 Blue Mountains Bushfire New South Wales 29 November 1968 4 over 120 homes
1969 bushfires Victoria 8 January 1969 23 230 houses [89]
1969-70 Dry River-Victoria River fire Northern Territory 45,000,000 110,000,000 1969–70 [93]
1974–75 Australian bushfire season[a] Nationwide 117,000,000 290,000,000 1974–1975 season 3 15% of Australia burned up. The damage was mostly in central Australia and so it did not impact many communities.
"The 1974/75 fires had almost no impact and much of the damage was found by satellite after the fact”[96]
[94][97][98]
1974 Moolah-Corinya bushfires, Far West NSW New South Wales 1,117,000 2,760,000 Mid-December 1974 3 40 homes, 10,170 kilometres (6,320 mi) of fencing, 50,000 livestock [99][100][101][102]
1974 Cobar bushfire New South Wales 1,500,000 3,700,000 Mid-December 1974 [99][100][101][102]
1974 Balranald bushfire New South Wales 340,000 840,000 Mid December 1974 [100][101][102]
1974–75 New South Wales bushfires New South Wales 4,500,000 11,000,000 1974–1975 season 6 [103][104][105]
1974–1975 Northern Territory bushfires Northern Territory 45,000,000 110,000,000 1974–1975 season [93]
1974–1975 Queensland bushfires Queensland 7,500,000 19,000,000 1974–1975 season [93]
1974–1975 South Australia bushfires South Australia 17,000,000 42,000,000 1974–1975 season [93]
1974–1975 Western Australia bushfires Western Australia 29,000,000 72,000,000 1974–1975 season [93]
Western Districts bushfires Victoria 103,000 250,000 12 February 1977 4 116 houses, 340 buildings
Blue Mountains Fires 1977 New South Wales 54,000 130,000 17 December 1977 2 49 houses
1978 Western Australian bushfires Western Australia 114,000 280,000 4 April 1978 2 6 buildings (drop in wind in early evening is said to have saved the towns of Donnybrook, Boyup Brook, Manjimup, and Bridgetown.)
1979 Sydney bushfires New South Wales December 1979 5 28 homes destroyed, 20 homes damaged [106]
1980 Waterfall bushfire New South Wales 1,000,000 2,500,000 3 November 1980 5 firefighters 14 homes [107]
Grays Point bushfire New South Wales 9 January 1983 3 volunteer firefighters [108]
Ash Wednesday bushfires
418,000 1,030,000 16 February 1983 75 about 2,400 houses
1984 Western New South Wales grasslands bushfires New South Wales 500,000 1,200,000 25 December 1984 40,000 livestock, $40 million damage [100][101][102]
1985 Cobar bushfire New South Wales 516,000 1,280,000 Mid January 1985 Nil [100][101]
1984/85 New South Wales bushfires New South Wales 3,500,000 8,600,000 1984–1985 season 5 [100][101][102][103][104][105]
Central Victoria bushfires Victoria 50,800 126,000 14 January 1985 3 180+ houses
1994 Eastern seaboard fires New South Wales 400,000 990,000 27 December 1993 –
4 225 homes [109]
Wooroloo bushfire Western Australia 10,500 26,000 8 January 1997 Nil 16 homes
Dandenongs bushfire Victoria 400 990 21 January 1997 3 41 homes [110]
Lithgow bushfire New South Wales 2 December 1997 2 firefighters [110]
Menai bushfire New South Wales 2 December 1997 1 firefighter 11 homes destroyed, 30 homes damaged [111]
Perth and SW Region bushfires Western Australia 23,000 57,000 2 December 1997 2 1 home lost
Linton bushfire Victoria 2 December 1998 5 firefighters [112]
Black Christmas bushfires New South Wales 300,000 740,000 25 December 2001 – 2002 Nil 121 homes
2002 NT bushfires Northern Territory 38,000,000 94,000,000 August–November 2002 [93]
2003 Canberra bushfires Australian Capital Territory 160,000 400,000 18–22 January 2003 4 almost 500 homes [110]
2003 Eastern Victorian alpine bushfires Victoria 1,300,000 3,200,000 8 January – 8 March 2003 3 41 homes
Tenterden Western Australia 2,110,000 5,200,000 December 2003 2 [citation needed]
2005 Eyre Peninsula bushfire South Australia 77,964 192,650 10–12 January 2005 9 93 homes
2006 Central Coast bushfire New South Wales New Years Day, 2006
Jail Break Inn Fire, Junee New South Wales 30,000 74,000 New Years Day 2006 Nil Livestock losses estimated to be over 20,000. Seven homes, seven headers and four shearing sheds destroyed. 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) of fencing damaged. [113][114]
2005 Victorian bushfires Victoria 160,000 400,000 December 2005 –
4 57 houses, 359 farm buildings, 65,000 stock losses, fires occurred in the Stawell, Moondarra, Anakie, Yea, and Kinglake regions. [115]
Grampians bushfire Victoria 184,000 450,000 January 2006 2
Pulletop bushfire, Wagga Wagga New South Wales 9,000 22,000 6 February 2006 Nil 2,500 sheep and 6 cattle killed, 3 vehicles and 2 hay sheds destroyed as well as 50 kilometres (31 mi) of fencing.
The Great Divides bushfire Victoria 1,048,000 2,590,000 1 December 2006 –
1 51 homes
2006–07 Australian bushfire season
1,360,000 3,400,000 September 2006 –
5 Over 100 structures including 83 houses; numerous non-residential structures [116][117][118][119][120][121][122]
Dwellingup bushfire Western Australia 12,000 30,000 4 February 2007 Nil 16
Kangaroo Island bushfires South Australia 95,000 230,000 6–14 December 2007 1
Boorabbin National Park Western Australia 40,000 99,000 30 December 2007 3 Powerlines and Great Eastern Highway, forced to close for 2 weeks.
Black Saturday bushfires Victoria 450,000 1,100,000 7 February 2009 –
173 2,029+ houses, 2,000 other structures.
Toodyay bushfire Western Australia 3,000 7,400 29 December 2009 Nil 38
Lake Clifton bushfire Western Australia 2,000 4,900 11 January 2011 Nil 10 homes destroyed.
Roleystone Kelmscott bushfire Western Australia 1,500 3,700 6–8 February 2011 Nil 72 homes destroyed, 32 damaged, Buckingham Bridge on Brookton Highway collapsed and closed for 3 weeks whilst a temporary bridge was constructed and opened a month after the fires.
Margaret River bushfire Western Australia 4,000 9,900 24 November 2011 Nil 34 homes destroyed including the historic Wallcliffe House. [123]
Tasmanian bushfires Tasmania 20,000 49,000 4 January 2013 1 At least 170 buildings
Warrumbungle bushfire New South Wales 54,000 130,000 18 January 2013 Nil At least 53 homes, 118 sheds, agricultural machinery and livestock. Infrastructure destroyed at Siding Spring Observatory. [124]
2013 New South Wales bushfires New South Wales 100,000 250,000 17–28 October 2013 1 As of 19 October 2013[update] at least 248 buildings destroyed statewide (inc. 208 dwellings), another 109 damaged in Springwood, Winmalee and Yellow Rock. Major fires also occurred in the Hunter, Central Coast, Macarthur and Port Stephens regions causing significant damage. [125][126][127]
Carnarvon bushfire complex Western Australia 800,000 2,000,000 27 December 2011 –
Nil 11 pastoral stations (fences, watering systems, water points, stock feed).
2014 Parkerville bushfire Western Australia 386 950 12 January 2014 Nil 56 homes.
2015 Sampson Flat bushfires South Australia 20,000 49,000 2–9 January 2015 Nil 27 homes, 140 outbuildings
2015 O'Sullivan bushfire (Northcliffe – Windy Harbour) Western Australia 98,923 244,440 29 January – 20 February 2015 Nil 1 home and 1 inhabited shed, 5 farm sheds and thousands of hectares of production forests (karri and jarrah) or national parks.
2015 Lower Hotham bushfire (Boddington) Western Australia 52,373 129,420 January 2015 Nil 1 house, 1 farm shed, 1 bridge and thousands of hectares of production forest (jarrah) or national parks.
2015 Esperance bushfires Western Australia 200,000 490,000 October–November 2015 4 About 10 houses and public buildings (Scaddan), 15,000 stock losses, 5 Nature Reserves et most area of Cape Arid national park. [128][129]
Perth Hills bushfire complex – Solus Group Western Australia 10,016 24,750 15–24 November 2015 Nil Jarrah production forest and Conservation Park.
2015 Pinery bushfire South Australia 85,000 210,000 25 November – 2 December 2015 2 91 dwellings.
2016 Murray Road bushfire (Waroona and Harvey) Western Australia 69,165 170,910 January 2016 2 181 dwellings (166 only in Yarloop), historical Yarloop Workshops and thousands of hectares of Lane Poole Reserve and production forest (jarrah). [130]
2017 New South Wales bushfires New South Wales 52,000 130,000 11–14 February 2017 Nil 35 dwellings. [131]
2017 Carwoola bushfire New South Wales 3,500 8,600 17–18 February 2017 Nil 11 dwellings destroyed; 12 damaged. [132]
2018 Tathra bushfire New South Wales 1,200 3,000 18–19 March 2018 Nil 69 houses and 30 caravans/cabins destroyed; 39 damaged. [133]
Tabulam bushfire New South Wales 4,000 9,900 early February 2019 Nil 10 homes and 23 outbuildings destroyed.
Tingha bushfire New South Wales 17,000 42,000 early February 2019 Nil 8 homes and 18 outbuildings destroyed.
18,626,000 46,030,000 5 September 2019 – present 29 (including 3 NSW firefighters and 1 VIC firefighter) 2600+ homes currently confirmed destroyed (as of 13 January 2020)
NSW 2162+ homes destroyed
QLD 40+ homes destroyed
SA 100+ homes destroyed
VIC 54+ homes destroyed
NT 5 homes destroyed
TAS 1 home destroyed
WA unknown homes destroyed
in total roughly over 8000 buildings have been lost nationwide (includes homes, out buildings and businesses/facilities)
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At least 1,000,000,000 wild animals are estimated to have died (not including frogs and insects) with some species thought to be facing extinction.[147]
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In 1995, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported 117 Mha[94]
The 2004 National Inquiry on Bushfire Mitigation and Management reports a total of 102 Mha[95]
The extent of the 1974–75 bushfire season was not known until after the event when satellite images were analysed, due to the fires being mostly located in very remote areas of the continent.[96]
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A picture of Matt on the container at 150 meters which was taken by the star camera, transmitted though the air, received by the CSBF groundstation, and sent back to us as a webserver via ethernet.
A better picture of the same, which hasn't been transmitted through anything.
Setting up the X-Y stage at 150 meters.
The Boss ready to pick up ANITA.
The Boss and BLAST.
A very large ANITA receiver on a very small (but beefy) tripod.
ANITA outside for some tests.
SBI waits on the snow. They had to remove SBI first to get ANITA, which was behind it, out of the bay.
Getting ready to put SBI back.
Pushing ANITA back inside.
Lifting SBI back up to put it inside as well.
McMurdo from above.
The same, further up the hill.
A LC-130 takes off from the ice runway.
Further up still.
The ice runway.
Looking over the Fortress Rocks at Castle Rock, with Erebus behind it.
Mark, Matt, me, Marie, Nick and Gaelen at the top of Ob Hill, next to Scott's Cross.
Marie, Gaelen, Nick and the cross.
Looking out towards the LDB camp at Willy Field. Scott Base is at left.
(13574x1287, 9033.73 kb) The view from the top of Observation Hill. The cut is northeastward, in the middle of Mount Terror. There are two roads at left, the lower one is the Scott Base Road. The upper one heads to the T-Site, which can be seen at right. Scott Base, on Pram Point, can bee seen just in front of the pressure ridges. In the distance is the LDB Camp at Willy Field. Another road down the hill to the ice can bee seen directly below LDB Camp. This road is closed and of unknown use. On the horizon across the ice are White Island, Minna Bluff, Black Island, Mount Discovery, Brown Peninsula and then the Royal Society Range. The ice runway is below and all of McMurdo Station can be seen to the right. Above McMurdo is Hut Point. To the right of Hut Point is Arrival Heights, with White Dome (in front) and Grey Dome (behind). Beyond Grey Dome is Tent Island and Inaccessible Island. Castle Rock is prominent at right, with Erebus behind it. At far right is the T-Site (where T stands for Transmitter), on top of Fortress Rocks, with Crater Hill behind it. The transmitters on the T-Site communicate with the satellite uplink on Black Island to provide all communication to and from McMurdo.
The plaque at the top of Ob Hill.
What Gaelen would look like if he were a 1930s newspaper photographer.
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The FBI declined to comment on the status of Jain's security clearances but pointed me to Wray's January news conference announcing the indictments of Huawei and its chief financial officer Wanzhou Meng on charges of violating U.S. sanctions on Iran and stealing U.S. technology secrets. Wray said giving information to Huawei risks giving it to the Chinese government.
"It is public record that under Chinese cybersecurity law, Chinese companies like Huawei are required to provide, essentially, access upon demand with little to no process to challenge that," Wray said. "And so that's why it creates the national security implications we are concerned about."
Congress responded to those concerns by restricting the U.S. military's use of Huawei equipment in last year's National Defense Authorization Act. Huawei responded by suing the U.S. government, using the U.S. federal court system. That's the case Huawei has now hired Jain to lobby on, according to public disclosure filings.
Jain's firm, Jones Day, has represented the Chinese Embassy in the past. According to the company's website, the law firm's close relationship with the Chinese government was established by former partner Herb Hansell and continued at least until Hansell's death in 2015. Jones Day and Jain declined to comment for this story.
As the Center for Responsive Politics reported, Jain's contract is just one part of a seven-figure Huawei lobbying and public relations campaign. Jones Day registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act, which requires less reporting and therefore provides less transparency than registering under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
Two public relations firms that Huawei also hired, Racepoint Global and Burson Cohn and Wolfe (BCW), registered under FARA, which is required for anyone working principally on behalf of a foreign government or its agent. The question of Huawei's connections to the Chinese government is hotly debated, but the public relations firms decided to err on the safe side, saying Huawei hasn't provided proof of its independence.
Huawei claims to be a private, independent, employee-owned corporation, but there's significant evidence that's not the case. A recent research paper sought to demystify Huawei's opaque ownership structure. Regardless, the U.S. intelligence community believes Huawei is at the very least beholden to the direction of China's national security state and at worst an arm of it.
The reason Chinese companies such as Huawei need more oversight and restriction is because they present a broader threat to U.S. economic and national security than companies from other countries. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission released a new report last week detailing how Chinese companies facilitate the transfer of sensitive technologies from U.S. firms through legal and illegal means.
"Although Chinese companies are not the only foreign firms seeking to acquire U.S. technology, the Chinese case is unique because the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has prioritized technology transfer as a matter of policy and provides direct and indirect support to companies engaging in these anticompetitive activities," the report states.
Laws must evolve to match evolving threats. A top national security official with senior and in-depth knowledge of our government and its vulnerabilities should not be allowed to get paid to help a foreign power that is actively working to exploit those vulnerabilities. It's not illegal to help China weaken U.S. national security, but it should be.
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Review: Revolution 60
A little about me. I rarely expect much out of mobile games and have been adamant they don’t live up to handheld or console games. The platform is great for certain games such as puzzlers, endless runners, and games that allow for planned out movements, but anything using a touchscreen with faux directional pad and buttons, with its lack of tactile feedback, drives me nuts. Another thing that annoys me about any game are Quick Time Events (QTE) that feel as if they are a measurement of twitch, not skill. For players new to controllers (I know a few), they serve as a painstaking reminder of how you don’t have the button locations memorized. God of War and Heavy Rain? Both stopped due to QTE.
Revolution 60, aka Rev60, has challenged these personal “hard truths”; it’s the game I’ve been waiting for that pushes mobile gaming to the next level.
In this story set in the future, you play as Holiday, a member of a special ops team called Chessboard, who is tasked with stopping a nuclear war. Your all-female team launches into space and onto a U.S. orbital weapons platform, which has gone off course and is now pointing at China. While there, you fight the enemies who have set the platform off course and enemies within your own ranks.
Game progress is through three systems: conversations with dialogue choices, interactive events that use QTE, and grid combat that combines active attacks with QTEs. Your choices in dialogue and success (or lack thereof) in QTEs alter the story, leading to one of 24 possible different endings.
During conversations, the path to success isn’t always clear, and you must deal with a handful of difficult decisions. Do you sacrifice this person for the cause? Do you side with that one? I sat there on more than a handful of occasions, thinking hard about what may happen if I chose a particular action. Conversations also serve to flesh out the story between events in sometimes comical or serious ways. They’re a treat to listen to, especially since they were able to get some great talent in for the voice actors, including Amanda Winn-Lee, known for her roles in various anime shows and video games.
Interactive QTEs help to engross you into the story, making you feel like you’re a part of what’s playing out on screen. They involve tracing diagrams or tapping buttons in order to do an assortment of things such as hack computers, climb ladders, and crawl through ductwork. You’re usually given enough time to fail once or twice before your timer runs out. Should you have an unsuccessful attempt, you’ll find that it may either be of little consequence, alter the storyline completely, or result in outright mission failure.
These events lead to one of my first gripes. Due to the nature of the game being part “movie” and part player action, there were a few times where I thought I was in a break from the action, watching an event unfold, only to be suddenly asked to complete a QTE. I was using the perceived break to get an itch or pet my attention-craving cat, only to miss something. It caught me entirely off guard and caused a failure. Fortunately, I don’t think any of these rare instances led to a complete game-altering event, but I know I’d have been extremely frustrated if a character died due to this.
Combat is on a grid, with both you and your opponent dueling it out on opposite sides of the map. Where you can move is highlighted on the ground, and your weapon needs a few seconds to recharge between attacks. This allows some strategy as you attempt to predict your enemy’s movements while avoiding their attacks. With each successful attack, you build up energy towards a special attack. Special attacks cut into a QTE scene that mimics Holiday’s hand-to-hand blows to your opponent just before they happen. The attacks feel like they have more weight thanks to this system, and it’s a rewarding feeling.
At each level, you’re awarded a skill point that allows you to enhance combat in some way. Attacks hit harder, your weapon’s cooldown is lowered, you gain health upon each successful hit, and so on. My favorite talent was one that allowed me to, at the risk of sustaining high damage if hit while activated, charge my energy meter without hitting enemies. This sped up the game for some of the repetitive fights and was risky to pull off in later, more challenging fights. I admit that I cannot vouch for balance on the talents yet, as I only was able to finish 1.5 playthroughs by press time. For me it seemed obvious which talent I would take, but for someone else, their “obvious” talent may be something else.
While combat in the game is fun, as I said, it does get repetitive. For most of the game you fight the same type enemy soldier, one at a time, whose easy skill set doesn’t change. Occasionally some variety is sprinkled in, but different opponents and true challenges don’t appear until near the end of the game.
The game’s pacing never keeps you waiting more than a few seconds for something to happen. Even while walking long, empty corridors, you’re kept interested by discovering paths to explore, medkits to collect, or dialogue with NPCs. But while the pace of events may be spot on, there is little sense of urgency in a situation that’s sold as urgent. You’re on a space station, trying to stop an attack before it happens, all while under fire from an outside source, but you casually walk around the station, even taunting enemies to come find you, slowing down the mission. That outside source (no spoilers) who’s attacking the station disappears after the one scene they’re in with no telling as to why, leaving some plot holes or perhaps leaving some room for story in Rev62 (the affectionate title for the planned sequel).
Rev60 will take a few hours to complete, perhaps over the course of a few sessions. With endings that are sure to make you go, “What?!” “But…” and “Noooo!”, you’re encouraged to play through a few times. For all of your work, you’re rewarded with an extremely difficult “girlfriend mode” (a knock at the Borderlands 2 lead designer) in which even the most basic enemies move much faster and hit much harder.
Good storytelling, badass female characters all around, rewarding combat, and difficult and meaningful decisions that affect the story all culminate in a very fun game that I haven’t been able to stop talking about online and with my friends.
Try out Revolution 60 for free here. If you find you like it, you’ll be able to unlock the full game for $6.
Revolution 60 and Giant Spacekat’s site.
In Revolution 60, Giant Spacekat plays to the strengths of the platform and pushes story-driven gaming on mobile devices to a new level.
Deep story.
Meaningful decision making.
Great voice acting.
Repetitive combat.
Some surprising QTEs.
8Overall Score
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This collection of specially commissioned essays puts top scholars head to head to debate the central issues in the lively and fast growing field of philosophy of biology: Brings together original essays on ten of the most hotly debated questions in philosophy of biology; Lively head-to-head debate format sharply defines the issues and paves the way for further discussion; Includes coverage of the new and vital area of evolutionary developmental biology, as well as the concept of a unified species, the role of genes in selection, the differences between micro- and macro-evolution, and much mor
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It is possible to reduce biological explanations to explanations in chemistry and/or physics / Evelyn Fox Keller
It is not possible to reduce biological explanations to explanations in chemistry and/or physics / John Dupré
Traits have evolved to function the way they do because of a past advantage / Mark Perlman
Traits have not evolved to function the way they do because of a past advantage / Robert Cummins and Martin Roth
Species are real biological entities / Michael F. Claridge
Species are not uniquely real biological entities / Brent D. Mishler
Selection does operate primarily on genes : in defense of the gene as the unit of selection / Carmen Sapienza
Selection does not operate primarily on genes / Richard M. Burian
Microevolution and macroevolution are governed by the same processes / Michael R. Dietrich
Microevolution and macroevolution are not governed by the same processes / Douglas H. Erwin
Evolutionary developmental biology offers a significant challenge to the neo-Darwinian paradigm / Manfred D. Laubichler
Evolutionary developmental biology does not offer a significant challenge to the neo-Darwinian paradigm / Alessandro Minelli
The basic components of the human mind were solidified during the Pleistocene epoch / Valerie G. Starratt and Todd K. Shackelford
The basic components of the human mind were not solidified during the Pleistocene epoch / Stephen M. Downes
Memetics does provide a useful way of understanding cultural evolution / Susan Blackmore
Memetics does not provide a useful way of understanding cultural evolution : a developmental perspective / William C. Wimsatt
The biological sciences can act as a ground for ethics / Michael Ruse
What the biological sciences can and cannot contribute to ethics / Francisco J. Ayala
There is a place for intelligent design in the philosophy of biology : intelligent design in (philosophy of) biology : some legitimate roles / Del Ratzsch
There is no place for intelligent design in the philosophy of biology : intelligent design is not science / Francisco J. Ayala
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It is possible to reduce biological explanations to explanations in chemistry and/or physics / Evelyn Fox Keller -- It is not possible to reduce biological explanations to explanations in chemistry and/or physics / John Dupré -- Traits have evolved to function the way they do because of a past advantage / Mark Perlman -- Traits have not evolved to function the way they do because of a past advantage / Robert Cummins and Martin Roth -- Species are real biological entities / Michael F. Claridge -- Species are not uniquely real biological entities / Brent D. Mishler -- Selection does operate primarily on genes : in defense of the gene as the unit of selection / Carmen Sapienza -- Selection does not operate primarily on genes / Richard M. Burian -- Microevolution and macroevolution are governed by the same processes / Michael R. Dietrich -- Microevolution and macroevolution are not governed by the same processes / Douglas H. Erwin -- Evolutionary developmental biology offers a significant challenge to the neo-Darwinian paradigm / Manfred D. Laubichler -- Evolutionary developmental biology does not offer a significant challenge to the neo-Darwinian paradigm / Alessandro Minelli -- The basic components of the human mind were solidified during the Pleistocene epoch / Valerie G. Starratt and Todd K. Shackelford -- The basic components of the human mind were not solidified during the Pleistocene epoch / Stephen M. Downes -- Memetics does provide a useful way of understanding cultural evolution / Susan Blackmore -- Memetics does not provide a useful way of understanding cultural evolution : a developmental perspective / William C. Wimsatt -- The biological sciences can act as a ground for ethics / Michael Ruse -- What the biological sciences can and cannot contribute to ethics / Francisco J. Ayala -- There is a place for intelligent design in the philosophy of biology : intelligent design in (philosophy of) biology : some legitimate roles / Del Ratzsch -- There is no place for intelligent design in the philosophy of biology : intelligent design is not science / Francisco J. Ayala
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Major to Minor: Surprising Relations
When writing The Ultimate Guide to Tarot, I included in each major arcana profile a subheading, ‘Reflections’ – a list of minor arcana cards that echo the meaning of the major: Death’s reflection in the Ten of Swords. The Devil in the Eight of Swords (you get the picture). Then I began looking for patterns (I’m hard-wired to do this after thirty-plus years as a tarot reader. Of course, ahem, I started reading when I was five ten okay, 21).
When exploring alignments, I got to investigate some alternative relationships between cards. For example, the link between the Devil and the Eight of Swords may be obvious (restriction), but going deeper, I felt the Fives tell us much more; Fives can explain why you end up in a Devil situation. So, here’s my list:
I The Magician: The Aces
III The Empress: The Queens
IV The Emperor: The Kings
VI The Lovers: The Twos
VII The Chariot: The Knights
VIII Strength: The Eights
X The Wheel of Fortune: The Nines
XI Justice and XX Judgement: The Threes
XII The Hanged Man: The Fours
XIII Death: The Tens
XIV Temperance: The Sevens
XV The Devil: The Fives
XIX The Sun: The Pages
XXI The World: The Sixes
The Alignments
The High Priestess, Hierophant, Hermit, Tower, Star, and Moon are not aligned with minor groups. (The Fool, as outside the major arcana sequence, is not included.) Given the minors often reveal the detail of day-to-day concerns, perhaps my inability to align minors to these six cards isn’t surprising; after all, the High Priestess, Hierophant and Hermit operate beyond the visible in realms unseen. The Tower, Star, and Moon evoke the liminal, too – the blackness of the Tower’s landscape and the twilight worlds of the Star and Moon reveal the consequence of undercurrents in our lives, rather than what is manifest in the light of day.
Looking at how the groupings fall has helped me consider, more broadly, some of the minor arcana cards’ meanings. I’m skipping the explanations of some alignments here, as they’re obvious: how the Aces fall under the Magician (initiation, beginnings, pure essence – the alchemic territory of the Magician); and the Queens and Kings, overseen by the Empress and Emperor, with each Court card an aspect of the major archetype. Then, Tarotistas, come the others, below, along with my connections (aided by my trusty tea and cake):
The Twos represent the choice aspect of the Lovers: the need for a mature decision. Rather than leap off the cliff in a spontaneous surfeit of joy, Fool-style, it’s time to consider long-term options. The figures on the RWS Twos are largely static, suggesting the process of consideration over time – which may be procrastination (Swords) planning (Wands), flipping alternatives (Pentacles) or the long gaze into the eyes of the beloved (Cups). And of course, the Two of Cups evokes the literal love meaning of the Lovers in readings, and the Lovers in its composition, with the lion (symbol of passion and protection) replacing Archangel Raphael as the guiding force appearing above the couple.
As the Kings and Queens are four aspects of the Emperor and Empress, with the Knights we see four faces of the charioteer (pragmatist, idealist, egotist, dreamer). The purpose of the journey might be revealed by the Knights – financial stability and work (Knight of Pentacles); a love quest (Knight of Cups); to battle (Knight of Swords) or for adventure (Knight of Wands). The Knight of Wands is the unfailing symbol of moving house, in many readings – just as the charioteer departs the city, onward.
If we see Strength as focus, as directed energy, the Eights align naturally with this card of grace under pressure: the working perfection of the Eight of Pentacles; the self-directed anxiety of entrapment with the Eight of Swords; the ever-expanding networks of the Eight of Wands; and, for the Eight of Cups’ departing figure, the realisation that something is missing. The irregular placement of the three cups upon the neat row of five depicts an uncomfortable gap, compositionally, which draws our focus. Fulfilment is elsewhere, and so the quest to find it must begin. Each scenario on the cards calls for strength – the strength to walk away (Cups), the strength to think our way out of the Eight of Sword’s limiting mindset, the strength to strive for and achieve goals (Pentacles), and the strength to avoid overwhelm as the Eight of Wands speeds the pace of life.
By card nine in three minor arcana suits, we may just have convinced ourselves we’re in control. Nines are cards of accumulation and, therefore, intensity. Before the revelation of the Tens, we reach peak performance, able to manifest the ideal reality with the Nine of Cups or enjoy the material security of the Nine of Pentacles. The Nine of Wands could be framed as ultimate defence, as we protect our past achievements (and wounds); while the Nine of Swords takes us into the shadow self with its hyper-anxiety – the conflictual suit of Swords internalised in extremis. As anxiety can arise from having no control over external situations, the Nine of Swords is a harbinger of the Wheel of Fortune. The Wheel tells us what the Nine of Swords knew all along: control is an illusion, and there are greater forces at work over which we have little influence.
It’s the public nature of some of these Threes that lead me to Justice. Three women dancing in a garden (Cups); a craftsman holding court in a church, standing on a bench; and a journeyman atop a hill, standing tall with three wands, glimpsing the potential of the territory ahead. Looking at these cards, it’s as if we’re almost part of the picture, at the edge of the party, or talk, or just a footstep or two behind the traveller. As I reader, I feel cast into the role of observer – or Judge. There’s an element of assessment going on within the cards (what’s the traveller thinking, as he scopes out the landscape? What’s the verdict on the craftsman’s ideas, after he steps down from the bench?) Even the Three of Cups’ women might be celebrating the outcome of a trial, whether legal or personal.
The Threes also resonate with Judgement as, looking at these cards in sequence, they represent the highs and lows of the phase we’re reflecting on before moving toward the completion of The World. As Threes, they often represent physical events (the number Three is dynamic, symbolising tangible results). Threes also carry an emotional charge – the good times (Cups), the trips (Wands), the achievements (Pentacles) – and the sorrows (the Three of Swords, naturally). And it’s these experiences we need to revisit and assess; to decide which memories and lessons to take forward, and which to leave behind.
An alternative alignment for Three is The Empress.
As the number of stability, Four evokes the stillness of card XII. The Four of Cups’ dejected figure might be the Hanged Man before his spiritual initiation; without trust in the flow of life, he is unable to move forward. The Four of Swords and Four of Pentacles are equally static, occurring as statues – the knight in his church, the merchant in the town square. The Four of Pentacles denotes the Hanged Man’s absolute security, while the Four of Swords signifies rest; there is nothing to change other than one’s perspective. The spirited Wands’ joyful couple are to put down roots in their ideal location, bringing their element of Fire down to earth, and it’s this Four of Wands that most expresses the bliss of the Hanged Man’s suspension, symbolised by his halo and beatific smile.
After the completion of the cycles experienced in the Tens, Death, or change, must come. What has amassed in the Nines now manifests: endings (Ten of Swords), fulfilment (Cups), consolidation and unification (Pentacles) or impossible burdens (Wands). If positive (Pentacles and Cups), the lesson may be to appreciate what we have and to continue to feed relationships and creative projects with our energy. If negative (Wands and Swords), Death releases us from self-enquiry. There’s clarity and truth; the bones don’t lie.
Take a measured approach, says Temperance, and you can make it work. Sound advice for the Sevens, of course, to not give in before the finish line – even if your competitor is stealing from you (Seven of Swords) or you’re tired of fire-fighting (Wands). Rise to the challenge, be ingenious and so what Temperance does – pay attention to every detail and don’t waste a drop of your energy on what isn’t important. And don’t rest for too long (Pentacles). Oh, the fantastical delusions of the Seven of Cups: don’t give in to those, either. Just do the work (note to self). So, in this sense, Temperance, as archangel Michael, is the guiding light when the work of the Seven threatens to derail our hopes. Anything is (still) possible.
If ever there were a gateway drug to the Devil, it would come packaged as a Five. Sorrow and bereavement (Cups), tests (Wands), humiliation (Swords) or isolation and poverty (Pentacles). How we manage the Fives leads to the darkness of devil-ment or the choice offered by the Lovers. We either lose ourselves, or choose for ourselves. The Fives, in this way, denote challenges that if left untended can lead us into temptation.
Looking at the RWS card as a container of Pages, we might consider that the Page of Wands is the gardener (gardening as the work of the soul). The Page of Pentacles built the wall (the material world); the Page of Swords defends it, while the Page of Cups brings the Sun’s joy. As the RWS and Marseilles Sun cards depict children, this fits the Page profile – a child or youth. In Jungian terms, the child of the Sun can be regarded as the archetype of the Divine Child; Jung says this archetype means ‘the completion of a long path’. As card XIX in the major arcana sequence, the positioning of the Sun comes towards the end of the hero’s journey that the major arcana cycle may be said to represent.
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Stuart McInally will captain Scotland at the Rugby World Cup, but there is no place for Rory Hutchinson and centres Huw Jones.
McInally was picked before John Barclay and captains Greig Laidlaw to direct the team out for their opener with Ireland.
Nevertheless, the news encircles head coach Gregor Townsend’s choice to leave both Glasgow centre Jones along with his rival type Northampton Hutchinson from this 31-man squad.
Jones burst onto the Test scene with nine tries in his first 14 appearances for the Lady but at the 18 months because he scored a double over England at the 2018 Calcutta Cup triumph, his kind for club and country has dropped considerably.
His deficiencies in defence have also counted him out of contention, though a deficiency of experience seems to have contributed to the choice to depart Hutchinson behind despite the 23-year-old creating a late bid for choice with a brace on his very first Scotland beginning during Saturday’s triumph in Georgia.
With Saracens centre Duncan Taylor and Sam Johnson of Warriors the major duo to begin from the midfield, Townsend has chosen to take Peter Horne – that will fill in 10 – and Chris Harris as cover.
Adam Hastings has been given the nod as back-up to star man Finn Russell in stand-off even though his ropy revealing against France three weeks ago.
But prop Jamie Bhatti gets now paid the price for his failure to impress during the mauling inflicted upon his side in the Allianz Riviera, together with Townsend choosing to take looseheads Allan Dell along with Gordon Reid plus Willem Nel and Zander Fagerson’s set.
Simon Berghan also receives a seat on the airplane based on his ability.
Forwards Josh Strauss, Matt Fagerson and Magnus Bradbury miss No 8 Blade Thomson selected with Scarlets out.
Lock Bradbury hasn’t featured at all during the Scots’ three warm-up clashes so far because of rib injury as well as his lack of action has cost him his position, though fellow second-rower Jonny Gray along with hooker Fraser Brown have both made the cut despite being also walked out that the double header with France and final weekend Tbilisi victory through trauma.
New skipper McInally, talking as he and the remainder of the group were unveiled at Linlithgow Palace, explained:”It’s a very proud moment. I ended up missing the World Cup through injury so that makes it all the sweeter.
“The focus is firmly on Georgia that Friday and putting in a fantastic performance until we head off.
“I am very fortunate that there is several players either side of me that have captained the team before so I will not be brief in that regard.
“We are only going to take each game that comes and try and win them all. If we can escape this group, it’s knock-out rugby after that.”
Forwards: John Barclay (Edinburgh), Simon Berghan (Edinburgh), Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors), Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors), Allan Dell (London Irish), Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors), Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh), Jonny Gray (Glasgow Warriors), Stuart McInally (capt) (Edinburgh), WP Nel (Edinburgh), Gordon Reid (Ayrshire Bulls), Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh), Blade Thomson (Scarlets), Ben Toolis (Edinburgh), George Turner (Glasgow Warriors), Hamish Watson (Edinburgh), Ryan Wilson (Glasgow Warriors).
Backs: Darcy Graham (Edinburgh), Chris Harris (Gloucester), Adam Hastings (Glasgow Warriors), Stuart Hogg (Exeter Chiefs), George Horne (Glasgow Warriors), Peter Horne (Glasgow Warriors), Sam Johnson (Glasgow Warriors), Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh), Greig Laidlaw (Clermont Auvergne), Sean Maitland (Saracens), Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors), Finn Russell (Racing 92), Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors), Duncan Taylor (Saracens).
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01.26Amie Penwell Interview on Lyrical Venus Radio!
Singer-Songwriter Amie Penwell
Once again, I am left to marvel and bless the powers of the internet and the way it can connect people with common interests across the country or around the world even! Nusi and I started bumping into each other on all the same MySpace musician pages, and I finally checked out her own page to find an amazing blog full of detailed reports and photos of her experiences at house concerts around the Bay Area in California. There seems to be quite a good network of house concerts out there that I would be a little more jealous of if Nusi wasn’t so good at making me feel like I was there! Plus she introduces me to all sorts of neat and talented performers. One musician Nusi tipped me off to late last year was Amie Penwell.
The Marin County singer-songwriter just released her debut full-length album King in a Temple in November. The first thing that hits you on hearing the album is Amie’s voice. Many a reviewer on her website tries to capture the essence in writing, but I think my favorite description is:
“Take the voice of an angel and drop it an octave. Amie Penwell’s voice has that odd mixture of grit and polish that makes for great gospel singers. The first time you hear it, if you are sitting down, you will want to stand up. If you are standing, you may want to sit down. Her songs remind us of where we are perfect, and tell us the truth about where we are not.”
Mark Langton, Marin Independent Journal
It’s an apt description. People often associate angelic voices with a high, pure soprano, not so much with a smokey alto. But to listen to the lyrics is to discover that Amie is an earthly angel, one who has experienced pain and confusion and hurt and found a way to move through to the other side. The songs let you know you’re not alone in your dark places, her voice extends a hand to help you cross over too.
So it makes perfect sense to find out that many of the songs on King in a Temple were inspired by Amie’s time spent as a caregiver for Master Artist JB Blunk during the last 6 months of his life in 2002 as he was dying from Alzheimer’s Disease. Says Amie, “It’s a record of our time together, our conversations, our walks, our silences. The record follows all of the emotions one goes through when they are forced to adapt and let go of all that is sacred to them, and of being a witness to someone who has no other way to go but through. When all you can do is listen, love them, help them let go, and zip up their jacket.”
King in a Temple is both lush and sparse, the rich piano and vocals balanced and lifted in all the right places with occasional touches of drums, guitar, viola and mandolin. But as another reviewer points out, it’s really best to just hear the music for yourself. Which you can do on Amie’s website or MySpace, or by purchasing her album on CD Baby or .
You can also hear Amie’s music by tuning in for the interview on KRUU! Tune in Tuesday from 9-10 am for new songs from the new Catie Curtis and Meg Hutchinson albums, plus the interview and songs with Amie at 9:30. 100.1 FM here in town, kruufm.com on the world wide web!
3 Responses to “Amie Penwell Interview on Lyrical Venus Radio!”
Dave Zeman says:
So I bought one song to try her out… great depth on her voice.
Stephanie Samuels says:
This young Amie Penwell is a heart-melting knockout, akin to the once, incomparable, Annie Lennox. Blessings to the next generation!
Hey Dave and Stephanie! Glad you like Amie’s stuff, I think she’s amazing!
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THE RADIO SUN Upcoming March European Live Dates
The Radio Sun
Australian melodic hard rockers The Radio Sun will head to Europe where they will launch their latest album Outside Looking In with a few live dates in the U.K and in Greece. See the boys on Wednesday 8th March in Cardiff, South Wales at Fuel Rock Club
with Blood Red Saints & Paul Laine, on Saturday 11th March at HRH AOR Fest (sold out) North Wales
*also with Paul Laine and a host of aor/hard rock bands and on Wednesday 15th March at Club Modu, Athens, Greece with Hideaway & Paul Laine.
The Radio Sun will also be part of the Paul Laine backing band at all dates. Limited tickets are still available for the Cardiff Wales & Club Modu Greece shows.
*The Radio Sun has just started recording a new album slated for a late 2017 release, this will be the band's fourth full length album in four years.
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synopsis: HMS Holdings Corp announced the acquisition of Essette, a web-based care management platform which helps risk-bearing healthcare organizations identify, engage, and manage at-risk patient populations to improve outcomes while managing costs. The current Essette customer base includes managed care organizations and care delivery organizations.
buyer: HMS (HMSY:$626.21)
HMS Holding Corp. is the nation's leader in coordination of benefits and program integrity services for healthcare payers. Its clients include health and human services programs; commercial programs; the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; and Veterans Administration facilities. "
target: Essette Inc
Essette is a web-based care management platform that helps risk-bearing healthcare organizations identify, engage, and manage at-risk patient populations to improve outcomes while managing costs. The software offers a robust alternative to ‘shrink wrapped’ applications for healthcare organizations.
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closed 3/30/2015 via PR Newswire
Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS), acquired Colibrium
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synopsis: Hinduja Global Solutions Limited, announced acquisition of majority stake in Colibrium Partners LLC and Colibrium Direct LLC (Colibrium). Colibrium is an innovation leader in delivering sales, service and wellness automation to health plans.
buyer parent: Hinduja Group
buyer: Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) (BSE:532859:$582.43)
Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) is a leader in optimizing the customer experience and helping clients to become more competitive. HGS provides a full suite of business process management services from marketing and digital enablement services. "
target: Colibrium
Colibrium is an innovation leader in delivering sales, service and wellness automation to health plans. The Colibrium cloud-based platform provides a health insurance portal that integrates with enterprise CRM platforms and facilitates end-to-end workflow automation capability.
closed 1/8/2020 via BNC Analysis
Health Grades, Inc., acquired eVariant LLC
synopsis: Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems, announced it has acquired Evariant, a leading healthcare consumer and physician engagement company. The Evariant Patients for Life Platform™ delivers actionable intelligence that enables healthcare providers to find and guide patients for life.
buyer parent: Vestar Capital Partners
buyer: Health Grades, Inc. (HGRD:$58.17)
Healthgrades is the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. People use Healthgrades websites to search, compare and connect with hospitals and physicians. "
target: eVariant LLC
Evariant, the healthcare consumer and physician engagement company, enables providers to optimize growth through smarter patient acquisition and retention. The Evariant Patients for Life Platform™ delivers actionable intelligence that enables healthcare providers to find and guide patients for life.
announced 9/6/2019 via BNC Analysis
OptimizeRx, will acquire RMDY Health
synopsis: OptimizeRx, a software company that enables digital health messaging between pharmaceutical companies and providers, will acquire RMDY Health, a leading provider of digital therapeutics solutions. RMDY helps healthcare stakeholders digitize their clinical and wellness programs to connect with patients and improve outcomes.
buyer: OptimizeRx (OPRX:$24.21)
OptimizeRx is one of the nation’s leading providers of digital health messaging via electronic health records, providing a direct channel for pharma companies to communicate with healthcare providers. "
target: RMDY Health
RMDY Health is a leading provider of digital therapeutics solutions for the health and wellness industries. RMDY helps healthcare stakeholders digitize their clinical and wellness programs to connect with patients, drive behavior change and improve outcomes.
closed 10/29/2013 via PR Newswire
WebMD Corporation, acquired Avado
synopsis: WebMD Health Corp, the leading source of health information, announced that it has acquired Avado, Inc., a developer of cloud-based patient relationship management (PRM) tools and technologies that enable better communication between consumers and health care professionals.
buyer: WebMD Corporation (WBMD:$700.55)
WebMD is a leading provider of health information services to consumers, physicians, healthcare professionals, employers and health plans.Through our public online portals, WebMD enables health-involved consumers and clinically active physicians to readily access healthcare information. "
target: Avado
Avado is a next-generation Patient Relationship Management solution (PRM) that brings the benefits of the Internet to the inefficient workplaces of healthcare organizations.
closed 6/26/2012 via BNC Analysis
Nueterra Healthcare LLC, acquired Health Travel Technologies
synopsis: Nueterra Cos. has acquired an ownership stake in San Francisco-based Health Travel Technologies to help coordinate transportation arrangements for patients internationally. The company’s software allows patients, doctors and health care systems to plan medical care and transportation across several countries.
buyer: Nueterra Healthcare LLC
Nueterra has a family of companies that provide real estate, capital management and operational consulting services to partners in the health care industry. Nueterra is located in Leawood, KS. "
target: Health Travel Technologies
Health Travel Technologies' (HTT) Inpatra offers a CRM-centric software platform that powers healthcare providers' international patient operations. Its software is a completely web-based, hosted operation. HTT also offers global marketing services, case & call center management services, and more.
closed 6/8/2010 via BusinessWire
Halfpenny Technologies Inc., acquired Laboratory Management Services, LLC.
synopsis: Halfpenny Technologies, Inc., a leading health information exchange solutions provider, announced that it has acquired Laboratory Management Services, a leading provider of clinical data acquisition and reporting solutions for health plans and clinical laboratories.
buyer: Halfpenny Technologies Inc.
Halfpenny Technologies is a leading provider of healthcare connectivity and integration solutions for Health Information Exchange, Clinical Data Exchange and CPOE (computerized physician order entry). "
target: Laboratory Management Services, LLC.
Laboratory Management Services, LLC (LMS) is a healthcare integration services company that unites leading health plans and clinical laboratories. LMS fulfills the needs of health plans and insurers who seek an efficient, more flexible alternative to exclusive lab contracts.
The Riverside Company, acquired HemaTerra Technologies
synopsis: The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm, has acquired HemaTerra Technologies, a provider of software-as-a-service solutions for blood collection and plasma donation centers and hospitals. HemaTerra offers solutions for donor recruitment and management, inventory management, product quality management, and equipment maintenance.
buyer: The Riverside Company
The Riverside Company is a global private equity firm focused on making control and non-control investments in growing businesses valued at up to $400 million. Since its founding in 1988, Riverside has invested in more than 560 transactions. "
target: HemaTerra Technologies
HemaTerra Technologies is a provider of software-as-a-service solutions for blood collection and plasma donation centers and hospitals. HemaTerra offers solutions for donor recruitment and management, inventory management, product quality management, and equipment maintenance.
Tabula Rasa Healthcare, acquired Prescribe Wellness
synopsis: Tabula Rasa HealthCare, a healthcare technology company advancing the field of medication safety, announced that it has acquired PrescribeWellness, a leading cloud-based patient relationship management solutions company that facilitates collaboration between more than 10,000 pharmacies with patients, payers, providers and pharmaceutical companies.
buyer: Tabula Rasa Healthcare (TRHC:$204.27)
Tabula Rasa HealthCare (TRHC) is a leader in providing patient-specific, data-driven technology and solutions that enable healthcare organizations to optimize patient outcomes, lower healthcare costs and improve organizational performance. "
target: Prescribe Wellness
PrescribeWellness is a leading cloud-based patient relationship management solutions company that facilitates collaboration between more than 10,000 pharmacies with patients, payers, providers and pharmaceutical companies.
closed 6/18/2018 via BusinessWire
AlayaCare, acquired Canesto Systems Inc.
synopsis: AlayaCare, an award-winning, end-to-end software platform for home and community care, announced the acquisition of Canesto Systems Inc., a leading contact and resource management software provider for home and community care organizations.
buyer: AlayaCare
AlayaCare is an award-winning provider of revolutionary cloud-based home healthcare software. AlayaCare offers a platform for agencies to propel towards innovation and home care of the future. "
target: Canesto Systems Inc.
Canesto Systems Inc. is a leading contact and resource management software provider for home and community care organizations. They are based in Toronto, ON, Canada.
closed 11/15/2017 via BNC Analysis
SeniorAdom, acquired Technosens SAS
synopsis: SeniorAdom announced that it has acquired Technosens, the developer of the e-lio care management platform. e-lio is a user friendly platform dedicated to residential care markets (retirement homes, assisted-living residences, hospitals, etc.) that enhances the relationships between the caregivers, the residents and their families.
buyer: SeniorAdom
SeniorAdom is an innovative monitoring and preventive system for elderly people. SeniorAdom's telecare solution automatically detects abnormal situations that may be the result of falls or discomfort, without the use of any wearable devices. "
target parent: Visiomed Group SA
target: Technosens SAS
Technosens is the developer of e-lio, a user friendly platform dedicated to residential care markets (retirement homes, assisted-living residences, hospitals, etc.) that enhances the relationships between the caregivers, the residents and their families.
announced 11/20/2015 via BNC Analysis
Visiomed Group SA, will acquire Technosens SAS
synopsis: Viseomed, a medical device manufacturer, has agreed to acquire Technosens. Technosens develops a platform for residential care markets. Their first product, e-lio, is a user friendly platform that enhances the relationships between the caregivers, the residents and their families.
buyer: Visiomed Group SA (ENXTPA:ALVMG:$11.54)
Visiomed Group SA develops and distributes electronic medical devices in Europe and internationally. The company primarily offers self-diagnosis products for medical purposes. "
Technosens SAS develops a platform for residential care markets. Their first product, e-lio, is a user friendly platform that enhances the relationships between the caregivers, the residents and their families.
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closed 8/6/2014 via Company Press Release
Kinnser Software, acquired ADLware
synopsis: Kinnser Software, Inc. announced that it has acquired ADLware. ADLware is a web-based system that includes family access portals, caregiver scheduling portals, lead generation tools, mobile intake and assessment forms, CRM tools for tracking referrals, system alerts, and scheduling and billing capabilities.
buyer parent: Insight Venture Partners
buyer: Kinnser Software
Kinnser Software, Inc. provides web-based solutions that deliver clinical and business results for the home health, hospice and private duty industries. Kinnser Software serves more than 2,100 home health agencies, therapy companies, hospices, and private duty care providers nationwide. "
target: ADLware
ADLware is a web-based system that includes family access portals, caregiver scheduling portals, lead generation tools, mobile intake and assessment forms, CRM tools for tracking referrals, system alerts, and scheduling and billing capabilities.
closed 12/9/2014 via GlobeNewswire
National Research Corporation, acquired Digital Assent
synopsis: National Research Corporation announced the acquisition of Digital Assent and launch of its Reputation solution, which enables healthcare organizations to collect, display, and syndicate authentic patient ratings and reviews across owned and affiliated websites.
buyer: National Research Corporation (NRCI.B:$101.10)
National Research Corporation (NRC) has been at the forefront of patient-centered care. NRC's focus on empowering customer-centric healthcare across the continuum extends patient-centered care to incorporate families, communities, employees, senior housing residents, and other stakeholders. "
target: Digital Assent
Digital Assent is a healthcare technology company that helps physicians improve patient satisfaction and grow their online reputation. Their PatientPad® technology makes it easy for doctors to collect real-time feedback from patients while their experience is top of mind.
Henry Schein One, LLC, acquired Lighthouse 360
synopsis: Medical products distributor Henry Schein announces that joint venture Henry Schein One has acquired dental practice and patient communication software Lighthouse 360 from Web.com.
buyer parent: Henry Schein, Inc.
buyer: Henry Schein One, LLC
Henry Schein One is a joint venture between Henry Schein, Inc. and Internet Brands that delivers integrated technology to enhance dental practice management. The company includes Henry Schein’s market-leading solutions of Dentrix, Dentrix Ascend, Dentrix Enterprise, Easy Dental, and more. "
target parent: Siris Capital Group
target: Lighthouse 360
Lighthouse 360 is an award-winning platform that helps medical professionals maximize patient visits through automated communications. Lighthouse 360 helps dentists increase the number of people who kept their appointments by as much as 20%.
Health Grades, Inc., acquired Influence Health
synopsis: Healthgrades, the leading online resource for information about physicians and hospitals, announced it has acquired Influence Health, a company that provides the healthcare industry’s only integrated digital marketing and patient engagement platform.
target parent: Sumeru Equity Partners
target: Influence Health
Influence Health provides the healthcare industry’s only integrated digital marketing and patient engagement platform. The Influence Health platform enables providers, employers and payers to positively influence consumer decision making and health behaviors well beyond the physical care setting.
announced 5/16/2018 via BNC Analysis
Santé Veritas Therapeutics Inc., will acquire Baker Technologies
synopsis: Baker Technologies Inc., a Denver-based developer of software for cannabis businesses, will be acquired by Santé Veritas Therapeutics Inc. to form Tilt Holdings with two other companies in the cannabis industry. Baker, based in Denver, CO, is the leading CRM for the cannabis industry.
buyer: Santé Veritas Therapeutics Inc.
Santé Veritas Therapeutics Inc. (SVT, Santé Veritas Holdings) is a privately-held corporation incorporated in British Columbia in 2013 for the purpose of obtaining a licence under the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations to operate as a medical cannabis cultivation company. "
target: Baker Technologies
Baker Technologies Inc., based in Denver, CO, is the leading CRM for the cannabis industry, helping dispensaries generate more revenue and build relationships with their customers in one easy-to-use platform.
Baker Technologies, acquired Grassworks
synopsis: Baker, the leading customer engagement software company for marijuana dispensaries, announced the acquisition of Seattle-based Grassworks Media, the second largest CRM player in the cannabis market.
buyer: Baker Technologies
Baker is a Denver-based customer engagement and marketing automation platform for Cannabis dispensaries and brands. They make smart products like personalized messaging, loyalty, and online shopping to keep customers coming back. "
target: Grassworks
Grassworks is the second largest CRM player in the cannabis market. They offer the fastest online ordering, automated menus, loyalty and retention tools for cannabis retailers.
Kareo, Inc., acquired DoctorBase
synopsis: Kareo, the leading provider of cloud-based software and services for independent medical practices, announced the acquisition of DoctorBase, a practice marketing and patient communications solution.
buyer: Kareo, Inc.
Kareo is the only cloud-based medical office software and services platform purpose-built for small practices. They offer an integrated solution of products and services designed to help physicians get paid faster, run their business smarter, and provide better care. "
target: DoctorBase
DoctorBase is an innovator in the emerging category of practice marketing and patient communications technology. The company’s offering helps doctors find new patients, foster their loyalty and manage existing relationships.
closed 3/4/2013 via PR Newswire
Yodle, Inc., acquired Lighthouse Practice Management Group
synopsis: Yodle, a leader in local online marketing, announced that it has acquired Lighthouse Practice Management Group, one of the premier providers of dental appointment reminder and relationship marketing software in the U.S.
buyer: Yodle, Inc.
Yodle, a leader in local online marketing and #26 in the Forbes list of America's most promising companies, connects local businesses with consumers in a process so simple and cost-effective that business owners can’t imagine any other way to advertise. "
target: Lighthouse Practice Management Group
Lighthouse Practice Management Group is a privately owned software company that has worked exclusively with dentists. Its flagship product, Lighthouse 360, is a Software-as-a-Service offering that completely automates all forms of routine patient communications in dental practices.
closed 9/17/2019 via GlobeNewswire
HMS, acquired VitreosHealth
synopsis: HMS has acquired VitreosHealth, a company offering predictive and prescriptive health insights for population risk models. Prior to the acquisition, VitreosHealth served as a partner for HMS as the predictive analytics engine for HMS’ Elli, a risk intelligence solution that is part of the company’s integrated Population Health Management portfolio.
HMS advances the healthcare system by helping payers reduce costs and improve health outcomes. HMS provides a broad range of coordination of benefits, payment integrity, population risk analytics, care management, and member engagement solutions that help move the healthcare system forward. "
target: VitreosHealth
VitreosHealth offers the first Insights-as-a-Service delivery model for advanced population health analytics. They leverage Big Data and predictive and prescriptive health insights for population risk models that provide a complete view into the healthcare continuum.
announced 3/13/2017 via GlobeNewswire
HMS, will acquire Eliza Corporation
synopsis: HMS Holdings, a provider of coordination of benefits, payment integrity and care management solutions for payers, is to acquire Eliza Corporation, a health engagement management and member analytics firm providing comprehensive and personalized member-centric outreach and engagement solutions to improve quality of care and clinical outcomes.
HMS provides the broadest suite of healthcare cost containment solutions to help payers and at-risk providers improve performance. We deliver coordination of benefits, payment integrity, and data solutions to state agencies, federal programs, health plans, and employers. "
target: Eliza Corporation
Eliza is the only single-vendor healthcare engagement management solution capable of delivering a truly personalized conversation with the modern healthcare consumer –at an enterprise scale.
closed 12/16/2011 via BusinessWire
HMS, acquired HealthDataInsights Inc.
synopsis: HMS Holdings Corp., the nation's leader in coordination of benefits and program integrity services for healthcare payers, has completed the acquisition of privately-held HealthDataInsights, a leading provider of improper payment identification services for government and commercial health plans.
target parent: Ticonderoga Capital Inc.
target: HealthDataInsights Inc.
HealthDataInsights (HDI) is the industry leader in healthcare claims integrity: fraud, waste, abuse, errors and improper payment identification and recoupment solutions. The company specializes in the identification and recoupment of claim overpayments to providers.
HMS, acquired Chapman Kelly
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synopsis: HMS announced it has acquired privately-held Chapman Kelly. Based in the metropolitan Louisville, Kentucky area, Chapman Kelly provides dependent eligibility audits to large, self-insured employers, as well as plan and claims audits to both employers and managed care organizations.
HMS is the nation's leader in coordination of benefits and program integrity services for healthcare payors. HMS's clients include health and human services programs, commercial programs, including commercial plans, employers, and over 100 Medicaid managed care plans. "
target: Chapman Kelly
Chapman Kelly provides health care cost-containment services to organizations of all sizes and across multiple sectors. Organizations turn to Chapman Kelly to help lower their health care costs and increase compliance through health care claim audits, dependent audits and other related services.
announced 7/2/2010 via BusinessWire
HMS, will acquire Allied Management Group
synopsis: HMS announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Allied Management Group (AMG-SIU), a leading provider of fraud, waste, and abuse prevention and detection solutions for healthcare payors, in an all-cash transaction.
HMS is the nation’s leader in coordination of benefits and program integrity services for payors of healthcare services. "
target: Allied Management Group
Established in 1972, AMG-SIU provides audit and consulting services to both government and commercial healthcare payors. The company has developed a proprietary forensic claim editing system to analyze claim data for patterns of fraud, waste, and abuse.
closed 10/1/2009 via Company Press Release
HMS, acquired IntegriGuard
synopsis: HMS announced that it has acquired the business of IntegriGuard LLC, an ISO-certified and URAC-accredited organization devoted to the prevention and detection of fraud, waste, and abuse in the healthcare system. The company is based in Omaha, Nebraska and will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of HMS Holdings Corp.
target: IntegriGuard
IntegriGuard, LLC provides medical record reviews, financial reviews, and education activities for benefit programs and payment systems. IntegriGuard offers audit, investigation, medical review, data aggregation and analysis, enrollment and eligibility verification, and compliance services.
closed 10/8/2019 via BusinessWire
Kemberton Healthcare, acquired Advanced Patient Advocacy, LLC
synopsis: Kemberton, a leader in specialized revenue cycle management (SRCM) services, announced the acquisition of Advanced Patient Advocacy (APA), a Columbia, Maryland-based SRCM provider for hospitals and health systems throughout the U.S.
buyer: Kemberton Healthcare
Kemberton is a leading provider of tech-enabled revenue cycle management services to hospitals for complex claims. They specialize in the management and collection of workers’ compensation, veteran administration and the resolution of insurance denials for hospitals and physician practice groups. "
target: Advanced Patient Advocacy, LLC
Advanced Patient Advocacy, LLC is a privately owned company that provides a comprehensive suite of enrollment services to healthcare organizations to assist patients in navigating and connecting to payer solutions which include Medicaid, Workers Compensation, Motor Vehicle, Disability and more.
closed 10/4/2012 via Yahoo, Inc.
Peak Health Solutions, acquired Health Data Essentials, Inc.
synopsis: Peak Health Solutions, a leading provider of end-to-end health information management services to health plans and healthcare facilities, announced its acquisition of Health Data Essentials. Health Data Essentials is a consulting firm that serves health care plans contracting with the federal Medicare program or state Medicaid programs.
buyer: Peak Health Solutions
Peak Health Solutions is an industry leader in healthcare coding services. They earned this distinction by being recognized experts in the field, able to understand each client’s unique needs and to create solutions for them. "
target: Health Data Essentials, Inc.
Health Data Essentials (HDE) is a consulting firm that serves health care plans contracting with the federal Medicare program or state Medicaid programs.
ArroHealth merged with CIOX Health,
synopsis: New Mountain Capital and Ciox Health announced the acquisition of ArroHealth, a leading provider of chart retrieval and risk adjustment services for health plans and provider groups. This merger will strengthen Ciox’s ability to deliver workflow-driven processes and technology to facilitate the management & exchange of protected health information.
buyer parent: New Mountain Capital, LLC
buyer: CIOX Health
Ciox Health facilitates and manages the movement of health information with the industry’s broadest provider network. They improve the management and exchange of health information by modernizing workflows, facilitating access to clinical data, & improving the accuracy & flow of health information. "
target parent: Trident Capital, Inc.
target: ArroHealth
ArroHealth is committed to helping health plans and provider groups close care gaps and achieve payment accuracy. It does so by delivering a complete suite of intelligent risk adjustment and HEDIS solutions to Medicare Advantage, Commercial and managed Medicaid health plans and provider groups.
announced 8/24/2015 via BusinessWire
Xerox Corporation, will acquire RSA Medical
synopsis: Xerox, a global business services, technology and document management company, announced a definitive agreement to acquire RSA Medical, a leading provider of medical assessment and medical management for patients interacting with life and health insurance companies.
buyer: Xerox Corporation (XRX:$10,610.00)
Xerox is a global business services, technology and document management company helping organizations transform the way they manage their business processes and information. Headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., Xerox has more than 140,000 Xerox employees and do business in more than 180 countries. "
target: RSA Medical
RSA Medical is a leading provider of medical assessment and medical management for patients interacting with life and health insurance companies.
Emdeon, Inc., acquired Altegra Health
synopsis: Emdeon Inc. announced that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of Altegra Health, a national provider of technology and intervention platforms that combine data aggregation and analytics with unique member engagement and reporting capabilities to achieve actionable insights and improved management for value-based healthcare.
buyer parent: Blackstone Group LP
buyer: Emdeon, Inc.
Emdeon provides software and analytics, network solutions and technology-enabled services that optimize communications, payments and insights by leveraging its healthcare platform, which includes one of the largest financial and administrative networks in the United States healthcare system. "
target parent: Parthenon Capital Partners
target: Altegra Health
Altegra Health is a national provider of technology-enabled, next generation payment solutions that enable health plans and other risk-bearing healthcare providers to generate, analyze and submit the data needed to successfully manage member care and ensure appropriate reimbursement.
HLM Venture Partners, Trident Capital, Inc., acquired MedSave USA, Inc.
synopsis: Trident Capital and HLM Venture Partners have acquired MedSave USA, a leading national provider of medical home visits, record retrieval, coding and record review services to the healthcare industries. Together, Trident Capital and HLM Venture Partners now hold a majority interest in the company.
buyer: Trident Capital, Inc.
buyer: HLM Venture Partners
Trident Capital is a venture capital & private equity firm that focuses on investments in the enterprise services and software, healthcare IT, internet, & cleantech sectors. HLM Venture Partners is a venture capital health care investor focused on building sustainable companies and profitable exits."
target: MedSave USA, Inc.
MedSave USA is a leading provider of record retrieval services, offering enhanced technologies that cater to the specialized medical record retrieval needs of the Insurance Industry, Litigators (both Defendants and Prosecutors), and Third Party Administrators.
closed 8/16/2010 via PE Hub
Parthenon Capital, acquired The Coding Source
synopsis: The Coding Source LLC, a leading provider of clinical coding, audit and compliances services to health plans and healthcare providers, announced the completion of a growth investment by Parthenon Capital Partners, a growth oriented private equity firm with offices in Boston and San Francisco.
buyer: Parthenon Capital
Parthenon Capital Partners is a leading mid-market private equity firm that utilizes niche industry expertise and a deep execution team to invest in growth companies in service industries. Parthenon seeks to be an active and aligned partner to management. "
target: The Coding Source
The Coding Source, a leader in medical coding and education, provides outsourced coding, physician and staff coding training, compliance program development and Medicare risk adjustment services to health plans, providers and hospitals.
Universal American Corp, acquired APS Healthcare, Inc.
synopsis: Universal American Corp. announced that it has completed its acquisition of APS Healthcare, a leading provider of specialty healthcare solutions primarily to Medicaid agencies. The transaction significantly enhances Universal American’s breadth of capabilities to participate in the emerging growth opportunities in healthcare.
buyer: Universal American Corp (UAM:$2,177.50)
Universal American, through its family of healthcare companies, provides health benefits to people with Medicare. Its family of companies offers affordable healthcare products and programs, including Medicare Advantage plans and traditional health insurance. "
target parent: GTCR, LLC
target: APS Healthcare, Inc.
APS Healthcare develops disease management and care coordination, clinical quality and utilization review and behavioral health services. Its 400 customers include Medicaid Agencies, state and local governments, health plans, employers and labor trust groups.
TPG Capital, acquired Convey Health Solutions
synopsis: TPG Capital, the private equity platform of global alternative asset firm TPG, announced it has acquired Convey Health Solutions, a leading provider of technology-enabled and advisory solutions for health plans, from New Mountain Capital.
buyer: TPG Capital
TPG is a leading global alternative asset firm with more than $103 billion of assets under management. TPG’s investment platforms are across a wide range of asset classes, including private equity, growth venture, real estate, credit, and public equity. "
target parent: New Mountain Capital, LLC
target: Convey Health Solutions
Convey Health Solutions is a specialized healthcare technology and services company that is committed to providing clients with healthcare-specific, compliant solutions utilizing technology, expert advisory, and analytics.
closed 10/6/2016 via PE Hub
New Mountain Capital, LLC, acquired Convey Health Solutions
synopsis: New Mountain Capital has acquired Convey Health Solutions, a healthcare tech and business process outsourcing provider, from Comvest Partners. Convey Health Solutions provides comprehensive, technology-enabled solutions to clients that offer Medicare Prescription Drug Plans, Medicare Advantage Plans, and other related provider benefit programs.
buyer: New Mountain Capital, LLC
New Mountain Capital is a New York-based private equity firm that emphasizes business building and growth, rather than debt, as it pursues long-term capital appreciation. The firm manages private equity, public equity and credit funds. "
target parent: Comvest Partners
Convey Health Solutions, Inc., a healthcare technology and business process outsourcing company, provides healthcare-specific compliant member support solutions to clients in the United States.
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., acquired FisaCure, Inc
synopsis: JPMorgan Chase & Co. a full-service provider of cash management, trade finance, and treasury solutions, has acquired all of the assets of FisaCure, Inc., the leading provider of electronic remittance services for Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 compliant transaction s
buyer: J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM:$104,870.00)
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $1.2 trillion and operations in more than 50 countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services, financial transaction processing, asset and wealth management, and private equity. "
target: FisaCure, Inc
At FisaCure, Inc. we have refined our Optical Character Recognition technology and databases to accurately capture data from paper HCFA-1500's, UB-92's and Explanation Of Benefit forms. Since 2000, FisaCure has spent 100% of its resources focusing on a robust Remittance Management service offering.
Cognizant Technology Solutions, acquired TMG Health, Inc.
synopsis: Cognizant announced it has completed its acquisition of TMG Health, a leading national provider of business process services to the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D and Managed Medicaid markets in the United States, supporting 32 health plans and more than 4.4 million members in all 50 states.
buyer: Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH:$16,458.00)
Cognizant is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. "
target parent: Health Care Service Corporation
target: TMG Health, Inc.
TMG Health, with offices in Pennsylvania and Texas, is a leading national provider of business process services to the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D and Managed Medicaid markets in the U.S., supporting 32 client plans and more than 4.3 million members in all 50 states.
Ebix, Inc., acquired HealthConnect Systems
synopsis: Ebix, Inc., a leading international supplier of On-Demand software and E-commerce services to the insurance industry, announced that it has acquired Connecticut based HealthConnect Systems, a leading online Exchange for buyers and sellers of health insurance and employee benefits.
buyer: Ebix, Inc. (EBIX:$570.76)
Ebix, Inc. provides end-to-end solutions ranging from infrastructure exchanges, carrier systems, agency systems and BPO services to custom software development for all entities involved in the insurance industry. "
target: HealthConnect Systems
HealthConnect is the leading online Exchange network for buyers and sellers of health insurance and employee benefits. Its multi payer portal enables medical and ancillary carriers as well as service providers to increase sales, reduce customer acquisition costs, and more.
QRails, acquired RetePay
synopsis: QRails, Inc., a financial technology company offering a sophisticated payments platform with integrated processing and program management services, announced that it has completed the purchase of Rete+Pay, a provider of integrated electronic healthcare and insurance payments solutions.
buyer: QRails
QRails, Inc. is a financial technology company offering a sophisticated payments platform with integrated processing and program management services. Their ‘one stop shop’ service includes program design and marketing and card design, manufacturing, personalization and fulfillment. "
target: RetePay
Rete+Pay is a provider of integrated electronic healthcare and insurance payments solutions. It enables more efficient and cost-effective management of settlement of medical claims between insurance companies, patients and healthcare providers and offers a secure, policy compliant environment.
Precyse Solutions, acquired Morgan Stewart Consulting
synopsis: Precyse Solutions, LLC, one of the largest outsourced health information management (HIM) services and technologies companies in the U.S., announced the acquisition of Morgan Stewart Consulting, Inc. The completion of this acquisition will expand Precyse Solutions' client base in the Southeast and add Charles and Margaret Morgan Stewart, RHIA.
buyer: Precyse Solutions
Precyse Solutions is the leader in driving peak performance within HIM departments of US health care facilities. Precyse's technologies and services support best practices in multiple areas including: remote and on-site coding, transcription, audit and education, consulting and management services. "
target: Morgan Stewart Consulting
Morgan Stewart’s mission is to assist healthcare organizations by providing quality HIM support and assistance in navigating through the ever-changing healthcare regulations.Our HIM team is comprised of experienced and quality-driven professionals that demonstrate and maintain a strong work ethic.
LexisNexis, acquired Enclarity, Inc.
synopsis: LexisNexis, a leading global provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, announced the acquisition of Enclarity, Inc. an industry-leading health care provider data and information solutions company.
buyer parent: Reed Elsevier
buyer: LexisNexis
LexisNexis is a leading global provider of content-enabled workflow solutions designed specifically for professionals in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, law enforcement, accounting, and academic markets. "
target parent: Bain Capital
target: Enclarity, Inc.
Enclarity provides technology and information services that significantly improve the integrity and reliability of healthcare data to enhance financial and operational results.
Ferrer Freeman & Co., acquired Arcadia Solutions LLC
synopsis: Arcadia Solutions, LLC and Ferrer Freeman & Company LLC (“FFC”), announced the acquisition of Arcadia by an FFC managed fund and the Arcadia senior management team. Arcadia delivers services and proprietary software to large healthcare providers, payors, accountable care organizations and health information exchanges.
buyer: Ferrer Freeman & Co.
Ferrer Freeman & Company, LLC, is a private equity firm located in Greenwich, CT that invests exclusively in healthcare and healthcare-related companies. "
target parent: Pohlad Family Companies
target: Arcadia Solutions LLC
Arcadia Solutions has emerged over the past decade as an innovative and nationally recognized leader in the healthcare consulting industry. With a focus on both healthcare provider and payer solutions, Arcadia has a unique cross-industry perspective on Health IT and healthcare transformation.
closed 11/6/2015 via BNC Analysis
Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company, acquired Examination Management Services Inc.
synopsis: Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company has acquired Examination Management Services (EMSI). Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, EMSI is a provider of medical information, risk adjustment and comprehensive investigative services to insurance companies, health insurers and employers.
buyer: Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company
Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company ("BPOC") is a Chicago-based private equity firm founded in 1996 to invest in middle-market buyout transactions, recapitalizations and growth platforms in the health care industry. The firm manages over $1 billion of capital. "
target parent: CM Equity Partners, L.P.
target: Examination Management Services Inc.
Examination Management Services, Inc. is a medical information services provider serving health plans, life and property/casualty insurers and employers. They utilize proprietary networks of professionals with technology-enhanced processes to collect and deliver powerful information to clients.
closed 6/27/2018 via PR Web
United Claim Solutions, acquired Zebu Compliance Solutions
synopsis: United Claim Solutions (UCS), a Great Point Partners II portfolio company, has acquired Portsmouth, Ohio-based Zebu Compliance Solutions (Zebu), a software enabled business, providing payment integrity and ongoing credentialing solutions to payors, clearinghouses, and provider organizations across the United States.
buyer parent: Great Point Partners
buyer: United Claim Solutions
United Claim Solutions (UCS) is an innovative payment integrity solutions company providing cutting edge and customizable solutions for TPAs, self-insured groups, labor and trust organizations, stop-loss carriers and health plans. "
target: Zebu Compliance Solutions
Zebu Compliance Solutions improves medical coding efficiency, reimbursement assurance, auditing toolsets, claim accuracy, and staff licensing/exclusion monitoring. Their clients reduce labor costs, increase revenue, and maintain audit-readiness.
announced 4/2/2014 via Reuters
iHealth Technologies will be merged with Connolly, Inc.,
synopsis: Buyout firm Advent International Corp's insurance payments auditing company Connolly LLC has agreed to merge with Goldman Sachs Group Inc's medical claims company iHealth Technologies Inc. iHealth provides analytics and services to contain medical and administration costs for more than 75 healthcare organizations, including insurance plans.
buyer parent: Advent International
buyer: Connolly, Inc. (COTV:$737.56)
Founded in 1979, Wilton, Connecticut-based Connolly is a privately held recovery auditing services firm. It reviews more than a trillion transactions each year, recovering $2 billion in overpayments in the healthcare and retail sectors, according to its website. "
target parent: Goldman Sachs & Co.
target: iHealth Technologies
Founded in 2001, Atlanta, Georgia-based iHealth provides analytics and services to contain medical and administration costs for more than 75 healthcare organizations, including insurance plans.
Matching Companies
Ticker: HNTN.OB
H-NET.NET, Inc.
H-NET.NET, Inc. is the global leader in providing B2B e-commerce services to the visioncare industry. The company is positioned to become the central hub and provide a one-stop multi-service Internet portal and Internet-based transaction processing services. The company has also expanded into the g
EBIT ($mm)
Net Income ($mm)
Ticker: OTCPK:MJTK
CannaSys, Inc.
CannaSys is a leading technology solutions, marketing and branding company in the regulated cannabis industry. Its products are delivered SaaS to facilitate point-of-purchase transactions, customer relationship marketing solutions and regulated cannabis laboratory information management systems.
Ticker: KOSDAQ:A263700
Carelabs Co., Ltd.
Carelabs is a South Korea-based digital beauty and healthcare company. CareLabs provides comprehensive healthcare IT services, including clinic information services, clinic customer management software, and digital marketing solutions.
Ticker: ZMD
ZoomMed Inc.
Zoommed Inc. develops and markets various computer applications for healthcare professionals in Canada. The company builds and operates the ZoomMed Communication Network, a clinical interoperable information exchange network between physicians and various other stakeholders of the healthcare sector.
Ticker: TSXV:NGH
Nightingale Informatix Corporation
For more than a decade, Nightingale has been delivering innovative cloud-based Electronic Health Record and Practice Management solutions to healthcare organizations across the United States and Canada. They create software that is truly intuitive—minimizing training and maximizing adoption.
Ticker: VEEV
Veeva Systems is a leader in cloud-based software for the global life sciences industry. Committed to innovation, product excellence and customer success, Veeva has over 300 customers, ranging from the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies to emerging biotechs.
Ticker: MTBC
Medical Transcription Billing, Corp.
MTBC (Medical Transcription Billing, Corp) is a healthcare information technology company that provides a fully integrated suite of proprietary web-based solutions, together with related business services, to healthcare providers, revenue cycle management companies and software vendors.
Ticker: MODN
Model N, Inc.
Model N is the pioneer and leading provider of Revenue Management cloud solutions for the Life Sciences and High Technology industries. Model N helps its customers maximize their revenues by maximizing sell time, revenues per opportunity and number of opportunities.
Ticker: KERN
Akerna
Akerna is a global regulatory compliance technology company in the cannabis space. Akerna’s service offerings include the MJ Platform, its leading seed-to-sale, regulatory compliance, technology solution, and Leaf Data Systems, which provide government clients with compliance technology solutions.
Ticker: STRM
Streamline Health
Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. is a healthcare industry leader in capturing, aggregating, and translating enterprise data into knowledge. Through their Looking Glass Platform they provide clients with meaningful, intelligent SaaS-based solutions from patient engagement to reimbursement.
Ticker: HAXS
Healthaxis, Inc.
HealthAxis Group is simultaneously the most experienced and modern SaaS-based supplier of benefit platform systems. The comprehensive suite offered by HealthAxis helps organizations address compliance, increase administrative efficiency, lower cost, and improve quality.
Ticker: HMSY
HMS provides the broadest suite of healthcare cost containment solutions to help payers and at-risk providers improve performance. We deliver coordination of benefits, payment integrity, and data solutions to state agencies, federal programs, health plans, and employers.
Ticker: CTRX
Catamaran Corporation
Catamaran Corporation helps organizations and the communities they serve take control of prescription drug costs. Managing more than 400 million prescriptions each year on behalf of 35 million members, Catamaran's solutions improve patient care and empower individuals to take charge of their health.
Ticker: EMED
MedCom USA, Inc.
MedCom USA, Inc. (EMED) provides innovative healthcare and financial transaction solutions for electronically processing HIPAA compliant transactions within the healthcare industry.
Ticker: TDOC
TelaDoc, Inc.
Teladoc is the nation’s first and largest telehealth provider with more than 6 million members nationwide. Teladoc enhances access to affordable, high-quality medical care for adults and children via videoconferencing or telephone consultations.
Ticker: DGX
Quest Diagnostics Inc.
Quest Diagnostics is the leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services that patients and doctors need to make better healthcare decisions.The company offers the broadest access to diagnostic testing services through its national network of laboratories and patient service centers.
Ticker: AIQ
Alliance Imaging, Inc.
Alliance Imaging is a leading national provider of shared-service and fixed-site diagnostic imaging services, based upon annual revenue and number of diagnostic imaging systems deployed.
ATC Healthcare Services, Inc.
ATC is a national leader in medical staffing personnel to hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and other health care facilities. ATC provides supplemental staffing, outsourcing and human resources solutions to hospitals, nursing homes, medical and research facilities and industry.
Ticker: OTCPK:MHCC
Millennium Healthcare Solutions Inc.
Millennium Healthcare Inc. provides primary care physician practices, physician groups and healthcare facilities with medical devices focused on preventive care through early detection. The Company also provides advanced billing and coding services, and practice development and management services.
Ticker: LH
LabCorp provides leading-edge medical laboratory tests and services through a national network of primary clinical laboratories and specialty testing laboratories. LabCorp processes tests on approximately 470,000 specimens each day, applying advances in medicine and science to laboratory testing.
Ticker: HRC
Hill-Rom provides health care facilities with integrated solutions that help caregivers safely deliver effective and efficient care to their patients in acute care, long term care and home care environments. These comprehensive solutions can include: facility assessments; patient beds, and more.
Ticker: ALR
Alere provides disease management services by connecting a unique blend of at-home monitoring technology, patient-empowering education, and nurse-patient relations to improve the daily lives people with heart failure.
Ticker: FSPM
FusionPharm, Inc.
FusionPharm provides specialty equipment, financing, consulting and other industry-specific services to Medical Cannabis Centers, Infused Product Manufacturers and cultivation professionals primarily in the State of Colorado.
Ticker: CCRN
Cross Country, Inc.
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc., headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, is a national leader in providing leading-edge healthcare workforce solutions. Their solutions are geared towards assisting our clients solve labor cost issues while maintaining high quality outcomes.
Ticker: MHH
Mastech, Inc.
Mastech, Inc. has been helping companies find the IT talent they need to grow, matching IT professionals with exciting new opportunities to advance professionally. Mastech is a trusted talent partner who helps to align the right IT talent with their customers’ business demands.
Ticker: OTCPK:AMEH
Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.
ApolloMed is a leading integrated population health management company committed to providing exceptional multi-disciplinary care in the communities it serves.
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Pesky. There's no other description for evolution. It just keeps evolving. The most recent flap comes from Texas, the state that demonstrated that evolution is not as far along as we'd like to think by sending us George W. Bush. Not that that is the only indication of the state's hostility to the notion of evolution. Others have manifested themselves as well.
It may be recalled that Volcanoes of the Deep Sea, a movie the National Science Foundation and Rutgers University had a role in producing, was described as "blasphemous" by an audience that was given a preview in the Fort Worth Museum of Science and Industry. The film suggested that life might have begun in the undersea vents in an undersea volcano. One viewer said: "I really hate it when the theory of evolution is presented as fact." That viewer was not alone as Christine Castillo Comer will be the first to tell you. Christine has first hand experience with the perils posed by evolution.
Christine has worked in the Texas education system for 36 years. She spent 27 years in the classroom and 9 of them as the Texas Education Agency’s director of science. While working as the director of science she discovered that evolution doesn’t affect everyone equally.
Christine received an e-mail message from the National Center for Science Education announcing that Barbara Forrest, a professor of philosophy at Southeastern Louisiana University would be giving a talk in Austin. National Center for Science Education is known as a pro-evolution group that thinks evolution happened in the past and is continuing. She sent that notice to a group described as an "online community." That got her fired.
-- CHRISTOPHER R. BRAUCHLI
The AP reports that former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has now further explained his lack of belief in evolution.
The story states that he feels students should be given credit for having the intelligence to think through various theories for themselves and come to their own conclusions.
Really? So if my kid thinks through various theories and concludes that humans evolved from, say, bowling pins, that's ok and the teacher gives Little Johnny an extra gold star - for critical thinking - in his Big Chief tablet? We'll go straight to "Every child left behind" in short order.
-- JACKSON WILLIAMS
This campaign is knee-deep in religion, and it’s only going to get worse. I’d thought that the limits of professed public piety had already been achieved during the Republican CNN-YouTube debate when some squirrelly looking guy held up a Bible and asked, "Do you believe every word of this book?"—and not one candidate dared reply: None of your damn business.
Instead, Giuliani, Romney and Huckabee bent a knee and tried appeasement with various interpretations of scriptural literalism. The right answer, the only answer, is that the very question is offensive. The Constitution prohibits any religious test for office. And while that proscribes only government action, the law is also meant to be a teacher. In the same way that civil rights laws established not just the legal but also the moral norm that one simply does not discriminate on the basis of race—changing the practice of one generation and the consciousness of the next—so the constitutional injunction against religious tests is meant to make citizens understand that such tests are profoundly un-American.
-- CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER
According to legend, Hilda turned snakes to stone -- a miracle that one-upped Saint Patrick who merely drove them out of Ireland. The creatures in the rock were serpents, the biblical manifestations of Satan, petrified by Hilda's saintly powers.
Today we have a rather different story to account for the "petrified snakes." It is a story that ranges over hundreds of millions of years and all of the oceans of the Earth. It is an evolutionary story that places ammonites squarely within the burgeoning tree of life, of which we ourselves are but a twig on a single branch.
My fossil ammonite was given to me by my geologist daughter. She brought it back from the high Himalayas -- far, far from Whitby and the presumed influence of Hilda. It is manifestly a sea creature, closely related to the chambered nautilus that swims in the oceans today.
One-hundred-and-forty million years ago a great supercontinent that comprised the present lands of Africa, Antarctica and India broke apart. India drifted northward, riding on moving slabs of the Earth's crust, from deep southern latitudes, across the equator, toward Asia. My ammonite swam in the ocean that separated India from Asia -- lived, died, and was buried in limey sediments on the floor of the sea.
As India approached Asia, the floor of the intervening sea was pushed down into the hot interior of the Earth under Asia. The seafloor sediments containing my ammonite were scraped off the oceanic crust and plastered onto Asia.
-- CHET RAYMO
Cartoon from "The Far Side" © Gary Larson
jj mollo said...
Astonishing piece from Krauthammer! That's not what I would have predicted. I love the cartoon, too.
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Paul Gaynor forgets to mention mafia connection
In today’s New York Times, First Wind CEO Paul Gaynor writes:
In 2004, another G.E. colleague asked me to join UPC Wind Management as president and chief executive, and I accepted. Because another wind company had a similar name, we changed our name to First Wind in 2008.
That “other” wind company was in fact its own parent. They changed the name because its deep corruption was coming to light in Italy. That “other GE colleague” was Brian Caffyn ...
UPC Solar: Our Management —
Mr. Caffyn ... was the founder and inaugural Chairman of UPC Wind (now First Wind). ... Mr. Caffyn is also Managing Partner of UPC Capital Partners and UPC Energy Partners. He spent the first part of his career in project financing for wind, cogeneration, hydro, solar, geothermal, waste-to-energy and biomass energy projects with GE Capital, Heller Financial, Inc., and several private companies. Mr. Caffyn personally oversaw the establishment and construction of the largest wind energy company in Italy — Italian Vento Power Corporation.
Brian Caffyn: Executive Profile & Biography, Business Week —
Mr. Caffyn is a co-founder of UPC Energy Group and UPC Group. ... He founded First Wind Energy Company in 1996 ... He founded First Wind Holdings, Inc. and served as its Chairman. He founded and served as Chairman of First Wind Energy LLC (UPC Wind Partners, LLC). ... Mr. Caffyn served as Director or Partner of ... Italian Vento Power Corporation (IVPC), Srl, ...
Caffyn, founder and former CEO and [still?] chairman, has been expunged from mention on the First Wind web site.
Italian Vento Power Corporation: Background —
The Group [Italian Vento Power Corporation] came to light in 1993 from an idea of Oreste Vigorito who formed the company IVPC Srl on behalf of UPC, an American company which operates in the wind sector in California. ...
Between 1996 and 2000, UPC forms several project companies for the installation of new Wind Farms in the Campania Region, in Sardinia and in Sicily. During this period, the Group develops 241MW. In 2005, UPC sells its assets held in Italy to the Irish group Trinergy and furthermore, sells the 50% of the original IVPC Srl (with its trade mark) to Oreste Vigorito who remains in partnership with Eurus Energy (ex Tomen) which owns the other 50%.
Trinergy, in its turn, in 2007, sells the assets previously acquired from UPC to the English group International Power [IP]. Oreste Vigorito is Managing Director of the ex IVPC Group, previously called Trinergy and now IP Maestrale, until November 2008 when he hands in his resignation.
Anti-mafia police make largest asset seizure, by Guy Dinmore, Financial Times, September 14, 2010 —
Italian anti-mafia police have made their largest seizure of assets as part of an investigation into windfarm contracts in Sicily. Officers confiscated property and accounts valued at €1.5bn belonging to a businessman suspected of having links with the mafia.
Roberto Maroni, interior minister, on Tuesday accused the businessman – identified by police as Vito Nicastri and known as the island’s “lord of the winds” – of being close to a fugitive mafia boss, Matteo Messina Denaro.
General Antonio Mirone, of the anti-mafia police, said the seized assets included 43 companies – some with foreign participation and mostly in the solar and windpower sector – as well as about 100 plots of land, villas and warehouses, luxury cars and a catamaran. More than 60 bank accounts were frozen. ...
The renewable energy sector is under scrutiny across much of southern Italy. Some windfarms, built with official subsidies, have never functioned. ...
Mr Nicastri sold most of his windfarm projects to IVPC, a company near Naples run by Oreste Vigorito, also president of Italy’s windpower association. Mr Vigorito was also arrested last November on suspicion of fraud and later released.
Green energy tangled in web of shady deals, by Guy Dinmore, Financial Times, May 5, 2009 —
Over coffee, Mr Nicastri confirms that he has developed the "majority" of Sicily's wind farms, arranging land, financing and official permits. He then sold the projects for construction to IVPC, a company run by Oreste Vigorito, who is also president of Italy's wind power association.
Mr Nicastri says he has worked on projects resulting in construction of wind farms for International Power (IP) of the UK; Falck Renewables, the London subsidiary of Falck Group based in Milan; IVPC; and Veronagest, another Italian company.
"I am not a prostitute for everyone. There are other prostitutes for the others," Mr Nicastri laughs, mentioning other multinationals with wind assets in Sicily. ...
IP became the single largest wind farmer in Italy with its 2007 purchase of the Maestrale portfolio of mostly Italian wind farms, including five in Sicily, for €1.8bn from Trinergy, an Irish company, which had purchased them from IVPC.
Wind Power, by Joan Killough-Miller, WPI [Worcester Polytechnic Institute] Transformations, Summer 2005 —
As president and CEO of UPC Wind Management, located in Newton, Mass., Gaynor was tapped to bring the success of the parent company, UPC Group, to North America. In Europe and North Africa, UPC affiliates — including Italian Vento Power Corporation — have raised over $900 million in financing and installed some 900 utility-scale wind turbine generators (WTGs), with a total capacity of more than 635 megawatts. UPC subsidiary companies, positioned across the United States and in Toronto, are currently pursing some 2,000 megawatts in projects from Maine to Maui.
Also of note from Gaynor's NY Times piece: “Some people will always be against development, whether it’s a shopping mall, a condo project or a wind farm.” Yes, “wind farms” are “development”, no different from shopping malls and condo projects, which is why they should similarly never be allowed on the ridges, open spaces, and coasts that wind developers target.
link: January 27, 2013
Label(s): First Wind, IVPC, Mafia, Paul Gaynor, UPC
Let’s cry for the oxen, not for Green Mountain College
To the Editor, Valley News:
Lisa Rathke's Associated Press story about Green Mountain College (GMC) representatives presenting their case to the Vermont House Committee on Agriculture (“College Pleas for Vt. Aid in Ox Crisis,” Jan. 17) shows how unwilling they still are to take any responsibility for the consequences of their decision to kill the hardworked and beloved oxen Bill and Lou.
It was the cold heartlessness of that decision that outraged first some of GMC’s own students and alumni, and then as the news got out, so many people around the world, especially as the college adamantly refused offers of sanctuary and even monetary compensation to let Bill and Lou live out their lives in peaceful retirement with attentive veterinary care.
In response, the college only invited more outrage: by smearing as “extremists” all those asking them to show mercy; by responding to the offer of sanctuary for these two special oxen as a threat to all animal agriculture; and by characterizing the resulting publicity as “terrorizing” them.
This was a crisis of their own making, in both the inhumane decision itself and the paranoid and misplaced sense of victimization that this latest “plea” exemplifies. GMC’s quest for absolution and vindication only reminds the world — and perhaps themselves — of their guilt.
One hopes that someone on the Committee kindly suggested that they might stop being so childishly stubborn and show some human kindness: and let Bill, who they have not killed yet, retire to a sanctuary.
Eric Rosenbloom and Joanna Lake
environment, environmentalism, animal rights, vegetarianism, veganism, Vermont
Label(s): Bill and Lou, Green Mountain College
Saving Paradise (Murder Is in the Wind)
Ua mau ke ea o ka ’aina i ka pono.
The life of the land is preserved in righteous action.
In this taut and fast-paced thriller about corporate and political greed, corruption, murder and mayhem, Mike Bond keeps the tension high throughout and the evil wonderfully complex (as well as the answer to it). The book also provides a nice tour — and history — of the islands.
Saving Paradise sets the fight against big wind clearly as one of good against evil. Which it always has been, of course, but a lot of people have a hard time believing that the developers really are purely evil, that there really is no benefit to big wind except to the developers, and to the ones who will follow them into the now desecrated lands that were off limits before Enron started buying environmental groups, who are now all about “balance” (their bank balance, in effect) instead of preservation and protection. And those that do see the developers for what they are, often do so through irrelevant political partisan eyes (as do most of those who support wind, even while otherwise decrying everything behind it), so the bigger problem remains: and corporate/political power pits community against community, neighbor against neighbor.
Big wind is nobody’s friend. They don’t even care about their own giant wind turbines, as they move on to destroy the next crest and plain and coast. It is only about destruction and robbery. The developers are vandals. Their supporters are fools or worse.
wind power, wind energy, wind turbines, wind farms, environment, environmentalism, human rights, animal rights
It’s Time to Jail the NRA
Mike Bond writes:
It’s time to jail the National Rifle Association Directors as accessories to mass murder. For once again a madman with automatic rifles has slaughtered our children. And we rid ourselves of the NRA’s political accomplices, the Senators and Congressmen who vote to legalize weapons of mass murder. The time has come.
If the United States were a civilized, rational nation this horror could never have happened. But we have become an errant, self-pitying, dysfunctional, and emotionally and fiscally bankrupt society run by a corporate-political clique that sells us nice visions of ourselves while they rob us blind and inject our minds with poison.
Over 13 years ago, after the Columbine School Massacre, I wrote in The San Francisco Chronicle that as a hunter and gun owner I recommended the following:
Private ownership of handguns and assault rifles be prohibited. Their sole purpose is to kill people.
Ownership of rifles and shotguns be registered, like automobiles, and limited to those who have passed a licensing program and mental and criminal background tests.
Advertisement of guns be prohibited in all media.
Gun-related political contributions be prohibited.
All media, particularly the Internet, be controlled for the level of violence. We spend billions to restrict trace chemicals in our children’s foods but scarcely a penny to govern what goes into their minds.
Obviously, none of this has happened. There have been 36 major massacres since then, each bloodbath aided and abetted by the National Rifle Association. Mass murder weapons are far easier to obtain now than they were then.
We are talking about murder here: cold, calculated murder. For even the NRA fanatics – even our pay-for-hire politicians – know that every law they pass to legalize mass murder weapons will result in many more deaths. This is premeditated murder. It’s time we jail them for it.
We have descended to the ninth circle of Hell, a place where so many crazy people have guns you fear you need to have guns yourself, because it’s obvious the society cannot protect us. The politicians will not protect us – they have no interest in our welfare, only in the corporate contributions they use to sell us nice visions of themselves so we keep them in office.
The police cannot protect us – they’re targets themselves. At Sandy Hook the police were earnestly reporting that they were going to do “a detailed investigation” – who cares about an investigation when your child is dead, and you know who did it and it keeps happening over and over again? And when for a long time everyone has known the cause?
Just like the insane murderer at Sandy Hook, the NRA and their fully-owned politicians have developed a pathological personality disorder, an emotional disconnect – they cannot understand the impact of their actions. They are immune to other people’s pain.
And the media is equally at fault – there’s lots of talk about emotional connections, how people are helping each other, lots of nice photos of teary mothers hugging rescued children. But what about the little girls with their heads blown away by high-powered bullets? Where are those pictures, so we can see what it’s really like? Where are the pictures of the little boys with their intestines spread across the classroom? So we can fully understand the horror?
Because until we fully understand the horror we can never change the evil in ourselves, in our nation, in our way of looking at ourselves, in our way of being governed.
The simple truth is that we are owned, and our politicians work for, Colt Arms, Ruger, Remington and all the other murder industries and their lobbyists. We are owned by the National Rifle Association.
It’s time to take our nation back. To do so, the first step is to jail the criminals. All of them.
Label(s): guns
A friend writes ...
A friend writes, about Democrats' "tepid support for any gun regulation":
If a classroom of children were obliterated by the Taliban in Afghanistan, they'd be appalled at the savagery, and say it's just a barbaric society and we must DO SOMETHING to civilize them. When it happens here, they confirm that the USA is indeed a barbaric society by the way they shrug their shoulders and move on, life as usual, ho hum. Yesterday in the Times there was an essay (or a comment) where someone wrote that someone in Europe said to them that "life is cheap" in the US, and how sad that made them feel. But it's true, and it's reflected in the cruel policies everywhere here, from accepting warlike levels of gun violence, not providing universal health care and higher education, wrenching people's homes and property away when they are old and go into a nursing home, the level of incarceration and homelessness and poverty that is astounding in a nation that is so "rich". The list is endless, really. Cruelty and violence is all the US really stands for anymore.
Means and Ends: The films of Kathryn Bigelow and Quentin Tarantino
With Django Unchained and Zero Dark Thirty in theaters at the same time, it is revealing to compare them. Both are manipulative entertainments profiting from a taste for violence, but they get away with it — that is, they are actually honored — in different ways.
Bigelow wallows in the violence of imperial war exploits with just enough ambivalence that discerning viewers can comfort themselves that her movies raise important questions about that violence. What is never questioned, however, is its justification. In other words, the end justifies the means, though maybe not any means.
Tarantino has also landed on the formula that the end justifies the means: any means as long as the end is unquestionably justified. Thus, in the context of the Nazi holocaust or American slavery, few people would begrudge the vengeful violence that Tarantino obsessively presents.
In short, Tarantino avoids questioning the means, and Bigelow avoids questioning of the end. Thus each of them allows an unquestioned indulgence in violence as entertainment. There is no reason to consider their films as anything more serious. Bigelow and Tarantino are poseurs.
Embed: Gun deaths reported in U.S. since Newtown
Label(s): gun deaths, guns, Newtown
From speech by Aaron Swartz, May 2011, University of Chicago, about the fight against COICA/SOPA/PIPA, by courtesy of Democracy Now:
I was at an event, and I was talking, and I got introduced to a U.S. senator, one of the strongest proponents of the original COICA bill, in fact. And I asked him why, despite being such a progressive, despite giving a speech in favor of civil liberties, why he was supporting a bill that would censor the Internet. And, you know, that typical politician smile he had suddenly faded from his face, and his eyes started burning this fiery red. And he started shouting at me, said, "Those people on the Internet, they think they can get away with anything! They think they can just put anything up there, and there’s nothing we can do to stop them! They put up everything! They put up our nuclear missiles, and they just laugh at us! Well, we’re going to show them! There’s got to be laws on the Internet! It’s got to be under control!"
Now, as far as I know, nobody has ever put up the U.S.'s nuclear missiles on the Internet. I mean, it's not something I’ve heard about. But that’s sort of the point. He wasn’t having a rational concern, right? It was this irrational fear that things were out of control. Here was this man, a United States senator, and those people on the Internet, they were just mocking him. They had to be brought under control. Things had to be under control. And I think that was the attitude of Congress. And just as seeing that fire in that senator’s eyes scared me, I think those hearings scared a lot of people. They saw this wasn’t the attitude of a thoughtful government trying to resolve trade-offs in order to best represent its citizens. This was more like the attitude of a tyrant. And so the citizens fought back. ...
I'm pretty sure that deranged senator was Patrick Leahy of Vermont, lead sponsor of COICA and PIPA (SOPA was the House version of PIPA).
Label(s): Aaron Swartz, Patrick Leahy
Mental Health Screening for Gun Ownership
Mental health screening as part of the "background" check for gun purchasers requires only one (1) question:
Do you want to own a gun?
If the answer is "yes", it is clear that the person should be not allowed to have a gun.
One way to look at it
William Blum writes:
Capitalism can be seen in historical evolutionary terms, independent of any moral point of view or judgement. Broadly speaking, the organization of mankind's societies has evolved from slavery to feudalism to capitalism. And it's now time for the next step: socialism.
Socialism or communism have always been given just one chance to work, if that much, while capitalism has been given numerous chances to do so following its perennial fiascos. Ralph Nader has observed: "Capitalism will never fail because socialism will always be there to bail it out."
Capitalism gave rise to some very important innovations, such as mass production and distribution, and many technological advances. But now, and for some time past, the system has caused much more harm than good. It's eating its young. And our environment. We can take the advances instituted by capitalism for the purpose of profit and use them to create a society based on putting people before profit. Just imagine.
human rights, anarchism, ecoanarchism, anarchosyndicalism
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Amelia "Amy" Luptak Obituary
Amelia "Amy" Luptak
of Amelia's Passing
Amelia "Amy" Luptak, 103 of Sterling died Saturday April 25, 2015 at Parkway Center in Sterling.
She was born on February 23, 1912 in Chicago, the daughter of John and Suzanna (Filipa) Siakel Sr. She married Joseph Luptak on October 28, 1939. He preceded her in death on April 29, 1996. Amy was a member of Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church and very active as a volunteer at CLS Thrift Store in Rock Falls up until last year. In the past she had enjoyed crocheting and quilting. Amy was very proud of sharing a part in her being a six generation family.
Survivors include her daughter, Janet (Keith) Cassens of Sterling; her son, Richard (Pam) Luptak of Sterling; 4 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; 4 great-great grandchildren and 1 great-great-great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother John Siakel Jr and her sister Marge Ortinau.
A visitation will take place on Wednesday April 29, 2015 from 10 – 11 Am at Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sterling. The funeral services will follow in the church at 11 AM with the Reverend David Burge officiating. Burial will conclude at Oak Knoll Memorial Park. Arrangements by McDonald Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Christ Lutheran School in Sterling or to the radio program of Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church.
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Wednesday April 29 2015
Oak Knoll Memorial Park
18268 Pennington Rd
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Moral Movement Maine Implores Senators Not to Support Kavanaugh Nomination
Posted on September 6, 2018 by Munjoy Hill News
Rev. Allen Ewing-Merrill, pastor of HopeGateWay, and Convener of Moral Movement Maine, Addressed the Press This Afternoon.
Rev. Jane Field, Executive Director of Maine Council of Churches, Addressed the Press Conference Today at Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland.
Rabbi Joshua Chasan, of Bend the Arc, Portland.
Rev. Carolyn Lambert, pastor, Woodfords Congregational Church, Where the Press Conference was Held This Afternoon.
Maine faith leaders, a/k/a Moral Movement Maine, implored Senators Collins (R) and King (I) not to support Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court – all with the calamitous backdrop of another controversial day of Judicial Committee hearings, an anonymous editorial blasting Trump, a new Woodward book and with neither Senator willing to articulate their views under the situation, clergy voices rose high above all the chaos that threatens to destroy this democracy, if it continues unchecked by the separation of powers.
The compassionate voices stood in sharp contrast to the shrillness of the debates going on all over the nation. Speaker after speaker spoke with authority on the likely loss of the ACA, environmental concerns and the bias of the current nomination process of Kavanaugh for starters. The Rev. Carolyn Lambert, pastor at Woodfoords Congregational Church, said that humans have been taking from the environment without giving back for far too long. Judge Kavanaugh “is a nice guy, but he has voted against ‘settled law’ over and over.” She was referring to his comment to Senator Collins concerning overturning Roe vs. Wade. “There are some people who still put profits over people,….Jesus did not go out and ransack the government and ignore the needs of people,” she added. In her introductory remarks, Rev. Jane Field said: “Senator Collins, Senator King: we are here to remind you that the Senate’s responsibility to ‘advise and consent’ on Supreme Court nominations exists to protect the people’s interests, NOT the President’s interests, NOT a political party’s interests…but the people’s interests.” (See above left photo).
“This is a test of character for everyone involved. Government of the people, by the people, for the people is in danger of perishing. This is not about partisan politics. This is a direct challenge to the integrity of our government,” Rabbi Joshua Chasan, told those assembled this afternoon. Rev. Allen Ewing-Merrill, pastor of HopeGateway, and convener of the grassroots group Moral Movement Maine said that a close look at Judge Kavanaugh’s record provides extensive and indisputable evidence that his confirmation would pose serious threats to so many things our faith traditions call us to care about. “We urge you and implore you to reject Kavanaugh’s nomination,” he concluded.
“There are disturbing elements in Brett Kavanaugh’s record. He has given lip service to the importance of an independent judiciary. We must not allow this to be the new normal. The Supreme Court is one of the last bastions of the separation of powers that must be preserved. This nomination is being rammed through without opposing opinions about his qualifications getting the hearing they deserve,” said the Rev. `Jonathan Wright-Gray.
Some predict that because Collins’ approval rate is so low that she will not run for re-election. Therefore, she is free to continue to vote in the affirmative for judge’s such as Kavanaugh – continuing her voting streak – since she will not have to answer to voters for her Senate seat again.
“The Maine Council of Churches is a non-partisan organization, so it speaks out about principles rather than supporting or opposing particular nominees. As Senators King and Collins consider any nominee to the Supreme Court, we urge them to be guided by the principles, morals and values that we and thousands of people of faith here in Maine believe are critically important according,” to Rev. Jane Field.
About twenty (20) clergy from Old Town to Ocean Park attended the press conference and expressed their fears if Judge Kavanaugh is appointed to the Supreme Court.
Please visit previous posts on “MMM” herein dated February 22, 2018 and January 1, 2018, December 7, and 8, 2017 for more background information.
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January 4, 2012.
FRANK GAZZANESE
Thomas, Margaret, Elizabeth
Frank is a mystery. A search of the major genealogy sites for Gazzanese shows only Thomas and his family. They are shown in the 1910 census. In the 1900 census above he was Frank Ageno living at 77 Oliver St in Manhatten. The 1910 census did list Frank Gardinisa as head of household at 15 JOHN ST , West Orange, NJ. He was 53. Born in Italy and married to Elizabeth for 30 years. Works as a liveryman at the Edison factory. Owns his home. (Mortgaged). Can read, write and speak English. Elizabeth is 49. Had eight children. Five are still alive. The children were Margaret, Mary, Nicholas, Teresa and Thomas. Mary, 19, was the only child living there. Her husband Patrick Romano, 22, also lived there. Patrick arrived in the USA in 1902 and owned a grocery store around the corner from the house. The 1908 City Directory had Frank Gazanie employed by Edison.
Frank is buried in St Andrew's cemetery in Orange, NJ. He has no gravestone. Elizabeth is buried next to him as Gazzano. Son Nicholas is buried as Geno. Note: I also have the cemetery as St John in Orange, NJ.
The 1910 census showed Thomas Gazzanese living in Brooklyn in Ward 22. He was born in 1882 in NYC. Wife Linda was born in 1884 in Italy. Arrived in the USA in 1898. Children: Gilda born 1903, Eugene 1905, Ada A. 1908, Albert newborn.
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Not many people envisioned the Cardinals only having four wins through the first 11 weeks of the season, but that’s where they currently stand. Arizona is currently three games behind the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC West and is two games out of the Wild Card hunt with six games remaining. General manager Steve Keim talked about the disappointing season and what he saw against the Vikings when he joined Doug and Wolf on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM on Monday.When you look at the Arizona Cardinals vs. the Minnesota Vikings, what do you see?“Broken record. Another game where statistically you look at the sheet and it says one thing and the loss column tells you another. And it’s getting old and we’ve got to fix that and that comes down to making plays, minimizing mistakes, particularly mental mistakes, and stepping up when it’s time to make that play in the game from your playmakers, the guys who you’re counting on, and we haven’t done that and that’s no secret.”What has been the biggest issue for not being able to win games?“It’s hard for me to put my finger on it, but you get something going and again like yesterday, I felt like we just kept trying to play catch up. We got into a situation where we started to run the ball really well, I thought David (Johnson) got into a groove and then explosive plays hurt us. Being in the red zone and throwing an interception for a 100-yard touchdown and then obviously the start of the third quarter with the kickoff return for a touchdown. Again you keep getting put in a hole. We did a nice job in the third and fourth quarter taking away the run and then in passing situations we were down to our third guard and they started running a lot of games and stunts and we had a lot of trouble picking those up.” LISTEN: Steve Keim, Cardinals general manager Is there something wrong with John Brown?“Well he’s a guy who’s got all the ability in the world, I mean we know from the past that he’s been a playmaker for us. So hopefully John can step up and make the plays when they’re out there. Guys like John and Michael Floyd, guys who’ve been critical pieces to our offense in the past, you know unfortunately Michael was dealing with an illness yesterday. He got sick and he was trying to play through that, which showed a lot to me about his mental and physical toughness. But there’s no doubt, it comes down to making plays in this game and we just haven’t made enough of them.”Were there effort issues with Floyd on Sunday?“No I mean listen, when I got (to U.S. Bank Stadium) in the morning he was with our trainers and I know he’d been up most of the night. So I’ll give Michael a pass on how he was feeling yesterday, because he really did battle through it.” Cardinals GM Steve Keim watches training camp Aug. 2. (Photo by Adam Green/Arizona Sports) What is the biggest issue with special teams?“You know I think it’s playing with cohesiveness, and when I watched the return yesterday it comes down to the guys running down field and having the will to make a play. Wolf knows this better than anybody, half the special teams is the mentality and the effort that you put forth. There were three or four guys that got caved on that play and they got to stay in their lanes and stay physical at the point of attack and they didn’t.”How did Carson Palmer play?“I think it takes 11 men for a quarterback to play well. There were times where guys weren’t getting open and separating in the passing game, there were times where the protection wasn’t good. So it was hard for him to get in a rhythm, but he did make some excellent throws as he always does, but again, he made some critical mistakes as well and we got to try and get that cleaned up. We got a huge game ahead of us with Atlanta who obviously has an explosive offense and it’s going to be a big test for us in a road game away.”What can a general manager do after the trade deadline to try and turn it around?“When you’re in a leadership position it’s several things. No. 1, it’s the motto I’ve had since the day I was hired here 19 years ago, and that’s be a part of the solution not part of the problem and you have to be a positive leader and you have to continue to try to instill that in your organization from owner to GM to head coach. And these are the tough times, this is when you face adversity, no one anticipated this start but we’ve got to continue to battle, nobody’s going to throw the white flag in. There are times when you got to bring in players and shuffle the back end of your roster and see if you can find some guys, particularly on special teams who can run down the field and make plays.” Derrick Hall satisfied with D-backs’ buying and selling What happened to Earl Watford?“He had some stingers, so he was dealing with those issues and so we had to bring in, again, a guy who came off the street a few weeks ago. And (he) didn’t play terrible, there was just things when they started running those games and stunts as you know Wolf, you got to be on the same page as the player beside you and that lack of experience showed up.”Will Watford miss any time?“No, I have no clue yet. We’ll find out the next couple days.”Is leadership on this team a strength or a weakness?“I think we have a core of leaders in the locker room. There are certain guys, you know like a Tyrann Mathieu who is a leader for us, who’s injured right now. It’s hard for him to be out on the field and be a leader, but I still think we have a core of guys that love it and care like Larry (Fitzgerald) and Carson (Palmer) and Calais (Campbell) and Frostee Rucker, so it hurts these guys and I know that. The effort hasn’t been the problem, it’s more about execution and playing smart and that’s been a reoccurring theme, like I said, which is the more frustrating point.”Do you expect Mathieu to be ready for Atlanta? Former Cardinals kicker Phil Dawson retires ErrorOK ErrorOKWhere is your level of frustration right now?“Wow, a 10. There’s nothing I care more about with this organization than winning and putting a product on the field for our fans to be proud of, and we haven’t done that this year. Missed opportunities is certainly the thing I would say is the thing I would think about this season so far, and that’s the fine line and the difference between winning and losing in the NFL and we got to continue to keep working and the season is not over. I know that’s not what fans and the people that are supporting us want to hear, but we’re certainly not going to quit.”Do you look back when trying to identify the problem with the season?“No, we’re self-evaluating every day and again, that’s both on the coaching side, from the schematical standpoint and the personnel side on the decisions we’ve made on this end. It’s one of those things that it’s a tough business, but that’s what we get paid for, is to produce, and we’ve let our fans down, especially when our expectations were so high. But like I said, the one thing is is that I think we have a great organizational structure in place to withstand this and to move forward to continue to put a product on the field that our fans are proud of.” – / 22 0 Comments Share The 5: Takeaways from the Coyotes’ introduction of Alex Meruelo The Arizona Cardinals’ playoff aspirations took a shot on Sunday as they lost to the Minnesota Vikings 30-24.In a game where David Johnson had 160 total yards (103 rushing, 57 receiving) and two touchdowns for his 10th consecutive game with at least 100 yards from scrimmage, it was not enough to get a critical win.A couple of costly turnovers and poor special teams play nipped the Cardinals during the game. In the end though when the Cards had an opportunity, the offensive line buckled and couldn’t protect Carson Palmer on their final two drives, thwarting any hopes of a comeback. The game’s last meaningful play fittingly ended on a 15-yard sack from defensive end Danielle Hunter. Top Stories Your browser does not support the audio element. “You know I thought he was close last week, and then just didn’t feel 100 percent confident in the shoulder at that time so, I think moving forward I think there’s a good chance. You never can tell with injuries like that, but again, knowing Tyrann, if anybody’s going to be out there with that type of injury it’ll be him.”Bruce Arians dismissed the notion of the special teams woes being coach Amos Jones’ fault. How do you evaluate that it’s a player issue and not a coaching issue?“Well we’ll certainly sit down and discuss that stuff after the season. But the thing that, again, is the reoccurring theme is not just special teams but offensively and defensively we’ve played extremely inconsistent. And really at the end of the day it comes down to the 53 men in the locker room. I can tell you, I’m out at practice every day and I can hear the way our staff coaches these young men up, and at some point in time it comes down to those guys executing and doing the right things on the field. And again, I take ownership in that as well, because these are the players I supplied to our coaching staff. So it starts at the top and it’s certainly something we all have to look in the mirror and it starts with me.” Grace expects Greinke trade to have emotional impact
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Identifying Issues in Facility and Provider Mergers and Acquisitions (2012 update)
Editor's note: This practice brief supplants the November 1996 brief "Managing Health Information in Facility Mergers and Acquisitions."
Healthcare's rapidly changing environment has prompted an increase in mergers and acquisitions as facilities and providers strive to streamline their operations and improve their competitive positions. However, a 2007 study conducted by Robert F. Bruner of the University of Virginia found that approximately two-thirds of mergers and acquisitions fail to achieve their expected outcomes.1 Failures are often the result of bad strategic decisions or lack of due diligence on the part of both parties.
These dismal results highlight the risks of mergers and acquisitions. Accordingly, healthcare organizations must consider many critical issues before agreeing to a merger or acquisition.
Some issues to consider include:
Identifying key motivators such as growing the organization's business, people, or assets
Integrating electronic health record systems
Combining financial systems
Managing health information
This practice brief reviews the types of mergers and acquisitions in healthcare and identifies the key motivators and drivers for mergers and acquisitions and the different issues organizations should be aware of during the merger and acquisition process.
Types of Mergers and Acquisitions
There are different types of mergers and acquisitions. Organizations should review what each entails to determine which form of regulation will be used.
A consolidation occurs when two separate entities come together to form a new entity, which is the surviving entity. A merger is when one entity is absorbed into a second corporation, which is the surviving entity.
In an asset acquisition one entity acquires part or all of the assets of the other. In a stock acquisition one entity acquires part or all of the stock of another corporation.
Once the type of partnership has been determined, organizations should identify key motivators for the merger or acquisition, including business drivers and characteristics. Identifying the key motivators will further help each entity determine if the acquisition is in its best interest.
Key questions to ask prior to entering into a transaction include:
What is the primary reason for the transaction (e.g., acquiring talent, increasing cash flow)?
Will the transaction further the strategic plan?
Will the organization or provider gain a new technology or product?
Will the organization or provider expand its current market share?
Will the organization or provider be able to use the transaction to enhance operations?
Will the transaction result in cost efficiencies?
What are the deal breakers?
How will employees of both entities be affected? Will the surviving entity consolidate positions? Will it require an expanded workforce or lay-offs? How will this affect morale, recruitment, and retention?
Once the decision to move forward with a transaction has been made, organizations should conduct due diligence research of the licensure, regulatory, and accreditation requirements before addressing operational issues.
Organizations must determine whether operations will be conducted under a single license or multiple licenses. Each entity must ensure compliance with each set of applicable licensure standards.
Reimbursement issues, including prospective payment system (PPS) rates, may favor facilities maintaining separate licenses to maximize payments. In addition, if there is a significant difference in case-mix indices between the two facilities or if one facility is PPS-exempt, it may be advantageous to maintain separate licenses.
Regulatory and Accreditation Issues
Some states have statutory or regulatory guidelines regarding the management of health information in mergers and acquisitions. Most require the surviving entity combine the acquired entity's active records with its own records and prepare a retention schedule that meets the needs of patients and other legitimate users and complies with legal, regulatory, and accreditation requirements.
Health and business records should be maintained as required by law, regulation, or necessity and should be destroyed in accordance with state requirements for record retention. The transaction agreement should include a provision defining the responsible party for the records. Providers should check with the state licensing authority to determine whether the provisions are satisfactory.
Medicare Conditions of Participation and Interpretive Guidelines require a health record be maintained for each inpatient and outpatient. Health records must be filed promptly and be accessible. Inpatient and outpatient records may be combined into a single unit record, or two different systems may be used if they are appropriately cross-referenced. Records must be retained for at least five years, unless a longer period is required by state or local law.
If a change in ownership occurs when a facility is scheduled for an accreditation survey such as the Joint Commission, the facility must notify the agency immediately. Changes that must be reported to an accrediting body include a change in ownership, a significant increase or decrease in the volume of services, the addition of a new type of health service, or the deletion of an existing service.
Once the licensure, regulatory, and accreditation requirements have been evaluated, the new entity will need to explore specific operational issues, including:
Whether operations will be conducted at a single location or multiple locations
How information systems will be integrated, if at all
Whether the HIM function will be consolidated into a single department, a central department with satellite locations, or two or more independent departments
How current incomplete records will be addressed prior to the merger or acquisition (e.g., completion of missing signatures or reports)
How information management responsibilities will be assigned
What plans, including retraining and outplacement, will be made for displaced employees
How current accounts payable will be handled
How outstanding accounts on the discharged not final billed (DFNB) report will be handled
How paper records that have not met the retention time period and cannot be destroyed will be maintained
How the master patient indexes will be merged
How release of information will be handled
Whether historical and new entity records will be handled in the same manner
Integration of Information Systems
Existing information systems and technology must be inventoried for all mergers and acquisitions so plans can be made to integrate and consolidate systems. Significant savings may be realized by consolidating software licenses and maintenance contracts, but careful advance planning with legal counsel is needed to ensure compliance with the terms of the licensure agreements.
If active use of one or more systems will be discontinued, organizations must ensure that all final data, including diagnostic and procedure codes and billing information, have been entered and that all work has been completed, such as transcribing dictated reports. To ensure ongoing access, data should be saved and reformatted for compatibility with the new system (if it is within the appropriate retention period). Any such data transfer should include appropriate audit trails and be conducted with advice from legal counsel. Legal advice should also be sought regarding the need to archive the data in their original form or to retain hard copies or images.
With any system change, it is essential to determine the need to retain and access existing databases (especially abstract databases). If it will be difficult or impossible to access data, it may be desirable to retain various reports in hard copy, microfilm, or other media for future use. Maintaining an entire legacy system for historical data that are no longer clinically relevant should be a last option.
Mergers and Acquisitions Resulting in a Single Location
If the new entity will operate from a single location under one license, the entity must meet the requirements for a single facility. The entity should employ one HIM department with a single patient numbering system, a unit record, and a single master patient index (MPI).
Along with plans to consolidate the facilities' registration systems and integrate patient records, a plan must be developed to address existing and future MPIs and patient identifiers. If a patient has been seen at more than one of the premerger facilities, his or her identifier must be the same or must be linked in the new MPI. Organizations may also decide to integrate the identifier only if and when the patient returns for care to the merged facility.
The new entity must also determine whether to retain all existing MPI entries, only entries from the past few years, or only new entries or create an enterprise-wide MPI to overlay the original (premerged) individual MPIs. An industry best practice is to create an enterprise-wide MPI.
A software algorithm program can help determine whether existing MPI entries represent the same patient and therefore should be merged or linked. If some or all entries from one MPI are added to the other MPI, it may be desirable to mark those entries as originating with the other facility for easier record retrieval.
If one or more facilities will close as a result of the merger or acquisition, arrangements must be made to handle health information from the closed location. The surviving entity must ensure that the integrity and confidentiality of patient health information will be maintained and that the information is accessible to patients and other legitimate users throughout the required retention period.
Health information from the closed location will be entered into the new system only upon patient return, therefore access to the MPI and the health information must be preserved.
Patient identifiers from one of the previous facilities may be used, or an entirely new set of identifiers may be implemented as of a certain date, such as the date of the merger. If an entity decides to implement new identifiers, it must decide whether to renumber all existing records, renumber the past few years' records, or simply link them in the MPI. The cost of renumbering all existing records may outweigh the benefit.
All components of the health record must be available for continuity of care purposes during and after the transition. Unit records must be maintained if required by state licensure. The new entity should discuss the requirements for unit records with state licensing authorities. After that discussion, it may want to develop a plan to unite all existing records or only the past few years' records or establish a new unit record system as of a certain date, such as the effective date of the merger, for returning patients.
It may be cost prohibitive to unite all existing records. Organizations should consider destroying all records beyond the mandatory retention period prior to the merger or acquisition.
Mergers and Acquisitions Resulting in Two or More Locations with a Single License
A merger or acquisition resulting in two or more locations and a single license may require consolidating records into a unit record and creating a single MPI with a single patient numbering system, depending on the types of care offered at each site and state licensing requirements. Patient health information must be available at all sites. This will necessitate the transportation of paper records and access to all electronic systems.
If all sites provide acute care, health information must be available at any site when the patient presents. If one or more of the locations provides only skilled nursing, long-term care, rehabilitation, or subacute care, it may not be necessary to establish a unit record.
In order to promote patient safety and facilitation of a longitudinal health record, combining health records from a variety of settings is recommended.
If information systems will be consolidated, it may be efficient to consolidate HIM functions into a single department as well. If all HIM functions will be consolidated into a single department, appropriate plans must be made for displaced staff members. If there will be more than one HIM department, it must be determined which functions will be located at each site.
Mergers and Acquisitions Resulting in Two or More Locations with Separate Licenses
If the new entity will operate from more than one location under separate licenses, the facilities must determine whether the HIM function will be consolidated into a single department, a central department with one or more satellite locations, or two or more independent departments. Planning should address compliance with all regulatory and licensure requirements for each licensed facility.
When two or more facilities are involved in a merger or acquisition, all HIM requirements should be reviewed to ensure compliance with state licensure and regulatory requirements, accrediting standards, and Medicare Conditions of Participation (if applicable).
Appendix A in this online version of the practice brief, provides a checklist of information management activities; appendix B provides a checklist when setting up a new clinic.
To ensure availability of health information to all authorized users, health records must be consolidated or linked in the MPI. A minimum of five years of MPI data should be maintained.
A record retention policy that includes logs, indexes, and registers must be developed and implemented to meet the needs of patients and other legitimate users and ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and accreditation requirements. If health information from closed facilities will be stored for a period of time, its integrity and confidentiality must be preserved, and it must be readily accessible for patient care.
The compatibility and functionality of existing information systems should be assessed, and a plan should be formulated for the integration of systems to the extent possible. Such integration may be essential for the organization to successfully meet the demands of integrated delivery systems. Existing databases should be maintained in an accessible form to meet anticipated future needs.
With their expertise in health information systems and understanding of user needs, HIM professionals can make significant contributions to the evaluation and integration of these systems.
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. "Hospitals Interpretive Guidelines and Survey Procedures." www.cms.gov.
The Joint Commission. 2011 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission, 2011.
Lillie, Celine M. "Legal Issues in Closing a Medical Record Department." Journal of AHIMA 64, no. 5 (May 1993): 28–29.
Pinder, Ray. "Mergers and Acquisitions: They Could Happen to You." Journal of AHIMA 73, no. 3 (Mar. 2002): 58–59.
Piotti, Debora S. "Joining Forces." For the Record 5, no. 26 (1993): 6–8.
Poulson, Mary. "Practice Applications of Closing a Medical Record Department." Journal of AHIMA 64, no. 5 (May 1993): 26.
Tomes, Jonathan P. Healthcare Records Management, Disclosure & Retention: The Complete Legal Guide, 2nd Ed. Chicago, IL: Healthcare Financial Management Association, 1993.
Wanerus, Priscilla. "Managing Health Information through a Merger." Journal of AHIMA 65, no. 4 (Apr. 1994): 55.
Two appendixes are available in the online version of this practice brief in the AHIMA "Body of Knowledge" at www.ahima.org:
Appendix A: "Information Management Checklist for Mergers and Acquisitions"
Appendix B: "HIM Worklist: Setting Up a New Clinic"
Marlene Johnson, RHIA
Carrie Ayala, RHIT, CPC-I
Cecilia Backman, MBA, RHIA, CPHQ
Michael O. Bice, MHA
Nora J. Brennen, MSOL, RHIT, VHA-CM
Jill S. Clark, MBA, RHIA
Jane DeSpiegelaere, MBA, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA
Angela K. Dinh, MHA, RHIA, CHPS
Charlene Dunbar, RHIA
Lisa Fink, MBA, RHIA, CPHQ
Barry Herrin, CHPS
Priscilla Komara, RHIA, CCS-P
Heather Milam, RHIA
Mona Nabors, MBA, RHIA
Cathy Price, RHIT
Patti Reisinger, RHIT
Theresa Rihanek, RHIA, CCS
Diana Warner, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA, CHPS
Prepared by (original)
Harry Rhodes, MBA, RHIA
Acknowledgments (original)
Mary Brandt, MBA, RHIA, CHE
Cindy Doyon, RHIA
Catherine Ptak, MS, RHIA
Priscilla Wanerus, RHIA
The information contained in this practice brief reflects the consensus opinion of the professionals who developed it. It has not been validated through scientific research.
AHIMA. "Identifying Issues in Facility and Provider Mergers and Acquisitions (2012 update)" Journal of AHIMA 83, no.2 (February 2012): 50-53.
Identifying Issues in Facility and Provider Mergers and Acquisitions. Appendix A: Information Management Checklist for Mergers and Acquisitions
Identifying Issues in Facility and Provider Mergers and Acquisitions. Appendix B: HIM Worklist: Setting Up a New Clinic
Developing a Legal Health Record Policy
Rules for Handling and Maintaining Metadata in the EHR
HIE Management and Operational Considerations
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True Crime Online Newsletter - March 30, 2015
I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .Girl, 12, tried to poison mom twice for taking away iPhone
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Video of a man's elaborate, 365-day proposal to his girlfriend has gone viral. Dean Smith spent more than a year preparing to pop the question to his girlfriend, Jennifer Kessel, on her 26th birthday in Aruba. Smith videotaped himself each day for a year -- starting Jan. 8, 2014 -- holding up a sign declaring his love for Kessel. "For the next year, I'll show you how much I love you and that you're in my thoughts every day," he says at the beginning of the video. "I want to marry you." Smith then spliced the footage together in a video package for Kessel, who watches for the first time on the beach in Aruba. "The thoughtfulness that went into making this video is truly beyond any words that I have," Kessel told The Huffington Post. "When I turned…
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On July 7, 1983, Samantha Smith, a U.S. schoolgirl, flew to the Soviet Union at the invitation of Premier Yuri Andropov, all because of a letter that she wrote. Smith wrote a letter to Andropov asking, "Why do you want to conquer the whole world, or at least our country?" The Soviet leader replied to her letter, and Samantha ultimately visited the nation, becoming a good-will ambassador.
Have your students write their own letters that make things happen. Students can write individual letters, or work in small groups or as a full group. Letter writing can be a culminating project after you've completed a unit of study on a particular topic. For instance, if you've just completed a unit on animals, students might write letters to the local zoo, praising them for the ways that they care for animals or making suggestions for changes. After exploring freedom of speech in a censorship unit, students might write letters to the editor of the local newspaper explaining their feelings about specific books that are (or aren't) included in the library.
In addition to the resources available in the Letter Generator and on the Letter Generator page, there are resources available from Gallaudet University that demonstrate how to write advocacy letters. The American Civil Liberties Union provides tips on writing letters to the editor and letters to elected officials, which can be useful for projects where students are looking at issues of civil rights, freedom of speech, and student rights.
SamanthaSmith.info
This site includes information about Samantha Smith, her famous letter to Andropov, her subsequent work as a goodwill ambassador, and the continuing work of the foundation devoted to her memory.
PBS Kids: Arthur: Letter Writer Helper
Students can find tips from Arthur on letter and e-mail writing, which can serve as a resource for independent letter writing.
Foundation for the Individual Rights in Education
The FIRE Student Network recognizes the importance of advancing civil liberties in schools. Visit the site for resources on the topic.
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Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Dear Librarian: Writing a Persuasive Letter
Students write persuasive letters to their librarian requesting that specific texts be added to the school library. As they work, students plan their arguments and outline their reasons and examples.
A Genre Study of Letters With The Jolly Postman
Students read The Jolly Postman, in which a postman delivers letters to storybook characters. They explore different types of mail and categorize letters from the book and their own mail.
Sí, Se Puede: Making a Difference, One Letter at a Time
After reading the book ¡Si, Se Puede!/Yes, We Can!: Janitor Strike in L.A., students learn about labor unions, strikes, and organizing for change. Students interview staff members in their school to learn about their daily work life, and write persuasive advocacy letters.
Persuading the Principal: Writing Persuasive Letters About School Issues
Students learn that you don't have to raise your voice to raise a point. Writing a persuasive letter to your principal is a great way to get your opinions heard.
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The Correspondence Project: A Lesson of Letters
After exploring business and friendly letter formats, students write letters for various audiences and real-world purposes.
Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Unit
Teaching Audience Through Interactive Writing
Through interactive writing, students work together and then independently to create invitation letters for a group of their peers and their families.
Can You Convince Me? Developing Persuasive Writing
Through a classroom game and resource handouts, students learn about the techniques used in persuasive oral arguments and apply them to independent persuasive writing activities.
Book Report Alternative: A Character's Letter to the Editor
Students write a persuasive letter to the editor of a newspaper from a selected fictional character's perspective, focusing on a specific issue or situation explored in the novel.
Communicating on Local Issues: Exploring Audience in Persuasive Letter Writing
Students will research a local issue, and then write letters to two different audiences, asking readers to take a related action or adopt a specific position on the issue.
Who's Got Mail? Using Literature to Promote Authentic Letter Writing
Students discuss and chart letter elements and write their own letters to adults at school, reinforcing letter-writing skills beyond the classroom lesson.
Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
What's the Difference? Beginning Writers Compare E-mail with Letter Writing
Students compare e-mails to traditional letters, identifying style and intended audience for each. They then write both an e-mail and a letter about the same topic.
Persuading an Audience: Writing Effective Letters to the Editor
Students use persuasive writing and an understanding of the characteristics of letters to the editor to compose effective letters to the editor on topics of interest to them.
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Home > Gevo Successfully Secures Renewable Electricity for its Biofuel Production Processes
Gevo Successfully Secures Renewable Electricity for its Biofuel Production Processes
Electricity from Wind Turbines will Power Gevo’s Agri-Energy Luverne Facility
Gevo, Inc. a leading renewable fuels and chemicals manufacturer, announced today it secured the supply of 5.0 MW of fully renewable electricity for its Agri-Energy production plant located in Luverne, MN from an affiliate of Juhl Energy. The electricity generated from wind will be wired directly to Agri-Energy, enabling it to claim the renewable benefit of lower carbon intensity score under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).
As part of the project financing, Gevo invested $1.5 million in the preferred stock of Juhl Clean Energy Assets, Inc. (JCEA) out of a total funding round of $9 million. JCEA is the owner and operator of the wind project and the funding round will enable the acquisition and construction of the wind towers needed to supply Agri-Energy. The wind electricity should be on-line and available to Gevo’s Agri-Energy no later than mid-year 2020. Gevo’s Agri-Energy has agreed to purchase the electricity from the City of Luverne, and the Renewable Energy Credits from an affiliate of JCEA. Gevo expects no material cost increase in its electricity pricing.
This wind energy produced will help to “decarbonize” Gevo’s Agri-Energy plant in Luverne, MN, allowing Gevo to produce biofuels with a lower carbon intensity score. This wind project is the first of several steps that are expected to lead to improved profitability for Gevo by reducing the carbon footprint of its fuel products enabling Gevo to capture value from the carbon intensity reduction, or reduced carbon footprint of its products.
“I want to thank the City of Luverne and the Commissioners and people of Rock County in making this project happen. Juhl Energy has been a great partner, and they know how to get things done. I appreciate their work not only in making the project a reality but for figuring out and arranging the funding too,” commented Patrick R. Gruber, Chief Executive Officer of Gevo. “Our plans call for us to invest in and build out our Agri-Energy site, producing renewable jet fuel and isooctane. Luverne has the potential to be a showcase for the world. Eliminating our carbon footprint from electricity is the right thing to do. We’ve taken a great step forward.”
“We see the great potential of Gevo’s work to reduce or even eliminate the fossil carbon footprint of transportation fuels. We’re excited that electricity from our wind project will directly lead to cleaner gallons of jet fuel and gasoline being produced by Gevo,” said Dan Juhl, Chairman of Juhl Energy. “We are pleased to work with the landowners, many officials from the City of Luverne, Missouri River Energy Services, Rock County, and Gevo. We look forward to these becoming long-term relationships.”
Source: Gevo Inc., press relese, 2019-09-16.
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One of the courses of ethics:
30: Kant’s Ethics
The aim is that students become familiar with the principles of Kant’s ethics. Kant’s ethics belongs to the ethics of duty. Why? How can we measure the value of some action? What is the difference between legality and morality? What should man do? Why does Kant set categorical imperatives and not hypothetical imperatives? What are the maxims? How do the maxims determine the value of performance? What do students think about rigorism in Kant’s ethics? How does Kant’s rigorism influence their lives and life in general today? What is the relation between the moral law and idea of freedom? What does “to be free” mean for Kant and what for students? What does the principle of universality mark in Kant’s ethics? Explain the Scheler’s interpretation of Kant’s ethics as “non-commissioned officer’s morale”.
Immanuel Kant “The Critique of Pure Reason”, “Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals”;
V. Korac, B. Pavlovic “The History of Philosophy”, Philosophy textbook for the 4th grade of grammar and vocational schools;
Gary Banham “Kant’s Practical Philosophy: From Critique to Doctrine”;
Frederick C. Beiser “The Fate of Reason: German Philosophy from Kant to Fichte”;
Broad C.D. :“Kant: An Introduction”;
Gordeon E. Michalson “Kant and the Problem of God”;
John Rawls “Lectures on the History of Moral Philosophy”.
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Tag Archives: steve jeffries
Sea Lions, Other Marine Mammals Discovering South Sound Anchovy Boom
A large suite of marine mammals has discovered Deep South Sound’s new bounty of anchovies, schools of which are now so numerous they’re routinely observed during regular aerial surveys.
For three months this past winter, WDFW biologist Steve Jeffries observed hundreds of California sea lions, as well as harbor seals, harbor porpoises and long-beaked common dolphins feeding on a massive pod of the skinny, silvery baitfish in Case Inlet north of Olympia.
IN THIS SCREEN SHOT OF AN IMAGE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY’S JUNE EYES OVER PUGET SOUND REPORT, MARINE MAMMALS INCLUDE CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS SWIM IN A SOUTH PUGET SOUND INLET WHERE THEY FEED ON HUGE SCHOOLS OF ANCHOVIES. (COURTESY D.O.E.)
Anchovy populations have boomed in these waters since 2015 and the Blob’s warm waters.
What’s more, the pinnipeds and cetaceans appeared to be teaming up on them.
Jeffries says he would watch them forage in a 3/4-mile-wide by 3-mile-long oval from Herron Island up to Hartstine Point south to McMicken Island.
From his boat he could only guess at what was going on under the glass-calm surface, but it’s possible that as the sea lions and dolphins slashed through the anchovies, the other marine mammals waited close by to pick off stunned fish, he says.
“You wouldn’t even know they were there for four to six minutes. Everybody would be down,” Jeffries recalls.
As the sea lions swim along on top, the surface boils with them, a video taken by a Department of Ecology aerial photographer shows.
To double check what they were feeding on, Jeffries says biologists “scooped poop” and jigged the depths, reconfirming anchovies were on the menu.
Sea lions have another tactic as well.
“It looked to us like they pushed the bait into the cove; basically, they cornered them,” he said of another instance in Carr Inlet.
That can also lead to die-offs as the sheer volume of fish can “create a localized, low-oxygen event,” which may have been to blame when a bunch turned up dead in May 2018 in Liberty Bay near Poulsbo.
In one South Sound beach seine net set, scientists caught a staggering 250,000 anchovies in 2017.
ANCHOVIES CAUGHT IN A BEACH SEINE IN OCTOBER 2017. (PHILLIP DIONNE, WDFW)
High tidal fluctuations can also strand the fish as the water recedes.
The feast on the salty fish ended in March when another marine mammal discovered the sated sea lions — 25 transient orcas that sailed through the Tacoma Narrows to Case Inlet.
Transients are the ones that nosh on sea lions and seals; weaker-jawed southern resident killer whales only eat softer salmon and steelhead primarily.
SO WHAT DOES THIS EXPLOSION of anchovies mean?
“I think it bodes well for salmon in the future,” says Jeffries. “Marine mammals are not the only ones that eat anchovies.”
He suggests that anglers also might switch to lures that look like the skinny, 3-inch-long baitfish.
“Put an anchovy-mimic fly on,” Jeffries says.
ANCHOVY HAVE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY IN PUGET SOUND OVER THE DECADES AND ARE NOW IN THE BOOM PART OF THEIR POPULATION CYCLE. (PHILLIP DIONNE, WDFW)
Pinnipeds are drawing the ire of fishermen as studies show that they’re intercepting outmigrating smolts, which has been highlighted in part by spring’s Survive the Sound online challenge, not to mention returning adult salmon and steelhead.
As WDFW’s point man on sea lions Jeffries finds himself in the thick of that debate, so I asked him if this all might lead to “prey switching.”
“If you were a sea lion, would you chase one (salmon or steelhead) smolt or a school?” he asked me in return.
Based on Jeffries’ counts of 150 to 250 sea lions in Case Inlet over a three-month period and the needs of the 350- to 700-pound animals to eat 5 to 7 percent of their body weight each day to sustain themselves, WDFW forage fish researcher Phillip Dionne came up with a back-of-the-envelope estimate that they consumed between 118 tons to 551 tons, with a midpoint of 283 tons, more than half a million pounds.
“… Assuming they were only eating anchovy, the sea lions may have eaten more biomass of anchovy in three months than our estimate of spawning biomass of herring (south of the Tacoma Narrows bridge) was for 2018 spawning season,” says Dionne.
Jeffries says anchovies represent “an alternate prey source” that’s in high abundance.
A paper published in the journal Deep Sea Research Part II in January notes that survival rates on acoustically tagged winter steelhead smolts leaving the nearby Nisqually River jumped from 6 to 38 percent between 2014 and 2016.
“Predation buffering by abundant anchovy is one hypothesis to explain this change,” it states.
THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY’S LATEST EYES OVER PUGET SOUND REPORT SHOWS NUMEROUS SCHOOLS OF FISH IN MARINE AREA 13, LIKELY ANCHOVIES. (COURTESY D.O.E.)
ANCHOVIES HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENTLY ABUNDANT over the past century and a half, according to the paper, which looked at their historical fluctuations.
They apparently appeared in big numbers in the late 1890s — “they could be dipped up with a common water bucket” in a Port Townsend bay — and were recorded as such in the late 1920s, late 1960s, mid-1980s, 2005, and again since 2015.
In the deeper past, “anchovy were the third most abundant fish in First Nations archaeological sites up to 3000 years old” in Burrard Inlet, on which Vancouver, B.C., sits.
It’s hard to say how long this latest anchovy boom will continue or how fast it may fade away and bust like in the past.
Though salmon and steelhead prefer cooler water, WDFW’s Dionne says that if warmer water sticks around, it could last longer than past ones.
While we yearn for clear-cut answers, that’s not the nature of Mother Nature.
“It’s difficult to say if this is going to be a good thing or a bad thing,” Dionne says. “California sea lions certainly love it.”
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News » New regulation for 17 year olds playing adult rugby
New regulation for 17 year olds playing adult rugby
RFU Community Update August 2019.
6 months ago | Dave Larham
Further to the July edition of the Community Game Update, we wanted to provide you with the detail around the updated regulation for 17 years olds playing adult rugby.
This two-step process, as reflected in Regulation 15.5, has been introduced as a result of clarification by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) in relation to safeguarding requirements when underage players play in adult sport. 17 year olds are still considered to be children and this process helps our clubs to support the transition of players into adult rugby when appropriate.
To support clubs with the application of this process please click here to access a Club Guide for a 17 year old playing adult rugby. This information, detailing the rationale, will be available to clubs to support their submission and helps CBs to further understand their own role.
The Playing Adult Rugby Club Approval Form and Playing Adult Rugby Player Approval Form, along with the wording of the regulation can be found here.
We hope that this information helps provide the content and detail around the updated regulation and supports all our clubs in their revised safeguarding obligations as well as supporting the development and retention of Age Grade players into the adult game.
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Famous Pakistani TV actor Jamshed Ansari
Popular TV actor from Pakistan, Jamshed Ansari knew his job well. Perfection was his biggest tool. His sweet smile and peculiar dialogue delivery were a source of pleasure to watch in classic dramas of 70’s and 80’s. Jamshed Ansari was indeed an unforgettable talent of Pakistan.
Jamshed Ansari was born in India on December 31, 1940. He was very young when he, along with his family migrated to Pakistan in 1948. Mr. Ansari did his Bachelors in Arts, in 1964 and then went to London for higher studies. There he did some TV production courses and Computer Engineering. Jamshed Ansari, while he was studying in London, also did stage shows and worked for BBC.
He started his career from Radio and then Theatre in Pakistan. ‘Hamid Mian Kay Haan’ was one of his very early radio plays that became popular among people for a very long time before going to London. When he came back from London in 1968, his first project was a TV play named ‘Jharokay’ which went very successful. Then Jamshed Ansari never looked back. One after another, many dramas went on adding more fame in his fate. Jamshed did a great role in Agha Nasir’s written play ‘Ghora Ghaas Khata hai’. That play was appreciated a lot. One of his most memorable roles was of ‘Hasnaat Bhai’, in Uncle Urfi. One of his dialogues ‘Chakku hai meray pass’ became most famous.
Jamshed Ansari did numerous Radio programs and plays as well. He also appeared in three movies. His very first film was ‘Saughat’. He also did an Urdu film ‘Pakeeza’ and a Punjabi film ‘Aj Dian Kurian’. Jamshed was awarded by various awards. Jamshed Ansari left us on August 24, 2005. He died because of Brain tumor. He will always be missed.
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Book: Contact with Underage Girl Was Weiner’s Downfall
Filed under: General — Patterico @ 10:18 pm
The New York Post reports:
President Obama was willing to put up with a lot of Anthony Weiner’s antics — the bad boy congressman’s sexting with women he never met, tweeting pics of his own penis, and acid tongue.
But the White House finally got fed up when reports emerged that the pol was in contact with an underage girl.
According to a new book, the cold shoulder from the White House was the beginning of the end of Weiner’s career in Congress.
“We were willing to stand by him before, but I don’t see how we can do it any longer,” White House political director Patrick Gaspard is quoted as telling Weiner’s advisers.
With that, Weiner — who thought he could weather the scandal that started when he accidentally tweeted a crotch shot — lost his trademark bravado.
“I just can’t figure out what I should do,” Weiner told advisers.
I believe the girl in question is the one discussed in posts of mine, here and here and here.
I never knew until now that these posts were so central to Weiner’s decision to step down. Now that I realize this, a lot of things make sense.
About which, more later.
P.S. The book comes out tomorrow and can be ordered here.
63 Responses to “Book: Contact with Underage Girl Was Weiner’s Downfall”
Hopefully sooner rather than later.
Patterico (feda6b) — 4/23/2012 @ 10:20 pm
I wonder whatever happened to him
happyfeet (3c92a1) — 4/23/2012 @ 10:29 pm
I think he spent some campaign funds pursuing a phony story; then some purported supporters of his (who supported that same phony story) pursued a brutal and violent (indeed potentially deadly) campaign against certain people who wrote about his story; and he had a baby. That pretty much cover it?
that’s a lot but somehow it feels like the story lacks closure
like his comeuppance is incomplete in some way
and he had a baby
that was one of the most startling things… the man was by all appearances indeed sleeping with his wife
you ever wonder wonder if Huma thought he was shaving his chest just for her?
Comment by Patterico — 4/23/2012 @ 10:37 pm
I wonder exactly how much Weiner had to do with all the collateral damage that was inflicted? Or even getting the ball rolling on it?
This story could actually get huge again. I think more books will be written.
Noodles (3681c4) — 4/23/2012 @ 11:48 pm
This is Huma’s husband? Ain’t nothing clean around the Clintons?
nk (875f57) — 4/24/2012 @ 12:37 am
I just re-read all of the Betty/Ethel links and had forgotten how truly skeevy Weiner is. I think posts like that will keep him from running for public office ever again.
The photos are one thing, but no way does he want this story coming up again and again. Good job Patterico.
Noodles (3681c4) — 4/24/2012 @ 1:10 am
Huma doesn’t do Weiners.
sickofrinos (44de53) — 4/24/2012 @ 3:16 am
Typical lib reasoning. So long as what he did was merely immoral, but not illegal, they were prepared to look the other way.
Klassy.
Icy (9fb67b) — 4/24/2012 @ 3:42 am
“We were willing to stand by him before…”
In other words, we were quite happy to overlook reprehensible behavior which is very much unbecoming to a sitting U.S. Representative for a good long time, because he was one of ours. Our own standards are low enough that it takes a scandal involving the worst of the worst in order for us to throw one of our own under the bus.
Had the Rep been a Republican, however, a) it would have been a scandal and a hissing all over the press from day one, and b) the Rep probably would have stepped down almost immediately on his own.
So. Lessons to be learned:
If you’re a dem, you can get away with almost anything except if she’s a minor.
If you must behave badly, at least obey the 11th Commandment. Don’t get caught.
Stoutcat (27f923) — 4/24/2012 @ 5:54 am
My impression was that he was always on very thin ice, and that even if he survived th first wave of skeev reveal, he was marked as too dangerous to invest much more in. He was done; the flirting with very young women, and the one teen in particular, just accelerated his fall.
Sarahw (b0e533) — 4/24/2012 @ 6:00 am
I told you back on June 12, 2011 that only the underage thing mattered.
“She’s young but she’s over 18. Only proof of exploitation of an under-18 will change the narrative.”
http://patterico.com/2011/06/11/my-chat-with-gennette-cordova/#comment-803142
I guess it turns out I was wrong: we didn’t need “proof” he was having sexy communication with an under-18, because at his news conference, he admitted it was a possibility and that was enough. Him admitting the possibility was sufficient to end his career. And the White House realizing the possibility was enough to withdraw support.
Of course, it was the aggressive investigation into the (perfectly legal but icky) contact he had that led to the suggestion that he might have been in contact with an under-18.
Has it even been proven that Anthony Weiner ever sent an inappropriate sex message to a real person under 18?
I am under the impression that some of the “girls” might not have been real people, and that the messages he did send to people known to be under 18 were not of a sexual nature (but were still inappropriate because we don’t want a 40-year-old dude being close friends with a 17-year-old in high school). Those are just my impressions. I know you’ve personally been very involved in this investigation and maybe you can correct me if I’m wrong.
Daryl Herbert (d85727) — 4/24/2012 @ 6:52 am
I went into the hospital, with heart palpatations and elevated blood pressure. I talked lawyer in the ER but to the cardiologist, who gave me a heart attack stress test, I “admitted the possibility” that I had been on a drinking binge since April 11.
nk (875f57) — 4/24/2012 @ 7:03 am
Read the links for all the illumination I can offer. “Five is not two” is particularly instructive, I think.
nk,
I’m not sure quite what to make of that comment, but it has me concerned.
Patterico (feda6b) — 4/24/2012 @ 7:06 am
Some child molesters snatch a child and throw it in their car, and some creep up on them real slow, establishing a relationship of trust and, then, dominance. Sandusky, at Penn State, is a perfect example of the second case.
This is the story that got me hooked on Patterico dot com in the first place. I was a frequenter of Lee’s blog, and he linked you on this story.
Weiner was such trash. You, Ace, Lee, and of course Breitbart should have all got metals or the key to the city for exposing that prick (bad pun). You guys are heroes… Like with tights and cape shlt.
Ghost (ee3968) — 4/24/2012 @ 7:08 am
I’m fine, Patterico. If I drink too much and then stop, I get the shakes. That’s all. My point, in the comment was, I did not want all that many people to know, especially in the ER where patients are only separated by curtains.
Daryl’s “admitted the possibillity” is what prompted me.
Great post, Patterico, and I’m looking forward to more on this.
Daryl’s right. Weiner’s own answers do the most damage to his reputation. For anyone who actually cares about Weiner’s career being ruined, they should take that up with Weiner himself.
Initially I saw this as a minor story about yet another politician who didn’t measure up. Another story about how DC changes people for the worse. You crack a few jokes at the politician’s expense and move on to more important stories. Weiner gets replaced with another politician who will probably do something stupid, providing another week of mockery. Whoop dee doo.
That’s not how it worked out. This post helps me understand why things played out so harshly for many good people. A desperate bid to shut down coverage of a story. I guess the other side sees this as the unfair consequences of a dirty trick campaign, and assumes the worst of those who simply covered the story.
Revealing the truth will trigger a new round of character assassination. Sigh.
Dustin (330eed) — 4/24/2012 @ 7:41 am
It’s perfectly true the underage communications is what sent his career to the guillotine. That said, he would not have been put in positions of trust once his habits became widely known and not mere backchannel rumor.
Because what he proved most of all is that he was a slave to impulse and very, very indiscreet – not just a jerk.
Career guillotine vs. Career starvation is how it worked out, and everyone is better off for it. Even Weiner.
Sarah, great observations. Weiner was shown to be reckless and indiscrete. This both helps understand why this scandal matters and perhaps why things played out recklessly after Weiner resigned.
I see, NK “admitting the possibility” is a just a hedgy way of saying “yes that totally happened.”
This should create a blizzard of asshattery from the usual suspects.
JD (3f8982) — 4/24/2012 @ 8:03 am
I hope the book sells very well, gets many on-line and dead tree reviews, and that the author does publicity book tour stops in every city, town and hamlet in America. Over this election- year summer the reminders to voters of recent Democrat pol scandals via a combo of the Democrat Edwards’ trial and the Democrat Weiner’s skeeviness (as documented in the book) will be very fun to watch.
Republican war on women, indeed.
elissa (e2c8cd) — 4/24/2012 @ 8:13 am
and somewhere Breitbart
sleeps the sleep of the just and
his legacy reigns
Colonel Haiku (d22b1f) — 4/24/2012 @ 8:29 am
Who cares what was the final straw?
Just be grateful that it existed.
Gone – and soon to be forgotten (but not soon enough).
AD-RtR/OS! (7aa479) — 4/24/2012 @ 8:32 am
Barbara Walters clawing for excuses for Weiner’s behavior on “The View” is one of the most shameful, embarrassing moments in television history.
“Maybe he meant the picture for his wife! Maybe his wife drove him to cheat! Maybe a group of highly trained gophers sent by Republicans did a synchronized dance under Weiner’s house which made his iPod send the picture!”
CrustyB (69f730) — 4/24/2012 @ 8:32 am
nk – Take care. You want a visitor talk to me through Patterico. Not sure I have the right email.
daleyrocks (bf33e9) — 4/24/2012 @ 8:41 am
I always found the Weiner story somewhat surreal; I mean, I really don’t care about someone tweeting racy pictures of themselves. Unless they’re a diplomat, it’s basically irrelevant to their capacity to do their job, and as long as they’re not doing it from a .gov account, it seems like an irrelevant personal peccadillo. Moreover, in NYC, there was no general anger at Weiner over it, and his popularity was basically unhurt. So why resign?
It makes a lot more sense if he was pressured to resign because he’d been involved with a minor and the party leadership was afraid of a scandal.
aphrael (5d993c) — 4/24/2012 @ 9:13 am
The weinertweet story is not 1/100th as interesting as the fallout in the aftermath. I cannot wait for Patterico to be able to tell that story.
Aph,
His wife is the personal assistant to the secretary of state. You remember the Russian spies? This is what they do. They find weak egotistical men and give them the ole honeypot scheme. You think he wouldn’t have caved to blackmail had the right person used his activities against him? At best, he would have to pay some money. At worst, he’s handing over state secrets to keep the secret hush hush.
That’s the only reason why anyone should care about the sexual proclivities of elected officials.
Ghost (b22650) — 4/24/2012 @ 9:26 am
Thank you, daleyrocks. My current email is on my site, now, under profile, that picture of a sorrel on the right hand side. But I’m fine. I’m looking to buy a home around the Riverside/Berwyn area. We can have brunch at ChooChoo. I don’t drink in public so I can be the designated driver? 😉
IMO always care about reckless vanity in a politician. Sexual indiscretions that indicate either matter.
Character is character, and he has a bad one.
SarahW, it would only be bad if he actually had any.
AD-RtR/OS! (d17eb3) — 4/24/2012 @ 10:24 am
“I don’t drink in public”
nk – Good move. Isolation drinking is always better, plus you can avoid arrests for public intoxication if you play your cards right. Bonus!
daleyrocks (bf33e9) — 4/24/2012 @ 11:58 am
Imagine the things Weiner did that we didn’t find out about.
DRJ (a83b8b) — 4/24/2012 @ 12:51 pm
Thanks, DRJ. I had tried to not imagine those things.
JD (a2bda9) — 4/24/2012 @ 12:58 pm
You’re welcome, JD.
DRJ (a83b8b) — 4/24/2012 @ 1:19 pm
Ya know in that Simpsons episode when Sidehow Bob married one of the evil sisters, and she tells him she’s ready for her foot massage? That shudder is what I just did imagining the things Weiner got away with.
Ghost (988839) — 4/24/2012 @ 1:21 pm
My mind’s eye, it is bleeding.
JD (a2bda9) — 4/24/2012 @ 1:28 pm
#42 — OMG! I think I may be sick.
Bill M (e0a4e5) — 4/24/2012 @ 4:10 pm
I think Weiner is a pedophilic pervert, but then I’m thinking of Spitzer and Billyboy. Why do men who have steak and lobster at home go rooting in garbage cans for leftover bites of Big Macs? Huma, what a waste she did picking this creep.
nk (875f57) — 4/24/2012 @ 4:17 pm
Nk – theory is he’s a developmentally arrested not-ready-to-be-gay guy who is gay with a narcissitic overlay, and fixated his Johnson
Sarahw (b0e533) — 4/24/2012 @ 4:25 pm
> At worst, he’s handing over state secrets to keep the secret hush hush.
Only if his wife is sharing those state secrets with him, which she shouldn’t be.
aphrael (25c3ae) — 4/24/2012 @ 6:14 pm
She probably brings work home, and she has to sleep sometime.
AD-RtR/OS! (d17eb3) — 4/24/2012 @ 6:49 pm
And even if that’s true, it doesn’t really speak to Weiner’s fitness as a Congressman. The risk he poses through his wife is there whether he holds elective office or works at 7-11.
Comment by Sarahw
you can call it many things, Sarah… but ya doesn’t has to call it Johnson!
Colonel Haiku (d22b1f) — 4/24/2012 @ 7:11 pm
Aphrael, with all due respect, your point is historically inaccurate. There have been a number of politicians who get embroiled in tawdry affairs and blackmailed—sometimes by “honeypot” style spies.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2010/12/the_spy_who_said_she_loved_me.html
An arrogant and twisted person like Weiner would have easily leaked information to avoid embarrassment. There were certainly shenanigans involved with his situation.
I agree that folks should be able to live their lives as they choose—but Weiner should have been open about his, well, weiner.
Simon Jester (b4ba0a) — 4/24/2012 @ 7:41 pm
Ronald Dahl, author of childrens books like Matilda and Charlie an the Chocolate Factory was also a British spy who honey potted a Senators wife to get support for the war.
It happens. And that Weiner was too horny/narcissistic to care speaks volumes.
No one is invulnerable. Elected officials are even more vulnerable. That’s why character matters.
Ghost (6f9de7) — 4/24/2012 @ 7:51 pm
Ghost, if you haven’t read Dahl’s, um, mature fiction, it’s worth your time. His collection “Switch Bitch” is interesting. “The Visitor” is a great story.
Ghost,
And the right is equally vulnerable, we shouldn’t forget that. And although the right appears to have a stronger moral code they stand on – or attempt to – this can be more problematic when they fall. It opens them to greater attacks on their hypocrisy and sanctimonious judgment of others. It’s sure a two-edged sword.
Dana (4eca6e) — 4/24/2012 @ 8:02 pm
I think it would be simpler, Dana, if politicians had more ethics and higher standards for themselves. But the system essentially selects for narcissists and egomaniacs. Sadly.
Truly one who believes themselves to be the very best person, out of millions, to lead the country as its president, requires massive amounts of ego from the get-go. Even with the best of them.
True enough, Dana. But then I think about Bill Clinton. All he needed to do was keep his trousers zipped (to be inelegant). In exchange, he could be one of the most important people on the planet. And he besmirched the office and nearly lost his job.
I’ll take boring, I think, in leaders for a while. Hopefully other Americans agree.
Ensign, Sanford, Vitter, yes we;re aware they can
be as hypocritical as Mellor and company.
narciso (8d0f34) — 4/24/2012 @ 8:25 pm
Comment by aphrael — 4/24/2012 @ 6:14 pm
— Huma knows “state secrets”? Like what . . . Secretary Cankles ends each day with bon-bons soaked in bourbon? Bill never travels with her? She spent part of her time in Kenya searching for her boss’s real birth certificate? What???
Icy (84ebe4) — 4/25/2012 @ 3:32 am
Every memo she receives from the White House instructs her to bow & apologize?
She knows what’s really going on in Area 51?
She put the lime in the coconut? (and Yes, that IS a euphemism)
Is “Pulling a Weiner” now a double entendre?
Let him pull what he may now, he’s lost his celebrity appeal and can do little enough harm now.
As an aside (this thread seems somehow suitable)
You may remember a social profile of Nadia Milhouse (Naffe) had been altered with the profile of a non-existent person and a stolen stock photo (I presume to disguise it as her own.)
I had mentioned I wrote the photographer to give her a heads up on the potential misuse of her photo.
Well now the lovely hispanic woman portrait photo is no more. It’s been replaced with yet another stock photo by a different photographer
(Catherine Yeulet of Monkey Business images) featuring three generations of hispanic women – one about “Nadia Milhouse’s” age – similar in appearance to the first (though not the same model).
http://www.bostonypa.com/profile/NadiaMilhouse?xg_source=activity
Why not simply delete the profile?
Strange business.
*A search on the “new” name revealed no such person with that name or a hyphenated name, and no teaching license under that name or any version of it in Massachusetts.
If she had ever been licensed to teach anywhere, it would be almost impossible for the name not to show up in a nationwide search.
SarahW (33ef3a) — 4/25/2012 @ 1:25 pm
This isn’t just an isolated incident and the rabbit hole goes deeper than just, “Hey I didn’t know she was underage”. Just Google Dyncorp child sex trafficking. Even just recently Mitt Romney’s wife Ann was invested in Goldman Sachs’ sex trafficking fund.
These are some sick politicians and corporations. No wonder why our world is in the shape it’s in.
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Pulling out all the STOPS: Lobbyist Getting Pretty Agitated
Peter Tompa has recently switched his "observations' from being "against anyone who asks for an MOU" to apparently being specifically anti-Egypt, anti Sissi and pro Muslim Brotherhood. From a slow beginning, he's now managing a virulently anti-Egyptian posting a day. Can he keep it up until 14th May? (My bet is 'no'). So here is the current achievement so far:
Thursday, April 10, 2014: "Egypt's Face to the World"
While the archaeological community seeks to make archaeologist Monica Hanna the Face of Egypt when it comes to "emergency import restrictions," we must not forget Ms. Hanna is in effect doing the bidding of a military government that has presented quite another face to the world. Looting in Egypt may or may not be a serious problem, but the question remains why should American collectors and the small businesses of the antiquities and numismatic trade be made to pay for a mess entirely of Egypt's own making?
Monday, April 14, 2014: "I destroyed them because they belong to the Government and I'm mad at the Government"
And yet, rather than facing this basic truth, the media and government decision-makers uncritically accept the received wisdom from archaeologists with an axe to grind against collectors and self-interested foreign cultural bureaucrats that the real culprits are foreign collectors and shadowy antiquities dealers. No, the real problem is the state ownership model they support, particularly when this approach awards absolute control to violent and venal governments at war with their own people
"At war with its own people" or Islamists?
Tuesday, April 15, 2014: "Hanna: Mubarak Regime Involved in Antiquities Trafficking"
Tuesday, April 15, 2014: "Monica Hanna: The Arab Spring and the State of Egyptian Antiquities".
Wednesday, April 16, 2014: 'PAC Hearing Scheduled for Pre-Judged Egyptian MOU',
"silence will only be spun as acquiesce"
Thursday, April 17, 2014 “Done Deal” or Not— Say NO to the Dictators and Oppose the Egyptian MOU'
Saturday, April 19, 2014: '37% Fear the Federal Government, 17% Unsure'
it would not surprise CPO if these numbers were considerably higher. And why not, what with recent news of a pre-judged MOU with a Middle Eastern military dictatorship [?]
I could not help comparing this with Brendan James' text (Princeton Study: U.S. No Longer An Actual Democracy – TPM April 18, 2014)
over the past few decades America's political system has slowly transformed from a democracy into an oligarchy, where wealthy elites wield most power [...] rich, well-connected individuals on the political scene now steer the direction of the country, regardless of or even against the will of the majority of voters.
So, precisely the milieu from which come the high end collectors of dugup antiquities.
Back to Tompa's catalogue of woes: Sunday, April 20, 2014: 'Clampdown on US Collectors Won't Stop Egyptian Military Dictatorship's Tilt to Russia'
"If the State Department thinks sacrificing the interests of American collectors and small businesses with a pre-judged MOU will arrest the Egyptian military dictatorships's tilt to Russia, it's probably kidding itself".
Monday, April 21, 2014: "Reality Check"
Does "Saying Yes to the Egyptian MOU" really mean "Saying Yes to Egypt's Military Dictatorship?"
(No, but sending them helicopters does)
Tuesday, April 22, 2014: "Demolish Historic St. Catherine's Monastery?"
[Westboro Church official] has enlisted Egyptian courts in an effort to demolish the historic St.Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai as a security threat.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 "Lazy Journalism"
More lazy journalism on Egyptian antiquities,
Wednesday, April 23, 2014: 'Who Are the Real Cultural Racketeers?',
Is it possible that some of the biggest "cultural racketeers" are associated with the Egyptian Government itself? And, it so, does it follow that a MOU with Egypt may only foster yet more corruption?
Friday, April 25, 2014: 'Zahi Hawass the Martyr?'
allegedly using his public office for private gain [..] And shouldn't that be considered far more serious than some poor farmer doing some illicit excavation work to feed his family?
Perhaps he's trying to feed his family too? (As I assume is Mr Tompa, writing this rubbish for money).
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“Trolley Follies,” Guest Post by Kerah Gordon-Solmon for Normative Ethics July
AuthorDavid Sobel
Here’s a variation on the classic trolley problem that I haven’t seen before:
Five innocent people are trapped in the path of an oncoming trolley. You could turn the trolley onto a sidetrack, away from the five. If you do so, the five will be saved, but, foreseeably, the trolley will hit and kill one innocent person who’s trapped on the sidetrack.
As it happens, one of the five people threatened by the trolley (call her Susan) is standing on a lazy susan. You have an alternative means of saving Susan: you could rotate the lazy susan on which she’s standing, thereby moving her out of the trolley’s path.[1]
I am assuming that:
It is neither difficult nor costly for you to turn the trolley or rotate the lazy susan.
It is impermissible for you to do neither of those things: saving Susan, at least, is an easy rescue for you to perform. It would cost you nothing, and would not require your harming anyone.
Other things equal, it is permissible to kill one person as a foreseen side effect of saving five, but it is not permissible to kill one person as a side effect of saving any fewer than five. (That is, other things equal, it would not be permissible to kill one person as a side effect of saving four.)
It is impermissible for you firstto rotate the lazy susan, thento turn the trolley. This is because, once you’ve rotated the lazy susan, only four people remain under threat. Turning the trolley at that point would kill one innocent person as a side effect of saving four.
Given that you have the power to save Susan without harming anyone or incurring costs yourself, is it morally permissible for you to turn the trolley instead of rotating the lazy susan? That is, does your having the powerto save Susan without harming anyoneexcludesaving all five and killing one as a side effect as a morally permissible option?
I’m not certain what I think about this case, but I’d love to know what others think.
Kerah Gordon-Solmon (Queen’s University)
[1]This case is the product of an e-mail conversation between Jonathan Parry and me; it was constructed jointly by both of us.
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Ralph Wedgwood says:
This is a very nice case! Given your stipulations, I think that we must conclude that turning the trolley is wrong in this case.
Let us start by analysing your case as one in which you have four options:
1. Turn the Lazy Susan and the trolley
2. Turn the Lazy Susan and not the trolley
3. Turn the trolley and not the Lazy Susan
4. Turn neither the Lazy Susan nor the trolley
Option 4 is certainly inferior to option 2 – since option 2 saves Susan, and otherwise option 4 has the exactly same relations as option 2 to all of the other five individuals involved (viz. you don’t kill the one on the side track, and you fail to save the remaining four).
You have stipulated that Option 1 is impermissible. If so, then by my lights this would have to be because it is (perhaps just barely) inferior to Option 2. Option 1 is in one way worse than Option 2 – it involves actively killing the one on the side-track (even if only as a foreseen side-effect of one’s action) – and in another way better than Option 2 – it involves saving the four. But let us stipulate that the respect in which Option 1 is worse outweighs the respect in which it is better, so that on balance Option 1 is worse.
Surely, however, Option 3 is in all relevant respects morally on a par with Option 1. Both save all five (including Susan) on the main track, and kill the one on the side track (as a foreseen but unintended side-effect). It surely makes no difference to your relationship to Susan whether you save her by moving her out of the path of the trolley by turning the Lazy Susan, or by moving the trolley onto a path where it no longer endangers her, by turning the trolley. And otherwise, Options 1 and 3 involve exactly the same relations to all the individuals involved. So if Option 1 is worse than Option 2, surely option 3 must also be.
Hence, all available options are inferior to Option 2, which is therefore the only permissible option.
That’s a nice version of the case. I think of Ralph’s four options, options 1, 2, and 3 are all permissible. You may turn both the Lazy Susan and the trolley because in turning the trolley you are saving 4 (the 4 aside from Susan) by redirecting a threat without in doing so thereby infringing upon anyone’s stringent rights and I think that that is permissible (in fact I think even a two-one version of the trolley problem turning the trolley is permissible–just so long as the turning minimizes harm). Option 2 is permissible because it is not required of you to turn the trolley to save the four you could save aside from Susan (in general turning the trolley is permissible but not required (contra Frowe (2017)). Option 3 is permissible because you save Susan without harming anyone and so that is permissible. Option 4 is impermissible because you have available to you option 3.
Peter Graham says:
Sorry, I didn’t mean for that last comment to be anonymous.
What’s the argument for your third assumption? I don’t think Foot thought it mattered whether or not the trolley was heading towards five people or four people (or two people, for that matter), so long as it was more than one person.
Do you think it matters? For my part, while I’m only 90% convinced you should turn the trolley in the 5v1 case, I am 99% convinced that if you should turn it in the 5v1 case then you should turn it in the 2v1 case.
That would avoid the conundrum your bystander finds themselves in.
Scott Forschler says:
Playing off Thomas’s point: while the third assumption is the most suspect, the question KGS poses remains interesting if there are just two persons on the main track, one of them being Susan on the lazy susan. Although it then would seem to lead to a different conclusion. Standard consequentialism would be indifferent whether we turn the susan or the trolley as each minimizes the number of deaths (=1). Deontologists would (typically?) say that we should not sacrifice one person to save another person under threat, so we must then turn the susan. Now suppose that the only initial action available is starting a mechanism which turns the susan and trolley simultaneously; both would say we may do this, but if this opens up a second option for turning back the trolley but not the susan, then again Cists say this is indifferent, Dists (typically?) that this is forbidden. None of these results seem any more puzzling than those from past trolley variations, but they do offer a nice way of illustrating the differences between these families of theories.
Kerah Gordon-Solmon says:
Thank you for these comments – I’m so pleased this case piques others’ interest as well, and grateful for the analyses.
Ralph, I’m intrigued by your approach, of assessing the case in terms of betterness rankings.
I’ve been thinking of it in the following terms:
In your option 1 (turning first the lazy susan, then the trolley), you would be killing one as a side effect for the sake of saving four. I’ve stipulated that this is normally impermissible. (Although I take your point, Peter and Thomas, that it’s a controversial stipulation, which might prove false.)
In your option 3 (turning only the trolley), you would be killing one as a side effect, for the sake of saving five. By stipulation, this is normally permissible.
So there’s a relevant difference between 1 and 3 in terms of the justification for turning the trolley. This is the main reason I don’t think we can infer the impermissibility of option 3 from the impermissibility of option 1.
On the other hand: because option 2 (turning only the lazy susan) is on the table, it is not the case that it is necessary to turn the trolley to save each of the five. It is necessary to turn it to save only four of the five. That this is so makes me think that option 3 probably isn’t permissible. But even if this is right, more of an explanation is wanted.
Thomas –
I don’t have a robust argument for my third assumption. The thinking is, roughly, that nonconsequentialists take complying with constraints against harming very seriously, such that there needs to be a significant difference between the severity of the harm that one would prevent, and severity of harm that one would inflict (or the numbers of victims one would save vs. numbers of victims one would harm to a comparable degree, etc.) in order to justify contravening constraints against harm.
It’s the consensus view (Judith Thomson excepted) that in 5 vs. 1 cases, you’re justified in contravening the constraint against killing one as a side effect for the sake of saving 5 lives. I think – although I could well be mistaken on this point – that the consensus breaks down when it comes to killing one as a side effect for the sake of saving fewer than 5 lives. I don’t have a fixed view on this point. But I’m disposed to say (in deference to the constraint in question), that the difference in numbers needs to be greater than one life to justify killing one person as a side effect for the sake of saving n people.
Scott –
I’m afraid all I’ve got for you is agreement!
Daniel Munoz says:
A natural thought is that it matters whether the choices are made in sequence. If the Susan’s already turned, then it’s clearly wrong to turn the trolley. (Assuming that four savings won’t justify lethal diversion.) This leads to a kind of dynamic inconsistency: it’s fine to turn both if you do both at once, or if you do the trolley first, but not if you do the Susan first. Perhaps that’s not so bad.
…well, ok, it’s a little bad.
Suppose Ralph is a bystander, and he’s itching to turn the Susan because he doesn’t think you have the guts to turn the trolley. You really want to save all five, but you’re unwilling to do wrong, and Ralph can act first. The only way to stop Ralph is to do something quite undesirable — pay gobs of cash, harm the four others on the track besides Susan (with consent), etc. Now presumably you should be willing to do this nasty thing: it’s a necessary means to permissibly saving four whole splendid lives. The weird thing is that the nastiness isn’t really necessary for *saving* anyone; just for the saving to be *permissible*. You could always just turn the trolley after Ralph has rescued Susan — though, sadly, it would be wrong.
In short: if turning the Susan means no turning the trolley, then keeping the Susan in place is weirdly important, even though it’s causally and intrinsically worthless.
So I guess I think the dynamic inconsistency is too weird, which tempts me to say that it’s wrong to turn the trolley even when I face my choices all at once. (Simplified a bit: {Save None, Turn Susan, Turn Trolley}.) I can’t justify turning the trolley rather than saving Susan.
This means I don’t have to pay Ralph (etc.) to stop him from turning the Susan, since it really ought to be turned. I shouldn’t want Susan to be on the tracks — an extra threatened innocent — just so that I can shore up justification for saving the four; there is no justifiable way to save them, once the Lazy Susan is in the picture.
Daniel: Very clever. I agree that this dynamic inconsistency is weird. But of course, rather than conclude that turning the trolley is wrong even to save five, we might instead reject the provisional assumption that it is wrong to do so to save only four (or three, or two, of course).
Thanks, Kerah!
You say: The difference between Option 1 (turning the trolley and the Lazy Susan) and Option 3 (turning just the trolley) is that Option 1 involves “killing one as a side effect for the sake of saving four”, while Option 3 involves “killing one as a side effect for the sake of saving five”.
I am afraid that I need to know more about what you mean by “for the sake of”… After all, since if I take Option 3, I don’t intend to kill the one (I merely foresee that I will kill them), it’s not true that I am killing the one as a *means* to the end of saving the five.
Admittedly it is true that, in turning the trolley in the classic Trolley Problem, I regard killing the one as a price worth paying, given that this course of action will save the five. But what matters is, surely, not what I *take* to be a price worth paying, but what the balance of reasons really *is*. On my view, what is permissible or impermissible is determined by the balance of reasons, and reasons all correspond to betterness rankings of various sorts between the available options — and these rankings are ultimately grounded in naturalistic features of those options. So I don’t think that my regarding killing the one as a price worth paying can be a part of the fundamental reason that makes it permissible to turn the trolley in the original Trolley Problem case.
At all events, whatever you mean by “for the sake of” here, I also don’t think it’s right to say that in taking Option 1, one is killing the one as a side-effect “for the sake of saving the four.” My end in taking Option 1 is *saving the five*. The fact that we can break Option 1 down into two components (turning trolley and turning the Lazy Susan) is surely irrelevant — just as it’s irrelevant that we can break the action of slowing down on the freeway into two components (taking one’s foot off the gas pedal and pressing down on the brake pedal). It’s no more significant that the difference between getting onto the bus with two steps and with one. The whole course of action of Option 1 should be assessed as a unit, I think!
Daniel, that is such a great comment.
Scott, I think the line Daniel’s offering holds up, even if I’m mistaken about the minimum number of lives to you need to be saving to justify killing one person as a side effect. I.e., suppose that minimum number is three; we can tweak the case to say that it’s Susan and two other people who are in the path a runaway trolley….
Daniel, again – you end saying, “I shouldn’t want Susan to be on the tracks — an extra threatened innocent — just so that I can shore up justification for saving the four.” This is intuitively plausibly; why it’s so is the big question. It can’t be for Susan’s sake. If there was no-one on the sidetrack, and you needed the minimum weight of 5 bodies on the main track to enable pulling the lever to turn the trolley, it would be wrong to rotate Susan. Not only that, but the reason in favour of rotating Susan would be extremely weak: it’s certain (or virtually certain) that the threat to Susan would not eventuate in her harm even if you leave her where she is (because you intend to turn the trolley, saving all five).
Thanks, Ralph –
Fair enough – I ought to have gone with the simpler formulation “kill one as a side effect of saving five,” rather than “kill one as a side effect for the sake of” formulation five.
With respect to your last point – once you’ve rotated Susan, she’s no longer under threat from the trolley. So, if you rotate her first, she’s already safe when you turn the trolley; you can’t justify turning the trolley partly with reference to its saving Susan.
Here’s one more, even stranger variation on the case. (I’m sticking with the simplifying assumption that five is the minimum number of lives you’d need to be saving to justify killing one person as a side effect – but feel free to adjust the numbers according to your intuitions!)
Six people are trapped in the path of a trolley. You could turn the trolley away from the six, onto a sidetrack. But doing so would kill one person, Sid, who’s trapped on the sidetrack.
One of the six, Susan, is on a lazy susan. You could rotate her out of the path of the trolley, and onto the sidetrack with Sid.
I’ll stick with Peter’s assumption that (absent the lazy susan) it would be permissible to do nothing – that is, it would be permissible to allow the six to die. If that’s the case, then it would likewise be permissible to rotate Susan. At least then you’d been saving someone (or allowing one less person die).
But, of course, if you rotate Susan, you’d no longer be permitted to turn the trolley: once Susan is rotated, you’d be killing two as a side effect of saving five, which, I’m assuming, is impermissible.
Rotating Susan in this variation strikes me as the obviously morally inferior option. You should* leave Susan where she is and turn the trolley. The question, again, is why this is so.
* “Should” in the less-than-obligatory sense.
Jonathan Parry says:
Thanks all, this is a very illuminating and helpful discussion!
Daniel – I agree with your analysis of why we ought to turn the Lazy Susan, rather than leave Susan in place and save the five (“I shouldn’t want Susan to be on the tracks — an extra threatened innocent — just so that I can shore up justification for saving the four; there is no justifiable way to save them, once the Lazy Susan is in the picture.”) Interestingly, it was that kind of thought that got Kerah and myself discussing these cases.
In response to Daniel, Kerah wonders what the underlying explanation might be. I agree with Kerah that it is not really Susan’s interests that are doing the work. Instead, I think the explanation should focus on the rights of the 1 innocent person on the side-track. The thought is something like this: Our rights don’t simply impose a constraint on harming us; they also prevent others from gerrymandering the moral situation so as to sustain or create justifications for overriding that constraint. What seems objectionable about leaving Susan in place (and so makes it obligatory to turn the Lazy Susan) is that the rationale for doing so would be to circumvent the constraint on killing Sid. What do people think?
Kerah, I think Daniel’s argument holds only if there is some minimum number N of lives saved which makes killing 1 permissible where N > 1. But consequentialism rejects this: any N > or = 1 makes it permissible (and for N > 1, generally obligatory). This eliminates the weirdness Daniel pointed to. For if the bystander turns the susan and still leaves >1 person on the main line, it remains permissible (or even obligatory) to turn the trolley anyway; there is no moral angst, and certainly no need to want the susan turned just to make this permissible. If there are only 2 on the track, and the susan is turned leaving 1, then turning the trolley remains permissible, just not obligatory. In the trivial case, we start with 1 and turning the susan eliminates the threat and makes turning the trolly forbidden–and we certainly don’t want that not to happen! Hence I think Daniel’s argument presents an interesting case for consequentialism (not necessarily a decisive one), whether he intended it as such or not.
Aha, I spent so long typing that I missed Kerah’s variation case. I take it (?) the variation case offers a challenge to the analysis that Daniel offered, and to which I suggested an underlying explanation. The challenge is something like this: In the initial case, Daniel and myself suggested that it is impermissible to leave persons in harm’s way in order to maintain (or ‘shore up’) a justification for killing to save the greater number (and hence why you ought to turn the Lazy Susan). But, if we share Kerah’s intuition in the variation case: that we ought to leave susan be, and thereby permissible save the greater number by killing one, then that looks like a counter-example to the explanation offered in the initial case.
Kerah. Regarding the third assumption again. Do you think there also needs to be more than a single life saved before the driver of the trolley can herself divert onto the one? To my mind, the driver should always divert down the less populated track.
But that sits ill, it seems to me, with the bystander only being permitted to divert the trolley if there is more than a single life being saved (setting aside how much more).
Imagine the trolley is heading towards 2 and the driver has fainted. The bystander is able to divert the trolley, but is not permitted. He’s willing, with all his might, and shouting and screaming trying to wake up the driver so the driver will divert the trolley. “What are you doing?” asks a passerby. “Trying to wake up the driver so he’ll divert down that track!” “But you can do it yourself, why does the driver need to do it?!” And so on. That seems like a strange state of affairs to me. (It won’t generalise, of course, to instances with villains etc, but in this particular case, it seems strange.)
Thomas, I really like your case.
I agree that the driver should always direct the trolley down the less populated track. If one’s only options are killing the greater or lesser number (and other things are equal), one should kill the lesser number.
But I think I’m willing to accept what you find strange. In your case, the runaway trolley is heading toward two people; there’s one person on the sidetrack. The driver is unconscious; you’re in the trolley with him. If the driver were awake, he would be obliged to turn the trolley, killing one rather than killing two.
Your agential perspective is different from the driver’s. Your first two options are turning the trolley yourself, saving two and killing one as a side effect, or doing nothing, allowing two to die, and killing no-one. Your third option is doing everything in your power to wake up the driver. If you succeed, you would have enabled two to be rescued, and – as a side effect – enabled one to be killed. Suppose you’re forbidden from killing one as a side effect of saving two. This need not entail that you’re forbidden from enabling two to be rescued, enabling, as a side effect, one to be harmed.
Jonathan, I’m curious: would you say, of Thomas’s case, that you’re not permitted to try to wake the driver because this would be ‘moral gerrymandering’ to bring about a constraint being overridden?
Perhaps I missed some crucial assumption, but I’m baffled by the last two messages by Thomas and Kerah. Why would the bystander who could wake the driver be able but not be permitted to turn the trolley to kill 1 instead of 2, but the driver is able (if awake) and so permitted? Are you assuming that the “driver” would kill the 2 if the trolley is not turned? But this doesn’t sound right at all; this is not a “driver” like that of a car who can direct the trolley any way one pleases. The driver, aka engineer, is simply the usual person who directs the trolley onto one track or another; but barring some particular conception of professional duties which I haven’t seen argued for here at least, epistemically and morally he seems to be in the same position as the bystander: he finds himself able to turn the trolley which, if nothing is done, will kill 2. What am I missing here, if anything?
Jonathan, to your follow-up comment – yes, exactly! At least, the variation case is evidence that there’s a more fundamental explanation underlying the one you and Daniel offered.
Here’s a go at a different analysis:
Original case:
You may not do nothing; you also may not turn first the lazy susan, then the trolley. The remaining alternatives are rotating Susan (only), or turning the trolley (only).
If you rotate Susan, you would be saving 1 (Susan), and allowing 4 to be killed.
If you turn the trolley, you would be saving 1 (Susan), saving the 4 trapped with her, and killing 1 (the person on the sidetrack) as a side effect.
1 (Susan) will be saved, whichever option you pick. For that reason, you can take Susan’s interest in being saved out of the equation. This leaves you to compare allowing 4 to be killed, vs. saving 4 and killing 1 as a side effect.
On the stipulation that it’s not permissible to kill 1 as a side effect of saving 4, you’re only remaining permissible option is to rotate Susan.
Variation case (which I’ll replicated so no-one has scroll through the comments):
Again, I’ll assume, here, that (i) doing nothing isn’t an option: you should save at least one person; (ii) you wouldn’t be morally required to turn the trolley, killing 1 as a side effect of saving 6; and (iii) if you rotate Susan, you would be forbidden from turning the trolley: stipulatively, it is impermissible to kill 2 as a side effect of saving 5.
In this variation, too, Susan will be saved no matter which you pick. So again, you can take her interest in being saved out of the equation. You are left comparing saving 5 and killing 1 as a side effect, vs. allowing 5 to die. On assumption (ii) you are permitted to do either, but, intuitively, saving 5 and killing 1 as a side effect is the morally superior option.
Scott: Yes, the original set up of the case has the driver killing the many (if she doesn’t divert). You might suppose she mistakenly steered the trolley down the wrong track towards the many in the first place and now her only way of not hitting (and killing!) them is by diverting down the spur towards the one.
Kerah: I wonder how far you’ll take that line. What if the bystander is a passenger in the trolley and (by stipulation, and unlike the driver) would not kill the two if the trolley hits them.*
He’s allowed to vigorously shake (kick! pour water on!) the driver trying to wake her up in order for her to (permissibly) turn the trolley, but would not himself be permitted to turn it.
*Quinn (1989?) would deny this, but it’s never seemed right to me.
Thomas: thank you, your second sentence makes this much more clear. As a good consequentialist, I don’t think that’s a morally relevant distinction in the end, but at least now I see what underlies the discussion in question.
Thanks for these great replies!
J&K: totally agree that Susan’s interests aren’t the explanation, though I don’t think a ban on gerrymandering can be fundamental. My hunch is that the key is the necessity constraint: killing by diversion is only kosher if it’s *necessary* to save five lives. If the Susan’s there, then turning the trolley isn’t really necessary for saving each of the five, only for saving the four.
This is all a bit delicate, since turning the trolley is necessary for saving *all five*. There’s a scope ambiguity. Perhaps we just need to interpret the quantifier as having wide scope. The crucial question: are there five people such that turning the trolley is necessary for saving them? Not if you can swivel one of them to safety.
But come to think of it, that’s not the right interpretation, either. Suppose there are six on the main track, whom you could save by diverting the trolley onto the one, but you also have a lasso, which you can use to save one of the six–no more than one, but any one you’d like. Now there isn’t anyone such that turning the trolley is necessary to save them, but it should still be fine to turn the trolley.
So here’s a new idea: make the necessity constraint comparative. We compare the option where we kill to each of the options where we don’t, and for each pair, we ask: does the killing save at least five lives more than this alternative?
This gets the right answers in both cases. In the original: killing by trolley doesn’t save five more than turning the Susan, so the killing is wrong. In the last case: killing by trolley does save five more than merely lassoing someone, so it’s permissible.
Comparativism to the rescue?
I almost forgot Kerah’s delightful variation case, with six on the main track, one on the side, and the susan set up so that it will move Susan to the sidetrack.
We have four options: {Turn Trolley, Turn Susan, Turn Neither, Turn Both}. Turn Trolley is clearly justifiable over the other way of killing–Turn Both (in which Susan is gratuitously killed). And we can save at least five more with Turn Trolley than with the remaining options: Turn Susan (6 vs. 1) and Turn Neither (6 vs. 0). That means that Turn Trolley gets the green light from the comparative necessity constraint, which seems like the right result.
Daniel, I think you’ve solved it! Invoking the necessity condition is very elegant – and it seems obvious, now that you’ve said it. (Comparativism is just cool.)
Ironically – I started thinking about these cases as riffs on ones Jonathan has discussed in print (in his 2017 PPA article, “Defensive Harm, Consent, and Intervention”). In Jonathan’s cases, you’d be adding a 5th person to a group of 4 on the main track, in order to provide a different agent at the lever with a lesser-evil justification for turning the trolley. I’d anticipated that the case-variations in this post and thread would shed light on his original cases. But now it looks like the solutions to those will have a different form than the solutions here.
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Let me first say: congrats to Kerah on her prize! This post certainly got me thinking. Glad to hear other people enjoyed it, too.
Now then. At the risk of diverting a trolley onto a dead horse…
I had a quick thought on the Parry case, which seems to center on proportionality (must save five) rather than necessity.
The case: you can put someone onto the main track, where four are already under threat, which then gives the bystander at the switch enough grounds to permissibly turn the trolley onto the one on the side spur.
What if the bystander isn’t going to turn? Then you can’t put the guy on the tracks; you’re just killing him pointlessly.
What if the bystander turns no matter what? Then the case isn’t interesting and you can do whatever you want.
The interesting case is where the bystander turns iff you put the guy on the tracks. But (conjecture!) this is relevantly like a case where there’s no bystander, and *you* cause the trolley to turn by putting the guy on a special platform that triggers the switch. Even closer is the case where the platform is itself on the tracks alongside the four. But you can’t put the guy on the platform: you’d be diverting a threat onto one in order to save only four, and and that’s not enough!
Parry also has the intuition that no one has a moral reason to put themselves on the tracks to give the bystander the justification to turn the trolley. I feel like there’s something to this, but it’s also mysterious. Surely you at least have *some* moral reason to put the guy on the platform, turning the trolley to (wrongly) save the four. But isn’t that like the case where, instead of directly causing the switch, your act is causally necessary and sufficient for the bystander to do it? Why should the fact that a the causal path includes a human and lever, rather than a platform and trigger, *eliminate* your reason to save the many?
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Kitties spawn on grass blocks at light levels of 9 or more with a minimum of 2 block space above. Dave's cod was interesting too in the fact that it looked like a fish that had come in from offshore to spawn. Skip navigation HG Logo and Link to Home. The hardest part was getting through the portal to Darnassus. They are not built by villagers. The latest Bloons TD games, introduce features that aren't commonly found in other tower defense games such as: Career Rank – the higher the player's rank is, the more towers and other game elements are available to the player (featured on Bloons TD 4). Be prepared for some incredible views once you’re there and even some you’ll see along the way! This seed features: an incredible double village sitting around and on top of a mountain. This type of plan is much better as opposed to nothing, although creates personal liabilities that lots of families aren't afford. 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How to Love Yourself (and Sometimes Other People): Spiritual Advice for Modern Relationships by Meggan Watterson $26. Your contribution helps support Susan G. Fish move deeper as the water warms in summer. from the Wiki: "Golems will spawn in a 16×16×6 area, centered between the 21 or more valid doors in a village if it has at least 10 villagers". 14, you first need to find a village or build one. Spawning directly into a Minecraft village makes for a very gentle start to life in Minecraft, but what’s even better is if that village is just a short stroll from a gorgeous coral reef and. That raises the chances they’ll get hit by a car or get into a catfight. It’s an interesting thing, religion. (Dungeons, Temples, Mineshafts etc. No one is going to come over, pick up a house and point out my window isn't perfect. MaxPreps has their 23 game schedule and results, including links to box scores, standings, photos and video highlights. Franchising in Vietnam is a good way to expand your business by using existing and tested brand names and business models. 10 is a mod designed to add more fun and variety to the game play of Minecraft. *6/21/16 - Updated for. They often spawn in groups of 2-4 during world generation. The whole point of destroying lots of grass is to get seeds. This is generally for action games, especially when you re-spawn multiple times throughout a match, and when you want to have teams with separate sets of spawns. SHOP, SUPPORT & SAVE 25%. We provide wellness and preventative care (things like vaccines, microchips, heartworm disease testing) as well as services for patients that aren't feeling so well. Cats are not spawning in my village. Use Bucket of milk on it. But after many days in game, all the villagers disappeared, as well as the iron golems I built for them. New villager types for different biomes. 10 Things You Didn't Know You Could Clean With Hydrogen Peroxide. Cats are now able to spawn as strays in villages. In almost every way I can think of, WoW Classic is "easier" than EverQuest would have been in same era, let alone during the five years that came before. In one of the rooms you will meet a cat, another room is a large living room, dining room and so on. Boat access is from seven state park ramps around the lake. History Edit. Taiga villages are now more common. Crabs spawn on beach, cold beach, stone beach, and mushroom island shore biomes. Its key additional feature is Mission Mode which sets up various short standalone scenarios for players to overcome. ~Here is the command to get a spawner: /give @p minecraft:mob_spawner ~Right click the spawner with a SPAWN EGG to use them properly. Villagers spawn only in villages, and you can trade items or emeralds with them for other items. ) Therefore, a vampire spawn encounter begins with one or more vampire spawn stalking one or more player character(s) or waiting to ambush them. Visitors can park cars in a nearby parking lot, then cross the bridge over Río del Medio by foot. Up to 150,000 people call this community home. Locate the village bell and dig down. Why aren't there any mobs spawning in minecraft? However, for villages to spawn villagers, the village itself must be over 40 blocks away from an existing village. The latest update revealed the Village and Pillage Update. She asked me to return in 2 weeks to see how my cat was doing and didn't charge me for the follow up. Also remember that your requires aren't just exactly the equal an additional person. If you are interested in adopting a cat featured on the page, and the profile says "Available for Adoption or Rescue" please visit CACC any day between 12 - 7 p. Crabs are small tamable mobs that can move in both water and on land. Novitasphere Solutions That is without question a single borders from it: Insurance firms also bear certain management costs intended for your monthly installments. Edith Bouvier Beale was born on November 7, 1917 in New York City. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Cats now spawn in villages. February 21, 2015 · Newberry, FL · Sound Check is so much quieter when the drums aren't there yet. Because golems need a solid block to spawn on, and 4 blocks vertical space without any solid blocks, you can only have a maximum of two spawning floors. STRAY CAT BEHAVIOR: Stray cats are truly wild animals, and they are very capable. 9 update the old command generator will not work. LeBron evacuates from his home because of wildfires October 28, 11:27 am (ET) (CNN)LeBron James said in a tweet early Monday morning that he had to evacuate from his home because of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The Villages in Florida is the largest gated 55 and over retirement community for active adults. I don’t remember if the dog in the photo above had a white tail tip, but I sure know why Liza was asking. Spawning directly into a Minecraft village makes for a very gentle start to life in Minecraft, but what's even better is if that village is just a short stroll from a gorgeous coral reef and. Other highlights: flat plains ready for building, a flower forest, and a desert biome with a pyramid/temple nearby. in about 10 minutes i had almost 2 stacks of each. Another factor not mentioned that can make cats stop biting for a while is the spawn. , Minecraft: Pocket Edition Questions and answers, iPhone/iPad. Hey ya'll, it would seem I finally got around to writing this. Cat tips: You do need to afk for cats. But no more! Because today we're announcing a contest which gives you the opportunity to get your cat in Minecraft! Our excellent pixel artist, Jasper Boestra, has already designed loads of cute-tacular new cat skins that are coming to the game. Have 9 new skins, one being Jellie, the winner of the community competition. While the likelihood of anglers encountering a carp of that size is. Largemouth bass should generally be stocked in late spring, the year after bream have been stocked, so adequate forage will be available to support survival and growth. The Village Quests simply allow you to unlock a branch and devote Force. Many cats form feral colonies. Komen's mission to save lives and end breast cancer forever. The whole point of destroying lots of grass is to get seeds. I go over everything we know so far about the cats. Friendly mobs can spawn at any time of day or. ) Version exclusive: Changed the sleeping animation. When you tame an Ocelot by using raw fish, you will end up with one of three types of Cat, which differ in color. It may take some practice and patience, but eventually you'll happen upon one of the villages. Genesis HealthCare offers long term care services, short stay care, transitional care services, rehab services and specialty services. A few blocks away from the spawn point there is an NPC village and surface lava lake. asks: Why do roosters crow in the morning? Next to the bark of a dog or the gentle meowing of a cat, the crow of a rooster is one of the most recognisable animal noises on Earth; but why exactly do roosters feel the need to crow and is there any truth to the idea that they crow more (or only. The only thing you need to keep in mind when it comes to seeds is to make sure you're running the correct version of Minecraft, otherwise your seed has a chance of not spawning exactly what you. Installation: Install Script Hook V. A manticore’s inventory can be accessed by holding down shift and then right-clicking on it. Pandas now spawn in jungles where they roll, lounge, and laze around! Stray cats now spawn in villages Cats can be tamed using fish; Ocelots are no longer tameable; Players can now feed ocelots to gain their trust; Bamboo can now be found while fishing in jungles and will appear in some chests (Spawning naturally in the world will come in a. The other jargon used here is spawn, which is the word for when the computer makes something appear. Across the country, people are becoming Shipt Shoppers to engage with their communities and have an impact on the people around them. pillagers dont usually just spawn inside of villages unless you start a raid. We are a tax exempt, non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue of siamese cats. Villages are created when the world is generated, or built by players. These Cats usually spawn around or in villages as strays, though some can also spawn in swamp huts. With seeds, it is also possible to spawn under-ground, or even in dungeons. ie for sharing our tips on how to keep your furry friends safe this Halloween. UA Campus Cat Tran. The spawning area of golems is a cuboid with width and length = 16 and height = 6 blocks. Seed: 1408162313. You can push them into your/a house. The whole point of destroying lots of grass is to get seeds. Lake Chicot covers a total of 5,300 acres in Arkansas' far southeast corner, at the town of Lake Village. [ Medicare Home Care 2019 ] Get Free Quotes Online & Over the Phone. There’ll also be a rare variant of the brown panda. Sorry- villages aren't added yet. When you spawn this one, you’ll notice that it has a good sized village complete with a dock, a pool of lava, and a blacksmith. However, ocelots only spawn on easy or higher, so watch out if you go look for one. 2: NPCs now go to shelter during Eclipses. Tamed big cats won't attack each other or other mobs, unless another mob attacks it first. Cats(obtained by taming ocelots found in jungles) will keep creepers at bay, as creepers are afraid of cats. Slime balls are one of those items that aren't strictly necessary in day-to-day gameplay, but one that opens up a whole new world of possibilities if acquired. This is "numero uno by far" of problems people report with their cats, says Linda P. If a big cat is attacked by another mob, it will fight back. Give it a read and make this day a treat for. 8 and Higher). Maybe give them to yourself from Quest 3 or a new Quest 4. When buying a car the adage is "you don’t drive the paint. Each biome will look different from the other, but some biomes also have unique features, like zone specific mobs or specific types of weather. Rocklance – There are three rare spawn centaur in Northern Barrens and their names are rather simple. This is generally for action games, especially when you re-spawn multiple times throughout a match, and when you want to have teams with separate sets of spawns. The 2-bedroom property that has just been made available — 20 Cherry Tree, Anmer — is only $850 per month. Before it is said, no it doesn't matter if it is a Lantern or a Pumpkin that is placed as doing this with the pumpkin still failed. Another factor not mentioned that can make cats stop biting for a while is the spawn. in fact, they HAD. That's not all though, there's a swampland right by this first village as well. Which are smarter: dogs or cats? This IQ debate has been raising the hackles of dog and cat lovers for decades, if not centuries. This cat doesn't care how much time his owner spent on this little Santa village! Cats aren't here for our Christmas spirit and tacky decor, they're here to destroy things on a whim! Let me put it this way- if you own a cat and spend a lot of time and money on decorations for any holiday, you're an idiot. This New Zealand Village Is BANNING Cats And Residents Aren't Happy In this small village in New Zealand, cats are not doing too well. There are such things as extreme hills villages and jungle villages, in a sense. Unfortunately, neither of the villages has a blacksmith, but there is a mesa biome just around the corner with a skeleton dungeon at coordinates -216, 35, 137. Fish move deeper as the water warms in summer. It can be obtained by hunting down a rare, red carp. Combs recently showed off the biggest catch to The Huffington Post -- a 675-gram (nearly 1 1/2 pounds) monster. They can accessed. Find out everything new and changed in the 1. I've placed the correct configuration and yes the pumpkin was placed last as it should be. the link brings you to an empty search) then you must create the topic, using the topic naming convention explained here. Franchising in Vietnam is a good way to expand your business by using existing and tested brand names and business models. The architecture of the Hylotl Surface City closely resembles that of both the Hylotl Ruined Castle and the Hylotl Underwater Ruins, and some of the things that appear in those dungeons also appear in the surface city. CS The longer you keep him waiting, the worse it will go for you," Sandor Clegane warned her. Attack Method. Rumors start to circulate about Maggie. Pandas aren’t party animals by any stretch of the imagination. [the Goodies have been told there's half an hour to go before the end of the world] Tim: At least there's time to do the ironing. Lake Chicot covers a total of 5,300 acres in Arkansas' far southeast corner, at the town of Lake Village. It was completely "Pele Power" as this event honored Kelly McMahon's wonderful service dog - the late Pele. On your planet, there are a lot places to see. In my limited experience, channel cats bite during the day quite well, but middle of the afternoon is the slowest. ) Cheetahs aren't the only cats that are fast. To get the villagers, if playing 1. However, you can find stray cats in villages that can be tamed and kept as pets in the same manner. In this case, run up towards the Dry Floodlands and Atomos's Sands to get it to spawn en masse. You are safe to walk near a cat and it will not attack or cause you any damage. *Palm Trees Spawn On Beaches When A Coral Reef Is Nearby They Also Have A Chance Of Dropping Coconuts -Enchantments *Shatter Is An Enchantment That Can Be Applied To Swords And Breaks Armor Faster Than Before (Shatter I 10%, Shatter II 20%, Shatter III 25%). To visit it provide you with the necessary equipment by plundering the village You will need it because the ravine is very deep and rather dark. But, where most village simulators focus mostly on balancing your village, RPC also throws in a heavy blend of raw survival and tactical gameplay. BuzzFeed Promotions Juul Shipped At Least A Million Contaminated Pods, New Lawsuit Says “Half our customers are drunk and vaping like mo-fos, who the fuck is going to notice the quality of our. This one time I had an empty game, ran to the upper right cannibal camp and saw around 50 NPC's all wounded/captured by cannibals, and they can't die cause the hackers aren't strong enough to bleed them out. Just a few miles south of the city, Rosslyn (or Roslin)’s main draw is its 15th-century chapel, made famous by a very 20th-century author. Lazy cats catch rats with the same success rate as a normal adult cat. ), Village next to spawn -160. With seeds, it is also possible to spawn under-ground, or even in dungeons. A lot of things could have gone wrong during this run, including not finding nearby villages, spawning inside blocks in The End area or various other setbacks. How do you spawn near a village in minecraftPE?? Me and my brother get ticked because we don't wanna build our own houses if we do it takes a long t. Up to 150,000 people call this community home. " With horses, you don’t ride/drive the color. Smurfs: The Lost Village is the name of the Smurfs film by Sony Pictures Animation that has been released on April 7, 2017. In newer versions of Minecraft, feeding an ocelot no longer turns it into a cat that can be kept as a pet. Health Insurance Agencies Near Me If you are choosing health coverage initially or not necessarily acquired to look for it in lots of years, there are some things you should know about the talk about of health insurance in 2009. If the topic isn't already created (i. Reverse-jointed Goliath (Flooded City: It should spawn in Route C. It's possible for a village to spawn right outside of any biome in the game though. But luckily, Village Vets, the family-owned and run clinic,. Now for the village update. Lots of grass. How to replicate: Load in a world, visit a village, and wait to see if any cat spawns occur. However, you can find stray cats in villages that can be tamed and kept as pets in the same manner. CBD and other cannabinoids aren’t the only compounds in the hemp plant that have medicinal and beneficial properties. Find out everything new and changed in the 1. This allows you to monitor price changes for products on your wishlist, which you may need to be logged in to view. Golems spawn in a 16*16*16 area that is centered between 21 or more valid doors in a village. Friendly mobs can spawn at any time of day or. They are not built by villagers. Seeds for Minecraft PE 1. Our mission is to provide shelter, food and medical support to all our cats.
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Smackdown!
East Ruthersford, New Jersey
Commissioner Mick Foley headed to the ring as SmackDown! kicked off at the Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey. Foley was there to address one question – no, not when his book comes out in paperback (October, by the way), but who was the No. 1 contender. Both Kurt Angle and Triple H came down to make their claims for the position, and Foley declared that they were both No. 1 contenders. He then made a Triple Threat Match for the World Wrestling Federation Championship at SummerSlam pitting Rock against Triple H against Angle!
But the commish wasn’t done. Seeing the animosity between Triple H and Angle – which centers around Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley – the commish decided to make the men tag team partners for the evening, against The Rock and the Undertaker!
As Chyna was getting made up backstage, Trish Stratus walked by and made a snide comment. Chyna took exception to it, and Val Venis attacked her! Eddie Guerrero soon joined the fisticuffs to save his “Mamacita!”
Eddie and Val wouldn’t have to wait long to get their hands on each other again, as Eddie and Chris Jericho battled Val and Chris Benoit next. Eddie would score with a frog splash onto Val, but Benoit was the legal man, so the ref refused to count the pinfall. With Eddie confused, Benoit hit the diving headbutt from the top rope and pinned Eddie for the win. After the match, Jericho went nuts, locking Benoit in the Walls of Jericho until Shane McMahon came down to save the Wolverine.
Y2J then put Shane in the terrifying maneuver! But Benoit helped his friend Shane, and soon locked Jericho in the Crossface!
In a rematch from Monday’s RAW, X-Pac took on Rikishi. This time, however, X-Pac asked Road Dogg to stay backstage during the match, wanting to see if he could beat the 400-pounder on his own. Although the degenerate put up a noble fight, the 200-pound weight differential was just too much for him to handle. Rikishi won with a sit-down splash onto X-Pac’s chest.
Backstage, Edge and Christian greeted their guests, three of the stars of UPN’s Highlander movie, which Edge acted in. The three stars seemed not to care for the Tag Team Champions, and instead just wanted to meet The Rock! As Christian began to recount the brutal match from WrestleMania when they first won the titles, the three actors just walked away!
In a special mixed tag team match, Al Snow and Kat faced off with Terri and European Champion Perry Saturn. The match ended when Terri gave Al Head – meaning she hit him with the mannequin head, of course. Saturn then suplexed Snow for the pinfall.
Edge and Christian defended their Tag Team Titles against the Dudley Boyz, and prior to the match, Edge & Christian acknowledged their actor friends in the crowd. The five-second pose of the day was of Edge receiving an Academy Award for the movie, in the category of “Actor Most Reeking of Awesomeness.” Edge & Christian would lose the match by DQ when Edge hit Buh Buh with a chair, but the real fireworks came after the match, when the Hardy Boyz came to ringside. The Hardys and the Dudleys tore into Edge & Christian, and then the Dudleys pulled out a table and the Hardys pulled out two ladders. After braining Edge with the ladders, Matt and Jeff ascended the ladders and splashed onto Edge! And then Buh Buh drove Christian through a table! The Tag Team Champions were left lying.
Tazz was slated to tangle with Crash next, but prior to the match, Tazz decided to attack Jerry Lawler, with whom he had clashed on Monday’s RAW. Tazz busted Lawler open after hitting him with a metal water pitcher. As Crash made his way to the ring, Lawler attacked Tazz, and the Crash/Tazz match never even began due to the pull-apart brawl between Tazz and the King!
The Right to Censorship, Bull Buchanan and the Goodfather, challenged Too Cool as Steven Richards joined the broadcast team for commentary. Michael Cole asked Steven the question that millions of fans have wondered since Monday – if their group was so anti-violence, then why did they attack the hos so brutally on Monday? Steven answered that he was willing to go to any length for his cause. In the ring, Scotty nailed the Worm on the Goodfather, but Bull shocked him with a top-rope legdrop for the pin.
Backstage, “Just Joe” stirred some trouble, telling Kurt Angle than he would be advised to watch for a double-cross from Triple H.
In a match for the Hardcore Championship, Champion Steve Blackman pinned Albert, accompanied by Trish Stratus.
Joe next tried to rile up Triple H, saying that instead of watching out for Angle, he should watch out for Shane McMahon.
An irate and out-of-control Chris Jericho barged into Commissioner Foley’s office, ransacking it and turning it upside down. Y2J wanted a match with Chris Benoit, but Foley refused to give it to him that night, saying that Jericho was too out-of control. Foley instead made the match for SummerSlam.
A pre-taped segment then aired as Jonathan Coachman visited Victoria, the lady the Goodfather put through a table on Monday’s RAW. From a hospital bed, Victoria recounted her “save the hos” protest from Monday.
Backstage, Shane and Stephanie decided to stay away from the main event. Shane even went so far as to leave the building.
The main event was up next, as The Rock and the Undertaker took on Triple H and Kurt Angle. The three competitors in SummerSlam’s main event – Rock, Triple H and Angle – tore into each other with the intensity of a Federation Title match. During the match, Stephanie hobbled to ringside, still showing the effects of the Rock Bottom she suffered on Monday. When Angle missed The Rock and hit Triple H with a maneuver by accident, the Game up and left, leaving his partner behind. Stephanie begged her husband to stay, but he would not. Surprisingly, Stephanie stayed at ringside to cheer for her friend Kurt Angle. With Triple H gone, it was now two-on-one, and Kurt was easy prey for the “Last Ride” and a pinfall at the hands of the Undertaker.
But it wasn’t over yet. When Stephanie came in the ring to check on Kurt, The Rock grabbed her and set her up for another Rock Bottom. Triple H then raced back to help his wife, and although he was able to save Stephanie, he still suffered a chokeslam and a People’s Elbow for his troubles. Stephanie cried at the top of the ramp, realizing that her husband had sacrificed himself for her, as the show ended.
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Each Quilt National Exhibit awards a number of artists special recognition for their work. Here are the 2013 award winners.
Quilt National ’13 Awards
Best of Show is selected by the jurors as the best overall work in the biennial show. Brooke Atherton Spring Field
Quilts Japan Prize is sponsored by the Nihon Vogue Corporation and granted to an American artist as an expression of gratitude for the teaching and guidance that American quilters have given to Japanese quilters. Elin Noble Fugitive Pieces 11
Award of Excellence recognizes work deemed to be of exceptional design, quality and craft. Paula Kovarik Round and Round It Goes
Most Innovative Use of the Medium sponsored by Friends of Fiber Arts International is awarded to a work which embodies innovative techniques or materials. Shin-hee Chin Florence Nightingale
Young Emerging Artist (YEA) Award is sponsored by Katie and Bobby Masopust in the hopes of encouraging young artists under the age of 30 to participate. No award in 2013.
Persistence Pays Award: Created to honor the memory of Quilt National’s longtime director, Hilary Fletcher, this award is granted to a first-time exhibitor who has entered Quilt National numerous times before gaining acceptance! Charlotte Ziebarth Reverberations
McCarthy Memorial Award is funded by the family of Cliff and Dominie McCarthy. Cliff was a long-time faculty member at Ohio University’s School of Fine Arts whose support of the Dairy Barn and its programs lives on through his family’s generosity. The award honors an exceptional level of achievement. Dianne Firth Storm
Cathy Rasmussen Emerging Artist Memorial Award: (CREAM) is granted to a first time Quilt National exhibitor funded by Studio Art Quilt Associates. Arle Sklar-Weinstein Truth or Consequences
Lynn Goodwin Borgman Award for Surface Design: Eligibility for this award, sponsored by Lynn’s mother, requires that the face of the work be composed almost exclusively of fabric or fabric-like materials that the artist has altered through the use of various surface design techniques. Denise Linet Letters to Myself – Page 4
Quilt Surface Design Symposium Award of Excellence is sponsored by the Quilt Surface Design Symposium and awarded for exceptional achievement. Mary Ann Tipple The Conversation
Heartland Prize: Granted to a resident of Ohio or one of its neighboring states, this award is funded by the Nelsonville (Ohio) Quilt Company. Patricia Kennedy-Zafred Descent into Darkness: The Boys of the Mine
Juror’s Award of Merit: Each Quilt National juror has the opportunity to honor a particular artist with their choice of the work that most inspired them. Brienne Brown Moonset
John Lefelhocz Mona in the Era of Social Butterflies
Miriam Nathan-Roberts Salt and Pepper
People’s Choice Award is determined by votes submitted from visitor’s to Quilt National over the course of the exhibition. Brienne Brown Moonset
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Who is the Indian bowler to have the highest number of wickets on his name?
From the list of 18 players who achieve getting 100 or more wickets in One Day's within India. Anil Kumble has the record of holding highest numbers of wickets in his cricket career in One Day matches around 334 wickets. And next is Javagal Shrinath with 315 wickets on 2nd position.
Arsenal defeats Lister in English Premier League(EPL).
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Before Saints Fly Away On Longest Roadtrip, They Take Out Canaries 3-2
ST. PAUL, MN May 25, 2014
ST. PAUL, MN (May 25, 2014) – The most daunting part of the St. Paul Saints schedule is coming up as they get set to travel east for a 10 game roadtrip. They made sure to leave on the right foot coming from behind to defeat the Sioux Falls Canaries 3-2 on Sunday evening at Midway Stadium in front of 5,953.
Saints starter Anthony Claggett and Canaries starter Joe Bircher were locked in a great duel all evening long. The Saints struck first in the second inning when Willie Cabrera drilled one over the left field wall, his second of the season, to give the Saints a 1-0 lead.
It didn’t take long for the Canaries to take the lead as they put up two in the third inning. Stephen Branca led off with a single and he moved to second on Steven Tinoco’s single. Drew Muren laid down a sacrifice bunt, but Claggett was able to get Carlos Mendez to fly out to shallow center and the runners were forced to hold. Brandon Jones, however, singled back up the middle scoring both runs to give the Canaries a 2-1 lead.
Claggett did his best work in the fourth when the Canaries loaded the bases with one out. Chris Valencia and Shelby Ford reached on back-to-back singles to lead off the inning. With one out Branca singled to load the bases. Claggett, however, got Tinoco to ground into a double play to end the inning. Claggett lasted 6.2 innings allowing two runs on eight hits while striking out five. He has now allowed three runs or less in 20 of his last 24 starts with the Saints dating back to last season.
While Claggett may not have earned the win his teammates made sure he didn’t take the loss. In the seventh Angelo Songco led off with a single. Joey Becker followed with a walk and Dwight Childs sacrificed the two over. After Brandon Wikoff was intentionally walked, Bircher left the game in favor of reliever Josh Giles. Joe Bonfe hit a high chopper over Burch’s head at first. Second baseman Valencia fielded the ball, but his throw to first went awry and allowed a second run to score which gave the Saints a one run lead. Bircher would be the tough luck loser going 6.1 innings allowing three runs (two earned) on seven hits while walking two and striking out three.
The bullpen did the rest for the Saints as Mikey Mehlich tossed 1.1 perfect innings of relief and Dan Sattler shut it down in the ninth to pick up his fourth save of the season.
The Saints have Monday off and return to action on Tuesday evening against the Rockland Boulders at Provident Bank Ballpark at 6:00 p.m. central time. The Saints send RHP Robert Coe (2-0, 4.91) to the mound. The game can be heard on 87.9 FM.
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A Louisiana Veteran honors his regiment
Posted on August 1, 2012 by Stacy Reaves
The Fourth of July and Memorial day brings to mind the many soldiers who served or are serving our nation. Like the veterans of today, Civil War soldiers were interested in studying their war and memorializing the actions of their unit.
In 1912, there were many Union monuments on the Shiloh battlefield, but only one to Southerners. That year park historian David Reed received a letter from Dr. Yves R. Lemonnier. The New Orlean’s doctor had served as a private in Company B, Louisiana Infantry, Pond’s brigade during the battle of Shiloh. He inquired how to place a monument on the battlefield to his former regiment. The delighted Reed responded by sending the guidelines concerning the erection of monuments and promised to help with locating an appropriate place if needed.
Dr. Lemonnier had been deeply effected by the battle of Shiloh. The aging physician recalled seeing Beuaregard standing on a stump, his hat in his left land and his right hand extended toward the river. The General commanded the Louisianians as they marched across Owl Creek to, “Go! Drive the enemy into the river.” Lemonnier wrote that the men were so overjoyed at seeing the great Louisianian that shouts and hurrahs went up attracting the attention of their enemy. During the battle the young Lemonnier witnessed the surrender of General Prentiss in the Hornet’s Nest. In Lemonnier’s book on Beuaregard at Shiloh, he recalled how his regiment moved by flank north of Duncan Field onto an old country road. The Federals came out of the woods among them was General Benjamin Prentiss. The Rebel soldiers cheered and Colonel Marshall Smith ordered a ceasefire. According to Lemonnier, Prentiss said, “Let them cheer, let them cheer, for they have this day captured the finest brigade in the United States Army.” Whether this account of Prentiss’ surrender is true or not; the battle left a lasting impression upon the young private Lemonnier.
After the war, Lemonnier attended medical school and became the coroner for the Orleans Parish. The doctor became quit well known for treatment of yellow fever in Memphis, a unique way of treating amputations, critizing mid-wives and for advocating the use of an electric heart. When he was not attending to his duties as a doctor, Lemonnier studied the battle of Shiloh. Much of his studying resulted in articles, presentations and even a book on General Beauregard. In the book, Lemonnier argued that Beuaregard did not cause the South to lose the battle. He believed that the loss of time caused the defeat.
Despite his interest in the battle, Dr. Lemonnier found the task of generating support for a Shiloh monument difficult. The war was long over, New Orleans and the rest of Louisiana suffered under reconstruction. Although Confederate veteran and daughter organizations were prominent, there was little interest in the battle of Shiloh or in remembering it. The battle had been a loss to the South. History blamed prominent Louisianian General Pierre G. T. Beauregard with the tragic loss. The veterans and the ladies of the state turned their attention to raising funds to erect a prominent monument at Vicksburg, a battlefield closer and more frequently visited. and to raise funds to help in the erection of a monument to Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Richmond. Dr. Lemonnier’s requests fell upon deaf ears and he gave up rasing funds for a momument. Instead he decided to pay for a modest monument to his beloved Crescent Regiment himself. June 1913, the frustrated veteran wrote the park historian about his efforts saying that he had told his comrades, “that as the state politicians of Louisiana would not honor its dead, I was to have a monument placed – – at my expense, not that of the politicians . . . to the memory of my regiment, the Crescent, on the battlefield of Shiloh.”
Paying for the monument by himself, Lemonnier chose Albert Weiblen monument company of New Orleans to create and erect the monument. Weiblen’s company was well known for its many beautiful memorials in the New Orlean’s cemeteries. The company was also busy creating and erecting monuments at Vicksburg National Military Park. The doctor and Albert Weiblen settled on a modest design that included a crescent and a simple inscription. While work began on the monument, friends of Lemonnier suggested that he place a plaque on the back giving credit to himself for erecting the monument. Not being interested in self-recognition but more that his comrades in arms be recognized, Lemonnier requested a simple acknowledgement. On the back he included the inscription that the monument was erected by a private of the company. Lemonnier’s greatest fear was that some undeserving politician would take credit for the memorial.
Dedicating the monument became another struggle for the old veteran. Lemonnier set the date for Memorial day 1915. He worked to garner interest in the dedication of the monument and to gather a group to attend. His efforts were in vain. Veterans were more interested in more popular battlefields and bigger monuments. The doctor could not even get a politician to attend the ceremony. He wrote to the park superintendent that he,
“was more than mortified at the indifference shown today, by the remnant of the once glorious Southern army, in which as in the north, for that, the American’s knowledge of a duty to be performed, of patriotism, as each one understood it stood out in bold relief. All seems to have given way to commercialism, notoriety, aye the mighty dollar. The great majority of the Veterans of the sixties, both North and South, have crossed the happy hunting grounds, resting in the shades of their labor. . .I detest notoriety, acting always according to the dictates of a clear conscience. Had it been possible, you would have awoken one fine morning to find my monument up, where it is, wondering how it came there, what good fortune placed it there, or perhaps pushed it here during the night, like a mushroom, by the gnomes, from the earth’s entrails. However, be it as it may, we have it there today, erected by a private of Co. B, which is by far more attractive than if it read by Peter, Paul or Harry.”
Unfortunately, poor eyesight and failing health precluded Dr. Lemonnier from attending the dedication of his monument. He sent a speech along to the park superintendent to be read. It is unknown, but believed, that no one from the state of Louisiana attended the ceremony. In 1917, the old veteran wrote to the park to confirm that what he had read in an article was true. According to the Confederate Veteran there were only three monuments to the South on the Shiloh battlefield. He reminded the new park superintendent, DeLong Rice that his monument was the fourth and could he please be updated. He further added that “it is a shame that the South is not more deservinglyrepresented in our National Military Parks.” Lemonnier expressed disappointment that others financially capable had not followed his example. He attributed the lack of Southern memorials to the fact that “
The Louisiana Crescent Monument erected by Dr. Yves R. Lemonnier. Photo by Jim and Linda Christopher
commercialism, selfishness, politics and a lack of patriotism are the order of the day.”
The Louisiana Monument at Shiloh National Military Park. Erected by private who served with the crescent brigade during the battle.
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2 Responses to A Louisiana Veteran honors his regiment
clord001 says:
Thanks so much for the comments on Dr Lemonnier and the Crescent Regiment. For years after the war the Crescent was widely known and was often mentioned in newspaper articles and books, even in the North, after their rise to fame at Shiloh. Unfortunately, they have almost slipped into obscurity, and if it were not for Lemonnier’s monument, would hardly be recognized today. An effort is being made now to publish a detailed history of the Crescent, hopefully establishing their place in the history of our Civil War.
Bob Clark says:
Very interesting article. I would greatly appreciate any comments on my novel, Pittsburg Landing. It is a work of fiction very losely connected to the subject battle. Sample pages are available on my website RBClarkBooks@aol.com
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Was President Gerald Ford Really a Klutz? (1970s)
by Ron Kurtus (revised 4 January 2007)
During his term in office, President Gerald R. Ford was depicted in the American press as a dim-witted, clumsy oaf. One reason was because those in the press that disliked President Richard M. Nixon, turned their anger to Ford after he pardoned Nixon. Another reason is that often Ford's actions reinforced this image of being a klutz. In reality, President Ford was intelligent and athletic.
Questions you may have about this are:
What did Ford do to anger the press?
What did Ford do to add to his negative image?
What shows that Ford was actually intelligent and athletic ?
This lesson will answer those questions.
Press made Ford fair game
After President Ford pardoned former President Nixon for the Watergate misdeeds, it seems that the press turned against Ford. Although Ford's motives were honorable, many people in the media were still out for blood and wanted to do as much as they could to destroy Nixon. the fact that ford pardoned Nixon made many of them angry.
Ford's rationale for pardoning Nixon was to get the Country to move on, instead of continuing the negative attitudes that resulted from the Watergate trial. Unfortunately, this act of pardoning made Ford fair game for the media.
Ford looked clumsy
Unfortunately, President Ford did some things that caused him to be depicted as a klutz.
Seemed mentally slow
He certainly didn't look very smart, with the primitive brow. Ford also did not have a good speaking voice and actually sounded to be somewhat mentally slow.
On the Saturday Night Live television show, comedian Chevy Chase would often impersonate President Ford, playing him as extremely clumsy and stupid. This played upon the nation's impression of the President.
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Also, for some reason, Ford was constantly doing clumsy and awkward things in front of the TV cameras and photographers. For example, he slipped on the steps coming out of Air Force One. Several times when he was playing golf, he hit the ball into the gallery of spectators—once hitting a lady on the head. While playing doubles in tennis, he hit his partner on the head with the ball. All of these incidents were caught on camera.
Under microscope
Actually, these accidents could happen to anyone, but it seemed that he had more than his share. Of course, being under the microscope of the media exaggerated the gaffs and found more than would normally be noticed.
Was Ford really a klutz?
Was President Ford really such a klutz? Was he uncoordinated and somewhat stupid as he was so often depicted? If you look at his record in college, you get a different picture.
While at the University of Michigan, Ford played on two championship football teams and was named to the college all-stars team. That certainly is not an indication of a clumsy oaf.
He was also a Phi Beta Kappa at Michigan and then went on to receive a law degree at Yale University, while also serving as assistant football coach. His academic excellence certainly was not an indication of being a bumbling fool.
Unfair picture
So, in reality, the picture of President Ford as a dim-witted klutz was an unfair picture painted by the media.
Note that it wasn't until after President Ford passed away in December 2006 that the press vindicated him in their eulogies. In fact, they almost overcompensated for their actions in their praise of the late President.
Although President Ford was often depicted as a clumsy oaf, he was really an intelligent athlete. His looks and speaking voice gave a different impression. The news media took special glee in pointing out any mistakes or accidents he had. Perhaps that was motivated by his pardoning of ex-President Nixon.
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Public figures are sometimes painted differently than reality
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Did you know that your project can be entirely original and of value without actually creating any new content? How? By getting into curation.
Curating means choosing the best of other people’s content, arranging it, commenting on it, and then sharing it with others. This allows you to become the one-stop location for the best in your field without creating your own stuff.
Many established business models are based on curation; a radio DJ curates their shows by selecting and playing music that they believe will have value for their listeners. A business conference chooses a theme and invites expert speakers so that an audience will want to come to listen and to network.
Curation is a great way of using your passion for a subject even if you’re not yet an expert and attracting an appreciative audience. The act of curation is now easier than ever due to the overwhelming amount of content available online, and the number of tools to share it with. And when we are all overwhelmed by information it is a very valuable thing to curate just the very best for people to absorb.
Here are three examples of businesses that have become successful as a result of curating content:
Founded by Maria Popova in 2006, Brain Pickings began as a weekly email sent to seven of Maria’s friends. Now a website, Brain Pickings has nearly five million followers on Facebook, 150k on Twitter and has received numerous high-ranking accolades (Maria was named in the top 100 creative people in business by Fast Company magazine; she was featured in 30 under 30 by Forbes as one of the most influential individuals in Media; and has gone on to writer for The Atlantic, Wired UK, Good Magazine and The Huffington Post).
Described as ‘like walking into the Museum of Modern Art’, Brain Pickings curates poems, letters, creative advice, photographs and illustrations by cultural icons into a weekly newsletter delivered to the website’s 150k subscribers. All of this curation takes time, though; Maria reads through hundreds of pieces of content every day to extrapolate and share the perfect material with her many followers.
The act of curation doesn’t always have to be highbrow. Buzzfeed started in 2006 by curating the most sharable content on the web. Lists such as ‘19 Things That Sound Fake to Harry Potter Fans’ and ‘24 Songs We All Grinded to At Senior Prom’ compile together already existing memes and gifs that get shared like crazy on social media sites.
Posts on Buzzfeed have been known to receive as many as 28 million views in a day, and in 2015 the company was valued at $1.5 billion. In 2011, the company repositioned itself and began venturing into serious journalism and reportage, alongside its already wildly popular clickbait material.
Somewhere in between Brain Pickings and Buzzfeed is NextDraft. Founded and run by Dave Pell, NextDraft is a unique and insightful daily newsletter that boils down and distils the daily news.
Describing himself as a curation savant, everyday Dave sifts through 50 news sites and pulls out the top ten ‘most fascinating stories’ to send to his 160k followers via email and app.
Dave and his site have received some incredible plaudits; he’s been described as ‘the managing editor of the internet’ and NextDraft has been featured in TechCrunch, Wired, and Forbes, just to name a few.
Make no mistake the examples above have a put a lot of time and effort into their businesses but you can create real value as a curator in a much more modest way and still build a following.
The key here is to be specific and find your superniche so that you and your project stand out from the rest. Trying to be the number one source of news for entrepreneurs is a huge task, but niche it down to crowdfunding and it gets easier (and more interesting). Superniche it down to crowdfunding in your particular country or just in one field like indie film-making and it starts to become really interesting to a very particular audience.
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Rapinoe finished tied with U.S. forward Alex Morgan at the top of the standings with six goals and three assists apiece, but Rapinoe won the third tiebreaker, having played fewer minutes in the tournament than Morgan, who was awarded the Silver Boot.
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Before Rapinoe, Michelle Akers, in 1999, was the lone American to win the Golden Boot.
Netherlands goalkeeper Sari Van Veenendaal was awarded the Golden Glove award for the tournament's top goalkeeper, and the Gold, Silver and Bronze Balls for the top three players in the World Cup went to Rapinoe, Lucy Bronze of England and Rose Lavelle, who scored the second goal for the Americans -- her third tally in six games.
Two American women had previously won the Golden Ball: Carin Jennings in 1991 and Carli Lloyd in 2015, who also won Goal of the Tournament.
American goalkeeper Hope Solo twice won the Golden Glove, in 2011 and 2015. Briana Scurry shared the award with Gao Hung of China in 1999.
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Title: Fraggle Rock
Subject: Mopatop's Shop, The Muppets, The Jim Henson Hour, Muppets Tonight, The Ghost of Faffner Hall
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Fraggle Rock (also known as Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock or Fraggle Rock with Jim Henson's Muppets) is a British/American/Canadian children's live action puppet television series created by Jim Henson, about a society of Muppet creatures called Fraggles.
Fraggle Rock was co-produced by British television company Television South (TVS), the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, U.S. pay television service Home Box Office and Henson Associates. Unlike Sesame Street, which had been created for a single market and later adapted for international markets, Fraggle Rock was intended from the start to be an international production and the whole show was constructed with this in mind.
International co-productions 2
Fraggles 3.1
Doozers 3.2
Gorgs 3.3
The Silly Creatures of Outer Space 3.4
Broadcast history 5
Syndication 5.1
Home video 6
Australia 6.1
United Kingdom 6.2
United States 6.3
Spin-offs 7
Animated series 7.1
The Doozers 7.2
Feature film 7.3
Album releases 8.1
Song list 8.2
Soundtrack musicians 8.2.1
In other media 9
Books 9.1
Comics 9.2
Live appearances 9.3
Internet appearances 9.4
Fraggle Rock debuted in 1983 as one of the first shows involving the collaboration of Henson International Television (HiT Entertainment from 1989), the international arm of Jim Henson Productions and of Deluxe Digital Studios. The co-production brought together British regional ITV franchise-holder Television South (TVS), CBC Television, United States pay-television service Home Box Office and Henson Associates (later Jim Henson Productions). Filming took place on a Toronto sound-stage (and later at Elstree Studios, London). The avant-garde poet bpNichol worked as one of the show's writers. In the early days of development, the script called the Fraggles "Woozles" pending the devising of a more suitable name.
Henson described the Fraggle Rock series as "a high-energy, raucous musical romp. It's a lot of silliness. It's wonderful."[1] While the program proved accessible to audiences of all ages, it used the fantasy creatures as an allegory to deal with serious issues such as prejudice, spirituality, personal identity, the environment, and social conflict.[2]
In 2009, as part of the Jim Henson Foundation's donation of puppets to the Center for Puppetry Arts, the Atlanta museum displayed many of the original puppet characters from Fraggle Rock in their exhibition Jim Henson: Wonders from his Workshop.[3]
International co-productions
The producers made the series with the intention of it airing in various forms internationally. That concept grew out of Duncan Kenworthy's experience adapting Sesame Street to the requirements of foreign markets.[1] The human "wraparound" segments were produced separately in several countries, so the viewer could always relate to the world of the program. The series has appeared now in over ten countries and languages. The head producer was Wesley James Tomlinson.
The main version, filmed in Toronto, features an inventor named Doc (played by Gerry Parkes) and his dog Sprocket. This wraparound was also used in the USA, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Ireland, Scandinavia, Spain and Eastern Europe. Dutch, Scandinavian, Spanish and Eastern European shows were dubbed in their respective languages.
The British inserts were filmed at the [4] Nickelodeon repeated it in the UK from 1993, as did Boomerang and Cartoonito in 2007. The episodes shown were the Canadian versions.
In the German version, the action takes place beneath the workshop of the inventor Doc (played by Hans-Helmut Dickow). The series was named Die Fraggles with 85 of the 96 produced episodes being presented in German.
In France, the wraparound segments take place in a bakery with its version of Doc (played by
Gobo Fraggle, Wembley Fraggle, Boober Fraggle, Mokey Fraggle, Red Fraggle, and Uncle Traveling Matt appear in the music video for the Ben Folds, the characters played by Chris Hardwick, Rob Corddry, and Anna Kendrick, and Red Fraggle singing the Fraggle Rock theme song with Boober quoting "Down at Fraggle Rock" at the end as usual. There was also a video depicting the making of the music video with interviews with Ben Folds, Chris Hardwick, and Red Fraggle.
Internet appearances
Kathryn Mullen and Karen Prell performed Mokey Fraggle and Red Fraggle at Dragon Con 2013 as part of Fraggle Rock's 30th Anniversary during the "Fraggle Rock Meet and Greet" event. Michael K. Frith also attended with puppeteers Paul McGinnis and Victor Yerrid.
On May 2013, John Tartaglia performed Gobo Fraggle at an event to grant the Museum of the Moving Image a permanent gallery devoted to Jim Henson.
On April 24, 2013, Red Fraggle and Gobo Fraggle appeared at "The Spare Room" to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Fraggle Rock. Karen Prell performed Red as usual while John Tartaglia performed Gobo.
Wembley Fraggle, Red Fraggle, and Uncle Traveling Matt appeared in the "Fraggle Rock" portion of the Jim Henson's Musical World show at Carnegie Hall in 2012.
Starting in 2008, Karen Prell began making live appearances with a rebuilt Red Fraggle puppet at various events like San Diego Comic-Con International.
In early 2010, Archaia Studios Press published their first three-issue series of Fraggle Rock. A second three-issue series was followed in January 2011. Both series were collected into hardcover editions shortly after their respective publications. No further announcements were made regarding any future volumes.
The Star Comics imprint of Marvel Comics published two separate Fraggle Rock comic-book series in 1985 and 1988 respectively. The first series was drawn by Marie Severin and lasted eight issues, the second series lasted six issues.
Books based on Fraggle Rock
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The Radish Day Jubilee, Sheilah B. Bruce, Lawrence DiFiori 1983
Red and the Pumpkins, Jocelyn Stevenson, Kelly Oechsli 1983
They Call Me Boober Fraggle, Michaela Muntean, Lisa McCue 1983
Wembley Fraggle Gets the Story, Deborah Perlberg, Steven Schindler 1984
Gobo and the River, Joseph Killorin Brennan, Diane Dawson Hearn 1985
Marooned in Fraggle Rock, David Young, Barbara McClintock
Best Friends, Jocelyn Stevenson, Sue Venning 1984
Boober Fraggle's Celery Soufflé, Louise Gikow, Kelly Oechsli 1984
Danger: Boober Cooking, Louise Gikow, Kelly Oechsli 1984
Boober Fraggle's Giant Wish, Jocelyn Stevenson, Jeffrey Severn 1984
If I Were King of the Universe, Danny Abelson, Lawrence DiFiori 1984
The Legend of the Doozer Who Didn't, Louise Gikow, Barbara McClintock 1984
No One Knows Where Gobo Goes, Mark Saltzman, Peter Elwell 1984
The Tale of Traveling Matt, Michaela Muntean, Lisa McCue 1984
Traveling Matt's Adventures in Outer Space, Michaela Muntean, Lisa McCue 1984
What Do Doozers Do?, Michaela Muntean, Sue Venning 1984
What's a Fraggle?, Louise Gikow, Barbara McClintock 1984
Wembley's Egg, Laura Phillips, Sue Venning 1984
Fraggle Countdown, Michaela Muntean, Diane Dawson Hearn 1985
The Cave of the Lost Fraggle, Michael Teitelbaum, Peter Elwell 1985
Follow That Fraggle, Louise Gikow, Barbara Lanza 1985
Sprocket, Dog Detective, Louise Gikow, Barbara Lanza 1985
Mokey's Birthday Present, Ellen Weiss, Elizabeth Miles 1985
Waggleby of Fraggle Rock, Stephanie Calmenson, Barbara McClintock 1985
Why Wembley Fraggle Couldn't Sleep, H. B. Gilmour, Barbara McClintock 1985
Goodnight Wembley Fraggle, H. B. Gilmour, Barbara McClintock 1985
Cotterpin's Perfect Building, Ellen Weiss, Lauren Attinello 1986
Wembley and the Soggy Map, Louise Gikow, Lisa McCue 1986
Wembley Fraggle and the Magic Stone, Louise Gikow, Lauren Attinello 1986
Gobo and the Prize from Outer Space, Lyn Calder, Frederic Marvin 1986
The Case of the Missing Socks, Rebecca Grand, Jeffrey Severn 1986
Wembley Fraggle's Big, Bigger, Biggest, Harry Ross, Larry DiFiori 1988
The Fraggles Alphabet Pie, Harry Ross, Larry DiFiori 1988
The Fraggles Counting Book, Harry Ross, Larry DiFiori 1988
Mokey Fraggle's New Colors, Emily Paul, Larry DiFiori 1988
The Fraggles Cooperate, Harry Ross, Larry DiFiori 1989
Fraggle Rock (No title - cover scene of Fraggles playing tag - artwork by Nate Butler) (1989)
Fraggle Rock (No title - cover scene of Fraggles looking into musical treasure chest - artwork by Nate Butler) (1989)
Magic Pen and Invisible Inks books for Lee Publications
Fraggle Rock: The Great Fraggle Travel Race
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Just Don't Know What Time It Is
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The Me I Wanna Be
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Only Way Home
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KOCH Records released Fraggle Rockin': A Collection, a three-disc box set of Fraggle Rock music, on October 30, 2007. The collection featured "restored and remastered" versions of three original Fraggle Rock LPs. The collection also included "special liner notes featuring rarely seen photos, contributions from the original composers and even sheet music for select songs."[26] The main portion of these liner notes, called "Getting Down at Fraggle Rock," features an interview with Philip Balsam and Lawrence S. Mirkin and is written by Mike Petersen and Saul Pincus.
The "Fraggle Rock Theme" reached number 33 on the British music charts during the phenomenon.[25] Writers included Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, and Jocelyn Stevenson, with songs by Philip Balsam and Dennis Lee.
Music played a central part in Fraggle Rock. Every episode featured two or three original songs co-written by Canadian poet Dennis Lee and Philip Balsam, as well as incidental music. Several episodes (usually involving Cantus and the Minstrels) focused primarily on music—such as Red Fraggle's attempt to find "her song" for the Fraggle Medley, or the effect of music on the breaking of winter or the presence of light in Fraggle Rock.[24]
On March 18, 2015, Variety said Joseph Gordon-Levitt would star in and produce the film.[23]
Due to the death of puppeteer Jerry Nelson after The Muppets (2011), Gobo Fraggle will likely be recast. In recent appearances, Gobo has been performed by John Tartaglia. In 2012, James Byrkit and Alex Manugian were announced as screenwriters.[22]
In 2011, Weinstein's deal with Henson expired, leaving production of the film in doubt. The Scissor Sisters were announced to write music for the film. In October 2011, New Regency acquired the rights to the movie to be produced by The Jim Henson Company and The Montecito Picture Company. New Regency (the company behind Alvin and the Chipmunks movies) and the producers are currently in discussion whether to use puppets or CGI as well as a mix of live action. Once this has been decided, it will look to a writer for the movie.[21]
In May 2008, The Weinstein Company announced it would distribute the Fraggle Rock movie. The film was written as a live-action musical by Cory Edwards, who would also direct. The film was to be produced by The Jim Henson Company; Ahmet Zappa was executive producing along with Brian Inerfeld. The film would involve all of the core characters from the series. The story would take the characters "outside of their home in Fraggle Rock, where they interact with humans, which they think are aliens."[20] Karen Prell and Dave Goelz were slated to return for the film as Red Fraggle, Boober Fraggle, and Uncle Traveling Matt, respectively.
On October 20, 2006, Darkhorizons.com reported "Henson's company has hired executive producer Ahmet Zappa (The Monstrous Memoirs of a Mighty McFearless) to write a treatment for the film which will be a full-length live-action musical fantasy starring the underground dwellers who venture out into the human world. Henson Co. co-topper Lisa Henson is producing, whilst Brian Henson will exec produce."
In September 2005, The Jim Henson Company announced it was working on a film adaptation of Fraggle Rock, known as Fraggle Rock: The Movie, with the aim of a release in 2009. The story allegedly involves the original Fraggle characters.[19]
The series began airing on Hulu on April 25, 2014.[18]
In 2012, The Jim Henson Company and DHX Media announced a computer animated spin-off to Fraggle Rock, titled The Doozers, targeted at children between ages 4 and 7. It focuses on four young Doozers named Spike, Mollybolt, Flex and Daisy Wheel, who live at Doozer Creek.[17]
The Doozers
An animated Fraggle Rock series aired for one season on NBC's Saturday morning lineup in 1987.[16] The cartoon series introduced some Fraggles, Doozers, and other cave creatures exclusive to the series.
DVD Name
Ep #
Fraggle Rock: Complete First Season September 6, 2005 24 Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock notepad, Behind the Scenes Documentary narrated by Jim Henson, Interviews with the cast and creators, Deluxe collectors box.
Fraggle Rock: Complete Second Season September 5, 2006 24 Jim Henson's Creatures and places of Fraggle Rock notepad, Steve Whitmire's Home Videos, Deluxe Collectors Box and tribute to Jerry Juhl.
Fraggle Rock: Complete Third Season September 11, 2007 22 All-new featurettes and interviews with Fraggle Rock cast and creators, Deluxe embossed collector's packaging.
Fraggle Rock: Complete Series Collection November 4, 2008 96 All 96 Episodes in one collectible Package Art, Original Fraggle Rock Illustrated Poster, All New Featurettes and Interviews with Fraggle Rock cast and creators.
Fraggle Rock: The Complete Final Seasons November 3, 2009 26 All-new featurettes and interviews with Fraggle Rock cast and creators.
On February 18, 2013, Vivendi Visual Entertainment announced it had acquired the rights to the series.[14] Season 1 was be re-released on Mar. 12, 2013, followed by Season 2 on April 16, 2013 and Season 3 on May 14, 2013.[15] A complete series set was released on May 14 as Fraggle Rock - The 30th Anniversary Collection. This 21-disc set features all 96 episodes of the series as well as bonus features. A six-episode DVD with the same title Meet The Fraggles as a previously released 1993 VHS cassette, but it contains different episodes.
On August 10, 2009, Lionsgate Home Entertainment announced it had reached a deal with The Jim Henson Company to acquire the rights to release Fraggle Rock on DVD. It subsequently released the final season on DVD for the very first time on November 3, 2009.[12] It re-released the "Complete Series" collection with new packaging (due to numerous complaints about the previous release) on the same day.[13]
HIT Entertainment released a number of single-disc DVDs with three episodes each (two in the VHS counterparts) plus bonus episodes which could be unlocked by completing a trivia game before releasing the first three seasons of Fraggle Rock on DVD in Region 1 between September 2005 and September 2007. It released a complete series box set on November 4, 2008 but did not release the final season in a separate release. Season 4 had originally been scheduled to be released on the same day as the complete series set but at the last minute it was scrapped and was never released. The season box sets have been re-released by Vivendi Visual Entertainment, but the 5 DVDs with 3 episodes are still sold in stores.
In 1993, Jim Henson Video released five Fraggle Rock VHS tapes with two episodes each.
HBO video released a collection of single-episode VHS tapes during the 1980s.
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In 2010, Lionsgate Home Entertainment UK began releasing complete season box sets. These releases are the same as the American box sets, except without bonus features.
Twelve UK episodes were released on VHS and DVD by [4] HiT Entertainment has tried unsuccessfully to locate the missing episodes, including extensive enquiries with The Jim Henson Company both in the UK and the US. When UK television channels wish to broadcast the show, they must use US versions; such was the case with Boomerang in 2007.
A set of plush dolls of Gobo, Wembley, Boober, and Red were released by Sababa Toys, each accompanied by a DVD featuring two episodes of the show, and one episode of the animated series.
Magna Pacific published the American version of Fraggle Rock on Region 4 DVD in 2007. The DVD set Fraggle Rock: The Complete Fourth Season actually includes seasons four and five. The DVD's have no special features.
In 2007, Fraggle Rock reruns aired on television in several countries. On July 23, 2007, Boomerang started repeating episodes of the North American co-production of Fraggle Rock in the UK. In January 2013, ITV broadcast 2 episodes of this version as part of their 'Old Skool' Weekend feature on the CITV channel.[11] On October 24, 2007, The Australian Broadcasting Corporation begins repeating episodes on the digital-only ABC2 channel. On September 20, 2007, TVNZ 6 in New Zealand began airing episodes daily. The series has aired on Teletoon Retro in Canada daily since 2008. On October 10, 2010, Fraggle Rock reruns returned to U.S. airwaves on The Hub, the newly launched cable-network jointly owned by Hasbro and by Discovery Communications, but the series was discontinued on June 1, 2012. A three-hour marathon of the show aired on April 21, 2013, to honor Fraggle Rock's 30th anniversary. After the marathon, the reruns returned to Hub Network's schedule for one month on June 2013 and aired reruns on the network again on July 7, 2014 until October 6, 2014, one week before it became Discovery Family. Fraggle Rock is available for streaming through Amazon Video and Hulu.
After the show ended on HBO in 1987, the channel started to rerun the series. In the late 1980s, it ran on TNT. The show aired on Disney Channel from October 1, 1992[8] to 1996.[9][10] From 1999 until 2001 the show moved to Odyssey Network, which had recently been purchased by Henson & Hallmark. After Hallmark took full control, it discontinued the reruns.
The CBC/HBO version of the series has been broadcast and dubbed in 95 countries.[6] The series airs on Channel 7 in Australia, Doordarshan in India, TV1 in New Zealand,[7] and PTV in Pakistan.
Broadcast history
In the final episode, Gobo tells Doc that Fraggles refers to humans as "silly creatures", and apologizes. Doc smiles and tells him that he thinks that it's a very good name for humans.
Sprocket often sees and chases Gobo, but can't convince Doc anything lives beyond the wall. Sprocket and Doc have many similar miscommunications throughout the series, given the language barrier, but overall, they understand each other quite well.
Gobo must go out into Doc's workshop to retrieve the postcards from his uncle Matt from the wastebasket where Doc throws them, assuming they are misdelivered. Traveling Matt (a pun on travelling matte, the technique used in his segments) is exploring the wider world, observing humans and reporting humorously false conclusions about their everyday behaviour.
In the North American, Spanish, French and German versions of Fraggle Rock, the connection between Fraggle Rock and Outer Space is a small hole in the wall of the workshop of an eccentric inventor named Doc and his dog Sprocket.
The Silly Creatures of Outer Space
Fraggles are considered pests by the Gorgs, as they often steal radishes from the garden. The Fraggles don't consider it stealing.
Outside another exit from Fraggle Rock live a small family of Gorgs, fat furry humanoids standing about 180 inches (4,600 mm).[5] The husband and wife of the family consider themselves the King and Queen of the Universe, with their son Junior Gorg as its prince and heir, but to all appearances they are simple farmers with a rustic house and garden patch.
Gorgs
Within Fraggle Rock lives a second species of small humanoid creatures, the pudgy, green, ant-like Doozers. Standing about 4 inches (100 mm) tall ("knee-high to a Fraggle").[5] Doozers are in a sense anti-Fraggles; their lives are dedicated to work and industry. Doozers spend much of their time busily constructing all manner of scaffolding throughout Fraggle Rock, using miniature construction equipment and wearing hardhats and work boots. To ensure they always have a steady stream of work, Doozers build their constructions out of an edible candy-like substance (manufactured from radishes) which is greatly enjoyed by Fraggles. This is essentially the only interaction between Doozers and Fraggles; Doozers spend most of their time building, and Fraggles spend much of their time eating tasty Doozer buildings. This pleases the Doozers, because not only is their work being enjoyed by someone, but if the Fraggles stop eating them, the Doozers will eventually run out of building space. Creativity is one of the few traits Fraggles and Doozers have in common.
Doozers redirects here. For the spinoff TV series see The Doozers.
Doozers
Fraggles are small anthropomorphic creatures, typically 18 inches (460 mm) tall,[5] that come in a variety of colors and have fur tuft tipped tails. Fraggles live a generally carefree life, spending most of their time (they have a thirty-minute work week) playing, exploring, and generally enjoying themselves. They live on mainly radishes and Doozer sticks, made of ground-up radishes and the material with which the Doozers build their constructions.
Fraggles
There are three main intelligent anthropomorphic species in the Fraggle Rock environment: Fraggles, Doozers and Gorgs. The Fraggles and Doozers live in a system of natural caves called Fraggle Rock that are filled with all manner of creatures and features, and which connect to at least two different areas (the one of the Gorgs and the one of the "silly creatures", or humans). One of the main themes of the series is that, although the three species depend on the other for their survival, they usually fail to communicate due to vast differences in their biology and culture. The series mainly follows the adventures of five Fraggles: Gobo, Mokey, Red, Wembley, and Boober, each with distinct personalities.
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Kim Yeon-Koung brings Korea to within a win of Rio 2016 quarterfinals
Kim Yeon-Koung top scored for Korea against Argentina at Rio 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 10, 2016 - Korea shut out Argentina 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-23) for Pool A to stay on track for a ticket to the women's volleyball quarterfinals of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Speared on by usual suspect Kim Yeon-Koung who emerged top scorer of the game with 19 points, Korea simply outplayed Argentina across the board, although in the end they didn't seem absolutely satisfied with what they do best -defending.
The result sees Russia mathematically through to the quarterfinals, where they join USA who had earlier sealed their ticket through Pool B. Hosts and defending champions Brazil can also qualify if they beat Japan later today.
Korea have now gone 2-1, one win away from a ticket to the quarterfinals, leaving Argentina winless after three matches.
Argentina tried to react in the third set when Korea relaxed on their 2-0 lead, and even briefly led by as many as four points at 11-15. Korea were first to reach match point at 24-22, but Mimi Sosa attacked to cancel the first one before a kill by Kim Yeon-Koung closed the game in three.
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The Roanoke River Lighthouse and Maritime Museum at the west end of Water Street in Plymouth, NC, along with the Rail Switch Nature Trail at the east end, are projects of the Washington County Waterways Commission (WCWC).
The Washington County Waterways Commission is a registered non-profit 501-3(c) organization. All donations are tax deductible.
The mission of the Washington County Waterways Commission is to collect, preserve, interpret and present the maritime history of Washington County and eastern North Carolina through education and tourism.
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Doward Jones, Jr, Chairman
Harry Lewis Thompson, Vice Chairman & Treasurer
Brenda Conklin, Secretary
Russell Lee
Darcie Tumey
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A North Carolina Department of Transportation Enhancement Grant provided major funding for the project. Additional funders are the Town of Plymouth, NC and the Washington County Travel and Tourism Authority. The properties are owned by the Town of Plymouth and are operated by the WCWC.
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The Outer Banks Lighthouse Society, has designated the Roanoke River Light as the Gateway to the Outer Banks Lighthouses and is represented at Plymouth with its own exhibit about the famous lighthouses along North Carolina's coast. Visitors to Plymouth can discover little-known facts about the state's river light system and build anticipation for their trip to the Outer Banks' exciting lights.
The Washington County Waterways Commission sponsors several popular events each year.
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On monday the beloved alternative rock band from Seattle, Washington released a new song and music video titled “Million Dollar Loan” a direct jab at the republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump, and the way he advertises himself as a “self made man” but fails to mention the part where he received a million dollar loan from his rich father…
The video is directed by Simian Design. The song is the first in a 30 song series created by death cab manager Jordan kurland and author Dave Egger, the series will consist of 30 songs by 30 different artists each day until election.
Heres what Ben Gibbard had to say about “Million Dollar Loan”
“Lyrically, ‘Million Dollar Loan’ deals with a particularly tone deaf moment in Donald Trump’s ascent to the Republican nomination. While campaigning in New Hampshire last year, he attempted to cast himself as a self-made man by claiming he built his fortune with just a ‘small loan of a million dollars’ from his father. Not only has this statement been proven to be wildly untrue, he was so flippant about it. It truly disgusted me. Donald Trump has repeatedly demonstrated that he is unworthy of the honor and responsibility of being President of the United States of America, and in no way, shape or form represents what this country truly stands for. He is beneath us.”
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Tailoring nanolight may improve imaging and spectroscopy accuracy
10 June 2019 | News
Spatial resolution of optical microscopy and spectroscopy is determined by how much one can confine light in space, which is usually restricted to about half-micrometre at the best due to the diffraction limit. However, light can be confined into nanometre scale by using metallic nanostructures through excitation of localised surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). Having such “nanolight” at a sharp metallic tip is particularly useful because it can be used in scanning tunnelling luminescence (STL) and scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy (s-SNOM) performing nanoscale imaging and spectroscopy to look at nanomaterials and even single molecules. However, precise manipulation of nanolight in nanoscale junction has remained an outstanding problem. Because the nature of nanolight (LSPR) is determined by the nanoscopic structure of the tip, its manipulation requires a fine processing technique at the nanoscale. In addition, nanolight confined into nanocavities is of key importance due to the strong enhancement effect of an electromagnetic field, which enables ultrasensitive nanoscale imaging and spectroscopy.
A research team at the Fritz-Haber Institute in Berlin, headed by Dr Takashi Kumagai, has demonstrated that manipulation of nanolight spectrum can be attained by shaping accurately plasmonic gold tips with a focused ion beam (FIB) milling technique. As a demonstration, they produced a very sharp tip with a single groove on its shaft as shown in the scanning electron microscope picture. The spectral response of nanolight confined in the nanocavity formed by the grooved tip and an atomically flat silver surface was investigated by using STL that is the combination of electronic and optical spectroscopies using scanning tunnelling microscopy. The STML spectra with the grooved tips exhibit a characteristic modulation resulting from Fabry–Pérot type interference of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) on the tip shaft as the standing wave formation is visualised in the electrodynamic simulation. The spectral modulation can be precisely controlled by the groove position on the shaft. They also demonstrated that the SPP Fabry–Pérot interference can be improved by optimising the overall tip shape.
(a) SEM images of a gold FIB-tip. A single groove is made at a distance (L) from the apex. (b) Schematic of STL measurement. Light emission (hν) occurs through excitation of LSPR in the junction by tunneling electrons (e–). (c) STL spectra obtained by FIB-tips. Spectral modulation is observed for the tips with a groove and the oscillation period depends on the groove distance. (d) Electrodynamic simulations of two-dimensional electric field mapping for the FIB-tip with a groove. Standing formation of SPP occurs on the tip shaft. Credit: Takashi Kumagai
This work shows the potential of the combination of scanning probe techniques and nano-fabrication of plasmonic tips using FIB in order to study the nature of nanolight and light–matter interactions in nanocavities, which are an important frontier of plasmonics and nanooptics. In addition, the FIB-fabricated plasmonic tips are generally applicable to s-SNOM techniques, thus paving the way for nanoscale imaging and spectroscopy with a high degree of accuracy. Moreover, spectral control of the intense near-field at the apex of plasmonic tips may open up new opportunities for the realisation of coherent laser-triggered electron point sources for low-energy electron microscopy and holography techniques.
The work is reported in Nano Letters.
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SportsReach Football League Roundup – 16th November
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In this late report, two games took place last weekend. Firstly, a repeat of the cup fixture from the week before as Quernmore faced Moorlands again whilst Fulwood made the trip to face Great Ecc, hoping victory would aid them in their chase of the league title.
Great Ecc 1 – 4 Fulwood
Parkinson 86 // Mason 3, Alexander 46, 55, 70
Coming into this game, Great Ecc had been on a run of really good form, winning all their games this season, sweeping all teams aside that came before them. Fulwood meanwhile, have got on with their season, chalking up victories home and away, which made this game a highly enticing prospect. Both teams came into the game with a bare 11 and both sides changed their shape, moving to a 3-5-2. Fulwood started the better of the two teams, scoring minutes into the game. A mistake from the Great Ecc midfield played the ball into the feet of Fulwood attacker Conor Mason, who subsequently slotted the ball home after a one on one against the Great Ecc keeper. Dreamland for Fulwood, the perfect start. Both sides continued to battle throughout the game, looking to get and take the chances that came their way. Fulwood striker Alexander was causing problems for the Great Ecc back line and had a number of good chances but none found their way into the back of the Great Ecc net. Great Ecc too had a number of good chances but were wasteful in front of goal, with none of the shots they had particularly making the goalkeeper work that hard. Coming into half time, Fulwood were happy with their performance but were looking for more goals in the second half to ensure the win. Fulwood, much like the first half, flew out of the blocks and moments into the second half doubled their lead, Calum Alexander dribbling past three or four players before slotting the ball past keeper to score a wonderful solo goal. Definitely a contender for goal of the season! The second half was all Fulwood so far, continuing to attack a Great Ecc side that weren’t having their greatest afternoon on the pitch! A really nice ball released Calum Alexander in behind once again and he was fouled just inside the Great Ecc box to earn a penalty for his team, which he calmly slotted away. 3-0 to Fulwood. They were in dreamland! Great Ecc continued to battle hard and tried to make something happen, but it was to no avail. They could find no way through the resolute Fulwood defence. Soon after Fulwood added to their lead again. Another good move resulted in a corner which was floated in nicely, onto the head of Calum Alexander, who headed home to complete his hattrick. A brilliant performance from him! Great Ecc continued to battle though and were trying to find a goal to try and spark some kind of revival, but it wasn’t forthcoming, until a fortuitous goal in the 86th minute finally got them the goal they were desperate for. Dan Parkinson played a floated in cross that evaded everyone and found its way into the back of the Fulwood net. It was nothing more than a consolation for Great Ecc though, having scored so late on and the game ended 4-1 to Fulwood, a well deserved victory.
Moorlands 5 – 1 Quernmore
Regan-Stansfield, Orford x2, Higgins, Yare // Mustapha
Following Quernmore’s victory last week, they came into the game hoping they could get another win. However, Quernmore were missing a couple of players, whilst Moorlands brought out a strong squad. Moorlands started the brighter of the two sides, with Quernmore’s formation switch to a 4-4-2 not working for them. Moorlands were playing the ball about nicely and were getting some good chances, testing keeper Sutton in net for Quernmore. Moorlands were getting joy in behind and were getting some chances, drawing saves out of keeper Sutton. However, the deadlock was soon broken after a good finish from Regan-Stansfield, firing home into the bottom corner. Quernmore, despite the flat performance, were still in the game, but the ball wasn’t just falling right for them. However, shortly before half time, Moorlands got a crucial goal through Michael Orford, dribbling past a couple of Quernmore defenders before slotting home. 2-0 to Moorlands. Half time came and Quernmore changed their formation again, going to a 3-5-2 to try and shore up the midfield and give themselves more in attack. They started the second half much better than the first, getting a number of good chances but they couldn’t get the ball home. Quernmore were then awarded a penalty after a foul on Mustapha in the box, but it was not scored, which was a crucial moment in the game. Had Quernmore scored and halved Moorlands lead, it could have been a very different result, but alas, they didn’t and Moorlands soon scored again through a fantastic free kick from Michael Orford, firing the ball into the top corner. A fourth goal wasn’t far behind, Higgins beating the offside trap to score again for Moorlands. This was turning into a dream game for them! Quernmore added a goal of their own soon after though, Mustapha tapping home to get nothing more than a consolation for Quernmore. The result was sealed soon after when Alex Yare was played through again and slotted home to complete the victory and win 5-1.
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hexrae
Armchair urbanist
Urban reserve yes, legislature no: chief
New Long Plain leader changes plan for site
By: Mary Agnes Welch
The city's first urban reserve is still a go, but it won't include a long-planned First Nations government and administration complex.
Long Plain First Nation, which owns the parcel of land near Polo Park that's likely to become the city's first aboriginal economic development zone, has told the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs that an Aboriginal legislature and administration building is a no-go.
"It offered very little benefit to our community," said Long Plain Chief David Meeches. "We didn't see the point of continuing to put our money into the project when it wasn't really serving our interests."
That leaves the AMC's $100-million project in limbo.
For four years, Governance House has been a joint project of the AMC and Long Plain. The band was to earn urban reserve status for a parcel of land on Madison Street as part of treaty land it is still owed. The AMC would then use most of the land to build a ten-storey building that was to become the symbol of aboriginal self-government. Long Plain had also planned to build a gas bar on the parcel.
But a change of leadership at Long Plain -- Meeches defeated former chief Dennis Meeches in April -- threw the idea into flux.
The band continued to work through the bureaucracy needed to earn reserve status for the land, and the final hurdle, a new service deal with the city, is almost done. But Meeches said Thursday that, contrary to a story in the Free Press earlier this week, his band will not be working with the AMC to build Governance House. At a national meeting of native leaders in Ottawa Wednesday, Meeches said he again made that clear to AMC Grand Chief Ron Evans. In an interview earlier this week, Evans suggested the Governance House project was proceeding apace at Polo Park and that Long Plain was still open to the proposal. Evans said there was no backup location contemplated. Evans couldn't be reached Thursday.
Meeches said his new council asked outside experts to review the project and just couldn't see how the band would benefit financially. Meanwhile, Long Plain had been paying about $50,000 a year in taxes on the land as the project stalled.
Instead, Long Plain has engaged architects and engineers to look at rehabilitating an old 30,000-square-foot office building at 480 Madison St. to turn it into offices and businesses for First Nations.
Meeches said he's hoping the building will be ready for tenants April 1.
Earlier this year, Meeches and Evans exchanged terse letters about the project. Meeches said he wanted more time to review the proposals put together by his predecessor, but Evans accused Meeches of stalling the project.
Asked if there was lingering ill-will between the band and the AMC, Meeches said no. "It's not bad blood," said Meeches. "I call it business."
maryagnes.welch@freepress.mb.ca
Shame, but if it doesn't make sense for Long Plain and Meeches then that's their prerogative. Perhaps this opens the door for the Governance House to be built elsewhere.
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Originally Posted by hexrae
Like, downtown perhaps? That building would look good on Graham. Those 2 ugly surface lots between Smith and Fort bug me to no end.
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the nw cornr of higgins and main would be perfect
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Originally Posted by Kinguni
That could work, and the project can include a retail component to serve the Graham 'pedestrian mall'.
Originally Posted by 1ajs
I see the potential for a "campus" in that area. Aboriginal Center, Thunderbird House, MMF. Beautify the NE corner and that's a decent start.
i have a bunch of ideas that could do some good around there such as bringing pasinger trains from up north to the old cpr station again being theres several native owned rail lines up north then were the royal alex was a hotel and office building could go up hell the amc could be there lol
rrskylar
This is inexcusable:
Peguis leaders' pay beats premier's
Chief, band council remuneration 'atrocious,' taxpayers' group says
Each member of the Peguis First Nation band council made more money last year than Winnipeg's mayor, Manitoba's premier and nearly every one of the province's MPs.
According to brown-envelope documents delivered to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation recently, Peguis Chief Glenn Hudson made $174,230 in the fiscal year ending in March.
That includes a base salary of $124,000 plus $48,200 in unspecified "other remuneration." It doesn't include $32,000 in travel per diems and expenses.
But Hudson made far less than his four councillors, most of whom earned well over $200,000, tax free.
One band councillor, Glennis Sutherland, made $251,000 and charged an additional $59,000 in travel expenses in the 2008-2009 fiscal year. That's more than $160 a day in gas.
Sutherland has been a band councillor for about 20 years in Peguis, one of the province's biggest reserves and one that's routinely jolted by scandal.
On Thursday, Hudson suggested the figures were too high and possibly incorrect. Friday, he checked with his financial staff and confirmed they are accurate.
He said the high salaries are a hangover from the former regime.
Two years ago, in a battle that had been brewing for a decade, Hudson defeated notorious chief Louis Stevenson, who had also been plagued by scandal.
Instead of cleaning house the moment he became chief, Hudson said he kept many of Stevenson's staff, including the former finance manager. Salaries, travel per diems, expenses, honoraria and other payments like overtime and vehicle grants had been handled by the former manager until she resigned in March.
"Some of the patterns were not identified until now and we're still finding things out as we progress," said Hudson. "It's 26 years of practices that were in place and a lot of them were hidden."
Hudson said a forensic audit of the band's books over the last four years is underway, and the band council recently drafted a resolution capping remuneration at $170,000 for the chief and $140,000 for councillors.
Hudson also noted that's he donated $33,000 of his salary for a community Christmas party.
The reports, done by the Graham Avenue office of BDO Dunwoody chartered accountants, are year-end tallies of the band council's salaries, honoraria, travel expenses and other remuneration for the last two fiscal years. They were delivered anonymously -- Hudson believes they likely came from Stevenson's allies -- to the CTF.
"It's atrocious," said CTF Manitoba director Colin Craig of the salaries. "I wonder what the conditions are like for the average person on the reserve?"
The Interlake band has about 7,200 members and has traditionally spawned some of the province's most colourful controversies.
When Hudson ended Stevenson's 26-year reign as chief in 2007, Ottawa investigated and rejected allegations made by Stevenson and his supporters alleging election corruption. Similar allegations were made after nearly every band election.
Stevenson's tax-free salary and severance package paid during his last year as chief also sparked criticism. He made $240,000 plus a whopping $133,000 in travel expenses in 2006-2007.
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Location: Thunder Bay
There is a real problem with leaders in First Nations communities taking excessive amounts of money from the community's coffers. There must be a system by which the people of these communities can hold their leaders accountable for this, and we need it yesterday.
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the past few weeks of news on first nations issues in this province have been quite troubling - kapyong issues, $1mil fraud in norway house, governance centre at polo just turning into a gas station, this story today.. etc. etc.. all of this is just completely outrageous and unbelievable and none of the politicians in charge seem to be at all concerned.
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this is what happens when u don't have proper education of the people
Posted Dec 20, 2009, 12:15 AM
DowntownWpg
Originally Posted by vidilicious
Exactly... I fully agree.
In response to this story, I posted elsewhere that real transparency and accountability are long overdue for First Nation's administrations, band councils, etc. There should be the same access to and scrutiny of the finances as we have with any government department, such as means of federal and provincial Freedom of Information Acts or offices of Ombudsman. Such openness is a requirement for any real democracy.
This corruption is the kind of thing that happens when people think that nobody is watching. At the very least, it certainly does seem extremely dishonest and a betrayal to those who elected them... those same people who the council are supposed to be working for at improving their lives , opportunities and living conditions.
Stories like this further reinforce that those First Nations who cry 'racism' and blame 'The White Man' for their woes cannot be more incorrect. I'd say that it is the corruption of the First Nation's own leadership that is the biggest problem, and I don't care that the CMHR-mentality would be offended and cry foul that this is my opinion.
Us 'white folk' can't exactly amass on the First Nations and Aboriginal reserves; give the boot to those leaders who are corrupt; revamp the education and child care in a way we feel would be ideal; construct new facilities and housing and demolish what is dilapidated, etc. This would, of course, be viewed as an all-out assault on their culture and land, which would be met with resistance and take us all back decades of effort in trying to create trust and understanding between our cultures.
Which makes it so very sad to see such an obvious case of corruption such as what is happening on Peguis. "Whites" will continue to be blamed for their lot in life, but we're hard-pressed to do much more than provide funding to FN leadership. It is up to their leadership and has been for quite some time, to do the hard work of improving living conditions and social systems and not over zealously line their own pockets.
Corruption and lack of accountability is the problem, and until properly addressed, not much is going to change regarding quality of life on the FN's. Real accountability and transparency is the next step needed. Hopefully, bringing forward such openness of the books and of the leadership's activities is initiated by the First Nations themselves, because if that change is forced from the outside it won't be an ideal situation for any party.
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amc is moving into a couple floors in the kensington building (portage&smith)
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good perhaps they can take over the ave block
@DowntownWpg: The Indian Act allows a surprising amount of undemocratic actions. The federal government has the ability to completely condemn and demolish a reserve, de-reserve it and relocated every resident to another place, for any reason and at any time. They don't do this anymore, but they used to. Quite regularly. They also have the ability to create a reserve anywhere, for any reason, at any time. I'm sure if the Indian Act in its entirety was brought up for review in the Supreme Court, much of it would be struck down upon closer examination. It's archaic and it isn't helping the situation anymore. (Arguably, it never did.)
The creation of a system by which status Indians can hold their leaders accountable will have to be approved by our parliament, which is "white". Personally, I think the Indian Act and the treaties should all be rebuilt and renegotiated. Ongoing negotiation as relationships evolve is a part of aboriginal culture, and it should be a part of ours. If we took the time to work this out as two equal parties we could see an end to most of these problems in our generation.
Or we could just keep saying we have to "ignore the racism" while doing nothing to make the racism ignorable.
Peguis First Nation
Population: 7, 200
CHIEF GLENN HUDSON
Salary, honoraria and other remuneration: $174,230
Travel: $32,151 (For 2008-09 fiscal year)
COUN. MARY SUTHERLAND
Travel: $39,932
COUN. GLEN COCHRANE
COUN. DARLENE BIRD
Travel: $37, 239
COUN. GLENNIS SUTHERLAND
Premier: $153,769 (According to the province's latest public accounts documents, former premier Gary Doer made that much in the year ending March 31, 2009. Premier Greg Selinger will make roughly the same.)
Population: 1.2 million
Mayor: $114,053 (In 2008, Mayor Sam Katz made that much. A third of it was taxfree.)
MPs: $157,731 (That's the base salary this year for MPs. It was a little less last year. Cabinet ministers like Treasury Board president Vic Toews make an additional salary, bringing their pay up to $233,247 this year. They also get a car allowance of $2,122.)
Population: 80,000 average for Manitoba ridings
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ScrappyPeg
It seems archaic to continue a practice whereby taxpayer money is used to support a certain race of people for an eternity.
But why would anyone expect that to ever change - it's just much easier for the government to dole out billions of dollars, with very little accountability, in order to keep a certain group of people pacified. And who are those that are getting pacified? It certainly doesn't appear to be your average aboriginal person living on the reserve.
Billions of taxpayer dollars earmarked for one race of people - money given for all sorts of reasons (housing, social services, education etc) and yet we hear that many on the reserves are living in 3rd world conditions. The finger then gets pointed back at the government that not enough is being done - what about the billions of dollars?!
I dunno -- someone better come up with some good ideas soon. Last I heard the number of aboriginals in Manitoba is growing at a faster rate than non aboriginals (don't ask me the stats..). If Manitoba ends up with more non tax paying citizens than tax paying ones we are in trouble!
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Originally Posted by ScrappyPeg
Yes, but like the monarchy (Magna Carta), we agreed to it (the Treaties).
Money isn't going to them to "keep them pacified", it is going to them because we agreed that in exchange for letting us take away their sovereignty, we would support them financially and in other ways.
Just giving money to someone or something isn't doing anything. It is how they use it that does something. The government has failed aboriginal people by not allowing them greater self-governance to hold themselves accountable, and by not strengthening their political and education systems. (Democracy simply doesn't work is the people aren't educated and reasonably well off.) Aboriginal people have failed us and themselves by not being responsible with their money in the first place.
I dunno -- someone better come up with some good ideas soon.
Greater self-governance and self-justice systems, reworking or abolishing the Indian Act and re-negotiating the treaties aren't good ideas?
Last I heard the number of aboriginals in Manitoba is growing at a faster rate than non aboriginals (don't ask me the stats..). If Manitoba ends up with more non tax paying citizens than tax paying ones we are in trouble!
In Thunder Bay, aboriginal and visible minority population growth is more than cancelling out white population decline. Most of those new people do pay taxes and work. Not every aboriginal is on welfare, and the number one complaint from young aboriginals in this city today with regards to employment is "people won't hire us, even though we have skills".
How can you argue that only one part is archaic (assuming that is what you are doing here) - if it is archaic for the government to control and determine what happens with reserves and it's people than it is also archaic to expect taxpayers to continue to financially support one race of people.
Laws, policies, legislation - they all change over time. New rule - taxpayers are no longer financially responsible to support one race of people. You can include that with your suggestion of abolishing the Indian Act and rewriting treaties.
As for the comment about how many aboriginal people pay taxes -- you and I both know that those who do work are in the minority among their people. The reality is there aren't many employment opportunities on remote reserves, many living on the rez are on band assistance. The ones that relocate to the city from the reservation have no work history and they are ill prepared to work for various reasons. We also both know aboriginal people are 'over represented' in jails and of the issue of poverty among aboriginal people. Those are all facts that no one likes to hear. Billions of dollars and these are still prevalent issues among and within the Aboriginal population.
Despite being frustrated, I strongly disagree with a statement that suggests giving billions of dollars is doing nothing - that is a complete insult.
@DowntownWpg: The Indian Act allows a surprising amount of undemocratic actions.
Yup, in fact I believe there are still many hereditary chiefs.
The federal government has the ability to completely condemn and demolish a reserve, de-reserve it and relocated every resident to another place, for any reason and at any time. They don't do this anymore, but they used to. Quite regularly. They also have the ability to create a reserve anywhere, for any reason, at any time. I'm sure if the Indian Act in its entirety was brought up for review in the Supreme Court, much of it would be struck down upon closer examination. It's archaic and it isn't helping the situation anymore. (Arguably, it never did.)
The creation of a system by which status Indians can hold their leaders accountable will have to be approved by our parliament, which is "white". Personally, I think the Indian Act and the treaties should all be rebuilt and renegotiated.
Also agree with you here. A priority being bringing forward requirements for transparency, and make open democratic elections a requirement, among other things.
Would be most ideal if this can be done amicably and by working together, because parliament ramming it through wouldn't be good for anybody. FN leadership does have to be prepared to accept real accountability and transparency for their people and, in fact, all Canadians.
Last edited by DowntownWpg; Dec 22, 2009 at 4:31 AM.
perhaps when the new king is crowned we will open up the table to talks?
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God help this country if we open up the wrong talks. We could literally lose the entire country. Without the Crown, there are no treaties, and without the treaties, there is very little of Canada left for the Crown.
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Don't watch documentaries on serial killers just before going to sleep
Discussion in 'Documentaries' started by Snarky's Ghost, Jan 8, 2019.
Snarky's Ghost Soap Chat Oracle
Haunting that cozy cellar under Falcon Crest
All Cunanan. All night long.
Snarky's Ghost, Jan 8, 2019
Richard Channing Soap Chat Star
Yes, they do say you shouldn't do that, but I often find myself doing it anyway. There's nothing like a series of grisly murders to lull you off to sleep.
Richard Channing, Jan 8, 2019
Snarky's Ghost said: ↑
Riveting stuff. A lot in there about Cunanan that I didn't know. It's one hell of a story. I've been meaning to get round to watching The assassination of Gianni Versace: American crime story. Have you seen it?
Gianni Versace's house looked amazing. That pool!
Richard Channing said: ↑
Yes, it's a compelling thing. I haven't seen the fictionalized version yet but want to.
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I just watched the first episode. People can be so dark and twisted.
Willie Oleson, Jan 10, 2019
Willie Oleson said: ↑
That meant me, didn't it?!?
Snarky's Ghost, Jan 11, 2019
Sorry, I didn't mean to upset you. Sometimes we forget that dark & twisted people have feelings too
Yesterday I watched episode 2 (the American Crime Story version) and it's very different from season 1.
To be honest I don't know much about Versace but he seemed like a passionate man. His residence is not just big and opulent, it's beautiful with lots of personal details. I like people who appreciate beauty and beautiful things, and maybe that's why this crime story looks so sad and depressing.
The killer, a handsome male whore, is extremely unlikeable.
It all feels like such a waste.
Oh..... ummm….. okay.
Willie Oleson said:
I have to confess to a bit of a fascination with sordid high society crime. I have no use whatever for the kinds of downmarket domestic trailer park murders which have been painted across the small screen in recent years (a la 48 HOURS of DATELINE in the States, but I'm assuming most of the western media is doing the same nowadays) unless there's something really unique about them.
But add a genuinely upscale element to them, and my interest is piqued.
Is that the DYNASTY wannabe-good part of my brain, I ask you??
So I can watch Dominick Dunne's POWER, PRIVILEGE & JUSTICE and wish it was on DVD, but I can't stomach the other shows.
I wonder if ACS is going to tackle the Natalie Wood mystery...
Hmm, just finished episode 4 and I must say it's getting a bit tiresome. At first it had a "Talented Mr Ripley" vibe but most of Cunanan's scenes are one-on-one, and it's so much easier to manipulate an individual rather than a group of people.
But anyway, he's bad and he's a faker but do I need to watch 5 more episodes to realize that? It almost feels like glorification of the serial killer.
It's certainly not as compelling as the first series (O.J.) but all the Versace scenes are nice.
Interesting. Very often a good documentary trumps a dramatic recreation.
BTW: I love RIPLEY -- and Cunanan really is Ripley, isn't he?
Very often a good documentary trumps a dramatic recreation.
I'm now watching the documentary you've posted (to cut to the chase) and I just realized why I don't like this story.
It's like Judith Light's character Marylin Miglin said "I don't want to know what he thinks or why he does it, I just want him to get caught".
That's exactly how I feel about this man: he doesn't deserve my curiosity and attention. He's vile but not special and I don't want to know him.
However, what does fascinate me is the massive blunder that gave Cunanan the opportunity to escape.
They were tracking him via Miglin's car phone and that information got leaked to the press (how???)
But the worst part is that they decided to broadcast this information. If they hadn't done that, two of his victims could still be alive.
Are they not somehow responsible?
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Comprehensive mapping of long-range interactions reveals folding principles of the human genome
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Entry by Leon Furchtgott, APP 225 Fall 2010.
Erez Lieberman-Aiden*, Nynke L. van Berkum*, et al. Comprehensive mapping of long-range interactions reveals folding principles of the human genome. Science 326 (2009).
4 Discussion / Relation to Soft Matter
This paper is about Hi-C, a method that probes the tree-dimensional architecture of whole genomes. The authors construct a spatial proximity map of the human genome with Hi-C at a resolution of 1 megabase. The map shows that the genome is spatially segregated into two genome-wide compartments corresponding to open and closed chromatin. The chromatin conformation is consistent with a fractal globule polymer conformation as opposed to an equilibrium globule conformation.
Understanding how chromosomes fold can provide insight into the complex relationships between chromatin structure, gene activity, and the functional state of the cell. Yet beyond the scale of nucleosomes, little is known about chromatin organization. Up until now long-range interactions between loci could only be probed for specific pairs of loci, not on the level of every combination of loci. This paper introduces a new method to obtain this degree of resolution and suggests some implications from the analysis of these sets of data.
Hi-C method: DNA from cells is digested with a restriction enzyme that leaves a 5′ overhang; the 5′ overhang is filled, including a biotinylated residue; and the resulting blunt-end fragments are ligated under dilute conditions that favor ligation events between the cross-linked DNA fragments. The resulting DNA sample contains ligation products consisting of fragments that were originally in close spatial proximity in the nucleus, marked with biotin at the junction. A Hi-C library is created by shearing the DNA and selecting the biotin-containing fragments with streptavidin beads. The library is then analyzed by using massively parallel DNA sequencing, producing a catalog of interacting fragments (Fig. 1).
Fig. 1.Overview of Hi-C. (A) Cells are cross-linked with formaldehyde, resulting in covalent links between spatially adjacent chromatin segments (DNA fragments shown in dark blue, red; proteins, which canmediate such interactions, are shown in light blue and cyan). Chromatin is digested with a restriction enzyme (here, HindIII; restriction site marked by dashed line; see inset), and the resulting sticky ends are filled in with nucleotides, one of which is biotinylated (purple dot). Ligation is performed under extremely dilute conditions to create chimeric molecules; the HindIII site is lost and an NheI site is created (inset). DNA is purified and sheared. Biotinylated junctions are isolated with streptavidin beads and identified by paired-end sequencing. (B) Hi-C produces a genome-wide contact matrix. The submatrix shown here corresponds to intrachromosomal interactions on chromosome 14. (Chromosome 14 is acrocentric; the short arm is not shown.) Each pixel represents all interactions between a 1-Mb locus and another 1-Mb locus; intensity corresponds to the total number of reads (0 to 50). Tick marks appear every 10 Mb. (C and D) We compared the original experiment with results from a biological repeat using the same restriction enzyme [(C), range from 0 to 50 reads] and with results using a different restriction enzyme [(D), NcoI, range from 0 to 100 reads].
Analysis of this data gives long-range contacts between segments more than 20 kb apart. The authors thus construct a genome-wide contact matrix by dividing the genome into 1-Mb regions and defining matrix entries m(i,j) to be the number of ligations products between two loci i and j. (Obviously this means that the contact matrices are symmetric). The contact matrices are highly reproducible (1B,C,D).
Using these matrices, the authors can also compute interesting statistics about the 3-D structure of DNA such as the contact probability <math>I_n(s)</math>, for paris of loci separated by a genomic distance s on chromosome n (Fig. 3A). <math>I_n(s)</math> decreases monotonically on every chromosome, suggesting polymer-like behavior. However, even at distances greater than 200 Mb, <math>I_n(s)</math> is always much greater than the average contact probability between different chromosomes -- this confirms the existence of polymer territories (chromosomes are not all intertwined).
Fig. 2 Correlation matrix illustrates the correlation [range from – (blue) to +1 (red)] between the intrachromosomal interaction profiles of every pair of 1-Mb loci along chromosome 14. The plaid pattern indicates the presence of two compartments within the chromosome.
Fig. 3 The local packing of chromatin is consistent with the behavior of a fractal globule. (A) Contact probability as a function of genomic distance averaged across the genome (blue) shows a power law scaling between 500 kb and 7 Mb (shaded region) with a slope of –1.08 (fit shown in cyan). (B) Simulation results for contact probability as a function of distance (1 monomer ~ 6 nucleosomes ~ 1200 base pairs) (10) for equilibrium (red) and fractal (blue) globules. The slope for a fractal globule is very nearly –1 (cyan), confirming our prediction (10). The slope for an equilibrium globule is –3/2, matching prior theoretical expectations. The slope for the fractal globule closely resembles the slope we observed in the genome. (C) (Top) An unfolded polymer chain, 4000 monomers (4.8 Mb) long. Coloration corresponds to distance from one endpoint, ranging from blue to cyan, green, yellow, orange, and red. (Middle) An equilibrium globule. The structure is highly entangled; loci that are nearby along the contour (similar color) need not be nearby in 3D. (Bottom) A fractal globule. Nearby loci along the contour tend to be nearby in 3D, leading to monochromatic blocks both on the surface and in cross section. The structure lacks knots. (D) Genome architecture at three scales. (Top) Two compartments, corresponding to open and closed chromatin, spatially partition the genome. Chromosomes (blue, cyan, green) occupy distinct territories. (Middle) Individual chromosomes weave back and forth between the open and closed chromatin compartments. (Bottom) At the scale of single megabases, the chromosome consists of a series of fractal globules.
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Tag: Mic Jack
Singles Round-up, April 21
Paramore | “Hard Times”
The current worship of ’80s pop culture continues with Paramore’s tropical-flavored comeback single from the band’s new record, After Laughter. It’s an understated ear-worm (with fitting lyrics like “Where do I go?/ Gimme some sort of sign/ Hit me with lightning!/ Maybe I’ll come alive”), and doesn’t reach for the cheap seats like “Ain’t It Fun” or “Misery Business”. Still, “Hard Times” shows that even when Hayley Williams follows a trend, she makes it her own.
Papa Roach | “American Dreams”
Yup, they’re still a thing and they’ve decided to bring back the quasi-rapping of Jacoby Shaddix, which is as awkward as ever. The same goes for his sort of indictment of the reality of the American Dream by today’s standards. The chorus, though, plays to their strengths by being almost cynically anthemic. Judged by Papa Roach standards (which is how it should be), this ain’t terrible.
Big Boi feat. Killer Mike and Jeezy | “Kill Jill”
Big Boi returns with a Japanese-flavored, Hatsune Miku-sampling beat and one of the best rappers alive having a fucking blast on the mic. Hearing these two chew through scenery with absurd braggadocio is a joy the world needs more of right now.
Big Boi feat. Adam Levine | “Mic Jack”
A Big Boi song made to make you dance featuring Adam Levine, huh? OK, sure. “Mic Jack” features more of Big Boi’s (practically trademark) lecherousness, something that (sadly) seems inexhaustible at this point. Meanwhile, Levine phones in a sorta-catchy chorus with embarassing lyrics. It’s a lotta fluff, honestly, and it’s kinda fun. Eh, whatever.
DJ Shadow feat. Nas | “Systematic”
Shadow’s collaboration with Run the Jewels last year was fantastic, and he’s done it again here with Nas. He has an inate gift for coaxing out great performances from rappers. The nervous, twitchy beat bounces around with immediacy, while Nas raps like he still has something to prove. We could have one new song between Shadow and a rapper once per year and I’d have no problem with that.
Author blueshirt12Posted on April 27, 2017 April 27, 2017 Categories Singles Round-upTags Adam Levine, American Dreams, Big Boi, DJ Shadow, Hard Times, Jeezy, Kill Jill, Killer Mike, Mic Jack, Nas, Papa Roach, Paramore, Systematic
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Trump aides hold daily meetings on vaping as White House scrambles to formulate policy
By wpadmin | December 16, 2019
From left: White House counselor Kellyanne Conway speaks to Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) and President Donald Trump, during a listening session on youth vaping and the electronic cigarette epidemic inside the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington,, November 22, 2019.
Tom Brenner | Reuters
The White House, grappling with the outbreak of a deadly lung disease associated with vaping, has been holding daily meetings on the issue for over two weeks, according to a senior administration official.
President Donald Trump is expected to participate in the final meeting of the year on the public health emergency sometime before Christmas, the administration official said.
The daily meeting typically occurs in the Roosevelt Room in the White House West Wing, and is open to Health and Human Services officials, senior administration officials and junior aides who may have an interest in the issue.
First Lady Melania Trump is also playing a role in shaping the administration’s response. “She has said she wants to be involved,” the official said.
Trump in September called for a ban on flavored e-cigarettes but backed off over concern about job losses at the thousands of vape shops nationwide and potential voter backlash. The White House has been under pressure from both vaping advocates and health groups to take action.
Concerns about e-cigarettes peaked over the summer amid an outbreak of a deadly vaping-related illness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in early December that 52 people have died from the disease and 2,409 people have been hospitalized. Health officials have since narrowed their focus on THC vaping products.
Numerous state attorneys general opened investigations into e-cigarette maker Juul following the reports. California, New York, North Carolina, Illinois and Washington, D.C., have filed lawsuits against the company, alleging its advertising contributed to a surge of underage vaping in the United States.
Juul has suspended advertising in the United States and paused sales of all but two flavors.
In October, the FDA warned people to avoid using vaping products containing chemical THC and not to buy or use vaping products from “unknown sources” or “any kind obtained off the street.”
Dank Vapes is the most commonly used THC product among patients who developed a deadly vaping illness, though it’s “unlikely” that a single brand caused the national outbreak, the CDC said on Dec. 6.
— CNBC’s Angelica LaVito contributed to this report.
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Growing up in a refugee camp in Turkey
Kavout Mahy speaks of the hardship of growing up in a refugee camp in Mardin, Turkey, when her family was forced into exile during the murderous Anfal campaign waged by the Baathist regime against Kurds.
Storyteller: Kavout Mahy
Date of Story: 1988-1991
Location of Story: Mardin, Turkey
Location: Toulouse, France
Date: 17 November, 2015
Hiding in a cave as Saddam’s planes attacked
Kavout Mahy recalls an early childhood memory, which she can now attribute to her experience living in caves during Saddam Hussein’s aerial bombardment of the Kurdistan Region in the late 1980s. Kavout’s father was a Peshmerga fighter, who were fighting a guerrilla war against the Baathist regime at that time, and his entire family was forced to flee their homes into the mountains to avoid arrest or murder.
Date of Story: 1987-mid 1988 (before the Anfal arrived in the Badinan area)
Location of Story: Haterche area, Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Crossing from Gaza into Egypt in a smuggler’s tunnel
Sam Morris recounts his experience climbing into a 2x2m (and precarious) smuggling tunnel along the Philadelphia corridor dividing the Gaza Strip from Egypt in 2011–in a time when Israel frequently targeted the tunnels with airstrikes. Egypt subsequently relaxed border controls later that year and most of the tunnels, which had killed at least 140 children used as smugglers, were demolished in 2013-2014.
Storyteller: Sam Morris
Date of Story: 2011
Location of Story: Gaza, Palestine
Location: Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq
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The Netherland Inn Lo Country Boil
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Listed on the National Register of Historical Sites, the Netherland Inn rises above the Holston River. The restored Inn faces the Old Stage Road in the heart of Kingsport’s Boat Yard Park, an area along the Holston River that served as migratory spot for settlers to build boats for their westward trip during the mid-1700s.
William King originally built Netherland Inn between 1802 and 1808 as a point from where he could ship salt westward. He later sold the inn in 1818 to Richard Netherland who procured a stage contract and established the inn and tavern for travelers along the Old Stage Road.
As a stop along the route from Washington City and Nashboro and the main route to western Kentucky and middle Tennessee, the inn hosted many famous persons including Presidents Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson and James K. Polk.
The Inn is filled with museum furnishings that depict an intimate study of life in one of the South’s most important American frontier settlements. Behind the Inn is the Netherland Inn Log Cabin Children’s Museum and Schoolhouse, featuring children’s toys of the 18th and 19th centuries. Not original to the site, the cabin was moved from Daniel Boone’s Wilderness Trail in Virginia. Boone is believed to have lived in the cabin between 1773 and 1775.
The Inn is open May through October and by special arrangement.
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The UpTake (http://theuptake.org/2017/03/06/mn-house-vote-may-roll-back-low-wage-workers-gains/)
MN House Vote May Roll Back Low-Wage Workers’ Gains
By Cirien Saadeh | March 6, 2017
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150,000 low-wage workers may lose their hard-earned sick and safe time gains after a vote taken by the MN House last week. HF600, the Uniform State Labor Standards Act, would strip away the ability of local communities to create their own employment standards in the future. But it is also retroactive. Bill opponents say the it is a response to the successful organizing done in local communities to create more just working standards and conditions.
“Preemption limits and restricts democracy and it strips away local control and it locks in the things that are not working, it locks in the broken structures that we know about and we are talking about here at the Capitol. It is unfair, it is undemocratic, and it is not what Minnesota is about. We can do better,” said Rep. Erin Murphy (DFL- St. Paul), in a March 2nd pre-vote press conference organized by NOC and other opponents of HF600.
Advocates for local interference argue that uniform employment standards are meant to support businesses who are concerned about the “patchwork” of regulations they must contend with: locally, statewide, and nationally. Bill author Rep. Pat Garofalo (R-Farmington) argues it is meant to protect employers by giving them regulatory and labor certainty. No all business agree. Small business owners have lobbied against the bill saying that when workers do better their businesses do better.
Videos: Local pre-emption bill is a “power grab”
Video above: Coalition of groups and lawmakers opposed to HF600 hold news conference, call it a “power grab.”
Video below: Rep. Erin Maye Quade speaks from personal experience about sick and safe time.
“We don’t take away what has been organized and fought for, that is not what we are here to do. And though I appreciate Representative’s Garofalo’s concern for the progressive movement, this is not about stopping right-to-work, because if it was it would not be retroactive. This targets the 150,000 Minnesotans who have or will have earned sick and safe time,” said Rep. Erin Maye Quade (DFL-Apple Valley).
Organizers are concerned that if HF600 is signed into law they would have to have to start organizing anew for just working conditions and a $15 minimum wage in Minnesota.
“Instead of being able to work and to speak with city councilmembers who we have built relationships with, people who have championed policy over the last couple of years that have helped working people and marginalized communities, we would have to come to the State Legislature. We would have to come down to St. Paul and deal with Republicans who obviously don’t get the problems of working people in the State of Minnesota,” said Rod Adams, a NOC organizer, “It would be like starting life over again.”
Several large Minnesota business associations and the Chamber of Commerce support HF600. It also has the backing of ALEC, the conservative thinktank, which has developed numerous examples of preemption legislation on everything from employment to the environment.
Late on Thursday night, the final vote on HF600 was 76-53. The Senate has yet to vote on the companion bill, but that is expected to happen soon. Reps. Pat Garofalo and Melissa Hortman have indicated that Governor Dayton would not sign the bill if it reaches his desk.
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Khan al-Ahmar Demolition Postponed
As has been widely reported by international media, Israel’s imminent demolition of the Bedouin village of Khan Al-Ahmar has provoked significant international protest, with key countries, most notably European states, condemning the planned action as a grave violation of international law.
With this mobilization of Europe and the UN as the backdrop, alongside unusually strong and organized domestic Israeli activism, and notable activism from progressives in the United States, on July 6 the Israeli High Court agreed to suspend the demolition of the village in order to examine a new petition by the residents, who argued that their demand for legalizing the village has not been examined by the Civil Administration. The High Court gave the State until July 11 to respond. The State responded to the Court’s action by demanding to be allowed to proceed immediately with the demolition of the school, in spite of the suspension of the demolition order. The Court rejected this demand and set a hearing date for August 15, delaying the demolition of the village at least until then.
On July 9, residents of Khan al-Ahmar - who in addition to facing demolition of their homes were also, in the meantime, being forcibly evacuated from them by Israeli forces - filed another petition to the High Court. This one argued that the State had issued demolition orders for the buildings (now suspended by the Court), but had never issued evacuation order for the residents (and therefore should not be evacuating them). In light of this petition, Israel’s High Court suspended the evacuation and require the State to respond by July 16.
Some observations:
There is not doubt that the cohesive engagement of European states played in a key role in creating an environment in which the High Court was willing and ready to act and postpone the demolition. The successful organizing and engaging around Khan al-Ahmar demonstrates that when Europe and others engage with determination and unity, they can have an impact. It is also an indication that Netanyahu is aware that having the support of Trump and Putin does not always suffice, and that the concerns of Israel’s traditional European allies cannot be ignored.
The Court’s ruling is a positive development, but it is a provisional, temporary victory; Israeli authorities have clearly demonstrated that they are determined to proceed with the demolition. Moreover, there is the danger that the Court’s positive action will ultimately be exploited as political cover if/when the village is ultimately demolished, with Israeli authorities and their defenders arguing that the Palestinian residents of Khan al-Ahmar enjoyed the full benefits of a fair and honest judicial system. Such arguments ignore the fact that Israeli domestic courts issuing rulings regarding the property rights of non-citizens living on land over which Israel has no legal sovereignty is, in itself, legally problematic (to say the least). They also ignore the fact that the Israeli legal system in the West Bank, as it has operated from the time it was instituted to the present, is explicitly designed to prioritize the interests and ambitions of Israel and its Israeli citizens, at the cost of the rights, interests, and health of the West Bank’s Palestinian residents. The track record of Israel’s planning and legal authorities, especially, since the time of the Oslo Accords, in Area C, speaks for itself.
That said, the public campaign cited above cannot possibly have escaped the attention of the Court. It is likely that the justices are asking themselves if Netanyahu might not want the issue of Khan al-Ahmar “to go way,” and, unwilling to rile his base, he expects the Court to do his dirty work. In many ways, this would be the best of all worlds for Netanyahu: he could remove Khan al-Ahmar from the public agenda at no political cost to himself, and attack the Court for doing so (it is worth noting that on July 17, the Knesset adopted a new law stripping Palestinians of the right to bring land ownership cases to the High Court). Whatever merit there is to these speculations, the prospect of judicial intervention in stopping the demolitions and displacement remain low, but it is not to be ruled out. The final word has not been said.
It should also be recalled that the current action against Khan al-Ahmar is in part about the government “compensating” the settlers for the evacuation of the outpost Netiv Ha’avot in June. Settlers have used that evacuation, carried out only after the Israeli government exhausted every possible effort to legalize the settlers’ illegal construction, as a tool to exert pressure on the government to proceed rapidly with the demolition of Khan Al-Ahmar (including by demonstrating there and calling for the government to fulfill “its obligation” and demolish the village ).
Finally, as we have written repeatedly in the past, the story of Khan Al-Ahmar is not only about the tragedy for the village and its inhabitants, or about Israel’s readiness to carry out an ostensible war crime in the face of the world. It is also about Israel’s determination to clear the entire area of the West Bank east of Jerusalem, and located within the line of the built and planned barrier, of any Palestinian presence. This clearing will prepare the ground for the future construction of E1 and de facto annexation of this so-called bloc, which extends well beyond the built-up area of Maale Adumim (see also Daniel Seidemann’s interview with +972 magazine).
17/12/2019 Expansion of Nof Zion in the heart of Jabal Mukkaber
17/12/2019 Renewed effort to advance Atarot settlement
17/12/2019 The prospect of the approval of E-1 and the demolition of Khan al Ahmar has just become more serious
17/12/2019 Court decision suspending the sale of three church properties to the settlers
4/12/2019 The Baffling Siege of Issawiya
4/12/2019 Final approval of the Old City Aerial Cable Car plan
4/12/2019 B’selem report: A pick number of house demolitions in East Jerusalem in 2019
4/12/2019 Tensions in Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif: Cyclical, with a Difference
4/12/2019 The impact of Israel’s political crisis on potential developments in Jerusalem
13/9/2019 Q&A - ANNEXATION: WHAT HAPPENED AND DOES IT MATTER?
6/8/2019 The Inauguration of Silwan Tunnel: Background and Ramifications
9/7/2019 Is Netanyahu Displaying Restraint? The Cases of Khan al Ahmar, Givat Hamatos and E-1
9/7/2019 Systemic collective punishment and severe clashes in Issawiya
9/7/2019 The Wadi Hummus demolitions: unlike anything witnessed to date
9/7/2019 Clashes on Temple Mount/Haram El Sharif at the end of Ramadan/Jerusalem Day
9/7/2019 Final ruling validates the lease of three properties to settlers group at the Jaffa Gate
3/4/2019 Bab al Rahme - Tensions continue
3/4/2019 Joint statement of Pope Francis and Morocco’s King Mohammed VI
3/4/2019 Political pressure to demolish Khan Al Ahmar
3/4/2019 Demolitions in Shuafat
3/4/2019 The Jerusalem municipality and Elad jointly advance the expansion of Elad’s activities in Abu Tor
3/4/2019 Opening of trade offices in Jerusalem
28/2/2019 Jerusalem & the 2019 Israeli Elections Campaign
28/1/2019 Opening of the Segregated Road in Greater Jerusalem: A Major Step Towards de facto Annexation of Area C
28/1/2019 Accelerating the Pace for Construction of E-2
28/1/2019 Imminent Eviction in Sheikh Jarrah: The Sabbagh Family
28/1/2019 The Jerusalem Aerial Cable Car: Plan Deposited for Public Review
21/12/2018 Reflections on Jerusalem, One Year After Trump Policy Shift
21/12/2018 Australia & The Perils of Recognition in Jerusalem
21/12/2018 Moving Embassies - Is Brazil Next?
21/12/2018 Bullying the World to Accept "Undivided Jerusalem" Mantra
21/12/2018 A New Jerusalem Compound for Foreign Embassies?
26/11/2018 The 2018 Jerusalem Municipal Elections: Highlights & Lessons
26/11/2018 The Closure of the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem
26/11/2018 A Pattern of New & Troubling Developments
17/10/2018 Elections in Jerusalem 2018: The Palestinian Dimension
11/9/2018 A Final Ruling on Khan Al-Ahmar: implications and next steps
11/9/2018 US Cuts Off Funding for East Jerusalem Hospitals
11/9/2018 Jerusalem Mayor Threatens to Expel UNRWA
11/9/2018 The High Holidays: Keeping a close eye on the Temple Mount
21/8/2018 Tenders published for 603 new units in Ramat Shlomo
21/8/2018 Temple Mt/Haram al Sharif: Jewish Visits - & Tensions - Increase
21/8/2018 Israeli Govt Opens Jewish “Heritage Center” in the heart of Silwan
21/8/2018 Khan Al Ahmar Update: Recent Developments
21/8/2018 Municipality Announces New Deal for 20k units in Jerusalem
17/7/2018 Major New Plans Approved for Pisgat Ze'ev
17/7/2018 Khan al-Ahmar Demolition Postponed
17/7/2018 Renewed Visits by MKs to the Temple Mt/Haram al-Sharif
17/7/2018 Continued Settler Efforts to Increase Construction in Silwan
20/6/2018 The Trump “Peace Plan” & Jerusalem
20/6/2018 The impact [so far] of the Transfer of the US embassy to Jerusalem
20/6/2018 Updates: Khan al Ahmar, Temple Mt during Ramadan, Batan al Hawa/Silwan
3/5/2018 UNESCO’s Latest Jerusalem Resolution - Delayed & Dampened, by Consensus
29/4/2018 The Changing Status Quo on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif - Trends & Implications
29/4/2018 US Embassy Opening - Where Things Stand & Implications
23/3/2018 The Israeli Government’s Creation of a Settler Realm in and around Jerusalem’s Old City
21/2/2018 Why Is Jerusalem Municipality Targeting UN & Churches for Taxes?
21/2/2018 The Site for the New U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem: What You Need to Know (So Far)
21/2/2018 A New Neighborhood to Expand the Footprint of the settlement of Gilo
21/2/2018 New Checkpoint Cuts off Al-Walajeh from Lands & Spring
19/1/2018 Trump’s Jerusalem Decision & Its Aftermath
19/1/2018 New Law to Prevent Future Compromise on Jerusalem
19/1/2018 Pressure Mounts to Advance Greater Jerusalem bill
19/1/2018 New bill to Revoke Residency of Jerusalem Palestinians
19/1/2018 Another JNF-Linked Eviction Looms in Silwan
19/1/2018 Disney-fication proceeds: Jerusalem Cable Car and Footbridge
19/1/2018 New Jerusalem “Trump Train Station”?
19/1/2018 Demolitions in East Jerusalem
19/1/2018 More Jews Going to the Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif
14/12/2017 Trump's New Jerusalem Policy: Early Assessment
13/12/2017 Will Jerusalem Recognition Beget Sustained, Serious Violence? Too Soon to Say.
13/12/2017 Amendment to Jerusalem Basic Law Moves Forward
13/12/2017 Planned Demolitions in Kafr Aqab
13/12/2017 Historic Basin Cable Car Project Advances
13/12/2017 Another Jerusalem-Area Bedouin Community Under Threat
13/12/2017 Tightening the Noose Around Walajeh
30/10/2017 Bibi Blinks on Greater Jerusalem Bill; July 1 - Oct 30 EJ Settlements Chronology
3/10/2017 Imminent Threat: Green Light for Givat Hamatos
3/10/2017 Imminent Threat: Potential War Crime; de facto Annexation and New Settlement Construction (Ma’ale Adumim/E-1)
3/10/2017 Uptick is Settlement Displacements: Shamasneh Family Evicted
3/10/2017 Expansion of Nof Zion on the Agenda
10/8/2017 Netanyahu Unshackled: New and dangerous terms of engagement in Jerusalem
10/8/2017 The Latest Temple Mt/Haram al-Sharif Crisis: A Provisional Post-Mortem
10/8/2017 Pending Jerusalem Legislative Initiatives: Strategic Shifts in Current Status & Potential Political Future of Jerusalem
10/8/2017 East Jerusalem Settlements -- APPROVED
21/7/2017 Major New Crisis on the Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif
21/7/2017 New Life for Major Settlement Plan to Connect Adam (West Bank) to EJ's Neve Yaacov
21/7/2017 Proposed Amendment of Jerusalem Basic Law
21/7/2017 UNESCO’s Resolution on Hebron
5/7/2017 The Settlement Floodgates Have Been Opened
5/6/2017 Trump Signs Waiver, Postponing Embassy Move
5/6/2017 Trump Visit & Jerusalem Day: Before, During, & After
5/6/2017 Cabinet Approves Projects for Old City, Historic Basin, & East Jerusalem (Inside the Barrier)
5/6/2017 Jordan's Growing Discontent with Israeli Provocations Over the Temple Mount/al-Haram al-Sharif
5/6/2017 Danny Seidemann in Haaretz: Trump Exposed the Fantasy of Netanyahu's 'Undivided Jerusalem'
5/5/2017 URGENT/BREAKING NEWS: Imminent Tenders for Givat Hamatos
5/5/2017 Imminent Announcements: Atarot & Ramat Shlomo
5/5/2017 New Settler “Visitors’ Center” in Ras El Amud
5/5/2017 The New UNESCO Resolution & Jerusalem
28/3/2017 Working Toward a New US-Israel Understanding on Settlements
28/3/2017 Tensions Growing [again] Focused on Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif
28/3/2017 Palestinian Residency Rights: Important Court Ruling
24/2/2017 Limiting Settlement Construction to the "Blocs" - Implications for Jerusalem
24/2/2017 To Move, or Not to Move (the Embassy), That is the Question
24/2/2017 Paving the way for annexation?
24/2/2017 Work Starting on Eastern Ring Road?
24/1/2017 East Jerusalem Settlement Activity & the Onset of the Trump Era: What to Watch
5/1/2017 Moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem: A Hard Look at the Arguments & Implications
14/12/2016 Update on Israeli Govt-Proposed Law to Muzzle Muslim Call to Prayer
14/12/2016 Rumors & Lobbying Around Possible US Embassy Relocation to Jerusalem
14/12/2016 Netanyahu Rejects Police Recommendations to Tweak Temple Mt Status Quo
14/12/2016 Batan al-Hawa - New B'tselem Report on Settler Activities
14/12/2016 Final Approval of Gilo Expansion - 770 New Units (Mordot Gilo South)
30/11/2016 Insights/analysis on UNESCO resolutions on the Old City & its Walls
30/11/2016 Re: Reported Demolitions at Jerusalem's Bab Al-Rahma Cemetery
30/11/2016 Plan to Connect Tel Aviv to the Western Wall
30/11/2016 2016 Jewish High Holidays: Record number of Jewish visitors on Temple Mount/Haram El Sharif
28/11/2016 The American Role: Interregnum & Post-January 20, 2016
28/11/2016 Ban on Mosque Morning Call to Prayer
28/11/2016 Turning Jeruasalem Palestinians into “Human Shields” Against Outpost Evacuations
28/11/2016 Announcement of Construction Plan in Mordot Gilo
28/11/2016 OCHA report: 180 Palestinian households at risks of eviction in East Jerusalem
28/11/2016 Approval of 500 units in Ramat Shlomo
28/11/2016 State Comptroller’s Report on Elad
30/9/2016 On the Eve of the New Year – A Different & Dangerous Jerusalem
15/8/2016 Government Actively Advancing E-2
15/8/2016 Back in the Headlines: Plans for 2500 Units South of Gilo
15/8/2016 Tisha B'Av Incitement Re: The Temple Mount
15/8/2016 Deepening the Occupation in East Jerusalem
5/8/2016 Settlement Announcements - July 2016
5/8/2016 The Uptick in East Jerusalem Demolitions
5/8/2016 Israeli Govt: "The Mt of Olives will be Reinforced as a Visitors' Site"
5/8/2016 Ma'ale Adumim Annexation bill
8/7/2016 Full Analysis of the Latest East Jerusalem Announcements/Approvals
28/6/2016 A new settlement enclave in Silwan – Batan al Hawa
28/6/2016 ?The end of quiet on the Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif
28/6/2016 The Wrong Way to Divide Jerusalem
3/6/2016 Proposed Annexation of Maale Adumim
3/6/2016 East Jerusalem: Emerging Patterns
2/6/2016 Keeping a Close Eye on the Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif
22/1/2016 Church Attacked (Again) in Jerusalem
22/1/2016 Herzog proposes De-Annexing Some Parts of East Jerusalem
30/12/2015 Revealed in Newly-Released Documents: Massive Planning Advancing for Settlements
29/12/2015 Understanding "Status Quo" on the Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif
9/11/2015 What's Been Going On in Jerusalem? Danny Seidemann Analysis
9/11/2015 What's Going On? Senior IDF Officials Weigh In.
9/11/2015 Recent East Jerusalem Settlement Developments
9/11/2015 East Jerusalem Security Situation - by the numbers
9/11/2015 EJ Security Situation - Plans to Revoke Palestinians' Residency?
9/11/2015 EJ Security Situation - Security Measures on the Ground
9/11/2015 EJ Security Situation - Home Demolitions
22/9/2015 Jerusalem & the Temple Mount: A New Dangerous Escalation
13/8/2015 Imminent New Settlement Enclave in Silwan
13/8/2015 E. Jerusalem (partial) Settlement Freeze May Soon Defrost
13/8/2015 Troubling Developments on the Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif
22/5/2015 What We Can Learn from Jerusalem Day 2015
22/5/2015 Latest Settlement Tenders in East Jerusalem - Ramat Shlomo & Givat Zeev
22/5/2015 ?E-1 Looming
22/5/2015 East Jerusalem Simmers
29/4/2015 New & Recycled East Jerusalem Settlement Tenders
29/4/2015 High Court Rules on Absentee Property Law in Jerusalem
29/4/2015 Good News: IDF Colleges NOT Moving to Mount of Olives; Holy Basin Cable Car Plan Stalled
29/4/2015 Approval (but only sort of) of New Palestinian Construction in East Jerusalem
29/4/2015 Some Palestinian Cars Allowed in East Jerusalem
29/4/2015 Palestinian Security Forces (not really) allowed in East Jerusalem
14/1/2015 East Jerusalem at the Beginning of 2015: Things to Watch
3/11/2014 Attempted Assassination Raises the Stakes at the Temple Mount
3/11/2014 Reasons Behind Escalating Temple Mount Crisis
3/11/2014 Bibi's New Settlement Initiative - Ramat Shlomo & Har Homa
3/11/2014 More Settler Takeovers in Another Part of Silwan
2/10/2014 Netanyahu Cannot Evade Responsibility for Givat Hamatos Approval & Silwan Takeovers
1/10/2014 Breaking & Urgent News: Givat Hamatos Approved
30/9/2014 Major Development: In Overnight Operation, Settlers Take Over Multiple Buildings in Silwan
18/9/2014 Specter of E-1 Raised by Plan to Relocate Bedouin
18/9/2014 Looming Crisis in East Jerusalem - Givat Hamatos
17/9/2014 East Jerusalem Clashes Continue
9/9/2014 East Jerusalem Aflame
4/9/2014 The Real Story about those new units "approved" for Palestinians in East Jerusalem
26/8/2014 Gilo Tenders Awarded, but (for now) EJ Settlement Freeze Continues
19/5/2014 Jerusalem Settlements - The (Proximate, Contributing) Cause of the Collapse
19/5/2014 Post-Collapse - De Facto Freeze in East Jerusalem, But the Lull Won’t Last
19/5/2014 Are We Sliding Toward Religious War? A Brief Survey of Key Jerusalem Developments/Trends
5/3/2014 Framework Language and Jerusalem: Gimmicks Are NOT the Answer
5/3/2014 New Israeli Yeshiva Approved...in Downtown Sheikh Jarrah
5/3/2014 Playing with Fire, Part 2: Elad Set to Gain Control of Area Adjacent to the Temple Mt/Haram al Sharif
5/3/2014 Playing with Fire, Part 1: Debating the Status Quo on the Temple Mount
3/3/2014 Demolition orders in E-1
9/1/2014 New Seidemann Op-Ed in the Guardian: The myth of an undivided Jerusalem is collapsing under its own weight
12/12/2013 Danny Seidemann Injured by Stone-Thrower - Condition Update & Comment
12/12/2013 East Jerusalem Settlements since the Resumption of Talks: the Facts & their Implications
12/12/2013 The [Apparent] Re-Emergence of the “Greater Jerusalem” Gimmick
12/12/2013 Post-Script: Those Planning Tenders for 24,000 New Settlement Units
27/8/2013 Ramat Shlomo Back in the Headlines
27/8/2013 Funding Approved for Settler-Run Projects in Silwan and Jebel Mukabber
27/8/2013 Three Palestinians Killed by Israeli Forces in Qalandia RC
27/8/2013 ?Uptick in East Jerusalem Home Demolitions
19/8/2013 Pyromaniacs Target the Temple Mount
19/8/2013 Jerusalem Residency Concerns Resurface
19/8/2013 New Pro-Settlement Guidelines on Absentee Property Law
19/8/2013 A U.S. Court Rules on Jerusalem
16/8/2013 Timeline/details of Recent Jerusalem-Related Settlement Developments
16/8/2013 Bibi, Settlements & Peace Talks -- Analysis
13/6/2013 The A-Zayyem/Mount of Olives Interchange, Plan 14049
13/6/2013 Tenders Awarded for Ramot Expansion, Additional Tenders for Mordot Gilo
13/6/2013 Everything You Need to Know About Jerusalem & the Absentee Property Law
7/5/2013 The IDF Colleges on the Mt. of Olives Off the Agenda, Again
7/5/2013 Plans Published for Old City Cable Car
7/5/2013 Sharansky Plan Hits a Wall, no pun intended
7/5/2013 The Wall/Barrier vs. Cremisan & Beit Jala
5/5/2013 Spatial Shaping in J'lem Continues with Opening of Route 20
24/4/2013 Concerns about Proposed “Solution” to Women’s Prayer Issue at the Western Wall
22/4/2013 The Politics of Waste Treatment in East Jerusalem
15/4/2013 Fifty New Units in East Talpiot
14/1/2013 E-1/Bab ash-Shams: What Happened, What it Means, What Next
28/12/2012 Mordot Gilo South - APPROVED
19/12/2012 Givat Hamatos APPROVED - What it Means
17/12/2012 Breaking News - Approvals this week - Ramat Shlomo & Givat Hamatos
5/12/2012 The E-1 Crisis...This Is Not a Drill
6/11/2012 More than 1200 New Tenders Issued for Pisgat Ze'ev and Ramot
31/10/2012 New Construction Approved in Har Homa
30/10/2012 New East Jerusalem Settlement Construction Approved - East Talpiot units for Israeli Security Personnel
24/10/2012 Mordot Gilo Construction Approved
24/10/2012 Plans for IDF Colleges on Mt. of Olives Deposited for Public Review & Explanation of Location
24/10/2012 Taking the Garbage to East Jerusalem
24/10/2012 Is the Palestinian Population of East Jerusalem Becoming More Israeli -- No
24/10/2012 Pisgat Zeev in the News
18/10/2012 Crisis Brewing on the Temple Mount
17/9/2012 Jerusalem, Netanyahu and the two-state solution
16/9/2012 Issue to watch: East Jerusalem Home Demolitions
16/9/2012 Attacks on Palestinians in Jerusalem – Sign of the “Hebronization” of the City
16/9/2012 Jerusalem in the Headlines: Ras al-Amud, Temple Mount, the Barrier, Elad, & Har Homa
15/9/2012 Jerusalem: Political Football in U.S. Presidential Race
14/9/2012 In Memorium: Our Friend, Chris Stevens
2/7/2012 New Tenders Published for East Jerusalem Settlement Construction
2/7/2012 Plans for New IDF War College on the Mt. of Olives Approved for Public Review
11/6/2012 Settlement Surge Continues on Jerusalem's Southern Flank
8/5/2012 Arab VIPs Start Coming to Jerusalem
7/5/2012 Givat Hamatos – Nearing the Point-of-No-Return
7/5/2012 IDF College on the Mt. of Olives – Moving Forward
7/5/2012 Kidmat Tzion – Municipal Approval Anticipated Soon
7/5/2012 Mughrabi Ramp – Some Good News
6/5/2012 Beit Hanina Settlement Effort Continues
10/4/2012 Late Winter Freeze in East Jerusalem turns to Spring Thaw
8/4/2012 Kidmat Tziyon Settlement Scheme to be Expedited
8/4/2012 New East Jerusalem “Park” Soon to get Final Approval
8/4/2012 New Settlement in Beit Hanina?
8/4/2012 Israeli High Court Rejects Shepherd’s Hotel Appeal
14/3/2012 Will Arab & Muslim Leaders Start Coming to Jerusalem?
14/3/2012 A Major East Jerusalem Settlement Plan Comes Back to Life
14/3/2012 Spotlight on Jewish Access to the Temple Mount
14/3/2012 Volatility in Silwan: Mini-Intifada Continues, Cave-Ins, and New Settler Plans
9/1/2012 The Ongoing Settlement Surge in East Jerusalem
9/1/2012 The Mughrabi Gate Saga - Update
10/12/2011 Barkat Tries to Force Mughrabi Ramp Demolition
9/12/2011 Approval of Mount Scopus "Park" Proceeds
13/10/2011 Approval for New Israeli Settlement at Givat Hamatos Proceeds
12/10/2011 New Pisgat Ze'ev Building Permits
28/9/2011 New Settlement Approval issued for Gilo - Plan 13261
11/8/2011 More Jerusalem Settlement Approvals: Ramat Shlomo, Pisgat Zeev, Givat Hamatos
10/8/2011 Yet Another Har Homa Plan Approved (No. 12825) - Public Buildings, 50 Units
5/8/2011 Har Homa C Plan 10310 (app. 983 units) Approved
9/7/2011 Jerusalem Municipal "Approval" of Mordot Gilo Plan
9/7/2011 Meretz Rejoins Municipal Coalition - Separate Portfolios for EJ Settlers and Palestinians
20/6/2011 The Ramat Shlomo House Extension Plans
10/6/2011 Committee for Acceleration of (EJ) Construction to Convene on June 14
24/5/2011 Netanyahu Approves East Jerusalem Construction Hours Before Obama Address
24/5/2011 Barkat Trying to Force Netanyahu's Hand on Mughrabi Ramp
12/5/2011 The Non-Existent Court Decision on Bustan Demolitions
10/5/2011 New East Jerusalem Settlements Update
9/5/2011 US Supreme Court to Hear Jerusalem Status Case
21/4/2011 Is There a De Facto Settlement Freeze in East Jerusalem? The Facts
18/4/2011 April Surge in East Jerusalem Construction Plans
18/4/2011 Mount Scopus Slopes Park Approved for Public Review
16/3/2011 Permit Issued for 14 Units at Ras el Amud Police Station
16/3/2011 Permit Issued for Mughrabi Ramp
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RP ranks high in terrorism, now 8th most dangerous By Michaela P. del Callar 01/26/2011
TERRORISTS STRIKE AS EDSA BOMB BLAST KILLS 4, INJURES DOZENS
RP ranks high in terrorism, now 8th most dangerous
Foreign countries all issued travel warnings to their citizens against imminent terrorist attacks in the country, which irked President Aquino, who claimed then that these foreign travel advisories were baseless, and demanded at least seven countries to withdraw their advisories.
But the foreign advisories proved to have a lot of substance, as just yesterday, a bomb planted under a seat in the bus travelling through Edsa-Makati went off, killing at least four passengers and injured dozens, all of whom were brought to the government hospital in Makati.
Yesterday’s bus blast succeeds in affirming that the Philippines, which has moved two notches up in this year’s global terrorism risk assessment, now ranks as the eighth most dangerous country in the world.
Joining the Philippines in the Terrorism Risk Index are: Somalia, Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestinian Territories in fifth place, Colombia 6, Thailand 7, Yemen 9 and Russia at 10th spot..... MORE
Merci ‘lectures’ Tupas; House gets even, slaps Ombudsman with subpoena 01/26/2011
Merci ‘lectures’ Tupas; House gets even, slaps Ombudsman with subpoena
Citing a Supreme Court (SC) ruling, Chief Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez yesterday snubbed the hearing set by the House committee on justice aimed at determining the validity of the plea bargain agreement entered into by the Office of the Ombudsman and retired Army Maj.Gen. Carlos Garcia in connection with the former military officer’s P303-million plunder case, lecturing panel chairman, Iloilo Rep. Niel Tupas on the principle of the separation of powers.
Getting even, the panel approved unanimously to subpoena Gutierrez and six others from the Office of the Ombudsman, an independent and constitutional body, for the next hearing scheduled on Feb. 1.
In a one-page letter addressed to committee secretary, lawyer Narcisa Guevarra, Gutierrez said that while she and subordinates would want to attend the committee hearing, certain legal issues restrict them from doing so.
For one, the Ombudsman said the Garcia case is still pending before the Second Division of the Sandiganbayan and any discussion on the issue might be construed as sub judice..... MORE
Garcia admits initiating plea bargain By Charlie V. Manalo 01/26/2011
Garcia admits initiating plea bargain
Amnestied Sen. Antonio Trillanes’ claims of a missing retired Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia was a complete dud, as the “missing” former military comptroller showed up at the House of Representatives to face the panel’s interrogators yesterday.
Garcia showed up yesterday at the hearing of the House committee on justice and admitted he had initiated the plea bargain agreement he entered into with the Office of the Ombudsman after members of his family were incarcerated in the United States sometime in March, 2009 in connection with their P303-million plunder case.
Garcia, accompanied by lawyer Constantino de Jesus, however, would not disclose who in the Office of the Ombudsman was involved in the deal although he was quick to add the idea of a plea bargain “was already in the negotiation stage as early as May 2008.”
“Knowing that they (Office of the Ombudsman) have a weak case, I did not immediately succumb to the offer,” Garcia told Parañaque Rep. Roilo Golez.
“I knew, from the very starts that which was important (to pin me down) was for a whistleblower to come out.”.... MORE
Probers eye police, fiscals link to car theft syndicates By Benjamin B. Pulta 01/26/2011
Probers eye police, fiscals link to car theft syndicates
Government investigators plan to zero in on the involvement of law enforcers and even prosecutors in the recent wave of car theft incidents, the latest of which saw the brutal slaying of two vehicle dealers.
A joint panel of Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Depart-ment of Interior and Local Government (DILG) officials will look into reports of the supposed complicity of the police and members of the judiciary in allowing carjacking syndicates to ply their evil trade.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima speaking with reporters said the DILG has a list of law enforcers but could not be made public yet pending review of their records particularly involving car theft.
She said a joint department circular will be issued this week for the creation of the join investigating team.
US rights group blasts Noynoy for failing to check abuses By Michaela P. del Callar 01/26/2011
US rights group blasts Noynoy for failing to check abuses
A prominent human rights watchdog yesterday blasted President Aquino for failing to live up to his commitment in providing justice for human rights abuses, eradicate private armies and address impunity by the Philippine police and military.
New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said seven months into his presidency, Aquino’s government “has taken insufficient steps to hold perpetrators of killings and other abuses accountable.
“President Aquino came to office promising that human rights would be a top priority,” said Elaine Pearson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “But talk is cheap, so long as security forces remain unaccountable for violent abuses.”
In its 649-page World Report 2011, HRW described the Philippines as a multiparty democracy with a thriving civil society and vibrant media, but observed that law enforcement agencies and the military and police commit human rights violations with impunity.
The report is the group’s 21st annual review of human rights practices around the globe, which summarizes major human rights trends in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide..... MORE
House launches Cha-cha information drive By Gerry Baldo 01/26/2011
House launches Cha-cha information drive
Charter change advocates in the House of Representatives aren’t giving up the fight.
The House committee on constitutional amendments is set to launch an information drive on the issue of Charter change.
At a congressional hearing yesterday, the panel, headed by Loreto Leo Ocampos of Misamis Oriental, discussed the possibility of conducting yet another survey within their respective districts to get the pulse of their constituents regarding the proposed Cha-cha bills.
“There is a need to come up with an information drive to let the people know about Charter change,” Ocampos said during the hearing.
Ocampos maintained that there is now a growing sentiment for Charter change since President Aquino assumed office last year..... MORE
Slain botanist’s kin file murder raps vs Army men By Benjamin B. Pulta 01/26/2011
Slain botanist’s kin file murder raps vs Army men
Murder charges have been filed before the Department of Justice (DoJ) against 38 soldiers in connection with the killing of noted botanist Leonardo Co and his two companions in the mountains of Kananga, Leyte on Nov. 15, 2010.
The criminal charges were filed by Co’s wife Glenda and parents Lian Sing Co and Emelina Co through their lawyer Evalyn Ursua against members of the Army’s 19th Infantry Battalion.
Named respondents were 1st Lt. Ronald Odchimar, 2nd Lt. Cameron Perez, Corporal Marlon Mores, Private First Class (Pfc) Albert Belmonte, Pfc Michael Babon, Pfc Elemer Fortaleza, Pfc Roger Fabillar, Pfc Gil Guimerey, Pfc Alex Apostol, Pfc William Bulic and 28 John Does.
Ursua said Co’s relatives are also appealing to Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to set aside the findings of the fact-finding committee that she created which cleared the military of any responsibility over the death of Co and his companions Sofronio Cortez and Julio Borromeo..... MORE
3 to 5 years needed to clean up Makati oil leak, says FPIC By Angie Rosales 01/26/2011
3 to 5 years needed to clean up Makati oil leak, says FPIC
By Angie Rosales 01/26/2011
It will take three to five years to accomplish a total clean-up of the area in Makati City affected by the leak in the petroleum pipeline as there remains to be 1.8 million liters of oil that needs to be extracted from the ground.
Officials and consultants of First Philippine Industrial Corp. (FPIC) made the disclosure to Senate probers yesterday, on the last day of the upper chamber’s investigation into the petroleum seepage discovered last year.
Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri, chairman of the committee on environment and natural resources and overall lead in the proceedings in joint with the health and demography panel, said the so-called plumes due to the leak in the pipeline that is coming out of West Tower condominium is already “contained” and no longer pose a threat to the said building, residents and affected community in Barangay Bangkal, Makati City..... MORE
Flawed justice system EDITORIAL 01/25/2011
Flawed justice system
Retired Sandiganbayan Justice Manuel Pamaran pointed to the former Ombudsman, Simeon Marcelo, and his special prosecutor Dennis Villa-Ignacio for the “weakness” of the plunder case against military comptroller dishonorably discharged Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia, laying the blame on the two former officials.
“It was the team of Ombudsman Gutierrez’s predecessor who spearheaded the filing of the incomplete and deficient information against Garcia without the allegation stated therein validated,” Pamaran was quoted in a report as saying.
He stressed that “the Information filed was so worded in generalities. Even the resolutions, which paved the way for the filing of the plunder charge, did not provide any discussion on the specific acts of the accused that would qualify as unjustly enriching himself at the expense and to the damage of the Filipino people.”
Pamaran said the prosecution team formed in 2004 failed to gather the needed documentary and testimonial evidence to sustain the plunder charge against Garcia..... MORE
Knee-jerk reactions FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 01/25/2011
Knee-jerk reactions
Lawmakers always have the same knee-jerk reaction whenever a crime committed gets full publicity in media — especially in the broadsheets, and truly, it made the news only for want of news stories.
Right now, media’s flavor of the month is the carnap-murder of car dealers, which has the legislators all clamoring for the return of the death penalty for such crimes, or, in the case of Senators Chiz Escudero and Antonio Trillanes, proposing to make the crime of car jacks non-bailable.
The trouble is, this proposal, apart from being unconstitutional, since the Constitution expressly says in the Bill of Rights, that all persons, except those charged with offenses punishable by reclusion perpetua, or life sentences, when evidence is strong, shall, before conviction, be bailable by sufficient sureties, or be released on recognizance as may be provided by law. That right to bail shall not be impaired, even when the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is suspended. Excessive bail shall not be required. (Article lll, Section 13).
What these provisions should mean is that even those accused of crimes that are punishable by life imprisonment can still avail themselves of bail — when the evidence against them is weak..... MORE
Memories take hold better during sleep — study FEATURE 01/25/2011
Memories take hold better during sleep — study
PARIS — The best way to not forget a newly learned poem, card trick or algebra equation may be to take a quick nap, scientists surprised by their own findings reported Sunday.
In experiments, researchers in Germany showed that the brain is better during sleep than during wakefulness at resisting attempts to scramble or corrupt a recent memory.
Their study, published in Nature Neuroscience, provides new insights into the hugely complex process by which we store and retrieve deliberately acquired information — learning, in short.
Earlier research showed that fresh memories, stored temporarily in a region of the brain called the hippocampus, do not gel immediately.
It was also known that reactivation of those memories soon after learning plays a crucial role in their transfer to more permanent storage in the brain’s “hard drive,” the neocortex..... MORE
The blame game NO HOLDS BARRED Armida Siguion-Reyna 01/25/2011
And this is how it’s played: A group of people get together, analyze what’s going on, realize there’s something wrong and that the fault could get traced to them, so before that happens they point an accusing finger at others, in order to free themselves of whatever responsibility.
For instance, the Department of Justice says the New People’s Army killed botanist Leonard Co, farmer Julius Borromeo and forest guard Sofronio Cortez, November last year in Leyte. The DoJ likewise accused the Lopez-owned Energy Development Corp. (EDC) with “reckless imprudence” for failing to inform its three employees that they were to work in a known communist work area. Sinisi ang lahat, puwera lang ang military.
That Co and his group were caught in crossfire his scientist friends’ investigation hotly contests. The trees, they point out even in Facebook, are mute witnesses, as the bullets that hit them were from the side of the military. But whatever story the trees have to tell seem to bear no impact on the side DoJ investigators assistant state prosecutor Diosdado Solidum Jr., Bryan Cacha and NBI lawyer Romulo Asis have taken in their report: “The military or state forces could not be charged with criminal acts because their activities in the area were due to a legitimate military action.”
Kung baga, kahit na sino pa ang bumaril, hindi na mahalaga. Basta, “The military or state forces could not be charged with criminal acts…”.... MORE
Profiting from fear AN OUTSIDERS VIEW Ken Fuller 01/25/2011
Profiting from fear
In cyberspace, there’s a document by one Porter Stansberry that in the course of over 12,000 words claims that, due to its crushing mountain of debt, the USA is about to implode, with soaring inflation, unemployment, riots and martial law. So what is this document? Essay? Scientific paper? No. It is, quite simply, an advertisement.
Although of US origin – where according to one source it was e-mailed to one million addresses last December – it is now doing the rounds in the Philippines. Recipients should be extremely wary of its arguments and claims.
Its author founded Stansberry & Associates Investment Research in 1999. This, he claims, “has become one of the largest and most recognized investment research companies in the world, serving hundreds of thousands of subscribers in more than 120 countries.” This is a claim that might bear careful examination, but this task is beyond me.
In making one of his claims (that even if Americans were taxed at the rate of 100 percent it would be insufficient to balance the federal budget) Stansberry cites the National Inflation Association. According to Mary Rice of Moneyblog, the NIA “is a group that encourages fears and worry about possible inflation in order to sell gold and silver.” Rice tells us that Fox’s Glenn Beck has also been known to cite NIA figures, and that he’s a promoter of a gold and silver dealer listed on the NIA Web site. Stansberry, as we will see, also promotes gold and silver.... MORE
Prada latest label to target booming China market focus 01/25/2011
Prada latest label to target booming China market
BEIJING — Miuccia Prada has already won plaudits for her spring/summer 2011 collection — simply-cut dresses and suits in a quirky mix of stripes and solids, with bold splashes of orange, violet and electric blue.
But by displaying the clothes on a runway in Beijing on Saturday evening, her first catwalk show outside Europe, and adding a few looks from her spring menswear line, the Italian designer signalled her focus on China’s huge market.
Actresses Gong Li and Maggie Cheung added a bit of high-wattage star power to the show at the Central Academy of Fine Arts museum — a surefire way to maximize local media coverage and get the Prada message to the masses.
China is the world’s fastest-growing market for luxury goods and is forecast to be the world’s top buyer of such products — cosmetics, handbags, watches, shoes and clothes — by 2015, according to consultancy PriceWaterhouseCoopers..... MORE
Death penalty Here we go again VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 01/25/2011
Death penalty Here we go again
There are more and more criminals in the country. There are more and more heinous crimes committed. There is more and more fear in the streets, in the community. Murders are ordinary events. Rapes are no longer big news. Hence, there is much anger among the people as there is a signal preoccupation among the legislators of the land.
Conclusion: After it was legislated, and after it was subsequently abolished, here we go again: There is loud clamor for the reinstitution of death penalty. Understandable but not acceptable.
This is not to say that the said reaction among the Filipinos and some members of the Legislative department is not pursuant to psychological and/or emotional factors. Yet, it remains unreasonable. There seems to be big cash and/or kind such as ransoms, cars, vendettas and other benefits. In this country, crime does pay particularly in no less than three counts.
First, there is the Legislative department itself that has been making more and more laws in the course of time, changing these in the course of time, if not actually abolishing them also in the course of time. It would not be an easy task to know or to keep track of what and how many laws the said department has enacted, derogated and/or abrogated in the past several decades and counting. By the way, the laws in the order of nature are but 10 which has been in fact even reduced into but Two – Love of God. Love of neighbor – in the order of grace. Yet, even these but Ten Commandments or simply Two Mandates are by and large ignored by humanity in general for centuries and counting..... MORE
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Where is transparency here? EDITORIAL 06/19/2011
Where is transparency here?
Transparency was Noynoy’s litany when he was seeking the public’s vote for the presidency; a promise which now appears to be an ordeal as he, through his Palace mouthpieces, have rejected proposals in the House to probe those who are classified within the so-called KKKs (Kaibigan, Kaklase and Kabarilan), or presidential cronies, classmates and shooting range buddies.
The Palace’s rejection of course reverberated among the House of Representatives’ allies of Noynoy and the proposed probe, by all indications, will not likely prosper.
But why is his ally, Deputy Speaker Erin Tañada, already concluding that the President is the focus of the probe, when the probe has not even started. And why, if there is nothing to fear about their claimed “honest” and “transparent” President who they claim rules without fear and favor, are these Noynoy allies fearing such a probe, to the point of already covering up for him and his aides?
Noynoy, however, is making the same mistake that made the past administration one of the most unpopular ever..... MORE
Vindictiveness FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 06/19/2011
Vindictiveness
It certainly looks like the spirit of vindictiveness in Noynoy lives on and strongly.
The latest word on the Marcos burial issue is that Noynoy is not even bent on giving Marcos military honors, as Vice President Jojo Binay had recommended, after conducting an exhaustive survey among various sectors of society and coming up with what can be called a “win-win” solution: Burial in Ilocos, and military honors of Ferdinand Marcos.
But even the military honors will be denied Marcos, although instead of owning to the fact that it is Noynoy himself who does not want it at all, he is using as his excuse the so-called victims of martial law who oppose it. He also uses another excuse, which is that Marcos may have already been given military honors when his remains were brought home for his burial in a refrigirated crypt in Ilocos.
But definitely, it is still his and his family’s vindictiveness that has kept him from giving Marcos the military honors..... MORE
Franco’s remains stir debate in Spain, 35 years after death focus 06/19/2011
Franco’s remains stir debate in Spain, 35 years after death
MADRID — More than 35 years after the death of Francisco Franco, Spain’s government is mulling whether to move the dictator’s remains from the vast mausoleum he had built with forced labor.
The Valley of the Fallen, an underground tomb complex outside Madrid where he is buried, was constructed on Franco’s orders between 1940 and 1958.
As well as Franco’s own remains, historians estimate the mass graves contain those of between 40,000 and 60,000 of his supporters and the Republicans who opposed them in Spain’s 1936-39 Civil War, which ended with Franco in power.
But for many Spaniards, the memorial site — carved into the side of a mountain in part through the forced labor of thousands of political prisoners — is their country’s most divisive and potent reminder of the Franco era..... MORE
DILG — wake up! VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 06/19/2011
DILG — wake up!
Any person who participates in any illegal numbers game shall suffer the following penalties:
a) The penalty of imprisonment from 30 days to 90 days, if such a person acts as a bettor.
b) The penalty of imprisonment from six years and one day to eight years, if such a person acts as a personnel or staff of an illegal numbers game operation. The same penalty shall likewise be imposed to any person who allows his vehicle, house, building or land to be used in the operation of illegal numbers game.
c) The penalty of imprisonment for eight years and one day to 10 years, if such a person acts as a collector or agent.
d) The penalty of imprisonment from 10 years and one day to 12 years, if such a person acts as coordinator, controller or supervisor..... MORE
Syria opposition abroad seeks to form united front 06/19/2011
Syria opposition abroad seeks to form united front
LONDON — Syrian opposition figures living abroad are seeking to form a common front with activists inside the country to help put pressure on President Bashar al-Assad’s crisis-hit regime.
As Syrian security forces crack down with deadly force on anti-regime protests, opposition activists have met in Turkey and Brussels, shared a platform in London, will visit Moscow and plan a major conference in the US.
But the regime opponents abroad have a tough job ahead of them, both in linking up with anti-regime activists in Syria and in building their own unified resistance.
“It is unfair to expect us to have a unified opposition” following years of oppressive rule, says Najib Ghadbian, a Middle East expert at Arkansas University in the United States.... MORE
In China, professional mourners spice up funerals FEATURE 06/19/2011
In China, professional mourners spice up funerals
CHONGQING — Hu Xinglian kneels before the corpse of Liang Zhicai and, with one hand on his metal coffin, lets out a piercing wail. But Hu is not at all grief-stricken — she is a professional mourner.
In parts of China, where rural pre-burial rituals are still observed, mourners known as “kusangren” are hired to guarantee that a funeral is a spectacle in grief. And the 53-year-old Hu is up to the task.
She comes to work with a full sound-system, multi-colour spotlights and the six members of her band, “The Orchestra of the Star and River of Chongqing.”
Her job offers a study in contrasts between modern living and tradition in the southwestern province-sized municipality, home to more than 30 million people and a symbol of the rapid urbanization seen across China..... MORE
Being trusted and trustworthy TABLETS OF STONE Larry Faraon, OP 06/19/2011
Being trusted and trustworthy
Every administration has its own versions of “K.” Even the sainted Tita Cory had her “Kamag-anak Inc.” Anybody who gets nailed in Malacañang, especially to the highest post of the land would be the most insecure person in the world even if hundreds of PSG’s and the top intellectuals from UP, Harvard and corporate halls, all at a whispering distance would cordon him closely. He needs a coterie of trusted and loyal friends who would shoo away possible darts that may pinch deeply on himself in order to feign stability and complacency in his incumbency.
Sadly, the first presumption of these rah-rah cheerers is really similar to what they usually teach the applicant secretaries, namely, that their boss is so stupid and clueless that he depends entirely on his secretary for everything from documents, appointments, files to wardrobes, medication, toiletries, but most importantly their loyalty and confidentiality. Utmost fidelity to the person or being a “K” is the absolute qualification therefore..... MORE
Palace calls ‘troublemaker’ source of Ping-Noy rift story By Aytch S. de la Cruz 06/19/2011
CLAIMS DE JESUS MEMO TO TORRES DOES NOT EXIST
Palace calls ‘troublemaker’ source of Ping-Noy rift story
The Palace branded as a troublemaker the source of the recent expose of The Tribune who divulged that the resignation of former Transportation and Communications Secretary Jose “Ping” de Jesus was the result of a bitter argument between him and President Aquino over the fate of Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief and Aquino shooting buddy Virginia Torres who Aquino insisted on retaining.
Unnamed sources at the Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) speaking to media with respect to the lingering issues confronting the agency are just trying to cause some trouble for the government, deputy presidential spokesman Abigail Valte said.
Malacañang issued the statement yesterday as it said it remained clueless on a supposed memorandum written by De Jesus on April 6, asking Aquino to impose disciplinary actions on Torres..... MORE
Bongbong wants Rizal Day moved to June 19 06/19/2011
Bongbong wants Rizal Day moved to June 19
Sen. Ferdinand “Bong-bong” Marcos Jr. has renewed his proposal to change the date of the national holiday commemorating the life and works of Jose Rizal from Dec. 30 to June 19, his birth anniversary.
“It is fitting then that Filipinos commemorate Rizal Day on June 19 as a day of triumph of his nationalism and patriotic ideals,” he said, mindful that Dec. 30 is an official national holiday that commemorates a hero’s death.
“The birthday of our national hero should always be a day of celebration of his life and of his great contribution to the country’s independence from foreign domination,” he added..... MORE
NDRRMC alerts regional units for ‘Egay’ By Mario J. Mallari 06/19/2011
NDRRMC alerts regional units for ‘Egay’
The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) has alerted all its regional units throughout the country as part of the preparations for tropical depression “Egay” as it continues to aim for the ambitious “zero casualty” during such calamity.
NDRRMC executive director Undersecretary Benito Ramos’ directive to all regional DRRMCs from Regions I to XII, the National Capital Region (NCR), the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and Caraga is to closely monitor situation in their respective jurisdiction.
“You are hereby directed to monitor the situation and undertake precautionary measures in your area of responsibility. Likewise, the public and the DRRMCs are advised to take appropriate actions,” Ramos said.
“Let us untiringly aim for zero casualty,” Ramos added..... MORE
EcoWaste lauds Rizal as ‘hero for environment’ 06/19/2011
EcoWaste lauds Rizal as ‘hero for environment’
An environmental network has lauded Dr. Jose Rizal as ‘hero for the environment” as the nation celebrates the 150th year of his birthday today.
In a statement, the EcoWaste Coalition, an environmental network of over 125 public interest groups, honored Rizal for his deep concern and love for Mother Earth and her people.
“We pay homage to our national hero Jose Rizal for his keen devotion to improving community health and environment long before the Constitution formally committed to promoting and protecting the health and environmental rights of the people,” said Roy Alvarez, EcoWaste Coalition president..... MORE
Caloocan City steps up campaign against drinking liquor in streets By Arlie O. Calalo 06/19/2011
Caloocan City steps up campaign against drinking liquor in streets
Local authorities in Caloocan City have intensified the campaign against vices that come along with smoking following the arrest of 20 persons who were caught drinking liquor either outside their houses or right in the streets.
On orders of the local government, city police chief Senior Supt. Jude Wilson Santos directed all police sub-stations and police community precincts (PCPs) to carry out Ordinance 0937, which was passed in 2005, by apprehending those who violate it.
During the initial salvo, police operations yielded more than 20 persons who were caught drinking either outside their residences or in the streets and sidewalks, Santos said..... MORE
‘Fish kill’ causes big loss to Navotas traders’ profits 06/19/2011
‘Fish kill’ causes big loss to Navotas traders’ profits
A large group of “fish brokers” in the coastal city of Navotas have sought the help of Camanava Press over their collapsing business in spite of the latest announcement of the Department of Agriculture that fish kill is over.
The members of the Navotas Fish Traders Association led by their vice president, Boy Charing, went to the office of the local media and sought their assistance to inform the public, including those fish traders who buy fish in large volume at the consignacion markets in the city which they sell in most markets in Metro Manila and nearby provinces like Bulacan..... MORE
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KMP to CBCP bishops: CARPER strengthened landlords’ control over lands
“The agrarian reform dispute-cases of Hacienda Luisita, Hacienda Looc in Batangas, Roxas-Araneta lands in Bulacan, among others, are concrete cases where landlords made use of the Carper to evade land distribution.” – Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas
MANILA — As the countdown to the anniversary of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program begins, the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) called on the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) to rethink their position on what it described as a “bogus and anti-peasant Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms (Carper).”
The KMP issued the statement after reports quoted Manila Auxiliary Bishop Rev. Roderick Pabillo as saying that at least 28 members of the 100-strong CBCP signed a letter requesting an audience with President Benigno Aquino III on behalf of farmers to seek his firm commitment on the implementation of the CARP. Pabillo also heads the CBCP’s National Secretariat for Social Action – Justice and Peace.
In terms of agrarian reform, the CBCP said, the Aquino administration has got the worst distinction compared to other post-EDSA administrations.
In a report posted on the official CBCP news site, Pabillo said, the current Department of Agrarian Reform has been consistently underperforming in implementing agrarian reform, particularly in land acquisition and distribution (LAD). He said there is a huge backlog of 1,093,000 hectares from the targeted lands to be distributed. In 2011, he said, the DAR accomplished 54.6 percent of its national LAD target; and that there had also been no significant movement in the 135,199-hectare total provincial backlog as of January 2012 and no notices of coverage has been issued on large estates..... MORE
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