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__label__cc	0.608104	0.391896	Joe Azcue (#176) Here is Indians' #1 catcher Joe Azcue. I didn’t realize until looking at the back of the card today that Joe played for the Reds and Athletics before joining the Tribe. (Odd that Baseball-Reference.com uses a photo of Joe in an A’s cap. He played 594 games with Cleveland, while only 74 with Kansas City.) Azcue was a catcher in the Reds' farm system from 1956 to 1960, also playing 14 games with Cincinnati in the final 2 months of 1960. He was purchased by the Braves in December 1960, but spent the entire '61 season in the minors. One year after coming to the Braves, he moved on to the Athletics (with 3rd baseman Ed Charles and outfielder Manny Jimenez) for pitcher Bob Shaw and infielder Lou Klimchock. Azcue shared the Athletics' starting catcher job with veteran Haywood Sullivan in 1962, then was traded to the Indians in May 1963 (with shortstop Dick Howser) for catcher Doc Edwards and $100,000. Wait… Azcue AND Howser for DOC EDWARDS? Who was the Athletics' GM? No wonder they were so bad for so long! Joe was the Indians' top catcher for the next 6 seasons (1963-68). For most of that time he platooned with Johnny Romano (and later Duke Sims), but managed to start more games than any other catcher each year. He made the All-Star team in 1968, his last full season with Cleveland. With rookie Ray Fosse transitioning into a starting role in 1969, Azcue was traded to the Red Sox two weeks into the season. The Indians obtained pitchers Dick Ellsworth and Juan Pizarro, and 1B/OF Ken Harrelson in exchange for Azcue and pitchers Sonny Siebert and Vicente Romo. After only 2 months (and 19 games) with Boston, Joe was flipped to the Angels for backup catcher Tom Satriano. Azcue replaced the tandem of Satriano and Tom Egan as the team's #1 catcher, starting 75 of the remaining 108 games in 1969. In 1970 he started 2/3 of the games, to Egan’s 1/3. After sitting out the entire 1971 season with a contract dispute, he returned in 1972 but by then the Angels had moved on to John Stephenson. (Oh please… I’m trying to keep a straight face as I typed that!) Azcue only played 3 games with the Angels in 1972, while spending most of that season’s first half in the minors. In late July 1972 he and infielder Syd O'Brien were traded to the Brewers for catcher Paul Ratliff and infielder Ron Clark. Joe only appeared in 11 games for the Brewers in the season's final 2 months, then played for the Indians’ double-A team in 1973 before retiring. Posted by Jim from Downingtown at 10:43 PM Labels: ...debut: 1960, ...I learned something today, .Indians, Joe Azcue Dissecting the 1969 Set	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line1
__label__wiki	0.562093	0.562093	P. A. Hayes Family Papers 1868-1985 [bulk 1940s-1950s]. 4 boxes (36 folders), ca. 215 items. MSS. COLL. #81 The P.A. Hayes Family Papers consist primarily of materials relating to Justice Drug Company and also include information about the Hayes family. P.A. Hayes worked for Justice Drug for fifty-five years, serving as president for thirty-seven years and then as chairman of the Board. The collection includes correspondence, photo albums, financial and legal documents, printed materials and several scrapbooks. Researchers interested in Greensboro history, the history of Justice Drug Company or the Hayes family will find this collection useful. Arrangement: This collection is organized into seven series and arranged within series by document type and/or subject. The series are: 50th Anniversary with Justice Drug, 1953; Correspondence, 1935-1984; Financial & Legal, 1927-1961; Miscellaneous, ca 1930s-1950s; Photographs, 1958, n.d.; Printed Materials, 1868-1985; and Scrapbooks, 1906-1955. Provenance: This collection was donated by Virginia Hayes Forrest in August 1986 and assigned accession number 1986.101. In January 1993, she added the materials relating to Vick Chemical Co. (6:7-9). Her final donation in March 1993 included two photo albums relating to Justice Drug (5:1-2); these items were assigned accession numbers 1993.16.1-2. Processing: This collection was organized and the finding aid was prepared by intern Hannah Hemphill in July 2017. Pearly Arthur “P.A.” Hayes (1882-1963) of 405 Meadowbrook Terrace was born to Mary Catherine (1855-1930) and Eli P. “E.P.” Hayes (1856-1931) in Randleman, NC. Upon his graduation from Guilford College in 1903, he went to work as an order clerk at L. Richardson Drug Company, which became Justice Drug Company when it was sold to R.L. Justice in 1905. The company was an important regional drug wholesaler. After purchasing a controlling interest in Justice Drug, Hayes became president in 1921 and held that position until 1958, when he was appointed chairman of the Board. He was president of the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce in 1929, the Greensboro Rotary Club in 1942, the Traveling Men’s Auxiliary of the NC Pharmaceutical Association in 1934, and the National Wholesale Druggists Association in 1940. He also served as a City Council member and mayor pro tem in 1931. In 1913, Hayes married Virginia Townsend (1890-1973). Born to Emma Elizabeth (1852-1932) and Christopher Columbus “C.C.” Townsend (1849-1929), Virginia Townsend Hayes was originally from Burlington but lived most of her life in Greensboro. She was an alumna of the State Normal and Industrial College (later Woman’s College and then UNC Greensboro), a president of the Greensboro Drug Club Auxiliary, and a member of the Women’s Auxiliary of the NC Pharmaceutical Association. Mr. and Mrs. Hayes had two daughters. The eldest, Virginia Hayes Forrest (1919-2015), attended Mary Baldwin College before obtaining a Master of Arts in Drama from UNC Chapel Hill in 1942. She married Lt. Stephen Taylor Forrest (1919-1978) in 1942, and they had three children: Stephen Taylor Forrest Jr., Hayes Forrest and Beverly Forrest Kehayes. Mrs. Forrest participated in the Junior League, Children’s Theatre, Greensboro Drug Auxiliary and the NC Pharmaceutical Auxiliary. She also served as president and vice president on the Board of the Greensboro Historical Museum. Her husband, Stephen Forrest, worked at Justice Drug Company after World War II, eventually serving as president for fifteen years. Her younger sister, Anne Hayes Brewer Davis (1921-2015), also attended Mary Baldwin College. She married William “Bill” Paul Brewer Sr. (1921-1987) in 1943, and they had three children: Paul, Michael and David H. She taught school before having children and afterwards worked part-time as a psychometrist with UNCG. After the death of her first husband, she married John Lorraine Davis (1916-2013) in 1999. She was active in the Greensboro Junior League and the Greensboro Cotillion, was a charter member of the NC Historical Book Club, and served as a president of NC Pharmaceutical Wives. Biographical Sources: The sources for this biographical note include the obituaries of P.A. Hayes (Greensboro Daily News, November 21, 1963) and Virginia Townsend Hayes (Greensboro Daily News, November 14, 1973), as well as those of Virginia Hayes Forrest (News & Record, January 30, 2015) and Anne Hayes Brewer Davis (News & Record, January 11, 2015). Additional information was obtained from Ancestry.com, the Greensboro city directories, the Guilford County Register of Deeds database and materials in the collection. Types of materials in this collection include correspondence, financial and legal documents, photographs, printed materials, LP recordings and scrapbooks. Most materials highlight P.A. Hayes’ career with Justice Drug. Of note are two photo albums depicting Justice Drug construction and employees (5:1-2), as well as an invoice from WFMY-TV for commercial spots (3:1). Also included are a few pieces of Justice Drug letterhead (2:2, 4:2), drug formulas (4:1-3) and an insert from the Greensboro Beacon about local businesses (6:3). The scrapbooks give insight to the Hayes family’s social and professional accomplishments (7:1-4). Of particular interest is Mrs. Hayes’ scrapbook from her time at the State Normal and Industrial College (7:5). 1. 50th Anniversary with Justice Drug. 7 folders (ca. 40 items). 1953. Materials in this series relate to P.A. Hayes’ Golden Anniversary with Justice Drug Company. Correspondence (1:1-2) and a scrapbook (1:7) contain letters from associates congratulating him on his fifty years with the company. The photographs (1:3), LP records (1:6) and printed materials (1:4-5) detail the 50th Anniversary banquet held in his honor. 2. Correspondence. 6 folders (ca. 90 items). 1935-1984. The majority of the correspondence was sent from wholesale manufacturers to Justice Drug Company about products and contracts (2:4-6). Letters from P.A. Hayes, including two on company letterhead, show how he conducted business (2:2), while a letter from William Brewer discusses the sale of a desk with company history (2:1). Also included is a postcard to Carlos Virgil Cagle, a pharmacist for Justice Drug (2:3). 3. Financial & Legal. 2 folders (18 items). 1927-1961. This series contains Justice Drug contracts with wholesale manufacturers (3:2) and an invoice from WFMY-TV (3:1) for commercial spots purchased by the company. The invoice includes the times and costs of the commercials. 4. Miscellaneous. 4 folders (ca. 25 items). ca. 1930s-1950s. The miscellaneous items consist of formulas and personnel forms. The Justice Drug formulas are contained in two notebooks and on several loose pages, some of which are Justice Drug letterhead (4:2-3). Other formulas were recorded on the prescription pads of Dr. John Wesley Long, Dr. S.P. Sebastian and the O.Henry Drug Store, while a recipe for cigar flavoring is on Carolina Cigar Company letterhead (4:1). The blank personnel forms from Justice Drug Company include job applications, termination records, and annual performance reviews that provide insight into employee evaluation (1946-1947; 4:4). 5. Photographs. 2 folders (2 items). 1958, n.d. One of these photo albums shows the 1958 construction of a new Justice Drug building at 1201 Valley Park Drive (later Coliseum Blvd.; 5:1). The second album contains portraits of the company’s employees at their work locations (5:2). 6. Printed Materials. 10 folders (ca. 35 items). 1868-1985. Materials in this series are a mix of family and business items. Family items include a geography book that belonged to C.C. Townsend (1868; 6:2), and poems and prayers by P.A. Hayes’ mother, Mary Catherine Hayes (1917-1930; 6:5). The business aspect is represented by advertisements for office equipment and medicine (6:1), wholesale price schedules (6:10), and an article about P.A. Hayes and Justice Drug in the Greensboro Beacon (6:3). Also of interest are a piece of letterhead from Nanzetta Medicine Company (6:6) and items relating to Vick Chemical Company, including an early issue of Vicks Family News (1938; 6:9), two newspaper clippings (1960, 1965; 6:7) and a term paper by Martin Boney (1985; 6:8). 7. Scrapbooks. 5 folders (6 items). 1906-1955. The majority of the scrapbooks relate to the Hayes family and show how family and business were closely intertwined. Compiled by Mrs. Hayes and covering 1929-1955, these scrapbooks consist mostly of newspaper clippings about family and friends, as well as holiday cards (7:1-4). All of the scrapbooks contain articles about Justice Drug and Mr. Hayes’ career with the company. Items of note in the first scrapbook include newspaper clippings about P.A. Hayes’ election to the Greensboro Rotary Club (1942) and Chamber of Commerce (1929), and a photograph of the Hayes maid, probably Virginia Crutchfield (7:1). Two scrapbooks (7:2,4) include information about the Hayes daughters’ marriages. The two large brown scrapbooks (7:3) also have newspaper clippings about Virginia and Anne’s children. Of particular interest are news clippings about the Justice Drug Company fire in July 1953. A copy of C.C. Townsend’s will (1921) is also present. The final scrapbook (7:5) depicts Mrs. Hayes’ years at the State Normal and Industrial College. This scrapbook, which mostly consists of photographs, shows President J.J. Foust, faculty and students. Other photographs include the Spencer building and Mrs. Hayes’ room, and the Greensboro Centennial celebrations in 1908. Some programs from plays and ceremonies and Mrs. Hayes’ own musings are also included. 1 1-2 50th Anniversary with Justice Drug -- Correspondence (1953) 3 -- Photographs (1953) 4 -- Printed Materials (Guest Books; 1953) 5 50th Anniversary with Justice Drug -- Printed Materials (Newspaper Clippings; 1953) 6 -- Recordings (1953) 7 -- Scrapbook (1953) 2 1 Correspondence -- Brewer, William (1984) 2 -- Hayes, P.A. (1945-1957) 3 -- Shre?, D.L. to Carlos Virgil Cagle (1941) 4 Correspondence -- Wholesale distributors to Justice Drug Co. (1935-1939) 5 -- Wholesale distributors to Justice Drug Co. (1940-1949) 6 -- Wholesale distributors to Justice Drug Co. (1950-1958, n.d.) 3 1 Financial & Legal -- Invoice -- WFMY (1952) 2 -- Wholesale Manufacturer Contracts (1927-1961) 4 1 Miscellaneous -- Formulas (n.d.) 2 -- Justice Drug Formulas (loose; ca. 1930s-1940s) 3 Miscellaneous -- Justice Drug Formulas (notebooks; ca. 1940s-1950s) 4 -- Justice Drug Personnel Forms (1946-1947) 5 1 Photographs -- Album -- Justice Drug Company Construction (1958) 2 -- Album -- Justice Drug Company Employees 6 1 Printed Materials -- Advertisements 2 -- Geography Book (1868) 3 -- Greensboro Beacon (ca. 1947) 4 Printed Materials -- Greensboro Historical Museum (1947) 5 -- Hayes, Mary Catherine (copies; 1917-1930) 6 -- Nanzetta Medicine Company 7 Printed Materials -- Newspaper Clippings -- Vick Chemical Co. (1960, 1965) 8 -- "The Rise of an American Company" (by Martin M. Boney; 1985) 9 -- Vicks Family News (September 1938) 10 -- Wholesale Price Schedules (1941-1957, n.d.) 7 1 Scrapbooks -- Hayes Family (1929-1954) 2 -- Hayes Family (1942-1947) 3 -- Hayes Family (1949-1954; 1953-1955) 4 Scrapbooks -- Hayes Family (1954-1955) 5 -- State Normal and Industrial College (1906-1911)	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line5
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__label__cc	0.59639	0.40361	Sigrid Holmwood talking to Alli Sharma at her studio, Streatham Hill, London 'Figure Painting', 2010, caput mortuum, gofun, lead-tin yellow, ochre, azurite and slate in parchment clipping distemper on kozo paper with tengujo tissue on board. Courtesy the artist and Annely Juda Fine Art AS: You spent your weekend at a Tudor Group re-enactment event? SH: Yes, we were doing a banquet in Haddon Hall, Derbyshire. I was working in the art department of the kitchen. On Saturday we made a pie in the shape of a castle with turrets and different fillings, like pork, pink custard and a strange 16th century pesto. Then on Sunday other members prepared a pig’s head by slicing off the face from the skull, sewing it back up, stuffing it and then boiling it for 3 hours. I then painted the head black with lard-bound charcoal and finished with marzipan tusks, eyes and a bristle brush comb so it looked like a wild boar. AS: It must be amazing to have access to fantastic Tudor buildings. SH: Yes, and we stay the night after the public have gone. So for breakfast this morning I had a lovely sour bread baked in a 16th century oven, actually, I think it was a 15th century oven. AS: Are there lots of artists in the group? SH: There are crafts people and photographers but then there are also accountants and IT people. And loads of kids because there are lots of families which is really great. People become expert in baking, leather work or ironmongery, all these things and, much like my approach to painting, they’re experimenting with materials, looking at what’s written at the time, but also by the act of doing, finding out what actually works. AS: You make your own paints from pigments? SH: I don’t make my all own pigments. I don’t make vermillion because it’s mercury sulphide. It can be synthesised but is also naturally occurring. You need a kiln to heat it, so in this period it would only be made industrially, not by artists themselves. That would be something they would go and buy. But yes, I make all the paints and all the pigments that artists would have made in the studio. Here I’ve got some madder, which is a pigment. I can pour that out so you can see it better. It’s made from madder roots. AS: What is madder? SH: It is an uninspiring looking plant but you grind up the roots and soak them in water. Heating it up turns it brown so I do it by soaking it in water with lye over a period of days works and you can see the dye coming out. These are birch leaves, they have their own smell. It smells tobacco-y. This is weld. It smells a bit pissy. My dress is dyed with weld so I like that the dyes used in the clothes are the same colours as one would use in some of the pigments. That’s fascinating. The world joins up. AS: How authentic are your socks, did Tudors wear knitted socks? SH: Yes, they wore knitted socks. There are all sorts of inventories. They also wore sewn fabric socks but I prefer knitted. You do find examples of things although socks don’t massively survive because they’re a bit throwaway. I didn’t knit these but knitting is one step too far for me. I sewed all my clothes. AS: You hand stitched them? SH: Yes, no machine stitching allowed. AS: Who makes your shoes? SH: In the world of re-enacting, you get people who make shoes, or pottery and they supply re-enactors from all periods. AS: Do you need help putting on the corset? You’ve been trapped in there all weekend, was it uncomfortable? SH: You get used to it but if you eat too much you suddenly want to get out. The key to wearing a corset is that you shouldn’t lean onto it. You should avoid it pressing onto you. I wouldn’t be surprised if it wasn’t always worn by working women. Trying to ascertain Tudor working clothes is a lot harder in Britain, than in the low countries, because there wasn’t the interest in painting them. AS: You mean peasants? SH: Peasants or even just working class. I’m not interested at all in the gentry with all their silks. I find that the least interesting. AS: And well documented? SH: Yes, they’re the ones we have paintings of in Britain. In this period in the low countries, there is an explosion of genre painting and it’s all linked-in with the birth of capitalism. The merchant classes and the stock exchanges began there and they were the new patrons of art. Before that, it was just aristocrats and the church interested in mythology, the bible and history painting. With the new middle class merchants, the new patrons of art, you get landscapes, peasants, still life, domestic scenes and artists specializing in different niches. It’s the predecessor of the art market we have today where artists have to specialize and find an original niche, which is their selling point and where art is about ourselves. So that’s part of my reason for painting these images. It’s actually the root of contemporary art. There’s a great irony, artists painting peasants only because of urbanization. AS: You’ve just given yourself an extra bum bit. SH: Yes, the bum roll, because in Tudor times, the question of ‘does my bum look big in this’ the answer you want is ‘yes’. You might have to give me a hand with tucking in my partlett. This was made of fine linen and used to fake being clean. You would have lots of linens but only one set of woollen clothes, and a Sunday best. These knives are my eating knives. You don’t have forks, that was a poncy Italian thing. So you cut and spear things and eat off your knife. They’re hand made by a guy in the group. So the final bit is my coif and then we’re done. AS: Did you dye the fabric? SH: I didn’t, that was a member of the Tudor Group. The thing about dying is that you need large facilities so that the wool can turn around and not get streaky so it requires a lot of space and drainage and some heat underneath it. However, someone in the group is setting up one in their garden in London so I’m hoping to go and dye some stuff so I can do it myself. AS: Are you busy at the moment? SH: Yes, I’m going to a gallery in China in August, I’m working with Vitamin Creative Space. They’ve planted Chinese indigo for me so hopefully when I get there that will have grown and I can harvest it to make some pigment. It’s in an urban farm in Beijing. So, this is some gorgeous looking Madder. The crimson draperies in old paintings would be made with this. AS: It’s a beautiful pink. It doesn’t look that colour in the tube? SH: You get different shades. This was an experiment where I put in alum first, and then added potash. That means you get a warmer colour. I’ve made madders where I’ve made a cooler colour by putting in potash first and then added alum. They’re the two ingredients that you can play with when you’re making Lake pigments like this. Potash is alkali so it would be made with wood ash but it makes things cooler. If you think about litmus paper, the acid colours are red and yellow, and the alkali colours are blues and greens, purple so it works like that with these natural dyes. AS: So what will you do to this madder now? SH: I’m going to let it dry out completely and then I’m going to grind it up and wash it to take out any excess alum. AS: You’ve also made your own paper from sheets? SH: Yes, I have some here, with printed woodcuts. So the paper is made from my bed sheets. I burnished it but it still smells of my sheets. AS: How do you go about making paper? SH: First I cut up the sheets into one inch squares. You need a beating machine. In the 16th century you would have had large water powered ones where a big wheel powered by water sets off a trip and a big log comes down and pounds rags to a pulp. 16th century paper was made from the rags and scraps from linen and hemp fabric. Much like the pigment made from scraps of wool, you make use of a left over material. Once you can’t repair the linens any more they might as well be made into paper. Rag pickers were making a living by collecting rags from people and selling them to the paper mills. They were worth quite a lot in the end. Since I don’t have a beating machine, I send my rags off to a workshop in Glasgow and where it is beaten for me and the pulp sent back. I’ve got vats and felts and a friend who is also making paper to collaborate and share materials. We’ve made a press out of an oak frame and a hydraulic car jack because you need to squish all the water out to get it as smooth as possible. Then dry it. Because I was doing woodcuts I needed a smooth surface so I burnished this particular paper with the back of a spoon. I do have a burnisher at home which is agate but just rubbing a smooth hard thing across the paper will give you a bit of a sheen. AS: Are these drawings on paper of people in the Tudor Group? SH: Actually this is my apprentice. I’ve been inundated with offers from interns, which I think is indicative of young students these days feeling pressured into doing internships. I didn’t think I needed an intern because I like doing everything myself but then I thought it might be quite a good idea to play with the idea of having an apprentice and that relationship could be a body of work. AS: She looks pretty fed up in this one. I wonder how many students imagine interning would involve stirring a pot in 16th century costume. SH: I did explain! But yes, I think what has come out of the experience is a series of drawings that show the difficulty of the relationship. This is another student from the Ruskin and we did a painting circle, she grew up in Japan so she wore her kimono and we all painted each other. The idea is a women’s painting circle. The kimono is a lovely thing to draw. It’s more interesting to draw a kimono or Tudor clothes than jeans. AS: It’s interesting, how artists choose to present themselves, as artists. SH: It is, and the mystique of the studio. AS: Most artists are open about their practices, but I can imagine some wouldn’t want us to know their secrets, and why should they? SH: For me that’s quite important, I like to share recipes. It very much relates to movements such as relational aesthetics, where it’s about making work that deals with social exchanges that go on around art. Painters can seem isolated, stuck in their studios on their own and I think of my practice as fighting against that a bit, making it a more social practice. I also know other pigment freaks and we swap pigments... I’m not the only one! Sigrid Holmwood's drawings can be seen at Mock Tudor, 60 Ravenscourt Road, London W6 0UG (open Fri-Sun, 12-6, or by appointment 07885 222409) until 10 July. She also features in the forthcoming issue of Garageland magazine, which will be launched at Mock Tudor on 17 July 2011. Sigrid will be working in The Pavilion at Vitamin Creative Space, Beijing from 29 July - 27 September. For more information, follow The Astonishing Adventures of Lady Indigo. Resulting work will be exhibited at Annely Juda Fine Art next year. Posted by Articulated Artists at 04:04 No comments: Labels: Alli Sharma, Mock Tudor, Sigrid Holmwood Jeff McMillan talks to Alli Sharma at his studio in Shoreditch, E2 AS: Where do you find your drawings and paintings? JM: I go to car boot sales or sometimes to antique fairs, there are a few good ones in the south of England. Recently I was in Belgium and went to a couple of great flea markets there. I found a trove of one woman’s whole school career, which included her primary school drawings all the way through to her high school algebra. I think they’re from the 1950s and her name, Monique, is on everything. The drawings are a bit awkward, but in a good way, though her geometric drawings are very precise. AS: Is that what you look for, an awkwardness? JM: I’m just looking for potential. It’s hard to explain exactly what that means, but I make that assessment and decide whether it’s any good for my purposes. With this show in mind, I was specifically looking for works on paper to go with a number of drawings I’d already collected over the years. Certain things strike you as having real potential, whether it’s something in a figure’s eyes or a certain juxtaposition within a work, and I particularly like coming across works that are not really finished in the first place. Two of the Belgian schoolgirl’s drawings are of a woman, in one she has no right hand and there’s an ‘x’ marked on her shoulder where the teacher has ticked off that it has been drawn incorrectly. Most of the drawings have comments and grades in red ink over the top of them. In another the woman is in a position of lifting her arms in a way so that after I have immersed the paper in a container of ink, she looks like she’s floating or trying to escape. AS: Or drowning. JM: That’s the sort of potential I suppose I am looking for, as though the drawing is asking for an intervention to become complete. At times it feels like a collaboration. AS: Do you know what the geometric drawings are? JM: They’re old-school geometry, along with the pages and pages of equations and calculations to plot them out. I think a French curve and a ruler were used to make them so precise. They’re very technical but still beautiful drawings. AS: And beautifully presented. JM: Yes always drawn in with this double line border. I’m sure they’re all done by hand, and she always puts her name, written very neatly. There are some funny ones where she’s got bored and worked out who was dating who on the back of the drawings, some with love hearts. I was glad to see that, you can imagine it must have been pretty rigorous. AS: The dipping line works well with the geometric look. JM: I became most interested in what colour adds to them, particularly when the inks bleed into each other, they remind me of 1960s film strips or at times they become almost Rothko-like. The effect changes them from something dry and analytical to something with more of an emotional content. Just coincidentally the basic half-dozen ink colours are very similar to the colour scheme of a series of cardboard box paintings I made a few years back. AS: Is it important to use hand-made works, you haven’t used prints or photographs? JM: It always has been in the past, but I’ve worked with a few engravings for this show. Some are anatomical studies that have been cut out from a medical textbook from the 1800s. AS: I wanted to ask you about using old things. You might be seen as destroying something but at the same time you have rescued them in the first place. JM: I’m ambivalent about it, and I hope the work remains ambivalent too. It’s a fine line, I’m obviously the one making the decision about whether they stay as they are or become something else, but I like to think there are other anatomical prints like these out there but these are the only ones dragged into the contemporary world in this way. AS: The Chapman brothers make a deliberate point in defacing old Goya prints, but that’s not your concern? JM: No, but then their work is more about being provocative. In fact I tend towards the other end of the scale, I love coming across a painting that’s not got much going for it, that only costs a fiver but I know will be great for what I want to do. And actually I’m not that interested in appropriation either. What I do is probably closer to a form of recycling - I sometimes think all the painting techniques and brushstrokes have all been made before, all that is left now is how we re-configure them. Which is the idea of the re-mix I suppose, there really isn’t much new under the sun. AS: Is there something in particular about working with drawings that differs from the paintings? JM: One main difference is that with the canvases, I only ever work with oil paint. I think in my very first painting class I was taught that you couldn’t put acrylic over oil or it might crack, but you could put oil on top of anything. So I have always thought of oil as the final paint, the ultimate material. But by working on paper I was able to re-look at that and none of these works are done with oil paint. Some are made with acrylic paint and some with ink. Ink is a great medium because it has different properties like the fact that it’s so much thinner than oil or acrylic and also its not totally opaque. AS: The transparency doesn’t obliterate the image, like in the paintings. Dipping paper seems to emphasize its fragility. Some look so delicate, like a thin leaf of paint. JM: The ink has dripped off the bottom edge and become more intense in colour and slightly brittle where it has accumulated. Some of the engravings have been dipped two or three times in ink so you end up with this strange thing where two inks overlapping almost create a black, though a ghost of the original image can remain as well. AS: I bet it’s great to watch the ink soak in. JM: The old engraving papers are 150 years old and bone dry. They are so absorbent that the colour ends up being deeply saturated so they become darker than works on a thinner paper. I’ve also been working with a vinyl paint called flashe, which is actually a sign-writers paint. It looks like a pure pigment or something, so a sign writer would paint with it and the brushstrokes would disappear. AS: It’s very flat, but you’ve still got some bubbles in it, where it’s been dipped. JM: I like when a work reveals its natural physical properties. In fact, all the work is what it is, and it is quite simple to see how it is made. AS: So what decisions were you making about colour choices for Untitled (Man with necktie), with the black and the vermillion red. JM: It’s a strange mix of intention and intuition, I was interested because it’s a portrait of a black man, which is rare, and I wanted it to have some gravity so I used the black colour along the top. I was intrigued by his necktie and how it is not flush with his body, and it was just one of those things that is not easily explained. I think the brighter vermillion makes feel more exotic. AS: It looks like a flag but I wouldn’t know what country. JM: I don’t know either. AS: So it’s not political. JM: No, it’s not. Not for me. I think it has sinister overtones if you want to read that into it. AS: Tell me about this one which looks like a blind boy with pointed ears, Untitled (Boy). JM: If you saw the original image you would see it was just a portrait of a young boy but there was something about it once I started to take a piece of paper and obscure the lower part of it. There was this strange thing in that it wasn’t quite finished in the way the pupils had been drawn and then, for me, that was everything, an amazing point that makes it become something else. Interview continued in Garageland magazine, Fake issue 12. Jeff McMillan's drawings are at Consequences, four all saints, London W11, by appointment only, 25 May - 2 July 2011. He is also exhibiting paintings at Mock Tudor, Transition Gallery Offsite, London W6, 18 June - 10 July 2011. Labels: Alli Sharma, Jeff McMillan Claire Undy talking to Alli Sharma at her studio in Hackney Wick, London AS: This new work looks very different to what I’ve seen before. CU: Yes, I’ve recently made quite a big change in my work. It’s been two years now since I finished studying at Wimbledon College of Art, and I felt I had reached an impasse with my practice - I was refining it rather than developing it. AS: Did you feel that you’d exhausted your enquiry with the paintings with the gestural marks? CU: I felt like I was polishing it, I’d got to the point where I was experimenting with something so tiny. I was using different pigments to catch the light in a certain way, and the only thing I could achieve would be to work out how to do it and get it right every time. All I was doing was increasing the success rate of making these same paintings. The gestural mark represents the act of painting. I was trying to put drawing in the process at different points, as I don’t like the idea that a painting is simply the final top layer and that everything else is hidden workings-out. I wanted to acknowledge the process of making. I don’t like the idea that as the artist you choose what to reveal and what to conceal, when it is the act of painting that I’m interested in and the process of putting it together. I started by stretching a canvas and then I used tape and paper to mask off the shape of a gestural mark. I built up a gesso ground over the entire surface so that when I took off the tape there was an area of un-primed canvas left in the gesso. When I pulled the paint across the whole surface, the colour changed on the different grounds. I was using transparent iron oxides, so that the bits that would soak into the fabric would be dark and the bits that were on the white ground would be really bright. AS: When you say pull across, what did you use? CU: A wide brush because I like the marks with the brush. They emphasise the act of applying the paint, rather than giving a perfectly uniform surface. Then I used a smaller brush on the top layer of wet paint to indicate another gestural mark, which slightly mis-registered the first. AS: So it looks like there are two marks. CU: Yes, but neither of them were painted, they were made by breaking the surface at different points. The gestural mark is blatantly a gestural mark because I didn’t want it to be a shape or to have any deceptive space to it. I wanted all the visual components to be about painting: brush marks; or the visible application of paint. AS: So you’re getting new ideas out quite quickly? CU: Yes, I’m aiming to make a lot of these new works, hopefully around 100 this scale. They’re all quite rough and different. They’re numbered; eg S1 (S stands for studio). So if S1 leads to others they become S1.1, S1.2 etc so they break up and then I can experiment further into an idea. It’s like research. I like this one. I’ve been moving the weave of the fabric to make the image. AS: Breaking the surface again? CU: Yes, drawing with the components of the painting, with the fabric. I went to Amsterdam recently and there was a market selling fabrics with really wide weave on them. With this one, I’ve pushed the weave of it and then set it with size. I’m just playing really with different ways of trying to show their making. AS: It sounds investigative. CU: I’m interested in finding a way of communicating that’s not via language. I think that this could be possible through making a painting, which doesn’t discuss things outside itself, and so talks very directly. A hole is a hole and a mark is a mark and they only attempt to communicate their hole-ness or mark-ness and not any other kind of coded message from the artist. I think the only thing the artist can communicate is the act of painting, so if I made a mark like that [gestures], you can sense that’s how it’s been made. AS: You’re communicating the action. CU: Yes, that’s one thing I can communicate truly. Quite a few people have said that you’re only talking to a painter in that respect, perhaps this is true - I hope not. As a painter, you see a gestural mark and you can really sense how it’s been made, I hope that non-painters can relate to that gesture too. AS: Getting something across without reference to an illusion, or trying to convey something without describing it. CU: I want to talk in a way that anyone can understand. I don’t want to use art historical, or other cultural references, as then you’re speaking in a certain language to a specific group of people. I feel like this is quite elitist. If that’s all we can do now, where can we go from here? Some people believe you can’t make a gesture now without referencing something else, you can’t make any paintings now without referencing what’s gone before. I don’t believe we can do that indefinitely. Eventually it will become a dated idea itself. There’s a lot of interesting work that references other ideas, other art, but it’s also a barrier to discovering anything new. I think that we need to look within the medium itself, not through a series of changing subject matters to find out what painting can be or do in the future. AS: That sounds like a pure way of thinking about painting, like it’s coming from a very particular history? CU: Most people would say it comes from a very old fashioned idea, from Modernism; wanting to be self referential with the meaning inherent within the work and not referring to anything. But equally I think, for me, there’s a lot of idealism to that which I don’t have. On the one hand I share the aspiration to make objective art, but equally I think my work is quite realistically aware of its futility and it doesn’t have grand ideas of being a pure or absolute idea. It’s about its materiality and what it physically actually is, rather than a bigger notion about painting. There seems to be two ways you can approach painting today, which is either to ignore postmodernism and cynicism towards painting by going ahead and making geometric patterns, or gestural expressionist paintings or whatever, or you can be ironic, referencing the idea of painting itself as an ideology. I think I sit somewhere between the two in that I still have quite a lot of faith in painting and its possibilities but I think it has to be a realistic, grounded approach where you can talk about universal ideas and communication through the language of painting, but without having an unrealistic expectation that they are possible. I’m more interested in discussing the ideas rather than believing that they are true. I think that just because something has been proved to be impossible, it doesn’t mean the entire subject is worthless. Simply being an atheist does not mean that you can’t learn a great deal from religion. AS: Are you keen on art history. CU: It’s not something I’m particularly keen on. Making abstract work at College means that you have to be aware of it because the criticism is that making purely abstract painting is a naïve thing to do and you either don’t care about it or you don’t understand it. I think a lot of people wonder how you can do it without being ignorant, or how you can do this with conviction. I really feel that you can do it with conviction and understanding of what you’re doing. It’s hard. There have been over 60 years of history in this area I could spend a lifetime studying and I wouldn’t ever feel knowledgeable enough to make a genuine contribution to the discussion. But I do feel I have something that I want to add to the discussion of painting and I think it has to be possible to make abstract work today without having to answer every question of the last 60 years in every work. AS: It’s weird when you start thinking like that, how difficult it is to continue, despite the desire to engage with something, like you have to keep one eye on the past and one on what your doing. CU: This is what Fade Away touched on. I think this is why lots of people make work within that bracket between abstraction and figuration because there is still an interest in abstract painting but if you make a purely abstract painting you instantly take on this huge burden of history. However, if you make an abstract painting and work something vaguely figurative into it it’s suddenly free from so much theoretical baggage because it’s no longer aspiring to this pure idea. There’s less to answer, you’re not adhering to an old fashioned school of thought. There are an awful lot of abstract painters my age but it’s hard to relate to an older school of thought about abstract painting. It’s a hard discussion to be part of. You’re an outsider, and although the work looks visually similar, in your heart I think it comes from a very different place. List of works: S5, S7.4, Trouble, S7.1, S7.5, S7.6, S9.2, S13.1. All 50x40cm. 'Trouble' 2010, by Claire Undy, can be seen at Fade Away, Gallery North, Newcastle Upon Tyne from 5 - 26 May 2011, with free symposium/publication launch 3-6pm on 26 May 2011 and reception afterwards. Labels: Alli Sharma, Claire Undy Phoebe Unwin talking to Alli Sharma at her Hackney studio AS: You’ve been busy this year with a solo show at Wilkinson and the British Art Show 7. Do deadlines affect how you work? PU: I find that it’s important to put deadlines out of my mind. I mean they’re there, but I don’t make work specifically for a show because I make what I make. But, as it gets nearer, you can’t help looking at what you have and what would go where and those kinds of decisions. AS: I imagine the way you work can be unpredictable. You don’t use images. It’s all coming from your own experiences, from what’s in your mind, looking at things and seeing opportunities for paintings. PU: That’s true, and because I don’t know what any of the paintings will look like when they’re finished, that’s part of it. I like that working process of being surprised by how something might look but that also means that it’s important to be comfortable with failure in the work in terms of making something, looking at it and then thinking it’s not quite right. It might be an interesting idea but the size is wrong or something, I really respond to how it looks in the studio. AS: What do you do if you see something failing, do you try to make it work or do you scrap it and try something else? PU: Sometimes I try to make it work. Sometimes I try for months, and then it’s scrapped. Or I try for months and it works. I might think at the time that it was a bad idea in the first place, so it’s never going to work. But then I find I might be drawn to the idea again and have another go at it a year later. There’s enough tension to get an image to work so if you’re getting too self-conscious and wound up, then that’s not helpful. AS: The painting ends up looking too fraught or contrived? PU: I think there’s an element of tension in all of them. They’re not completely relaxed paintings but if there’s too much tension then I think a painting can look nervous. And then it’s not doing the job of communicating something. I mean it might be interesting to make a painting about being nervous but then it has to communicate that well, rather than be apologetic of itself. That’s when they get scrapped; if I feel they’re like that. AS: I’m looking at the girl figure in your earlier work, is it you or is that too obvious? PU: It’s not meant to be, none of the people I paint are portraits. I think of them as being portraits for feelings rather than portraits of a particular person. But all of my paintings and subjects end up being things that I’ve experienced in some way. They’re not personal stories, but in order for me to explain what something might have felt like or a relationship to an object, in terms of space or colour or scale, then I need to have experienced it. There’s nothing fantastical about them. AS: Are you losing the figure more, moving in an abstract direction? PU: I can’t imagine ever being completely abstract because the aspect I’m most interested in is the relationship between a visual world that everyone experiences and how that is explored through materials and marks. AS: You need something recognisable? PU: In order to communicate this subject, yes. So the subject is actually really important. For me, it’s not a pure interest in paint and colour and painting. It’s also about these relationships. For me it’s a springboard into different atmospheres or moods or tensions. AS: And they are invisible things. PU: Yes, Self Consciousness is very much about painting a feeling. Or the subject of Brick Wall was the everyday but also the formal qualities of painting because it’s a flat painting about something flat. So I’m interested in these subjects that explore a visual everyday world but also the world of the painting and the object itself. AS: How do you keep your ideas for paintings? Do you have a sketchbook? PU: This is one book. It’s falling apart. When I work here I put in lots of different coloured papers and respond to marks and colours and so on in an intuitive way. I’m not working in the book from beginning to end. It’s developed as a whole. I have to feel excited or engaged with the page and if I don’t then I just move on. I’ve worked on these for a while and the only rule I have is that anything can go in them. It can be an insignificant thing like a note of a couple of colours that I like or it can be something about an actual place or an image that has been layered and built up. I describe this as somewhere to be really gentle with ideas so they don’t have to stand up for themselves yet. They might never be used for a painting. I like working with this size. I’ve tried working in smaller or larger books but this size is just right. I also like that they’re quite thick because they start to build up a rich body of images. This is where I begin with all the different types of materials. I use acrylic, graphite, pastel, ink, and printed papers. And using coloured papers gets away from that feeling of a white, empty, blank page. AS: When it comes to a painting, is there a white blank canvas or do you have to mess it up first? PU: I think I need to mess it up but I’m not intentionally messing it up. I’ll think I’m just starting a painting but at every stage I’m looking at that and responding to the scale and the way the colours are because they’re not planned. Whatever I feel the subject demands will change my approach. Brick Wall started in a relatively controlled way by making a background of bricks, almost like creating a space to work within and respond to. So I knew I was making a painting of a brick wall and I knew how I was going to begin, but I didn’t know what it would end up looking like or how it would feel working within that pattern or that scale or combination of colours. Something like Self-Consciousness was started by putting colours and textures together, especially the oil paint which was quite impasto, and seeing and feeling where the painting would go. So building up to the image, rather than beginning with an image and working within that. They each have different approaches. AS: You’ve used patterned papers in your sketchbooks, like the chequerboard. What does pattern do for you in a painting? PU: I used a lot of pattern in the last show. The printed chequerboard and brickwork papers in the sketchbook, is where I first thought of it for painting. The pattern I have been using recently is about exploring a certain sort of rhythm in the paintings. I describe it as a constant hum or drumbeat. It’s a space to work within, which then gets interrupted or, like in Three Bananas, it’s reversed because the background is stronger than the subject on it. The banana shapes are like stains, almost like something has been taken away. So the movement and the focus of the painting is the chequerboard which is also a hand made mark, it’s not really a neat chequerboard so that was important. And then with Brick Wall there are elements where I’ve masked off the pattern which is much more graphic and controlled but then that pattern is echoed and mimicked in handmade brick marks using the different reds. So sometimes its about interrupting something and also an echo or reverberation of a mark or colour. AS: Do the same motifs crop up? PU: They do but in the sketchbook they’re not judged too much, they just live there. Elements of them are used when I’m ready to use them but very rarely are they scaled up from here. There might be an element of a composition that I take from the book but usually it’s a material element. AS: There doesn’t seem to be any hierarchy with the different materials. PU: That’s really important. One of my main reasons for using different materials is colour, because I feel that a colour is different in say an oil paint, spray paint, acrylic or pastel because they have really different surfaces, qualities and connotations. An oil paint mark might seem more controlled than a spray paint mark. It’s got a different speed to it. A spray paint mark, especially with the fuzzy edge, records what it was like to make it, which is quite magical. You press the top of the can and you can just keep going. It’s fast and it covers everything in an opaque way. Whereas there is a very different relationship with making, in that sense, to then being with a brush and a more gentle type of mark making. So I like using both of those languages, and all different types of languages with marks. With this page, there are so many elements in it. I’ve got this table from above and the carpet. There might be just one element of this that becomes a painting. And different viewpoints are important in the work. AS: I’m surprised you said that was a table, it’s looking down from above. PU: That’s like Sponge Palette in a way, it’s a palette with the thumbhole, and so you’re looking at it from above. Again, there’s pattern, and the sort of echoing of that background pattern and also a combination of colours about painting itself. I called it Sponge Palette because one aspect is that colour and form, for me, are indistinguishable from the subject when they are worked up. That’s my aim in a painting, to achieve, if I feel that I can, the colours and forms to be just those ones necessary for the painting, not to have any that don’t need to be there. So in a sense, the subject of the painting is as inspired by the colour and form. I almost see a subject in a colour combination in a painting in the way that it almost feels like a sponge or something, that the painting becomes saturated with these feelings or atmospheres. AS: It’s an interesting way to describe a painting, like a sponge, like it sucks in all this stuff, ideas and materials, and becomes visible. PU: I’m making it sound quite mystical. There are definitely a lot of felt qualities that are really important to me. And it is that thing about a sponge of sucking things up, the subject becoming really imbedded and saturated in the painting itself and in the colours and shapes, but there’s another element. The rigorous editing and appraisal of the work is really important to me. There are real formal aspects that come into play, especially as the painting gets further on, where I’ll be really thinking is it working in terms of subject, is it working in terms of scale and in terms of the painting itself. AS: It sounds like you’re very controlled about what goes in. PU: I am but when you speak about paintings in retrospect, because you’re talking about all the ideas, you can’t help but make it sound like ‘when I got to this point I was thinking this …’. But, when I’m actually working on a painting, I wouldn’t necessarily be able to put into words why I chose to get rid of a whole section or decided a painting failed, because I’m working really close to it, and working very quickly, but also so close to instinct and response. AS: Can you describe the process for making Sponge Palette? PU: The ground of Sponge Palette is made with an acrylic medium called crackle paste so it’s breaking up the surface. It’s meant to and it makes the surface very spongy. It feels absorbent. Because of the little cracks, the paints run into each other. Different surfaces in paintings are as important as marks because it completely changes the marks on top. I find that quite fascinating. Again, the pattern was made first so I’m working on something that is already visually dense. This palette shape, almost like a picture frame, is translucent so that the pattern is visible almost all the way through it. There would have been, in this painting especially, a real interest in layering and communicating the kind of time and visual conversation that happened in the painting. Some of my other paintings are more sparse and economical in line so they don’t have that sense of layered time. They would be about some other atmospheres or moods or tensions that I’m interested in exploring. Sponge Palette, 2010 can be seen at Fade Away, Gallery North, Newcastle, 5-24 May 2011 Images courtesy the artist and Wilkinson Gallery Sponge Palette, 2010 Girl, 2009 studio photograph, 2011 Self Consciousness, 2010 Three Bananas, 2010 Brick Wall, 2011 Labels: Alli Sharma, Phoebe Unwin David Wightman talking to Alli Sharma at his Hackney Wick studio DW: People hesitate to call them targets but that’s what they are. When I first started doing them a few years ago, it was an attempt to mock formalist geometric abstraction. So I took on different abstract motifs, like the target, square, and stripe. AS: I don’t know much about geometric abstraction, who are you referencing? DW: The most obvious would be Kenneth Noland. He was part of the formalist Greenberg school in America, which has now been utterly rubbished and no-one talks about those artists any more. The Last Stand of Modernism is how I like to think of it. I looked at different painters within the geometric abstract movement, going back to Albers and Mondrian where its all about colour and form and shape. You know, someone will spend their life painting targets or squares or all-black monochromes. A mix of purity and weirdness. AS: Are there any contemporary painters you look at. DW: There are people like Peter Halley. He makes abstract paintings but they’re symbolic as well. I like the idea of abstraction having all these kinds of concerns attached to them, like hard-line abstraction, geometric abstraction, post-painterly abstraction, colour-field painting, and the difference between them is whether someone is using masking tape or not, little things like that. AS: So you started with an ironic intent. DW: I suppose I used typical art school irony where you look at the past and make fun of it, but it slowly turned into more of a lament. AS: Was there something in particular that changed your perception? DW: I had an idea of what I wanted to do and what I was making fun of (or ‘critiquing’ is what I would have said at the time), but the more I looked into it, the more I began to feel sorry that that endeavour had ended and the pursuit of abstraction had come to an end. AS: Do you mean the seriousness about what painting could be? DW: Yeah, at first I found it overblown and pretentious and then I immersed myself in it and I wished I could carry it on. I wished it was still up and running and I could be part of that lineage of abstract painters. It wasn’t until I really looked at that kind of work that I realised something was missing. Something had been lost, maybe a sincerity or a seriousness or some kind of aspirational quality to that kind of work had been put aside or had been trumped in favour of irony or something like that. AS: Did you come to that realisation at art school or later? DW: Once I’d left art school and stopped explaining things to other people. Once I was in my own studio and I could have fun and things didn’t necessarily have to make as much sense, I started to think differently about my work. Justifying things endlessly at art school can close down what you want to pursue. Can I really explain this kind of weird pink? I mean there’s more to the work than that, but for me it’s rediscovering something that’s lost so that’s how it started and so I began to see it more as a lament; a lost idea of art. Maybe that's pompous or just a bit silly, or maybe I’ve got my own idea of what it is and it never really existed. It does seem that formalist abstract painting was the last time painting took itself seriously. After that everything was different – and a lot of it is fantastic - I’m not wanting to return to the past. AS: I like this one, it makes me think of the Tudors. DW: Yes, it has references to non-art historical points but you can see it as a weird take on Ad Reinhardt which was the intention but it became something else, especially with the texture, it changes everything. AS: Tell me about the wallpaper. DW: The wallpaper was chosen for being cheap, tacky, un-aesthetic, something disregarded. That’s how I felt about abstraction at the time and this was me thinking I was witty. So the paintings weren’t dissimilar to what they are now but the intent was profoundly different. I was painting with household emulsion, in magnolia and cream and those clichéd household décor colours so everything made sense and I could talk about them very well. The wallpaper was critiquing pattern and design and abstraction and the decorative nature of what it may become or what it may mean. But they were ugly paintings and there was no real sincerity to them. They made sense and my tutors thought they were interesting. But I didn’t enjoy painting them. I could say it was a critique of colour painting and formalism but it wasn’t really, it was just an empty shell of a bigger idea. And, like I say, they gradually became something else; I started to miss the intentions that I’d mocked. Then I started to explore colour, slowly and tentatively, but only after I left college. I felt I couldn’t justify it there. AS: Really, because colour is vulgar, or tasteless? DW: There was always the notion at art college that colour was seductive and therefore should be ignored or used sparingly. AS: You mean an easy hook? DW: Yeah, but I don’t really agree. I think that’s a narrow view of what colour can be. It seems to be such a shame that a massive aspect of painting, probably the most important, immediate aspect, would be so thoroughly disregarded. When I was at college everyone would make purposefully ugly paintings, and I did the same. So when I left, I felt amazingly free to start exploring colour and using acrylic and to look at art in a different way, without being as prejudiced. So the wallpaper stayed and colour came in and the wallpaper, like the abstract motif, was used mockingly. I hated it, in a sense, because it was so cheap and tacky but I gradually grew to love that and I became a connoisseur of wallpaper and started to think about what it meant to me. I started to think about the house I grew up in that was full of this wallpaper and what it was supposed to mean back in the late 1970s. I felt that I had been working with two things that were very similar; abstraction and some sense of aspiration. But ultimately they had both failed or gone awry or been prematurely ignored. I like the idea of failure being inherent in abstraction, at least in modernity and the same sense of failure embodied by wallpaper. AS: You mean wallpaper in your home was aspirational? DW: DIY became really big in the mid to late 1970s when my parents decorated their home. It was about trying to aspire to something else, either some strange mock stately home or a weird contemporaneous vision of design. A weird blend of different elements thrown together and ultimately it’s just paper on a wall, and you don’t live in a stately home, it’s a small house in Stockport. But that sense of aspiration is still there, even if it’s failed. When I was at the Royal College, Lord Snowdon, who was the Patron of the College, came to visit and he loved the wallpaper and he was saying how he had it in his home. I had to explain to him that the wallpaper he was commenting on was actually the imitation of what he has. This is the cheap alternative, this is what people, who can’t afford what he has, buy to try to signify something else. AS: There is that familiarity about the wallpaper, so I wonder if they speak of a particular decade. DW: To me, it does, of growing up in the 1980s. My house was out of date by a decade. People say the patterns and textures are 1970s, but we were just ten years out of date. So I have these two elements, the wallpaper and colour and a different way of how I was looking at abstraction, I had a technique as well, which was quite laborious: collaging pieces of wallpaper together. AS: How are they made up? DW: Every piece is separate and they’re all cut to fit like a jigsaw, almost like marquetry. AS: How do you cut them? DW: Just with a scalpel – a surgical knife. AS: Although they look slick, they actually involve a very hand-made process. DW: Yeah, you could say they’re too perfect, but they're as perfect as I can possibly make them. Every single piece is an individual piece of wallpaper. Nothing overlaps. The abstract pieces are simpler, but the landscapes become quite complicated and there could be hundreds of pieces so they are very hand-crafted which is something else I wanted to elaborate on, rather than being against something that is hand-made and beautiful and textured and all those things that you’re not really allowed to do now. I stretch a canvas, put the wallpaper on, so they look quite scrappy at first. It takes a lot of scrappy preparation to make them that perfect. Then they’re sanded and primed and then I start painting. AS: So they’re painted afterwards. DW: Yes, and I paint from light to dark. But with the abstract pieces I usually try to work out the colours with these small modelli on paper. It’s just a way of working out colour and form, some of them I don’t even use. It’s far more labour intensive than I think the end product suggests. It’s a shame in a way because everything looks so perfect; it's easy to think the process must be quite simple. AS: So how do the landscapes fit with the targets? DW: I wanted to do what I was doing with abstraction and wallpaper but with something figurative or using a landscape. So I started to look at landscape imagery, especially clichéd mountain images you might find on a chocolate box. Images that seem familiar and beautiful but ultimately banal, which I think relates to the wallpaper. Something that is quite attractive but so commonplace it’s easy to overlook. I wanted to take another look at landscape painting and see if I could do something with that, reinvigorate it or see if I could use a similar technique to the abstract paintings to create an entire surface out of wallpaper. AS: You limit the colour in the landscapes. DW: I think the pink is brighter because the rest is greyscale. I like the idea of the greyscale standing in for a photograph. It’s quite documentary-like. The landscapes are a new thing. The first ones I painted using the original colours of the photographs, bright blue skies, green grass, white mountains. It quickly became tiresome and I missed the freedom of abstraction where you can use any colour combination you want. So it was an attempt to try to utilise that, especially with colourful skies and heavily floral wallpaper. AS: They’re graphic, less about material. DW: They’re graphic in the way Mondrian, Ad Reinhardt or Frank Stella are graphic. I’m making work about the geometric side of abstraction, it’s not expressionism or gestural mark-making. The squares are based on Josef Albers’ ‘Homage’ series but his are very placid, light yellows and cream or slightly greyish colours - subdued. I tried to do the opposite of that, bright and camp. AS: You embrace the camp or kitschness of the work? DW: I think it’s inevitable with the wallpaper; it’s impossible to avoid. Camp in the sense that it tries to be serious but it can’t take itself seriously, not just something that’s tacky or bright and brash, but something that has an intent and fails. It’s not that they fail because they’re bad paintings, they fail because abstraction, or this kind of painting, or even mountainscapes, don't seem to exist as a serious pursuit any more. It’s just me doing it on my own and the wallpaper is something you’re not supposed to use in serious art-making. So I’m making what I think are very serious paintings using two monumental things, mountainscapes and abstraction, out of wallpaper and bright colours. The subjects themselves are almost too big so they have to fail, or they have to have failure built in otherwise they’re pretentious and overblown. AS: I try to get my head around kitsch but it’s a word that is bandied about but can’t be pinned down. DW: People ask me about that. It’s not something I think about that much or purposefully try to take on, but I think it's implicit in the work. It’s not kitsch in a Jeff Koons sense. It’s not really celebratory kitsch, it’s more sad or melancholy kitsch. It’s the kitschness of a beautiful Alpine landscape on a cheap box of chocolates. Koons deals with a bigger, brasher, louder, funnier form of kitsch. I think if you try to incorporate kitsch in your work, it instantly stops being kitsch. Self-aware kitsch isn’t kitsch. AS: I was thinking of a sad, sentimentality related to the wallpaper. DW: There’s always that sense of nostalgia, which is different from sentimentality. I think for sentimentality, it has to be based around an object or thing. I think nostalgia is just a feeling, which is evoked by wallpaper or landscapes but you can’t clinch it, it’s not this object or this thing, it’s more these objects or these things. Perhaps that’s the difference between sentimentality and nostalgia. All those words are hard to talk about because we know what they mean but there’s something about these words (nostalgia, sentimentality, kitsch, aspiration) that when you try to define them; you lose the quality of what they represent. David Wightman is currently a fellowship holder at the Berwick Gymnasium Arts Fellowship, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland until April 2011. Labels: David Wightman Sigrid Holmwood talking to Alli Sharma at her stud... Jeff McMillan talks to Alli Sharma at his studio i... Claire Undy talking to Alli Sharma at her studio i... Phoebe Unwin talking to Alli Sharma at her Hackney... David Wightman talking to Alli Sharma at his Hackn...	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line13
__label__cc	0.673291	0.326709	String phenomenology of the somewhat different kind [Cat’s cradle. Image Source.] Ten years ago, I didn’t take the “string wars” seriously. To begin with, referring to such an esoteric conflict as “war” seems disrespectful to millions caught in actual wars. In comparison to their suffering it’s hard to take anything seriously. Leaving aside my discomfort with the nomenclature, the focus on string theory struck me as odd. String theory as a research area stands out in hep-th and gr-qc merely because of the large number of followers, not by the supposedly controversial research practices. For anybody working in the field it is apparent that string theorists don’t differ in their single-minded focus from physicists in other disciplines. Overspecialization is a common disease of academia, but one that necessarily goes along with division of labor, and often it is an efficient route to fast progress. No, I thought back then, string theory wasn’t the disease, it was merely a symptom. The underlying disease was one that would surely soon be recognized and addressed: Theoreticians – as scientists whose most-used equipment is their own brain – must be careful to avoid systematic bias introduced by their apparatuses. In other words, scientific communities, and especially those which lack timely feedback by data, need guidelines to avoid social and cognitive biases. This is so obvious it came as a surprise to me that, in 2006, everybody was hitting on Lee Smolin for pointing out what everybody knew anyway, that string theorists, lacking experimental feedback for decades, had drifted off in a math bubble with questionable relevance for the description of nature. It’s somewhat ironic that, from my personal experience, the situation is actually worse in Loop Quantum Gravity, an approach pioneered, among others, by Lee Smolin. At least the math used by string theorists seems to be good for something. The same cannot be said about LQG. Ten years later, it is clear that I was wrong in thinking that just drawing attention to the problem would seed a solution. Not only has the situation not improved, it has worsened. We now have some theoretical physicists who argue that we should alter the scientific method so that the success of a theory can be assessed by means other than empirical evidence. This idea, which has sprung up in the philosophy community, isn’t all that bad in principle. In practice, however, it will merely serve to exacerbate social streamlining: If theorists can draw on criteria other than the ability of a theory to explain observations, the first criterion they’ll take into account is aesthetic value, and the second is popularity with their colleagues. Nothing good can come out of this. And nothing good has come out of it, nothing has changed. The string wars clearly were more interesting for sociologists than they were for physicists. In the last couple of months several articles have appeared which comment on various aspects of this episode, which I’ve read and want to briefly summarize for you. First, there is Collective Belief, Kuhn, and the String Theory Community Weatherall, James Owen and Gilbert, Margaret philsci-archive:11413 This paper is a very Smolin-centric discussion of whether string theorists are exceptional in their group beliefs. The authors argue that, no, actually string theorists just behave like normal humans and “these features seem unusual to Smolin not because they are actually unusual, but because he occupies an unusual position from which to observe them.” He is unusual, the authors explain, for having worked on string theory, but then deciding to not continue in the field. It makes sense, the authors write, that people whose well-being to some extent depends on the acceptance by the group will adapt to the group: “Expressing a contrary view – bucking the consensus – is an offense against the other members of the community… So, irrespective of their personal beliefs, there are pressures on individual scientists to speak in certain ways. Moreover, insofar as individuals are psychologically disposed to avoid cognitive dissonance, the obligation to speak in certain ways can affect one’s personal beliefs so as to bring them into line with the consensus, further suppressing dissent from within the group.” “As parties to a joint commitment, members of the string theory community are obligated to act as mouthpieces of their collective belief.” I actually thought we knew this since 1895, when Le Bon’s published his “Study of the Popular Mind.” The authors of the paper then point out that it’s normal for members of a scientific community to not jump ship at the slightest indication of conflicting evidence because often such evidence turns out to be misleading. It didn’t become clear to me what evidence they might be referring to; supposedly it’s non-empirical. They further argue that a certain disregard for what is happening outside one’s own research area is also normal: “Science is successful in part because of a distinctive kind of focused, collaborative research,” and due to their commitment to the agenda “participants can be expected to resist change with respect to the framework of collective beliefs.” This is all reasonable enough. Unfortunately, the authors entirely miss the main point, the very reason for the whole debate. The question isn’t whether string theorists’ behavior is that of normal humans – I don’t think that was ever in doubt – but whether that “normal human behavior” is beneficial for science. Scientific research requires, in a very specific sense, non-human behavior. It’s not normal for individuals to disregard subjective assessments and to not pay attention to social pressure. And yet, that is exactly what good science would require. The second paper is Contested Boundaries: The String Theory Debates and Ideologies of Science Sophie Ritson, and Kristian Camilleri Perspectives on Science, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp 192-227. This paper is basically a summary of the string wars that focuses on the question whether or not string theory can be considered science. This “demarcation problem” is a topic that philosophers and sociologists love to discuss, but to me it really isn’t particularly interesting how you classify some research area, to me the question is whether it’s good for something. This is a question which should be decided by the community, but as long as decision making is influenced by social pressures and cognitive biases I can’t trust the community judgement. The article has a lot of fun quotations from very convinced string theorists, for example by David Gross: “String theory is full of qualitative predictions, such as the production of black holes at the LHC.” I’m not sure what’s the difference between a qualitative prediction and no prediction, but either way it’s certainly not a prediction that was very successful. Also nice is John Schwarz claiming that “supersymmetry is the major prediction of string theory that could appear at accessible energies” and that “some of these superpartners should be observable at the LHC.” Lots of coulds and shoulds that didn’t quite pan out. While the article gives a good overview on the opinions about string theory that were voiced during the 2006 controversy, the authors themselves clearly don’t know very well the topic they are writing about. A particularly odd statement that highlights their skewed perspective is: “String theory currently enjoys a privileged status by virtue of being the dominant paradigm within theoretical physics.” I find it quite annoying how frequently I encounter this extrapolation from a particular research area – may that be string theory, supersymmetry, or multiverse cosmology – to all of physics. The vast majority of physicists work in fields like quantum optics, photonics, hadronic and nuclear physics, statistical mechanics, atomic physics, solid state physics, low-temperature physics, plasma physics, astrophysics, condensed matter physics, and so on. They have nothing whatsoever to do with string theory, and certainly would be very surprised to hear that it’s “the dominant paradigm.” In any case, you might find this paper useful if you didn’t follow the discussion 10 years ago. Finally, there is this paper ‘Crackpots’ and ‘active researchers’: The controversy over links between arXiv and the scientific blogosphere Sophie Ritson Social Studies of Science, 1-22, 2016 The title of the paper doesn’t explicitly refer to string theory, but most of it is also a discussion of the demarcation problem on the example of arXiv trackbacks. (I suspect this paper is a spin-off of the previous paper.) ArXiv trackbacks, in case you didn’t know, are links to blogposts that show up on some papers’ arxiv sites, when the blogpost has referred to the paper. To exactly which blogs trackbacks show up and who makes the decision whether they do is one of the arXiv’s best-kept secrets. Peter Woit’s blog, infamously, doesn’t show up in the arXiv trackbacks on the, rather spurious, reason that he supposedly doesn’t count as “active researcher.” The paper tells the full 2006 story with lots of quotes from bloggers you are probably familiar with. The arXiv recently conducted a user survey, among other things about the trackback feature, which makes me think they might have some updates planned. On the question who counts as crackpot, the paper (unsurprisingly) doesn’t come to a conclusion other than noting that scientists deal with the issue by stating “we know one when we see one.” I don’t think there can be any other definition than that. To me the notion of “crackpot” is an excellent example of an emergent feature – it’s a demarcation that the community creates during its operation. Any attempt to come up with a definition from first principles is hence doomed to fail. The rest of the paper is a general discussion of the role of blogs in science communication, but I didn’t find it particularly insightful. The author comes to the (correct) conclusion that blog content turned out not to have such a short life-time as many feared, but otherwise basically just notes that there are as many ways to use blogs as there are bloggers. But then if you are reading this, you already knew that. One of the main benefits that I see in blogs isn’t mentioned in the paper at all, which is that blogs supports communication between scientific communities that are only loosely connected. In my own research area, I read the papers, hear the seminars, and go to conferences, and I therefore know pretty well what is going on – with or without blogs. But I use blogs to keep up to date in adjacent fields, like cosmology, astrophysics and, to a lesser extent, condensed matter physics and quantum optics. For this purpose I find blogs considerably more useful than popular science news, because the latter often doesn’t provide a useful amount of detail and commentary, not to mention that they all tend to latch onto the same three papers that made big unsubstantiated claims. Don’t worry, I haven’t suddenly become obsessed with string theory. I’ve read through these sociology papers mainly because I cannot not write a few paragraphs about the topic in my book. But I promise that’s it from me about string theory for some while. Update: Peter Woit has some comments on the trackback issue. Posted by Sabine Hossenfelder at 6:32 AM Labels: Papers, Science and Society, Sociology of Science Phillip Helbig 6:49 AM, June 13, 2016 "To me the notion of “crackpot” is an excellent example of an emergent feature – it’s a demarcation that the community creates during its operation. Any attempt to come up with a definition from first principles is hence doomed to fail." John Baez's crackpot index is usually pretty accurate. Michael Fisher 7:14 AM, June 13, 2016 You are one of my favourite bloggers Bee ~ not that I understand 90% of the physics, but I try Good post & I'm looking forward to the book Andrew Thomas 8:31 AM, June 13, 2016 It's funny John Baez's 50 point entry is a sneaky reference to string theory. Unknown 9:05 AM, June 13, 2016 If theorists can draw on criteria other than the ability of a theory to explain observations, the first criterion they’ll take into account is aesthetic value, and the second is popularity with their colleagues. Nothing good can come out of this. I think that is too dogmatic an assertion. Scientific research requires, in a very specific sense, non-human behavior. It’s not normal for individuals to disregard subjective assessments and to not pay attention to social pressure. And yet, that is exactly what good science would require. I would say you don't have to "disregard subjective assessments and to not pay attention to social pressure" you just need to be aware of the influence of these on your own thinking. “String theory currently enjoys a privileged status by virtue of being the dominant paradigm within theoretical physics.” I would imagine this statement is referring to theoretical physicists working in quantum gravity. Also nice is John Schwarz claiming that “supersymmetry is the major prediction of string theory that could appear at accessible energies” and that “some of these superpartners should be observable at the LHC.” Lots of coulds and shoulds that didn’t quite pan out. I suppose the second "should" should have been a could. We still could/should find supersymmetry in a future accelerator - so it's definitely work looking for more than once. Uncle Al 10:30 AM, June 13, 2016 http://www.quantamagazine.org/20160112-string-theory-meets-loop-quantum-gravity/ Unite the unworkable into the grant fundable. http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/junkyard/nested-klein-bottles.jpg Klein gravitation. Geometric tests of spacetime geometry (existing apparatus!) offer more inclusive gravitation consistent with observation. Physics' chiral and parity anomalies, "dark matter," and SUSY failure are sourced. Luboš, it's about empirical validation not love. Spacetime is a trace oddity (fermionic) not a strict eventy (bosonic). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-uIQgq0obk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js0evCum83o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OADGS587eOs Close-packed concave homochiral spacetime. giggle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Mf0JpTI_gg Haelfix 3:58 PM, June 13, 2016 Its clear the notion of a scientific consensus isn't always right in science (Lysenkoism etc), and definitions of 'crackpot' which use this criteria are hence flawed. But I think its fair to say that the subject has a much higher likelihood of being correct if a large number of independant specialists believe in it. Yes yes, societal biases, group think blah blah blah. Despite all of that, the statement remains true. It's worth noting how things progress in the mathematics community. Almost always when a problem is close to being solved, there are several groups trying the same methods. Like for the Poincare conjecture, it was widely believed that Richard Hamiltons methods would be part of a solution, and indeed they were... This years before the eventual solution. Of course there was almost assuredly some other individual coming at the problem from a different way who would disagree, but nevertheless you could say there was a sort of consensus amongst the best people about what the most promising avenue was. String theory is like that, since there is so little experimental guidance. It's certainly a less strong belief than a traditional scientific consensus (like the belief in say the veracity of GR, which has experimental support) but that's about as good as you are going to get in quantum gravity... Basically mathematical consistency arguments, plausibility arguments, no go theorems for everything else and theoretical aesthetics. Also finally, its not like string theory has given zero contributions in return. It's returned many different ideas to a wide array of fields in physics. For instance, many of the highly cited hep-ph of the past 20 years are stringy inspired models (some of which are now known to not quite work, but in that field almost any new and original idea is a big breakthrough, and string theory furnished many of these). Then of course there is AdS/CFT which it's fair to say has objectively contributed to the understanding of physics in many different diverse areas of physics. John Baez 4:08 PM, June 13, 2016 This is indeed a strange sentence: “String theory currently enjoys a privileged status by virtue of being the dominant paradigm within theoretical physics.” Yes, there's the usual arrogant thing that particle physicists do - mixing up particle physics and theoretical physics as a whole. But even apart from that, it seems to be saying something like “String theory currently enjoys a privileged status by virtue of enjoying a privileged status.” APDunbrack 4:48 PM, June 13, 2016 I think in popular media language, "theoretical physics" = high-energy/GR/cosmology/... and "applied physics" = condensed matter/biophysics/..., regardless of whether a particular individual would be classified as an applied or theoretical physicist in the language used within the physics community. Accordingly, calling string theory the dominant within "theoretical physics" (meaning, in practice, BSM physics and open areas of GR) would be not unreasonably inaccurate within the language of the community/intended audience. notevenwrong 4:58 PM, June 13, 2016 Some commentary on the Ritson article is at my blog http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=8578 If anyone ever finds the answer to "one of the arXiv’s best-kept secrets", please let me know... Jonathan Tooker 9:05 AM, June 14, 2016 > the first criterion they’ll take into account is aesthetic value, and the second is popularity with their colleagues. Why would you say Higgs' theory was found to be "successful" if not only because the math had quite a pleasing look to it when printed on the page and that the result was very popular with his colleagues? akidbelle 9:15 AM, June 14, 2016 so if I read (perhaps not so) correctly, discussing Angel's sex is science because Angel's sex scientists enjoy discussing it. But they still don't know if it's good for something... let's hope I will never. More seriously, there is conceptual bias, which is well-known of psychologists (and zen practitioners among others) under the name of projection. It's interesting that you never mention it because its effects is what this post describes to me (rather more than less, my own projection?). Plato Hagel 9:43 AM, June 14, 2016 It seems to me that a shift too, as Quantum realism, has pervaded science as a Kuhnian shift now regarded as quantum cognition. Geometrical underpinnings, has underscored our progressions, and such a basis serves to illustrate how our understanding as a base reality now functions derived as that quantum realism. So different models help you to see reality in different ways? piein skee 11:41 AM, June 14, 2016 "It’s somewhat ironic that, from my personal experience, the situation is actually worse in Loop Quantum Gravity" Smolin's thesis wasn't primarily historic in terms of String Theory (you said decades without experiment). To borrow your symptom/cause vocabulary Smolin saw the long running lack of experiment as symptomatic of the much more fundamental problem specific to String Theory that it was untestable in principle. I think you've said somewhere that String is testable in principle because the necessary energy could be reached in the future, or some get-around might come with advance of technologies. String Theory can't be falsified even there, because at least one category of String Theory is decoupled from strings. To be fair on him Smolin actually placed the absence of experiment plaguing alternate streams like Quantum Loop Gravity, front and centre of his argument, and went on to juxtaposition QLG and Strings as part of the construction of his argument, by demonstrating that QLG was testable in principle and had tests (which in the event came to nothing) in the pipeline. Sabine Hossenfelder 12:22 PM, June 14, 2016 Jonathan, Higgs' idea was found to be successful because... they found the Higgs-boson. I don't think that the idea at the time was thought of as particularly beautiful. But more to the point, you have it backwards. I am not saying that beautiful ideas cannot work. I am saying merely that there isn't any known reason for why they should be more likely to work, hence putting an emphasis on beauty is a distortion of objective judgement. Indeed, if you look at what's been going on in theoretical physics since the early 80s, ideas from beauty have been dramatically unsuccessful. (And also in the course of history supposedly beautiful ideas have often failed.) Best, akidbelle, Yes, I know what projection is. I ask myself about it constantly. If there is some mistake I am making that I am not aware of, please let me know. piein, The sentence you quote is about communal reinforcement not about testability. Jonathan Tooker 12:29 PM, June 14, 2016 I guess another way to ask my question is why did Higgs win all these prizes if not only because his theory was nice to look at and his colleagues liked it? • Hughes Medal, Royal Society (with T W B Kibble) 1981 • Rutherford Medal, Institute of Physics (with T W B Kibble) 1984 • Scottish Science Award, Saltire Society and Royal Bank of Scotland 1990 • James Scott Prize Lectureship, Royal Society of Edinburgh (delivered April 1995) 1993 • Paul Dirac Medal and Prize, Institute of Physics 1997 • High Energy and Particle Physics Prize, European Physical Society (with R Brout, F Englert) 1997 • Royal Medal, Royal Society of Edinburgh 2000 • Wolf Prize in Physics (with R Brout and F Englert) 2004 • Oskar Klein Memorial Lecture and Medal, Stockholm Academy of Sciences 2009 • J J Sakurai Prize, American Physical Society (with R Brout, F Englert, G S Guralnik, C R Hagen and T W B Kibble) 2010 Koenraad Van Spaendonck 12:36 PM, June 14, 2016 As far as any privileged status is concerned : String theory : +: It has the ambition to explain space AND matter -: It starts from spacetime as currently described, therefore de facto, it cannot look underneeth hyperbolic spacetime. LQG : +: It tries to describe what spacetime itself is constructed from. -: It does not attempt to incorporate the nature of matter in the concept.So de facto not a unifying theory. Disadvantage of both : Infinitesimal calculus fails to describe the finite character of a necessary quantumlike description. So both (actually more than these 2 of course) can keep claiming to have the best approach, but without new oxigen they will not live up to the requirements right from their conception forward. Joining forces instead of more war would be a good start towards better insights, as opposed to more (tax payer unfriendly) stagnation and not enough positive energy to start over. In his latest paper from december 2015 Lee Smolin argues that 'first and foremost, we need new physical causal principles, only than can we proceed to develope a mathematical description for it'. That's hard to disagree with in my opinion. Best, Koen Because it solved a problem. Anyway, you're not making sense focusing on a theory that was popular, was tested, and turned out to be correct. You should be asking how many theories are there which were (are) popular and turned out to be not correct (think: geocentrism, mechanism, steady state, vortex theory, etc), and how many theories are there which are not popular and their lack of popularity might have the consequence we'll never find out whether they are correct. Koenraad, You have some misunderstanding both about quantization (you seem to confuse it with discretization) and about infinitesimal calculus (which is, as the name says, a method of calculation. That calculation is either correct or it isn't, but the method itself not to blame for the failure of a theory.) Best, Louis Tagliaferro 12:58 PM, June 14, 2016 Another article I really enjoyed. When John Baez replied to your sentence, “String theory currently enjoys a privileged status by virtue of being the dominant paradigm within theoretical physics.”… He says, it seems to be saying something like “String theory currently enjoys a privileged status by virtue of enjoying a privileged status.” I believe that is your point when you said, “Scientific research requires, in a very specific sense, non-human behavior. It’s not normal for individuals to disregard subjective assessments and to not pay attention to social pressure. And yet, that is exactly what good science would require.” I believe there are too many scientist who do not fully appreciate how difficult it is to truly separate the influence that, social pressures and personal motivations have in steering one’s own “objective reasoning”. Koenraad Van Spaendonck 1:14 PM, June 14, 2016 Ok on the bad nomenclature. I will certainly not argue on the proven usefulness of infinitesimal calculus, but the question is wether it is the adequate instrument specifically for a theory of quantum gravity. T. Padmanabhan for instance tries to avoid it in his extensive work on emergent gravity. akidbelle 1:44 PM, June 14, 2016 I don'k know about your own mistakes; only you can. But I know there are training methods against projections. First one I heard of is by Korzybski (Science and sanity, 1933), which inspired PNL. Next, but not from Korzybski, there is a trick too long to explain here, about automatic judgement, personal history/training, refusal/denial and their relation to automatic and reactive emotions (not true sentiments). If I were a top gun physicists (like I suppose you are), and considering the amount of theoretical work already on the table, I would change my point of observation, and hypothesize that the next productive step is theoretically impossible. In other words, and following Korzybski, I would guess that I would see it contradictory to the language I learnt - and then that I would instantaneously discard it. I would be happy to discuss the point further. Jonathan Tooker 9:37 PM, June 14, 2016 What is the difference between the case where one solves a physics problem only using math tools and the case where on develops a theory that can be considered successful even before it is tested? I don't get it. It seems like if your theory was good enough that someone might want to test it, that means it was a successful theory. Sabine Hossenfelder 12:49 AM, June 15, 2016 I read a book about NLP many years ago, but to my knowledge that idea itself turned out to be pretty shaky science. In any case, I'm always happy to learn something new, so if you have some reference, let me know. Best, Sabine Hossenfelder 1:00 AM, June 15, 2016 "It seems like if your theory was good enough that someone might want to test it, that means it was a successful theory." I sincerely hope you are not a scientist. Because this sentence of yours sums up pretty much all that's going wrong in science right now. The purpose of science is to describe nature. A theory is successful if it correctly describes nature. A theory's success should not be assessed based on whether other scientists believe it has chances to do that. That's a popular vote, not science. See, this is exactly the problem I have with Richard Dawid's idea of "non-empirical theory assessment" - it comes down to sociology. Science is a community enterprise, yes. But in the end the judgement call is made by nature. The big problem is that if we maneuver ourselves into a situation where we continuously test hypotheses that are wrong, we might just entirely miss to build experiments that could confirm correct hypotheses. Do you realize that literally dozens of experiments have been build to search for dark matter, beginning in the mid 80s? Every time they come back with a null-result, the "expected" scale for the mass and interaction rate shifts. It's pretty much the same with collider searches for susy. They've been looking for this already at LEP. That was 20 years ago. Now that it doesn't look like it's showing up at the LHC, it's supposed to show up at the next bigger collider. Read this for example: "Physicists thought they might find these superpartners when the LHC's predecessor, CERN's Large Electron-Positron collider, came online a quarter of a century ago. They did not. When superpartners also failed to appear in the much bigger and more powerful LHC, some physicists panicked. But there is hope. Recent theoretical research suggests that Higgsinos might actually be showing up at the LHC—scientists just cannot find them in the mess of particles generated by the LHC's proton-antiproton collisions. This is where the International Linear Collider would shine." Korzybski's work is not NPL. Let us try with an example; for instance, you state in a response: "A theory is successful if it correctly describes nature." OK, but the words "correct" and "describes" are not clear to me. Let us try a definition. "correct" = sufficiently similar quantities pop-out of equations when compared to experimental results. "describes" = no other quantities and equations are needed and can I understand. Second: "this sentence of yours sums up pretty much all that's going wrong in science right now". Disagree, it's going right, because success is firstly mimetic in the human world - group's meme selection. No one stands a chance against that; the only thing you can do is start your own church. But you are right, it is not scientific! So this sentence shows an incomplete analysis (I mean the sentence, not you.) And I'll add that for many "deciders", success = money. Then : "The big problem is that if we maneuver ourselves into a situation where we continuously test hypotheses that are wrong, we might just entirely miss to build experiments that could confirm correct hypotheses." In the sense of the meme/group, it is not a problem at all, it is a guarantee of success for the next 30 years; this is an experimental fact. Now please, tell me in 3 lines what is the technical need for super-partners? (the meme/group answer is play super-ball, I know this one, more work for collision machines - 30 more years to grow; we do not change a winning team). Well, then I don't know what the acronym means. I don't understand what you are trying to say with your example. I agree that in the first sentence I haven't explained "correct" and "describe," I hope we can agree that in conversation it's quite uncommon to define every word (not to mention that it's in most cases impossible). If I write a longer text, I am usually doing something similar to what you ask for. I don't understand however what your issue is with the second sentence, since the first explains exactly that "success" for a "scientific theory" is not group selection, but adequacy to describe nature. (Now we can debate whether we agree that's what science should do, if that's what you mean.) Your further elaboration just continues to deny what I stated in the first sentence, that scientific success means to describe nature. There is no technical "need" for superpartners. I can tell you the main motivations for supersymmetry, if that's what you mean: aids unification, provides dark matter candidates, supposedly avoids the need the finetune the Higgs mass, though that has turned out not to work. What do we learn from that? I am trying to explain you what success is in practice. You are trying to tell me what it should be in science. All that for a word: "success". We could debate like this and not understand each other indefinitely. What I am trying to tell you is that if you fight facts, you loose. Not because you loose the debate/fight but because you loose your energy. (Believe me, realizing this in my own work changed a lot of things; it's even become funny.) In my opinion, a successful theory leads to a technological gap. In this way, the sorcerer who could make fire was the scientist of the time - whatever the fairy tales he used to explain his doing. This is not a problem until a class of sorcerers emerges working not for the fire, but for the fairy-tales explanation that support their class. What I learn from your list is that super-symmetry is not mentioned to lead to a technological gap (- in your list). What about string theory? I'm not fighting facts. (Which facts anyway?) I am merely telling you how I used the word success. In the example you picked I even explicitly explained how I use it, so I don't understand why you insist on redefining it. You are telling me that for other people in other circumstances it might mean something else. I don't disagree. But fighting about the use of words I find rather pointless. Let me hence just rephrase the point without the word "success": if scientists would ask the public to please give them money so they can write papers about topics they like which they hope will also be liked by their colleagues with no intention to describe some aspect of our observations, I doubt that they would get much funding. (Look, I haven't used the word "success" at all. I am merely drawing upon what people think scientists should do with the money they get.) Nobody expects either supersymmetry or string theory to lead to a technological gap any time in the next 100 years (at least I've never met someone who thinks this). But I'm not sure why I should care what in your opinion counts as a "successful theory" - it's clearly not the way the word is currently used in science... akidbelle 10:08 AM, June 15, 2016 thanks; I'm not trying to fight, be sure of that. I agree with your description of the current definition of "success" without using the word. I agree from the beginning with all you said, I'm merely trying to discuss with you a different perspective (and I think you probably have it for long, or I would not even try). Now if scientists ask the public to please give them money so they can write papers, make congresses, careers, receive prizes, and make experiments about topics they like and in which they have no hope to lead to a technological gap any time in the next 100 years, would that be true?... and what would happen? That is the sorcerer class stuff, and the true, real output is to maintain societal stability, to begin with the position of the sorcerer class (and hopefully improve it). That's my point. No offense meant, of course. The Shroud of Turin projects a bicurved face onto a planar cloth without distortion. Peer-voted faith and theory suffer Galileo, Popper; science. Principia's first page assumes the pendulum equation has no bob. Newton bobbled c, h, and k_B. All are falsifiable, but not within the axiomatic system. Two fat black holes merged in external real time, with no firewall (anomalous binding energy), with no angular momentum blip as singularities danced (if they existed) re unaltered general relativity. The universe did not, Higgs versus top quark masses, nucleate into vacuum decay. Theory must look outside postulates to fundamentally allow baryogenesis, then repair itself. Jonathan Tooker 10:55 AM, June 15, 2016 I am going to have to disagree with you when you write "The purpose of science is to describe nature." I think the purpose of science is to attempt to do that. The accumulation of many such attempts is success in itself because the history of science demonstrates that many attempts to describe invariably lead to increasingly accurate descriptions. I am compelled to point out that approximately 0% of practicing scientists have found anything that does affirmatively describe nature, and most efforts show what does not describe nature, perhaps by testing as-yet untested theories. By your own words, it could inferred that the still-absent theory of everything represents a failure of the entire scientific effort of mankind because all of our descriptions are still in some way wrong. I take the other position, the one I think is most popular among scientists, that science is a collection of baby steps, and any steps that aren't obviously in the wrong direction must have then been in the right direction, i.e.: the direction of scientific progress. I actually agree with you, that sentence of mine was somewhat sloppy, sorry about that. I expressed a very similar opinion to yours here. You write: "The accumulation of many such attempts is success in itself because the history of science demonstrates that many attempts to describe invariably lead to increasingly accurate descriptions." Just because something has worked before doesn't mean it will always continue to work. Science has changed dramatically in the last 100 years. There's no reason to expect that the methods from the past will continue to work in such a different environment. Either way, I am not so much worried that there won't be no progress at all, but that progress is much slower than it could be and that a lot of money is wasted. Best, When do you think we will get a final answer on the spin of the Higgslike particle that got discovered n 2012? I don't know, I'm not the right person to ask this, maybe ask Tommaso instead. Koenraad Van Spaendonck 6:48 AM, June 17, 2016 @akidbelle I don't think technological spin off should be the only motivation for physics research, although a very important one. To understand more of our position as human beings in the great unknown universe is an equally valid reason. But if we observe stagnation in both areas, then the tax payer might indeed become increasingly impatient. Before the internet, it was very difficult for a layman to inform himself on the actual status of research. But nowadays every bit of information is available to everyone. Physicists and universities are therefore facing an adaptation period to cope with this rapid evolution. Knowledge bastions are losing that monopoly of single guardian, maker and distributor of information. On top of that, systems like Google are not only data bases but are evolving into auxiliary instruments of research, somewhat in competition with 'the professor'. These professors are facing the upcoming challenge of how to stay relevant and how to produce added value in the face of this powerful almost-artificial-intelligence. This is also the reason why academics with a degree and laymen are increasingly clashing. Physics education faces the challenge to procure physicists who know how to handle this artificial intelligence,how to incorporate it in their problem solving methods. To make sure they stay far ahead of the intelligent laymen, thus providing him with the added value the laymen offers them his tax money for. piein skee 9:29 AM, June 18, 2016 Dr Bee "piein, The sentence you quote is about communal reinforcement not about testability" Hi - I thought I replied to this already. You are referring to the comment you still have not published? In fact my response in that comment is also about communal reinforcement. The testing is for construction purposes, and is legitimate because his own context is very much that of String Theory contributions to adjacent or other fields as counter-argument to the lack of tests. The point in that comment is that the contributions to adjacent fields are no less subject to the prediction than String Theory major. I hope everything is in order now and I will see my comment. (piein: There's no unpublished comment from you in the queue. It must have been a submission error.) piein skee 1:28 PM, June 19, 2016 Sabine - ok thanks for letting me know. So your comment referred to the QLG quote I took from you regarding Smolin? Haelfix says " Then of course there is AdS/CFT which it's fair to say has objectively contributed to the understanding of physics in many different diverse areas of physics." (plus a more general statement of String Theory indirect contributions made) Haelfix - these contributions, if they lead to non-trivial predictions in the recipient field, are perfectly adequate as major confirmation of String Theory. But there have not been any non-trivial predictions in the recipient fields. And that means String Theory may be contributing things that are wrong that leave those other fields undermined in the longer term. Which will be case even if String Theory contains large amounts of truth. Because the amount of truth that would be needed would have to be at or above the standard already in play in those fields. For that reason, just because String Theory brings something that seems very plausible and has eloquence and opens up new avenues of enquiry, this cannot be seen as evidence of usefulness. Because the levels of truth needed for effects like that is a fraction of what is necessary to add rather than diminish. Sheever 8:51 AM, June 20, 2016 " But if we observe stagnation in both areas, then the tax payer might indeed become increasingly impatient." I haven't read such nonsense comment long time. Tax payers in general have no idea what is going on, they are flooded with physics news continously. Lets clear some misconception here, which is because one theory can't yet be tested successfully doesn't mean other theories need to sit, and theorists of other models do nothing. Again, there is no theory up to date which is successful and frankly theoretical physics is in deep shit in its own regarding to ANY model as the lack of confirmation and experimental evidence. Sheever, We may have a simple misunderstanding here, easy to clear up. By stagnation I mean precisely what you say, not that physicists would not be working very hard to obtain results. As for the tax payer, in recent years and years to come, he has access to much more than the popsi section, if he takes an interest. Sheever 4:04 PM, June 21, 2016 I havent ever heard a complaint from tax payers,to pointing to slow or no scientific progress.To be fair,to actually monitor this by a layman, need quite a bit of study.. not just reading a paper or two,or blog posts because the lack of understanding of the contents in general.You may agree on this. I agree, and I would like to see more accounts of accurate reports in the popsi section to keep the public informed on the actual status of things. Instead of the sensationalism that keeps the layman stupid. That is why I like blogs such as this one. An example. I saw a video online of the World Science Festival. A known physicist spoke the following words in the context of approaching the speed of light : "If I can walk fast enough, I can walk into your future." That - in my oppinion - does not belong in the 21st century concerning informing the layman on physics.It should always be accompanied by many ifs and a serious amount of nuance, because people take that for granted coming from important physicists.I completely dislike this oversimplification when communicating to the layman. Same thing for the rubber sheet with the earth 'weighing' on it to explain spacetime. Why not inform the layman that it is a totally unsatisfactory representation because gravity comes in over the horizontal plane semi-downward (hyperbolic line), and simultaneously from above with the earth's weight on the sheet, in that picture. Why keep people stupid about that ? I don't think people originally that stupid. Some percentage due lack of interest may accept such description and care no more about it. However some who have the intention to understand mathematical description will take its time to background check surely, on the level fit to their understanding. You know the good thing these days that, you just need to look up on the Stanford or Oxford University youtube page and can study Sr or quantum mechanics freely. Layman whom interested in reliable source will find it eventually.i understand your concern and its can be reflected back to the speaker (who influenced by another ones, used your same example) but have you ever heard a complain of the taxpayer against the rubbersheet analogy? :) As a different note I would like to express this in different comment. These days I noticed that, people much more interested in science and this is i think because the effective access to sources are easier and more convenient. The can do from home and enjoy spending time on look up things in general. They are more informed on the current status on the developments of different physics branches and that is a communication I think is necessary to bridge Laymans to professional physicists at the first place. Where can new physics hide? 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__label__wiki	0.742649	0.742649	Benefit Reception for Doctors Without Borders The VII Photo Agency and Doctors Without Borders Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Present DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: FORGOTTEN WAR A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION Stephen Cohen Gallery, March 16 – May 6, 2006 Benefit Reception to be held Thursday, April 6, 6 – 9 pm (Los Angeles, CA) February 6, 2006 – Five world-renowned photographers from the VII Photo Agency – Ron Haviv, Gary Knight, Antonin Kratochvil, Joachim Ladefoged, and James Nachtwey – traveled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from May through August of 2005 with the international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in order to shed light on the suffering of the Congolese people as they struggle to survive a war that remains virtually invisible to the outside world. Their work is presented in Democratic Republic of the Congo: Forgotten War which arrives at the Stephen Cohen Gallery, located at 7358 Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles on March 16, 2006. A benefit reception for Doctors Without Borders will be held on Thursday, April 6 from 6 to 9 pm. All VII photographers will be present. A brief talk on the Congo will be given by Ron Haviv and Kris Torgeson from Doctors Without Borders at 7pm. The exhibition will tour throughout the United States, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe. More than a decade of war and the collapse of the public health system have resulted in widespread and acute misery for people throughout the DRC. Many Congolese face extreme deprivation and violence, with brutal militia attacks and sexual violence common. Severe malnutrition and epidemics of diseases like malaria, HIV/AIDS, and cholera take an even greater toll as few people have access to health facilities let alone treatment. The complex and diverse nature of the violence and neglect challenges any notion of simple, blanket solutions to address even the immediate causes of so much death and suffering. "Today the world only seems to be able to focus on one or two events at a time. Over the past years, the DRC has never been one of them," said VII photographer Ron Haviv. "By becoming aware of the staggering human toll in the DRC, it was obvious for us at VII to try to help change that. We hope that through this work we can raise the awareness of what is happening and that all who see the work will want to help change an ever worsening situation." During the past year, the northeastern region of Ituri has been an epicenter of violence, with multiple factions fighting for the control of the area's resources. Photographers Ron Haviv, Gary Knight, and James Nachtwey all documented the Bon Marché Hospital in Bunia city in Ituri, where MSF teams offer medical care for victims of violence in the region. Sexual violence is especially prevalent in Ituri – MSF treated more than 3,500 rape survivors since June 2003. A flare-up in fighting this past spring throughout Ituri prompted emergency medical interventions in four displacement camps in Tchomia, Kakwa, Tche, and Gina. VII photographer Haviv also traveled with MSF teams to two of these camps to photograph the intolerable situation for the more than 80,000 civilians who have sought safety in them. Insecurity is also widespread in North Kivu, where photographer James Nachtwey accompanied MSF teams providing basic medical care, specialized care for malnourished children, and treatment for victims of sexual violence. HIV/AIDS is also a key health emergency in DRC. VII's Antonin Kratochvil photographed in the town of Bukavu, South Kivu, where MSF is providing nearly 500 people living with HIV/AIDS with free antiretroviral (ARV) medicines. In a second HIV/AIDS project, in the capital Kinshasa, where VII photographer Joachim Ladefoged traveled, more than 1300 people living with HIV/AIDS receive free ARV treatment from MSF and MSF carries out community health work with commercial sex workers in the city. "The grim reality of life in many areas of the DRC has become commonplace, a kind of normalization of the unacceptable," said Nicolas de Torrente, Executive Director of MSF in the United States. "There is so much need that it is a struggle to do anything other than respond to the most serious emergencies. What strikes me most about the plight of the Congolese people is how their unbearable situation is virtually invisible to the world beyond their village. These photographs go behind the headlines and offer glimpses of the strength and suffering of ordinary people – reminding us, and the world at large, that we must refuse to let the unacceptable become normal." Copies of Democratic Republic of the Congo: Forgotten War, published by de.MO, will be available at the gallery and donations to Doctors Without Borders can be made throughout the duration of the exhibition. To coincide with the photographic exhibition, the photojournalists of the VII Photo Agency will host a seminar this year from Friday, April 7 through Sunday, April 9 at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. This three-day seminar will feature practical breakout sessions covering topics like creative innovation, personal projects, assignments, book publishing and fine art. Alexandra Boulat, Lauren Greenfield, Ron Haviv, Antonin Kratochvil, Joachim Ladefoged, Christopher Morris, James Nachtwey, John Stanmeyer, and Gary Knight will present their latest work and participate in panel discussions, breakout sessions and portfolio reviews. Sponsors of the seminar include Canon, Lexar, Lowepro, Digital Railroads and Art Center. Registration is required at a cost of $75 for students and $175 for professionals. There are also a limited number of portfolio reviews available for $375. To register online or for additional information, please see www.viiphoto.com/LAseminar. About VII Photo Agency VII Photo Agency derives its name from the number of founding photo-journalists who, in September 2001, formed this collectively owned agency. Designed from the outset to be an efficient, technologically enabled distribution hub for some of the world's finest photojournalism, VII has been responsible for creating and relaying to the world many of the images that define the turbulent opening years of the 21st century. Alexandra Boulat, Ron Haviv, Gary Knight, Antonin Kratochvil, Christopher Morris, James Nachtwey and John Stanmeyer were joined in 2002 by Lauren Greenfield and in 2004 by Joachim Ladefoged. Together they document conflict – environmental, social and political, both violent and non-violent – to produce an unflinching record of the injustices created and experienced by people caught up in the events they describe. For more information, go to www.viiphoto.com About Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, and exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries. Today, MSF has more than 160 international volunteers and over 1800 national staff working in 30 projects in 6 provinces of the DRC in one of the organization's largest assistance program in the world today. For more information please visit their website at www.viiphoto.com	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line20
__label__cc	0.746827	0.253173	Home » Car cultures around the world: Monaco Car cultures around the world: Monaco December 22, 2015 by Bart Demandt Leave a Comment In our series of car cultures around the world/international street scenes we move from the car culture in Morocco to that of Monaco, the wealthy principality on the other side of the Mediterranean, the contrast couldn’t be bigger. Whereas the streets of Morocco are filled with cheap and practical transportation, sometimes decades old, living a tough but grateful life as daily workhorses, the cars in Monaco serve a much different purpose. The densely populated city-state which is enclosed by France and the Mediterranean Sea covers only 2 square kilometers (0.78 sq. Mi) and is built on a hillside. That means it doesn’t really make sense for its inhabitants to drive supercars, hypercars and top-of-the-line sports versions of regular cars, but that’s exactly what they’re doing. McLaren 650S Spider and Lamborghini Huracan taking a hairpin in Monaco After a day or so in Monaco, you don’t even notice a “regular” Ferrari or Bentley anymore, as they’re so commonplace. In fact, Ferrari and Bentley each sell more cars than brands like Renault or Opel in the small principality. And Rolls Royce sells as many cars as Volvo does, and McLaren sells twice as many cars as Alfa Romeo. The top-3 of brands? Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Porsche. And don’t think those are the basic Mercedes’ or Audis: the Audi RS6 Avant is like the Volkswagen Golf Wagon of Monaco, you’ll spot at least one but often a handful every time you cross the city state from one end to the other. Small cars? Sure, there are plenty, but again mostly the top-of-the-line. I’ve spotted more Abarth 500 than Fiat 500, more Audi S1 than A1 and more Mercedes-AMG A45 than the regular Mercedes-Benz A-Class. One of the many Abarth 500 parked behind a Porsche 911 If you want to spot the most exclusive and most expensive cars in Monaco, you’ll only need to go to Casino Square (Place du Casino), where the uber-wealthy are so kind to tip the valet guys enough to make sure their Bugatti Veyron, Ferrari LaFerrari or Rolls Royce Phantom gets a prime spot right in front of the entrance. Ferraris, Rolls-Royces and Bentleys at the Monte Carlo Beach Resort International Street Scenes Abarth, bentley, bugatti, car culture, ferrari, lamborghini, mclaren, Monaco, porsche, rolls royce, street scenes About Bart Demandt Bart is a 36-year old Dutchman who's always had a thing for cars, the automotive industry and statistics. He’s combined these passions by writing about them on CarSalesBase.com. His daily driver is an Alfa Romeo GT 3.2 V6 which he just can't seem to say goodbye to thanks to the mesmerizing exhaust note, despite approaching 300.000km which probably makes this the most experienced GT 3.2 in the world.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line31
__label__cc	0.744469	0.255531	Great Breakthroughs in Adult Stem Cell Research Chloe: “You saved my life” At a National Press Club lunch in Washington D.C. yesterday -- sponsored by the Bethesda Life Foundation which was founded by the president emeritus of the 16 million member Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, Dr. Morris Chapman -- Dr. Jeong-Chan Ra, a prominent scientist and president of RNL Bio, introduced his new book, The Grace of Stem Cells: A Story of Science and Faith. This writer had the privilege of sitting next to a couple of Dr. Ra’s patients, two outstanding young people, a brother and sister, who Dr. Ra has helped with the use of adult stem cells. Their parents, both physicians in Long Beach, CA, found Dr. Ra through a doctor friend of theirs. The bright and articulate young woman is mentioned in Dr. Ra’s new book in Case Study #8, title “Chloe Can Hear Again.” At age 17, she had total deafness in left ear and hearing loss in right ear. After receiving conventional treatment (steroids), she received three intravenous injections of stem cells over 15 days and had hearing restored to 50% in her left ear and 90% in her right ear. At yesterday’s lunch, she seemed to have her full hearing restored. Oprah and Michael Fox shocked by Dr. Oz's truth Capitol Notebook Michael Fox sat as a guest on Oprah's show in stunned silence! Oprah was pretty shocked also. What caused their astonishment was some truth-telling by Oprah's other guest, a popular physician named Dr. Mehemet Oz. Indeed, Dr. Oz, a regular guest on Oprah's show, is so popular with Oprah that she has called him "America's Doctor." Dr. Oz is a cardiovascular surgeon at Columbia University. Earlier this month, Dr. Oz, appeared on the Oprah Show and explained to Oprah and her other guest, Michael Fox -- the premier promoter of human embryonic stem cell research because of his Parkinson's disease -- that human embryonic stem cells are not the solution to the cure for Fox's Parkinson's disease or other diseases. Indeed, he warned them -- and a lot of Americans who are so enamored with this immoral research -- that these human embryonic stem cells multiply at such a rapid pace, they cannot be controlled. Injecting such cells into mice have caused life-ending cancerous tumors. Dr. Oz warned Michael Fox that that would also happen if such human embryonic stem cells were injected into him. Billions of dollars, much of it provided by taxpayers, have been wasted on this highly controversial research already. Indeed, the state legislature of California, with the signature of the governor, appropriated a whopping $3 billion of tax dollars for useless human embryonic stem cell research. Capitol Notebook's blog Bipartisan bill puts patients first Democrat Congressman Daniel Lipinski and Republican Congressman J. Randy Forbes have joined together in an increasingly partisan Washington D.C. to sponsor "The Patients First Act," H.R. 877. Their bill will prioritize stem cell research toward treating and curing patients. The Forbes/Lipinski bill promotes research and human clinical trials using stem cells that show the most potential of providing clinical benefit and are ethically obtained. Congressman Forbes referred to a chart showing the difference in benefits from adult stem cells in human patients versus the so-called benefits in embryonic stem cells from peer-reviewed studies. There have been ZERO benefits from the politically-correct human embryonic stem cell destruction research. On the other hand, there have been cures and successful treatments of an astounding 73 diseases using adult stem cells. Adult stem cells have benefited human patients with brain cancer, ovarian cancer, skin cancer, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia, cancer of the lymph nodes, breast cancer, diabetes Type I (Juvenile), Crohn's Disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, chronic coronary artery disease, acute heart damage, Parkinson's Disease, spinal cord injury, stroke damage, sickle cell anemia, limb gangrene, jawbone replacement, skull bone repair, and many many more diseases. Daniel Lipinski Randy Forbes	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line34
__label__cc	0.569834	0.430166	Home > Hints of charisma in CEO letter to shareholders have undue impact on stock analysts Hints of charisma in CEO letter to shareholders have undue impact on stock analysts Considerable evidence in recent years suggests that corporate America has come to attach great importance to charisma in CEOs. Now research presented on August 9 at the Academy of Management 2004 annual meeting in New Orleans suggests that stock analysts are equally sold on charismatic company chiefs -- so much so that they are all too receptive to hints of charisma in annual-report messages of new CEOs. Such is the conclusion of Angelo Fanelli of HEC School of Management, Vilmos F. Misangyi of the University of Delaware, and Henry Tosi of the University of Florida. In earlier studies, these same researchers had gathered evidence of CEO charisma through anonymous surveys of managers who worked for the chiefs in question. In this study, they seek evidence in something more remote from the source -- namely, the CEO letter to shareholders that is a staple of corporate annual reports. Even at that remove, they find, evidence of CEO charisma proves enticing enough to have a significant effect on ratings issued by stock analysts. "The letter to the shareholders is the most widely read section of the annual report," the authors write, "and presents several characteristics that make it suitable to study symbolic management: it is relatively free from legal restrictions about its form or content, communicates both facts and beliefs in a form that is directly approved by the CEO, reflects managerial attributions, locus of attention and framing strategies." The study draws on the text of CEO letters to shareholders in the annual reports of 367 companies selected from among the largest corporations in 30 industries. So that CEO charisma would not be mixed up with company performance, the sample was restricted to new CEOs, whose message to the shareholders would represent the chief's first direct communication with that constituency. To measure the amount of charisma in the letters, the professors assigned individual sentences in each letter to one of three themes -- 1) assessment of the past, 2) vision for the future, and 3) shareholders, employees, and organizational capabilities. Then for each sentence related to one or another of the themes, they made a count of particular words that conveyed the theme in strong, decisive, or emphatic ways and thereby conveyed an impression of charisma. In doing so, they were able to draw on thematic lists of words compiled in earlier linguistic research by other management scholars. -- In sentences relating to the past, the words that project a charismatic image would be clearly negative or suggestive of crisis. -- In sentences relating to vision for the future, the words would be moral, ideological, or emotional. -- In sentences referring to employees, shareholders, and organizational potential, the words would convey outreach, approbation, optimism. By this process, the professors obtained a measure of the frequency of charisma-projecting words for each of the 367 CEO messages to shareholders. They were then able to assay the relationship between this measure and the ratings that stock analysts assigned to the individual companies on a scale ranging from 1=strong buy to 5=sell. To get a true picture of that relationship, the professors controlled for an array of factors that affect such ratings, including prior firm performance, CEO reputation, and analysts' previous records of stock recommendations. Other things being equal, the study concludes, the more charisma the CEO's letter projects, the more favorable a company's ratings from stock analysts are likely to be -- and the more uniformity there is likely to be in those ratings. The professors find no evidence, though, that picking up on charisma makes for better stock-picking. Analysts turn out to be no more accurate in their assessment of companies with dynamic-sounding CEO letters than of companies with dull ones. But what is that the analysts are responding to -- real charisma or simply the skills of company wordsmiths adept at making an impression on investors? Prof. Misangyi considers the latter alternative unlikely, since the letter is the CEO's first communication with shareholders and is likely to reflect the new chief's true vision. But he adds: "Whether the analysts are responding to real charisma or just a skillful simulation, the point is that the impression of charisma influences the way they rate the companies. The CEO charismatic image, as we call it, accounts for six percent of the variance in analyst ratings, and that's a sizable amount." He continues: "Two years ago, my colleagues and I reported to the Academy of Management annual meeting findings to the effect that charismatic CEOs do little or nothing to enhance company performance that low-key CEOs don't do and yet make far more money. Our conclusion was that their high pay reflects the excessive valuation people in the corporate world assign to CEO charisma. "The findings in this study suggest that stock analysts are buying the same bill of goods." The Academy of Management, founded in 1936, is the largest organization in the world devoted to management research and teaching. It has about 15,000 members in 90 countries, including some 10,000 in the United States. The academy's 2004 annual meeting drew some 7,000 scholars and practitioners to New Orleans for more than 1,000 sessions on a host of issues relating to corporate organization, the workplace, technology development, and other management-related subjects. Wilmington News-Journal. Charisma of top CEOs just hype. (Tuesday, September 07, 2004).	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line43
__label__cc	0.618069	0.381931	What's It All About Check out this amazing cover version of Paul Simon's "The Sound of Silence" arranged and played by Pat Metheny, the track is featured in the new album by the artist "What's It All About". The guitar player has been active since the 70's and is acknowledge to be one of the most creative, experimental, productive (with more than forty albums) and bold musicians of our time. If you are going to give it a listen, here's a piece of advice: Click on play, sit back and just relax, I promisse you won't regret. Also don't forget to check out the full album for more amazing music. Official Website: patmetheny.com Being shot That's it, being shot at. How does it feel like? What are the consequences? Sometimes surfing the web you randomly run into something really interesting, something that you have never thought about in a significative way. This time a website came up, a spot to share experiences, and somebody found an interview of a guy reporting, by personal experience, how does it feel like being shot in the chest. A not so confortable, really sad, yet very interesting (from a biological, sociological e psychological point of view) story that's worth a read. Article: Being shot Melancholia is another Lars von Trier's controversial piece. Some love it, others hate it, yet some things are undeniably good like the acting of Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kirsten Dunst in a complex sisterhood relationship, the symbolic criticism developed in the plot, some amazing takes with a beautiful photography, and the Wagnerian soundtrack. All of this items create a masterpiece mood, that feeling you have when you know you are watching to something really special, even though you are not quite sure why. Everything written about this movie, does not live up to the intense experience of watching it, if it's going to be bad or good, there's no way to know, but one thing is certain, the "melancholia shower" is something really deep and strong. Official website: melancholiathemovie.com	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line46
__label__cc	0.573983	0.426017	Home > E-maristes > Marcellin Champagnat > Writings about Marcellin > Br Sean Sammon Writings of Marcelin Writings to Marcellin Founding the Brothers Beatification - 1955 Canonization - 1999 Writings about Marcellin In art Marist places The Scandal of the Incarnation and our Marist Challenge Br Sean Sammon - 02/01/2017 This text is from Br Sean Sammon, former Superior General of the Marist Brothers, and was delivered at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, NY. 2nd January 2017. With the exception of the crucifixion, no scene in Christian tradition is more familiar to most of us than the image of the infant Jesus lying in a manger in Bethlehem. From the great artists of the Renaissance to the commercial Christmas card makers of today, this picture has been rendered again and again complete with a familiar casts of characters: visiting shepherds, wise men from afar, barnyard animals, and, of course, at the centre of it all, a young and newly married Jewish couple and their infant son. And, among the many characters who make up any traditional Christmas crèche, Mary the mother of Jesus has always been easy to spot. With the wonder and trauma of childbirth diligently scrubbed away, she appears as a picture of springtime freshness— hands folded, head bowed, eyes downcast demurely. How very unlike the Mediterranean peasant woman who brought forth a son in a stable whose destiny was to be the Saviour of his people. So, we must ask ourselves this question: What would possess us to transform the scandal of the Incarnation into symbols and scenes at once banal and prosaic? To mute its message and make it nothing more than a comforting tale of babes and barns, cribs and crèches, shepherds and angels that sing? We can find the answer to our question in Mary, for we have similarly domesticated her, rendering her safe and risk free, unable to upset us and our understanding about the demands of faith. Now, bear with me for a moment as I fast forward almost eighteen hundred years to a rather obscure village in central France by the name of LaValla. The revolution that swept that country near the end of the last century is now but 27 years and a few months old. It is January 2nd, 1817 and a young priest—the same age as the revolution—is about to set in motion a movement aimed at changing his world and ours. This twenty something young man was possessed by the same Holy Spirit that had captured the heart and seized the imagination of the mother of Jesus. At the moment, he probably didn’t realize that fact and wasn’t completely sure where he was headed but, then again, neither were the two young men who had joined him in this apparent foolhardy adventure. A few weeks before he had bought an old house and did what he could to make it a home: building a table, beds, gathering other furnishings, simply cleaning up the place. But aren’t so many beginnings of greatness similar in form and style: youth, a willingness to be disturbed and to risk all, an apparent and absolute human need staring you in the face, as well as a faith that believes in the unconditional love of God. And what did Marcellin Champagnat have in mind on that January day in 1817? What went through his head that first evening as he made his way back to the presbytery from the small cottage in LaValla? What was his aim? Something quite simple: to help all young people—but particularly those at the margins, those who had very little in terms of material goods—to help them fall in love with God. It takes your breath away. Similar to our Church’s approach to Mary, we Marists have spent almost two centuries scrubbing up Marcellin Champagnat, trying to domesticate him. But never forget that this founder of ours set in place the first stones of this Marist movement but seven months after being ordained a priest. He was more in touch with passion than burdened by prudence; he did not form a committee to study the idea nor worry whether he had funds sufficient to bring this dream of his to life. No, he simply did it. So, where does all of this leave you and me today? We who have resources that he could not have dreamed of; we, who were we to open our eyes, might see the needs he would see today; we who keep talking about aging when a new generation of young people are longing for community, searching for mentors, hungry for the love of God. We must ask ourselves: are we, like him, willing to disrupt our lives, to be disturbed, to change, regardless of age, and to set out on an adventure today that he would make his own. Let’s not romanticize the past. Make no mistake about it: there has never been a golden age in the history of our Institute. From day one, every period has had its crises. Marcellin and our early brothers contended with Cardinal Fesch, Vicar General Bochard, Father Corveille, as well as hateful gossip. In 1903, the laws of secularization in France led to our suppression as an Institute in that country; well over 100 brothers as well as lay Marists were murdered in Spain during that country’s Civil War; six of our French Marist brothers serving in Hungary during World War II were brutally tortured by the Gestapo because they gave refuge to one hundred Jewish children and fifty of their parents; following the revolution in China in 1950 many of our brothers spent ten and twenty years in prison at hard labour because of their faith; ten years later more than 275 of our brothers in Cuba had their institutions and belongings confiscated and were told to leave their country within 72 hours; our brothers in South Africa integrated their schools in Joburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth and elsewhere in defiance of government apartheid policies, 204 of our brothers who have lost their lives to violence in Oceania, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America are considered martyrs for the faith. In our own day, we witness the courage of the blue Marists in Aleppo, Syria. These may not be our crises but they are crises nonetheless. So, rather than wringing our hands in today’s US Province and fretting about increasing age and diminishing numbers, let’s instead give thanks for the great work that has been carried out by so many brothers and lay Marists over the history of our Institute in this country. Each of them realized that time is the only real currency that we have and they squandered it on young people. At the same time, however, let’s imagine for a moment that twenty-seven-year-old Marcellin Champagnat arrived tonight at New York’s JFK airport, or Chicago’s O’Hare, or Miami International, or Boston’s Logan. {we can each make the appropriate geographical/cultural adjustments. Where would he go; what contemporary absolute human needs would he find; would he be able to identify the congregation that he founded two centuries ago? Of this much we can be sure: Marcellin Champagnat was a man in love with God; his heart had been schooled by the gospel and he wanted to share this gift with every young man and woman he met. Yes, he wanted us to be the Church’s experts on helping young people to fall in love with God. And so we must ask ourselves: is every institution that bears our name or is administered by lay Marists or brothers here in the United States, first and foremost, a centre of evangelization, a place where faith is witnessed to and promoted? We must ask also: in our efforts are we giving priority to children and young people living today in this country at the margins of our society? Our early brothers in the US joined with their lay colleagues and established a series of elementary schools throughout New England to preserve the faith among an immigrant population. Once these places were up and running, they often moved on to meet new needs in new places. More often than not, they faced human and financial challenges in their efforts and quite honestly there were times when concern grew that there would be enough money to meet payroll. But they persisted. So, let’s ask: who are today’s throwaway kids and pledge to make a commitment to mark this milestone of 200 years by making sure we have a home among them: kids from broken families, those who are victims of racial injustice, young people who are members of the LGBT community, those whose lives are ravaged by drugs as well as those who cannot find a place in our Church or most existing schools. Anniversaries are not a time for looking back but rather a moment for planning ahead. They provide us with an opportunity also to rediscover the dream that was there at the outset. And we are called to carry out that task today as brothers together with lay Marists. And so, let this Lady Chapel in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral this January 2nd, 2017 be our Notre Dame de Fourviere. Let it be like that small and simple space that existed in Lyons long before today’s stunning basilica was constructed. And let us make a pledge here similar to the one that those seminarians and newly ordained young priests—who full of dreams and of hope and who had been touched profoundly by this simple woman of faith named Miriam of Nazareth—were willing to pledge, dedicating their lives and becoming her presence in our world, giving witness to the Marist virtues of mercy and compassion. Let us be her heart and her hands among the young in this our 21st century and let us set out to build the Marian Church—that Church with the face of a mother—that they dreamed of for their time and place. Early on Marcellin Champagnat discovered fire; he realized, too, that fire has always attracted the young. Let us pray that the Spirit of God lights in each of us the fire of renewal, giving us the courage to be as bold, as daring and as in love with God as was this simple country priest and son of Mary. May we, like him, be fire upon this earth making Jesus known and loved among poor children and young people. And so may a third century of Marist life and mission take root and flourish in these United States…and Australia. Br Sean Sammon FMS - 2 January 2017	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line47
__label__cc	0.699106	0.300894	Type of record Group of monuments Monument Code CHURCH0005 Monument Name Holy Monastery of St. Kyriaki in Alistrati Related Institution Holy Diocese of Zichni and Nevrokopi Location Name Alistrati in Serres Short Description The monastery of St. Kyriaki is located two kilometers outside of Alistrati. The existence of the monastery at that location is associated with the manifestation of the Saint in the dream of a gardener named Kyriazis in 1855. The gardener was not convinced of the truth of his vision and the Saint appeared twice and pointed to dig into the area of the monastery to reveal her icon. The gardener was convinced and after informing the bishop – whose seat was in the adjacent Alistrati – went together with him to dig and uncover the icon of the Saint and other relics. The church of the Monastery is a building of the second half of the twentieth century, built next to the earlier katholikon – as it is asserted – which was destroyed by raids or other disasters in the period from 1912 to 1940. The monastery existed since at least 1860. The above chronological element, only related to the date of monastery’s foundation, is supported by the inscription built at the main entrance of the Abbey. This date is in agreement with the narrative of the revelation of the St. Kyriaki. From the initial phase (?) of the 19th century only the icons of the oldest iconostasis survived, stylistically similar to those of the Church of St. Athanasius in Alistrati.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line48
__label__cc	0.59287	0.40713	Industrial Logging, Forest Depletion, and Climate Change—The Ghost in the Machine “Hole in Headwaters” on Humboldt Redwood Company Property, August 2014, as part of a Sanctuary Forest Forestry Practices Hike. Forest thinning in previously-managed second-growth redwood stand. There are nearly 33 million acres of forested land in the State of California. Since the early days of European-American settlement, the wholesale destruction of our native, “old-growth” forests, and the overall depletion of the productive capacity of our forests, both public and private, have been the subject of debate and concern. Many may not realize it, but the California State Legislature actually created the very first Board of Forestry all the way back in 1885, recognizing even then that the threat that large-scale timber harvest and resource extraction from, and conversion of, California’s forestlands were a matter of statewide urgency and concern. This first Board of Forestry was quickly dissolved in 1887 as a consequence of push-back on the Legislature applied by the burgeoning and politically-powerful timber industry. In 1945, the California State Legislature again acted to create a State Board of Forestry and a position for a “State Forester,” once again recognizing the threat posed by rapid depletion of the state’s forestland resources, and their conversion. Unfortunately, the 1945 Forest Practice Act was weak, and the Board of Forestry was entirely comprised of the industry itself, which was left to self-regulate until the creation of the present-day Z’berg-Negedly Forest Practice Act of 1973. Old-growth redwood forest at Tall Trees Grove, Redwood National Park. By the time the modern Forest Practice Act was created, California’s forestland resources had already been substantially depleted, and some of the most productive land for forests had already been converted to agricultural and residential uses. At the time Redwood National Park was created in 1968, several years prior to the advent of the modern Forest Practice Act, it was estimated that only ten percent of the original 2 million acres of native “old-growth” redwood forest remained. By 1999 and the creation of the BLM-administered Headwaters Forest Reserve, the estimate ranged between three and five percent. It was not only lack of regulation, however that has led to our forestland depletion crisis in California; land use laws, most notably taxation structures, also served to incentivize over-harvesting. Particularly, the so-called “Ad valorum” tax, which required assessment and taxation of the value of standing timber volume on private ownerships annually based upon percent of standing inventory value, was a major driver. The tax on standing timber volume was assessed in addition to property taxes, thus serving to encourage heavy-handed forest management and the depletion of forestland productive capacity in the long-term for the sake of avoiding annual standing volume taxes in the short-term. Clearcut logging units in redwood forest land on Green Diamond Resource Company Property. Expressing the loss and depletion of California’s forestlands and their productive capacity in terms of acres of remaining native or “old-growth” forest in comparison to previously-managed and perpetually-managed forest stands can be grossly misleading because it vastly understates the magnitude of what we have lost to timber harvest and conversion. Timber harvest in California focuses almost exclusively on the production and value of wood products derived from the trees in our forests. However, the value, and potential growth capacity of our trees, as well as all other living, green, material in our forests that isn’t comprised of trees, has been grossly underestimated. There’s no better evidence for this short-sighted and narrow view of the productivity of our forests than we have today as we look at the overall productive ability of our forests to be carbon sinks in an age of climate change. Green, living, breathing plants, including our trees, utilize air, soil nutrients, water, and sunlight to perpetuate photosynthesis, and the conversion of base elements into simple sugars to create more living, breathing, green woody material commonly referred to as biomass. Forestland productivity is a function of the basic elemental building blocks of life on earth: carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen. These basic elements utilize trees and other living, breathing things in our forests to operate and perpetuate essential planetary ecological cycles, such as our air, water, and soil nutrient cycles. Our forestlands produce all of these, and the production and perpetuation of these are essential components to healthy, growing, productive forests. The 1973 Forest Practice Act establishes a duel mandate for timber production on private forestlands in the state. This mandate calls for ensuring, “maximum sustained production of high-quality timber products, while giving consideration,” to a suite of overall environmental and social public trust forest-related values, including fish, air, water, wildlife, range, forage, carbon dioxide sequestration, and regional employment and economic viability. In our now 40 years of history advocating for science-based protection and restoration of forests in the State of California, EPIC has long-argued that maintaining a sustainable productive capacity of private forestlands is a matter of state-wide public trust concern. Currently, as California strives to take the lead on combating the causes and effects of global and regional climate change, it is more clear than ever that the productive capacity of our forestlands has been severely depleted, and that changes in law and incentives affecting forestry practices, particularly on industrial lands, may be our last hope for continued human civilization and survival. Let’s remember, forests are the lungs of our planet, cycling in and storing or “sequestering” large amounts of carbon dioxide, one of the primary elements in a gaseous form contributing to our atmospheric greenhouse effect. Carbon dioxide is unnaturally emitted into our atmosphere in two primary ways: fossil fuel combustion, and deforestation. Research suggests that deforestation and forestland depletion contribute as much as 20 percent of the total excess carbon dioxide emitted into earth’s atmosphere as a result of anthropogenic extractive activities. A 1994 study conducted on industrial redwood timberlands in Mendocino County concluded that the total amount of living woody material, or biomass, in the forest at that time represented only ten to fifteen percent of the total biomass that existed pre-European-American settlement. In 2015, a study of the overall above and below ground carbon dioxide storage budget in California’s forests showed a continuing decline, while 2016 state-wide forest inventory assessment shows continued overall declines in total forest biomass and productivity. Declining forestland productivity and a commensurate decline in the amount of carbon dioxide stored in our forests raises many questions, about our forest management, and about our prognosis for long-term survival. In late 2016, the California State Legislature enacted Senate Bill 32, a follow-up law that extends the state’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction and carbon storage goals, and calls for attainment of a 20 percent reduction in GHG emissions below 1990 levels by the year 2030. The state’s climate change plan is predicated upon the presumption of utilizing California’s forestlands as our primary means of sequestering carbon dioxide captured from our atmosphere in living biomass, such as trees and other woody forest plants, while at the same time reducing GHG emissions associated with various state industry sectors, including transportation, energy production, and manufacturing of non-renewable fossil fuels like oil and gas. However, the depleted condition of California’s forestlands raises numerous questions about the wisdom and likelihood of success of such a strategy. The present day tree mortality crisis occurring in the southern Sierra Nevada serves as one example of how past forest management and forestland depletion have led to catastrophic consequences that may serve to foil and undo California’s bold and aggressive GHG reduction and carbon dioxide storage objectives. Historically, the forests of the Sierra Nevada were of a mixed conifer composition, dictated by soil, slope, aspect, and elevation, as well as water availability, and were largely fire-adapted. However, 150 years of fire exclusion, aggressive logging of native forests and conversion of these to homogenous over-stocked pine plantations, combined with extensive drought, and expansion of the range and influence of the pine-bark beetle, have served to generate an unprecedented tree-mortality event that some claim has affected over 100 million trees. The debate about how to respond to this tree-mortality crisis exemplifies the “Pandora’s Box” effect of past, aggressive logging of the native “old growth” forests and replacement of these with young, overstocked, under-performing, homogenous pine tree plantations, which represents a much greater hazard for large-scale, high intensity wildfire than did the native, fire-adapted forests. Instead of having a mix of large, well-spaced, fire-adapted tree species with higher branches and crowns, the homogenous, even-aged and over-crowded pine plantations of the Sierra Nevada are a tinder box, and a potentially significant source of carbon dioxide emissions, either as a result of large-scale high-intensity fire, or from mass die-offs, and decomposition. The one-two punch of logging native “old growth” forests, resulting in the loss of both the living, breathing woody biomass and the associated carbon dioxide that was once stored, and the replacement of these with industrial tree plantations largely harvested on short even aged rotations, deprives California of critical forestland productivity, and has turned our forests into a net source of carbon dioxide emissions instead of a carbon sink. The solution seems simple; extend forest harvest rotations, increase forest diversity and move industrial logging away from even-aged to multi-aged management to increase total biomass and carbon storage in trees and other herbaceous woody forest plants. Unfortunately, contemporary Forest Practice Rules fail to constrain harvest on industrial ownerships in any meaningful way, and as we know, the Department of Forestry is asleep at the wheel. If California can’t change the “business as usual” mentality of our forest products industry, there’s little hope that the state’s ambitious plans to combat the causes and effects of climate change will ever succeed. EPIC is dedicated to ensuring that the forests of North West California are protected, enhanced, and restored, and are managed for maximizing benefits to combating the causes and effects of global and regional climate change. 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__label__wiki	0.686469	0.686469	Our Customers. C.S. Rail is committed to achieving the highest standards in running a Heritage Railway as a Charity Incorporated Organisation, where customers safety, satisfaction and experience are the focus of our operations. Our Standards. C.S. Rail will be run as an organisation where we aim to set the benchmark for the training standards that we provide for our support staff, volunteers, and assistants, and that the training meets or exceeds the requirements of legislation and advice given by the O.R.R. and the H.R.A. in the operation and construction of a railway, and that the railway will be operated safely and professionally for the benefit of our customers, and the enjoyment of our staff. Our Attitude. C.S. Rail will ensure that our volunteers, support staff, and assistants are professional, helpful, and polite when representing the company. Our Future. C.S. Rail is committed to ensuring that growth is maintained by the company through reinvestment of profits, and the continued exploration of funding from grant awarding organisations into planned development, and that a proportion of the benefits generated may be used in supporting other appropriate organisations. Our Finances. C.S. Rail will operate and develop the Middy Branch line, using authorised funds from specific accounts and capital, ensuring that appropriate reserves are held for unforeseen expenditure.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line51
__label__cc	0.509139	0.490861	Celso Borges BORN PLACE Costa Rica Celso Borges Bio EDIT/Suggest of Celso Borges Who is Celso Borges Borges is the professional football player from Costa Rica currently playing for Deportivo La Coruña (on loan from AIK) as a central midfielder. His paternal name is Borges and the maternal family name is Mora. Borges was born in the capital city of Costa Rica named San José. He joined Sistema Educativo Saint Clare Highschool, where he took part in the school's team and he was taught about soccer by Costa Rican football legend Don Juan Varela . Borges made a debut in football at an early age of 18 and he won five national championships with Saprissa at the same age. On 1 April 2012, he made his first match for AIK. His personal life is as successful as his professional life. But nothing has been heard about his marital relationship with anyone till now. So, there is no information regarding his children and divorce. He is honored with the various awards. they are listed as : Primera División de Costa Rica (5): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007 Apertura, 2008 Clausura. No rumors and controversy has been heard about the Costa Rican soccer player Celso Borges till now. Height of Celso Borges 1.85 Meter 6 Feet 1 Inch height inCosta Rica 6 Feet 1 Inch height ofPlayer 6 Feet 1 Inch height ofMale People Born On 1988 People Born On January 27 More on Player Loukas Vyntra Loukas Vyntra is a Greek professional football player who mainly plays as a central defender and also as right back for for Spanish club Levante UD and the Greek national team. Loukas Vyntra Biography Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu known better to the world as footballer Badu plays as a midfielder for both the Ghanaian National team as well as the Serie A club Udinese. Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu Biography Popular,enthusiastic and expert basketball player from America.He is associated with the team New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. Brandon Jennings Biography 30 year old professional basket player from America. She plays as a forwarder in the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA and also UMMC Ekaterinburg of Russia. Candace Parker Biography	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line60
__label__wiki	0.582968	0.582968	The story of Japanese Americans in the military during World War II is complex and in many ways ironic. It is a story of mistrust by the very country for which these soldiers placed themselves in harms' way. Many were drafted directly out of the camps and fought for democracy abroad while their parents and families were incarcerated by their own government. Military service (530) Related articles from the Densho Encyclopedia : 298th/299th Infantry, Charles H. Bonesteel, Buddhahead, Fighting for Tomorrow: Japanese Americans in America's Wars (exhibition), Frank "Foo" Fujita, GI Bill, Hawaii Territorial Guard, Hood River incident, Japanese American World War II military service memorials, Japanese Americans in military during World War II, Samuel Wilder King, Kotonk, Ben Kuroki, Spark Matsunaga, None, Rescue of the Lost Battalion, Revolution of 1954, Shigeo Yoshida Nisei soldiers (ddr-densho-5-32) Soldiers (ddr-densho-5-3) Young Nisei man (ddr-densho-5-24) Two men in a rowboat (ddr-densho-5-2) Memorial service, reunion of Nisei veterans (ddr-densho-8-3) Nisei veterans reunion (ddr-densho-8-5) Soldier (ddr-densho-258-91) U.S. Army general at memorial service for Nisei veterans (ddr-densho-14-1) Disabled German plane on the Autobahn (ddr-densho-22-38) Nisei serviceman (ddr-densho-34-83) Honor Roll billboard (ddr-densho-37-736) Citation for the commendation ribbon with metal [sic] pendant (ddr-densho-271-2) Bring on Japs, Says Nipponese In U.S. Army (June 13, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-932) VOXPAPA Vol. I No. 8 (ddr-densho-280-120) The Kinkatis News Vol. I No. 6 (ddr-densho-280-117) Rifleman's qualification certificate (ddr-densho-72-43) Members of medical supply branch (ddr-densho-91-14) Soldiers on a tank (ddr-densho-92-22) The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 40 (November 30, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-42) The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 13 (March 30, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-62) The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 31 (August 3, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-79) The Northwest Times Vol. 1 No. 72 (October 3, 1947) (ddr-densho-229-59) The Northwest Times Vol. 1 No. 38 (June 3, 1947) (ddr-densho-229-26) The Northwest Times Vol. 3 No. 22 (March 16, 1949) (ddr-densho-229-189) img Nisei soldiers (ddr-densho-5-32) http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-5-32/ img Soldiers (ddr-densho-5-3) http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-5-3/ img Young Nisei man (ddr-densho-5-24) img Two men in a rowboat (ddr-densho-5-2) img Memorial service, reunion of Nisei veterans (ddr-densho-8-3) Grandchildren of Nisei veterans of World War II stand at this memorial service, which took place at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. img Nisei veterans reunion (ddr-densho-8-5) This Nisei veteran reunion took place over Independence Day weekend. Shown here is keynote speaker, Four Star General Eric Shinseki. img Soldier (ddr-densho-258-91) Hideo Kato, in uniform, standing in front of a barracks. Caption above: "Hidio [sic]." img U.S. Army general at memorial service for Nisei veterans (ddr-densho-14-1) General David Bramlett, Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. The service was part of a reunion of Nisei veterans. (Nisei veterans national convention program.) http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-14-1/ img Disabled German plane on the Autobahn (ddr-densho-22-38) Caption in album: "Between Munich - Augsburg the highway used as runways many German planes could be seen on the side most disabled." http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-22-38/ img Nisei serviceman (ddr-densho-34-83) Noboru Oyama. img Honor Roll billboard (ddr-densho-37-736) doc Citation for the commendation ribbon with metal [sic] pendant (ddr-densho-271-2) Notification of a U.S. army commendation for Kiwamu Tshuchida's distinguished service in Japan from May, 1952 to October, 1953. http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-271-2/ doc Bring on Japs, Says Nipponese In U.S. Army (June 13, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-932) The Seattle Daily Times, June 13, 1943, p. 14 doc VOXPAPA Vol. I No. 8 (ddr-densho-280-120) Selected article titles: "World News" (p. 1), "Daily Log" (p. 1), "Sports" (p. 2), "Today's Movie" (p. 2), "The Crow's Nest" (p. 2). doc The Kinkatis News Vol. I No. 6 (ddr-densho-280-117) Selected article titles: "Armistice Day" (p. 1), "Unity of Command" (p. 1), "Views of the News" (p. 2), "Sports Round Up" (p. 3). doc Rifleman's qualification certificate (ddr-densho-72-43) This certificate is from page of scrapbook "Scrapbook: 1946" img Members of medical supply branch (ddr-densho-91-14) Art Shibayama is fourth from left. img Soldiers on a tank (ddr-densho-92-22) doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 40 (November 30, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-42) Selected article titles: "Comply with Smoking Ban at All Indoor Gatherings" (p. 1), "263 Casualties Listed from 9 Centers-WRA" (p. 2), and "Issei Volunteers to Be Accepted by U.S. Army" (p. 2). doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 13 (March 30, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-62) Selected article titles: "Spain Quits as Protecting Power: Vice Consul of Spain Leaves Center After Receiving Order" (p. 1), "Nisei Inducted into U.S. Army Now Total 17,600" (p. 1), "9 Sentenced on Charges of Violating Regulations" (pp. 1-2), and "Procedure Given for Those Planning Return to Hawaii" (p. 3). doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 31 (August 3, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-79) Selected article titles: "Japan Now Represented in U.S. by Swiss Govt." (pp. 1, 3), "Army Alone Determines Who Can Return--Pratt" (pp. 1-2), "Demonstration Given by Center Fire Dept." (p. 2), and "Safety Council Gives Warning" (p. 4). doc The Northwest Times Vol. 1 No. 72 (October 3, 1947) (ddr-densho-229-59) "Local 7 Rejects Ousted Officials" (p. 1), Postscript to World War II: Nation's War Dead to Return Oct. 10" (p. 1), "Court Returns Greenhouses to Japanese" (p. 1). doc The Northwest Times Vol. 1 No. 38 (June 3, 1947) (ddr-densho-229-26) "Lest We Forget : The GI's Who Didn't Come Back " (p. 1), "Hears Pleas for Claims Board Bill" (p. 1),"MISLS to Send Teams East" (p. 4). doc The Northwest Times Vol. 3 No. 22 (March 16, 1949) (ddr-densho-229-189) "ADC Releases More Queries, Replies in Regard to Your Evacuation Claims Measure" (p. 1), "Amendment Seeks to Rid Vote Bias" (p. 1), "Chicago, Washington Hold Final Rites for Two More Nisei Combat War Heroes" (p. 1).	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line62
__label__cc	0.560268	0.439732	About Cameroon Main Committees Treaties and Conventions Special Files Special Files TV Activities of the Permanent Mission Activities of the Permanent Representative Permanent Rep statements Sea Bed Authority Sea Bed Authority Presentation The International Seabed Authority is an autonomous international organization established under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Authority is the organization through which States Parties to the Convention shall, in accordance with the regime for the seabed and ocean floor and subsoil thereof beyond the limits of national jurisdiction (the Area) established in Part XI and the Agreement, organize and control activities in the Area, particularly with a view to administering the resources of the Area. The Authority, which has its headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica, came into existence on 16 November 1994, upon the entry into force of the 1982 Convention. The Authority became fully operational as an autonomous international organization in June 1996, when it took over the premises and facilities in Kingston, Jamaica previously used by the United Nations Kingston Office for the Law of the Sea. Meetings of the Authority are held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. The International Seabed Authority web site contains detailed information on the organs of the Authority, including the Assembly, Council, Legal and Technical Commission, Finance Committee and the Secretariat. The site also includes a full list of documents issued by the Authority at each of its sessions, and the full text of selected documents. Press releases are available for the latest session and links are provided to some of the most important law of the sea documents. The web site is updated on a regular basis and it is the intention of the Authority eventually to provide access to non-confidential information relating to deep seabed exploration through these web pages. Public Holidays observed by the Secretariat in 2014 are: 1 January New Years Day 5 March Ash Wednesday 18 April Good Friday 21 April Easter Monday 23 May Labour Day 1 August Emancipation Day 6 August Independence Day 20 October National Heroes Day 25 December Christmas Day 26 December Boxing Day JAMAICA HEADQUARTERS International Seabed Authority 14-20 Port Royal Street Jamaica, W.I. Office of the Permanent Observer for the International Seabed Authority to the United Nations One United Nations Plaza Presidency of the Republic Ministry of External Relations IZF Invest in Cameroon Cameroun tribune C R T V UNDP Cameroon UN sub regional center for human rights and democracy Permanent Rep Speeches (c) 2014 Permanent Mission of Cameroon to the United Nations	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line64
__label__wiki	0.783577	0.783577	Met Office warning over heatwave The Met Office said several places have had 54 consecutive dry days , starting on May 30, including a few which have had less than 1mm (0.04in) of rain in the entire 54-day period - the longest spell since 1969, when 70 days passed with no significant rainfall. European Union rejects May's financial services Brexit plan Raab only took up the role on 9 July, after his predecessor David Davis quit in protest at May's plan for close economic ties with the EU. Mr Raab said he and Mrs May discussed having a "clear chain of command that would put us in the very best professional position to get the best deal". Dem Rep: Media Have Made Ocasio-Cortez Into ‘Some Kind of Deity’ Joe Crowley in New York's 14th District race, saw an explosion of out-of-state campaign contributions in the days after she won the primary in June, according to a Federal Election Commission (FEC) report filed last week. "You're just repeating these canned, left-wing talking points and you're somehow the savior of the Democratic party?" he added. "It's odd you don't know what that is, given that ~75,000 Puerto Ricans have relocated to Florida in the 10 mos since María". Ryan: Trump 'Just Trolling People' With Threat To Revoke Security Clearances Rice called Trump's meeting with Putin a " historic mistake ". "I think he's trolling people, honestly", Ryan responded. "This is in the purview of the executive branch". And one of the individuals - Hayden - told Vox's Alex Ward that revoking his security clearance won't stop him from speaking out. "This is a political attack on career national security officials who have honorably served their country for decades under both Repubs & Dems in an effort to distract from Mueller's ... San Fran straphangers on edge after third BART murder He drowned in a lake two years ago, Monroe said. The attack, however, sparked a demonstration during a vigil at the transit station where Wilson, who was black, was killed. "She just yelled my name, 'Tifa, Tifa, Tifa, ' and I said, 'I got you baby, I got you'". "That is an image I'll never forget for the rest of my life". White Helmet rescuers evacuated from Syria The statement said two of Israel's newly deployed David's Sling interceptors were launched "in response to the threat to Israeli territory", but added the Syrian rockets fell inside Syria. "Fantastic news that we - United Kingdom and friends - have secured evacuation of White Helmets and their families - thank you Israel and Jordan for acting so quickly on our request", tweeted British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt. Cohen lawyer: 'Spin' can't change what's on tape The recording of the President - if done by Cohen in NY - would be legal, as the Empire State has laws which only require one party on a phone call or conversation to consent to any recording. This comes as The New York Times reported Cohen secretly recorded the president in 2016 when he was still the GOP nominee. There are many reasons (e.g., knowledge of Trump's finances, awareness of Trump's Russian Federation connections) Trump has been freaked out by the search of Cohen's ... Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez Draw Thousands In Wichita To Support James Thompson Kevin Yoder (R-KS) now holds that seat, but was quite an unfortunate error since she is a self-identified Democratic Socialist (as is Bernie Sanders ) the color red is also affiliated with communism, which is the extremist form of socialism. Records shattered once again in Central Texas with triple-digit heat Scorching hot temperatures are expected to bake Santa Barbara County, beginning Monday and lasting through Thursday. Portland is in the middle of another extended heat wave. This warning is triggered when the forecast for the next day has a greater than 90 per cent confidence level that the heatwave temperature will be met. Modi gifts 200 cows to villagers in Rwanda Strengthening unity and cooperation with African countries is an important foundation for China's foreign policy and a long-term steadfast strategic choice of Beijing, Xi said. "With India we signed a loan of $100 million for irrigation in three separate areas in the country and $100 million for developing special economic zones", Rwanda's minister of finance Uzziel Ndagijimana told Reuters. The Macron security aide scandal They were questioned on Saturday for allegedly leaking security footage to try and prove Mr Benalla's innocence. The video of the May 1 event in Paris , revealed by Le Monde on Wednesday evening, shows Alexandre Benalla in a helmet with police markings, and surrounded by riot police, brutally dragging off a woman from a demonstration and then repeatedly beating a young man on the ground. Jeremy Hunt: Real risk of accidental no-deal Brexit Mr Raab also claimed a deal with Brussels could be reached by October but admitted the United Kingdom is preparing for a no deal. Asked whether the Government was considering stockpiling food to cope with a "no deal" Brexit , Mr Raab said: 'It would be wrong to describe it as the Government doing stockpiling. United Kingdom food safety could be put at risk after Brexit, warns report He told the Sunday Telegraph: 'You can't have one side fulfilling its side of the bargain and the other side not, or going slow, or failing to commit. Raab met Michel Barnier, the EU's chief negotiator, for the first time on Thursday and is due to go to Brussels next week for more discussions. The UK had hoped the outline of trade deal could be reached by the European Council's summit on October 18 - meaning there are fewer than 13 weeks for an agreement to materalise. POTUS Threatens Iran In Explosive All Caps Twitter Tirade One of the Trump administration's key policies since taking office has been the decision to pull his country out of a key 2015 deal with Tehran that saw the lifting of sanctions on Iran in return for a curbing of its nuclear programme. President Donald Trump's explosive twitter threat to Iran's leader comes as his administration is ratcheting up a pressure campaign on the Islamic republic that many suspect is aimed at regime change . Israel Evacuates 800 White Helmets to Jordan in Face of Syria Advance Siraj Mahmoud, a spokesman for the White Helmets in northern Syria, told CNN, "A number of civil defense volunteers - White Helmets - have been evacuated with their family members for humanitarian reasons". The rockets fell inside Syrian territory and were part of internal fighting, a military statement said. At least 200 White Helmets have been killed since the group began work in Syria. European Union steps up efforts to prepare for Brexit 'disruption' The Council, in EU27 format, was briefed by the EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier on the state of play in the Brexit negotiations . There was a moment of relief for May when one of her MPs, Simon Clarke declared he was withdrawing his letter of no confidence in the prime minister and said others should give May their backing. Trump Threatens Iran, Warns of Dire 'Consequences' In all caps, Trump told Rouhani to never threaten the USA again or face historic consequences. "BE CAUTIOUS!", Trump wrote . Pompeo said the Iranian economy is "going great", but only for the elite, accusing the ayatollahs and senior leaders of lining their pockets to the tune of billions of dollars while a third of Iranians live in poverty. Trump says ‘very happy’ with progress in NKorea talks As per diplomats and negotiators, Pyongyang has cared little to honour follow-up meetings and maintain basic communications and sought more funds when it comes to the U.S. The Trump administration appears to be reluctant to ease sanctions or declare an end to the war until the North takes concrete steps toward denuclearization amid a lack of progress on North Korea's dismantling of nuclear weapons programs and growing skepticism in the United States over the North's sincerity. Woman killed in LA Trader Joe's shooting was store manager Bail is set at $2 million. What Happened: A suspect who shot his grandmother and another woman in South L.A. earlier in the day was being chased by police when his auto crashed into a post in front of the Trader Joe's at 2738 Hyperion Avenue at about 3:30 pm. Manafort’s Trial Delayed to July 31 So His Lawyers Can Better Prepare District Judge T.S. Ellis, who is presiding over the case against Manafort in Virginia, where trial will begin next week. He said he would issue a ruling from the bench on the continuance as early as this afternoon when the hearing resumes after a short recess. Americans give Trump negative marks for Helsinki performance Dan Coats said his "admittedly awkward response" to news of a second summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin "was in no way meant to be disrespectful or criticize the actions" of Mr Trump. He was quoting a conservative activist on Fox News. During his Twitter rampage, Trump also claimed that the wiretap order was granted on false and misleading information. Mystery as student vanishes while out for night time jog Crews focused search efforts Friday on the fields between Tibbetts' house and where she was staying when she disappeared. "She's a very responsible and conscientious young woman". "At first we thought maybe something happened to her while on a run, but because the day camp shirt she was supposed to wear on Thursday is missing, now they're thinking maybe something happened Thursday morning". Toronto mass shooting death toll rises to three, including gunman, police say It was not immediately clear whether the man killed himself or died of injuries after being shot by police. St. Michael's Hospital says five of the injured people hit by the gunman are in serious or critical, but stable, condition. My evening was nice until I heard shooting right out of my place on the danforth. Deaths from gun violence in the city jumped 53 percent to 26 so far in 2018 from the same period a year ago, police data last week showed, with the number of shootings rising 13 ... Former NTSB Chairman Urges Duck Boat Ban Coast Guard Petty Officer 3 Class Lora Ratliff. Divers also recovered a video-recording device from the boat, but it's unclear if it captured the accident or if the footage can be retrieved. The city and college hosted the remembrance for the victims. On Thursday, 31 people boarded the Ride the Ducks Branson boat in southwestern Missouri. United States intelligence chief says no disrespect intended toward Trump To simultaneously accept President Putin's denial of Russia's illegal intervention-to treat this as an issue on which we will simply have to agree to disagree-represents a major capitulation on the part of the United States. 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__label__wiki	0.75099	0.75099	No matter how much anyone has enjoyed a Nas album, nearly everyone has clamored for the day that Nas and DJ Premier would link up for an entire album. There was rumor of the two collaborating awhile back but it unfortunately never came to fruition. While Premo has reportedly been busy with his own projects, he mentioned to DX awhile back that Nas never reached out to him for Untitled. But it appears that Nas is now taking the first step in making the dream album come true. While performing at a concert on July 15th, Nas directed an appeal towards DJ Premier in front of the fans attending. What Nas wants is an entire album produced by the legendary Premo. Whether or not this dream comes true is still a mystery. But Nas isn’t done with his dream collaborations yet. “I want to do an all-Dr. Dre album,” he told MTV News recently. “A whole thing with Dre and a whole thing with Premier, and drop ‘em on the same day. That’s the real thing. All right, I said it. That’s what I really wanna do.” While there have been no preliminary talks with either Dr. Dre or DJ Premier, one has to wonder if either of these projects have the remote possibility of coming to life.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line68
__label__wiki	0.86354	0.86354	Film festival gets three more years of sponsorship Paula Lindo From left, Nneka Luke, general manager of FilmTT; Hazel-Ann Marshall, senior manager–marketing, region and T&T, RBC Royal Bank; Cindy-Ann Gatt, director of marketing, Columbus Communications (Flow); and Bruce Paddington, T&T Film Festival founder and director at the launch of the 2016 edition of the festival. The launch took place at the Hyatt Regency on September 6. Photo courtesy T&T Film Festival Marketing director for Flow, Cindy Ann Gatt, said the company, which has sponsored the T&T Film Festival for the past eight years, will be sponsoring the festival into 2019. Gatt made the announcement to the gala audience at the opening of the festival on September 20, at the Central Bank Auditorium, Port-of-Spain. She said the company is gratified to be able to contribute to the support of the local film industry and urged corporate T&T and theatre-owners to sponsor and show more local films. Festival founder and director Bruce Paddington said he was pleased to note that the festival has become part of T&T’s cultural calendar and promised not to disappoint those who have eagerly awaited the event. Paddington said the festival offers some of the best films from the Caribbean, Caribbean diaspora and world cinema. The festival runs for one week this year, with screenings at MovieTowne, Port-of-Spain and Tobago; UWI, St Augustine; Costaatt campuses; and venues in Arima and Tobago. Paddington was particularly excited about the festival’s partnership with Costaatt, which is sponsoring the Youth Jury Prize and will be developing a Future Critics programme at the School of Journalism. He said the festival has set up industry events for local and international filmmakers to meet and learn from each other. The festival this year features the second annual Caribbean Film Mart, an industry event that, among other things, links content buyers with selected filmmakers. Among those presenting at the event are Ethiopian filmmaker Yared Zeleke, European film marketer Catherine Buresi and South African producer Steven Markovitz. Flow will also be hosting a session for local filmmakers to explain how films can be viewed on Flow’s on-demand service. All proceeds from those films will go directly to the filmmakers. That two-day event ends today at the Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain. Paddington was pleased to be part of an effort “where we can see ourselves on screen,” to show people that there are more options than Hollywood and Bollywood cinema. The gala audience comprised investors, sponsors, film directors and cast and crew of the various local and international films in the festival. Films for a Better Place boosts local movie makers Jamaicans fly in for Propella screening	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line69
__label__cc	0.578306	0.421694	Europe gang arrests for 'forcing children to steal' Zlaja Dutch and Spanish police have arrested a man and woman suspected of being leaders of a Spanish gang exploiting Roma children. Four criminal networks are thought to be making some 300 children beg and steal across Europe, on the streets of the Netherlands, on Barcelona’s metro service and suburban area, and in Austria, Bosnia and Croatia. According to the Dutch public broadcaster, NOS, children are thought to have been stealing €1,000 a day, used by criminal families for expensive cars, houses and gambling. The Dutch public prosecution service announced on Wednesday that a 46-year-old woman and 49-year-old man were arrested in Barcelona in an early-morning raid, suspected of involvement. The pair will be extradited to the Netherlands, where they will face charges. During the arrests on 15 June, conducted with the Catalan Mossos d’Esquadra force, police also discovered six children from 1 to 15, thought to be victims of human trafficking. Four of the children and the baby – which Catalan police reported was the child of one of the girls – have been taken back to the Netherlands, with the help of The Salvation Army and the Nidos refugee child protection organisation. Arthur de Rijk, police team leader, told NOS that the investigation began mid-2015, when police repeatedly caught the same child pickpockets at Amsterdam Centraal train station. “We were investigating where the children were from,” he said. “After an arrest, their parents never came forward. Instead, other family members or so-called relatives came, whom nobody could identify. Something was wrong.” The police took DNA from two children, and found that a woman claiming to be their mother was actually unrelated. Several children were placed in foster homes, but were tempted by their “families” to run away. Eventually, the police identified four criminal networks involved in travelling around Europe, making the children beg and steal. They are also suspected of sexually abusing girls. Warner ten Kate, a Dutch prosecutor, told NOS: “They are exploited, so it is a question of human trafficking. Instead of going to school, from an early age they are taught to steal … The children sometimes have 35 different identities.” One girl discovered in the reportedly “filthy” house in Barcelona last week is still in Spain, accused of theft, but it is thought that she will eventually return to the Netherlands. According to a report from the Catalan police force, the arrested woman had sought asylum in the Netherlands in April 2014, with seven children she claimed were hers. She had previously applied for residency under other identities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Police are analysing smartphones, phone cards, cameras, hard drives and personal documents found with the arrested couple, to investigate the suspected criminal organisations. A spokeswoman from Nidos said that it was up to police to comment, but confirmed that the children were “well, considering the circumstances”. (Reference: www.telegraph.co.uk)	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line73
__label__wiki	0.533319	0.533319	Biodiversity Losses Accelerate as Ecosystems Approach Tipping Points NAIROBI, Kenya, May 11, 2010 (ENS) – Unless “radical and creative action” is taken quickly to conserve the variety of life on Earth, natural systems that support lives and livelihoods are at risk of collapsing, finds a new biodiversity report released today by two United Nations environmental bodies. The Global Biodiversity Outlook 3 warns that massive further loss of biodiversity is becoming increasingly likely, and with it, the loss of many essential services to human societies as several “tipping points” are approached, in which ecosystems shift to less productive states from which it may be difficult or impossible to recover. Earlier assessments have underestimated the potential severity of biodiversity loss, because the impacts of passing tipping points have not previously been taken into account, finds the report, presented at an intergovernmental scientific meeting in Nairobi that is working towards a new 10-year strategy that will help countries halt and reverse this downward spiral. Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest by fire, Acre State, Brazil, March 13, 2010. (Photo by Jiele96) One tipping point is the dieback of large areas of the Amazon forest due to the interactions of climate change, deforestation and fires. This would have consequences for the global climate and regional rainfall and would lead to widespread species extinctions. Also analyzed is the shift of many freshwater lakes and other inland water bodies to eutrophic or algae-dominated states, caused by the buildup of nutrients. This leads to widespread fish kills and loss of recreational amenities. Another tipping point could be triggered by multiple collapses of coral reef ecosystems due to a combination of ocean acidification, warmer water leading to bleaching, overfishing and nutrient pollution. This ecosystem shift threatens the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of species directly dependent on coral reef resources. The Global Biodiversity Outlook 3 report holds that these outcomes are avoidable if effective and coordinated action is taken to reduce the multiple pressures being imposed on plant and animals species. But that scale of action is not happening yet. In 2002, the world’s leaders agreed to achieve a significant reduction in the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010. Having reviewed all available evidence, the report concludes that this target has not been met. “We need a new vision for biological diversity for a healthy planet and a sustainable future for humankind,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon writes in the forward of the report produced by the UN Environment Programme and the Convention on Biological Diversity, an international treaty with 193 member governments. “To tackle the root causes of biodiversity loss, we must give it higher priority in all areas of decision-making and in all economic sectors,” urged Ban, midway through this UN-designated International Year of Biodiversity. Bleached coral on Bar Reef, Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka May 2010. (Photo by Upali Mallikarachchi) Based on 110 national reports and scientific assessments subject to extensive independent review, Global Biodiversity Outlook 3 is the third in a series published every four years since 2002. Global Biodiversity Outlook 3 will inform discussions by world leaders and heads of state at a high level segment of the UN General Assembly on September 22. Its conclusions will be central to the negotiations by world governments at the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit in Japan this October. The report identifies the five main pressures driving biodiversity loss as: habitat change, over-exploitation, pollution, invasive alien species and climate change – all either constant or increasing in intensity. “The news is not good. We continue to lose biodiversity at a rate never before seen in history – extinction rates may be up to 1,000 times higher than the historical background rate,” said Ahmed Djoghlaf, executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity. “Business as usual is no longer an option if we are to avoid irreversible damage to the life support systems of our planet,” he said. Never has the world faced a more pressing crisis than the current loss of biodiversity, which affects every man, woman and child. The gap between the pressure on our natural resources and governments’ response to the deterioration is widening, warns the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, IUCN, which maintains the authoritative Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN is calling for governments to come up with a “bailout plan,” a 10-year strategy that will help countries halt and reverse this loss at a meeting of a scientific advisory body to the Convention on Biological Diversity taking place in Nairobi, Kenya from May 10 to 21. “Twenty-one percent of all known mammals, 30 percent of all known amphibians, 12 percent of all known birds, 35 percent of conifers and cycads, 17 percent of sharks and 27 percent of reef-building corals assessed for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species are threatened with extinction,” says Bill Jackson, IUCN deputy director general. The Western lowland gorilla was listed as Critically Endangered in 2007 after a decline of more than 60 percent since the early 1980s due to hunting and the Ebola virus. (Photo by Precious Primates) “If the world made equivalent losses in share prices there would be a rapid response and widespread panic, as we saw during the recent economic crisis. The loss of biodiversity, crucial to life on earth, has, in comparison, produced little response,” said Jackson. “By ignoring the urgent need for action we stand to pay a much higher price in the long term than the world can afford.” The Global Biodiversity Outlook 3 authors say that for a fraction of the money summoned up instantly by the world’s governments in 2008-09 to avoid economic meltdown, they can avoid a much more serious and fundamental breakdown in the Earth’s life support systems. “Many economies remain blind to the huge value of the diversity of animals, plants and other life-forms and their role in healthy and functioning ecosystems from forests and freshwaters to soils, oceans and even the atmosphere,” said UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner. “Many countries are beginning to factor natural capital into some areas of economic and social life with important returns, but this needs rapid and sustained scaling-up,” Steiner said. “Humanity has fabricated the illusion that somehow we can get by without biodiversity or that it is somehow peripheral to our contemporary world,” Steiner said. “The truth is we need it more than ever on a planet of six billion heading to over nine billion people by 2050.” The linked challenges of biodiversity loss and climate change must be addressed by policymakers with equal priority and in close co-ordination, if the most severe impacts of each are to be avoided, the report advises. Conserving biodiversity and the ecosystems it underpins can help to store more carbon, reducing further build-up of greenhouse gases; and people will be better able to adapt to unavoidable climate change if ecosystems are made more resilient with the easing of other pressures. “Countries are taking a very shortsighted view of the need to fuel their economies at the expense of nature, so much so that we’re now at crisis point when it comes to the loss of biodiversity,” says Jane Smart, director of the IUCN Biodiversity Conservation Group. “We can’t afford to forget that all economic activity is linked to nature.” “We need new targets and a concerted effort to ensure our natural assets are protected,” said Smart. “This year we have a one-off opportunity to really bring home to the world the importance of the need to save nature for all life on Earth. If we don’t come up with a new big plan now, the planet will not survive.” “If governments accept the science that’s presented to them in Nairobi, we stand a chance of reversing the current loss of biodiversity,” says Sonia Pena Moreno, IUCN policy officer-biodiversity. “If they choose to reject the fact that the natural world is in real danger, the effects could be devastating.” There are now about 130,000 protected areas, covering nearly 13 percent of the world’s terrestrial surface, and over six percent of territorial marine areas. Many of these are embedded in comprehensive national and regional networks of connected protected areas and corridors. A new website for the program of work on protected areas under the Convention on Biological Diversity was launched today at the scientific meeting in Nairobi. The website provides information, e-learning tools and forums for the community of experts working on protected area networks throughout the world. These e-learning tools will be available in five languages – English, French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic – by the next meeting of the CBD Conference of the Parties, to be held in Nagoya in October. Click here to read the Global Biodiversity Outlook 3. Click here for the new program of work on protected areas website.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line75
__label__cc	0.711557	0.288443	Erasmus x 10 \| Join the campaign page-template-default,page,page-id-956,ajax_fade,page_not_loaded,,qode_grid_1300,qode-theme-ver-11.2,qode-theme-bridge,wpb-js-composer js-comp-ver-5.2.1,vc_responsive Erasmus+ matters to ALL citizens! Our 10 stories reflect the true reality of Erasmus+ and the impact it can have on people from all backgrounds, nationalities & stages of life. We’re excited to share these stories with you and show how much 10x more funding would make a real difference to both individuals and communities. Get ready to meet the 10! #Erasmusx10 Dominik is a volunteer in an small volunteer-led organisation that works for the rights of blind and partially sighted in the Czech Republic. Dominik was leading on a project that aims to link the work of his organisation to broader European discussions on improving the access to rights for young people with disabilities. BUT: Dominik found the application procedure for funding extremely difficult and from time to time impossible to navigate. Although he was in touch with the Erasmus+ National Agency, he received conflicting advice and information from different sources that made the process very confusing. As he comes from a small volunteer-led organisation, the time and resources needed to follow the funding process had a very negative impact on their work. Boris is a young, unemployed man who will not get to experience the Erasmus+ programme. He left school for personal reasons, and was not able to finish. Since Boris had never heard about Erasmus+ he will miss out on opportunities that would have made him more employable, adaptable and open to other cultures. We cant let people continue to fall through the cracks. With more coordination between different programmes aimed at youth and youth organisations, Erasmus+ has a far greater chance of reaching out to even more people. Penelope is an early school leaver. Although she wasn’t originally aware of the Structured Dialogue process, she was invited to a youth consultation through an outreach activity of the national youth council. After this experience where she felt empowered to express her opinion and meet other young activists, she gained the confidence to begin establishing a social inclusion project. Penelope was able to connect with others and use her skills and experience to benefit her community. Even small projects funded by Erasmus+ can have a huge impact. BUT: It was only by chance that Penelope was selected to take part in the consultation. Otherwise she would have no knowledge of the wide reach of the Erasmus+ programme. Erasmus+ is viewed by young people and the wider public primarily as a programme for higher education. Many are still not aware of the different opportunities that may be available to them. For this we need more funding to be able to provide support and guidance to inform people about the different ways to benefit from Erasmus. Luticia is an apprentice in fashion. Luticia was able to use this training opportunity abroad to grow in confidence, gain transferable skills and knowledge that helped her to design and launch her own clothing brand when she returned to Slovenia. BUT: Only 1% of young people in work-related training schemes, including apprentices, are involved in mobility schemes during their training. Apprentices still don’t have the same opportunities as higher education students. It is essential to create conditions for greater apprentice mobility within the EU in order to give apprentices the same opportunities to fight youth unemployment. Rasmus is a high school student who has always had a passion for music. Rasmus wanted to spend some time studying in another school to discover more about his passion. He tried to organise an exchange with his school but there were too many barriers for the school to overcome in order to access funding.Luckily a local non-profit exchange organisation was able to help. Spending a period of immersion – in a host family, host school, local community – in another country has proven to be a transformative learning experience. BUT: The possibility is extremely limited and there has been a significant decrease in mobility for school pupils through Erasmus+. Particularly affected are students whose schools do not have the resources and support necessary to apply for and manage EU grants. More funding and stronger involvement of non-profit exchange organisations in Erasmus+ pupil mobility would therefore bring huge benefits. This would make quality mobility programmes more inclusive and accessible to a bigger number of school students from a variety of schools. João is a grass-roots activist passionate about human rights. They are involved in youth organisations and often volunteer with groups of young people giving workshops. João knew that through experience of working in the youth sector and in partnership with a local NGO they could make a big difference to the lives of young LGBT students in the community. João applied for funding to implement a project on inclusive education. BUT: Unfortunately funding was not granted. There are very few projects that receive funding. Even after overcoming all of the obstacles there is only a ¼ chance of an application being successful. The process for organisations applying for the 1st time is especially tough as a lot of support is needed. Moreover, there is very little grant flexibility. It is a general issue, that there is only scarce funding available, and it is a complex financial procedures to apply. These issues make the programme not welcoming to new organisations. Angela is a teacher from Spain who wanted to organise student exchanges through the eTwinning community for schools in Europe. She works in a school for children with hearing disabilities and she hopes to help expand the demographic of the Erasmus+ programme to be more inclusive of people with disabilities. Angela learned that the eTwinning programme is the largest teachers’ network in the world. She was able to set up a connection with a school for young deaf students in Belgium, which allowed her young students to build an international community with other students BUT: Due to programme funding issues, there is not much support for the inclusion and mobility of people with disabilities. Furthermore, around HALF of European schools are still outside of the eTwinning network, meaning that students and educators are missing out on connecting across borders. Sana is a young refugee from Syria with a passion for photography. She wants to work on a project to empower women to reappropriate their body after a breast cancer surgery. Sana was able to help women through her awareness raising project BUT: Sana needed financial assistance to develop her project. She only discovered she could receive funding with Erasmus+ when she became involved in a local women’s organisation. They were able to offer support and guidance through the complex application process. There is still a disproportionately low number of funding applications from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds. James is a university student participating in an Erasmus+ exchange. The chance to learn another language and the experience working in an international environment made him much more employable. Five years after graduation, the unemployment rate of young people who studied or trained abroad is 23% lower than that of their non-mobile peers. BUT: He was able to accept the offer to study abroad only due to the financial support from his parents. The Erasmus grant only covered a few months of the exchange, so many of his friends could not take part. Additionally there are so many other ways that James could have integrated into his host community. With more funding and coordination, participants could also join solidarity projects Bartek is an adult education professional working in a community organisation in Poland. He participated in a training for adult education staff to learn more about adult education policies, practice and structures across Europe. Bartek shared professional experiences with colleagues from 11 European countries, identified common struggles and explored new approaches to adult learning. BUT: Only 4% of the Erasmus+ budget in 2014-2020 goes to adult education, and adult learners cannot participate in mobility.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line78
__label__cc	0.585743	0.414257	royal photo co. (photographer) (4) louisville and jefferson county metropolitan sewer district (photographer) (3) lewis publishing company (publisher) (2) caufield & shook (photographer) (1) thompson, beverly j. (1) levin, h. (editor) (2) jefferson county (ky.) (8) louisville (ky.) (8) crittenden drive (louisville, ky.) (6) highland park (louisville, ky.) (5) university (louisville, ky.) (2) chicago (ill.) (1) saint joseph (louisville, ky.) (1) automobile service stations (1) beck, james b. (james burnie), 1822-1890 (1) carlisle, john griffin, 1835-1910 (1) film negatives (7) book illustrations (2) nitrate negatives (1) Description: Crittenden Mr. Alex Berman. Photos of Crittenden Drive made at 4003 Crittenden Drive. Roads; Automobile service stations View of a three-lane stretch of Crittenden Drive with trees and houses on the right side of the road and a gas station and AETNA sign on the left side. J. G. Carlisle, James B. Beck, Henry Clay, J.J. Crittenden, and R.M. Johnson. Portraits; Men Thumbnail portraits of men who had represented the state of Kentucky in the U.S. Senate, including John G. Carlisle, James B. Beck, Henry Clay, John J. Crittenden, and Richard M. Johnson. Meadows; Buildings; Houses; Dwellings Field viewed upward from Floyd Street to Crittenden Drive with a house (possibly the Merhoff house, also known as "Hilltop House" are razed for the construction of I-65) and building (possibly on the Korfhage property) in the distance. Telegraph ... Crittenden Drive. Streets; Roads; Dirt roads; Buildings; Houses Crittenden Drive at Wabasso Avenue. Intersection of a dirt road and paved road. A field is to the left and houses are to the right. Metropolitan Sewer District. Photos of sewer on Crittenden Drive. Streets; Sewers View of a sewer running beneath Crittenden Drive with a stack of concrete blocks in the background. Stites Helm & Peabody. Photos of scene of accident on Crittenden Drive at Pepsi Cola Co. Buildings; Factories; Restaurants Views down Crittenden Drive of the Pepsi Cola Company building, a restaurant, other buildings, and a railroad crossing. Broken light pole at James Russell Lowell School, Louisville, Kentucky, 1930. Schools; Public schools; Buildings; Lampposts; Lighting A broken light pole is on the ground at the base of stairs that lead to a double door entrance to the James Russell Lowell School located at 4501 Crittenden Dr. in Louisville, Ky. Broken glass is on the ground. On the other side of the steps is a... Roads; Fences; Culverts; Children; Boys View of a drain or culvert running under a road (Crittenden Avenue) with a chicken-wire fence separating the road from the ditch. A small boy stands on the road, and the shadow of the photographer is visible behind him. The St. Joseph neighborhood... Dean Adjustment Co. Photos of scene of accident at Crittenden Drive bridge of Henry Watterson Expressway. Roads; Bridges View down Watterson Expressway with a car on the side of the road near the bridge at Crittenden Drive. Doreen Thompson/Washington D.C./U.S.A. Thompson, Doreen, 1947- L.D. Husbands. Lawyers; Judges; Portraits Lorenzo Dow Husbands was born in 1823 in Christian County, Kentucky. His family then moved to Crittenden County, where he received his early education. In 1847 he read law in the office of his brother, J. P. Husbands, of Paducah, and in 1849 was...	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line80
__label__wiki	0.613668	0.613668	Stranger in the Mirror Mitch went down to the holding cells with the guard. He wanted to meet this woman who’d done … whatever it was … to Thomas. He needed to understand who she was. But what he found was a pale redhead, curled up in the corner of a cell she shared with three other women, sobbing. “Rose DeCourtney?” He said. “I am Rose,” chorused two of the others, looking annoyed. Then one of them shook her head, and all four laughed nervously. “Miss DeCourtney, I need to talk to you,” Mitch said. Rose didn’t respond. One of the other three walked over and grabbed Rose’s shoulder. “I think he means you, honey.” Rose looked up, startled. It was the same face he’d seen in the tape of Thomas’ interview, but it was … different, somehow. “I tell you, I ain’t done nothing,” she wailed. “Ricky will be here in an hour or two to get me out of … ” and she trailed off as the one who’d just grabbed her shoulder smacked her. “Ricky’s not going to do shit for you, bitch,” she snarled. “Ricky’s my boyfriend.” “Hey,” Mitch said. “No rough stuff in here, okay? That was an assault, and if she presses charges I’m going to be her witness.” “Gimme a break, okay?” said the other prisoner. “This lady’s a fucking basket case. Kept us awake half the night chanting ‘I am Rose’ and now she doesn’t even know who she is. No way can she hold it together enough to press charges.” “Stand back from the door,” said the guard. So they stood back from the door, and the guard opened it, and they got Rose out and marched her back to the interview room. Rose was protesting, something about the guy she’d been with not being a regular john, about Ricky showing up and bailing her out, about a dozen other things. But she hadn’t even been busted, she was just being held as a witness. She was raving. Mitch worried. If his witness had lost it, he might never learn who the killer was. If Jackson’s suspect had lost it, insanity was a good defense in court. Crap. But he had to sit her down and try, anyway. So he sat her down and tried. But it was no good. She talked, in the first person, about the cases of everybody else who’d been in her cell, and about the cases of other people who’d been in nearby cells. But when he called her Rose, she just looked at him blankly. Once in a while, she said, “I am Rose,” but then she’d grimace and laugh about the crazy lady in the corner of the cell who’d said that over and over. Finally, he pointed at the mirror. “Is that you?” he asked. Rose stared into the mirror, blankly. Then she waved at it, to see if the stranger in the mirror waved back. Then she started whimpering, crying softly. Mitch kept his hands folded; he didn’t want anything questionable on camera, while the witness was in a volatile state. “Miss DeCourtney?” he said softly. “I don’t know who I am anymore,” she wailed. “I’m all mixed up, I shouldn’t be that lady in the mirror, but I don’t know who I should be either and this doesn’t make any sense. And I need to talk to Rose about the Clelland case, but Rose has lost it,” she said. Miserably, she added, “Rose isn’t here anymore,” at just about the same time Mitch thought it. Mitch remembered some of the things she’d said on the tape they’d made last night. ‘We get tangled up in other people’s thoughts’, she’d said. And ‘I need to go home now, while I’m still me.’ Crap. She hadn’t gone home, and now she wasn’t her anymore. She’d gotten too tangled up in other people’s thoughts. And nobody had understood what she meant or how this was going to happen. “Tell you what, Miss,” he said. “I’m going to get some coffee, some eggs, a cup of juice and a danish in here for you, and I’m going to leave you alone to sort things out for a little while.” And after that, we’re going to see what we can do about getting you home, he thought. “Home?” she said. “Home is…. Oh my god, I don’t even know where I live.” And she started crying softly again. Mitch stood up and left. There was no doubting it any more. He hadn’t even said the word home, but she’d picked it up. She’d echoed his thoughts a half-dozen times in ten minutes. Obviously, she could hear people thinking. But whatever else was going on, she was totally out of it. He got her coffee and a danish and a cup of juice and left the door of the interview room locked. There were usually hard-boiled eggs in the fridge in the break room, but there weren’t any left. Then he went to the observation room and talked to Officer Atkins, who’d been filming the interview. “Looks like she’s gone schizoid,” he said. “Look, Mitch. I can vouch that you didn’t do anything wrong in there. But she’s raving.” “Look,” said Mitch. “Just keep an eye on her for a little while. My partner’s coming in in a little bit with another witness, and we kind of hope she gets it together enough to compare stories.” He looked at her through the one-way glass. She looked back, making impossible eye contact through the mirror, and stuck out her tongue at him before she went back to eating. Atkins hadn’t noticed. He shrugged. “You want my opinion, you got dreams in there, not testimony. Is this part of the Freakshow case?” “Yeah,” Mitch said. Atkins waited for him to say more, but he didn’t. “You suppose something bad happened to her and she’s blocking it?” “No,” Mitch said. “We gonna charge her?” said Atkins. “I don’t think so,” said Mitch. “I think we’re just gonna take her home.” Atkins looked skeptical. “You sure she’s not homeless?” he said. “I mean, if this is an example of her, uh, mental state, I’d be surprised if…” He trailed off as he saw the look on Mitch’s face. “Oh my fucking god,” Mitch said. “I think I finally know what happened to Joe Clelland.” “Clelland? Wasn’t that the guy who took the dive off a roof in the Soma district a couple days ago?” “Yep, that’s the one,” Mitch said. A half-hour later, Jackson got there with Mike Clelland in tow. He put Mike in another interview room and came to talk to Mitch. “What did you get from DeCourtney?” Jackson asked. “Not much. She’s raving and doesn’t seem to know who she is.” Mitch shook his head. Jackson grimaced. “Crap. Faking, right?” Mitch shook his head. “I don’t think so. But I’m no psychologist.” “Double crap.” Jackson said. “Okay, you want to interview Clelland, or shall I do it?” “I think you probably want to talk to him first, because when I talk to him, I’m going to tell him about DeCourtney,” Mitch said. “So we’ll go in there and you talk to him, and when you’re done, I’ll talk to him.” “You’ve figured something out, haven’t you?” said David. “Yeah, I think so. I think I know how and why Joe Clelland died. But it’s more newage mystical crap and you don’t wanna hear it,” said Mitch. “So you need to do the straight investigation before I charge in and mess it up with this thing.” So, they had a plan. But it didn’t work out that way. The minute they walked in, Mike Clelland stood up and said, “Thank God, I was afraid nobody would believe me.” He was looking straight at Mitch. And then, a couple of heartbeats later he said, “Oh. We have to help Rose.” “Just wait the fuck up!” said Jackson. “What in the hell are you talking about?” Mike looked at him, irritated. “Rose is in the next room and she’s forgotten who she is. This guy here,” and he pointed at Mitch, “understands what’s going on. You were all set to not believe me, but he knows the truth. Joe got himself mixed up with that poor woman who the dogs were after, and he ran off the roof when they were chasing her. That would be why the footprints match. Rose tried to explain last night how this crap happens, and you saw the tape. And then they stuck her in the cell last night when she was tired and this morning she doesn’t know who she is and we have to help her. She’s not going to come out of it by herself. And stop with that ‘Mary had a Little Lamb’ thing in your head, it’s annoying.” David Jackson shook his head and sat down heavily. For a few long moments he said nothing. Finally, he broke the silence. “I hate this fucking case.” Then he looked at Mitch, and the silence dragged out uncomfortably. “If this is how weird it gets on day three, I don’t think I want to know what happens tomorrow.” “Tough Toenails, Jackson,” snapped Mike. “You can’t be a cop if you can’t handle the truth.” Jackson and Flanagan both glared at him, but he just glared back. Uncannily, he had achieved precisely the same level of irritation as they and precisely at the same moment. Rose looked up fearfully from the backseat. “Where are you taking me?” It was the third or fourth time she’d asked in the last minute. She seemed constantly baffled by not having a steering wheel in front of her, as they moved along with the eastbound traffic on the bottom level of the Bay Bridge. This time, she was someone who recognized the inside of a police car. This was wrong, the cops weren’t supposed to take you for a ride. The only ones who took you for a ride were the bad ones who took people on rides they didn’t come back from. And they especially weren’t supposed to take you for rides across the Bay Bridge, because that would be leaving jurisdiction. If they were leaving jurisdiction they were up to something they didn’t want on record. “Oakland Museum, Rose,” said Mike, sitting next to her. “Nothing to be afraid of.” Rose stared at him. Who was this guy, and why did he call her that? “It’s where I was planning to take Joe, if I ever found him,” Mike volunteered. “Why are we going there?” said Rose. “‘Cause you asked me a favor once, which you don’t remember now, and I’m going to do it for you.” Mike replied. Rose lost track of the thread of conversation again, then leaned forward. “Officer?” Rose said in a tremulous voice, “I don’t know this man. I don’t know what he’s planning and I don’t want to go with him.” Mitch and David glanced at each other across the front seat. “So, what are you planning, anyway?” said Mitch. “We’re going to go look at art, and Rose is going to remember who she is,” Mike said. “Who?” said Rose. “Right. How does that work?” Jackson asked. “It just does,” Mike replied. “You’re just going to have to trust me on this until you see it.” “Wait, this is a police car. Did I get arrested for something?” asked Rose. So the four of them went into the Oakland Art Museum. Mitch paid for himself and Jackson, and Mike paid for himself and Rose. Rose was quieter now that they weren’t tearing past so many other people so fast in a car. She was drifting again, it seemed. She stumbled a couple of times, and seemed to be in a haze. “Uh, wait up, guys, I think… um, I know you, don’t I?” she was looking at Mike. “Yeah,” Mike said. “You’re starting to come around. I’m the asshole, remember? And you asked me once, if you forgot who you were, I should remind you.” “Did I say that?” said Rose. “I don’t remember…” she frowned. “I remember a lot of things but…. it’s all jumbled up bits that don’t make any sense together,” she said. “That’s wrong, I think.” “Yes, Rose, that’s wrong.” Mike was stepping along briskly, pulling her by the arm. “I’m going to show you something down this hallway that will make it all make sense, okay?” They were going down a hallway on the first floor, in a section full of perfume bottles and oriental jade, and Rose was starting to look distressed, increasingly agitated and confused as bits of her were torn away by the tiny shards of unmoving reality they represented, and by … something … that seemed to be driving her entire self away from her as they got closer, winnowing her thoughts and memories away. But Mike didn’t slow down until near the exit, where the hallway opened out into a small room. Rose gasped, and pulled back. Mike gently but determinedly pulled her closer. In a huge case, about eight by ten feet, on the south edge of the room, there was a temple, or a model of one, made entirely out of jade. Rose and Mike came to a stop in front of it. Rose was transfixed, staring at it, suddenly completely still. She had forgotten to breathe, but her body, Mike knew, would remind her soon enough. It stood before them, towering six or seven feet high on its beautifully polished basswood base. The details of the roofs and the towers, and the railings, and the intricately carved chains and statues around it, were breathtaking enough simply as art, but it was the presence of the thing, the impossible made real, the sheer substance of it, that was why they were here. Mike stepped away from Rose then, and gesturing to the two police officers, he withdrew to the entrance of the room. He whispered to them then, watching Rose. “That, officers, is what we came here for. That thing is absolute sanctuary for freaks like Rose and me.” “How does that work?” said Mitch. He was whispering too. “It just does, remember?” Mike looked at him, pained. “There are things in the world that are more real than everything else, and they make people like Rose and me safe. And that thing over there is the most powerful one I’ve ever found. We fill houses full of junk for protection, we make art cars so we don’t get mixed up about which driver is us and crash, we spend days picking and choosing to get things that are a little more real than the walls or the floors, but that thing… that thing is incredible. It may be the very most real thing in the world.” “So, she’s standing next to it… ” said Mitch. “She’s safe now?” Mike shrugged. “Safe is relative, but there’s nothing in her head that’s not her. There can’t be, that close to something so real. Right now, she’s not much of anybody, I think. But give it a little time, and she’ll be Rose again, because there’s nobody else she can possibly start to be standing next to that.” So they watched, and they waited. After a full minute, Rose raised a hand and touched the glass case. She tilted her head; with a sudden, confused gasp, she began to breathe again. Another minute passed, and she looked around. “I am … Rose,” she said. For a moment she was at a loss to say more. “Goddess, Mike, what is this thing? It’s…” She couldn’t find a word. She wasn’t used to having to ask, wasn’t used to needing words. But all the voices, for once, were silent and Rose was all alone inside her mind. “It’s amazing.” “It’s the Jade Pagoda,” Mike said. “They found a nine ton chunk of absolutely pure jade a few decades ago. This is what they made out of it. Fifteen centuries of master craftsmanship went into this, Rose. Some guy hired a hundred and fifty of the best jade carvers in the world to work on it for ten years. Then he donated it to the museum here in memory of his dad. If I’d ever found Joe, I wanted to bring him here until he remembered himself, like you just did. But I never found him.” The four of them stood in its presence for a few more minutes, none wishing, just then, to say anything more. Finally Rose broke the silence. “Thanks, Mike,” she said. “The bookstore would have worked, but this …. This is incredible.” Mike smiled sadly, thinking of Joe. “Rose, if we leave here, are you going to be okay?” Rose looked up. “I’m awfully tired. I …. ” She frowned. “I didn’t sleep last night, I was too busy trying to stay me. I really need to go home and sleep. But I can hold it together long enough to get home.” “Right,” said Mike. “So, can she go home?” He asked Jackson and Flanagan. They glanced at each other, then Mitch said, “I hate to do this, but we really do have to ask some questions first. I’ll drive you home myself, but can you give us fifteen minutes before we head out?” Footnote: The Jade Pagoda is real. Go see it. This entry was posted in Fiction, The Hook on 8 August, 2014 by bear. ← The Hook, ch 18 Ncursesw and Unicode →	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line81
__label__cc	0.532254	0.467746	Home FEATURES Page 41 Hundreds Attended The Hollywood Disabilities Forum At UCLA FEATURES Esteban "Steven" Escobar - November 1, 2009 On Saturday, October 24, 2009 I AM PWD (Inclusion in the Arts and Media for People with Disabilities) campaign of Actors’ Equity Association, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and Screen Actors Guild;... More then 250,000 people expected to see Ricki Lake Crowned Queen of the West... FEATURES News Staff - October 28, 2009 On October 26, 2009 the city of West Hollywood announced the Actress, Emmy-nominated television personality and independent filmmaker, Ricki Lake will be crowned "Queen of the Carnaval" at the West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval set... Recording artists united as one to perform at Hand in Hand Benefit Concert to... FEATURES Esteban "Steven" Escobar - October 26, 2009 On Monday, October 19, 2009 A&G Records in association with Philippine Aid Society held Hand in Hand Benefit Concert – Typhoon Emergency to help the flood victims of the Philippines. The recording artists the performed... CARLA LAEMMLE Celebrates her Centennial Birthday & Honor Gala CARLA LAEMMLE celebrates her 100th Birthday & honor gala with friends, peers and family members. Carla was honored and recognized of her work on October 20, 2009 at The Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, CA. More... 30 Thousand Walkers Including Celebrities And Politicians Take Part Of The 25th Annual AIDS... On Sunday, October 18, 2009 more then 30 thousand walkers including celebrities and politicians took part of the 25th Annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles. The walk started from 10 am to 2pm in West... IN/SIGNIFICANT OTHERS movie premier and John Schwert interview After a successful world premiere last weekend at the 25th Boston Film Festival and winning for Best Screenplay, as well Best Film at the Charlotte Film Festival this past weekend In/Significant Others is a... THE 61st PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS NOMINEES FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE On Thursday, September 17, 2009, The Academy of Television Arts & Science honored the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards Nominees for Outstanding Performance at the Wolfgang Puck inside the Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, CA. http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf The... DIVERSITY NEWS OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF BRAND NEW SITE Hollywood, CA --- September 9, 2009 Diversity News Publications announced the official launch of brand new consumer news magazine web site. "I’m very happy to present to all you a brand new image with a... D.J. CHEW FU PHAT PLAYS LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN On 7-25-2009 Classy Sassy Par Tease and Weekend Rock Stars Entertainment brought from New York to Hollywood D.J. Chew Fu Phat and celebrated Chew Fu Phat first time ever LA premier party. The premier... Los Angeles/Valley Pride 2009 Festival postponed until 2010 Los Angeles/Valley Pride Festival will not be held this year, instead a rally on Saturday, October 10, 2009! In an email received on 7-27-2009 from Paul Waters, Executive Director Los Angeles/ Valley Pride he stated... Adam Lambert Would Love For His Fans To Contribute FEATURES News Staff - September 4, 2009 According to Examiner.com Adam Lambert has teamed up with DonorsChoose.org to help kids in high-need public schools get the supplies they need. Regarding the situation, Adam, who is asking his different fan groups to compete... ALEXEN COME ON & DANCE SPECIAL EDITION Alex Laygo was born in Okinawa, Japan on September 27, 1970. He is a son of Filipinos parents who migrated to Japan. When he was 18 years Alex came with his family to the... Fabowlous, a monthly fashion, entertainment mixer and charity bowling event On Tuesday, July 28, 2009 Fabowlous, a monthly fashion, entertainment mixer and charity bowling event benefiting Kierrah Foundation was held at Lucky Strike from 9 pm to 11 pm inside the Hollywood & Highland... 2009 San Diego Pride; Stonewall 2.0 Activism For Equality On Saturday, July 18 – 19, 2009 the San Diego Pride celebration was held in downtown San Diego, CA. Pride celebrations consist of Parade and Festival. The Parade is 10 yards route starting at 11... Christian & Gospel Songwriter Don Hudson Biography After traveling, living and working in different industries. Don Hudson found an interest in writing, producing, performing and composing Christian & Gospel songs. Don Hudson is in the process of making his dream to...	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line84
__label__wiki	0.862479	0.862479	Mixx Facebook Twitter Digg delicious reddit MySpace StumbleUpon LinkedIn Viadeo Obama rejects controversy over his stance on Middle East peace talks By Tom Cohen, CNN U.S. commitment to Israel 'ironclad' NEW: A Palestinian official calls for sincere steps from Israel President Obama says the idea of pre-1967 borders with land swaps is nothing new Any controversy over his speech on the issue lacks substance, Obama says The president spoke to the main American-Israel lobbying group Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama said Sunday that any controversy over his remarks last week that Israel-Palestinian negotiations should start from pre-1967 borders and include land swaps was "not based in substance." In his first speech as president to the main American-Israeli advocacy group, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Obama sought to reassure the vital U.S. Jewish lobby of his administration's commitment to Israel's security while also making clear his desire to kick-start the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks at a time when the entire Middle East landscape is changing amid the so-called Arab Spring demonstrations. Obama acknowledged that he expected some controversy from his call last Thursday for negotiations to be based on border demarcations from before the six-day war of 1967, in which Israel seized the West Bank, Gaza Strip and other territory. Got questions about the peace process? Share a short video However, he said, his policy on the border issue "means that the parties themselves -- Israelis and Palestinians -- will negotiate a border that is different than the one that existed on June 4, 1967," the eve of the war. Those negotiations will involve "mutually agreed-upon" land swaps to deal with changing conditions of recent decades, he said. "That's what mutually agreed-upon swaps means. It is a well-known formula to all who have worked on this issue for a generation," Obama said to applause. "It allows the parties themselves to account for the changes that have taken place over the last 44 years," including the new demographic realities on the ground and the needs of both sides. Is peace possible in the Middle East? Tension at White House meeting His proposal contained "nothing particularly original," he said, adding that "this basic framework for negotiations has long been the basis for discussions among the parties, including previous U.S. administrations." "If there is a controversy, then, it's not based in substance," Obama said. The Thursday remarks drew a chilly response from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who used a joint appearance with Obama on Friday to reject any possibility that Israel could return to its pre-1967 borders. Netanyahu said such borders would be "indefensible" and noted that major Israeli population centers now lie outside them. On Sunday, a statement by Netanyahu responding to Obama's AIPAC speech was more conciliatory, saying: "I share the president's will to promote peace and I value his current and past efforts to achieve this goal." "I am determined to act together with President Obama in order to find ways to resume the negotiations for peace," Netanyahu's statement said. "Peace is a vital need for all of us." Maen Areikat, the chief Palestinian representative to the United States, told CNN on Sunday that his Palestine Liberation Organization also welcomed the U.S. support for restarting the peace talks. At the same time, Areikat called for concrete steps by Israel that showed "they are genuine and sincere about the ending the conflict with us," instead of what he labeled "nationalist, ideological" slogans and steps such as continuing to expand housing settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. In his speech Sunday, Obama repeated a line from Thursday that the "status quo" in the Israel-Palestinian conflict is unsustainable. He listed a series of reasons why conditions on the ground dictated the need for a revitalized peace effort now. "First, the number of Palestinians living west of the Jordan River is growing rapidly and fundamentally reshaping the demographic realities of both Israel and the Palestinian Territories," Obama said. "This will make it harder and harder -- without a peace deal -- to maintain Israel as both a Jewish state and a democratic state." He also cited the increasing difficulty for Israel to defend itself against regional enemies, and the "new generation" of Arabs reshaping the entire region through the protest movement that already has toppled governments in Tunisia and Egypt. "A just and lasting peace can no longer be forged with one or two Arab leaders. Going forward, millions of Arab citizens have to see that peace is possible for that peace to be sustained," Obama said, adding that a growing regional and international impatience with the Israel-Palestinian peace process is leading some to look for other options, such as a U.N. resolution in September to recognize an independent Palestinian state. Even though such a U.N. General Assembly resolution would be non-binding, Obama told the AIPAC meeting that the United States would oppose any effort to isolate Israel in international forums. He also repeated U.S. criticism of Hamas, the Palestinian group that governs the Gaza Strip and is considered a terrorist organization by Washington. Hamas and the other main Palestinian group, the Fatah party of Mahmoud Abbas that heads the governing authority in the West Bank, agreed on May 4 to work together to set up unifying elections in May 2012. Areikat said that under the agreement, Fatah would continue to negotiate on behalf of the Palestinians until they can elect their own leaders and representatives next year. "Hopefully, come May 2012, the Palestinian people will be able to choose those people who are committed to negotiating a peaceful resolution with Israel," Areikat said, conceding that Hamas would be a voice in any Palestinian unity government that emerges from next year's vote. Obama said Israel cannot be expected to negotiate with Hamas until it renounces violence and recognizes Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state. The audience applauded loudly when Obama called for Hamas to release Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier captured five years ago. In response, Hamas Spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri told CNN that the U.S. government has "a clear preference for Israel" at the expense of freedom for the Palestinian people and their right to establish a sovereign state. In the United States, political opponents criticized Obama for what they described as harming Israel's negotiating position with the Palestinians. Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich labeled the Obama policy a "disaster" and "extraordinarily dangerous" in an appearance Sunday on the CBS program "Face the Nation." "A president who can't control his own border probably shouldn't lecture Israel about their border," Gingrich said. While a few boos and groans were heard in the AIPAC crowd when Obama raised the border issue Sunday, he received consistent applause throughout the speech and a vigorous standing ovation at the end. In Israel, about 150 right-wing activists protested Sunday against Obama's policy in front of the American Embassy in Tel Aviv, with some bearing slogans that declared: "Obama, Israelis are not willing to commit suicide." Today's five most popular stories Fine art from an iPhone? The best Instagram photos from 2014 After IVF shock, mom gives birth to two sets of identical twins Inside North Korea: Water park, sacred birth site and some minders 10 top destinations to visit in 2015 What really scares terrorists	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line85
__label__wiki	0.590424	0.590424	Firsthand Accounts of the Severe Day-to-Day Damage of Parking Fee Increases at UMB In late January of this year, the UMass Boston administration announced parking fee increases from the current daily rate of $6 per day to $15 per day on campus and $9 per day at Bayside once the new parking garage opens. This new fee structure was adopted on the recommendations of a report by the Walker Parking Consultants. These increases would have a devastating impact on the entire UMass Boston community, amounting to an immediate pay cut for faculty and staff and a tuition increase for students. The FSU reached out to students, faculty, and staff to hear first-hand how increased parking fees would affect their lives and the future of UMB. “It will be really difficult,” Professor Beckwith warned, “for students who ha[ve] already committed themselves to degree programs [and] workers who can’t immediately go somewhere else.” Consequently, “we’re going to lose a lot of students’ both now and in the future.” This is obvious to undergraduates, a well – “Some students might just have to drop out due to not being able to afford the parking,” said sophomore Mitchell Lyon. Students and employees who are not driven out of UMB will still be unable to visit campus as often because they literally will not be able to afford nonessential trips. Professor Beckwith already limits her trips to campus to days she teaches, partly because of the current cost. If the cost becomes even more onerous, she predicted the parking lot “will remain half-full.” For Juan Blanco, a graduate student in the Transnational, Cultural and Community Studies program who completed his BA in philosophy from UMB last spring, increased parking fees would limit his ability to contribute to the UMB community now and in the future. “I currently come to campus four or five times a week,” Blanco told the FSU, “even though I have classes only three days because of all the community work I do in our university. I know that an increase as dramatic as the one proposed will not only affect me financially in a horrible way, but it will limit the amount of days I can spend on campus doing the work I do. Taking the commuter rail would cost me almost $30 a day so that is also not a sustainable option for me.” These fees would push out a certain percentage of the hardworking students and staff at UMB and impose a tremendous financial burdens on those who could afford to stay. They would also diminish campus life and deter future faculty, staff, and students from even coming to UMB. So it might seem surprising that the Board of Trustees does not support the Fair Share Amendment, which would help alleviate the debt crisis that originated with the criminal negligence of those who initially laid the unstable campus foundation – a crisis these fees are ostensibly meant to solve. Sadly, neither Professor Beckwith nor Blanco was surprised. “More and more people are calling the shots who have no investment in education or connection to academia,” Professor Beckwith explained. Blanco agreed with her assessment of why the Board of Trustees is being so callous towards the working class at UMB. “It’s as simple as seeing who the trustees are and which interests they represent,” he said. “They do not represent our student body at all, especially in the case of UMB and our mostly first-generation, mostly person of color, student body.” This entire situation is exacerbated by the fact that there have been “cuts in the number of sections certain classes are given, where students are forced to be on campus five days a week because they do not have the classes they need to graduate available to them, which will only cause more delays in graduation for those of us that are already vulnerable.” On a fundamental level, Blanco explained these fees signal the administration’s focus on “privatization, austerity, and an education model that only looks at what is profitable and commodifies us as students into simple dollar signs.” This total disregard for UMB’s student body was noted by another graduate student, Michelle Crist, who has been a member of the Sociology PhD program since Fall 2016. Crist told the FSU that the Administration has demonstrated, “a complete disconnect from the reality that many of the UMB community members do not have any option but to drive to campus.” And while the action may not be surprising, Crist observed, “The lack of empathy and consideration for those of us who do not have alternatives is disheartening.” It’s also disheartening that the fees are, “a roundabout way of cutting faculty, staff, and graduate student pay, which might decrease the competitiveness of the University and its degree programs.” But perhaps most disheartening of all is that these fees would undermine UMB’s core public mission. “As Boston’s only public university that will still primarily be a community school,” she said, “these increases will negatively impact anyone who does not have any option but to commute by car.” The long-term damage would be severe, especially for the working class who would, according to Professor Beckwith, be “squeezed out” of UMB. However, students, faculty, and staff have refused to meekly accept this blatant and ruthless attack on the working class and UMB as a whole. Lyon told the FSU that, “there seems to be an uproar within the staff at UMB,” and he’s absolutely right. The FSU is fighting these fee increases, just as we have in the past. Back in 2013, the administration wanted to increase parking to $10 a day and the FSU met with them over several months, to bargain. The proposed fee increases were eventually dropped. At the time, the administration was closing some of the parking lots and likely realized that raising parking fees while simultaneously closing parking wasn’t a tenable situation. The challenge we face today is therefore different, but the need for solidarity is as vital as ever. The administration and Board of Trustees should be serving working-class faculty, staff, and students, not trying to squeeze them out to fix problems we had no part in causing in the first place. And as this fight continues, the FSU will make sure they never forget the needs of the broader university community. For more information on the proposed parking fee increases, see this Boston Globe article. Also, sign the petition opposing the parking fee increase. And join other faculty, staff, and students to protest on the first day of Parking Bargaining on Wednesday 3/14 from 2-2:45 pm in the Integrated Science Complex (ISC) lobby. Finally, call Chancellor Mills’ office at 617-287-6800 on 3/14 to tell them how you feel about the parking fee increase and what impact it will have on you. « 2019/2020 FSU Executive Committee Elections – Candidate Profiles Supporting Students with Uncertain Immigration Statuses »	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line90
__label__wiki	0.539719	0.539719	Foster offers a gym, yoga, pilates, Tai Chi, water aerobics as well as several sports clubs and a golf course, and massage Home » The Mirror News » Hospital expansion plans shared with Danny O’Brien Hospital expansion plans shared with Danny O’Brien Added 5 Apr 2016 \| Added by: The Mirror \| Last updated 5 Apr 2016 by Linda Giddy ⋅ Post a comment • Member for Gippsland South Danny O’Brien pauses on his tour of South Gippsland Hospital last Thursday in the recovery area, a part of the hospital earmarked for expansion. With Danny O’Brien (centre) are (L to R) theatre nurse Adam Deere, hospital CEO Peter Rushen, theatre nurse Gabrielle Buckland and hospital board member Paul Ahern. LOCAL MLA Danny O’Brien toured South Gippsland Hospital last Thursday, the guest of hospital CEO Peter Rushen and the hospital board, represented by board member Paul Ahern. It was the first visit to the hospital by Mr O’Brien since he succeeded Peter Ryan as the Member for Gippsland South this time last year. Mr Rushen said, “This is a large electorate to get around and we appreciate Mr O’Brien making the time to visit us. “With a relatively large catchment area and complex acute and primary health care needs, we welcome the opportunity to discuss issues facing small rural hospitals like ours. “In particular, I’d like to highlight the contribution to key health services and medical equipment our community is stepping in to assist us with in a time of decreasing government funding.” Mr Rushen and Mr Ahern took the opportunity to apprise Mr O’Brien of the hospital’s plans for expansion and ask for any assistance he can give them. Plans have been drawn up – so the project is effectively “shovel-ready” – for an expanded day procedure and recovery area and an expansion to the maternity area. The estimated cost of the building works is $2.1 million. After touring the hospital, including the day procedure and recovery area, Mr O’Brien said that he could see the need for the improvements. “It certainly sounds like a good project for what is a strongly supported hospital, key to the health precinct, in the Corner Inlet area. “I’ll be agitating to ensure we can get funding provided in the future.” Mr O’Brien promised to write to the Victorian Health Minister, the Hon. Jill Hennessy, on behalf of the hospital and to pass on any response. Comments are disallowed for this post. 12 Jul, Fish Creek	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line92
__label__cc	0.602808	0.397192	Famous Musicians’ Fascinating Self-Portraits buzz \| By Tom Hawking \| November 29, 2012 We were interested to see that a series of self-portraits by David Bowie had sold at auction for £6,500 earlier this week. The self-portraits in question date from the 1990s, a decade during which Bowie’s painting efforts were apparently particularly prolific, but he studied art in high school and has always moonlighted as a painter. He’s not the only one, of course — many musicians also pursue other artistic avenues, from Nick Zinner with his photography to Captain Beefheart and his weird, abstract paintings. We thought it’d be interesting to look at other musical self-portraits, so we’ve pulled together a gallery of such paintings after the jump. They’re rather fascinating insights into how some of our musicians see themselves — so if you’ve ever wanted to see Paul Simonon as a skeleton, or Nick Cave’s, um, equipment, then click on through. Bob Dylan Courtney Love David Bowie John Lennon Kurt Cobain Marilyn Manson Miles Davis Nick Cave Patti Smith Paul Simonon	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line98
__label__cc	0.504593	0.495407	President Akufo-Addo Swears In Ministers of Bono, Oti Regions President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday swore into office two Ministers for the newly created Bono and Oti regions. The Ministers are Mrs. Evelyn Ama Kumi Richardson, for Bono East, and Kwasi Owusu-Yeboa for Oti Region. At a short ceremony at the Jubilee House in Accra, President Akufo-Addo urged them to provide leadership that would ensure good governance, public accountability and accelerates the rapid development of the new regions. "You are well prepared and the number of people here is an indication of how important people attached to your new appointments. You have a great work to do to establish the foundation for strong regional administration," he said. He indicated that the two were entering government halfway into the four-year term of his government "nevertheless, you're beginning something new. The old Brong Ahafo is no more. There is a new entity called Bono Region just as Oti Region is a new concept in the governance of our Nation." "... So you have a delicate task. You're coming into a government that is already on the ground but at the same time, you're about to do something new. It is because people believe you're are capable of it and I also selected you for this exercise." He urged the two to show solidarity with those already in government and work together as comrades in the common struggle to being development, prosperity, and freedom to “our people." Ambassador Owusu Yeboa expressed their profound gratitude to the president for the appointments and assured that, though the task was enormous, they will discharge their duties with utmost care and sincerity to bring development to the peoples of Oti and Bono Regions. Source: ISD (Rex Mainoo Yeboah) Recent General News Gov’t procures Motorized Slashers for cocoa farmers Cocoa farmers in Ghana will from October this year begin the use of Motorized Slashers to weed their farms. MoE/ISSER HOST EVIDENCE TO ACTION CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION, 2019 Representatives from 14 countries from sub-Saharan Africa, including policymakers, researchers, economists, evaluators and professionals from various sectors of the economy, are in Ghana f AfCFTA to create investment hub for Ghana — Ofori-Atta Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister for Finance, has said that Ghana’s hosting of the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) would create an opportunity for the co Uganda delegation understudies Ghana’s health waste management system A five-member delegation from the Ministry of Health in Uganda with support from the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, is in Ghana to understudy the country’s best pra Ghana to Host African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat. The Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr. Alan Kyeremanten has said Ghana has been selected to host the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line101
__label__wiki	0.981693	0.981693	Gore's Current TV now claims its former anchor 'specialized in pounding the table' without facts on his side Olbermann Trades Lawsuits, Insults With Gore's Current TV Edvard Pettersson and Joel Rosenblatt, ©2012 Bloomberg News (Updates with countersuit in second paragraph.) April 6 (Bloomberg) --Keith Olbermann and former Vice President Al Gore's Current TV LLC filed lawsuits against each other after the anchor's firing last month from the progressive political cable channel. Olbermann, 53, filed a breach-of-contract complaint yesterday in Los Angeles Superior Court, saying he "was disheartened to discover Al Gore, Joel Hyatt, and the management of Current are no more than dilettantes portraying entertainment industry executives." Current TV filed a countersuit today. Olbermann clashed with producers at the channel this year, refusing to anchor election segments and taking himself off the air. Current TV said on March 30 that it had dismissed Olbermann because he no longer represented the channel's values. "Current's sudden and public termination of Olbermann was the latest in a series of increasingly erratic and unprofessional actions undertaken by Current's senior management," according to the former anchorman's complaint, which seeks unspecified damages. In its breach-of-contract complaint, filed in the same court, Current TV said that on April 3 the former anchor appeared on the "Late Show with David Letterman" where he said that his termination was "my fault" and that "I screwed up." Such admissions appear nowhere in his lawsuit, Current TV said. 'Falsehoods and Distortions' Olbermann's complaint is "riddled with falsehoods and distortions in which he refused to take any responsibility whatsoever for that termination," according to Current TV. "Current seeks a determination that it is no longer obligated to pay a dime to Mr. Olbermann who, having already been paid handsomely for showing up sporadically and utterly failing to keep his end of the bargain, now seeks to be paid tens of millions more for not working at all," the channel said in its complaint. The channel replaced Olbermann with former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer on a new show, "Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer." Current TV has 68.5 million subscribers and estimated net operating revenue of $127 million for 2012, according to researcher SNL Kagan. Suspension Over Donations Olbermann, who left MSNBC in 2011 after serving a two-day suspension over political donations, received equity in New York-based Current Media, according to a statement at the time. "As the old adage says: 'When the law is on your side, you argue the law. When the facts are on your side, you argue the facts. When neither the law nor the facts are on your side, you pound the table,''' Laura Nelson, a Current TV spokeswoman, said in a statement yesterday. ''It is well established that over his professional career Mr. Olbermann has specialized in pounding the table.'' Olbermann's lawyer, Patricia Glaser, said today in a phone interview that Current TV's lawsuit had no merit and posed no problem for her client. In a post on Twitter, Olbermann wrote: "After reading the @Current filing my attorneys and I think it should be subtitled 'How to Try To Pound The Table...And Miss.'" Olbermann's case is Olbermann Broadcasting Empire v. Current TV; the cross-complaint is Current TV, LLC v. Olbermann Broadcasting Empire, BC482335, California Superior Court (Los Angeles). Jeff April 6, 2012 at 8:21 PM 68.5 million subscribers? So they're just counting how many households might, conceivably, notice the channel is available along the hundreds of others that come with their TV package? MS April 6, 2012 at 9:44 PM It appears so - Olbermann's replacement Spitzer only had 47,000 viewers on debut show: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/05/current-tv-time-warner-ratings_n_1405345.html Otter April 7, 2012 at 4:49 AM I'll bet he pounds the table with his shoe...	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line102
__label__wiki	0.517528	0.517528	‘Catfish’ Host Offers Dina Lohan Help To Find Out If Her BF Is Catfishing Her A post shared by Nev Schulman (@nevschulman) on Dec 17, 2018 at 6:13pm PST As previously reported, during Thursday’s episode of Celebrity Big Brother, Dina Lohan revealed that although she’s been talking to “a special someone” for five years, they’ve never actually met in real life or even FaceTimed. Her fellow houseguests Kandi Burruss, Tamar Braxton, and Natalie Eva Marie thought the star was likely being catfished. And that’s when Catfish host Nev Schulman decided to step in. “YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME,” he wrote on Twitter the following day, alongside a screenshot of a news story about Dina’s mystery man. “Let’s do this!” It seems clear Nev was indicating that he’d love to have Dina on the MTV reality show, which tracks down online daters to bring them face-to-face with their partners while exposing their fake personas. “I’ve been talking to him for five years. Like, every day. A lot. I feel like I know him,” she shared in the episode. When asked why they’d never met, the New York-based star and mother of Lindsay Lohan went on to explain that he was living in San Francisco taking care of his mother and he also didn’t use FaceTime. “He’s real. I swear, it’s crazy,” she added. “But I’m going to marry him. It’s really, really true. I talk to his ma! Some guys don’t just use iPhones!”	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line104
__label__wiki	0.512365	0.512365	How To - How - V how vaccines work how viagra works how volcanoes erupt how volcanoes form how vpn works how vodka is made how vinegar is made how volcanoes work how venmo works how vtec works How the Immune System Works (The How it Works Series) How the Immune System Works has helped thousands of students understand what’s in their big, thick, immunology textbooks. In his book, Dr. Sompayrac cuts through the jargon and details to reveal, in simple language, the essence of this complex subject.In fifteen easy-to-read chapters, featuring the humorous style and engaging analogies developed by Dr. Sompayrac, How the Immune System Works explains how the immune system players work together to protect us from disease – and, most importantly, why they do it this way.Rigorously updated for this fifth edition, How the Immune System Works includes the latest information on subjects such as vaccines, the immunology of AIDS, and cancer. A highlight of this edition is a new chapter on the intestinal immune system – currently one of the hottest topics in immunology.Whether you are completely new to immunology, or require a refresher, How the Immune System Works will provide you with a clear and engaging overview of this fascinating subject. But don’t take our word for it! Read what students have been saying about this classic book:"What an exceptional book! It's clear you are in the hands of an expert.""Possibly the Best Small Text of All Time!""This is a FUN book, and Lauren Sompayrac does a fantastic job of explaining the immune system using words that normal people can understand.""Hands down the best immunology book I have read... a very enjoyable read.""This is simply one of the best medical textbooks that I have ever read. Clear diagrams coupled with highly readable text make this whole subject easily understandable and engaging."Now with a brand new website at www.wiley.com/go/sompayrac featuring Powerpoint files of the images from the book How Vaccines Work: What's Inside, and What They Do Inside You Why can’t you get the flu vaccine once, instead of every year? What do booster shots do? Can a vaccine make you sick? What’s the best way to protect babies? Do vaccines cause autism? Can we use vaccines to fight cancer? This short book answers all these questions and more. It has helpful analogies to help you understand how vaccines are designed, and why, without making you memorize technical jargon. This is a must read in today’s sometimes toxic environment. Be prepared to discuss vaccines and truly understand how they work. The Healing Self: A Revolutionary New Plan to Supercharge Your Immunity and Stay Well for Life After collaborating on two major books featured as PBS specials, Super Brain and Super Genes, Chopra and Tanzi now tackle the issue of lifelong health and heightened immunity. We are the midst of a new revolution. For over twenty-five years Deepak Chopra, M.D. and Rudolph E. Tanzi, Ph.D. have revolutionized medicine and how we understand our minds and our bodies—Chopra, the leading expert in the field of integrative medicine; Tanzi, the pioneering neuroscientist and discoverer of genes that cause Alzheimer's Disease. After reaching millions of people around the world through their collaborations on the hugely successful Super Brain and Super Genes books and public television programs, the New York Times bestselling authors now present a groundbreaking, landmark work on the supreme importance of our immune system in relation to our lifelong health. In the face of environmental toxins, potential epidemics, superbugs, and the accelerated aging process, the significance of achieving optimum health has never been more crucial—and the burden to achieve it now rests on individuals making the right lifestyle choices every day. That means you. You—not doctors, not pharmaceutical companies—are ultimately responsible for your own health.Chopra and Tanzi want to help readers make the best decisions possible when it comes to creating a holistic and transformative health plan for life. In The Healing Self they not only push the boundaries of the intellect to bring readers the newest research and insights on the mind-body, mind-gene, and mind-immunity connections, but they offer a cutting-edge, seven-day action plan, which outlines the key tools everyone needs to develop their own effective and personalized path to self-healing.In addition, The Healing Self closely examines how we can best manage chronic stress and inflammation, which are immerging as the primary detriments of well-being. Moreover, Chopra and Tanzi turn their attention to a host of chronic disorders such as hypertension, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and Alzheimer’s Disease, known to take years and sometimes decades to develop before the first symptoms appear. Contemporary medical systems aren’t set to attend to prolonged low-grade chronic inflammation or the everyday infections and stresses that take their toll on the body and can lead to disease, aging, and death. Thus, learning the secrets of self-healing is not only urgent but mandatory for optimum health. The Healing Self then is a call to action, a proven, strategic program that will arm readers with the information they need to protect themselves and achieve lifelong wellness. There is a new revolution occurring in health today. That revolution is you. Vaccine Epidemic: How Corporate Greed, Biased Science, and Coercive Government Threaten Our Human Rights, Our Health, and Our Children Public health officials state that vaccines are safe and effective, but the truth is far more complicated. Vaccination is a serious medical intervention that always carries the potential to injure and cause death as well as to prevent disease. Coercive vaccination policies deprive people of free and informed consent—the hallmark of ethical medicine. Americans are increasingly concerned about vaccine safety and the right to make individual, informed choices together with their healthcare practitioners. Vaccine Epidemic focuses on the searing debate surrounding individual and parental vaccination choice in the United States. Habakus, Holland, and Rosenberg edit and introduce a diverse array of interrelated topics concerning the explosive vaccine controversy, including the ethics of vaccination mandates, corrupting conflicts of interest in the national vaccine program, and personal narratives of parents, children, and soldiers who have suffered vaccine injury. Newly updated with additional chapters focusing on institutional scientific misconduct, mandates for healthcare workers, concerns about HPV vaccine development, and the story behind the Supreme Court’s recent vaccine decision, Vaccine Epidemic remains the essential handbook for the vaccination choice movement and required reading for all people contemplating vaccination for themselves and their children. The HPV Vaccine Controversy: Sex, Cancer, God, and Politics: A Guide for Parents, Women, Men, and Teenagers The Human Papilloma Virus, so-called HPV, is one of the most widespread sexually transmitted diseases in America, with more than 20 million infected now and more than 6 million new cases detected each year. It is estimated that at least 50 percent of all sexually active people will be infected during their lifetimes. And while the silent disease may cause no symptoms in most cases, two strains of HPV cause some 70 percent of all cervical cancer, which strikes more than 10,000 women in the United States alone each year. So it is with great fanfare than an HPV vaccine, tested around the world and approved by the US government in 2006, is being marketed. But controversy surrounds the vaccine, which is being recommended for girls as young as 9 and may be mandated by state governments. In this timely book, Shobha Krishnan, M.D., of Barnard College, Columbia University - a longtime gynecologist and family physician, and mother of a young daughter - explains in layterms both the disease and vaccine to parents, youths, men and women. She also addresses the controversy, legislative aims to require the vaccine, and another vaccine to hit the market this year. Krishnan also raises the issue of whether boys should get the vaccine. Coverage across the book is comprehensive and addresses both the pros and cons of anyone being innoculated. Your Baby's Best Shot: Why Vaccines Are Safe and Save Lives Parents can easily be bombarded by conflicting messages about vaccines a dozen times each week. One side argues that vaccines are a necessary public health measure that protects children against dangerous and potentially deadly diseases. The other side vociferously maintains that vaccines are nothing more than a sop to pharmaceutical companies, and that the diseases they allegedly help prevent are nothing more than minor annoyances. An ordinary parent may have no idea where to turn to find accurate information. Your Baby’s Best Shot is written for the parent who does not have a background in science, research, or medicine, and who is confused and overwhelmed by the massive amount of information regarding the issue of child vaccines. New parents are worried about the decisions that they are making regarding their children’s health, and this work helps them wade through the information they receive in order to help them understand that vaccinating their child is actually one of the simplest and smartest decisions that they can make.Covering such topics as vaccine ingredients, how vaccines work, what can happen when populations don’t vaccinate their children, and the controversies surrounding supposed links to autism, allergies, and asthma, the authors provide an overview of the field in an easy to understand guide for parents. In an age when autism diagnoses remain on the rise, when a single infectious individual can help spark an epidemic in three countries, when doctors routinely administer an often bewildering array of shots, and when parents swear their babies were fine until their first dosage of the MMR, the authors hope this book will serve as a crucial resource to help parents understand this vitally important issue. Immune: How Your Body Defends and Protects You (Bloomsbury Sigma) The human body is like an exceedingly well-fortified castle, defended by billions of soldiers--some live for less than a day, others remember battles for decades, but all are essential in protecting us from disease. This hidden army is our immune system, and without it we could not survive the eternal war between us and our microscopic enemies.Immune explores the incredible arsenal that lives within us--how it knows what to attack and what to defend, and how it kills everything from the common cold to the plague bacterium. We see what happens when the immune system turns on us, and conversely how impossible life is without its protection. We learn how diseases try to evade the immune system, how they exploit vulnerabilities and even subvert it to their own advantage, and we discover how scientists are designing new drugs to harness the power of the system to advance medicine in the 21st century. Some of the topics explored include why are so many people allergic to cats, but so few to hamsters? Do transplants ever reject their new bodies? What is pus? How does your body develop new weapons for new enemies? Why is cancer so hard for our immune system to fight? How does our immune system remember? Why did the 1918 flu pandemic kill mainly young, healthy people? Why did the 2009 swine flu outbreak lead to a spike in sleep disorders? Can we smell someone else's immune system, and does that help us subconsciously decide who we fall in love with?Immune provides an entertaining, intriguing, and accessible account of the body's defenses against disease. Drawing on everything from ancient Egyptian medical texts to cutting-edge medical science, the book takes readers on an adventure packed with weird and wonderful facts about their own defense mechanisms, making this both informative and great fun to read. Vaccines (Baby Medical School Book 2) Taking your kids to the doctor's office and want to explain vaccines to them?Learn about the molecular makings of immunizations in the second semester of Baby Medical School! Meet some members of our immune system and learn how they handle germs and vaccines to keep us healthy. This is a great gift for a new baby, to prep kids for their doctor visits, or to give as a science lesson to your favorite anti-vaxxer. Children's Medicines: What Every Parent, Grandparent, and Teacher Needs to Know (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book) Most parents have worried about the side effects and possible long-term consequences of administering a particular medication to their child. The medication may be available over-the-counter, like cough syrup, or it may be prescribed by a doctor, like an antibiotic. Parents want to know: Is the medication safe? Is it effective? Will it help my child? A pediatric pharmacist for nearly thirty years, Edward A. Bell has spent his career listening carefully to parents' concerns. In Children's Medicines, Bell draws on the latest scientific information, coupled with his experience in hospital and clinic settings, as a university professor, and as a parent, to answer questions about whether, when, and what medications to give to infants, children, and teenagers. Bell touches on practical issues of medication administration and explores areas of particular concern for parents.Inside the book, readers will find• information to help parents weigh the benefits and risks of medicines • an explanation of why some adult medications are not safe for children • descriptions of medicine for treating fever and common illnesses• practical tips on measuring, flavoring, and administering medicines• directions for giving medicine in the mouth, the nose, the ear, and the eye • advice for keeping children of any age safe around medications • facts about vaccinations: how they work, which ones are recommended, and their safety • a guide to the FDA's approval process for use of medicines by children• information about drug pricing, expiration dates, and storing medicine at home• a chapter on ADHD and the treatment of adolescent depression that takes into account the long-term side effects of antidepressants• details about the use of herbal and complementary therapies, including probiotics and vitamins • a discussion of over-the-counter cough/cold products• information on which websites to use for accurate medical and drug informationFull of information helpful to parents, grandparents, and others who provide care for children, Children's Medicines is a reliable and insightful guide to how drugs for children of all ages are prescribed and used. From African Plant to Vaccine Preservation (21st Century Skills Innovation Library: Innovations from Nature) Learn about how nature has inspired technological innovations with this book on the similarities between an African plant and preserving vaccines. Integrating both historical and scientific perspectives, this book explains how a plant inspired the invention of a new way to preserve vaccines. Readers will make connections and examine the relationship between the two concepts. Sidebars, photographs, a glossary, and a concluding chapter on important people in the field add detail and depth to this informational text on biomimicry.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line105
__label__cc	0.560131	0.439869	This article is about a class of molecules. For protein as a nutrient, see protein (nutrient). For other uses, see protein (disambiguation). Biological molecule consisting of chains of amino acid residues A representation of the 3D structure of the protein myoglobin showing turquoise α-helices. This protein was the first to have its structure solved by X-ray crystallography. Towards the right-center among the coils, a prosthetic group called a heme group (shown in gray) with a bound oxygen molecule (red). Proteins are large biomolecules, or macromolecules, consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues. Proteins perform a vast array of functions within organisms, including catalysing metabolic reactions, DNA replication, responding to stimuli, providing structure to cells and organisms, and transporting molecules from one location to another. Proteins differ from one another primarily in their sequence of amino acids, which is dictated by the nucleotide sequence of their genes, and which usually results in protein folding into a specific three-dimensional structure that determines its activity. A linear chain of amino acid residues is called a polypeptide. A protein contains at least one long polypeptide. Short polypeptides, containing less than 20–30 residues, are rarely considered to be proteins and are commonly called peptides, or sometimes oligopeptides. The individual amino acid residues are bonded together by peptide bonds and adjacent amino acid residues. The sequence of amino acid residues in a protein is defined by the sequence of a gene, which is encoded in the genetic code. In general, the genetic code specifies 20 standard amino acids; however, in certain organisms the genetic code can include selenocysteine and—in certain archaea—pyrrolysine. Shortly after or even during synthesis, the residues in a protein are often chemically modified by post-translational modification, which alters the physical and chemical properties, folding, stability, activity, and ultimately, the function of the proteins. Sometimes proteins have non-peptide groups attached, which can be called prosthetic groups or cofactors. Proteins can also work together to achieve a particular function, and they often associate to form stable protein complexes. Once formed, proteins only exist for a certain period and are then degraded and recycled by the cell's machinery through the process of protein turnover. A protein's lifespan is measured in terms of its half-life and covers a wide range. They can exist for minutes or years with an average lifespan of 1–2 days in mammalian cells. Abnormal or misfolded proteins are degraded more rapidly either due to being targeted for destruction or due to being unstable. Like other biological macromolecules such as polysaccharides and nucleic acids, proteins are essential parts of organisms and participate in virtually every process within cells. Many proteins are enzymes that catalyse biochemical reactions and are vital to metabolism. Proteins also have structural or mechanical functions, such as actin and myosin in muscle and the proteins in the cytoskeleton, which form a system of scaffolding that maintains cell shape. Other proteins are important in cell signaling, immune responses, cell adhesion, and the cell cycle. In animals, proteins are needed in the diet to provide the essential amino acids that cannot be synthesized. Digestion breaks the proteins down for use in the metabolism. Proteins may be purified from other cellular components using a variety of techniques such as ultracentrifugation, precipitation, electrophoresis, and chromatography; the advent of genetic engineering has made possible a number of methods to facilitate purification. Methods commonly used to study protein structure and function include immunohistochemistry, site-directed mutagenesis, X-ray crystallography, nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry. 1 Biochemistry 1.1 Interactions 1.2 Abundance in cells 2 Synthesis 2.1 Biosynthesis 2.2 Chemical synthesis 3.1 Protein domains 3.2 Sequence motif 4 Cellular functions 4.1 Enzymes 4.2 Cell signaling and ligand binding 4.3 Structural proteins 5 Methods of study 5.1 Protein purification 5.2 Cellular localization 5.3 Proteomics 5.4 Bioinformatics 5.5 Structure determination 5.6 Structure prediction and simulation 5.6.1 Protein disorder and unstructure prediction 6 Nutrition 7 History and etymology 10 Textbooks 11.1 Databases and projects 11.2 Tutorials and educational websites Chemical structure of the peptide bond (bottom) and the three-dimensional structure of a peptide bond between an alanine and an adjacent amino acid (top/inset). The bond itself is made of the CHON elements. Resonance structures of the peptide bond that links individual amino acids to form a protein polymer Main articles: Biochemistry, Amino acid, and Peptide bond Most proteins consist of linear polymers built from series of up to 20 different L-α- amino acids. All proteinogenic amino acids possess common structural features, including an α-carbon to which an amino group, a carboxyl group, and a variable side chain are bonded. Only proline differs from this basic structure as it contains an unusual ring to the N-end amine group, which forces the CO–NH amide moiety into a fixed conformation.[1] The side chains of the standard amino acids, detailed in the list of standard amino acids, have a great variety of chemical structures and properties; it is the combined effect of all of the amino acid side chains in a protein that ultimately determines its three-dimensional structure and its chemical reactivity.[2] The amino acids in a polypeptide chain are linked by peptide bonds. Once linked in the protein chain, an individual amino acid is called a residue, and the linked series of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen atoms are known as the main chain or protein backbone.[3] The peptide bond has two resonance forms that contribute some double-bond character and inhibit rotation around its axis, so that the alpha carbons are roughly coplanar. The other two dihedral angles in the peptide bond determine the local shape assumed by the protein backbone.[4] The end with a free amino group is known as the N-terminus or amino terminus, whereas the end of the protein with a free carboxyl group is known as the C-terminus or carboxy terminus (the sequence of the protein is written from N-terminus to C-terminus, from left to right). The words protein, polypeptide, and peptide are a little ambiguous and can overlap in meaning. Protein is generally used to refer to the complete biological molecule in a stable conformation, whereas peptide is generally reserved for a short amino acid oligomers often lacking a stable three-dimensional structure. However, the boundary between the two is not well defined and usually lies near 20–30 residues.[5] Polypeptide can refer to any single linear chain of amino acids, usually regardless of length, but often implies an absence of a defined conformation. Proteins can interact with many types of molecules, including with other proteins, with lipids, with carboyhydrates, and with DNA.[6][7][8][9] Abundance in cells It has been estimated that average-sized bacteria contain about 2 million proteins per cell (e.g. E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus). Smaller bacteria, such as Mycoplasma or spirochetes contain fewer molecules, on the order of 50,000 to 1 million. By contrast, eukaryotic cells are larger and thus contain much more protein. For instance, yeast cells have been estimated to contain about 50 million proteins and human cells on the order of 1 to 3 billion.[10] The concentration of individual protein copies ranges from a few molecules per cell up to 20 million.[11] Not all genes coding proteins are expressed in most cells and their number depends on, for example, cell type and external stimuli. For instance, of the 20,000 or so proteins encoded by the human genome, only 6,000 are detected in lymphoblastoid cells.[12] Moreover, the number of proteins the genome encodes correlates well with the organism complexity. Eukaryotes have 15,000, bacteria have 3,200, archaea have 2,400, and viruses have 42 proteins on average coded in their respective genomes.[13] A ribosome produces a protein using mRNA as template The DNA sequence of a gene encodes the amino acid sequence of a protein Main article: Protein biosynthesis Proteins are assembled from amino acids using information encoded in genes. Each protein has its own unique amino acid sequence that is specified by the nucleotide sequence of the gene encoding this protein. The genetic code is a set of three-nucleotide sets called codons and each three-nucleotide combination designates an amino acid, for example AUG (adenine-uracil-guanine) is the code for methionine. Because DNA contains four nucleotides, the total number of possible codons is 64; hence, there is some redundancy in the genetic code, with some amino acids specified by more than one codon.[14] Genes encoded in DNA are first transcribed into pre-messenger RNA (mRNA) by proteins such as RNA polymerase. Most organisms then process the pre-mRNA (also known as a primary transcript) using various forms of Post-transcriptional modification to form the mature mRNA, which is then used as a template for protein synthesis by the ribosome. In prokaryotes the mRNA may either be used as soon as it is produced, or be bound by a ribosome after having moved away from the nucleoid. In contrast, eukaryotes make mRNA in the cell nucleus and then translocate it across the nuclear membrane into the cytoplasm, where protein synthesis then takes place. The rate of protein synthesis is higher in prokaryotes than eukaryotes and can reach up to 20 amino acids per second.[15] The process of synthesizing a protein from an mRNA template is known as translation. The mRNA is loaded onto the ribosome and is read three nucleotides at a time by matching each codon to its base pairing anticodon located on a transfer RNA molecule, which carries the amino acid corresponding to the codon it recognizes. The enzyme aminoacyl tRNA synthetase "charges" the tRNA molecules with the correct amino acids. The growing polypeptide is often termed the nascent chain. Proteins are always biosynthesized from N-terminus to C-terminus.[14] The size of a synthesized protein can be measured by the number of amino acids it contains and by its total molecular mass, which is normally reported in units of daltons (synonymous with atomic mass units), or the derivative unit kilodalton (kDa). The average size of a protein increases from Archaea to Bacteria to Eukaryote (283, 311, 438 residues and 31, 34, 49 kDa respecitvely) due to a bigger number of protein domains constituting proteins in higher organisms.[13] For instance, yeast proteins are on average 466 amino acids long and 53 kDa in mass.[5] The largest known proteins are the titins, a component of the muscle sarcomere, with a molecular mass of almost 3,000 kDa and a total length of almost 27,000 amino acids.[16] Main article: Peptide synthesis Short proteins can also be synthesized chemically by a family of methods known as peptide synthesis, which rely on organic synthesis techniques such as chemical ligation to produce peptides in high yield.[17] Chemical synthesis allows for the introduction of non-natural amino acids into polypeptide chains, such as attachment of fluorescent probes to amino acid side chains.[18] These methods are useful in laboratory biochemistry and cell biology, though generally not for commercial applications. Chemical synthesis is inefficient for polypeptides longer than about 300 amino acids, and the synthesized proteins may not readily assume their native tertiary structure. Most chemical synthesis methods proceed from C-terminus to N-terminus, opposite the biological reaction.[19] The crystal structure of the chaperonin, a huge protein complex. A single protein subunit is highlighted. Chaperonins assist protein folding. Three possible representations of the three-dimensional structure of the protein triose phosphate isomerase. Left: All-atom representation colored by atom type. Middle: Simplified representation illustrating the backbone conformation, colored by secondary structure. Right: Solvent-accessible surface representation colored by residue type (acidic residues red, basic residues blue, polar residues green, nonpolar residues white). Main article: Protein structure Further information: Protein structure prediction Most proteins fold into unique 3-dimensional structures. The shape into which a protein naturally folds is known as its native conformation.[20] Although many proteins can fold unassisted, simply through the chemical properties of their amino acids, others require the aid of molecular chaperones to fold into their native states.[21] Biochemists often refer to four distinct aspects of a protein's structure:[22] Primary structure: the amino acid sequence. A protein is a polyamide. Secondary structure: regularly repeating local structures stabilized by hydrogen bonds. The most common examples are the α-helix, β-sheet and turns. Because secondary structures are local, many regions of different secondary structure can be present in the same protein molecule. Tertiary structure: the overall shape of a single protein molecule; the spatial relationship of the secondary structures to one another. Tertiary structure is generally stabilized by nonlocal interactions, most commonly the formation of a hydrophobic core, but also through salt bridges, hydrogen bonds, disulfide bonds, and even posttranslational modifications. The term "tertiary structure" is often used as synonymous with the term fold. The tertiary structure is what controls the basic function of the protein. Quaternary structure: the structure formed by several protein molecules (polypeptide chains), usually called protein subunits in this context, which function as a single protein complex. Proteins are not entirely rigid molecules. In addition to these levels of structure, proteins may shift between several related structures while they perform their functions. In the context of these functional rearrangements, these tertiary or quaternary structures are usually referred to as "conformations", and transitions between them are called conformational changes. Such changes are often induced by the binding of a substrate molecule to an enzyme's active site, or the physical region of the protein that participates in chemical catalysis. In solution proteins also undergo variation in structure through thermal vibration and the collision with other molecules.[23] Molecular surface of several proteins showing their comparative sizes. From left to right are: immunoglobulin G (IgG, an antibody), hemoglobin, insulin (a hormone), adenylate kinase (an enzyme), and glutamine synthetase (an enzyme). Proteins can be informally divided into three main classes, which correlate with typical tertiary structures: globular proteins, fibrous proteins, and membrane proteins. Almost all globular proteins are soluble and many are enzymes. Fibrous proteins are often structural, such as collagen, the major component of connective tissue, or keratin, the protein component of hair and nails. Membrane proteins often serve as receptors or provide channels for polar or charged molecules to pass through the cell membrane.[24] A special case of intramolecular hydrogen bonds within proteins, poorly shielded from water attack and hence promoting their own dehydration, are called dehydrons.[25] Protein domains Main article: Protein domain Many proteins are composed of several protein domains, i.e. segments of a protein that fold into distinct structural units. Domains usually also have specific functions, such as enzymatic activities (e.g. kinase) or they serve as binding modules (e.g. the SH3 domain binds to proline-rich sequences in other proteins). Sequence motif Short amino acid sequences within proteins often act as recognition sites for other proteins.[26] For instance, SH3 domains typically bind to short PxxP motifs (i.e. 2 prolines [P], separated by 2 unspecified amino acids [x], although the surrounding amino acids may determine the exact binding specificity). A large number of such motifs has been collected in the Eukaryotic Linear Motif (ELM) database. Cellular functions Proteins are the chief actors within the cell, said to be carrying out the duties specified by the information encoded in genes.[5] With the exception of certain types of RNA, most other biological molecules are relatively inert elements upon which proteins act. Proteins make up half the dry weight of an Escherichia coli cell, whereas other macromolecules such as DNA and RNA make up only 3% and 20%, respectively.[27] The set of proteins expressed in a particular cell or cell type is known as its proteome. The enzyme hexokinase is shown as a conventional ball-and-stick molecular model. To scale in the top right-hand corner are two of its substrates, ATP and glucose. The chief characteristic of proteins that also allows their diverse set of functions is their ability to bind other molecules specifically and tightly. The region of the protein responsible for binding another molecule is known as the binding site and is often a depression or "pocket" on the molecular surface. This binding ability is mediated by the tertiary structure of the protein, which defines the binding site pocket, and by the chemical properties of the surrounding amino acids' side chains. Protein binding can be extraordinarily tight and specific; for example, the ribonuclease inhibitor protein binds to human angiogenin with a sub-femtomolar dissociation constant (<10−15 M) but does not bind at all to its amphibian homolog onconase (>1 M). Extremely minor chemical changes such as the addition of a single methyl group to a binding partner can sometimes suffice to nearly eliminate binding; for example, the aminoacyl tRNA synthetase specific to the amino acid valine discriminates against the very similar side chain of the amino acid isoleucine.[28] Proteins can bind to other proteins as well as to small-molecule substrates. When proteins bind specifically to other copies of the same molecule, they can oligomerize to form fibrils; this process occurs often in structural proteins that consist of globular monomers that self-associate to form rigid fibers. Protein–protein interactions also regulate enzymatic activity, control progression through the cell cycle, and allow the assembly of large protein complexes that carry out many closely related reactions with a common biological function. Proteins can also bind to, or even be integrated into, cell membranes. The ability of binding partners to induce conformational changes in proteins allows the construction of enormously complex signaling networks.[29] As interactions between proteins are reversible, and depend heavily on the availability of different groups of partner proteins to form aggregates that are capable to carry out discrete sets of function, study of the interactions between specific proteins is a key to understand important aspects of cellular function, and ultimately the properties that distinguish particular cell types.[30][31] Main article: Enzyme The best-known role of proteins in the cell is as enzymes, which catalyse chemical reactions. Enzymes are usually highly specific and accelerate only one or a few chemical reactions. Enzymes carry out most of the reactions involved in metabolism, as well as manipulating DNA in processes such as DNA replication, DNA repair, and transcription. Some enzymes act on other proteins to add or remove chemical groups in a process known as posttranslational modification. About 4,000 reactions are known to be catalysed by enzymes.[32] The rate acceleration conferred by enzymatic catalysis is often enormous—as much as 1017-fold increase in rate over the uncatalysed reaction in the case of orotate decarboxylase (78 million years without the enzyme, 18 milliseconds with the enzyme).[33] The molecules bound and acted upon by enzymes are called substrates. Although enzymes can consist of hundreds of amino acids, it is usually only a small fraction of the residues that come in contact with the substrate, and an even smaller fraction—three to four residues on average—that are directly involved in catalysis.[34] The region of the enzyme that binds the substrate and contains the catalytic residues is known as the active site. Dirigent proteins are members of a class of proteins that dictate the stereochemistry of a compound synthesized by other enzymes.[35] Cell signaling and ligand binding Ribbon diagram of a mouse antibody against cholera that binds a carbohydrate antigen Many proteins are involved in the process of cell signaling and signal transduction. Some proteins, such as insulin, are extracellular proteins that transmit a signal from the cell in which they were synthesized to other cells in distant tissues. Others are membrane proteins that act as receptors whose main function is to bind a signaling molecule and induce a biochemical response in the cell. Many receptors have a binding site exposed on the cell surface and an effector domain within the cell, which may have enzymatic activity or may undergo a conformational change detected by other proteins within the cell.[36] Antibodies are protein components of an adaptive immune system whose main function is to bind antigens, or foreign substances in the body, and target them for destruction. Antibodies can be secreted into the extracellular environment or anchored in the membranes of specialized B cells known as plasma cells. Whereas enzymes are limited in their binding affinity for their substrates by the necessity of conducting their reaction, antibodies have no such constraints. An antibody's binding affinity to its target is extraordinarily high.[37] Many ligand transport proteins bind particular small biomolecules and transport them to other locations in the body of a multicellular organism. These proteins must have a high binding affinity when their ligand is present in high concentrations, but must also release the ligand when it is present at low concentrations in the target tissues. The canonical example of a ligand-binding protein is haemoglobin, which transports oxygen from the lungs to other organs and tissues in all vertebrates and has close homologs in every biological kingdom.[38] Lectins are sugar-binding proteins which are highly specific for their sugar moieties. Lectins typically play a role in biological recognition phenomena involving cells and proteins.[39] Receptors and hormones are highly specific binding proteins. Transmembrane proteins can also serve as ligand transport proteins that alter the permeability of the cell membrane to small molecules and ions. The membrane alone has a hydrophobic core through which polar or charged molecules cannot diffuse. Membrane proteins contain internal channels that allow such molecules to enter and exit the cell. Many ion channel proteins are specialized to select for only a particular ion; for example, potassium and sodium channels often discriminate for only one of the two ions.[40] Structural proteins confer stiffness and rigidity to otherwise-fluid biological components. Most structural proteins are fibrous proteins; for example, collagen and elastin are critical components of connective tissue such as cartilage, and keratin is found in hard or filamentous structures such as hair, nails, feathers, hooves, and some animal shells.[41] Some globular proteins can also play structural functions, for example, actin and tubulin are globular and soluble as monomers, but polymerize to form long, stiff fibers that make up the cytoskeleton, which allows the cell to maintain its shape and size. Other proteins that serve structural functions are motor proteins such as myosin, kinesin, and dynein, which are capable of generating mechanical forces. These proteins are crucial for cellular motility of single celled organisms and the sperm of many multicellular organisms which reproduce sexually. They also generate the forces exerted by contracting muscles[42] and play essential roles in intracellular transport. Methods of study Main article: Protein methods The activities and structures of proteins may be examined in vitro, in vivo, and in silico. In vitro studies of purified proteins in controlled environments are useful for learning how a protein carries out its function: for example, enzyme kinetics studies explore the chemical mechanism of an enzyme's catalytic activity and its relative affinity for various possible substrate molecules. By contrast, in vivo experiments can provide information about the physiological role of a protein in the context of a cell or even a whole organism. In silico studies use computational methods to study proteins. Main article: Protein purification To perform in vitro analysis, a protein must be purified away from other cellular components. This process usually begins with cell lysis, in which a cell's membrane is disrupted and its internal contents released into a solution known as a crude lysate. The resulting mixture can be purified using ultracentrifugation, which fractionates the various cellular components into fractions containing soluble proteins; membrane lipids and proteins; cellular organelles, and nucleic acids. Precipitation by a method known as salting out can concentrate the proteins from this lysate. Various types of chromatography are then used to isolate the protein or proteins of interest based on properties such as molecular weight, net charge and binding affinity.[43] The level of purification can be monitored using various types of gel electrophoresis if the desired protein's molecular weight and isoelectric point are known, by spectroscopy if the protein has distinguishable spectroscopic features, or by enzyme assays if the protein has enzymatic activity. Additionally, proteins can be isolated according to their charge using electrofocusing.[44] For natural proteins, a series of purification steps may be necessary to obtain protein sufficiently pure for laboratory applications. To simplify this process, genetic engineering is often used to add chemical features to proteins that make them easier to purify without affecting their structure or activity. Here, a "tag" consisting of a specific amino acid sequence, often a series of histidine residues (a "His-tag"), is attached to one terminus of the protein. As a result, when the lysate is passed over a chromatography column containing nickel, the histidine residues ligate the nickel and attach to the column while the untagged components of the lysate pass unimpeded. A number of different tags have been developed to help researchers purify specific proteins from complex mixtures.[45] Cellular localization Proteins in different cellular compartments and structures tagged with green fluorescent protein (here, white) The study of proteins in vivo is often concerned with the synthesis and localization of the protein within the cell. Although many intracellular proteins are synthesized in the cytoplasm and membrane-bound or secreted proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum, the specifics of how proteins are targeted to specific organelles or cellular structures is often unclear. A useful technique for assessing cellular localization uses genetic engineering to express in a cell a fusion protein or chimera consisting of the natural protein of interest linked to a "reporter" such as green fluorescent protein (GFP).[46] The fused protein's position within the cell can be cleanly and efficiently visualized using microscopy,[47] as shown in the figure opposite. Other methods for elucidating the cellular location of proteins requires the use of known compartmental markers for regions such as the ER, the Golgi, lysosomes or vacuoles, mitochondria, chloroplasts, plasma membrane, etc. With the use of fluorescently tagged versions of these markers or of antibodies to known markers, it becomes much simpler to identify the localization of a protein of interest. For example, indirect immunofluorescence will allow for fluorescence colocalization and demonstration of location. Fluorescent dyes are used to label cellular compartments for a similar purpose.[48] Other possibilities exist, as well. For example, immunohistochemistry usually utilizes an antibody to one or more proteins of interest that are conjugated to enzymes yielding either luminescent or chromogenic signals that can be compared between samples, allowing for localization information. Another applicable technique is cofractionation in sucrose (or other material) gradients using isopycnic centrifugation.[49] While this technique does not prove colocalization of a compartment of known density and the protein of interest, it does increase the likelihood, and is more amenable to large-scale studies. Finally, the gold-standard method of cellular localization is immunoelectron microscopy. This technique also uses an antibody to the protein of interest, along with classical electron microscopy techniques. The sample is prepared for normal electron microscopic examination, and then treated with an antibody to the protein of interest that is conjugated to an extremely electro-dense material, usually gold. This allows for the localization of both ultrastructural details as well as the protein of interest.[50] Through another genetic engineering application known as site-directed mutagenesis, researchers can alter the protein sequence and hence its structure, cellular localization, and susceptibility to regulation. This technique even allows the incorporation of unnatural amino acids into proteins, using modified tRNAs,[51] and may allow the rational design of new proteins with novel properties.[52] Main article: Proteomics The total complement of proteins present at a time in a cell or cell type is known as its proteome, and the study of such large-scale data sets defines the field of proteomics, named by analogy to the related field of genomics. Key experimental techniques in proteomics include 2D electrophoresis,[53] which allows the separation of a large number of proteins, mass spectrometry,[54] which allows rapid high-throughput identification of proteins and sequencing of peptides (most often after in-gel digestion), protein microarrays, which allow the detection of the relative levels of a large number of proteins present in a cell, and two-hybrid screening, which allows the systematic exploration of protein–protein interactions.[55] The total complement of biologically possible such interactions is known as the interactome.[56] A systematic attempt to determine the structures of proteins representing every possible fold is known as structural genomics.[57] Main article: Bioinformatics A vast array of computational methods have been developed to analyze the structure, function, and evolution of proteins. The development of such tools has been driven by the large amount of genomic and proteomic data available for a variety of organisms, including the human genome. It is simply impossible to study all proteins experimentally, hence only a few are subjected to laboratory experiments while computational tools are used to extrapolate to similar proteins. Such homologous proteins can be efficiently identified in distantly related organisms by sequence alignment. Genome and gene sequences can be searched by a variety of tools for certain properties. Sequence profiling tools can find restriction enzyme sites, open reading frames in nucleotide sequences, and predict secondary structures. Phylogenetic trees can be constructed and evolutionary hypotheses developed using special software like ClustalW regarding the ancestry of modern organisms and the genes they express. The field of bioinformatics is now indispensable for the analysis of genes and proteins. Structure determination Discovering the tertiary structure of a protein, or the quaternary structure of its complexes, can provide important clues about how the protein performs its function and how it can be affected, i.e. in drug design. As proteins are too small to be seen under a light microscope, other methods have to be employed to determine their structure. Common experimental methods include X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy, both of which can produce structural information at atomic resolution. However, NMR experiments are able to provide information from which a subset of distances between pairs of atoms can be estimated, and the final possible conformations for a protein are determined by solving a distance geometry problem. Dual polarisation interferometry is a quantitative analytical method for measuring the overall protein conformation and conformational changes due to interactions or other stimulus. Circular dichroism is another laboratory technique for determining internal β-sheet / α-helical composition of proteins. Cryoelectron microscopy is used to produce lower-resolution structural information about very large protein complexes, including assembled viruses;[58] a variant known as electron crystallography can also produce high-resolution information in some cases, especially for two-dimensional crystals of membrane proteins.[59] Solved structures are usually deposited in the Protein Data Bank (PDB), a freely available resource from which structural data about thousands of proteins can be obtained in the form of Cartesian coordinates for each atom in the protein.[60] Many more gene sequences are known than protein structures. Further, the set of solved structures is biased toward proteins that can be easily subjected to the conditions required in X-ray crystallography, one of the major structure determination methods. In particular, globular proteins are comparatively easy to crystallize in preparation for X-ray crystallography. Membrane proteins and large protein complexes, by contrast, are difficult to crystallize and are underrepresented in the PDB.[61] Structural genomics initiatives have attempted to remedy these deficiencies by systematically solving representative structures of major fold classes. Protein structure prediction methods attempt to provide a means of generating a plausible structure for proteins whose structures have not been experimentally determined.[62] Structure prediction and simulation Constituent amino-acids can be analyzed to predict secondary, tertiary and quaternary protein structure, in this case hemoglobin containing heme units Main articles: Protein structure prediction and List of protein structure prediction software Complementary to the field of structural genomics, protein structure prediction develops efficient mathematical models of proteins to computationally predict the molecular formations in theory, instead of detecting structures with laboratory observation.[63] The most successful type of structure prediction, known as homology modeling, relies on the existence of a "template" structure with sequence similarity to the protein being modeled; structural genomics' goal is to provide sufficient representation in solved structures to model most of those that remain.[64] Although producing accurate models remains a challenge when only distantly related template structures are available, it has been suggested that sequence alignment is the bottleneck in this process, as quite accurate models can be produced if a "perfect" sequence alignment is known.[65] Many structure prediction methods have served to inform the emerging field of protein engineering, in which novel protein folds have already been designed.[66] A more complex computational problem is the prediction of intermolecular interactions, such as in molecular docking and protein–protein interaction prediction.[67] Mathematical models to simulate dynamic processes of protein folding and binding involve molecular mechanics, in particular, molecular dynamics. Monte Carlo techniques facilitate the computations, which exploit advances in parallel and distributed computing (for example, the Folding@home project[68] which performs molecular modeling on GPUs). In silico simulations discovered the folding of small α-helical protein domains such as the villin headpiece[69] and the HIV accessory protein.[70] Hybrid methods combining standard molecular dynamics with quantum mechanical mathematics explored the electronic states of rhodopsins.[71] Protein disorder and unstructure prediction Many proteins (in Eucaryota ~33%) contain large unstructured but biologically functional segments and can be classified as intrinsically disordered proteins.[72] Predicting and analysing protein disorder is, therefore, an important part of protein structure characterisation.[73] Further information: Protein (nutrient) and Protein quality Most microorganisms and plants can biosynthesize all 20 standard amino acids, while animals (including humans) must obtain some of the amino acids from the diet.[27] The amino acids that an organism cannot synthesize on its own are referred to as essential amino acids. Key enzymes that synthesize certain amino acids are not present in animals—such as aspartokinase, which catalyses the first step in the synthesis of lysine, methionine, and threonine from aspartate. If amino acids are present in the environment, microorganisms can conserve energy by taking up the amino acids from their surroundings and downregulating their biosynthetic pathways. In animals, amino acids are obtained through the consumption of foods containing protein. Ingested proteins are then broken down into amino acids through digestion, which typically involves denaturation of the protein through exposure to acid and hydrolysis by enzymes called proteases. Some ingested amino acids are used for protein biosynthesis, while others are converted to glucose through gluconeogenesis, or fed into the citric acid cycle. This use of protein as a fuel is particularly important under starvation conditions as it allows the body's own proteins to be used to support life, particularly those found in muscle.[74] In animals such as dogs and cats, protein maintains the health and quality of the skin by promoting hair follicle growth and keratinization, and thus reducing the likelihood of skin problems producing malodours.[75] Poor-quality proteins also have a role regarding gastrointestinal health, increasing the potential for flatulence and odorous compounds in dogs because when proteins reach the colon in an undigested state, they are fermented producing hydrogen sulfide gas, indole, and skatole.[76] Dogs and cats digest animal proteins better than those from plants but products of low-quality animal origin are poorly digested, including skin, feathers, and connective tissue.[76] History and etymology Further information: History of molecular biology Proteins were recognized as a distinct class of biological molecules in the eighteenth century by Antoine Fourcroy and others, distinguished by the molecules' ability to coagulate or flocculate under treatments with heat or acid.[77] Noted examples at the time included albumin from egg whites, blood serum albumin, fibrin, and wheat gluten. Proteins were first described by the Dutch chemist Gerardus Johannes Mulder and named by the Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius in 1838.[78][79] Mulder carried out elemental analysis of common proteins and found that nearly all proteins had the same empirical formula, C400H620N100O120P1S1.[80] He came to the erroneous conclusion that they might be composed of a single type of (very large) molecule. The term "protein" to describe these molecules was proposed by Mulder's associate Berzelius; protein is derived from the Greek word πρώτειος (proteios), meaning "primary",[81] "in the lead", or "standing in front",[82] + -in. Mulder went on to identify the products of protein degradation such as the amino acid leucine for which he found a (nearly correct) molecular weight of 131 Da.[80] Prior to "protein", other names were used, like "albumins" or "albuminous materials" (Eiweisskörper, in German).[83] Early nutritional scientists such as the German Carl von Voit believed that protein was the most important nutrient for maintaining the structure of the body, because it was generally believed that "flesh makes flesh."[84] Karl Heinrich Ritthausen extended known protein forms with the identification of glutamic acid. At the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station a detailed review of the vegetable proteins was compiled by Thomas Burr Osborne. Working with Lafayette Mendel and applying Liebig's law of the minimum in feeding laboratory rats, the nutritionally essential amino acids were established. The work was continued and communicated by William Cumming Rose. The understanding of proteins as polypeptides came through the work of Franz Hofmeister and Hermann Emil Fischer in 1902.[85][86] The central role of proteins as enzymes in living organisms was not fully appreciated until 1926, when James B. Sumner showed that the enzyme urease was in fact a protein.[87] The difficulty in purifying proteins in large quantities made them very difficult for early protein biochemists to study. Hence, early studies focused on proteins that could be purified in large quantities, e.g., those of blood, egg white, various toxins, and digestive/metabolic enzymes obtained from slaughterhouses. In the 1950s, the Armour Hot Dog Co. purified 1 kg of pure bovine pancreatic ribonuclease A and made it freely available to scientists; this gesture helped ribonuclease A become a major target for biochemical study for the following decades.[80] John Kendrew with model of myoglobin in progress Linus Pauling is credited with the successful prediction of regular protein secondary structures based on hydrogen bonding, an idea first put forth by William Astbury in 1933.[88] Later work by Walter Kauzmann on denaturation,[89][90] based partly on previous studies by Kaj Linderstrøm-Lang,[91] contributed an understanding of protein folding and structure mediated by hydrophobic interactions. The first protein to be sequenced was insulin, by Frederick Sanger, in 1949. Sanger correctly determined the amino acid sequence of insulin, thus conclusively demonstrating that proteins consisted of linear polymers of amino acids rather than branched chains, colloids, or cyclols.[92] He won the Nobel Prize for this achievement in 1958.[93] The first protein structures to be solved were hemoglobin and myoglobin, by Max Perutz and Sir John Cowdery Kendrew, respectively, in 1958.[94][95] As of 2017, the Protein Data Bank has over 126,060 atomic-resolution structures of proteins.[96] In more recent times, cryo-electron microscopy of large macromolecular assemblies[97] and computational protein structure prediction of small protein domains[98] are two methods approaching atomic resolution. 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__label__cc	0.572975	0.427025	About Aviram Aviram Freiberg, was born on the 24th of August 1969 and he is fom Giv'atayim. He lives with his partner and their three children in Ilaniyah, Hazafon, Israel. Aviram is an Israeli musician. He graduated from Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts, Class of 1987. He studied Music Performance, French Horn and earned a B. Mus, in the New England Conservatory College in Boston, Massachusetts, Class of 1998. and a M.A in musicology from Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Between January 2002 and August 2002 he was acting 4th/2nd Horn in the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. He is a Horn and theory teacher in Barenboim-Said Conservator in Nazareth from 2007 . For the last 7 years, he teaches Horn, Theory and Composition in the Emek-Yizrael Music Centre and he was comitioned compositions in a private studio since 2005. He gives private voice lessons private Studio since 2004 and since 2006 untill present he is acting 3rd/1st horn in Haifa Orchestra, Israel. Among his musical deeds he is the loving father with his partner Ronen of two girls and a boy. Works & Live Performance © All rights reserved to the music writings and compositions of Aviram Freiberg & Ronen Moldovan	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line110
__label__wiki	0.635838	0.635838	Jeffrey Olson is ... Jeffrey Olson is a musician living in Austin, Texas. He is the drummer for Austin-based bands Kinky Machine and Food Group. He also provides vibraphone and percussion for experimental performance group Lattice. Jeffrey has played, recorded and/or toured with a number of artists, including White Denim, Emily Wolfe, The New Maps, Dan Dyer, Buenos Diaz, Capyac, Bop English, Suzanna Choffel, Tapestry Dance Company, Interrobang, Aaron Lack, Elijah Ford, Craig Marshall and Balmorhea. Television, radio and festival work includes the Jimmy Kimmel show with White Denim, music for Fargo season 2 episode 7, KCRW, WXPN World Cafe, KDHX, KUTX Live at the Four Seasons SXSW, Austin City Limits Festival, BBC Music Festival Glastonbury, Treefort Music Festival, Okeechobee Festival, Forecastle Festival, UTOPiAfest. As a teenager he studied drums with local legend Ernie Durawa (Texas Tornados, Sir Douglas Quintet) and vibraphone with Aaron Lack. He studied various forms of percussion with Wayne Salzmann (Bob Schneider, Eric Johnson) as a Jazz Performance Major (BMus 2015) at the University of Texas at Austin, playing and composing for UT’s Alternative Improvisation Music Ensemble (AIME), playing vibraphone and cajon as a guest artist for UT’s Jazz Orchestra, and participating in other ensembles and special performances. Jeffrey also pursues rhythm through dance. As a teen-ager, he performed as a tap dancer with Visions in Rhythm, the Austin-based Tapestry Dance Company’s youth ensemble. He still maintains his connection to tap dance through improvisational dance performances with Lattice. Jeffrey received a liberal arts degree (BA 2015) in Scandinavian Studies from The University of Texas at Austin, and enjoys creative writing, especially poetry. He won second place as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Poetry of Science contest (2015) for his poem "As Above, So Below". He also writes poetry as myk sjel. White Denim, Holda You (I'm Psycho) White Denim, Light Up or Leave Me Alone White Denim, Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) Kinky Machine grok by Kinky Machine Live at Ghostcat Lounge by Lattice Copyright © Jeffrey Olson Music 2019.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line115
__label__wiki	0.726098	0.726098	[5G Future] A global fight for network dominance begins Four of the earliest 5G-enabled smartphones, from left to right, are the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, LG V50 ThinQ, Huawei’s Mate X and Motorola’s 5G Moto z3. Only the Samsung and Motorola are currently available. [SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS, LG ELECTRONICS, JOONGANG ILBO, GOOGLE] Since Korea’s three mobile carriers kick-started the 5G race on April 3, a slew of other telecommunications firms from around the world have announced plans to launch their own networks. In the United States, Verizon rolled out its 5G network in Chicago and Minneapolis just an hour after the Korean launch, with AT&T launching its limited service shortly after. Both Swisscom and Ericsson in Switzerland also declared the launch of their 5G networks two weeks after the Korean carriers. Mobile operators from China and Japan as well as parts of Europe are getting ready to unveil their superfast networks, although there’s no longer the frantic rush for first place that pushed the Korean carriers and Verizon. Korea’s mobile operators - SK Telecom, KT and LG U+ - started their services with 5G coverage concentrated in the capital area as well as major metropolitan cities including Busan and Daegu. The carriers have continued to gradually expand their coverage over the last month - there are 54,202 base stations as of April 29 - with the aim of reaching nationwide coverage by 2022. Verizon has similar aims in the United States. On April 25, it announced that an additional 20 cities, including Atlanta, Boston and Charlotte in North Carolina, will get 5G coverage within this year. China plans to commercialize 5G within this year in major cities like Shanghai and Guangzhou, with a large-scale rollout planned by 2020. Japan is also aiming for 2020, hoping to get its 5G networks off the ground before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics opens in July. Since 5G is still in the initial phase, industry insiders predict it will take at least two years for the network to become prevalently used. “If you can offer a [gigabit] speed, there are some customers that are willing to pay a premium for 500 [megabits] to a gig speed, and so forth,” said AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson at the company’s earnings call on April 25. “We’re two to three years away from seeing that play out.” The continuous delays on the release of 5G smartphones and the unstable network connection suggest 5G still has a long way to go. At this point, Samsung’s Galaxy S10 5G and Motorola’s Moto z3 are the only 5G-enabled smartphones, although the Motorola device requires an add-on modem to receive a 5G signal. Plenty of other companies have announced they will bring out their own 5G devices, but many, including LG Electronics, are reporting delays. LG planned to unveil its 5G-enabled LG V50 ThinQ on April 16, but pushed back the release date to introduce the device in a more “complete” form. The decision followed a slew of complaints from 5G early adopters that raised issues with the Samsung 5G phone. LG has not specified a new release date. Samsung last week decided to postpone the launch date for its ambitious dual-screen Galaxy Fold after faults were reported in pre-release trials. Among the 5G smartphone options slated for introduction, Apple is indeed one of the most anticipated brands. Originally, Apple was expected to be a latecomer to the 5G race due to a delay from Intel, which was to supply 5G chips for the next iPhone model, according to industry insiders. Instead of waiting, Apple on April 17 reached a settlement with Qualcomm to end a two-year legal battle over patent royalties, and signed a six-year licensing agreement to receive 5G modem chips from Qualcomm. “The end of the legal battle between Apple and Qualcomm will not only pull up the release date of Apple’s 5G-enabled smartphone, but also speed up the development of the 5G market in general,” said Lee Chang-min, an analyst at KB Securities. Considering the delays to Intel’s 5G modem chips, industry insiders had anticipated that Apple would not be able to bring out its first 5G model until 2021 as it takes months for a company to introduce the new device even after securing a stable supply of chips. “But with Qualcomm already having its own 5G modem chip, the Snapdragon 855, Apple could release a 5G model next year,” said Lee. Apple’s faster-than-expected entry could foster the development of the 5G industry. “Apple is a dominant player in the premium phone market, unlike Samsung which also offers affordable models. A 5G smartphone is a premium smartphone and will stay that way due to the high equipment costs,” said Lee. “Considering Apple users have high brand loyalty, it is likely they will wait until a 5G iPhone is released. So the market that would have rapidly developed in 2021 will be pulled to next year.” Although Samsung is currently the leader in the 5G smartphone market, Huawei is the dominant player in the network equipment market, followed by Ericsson and Nokia. According to IHS Markit and Eugene Research, Huawei accounted for 31 percent of the telecommunications network market last year, closely followed by Ericsson (27 percent) and Nokia (22 percent). Samsung stood at a distant fifth with 5 percent after ZTE (11 percent). Bans on Huawei’s 5G equipment over security issues from countries like the United States and Australia could prove to be a major obstacle for the Chinese company, but Britain’s decision to use Huawei equipment has opened the door to the European market. Last week, British Prime Minister Theresa May signed off on allowing Huawei to help build “non-core” parts of the country’s 5G infrastructure, including antennae. “The fact that Britain decided to embrace Huawei equipment for its 5G network could leave other countries around the world feeling a little reassured about the security concerns raised against Huawei,” said Park Jong-seon, an analyst at Eugene Research. “Despite strong disagreement from the United States, the number of countries that utilize Huawei networks will increase in coming years.” Germany has also indicated that it is open to Huawei equipment. “The operators all work with Huawei technology in their systems,” said Jochen Homann, the head of Germany’s Federal Network Agency, according to a report from the Guardian. “If Huawei were excluded from the market, this would delay the rollout of the digital networks.” European countries are likely to use Huawei equipment due to economic reasons, according to Lee. “Many countries, including in Europe, use Huawei equipment for 4G networks. Since 5G networks are largely built around the existing 4G networks, it will be massively expensive to build entirely new networks.” Huawei’s dominance won’t hurt Samsung’s goal of reaching a 20 percent market share in the network equipment market by next year, as the two firms aim for different markets. Huawei’s core markets are in Europe, Africa and China, while Samsung targets the rest of the world. So for Samsung to strengthen its foothold in the industry, the company has to take on Nokia and Ericsson, according to a source from the industry. “The United States is Samsung’s core market for 5G equipment exports,” said Park. “Samsung will be able to meet its goal for next year just by covering the U.S. market.” Samsung, along with Nokia and Ericsson, is contracted to provide network equipment for three major mobile operators in the United States: Verizon, AT&T and Sprint. Recent media reports on Nokia’s slow network speed could strengthen Samsung’s position. In Korea, KT has already decided to replace some Nokia 5G equipment to that made by Samsung because of the slow network speeds and poor performance. SK Telecom and KT use 5G network equipment made by Samsung, Nokia and Ericsson while LG U+ also uses Huawei equipment. “Even though telecoms companies offer the same network speeds, there can be a difference in speed depending on the types of communications equipment,” said a source from the industry. But the market share for Samsung could slide once China - the biggest telecommunications market - and Europe begin to build 5G networks on a large scale. According to Park, Samsung has a lower chance of expanding into those countries than Huawei or ZTE because of the lower brand value. BY JIN MIN-JI [jin.minji@joongang.co.kr]	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line118
__label__wiki	0.573866	0.573866	ISPUB.com / IJLHE/6/2/5372 The Internet Journal of Law, Healthcare and Ethics Steven Epstein, Inclusion: The Politics of Difference in Medical Research. S Inrig S Inrig. Steven Epstein, Inclusion: The Politics of Difference in Medical Research.. The Internet Journal of Law, Healthcare and Ethics. 2008 Volume 6 Number 2. University of Chicago Press, Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning, 2007, 424 pages, 2 line drawings, bibliography and index, Cloth $29.00 (2007), Paper $19.00 (2009). The field of Western bioethics was born in an effort to protect vulnerable populations from the exploitations of modern science. Consequently, present concerns to include vulnerable groups in clinical research – in fact to see their exclusion as somehow unethical – cannot help but seem somewhat ironic for those schooled in the history of the field. Still, the “inclusion-and-difference” paradigm represents the ruling interpretive framework in our present era. In his award-winning book, Inclusion: The Politics of Difference in Medical Research, Sociologist Stephen Epstein sets out to explore how this ruling paradigm came to ascendancy. Epstein, Professor of Sociology, and the John C. Shaffer Professor in the Humanities at Northwestern University, is well equipped to take up this subject. His previous book, Impure Science: AIDS, Activism, and the Politics of Knowledge (University of California Press, 1996), examined the role of grassroots politics in the production of scientific knowledge and medical research (specifically HIV/AIDS). This book, then, comes as something of a natural outgrowth of his previous work. In Inclusion, Epstein establishes a fourfold purpose: 1) to understand the development of America’s perspective on medical difference and the ensuing strategy, what Epstein calls “the inclusion-and-difference paradigm”; 2) to explain how this strategy institutionalized and became common sense; 3) to explore the consequences of these strategies on researchers, regulators, industry, and affected groups; and 4) to examine the extent to which this paradigm will, or will not, improve health and increase social justice, particularly when compared to other viable paradigms. After laying out his methodology for studying a “biopolitical paradigm,” Epstein launches into a historical overview of the complex medical and ethical history of racial and gender differences that existed in American research into the 1970s. The disclosure of several profound ethical breaches combined with new statistical techniques and the burgeoning Freedom Movements of the 60s and 70s to create the exclusionary and protectionistic research paradigm embodied in The Belmont Report (1978) and the FDA’s Women of Childbearing Potential restrictions (1977). This protectionist paradigm proved temporary, according to Epstein, because “a diverse set of reformers” began in the 1980s to frame this post-Belmont approach as “exclusionary and homogenizing, one-size-fits-all approach to biomedical knowledge-making” (the middle-aged white men as “standard human” model). While Epstein concludes that this claim oversimplified the true history of research, their alternative perspective – an “inclusive but ‘group-specific’” strategy – tapped into common feelings about the biases of biomedical research and the spotty medical history and social theory built upon it. Epstein then turns to the process by which this paradigm garnered support, institutionalized, and became common sense. The heterogeneous group took advantage, independently, of a common political environment to bring pressure against “standardized” medical research. The reformers, operating both from inside and outside the American research infrastructure, promoted a new “set of meanings” about medical research, what Epstein labels “biomulticulturalism.” This inclusion-and-difference paradigm sought to include members of diverse groups in research and use politically defined subgroups as the metric of outcomes measurement. Epstein then addresses the various consequences the new paradigm has had on researchers, regulators, industry, and the affected groups. The attractiveness of the paradigm enabled advocates to superimpose categories in biomedicine, identity politics, and administration for maximum effect, a process Epstein calls “categorical alignment.” These socially constructed categories of biomedical differentiation became incorporated into the federal research infrastructure, obscuring other paradigms (Epstein suggests ones like behavioral practice or social class). He contends that “the question of why the categories of political mobilization and administration should also be viewed as the categories of greatest biomedical relevance was effectively bypassed.” Census categories, social identities, and market niches - “niche standardization” Epstein calls it –– became standardized measures of evaluation. Standardizing these units of analysis, he contends, aligned the new approach to the interests of many subgroups. Accordingly, the paradigm has met with an impressive reception. The US has institutionalized it through numerous laws and rules put in place since the mid-1980s, most notably the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993. The paradigm has spawned a new science of human subject recruitment, which Epstein labels “recruitmentology.” And the paradigm has generated spillover effects in other areas of biomedicine as well as a reconsideration of what constitutes risk and autonomy in clinical trials. Expanding the domain of vulnerable subject groups has met with mixed success, and Epstein points to pregnant women and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender health advocates as examples of this incomplete expansion. That said, he clearly sees the paradigm spreading across national boundaries, at least to a limited extent, as clinical research globalizes. Epstein does not consider this all an unparalleled good. The paradigm’s acceptance and institutionalization mask several questions about the consequences of its adoption. The paradigm might institutionalize style over substance, Epstein warns: the formal approach to including diverse groups in clinical research may replace genuine concern for substantive inclusion of excluded populations. The “inclusion-and-difference paradigm” may concentrate on categorical identities as a means of grouping people, to the expense of other legitimate ways, like social behavior or social structure. This, Epstein warns, may distract health advocates from some of the pathways that truly lead to ill health and health disparities. Not only might these subgroup analyses generate findings on racial and gender differences that are unclear, but they might lead to inappropriate care for individuals within those socially-constructed subgroups. They may, in fact, reinforce notions of difference between race and gender groups that previous generations of reformers had worked to erase, occluding other ways of thinking about ill health. In his conclusion, Epstein provides several ideas for how researchers might think differently about some of these issues and their consequences. Readers may not agree with his suggestions or conclusions, but the process of thinking with Epstein about the important role such ideological frameworks have on the process of knowledge-generation cannot help but be beneficial to those seeking to improve health and health research in its modern guise. Highly recommended. Stephen J. Inrig, PhD Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences (Medical History), Division of Ethics and Health Policy Department of Clinical Sciences UT Southwestern Medical Center	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line121
__label__cc	0.613592	0.386408	Affordable Care Act Keeps Becoming Less So One News Now Hadley Heath People who are interested in getting an ObamaCare plan this year still have time but they can also expect to pony up some more dollars. As of now, the deadline to enroll in ObamaCare for 2016 is January 31. New information from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows the average premium under ObamaCare rose to $408 per month. That is for 2016 plans and reflects an increase of about nine percent from this time last year. Hadley Heath Manning, director of Health Policy at the Independent Women's Forum, points out that this is the unsubsidized premium price. "So this is the total premium price that unsubsidized customers pay on their own," she explains, "or subsidized customers pay along with help from the government through a subsidy or tax credit." Disputing the government's figures, The Daily Caller reported that rates are expected to rise 20.3 percent on average in 2016, citing an analysis by The Daily Caller News Foundation. Some plans in some states will rise even higher, the analysis claims. A complaint people have made about the Affordable Care Act is that it's misnamed because the plans are unaffordable. Based on the new information from HHS, OneNewsNow asked Manning for comment. "Well, the price tag certainly is not affordable," she responds. "These plans are much more expensive than similar plans that were available before the Affordable Care Act passed and before many of the regulations standardized what all insurance plans must carry." That being said, Manning points out that more coverage comes with more cost. "That shouldn't be a surprise to anyone," she observes. Defenders of ObamaCare argue that many - if not most - of the customers on federal and state exchanges are using a subsidy or tax credit. But Manning says tax dollars and public funds go towards tax credits and subsidies.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line122
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__label__cc	0.669688	0.330312	Java IoT: Blog Post Sun CEO Reviews Company's Prospects for 2009-10 The three forward-looking entries Jonathan Schwartz has produced so far in this series are miniature masterpieces By Jeremy Geelan March 15, 2009 10:00 AM EDT Sun's CEO Jonathan Schwartz has been reviewing Sun's three major strategic imperatives, and the company's progress going in to its next fiscal year. As industry blogs go, the three entries he's produced so far are miniature masterpieces. A fourth and last one is on its way. The first in the series, titled "Understanding Sun in Three Easy Steps," kicks off with the bright and breezy intro: "We're approaching the end of our fiscal year, and given all the swirl in the economy, I thought it worthwhile to restate where Sun's headed as a company, to let customers, partners, employees and investors see and understand where we're headed. Clarity's always useful, doubly so in times of uncertainty." But it isn't long before Schwartz shows us how he's earned his reputation as one of the industry's most insightful bloggers, with a natural ear for a ringing phrase: "I'm neither worried about the role information technology will play in the economy, nor am I worried about the relevance of Sun's offerings. I'm not worried about the future, I'm focused on its arrival date." [emphasis added] In his second post. Schwartz gets down to his real message, namely Sun's strategic imperatives. They are, in order, he says: 1. Technology Adoption 2. Commercial Innovation 3. Efficiently Connecting 1. and 2. and it is in the course of his further explanation that perhaps the best passages in the three blogs published so far occur. At one point, for example, he seeks to explain "positive option value." It strongly bears reproduction in full: "Not to dip into finance 101, when the net present value of a lifetime revenue cycle exceeds the value of a one time purchase, a product or service that initiates the payment stream is either freely distributed (if it has no marginal cost, like software), or subsidized (if it has a hard cost). That's why you see so many free credit cards, free checking account, free mobile phones, free month's rent, free social networking, etc. In the technology world, free is the new black. That's also why the internet's most valuable brands are all free - Amazon, Google, EBay, Skype, Yahoo!, Facebook, Hi5, MySpace, Baidu, TenCent, etc. Those brands reach more and have greater affinity than just about any other consumer brands. And in the technology marketplace, Linux, Java, MySQL, Firefox, Apache, Eclipse, NetBeans, OpenOffice.org, OpenSolaris, the same applies - free is a universal price, requires no currency translation, and reaches the longest tail of the market. Now, could Amazon charge you to shop? Could your bank charge you to open an account? Google charge you to search? Could Sun charge people to download MySQL or OpenOffice.org? Sure, we could also destroy those brands in a matter of days. If you're not free, by definition you miss serving those that can't afford, or aren't ready to pay - which means your audience is capped, or destroyed if your competition is already free. Microsoft's the only company I didn't include in the above list - and although I consider them a stupendously great brand, they're the only company that can really approximate free while making money on the distribution of their products. The fact is they're bundled on almost every PC across the planet, and appear "free" to the users who use those PC's - they've amassed immense power with their distribution, and few users believe they're paying for Windows when they buy a personal computer. Thus, to developers (Sun's target market) with Windows PC's, Microsoft's product are, in effect, already free. (As an aside, notice Microsoft inexorably moving toward free distribution, too, to reach new users - at some point, you can't bundle every product on every computer, it'd be like printing a Sunday edition of the newspaper every day of the week). This is exactly why we freely distribute our key software assets all over the world - if we didn't, users and developers might pick someone else's free product (or simply use the one they assume to be free). And if they picked someone else's product on which to build their business or their application, Sun becomes a reseller - which isn't our mission or business model. It's a free market, in every sense." In his third blog entry, Schwartz nails Sun's business model even more succinctly: "We offer utterly exceptional service, support and enterprise technologies to those that have more money than time," he notes. Adding, "It's a good business." That concision follows an example that Schwartz cites to help once and for all explain how it is that free software and commercially supported software co-exist side by side. I will end by quoting it in full: "When Free is Too Expensive One of my favorite customer stories relates to an American company that did nearly 30% of its yearly revenue on Christmas Day. They were a mobile phone company, whose handsets appeared under Christmas trees, opened en masse and provisioned on the internet within about a 48 hour period. When we won the bid to supply their datacenter, their CIO gave me the purchase order on the condition I gave him my home phone number. He said, "If I have any issues on Christmas, I want you on the phone making sure every resource available is solving the problem." I happily provided it (and then made sure I had my direct staff's home numbers). Christmas came and went, no problems at all. A year later, he was issuing a purchase order to Sun for several of our software products. To have a little fun with him (and the Sun sales rep), I told him before he passed me the purchase order that the products were all open source, freely available for download. He looked at me, then at his rep, and said "What? Then why am I paying you a million dollars?" I responded, "You can absolutely run it for free. You just can't call me on Christmas day, you'll be on your own." He gave me the PO. At the scale he was running, the cost of downtime dwarfed the cost of the license and support. Numerically, most developers and technology users have more time than money. Most readers of this blog are happy to run unsupported software, and we are very happy to supply it. For a far smaller population, the price of downtime radically exceeds the price of a license or support - for some, the cost of downtime is measured in millions per minute. If you're tracking packages or fleets of aircraft, running an emergency response network or a trading floor, you almost always have more money than time." Great blogging by Sun's CEO. Keep it coming! Published March 15, 2009 Reads 36,159 Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz Scopes Out Future for Sun's Cloud Flashback: The End of Middleware – Exclusive 2004 Perspective by Sun President, Jonathan Schwartz "Open Source Is In Our Blood," Says Sun's Jonathan Schwartz AJAX and RIA Market Is Heating Up: Sun CEO IBM-Sun Pairing Would Help IBM Get into the Cloud: BusinessWeek Sun's Top Cloud Computing Executives Unveil the Sun Open Cloud Platform More Stories By Jeremy Geelan Jeremy Geelan is Chairman & CEO of the 21st Century Internet Group, Inc. and an Executive Academy Member of the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences. Formerly he was President & COO at Cloud Expo, Inc. and Conference Chair of the worldwide Cloud Expo series. He appears regularly at conferences and trade shows, speaking to technology audiences across six continents. You can follow him on twitter: @jg21.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line127
__label__cc	0.710179	0.289821	cooksite.info Headers and keywordsPage content pornload.cc E-mail iccgreenland@remove-this.inuit.org Phone +299 323632 ICC Greenland ICC Executive Council Protection of Inuit intellectual property rights Recognizing the inughuit as a Distinct Indigenous People of Greenland and their Right to Return to their Traditional Lands Other ICC offices ICC Greenland Delegation ICC Declarations Sovereignty Declaration 2009 Nuuk Declaration 2010 Declaration on Resource Development Principles 2011 Inuit Arctic Policy 2010 ICC Greenland Annual financial report Principal Goals ICC International International Involvement The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples Charter of the United Nations AC and the Peoples of the Arctic ICC Advisory Committee on United Nations issues Statement on economic development TEMPORARY STATEMENT REGARDING THE SUPREME COURT OF DENMARK´S RULING OF NOVEMBER 28TH, 2003 IN THE THULE CASE A loud no 59th session of UN Commission on Human rights Effective Functioning Of Human Rights Mechanisms Joint statement items 5, 6 and 15 Reports on Convention on the Rights of the Child Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities Convention on the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention on Cultural Diversity Human Rights Seminar November 2009 Aqqaluk Lynge's introductory remarks Aqqaluk Lynge's presentation Sila-Inuk Lene K. 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Acronyms and verbs Draft United Nations Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal in dignity and rights to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such, Affirming also that all peoples contribute to the diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures, which constitute the common heritage of humankind, Affirming further that all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin, racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust, Reaffirming also that indigenous peoples, in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind, Concerned that indigenous peoples have been deprived of their human rights and fundamental freedoms, resulting, inter alia, in their colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories and resources, thus preventing them from exercising, in particular, their right to development in accordance with their own needs and interests, Recognizing the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights and characteristics of indigenous peoples, especially their rights to their lands, territories and resources, which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing themselves for political, economic, social and cultural enhancement and in order to bring an end to all forms of discrimination and oppression wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, Recognizing also that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment, Emphasizing the need for demilitarization of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples, which will contribute to peace, economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well-being of their children, Recognizing also that indigenous peoples have the right freely to determine their relationships with States in a spirit of coexistence, mutual benefit and full respect, Considering that treaties, agreements and other arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are properly matters of international concern and responsibility, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights affirm the fundamental importance of the right of self-determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right of self-determination, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, as they apply to indigenous peoples, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples concerned, Emphasizing that the United Nations has an important and continuing role to play in promoting and protecting the rights of indigenous peoples, Believing that this Declaration is a further important step forward for the recognition, promotion and protection of the rights and freedoms of indigenous peoples and in the development of relevant activities of the United Nations system in this field, Solemnly proclaims the following United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Indigenous peoples have the right to the full and effective enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms recognized in the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international human rights law. Indigenous individuals and peoples are free and equal to all other individuals and peoples in dignity and rights, and have the right to be free from any kind of adverse discrimination, in particular that based on their indigenous origin or identity. Indigenous peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development. Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain and strengthen their distinct political, economic, social and cultural characteristics, as well as their legal systems, while retaining their rights to participate fully, if they so choose, in the political, economic, social and cultural life of the State. Every indigenous individual has the right to a nationality. Indigenous peoples have the collective right to live in freedom, peace and security as distinct peoples and to full guarantees against genocide or any other act of violence, including the removal of indigenous children from their families and communities under any pretext. In addition, they have the individual rights to life, physical and mental integrity, liberty and security of person. Indigenous peoples have the collective and individual right not to be subjected to ethnocide and cultural genocide, including prevention of and redress for: (a) Any action which has the aim or effect of depriving them of their integrity as distinct peoples, or of their cultural values or ethnic identities; (b) Any action which has the aim or effect of dispossessing them of their lands, territories or resources; (c) Any form of population transfer which has the aim or effect of violating or undermining any of their rights; (d) Any form of assimilation or integration by other cultures or ways of life imposed on them by legislative, administrative or other measures; (e) Any form of propaganda directed against them. Indigenous peoples have the collective and individual right to maintain and develop their distinct identities and characteristics, including the right to identify themselves as indigenous and to be recognized as such. Indigenous peoples and individuals have the right to belong to an indigenous community or nation, in accordance with the traditions and customs of the community or nation concerned. No disadvantage of any kind may arise from the exercise of such a right. Indigenous peoples shall not be forcibly removed from their lands or territories. No relocation shall take place without the free and informed consent of the indigenous peoples concerned and after agreement on just and fair compensation and, where possible, with the option of return. Indigenous peoples have the right to special protection and security in periods of armed conflict. States shall observe international standards, in particular the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, for the protection of civilian populations in circumstances of emergency and armed conflict, and shall not: (a) Recruit indigenous individuals against their will into the armed forces and, in particular, for use against other indigenous peoples; (b) Recruit indigenous children into the armed forces under any circumstances; (c) Force indigenous individuals to abandon their lands, territories or means of subsistence, or relocate them in special centres for military purposes; (d) Force indigenous individuals to work for military purposes under any discriminatory conditions. Indigenous peoples have the right to practise and revitalize their cultural traditions and customs. This includes the right to maintain, protect and develop the past, present and future manifestations of their cultures, such as archaeological and historical sites, artifacts, designs, ceremonies, technologies and visual and performing arts and literature, as well as the right to the restitution of cultural, intellectual, religious and spiritual property taken without their free and informed consent or in violation of their laws, traditions and customs. Indigenous peoples have the right to manifest, practise, develop and teach their spiritual and religious traditions, customs and ceremonies; the right to maintain, protect, and have access in privacy to their religious and cultural sites; the right to the use and control of ceremonial objects; and the right to the repatriation of human remains. States shall take effective measures, in conjunction with the indigenous peoples concerned, to ensure that indigenous sacred places, including burial sites, be preserved, respected and protected. Indigenous peoples have the right to revitalize, use, develop and transmit to future generations their histories, languages, oral traditions, philosophies, writing systems and literatures, and to designate and retain their own names for communities, places and persons. States shall take effective measures, whenever any right of indigenous peoples may be threatened, to ensure this right is protected and also to ensure that they can understand and be understood in political, legal and administrative proceedings, where necessary through the provision of interpretation or by other appropriate means. Indigenous children have the right to all levels and forms of education of the State. All indigenous peoples also have this right and the right to establish and control their educational systems and institutions providing education in their own languages, in a manner appropriate to their cultural methods of teaching and learning. Indigenous children living outside their communities have the right to be provided access to education in their own culture and language. States shall take effective measures to provide appropriate resources for these purposes. Indigenous peoples have the right to have the dignity and diversity of their cultures, traditions, histories and aspirations appropriately reflected in all forms of education and public information. States shall take effective measures, in consultation with the indigenous peoples concerned, to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and to promote tolerance, understanding and good relations among indigenous peoples and all segments of society. Indigenous peoples have the right to establish their own media in their own languages. They also have the right to equal access to all forms of non-indigenous media. States shall take effective measures to ensure that State-owned media duly reflect indigenous cultural diversity. Indigenous peoples have the right to enjoy fully all rights established under international labour law and national labour legislation. Indigenous individuals have the right not to be subjected to any discriminatory conditions of labour, employment or salary. Indigenous peoples have the right to participate fully, if they so choose, at all levels of decision-making in matters which may affect their rights, lives and destinies through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions. Indigenous peoples have the right to participate fully, if they so choose, through procedures determined by them, in devising legislative or administrative measures that may affect them. States shall obtain the free and informed consent of the peoples concerned before adopting and implementing such measures. Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain and develop their political, economic and social systems, to be secure in the enjoyment of their own means of subsistence and development, and to engage freely in all their traditional and other economic activities. Indigenous peoples who have been deprived of their means of subsistence and development are entitled to just and fair compensation. Indigenous peoples have the right to special measures for the immediate, effective and continuing improvement of their economic and social conditions, including in the areas of employment, vocational training and retraining, housing, sanitation, health and social security. Particular attention shall be paid to the rights and special needs of indigenous elders, women, youth, children and disabled persons. Indigenous peoples have the right to determine and develop priorities and strategies for exercising their right to development. In particular, indigenous peoples have the right to determine and develop all health, housing and other economic and social programmes affecting them and, as far as possible, to administer such programmes through their own institutions. Indigenous peoples have the right to their traditional medicines and health practices, including the right to the protection of vital medicinal plants, animals and minerals. They also have the right to access, without any discrimination, to all medical institutions, health services and medical care. Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain and strengthen their distinctive spiritual and material relationship with the lands, territories, waters and coastal seas and other resources which they have traditionally owned or otherwise occupied or used, and to uphold their responsibilities to future generations in this regard. Indigenous peoples have the right to own, develop, control and use the lands and territories, including the total environment of the lands, air, waters, coastal seas, sea-ice, flora and fauna and other resources which they have traditionally owned or otherwise occupied or used. This includes the right to the full recognition of their laws, traditions and customs, land-tenure systems and institutions for the development and management of resources, and the right to effective measures by States to prevent any interference with, alienation of or encroachment upon these rights. Indigenous peoples have the right to the restitution of the lands, territories and resources which they have traditionally owned or otherwise occupied or used, and which have been confiscated, occupied, used or damaged without their free and informed consent. Where this is not possible, they have the right to just and fair compensation. Unless otherwise freely agreed upon by the peoples concerned, compensation shall take the form of lands, territories and resources equal in quality, size and legal status. Indigenous peoples have the right to the conservation, restoration and protection of the total environment and the productive capacity of their lands, territories and resources, as well as to assistance for this purpose from States and through international cooperation. Military activities shall not take place in the lands and territories of indigenous peoples, unless otherwise freely agreed upon by the peoples concerned. States shall take effective measures to ensure that no storage or disposal of hazardous materials shall take place in the lands and territories of indigenous peoples. States shall also take effective measures to ensure, as needed, that programmes for monitoring, maintaining and restoring the health of indigenous peoples, as developed and implemented by the peoples affected by such materials, are duly implemented. Indigenous peoples are entitled to the recognition of the full ownership, control and protection of their cultural and intellectual property. They have the right to special measures to control, develop and protect their sciences, technologies and cultural manifestations, including human and other genetic resources, seeds, medicines, knowledge of the properties of fauna and flora, oral traditions, literatures, designs and visual and performing arts. Indigenous peoples have the right to determine and develop priorities and strategies for the development or use of their lands, territories and other resources, including the right to require that States obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands, territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources. Pursuant to agreement with the indigenous peoples concerned, just and fair compensation shall be provided for any such activities and measures taken to mitigate adverse environmental, economic, social, cultural or spiritual impact. Indigenous peoples, as a specific form of exercising their right to self-determination, have the right to autonomy or self-government in matters relating to their internal and local affairs, including culture, religion, education, information, media, health, housing, employment, social welfare, economic activities, land and resources management, environment and entry by non-members, as well as ways and means for financing these autonomous functions. Indigenous peoples have the collective right to determine their own citizenship in accordance with their customs and traditions. Indigenous citizenship does not impair the right of indigenous individuals to obtain citizenship of the States in which they live. Indigenous peoples have the right to determine the structures and to select the membership of their institutions in accordance with their own procedures. Indigenous peoples have the right to promote, develop and maintain their institutional structures and their distinctive juridical customs, traditions, procedures and practices, in accordance with internationally recognized human rights standards. Indigenous peoples have the collective right to determine the responsibilities of individuals to their communities. Indigenous peoples, in particular those divided by international borders, have the right to maintain and develop contacts, relations and cooperation, including activities for spiritual, cultural, political, economic and social purposes, with other peoples across borders. States shall take effective measures to ensure the exercise and implementation of this right. Indigenous peoples have the right to the recognition, observance and enforcement of treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements concluded with States or their successors, according to their original spirit and intent, and to have States honour and respect such treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements. Conflicts and disputes which cannot otherwise be settled should be submitted to competent international bodies agreed to by all parties concerned. States shall take effective and appropriate measures, in consultation with the indigenous peoples concerned, to give full effect to the provisions of this Declaration. The rights recognized herein shall be adopted and included in national legislation in such a manner that indigenous peoples can avail themselves of such rights in practice. Indigenous peoples have the right to have access to adequate financial and technical assistance, from States and through international cooperation, to pursue freely their political, economic, social, cultural and spiritual development and for the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms recognized in this Declaration. Indigenous peoples have the right to have access to and prompt decision through mutually acceptable and fair procedures for the resolution of conflicts and disputes with States, as well as to effective remedies for all infringements of their individual and collective rights. Such a decision shall take into consideration the customs, traditions, rules and legal systems of the indigenous peoples concerned. The organs and specialized agencies of the United Nations system and other intergovernmental organizations shall contribute to the full realization of the provisions of this Declaration through the mobilization, inter alia, of financial cooperation and technical assistance. Ways and means of ensuring participation of indigenous peoples on issues affecting them shall be established. The United Nations shall take the necessary steps to ensure the implementation of this Declaration including the creation of a body at the highest level with special competence in this field and with the direct participation of indigenous peoples. All United Nations bodies shall promote respect for and full application of the provisions of this Declaration. The rights recognized herein constitute the minimum standards for the survival, dignity and well-being of the indigenous peoples of the world. All the rights and freedoms recognized herein are equally guaranteed to male and female indigenous individuals. Nothing in this Declaration may be construed as diminishing or extinguishing existing or future rights indigenous peoples may have or acquire. Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act contrary to the Charter of the United Nations. Issortarfimmut 7B - PO Box 204 DK-3900 Nuuk - Greenland Phone: Greenland (EU +299, US/CA 011 299) 32 36 32 Denmark: (EU +45, US/CA 011 45) 78 78 90 11 Fax: (EU +299, US/CA 011 299) 32 30 01 See latest ICC Newsletter See Press Releases Environmental assessment connected to the exploration and exploitation of oil and natural gas (hydrocarbons) in the Baffin Bay off North West Greenland	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line131
__label__wiki	0.936081	0.936081	Ms Macy Thong, Chief Financial Officer Macy Thong is our CFO and joined the Group in April 2014. Ms Thong has over 16 years’ experience in finance specialising in corporate finance and is experienced in financial reporting, financial management and administration. Ms Thong was with the SENA Group of Companies (“SENA Group”) from 2007 to 2012 as Senior Manager, Management Services of Sena Diecasting Industries Sdn. Bhd. (“SDI”), an Original Equipment Manufacturer (“OEM”) of Aluminium Die-cast parts. SENA Group is involved in the healthcare, OEM manufacturing, design & engineering services and consultancy, information technology/system integration and construction business. During her tenure with SDI, Ms Thong had oversight of the operation of financial management and reporting and was involved in strategic planning of the annual business plan and budget, review of internal controls and managing finance, administration, human resource and information technology staff. Between 2009 and 2011, Ms Thong was seconded to Optimax Eye Specialist Centre Sdn. Bhd. as General Manager, and her work involved corporate finance, operations and marketing. Between 2004 and 2007, she was Vice President, Group Corporate Finance at Megan Media Holdings Berhad. Between 2000 and 2004, Ms Thong was with NV Multi Corporation Berhad in the Corporate Affairs division and dealt with investor relations, corporate finance, management accounting and budgetary control. Ms Thong started her career as an audit assistant in KPMG in 1997. Ms Thong has been a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom, since 2005 and has been a Member of the Malaysia Institute of Accountants since 2001. Ms Thong graduated from Tunku Abdul Rahman College (TARC) Malaysia with a Diploma in Commerce (Financial Accounting) in 1996. Dr Fang Seng Kheong, Chairman of Medical Board Dr Fang is the Chairman of our Medical Board and is one of the founding members of ISEC KL and has been a Consultant Ophthalmologist in our Group since 2007. Dr Fang is currently the president of the Malaysian Society of Ophthalmology (MSO). Prior to joining our Group, Dr Fang was a consultant ophthalmologist and glaucoma specialist at The Tun Hussein Onn National Eye Hospital in Petaling Jaya, Selangor from 1999 to 2007. Between 1995 and 1999, he was a Consultant Ophthalmologist and Chief of Glaucoma Service at Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Dr Fang has been a life member of the Malaysian Medical Association since 1992 and is also a member of numerous medical associations including the College of Surgeons Malaysia, Malaysian Society of Transplantation, American Academy of Ophthalmology and Asia-Oceanic Glaucoma Society where he has been the regional representative since 2005. He is also a founding member of the Malaysian Society of Ophthalmology. Dr Fang graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from University of Malaya in 1986. In 1994, he obtained his Masters in Surgery (Ophthalmology) from National University of Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia). Dr. Choong Yee Fong, Kuala Lumpur Centre Director Dr Choong is one of the founding members of ISEC KL and is in charge of our Kuala Lumpur Centre. He has been a Consultant Ophthalmologist in our Group since 2007 and is a Visiting Consultant Ophthalmologist at Gleneagles Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A key opinion leader in the subspecialty fields of adult strabismus and paediatric ophthalmology and refractive cataract surgery, Dr Choong received the British High Commissioner’s Award, a prestigious academic scholarship for medical studies in 1990. Therefrom, he continued to receive various awards and recognition throughout his medical studies and was awarded the Welsh Office Research and Development Grant by the Government of Wales in 2001. Dr Choong is currently a member of the Academy of Medicine Malaysia, the Malaysia Medical Association and a founding member of the World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Dr Choong graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from University of Leeds, UK in 1995. He has been a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London, UK since 1998. Dr Alan Ang, Penang Centre Director Dr Ang is our Penang Centre Director and joined our Group in October 2012. He specialises in both cataract and vitreoretinal surgery and is considered a key opinion leader in his field of subspecialty. Prior to joining us, Dr Ang was a Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon at the Royal Hollamshire Hospital in Sheffield, UK. Between 2004 and 2005, Dr Ang completed his Vitreoretinal Fellowship at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge and Oxford Radcliffe Infirmary. Dr Ang is also a member of the United Kingdom Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Dr Ang graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Obstetrics from Queen’s University of Belfast, UK in 1996. He has been a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London, UK since 1999 where he received his Certificate of Specialist Training in Ophthalmology in 2004. Dr Robert Yeo Kim Chuan, Malacca Centre Director The founder of Southern Specialist Eye Centre (formerly known as KC Yeo Eye Specialist Centre), Dr Robert Yeo now serves as its Medical Director, and plays a pivotal role in charting the course and direction of the Centre. After obtaining his MBBS from the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur in August 1987 and completing his internship at Melaka Hospital, he served in various medical and surgical capacities including ophthalmology postings at Melaka Hospital and University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur. His portfolio also includes a brief stint with the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC). In March 1993, he obtained his Fellowship (FRCS, Edinburgh, Scotland) and Masters of Medicine,S’pore (Ophthalmology), having completed 3 years of intensive Ophthalmology training with University Hospital before proceeding to undertake the Singapore and UK-based exams. Further exposure and training in the United Kingdom subsequently led him to being attached to the Princess Alexandria Eye Pavilion, Edinburgh, for 6 months and subsequently as a Registrar of Ophthalmology in the Eye Department, Salisbury Hospital and Royal Bournemouth Eye Hospital. Upon completion of the UK stint in 1995, he returned home to Malaysia to the post of Clinical Specialist in the Eye Department, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, after which he was assigned to Hospital Kuala Terengganu as Consultant and Head of the Eye Department. In August 1996, he resigned from the Health Ministry and began a consultancy at Southern Hospital Melaka (now known as Putra Specialist Hospital). In 1998, he left Southern Hospital to join Mahkota Medical Centre (MMC) as Consultant Eye Surgeon where he served for 7 years before venturing out on his own in his quest to provide comprehensive and complete eye care services for those in need. Having established Southern Specialist Eye Centre in Melaka Raya in November 2006, Dr Yeo aims to ensure comprehensive eye care service with various sub-specialities to cater to the needs of the people in Melaka and the surrounding regions. In March 2012, the Centre was accorded the Day Care Ambulatory status. Especially close to his heart is oculoplastic surgery and premium lens surgery (multifocal lens, toric lens, toric multifocal lens, trifocal lens). Apart from his passion in active clinical work, he also engages himself with the macro management of the Eye Centre.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line137
__label__cc	0.523128	0.476872	M.A. Gallagher (Rider) Appeal - Dundalk, 24th April 2019 The Appeals Body Mr. Philip Caffrey (in the Chair), Mrs. Valerie Cooper and Mr. N.P. Lambert convened at The Curragh Racecourse, Co Kildare on Monday 6th May 2019 to consider the appeal of Mr. M.A. Gallagher, Rider of St. George’s Head, against the decision of the Stewards at Dundalk on 24th April 2019. On the day, following the running of the Irish Stallion Farms EBF M’dn, he was suspended for 1 race day, as he was found in breach of Rule 211 in that he failed to keep a straight line while riding before reaching the marker poles during this race. Mr. Gallagher submitted an appeal against the severity of the sanction. The Appeals Body reviewed the footage of the race and heard submissions from Mr. Gallagher. Mr. Gallagher confirmed that he accepted the charge and stated that his current record was clear in relation to Rule 211(a) breaches. Having considered the submission made by Mr. Gallagher, the Appeals Body allowed the appeal and substituted a caution and a fine of €150 for the one-day suspension. As the Appeal was allowed the deposit was ordered to be refunded. It was noted that in the event of any further breaches of the Rule, the Rider may be subject to a suspension if deemed appropriate by the Stewards. The case was presented by Cliodhna Guy, Solicitor, Head of Licensing, Legal and Compliance.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line140
__label__wiki	0.686872	0.686872	Chandrashekhar B Bhave Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India (2008-11) and Chairman, IIHS Home > About > Board & Founding Members > Chandrashekhar B Bhave Chandrashekhar Bhave was Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), India’s capital markets regulator, from 2008 to 2011. He was also chairperson of the Asia-Pacific regional committee and a member of the Technical and Executive Committees of the IOSCO, over this period. He has been Chairman of the IIHS Board since 2012. After obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Bhave started his career with the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1975. He was Collector in Nanded and worked in the Finance and Industries Departments of the Government of Maharashtra and the Petroleum Ministry of the Government of India. For his exemplary work, he won a Government of Maharashtra award for excellence in administration. He then worked in SEBI as a Senior Executive Director (1992–1996) and helped create the regulatory infrastructure for Indian capital markets. In 1996, Bhave opted for voluntary retirement from the IAS to set up the National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) as its Chairman and Managing Director (1996-2008). The first depository in India, NSDL became operational in 1996 within a record four-month period and took the country to the top of the global settlements rankings by 2002. NSDL was later entrusted with setting up the Government of India’s Tax Information System and the Central Record Keeping System for the New Pension Scheme (NPS). Bhave was a member of the Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB), which supervises the work of the standard-setting bodies of the International Federation of Accountants, in the period 2011-2017. He is a trustee of the London-based IFRS Foundation that oversees the International Accounting Standards Board. He is also a member of the Advisory Committee on Individual Insolvency and Bankruptcy, appointed by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line141
__label__wiki	0.982031	0.982031	Engelbert Humperdinck - Biography Ultrasmooth balladeer Engelbert Humperdinck was often billed as "the King of Romance," and for millions of fans around the world, he more than lived up to that title. Despite the strange name and the latter-day ads hawking his music on late-night TV, Humperdinck was one of the finest middle-of-the-road balladeers around, a sensitive lyric interpreter with excellent vocal technique and a three-and-a-half-octave vocal range. During his heyday in the late '60s and early '70s, Humperdinck cultivated the image of a mysterious heartthrob, sporting shaggy sideburns and a flamboyant wardrobe that, when coupled with his rich, silky crooning, drove female fans wild. He was especially popular in Europe and his native U.K., and his worldwide record sales -- counting both albums and singles -- eventually totaled well over 100 million. Like his friendly rival Tom Jones (with whom he shared a manager for many years), he later settled into a comfortable niche as a stalwart of the Las Vegas entertainment circuit. Humperdinck was born Arnold George Dorsey on May 2, 1936, in Madras, India. His father worked as an engineer for the British Army, and the family returned to England when Arnold was seven, settling in Leicester. Arnold took up the saxophone at age 11, but didn't really try his hand at singing until 17, when his friends talked him into entering a small local singing contest. Not only did he earn a standing ovation, he also impressed the audience with a knack for comic impressions, particularly Jerry Lewis (which he often included in his later live shows). In fact, his Lewis impression gave him his first stage name, Gerry Dorsey. He started singing in nightclubs, but after finishing school, he put his budding music career on hiatus to serve in the military through 1956. When Dorsey returned, he got the chance to record for Decca in 1958, but the lone single released, "I'll Never Fall in Love Again," flopped. He managed a few appearances on British television, most prominently on the show Oh, Boy!, and toured with Marty Wilde; the exposure helped him become a popular concert attraction in his own right, even though he had no hits of his own. His career was nearly derailed in 1961 when he contracted tuberculosis, which kept him completely out of commission for six months; once he recovered, he found that England's burgeoning rock & roll movement was pushing more traditional pop out of the spotlight. As Gerry Dorsey, he struggled for several years until he got in touch with former roommate Gordon Mills in 1965. Once the lead singer of a skiffle group called the Viscounts, Mills had moved into artist management, and at the time was enjoying breakout success with Tom Jones. It was Mills who suggested that Dorsey change his name to the well-nigh unforgettable Engelbert Humperdinck, after the 19th century Austrian composer who adapted Hansel and Gretel into an opera. To create an air of mystery around the singer, Mills insisted that he refrain from any contact with his fans following concerts, even if that meant escaping through windows. The gimmicks worked, as the newly christened Humperdinck scored a new deal with Decca. His first two singles, "Dommage Dommage" and "Stay," were released in 1966, and both missed the charts. But the third time proved to be the charm. In 1967, Humperdinck cut a pop-ballad version of "Release Me," previously a hit for country singer Ray Price and R&B chanteuse Esther Phillips; Humperdinck's cover made the song a standard. Given some exposure by the singer's last-minute addition to a bill at the London Palladium, it rocketed to the top of the British charts and sold over a million copies, ultimately keeping the Beatles' seminal double-sided hit "Penny Lane"/"Strawberry Fields Forever" out of the top spot. It also went to number four in America, where the accompanying album made the Top Ten. "Release Me" kicked off a streak of seven straight Top Five hits in the U.K., which lasted into 1969. Those hits included "There Goes My Everything," the million-selling number one "The Last Waltz," "Am I That Easy to Forget," "A Man Without Love," "Les Bicyclettes de Belsize," and "The Way It Used to Be." While they weren't as successful on the American pop charts (none reached the Top Ten), they all made the Top Ten on the easy listening charts; his albums of the 1967-1970 period sold well too, as his first six all landed in the Top 20. Humperdinck's string of easy listening hits continued apace in the early '70s; 1970 brought "Winter World of Love," "Sweetheart," and "My Marie," and the following year "Another Time, Another Place" and "When There's No You." By this time, Humperdinck had become a hugely popular live act, touring extensively on the cabaret and nightclub circuits, and became a regular in Las Vegas as well. Humperdinck concerts were such a profitable enterprise, in fact, that the singer's management began to de-emphasize recordings, instead encouraging him to continue touring. As a result, the chart placements of his less frequent new material were suffering considerably by the mid-'70s. In late 1976, after signing a new deal with Epic, Humperdinck did return to make his second appearance in the American Top Ten with "After the Lovin'," an adult contemporary chart-topper that also made the lower reaches of the country charts. The album of the same name made the Top 20 and gave him his biggest-selling LP since 1970. Humperdinck topped the adult contemporary charts one last time with 1979's "This Moment in Time," and had his last chart single in 1983, with "Til You and Your Lover Are Lovers Again." Humperdinck continued to make a profitable living on tour and in Las Vegas, still commanding a sizable female following; by this time, his act featured several celebrity impressions -- not just Jerry Lewis, but Dean Martin, Elvis Presley, and Julio Iglesias. Compilations of his work were heavily advertised through direct-marketing campaigns on American television, keeping his sales at a steady pace; he also re-recorded much of his material in different languages, helping maintain his popularity across Europe. He attempted a recording comeback with the 1987 album Remember I Love You, which featured a duet with Gloria Gaynor and wound up earning him a Golden Globe Entertainer of the Year award. The lounge revival of the '90s helped bring traditional pop and smooth crooning back into fashion, and Humperdinck found himself with a new hip cachet; he capitalized by recording "Lesbian Seagull," a song for the Beavis and Butt-Head Do America soundtrack, in 1996. He followed it with a foray into contemporary dance-pop, The Dance Album, for the Interhit label in 1998; a new version of "Release Me" had some success in the dance clubs. In 2003, the Hip-O label issued Definition of Love, a new album featuring standards, rock oldies, and more recent pop hits by the likes of Aerosmith and Robbie Williams. engelbert_humperdinck_-_after_the_lovin.kar engelbert_-_cuando_calienta_el_sol.kar engelbert_-_i_wish_you_love.kar engelbert_-_quiet_night_of_quiet_stars2.kar engelbert_-_quiet_night_of_quiet_stars.kar engelbert_humperdinck_-_reunited.kar engelbert_humperdinck_-_the_last_waltz.kar engelbert_-_you_belong_to_my_heart.kar	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line142
__label__wiki	0.93768	0.93768	A Luminous Century: Celebrating Norwegian Cinema (2005) The Wayward Girl, 1959. One of the clear highlights of the Norwegian cinema series for me was Liv Ullmann’s personal appearance for the introduction of her film debut as lead actress in what would prove to be the final film by Norway’s first female director, Edith Carlmar, The Wayward Girl. Admitting that she initially found it odd that program director Richard Peña had chosen this somewhat (then) scandalous, low budget independent production by the husband and wife production team of Otto and Edith Carlmar, Ullmann subsequently realized that it would be an exciting opportunity to re-visit the film some 47 years later to see, not only to see how much she had changed since then (as she noted, the film was made five years before she met Ingmar Bergman and changed the course of her professional and personal life), but also how much society had changed since that time, when members of her own fairly religious family tried to keep the film from getting distributed after they had caught wind that she had appeared nude in some scenes. (Ms. Ullmann does, however, note that her grandmother was quite supportive throughout the entire ordeal and proud of the film and that, in fact, she had invited all of the residents in the wing of her nursing home to the screening after which, she jokingly adds, they never spoke to her again.) Ullmann’s anecdotes of the notoriously parsimonious Carlmars were also refreshingly candid, engaging, humorous, and delightful, such as her first contact with the Carlmars to express interest in the role (after having just finished a stage production in the title role of Anne Frank in a provincial theater company) upon which she was granted an interview with the provision that she pay for her own airplane fare in case they decide not to cast her (later on, she was also told that she was to provide her own wardrobe as part of her salary). Fondly remembering that the first question ever posed to her by the Carlmars was to ask if she was a virgin (which, she reasoned that if she had told the truth, that they would not even entertain the idea of her playing the part of the wayward girl), she promptly responded that she was not, which, although she realized immediately that they did not believe her, she self-effacingly jests that that they must have been swayed by her acting. Ullmann shares another anecdote in her character’s befriending of a sheep in the film that, as she recalls, died in real-life (as it does in the film). Looking to economize, the Carlmars then served the sheep as part of the wrap-up party. As Ullmann would eloquently conclude, her acting may not have been the most polished (a remark that says more about her own exacting nature when it comes to her craft than in the detection of any perceptible weakness in her characterization of Gerd), but it remains, for her, certainly the most honest of her performances that she would ever commit to film, made by a young artist who wanted to prove her skill, mettle, and passion for the craft, both to the world and to herself. As it turns out, The Wayward Girl is something of a minor gem – a film that, not only pushes the artistic bounds of filming sexual liberation given the morality of the times, but also captures the dichotomy of the exuberance and freedom of youth and the subconscious realization of the eventual need to conform to societal expectations that comes with growing up. At the heart of the film is a pair of runaway young lovers, Gerd (Ullmann), the illegitimate child of a perennially absent, self-absorbed mother, and Anders, a university student from an upstanding middle-class family, who sneak away into an abandoned cabin in the woods to lead a Garden of Eden existence of love, complete abandon, and self-reliance. Rather than rendering a simple cautionary tale of reckless young love, Carlmar creates a thoughtful and provocative portrait on the process of maturation and awakening to social constraints and moral responsibility that ultimately serve to extinguish the light of youth. The Hunt, 1959. Favorably recalling the experimental narrative strategies of Alain Robbe-Grillet, Erik Lochen’s remarkably light and agile, yet ingeniously constructed and elegantly realized film, The Hunt similarly plays on the author’s recurring themes of memory, atemporality, and psychological reality. Prefiguring Alain Resnais’ collaborative film with Robbe-Grillet, Last Year at Marienbad (the film was made in the same year as Resnais’ collaborative film with another nouvelle roman author, Marguerite Duras, Hiroshima mon amour), the film opens with a shot of a covered body on a gurney being loaded into the coroner’s van accompanied by an off-screen narrator’s explanation of what appears to have been a shooting accident during a hunting trip. The fourth wall is broken, and the film proceeds in flashback as the narrator begins to interrogate each hunter on the circumstances surrounding the incident – a beautiful woman named Guri (Benedikte Liseth), her husband Bjørn (Rolf Søder), and her spurned (or perhaps, current) lover, Bjørn’s best friend, Knut (Tor Stokk) – filling in the details of their complicated shared history in alternating narrative turns, the reality of the nature of their shared intimacy tempered by individual perception (or perhaps, by a sense of guilt or complicity in the tragedy) and fractured by the altered perspective that invariably comes with each change of speaker. The inscrutable trio’s informal testimonies begin to organically diverge, veer off in stream-of-consciousness tangents, be willfully suppressed, entangled in fanciful imagination, or become occluded in the haze of imperfect memory and subsumed desire, collapsing the planes of memory and imagination to a singularity where truth becomes malleable, and reality itself becomes as ephemeral as a waking dream. Raid on the Bergen Express, 1928. Although annotated with a running time of 98 minutes, the print for Uwe Jens Krafft’s Raid on the Bergen Express that was screened for the program turned out to be a British cut of the film that clocked in at slightly less than one hour. With that reservation noted, it is difficult to assess the effectiveness of the film in its current form. Ostensibly a hybrid of sorts between romantic comedy and action/caper film as two young men – a recently (albeit probationally) promoted newspaper advertising manager named Tom and a humorless, by-the-book officer named Lund – vie for the affections of Gerd, the daughter of the general manager for the national railroad, the film starts auspiciously with a long distance ski jump contest between Tom and Lund, a head-to-head competition that portents their romantic rivalry over Gerd. Unfortunately, the seamless choreography of this sequence is subsequently broken by what appeared to be gaping plot holes, with Tom inexplicably recruiting his friends for a plot to raid the Bergen Express on April 1st. Is his motivation to take revenge on Gerd’s father who placed his promotion on contingency? Or perhaps it is to outwit Lund by staging a daring raid under his watch? Although the film does provide a resolution to these questions, the tidy denouement does little to reconcile the ethical quagmire that the actions in the film represent, an absurdity that would likely have been tempered if the missing sequences somehow deployed humor in order to justify the seemingly extreme measures concocted by the hero in order to win a girl’s heart. The Growth of the Soil, 1929. Two of the earliest surviving silent films in the Norwegian Film Archives were included in the program, the first of which is Gunnar Sommerfeldt’s epic ode to rugged individualism and self-reliance, The Growth of the Soil, based on the Nobel Prize-winning novel by internationally renowned native author, Knut Pedersen Hamsun. Tracing the pioneering adventures of Isak (Amund Rydland), a man seemingly without a past who came upon a clearing in the woods of a “No Man’s Land”, far away from traces of civilization and decided to claim the area as his own, Isak’s life becomes a contemporary parable for the birth of civilization, marrying an “unwanted” woman from a distant village named Inger (Karen Thalbitzer), endlessly toiling on their self-created frontier utopia, forging an enduring friendship with the district sheriff and his assistant after paying a state-ordered visit to the property in order to settle ownership, and becoming the reluctant founding father of a burgeoning town after the government decides to build a telegraph station within his property in order to connect two neighboring cities. Retaining the neo-romantic tone of Hamsun’s novel, the film is infused with a certain element of mysticism, fantasy, and suspension of disbelief, creating an oddly stilted atmosphere and logical incongruence that is at once realistic, yet otherworldly, intimate yet impersonal (a dichotomy that is perhaps best encapsulated in Inger sending Isak away on errands throughout the film, only to return in complete surprise to find that she had given birth to a child, apparently unaware of any of her pregnancies). Kissed by Winter, 2005. In the review for Sara Johnsen’s understated and intelligently realized debut feature Kissed by Winter, Mode Steinkjer writes, “The last part of the film’s key moments are accompanied by Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah sung by Jeff Buckley in his version that is both beautiful and atmospheric. For me the song works to elevate the drama because the connection is unconsciously linked to Buckey’s own fate”. This insightful association does, indeed, reside at the core of the film, as the emotional trajectories of three families converge within the arc of an unexpected – though perhaps, not entirely unforeseen – tragedy and its ensuing repercussions in a small, provincial town in Norway: a country doctor, Victoria (Anika Hallin), who recently separated from her husband (Göran Ragnerstam) and the painful memories of her life in Oslo in order to start over, a snow plough driver, Kaj (Kristoffer Joner) who painstakingly built a dream home for his wife only to be abandoned by her, and a stern and devout Iranian immigrant couple, (Michalis Koutsogiannakis and Mina Azarian) whose troubled, missing son Darjosh (Jade Francis Haj) was found dead on the side of a snow embankment without shoes and curiously marked by a series of puncture wounds on the soles of his feet. Unfolding as a seeming whodunit mystery, the film is, instead, a muted, yet incisive portrait of the underlying grief, guilt, pain, and internalized, misdirected trauma felt by the characters as they struggle to come to terms with their own insensitivity (or more appropriately, obliviousness) and sense of moral culpability in the tragedy of a young man’s death. Filmmaker Johnsen demonstrates a natural ability to convey the gentle humor of, and quiet affection for, her endearing, but emotionally isolated characters, a compassion that is exquisitely captured in the remarkably rendered performance by Swedish actress Anika Hallin (who remarked during the Q&A that her acting career had, up to this point, been mostly playing the role of law enforcement officials in crime dramas). Nine Lives, 1957. Norwegian cinema is integrally rooted in the presentation of landscape as character, and this integration is particularly evident in Arne Skouen’s Nine Lives. Told in extended flashback, the story is based on the real-life experience of resistance fighter Jan Baalsrud who became the sole survivor of a sabotage mission to blow up a German war boat anchored in then-occupied Norwegian territory, only to be betrayed at their reconnaissance point when their contact, a shoemaker named Hansen, is replaced by another shoemaker named Hansen who is sympathetic to the Fascist government of Vidkun Quisling. Forced to navigate his way through the mountains alone in order to cross the border into Sweden for safety and medical treatment for his injured leg (after sustaining a gunshot wound in the foot), Baalsrud inevitably stumbled into the kindness of strangers and other pockets of resistance fighters and sympathetic villagers willing to help him despite personal risk to ensure his safe crossing. Skouen’s combination of spare dialogue with extended shots of Baalsrud and his guides navigating through the dangerous and inhospitable terrain (and unpredictable weather) of the mountains creates a taut and dramatic portrait of one person’s perseverance and enduring spirit in the face of overwhelming adversity and seemingly inescapable death, a juxtaposition of man and unconquerable nature that also characterizes the atmosphere of the nation’s wartime occupation. Too Much Norway, 2005. The first film on tap for A Luminous Century: Celebrating Norwegian Cinema was Rune Denstag and Sivge Endresen’s Too Much Norway, a film that, as a Norwegian American audience member appropriately pointed out, was a film “made for Norwegians, not for export.” Indeed, there are no indications of a National Geographic travelogue at work in Denstag and Endresen’s humorous and meditative essay: no picture postcard shots of the tundra, Lapps in costume, or national landmarks, but rather, (literally) launches from a certain familiarity and insight into the national history into a tongue-in-cheek reflection of the country’s nascent history since the dissolution of the union between Sweden and Norway in 1905. Told from the fictional perspective of an aging astronaut (played by artist and writer Odd Borretzen) who has lived throughout much of the country’s independent history, the film is an alternately self-effacing, whimsical, cheerful, and thoughtful portrait of a small, but wealthy and well-educated European country striving to make its mark on the world stage (through pioneering expeditions into – and subsequent annexations of territory within – the South Pole and excellence in Olympic games) while still struggling to define what it means to be Norwegian (an opening collage of multi-ethnic Norwegians dispels the myth of the country as a monoethnic society). In essence, it is this pervading spirit of self-reliance that would seem to define Norway’s history through its first century as an independent nation, not only from its separation from Sweden, but also recently, in its rejection of joining the European common market: a determination to retain its own sense of culture and national identity in an age of increasing globalization and interchangeable economic unions. In Film Festivals Norwegian cinema	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line144
__label__wiki	0.970471	0.970471	→ ARMENIA → Republic of Armenia Presidential Elections 2008 In Armenia March 1 Started by Lev7 , Sep 20 2005 10:18 AM #801 Yervant1 ARKA, Armenia Armenia’s Court of Appeals to announce its ruling on former president Kocharyan on August 13 YEREVAN, August 10. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Court of Appeals will announce its decision on a petition filed by ex-president Robert Kocharyan’s lawyers against his arrest, on August 13, one of Kocharyan's lawyer, Aram Orbelyan, told journalists today. He added that the decision will be made public on Monday at 4:00 pm. According to Orbelyan, he and other lawyers believe that the Court of Appeals will deliver a positive ruling, as Kocharyan shed some light on some facts. Earlier the Office of the Prosecutor-General declined an appeal signed by 46 members of the parliament, to release Robert Kocharyan from custody pending investigation into the 2008 post-election violence in Yerevan. The lawmakers, the bulk from the former ruling Republican Party of Armenia, guaranteed in writing that Kocharyan will not flee prosecution if set free. A Yerevan district court late on July 27 ruled that the Special Investigative Service (SIS) could hold Kocharyan for two months in pre-trial detention pending investigation. The case dates back to late February and early March 2008 following the disputed presidential election, when then prime minister Serzh Sargsyan was declared the winner, angering the opposition, led by the first Armenian president Levon Ter-Petrosyan and setting off 10 days of nonstop protests that led to a crackdown on March 1, in which 10 people were killed and more than 200 injured. Kocharyan is now charged with toppling constitutional order in collusion with other persons, and the agency has applied to court for a detention warrant. The same charge was brought against Yuri Khachaturov, secretary general of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, who had been the chief of the Yerevan garrison at the time of the bloody events of 2008. However, Khachaturov was released on bail, for AMD 5 million. Also former defense minister Mikael Harutyunyan is wanted by the law-enforcement authorities as a defendant in the case. He is accused of illegally using the Armenian armed forces against opposition supporters who demonstrated in Yerevan in the wake of the disputed presidential election held in February 2008. --0---- http://arka.am/en/ne...n_on_august_13/ The Koz Telegram Ex-President of Armenia will be summoned for questioning because of the suppression of protests in 2008 magictr \| August 16, 2018 The former President of Armenia Serzh Sarsyan questioned in the case about the suppression of protests in 2008, when ten people were killed, reported the Special investigation service of the country. Office chair Sasun Khachatryan on August 16 said that will be questioned all those involved in the case”, writes Radio Liberty. “Serge Sarsyan also questioned”, said Khachatryan, adding that the procedure “will be determined by the investigator on the basis of a criminal investigation and feasibility of implementation of specific investigative activities.” Khachatryan also expressed hope for the re-arrest of the former President of Armenia Robert Kocharian in connection with the case. In late July, the court arrested Kocharian for two months on charges of involvement in the suppression of protests in 2008. Next month the policy was released. The court explained this decision by the fact that, under the Constitution, the President of the country during the tenure and after this could not be criminally prosecuted and held liable for actions arising from its status. The release of ex-President provoked a wave of protests in Yerevan. The Chairman of the investigative service called the court’s decision, the decision to release Kocharyan’s illegal. He stressed that the former President would be arrested immediately if they try to run away from Armenia. Kocharyan calls the charges against him as politically motivated. The case against Kocharian was broken due to the forceful dispersal of protests after the presidential elections in 2008. Then the protesters are supporters of Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who was defeated in the elections, demanding revision of results of voting. In clashes with police 10 people were killed. Kocharian declared a state of emergency, protests in the country stopped. One of the organizers of rallies in 2008 and was the current Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinian. In 2010 on charges of organizing riots and was sentenced to seven years in prison. In may 2011 Pashinyan was released on Amnesty. https://ktelegram.co...-in-2008/18086/ Nikol Pashinyan: You will sit with all the murderers (video) 23:45 \| August 17,2018 \| Politics Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan touched upon Robert Kocharyan’s statement that he was a victim of political persecution. “If you are a victim, what do you do in freedom? Or do you think we do not know the ways of forcing judges to impose this or that illegal decision? But we have abandoned that practice and I want to say that we are proud of our government that we have abandoned that practice.” Pashinyan stressed that nobody will be allowed to avoid responsibility. “I exclude that anyone will avoid the responsibility for killing 10 civilians and carrying out state revolution in the Republic of Armenia on March 1. There cannot be such a thing. There cannot be such a thing,” announced Nikol Pashinyan and added, “You will sit with all the murderers. And I am authorized to declare it on behalf of the citizen of the Republic of Armenia.” https://en.a1plus.am/1277049.html ECHR Orders Compensation to be Paid to March 1, 2008 Protester On September 20th, 2018, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) released a ground-breaking verdict in response to calls for evaluation of the treatment and persecution of citizens who were arrested in relation to the March 1st 2008 protests in Yerevan, Armenia. Mr. Mushegh Saghatelyan, one such arrested activist, had complained of “ill-treatment by the police” and that his arrest had been unlawful. He furthermore had asserted that the entire case brought against him by the Armenian government was fabricated. In the Chamber judgement, the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been violations of several articles, including the right to liberty and security, and the right to a fair trial. In response to this judgement, the Court held that Armenia was to pay Mr. Saghatelyan 15,600 euros (EUR) “in respect of non-pecuniary damage” and EUR 5,000 “in respect of costs and expenses.” The Zoryan Institute, committed to examining the forces and factors which shape Armenian life and contemporary history, has closely followed the subsequent developments of the March 2008 protests, violence and killings in Yerevan, Armenia. The September 20th ECHR ruling offers the first tangible evidence of the corruption and wrongful prosecution that followed the March 2008 protests, as well as the ongoing failures of the Armenian judicial system. The ruling confirms that in the wake of the 2008 clashes the government willingly distorted the truth of the events. Armenian President Robert Kocharyan opted to use the army against opposition protesters because, according to Armenian officials, the “government thought the protesters were armed”. Various news outlets reported that on March 2nd, 2008, military vehicles entered the capital. Soldiers used gunfire and tear gas to violently attack the thousands of protesters assembled in the square. In the days that followed the clashes, news outlets reported that the Armenian government denied excessive force. A ban on public gatherings, media censorship and internet censorship were put in place as reactive measures. Mr. Saghatelyan’s verdict delivers to Armenia, and the world, evidence of the police brutality that was used during this event, confirms that citizens were wrongfully jailed, and represents the first time that victims’ rights in this incident have been established. The ECHR has brought due diligence and justice to a victim involved in the clashes, paving the way for other cases to be opened. The failures of Armenia’s judicial system have been exposed, demonstrating the urgent need for judicial reform. Reform is integral to both the future of Armenia, and to making amends for the corruption and nepotism of the past. One means of enacting the judicial reform is by way of institutional reform, a method associated with transitional justice. The International Center for Transitional justice states that the “…reform of state institutions involved in human rights abuses can be an important transitional justice measure that promotes accountability and helps prevent the recurrence of violations.” The Zoryan Institute recognizes that the September 20th ECHR ruling could have a profound impact on the future of Armenia. This ruling creates an opportunity for the government to undertake judicial reform, and ultimately establish accountability and trust amongst civil society. For the full and detailed report released by the ECHR please click on the button below: ECHR Report ArmenPress.am Pashinyan urges to “get psychologically ready” for complete revelation of March 1 investigation 13:18, 24 October, 2018 YEREVAN, OCTOBER 24, ARMENPRESS. Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has urged from the parliament floor to “get psychologically ready” for the complete revelation of the March 1 case. During parliamentary debates on the first round of electing a Prime Minister, Acting PM Nikol Pashinyan emphasized that “no one should doubt that the March 1 case will be revealed until the end, until the last corners”. The March 1 case is an ongoing investigation into the deadly 2008 post-election unrest clashes that left 10 people dead. “I am calling on us all to be psychologically ready for the entire volume of discoveries, because it isn’t going to be easy to know everything that I am sure we will know soon,” he said. Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan https://armenpress.a...mDcW1GpIPJD5i2A MosJan likes this #806 MosJan https://hetq.am/en/a...VgXbZimu5pnTFuA March 1, 2008 Investigation: Former Chief Investigator Charged with Falsifying Evidence As part of its investigation into the mass public protests of March 1-2, 2008 in Yerevan during which ten people were killed, Armenia’s Special Investigative Service (SIS) reported today that former chief investigator of March 1 Vahagn Harutyunyan had been charged with falsification of evidence. During the preliminary investigation on the mentioned criminal case, V.H. found out that on March 1-2, 2008, during the clashes between the demonstrators and the police, various units of the Armenian Armed Forces took active part and applied firearms. Instead of disclosing the circumstances of the murders of individuals, V.H. abused his official powers, cooperating with some investigators and other police officers, including expert A.H., to falsify the evidence. Particularly, in the course of the forensic expert examination, in order to conceal the true circumstances of the participation of the RA Armed Forces, V.H. organized the replacement of actually confiscated 1,000 bullets with those shot by his order by a unit of Police Forces. Judicial expert A.H. fixed it in an obviously false conclusion of 29 December 2008, which, as a false proof, was attached to the materials of the criminal case on 30 December 2008 and put into circulation. Then V. H. personally, as well as other investigators under his supervision, accepting the substitute bullets as falsified evidence and the false conclusion of the expert, continued the preliminary investigation of the criminal case until November 17, 2011, trying to conceal the participation of various units of the Armenian Armed Forces and use of firearms by the officers of those subdivisions. V.H. has been involved as a defendant in the criminal case for falsifying evidences. A. H. has been involved in the criminal case for assistance in falsifying evidences. The two are currently wanted. The investigator of the Armenian Special Investigative Service has filed a motion to the court to choose their arrest as a preventive measure. The investigation is ongoing. Wow, I hope all the facts comes out and the guilty people punished for killing innocent victims who were exercising their civic duties, such as the right to protest. Edited by Yervant1, 01 November 2018 - 01:13 PM. HOPE thats all we have this days Yervant jan OC Media Former Armenian president Kocharyan re-arrested but vows to fight on from jail 7 December 2018 by OC Media Robert Kocharyan (Yerkir) Armenia’s second president Robert Kocharyan has been re-arrested and remanded in custody over the violent dispersal of anti-government protests in 2008 that left 10 people dead. On 7 December, after five days of deliberations, the Court of Appeal rejected a notion by Kocharyan’s lawyers to release him on bail, upholding the decision of the first instance court. Ruben Sahakyan, a member of the Kocharyan’s defence team, called the verdict ‘political’ and insisted it was related to upcoming parliamentary elections. According to his lawyer, Kocharyan did not wait to be visited by the authorities and handed himself in to the National Security Service. Minutes before, Kocharyan’s press secretary read out his statement in which the former president accused the government of waging a ‘vendetta’ and a ‘cheap and unlawful persecution’ against him and his family. He called the ‘current leader’ a populist unable to rule the country. ‘It is more than obvious that the main organiser of the riots on 1 March 2008 that caused the death of people is trying to wash off the stains of blood and trying to make me responsible’, the statement read. Kocharyan vowed to continue his ‘political fight’ from prison. Kocharyan was charged in July by the Special Investigative Service for breaching the constitution in giving a clandestine order to ‘involve the army into a political process’ in dispersing 2008 anti-government protests. The crackdown left eight protesters and two police officers dead. He was remanded to two months in pre-trial custody but freed on bail less than three weeks later after an appeal court ruled his detention was unlawful. The appeal court ruled that the General Prosecutor’s Office had failed to convince the court that his pre-trial detention did not contradict the immunity clause in the Armenian Constitution, but did ban him from leaving the country. Article 140 of the Constitution grants the president immunity from prosecution during and after his term for actions ‘deriving from his or her status’. Several days after his release, Kocharyan announced his comeback to politics, calling the government under Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ‘incompetent’, with no plans for the country’s economy, and no experience dealing with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict or maintaining relations with Russia. On 15 November, the prosecution successfully challenged his release on bail, after which the cassation court sent the case back to the court of appeals to be re-examined. 2008 crackdown on post-election turmoil The case concerns the dispersal of mass protests in Yerevan on 1 March 2008 after Serzh Sargsyan was declared the winner of presidential elections. The opposition rallied for around 10 days claiming Levon Ter-Petrosyan, the first Armenian President, from 1991–1998, was the rightful winner and demanding a recount. The initial protests were reportedly authorised by the authorities and were then followed by ‘spontaneous’ protests. 1 March 2008 protests in Yerevan (Wikicommons) The authorities did not intervene until 1 March, according to allegations against Armenia at the European Court of Human Rights. Opposition parties claimed the crackdown involved not only civilian law enforcement agencies, but also the army, as outgoing President Kocharyan declared a state of emergency. A number of prominent opposition politicians were arrested in the aftermath. In March 2018, the then opposition Yelk block, of which Prime Minister Pashinyan is a part, condemned the use of lethal force against protesters. On 6 March, Pashinyan requested that the Prosecutor's Office question Kocharyan on his claims, which were reiterated by other members of the Republican Party, that the March protesters were armed and shot at police. Of the families of the 10 deceased, nine appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in 2011, according to the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre, who is representing them in court. The ECHR has yet to make a judgement on the case. http://oc-media.org/...t-on-from-jail/ Aysor, Armenia Ex Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan charged Charges have been filed against former defense minister Seyran Ohanyan in the sidelines of March 1 criminal case, Aysor.am sources report. Special Investigation Service representative refused to provide any information about it. The charges are not clear yet. https://www.aysor.am...ohanyan/1511047 Constitutional Court rejects Kocharyan’s appeal 12:19, 30 January, 2019 YEREVAN, JANUARY 30, ARMENPRESS. The Constitutional Court of Armenia has rejected to launch proceedings over arrested former President Robert Kocharyan’s appeal. Kocharyan had appealed to the Constitutional Court on January 8, arguing the constitutionality behind the Cassation Court’s earlier launch of proceedings based on the Prosecutor General’s complaint. The Prosecutor General had filed a complaint over Kocharyan’s release. Kocharyan was later re-arrested. “According to the decision of the Constitutional Court, the fact that the constitutional justice field is outside of the Court of Cassation’s circle of functions in accordance to paragraph 1, article 171 of the Constitution, doesn’t mean that the Court of Cassation isn’t authorized to interpret and apply the Constitution,” the Constitutional Court said in part a lengthy press release. 2nd President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, who ruled the country from 1998 to 2008, spent two weeks in jail in summer of 2018, but was eventually freed. But on December 7, a higher court overruled the release and ordered him to be remanded into custody pending trial again. At the time the court announced the verdict, Kocharyan turned himself in to authorities. Kocharyan is charged for ‘overthrowing constitutional order’ during the 2008 post-election unrest, when clashes between security forces and protesters left 10 people dead, including two police officers, during his final days as president. He vehemently denies wrongdoing. https://armenpress.a...Y-ITJjuEJBhHMH0 Authorities expected to disclose assets of ex-President Robert Kocharyan 16:37, 1 February, 2019 YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 1, ARMENPRESS. The Investigative Department of the National Security Service (NSS) will soon make a statement disclosing the assets of former President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan and his family, NSS Director Artur Vanetsyan told reporters. “A criminal investigation is underway, and soon the Investigative Department of the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia will deliver a corresponding statement,” Vanetsyan said. Earlier in 2018, Vanetsyan had claimed that they possess information on how Kocharyan’s family became the owner of Congress hotel, an upscale hotel in downtown Yerevan. Vanetsyan said that a criminal investigation on money laundering is underway. https://armenpress.a...arQUGcAC1fLk7P0 Ex-president Sargsyan interrogated in March 1 case YEREVAN, February 4. /ARKA/. Ex-president of Armenian Serzh Sargsyan was interrogated for several hours in the Special Investigation Service in the March 1 case, armtimes.com said. "We managed to find out that Sargsyan was interrogated for several hours as a witness in the March 1 case. According to our source, the interrogation will continue," the newspaper writes, noting that the Special Investigation Service declined comments. The Armenian opposition, led by the first president Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who ran for the presidential elections on February 19, 2008, held rallies in the center of Yerevan from February 20, expressing dissatisfaction with the official results that gave the victory to Serzh Sargsyan. The protests on March 1-2, 2008, resulted in riots and clashes between protesters and law enforcement forces, which killed ten people and wounded over 200 people. The Constitutional Court recognized the 2008 elections as legitimate. Serzh Sargsyan was said to have received 52.86% of the votes, and Levon Ter-Petrosyan - 21.5%. The second president of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, who preceded Sargsyan, is accused of overthrowing the constitutional order. He is currently under arrest. Former chief of staff of armed forces Yuri Khachaturov, who was detained but released on bail of 5 million drams, and former defense ministers Mikael Harutyunyan, who is now in Russia and Seyran Ohanyan are also involved in the March 1 case as defendants. -0- http://arka.am/en/ne...n_march_1_case/ Kocharyan will remain jailed, court rejects bail YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 7, ARMENPRESS. Former President Robert Kocharyan will remain in jail as the Court of Appeals has rejected his motion requesting bail. “The verdict has been published. Robert Kocharyan’s lawyers’ motions have been completely rejected,” Vahagn Muradyan from the General Prosecution said. https://armenpress.a...yDNxW6cv7KbJjQQ New charge filed against Armenia’s second president Special Investigation Service has filed new charges against Armenia’s second president Robert Kocharyan. Besides the charges under the Article 300.1 of the Criminal Code, overthrow of constitutional order, Kocharyan has been charged under the 2d provision of 4th part of Article 311, receiving big amount of bribe. Second president’s defense team reports that the new accusation relates to the statement of citizen Silva Hakobyan about giving bribe to Kocharyan. https://www.aysor.am...charges/1525120 Bribe-taking charge ‘filed against ex-Armenian president Kocharyan’ Robert Kocharyan seen with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in 2000. By bne IntelliNews February 14, 2019 A bribe-taking charge has reportedly been filed against former Armenian president Robert Kocharyan. Kocharyan—already charged with violating Armenia’s constitutional system for actions against demonstrators more than a decade ago—is facing a charge arising from allegations that businesswoman Silva Hambartsumian was forced to pay a bribe to an Armenian minister, Kocharyan's lawyer Aram Orbelian was reported as saying by RFE/RL’s Armenian Service on February 12. Hambartsumian told the news outlet last October that she had to pay a $14mn bribe in 2008 to then-environment minister Aram Harutyunian. In January, a court in Yerevan ordered Harutyunian's arrest, but his current whereabouts is unknown. The prosecution of Kocharyan may have the potential to hurt relations between the post-revolution government in Armenia headed by Nikol Pashinian and the small country’s strategic ally Russia. Russia is concerned at how the Pashinian administration is going after figures of the old establishment. Last August the Kremlin notably reported a phone conversation between Putin and Kocharyan during which the Russian leader congratulated the former Armenian president on his birthday. This move, rare in state diplomacy, led to some analysts speculating that Moscow was underlining its support for Kocharyan. He had lately said that he would return to politics. “Marti mek” charges Kocharyan was initially arrested in July last year on charges stemming from his government's deadly use of force in the “Marti mek” (March 1) events against opposition protesters during the final weeks of his 1998-2008 rule. Pashinian was elected on an anti-corruption and anti-cronyism platform after successfully leading Armenia’s velvet revolution in spring 2018. Kocharyan, 64, has been accused of illegally ordering Armenian Army soldiers to use force against opposition supporters who were protesting against alleged fraud in the disputed February 2008 presidential election. Eight protesters and two policemen were killed when security forces engaged in clashes with protesters on March 1-2, 2008. Kocharyan has denied the accusations. Armenia’s current government is pursuing a political “vendetta” against him, he has said. He was freed last August 13 by an appeals court that ruled the constitution gave him immunity from prosecution in connection with the 2008 violence. Subsequently, despite having announced he was returning to politics, he did not run in the snap December 9 parliamentary elections that brought a crushing victory for the Pashinian-led My Step Alliance. A court reinstated Kocharyan's pretrial detention two days before the elections. He has been in custody since then. Pashinian has defended the criminal charges against Kocharyan. He declared last August 17 that “all murderers will go to prison”. http://www.intelline...charyan-156397/ Kocharyan’s son claims to be under investigation, charged 16:32, 18 February, 2019 YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 18, ARMENPRESS. Ex-President Robert Kocharyan’s son Sedrak Kocharyan says he has been charged by the National Security Service with money laundering and tax evasion. Sedrak Kocharyan, 38, said in an interview to 2rd.am, a website affiliated with his father, that he has been confined to the country limits with a signature bond. In the interview he denied the accusations, calling them "fake". Sedrak is the eldest of Robert Kocharyan’s three children, the other two being Levon and Gayane. Sedrak’s younger brother Levon is married to pop diva Sirusho. Authorities weren’t immediately available for comment. On February 12, authorities announced they’ve filed new charges against Kocharyan concerning bribery. https://armenpress.a...Ho85fBCD4FSdv8A JAM News Son of Armenian ex-president charged with money laundering JAMnews, Yerevan Sedrak Kocharyan says the accusation is the ‘revenge’ of the country's prime minister on his father and former president Robert Kocharyan, who has been under arrest since December Photolure news agency. Robert Kocharyan’s family, 2010 The National Security Service of Armenia has indicted the eldest son of the second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan – Sedrak Kocharyan. Sedrak has been accused of tax evasion and money laundering. He has been banned from leaving the country as the investigation continues. What exactly does Sedrak Kocharyan stand accused of? The Armenian National Security Service report says that during its investigation, it uncovered evidence that Sedrak Kocharyan had avoided paying taxes for one of his businesses. Later, he supposedly laundered the saved funds through a series of shady banking operations. In particular, in one of his companies, Sedrak Kocharyan declared a payment made by a third party to the amount of $5.3 million as a debt repayment. With the help of two payments, he transferred this money to his accounts as compensation for debt obligations. By falsifying his income, he avoided paying around 915 million AMD ($1.9 million) in taxes. Sedrak Kocharyan is also accused of having legalized large incomes by organizing intra-family companies. He used some of them to purchase a Best Western Congress Hotel. The Kocharyans say the investigation is the government’s ‘revenge’ Sedrak Kochayan, responding to questions posed by 2rd.am, called all the accusations fabricated. He says the accusations are groundless attacks on his family by the authorities, in particular, Prime Minister Pashinyan. “Nikol Pashinyan long ago focused on our family, since the days of his journalistic activities … When he was an MP, he did not miss a chance and consistently tried to slander and denigrate the good name of our family and honor, even when my father had long been out of office … The basic technology of spreading false and false rumors about our family, directed by Nikol and his companions, is extremely primitive.” Ex-President Robert Kocharyan himself also considers his arrest politically motivated. Since December 2018, Kocharyan has been imprisoned in the March 1 case, which concerns the events of 2008: After the presidential elections of February 2008, protests organized by supporters of the first president of Armenia, Levon Ter-Petrosyan, took place. They said that Ter-Petrosyan had won, and not Serzh Sargsyan, as the Central Election Commission announced. During the dispersal of the demonstration, military weapons were used and 10 people were killed. The president of the country at that time was still Robert Kocharyan. The investigation of the March 1 case did not move forward since the day the event in question took place until the Armenian Velvet Revolution of Spring 2018, when revolutionary leader Nikol Pashinyan and his government took up the case. As a result, in July 2018, Robert Kocharyan was charged with overthrowing the constitutional order in the case of the events of 1 March 2008. The current Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan at the presidential elections of 2008 represented the interests of presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrosyan. He actively participated in the protests that began after the announcement of the election results. After the events of March 1, when ten people were killed during the dispersal of the demonstration, the opposition leader went into hiding for four months because of accusations of organizing mass riots. On July 1, 2010, Pashinyan voluntarily went to the prosecutor’s office, was arrested and sentenced to seven years. After one year and 11 months, he came under an amnesty timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the independence of Armenia. Human rights activists believe that the authorities were forced to take this step under the pressure of international structures. In February of this year, the Special Investigation Service of Armenia brought new charges against the second president, Robert Kocharyan. Now he is accused of taking large bribes. Robert Kocharyan does not admit to any of the charges against him. https://jam-news.net...ney-laundering/ Eurasianet.org First murder charge in Armenia’s March 1 investigations Previous prosecutions in the case had been against high-level officials, opening the government up to charges it was pursuing a political vendetta rather than justice. Ani Mejlumyan Jun 7, 2019 Screenshot from RFE/RL of a court appearance by Gegham Petrosyan, a former deputy police commander charged with killing a protester in March 2008 in Armenia. A former Yerevan police officer has been charged with murder, the first such prosecution for the notorious “March 1 events” in Armenia. Gegham Petrosyan, a deputy police commander, was arrested on June 4 and then formally charged two days later, accused of killing Zakar Hovhannisyan during the violent suppression of protests and riots in March 2008, following election results widely believed to have been fraudulent. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was an opposition activist at the time and played a key role in organizing the protests after his political mentor, Levon Ter Petrosyan, lost to Serzh Sargsyan in what Petrosyan supporters saw as an attempt to falsify the results and steal the election. Ten people, including two police officers, were killed in the resulting violence. Pashinyan himself spent two years in prison for organizing the protests. Since coming to power last year, Pashinyan has made prosecuting the March 1 events a signature priority. But until this arrest, all of the charges in connection with that case have been for high-ranking officials not directly involved in the killings on vague charges of “violating the constitutional order.” Those include Robert Kocharyan, who was president at the time, and Yuri Khachaturov, the head of the Yerevan military garrison. Kocharyan was arrested last year but was released on bail last month and still awaits trial. The focus on high-level officials opened up Pashinyan to criticism that the prosecutions were not aimed at justice for March 1 but instead were a political vendetta against the former authorities. An analysis on the website 1in.am called Petrosyan’s arrest a “turning point” in the March 1 case, suggesting that the charges for killing Hovhannisyan are just the first of more specific charges to come. “A manipulative propaganda argument was created suggesting that the March 1 case had become a political hammer in Nikol Pashinyan's hand, by means of which he oppresses his opponents. The argument was that the trial of Kocharyan and others did not deal with the case of 10 murders… Now, Kocharyan’s lawyers are deprived of their main propaganda with which they tried to politicize the case.” Petrosyan's attorney Vagharshak Gevorgyan told reporters on June 6 that his client acted in self-defense. According to Gevorgyan, a witness in the case said that Hovhannisyan had attacked Petrosyan. "He allegedly tried to hit him in the head, and Petrosyan allegedly shot him.” A reporter from RFE/RL spotted Petrosyan in court on June 6 and asked him if he was guilty. He declined to answer and covered his face with a crossword magazine. If guilty he faces 8-15 years in prison. Ani Mejlumyan is a reporter based in Yerevan. https://eurasianet.o...-investigations Back to Republic of Armenia	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line145
__label__wiki	0.635453	0.635453	Completed Films The World of Dreams by elanor \| Oct 3, 2017 \| Film Analysis I’m back. I would love to hear from some of you regarding my posting about Science Fiction movies. I’m sure there are a lot of fans out there who have major opinions. Let’s get it going. A good discussion with other movie buffs would be fun. Agreed? There are so many films to watch and enjoy. Love them or hate them, every film affects us in some way. For me a film is a way to experience a different aspect of life. No one can do it all, live every experience, so films allow us a window on other realities. Now, that said, I have to admit I prefer uplifting, happy endings. Too much reality does not appeal to me. There’s plenty of that in my “real” life already. I can appreciate a story based on true events though and sometimes be really moved. So what gets you going? What do you love? What do you hate? What leaves you cold? Let’s have a dialogue just for fun. We can agree, disagree, agree to disagree. I’m open to all forms of communication. But let’s keep it respectful. There are no right or wrong answers here and that’s part of the fun. See you in the world of dreams. My Favorite Films by elanor \| Jul 8, 2017 \| Film Analysis I love films. Comedy, Musicals, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, Foreign, Animated. . .you name it, I love it. My sister, Susie, once said that I could be entertained by anything on the silver screen. She didn’t mean it as a compliment (in other words, she felt I had no discrimination) and perhaps she was right. I can find something to appreciate in every movie. After all, someone loved the concept enough to put hours and hours of labor – their own and a lot of other people’s too –into the creation of the project. All that being said, I’m going to spend the next several weeks presenting my favorite films in all the above genres and why I love them. It was very difficult but I limited my selections to my top five (5). I hope you will enjoy this series and let me know what your favorites are. I’m always looking for new things to watch! Science Fiction favorites (in order of release): Forbidden Planet (1956) This is a classic film that still stands up to all the current special effects. The Krell are a fantastic lost race that has left behind a technology beyond anything humanity has developed. This technology utilizes the deepest aspects of the Id which creates some truly terrifying “monsters”- these are felt but never seen which adds to the mystery. Leslie Nielson is splendid as the leading man, a far cry from his roles in Airplane and more modern comedic films. I love this film because it satisfies on a deep level. The character of Morbius (Walter Pidgeon) is wonderfully complex and conflicted. And there is some great humor also. 2001-A Space Odyssey (1968) When 2001first appeared on the scene, it was universally panned. The reviewers found it boring and slow. Which just goes to show that reviews need to be taken with a grain of salt. This is one of the greatest films of the genre. The sound track is fantastic. The Strauss waltz played as the ship docks with the space station is a classic touch. Stanley Kubrick weaves a story that takes you from a primordial earth to a fantastic future world. You are drawn into the characters and feel their terror and confusion as the HAL computer breaks down. Dave’s life takes an incredible turn and reflects an intriguing future for humanity. Alien (1979) Alien ranks as one of the scariest, most innovative movies imaginable. The characters are quirky and engaging but the Alien steals the show from beginning to end. The fact that we don’t even see it fully for the majority of the film adds to the thrill factor. Sigourney Weaver is fantastic as Ripley and when she takes command we all feel a surge of hope. Surprise after surprise sends us screaming with terror right up to the point that Ash is revealed as an android. Wow! Did you see that coming? Blade Runner (1982) Gritty and dark this is one of the finest examples of Science Fiction meets Film Noir. Ridley Scott brings a number of signature elements to the film including a hazy atmosphere that I noticed in his first film, The Duelists. Harrison Ford shines as Dekard and Rutger Hauer is a fantastic counterpoint as Roy. Every minute our attention is riveted to the screen as we watch the Replicants attempt to find their place in a society that rejects them. Dekard’s evolution brings in a very human element that touches something primordial in our psyche. Terminator (1984) This is a classic Science Fiction film that surprised me with how much I enjoyed it. There’s so much here with time travel, a serious chase and a number of plot twists. The Terminator is actually a very engaging bad guy that takes a lickin’ and keeps on chasing. When Sarah finally terminates the Terminator we are all ready to stand up and cheer. I like the strength of character found in Sarah’s character as she drives off into Mexico looking for a safe place to raise her child. This movie really keeps you in your seat. Films Can Be Called Living Dreams… by Grace Grant \| Jan 31, 2017 \| Film Analysis, Thoughts They reflect a world just beyond the one we live in–real and unreal at the same time. A movie can transport us to other times and places…break our hearts or make us laugh out loud. They are a wonderful example of what can be accomplished with collaborative effort. Picture and sound meld and become more than the sum of their parts. We’ve all felt emotions being elicited by images but that can be greatly enhanced by music. Talkies changed the world, but even before people were talking on screen the music was adding its own flavors. When we head to the cinema, we have expectations. We want to be entertained, uplifted, amused. Sometimes we need a good cry. Or, maybe we’re looking to have our minds blown with some out-of-the-box ideas. No matter what motivates us, it’s worth consideration that the film began as someone’s dream. They are taking us on their journey and that can be quite a ride. Tolkien and the White Ship by Grace Grant \| Jan 16, 2017 \| Film Analysis THE WHITE SHIP STRANGELY EQUATES WITH THE IDEA OF DEATH . . . . . . in the minds of the thousands of lovers of J.R.R. Tolkien. Perhaps this is as it should be. Frodo departs with the Elves. We see Gandalf & Galadriel there too and it all seems just. Without being aware of it, J.R.R.Tolkien’s Fae’re has subtly adjusted all of our misgivings about death. Everybody deals with death in their own deeply personal way. Lord Dunsany hardly kills off anybody but then, he’s interested in an entirely different set of approaches unto Fae’re. There’s plenty of room for everybody, including The Brothers Grimm and Ridley Scott’s “LEGEND” style of making movies. The White Ship is definitely a symbol for students of this genre. A ship that sails westward and eventually ends up sailing perpendicular to the planet’s circumference? Land appears and it’s definitely this planet but more, a blessed land that was once approachable but is no longer accessible–these authors were Christian, indeed! But Beowulf was not really Christian. The Mahabharata is not Christian either but flows & weaves its elaborate tales as did Tolkien. So, there is something about Fae’re that speaks “all things to all men”. Great stories transcend time. By overcoming the 4th dimension, the writers of Beowulf can be simultaneous with J.R.R. Tolkien & synchronous with Ganesh, in the land where the White Ship docks. The White Ship resolves everything. The Parallel Universe of Film	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line149
__label__wiki	0.83321	0.83321	Lehigh Valley Marketplace \| Egypt - Lehigh Valley Marketplace Written by Bryan Hay In the early 18th century, settlers left Berks County and western Lehigh County and headed east in search of better soil to grow crops and livestock. They came to what is now the northwestern corner of Whitehall Township because of its rich soil and named the place Egypta, later Egypt, because it reminded them of the fertile Nile delta, “the granary of the world.” At first, the name Egypt was loosely applied to land lying on both sides of the Lehigh River from Allentown up to the Blue Mountain; later, it was confined to Whitehall Township. 40°40′48″N 75°31′48″W COUNTY: LEHIGH Word of the idyllic location soon reached family and friends back in the Rhineland-Palatinate state of what is now southwest Germany. “Once someone settled there, their neighbors from the Old Country seemed to follow and settle in the same place,” says Karen Gensey, Whitehall Township historian and author of “Whitehall, Pennsylvania: the Golden Strip of the Lehigh Valley.” “Jacob Kohler, a farmer, was the first to stake a claim here, and later Peter Steckel.” A church and school were soon built, attracting more people to the area, but growth really took off about 150 years later with the rise of the cement industry. Hotels, the Ironton Railroad (now a rail trail), blacksmiths, a post office, and 175 inhabitants were the direct result of the establishment in 1884 of the American Cement Works, which was purchased in 1913 by Giant Portland Cement. Limestone, a raw material for cement, was quarried in nearby Ormrod, Coplay, Bath, and Nazareth. With the establishment of Whitehall as a first-class township in the early 20th century, Egypt had grown to include two churches, an eight-room schoolhouse, 14 stores and six small industries. More growth occurred in the 1970s as housing development expanded northward from the township, consuming farmland. “I love the history and that it still has that hometown feel,” says Gensey, a descendant of Egypt’s founder, Jacob Kohler. Despite the growth, Egypt’s past charms still echo down the old commercial corridors along Main and Church Streets. EGYPT THROUGH THE YEARS Jacob Kohler, an immigrant from Switzerland, becomes the first settler along land in the bend of Coplay Creek. Kohler is joined by Peter Troxell, Ulrich Burghalter, Michael Hoffman, Nicholas Kern, Ulrich Flickinger, and Nicholas Saeger. The Troxell-Steckel House, the oldest house in Egypt, is built. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the restored stone farmhouse is maintained by the Lehigh County Historical Society. John Kohler builds a third mill to replace the one built by his grandfather to provide more water power to the growing community. It was in use for about 100 years. A covered bridge is built across Coplay Creek on Bridge Street. Egypt Mills, the first cement company in Egypt, ships its first load of cement to market on the Ironton Railroad. The Egypt Bakery Co. is started; by 1914, it was producing 15,000 loaves a bread delivered by three horse and wagon teams. Eberhardt Motors, still in business today, is established at the corner of Main and Church Streets. Egypt Fire Co. No. 1 is established. Egypt’s own Curt Simmons, a left-handed Major League pitcher, is born on May 19. The Egypt Post Office closes when Egypt becomes part of Whitehall Township for mail delivery. Some of the earliest businesses are still in town, including George A. Kohler & Brothers, a fuel oil business and a fixture on South Church Street for more than a century. Built by Jacob Steckel in 1790, the old Egypt Hotel, now Riley’s Restaurant & Pub, still stands at Main and South Church Streets. A store, hotel, tavern, post office, ice cream parlor, and dance hall, the landmark has long served as a hub of the community. “I just enjoy life here,” says Gary Weaver, a sixth-generation Egyptian who still lives in the family’s 19th century clapboard home—the only home on Main Street with a barn in the backyard and remnants of the former Egypt Chicken Farm. “It’s nice to have the Coplay Creek behind the house, a pleasant place to take a quiet walk.” His forbearers, many of whom worked in the cement industry, also left their mark on a business that’s still well-known throughout the Lehigh Valley. “My great-great grandfather, Tilghman Weaver, started the Egypt Bakery in 1898 and delivered the baked goods by horse-drawn wagon and later by truck,” Weaver says. Egypt Bakery eventually merged with another Egypt bakery, Star Bakery, to form Egypt Star Bakery, now based in Allentown. “Bakeries were popular—there used to be another one, Weiner’s, also at Main and Church Streets,” Weaver recalls. The hospitality business also began to flourish, an outgrowth of the cement industry and increasing development on MacArthur Road, once known as the Road from Egypt to Allentown. Besides the iconic Egypt Hotel, there were the Ballas Hotel and the City View Hotel, which was operated by Weaver’s uncle. A pastoral crossroad most of the time, Egypt did make its mark in local history when the country’s taps and distilleries went underground during Prohibition. “The Lindaman and Keefer bottling company, which bottled whisky along with soft drinks, was the site of the first Prohibition raid in Lehigh County on December 9, 1920,” Gensey says. “We also had the Kleckner News Agency, which started in 1907 and evolved into Kleckner & Sons appliances.” While Egypt’s days as a bustling center of commerce are part of local history, Weaver says activities at four local churches and the Egypt Memorial Park help maintain a strong local identity. “You used to be able to go up and down Main Street and hear people speaking Pennsylvania Dutch. You can still hear a little bit now and then,” Weaver says. “But we still have so much to be thankful for with the history that’s been preserved. Curt Simmons, Hometown Hero One of Egypt’s most famous sons, Curt Simmons, launched his baseball career at Whitehall High School, striking out 102 hitters in 48 innings and giving up only 12 hits during his senior year and leading his team to three straight Lehigh Valley championships. Just about every major-league club was interested in the left-handed schoolboy phenomena, and the Phillies even came to watch him play in an exhibition game it arranged at Egypt Memorial Park in June 1947. The same year, Simmons signed with the Philadelphia Phillies shortly after his 18th birthday, putting on a promising performance in the minors by winning 13 and losing five in 18 starts, striking out 197 batters in only 147 innings. The Phillies brought him up to make his major league debut in 1947 against the New York Giants; Simmons won 3-1, striking out nine. Simmons’ talent at the mound helped the Phillies win a national championship in 1950. His career, 1947 to 1950 and 1952 to 1967, earned him a place in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Fellow Hall of Famer Hank Aaron has always listed Simmons first as the toughest pitcher he ever faced. Every year, Egypt pays tribute to his legacy by holding Curt Simmons Day at Egypt Memorial Park, a communitywide celebration. This year’s event is June 1. Troxell-Steckel Farm Museum In 1737, Johann Troxell, with his wife and teenaged children, stepped ashore at the port of Philadelphia. Born in Switzerland, he had spent most of his life in what today is southwestern Germany. Now his family joined the many Germans moving to Pennsylvania in hopes of a better life. The Troxells bought 400 acres in the district called Egypt, in what today is Whitehall Township. For generations to come, life in Egypt and similar communities would see German traditions mingling with those of other local ethnic groups to form a distinctive Pennsylvania German culture. In 1756, Johann’s son Johann Peter built one of the finest stone homes in the township on the family farm. In the Germanic tradition, the house features a blessing stone and arched windows. The house also has a central hallway, typical of the architecture popular in England at that time. In 1768, Johann Peter Troxell and his family left the Lehigh Valley after selling their farm to Peter Steckel, who lived there with his family until his death in 1866. Families were patriarchal and closely knit, with clearly defined roles. Women, girls, and boys cared for the house, garden, chickens, and cows. Older boys and men cared for the animals and worked the fields growing grain. The first floor of the mid-1800s bank barn housed animals including chickens, pigs, horses, and cows. The hill or “bank” leading to the barn’s second floor let wagons full of crops pull into that level for crop storage. While farmers grew or made most of what they needed, they still relied heavily on others. Farm families engaged actively in a trading network that linked them with the region, nation, and world. In 1840, Egypt had a mill for grinding grain, a tannery, and a store, as well as a school, a church, and a tavern. After Peter Steckel’s death in 1866, the farm was eventually sold out of the family. In the 1940s, A.P. Steckel bought the house and gave it to the Lehigh County Historical Society. Today it has been restored and stands as a place where visitors can catch a glimpse of life in the heyday of Pennsylvania German rural culture. The 1756 Troxell-Steckel Farm Museum, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is open for annual events or by appointment for groups. Call the Lehigh County Historical Society, 610-435-1074, to make arrangements. Tags:May 2019 Your Second Family Mindfulness: Think & Breathe Guy Style 10 Mother’s Day Activities in the ... 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__label__wiki	0.66783	0.66783	Review - What Is Good and Why The Ethics of Well-Being by Richard Kraut Review by Albert D. Spalding, JD Nov 6th 2007 (Volume 11, Issue 45) Richard Kraut has been thinking about what is good for human persons for a long time. In an early essay entitled "Two Conceptions of Happiness," published in 1979 in The Philosophical Review, he contrasted the traditional, robust Aristotelian notion of eudaimonia with more current ideas about happiness and well-being. More recently, in Aristotle: Political Philosophy (Oxford University Press, 2002), he considers, among other things, the extent to which sophia, i.e., philosophical contemplation, can be -- as Aristotle suggested -- the highest good because it allows for optimal political and theoretical reasoning. And in other books and articles published over the last two and a half decades, Kraut has wrestled with the relationship between human desire, on the one hand, and that which can be called the human good, on the other. What is Good and Why represents Kraut's most recent invitation to join him as he sorts through what he has learned during his season of sophia. In this work, he surveys and critiques Western philosophical efforts to articulate that which is ultimately good. He points to the weaknesses of various theories of the good, and gives particular attention to utilitarianism, Kantian ethics, and other Enlightenment-based efforts to objectify virtues and treat them as separate goods for their own sake (or for the sake of society as a whole). He also questions the extent to which a subjective acceptance of the value of certain virtues can possibly yield a helpful or useful approach to ethics. Each of the four chapters of this work represents a thorough inquiry into different aspects of the question of the human good. In the first, Kraut reminds the reader of the Socrates' observation that the process of inquiry is at least as important as the subject matter itself. But the subject matter is also critical, and at the outset the inquirer must arrive at some basic conclusions about what it means to flourish as a human being. The reader is asked to consider whether the larger questions about the good of society, as raised by utilitarians, sufficiently encompasses all of that which is good for each individual. On the other hand, Kraut also lays bare the emptiness of the egoist's conclusions that that which seems (or feels) good to the individual is the highest ideal of the human good. Categorical imperatives, self-denial, self-love, and the unhelpful dichotomy of objective (agent-neutral) and subjective (agent-relative) views of virtue, are also viewed through the same questioning and critical lens. The second of four chapters of this work provides an intense focus on the very idea of the good. Kraut leads the reader through an investigation of the distinctions between "good," "good for," "good that," and "bad that." He suggests that the most helpful formulation of the good, is the idea of "good for" the human being. That is, he returns to the suggestion that human flourishing, and the avoidance of that which is bad for human flourishing, is the most helpful and workable approach to virtue theory. The third chapter offers a wide ranging exploration of various understandings of human flourishing. Kraut is careful to articulate a workable theoretical distinction between flourishing and un-flourishing, and then tests that distinction against the most common social, physical, psychological, economic, and spiritual indicators that signal the extent to which individuals are indeed flourishing. Social well-being, sexuality, intellectual development, engagement with art and culture, self-sacrifice, fame, wealth, and virtuous habits are all considered in the context of flourishing and un-flourishing. The fourth chapter, finally, addresses the general idea of human flourishing -- as well as virtue understood in terms of that which is "good for" -- at the societal level. The theoretical, logical, and practical insufficiency of an egoistic approach to that which is good for some, but harmful to others, is considered. Larger ideas of retribution for crimes, cosmic justice, and social justice are examined in light of a virtue theory approach to human flourishing. Specific social issues, such as slavery, torture, lying, and stealing are examined alongside Kraut's articulation human flourishing. What is Good and Why contains neither preface nor grand conclusion. Unlike other works written or edited by Richard Kraut, this work is not a compendium or encyclopedia of Aristotelian or Platonic ideas. It is, instead, an opportunity for the reader to pay careful attention to the author's observations about what he has come to appreciate as the best understanding of the relationship between virtue and human flourishing. The work, dedicated to the author's students, is not to be studied as a reference book. It is to be experienced. It is sophia. © 2007 Albert D. Spalding Albert D. Spalding, JD, is an associate professor at Wayne State University School of Business Administration. He teaches legal studies and ethics.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line160
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__label__cc	0.666319	0.333681	Published on Mormons in Transition (http://mit.irr.org) Home > FairMormon 2017: Recent Book of Mormon Defense Strategies FairMormon 2017: Recent Book of Mormon Defense Strategies FairMormon is arguably the leading Mormon organization devoted to defending the LDS religion. Every year it holds a conference in which Mormon scholars and apologists present papers of relevance to the defense of Mormonism. As an evangelical scholar engaged in research, writing, and ministry in relation to Mormonism, I try to keep up with what FairMormon does and have made frequent reference to its online materials. I attended its 2012 conference and this year was able to attend its 2017 conference on August 2nd and 3rd, held at the Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo, Utah (pictured here). You can read a complete list of the FairMormon conference speakers and presentations online. In this brief article I will not be commenting on all of the presentations but only on several of those relating to the Book of Mormon. Indeed, one noteworthy fact about the conference was that a great deal of attention was given to the Book of Mormon. Five of the fourteen presentations were specifically focused on the Book of Mormon and other presentations included some material about it. This emphasis on the Book of Mormon is consistent with the LDS Church’s general emphasis, since it treats the Book of Mormon as its foundational scripture, the gateway for converts to come to faith, and the focus of a person’s “testimony” to the truth of Mormonism. It is for this reason that I have been devoting most of my research and writing in the past several years to this subject, as you can see from the Book of Mormon section of our ministry’s website. All of the presentations focused on the Book of Mormon were rather well done. For the most part, Mormon defenses of the Book of Mormon have become quite sophisticated, and this was certainly evident in these conference presentations. However, this doesn’t mean I think their defenses hold up. Four themes from these presentations stood out that merit some comment. We Don’t Know Where It Happened: The Problem of Book of Mormon Geography Some of the presenters made reference to the fact that the LDS Church has stated that it “has no official position about Book of Mormon geography except that the events occurred in the Americas.”1 In effect, the LDS Church’s official position is that it has no official position on Book of Mormon geography. This stance is prompted by two factors: no position can be substantiated factually, and the LDS Church does not want to alienate the many members who reject the Mormon academic consensus in favor of a Mesoamerican (Central American) location. As conference speakers mentioned, there are Mormons who think that the Book of Mormon lands were in Mesoamerica, the Great Lakes region, Baja California, or Peru. It was fascinating to hear speakers virtually tiptoeing around the question. Tyler Griffin’s presentation on the second day of the conference (one of the weakest of all the presentations) argued that the Book of Mormon’s geographical descriptions are “internally consistent” while ignoring the question of their consistency with any external location in the real world. Even Ugo Perego, a Mormon geneticist who clearly dislikes the Great Lakes or “Heartland” model of Book of Mormon geography and soundly refuted a popular genetic argument for it, meekly allowed for the possibility that it might end up being true. We Don’t Need Any Evidence: The Problem of the Missing Nephite Civilization Mormons commonly respond to criticisms of the Book of Mormon’s lack of support from archaeology by arguing that the mere lack of evidence for specific cities, animals, technologies, or events does not mean they didn’t exist. This point was strongly emphasized by Neal Rappleye in the opening presentation on the first day. The argument is based on the dictum, made famous in biblical studies by Egyptologist and evangelical Old Testament scholar Kenneth Kitchen, that “absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.”2 But there are two huge problems with this defense. First, it equates lack of evidence for specific elements in the text with lack of evidence for the whole of its narrative. We do not need to be able to provide archaeological evidence that Joseph of Arimathea existed to view the Gospels as historically authentic and credible. It would be an entirely different matter if we had no evidence outside the Gospels for the existence of Israel, Jerusalem, and the entire Jewish people. We may never find convincing external evidence for the existence of the Genesis patriarch Abraham, but we do have external evidence proving that people like Abraham lived in that period of time, that they did the kinds of things that Abraham did, and that the major locations and people groups mentioned in the Genesis account of Abraham were real places (e.g., Canaan and Egypt).3 The problem with the Book of Mormon is not that we cannot pinpoint or confirm the existence, say, of the city of Zarahemla or the prophet called Alma the Younger; the problem (on this issue of lack of evidence) is that we cannot confirm the existence of any of its locations, any of its figures, or even of the Nephites at all, despite the fact that the Book of Mormon presents them as building a civilization that covered the land for nearly a millennium. Of course, it is obvious that there is no confirmation even at this level of the “big picture” if the LDS Church cannot even commit itself to a regional location for that civilization. Second, the difficulty facing defenders of the historicity of the Book of Mormon is not just a lack of evidence but the availability of evidence that actually conflicts with their theories as to who and where the Nephites were. As I mentioned, the dominant theory held by scholars at BYU and apologists at FairMormon is that the Nephites lived in Mesoamerica (specifically in what is now southern Mexico and in Guatemala). But we know who lived in that part of the Americas in the period in question (ca. 550 BC to ca AD 420). The peoples who lived there were pagans descended from Asiatics who had settled there thousands of years before Nephi’s people supposedly showed up in their ship. The culture of the region favored by the scholars and apologists as the Nephite lands was thoroughly pagan throughout that millennium-long era, including the period from about AD 34 to around AD 250 when supposedly the entire land had converted to Christian faith after Jesus appeared to them. By “pagan” I mean that the culture worshiped numerous deities representing the forces of nature through images of mythological creatures, with bloodletting and even human sacrifice as prominent elements of that worship.4 We Don’t Know What They Meant: The Problem of Book of Mormon Descriptions Third, several speakers argued that various kinds of terms or descriptions in the Book of Mormon that seem problematic to us might not mean what they seem. This might have been the dominant theme of the conference. Neal Rappleye, Michael Ash, and Ben Spackman both gave special attention to this idea, although Spackman’s focus was mainly on the Bible and he commented only briefly on the Book of Mormon. One way in which LDS apologists attempt to explain many of the problematic descriptions in the Book of Mormon is by suggesting that they are instances of “loan-shifting.” A commonly cited example is the coining of the Greek word hippopotamus, which literally meant “river horse,” even though the hippopotamus is not a horse. Rappleye mentioned this example and then suggested that the principle might explain the Book of Mormon’s references to horses and chariots. He proposes that the terms might refer to dogs (called “horses”) that walked alongside litters (called “chariots”) on which royal figures were carried by men. In the Q&A at the end of his presentation, someone asked Rappleye why the dogs weren’t just called dogs. Rappleye had to admit that he didn’t have an answer. This was clearly the weakest moment in an otherwise very well done presentation, even though I disagree with him on the larger issues. Mormons have often made the observation that although the Book of Mormon mentions horses and chariots in the same context, it never actually says that the horses pulled the chariots. This is a rather lawyerly parsing of the text. Horses and chariots are spoken of together seven times in five separate passages in the Book of Mormon (2 Nephi 12:7; Alma 18:9, 10, 12; 20:6; 3 Ne. 3:22; 21:14). Chariots are never mentioned except in close association with horses. The repeated correlation of horses and chariots in these passages leaves no real doubt that the horses moved the chariots. Just as it would be ad hoc to claim that references to “ox and plough” do not mean that the ox pulled the plough, it is ad hoc to claim that references to horses and chariots in the same immediate context do not refer to horses that pulled the chariots. Moreover, two of these Book of Mormon passages are actually quoting Old Testament texts where we know that actual horses and chariots were meant (2 Nephi 12:7 = Isaiah 2:7; 3 Nephi 21:14 = Micah 5:10). It isn’t plausible that these terms mean horses and chariots when the Old Testament is being quoted but dogs and litters everywhere else. So while the text may not actually “describe” horses pulling chariots, it clearly enough does speak of horse-drawn chariots. We Don’t Care How He Did It: The Problem of Joseph Smith’s Translation A big stumbling blocks for many Mormons in recent years regarding the story of the Book of Mormon’s origin has been the business about Joseph Smith translating it by looking at a stone in his hat. This wasn’t just any stone, but was the same “seer stone” he had used for four or five years searching for buried treasure. Mormon apologists routinely claim that this issue is of no consequence at all. Brant Gardner’s presentation at the conference was an excellent example of this apologetic. In effect, Gardner’s response to this problem is to assert, “There’s nothing to see here.” At one point he asked what difference it makes whether Joseph used his treasure-hunting stone or the stone spectacles called “interpreters.” The answer to that question should be obvious: It makes a difference because Joseph claimed very specifically that he used the ancient stone spectacles that he obtained for the first time in 1827 from the stone box in which he found the gold plates, not the stone he had been using for several years prior in treasure-hunting expeditions.5 Gardner’s question presupposes that whether Joseph used one rock or another doesn’t matter because either way what he did was miraculous. That is, it would be miraculous for Joseph to produce the Book of Mormon whether he was using the stone in the hat or reading the plates through stone spectacles. But this is an assumption that needs to be reexamined. I propose a different way of understanding Joseph’s method based on the fact that the stone in the hat never actually worked for Joseph when he was looking for buried treasure. In my view, it was a device that manipulated people into thinking that Joseph was seeing something they could not see. The purpose of looking at the stone with his face in the hat was not really to prevent outside light from interfering with what Joseph saw, but to prevent people from seeing that in actuality nothing was happening with the stone at all. Of course, faithful Mormons will find this explanation absurd: How could Joseph have dictated the entire Book of Mormon off the top of his head with his face buried in a hat? But this question also makes an assumption that needs to be reexamined. Granted that we have reports of Joseph dictating large portions of the Book of Mormon with the stone in the hat, we do not have information specific enough to warrant the assumption that this is how the entire book was dictated (even assuming the witnesses all told the truth). On the other hand, we don’t have any reports to support the idea that parts of the Book of Mormon were dictated in some other way. In short, the testimonial evidence of those who reported watching Joseph dictate the Book of Mormon is insufficient to answer the question one way or the other. We must then look at the internal evidence of the Book of Mormon text itself. When we do, what we find is that Joseph Smith made heavy use of the King James Version of the Bible in producing a great deal of the Book of Mormon, at one point reproducing twelve chapters of Isaiah in a row almost verbatim. Thus, the issue of how Joseph produced the Book of Mormon may require a complex answer that allows for different methods at different times. He may have indeed dictated a great deal of it extemporaneously with his face buried in his hat, and the non-biblical passages of the Book of Mormon actually fit that explanation very well (long, run-on sentences, excessive repetition, and the like). He may have dictated the biblical passages with a Bible in hand, making occasional changes as he went along (usually of a minor nature, just as plagiarists commonly do). There is one reason and one reason only why it is difficult to know for sure how he did it: Joseph refused to give any explanation or to show anyone how he did it. The best explanation for his secretiveness in the matter was that the stone in the hat was nothing more than a magician’s trick. 1. Book of Mormon Seminary Teacher Manual (Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2012), 196–98. 2. E.g., Kenneth A. Kitchen, “The Patriarchal Age: Myth or History,” Biblical Archaeological Review 21 (March/April 1995): 50. 3. See, for example, Kenneth A. Kitchen, On the Reliability of the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003), 313–72; Iain Provan, V. Philips Long, and Tremper Longman III, A Biblical History of Israel, 2nd ed. (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2015), 156–71. 4. Standard academic reference works that provide wide-ranging information supporting these statements about ancient Mesoamerica include Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America: An Encyclopedia, edited by Susan Toby Webster and David L. Webster (New York: Garland, 2001); The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures: The Civilizations of Mexico and Central America, Davíd Carrasco, editor-in-chief (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001); Michael D. Coe, The Maya, Ancient People and Places, 8th ed. (New York: Thames & Hudson, 2011); The Southern Maya in the Late Preclassic: The Rise and Fall of an Early Mesoamerican Civilization, edited by Michael Love and Jonathan Kaplan (Boulder: University Press of Colorado, 2011); and The Oxford Handbook of Mesoamerican Archaeology, edited by Deborah L. Nichols and Christopher A. Pool (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012). 5. For a thorough discussion of this point, see Robert M. Bowman Jr., “Joseph Smith’s Seer Stone” (Cedar Springs, MI: Institute for Religious Research, 2015).	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line162
__label__wiki	0.659576	0.659576	The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville: Charlie Munger February 28, 2015 November 9, 2017 Rupert Hargreaves Uncategorized Berkshire Hathaway, Charlie Munger, deep value, Value investing, Warren Buffett Table 5 is the record of a friend of mine who is a Harvard Law Graduate, who set up a major law firm. I ran into him in about 1960 and told him that law was a fine hobby but he could do better…”— Warren Buffett’s introduction to Charlie Munger in his essay: The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville. This is the fourth part of a six part series on Warren Buffett’s essay, The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville. Click to read the earlier articles on Walter Schloss, Tweedy, Browne and Bill Ruane. Buffett’s essay was a homage to the value investing philosophy of Benjamin Graham. It referenced seven of Graham’s former employees who went on to become some of the greatest investors of all time. Fourth on the list is a man that later became Buffett’s number two at Berkshire: Charlie Munger. Charlie Munger: Starting out Charlie Munger originally started out as a lawyer, before being (in the words of Warren Buffett) convinced that there was much more money to be made in managing other people’s money. Charlie started his own investment partnership in 1962, after meeting Buffett in 1959. Of all the ‘Superinvestors’, Munger is probably the most influential. He’s widely credited as the man who helped change Buffett’s strategy from a deep value, cigar butt approach, to a quality and value approach, helping Buffett to get to where he is today. Munger also favoured a highly concentrated portfolio — three to four large holdings of quality companies — rather than a well-diversified portfolio of 15 to 20 stocks. This approach worked extremely well, although it did make his record much more volatile. – See more at: http://www.stockopedia.com/content/the-superinvestors-of-graham-and-doddsville-charlie-munger-93196/#sthash.gZ0vmVmA.dpuf The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville: Bill Ruane Finding Value With The Piotroski F-Score	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line165
__label__wiki	0.627686	0.627686	Tag Archives: full movie download The Best Hollywood Movies of 2015 There are lots of movies which make a special image in our heart as for favorite or for the best movies ever. So today i will listed you the updated Hollywood viewers most choice best movies which you can moviestream hd website with a high deficiency quality of movies at free of cost. ‘Pride’ (2014) The ‘feel good movie’ of the year here was somewhat unnoticed. ‘Pride’ is the typical British social comedy they know how to do there. Following in the footsteps of ‘Full Monty’ or ‘Billy Elliot’ the Mathew Warchus film recalls a historic event that united the defense of the rights of miners and homosexuals, protesting against the repressive policies of Margaret Thatcher. 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This entry was posted in 2015 Hollywood Movies, Action Movies, Adventure Movies, Crime Movies, Documentary Movies, Drama Movies, History Movies, Horror Movies, Music Movies, Thriller Movies, War Movies, Western Movies and tagged Bridge of Spies hd movies, download movies for free download movies for free, free online movie stream, full length movie download, full movie download, movie download site, Online Movies Stream, stream free movies on May 4, 2017 by admin. Ten Inspiring Movies You Must See To Change Your Life “Many people have saved a Sunday afternoon depression thanks to a film,” says journalist Francesc Miralles. “The cinema brings messages that are useful for our lives. We often talk about therapies with music, dance or theater, but the cinema is often set apart. “Perhaps because of this, Millares, who acknowledges not being an expert in cinema but in psychology, has decided to make a selection of the most revealing films in the history of cinema, which he compiles in his new book, Cineterapia (Oniro). Of the 35 films that are analyzed in the book of free streaming movies, Miralles has chosen a dozen, to offer the readers of El Confidential, in chronological order. The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939) “It’s a film that deeply impresses the children,” explains Miralles, who remembers how the film made a big impact in his childhood. But it’s not just a children’s film, says the journalist, because “it has a totally different reading from an adult.” Miralles believes that it is the initiatory film par excellence, the equivalent in the cinema to the novels of Herman Hesse, and is a nice tool to understand the human being. 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My Fair Lady (George Cukor, 1964) “It’s a movie with a very powerful starting point,” explains Miralles, “who explores what is known as the Pygmalion Effect: how people behave according to what others expect of them.” It is a film that, according to the journalist, is advisable at any age. “The children only keep the songs,” he says, “but the rest will learn to know a little better how relationships between friends work.” The mechanical orange(Stanley Kubrick, 1971) The ultra-violent film by Stanley Kubrick is not the type of film that we hope to find in a book called Cineterapia, but Miralles says that “although it is a very hard film, and very difficult to frame in a self-help book, it is a Very useful reflection on violence. Beyond its aesthetic, it is not a film that transmits a negative message, because it helps to understand the mechanisms of the anger “. 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All unimportant details affect the happiness of others. “ Enlightenment Guaranteed (Doris Dories, 2000) The German film is, for Miralles, one of the best cinema approaches to Zen philosophy. It tells the story of the brothers Gustav and Uwe, who decide to spend a season in a Japanese temple, to find the inner peace they had lost. “In an hour and a half you learn what Buddhism is,” says the journalist. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004) “It’s a film about memories,” explains Miralles, “about the weight of the past and how traumas can affect us in the future.” The American film, which is also the most recent of those collected in the book, also addresses the long-running subject of couple relationships, without falling into the topic. 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__label__wiki	0.53348	0.53348	Home Stay Informed MRSC Insight Blog May 2014 When are Meetings of Committees of a Governing Body Subject to the Open Public Meetings Act? About Our Blog Comment Policy Our Authors Our Advisors When are Meetings of Committees of a Governing Body Subject to the Open Public Meetings Act? May 15, 2014 by Joe Levan Category: Open Public Meetings Act [Update: the state Supreme Court has now issued its decision in this case. See State Supreme Court Says Advisory Committees Are Not Subject to the OPMA, 10/6/2015] A significant issue that can be challenging under the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA), chapter 42.30 RCW, is determining what it means for a committee to “act on behalf of” the governing body. This is important because if, for example, a committee of a city council meets and “acts on behalf of” the council at such a meeting, that meeting is subject to the notice and other requirements of the OPMA. See definition of "governing body" in RCW 42.30.020(2). You may wonder: if a governing body, such as a city council or a county or special district board of commissioners, establishes a committee that includes one or more of its members, either on a long-term or ad hoc basis, isn’t it always the case that such a committee “acts on behalf of” the governing body? The short answer is “not necessarily," because there are situations in which such a committee can lawfully meet and not be subject to the requirements of the OPMA. This issue was addressed directly by Division I of the Washington State Court of Appeals in a recent decision, Citizens Alliance for Property Rights Legal Fund vs. San Juan County, No. 70606-3-I (April 28, 2014). Unfortunately, that decision is “unpublished,” which means it may not be cited in a court as legal authority. [Update: Subsequent to this blog post, the Washington State Court of Appeals decided to publish this decision, which means that it can be relied upon as legal authority. See my post of June 13, 2014 – Update: Washington Court of Appeals Publishes Important OPMA Decision Relating to Committees.] However, I think the analysis provided by the court and the legal authority the court relies upon shed light on this important topic. (And it's possible a motion will be made, and granted, to publish this decision.) Below are key points I think are noteworthy related to what it means for a committee to “act on behalf of” the governing body. Significantly, the court adopted the reasoning of a Washington State Attorney General Opinion, AGO 1986 No. 16, on this issue. As I interpret the court’s analysis, a meeting of a committee of a governing body is subject to the requirements of the OPMA if the committee: Includes a majority or more of the governing body; or Conducts hearings; or Takes testimony or public comment; or Exercises actual or de facto decision making authority for the governing body; or Was established by the governing body and delegated with some of the governing body’s authority. In the specific situation in Citizens Alliance for Property Rights, the court addressed the plaintiff’s contention that the committee at issue (which the court referred to as the “CAO Team”) was acting on behalf of the governing body because, during committee meetings, “ideas and policies are brought forward, discussed, narrowed and discarded and approaches are formulated for making presentations of subcommittee work to the entire [County] Council.” The court concluded that, even viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, the CAO Team’s role was advisory or informational, and there was insufficient evidence to establish that the CAO Team exercised actual or de facto decision making authority. The court found, therefore, that the team’s gatherings were not “meetings” under the OPMA. To summarize, and in the context of the bullet points above, under the court's reasoning a meeting of a committee of a governing body isn’t subject to the requirements of the OPMA if the committee: Includes less than a majority of the governing body; and: Isn't conducting a hearing; and Isn't taking testimony or public comment; and Wasn't delegated with some of the governing body’s authority; and Isn't exercising actual or de facto decision making authority. Activities such a committee could engage in and not implicate the OPMA include: Merely deliberating about the making of policies or rules; or Merely providing advice or information to the governing body. It’s unfortunate that this decision is unpublished because I think the court’s analysis helps to clarify a key issue under the OPMA that causes confusion for local governments and the public. That said, if in doubt, I recommend that local agencies presume that meetings of committees of a governing body are subject to the requirements of the OPMA, unless it’s clear that such a committee isn’t exercising actual or de facto decision making authority on behalf of the governing body. As a practical matter, we have opined, for example, that where a committee of the governing body, such as a budget committee, merely provides advice or information to the governing body, it’s arguably not exercising any actual or de facto decision making authority. However, if the committee makes recommendations that are routinely followed, or “rubberstamped,” by the governing body or where the committee’s advice or recommendation is a prerequisite to action by the governing body, such a committee would be exercising de facto decision making authority that would subject the committee to the requirements of the OPMA. About Joe Levan Joe has been a municipal attorney for many years, including as an in-house city attorney, in private practice for two municipal law firms through which he provided litigation and a range of other services to several Washington municipalities, and as part of the in-house legal team for Sound Transit. VIEW ALL POSTS BY Joe Levan "I hope it gets published because we are stuck with 259 F.3d 996 (9th Cir. 2001) BRIAN CLARK, DBA VISIONS, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT v. CITY OF LAKEWOOD, DEFENDANT-APPELLEE Which did hold that taking public comment and discussing regulation of topless bars by a multi-member public citizen advisory committee invalidated a subsequently adopted city ordinance due to the earlier violation of the OPMA. Although that federal holding has been honored mostly in the breech by State courts, it is still a powerful and "on-point case. Dan Heid will no doubt comment on that case. That was another adult entertainment case brought by my high school classmate, Jack Burns, who usually refers to himself at reunions, as a First Amendment lawyer." Craig Ritchie on May 15, 2014 3:04 PM Update: Washington Court of Appeals Publishes Important OPMA Decision Relating to Committees Must meetings be held in a specific place? Knowing the Territory - Basic Legal Guidelines for Washington City, County and Special District Officials OPMA and PRA Practice Tips and Checklists	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line169
__label__wiki	0.631628	0.631628	Cumbria's GPs first to sign agreement with voluntary and community organisations Homepage » News » Cumbria's GPs first to sign agreement with voluntary and community organisations Posted on Tuesday 30th October 2012 Lead GPs from Cumbria Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are the first in the country to sign up to a 'compact' with local voluntary and community sector organisations. The 'compact' or commitment states that Cumbria CCG will work closely with the voluntary sector Cumbria's Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) as a central point of communication. It's hoped that this will make it easier for voluntary sector organisations to make contact and work with Cumbria CCG to deliver local services. Dr Hugh Reeve, Clinical Chair of the Cumbria Clinical Commissioning Group, said: "Cumbria has a vibrant voluntary sector that mirrors the community spirit seen in towns and villages across the county. “As local GPs taking on more responsibility for the way health services are designed and resourced in Cumbria, we are very pleased to be the first Clinical Commissioning Group to sign up to this important compact.” Tom Elkins, National Compact Voice Manager, said: “It is fantastic that the Clinical Commissioning Group in Cumbria has signed up to their local Compact. The voluntary sector has a vital role in the new health landscape, through delivering local services or helping influence how health priorities are met. By working together like this, Cumbria is setting a positive example – we hope that many other areas will follow their lead.” Jozi Brown, Senior Representation Officer at Cumbria Council for Voluntary Service, said: “The Cumbria Compact is a set of principles and commitments that underpins good working relationships between the public sector and the community covering areas such as equality and diversity, public engagement and the allocating of resources. "This is important because the compact provides a framework for partnership working and enables the public to influence the planning of services and decision making. The fact that the Clinical Commissioning Group has signed up to the agreement along with all the NHS Trusts in the county, Cumbria County Council. South Lakes District Council, Copeland Borough Council, and Carlisle City Council highlight the shared commitment towards communities in Cumbria and we hope this will encourage the remaining local authorities to sign up too. "The Compact is now more relevant than ever. At a time when resources are scarce and services and structures are changing, it is vital that voluntary and statutory partners work effectively together to maximise benefit to local communities. The Compact underpins effective local partnerships and strengthens the contribution that voluntary and community sector organisations (VCS) can make to improving outcomes for local people. The Compact outlines a way of working that improves relationship for mutual advantage”. NHS Cumbria Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) which is led by a group of seven Cumbrian based GPs will take over responsibility from NHS Cumbria, the primary care trust in April 2013 for commissioning local NHS health services. This means Cumbria Clinical Commissioning Group will decide how and where local NHS services should be delivered. 'Commissioning’ means planning and purchasing NHS services for local people from hospital trusts and other organisations. For more information on the 3rd sector compacts, please visit: www.compactvoice.org.uk\|	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line174
__label__wiki	0.863309	0.863309	Clarendon Hall defeats Patrick Henry by Staff \| August 30, 2014 1:57 pm Clarendon Hall opened the season with a big win over long time rival Patrick Henry Friday night by a score of 28-14. The Saints took an early 8-0 lead on the first drive of the game scoring on a Dustin Way to Gavin Allan 30 yd TD pass. The Patriots tied the score late in the first and the score remained 8-8 at the half. Patrick Henry took the lead late in the third quarter, but the Saints answered on their next drive with a 24 yard reverse pass from Allan to Way for a TD. Way ran for the 2pt conversion to make the score 16-14 Saints. Both teams moved the ball in the 4th quarter but neither could score until under 2 minutes left in the game. The Saints then scored twice in a matter of 20 seconds on two crazy plays to put the game away. Daniel Pappas had an 18 yard run up the middle to the goal line before fumbling into the end zone. Raj Patel recovered for a Saints touchdown. On the ensuing kickoff, Matthew Corbett recovered a Patriot fumble and returned it 15 yards to the 10 before fumbling himself. Tilton McCrea then scooped up the loose ball and scored to make the score 28-14. For the Saints, Tilton McCrea rushed 14 times for 110 yards. He also had 92 yards in kickoff returns. Dustin Way rushed 13 times for 66 yards and a 2pt conversion. Daniel Pappas added 58 yards on 9 carries and Gavin Allan had 28 yards on 2 carries. Way was 2 for 12 passing for 38 yards and a touchdown. Allan was 1 for 1 passing for 24 yards and a TD. Both Way and Allan caught the TD passes. Raj Patel scored on a fumble recovery. On defense, the Saints were led by Mac Davis with 14 tackles and Matthew Corbett with 12. Trey Thomas and Cody Armstrong each added 9, and Daniel Pappas had 7. Davis had a sack and 3 tackles for loss. Corbett had a fumble recovery and McCrea returned a fumble for a touchdown. The Saints improve to 1-0 on the season. The next game is against Andrew Jackson next Friday in Summerton at 7:30 pm.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line175
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__label__wiki	0.700354	0.700354	Public’s help urgently needed in massive S.D. wild horse rescue and adoption effort 2017-02-08T00:13:21+00:00February 7th, 2017\| Wild horses in Lantry, S.D., endure harsh blizzard-like conditions. Lantry, S.D.–A team of seven is working long hours in blizzard-like conditions to place 520 at-risk horses in new homes as part of one of the largest horse rescues in U.S. history. Control of the privately owned horses was recently transferred from the International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros to Fleet of Angels as part of a settlement agreement between ISPMB and South Dakota state’s attorneys. On Oct. 11, 2016, the court in Ziebach and Dewey counties impounded 810 ISPMB horses following a finding of neglect. A consortium of equine welfare organizations worked with state and local officials to prevent the horses going to public auction, where most of the horses would have fallen into the hands of kill buyers. The support of the public is now critically important to the success of the rescue and adoption effort. In addition to the funds already spent, an estimated additional $250,000 will be need to be raised in order to complete the rescue mission. Donations are urgently needed to pay for labor, veterinary and farrier care, among other costs. Funds to subsidize transporting the horses have been depleted, and the feed bill alone will reach $40,000 per month until each horse reaches an approved home or sanctuary. While the condition of most of the horses has improved since October, others still suffer from a variety of health issues, including eye infections and blindness, hoof problems, and parasites. Foals and pregnant mares are most at risk. Elaine Nash, executive director of Fleet of Angels, said that the dedication of her ground team, managed by Palomino Armstrong, enabled the successful move of 270 horses to adoptive homes before Christmas. The team continues to put in 10-hour days in miserably cold and hazardous conditions, working in blowing snow in pens and pastures where some drifts tower 15 feet high. “We’re doing our best to get the horses to a new adoption hub in a more centralized area with a warmer climate in the next 10 days to two weeks. We want to get them moved before the next blizzard hits,” Nash said. ”Every time a trailer rolls away with horses inside, everyone involved has a little internal celebration knowing that they’re heading off to an improved quality of life.” Some of the adopted horses have reached new homes as far away as Vermont and Florida, Oregon and Arizona. Fleet of Angels is still accepting and processing adoption applications as it works to match horses with potential new homes. Return to Freedom, an organization known nationally for its work with wild horses, was called upon to assist in October, helping to provide resources and solutions. RTF is working to find homes for hard to place stallions, bonded horses, and whole herds when possible. Only the generosity of The Griffin-Soffel Equine Rescue Foundation, Victoria McCullough, and donors to the Humane Society of the United States, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and the Wild Horse and Burro Sanctuary Alliance made it possible for the horses to be fed and adopted, instead of being sold at public auction, by covering more than $200,000 in costs so far. “These donors and organizations gave the horses a fighting chance,” said Neda DeMayo, president of Return to Freedom. “We are committed to leaving no horse behind, but the future of these horses depends on help from the public.” The success of this mission is about more than finding good new homes for the remaining horses, Nash said. “It is imperative that we succeed in this mission,” she said. ”If we can find new homes for 810 horses, the equine community can definitely find homes for two, four, or six horses at a time that need help and show that slaughter is not a needed option.” The last domestic horse slaughter plants were shuttered in 2007, but American horses continue to be trucked to slaughter houses in Mexico and Canada, including an average of 127,000 horses per year from 2008-15, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For more background information, please click here. How the public can help No Horse Left Behind Fund: Starting Feb. 3, The Griffin-Soffel Equine Rescue Foundation has offered to match donations through the Wild Horse and Burro Sanctuary Alliance dollar for dollar up to $50,000. The public can support the wild horses while adoptions continue by donating to a fund created to for feed, veterinary care, and all other costs related to the lifesaving mission for the ISPMP horses by donating to the Wild Horse and Burro Sanctuary Alliance: http://wildhorsesanctuaryalliance.org/ Adopt: More than 200 people have applied to adopt two or more of these special horses. However, Fleet of Angels and partners are hoping to get more of the horses adopted in family bands, larger groups and herds. Anyone who is interested in adopting some of these horses in larger bonded groups please contact: Fleet of Angels at HoldYourHorses@aol.com.Fleet of Angels is a not-for-profit organization with thousands of on-call members who offer crisis management and transportation assistance during equine-related emergencies, as well as other services. The organization oversees the coordination of hundreds of successful equine-related emergency missions in the U.S. and Canada each year, with each mission involving from one horse to many.Return to Freedom is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the freedom, diversity, and habitat of wild horses and burros through sanctuary, education, advocacy and conservation, while enriching the human spirit through direct experience with the natural world. It has operated the American Wild Horse Sanctuary on California’s Central Coast since 1998. 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__label__wiki	0.698246	0.698246	Home > Competitions > PFF Launches 2nd Women’s Tournament 4 years ago Aug 06, 2015 The Philippine Football Federation today launched the PFF Women’s Invitational Cup 2015 in a press conference held at the PFF House of Football in Pasig City. Now on its 2nd year, the all ladies tournament will be held from 9 August to 20 September, 2015 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium and newly-constructed artificial football pitch in City of Binan. The 10 participating teams were divided into two groups through an official draw. In Group A are Far Eastern University Women’s Team (defending champion), Green Archers United Football Club, Ateneo de Manila University Women’s Team, University of the Philippines Women’s Team –Y and Sikat FC . In Group B are Chelsea FC SS Ladies, Dela Salle University Women’s Team, University of the Philippines Women’s Team-X, Lady Tamaraw FC, and University of Santo Tomas Women’s Team. The teams are composed of both current and former varsity and national players. The Official Draw was graced by Senator Pia Cayetano who expressed her strong support for the promotion of football, particularly women’s football. Stating that she herself is a “soccer mom”, she believes that football is a sports appropriate to the built and height of Filipinos, adding that “as a policy, we should focus on sports where we innately have an advantage, or at the very least do not have a disadvantage.” PFF President Mariano Araneta emphasized the importance of women’s football in PFF’s thrust, noting that it sets aside 15% of funds received from FIFA and AFC for Women Football. Aside from this tournament, PFF is also conducting for the second year in a row a nationwide implementation of an Under-14 Girl’s competition in all the PFF provincial football associations. He noted the timeliness of promoting women’s football given the success of the recent FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 held in Canada. PFF General Secretary Atty. Ed Gastanes clarified that unlike last year’s edition which was a 9- a side tournament, this year’s edition is 11-a side competition at 90-minute per match. Tournament Commissioner is Ernie Nierras while Tournament Chairman is Cyril Dofitas. A Technical Study Group headed by National Women’s Team Head Coach Letecia Bautista will be observing all the games to scout for possible talents that may be included in the national pool for next year’s international competitions.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line181
__label__cc	0.542277	0.457723	LESSONS LEARNED #25: “War is costly. Peace, too.” -Old Pithy Posted by PITHOCRATES - August 5th, 2010 AT THE HEIGHT of the Roman Empire, the empire reached from North Africa to Britannia (England), from Hispania (Spain) to Mesopotamia (approximately modern day Iraq). When Roman power ruled the civilized world, there was peace. The Pax Romana (Roman Peace). The Romans built empire through conquest. And Rome grew rich with the spoils of conquest. For awhile, peace was only those quiet intervals between growth and conquest. But with secure borders, a uniform government, a rule of law, a stable currency, bustling trade & markets and a military to be the world’s policeman, peace broke out. For some 200 years. Life was good for the Roman citizen. As well as for those living in the empire. The Romans modernized the provinces they conquered. Made life better. Even for the conquered people. Although there were those who hated being subjugated by a foreign power. Reg: They bled us white, the bastards. They’ve taken everything we had. And not just from us! From our fathers, and from our father’s fathers. Loretta: And from our father’s father’s fathers. Reg: Yeah. Loretta: And from our father’s father’s father’s fathers. Reg: Yeah, all right Stan, don’t belabor the point. And what have they ever given us in return? Revolutionary I: The aqueduct? Reg: What? Revolutionary I: The aqueduct. Reg: Oh. Yeah, yeah, they did give us that, ah, that’s true, yeah. Revolutionary II: And the sanitation. Loretta: Oh, yeah, the sanitation, Reg. Remember what the city used to be like. Reg: Yeah, all right, I’ll grant you the aqueduct and sanitation, the two things the Romans have done. Matthias: And the roads. Reg: Oh, yeah, obviously the roads. I mean the roads go without saying, don’t they? But apart from the sanitation, the aqueduct, and the roads… Revolutionary III: Irrigation. Revolutionary I: Medicine. Revolutionary IV: Education. Reg: Yeah, yeah, all right, fair enough. Revolutionary V: And the wine. All revolutionaries except Reg: Oh, yeah! Right! Rogers: Yeah! Yeah, that’s something we’d really miss Reg, if the Romans left. Huh. Revolutionary VI: Public bathes. Loretta: And it’s safe to walk in the streets at night now, Reg. Rogers: Yeah, they certainly know how to keep order. Let’s face it; they’re the only ones who could in a place like this. All revolutionaries except Reg: Hahaha…all right… Reg: All right, but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh-water system and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us? Revolutionary I: Brought peace? Reg: Oh, peace! Shut up! (From Monty Python’s The Life of Brian, 1979.) Maintaining a peaceful empire is costly. As people got more accustomed to peace and plenty, they began to complain about taxes. Citizens refused to volunteer to serve in the Roman Legions maintaining that peace. Barbarians began to serve in the Legions. Some rose to command them. Some Roman commanders came from the very people they were fighting in the border regions. Soon Rome would rely on mercenaries (hired soldiers) to defend their borders. All of this cost the empire. It had to pay more and more to maintain the loyalty of the military. Ditto for the huge bureaucracy administrating the empire. And they lost control. Trouble on the borders and economic collapse ended the peace. And, ultimately, the empire. The civilized world broke down and collapsed. And barbarian leaders on the borders, hungry for conquest, attacked. Plunging the former Roman provinces into war and instability. RISING FROM THE ashes of the Roman Empire were the seeds of new empires. And the ground that proved most fertile was the northern limit of the old empire. England. England started to assert herself with the growth of her navy. With her borders secured, a uniform government, a rule of law, a stable currency, bustling trade & markets and a military to be the world’s policeman, peace broke out. Again. For about a hundred years. During the Industrial Revolution. After the defeat of Napoleon. Imperial Britain stretched across the globe. The sun never set on the British Empire. And wherever she went, she brought the rule of law, modernity, a sound economy and political stability. Her old colonial possessions went on to be some of the richest, most prosperous and peaceful nations in the world. India. Australia. New Zealand. South Africa. Canada. And, of course, the United States of America. She achieved her century of peace (Pax Britannia) by a balance of power. She maintained peace by intervening in disputes, often on the side of the weaker nation. She prevented stronger, aggressive nations from threatening her weaker neighbors. And she provided a safe environment for the weaker nation to live peacefully in the shadows of stronger, more aggressive neighbors. For a hundred years Britannia kept the peace. In large part due to her Royal Navy, the most powerful and potent navy at the time. If you ate any imported food or used any imported goods, it was thanks to the Royal Navy that kept the world’s sea lanes safe. But this peace came with a price. The rise of nationalism, the quest of new empires to establish their own overseas colonies and a change in the balance of power in Europe with the rise of Germany added to that price. And then a shot fired in Sarajevo by a Serbian terrorist ignited a tinderbox. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip started World War I. The most bloody and expensive war at the time, it bankrupted Great Britain and ended her empire. And left the world a less safe place. From the ashes of World War I rose new leaders with aspirations of world conquest. Fascist Italy led by Benito Mussolini. Nazi Germany led by Adolf Hitler. Communist Russia led by Joseph Stalin. Imperial Japan led by Hideki Tojo. And the nation that led the victors in World War II would, by default, become the new world power. The new world policeman. The United States of America. SO WHAT HAPPENED during the inter-war years that led to World War II? War exhausted Britain and France. Neither had the stomach for another war. Britain continued to rely on the Royal Navy for protection (as an island nation, sea power is indispensable). France built fixed fortifications (the Maginot Line). Both were primarily defensive strategies. In America, General Billy Mitchell demonstrated the vulnerability of battleships to air power by sinking a battleship with an airplane (greatly flustering the naval high command). Colonel George S. Patton developed an armored doctrine for an unenthused army and eventually transferred back to the horse cavalry. Meanwhile, Imperial Japan was building aircraft carriers. And Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Communist Russia developed air and armored doctrine while fighting in the Spanish Civil War. Fascist Italy attacked Ethiopia in 1935 to rebuild the Roman Empire and make the Mediterranean Sea a Roman lake once again. Nazi Germany launched World War II in 1939 by an armored assault on Poland with tactical air support. Poland resisted with horse cavalry. And lost. Imperial Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941 to destroy American naval power in the Pacific. They did a lot of damage. But the American carriers, their prime objective, were at sea. They would eventually meet those carriers later at the Battle of Midway. Where they would lose four of their best carriers and many of their best aviators. This tipped the balance of power in the Pacific to the Americans. America was ill-prepared for war. But American industry, the Arsenal of Democracy, ramped up and built the planes, tanks, guns, rifles and ships that would win the war. It would come with a heavy price tag. Global wars typically do. Had there been a balance of power that would have checked the territorial ambitions of the aggressor nations, it would have been a different story. Of course, having the power is one thing. How you use it is another. France had more tanks than Germany before the outbreak of hostilities. But the Nazis quickly overran France. Why? Doctrine. France’s doctrine was to hide behind the security of the Maginot Line. It was a defensive-only strategy. She developed no armored doctrine. The lesson they learned from World War I was that armies killed themselves attacking fixed defenses. Germany, too, learned that lesson. So their doctrine called for going around fixed defenses with fast-moving armor spearheads with tactical air support (i.e., blitzkrieg). Formidable though the Maginot Line was, it could not attack. And if the Nazis didn’t attack it, it did nothing but concentrate men and firepower away from the battle. WHEN WE PULLED out of South Vietnam, we agreed to use American air power if North Vietnam violated the terms of the treaty ending that war. Watergate changed all of that. Even though JFK got us into Vietnam, it became Nixon’s war. And a vindictive Congress wouldn’t have anything more to do with it. The North tested the American will. Saw that there was none. Attacked. And overran South Vietnam. The message was clear to tyrants. America will quit in the long run. Especially after a large loss of life. Other ‘retreats’ would reinforce this perception. Especially in the Arab world. The withdrawal from Lebanon after the bombing of the Marines’ barracks. The withdrawal from Somalia after the Somalis dragged dead American troops through the streets of Mogadishu. The Arab world even saw the victory in Desert Storm as a retreat. The anti-American Arab world said that our invasion was about oil. That what we really wanted was to topple Saddam Hussein and take his oil. It was just another Christian Crusade into holy Islamic lands. When we didn’t do that, the Arab world saw it as another American retreat. That America didn’t have the will to endure a bloody battle to conquer Iraq. So some in the Arab world would test America. Al Qaeda. Headed by Osama bin Laden. They started small and became more daring. World Trade Center bombing. Tanzanian Embassy bombing. Kenyan Embassy bombing. Khobar Towers bombing. The USS Cole attack. And they paid little for these attacks. America didn’t fight back. But their luck ran out on September 11, 2001. Because America finally fought back. PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER one, Osama bin Laden, belonged to the conservative Sunni sect of Islam called Wahhabi. They have a large following in Saudi Arabia. The Wahhabi have a delicate relationship with the Saudi Royal family. They disapprove of the Western displays of wealth in the House of Saud. Al-Qaeda was a shadowy enemy. We confronted them in the mountains of Afghanistan where the Taliban gave them a safe sanctuary. We attacked. Knocked the Taliban from power. Drove al-Qaeda underground. But we could not stop their funding. Wahhabi money from Saudi Arabia financed 9/11. And the money continued to flow. The Saudis would not intervene on behalf of America. They feared any crackdown on the Wahhabi could unleash a civil war. So America needed leverage to get Saudi cooperation. And they found it in an old nemesis, Saddam Hussein. A Sunni minority ruled Iraq. The Saudis did not like Saddam Hussein. However, they liked the balance of power he offered to Iran. Iran was Shiite. As much as the Saudis did not like Saddam, they disliked Shiite Iran more. This was the American lever. After some diplomatic gymnastics, the invasion of Iraq was set. The Saudis thought we were bluffing. They didn’t believe we would invade Iraq. Never in a million years. If we didn’t do it in Desert Storm when we had the force in place to do it and didn’t, there was no way the Americans would amass another coalition and redeploy forces to the region again. Especially because America doesn’t like long, drawn out, bloody wars. Which an invasion of Iraq would surely be. They asked us to remove our forces from the Saudi bases. We did. Now they were getting nervous. That was the political game. Make some noise to show the Arab world you weren’t an American toady. But, secretly, you want those American forces to remain. That American presence did provide security. And stability. After the invasion of Kuwait, it sure looked like Saudi Arabia would be next. It was only that large American force in the desert that changed that inevitability. The Americans invaded. And conquered. Now the Saudis had a vested interest in helping the Americans. They needed them to be successful in Iraq. To contain Iran. The lever worked. The Saudis stemmed the flow of Wahhabi money to al-Qaeda. The invasion of Iraq proved to be one of the most effective battles in the war on terrorism. HISTORY HAS SHOWN that a balance of power can lead to peace. It has also shown that a superpower can enforce a larger peace. But it also has shown that there is good and bad when it comes to power. The Romans could be cruel, but so were most in that time. The road to empire, after all, started out simply as a quest to provide a buffer between Rome and the hostile barbarians on her borders. Rome, then, expanded in pursuit of peace. (Initially, at least.) And then used her power to maintain peace. Many view Great Britain as the successor to the Roman Empire. And many view America as the successor to the British Empire. These powers share many things (rule of law, an advanced civilization, political stability, etc.). Perhaps the greatest, though, is a powerful military. And how it was/is used. As a powerful deterrent to an aggressor nation. To protect trade routes. To maintain peace. Malign these empires/nations all you will, but the greatest periods of world peace were due to their military power. And their will to use that military power. Expensive as that was. Is. So, yes, wars are costly. Peace, too. Sometimes, though, we must fight wars. But we can avoid a lot of them. By a peace-time military force that acts as a deterrent. Because there are bad guys out there. Who only respect one thing. And it isn’t diplomacy. Often the only thing preventing them from waging a cruel war of conquest is a potent military and a willing leader to use it. If a tyrant knows he will face a military consequence for acting, he may not act. When he knows that consequence will be devastating, he will not act. But if he knows a nation hasn’t the military power or the will to use military power, he will act. Just as Hitler did. As Mussolini did. As Tojo did. And as Osama bin Laden did. 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ANYONE who has seen those gross viral videos knows that people are fascinated by popping pimples. "Maybe, just maybe, this means she would STOP picking on me all the time". "So, I spent the next year figuring out how to make it happen". Multiple commenters on a BuzzFeed post about the product noted that it could be helpful to people who, for any reason ... Kevin Hart got denied from the Eagles championship stage by security So Hart did what any other regular fan would do - he wandered over and joined the NFL Network's postgame show. "Philadelphia's a great city", Hart said, interrupting the interview. "When alcohol is in your system, you do dumb stuff ..." Yeah I'm still a little tipsy. My heart stopped and I shut everything down and took my plane to Philadelphia this morning to meet her.She is no longer in this fight by herself. ESPN Streaming Service Will Launch This Spring In December 2017, Disney agreed to buy certain assets from Twenty-First Century Fox for $52.4 billion in stock. Disney is set to launch its first direct-to-consumer streaming service in the form of ESPN Plus, providing access to over 10,000 live regional, national, and worldwide games and events a year from all of the usual leagues such as MLB, NHL, and MLS. Oprah confirms she will not run for president Colbert laughed when asked if Oprah was running for president, while Peele said "we all hope so". As she accepted the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award, Winfrey gave a rousing speech, touching on the strides African-Americans have made in Hollywood, and the change women are now bringing to the industry after the Harvey Weinstein scandal. Duluth schools drop 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' 'Huck Finn,' citing racial slurs School officials said the move is part of an effort to be considerate to all students, particularly students of colour. A Minnesota school district removed classic novels "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" from its required reading lists due to the novels' use of a racial slur. Get Hyped For The Next Top Gear Series With This New Teaser Being Top Gear , there's no shortage of dream cars to choose from for the run, and each host ends up with something unique. After they all race out the door, they survey a wide selection of parked cars before LeBlanc speeds off in a red Aston Martin V8, Harris jumps into a white Skoda rally auto and Reid drives a yellow Mercedes-Benz G-Class. LAPD Submits Potential Weinstein Assault Cases To Prosecutors Weinstein and are under review", spokesman Greg Risling told Law&Crime in an email Thursday. 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Shane announced that the victor of the Dolph Ziggler vs. Following the massive announcement, AJ Styles chose to respond to Shane's huge Ziggler vs Corbin stipulation, as "The Phenomenal One" claimed that at this year's Fastlane PPV, he is going to knock down all of his challengers. Netflix Picks Up Michael Pena Starrer 'Extinction' From Universal Fighting for their lives, he comes to realize an unknown strength to keep his family safe from harm. The film also stars Mike Colter ( Luke Cage ), Lilly Aspell ( Wonder Woman ), Emma Booth ( Once Upon a Time ), Israel Broussard ( Happy Death Day ), and Lex Shrapnel ( Captain America: The First Avenger ). Women Were Given The Right To Vote 100 Years Ago Today Dozens of cameras flashed and microphones were held aloft as Dr Sheehy Skeffington posed for photos in the bright winter sunshine at the pedestrian walkway leading from Ship Street to Castle Street before taking to a small podium at the entrance to the Castle. Details about the name of Kylie Jenner's baby revealed The LipKit queen is "over the moon" about her new little princess, and isn't interested in doing anything that doesn't pertain to her. Kylie Jenner , 20, has now also confirmed the baby's name will be Stormi Webster , not Jenner or Scott-after her boyfriend Travis Scott . Marvel Cinematic Universe Stars Unite for One Epic Class Photo Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo , Avengers: Infinity War stars Robert Downey Jr ., Chris Evans , Chris Hemsworth , Mark Ruffalo , Scarlett Johansson , Jeremy Renner , Elizabeth Olsen , Paul Bettany , Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana , Dave Bautista , Bradley Cooper , Vin Diesel , Pom Klementieff , Karen Gillan , Sean Gunn , Benedict Cumberbatch , Tom Holland, Sebastian Stan , Chadwick Boseman , Samuel L. Jessica Biel teaching son about sex Adir Abergel, her hair stylist, and colorist Tracey Cunningham were the stars who managed to craft such a lovely color for Jessica's hair. Biel's husband Justin Timberlake wrote the sweetest comment on Abergel's Instagram about Biel's hair transformation too: "My boo thang looks goooood!" It turns out Jessica Biel's been planning to go blonde for months, but on Tuesday, she just went for it with a big color change - and a "rock 'n roll"-inspired haircut". You Will Never Use A Hand Dryer Again She said, 'I stuck the open plate in an enclosed hand dryer of a public bathroom for a total of 3 minutes. "Yes, three only. DO NOT EVER dry your hands in those things again". The statement said all Dyson Airblade dryers have high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters that capture bacteria particles from washroom air before it leaves the machine. Tesla Stock Poised To Rebound By March, Traders Say Electric-car company Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA ) third quarter marked an interesting combination of record revenue and the company's worst quarterly loss ever. 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Purchases 8023 Shares of The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) The stock decreased 0.48% or $0.09 during the last trading session, reaching $19.72. 459.24 million shares or 2.33% less from 470.19 million shares in 2017Q2 were reported. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. 'He was wrong': Samantha Geimer addresses Quentin Tarantino rape comments Tarantino has been making headlines recently for another resurfaced piece of evidence, a video from the set of his 2003 film, Kill Bill , in which star Uma Thurman can be seen crashing a vehicle into a tree. And by the way, we're talking about America's morals, not talking about the morals in Europe and everything. "Now Tarantino is going to make a movie about Polanski". Stocks grabbing Attention: Tesla Motors, Inc. (TSLA), Allergan plc (AGN) Ionic Capital Management Llc who had been investing in Tesla Inc (Put) for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $57.15 billion market cap company. Therefore 67% are positive. Hologic had 49 analyst reports since July 24, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Cowen & Co maintained the stock with "Sell" rating in Friday, November 17 report. Travis Scott Pleads Guilty to Disorderly Conduct in Arkansas Kylie and Justine were friends and were usually seen out together, but not so much of late and the reason is that Justine is sore that Kylie began dating Travis who she had a thing for and was already dating. Thanks to plea negotiations, Scott (born Jacques Webster ) entered a guilty plea for the lowest charge and was ordered to pay $640 in court-associated costs. Amazon, Liberty Global feel The Feed Amazon alone will offer the series on its Prime service in the Americas, while Liberty Global will have exclusivity in its European markets. 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__label__wiki	0.581707	0.581707	Digesting Hannibal – Season 1, Ep13 Episode 13 – Savoureux Will walks through the woods at night with a scoped rifle, hunting a stag. It runs off, and then Will fires a shot. We kind of know, already, that this is going to be a dream sequence. And knowing the stag represents Hannibal much of the time. He runs after the body, and we see the stag in shadow, on the ground, then turns to face him. For a moment it looks like a man with antlers. And then it’s gone. He follows a blood trail. And sees a man with antlers, and glowing eyes. He wakes up. Will has been on the trail for a while now. Finally he’s catching up and seeing the stag for what it really is. Will is home, but clearly still sick and sweaty. His legs are dirty, as if he’s been running in dirt. The world seems to shudder. He heads to the kitchen and gulps down water and a pill. Then he vomits. He should still be in the hospital. Anti-NMDA encephalitis can be hard to catch. If you don’t look for it you won’t find it. It’s relatively new as a diagnostic entity, and isn’t looked for much. He probably needs supportive care, IvIG, plasmapheresis, etc. Most importantly this can occur as a secondary condition caused by cancer, known as a paraneoplastic syndrome. The immune system attacks the cancer, but the cancer has some overlap with regular cells so the immune cells make antibodies that cause their own problems. Will looks in the sink, and looks like he vomited an ear. We don’t know if it’s real. Hannibal shows up to Will’s home, finding him shaking on the stairs. Will tells him about the trip to Minnesota. Hannibal checks the sink, and the ear appears to be real. Will doesn’t remember going to bed, and last saw Abigail the day before. The question is laid — is it her ear? And if so, how did he swallow it? We presume Hannibal killed Abigail, so he would have fed it to Will in his fevered sleep, which might explain part of the dream. Will remembers that she got scared at the cabin and then ran away. We know she made it to Hannibal. Will remembers hallucinating that he killed her, but it wasn’t real. Hannibal looks at the ear in the sink, seemingly upset by this. Hannibal is most likely feigning being upset, and doing a fantastic job of it. If we didn’t know better, Will really does seem guilty. How Hannibal fed him an ear will be an interesting discovery. Hannibal tells him they have to call Jack. The frame is nearly complete. The team arrives at Will’s home. Jack asks Will what they will find in Minnesota. He doesn’t know. Jack takes him in for processing The team can’t make eye contact with him (well, Katz can, briefly). Will is taken to a car, and he sees one of his dogs whimpering outside. We’re reminded that Will at his core is humane and merciful — a dog rescuer. He isn’t a killer. Zeller and Price process him and his clothing. They find a folding knife on him. Katz scrapes his nails and digs out blood. She tries to engage with him to get his side of the story. He doesn’t know where it came from. She pushes him to think about the evidence. He can’t come up with an alternative conclusion than that he killed Abigail. Jack tells Alana about the forensic findings, that the blood and ear all belong to Abigail. She’s crying, hurt that Will was pushed this far. Jack justifies it, since he was saving lives. She believes Hannibal must have seen something was wrong. “Not until it was too late.” We know the truth. Jack notes Hannibal told him Will had symptoms of dementia. She rebuts that it isn’t a disease, but a symptom of a disease. That’s mostly right. Dementia means there’s an impairment in cognitive functioning, due to some underlying process. In someone his age, there must be some other cause. Plus he doesn’t have dementia. He has had delirium. Dementia is progressive, meaning it doesn’t come and go. Delirium waxes and wanes. Alana advocates that they need to find the cure and treat it. Jack thinks there might not be a cause, since he had a normal brainscan. “Then they don’t know what they’re looking for.” She nails it, there. If you don’t look for it, you won’t find it. All too often a cursory head scan like a CT without contrast is done, but really doesn’t rule out anything besides large tumors or head bleeds. They both struggle with guilt over the situation. In her car alone, Alana grieves in frustration. Alana visits Will in an interrogation room. They’re both frustrated. Will is surprised Jack let her in, considering they were romantically interested. But Jack doesn’t know about that. Until now. She lets him know she’ll take care of his dogs. This is like saying goodbye. They’re both grieving his passage into prison. She’s there to do some tests. He asks if she’ll make him draw a clock. She asks if Hannibal had him do this. She knows that a clock drawing is a standard part of a cognitive screening test. And if he did, he might have found something, or at least suspected something. Will describes Hannibal’s rationale. She has him do another one. This one isn’t as severe, but still has all the numbers crowded on the right. He still has Left sided spatial neglect, indicating that at least his Right parietal lobe is impaired. Hannibal sits in therapy with Du Maurier. He seems sad, even glassy eyed. She talks about grieving, that it’s an “individual process with a universal goal — the truest examination of the meaning of life and the meaning of its end.” I’m not sure much of that is true. Many people grieve just by missing the person they’ve lost. They may or may not ever think about the nature of life. It’s a nice idea, though. Hannibal maintains he already knows what life is. And yet he’s near crying. Or faking tears. If he’s faking it, it would mean that the presentation to Du Maurier is so important that he would go to this length to show her how human he is. If he’s really feeling it, it must be novel for him. He talks about Abigail making him appreciate what having a child would be like. Perhaps. Perhaps he really did care, but he cared about himself much more. She reflects on living on through children, and he never thinks that way. “I haven’t given up on Will.” He wants to continue to be involved in Will’s life, and she recommends against it. Is Will just a toy he wants to keep playing with for his own curiosity? The difficulty with such a well constructed psychopath is that we can never be certain when we’re seeing the real him, aside from when he thinks he’s alone. Every conversation with another must be interpreted with a large grain of salt. “It’s hard to imagine that I could fail them both, so profoundly.” It’s statements like this that makes it seem that every moment is a ruse, him trying out playing a part as a human, during which he’s orchestrating his own pretend misery to see if he can experience loss. Price describes some findings to the team. His homemade fishing lures appear be trophies of his victims, made with body parts from the copycat murders. Alana maintains he has some neurological problem. Will stands in the interrogation room, looking in the one-way mirror and seeing the man/stag. Is Hannibal back there? Jack tells Will he’s sick. Will says he wasn’t consistent with his antibiotics. Antibiotics definitely wouldn’t help. Jack tells him they’re moving him to a medical ward for treatment. Jack wants to be hopeful, but all the evidence goes against that. He tells Will about the lures. We saw Hannibal checking out the lures early in the season. Will maintains that he wasn’t sick back then. He means he didn’t notice the symptoms back then, such as fever. He may still have been symptomatic, though in other ways. If Will wasn’t sick back then (and he did it), it might mean he’s a psychopath. If so, he’s even more convincing at appearing like a person with feelings than Hannibal is. Will warns Jack that he’s being set up, and to be cautious about someone close to him. Jack reads him his rights. In the medical transport, Will watches and waits. Then he breaks his own thumb, and breaks out. Alana, Jack, and Hannibal discuss the escape. Jack thinks this means he’s guilty. Alana thinks he’s sick, and shows the clock (with L spatial neglect). Hannibal produces a (fake) drawing that he says Will made before. She asks about a disease that progresses but plateaus. That is not what is happening with him. Hannibal talks about how sometimes Will is lucid, sometimes impaired. This is the definition of delirium — a waxing and waning level of consciousness and impairment, including hallucinations and disorientation. She offers the possibility of encephalitis. Hannibal asks about autoimmune, as if that’s the only kind. Anything ending in -itis means inflammation of. Enceph- refers to the brain. His brain is inflamed, and that can be from a variety of causes including infection (bacterial, viral), or autoimmune. She offers that if immune it wouldn’t show up on a brainscan unless looking for it. Jack just wants to know if this could make him kill and not remember. Definitely maybe. Jack says it doesn’t sound like dementia. There is nothing medically about this that fits with dementia, nor has it ever. Jack still thinks it’s a psychopath, and even that he could have faked the clock test. Yes it could be faked, but it shows a specific area of impairment that itself wouldn’t explain the killing. Hannibal sits in his office. He realizes Will is there, hiding. They discuss him. Will wonders if Hannibal thinks he’s guilty. Hannibal says he is skeptical, though the evidence is clear. All of which he planted. Will says he knows who he is. Hannibal disputes this, pointing out that that’s temporary. This is actually true. Even his moments of clarity are only moments. He’s still very sick. Visiting Hannibal never actually helps, though. Ultimately it just confuses him more. Will maintains his innocence. Hannibal offers to help, with the Devil’s bargain – “if we’re to prove you didn’t commit these murders… perhaps we should consider how you could have.” He’s now tasking Will to convince himself he’s guilty. Very clever. It also uses Will’s superpower to figure out what breadcrumbs were left that could incriminate Hannibal. Will imagines it, starting with Cassie Boyle, the first victim. It told Will everything he needed to catch Hobbs. Hannibal suggests he might have killed to better understand Hobbs. Just as it might have been for Hannibal. He’s really talking about himself, and seeing if Will can join into that logic. But Will wasn’t in the state at the time. Hannibal tells him how it was possible. Will remembers the man/stag. He fights the idea — “I know I didn’t kill her.” Hannibal pushes further, asking about Will’s first thoughts about Marissa. He even suggests the similarities to Abigail. All Will sees is the memory of the body, mounted on antlers in the office. “How could I resist.” The suggestions seem to be working. And we can notice Hannibal’s voice get raspier, perhaps his evil side emerging. Hannibal suggests further that the imagining being a killer brings the killer into his head. Will sees a memory of Hannibal at his desk, with a shape like antlers behind him. The source of the image, perhaps. He really is starting to think clearly. Will wants to go back to Minnesota. In the night, they drive together. Does Will fully realize now? Probably not, but he’s close. Jack and Alana pay a visit to Du Maurier. He missed his appointment with her and didn’t call, which is unusual. Plus he didn’t call. They believe Will has taken Hannibal to Minnesota. Alana even believes that Will is slipping “in and out of delusion.” Well the very definition of a delusion is that it is fixed, meaning it’s stuck and doesn’t come and go. They misuse psych jargon a lot, unfortunately. It muddies the importance of the real words. She goes so far as to offer that he could kill Hannibal and not even remember. For the most part every lost period of time for Will has been non-violent, so the likelihood is low for this. Du Maurier believes Hannibal may still be trying to help Hannibal. Optimistic, considering she knows how Hannibal at best wears a “person suit.” Hannibal and Will arrive at Abigail’s house. Will walks in and sees himself as Hobbs on the day of Hobbs’ death. Abigail hands him the phone. He hears Hannibal’s voice, but it’s Hannibal waking him up in the car. He’s putting together all the hints now that Hannibal is the copycat. Hannibal was the man on the phone, and Will finally seems to know it. They get into the kitchen, with blood all over the floor. Hannibal suggests that if he was thinking like Hobbs, they might never find the body. He even raises that maybe Will came there to find himself, as this seems to be the start of his departure from himself — the location where he first killed someone. Will talks about seeing Hobbs as like flies. He sounds almost non-sensical. Hannibal goes on to now really push as the devil on his shoulder. No more indirect suggestion. He tells will that if he cultivated those urges as “inspirations,” he would become someone other than himself. He’s dropping his voice, and using elevating language like “inspiration.” Will takes a step — saying who knows who he am, but not so sure about Hannibal. And one killed Abigail. And whoever did that was the copycat. Will draws his gun. Hannibal now questions if he’s a killer, appealing to his better nature. Will knows that he called, but isn’t sure how deep this rabbit hole goes. Hannibal picks at the logic of it. Jack slowly creeps in through the front door. Will knows there’s no motive, “which is why you were so hard to see.” Yes. Plus the skilled manipulation. “You were curious what I would do.” Now he’s able to think like Hannibal, finally. Even as Will gets worked up, Hannibal appears calm. Totally appropriate for a psychopath. Jack steps in to talk Will down. Hannibal gets a smug look on his face. Will goes to shoot, but Jack shoots first. Will collapses in the exact spot where Hobbs was shot. That chapter is now complete. As Will bleeds on the floor, he sees Hannibal as the man/stag. Jack visits Will in the hospital. Hannibal sits at the bedside. The right side of his brain was inflamed, and they’re treating with antivirals and steroids, in a medical sedation. That might be expected, since they might not be able to rule out viruses that early in his workup. He’s getting better, unclear how much better. Jack asks if Hannibal would have gone to Minnesota if Will didn’t have a gun. Hannibal says he would have wanted to. We know that’s true, since Will didn’t have a gun on him until the end. But most interestingly he’s willing to tell this to Jack. It paints himself as someone who cares undyingly for Will. Hannibal visits Du Maurier, bringing her a meal of veal. They’re having a full meal together, including wine. This is not doctor/patient. It could be colleagues. It also raises the possibility that she is like Hannibal, a psychopath that he found but that hasn’t been shown to us, yet. That would be unlikely, but so is a totem pole of bodies. Hannibal brought this as a way to initiate a conversation. He’s going to say goodbye to Will. Is the game over? She warns him that others are starting to see his pattern of developing relationships with others prone to violence. Perhaps. I suspect it’s more that he develops relationships with people he thinks he can coax into violence. She believes it might get him caught. And yet she warns him about it. Hannibal walks through the prison until he reaches Will’s cell. Hannibal smiles a little. Onto round 2. Episode 12 – Relevés Will walks through a hospital in a robe, pulling his IV line along on a cart. He enters Georgia’s room, with her still in the hyperbaric chamber. She looks close to normal. They talk for a bit, and it’s clear they’ve been talking regularly. She now seems able to recognize him, somehow. Will reports that they’ve only found that he has a fever, but not why. She gets pessimistic about what’ll happen — they won’t find a real cause, just give wrong meds and wrong diagnoses. Well that was her experience, after all. She also says she’s going to get ECT. “Shock treatment sounds nicer.” Does it? The convulsive part of electroconvulsive therapy means they will put her under anesthesia (unconscious) then induce a seizure briefly. It’s especially effective for depression that has failed every other intervention. We’re talking severe not shower/eat/get out of bed for weeks depression. Side effects can involve some memory loss. She’s skeptical, since she’s been many-a-times that she could recover, and remember what she did. “But I don’t want to remember.” She doesn’t remember killing the doctor, and thinks it might have been Will, “but I couldn’t see your face.” Hannibal stands in Will’s hospital room, uncovering a meal he made for him — a chinese recipe chicken soup, with healing herbs. They sit to eat together. They discuss his visiting Georgia, and how it helps him to feel supported. Will asks if all his symptoms could be caused by the fever. Hannibal responds with a completely inaccurate statement. “Fevers can be symptoms of dementia. Dementia can be a symptom of many things happening in your body or mind that can no longer be ignored.” So let’s parse that out. Dementia refers to a degree of cognitive impairment, such as impairment in concentration, memory, verbal fluency. There are causes of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease or Lewy Body dementia. What Will had is almost certainly delirium, which many non-psychiatrists mix up with dementia. Dementia is usually non-reversible. Delirium is a temporary brainstate caused by a medical condition, like an infection. Clear up the infection, and the delirium improves. So dementia doesn’t cause fever, nor does delirium. Fever can cause delirium, though. Aside from all of that, there are few solely mental illnesses that cause dementia or anything that looks like dementia. The primary one is pseudodementia, which is someone so depressed that they can’t think or speak well, and so look like they have dementia. Treating the depression improves this. That’s all a long-winded way of saying Hannibal is wrong. I suspect this is an issue of the medical technical advisor for the episode. Other types of physicians don’t always understand these differences. Neurologists and psychiatrists usually do. Will inquires if Jack knows of the rest of the symptoms. Hannibal says he hasn’t told him, and won’t until they know what this is. So the implications that are trying to be made here is that this is a chronic or permanent condition. Hannibal would be obligated to report to Jack since confidentiality has never seemed to be part of their relationship, with this so loosely defined as a therapeutic relationship, and their relationship being initiated to keep an eye on him for Jack. It’s a bit more like a work-mandated therapy, where confidentiality wouldn’t be expected to apply. So Hannibal is again bending the rules. They pivot to talking about Georgia, and Will thinks she doesn’t want to get better. Georgia lays in her hyperbaric chamber. She hears a noise. In reality she wouldn’t be living in the chamber, but getting treatment for a couple of hours a day for weeks. She combs her hair, lights a spark of static, and an explosion ignites which burns her alive. This kind of thing actually happens. What isn’t clear is how Hannibal could have rigged this, since she is a loose end. The team reviews the body and crime scene. Georgia’s body is a scorched mess. Much worse than death by toilet seat. She wasn’t wearing her grounding bracelet. They postulate if she was suicidal, but Will doesn’t think so. He admits he talked to her, which perks everyone’s eyebrows. Could compromise the case — but it doesn’t matter anymore. This just adds another question mark to Will’s judgment. Abigail Hobbs meets with Freddie Lounds, discussing their upcoming book. Chapters for each of the girls her father murdered. Abigail asks about the title. Her body language suggests she’s still conflicted about the whole process and doesn’t trust Lounds. Justifiably. They play with the title “The Last Victim,” which opens up the conversation as to who was the Last Victim. Abigail thinks the last victim was Marissa Schuur, who was killed by the copycat killer. She still holds her father responsible. They debate if Nick killed Marissa. Lounds doesn’t think he did. “I’ve interviewed enough killers to know one when I see one.” Well, that sounds like definitive proof. That line also of course applies to Abigail. Does she know that Abigail killed Nick? Lounds claims they give themselves away by “a very specific brand of hostility.” Her messages seem to be – “If you’re a killer, I don’t care. If you don’t want me to think you’re a killer, stop being so hostile towards me.” But I could be overly reading into that one. Lounds sees these characteristics in Will, and that she believes Will is the copycat. She really doesn’t understand severe psychopaths very well, or her own role in provoking people. Or this is all about her own endgame — to get Abigail to confess to murdering Boyle. “Whoever killed Nicholas Boyle killed an innocent man.” We see how conflicted this makes Abigail. If that’s Lounds’ endgame, it’s working. Will dreams he’s at home. He sees Georgia walk into his bedroom and out. He follows her outside. She says “See?” twice. She’s then skewered on antlers (like Marissa Schuur) and bursts into flames. All that’s left is the stag. The message seems to be that whoever killed Marissa also killed Georgia. And the stag is that killer. Of course the stag has also led Will to many clues, including when he walked to Gideon’s car. So the stag has multiple roles, and doesn’t seem to just represent Hannibal. Will shows up in Jack’s office, having checked himself out of the hospital. The fever broke. Interesting that this happened after the dream. Perhaps because of the dream? Could the fever and the auto-immune condition be symbolic in some ways, as Will turning against himself (because of Hannibal)? If so, as he undoes this his condition would get better. Will proffers that Georgia didn’t kill herself, and was in fact murdered by whoever killed Sutcliffe. The evidence doesn’t support that, though we know different. Jack thinks he’s not thinking clearly on the subject, looking for an theory to explain what doesn’t need an explanation. Will just thinks she was misunderstood. Jack and Will review the evidence with Zeller and Price. They discuss the remnants of plastic, which Will guesses was a comb. Sutcliffe was killed similarly to Georgia’s victim, which Will believes was the copycat. This is a jump. Just because there’s two copycats, doesn’t mean they’d be the same killer. Except his dream told him so, so it must be true! ;) The debate leads Will to conclude that Boyle wasn’t the copycat. Jack sits with Hannibal to discuss Will, and if Will’s thoughts could be valid or evidence of his illness. Hannibal needs to play it very carefully here, so as not to tip his hat to Jack. Jack asks about Will’s relationship to Abigail. Hannibal elicits that Jack suspects Will is protecting Abigail. Hannibal defends Will, that he wouldn’t hide anything criminal. Hannibal is playing the good guy, seeing that Jack is going down the road of suspecting Will all on his own. He doesn’t need to plant a whole lot of seeds here. Hannibal offers that Will needs their support, whether or not mental illness is involved. A subtle planting that Will could be mentally ill still. An alternative interpretation would be that Hannibal does care about Will as a friend, and so wants to loosely speak up for him, while not incriminating himself. Jack questions if Will is mentally ill, or if he’s just so unique we don’t have a name for it. There are clear ways to define mental illness, and one of the criteria is an impairment in functioning. Some wouldn’t even diagnose hallucinations as part of an illness if it doesn’t impair the person. Jack shows up at Du Maurier’s front door, in the middle of the night, wanting to discuss Hannibal. She asks him for a court order. She susses out that it’s unofficial at this point, but that Jack thinks Hannibal is withholding important info about a murder. She invokes confidentiality. He pivots to talking about her being attacked by a patient previously, who had been referred by Hannibal. He then raises the recent deaths. She points out his strategy, making subtle accusations about the deaths of Tobias/Franklin and thus her in the position of needing to defend Hannibal. She’s a bit too savvy for Jack’s pressure, but she also secretly wants to talk. Jack raises that he’s had “complicated” relationships with patients, which she sidesteps as being related to complicated patients. She admits that Hannibal calls Will more of a friend than a patient. This is already disclosing too much. I’m a little surprised they didn’t talk hypotheticals about hypothetical people. That would have been in line with their usual dialogue on the show of double entendres. She offers that he doesn’t have many friends, so he’d probably be loyal and try to help him. Jack talks out the copycat with Zeller and Price, remembering that Will believed the copycat had insight into Hobbs. Zeller and Price banter about theories vs. hypotheses. Scientifically this is absolutely correct. Jack tasks them to dig up all the travel and any extra information about Hobbs. Abigail and Will chat in her hospital. Abigail confesses that she felt good when she killed Boyle. Challenging this a little bit, she seemed pretty shocked and upset in the moment. She digs at how Will felt when he killed her father — terrified, and then powerful. “I don’t think either of us have gotten away from your father.” Certainly. “It feels like my dad is still out there.” This is probably her approach of attempting to elicit from Will if he’s the killer, trying to get him to confide in her by confiding in him. Will conveys that he thinks he can catch the copycat, but he’ll need her help. This probably confuses her, because she’s buying into Lounds’ hypothesis that Will is the copycat. Du Maurier tells Hannibal that Jack visited her to try to get information. Hannibal conveys Jack’s belief that Abigail was involved with her father’s crimes, Will’s protecting her, and that Hannibal is protecting Will. “I’m stepping out of my role as your psychiatrist, and talking to you as your colleague… Whatever you’re doing with Will Graham, stop.” Most likely, she presumes he’s emotionally involved with Will, rather than the real truth. Few could really anticipate the depths of what Hannibal has been doing, and he’s been protecting her from having enough information to even guess such a thing. And Jack didn’t reveal much more, aside from the deaths. But as his “colleague” she’s advising that he’s pushing outside of traditional boundaries, rather than this being dangerous to his personal well being. He rationalizes (justifies) that Will needs his help. She challenges this — he can’t help someone as a friend when neither of you knows what friends are. She butting up on a big issue in therapy, which is dual relationships. It’s difficult to have a therapy relationship when also having another kind. An example might be having a therapist and being in business with them. Someone might feel obligated to behave in the business deals a certain way because of the therapeutic relationship, and vice versa. Ideally relationships have one mode. Some people do transition from therapy relationship to a “friendship,” especially in small towns where it’s impossible to not run into people, but that should only occur once the therapy has ended, and then only cautiously. One has be very careful, especially as there’s risk with romantic relationships, which are always a no-no (it’s way too risky of a predatory relationship, and people playing into their roles as rescuer and rescued, with dramatic potential consequences). Will and Hannibal have been flirting with a non-sexual romantic relationship. It’s all a twisted love story, in a sense. Hannibal believes he’s protecting Will. She challenges his ability to do that, since he isn’t objective, and encourages him to pull away. She also raises the issue of her attack, and that she only told Jack “half-truths.” Ah, a new mystery. Something else happened there. I might guess that Hannibal did refer a patient to her who was violent, and he intervened to protect her. This might then have been a manipulation to play protector, reverse roles, as an attempt to get closer to her and become a friend (or more). Her lying to Jack protected Hannibal in some way. Hannibal paces throughout this conversation, one of the few times we see him uncomfortable. She pressures that even the best psychiatrists are human. He can’t accept that. Maybe because he doesn’t fully view himself as human. He ends the conversation saying that whe the pressure is too great from his relationship(s) with Will, “I’ll find a way to relieve them.” Of course this opens the door for further sabotaging or even killing Will. We haven’t seen him entertain this idea before. Will sits with Hannibal, in therapy. Will feels clear, “about the copycat.” This is a threat to Hannibal. Hannibal points out he’s dismissing the evidence that does exist, pointing to others. Will takes it further, believing the copycat initially intended to frame him. Will is now hot on the trail. He knows where to look. In response, Hannibal points out this is getting paranoid. Will feels clear, though. Zeller and Price review their findings with Jack. It seems that Abigail accompanied his daughter when they identified victims. She was the bait. They take this further, hypothesizing that she’s the copycat. It really isn’t a huge leap of logic, except Will’s perception that the copycat needs access to the investigation and she doesn’t really have that. Jack could only explain the new murders as trying to impress someone new. Such as Lounds. More likely IF she did that, she’d go for a new father figure, such as Will or Hannibal. Lounds is a leap that negates the nature of Abigail’s relationship with her father. Jack shows up looking for Abigail, finding only Lounds. She relates that Will snuck Abigail out, which is strange since he’s registered as her guardian. Guardian? She’s an adult, and as far as we know hasn’t had a surrogate decision maker appointed by a court. But the plot point that this aims for is clear enough. Lounds reveals she suspects Abigail killed Boyle, and that Will is hiding something. Jack barges in on Hannibal, wondering where Will is. Hannibal starts planting that Will has had lost time, and that it’s due to a “dissociated personality state.” Now this is possible, theoretically. Dissociation involves a splitting off of awareness, where someone could do something that is seeming involuntary. In the simplest form someone might feel their body is acting on its own, such as in a conversion disorder. Hannibal is suggesting that Will has dissociative identity disorder, previously called multiple personality disorder. While this has been maintained as a real entity in the DSM, all of the index (original) cases that established such a thing exists have later been disproven. If it exists it’s really really really rare. Jack asks about where Will took Abigail. Hannibal plays a recording about Will feeling like he killed Marissa Schuur. This was because he imagined himself as the killer. Jack puts together the pieces for himself, that Will always was the last one to see most of the victims, and thus must be the suspect. Jack inquires about “who” the other personality might be. Usually it would be a split off version of the person. For Will the idea is he’s internalizing other killers, especially Hobbs. We have seen that he has internalized Hobbs, seeing him all the time. But seeing him is quite different than becoming him. And if it’s Hobbs, he intended to kill Abigail. On a plane, Abigail comments on Will still looking kind of sick. She remembers her mother’s birthday is coming up, and they planned to climb the highest peak in the state. Will offers to take her. A parental gesture. She declines. Thus rejecting him ever so slightly in the role of parent. They arrive at the cabin. She looks scared. She insinuates that Will is the copycat. He plays defense, just stating he was trying to understand her father. He’s lost touch with his original reason for being there already, tracking the real copycat. She finds out he fishes, and compares it hunting — luring vs. stalking. Will starts pushing at her on it. He’s suspecting she is the copycat, or at least involved in her father’s murders. She reveals she helped her father lure, and that Hannibal should have told him. Hannibal promised to protect her. Will gets upset and slams her against the wall. And he suddenly snaps out of it and he hasn’t grabbed her at all. He is dissociating, losing time. It’s just not clear that this is him embodying Hobbs, since in his imagination there he wasn’t Hobbs, but a more aggressive version of himself. Now they fully start accusing each other of being the copycat. She also calls out that he’s sick, as he clutches his head. Suddenly he has lost time, and finds himself on a plane, having arrived back in DC. Marissa is back in Minnesota, still, going into her old home. She finds Hannibal there and hugs him immediately. She says she left Will at the cabin, since she didn’t feel safe with him. Interesting. We don’t completely know if this is true. The intervening time is omitted, leaving other possibilities like her having done something to him. She tells him Will knows what she did, and he informs her Jack does, too. Will will be arrested for the copycat crimes, though Hannibal says they’ll “think” he did it. Meaning he knows Will didn’t. Abigail intuits that Hannibal is the killer. Hannibal admits it, and that he kills and manipulates because he’s “curious what will happen.” Creepy. In it’s impartiality. He admits that he set her up to kill Boyle, and the effect that kill had on her is more important than Boyle’s life would have been. Only to Hannibal is it so important. Hannibal admits to killing many more than her father, and that he’s going to kill her. This further sets up Will for her murder, since no one knows Hannibal is there, and Jack expects Will to try to kill Abigail. Anytime Hannibal comes out from behind his mask is super-creepy. It’s like looking at the devil. He knows what he is. Which twists at the other question of why be in therapy or try to have a friend. I think he revealed it here — it’s to satisfy his curiosity, as to if he’s capable of doing/being these things. It’s a removed curiosity, though, without conscience. Yet he is able to fake the value of life, so he knows others value it. Episode 11 – Rôti Hannibal serves dinner with Dr. Chilton. They discuss Abel Gideon, and how Chilton tried to convince him that he was the Ripper. Hannibal points out how that primarily works with those without a stable sense of self (Will), rather than with psychopaths. This reflects on much of the series, with Hannibal attempting to control Will, who has the ultimate unstable sense of self. I watch this always on guard that anyone could be Hannibal’s next victim, especially Chilton. It turns out that Gideon is accusing Chilton of making him kill. Chilton asks for advice, and Hannibal instructs him to deny everything. Chilton talks about his hopes that psychic driving would work to break him down. Hannibal corrects him, noting how manipulation must be hidden or else it’s ineffective. He should know, of all people. So Gideon “pushed back” once he was aware he was being manipulated. Yes, most people don’t like being manipulated into thinking they’re a serial killer. It even seems possible that the murder of the nurse itself could be part of him retaliating against Chilton. Will sleeps, sweating with not to be unexpected intense dreams. It includes the totem of the bodies, washed away by a tidal wave. He awakens, only to see the clock melt, and himself wash away. Still a dream. It’s difficult to tell how much of his dreams are from his trauma vs. Part of his encephalitis. Either way, Will needs help with someone he can trust. Gideon is led away from the hospital by guards into an armored transport, on the way to court or something. He’s suing Chilton. Not clear how he got an attorney to take that one on, but it does have merit. Gideon tells him he’s going to tell the world that Chilton tried to convince him he was the Ripper. In the transport, Gideon talks at the guards. He killed his family because it was easier than getting a divorce. There’s still something comical about hearing this out of Eddie Izzard’s mouth, even though it’s supposed to be creepy. He kills them both, sight unseen. Sometimes it’s creepier to not show the act, but just allude to it. At the crime scene, Gideon has escaped. Will metronomes the murder, as usual watching himself enact it. Jack inquires if Gideon still believes he’s the Ripper. Will says he’s having “a differing of opinion.” This is opening up questions to be answered in the episode. Hearts and other organs hang from trees near the scene, like Christmas ornaments. Katz lists off a slew of weapons that Gideon now has. The Ripper wouldn’t have left organs behind. So Gideon is sending a message with this, possibly to the Ripper himself. The ornaments approach clearly puts the organs for viewing, to attempt to show the murder in a different way, to contrast with the Ripper and for all to appreciate. Will and Alana talk with Chilton. They point out that the escape is beneficial to Chilton, in avoiding the lawsuit and humiliation. True. They might be insinuating that Chilton was involved. Which Chilton then inquires if they’re accusing him of, and they deny it. Chilton denies any involvement in manipulating Gideon. He goes on to say that Gideon “wasn’t insane when he murdered his wife. Killing her drove him insane.” There isn’t a whole lot of rationale to that, unless the murder was done by accident and the guilt tormented him. But using the legal definition of insanity as mental illness causing inability to discriminate right from wrong (a simplified definition I grant you) or even to have out of control impulses, there’s no clear evidence that killing his family caused him to lose the ability to distinguish right from wrong, or to lose control of impulses. So that just makes no sense. Blame is thrown back and forth. Alana make the case that whether he believes he’s the Ripper or is even confused by it, he’ll kill again. I’d say his identity is really immaterial as to whether he’ll kill again. He didn’t kill those guards because he’s confused about his identity, but to escape. Chilton pushes the blame onto them, baiting them into a fight. This keeps the focus off of him, and makes it about the fight in the room rather than the past. Jack preps the FBI on Gideon. A transplant surgeon, armed and dangerous. As Will listens, Jack’s voice fades a bit. The room appears filled with antlers, and Jack appears to be talking to Will about Will. “You are armed and extremely dangerous.” I have had occasional patients who really do dissociate like this, hearing everything said as being about them, when it isn’t. That can also be a characteristic of psychotic disorders, called ideas of reference. Will is actually hearing You when Jack is saying He. Will really is imagining all this, but losing touch with reality. Will sits with Hannibal, recalling this episode. “I don’t know who I am anymore. I don’t feel like myself.” In the context of Hannibal’s conversation with Chilton in the beginning, it thus seems that this is a clear invitation to Hannibal to manipulate Will, even to do psychic driving (though again their definition seems incorrect), if he hasn’t already been doing it (without showing us). “I feel crazy.” I have blogged about this feeling, which often involves a loss of sense of agency or control. Will notes his biggest fear is not knowing who he is. He believes that this is Gideon’s fear too, and that he has been changed. Unless Chilton was really using psychic driving, like the full sleep deprivation brainwashing mental torture approach, it’s unlikely to really be able to disturb his sense of self so completely, mainly because Gideon is a psychopath. Hannibal thinks Gideon will seek out the Ripper, to gauge who he is. Will and Jack review Gideon with the team (Katz, Price, and Zeller). They are reviewing all his communications. Will doesn’t think they’ll find anything. Zeller notes bodies had organs removed post-mortem, and they had lobotomies. Katz corrects him that it wasn’t a lobotomy since he only scrambled the brain not removing any of it. Actually Zeller was right, it’s a lobotomy. A lobectomy is removal of a lobe of the brain, lobotomy is just cutting it. Will begins hallucinating water leaking out of one of the storage lockers. Will raises that the lobotomy (again, that’s what it is) was what was done to him. They scrambled his brain. True, to a degree. Therapy hopefully doesn’t brainwash people, but helps them be more comfortable with who they are, and maybe closer to who they want to be. That wasn’t what anyone did here. And again therapy for psychopaths largely doesn’t work. Jack suggests they get a list of everyone that tried to treat Gideon, which will include Alana. Will visits Alana. They have a little flirting about getting closer, and he invites the idea, when he’s more stable. His head feels warm to her. And he’s already on aspirin. Then how about a tylenol? She expresses some worry for Gideon’s wellbeing. She believes he can’t be completely held responsible for his actions because he was subjected to “an outside influence.” If he really was brainwashed (they seem to value the aesthetic on this show, and that must be viewed as a crude word), then “outside influence” is understating it a bit. But the suggestions about what was done to him, even by Chilton, repeating an idea thousands of times, isn’t quite brainwashing, nor is therapy. They hypothesize what would happen if Gideon finds the Ripper. Will believes the Ripper would kill him for rudely taking credit for his work. This is obviously setting up our expectations for a showdown this episode. Freddie Lounds gets a call from Gideon, who’s pretending to be a psychologist Dr. Carruthers, and wants to work with her on an article. We can presume the psychologist he’s pretending to be is one of his former evaluators, and now a victim. Lounds walks into the Carruthers’ office, only to find Gideon having killed the man and given him a Columbian necktie. Yep. Could see that coming. Jack and Will look over the crime scene. Jack reviews that Carruthers had diagnosed Gideon as being a “pathological narcissist who suffers from psychotic episodes.” So let’s pick that apart. Yes, he’s a narcissist, as he believes he’s superior to others. He’s pathological because this has caused problems in his life, such as killing people and believing he could get away with it. Psychosis, though, we haven’t seen any evidence of. No clear evidence of hallucinations, paranoia, or even magical thinking. Will thinks this is about surgically operating on those that messed with his mind. But he still thinks like a doctor, draining the blood a leaving it to be donated to the red cross, with a note. They think he’s also showing off before meeting the Ripper. The motives have been really muddied now. Is it revenge? Is it an identity crisis? Is he trying to court the Ripper? Does he plan to kill the Ripper? I would opine that the identity thing is crap. He might be vengeful towards those who tried to mess with his head, but not likely he is actually confused, based on the little character info we know (that he’s a psychopath). They click on the computer, and find a tattlecrime article by Lounds about this very murder. Will knows Gideon must have Lounds. Gideon has Lounds tied up in the observatory. She offers to write a big story about him. She even feigns believing that he’s the Ripper. He calls her out on that. “It’s like remembering something from your childhood… and then you realize sadly it’s just some photo in an old book.” Now this I would buy, that memory is plastic and malleable, even in psychopaths. But that’s different I might say than altering someone’s reality. The false memory syndrome of the 80s showed that people could construct very vivid false memories. Some hypothesize though that there’s always a part of a person that knows what’s true and what isn’t. Gideon seems to have just such a part. Lounds realizes the article is aiming to draw out the Ripper. The team reviews another body, a psychiatrist with the same Columbian necktie, but this time with a severed arm. Will intuits that the Ripper isn’t going to risk exposure, and that he killed this psychiatrist to tell Jack where Gideon is hiding — in the observatory where the last severed arm was. Interesting to communicate through dead bodies. Apparently a letter or email wouldn’t suffice. Back in the observatory, Gideon now has Chilton on the surgical table. A trade again – you messed with my mind, I get to cut open your abdomen. We watch him made a midline incision, sans general anesthetic. Gideon of course doesn’t use gloves, since infection isn’t really a concern of his. Gideon removes what is probably a big appendix, followed by a kidney and philosophizes with it in hand. He slaps Chilton with his hand, smearing his face with his own blood. Gideon holds his hands up as if he’s maintaining the sterile surgical field, even though he isn’t. Force of habit, if we needed a reason. He’s also removing non-vital organs so far, which to me means the writers probably aren’t going to kill off Chilton, just put him in a little false jeopardy. Will and Jack drive to the observatory. Jack tells him he should wait outside, and that he looks like hell. Will says he feels “fluid, like I’m spilling.” He knows he’s sick, but presumes it’s a cold. Jack scolds him to take better care of himself. So now the dynamic has flipped, with Jack pulling him back, and Will pushing himself. If we trace back, this seems to have transitioned around the time Bella got sick, which presuming that’s deliberate, would explain the shift in his behavior towards Will (plus Will getting as sick as he is) as his priorities change. “It’s hard to shake off something that’s already under your skin.” He nods off to sleep. Will is suggesting the seeds have been planted by Hannibal, it’s hard to reverse that. A tactical squad moves in on the observatory. Jack advances with a shotgun. Will leaves the car and watches from a distance, but sees a stag in the woods. He follows it. The squad finds Chilton with his bowels exposed. Lounds bags him. Bagging someone refers to a manually worked ventilator, called an ambu bag. Gideon watches from afar, outside the building. He gets in his car. He talks to the backseat, saying he was expecting the Chesapeake Ripper, or are you he? It’s Will. Interesting that the stag led Will to this car. We could imagine then that the stag isn’t just a meaningless hallucination, but has purpose. In a show as well thought out as this, most things have meaning. Will points a gun at Gideon, telling him not to turn around. To Will, Gideon looks like Garrett Jacob Hobbs. Is this another opportunity to kill a killer? Will is clearly sick, and Gideon recognizes it. He asks who Will’s doctor is. Hannibal opens his front door to see Will and Gideon. If someone was as medically ill as Will is, he should be in a hospital. Encephalitis can kill. I wouldn’t want someone in this state showing up at my front door. I’d just call 911. Will talks about not being able to tell what’s real. Gideon sits nearby. Hannibal tries to reorient him, but Will only cares about if Hobbs is real. Hannibal tells him there’s no one there, and that Will came here alone. Now this is a bit of a stretch to have him not remember driving, though in Will’s delirious state it might work. This tells to Gideon that there’s some manipulation going on. Will’s eyes roll back and he starts shaking. This is probably supposed to be a febrile seizure, though if his whole body is convulsing it’s unlikely he would still be standing. On a side note, Hugh Dancy appears to have a great ability to roll up his eyes, which per the hypnotic induction profile (Siegel), is one indicator he may be capable of responding well to hypnosis. Hannibal recognizes it as a “mild” seizure. Seizures are risky, particularly if they lead to status epilepticus, which is a continuous seizure where someone stops breathing. Gideon identifies that Hannibal doesn’t seem worried about this. Hannibal inquires if he’s that man that claims to be the Ripper, stating as fact that he isn’t the Ripper. Gideon asks if Hannibal is the Ripper. “A terrible thing to have your identity taken from you.” A beautiful double entendre, rich with subtext. It speaks to Gideon’s situation, while revealing Hannibal’s alter ego as the Ripper. Gideon says he’s taking back his own identity, “a piece at a time,” including his psychiatrist. Hannibal furthers this line, asking if Alana was one of his psychiatrists. Gideon says she was. Hannibal offers up her location. A curious twist. One would think that Hannibal would want to finish off Gideon over the grudge of taking credit, but instead offers up Alana. The only seeming explanation for this is that he doesn’t want to take out Gideon himself, but give him a way that the FBI can dispose of him. Knowing that Alana has a protective detail means he’s sending Gideon into a trap. More manipulation from Hannibal. Hannibal gives a super-brief neurological test to Will. He really just tested his motor ability, ability to speak and follow one-step command, and his facial nerve (one of the cranial nerves in the medulla). This definitely doesn’t rule out a stroke, but covers a couple of basics for a mini-screening exam. Plus no one wants to watch a five-minute neuro exam on TV, as it isn’t story. He tells Will that he had a seizure, that he has a fever and was hallucinating. Will insists he saw Hobbs. “He’s a delusion disguising reality.” Kinda. He’s insisting on a hallucination. It’s true, he DID see him, it’s just that it wasn’t real. So a delusion (fixed false belief) isn’t quite the right term here. Hannibal leaves, stating he’s worried about Alana, and that he’ll call Jack to take Will to the hospital. He even tells Will that he killed Hobbs once, and can do it again. The normal protocol would be to call 911, communicate everything to the paramedics, and call Jack to go protect Alana. But Hannibal is just playing a cover story. He leaves, leaving car keys, which Will snatches up. Will, still pushing himself, must be going to Alana. Hannibal returns to the same dining room and now removes his coat. As usual, his manipulation plan works well. Gideon watches Alana from outside her home. Will limps up behind him and draws his gun, but doesn’t shoot. He instead walks up next to Gideon. Gideon talks about not being sure if he’ll ever be himself again, after thinking he was someone else for so long. I’m not gonna go into the brainwashing thing anymore. We just needed more to establish how severe it was. It was never shown, and the amount explained isn’t sufficient. To Will, Gideon is still Hobbs. Gideon wonders “if I kill her, how he would kill her, then maybe I can understand him better.” It’s a very interesting idea, this loss of identity and wanting to figure it out. It just doesn’t connect for me with the way it’s explored here. There’s a little gap, which I think could be fixed if we saw him killing and actually exploring his own identity during the process. Gideon also says “I’m you.” And as he talks about killing Alana, asks rhetorically “I wonder if then you’ll finally realize what you’ve become.” Hannibal must have fed him information on this game, to turn Will into a killer. Alana hears a shot, and looks outside to see Will having shot Gideon. Jack and Will discuss the outcomes over a drink. Chilton is getting surgery but might survive. Will is alive, but has 105 degree fever. That’s severe, and heading to brain damage territory. White blood cell count is double the normal level without an infection source. White blood cells indicate an immune overactivity, most commonly with infection but not necessarily. Jack isn’t worried, since even with the fever he was able to take out Gideon. A strong constitution. Hannibal recommends that Jack take away Will’s gun. Jack disagrees. He made a direct suggestion that hit resistance, so he tries an indirect approach. 1. Experience shapes us. 2. Will had extreme and dangerous experiences. 3. How might that change Will? The question is left unanswered for Jack to fill it in, which is a therapy (and hypnosis) approach to planting ideas. Unlike Inception, where it’s difficult to plant ideas, it’s actually deceptively simple. In this case the question is also opened for us, the audience, making us wonder what will happen to Will from this. There will be consequences. Will lies in a hospital bed, on oxygen. Doubtful he’d really need oxygen unless he isn’t breathing or has a problems with his lungs. Alana sits next to him. Him being actually sick reveals who really cares about him. In certain family systems models this shows who he’d have the healthiest relationship with, by being able to switch roles (he’s now one-down in the sick role, when before with her he wasn’t). Hannibal sits with Du Maurier in therapy. He notes that Will is troubled, and that he wants to contain it. She counters that based on the metaphor he chose (containing an oil spill) that Will has some value to him. She suggests that he might be more interested in Will’s “madness” than in Will. He doesn’t go for that, though. He volunteers that he identifies with Will — someone who knew from a young age that he saw the world differently, felt things differently than others. This seems to give us hope that Hannibal is a monster who wants to be human, who wants to not feel alone and to connect to another who is different. And yet there’s the nagging fear that everything is a facade, including everything he says in his own therapy. That doesn’t seem to make sense, though, since he has no reason to have to be in therapy unless he wants to be — there’s no external benefit from it. She inquires if he identifies with his “madness” also. He basically says yes indirectly, through talking about the benefits of madness for the world (like a medicine), since she seems to describe it like madness is a bad thing. He notes the main benefit is the “opportunity for friendship.” This still seems muddled – he says he wants that, and yet manipulates. The best explanation I could imagine is if a monster had its monster-like nature, yet aspired to be human, it might try to do things human-like, yet often default back into it’s monster-like nature. That is giving Hannibal the benefit of the doubt, though. She sets boundaries, noting that Will is a patient, and if he feels an impulse to move forward, he must instead pull away. So now he’s a patient again. Hannibal says he doesn’t want to just watch Will lose his mind. “Sometimes all we can do is watch.” Hannibal has never really watched. Ever. Episode 10 – Buffet Froid A car drives up to a house at night. A girl (BETH LEBEAU) gets out, and enters the house. She plays with a cage bird. We see her getting ready for bed. As she tries to sleep something drips from her ceiling. She turns on the light to see multiple leaks coming through across her ceiling. She investigates the attic to find a hole in the roof, Big enough for a person to come through. In fact we see what she doesn’t, footsteps in the snow, on the outer roof. A good use of the Hanging Elevator technique — give info that the audience knows that the character doesn’t, which involves danger. She finishes patching it up and returns to bed. She sees water streaks towards her bed. As she approaches her bed, she gets pulled under it, clawing for life. A spray of blood tells us what happened. Terrifying. Will sits in “therapy” with Hannibal. I used quotes because it’s gone back and forth between defining it as therapy, conversations between friends, and sequestered conversations about a collective conspiracy. Will takes issue with Abigail killing Boyle. Hannibal tries to normalize it, since each of them have taken a life. Will moves on to objecting to the coverup. I love the dialogue. It moves through issues and unlayering complaints one at a time. Hannibal furthers that these deaths happened when there weren’t alternatives. Hannibal questions if will has had any further losses of time, or hallucinations. Will admits he has. Hannibal asks him to draw a clock face. This is part of a cognitive or neurological exam, looking at many complex functions in the brain. It’s looking for constructional apraxias, or difficulty doing certain complex tasks. The various ways this can go wrong are each revealing. Will draws a clock that seems normal. When he presents it, all of the numbers are on the right side, and some aren’t even in the circle. The crowding to the Right with nothing crossing the midline suggest Right parietal lobe impairment, and it might even be expected to have hemineglect (where half the body is ignored). He’s ignoring the left side, so the right side must be impaired. There’s other areas of the brain impaired, but it would probably need other testing such as drawing tests to further elucidate it. Hannibal of course doesn’t comment on this. Will enters a house with a fish. He cuts it open on the counter, and it gushes blood. He blinks and suddenly is watching Beth bleed out, in real time. He’s getting lost in his imagination, and now acting it out. Previously it stayed in his head. He stumbles out of the room, bloody and disoriented, having held the body and the blood. Jack confronts him, noting he was uncharacteristically afraid. “I just got disoriented.” Disorientation is a symptom of delirium, a medical condition indicating global toxicity to the brain. It may come and go, or wax and wane. All the more evidence that he needs to get checked out medically. He admits to having trouble finding the words for his experience. Jack challenges him with the severity of the situation, that he contaminated the crime scene. Will attempts to blame his process as making him feel like he killed Beth. Jack tries to be rational, explaining to him that he should be taking the evidence and extrapolating the thinking of the killer. That has never really been what he does. At least not from what has been shown. Jack explains his concern that he has “broken” him. Will retorts that even when broken he’s better than any healthy person out there. “Fear makes you rude, Will.” Yep. Fear and anger. I think he blames Jack. Maybe just because fear has never made him rude, before. This also references the Hannibal motto — Eat the Rude. Will and Jack rejoin the team as they reconstruct the crime scene. Blood everywhere. The killer seemed to care about her. Based on broken photo frames. Really that seems to indicate it didn’t like something about the images. Not sure the leap to “caring” is clear. There’s some skin on the knife, presumably the killer’s. Beth scratch the killer enough to get skin, but didn’t draw blood. The killer also tried to pull of the face, post-mortem. Interesting clues. Will talks with Hannibal, and the issue of losing himself in the experience. Hannibal has clearly now become the confidante. Will complains of the intensity of the experience, so much that he now has memories that feel real. This is a subtler form of him disconnecting from reality, and also shows the malleability or “plasticity” of memory. Our memories are very changeable, even in the healthy. Hannibal urges him to overcome the delusions that this is real. This isn’t an issue of willpower (pun intended). Will conveys that the killer was sad, not cruel. Lonely and transparent. Hannibal tries to remind him of the toll that his work has on him. Will rebuffs this, saying it doesn’t fit his type of “crazy,” believing it’s medical. Yes yes yes. Probably not a tumor as his impairments seem to involve multiple areas of the brain. Seizures are possible. Hannibal says he’ll recommend a neurologist, but if it isn’t “physiological” (we usually say organic), he’ll have to accept it’s mental. Well, yeah. He should have been ruled out for medical causes several episodes ago. But that wouldn’t be as interesting to watch play out here. Will and Hannibal sit down with a neurologist, Dr. Sutcliffe. He was a resident with Hannibal at Hopkins. So we don’t know how trustworthy he is. The off-white sportcoat, in contrast to Hannibal’s black suit seems to suggest he’s more trustworthy, though it appears to be a grayed doctor’s white coat. Will conveys the history a little. They put him into a scanner. Hannibal tells Sutcliffe he believes it’s encephalitis. Which really speaks volumes. Hannibal needs to be honest with Sutcliffe, and probably only brought in Will because he couldn’t convince him otherwise. Plus Hannibal has known all along. Hannibal goes on to admit he’s known, but that he wanted to be sure, and the onset was gradual. Sutcliffe doubts him. Hannibal shows him the clock. He also remarks about how rare it is to be able to study the psychological effects of this. Sutcliffe responds it’s rare to study the neurological. Is this a conspiracy brewing to hold back the truth and let him be sick? Sutcliffe furrows a little, which makes it questionable that he’s really on board with that. In the machine, Will suddenly starts seeing himself under the bed, witnessing the murder. He can’t escape. Sutcliffe sees inflammation across the right hemisphere of the brain, and makes a diagnosis of anti-NMDA encephalitis. One could call this encephalitis, but I don’t think the cluster is specific enough to make this diagnosis without blood tests looking for anti-NMDA antibodies. Sutcliffe’s prognosis is it will get worse. He’s impressed that Hannibal could smell it, and asks what he smells on him. “Opportunity.” Hannibal knows he can get him to go along with this. Sutcliffe presents false results to Will, telling him everything was normal. This is wholly unethical, and the level of lawsuits this would bring down boggles my mind. Not to mention criminal charges. But amusing to watch another little conspiracy brewing. This really continues to represent Hannibal as the devil — he brings out the worst in people, and brings them into little conspiracies that betrays their better nature. Will accepts this, reluctantly. Hannibal and Jack talk over a drink. Hannibal emphasizes the toll this is taking. Jack says it was worth it, for what Will has done. Hannibal retorts that he caught the “killer’s disease” — to not stop thinking about taking a life. This is one of the leaps of logic that will be done on the show now and again. Sometimes a lot. The problem of a violent psychopath, namely a drive to hurt or torture, is very different than thinking about murder and having a terrified reaction to it. Will’s response to viewing himself as the killer has involved more and more fear and terror. He’s not getting used to it, he’s getting more upset. So in some ways this is going against Hannibal’s plan. The only way his plan of turning Will into a killer is working is because of Will’s disorientation from his encephalitis. Hannibal speaks up for Will, that he’s “an innocent.” This is part of Hannibal’s approach to get Will off his trail. Either he gets him out of the field, or he discredits him when he’ll get too sick. Hannibal tells Jack about the neurologist and normal findings, and that he thinks Will is more or less “mentally ill.” Hannibal goes on to explain the problem as Will having too many mirror neurons. That’s a way of attempting to explain empathy in terms of neuroscience. Mirror neurons are really only theoretical, though. Will returns to the crime scene in the middle of the night, armed with a flashlight. He talks to himself, reminding himself of the date/time. He sees someone under the bed, who hides when he looks closer. Obviously he fears he’s hallucinating again. This would be very different than all of his others, and thus unlikely. As he looks below it, the bed flips over and a girl runs past him. He grips at her arm, and the skin sloughs off in a sheet as she gets away. Will blinks and finds himself in the woods. More lost time. He checks his watch and he seems to have lost almost three hours. He speaks aloud about the time/date/location, and shouts to the girl that she’s alive. He knows somehow that she doesn’t believe she’s alive. It’s not clear how he knows this from the limited evidence available. It’s a big leap of logic. Will returns to the crime scene, this time with Katz. She questions why he called her. They haven’t had a particularly close relationship, but they are honest with each other. He admits that he isn’t sure the girl under the bed was real. He says he figured out the skin has no direct circulation. He doesn’t remember what happened to the skin. His quick observations are that she had discolored eyes, jaundiced (yellowing of skin and eyes), malnourished, and appeared “deranged.” I think we should count the number of synonyms used on this show for “crazy.” Will intuits that she can’t see faces, and might not ever recognize she’s a killer. This killer “can’t accept her reality.” Again, this isn’t really established in the facts or the data. At worst he’s projecting his own issues. This is a superpower, though, so of course he’ll be right. Will joins Hannibal in his office, and draws another clock. It’s the same pattern. I consulted with a neurologist friend/colleague, who said this definitely evidences spatial neglect, but in such cases the perfect circle of the clock face would likely also be deformed. The deficits seem a bit too focal, was his description. Will talks about the killer as like “seeing a ghost.” Hannibal affirms this is real. Will tells him about losing time, again. Hannibal offers to keep looking for answers. Will questions if Hannibal would write a paper about him. Hannibal states that if he did, he would anonymize it. That isn’t a no. Hannibal suggests the killer might have Cotard’s syndrome. This syndrome involves someone believing their body is dead, or rotting. It’s a delusional disorder, which is a kind of psychotic disorder. Delusions are considered fixed false beliefs. I’ve only seen a case once. Hannibal talks about how inability to recognize faces is associated with Cotard’s. That’s true. It has some connection to Capgras, where people believe others are actually imposters (think of Invasion of the Body Snatchers). Will hypothesizes that she reached out to someone she trusted, but felt betrayed. Per Hannibal “She can’t trust anything… she once knew to be trustworthy. Her mental illness won’t let her.” He’s referencing Will as much as anyone else. Sometimes I think this show is just the most twisted buddy cop show, ever. Will shivers in bed, asleep. Outside, the girl watches his house. She creeps to his window. Jack and Will talk with the girl (Georgia)’s mother, after matching tissue samples. Georgia apparently had a mental illness. At nine she was threatening to kill her mother, and that she (Georgia) was already dead. Apparently she had seizures, hallucination, psychotic depression. Cotard’s, which is already uncommon, as a psychotic disorder usually doesn’t go with seizures. She would be expected to have a medical cause of seizures, or even that he seizures might be causing some of her other symptoms. Thus, it might be very treatable. And none of this fits her skin issues. So far. Georgia’s mother said all the tests by the doctors were inconclusive. “Mostly I learned… how little is actually known about mental illness.” Yes and no. I do like that by keeping it non-specific, they can make a commentary about the field as a whole. “It’s rarely about finding solutions. It’s more about managing expectations.” That’s true for some disorders. And there’s a level of truth that many conditions should be expected to be chronic and lifelong. But that’s true for most of medicine. There’s very little that we “cure” aside from infections and cutting out certain diseased organs (which aren’t really cured either). Everything else is managing chronic conditions with the limited tools we have, and getting things into “remission.” At least that the way we describe them all now. It prevents people from stopping meds because they feel better, thinking they’re cured and then getting worse again. Jack and Will talk alone. Jack carries a lot of responsibility, starting with Miriam Lass, and now with Will. They both know that the work is bad for Will, but neither actually wants him to quit. Jack lets him know that he will be a foundation for him, to keep him stable. Hannibal serves diner to Sutcliffe. They discuss food, and Will. Hannibal admires Will for having a pure imagination, pure empathy. He still calls Will his friend, though, and that they will “put it out when it’s necessary.” But he still has the intention of hiding it from him in the future. Such a mixed message. If this is how he treats friends, remember how he treats enemies. We can assume Hannibal picked Sutcliffe because he knew he would go along with it. Will goes back into the scanner. When he comes out, no one is there. We wonder, is he dreaming? He gets dressed and walks the hallway, seeing blood on a door handle. He finds Sutcliffe, dead. The team arrives and studies the room, finding the same tissue as on the other knife, from Georgia presumably. The lack of blood on Will means he’s innocent. Yet he feels guilty since there’s no other reason this happened. We are not given a clear reason to suspect that Hannibal did this, since no motive was revealed. Sutcliffe did furrow his brows a couple times, maybe indicating a little conflict over their conspiracy. Jack grills the subject. Why him? Maybe he thought Sutcliffe was Will, since unable to see faces. Then why Will? Maybe because he told her she was alive, and no one had said that in a while. Worthy of murder? Will back in bed, sweating and shaking. He hears the dogs growling. He looks under his bed and sees Georgia under it. Freaked out, he stills talks her down, letting her know she’s not alone. She reaches out her hand, asking “am I alive?” Georgia is put into the hospital, into hyperbaric oxygen. Jack asks Hannibal if she’ll recover. He gives the prognosis, which is fair. Most of her problems are treatable. Jack wonders how much she’ll remember. Hannibal says “I hope not much.” Flashback of Georgia walking in on Hannibal killing Sutcliffe. He gives her the scissors. She can’t recognize him. We’re not really let in on the why he would kill Sutcliffe, but presume he was a little conflicted over continuing to withhold info from Will. Or maybe it was just on a whim. Or some unspoken old sleight. Or maybe he was just tying up loose ends. It was also never explained why her skin would slough off that way, like a glove. I’m not sure that’s explainable through dehydration alone. I particularly love this episode (and a later one) for using Ellen Muth, particularly for this character. On Dead Like Me she played Georgia Lass, a girl killed prematurely who was turned into a grim reaper. Georgia on Hannibal is a brilliant callback to that, turning the fantasy into a Hannibal pathology. I’m just waiting for Alana Bloom to start talking to inanimate objects. Digesting Hannibal – Season 1 (complete) As a psychiatrist and a writer, I thought it might be fun to put together a commentary on this great show. I know very little about their development process, including if they have any professional consultants. So this blog series is for play. Consider it a companion piece reflecting my professional thoughts with each of my professional hats (mostly my psychiatrist hat). It’s intended to be read while watching the show. It’s a dense show, so sometimes the analysis can be quite extensive. Sometimes it’s just me waxing as well. Warning: There will be spoilers, so it’s useful to watch while reading. It’s available on amazon prime, iTunes. And yes, it’s intended to be a gross title, fitting with some of the devices of the show. Episode 1 – Apertif Episode 2 – Amuse-Bouche Episode 3 – Potage Episode 4 – Ouef Episode 6 – Entrée Episode 7 – Sorbet Episode 8 – Fromage Episode 9 – Trou Normand tag : aspergers, autism, Bryan Fuller, companion, digesting, empathy, Hannibal, Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, psychiatry, psychopath, psychotherapy, sociopath, television, therapy, TV, understanding, Will Graham The episode opens on Will fixing something at home, while hearing something like scream or whimper, faintly. He runs outside trying to find it. Elsewhere, Tobias teaches a boy to play Cello, who complains that the strings are tougher to play. Tobias admits that these “authentic” strings aren’t always made from cat guts. Well what else could they be made of? That’s the opening question for the episode, and we can already know where this is going. It’s revealed that Tobias appears to have taken human guts and carefully worked it until he can make strings for his instruments. In the fields, Will walks with Alana, looking for the noise. They expect it to be dead, whatever it was. Will claims he asked her to help in case he does find it, and would require assistance to carry/restrain it. There’s a playful banter her, and we’re now starting to feel the development of a Will-Alana-Hannibal triangle. He asks if she thought it would be a date, and she denies this, since Will doesn’t seem like he dates. Though she doesn’t, either. She says she thinks too much to date. They’re not finding any tracks, “except for the ones we made.” I love how poetic the dialogue can be on this show. Hannibal meets with Franklin, who hints at still wanting to be friends, but instead looking at his own friends as he believes Hannibal might. Hannibal plays along, as if he’s a psychoanalyst. A psychoanalyst is a specific type of therapist, and usually involves training at a psychoanalytic institute after licensure and training as a psychiatrist or psychologist (or masters level therapist). There’s a long twisted history around psychoanalysis which we won’t get into here. This is the first time it seems they’ve used the term, though, on this show. Franklin believes Tobias may be a psychopath, as he’ll say “crazy” things and then retract them with a “just kidding.” Hannibal explains that psychopaths are not crazy, and are aware of what they do and the consequences of that. Of course he’s talking about himself, but interestingly he’s implying “crazy” means not being aware of one’s actions or the consequences of them. This is closer to the legal definition of insane. But neither clinical psychiatry nor the legal system uses the term “crazy.” Franklin probes if Hannibal is bored with him. Hannibal says he can’t analyze Tobias, but only Franklin’s perception of him. Some therapists allow for a patient to talk about anything, others try to keep the focus on the person, to prevent avoidance. Hannibal uses this as a lens to look at Franklin. This is similar to a projective test, like a Rorschach. However someone views something, if “free associating” about it, can reveal something about the person. Hannibal coyly clarifies that Franklin isn’t a psychopath, but may be attracted to them. Clear enough without directly admitting what he is. On the orchestra stage is a dead body, a trombone player but impaled with a cello through the throat. Will and Jack examine, and Jack comments how the process seems easier for Will now. Will denies it’s easier, but he’s able to shake it off a bit more. Will metronomes it, experiencing the construction of the scene. “I wanted to play him… to create a sound.” Will imagines playing him, but is interrupted by Garrett Jacob Hobbs applauding in the audience. Hannibal in Therapy with Du Maurier, complaining that he might be disempowering his patient because of his obsession. This is half a step away from an indirect suggestion to her that he (Hannibal) worries his own obsession interferes. One can view every line he says about his relationship with Franklin as an attempt to get Du Maurier to think about their relationship differently, to treat him (Hannibal) differently. She notes that she tried to refer Hannibal to another psychiatrist, and he refused to go. He claims he stayed out of wanting to protect and support her, “after what happened.” This is implying that a psychopath can have a sense of loyalty to others. This isn’t really known whether it’s true, though evolutionarily it should be. She was attacked by a patient. She clarifies the roles — “I’m your psychiatrist, you’re not mine.” In the lab, the team reviews the body and how the killer altered the vocal cords to make them playable. Will feels the precision means he’s done it before, and that this must be a skilled musician “trying a new instrument.” That tracks with the evidence available. Will discusses the case with Hannibal. Hannibal identifies that the killer was trying to make an authentic sound, based on the chemicals he used on the vocal cords. Will feels he was playing for someone else, but usually doesn’t kill this way. There’s really no way to know that, since there’s nothing to compare it to, no frame of reference such as another murder. Will believes he wants to show someone how well he plays. The best guess is that if this is Tobias, he would be serenading another psychopath. Since Tobias has a fixation on Franklin, who better to serenade than the psychopath that Franklin is obsessed with? This is all for Hannibal. Franklin back in therapy, talks about his suspicion that Tobias did the murder. These therapy sessions have a much more psychoanalytic approach, using much more questions without hardly any content. Franklin thinks he was told about Tobias’s fantasy of playing someone’s throat so that he would tell Hannibal. Baiting him all the more. Hannibal sneaks into Tobias’s workshop. He’s caught, but plays along. They banter a little about catgut, and Hannibal talks literally (and metaphorically) about playing the Theremin (an electronic instrument that can play between normal notes). Tobias counters that traditional instruments can do that as well. Hannibal states with a double entendre “it seems we’re both comfortable playing between conventional notes.” I know what you are. But I’m not going to turn you in. “My harpsichord is making an awful noise.” A great scene for subtext. Unclear but he may be propositioning Tobias to help him kill Franklin. Will works on a fishing fly. He hears the animal noises again, this time through the walls. The story jumps to Will having broken through the wall looking for it, and then having to discuss it with Alana. So now we’re establishing that Will is having auditory hallucinations. This is truly beginning to creep into psychotic symptoms, with now auditory intrusion rather than the visual hallucinations before, which we might have attributed just to a sleep disorder. In short, Will is losing his grasp on reality and manifesting a real psychotic disorder. This would likely not be “caused” by his work, though it’s so early that even the disorder itself and its cause is quite unclear. Alana has come by to visit, which Will questions in the middle of the night. He kisses her. She questions if it should move forward. “I wouldn’t be good for you.” And then they kiss again. And she talks herself out of it. This is a hint that Alana has her own complex issues, which we have not gotten a peak into, at all. Hers appears to be more of a fear of intimacy, though we don’t know much more than that. Hannibal and Tobias sit over dinner. Hannibal questions about the killed musician. Tobias welcomes the FBI trying to catch him, and that he’ll kill the agents, and then later Franklin, and then plans to “disappear.” He also admits to wanting to kill Hannibal, but he stopped when he found out that Hannibal is a killer. “I could use a friend. Someone who can understand me.” Hannibal declines, and tells him he has planned to kill him. Clearly this ratchets up the tension in the scene as to who would act first. It’s not clear that Hannibal would really do this, as he has always been so strategic. Unless he’s looking for a challenge. Will shows up unexpectedly, and Tobias quietly escapes. Will discusses that he kissed Alana, and that they wouldn’t be good for each other, per her. Hannibal agrees, stating that she will be obligated to observe him as a professional obligation. I wholly disagree. While it can be tough for some to put aside the clinical lens when with other people, most psychiatrists don’t want to be “on all the time.” Those that choose to analyze everyone tend to have difficult relationships. Will knows that she looked at him differently after seeing the hole in the wall, in that it was all a hallucination. At this point will still has insight into his condition, and thus wouldn’t’s meet criteria for a psychotic disorder, probably. Will identifies his own symptoms — sleepwalking, headaches, and now auditory hallucinations. Every new onset psychotic disorder, especially with this cluster of symptoms and in someone his age, should have a full medical workup to make sure it doesn’t have a primary medical cause. Hannibal tells Will that Franklin suspects Tobias. Just indirect enough to be plausible. Plus it is true, and hopefully uses the FBI to eliminate the risk to Hannibal. Hannibal sits with Du Maurier and discloses to her that may want a friendship with Will. He views his relationship with Will to be like Du Maurier’s relationship with him (Hannibal). This is very revealing. The desire or want that Hannibal has, unrequited, is much more similar to Franklin. Yet Hannibal wants to view himself as Will, the super-capable pupil underappreciated by the teacher/therapist. He’s trying to communicate to her that he’s more capable than he gets credit for. Tobias in his shop is approached by Will. Apparently serial killers wear a lot of vests. Tobias tries to play dumb. Will reads him. Will begins hearing things. He really needs to get checked out. He runs out, panicked, and takes a pill. When he re-enters, the police officers are gone. He cautiously searches the building, weapon drawn. He finds all the gut in process of becoming strings. Tobias tries to strangle Will, who gets a shot off next to his own ear, but shooting off Tobias’s ear. Tobias runs off, while will takes a couple of shots. Back in Hannibal’s office, Hannibal is “terminating” with Franklin. This is the term for ending therapy. Tobias enters, confessing that he killed two men. Franklin tries to talk him into turning himself in. Hannibal tries to leave. Franklin keeps gabbing, and Hannibal snaps his neck (stealing the kill from Tobias). Tobias pulls out razor wire. They fight (great fight), and ultimately Hannibal kills him. The team investigates afterward. Jack is a bit skeptical. Hannibal’s logic makes sense, though. Hannibal is gracious to Will, and we feel their bond growing. The episode closes with Hannibal in a therapy session, reflecting on his own experience, and attempting to use it to get Du Maurier to disclose things about herself. It appears at moments like Hannibal is legitimately contemplating himself. We’re also left with a hint that Hannibal may be responsible for her previously being attacked by a patient. Episode 7 – Sorbet [the palate cleanser] Will lectures his class on the Chesapeake Ripper. The Ripper kills in groups of 3 at a time, every 18 months, and views his victims as pigs. He claims the removal of organs and mutilation of the abdomen suggests someone with anatomical or surgical know-how. Yes and no. I’d say it would be more certain if the way organs were removed was important, or that the mutilation avoided any of the vital organs. That would make the case more convincing that it’s a surgeon or a physician. Will mentions that Lass’s severed arm was found, because he wanted it found, and that Ripper has been “consistently theatrical.” Theatrical, perhaps. Meticulous in presentation, almost artistic, I would also say. Similar to Hannibal’s meal preparations. Hannibal is at the opera, savoring every sound. He’s a hedonist, savoring all his senses. Franklin watches him applaud. After the show, Hannibal is critiqued by a woman for not cooking for her. “It’s a whole performance.” Indeed. He states he will, when the inspiration comes. “A feast must present itself.” And now we’re leading into the twisted logic of Hannibal, that his victims are presenting themselves as the future main course in a dinner party. And so it does. Franklin interrupts and introduces his companion Tobias. Hannibal is reticent to state their relationship, and Franklin proudly proclaims that he’s a patient. This is actually proper etiquette. Unless a psychiatrist has gotten permission beforehand to acknowledge a patient, they’re often removed. Many people do not want it known that they are a patient or in treatment. Franklin actually pursues it, and there’s an uneasiness in admitting the relationship, as if it’s a bit of a power play. Tobias reveals that Franklin watched Hannibal more than the show. So we have the seeds that Franklin could be a bit too much of a fan of his doctor. Hannibal shakes hands with Tobias and smiles. The next feast has presented itself. Jack walks through the lab, hearing a phone ring in the morgue lockers. Lass’s severed arm with the phone in hand. A dream. Jack answers a call, waking him from sleep. Cut to Jack and Will driving to a crime scene. Will accuses Jack of trying to get him overly invested in catching the Ripper. Jack expects more bodies if this is the Ripper. Will thinks the Ripper is just taunting Jack with Lass’s arm. They speculate about the Ripper, how he might be killing, how he would reach out to Jack, and why he didn’t display Lass’s body. Maybe he respected her. They discuss the body as they examine the scene. He was operated on, kidney removed and then sewn up. He got to the bathtub and apparently tore open his own sutures. The killer apparently was going for his heart too, but didn’t get it. Will metronomes the experience, but sees the stag in the reenactment, strangely. The victim woke up with his wound, freaked out, and attacked someone. But the time the fight got to the tub, his heart has stopped. The individual cut open the chest to try to massage his heart. A little more direct than just CPR. So Will concludes it wasn’t the Ripper. Will argues with Zeller, who believes it’s the Ripper. Jack presses Will on it. Will thinks some trainee did this, in a botched organ harvesting surgery. Jack asks Will of how he conceptualizes the Ripper. Will describes someone who started out as a baby, but was never put on the machines to keep it alive. The implication that through that neglect, part of it died. But the baby survived to look normal, and no one knows what he is. A chilling description of a psychopath. Many (not all) psychopaths have histories of neglect or abuse (very different), sometimes head trauma, and they can stay under the radar. They can be superficially charming and appear quite normal. And so Hannibal welcomes his patient Franklin. They sit down for therapy. Hannibal raises the issue of their “chance” encounter. Franklin admits he went there with the hope of running into Hannibal. Starting to creep towards stalking. Franklin obviously wants a bigger relationship with Hannibal. Frankyn attempts to show how well he knows Hannibal. Hannibal explains the “ethical” rules about talking to a patient in public. It’s not really an ethical issue, in terms of the normal bioethical principles, but a matter of confidentiality. I suppose one could twist it into terms such as beneficence and non-malefiecence, but most psychiatrists just think about plain old rules like confidentiality first. Franklin wants to know about Hannibal and his life, though asks indirectly — “I don’t know who you are outside this room.” Hannibal maintains the therapeutic “frame.” “I’m your psychiatrist.” Franklin admits he wants Hannibal as his friend. Hannibal coolly rejects this, attributing it to the nature of the relationship. By knowing someone’s secrets, there’s a level of trust that can go with that. And so some patients want more of a relationship. “It makes me sad that I have to pay to see you.” Franklin is pushing the therapy boundaries. Hannibal sighs. He has to be firm. “I’m a source of stability… I’m not your friend.” Franklin tells a story of feeling sad that Michael Jackson is dead, and that if he had known him he could have helped save him from himself. Indirectly Franklin is asking to not just be friends, but to reverse roles extremely. He could then be the saviour, if given permission to have that level of closeness. As viewers we might even feel a sense of suffocation from Franklin. He pushes and he wants, and he doesn’t seem to listen to normal social cues to back off. Even when it’s said directly to him, he doesn’t back off. In some ways he’s communicating that he believes his gift of friendship is so important, that a person’s refusals are worthless. Franklin admits he just wants to “touch greatness.” Flattery. Hannibal is greeted by Dr. Du Maurier. They sit down for Hannibal’s therapy. She begins by stating she’s going to be “perfectly honest,” because one of them needs to be. Hannibal claims that he’s honest. She states that she has a conversation with a version of him, with the hope that other part gets what it needs. This is fantastically written insightful dialogue. In ego-state therapy, as well as some other models, it could be expected that there’s different versions of us. Du Maurier though speaks about the level of meticulous construction and really how defended and locked away it is. For a psychopath to seek therapy for anything other than to be told he’s right is already fascinating to me. And so we must presume that Hannibal actually respects the process of therapy, enough to want to develop himself. Or there’s an ulterior motive we have yet to discover. She describes him having a well-tailored “person suit.” She also reveals that he “ignored” her retirement. She’s a little young to retire. Many psychiatrists practice into their 70s or later, especially in private practice. She mentions he must be lonely. Hannibal claims he has friends, “and the opportunity for friends.” He makes advances toward her, to be friends. Obviously this parallels Franklin’s advances. Of course this raises the artificial nature of the therapeutic relationship and therapeutic boundaries. They exist for reason that make sense, but it’s not like 500 years ago anyone thought about such a thing. They are a modern construct for a modern profession. She rebuffs this, setting boundaries. And yet she says at the end of the session she’ll pour him a glass of wine. Um, no. If you’re maintaining therapeutic boundaries, you usually don’t drink with your patient. And you especially don’t pour it for them. Not to say that therapy relationships always stay therapy relationships. Anecdotally, many psychoanalysts, the most rigid of all therapists, ended up marrying their patients in the 60s and 70s. Nowadays such a thing could cost someone their medical license, or even bring on criminal charges. Hannibal sees Will into his office, and Will knows he’s been drinking. Hannibal just notes he has “an unconventional psychiatrist.” We aren’t really shown yet why she’s unconventional, aside from that. But my curiosity is piqued. Hannibal asks straightaway if he’s Will’s psychiatrist, or if they’re just “having conversations.” In prior episodes Hannibal has specifically stated they’re only having conversations. In this episode he seems a bit more invested in making himself human, and so wanting a friend. Hannibal goes on to pour them a bottle of wine, stating it’s “conventional” before seeing a patient. Um, not so much. This was the first lecture of the first week of med school — don’t drink and be around patients, even when only a student. Hannibal has ulterior motives, though. He’s hoping to develop the kind of relationship with Will that he wants to have with Du Maurier. They discuss the new murder, and the Ripper. Maybe it’s an organ harvester. This would make sense for the killing of the episode. Removing a kidney might not be expected to kill someone, so if death was not intended they might try to save them. Hannibal flashes back someone doing an insurance physical on him who was dismissive and rude. Hannibal asks for his card. In modern day, he pulls that card from a Rolodex, and a recipe from a recipe bin. The implications are clear. Eat the rude. This medical examiner pulls to the side of the road, his gas tank leaking. Hannibal pulls up behind him. The story moves to the lab, discussing this new victim. Missing a heart and kidney. We see Hannibal prepping his meal. Now, though, he has planted the idea of organ harvesters, which gives him cover for taking organs that are worth harvesting. So now the team is trying to tell which killer is which, and if they’re impersonating the other. Interesting twist, to throw Will off his trail and yet give him space to keep killing. Hannibal preps a meal with Alana. They discuss food, her palate, and eventually how she doesn’t want to talk about Will. We learn that Hannibal and Alana have a history, that maybe she trained under him, but don’t have a romantic relationship. Yet. She offers that she wants Will left alone, but Jack is grooming him to catch the Ripper. Hannibal gulps while Alana isn’t looking. Here we have the briefest insight that Hannibal probably fears Will. Hannibal is very smart and has evaded everyone through his intellect. Will’s instincts, though, may rival Hannibal’s intellect, at least enough to worry Hannibal. Another Jack dream of walking through the lab (a waking dream). Only this time he finds Will sitting up on a slab, stitched up post autopsy, minus an arm. This appears to show Jack’s fear of sending Will to his death the same way he did Lass, when he tasks him to catch the Ripper as he did her. A cooking montage. Hannibal pulls recipe cards, and business cards of the next victim to supply the organs for that recipe. We go on to see the organs in the meal prep, indicating he’s killing again and again. The team tries to make sense of it, and even jokes that he might be “making sausage.” Will believes there’s still two killers, just not sure of much else. Another session with Franklin. “I discovered that we are cheese folk.” Franklin is again attempting to make the session about Hannibal, rather than about Franklin, and thus change the nature of their relationship. Franklin even taps Hannibal on the leg, clearly making him uncomfortable. This violates Hannibal’s meticulous boundaries, which we all know aren’t really that meticulous. Franklin comments that Tobias doesn’t eat dairy. Hannibal questions the nature of their relationship, including that Franklin is Tobias’s best friend, but not vice versa. Franklin can only admit he doesn’t like the dull ache of loneliness, and reaches out to Hannibal that he understands that feeling. We don’t really know he does. His person suit might. Maybe. And then Hannibal’s next appointment doesn’t show, which is Will. That might actually bring out that ache, if anything can. Will is lost in a daydream, sitting with Abigail Hobbs, as her father. Hannibal wakes him from his dream. What’s clear here, though, is that this is occurring with his eyes open, which is distinctly different than nightmares or even common hypnopompic/gogic hallucinations. This is suggesting that something else is going on with him, possibly organic. Will’s unique psychology, though, puts an organic (physical) cause only on a long list of possibilities. Hannibal wakes him, and they review the photos. Will knows the mutilation is a “public shaming,” to disgrace them. Ever so slightly we see Hannibal’s surprise that Will knows this. In the process he learns that Lass’s arm was very effective at humiliating Jack. Stiffly, it almost seems like Hannibal is satisfied with that. Katz found a lead — an ambulance that drove away from an emergency, which would be a good place for a surgery. They bring this to Will and Hannibal. The group heads to the ambulance company, narrowing the suspect to Devon Silvestri, and find the ambulance is gone. Katz learns about a tracker on it. A tactical team moves on the ambulance, to find Silvestri in the middle of a surgery. If he removes his hand, the person will die. Jack calls in Hannibal to help. Hannibal holds the bleeder. As Hannibal finishes the prep of his feast, he discusses his transition from surgeon to psychiatrist with Will. He claims it was because of not being able to save someone, and that it felt like killing him. “Now I save minds instead of bodies.” I heard from a colleague that a mentor of theirs switched from surgery to psychiatry, because surgery “wasn’t invasive enough.” The ep ends on serving the feast. The episode opens with Dr. Abel Gideon (Eddie Izzard), on the floor of a maximum security ward. The guards stand outside his cell, warning him to comply, or they will be forced to “restrain him.” The imagery is a clear reference to the cells of Silence of the Lambs. He’s clearly dangerous, and the fear is that he’s playing possum. They check his pulse and call for a gurney. The tension increases, now that he’s out of his cell. Who is this guy? Is he playing possum? A nurse, now alone, puts him on a monitor. She turns away for a moment, and he’s standing in front of her. Especially impressive since we can see he’s handcuffed to the bed. Jack and Will approach the hospital. Will articulates the fear that he belongs in a place like this, a forensic psychiatric hospital. Usually forensic hospitals are for those considered to have a mental illness and a criminal history. Psychopathy (being a psychopath or a sociopath) isn’t necessarily considered a mental illness on its own (though some believe it should be). There are gray areas such as if someone has been deemed NGRI (not guilty by reason of insanity), and placed in a forensic hospital for “treatment.” Being insane in the legal sense doesn’t specify a particular mental illness, and there are plenty of cases where it’s not entirely clear there’s any mental illness aside from psychopathy, yet the court rules what it rules. Another gray area is if someone gets placed for “evaluation,” such as if a judge finds someone not competent to stand trial. They might be placed in a hospital for treatment to “restore competency.” I am not a forensic psychiatrist, but I try to keep up on the field. Jack and Will meet with Dr. Chilton, the head of the hospital. He notes that Gideon was on good behavior for two years, so security was downgraded. Jack wants Will to see the crime scene. Chilton offers a creepy curiosity at Will’s process, stating that psychiatric circles have been discussing him. They really nailed making Chilton a creeper, in how he treats everyone like a lab rat to be dissected. Even when sitting in front of them. In that way Chilton has his own level of psychopathy, without an apparent conscience and enjoying psychologically dissecting other people. He is just not as calculated as Hannibal. Chilton has done an assessment of Will. Psychiatrists usually don’t do such formulations or at least don’t talk openly about them, because of the Goldwater rule. And yet Chilton wants to analyze Will further. He pushes harder. This plays right into Will’s fear that he belongs there. Chilton leads them to the cells, describing the mutilation as consistent with the Chesapeake ripper, but Jack counters that the ripper is still out there. This will be important later, obviously. Gideon picked his handcuffs, we learn, and yet didn’t escape the facility. We see the body of the nurse, skewered with many tools, eyes removed. Chilton tells them they’ve failed to capture the ripper. “Because I already had him.” This really shows Chilton’s narcissism. Not only does he want to prove the FBI wrong and him right, but it’s all about him. “I had him.” Not we. It’s all about him. This is his playground, and he’s the master. We follow Will reimagining Gideon’s experience, including the spike in heart rate prior to killing. Interestingly, psychopaths have been found to have a deceleration in their heart rate prior to violence, namely predatory violence. This may even be a biological characteristic of them, and lends to the hypothesis that psychopaths are “intraspecies predators.” We watch a pretty gruesome stalking and murder. It takes a toll on Will. Exposition — The Chesapeake Ripper last killed two years ago, and that was when Gideon was admitted. Correlation, not causation. Moving to a flashback, we find Jack interviewing a young FBI agent Miriam Lass. She’s wanted to work with the BAU since a trainee. They discuss the Ripper and her formulation that he will have no conscience, but not have the legal/criminal history on his record. She’s a prototype for Clarice Starling, just as Gideon is a prototype for Lecter in Silence of the Lambs. There is not clear reason to think he’d be careful to not have a criminal history, aside from his meticulousness at each crime scene so as to not get caught. Jack lists her credentials (for us), and wants her assigned to the case. We return to present day, with Jack remembering. Chilton talks with Will and Alana Bloom about Gideon. “Sometimes I feel like his secretary rather than his keeper.” Another reveal that Chilton views others like objects, to be kept. They discuss Gideon’s fans, and how he impulsively killed his wife, unlike the Ripper who was careful and meticulous. Alana had interviewed him when he was first institutionalized. Chilton comments that her notes were “more or less helpful,” as he interviewed Gideon on his own. Chilton as a true narcissist, sees himself superior to others, even his own colleagues. At best others can be helpful to his work, but never the reverse. He would presumably have difficulty seeing any fault in anything he does, even though it immediately turns off Alana and Will. He has no insight. Alana heads in to meet him. She stands with a slight smirk on her face. Curious. He remembers her, because she was “sublime.” A little flirty. She sits down to talk with him, and he inquires as to the purpose — he admits to the murder, so what’s the point? On a sidenote, I love love love Eddie Izzard (in general, but also in this show). The scene cuts between Will and Alana doing interviews, presumably asking the same questions. Gideon states he doesn’t like the name Chesapeake Ripper. This isn’t to say he did or didn’t do the crimes. Subtext. Gideon pushes them to do something other than “inventorying” his personality with the “psychopathy checklist.” This is presumably referring to the PCL-R (by Hare), which has had some controversy. Gideon and Alana trade witty barbs about assessing him. He’s had the MMPI (a standardized psychological instrument). She taunts that he’d prefer the Rorschach. The inkblot test is a projective test, which allows for more free association about the meaning of the shapes. He counters talking about a pressure cuff around his testicles. This alludes to an actual procedure performed on sex offenders call penile plethysmography, AKA phallometry. This measure any changes in blood flow to the penis, and can monitor even low level stimulation. One might even wonder if Chilton did such tests on him. I wouldn’t put it past him. Will questions the purpose of killing the nurse. Gideon claims the killing was itself the purpose. Will points out he mutilated the body after she was dead, whereas the Ripper did it while alive. Some displacement in the language reveals that maybe Gideon isn’t trying to convince anyone he’s the Ripper, but Chilton is. Presumably for his own fame and ego boost, rather than the truthfulness of it. They may also just be referring to Lounds. Both profit from the discovery. The story moves to Hannibal leaving his office at the end of the day, finding Jack waiting for him. Jack wants Hannibal to tell him what’s happening with Bella, since she isn’t telling Jack anything himself. Hannibal plays the confidentiality card. Jack counters with Will, where confidentiality doesn’t seem to apply. Hannibal doesn’t consider Will a patient. “We have conversation.” Kinda bullshit. Hannibal treats Will like a patient in everything but name, yet not making him officially a patient allows him to pretend to be Will’s “friend.” Even if he isn’t fully aware he’s doing it himself. Jack is distressed about her dying and her distance, and is reaching out to Hannibal for help. Jack admits he’s dreading the loss of Bella, and the loss of Agent Lass (in flashback). In flashback, she’s examining a body with Jack and finds that the Ripper removed the liver and thymus but left the heart. I can’t see clearly, but it looks like he did not take the thymus, actually. The more important hint is that these are organs we eat (thymus — shortbread). Lass guesses that Jack believes the Ripper is a medical doctor. Jack pushes her to state her rationale. She notes psychopaths are attracted to surgery (true), but that’s the extent of the rationale she offers. Easy additional reasoning might be the meticulousness with which organs are removed, or the process by which they’re removed shows awareness of the anatomy so as not to damage them. Stuff like that. In the forensics lab, the team reviews the body and the MO of the Ripper. No clear consistency in victims, but the nurse has same wounds as the last victim they found of the Ripper. Jack interjects that they never found the Ripper’s last victim. Miriam Lass. Will “sees” the Ripper but doesn’t “feel” the Ripper, calling it plagiarism (copycat). A beautiful line of dialogue, psychologically. Will is guided by instinct, by his gut, by what he feels. His metronome imaginations are not just visual, they’re experienced viscerally, intuitively. And this doesn’t fit. Will thinks the Ripper won’t let an imposter get away with it. Jack’s in bed, alone. He gets a call from Miriam, who says she doesn’t know where she is, and can’t see anything. “I was so wrong.” She pleads, then hangs up. The story jumps to the BAU team, where Katz can’t find any trace of the phone call in any phone company database. Some doubt him. Jack believes it was a recording that the Ripper made, which proves the Ripper isn’t Gideon. Will questions if Lass might be alive, and Jack adamantly believes she’s dead and this is just a comment by the Ripper about the plagiarism. Interesting that it’s Jack that now makes the point about the Ripper trying to comment about the plagiarism. It’s portrayed in a way that’s supposed to show his guilt about Lass. Dr. Zeller continues to push the case that he might have been asleep, but Jack maintains he knows when he’s awake. A clear lead-in to Will’s sleep/wake issues, and possible hypnogogic/hypnopompic hallucinations. Will sits at his desk, probably drifting off. The stag walks in. Will can’t believe his eyes, as if he’s fully awake. Instead of Hannibal arriving, though, it’s Alana and Jack. They want to provoke the Ripper into showing himself. Will thinks it might provoke the Ripper to kill again. Jack wants to be on the offense, by using Freddie Lounds. Jack, Will, and Alana sit down with Freddie. Will opts to not shake hands. They point out her credentials, but that she’s a tabloid journalist. This plays a little to her ego. As if saying “you could be so good, but you do this crap, so let me help you be more reputable.” He offers to help her confirm an unconfirmed story that Gideon is the Ripper. This factoid was dropped very quickly, early in the episode. She wants it, an exclusive with Gideon. They use the opportunity to insult her and her work, since they have on the hook. The show clearly plays with themes of predators, in their various forms. Freddie Lounds is predatory, and they’re counting on that. They go on point out the rationale that Gideon is a psychopath (as a surgeon), as might be others in the room. “Here we are, a bunch of psychopaths helping each other out.” Hardly. To call anyone opportunistic a psychopath is to not really understand the nature of it. Of course there are questions of ethics for Lounds, but she doesn’t have the stomach for violence. Probably. She meets Gideon, and writes an article supporting her previous hypothesis. The story moves to Hannibal reading her story. And he’s not so happy with it. The implications have always been there, that he’s the Ripper. What has never quite been fleshed out (pun intended) is the WHY he kills. As a psychopath, is it the rush of killing? The ego? The food? This episode adds a new side to Hannibal, that he takes pride in his work as a killer, which we’ve never seen. The closest we’ve glimpsed is perhaps some satisfaction in his layered manipulation of others. Not quite the same. Jack grills Gideon. Gideon maintains he’s the Ripper. Jack casts doubts — no trophies with the nurse or his family. Gideon gets to the core, though, by using Miriam’s name. Jack digs deeper, wondering if this is all true, why open up now? Gideon says that at this point he has nothing to lose, while qualifying his answers. “I didn’t mean to kill her. Don’t be mad at me.” Not a particularly convincing rationale. And it appears like he’s playing the one-down position a little bit, which encourages the other person to be in the one-up position, and thus the other person not try so hard to dominate. It’s playful, though. Jack gets a call from home, presumably Bella, but hears instead a nearly identical recording from Lass as his last phone call. Jack and the team pick apart Jack’s bedroom for evidence. They find Lass’s fingerprint on the phone, and likely her hair on their bed. Will hypothesizes that this is an attempt to poke at Jack’s guilt over her death. Yet we’re left wondering could she be alive? In flashback, Jack scolds Lass for her proposal to examine medical records of each of the deceased. He indirectly tells her to do it off the books, and that it’s easier for her to do it as a trainee than him as a “guru.” So she does. Alana chats with Gideon, hypothesizing that he might have been manipulated by someone. The supposition is it was Chilton. Or Lounds. Gideon sidesteps but doesn’t say no. Alana, Hannibal, and Chilton sit down for dinner. Chilton remarks how “rare it is” to have a true sociopath in captivity. As if Gideon is in a zoo, there for study. Furthermore it’s probably quite common. The penal system probably has a great number of sociopaths locked up. Not all, but a far jump from “rare.” They sit down to their entree of tongue (from a lamb), and Hannibal jokes about Chilton giving him ideas of cutting out his tongue for a future meal. “It’s nice to have an old friend for dinner.” Wonderful callbacks to the movie Silence of the Lambs. Even the tongue itself is from a “chatty lamb.” It’s silent, now. As the dinner continues, they question Chilton as to whether he might have planted the ideas in Gideon’s head that he was the Ripper. Chilton denies that he would have done anything deliberately, and Alana maintains it was at most unintentional. Chilton responds that “psychic driving is unethical.” Here we have an apparent jump. Psychic driving is a form of basically brainwashing through repeated messages on a taped loop, thousands and thousands of times. That’s a clear deliberate procedure. They aren’t proposing that. So his denying that he did it is either a misunderstanding of what psychic driving is, or an unconscious conveyance of what he did do. The conversation seems to use an inappropriate definition, that of suggestion and manipulation covertly. That happens every day in advertising. Psychic driving, however, is considered a form of medical torture. Hannibal defends psychic driving as defendable sometimes, such as reminding someone if they’ve repressed a memory. This is actually a big big BIG no-no. Coaxing or encouraging memories that might have been repressed can very easily leading to suggesting and creating false memories that were never there, which was what was believed to have caused so many false memory syndromes in the 1980s, such as the surge of people with “repressed” [false] memories of being in satanic cults as children. It was an epidemic all believed to be false, through the unintentional misuse of hypnosis. Memory is very malleable. It does NOT make sense, though, for a sociopath to repress memories of being a killer. It just doesn’t. Hannibal goes to the kitchen with Chilton to prepare dessert. He openly tells Chilton that he would have himself tried psychic driving on Gideon. He’s trying to make it acceptable for Chilton to open up about what he did, obviously. Jack gets one more call from Miriam, which they trace to a cell phone in an observatory. It’s held in a severed arm. We presume it’s Lass’s arm. Jack joins Hannibal for a drink in front of the fire, attempting to dissect out the Ripper’s motive for trying to make him think Lass was alive. He was given hope. Hannibal asks about Lass, and we flashback to Hannibal being interviewed by Lass. She asks about a former patient, “when you were a practicing physician.” He responds that he “hasn’t practiced medicine in some time.” A sore point for psychiatrists here about this inaccuracy, since it’s so common and disregards the foundation of how psychiatrists become psychiatrists. Psychiatry is technically a branch of medicine, and psychiatrists are physicians first. We go to medical school and then specialize in psychiatry. So this is all inaccurate. What she really means is when he was practicing a surgeon. Hannibal trained in surgery before he trained in psychiatry. Lass asks about a patient he saw as a surgical resident. He doesn’t recall, but states he kept journals at the time. As he goes to find them, she notices sketches on his desk, including of a body skewered like the last victim. He comes up behind her silently and chokes her out. Quite a different fate than Clarice. Warning: Wasn’t a big fan of the episode from a psych perspective, and may have vented a little. We start with Will and Hannibal in therapy. Will describes his house, and seeing it from a distance. “It’s really the only time I feel safe.” Hannibal pivots this to thinking about Hobbs and how Will knew him. “Like a bloodhound.” Will discloses that he tried very hard to understand him. Hannibal furthers this to exploring how Will felt about finding the body of Marissa. Will admits that he felt guilty, “because I felt like I killed her.” Here we have the beginning seeds of Will losing his sense of self. He imagines himself as other people so well, that he feels guilt over their actions. He doesn’t naturally step back into himself. I have seen this at times with some individuals with severe dissociative disorders, who might be quite out of their own body and forget their own perspective. Will has lost himself in Hobbs even after he was dead. The question of course being planted is whether this problem ultimately turns Will into a killer like Hobbs. Will immediately clarifies that he knows who he is, and he isn’t Hobbs. All evidence to the contrary. Will has seen Hobbs and seen himself AS Hobbs. Which makes this statement that he isn’t Hobbs disingenuous, and perhaps Hannibal knows it. Hannibal stiffens in response to this. Hannibal might just know that Will is lying. Even moreso, his statement is a challenge to Hannibal’s unspoken agenda to turn Will into a killer, even a psychopath. And that might further irk Hannibal, that Will isn’t fully going with the program. Next we find a death scene, undisturbed. Blood spatter on photos. A whole family dead at the dinner table. And of course Will is taking it all in. Cue the metronome, as he reverse engineers the crime scene in his imagination. This is one of the procedural elements of this show, recurring in many episodes. He intuits that the killer wasn’t invited to the dinner, but that he forced it as an intruder. In this scenario, the killer wanted control over this family, presumably to fulfill a fantasy. He executed the children first, then the mother. Will comes out of his imagination as Jack asks him what he sees. “Family values.” Jack asks “whose family values?” Presumably it is the killer’s, enacted in his scenario. Interestingly [to me, I guess], this show chooses to illustrate each murder as somewhat constructed and orchestrated, “by design.” In truth much violence is not that way, but instead an emotional act such as when in a rage or when feeling threatened. Here, though, each of the killers are elevated psychopaths, calculated in their creation of each violent scenario. Hannibal pulls up to Will’s house in a Bentley. He enters, feeding the dogs a snack, and snooping. Will folds and rolls his clothes meticulously. And apparently he keeps them in his living room. He fixes a fishing lure, revealing his careful ability with a needle. Hannibal was a surgeon before he was a psychiatrist, after all. Anecdotally, I heard a story of a surgeon who decided to become a psychiatrist because “surgery wasn’t invasive enough.” Jack, Will, and CSI team [not them, people, that’s on a different network] review the victims and the crime scene. Pillars of community yada yada. Youngest son was probably kidnapped a year earlier. Back at the psychiatric facility, Abigail Hobbs processes what happened with Alana Bloom. Again, in the real world it’s highly unlikely that she would be kept in a psychiatric facility, as they wouldn’t be able to justify to an insurance company that she’s acutely ill enough to be in a hospital. Abigail doesn’t like the other patients, as they talk like children or don’t say anything useful. Alana gives some factoids [kinda] that “some traumas” can stunt vocal development. Which really doesn’t address what Abigail was complaining about. Alana also goes on to say some victims can “broadcast” their victimhood. While this can absolutely be true, it’s a bit of a non-sequitur as it has nothing to do with what Abigail was talking about, and doesn’t bridge at all into anything relevant. This is a device increasingly used on the show, making “insight” judgments that aren’t particularly grounded in what’s happening with the character or the scene, but seems to perhaps aim at steering the conversation in a certain direction. Perhaps for plot purposes. Abigail doesn’t feel that she broadcasts “victimhood.” Alana disagrees, calling her [more or less] a famous victim. This is also a jump in logic. Broadcasting victimhood is a way someone portrays themselves to others, or a way they engage people. Jumping to the celebrity angle as being the same thing is again an illogical jump. When talking in somewhat more abstract terms, these conversations make illogical jumps. Unlike many leaps in therapy, these just don’t make sense to me. At best, they’re forced. They talk about her lack of a home, and that Alana wants to help her find a new one. More forced jumps. They end with Alana encouraging her to find someone to “relate to in this experience.” This is the plot point, to drive her back to Will or Hannibal. They both understand her experience, and she’d rather do that. The logic leading up to it… you get my point. Alana shows up at Hannibal’s office, and we learn they have a relationship. She drinks a beer, him wine. Not many psychiatrists keep alcohol in their office, for obvious reasons. As mentioned before, though, this is not your typical office. Alana bemoans “professional neutrality,” and that ultimately she hates watching Abigail go “adrift.” I haven’t really heard the term “professional neutrality” used in any psychiatric circles, though that doesn’t mean it isn’t. Regardless, this is basically untrue for Alana to say. First, she has clearly shown an agenda with Abigail on multiple occasions, and conveyed it, even in the scene just prior (telling her to go to support groups). Secondly, neutrality doesn’t mean being neutral about caring about the person, as she’s implying. You always side with the person. Neutrality, when used, is about not taking sides in debates that someone is having. It’s a particular belief in psychodynamic therapy, the particular kind of therapy conducted on this show. I had a patient once who was torn on making a really basic decision on a small issue. He pushed and pushed me to tell him what to do. I told him what seemed to be the decision he was articulating, that he preferred one thing after another. He did it, but then was stuck on believing that he should have made the other decision. “I only did this because YOU told me to.” Furthermore, Abigail doesn’t seem to be “drifting.” She has definitely been wounded, physically and mentally, and that takes time to come back from. But C’MON! If anyone should be cut some slack to be adrift for a little bit, it’s a girl who discovered her father was a serial killer and killed her mother and almost killed her. Hannibal suggests she should be released from the psychiatric facility. “Where? Back into the wild?” Again, this reflects an unrealistic ability of a psychiatrist to protect their patient from the world. No hospital in the country (unless you pay a lot of money in cash) will keep someone inside for treatment indefinitely just to protect them from “the wild” of… basically… LIFE. Hannibal pushes to get her back into the world, to learn how to survive in the real world. I wholeheartedly agree. Coddling people isn’t particularly useful, as it can foster a state of dependency. Support should be aimed at developing independence and the ability to survive. The only exception is if you really do believe the patient is so fragile that they’ll fall apart. In which case all efforts should be aimed at getting them ready to be out in the world, rather than “protecting” them. Alana makes just this case, that Abigail is in “no condition…” She even says that Abigail was very attached to her parents, and that Hannibal “stepping in as a surrogate would only serve as a crutch.” First off, Hannibal never proposed doing anything himself. Second — pot, kettle. Alana is the one inadvertently being a crutch through trying to protect her. Alana argues that Abigail should figure things out before leaving the facility. This is a common belief system, but it always runs the risk of avoiding anything possibly overwhelming, which can worsen the anxiety through anticipatory anxiety and a progressive avoidance cycle. See my other blog posts on this stuff. Hannibal defers to her judgment, in a bit of a come on. In the medical examiner’s office, they discuss guns and families. Someone guesses that Will was an only child, because “family friction is a catalyst for personality development.” This implies that Will doesn’t have a personality of his own. Which isn’t exactly true. Will has one, though much of what we’ve seen has been in response to his excessive empathy/TOM traits, to protect himself. Otherwise, much of the factoids thrown out tend to be relatively true as to birth order. They end with Jack pointing out that the mother lacked any defensive wounds, unlike the children. “There’s a forgiveness.” Indicating she’s forgiving her son, as a mother. Again, a little bit of a leap in logic. Acceptance, to me, makes more sense than forgiveness. Forgiveness is after the fact. Acceptance implies an allowing in of what’s happening. But maybe that’s semantics. The conclusion still makes sense, though, that a mother might accept her child. Probably not in reality, but it’s an interesting clue to get us to the conclusion. Back to the Will-Hannibal dynamic. Hannibal asks about his mother. Will deflects through critiquing the strategy. To me I have to wonder if the writer has been in therapy before. While this reflects on cliches, it doesn’t transcend it very much. Will inquires about Hannibal’s mother. Hannibal actually discloses his history. For most practitioners of psychoanalysis and psychodynamic therapy, this is a big no-no. Self-disclosing isn’t a good idea since it turns the attention away from the patient. The only exception might be if a little harmless disclosure might help the patient feel closer, and thus more willing to open up. A skillsd therapist probably wouldn’t do it here, since this appears to be an attempt to evade, rather than an exploration of whether the therapist is trustworthy. Further indications that the writer probably doesn’t have much experience with actual therapist. Then again, there are a lot of bad therapists out there. Hannibal describes his childhood as an orphan, followed by adoption by an uncle. Will points out that this is a similarity to Abigail. Hannibal mentions that Abigail is similar to both of them. Again, the jumps in conversation don’t seem organic, but based on planned out story beats. Will discloses that he doesn’t relate to family, though he did create a family of strays. We learn that he invited Hannibal to feed his dogs while he was away. Will further divulges that his family was poor and blue collar, wandering around the south with his father, compared to the Turner family (the victims of the episode). This could be fitting for Will who would have trouble attaching to others or building close relationships, as he would be moving around. Just another reason in addition to his excessively developed ability at TOM (Theory of mind). Hannibal serves one of his decadent meals to Jack, at his home. They joke about the rabbit they’re eating. We see flashes though, indicating it’s really a person that Hannibal hunted in the woods. They discuss Will as “haunted,” with nightmares, which Jack hypothesizes is about being wrong about Abigail. Hannibal goes on to wax, in near gibberish cloaked as poetry. “The tug of life.” “That life is an anchor streamed behind him in heavy weather.” I can think and speak on multiple levels, and even trained in some areas of using pure metaphor in therapy (Ericksonian), but this still doesn’t make much sense to me. There are cleaner and even more poetic ways to say that he may get lost in his own childhood memories, and that that’s dangerous. That’s the most sense I can glean from his statements. And here I continue using up page space to try to rationalize it. Simply put, Will getting lost in his childhood doesn’t clearly connect to what we’ve seen in the story, nor to any clear risks or stakes for his character. In the medical examiner lab, the team (Katz, Jimmy Price, Brian Zeller) discusses evidence such as shoes found whose wearer had uneven legs. Lots of exposition. The son (killer) is estimated to be so tall. Fingerprints found on an Xbox controller. Shoe prints. They narrow it down. In the lecture hall, Will teaches until Jack enters and prematurely ends the class. He tells Will that the prints found came from a different missing kid. So, ending the class abruptly and rudely (artificially dramatically) didn’t really spring up for any clear reason. It was flash for flash’s sake. It served no plot purpose, and doesn’t make sense with these characters. Alas. Jack takes him to the home of this other kid, where they expect another crime scene. And there is one, decorated for christmas. Many dead from gunshot wounds to the head. Smelly. The lab goes over these new bodies. Similar killing order. The mother had to be shot twice, because the first shot didn’t kill her. The second was from a different gun, “to put her out of her misery.” A burnt, unrecognizable body. Will just guesses that it’s Connor Frist, the missing boy who they presumed went on this rampage. He opines that he was “disowned” for screwing up. This is another massive leap with no foundation. Not only is there no hypotheses to weigh in here, there’s no emotional logic to reach this conclusion. This could be anybody. At least tell us there aren’t other children in the house. There could be so many other ways to unfold this story of kidnapped children being brainwashed into murder and an artificial family. None of this resonates or follows any emotional logic (for me). Nor does it fit any psychological paradigms. The factoids of the episode are disconnected from the plot and character. If we do go to the actual script, there is slightly more information for guessing about Connor, regarding a goose-down pillow and compassion before killing him. But this was edited out of the episode, apparently. In a diner, EVA (a kidnapper) sits with three young boys. She works to convince them that they’re “making family,” and that Connor had to die because he couldn’t let go of his original family. So these murder sprees are somehow intended to free these kids of their former family. So again the show portrays a twisted psychopath attempting to have some type of basic human connection. Back in the lecture hall (apparently Will doesn’t have his own office), Will discusses his case with Katz. He points out that the children were smaller and thinner for their age, and hypothesizes that this could be due to ADHD and use of stimulants. This is a bit controversial, and not really representative of the research literature. Most of the research these days has concluded that overall ADHD medications might at most slow growth (even that is arguable), but doesn’t change the overall height of the person. This is therefore putting out inaccurate health information. Here’s some references to refute Will’s statements: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20605163, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25180281, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23216890. Katz brings info about the ballistics. Will continues the discussion with the team, including Jack. This now helps them identify one of the other kids. Not someone who seems like he has conduct disorder (some consider this the precursor to psychopathy/ASPD. This scene feels like exposition, like something ripped out of Criminal Minds. In a convenience store Eva pays for something while a little boy Chris stands nearby, and the older boy CJ stares at Chris. Chris wets his pants, and Eva is embarrassed. Now this scene really really makes no sense. We know that Eva, Chris, and CJ all know each other, because we saw them in the diner earlier. In reviewing the script, it seems like this was originally supposed to precede the diner scene, but they reversed them and never course corrected the script. This is indicated by Eva getting a descriptive sentence in this scene, usually reserved for when a character is first introduced. So it makes little sense the way this plays out. It would have been creepy if the diner scene wasn’t there. Instead it’s just weird. Will returns to Hannibal’s office. He’s torn over a gift he bought for Abigail, but decided against giving it to her. Again, their interaction in this episode departs from their usual interaction style, and doesn’t fit most forms of therapy. Will is angry, and attributes it to not being able to help those boys, because he “can’t give back what they just gave away.” This is very focused on external circumstances, that of family, which is so different than the usual internal preoccupation and sense of losing himself in other people. It just isn’t consistent with the usual Will to this point. The premise is that Will identifies with these boys, but it wasn’t very well established. He wandered with his father a bit in his childhood. That doesn’t seem to make it emotionally resonant to us as viewers (or again maybe it’s just me). Hannibal offers that they can help the lost Abigail find her way, even if they can’t help these lost kidnapped boys. Hannibal meets with Abigail. “I don’t think I’m allowed to leave after I climb the fence.” This is a curious sentence. Is he telling her to climb the fence and run away? And if so, then how permission play into it. Hannibal appears to suggest that come his home and he makes her a meal. This is again the adopting of the apprentice. Abigail’s father taught her to hunt, and attempted to perhaps instill in her the “killer instinct,” perhaps even trying to turn her into a psychopath like him. Hannibal up until this episode has been attempting to do the same with Will, just without Will’s knowledge or permission. Here now he’s bringing Abigail under his wing as well. Abigail asks to spend the night there, since she doesn’t like the institute and has bad dreams there. He asks her to tell him about the dreams. Since when is he her therapist? This is a transition in the relationship, in line with his “tell them I’m one of your guardians” role. She describes a dream of Marissa sending her crime scene photos of Nicholas Boyle, dead. She describes the fear that others will find out that she killed him, and think she’s like her father. She relates that in her dream she has fear that she won’t be able to live with herself, and while awake she knows she can live with it. “Does that make me a sociopath?” Hannibal tells her it makes her a survivor. Dreams for many represent the message we don’t allow ourselves to be aware of when we’re awake. It’s about a forbidden message or image of ourselves. Or at least that’s one possibility. In this case the dream could make sense in the context of Hannibal’s manipulation. He’s making her believe that she’s a killer, and that that’s acceptable. The part of her with a conscience is screaming out against it, but can only find voice in her dreams. She’s not a sociopath, though Hannibal is trying to help shape her into one. Hannibal preps a meal, and inquires with her about if she’s applied for schools. She counters that her father killed girls at each school she applied to. She baits that she wants to work for the FBI, but that they wouldn’t let her because of her father. Hannibal mentions that they wouldn’t let her if they believe she’s like her father, in her nature. “Nature vs. Nurture.” He reassures her that “you aren’t your father’s daughter anymore.” No. She has a new surrogate father. Hannibal offers the idea of making the memory of her father less painful. Again, through destigmatizing her father, it becomes acceptable to become like him. He introduces the idea of Psilocybin. Hallucinogenic mushrooms. He made her a special tea with it in it. He mentions that there are psychiatrists who believe hallucinogens can be used to access traumatic memories. This is actually true, though it has mostly been a fringe area of the field. Research going back to the 1960s, including with LSD in research settings such as with Timothy Leary (a psychologist). Don’t be fooled, though. It’s still schedule I in the US (schedule III in CA). She takes it. Will, Jack, and the team, attempt to trace the geographical pattern on the map. 500 miles apart. Middle children from affluent families. Will hypothesizes that this is all due to capture bonding. That’s a fancy way to reference stockholm syndrome. The idea being that there’s an evolutionary advantage to bonding with your captor, probably descended from women in “cave man” times who were kidnapped. If they could bond with their captors, they were more likely to survive. This doesn’t really have anything to do with the “WHY” of these children, or the 500 miles, or any of that. It’s a technical concept that explains why these kids would participate, but doesn’t fit the rest of the profile they’ve created for these kids. I suppose their rationale that middle children have more difficulty fitting it makes them more vulnerable to Stockholm Syndrome is interesting, but it’s not like the kidnapper would know that if they weren’t a mental health expert. Nor am I aware of any research data to support this. It might as well be the oldest kid who wants to excel, and thus prove themselves to the kidnapper. Abigail’s trip isn’t going so well. Hannibal cooks for her. She’s remembering hunting deer, gutting it, and gutting Nicholas. She asks if Alana approved this, and Hannibal admits they have a differing opinion. Umm. Yeah. He offers that psilocybin during therapy can be beneficial, as it gives back power to those that have felt powerless. Subjective sense of powerlessness can be a part of many psychological issues, including depression and anxiety. I wouldn’t say that hallucinogens are necessarily the way out of that, though. Her trip isn’t going well. He reassures her to let in the experience. She identifies he’s making the same breakfast for her that was the last meal she had with her parents. Again this can all be viewed as steps in him manipulating her into bonding with him, in this twisted apprenticeship system of encouraging someone to become a psychopath. Will, Katz, and Alana go through profiles of missing kids, to find the next kid and next victim’s home. Will speaks of the profile. An outsider who doesn’t look like one. Again, not certain from what data he’s drawing this profile. “He’d have a vocation, something inventive or mechanical.” I challenge my readers to find data to support that one. Seems out of nowhere to me. Will brings part of the profile to Jack, that he believes the kidnapper is a woman, playing a mother since they’re killing mothers last. Jack contributes to the profile. These scenes have no contrast or conflict. Since they don’t even seem technically based on anything, they’re tough for me to watch. They find a good suspect of CHRIS, the next kid. We see Chris ringing his doorbell. We know what’s coming. The FBI arrives just in time. Chris runs away. Will calls him, and he pulls a gun on Will. Eva steps up and holds him, telling him to kill Will. Katz shoots Eva in the shoulder. Jack sits with Chris in the car. Chris asks to go home. Jack says that’s not going to happen, since all that anyone knows is he came to kill his family, then that’s what they’re going to believe. This is probably intended to echo Abigail’s situation, where people’s perceptions of her as a possible killer will haunt her for a long time. Alana rails at Hannibal for taking Abigail out of the hospital, since she’s her patient. He apologizes, and mentions that she’s in the dining room. He tells Alana that he gave Abigail a bit of valium. We know better. She goes in and joins them at the table, sitting down for a meal. “Breakfast for dinner.” And the picture is complete. Mom and Dad at the table. Dad is a killer. Mom is innocent. Rebuilding her family. A twisted corrective emotional experience. Hannibal has solidified his bond with her. At home, Jack sees his wife join him in bed. He inquires if it’s too late to have kids. “It is for me.” Will sleeps in bed, alone. Tossing and turning. He’s the only one without a family now.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line200
__label__cc	0.534738	0.465262	Jim Craun Quotes People have known about the challenge of the low-cost carrier for at least a decade. The major airlines did not have an answer. Instead they went about raising fares on the routes where the low-cost competition didn't exist. That was a game that would have caught up with them sooner or later, with or without 9/11. Jim Craun I think they will take back some market share, but I don't think their cost structure is such that they can charge low-cost carrier fares and make money. I think we've entered a new phase. I don't think we've reached the saturation point yet. But while they will try to avoid each other, it'll be harder to do. Jim Crawford	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line201
__label__wiki	0.520892	0.520892	Detail: Yoán Moncada 4th at 2B, 1st at 3B R Roto Transactions Roto Status Pro Status 2019 White Sox 82 317 97 18 3 16 1 49 49 6 3 95 26 1 3 2 1 .306 .361 .533 .389 .386 2018 White Sox 149 578 136 32 6 17 3 73 61 12 6 217 67 1 1 2 2 .235 .314 .400 .344 .319 2017 White Sox 54 199 46 8 2 8 0 31 22 3 2 74 29 0 3 0 0 .231 .338 .412 .325 .331 2016 Red Sox 8 19 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 .211 .250 .263 .571 .233 Total MLB 293 1113 283 59 11 41 4 156 133 21 11 398 123 2 7 4 3 .254 .330 .438 .357 .338 2019 Spring 3 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .333 .356 Consensus 141 525 124 25 4 18 2 73 58 14 6 186 63 1 3 2 2 .236 .320 .400 .328 .321 Marcel 133 486 116 25 4 16 2 65 54 9 4 169 53 1 3 2 1 .239 .315 .405 .331 .321 RV Current 146 484 121 25 3 17 1 72 58 12 5 165 54 2 3 2 2 .249 .326 .422 .340 .330 RotoValue 144 511 120 25 3 16 1 74 55 14 6 183 61 2 3 2 2 .235 .318 .391 .331 .316 Steamer 141 542 128 25 4 18 0 75 62 16 6 185 69 0 4 0 0 .236 .327 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.200 .000 .000 .140 Total 118 30 5 1 4 0 13 15 3 1 44 7 0 1 1 1 .254 .297 .415 .366 .313 2019-04-24 @ Bal 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .000 .140 2019-04-23 @ Bal 3B 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 .500 .625 2019-04-21 @ Det 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 .100 2019-04-19 @ Det 3B 4 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 1.250 .500 .720 2019-04-16 v KC 3B 4 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 .000 1.000 2019-04-14 @ NYY 3B 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .800 1.000 .750 .700 2019-04-13 @ NYY 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 2019-04-10 v TB 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .500 .312 2019-04-09 v TB 3B 5 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 .500 .580 2019-04-07 v Sea 3B 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .250 .360 Total 92 27 6 1 5 1 17 17 2 2 24 8 0 1 0 0 .293 .356 .543 .349 .389 2019-03-30 @ KC 3B 5 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.200 .500 .760 Total 13 6 1 0 1 0 5 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .462 .500 .769 .500 .539 2019-03-26 @ Ari 3B 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 .500 .450 2019-03-22 @ LAA 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .000 .350 2019-03-19 @ Cin 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .333 .300 Total 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .333 .356 Thu Jul 4 02:57 Strasburg immaculate as surging Nationals beat Marlins 3-1 Fri May 24 16:37 This Date in Baseball Wed May 22 21:22 White Sox turn triple play against Astros Sat May 4 01:59 Hendricks needs 81 pitches for CG, Cubs beat Cards 4-0 Mon Apr 15 00:04 Marquez throws 1-hitter, Rockies top SF 4-0, end 8-game skid Sun Apr 14 20:56 Marquez throws 1-hitter, Rockies top SF 4-0, end 8-game skid Sat Apr 6 01:48 Dodgers hit 3 homers, beat Rockies 10-6; Trout homers twice Sat Apr 6 00:38 Dodgers hit 3 more home runs, beat Rockies 10-6 Fri Apr 5 22:24 Dodgers hit 3 more home runs, beat Rockies 10-6 Wed Mar 27 14:34 White Sox, Royals ready to prove skeptics wrong this season Sun Mar 24 01:24 AP source: Verlander, Astros to add $66M for 2020, '21 Sat Mar 23 23:32 AP source: Verlander, Astros to add $66M for 2020, '21 Tue Feb 26 10:38 Harper meets with Dodgers, still no decision by slugger Fri Feb 8 20:46 AL Central teams at the start of spring training 2019 Games by Position The Marcel projections model was developed by Tom Tango. Steamer projections courtesy of Jared Cross, Dash Davidson, and Peter Rosenbloom. ZiPS projections courtesty of Dan Szymborski of Baseball Think Factory and ESPN. Depth charts are provided by Sportradar US.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line206
__label__cc	0.625387	0.374613	Rhetoric & Rhythm Politics, movies, jazz, baseball... These are a few of my favorite things.... Yankees again! So it's the Yankees and Marlins in the World Series. I couldn't help but root for the Yankees the other night, even though I kept telling myself I should be for the Red Sox. I love Boston - the city - and wouldn't mind seeing the Red Sox win some day - but I've been a Yankees fan since 1998 and even though they dumped my favorite player - Chuck Knoblauch - I'm still too familiar with the team not to empathize with them. I didn't want to see Roger Clemen's final game be one where he was knocked out in the 4th inning. Back in 98-99-00 the Yankees had a solid team player in almost every position. The only weak point was left field where they couldn't make up their mind and kept swapping out players - Ricky Ledee, Chad Curtis, Shane Spencer - and then Knoblauch after his arm gave out. Today, they have adequately filled the Left Field slot with Hideki Matsui - but now they have a weak spot in Right Field where they have yet to find a solid replacement for Paul O'Neill. And I have to admit that Soriano has filled in well at second base in place of Knobby. But now they are weak at third base where no one has been able to step up and fill the shoes left by Scott Brosius (Aaron Boone's 11th inning home-run last night aside). And I also think they are weaker at first base for having traded away Tino Martinez to make room for the unimpressive Nick Johnson. But the Yankees still have super stars like Bernie Williams, Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada in the linup and they have added Jason Giambi to that list as well. And their pitching rotation is still first rate with Clemens, Andy Pettite, David Wells, Mike Mussina and Mario Rivera in the bullpen. Still, I won't be surpised if the Yankees fumble in this Series and lose to the young Marlins team. There still maybe something to the Knoblauch curse I noted in the previous post. We shall see. Posted by Mike Thomas at 10/17/2003 No comments: The Knoblauch Curse Everybody is paying a lot of attention to the “Curse of the Bambino” in Boston - which has kept the Red Sox from winning the World Series since trading away Babe Ruth - and the unnamed curse that vexes the Chicago Cubs who have not even won a pennant much less a World Series since the end of WWII. But no one is paying attention to another curse involving the New York Yankees that I think might have an impact this year. I call it the Knoblauch Curse after the Yankees’ former second baseman and leadoff hitter Chuck Knoblauch who faded away into free agent obscurity earlier this year after having a dismal final season with the Kansas City Royals. Knoblauch, a Texas A&M grad who went to my wife’s high school in Houston, was the Rookie of the Year in 1991 when he helped the Minnesota Twins win the World Series that year. The Yankees have not won a World Series since they decided to bench Knoblauch during the 2001 Series against the Diamondbacks. They began their impressive streak of World Series appearances and back-to-back-to-back victories in 1998 shortly after acquiring Knoblauch from the Twins. But sometime between 2000 and 2001, Knoblauch began experiencing throwing problems and the Yankees were forced to shift him from second base to left field. His hitting started to suffer as well and by the time the playoffs came around they were mostly playing Knobby off the bench. As a result, the Yankees came up short of their fourth WS victory in 2001 and the next year, after they traded Knoblauch to the Royals, failed to make it out of the playoffs. Maybe this year will be different and the Knoblauch Curse will be shortlived. But if the Red Sox come back and/or the Cubs/Marlins pull off a World Series victory, I will know the real reason. Where do I sign up? The National Rifle Association has put together a helpful list of "National Organizations With Anti-Gun Policies" Here is just a sampling of some of the groups on the NRA hit list: American Trauma Society National Association of Community Health Centers National Association of Children's Hospitals No big surprise that there would be a lot of medical and health groups on the list. So what exactly does the NRA hope to accomplish by compiling this list? Are they urging their members to try and undermine these organizations? To work against them? This is actually kind of scary when you consider how many people still blindly support the NRA long after it has been taken over by extremist radicals. Not unlike the Texas Republican Party, the NRA today is controlled by a tight-knit group of hardliners who see any reasonable regulation of gun ownership as an affront to the Second Amendment. The reason that they can come up with a list like this in the first place is because they have defined "anti-gun policies" to such an extreme degree that anyone who objects to the unregulated sale of assault rifles, cop-killer bullets and plastic guns - is included. To illustrate my point that the NRA is currently controlled by dangerous radicals, here is a quote from a speech by NRA President Wayne LaPierre at the 2002 NRA Convention where he makes it clear how he feels about people who disagree with his extreme views on gun proliferation. "If you consider the Constitution less relevant, if you ignore or distort the Second Amendment, if you conspire to make lawful firearms less accessible to lawful citizens, if you infiltrate school boards and churches and legislatures and foundations to advance an anti-freedom agenda of any kind - the fact that you were born on American soil won't mask the fact that you're an enemy of freedom and a political terrorist." I guess that explains why the NRA would want to keep such a list - so they can keep track of all these "enemies of freedom and political terrorists." Recuperating Had my wisdom teeth removed on Friday so I spent most of the weekend sitting around the house recuperating and had a chance to catch up on some movie watching. Here are some quick reviews of the films I saw: Bend It Like Beckham - A very enjoyable film that was about what I expected after reading all the rave reviews. Kind of sad though to see the film now after the U.S. Women's Pro Soccer League has gone bankrupt. The film is about two British girls who get the chance to come to America to play pro soccer. The Italian Job - A good crime caper film with some decent action sequences. I like movies where the protagonists are able to pull off a scam without resorting to killing and shooting people. Down With Love - Much better than I expected. A very clever romantic comedy with some hilarious dialogue. They did a great job recreating the feel of a 1963-era movie. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Disney's classic live-action film from 1953 with Kirk Douglas, James Mason and Peter Lorre. Had never seen the film before that I can remember and really loved it. Still haven't seen all the extra features on the 2-disc set. Bible Reader Theme & Variations Huslin' One '87 Why I'm a Liberal Why Rhetoric & Rhythm Political Odyssey Part 1 Religious Odyssey Part 1 A Musical Odyssey Part 1 An Interview with George W. Bush circa 1994 My DVDs	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line210
__label__wiki	0.728924	0.728924	Now displaying: February, 2017 #071: Exploring CIO Superpowers, Skills, Tactics, and Strategies with Bill Granger 0 My conversation with Bill Granger, CTO of Walker & Dunlop, continues down my path of exploring superpowers, skills, strategies and tactics that make top A+ Chief Information Officers succeed. As I reviewed the transcript of my conversation with Bill, I was reminded that as you progress in your career, the truly successful transition is from I/me success, to we/us, to helping others succeed. How to influence and lead positively as one of the core foundation skills The role of exercise for busy, successful leaders Paying attention to experimental and disruptive technologies The huge impact of finding a mentor and being a mentor The importance of continuous learning Unique project management skills I loved How to pitch solutions using strong financial literacy Fun story of the flea at 42:00 About Bill Granger: Bill Granger, chief technology officer, joined Walker & Dunlop in 2010. Mr. Granger is responsible for managing and expanding the company’s information technology infrastructure. Before joining Walker & Dunlop, Mr. Granger was director of Information Technology at Beers & Cutler, a Virginia-based accounting firm recently acquired by Baker Tilly, LLC. At Beers & Cutler, Mr. Granger successfully upgraded the firm’s infrastructure to position the firm for expansion prior to the company’s acquisition. Previous to Beers & Cutler, Mr. Granger led the application group for the Mills Corporation and the technology infrastructure group at Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty before it was acquired by Vornado Realty Trust. Mr. Granger served in the U.S. Air Force from 1986 – 1992, when he was honorably discharged with Air Force Commendation Medals. Mr. Granger received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from George Mason University in 1994. Walker & Dunlop Website Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! Robert Kiyosaki Iron War: Dave Scott, Mark Allen, and the Greatest Race Ever Run, Matt Fitzgerald Ways to connect with Bill Granger: #070: How to Win as a CIO and Financial Leader-with Bob Fecteau, CIO of SAIC 0 My guest for this episode is Bob Fecteau who is the CIO of SAIC. SAIC is a 15000 employee, $4.0 billion publicly-traded company. He is one of the four top people who travel to Wall Street to report on the company performance along with the CEO, CFO and COO. He signs off on the SOX control documents for his publicly traded company. From my perspective of working with and interviewing hundreds of CIOs, he is a visionary, and is one of the best in the profession. He is a giver who wants to elevate the whole profession and share his wisdom. I think every early, mid and late career CIO with gas in the tank will benefit from listening to Bob's perspective as it rang true for me. Here are the quick wins for you. I warn you that you will want to take notes on this one because as I read through the show notes I had a difficult time choosing which points to put in this list because there were so many. I encourage you to go to the show notes page at www.redzonetech.net to see the show transcript and see the links to vendors and programs we discussed. Here are the highlights from the conversation: Painting the visionary picture of what is the “art of the possible”. His perspective of the role of the CIO and Finance. His perspective of how he uses labor and time savings that has made a big difference for ROI and TCO calculations for technology investments. What it means to be a “state of art” versus ‘State of Market” with technology investments. We discuss his role with Compliance. We discuss his belief of the role of the CIO and innovation. The top 3 skills a CIO must have: Analytical, Financial, and Communication. What it means to own the problem. Important CIO Tools he uses that I thought were right on. His approach to Total Cost Accounting or an ERPC for CIOs and the tools he is using and testing; Apptio.com. Portfolio Management Software called Troux.com. What it means to have consistent artifacts as a CIO. About Bob Fecteau Bob Fecteau is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for SAIC. In this role, Bob is responsible for guiding technology investments and delivering operational services in direct support of the business. As the CIO, Bob focuses on the efficiency and effectiveness of enterprise IT operations in support of both internal business needs and customer support processes. Prior to joining SAIC, Bob served as the CIO of BAE Systems’ Intelligence and Security sector and as Chief Information Officer, United States Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM). In 2001, he was selected for the Department of Defense’s Chief Information Officer Award for Outstanding Achievement in Information Management. As an Army officer he served a variety of roles with the intelligence branch including, Army System Integration Management Officer (SIMO) for Army Intelligence; Intelligence Systems Architect for automated systems; Tactical Intelligence Officer; Human Intelligence Officer; and Company Commander. While assigned to Army headquarters as the Army SIMO, he received the National Intelligence Meritorious Citation for support to the Army’s and National Intelligence Community’s Y2K mission as well as serving as the Army’s Intelligence Year 2000 Program Manager. Bob also serves the technical community as an executive board member of CIO Magazine’s CIO Executive Council and a judge for their annual One’s To Watch program. He also works as a mentor within the Pathways Program and teaches Enterprise Architecture and IT Leadership at Carnegie Mellon University’s Executive Education Program. Bob's technical and leadership acumen has also been recognized by industry peers. In 2009 he was selected as one of the top 100 IT Leaders by Computerworld Magazine and in 2004, he received Government Executive Magazine’s Grace Hopper Government Technology Leadership Award for his efforts in breaking down barriers between government and industry through the use of the Army Contractor Automated Verification System (ACAVS). The ACAVS system has continued to deliver outstanding savings for the U.S. Army and contract companies in support of intelligence missions. Bob received a Bachelor of Science degree from Corpus Christi State University and completed Syracuse University’s masters of information studies in Washington, D.C. He also received a Chief Information Officer certificate from the National Defense University. How to get in touch with Bob Fecteau: Portfolio Management software - http://www.troux.com/ ERP - Business Management Systems for CIOs - www.apptio.com Bill's first interview with Bob Fecteau - The Next Gen CIO. What Does This Person Look Like? SAIC Website Where to Develop Additional Learning: Syracuse University - Information Management at the iSchool Duke University - Office of Information Technology Stanford University - Information Science and Technology Carnegie Mellon – Institute for Software Research, Executive & Professional Education Programs Penn State – Information Sciences and Technology Programs which have an integrated Enterprise Architecture component that was built by CIOs and business leaders in response to a need to teach students how to align IT to the business. Undergraduate, Graduate and Executive Certification Programs National Defense University – Information Resource College’s, Chief Information Officer Program Harvard Sponsored Program in their Center For Management Research: Programs on Leadership for Senior Executives as well as the Kennedy School of Government CIO Executive Council – CIO Pathways – provides a broad range of CIO Level leadership programs	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line217
__label__wiki	0.503734	0.503734	And now for a picture of my kitten, Adler, falling asleep in the blinds of my window. Some other links worth looking at include library thing which is site that catalogues your books online. I used it to list some of my theology books. The Episcopal Church's To Set Our Hope in Christ, the theological response to the Windsor Report, is now online and available to read. And I've just added Bad Catholic to my links. posted by Dwight @ 10:26 AM 0 Comments In discussing the future of the mainline I was wondering about the idea which UUS have pursued over the last several decades; the development of fellowships, even small ones of a dozen or so members, which do not require ordained leadership. Perhaps some certification program could be had for the lay leadership. One could imagine the possibilities this, for instance, in church planting. Such fellowships could, as many have, grow to be large enough for such things as ordained leadership, but it shouldn’t be a starting requirement for the development of new congregations, something the mainline needs to be serious about. Also it could provide some means by which smaller churches, which are struggling to keep their doors open, so they could focus on other issues from growth to mission. I haven't read any studies on this, but I'd be curious how this has worked for the UUs. And I'd be interested in seeing how church planting has worked for the mainline. This is an interesting piece on the new rules banning gay ordination in the Roman Catholic Church. "In recent weeks, some reports have suggested that the document would allow homosexual men to be ordained, as long as they had remained celibate for at least three years during seminary formation. But the document doesn't say that; there is no discussion of "celibacy" of homosexual candidates. What it does say is that fleeting homosexual tendencies experienced in youth should not represent a bar to ordination - as long as those tendencies are clearly overcome.In other words, a candidate would have to mature out of a homosexual inclination well before ordination." The NC Southern Baptists have placed a new requirement for membership in their churches. One cannot be a member who "knowingly affirms, approves or endorses homosexual behavior." And the American Baptists, in an effort to avert a split, in their self definition statement, has included an anti-gay line. It's sad that this issue has now become the central test of religious faith for many. I'm off for Thanksgiving and the weekend. Enjoy the holidays. More indications of the church's divisions: The Presbytery of San Diego has voted for a resolution for the eventual withdrawal from the Presbyterian Church. Primates of the Global South have written a letter calling into question Rowan William's leadership. In particular whether he is willing to act with the Anglican "consensus" against gay and lesbians in the church. Akinola, head of the church in Nigeria said at a recent gathering of conservative Episcopalians that "it was time to choose between remaining part of the "revisionist" U.S. church or joining their biblically faithful counterparts in the worldwide Anglican Communion". Also the Episcopal Church was called "a Non-Christian, Foreign, Alien and Pagan Religion" The sort of demonization of the other required for such moves, the quickness and eagerness that some have in seeing the church split apart makes me think of Paul's letter to the Corinthians in which he writes: "The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, but one body. The eye cannot say to the hand, "I don't need you!" And the head cannot say to the feet, "I don't need you!" On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has combined the members of the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it, so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it." For some encouraging news: Minnesota's largest United Methodist congregation held a service of protest and apology over a recent decision by the denomination's top council to defrock a lesbian pastor and back a Virginia minister who denied a gay man membership. And Desmond Tutu, who fought against apatheid in South Africa, is calling for Anglicans to accept gay and lesbians in the church. I'm not sure what internet protocol requires but I read such a moving comment at Gay Restorationist that it seemed worth sharing as it suggests the way that one's interactions with others, even across large divides, can affect one another. This is a reaction to the recent amendment to the constitution in TX which bans gay marriage: "I have wanted to comment here for a while and I'm finally working up the guts. I guess that as a Christian I'm not sure where I stand on homosexuality anymore. I used to think it was so black and white. My husband and I thought and prayed over which way to vote on Prop 2. We ended up voting against it- not that it mattered that much. My parents would be mortified. Everything seems to be so cut and dry for certain people. We voted against it because even though- at this time- we believe that homosexuality is wrong (it's so easy for us to say that since we've never struggled with it)- we believe that every person should have equal rights. I watched a program once about a dying gay man who wanted his partner to make decisions and be his beneficiary. Because they had no legal bindings as a "couple", the dying man's parents made every decision and made decisions that his partner knew he would not want. This doesn't seem like moral justice to me. It broke my heart and it surprised me how defensive of these gay men I became. So- I'm not exactly sure what I'm trying to say. Just know that you're making me think. I'm not sure I agree with you on everything. But I like thinking outside my little suburban stay at home mom world- it's a very small world." This is in response to Wesley Blog's post on the language we use to describe God. While we both recognize that God is not captured by neither masculine nor feminine terms, Shane is concerned that our focus on language precludes people from using masculine language. If that is the case, I'd agree with him, that'd be a shame. But then he proceeds to preclude people from using feminine language, repeating the same mistake. The reason he makes this move is that male language is "revealed" in the Bible, while female language is us making it up, ie one is God's self revelation, the latter is a form of idolatry. Leaving aside the question of revelation, it's clear that the Bible does use feminine language, describing God like a mother bear, Jesus compares himself to a mother hen, etc. Of course what is more interesting is the wide range of language used in the Bible and the tradition. God is the living water, we sing of God as a mighty fortress, as the wind, and so forth. If we want to avoid idolatry, the best route is to throw open the doors on the language we use, so we don't imagine that any one phrase captures God. If we become wedded to a particular language, that language and not what it points to, becomes the focus and then the game is up. I wanted to highlight a few news items: The National Council of Churches, along with a wide range of religious groups, comes out against torture. Sadly enough, I could find no evangelical church who has been willing to take a similar stand, and the church's witness is accordingly weakened in the face of such an evil. And Kofi Annan calls for a conference on religious pluralism as a means to fight increasing extremism, an important goal. posted by Dwight @ 9:14 AM 3 Comments Hi, it's Chris (formerly of Progressive Protestant), guest posting for Dwight today. I'm blogging again over here, but hopefully I'll be blogging here occasionally on politics and theology. Following the Anglican Global South conference, there have been a number of posts about the future of the Anglican Communion. Father Jake has written about +++Canterbury's alarming answers about the consecration of Gene Robinson and other issues, and the Rev. Canon Mark Harris has discussed irregular ordinations and transfers going on in the ECUSA. These tense moments in the church take us to the very edges of our faith—congregations on both sides in the ECUSA find themselves subject to bishops of opposite and even hostile orientation, lawsuits fly left and right, and every interaction between people in the church turns into an archetypal battle between liberal and traditionalist instead of contact between human beings who are children of God. We start doing things that are reasonable but not loving or Christian. We defend our turf and forget to forgive. What I find most troubling in the battle that has ensued since the election and consecration of +Gene is how poorly the left has followed his example in all this. Pro-GLBT bishops should be going out of their way to accomodate the dissenters in their midst in any way that does not compromise pastoral support for GLBT persons in the church. We as Christians are called to hand over our cloaks at the first request, forgive seven times seventy times, and act always with humility—not to defrock dissenting priests and bring lawsuits against each other. +Gene has been as pastoral as possible to all sides, recognizing the genuine pain existing on the traditionalist side, and reconciliation would be closer at hand if others followed his example. The person I am praying for most in all this, however, is +++Rowan. Jake's post points to one of his answers that essentially abdicates responsibility for leadership in these hard times. Democracy has its place in the church, but our leaders must take their call to prophecy more seriously. Dr. Williams should take his stand not with the majority because it is a majority, but with the truth as he discerns it in his heart through prayer. Anything less places the Anglican Communion—and all of Christianity—at a great disadvantage. I aplogize for not posting for the last week. A number of events have ocurred, including being out of town this weekend. I was in Champaign Urbana IL, with Chris Tessone, founder of the Progressive Protestant blog. We participated in a religious service with the Antiochian Independent Catholics and a Unitarian campus ministry. Both services, while different reached out to people who have not been spoken to, ministered to by the mainline protestant church. They represent in some way a great undercurrent, a group of people who are interested in the big questions and a deepened spirituality but for whom much of the church has been alien, even antagonistic, if not irrelevant to their quest. Some of them have found a religious community, though there are many more who have not. Can the mainline be in a position to be responsive to such folks? I think the first step is to recognize that we are not mainline, but are rather sidelined, alien to the current society and culture. We are, as much as many of these people, exiles, not the center. God tends to work in such places though. And there needs to be a committment to be evangelism. Chris Tessone's discussion at the UU campus group was focused on this question. He raised a number of issues that are worth focusing on. How can we spread the word, not to conquer others, but to share, to speak faithfully of our own journey and values in a manner that could provide resources for our world today? How can we re-think the mainline it's structures, it's self identity in a manner that seeks to be faithful in exile? I put the Disciples logo in the start of this article, because I'm exploring the possibility of ordained ministry through the denomination, believing that they and the mainline have unique resources that can contribute to the issues that effect our world. Some of this is due to the way that such churches have sought over the last century to integrate the sciences, religious pluralism, and number of issues in modernity with Christian faith. While some have dumped religious faith and others embrace fundamentalism so that this world seems to be increasingly polarized, the mainline has sought to negotiate the messy center. But such a move finds little sympathy, in a world which is marked by either or. But the mainline route is not a lukewarm response, it's a faithful response, one rooted in Christian faith, recognizing our finitude and limits, even of our best religious ideas, etc. The move to embrace stark divisions is one which seems to forget our standing before the infinite. I think part of the issue of evangelism is to recognize the faithful place from which the mainline is drawing from. When most people speak a different language, one is apt to distrust our own language, maybe even in a move to ape the dominant culture. In some ways, the IRD plays off of this, in a move to push the mainline from it's history. But I think if we are willing to embrace our history, as a place to draw from in dealing with our new situation, something might be added to the world today. I wanted to highlight Chris Tessone's new blog. He's moved from Progressive Protestant to Even the Devils Believe as he speaks of his own new religious path as an independent catholic seminarian. The IRS is threatening All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena California with its tax exempt status because the priest gave an anti-war sermon. I'm baffled. How does speaking out on an issue constitute endorsement of a candidate? Especially when it was specifically mentioned in the sermon that people of good will were supporting both candidates? It's a form of targetting dissent. Liberal churches have been in the cross hairs of this administration for a while and the response has been to use the government to punish such churches. It happened recently when the government declared that the UCC, the Presbyterian Church, American Baptists and the Disciples were no longer "religious organizations" when it came to travel to Cuba, a status no evangelical church has faced. I'm not sure how one gets classified as a religious administration when it's only certain religious groups which are favored while others are punished through the mechanisms of government, or at least ignored. While Richard Land of the Southern Baptists was consulted over the supreme court nominations, the Methodist Bishops could never get a hearing with the president over the war. This pattern deserves greater scrutiny then it's received in the past. There's been a number of encouraging news stories I thought I'd highlight. The KY Council of Churches met recently and called for an increase in the minimum wage. Mainline Protestant and Jewish leaders met in our nation's capitol to condemn efforts to direct budget cuts against the poor. And a new interfaith group has been founded in Florida to work for social justice. The Maine Conference of the UCC recently organized a religious rally that included folks from a range of traditions in support of Maine's anti discrimination law. This law, which protects gay and lesbians from job discrimination, etc. is being challenged this fall in the form of a referendum. There was also a piece on Methodists in Texas, who value inclusion and are discouraged by the rulings of the church's judicial council. And all 65 active bishops of the United Methodist Church produced a pastoral letter in opposition to the judicial council ruling that allowed a minister to deny membership to someone because they were gay. As one bishop put it "I recognize that the church is not of one mind on the issue of homosexuality but I want you to know that the Council of Bishops is of one mind: Gay and lesbian people are not to be excluded from church membership." Kind of an interesting site. It's a Bible Content Exam which appears to be given to Presbyterian Church USA seminarians. Here's my my shot at it. 100 questions, long exam but it's interesting to see what areas in the Bible you are familiar with and not as familar with. ACTS AND PAULINE LETTERS 80% GOSPELS 70% HISTORICAL BOOKS 84% PENTATEUCH 94% PROPHETS 61% PSALMS AND WISDOM LITERATURE 90% REST OF NEW TESTAMENT 90% This is from Reconciling Ministries Network a group working for full inclusion of gay and lesbians in the life and ministries of the United Methodist Church. You can also see varying reactions over the recent judicial church rulings at Wesley Blog. IT IS A TIME TO GATHER TOGETHER All Saints Eve 2005 is a sad day. Comfort will not come easy. As we prepare to name the losses to the church on all Saints Day, the Judicial Council has lengthened the list considerably. In decisions released today, a majority of the Judicial Council of the United Methodist Church removed the credentials of Rev. Irene Beth Stroud and allowed the reinstatement of a clergyman that refused to accept a gay person as a member declaring his action permissible. We call upon all United Methodists to respond in prayers offering care to those in denial, shock, grief, dismay, or anger. We encourage you to gather together. The decisions of the Judicial Council create a tragic moment in the history of our United Methodist Church. The outcomes were surprising in their severity and in their disregard for United Methodism. The harshness toward clergy continues a pattern; the harshness toward lay members is shocking. Be careful. Often such discriminatory rulings unleash long-harbored hatred. “At the RMN office we received an email that said we should be horsewhipped as well. The UMC has lost sight of its mission, it has lost sight of its Wesleyan heritage, it has lost sight of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It has discarded its integrity even as it has discarded us,” said Sue Laurie outreach coordinator for RMN. Beth Stroud is a pastor of tremendous gifts. These gifts were acknowledged by every person in every step of this process. The prosecuting counsel repeated it again on October 27. He opened by saying, “We affirm the wonderful pastoral gifts that Rev. Stroud brings to the table.” But he said that this is about the law. Then the Judicial Council went where no body of the United Methodist Church has ever gone before. They offered to clergy the discretion to deny membership to a class of persons judged to be unacceptable. This is a slippery slope to applying pastoral prejudice in a variety of situations and has great implications for the future of the UMC. As we minister within our congregations, we will encounter many emotions: righteous anger and impatience, despair, grief, surprise, and hopelessness. There will also be those who wonder why we are so surprised -- for this describes a reality that they have been living under for a long time. At this time we need to gather together. We are calling upon Reconciling United Methodists to speak up as they never have before. This Sunday is All Saints Day in our Churches. In the call to worship, in the prayers, in the preaching, in the sacraments, in the singing and in the benediction, let us be authentic in our witness -- let us decry the swirling, toxic waters of the UMC and stand firm on the Rock that is Jesus Christ. We especially keep those in our prayers who are isolated and do not have Reconciling Congregations or Communities to gather with at this time. Please listen to this pastoral message by Dr. Joretta Marshall (RMN board chair, elect) delivered to Bering Memorial UMC on October 30th:	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line218
__label__cc	0.65939	0.34061	Climate Change » Global Warming is WITH US Pages: 1 ... 118 119 [120] 121 122 Author Topic: Global Warming is WITH US (Read 28534 times) Re: Global Warming is WITH US The Coast is Toast (Uninhabitable) when Sea-Surface-Temperatures of 35 C or 95 F: Physical Limits https://youtu.be/3-xAoku9mbA When, and where will people start dropping like flies as wetbulb temperature (defined as temp. when relative humidity is 100%) is 35 C (95F) or higher. We know where. Outside, on coastlines of the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, etc. when Sea-Surface Temperature (SST) reaches 35 C; we’ve hit 33 C in previous years, perhaps higher in shallow water, with little upwelling, or even in small inlets or near hot rivers or lakes. Two degrees C summer SST is the difference between life and death, death within 6-8 hours. Inside apartments, in big cities due to Urban Heat-Island effects... Please support my work with a donation at http://paulbeckwith.net, especially if you use one of my many product ideas to form a billion dollar company. Humankind cannot continue living and economising the way it has, as the earth is reaching its limits, writes Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, head of the governing Christian Democratic Union (CDU), in a guest commentary in German weekly Die Zeit. To ensure intergenerational fairness, the costs of today’s way of life “must be paid today and become part of a sustainable model for the economy and society,” she writes. Germany’s governing parties are increasingly under pressure to introduce effective climate policy as large parts of the population – fuelled by the Fridays For Future student protests – call for more ambitious action. The European elections delivered major gains for Green parties in several countries as voters signalled a strong desire for more aggressive action on climate change. In Germany, the Greens' surge was especially strong. Head of governing conservatives says environmental protection must "get the priority it deserves" Capitalism = Extinction?   Capitalism = ☠️ Extinction? In her Jacobin article 'Socialism or Extinction,' TRNN's climate bureau producer Dharna Noor boils down the UN's IPBES report to help us see what could lie ahead and how it is related to our economic system https://youtu.be/a83WUEIXxcw https://therealnews.com/stories/capitalism-extinction etreat & Abandonment — The $400 Billion Problem Confronting US Coastal Communities Sunny Miami, Florida     June 20th, 2019 by Steve Hanley Retreat & Abandonment — The $400 Billion Problem Confronting US Coastal Communities Agelbert COMMENT: Florida ocean encroachment Flooding, VERY far inland, cannot be avoided. Some may claim that will spur a bull market in houseboats. I don't think so. Florida is not Denmark. Houseboats do not do well in hurricanes. Also, there is that pesky (energy intensive) problem of having to desalinate water for drinking and bathing and cleaning and so on. Then there is that other pesky problem of no floating supermarkets nearby and the even more pesky problem of all those swamp critters like alligators and snakes that have excellent access to your houseboat... The battle of the carnival barking real estate holders in Florida with reality is a quixotic and futile one. However, there is a silver lining to this irrefutably dark and wet cloud; within less than 10 years there will be very few climate deniers in Florida.  Surly1 The Dangerous Methane Mystery by ROBERT HUNZIKER FacebookTwitterRedditEmail Photograph Source: Mikenorton – CC BY-SA 3.0 The East Siberian Arctic Shelf (“ESAS”) is the epicenter of a methane-rich zone that could turn the world upside down. Still, the ESAS is not on the radar of mainstream science, and not included in calculations by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), and generally not well understood. It is one of the biggest mysteries of the world’s climate puzzle, and it is highly controversial, which creates an enhanced level of uncertainty and casts shadows of doubt. The ESAS is the most extensive continental shelf in the world, inclusive of the Laptev Sea, the East Siberian Sea, and the Russian portion of the Chukchi Sea, all-in equivalent to the combined landmasses of Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy and Japan. The region hosts massive quantities of methane (“CH4”) in frozen subsea permafrost in extremely shallow waters, enough CH4 to transform the “global warming” cycle into a “life-ending” cycle. As absurd as it sounds, it is not inconceivable. Ongoing research to unravel the ESAS mystery is found in very few studies, almost none, except by Natalia Shakhova (International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska/Fairbanks) a leading authority, for example: “It has been suggested that destabilization of shelf Arctic hydrates could lead to large-scale enhancement of aqueous CH4, but this process was hypothesized to be negligible on a decadal–century time scale. Consequently, the continental shelf of the Arctic Ocean (AO) has not been considered as a possible source of CH4 to the atmosphere until very recently.” (Source: Natalia Shakhova, et al, Understanding the Permafrost–Hydrate System and Associated Methane Releases in the East Siberian Arctic Shelf, Geosciences, 2019) Shakhova’s “until very recently” comment explains, in part, why the IPCC does not include ESAS methane destabilization in its calculations. Meanwhile, Shakhova’s research has unearthed a monster in hiding, but thankfully, mostly in repose… for the moment. Still, early-stage warning signals are clearly noticeable; ESAS is rumbling, increasingly emitting more and more CH4, possibly in anticipation of a “Big Burp,” which could put the world’s lights out, hopefully in another century, or beyond, but based upon a reading of her latest report in Geosciences, don’t count on it taking so long. Shakhova’s research is highlighted in a recent article in Arctic News: “When Will We Die?” d/d June 10, 2019, which states: “Imagine a burst of methane erupting from the seafloor of the Arctic Ocean that would add an amount of methane to the atmosphere equal to twice the methane that is already there.” Horror of horrors, the resulting equation is disturbing, to say the least, to wit: Twice the amount of CH4 that is already in the atmosphere equals a CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) of 560 ppm, assuming CH4 is 150xs the potency of CO2 in its initial years. And, adding that new number to current CH4/CO2e of 280 ppm to current CO2 levels of 415.7 ppm, according to readings at Mauna Loa, Hawaii, equals total atmospheric CO2 of 1256 ppm. In other words, if ESAS springs a big fat leak, the Big Burp, which would only be <5% of the existing frozen methane deposit; it is possible that atmospheric CO2e would zoom up go as high as 1256 ppm. A recent third-party study, also referenced in the aforementioned Arctic News article d/d June 10th, concluded that at 1200 ppm atmospheric CO2 global heating cranks up by 8°C, or 14.4°F, within a decade. (Source: Arctic News d/d June 10, 2019). Truth be known, that scenario is not problematic, it’s catastrophic and too far along to be classified as a problem. After all, problems can be fixed; catastrophes are fatal. According to Shakhova’s research, as referenced in Geosciences/ 2019: “Releases could potentially increase by 3–5 orders of magnitude, considering the sheer amount of CH4 preserved within the shallow ESAS seabed deposits and the documented thawing rates of subsea permafrost reported recently. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the ESAS permafrost–hydrates system, which is largely unfamiliar to scientists,” Ibid. (Side note: 3 orders of magnitude is equivalent to 1,000, i.e., a large methane release.) More from Shakhova: “Here we present results of the first comprehensive scientific re-drilling to show that subsea permafrost in the near-shore zone of the ESAS has a downward movement of the ice-bonded permafrost table of ~14 cm (6 inches) year over the past 31–32 years… However, recent studies show that in some areas very recently submerged permafrost is close to or has already reached the thaw point,” Ibid. Shakhova’s studies are based upon marine expeditions, including drill campaigns that investigate the thermal regime, geomorphology, lithology, and geocryology of sediment cores extracted from boreholes drilled from marine vessels and not based solely upon climate models calculated on desktop computers. In conclusion, as the world community continues to accept the reality of climate change as an existential threat, which fact is emphatically spotlighted by the likes of the Children’s Crusade, originating out of Sweden, and the Extinction Rebellion, originating out of the UK, it is important to emphasize the timing factor. Nobody knows 100% for certain how the climate crisis will turn out, but there is pretty solid evidence that the issue, meaning several ecosystems which are starting to collapse in unison, is accelerating, by a lot. So, there is not much time left to do something constructive, assuming it’s not already too late. Speaking of which, a small faction of climate scientists has already “tossed in the towel.” After all, it’s not that hard to understand their point of view as many ecosystems have already hit tipping points, which means no turning back, no fixes possible, but still, (and, here’s the great hope) nobody really knows 100% for sure how all of this will play out. Nevertheless, in a perfect world that really/truly “follows the science” a Worldwide All-In Coordinated Marshall Plan to do “whatever it takes” would already be in a full-blastoff mode. But… It’s not! There is a mind boggling amount of methane under the ice cap Quote from: Surly1 on June 22, 2019, 07:59:28 am Yep. There is a mind boggling amount of methane under the ice cap, locked and loaded to burst out from the sea floor when, NOT IF, that ice cap melts due to rising ocean water temperatures, thanks to the 秊練 Hydrocarbon Hellspawn of this world. SNIPPET: Imagine a burst of methane erupting from the seafloor of the Arctic Ocean that would add an amount of methane to the atmosphere equal to twice the methane that is already there. Twice the 1.867 ppm of methane is 3.734 ppm, which at 150 times the potency of carbon dioxide translates into a CO₂e of 560.1 ppm. Adding this to the current levels of carbon dioxide and methane results in a level of 1255.85 ppm CO₂e, well exceeding the 1,200 ppm CO₂e tipping point and thus triggering the extra 8°C rise. Above image was created with content from a recent paper by Natalia Shakhova et al. It shows that the outlook is much more grim than many people realize. Full June 10, 2019 article The Hydrocarbon Hellspawn Fossil Fuelers 練 DID THE Clean Energy Inventions suppressing, Climate Trashing, human health depleting CRIME, but since they have ALWAYS BEEN liars and conscience free crooks 呂, they are trying to AVOID DOING THE TIME or PAYING THE FINE! Don't let them get away with it! Pass it on! historic drought causing millions to abandon their homes in search of water and causing mass suicide Temperatures touching 51 deg C (124 deg F) a historic drought causing millions of people to abandon their homes in search of water and causing mass suicides in India Highs of 50.8C, making it the hottest place on the planet. Village after village lies deserted leaving the sick and elderly to fend for themselves. The drought, which officials say is worse than the 1972 famine that affected 25 million. Droughts have led to almost 5,000 farmer suicides in the last five years, including 947 last year. About 20,000 villages in the state of Maharashtra are grappling with a severe drinking water crisis, with no water left in 35 major dams. Hundreds of Indian villages have been evacuated as historic drought forces families to abandon their homes in search of water. The country has seen extremely high temperatures in recent weeks. On Monday the capital, Delhi, saw its highest ever June temperature of 48C. In Rajasthan, the city of Churu recently experienced highs of 50.8C, making it the hottest place on the planet. Further south, less than 250 miles from the country's commercial capital, Mumbai, village after village lies deserted. Estimates suggest up to 90% of the area's population has fled, leaving the sick and elderly to fend for themselves in the face of a water crisis that shows no sign of abating. The village of Hatkarwadi, about 20 miles from Beed in Maharashtra state, is almost completely deserted. Wells and handpumps have run dry in the 45C heatwave. The drought, which officials say is worse than the 1972 famine that affected 25 million people across the state, began early in December. By the end of May, Hatkarwadi had been deserted with only 10-15 families remaining out of a population of more than 2,000. With 80% of districts in neighbouring Karnataka and 72% in Maharashtra hit by drought and crop failure, the 8 million farmers in these two states are struggling to survive. More than 6,000 tankers supply water to villages and hamlets in Maharashtra daily, as conflict brews between the two states over common water resources. The acute water shortage has devastated villagers' agriculture-based livelihood. Crops have withered and died, leaving livestock starving and with little to drink. Major crops, including maize, soya, cotton, sweet lime, pulses, and groundnuts - drivers of the local economy - have suffered. Around the world, stronger El Nino weather patterns and the ongoing climate breakdown are bringing harsher and more frequent droughts - and already-dry India has been particularly hard hit. Scientists predict that as temperatures continue to rise with global heating and populations grow, the region will experience harsher water shortages - and will need to find clever solutions to ensure there is enough water for all. In Marathwada, by many estimates, the Indian region most affected by drought, increasingly frequent droughts have led to more than 4,700 farmer suicides in the last five years, including 947 last year. That crisis has deepened. In the city of Beed, clean drinking water has run out and households do not have enough water to wash clothes, clean dishes or flush the toilet. Hospitals are filling up with people suffering from dehydration - and gastrointestinal disease from drinking contaminated water. Residents who can afford it pay private water tankers the equivalent of L3 for 1,000 litres of water. Many end up in hospital as a result - even cows refuse to drink the muddy and salty liquid that has been dredged from the bottom of exhausted dams and lakes in the region. "Over the last one-and-half months, there has been a 50% rise in the number of patients suffering from diarrhea, gastritis, etc," said Sandeep Deshmukh, a doctor at the Beed Civil hospital. He blamed contamination for the rise in water-borne diseases. "We have appealed to the people to boil drinking water," Deshmukh said. For many of the district's population of 2.2 million, of which 240,000 live in Beed itself, their day starts by searching for water from borewells. Others have to plead with their neighbours for water. Usha Jadhav who lives in nearby Shivajinagar said her family does not use the toilet any more as it has become an unaffordable luxury, and that women wait for the darkness of night to defecate in the open. "We cannot use 5-10 litres of water for flushing as we have to purchase water," she said. By the end of May, 43% of India was experiencing drought, with failed monsoon rains seen as the primary reason. The country has seen widespread drought every year since 2015, with the exception of 2017. About 20,000 villages in the state of Maharashtra are grappling with a severe drinking water crisis, with no water left in 35 major dams. In 1,000 smaller dams, water levels are below 8%. The rivers that feed the dams have been transformed into barren, cra cked earth. Groundwater, the source of 40% of India's water needs, is depleting at an unsustainable rate, Niti Aayog, a governmental think tank, said in a 2018 report. Twenty-one Indian cities - including Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad - are expected to run out of groundwater by 2020, and 40% of India's population will have no access to drinking water by 2030, the report said. This year's south-west monsoon, responsible for 80% of the country's rainfall, is projected to be delayed and smaller than normal, meaning there is no respite in sight for the parched state of Maharashtra. http://www.thebigwobble.org/2019/06/temperatures-touching-51-deg-c-124-deg.html We Have Five Years To Save Ourselves From Climate Change, Harvard Scientist Says BLACK BEAR NEWS 6.23.19 We Have Five Years To Save Ourselves From Climate Change, Harvard Scientist https://youtu.be/yyNZKflfyxY Black Bear News https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2018/01/15/carbon-pollution-has-shoved-the-climate-backward-at-least-12-million-years-harvard-scientist-says/#71fa95b7963e Video: Starving polar bear wanders into Russian city of Norilsk, hundreds of miles from home https://desdemonadespair.net/2019/06/video-starving-polar-bear-wanders-into-russian-city-of-norilsk-hundreds-of-miles-from-home.html "DEVELOPED" countries are to blame, NOT the "underdeveloped" countries. There's a really nice drone medical supply delivery system in Rwanda, using fixed wing drones for their much higher speed. It's been running for a couple of years with great results. Real Engineering has a really nice review of the design considerations, technology, and economics: https://youtu.be/jEbRVNxL44c How Do You Get Medical Supplies Delivered To Remote African Communities? Two Words: Women & Drones Agelbert NOTE: As usual when when the welfare of people in Africa is defended, an alleged defender of the biosphere rants about overpopulation there killing off the fauna and flora. As usual when I spot these biosphere math challenged cretins, I weigh in with some facts: Ok I think we got humans covered, over 9 billion of them left should be enough,., but what about all the species going extinct with no habitat and no water? To they not deserve to live? Why do we attach more value to human life? Surely this planet belongs to animals just as much as humans... Lorenz Hansen > Damien Every species cares mostly about their own, a lot just about them self. Same with most humans. Otherwise we would never eat meat, have pets or milk slaves. Caring about humans isn't wrong. Saving everybody born is the best way we know to reduce birth rates, and with it population. Developed countries have a unsustainable birthrate (below 2 kids per woman). Have a look at japan. Population is already decreasing. Same will happen all over the western world. Just Asia and Africa are still growing. Damien > Lorenz Hansen That’s such an uneducated view, clearly you don’t understand eco systems and linkages. with that logic let’s just wipe the whole planet of all non-human species? Population is out of control, we’ve taken other species habitat, everything has consequences and it’s already hitting humans hard. No one talks about those communities’ horrible habit of having 15 kids instead of 2. Everything is connected, we destroy the eco system or kill one species it’ll destabilize everything and affect us as well. Plus you’re talking about countries that are not the issue here. Undeveloped countries are the problem with uncontrolled populations and no jobs to give them. agelbert > Damien What you are ERRONEOUSLY doing is ASSUMING the SAME AGENCY (i.e. biosphere damaging ability) to each and every human that is alive. That is TYPICAL broad brush fragmentation of agency (i.e. share of responsibility for the damage) that absolves the major polluters of the massive pollution they are responsible for. The biosphere math facts clearly state that less than 17% of the human population, MOSTLY concentrated in wealthy countries, is DOING over 80% of the damage by consuming over 80% of the resources. Only about half (or less) of the MILITARY budgets alone of the wealthy countries could pay for bio-remediating the most impacted areas, stop the exploitation and care for and educate the high population growth poor there so they become good stewards instead of biosphere destroyers. Since, according to the U.N., the richest 20% of the world's population uses 80% of the resources, the 'Fragmentation of Agency' pie chart for the damage done to the biosphere should look like this: The fossil fuel industry, and almost half of the world’s 100 largest companies, want that 'Fragmentation of Agency' pie chart to look like this: The REAL bottom line is that less than 17% of the human population is an existential threat to the ALL of the human population AND a large part of macroscopic species in the biosphere. "Capitalist ideology claims that the world is perfectly ordered and everybody is in their place (i..e. everybody gets what they deserve). This self legitmating aspect of Capitalism is Socially Catastrophic. This is the Victorian view of the world." Rob Urie - Author " Zen Economics" Damien > agelbert What does your theory that rests on shaky grounds (assumes people in developing countries don’t have TVs, fridges, bikes, phones etc.) help resolve? So every should pollute as much as the 1%? Let’s have +15 degrees temperature increase and see what happens... how stupid and short sighted. It's not a theory. For a fellow who is quite ready to scold polite educated people like Lorenz Hansen for their "uneducated" view of pollution cause and effect, you appear amazingly uninformed. Here is the key senence in what I wrote. Please ponder it. Only about half (or less) of the MILITARY budgets alone of the wealthy countries could pay for bio-remediating the most impacted areas, stop the exploitation and care for and educate the high population growth poor there so they become good stewards instead of biosphere destroyers. Damien, I agree with you that the biosphere is being destroyed by the stupidity and greed of the human species. However, your purported solution will not work. WHY IS THAT? Well, if every high population growth country's population all disappeared within a decade from a plague (or something similar, whether accidental or intentioned), that 17% of we PLANETARY PARASITES would still be there doing 80% of the BIOSPHERE DESTRUCTION. To believe otherwise is wishful thinking. We need to get our house in order and get OFF of hydrocarbons, stop polluting mining, energy, manufacturing, wars, pesticide use, etc. and start a massive emergency campaign to get back to 350 PPM of CO2. If we don't, we only have "DEVELOPED" countries to blame, NOT the "underdeveloped" countries. Methane : The Arctic's hidden climate threat : Natalia Shakhova's latest paper. https://youtu.be/osmzTSYRJJE Just Have a Think A methane burst from the East Siberian Arctic Shelf could happen at any time and needs only a trigger. That's the conclusion of the world's leading research scientist in that region - Natalia Shakhova. On 5th June Shakhova and her team released their latest findings and conclusions in a paper published by Geosciences. This week we take a look. Research links - https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/9/6/251/htm https://medium.com/@cecilepineda/eyewash-b https://ourworldindata.org/search?q=co2+em Sunrise  Sits In at DNC Headquarters, Demanding Climate Debate Sunrise Sits In at DNC Headquarters, Demanding Climate Debate The day before the first Democratic debate in Miami, dozens gathered at the DNC to demand a climate debate. They say they plan to stay until the DNC meets their demands https://youtu.be/LfmTRWPXYo8 JAISAL NOOR: Some 150 activists with the youth-led climate organization Sunrise Movement held a sit-in outside the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters on Tuesday to demand they reverse their decision not to hold a debate focused on climate change. STEPHEN O’HANLON: We asked to go up and have a meeting with members of the DNC, and they refused. They locked the doors on us. And you know, I bet when–you can bet when the oil and gas lobbyists come here they don’t have the doors locked on them. JAISAL NOOR: They have vowed to stay until the DNC meets their demands. RO KHANNA: How many people plan to stay here all night? So I think the least members of Congress can do is show up and support your generation, your passion for the climate debate. JAISAL NOOR: It was the day before the first Democratic presidential debate of 2019 in Miami, Florida. Just miles away, an Everglades brushfire is threatening thousands of acres of land. ZINA PRECHT-RODRIGUEZ: Miami is one of the most threatened large cities in the United States for sea level rise. They out of anyone, that city is in an emergency. So this is a matter of life and death. JAISAL NOOR: DNC Chair Tom Perez rejected the demand earlier this month in response to a letter from Democratic candidate and Washington governor Jay Inslee. STEPHEN O’HANLON: This issue has been really left out of the political conversation for our entire lives. In 2016 only 1.5 percent of all of the questions in the Democratic primary debates referenced climate change. In the general election there wasn’t a single question about climate change. This issue has not been discussed, and the American people and voters have not gotten a chance to hear where the candidates stand and what kinds of policies will protect our generation and generations to come. JAISAL NOOR: Perez said the DNC doesn’t do single issue debates. But Sunrise doesn’t believe that the climate crisis is a single issue. BENJAMIN FINEGAN: This issue has a foot in racial justice and economic justice. It is a broad issue. JAISAL NOOR: Fifteen candidates have called for a climate debate, as have more than 50 DNC members across the country. And a new poll commissioned by Data for Progress showed that 64 percent of Democratic voters also support the demand. STEPHEN O’HANLON: It makes no sense. The DNC is not following the wishes of the party, of the presidential candidates, and of young people who it needs energize if we’re going to defeat Trump. JAISAL NOOR: But activists say not just any climate debate will do. It must be one that fully grapples with the climate crisis. ZINA PRECHT-RODRIGUEZ: The climate debate needs to start with the assumption in the room that climate change is real, and that’s not what we’re debating. We’re not debating the extent of damage that climate change has the potential to cause. What we’re debating is essentially about solutions. JAISAL NOOR: Sunrise is also pushing each candidate to refuse fossil fuel contributions and to prioritize the Green New Deal, a plan to phase out fossil fuels within a decade and create millions of jobs in the process. YASMEEN PAULING: We are tired and we want action now, because this literally affects every aspect of our lives. We need to know which candidates we trust to fight for our future and which candidates need to move aside. https://therealnews.com/stories/sunrise-sits-in-at-dnc-headquarters-demanding-climate-debate  Free e-book, The Climate Crisis and Your Health: What You Need to Know. ✨ The Climate Reality Project info@climatereality.com Dear A. G., Back in May, we asked you to tell us what you wanted to learn more about. And we listened! Almost 40 percent of you asked for an e-book on the topic of climate change’s impact on our health. It’s clear that the climate crisis will continue to exacerbate existing threats to health and give rise to new ones. But solutions exist that can help us improve quality of life around the world right now and work toward a healthier, more sustainable future for all. Learn more about the health risks of the climate crisis in our latest free e-book, The Climate Crisis and Your Health: What You Need to Know. The bottom line? Public health is threatened in critical ways by the climate crisis. Download the e-book today to learn more about how the climate crisis impacts your health – and what we can do together to fight back. - Your friends at Climate Reality We Have Less Than a Millisecond Left We Have Less Than a Millisecond Left- None of us should be thinking or talking about anything other than climate change. We have less than a millisecond left. You see, the planet we call home has existed for roughly 4.55 billion years. But numbers that large mean almost nothing to me, nor to most people, so I choose to break it down. If we lay the age of the Earth out over a calendar year, that would amount to 518,264 years per hour or 144 years per second. So if we have 10 or 11 years until the point of no return, as climate scientists have repeatedly told us, that means we have a millisecond left before midnight in which to change our society completely to avoid turning the Earth into a piping hot fajita. (If you want to be more generous and instead look at how long modern homosapiens have been walking around, it’s 315,000 years. So if you lay that over a calendar year, we have roughly 15 minutes before the stroke of midnight to combat climate change. Not sure that makes me feel much better.) None of us should be thinking about anything other than climate change. We all kind of know it even if we think we don’t know it. Even people who deny climate change exists probably secretly know it. They’re just confusing what they want to be true with what they subconsciously know to be true. I did the same thing when I was a child and tennis legend Jimmy Connors lost in the semifinals of the 1991 U.S. Open after his monumental run at the ancient age of 39. (For an 11-year-old, 39 sounds pretty close to mummified.) I was certain Jimmy would be playing in the finals. I knew deep within my bones that Jimbo would dazzle us with diving volleys and mid-court passing shots in the championship match because how could the powers that be allow the only character America genuinely cared about to bow out before the finals? In my mind it was akin to killing off Iron Man halfway through the movie “Iron Man.” Jimmy Connors did not show up to the finals. Climate change is the only thing we should be thinking about. I don’t just mean there should be a report every couple hours about climate change by our bloviating bullhorns of mainstream news. I don’t mean once a day you should mention to a friend that Al Gore seems vaguely douchey but probably has a point. I mean climate change should be ALL we’re thinking about. It should be a major factor in every conversation, every job, every TV show, every humor column, every tweet, every clever T-shirt slogan and every fortune cookie message. Climate change should be everything. Plastic action figures for kids should have one arm melted off to symbolize the effects of climate change. Your server at a nice restaurant should sprinkle sand in your soup du jour to remind you of the disappearance of fresh water. Ice cream should be exclusively served melted to symbolize rising temperatures. Hamburgers should cost $200 to compensate for the global emissions of factory farming. And every time you go ice skating someone should punch you in the face and yell, “Enjoy it while it lasts!” Simply put, humans have no business going about our day-to-day actions as if we aren’t on the event horizon. It’s equivalent to working on your model train set while your kitchen is burning down, your spouse is in the bathroom battling an alligator that took up residence in the bathtub, and your 12-year-old daughter is in the living room having just been offered heroin for the first time. … Right now, humanity is still focused on the model train. The International Governmental Panel on Climate Change says the point of no return is the year 2030. This obviously doesn’t mean everything spontaneously combusts at the stroke of midnight 2030 (although that would be fascinating to watch). It means that after that point—if we aren’t living vastly different lives—no effort will change the fact that the planet inevitably will become uninhabitable and we humans inevitably will go extinct and there inevitably will be no more skiing (both due to a lack of snow and due to a lack of fleshy beings to ride on skis). The year 2030 is the point of no return. It is the date of our impending, prolonged suicide. Let’s assume the world’s greatest climate scientists are way off. Let’s assume these people who do nothing other than study climatic models using computer programs so sophisticated I wouldn’t be qualified to turn them on—let’s assume they have their swollen heads up their highly-educated asses. Let’s assume that they were so wrong that it’s not 10 years but instead 20 years until the point of no return, so the amount of time we have left is double what they thought. That still means we should be thinking about nothing other than climate change. It still means our very survival as a species, or lack thereof, will be decided in the next couple decades. It still means we have only a millisecond. Maybe we’re right to die off. Maybe our hubris and egos the size and shape of SUVs have doomed us, and we should just give up and enjoy our final few years. But if that’s the case, I would like an announcement. I would honestly prefer a national address by some of our so-called leaders stating clearly, “Look folks, in order to continue civilized society of the human species, we would need to change everything. Every single one of us would have to labor toward a massive shift to a sustainable culture that works in harmony with nature, rather than abusing nature like it’s a servant who gave us an ugly look. We would have to focus on achieving this new society rather than spending a third of all our free time watching superhero movies. But we have no intention of doing that because it sounds kinda hard, not to mention corporate profits would suffer in the short term. So instead, we’re declaring here and now that we’ll all just keep functioning as is until such time as the oceans turn to acid, the ever-growing storms consume us, and California feels like the inside of a kiln. According to our best minds, that will be 10 to 20 years from now, so don’t worry about starting that retirement fund. Don’t buy the extended warranty on that vacuum. And whatever you do, at no point, and under no circumstances, quit smoking and drinking. …”Thank you, and good night.” If that’s the choice we’ve decided to make, then I want an announcement along these lines. On the other hand, if we decide to do the opposite and save ourselves, someone should probably let everyone know it’s an all-hands-on-deck scenario. Let’s make the call. We have less than a millisecond left. Lee Camp is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor and activist. Camp is the host of the weekly comedy news TV show “Redacted Tonight With Lee Camp” on RT America. He is a former comedy writer for the Onion and the Huffington Post and has been a touring stand-up comic for 20 years. "State of the Biosphere " Speech Quote from: Surly1 on June 28, 2019, 01:09:51 pm Maybe our hubris and egos the size and shape of SUVs have doomed us, and we should just give up and enjoy our final few years. But if that’s the case, I would like an announcement. I would honestly prefer a national address by some of our so-called leaders stating clearly, “Look folks, in order to continue civilized society of the human species, we would need to change everything. ... ... , if we decide to ... ... save ourselves, someone should probably let everyone know it’s an all-hands-on-deck scenario. Yep, we are basically out of time. I will not hold my breath waiting for any politician(s) to tell the truth, simply because said polititian(s) would have to include in their "State of the Biosphere" Speech a laundry list of proposed punitive measures on those most responsible for doing the polluting. If they did that, they would be deposed or dead within a week or so. The article is basically preaching to the choir. We-the-choir know the score. "The fossil fuel industry swallows up $5.3 trillion a year worldwide in hidden costs to keep burning fossil fuels, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This money, the IMF noted, is in addition to the $492 billion in direct subsidies offered by governments around the world through write-offs and write-downs and land-use loopholes. In a sane world these subsidies would be invested to free us from the deadly effects of carbon emissions caused by fossil fuels, but we do not live in a sane world. " -- Chris Hedges The elite mega-rich ones doing the lion's share of the damage understand perfectly well how their profit over people and planet practices are destroying most of the habitat for mammalian vertebrate species on planet Earth. They do not care. They mistakenly believe that they will benefit from the massive depopulation ☠️ of our species. They firmly believe (even more mistakenly), that with their seed banks and animal DNA science, they can repopulate the Earth with the species that go extinct during this Sixth Mass Extinction. They are deluded by their boundless ambition and greed. It is these planet killers that are guilty of hubris, not the rest of us. We may be guilty of hope (if said hope is false hope), but that is not hubris. We may perish as a species, but it will be from the hubris of the profit over people and planet, selfish elite leadership, not because of the carbon footprint of the masses. « Last Edit: June 28, 2019, 07:49:38 pm by AGelbert » Germany, France, Poland and the Czech Republic have all recorded highest ever June temperatures Agelbert NOTE: Hat tip to Surly ✨ for alerting me to this and other pertinent news: Europe heatwave : record high of 45C ️ expected in France Temperature records expected to be broken as minister warns heatwaves could become norm https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/25/highs-of-45c-expected-in-france-as-heatwave-scorches-europe Extreme heat triggers huge Spain  wildfire Hundreds of firefighters are battling wildfires in Spain's Catalonia region, as temperatures soared to 40C (104F) and above across parts of Europe. Officials say the fires are the worst in the region for 20 years and may spread rapidly. Much of Europe is experiencing extreme heat. Germany, France, Poland and the Czech Republic have all recorded their highest ever June temperatures. Meteorologists say hot air drawn in from northern Africa is responsible. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48790242	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line219
__label__wiki	0.943926	0.943926	He’s Super Herb Levine, interim superintendent of Peabody Public Schools, stands outside the new Higgins Middle School, which opened this fall. \| Photo: Reba Saldanha By Cyrus Moulton He retired in 2005 after more than three decades in education, culminating as superintendent of Salem Public Schools, where he built four schools and rehabilitated the high school. Then he retired again. And again, and… “I guess I’ve retired three times,” said Herb Levine, now interim superintendent of Peabody Public Schools. “I like the work, like the people; I’ve been an educator since I was 21.” Levine, 69, is a familiar face in school districts in eastern Massachusetts after a long career in education. He started as a classroom teacher in his hometown of Revere in 1969. In 1976, he was hired by Judge W. Arthur Garrity Jr., to be the dean of students in South Boston High School, as part of the judge’s order to desegregate Boston schools through busing. “As bad as things were at SBHS, I thought that if I went there and failed, people would say, ‘well nobody could have succeeded,’” Levine said. “If I went through and succeeded though, people would say I was really something.” Levine said he did succeed and learned the valuable lesson that being the “champion of the underdog” was “the right thing to do,” especially when he felt so fortunate. Levine said he had a “Leave it to Beaver” kind of childhood with “everything you could ask for.” “So many kids don’t have that advantage. Even many of the kids who do well,” Levine said. “I do spend a good deal of time trying to level the playing field for kids who don’t have the advantages that some of us have—books in the home, parents reading to them.” After South Boston, Levine went to a school district in southern New Hampshire—Timberlane Regional—where he served as a principal beginning in 1988. He returned to Massachusetts to be principal at Chelmsford High School from 1992 to 1996, then deputy superintendent in Wakefield from 1996 to 1998. He was superintendent in Salem from 1998 to 2005, a time of which he was particularly proud. “We had great accomplishments for a city that had, at that time, a very large Spanish population that struggled with English as a second language,” Levine said, noting five major school projects, expanded and expedited opportunities for dual-language learning, and MCAS scores that improved district-wide each year. Then Levine retired for the first time. But he said he “became fidgety” and went to interim superintendencies in Blackstone/ Millville Regional School District in 2007-2008, then to Peabody in 2011-2012. After his then third retirement, he accepted a position as the community liaison for the committee to build the new Higgins Middle School. The city asked him to return for a year as interim superintendent in 2015-2016, and then to stay on another year. So this year, he got to be superintendent as the new Higgins opened for students. “I’ve been very lucky in my career, throughout my career, wherever I’ve been to work with incredible people,” Levine said. “Most of all, I enjoy the superintendency because I can help people. I’m in a position where I can make somebody’s life better, more productive, whether helping a student or hiring somebody to be a great classroom teacher. Ultimately the job of superintendent is to be the prime advocate of kids.” And helping kids seems to have made his life better and more productive. Just witness his retirement success. “I’m just not a guy who can sit around,” Levine said. “You can only golf so many times per week. In winter, I can’t sit around and do nothing. And this is what I know, this is what I love.”	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line221
__label__cc	0.709064	0.290936	RTA delivers healthy lesson in multiculturalism By Barry Cohen - posted Friday, 22 October 2010 Sign Up for free e-mail updates! Our doctors and nurses come from across the world. I owe my life to the Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW, which is surprising considering the grief I caused them during the construction of my wildlife sanctuary near Gosford. It appears they don't harbour grudges. It began when they wrote informing me that as I was about to turn 75 I required a health certificate to prove I was still capable of driving a car. This caused some jocularity among the local peasantry until I asked those with an impeccable driving record to hold up their hands. Outraged by the impertinence of the RTA but realising there was no alternative, I reported to my GP, who filled out the forms adding I should also have a blood test. No worries I thought, remembering the words of the great Tony Hancock, "Pure Anglo-Saxon with a dash of Viking thrown in." I expected to pass with honours. Next day I was at the bank when my mobile rang. The bank manager asked, "Are you all right? You've gone pale." There are many things that can cause the colour to drain from one's face and one is to hear the doctor say, "I want to see you immediately." With trepidation I reported to my GP, a delightful fellow from Afghanistan, who made me aware of how multicultural our health system had become. First the good news. "You're a type two diabetic and your prostate-specific antigen is too high." "What does that mean?" "It means you're going on a diet and having a biopsy and an ultrasound." While I was not surprised at the diabetes, previous blood tests had shown my PSA levels to be normal. This time he was not so encouraging. "It has a 50 per cent chance of being cancer but it could be a half-dozen other things. The good news is that you're more likely to die with prostate cancer than die from it." "Oh! Goody." So here I was, 26 years after a heart attack and five years after a hip replacement, standing with my trousers down facing a po-faced doctor with a rubber glove. "Let's begin with the prostate," he muttered. Unfamiliar with Afghan humour, I resisted the temptation to joke about the fickle finger of fate and the Khyber Pass. This article was first published in The Australian on October 20, 2010. Barry Cohen was Minister for the Arts, Heritage and Environment in the Hawke Government from 1983 to 1987. He currently runs an animal sanctuary in Calga, NSW. » Don't get carried away by dreams of a new flag - May 20, 2010 » Protection from Big Brother - September 16, 2009 » Unfair law toxic for small businesses - April 8, 2009 » For a fairer Games, cut out the silliness - September 19, 2008 » Competing codes sustain strife in rugby - July 30, 2008 All articles by Barry Cohen	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line222
__label__wiki	0.632391	0.632391	Home Automobile United Services Automobile Association Sells 38,045 Shares of Hershey Company (The) (NYSE:HSY) United Services Automobile Association Sells 38,045 Shares of Hershey Company (The) (NYSE:HSY) United Services Automobile Association lowered its stake in shares of Hershey Company (The) (NYSE:HSY) by 44.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 46,918 shares of the company’s stock after selling 38,045 shares during the period. United Services Automobile Association’s holdings in Hershey Company (The) were worth $5,126,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. YorkBridge Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Hershey Company (The) by 43.6% in the first quarter. YorkBridge Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $168,000 after buying an additional 475 shares in the last quarter. Enterprise Financial Services Corp raised its position in shares of Hershey Company (The) by 0.8% in the first quarter. Enterprise Financial Services Corp now owns 1,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $184,000 after buying an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Rational Advisors LLC raised its stake in Hershey Company (The) by 14.3% in the first quarter. Rational Advisors LLC now owns 1,817 shares of the company’s stock worth $199,000 after buying an additional 227 shares during the period. Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Hershey Company (The) during the first quarter worth about $200,000. Finally, Trust Co. of Virginia VA acquired a new stake in Hershey Company (The) during the first quarter worth about $204,000. 51.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) traded up 0.19% during trading on Wednesday, hitting $106.09. The stock had a trading volume of 575,426 shares. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.57 billion, a PE ratio of 37.13 and a beta of 0.38. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $110.38 and a 200-day moving average price of $108.53. Hershey Company has a 1-year low of $94.03 and a 1-year high of $116.49. Hershey Company (The) (NYSE:HSY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 26th. The company reported $1.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.05. Hershey Company (The) had a net margin of 8.21% and a return on equity of 117.02%. The business had revenue of $1.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.89 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.10 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts expect that Hershey Company will post $4.80 EPS for the current year. TRADEMARK VIOLATION WARNING: “United Services Automobile Association Sells 38,045 Shares of Hershey Company (The) (NYSE:HSY)” was originally posted by Transcript Daily and is the property of of Transcript Daily. If you are reading this story on another domain, it was illegally copied and republished in violation of international copyright and trademark laws. The legal version of this story can be viewed at https://transcriptdaily.com/2017/07/19/united-services-automobile-association-sells-38045-shares-of-hershey-company-the-hsy-updated-updated-updated.html. Several brokerages have recently weighed in on HSY. Zacks Investment Research raised Hershey Company (The) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $121.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Wednesday, June 28th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Hershey Company (The) from $111.00 to $108.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Susquehanna Bancshares Inc set a $119.00 target price on Hershey Company (The) and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 25th. Deutsche Bank AG cut their target price on Hershey Company (The) from $117.00 to $114.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 28th. Finally, BidaskClub downgraded Hershey Company (The) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 27th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $108.96. In other Hershey Company (The) news, SVP D Michael Wege sold 1,100 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.45, for a total value of $115,995.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 27,866 shares in the company, valued at $2,938,469.70. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Terence L. O’day sold 7,678 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.00, for a total transaction of $821,546.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 37,428 shares in the company, valued at $4,004,796. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 107,193 shares of company stock worth $12,149,738. Corporate insiders own 0.92% of the company’s stock. Hershey Company (The) Company Profile The Hershey Company is a producer of chocolate in North America. The Company’s principal product offerings include chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint refreshment products; pantry items, such as baking ingredients and beverages, and snack items, such as spreads, meat snacks, bars and snack bites and mixes. Receive News & Ratings for Hershey Company (The) Daily – Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts’ ratings for Hershey Company (The) and related companies with MarketBeat.com’s FREE daily email newsletter. 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__label__cc	0.60824	0.39176	The cruise of the Marchesa to Kamschatka and New Guinea. With notices of Formosa, Liu-kiu, and various islands of the Malay archipelago. By F. H. H. Guillemard. With maps and numerous woodcuts drawn by J. Keulemans, C. Whymper, and others, and engr. by Edward Whymper Page 411 Guillemard, F. H. H. (Francis Henry Hill) London: J. Murray, 1889, pg 411 Text on page 411 xxiii.] RETURN OF OUR HUNTERS. 411 proverbial remedy of writing to the Times, so I waved my hand amicably and opened a conversation in English on the subject of the weather. The scene would have been irresistibly ludicrous to a spectator, but I should probably have enjoyed it more myself had I been a disinterested party, and I was not sorry to see our boat approaching. The natives saw it too, and quietly dispersed. Most probably the frequent reports of my gun had led them to the conclusion that our party had come into collision with some of their own people, and they were reassured on learning that such was not the case. The native of jobi. unsophisticated Papuan, however, is such an excitable individual that good temper and caution are all-essential in dealing with him.1 Tahirun and the other hunters returned successful from their expedition at the end of five days. Of the beautiful golden-plumed Paradisea minor they had obtained forty-two, and of the King-bird nine skins ; the former, together with those we had shot in the immediate neighbourhood of Ansus, completing a perfect series in different stages of plumage. The abundance of this bird in Jobi was remarkable, but it is a singular fact that there was not a single female in our collection. The segregation of the males at certain seasons of the year partially explains it, but there is, I think, no doubt that in this species, and indeed among the Paradiseidae generally, a considerable preponderance 1 The murder of the captain and four of the crew of the trader Koredo at Biak, in July 1886, has since proved that the natives of this group are by no means entirely to be trusted.trusted.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line228
__label__wiki	0.534241	0.534241	ELDW Editions Congress website Countries Albania Armenia Austria Belgium France Georgia Germany Greece Italy Luxembourg Netherlands North Macedonia Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Profile Partners 12 Stars Associations Themes Inform Motivate Enable Call on Report You are reading the edition 2017 "Citizens participation, consultation and commitment: for a living local democracy" « Return to current edition Initiatives by countries All your contacts ELDW in Europe - Interactive map Toutes les éditions précédentes 12-Star City Situated in the central area of Dobrogea Highland, in the county of Constanta, at a more or less equal distance between the Danube and the Black Sea, the city of Medgidia is fascinating not only because of its cultural diversity, but also on account of its historical background. It is known first on account of the canal which connects the Danube to the Black Sea. The Canal was built in the former valley of Carasu and inaugurated in 1984. As a result of the rich industrial and agricultural network consolidated in the past, Medgidia is situated in an area of tremendous historic resonance, a fact which has been confirmed by its numerous relics. Mioveni is a modern, well-organised and prosperous town located in Arges County, Romania. An ancient monastery dated from 1573 in a green forested area and a new modern cathedral located in the middle of the urban area of the town are its main symbols. Local authorities have a clear vision on a common Europe, on democracy and individual liberty. For this reason, and as recognition for its intense activity for promoting European values, our city obtained the European Diploma in 2012 and the Flag of Honour in 2013. Partner cities The municipality of Ramnicu Valcea (“Ramnic”), the capital town of Valcea County, Romania is located 176 km far from Bucharest, the capital of Romania. The municipality of Ramnicu Valcea spreads in the hilly area of the Meridional Carpathians, at an average altitude of 250 m, on the right bank of River Olt, at its confluence with River Olanesti. The population of the municipality, according with the 2011 census, amounts to 118.398 inhabitants. On July 29, 1848, the people of Ramnic, gathered on the site of the present Zavoi Park, playing for the first time, the song “Awaken thee, Romanian!” ELDW Initiatives Dmitri Marchenkov ELDW Project Manager Léa PALAU democracy.week@coe.int Alnetis	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line229
__label__wiki	0.858596	0.858596	Launch of Freedom 7 From Cape Canaveral Boosted Spirits Nearly 56 Years Ago By Anna C. Heiney // March 3, 2017 TIME CAPSULE OF BREVARD COUNTY HISTORY ABOVE VIDEO: The flight of “Freedom 7” boosted spirits throughout the country at a time when the U.S. appeared to be faltering in the quest for a viable space program. BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – On the morning of May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard crawled into the cramped Mercury capsule, “Freedom 7,” at Launch Complex 5 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. During the Mercury-Redstone on May 5, 1961Alan Shepard, observed the Earth and tested the reaction control system of the spacecraft together with a pack of small rockets meant for bringing a spacecraft down from orbit on later missions. (NASA image) The slender, 82-foot-tall Mercury-Redstone rocket rose from the launch pad at 9:34 a.m. EST, sending Shepard on a remarkably successful, 15-minute suborbital flight. But more than that, it kick-started America’s future as a spacefaring nation. The flight of “Freedom 7” boosted spirits throughout the country at a time when the U.S. appeared to be faltering in the quest for a viable space program. Just weeks before, on April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin had become the first human in space, orbiting the Earth for 108 minutes in the Vostok 1 spacecraft. A U.S. Navy test pilot, Shepard was one of the first astronauts selected by NASA. The “Mercury Seven” astronauts — M. Scott Carpenter, Leroy Gordon Cooper, Shepard, John H. Glenn Jr., Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom Jr., Walter M. “Wally” Schirra Jr., and Donald K. “Deke” Slayton — were introduced to the nation in April 1959. NASA kept the identity of the first astronaut to fly a secret until word of Shepard’s command got out just days before the launch. After ignition, Shepard reached up to start the mission clock. The vehicle experienced some vibration about a minute and a half into flight when it pierced the area of peak aerodynamic pressure, but Shepard enjoyed a smoother ride as the Redstone pushed skyward. Launch of the Mercury-Redstone 3 rocket carrying astronaut Alan Shepard on America’s first human spaceflight. (NASA image) Once the Mercury spacecraft separated from the rocket, the capsule turned, with its heat shield facing forward. During the short flight, Shepard took in the amazing view and experimented with the spacecraft’s controls. “It was an intense countdown. Everybody had their job. There was no joking around,” said former Chief Test Conductor Bob Moser. “But we enjoyed it, and it worked. Congratulations to all of us. We were a great team.” The flight was significant not only because it displayed bravery and technological progress, but also because it played out before journalists and the public. For the first time, the world was able to share in the tension and excitement as the historic event unfolded on television in real time. “Freedom 7” was only the beginning of Shepard’s spaceflight career. He went on to serve as chief of the Astronaut Office after his first flight. In 1971, he commanded the Apollo 14 mission, landing along with Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell in the Fra Mauro region originally intended as Apollo 13’s target while Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa orbited overhead. WATCH: Space Coast Daily Meteorologist Chris Bonanno Provides Brevard Weather Forecast for Monday	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line232
__label__wiki	0.763971	0.763971	Cherry Picked - Program to reunite families disrupted by substance abuse exceeding expectations Program to reunite families disrupted by substance abuse exceeding expectations LAWRENCE — When children are removed from the home or face the risk of removal because of parental substance abuse, the experience can be traumatic and have long-lasting effects on both the children and parents. A federally funded project designed to reunify and strengthen families in these situations throughout Kansas has shown success in reducing the traumatic effects substance abuse can have, and it is beginning to show progress in boosting reunification of families over traditional services. Kansas Serves Substance Affected Families is a federally funded program now in its fourth of five years. The $2.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families is part of a national effort through public-private partnerships to improve well-being, safety and reunification outcomes. In its fourth year, the partnership served families with children from birth to 47 months who had either been removed or were at risk of being removed from the home because of parental substance abuse. Families throughout Kansas were randomly assigned to either a treatment group to receive services, including a parenting skills training called Strengthening Families Program Birth to Three, or to a comparison group that received services as usual. The program was able to serve more families than originally planned. “We’re implementing more groups than we originally intended. As long as we have the families and the fantastic partners, staff and site coordinators — the backbone of our intervention — we’ve been able to serve more families than we originally thought we could,” said Susana Mariscal, research project director at KU’s School of Social Welfare and KSSAF principal investigator and lead evaluator. “These children are going through a traumatic experience not only because of the risk of maltreatment associated with parental substance abuse but also because of the separation from their parents. Given their developmental stage, young children are particularly vulnerable – yet resilient — to the negative consequences of interpersonal trauma. By implementing this program with young children, we are capitalizing on their neuroplasticity and enhancing their social and emotional well-being.” Evaluation of the treatment program has revealed that not only have more families than originally thought been able to take part but that parents and children have experienced tangible benefits. The children showed statistically significant improvement in areas such as gross and fine motor skills, communication, problem-solving and social-emotional development. In terms of family functioning, parents showed significant improvement in realistic expectations of children and empathy. “Empathy is an important indicator of effective parenting, and the lack of parental empathy is a strong predictor of child abuse and neglect,” Mariscal said. “It’s such an important indicator.” Parents also showed improvement in traumatic symptoms, including statistically significant reductions in rates of depression, anxiety, loss of sleep and others. Thus far, KSSAF has served 239 families and 322 children at six sites across Kansas, with high retention rates; 81 percent of families who start the program finished it. Family reunification and permanency outcomes are moving in the right direction in the treatment group, but the team will continue to collect data to achieve the necessary statistical power, Mariscal said. Strengthening Families Program is an evidence-based, 16-week program that brings families together for a meal and weekly training in areas such as family communication, parent supervision, family attachment, child development, parental substance use and understanding risk and protective factors to avoid substance abuse. “Providing encouragement and hope to families empowers them to have confidence to practice new skills,” said Bo Self, KSSAF site coordinator (St. Francis Community Services) in Wichita, Salina and Hutchinson. Site coordinators, child welfare agencies, community partners and social welfare students deserve the bulk of the credit for the program’s success, Mariscal said. “I love my team, my partners and especially my site coordinators. It is wonderful to work with such an amazing group of passionate individuals,” she said. KVC and Saint Francis Community Services implement Strengthening Families Program, identify financial and community resources, recruit families and more, while KU researchers oversee evaluation and overall program implementation. “Something else our teams are doing well is they’re making local connections,” Mariscal said. “They’re inviting volunteers, making connections with churches and organizations who can provide support like meals, meeting spaces or transportation and so much more.” Some of the participating families experience homelessness, unemployment or incarceration during the program, but the majority have seen the benefit of Strengthening Families Program and continued to take part each week, have a meal as a family, receive the training and put the skills to practice. “The Strengthening Families Program requires a significant commitment of time from the family participants, but they seem to value the program because they do commit to it and complete the program, which is impressive,” said Melinda Coffman, program coordinator for KSSAF at KU’s School of Social Welfare. The fifth year of the grant will provide the training to more eligible families while simultaneously working to identify staff, agencies, resources and funding to continue to provide the service after the end of the grant. “The Strengthening Families Program is an invaluable program for communities seeking to find ways to support and equip at-risk families. The greatest value for this program in our community is the ability for lay people to implement an evidence-based program with fidelity,” said Lee Jost, KSSAF site coordinator (KVC) in Kansas City, Kansas. “By engaging qualified and trained facilitators in a multisector approach, Strengthening Families is able to be implemented with low budget and little human resource strain on any given agency.” The program and KU’s evaluation are part of a cross-site national evaluation conducted by the Administration for Children and Families, Children and Family Futures and Mathematica. Key partners in KSSAF are the Kansas Department for Children and Families, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, Kansas’ two foster care agencies, KVC Kansas and Saint Francis Community Services Inc.; Ahearn Greene Associates and Kansas Head Start Association.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line235
__label__wiki	0.919492	0.919492	IMDEA initiative Home > People Former visitors Former researchers Pavithra Prabhakar PhD - University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign The information in this page may be outdated, as Pavithra Prabhakar is no longer a member of the Institute. Former Assistant Research Professor Home Page: http://people.cs.ksu.edu/~pprabhakar/ Pavithra Prabhakar obtained her doctorate in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2011, from where she also obtained a masters in Applied Mathematics. She has a masters degree in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and a bachelors degree from the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, in India. Pavithra joined the faculty of the IMDEA Software Institute in 2011. She took a one-year leave of absence (August 1 2011 to August 31 2012) at the California Insitute of Technology as a CMI (Center for Mathematics of Information) fellow. She has also spent several summers as an intern at Bell-Labs, Murray Hill, working on formal synthesis of web-services. She is the recipient of the Sohaib and Sara Abbasi fellowship from UIUC and M.N.S Swamy medal from the Indian Institute of Science. Her main area of research is in Formal Analysis of Cyber-Physical Systems. She has published widely in Hybrid Systems and Formal Methods conferences and her paper in HSCC has received an honorable mentions award. Design, Analysis and Verification of Cyber-Physical Systems: Approximation techniques, Decidability results; Applications of Automata Theory and Logic. eduroam \| Disclaimer \| Privacy Policy \| Accessibility \| Personal data \| Intranet IMDEA Software Institute \| Campus de Montegancedo, s/n \| 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón (Madrid) Spain © 2019 Fundación IMDEA Software \| © Fractals	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line236
__label__cc	0.550179	0.449821	Creating Gender Liberatory Singing Spaces February 9, 2018 By svwadmin 1 Comment A Transgender Voice Teacher’s Recommendations for Working with Transgender Singers By Eli Conley I’ve talked to many voice teachers in recent years who are seeking guidance about how to work with transgender and non-binary singers. This is a topic that is near and dear to my heart. I’m a private voice teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area, and a transgender man who has worked with many transgender and non-binary voice students. I also lead community singing classes for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual people and allies. I’ve sung in many choirs, and taken voice lessons from some wonderful teachers. I’m also a performing singer-songwriter who records and tours regularly. All of these experiences have led me to believe that voice teachers, choir directors, and other voice professionals can do a lot to shift the culture of singing spaces, transforming them from spaces that are often unintentionally hostile to transgender and non-binary singers into spaces of support and gender liberation. I was inspired to write this article after a discussion about working with transgender singers came up on an online listserv for teachers trained in Somatic Voicework™, the body-based voice training program created by Jeanie LoVetri. One of the things I love about Somatic Voicework™ The LoVetri Method is that Jeanie LoVetri teaches that to achieve a healthy, versatile voice, singers of all genders and genres of music must strengthen both their head and chest registers, and learn to blend them together into a coordinated mix in the middle voice. Watching her teach a cisgender baritone to access his head register for the first time in order to make his whole voice stronger made so much sense to me as a transgender singer. I had to burst open the gender boxes that people placed on me as a young person, and I know the emotional and vocal freedom that has come from that. Why should singers let gender expectations hold them back from using the full range of their voices? The world in general, and of vocal music in particular, is often deeply invested in a binary, either/or concept of gender. Yet we probably all know male countertenors, female tenors, and people who enjoy singing repertoire that is not traditionally considered “appropriate” for their gendered voice part who challenge this either/or thinking. So with my students I begin by emphasizing the idea that “low voice = masculine = male,” and “high voice = feminine = female” is a cultural construction. These assumed equivalences are in no way innately true. Making singing spaces more liberatory and welcoming to trans and non-binary people requires voice professionals to challenge these sorts of commonly held assumptions. Here are some concrete suggestions for voice teachers, choral directors, and other voice professionals concerning everything from how voice parts are assigned to how choirs’ dress codes are defined and presented. I draw from on my own experiences, as well as interviews that I conducted with a number of transgender and non-binary singers and teachers. The names of my interviewees have been changed to protect their privacy. First I’d like to share some definitions, and help clear up some common misperceptions about transgender and non-binary people. First, Know This: The Basics Gender non-conforming people have always existed in every culture, though the words we use to describe ourselves have changed over time. The word most in use today is transgender. Transgender is an umbrella term for people who identify as a gender other than the one they were assigned at birth based on their genitalia. Cisgender is a term used to describe people whose gender identity is the same as the one they were assigned at birth. For example, if your parents announced “it’s a girl” when you were born and you identify as a woman, you are a cisgender woman. The term transgender includes transgender men like me and Chaz Bono – men who were assigned female at birth. It also includes transgender women like Laverne Cox and Laura Jane Grace – women who were assigned male at birth. Within the community, the word transgender is often shortened to trans. Whether in the short or long form, the word is an adjective. So you could say someone is a transgender woman or a trans woman. It is incorrect to describe someone as a trans-woman, transwoman, or a trangendered woman. There are also many people whose gender identities fall outside of the traditional man/woman binary. Non-binary people might experience their gender as encompassing aspects of both maleness and femaleness, or they might identify as a separate gender entirely. Words they might use to describe their gender identity include non-binary, genderqueer, two spirit, gender neutral, agender, bigender, stud, butch, femme, transfeminine, or transmasculine. Many non-binary people go by gender neutral pronouns such as “they” or “ze.” Some non-binary people identify as transgender, and some do not. Transition refers to the time in a transgender or non-binary person’s life when they shift the way they present their gender to the world. The social aspects of transition often include changing your name, asking friends and family to refer to you by a different gender pronoun (like “she” instead of “he”), and changing the clothes you wear. Often, cisgender people place far too much emphasis on trans and non-binary people’s bodies. The focus should be on respecting our gender identities, and seeing us in the way we wish to be seen, regardless of our physical state; however, I am including a bit of information here about bodies, because it relates to the voice, therefore is relevant for voice professionals. Physical transition means undergoing medical procedures to bring the body more in line with the person’s gender identity. This can include hormone replacement therapy, electrolysis for hair removal, and/or gender-affirming surgeries. Contrary to popular belief, there is no such thing as an all-encompassing “sex change surgery.” In fact, transition is not necessarily a linear process of “before” and “after,” but rather a period of change. Transgender or non-binary people choose what, if any, physical changes are right for them. It’s important to note that there are many transgender and non-binary people who don’t pursue physical transition at all. The reasons for this are as varied as are transgender and non-binary people. Many of us simply have no desire to alter our bodies. Our gender identities are no less real or valid if this is our path. Physical transition can also be prohibitively expensive. Many insurance companies do not currently deem hormone therapy and medical procedures associated with transition “medically necessary,” so many plans do not cover them. Thankfully this is changing due to the work of transgender and non-binary activists and our allies! Still, many people who are interested in physical transition unfortunately cannot afford it because it is not covered by their insurance. In addition, transgender and non-binary people often face employment and medical discrimination, making it even more difficult to access the healthcare we need. This is especially true of people who live at the intersection of multiple forms of oppression, including transgender women, low-income trans people, trans people of color, trans immigrants, trans youth, and trans people with disabilities. If you work with kids and teens, it can be helpful to know that many young trans people transition socially (changing names and pronouns, for instance) long before they make any decisions about physical transition. This may be because they and their parents want more time to make sure physical transition is right for them. It can also be due to a lack of parental or physician support. Increasingly, pre-adolescent trans people are using puberty blocking hormones so they can wait to pursue hormonal transition without going through puberty in the meantime.[1] Suggestions for All Voice Professionals First and most important, listen to your transgender and non-binary students. Honor their gender identities, see them as they wish to be seen, and be open to learning. Transgender and non-binary people are a part of the beautiful diversity of humankind. If we challenge your ideas of what it means to be a man or a woman, feminine or masculine, neither or both, that’s good! Rather than asking us to change to make you more comfortable, I encourage you to open up your ideas to create space for us instead. Educate yourself about transgender and non-binary issues. There are many books and websites out there to help you become more familiar with our community, and learn how to be our ally. I recommend a couple of great places to start in the notes at the end of this article.[2] Make sure you always use the correct names and pronouns for your singers. If you aren’t sure what name or pronouns someone prefers, it’s fine to ask. Doing this shows that you respect them, and see them in the way they wish to be seen. If you mess up, don’t make it a big deal – apologize and move on. Make an extra effort to make sure you get it right the next time. Refer to voice parts by name, rather than saying “men” when you mean tenors and basses, and “women” when you mean altos and sopranos. This is something that every single transgender and non-binary singer I interviewed emphasized as an important way to help them feel seen and welcomed in singing spaces. In my group singing classes, I refer to baritones and basses as “low voices,” tenors and altos as “middle voices” and sopranos and mezzos as “high voices.” I introduce this concept at the beginning of each class I teach. I emphasize that someone’s voice part is independent of that person’s gender, and that I assign parts based on best vocal fit. Be open to the fact that singers’ voices may change over time. When transgender men and transmasculine non-binary people take testosterone to masculinize our bodies, our voices drop in a way similar to how cisgender men’s voices drop at puberty. Unfortunately, there is not yet much research on what physically happens to the larynx through this process. There is a period that usually begins three to six months after starting testosterone when a transitioning person’s voice will crack, especially in the passaggio. Pitch matching may become difficult for a while because the singer’s muscle memory will no longer produce the expected note. It’s a bit like going from playing a violin to a cello; it will take some time to learn this new instrument! Some of the notes in the singer’s passaggio may disappear altogether for a while, but they usually come back, especially if you help them adjust to using their new low range comfortably, and continue to gently exercise their head register as well. Eventually, usually after a year to two years of being on hormones, the singer’s voice will stop changing, and will settle into a particular range. Alexandros Constansis is a trans male singer and voice teacher who has published some papers on this topic.[3] For more information, you can also see my essay with advice for trans and non-binary singers who are taking testosterone.[4] Transgender women and transfeminine non-binary people’s voices do not change very much (if at all) as a result of taking hormones, but many people find that with practice, they are able to shift their singing voices to a higher place over time. I spoke to Tori, a singer, voice teacher and choral composer who is a trans woman, and she told me that in seventh grade she asked her choir director if she could sing with the altos. She wasn’t yet out as a transgender woman, but she could sing the alto notes and she knew she would feel more comfortable singing with the girls. Unfortunately, her director denied her request. Tori dreaded the vocal changes she knew would come with puberty. She had never heard of the possibility of transitioning or taking puberty blockers, so she considered it inevitable that her voice would drop. Her voice did change, but in college she learned more about her options, and transitioned socially and physically to female. She trained vocally as a tenor, and had a great relationship with her voice teacher. The teacher was supportive of her transition, but she never thought to suggest that Tori try alto or countertenor repertoire. Tori wonders now what might have happened if she had. Eventually Tori moved to a new city and auditioned for a choir, electing not to share that she was transgender. The director listened to her, said “you’re not a tenor!” and placed her in the alto section. Tori told me she was overjoyed, and she has been singing alto ever since! That was the first time since middle school that she’d given herself permission to try singing alto. She now finds that when she sings tenor, her voice tires much more quickly than it does in an alto range. I had a student who was a transgender man in his seventies who transitioned late in life. He had a warm, quiet chest register and a nice clear head register. He enjoyed recording himself singing all four voice parts of hymns. I might classify his vocal timbre as that of a tenor, but he had to use head register to sing D4 and above (though we worked on this!). He sang bass in a community choir, and it was very important to him to vocalize all the way down to E2 each week, even though that note was at the very edge of his range. As someone who still finds it exciting to be able to sing in that low octave myself, I understood why this was so important to him. When my own voice was changing in college due to taking testosterone, my college choir director tested my range at the start of each semester, and let me shift parts as I needed to. I went from a first soprano to a first tenor over the course of a year, stopping by the altos on the way! I remember how validating it was the moment he told me that my voice was now indistinguishable from other young tenors he had heard. My friend Ariana is a queer cisgender woman who is in community with many transgender people. She was in a treble choir in her teens where the director brought each singer in at the start of every season to do a range check. It wasn’t an audition, just a chance to see if the singer’s voice had shifted, since many people’s voices were changing due to puberty. What if we did this in adult choirs as well, tracking not just the changes in trans and non-binary people’s voices, but recognizing that everyone’s voice changes with time and age? At the same time, don’t assume that all trans and non-binary people will be changing voice parts. My friend and colleague Max is a voice teacher who is a transgender man. He told me that when he auditioned for a gay men’s chorus, the director didn’t know he was trans and placed him in the first tenor section, which is the right spot for him. He had been taking testosterone for five years and was quite comfortable as a high tenor. However, the director eventually learned that Max was trans, and because he had only heard trans male singers who were baritones before, he assumed Max was not yet taking hormones, and would be starting soon. He approached Max about moving to the baritone section, and Max had to explain that his voice had already settled in the tenor range years ago. Don’t ask questions about your students’ bodies that aren’t relevant to their voices. Transgender and non-binary people are often asked inappropriate, prying questions about our bodies. On my intake form for all new students, I include these questions: “Do you have any medical conditions, or have you had any medical procedures that might affect your voice?” and “Do you take any medications that might affect your voice? What dose do you take? For example: steroid inhalers, hormones, antihistamines, heartburn medication, etc.” Many students don’t realize that these kinds of medications can impact their voices, and this can be helpful information for me to have as their teacher. By asking this question, students can share anything they think might be relevant to your work together, and you are also respecting their privacy. Check in with your students regularly about how they feel singing in the range you’re working in. I let all of my students know up front that I will work with them on accessing the full extent of their ranges. I also take special care to let them know that if singing in one of those places is emotionally troubling for them, we can go very slowly, and do it just a little bit at a time. I find this is especially important when working with transgender and non-binary singers. Some trans women and transfeminine people are very uncomfortable accessing chest register, and some transgender men and transmasculine people are very uncomfortable accessing head register. They have often had to spend a lot of energy asserting their correct gender in a world that tells them they aren’t who they know themselves to be. So it can make them feel very vulnerable to sing in a register that is associated with the gender they were incorrectly assigned at birth. This is especially true if they are at all worried that hearing them sing in this quality will cause you to see them incorrectly, and use the wrong pronouns. While we want to challenge all of our singers to try new things, it is important to respect our students’ boundaries, and make sure we are not taking them too far outside their comfort zones. When giving examples, acknowledge the diversity of human voices, and include transgender and non-binary singers. Help your students break down the idea that high voices are always female and low voices are always male. Play your students examples of singers with many different gender identities who sing in all different ranges – transgender and non-binary singers, as well as cisgender male countertenors and cisgender female baritones. One excellent source for hearing great trans singers is “37 ‘Trans Anthems’ by Trans Musicians,” from The Advocate.[5] Don’t assume that you will be able to tell if someone is transgender or non-binary just by looking or hearing that person sing. You may have already been working with transgender and non-binary singers and not known it. Trans people may choose to share that we are transgender with everyone, some people, or no one, and that is our decision to make. We do not owe it to you or anyone else to share this piece of information. As author and activist Janet Mock says, “I have such a difficult time with the concept of ‘passing’ because I feel it gives this idea that there’s some kind of deception or trickery involved in our identities. I am a woman, people perceive me as a woman, and when I walk on the street, I am not ‘passing’ as anything. I am merely being myself. Often, my trans-ness does not lead the way when I walk into spaces, and that allows me safety and anonymity. And because trans people are marked as illegitimate, our bodies and identities are often open to public dissection – and this is a major burden for many trans people, a burden that I often do not have to carry in every space I enter because of the way that I look. Our safety should not be based on the way that we look.”[6] I cannot recommend Mock’s book Redefining Realness highly enough! Non-binary people face a different situation – no matter how many times they come out, they are often told they must “choose a side.” When they dress in ways that feel good to them, people may perceive them as “confusing,” and harass them for stepping outside of traditional binary gender boxes. They are confronted with the gender binary that denies their existence many times a day, every time they face a gendered bathroom, locker room, gender check box on a form, or are called “sir” or “ma’am.” If students share that they are transgender or non-binary with you, respect their privacy and do not out them to others. As Micah Bazant explains in his excellent piece Trans Etiquette/Respect/Support 101, “Transphobia functions very differently than homophobia; being ‘out’ is not necessarily desirable or possible for us. Being a trans ally means supporting people in being more safe and healthy – which may mean anything between letting everyone they meet know they are trans, to keeping their gender history entirely confidential. Its crucial to support people in being as ‘out,’ or not, as they need to be.”[7] If you want to discuss a student with others, and the fact that the student is transgender or non-binary is important to what you are discussing, you can certainly mention that aspect of the student’s identity, but you should protect that student’s privacy, and not share his or her name or other potentially identifying information. Even if a person is out to you as trans or non-binary, it doesn’t mean that person wants others to know that information. When in doubt, err on the side of caution. Transgender and non-binary people are at a high risk of being targeted for harassment, scrutiny and violence. Please allow us to share our transgender or non-binary identity in our own words, and on our own terms, if and when we choose. Suggestions for Private Voice Teachers Assign songs by what the student is interested in, and what will fit that student’s voice, rather than by gender. I had a student once who was a transgender woman in her sixties. She had a deep baritone voice in speaking and singing, and she had no problem with this. She had lived as a woman in the world for many years and was very comfortable with herself. She loved Les Miserables and she wanted to sing Javert’s songs. She didn’t see any contradiction between her female identity and her desire to sing in a baritone range, and neither did I. I was inspired by the way she did not let cultural expectations box her in. I also spoke with Patrick, a classical singer who is a transgender man who has sung professionally for decades. Prior to taking testosterone, Patrick had a large range that allowed him to sing soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, and tenor repertoire comfortably. Yet he was often encouraged to “choose,” so he focused mostly on singing mezzo repertoire. This allowed him to play “pants roles” – young male roles written in a mezzo- soprano range and traditionally played by women, such as Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro. This felt much more comfortable to him than “wearing drag,” as he put it, in order to play female roles in operas. He wishes there had been more space for him to play soprano, mezzo, contralto, and tenor roles without being forced to pick one. This is one reason it’s important to support the development of transgender and gender non-conforming composers, so that new operas will be written that have roles for a wider variety of gender identities, and do not tie voice parts so strictly to traditional gendered roles. When I assign songs to students, I always provide at least two options from which they can choose. This way if I choose a song that doesn’t resonate with them, they have another option. I also encourage my students to make me mix CDs or Spotify playlists of music they would like to sing. This way I can listen and identify which songs I think would be a good fit for their voices, and what we’re working on currently. If a singer in a private lesson wants to sing something that is out of range, don’t try to change what they want to sing. Change the key, or alter the melody, so the song will be more comfortsble. I recognize that this is easier to do for those of us who teach contemporary commercial music, and play from chord symbols rather than sheet music, but thankfully we’re at a time when transposing scores is becoming easier with modern technology. Obviously, some songs have too wide of a range to work for certain singers, even if we change the key, but in general, I find it’s best to change the song, not the singer. It can mean a lot to a transgender or non-binary student to get to sing a song that feels aligned with that student’s gender in a comfortable key. Offer a sliding scale for private lessons in order to be more accessible for transgender and non-binary students. According to the 2015 US Transgender Survey,[8] 29% of trans people in the United States live in poverty. The unemployment rate for trans people is three times higher than the U.S. average, and 30% of trans people with jobs report being fired, denied a promotion, or experiencing some other form of mistreatment in the workplace due to their gender identity or expression. In addition, 30% of trans people had experienced homelessness at some point in their lifetimes. Trans people of color face even higher rates of discrimination, due to the compounding effects of racism and transphobia. As a result, the cost of private lessons can be a big barrier to many transgender and non-binary people. By offering sliding scale rates to low income students, you will help make lessons affordable to people who would otherwise be unable to access them. There are many ways to implement a sliding scale policy, and still meet your own financial needs. Teacher, artist, and feminist financial coach Hadassah Damien has written well this topic.[9] You can also see how I frame my sliding scale on my website.[10] Suggestions for Choral and Ensemble Directors Assign songs and voice parts by best vocal fit, rather than by gender. Just because someone is a woman, it doesn’t mean she must sing soprano or alto parts. The same goes for men. Non-binary people might have voices in any range. If a singer has a range that would allow him or her to sing multiple voice parts, ask what part(s) he or she would most like to sing. Placing some high-voiced men in the alto section and low-voiced women in the tenor section can go a long way toward creating a choral culture that has space for people of all genders, whether or not you are aware of the presence of transgender and non-binary singers in your group. Let choral singers switch parts on different songs. This helps them become stronger, more versatile singers, not to mention improving their sight singing skills! If you are having singers introduce themselves in a group, ask everyone to share what gender pronoun they prefer. At the first session of my group classes, we go around in a circle and share our names and preferred pronouns. I demonstrate first by saying, “My name is Eli, and I go by he and him.” By asking everyone to share their pronouns, you help normalize the idea that you can’t just by looking know someone’s gender and what pronouns that person prefers. If this is a new practice for you, you’ll probably need to explain why you’re doing it, but after you’ve done it a few times, be matter of fact about it, and it will become a part of the culture of your group, helping to create a safe space for trans and non-binary singers. If your group is a men’s or women’s chorus, allow people who audition to self-identify whether the group is right for them. Max told me that in the gay men’s chorus with which he sings, there are a number of straight cisgender women who fill out the first tenor section. Though most of the rest of the members of the chorus are men, there is a huge range of gender expressions, from professional drag queens who identify as men and come to rehearsals in blouses and heels, to men who present their genders in very traditionally masculine ways. He feels there is a lot of space for him, a feminine, genderqueer transgender man, to be himself. Ariana was in a feminist women’s choir that had a lot of disagreements over whether they would allow transgender women to join their group. Some members said very hurtful things, asserting that transgender women were not truly women, and should therefore be excluded. These same women did not realize that some of the current members of the choir were assigned female at birth, but actually identified as non-binary. In the end, Ariana and a number of other singers left the group because they were not comfortable being a part of a women’s choir that excluded trans women, and didn’t create space for non-binary people. Provide gender neutral bathrooms in your rehearsal and performance spaces for the chorus, and for your audience. Gendered bathrooms are often a site of stress for trans and non-binary people. Will the other people in the bathroom think we look like we “belong” in that room? Will they harass or attack us if they think we don’t? Where is a non-binary person supposed to go when confronted with two rooms, neither of which fit who they are? The solution is actually very simple – make all bathrooms gender neutral! This way everyone can go where they please without having to worry about how they’ll be perceived by others. If you rehearse or perform in a space where you can’t change the bathroom signs permanently, you can ask the space to allow you to put up temporary “gender neutral bathroom” signs on the doors during your events. This small action can go a long way to helping transgender and non-binary people feel safe, seen, and welcome. Base your performance outfits on color, rather than on gender. Performance settings where the dress code is something like “wear black on the bottom and white on top” are great because they create space for people to choose for themselves what kind of clothing they feel best in, without feeling they will stick out from the group if they are dressed differently from others in their section. If you feel you must have two different dress options, describe the options for dress without tying them to gender. For example, you might say “if you’re wearing a dress or a skirt, please wear all black. If you’re wearing pants, please wear black pants and a white shirt.” This way, singers can wear clothing that fits their gender expression regardless of what part they are singing, and non-binary singers are not left out. Before I transitioned physically, I was out as transgender, and living as a man in most aspects of my life, but I was not out in choral settings. I was singing soprano in a choir, and I would have loved to wear a tuxedo at concerts like the other men. Yet I was afraid I would be told that I wasn’t allowed to because I would stick out in the soprano section, or worse, that I would be told I was not a “real man” until I changed my body. I waited until after I had started taking hormones to come out to the director, and come to concerts in a tux, but if I had known how supportive he would be, I would have come out sooner, and been much more comfortable. If the dress code had been framed as “tuxedo or all black” rather than being tied to gender, I would have known up front that I could wear a tux. Patrick told me that at a certain point long before he took testosterone, he decided to start wearing a tuxedo rather than a dress when he performed. He was singing mezzo in a quartet at a festival, and thankfully the director and the other singers didn’t bat an eye. Yet at a later concert under the same conductor, this time singing soprano, he came in a tux, and was given a hard time. The conductor feared that the audience would be “distracted by a soprano in a suit.” Thankfully, Patrick stuck to his guns, and made it clear that he would be very distracted from his singing if he were wearing a dress. If we as teachers and conductors don’t take the chance to educate audiences, who will? Though it might seem like a big change at first, shifting the culture of singing spaces in the ways that I suggest will benefit all the singers we work with. When we acknowledge and celebrate the diversity of genders and gender expressions in the world, we create more space for all singers to be authentically themselves. Above all, I encourage you to approach transgender and non-binary singers as you would any other singer – be kind, compassionate, and open to learning new things. Thank you for doing this work. Your singers are lucky to have you as an ally on their journeys. [1] A recent article about the success of puberty suppression in helping trans kids live happier lives: http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2014/09/16/3567886/transgender-puberty-suppression-study/ [2] Some great places to start educating yourself more about how to be an ally to transgender and non-binary people: Trans Etiquette 101 by Micah Bazant is a short, very helpful read: http://www.transtorah.org/PDFs/Trans_Etiquette_101.pdf The organization Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has a great piece called Tips for Allies to Transgender People: https://www.glaad.org/transgender/allies Two books I highly recommend: Redefining Realness by Janet Mock, and Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue by Leslie Feinberg. I recommend joining the facebook group Teachers of Trans/GNC Singers to connect with other voice teachers doing this work. Voice teacher Liz Jackson Hearns has compiled some resources specifically for voice professionals on this topic: http://www.thevoicelabinc.com/resources-transgender-voice-chicago.html [3] http://www.radical-musicology.org.uk/2008/Constansis.htm, http://transposition.revues.org/353#tocto1n1 [4] http://www.eliconley.com/blog/transgender-men-testosterone-and-singing-some-advice [5] http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2014/12/11/37-alternative-trans-anthems-trans-musicians [6] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/20/transgender-janet-mock-passing-realness [7] http://www.transtorah.org/PDFs/Trans_Etiquette_101.pdf [8] http://www.ustranssurvey.org/study/ [9] http://www.ridefreefearlessmoney.com/blog/2016/05/sliding-scale-1/ [10] http://www.eliconley.com/sliding-scale.html Cate Frazier-Neely says Just found my way to your article. Thank you so very much! Great guidance.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line237
__label__wiki	0.758364	0.758364	svss 11.2017 Player Profile SPOTLIGHT ON TALENT Immanuel Quickley Guard, John Carroll School, 2018 By Chris Cobb, Junior, Towson University John Carrol High senior Immanuel Quickley is a University of Kentucky commit. At Kentucky, Quickley will play under Hall of Fame coach John Calipari in arguably the best college basketball program in the country. Quickley already has some experience playing for Calipari when he played for the United States FIBA U-19 World Cup team that Calipari coached. “What he’s done with point guards and things of that nature, that just speaks volumes of what he can do with me in the same position,” Quickley said of Calipari. His sophomore season, he led the Patriots to the Baltimore Catholic League championship over Mount St. Joseph. Quickley scored the Patriots’ final nine points including the game-winning three-pointer to seal a 51-50 win. Quickley looks to have the same success as last season averaging 23.7 points and 7.2 assists per game. svssPlayer Profile: Immanuel Quickley 11.28.2017	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line239
__label__wiki	0.69449	0.69449	The Dynamic Quality in Faulkner's Fiction In December 1950, William Faulkner traveled to Europe with his daughter, Jill, to accept the 1949 Nobel Prize for Literature. In his acceptance speech, he revealed an optimism for mankind which surprised many of his critics and readers alike, "I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance" (qtd. in Blotner 2: 1366). The speech provoked mixed reactions back home, as some believed Faulkner's life work had attested to the eternal despair, anguish, and defeat of mankind. Yet many of his most sympathetic characters had endured, characters such as Dilsey and the other blacks who lived on the great white plantations of the South. Many of them were defeated, like Joe Christmas, who, perhaps, remains Faulkner's greatest tragic hero. And still others, like Caddy and the Brundens, exhibited a life force that is suggested in Faulkner's remark in the Stockholm address. These fictional people became his most powerful and memorable characters, and exist for us because of their inherent need to act. They had a need to taste the unknown and a passion for experiencing change if not, indeed, affecting it. These are the characters we will examine in this study, to reveal their motivations and to relate those qualities of dynamism to Faulkner's own belief that life is motion and to be motionless is to be dead (Adams, 4). Faulkner's own life exemplified this quality of dynamism; he wrote constantly but remained steadfast in the face of critical review directed towards his work. Yet the bulk of scholarship has little to do with the subject of this essay. Most of the early criticism was directed toward Faulkner's Southern tradition, and negative reviews were written about his treatment of the Negro in his novels. Later, a more technically oriented group of critics directed their attention to his use of time and counterpoint, which is the juxtaposition of one seemingly unrelated story with another, and his points of view, especially in The Sound and the Fury, a nearly flawless example of the stream of consciousness novel. With the publication of Sanctuary in 1931, came a wave of criticism directed towards sensationalism, and literary cries against Faulkner's use of violence and cruelty briefly became the norm. Since there is an abundance of symbolism in Faulkner's writing, many reviews were concerned with his use of both mythical and Christian allusions, and still later, with the publication of Go Down, Moses, in 1942, his works were reviewed and analyzed for his theme of the ultimate destruction of the wilderness and his devotion to the land. After his death in the 1960's and during the 1970's, Faulkner was attacked by women's groups for the treatment of women in his writing. Thus, considering the enormous body of scholarship covering so many aspects of his works, relatively few works address themselves to the issue of dynamism in Faulkner's characters. The few exceptions are Richard P. Adams' Faulkner: Myth and Motion, which is a thorough study of Faulkner's use of mythology and his allusions to Christ's passion and to Christianity. The other half of Adams' dualistic approach to Faulkner lies in his suggestion that stasis, in one aspect or another, appears in Faulkner's fictional characters as failure. Michael Millgate has touched on the subject of motion in Faulkner, in his The Achievement of William Faulkner, and Judith Wittenberg's Faulkner: The Transfiguration of Biography attempts to compare qualities found in Faulkner's most sympathetic characters to those which he most admired in his own experience. Another study by Karl E. Zink called "Flux and the Frozen Moment: The Imagery of Stasis in Faulkner's Prose," (PMLA, LXXI, June, 1956, pp. 285-301), discusses the imagery of stasis in some of Faulkner's works, suggesting primarily, that the "tableau vivant," as an image of stasis, is a means of dramatizing or heightening the significance of an event. Though Adams' study remains the most definitive of the four, his concept that motion is implicit in Faulkner's work allows him to discuss elements of theme, structure, texture and moral as parts of a whole, highlighting, as he does, the attributes of major characters which tend to categorize them either as successes or failures. If a major character is defeated in one way or another in Faulkner’s prose, Adams argues that he demonstrates stasis. It is with Adam’s assessment of the characters that I disagree most, rather than with his overall interpretation of the works. In Flags in the Dust, a complete and uncut version of the novel Sartoris, published in 1929, the first of Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha County books, Adams has placed young Bayard Sartoris, the protagonist, in the same passive-static category as Horace Benbow. He has credited Narcissa, Horace's sister with the only elements of dynamism in the book with the exception of the vivid descriptions of nature and growth of vegetation in the countryside. It is true that Narcissa is antithetical in every way to the explosive Bayard; she is superficial and self-oriented. Even her name suggests self-love and a preoccupation with her own goodness. Bayard, on the other hand, seems to embody the principles Faulkner most admired: passion and a willingness to strive. It is the struggle, which is crucial to Faulkner's concept of a life fully lived. Bayard is the embodiment of this concept. He is as raw and eruptive as the changing dynamic earth rhapsodized during the intra-acts of prose in Faulkner's Requiem for a Nun. He is filled with forces which plunge him headlong into situations earning him the reputation of recklessness. He is reckless, but he has no death wish. We see the unpredictable and uncontrollable passions of Bayard as part of the motion which tends to sweep away the static obstacles in its path; they are juxtaposed with moments of calm, in which Bayard searches for comprehension and meaning. It is the struggle which redeems Bayard. The vigor with which he pursues everything in life is an enactment of the life principle, for the over whelming result is force. Even in his haphazard trysts with death, he actually seeks life through action, because he can not remain still. That Bayard refuses to get caught up in the glamorous and outrageous escapades of his colorful ancestors, increasingly romanticized by Aunt Jenny during long evenings sipping toddies in the parlor, is, perhaps, the strongest evidence in favor of his dynamism. He refuses to go backward. He must always move forward. Yet he can not seem to purge himself of the complexities of guilt he feels over his twin brother's death. This is evident when, just after arriving home from the war, he tramps up the steps to the front porch where old Bayard waits for him, and blurts, "I tried to keep him from going up in that ... little popgun " (44). He drinks heavily in order to obscure the fact that he has survived in John's place. It is not that Bayard does not think highly of himself. On the contrary, he races around the countryside in his Roadster, seen as the symbol of his death wish to some critics, and places himself in similar physically challenging situations, not in order to be killed, or even to risk being killed, but to prove that he and he alone is in control. He wants to live, but he wants to live on his own terms. Nonetheless, he is not always on the offensive. His moments of impetuosity are contrasted with moments of civility and tenderness: with Simon, whom he has frightened badly by driving too fast, and when, in order to avoid a frightened child in his path, he chooses to be thrown from the wild horse he has ridden through the town streets. He has a lusty sense of humor, but exhibits a seemingly uncharacteristic romantic bent when he insists he and his drunken cohorts serenade the chilly Narcissa in the middle of the night. There are moments in Bayard's story when he seems actually to have recaptured that elusive feeling of peace--at least one of contentment. Badly hurt with broken ribs after one of his car accidents, Narcissa has decided to sit with him to keep him company during the long summer afternoons, "'You won't drive that car fast again?' she asked... 'You'll break your ribs again.' 'Yes,' he agreed stroking her hair awkwardly...and he lay with his chest full of hot needles, stroking her dark head with his hard, awkward hand " (282). And certainly, his summer involvement with the arduous routine of the farm proves that Bayard was, at times, in harmony with the world and with the life principle symbolized by his interaction with the land, For a time, the earth held him in a smoldering hiatus that might have been called contentment. He was up at sunrise, planting things in the ground and watching them grow and tending them... and (he) came in at mealtimes and at night smelling of machine oil and of stables and of the earth and went to bed with grateful muscles and with the sober rhythms of the earth in his body, and so to sleep...(228-229) The peace he seeks continues to elude him, however. His excessive energy cannot be channeled into purposeful action; it is diffused and wasted. He becomes peripatetic, searching here and there for that which he will never find. Perhaps he understands this and ultimately decides to end his life. It is much more likely and more characteristic for us to believe that the thrill of the unknown and the challenge to his pride led him to agree to test the newly designed plane. In any case, he never returns home from the McCallums after the death of his grandfather, and runs off to fly a highly experimental and dangerous aircraft. He dies in the crash the same day his son is born. It is spring, the season for regeneration, and the Sartoris line is perpetuated. By conventional standards, Bayard was a failure, but he failed spectacularly, whirling downward in a blaze of glory, seeking to fill that need for danger. He was a life force because his entire life shouted action. He charged the air around him, so that everyone who met him either loved or despised him; no one was indifferent about Bayard. And he was even able to shake the apathetic Narcissa temporarily out of her stasis – a feat never again to be accomplished. Before their marriage, Narcissa thinks of Bayard, All of her instincts were antipathetic toward him, toward his violence and his brutally obtuse disregard of all the qualities which composed her being. His idea was like a trampling of heavy feet in those cool corridors of hers, in that grave serenity in which her days accomplished themselves... (158). In Narcissa, we recognize the elements of destructiveness from a dangerous self-satisfaction and willingness to remain unchanged, unmoved. It is a foreshadowing of what she becomes in Faulkner's most sensational novel, Sanctuary. In Flags in the Dust, she is a watcher. She watches Bayard from afar and is mildly titillated, but considers herself too pure to be violated by a man. Like Isabella in Measure for Measure, she is obsessed with her own goodness, wearing white all the time to express her purity. Rather, it symbolizes coldness and a certain emotional sterility. In early scenes from the novel, she is seen standing tall and serene in her white dress, watching Miss Jenny snip Larkspur and later telling Miss Jenny that there would be peace for her only in a world where there were no men (56). Narcissa remains untouched, unblemished by an active involvement in life and is referred to repeatedly by Faulkner as having, "an aura of grave and serene repose " (56), and by Horace, as, "Thou still unravished bride of quietness " (191). She is drawn to Bayard against her will, observing, "...his air of smoldering abrupt violence ... causing always in her that shrinking, fascinated distaste, that blending of curiosity and dread, as if a raw wind had blown into that garden wherein she dwelt " (77). Her marriage to Bayard and her association with the Sartoris clan is her only redeeming feature because she does bear the Sartoris heir. By this one act alone, Narcissa is at least partially redeemed as a positive force, perpetuating the aristocratic and chivalric race of Sartoris males, whose fate it was to die young and with glory. To this end, she will protect her son, Benbow, raising him coldly and efficiently, shielding him from the passions and the past that are his heritage. It is easy to see how Narcissa evolves into the bigoted self-righteous sister of Sanctuary, who in her maddeningly smug cocoon, forces an innocent man, Lee Goodwin, to a violent and demeaning end. Hovering quietly and ineffectively around Bayard and Narcissa, is Narcissa's well meaning brother, Horace, who in his passive pursuit of sterile relationships with married women, expresses his own destructive inclinations. Horace is something of a poet, a sensitive young man, for whom Narcissa has a delicate, petulant concern. He returns home from the war at about the same time as Bayard, but his war experiences are limited to his work with the YMCA. Bayard is filled with memories of horror as a combat pilot having witnessed his brother shot down in spite of his attempts to save him. Horace returns with an exuberant fascination with the glass-blowing process he has seen in Venice. He's a decent fellow, who often prefers his artist's garret over the garage in his father's home, to the rest of society. "...he found himself suddenly quiet ... in the presence of the happiness of his winged and solitary cage. For a cage it was, barring him from freedom with trivial compulsions; but he desired a cage " (191). And he preferred the, "...still unchanging days..." (191). Horace's main aspiration was idleness. He worked only because he had been educated for the law, and when his father died, he was the logical one to take over the case load, "All he wanted anyway was quiet and dull peace and a few women, preferably young and good looking and fair tennis players with whom to indulge in harmless and lazy intrigues " (193). Here, we see the difference between Bayard, who not only attacks life, but stretches his participation in it to the limits, and the other, Horace, who weakly allows it to happen to him. Unfortunately, Horace lives on in Faulkner's fiction and becomes Lee Goodwin's ineffectual defense attorney in Sanctuary. As well meaning and sympathetic as he is, he barely escapes the wrath of the lynch mob, who are out to lynch Goodwin for the corncob rape of Temple Drake. I, for one, cannot abide Horace's inept and naive bungling of Goodwin's defense or his silence in the courtroom when Temple accuses Lee of the crime in a display of abject perjury. The Sound and the Fury is still considered by many critics to be Faulkner's best work, though it was only his fourth novel in a prolific stream of works. In it, we meet Caddy Compson, said to be Faulkner's own favorite character. That Faulkner loved Caddy is obvious, as she surpasses all of his other characters in her dynamic approach to life. A true life force, she is the ultimate survivor in a world of chaos and destruction. Further, she is the only female in the works cited as well as others, who achieves the status of a fully-developed and sympathetic character, for Faulkner, as already mentioned, is notorious for his treatment of women. (Drusilla, in The Unvanquished, is another, though her exposure in the novel was of short duration.) The reasons are, for the moment, unimportant, but the criticisms are just: there are far too few vital, positive female characters in all of Faulkner's greater works, and even fewer in his lesser ones. Caddy is the exception and she is joined by Ben and Dilsey in the novel as positive life forces. We never see Caddy directly; she is discovered through the eyes of two of her brothers: Quentin and Ben. Through Ben, we see the essential Caddy, full of love and self-sacrifice. In childhood she is as passionate in her love for Ben, and in her propensity for childhood pranks as she becomes later in life in her devotion to her alienated daughter, Quenten. She responds to Ben's need for order by indulging him in simple, sensual fantasies. And that Caddy "smells like trees," (61) is symbolic of her qualities of endurance and continuity--to Ben, cleanliness, purity, and therefore, order. It is interesting to note that she is the only one of four children to reproduce. Yet Caddy is not the symbolic earth mother and fertility goddess that we find in Faulkner's later novels. She is a life force by virtue of her action--not merely the fundamental processes of propagation as are Lena Grove in Light in August, and Eula Varner in The Hamlet. It is here, perhaps, that the distinction may be made in Faulkner's statement that man not only endures, he prevails. (Blotner 2: 1366). Caddy, it would seem, prevails. Through Quentin's eyes, Caddy is associated with the land and nature. On the day of his suicide, Quentin is assaulted with thoughts of Caddy at the branch, combined with the smell of honeysuckle, a device used by Faulkner to express Quentin's erotic infatuation with death and his incestuous feelings towards his sister. Before she seeks her lover in the woods, he sees her lying, "...with water flowing about her hips " (122). And after her rendevous, he wraps her body in mud hoping to convince her and himself that is was he who took away her virginity,”…I’ll make you say we did it...you thought it was them, but it was really me " (167). Even so, Caddy goes on meeting Dalton Ames, and Quentin thinks, "Why must you do like the nigger women do in the pasture, the ditches, the dark woods, hot, hidden, furious in the dark woods (sic) " (111). That Caddy acts, albeit wrongly, is evident. But like Bayard Sartoris, she cannot do nothing; she must plunge headlong, at times, and by plunging, she thwarts the stasis that controls Quentin. Quentin can not cope with Caddy's pregnancy and the humiliating annulment of her wedding because of it. He sees the decline of his family's wealth and prestige as a disaster. He is impotent in the face of his sister's promiscuity. Thus, there are external forces which control Quentin and he can not be compared to Bayard. Quentin kills himself quietly with considerable premeditated precision because he can not cope with Caddy's drive and with the change that surrounds him. Bayard engages in wild, impulsive acts, suspecting, perhaps subconsciously, that he may one day be killed in the process. There are no outward forces which control Bayard Sartoris, only his own internal conflicts. In his novel Light in August, published in 1932, Faulkner presents us with one of his most tragic heroes, Joe Christmas. From the moment he is born, Joe becomes an antagonist to the life principle when his mother dies in childbirth and his father is murdered by his grandfather. With his very conception and birth, he is responsible for the death of two people. He never learns this, but he may sense it, through the inimical presence of his grandfather during Joe’s early childhood at the orphanage. The grandfather has killed the father because he suspects he has Negro blood and was a racist believing African Americans were anathema to humankind. Thus, Joe grows up believing that in some vague and unidentified way, he is evil. His adoptive father corrupts him further with his own repressive attitudes. Joe can not or will not change; therefore, bad things happen to him which he fully anticipates. When he feels threatened, and the cloud of doom hangs over him, he says, "something is going to happen to me, something is going to happen " (91). And then something does. Yet in spite of his complexities, Joe is not a totally negative character. The single major image we associate with him is motion. After a bad beating in his youth, Joe steps from a dark porch and entered, "...a thousand lonely and savage streets." (209). And, "...from that night the street ran as one street ... into Oklahoma and Missouri and as far south as Mexico and then back to Chicago and Detroit ... it ran between the savage and spurious board fronts of oil towns..." (210-211). He is constantly moving, constantly searching for peace. During his week as a fugitive after Joanna Burden's murder, the simple pleasures of living another day become paramount and he feels that, the air, inbreathed, is like spring water. He breathes deep and slow, feeling with each breath himself diffuse in the neutral grayness becoming one with loneliness and quiet that has never known fury or despair. That was all I wanted,' he thinks, in a quiet and slow amazement. That was all for thirty years. That didn't seem to be a whole lot to ask in thirty years "' (313). Joe never finds that peace, however, and it is easy to find sympathy for this character whose sterile, unloving childhood helped to shape the course of his life. As a child, often in a world of his own, he is repeatedly seen as monkish and Christ-like, as, "...he was looking ahead with a rapt, calm expression like a monk in a picture " (131). Monks are celebate and therefore sterile, and the association is an apt one. And, "the boy's body might have been wood or stone, a post or a tower upon which the sentient part of him mused like a hermit, contemplative and remote with ecstasy and self-crucifixion " (140). Self-crucifixion is the key, for Joe Christmas moves with martyr-like precision towards his destiny, until, in the end, he becomes a Christ symbol with his own murder and awful mutilation. Still, like all of us who are members of the human community, Joe had to make choices, decisions for which he, alone, would be responsible. He brutally murders Joanna Burden, the woman he both loves and hates, seeking, perhaps, the punishment he knows is inevitable. But he is not a cold, amoral Popeye out of Sanctuary. During the week in the woods, as he continues to elude the sheriff and his men, we see Joe's suffering, his raw humanity and the dynamic will to survive. Even when he feels he will not, he forces himself to live off the land, knowing, "...he had to eat. He would make himself eat the rotten fruit, the hard corn, chewing it slowly, tasting nothing" (316). But like Bayard, he is doomed and he knows it; he has chosen his path, and he must follow it to the end. Rather than passively waiting to be discovered, he grimly leaves the shelter and relative safety of the woods and begins the last leg of his long journey. He hitches a ride to Mottstown where he knows he will be apprehended for Joanna's murder, and he thinks, "They all want me to be captured and then when I come up ready to say 'Here I am Yes I would say Here I am I am tired I am tired of running of having to carry my life like it was a basket of eggs,' and they all run away. Like there is a rule to catch me by, and to capture me that way would not be like the rule says " (319). And finally, having arrived in Mottstown, he realizes, “…he is entering it again, the street which ran for thirty years. It had been a paved street, where going should be fast. It had made a circle and he is still inside of it. Though during the last seven days he has had no paved street, yet he has traveled further than in all the thirty years before " (321). This is real tragedy! We are drawn to Joe, not only because of his humanity, but because of his inhumanity. His suffering becomes our suffering; his sins, our sins. His sacrifice is repeated in the deepest regions within all of us--within our souls. In The Tragic Mask, John Lewis Longley, Jr. suggests that, "We unite with Joe Christmas because he is the modern Everyman. In a cosmos where the only constants are absurdity and instability, we have the right to expect anything except rationality. Any one of us could become the victim. His suffering far transcends the time and place and means Faulkner has used and comes to stand for everything that is grave and constant in the human condition " (13: 203). In contrast to the dynamic suffering of Joe Christmas, Faulkner presents Gail Hightower in the same novel, who appears as his most useless and static character to date. Like Narcissa Benbow, Hightower is obsessed with goodness and confident in his own piety and salvation. He seeks perfection through meditation and passive suffering. In an attempt to escape the life cycle, he withdraws from it and sits and watches it go by through his dingy window. Though he is temporarily revitalized with his sudden and unwanted catapulting into the drama of Lena Grove and her baby, it is too late; he cannot recapture the motion of life. He discovers that all of those years of anemic piousness and the pomposity of self-righteousness are pale and sickly when compared to the robustness of the land and nature that now surrounds Lena and her new-born child. His slovenliness, the sagging skin, the unwashed, unclean odor that lingers about him, the green lamp shade next to the window from which he watches the activity around him, all suggest decay--even putrefaction. There is just enough humanity left in Hightower to move him to offer an alibi in Joe Christmas' behalf, to the lynch mob led by Percy Grimm. “’Men’ he cried. 'Listen to me. He was here that night. He was with me the night of the murder. I swear to God--'” (439). But he was overcome in a moment by the fanatic Percy. Hightower's antithesis is the earth mother-fertility goddess symbol Lena Grove, who opens this novel traveling along a country road, eight "...peaceful corridors paved with unflagging and tranquil faith and peopled with kind and nameless faces and voices" (4). She is the sole reason for Hightower's redemption, because he is the only person available to deliver her baby. He realizes, "...she will have to have others, more... that will be her life, her destiny. The good stock, peopling in tranquil obedience to it, the good earth..." (384). Lena eventually finds the father of her baby, who runs from her and his responsibilities, but in the meantime, she has been befriended by a kind and lonely man who wants to marry her. The novel ends with Lena, Byron Bunch and the baby moving away from Jefferson towards a new life together. It is a simple, uncomplicated ending and beginning to an extremely complex story. But Faulkner has made it clear that Lena's "framing" of events both brutal and unnatural, will provide the affirmation of the life force necessary in so tragic a novel. In 1940, Faulkner's novel, The Hamlet was published--the first in a trilogy about Frenchman's Bend and the Snopes family. The work has Faulkner's usual elements of tragedy but adds the bawdy frontier type humor seen in As I Lay Dying. Though not a major character in the novel, Jack Houston epitomizes Faulkner's concept of man's will to prevail. He leaves home at sixteen in order to avoid becoming fettered in marriage to the young woman who later does become his wife. He pursues a varied career in Texas for over twelve years, before returning to Frenchman's Bend to work the farm he has inherited from his father. He marries the girl of his boyhood, not only willingly, but now eagerly and when she is killed by the horse he has given her, he is filled with grief, "’I don't understand it,' he would say. 'I don't know why. I won't ever know why. But You can't beat me. I am strong as You are. You can't beat me '" (217). Thus, we understand Houston's will to overcome that which has temporarily rendered him motionless. Later in the novel, as Houston lays dying from the shotgun blast of Mink Snopes' gun, he exhibits the dynamism with which he has lived his entire life. He wills the pain to start, for if he feels no pain, he knows he will die from the stomach wound. "'If I don't get the hurting started quick, I am going to die.' He willed to start it" (217). Unfortunately, Houston dies anyway, and his body is subjected to a macabre series of trials, both pathetic and funny, which Mink, in his eagerness to hide the crime, has authored. In the end, even its awful mutilation and decay have not reduced Houston's dignity. The reader can feel his ethereal presence, laughing and cursing as Mink connives and bungles his way into a frenzy and stuffs Houston's corpse inside a hollowed out tree trunk. Houston's faithful hound dog, in a display of tenacious loyalty, leads the sheriff to the hiding place and Mink is ultimately arrested. Although Houston has succumbed to a senseless murder over a petty business confrontation, he emerges as representative of Faulkner's concept of the heroic. He is rash and passionate and never achieves success in the conventional sense; that is, as Horace Benbow and Gavin Stevens have. But in Faulkner's world, it is not what is achieved, but the manner in which one seeks one's path; it is the movement that is paramount. Like Bayard Sartoris, Houston generates strong emotions from his fictional antagonists and from the reader, and like both Bayard and Joe Christmas, he resorts to violence. In all three, violence becomes the force used to sweep away the stasis, leaving their paths clear for motion. It is not that Horace and Gavin Stevens are bad men. Rather, it is that they lack the courage--the force--to fail. Rather than risk failing, they risk nothing--and they remain motionless. Still, Houston's rough, surly facade serves to hide moments of tenderness and sentimentality. After his wife's death, Houston avoids the light of the full moon and the way in which it shines through their bedroom window, "...as it had used to fall across the two of them while they observed the old country belief that the full moon of April guaranteed the fertilizing act " (216). His impatience with the half-witted Ike is almost fatherly, as when he stripped him of his befouled overalls and, "...found another stick and twisted it into the overalls and soused and walloped them violently in the water, cursing steadily, and drew them out and still using the stick, scrubbed them front down on the grass” (176). Houston is gruffly in harmony with himself and his fellow man, the demented Ike, and his humanity is expressed through his patience and apparent understanding of Ike's need. Ike, however, is no mere fool to be laughed at for the sake of a literary diversion. He, along with Benji in The Sound and the Fury, plays a significant role in a major Faulkner work. Ike demonstrates vigor in his passionate pursuit of Houston's cow, expanding his intellect and showing remarkable qualities of resourcefulness in order to protect and care for her. Ike's dynamism is revealed when he sees the wild fire from the upstairs window of his home and knows his cow is in danger: He was upstairs sweeping when he saw the smoke. He knew exactly where it was--the hill, the sedge-and-brier overgrown hill beyond the creek. Although it was three miles away, he can even see her backing away from the flames and hear her bellowing" (168). He descends the stairs which have always been a frightening obstacle to him and starts out for the meadow where he rescues the cow and has his run-in with Houston at the creek. Later, after the cow has been returned to Houston's barn, he kidnaps her and spends several days hiding in the pastures and woods, in something of a bucolic idyll described in Faulkner's most exalted, poetic language. He must steal feed for her from a dark, forbidding barn, five miles from his home, and strange. He can not see where he is, "...but he does not hesitate. He finds the crib door and enters; his sightless hand which knows and remembers finds the feed-box" (186). Later, he feeds her, but only half, for the rest must be saved for another meal, and "...he removed the basket. It was not empty. It contained yet almost to the measured ounce exactly half of the original feed, but he takes it away from her, drags it from beneath the swinging muzzle... and hangs it over a limb, (he) who is learning fast now, who has learned success and then precaution and secrecy and how to steal and even providence." (183). Perhaps it is brilliance which moves Faulkner to allow a so-called idiot to speak for his own concept of morality, one who is untainted by education and unfettered by the reasoning processes of intelligence; the simple-minded becomes child-like in his perception of life. In, Faulkner: Myth and Motion, Adams' suggests that, "...the supposedly simple mind, (Faulkner) shows, is not so simple after all, but it is less likely than the educated mind to obscure the dynamism of the world and of its own life" (117). The characters discussed in this essay have all demonstrated dynamism in their lives. I have chosen them as examples, specifically because they would not be considered successes by traditional standards. They have come into Faulkner's stories eagerly, taking life in great bittersweet gulps, on its own terms. Someone once said that the task of the writer is to reveal how things are with us, be it horrors or joys. It seems that Faulkner has dedicated his life to this end. These characters are real, revealing the joys and horrors hidden in us all, and that is why they live so vividly in our memories. They live for us because the life force was inherent in their being, and in our minds they are still in motion. For as Faulkner believed, to be motionless is to be dead. Adams, Richard P. Faulkner: Myth and Motion. Princeton, N. J.: Princeton University Press, 1968. Blotner, Joseph. Faulkner: A Biography. 2 vols. New York: Random House, 1974. Faulkner, William. As I Lay Dying. New York: The Modern Library, 1929. Flags in the Dust. New York: Vintage Books, a Division of Random House, 1973. Go Down, Moses. New York: Random House, 1940. The Hamlet. New York: Random House, 1964. Light in August. New York: Random House, 1932. Requiem for a Nun. New York: Random House, 1950. Sanctuary. New York: Random House, 1931. The Sound and the Fury. New York: The Modern Library, 1929. Langley, John Lewis, Jr. The Tragic Mask: A Study of Faulkner's Heroes. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1963. Millgate, Michael. The Achievement of William Faulkner. New York: Random House, 1963. Slatoff, Walter J. Quest for Failure: A Study of William Faulkner. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1960. Thompson, Lawrence. William Faulkner: An Introduction and Interpretation. New York: Barnes and Nobel, Inc., 1963. Warren, Robert Penn. Faulkner: A Collection of Critical Essays. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentiss-Hall, Inc., 1966. Wittenberg, Judith Bryant. Faulkner: The Transfiguration of Biography. Lincoln, Nebraska and London: University of Nebraska Press, 1979. Zink, Karl E. "Flux and the Frozen Moment: The Imagery of Stasis in Faulkner's Prose". (PMLA LXXI (1956): 285-301. Copyright (c) 2016 G. Sue McGhee From a collection of essays "The Moving Finger Writes," by Sue McGhee Posted by The Voice at 12:55 PM 0 comments Links to this post Labels: as i lay dying, dynamism vs stasis, joe christmas, light in august, literary, literature, nobel prize, sound and the fury, study of literature, sue mcghee, the moving finger writes, William Faulkner JFK Remembered . . . . . .by me at least. Not much said of the dynamic young president after these 53 years. But I remember and I pause today on the anniversary of an evil deed that changed the history of the world. Rest in peace, JFK Good Bye AL JAZEERA With the demise of Al Jazeera America in April, I am lost and saddened; with no viable news source other than the usual hot air and ego on cable or the incredibly superficial hash coming from broadcast networks. I am sentenced to Trump Trivia 24 hours a day with no end in sight (well, maybe November). Still, after the election, there will be other celebrities that our ratings obsessed stations can fawn over. And that’s what it’s about -- celebrity. It’s about gossip. It’s about the lewd and the profane; it’s about reporting the most trivial remarks that require the dutiful and meaningless “apology.” About who said what to whom. It’s about the glitz and the sets and the perky weather girls, the strong jaw line and cute banter. It is show biz, folks. Carl Bernstein, one of our most respected journalists, has been aware of the lack of content from the news media for decades: "In actually covering existing American life, the media--weekly, daily, hourly--break new ground in getting it wrong. The coverage is distorted by celebrity and the worship of celebrity; by the reduction of news to gossip, which is the lowest form of news; by sensationalism, which is always a turning away from a society's real condition; and by a political and social discourse that we-the press, the media, the politicians and the people-are turning into a sewer." (The Oregonian, June 21, 1992). And, it’s worse today by far. The oil rich emirate of Qatar took a chance on us but it didn’t pay off financially – nobody watched. I should say, some of us watched, and re-discovered how satisfying investigative journalism can be. Staffed with hard-working American journalists from CNN, and the broadcast networks, Al Jazeera America filled a crucial void for many of us who are sick of the show biz approach to the news. There is nothing that comes close to the last 2 ½ years of hard-hitting stories and the sharp, insightful features like Fault Lines and America Tonight – not cable, not BBC, not the DW from Berlin. RIP Al Jazeera America. We will miss you. Back to bland pap and regurgitated commercialism. Posted by The Voice at 10:51 AM 0 comments Links to this post Labels: al jazeera, broadcast news, cable news, carl bernstein, celebrity, dumbing down of america, hard news, news media, Qatar, sensationalism, show biz "The Good Wife" is becoming a bad girl. That’s just part of it. Grace’s maturity makes her mother’s school-girlish, over-the-top, giggly advances towards her current flame, Jason, seem even more ridiculous. Eroticism, no. Embarrassing, yes. To believe that a forty-something well-respected and professionally successful woman -- the governor’s wife, no less -- would compromise herself and her staff in order to indulge in a lewd and unnecessary scene of public sex, is not only ludicrous, it is stupid. But that’s not all that’s stupid! The intellectually bland and boring drip of this season's scripts, filled with sex, careless decisions, betrayal of long standing friendships, and stupid, STUPID, antics of previously sensitively portrayed characters in the series, is unforgivable. To wit: the judge who spends an entire scene on his hands and knees trying to swat ants or some kind of bugs from under the desk – while conducting a session in court; the brilliant (but quirky) female attorney who performs Yoga postures while conducting a business meeting; her former husband, another attorney played by an otherwise believable actor, who cuddles his pet pooch wherever he goes – even while pacing the hallowed halls of the Courthouse. And lastly, dear Eli, who is still standing on an upturned trash can in order to eaves-drop on hearings through the vent in the handicapped bathroom. It is sad to see the decline of a once intellectually entertaining series that was believable and viable – and, on broadcast TV. What a wasted opportunity to be relevant! Thank goodness for "Madame Secretary.' Labels: broadcast tv, Good Wife, Last season of The Good Wife., Madame Secretary, Sex, vapid tv Has anyone been to Costco on a Saturday the end of the month when all the local weathermen are predicting at least ten inches of snow over the next 24 hours? No? My husband and I are usually diligent in planning ahead so we can get to the store immediately upon opening or on a Monday towards closing. We sort of suspected it would be crowded this trip, so we cautioned each other to stay calm and breathe deeply. As I enter the store, I am on my third aoummmmmm, releasing the air with a soft, low hum. After flashing our card to the cart monitor on duty, I almost run over two middle aged women who stop mid aisle appreciating the cute little pajama sets that would make a perfect birthday gift for little Elizabeth. Ohhhnnnooo, I whisper as I screech my cart to a halt, deftly avoiding taking one of them out. Why are we surprised? It was after all lunchtime and everyone knows that Costco serves food samples at multiple stations, strategically placed throughout the store. No matter, I think. We have a relatively short list and can be in and out of here in ten minutes. “You run and get the chicken and the salmon,” I say, “and I’ll take care of the produce. Ooops, so sorry,” to a Costco-size lady wheeling a cart full of paper products and children. She comes close to running me over in order to get to the “delicately fried cheese ravioli with just a touch of corn relish” that is being devoured by lumber jacks, Summo wrestlers, Bronco tight ends, cheer leaders with orange pom poms as well as small children darting between the legs of larger adults, running interference for their parents, standing guilty across the aisle, hoping their brave little progeny will not be pinned, tackled, trampled, or pummeled by the hungry hoards waiting in line. As I finish my list, I am somehow trapped with my back facing one of the food troughs and look into the face of a severely determined woman eyeing ham and biscuit delectables on the stand behind me. I try to catch her eye, but she is looking over my shoulder with her cart three inches from my middle. “Please,” I beg. “Please let me by.” She glares at me, her beady eyes watching the plate behind me slowly being emptied by everyone who is fortunate enough not to have me between them and their food, and slides on past mumbling something that I’m glad I don’t hear. We breeze through checkout, expertly stacking our goods on the belt, flipping out the Costco card once more and pay our bill. In the parking lot, a car waits for our spot as we stuff the trunk, return the cart to the caddy, click our seatbelts. When we pull out, there are at least seven cars piled up behind him. Honking. My husband pats my knee as we head for the highway. “You okay?” "Never again,” I say. He smiles, knowing that once I’ve removed my knee pads and body armor, things will return to normal. Until next month.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line241
__label__cc	0.602223	0.397777	Breakthrough Research Grant International SSRF Breakthrough Grant project: REPORT PUBLISHED It has been a long wait, but the first report about the International SSRF Breakthrough Grant project has been published! This grant was created in 2014 to develop a coordinated research program in Synovial Sarcoma by taking advantage of the resources and research capacity of an international team of clinician investigators and scientists. The grant was co-funded by us, the Synovial Sarcoma Research Foundation, and the Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative, each of which provided $125,000 in support. The two organizations are working together to initiate and support high-quality basic and translational research in synovial sarcoma. The International SSRF Breakthrough Grant synovial sarcoma team has been working together for more than two years. The team is comprised of researchers from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York led by Drs. Marc Ladanyi and Scott Lowe, from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver led by Dr. Torsten Nielsen, and from Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen, Netherlands, led by Dr. Diederik de Bruijn. The team met face-to-face in New York (August 2014), Philadelphia (April 2015), Salt Lake City (November 2015) and will meet in Lisbon (November 2016), and over the course of the ICG granting period has recruited additional expertise in the field through collaborations with Dr. Kevin Jones (Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City) and Dr. Bertha Brodin (Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm). The research program has been able to achieve goal one, make significant progress on goal two after initial studies showed technical problems, and shifted goal three toward a more feasible murine system, while also branching into new research directions as novel findings and opportunities emerged. Together, we are making a difference! You can read the report now using the following link: November 2016 Report on the Synovial Sarcoma project Kick-off meeting Scientific Advisory Board in Berlin The Scientific Advisory Board had its kick-off meeting in Berlin during the CTOS. It was agreed that in 2015 the Scientific Advisory Board would draft a vision document stating the vision of SSRF on the worldwide research into synovial sarcoma over the next ten years. This vision will provide the guidelines for future grant applications and peer reviews. It will also be dynamic and will be translated into three year objectives in a comprehensive organizational plan for the foundation by the Board. The expert researchers from the Scientific Advisory Board were very enthusiastic about the ten year commitment that the foundation made. Furthermore, they agreed that they should seek other experts in the field of synovial sarcoma as well to make sure that the vision document represents the latest insights into the direction of the dedicated research. The brainstorm and discussion that took place addressed sharing of knowledge using technological platforms, sharing of results, working together in virtual laboratories. We also discussed the possibility of worldwide trials that have the scale to really have impact on the improvement of treatment for patients. David Thomas proposed to meet again in 2015 to present the vision document and the plan and to agree on the way forward. Koen Jansen added that the foundation hoped to fund many promising breakthrough projects towards 2024. Fundraising or donations should come from the community of people that are directly or indirectly confronted with synovial sarcoma. He said: “If only the doctors treating the patients would make family members and friends or colleagues of patients aware of the objectives and possibilities of the Synovial Sarcoma Research Foundation. Then, if for every one synovial sarcoma patient worldwide, only ten of those people could contribute on average a $100, there would be a budget of millions per year.” The positive energy and enthusiastic discussion about our vision made that we did not even have the lunch that was scheduled. At the end of the meeting we realized that we ordered... two bottles of water. Read more about the work of the SAB Representatives SSRF visit the CTOS meeting in Berlin During the CTOS meeting in berlin from 15 to 19 October 2014 Koen and Mark Jansen talked to many experts and were invited to the EUROSARC meeting. This year, the Synovial Sarcoma was "sarcoma of the year". There were many presentations and poster sessions specifically about the current research into synovial sarcoma. ANNOUNCEMENT INTERNATIONAL SYNOVIAL SARCOMA RESEARCH The Synovial Sarcoma Research Foundation and the Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative are pleased to award a $250,000 International Collaborative Grant for synovial sarcoma research. The research project, which focuses on understanding the development of the disease, is a global effort of five investigators in Canada, the Netherlands and the United States. Watch Torsten O. Nielsen, MD/PhD FRCPC explain the project. Video footage provided by the University of British Columbia. Support the Synovial Sarcoma Research Foundation Every donation counts. Donate now. For more information: info@synsar.org For questions about donations: donate@synsar.org For getting in touch with the Board of Directors: board@synsar.org Chamber of Commerce Curacao 132381 USD account at CIBC First Caribbean (Curacao) 570000888 EURO account at Rabobank (The Netherlands) NL63 RABO 0184 5770 20 ANG account at CIBC First Caribbean (Curacao) 570000887 Sign Up for our Newsletter to receive more information about the Synovial Sarcoma Research Foundation. Copyright © 2016 Synovial Sarcoma Research Foundation.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line246
__label__cc	0.56437	0.43563	The Australian Music Vault – a celebration of contemporary music Posted on November 29, 2017 November 29, 2017 by taavic-admin The Australian Music Vault has been developed by Arts Centre Melbourne (ACM), in consultation with the music industry, as a celebration of Australian contemporary music – past, present and future. It’s online, it’s exhibitions, it’s from those in the ‘music know’ sharing their knowledge, memories and collections with everyone. It’s a place to explore your love of music, revisit some of the big music moments of your life, share those memories and discover the exciting new stories of today’s Australian music scene. The Vault celebrates our Australian music ‘Hall of Famers’, our music talent from the songwriters, musicians, performers, designers, producers, promoters, roadies and the stories of the many fans. Everyone who has helped put Australian music on the map…and allowed it to become the soundtrack to our lives. In this edition of Hotel Today, we gain an ‘access all areas pass’ to speak with Janine Barrand, Director of Collections at ACM. Janine shares her thoughts on what visitors to the Australian Music Vault can expect to see and experience during their visit. HT: What can Australian music lovers expect to see and experience when planning their visit to the Australian Music Vault? JB: Visitors will have an immersive experience and will have the chance to view iconic objects such as costumes, photographs, instruments and more. They will also be able to deep dive into specially commissioned interviews with members of the Australian music scene – all in celebration of Australia’s rich contemporary music heritage. HT: How has music from different eras and genres been incorporated to provide an immersive and diverse experience for visitors? JB: The Australian Music Vault covers the period from the 1950s through until today- and we also do look to the future as well. We have approached this story through themes rather than chronologically- that is because contemporary music doesn’t have a beginning and end point, it is an evolving story and taking this approach allows us to add stories and also introduce new content regularly. We will explore specific genres within the Australian Music Vault, one of the first we will focus on is Punk/New Wave- which is very exciting given it’s the 40th anniversary of this genre. We plan to explore many more genres in the future including hip hop and electronic music. HT: Unsurprisingly, digital technology plays a large role in how Australian Music Vault experiences will be delivered to visitors. Can you expand on the interactive nature of how this technology will be used to enhance the visitor experience? JB: Without giving away all our secrets I can say that the Australian Music Vault will have a large digital component and will include elements that reflect how people listen to/experience music. Spotify is one of our Major Partners and they have helped us create the AMV Mixtape that allows visitors to make their own playlist based on their journey through the exhibition. HT: We note you have icons of the Australian music industry as event patrons. What role have Michael Gudinski, Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum, Archie Roach and Kylie Minogue had in the creation the Australian Music Vault concept and its delivery? JB: We are thrilled to have such iconic members of the Australian music industry as our founding patrons. The Australian Music Vault has been a passion project for our patrons and many others for decades- particularly Molly and Michael Gudinski, they have wanted a place where Australian music could be celebrated and for its home to be in Melbourne. HT: Tell us more about some of the iconic moments and extraordinary stories in Australian music history that will be celebrated. JB: There will be a huge amount of content in the Australian Music Vault and a large amount of iconic moments and extraordinary stories will be explored. One of the featured themes, The Real Thing, will explore whether or not there really is an “Australian Voice” by looking at musical influences, lyric composition and the impact of performance venues on the Australian ‘sound’. It will celebrate the contribution of hit makers and heroes and will also highlight the contributions of lesser known but equally influential performers and industry personnel. Also featured in the exhibition will be a series of displays that will highlight the power of music to bring people together across socio-economic, political, gender and geographical boundaries and the notion of ‘musical tribes’. One of the first to be explored will be Punk/New Wave, timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of punk. Looking at identity and belonging, this area will explore the pivotal moment in Australian music between 1977- 1985 with a focus on performers, venues and do it yourself recording, distribution and publishing. In addition to this we have partnered with ARIA and the ARIA Hall of Fame and will be recognising the inductees of this iconic Australian music award- each year the inductee will have a presence within the Vault whilst previous inductees will be highlighted as well. This year’s inductee, Daryl Braithwaite will therefore have a presence when we launch. HT: The Vault celebrates songwriters, musicians, performers, designers, producers, promoters, roadies and fans. What are some of the things that visitors will see or experience for the first time, when attending the Music Vault? JB: An amazing collection of items taken from the Australian Performing Arts Collection plus some never before exhibited items donated and lent to us by members of the music industry. HT: How should visitors best plan their visit and how long should they allocate to do it justice? JB: The Australian Music Vault is open seven days a week and is free- so visitors can come and go as they wish- whenever Arts Centre Melbourne is open, the Australian Music Vault will be open. Come for a short time, or stay all day- the Australian Music Vault is for everyone, from the true music fan to visitors from overseas not at all familiar with Australian music – we hope to see everyone there! For more information visit the Australian Music Vault website, www.australianmusicvault.com.au About Janine Barrand Janine Barrand is the Director of Collections at Arts Centre Melbourne. She has worked in the performing arts and museums for over 30 years and has a special interest in popular music. As Director, Janine is responsible for leading access programs, and the development and management of the Australian Performing Arts Collection, now numbering over 600,000 items documenting the history of circus, dance, music, opera and theatre. Janine has also curated major exhibitions exploring the impact and influence of Australia’s leading performers including Kylie Minogue and Nick Cave along with Rock Chicks, the story of women in Australian music. Something for Kate, The Hi Fi Bar, 1999. Photograph by Shellie Tonkin. Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection Turning aspiration into visitation – a key driver for tourism growth TAA (Vic) business insight: The Future Disrupted and Reimagined – Malcolm Gladwell and Steven Levitt	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line247
__label__cc	0.644848	0.355152	Detention Centers are Part of America’s Dark History July 12, 2019, 3 days ago Wikipedia Added US Border ‘Detention Centers’ to Its List of Concentration Camps. (Vice) — George Cassidy Payne As much as I am personally sickened by President Trump’s handling of the border crisis, historically speaking, his draconian policies are far from unprecedented. Shamefully, confining a specific ethnic group in detention centers appears to be as American as eating a hot dog at a baseball game on the 4th of July. The first substantial U.S. detention program began in 1838 under the auspices of President Martin Van Buren, who ordered the U.S. Army to enforce the Treaty of New Echota (essentially an Indian removal treaty). Marshaling the manpower of over 7,000 soldiers, General Winfield Scott was charged with evicting the Cherokee nation from their tribal lands in the south and forcing them to trek 1,200 miles west to reservations in Oklahoma. Before the men, women, and children were sent on the “Trail of Tears”, they were detained in six detention centers called “emigration depots.” These forts existed in North Carolina, as well as Chattanooga, Tennessee and Fort Payne, Alabama. During the American Civil War, thousands of freed slaves from the plantations were recaptured by the Union army and put into hard labor camps. Women and children were locked away in these camps and left to die from starvation and smallpox. According to some researchers, over 20,000 emancipated slaves were killed in these makeshift concentration camps. (The most infamous of these was established in Natchez, Mississippi and was called the Devil’s Punchbowl because it was located at the bottom of a cavernous pit with trees located on the bluffs above.) Nearly a half-century later, at the apex of the First World War, President Woodrow Wilson, fearing the subversive potential of Germans and German Americans, set up two internment camps in Hot Springs, N.C., and Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. Codifying the president’s fears, Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer decreed that “All aliens interned by the government are regarded as enemies, and their property is treated accordingly.” After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, this official policy of exclusion was expanded to target Japanese and Americans of Japanese descent. Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942, which allowed the military to designate areas “from which any or all persons may be excluded.” The groundwork for this Executive Order was firmly planted when the 1940 census introduced a new question. It required that all respondents include their ethnicity. Also in 1940, a new law was passed so that all aliens over the age of 14 had to be registered. These extreme measures were followed by perhaps the single most unconstitutional order ever delivered in our nation’s history, namely, the Emergency Detention Act of 1950. Otherwise known as the McCarran Internal Security Act, this provision authorized the construction of six concentration camps in 1952 in the event that the U.S. government declare a state of emergency. Rather than Indians, Germans, and the Japanese, these camps were intended to hold communists, anti-war activists, and other dissidents. Among other disturbing components, the Act required that the President, in an emergency, assume the right to arrest and detain persons who he believed might engage in espionage or sabotage. It also created a Subversive Activities Control Board (SACB) to effectively monitor the finances and activities of millions of Americans. More recently, in 2002, the United States government, in response to the threat of global terrorism, opened up the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center in Cuba and the Bagram Theater Internment Facility in Afghanistan. As is know known due to the brave reporting of Amnesty International, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the New York Times, these facilities were the site of cruelty “tantamount to torture.” Amnesty International even referred to Guantanamo Bay as ‘the Gulag of our times.’ Sadly, this is an incomplete list of the detention centers that have been built and used in the United States. This list doesn’t even include what happened to the Navajo; what took place in Batangas during the Spanish American War in 1901; the horror of Abu Ghraib and the many U.S. operated black op prisons which exist in countries all over the world; nor does it address the 400 year system of slavery in the Americas. So this is my point. Rather than an isolated case of systemic abuse and confinement, the migrant detention facilities on the U.S. southern border are carrying on a brutal legacy of fear, prejudice, and exclusion that began with the forced removal of Native Americans in the first part of the 19th century. Rather than being an exceptional and unparalleled architect of moral barbarism, President Trump is merely following in the footsteps of his predecessors (in some cases leaders of tremendous historical acclamation such as FDR and Woodrow Wilson). Does this fact make what Trump is doing right? Not at all. Does it make the unsanitary and unnecessary detention of migrant children justifiable? Absolutely not. But it does put this whole travesty in context. There is a reason that this evil has persisted as long as it has on the border. There is a reason that these conditions persist in the face of deafening condemnation. Americans (white Americans especially) and not just Trump and his base-are far too comfortable with confinement and abuse as a solution to confronting the challenge posed by the human rights of the other. The same reason the majority of white America accepted the removal of Native Americans from Georgia and North Carolina, is the same reason the majority of Americans are indifferent to the plight of Honduran and Salvadoran children. I wonder how different things would be if we all embraced the words of a real American hero. It was Thomas Paine who once wrote, “Whatever is my right as a man is also the right of another Eugene Kramer: August 14th, 1929 to June 30th, 2019 Bill Pruitt July 12th, 2019 Reply Outstanding piece, David. Precious, meaningful information.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line248
__label__wiki	0.764029	0.764029	Metropolis of Chicago Saint Andrew Greek Orthodox Church Food Fest July Festival Boxing Fundraiser Intro to Orthodoxy Senior Circle Welcome to the St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church Website » About Us » Parish History On December 18, 1926, St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church drew its first breath in a brownstone two-story building located on the southwest corner of Winthrop and Hollywood in the city of Chicago. One week later, on Christmas Day, Rev. C. H. Demetry (Hadjidemetriou), an outstanding clergyman, celebrated the first Divine Liturgy of the new parish. Father Demetry was an able administrator and organizer and as a result of his many good works, the Ecumenical Patriarch bestowed upon him the title "Teacher of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.” In 1933, an erudite, humble, and saintly priest, the Very Rev. Archimandrite Irenaios Tsourounakis, succeeded Father Demetry. He served the parish of St. Andrew faithfully during the economically trying years of the early thirties. The parish family respected and greatly loved Father Irenaios. One of his greatest contributions was the teaching of the Greek language to the children of the parish. In recognition of his many outstanding qualifications, the archdiocese elevated him to Bishop of San Francisco in 1937. From 1937 to 1940, several priests on temporary assignment served the parish. In 1940, the Very Reverend Athenagoras Kokkinakis became the new pastor. A graduate of the Theological School of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Father Kokkinakis was a profound scholar and an able administrator. The parish began to grow significantly under his tutelage. During this time the mortgage of the church was retired. Father Kokkinakis conceived the idea of a new building complex to better serve the needs of the rapidly expanding parish. He was instrumental in persuading the congregation to acquire the property on Sheridan and Hollywood as the site of the new church. In 1945, Father Kokkinakis left for Astoria, New York, where he undertook the position of editor of the "Orthodox Observer," the official periodical of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. In 1950, Father Kokkinakis ascended to the office of bishop, gaining the distinction of being the second former parish priest of St. Andrew to become a bishop. He later went on to serve as Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain. The idea of a new parish complex did not fade away with the departure of Father Kokkinakis. Under his successors, the Very Rev. Gregory Karfopoulos (1945-1948) and the Rev. George Mastrantonis (1949-1952), the idea grew and crystallized. During Father Mastrantonis tenure, the building fund committee collected the initial funds and purchased a portion of the present site. A man with deep humanitarian instincts, Father Mastrantonis became involved in philanthropic work and spreading the word of God via the written word. During his four-year tenure at St. Andrew he planted the seed for what is today the Hellenic Foundation. His work for the "O LOGOS" also had its beginnings at that time. You could always find Father George seated at his desk, late at night, on the top floor of the old St. Andrew church, writing and editing informative pamphlets on the Greek Orthodox faith. Reverend John Hondras came to the parish in January 1953. It took Father Hondras less than a year to get the community to purchase the land on which the church now stands. On November 13, 1953, the parish purchased the corner lot on Hollywood and Sheridan Road, adjacent to the property already acquired. The architects, Peter Camburas and Theodore J. Theodore prepared preliminary sketches of the proposed building. On June 19, 1955, the cornerstone laying ceremonies took place with His Grace Athenagoras Kokkinakis, officiating. The bishop and former St. Andrew priests blessed and placed a copper box containing various documents pertaining to the history and growth of the parish in the cornerstone. In 1956, after spending nearly 1.5 million dollars for construction, the contractors had completed structure. On September 8, Father Hondras celebrated the first Divine Liturgy in the newly constructed Holy Cross Chapel by the Lake. Until completion of the main church, Father Hondras conducted religious services in the large auditorium of the community center. On November 25, 1956, the feast day of St. Katherine, Father Hondras celebrated the first Divine Liturgy in the new, but uncompleted church proper. Soon the interior of the church began to take shape. In February 1957, the parishioners witnessed the completion of their new red-roofed, lime-stone church. A year of expansion, 1957, also heralded the beginning of a church picnic for parishioners. In the summer of 1957, the marble Iconostasion and the installation of the stained glass windows was completed. Archbishop Kavvadas officiated in the new church on September 29. The consecration of the church took place in the spring of 1960. On Saturday, May 28, during the Great Vespers, His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos, prepared the relics for the Sunday Consecration Service and Divine Liturgy. On Sunday, May 29, he conducted the sacred and inspiring service of Consecration. Even though the parish had purchased the lot to the south of the church property in 1957, it was evident that further expansion was necessary so the parish council arranged for the purchase of the adjoining property exactly 10 years later. In 1961, the erection of scaffolding marked the beginning of the decoration of the interior of the church proper resulting in the magnificent mosaic of the Virgin Mary, the Pantocrator on the dome, and the delicate designs on the walls and on the column capitals. With the addition of the second story classroom complex, the Greek school and the Sunday school began using the new second story facilities in the fall of 1961. In appreciation of his generous contributions to the church, the parish council named the Greek language school, “The Dr. Basil E. Stevens Greek School of St. Andrew.” On January 15, 1967, Reverend Father John Kutulas arrived as second priest. Five years later, after having served the parish diligently for 19 years, Father John Hondras was reassigned to St. John’s Church in Jacksonville, Florida. Father Kutulas assumed the temporary pastorship of St. Andrew. On January 21, 1973, at the request of the parish council, Archbishop Iakovos approved the assignment of Father Kutulas as permanent pastor. One of the greatest honors bestowed upon the parish took place on July 4, 1974. Under the pastorship of Father John Kutulas, Archbishop Iakovos presented, at a beautiful ceremony, a sacred relic of St. Andrew the First-Called Apostle. For his distinguished service to his church as priest, counselor and confessor, the Ecumenical Patriarch awarded Father Kutulas with the offikion (office) of protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Father Kutulas served honorably as proistamenos until July 1998, when the Reverend Michael H. Kontos, Jr. succeeded him assuming the responsibilities of proistamenos of St. Andrew. On December 16, 2001, in recognition of his dedicated ministry, His Eminence Metropolitan Iakovos awarded him the offikion of Economos. Father Michael was reassigned to the parish community of the Annunciation Cathedral in Columbus, Ohio, on May 1, 2004. On June 1, 2004, the community of St. Andrew welcomed Reverend John N. Kalomas as its new proistamenos. Having most recently served Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Justice, Illinois, where under his tutelage the community of Holy Cross grew from 80 families to over 270 and its youth and ministry programs thrived. We look forward to the continued growth of our parish and ministries under Father John's spiritual guidance. Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 07/15/2019 The Holy Martyrs Cyricus and His Mother Julitta St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 13:11-14; 14:1-5 Matthew 17:24-27; 18:1-4 The Holy Martyrs Cyricus and His Mother Julitta; Vladimir, Equal-to-the-Apostles of Kiev; The Finding of the Head of St. Matrona of Chios; Donald and his Nine Daughters; Swithun, Bishop of Winchester Visit the Online Chapel for more daily readings, hymns, a monthly calendar of saints and feasts, and more. Copyright 2019. Saint Andrew Greek Orthodox Church 5649 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois 60660 \| Phone: (773) 334-4515 \| Fax: (773) 334-3468 email: info@standreworthodox.org Template and Hosting provided by the Department of Internet Ministries	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line250
__label__cc	0.613383	0.386617	Light in the Dark Ages NASHVILLE. Many Christians look at our modern world of brutal terrorists, corrupt politicians, crumbling economies, decaying morals, compromising churches, and broken families and conclude that a new Dark Age is upon us. Maybe they’re right and we’re living in the dawn of a modern Dark Age. But maybe a new Dark Age is not as bad as it sounds. After all, people in the original Dark Age (roughly 500-1500 AD) were completely obsessed with light. If you have ever visited a Gothic cathedral, you know what I am talking about. Gothic architecture had two foundational design elements: height and light. And every corner of the cathedral is a stand-alone art museum. Beginning in the eleventh century, 600 years into the Dark Ages, hundreds of massive Gothic cathedrals were constructed all across Europe — from Scandinavia in the north to the tip of the Iberian Peninsula in the south, from Wales in the West to modern Poland in the East. In addition to the great cathedrals, thousands of huge abbey churches and tens of thousands of smaller parish churches were also constructed during this time. While not as grand in scale as the famous cathedrals, these abbey and parish churches were equally obsessed with light. Because of the church building surge during the Dark Ages, by 1300, France and England had one church for every 200 people. In contrast, today in the Philippines, we have approximately one evangelical church for every 1,000 people, and many of those churches don’t meet in a church building. So, a return to the Dark Ages might be an upgrade. I mentioned that the people in the original Dark Ages (a.k.a. Middle Ages or Medieval Period) had three obsessions that manifested in Gothic architecture: light, height, and art. Light. Because of the heat and humidity of Mediterranean Europe, churches in the Roman Empire were typically built with tiny windows and thick walls constructed of stone. This was their attempt at ancient air conditioning. In contrast, Northern European cathedrals built during the Dark Ages included huge windows. These windows allowed Gothic architects to accomplish more with angles, shadows, stained glass, and sunlight than modern sound and light specialists can do with the latest high-tech million-dollar light rigs. Dark Age architects were not only obsessed with natural sun light, they were masters of light, shadows, and color. Height. Try walking into a Gothic cathedral and looking down. I bet you can’t do it, at least not for long. Eventually, you’ll look up. No matter if you’re a worshiper or a tourist, the stained glass, pointed arches, carved vaults, flying buttresses, and beautiful art force the eye upward. The idea is to help worshipers get their eyes off of temporal earthly things and to focus, at least for a moment, on the eternity and majesty of heaven. Today’s church “architecture” forces the modern worshiper to focus on fallen finite fallible humans — singers, musicians, and preachers — on a stage. Art. The third ubiquitous design element of Dark Age Gothic cathedrals was art. And art was everywhere in these cathedrals. Paintings, sculptures, mosaics, stained glass, and wood carvings adorned every Gothic cathedral built during the Dark Ages. In fact, when we talk about a Gothic cathedral, the whole building should be considered a work of art. Some of the most amazing medieval cathedral art was recently discovered during renovation work on Salisbury Cathedral, an 800-year-old Gothic cathedral located 137 kilometers west of London. While doing renovation and restoration work, stonemasons discovered beautiful art hidden in parts of the cathedral that human eyes were never supposed to see. The top of the spires, the back of statues, the bottom of roof tiles, and inaccessible attic spaces all contained intricate carvings and detailed artwork that no one had seen in over eight centuries, since the original artists created it and hid it. In fact, some of the most stunning art in Salisbury Cathedral was designed and positioned so that it would never be seen my human eyes. Why would these stonemasons, painters, woodcarvers, and sculptors spend time creating art then hiding it so no one would ever see it? The answer to that question is profoundly simple. These people lived, worked, worshiped, and built buildings for God, not for man. They saw work as worship, and they believed that worship was to honor God not to impress man. For us, worship means singing four songs before the sermon on Sunday morning. I think the Dark Age perspective of worship was closer to the biblical ideal than our modern Sunday morning mini-concerts. I have nothing against the singing part of the modern church worship service. Singing those four songs on Sunday morning can be a powerful way to worship and experience God’s presence. But singing on Sunday is a small part of real worship. Consider what Paul said about worship in Romans 12:1. I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Paul taught that “spiritual worship” happens not only when we sing four songs on Sunday morning before the sermon, but when we “present our bodies” to God as a living sacrifice. This means that all of life can and should be worship to God. If we live life as a sacrifice to God, then what we do at work on Monday through Friday is valid worship just as much as those twenty minutes of singing before the sermon. I’m not suggesting that every carpenter and stonemason who worked on a Gothic cathedral 1,000 years ago was necessarily living Romans 12, but the overall cultural idea certainly leaned toward seeing all of life as worship to God. Why else would sculptors carve the back of huge statues? Why else would stonemasons carve intricate details on the tops of spires that no one but God would ever see? They saw their work as worship. Do you? In Light of Grace, Does Obedience Matter? Real Worship is More than Good Music God is Holy, Sin is Costly, Idolatry is Offensive	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line251
__label__wiki	0.857549	0.857549	Progress On Cluster Bomb Treaty But Obstacles Progress On Cluster Bomb Treaty But Obstacles Remain Download Press Release (PDF)(Dublin, Ireland, May 26th, 2008) Strong support for victim assistance but concerns on delays in the ban and joint military operations with the U.S.At the beginning of the final week of diplomatic negotiations on a new treaty to ban cluster munitions, the non-governmental Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) said that it is pleased with the progress made thus far, but that strong concerns remain about efforts by some countries to weaken the treaty. The CMC is the umbrella organization representing civil society at the negotiations and has formal observer status.“Countries around the world have made exceptional progress toward a strong treaty to ban these deadly and indiscriminate weapons,"said Grethe Ostern of Norwegian People’s Aid, and Co-Chair of the CMC. “But some governments seem out of step with the widespread desire for the most comprehensive treaty possible, including the United Kingdom, Japan, Finland, Denmark, and Slovakia,” she added.The CMC is especially concerned about two problematic areas still outstanding. First is the desire of some states to have a “transition period” so that they can continue to use some of their banned cluster munitions for a number of years. Second is the effort by some to insert a provision that would allow treaty signatories to intentionally assist others with the use of cluster munitions in joint military operations, as well as to allow those outside the treaty to indefinitely stockpile cluster munitions on their soil.The United States – which is not present in Dublin—has been applying strong pressure behind the scenes on this joint military operations or “interoperability” issue. The countries pushing hardest for this provision, which would clearly undercut the integrity of the treaty, include the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, and Canada, as well as Denmark, France, Germany, and the Netherlands.The current draft treaty text prohibits any assistance with banned acts, and these countries state that they are only seeking legal protections for their soldiers during joint operations when the U.S. may use cluster munitions."It is vital that we protect our servicemen and women from prosecution as a result of the irresponsible acts of partners in joint military operations, but the articles of the treaty are not there to give a sly nod to those who wish to continue using these indiscriminate weapons,"said Landmine Action’s Simon Conway, former soldier, deminer and Co-Chair of the Cluster Munition Coalition.Certain countries are seeking "transition periods"of some seven to fifteen years during which they would still be able to use banned cluster munitions, claiming that they cannot give up the weapons—which they acknowledge cause unacceptable harm to civilians—until they have filled a perceived military capability gap. The strongest calls for a transition period are coming from Germany, Japan, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom."Some states are insisting that they must be able to say: ‘now we ban them, now we don’t.’ In order to protect their existing arsenals, they want to wave a magic wand and un-ban weapons that everyone agrees cause too many civilian casualties,” said Steve Goose, Co-Chair of the CMC and Director of the Arms division at Human Rights Watch.Another area of concern is stockpile destruction, with the insertion of a new clause allowing states to keep a number of cluster munitions for clearance training and other purposes, and the addition of two years (to 8 total) to the destruction deadline.The CMC said that after the first week of talks, states have demonstrated their humanitarian commitment most notably through progress on victim assistance, with groundbreaking provisions mandating such assistance, as well as plans for implementing it and reporting on it. Work on provisions related to clearance of contaminated areas also progressed well, and many states are standing firm on the importance of the obligation of past users to provide support for affected states.Ahmed Najem, CMC member and a cluster bomb survivor from Iraq said: "We really welcome the fact that both donor and affected countries are waking up to their responsibility to provide victim assistance and we are hopeful that this treaty will go way beyond other treaties in terms of humanitarian assistance for affected communities."A total of 109 countries are full participants in the negotiations, and another 20 are observers. The treaty process was launched in Oslo, Norway in February 2007 when 46 nations agreed to conclude a treaty prohibiting cluster munitions "that cause unacceptable harm to civilians"in 2008. The treaty text was developed during international meetings in Peru, Austria, and New Zealand.Banning an entire class of weapon will have an effect well beyond the signatories of the treaty. The stigmatisation of this weapon in practice will extend to all countries stockpiling and using them. Despite the fact that the US, Russia and China did not sign the treaty banning antipersonnel landmines in 1997, there has since been virtually no production, trade or use of the weapon anywhere in the world by governments.The negotiations are scheduled to conclude on Friday, May 30, when the participating states will adopt the final text of the treaty; no further changes can be made after that point. The treaty will then be opened for signature to all countries—even those not present during the negotiations—in Oslo, Norway on December 2-3, 2008. After signing the treaty, countries still need to ratify it, usually through legislative approval, before it becomes fully legally binding.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line253
__label__wiki	0.640553	0.640553	January 23, 2013 Kerth Barker Leave a comment “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” John F. Kennedy Children, Economics, Environment, Medicine, Technology/Science, Tyranny Regulators Discover a Hidden Viral Gene in Commercial GMO Crops In the course of analysis to identify potential allergens in GMO crops, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has belatedly discovered that the most common genetic regulatory sequence in commercial GMOs also encodes a significant fragment of a viral gene (Podevin and du Jardin 2012). This finding has serious ramifications for crop biotechnology and its regulation, but possibly even greater ones for consumers and farmers. This is because there are clear indications that this viral gene (called Gene VI) might not be safe for human consumption. It also may disturb the normal functioning of crops, including their natural pest resistance. What Podevin and du Jardin discovered is that of the 86 different transgenic events (unique insertions of foreign DNA) commercialized to-date in the United States 54 contain portions of Gene VI within them. They include any with a widely used gene regulatory sequence called the CaMV 35S promoter (from the cauliflower mosaic virus; CaMV). Among the affected transgenic events are some of the most widely grown GMOs, including Roundup Ready soybeans (40-3-2) and MON810 maize. They include the controversial NK603 maize recently reported as causing tumors in rats (Seralini et al. 2012). The researchers themselves concluded that the presence of segments of Gene VI “might result in unintended phenotypic changes”. They reached this conclusion because similar fragments of Gene VI have already been shown to be active on their own (e.g. De Tapia et al. 1993). In other words, the EFSA researchers were unable to rule out a hazard to public health or the environment. In general, viral genes expressed in plants raise both agronomic and human health concerns (reviewed in Latham and Wilson 2008). This is because many viral genes function to disable their host in order to facilitate pathogen invasion. Often, this is achieved by incapacitating specific anti-pathogen defenses. Incorporating such genes could clearly lead to undesirable and unexpected outcomes in agriculture. Furthermore, viruses that infect plants are often not that different from viruses that infect humans. For example, sometimes the genes of human and plant viruses are interchangeable, while on other occasions inserting plant viral fragments as transgenes has caused the genetically altered plant to become susceptible to an animal virus (Dasgupta et al. 2001). Thus, in various ways, inserting viral genes accidentally into crop plants and the food supply confers a significant potential for harm. … http://independentsciencenews.org/commentaries/regulators-discover-a-hidden-viral-gene-in-commercial-gmo-crops/ Assassinations, Bankers/Banking, Economics, Tyranny Nobel Peace Prize Nominee: Obama Asking Military Leaders If They Will “Fire On US Citizens” 2009 Nobel Peace Prize nominee Jim Garrow shockingly claims he was told by a top military veteran that the Obama administration’s “litmus test” for new military leaders is whether or not they will obey an order to fire on U.S. citizens. Garrow was nominated three years ago for the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize and is the founder of The Pink Pagoda Girls, an organization dedicated to rescuing baby girls from “gendercide” in China. Garrow has been personally involved in “helping rescue more than 36,000 Chinese baby girls from death.” He is a public figure, not an anonymous voice on the Internet, which makes his claim all the more disturbing. “I have just been informed by a former senior military leader that Obama is using a new “litmus test” in determining who will stay and who must go in his military leaders. Get ready to explode folks. “The new litmus test of leadership in the military is if they will fire on US citizens or not”. Those who will not are being removed,” Garrow wrote on his Facebook page, later following up the post by adding the man who told him is, “one of America’s foremost military heroes,” whose goal in divulging the information was to “sound the alarm.” Garrow’s claim is even more explosive given that the country is in the throes of a national debate about gun control, with gun rights advocates keen to insist that the founders put the second amendment in the Constitution primarily as a defense against government tyranny. It also follows reports on Sunday that General James Mattis, head of the United States Central Command, “is being told to vacate his office several months earlier than planned.” Concerns over US troops being given orders to fire on American citizens in the event of mass gun confiscation first arose in 1995 when hundreds of Marines at 29 Palms, California were given a survey as part of an academic project by Navy Lieutenant Commander Ernest Guy Cunningham which asked the Marines if they would, “Fire upon U.S. citizens who refuse or resist confiscation of firearms banned by the United States government.” The survey was subsequently leaked because many of the Marines who took it were shocked by the tone of the question. The US Military has clearly outlined innumerable civil emergency scenarios under which troops would be authorized to fire on U.S. citizens. In July 2012, the process by which this could take place was made clear in a leaked US Army Military Police training manual for “Civil Disturbance Operations” (PDF) dating from 2006. Similar plans were also outlined in an updated manual released in 2010 entitled FM 3-39.40 Internment and Resettlement Operations. The 2006 document outlines how military assets will be used to “help local and state authorities to restore and maintain law and order” in the event of mass riots, civil unrest or a declaration of martial law. On page 20 of the manual, rules regarding the use of “deadly force” in confronting “dissidents” on American soil are made disturbingly clear with the directive that a, “Warning shot will not be fired.” Given that second amendment advocates are now being depicted as dangerous terrorists by the federal government and local law enforcement, Garrow’s claim is sure to stoke controversy given that Americans are seeing their gun rights eviscerated while the federal government itself stockpiles billions of bullets. Last week, Gloversville Mayor Dayton King warned that any federal gun confiscation program could lead to a “Waco-style standoff” in rural areas of America. http://www.prisonplanet.com/nobel-peace-prize-nominee-obama-asks-military-leaders-if-they-will-fire-on-us-citizens.html Assassinations, Bankers/Banking, Economics, Multimedia, Tyranny Max Keiser: US is a Gulag State Hillary is banal, corrupted, drained of vibrancy and passion. I mean, she’s been around forever, the Clinton circle. She’s a fucking hawk and like a neocon, practically. She’s surrounded by all these sleazy money types who are just corrupting everything everywhere. But she’s going to be the first female president, and women in America are going to be completely invested in her candidacy. Opposition to her is going to be depicted as misogynistic, like opposition to Obama has been depicted as racist. It’s going to be this completely symbolic messaging that’s going to overshadow the fact that she’ll do nothing but continue everything in pursuit of her own power. They’ll probably have a gay person [as President] after Hillary who’s just going to do the same thing. — Glenn Greenwald Meet James Corbett, Political Extremist! Ten signs you need a different kind of education for your child MSM Forced to Admit USA Armed ISIS Rule from the shadows – The psychology of power Did Putin fear NATO would SHOOT DOWN HIS JET as he flew to G20? Vaccine Panel February 20, 2016 Los Angeles Conscious Life Expo Who is Huma Abedin? Truthstream: The Secret Power Music Holds Over You Proof GMOs cannot be contained Public Pronouncements Re: The Globalist Takeover Blood Drinking Among the Elite: The Genetic Connection	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line257
__label__cc	0.543815	0.456185	On Friday 11 January 2013, Her Excellency Quentin Bryce, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, appointed a six-member Royal Commission to investigate Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. The Royal Commission will inquire into how institutions with a responsibility for children have managed and responded to allegations and instances of child sexual abuse. The Commissioners will investigate where systems have failed to protect children, and make recommendations on how to improve laws, policies and practices to prevent and better respond to child sexual abuse in institutions. The Commissioners can look at any private, public or non-government organisation that is, or was in the past, involved with children, including government agencies, schools, sporting clubs, orphanages, foster care, and religious organisations. The Hon. Justice Peter McClellan AM has been appointed Chair of the Commission. Justice McClellan has since 2005 held a senior judicial position in the New South Wales judiciary as the Chief Judge at Common Law of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. The Commissioners have been appointed for three years. The Commission will release an interim report by no later than 30 June 2014. For more information about the Commission including submissions, transcripts of hearings and hearing dates and locations click here.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line258
__label__cc	0.529456	0.470544	Evan Linder Co-Artistic Director Evan Linder is an ensemble member and the founding co-artistic director The New Colony. He works in Chicago as a playwright, actor and director. He also teaches playwriting at the University of Chicago. Evan is a proud graduate of the College of Charleston, which presented him the Alumnus of the Year award in 2016. His plays include Byhalia Mississippi, 11:11, The Warriors, The Bear Suit of Happiness, B-Side Studio, The Hunted, Jo & Liv and 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, which was named Best Overall Production at the 2012 NYC International Fringe Festival and is published by Samuel French. 5 Lesbians also enjoyed an Off-Broadway run as part of the Soho Playhouse’s 2012-2013 season and has seen productions in over 35 States, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Spain, South Africa, Great Britain & Japan. Byhalia, Mississippi (2016 Jeff Award: Best New Work) opens in Washington D.C. in June 2019 as part of the Kennedy Center’s 2018-2019 Season. At The New Colony, Evan continues to teach the Writers Room, an education program he created in 2015 that has now welcomed over 100 emerging Chicago playwrights. Evanlinder.com New Colony Productions	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line268
__label__wiki	0.768279	0.768279	Sweet Result in Utah State Tax Commission v. See’s Candies, Inc. Tax Development Nov 08, 2018 Properly Implemented Business Planning Leads to a Sweet Result in Utah State Tax Commission v. See’s Candies, Inc. By Mark L. Nachbar Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”) is the parent holding company of a variety of business interests. At its helm is arguably one of the best business minds in the world, Warren Buffett. Berkshire invests in a variety of industries, including freight transportation, finance, utilities, insurance companies, consumer retail, food, building materials, and numerous other interests. Operating decisions for the various Berkshire companies are made by the managers of those businesses, while investment and capital deployment decisions are made at the holding company level. In 1997, one of Berkshire’s insurance subsidiaries, Columbia Insurance Company (“Columbia”) offered to purchase intellectual property (IP) from See’s Candies, Inc. (“See’s”) and other Berkshire-operating companies. The sale was executed as a tax-free exchange of stock for assets under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) § 351; See’s transferred its IP in exchange for preferred stock in Columbia equal to the fair market value of the IP. When Columbia decided to embark upon this strategy, it increased its staff levels from one full-time attorney, who spent about 75% of his time on IP, to three full-time IP attorneys. The Columbia IP attorneys kept the trademarks in force and prosecuted infringement. They also visited and trained operating company employees regarding updates in IP law and best practices. They evaluated IP procedures and quality of the branded product to ensure enhancement of the IP. See’s and the other operating companies could then focus on their core businesses (e.g., the making of candy). Berkshire would also be able to measure the operating companies on their cost of capital by removing the value of the IP from the operating profit. The transfer is one that would be seen between unrelated business entities. The intellectual property of See’s would be managed by a company with IP expertise—Columbia, and Columbia would have additional cash reserves that could be used to grow its business. A portion of the increased value of Columbia would inure with See’s through its preferred shareholdings in Columbia. An agreement between See’s and Columbia allowed See’s to use the IP. The royalty set for the use of the IP was meticulously developed by an independent transfer pricing study. That study was used not only to set the royalty rate, but also the value for which the IP was transferred to Columbia. The pricing set by the study ensured that See’s received stock in Columbia equal to the value of the intangibles transferred. The royalty for using the IP was adjusted for expenses incurred by See’s to maintain the IP through advertising, managing customer subscription lists, and other activities. In a separate agreement, any additional IP created by See’s would be on Columbia’s behalf and would be owned by Columbia and licensed to See’s. Columbia would reimburse See’s for its development expenses on a percentage rate of domestic sales. All financial exchanges between See’s and Columbia were set by this independent transfer pricing study and were reevaluated and renewed on a periodic basis. Under the agreement, Columbia did not return to See’s any part of the royalties it received as payments, nor did it provide See’s loans, dividends, or other compensation. This transaction was first audited by the Multistate Tax Commission (MTC), for years 1995 to 1998. MTC ultimately recommended that the royalty be lowered by 10%, which took the royalty down to the bottom end of the acceptable royalty range established by the transfer pricing study. MTC initiated another audit of See’s for the years 1999 through 2007. For those years, the Utah State Tax Commission (“the Commission”) disallowed the royalty deductions in their entirety under its authority under Utah Code Annotated § 59-7-113. The Commission’s position is that the income of See’s is not fairly reflective of its taxable income due to the royalty deductions. That audit is the subject of the recently decided Utah Supreme Court case.1 The Utah District Court, the trial court, noted in its opinion that experts for See’s were able to support and maintain the business purpose behind the transaction, while the Commission’s experts were not able to rebut the business purpose of the transactions with any credible witness. One of the witnesses for See’s confirmed that the IP transfer was common, and both parties benefited from the transaction. That expert testified that he would not have recommended that See’s undertake the transaction solely for the tax benefits. With the business purpose of the transaction being recognized and sustained by the Court, the gist of the case was whether the Commission had an unlimited ability to reallocate income under Utah Code Ann. § 59-7-113 or whether the Commission was limited to adjustments allowed under IRC § 482. The District Court found that the Commission did not have unfettered discretion, which led to its appeal to the Utah Supreme Court. The Utah Supreme Court looked at the history of IRC § 482. Its review dates to the Revenue Act of 1921, when Congress adopted the earliest predecessor of § 482. The section was enacted to allow the Commissioner to require companies to file consolidated returns to properly reflect income. In 1928, Congress modified this approach to correcting the distortion that could be created by intercompany transactions in IRC § 45. Congress gave the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) the authority to allocate income and expenses between related entities to clearly reflect its true income. “[T]his history confirms that Congress intended section 45 to provide the IRS with a tool to address transfer pricing manipulation.” The IRS had interpreted this authority2 as the ability to recast transactions into those in which unaffiliated parties would enter into at an arm’s length. The Court then addressed the history of Utah’s code § 113. The predecessor to the Utah section was enacted in 1931 as § 20 of the Corporation Franchise Tax Act, 1931 Utah Laws 87. Section 20 was enacted verbatim from IRC § 45. The Court found that when the Legislature adopts similar language to a federal statute, “that use…indicates a legislative intent to adopt not just the language of a federal statute, but also its accompanying ‘cluster of ideas’….[W]hen our legislature copies a federal statute, federal interpretations of the statute constitute persuasive authority as to the statute’s meaning.” The Court found that since Utah § 113 contains the same language as IRC § 45, the federal interpretation of the phrase “necessary to clearly reflect income” in Utah § 113 has the same meaning as IRC § 45, “that allocation is ‘necessary’ in circumstances when related companies enter into transactions that do not resemble what unrelated companies dealing at arm’s length would agree to do.” The Supreme Court found that the District Court had concluded that the See’s-Columbia transaction was at an arm’s length, justifying the royalty deduction. The Supreme Court rejected the Commission’s arguments that other states have chosen to tax insurance companies differently or that the application of § 482 at the federal level was irrelevant because federal taxes were not affected by the transaction. The Court upheld the transaction as reflecting an arm’s length arrangement that unrelated companies would enter into for legitimate business purposes and upheld the District Court’s ruling. Sound business planning, accompanied by accurate and meticulously followed execution, wins the day in this “sweet” decision. 1 Utah State Tax Commission v. See’s Candies, Inc., 2018 UT 57, October 5, 2018. 2 Pub. L. No. 70-561, 45 Stat. 791, 806 (1928). TECHNICAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Nachbar mark.nachbar@ryan.com Mark L. Nachbar	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line269
__label__wiki	0.665383	0.665383	» travelinos.com » Sightseeing » Sightseeing Ireland » Rock of Cashel More Sightseeing Uluru - Ayers Rock London Bidge Ring of Brodgar Shitennoji Temple Great Zimbabwe Ruins Aspendos Peagons Rock Raouché in Beirut Cashel historic tellings are of Irish province of the Munster province and is still as popular as St. Patrick. In fact, this is an Irish historical landmark, Celtic great cathedral has sunk in ruins. The Rock of Cashel is one of the most visited tourist destinations throughout the country. The Cathedral is located near the city Cashel, which is located in the southern Irish county of Tipperary. Rock of Cashel traditionally serves as the seat of kings in Munster for several hundred years before the Norman Conquest in these lands. The ruins preserved of these ancient times are quite a bit. Most of the historical heritage, which today has reached us was built in the 12th and 13th century. Today you can see the massive scale of Cashel rock figures who in their picturesque qualities have no equivalent in Europe. Cashel in literal translation means "royal fortress". After the 12th century the rock began to develop as an important Christian center. Even before that in 1101 the then King of Munster gives the church building a round tower, which has managed to persist until today and was erected shortly after that date. A decade later, in 1111 Rock of Cashel passes into the possession of the archbishop, who this time was the only one in the Irish possessions and was in Armagh. The original cathedral was located where today is located inside the temple, but it has no specific information. The magnificent Roman church, which has remained to this day stands dignified on the hill. It was lit back in 1134, and in the 13th century was built anew. In the Cormac chapel you can see today the oldest Roman wall paintings all over Ireland. In the 16th century they were deleted, as it is plastered on the mud, but in 1980 were restored. Today, the tourism tour starts at Cashel choral hall which, was built in the 15th century. It was completely restored in 1975 on the European Architectural Heritage year. Today it also houses a small museum with exhibitions of artifacts from excavations carried out around the Rock of Cashel. Rock of Cashel ,	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line270
__label__wiki	0.760985	0.760985	Sensational Theatre Break Deals! This week’s Theatrebreaks.com offers include 6 of the best theatre breaks in London’s West End. From Award Winning Phantom of the Opera to the longest running musical Les Miserables, there’s every reason for you to take advantage of these amazing ticket & hotel deals! With Phantom of the Opera Theatre Breaks starting from just £88.50pp, the “Grandaddy” of them all celebrates its 26th record-breaking year in 2012 and is also the world’s best selling musical . Phantom of the Opera Theatre Breaks is a multi-award winning musical which continies to captivate audiences night after night. Based on the 1911 novel by Gaston Leroux, a Phantom of the Opera Theatre Breaks tells a Gothic tale of love and destruction in the heart of the Paris Opera Billy Elliot Theatre Breaks start from an amazingly low £63.50pp which deserves an award nomination in itself! Gaining 3 Oscar nominations, massive box office success and worldwide critical acclaim made the 2000 film Billy Elliot one of the biggest British hits to date. 5 years later this touching and moving story was brought back to life on the stage and Billy Elliot Theatre Breaks have been inspiring and entertaining audiences ever since. A fantastic adaptation of this magnificent film sees one 11 year old boy break the mould and fight against the odds to follow his dreams of becoming a dancer. Witness the dancing sensation of Singin’ in the Rain Theatre Breaks for just for £76.50pp. A musical designed like no other to have you singin’ and dancing whatever the weather. Singin’ in the Rain Theatre Breaks follows the story of Don Lockwood, a silent movie star, with everything he could ever dream of. Don has fame, adoration and a well documented romance with his co-star Linda Lamont but everything is about to change forever. Singin’ in the Rain is the story of the first Hollywood musical when the silver screen found its voice and never looked back. Tip tap tapping deals for Top Hat Theatre Breaks from £77.50pp. It’s time to ‘put on your top hat and brush off your tails’. 77 years after Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers lit up Hollywood’s silver screen with one of the greatest dance musicals of all time, RKO Pictures’ Top Hat is in the West End. Packed full of Irving Berlin’s greatest hits, such as Let’s Face the Music and Dance and Top Hat, White Tie and Tails, stunning tap and a little bit of Busby Berkeley thrown in for good measure, Top Hat Theatre Breaks features magnificent sets, over 200 costumes and a love story that will set the pulses racing! Rocking London for the last 10 years has been the We Will Rock You Theatre Breaks from a fantastic £75.50pp. The biggest rock phenomenon has just celebrated 10 years in the West End (and critics said it wouldn’t last 10 weeks!). Created by Queen and Ben Elton and seen by over 11 million people worldwide We Will Rock You Theatre breaks are loved by audiences of all ages. With over 24 classic hits including Killer Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody and We Will Rock You it continues to have audiences singing in the aisles. We Will Rock You Theatre Breaks follows the story of a bunch of Bohemian Rebels who are determined to break away from the happy Ga Ga world that the rest of Planet Mall live in. With laughter and tears Les Miserables Theatre Breaks celebrates as the longest running musical in the west End with hotel & ticket packages from £90pp. Follow the Les Misérables Theatre Breaks powerful story of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his attempts to re-enter into a society. Set in 19th Century France amidst the struggles of the French revolution, Les Misérables is a tale of passion, love and broken dreams. For more information on these productions and how to book these theatre breaks go to www.theatrebreaks.com Filed Under: Lifestyle	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line271
__label__cc	0.696046	0.303954	My Writing Process: A Blog Meme for 2014 As you all know, I’m always game for something new online, and last week I got an invite for something new—a blog meme. The concept is I go on and share with you all what’s happening in my writing life. I then introduce two people where, next week, they post their own answers to these questions. Hence the blog meme—from my answers, you jump to two new authors who will take you along on their journey. While our intern-of-awesome K.T. Byski had a hand in making this happen, the invitation come from author Emily Swartz, a recent graduate from USM’s Stonecoast MFA program in Creative Writing. She has a work-in-progress called The Midnight Thief, a drama set in Appalachian Kentucky, but a freelance writer’s life is peppered with experience and it is that experience she brings to her work. Thanks, Emily, for this invitation. This should be fun. 1. What am I working on? Well, okay, that’s kind of complicated. And quite involved. I’m still working the promotion for my recent release, Dawn’s Early Light, which began in late February and will continue until early May. That means I’m bloggity-blog-blog-blogging a lot while editing and producing new episodes of Tales from the Archives. I also make time for The Shared Desk, a writing show I produce with my wife, Pip Ballantine. And with all this audio equipment around us, Pip and I are working on the audio release of Ministry Protocol: Thrilling Tales of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences. In the middle of all this, and preparing for the imminent release of The Ministry Initiative, I’ve got an urban fantasy in the work under the working title Wolf in the Fold, and a book on Social Media for writers. The non-fiction book Pip and I premiered at The James River Writers Master Class which was great fun. The feedback was so positive, we’ve decided to pass the idea on to our agent and see if we can turn it into a title for the shelves. All this, and Pip and I continue work in the fourth book in the Ministry series, running under the title The Diamond Conspiracy. And then there’s One-Stop Writer Shop that Pip and I launched last month, offering a network for indie authors new and experienced to choose from. So yeah…it’s a full dance card over here. 2. How does my work differ from others of its genre? Steampunk can easily fall in to an aesthetic, where the advanced technology and weapons tend to be nothing more than a set piece. It “looks cool” in print but the characters trust it without question. Science back in the Industrial Revolution really was a crap shoot, and interaction with that technology was a big deal. With my steampunk, be it the short stories, novellas, or the works I pen with my wife, we strive to show that connection—both on a mechanical and a visceral way—in our characters and the stories we tell. There’s also the ripple effect of history that I don’t think some writers look at, something we directly look at in Dawn’s Early Light. If this technology were readily available, how would it affect culture, affect people? We remain true to the historical figures, but we also show how advanced technology like airships, analytical engines, ornithopers, and ray guns would have on them. I think it makes our steampunk stand out. 3. Why do I write what I do? It’s all J.R. Blackwell and Jared Axelrod’s fault. At least, that was how I discovered steampunk as I know it today. I was supposed to have been writing a book when I first heard author and podcaster Mur Lafferty mention photographer J.R. Blackwell. I sought J.R. out on Flickr, and lost myself for hours in her work. It was in this journey through portfolios that I came across some really cool photos of people in 19th century style clothing, but there was something different about what the models were wearing. The accessories were intricate. The accessories were stylish. The accessories were artistic. The accessories were badass. I asked them both what this was, and they proceeded to tell me all about steampunk. The more I found out about steampunk, the more I came to discover this was something I’ve always been into, just that I knew it as science fiction set in the past. My earliest memory of steampunk are the films Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The game-changer for me was Time After Time, a film marked the directorial debut of Nicholas Meyer (who went on to direct Star Trek II and VI), and stars Malcolm McDowell as H.G. Wells and David Warner as Dr. John Leslie Stevenson whom we find out later is Jack the Ripper. This movie stuck with me, and even inspired a short story for my wife’s erotica podcast. I still hold J.R. and Jared responsible for getting me into steampunk, but it was Time After Time that offered me a hint of what was possible. 4. How does my writing process work? It’s different with every book. Sometimes, it can start with a title, and I build on that. Other times, it’s an idea and I start writing. I admit without fail that I’m a “pantser” or the kind of writer that will outline and refine the world during the editorial processes. In other words, i’m flying by the seat-of-my-pants. I get things done when I strap myself into a chair, fire up the iTunes, and start writing. I’ll admit that depending on the scene or tone I’m trying to reach, I will write to scores that capture the mood. I hop back and forth between the light whimsy of The Great Train Robbery and the darkness of Dredd. I’ve got a background in music, and I get certain inspirations from various artists and motion pictures scores. When I get deep into a project, I will have playlists for each title. When it comes to getting work done, I need to get my butt in the chair, and get to writing. I go dark on social media (unless I’m doing a little on-the-spot research) and I get in my daily word count. “Butt in Chair” is the best way for me to accomplish works-in-progress and meet deadlines. Next up on the writing blog meme: Stacia D. Kelly, Ph.D., is a bodybuilder, health advocate, consultant, and writer. Her non-fiction work includes Reduce You, Muse, and Nine Months In, Nine Months Out while her fiction works include Phyxe: Goddess of Fire, Ichi, and the upcoming Gaian. Read more at www.staciakelly.com. Nick Kelly is a veteran musician, trainer and speaker. His musical travels have taken him all over the United States, singing with the band Division, or entertaining local DC-MD-VA crowds with the energetic cover band, Just Wanna Play. He has played everywhere from the Virginia Wine and Garlic Festival to Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Nick’s public speaking engagements have helped hundreds of business owners to understand the necessity of “Communicating Effectively with Purpose” and “Developing and Understanding Your Vision.” He presents to coaches and parents on the importance of health, understanding of the glycemic index, and the massive energy drink market. Nick is an Internet Safety advocate, and an ambassador for Enough is Enough online safety. He has written on the subject for Prince William Living and Fredericksburg Parent magazines. He is the author of the Leon “Catwalk” Caliber cyberpunk series, which debuted in the 2001 comic, Independent Voices 3 and continues in novels with 2013′s Catwalk: Messiah. He co-authors the Urban Samurai series, beginning with 2013′s Ichi. Filed Under: Geek Chic, News and Appearances, Steampunk, The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, Writing Tagged With: audio, blog meme, Dawn's Early Light, Emily Schwartz, J.R. Blackwell, James River Writers, Jared Axelrod, K.T. Bryski, Ministry Protocol, Mur Lafferty, Nick Kelly, One Stop Writer Shop, Pip Ballantine, Stacia D. Kelly, Steampunk, Stonecoast, Tales from the Archives, Technology, The Diamond Conspiracy, The Ministry Initiative, The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, The Shared Desk, The Writing Process Emily Swartz says Hey, Tee. Great post! I found myself wanting to read more of your energetic type prose. You sound like you go a hundred miles an hour. I look forward to reading more of your work. I’m so glad K.T. Bryski pointed me in your direction. Doc Coleman says There is a reason Tee is known as the energizer bunny of podcasting. John Jones says Tee, I am surprised you didn’t mention the 60’s TV version of The Wild Wild West for steampunk influences. See you at Raven.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line276
__label__cc	0.510055	0.489945	Gaza crisis – public meeting success for local Palestine campaigners Last Wednesday evening saw Harmony Hall in Walthamstow full to capacity as people crowded in to hear a range of excellent speakers on the vital subject of how we can best support the people of Gaza, The joint meeting was organised by the Waltham Forest Palestine Solidarity Committee together with the Stop the War Coalition. After the terrible slaughter of civilians, including hundreds of children, the attention of the media has moved on but the speakers were determined that the people of Gaza and Palestine in general would not be forgotten. Yousef Al-Helou, a journalist from Gaza who has lost many members of his own family received a standing ovation after he spoke movingly about the recent Israeli invasion, and paid tribute to the courage of the people. All speakers were united in calling for an end to the blockade of Gaza, and the need to put international pressure on Israel to recognise the human rights of the Palestinian people, and that lasting peace can only come through justice. Salim Alam (from Palestine Solidarity) called on people to support a focused campaign of boycotting Israeli products and to pressure the British government to stop selling arms to Israel. The panel included two Jewish anti-Zionist campaigners (Rob Ferguson and Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi) who stressed that it is not anti-Semitic to oppose the Zionism of the Israeli state, and that it was “Kosher” to boycott Israel. They also pointed to the diminishing support in the US by younger Jews for Israel. Finally, Irfan Akhtar from the Waltham Forest Council of Mosques stressed the need for the local community in Waltham Forest to get more involved in the campaign for justice and human rights. Gaza crisis – public meeting success for local Pal... Mass Lobby of Members of Parliament on Tuesday, Se... GAZA, What Next for Palestine	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line279
__label__wiki	0.509827	0.509827	Public Safety report shows increase in reported rapes By Matt Woods \| October 29th, 2018 The Webster University Department of Public Safety’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contained four reported rapes from 2016 through 2017. This is an increased number from 2012 through 2015, when two rapes were reported. Concerning the public safety report, The Journal reached out for interviews from Webster’s Head of Public Safety, the university’s Title IX coordinator and the Dean of Students. Director of Public Relations Patrick Giblin denied the request for all three interviews. At least one of the reported rapes was a delayed report, according to Giblin. This means the alleged victim claimed the incident occured before 2016 or 2017 and did not report it until then. Rape, as defined in the 2018 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, is “the penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim.” Under regulations prior to 2014, reports of sexual assault with an object and forcible sodomy were listed separately from the number of reported rapes. As reports of these incidents are now included in the new definition, one more reported rape would be listed today, as an incident of non-consensual sodomy was recorded in 2012. Statistics in the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report are based solely on alleged criminal offenses. It does not matter if the case has been investigated or whether the alleged perpetrator has been found guilty. The statistics also reflect when the alleged victim reported the offense, not necessarily when the offense allegedly occurred. This graph depicts the number of reported rapes on Webster’s campus over the past six years. Graph by Matt Woods In a letter response to The Journal, Webster’s administration said these reports do not signify an uptrend in crime. “It means we are seeing a more accurate accounting of these reports and now have more information to make the campus safer,” the administration said in the letter. Lt. Andy Miller, Public Information Officer for the Webster Groves Police Department, said the department has not dealt with any rape cases involving Webster University students from 2015 through 2017. “There were no incidents of rape reported to the police department that involved Webster University students that I could locate in our report system,” Miller said. According to Miller, the alleged victim has the responsibility of reporting a criminal offense to the police, not public safety or the university’s Title IX coordinator. This does not mean public safety or the Title IX coordinator may not assist in reporting to the police, only that they do not have control over it. Carla Hickman, Fontbonne University’s Title IX Coordinator, said she receives cases, including alleged rape incidents, from public safety or the police. Then, she said, it is up to the student on how to continue. “The student can ask for an investigation or not ask for an investigation,” Hickman said. The geographical boundaries for what is contained in the report include on-campus buildings or property owned by the university, public property within or immediately adjacent to the campus and any building or property in direct relation to the university frequently used by students. Webster’s administration outlined in its letter what actions the university plans to take to ensure the safety of students and faculty. Some of the actions listed include the creation and launch of a web-based reporting system, development of interactive workshops and individualized training for key campus officials. The university has a messaging system currently in place to notify students of possible danger. Public safety has a “safe walk” program to provide escorts to students, faculty and staff if needed. In its letter, the administration welcomed an increase in reportings of alleged incidents. “It demonstrates that people have more faith in the reporting system and the report they receive when they come forward,” the letter said. Students and faculty can report incidents to Webster’s Department of Public Safety. The Office of Public Safety is located at 572 Garden Ave. on Webster’s main campus. Six thefts reported at Loretto-Hilton Multiple thefts of property have occurred at the Loretto-Hilton building on the campus of Webster… Public Safety works to clear parked cars in the UC lot Approximately 75 spots need to be cleared by 6 p.m. for the annual Webster University… Students report suspicious vehicle on Webster University campus Two Webster students made a public safety incident report after alleging a white van followed…	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line289
__label__cc	0.649709	0.350291	Today’s News Roundup includes several articles that explore the advantages of telework, a recap of a work-family focused event at the Center for American Progress, and a science blogger’s response to the UCLA study on working families. Today’s News Roundup includes several articles on older workers, new statistics on the aging of the U.S. population, and a report on the Queen’s speech to Parliament in which she called for greater workplace flexibility. Today’s News Roundup includes notice of a new book by researcher Jody Heymann that contends that investing in lower-wage workers is a smart business strategy and several articles on career flexibility. Today’s News Roundup includes an article about former National Advisory Committee on Workplace Flexibility member Anne Weisberg and several perspectives on work related stress. Today’s News Roundup includes a look at work hours in OECD countries and an article on paid sick leave legislation in New York City. Today’s News Roundup includes polling data on the time crunch of working mothers, an NPR report the Obama administration’s support for paid leave, and a report from Brookings that reveals key demographic trends over the past 10 years. Today’s News Roundup includes an article on the failure of legislation that would have expanded telework for federal employees and perspectives on the April unemployment report. Today’s News Roundup includes an interview with OMB director Peter Orszag about the federal workforce and a report on the work-life priorities of Millennials.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line294
__label__cc	0.546213	0.453787	10 The Most Successful Spy Operations 6/28/2010 History, Top Lists 5 comments Beginning of the spying is not known but it is certain that any war marked at least one great spy operation that is generally interrupted wars. Here is the 10 the most successful spy operations of the world but there were many more with whom we meet in history. The Longest Match In Tennis History 6/25/2010 Sport 0 comments This article details longest tennis match records by duration or number of games. The 1973 introduction of the tiebreak reduced the opportunity for such records to be broken. However, among the Grand Slams, only the US Open uses the tiebreak in the fifth set; the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon instead use the advantage set rules in the fifth set. This allowed, for example, the record-smashing Isner v. Mahut match at Wimbledon 2010. Top 5 Most Expensive Stamps in the World 6/20/2010 Other, Top Lists 0 comments Stamp collecting is one of the most popular hobbies in the world. Many people spend a lot of money to get a rare stamps from all over the world. The following is very expensive stamps from various countries in the world. Top 10 Largest Stadiums In The World (by capacity) 6/15/2010 Structures and Buildings 7 comments The following is a list of sports stadiums (or stadia) ordered by their seating capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators they can accommodate. Most of the largest stadiums are used for Association football or American football. World's Furthest Leaning Man-made Tower Capital Gate in Abu Dhabi, owned and developed by ADNEC (Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company), has been certified as the ‘World’s Furthest Leaning Man-made Tower’. The 160-metre, 35-storey Capital Gate tower has been built to lean 18 degrees westwards, which is four times more than The Tower of Pisa, in Italy. When fully complete by end of this year, the tower will house the 5 Star ‘Hyatt Capital Gate’, as well as 20,000sqm of the most exclusive office space in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. 10 Most Poisonous Animals in the World 6/08/2010 Animals, Top Lists 5 comments It is really hard to tell which animal is the most poisonous in the world. The one that has the most toxic chemicals? The one that kills the biggest amount of people a year? Or maybe the one with the biggest amount of poison? First of all, I have to admit that the title is a bit incorrect, because there is a difference between poisonous and venomous animals. A poisonous animal carries harmful chemicals called toxins primarily used for self defense. Therefore venomous animals deliver their toxins by stinging, stabbing, or biting. So poisonous animals are passive killers, while venomous animals are active killers. Nevertheless, theory aside, they are all really dangerous. So look really closely at each photo, cause next time you meet them can be the last thing you ever see. 1. Box Jellyfish The top prize for “The World Most Venomous Animal,” would go to the Box Jellyfish. It has caused at least 5,567 recorded deaths since 1954. Their venom is among the most deadly in the world. It’s toxins attack the heart, nervous system, and skin cells. And the worst part of it is that jelly box venom is so overpoweringly painful, that human victims go in shock, drown or die of heart failure before even reaching shore. Survivors experience pain weeks after the contact with box jellies. You have virtually no chance to survive the venomous sting, unless treated immediately. After a sting, vinegar should be applied for a minimum of 30 seconds. Vinegar has acetic acid, which disables the box jelly’s nematocysts that have not yet discharged into the bloodstream (though it will not alleviate the pain). Wearing panty hose while swimming is also a good prevention measure since it can prevent jellies from being able to harm your legs. Jelly box can be found in the waters around Asia and Australia. 2. King Cobra The King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is the world’s longest venomous snake – growing up to 5.6 m (18.5 ft) in length. Ophiophagus, literally means “snake-eater” as it eats other snakes. One single bite of this deadly snake can easily kill a human. This snake is even capable of killing a full-grown Asian Elephant within 3 hours if the larger animal is bitten in a vulnerable area such as the trunk. It’s venom is not as toxic as other venomous snakes, but King Cobra is capable of injecting 5 times more venom than black mamba and can result in mortality up to 5 times faster than that of the black mamba. It is quite widespread, ranging across South and South-east Asia, living in dense highland forests. 3. Marbled Cone Snail This little beautiful looking Marbled Cone snail can be as deadly as any other animal on this list. One drop of its venom is so powerful that it can kill more than 20 humans. If you ever happen to be in warm salt water environment (where these snails are often found) and see it, don’t even think of picking it up. Of course, the true purpose of its venom is to catch its prey. Symptoms of a cone snail sting can start immediately or can be delayed in onset for days. It results in intense pain, swelling, numbness and tingling. Severe cases involve muscle paralysis, vision changes and breathing failure. There is no antivenom. However, only about 30 human deaths have been recorded from cone snail envenomation. 4. Blue-Ringed Octopus The Blue-Ringed Octopus is very small, only the size of a golf ball, but its venom is so powerful that can kill a human. Actually it carries enough poison to kill 26 adult humans within minutes, and there is no antidote. They are currently recognized as one of the world’s most venomous animals. Its painless bite may seem harmless, but the deadly neurotoxins begin working immediately resulting in muscular weakness, numbness, followed by a cessation and breathing and ultimately death. They can be found in tide pools in the Pacific Ocean, from Japan to Australia. Contrarily to the popular belief most of the scorpions are relatively harmless to humans as stings produce only local effects (pain, numbness or swelling). However, the Death Starker Scorpion is highly dangerous species because its venom is a powerful cocktail of neurotoxins which causes an intense and unbearable pain, then fever, followed by coma, convulsions, paralysis and death. Fortunately, while a sting from this scorpion is extremely painful, it would be unlikely to kill a healthy, adult human. Young children, the old, or infirm (with a heart condition) are at the biggest risk. Death stalker scorpions are spread in North Africa and Middle East. 6. Stonefish Maybe Stonefish would never win a beauty contest, but it would definitely win the top prize for being “The World Most Venomous Fish”. Its venom causes such a severe pain that the victims of its sting want the affected limb to be amputated. It is described as the worst pain known to man. It is accompanied with possible shock, paralysis, and tissue death. If not given medical attention within a couple of hours It can be fatal to humans. Stonefish stores its toxins in gruesome-looking spines that are designed to hurt would-be predators. Stonefish mostly live above the tropic of Capricorn, often found in the shallow tropical marine waters of the Pacific and Indian oceans, ranging from the Red Sea to the Queensland Great Barrier Reef. 7. The Brazilian wandering spider The Brazilian Wandering Spider (Phoneutria) or banana spider appears in the Guinness Book of World Records 2007 for the most venomous spider and is the spider responsible for most human deaths. This spider is believed to have the most potent neurotoxic venom of any living spider. Only 0.006mg (0.00000021oz) is sufficient to kill a mouse. They are also so dangerous because of their wandering nature. They often hide during daytime in highly populated areas inside houses, clothes, boots, and cars. Its venomous bite causes not only intense pain, the venom of the spider can also cause priapism – uncomfortable erections lasting for many hours that lead to impotence. 8. Inland Taipan The prize for “The World’s Most Venomous Snake” goes to the Inland Taipan of Australia. Just a single bite from this snake contains enough venom to kill 100 human adults or an army of 250,000 mice. Its venom is at least 200 – 400 times more toxic than a common cobra. The Inland Taiwan’s extremely neurotoxic venom can kill an adult human in as little as 45 minutes. Fortunately this snake is very shy and there have been no documented human fatalities (all known bites were treated with antivenin). 9. Poison Dart Frog If you ever happen to be running through the rain forests somewhere in Central or South America, do not ever pick up beautiful and colorful frogs – it can be the Poison Dart Frog. This frog is probably the most poisonous animal on earth.The 2 inch long (5cm) golden poison dart frog has enough venom to kill 10 adult humans or 20,000 mice. Only 2 micrograms of this lethal toxin (the amount that fits on the head of a pin) is capable of killing a human or other large mammal. They are called “dart frogs” because indigenous Amerindians’ use of their toxic secretions to poison the tips of their blow-darts. Poison dart frogs keep their poison in their skins and will sicken or kill anybody who touches or eats it. 10. Puffer Fish Puffer Fish are the second most poisonous vertebrate on earth (the first one is golden dart Frog). The meat of some species is a delicacy in both Japan (as fugu) and Korea (as bok-uh) but the problem is that the skin and certain organs of many puffer fish are very poisonous to humans. This puffy fish produce rapid and violent death..Puffer’s poisoning causes deadening of the tongue and lips, dizziness, vomiting, rapid heart rate, difficulty breathing, and muscle paralysis. Victims die from suffocation as diaphragm muscles are paralyzed. Most of the victims die after four to 24 hours. There is no known antidote, Most deaths from fugu happen when untrained people catch and prepare the fish. Statistics show that there were 20 to 44 incidents of fugu poisoning per year between 1996 and 2006 in all of Japan and up to six incidents per year led to death. Since Fugu’s poison can cause near instantaneous death, only licensed chefs are allowed to prepare it. World's Oldest And Most Expensive Camera (price 732,000 Euros) 6/06/2010 Other 1 comment The WestLicht camera auction on the 29th of May 2010 ended with a sensation. Lot 544, a Daguerréotype Giroux from 1839, was sold for the unbelievable price of 732,000 Euros (incl. premiums) and is thus not only the first commercially produced camera but also the most expensive camera in the world. No less spectacular is the price achieved by the mercury box that goes with the Daguerreotype – the extremely rare accessory was sold for 144,600 Euros. Top 10 Largest Empires In World History (by landmass) 6/03/2010 History 20 comments An empire involves the extension of a state's sovereignty over external territories. For example, first the Spanish Empire and then the British Empire were called "the empires on which the sun never sets", because of their territories and possessions around the globe. This article provides a list of the largest empires in world history. Top 10 Largest Stadiums In The World (by capacity)... World's Oldest And Most Expensive Camera (price 73... Top 10 Largest Empires In World History (by landma...	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line296
__label__wiki	0.644796	0.644796	The second meeting of the Interdepartmental Working Group on the preparation and development of the first draft report of the Trade Policy Review of the Republic of Tajikistan to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other relevant issues On February 25, 2019 the second meeting of the Interdepartmental Working Group on the preparation and development of the first draft report of the Trade Policy Review of the Republic of Tajikistan to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other relevant issues in the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan was held under the guidance of the Head of WTO Affairs Department Abdurakhmonov A. S. the representatives of relevant ministries and departments (members of the group) attended the meeting. It should be noted that according to the consent of the Founder of Peace and National Unity - the Leader of the Nation, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmon and the decree of the Head of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan dated January 5, 2019, No. 22/10, the date of the first review of the trade policy of the Republic of Tajikistan WTO will April 2020. In order to fulfill the decree of the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan dated December 18, 2017, No. 17382 (22-6) of the draft report on the review of the trade policy of the Republic of Tajikistan at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other relevant issues and in order to conduct a review, the Order The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of June 29, 2018, No. 42, established the Interdepartmental Working Group. Also, in according to WTO rules, WTO member states should submit a report on the review of their country's trade policy to the WTO Secretariat, in connection with further submission to WTO member states. The main purpose of reporting to member countries is to create a transparent and predictable business environment within the WTO. In this regard, the achievement of these goals is impossible without a regular review of trade policy. Member countries of the WTO should report the activities, achievements and progress of their country within the framework of the trade policy review mechanism. At the meeting, also from the part of the Head of the WTO Affairs Department, Abdurakhmonov A. S., an Action Plan was presented for preparing and writing a report on the trade policy review of the Republic of Tajikistan to WTO for information.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0054.json.gz/line297

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