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Learn how to use the lensatic compass used by the US Military. Plotting a bearing on a map using a round lensatic compass. Sighting the bearing. To determine our location we are going to combine two pieces of information. Use a compass to explore, navigate, map terrain and travel around the Engineers, the engineer compass is also called a lensatic compass.
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The lensatic compass is used by the U. It has its lensatci and disadvantages over the orienteering compass. One advantage is it's probably more accurate when it comes to "shooting azimuths," meaning the act of determining the specific compass direction to a spot on lensaic earth.
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com;ass With solid land-navigation skills, you'll be more confident and "at home" in the wilderness. One disadvantage is, unlike the orienteering compass, it's not easy to make it double as a protractor, meaning you'll have to carry a protractor with you.
Use the illustration above to familiarize yourself with the components of a lensatic compass.
Using a Lensatic Compass
Some of the components' terms are used in the explanations below. An "azimuth" is pretty much the same as a "bearing. How to Hold a Lensatic Compass. It's important to hold your compass stable, squarely in front of you, and level. Open the cover completely and pull back the rear sight. With the thumb loop all the way down under the compass, put the thumb of one hand all the way inside the loop, and place the index finger of that same hand along one side of the compass.
Make an "L" shape with the index finger and thumb of your other hand. Put that hand up to the compass, steadying the compass by placing your index finger along the compass's side, and wrapping your thumb between the bezel ring and the rear sight.
Now, hold the compass level and squarely in front of you. Imagine that you want to hold it as if it were firmly mounted in that position. You don't want to hold it crooked, cockeyed, or off level. Hold it square and straight in front of you like you mean business. Two-hand Hold of the Lensatic Compass.
How to Find a Map Direction. To find directions from your map, you're going to need a protractor, a special instrument used for measuring angles. Looking at the photo below, let's say you're at the north end of Sheeler Lake, where the penciled X is.
You want to go cross country directly to Devil's Wash Basin, a deep and beautiful lake you've heard a lot about. Using your protractor or other straight edge, you draw a line from your current position in the direction of where you want to go.
Lensatic Compass Guide
Then, you place your protractor on the map with its center point at your current position, making sure the north-south lines on the protractor line up with the north-south lines on the map.
You then see where the line ldnsatic drew intersects with the protractor's numbers, lsnsatic this case degrees. In your case, however, your declination is degrees West, meaning you'll lensatjc to add degrees before you set your compass.
Be sure you understand magnetic declination. If you don't, visit the page just hyperlinked. Hold your compass in the two-hand hold, steady and level in front of you. Making sure you don't move to change directions, turn the glass compass housing until the short luminous line is directly lined up with the luminous magnetic arrow.
The bezel clicks as it moves–three degrees for every click. You can use this feature to set your compass in the dark. Your compass is now set. Whenever the luminous magnetic arrow lines up with the luminous short line, you're following your intended azimuth.
Well, that is, unless you're doing something silly like holding the compass backwards. But not to you, I trust. In the daytime, you'll normally find something in the distance on your azimuth and walk to it, so you don't have to keep staring at the compass. At night, however, or in other periods of limited visibility fog, blizzard, etc keeping these two luminous bits lined up will be your only remedy. The fact that they glow in the dark especially, if they're the tritium kind which will glow for years without having to be exposed to light means you can use your compass without a light for night navigation.
In addition to degrees to measure directions in a circle, the military also uses 6, mils. The degrees are in red, and are the ring's inner measurements. The mils are in black, and are the outer measurements on the ring. I guess the military needs the extra accuracy now and then say, for example, to precisely place artillery fire. Close is good enough in horsehoes, but I'm hoping exact is the standard for artillery fire. For this task, the lensatic compass really shines.
Let's say you see a water tower off in the distance. You want to find your position using the technique of partial resection, so you need to know that tower's bearing with a high degree of accuracy. Turn the compass cover more or less perpendicular to the base.
How to Use a Lensatic Military Compass – Navigate Safely in the Wild
Hold the compass with your thumb fully in the thumb ring, and your index finger wrapped around and gripping the circular part of the underneath of the compass's base. Steady the compass by allowing the hand holding the compass to rest in the cupped palm of your other hand. As long as you can hold the compass level and steady, the exact grip doesn't matter.
Holding the compass up to your face, angle the rear sight so that you can read the compass dial clearly through the lens while peering through the sighting slot and lining your distant target the water tower, in this case up with the sighting wire.
Now, read the degree marking under the fixed black index line. You now have your target's bearing. Determining a Bearing, or "Shooting an Azimuth". To use your lensatic compass to find the direction of your intended azimuth which you probably got from your map, using your protractor:. Hold the compass steady and level, and up to your face. Turn your entire body as a unit until your predetermined azimuth falls under the fixed black index line. L ook through the sighting slot and find some target a tree, boulder, whatever that lines up with your sighting wire.
Proceed to that target. Keep doing this until you get to where you want to go. Return from Lensatic Compass to Home. Want a free ebook on Land Navigation? My page, fully illustrated book is yours for the asking. Get your own customized topographical maps, built according to your specifications. Point of Interest An "azimuth" is pretty much the same as a "bearing.
Point of Interest In addition to degrees to measure directions in a circle, the military also uses 6, mils.


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I have seen many a post like this and thought I'd make a slightly funny one, covering literal reasons someone shouldn't or couldn't play. Not a troll, just some dry humor, like the Sahara.
Let's define a new player. A new player, if we are talking new new, then they would be a teenager like myself. And this points out the first reason.
1.) Time If you are a new player (teenager, student of some kind) then you shouldn't play Eve due to the fact it takes time. I am the average teen more or less, and I go to bed around 1 am, and wake up at 6 am because school has gotten more demanding over the years, also kids get jobs a lot earlier now. They likely won't have time to play the game and if they do, it would be frigates for years. (this carries over to college students too, I guess). You'd probably fail your classes if you played this game, 1 hour turns to 2, then 3, etc.
2.) Addicts If you are the kind of person that plays Mobile games and can't stop from buying that new outfit, or you are one of those rare people that send $10K on cosmetics, then you shouldn't play this game because you would go bankrupt!
3.) Even Younger Let's say you are young, like traditional minecraft player young, having the time to spend hours on gaming. You have likely had this reaction to griefing… and if you thought it was bad when you lost your diamond boots, wait until you lose a titan
4.) Psycho/Socio pathy If you have ever robbed a convenience store with a Cat Machine Gun, then Eve is probably not for you, you'd have too much competition. However, if you Ride Your Dog around town and wear a tin foil hat, then the more the merrier
5.) I ran out of funny ideas
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Pragmatic Play and Interwetten sign deal
Pragmatic Play have signed a deal with Interwetten that will see their live casino portfolio become available at all casinos that they operate.
Because Pragmatic Play have recently opened a new studio in Romania, they are excited to start offering their new live casino games to as many customers as possible. This new deal with Interwetten will show off their wares to a new range of customers.
The games that are on offer at the new Pragmatic Play studio cover a range of the top rated table games on the market. With card based titles such as Baccarat and Blackjack available, they have also supplemented this with some bonus versions of popular casino games like Speed Roulette.
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Pragmatic Play announced this deal not long after making the statement that they had become regulated to offer their live casino games within the Romanian market. The swiftness of this deal being completed shows signs that there had been a provisional deal in place before the license was granted.
Upon receiving confirmation that their new deal had been signed Pragmatic Play released a statement making it clear that they were happy to have signed a deal with a top level operator like Interwetten. They felt that how fast they managed to achieve their operating license shows just how good their product is and that it won't be long until they can expand into other markets.
One of the best new live studios on the market
Interwetten also released a statement echoing the sentiments of Pragmatic Play. They expressed their delight at being able to sign a deal with a company who were providing top of the line games from their market leading studio. It would help both companies to increase their reach and improve their reputation.
Signing lots of deals
Pragmatic Play have signed a number of deals over the last year, all of which have helped to put them into a strong position going forwards. They have signed with Casumo and in possibly one of the most important deals in relation to breaking into the Scandinavian market, they have signed a deal with the state run casino operator in Sweden.
They also announced that they had signed a deal with one of the elder statesmen of the online casino world, 888casino. This deal will allow the casino to use Pragmatic Play titles at their US based casino.
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ST. ALBANS, WV (WOWK) – Four local dancers are getting the chance of a lifetime to dance in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The dancers from St. Albans Studio of Dance will get to showcase their talents to billions as they dance down the streets of New York City.
"I don't think they full understand how cool it is," said SADS coach Amy Trent. "They know its cool and that they have seen it on T.V. but I don't think they fully understand until they take that first step during the parade route."
The talented dancers include Alli Torman, Katie Walker, Lauren Rasberry and Hailey Hagerman. The ladies have been practicing for months. Practices are long and challenging, but the dancers say the experience is worth it.
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In this scene Bradbury uses many different, clever ways to describe the chaos and confusion which is occurring in the passage. The first of which, is the fact that the fire takes on a life of it's own. The language and direction used to describe the fire somewhat gives it an air of intelligence and hunger. Throughout the entire story, and especially prominent in this section, is the personification of the house. Bradbury uses a clever, effective use of personification during this scene which enables the audience to empathize with the plot and thus builds tension. Nowadays, humans are single-handedly destroying the planet.
All of the new technologies that have been created to make life better are slowly destroying the earth. This is the warning that Bradbury is trying to get across to his audience. His use of personification warns that the fate of the house will be the fate of humans as well, if the current course of action is not altered. Near the end, the continued personification of the house intensifies as the house "dies". The spectacular way in which the house was destroyed is a comment on mankind's pending demise. A tree branch falling through the kitchen window and knocking over some cleaning solution sets the room ablaze.
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The house tried to save itself. It turned on sprinklers and sent mechanical mice with water to put out the flames, but it was no use. Even though the house is prepared for fires and began pumping water, the solvent spread, as did the flames. It eventually leaks under the kitchen door and into the rest of the house. The house knows what to do to save itself, but the closing doors and pumping water do no good when the windows break and the wind sucks the fire throughout the house. The pump eventually stops showering the fire because the reserve water had been used up.
The house was entirely consumed by flames before anything significant could be done. The fire then worked it's way upstairs, where the final "reinforcements" stepped in from the attic. These were robots that pumped chemicals onto the fire. The flames then reached the "brain" running the house and there was a large explosion. Then onwards, the fire continues to seep back into ever corner and closet of the house. As the fire spreads, the "voices" die. Every single computer and automated system that was running in the house began to frantically, do their programmed jobs.
This continues until the house simply crashed flat onto the basement, and there is one lone wall left standing, repeating the same message over and over again. The way that Bradbury explains in detail all the facts about how the fire is spreading from place to place keeps the reader hooked thus building the tension and chaos of the situation. Bradbury effectively uses the metaphor of the burning house to show what will happen to the human race. The house, set in its ways, continues on with the daily routine despite the humans being gone.
While continuing the routine, the house uses up all the water that would eventually be needed to save itself. Here, Bradbury is warning that mankind is using up all its resources during our "daily routine" and that those resources may be needed in the future. Bradbury also uses irony to great effect in the story. Irony in this case means presenting an outcome of a situation that is the opposite of what one would expect. Thus, it is ironic that the same technology which created a house that can cook and clean for itself is also the technology which destroyed the house itself.


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Malcom Taylor / Getty ImagesJapanese actress Sei Ashina, who was found dead in her apartment this week, is seen above. (Malcom Taylor / Getty Images)
The world has lost another young Japanese artist, as actress Sei Ashina was confirmed dead this week at just 36 years of age.
Ashina had stopped responding to calls and messages on Sunday, and her brother found her, deceased, in her Tokyo apartment on Monday.
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According to Variety, Ashina didn't seem to have written a note and there was no clear motive, but her death is being classified as suicide by her agency and Tokyo police.
Sei Ashina was born in Fukushima Prefecture on Nov. 22, 1983. Her birth name was Igarashi Aya.
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Wal*Mart Digital Head Joins Apple
In a move from retail to hardware, Wal*Mart's former head of digital media has jumped to Apple, the Web site PaidContent.org reported. Kevin Swint will supervise Apple's movie and TV division internationally.
The move comes both as Wal*Mart has dropped its online video-rental service, and Apple has established a new one of its own.
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How to...
- Key areas of Digimap for Schools
- About the maps
- Navigating in Digimap for Schools
- Search
- Map selector
- View map keys
- Capture geographic coordinates
- Overlay geographic references
- View the compass
- Measure distance and areas
- Add text
- Add markers
- Add photos
- Add shapes
- Add buffers
- Add your own data
- Delete drawings
- Modify drawings
- Save maps
- Print maps
- Map information
- View Geograph images
Add photos
You can add your own images to your maps with the Drawing tools.
Add images
- Open the Drawing Tools in the sidebar.
- Find the Draw and create area.
- Select the Upload image tool - the camera icon. The button will turn orange.
- Now select the point on the map window where you want to place an image.
- Select Choose file and navigate to your image on your computer.
- Select the image and Open.
- Finally select Upload.
Your image should be visible on the map window.
Move images
- Open the Drawing Tools in the sidebar.
- Select the image with the Select arrow.
- First select the Select arrow - it will turn orange.
- Now select the image on the map window - it will be highlighted in yellow.
- Now select the Move tool in the Modify area of the Drawing Tools - it will turn orange.
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PENSACOLA, Fla. – The king of Snowball Derby week was at it again Friday night at Five Flags Speedway.
Augie Grill collected his eighth overall victory during Derby competition with a thrilling win in the 75-lap season finale for the Modifieds of Mayhem Tour at the half-mile oval in the Florida panhandle.
Already a two-time Snowball Derby champion and three-time Snowflake 100 winner, Grill added his third Derby modified victory by outdueling a hard-charging Cody Stickler in the final laps.
His winning pass came with six to go, seeing Grill duck underneath Stickler and then pull away.
"That was fun," Grill told SPEED SPORT in victory lane. "It's no fun running fifth, and it's no fun leading by a straightaway and winning it. It's fun to mix it up with other guys and be able to pass and race people. And I was able to do that tonight. Actually, when that 99 (Stickler) got by me, I really thought he had us beat. I don't know if he used all he had to get by me or if I just got smart and made my car faster, I don't know, but we were able to get him back.
"It's just real, real cool. I think I've got probably more wins than anybody on Derby weekend and to add another one tonight feels great."
Grill, who led 32 laps in total and never ran worse than fourth in the modified feature, had to fight off multiple challengers before collecting the checkered flag by 1.3 seconds at the end of the night.
One of those was Kyle Purvis, who actually passed Grill for the lead on lap 47, shortly after a restart where Grill struggled a bit to get going out front.
However, Purvis slowed with mechanical issues working lap 51, ending his quest for victory.
"The first 30 or 40 laps there, I just saved all I could. When Purvis got behind me there and pressured me pretty hard, I didn't want to run any harder than I had to," Grill noted. "He got by me and I hate that he had problems, because I think it would have been fun to race with him. But even then I was still trying to save my right rear tire.
"I think it was a smart move, because I believe I had the most right rear tire left at the end of this race."
Stickler was the final driver to take a shot at Grill, moving into the race lead on lap 58, but his car faded with six laps to go and Grill was able to pounce back to reclaim the top spot for good.
The driver of the No. 99 hung on for second, but was disappointed he couldn't bring home the win.
"That was all I had," Stickler lamented. "Augie's so good here, though. The only thing … if I had waited a few more laps and maybe went with 10 to go to try and get by him, I think I would've had a better shot. Going with, I think it was 20 to go, just gave him enough time to get back by us.
"If I had waited another 10 laps, I might've been able to stay in front of him."
Bruce Bennett finished third, followed by Korey Ruble and Johnny Walker.
A multi-car accident on a lap-52 restart decimated the field and left only 11 of the 29 starters running at the checkered flag.
The finish:
Augie Grill, Cody Stickler, Bruce Bennett, Korey Ruble, Johnny Walker, Brandon Bendele, Rocky Rogers, Bill Burba, John Sarppraicone, Christopher Hogan, Larry Hughes, Kevin Peel, Zach Knowles, Ty Roberts, Chase Oliver, Chris Cotto, Jeff Letson, Kevin Doran, Kyle Purvis, Jim Wall, Hunter Evans, Parker Pugh, Blake Ferguson, Todd Cooper, Okie Mason, LB Skaggs, Donald Crocker, Nick Pressler, Derrick Griffin.


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Author Archives: Michael Thorn
MICHAEL THORN,- The cricket trifecta-booze,junk food and betting.
Cricket Australia's gift to fans this Christmas was an unhealthy serving of booze, betting and junk food ads.
MICHAEL THORN. Alcohol industry calling the shots on Australian health policy
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MICHAEL THORN. Dry July Sobriety Stunt is Unethical
There are many dimensions to the controversy around the shocking decision by cancer charity and fundraiser Dry July to partner with Australia's biggest alcohol retailer Woolworths, but fundamentally it is unethical.
MICHAEL THORN. Writing on the wall for unhealthy advertising
Regulation in this country around the advertising of unhealthy products – alcohol, junk food and gambling – is a hodgepodge of black letter law; codes of practice; industry voluntary schemes; and policy-led arrangements variously administered by the Commonwealth, states/territories and … Continue reading
MICHAEL THORN. The standard you walk past is the standard you accept – sports' addiction to alcohol, gambling and junk food advertising.
No ad breaks, declares Fox Sports of its coverage of the Boxing Day cricket test in Melbourne. Well none, if you don't count the scoreboard endorsements, perimeter branding and other in-game adverts promoting one brand or another. All of them … Continue reading
MICHAEL THORN. Cricket Australia: Culpable without consequence
Australia's disgraced cricket trio, Steven Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft, may have engineered the ball tampering scandal in South Africa this year, but the damning cultural review released yesterday has found an arrogant and controlling Cricket Australia essentially to … Continue reading
MICHAEL THORN. Who's in the room? Access and influence in Australian politics. The revolving door.
Those searching for remedies to the parlous state of Australian politics and public policy-making might dwell on this claim by the Grattan Institute: "…more than one-quarter of politicians go onto post-politics jobs for special interests, where their relationships can help … Continue reading
MICHAEL THORN. Corporate power unchecked: Time to redress a dangerous imbalance
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MICHAEL THORN. Cricket Australia crisis is an opportunity to remove the booze culture.
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MICHAEL THORN. More about rent seekers and lobbyists.
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The prognosis is good for Chasing Life.
The freshman drama, about a young woman (Italia Ricci) battling leukemia, has been renewed for a second season, ABC Family announced Thursday.
"Through the laughter and the tears, our audience has connected with the characters and relationships in Chasing Life and we are thrilled to continue telling April's courageous story," ABC Family's EVP Programming and Development, Karey Burke, said in a statement. "Chasing Life has found a home here."
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Season 2 will consist of 13 episodes, which will follow a special Christmas episode (Dec. 9 at 9/8c) and the upcoming second-half of Season 1, set to bow in January.
Based on the telenovela Terminales, Chasing Life got an early vote of confidence from ABC Family when the network picked up seven additional episodes ahead of the drama's June premiere. The first 10 episodes of Season 1 averaged 1.17 million viewers.
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Joel Edgerton – The Gift
August 7, 2015 by Kiko Martinez
Filed under Interviews
In his filmmaking debut, actor Joel Edgerton ("Warrior") directs, writes and stars in "The Gift," a thriller that tells the story of a married couple (Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall) whose life is thrown into a frenzy when a man from the husband's past comes back into his life 20 years later to reveal shocking secrets from when they were kids. During an interview with me this week, Edgerton, 41, talked about the privileged position he feels he's in as a director who is also an actor, and explains why he thinks the thriller genre is one that has to constantly evolve.
You probably don't have a lot of say when it comes to the marketing of a film, but when "The Gift" is referred to as a modern day "Fatal Attraction," how do you feel about that? Would you rather the film stands on its own than be compared to something from the past?
You know, it's like when you move to a new city and try to compare it to the old city you used to live in. Movies are the same. People will say things like it's like "Fatal Attraction" meets "Forrest Gump." It's an easy comparison and I'm fine with it.
You've worked with some very talented directors in your career like Ridley Scott ("Exodus: Gods and Kings") and Baz Luhrmann ("The Great Gatsby"). How much influence do directors like that have on your own voice as a filmmaker?
Look, I'm in a very privileged position as an actor. I've spent so much time on set with these directors. I'd be crazy not to open my eyes and ears to what's going on around me. Ridley and Gavin O'Connor, who made "Warrior," and Jeff Nichols (the upcoming "Midnight Special" and "Loving") and Scott Cooper, who's got "Black Mass" coming up, these guys have taught me a lot just by being in the presence of them. I get a privilege that a lot of other directors don't get.
We've seen you in some great thrillers like "Animal Kingdom" and "The Square." What do you think it takes to make something work in this genre? What makes a great thriller?
It's in the spirit that everything is not what it seems and you're trying to keep an audience guessing and on their toes. It seems to me that the thriller genre really just has to stay ahead of the audience. Maybe that means the genre has to keep evolving. Anything that has been done successfully before, you can't just do that again because the audience is waiting for that. They're expecting it. We wanted to take the audience down that "Fatal Attraction" road and at some point start to mess with their perception of what was going to happen next. I think it's the director and the writer's job to keep messing with the minds of the audience.
As an actor, what does it take to get into the head of someone as creepy as your character? What kind of mindset do you have to be in?
That all comes in the writing. I was very determined to write a character for myself who was overbearing and socially awkward. He's a person we've all encountered who wants a friendship with us more than we want with them. (Laughs) I was constantly reminding myself as I made the movie that the movie had to be more than just entertainment. Each character had to be real and resonate in some way, particularly in a film like this where the subject matter is about bullying and the way we can be cruel to each other as people. That danger element of my character is part of that subject matter. He's a victim of bullying 25 years later asking for some kind of resolution.
Were there any specific challenges in having to direct yourself?
Yeah, I'm a very naughty actor, so trying to control me is unbearable. (Laughs) You know it was tough. Directing is very much about planning and using a lot of brainwork and acting is often about gut instinct, at least for me. Trying to bring those two worlds together on the same day in the same person is tricky. But I had a lot of help. I had a great team. My brother (Nash) was there as an outside eye. The challenges were there early on, but I worked out how to make it work. I was very happy with it.
What did your brother think when you told him you were going to direct your first film? Was he like, "Directing is my thing. Stick to acting!"
Nah, there's none of that. My brother had an incredible amount of enthusiasm for me to direct. Someone once joked that my brother is a film bully. If someone is thinking about making a movie, he will bully you into doing it. He helped me so much. It was never like, "Hey, stick to your acting, man. I'm the director." He wanted me to do it. It's the same reason I'm really excited to see him get in front of the camera more. He's a little too handsome, but it's great. We love each other and we love encouraging each other.
Diego Luna – César Chávez
March 28, 2014 by Kiko Martinez
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Although it had taken the family of César Chávez a few long years to release the late civil rights leader's story to a filmmaker they felt could capture it correctly, it didn't take much time for Diego Luna to convince them that he was the right man for the job.
"I was honest," Luna told the me at a special screening of his new film "César Chávez" in San Antonio on March 12 at the Santikos Palladium Theater. "Instead of me coming in and telling them what film needed to be done, I came in asking questions. I think [they said yes] because I made [the family] part of the whole process until it was time to say, 'OK, let's go make this film!'"
I sat down with Luna, who had just screened the film for the first time in North America at the 2014 South by Southwest Film Festival a couple days prior, to talk about what he hopes "César Chávez" conveys to audiences and why so many people already love his film even before they've had a chance to see it.
What resonated with you about César Chávez's story that led you to making a film about his life?
I was very interested in doing this film because it sends the right message to young people in this country today that don't know who César Chávez was and who don't know what [the United Farm Workers union] accomplished back then. I don't think we as a community have been so well organized since then. This film reminds us of the power of being united. We have strength if we raise our voices at the same time. The Latino community has to make sure they find those things that connect us. Change is in our hands. I believe film has the power to trigger curiosity and raise awareness about topics that matter. Today, farmworkers in this country need our support. This is a country that keeps forgetting about them. There is still a big chunk of that community fighting for basic human rights and for dignity and for recognition.
Do you want this film to be a sort of teaching tool for a younger generation that really isn't connected to this narrative?
You know, my feeling is that young people can't afford to forget the legacy of César Chávez and the achievement of this movement. I am one of those people learning the story now. I want to share that. I have no agenda behind this film. I started from zero. That's why this has taken four years of my life. The process was tough. I made a film that lasted four hours and I had to make a 1 hour and 40 minute film out of that. Making the choices of what not to tell was painful. It's impossible to make a one hour and 40 minute film…on the life of someone and the complexity behind the movement, but if we trigger the curiosity in people to go out after the film and find out more about who these people were, what they achieved, how they achieved it and how that can be applied today, then we did good.
The editing process seems like it would be the most daunting part of making this film. There is just so much information out there on Chávez, but you can't include it all. How did you make those difficult decisions on what to cut out?
I always had to remind myself that this story had to work in places like Germany and Japan. Storytelling is about reaching everyone. This was a story about a father and a son and the sacrifice a father has to make to bring something better for his children. That's the part that connects with me. I think that makes the film universal. Before all the specific details history tells you, when you sit down in a cinema, you want to connect emotionally with the characters. That to me was the main goal. There are many characters I don't get to celebrate in the film. There are many names and events I don't get to say or had to compress.
Someone could probably make an entire film on Dolores Huerta alone.
There should be a film about Dolores! For example, César Chávez wasn't driving on a highway when he found out Robert Kennedy died, but for the story, I had to put him alone and put him in that moment so he could acknowledge that his great friend and ally was gone. If I would have told that story in a documentary, it would've happened in many stages. I would have had to compress it. I had to take many licenses like that. That's why when you do a narrative film like ["César Chávez"], you have to mention who directed it because it's from the point of view of that person.
And you have to have someone to blame if it doesn't work.
Yeah, that's why I've lost so much hair during this process! I've aged like 10 years in the last two! This is as personal as a film can get.
Personal for a lot of people, I think, not just you and the family. I mean, there are thousands of Chávez supporters out there making sure that his name is not forgotten. They've been waiting for this film for a long time.
This film matters to so many people already. People are already celebrating the existence of the film. Now, they are going to get to watch it. I find support everywhere I go. I find people saying, "I'm glad you're drawing attention to the issues that matter to us." A lot of them have a connection to the movement and a connection to farmworkers. I hope the film reminds everyone in this country that we all have a connection to farmworkers. They feed us. We should be connected to those that are feeding us. The food doesn't magically appear in stores. For those vegetables to get in the stores, there is the work of many. We need to make sure we recognize their work and are affected by their stories.
You've worked with some great directors in the past. A few weeks ago, we saw your "Yu tu mamá tambien" director Alfonso Cuarón become the first Latino filmmaker in the history of cinema to win an Oscar. You've also worked with Gus Van Sant ("Milk"), Steven Spielberg ("The Terminal"), and Kevin Costner ("Open Range"), just to name a few. As a director, what do you take from those experiences? Do you borrow anything from them to create your own style or do you start from a clean slate?
It's easier to find what director you don't want to become. I've worked with many who have showed me what not to do. I've [taken] things from everyone. I always blame Alfonso Cuarón a lot for [leading me to directing] because he came in during a very important time in my life. He changed the perception I had for how far film could take me. I was more of a theater person because I come from a country that had very limited options for filmmaking. Film did not connect to people [in Mexico]. In the 40s and 50s we had a huge industry, but during the time I was around in the 90s, film was a little niche. Suddenly, with "Y tu mamá tambien," I saw how far film could take me and how far I could go telling my own stories. For ["César Chávez"], I thought so much about Gus Van Sant. ["Milk"] and ["César Chávez"] talk about the same period of time. Both have the same vibe of social change and how personal stories can change your perception about the reality you live in. You think everything is going well, but then you talk to someone and that might change the way you see things. That's the power of film. When "Milk" came out [in 2008], there was Proposition 8. I remember actual demonstrations happening outside premieres of the film. That's the kind of connection film can have with the world you live in. It's an amazing feeling.
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Jodie Who Frowns At Premarital Sex Is Pregnant Before Marriage???
The wedding was a private event,but the pix managed to get leaked and there she is with a protruding stomach.
I guess the "word easier said than done" played out here, or probably she was over fed #winks#
Anyway, Happy married life.


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You talking your ramblings on here or the governments approach to COVID-19 🤔 😉
Indeed, however let's be honest out armed forces are thread bare manpower wise as it is so nae chance of seeing tanks on Union Street!
Don't get me wrong I am not exactly happy with that's going on at the moment but some people need to give themselves a shake at their selfish attitudes. And aye the establishment don't give a fuck about anything else other than Money and a vaccine will be a licence to print just that.
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For Fecks Sake replied to StandFree1982's topic in The PubPerhaps she does know more than you about football after all 🤔
But is that not how law and society works? Has to be consequences has there not? Rules or no rules, if you are the sort of person who does not give a fuck about anyone other than yourself (and let's be honest we see that type of selfish behaviour day in day out throughout society, COVID-19 related or not) then it does not matter what the rules are.
Indeed not, but adhering to the rules as opposed to being a selfish cunt would have stopped it.
Reckon that was probably the attitude of the bloke who went on the pub crawl in Bolton after coming back from his holiday and not self isolating. Imagine he will cause a few deaths as a result of spreading it around like he has.
So not only have we established that you know fuck all about the value of players, we have also established that you have an unimaginative collection of 'witty' retorts. Fud.
Thank goodness we don't have you in charge at Pittodrie. And I bet you used to love lambasting Milne for "selling players on the cheap" previously. Fud.
For Fecks Sake replied to Betty Swallicks's topic in EntertainmentAnyone read the Inspector McLean series of books by James Oswald? Edinburgh based detective with a touch of the paranormal about them - well worth a read if not already done so.
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For Fecks Sake replied to Ke1t's topic in AFC and Scottish FootballShock, certainly won't be standing his hand 🙄
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Agreed its a disgrace the cost and timescales quoted however you have also just done what all political parties resort to - "oh but look what the other lot have done" as opposed to dealing with the fucking situation at hand. As I say all parties indulge in this and its one of the reasons why the general public cannot be arsed with politicians these days.
Can only agree with the first part that you wrote however to completely ignore his comments does not help and is a classic tactic of deflection away from what is a valid point. It's Saturday nights lads, you not got anything better to do than talk shite politics (as it is I am having a quick dump while watching 'official secrets' which is pretty good) hence why I am on here !
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A friend wrote the other day saying that she was having great trouble coping with the way her daughter and son-in-law were treating their children. I couldn't just toss out the phrases: "It's not your job.", which it isn't; "Relax and Allow.", which she couldn't; or "You can't create in another person's reality.", which you can't.
Instead, I sent her the Ho'oponopono prayer. Simply stated it is:
I love you
I'm sorry
Please forgive me
Thank you
It's the ancient Hawaiian prayer to "make things right". It's since been called many things. A prayer for forgiveness, reconciliation and taking responsibility. I've found it quite amazing to repeat it over and over as a mantra in my head when I want to clear something.
It somehow lets us take responsibility for ourselves and then we realize that's all we can do and that's quite enough. We really have no influence on others. Like Jesus, we can only show by example. But remember, even Jesus said when people praised him for his "miracles" – "The things you see me do you shall do also, but greater."
On another level of interpretation, if you hold animosity in your heart, people react in defense. If your heart is pure, there is no reaction except to mirror your love to them.
Another thing I told my friend is that anger toward another person is like you taking poison and expecting them to die! How crazy is that!
The best thing about Ho'oponopono is that you can just say the prayer without joining any group or following anyone but yourself. I found out about it by reading the book Zero Limits. It's about Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len, a Hawaiian therapist who "helped heal an entire ward of mentally ill criminals — without seeing any of them" by using this prayer.
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Courageous Government Whistleblowers
The total list of government whistleblowers extends way past the threshold that allowed credence to the argument of unethical governmental practices occurring "because of a few bad apples." Government whistleblowers publicize the atrocities of these bad apples; furthermore, whistleblowers show that these bad apples putrefy not as anomalous, nature-defying cells but because of the statist nature of the tree from whence they sprout.
Here we recognize truly courageous government whistleblowers:
Sherry Peel Jackson
Sherry Peel Jackson worked as a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner, and IRS agent. Jackson responded to the USA Today! ad in which Bill Conklin offered $50,000 to anyone who could identify the section in the Internal Revenue Code where it states that a typical worker is liable for the income tax. Sherry Peel Jackson became an activist and entrepreneur shortly thereafter educating people on how the IRS is a scam, the IRS's fraudulent and pernicious practices, and the IRS's connection with the Federal Reserve (which is neither Federal not does it have reserves). Jackson describes the Federal Reserve best: "[the Fed] is a non-auditable, private banking cartel…" Jackson also took part in the 2002 Truth-in-Taxation hearings in Washington, D.C. where members created a list of 537 questions for the IRS to answer. After signing off on the hearings, the IRS and DOJ decided not to show up (I wonder why). Her activism led to the US Federal Government forcibly throwing her in a cage for four years because she did not file a few tax returns. Sherry Peel Jackson appears in Aaron Russo's informative documentary America: Freedom to Fascism.
Chelsea Manning
Chelsea Manning, born Bradley Manning, was a soldier for the U.S. Army. As an intelligence analyst, she blew the whistle and leaked video evidence on the inhumane Baghdad airstrike entitled Collateral Murder. The murders carried out by the U.S. apache helicopters were only made worse by the indifferent commentary and even callous laughter that took place as the US military fired upon and murdered civilians and journalists. Chelsea also leaked the sensational Iraq War Logs, Afghan War Diary, and Cablegate documents. Chelsea Manning was arrested and charged for twenty-two different "crimes." She was released from prison in 2017; however, she was arrested and caged two times thereafter because of her refusal to testify against Julian Assange. Judge Anthony Trenga has ruled that if Manning doesn't testify, she will be charged a $500 fine for each day after thirty days and a steeper $1,000 a day fine after sixty days. The "land of the free, home of the brave" United States of America is openly coercing Chelsea Manning with utterly oppressive, draconian methods of torture. Chelsea Manning's staunch defiance against the tyrants of the state sets forth a powerful example. Manning's courageous whistleblowing will be remembered and revered.
Julian Assange
Julian Assange created WikiLeaks which serves as a platform for journalists and whistleblowers to anonymously publish sensitive, truthful information. Since Assange founded WikiLeaks, the sheer amount of whistleblowers contributing to their mission of publishing classified information regarding war and political corruption is incredible. Even more incredible than the amount of information published is their perfect record. Not one single publication of their ten-plus million has been provably false. Assange assisted in bringing Chelsea Manning's well-known U.S. Government-damning information and videos to the public, as well as the release of the infamous Hillary Clinton emails, information on the innocent prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, and countless more. Julian Assange created the biggest library of cataloged government crimes the world has ever seen.
Edward Snowden
When you hear the term whistleblower, Edward Snowden immediately comes to mind. Snowden's job as an intelligence contractor for the National Security Agency gave him top-secret access to the surveillance programs implemented by the NSA. Snowden took medical leave and flew to Hong Kong where he met with journalists from The Guardian. Snowden disclosed the court order for Verizon to release their metadata on both phone numbers dialed and their duration. Snowden also leaked information on PRISM. PRISM gave the NSA, FBI, and Government Communications Headquarters direct access to the servers of once-private companies such as Google, AOL, YouTube, Facebook, Microsoft, and Apple. This astounding government overreach should incite indignation toward this organization which claims you need them to keep you safe. Snowden blew the whistle and the veil off of the authoritarian agenda. It wasn't that long ago when the public perception of the government listening in on your phone calls seemed like the paranoid product of deranged conspiracy theorists. Edward Snowden showed us the world our complicity created. His activism has given us the motivation to act to restore our privacy.
Because of the advent of the internet, the number of whistleblowers has increased to unbelievable levels, especially over the past ten years. More and more people are waking up to the corruption, cronyism, coercion, and atrocities acted out by the plunderers who call themselves government officials. Come to Anarchapulco and listen to the speakers of the Advocacy Stage discuss ways you can change the world.
Blow the whistle.
Speak out.
Be the change.


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Volume 5, Issue 6, December 2019, Page: 154-165
Corporate Governance Practices and Firms' Financial Performance of Selected Manufacturing Companies in Lagos State, Nigeria
Yimka Samson Akanfe Alalade, Department of Banking and Finance, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Nigeria
Babatunde Babasola Onadeko, First City Monument Bank, Sagamu, Nigeria
Okezie Fine-Country Okezie, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Lagos, Nigeria
Babatunde Babasola Onadeko, First City Monument Bank, Sagamu, Nigeria
Okezie Fine-Country Okezie, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Lagos, Nigeria
Received: Sep. 8, 2019; Accepted: Oct. 4, 2019; Published: Nov. 7, 2019
DOI: 10.11648/j.ijfbr.20190506.14 View 562 Downloads 282
Nigerian companies adopted the code of best practice on corporate governance in 2003, through which private and public firms are mandated to operate accordingly. Many companies have complied while some have failed to so. This study examined corporate governance practices eight years after (2010), given the instability in the political and economic environment under which they operated. The study also examined the relationship between corporate governance practices and firms' financial performance in the selected manufacturing companies in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study employed a comparative analysis to gauge the changes to corporate governance practice between the years 2003 to 2010 by manufacturing companies. The companies were selected based on availability of data from the stock exchange in terms of activities of trading and existence of reports on corporate governance in the companies' annual reports. The study used both descriptive statistics and econometrics method of analysis, using E-views 7 statistical software. The Panel data of the ten companies for the 8 years was used, employing ordinary least square (OLS) method of analysis. Consequently, the results of the descriptive statistics show that majority of the companies implemented the code of conduct that emphasizes appropriate composition of the board of directors and forecast of operations. Further analysis shows that there was positive relationship between the return of equity and legal compliance, though the relationship is weak given the value of R as 0.197. Also, there were weak relationships between return on equity (ROE) and board compliance as R = -0.4430 and proactive indicators R as - 0.2345. These imply that while the companies obey the regulations in term of board composition, legal compliance and production projections, which are the major concerns of this study. Meanwhile, some other variables impacted more on ROE.
Corporate Governance, Financial Performance, Return on Equity, Manufacturing Firms, Board Composition
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Yimka Samson Akanfe Alalade, Babatunde Babasola Onadeko, Okezie Fine-Country Okezie, Corporate Governance Practices and Firms' Financial Performance of Selected Manufacturing Companies in Lagos State, Nigeria, International Journal of Finance and Banking Research. Vol. 5, No. 6, 2019, pp. 154-165. doi: 10.11648/j.ijfbr.20190506.14
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Light & Dark
Visiting Ukraine gave the contrast between darkness and light a whole new meaning for me.
As we drove the busy highway through Kiev, I felt something. Sad, I think. Maybe a little hopeless.
Tall, gray apartments housing far more than a western fire code would permit edged the highways. Government buildings were stark and foreboding. Abandoned construction projects reflected only the skeleton of a factory or parking structure. Fully uniformed soldiers could be spotted walking the streets. Driving past the location of the May 2014 massacre quickly reminded me I wasn't in Indiana anymore.
But as we left the city, I spotted a field lush with bright, yellow sunflowers. Against the backdrop of deep blue, the flowers and sky proudly boasted the colors of Ukraine.
As my visit lingered, I started to notice blue and yellow everywhere, decorating ornate basilicas and tiny convenience stores. I would learn that graffiti artists had been contracted and brightly colored paint freely distributed to residents in hopes of splashing color and life onto the previously drab canvas of Ukraine. Their national pride is inspiring.
Though stark and evident, the dark/light contrast showcased in lifeless objects was nothing compared to the way it would be personified in the people I would soon meet.
In Ukraine, the least of these are often hidden in the shadows or worse. Because they look and act different, disabled children and their parents are strategically placed at the top of tall apartment buildings with no viable way to navigate their way down the stairs and into the world. In addition, all unexpected pregnancies are expected to be terminated. The message is clear. Rather than deal with the expense and awkwardness, these "inconvenient" children should be tucked away in an orphanage or disposed of altogether.
Hidden. Forgotten. Out of sight, out of mind.
And darkened by shame.
Society shames those who choose to keep their disabled children or unexpected babies, insinuating they are selfish and foolish. Those who listen to the "wisdom" of the culture and dispose of these children are riddled with a silent shame nestled deep within their souls.
But as I met people of the Mission to Ukraine (MTU), the grim darkness that had begun to envelop me was immediately eclipsed by the brightest love, hope, and faith I've experienced.
MTU doesn't hide the least of these, they seek them out and celebrate them.
The first thing I noticed when entering the MTU reception area was the pillars. Two columns filled top to bottom with pictures of smiling, beautiful kids saved and served through the two pillars of MTU (Disabilities Ministry and Crisis Pregnancy Center) immediately draw you into this bright hopeful place. The halls bustle with activity. Volunteers and staff lovingly and capably care for newborn babies and children with disabilities. Parents waiting patiently as their kids are cared for are eager to smile, shake your hand, and make their best attempt at a conversation despite the language barrier. The gratitude in their eyes cannot be missed. Someone has cared. Someone has hugged their child. Someone has brought them out of the dark into the light.
Visiting the disabilities camp brought me nearer than I've ever been to heaven on earth. Kids normally shunned and hidden from society are out in the sunlight, dancing, exercising, sliding down slides, riding on boats, and competing in Special Olympics. Parents who have felt only disdain from society are treated as dignitaries.
MTU is founded on love. The love of God is being poured out through the staff to every child and every parent.
The result?
The joyful face of every kid, parent, staff member and volunteer brightly reflects the light of God's love.
The darkness of a broken country is being pushed back by the light and love of God, poured out by those who love Him on every person coming in contact with Mission to Ukraine.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Harvey Weinstein's bail has been increased from $1 million to $5 million over allegations he violated bail conditions by mishandling his electronic ankle monitor.
Judge James Burke made that change on Wednesday after allegations Weinstein violated his pretrial release conditions by mishandling or disabling his electronic ankle monitor dozens of times in recent months. He rejected prosecution calls to put the disgraced movie mogul in jail over the alleged violation.
The prosecution says Weinstein has repeatedly left at home a piece of the monitoring technology that keeps the ankle bracelet activated.
Weinstein's lawyer says nothing nefarious is afoot.
Weinstein is scheduled to stand trial in New York City beginning Jan. 6 on rape and sexual assault charges.
He's pleaded not guilty and says any sexual activity was consensual.
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