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Kevin Sabin Keeps Eye on Arvest's Expansion as Arkansas' Largest Bank
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Arkansas Business 20th Annual 40 Under Forty
• The original Class of 1996 profiles
• 2013 Updates from this week's digital edition of Arkansas Business.
Kevin Sabin was a 35-year-old Arkansas Business 40 Under 40 honoree in 1996, when he was director of marketing for First Commercial Bank.
Sabin's big achievement at the time was streamlining First Commercial's corporate logo and signage. Now in his 16th year as president and CEO of Arvest Bank, Sabin is doing some slightly heavier lifting these days.
With assets exceeding $11 billion, Arvest is the largest bank in Arkansas, a far cry from its origins as the Bank of Bentonville, which had $3.5 million in deposits when it was purchased in 1961.
"I joined Arvest in 1998 and as we have grown, our structure has necessarily changed through the years to accommodate that growth," Sabin, 52, said.
Arvest now has more than 240 locations that are part of 16 locally managed banks in more than 240 locations in Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas.
Last year the J.D. Power & Associates Retail Banking Study gave Arvest the highest ranking in the South-central and Southwest Regions. It was the fourth straight year the bank has won a regional award.
Never one to seek the spotlight, Sabin credits Arvest's employees for the bank's growth and success.
"While nearly everything about our industry has changed through the years, our success is still built on a culture that encourages communication and relationships, both among our associates as well as with customers," Sabin said.
Not that any of the bank's success has come easily, especially with the economic downturn of the past few years and the recession of 2009.
"Over the last few years and most likely for the foreseeable future, a sluggish economy and a very uncertain regulatory environment are two of the biggest challenges bankers face," Sabin said.
When not confronting those challenges, Sabin occupies himself close to home.
"I try to invest my free time in activities that involve my family and friends," he said, "most notably school fundraising and volunteer opportunities."


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December 19 2014 Latest news:
Conservative Crime Commissioner candidate James Athill accompanied by Norwich North M.P Chloe Smith visiting Norwich YMCA. Pictured with Norfolk YMCA chief executive Tim Sweeting.Photo: Steve Adams
By VICTORIA LEGGETT
Monday, September 10, 2012
The Conservative's police and crime commissioner candidate ramped up his campaign for the role this weekend as he headed out to meet voters with Norwich MP Chloe Smith.
Jamie Athill, who was selected by the party in July, visited the new YMCA MyPlace self-contained flats on Bethel Street in Norwich, knocked on doors at Mile Cross and met shoppers in the city centre.
Mr Athill is campaigning for the role of Norfolk's police and crime commissioner which, under the scrutiny of a new police and crime panel, will replace the Police Authority following an election in November and will oversee the work of the constabulary.
While at the YMCA on Saturday morning, he met 23-year-old Reece Warman who moved into one of the charity's Bethel Street flats two months ago and, thanks to the support of the organisation, has recently secured a job working for Greggs.
Mr Athill said voluntary organisations like the YMCA should play a key part in the preventative work he would like to prioritise if elected.
"Channelling funding into intervention activity saves us all in the long run from dealing with other problems once they start," he said. "Organisations like this do this work better than the state does. They have an emotional investment in it and huge expertise built up over many years."
Tim Sweeting, chief executive for YMCA Norfolk, who took Mr Athill on a tour of the Bethell Street building alongside support worker Sue Phillips, said it was right for the commissioner candidates to meet with the voluntary sector groups like the YMCA and their residents.
"The focus has got to be on preventative work," he said. "It's got to be on providing things for young people to keep them out of trouble and it's got to be about engaging positively with young people to find out their views and what they need to stay out of the way of police and others." Mr Athill said it was now "even Stevens" when it came to people knowing about the role of the police and crime commissioner and that awareness was growing.
Miss Smith said she believed the Conservative was an "excellent candidate" who was working hard to get out in Norfolk to tell people about his plans.
Mr Athill, a former Gresham's School pupil and army colonel, is set to go up against former Norwich City Council leader Stephen Morphew, who has been selected as the Labour candidate.
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There were more than half a dozen new releases to chart this week, including to top two sellers, although none of them were particularly strong sellers. P.S., I Love You led the way with sales of $11.88 million from 743,000 units while First Sunday placed second with 468,000 units sold and opening week revenue of $7.94 million.
P.S., I Love You led the new releases and the overall rental chart with $7.16 million during its opening week.
A slow week for top-of-the-line releases and there are no first-run, wide releases that look even remotely interesting enough to buy. There are a few limited releases and older releases to fill the gap. It was also a slow week for spotlight reviews, but that gave me a chance to completely catch up to all the screeners that arrived late. ... That is until the next batch of late arrivals show up. As for the best of the best, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead - Buy from Amazon is high on that list, except technically it was released a couple of weeks ago. Teeth - Buy from Amazon also impressed, but the extras are a little too light. For the DVD Pick of the Week, I'm going with The Passion of Greg the Bunny: Best of the Film Parodies - Volume 2.
Margot at the Wedding won the race on the per theater chart with just over $80,000 in two theater for an average of $40,518. No Country for Old Men was pushed into second place, but it managed seventh place on the overall chart with over $3 million in just 148 theaters, giving the film an impressive average of $20,782. The only other film to top $10,000 was Holly with $12,442 in its lone theater.
No Country for Old Men was the latest Oscar hopeful to hit theaters, and while so many have failed to live up to expectations, this was not the case here.
Despite opening in 28 theaters, it pulled in more than $1 million over the weekend and led the per theater chart with an average of $43,798.
The only other film to come close was Holly with an opening of $32,406 in one theater.
Finally, Om Shanti Om was the second limited release to crack $1 million over the weekend, earning an average of $15,475 in its 114 theaters.
The overall box office leader, American Gangster, was also the champion on the per theater chart with $14,265. The only other film to crack $10,000 was Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten with an average of $10,440 in two theaters.
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead opened in first place on the per theater chart with an impressive average of $36,919 in two theaters. Pete Seeger: Power in Song and Wristcutters: A Love Story were well back but still strong with averages of $11,945 and $10,506 respectively. While those were the only three films to creak $10,000 on the per theater chart, two others came very, very close: Saw IV at $9,977 and Blade Runner at $9,915.
Only two wide releases this week, and while there were many more limited releases, there weren't many sites that stood out and demanded to be given the Weekly Website Award. In fact, there were more movies released this week without site than were released with sites that were merely above average. The best of this humble group was Dan in Real Life - Official Site, and it's the winner of the Weekly Website Award.
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| Darkseid (father)
Orion (half-brother)
Mister Miracle (foster brother)
Big Barda (foster sister-in-law)
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|Superman, the Justice League
|Superhuman strength and durability
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|Michael Dorn
Kalibak was the son of Darkseid. He often sought the approval of his father, but his rather slow nature earned him constant disapproval. During the Apokolips Civil War, Kalibak was imprisoned on Earth.
Early Battles
As the second son of Darkseid, Kalibak lived a life of neglect and abuse by his power-hungry father. Unlike his brother, Orion, and step-brother, Mister Miracle, he was the only one of Darkseid's sons that not only was loyal to him, but wanted desperately to please. When Darkseid turned his sights on Earth, and in particular, Superman, Kalibak saw it as a chance to prove himself as an able warrior, but was denied by Darkseid.
Despite not having permission to take on Superman, Kalibak, goaded by Desaad, went to Earth on his own initiative. As it happened, it was during Father's Day and Jonathan Kent was with his son, Clark, celebrating in Metropolis. In order to attract Superman, Kalibak went on a rampage of destruction, and a massive battle ensued between them. Before Superman was able to subdue him, however, Darkseid arrived to take back his son and attack Superman with a devastating blow. Kalibak was taken back to Apokolips to receive his punishment.
Later on, when Darkseid began his full fledged invasion of Earth, Kalibak was not allowed to take a direct role. Despite his loyalty to his father, he resented the trust that was put in Steppenwolf, a hunter from Apokolips. During the final moments, after Superman was captured, the hero was freed by the help of Dan Turpin. Although Kalibak tried to take on Superman, he was soundly defeated and the army was forced to leave by the arrival of the New Gods.
At that point, Darkseid could no longer directly invade Earth, so instead Superman was captured and brainwashed by Granny Goodness to believe that he was Darkseid's son. The favor that Darkseid showed for Superman instilled a great deal of jealousy in Kalibak. When Superman regained his wits and returned to fight Darkseid, Kalibak was only too eager for a rematch. His battle was short-lived, however, as Superman quickly disposed of him to deal with Darkseid.
Darkseid's Death
Years later, Kalibak was present for a humiliating defeat against the New Gods. With their forces decimated, he was put in charge of reconstruction. But while the rebuilding process was underway, they were interrupted by the arrival of Brainiac. While Darkseid attempted to get assistance from Superman (while doing some scheming of his own), Kalibak led the attack against Brainiac. The weapons of Apokolips proved useless against the force field. Only after Superman was able to bring down the force field was Kalibak's forces able to advance.
Soon after, Darkseid was killed after attempting to take over Brainiac and being thwarted by Orion and the Justice League. Later, Kalibak would travel to Earth and join a group to help in killing Superman. During the ensuing battle Kalibak was able to take down Wonder Woman with ease, but was thwarted by Batman who stalled him long enough for Superman to show up. However the attack was successful—to a small extent—in that Superman was warped to the future and presumed dead.
Afterwards Kalibak joined a large group of villains who went on a rampage in Metropolis in the wake of Superman's apparent death after escaping from prison. His destruction was interrupted by a missile blast from Batman. He ended up going against Lobo in a battle, a match that he lost sorely, forcing him to cry "uncle" in defeat.
After his defeat on Earth, he was captured by Virman Vundabar as a bargaining chip in the Apokolips Civil War. His step-brother, Mr. Miracle was blackmailed by Granny Goodness to rescue Kalibak (so she could use Kalibak for the same reason). With the help of Flash, Mr. Miracle and Big Barda were able to break into the X-Pit. Though disgusted that he was being helped by one of Superman's allies and his traitorous brother, Kalibak nonetheless accepted their help, and they escaped. Kalibak was ultimately incarcerated on Earth.
Powers & Abilities
Kalibak boasts superhuman strength and resilience, no doubt thanks to his heritage as Darkseid's son. In battle, he has been a match for the likes of Wonder Woman, but defeated multiple times by Superman and even once by Lobo. There has been some discrepancy shown in Kalibak's power levels in the DCAU. In his first battle with Superman, Kalibak was shown to be capable of sustaining a prolonged battle with the Man of Steel. However, in all of their subsequent altercations, Superman was able to defeat Kalibak quite easily. Even so, he can take a lot of damage, even surviving a missile blast and having a dozen cars on top of him. However, Kalibak is not able to withstand his father's Omega Effect, unlike Superman. His fighting skills are limited to feats of brute strength, as he was hard pressed to even touch Batman in a fight.
Background information
In the DC comics, Kalibak was the first born son of Darkseid by his wife Suli, who was murdered by Desaad on the orders of Queen Heggra, Darkseid's mother. The Kalibak of the comics was also a more formidable threat, being more powerful and intelligent than his DCAU counterpart, largely regarded as Darkseid's second in command over more capable characters like Desaad and Granny Goodness. However, he also has a difficult relationship with Darkseid due to the fact that Darkseid favored Orion over Kalibak. This deepened an already intense rivalry between the two.
Superman: The Animated Series
- "Father's Day"
- "Apokolips... Now!, Part II"
- "Legacy, Part I" (Cameo)
- "Legacy, Part II"
Justice League
Justice League Unlimited
- "The Ties That Bind"
- "Alive!" (Cameo)
External links
- Kalibak at Wikipedia
- Kalibak at the DC Database Project


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Seanad Éireann - Volume 1 - 07 June, 1923
Bill reported to the Seanad.
AN CATHAOIRLEACH: The motion is: "That this Bill be now considered on Report." Senator McKean, now is your opportunity if you wish to move an amendment.
Mr. McKEAN Mr. McKEAN
Mr. McKEAN: My amendment is to paragraph 4, Section 3, and I wish to move "That no person having stock or shares, or financial interest in any Company, having for its object the exhibition of pictures, shall be eligible for membership of this Board," that is, the Appeal Board, and also "That no officer in the the employment of the Official Censor or of this Board——
AN CATHAOIRLEACH: The second one comes into Clause 4. Clause 4 deals with officers. Clause 3 deals with the members of the Board. Let us deal with one thing at a time. At present you are moving an amendment to Clause 3, Sub-section 4, I understand.
Mr. McKEAN Mr. McKEAN
Mr. McKEAN: I thought by coupling the two I would shorten it.
AN CATHAOIRLEACH: I am afraid you cannot do that. The shortest way around is often the longest way home, and I think if you were to put the second one in here it would be quite out of order.
Mr. McKEAN Mr. McKEAN
Mr. McKEAN: My present proposition is that no person having any stock or shares, or interested in any way financially in the exhibition of moving pictures shall be a member of the Appeal Board. I think it is very obvious that this is a desirable recommendation. Of course, the cinema people and those interested in pictures are very powerful organisations, and [1143] they could very easily influence people connected with these Boards, which would be very undesirable.
AN CATHAOIRLEACH: Have you written this out yet? I do wish members of the Seanad would recollect that it is very important to have these amendments in black and white, because it is impossible to follow them unless the members have them in print before them.
Mr. BARRINGTON Mr. BARRINGTON
Mr. BARRINGTON: Sub-section 3 provides for the appointment of fit persons to be members of the Board. Sub-section 4 only deals with the filling up of vacancies which occur by reason of death or resignation, and I think what Senator McKean proposes is that the persons appointed in the first instance should be fit and proper persons.
AN CATHAOIRLEACH: I think the proper place for it to appear is as a proviso at the end of the Section.
Mr. M. O'DEA Mr. M. O'DEA
Mr. M. O'DEA: I second the amendment.
Mr. DE LOUGHRY Mr. DE LOUGHRY
Mr. DE LOUGHRY: I do not know what the motive underlying Senator McKean's proposal is. I would like to point out that, as far as I know, the people engaged in the film business are as anxious to have this Bill passed as anyone else. They are most anxious that the censoring should be done in a proper way, because it will relieve them of a good deal of responsibility. When the Bill was before us yesterday it was stated that objection had been raised to a film that had been passed by the casting vote of a priest. If a clergyman is not a judge of what is proper and right, I do not know where we lay people come in. I would not put myself up against a clergyman, anyway.
AN CATHAOIRLEACH: I am afraid you are not speaking to the amendment
Mr. DE LOUGHRY Mr. DE LOUGHRY
Mr. DE LOUGHRY: I am speaking against it. The point I wish to bring home is this: I am against this Bill altogether, so far as the censoring of films goes, because I think that the public are the real censors; but this amendment assumes that the people engaged in the film business have some motive in having films passed that should not be passed.
[1144] AN CATHAOIRLEACH: Might I say that it is an elementary principle of our jurisprudence that where any person is exercising judicial functions, such as this Board of Appeal will necessarily be, they should not have any interest, financial or otherwise, in the subject-matter. That is an elementary principle of our jurisprudence.
Mr. DE LOUGHRY Mr. DE LOUGHRY
Mr. DE LOUGHRY: People engaged in the film business would be of very great help on that Board.
Mr. BLYTHE Mr. BLYTHE
Mr. BLYTHE: I had not thought that such a proviso as this would be necessary. I hope that we will never have a Minister for Home Affairs who would appoint people interested in the production of films, or in having certain films, perhaps, refused the right of production because of such persons' interest in other firms, if they should ever be appointed members of this Board; but of course, it is not a proviso that anybody would object to, and I think that I could accept it. I would suggest that perhaps it might be widened a little, and that it would include people financially interested in companies concerned not only in the exhibition, but in the production of films.
AN CATHAOIRLEACH: Would Senator McKean have any objection to the introduction of the words "any company having for its object the exhibition or production"?
Mr. McKEAN Mr. McKEAN
Mr. McKEAN: I agree to that.
AN CATHAOIRLEACH: The amendment as it at present stands, moved and seconded, and now before the Seanad, reads as follows, and it will appear at the end of Section 3:—"Provided that no person having stock or shares, or being financially interested, in any company having for its object the exhibition or production of moving pictures shall be eligible for membership for this Board."
Amendment agreed to.
Mr. McKEAN Mr. McKEAN
Mr. McKEAN: There is another amendment which I wish to propose, and it is at the end of Section 7.
AN CATHAOIRLEACH: What about the amendment you mentioned a moment ago to Clause 4?
Mr. McKEAN Mr. McKEAN
[1145] Mr. McKEAN: I think it is included in the amendment we have already passed.
AN CATHAOIRLEACH: I am certain it is not. Of course, if you do not want to move it, I will say nothing more about it.
Mr. McKEAN Mr. McKEAN
Mr. McKEAN: Then I shall move it:—"That no officer of the Official Censor having, directly or indirectly, any connection with moving pictures shall be eligible for a position under either of these officers, namely, the Official Censor or the Appeal Board." I should like to say that it is practically the same thing as the other, and that is why I wanted to include it in the other.
AN CATHAOIRLEACH: Really Senator, I have given you great latitude, and if you do not realise what I have pointed out for your benefit I must rule you out of order, because this amendment has no affinity whatever to the previous section we dealt with. The previous section dealt exclusively with members of the Appeal Board. You are now seeking to put in there some provision with regard to the officers. That is conversant with a wholly different section.
Mr. McKEAN Mr. McKEAN
Mr. McKEAN: I accept, of course, your interpretation of it.
Mr. BLYTHE Mr. BLYTHE
Mr. BLYTHE: I would suggest that this proviso would be unnecessary in the case of the officers. The Official Censor is responsible, and he must see that his officers behave themselves. He is the judge so far as he is concerned, and it really does not matter much as to what the interests, say, of his clerk might be. I think the same thing applies in the case of the Appeal Board. It is the Board will give the decision, and if there is a clerk or, say, a charwoman in the office who would be interested in pictures it would not matter.
Mr. McKEAN Mr. McKEAN
Mr. McKEAN: I think I shall withdraw the amendment.
AN CATHAOIRLEACH: Does any member of the Seanad wish to move any other amendment on this Report Stage?
Mr. McKEAN Mr. McKEAN
Mr. McKEAN: I am sorry I have got to inflict another amendment.
AN CATHAOIRLEACH: Is this in writing yet?
Mr. McKEAN Mr. McKEAN
[1146] Mr. McKEAN: It is in writing here.
AN CATHAOIRLEACH: I really must give you warning that this is the last time I shall allow you on the Report Stage to move amendments of which you have neither given notice nor taken the trouble to put in writing.
Mr. McKEAN Mr. McKEAN
Mr. McKEAN: I am entirely in your hands, Sir, and in the hands of the Minister.
AN CATHAOIRLEACH: What is your amendment now? What clauses are you dealing with?
Mr. McKEAN Mr. McKEAN
Mr. McKEAN: Clause 7, paragraph between sub-sections 4 and 5. I wish to move: "That children or young persons under the age of 16 years shall not be admitted to any cinema theatre unless in a body from the school and under the supervision of their teachers." We all know the far-reaching importance of the cinema houses and of the influence they have on the morals of the nation. Some years ago in the North side of Dublin a series of robberies were committed, and it was discovered in all cases that in the houses that had been entered it was the gas meters that were tampered with, and that it was solely and entirely out of the gas meters and gas stoves that the money had been taken. When the police of the district went into the matter they found that a body of young boys from the ages of 10 to 14 were raiding houses, and when they went into the houses they simply raided the gas meters, and it was found out afterwards that the reason for doing this was that they wanted to go to the cinema houses. We know the influence of the cinema houses, and we find that on the films the "penny dreadful" is put on in a realistic form.
AN CATHAOIRLEACH: Are you proposing to move this as an amendment to Section 7?
Mr. McKEAN Mr. McKEAN
Mr. McKEAN: Yes.
AN CATHAOIRLEACH: It will be wholly out of place there, for Section 7 deals solely with the indecency of the picture exposed. It will have to come in as a substantive new clause. It has no relevance to anything in Clause 7.
Mr. McKEAN Mr. McKEAN
Mr. McKEAN: Well, I will put it in as a new clause. I think that when there is an Appeal Board the important thing [1147] is to look after the morals of young people. They will be the people of Ireland in the next generation, and if we do not look after their morals and if we sanction anything that is contaminating to them it will reflect on us. I think that this recommendation I am now moving will help to take away that class of thing. The young people should be protected. Enter these cinema houses, and you will see the penny dreadful put before them. We know that the present is a very materialistic age, and the cinema house is a sort of propaganda for materialism of a certain kind. It is an appeal to the senses and not an appeal at all to the judgment. Everything is put before you there dealing with the senses. I think that is a very bad idea, and that what we ought to do is to try and protect young people from that class of thing. I believe that a lot of the Irregularism and trouble we have had in Ireland could be traced, and is directly attributable, to the cinema houses, and there would have been far less trouble in Ireland at present and during the last year or so if it were not for the realistic productions put before the youth of the country. They, taking advantage of what was put before them, put into practice what they saw on the films.
My desire is to protect the youth of the country from such influences. The recommendation which I propose has been adopted in other countries. In Bavaria young people under 18 years of age are not allowed into cinema houses, and in certain of the States in America young people under 16 years of age are precluded from going into these places. In my recommendation I make an exception. I suggest that when children go to cinema houses they should be in charge of their teachers, and that the superintendents of the schools should have power to decide whether the films to be exhibited are fit for the young people to see, and that, having decided that the films are fit to be seen, they would take charge of the children and go with them to the cinema houses.
Mr. W.B. YEATS Mr. W.B. YEATS
Mr. W.B. YEATS: I would like to comfort the mind of the Senator who has just spoken, but I am afraid I shall not succeed. This is really an old problem —a problem that has troubled a great [1148] many writers and a great many artists. I remember myself——
AN CATHAOIRLEACH: Are you rising to second this amendment?
Mr. YEATS Mr. YEATS
Mr. YEATS: I am not.
AN CATHAOIRLEACH: Senator McKean's amendment reads as follows: —"Young people under 16 years of age shall not be admitted to any cinema theatre unless in a body from their schools, and under the supervision of their masters." Does any Senator second that?
The EARL of WICKLOW The EARL of WICKLOW
The EARL of WICKLOW: Not that I am in the smallest degree in sympathy with the amendment which has been proposed, but in order that we shall not be deprived by our rules of the rest of Senator Yeats's remarks, I should like to be allowed to second the amendment.
Mr. YEATS Mr. YEATS
Mr. YEATS: A terrible responsibility has been thrust upon me. I merely rose to say that I thought I could comfort the mind of the Senator who proposed this amendment. Artists and writers for a very long time have been troubled at intervals by their work. I remember John Synge and myself both being considerably troubled when a man, who had drowned himself in the Liffey, was taken from the river. He had in his pocket a copy of Synge's play, "Riders to the Sea," which, you may remember, dealt with a drowned man. We know, of course, that Goethe was greatly troubled when a man was taken from the river, having drowned himself. The man had in his pocket a copy of "Werther," which is also about a man who had drowned himself. It has again and again cropped up in the world that the arts do appeal to our imitative faculties. We comfort ourselves in the way Goethe comforted himself, that there must have been other men saved from suicide by having read "Werther." We see only the evil effect, greatly exaggerated in the papers, of these rather inferior forms of art which we are now discussing, but we have no means of reducing to statistics their other effects. I think you can leave the arts, superior or inferior, to the general conscience of mankind.
Amendment put and negatived.
Mr. W. BARRINGTON Mr. W. BARRINGTON
[1149] Mr. W. BARRINGTON: Would I be in order in proposing a small amendment? It is just a few words to Sub-section 3 of Section 7. The amendment was suggested to me by a film which I saw the other day in England. It strikes me a great many films at the present day are devoted entirely to propaganda—propaganda that may be very useful in one country and very injurious in another. In my opinion, it would be absolutely fatal to show such a film in this country. The amendment I propose is to add after the words "public morality," on the last line of Sub-section 3, the following: "or otherwise undesirable in the public interest."
Mr. H.S. GUINNESS Mr. H.S. GUINNESS
Mr. H.S. GUINNESS: I beg to second the amendment.
Mr. DOUGLAS Mr. DOUGLAS
Mr. DOUGLAS: I suggest that we should be very careful before we sanction such wide powers to a Censor as are proposed by Senator Barrington. I understand what he is driving at, and I think it is quite conceivable that there might be films which in the public interest it would not be desirable to show. I should be extremely unwilling to set up any Censor, or any Film Board, which would have such complete powers as to censor anything simply on the ground that they thought it was not in the public interest. I am sure there are members of the Seanad who hold political opinions which I think are not in the public interest, but I do not think I should have the right to censor them. If you are going to give as wide a scope as is suggested under this amendment, then I think it would be much better not to have the Censor at all.
Mr. BLYTHE Mr. BLYTHE
Mr. BLYTHE: I quite agree with Senator Douglas. I think it would be better not to have the Bill at all than to have a Bill that would put such powers into the hands of the Censor.
Mr. BARRINGTON Mr. BARRINGTON
Mr. BARRINGTON: I ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
AN CATHAOIRLEACH: The question now is that this Bill do pass, and on this I might mention that upon this stage of the Bill verbal amendments can be made, and the Minister in charge of the Bill has suggested to me that he would like to have an amendment that [1150] would, perhaps, have the effect of making the meaning of Senator McKean's amendment clearer, though slightly altering it in form. What he suggests does not interfere with the substance in any way, but rather helps to develop the object the Senator has in view. With this amendment it would read: "No person having stock or shares, or being financially interested in any company having for its object the exhibition or production of moving pictures, shall be eligible for membership of this Board."
The Minister now asks the Seanad to amend that by putting in these words having this object: "The exhibition of pictures by means of cinematograph or similar apparatus, or production of pictures capable of being so exhibited." This only makes the meaning plainer, and probably the House will approve of the amendment.
Question: "That this amendment be made," put and agreed to.
Question: "That this Bill be now passed," put and agreed to.
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Telegraph Messenger Boys:
Labor, Technology, and Geography, 1850-1950
New York: Routledge, 2000
by Carrie Sanders
Carleton University
The Telegraph Messenger Boys:Labor, Technology, and Geography 1850-1950, is a fascinating analysis of the intermingling of the social and technological. Downey portrays the messenger boy as a part of the telegraphic product- the telegram, not only advertising it to the world, but carrying with it an aura of importance and urgency that kept it distinct from the products of the competing information networks, the slow letter and the hurried telephone call(192). Thereby, Downey argues that the telegraph industry was not a purely scientific technology, but instead a technology of negotiated labor where the messenger performed different duties at different times.
Downey takes the reader through a journey that uncovers the black box[1]of the telegram highlighting the social relations and labour embedded in its functioning and success.This analysis demonstrates that a product is only successful when it is accepted by and incorporated into peoples everyday activities, for example the telegraph industry, although antiquated, survived long after new communication technology had been created because of the reputation that the telegram, and ultimately the messenger, held for the consumer.Therefore, the development of the telegram was a collective and continual process that required the telegraph companies to redefine the use, purpose and image of the telegram as time passed and new communication technology, such as the telephone and post office, were created.[2]
Downey illustrates this collective and negotiated process through an analysis of the messenger boy.The telegraph messengers, and particularly their identity, were entrenched in the survival of Western Union and the telegraph industry.Downeys analysis illustrates how the messenger boy was implicated in the shaping of occupational identities, the development of information products, the evolution of technological systems, and the production of technological spaces (13).The historical account of the messenger worker illuminates the multiple skills (such as: mathematics, geography, and problem solving) demanded in telegraph messenger labour, while further illustrating how their image, work and leisure activities were controlled by the industry itself.
Downey creates an image of the messenger as a labour that involves multiple skills, blurred gender identities, and a downgraded reputation (for example, school drop out, unskilled, slow, stupid, and even criminal) by the rest of society (162).This historical analysis shows how the messenger boy was a boundary worker who performed many duties inside the telegraph industry (including delivering telegrams, operating machinery, general deliveries, and advertising relied on messengers image and tales of messenger heroics), as well as outside the industry by becoming a key worker within the communications internetwork (i.e. telephone, post office, and telegraph industry) (93).
Therefore, the telegraph messenger was an internetwork boundary-worker who was crucial in connecting this analog internetwork; they enabled the emergent pattern of multimodal message delivery and dealt with all the problems that thwarted that delivery(146).This image enables one to see the messenger boy as multi-skilled and the key player in the success of the telegraph industry, however these skills were difficult to see by the customers and instead many people did not understand the complexity involved in transforming information from a virtual form into a physical telegram.Thus Downey provides a descriptive account of how messenger work was downgraded by the industry (through poor wages and lack of union recognition) and the competition (for example, this Electric Messenger never idles - never loses or misdelivers messages - never meets with injury).This reveals how the identity of the messenger boy was tightly woven into the telegram itself (87).[3]
By focusing on the telegraph messenger Downey demonstrates how Western Union attempted to govern their employees through their training, uniforms, labour hours, wages, and vocational education, which all aided Western Union to control the behavior and inevitably the image of their messenger boys.Uniforms served two purposes, they acted as a form of advertisement for the telegraph industry while simultaneously instilling a respectable and important image for the messenger boy.At the same time that uniforms became mandatory, new spaces were being created and designated for messengers boys behind the scenes to ensure that customers would not see them sitting around.These tactics were employed by the telegraph industry because a customer not only purchased the technology, they also purchased the personal care the messenger boy would take with it, and this meant that the messenger had to appear respectable and trustworthy (96).This is just one example of how the messenger boy was pivotal in the production of the telegram, technological spaces, and the evolution of technological systems.
Downey uncovers how the messenger boys became the focus of child labour laws, the development of continuation and vocational schooling, as well as the central players for the production of information from its virtual form to its physical form.This book covers fascinating and important theories of technology and labour, while further highlighting the social construction of both space and time.Although this is an intriguing historical and sociological account there are two aspects of this research that I believe, remove the authenticity of Downeys claims, these are his description of data and gender analysis.
The first critique that I will make is regarding the methodological approach taken. Downey states that the study strives to let the messengers own voices be heard, through the analysis of:hiring records, work rules, union contracts, management minutes, employee interviews, advertisements, popular advertisements and dime novels (6).The problem arises when Downey neglects to explain how he analyzed the data.Many people can take the same data and look at it from a different perspective and come up with a different analysis. Therefore the arguments presented throughout the text would be stronger had Downey explained how he reached them.[4]
Of more concern to me was the use and conception of gender, gender identity, and masculine/feminine ideals.Downey spends most of his time critiquing the telegraph messenger boy as occupying a blurry gender position which enabled them to perform both masculine and feminine tasks in both the masculine and the feminine spaces of the city, however he never defines gender and masculine/feminine tasks (124).Throughout the book I felt that gender referred to the biological sex of the messenger, however gender is more than sex, it incorporates the socially constructed aspects of men and women (Marshall, 1994/1998).Downey defined neither gender nor masculinity and femininity even though he based most of his analysis, as well as an entire chapter, around these conceptions. Downey explains that the blurry gender identities of the messenger boys enabled them to be successful boundary workers because:
Masculine gender definitions of duties and working-class hopes of future careers, based on the idea that a working boy would soon grow into a working man, were key to creating a messenger force that could function effectively in the public business sphere of the city.But more feminized gender definitions, linked not only to class but to age and motherhood, were key to extending messenger work into the womans domestic sphere at the same time. . . . Age and class were key in maintaining this gender position, because the mythical future opportunities of the messenger were intended to compensate for his present subordinate status (124).
This is an intriguing explanation for the predominantly male messenger force, however it is difficult to fully accept without providing the definition of gender and more specifically what it means to be masculine and feminine.
Had Downey placed more time and consideration into explaining his process and definitions I believe his argument would have been more valuable.Nevertheless, Telegraph Messenger Boys, is a fascinating journey through the mixing of technology and labour.The research provides a compelling tale of messenger heroics and how the messenger worker was the secret tool behind the success of the telegram.It enlightens the readers by demonstrating how technology is composed of social relations and continual negotiations[5] that worked to create its own space and time through the aid of the young messenger boy.
[1] Black box, as Bruno Latour 1987 explains is an expression from the sociology of science that refers to the way a scientific and technical work is made invisible by its own success. . . . Thus, paradoxically, the more science and technology succeed, the more opaque and obscure they become(304)[2] For a better understanding of the collective process of fact and object building see Latour, 1987; Bijker, 1995; and Pickering, 1995.Each of these analyses demonstrate how objects (such as bicycles, air pumps, and scientific facts) are the result of a continual process where different people at different times engage and shape the objects.They further illustrate how the success of an object is the result of different social groups incorporating the object into their activities, therefore it is not only collectively transmitted from one actor to the next, it is collectively composed by actors(Latour, 1987:104).[3] From this example of downgrading messenger labour we can begin to see the similarity between this form of labour and the labour of telephone operators, dispatchers, and clerical workers.For another description of downgraded labour see Reimer 1995 who explains that clerical work is documented in such a way that the specialized knowledge and contributions of women in advanced clerical positions are drawn upon while not being made accountable as performance in a position(207). Reimers research on downgraded clerical work has many similarities to Downeys depiction of the telegraph messenger.[4]Mauthner and Doucet (1998), have done excellent work regarding the importance of data analysis, they explain how some researchers are nervous about explaining their data analysis because each person interprets methods differently and they may be concerned that they did it improperly, they explain how there can be no pure, real, or authentic experiences or voices of respondents because of the complex set of relationships between the respondents experiences, voices and narratives, and the researchers interpretation and representation of these experiences/voices/narratives (140).[5] Marc Berg, 1997 has also completed fascinating research on medical technologies and their negotiated uses.His analysis demonstrates how pieces of technology can reinforce organizational hierarchies as well as create negotiated labour between the employees and the technologies uses.
Berg, Marc (1997).Rationalizing Medical Work:Decision-Support Techniques and Medical Practices.The MIT Press:London.
Bijker, Wiebe E.(1995).Of Bicycles, Bakelites, And Bulbs:Toward A Theory Of Sociotechnical Change.The MIT Press:London.
Latour, Bruno (1987).Science In Action.Harvard University Press:Cambridge.
-----(1999).Pandoras Hope: Essays On The Reality Of Science Studies.Harvard University Press:Cambridge.
Mauthner, N. and Doucet, A. (1998).Reflections on a Voice-centred Relational Method:Analysing Maternal and Domestic Voices Pp. 119-145 in Feminist Dilemmas In Qualitative Research .Sage Publications:London.
Pickering, Andrew (1995).The Mangle Of Practice: Time Agency & Science.University of Chicago Press:Chicago.
Reimer, Marilee (1995).Downgrading Clerical Work In A Textually Mediated Labour Process Pp 193-208 in Knowledge, Experience, and Ruling Relations.University of Toronto Press:Toronto.
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Briefs: TV viewing dips, connected TV, Zeebox award
A few short updates from around the industry today, beginning with a new Nielsen report:
- TV viewing dips again – Nielsen released a new report today that found the number of American households with access to a television set and a TV signal is shrinking slightly for the second year in a row.
- Connected TV set growth – Connected TV set shipments will grow to 70% during 2016, predicts IMS Research. By that year, more than 80% of connected TV sets shipped worldwide will have built-in Wi-Fi.
- Zeebox wins award – Zeebox was named the overall winner at the Connected TV Awards in London. In the "outstanding connected TV service" category, BBC iPlayer, BBC News connected TV app and JAZZTEL's JAZZBOX came away with an award.
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This hulking, unforgiving stretch of midtown seldom breeds restaurants of heart and finesse, but like a sprout pushing out of a sidewalk crack, here grows Betony.
In its former life, the soaring, two-tiered space housed Brasserie Pushkin, an ode to opulence, brimming with caviar and poor taste. While certain gaudy trappings—like ornately carved wood walls—persist, Eleven Madison Park alums Bryce Shuman and Eamon Rockey have nimbly subdued the Russian oligarch with New American charm.
Chief among Betony's thrills is hyperprofessional service softened with a heaping dose of humanity. Servers' black suits belie their lighthearted postures; you feel cared for, but never hovered over.
Shuman's food hits the same satisfying notes, studied, but not smothered with lily-gilding ingredients or chefly futzing. And like the servers, he isn't afraid to crack a playful smile, as with stellar riffs on crunchy fried pickles and toasty tuna melts.
Betony's best dishes strike a rare balance between sophisticated and soulful. Seared foie gras is plugged with a rosy round of smoked ham hock and draped with crisp, vinegar-twanged kale, swapping some of its upmarket cachet for the down-home comforts of pork and greens. Ham broth swirls around the liver, taming its heart-stopping richness with salt and smoke.
Short ribs run the opposite course, rising from low to luxe after a two-day bath in rendered dry-aged beef fat and a sear over blazing Japanese charcoal; it's humble braised meat dressed in the noble robe of a steak.
Given Shuman's knack for transformation, it's little wonder that Betony makes a cold part of town feel warm. Here's hoping this city is as kind to it as it has been to us.
Meal highlights: Fried pickles, "tuna melt," hot foie gras, chicken liver mousse, grilled short rib, roasted chicken, poached lobster, rice pudding
Vibe: An elegant evening from start to finish; it's hard to tell who would be more impressed, your hot date or your grandparents.
Cocktail chatter: Ask for the off-the- menu milk punch, a miraculously clear but creamy concoction that the bartenders will mix with any spirit you'd like.
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SILVER SPRING, Md, February 24, 2012 – As a parent, you can feel helpless when your child is sick, especially an infant. You want nothing more than to make your little one feel better, and not knowing what is wrong or what you can do leads to unease.
Since babies do not have the anti-bodies to all the common diseases and viruses that we come into contact with everyday, they are particularly vulnerable to illness. When babies are born, they receive an initial boost of protection from the mother's immune system, but after approximately 6 months, this benefit wears off. While breastfeeding provides an added boost to a baby's immune system, it is not enough to prevent all illness.
Don't panic!
This is the first rule to caring for a sick person, especially a baby. When you have a baby who's screaming uncontrollably while you're tying to place a thermometer, staying calm is easier said than done, but it's important. Panicking can cloud your thinking. It can make you over react, or get you so worked up you miss either a symptom or overlook a simple treatment.
Know who to call
Sure, you call your pediatrician. But what happens if your child starts running a high fever at 6 am on Saturday? What about a baby who starts wheezing at 10pm on a weeknight? Find out about after hours and weekend care. Some pediatrician offices have one or two nights a week when they are open, or maybe a half day on Saturday. Others have a number that you can call to get answers to questions during off hours.
If you have a sick child and your pediatrician is not available decide what other options you have. Is your child having an allergic reaction to a food that is causing breathing difficulty?
If so, an emergency room visit is probably the right call. But if your child is running a fever, you can probably take him to an urgent care center. While urgent care centers have long waits, sometimes comparable to emergency rooms, but the bill is normally lower.
Check locations and hours for such facilities in advance.
When is a fever a concern?
Fevers are a double edged sword. They are the immune system's way of fighting infection, but they make you feel worse. Having a fever is not reason enough to panic or rush your child to the closest medical professional.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) considers any rectal temperature higher than 100.4º F or oral temperature higher than 99º F a fever. The AAP does recommend calling your pediatrician immediately if your infant is under 2 months of age and has a rectal temperature of 100.4 º F or higher.
Otherwise the guidelines for calling the pediatrician are a rectal temperature of 101º F for infants 3 to 6 months and higher than 103º F over 6 months.
Fever is simply a symptom of an illness, and as such, should not be considered alone. A sore throat, cough, rash, vomiting, diarrhea and earaches can all point to different conditions that might require additional treatment. Also, monitor your child's activity level (fatigue), appetite and disposition
Fevers can lead to severe dehydration, so it's important to ensure your child is getting sufficient fluids. This is especially important if your child is vomiting or has diarrhea. Keeping an eye on the baby's diaper is a good way to monitor dehydration.
If you notice your child hasn't produced a wet diaper for more than 6 hours, chances are dehydration is the culprit. Other signs of dehydration include a sinking of the baby's soft spot, crying without tears and a dry mouth. If you suspect dehydration is a problem, call your doctor immediately.
Rashes are a common baby problem. Everything from drool rashes to full body rashes associated with other illnesses are possible. The Mayo Clinic and WebMD both have helpful visual guides of common baby rashes. Heat rash, diaper rash, and cradle cap don't usually require attention from a medical professional, but a full body rash, especially one that accompanies a fever, should be inspected by a doctor.
Diseases like fifth disease, impetigo, and scarlet fever not only need to be treated, they are contagious, so having a proper diagnosis is also important to the health of those your baby with whom your baby interacts.
Consult a professional
It is important that you do not use this article, the websites referenced or any other web information as your sole source of information when your child is sick. If you think your child has more than a simple cold, or if he has any of the above indicators of a more severe infection or illness, call your pediatrician. Do not try to make a diagnosis yourself.
Also, do not give medicine, even over the counter medicine, to infants without first consulting your doctor and verifying the dose. Some medicines are not safe for children under a certain age or weight. Sometimes the medicine is safe, but at a smaller dose than listed on the box.
Giving your baby the wrong medicine or the wrong dosage can cause additional problems and in severe cases can cause organ failure and even death.
For example, the Food and Drug Administration warns against giving children under the age of 2 over-the-counter cough and cold medicines due to potentially life-threatening side effects.
Having a sick child is never fun, but it doesn't have to be cause for hysteria. Just remember, you and every other parent survived the childhood illnesses that are common today.
Stay calm and follow your pediatrician's advice and your baby will too.
Please note: As all children are individuals, please discuss your child with your pediatrician and make sure that you follow their advice and recommendations.
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I believe Malinska is a nice base for the rest of Krk and Croatia (Istria). The place itself offers almost nothing on the area of culture. However, the terraces have a lot of sphere, especially in the evenings.That's about the nicest thing about the villa
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december mix (draft)
December Mix (Draft).mp3 (ctrl+click 'Save Link As...' to download)
image: LZ-11, the Victoria Luise, cruising over the Kiel Regatta, February 14, 1912
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hand-written script done with hand-cut quill pen, axonometric drawing from Modern Housing Prototypes, 1978
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1. Vintage kaleidoscope
2. Epcot Center Preview (1978)
3. Walt Disney's Original Plan for EPCOT
4. Soviet TU-144 Civilian Supersonic Aircraft Documentary
5. Kitty Hawk Kites Hang Gliding Spectacular, Nags Head, NC (1975)
6. H. G. Wells' Things To Come (1936)
7. Phase IV (1974)
8. Butoh dance performance at Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine, Japan
9. Manufactured Landscapes (2006)-- opening sequence
10. Where the Toys Come From (1983)
11. Maersk Drilling's Ultra deepwater semi-submersible rig
12. The Hellstrom Chronicle (1971)-- Black Widow mating sequence
relocation fires
00:13:19 / part one: shot October 26, 2013 at the Brownlands / part two: shot November 16, 2011 in the 'Little House in the Garden' cabin at the Lord's Land Christian Retreat Center, Mendocino Coast
Brownlands, October 2013
Messor pergandei harvests Tribulus terrestris nutlets
00:05:34 / shot August 23, 2013 in Tucson, AZ / audio recorded in the Brownlands tower April 9, 2013
Insects that died in my room during the summer of 2011, San Jose, CA
Papilio rutulus (Western Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly) with Brownlands Disk
Brownlands Fuse
Barn Owl drawn by Peter Parnall for the book Nightwatchers, 1971
[canceled due to unstable weather conditions and nausea]
positron emission tomography scan
brownlands fitness (extended edit)
00:13:05 / shot October 31 through November 12, 2009
collage for Jayce
12 in. x 22 in. / cut paper on mat board
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1. Blow-Up (1966)-- model shoot, playful romp with girls
2. Zabriskie Point (1970)-- roll in the dust, slow motion explosions montage
3. The Great Ecstasy of the Woodcarver Steiner (1974)-- slow motion flights
4. Fata Morgana (1971)-- Planes landing, dunes
5. Airbus approaches
6. Snowfall
7. Insects in flight
8. Desserts
9. Lessons of Darkness (1992)-- helicopter flyovers (flipped)
10. Tewaterlating (Parallel Worlds Edit)-- mine
11. Market Street streetcar voyage (1906)
12. Dolphins playing (from Oceans III-- French documentary)
13. Shaky eclipse
14. Avalanche approach
15. Crystals
16. Fantastic Voyage (1966)-- first look
17. Voyage in Time (1983)-- Tarkovski Documentary, girl with balloon and Roman bath
18. Space Shuttle Start super slow motion
19. Chinese military marching
20. Deserto Rosso (1964)-- steam release
21. Winged migration (2001)-- choice flight scenes
dancefloor visuals comp. no.2: space program
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dancefloor visuals comp. no.1: visualizer killer
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1. Stars and Watercarriers (1974)-- time trial
2. Phoenix Mars Lander Landing Animation
3. Going through a lock at the Three Gorges Dam in China (time lapse)
4. Godard's Breathless (1960)-- various scenes
5. Thrust SSC Supersonic Boom
6. Toad's Dream Frog and Toad Together
7. World's Largest Airship Inflated for the First Time (time lapse)
8. Quicksilver (1986)—flirtatious bicycle dance
9. Drive-- mine
10. Time-lapse of Butterfly Lifecycle
11. Rough seas Iceland
12. 60's Fashion (Look at life again soon)
13. HTO Remix (mine)
14. train ride in the dead of winter
15. Theo Jansen's Animaris Rhinoceros
16. The Bullet Train NOZOMI-- Hakata-Kokura
17. CNC Cutting a Face
18. Vintage Lego Men dance-off
19. Monster Truck Rally (tilt lens)
20. Blast into Space, Spectacular Fall to Earth
21. Band of Outsiders (1964)—café dance scene and final drive scene
22. First Images, The Solar Dynamics Observatory
23. Kinetic Horse Sculpture
24. Alina Kabaeva Rhythmic Gymnastic warm up routine-- heavily edited
25. Cousteau Divers and Underwater images
26. Bullet train 500series Shinkansen Nozomi
27. Lions mating in the Serengeti
28. Twiggy modeling and dancing!
29. Lockheed Martin P-791 (airship)
30. Sesame Street's 'That's about the size of it'
31. Oolong-- (mine)
32. Saturn V - S-1C Stage Testing
33. Eagle owl in flight (high speed camera)
34. Large Hadron Collider 7 TeV Collision Visualization
35. Vintage Ski Movie
36. Murata Boy (bicycle riding robot)
37. Demolition Montage (selections)-- mine
38. The Neverending Story (1984)-- Falcor flight
39. Hoover Dam construction (time lapse)
40. Massaud: Manned Cloud Airship Hotel
41. Burj Khalifa Dubai Cloud City
42. Cloud Lapse-- mine
43. Antonov An 225 Mriya
44. WindDancer by Dawn
45. Tarkovski's Stalker (1979)-- splash in well and rain indoors scenes


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THE INFLUENCING MACHINE James Tilly Matthews and the Air Loom
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Confined in Bedlam in 1797 as an incurable lunatic, James Tilly Matthews' case is one of the most bizarre in the annals of psychiatry. He was the first person to insist that his mind was being controlled by a machine: the Air Loom, a terrifying secret weapon whose mesmeric rays and mysterious gases were brainwashing politicians and plunging Europe into revolution, terror and war.
But Matthews' case was even stranger than his doctors realised: many of the incredible conspiracies in which he claimed to be involved were entirely real. Caught up in high-level diplomatic intrigues in the chaos of the French revolution, he found himself betrayed by both sides, and in possession of a secret that no-one would believe…
Originally published as The Air Loom Gang (2003), the text has been fully revised and updated, with newly discovered source material and previously unpublished images.
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ESSAY on influencing machines in psychosis and fiction for Aeon magazine here
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AUDIO: Mike discusses The Influencing Machine with Emma Gibson and Nadine Monem on The Butcher's Apron here
AUDIO: Mike discusses James Tilly Matthews with Robert Pollie on the 7th Avenue Project here
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Amanda McColley's comment, December 17, 5:31 PM
This is a great concept overall but one would hope it doesn't fall in the wrong hands. I am sure someone will work hard to recreate it and make it available to a regular consumer and this could become problematic for law enforcement essentially. When it comes to military, this could be a huge leap in helping our military men and women remain safe, but once again we have to hope it doesn't fall in the wrong hands.
Amanda McColley's comment, December 17, 5:35 PM
While everyone has the right to trial, I almost wish he and his son would plead guilty just to avoid putting all families and friends out of the misery they will have to go through and re-live when it comes to their more serious crimes. I also find it interesting that he did this because I am sure now this will be used against him in his more serious trial later next year to show maybe some sort of motivation or just as the precursor to the terrible incident that occurred.
Amanda McColley's comment, December 17, 5:42 PM
While I have personally never been an avid fan of firearms, I find this will be difficult for these families to win this lawsuit. I know there are many who believe that it's a humans basic right to own a gun, but as the families stated they are military weapons that a civilian does not need to have access to so I can see where they would say the manufacturer was negligent in that aspect. This will definitely spark a hot debate since gun control is always a heated topic in our world and I really see no good to come from it. Either families win and this upsets gun-happy folks or the families lose and get no chance to really ever feel at peace.
Ricky Osborne's comment, December 14, 4:12 AM
There is a lot being discussed right now in terms of requiring officers to wear body cameras during their interactions with the public. This would allow for officers to prove that they needed to use force in order to resolve an incident or at least keep them in check. These protests echo the public's outcry for police officers to be held accountable for their actions. Many are angry with various headlining incidents that have taken place all over the country in which excessive, or at least unnecessary, force was exhibited by officers. Something needs to be done in order for law enforcement to gain the trust of the public back. Requiring officers to wear body cameras would be a necessary first step in doing so.


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Chris Millet is Assistant Director of Education Technology Services (ETS), a division of Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) and Information Technology Services (ITS) at Penn State University. Chris is responsible for the research and development of new technologies and technology-supported pedagogies with a university-wide scope. His professional interests include digital media, learning spaces, active learning, mobile learning, analytics, and assessment. Chris oversees Penn State's Educational Gaming Commons, the Media Commons, a university-wide initiative that helps faculty and students integrate digital media into their teaching and learning, and the university's lecture capture and mobile learning initiatives. Chris has a Masters in Instructional Systems from Penn State's College of Education.
Chris' primary projects include:
- Media Commons
- Podcasts at Penn State
- University-wide Lecture Capture Evaluation
- Learning Analytics
- Research Apprenticeship
- Learning Space Design
- Educational Gaming Commons