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29 September 1998 (1)
(Trade mark law - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of goods or services)
In Case C-39/97,
REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EC Treaty by the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., formerly Pathe Communications Corporation,
on the interpretation of Article 4(1)(b) of First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (OJ 1989 L 40, p. 1),
composed of: G.C. Rodríguez Iglesias, President, C. Gulmann (Rapporteur), H. Ragnemalm, M. Wathelet and R. Schintgen (Presidents of Chambers), P.J.G. Kapteyn, J.L. Murray, D.A.O. Edward, G. Hirsch, P. Jann and L. Sevón, Judges,
Advocate General: F.G. Jacobs,
Registrar: H. von Holstein, Deputy Registrar,
after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of:
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, by Götz Jordan, Rechtsanwalt, Karlsruhe,
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., formerly Pathe Communications Corporation, by Wolf-W. Wodrich, Rechtsanwalt, Essen,
- the French Government, by Kareen Rispal-Bellanger, Assistant Director in the Legal Affairs Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Philippe Martinet, Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the same Directorate, acting as Agents,
- the Italian Government, by Professor Umberto Leanza, Head of the Legal Service in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, acting as Agent, and Oscar Fiumara, Avvocato dello Stato,
- the United Kingdom Government, by Lindsey Nicoll, of the Treasury Solicitor's Department, acting as Agent, and Daniel Alexander, Barrister,
- the Commission of the European Communities, by Jürgen Grunwald, Legal Adviser, and Berend Jan Drijber, of its Legal Service, acting as Agents,
having regard to the Report for the Hearing,
after hearing the oral observations of Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, represented by Axel Rinkler, Rechtsanwalt, Karlsruhe; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., formerly Pathe Communications Corporation, represented by Wolf-W. Wodrich and Joachim K. Zenz, Patentanwalt, Essen; the French Government, represented by Anne de Bourgoing, Chargé de Mission in the Legal Affairs Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, acting as Agent; the Italian Government, represented by Oscar Fiumara; the United Kingdom Government, represented by Daniel Alexander; and the Commission, represented by Jürgen Grunwald, at the hearing on 20 January 1998,
after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 2 April 1998,
gives the following
(1) A trade mark shall not be registered or, if registered, shall be liable to be declared invalid:
(b) if because of its identity with, or similarity to, the earlier trade mark and the identity or similarity of the goods or services covered by the trade marks, there exists a likelihood of confusion on the part of the public, which includes the likelihood of association with the earlier trade mark.
- in this instance the two signs, CANNON and Canon, are pronounced in the same way and the mark Canon has a reputation; in addition, as the Bundespatentgericht noted, the public perception is that films recorded on video tape cassettes (video film cassettes) and recording and reproduction devices for video tapes (video recorders) do not come from the same manufacturer;
- in conformity with the principles laid down in the WZG, the Bundespatentgericht attached no importance in its decision to the identical nature of the signs or to the reputation of the opposing party's trade mark;
- since the Markengesetz must henceforth be applied, it is necessary to establish the criteria to be applied in interpreting the concept of similarity of the goods or services covered by the trade marks for the purposes of Article 4(1)(b) of the Directive;
- if no account is taken in this case of the reputation of the earlier mark when assessing the likelihood of confusion, because there is no similarity between the goods or services covered by the two marks, then on the basis of the findings made by the Bundespatentgericht the appeal brought by the opposing party cannot succeed;
- it is possible, however, to interpret Article 4(1)(b) of the Directive as meaning that the reputation of the earlier mark may not only reinforce the distinctiveness of the mark as such, but may also be sufficient to exclude the view held by the public concerning the place of origin (Herkunftsstätte) of those goods or services from the assessment of the similarity of the goods or services covered;
- according to academic opinion, when the likelihood of confusion within the meaning of the Markengesetz is assessed, it may be necessary to establish a correlation between the similarity of the goods, on the one hand, and the degree of similarity of the respective signs and the distinctive character of the mark to be protected, on the other, in such a way that the closer the marks resemble one another and the more distinctive the mark for which protection is sought, the less the similarity of the goods need be.
May account be taken, when assessing the similarity of the goods or services covered by the two marks, of the distinctive character, in particular the reputation, of the mark with earlier priority (on the date which determines the seniority of the later mark), so that, in particular, likelihood of confusion within the meaning of Article 4(1)(b) of Directive 89/104/EEC must be taken to exist even if the public attributes the goods and/or services to different places of origin (Herkunftsstätten)?
On those grounds,
in answer to the question referred to it by the Bundesgerichtshof by order of 12 December 1996, hereby rules:
On a proper construction of Article 4(1)(b) of First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks, the distinctive character of the earlier trade mark, and in particular its reputation, must be taken into account when determining whether the similarity between the goods or services covered by the two trade marks is sufficient to give rise to the likelihood of confusion.
There may be a likelihood of confusion within the meaning of Article 4(1)(b) of Directive 89/104 even where the public perception is that the goods or services have different places of production. By contrast, there can be no such likelihood where it does not appear that the public could believe that the goods or services come from the same undertaking or, as the case may be, from economically-linked undertakings.
Delivered in open court in Luxembourg on 29 September 1998.
R. Grass
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With the weather getting warmer, we are witnessing a phenomenon that seems to recur after Sunday Masses. I am talking about individuals and families asking for a handout on our church campus. A few years ago, a concerned parishioner e-mailed me expressing his distress over a family that was begging outside the church. In part this is what he wrote:
I'm sure you receive multiple questions and suggestions, and I know it's incredibly complicated, but I wonder if in one of your columns you could address the appropriate Christian, Catholic response to begging. On our way out of Noon mass today there was a mother and child begging in the church parking lot. It was an incredibly evocative scene, but one which brings such a tangle of emotions.
In response I wrote a column and I would like to return to it. I have been wondering how to address the issue. Please bear with me because it is complicated.
First of all, it is crystal clear that we have to take care of our brothers and sisters, especially the poor and the needy. St John would go so far as to say that if we do not love our brothers and sisters whom we can see, we cannot claim to love the God we cannot see. Paul, addressing the Church at Corinth, speaks of Jesus in these words: "He Who was rich made Himself poor in order to make us rich." The implication is that we must also give of ourselves to better the lives of those around us. The Gospel of Luke is filled with parables and sayings of Jesus and they tell Christians that indifference to the poor at our doorstep is totally unacceptable. In chapter 25 of Matthew's gospel, Jesus goes even further. He declares that our final judgment will depend on how we feed the hungry, clothe the naked and welcome the stranger. To take care of the poor is a fundamental Christian obligation.
Second, the Church has consistently reiterated the teachings of Jesus. Saints and mystics, founders of religious orders and spiritual stalwarts have insisted that in serving the poor we serve Christ Himself. Having come from India, I can forcefully assert that more than 80% of the work of the Church in the Third World is directed towards the poor. Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, keeps insisting on this message.
Now, in the light of all this how do we respond to someone begging at our door? I have faced the same dilemma as you. You are vulnerable especially when you are coming out of Church after Sunday Mass. I have personally met these individuals and families. I have talked to them. I have encouraged them to meet with our Social Services Ministries Director, Adrienne Timm, but they refuse. They want to receive cash, right here and now. We have tried to help them but they don't seem to be in any mood to accept long-term assistance. We are willing to improve their lot but they do not seem to be open.
Here at St Paul's we do serve the poor. You are aware of our Social Service Ministries, our food pantry, and our adoption of needy families over the holidays. Our outreach is well organized and we ensure that people do not take advantage of the system. It is our policy not to give anyone money. Our Social Services have helped hundreds of people over the years. We help anyone irrespective of color, race or religion. Annually our Social Service Ministries disburses over $40,000 in assistance to the poor in the form of rent, utilities assistance, food, medicines, and travel. This amount does not include what it spends for the Sunday Suppers and the food pantry, or what we give as part of our Lenten Almsgiving. We also assist our sharing parish, St Benedict, with an annual contribution of over $45,000. We help people not only in Park Ridge but also from the neighborhoods around. In addition we have our Servants of St Francis who have made service to the poor their sole mission.
I earnestly request you not to give cash to anyone begging on church property. Please tell them respectfully that they should contact our Social Service Ministries. We will find out what they really need and try to solve their problem. I know how seeing a family begging at our church while we have so much can be very difficult. But, please do not let your emotions get the better of you. We are not shutting out the poor. We want to help them. If you would like to feel that you are helping the poor, feel free to donate to our Social Service Ministries. We will make sure the money is used only for the poor and the needy. Perhaps you can volunteer your time at a soup kitchen or a homeless shelter.
Let me leave you with the words of the holy woman who made us all think more about the poor. She made the gospel credible once again because she did something beautiful for God by loving the destitute and the abandoned. Here are some words of Mother Theresa that we must ponder over:
At the end of our lives, we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made or how many great things we have done. We will be judged by "I was hungry and you gave me to eat. I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless and you took me in." Hungry not only for food – but hungry for love. Naked not only for clothing – but naked for human dignity and respect. Homeless not only for want of a room of bricks – but homeless because of rejection. This is Christ in distressing disguise.
May we never be blind or indifferent to the poor!
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Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Corp. (KWBT) ("Kiwa Bio-Tech" or "the Company"), an emerging agricultural company that develops, manufactures and markets bio-fertilizers for use in the multi-billion China agriculture and aquaculture markets recently completed research of a new fertilizer processing technology with the Institute of Bio-Agriculture of Shaanxi Academy of Sciences, the Research Center of Ultrasound Technology of Harbin University of Technology and the Environmental Group of Harbin University of Technology.
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In addition, Kiwa has signed a strategic agreement with Beijing Digital Cooperative Information Technology Limited. (DCIT). DCIT has developed a cooperative management system with big data as the core. This technology is effectively and perfectly combined with Kiwa's Trinity Agricultural Marketing Model (Scientific Planting; Standardized Management; Industrialized Operation).
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Jersey Central Power and Light Co., a unit of FirstEnergy Corp. FE, +0.57%, said late Friday that is has offered to settle with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers System Council U-3. The union represents about 1,300 electrical industry personnel that have been on strike since Dec. 8. Terms of the settlement included a 3-percent annual wage increase during the term of the proposed 3-year contract; a healthcare plan that is consistent with the plan currently in place; establishment of a seasonal shift arrangement to provide additional lineworkers between April and October; an overtime call-out procedure; and an equity adjustment of 54 cents per hour to each wage rate and an annual 5 cent per hour increase in Sunday and shift premiums. The union has until Feb. 26 to accept the settlement, the Red Bank, N.J.-based company said.
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Skip to comments.TALIBAN LEADERS DISMISS U.S. REPORTS OFTERRORIST PLOT (June 25, 2001 story)
Posted on 03/26/2004 7:09:50 AM PST by eyespysomething
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BYLINE: AMIR SHAH, The Associated Press
DATELINE: KABUL, Afghanistan
BODY: Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have rejected U.S. concerns about the possibility of a terrorist strike by the followers of Osama bin Laden, saying Sunday that the Saudi dissident is under their strict control and cannot use Afghan territory as a base for attacks.
The remarks came a day after the Arabic satellite channel Middle East Broadcasting Corp. reported that followers of Bin Laden, based in Afghanistan, were planning an attack on American and Israeli "interests" within the next few weeks.
"All the activities of Osama bin Laden are under the tight control of the Taliban,"Usman Shaharyar, a Taliban foreign ministry official, told The Associated Press."Osama has no such facility in Afghanistan which can be used against any country."
The State Department issued a "worldwide caution"on Friday, saying U.S. citizens and interests abroad may be at risk of a terrorist attack from extremist groups. It mentioned groups with links to Bin Laden and his Al-Qaeda organization as a possible source of a threat.
U.S. military forces throughout the Persian Gulf were put on a heightened state of alert. A U.S. Marine Corps contingent in Jordan cut short its training session and returned to its ships, while the U.S. 5th Fleet sent its ships out of port in Bahrain.
Bin Laden, accused by the United States of bomb attacks that killed 224 people at two American embassies in East Africa in 1998, has been living in Afghanistan since 1996. The United States fired Tomahawk missiles into alleged terrorist training camps in Afghanistan to retaliate for the bombings.
Despite international pressure and U.N. sanctions, the Taliban have refused to hand over Bin Laden to stand trial for terrorism in the United States or a third country. They say he is their guest and that the United States has no evidence that he is involved in terrorism.
The Taliban decried as falsified a videotape that has circulated among Muslim militants recently, showing members of Bin Laden's Afghanistan-based group boasting that its followers carried out the bombing attack that killed 17 American sailors and wounded 39 aboard the USS Cole in Yemen last year.
1 "We thank God for granting us victory the day we destroyed Cole in the sea,"says a rallying song that runs with footage of masked men allegedly connected with Bin Laden training in a desert camp in Afghanistan. The video shows Islamic militants training in the camp and an interview with Bin Laden.
"This is all propaganda and remote from reality,"said Shaharyar.
"Osama has no such facilities."
In the Middle East Broadcasting Corp. report Saturday, a reporter for the London-based, Saudi-owned broadcaster recounted a meeting he said he had with Bin Laden and his aides in a desert area of Afghanistan on Thursday.
Bin Laden seemed"happy with the talks of his aides who said that the coming weeks will hold important surprises that will target American and Israeli interests in the world," said the reporter, Bakr Atyani.
Bin Laden refused to comment because the Taliban do not allow him to make public statements, Atyani said in the report, parts of which were televised Sunday along with footage of black-clad men performing military training.
The State Dept issued a world wide caution in relation to Al-Qaeda in June 2001.
Me thinks someone is lying about them not being aware of Al-Qaeda or taking steps towards their demise.
Clarke and his cronies are all set up for a fall, but it will take an honest media to dig into and report it.
Wow, an oldie! ;-)
Thanks for the info, I'll save that one.
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Sports Ramble Local and national sports coverage. Mainly baseball and football related but some commentary on hockey and basketball as well. Archived from 2012-2014.
Ritland Ramble
Erik's former culture blog. Society, politics, current events, and more. Archived from 2012-2014.
Sunday Ramble
Religious commentary. Archived from 2012-2013.
Daily Ramble
Daily blogs covering sports, music, culture, and more from January 2014.
The Weekly Ritland
Short-lived site that linked to each article I had posted for that week. Archived September 2012.
Main Ramble
Articles about politics and culture from the original run of Rambling On in 2012. Archived fall 2012.
Football Ramble
Commentary on the first few weeks of the 2012 football season. Another project that ran out of funding. Archived fall 2012.
Erik Ritland is a writer and musician from St. Paul, Minnesota. His blog and podcast Rambling On features commentary on music, sports, culture, and more. He was also Lead Staff Writer for Minnesota culture blogs Hometown Hustle and Curious North. Support Erik's music via his Patreon account, reach him via email, or find him on Facebook and Twitter.
by Erik Ritland
Rambling On is a seriously fun blog and podcast covering sports, music, culture, and more. Check us out on Twitter, Facebook, or at our website.
Originally published in January 2014 as part of Rambling On's Daily Ramble series.
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"Illegal Smile" by John Prine (click to listen)
Somehow I discovered John Prine only a few months ago. I had heard a few covers of his "Paradise," which is my third favorite song of all-time, but I never went out of his way to listen to him.
I have a strange habit of buying CDs whenever I see them for sale. I do this because I know that there'll be a time in the future when I can't. So I bought a few at Barnes and Noble this fall and Prine's self-titled debut was among them.
"Illegal Smile" is the leadoff track from what is now one of my favorite album discovery in years. It's a song glorifying smoking weed, essentially, but it does it in a subtle way. Instead of beating you over the head with the message Prine instead winks and nudges, something he's as good at doing as Warren Zevon:
When I woke up this morning things were looking bad
It seemed like total silence was the only friend I had
Bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down – and won
It was 12 o'clock 'fore I realized I was having no fun
Ah, but fortunately
I have the key to escape reality
And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
It don't cost very much but it lasts a long while
Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone
No, I'm just trying to have me some fun
Yeah, maaaaan. This is the good sort of preaching. The bouncy feel fits the message and Prine's fingerpicking is a highlight. Perhaps the most heralded songwriter of the '70s, and deservedly so, he got his career started off on a good note with this one.
Erik Ritland is a writer and musician from St. Paul, Minnesota. His blog and podcast Rambling On features commentary on music, sports, culture, and more. He is also a contributor for Minnesota culture blog Curious North. Support Erik's music via his Patreon account, reach him via email, or find him on Facebook and Twitter.
by Erik Ritland
Rambling On is a seriously fun blog and podcast covering sports, music, culture, and more. Check us out on Twitter, Facebook, or at our website.
Originally published in January 2014 as part of Rambling On's Daily Ramble series.
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There's a kind of rush that I can't explain
Tearing off the cellophane
Reading off the card, cueing up side A
Starting up the car and hitting play
– Johnathan Rundman
I have sentimental attachment to cassette tapes. Along with thrift store LPs they were the only format I could afford to buy music on growing up, due in equal part to not having a lot of expendable income and CDs being stupidly expensive.
I always dreamed of making a cassette tape. When my friend Nate Houge sold me his TASCAM cassette recorder I went crazy. I began writing and recording songs for the first time in my life. I was about 15 and obsessed with David Bowie and Uriah Heep. I wrote really bad socially conscious folk songs, meandering love songs, and bad punk rip-offs.
When I was in high school I got as far as making artwork for a tape of my recordings called Lower than Lo-Fi, Cheaper than Cheap. The only problem was that I had no way to transfer my music from my four track onto other tapes. I think I still have the artwork for it somewhere. Song titles included "Society's Song," "Giving In," and the title track. Many of them I re-recorded for the first demo that I made (once again with Nate Houge).
Evidently 2013 saw a resurgence in cassettes. Honestly, I have no idea why. LPs sound better, MP3s are easier to manage, and CDs are, well, nearly as useless only they have better sound.
In an article for Rolling Stone cassette obsessive Rob Sheffield makes a good case in favor of cassettes, though:
Why are cassettes back? It's easy. They're cheap and they make noise. They're quick. They're intimate. They have personality, not just another digital file. And they sound great, if you like the ambient hum of cassette sound. (I do.)..Tapes are the ultimate DIY format – bands can crank out their homemade goodies fast, design a groovy cover, stack them on the merch table for $5 a pop. It's a way to indulge weird experiments or the drummer's side project.
I can get behind this sort of romanticism. A lot of my favorite ideas are side projects that never came to fruition. If I could spend all my time making music I'd come out with a bunch of cassettes. I'd write songs forever and work with all my friends on a ton of different stuff. The romance of a person, or band, creating songs and releasing them will never lose its mystery.
Speaking of mystery, Shefflied continues:
They also have a bit of old-school mystery. You can't just click on a cassette and get the back story. You have to let the tape roll in real time, asking yourself questions like "Where did this come from?" or "How long does this stupid thing go on?" or "Why the hell did anyone spend an hour of their life making this?" You have to forget what you know and surrender to what you hear. It's a format that rewards the curious of ear and stout of heart.
I often bemoan that in our fast food, digital world people don't take the time to immerse themselves in music anymore. Albums (not vinyl, but a collection of songs) are dying as a format. That you can't skip over a song you don't like right away forces you to listen to it and maybe find something you didn't expect. Instead of "surrendering to what you hear" each song surrenders to the whim of the individual listening to it.
I had no idea that anybody made cassettes anymore. I'm certainly on board, though. After all, who doesn't like a little tape hiss?
Erik Ritland is a writer and musician from St. Paul, Minnesota. His blog and podcast Rambling On features commentary on music, sports, culture, and more. He is also a contributor for Minnesota culture blog Curious North. Support Erik's music via his Patreon account, reach him via email, or find him on Facebook and Twitter.
by Erik Ritland
Rambling On is a seriously fun blog and podcast covering sports, music, culture, and more. Check us out on Twitter, Facebook, or at our website.
When Pete Seeger died in January 2014 Rambling On published a series of tributes to him. They are combined into one piece below.
A True American Hero
I love my country very dearly, and I greatly resent the implication that some of the places that I have sung, and some of the people that I have known, and some of my opinions, whether they are religious or philosophical, make me less of an American.
– Pete Seeger
Legendary singer, songwriter, banjo player, music scholar, song collector, and all-around good guy Pete Seeger died Monday. Coincidentally all day I was reading the early chapters of Sean Wilentz's wonderful book Bob Dylan in America which mentions Seeger a lot. I was thinking all day about how great it is that Seeger, one of the last living links to Woody Guthrie, was still around. I found out about his death from a post by one of the Band's only living members, keyboard guru Garth Hudson, who is also mentioned in Bob Dylan in America.
How well Seeger presented himself, and how strongly he stood by and defended his beliefs, was admirable regardless of whether or not you agree with his sometimes radical leftism. During the McCarthy blacklist he repeatedly stood by his First Amendment right to believe whatever he wanted, even though it cost him his livelihood. He lost his popular TV show Hootenanny! and couldn't get work at any musical venues that paid any money. He was forced to play for small paychecks at college campuses to survive.
Seeger was a quiet, well-stated man. If you watch any interviews with him you wonder how he was ever considered a threat. He expressed his views, sure, but he wasn't an anarchist that wanted to overthrow the government or anything. He was simply a perceptive man who, like a true patriot, tried to influence the country he loved in what he thought was the best way. Anybody who finds freedom important, and respects people who are strong in their beliefs at any cost, have no choice but to see Seeger for what he is: a true American hero.
Love Each Other
I have sung for Americans of every political persuasion, and I am proud that I never refuse to sing to an audience, no matter what religion or color of their skin or situation in life.
– Pete Seeger
Honestly, I've never had an unequivocal love of Pete Seeger. He does represent, to some degree, the sort of one-dimensional political singer that the folk scene desired Dylan to never grow out of. Even on his last album of new material, Pete Seeger at 89, he preached about endangered whales and zero waste resolutions.
But that's only part of his story.
Seeger sang and collected a diverse selection of American folk music: slow, minor key murder ballads, negro spirituals, funny and upbeat story songs, instrumentals of all sorts on many different instruments, blues, country, and so much more. Though he never strayed from folk music his repertoire had an endlessly entertaining amount of variety.
The contemporary left can learn from Seeger's willingness to reach out to people regardless of their political, religious, or philosophical beliefs and affiliations. In addition to the inspiring quote above Seeger also said "It's a very important thing to learn to talk to people you disagree with." Being open to the ideas of others, and reaching out to them, is infinitely more useful than surrounding yourself only with people you agree with and shutting yourself off to the other side.
That Seeger was willing to reach out to those he disagreed with was one of his greatest attributes. Even though his left-leaning views were sometimes radical hehad a patient, charitable attitude towards those who disagreed with him. His example will always be inspiring.
The Long-Awaited Reunion of the Almanac Singers
Any fool can make something complicated. It takes a genius to make it simple.
– Woody Guthrie
Pete Seeger was a great man. To say anything less is a lie.
It's particularly sad that he's gone because he was one of the last living links to the legacy of Woody Guthrie, the most highly revered songwriter of the '30s and '40s. Seeger and Guthrie, together with an impressive group of friends that included Leadbelly, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry, and so many others, created the most enduring American music of all-time. Although firmly left-leaning in their political views their music is so broad, creative, funny, and just plain cool that it appeals to those on all sides.
Woody Guthrie, of course, was one of Bob Dylan's biggest influences. In the early '60s he traveled to New York solely to visit an ailing but still living Guthrie, which he eventually did. Seeger, for his part, became one of Dylan's biggest mentors and earliest supporters.
Guthrie was a more talented writer but Seeger was more serious and knowledgeable. Guthrie was more himself, was more creative, was less linear. Seeger was more rigid and less flexible, but this was only because he knew clearly and exactly what he believed and why.
Dylan loved them so much, and was so influenced by them, because their music speaks across boundaries. It speaks deeply to human experience. You don't find this sort of depth and uniqueness anymore, and that is why it's such a tragedy that Seeger is gone. The world will miss such a strong, independent thinker.
Visions of Pete Seeger
At some point, Pete Seeger decided he'd be a walking, singing reminder of all of America's history. He'd be a living archive of America's music and conscience, a testament of the power of song and culture.
– Bruce Springsteen
To end my appreciation of Pete Seeger I highlight some songs, videos, and websites that illuminate his life. I also include some loving tributes.
Pete Seeger on Appleseed
Seeger spent his twilight years on Appleseed records. On this lovely site learn about his work with them, get information about the movie about him, and check out other cool links.
Pete Seeger: The Power of a Song
Speaking of the Seeger movie, here you can watch it in its entirety. It follows Seeger through his life and highlights how powerful music was in his life.
"We Shall Overcome" – Bruce Springsteen live, 1/28/14
In 2006 Bruce Springsteen released one of his best albums, We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions, which was all covers of songs Seeger popularized. Hear him play his friend's most popular song in tribute the night after he died.
The Pete Seeger Appreciation Page Jim Capaldi, drummer for Traffic among others, started this Seeger tribute page years ago and it's still the best on the web. Includes a bio, discography, songs, articles, reviews, and so much more.
"Playboys and Playgirls" – Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan
Although Dylan's "going electric" caused a rupture in their friendship Seeger was one of his biggest inspirations. Here's a track featuring them together from the 1963 Newport Folk Festival.
The Last Word
"Forever Young" – Pete Seeger
Everybody is going crazy about this video for good reason. Elder statesman Seeger sings Dylan's "Forever Young" and the results are lovely. A great tribute to a great man.
The legacy of Pete Seeger will undoubtedly live on forever in American folk lore. That isn't a highfaluting statement; it's a simple truth. The work he put in to collecting and spreading the word about America's folk music is unmatched, his willingness to defend himself even during unfair circumstances, and the songs he wrote and sang will live on forever. He is truly an American hero.
Erik Ritland is a writer and musician from St. Paul, Minnesota. His blog and podcast Rambling On features commentary on music, sports, culture, and more. He is also a contributor for Minnesota culture blog Curious North. Support Erik's music via his Patreon account, reach him via email, or find him on Facebook and Twitter.
A musical history lesson for January 10, 2014
Where the soul of man never dies
38 years ago today the world lost bluesman Howlin' Wolf. Wolf is one of the foundational legends of music, one of the most unique and influential voices in rock music. His 6 foot, 6 inch, 300 pound stature matched his large, booming voice. Sam Phillips of Sun Records, who discovered Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and others, called Wolf his greatest discovery. "This is it," he said of his finding Wolf. "This is where the soul of man never dies."
That's about the best way to describe the Wolf's voice – and his music. Seminal Wolf songs you should check out include "Evil," "Spoonful," "Back Door Man," "Killing Floor," and "Smokestack Lightening." The feel of the songs – and that voice – combine to make transcendent music that will give you the chills.
I suggest, however, not listening to Wolf's stuff on computer speakers, probably in the middle of the day, while surfing the web like you may be doing. It's best to listen to at night. And you have to give it your undivided attention. If you do you'll understand why there's nothing like it.
To read more about Wolf check out this entertaining multimedia biography.
The underrated Jim Croce
Believe it or not soft rock songwriter Jim Croce would have turned 71 today had he not died in a plane crash in the '70s. It's a shame that he doesn't get a lot of airplay and recognition beyond his one novelty hit "Bad Bad LeRoy Brown" as many of his songs – "Operator," "Time in a Bottle," "I Got A Name," (my personal favorite) and "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" are very high quality, and his other novelty hits "Rapid Roy the Stock Car Boy," "You Don't Mess Around with Jim," and "Working at the Car Wash Blues" are all better, and funnier, than "LeRoy Brown" (although "Jim" is literally the same story).
The Hawk, Ronnie Hawkins
On the opposite end of the spectrum is unheralded rockabilly legend Ronnie Hawkins. Best known for
fronting the Band before they were the Band, Hawkins was the last rockabilly refugee. His energy, on-stage antics, and twisted sense of humor are legendary. His appearance at the Band's Last Waltz is only an inclination of what he could do in his prime.
Today Ronnie turns 79. Long live the Hawk!
Erik Ritland is a journalist and musician from St. Paul, Minnesota. He writes frequent Daily Rambles and Ramblin' On catalogs his writings on culture, music (including his own projects), sports, religion, and many other topics. You can reach him via email here.
Unfortunately today I heard the Four Seasons' song "Big Girls Don't Cry." Sure, it's got that classic '60s sound, and I'd rather listen to it than all those new bands with stupid names that try too hard to be different, but it's so lame. Songs can be lame and still be tolerable, or even good, if they have something else to go along with them (a great arrangement, solo, vibe, etc.). But the cheese of this song overshadows any of its redeeming qualities.
I do appreciate the quirky, girly falsetto of Frankie Valli's voice though. In the early 20th century and before this type of vocalization was called using a "trick voice." People would do fun stuff with their voices to entertain crowds. They'd make animal noises, imitate noises of trains and other objects, and do impressions and the like.
Sometimes this spilled on to record. The last of the blackface singers, Emmett Miller, used his trick voice to great effect over the dozen or so singles he released in his lifetime. If you think that blackface is simply a racist throwback to a backwards era, read Nick Toches' brilliant book Where Dead Voices Gather to get a broader perspective.
Each of Miller's songs are fun and worth listening to but his all-time classics are "Lovesick Blues," which Hank Williams, a big Miller fan, made famous, and "Anytime," his signature song. They're fun throwbacks to a by-gone era and his chilling falsetto alone make them worth listening to.
Erik Ritland is a journalist and musician from St. Paul, Minnesota. He writes frequent Daily Rambles and Ramblin' On catalogs his writings on culture, music (including his own projects), sports, religion, and many other topics. You can reach him via email here.


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Zidane considers Spurs stalemate 'logical' after Real Madrid failed to open scoring
Zinedine Zidane felt Real Madrid paid the price for not scoring first at the Santiago Bernabeu as they had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home against Tottenham.
Los Blancos 4/1 for 3rd straight CL crown
Having already hit the post in the early stages, the home side fell behind in the 28th minute when defender Raphael Varane inadvertently diverted a cross from the right into his own net.
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The two-time reigning European champions equalised before half-time thanks to a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty but failed to find a way past an inspired Hugo Lloris after the break.
The Tottenham goalkeeper made reactionary saves to deny Ronaldo and Karim Benzema from putting Madrid ahead, leaving Zidane to reflect on what might have been in the battle of the top two in Group H.
"We aren't happy as we were at home and we always want to win, but we had our chances," Zidane told Antena 3.
Here are some of the best photos from this evening's draw against @SpursOfficial.#RMUCL pic.twitter.com/z8H8XBPh3h— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) October 17, 2017
"There were two great keepers and we also hit the post. They defended and worked well, it was a logical result.
"The problem is always about getting an early goal. If you do that, then great but conceding allows them to take a step back. They know how to defend well.
"In the end we drew and we'll try to win at Wembley. We're level on seven points and we'll see how we go next time. We are growing consistently, and while we've started not the best in the league we are improving."
The two clubs - who remain level on seven points in a group that also features Borussia Dortmund and APOEL - meet again on November 1.


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Don't Miss Out on Port Perry Ribfest 2019
The Rotary Club of Port Perry's Waterfront Ribfest event is entering its 4th year in 2019 and is going to bigger and better than ever! Planning is well underway, with lots of great entertainment lined up and award-winning Ribbers sure to serve up fantastic fare!
With the donations from our past Ribfest events, the Rotary Club of Port Perry has been able to donate $150,000 towards the local hospital expansion and another $150,000 towards the Oak Ridges Hospice of Durham Ltd. project. for Proceeds from this year's event will allow our Rotary Club to help many other local and international projects reach their goals.
2019 Dates and Times:
- Friday, July 26, 2019; 12:00pm – 10:00pm
- Saturday, July 27, 2019; 12:00pm – 10:00pm
- Sunday, July 28, 2019; 12:00pm – 7:00pm
Palmer Park, Port Perry Waterfront, Lake Scugog
- Event is over 3 days (rain or shine) and includes award-winning Ribbers, other food vendors, plus fully licensed open and tented area
- Free admission (with a request for donations to Rotary fundraising)
- Outdoor stage and premium sound system for musical performances, including headliner acts each evening
- Area for family enjoyment
- 14,000+ patrons attended over 3 days in 2018
- Port Perry Waterfront is a popular tourist area
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Our event is being put on by the Rotary Club of Port Perry. More information about Rotary Club of Port Perry here.
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There's no pause in the digital TV wars and accompanying hype. As
soon as BSkyB's new chief executive Tony Ball arrived from Los Angeles,
the message seeped out to the City - stealing a march on OnDigital. The
'free' set top converter offer was going like a bomb, connections were
in excess of 800,000, and the target of one million SkyDigital homes by
next October would be surpassed. In this business you have to blaze with
But what is interesting me is the way broadcasters, with vastly
differing effectiveness, are taking advantage of the new capacity.
Further down the chain, PROs are working furiously, trying to get media
attention for their new digital channels, rescuing them from
I'd say the BBC is having most problems overall - although News 24 came
of age during the Kosovo action because it settled down to straight
The June launch of its latest public service channel, BBC Knowledge, was
coolly received outside of the educational press, while no one seems to
know what its sister service, BBC Choice stands for, despite copious
plugs on BBC1.
But, more positively, the best example of using digital positively has
to be Film Four, the Channel 4, pounds 5.99 per month, film channel. It
has already enrolled 100,000 subscribers in seven months. There are real
lessons here. The original concept - simple, unfussy, a network devoted
to independent film - was sketched out on the back of an envelope by
former chief executive Michael Grade. Once defined, there was no
argument: it was an obvious niche for Channel 4 to occupy, very
different from the movie services pumped out by Sky.
The new C4 team has fleshed out the scheme to 100 films each month,
running from 6pm to 6am. But, and this is what raises my spirits, it
seems to be evolving month by month, learning from audiences,
experimenting with seasons, a sign that there is much more than a
cynical commercialism at work.
For example, its way of marking Alfred Hitchcock's birthday, on 13
August is to screen The Man Who Knew Too Much, a tense thriller. But
it's the 'missing' 1934 version, not a 1950s Hollywood remake, a version
never released on video. Why? Because the head of programming knows
Hitchcock's daughter and tracked down the print.
Further, it is capitalising on the goodwill accrued by supporting
British film for the past 17 years. Last week, Mike Figges (director of
Leaving Las Vegas) amiably turned up for the first of monthly cinema
screenings, while in July Nick Moran, star of BAFTA winner Lock Stock,
and Two Smoking Barrels, introduces his favourite films on screen.
It is a case study in how to not just extend your brand, but enhance it


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margaritas with M&M
I miss my neighbor. My next-door-neighbor (at work that is) is none other than our famous Jess. She is our super-organized, super efficient, super SEO specialist, super-mom. And right now she is enjoying drinks with Mickey & Minnie in sunny Disney after her Cinderella style wedding. I must admit, I am jealous. I miss the steady beat of the nonstop tappity-tap-tap of the keyboard as she optimizes website after website all day long like the energizer bunny. Thanks to our search engine optimization specialist, along with our clever SEO copywriters who regularly create keyword rich content to fill our clients websites, DDA was named one of the Top Ten most Dependable Search Engine Marketing Firms in the U.S. by Goldline Research, and we are able to increase website rankings in search engines like Google and Yahoo. Although some clients expect their website to jump to the top the day that they join our SureThing Optimization Program, those with experience know that with a little patience and time, search engines will index your website with new optimization elements. Reviewing just a few of the things that Jess does on a daily basis makes it easier to get back to work with a smile.Hey Jess, have a margarita with M&M for me!


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Last night we watched the final episode in this year's "A Place to Call Home," a really good Australian melodrama. This was its fifth year and who knew we'd get all tangled up in an Australian melodrama? It's their version of Dallas, sort of … but I like the people better.
In this final episode of year five, the Very Bad Girl of previous seasons eventually kills herself to implicate a Very Bad Guy. It is a sacrifice to all the evil she did in previous episodes. In the end, at least one member of the family feels it is wrong to let the Very Bad Guy go to the gallows when this family knows, even if no one else knows, that the Bad Guy didn't really kill her.
It got me to thinking about life and death decisions … when you are obliged to save the life of someone who has done you wrong and every fiber of you is screaming "let the bastard die."
I believe most of us can't do that.
Despite the fact that today, in this time and space, our country is being run by awful people who have no conscience and no sense of right and wrong — or good and evil — it doesn't mean that we are the same. Have once been in that position, I couldn't do it. Should I have done it? I sometimes wonder, though really don't know. I was sure then and I'm reasonably sure now I would have regretted it. If I didn't regret it, it would have changed me and made me into someone else, someone I could not recognize as me.
things we do, good and bad, alter us on a fundamental level. Technically — legally — no one is responsible for saving the life of someone whose death they did not cause. If you see someone trying to commit suicide, you are not legally obligated to stop them. You aren't breaking the law if you let them jump from that ledge or take the poison. But your soul knows. Your conscience knows. Your gut knows.
The bad things we do never go away. They are little poison pellets that grow inside us. Forever.
That's why looking at our so-called leadership, I wonder how these people can look at themselves in a mirror and not be struck with horror at what they see. I would like to believe that at some point, this will catch up with them and the poison in their souls will eat them alive. I don't know it's true and I have no belief system to prove it, but I want it to be true.


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Emailing is simple enough, but there is a lot about this great service that can seem to fall by the wayside, as its professional potential is sometimes taken for granted.
Most noticeably, some email users often ignore using CC, BCC, and "reply all" functionality with email. That or users don't understand their purpose. It is generally frowned upon to regularly send out emails with long CC or BCC lists… especially for regular newsletters or other related mass-marketing/contact purposes. If you send an email out through Outlook or Gmail with a massive list of recipients in the "to" or CC line, the recipient will have to scroll down the massive list before they reach the content of the email.
Using An Online Email Marketing Service
To send out your regularly published church newsletter, use an online service. The Moravian Board of Cooperative Ministries (BCM) utilizes iContact for its weekly e-newsletter needs. BCM also puts iContact to use for sending out bulletin inserts and other content or notices. The service, which is free to qualifying NC-based non-profits, includes easy-to-use "drag and drop" design templates. There are plenty of other services, paid and unpaid… Mail Chimp and Constant Contact being two of the most recognizable brands. As Church Marketing Sucks points out, Mail Chimp's service is free to use if you send under five thousand emails per month.
What are CC and BCC?
CC, BCC stand for carbon copy and blind carbon copy, respectively. The terms carry over from their use in letters prior to computers and email. Quora user Andrew Hennigan, who teaches workshops on email, writes, "[BCC] comes from the time when letters were written on a typewriter and extra copies were made using carbon paper. You would put in the typewriter one sheet of paper for each person with sheets of carbon paper between them. In the original sense it meant a person who was to receive a carbon copy of a letter but without being visible in the distribution list."
Diffen defines each of the address lines of an email as such:
- To: field recipients are the audience of the message
- CC: field recipients are others whom the author wishes to publicly inform of the message (carbon copy)
- BCC: field recipients are those who being discreetly or surreptitiously informed of the communication and cannot be seen by any of the other addressees
When composing an email, the "to" line is reserved for the individuals the message is directed towards. Those in this line can see who sent the email, who all else is in the "to" line, and who all received a carbon copy. The CC line is for those for whom the message is relevant but not directed at or addressed to. Anyone in the CC line can see who the sender is, who is in the "to" line, and who else received a carbon copy.
The BCC line is for those whom the sender wants to have a copy of the message, but without the individual(s) the message is intended for, or those in the CC line knowing about these recipients. Those in the BCC line can see who the sender is, who is in the "to" line, who is in the CC line, but cannot see who all else received a blind carbon copy. The only individual who can see who received a blind carbon copy is the sender. This can be double-checked by the sender by viewing the sent message in the outbox.
"Reply All" and Privacy
"Reply all" is pretty straightforward, however it needs to be clear, especially as to how it pertains to BCC within emails. When you receive an email, you can respond just to the sender ("reply") or you can respond to the sender and all of the other recipients of the message ("reply all"). If your response is relevant to all recipients, always reply to all, if your email address is included in the "to" or CC fields.
BCC recipients will not receive any replies to the original email as outlined by University of Pittsburgh's Information Technology. However, a BCC recipient can reveal their presence to other recipients should they reply all, rather than just replying to the original sender.
Dave Johnson writes for CBS News' Money Watch that blind carbon copy recipients should always take the designation seriously and should "never violate the trust… never, ever reply-all to a message for which you are in the BCC line." If you're worried about this, Johnson suggests it is best to just send the message separately to the would-be BCC recipient, especially if the subject concerns bad news. Lastly, how do you tell if you're a BCC recipient? If your email address is not in the "to" or CC line, you have been blind carbon copied.
Email may seem outdated in the social media era, but while it is still used in professional settings, it helps to know as much as you can about how to use it effectively. Knowing basic functionalities like CC, BCC, and "reply all" is good place to start.
"Bcc vs Cc." Diffen.com. Diffen LLC, n.d. Web. 26 Jun 2016.
Hendricks, Kevin D. "Church Email Marketing Tips." Church Marketing Sucks. Center for Church Communication, 27 May 2015. Web. 27 June 2016.
Johnnson, Dave. "4 Things You Need to Know about Email's BCC Field."CBSNews. CBS Interactive, 30 Mar. 2012. Web. 27 June 2016.
"Using the Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) Feature to Protect the Privacy of Email Addresses." Information Technology. University of Pittsburgh, n.d. Web. 27 June 2016.
"What Are CC and BCC in Gmail? How Do I Use Them?" Quora. Quora, n.d. Web. 27 June 2016.
Questions? Or need assistance with your church's communications and social media efforts? Contact Andrew David Cox at acox(AT)mcsp.org or call (336) 722-8126 Ext. 404
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"Sing to the Lord" is open to all who love music…you don't have to be a choir member to attend….just one who loves to sing the good old fashioned hymns & spirituals with a few contemporary hymns too!
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The New York Times, The FCC and Net Neutrality
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After his Seattle Seahawks slipped past the Houston Texans on Sunday night, Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman declared via Peter King's MMQB that Houston quarterback Deshaun Watson played "the best game any quarterback has ever played against us, and we've played all the legends."
Just in case Bears fans needed a booster shot for wishes that their team had snagged Watson instead of Mitch Trubisky.
No side is being taken here for that useless what-if — useless because that kind of what-if leaves out differences in just about every imaginable point of comparison that matters: coaching staffs, which one is throwing to two first-round wideouts, college experience, just to cite a few. And the ultimate question is not which quarterback is better, but rather which one is better for his team. No timetable on answering that, and certainly not after four games by Trubisky and six and a half by Watson.
Watson is off to the best start ever by a rookie quarterback through this point of a season. Of course, the one-time record-holder for rookie attempts, completions and yards gained, before Peyton Manning broke those records, was Rick Mirer. A No. 2 overall pick. Just sayin'.
Actually, there are lots of second-guessing options at the moment. The top three in ESPN's quarterback rating (QBR) are Watson, Dak Prescott and Carson Wentz — all entering the NFL this year or last. Only Prescott was taken by a team that didn't move up on draft day.
And if the Bears somehow got the wrong guy, then they're not alone. Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs traded up to draft a quarterback at No. 10 in this year's draft. Not Watson. Patrick Mahomes.
Years of Trubisky vs. Watson ahead
Comparing Trubisky and Watson will probably go on for years, much like the Wentz-Jared Goff comparison will in Los Angeles and the Tim Couch-Donovan McNabb one has in Cleveland. (The latter one doesn't really count, though, since Cleveland quarterback what-ifs go way, way beyond one draft or player.)
The real point of all this being: Rushes to judgment are beyond silly less than half a season into any player's NFL career, but quarterbacks more than any others. Second-guessing is even more pointless. Joe Montana was a third-round pick, Brett Favre a second-rounder, Tom Brady a sixth and Prescott a fourth. That should top off the second-guess material tank in case Trubisky-Watson doesn't do it.
If there is any second-guess finger to be pointed, it arguably could be at a Bears coaching staff that didn't make the switch to Trubisky from Mike Glennon in the fashion that Bill O'Brien and the Texans staff pulled an inept Tom Savage and went with Watson. Best guess, however: If Trubisky were a better alternative at the time before the change, Trubisky would've been playing. As it was, he nearly was named the Day 1 starter, suggesting that he was pretty close to the ever-vague "ready" even then. But that's old news, and a coaching staff goes with the best-chance-to-win option, so if nothing else, self-interest would've driven the John Fox staff to start the better option.
Past is prologue, QB debates are nothing if not endless
But while redebating pre-draft hand-wringing is a waste of time, some antecedents involving quarterback career starts warrant a little analysis, if only to quell some of the nonsense swirling around what Watson is or what Trubisky will be.
Jameis Winston or Marcus Mariota? Bears general manager Ryan Pace coveted Mariota before the 2015 draft, but the cost of jumping from No. 7 to No. 2 was too high. Mariota has a sizeable QBR edge and is 15-18 in his NFL starts compared to Winston's 17-22 record. Think Tampa Bay regrets passing on Mariota? Probably not.
Robert Griffin III, coincidentally also a No. 2 overall pick his team traded frantically up to draft, was the 2012 version of Watson after he exploded onto the NFL scene in his rookie season with a 102.4 passer rating and a 20-5 touchdown-to-interception ratio. RGIII then had the misfortune of injuries and perhaps some coaching issues diminishing his skills, though he still started 13 games in 2013 and netted a pedestrian 82.3 rating with 16 touchdown passes versus 12 interceptions.
RGIII's situation was a decline-and-fall scenario, however. In the other direction, perhaps more in line with the Trubisky case, Goff mucked through his rookie season for the Los Angeles Rams with a 63.6 rating and more interceptions thrown (seven) than touchdown passes (five).
Trubisky right now is a little ahead of Goff's pace, at 66.3 with two each of touchdowns and interceptions, not including the lost score to Zach Miller in Sunday's game in New Orleans. Goff has launched in Year 2 — albeit with a coaching change from a defense-based head guy (Jeff Fisher) to one from an offensive base (Sean McVay) — to a top-10 90-plus rating, 9-4 touchdown-to-interception ratio, and a Rams team at 5-2 behind him.
Wentz, taken at Trubisky's No. 2 overall slot a pick after Goff, is prominent in MVP conversations with the Philadelphia Eagles at an NFL-best 7-1. Just for perspective purposes: Wentz flashed early last season with 100-plus ratings in three of his first four games (the one sub-100 game came against the Bears), but then went from a 3-0 start to losses in nine of the next 11, a stretch in which Wentz threw for eight touchdowns and 13 interceptions.
At various points of their rookie seasons, Goff was deemed a bust and Griffin was declared the future of NFL quarterbacking, and neither was either. Best guess here: Trubisky and Watson will prove out pretty much the same way.


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Are honeybees really endangered?
I'm aware that the popluations of many pollinators are decreasing and we've all heard the phrase 'Save the Bees' before, but are honeybees actually endangered or at risk in any way? Have they ever been endangered? More informaiton on this topic would be appreciated.
Edit: Endangered or not, are their numbers still decreasing?
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- ShazyLv 47 months ago
The scent of flowers is changing so the bees get confused.
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- 9 months ago
Honeybees are decreasing due to pesticides and mites.
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- M.Lv 79 months ago
Yes, very.
I no longer see bees near my home.
When I was a child more than half a century ago, there were many kinds of bees, hornets, wasps and other flying insects.
I don't even see a butterfly or moth any more.
Mankind has done this.
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Sorry Kenny. I wrote the truth. Maybe insect life is different wherever you are. But you need to believe what I wrote.
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- 9 months ago
Yes, honey bees are endangered.
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- jamesLv 79 months ago
In N America & Europe they are having trouble with population. Were I live in the S Pacific no. Looking at it world wide no. Local in some areas yes.
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- 9 months ago
Overall no its just a media lie. One type of bee is going extinct but it has nothing to do with humans and everything to do with a type of fungi,
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- tellitlikeitisLv 79 months ago
Yes, if not on an actual endangered species list, beginning to come close to it. In UK alone the honeybee population has declined dramatically over recent years. This is not only sad, or just depriving us of the pleasure of eating honey and enjoying the symbiotic relationship we've had with bees for so long, but actually endangers all of us as honeybees are relied upon extensively to cross pollinate. If they become extinct, new ways would have to be found to do this in a non-natural way.
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- oikoσLv 79 months ago
I think "vulnerable" would be closer to the mark. However, the problem is, I gather, much more severe in the trucked hives used to pollinate crops than it is in wild hives.
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- LLv 79 months ago
Not quite, but we can't afford for any prolific pollinators to become endangered before we react to their declining numbers. If the major contributor to pollination is negatively impacted, our food supply could be impacted...
Whether honeybee colonies and populations are growing, stable or declining seems to be debatable. Search "bee population stability" and pick any number of conflicting reports. Better yet, find a local beekeeper and ask that person...
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- MogLv 79 months ago
The rusty-patched bumblebee is endangered. Honeybees are not.
- Never PolledLv 59 months agoReport
Interesting information. Now I will have to research (google) this. thanks.
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List Of 2018 Fireworks Displays In Northeast Iowa
Still some great places to catch fireworks this weekend. Here is the list of 2018 community events, including information links.
Black Hawk County:
WATERLOO – Saturday, July 7, 2018 at approximately 9:30 PM
Site: Riverfront Stadium – 850 Park Road
Details: Fireworks follow Waterloo Bucks vs. St. Cloud Rox baseball game, which begins at 6:35 PM. Gates open at 5:35 PM
For Ticket Information: CLICK HERE.
Bremer County:
Frederika - Friday, July 6, 2018 at Dusk
Site: East Side of Town
Details: Fireworks are part of "Frederika's Fourth Fest", which runs June 30, July 3-4 and July 8. The four-day festival also includes softball tournaments, parade, fireman's dance, and a comedian-magician.
For Schedule of "Frederika Fourth Fest" Activities: CLICK HERE.
Clayton County:
GARNAVILLO - Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Dusk
Site: Clayton Hills Campground - 31846 Clayton Road, Garnavillo
Details: Everyone is invited to come and watch.
For More Information: CLICK HERE.
Winneshiek County:
KENDALLVILLE/CRESCO – Saturday, July 7, 2018 at 10 PM
Site: Harvest Farm Campground Resort - 3690 318th Ave., Rural Cresco
For More Information: CLICK HERE.
SPILLVILLE - Saturday, July 7, 2018 at 9:30 PM
Site: Riverside Park and Inwood Ballroom - 116 Bridge St. (Iowa Highway 325)
Details: Organizers promote this fireworks display as the largest in northeast Iowa. Several other events are planned for the day, including music and games. Admission to the park is $3 per person, $5 per vehicle.
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Blockstream's 'Proof of Reserves' Tool Helps Exchanges Prove Their BTC Balances
On Monday (February 4th), Blockchain startup Blockstream announced that its new open-source "Proof of Reserves" tool could help centralized cryptocurrency exchanges prove their BTC balances to third parties (such as auditors). And in the wake of the huge disaster at Canada's QuadrigaCX exchange, the desperate need for such a tool is even easier to see.
Here is how Blockstream announced the news on Twitter:
Regarding the recent discussion around exchange distrust, we think it's time for the industry to settle on a standard for proving #bitcoin holdings, so we've published a new open source Proof of Reserves tool. Don't trust. Verify. 📖🔍🔏 https://t.co/uKqlJjLU1x pic.twitter.com/kU8kIesqA6— Blockstream (@Blockstream) February 5, 2019
What Is the Problem Blockstream Is Trying to Solve?
"Bitcoin exchanges are increasingly coming under pressure from users and regulators to prove they are managing their users funds correctly. After so many high-profile hacks over the years (many of which went unnoticed for some time), proving Bitcoin reserves has become an important task for businesses seeking to retain the trust of their customers."
What Is Wrong With Existing Solutions?
"Unfortunately, the few exchanges that are taking steps to prove their Bitcoin balances to third parties use their own in-house solutions to generate their proofs. The variety of approaches makes it difficult for anyone wishing to verify exchange holdings for themselves, as they must familiarize themselves with each individual system, which usually requires some specialist technical knowledge."
According to Blockstream, the usual approach to building such a tool suffers from these two problems:
- Poor Accessibility: "as stated above, due to each exchange taking a DIY approach, proof of reserve solutions are technical and unfamiliar. Users have to figure out how to verify holdings for each exchange they engage with. This leads to more trusting, and less verifying."
- Security risks: "proving reserves requires exchange personnel to demonstrate the ownership of private keys associated with exchange wallets. Often this involves the movement of all funds to a new set of addresses—presenting major attack vectors for attackers attempting to compromise storage."
What is Blockstream's Solution and Why Did Blockstream Build It?
"At Blockstream, we've been working on a solution to provide a best-practice standard Proof of Reserves for the industry, that offers broad compatibility with the way most Bitcoin exchanges are storing their users' funds. A BIP has already been submitted to the bitcoin-dev mailing list, and today we're open-sourcing the development of the tool for feedback from the industry."
Blockstream says this tool was originally developed for their Liquid Network, "a blockchain for exchanges, brokers, and market makers that enables fast, private Bitcoin transactions with other members of the network." In their own words:
"We originally set off to build a solution for Liquid functionaries to prove their Liquid bitcoin (L-BTC) reserves to third-party auditors. But as we researched the project, we quickly realised that existing approaches by exchanges for regular Bitcoin reserves had room for improvement, and that our software had wider applications outside of the Liquid Network."
How Does Blockstream's Proof of Reserves Reserves Tool Work?
"Proof of Reserves allows an exchange to prove how many bitcoin they could spend, without needing to generate a 'live' transaction or exposing themselves to the risks of moving funds. Using the tool, an exchange first constructs a single transaction which spends all of an exchange's Bitcoin UTXOs, and adding an extra invalid input. By including one invalid input, the entire transaction is rendered invalid and would be rejected by the network if broadcast. However, the transaction is constructed in such a way that it can still be used as an explicit proof of all the Bitcoin UTXOs spendable by the exchange. This transaction data can then be shared with anyone that needs to verify reserves. They simply import the data into their own Proof of Reserves client to confirm the exchange's total holdings and the addresses associated with those holdings. The solution is easy-to-use and accessible to anyone that knows how to run a CLI application."
Currently, this tool "supports both the Bitcoin Core wallet and Trezor, with more integrations on the way (Ledger support coming soon!)." Although the main expected use case for the Proof of Reserves tool is currently centralized crypto exchanges needing to provide a proof of their Bitcoin reserves to auditors for verification purposes, Blockstream hopes that, once they have made some privacy improvements to it, it will eventually also be useful to the users of centralized exchanges.
Some Reactions From Crypto Twitter
Manfred Karrer, Founder of decentralized crypto exchange Bisq:
If you don't hold your keys you don't hold Bitcoin but an IOU. No proof of Reserves needed if you use @bisq_network— Manfred Karrer (@manfred_karrer) February 5, 2019
Tuur Demeester, Founding Partner Adamant Capital:
Fantastic, really hope this gets picked up. Bitcoin hasn't seen exchanges do significant Proof of Reserves since right after the MtGox collapse in 2014. https://t.co/bE0Rcu0skZ— Tuur Demeester (@TuurDemeester) February 5, 2019
Nic Carter, Co-Founder of Coinmetrics:
There I was thinking that a proof of reserves had to be accompanied by a proof of liabilities established by some trusted auditor but through ZKPs you don't even need that! pic.twitter.com/mrrJw3cPT9— nic carter (@nic__carter) February 4, 2019
John Carvalho ("Bitcoin Error Log"):
I have solved the age-old problem of proving your exchange is solvent and has your coins! Proof of reserves? Nope. Audits? Nope. Attestations? Nope. Trusted computing with Merkel trees? Nope. What's the real solution? Withdraw your fucking coins. #NotYourKeysNotYourCoins— John Carvalho (@BitcoinErrorLog) February 5, 2019
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Daily life can leave you feeling stressed out and whilst it's cold comfort, it's a common complaint. It could be work, money, family that are triggers.
If you don't sleep well, or have enough, this can compound resulting in a permanent state of anxiety leaving your body in a continual state of emergency. Learn the signs and symptoms now.
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Around 77% of Americans experience stress and anxiety physical symptoms at some time in their life. Even simple things can add up when not attended to.
There are a number of Cognitive Symptoms that including seeing only the negative, inability to concentrate, difficulty in decision making and poor judgment to name a few.
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According to Tico and Tina, the creators of the above infographic, some of the emotional symptoms that you may experience can range from depression, moodiness, apathy, short temper, agitation, inability to relax, low self-esteem and you might find that you are susceptible to frequent crying spells.
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Please come and join me at my first 'Managing Business Images Workshop' to be held at The Space, Norwich on the 13th March 2019. Organised in partnership with The Rainmakers Club, it costs just £25, including lunch, this 4-hour session will be delivered in straightforward, non-technical language with plenty of examples and demonstrations.Read More
The more knowledgeable and eagle-eyed among you may have noticed that the above image is not of Iceland. It is actually the village of Tjørnuvík on the island of Stremoy in the Faroe Islands and I am planning an option for two guests to be able to visit this amazing location as part of the final […]
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I'm not a great one for inspirational blog posts. In fact, if I were to be completely honest, most of those carpe diem, you can do anything if you dream type posts bug the heck out of me. I mean no offence to anyone who posts or likes them of course, it's just my opinion. I have many and not all of them are right 😉 . However, today I feel inspired and I thought I would share that which caused a grumpy, cynical old git like me to bust into blog mode. You never know, it just might inspire you too.Read More
Here's the brief: create an atmospheric shot of a leading mens fragrance, based upon the product name, that evokes a feeling of adventure and escapism. As the product was Lynx 'Africa' I felt that a trip to the Sahara Desert was needed to create the right atmosphere.Read More
If you want it to look festive then you just hang your twinkly lights around it. However, if your trying to produce a top quality image to use on your Christmas cards, or in a festive advert, then the answer is not quite so straight forward. With the tree in the studio all set up for the Christmas Portrait sessions, I thought I would take the opportunity to take a few stock images and create a card that I can send to my customers. In this post I thought I would share how I achieved the image below.Read More
It has taken a while, but with a few more portfolios to add I have finally got around to updating the website.Read More
Wow, November already and no posts since August! I did say these would be occasional, but I didn't quite plan it to be that occasional. Sorry about that! Last week I had the great pleasure of having Sam Bialan in the studio. Sam is just starting out on a modelling career and so we spent a couple of hours trying different poses and lighting setups to give him a few more images for his portfolio.Read More
Images of food are all around us. It is an ever expanding area of product photography that has, over the last few years, become hugely popular on Instagram. From simple packaged products to fully staged dinner tables the variety of food imagery is as wide as any genre of photography. I thought it was about time that I added a few simple shots to my portfolio. Read More
The studio was finished in November, but it has taken a while to get to the stage where I am now comfortable to open the doors for training. It was always my intention to offer courses, workshops and tours and I can, finally, announce the launch of a new website www.training.capturelight.co.uk and the first of what I hope will be many courses. I have added a new link in the menu above to access the site.Read More
I have been a bit remiss lately, not updating the blog with what's happening, so I thought I'd add a short post about a recent architectural shoot. A few weeks ago I was commissioned, by a returning client (Chaplin Farrant) to capture some external and internal images of a brand new house in Norwich. Read More
This journal will contain the mindless babbling of an untidy mind. Anyone who takes anything written here seriously really should seek help.
It seems like a good idea to keep a blog, many photographers have blogs. However, it is said, that if you don't 'blog' regularly you could be seen as 'not being busy'.
Of course the reason you haven't updated your blog could be because you're too busy!
This journal will be updated occasionally. There will be times when I will add post after post and other times when it will resound to the sound of wafting tumbleweeds. In the words of Val Doonican (showing my age there) "don't be concerned, it will not harm you". Just enjoy it when it happens and don't read too much into it when it doesn't :o)
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Season 1 • Episode 12
When two young girls are coerced into a stranger's vehicle their lives will never be the same. In order to save their families the girls are forced to do unspeakable things until fate saves one of them while the other's life hangs in the balance.
21 min|TV-14|Premiered 05/01/2014