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If you have ever submitted an idea for a product line in BMC Communities, you might have noticed that the idea you submitted moves through various stages. Ever wondered what those stages mean? Here's a quick overview of the idea stages that we have here in BMC Communities.
Idea Stages
The default stage when an idea is created. This will be converted to the 'New' stage a few hours later, at which time the author of the idea will receive a notification containing the details of Ideas process.
Active ideas are moved to New stage overnight and they are still in their starting phase and open for voting. Check for this stage when you look for the latest submissions to vote on!
Below Review Threshold
After the 'freshman' ( read 'New' stage) period, if an idea still hasn't received enough votes to be in the top of the idea pool, they will be marked as Below Review Threshold. Voting is still ON and it can move up through stages depending on the votes.
Product Team Review
Ideas that are most voted up and stays within top section of the idea pool are moved to this stage and considered for the product team's review. Once the review is complete, the future of this idea will be notified by a change in stage. The response time would vary depending on each product's release cycle.
Not Planned
Ideas that got the least number of votes after a considerable time duration and still stays at the bottom of the idea pool will be marked as 'not planned'. No further updates will be made to the idea. Keep engaging on the ideas and improve scores to avoid being in this stage.
On Roadmap
Ideas reviewed by product management and are decided to be in our product roadmap will be awarded this stage. However a confirmed release date won't be available for your idea. Updates will be made to ideas in this stage when it is under development.
Coming In Next Release
Idea is currently under development and is targeted for general availability in the upcoming release. Status of this idea will be moved to 'Delivered' after successful release.
Congratulations! Your idea is delivered and is generally available. No further updates will be made and voting will be disabled.
Same idea has already been posted in the product community. Please vote up and engage on the master idea. No further updates will be made here.
Already Offered
Capability is already provided, natively or with a business partner. No further updates will be made to the idea.
Ideas those which the product management decline are marked so. Justification will be provided in the comments section.
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Finally….two articles appeared in the papers over the last several days which articulate the way my generation sees Hillary Clinton and the way the millennial generation sees her!! I had been deeply curious about the difference in perspectives and although I now feel I understand a little better, I am still troubled by these differences!!
From Dominique Browning, in the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/09/fashion/hillary-clinton-presidential-election.html?_r=0
From Molly Roberts in the National Post, http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/molly-roberts-why-millennials-yawn-as-hillary-clinton-makes-history
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Hesse's personal library and his literary remains were divided between the Marbach Archives (Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach) and the Swiss National Library (Berne) in 1964. The Hermann Hesse Archive in Marbach contains 6725 volumes: nearly all publications of the German author, including translations, secondary literature and parts of Hesse's personal library. The Swiss National Library owns manuscripts, letters and personal property of Hermann Hesse, for example his spectacles or his type writers (with the italic letters Hesse very often used). Both archives can now be browsed online.
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Miller 2nd, Ligety 7th in Alta Badia GS
December 17, 2006
ALTA BADIA, ITALY - (USST News Bureau Release) - Kalle Palander of Finland took the first-run lead Sunday in a World Cup giant slalom and held off fast-closing Bode Miller (Bretton Woods, NH) for the 13th win of his career. Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) moved up 12 places with a sizzling second run to finish seventh on a day of bizarre weather conditions.
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Palander, who held a .32 seconds lead after the first run - with Miller in seventh place, finished with a two-run time of 2:28.92. Miller, bidding for his third World Cup win of the season and the 24th of his career, finished in 2:29.33 while Ligety, 19th in the first run, had the third-fastest second run in the flat light and had a final time of 2:29.87.
Equipment adjustments pays off
Miller said making continual adjustments to his new-this-season Head skis in the last two weeks have helped improve his feel and results. "We changed the tuning a little bit; the last five days of training have been great. I've been faster than anybody. I feel good; it's been a matter of how the conditions are.
"They're a whole bunch better than at the beginning of the season. These skis are a million times better. I had a lot of speed," the former giant slalom World Cup and world champion told reporters in the finish.
The key, in addition to the faster skis, Miller said, "is making it down without any big mistakes."
At a press conference, he said overnight snow and rain totally changed conditions from when he arrived from Val Gardena and free-skied the course Saturday afternoon as the sun was going down. "I thought we'd have absolutely perfect conditions but the snow insulated it" and attempts to inject water into the surface, to harden conditions, went nowhere.
He couldn't believe he was 1.7 seconds behind Palander in the first run - "I had no mistakes, no bobbles," Miller said, noting he's crashed at the bottom the last two years after winning here in December 2003 and finishing fourth in '04. He was a little less aggressive than normal on his first run, he said, but being so far back he "took a little different line, took a little more risk" on his second run and vaulted five places to second.
"When I got to the finish for the second run, I was really happy," he said. "I was 1.7 seconds out but couldn't have skied much better. It's really hard for me to put two runs on this hill without any big mistakes."
Ligety: "I had to give it everything..."
Ligety said he had nothing to lose in the final run and went for broke. "There's no point getting 19th, or whatever I was in the first run. I was a little ashamed in that run and I knew I had to bring a second run. It worked out pretty well," he said. "Up top I was charging hard..."
"I had to go hard if I wanted to get a top 10, which I wanted. I knew I had to put down a lot of time (create a gap); there was nothing I could leave, I had to give it everything," he said.
SL/GS Head Coach Mike Morin said, "We did better in that second run after the day started as a kick in the teeth. Two boys in the top 10 is a big comeback from a very strange first run. The times were all over the place and the snow changed dramatically from inspection to the first race run; conditions were totally different than what they inspected when some warm air came in, so the plan from inspection didn't work for quite a few guys. They set-up for hard ice and their (equipment) setups were totally off. It's a surface we haven't raced on at all.
"The morning inspection was what we inspected but by the race we got gooey, buttery, hard snow. It was so hard to put together two good runs today, and, really, only one did it - and great show by Kalle...and by Bode and Ted, too," Morin said.
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Lovie Smith
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Lovie Smith coach of the professional football team the Chicago Bears. Lovie led them to the Super Bowl after the 2006 season, but they lost to the Indianapolis Colts under Tony Dungy. Lovie is a Christian coach who uses teaching and respect over yelling and cursing to get the most out of his players. Lovie has quietly given interviews about his faith, as did Dungy in the weeks before the Super Bowl. Dungy was saddened that one of them had to lose, and both men have a profound respect and admiration for each other and are personal friends.


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In Five Years
I think climate change will become an even more pertinent issue, but whether this will spur on efforts to find a solution is another matter. As the issue becomes harder to ignore, the challenge will not be convincing world powers to take action, but finding a way to act together, as a global society, to tackle the issue.
It seems safe to assume that technology will remain a central part of our lives, but I can't help but wonder if a proportion of people might start to spurn technology, if only to set themselves apart socially.
Many current trends will continue into the near future, I suspect, including the continued rise of monopolistic conglomerates and the technological facilitation of everyday activities and transactions (like using your debit card to swipe through the Tube, for example); the little things that are slowly transforming the world around us.
In Fifty Years
I imagine by this point we'll have reached a critical juncture with regard to the environment. Assuming a scenario in which climate change is more severe than at present, there will presumably be some advocating off-world colonisation. Whether or not such ideas are perceived as viable will depend to an extent on how much funding has been channelled into space exploration in the intervening years. Meanwhile, global overpopulation will continue to be a significant issue. Resources will dwindle and disease will almost certainly become more prevalent, not least due to the emergence of new antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
On a more positive note, I think electric cars will almost certainly have become commonplace, and perhaps even self-driven cars. Personally, I'd love to see a transport system like the one depicted in Minority Report – reliable, safe, and environmentally sound.
Generally speaking, we have a compulsion to move away from the values and conventions of our forebears. The self-centric values of the 1980s were in some respects a reaction to the utopian idealism of the 1960s and 1970s, so in societal terms I think we'll see the emergence of a more reflective and less superficial culture in the next fifty years.
In five hundred years
When it comes to the far future, it's tempting to imagine that the issues facing the present will have been overcome. If I'm optimistic about the future, it's an optimism born of pragmatism – after all, the challenges facing us in the present are so significant, in five hundred years humanity will surely either have overcome them or perished.
I think in the next 500 years it could become possible to transfer a human consciousness into a computer, giving rise to an age of transhumanism. Naturally, such a development would have a transformative effect on civilisation. Would we embrace such a future, or would we find the reality of a non-biological existence abhorrent?
The development of artificial intelligence, which could also feasibly take place within the next 500 years, would be no less transformative, and raise just as many social and ethical questions. Personally, I lean towards the optimistic and assume that an artificial intelligence of our own creation wouldn't perceive us as an enemy...although that's not to suggest it would regard us benevolently, either.
In five thousand years
Since we're now firmly in crystal ball territory, I'll be a little less reserved in my predictions.
In five thousand years I think we could be sharing our solar system with a second, non-biological society – one that emerged from our experiments with artificial intelligence. Or perhaps this society, unhindered by biological constraints, will have set off into space, leaving us behind. Alternatively, biological life might have died out entirely – the result of either a cosmic catastrophe or a disaster of our own making. Our species might exist only in a transhuman state, in which case we too would be free to set off into space.
I think we'll be less enthusiastic about space colonisation than we might currently imagine. Human beings will always need a connection to the natural world, I suspect – to see a blue sky overhead and feel the rain on their cheeks – and may baulk at the idea of living in space stations and off-world outposts.
But perhaps I'm simply being unimaginative. Perhaps terraforming will have become a reality, and we'll be able to walk through fields of verdant grass on Mars. Only time will tell.
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There are five punnets of blueberries in my refrigerator right now, and every single blueberry was hand-picked by the kids and I.
We popped into the Temecula Berry Company over the weekend with friends. The kids were so excited to pick blueberries and to see how they grow.
I totally stole this photo idea from my friend Mandy. I love having amazing photographers as friends. They are so inspiring.
They kids learned a little about the pigs and chickens that live there too. They were able to feed the chickens, Flynn fed the pigs, and Marisol retrieved an egg from the chicken coop.
And look at what we found in one of the blueberry bushes.
The Temecula Berry Company is still open for u-pick blueberries. A pint of blueberries is $5 and they are open 7 days a week from 8am-6pm. Check the calendar on their website too; aside from being able to meet the pigs and chickens, there is story time on Tuesday's and Friday night movies.


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Super Unique Monsters (also known as Sub-bosses) are a type of Unique Monsters. The main difference between them is that the names and location of Unique Monsters are always random, while Super Uniques have a fixed name and spawn in the very same location in every game.
Characteristics[edit | edit source]
Super Unique Monsters are somewhat harder to kill than normal uniques. Some of their base monster types are unique; some show up as normal enemies in areas later than those where the super unique is encountered, like Bonebreaker in Act 1 which is resembling a Burning Dead from Act 2.
All the Act Bosses are Super Uniques. Some Super Unique Monsters are associated with Quests, though most are not required to be killed to complete the specific quest(s) (excluding Act Bosses, that is).
Due to their nature, some Super Unique Monsters will have complete Immunity against certain Spells and Skills. In addition, all Freeze effects are demoted to Cold effects and all Stun and Cold effects have their durations cut in half when used against Super Uniques.
Diablo II Super Uniques[edit | edit source]
This is a list of all the Super Unique Monsters present in Diablo II. They are listed by act, in the order in which they are/may be encountered.
Act I[edit | edit source]
- Corpsefire
- Bishibosh
- Blood Raven*
- Bonebreaker
- Coldcrow
- Rakanishu
- Treehead Woodfist
- Griswold*
- The Countess
- Pitspawn Fouldog
- Flamespike the Crawler (removed in Diablo II: Lord of Destruction)
- Bone Ash
- The Smith*
- Andariel*
- The Cow King*
Act II[edit | edit source]
- Radament*
- Bloodwitch the Wild
- Fangskin
- Beetleburst
- Coldworm the Burrower*
- Fire Eye
- Dark Elder
- The Summoner*
- Ancient Kaa the Soulless
- Creeping Feature
- Duriel*
Act III[edit | edit source]
- Witch Doctor Endugu
- Stormtree
- Battlemaid Sarina
- Icehawk Riftwing
- Sszark the Burning
- Ismail Vilehand
- Geleb Flamefinger
- Toorc Icefist
- Wyand Voidbringer
- Maffer Dragonhand
- Bremm Sparkfist
- Mephisto*
Act IV[edit | edit source]
- Winged Death (removed)
- The Tormentor (removed)
- Taintbreeder (removed)
- Riftwraith the Cannibal (removed)
- Izual*
- Hephasto the Armorer*
- Infector of Souls
- Grand Vizier of Chaos
- Lord De Seis
- Diablo*
Act V[edit | edit source]
- Dac Farren
- Shenk the Overseer
- Eldritch the Rectifier
- Thresh Socket
- Eyeback the Unleashed
- Sharptooth Slayer
- Frozenstein
- Bonesaw Breaker
- Snapchip Shatter
- Megaflow Rectifier (removed)
- Blaze Ripper (removed)
- Magma Torquer (removed)
- Anodized Elite (removed)
- Pindleskin
- Nihlathak*
- Talic*
- Madawc*
- Korlic*
- Axe Dweller (removed)
- Colenzo the Annihilator
- Achmel the Cursed
- Bartuc the Bloody
- Ventar the Unholy
- Lister the Tormentor
- Baal*
*base monsters are unique.
Super-uniques, except Act Bosses, have 1-3 special attributes that are fixed. In Nightmare and Hell Difficulty, they get 1 and 2 bonus random attributes respectively as well.
It can be a very easy fight against super-uniques by knowing their fixed attributes beforehand, and preparing for them.
Diablo III[edit | edit source]
Even though Super Unique type does not make an official return in Diablo III, as well as its expansion, many players use the Super Unique term to describe Unique monsters that will spawn in every game, no matter the player's luck with the game's randomization factor, including Bosses.
These monsters are usually vital to the storyline and must be defeated to advance further in game. However, some of them can be skipped, if for whatever reason players do not want to fight them. Note that in Adventure Mode some of guaranteed spawn monsters will appear at different locations or even not appear at all, even though they always spawn in Campaign Mode.
Guaranteed spawn monsters in Diablo III, in order of appearance:
Act I[edit | edit source]
- Wretched Queen
- Captain Daltyn
- Headcleaver
- Mira Eamon
- Manglemaw (can be skipped)
- Chancellor Eamon
- Jondar
- Skeleton King (boss)
- Odeg the Keywarden (keywarden, can be skipped)
- Urik the Seer
- Nigel Cutthroat
- Ezek the Prophet
- Brother Larel
- Brother Karel
- Brother Moek
- Urzel Mordreg
- Queen Araneae (boss)
- Lord of Goats (can be skipped)
- Nalghban the Foul (can be skipped)
- Grand Inquisitor (can be skipped)
- The Warden
- The Butcher (boss)
Act II[edit | edit source]
- Shatterbone (can be skipped)
- Maghda (boss)
- Goz'turr the Torturer
- Sokahr the Keywarden (keywarden, can be skipped)
- Ancient Guardian (can be skipped)
- Ssthrass (can be skipped)
- Gavin the Thief
- Mage Lord Misgen (can be skipped)
- Random Sentinels: Vile Sentinel, Molten Sentinel, Frost Sentinel, Charged Sentinel (two per game, can be skipped)
- Eternal Guardians (two at a time)
- Zoltun Kulle (boss)
- Kamyr
- Belial (boss)
- Theodosius Jordan (can be skipped)
- Hematic Father Feldman (can be skipped)
- Vidian (boss, can be skipped)
Act III[edit | edit source]
- Dragus (can be skipped)
- Xah'Rith the Keywarden (keywarden, can be skipped)
- Ghom (boss)
- Demonic Ballistae (three per game)
- Trebuchet
- Siegebreaker Assault Beast (boss)
- Cydaea (boss)
- Azmodan (boss)
Act IV[edit | edit source]
- Iskatu (boss)
- Rakanoth (boss)
- Hammermash (can be skipped)
- Sledge (can be skipped)
- Nekarat the Keywarden (keywarden, can be skipped)
- Razorclaw (can be skipped)
- Aspect of Terror (can be skipped)
- Random Aspect: Aspect of Lies, Aspect of Pain, Aspect of Anguish (can be skipped)
- Izual (boss)
- Random Aspect: Aspect of Sin, Aspect of Destruction, Aspect of Hatred (can be skipped)
- Diablo (boss)
Note: in Campaign, all Aspects spawn in a disguised form, therefore players need to speak to them in order to reveal the demons' true visages.
Act V[edit | edit source]
- Kasadya
- Drygha
- Catharis
- Maidens of Flame (three per game, can be skipped)
- Lord Wynton (can be skipped)
- Urzael (boss)
- Gruewl (can be skipped)
- Adria (boss)
- Maiden Lamiel
- Belphegor
- Random Siege Runekeepers: Korchoroth, Rekkar, Emikdeva, Volux the Forgotten (two per game)
- Erelus (always spawns if Volux the Forgotten appears as Siege Runekeeper)
- Realmwalker (can be skipped)
- Thilor
- Mordrath
- Seraziel
- Random Guardians of Malthael: Zalud, Xoren, Esiel (one per game, can be skipped)
- Malthael (boss)
- Random Unclean One: Aletur, Garan, Tala, Korae and Samae (one per game, can be skipped)
- The Crazed Man (can be skipped)


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I'm blogging my way through Sense and Goodness Without God, Richard Carrier's handy worldview-in-a-box for atheists. (See the post index for all sections.) In my previous post, I wrote about the evidence for mind-body physicalism. In this post, I discuss Carrier' section on The Meaning of Life.
Is life meaningless because it is only temporary? It's hard to see why. A celebration or an accomplishment is not meaningless simply because it is temporary. Is life meaningless unless it is created for a specific purpose? If so, then believers must think God's life is meaningless.
Let me paraphrase Carrier: "Just as theists think God's desires give God himself and the universe value, so naturalists think that our desires give us and the universe value."
But Carrier has more specific ideas:
…the meaning of life is a healthy mind in a healthy body, pursuing and manifesting what it can most deeply love: the creation of good works, the society of good people, in a well-tended world.
Carrier thinks that love is the foundation of all meaning, though I think it is clearer to say that desire is the foundation of all meaning.
"What is worth loving?" Carrier asks. He answers:
The potential of humanity, the power of reason, the comfort of another's love, the pursuit of knowledge and truth, the beauty and joy of human experience, the nearly unlimited power of the human will to endure almost any hardship or solve almost any problem.
Now, it is very unclear to me what kind of "meaning" Carrier defends, and why his specific list is superior to other imaginable lists. Does he argue that these things have intrinsic meaning, and that other things (that might appear on other people's lists) do not? Or does he mean that whatever is meaningful to you is meaningful to you, and that's all the meaning there is in the world? Does he think the universe is somehow goal-directed toward a healthy society, knowledge, beauty, and so on?
I will confess I don't know what Carrier tried to argue in this section.
Instead, let me point you to Alonzo Fyfe's recent posts on The Meaning of Life, which are much more cogent. If you think nothing knew can be said about the age-old questions about "the meaning of life," read Fyfe's posts. His series on the question is ongoing: the latest post is from today, titled Can Your Life Matter?
Next time, I'll discuss section III.8 of Carrier's book, How Did We Get Here?
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Ton Steine Scherben
Ton Steiner Scherben
|Also known as
|"die Scherben" ("the Shards")
|West Berlin, Germany
|Folk rock, blues, German rock, protopunk
|Years active
|David Volksmund Produktion (DVP)
Ton Steine Scherben (German pronunciation: [ˈtoːn ˈʃtaɪnə ˈʃɛːɐ̯bən]) was one of the first and most influential German language rock bands of the 1970s and early 1980s.[1][2][3][4] Well known for the highly political and emotional lyrics of vocalist Rio Reiser,[1] they became a musical mouthpiece of new left movements, such as the squatting movement, during that time in Germany and their hometown of West Berlin in particular. Today, after the band's demise in 1985, and the death of Rio Reiser in 1996, Ton Steine Scherben have retained a cult following and popularity in the related scenes. Recently, some of the remaining members have given reunion concerts.
Ton Steine Scherben's literal English translation is "Clay Stones Shards"; in German, "Ton" can mean "sound" as well, so the band's name may be considered to be an amphibology. Singer Rio Reiser usually told journalists the name was taken from a description by pioneer archeologist Heinrich Schliemann of what he saw when he first came to the site of ancient Troy. Other members of the band claim in the biography "Keine Macht für Niemand - Die Geschichte der Ton Steine Scherben" ("No power for anybody - the story of Clay Stones Shards") that it is a play on the name of the West German labor union Bau-Steine-Erden (Construction-Stones-Earths). The band name is also a tribute to The Rolling Stones and to "Die roten Steine" (The red stones), a trainee theatre group from Berlin.[citation needed]
Formed in 1970 by vocalist and guitarist Rio Reiser (his legal name was Ralph Christian Möbius), guitarist R.P.S. Lanrue (legally named Ralph Peter Steitz), Kai Sichtermann on bass guitar, and drummer Wolfgang Seidel when the members were all around 20 years of age. They are nowadays considered to have been one of the first genuine German-language rock bands;[2][3] coming into being after the even more obscure Ihre Kinder, but well before Udo Lindenberg's Panikorchester, the first widely successful, mainstream German language rock act. Their first big-stage appearance was at an Open-Air on 6 September 1970 on the Fehmarn stage where Jimi Hendrix had had his last appearance directly before. A house right next to the stage went up in flames while they were still playing;[2] it has been alleged that it had been set on fire by the security personnel who had just received news that the event's organizers had disappeared with all the revenues.[2] Still many people believed that Ton Steine Scherben had set the stage on fire, which gave them tremendous credibility in the radical scene.[3][4]
Die Scherben released their material through their own label.[1] The "David Volksmund Produktion" (David from "David and Goliath"; Volksmund = the people's voice) released not only the LPs of the Scherben but also of "Caramboulage", a "girl band" which consisted of Angie Olbrich, Elfie-Esther Steitz-Praeker (R.P.S.'s sister) and Britta Neander (died in 2005); also they were engaged in the German gay-movement, so they released two LPs of "Brühwarm" and a Boy-Group namend "Stricher" ["hustler" or "the moneyboys"]; the last record of the David-Volksmund-Poduktion is the LP "Sternschnuppen" of the singer-songwriter Misha Schoeneberg. In 2003 the DVP was brought back to life.
In the middle of the 1970s the pressure on the Scherben from their anarchistic fanbase grew.[2] The Band felt more and more like a "music-box", playing for the radical scene on cue.[2] While the band attempted a shift toward more personal lyrics,[1] the radical scene insisted that they remain as political as before.[2] Under this pressure the band escaped from Berlin to Fresenhagen,[2] a little town in Nordfriesland, where they bought an old farm, which the numerous bandmembers, about 16 in all, repaired. There they tried to make their dream of "working & living together" come true.[2]
After a period of being managed by Claudia Roth (later to become co-chairwoman of the German Green Party), they disbanded in 1985 when the band's debt became unbearable and because they thought that everything that could be said was said.[2][4]
Singer Rio Reiser then embarked on a solo career until his death in 1996. At that time the rest of "Ton Steine Scherben" reunited one more time for a farewell concert.
In 2014, 29 years after the split the band reunited and went on tour in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Musical traits, lyrical themes and influence[edit]
Ton Steine Scherben were pioneers in German music culture. Their style has been described as rock with a "renegade stance, what in later years would be dubbed 'punk'."[1]
Their lyrics were at the beginning anti-capitalist and anarchist.[2][3][4] They didn't think the socialism of the Soviet Union was anywhere near real socialism,[2][4] and had connections to the squatter scene [2] (e.g. Rauch-Haus-Song) and the German Red Army Faction extremists [2] during the time before the latter turned to direct guerrilla actions. Later Ton Steine Scherben toned down on political issues and explored more personal themes like freedom, love, drugs, and sadness.[1][2][4] They also contributed to two full-length concept album about homosexuality which were issued under the name Brühwarm (literally: boiling warm) in cooperation with a gay-revue group.
All their albums were self-published and promoted.[1] Revenues from the albums were slim and the band was often expected by other leftists to give free "solidarity concerts" at political events, both of which contributed to the band's perpetually poor financial situation and its eventual dissolution.[1] Only few singles were released, which rarely received commercial attention. The Scherben were also on so called "black lists" due to their perceived left extremism, and were thus not played on Germany's public radio stations of the time (private radio was only legalized in Germany in the late 1980s, after the band's dissolution).
Founding members[edit]
- Rio Reiser -- vocals, guitar (1970–1985)
- R.P.S. Lanrue -- lead guitar (1970–1985)
- Kai Sichtermann -- bass guitar (1970–1985, except 1974–1975)
- Wolfgang Seidel -- drums (1970–1971)
Last line-up[edit]
- Rio Reiser -- vocals (1970–1985)
- R.P.S. Lanrue -- guitar (1970–1985)
- Kai Sichtermann -- bass guitar (1970–1985, except 1974–1975)
- Funky K. Götzner -- drums (1974–1985)
- Martin Paul -- keyboards (1981–1985)
- Misha Schoeneberg -- management, stage- and lightdesign (1981–1985)
- Claudia Roth -- management (1982–1985)
- Dirk Schlömer -- guitar (1983–1985)
Current members[edit]
- R.P.S. Lanrue -- lead guitar
- Kai Sichtermann -- bass guitar
- Funky K. Götzner -- drums, percussions
- Nicolo Rovera -- vocals, guitar
- Ella Josephine Ebsen -- vocals, guitar
- Maxime S.P. -- drums, percussions
- Lukas McNally -- keyboards, vocals
- Simon Barchewitz -- saxophone
- Elfie-Esther Steitz -- vocals, chorus
Former members[edit]
- Nikel Pallat -- vocals, saxophone, management (1970–1978)
- Jörg Schlotterer -- organising, flute (1971–1978)
- Sven Jordan -- drums (1971)
- Oliver Lietzau -- drums (1972)
- Angela Olbrich -- chorus, percussions (1972–1981, except 1976–1977)
- Captain Hynding -- drums, guitar (1972)
- Helmut Stöger -- drums (1973)
- Werner "Gino" Götz -- bass guitar (1974–1975)
- Britta Neander -- percussions, chorus (1974–1982; † 2004)
- Martin Paul -- keyboard, (1981–1985)
- Misha Schoeneberg -- management, Scenic design, lighting designer (1981–1985)
- Claudia Roth -- management (1982–1985)
- Marius del Mestre -- choir/chorus, guitar (1981–1982)
- Dirk Schlömer -- guitar (1983–1985)
- AnayanA -- vocals, chorus, percussions (2014)
- 1971 - Warum geht es mir so dreckig? ("Why am I so miserable?")
- 1972 - Keine Macht für Niemand ("No power for nobody")
- 1974 - Wenn die Nacht am tiefsten… ("When the night is at its darkest…")
- 1981 - Auswahl I
- 1983 - Scherben ("Shards")
- 1984 - In Berlin (live)
- 1985 - Live I
The following albums were issued after the band ceased recording:
- 1996 - Live II
- 2006 - Live III
- ^ a b c d e f g h Leggett, Steve. "Biography". Allmusic. AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
Ton Steine Scherben were one of Germany's first real homegrown rock bands [...], and although they weren't commercially successful in the normal sense, the group's influence in Germany has been long-lasting. [...] Ton Steine Scherben [...] released several independent records on their own dime, recordings that were frequently highly political and controversial. In time, Ton Steine Scherben shifted ground just slightly and explored more personal territory in their lyrics, but they never abandoned a sort of renegade stance, what in later years would be dubbed 'punk.'
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Sichtermann, Kai; Jens Johler; Christian Stahl (2003). Keine Macht für Niemand - Die Geschichte der Ton Steine Scherben. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf. ISBN 978-3-89602-468-8.
- ^ a b c d Seidel, Wolfgang (2005). Scherben: Musik, Politik und Wirkung der Ton Steine Scherben. Ventil. ISBN 978-3-931555-94-8.
- ^ a b c d e f Skai, Hollow (2006). Das alles und noch viel mehr. Rio Reiser - Die inoffizielle Biografie des Königs von Deutschland. Heyne. ISBN 978-3-453-12038-9.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ton Steine Scherben.
- Official homepage (in German)
- RioLyrics (in German) All lyrics from Ton Steine Scherben and a comprehensive literature archive about the band


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The opportunity brewing in Brazil's economic crisis
Brazil's political implosion may be a turnoff for foreign investors, but in reality, this crisis will likely facilitate a much needed break from the toxic combination of overspending and excessive government credit expansion seen in recent years.
Having once been part of the quartet of so-called BRIC nations powering global growth, Brazil has become a laggard, falling deep into recession, its worst since the 1980s. Unemployment is at its highest since 2009. By the end of 2015, inflation soared to 10.7% from a low of 4.92% in mid-2012; government bond yields breached 16% from below 9% in 2012; and the real has depreciated by more than 150% since 2011.
Brazil's problems cannot simply be blamed on the fall in commodity prices. Rather, they are largely the result of poor and overly pro-cyclical economic policy. Government-directed lending has been excessive, with state-subsidized credit crowding out the private sector and overwhelmingly dominating the country's total net credit expansion from the end of 2011 through the end of 2015. Central bank policy was also far too loose.
The central bank's inflation-adjusted benchmark rate hit a low of just 1% in 2013. The previous period of fiscal prudence, which saw Brazil's debt-to-GDP ratio fall from 79% in 2002 to 61% in 2011, was abandoned. And since 2011 new debt equivalent to almost 10% of GDP had been accumulated, with little to show for it.
The situation sounds bleak, but statistics don't tell the full story. This crisis presents an opportunity to make tough reforms that should pave the way for a return to health. A return to more responsible fiscal and monetary policy should allow Brazil to realize its enormous potential. On the back of better policy, we have seen and continue to see an attractive long-term opportunity in local currency bonds, which have notably been one of the best performing assets in all of emerging markets this year.
Prior to the blow up last year, we had liked inflation-linked local bonds, but after the currency imploded and yields went through the roof, we made sizeable investment in fixed rate local currency bonds in early October 2015. We saw the crisis as a trigger to force a change in government policy, which now has expanded to likely involve a change in the government.
If evidence is needed that drastic action can pull a country back from the brink, we need look no further than Ireland. Back in 2011, the consensus was that Ireland was insolvent. Irish sovereign bond yields were sky-high, reflecting a real fear that the country could go bust.
The markets were wrong. The government understood that recovery was achievable through tough measures to reduce the deficit — implementing so-called fiscal consolidation, maintaining low tax rates to attract future foreign direct investment despite pressure from many other European nations to do the opposite, and allowing labor market flexibility to facilitate a temporary move lower in real wages necessary to regain export competitiveness and refuel growth. The policies were painful in the short term, but they allowed Ireland's strong fundamentals to shine over the long term. Ireland's growth rates are now once again one of the highest in Europe. Jobs are growing, exports are booming, and large amounts of foreign investment are flowing in.
It is far from an isolated example. Take Hungary. At the time of the euro-zone crisis, Hungary was on the brink of insolvency, leading the ratings agencies to downgrade its debt to junk status. The government took unpopular decisions that proved exactly the right approach to shore up the economy and stimulate growth. Policies ranged from forcing banks to shoulder some of the cost of reckless Swiss franc mortgages, to revamping unemployment insurance from a welfare model to a Roosevelt-like workfare system, and rationalizing the outdated Soviet-era health, education and transport systems.
The changes paid off. Today, Hungary joins Ireland as one of the most buoyant economies in the EU, with government yields in the low single digits and a stable currency.
While Brazil faces its own challenges, like Ireland and Hungary, we can see a path to regaining economic health.
If Brazil accepts short-term pain for long-term gain, there are good reasons to believe that it, too, will recover. Over the next few years, the country should be able to realize its true potential as one of the world's most resource-rich economies if the central bank maintains a sufficiently tight stance to turn the tide on inflation and the government returns to running a primary fiscal surplus. These polices will also allow Brazil's growing middle class to re-emerge as a key driver of growing consumer demand.
Can Brazil stay the course while these policies are implemented and take hold? I believe it can. Brazil is sitting on healthy levels of foreign currency reserves — equivalent to more than a year of imports — and while its debt-to-GDP ratio has risen, it is still lower than many Western economies, sitting at 70% at the end of 2015. More than 90% of this debt is held in local currency, so the weaker real does not cause it to balloon.
Additionally, gross foreign direct investment in Brazil remains resilient, representing some 4.2% of GDP, more than enough to offset the current account deficit of 3.3%. While its debts are manageable, Brazil's banks are relatively well capitalized, and have passed stress tests, meaning the country has time on its side.
While the government's recent policies have been disastrous, things are changing. Encouragingly, the brake has already been applied to past budgetary irresponsibility, and there is a growing political consensus that serious fiscal consolidation is needed to deliver a turnaround.
The central bank has also made moves to regain credibility and start anchoring inflation expectations. Interest rates were raised from an overly accommodating low of 7.25% to a more appropriate 14.25%. A self-engineered recession, while painful, was the only way to prevent runaway inflation from leading to a huge rise in poverty and social instability. This vigilance must continue.
If tackled head-on, a crisis can be a necessary catalyst for positive change. We are confident that Brazil will thrive again if it does not return to the unsuccessful policies of the past and instead makes new, tough decisions needed to return fiscal and monetary health.
Let us here in the U.S. also not ignore the lessons of Brazil — overly easy monetary policy and overspending will only lead to a short-term boom with dire long-term consequences.
Michael Hasenstab is chief investment officer with Templeton Global Macro, a unit of Franklin Templeton Investments.
The piece was originally published in Barron's on May 12, 2016.


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Some Nepalese Sherpas are quitting for the season to honor those who died in the avalanche on Mount Everest that killed 16, including 13 of their own.
Climbing Mount Everest Will Always Be Dangerous
The avalanche that killed at least 13 climbers on Mount Everest on Friday is the worst tragedy in the mountain's history, but it won't be the last.
13 Nepalese Climbers Killed in Mount Everest Avalanche
A deadly avalanche struck Mount Everest on Friday, killing 12 and seriously wounded 3 Sherpa guides. Several others are missing. The group was preparing ropes for the spring climbing season when the avalanche struck.


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Finally, I'm getting back with the english friday post of BEC after skipping the previous challenge. This week theme is about our future goals now and then. And I suddenly remember one of Barney's song that I've heard lately…
Just imagine,
Just imagine,
Just imagine all the things that we could be
And all the places that we could go and see
Imagination's fun for you and me…
When I was little, I used to imagine myself of becoming a working mother!
Then here I am 🙂 I don't know why I wanted to be this one. Maybe because my mom is staying at home, so I always wonder how it feels to be the working one. This one is also my pleading for getting married this young. Some people might ask me, "Are you sure to get married this young? Don't you have any other dreams to pursue." Well, getting married and having kids are my dreams as well.
Being a mother is one of my dreams. Call me naive or so, I even reckon that for me, personally, being a mother is my highest achievement ⭐ I don't promise myself to become a perfect mom because the definition of it is still blurry, but I promise to give my best.
For the working part, I used to dream of becoming a copywriter or an editor in a magazine company 😀
"A copywriter usually works as part of a creative team. Advertising agencies partner copywriters with art directors. The copywriter contributes in creating an advertisement's verbal or textual content, which often includes receiving the copy information from the client. The copywriter is responsible for producing compelling and persuasive content and the art director has ultimate responsibility for visual communication and, particularly in the case of print work, may oversee production. Although, in many instances, either person may come up with the overall idea for the advertisement or commercial (typically referred to as the concept) and the process of collaboration often improves the work." [1]
I was so much influenced by my teenage magz, and that made me want to work in it. I imagined myself having my own room/cubicle in a company, making some cool articles with an impressive taglines, proofreading, and so on. Even when I was once accepted in the Faculty of Psychology, the goal of the study for me was to feature the psychological articles on that magz. But then I made a maneuver by entering the State College of Accountancy and becoming a civil servant instead. The reason was classic: I wanted to graduate soon and made my own money 🙂
Does it mean that I don't work based on my passion? I could say yes. That's why I made this blog to let live my passion 😉
By the way, working based on my passion still remains a dream for me. Maybe one day I will, now I'm just taking every chances with my best ❤
Ah, it's getting to the end but I suddenly remember this one thing:
When I was in elementary school, I thought of becoming a journalist, too! Journalist here means Wartawan in bahasa Indonesia. The reason was because wartawan sounds so cool for me 😎 war-ta-wan. hahaha. Related to this, I always remember my mom story's about her dreams when she was little. She said she wanted to be a "binaragawan"! Again, because she thought it sounds cool for her. LOL. I can't picture my mom becoming a binaragawan, well, it should be binaragawati, though. 😆


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New York
No to right-wing "anti-Semitism" lawsuit against New York University!
the IYSSE at New York University, 12 March 2020
The state-led campaign against BDS and the lawsuit at NYU are an assault on democratic rights having nothing to do with the fight against anti-Semitism.
National Guard deployed to New York City suburb as coronavirus outbreak intensifies
By Josh Varlin, 11 March 2020
New York now has the largest number of cases in the United States, and cases are multiplying in New York City itself.
New York cops caught on video assaulting unarmed man
By Shuvu Batta, 10 March 2020
Yet another display of NYPD gangsterism sparks outrage.
Coronavirus outbreak takes hold in New York
By Josh Varlin, 5 March 2020
There are now 11 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in New York state, which is likely a significant underestimation given indications of community spread.
Museum of Chinese in America's unique collection devastated by fire
By Sam Dalton, 2 March 2020
In the face of protests at New York City's inaction, the recovery of thousands of artifacts damaged by fire at a storage facility belonging to MOCA will now be sped up.
Real estate broker fees remain in place in New York City after judge issues restraining order
By Erik Schreiber and Fred Mazelis, 24 February 2020
The latest maneuvers over supposed pro-tenant reforms reveal the impossibility of winning decent affordable housing through support for the big business Democratic Party.
Courage Foundation holds public meeting in New York City in defense of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
By Fred Mazelis, 18 February 2020
The extradition hearing for Assange is scheduled to begin in London on February 24.
YIVO Institute for Jewish research in New York fires all its librarians
By Clara Weiss, 17 February 2020
Many of the YIVO library's 400,000 books, newspapers and documents have been rescued from Nazi barbarism, and are indispensable for the study of European Jewish history before the Second World War, the Holocaust and the pre-war revolutionary movement of the Eastern European working class.
Bloomberg's billions and the politics of oligarchy
By Patrick Martin, 17 February 2020
The rallying of officeholders and media pundits to the billionaire candidate exposes the real class character of the Democratic Party.
Alleged WikiLeaks whistleblower Joshua Schulte on trial in New York
By Oscar Grenfell, 15 February 2020
The court hearings, over the Vault 7 leaks exposing mass CIA spying and hacking operations, have been subjected to a near total media blackout.
Black Democrats endorse Bloomberg after release of racist boasts on "stop-and-frisk"
By Niles Niemuth, 14 February 2020
The immediate response of elected African-American Democrats to the exposure of the billionaire Bloomberg's racist remarks was to boost him as the only candidate who can defeat President Donald Trump in November.
New York City police in open revolt against Mayor de Blasio
By Philip Guelpa, 13 February 2020
Two shooting incidents by a single individual against New York officers have been used as a pretext to conduct a vicious, right-wing campaign against democratic rights.
Record number of homeless deaths in New York City last year
By Sam Dalton, 24 January 2020
A new report reveals a rapid rise in the number of homeless deaths in the largest and wealthiest city in America.
Drastic cuts to Rochester, New York schools
By Steve Filips, 20 January 2020
Ninety-five teachers have been laid off and 150 displaced in the Rochester City School District, due to massive over-spending, provoking immense anger among students, parents and staff.
Mass abstention as union pushes through New York City transit contract
By Alan Whyte, 16 January 2020
The vast majority of New York City transit workers boycotted a vote on a concessions contact backed by the Transport Workers Union.
New York City judge orders 13-year-old held awaiting trial for murder of Barnard College student
By Owen Mullan, 9 January 2020
Tessa Majors was stabbed and killed during an apparent robbery in Morningside Park in Harlem in early December.
Hasidic Jews injured in machete attack in Rockland County, New York
By Philip Guelpa, 30 December 2019
The attack Saturday was the latest in a growing number of hate crimes occurring within a climate of racial tension encouraged by both Trump and the Democrats.
As the Transport Workers Union attempts to push through major concessions
New York City transit workers speak out about workplace dangers and attacks on health care
By Daniel de Vries, 30 December 2019
While the TWU has tried to hide the extent of the concessions, the reality is that the agreement contains $44 million in health care and other givebacks.
Vote "No" on the TWU sellout contract!
Form rank-and-file committees to defend New York City transit workers!
By WSWS Transit Worker Newsletter, 18 December 2019
To defend jobs and living standards, transit workers must build new organizations of struggle to oppose the gang-up of the MTA, the Cuomo administration and the TWU.
"The union bosses tell us they are fighting for us while they sell us out"
New York City transit workers denounce union-backed tentative agreement
By Alan Whyte, 12 December 2019
The newly published Memorandum of Agreement between the TWU and the MTA seeks to incorporate the union into management, increase the transit agency's exploitation of workers and financially reward the union bureaucracy.
New York University charges food-insecure students for "free" meals
By Sam Dalton, 11 December 2019
Last semester 1,933 students, nearly 10 percent of the school's undergraduates, utilized the Courtesy Meals Program.
New York transit union offers massive concessions to block strike
By Alan Whyte and Daniel de Vries, 9 December 2019
The tentative agreement agreed by the union seeks to stifle any movement by New York's subway and bus workers against the demands of the Democratic Party for major cuts.
Job actions by New York City transit workers
By Alan Whyte, 27 November 2019
The union organized the slowdown because it fears it will be unable to impose the demands of the Democratic Party-run transit agency without provoking a rebellion by workers.
Three homeless men die in abandoned house fire in New York City
By Philip Guelpa, 26 November 2019
As the city's homelessness crisis continues to worsen, increasing numbers face life-threatening risks.
Trump threatens "substantial" increase in anti-China tariffs
By Nick Beams, 13 November 2019
In a speech to the New York Economic Club, Trump claimed, amid falling GDP numbers, that his administration had "launched an economic boom the likes of which we have never seen before."
"Teachers, autoworkers, everybody in this country, should go on strike"
New York City bus and subway workers speak out against concession demands
By a WSWS reporting team, 6 November 2019
The Metropolitan Transit Authority wants to introduce part-timers, outsource work to cheap-labor contractors and reduce overtime pay as it funnels more money to the Wall Street banks and wealthy bondholders.
Hundreds protest police violence in Brooklyn, New York subway
By Josh Varlin, 4 November 2019
Recent incidents of police violence in the subway system, connected to the crackdown on "fare evasion," have fueled growing anger among workers in New York City.
New York City police kill five in less than a month
By Fred Mazelis, 30 October 2019
Behind the killings is the undoubted rise in social tension, the product of unprecedented inequality, along with decaying conditions affecting the working-class.
New York City transit workers and the fight for social equality
By Allen Whyte and Daniel de Vries, 30 October 2019
Working without a contract since May, transit workers are facing unprecedented attacks on working conditions being demanded by Wall Street.
New York University's new mental health initiative cheats students in need of counseling
By Sam Dalton, 29 October 2019
NYU has launched a wellness program that is inadequate for the mental health needs of its students.
Workers and students speak at Sanders rally in New York
By our reporters, 22 October 2019
The WSWS discussed issues of war, healthcare and the role of the Democratic Party in capturing and destroying social movements against capitalism.
Four homeless men murdered in New York City's Chinatown
By Owen Mullan and Sandy English, 14 October 2019
The tragic incident, involving six of the poorest people in the United States, is a product of the city's social decay, the most unequal large American city.
New York City transit authority adds 500 police officers
By Philip Guelpa, 11 October 2019
Amidst crumbling infrastructure, deteriorating service, and repeated fare increases, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is hiring 500 new police officers to patrol the New York City transit system.
ICE arrests nearly 600 immigrants in enforcement surge, targeting "uncooperative" local jurisdictions
By Leslie Murtagh, 7 October 2019
The coordinated attack on immigrants by the Trump administration across 20 states at the end of last month was the largest multi-state operation reported so far this year.
Report shows advanced decay of New York City subway stations
By Isaac Finn, 7 September 2019
A recent report from the New York City Comptroller's office, "NYC Subway Station Conditions," details debris falling from station ceilings and elevated trains.
New York transit agency seeks casualization of its workforce
By Alan Whyte, 4 September 2019
Management's demands are nothing less than a declaration of war and an attempt to institute slave-labor conditions.
New York Police Department collecting DNA from unsuspecting workers and youth
By Erik Schreiber, 31 August 2019
In violation of Fourth Amendment protection, the policy has targeted individuals who have not been accused of any crime.
New York judge orders Fordham University to recognize Students for Justice in Palestine club
By Fred Mazelis, 10 August 2019
The decision is a small but significant blow against the campaign to equate anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism.
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority approves plan to cut 2,700 jobs
By Isaac Finn, 9 August 2019
On July 24, the transportation authority board approved the "MTA Transformation Plan," which includes the possible layoff of 2,700 workers and the use of contractors to replace retiring workers.
Big business, academia and the state team up to launch "Cyber NYC" spy program
By Leslie Murtagh, 26 July 2019
A $100 million "cybersecurity" initiative has been launched to develop New York City as a center of internet censorship and spying.
Manhattan blackout affects tens of thousands of New Yorkers
By Josh Varlin, 15 July 2019
While its public infrastructure decays, New York City is home to the largest number of billionaires and millionaires in the world.
New York taxi drivers driven to penury and suicide
By Philip Guelpa, 19 June 2019
Predatory lenders lured taxi drivers into unsustainable debt that drove many into bankruptcy when medallion prices collapsed.
NYPD disciplinary trial of cop who killed Eric Garner concludes
By Sandy English, 15 June 2019
Final briefs were submitted in the NYPD's trial of Daniel Pantaleo, the officer who choked Eric Garner to death in Staten Island in 2014.
As New York City transit contract expires, governor launches vindictive attack on workers
By Daniel de Vries and Alan Whyte, 18 May 2019
The union is keeping 40,000 workers on the job while governor Cuomo whips up hysteria over allegedly fraudulent overtime.
Students for Justice in Palestine at New York University smeared as anti-Semitic
By Isaac Finn, 17 May 2019
The attack on the Students for Justice in Palestine is part of an international campaign to slander left-wing organizations that criticize the Israeli state.
New York City public housing fire kills six
By Tim Avery and Philip Guelpa, 11 May 2019
A fire in a Harlem building owned by the New York City Housing Authority killed two adults and four children.
De Blasio's solution to New York's public housing crisis: Tear it down
By Philip Guelpa, 2 May 2019
As a pilot project, Mayor Bill de Blasio proposes to demolish two buildings in a Manhattan public housing complex and turn the land over to private developers.
New York pre-K teachers demand pay parity, as union seeks to sabotage strike
By Steve Light, 1 May 2019
As thousands of early childhood educators plan to walk out across New York City, AFSCME is dialing back the scheduled strike.
The Threat of Fascism and How to Fight It
North and Vandreier conclude US tour at New York University
By our reporters, 20 April 2019
Christoph Vandreier, deputy national secretary of the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei, and WSWS chairman David North concluded their lecture tour with a well-attended meeting at New York University.
Deadly week for construction workers in New York City
By Mark Witkowski, 18 April 2019
In the space of less than a week three construction workers were killed, as the building boom in the city continues to claim the lives and limbs of workers.
Major retrospective at the Whitney Museum in New York City
"Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again": The artist who wasn't there
By Erik Schreiber, 30 March 2019
A recent retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art provided an occasion to re-examine Warhol's work and evaluate what it means for American and global art.
Massive Hudson Yards real estate project opens in Manhattan
By Fred Mazelis and Mark Witkowski, 25 March 2019
The development is the latest and most extreme expression of the gentrification and inequality that has reached unprecedented levels in the capital of American capitalism.
New York University student paper joins in "anti-Semitism" witch-hunt against critics of Israel
By Josh Varlin and Sandy English, 13 March 2019
The Washington Square News was forced to remove an article describing Women's March Co-Chair Linda Sarsour as an "accused anti-Semite" after student protest.
De Blasio accepts federal monitor to oversee New York City Housing Authority
By Josh Varlin, 7 March 2019
The Trump administration's appointment of a monitor for the largest public housing system in the country presages further attacks on poorer sections of the working class in New York City.
Bernie Sanders adapts to racial politics at Chicago campaign rally
By George Gallanis, 5 March 2019
Sanders' speech in Chicago used his experiences in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, while a student at the University of Chicago, to make an appeal to identity politics.
New York City transit agency raises fare, threatens budget cuts
By Alan Whyte, 4 March 2019
The latest increases in fares and tolls presage further cuts to service and are expected to roll lead to more hikes.
New York University students angry over police "cleanup" of homeless on campus
By Owen Mullan and Sandy English, 23 February 2019
NYU students expressed outrage over an NYPD "cleanup" of the homeless in front of the university's Silver Center building on February 6.
Father and four young daughters perish in Watertown, New York, house fire
By Steve Filips, 19 February 2019
The rental had no functional smoke alarms and was not registered by the landlord, averting an inspection to verify safety before it could be rented out.
After months of courtship, Amazon calls off New York HQ2 deal
By Clare Hurley, 18 February 2019
The decision to pull out over opposition from workers locally comes amid news that Amazon paid no taxes last year.
New York City school-bus workers' union ignores strike vote, accepts sellout deal
By Steve Light, 8 February 2019
New York City School-bus workers voted to strike, but ATU Local 1181 signed tentative contract that continues poverty pay and precarious employment.
Stanley Hill, who presided over wholesale corruption in NYC unions, dead at 82
By Alan Whyte, 7 February 2019
Hill personified the transformed role of the unions, in both the public and private sectors, as junior partners of big business and the government in imposing attacks on jobs and living standards.
Fire in my mouth: New York Philharmonic premieres oratorio on the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
By Fred Mazelis, 6 February 2019
The hour-long work probes an infamous example—in New York City in 1911—of capitalist exploitation and the sacrifice of workers' lives on the altar of private profit.
ICE arrests of immigrants at New York courthouses up by 1,700 percent since 2016
By Josh Varlin, 30 January 2019
A report by the Immigrant Defense Project indicates that ICE routinely violates its own rules for such arrests.
New York governor announces L train will not shut down while repairs go ahead
By Alan Whyte, 23 January 2019
The plan to keep the subway tunnel open during the repair of damage from Hurricane Sandy was unveiled by the governor without consultation with the MTA.
New York City mayor de Blasio tries to burnish his "progressive" credentials
By Fred Mazelis, 22 January 2019
A series of pronouncements only highlight de Blasio's bankrupt record and his role as the servant of the financial elite.
New York City public housing residents in the South Bronx without heat for a decade
By Katy Kinner, 14 January 2019
During the winter months, New York City's social misery is on full display as public housing residents live without reliable heat or hot water.
Amazon hires public relations firm to counter popular hostility to headquarters project in New York City
By Clare Hurley, 11 January 2019
Amazon's desperate public relations campaign represents an inverse reflection of mounting opposition to the conglomerate's practices.
Actors and stage managers strike against developmental work with Broadway League
By Katy Kinner, 11 January 2019
The National Council of the Actors' Equity union announced a strike on Monday, calling for a new contract.
Federal government threatens takeover of NYC Housing Authority
By Philip Guelpa, 4 January 2019
There is no "excess capacity" in the available housing inventory that could absorb tens of thousands of additional low-income people looking for a place to live due to the loss of NYCHA housing.
As transit crisis continues
Fare evasion increases on New York City subways and buses
By Josh Varlin, 4 January 2019
Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials and New York politicians are using the increase in fare evasion to blame commuters for the transit crisis.
New York City school therapists protest for changes to union-backed contract
By Steve Light, 17 December 2018
The action demonstrates, yet again, the determination of teachers to defend their living standards and stop the assault on public education, against the unions' role.
Four years after Eric Garner's death, killer cop faces NYPD disciplinary hearing
By Leslie Murtagh, 12 December 2018
The New York City officer who choked Garner to death in 2014, Daniel Pantaleo, has avoided any criminal charges.
Outrage spreads over video showing police ripping child from mother's arms at Brooklyn food stamp office
By Fred Mazelis, 11 December 2018
The young mother, after being mistreated and brutalized, is being held without bail and facing four separate charges, including resisting arrest.
Hundreds of thousands of low-income New Yorkers excluded from mayor's affordable housing plan
By Philip Guelpa, 7 December 2018
The plans of both Mayor Bill de Blasio and the comptroller leave the critical shortage of affordable housing in the hands of private developers.
New York Governor Cuomo proposes band-aid for student hunger
By Leslie Murtagh, 26 November 2018
Governor Cuomo has made an entirely inadequate proposal to address food insecurity facing state and city public university students in one of the wealthiest states in the US.
New York transit chief resigns as transit authority proposes more fare and toll hikes
By Alan Whyte, 26 November 2018
Transit fares have increased by 53 percent over the past decade, and another increase is anticipated for 2021.
New York teachers union pushes through concessions contract
By Steve Light, 13 November 2018
The United Federation of Teachers rammed through a contract that includes below inflation rate wages in order to prevent a strike in the largest school district in America.
"The UFT says there is no giveback but there is plenty giveback"
New York teachers angry as union hides givebacks in new contract
By Steve Light, 13 November 2018
David North lecture tour
Nearly 100 attend meeting in New York City on the 80th anniversary of the Fourth International
By our reporters, 13 November 2018
David North spoke on the need for a scientific understanding of history to an audience at New York University composed of workers, students and professionals from the New York and New Jersey area.
Workers killed in New York state helicopter crash and zinc mine accidents
By Steve Filips, 12 November 2018
One of the threads that connects these and other deaths at work is the gutting of safety measures and oversight to maximize profits.
Nearly 150,000 New York City public school students are homeless
By Philip Guelpa, 24 October 2018
The rate of homelessness among public school students in America's largest city and financial center is the highest ever recorded.
New York City teachers union attempts to rush through sellout contract
By Guillaume Garnier and Steve Light, 19 October 2018
The United Federation of Teachers is trying to sell its membership a contract that cuts health care, reduces real wages and maintains poor conditions for students.
Seventh New York taxi industry driver commits suicide
By Leslie Murtagh and Daniel de Vries, 18 October 2018
The suicide shines a spotlight on the dire conditions facing drivers of the approximately 80,000 cars in New York City affiliated with ride-sharing app companies.
Billionaire Bloomberg rejoins Democratic Party
By Patrick Martin, 12 October 2018
The billionaire's political career demonstrates the fundamental identity of the two corporate-controlled parties that comprise the US two-party system.
Deadliest US transportation incident since 2009
Limo in crash that killed 20 owned by FBI terror "sting" operative
By Josh Varlin, 10 October 2018
The limo company, owned by a valued FBI agent provocateur, had failed 80 percent of inspections over the last two years, yet remained in business.
Deadliest US transportation incident since 2009
Limo crash in upstate New York kills 20
By Josh Varlin, 8 October 2018
The tragedy underscores the dangerous state of roads in the US.
New York City affordable housing crisis continues to worsen
By Philip Guelpa, 3 October 2018
Nearly half a million affordable housing units were lost over the last dozen years, while there was a fourfold increase in high-end units during the same period.
New York police officers caught running prostitution ring
By Guillaume Garnier, 28 September 2018
Seven NYPD officers were arrested this month for their involvement in the administration of prostitution rings and illegal gambling.
New Census Bureau report details poor conditions in New York's Public Housing
By Mark Witkowski, 28 September 2018
The latest triannual US Census report on New York City housing reveals worsening conditions for the poorest New Yorkers.
Andrew Cuomo defeats Cynthia Nixon in New York Democratic gubernatorial primary election
By Sandy English, 15 September 2018
Cuomo had the backing of the dominant sections of the ruling class, raising over $25 million for his campaign.
New York University president receives base pay of $1.3 million
By Katy Kinner, 4 September 2018
Andrew Hamilton's total pay, including compensation and bonuses, would be roughly $2 million, placing him tenth on the list for highest-compensated university administrators.
Mayor demands New Yorkers "respect police officers"
By Isaac Finn, 24 August 2018
Following the posting of a handful of videos on social media of New York City residents cursing at police, Mayor de Blasio told New Yorkers that they "have to respect police officers."
Former New York City jail guards union head convicted of bribery
By Josh Varlin, 24 August 2018
The conviction of former New York prison guards' union president Norman Seabrook sheds light on a corrupt nexus of police, union and corporate-financial figures exchanging money and favors.
Audit examines the decline of New York's Long Island Rail Road
By Alan Whyte and A. Woodson, 16 August 2018
Last year, an estimated 9.2 million commuters experienced late or canceled trains.
New York City Council caps Uber
By Clare Hurley, 14 August 2018
A temporary glitch for the app-based ride hailing service, the legislation will do little to address the underlying crisis of public transportation in the largest US metropolis.
Former tennis player James Blake criticizes NYC mayor for handling of false arrest in 2015
By Isaac Finn, 7 August 2018
On Wednesday Blake condemned New York City's Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio for failing to inform him about a disciplinary trial of the cop who tackled him in front of a hotel.
Long Island Rail Road derailment underscores decay of New York's transportation infrastructure
By Josh Varlin, 3 August 2018
The derailment affected thousands of commuters well into the evening rush hour.
Bernie Sanders embraces the anti-Russia campaign
By Patrick Martin, 23 July 2018
There is no contradiction between the influx of military-intelligence candidates into the Democratic Party and the Democrats' making use of the services of Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez to give the party a "left" cover.
Steam pipe explosion in Manhattan spreads asbestos
By Sandy English, 23 July 2018
The accident is the latest in a series that points to the decay of the physical infrastructure in New York.
"We should be governing ourselves in this fight"
UPS workers' opposition grows to Teamsters sellout
By Will Morrow, 19 July 2018
The proposed deal maintains poverty level wages for part-time workers, introduces a new lower-paid "hybrid" worker, and does nothing to address unsafe working conditions.


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Many people are attracted to jobs that include some night shifts, in part because those shifts tend to pay more and can make for a more flexible schedule. But research in recent years has raised concerns that rotating night shifts (in which a person works several or more night shifts a month in addition to day and evening shifts) may increase the risk of some cancers. In 2007, in fact, the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer went so far as to declare that shiftwork that disrupts a person's circadian rhythm is "probably carcinogenic," based on animal studies and small population studies in humans (mainly nurses and flight attendants).
Now a large 2017 study in the American Journal of Epidemiology has added some support to that notion. The researchers used population data from the long-running Nurses' Health Study and Nurses' Health Study II, which involved nearly 200,000 female registered nurses who answered detailed questionnaires every few years about their work and lifestyles. The investigators defined night shift work as three or more night shifts per month in addition to day or evening shifts.
In the Nurses' Health Study II cohort, who were younger than the women in the initial Nurses' Health Study, the researchers found that those who worked for 20 or more years on rotating night shifts were more likely to develop breast cancer, especially if they started the shift work early in adulthood. (Women in the Nurses' Health Study II cohort who did less than 20 years of night shift work did not have an increased breast cancer risk—nor, interestingly, did women in the original Nurses' Health Study who did such work for years.) Scientists have hypothesized that shift work may induce a combination of hormonal and melatonin changes that somehow fuel tumor growth.
Of course, nurses are a specific population group and not necessarily representative of the general public. And since this was an observational study, it cannot prove cause and effect. But if you currently work a rotating shift schedule, or are considering doing so, it may make sense to avoid doing it continuously over many years if possible—especially since earlier research has also linked night shift work to negative cardiovascular effects. That advice may be especially important if you're a younger woman.
Also see What's a Biological Clock?