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The Elements of Journalism, Revised and Updated 3rd Edition
What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect
By Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel
Category: Reference
About The Elements of Journalism, Revised and Updated 3rd Edition
The Book That Every Citizen and Journalist Should Read
“What this book does better than any single book on media history, ethics, or practice is
weave . . . [together] why media audiences have fled and why new technology and megacorporate ownership are putting good journalism at risk.” —Rasmi Simhan, Boston Globe
“Kovach and Rosenstiel’s essays on each [element] are concise gems, filled with insights worthy of becoming axiomatic. . . . The book should become essential reading for journalism professionals and students and for the citizens they aim to serve.” —Carl Sessions Stepp, American Journalism Review
“If you think journalists have no idea what you want . . . here is a book that agrees with you. Better—it has solutions. The Elements of Journalism is written for journalists, but any citizen who wonders why the news seems trivial or uninspiring should read it.” —Marta Salij, Detroit Free Press
The elements of journalism are:
* Journalism’s first obligation is to the truth.
* Its first loyalty is to citizens.
* Its essence is a discipline of verification.
* Its practitioners must maintain an independence from those they cover.
* It must serve as an independent monitor of power.
* It must provide a forum for public criticism and compromise.
* It must strive to make the significant interesting and relevant.
* It must keep the news comprehensive and proportional.
* Its practitioners must be allowed to exercise their personal conscience.
Also by Bill Kovach, Tom Rosenstiel
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About Bill Kovach
Bill Kovach was editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Washington bureau chief for The New York Times, and curator of the Nieman Foundation for… More about Bill Kovach
About Tom Rosenstiel
Tom Rosenstiel is executive director of the American Press Institute, founder of the Project for Excellence in Journalism, a former media… More about Tom Rosenstiel
Published by Crown
Apr 01, 2014 | 352 Pages | ISBN 9780804136792
What the Dormouse Said
John Markoff
Weapons of Mass Distortion
L. Brent Bozell
The Art of the Interview
Lawrence Grobel
For Common Things
Jedediah Purdy
Proofiness
What It Means to Be a Libertarian
Charles Murray
The Unwanted Gaze
Jeffrey Rosen
"At a time when technological and financial forces are creating formidable challenges to journalism’s traditional values, Kovach and Rosenstiel have written an immensely valuable primer on who we are, what we do, and how we should do it."
— David Halberstam
"The Elements of Journalism is a remarkable book that does a superb job of describing the problems, articulating the values, outlining the risks, and offering understandable and practical ways to respond to the difficulties of the present state of journalism. The Elements of Journalism ought to become required reading for every institution (and individual) engaged in journalism."
— Neil Rudenstine, President, Harvard University
"Of the many books that have been written about reporting the news, this one best captures the shortcomings, subtleties, and possibilities of modern journalism. It deserves to become as indispensable to journalists and journalism students as The Elements of Style."
— Tom Goldstein, Dean, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University
"In an age when partisan rancor and ratings-driven showmanship have crowded out the more subtle virtues of solid journalism, Tom Rosenstiel and Bill Kovach provide a timely refresher course in the importance of press fundamentals. They remind us that at its best, journalism is a high public calling, and all those who practice it have a deeper obligation to their readers and viewers than to the demands of the market."
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Maria Pia
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Restaurants Maria Pia
A great Hell's Kitchen spot for some reliable Italian fare.
Hell's Kitchen Description
Maria Pia is located in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan. Known as "Clinton" by the municipal government and devotees of former mayor DeWitt Clinton and as "Hell's Kitchen" by Daredevil and everyone else, this area of Midtown West is currently experiencing rapid (re)development. Spanning roughly from West 34th to 59th Streets and from 8th Avenue to the Hudson River, it still has a rough-and-tumble character when compared with other more defined neighborhoods in Manhattan. Once a bastion of poor and working-class Irish Americans, over the last decade the neighborhood has undergone tremendous gentrification as a result of its proximity to Midtown's many office buildings. Long-time residents, many of whom enjoyed reasonable rents and decent-sized apartments, are finding that conversion of rent-controlled and -stabilized apartments, coupled with the general building boom and strong economy, brought quick change to this formerly sleepy area. Given the strange, even Byzantine zoning regulations in New York, it’s not unusual to see a tiny brownstone, a remnant of another era, adjacent to or near a brand-new high-rise rental or condominium building. While the wholesome new Theater District has resulted in lower crime rates and decreased the area’s quality-of-life problems such as prostitution, urban transformation for some means a loss of the gritty qualities of this neighborhood for others.
While you'll find thousands of new apartments in Hell's Kitchen west of Ninth Avenue, you'll also find dozens of eclectic and interesting restaurants to boot. Some of our favorites include the terrific Daisy May's BBQ on Eleventh Avenue; the German cuisine of Hallo Berlin and nearby Queen of Sheba featuring great Ethiopian cuisine on Tenth Avenue; French patisserie La Bergamote on West 42nd Street; Bali Nusa Indah on Ninth Avenue has intriguing Indonesian dishes; the Film Center Café for high-powered American diner-style dishes; and the many Thai places dotting Ninth Avenue too numerous to mention.
Hotels in Hell's Kitchen include a number of budget places the further west you go such as The 414 Hotel and the Skyline. While there are dozens of hotels on Eighth Avenue and throughout the Theater District on Eighth Avenue and Broadway, Hell's Kitchen enjoys a somewhat more relaxed pace than the frenetic hubbub you'll find just two avenues further east.
Check out the neighborhood's weekly Chelsea-Clinton News, a great local publication that’s been around longer than the former U.S. President’s daughter!
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BFI Hitchcock Season – ‘Rebecca’
Posted on Published: October 4, 2012 - Last updated: October 8, 2012
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Robert E. Sherwood
1940, USA
Another crucial film in the villain’s gallery (believe it or not there is a method to my madness) that haunts Hitchcock’s career is Rebecca, his first American film since his emigration in 1939, just as Europe was plunged into inferno and genocide. Based on the novel of Daphne du Maurier whom Hitchcock had previously adapted with Jamaica Inn the year before and would return to again with the avian carnage of The Birds a quarter of a century later Rebecca is a dark, sweeping, gothic romance of an innocent and slightly naive woman swept into the arms of high society and privilege, of dark secrets and forbidden desires locked in remote rooms and fragile hearts. Famously the film won the Academy Award for best picture and began a rather tortured working collaboration between Hitchcock and the prodigious American super-producer David O. Selzneck, not a bad start from the expatriate director for the first film of his long Hollywood career, although famously he was overlooked for the best director golden statuette throughout the remaining thirty-four years of his career. The BFI unveiled a glowing new digital print of the film which shimmered with a customary glow, introduced with some trenchant analysis by the newly elected head of exhibition and director of the London Film Festival Clare Stewart (which gets its full 2012 line-up announced tomorrow), before the lights went down and we dreamt we were in Manderley again….
Joan Fontaine, an early favourite of Hitchcock’s, a then relative unknown was cast over the producers wishes and the leading man’s, both of whom wanted Vivien Leigh to star as the ‘hot’ follow-up to the astronomically successful Gone With The Wind. Fontaine, who would also star in Suspicion with Cary Grant a year later is the slightly mousey but undeniably enthusiastic nameless woman (as in the novel her character is only ever referred to Mrs. de Winter) who have being recently orphaned has taken the job of travelling companion to the haughty, supercilious upper class snob Mrs. van Hooper. Lazily scouring the Côte d’Azur she stumbles across the mournful Maximilian de Winter (Laurence Olivier), teetering on the end of a cliff side, perhaps with the intention of throwing himself to certain doom. As their paths cross at breakfast and lunch in the five-star hotels of the region a budding romance blossoms, and soon the tortured Lord Maximilian is speeding his slightly confused and blushing bride back to Manderley, the aristocratic seat of power of the de Winter kingdom. Moving in a bewildering, alternative social circle our heroine finds herself overwhelming with her new duties and the uncertain affections of her distant husband, a precarious position made increasingly perilous by the mistress of the house Mrs. Danvers (a brilliantly glacial and spiteful Judith Anderson) who clearly idolised the absent first Mrs. de Winter, seeing the new object of the Master’s affection as an inferior, infuriating cuckold. As Mrs de Winter investigates the mystery of her predecessors demise some gloomy mysteries are unearthed, waves crash dramatically against the cliff lurching manor house, and danger stalks the misty vestibules….
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Having access to ‘the best train set a boy could have’ as Welles infamously claimed, Hitchcock went to town with the infamously gifted technical prowess of the studio system, the elite practitioners of the production line which by the 1940’s was at the absolute apotheosis of its prowess before the advent of television, with scores of designers and writers, actors and extras, camera technicians and musicians on tap to render the fictional as film. Rebecca is a beautifully crafted gothic melodrama with opulent production design and heightened theatrical performances which can see very clipped and forced, and emphatically unconvincing – Fontaine weeps and waifs around the house and grounds, Olivier a parody by today standards of the elite British gentleman – but if you’re in the mood for such historical material then there is much to enjoy. The central star of the film is the throughly absent first Mrs. De Winters of course, a figure never seen even in photograph or silhouette, as Hitchcock’s invokes her presence through silent movie techniques, wordlessly suggesting an invisible, incorporeal presence who haunts the corridors and gardens of Manderley, alongside the minds, memories and affections of those remaining amognst the tortured mortals.
The now infamous lesbian subtext between Mrs. Danvers and the departed ghost of Mrs de Winters that still haunts the estate is barely submerged; she clearly idolised her glamorous queen far beyond her good breeding and beauty. It’s a thwarted love that makes her simmering hatred for the inferior replacement seethe and contort in the very foundation stones of the ancient house, a collusion of sexuality, of the depraved and the psychological that also materializes with the lover / killers of Rope. The entire film is invested with a dreamy, half conscious and somnolent texture, through the ethereal photography of George Barnes which drenches the film in gossamer greys and subdued whites, as Hitchcock has Mrs. Danvers loom over Fontaine in angles and camera movements which suggest an almost physical manifestation of the intangible threats of history which she vociferously battles. Speaking of vanished women, and I’m not talking about the frequent Hitchcockian motif of invisible, non-existent or disappeared characters (think North By Northwest, Vertigo, Psycho, The Lady Vanishes) now would be a good time to spotlight Alma Reville, Hitchcock’s wife since his first silent productions, his co-screenwriter and script editor on every single one of his films she has to be one of the great overlooked figures in Hollywood history in my opinion, and I’m still a little shocked at the lack of substantial literature or articles about her essential contribution to this extraordinary body of work. As mysterious, murky Manderley is finally cleansed with a purging fire, Hitchcock curiously doesn’t give us a satisfying coda of the victorious Mrs. De Winter clapsed in Max’s arms, the picture just closes on the image of the defeated spirits exquisite linen disintegrating in the raging inferno, not an inelegant visual metaphor for the sensual and searing work to come.
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This 'X-ray' optical illusion street art is blowing minds in Rome
By Daniel Piper
Take a look inside Italy's Palazzo Farnese.
We've seen plenty of stunning optical illusions over the past year, from falling figures that aren't actually falling, to rotating cubes that aren't actually rotating (basically, lots of things that look like they're doing things that they aren't doing). But this new piece by street artist JR might be one of the most traffic-stopping examples we've seen.
Adorning the facade of the Palazzo Farnese (Rome's French embassy) is a stunning trompe l’oeil illusion creating the impression that the building has been torn open, revealing an incredible classical scene inside. Like all of the best street art, it wows on both a technical and creative level.
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According to The Art Newspaper (opens in new tab), the illusion was commissioned to disguise scaffolding across the front of the building, which is currently undergoing a four-year restoration. The art offers a glimpse of the Renaissance interior within, while creative details such as the inclusion of a statue of Hercules (since removed) reference the Palazzo Farnese's colourful history.
Cracking (Image credit: Palazzo Farnese)
JR is one of the only street artists who comes close to Banksy when it comes to anonymous fame. Best known for large scale street art and trompe l’oeil illusions, the artist recently blew us away with an installation that appeared to remove the ground beneath the Eiffel Tower.
JR recently took the ground (and viewers' breath) away in Paris (Image credit: JR)
And the Palazzo Farnese illusion is, of course, getting a rapturous response online. "I’m having a hard time even comprehending how that works — but it’s amazing," one Redditor (opens in new tab) declares, while an Instagram user comments on the artist's Instagram post (above), "JR you are a genius. As an architect myself this sort of work is always interesting to me."
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Daniel Piper is Creative Bloq’s Senior News Editor. As the brand’s Apple authority, he covers all things Mac, iPhone, iPad and the rest. He also reports on the worlds of design, branding and tech. Daniel joined Future in 2020 (an eventful year, to say the least) after working in copywriting and digital marketing with brands including ITV, NBC, Channel 4 and more. Outside of Future, Daniel is a global poetry slam champion and has performed at festivals including Latitude, Bestival and more. He is the author of Arbitrary and Unnecessary: The Selected Works of Daniel Piper (Selected by Daniel Piper).
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Illustrations 10 illus.
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By Éva Forgács
Forgacs examines the development of the Bauhaus school of architecture and applied design by focusing on the idea of the Bauhaus, rather than on its artefacts. What gave this idea its extraordinary powers of survival? Founded in 1919, with the architect Walter Gropius as its first director, the Bauhaus carried within it the seeds of conflict from the start. The duration of the Bauhaus coincides very nearly with that of the Weimar Republic; the Bauhaus idea - the notion that the artist should be involved in the technological innovations of mechanization and mass production - is a concept that was bound to arouse the most passionate feelings. It is these two strands - personal and political - that Forgacs so cleverly interweaves.
The text has been extensively revised since its original publication in Hungarian, and an entirely new chapter has been added on the Bauhaus's Russian analogue, VkhUTEMAS, the Moscow academy of industrial art.
Dr. Éva Forgács is formerly professor of art history at the Hungarian Academy of Crafts and Design, teaches at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. She has been active as a curator, art critic, and essayist.
"In this thought-provoking work, the author brings to bear the understanding of the postmodern era and an Eastern European perspective."—Choice
"Drawing heavily on the large number of exceptionally strong monographs and published document collections, as well as Bauhaus archives, Forgacs retells the story with considerable verve, focusing on personalities and ideas, not on the objects or buildings produced... What is noteworthy is the centrality in Forgacs's tale of 'spirit of the age' as the driving force and determining factor in events. Defining 'the polarization of artistic individuality versus the increasing depersonalization of mass production' as one of the fundamental conflicts of our age, Forgacs argues frequently and flamboyantly that the spirit of the age-embodied in tides, waves, currents-shaped the outcome of conflicts."—American Historical Review
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Fans turns hostile in Paris as PSG succumb to Bayern Munich in Champions League final
Shocking incidents followed Paris Saint-Germain's defeat in the Champions League final to Bayern Munich and things escalated to an extent where riot police had to intervene and make sure social distancing was enforced among the people. Pictures emerged where fans were captured destroying and burning vehicles near Paris’ famous Champs-Elysees.
A massive crowd had gathered at the renowned spot to watch the final between PSG and Bayern Munich but were left heartbroken as their team went down due to a Kingsley Coman header in the latter half of the game.
A lot of devastation was reported by the locals as the fans went furious and decided to take matter in their hands. They came down to the streets and destroyed property and automobiles. Pictures of firefighters extinguishing a smoking vehicle went viral and a lot of cars were damaged.
The area around the Parc des Princes was tense and perpetrators were seen throwing flares in the Champs-Elysees. The fans were also seen marching down the Promenade in large numbers and the city was seen under huge trouble. Riot police were then seen forcing themselves in bars to remove the raging people out and enforce social distancing.
One of the videos had riot police turning physical as they clashed with the patrons who didn’t follow social distancing or refused to wear masks. Before the game, the Interior Ministry had requested people to stay indoors and enjoy the game. The statement said, “Make the most of the moment with peace of mind and watch the match from your couch. Protect yourself, protect others. Everyone behind PSG.”
With the French top-flight commencing the 2020-21 season over the weekend, fans may find it easy to forget the loss in their first-ever appearance in Europe’s biggest club competition. PSG star Neymar was also seen devastated after the game and was one of the few PSG players to be captured grieving in tears.
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Joseph LichtermanNovember 7, 2016
More than a thousand reporters and students are collectively covering voting problems on Election Day
Through the collaborative reporting project Electionland, outlets from across the country are coming together to report on issues like voter ID laws and long wait times.
Lichterman, Joseph. "More than a thousand reporters and students are collectively covering voting problems on Election Day." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 7 Nov. 2016. Web. 1 Feb. 2023.
Lichterman, J. (2016, Nov. 7). More than a thousand reporters and students are collectively covering voting problems on Election Day. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved February 1, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2016/11/more-than-a-thousand-reporters-and-students-are-collectively-covering-voting-problems-on-election-day/
Lichterman, Joseph. "More than a thousand reporters and students are collectively covering voting problems on Election Day." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified November 7, 2016. Accessed February 1, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2016/11/more-than-a-thousand-reporters-and-students-are-collectively-covering-voting-problems-on-election-day/.
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Haryana elections: Modi promises to stop water from flowing to Pakistan, bring it back for farmers
The prime minister accused the Congress of spreading lies about the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special constitutional status.
Oct 15, 2019 · 05:23 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election rally in Haryana's Charkhi Dadri district. | PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India would stop river water from flowing to Pakistan, and divert it to Haryana as farmers in the state were its rightful claimants, IANS reported.
Modi, who addressed an election rally in Haryana’s Charkhi Dadri district, said: “For 70 years, the water which belongs to India and the farmers of Haryana flowed to Pakistan. Modi will stop this water [from flowing into Pakistan] and bring to your houses.”
The prime minister claimed he had started the process of stopping water from flowing to Pakistan, ANI reported. “The water belongs to India and farmers of Haryana...That is why Modi is fighting for you.”
#WATCH "Hindustan aur Haryana ke kisaano ke haq ka paani 70 saal tak Pakistan jata raha...yeh Modi paani ko rokega aur aapke ghar tak laayega. Iss paani par haq Hindustan ka hai, Haryana ke kisaan ka hai," PM Modi at an election rally in #Haryana's Charkhi Dadri pic.twitter.com/4ibs8FUTuK
On August 21, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat had said the Centre had started the process of stopping water from flowing to Pakistan but added that the Indus Waters Treaty would not be violated. The day before, India rejected Pakistan’s claims that it was not informed about the release of water from a dam that could cause flooding in its territory. Islamabad also accused New Delhi of waging “fifth-generation warfare” and alleged that the unexpected release of water into the Sutlej was an attempt to break the treaty.
The Indus Waters Treaty, drawn up in September 1960 and brokered by the World Bank, lays down rules for how the water of the Indus and its tributaries that flow in both the countries will be used. According to the pact, India controls Beas, Ravi and Sutlej, while Pakistan controls Indus, Chenab and Jhelum.
Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao campaign
The prime minister praised Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and spoke about the success of Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao campaign in the state. “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign would not have been effective without the support of Haryana villages,” Modi added.
He said Chinese President Xi Jinping had seen Dangal – a 2016 Hindi movie based on the life of Commonwealth Games gold medalist Babita Phogat, who is contesting the elections on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket from Dadri. “During my recent informal summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, he said to me that he had seen Dangal which showcased excellent performance of daughters of India,” Modi added. “I felt really proud of Haryana on hearing this.”
Modi said Diwali in Haryana should be dedicated to “our daughters and to celebrate their achievements”.
The prime minister also accused the Congress of spreading lies about the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special constitutional status. “At a time when the country is hailing the decision to abrogate Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, a few Congress leaders were spreading lies in the country and the world about it,” Modi claimed. “If you have guts, then say we will bring Article 370 [if we are voted to power].”
The prime minister expressed confidence about the BJP’s victory in the elections on October 21. “It’s clear, the BJP has decided to serve Haryana again, these people have decided to let BJP serve them,” he added.
Modi claimed the state witnessed “unprecedented development” because of his and Khattar’s leadership.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray Novel Analysis Paper Example
English Literature Literature
The novel The picture of Dorian Gray follows the steps of narrative structure to the latter from exposition to resolution. Exposition is used to introduce the background information about events, settings, characters, or other elements of a work to the readers. Wilde used this art exceptionally in his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. In the first chapter Wilde starts with a conversation between Lord Henry Wotton and Basil Hallward the artist on his painting of Dorian Gray. "It is your best work, Basil, the best thing you have ever done," said Lord Henry languidly. "You must certainly send it next year to the Grosvenor........."I don't think I shall send it anywhere," he answered, tossing his head back in that odd way that used to make his friends laugh at him at Oxford. "No, I won't send it anywhere." (Wilde 3-4). The reader realizes the work of Basil Hallward and his nature together with that of Lord Henry Wotton which helps build an interest of the reader.
Rising action in a novel includes all decisions, character flaws and background circumstances that together create turns and twists leading to a climax. Wilde introduces this when Dorian attends a play in a poor ugly theater and falls in love with actress Sibyl Vane.
'I don't think I am likely to marry, Harry. I am too much in love. That is one of your aphorisms. I am putting it into practice, as I do everything you say.'
'Whom are you in love with?' said Lord Henry, looking at him with a curious smile.
'With an actress,' said Dorian Gray, blushing.
Lord Henry shrugged his shoulders. 'That is a rather common-place debut,' he murmured.
'You would not say so if you saw her, Harry.'
'Who is she?'
'Her name is Sibyl Vane.'
'Never heard of her.'
'No one has. People will someday, however. She is a genius.' (The Picture of Dorian Gray 54)
Another rising action is when Sibyl commits suicide after Dorian scolds her for performing horribly in front of Basil and Henry. 'Basil,' said the lad, going over to him, and putting his hand on his shoulder, 'you have come too late. Yesterday when I heard that Sibyl Vane had killed herself-''killed herself! Good heavens! Is there no doubt about that?' cried Hallward, looking up at him with an expression of horror. (129).
The climax is a decisive moment in a storyline in which the rising action turns around into a falling action or the point at which a conflict reaches its peak, then calls for a resolution. Oscar Wilde demonstrates climax in his novel when Dorian murders Basil Hallward and feels like Bail brought it upon himself. There was a stifled groan and the horrible sound of someone choking with blood. The outstretched arms shot up convulsively three times, waving grotesque stiff-fingered hands in the air. He stabbed him once more, but the man did not move. Something began to trickle on the floor. He waited for a moment, still pressing the head down. Then he threw the knife on the table, and listened...... How quickly it had all been done! He felt strangely calm, and, walking over to the window, opened it, and stepped out on the balcony. (207-208).
The falling action takes place right after the climax when the main problem of the storyline resolves. After killing Basil, Dorian blackmails an old friend, Alan Campbell to help him out. I am awfully sorry for you, Alan. But I can't help myself. You are the one man who is able to save me. I am forced to bring you into the matter. I have no option. Alan, you are a scientist. You know about chemistry, and things of that kind....... He will not be missed for months. When he is missed, there must be no trace of him found here. You, Alan, you must change him, and everything that belongs to him, into a handful of ashes that I may scatter in the air.' (221-222).
In the conclusion, Dorian later encounters James Vane who tries to avenge Sibyl's death but escapes to his country estate. After a hunting party accidentally kills James Vane, Dorian resolves to amend his life but does not have the courage to confess his crimes. A new life! That was what he wanted. That was what he was waiting for. Surely he had begun it already. He had spared one innocent thing, at any rate. He would never again tempt innocence. He would be good. (244-245).The painting revealed that his supposed desire to repent was hypocritical. Dorian attempted to destroy the painting by stabbing it in the heart, but there is a crash, and his servants enters to find the portrait back to the original painting of Dorian Gray, a beautiful young man and on the floor lies the body of an old man who is horribly wrinkled and disfigured with a knife plunged into his heart. He seized it, and stabbed the canvas with it, ripping the thing right up from top to bottom. There was a cry heard, and a crash. The cry was so horrible in its agony that the frightened servants woke, and crept out of their rooms. (248)
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The Outcome of Bone Substitute Wedges in Medial Opening High Tibial Osteotomy
N.M. Hooper*, R. Schouten , G.J. Hooper
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Otago Christchurch, New Zealand
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Opening wedge high tibial osteotomy often requires bone grafting to improve the union rate and avoid instability at the osteotomy site. Autograft and allograft have both been associated with complications and the use of bone substitute wedges has been advocated to improve the outcome. This study investigated the clinical, radiological and histological outcomes of using biphasic calcium phosphate ceramic (Triosite) wedges in opening wedge high tibial osteotomy and determined whether the presence of the graft would compromise the satisfactory conversion to a total knee replacement.
A consecutive cohort underwent radiological review to determine whether the osteotomy healed and the correction was maintained. Biopsies were performed on those undergoing second procedures. All patients converted to total knee arthroplasty were assessed separately as to any surgical complications attributed to the Triosite wedge.
There were 36 osteotomies in 33 patients with a minimum of 4 years follow up. All osteotomies healed. There was an average 90 (5-14) of correction, which was maintained. Histological assessment of 17 cases confirmed adequate bone replacement of the Triosite although some areas of tricalcium phosphate remained visible. Conversion to a total knee arthroplasty occurred in 11 cases with no complications.
Biphasic calcium phosphate ceramic wedges (Triosite) can be reliably used in opening wedge high tibial osteotomy with a low incidence of complications and satisfactory conversion to total knee arthroplasty.
Keywords: opening wedge high tibial osteotomy, biphasic calcium phosphate, knee replacement.
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High tibial osteotomy (HTO) is a common treatment option in patients with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis and can be performed through either a medial opening wedge or a lateral closing wedge technique. Our preferred technique is an oblique medial opening wedge osteotomy performed at the level of the tibial tubercle [1] which has the advantages of avoiding the patellar tendon and any potential scarring of the extensor mechanism. This osteotomy also enables the surgeon to avoid any of the co-morbidities associated with a concurrent fibula osteotomy. This technique creates a wedge shaped defect in the bone, which can be managed either by leaving to heal or grafting with bone, bone substitute or other synthetic materials.
Traditionally opening wedge osteotomy sites have been grafted with autograft [2], which is considered the most osteoconductive and osteoinductive option. However, harvesting bone graft is associated with increased morbidity including prolonged operative time, increased pain, hematoma and infections at the donor site [3-8]. Allograft can be used to eliminate these complications but is associated with the possibility of disease transmission and it is less effective at stimulating bone healing [4-6].
In an attempt to avoid these co-morbidities bone substitutes have been developed. These have proven to be a safer alternative as they cannot cause disease transmission and may be associated with accelerated bone healing and remodeling leading to faster recovery times and earlier weight bearing [4-6,8]. Bone substitute wedges often appear as well delineated areas on radiographs several years following the osteotomy and this failure of full incorporation raises the question of the mechanical strength of the tibia and whether it will be suitable to undergo conversion to a total knee replacement when required.
We wished to establish whether using synthetic grafts in medial oblique opening high tibial osteotomies would result in acceptable clinical, radiological and histological outcomes and whether the continued radiological presence of the graft would prohibit the satisfactory conversion to a total knee replacement.
A single surgeons (GH) database was retrospectively reviewed to identify all oblique medial HTOs in which bone substitute wedges were utilized to fill the gap in an oblique medial opening wedge osteotomy.
Between July 2002 and April 2009 bone substitute wedges were utilized in 36 consecutive oblique medial HTO in 33 patients (26 males, 7 females) with an average age of 45 years (range 21 – 57years). All patients were followed for a minimum of 4 years.
A detailed description of the oblique upper tibial opening wedge osteotomy surgical technique and its philosophy has been previously reported [1]. A straight 12-cm incision was created starting at the tibial tubercle medially and continuing distally parallel to the tibial crest exposing the proximal tibia. Using a thin saw blade, the oblique osteotomy started at the distal end of the medial collateral ligament insertion and ran below the tibial tubercle at approximately 60° distal-medial to proximal-lateral, finishing in the lateral flare of the proximal tibial metaphysis just distal to the proximal tibiofibular joint. Care was taken to leave the lateral tibial cortex intact. The osteotomy site was opened medially, normally 10-12mm, with gentle manual pressure until the mechanical axis was corrected. To maintain the correction appropriately sized bone substitute wedges were inserted in the osteotomy gap. A ‘low profile’ T-plate was then contoured to the anteromedial tibial border and secured with 4-6 non-locking cancellous screws. The wound was closed with a subcuticular suture (Fig. 1).
Fig. (1).
A 42 year-old male with bilateral genu varum (A) underwent staged bilateral oblique opening wedge high tibial osteotomies. (B) shows early healing of the right side at 6 weeks with satisfactory alignment.
Patients were mobilized, without bracing, touch weight bearing for 4-6 weeks, progressing to full weight bearing by 8-12 weeks.
Bone Substitute Wedges
In all cases biphasic calcium phosphate ceramic wedges (Triosite, Zimmer) were used. This osteoconductive scaffold was a combination of hydroxyapatite (HA) (60%) and the more soluble beta-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) (40%) designed to gradually dissolve releasing calcium and phosphate. The porosity of 60-70% was composed of macropores (300-600microns) and micropores (<10microns), sized to optimized bony in-growth. The wedges were 30 x 30mm2 and were available in various dimensions (3.0 x 6.0mm – 6.0 x 12.0mm).
The demographics, surgical indication, radiological parameters (femorotibial alignment at pre-operative, post-operative and post-union time points), size of bone substitute wedge, union rates and adverse events including rates of second surgery were recorded for each patient. Union was declared when the osteotomy gap was bridged by callus in at least 3 of 4 interfaces, as viewed on AP and lateral plain radiographs.
During second surgeries for plate removal +/- conversion to total knee arthroplasty, biopsies of the osteotomy site were obtained and analyzed histologically to assess bony in-growth into the bone substitute matrix. The biopsies comprised a longitudinal sliver of bone/graft/bone obtained with an osteotome and were independently reviewed by a pathologist.
Patients who required conversion to a total knee replacement were reviewed separately to establish whether the radiological presence of the bone substitute wedge complicated the procedure or the final outcome. All patients were reviewed radiologically at a minimum of 12 months following the total knee replacement.
The primary indication for oblique medial HTO was medial compartment osteoarthritis with varus alignment in 35 (97%) of 36 patients. In a single case excessive varus alignment was corrected to off load the medial compartment following a medial femoral condyle osteochondral fracture.
Patients received 5 x 10mm (42%) or 6 x 12mm (58%) Triosite wedges. No osteoinductive agents were added. No adverse local inflammatory reactions to the graft were noted. An isolated case (2.8%) of superficial infection settled with intravenous antibiotics. A single case of non-union (2.8%) and deep wound infection (2.8%) occurred in the same 52-year-old patient. At his initial surgery the lateral tibia cortex was violated during opening of the osteotomy. Additional fixation, comprising of a single lag screw, was used at the lateral cortical breach in an attempt to support the medial construct. Over time he had repeated falls and serial images confirmed loss of correction and eventual non-union. Twelve months following his index procedure he underwent revision fixation and iliac crest bone grafting following which union occurred. Seventeen months following revision he developed a deep wound infection without joint involvement that required plate removal and intravenous antibiotics to eradicate the infection, he subsequently underwent satisfactory revision to a total knee replacement.
The remainder of the cohort united and no other patients had recurrence of their varus deformities.
Femorotibial alignment, measured on AP weight-bearing long leg radiographs averaged 182° pre-operatively and 173° post-operatively for an average correction of 9° (range 5-14°). Following union the femorotibial alignment averaged 174°. The Trisoite (Zimmer) wedges remained radiologically visible in all cases even those out to 9 years post implantation (Fig. 2).
Appearances of the tibia 4 years following HTO and subsequent plate removal. The Triosite wedge was still visible radiologically.
At intervals of 11 – 74 months post the index procedure 11 patients underwent conversion to a total knee arthroplasty. Despite radiographically visible residual bone substitute all arthroplasties were performed without any problems at the osteotomy site. The surgical procedure was performed through a standard medial para-patellar incision without the need of either a quadriceps snip or tibial tubercle osteotomy to enhance the exposure. Primary components were used in all cases without the use of stems. At 12 months all arthroplasties were functioning well with a range of motion from 100° to 125° and a satisfactory clinical outcome (Fig. 3).
Anteroposterior and lateral radiographs taken one year following conversion to total knee replacement. The visible Triosite graft did not compromise the surgical procedure and rehabilitation programme.
In a further 6 cases the plate was removed in isolation. During both second surgery scenarios biopsies were taken of the osteotomy site. White granular material was macroscopically visible at the osteotomy site in amounts relative to the duration since the index procedure. The histological analysis of all of these confirmed abundant bony infiltration of the synthetic scaffold with areas of residual graft surrounded by new bone formation (Fig. 4).
The histological appearances at three years post oblique medial HTO using Triosite (Zimmer) wedge. Although remnants of the synthetic graft remain visible (purple amorphous areas) histological analysis confirms the presence of viable bone within the remaining matrix.
HTO is a valuable operation in a young, active population with medial compartment osteoarthritis and a varus knee deformity. The key to success is maintaining correction as well as stability of the osteotomy. Medial opening wedge osteotomy creates a defect which is inherently unstable and although the original technique suggested that no graft was required to fill the defect more recent literature (Zorzi et al. [8]) has shown that the complication rates, including delayed union and loss of correction, were higher in patients where graft was not used. Bone substitute grafts such as triosite are not only easy to use intra-operatively with fewer co-morbidities, but they provide stability to the construct and do not affect further operative procedures. Although all of the participants in this study had radiologically visible triosite grafts at maximum follow up, all constructs remained mechanically stable with no episodes of re-fracture at the osteotomy site and no recurrence of the varus deformity.
Radiological union has been difficult to define with recent studies utilizing an evaluation system outlined by van Hermet et al. [6]. This rating system was modified from McKibbin’s description of fracture healing [10] and compares radiological findings with known bone healing phases. Using this system all of the patients in this study were at the consolidation phase (phase 4) where the bone has healed, however the bone substitute was still recognizable, as full reformation had not yet occurred. No patients in this study progressed to phase 5 of remodeling where there was full reformation and the osteotomy site was no longer visible. The results of the biopsies at secondary surgery confirmed that all had abundant bony infiltration, although areas of the graft still remained visible. This incomplete resorption of the graft was not associated with increased complications, in particular, loss of correction or secondary fracture, suggesting that phase 5 of remodeling is not necessary for a successful long term outcome.
Most studies in the current literature look at the use of either β-TCP or HA bone substitutes. The bone substitute used in this study was a composition of both HA and the more soluble β-TCP, to our knowledge there are no other studies involving similar bone substitute compositions. Koshino et al. [9] have shown that HA bone blocks remain visible on X-ray at 3 years post HTO. They also report that on removing the bone blocks there was macroscopic bone formation on the substitute suggesting again that despite incomplete resorption the bone substitute does promote bony ingrowth and maintains stability. Studies utilizing β-TCP bone substitutes have reported full resorption [6,11,12] in some of the study population, however others including Gaasbeek et al. [5] found the β-TCP was still visible on X-ray at maximum follow up. This discrepancy may be due to the site of use as both Muschik et al. [11] and Erbe et al. [12] reported studies using β-TCP graft in spinal fusion, where the graft is not under axial load.
Few previous studies have looked at conversion to total knee arthroplasty following medial opening wedge HTO with bone substitute in situ. Kraal et al. [4] published a series of 17 patients with 21 knees undergoing medial opening wedge HTO using rigid β-TCP in which 6 knees were converted to arthroplasty (5 total knee replacements and 1 unicompartmental arthroplasty). There were no complications noted during the revision procedure and no interference of the β-TCP wedges during or after the surgery. We have shown that conversion to total knee arthroplasty using Triosite wedges also results in a satisfactory outcome despite the continuing radiological presence of the graft. We developed this oblique osteotomy [1] at the tibial tubercle, to avoid damage to juxta-articular structures such as the patellar tendon, which can cause patellar infra and resultant difficulty in the exposure when converting to total knee arthroplasty. All conversion procedures in this study were achieved without extension of the routine medial para-patellar approach, confirming that this osteotomy does allow simple conversion to arthroplasty.
Medial opening wedge HTO is a safe and efficacious treatment option in patients with a varus deformity. The use of bone substitute wedges eliminates donor site morbidity without compromising the outcome. Despite radiologically visible grafts there is notable bony ingrowth histologically and the osteotomies remain mechanically sound, including those who have gone on to have a subsequent knee replacement.
The authors confirm that this article content has no conflict of interest.
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How much netbook can you get for $400?
By Etan Horowitz
ASUS Eee PC 1000HE
The hottest segment of the computer market right now is not fancy new Apple laptops or PC gaming machines. It's tiny laptops with older operating systems, cramped keyboards and designs that look like they might have come from Playskool.
Netbooks are small PCs perfect for travelers who want to do Web browsing, e-mail and other tasks without having to lug around a heavy laptop. In early 2008, I reviewed the ASUS Eee PC 4G, one of the original netbooks. It cost $400, had a 7-inch screen, 4GB of storage space, 512MB of RAM and ran the Linux operating system.
A whole lot has changed in a year. Nearly every computer maker has released a netbook, which can range from a few hundred dollars to $900, and most typically feature Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. Instead of smaller, solid-state drives for storage, many netbooks feature large hard drives.
Since $400 was the price of the first netbook I reviewed, I decided to see how much netbook you can buy with $400 today. You can get a great machine at this price, but you will have to make some compromises.
All of the ones I reviewed have at least a 10-inch screen, 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, built-in webcam, memory card reader, at least two USB ports, Wi-Fi, ethernet jack and a port for connecting to an external monitor.
ASUS Eee PC 1000HE ($399)
The latest model in ASUS's landmark Eee PC line features a battery the company claims will last a whopping 9.5 hours. It's the only one of the bunch that features Intel's Atom N280 processor, which is supposed to let you do things faster.
PROS: Battery lasts a long time (about six hours without adjusting Super Hybrid Engine settings that slow processing but extend battery life). Touchpad supports multitouch gestures, such as using two fingers to scroll up and down a Web page. Includes Bluetooth capability and carrying case.
CONS: At about 3.2 pounds, it's heavier than the others and when the touch pad gets sweaty, it's a little hard to use.
BOTTOM LINE: If you can stand the extra heft, this is the best of the bunch.
Acer Aspire One AOD150 ($349)
One of the most popular netbooks, the Aspire weighs 2.95 pounds.
PROS: Trackpad is sturdy and not affected by sweat. Includes carrying case.
CONS: Battery juts out and it only lasted about three hours in my tests.
BOTTOM LINE: A lightweight netbook with a comfy keyboard. Although it's not as full-featured as the ASUS, it is cheaper and more stylish.
MSI Wind U100 ($350)
The model I reviewed is not the newest offering, but it does feature a 160GB hard drive and a six-cell battery. The newer model, the U120, has a new casing and costs $430.
PROS: Comfortable keyboard, battery does not jut out.
CONS: Computer hums when it's running, does not seem to be as sturdy as the others. Battery only lasted about three hours.
BOTTOM LINE: A good deal at this price.
Lenovo S10 IdeaPad ($399)
These netbooks come in a variety of vibrant colors (I tested the pink one) and weigh just 2.43 pounds.
PROS: Very lightweight and attractive.
CONS: Small touchpad, keyboard is not as comfortable as the others, battery life only about two hours.Only two USB ports; others have three.
BOTTOM LINE: The smallest and lightest of the group, this netbook will take up the least space in your bag, but you may be frustrated by the battery life and cramped keyboard.
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Book of the Month – Richard Mabey – Turned Out Nice Again
Review by Rob St John
The changing moods of the British weather infuse our language, habits, art, myth and memory: providing a common ground for description, expression and interaction. In Turned Out Nice Again, Richard Mabey takes this common isobar-influenced idiom as a starting point to explore how barometers of British self-identity, community and place are steeped with the mercurial moods of our prevailing weather systems. It is a highly personal little book, brimming with taut, descriptive prose: as if you are beside Mabey on a country walk, recalling and reflecting upon memories, stories and climatic curios.
The reason for the British preoccupation with weather – in Mabey’s view – is our ‘whimsical’ weather, a function of our island’s position in the middle of the Atlantic Storm Belt. So whilst downpours and drizzle soak through many British days, we are very unlikely to experience the several feet of rain that can fall every day in a tropical monsoon. And our equal measures of frosty fascination and fury at heavy snowfall hardly compare to the experience of deep freezes elsewhere.
For Mabey, these ‘ambivalent, not to say contrary responses, to the weather’ are unique to Britain. Indeed, it is suggested that the British have more proverbs for weather than the Inuit have words for snow. And these climatic peaks and troughs have inspired legions of artists and writers: from Constable, Turner and Kurt Jackson’s art, to Coleridge and Wordsworth’s poetry and proto-citizen scientist Gilbert White’s 18th century domestic documentation of the role of weather in everyday life.
A keen sense of scale orientates the book. It is repeatedly stressed that weather does not equal climate. Climate is the long-term context in which fluctuations in weather systems occur, much as the weather is the prevailing context for individual’s moods, habits and interactions. Much of the most illuminating writing here is highly personal, as Mabey describes the effect of weather on our own microbiological weather systems, in some cases leading to Seasonal Affective Disorder. There are echoes here of Mabey’s Nature Cure, in which he describes a period of deep depression (the linguistic echoes between weather and emotion run deep) followed by recovery, a line traced by an walking through the environments around him.
Whilst Turned Out Nice Again is in many ways a lighter, more accessible book than this and much of Mabey’s previous work, the acute, personal links between weather and mood are evident. Winter time can be trying for anyone, regardless of prevailing mental states, and Mabey admits his continued seasonal doldrums, as evidenced by his concern for exhausted migrating redwings blown onto the Norfolk coast in a blizzard, ‘their emaciated bodies already like dark absences against the whiteness’. These ‘dark absences’ also aptly suggest the subdued, hibernation state many people slip into in the white and grey of winter, an insulated veil against prevailing meteorological and psychological weather.
But from these periods of low pressure, where the murk of mist, rain and snow smudge the sky into an indistinguishable horizon, comes change, tracked here through the concept of ‘isophenes’. Isophenes are the lines used by ecologists to map the emergence of vegetation as it tracks the warming spring weather north. In Britain, isophenes move north at a pace of roughly two miles an hour, which suggests that it would be possible to keep pace on foot with the seasonal blossoming and northward unfurling of flowers and leaves.
Mabey’s eye for precise, lyrical description and historical detail elevates Turned Out Nice Again above the tangle of polite, pastoral platitudes that litter current nature-writing. We learn that in Mediterranean mythology, the kingfisher (alkuon in Greek) was said to incubate its eggs on the surface of the sea during calm periods of weather, leading to the phrase ‘halycon days’ to describe a period of settled, peaceful happiness. For Mabey, the kingfisher is a ‘spark of iridescent azure and cinnamon that is like a flash of fair weather lightning’. This Tyndall-blue reflection and refraction of weather and mood echoes Robert Macfarlane’s description in The Old Ways of a ‘kingfisher dawn’ of orange culmulus clouds on the edge of blue sky streaked with white cirrus wisps at dawn on the South Downs.
The book’s coda, a reflection on changes in climate – and resulting needs to remedy human induced factors – is subtly political and polemical. Perhaps Mabey could have gone further with this theme. The value and importance of personal, individualistic interactions with weather – built convincingly through the book – perhaps could have been extended to emphasise the empowering actions that individuals and communities may take to reduce their impact on the climatic systems that subtly shape and imbue their lives.
Instead, Mabey discusses fallible and failed grand governmental projects such as iron enrichment of the oceans (to encourage plankton growth which will lock up atmospheric carbon in the oceans), and solar parasols in space (to reduce incoming solar radiation). For such an inherently personal book, this implied reliance on governments to allay climate changes predominantly from the top down feels like a missed opportunity to encourage the role of the individual in making positive changes to reduce climate change. But, this aside, Turned Out Nice Again is a fascinating, beautifully written wee book, likely to engage and enthuse readers with the weather patterns that seep into their everyday lives.
Turned Out Nice Again is available now from the Caught by the River shop, at the special price of £7.99
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Boeing took more than 200 net orders for passenger airplanes in December to complete its best year since 2018, but it failed again to catch up with European manufacturer Airbus in orders and aircraft deliveries.
Airbus reported Tuesday that it took orders for 820 planes in all of 2022, after subtracting cancellations, and it delivered 661 to airlines and other customers. Those numbers topped Boeing’s 774 orders and 480 deliveries.
The battle for supremacy in aircraft manufacturing has been a one-sided affair in recent years, as Boeing was dragged down by two deadly crashes of its best-selling plane, the 737 Max, and with production flaws that halted shipments of a larger plane, the 787. The latest numbers showed Boeing closing the gap, however.
Both companies are struggling with shortages of engines and other supply chain issues that limit how fast they can build and deliver planes. The outcome is frustrating to the manufacturers — deliveries were below Airbus expectations — and to airlines that are eager to expand their fleets as travel recovers from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The supply environment was constrained in 2022 and will remain constrained in 2023,” Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said on a call with reporters.
Faury said that despite the supply issues, Airbus is committed to increase production rates.
Airbus has put up better numbers than Boeing each of the last four years. The Toulouse, France-based company continues to dominate the market for single-aisle or narrowbody airplanes, where the Airbus A320 family has outsold Boeing 737s, and Airbus added a promising line for the smaller A220, which was originally developed by Canada’s Bombardier.
Airbus and Boeing, which is based in Arlington, Virginia, and has manufacturing plants in Washington state and South Carolina, are more competitive in building and delivering twin-aisle or widebody planes. And Boeing scored more widebody orders last year — Airbus wound up with more cancellations than new sales for its biggest planes.
Boeing’s 2022 results got a late boost from United Airlines, which placed large orders in December for both the 737 Max and the larger 787, which is used mostly on international routes. Bank of China Aviation also placed a significant order for 40 Max jets, Boeing said.
Boeing’s 2022 total of 774 net orders, after subtracting cancellations, was an increase from 479 in 2021 and a rebound from 2020, when the company lost 471 more orders than it gained.
Boeing said it delivered 69 planes in December, including 53 Maxes. Of those, Southwest took 18, which was a one-month record for any airline customer, Boeing said. Deliveries are an important source of cash because buyers typically pay a large portion of the purchase price upon delivery.
Stan Deal, the head of Boeing’s commercial-airplanes division, said the company worked hard last year to stabilize 737 production and resume 787 deliveries.
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Giger by Kazakhstan-based artist Amir Zhussupov Image: Amir Zhussupov
Exploring GAN art with Amir Zhussupov
Generative Adversarial Network practice of Zhussupov, who is based in Kazakhstan, uses code-based digital art to produce works beyond the realm of recognition.
by Manu SharmaPublished on : Apr 19, 2021
Amir Zhussupov is a new media artist who lives in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and has an educational background rooted in finance. He mentions that he has no formal artistic training whatsoever, and currently engages with his creative practice purely as a hobby. However, he has held a keen interest in the arts since his youth, with DJing being a notable passion going back to his time in high school. Zhussupov has also been enamoured by game design in the past, but has since gravitated towards GAN art. GAN or Generative Adversarial Network refers to a code-based digital art practice that functions through the computer’s ability to create composite visual forms after the absorption of ‘datasets’ of imagery. While this technique is most famously used to create art that look strangely familiar, yet sits ever so slightly outside the reach of total ascertainment, Zhussupov’s most striking work remains his videos that live in a liminal space, caught in transition between two imagined end points that themselves are sometimes outside the realm of recognition.
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Shifting landscapes Video: Amir Zhussupov
The artist tells STIR that his visual generation process is carried out, in its entirety, in code. However, this has not made Zhussupov’s work easy by any means, and he explains, “For the (GAN) model I have been working on for the past month, I had to clean up, colour correct, crop and align more than 17,000 paintings”. He adds humorously, “So I have been practically living inside Photoshop, ha-ha!” Nor is his software palette limited by any means, and in order to successfully add motion to his work, Zhussupov often finds himself utilising a myriad of smaller programs and plugins along with more mainstream video editing platforms such as Premiere Pro. The artist often selects his image datasets as per his current interests, and has most recently been creating shifting and swirling worlds based off of the works of classical painters. In the past, Zhussupov has used datasets from unlikely sources to great effect, with some of his most engaging work focusing on Trypophobia, or the fear of surfaces littered with small holes. The artist has also created a striking video piece informed by the visual art of famed sci-fi horror artist HR Giger. Here, Zhussupov’s work roils and swirls within a fugue-like fever-dream state constructed through Giger’s visionary, extra-terrestrial aesthetic. He tells STIR, I really like experimenting with some unusual datasets. It mostly comes from curiosity and the question “what would happen if I train a model on this?”.
Giger’s realm Video: Amir Zhussupov
Zhussupov mentions that he enjoys surfing Instagram a great deal, and that he is quite inspired by the works of his contemporary coders. “I am very grateful to communities for artists such as Creative Code Art for giving me and other very talented artists a chance to showcase our work and to discover something new. This seems to be a sentiment mirrored by many such as he, and one wonders if the diffused, decentralised online creative community may soon serve as a healthier alternative to the rigidity and dogma of the academy,” he says. It has certainly enabled many amateurs and hobbyists such as Zhussupov to develop a base for their creative practice, and has also perpetuated the spread of many niche artistic genres such as his.
Trypophobia Video: Amir Zhussupov
He says, “I am particularly interested in using technology as a creative instrument, as well as an autonomous creator. This is a fascinating perspective on the role of digital, but more specifically, code-driven art in the larger creative arena”. Artists such as Zhussupov actively perpetuate the notion that, given a measure of instruction, today’s computer may very well be as capable, if not superior to human participants in terms of creative aptitude. This can be an uncomfortable and highly controversial notion for some, with many who militate against this opinion presenting a degree of anxiety regarding the presumed shakiness of their place in the contemporary and future artistic realm. However, while the possibilities of code-driven practice are seemingly limitless, it is equally important to remember that, without the instructions of a skilled human driver such as Zhussupov, the sophistication and advancement of modern digital technology would be for naught. It is no mean feat to interface with computer learning algorithms, and the practice of relevant artists in this field has been invaluable in pushing the degree of technological acumen that creatives all over the world possess. Work such as Zhussupov’s does not signify any impending threat to human agency within or without the creative realm, but rather, serves to underline a growing relationship between man and machine; one that will undoubtedly yield great value if freely nurtured. The artist is not specifically part of any creative collective but mentions that he recently worked with Francesco Corvi, who is another practitioner with work grounded in code. He tells STIR, “We have created a four-minute audio-visual piece for the Creative Code Festival in New York. My work is also going to be showcased in a couple of other places soon”. It will certainly be valuable to watch for artists such as Zhussupov, and explore their growing mastery over the digital faculties, as the work these creatives put out is often stunning, and evolves largely in tandem with the incremental progressions in digital technology. At the current historical juncture, GAN arts practices, such as those undertaken by him, are particularly prescient, and perhaps foretell of a fascinating future for human creativity.
Untitled Image: Amir Zhussupov
Zhussupov, like many other artists, has found a certain solace in the isolation perpetuated by the current global paradigm. He explains, “Not much good could be said about the COVID pandemic, but the time spent inside during the lockdowns have definitely helped to concentrate on my creative skills”. It would be interesting to look back upon this time in the future and wonder if it had not been for the lockdowns we endured, would many of us have gained and honed the skills we did? Or might so many of tomorrow’s emergent practitioners have remained hobbyists. In Zhussupov’s case at least, the question of tomorrow brings with it a great deal of excitement. “When the pandemic is finally over, I would like to try performing live, and also, to create audio-visual installations for art exhibitions,” he adds.
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OnePlus may soon launch its first tablet in India. Likely to be called the OnePlus Pad, the tablet has reportedly entered the testing in the country. According to a report by Mysmartprice, the device is internally codenamed Aries. It adds that the OnePlus Pad could launch along with OnePlus 11R around June later this year.
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The tablet may pack 6GB of RAM. It may offer up to 128GB internal storage capacity. OnePlus Pad will feature a dual camera at the back. The camera setup may consist a 13MP primary camera paired with a 5MP secondary sensor.
The upcoming OnePlus Pad is said to be backed by a 10,090mAh battery. It may offer 45 watt fast charging technology. A report previously suggested that the tablet could be priced above ₹30,000. It is tipped to be priced CNY 2,999 which roughly translates to ₹34,500. The device was tipped to launch in 2022, but that didn’t happen.
Recently, OnePlus launched its latest number series in China. The company unveiled the OnePlus 11 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. The handset runs on Android 13 with ColorOS 13.0 on top and sports a 6.7-inch QHD+ Samsung LTPO 3.0 AMOLED display with 20.1:9 aspect ratio along with 120Hz adaptive refresh rate. It gets an always on display support and comes with a pixel density of 525ppi with a peak brightness of up to 1300 nits.
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Forget About Me
ComedyDramaRomance
The story of two Scottish squadies off on leave to Budapest to see a concert by the band Simple Minds. On their way they meet a beautiful Hungarian girl and a love triangle begins.The story of two Scottish squadies off on leave to Budapest to see a concert by the band Simple Minds. On their way they meet a beautiful Hungarian girl and a love triangle begins.The story of two Scottish squadies off on leave to Budapest to see a concert by the band Simple Minds. On their way they meet a beautiful Hungarian girl and a love triangle begins.
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Ewen Bremner
Brian McCardie
Zsuzsanna Várkonyi
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Csilla
Attila Grandpierre
Anette Antal
(as Anette Andrl)
László Görög
Arpad
(as Laszlo Gorog)
Altay Lawrence
Sconehead
Katalin Pataki
Welcome to Sarajevo
Eleven Days in May
First feature directed by Michael Winterbottom. It was made for TV, but was also shown at festivals and in a few theaters.
Czilla: Are you guys from Manchester ?
Broke: No.
Czilla: I like the music very much from this city.
Broke: Yeah ?
Czilla: Yes.
Broke: What like ?
Czilla: Like... The Smiths... and...
Broke: ...The Stone Roses ?
Czilla: Yes, The Stone Roses. And... Happy Mondays. Do you like this music in England ?
Bunny: Eh... we're not English. We're Scottish.
Lovely Winterbottom debut
Besides being one of my very favorite filmmakers, British director Michael Winterbottom is a true chameleon.... one of the closest things we have today (along with Steven Soderbergh) of the studio boys back in the 40's and 50's who were able to parlay an extensive list of films together over a number of years, weaving in and out of genre and styles with ruthless efficiency. At the heart of many of Winterbottom's films lies an inherent respect for the serendipitous moments that people discover with others throughout their daily hustle and bustle. "Wonderland", "The Claim", "The Trip", "Summer in Genoa" all bracket a human drama against the wild tonality of a road movie. Winterbottom also loves his rock music, as evident in "24 Hour Party People" and "9 Songs". Both of these tendencies are at the center of his debut 1990 debut film "Forget About Me". Starring Ewen Bremner and Brian Mccardie, "Forget About Me" begins as a road as two soldiers in training take their Christmas leave and travel to Budapest to see their favorite band, Simple Minds, perform. Along the way they pick up a beautiful hippie girl hitchhiker named Czilla (Zsuzsanna Varkonyi) and they lay over in her Hungarian hometown where they're introduced to local culture, the girl's shifting affinities for both boys and Hungarian death metal.
Financed by British television and gaining some exposure on the festival circuit in early 1990, at first glance "Forget About Me" feels like an airy, insubstantial piece of love triangle drama. On a second viewing, the awkward moments between the two soldiers and Czilla and Winterbottom's hand-held camera capture uniquely moving flutters of emotion and feeling. In one scene- and one of the first where Czilla turns her attention towards the more mild mannered Broke (Ewen Bremner)- her playful advances come as he's shaving in the mirror. They chase each other around the room for a minute before the tension sets in. In another, Czilla and Broke run away from a party where her rocker ex-boyfriend Attila (Attila Grandpierre) has picked a fight with Bunny (Mccardie) and the two end up in the middle of family dance party at midnight. It's a magical little moment where no words are exchanged and the mood of a vibrant, surreal foreign country sets in perfectly. In description, this type of independent, hippie road movie seems hackneyed to say the least, but in 1990, I'm sure it felt otherworldly and a bit ahead of its time. Bottom line, "Forget About Me" owes more to the loose French nouvelle vague then the sometimes over hyped Alexander Payne 'search films'.
In addition to establishing many themes later revisited by Winterbottom, "Forget About Me" also marks the first time Winterbottom and friend/screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce would work together, later collaborating on such diverse films as "Code 46", "Welcome To Sarajevo" and "Tristram Shandy; A Cock and Bull Story". The script for "Forget About Me" is simple, relying on the elusive, natural beauty of female star Varkonyi and the wild-eyed innocence of Mccardie and Bremner as they experience life for the first time. And the ultimate irony of the film? When the two lads finally do get to attend the Simple Minds concert they've traveled over 400 miles to see (and which is shortly filmed, possible leading to the reason the film has never been released in any home video format), Bremner wanders off into the night unable to cope with the crushing effects of a grown up romance. It all feels a bit biographical, and perhaps Boyce and Winterbottom were these two lads at some point.
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In case of road accidents, Gujarat government will provide assistance up to 50 thousand
Nitin Patel, Deputy Cm Of Gujarat announced The Scheme That Gujarat Road accident Victims To Get Rs. 50000.
The Gujarat Government On Wednesday Announced That It Will Provide Medical Treatment Up To Rs 50,000 To All Road Accident Victims Across The State.
According To The Government, The Government Would Bear The Medical Expenses Of An Injured Person During The First 48 Hours Of Accident On Being Shifted To The Nearest Hospital.
Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel Said That On An Average Gujarat Records About 29,000 Road Accidents And Around 6,500 Deaths Annually.
“We Have Taken This Decision To Help Victims Avail Speedy Treatment And Get The Requisite Tests Including Mri, Ct Scan Or X-Ray And Treatment, Including Operation, During The Critical 48 Hours After The Accident,” Said Nitin Patel, Also The Health Minister.
Any Person Travelling To Gujarat, From Any Part Of The Country Or Abroad, Would Be Entitled To This Benefit. Nitin Patel, Deputy Cm Of Gujarat Announced The Scheme That Gujarat Road Accident Victims To Get Rs. 50000.
Vahan Akasmat Sahay : Help in the accident from any place in the state
Gandhinagar: Gujarat Accident 50000 Form . While the incidents of road accidents are increasing in the state, an important announcement was made by the Gujarat government on Wednesday. According to which if any person in the state is injured in road accidents, then Rs. 50 thousand will be given to the state government for immediate treatment in a nearby government or private hospital.
Vahan Akasmat Sahay : Monitoring of the scheme will be done by the state level
The injured person will get all kinds of treatment in 48 hours and the government will give this amount directly to the hospital for the purpose of saving his life. The benefit of this scheme will be given to all the people. With the complete monitoring of the scheme from the state level, the state government allocated Rs 30 crore for the year 2018-19.
Vahan Akasmat Sahay : Deputy Chief Minister announced
State Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said today that 6,483 people died in 29.39 road accidents every year in Gujarat. As such, if the patient survives the patient’s life in such accidents, then the state government will directly give the hospital the cost of Rs 50,000 for the 48-hour treatment in any government or private hospital near the injured.
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Vahan Akasmat Sahay : Do not spend the first 48 hours of treatment cost
The person suffering from an accident will be provided in any private hospital, district-taluka hospitals, medical colleges-hospitals or any other public or private hospital. Accident patients will not have to pay any money for primary treatment. Private hospitals will not have to take any money from the patient for the first 48 hours of treatment. Khalang hospitals will have to submit a bill of treatment to the District District Officer or Doctor Superintendent of the respective district, and the private hospital will be given a sum of up to 50 thousand rupees for the bill.
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Woman killed in single-vehicle Columbus crash Sunday night
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By Leonard Hall
Published: Jul. 4, 2022 at 9:27 AM EDT
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A woman is dead following a single-vehicle crash in Columbus Sunday night, according to Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan.
The coroner identified the victim as 31-year-old Amanda Jernigan. Bryan said she was pronounced dead shortly after 11 p.m. at Piedmont Columbus Regional.
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10 Awesome Horror Movies About Haunted House Attractions
One thing we can all agree on is that 2020 has been the absolute worst. As the world slowly and cautiously reopens, many large gatherings are still being prohibited or canceled due to fear of attendance, and sadly this includes countless beloved haunted house attractions.
For many horror fans, these interactive haunts were a staple of the Halloween season, and October 2020 can’t help but feel incomplete without it. However, pandemics and quarantines still can’t take away our streaming, so we can at least watch scary and fun horror movies that deal with these attractions, and surprisingly there are rather few.
So to pay tribute to these awesome haunted house attractions that we hopefully get to go back to next year, here are ten entertaining horror films about them that you can stream today:
Dark Ride (2006)
Deemed “too graphic” for a normal theatrical release, this incredibly violent and brutal slasher came out during the height of the “torture porn” era of the 2000’s.
Starring Jamie-Lynn Sigler of The Sopranos fame, this movie deals with a group of friends who travel to “Dark Ride”, an amusement park that’s also become the hiding place for an escaped murderer, and we can all assume what happens next!
It was somewhat divisive among fans. Some saw it as a cheap collection of clichés trying to recapture the glory of 80’s slashers, and others just saw it as a violent, but fun gorefest that was so common in that era.
It wasn’t exactly made for Oscar gold, but if you’re just looking for some mindless and bloody fun, check it out!
(Currently streaming on Tubi)
The Houses October Built (2014)
Taking the found footage approach, this movie is likely to make you wonder about the behind the scenes of the next haunted house attraction you go to. Unlike Dark Ride, it has virtually no gore, and instead relies more on tension and suspense, making the viewer feel like they’re really there.
It follows a group of friends who are stalked by a gang of killers at a haunted house attraction. The found footage/POV nature does give it a more realistic feel, but if you’re not a fan of the style, this one may be difficult to get into.
The Funhouse Massacre (2015)
Opening the movie with Robert Englund is always a step in the right direction (also see Hatchet). The Funhouse Massacre features a group of deranged killers who escape the asylum that held them, and seeking out a haunted house attraction based on their real life crimes.
They live out their glory days by unleashing death and horror upon unsuspecting guests who think it’s all just for show. It leans very heavily into satirical and meta humor, which works for the most part.
One particular deputy character is hilarious and steals every scene that he’s in. And the set design and visuals are really fun, perfect for getting you in the Halloween spirit
Hell House LLC (2015)
Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel (2018)
Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire (2019)
This trilogy isn’t quite found footage, rather it purports itself as a faux documentary, complete with interviews with witnesses and experts, and footage of “real life” news broadcasts. The trilogy follows a haunted hotel called The Abaddon that was the site of murders during its hotel days, and was also host to a tragedy when “Hell House”, a Halloween themed haunt sprung up years later.
While the series does yield diminishing returns with each sequel, the original is legitimately terrifying and nightmare-inducing. Aside from a few over the top moments, one could actually be led to believe that it’s a real documentary.
(Currently streaming on Shudder, the first film is also on Tubi)
Fear, Inc. (2016)
Some horror fans like to brag about what they would do and how they would survive in those situations and Fear, Inc. takes these claims and buts them to the test.
The film’s titular company provides a personalized haunt service, where the guests are fully immersed in seemingly deadly and terrifying situations with actors, all based around their favorite horror films.
It’s incredibly meta and self-aware, and while it does get a little too on the nose here and there, it’s still a lot of fun, particularly if you’re a fan of characters referencing your favorite movies.
Haunters: The Art of the Scare (2017)
Unlike Hell House, this actually is a documentary about the very people who put together home based haunts. We meet a wide variety of people from all over whose only common thread is a passion for horror and scaring people.
We see the spectrum from traditional “fun” haunts in people’s yards to the extreme and controversial like Blackout and McKamey Manor, which seek to redefine what a haunt truly is. We also see the unfortunate toll that it can on these haunters’ personal lives.
Having to devote so much time to their passion project can often come at the cost of family time. And on a more personal note, being someone who has a family but also runs this very website as a passion project, it hit very close to home.
Hell Fest (2018)
In terms of spectacle and production/art design, Hell Fest really takes the cake (or the pumpkin in this case)! It was shot a real life theme park haunt in Georgia and it really shows.
The story follows a group of friends just enjoying some Halloween season haunt fun, but a masked psychopath is murdering people in the park and hiding the dead bodies along with other decorations.
Its characters can be a little annoying at times, but the park itself is the true star of the movie. Watching it really makes you want to go there, and perhaps this year it will make you miss haunted house attractions even more. So it’ll make for a fun, albeit bittersweet watch this month.
(Currently streaming on Showtime)
Haunt (2019)
Plotwise, Haunt is similar to Funhouse Massacre and Hell Fest. However, where those movies loud and flashy (so to speak), Haunt is quiet and suspenseful.
Because the attraction they’re in isn’t at all crowed (which was done for budgetary), it does add to the sense of atmosphere. So while it’s not quite as fun as those other two movies, it is objectively scarier, which is very much the point of horror.
(Currently streaming on Shudder)
Which of these do you plan to watch this October? What do you miss most about haunted house attractions, and what’s the first one you’re gonna go to next year? Let us know in the comments!
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Budweiser 0.0 partners with Star Sports for Premier league
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Budweiser 0.0 announced an exclusive collaboration with Star Sports for the 2019-20 season of the Premier league. As part of this agreement, Budweiser 0.0, the newly introduced non-alcoholic beer from the world’s leading brewer, Ahheauser- Busch InBev, will take on the role of a co-presenting partner on Star Select SD and HD, while owning sports across the league’s 360 games.
Kartikeya Sharma, the VP of Marketing, South Asia, AB InBev said, “We are excited to partner with Star Sports as co-presenting sponsors this season for one of the top international sporting events- Premier League. We have always been passionate about the game and truly believe that it suppresses boundaries and brings people together. With this collaboration, we look forward to offering consumers and football fans exclusive content and well-curated experiences, creating an opportunity for them to celebrate the spirit of the game.”
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Center for Drug Policy and Prevention Announces Eight Awardees Across Seven States for Community-Based Overdose Reduction Program Grants
Contact: Office of Government and Public Affairs
The University of Baltimore's Center for Drug Policy and Prevention (CDPP) has awarded federal grant funds to eight community-based programs across the nation that use public health/public safety partnerships to reduce overdose deaths, which is the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States. The Federal Combating Opioid Overdose through Community-Level Interdiction Initiative focuses on efforts that:
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Florida Department of Health - Broward County $115,000
Broward Restaurant (and hospitality industry) Educating Against Drugs (BREAD)
BREAD will provide outreach to hospitality businesses, including restaurants, bars, hotels/motels, movie theaters, and night clubs by funding health educators who will provide education on the dangers of substance use disorders (SUD), the importance of promoting a workplace that supports sobriety, how to recognize when an employee may have an SUD, and how to link employees in need to SUD treatment resources. The health educators will be joined by a Broward County Sheriff's Office deputy, who will provide naloxone training and a naloxone kit to the employers. The Florida Department of Health will develop a toolkit that can be left with owners/managers, and will work with the South Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program to identify areas with high overdose rates and/or high arrest rates for drug-related charges, and prioritize outreach in those areas.
Brandeis University, Boston, Mass. $299,149
One2One: Engagement to Recovery Using a Police-Led Novel Intervention
The grant will fund programming for the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative's One2One: Engagement to Recovery, which entails police officers and community partners distributing fentanyl test strip kits by offering referrals, information about relevant services, and other recovery tools to adults who use drugs and their friends and family. It funds the evaluation, compensation, and incentives for participating agencies and informants, including partnership with Brandeis University. One2One is a pilot-tested, evidence-based, police-led intervention project across Massachusetts and Maine whose goal is to increase engagement in substance use related services and risk reduction supports among people using stimulants and opioids who are at risk of fatal overdose.
Health Resources in Action, Boston, Mass. $91,417
Wheels of Hope: Transportation to Treatment for Individuals at Risk of Overdose
Funding will support project management, transportation service delivery, and community engagement for Wheels of Hope, which allows people experiencing substance abuse disorders (SUD) to schedule and receive rides to SUD treatment appointments and programs. The organization also collaborates with regional community correction centers.
The CLASS Agency, Detroit, Mich. $146,650
Bridging the Gap—Offering Treatment at Points of Crisis
The CLASS Agency will expand its evidence-based community-level intervention, Project ASSERT, by providing access to treatment at points of crisis, including arrest and at the emergency department. CLASS will convene a task force with the Detroit Health Department, the Detroit Police Department, and Families Against Narcotics to pilot this intervention, in which police officers will be able to call peer recovery coaches when responding to emergency calls for persons who are experiencing addiction. Pre- and post-evaluation assessments will also be used to measure changes in perceptions of the opioid crisis from the community and police perspectives, and changes in trust between the police and the community, to measure the efficacy of the intervention. CLASS will implement a community-wide media campaign to educate the community on the importance of this intervention.
City of Manchester (N.H.) Health Department $149,891
Manchester Crisis Response Unit: United in Harm Reduction
In January 2020, the Manchester Fire Department piloted a Crisis Response Unit to provide direct support and resources to individuals who are post-overdose. The Manchester Health Department will expand this work by using a combination of spatial mapping through the Overdose Mapping Application Program and social network analysis to identify high-risk and high-influence individuals for proactive, targeted intervention in the Manchester community. By using these tools, the Department will maximize the effectiveness of harm reduction for overdose prevention, including facilitating referrals to addiction and mental health services, food and housing assistance, and other basic needs, in an effort to reduce both the risk of repeat overdose and the rate of overdose fatalities.
The Research Foundation for SUNY - University at Albany $286,516
Hope Not Handcuffs—Hudson Valley, A Pre-Arrest Diversion Program for Persons Who Use Drugs
Hope Not Handcuffs—Hudson Valley (HNH-HV) began implementation in the Mid-Hudson region of New York in January 2019. It encourages persons who use drugs to enter a local police station to be connected with a community volunteer who can find a substance use treatment option for him/her HNH-HV also offers a peer recovery coach to support sustained drug use recovery. Funding will support process and outcome evaluations by the University at Albany School of Public Health to identify: 1) short-term (four months) life trajectories of the HNH-HV participants in terms of self-reported experiences with overdose, substance use, and quality of life; and 2) factors associated with successful HNH-HV implementation. The budget will be used to hire staff to implement the program and collect data for the outcome evaluation, to hire peer recovery coaches, and to fund the University of Albany's evaluation-related activities.
Clackamas County (Ore.) Public Health Division $207,907
Project Hope: Recovery Supports for Overdose Survivors and Those Navigating the Road to Recovery
Project Hope is a collaboration of community partners whose response to opioid use and overdose includes a multi-disciplinary approach. Community paramedics, public health professionals, peer mentors, and law enforcement collaborate to respond to those in need. This unique group identifies, refers, and supports those suffering from addiction through the complicated path of recovery. Project Hope uses lifesaving incidents, such as a non-fatal overdoses, as opportunities to serve as life-changing events. Using EMS reports, law enforcement, and clinic referrals, the Project Hope team follows up with those in need and engages individuals suffering from addiction. Once a connection is made, the supports are put into place to assist with recovery. Project Hope addresses the social determinants of health and adverse childhood events in their approach to support the individual's specific needs by connecting them to valuable community resources.
Partnership to End Addiction $270,000
Spike Auto Text Program: Pilot in Maryland, Maine, and Oneida County, N.Y.
Funding will be used to ensure that free, direct, notification based on the Overdose Mapping Application Program (ODMAP) data will be sent to families, recovery organizations, treatment providers, and other community organizations—essentially anyone or any organization that can proactively use the alert to prevent overdose deaths related to the local spike in overdoses. Subscribers will have the option to receive free, customized messages from our "Hope and Help by Text" program. The grant will support development of the tech platform, media, program coordination, marketing and communications and program evaluation.
CDPP Executive Director Tom Carr stated, "We're excited to fund these innovative, community-based programs. Many have been providing impactful programs for years, while others are looking to expand their offerings to their constituents. We're looking forward to seeing how the funds will improve their function and their ability to save lives."
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Garden City, KS (westernkansasnews.com)-Garden City Coach Nick Salazar has said it all season long: Kavita Akula is the most important player on the floor.
Wednesday night, with everything unraveling in the second half, the freshman from India proved her worth in a big-time way.
Akula scored 13 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:00 to play in overtime, Shala Dobbins netted 26, and Garden City survived a major scare with a 73-70 victory over Dodge City at the Perryman Athletic Complex.
“I’m not happy at all with the way we played in the second half,” Salazar said. “We let them stay in it. And Dodge is dangerous enough to where if you let them stay in a game, it can come back to bite you.”
Akula made sure that didn’t happen, but there were still plenty of anxious moments over the final three quarters.
It appeared Dodge City (16-10, 6-9) was finished after Dobbins’ layup gave Garden City (19-7, 13-2) their largest lead of the night 45-29 with 4:41 to play in the third quarter. But the Conquistadors absorbed the blow and punched right back.
Dodge City answered with an 11-2 run to end the period, and when Fantasia Johnson completed a three-point play early in the fourth, the Conquistadors had scored nine straight points to pull to within three 47-44.
“We got very sloppy in the second half,” Salazar said. “A missed layup and they were off. A turnover and they scored. Those are the things we have to clean up to win a conference title.”
Five times over the final six minutes, Dodge City closed to within a single point. Then with 10 seconds remaining, Mark James’ team had a golden opportunity to steal one on the road.
With her team up one, Dobbins had a chance to ice the game at the line. But she missed both free throws, and Rachel Slattery grabbed the rebound for Dodge City.
On the other end, Dasia Johnson went one-on-one with Dobbins before drawing the fifth foul on the Broncbusters guard with 8.6 seconds left.
“We can’t keep putting ourselves in those types of situations,” Salazar said.
Johnson hit the first to tie the game at 65, but her second attempt rattled out, giving Garden City a chance to win it in regulation.
Those chances went up in smoke when Dominique Maxwell’s 3-pointer from the top of the key failed to draw iron, sending the game into overtime.
Dodge City outscored Garden City 36-16 over the final 14:41 to force the extra session.
In overtime, the Conquistadors grabbed their first lead since the opening minute of the game when Slattery splashed home two freebies to make it 67-65. The freshman from Spearville, notched her 11th double-double of the season with 20 points and 14 rebounds.
Donasja Scott answered on other end with a driving layup that tied the game at 67. But her celebration was short lived after she picked her fifth foul less than a minute later.
“We overcame three of our main players fouling out,” Salazar said. “But it should never have come to that.”
(Fantasia) Johnson’s prayer from the right baseline pushed Dodge City ahead once more 69-67 with 2:50 to go in the extra period.
Then, in stepped Akula.
The freshman, who has logged more minutes this season than any other Garden City player, tied the contest with a jumper from the elbow. Moments later, she drained a cold-blooded trey from the top of the key with the shot clock winding down that gave the Broncbusters the lead for good 72-70.
But it wasn’t without one more scare from the Conquistadors, who were given another shot when Maxwell split a pair of free throws in the final seconds. Fortunately for Maxwell, Antania Newton’s 30-foot 3-pointer clanked off the back rim at the buzzer, and Garden City survived Dodge City’s upset bid.
Dobbins scored 14 of her 26 points in the second half before fouling out in the final 10 seconds of regulation. Scott added 11 and seven boards.
Brittany Leonard and (Fantasia) Johnson each scored 10 for Dodge City, who fell to 4-8 over their last 12 games after starting the season 12-2. Newton finished with eight points but was 0-for-5 from the field.
Tip ins: DeRae Lewis fouled out with 1:16 to play in overtime…Garden City has now beaten Dodge City 18 out of the last 19 times
Next up: Garden City at Colby-Saturday, February 13-5:45 p.m. pregame; 6 p.m. tip on 99.9 FM; westernkansasnews.com/kwkr; mobile app: KWKR and tuneinradio app: KWKR
Garden City, KS (westernkansasnews.com)-The 2015-2016 season has turned into the infirmary ward at Garden City.
Unfortunately for men’s coach Brady Trenkle, his team hasn’t been able to overcome those rash of injuries.
Jamie Rutherford recorded his third double-double of the season with 26 points and 16 rebounds, Josh Boutte added 16 and 18 boards, and Dodge City dished Garden City a little payback with an 84-71 victory Wednesday night at the Perryman Athletic Complex.
Garden City was shorthanded again, playing without guard Jamar Gilbert, who’s out for the year following knee surgery and forward Diontae Jones, who has a partially-torn hamstring.
“At the end of the day, there are no excuses,” Trenkle explained afterwards. “But the facts are the facts-we played without two main guys again, and then we lost J.T. (Bennett) in the second half. We can’t control that stuff.”
Bennett injured his knee with less than 15 minutes to go in the game. He did not return.
“The trainers told me that he couldn’t go back in,” Trenkle said. “And we needed him tonight. He brought so much energy to the floor.”
The sophomore guard kept Garden City (14-12, 6-9) in the game early, scoring nine straight points during one stretch in the first half that helped the Broncbusters build a four-point lead. But Trenkle’s team was held to only two field goals over the final 4:18 of the period. Dodge closed the first 20 minutes on an 11-2 run and took a 41-32 lead into the locker room.
“We lost this game during the final five minutes of the first half and the first five minutes of the second half,” Trenkle said. “We knew what we couldn’t give them and we gave it to them anyways.”
The Conquistadors scored the first nine points of the second half to build their lead to 47-32. Boutte then split two free throws, Jeremy Treaudo drained a 3-pointer and Rutherford knocked down a runner to give Dodge City (19-7, 10-5) their largest advantage of the night 60-39 with 13:59 to play.
Only once did Garden City trim the deficit to single digits and that came when Jabar Ray hit two charity shots with 1:27 to go. But Cloud-County transfer Lorenzo Dillard put the game on ice after James McNeal fouled him shooting a 3-pointer. The sophomore hit all three free throws, and Dodge City won for the fifth time in their last six games.
Dillard finished the night with 17 points despite missing 12 of his 15 shots. He was 9-for-9 at the free throw line. Treaudo added 11 for the Conqiusatadors, who beat the Broncbusters for only the sixth time in their last 20 meetings.
Josh Fleming scored 16 points for the Broncbusters but was just 5-for-21 from the field. Bennett chipped in 14 before getting hurt and Ray had 14 as well.
“I was dreading this game because we didn’t have good practices the last couple of days,” Trenkle said. “It showed tonight.”
Garden City was 27-for-75 from the field (36 percent) and 6-for-23 from beyond the arc (26 percent).
The game started inauspiciously for Garden City after Jonathan Joseph’s reverse jam gave Dodge City a 2-0 lead. Five minutes later Joseph slammed home an alley-oop lob from James Newton to give the Conquistadors a 12-6 advantage with 14:50 to go in the first half. They built that lead to as many as eight before Bennet’s first-half barrage gave Garden City a four-point edge.
Next up: Garden City at Colby-Saturday, February 13-8 p.m. tip on 99.9 FM; westernkansasnews.com/kwkr; mobile app: KWKR and tuneinradio app: KWKR
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Beyond Dinosaurs: The Secrets of Earth's Past
Stories about the ancient creatures that once roamed the Earth.
How Do Fossils Form?
Learn from the Smithsonian’s curator of vertebrate paleontology Anna K. Behrensmeyer, a pioneer in the study of how organic remains become fossils
Anna K. Behrensmeyer
How do parts of ancient creatures, like this fossil skull of an extinct herbivore, Miniochoerus from 33 million years ago, manage to survive and end up in a museum exhibition? Lucia RM Martino and James Di Loreto, NMNH
This is the third in a five-part series written by experts featured in the Smithsonian's new Hall of Fossils—Deep Time exhibition opening June 8 at the National Museum of Natural History. The full series can be found by visiting our Deep Time Special Report.
Contrary to popular belief, becoming a fossil can be easy instead of hard, and fossils can be abundant instead of rare. It all depends on what an organism is made of, where it lives and dies, and what happens next in the dust-to-dust process—preservation or natural recycling.
A healthy dose of chance is thrown in when it comes to making it from the living world to the fossil record. As a colleague of mine once said, “Life after death is risky.” For the long haul—surviving for millions of years and ending up in a museum exhibition—we usually think that plant and animal remains need to be petrified, or rather, infused with minerals that make them rock-hard and durable for the ages.
But—and this is a surprise to most people—sometimes dead parts don’t need to be changed into stone to last nearly forever. When the dead and buried don’t petrify, there are other ways that save them from destruction and preserve parts of their bodies with little change over vast spans of geological time.
We are still discovering new twists and turns on the road to successful fossil preservation. Take plants, for example. As everyone knows, plants are made up of soft, easy-to-destroy materials. Petrified wood is a familiar example of fossilization—pieces of tree trunks turn into super-hard rocks, but still retain growth rings and even cell structures of the once-living tree. How does this happen?
Petrified wood, (above: Quercus sp.) is a familiar example of fossilization—pieces of tree trunks turn into super-hard rocks, but still retain growth rings and even cell structures of the once-living tree. Lucia RM Martino, NMNH
Experiments have shown that when a tree is buried in wet sediment with lots of dissolved silica, water slowly carries the silica into tiny spaces in the wood until the wood is changed to rock. But it doesn’t totally change, because some of the original organic parts are still trapped in there, helping to preserve the microscopic structure of the tree. Elements such as iron and manganese that come in with the water can color the silica, making beautiful patterns of red, brown and black, but sometimes this destroys the details of the woody structure.
Another fine example of incomplete fossilization can be found in the new “Fossil Hall—Deep Time” exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. It is a piece of wood that has silicified on the outside but has the original, fibrous wood on the inside. This amazing fossil is 14 million years old. The outside of the buried log was sealed by silica before the inside was affected, preserving the original wood in a decomposition-free “rock box” for the ages. Incredibly, if you rubbed your finger across the grain of the inner wood, you could get a splinter, just like with modern lumber.
Humans and many other organisms have skeletons that are already mineralized, so when it comes to fossilization that gives us bony animals a built-in advantage over plants, jellyfish and mushrooms—to name a few of our soft-bodied, easily recycled fellow Earthlings. Think of all of the shells you have seen on the beach, the rocky coral reefs, the white chalk cliffs of Dover in England. These are all formed of biominerals—meaning that organisms built them while they were alive, usually for strength and protection, and then left them behind when they died. These examples are all made of calcium carbonate—note that they contain carbon—and their billions of skeletons were responsible for removing vast amounts of carbon from the atmosphere in times past.
Dinosaur skeletons may get all the glory, but the most common fossils on Earth are the tiny skeletons of micro-organisms that live in the water. Untold numbers can be found in the uplifted and exposed ancient rocks that can now be found on land or are still buried deep under the oceans.
Incredibly, if you rubbed your finger across the grain of the inner wood of this amazing 14-million-year-old fossil, Pinophyta, you could get a splinter, just like with modern lumber. Lucia RM Martino, NMNH
Micro-skeletons rain down to form new sediment layers on the ocean floor today, just as they have for millions of years. Acidic water, or even just cold water, can dissolve the tiny carbonate skeletons before they hit bottom. After burial, the minute shells may recrystallize or dissolve unless they are protected by mud that blocks the flow of water, and the ones that survive as fossils are highly valuable to paleontologists because of their unaltered biominerals. This is a different process from what happens with petrified wood, which is mostly turned to stone. In fact, for marine microfossils, it is better if they change as little as possible, because these little skeletons tell us what the Earth’s climate was like when they were alive.
We know that many buried micro-shells are pristine, meaning that their biominerals remained unchanged over millions of years, so geochemists can use them to reconstruct water chemistry and global temperature at the time when the micro-organisms died.
A whole lot of careful science has gone into chemical tests that show which tiny shells are unchanged and therefore okay for inferring past climate, and which are not. Though we call them fossils because they are old and buried deeply in rock, many of these micro-skeletons were not changed when they were preserved underground. Instead, they were encased within muddy sediment, which was turned into stone around them. The tiny inside hollow parts of the shells are filled with mud as well, keeping them from being crushed by the heavy rock layers that seal their graves.
The white chalk cliffs of Dover in England are formed from biominerals, or shells left behind by tiny single-celled organisms that built them while they were alive—usually for strength and protection—and then left them behind when they died. Jeremy Young
Most of the time bony skeletons and tree parts don’t have a chance to become fossilized because so many other organisms race to consume their nutrients right after they die.
A friend of mine once said, rather ominously: “You are never so alive as when you are dead.” And it’s so true. Microbes, as well as insects, quickly infest dead animals and plants, and we humans consider this quite disgusting.
But these decomposers just want the tasty packages of dead tissues and biominerals all to themselves. That is why carcasses begin to smell bad soon after the animals die—microbes create noxious chemicals that discourage larger beings from stealing their food. The same goes for plants. Fruit and vegetables soon decay because mold and bacteria know how to turn away other potential consumers. When we throw a rotten tomato away in the trash—or preferably on the compost heap—that lets the microbes do their thing—grow and reproduce and continue perpetuating their own species.
Berybolcensis leptacanthurs, squirrelfish Lucia RM Martino, NMNH
Thelypteris iddingsii, fern Lucia RM Martino, NMNH
Angiospermae, flowering plant Lucia RM Martino, NMNH
Symploce, cockroach James Di Loreto, NMNH
Vespidae, hornet James Di Loreto, NMNH
Gryllidae, grasshopper James Di Loreto, NMNH
Eoscorpius carbonarius, scorpion Lucia RM Martino, NMNH
Whatever escapes the powerful, and often smelly, forces of ecological recycling has a chance to become part of the fossil record. The bones of our favorite fossil beasts in the Deep Time Hall were turned to stone by the addition of minerals in their pore spaces, but (as with petrified wood), some of the original biominerals are usually still there too. When you touch the real humerus (forelimb bone) of a Brachiosaurus in the new exhibition, you are connecting with some of the biominerals from that giant sauropod’s original leg bone that stomped the ground 140 million years ago.
How plant leaves, pollen and insects become fossils is more like what happens to marine micro-organisms. They must be quickly buried in sediment that then turns into hard rock and protects their delicate structures. Sometimes a fossil leaf is so well preserved that it can literally be peeled off the rock, looking like something from your backyard, even though it was alive millions of years ago in a long-lost forest.
"Fossil Hall-Deep Time" opens June 8, 2019 at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Smithsonian.com
So, the bottom line on transforming animal and plant parts into fossils is that sometimes this means a lot of change and sometimes not so much at all. It’s fine to be petrified, but being encased in impenetrable rock, tar or amber works too, and that may even preserve pieces of ancient DNA as well.
It’s lucky for us that there are multiple ways for fossils to form, because this means more messengers from the past. Fossils tell us different stories about ancient life on Earth —not only who the animals and plants were, and where they lived, but how they were preserved as the lucky survivors from Deep Time.
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Anna K. (Kay) Behrensmeyer is a Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology and Senior Scientist in the Department of Paleobiology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. She is Lead Scientist for the Deep Time Initiative, a member of the Core Team for the new David H. Koch Fossil Hall: Deep Time, and has explored the mysteries of fossilization on many continents throughout her career.
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We Will Rise by Tim Waggoner
A Book Review by Tony Jones
The dead want payback and return to haunt their former loved ones
Tim Waggoner is undoubtedly one of the busiest authors in the horror business, writing well over twenty novels since appearing on the scene two decades ago. Those I have read include They Kill (2019), The Forever House (2020) and The Mouth of the Dark (2018) all of which have eye-catching plots but are relatively restrained in comparison to the supernatural madness featured in his latest offering, We Will Rise. This was a particularly intense novel and I sped through the unrelenting 294 pages in no time whatsoever.
We Will Rise is presented in the same way as an anthology film with an ensemble cast of characters, who have their own unique narratives which are nicely developed particularly in the first half, which eventually converge together as crisis kicks in. Not everybody featured are good guys and I enjoyed the fact that it wasn’t initially clear which side of the fence each of the protagonists sat on, with some turning into real evil, nasty pieces of work. If you like your violence bloody and creative, there is much to savour here – though if this is not your cup of tea then you better avoid – including necrophilia, young children exploding like balloons, a woman ripping her own eyes out, and a dead baby ghost trying to force itself into the throat of its mother to re-enter the womb! It’s wild stuff and the characters truly go through the wringer.
The sheer level of visual creativeness of We Will Rise was outstanding and I didn’t think Waggoner would be able to pull it off for nearly 300-pages, but somehow he kept it going. There were several genuinely nasty creations, but my personal favourite was probably a giant tooth monster which also had tiny real people implanted into it. What made them more unpleasant was the fact that the entities had personal connections with those they were both hunting and haunting.
We Will Rise starts fast and quickly turns into a high-speed train wreck which is set over a noticeably short space of time in the small town of Echo Hill, Ohio. Eddie Herrera is having a shower and has a flashback to when his young brother drowns on a fishing trip with his father decades earlier. Whilst bathing, he sees his brother’s ghost who pulls him into the water and drowns him, telling him with great glee that his death is long overdue. Eddie’s wife returns home from work to find him curled up on the floor dead. And so, the hauntings begin.
After Eddie’s death sets the scene, the novel then moves into the aforementioned anthology mode and introduces Mari, Faizan, Oliver, Karen, Jerome and Julie a chapter at a time. Obviously, each of the six characters has their own personal demons, problems and lives and the supernatural occurrence which is at the centre of the book impacts them all in unique ways. Having six distinct characters with their own back stories was a smart way of keeping the story fresh and I enjoyed seeing how they interconnected together. Waggoner also spent time building interesting back stories, such as a transgender boy (Oliver) and a woman recovering from a miscarriage (Mari).
The core plot is an ingenious idea: all across the world people are being haunted by somebody from their past. The novel focuses entirely on Echo Hill and as readers, we’re not privy to the bigger picture except through random snatches of television. What starts as isolated incidents begins to spread and impact more people. I loved the way this supernatural ripple was portrayed through the destruction of this small town and how the internal demons varied. For example, Faizan is haunted by his dead father who saw him as a failure, whilst paramedic Julie is persecuted by all the people she failed to save, whether it was her fault or not. This was genuine, in-your-face, supernatural horror and if you enjoy no-holds-barred fiction which ramps up the action, then this is a great read. Unrelenting action does not mean the novel lacks suspense or creepiness, with the dead baby and sleazeball serial killer-obsessed librarian hard to beat in those stakes. The fact that the entities liked to torment before killing added another unsettling dimension, as the cross section of survivors were hunted by their very own demons who did not want to necessarily kill them straight off the bat.
The six characters are initially presented as interconnected short stories and the blending was first rate as they did their best to hold onto their sanity. Six perspectives were a nice number which helped portray the apocalypse through a wide lens. This was visceral stuff and a highly entertaining fast paced read which was a bleak exploration of the human psyche.
– Tony Jones
Categories: Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged as: Flame Tree Press, Horror, MainFeature, Review, Tim Waggoner, Tony Jones
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Glass Plate Negative Contact Sheets Collection
Identifier: GPP
Scope and Content Printed contact sheets of the glass plate negative collection (GGPN) regarding 19th century life at the University of Notre Dame. Also included in subject matter are scientific images and some images probably taken for the 1893 Columbian Exposition.
Dates: 1870s-1900s.
Glass Plate Negatives Collection
Identifier: GPN
Scope and Content Glass plate negative collection regarding 19th century life at the University of Notre Dame. Also included in subject matter are scientific images and some images probably taken for the 1893 Columbian Exposition.
Due to the fragility of the negatives, their use is restricted to the contact prints made in GGPP.
Grover Miller Scrapbooks
Identifier: MIL
Scope and Content Black and white photographs of the Notre Dame campus buildings and landscape; faculty, students and their clubs, and administrators; sporting events such as baseball, football, and basketball games, along with portraits of the teams and coaches; scenes from dorms, classrooms, laboratories, and dining halls; the university farms; religious ceremonies; commencements and dedications; and other campus activities. These photographs were primarily the work of amateurs, including students working for...
Notre Dame Life Photograph Collection
Identifier: NDL
Scope and Contents Photographs of Notre Dame faculty, students and administrators; student organizations and government leaders; campus buildings and landscape; classroom, dining hall, and dorm scenes; campus events such as commencements, conferences, and student demonstrations and protests; ROTC and World War II military training; religious ceremonies and other activities relating to the Congregation of Holy Cross; players, coaches, and game scenes in football, basketball, baseball, and other sports; and other...
Dates: [circa 1867]-ongoing (bulk 1950-1979).
Notre Dame Magazine Records
Identifier: NDM
Scope and Contents Records of Notre Dame Magazine, including a large collection of photographs and a small collection of audio-visual material. The Notre Dame Magazine photographic collection consists of black and white negatives, contact sheets, and prints. The images depict University events, student life, campus buildings, academics, sporting events, alumni events, faculty, staff, and other institutional departments. The numbering system is that used by the Notre Dame Magazine office. In...
Dates: 1965-1984.
Notre Dame Media Group Records
Identifier: MDG
Scope and Contents The photographic collection from Notre Dame Media Group consists of color and black and white prints, negatives, slides, and color born-digital photos. The images depict University events, student life, campus buildings, academics, sporting events, alumni events, faculty, staff, and other institutional departments. There are a number of photographs that have no identification and the photographers are unknown. Also five video tapes (Domers Through the...
Notre Dame Publications Office Records
Identifier: PUB
Scope and Contents Records of Notre Dame's Publications Office, including photographs, digital data, and objects. The photographic collection from the Notre Dame Publications Office consists of color and black and white prints, negatives, and slides. The images depict University events, student life, campus buildings, academics, sporting events, alumni events, faculty, staff, and other institutional departments. It is assumed these images were used in or created for various University publications. Photographers...
Notre Dame Scrapbook A
Identifier: SBA
Scope and Contents Black and white photographs of the Notre Dame campus buildings and landscape; faculty, students and their clubs, and administrators; sporting events such as baseball, football, and basketball games, along with portraits of the teams and coaches; scenes from dorms, classrooms, laboratories, and dining halls; the university farms; religious ceremonies; commencements and dedications; and other campus activities. Most of these photographs were taken by professional photographers; many are studio...
The Observer Records
Identifier: OBS
Scope and Contents Records of The Observer, including a large collection of photographs, a collection of issues of the newspaper, and a digital collection with black-and-white and color page images of the newspaper. The photograph collection from The Observer contains multiple formats. The print and negative collection of The Observer graphics...
Dates: 1966-[ongoing].
University Photographer
Identifier: PHR
Scope and Contents Records of Notre Dame's University Photographer, including black-and-white and color negatives and prints, and video and audio recordings; with images of Notre Dame trustees, advisory council members, administrators, and faculty, scenes from university life representing academic, religious, and recreational aspects, and videos representing campus activities.
Subject: Photographs -- Collections X
University of Notre Dame -- Athletics -- Photographs. 10
University of Notre Dame -- Buildings -- Photographs. 10
College sports -- Photographs 9
University of Notre Dame -- Photographs. 9
Universities and colleges -- Indiana -- Photographs. 8
University of Notre Dame -- Faculty -- Photographs. 8
Universities and colleges -- United States -- Photographs. 7
University of Notre Dame -- Academics -- Photographs. 7
University of Notre Dame -- Sports -- Photographs. 7
University records 7
University of Notre Dame -- Football -- Photographs. 6
University of Notre Dame -- Staff -- Photographs. 6
University of Notre Dame -- Alumni -- Photographs. 5
University of Notre Dame -- Basketball -- Photographs. 5
University of Notre Dame -- Religious life and customs -- Photographs. 5
Universities and colleges -- Administration. 2
Universities and colleges -- United States -- History. 2
University of Notre Dame -- Photograph collections. 2
Hesburgh, Theodore Martin, 1917- 1
Notre Dame Magazine 1
Observer (Notre Dame, Ind.) 1
Stevens, Richard 1
Stevens, Richard. 1
The Observer Student Newspaper 1
University of Notre Dame. Media Group. 1
University of Notre Dame. Photographer. 1
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Architecture, condos, New Developments, Nomad
Rockefeller Center developer reveals first NYC residential tower in Nomad
Posted On Wed, March 6, 2019 By Michelle Cohen In Architecture, condos, New Developments, Nomad
Left: Rendering of Rose Hill; credit: Pandiscio Green and Recent Spaces. Right: Still from a video by artist Marco Brambilla, commissioned by Rockefeller Group to emphasize the building’s Art Deco influence.
Formed over 90 years ago to develop and build Rockefeller Center, developer Rockefeller Group has never built a residential tower in its New York City hometown–until now. Their new condominium tower, Rose Hill has just been unveiled along with the launch of the building’s teaser site. The 600-foot tower is currently under construction at 30 East 29th Street. The building will be designed by CetraRuddy; first looks show an Art Deco-inspired facade that does not diverge heavily from the architectural style of Rockefeller Center.
The name Rose Hill comes from the 130-acre Rose Hill Farm estate that once occupied this historic section of NoMad. CetraRuddy has designed some of the city’s most notable residential buildings that blend modern design with historical elements, such as Walker Tower and 443 Greenwich.
The two first looks at the tower are a Hugh Ferriss-inspired, Gotham City-esque rendering, reminiscent of the legendary illustrator’s work with Rockefeller and a still from video art commissioned by Rockefeller Group from the Milan-born video and collage artist Marco Brambilla. The 45-story tower will contain 123 condominium residences and a full slate of amenities.
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Diego Rivera’s psychedelic Rockefeller Center mural was destroyed before it was finished, 1934
Tags : Cetra Ruddy, Rockefeller Center, rockefeller group, rose hill
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Solar powered portable cold storage, grid monitoring system among winners of Social Alpha Energy Challenge 2.0
The winning startups will receive lab-to-market incubation support at the Clean Energy International Incubation Centre (CEIIC), which has been set up by the not-for-profit platform Social Alpha with support from Government of India and Tata Trusts in Delhi.
February 13, 2020 Uma Gupta
Hydrogen Fuel Cells
CEIIC will support entrepreneurs by providing industry and field connect critical for product development.
Image: Encavis AG
Technologies for solar powered portable cold storage, smart metering, analytics for decentralized grids, energy storage and EV based solutions made it to the winners list of the Social Alpha Energy Challenge 2.0.
The winners were selected from more than 150 applicants across the country, which were screened for their unique technology and business model, strong focus on affordability and accessibility, and social, economic and environmental impact.
The winners will be incubated by the Clean Energy International Incubation Centre (CEIIC)—an Energy Innovation Lab jointly established by Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council under the Department of Biotechnology, Tata Trusts and Tata Power reflecting strong PPP commitment for promoting new affordable solutions for clean energy. CEIIC will support entrepreneurs by providing industry and field connect critical for product development.
The winning startups included:
Elicius Energy: A fuel cell energy storage technology that not only offers clean power but also provides an increase in power density as compared to the current market standard and lower initial purchase costs.
Offgrid Energy Labs: Developed a ZincGel battery that can outperform current lead acid batteries in terms of power density, battery-life and cost, thereby significantly reducing the number of batteries.
Feyman Innovations: A light-weight and energy efficient robotic cleaning solution that can clean solar panels with zero water usage and negligible/minimal stress on the panels.
Tan90: Portable, solar-powered cold storage system powered by thermal battery that can reduce wastage of farm produce and increase farmer incomes.
Doorastha Analytics: Developed solar powered grid monitoring system that can do a full performance monitoring of the power network within the micro-grid and generate live data that can help improve its performance
Meladath Auto: An innovative retrofit table conversion kit that can replace the front wheel of the scooter and can be converted into an electric scooter without any modifications.
NRG Village: An IoT-based grid-connected microgrid operating platform, which allows consumers to control their energy use, thereby enabling incentivising of consumers, utilities, prosumers, and finance companies of decentralised renewable solutions.
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Wall Street higher as FTSE 100 closes in positive territory amid global rally
Pedro Goncalves
·Finance Reporter, Yahoo Finance UK
FTSE 100 hold on to gains as Wall Street awaited key economic data reports from the Fed. Photo: Andrew Kelly/Reuters
The FTSE 100 and European stocks continued the new year's rally as Wall Street picked up the pace amid a global rally.
The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) rose 0.41% to 7,585 points, while the CAC 40 (^FCHI) in Paris jumped 2.19% to 6,769 points. In Germany, the DAX (^GDAXI) climbed 2% to 14,466. European shares have performed a hat-trick, rising for the third day in a row in the new year.
Across the pond, stocks were higher on hopes of an economic recovery in China, while focus was also on minutes from the Federal Reserve's December policy meeting for clues on the outlook for interest rate hikes.
The Dow Jones (^DJI) rose 0.18% to 33,193 points. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) climbed 0.48% to 3,842 points and the tech-heavy NASDAQ (^IXIC) jumped 0.37% to 10,425.
In London, miners of precious and base metals took an early lead, rising around 1% as prices rebounded against a weaker US dollar.
Victoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor, said: “The FTSE 100 is extending gains after its first session of the year in which the UK index gained more than 1%.”
“China-sensitive Burberry (BRBY.L) is trading at the top of the FTSE 100 while commodity stocks like Glencore (GLEN.L), BP, Shell, and Centrica (CNA.L) are languishing at the bottom on the back of weaker oil and gas prices.”
“European bourses are higher for a third consecutive session with the CAC 40 outperforming. France’s inflation rate eased to 5.9% in December, beating analysts’ expectations for 6.4%.”
Read more: Interest rates: What to expect from the Bank of England in 2023?
Meanwhile, Brent crude (BZ=F) dipped to around $78 per barrel, pressured by weak demand data from China.
Oil majors BP (BP.L) and Shell (SHEL.L) lost more than 3.5% each as oil prices fell on China demand woes.
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In Asia, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 (^N225) tumbled 1.45% to close at 25,716 while the Hang Seng (^HSI) in Hong Kong climbed 3.06% to 20,761. The Shanghai Composite (000001.SS) climbed 0.22% to 3,123 points.
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Trans Am: The race that makes a grand tour look short
by Simone Giuliani
There may not be a three-week trial like the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France in the Women’s WorldTour, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t females out there displaying the incredible endurance and mental toughness required to take on an epic multi-week race. On Saturday nine women lined up among the field of 63 racers in the solo category of the Trans Am, an event that makes a grand tour look short.
Plus, doing it solo means there are no teammates to hand you a bidon or sit behind, no cars or support to bail you out in the case of a mechanical and maybe not even a warm bed to climb into at the end of a long hard day in the saddle.
The 7,080 kilometre (4,400 mile) course follows America’s most popular touring route from Astoria, Oregon across to Yorktown, Virginia. The physical demands of riding hundreds of kilometres day after day for weeks on end are combined with sleep deprivation and the dangers of the open road – which can vary from traffic to bears.
This completely self-supported race has traditionally been male dominated, with only the odd woman taking it on. However, this year that has changed, with not only increased numbers, but also an impressive show of strength. The early pace set by a couple of the women has made it clear that the men vying for the top overall positions would be wise to keep a close watch on the female competitors.
But more on that later, first, to give you a perspective on how truly brutal this race is, let’s have a look at how it compares to the biggest bike race in the world, the Tour de France:
Tour de France Trans Am
Distance 3,520 kilometres 7,080 kilometres
Rest Days 2 0
High Point 2,200 metres 3,300 metres
Time 23 days 17 – 40 days
Daily average 170 kilometres 370 kilometres (2015 winner)
The women to watch: A perspective from last year’s winner
With numbers like this it’s no surprise that it captures the imagination of some of the most determined women in cycling. In the first couple of days a few have marked themselves out as ones to watch. Last year’s Trans Am winner Jesse Carlsson has put together a preview of a few of the notable riders in the women’s field. You can find the full preview on the Curve Cycling website, but here are some highlights:
Sarah Hammond
And here she is… and @flexgoogly too. Go you good thing.
A photo posted by Cycling Products & Adventures (@curvecycling) on May 20, 2016 at 1:00am PDT
Origin: Melbourne, Australia
Bike: Curve Cycling Belgie – Titanium Road Bike
Insta: @flexgoogly
Gofundme: www.gofundme.com/xk97zztg
Supporters: Jaggad, Spinroom, Curve Cycling, 4SHAW, SP Dynamo
Sarah is no stranger to endurance cycling. As far as we know, she was the first woman to “Everest” a mountain by bike. She did it by riding up Mount Buffalo eight times in 18 hours, notching up 9,031 metres of climbing along the way. Since then she’s completed a few more everesting missions, both on and off roads. In late 2015 she rode non-stop 800 km from Melbourne to Adelaide in thirty-something hours.
“When I returned from the 2015 Trans Am race and spoke about my adventure, Sarah was one of the few people who “got it”. I could tell that she was eager for adventure and looking for a new mission to challenge her. There are very few cycling challenges left that would challenge Sarah. The Trans Am Bike Race is one of them. I’m so excited that she is taking on the challenge this year. It’s no secret that Sarah loves climbing, but I don’t think that’s where her real strength lies. She’s a far better time trialist than most people know. I think Sarah will come into her own on the great plains. I suspect her pace through Eastern Colorado and Kansas will surprise a lot of people and it’s there that she could do the most damage to her competition.
Lael Wilcox
Goodbye, Vancouver! Thanks for everything (kayak paddle, bike ride, roof, photo and lots of lentils!) @skylerdesroches Next stop: Seattle #bikepacking #vancouver
A photo posted by Lael Wilcox (@laelwilcox) on May 16, 2016 at 6:14pm PDT
Origin: Anchorage, Alaska
Bike: Specialized Ruby
Insta: @laelwilcox
Website: www.laelwilcox.com
In the world of bikepacking, Lael Wilcox needs no introduction. In 2015 she rode the Tour Divide route not once but twice – the first time destroying the women’s field and most of the men in the Tour Divide race and the second time, only a couple of weeks later, setting one of the fastest times ever (male or female) along the route in an individual time trial. For those who don’t know about the Tour Divide, it’s an unsupported, mostly off-road bike race, criss-crossing the continental divide from Banff in Canada down to the Mexican border 4,500 km later.
Why is Lael so good? Three reasons; she has extensive experience, she’s fast and she doesn’t stop.
Lael has been traveling the world by bike for almost a decade now. Her adventures have taken her through Eastern Europe, South Africa and the Middle East. It’s an impressive bank of experience but it’s really Lael’s race strategy that sets her apart from the competition. She just doesn’t stop. She doesn’t stop for sit-down meals – she buys food to take away and eats on the bike as she continues to ride. She doesn’t stay in motels; Lael camps out every night. That’s why she’s the favourite for the Trans Am Bike Race in 2016.
It hasn’t all been smooth sailing though. Some of Lael’s adventures have definitely not gone to plan. Ultra-endurance racing is tough on the body and unfamiliar environments can trigger unexpected issues. Breathing issues were a factor in one of Lael’s Tour Divide rides. Breathing issues also forced Lael to call it quits when attempting an Arizona Trail Race individual time trial. Let’s hope Lael’s body cooperates this time around on her race across the US.
Janie Hayes
‘Merica, here I come! #tabr2016 #absolutebikessalida
A photo posted by Janie Hayes (@janieseestheworld) on Jun 2, 2016 at 4:05pm PDT
Origin: Salida, Colorado, USA
Bike: Specialized S-Works
Insta: @janieseestheworld
Website: www.janiehayes.com
Twitter: @plainiejanie Other Supporters: Absolute Bikes
A quick look at Janie’s Strava page shows some very long rides in March and April with some solid, consistent big mileage training weeks. Living at an elevation 2,000 m above sea level will help Janie power through Colorado and ride at a good intensity through the plains.
Janie is no stranger to suffering with most of her race experience coming from triathlons over the last 15 years. She’s got an impressive triathlon resume at full Ironman and Ironman 70.3 distances, including a good result at the Kona Ironman world championships in 2014. He race experience extends to distance running as well. Janie is also a running and triathlon coach. She has also held workshops on mental toughness and tolerance for adversity.
With Janie’s triathlon experience, she should be very strong in the time-trial section of the course through Eastern Colorado and Kansas. While Janie has suffered through Ironman-duration events, time will tell how her body and mind fares over extended periods. Suffering for 12 hours is very different to enduring a close to three weeks of racing. I’m sure this part of the allure for Janie. It will be a different aspect of mental toughness that Janie will need to draw upon in the Trans Am – she’ll need the sort of toughness that keeps her moving when her plans fall apart, when the weather turns ugly, when an overuse injury flares up, and when she has to ride into grizzly country at night. I hope she manages to rise to the challenge.
The race so far
They are now into day three of racing and already there have been a heck of a lot of miles covered, a lot of sleep missed and a trip to hospital for one of the competitors.
Right from the start the pointy end of the women’s race was about Hammond, the only Australian in the race this year, and Alaska’s Wilcox. The two quickly pulled out a gap on the competition in hot conditions and had been swapping the lead, though recently Hammond stretched her advantage. Hammond had covered just over 1,128 kilometres (701 miles) by around 5pm (PDT) Monday while Wilcox had covered 1,057 kilometres (657 miles).
They are also currently vying for top overall positions, with Hammond running second to Steffen Streich who is 27 kilometres (17 miles) ahead and Wilcox is fifth. There was a stage in the early hours of the morning when the two women were leading the overall. There is a considerable gap back to the third women, Janie Hayes who is at 836 kilometres (520 miles).
Laura Scott is near the back of the field at 309 kilometres (192 miles) after having an incredibly tough start. She ended up in hospital on the first day with a busted up bike after being hit by a car.
Been hit. On my way to hospital for a stitch and X-ray of my shoulder. My front wheel is t… https://t.co/b4JylORUQO pic.twitter.com/NCHCErUAwd
— Laura Scott (@Laura_Scott) June 4, 2016
She is on the road now, but only time will tell what impact her injuries will have.
The race has only just begun, and there is plenty of action to unfold as the competitors wind their way through the high mountains of Colorado, take on the long flats of Kansas and then finish off with the shorter climbs of the east coast. We will be updating the race on Ella CyclingTips, with catch-ups from on the road with Ella regular Hammond, along with insights from last year’s overall winner Carlsson, who inspired Hammond to take on the race.
“When Jesse did the race I started getting ideas … It’s just insane. There is the physical challenge and there is the mental challenge and I’ve got no illusions I’ve got any idea what that is going to entail,” said Hammond before the start last week. “But for me it’s mainly about taking a really big risk, stepping outside of my normal bubble.”
We will find more about how she’s coping with the “brutal challenge” she has set herself in the weeks to come, as she settles into the race and battles sleep deprivation, the aches and pains, the unrelenting pressure to keep moving and that growing stench from riding day after day in one kit.
There is live tracking of the riders and even in the early stages of the race I’ve found this surprisingly addictive – its amazing how exciting it can be watching dots on the move. There is also a car on the road taking pictures and providing updates which can be found on the Trans Am Facebook site and on Hammond’s Trans Am supporters page there will be a Facebook live feed with Carlsson on Thursday at 9pm (AEST).
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‘Significant amounts of water’ found in Mars’ massive version of the Grand Canyon
Posted bySharon Lee Davies-Tight, artist, writer/author, animal-free chef December 18, 2021 February 12, 2022 Posted inRUSSIA\UKRAINE, SPACE, SPACE ARTTags:Candor Chasma, CNN, MARS Painted By God, Martian, water on Mars
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Updated 4:13 PM ET, Thu December 16, 2021
(CNN)Mars has its own version of the Grand Canyon, and scientists have learned this dramatic feature is home to “significant amounts of water” after a discovery made by an orbiter circling the red planet, according to the European Space Agency.
The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, launched in 2016 as a joint mission between the European Space Agency and Roscosmos, detected the water in Valles Marineris on Mars. This canyon system is 10 times longer, five times deeper and 20 times wider than the Grand Canyon.
The water is located beneath the surface of the canyon system and was detected by the orbiter’s FREND instrument, or Fine Resolution Epithermal Neutron Detector. This instrument is able to map hydrogen in the top meter (3.28 feet) of Martian soil.
Most water on Mars is located in the planet’s polar regions and remains frozen as water ice. Valles Marineris is just south of the planet’s equator, where temperatures typically aren’t cold enough for water ice to remain.
This composite image of Valles Marineris was taken by NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter.
The observations were collected by the orbiter between May 2018 to February 2021. Previously, other orbiters have searched for water just beneath the Martian surface and detected small amounts under Martian dust. A study detailing the findings published Wednesday in the journal Icarus.
“With (the Trace Gas Orbiter) we can look down to one metre below this dusty layer and see what’s really going on below Mars’ surface — and, crucially, locate water-rich ‘oases’ that couldn’t be detected with previous instruments,” said study author Igor Mitrofanov, principal investigator of the FREND neutron telescope, in a statement.Enter your email to sign up for the Wonder Theory newsletter.
“FREND revealed an area with an unusually large amount of hydrogen in the colossal Valles Marineris canyon system: assuming the hydrogen we see is bound into water molecules, as much as 40% of the near-surface material in this region appears to be water.”
The Mars Express orbiter took this photo of Candor Chasma, one of the largest canyons in the northern part of Valles Marineris, in July 2006. To put that into perspective, this area is about the size of the Netherlands. It overlaps with Candor Chaos, a network of valleys within the canyon system. The FREND instrument searches for neutrons to map hydrogen content in the Martian soil.
“We can deduce how much water is in a soil by looking at the neutrons it emits,” said study coauthor Alexey Malakhov, a senior scientist the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, in a statement.
That’s because “neutrons are produced when highly energetic particles known as ‘galactic cosmic rays’ strike Mars; drier soils emit more neutrons than wetter ones,” he said in the same statement.
“We found a central part of Valles Marineris to be packed full of water — far more water than we expected. This is very much like Earth’s permafrost regions, where water ice permanently persists under dry soil because of the constant low temperatures.”
The instrument’s unique observational capabilities allowed the team to detect water that remained hidden before, Malakhov said. This could be water ice or water that is attached to minerals within the soil. But the scientists believe the presence of ice is more likely because the minerals at this location contain little water.
There are higher temperatures near the equator on Mars, so the researchers believe there must be some special blend of conditions that allow the water to remain and be replenished.
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“This finding is an amazing first step, but we need more observations to know for sure what form of water we’re dealing with,” said study coauthor Håkan Svedhem, a former project scientist for the orbiter, in a statement.
“The finding demonstrates the unrivalled abilities of TGO’s instruments in enabling us to ‘see’ below Mars’ surface — and reveals a large, not-too-deep, easily exploitable reservoir of water in this region of Mars.”
Future missions to Mars will land at lower latitudes. This discovery in Valles Marineris highlights the feature as an intriguing place for potential human exploration in the years ahead, especially because this water would be much more accessible than other previously discovered subsurface water sources.
The Trace Gas Orbiter launched to circle around Mars in 2016.
“Knowing more about how and where water exists on present-day Mars is essential to understand what happened to Mars’ once-abundant water, and helps our search for habitable environments, possible signs of past life, and organic materials from Mars’ earliest days,” said Colin Wilson, ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter project scientist, in a statement.
In 2022, the European Rosalind Franklin rover and Russian surface platform Kazachok will launch and is expected to land on Mars in 2023. The rover will drill beneath the surface of Mars in search of organic material that could reveal if Mars ever hosted life. The rover will explore Oxia Planum, a site of exposed, ancient clay-rich rocks that were once exposed to water.
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March 12, 2008 Music » Music News + Views
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Soundbites: Seawolves, Crowfeathers
Published March 12, 2008 at 10:58 a.m.
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Crowfeathers
When “Irish” eyes are smiling, it’s usually because “Irish” mouths are drinking. And rarely are “Irish” mouths drinking more than on that most glorious of pseudo holidays, Amateur Night, er, St. Patrick’s Day. Unless you count Dublin vs. Westmeath in the All-Ireland Hurling Championships, that is. Have you ever seen a hurling match? Seriously, it’s the most badass sport ever. But I digress.
Everyone is Irish on St. Paddy’s Day, as evidenced by the throngs of soused revelers bedecked from head to toe in green garb, Guinness paraphernalia and, usually, vomit. Ew.
This year, in celebration of marginalizing an entire culture through absurd stereotypes and of the man who drove the snakes from Ireland (ignoring the fact that the Emerald Isle has never actually had an indigenous snake population), we get to make a weekend-long affair out of St. Patrick’s Day. That’s because March 17, the supposed day of the canonized snake-charmer’s demise, falls on a Monday. As such, reels, jigs and Pogues covers will be flowing as freely as Jameson’s at area “pubs” this weekend. FYI: That’s Gaelic for “bars.”
Before we get into the rundown of the nightspots most likely to slake your thirst for fiddle tunes, boiled everything and nitrogenated stout, it should be noted that all of the generally accepted rules of inebriated engagement only apply on St. Patrick’s Day. You wouldn’t celebrate Cinco de Mayo on May 4, would you? There-fore, I declare a statewide moratorium on “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” stickers, beer goggles, bagpipes and all other forms of Paddy’s-related jackassery until March 17. Deal?
Now that we’ve laid down the ground rules, the first stop on your wasted weekend should be to check out Seawolves at any number of venues this weekend. The local seafaring quartet — well, lakefaring, really — has a number of gigs lined up this weekend, including Saturday night at Montpeculiar’s Langdon Street Café and Monday at Nectar’s and Essex Junction’s Banana Winds, where you can also enjoy corned beef and cabbage on the house. Dakota Foley, best known for his mandolin work with Tammy Fletcher’s Americana supergroup Mountain Girl, fronts the band. These guys cover all the traditional bases with authenticity and offer some surprises along the way.
Next on the agenda is a family-friendly celebration, as noted local music instructor and Suzuki method guru Allen Church presents an Irish fiddle recital at Morrisville’s snug community cornerstone The Bee’s Knees this Sunday. I’m guessing the usual shenanigans would be better saved for the following night, so if you go, keep it clean, OK?
If debauchery is on your to-do list, the main event this Monday offers no shortage of Gaelic gaiety. So, where to begin?
How about T. Rugg’s in Burlington’s Old North End? The neighborhood haunt is not generally known as a music venue. But just as the whole world is Irish on St. Paddy’s Day, practically every bar in the state becomes a live-music hot spot. If only because of the roving band of bagpipers that seems to follow me around every year. Seriously, guys, stop it. Please.
This year, sorta-legendary local Celtic trio Bootless and Unhorsed takes residency at “trugg’s” for what band co-founder Marty Resnik calls an evening of “good will and bad behavior.” Sold. Formed in 1976, the group gained local notoriety for a two-decade-plus stint as the raucous house band at dearly departed Burlington dive The Last Chance Saloon, may it rest in peace.
Moving on — and in keeping with the dive-bar theme — you might want to swing by Charlie O’s in Montpelier this Monday as well, assuming you have a designated driver, that is. Why? Well, for one, it’s the best bar in Vermont. Hands down. I’ve contemplated moving to our state’s capital solely to be closer to it. And, no, I’m not kidding.
Secondly, Abby O’ Jenne & The Irish Enablers are playing. To be honest, I’ve never heard ’em. But I have heard Abby Jenne, who rocks. I’ve also heard Mark LeGrand, who is pretty much a legend in these here parts and serves as the band’s bassist and, presumably, guiding light. Sounds “can’t miss” to me.
Heading north, Johnson’s The Hub Pizzeria & Pub plays host to traditional pickin’ whizzes The Mud City Ramblers and Payback, who are — I’m not making this up — a James Brown tribute band. Umm . . .
There are also rumors of a merry band of pranksters masquerading as an Irish band making the rounds at area pubs, spreading good will Celtic cheer — and, I’m told, baked potatoes — called Everybody’s Favorite Irish Drinking Songs. Take a wild guess what they play. Erin go bragh, indeed.
JER-RY! JER-RY! JER-RY!
No, not that Jerry. Jerry Garcia is dead, folks. Get over it. The Jerry I refer to is none other than ex-Cincinnati mayor-turned-TV-schlockmeister Jerry Springer. I bet you never thought you’d see his name in this column. God knows I didn’t. But the world is a crazy place, folks. A crazy, sleazy place. And nowhere is that more evident than on the artificially dysfunctional stage of “The Jerry Springer Show.”
Why do I bring this up? Great question. It seems a musician with Burlington roots has hit “the big time,” so to speak, and will soon be making his national television debut on the show. Really.
CrowfeatheR, who hasn’t been seen ’round these parts in quite some time, was a well-known figure in the local music scene during the 1990s alt-rock heyday, collaborating with the likes of Envy’s Matt Hutton, among others. He’s since fled to the concrete jungle of Boston, where he’s continued writing and recording in search of ever-elusive commercial success. Perhaps his time has finally come.
To call the dude a “personality” would be a gross understatement. To wit, his submission to the Seven Days’ 2008 musician’s wish list (“Auld Lang Signs,” December 26, 2007): I want Mattel to market a line of Dan Bolles action figures so I can pretend I’m a super-scribe and role-play reviewing endless indie CDs in a single bound.
While we’re still waiting on the kung-fu grip GI Dan doll, CrowfeatheR taped his soon-to-be-a-hit (?) single “Honey Pie” for Springer and his minions last Monday, March 10, with the airdate to be determined. If you’re wondering why a relative unknown was picked for such an, um, honor, take a look at the attached picture. Methinks that says it all.
Congrats, CrowfeatheR.
BEANS!
Our more astute readers will likely notice a glaring omission in this week’s edition: music listings for Radio Bean. Unfortunately, due to forces beyond their control and ours, the venue’s schedule was not finalized by press time. We apologize for the inconvenience and will update the schedule as it becomes available on our website at http://www.sevendaysvt.com/music.html.
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Feinstein Feeding Right Wing Myth of Unemployed Enjoying No Jobs After Senate Vote
By AmericanRiverCanyon
The Democratic Party holds the majority in the Senate, but increasing forgets why it exists, as it continues to enact the disaster capitalism scenario of a major party which screws over it constituents.
Today (Wed) the Senate voted against extending expired unemployment benefits, with 11 useless Democrats voting with the Republicans to increase human misery. Oh, and Plantation Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, who just squeaked by in a Democratic primary because of her No Public Option health care stance ? She couldn’t be bothered to vote at all. http://www.senate.gov/legislat… Senate Vote #190 motion to agree with House amend. to Senate amend. American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010
At least people like Senator “He’s with us on everything but the war” Lieberman don’t pretend anymore. He was a NO. So were:
Nelson NB cornhusker strikes again
Webb VA
McCaskill MO
Bayh IN lame duck still can poop on your lawn
Begich AL
Feingold WI
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Landrieu LA isn’t she incredible
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Senate Gives a Hearty F-U to Unemployed, Hungry & Sick, Breaks Early for Vacation
The Senate broke early, this past Thursday, for their 11 day long vacation, kicked off with the Memorial Day Holiday upcoming on Monday. They aren’t coming back into session until June 7 th. They can’t “do” anything because of their arse kissing fillibuster rules until June 11th, 15 days after that.
HuffPo. You need to read the entire story, but here’s a taste:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…
On June 1, several programs, including extended unemployment benefits, will expire. By the end of the week, 19,400 people will prematurely stop receiving checks, according to data from the Department of Labor. How long will it take the Senate to finish the bill? With Republicans promising to stand in the way, leadership will need to file at least one time-consuming “cloture” motion to break the filibuster and to set up a vote by the end of the week in the best-case scenario. By the end of the following week, the number of premature unemployment exhaustions will climb to 323,400. The week after that, 903,000. By the end of the month, 1.2 million.
It will be the third time this year that lawmakers have allowed extended unemployment benefits to lapse, and the second time they’ve decided to leave town for recess fully knowing the lapse would cause panic and confusion among blameless layoff victims — not to mention what Katz calls a “huge” administrative burden on state workforce agencies.
But this is the first time the Democratic Party can’t even half-plausibly blame the Republicans for the lapse. “This isn’t being done because of Republicans, believe me. This is done because there’s a group of us, we don’t have a majority, but they listen,” said Rep. Dutch Ruppersburger (D-Md.), who fought to shrink the size of the bill. “I think it’s really symbolic. We have a very diverse party and the party has come together… This is a real victory for the moderates and the Blue Dogs and the freshmen, that our party leadership is working with us to let this happen.”
The difference between the Blue Dogs and the Progressive Caucus, as I have repeatedly pointed out, is that the Blue Dog contingent is already a sell out to the established domestic energy, pharma, and tobacco industries, from which it takes donations, and said industries also are the financial backers of the Tea Party movement, which is the Republican Party’s astroturf for non thinking, feel good libertarian type older voters already on government benefits.
The House sucked up to the Blue Dog contingent to get their version ready for the Senate, and the Senate, as usual, skeedadled out the door, without taking any action on it, laughing at them again. The House also just left the entire month of December 2010 out of the bill, so the budget “deficit hawks” in the flyover states, like Sen. Kent Conrad (D, ND, Middle East Warmonger, Domestic Budget “hawk”) can look at it again.
“It’s so hard to know what the economic conditions will be at that point,” he said.
Remember that “health insurance reform” bill these clowns just passed with great fanfare a few months ago ?
They are cutting the unemployed COBRA’s benefits, too. Any person laid off after this Monday, May the 31st, will not be able to get COBRA subsidies to continue to purchase health insurance. Welcome to the open market and the Emergency Room, folks !
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In 1953, philosopher Isaiah Berlin published The Hedgehog and the Fox essay in an attempt to distinguish how people view the world. On the one hand, he identified the hedgehogs, who view the world through a single organizing principle, and on the other hand, he identified foxes, who see the world through multiple viewpoints that can be at odds with each other.
This idea seems to have come down to us from Antiquity, when Greek poet Archilochus wrote, “the fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.” Yet in the broader sense, it can be found in multiple contexts and applied to many use cases that require an overall, broad perspective over things.
If we are to extend this principle to branding, it would be perfectly represented in the brand strategy framework. This stage brings together multiple viewpoints into a unifying perspective to ensure that the brand is primed for growth. The brand strategy framework is important because it is the pillar underlying your entire brand strategy and provides a bigger picture to your branding efforts.
Before you get started, it would be a good idea to establish a framework model or diagram that provides a clear overview of the brand strategy. You could opt for pyramids, prisms, diagrams, circles, and so on. Anything that would be concise enough and visually appealing to provide an at-a-glance perspective.
There are many brand framework models but most of them follow the same steps for the same desired output. One of the most frequently used frameworks is the Aaker model that was produced in the 90s by David Aaker.
The main idea behind it was that brands could stand for more than one idea at the same time. And these ideas have to be distributed in relation to the central brand identity. To organize this framework he used three concentric circles that make the ‘identity structure.’
To explore the Aaker model in more detail, let’s imagine three concentric circles to helps us understand the ‘identity structure’ in more detail. From the central circle to the extremity we have the following — the brand essence, the core elements, and the extended elements.
1.The Brand Essence
The brand essence sits at the center of the Aaker model because it can act as an incentive for internal communication, inspire employees and partners, and provide guidance for future brand elements. The brand essence describes the brand vision and is represented in a single thought that actually drives the business forward.
Even if the brand essence might sound like a brand tagline or brand manifesto, these are external elements and can differ significantly from the internal brand essence.
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The core and extended elements are distributed in the outer two circles, based on their order of importance. As a result, the core elements should sit next to the brand essence and include two to five principles that are the most important to the brand. The extended elements could be less important or less differentiating, and so they can be found in the far outer circle.
These elements, however, are not set in stone. Extended elements can become core elements, in time, and vice-versa.
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To make sure that the brand strategy is considered from every angle in the corresponding framework, Aaker moves away from brand personality and values and proposes four different perspectives. Here are the four perspectives and their corresponding elements:
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When elaborating the framework, some perspectives will be more valuable than others. It’s up to the brand strategist to determine if some would be worth including or not.
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Through this perspective, brands have to define the scope of the product and determine how broadly they want to position themselves. Do they want a niche or mainstream product scope? At this stage, they also describe the features that are most likely to distinguish the product on the market and provide a competitive advantage.
Moving down the product spectrum, brands also need to zero in on their quality/value offering. Will the product be branded as a premium or affordable product? And also, when or in what context will the product be used? Branding a product for a specific use, even if its function can be extended beyond that, could be one way to position the brand.
In addition to the use, brands also have to pay attention to the users. What kind of people are likely to use the product — in terms of demographics but also psychographics. And lastly, the country of origin can also play a big role in adding certain qualities to the product in the eyes of the consumers. Some parts of the world are associated with certain qualities — Silicon Valley with innovation, the Netherlands with high-quality cheese, or France with top wine production.
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Example: The importance of cheese in the culture and the commerce of the Netherlands is apparent in the history of the cheese market.
The Brand as Organization
This perspective implies looking at the people behind a product and their inherent culture and values that are supported through organizational programs. These attributes are difficult to replicate by the competition and could drive the business to various areas — environmental concerns, customer focus, or inclination towards innovation.
Another aspect of this perspective is the geographical distribution and the choice to become a global or local brand. Opting for a global brand provides prestige but might add troubles when it comes to positioning on the local market.
The Brand as Person
Considering this perspective involves looking at the personality or human traits of the brand as well as the types of relationships it hopes to nurture with its customers. To zero in on the personality, brands need to build a relevant visual identity, brand voice, and advertising strategies.
On the client relationship side, the brand needs to consider the types of relationships it wants to foster. Would it mimic interactions between close friends, work colleagues, or business associates?
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Virginia woman makes whimsical wigs for children experiencing hair loss
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Janet O’Grady, a parishioner of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Vienna, Va., makes an Elsa wig from “Frozen” May 9, 2019, for a child experiencing hair loss. (Credit: CNS photo/Zoey Maraist, Arlington Catholic Herald.)
VIENNA, Virginia — When her friend’s daughter was diagnosed with cancer, Holly Christensen, an Alaskan mother and oncology nurse, decided to make the little girl something pretty to wear.
She created a Rapunzel-style wig made of soft yellow yarn with flowers strewn throughout the long braid. The gift was a hit.
“(My friend) was able to see her daughter just be a little girl again, twirling around in a dress with her Rapunzel braid and having fun — this little girl who had previously been lost in this painful, scary world of cancer,” said Christensen in a video about the project. “One of the things I’ve learned is that I can’t do everything, but I can do something.”
Christensen converted her one-car garage into a wig-making workshop and invited her friends to help. In just a few years, the Magic Yarn Project has sent more than 16,500 yarn wigs to children experiencing hair loss.
Crocheters from around the world volunteer their time and yarn to make the princess wigs and superhero beanies, which then are given for free to ailing kids.
Janet O’Grady, a crafter from Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Vienna, was looking for a pattern online when she stumbled across the website.
“I was very absorbed by it,” she told the Arlington Catholic Herald, newspaper of the Diocese of Arlington. “I was thinking about children when they lose their hair, especially little girls, and how horrible that would be for them. A wig like this can make them feel pretty.”
O’Grady knits with the parish prayer shawl ministry and enjoys quilting but hadn’t crocheted until she started making the wigs. She watched some of the newer princess and superhero movies to learn more about the characters that inspire the handmade headgear.
“I had to,” she said laughing. “Merida (from “Brave”) is my absolute favorite. I (have) Scottish heritage and her wild hair — I just love it.”
When there’s a craft store sale, she’ll buy bunches of acrylic yarn for the wigs. “I have enough yarn to make 70 wigs right now, so it should get me through the year,” she said. Then she crochets a simple kid-sized beanie. Strands of yarn are threaded through the edge of the beanie and tightly knotted.
“One of the really important things we try to do is get these things in there nice and firmly because obviously the child is already suffering from hair loss. We don’t want them to end up with a wig (that loses hair),” said O’Grady.
Then she styles the strands based on the character, often adding something extra, such as a tiara for Anna, a starfish for Ariel or ringlets for Belle. Of the many options listed on the Magic Yarn Project website, boys often choose the Captain Jack Sparrow wig, Spider-Man beanie or Teenage Mutant Turtle mask.
Once the wigs and beanies are complete, she ships a batch to her regional leader to distribute. She loves hearing how the wigs have impacted the children, but feels she’d be too emotional to witness a child receiving one.
“I picture the smile on a child’s face when they get it,” said O’Grady. “When I’m having a bad hair day, when it doesn’t go exactly as planned, I always stop and think, ‘You know what? I want it to be nice for that child.'”
Maraist is a staff writer at the Arlington Catholic Herald, newspaper of the Diocese of Arlington.
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Updating the Natural Resources Strategic Plan
Hennepin County is in the process of updating the Natural Resources Strategic Plan, which will define our natural resources goals and strategies for the next 10 years.
The plan guides the county’s work to improve, protect, and preserve natural resources and provides a framework for our natural resources policies, programs, and partnerships.
Findings from the first phase of community engagement
In 2021 the county wrapped up phase 1 of community engagement for the plan.
This information gathering phase focused on creating awareness about the plan update process and understanding how the community wants to be engaged.
This phase also involved listening to what the community values about natural resources, learning about their priorities, and identifying emerging issues and concerns that should be considered in the plan.
See the findings from phase 1: information gathering (PDF).
Sign up for Natural Resources Strategic Plan email updates to stay informed of the process and opportunities to provide feedback at each step.
See the Natural Resources Strategic Plan update factsheet for a summary of the process and timeline (PDF)
Questions or comments about the plan? Kristopher Guentzel
[email protected]
About the plan and the county's role in protecting natural resources
From lakes and rivers to urban parks, forests and prairies, Hennepin County has an abundance of diverse landscapes and natural resources. These natural resources provide critical habitat for wildlife, protect water quality, offer recreational opportunities, and enhance our collective quality of life.
About the Natural Resources Strategic Plan
The updated Hennepin County Natural Resources Strategic Plan will define our natural resources goals and strategies for the next 10 years.
The Hennepin County Natural Resources Strategic Plan guides the county’s work to improve, protect, and preserve natural resources and provides a framework for our natural resources policies, programs, and partnerships.
The plan guides the duties and authorities of the Soil and Water Conservation District, a role that Hennepin County fulfills. The plan also includes science and data-based information to guide staff in addressing the technical issues facing surface waters, groundwater, natural resources, wildlife, and soils of Hennepin County.
Review the current Natural Resources Strategic Plan (PDF), which was adopted by the county board in May 2016.
Hennepin County’s role in protecting natural resources
Work the county does to protect land and water resources includes:
Protecting and restoring natural areas, including managing and acquiring conservation easements to permanently protect the best remaining natural areas in the county
Protecting and restoring wetlands, including enforcing the state’s Wetland Conservation Act
Improving water quality by partnering with local watershed management organizations and cities
Preventing the spread of noxious weeds and aquatic invasive species by conducting inspections, educating residents, and working with partners on projects
Improving and diversifying the tree canopy by growing, planting and maintaining healthy trees, working with partners on large-scale planting events and through grants, managing threats to the tree canopy, and educating the public
Educating residents and providing technical and financial assistance to landowners on topics such as sustainable landscaping, agricultural best management practices, soil health initiatives, and other practices to protect water quality and wildlife habitat
Managing navigational buoys and public access points for several public waters, including Lake Minnetonka, Lake Independence and Lake Sarah
Watch these short videos on YouTube to learn more about Hennepin County's work to protect natural resources:
Restoring habitat
Protecting wetlands
Supporting rural landowners
Grants for natural resource management
View the playlist of all videos in the series on YouTube.
Plan update process and timeline
Plan update process
The updated plan will seek to better align with new county initiatives, shifting demographics, and changing landscapes. This is the first opportunity to incorporate the county’s climate and racial equity priorities into the foundation of the plan.
Staff are in the middle of the update process now. We anticipate four phases, each of which will include community engagement.
Staff are committed to listening to understand community values about natural resources, learn about their priorities, and identify emerging issues or concerns that should be considered in the plan.
Each phase will include opportunities for the public to offer feedback and stay up to date on the progress toward the adoption of the updated plan. A variety of engagement tools will be used throughout the process, including surveys, meetings, and one-on-one conversations. Staff will share updates on the county’s website and through social media and local news outlets.
Phases and timeline
Phase 1 – Information gathering: Summer and Fall 2021
Create awareness about the county’s process to update the plan and gather information about how the community wants to be engaged in the plan update.
Listen to understand what the community values about natural resources, learn about their priorities, and identify emerging issues or concerns that should be considered in the plan.
See the results from phase 1 of community engagement (PDF).
Phase 2 – Development: Winter 2021 through Summer 2022
Collaborate internally to synthesize staff and public feedback and identify priorities.
Garner targeted feedback from internal and external partners on priorities.
Finalize the plan update process and draft the goals, objectives, and strategies for the plan.
Phase 3 – Review: Fall and Winter 2022
Complete and share the draft plan, first with county staff and leadership and then more broadly with partners and the public.
Host several formal and informal listening sessions to gather feedback from partners and the public.
Begin incorporating that feedback into the plan.
Phase 4 – Adoption: Spring and Summer 2023
Discuss changes with county leadership and seek feedback on remaining issues.
Complete final plan and submit for Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) and county board approvals.
About the advisory groups
Staff are convening advisory groups comprised of county staff and external partners to provide ongoing feedback on the plan development.
County staff have formed these groups and are sharing plan content with each group as it is created.
Internal collaboration group
A group of county staff from across lines of business will provide guidance on existing partnerships within the county and suggest new opportunities for collaboration.
External partnership group
A group of external partners will include representatives from local and state government, federal agencies, local institutions, nonprofit organizations, and residents. The group will help define the plan’s vision, establish partnership goals, suggest opportunities for collaboration, and identify gaps and roles for the county’s natural resources programs and services. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5686208605766296, "wiki_prob": 0.5686208605766296, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line928164"} |
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Eastman spending US$1 billion on recycling plant in France
by Waste & Recycling Staff January 17, 2022
Eastman plans to invest up to US$1 billion in a material-to-material molecular recycling facility in France.
This facility will use Eastman’s polyester renewal technology to recycle up to 160,000 metric tonnes annually of hard-to-recycle plastic waste that is currently being incinerated.
Eastman’s proven polyester renewal technology provides true circularity for hard-to-recycle plastic waste that remains in a linear economy today.
The investment would recycle enough plastic waste annually to fill Stade de France national football stadium 2.5 times, while also creating virgin-quality material with a significantly lower carbon footprint.
This multi-phase project includes units that would prepare mixed plastic waste for processing, a methanolysis unit to depolymerize the waste, and polymer lines to create a variety of first-quality materials for specialty, packaging, and textile applications.
Eastman also plans to establish an innovation centre for molecular recycling that would enable France to sustain a leadership role in the circular economy. This innovation centre would advance alternative recycling methods and applications to curb plastic waste incineration and leave fossil feedstock in the ground.
The plant and innovation center would be expected to be operational by 2025, creating employment for approximately 350 people and leading to an additional 1,500 indirect jobs in recycling, energy and infrastructure.
This long-term partnership between France and Eastman will contribute to the EU achieving its sustainability goals, by reducing carbon emissions and enabling a circular economy. France has demonstrated tremendous leadership by recognizing the vital role of molecular recycling and supporting investments in innovation.
LVMH Beauty, The Estée Lauder Companies, Clarins, Procter & Gamble, L’Oréal and Danone have signed letters of intent for multiyear supply agreements from this facility.
Hard-to-recycle polyester waste is broken down into its molecular building blocks and then reassembled to become first-quality material. With the technology’s inherent efficiencies and the renewable energy sources available in France, materials can be produced with greenhouse gas emissions up to 80% less than traditional methods.
“Eastman’s world-scale project will allow France to position itself as a European leader in new technologies for recycling and recovering plastic waste. This investment is the result of the ambitious approach to industrial reconquest led by the Government since 2017, which has enabled France to become the most attractive country in Europe from 2018 onward for industrial projects,” Agnès Pannier-Runacher, French delegate minister for industry said.
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10 Best Facebook Ads Spy Tools to Analyze FB Ads
Update on November 30, 2022 • Eric Rosenthal
Do you want to have an insight into your competitor’s Facebook ad campaigns, but you don’t know? This article has got you covered. This article provides you with the best Facebook ads spy tools to help you spy on your rival ads campaign and boost your revenue inflow.
To increase revenue and ROI from advertising investments, Pay-Per-Click (PPC) marketers utilize Ad Spying Tools. Affiliate marketers and Internet marketers alike use these tools to spy on their rivals’ PPC advertising campaigns and learn how to outperform them.
Brands can employ the right tools when they require unique data from competitors’ Facebook advertising campaigns. The market for Facebook ad spying tools is crowded, and several products boast they are the finest. But before businesses can utilize any of these technologies, they need to choose what metrics and insights they want to glean from their advertisements.
Companies using Advertisements Spy Tools need to know exactly what they want to achieve by doing so. This might be anything from discovering the most successful banners and pre-landing pages to learning what content to include in their ads to boost sales conversion rates.
Don’t forget that certain Ads Spy Tools will allow you to grab the ads’ artwork from other companies’ Facebook pages. But it’s not a good idea to steal and utilize them. In today’s hyper-connected world, a brand’s CTR and conversion rate might be hit if consumers suspect it plagiarizes Creatives or Ads designs and content.
1. Anstrex
2. ConnectExplore
4. Adsova
6. AdPlexity eCommerce
8. SocialAdScout
10. Madgicx
Benefits of Facebook Ads Spy Tools: Why You need to Use them
Price: 99 USD (for Anstrex Push), 59.99 USD for (Anstrex Native), and 124.99 USD for (Push + Native)
Though it may be a Facebook Ad Spy Tool, Anstrex is a sophisticated ad intelligence platform designed to spy on Push and Native Ads. A successful campaign relies on various ad formats, affiliate networks, and traffic sources, so even if you don’t utilize them all, it’s still important to know about them.
Spying on affiliate advertisements is easy with this tool, and the built-in filters let you find the gold in your rivals’ techniques. Any landing page can be downloaded in minutes and edited using Anstrex’s in-built landing page editor.
Why I like this tool: When it comes to spying on your rivals’ campaigns, Anstrex is a one-stop shop. It has a wealth of functions that let CPA marketers and affiliates quickly identify high-quality traffic sources, identify the most successful creatives, and study market trends.
Price: Begins at 197 USD (one-time payment)
Wilco De Krej, a Facebook Ads marketer, came up with ConnectExplore to take things in a new direction when making profitable Facebook advertising campaigns. ConnectExplore’s uniqueness lies in that it discourages users from mimicking the strategies of their rivals.
Instead, I will be focusing on a bundle that provides a variety of complementary tools to streamline and improve your Facebook advertising efforts.
I like this tool: It’s exciting to discover a novel method for using Facebook Ads that allows you to get insights into your competitors’ ad strategies. The software’s core functionality consists of its capacity to discover previously unrecognized audience potential and its layering feature, which enables you to zero in on a motivated audience that spans various interest groups.
Price: Begins at 59 USD monthly
There are presently more than 200 million creatives in SocialPeta’s database, representing a wide variety of businesses such as ad networks, nations, the Web (Brands and eCommerce), Non-Gaming Apps, and Gaming Apps.
More than a hundred thousand clickable advertisements allow you to locate hot new content in seconds. Downloads and earnings statistics for up to 60 days, as well as regional and country-specific data, are just some of the outstanding ad intelligence information you’ll discover here.
Why I like this tool: SocialPeta makes brand analysis simple, allowing you to quickly find the most influential businesses across social media and learn how they’ve gained their status. You can also see keyword trends and bidding data for campaigns, in addition to a study of the app store for over half a million applications.
Adsova, like many others on this list, is an advertising intelligence tool that can be used to learn about and mimic the advertising methods of your competitors. The UI is well-designed, and the search filter works effectively, so it’s simple to look through competitors' advertisements.
Adsova has a number of filters and audience segments to choose from, but its best features are its top-level navigation choices. Advertisements in all formats (mobile, post-browser, and desktop) that are now running on Facebook can be found using a news feed ad search.
Why I like this tool: If you’re a marketer interested in seeing how the platform works for you before committing to a monthly charge of any kind, you can do so using the platform’s 1 USD free trial option for five days. It has several cool features that aren’t offered anywhere else, and the monthly fee is cheaper than many of the other rivals on this list, making it a good choice for beginning marketers on a budget.
Price: Begins at 149 USD monthly
With AdSpy, you can quickly discover and analyze the advertising efforts of your niche rivals. It is a behemoth database, with over 80 million advertising from over 13 million advertisers in 88 languages and 198 countries. Additionally, it has top-notch search filters that let you zero in on the campaigns of your rivals with pinpoint accuracy.
Explore advertising on Instagram and Facebook and refine your search using powerful filters to reveal information such as the advertiser’s daily likes, ad kind, landing page URL, comments, text, and so on.
Why I like this tool: If you’re an affiliate marketer, you’ll love this tool since it lets you easily monitor the sales processes of your rivals by searching by an affiliate network, affiliate ID, or offer ID.
If you’re a professional marketer who wants to go beyond social search and evaluate competition campaigns for eCommerce, then AdPlexity is the solution for you. It has robust filtering options and is a helpful resource for keeping tabs on what other affiliates are doing in marketing. Advertisers’ other campaigns can be located, and you can examine competition efforts down to the level of network and monitoring.
Why I like this tool: Affiliates that want to keep ahead of the curve definitely might benefit from this technology. It’s lots of useful functions, and it has a huge library of ads to choose from that cover every conceivable traffic source. Affiliate marketers can now focus on their strengths and quickly develop effective campaigns.
Price: Begins at 29.90 EURO monthly
As a dropshipper, you understand how crucial it is to keep ahead of the curve. Dropispy is a cutting-edge app that spies on your e-commerce rivals’ advertising strategies. This data can help you fine-tune your advertising efforts for maximum success. In reality, AdSpy is the company behind the Dropispy service. However, this one is written specifically for those who own online stores or engage in dropshipping.
Why I like this tool: DropISpy stands apart from the competition because of its specialized capabilities for the dropshipping industry. You can use the feature known as “Shop Spy” to see a ranked list of the best online dropshipping retailers so that you can analyze their offerings and marketing strategies. You'll be able to identify the best-selling items and implement them in your business.
You’re going to enjoy the targeting choices that SocialAdScout provides. Inside the search engine results pages itself, you’ll discover a plethora of filters with which to conduct your searches, as well as in-depth targeting choices and live creatives with which to engage.
Millions of adverts from 21 different nations are included in every imaginable format and updated in real-time. Tracking software like Voluum has a nifty function that allows you to spy on affiliate programs by focusing your search on certain redirections.
Why I like this tool: When it comes to researching the marketing insights choices of one’s rivals, SocialAdScout is the best alternative for online marketers. An essential part of any effective Facebook Advertising campaign is a thorough understanding of your target audience, and this tool gives just that.
Price: Begins at 34.30 USD monthly
PowerAdSpy is a social advertisements spy tool that provides a comprehensive analysis of each ad, including the ad’s landing page URL, the time and date it was last seen, and the number of social shares and engagements it received. As a bonus, you can use this program to spy on not just your competitors’ Facebook advertising but also on Quora, Reddit, Instagram, YouTube, Google Display, and Google Ads.
Why I like this tool: You can narrow down your search for highly relevant results for your campaign by using the options provided. I really like the call-to-action feature, which shows you exactly what marketers want you to do to make a sale.
If you want to learn all there is to know about your advertisements on Google and Facebook, then utilize Madgicx. You can use this program to monitor your ad campaigns and adjust them based on real-time data.
Why I like this tool: This tool is efficient when it comes to providing in-depth audience data analysis and in-depth Facebook ad insight.
Using Facebook’s ad spying tools, you’ll be able to see the big picture in terms of advertising and get a deeper insight into the details of your campaign. Tracking the campaigns of your rivals allows you to learn which landing pages they’re employing in which geographic regions, as well as examine the content of their sales sites and the caliber of their customer support.
In a nutshell, they put you ahead of the game because you can dissect your rivals’ strategies in great detail and use that knowledge to develop an approach that is equivalent to theirs but more effective. Marketers can learn from the successes and failures of others, as well as the current trends, to inform their own strategies and develop distinctive approaches that will help them carve out a niche for themselves.
Knowing how to analyze and improve upon rival efforts is a certain way to beat the competition and can even lead you to ideas for new products or designs you had never considered. You can see how well various types of content perform on ads, what sorts of calls to action and links your competitors are using, and how engaged their audiences are. Having access to all of this information is a huge boon to your own marketing.
Q: What makes Facebook Ads so appealing to companies?
Among the primary explanations for this is Facebook’s ability to reach a much broader demographic than other channels.
Q: Is it free to use PowerAdSpy?
Yes, it is. With PowerAdSpy, you can easily monitor and learn from the Facebook advertisements of your competitors at no cost.
Q: How do I spy on Facebook Advertising at no cost?
To do so, you can make use of PowerAdSpy, as it is considered the best Facebook ad spy. It is a social media ad monitoring tool that details social activity, last view date, landing page URL, targeting options and each ad’s creative.
Using Spy tools, it’s much simpler to create successful Facebook advertising campaigns. They are helpful resources that can be used for a variety of purposes, such as monitoring the competition or generating new ideas and approaches. Although initially, the cost of spy equipment can appear high, it will prove to be well worth it. Affiliates, like everyone else in the advertising industry, need to adapt to the changing landscape by using the most cutting-edge techniques and technology.
When used properly, Ads Spy tools are very effective resources for cutting down on advertising expenditures. However, it is essential to learn from the ideas and strategies of others without plagiarizing them. People just starting out should prioritize choosing low-cost or no-cost options. While they can be lacking in certain aspects, they are nonetheless beneficial for learning the basics of the program. You can always upgrade to more costly goods with more features as your expertise and skills grow. | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7263827919960022, "wiki_prob": 0.2736172080039978, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1183636"} |
Album Reviews: Country Catches Disco Fever on Brett Eldredge’s ‘Illinois’ & Thomas Rhett’s ‘Tangled Up’
Country has embraced rap and throwback R&B in the past few years, so it was probably only a matter of time before disco and dance snuck in. Check, for instance, the title track to Luke Bryan’s Kill th…
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Country has embraced rap and throwback R&B in the past few years, so it was probably only a matter of time before disco and dance snuck in. Check, for instance, the title track to Luke Bryan’s Kill the Lights. But Tangled Up and Illinois, new second albums by Thomas Rhett and Brett Eldredge, respectively, up the ante even more. Twentysomethings coming off a string of country top 10s and heading out on a CMT Tour together in October, Rhett and Eldredge were impressionable kids when Justin Timberlake went solo. They don’t bother dressing particularly rural or mention dirt roads much, either. But they do hope you dance, and they’ve got the rhythmic grace to pull it off.
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Rhett’s “Tangled” and “You Can’t Stop Me,” his duet with Eldredge on Illinois, sound as Saturday Night Fever‘d as anything recorded by a male country star in decades. Voiced together over big-shouldered bass struts, their blue-eyed falsettos urge each other into higher gear. Rhett’s talk-boxed Michael Jackson attempt in “Tangled” even betrays some Little River Band yacht rock (a sound presaged by his hit single “Make Me Wanna” earlier this year, which channeled Starbuck’s 1976 “Moonlight Feels Right”). The grooves don’t stop there: Eldredge’s summer radio hit “Lose My Mind” borrowed from Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy,” while Rhett’s “Vacation” sips its spiked coconut water atop production owing to War’s “Low Rider.” (Composers of both urban classics are credited accordingly.)
Of course, one rule of dance music is that a good beat gives artists freedom to move in all sorts of directions. So on Illinois, Eldredge finds time to cool off between palm trees, on “Time Well Spent” and “Going Away for a While,” before going surprisingly darker toward the album’s end, confessing love-life screw-ups in “Lose It All” and lending his bad conscience a somber rockabilly swing in “Shadow.”
On Rhett’s album, single “Crash and Burn” centers on botching the boyfriend business, too, and is absolutely addictive about it, mixing 1979 new wave with background clanks that sound like a chain gang. It makes way for the swamp funk of “South Side,” named for a body region Rhett asks you to shake like salt and pepper (or maybe Salt-N-Pepa). From there he name-drops Marvin Gaye on ballad “Die a Happy Man” and Third Eye Blind on “I Feel Good,” a duet with rapper LunchMoney Lewis that has late-’90s radio pop in its genes.
Rhett also croons a lush duet, “Playing With Fire,” with Jordin Sparks, a sweet complement to Eldredge’s “Fire,” which opens his album and aims to fan similar flames. Rhett and Eldredge have no qualms about steaming up windows, but it’s too early to tell whether country radio will fully embrace their Nashville disco or ignore it. Nashville has had dance phases since the hoedown days, and in a world ruled by Taylor Swift, crossover is no doubt on the genre’s mind. Until the inevitable purist backlash kicks in, Eldredge and Rhett can boogie-oogie-oogie till the cows come home. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9693125486373901, "wiki_prob": 0.9693125486373901, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line864588"} |
On the sixth week of lockdown: Millions of Filipinos going hungry, suffer amid worst mass unemployment in history
April 22, 2020 /in News /by Kodao Productions
By IBON Media
Research group IBON said that millions of Filipinos are going hungry and suffering the worst mass unemployment in the country’s history as the sixth week of lockdown begins.
The group said that government relief efforts, especially to the poorest Filipinos, is sluggish and minimal.
The Duterte administration is not giving emergency relief enough attention and appears more focused on using “martial law-like” measures to contain mounting social unrest, said the group.
Pres. Duterte’s latest report to Congress shows how government’s socioeconomic response is still dragging and meager, even in achieving its already low targets. Even with emergency powers granted to the President, bureaucratic hurdles and inefficiencies continue to stall urgent relief efforts.
IBON said that there has been little improvement in the distribution of promised emergency subsidies.
The group noted that just about 4.3 million or less than one in four (24%) of the government’s targeted 18 million low income families have received cash assistance.
Contrary to the promise of supposedly up to Php5,000-8,000 in aid each, recipients instead received just an average of Php4,392 each.
No additional Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries have been given assistance other than the 3.7 million families reported three weeks ago.
Also, just 617,141 more non-4Ps beneficiaries have been served since then.
Non-4Ps beneficiaries apparently include the previously reported 40,418 drivers of public utility vehicles and transport network vehicle service; this is only 9% of the 435,000 drivers nationwide targeted for cash aid.
This means that as many as 13.6 million or 76% of the 18 million poorest families have not received emergency subsidies and are going hungry, said the group.
IBON said that millions of households are at risk of hunger because of the poor reach of emergency subsidies and even of government’s other financial assistance programs.
The Department of Labor Employment (DOLE) stopped accepting applications due to the depletion of the Php1.6 billion fund for its COVID-19 Adjustment Measure Program (CAMP).
Only 264,154 formal workers have received Php5,000 each in financial assistance as of April 19.
This is just 2.5% of the IBON-estimated 10.7 million workers in the country, a large majority of whom are affected by the lockdown.
The group said that it is unclear if affected workers unable to avail from CAMP will now be shouldered by the Department of Finance’s Small Business Wage Subsidy Program.
Not all formal workers in need meet the criteria of being employed in small businesses and registered with the Bureau of Internal Revenue and Social Security System.
Meanwhile, just 235,949 informal workers were assisted by DOLE, which is still only 3.4% of 5.2 million non-agricultural informal earners estimated by IBON. They received just an average of Php2,300 each.
IBON said that financial assistance for farmers and fisherfolk is also slow and negligible.
The Department of Agriculture has so far reported giving assistance to 300,994 farmers under the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance Program and 52,043 farmers under the Financial Subsidy for Rice Farmers Program.
This means only a total of 353,037 farmers have been given subsidies or just 3.6% of the country’s 9.7 million farmers, farm workers and fisherfolk as per IBON estimates.
IBON expressed concern that the government is more focused on using a militarist approach instead of swiftly resolving inefficiencies and ensuring that emergency subsidies are given to all vulnerable households. Government’s neglect could lead to more and more Filipinos violating quarantine as they seek ways to feed their families.
If the government gives more emphasis on “martial-law like” measures instead of being more humane and sensitive to the plight of poor and low-income families under lockdown, millions of families will go hungry amid more human rights violations and mounting social unrest, said the group. #
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The Pinnacle and the Poet
Authors/collaborators
Abbott, Louise (Director)
Koenig, Wolf (Producer)
Merritt, Judith (Producer)
Abbott, Louise (Scriptwriter)
The Pinnacle and the Poet tells the story of a passionate seven-year struggle to save a mountain from private development and to save a rural lifestyle from extinction. The film explores poet Richard Sommer's decision to 'get involved.' It follows his efforts to rally both deeply rooted local people and urban come-latelies to his cause and it shows how he and other members of the Association for the Conservation of Pinnacle Mountain have won allies far beyond their own rural community in southern Quebec.The Pinnacle is located in Brome-Missisquoi County.
National Film Board of Canada
A film written, directed and photographed by Louise Abbott.
Abbott, Louise. The Pinnacle and the Poet. Documentary. National Film Board of Canada, 1995.
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Helping Veterans Transition and Find Success Beyond the Military
A Q&A with Mahlon Braden, Sr. Software Engineer and U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer (Ret.)
At Octo, service matters. And the men and women who serve in our military deserve to be honored every day for the sacrifices they have made to protect our nation and defend our freedoms. As November is traditionally Octo’s Salute to Service, honoring veterans and their families, we sat down with our own Senior Software Engineer and Navy Veteran, Mahlon Braden, to learn about his service and how he mentors veterans to help them transition from the military to rewarding careers at Octo.
Q: What is your military background?
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Communion in both kinds
Mgr Edwin also raises the question of those who avoid the Chalice. Again, he has a point. Reception of the Chalice is part of the Patrimony ... when proposals circulated in the 1630s for the reconciliation of the Provinces of Canterbury and York with the See of S Peter, my recollection is that 'the Chalice' was one of the 'concessions' offered.
But there is a problem here. Some people are rather fastidious nowadays. It is a shame ... but mores do change. Between 2001 and 2007, in one of my Devon churches, a growing number of women retained 'their' Host until the Minister with the Chalice came along to them, and then 'dunked' 'their' Host before receiving It. This had a number of practical disadvantages which I do not want to describe in detail.
I have little sympathy with such fastidious apprehensions. I suspect that such precautions do in fact make only a very tiny contribution ... if they make any at all ... to the risk of picking up infections from the Chalice. But the existence of the apprehensions is a fact.
I'm not sure that there are matters of rigid principle involved here. Little more than a decade ago, there was a national panic about a certain infection ... I recall that the Bishop of Oxford issued detailed and hilarious instructions about the running of the diocese ... when I die, Bishop X takes over; when he dies, Bishop Y ... with copious information about how to conduct mass funerals! At this time, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, having taken legal advice, ordered (not advised) that Communion only be in one kind.
And there are practical circumstances where a general reception of the Chalice is to be discouraged. I remember a big Do at Lancing at which a lot of people were stumbling around with loaded chalices, upstairs and downstairs and in and out of marquees ... happily, there was no disaster, but it was a practical nightmare. I think I remember a big Forward in Faith event in that Methodist place in central London (having heard what the policies of F in F were, the managers decided to charge us their rate for non-Christians rather than their 'Christian' rate!) at which there were similar problems. I think it would be very sensible for Communion to be in only one kind at large, messy eucharistic celebrations.
Beyond that, I am minded to leave matters to the judgement of individual communicants.
I refer throughout, of course, to Ordinariate Rite and Novus Ordo Masses, where such options are allowed. In the Extraordinary Form, the burden of deciding between options is not imposed on the laity.
Titus said...
This is an opportunity for Romanitas in action: the pope used to receive the Precious Blood through a fistula; surely the most sensible way to administer the Chalice to a large body of lay faithful would be to craft vessels, perhaps with lids, fitted with suitable fistulae. It would be, if one may use the term, a sensible innovation for facilitating Communion under Both Kinds.
Fr Herman said...
Two details of practice come to mind:
1. Among Anglicans (as I recall), it is not the practice for the minster to give the chalice away into both hands of the communicant, but that the minister holds onto the chalice securely, the communicant guiding it with one hand on the foot of the chalice. This corresponds to the way Orthodox priests communicate deacons at the altar. However, I've seen in Novus Ordo Masses lay communicants taking the chalice completely into their own hands. This strikes me as both irreverent and possibly dangerous. (In the Orthodox Church, by the way, no one beneath the rank of subdeacon may handle sacred vessels.)
2. Would not a cloth held out under the chalice (ideally held by two men on either side of the minister) be appropriate? (I'm thinking of the logistics of a Communion "station" rather than a Communion rail.)
E sapelion said...
I notice one or two people in our church using this do-it-yourself intinction procedure, but I have read that it is officially banned. (I do not have a reference to hand)
The General Instruction on the Roman Missal lays down a clear procedure :-
287. If Communion from the chalice is carried out by intinction, each communicant,holding a Communion-plate under the mouth, approaches the Priest who holds a vessel with the sacred particles, with a minister standing at his side and holding the chalice. The Priest takes a host, intincts it partly in the chalice and, showing it, says, The Body and Blood of Christ. The communicant replies, Amen, receives the Sacrament in the mouth from the Priest, and then withdraws.
I believe the objection, apart from practicality, is that the communicant is in effect administering to him/herself. I would not think that is any more true than to say that holding the chalice, after it has been offered and the formula and response given, is administering to myself.
frankh said...
E sapelion, Redemptionis Sacramentum (103) states:
"..the option of administering Communion by intinction always remains. If this modality is employed, however, hosts should be used which are neither too thin nor too small, and the communicant should receive the Sacrament from the Priest only on the tongue."
"The communicant must not be permitted to intinct the host himself in the chalice, nor to receive the intincted host in the hand." (Instruction: Redemptionis Sacramentum - On certain matters to be observed or to be avoided regarding the Most Holy Eucharist, paragraph 104, Congregation for Divine Worship, 19 March 2004).
I understand that among the Dutch Old Catholics Communion is routinely administered by intinction, both chalice and ciborium somehow being carried by the priest between the various digits of his left hand -- I think if he is not to be overburdened the chalice must be quite small, but for this purpose it need contain only a minimal quantity of the precious Liquid. The priest administers the sacrament to each communicant by taking a host and dipping it in the chalice before transferring it to the person's tongue; the same practice obtains both when moving along altar rails and when administering at fixed stations. There is no need for a communion plate or houselling cloth if during the whole process the host remains held over the ciborium (difficult to explain in words, but easy enough to put into practice). I think this could be the answer to big occasions such as those described by Fr H in his Lancing days: each administrant to be equipped with a ciborium and small chalice, and no-one allowed to receive other than directly into the mouth. (Although the BCP is quite clear that both kinds are to be put 'into the hands' of the communicant, and there is a substantial segment of the CofE where even when kneeling at altar rails communicants are expected to take hold of the chalice with both hands, and the minister will expect to let go of it completely. In a very low-church parish I once found myself receiving from one of two chalices administered by the same clergyman, each one being put into the hands of alternate communicants and received back while the other one was drinking from it.)
CRS said...
1. People can spill. I have had it happen when distributing.
2. It is expensive, especially for larger parishes, to supply wine to fill enough chalices.
3. There is a risk of infection.
4. Some older folk especially have a difficult time only "taking" from the chalice...
5. In many parishes, distribution under both forms adds many EMHC's which complicate the entire process of distribution.
6. Alcoholics.
7. Mustaches. My goodness.
8. It can be a lot to purify.
9. Confusion about whether one has received "the whole Eucharist" if one has only received under one form.
10. Lipstick. My goodness.
#1 alone should be enough........
While the other was drinking from the other, is what I meant to say.
Pater Raphael said...
My experience after living on the mainland for over 20 years, mainly in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, is that I have never experienced this mainia of Anglophonic Catholics for communion under both kinds. Indeed, I have only seen it on certain days like Corpus Christi or sometimes Maunday Thursday, and then the overwhelming majority do not approach the Chalice.
Personaly, I think it is to do with living in a protestant (or at least ex-) country and now since Vat.II doing the whole "keeping up with the Jones' thing. Or should I say - " anything you can do, we can do better!"
Again, dear fellow Anglos. You are not the mainstream Catholic Church, even when one adds all the English-speaking countries together, you are a small minority in the Catholic World - please do not always assume that your cultural "norms" are the necessary and correct ways of the whole Church (or world).
Tony V said...
I wonder how communion under one kind became the norm in the west. Could an (unconscious?) recognition of the health risks have played a role?
The proximity to one another of your recent headings regarding reception under both kinds and reception in the hand is propitious. I've said before, and will say again, that the best solution to both problems is for all who are able to receive to receive by intincture on the tongue from the sacred hands of an ordinary minister of the Sacrament. Whether the faithful receive kneeling (preferably) or not, this one practice removes the sacrileges which occur and are made possible by affording people concealing and absconding with the Blessed Sacrament by some malicious prestidigitation, and simultaneously removes the need for "extraordinary" ministers with their awful, glad-handing compassing of the altars, faux lavabo hand sanitization, and serviette maniples. The reception by intincture practically enjoins the need for patens to prevent dripping of the Precious Blood. Finally, it nullifies the perfidious clericalism that crows that the laity are oppressed if they don't do everything the ordained ministers do just as the ordained ministers do it; they are receiving under both species, but not necessarily with lips-to-chalice as he does. It stifles the complaining of those who would subjugate Eternal God made manifest to a mistaken sense of hygiene and removes any perception of anyone validating their implied superiority of earthly health over heavenly communion.
People will complain that there are the people who are not able to receive under both species because of one malady or another, or one malady and another. The Eastern Catholics must have some experience with this. I'm sure arangements can be made for anyone who isn't a celiac-sprue afflicted alcoholic.
Come to think of it, maybe these are the very people the Calvinists are thinking of when they describe the less savoury aspects of Double Predestination.
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So here is a bit of a a Aa timeline for you, on my research into my little land issue;
04/11/1192 why did Richard 1 sell Cyprus for 100,000 gold byzantiums and why did he raise a further 100,000 for his ransom…because of infidelity and paternity fraud. He had to pay the church…the church is a bastard for that and they took the child…you have an awful lot to answer for in the heaven of the North East. The Templars have some explaining to do, with some apologies a thousand years overdue.
Can u see them? In the sky? They’re some sort of parasite or grazing herd…I’d call them aliens…they’re sucking something out of the ground.
The church took the baby, the cuckhold went off and died crusading, the mother? And Richard I buys his way out and goes home…and spends the rest of his life, angry, depressed and making total war on the bastard who so piously ratted out his fellow king; because I will tell you something do free here. There is nothing more painful in the world than paternity theft and it’s everlasting consequences.
Can tell he is walking a beastie and pointing something at me. Because of where he is standing in his world and where I am standing on a boundary, partway living and partway dead, my heart so split the universe heard; and showed me her secrets 9x 99 nights on the tree, surrounded by the 99 sacrifices the gods made to bring life back to a dead universe.
72 ad or thereabouts; Boudicca launches a rebellion in response to the Carvetti peoples being wiped out by the ninth legion in a viscous rape and slaughter that results in one of the earliest white washes in history… and 70,000 Britons, Carvetti, brigantes and woatini deliberately suicide against the Roman forces after destroying the ninth legion and swearing the oath. It was a blood ritual of revenge and sent them all to hell, they knew it, being the heart of the Celtic nation and the hereditary bodyguards of the ancient Druidic culture that focused on the horned one and had evolved into the predominate religion of the Roman Soldiers corps ad the advent of the fundamentalist, and violent rise of Christianity. It surprises me that none have ever tied the ease with which Europeans adored Christianity, the red hair and ruddy faced apostles, Jesus himself, and the fact that the romans were slaughtering celts by the farm, village and town. Whitewashing his tory has been a favourite ‘hole in the annals of the internet, that pull me very hard. There are only 3 extant known remains of the Carvetti, and one of them is the story of Vesuvius and his bitter break up with his wife over the queen of the Brigantes, that spawned a bastard child Me
I know wear the eagle is buried but I am only telling, if it is given over to myself…as a trophy, and reminder, that Rome was not invincible against the vengeance of the Carvetti. This I know to be a truth.
A jokers face no? There is one named for each letter of the ancients alphabets….
In 1603, James I of England, who was James VI of Scotland, took armies from either side of their traditional stomping grounds, and sandwiched the king of the North Between them, and began the first…”clearance,” of unwanted borderlanders, which resulted in…and was justified by…and covered up and erased by…the surviving red haired and ruddy cheeked original Celtic Britons were shipped off as slaves, to the new world. The surviving women and children were scattered, with the wealthiest able to find a home in the Palatine of the Prince Bishop of Durham, a semi independent state within the kingdom of William the conqueror, descendant of Rus,and a man given to strategic fits of generosity where he bestowed large tracts of land in the Palatine on his family and friends and built a clandestine power base, that coupled with the church, became the clearing house and hiding place of surviving scions from Britains turbulent history. James was French, from Vichy I believe, and prior to writing his Bible, or should I say revising, removing the eighth day, amongst other things…James busied himself with a book on fairies and how they were
a pestilence in the south of Scotland and believed in by peasants more so than they believed in their King. And sided with England when crowned definitely removing the title , “ of the land, from his sobriquet. His first act: murder my family…who by then were 77 ears under the Great Curse and excommunicated from Glasgow, and Durham…for witchcraft, and supporting the Protestant reformation, and for being too modest to retTake the crown of Britain that Cadwalladr had abdicated from 1333 years ago this year, and if you know anything about fairytales, like the Omega man, 9 x , you know they just love threes and three threes is very potent indeed.
In the origin story of the borders region,Odin came ashore with Ing and Scottish, an Egyptian Royal pharaoh in exile, and became the forerunners of the men of goddodin, thus ing and Odin become yet another trysting exile to my ancestry, and the western forth, Iona, Lindisfarne…all come after Cuthbert, Oswald, dragons, Arthur, Lancelot, Anerian and the origin of the high heroic tales, that I devoured to some degree as a child.
Screen shot, my little girl, the center of my universe and to her right, that is exactly her pose feeding the cloud, li, and being an ascendant…I am so proud of her. The Templars had just better start coming clean, I know …oh, I see…do not blab the secret lair…okay, help me fix the mess you made of my life waking me up, Aliens are amongst us here on earth… they call themselves humans, and here I thought they were just moving trees, busy like ants and fond of fire.
Sometime in the two year gap that was five years long, in a records as spotty as mine has turned out to be, my father robbed the church Templars of two hundred thousand ounces of gold. He, and his fellow conspirators, were motivated by their family history and national pride. They were caught; but not after they had successfully made it through the Italian alps with the aid of the basques, shipped through the IRA smuggling routes and back into England, through Scotland. Being the Son of Anastasia Romanov, it was considered inappropriate at the time to punish the uncrowned tsar for his “transgression,” in the light of the fact that terrorists were making free with his lands and had murdered fiftyswven million of his people. He was sentenced to achieving a degree of study, something one must attain in order to be sworn into the secrecy of the secret lives of The Templar order. Dad never told me the story…I would have tried to top it, sons and fathers do that. I sufficed by tweaking Putins nose in 1997, In red square, where I shall end this episode of my alternative earth… school
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When Traffic Released a Debut LP That Didn’t Sound Like Traffic
Ryan Reed Published: December 2, 2013
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Traffic are rightly remembered as titans of jazz-rock and soul. But on their debut album, released in December 1967, Steve Winwood and company were busy riding the psychedelic coattails of Sgt. Pepper.
Mr. Fantasy is a fascinating outlier in the Traffic discography: They never made another collection like it, and "collection" is the most fitting descriptor for this project, since the songs have been re-assembled and re-bundled in so many configurations throughout the years that calling it a legitimate album almost feels inaccurate.
The original U.K. version was an album in the traditional '60s sense, following the Beatles' blueprint of leaving off hit singles (like the groovy, sitar-driven "Paper Sun" and Dave Mason's irresistibly goofy psych-pop sing-along "Hole in My Show"). The U.S. version rectified that problem, re-packing the album as "Heaven is in Your Mind" with those classic tracks included – not to mention a drastically re-tooled track order.
Even without the hits, Mr. Fantasy is a revealing collection, showcasing a band in transition. Some of the material feels a bit dated: Mason's sitar-led "Utterly Simple," clearly influenced by George Harrison's recent experiments with the instrument, devolves into a corny Moody Blues-esque spoken word bit. The material also occasionally feels inextricably tied to its era, in particular the stereo-panned vocals and explosions of reverb on "Heaven Is In Your Mind." Still, every inch of these songs is expertly arranged, exploding with raw creativity and instrumental power.
"No Face, No Name, No Number" is a psych-folk gem, laced with Chris Wood's haunting flute and Mason's exotic tambura lines but driven to ecstasy by Winwood's soulful belting. "Coloured Rain" blends Wood's honky sax and Jim Capaldi's driving percussion into an early blues-rock gem, bested only by the semi-title-track "Dear Mr. Fantasy," an expansive masterpiece built on Winwood's aching vocal (not to mention his mesmerizing skills on guitar and organ).
Traffic, of course, was never a traditional rock band. Capaldi was a singing-writing drummer; Wood's reed instruments gave the band a unique flexibility; Dave Mason, the band's short-lived wild card, loved odd instrumentation and wrote firmly with tongue-in-cheek; and Winwood, a young, white Englishman, sang with the husky, hard-lived soul of an early Delta bluesman. It was a strange combination on paper, but the effect was unmistakably vibrant.
Mason didn't stick around long. In fact, he left before Mr. Fantasy was even officially released. (He isn't even featured on the 'Heaven Is In Your Mind' album cover.) Mason later re-joined for Traffic's self-titled album in 1968 (at which point they'd more or less ditched the psychedelic approach altogether in favor of tight, soulful rock) and an expansive 1971 tour that produced the live album, Welcome to the Cantine. Ultimately, though, Mason's style never fully gelled with the others': Winwood, Wood, and Capaldi ended p serving as Traffic's core trio throughout their fruitful classic '70s period.
But even if Mr. Fantasy isn't a representative Traffic album, or even their most consistent batch of songs, it still captures the restless creativity of a band destined for bigger and better things.
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"Dragonfly" art print by Tiffany Budzisz. The original artwork was made of hand-cut paper, then glued, layered and photographed to make the print. The original dragonfly art is inspired by the Dragonfly Story.
The Dragonfly Story
by Walter Dudley Cavert
“In the bottom of an old pond lived some grubs who could not understand why none of their group ever came back after crawling up the lily stems to the top of the water. They promised each other that the next one who was called to make the upward climb would return and tell what had happened to him. Soon one of them felt an urgent impulse to seek the surface; he rested himself on the top of a lily pad and went through a glorious transformation which made him a dragonfly with beautiful wings. In vain he tried to keep his promise. Flying back and forth over the pond, he peered down at his friends below. Then he realized that even if they could see him they would not recognize such a radiant creature as one of their number. The fact that we cannot see our friends or communicate with them after the transformation which we call death is no proof that they cease to exist.”
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Rod Meloni, Reporter, CFP ®
Dane Kelly, Web Producer
Kayla Clarke, Senior Web Producer
Published: August 6, 2021, 7:27 PM
Updated: August 7, 2021, 4:34 PM
Tags: Detroit, Downtown Detroit, Wayne County, News, Detroit Events, Downtown Detroit Events, Local, Local News, Motor City Car Crawl, Michigan Philharmonic, Sheryl Crow, Beacon Park, Campus Martius, Cadillac Square, Capitol Park, Grand Circus Park, Spirit Plaza, Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Motor City Car Crawl kicks into gear in Downtown Detroit
Free city-wide event hosted by Detroit Auto Dealers Association and Downtown Detroit Partnership
Published: August 6, 2021, 7:27 PM Updated: August 7, 2021, 4:34 PM
View of Downtown Detroit from atop the Penobscot Building. -- July 9, 2021 (WDIV)
DETROIT – The Motor City Car Crawl Presented by Huntington kicked off in Detroit on Thursday.
Read: Motor City Car Crawl Presented by Huntington kicks off in Detroit
“It’s a gorgeous day in Downtown Detroit and look at the people and the cars,” said Karen Felton.
Events are taking place at six different parks downtown -- Campus Martius, Cadillac Square, Beacon Park, Capitol Park, Grand Circus Park and Spirit Plaza -- each with a specific kind of vehicle glistening in the bright sun.
Detroit Auto Dealers Association executive director Rod Alberts said he’s particularly happy about spreading things out around Downtown Detroit.
“If you think about it, it’s only about a five minute walk between these parks and the Downtown Detroit Partnership and Eric Larson and his team and we just made this partnership that is going to last for many many years,” Alberts said.
Still, the event is a car crawl and Metro Detroiters’ response to the substitute auto show is typically Motown.
“There’s cars that we haven’t seen yet and the public has not seen yet,” Felton said. “That’s what I’m after.”
If you have children that aren’t into the symphony, there is still beach sand and a showing of “Cars 2″ at Campus Martius.
A ticketed gala featuring a performance by Sheryl Crow will take place Saturday. Proceeds will go to eight local children’s charities.
Friday (Aug. 6) from 12 p.m. until 10 p.m.
Saturday (Aug. 7) from 12 p.m. until 10 p.m.
Sunday (Aug. 8) from 12 p.m. until 5 p.m.
Click here to view the full schedule.
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Rod Meloni
Rod Meloni is an Emmy Award-winning Business Editor on Local 4 News and a Certified Financial Planner™ Professional.
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A year after joining Vox Media, Recode drops the slash and broadens its ambitions
Recode's new logo. (Image courtesy Recode)
By: Benjamin Mullin
Re/code is now Recode.
This morning, the Silicon Valley scoop factory launched a redesigned website with a new logo and plenty of white space. Style junkies rejoice: That pesky slash is no more.
But’s that’s hardly the biggest change at Recode. Since the site — and its events business — were acquired by Vox Media a year ago, the media startup has been gradually evolving from its roots as a Bay Area-focused outlet to a global chronicle of all things tech.
Now leading this transition is Editor-in-Chief Dan Frommer, who joined Recode from Quartz two months ago at the urging of Silicon Valley scoopmonger Peter Kafka. Frommer, who worked with Kafka at Business Insider when it was still called Silicon Alley Insider, wants to broaden Recode’s horizons to examine each of the various industries being disrupted by Silicon Valley.
“The most interesting stories in business now are the tech stories,” Frommer told Poynter. “Essentially, tech is business now. So as you take a brand like Recode and think about where you can take it and invest in new coverage areas it becomes a very convincing story to say: As technology starts to reinvent the way that various industries are conducted…it makes for a really exciting opportunity for us to add new sections of coverage to the site.”
In an interview, Frommer outlined five ways he plans to change Recode during his tenure:
A global focus
“Recode has its roots as a brand that meant a lot to Silicon Valley and people who worked in the tech industry,” Frommer said. But I think some of the most interesting stories are outside California and the U.S.”
Going short
“One of the initiatives that I’m pushing our journalists to do is write more short posts. We’re creating a new section of the site called BTW, which is basically our home for short-form stories.”
Going long
“I think that one of the things I’m encouraging the team to do is zoom out and think bigger,” Frommer said. “We’re well-known for breaking industry news. I think that we should do a better job of tying those news breaks together and putting them in better context.”
More visuals
“These days, there are lots of visual media that tells a really great story, and there’s no sense to belabor it with thousands of words of content,” Frommer said. “If you’re able to tell an interesting, important, big-picture story in 100 words and a chart, to me that’s perfect. Why would you do it any other way?”
“Many Vox sites have fairly robust video operations,” Frommer said. “We do not. That’s an area that I see us expanding into aggressively and quickly. We have to figure out what our voice and product is in video, but that’s certainly one of my priorities.
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It is 1890. You have been accused of embezzling money from the Vicars Choral
funds. The police have been called and they are on their way. You have been shut in the
Old Chapel until the police arrive and you have just one hour to work out who has committed the crime. If you can successfully convince your guard that you are innocent, you will be released before the police arrest you...
Can you prove that you are innocent?
Solve our Escape Room: an immersive clue-cracking and decoding game, hosted in the Old Chapel in the Cloisters. The Escape Room was developed as part of the Eastern Cloisters Project which was supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and other donors. Get a team together and book a session to test your skills and escape the Old Chapel!
Hear from one of our Escape Room attendees: "As the Hereford Cathedral Escape Room was my very first escape room experience, I had no idea what to expect. I was fascinated that we were investigating real people who lived and worked in the Cathedral over a hundred years ago. It was quite a brain teaser of a challenge and luckily, we managed to work out the story more or less within the hour!" - Nicky, April 2022.
The experience lasts 1 hour and is suitable for groups of up to six people, costing £60 total per session. The game is suitable for ages 11+, though groups of under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. Booking is available on selected days throughout the year, the next sessions are available on the following times:
Wednesday 15 February:
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Location: College Cloisters, Hereford Cathedral, Hereford, HR12NG
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 8 MARCH 2020
Thu, Jan 01 1970, 12:00 am - 12:00 am
International Women’s Day Adare Manor Resort fund-raising dinner for Children’s Grief Centre to hear from inspirational female leaders
Olive Foley calls for public support for brilliant charity
The Mid-West will roll out a red carpet for International Women’s Day on Sunday March 8th next as it celebrates inspirational females from the region at a special charity lunch at Adare Manor Resort.
Female leaders such as designer Louise Kennedy, writer academic and broadcaster Sinead Burke and women’s health advocate and author Vicky Phelan will give attendees an insight into what has made them such achievers in their own lives and professions with their after-lunch addresses.
The event is a key fund raiser for the Children’s Grief Centre, the Mid-West based charity founded in 2009 by Sr. Helen Culhane to support children and young people aged 4 to 18 who have been affected by loss through bereavement, separation or divorce.
Launching the fundraiser today, organiser and ambassador for the Children’s Grief Centre Olive Foley said that the event will be a wonderful opportunity to hear from top female role models while at the same time raise much needed funds for a brilliant organisation.
“The work that Sr. Helen and all at the Children’s Grief Centre does is incredible and we as a family are indebted to her for the support we got following Anthony’s passing. She is an inspirational woman who has done so much for so many and this fund raiser gives an opportunity to support her great work while at the same time hear from other inspirational women on International Women’s Day.
“Sadly, there are so many children out there who need the type of service the Children’s Grief Centre delivers so this fund raiser is an opportunity for us to thank Sr. Helen and her team in the best possible way by helping to ensure they have the funds to continue doing this great work.”
The event will involve drinks reception at 1.30 p.m followed by lunch in the Grand Ballroom at Adare Manor. Musical entertainment will be provided by Kathleen Turner, Boris Hunka and the UL Strings directed by Diane Daly.
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Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International at Isaac Stern Auditorium
Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International Tickets
Are you prepared to experience what may go down in the record books as the quickest selling show of February, 2020? Then don’t hesitate and secure your tickets to see the breathtaking Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International when they return to Manhattan, New York to perform at the Isaac Stern Auditorium on Sunday 16th February 2020. This spectacular show combines the very best musicians and the world renowned orchestra conductors to deliver an unforgettable night of stirring music that you won’t soon forget long after the curtains drop. Only the Isaac Stern Auditorium could have a stage worthy of this 5-star troup. So if you’re anywhere near the Manhattan area on Sunday 16th February 2020 don’t delay. Because tickets are already flying off the shelves. Get your tickets now by clicking the Buy Tickets button below.
Recent research that asked what was New York’s favorite place to go and enjoy unsurpassed orchestral performances show that Isaac Stern Auditorium is once again at the top of the lists. It is apparent that this is due not only to the fact this orchestra hall hosts some of the ultimate performances of world-class symphonies, but it also offers its ticket holders many additional features to ensure they have a pristine Sunday night out on the town. This venue is positioned in one of the best spots in Manhattan New York that is also in proximity to some of the top restaurants and bars in town making it simple to find dinner and drinks before or after enjoying a supreme performance. Easy-access parking is available in proximity to the venue meaning you won’t have to worry about planning too much time for transportation. Once you enter, you will meet the experienced staff who will lead you to the spacious auditorium where you will be immediately amazed by the classy feel, comfortable seating, and, most importantly, the high-quality sound engineering which will allow you to truly immerse yourself in the music experience. So, if you want to join many other symphony fans in enjoying Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International live on Sunday 16th February 2020 at Isaac Stern Auditorium then be sure you purchase your tickets before they sell out. To purchase your tickets today, click on the Buy Tickets button below. | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6656809449195862, "wiki_prob": 0.3343190550804138, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line104666"} |
Man continues campaign to change Power of Attorney laws
A man whose late mother was conned out of her savings has met with senior politicians to discuss options for improving the protection afforded to those who have lost mental capacity.
Barbara Lewis, from Coventry, had entrusted her friend Margaret Rigby with Power of Attorney. However, after Mrs Lewis was diagnosed with dementia, her friend fleeced her out of around £60,000 – with the money used to fund an extravagant lifestyle.
Mrs Rigby and two of her relations were given suspended sentences last autumn and have been ordered to repay around a quarter of the money – which had been frittered away on cars, holidays and other luxuries.
Now Mrs Lewis’ son Nick is campaigning for changes in the law, which would put additional safeguards in place to prevent others being taken advantage of in this manner.
This week he travelled to Parliament to meet Attorney General Jeremy Wright and Justice Minister Caroline Dineage to discuss his concerns and argue his case for changes to the current arrangements.
Mr Lewis has suggested that anyone with Power of Attorney should face stricter supervision, with requirements to present accounts at regular intervals, along with receipts and other relevant documentation.
He believes that this would make it much more difficult for people to misappropriate funds and that there is a need for urgent action in light of the increasing number of elderly people who are choosing to take out Power of Attorney for fear of developing dementia.
“I am seeking to ensure that what happened to my mum doesn’t happen to others,” he said.
“I was supported by Jeremy Wright in the meeting. There needs to be measures to prevent this from happening again, not just guidelines which are open to abuse.
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The LEGO Group and National Geographic Inspire Kids to Develop Creative Solutions for Real-Life Environmental Challenges
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New LEGO® City and LEGO® Friends products released as part of campaign to engage children in exploring their world and the problems its creatures are facing
Billund, Denmark, 25 June 2020: Today, the LEGO Group and National Geographic unveil their most recent partnership. New LEGO® City and LEGO® Friends sets have been developed to create awareness about exploration and the protection of endangered species in the world’s jungles and oceans. To support the launch and engage children even further, a campaign has been developed in collaboration with National Geographic that will launch July 1st on LEGO.com, which encourages children to explore the world and maybe even develop their own creative ideas on solving the real-life challenges our world is facing. The LEGO Group is also announcing a contribution towards the National Geographic Society to fund grants in ocean exploration and species conservation.
The campaign will invite kids and their parents to visit the heights and depths of the earth, and to learn about exploring our world and protecting wildlife in our oceans and jungles. This includes educational content about pandas, sharks, elephants, deep sea creatures and much more. To inspire kids to pursue creativity as a way to one day help protect the world’s wildlife, the campaign will portray stories from six different National Geographic Explorers who are working in creative, unexpected and surprising ways to help address real-life problems that our planet is facing. National Geographic Elephant Ecologist, Dominique Gonçalves, is one of the explorers sharing her personal story about how she needed a creative solution to stop elephants eating food from villages in Mozambique. Her story shows that even the simplest ideas can make a big difference. Knowing that elephants are scared of bees, she implemented a system of rope fences with bee hives attached so the bees now safely guide the elephants away. By seeing these stories, kids and parents will see that many of the world’s challenges can be impacted by using creativity.
The LEGO® Friends and LEGO® City sets have been developed to provide a strong foundation for kids to creatively express their passion for our planet and exploration, while giving them an opportunity to further explore and learn about the ups and downs animals are facing in the wild. Both play themes are based on real-life settings, and supported by the campaign site, children are well placed to learn about life as an explorer through play.
“We know that creativity is an incredible skill, and the 21st century needs all the creative problem-solving it can get.” Says Ellen Catherine Lucy Bowley, LEGO Friends Designer, the LEGO Group. “Caring for our planet is becoming ever more relevant to kids around the world. They are more committed to seeing positive environmental change than any previous generation, and their creativity will play a key role in finding solutions that will help better protect our wildlife. We hope this initiative will inform children of the current challenges explorers are facing and reassure them that even the most simple or unusual idea can make a big difference in the real world. The most important thing is to have a YES YOU CAN attitude. Therefore, this initiative is dedicated to kids with this exact attitude, children who are curious to learn and make a difference for our wildlife.”
Paul Rose, a National Geographic Ocean Explorer who began his journey as a creative child and today explores the ocean in unexpected ways is also featured on the campaign site. He says “As a kid I loved swimming and building things – I lived for making soap-box carts and being in the sea! Even on the coldest, roughest days, I would spend hours in the water imagining myself as a diver exploring the ocean. Amazingly, that dream has come true and, as a National Geographic Ocean Explorer, I now lead marine science expeditions to help protect our threatened ocean. It’s so cool to be able to share my story with kids all over the world and who knows, by following their own dreams, a lot of them could end up stepping into my fins to help explore and protect our ocean one day!”
The LEGO Group and National Geographic have a well-established relationship, previously having collaborated on wildlife awareness sets such as LEGO® Friends Sea Life Rescue and LEGO® City Jungle sets. However, this is the first time the two brands are partnering on a campaign that seeks to inspire kids to think creatively – not only is it fun, but it may result in a creative solution that can one day help explore and protect our planet.
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Steam Deck 2 Will Not Offer Significant Performance Improvements
No Significant Performance Improvements For Steam Deck 2!
Valve’s Steam Deck has disrupted the PC gaming market in unthinkable ways. The console’s portability and impressive performance have allowed Valve to appeal to all kinds of gaming fans.
While the Steam Deck is already appealing, there is much room for improvement. A recent interview from The Verge revealed some insight into Valve’s plan for the next installment of the portable console.
Speaking to The Verge, Pierre-Loup Griffais from Valve addressed curious consumers looking forward to a hardware revision for the Steam Deck. He stated,
“The fact that we have one target for users to understand what kind of performance to expect, there’s a lot of value in having that one spec.”
“I think we Will opt to keep the one performance level For a Little bit longer”
This means that fans should not expect to see a powerful, more capable Steam Deck anytime soon. The console has proven adequate for even more demanding titles like Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered with the right tweaks to visual settings, so Valve’s decision is not too surprising.
Despite its small form factor and limited power draw, the Steam Deck can also handle more demanding tasks like Xbox 360 emulation. The handheld will also include support for next-gen console exclusives like Returnal in the future.
But a hardware revision is not entirely impossible. Griffais stated that the company would change the Steam Deck performance level when there is a considerable margin for improvement.
Furthermore, Valve has clarified that the company will focus on improving the screen and battery life for the next Steam Deck. Nintendo has followed a similar trend with the Nintendo Switch, with the latest iteration of the handheld including a much better OLED display.
However, there is a lot more planned for the Steam Deck. Valve is also working on anti-cheat support to allow Steam Deck compatibility with games like Halo MCC and Fall guys.
The portable console already supports more than 50% of Steam’s top 100 games, and fans can expect even more support for new and old games in the coming months due to Valve’s ongoing anti-cheat efforts.
While fans might be disappointed at the missed opportunity for a more powerful Steam Deck, Valve is committed to improving the experience for existing and future Steam Deck owners. The company has given a small taste of its plans for the future of the console, and it looks extremely promising.
Do you have a Steam Deck? Will you buy the next one? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
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SKU: FFF-68606 Category: U.S. One Sheet Movie Released: 1989 Decade: 1980s
An elderly Jewish widow living in Atlanta can no longer drive. Her son insists she allow him to hire a driver, which in the 1950s meant a black man. She resists any change in her life but, Hoke, the driver is hired by her son. She refuses to allow him to drive her anywhere at first, but Hoke slowly wins her over with his native good graces. The movie is directly taken from a stage play and does show it. It covers over twenty years of the pair’s life together as they slowly build a relationship that transcends their differences.
Bruce Beresford
Jessica Tandy
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These Kids’ Recipes Impressed Michelle Obama. Now They’re Headed to the White House | Civil Eats
These Kids’ Recipes Impressed Michelle Obama. Now They’re Headed to the White House
Young people around the U.S. created healthy, affordable recipes for the annual Healthy Lunchtime Challenge
By Larissa Zimberoff
Timothy Burke describes his trick for making spring rolls with rice paper, which is notoriously difficult. With a bit of translation from his mom, the shy eight year old said, You dip them in a wide plate of hot water, and turn them, then take them out of the water and place them on another plate before they get soft. Then you add the vegetables and roll it up fast. Easy.
Tim’s winning recipe, Vegetable Confetti Spring Rolls, won him the spot in the fourth annual Kids Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook, a project of the White House and First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move project.
Tim’s favorite part of the spring rolls is the hoisin sauce. “Not too long ago, I found out that there are hot red peppers in the sauce, and that’s what makes its spicy,” he said, letting out a hoot when he says the word spicy. Another fun fact? Tim is the second child from Murch Elementary School in Washington, D.C. to win a trip to the White House after winning the contest.
For the Challenge, Let’s Move and their partners invited kids ages eight to 12 to create an original recipe that is healthy, affordable, and delicious. Winners from each state have been invited to attend a lunch at the White House on July 10th.
“Reading over these winning recipes, two things become very clear,” the First Lady said in a press release. “America’s kids are passionate about not just eating healthy food, but about cooking healthy food, too. And we’re raising some truly inventive and talented chefs.”
Indeed, the contest puts to rest the idea that every American kid is eating chicken fingers. The 55 winning recipes feature ingredients like avocado pistachio pesto, grilled eggplant, spinach, tzatziki, and farro. “The amount of quinoa in the recipes is staggering,” said Tanya Steel, author of two cookbooks, and the initial mastermind behind the contest. “It just shows you how very sophisticated these kids are now.”
The idea for the contest first came to Steel while she was the editor in chief at Epicurious.com. She pitched the concept and worked with several partners including the White House, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to hold the first contest in 2012. Since then, between 1,000 to 1,500 kids have entered every year.
Nine-year-old Shreya Patel from Schaumberg, Illinois found out about the contest when her cousin entered last year. She won for her Garam Masala Quinoa Burger with Raita recipe. Her school principal announced her win at their monthly assembly.
“We added a lot of spice,” Shreya said. “But not too much so people were breathing up and down.”
Steel winnows down the entries with the help of a few folks from the USDA. She says they look for recipes that are original, creative, affordable, have an interesting backstory, and are clearly written by kids, not copied from the Internet. And no wraps are allowed.
Dishes from the finalists–two per state–are then prepared by partner organization, DC Central Kitchen, a meal distribution, job training and food recycling hub that feeds thousands of people every day. Judging happens in a lighting quick three-hour time span. This year’s panel included Debra Eschmeyer, executive director of Let’s Move; Michel Nischan, founder of Wholesome Wave; Jackie Haven, deputy director of USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion; three previous winners of the challenge, plus two Cooking Matters kid graduates; and Steel herself.
“It was a real gauntlet,” Michel Nischan said of tasting 110 plates of food. Alongside the dishes, each child shared a personal story about what drew them to cooking. “Their personal story was really important, and so touching,” he added, mentioning how one child wrote about sharing meals with an elderly grandparent.
Aria Pelaez, the winner for California, fell in love with food on a trip to rural France, where she harvested vegetables for her family’s meals. This was her second year entering, and when she heard she had won, she said, “It was really exciting. I almost jumped out of my seat.”
Aria’s winning recipe, California Rainbow Taco with Mic-Kale Obama Slaw and Barack-amole, took a lot of trouble shooting with her mom. “We spent a year working on recipes that we had to throw away,” Aria said. She likes flavor and admits that her mom’s cooking is sometimes “too healthy.”
Before the recipes get added to the cookbook, Steel and a few of her former colleagues test them for ease of use and clarity. Then everyone flies to Washington, D.C. Tim won’t fly, since he’s local, but he’ll be picked up in a car, which “is pretty exciting too.”
The kids arrive the day before the lunch for a private tour of the Smithsonian, a cooking demo from Nischan and a pizza party at the Westin. Then, at the White House, they get to try each other’s recipes.
Shreya is looking forward to trying the Indian Tacos from Dillon Andrews of Laramie, Wyoming, and the Black Bean Burger with Kale Chips and Freeze Out Smoothie from Jasmine Dulan of Leawood, Kansas.
The next day, after lunch, they’ll get their photos taken with the First Lady. Steel says this is the part of the day when everyone cries, including herself. The first year, it cemented her choice to work on the event the following year. Steel is hopeful that the initiative will continue into the next administration and become a White House tradition, “like the pardoning of the turkeys or the Easter Egg Roll,” she says.
In past years the winning kids have gone on to do incredible things, from founding their own hunger relief nonprofits like Brae’s Brown Bags and Abby’s Apples, to starting wellness foundations like HAPPY, and clothing donation programs. Then, last fall, Logan Guleff, a 2014 Healthy Challenge winner, won Season 2 of Master Chef Junior.
But in the end, this contest is about getting more kids into the kitchen, and engaging them in their own healthy meals. “That’s the fun part,” said Timothy. “Making my own choices.”
See the full list of the 2015 winners here.
Photos, from top: Shreya Patel with her Garam Masala Quinoa Burger with Raita; Timothy Burke with his Vegetable Confetti Spring Rolls; Aria Pelaez with her California Rainbow Taco with Mic-Kale Obama Slaw and Barack-amole.
Larissa Zimberoff is a NYC-based writer specializing in food, science and health issues. Her work has appeared in the The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Wired, Mashable, Fortune, Lucky Peach, Edible Manhattan and more. You can follow her @ibikeforfood. Read more >
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Location: Central Valais, between the Derborence valley and the Sanetsch, right bank of the Rhône
Description: fairly uncrowded challenging hike
Total length: about 11 km
Altitude: between 1911 and 2351 meters
National hiking map 1: 50’000: 273 T Montana
Best period: from june to september
Difficulty : T3+
After the Clair-de-Lune restaurant in the Mayens de Conthey, follow the road to Incron for 2.5 km until the junction of the chemin de la Montagne and continue towards the Alpage de Flore. Follow this alpine road for about 1 km. At the hairpin turn left towards the Ayroz hut and park the vehicle in the first hamlet after about 350 meters of ascent.
From the hamlet, follow the alpine road which goes flat towards the East to the 1960 altitude point. From this place. follow the indications “La Croix de l’Achia et Etang de Trente Pas” by a fairly steep climb. (Attention, after about 100 meters the route leaves the alpine road and crosses the pastures). From the Etang de Trente Pas, at the height of the wall of the Etang, follow a path towards the East to continue towards the Croix de l’Achia. Descend towards Gîte de Lodze along a good path that crosses the northern foothills of Mont Gond. After a short descent, the route always goes up through these somewhat impressive foothills. At altitude point 2287, descend in the direction of Chaux de Lodze by a path that is not very marked (general direction of the cross of Chaux de Lodze which can be seen from afar in good weather). From Chaux de Lodze, the path is obvious again up to altitude point 2091. Continue on the alpine road to the left towards the Ayroz hut and the Mayens de Conthey. (It is also possible to descend in the direction of Gîte de Lodze, in this case allow an extra hour). After 500 meters (altitude point 2099), turn left on a path that climbs towards Les Fantanets. After a short climb follow the path on the eastern side of the ridge towards Chaux d’Aïre and the Ayroz hut to reach the starting point.
During the ascent to the Croix de l’Achia, we have the opportunity to see many not very shy marmots. From the Croix de l’Achia, the crossing along the foothills of Mond Gond is impressive for people not used to the void. This part of the route is to be taken with great caution after a storm because there may be many landslides that hinder the path. This part of the route requires very sure footing. From the Croix de l’Achia, the panorama of the Valais Alps and the region of the Diablerets glacier is magnificent.
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TRIP PLANNER 48 days in Asia, South Pacific & United States Itinerary
48 days in Asia, South Pacific & United States Itinerary
Created using Inspirock planner
Start: Guadalajara, Mexico
Luang Prabang, Laos
Drive to Bavet border Bus station, Bus to Phnom Penh
End: Guadalajara, Mexico
Fri, Jan 20 - Wed, Mar 8 Edit
Bangkok, Thailand — 3 nights
City of Angels
Enjoy cultural, historical, and culinary exploration during your holiday in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand and the most populous city in the country.
Bangkok is known for shopping, historic sites, and nightlife. Your trip includes some of its best attractions: contemplate in the serene atmosphere at Wat Pho, contemplate the long history of The Grand Palace, admire the striking features of Jim Thompson House, and meet the residents at SEA LIFE Bangkok Ocean World.
To find more things to do, ratings, reviews, and tourist information, read Bangkok online trip itinerary maker.
Guadalajara, Mexico to Bangkok is an approximately 26.5-hour flight. The time zone difference moving from Central Standard Time (CST) to Indochina Time (ICT) is 13 hours. When traveling from Guadalajara in January, plan for somewhat warmer days in Bangkok, with highs around 36°C, while nights are warmer with lows around 26°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 25th (Wed) to allow enough time to fly to Chiang Mai.
Shopping · Historic Sites · Neighborhoods · Parks
Find places to stay Jan 22 — 25:
Wat Pho
The Grand Palace
Temple Of Dawn (Wat Arun)
See Thailand Travel Guide
Chiang Mai, Thailand — 5 nights
Rose of the North
Discover the diverse history and culture of northern Thailand during a holiday in Chiang Mai, the largest and most significant city in the region.
Spend the 28th (Sat) wandering through the wild on a nature and wildlife tour. On the 27th (Fri), spend a fun day on foot with Walking tours. Next up on the itinerary: delve into the distant past at Wat Chedi Luang Worawihan, admire nature's wide array of creatures at Chiang Mai Zoo, contemplate in the serene atmosphere at Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, and relax and rejuvenate at some of the best spas.
To see maps and more tourist information, use the Chiang Mai trip maker site.
Traveling by flight from Bangkok to Chiang Mai takes 3 hours. Alternatively, you can drive; or take a bus. Expect slightly colder evenings in Chiang Mai when traveling from Bangkok in January, with lows around 19°C. You'll have a few hours on the 30th (Mon) to wrap things up before traveling to Luang Prabang.
Things to do in Chiang Mai
Tours · Wildlife · Outdoors · Historic Sites
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
Wat Chedi Luang Worawihan
Luang Prabang, Laos — 3 nights
Designated a World Heritage Site in 1995, Luang Prabang sits at the meeting point of two rivers and offers numerous opportunities for sailing, climbing, and exploring scenic caves and waterfalls.
Go for a jaunt from Luang Prabang to Nong Khiaw to see 100 Waterfalls about 52 minutes away. Spend the 2nd (Thu) wandering through the wild on a nature and wildlife tour. There's much more to do: take in the dramatic scenery at Kuang Si Waterfall, admire the masterpieces at Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre, identify plant and animal life at Kuang Si Butterfly Farm, and admire the striking features of Wat Xiengthong.
For maps, photos, more things to do, and more tourist information, use the Luang Prabang trip itinerary maker tool.
Fly from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang in 5 hours. Alternatively, you can drive; or take a bus. When traveling from Chiang Mai in January, plan for little chillier days in Luang Prabang, with highs around 30°C, while nights are about the same with lows around 17°C. Wrap up your sightseeing by early afternoon on the 2nd (Thu) to allow time for the flight to Hanoi.
Things to do in Luang Prabang
Tours · Parks · Wildlife · Nature
100 Waterfalls
Find places to stay Jan 30 — Feb 2:
Kuang Si Waterfall
Wat Xiengthong
Mount Phousi
See Laos Travel Guide
Hanoi, Vietnam — 3 nights
The capital of Vietnam, Hanoi has bounded back from the effects of war, and today serves as a bustling commercial and cultural hub bursting at the seams.
Get ready for a full day of sightseeing on the 3rd (Fri): contemplate the waterfront views at Lake of the Restored Sword (Hoan Kiem Lake), then explore the galleries of A Dong Art Gallery, and then get to know the fascinating history of Old Quarter.
For ratings, maps, traveler tips, and other tourist information, read Hanoi trip planner.
Traveling by flight from Luang Prabang to Hanoi takes 4.5 hours. Alternatively, you can drive; or take a bus. On the 5th (Sun), wrap the sightseeing up by early afternoon so you can fly to Ho Chi Minh City.
Things to do in Hanoi
Historic Sites · Tours · Outdoors · Neighborhoods
Find places to stay Feb 2 — 5:
Lake of the Restored Sword (Hoan Kiem Lake)
See Vietnam Travel Guide
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam — 3 nights
Pearl of the Far East
Formerly known in the West as Saigon and affectionately referred to as the "Pearl of the Far East," Ho Chi Minh City is a study of old and new, woven and piled together in a fast-paced urban hub.
On the 5th (Sun), take in the architecture and atmosphere at Nha tho Da Minh and then indulge in some personalized pampering at some of the best spas. On the 6th (Mon), you'll have a packed day of sightseeing: pause for some serene contemplation at Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon, get a sense of history and politics at Central Post Office, then browse the exhibits of Couleurs by Rehahn Fine Art Photography - InterContinental, and finally don't miss a visit to Cu Chi Tunnels.
To see traveler tips, where to stay, other places to visit, and more tourist information, use the Ho Chi Minh City journey planner.
Fly from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City in 4.5 hours. Alternatively, you can drive; or take a train. In February, plan for daily highs up to 39°C, and evening lows to 26°C. You will leave for Phnom Penh on the 8th (Wed).
Things to do in Ho Chi Minh City
Historic Sites · Museums · Spas · Shopping
Cu Chi Tunnels
War Remnants Museum
Central Post Office
Phnom Penh, Cambodia — 3 nights
Charming City
On the confluence of two major rivers, Phnom Penh occupies a scenic location largely responsible for its nickname the "Charming City." On a trip to Phnom Penh you'll discover one of Asia's most dynamic cities, where the natives live much of their lives outdoors, on the streets, and in the bustling markets filled with scents of spicy foods.
Start off your visit on the 8th (Wed): pause for some photo ops at Independence Monument. On the next day, get some fabulous bargains at Factory Outlet Store, steep yourself in history at Choeung Ek Genocidal Center, stop by Cambodian Handicraft Association, then get engrossed in the history at Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, and finally relax and rejuvenate at some of the best spas.
For where to stay, reviews, ratings, and other tourist information, go to the Phnom Penh online trip itinerary builder.
You can drive from Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Penh in 3.5 hours. Other options are to fly; or do a combination of car and bus. February in Phnom Penh sees daily highs of 38°C and lows of 26°C at night. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 11th (Sat) to allow time to fly to Siem Reap.
Things to do in Phnom Penh
Museums · Historic Sites · Shopping · Spas
Find places to stay Feb 8 — 11:
Choeung Ek Genocidal Center
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
See Cambodia Travel Guide
Siem Reap, Cambodia — 3 nights
Temple Town
Once a small village in northwest Cambodia, Siem Reap now serves as a gateway to the Angkor region's World Heritage-listed temple and other attractions.
Get ready for a full day of sightseeing on the 12th (Sun): indulge in some personalized pampering at some of the best spas, steep yourself in history at Angkor Thom South Gate, explore the ancient world of Angkor Thom, then contemplate in the serene atmosphere at Banteay Srei, and finally contemplate in the serene atmosphere at Pre Rup.
Use Inspirock's suggestions to plan your Siem Reap trip and find the best activities and attractions for your vacation.
Getting from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap by flight takes about 3 hours. Other options: drive; or take a bus. In February, daily temperatures in Siem Reap can reach 38°C, while at night they dip to 26°C. On the 14th (Tue), you'll have the morning to explore before heading off to Sydney.
Things to do in Siem Reap
Historic Sites · Spas
Find places to stay Feb 11 — 14:
Angkor Thom
Sydney, Australia — 3 nights
Lent iconic status as a result of its famous bridge and opera house, Sydney has a down-to-earth charm that enhances its spectacular setting and functional efficiency.
Sydney is known for nightlife, sightseeing, and beaches. Your trip includes some of its best attractions: catch a live performance at Sydney Opera House, take in the views from Sydney Harbour Bridge, get up close and personal with brilliant marine life at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium, and wander the streets of The Rocks.
For more things to do, reviews, where to stay, and other tourist information, read our Sydney trip itinerary builder site.
Traveling by flight from Siem Reap to Sydney takes 14.5 hours. Traveling from Siem Reap to Sydney, you'll lose 3 hours due to the time zone difference. Expect a bit cooler weather when traveling from Siem Reap in February: highs in Sydney hover around 31°C, while lows dip to 23°C. You'll have a few hours on the 18th (Sat) to wrap things up before traveling to Adelaide.
Parks · Neighborhoods · Outdoors · Beaches
Bondi to Coogee Walk
See Australia Travel Guide
Adelaide, Australia — 3 nights
Adelaide exists contentedly as a cultured, diverse, and attractive city with a laid-back center, leafy residential districts, and an underlying cosmopolitan atmosphere.
Adelaide is known for museums, shopping, and parks. Your trip includes some of its best attractions: take an in-depth tour of Migration Museum, contemplate the long history of Adelaide Oval, get a taste of the local shopping with Rundle Mall, and get to know the resident critters at Adelaide Zoo.
To see photos, where to stay, reviews, and more tourist information, refer to the Adelaide visit planner.
Traveling by flight from Sydney to Adelaide takes 4 hours. Alternatively, you can drive; or take a bus. You'll gain 0.5 hours traveling from Sydney to Adelaide due to the time zone difference. Traveling from Sydney in February, expect little chillier with lows of 19°C in Adelaide. Finish your sightseeing early on the 21st (Tue) so you can fly to Melbourne.
Things to do in Adelaide
Museums · Parks · Shopping · Zoos & Aquariums
Semaphore Beach
Migration Museum
Art Gallery of South Australia
Melbourne, Australia — 3 nights
Australia's Garden City
The state of Victoria crown jewel, Melbourne boasts shaded streets, leafy residential neighborhoods, vibrant street life, and a picturesque city center.
Melbourne is known for sightseeing, shopping, and museums. Your trip includes some of its best attractions: admire the natural beauty at Royal Botanic Gardens, admire the masterpieces at National Gallery of Victoria, take in panoramic vistas at Eureka Skydeck, and don't miss a visit to Flinders Street Station.
For more things to do, photos, and other tourist information, go to the Melbourne trip maker website.
Traveling by flight from Adelaide to Melbourne takes 3 hours. Alternatively, you can drive; or take a train. The time zone difference when traveling from Adelaide to Melbourne is 0.5 hours. Traveling from Adelaide in February, plan for slightly colder nights in Melbourne, with lows around 16°C. Cap off your sightseeing on the 24th (Fri) early enough to catch the flight to Queenstown.
Parks · Museums · Zoos & Aquariums · Historic Sites
Melbourne Zoo
Melbourne Museum
Queenstown, New Zealand — 3 nights
Shallow Bay
Sheltered in an inlet of Lake Wakatipu, the resort town of Queenstown enjoys a strong reputation for its adventuring and skiing opportunities.
Queenstown is known for fun & games, wildlife, and adventure. Your trip includes some of its best attractions: get your game on at Skyline Queenstown, take a memorable tour with Tours, indulge in some personalized pampering at some of the best spas, and identify plant and animal life at Wildlife Areas.
For where to stay, traveler tips, more things to do, and other tourist information, read our Queenstown itinerary website.
Traveling by flight from Melbourne to Queenstown takes 6.5 hours. Traveling from Melbourne to Queenstown, you'll lose 2 hours due to the time zone difference. You will have some time to spend on the 27th (Mon) before leaving for Auckland.
Things to do in Queenstown
Tours · Outdoors · Wildlife · Fun & Games
Skyline Queenstown
See New Zealand Travel Guide
Auckland, New Zealand — 6 nights
City of Sails
The largest and most populous city in New Zealand, Auckland combines a rich history and thriving contemporary culture in an abundance of museums, art galleries, and performance venues.
Dedicate the 1st (Wed) to wine at some of the top wineries in the area. The adventure continues: enjoy breathtaking views from Sky Tower, get up close and personal with brilliant marine life at SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton's Aquarium, look for gifts at Pauanesia, and examine the collection at MOTAT - Museum of Transport and Technology.
To see other places to visit, more things to do, reviews, and more tourist information, go to the Auckland trip itinerary maker.
Traveling by flight from Queenstown to Auckland takes 3.5 hours. Alternatively, you can do a combination of car and ferry. In February, daytime highs in Auckland are 26°C, while nighttime lows are 26°C. Cap off your sightseeing on the 5th (Sun) early enough to catch the flight to Honolulu.
Things to do in Auckland
Parks · Tours · Wineries · Museums
MOTAT - Museum of Transport and Technology
Find places to stay Feb 27 — Mar 5:
Honolulu, United States — 2 nights
Big Pineapple
In many ways much more Asian than American, Honolulu is Hawaii's largest city and its center of government, transportation, commerce, and tourism.
Honolulu is known for historic sites, wildlife, and sightseeing. Your trip includes some of its best attractions: explore the different monuments and memorials at USS Arizona Memorial, kick back and relax at Kapiolani Regional Park, take in the dramatic scenery at Manoa Falls, and explore the activities along Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve.
To find photos, traveler tips, ratings, and tourist information, read Honolulu trip itinerary planner.
Traveling by flight from Auckland to Honolulu takes 12 hours. The time zone changes from New Zealand Standard Time to Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time, which is usually a -22 hour difference. Traveling from Auckland in March, expect nights in Honolulu to be about the same, around 23°C, while days are somewhat warmer, around 32°C. Wrap up your sightseeing by early afternoon on the 7th (Tue) to allow enough time to fly back home.
Things to do in Honolulu
Parks · Outdoors · Beaches · Nature
USS Arizona Memorial
Diamond Head State Monument
See United States Travel Guide
Vietnam trip planner
Cambodia trip planner
Phnom Penh trip planner
Siem Reap trip planner
Sacred & Religious Sites · Beaches · Gift & Specialty Shops
Offering a rich culinary heritage, sun-kissed beaches, exotic culture, tropical climate, and stunning landscapes, a Thailand vacation remains one of the world's greatest magnets for curious travelers. In between the busy and crowded cities, the Asian nation features a quiet countryside: a blend of lush rice paddies, flourishing tropical forests, and tiny villages living according to an age-old agricultural clock that continues to play a major role in the locals' lifestyle. A tour of Thailand reveals a deep devotion to Buddhism, exemplified by eye-catching temples lavishly decorated with golden Buddha statues, simple shrines, and lively religious festivals celebrated throughout the country.
Waterfalls · Landmarks · Mountains
Long overlooked by travelers due to its reputation as one of the world's poorest nations, Laos is drawing a growing number of visitors with its laid-back charm, natural beauty, and numerous archaeological sites and historic temples. Many visitors make the trip to Laos from nearby Thailand, combining the two neighboring countries into one memorable experience of Southeast Asia. Others focus their Laos vacation on the Mekong River, which serves as a major source of irrigation for local farms and represents a popular alternative for sightseeing by car. On top of the rich cultural heritage and impressive natural landscapes, its major treasure remains its people--friendly and devout Buddhists welcoming visitors with a genuine hospitality rarely felt in other parts of the world.
Gift & Specialty Shops · Spas · Landmarks
While most Southeast Asian countries have at least one booming metropolis, none seem to bustle nearly throughout like Vietnam does. While busy locals zoom about on motorbikes, visitors fill their Vietnam vacations with a mix of cultural sightseeing and exploring the landscape. Big cities and towns boast colonial architecture, open-air markets, outstanding spa complexes, and modern restaurants. The country also features over 3,200 km (2,000 mi) of coastline dotted with sandy bays that attract scuba divers and kitesurfers. Away from busy urban centers, a tour of Vietnam reveals a rural landscape of lush rice paddies, jagged mountain peaks, and timeless villages unspoiled by the outside world.
Ruins · Historic Sites · Spas
For over six centuries, the mighty Khmer Empire flourished in Cambodia, a scenic land of majestic temples, pristine waterfalls, and dense jungles. A protectorate of France between 1863 and 1953, the country suffered under the Khmer Rouge, a ruling party remembered mostly for its part in organizing the bloody Cambodian genocide of the 1970s. Today, a trip to Cambodia will reveal the region's troubled history, but also some of Southeast Asia's most significant archaeological sites. Few tourist attractions in Cambodia match the splendor of Angkor Wat, a World Heritage-listed temple complex that represents the biggest religious monument on the planet.
Australia travel guide
Beaches · Wildlife Areas · Gardens
Australia is a country of breathtaking beauty and unforgettable adventure. From coast to coast you’ll find ancient rainforests, towering cities, stunning outback landscapes and white sand beaches. It’s not only the scenery that varies here, but also the lifestyle. Lay back and relax within a coastal paradise, explore the bustling laneways of a lively metropolis, or feed your sense of adventure in the most remote and remarkable pockets of the country. Whether you’re connecting with Aboriginal culture, tasting seafood straight from the ocean, or diving with gentle whale sharks, you’ll discover why there’s nothing like Australia.
New Zealand travel guide
Specialty Museums · Landmarks · Hiking Trails
Land of the Long White Cloud
Far-flung New Zealand has become known for its astounding topography, singular biodiversity, varied climate, and for marrying native Maori and post-colonial European cultures on its two main islands and the multitude of smaller landmasses dotted around them. Free-spirited New Zealanders cultivate a love of sports, sustainability, and the outdoors. Far from other landmasses, the islands existed for millions of years before being inhabited by humans, so an abundance of species have come to thrive in the thick, wild rainforest, vast and rugged backland, and extensive surrounding marine areas. While much of New Zealand tourism centers around adventures through this spectacular scenery, take time to explore the nation's rich cultural heritage as well. The traditions and history of the Maoris, and the industry and internationalism of the descendents of the first European settlers endure in fascinating attractions, ranging from museums, to farms, to places of worship.
United States travel guide
Specialty Museums · Historic Sites · Nightlife
More than the country of car-packed streets seen in TV shows and movies, the United States of America is a complex and diverse home to over 300 million people living in a wide range of landscapes and climates. From its big-city skyscrapers to its sprawling natural parks, the country's ''melting pot'' combines many ethnic groups that share a strong sense of national identity despite their cultural differences. A country of road trips and big blue skies, the United States harbors orderly cities filled with restaurants, parks, museums, and innumerable sightseeing opportunities, as well as pristine natural areas perfect for a holiday in the great outdoors. To see as much as you can of this diverse land quickly, drive over some of the more than 6 million km (4 million mi) of highways leading through deserts, mountain peaks, fertile fields, and giant urban centers. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6181997060775757, "wiki_prob": 0.6181997060775757, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1273728"} |
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By Jim Gardner, Christian Post Contributor
The Houston Texans and the Tennessee Titans will meet at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas on Sunday in a big Week 4 game in the 2017 NFL regular season. The game has a scheduled start time of 1 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the CBS network, or online through live stream (details below).
The Titans come into today's game on 2-1, knowing a third win of the season today would put them in a solid position as they push forward in the hopes of a postseason spot this season.
The Texans meanwhile are on 1-2 and will be desperate to claim the win to get themselves back to an even record. If they drop to 1-3 today then it will be a long way back for them to steady their season.
Today's game will be an exciting shoot out between two of the young hopeful quarterbacks in the NFL. Texans' rookie Deshaun Watson has shown great potential so far this season, and threw two touchdown passes against the New England Patriots last week.
Meanwhile, the Titan's quarterback, Marcus Mariota, has all the skills needed to make him one of most exciting prospects in the NFL.
Earlier this week, the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears got Week 4 off to a start on NFL Thursday Night Football. However, the contest was not as competitive as most neutrals would have liked, and the Packers eased to a comfortable 35-14 victory.
Packers' quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, threw for four touchdown passes, with two finding Jordy Nelson for touchdowns.
The result moved the Packer to 3-1, which leaves them in a solid position as they look to consolidate their good start to the season over the coming month and ensure they get one hand on a postseason spot as soon as possible.
However, for the Bears the season is quickly slipping away from them, and their third loss of the season sees them drop to 1-3, and it now seems a long way back for them to even get to a level record.
The Packers were in front right from the start in Thursday's game, and quickly jumped out to a 14-0 lead following Aaron Rodgers leading them to an opening drive touchdown.
There was a 45 minute delay in the game due to a lightning strike, however, not even that could shock the Bears into life, and they limply gave up the game to a far superior side.
One major area that the Bears must fix asap is Mike Glennon; things are simply not working. Glennon gave up four turnovers on the night, with two interceptions and two lost fumbles. That simply isn't good enough and there's little hope for the Bears to get a result when they give the ball away so consistently for free. Those four turnovers directly led to 21 of the Packers' points, which shows how costly each was. Now through the opening four games of the season, Glennon has given up eight turnovers; something must be done.
Tonight's game between the Houston Texans and the Tennessee Titans has a scheduled start time of 1 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the CBS network, or online through live stream by clicking here.
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Catch That '90s Show, Violent Night, Accused and more
Violent Night makes its streaming debut this weekend. (Image credit: Universal Pictures)
We’ll level with you: this weekend is not a particularly great one for new things to watch on streaming services. While the likes of The Last of Us, Vikings: Valhalla and The Menu got January off to a great start, the next few days are decidedly less interesting on the entertainment front.
That’s not to say there aren’t any new movies and TV shows to stream, but when our list of recommendations is topped by That ’90s Show on Netflix and Violent Night on Peacock, it’s hard to get excited about spending the weekend on the couch. Trip to the cinema, anyone?
In any case, we’ve still gone ahead and rounded up seven of the biggest additions to Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and more to help you find something – anything! – to enjoy over the next few days.
That ’90s Show (Netflix)
Long-running Fox sitcom That ’70s Show gets a Netflix-based revival this weekend in the form of That ’90s Show.
Unlike the short-lived That ’80s Show, this sequel series is set in the same world as the original production – albeit 15 years later – and follows Eric and Donna’s daughter, Leia Foreman (Callie Haverda), as she visits her grandparents (played once again by Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp) for a summer in Wisconsin.
Newcomers to Point Place include Ashley Aufderheide, Mace Coronel, Maxwell Acee Donovan, and Reyn Doi – but the likes of Ashton Kutcher, Topher Grace, and Mila Kunis will also be making guest appearances throughout That ’90s Show’s 10-episode first season. Can this one earn a spot on our best Netflix shows list? Unlikely, but we won’t rule it out just yet.
Now available to stream on Netflix.
Violent Night (Peacock)
If you’ve ever wanted to see Santa Claus embark on a murderous rampage (no, neither have we) then look no further than Violent Night on Peacock.
Starring Stranger Things’ David Harbour, this gleefully brutal black comedy – which debuted in theaters just before Christmas last year – pits the Big Man himself against a group of mercenaries who attack the estate of an unsuspecting family on Christmas Eve.
Unsurprisingly, reviews for Violent Night were mixed upon its release, with verdicts ranging from “amusing heist shocker” or “overly indulgent.” Still, if you’re in the mood for some festive antics in *checks notes* January, then you’ll likely find plenty to enjoy here. UK viewers can find this one still playing in theaters.
Now available to stream on Peacock.
The Legend of Vox Machina season 2 (Prime Video)
One of the best Prime Video shows, The Legend of Vox Machina, returns to Amazon’s streamer for its highly anticipated second season this weekend.
Once again set in the fictional Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) kingdom of Tal’Dorei, new episodes of this animated fantasy series find Vox Machina tasked with saving the world from a sinister group of dragons known as the Chroma Conclave.
The first three episodes of The Legend of Vox Machina season 2 are available to stream now, with the remaining nine set to arrive in three-piece batches every Friday through February 10.
Now available to stream on Prime Video.
Jung_ E (Netflix)
Netflix continues its commitment to big-budget Korean storytelling with new sci-fi movie Jung_ E.
Set in a post-apocalyptic 22nd century, the film follows a researcher at an AI lab who leads the effort to end a civil war by cloning the brain of a heroic soldier – her mother. Written and directed by Train to Busan filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho, it stars Kang Soo-yeon (in her final appearance before her death), Kim Hyun-joo, and Ryu Kyung-soo.
Critics have called Jung_ E “beautifully heartrending” and a “slick and sentimental surprise,” so the film may yet earn a spot on our list of the best Netflix movies in 2023.
Truth Be Told season 3 (Apple TV Plus)
Full disclosure: we’d forgotten about Truth Be Told on Apple TV Plus. Not because it doesn’t warrant remembering, but the Octavia Spencer-led series never generated quite the same buzz as Severance and Ted Lasso, both which take pride of place in our best Apple TV Plus shows list.
In any case, new episodes of the slick crime drama will find Spencer’s investigative journalist–turned–true crime podcaster, Poppy Parnell, chasing down leads to a suspected sex trafficking ring that may be responsible for the disappearances of several young girls.
The first episode of Truth Be Told season 3 is available to stream now, with the remaining nine entries scheduled to arrive every Friday through March 24.
Now available to stream on Apple TV Plus.
Accused (Fox Now)
Sticking with the theme of bleak crime dramas, new anthology series Accused begins streaming on Fox Now in the US from Sunday.
Adapted from the 2010 BBC production of the same name, this 15-episode thriller follows various different characters as they await their verdict in court and tell the story behind how they find themselves accused. Michael Chiklis, Margo Martindale, Wendell Pierce, Rachel Bilson, and Abigail Breslin are among the show’s ensemble cast.
The first episode of Accused is available to stream now, with subsequent installments set to arrive shortly after their terrestrial debuts every Tuesday evening. There’s been no word yet on when UK viewers can stream the series, but the BBC original is still available on BritBox.
Available to stream on Fox Now from Sunday.
Game Theory With Bomani Jones season 2 (HBO Max)
In truth, this week’s documentary selection is pretty lackluster – so we’ve decided to show HBO Max some love by recommending the second season of Game Theory With Bomani Jones.
This popular chat show finds journalist Bomani Jones breaking down timely issues in the world of sports through in-depth analysis, interviews with special guests, and his signature commentary style. New episodes will become available to stream every Friday.
Now available to stream on HBO Max.
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Prototype of Mobile Device to Contribute in Urban Mobility of the Visually Impaired People
Fabricio Amorim, Fernando Santil
Subject: Earth Sciences, Space Science Keywords: visually impaired people; mobile devices; assistive cartography.
The vision can be used to recognize images and to improve mental pictures of environments. Visually impaired people feel a lack of aid for their independent or facilitated urban mobility, which can be achieved with the use of mobile devices and cartographic tools using audiovisual outputs. This work raises issues about urban mobility for the accessibility of visually impaired people in areas still unexplored by them, it uses cartographic technologies in electronic devices. For a preview of the test area located in Monte Carmelo (MG), a tactile model was used to form the first image of the eight volunteers. Results were obtained through research with not blind and blind individuals, it validated the use of áreas’s mobile registration prototype positioning in field or not, when the coordinates from the objects are known for registration. The results indicate that both the tactile model and the audiovisual prototype can be used by blind and non-blind people. Above all, the prototype proved to be a viable and adequate option for decision making in urban environments. New ways of presenting data to blind or otherwise blind people can still be studied.
Indoor Navigation Systems for Blind People
Ali Hojjat
Subject: Mathematics & Computer Science, Information Technology & Data Management Keywords: indoor navigation; wayfinding; visually impaired navigation; sensor fusion
Indoor navigation systems must deal with absence of GPS signals, since they are only available in outdoor environments. Therefore, indoor systems have to rely upon other techniques for positioning users. Recently various indoor navigation systems have been designed and developed to help visually impaired people. In this paper an overview of some existing indoor navigation systems for visually impaired people are presented and they are compared from different perspectives. The evaluated techniques are ultrasonic systems, RFID-based solutions, computer vision aided navigation systems, ans smartphone-based applications.
A Theoretical Model to Explain the Symptoms and Progression of Schizophrenia
Michael Overholt
Subject: Medicine & Pharmacology, Other Keywords: schizophrenia; impaired neurogenesis; sleep-wake cycle; non-REM sleep
Through the use of a simplified model of consciousness this paper illustrates the symptoms of schizophrenia linked to neocortical structures and functions. It makes the case that the bewildering and varied presentation of symptoms in schizophrenia can be analyzed and explained using such models. The model is used to illustrate the central thesis of the paper, that schizophrenia is a disorder of neurogenesis which leads to progressive neurochemical, functional and neurophysiological changes that create the characteristic behaviors of the disease.
Can Periodical Examinations of Employees Be Useful in Detection of Glycaemia Impairment and Improving Patients’ Adherence to Medical Recommendations?
Andrzej Marcinkiewicz, Wojciech Hanke, Paweł Kałużny, Agnieszka Lipińska-Ojrzanowska, Marta Wiszniewska, Jolanta Walusiak-Skorupa
Subject: Medicine & Pharmacology, General Medical Research Keywords: occupational health; diabetes; glycaemia impairment; impaired fasting glucose; adherence; compliance
Worldwide epidemiological data indicates insufficient diagnosis of diabetes as an increasing problem of public health. Searching for solutions in this disadvantageous situation, occupational medicine health services seem to open up a unique opportunity to recognize some abnormalities in early steps, especially among the asymptomatic working-age population. 316 workers underwent obligatory prophylactic examinations. In patients with twice assayed FGL ≥ 126 mg/dl (7.0 mmol/l) the additional intervention was implemented, including further diagnostic process and therapy in General Practice (GP), followed by examination by an occupational health specialist within 3 months. The diagnosis of previously unknown diabetes was established among 2.5% of examined workers. All patients referred to the GP due to detected glycaemia impairment visited their doctor and finished the diagnostic process, took up therapy constrained by the occupational health physician to show the effects of intervention within 3 months. Prophylactic medical check-ups allow improved compliance and medical surveillance over glycaemia impairment in patients with prediabetes states, unknown diabetes or uncontrolled clinical course of diabetes. Considering fasting glucose level during mandatory prophylactic examination helps effective prevention of diabetes and its complications and thus give public health system benefits.
Requirements, Challenges, and Use of Digital Devices and Apps for Blind and Visually Impaired
Sahar Busaeed, Rashid Mehmood, Iyad Katib
Subject: Mathematics & Computer Science, Analysis Keywords: blind; visually impaired; assistive devices; object recognition; navigation; virtual assistants; Smart Cities; Saudi Arabia
Visually impaired people encounter many impediments and challenges in their lives such as related to their mobility, education, communication, use of technology, and others. This paper reports the results of an online survey to understand the requirements and challenges blind and visually impaired people face in their daily lives regarding the availability and use of digital devices. The survey was conducted among the blind and visually impaired in Saudi Arabia using digital forms. A total of 164 people responded to the survey most of them using the VoiceOver function. People were asked about the use of smart devices, special devices, operating systems, object recognition apps, indoor and outdoor navigation apps, virtual digital assistive apps, the purpose (navigation, education, etc.) of and difficulty in using these apps, the type of assistance needed, the reliance on others in using the assistive technologies, and the level of satisfaction from the existing assistive technologies. The majority of the participants were 18 – 65 years old with 13% under 18 and 3% above 65. Sixty-five percent of the participants were graduates or postgraduates and the rest only had secondary education. White Cane, mobile phones, Apple iOS, Envision, Seeing AI, VoiceOver, and Google Maps were the most used devices, technologies, and apps used by the participants. Navigation at 39.6% was the most reported purpose of the special devices followed by education (34.1%) and office jobs (12.8%). The information from this survey along with a detailed literature review of academic and commercial technologies for the visually impaired was used to establish the research gap, design requirements, and a comprehensive understanding of the relevant landscape, which in turn was used to design smart glasses called LidSonic for visually impaired.
Low-Cost Open Source Ultrasound-Sensing Based Navigational Support for Visually Impaired
Aliaksei L. Petsiuk, Joshua M. Pearce
Subject: Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering Keywords: 3D printing; additive manufacturing; assistive devices; blind; obstacle avoidance; sensors; sensory substitution; ultrasonic sensing; ultrasound sensing; visually impaired
Nineteen million Americans have significant vision loss. Over 70% of these are not employed full-time, and more than a quarter live below the poverty line. Globally, there are 36 million blind people, but less than half use white canes or more costly commercial sensory substitutions. The quality of life for visually impaired people is hampered by the resultant lack of independence. To help alleviate these challenges this study reports on the development of a low-cost (<$24), open-source navigational support system to allow people with the lost vision to navigate, orient themselves in their surroundings and avoid obstacles when moving. The system can be largely made with digitally distributed manufacturing using low-cost 3-D printing/milling. It conveys point-distance information by utilizing the natural active sensing approach and modulates measurements into haptic feedback with various vibration patterns within the distance range of 3 m. The developed system allows people with lost vision to solve the primary tasks of navigation, orientation, and obstacle detection (>20 cm stationary, moving up to 0.5 m/s) to ensure their safety and mobility. Sighted blindfolded participants successfully demonstrated the device for eight primary everyday navigation and guidance tasks including indoor and outdoor navigation and avoiding collisions with other pedestrians.
UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF DYSFUNCTIONAL AND HEALTHY MITOCHONDRIA IN STROKE PATHOLOGY AND ITS TREATMENT
Hung Nguyen, Sydney Zarriello, Mira Rajani, Julian Tuazon, Eleonora Napoli, Cesar Borlongan
Subject: Life Sciences, Cell & Developmental Biology Keywords: cerebral ischemia, blood brain barrier, endothelial cells, impaired mitochondria, neurovascular unit, regenerative medicine, stem cell therapy, transfer of healthy mitochondria, vasculature
Stroke remains a major cause of death and disability in the United States and around the world. Solid safety and efficacy profiles of novel stroke therapeutics have been generated in the laboratory, but most failed in clinical trials. Investigations into the pathology and treatment of the disease remain a key research endeavor in advancing scientific understanding and clinical applications. In particular, cell-based regenerative medicine, specifically stem cells transplantation, may hold promise as stroke therapy because grafted cells and their components may recapitulate the growth and function of the neurovascular unit, which arguably represents the alpha and omega of stroke brain pathology and recovery. Recent evidence has implicated mitochondria, organelles with a central role in energy metabolism and stress response, in stroke progression. Recognizing that stem cells offer a source of healthy mitochondria, potentially transferrable into ischemic cells, may provide a new therapeutic tool. To this end, deciphering cellular and molecular processes underlying dysfunctional mitochondria may reveal innovative strategies for stroke therapy. Here, we review recent studies capturing the intimate participation of mitochondrial impairment in stroke pathology, and showcase promising methods of healthy mitochondria transfer into ischemic cells, to critically evaluate the potential of mitochondria-based stem cell therapy for stroke.
LidSonic V2.0: LiDAR and Deep Learning-based Green Assistive Edge Device to Enhance Mobility for the Visually Impaired
Sahar Busaeed, Iyad Katib, Aiiad Albeshri, Juan M. Corchado, Tan Yigitcanlar, Rashid Mehmood
Subject: Mathematics & Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Keywords: visually impaired; smart mobility; sensors; LiDAR; ultrasonic; deep learning; obstacle detection; obstacle recognition; assistive tools; edge computing; green computing; sustainability; Arduino Uno; Smart App
Over a billion people around the world are disabled, among them, 253 million are visually impaired or blind, and this number is greatly increasing due to ageing, chronic diseases, poor environment, and health. Despite many proposals, the current devices and systems lack maturity and do not completely fulfill user requirements and satisfaction. Increased research activity in this field is required to encourage the development, commercialization, and widespread acceptance of low-cost and affordable assistive technologies for visual impairment and other disabilities. This paper proposes a novel approach using a LiDAR with a servo motor and an ultrasonic sensor to collect data and predict objects using deep learning for environment perception and navigation. We adopted this approach in a pair of smart glasses, called LidSonic V2.0, to enable the identification of obstacles for the visually impaired. The LidSonic system consists of an Arduino Uno edge computing device integrated into the smart glasses and a smartphone app that transmits data via Bluetooth. Arduino gathers data, operates the sensors on smart glasses, detects obstacles using simple data processing, and provides buzzer feedback to visually impaired users. The smartphone application collects data from Arduino, detects and classifies items in the spatial environment, and gives spoken feedback to the user on the detected objects. In comparison to image processing-based glasses, LidSonic uses far less processing time and energy to classify obstacles using simple LiDAR data, according to several integer measurements. We comprehensively describe the proposed system's hardware and software design, construct their prototype implementations, and test them in real-world environments. Using the open platforms, WEKA and TensorFlow, the entire LidSonic system is built with affordable off-the-shelf sensors and a microcontroller board costing less than $80. Essentially, we provide designs of an inexpensive, miniature, green device that can be built into, or mounted on, any pair of glasses or even a wheelchair to help the visually impaired. Our approach affords faster inference and decision-making using relatively low energy with smaller data sizes as well as faster communications for the edge, fog, and cloud computing.
SEDIQA: Sound Emitting Document Image Quality Assessment in a Reading Aid for the Visually Impaired
Jane Courtney
Subject: Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering Keywords: image quality assessment; image quality metrics; NR-IQAs; D-IQA; OCR accuracy; OCR prediction; OCR improvements; visual aids; visually impaired; reading aids; document images; text-based images
For Visually impaired People (VIPs), the ability to convert text to sound can mean a new level of independence or the simple joy of a good book. With significant advances in Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in recent years, a number of reading aids are appearing on the market. These reading aids convert images captured by a camera to text which can then be read aloud. However, all of these reading aids suffer from a key issue – the user must be able to visually target the text and capture an image of sufficient quality for the OCR algorithm to function – no small task for VIPs. In this work, a Sound-Emitting Document Image Quality Assessment metric (SEDIQA) is proposed which allows the user to hear the quality of the text image and automatically captures the best image for OCR accuracy. This work also includes testing of OCR performance against image degradations, to identify the most significant contributors to accuracy reduction. The proposed No-Reference Image Quality Assessor (NR-IQA) is validated alongside established NR-IQAs and this work includes insights into the performance of these NR-IQAs on document images. | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6981725096702576, "wiki_prob": 0.30182749032974243, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line451732"} |
The Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) has fined the Central African Produce for stocking for sell expired maize cream on 29th April 2022.
This follows a tip from the public that the company was allegedly stocking and repacking expired maize flour for sell. A follow up by MBS that was conducted recently revealed that the expired maize cream was being repackaged for sell by Central African Produce in Limbe.
The Central African Produce have further been given a default charged and the company has further been ordered to cover all the associated costs required during the disposal activity of the expired consignment.
The malpractice of selling expired or defective commodities is against section 39 of the Malawi Bureau of Standards Act (Cap 51:02) and attracts a penalty of MWK1, 000,000.00 and a custodial sentence of 1 year‘s imprisonment upon conviction by the court as per section 44 of the Act.
The MBS wishes to commend the general public for its continuous support in providing tips and would like to assure the general public that all tips will be investigated and appropriate action taken on all those who breach the Malawi Bureau of Standards Act. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7692539095878601, "wiki_prob": 0.7692539095878601, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line317205"} |
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Group of breast most cancers survivors find network through dragon boat racing
Each member of the Derby City Dragons can also have their own story. However, they’re all in the same boat.
The dragon boat racing crew is made up entirely of breast most cancers survivors. We won’t sit down around and communicate about most cancers. However, we’re all there for each different,” group member Georgianna Dotson stated. “It turned into an existence changer for me. It made me realize that I’m more than most cancers and that I should get my strength back. The crew was founded in 2013, and welcomes any breast most cancers survivor irrespective of age, fitness degree, or revel in.
There’s a lot to appearance back on in history for June 18. Here are more than one outstanding moments.
1940: Churchill rallies Britain in World War II
1815: Napoleon beat at Battle of Waterloo.
1928: Amelia Earhart becomes the primary woman to pass the Atlantic Ocean.
1983: Sally Ride will become America’s first lady in space.
1942: Former Beatle Paul McCartney becomes born on this day.
Paige Winter, 17, become attacked while swimming in waist-deep waters off the coast of North Carolina on June 2. She lost her palms, and her left leg become amputated, but she refuses to permit the attack to preserve her down. I turned into conscious from the start; not anything’s gonna be equal ever again. Like, I’m nevertheless Paigey. Just a little unique,” Winter told “GMA” in an interview airing Tuesday. “I got some pieces of the puzzle missing. But it’s OK. … I’d instead undergo this difficult journey than.
Like, now not being able to use my palms. Not being capable of, like, walk. The teen became swimming inside the ocean along with her sister and brother on a warm Sunday afternoon, taking part in the solar and pretending to be mermaids, whilst matters suddenly took a turn for the worst. Something commenced tugging her underwater. At first, she concept it was one in every one of her siblings grabbing her leg as a funny story, however then she began to sense a weird “snapping” sensation — something she said she’ll never overlook.
I’m like, ‘Is this, like, a snapping turtle? Like, what’s occurring?'” she recalled. “Then it just begins. Like a dog [when] they get a rope, you take hold of the other rope, and they begin going — like with their entire frame. I consider giving up for a 2nd, and then I start like laying there … and then I turned into like, ‘no, wait a minute, I cannot try this. Like, that is no longer an option!
Winter stated her body went into surprise, and she, in the end, stopped feeling the ache. She said she mustered up all her strength and tried “prying” the animal off of her. However, it turned too strong. Beginning to lose wish, she began to pray for a miracle. I’m like, ‘I’m 17, like, please don’t permit me to die. Like, I’m now not prepared to die; I actually have the stuff to do. Like, so much,'” she said, recalling her brief communication with God. “My body went into surprise. So I couldn’t sense something; I just knew it turned horrific.
The teenager suffered “deep lacerations to her leg, pelvic and hand regions” and needed to be airlifted to a trauma center. Despite her accidents, the vibrant youngster said she hopes to show it right into a fine enjoy.
Luckily, her father, Charlie Winter, managed to punch the shark in a pass that could have stored her life, authorities stated. Now she calls him her hero. Paige Winter said she nonetheless remembers how she felt while her father placed her over his shoulder and retaken her to safety.
I became like, ‘Dad, please assist me!’ I take into account being, in reality, quiet,” she stated. “And at one factor, his power, like, dropped. He’s like, ‘I can’t … I cannot, guy,’ and I become like, “Yes, you could, please assist me. Charlie Winter stated he ran as speedy as he could while he found out his daughter was in Hazard. You could tell in which she became due to the fact you can see pink on the water,” he told “GMA.” “I dove below. It becomes about 5 ft. She turned into already getting pulled returned, and so I dove in which — she became movin’ again. That’s in which I dove in, and I grabbed her.
Within a depend on seconds, he determined himself staring eye-to-eye with a big shark. I pulled her up. You ought to see the shark come up proper together with her. And then I simply without delay begins beating it with the entirety I ought to,” he said. “He turned into simply watching me sideways, simply the largest, blackest eye-piercing. It changed into simply no negotiating with it. Today, the own family says they may be nonetheless running to get used to “the new ordinary,” however, Paige Winter says she does not sense any anger closer to the shark who attacked her. This scenario has entreated me to research more about sharks.
Because even within the back of that ambulance and in the again of that truck, I turned into like, ‘Guys, sharks are nonetheless appropriate human beings. Like, don’t get mad at the shark. The shark is best,” she recalled with a grin. “I changed into just trying to assure them that that shark and I are desirable, like, we are suitable.” Paige Winter’s circle of relatives has installation a GoFundMe fundraising page known as “Prayers For Paige” to help with the price of her surgical procedures and recuperation procedure.
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Trick or Murder? (Sophie Sayers Village Mysteries #2)
When the strange new vicar arrives in Wendlebury Barrow, his ban on Halloween not only upsets the whole village, it also threatens to scupper Sophie Sayers’ fledgling romance with charismatic bookseller Hector Munro. What is the dark secret that the vicar is keeping about Hector, and whose is that body buried at the bottom of the vicarage bonfire on Guy Fawkes Night? Sophie is determined to find out.
In this spooky story you’ll meet all the familiar characters that were such good company in Best Murder in Show, plus a lively new bunch, including not one but two eccentric vicars, a tearaway teenager, and Hector’s godmother, who has a few secrets tucked away….
This second book in this series of cosy classic mystery novels was launched in true village style at the Hawkesbury Upton Village Show and is now available to buy in paperback and ebook.
Scroll down the page to read the opening two chapters for free.
Buy the paperback online here or order at your local bookshop by quoting ISBN 978-1-911223-20-7
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Compelling & Comforting – Lisa K
I am really enjoying this series. You want to meet the characters, live in the village, have a tea with a shot of something at Hectors House… Reading these books is as comforting as eating a chocolate bar, and it lasts much longer.
A Light Touch – Chris Calder
The author delivers the story in such a way that it flows easily, drawing the reader on effortlessly with a light, engaging touch. Give yourself a treat, read this book.
Sophie’s First Halloween in Wendlebury Barrow – Anita Davison
…Just when I was getting too complacent, there was a great twist at the end. This was a lovely, relaxing read for the dark winter evenings. I’m looking forward to the next book, Murder in the Manger.
To read more reviews of Trick or Murder?, visit the book’s reviews page here.
THE OPENING CHAPTERS OF TRICK OR MURDER?
1 Strange Guys
On a crisp, bright autumn morning, an American tourist driving through the Cotswold village of Wendlebury Barrow pressed his foot down on the accelerator of his hired car. “Let’s give it some gas and get out of here,” he said to his wife. “What is this place anyway?”
“I don’t know, honey, but I think we may have driven through a time warp. I just saw a sign advertising a fireworks party at the vicarage tonight. But this is November fifth, not July fourth.”
She was cowering in the passenger seat at the sight of so many dead bodies being transported down the High Street. A young man was pushing one slumped in a wheelbarrow, while his friend carried another over his shoulder. A teenage girl had squeezed a third into a child’s buggy. All were converging on the vicarage, where a small boy was currently dragging a body as big as himself across a muddy lawn littered with rotting windfall apples and dead leaves.
As the tourists drove by, they glimpsed a large mound of wood and paper at the centre of the back lawn. The woman gasped.
“Do you think that was a funeral pyre?”
“It’s too late for a Halloween prank, whatever it was.”
“Maybe they celebrate the Day of the Dead here?”
“No, that’s Mexico.” He passed her his phone. “Look up today’s date and ‘holidays’ online, if you can get a signal in this godforsaken place.”
The search engine’s robot enlightened them. “On the fifth of November 1605, Guy Fawkes and his Catholic followers plotted to blow up the Houses of Parliament to overturn the Protestant government. The plot was foiled, and on subsequent anniversaries Guy Fawkes’ Night is celebrated with bonfire parties at which effigies of Guy Fawkes, commonly known as guys and similar in construction and appearance to scarecrows, are burned on bonfires. The traditional accompaniment of fireworks is less popular now for reasons of health and safety.”
“Guy Fawkes, Marcia? Boy, these Brits sure choose weird names.”
“They certainly do, Randy.”
He changed up a gear as they sped through open country. “But why do they need so many? Isn’t one Guy Fawkes enough for them?”
Marcia shuddered. “Burning even one is one too many for me. And at the vicar’s house, too. He doesn’t sound like a man of God. Let’s head back to the safety of a city. The English countryside is way too dangerous.”
But the danger had barely begun. Had Randy and Marcia remained after nightfall, they’d have found fifty-four guys about to be burned on the bonfire, with one real person concealed among them.
2 The Tangled Web
Now that it was October, and the bookshop’s start-of-term sales had fallen away, the proprietor Hector Munro and I were busy setting up a Halloween window display to lure people back in. Hector told me Halloween was a big thing in Wendlebury Barrow, and I was looking forward to a bit of fun to liven up the shorter days of autumn. I’d only come to live there the previous June, when I inherited my Great Auntie May’s cottage and landed a job as a sales assistant at Hector’s House, the local bookshop. There was still so much for me to learn about this village that I’d started to think of as home.
As I sprayed fake cobwebs into the top left-hand corner of the bay window, Hector, standing on a small pair of steps, was suspending rubber spiders and bats on black thread from a series of display hooks permanently set into the ceiling. Plastic snakes writhed over spooky books artfully arranged beneath them.
Billy clattered through the shop door in time for his usual elevenses of tea and cake. “If you’d asked, I could have saved you the trouble and brought you some real cobwebs from home,” he said. “And spiders.”
Billy’s loyalty to Hector’s House was cemented not by a love of books, which he never bought, but by the illicit hooch that Hector brewed to slip into the tea of favoured guests. The cream of the bookshop, Hector liked to call it.
“No thanks, Billy, we’re treating Halloween strictly as fiction,” said Hector. “If we want to truly scare the village children, we’ll send them round to yours. Pass me another bat, would you, Sophie?”
I had just set down my aerosol can and was rummaging in the props box when the shop door creaked open, and a new voice joined the conversation.
“You’ve omitted to dust the upper left-hand quadrant.” The tall, lean stranger in a plain black suit addressed me, pointing to a fine cluster of cobwebs that I’d sprayed artistically into place. “A feather duster is the optimum weapon.”
I smiled politely at what I presumed to be a feeble joke, until I realised from the stranger’s grim expression that he was deadly serious.
“Trust me, my dear, I speak from experience. I’ve extinguished so many spiders in the vicarage this morning that I now count myself an arachnid expert.”
His straggly white hair bore evidence of his morning’s battle: a dead spider lay on his tonsure-like bald patch. If I were a spider, the stranger’s steely grey eyes would have sent me scuttling for cover.
Hector climbed down from the steps and came to stand beside me as if to provide an informal welcoming committee. When he held out his hand for a handshake, the stranger gave it a disparaging look, as if it needed a good wash, and did not return the gesture.
“Good morning, sir. We haven’t had the pleasure.”
“Don’t you believe it. I saw him kiss her the other day.”
I could have murdered Billy. One impulsive kiss from Hector the previous week, when he congratulated me on winning a writing prize, was hardly a sin. To be honest, even if it was, I wouldn’t have minded sinning again, never mind if it did upset the sanctimonious stranger. I bet he didn’t get many kisses. That was probably why he was so sour.
With a diplomatic smile, Hector slipped his hands into the pockets of his jeans. “I mean, I don’t think we’ve had the pleasure of seeing you in our bookshop before. Or have we?” He gazed at the stranger as if trying to place him. “I have a feeling we have met before, but I’m not sure where. You’re not local, are you?”
The stranger looked smug. “My dear fellow, I am the most local vicar you will ever have in your emporium. I am indeed your vicar, the Reverend Philip Neep. I arrived last night as the new incumbent of the Parish of Wendlebury. This is therefore my first visit to your store.” He stared at Hector for a moment, then quickly looked away.
Dropping the iced bun to which he’d helped himself from the tearoom counter, Billy almost ran over to join us. “Our new vicar? Welcome to Wendlebury, vicar. We wasn’t expecting you till the end of November.” He seized the vicar’s right hand in his own, pumping it up and down in vigorous greeting.
The vicar peered down his long nose at Billy, who stood at least a head shorter than him, and was scruffy as ever in old buff cords, checked flannel shirt, and much patched tweed jacket.
“Billy Thompson. I tend the churchyard and vicarage garden, with payment by the hour. I’ve been a member of the Friends of St Bride’s these last twenty-three years and honorary treasurer for five.”
The vicar tugged his ambushed hand free with a look of distaste and pulled a handkerchief from his top jacket pocket to wipe it clean. “Doubtless I shall see you again at their next meeting.”
“Oh no, vicar, you’re not on the Friends’ committee. But we do occasionally liaise with the Parochial Church Council. That’s your gang.”
The vicar raised his eyebrows. “That will never do. I’m used to being closely involved with all the workings of my parish. After all, what is a vicar if not everyone’s friend?” He turned his back on Billy to address Hector again. “My parishioners can be so thoughtful about not overtaxing me, but to serve my community is my reason for being.”
Frowning, Billy returned to his table to take solace in the remainder of his iced bun. “What about serving God?” he muttered with his mouth full.
Abruptly, the vicar pushed past Hector and me and started browsing the bookshelves. He paused by the autobiography section. “Rather a lot of celebrities here, I see.” He pulled out a thick hardback by a famous supermodel with as much disdain as if it carried a social disease. Flicking through its pages, he lingered over the shiny photographs.
“Not someone I’d consider worthy of commemoration. I’d rather read about a more inspiring role model with a humbler public profile. They’d certainly write better. Not that anybody recognises great writing when they see it these days.” He coughed, his lungs probably still dusty from his morning’s labours. “Most celebrity autobiographies are ghostwritten, you know.”
I tried to lighten the vicar’s mood with a joke. “Then we’d better add them to our spooky window display.”
Ignoring me, he shoved the book back onto the shelf, oblivious to the fact that his rough handling had ripped its dustjacket. Almost as an afterthought, he added, “And where is your spiritual section? I assume you have a wide selection of Bibles?”
Hector pointed to the bottom shelf in the furthest corner. “Faiths are down there, next to Philosophy, just along from Self-help.”
“Faiths?” The vicar pronounced the final s as if it were a second superfluous syllable. He stooped to inspect the evidence. “Buddhism? Judaism? Druids? That’s not what I asked for at all.”
Hector, ever the diplomat, was trying hard to remain civil. I could tell he didn’t like Mr Neep’s rudeness to me or to Billy, even though Billy was frequently rude to everyone else. At least Billy had his heart in the right place. I wasn’t sure Mr Neep had a heart at all.
“I stock what my customers are most likely to buy,” Hector explained patiently.
The vicar swivelled round on his heel, looking like a headmaster about to chastise a schoolboy. “But, my dear fellow, if you don’t stock a good range of Bibles, how can your clientele buy them? Equally the memoirs of some more deserving fellows?”
I could tell Hector’s teeth were gritted beneath his tolerant smile. “My limited stock is carefully curated to meet the tastes of my customers. If someone wants to buy something that’s not in stock, I place a special order for no extra charge. Such are the ways of the successful bookseller. But perhaps it would help us get to know each other better if you joined me for a pot of tea, vicar?”
“Moral high ground to you, young Hector,” murmured Billy, sucking a stray bit of icing off his thumb.
Crossing to the tearoom, Hector pulled out a chair at the table furthest from Billy and gestured to the vicar to sit down. “I hope we’ll see you here often.”
Once the vicar had taken the proffered seat, I rushed over to serve him and Hector tea. The vicar looked dubiously at the cup and saucer as I set them before him. Our book-themed crockery is provided by the Literally Gifted company in return for us promoting its products in our shop, and I’d inadvertently given him the Dracula tea cup.
“I’m sorry, I think that cup’s cracked,” I said, although it wasn’t. “I’ll get another.”
I swiftly replaced it with Pride and Prejudice to match Hector’s Persuasion, and gave Dracula to Billy instead. As I filled the Great Expectations teapot, Hector tried to move the conversation on to safer ground.
“I’m so glad to see they have brought you here to fill the vacancy at last. We’ve been vicarless for months.”
“Better than being knicker—”
Fortunately the vicar had his back to Billy, so didn’t see me clasp my hand over the old boy’s mouth to silence him. I don’t usually assault our customers, and Billy took it in good spirit, seizing the opportunity to kiss my palm. I whisked my hand away as fast as I could, secretly glad that Billy was standing up to the vicar’s rudeness.
While I gave my hands a very thorough wash behind the tearoom counter, Hector pressed on.
“I hope we’ll have the opportunity to welcome your wife here soon, vicar. There are plenty of clubs and societies in the village that would be glad of her company. My assistant Sophie is a member of the Wendlebury Writers and the Show Committee. I’m sure she’d be happy to make introductions.”
“Dead,” said the vicar. “My wife is dead.”
“I’m so sorry.” Hector fell silent.
I wondered whether being widowed was what had made the vicar so judgmental about me and Hector. He must have been lonely.
Billy beckoned me back to his table. “Slip him some of Hector’s special cream. That’ll soften the old bugger up a bit.”
I fetched the jug from the fridge.
“Would you like some cream in your tea, vicar? We do a very nice local cream for special guests. We like to support local producers.”
“I take it black.”
Daunted, I splashed a little into Hector’s cup. He looked grateful.
“So, what do you do in this bookshop of yours?” The vicar asked as if it wasn’t a bookshop at all, but a thinly veiled front for an opium den. I quickly set the cream jug down on Billy’s table before the vicar could get a whiff of its contents.
Hector rattled off the description that I recognised from the shop’s website. “We offer much more than books, stationery and greetings cards to the local community.” He indicated the various display racks. “We provide a free meeting place for all ages and interests, such as the Wendlebury Writers and book groups. Our staff offer professional coaching in reading and writing for children who need extra help outside of the school day. We also lay on seasonal children’s activities and themed events for adults, to promote a love of books and reading all year round.” He pointed to the pile of free witch and ghost activity sheets on the play table in the corner. “We’re very much involved with the life of the village school. I presume you will be too, vicar, given that it’s a Church of England foundation school?”
“Yes, it will certainly be the school’s priority to have me guide the spiritual growth of the children and the staff.”
I wasn’t sure that was how the school staff might see it. Although the school had been founded by the church, leaving a lasting connection between the two, I knew from the pages of the parish magazine that currently top of the staff’s wish list was a new interactive whiteboard for the school hall followed by someone to repaint the hopscotch grids in the playground.
But the vicar had his own ideas. “I shall bring a wealth of new ideas and inspiration to the local educational establishment. “And on that note, I must ask you to remove all Halloween stock from your shop forthwith.”
Hector took a deep breath.
“More tea, vicar?” I said brightly, stepping forward to raise the pot to buy Hector thinking time. I could see this was going to be a two-pot problem. Mr Neep put his hand over his cup to refuse a refill as Hector began to speak.
“I’m sorry, vicar, but that’s quite impossible. As always at this time of year, we stock a wide range of Halloween books and activity materials.” He waved his hand towards our boxes of decorations. “We always celebrate Halloween in this village, but it’s all just a bit of fun. No real witchcraft here, ha ha. Besides, this is an independent bookshop. I make my own decisions about stock and policy. My shop, my rules. So we will continue to cater for our customers’ interest in Halloween as usual.”
The vicar shuffled back his chair, knocking the table hard enough to spill tea from the cups into the saucers. “Then I’m afraid I cannot conduct business with you, sir.”
Hector looked taken aback. “Why ever not? Your predecessor was one of our best customers. Particularly keen on police procedurals, as I recall.”
Neep slammed his hands down onto the table so hard that I feared he might break the china. Then he screwed up a paper serviette that he had not even used and threw it down. It might as well have been a gauntlet.
“Halloween is an ungodly festival which promotes Satanism. As a man of the church, I will not patronise premises that lionise the work of the devil. Good day to you.”
He rose to his feet, stalked out of the shop, and slammed the door behind him, leaving Hector calmly sipping the rest of his tea.
Billy broke the ensuing silence. “He ain’t no proper vicar, if you ask me. Why did old Reverend Murray have to go and retire? He was what I’d call a real man of the cloth. Someone with a bit of common courtesy and respect for his fellow parishioners. Used to buy me a bottle of Scotch every autumn, in return for clearing up his dead leaves.”
Crossing over to the window, Billy picked out from our Halloween props box the ugliest, most misshapen fluffy spider he could find, and tied a black cotton thread around its middle. Then he pulled a black rubber band out of his sagging jacket pocket. Roughly he slipped the rubber band around the spider’s neck. Taking a bottle of correction fluid from the shop counter, he dabbed a patch of white on the rubber band just beneath the spider’s mouth, creating a passable impression of a clerical dog collar. Shakily, he clambered up the stepladder to suspend the spider from the hook in the centre of the shop window’s ceiling.
“Let him put that in his organ pipe and smoke it,” said Billy tersely, batting the spider to send it spinning in wild circles.
I expected Hector, always respectful of his customers, to leap up, remove the spider and rip off its makeshift clerical collar. Instead, he raised his teacup to Billy in a toast.
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The museum is a historical hub of this beautiful Canadian city and is nowadays a listed building. The collection encompasses the recent approaches in Canada's natural history. Furthermore, there are artefacts shown originating in the period from 1891 to 1932, the time of Victoria and Edward who have had, in retrospect, the biggest impact on the museum up to the present-day. The interior of the museum creates a special atmosphere due to its sophisticated scaffolding system which impresses in both its architectural style and content. This impression is particularly emphasised through the open stairs and floors as well as the costly wood finishing and the original decorative elements.
Highly impressive anywhere you look
After enjoying the exhibition inside, it's time to explore the museum's outdoor facilities. Architecturally, the museum building is highly impressive here too as it used to be an imposing state building and still contains a historical flair in every corner. Nowadays, the park surrounding the museum is often used as a venue for festivals and other open air events. One can be sure to always experience a unique agenda of entertainment on-site. In case there's no special event taking place on the day you're visiting, then there's still the option to explore the surrounding mountain ridges. Additionally, you may overview the Bow River and parts of the Banff's city centre standing up here.
A Venerable Museum with Tradition
The museum being a historical building, it enjoys a special status in Banff. Having been built in 1903, it is considered the oldest park in a Canadian National Park. It has therefore long-time been a listed building. And what is more, it is the oldest museum of natural history in the whole of Western Canada.
Time for Changes
Originally, the building was located along the southern riverside of the Bow River and already received the first samples for its collection, which has meanwhile grown immensely, from the Department of Natural History of the Geological Survey of Canada in 1895. As the samples kept increasing in numbers, the museum saw itself confronted with too little of space to accommodate the entire collection. Due to these circumstances a new building for the museum was eventually constructed and placed opposite the Bow Bridge at the west end of Banff Avenue. Norman Sanson, a meteorologist, managed the new building as the acting director for a long time. It was him who extended the collection of the museum immensely during his time in office. After his retirement, though, the position wasn't filled again and thus the museum still shows samples exclusively from the 20th century.
A Variety of Species
In the period between 1905 and 1937 even a small zoo existed around the museum's building. It presented 36 different bird species and 50 other animal species. Most of these zoo animals were not endemic to Canada so that keeping those exotic animals was something special back in the day. The zoo was then closed in 1937 and, as a consequence, most animals were transferred to Calgary Zoo.
From the direction of Calgary
Coming from Calgary, you first follow the Bow Trail heading westwards out of the city and take a right at the intersection into the Sarcee Trail. After a while, you change onto Trans-Canada Highway driving in the direction of Banff. Follow the road for about 110km (68mi) until you take the exit in Banff. Keep left on Banff Avenue. This way you get straight to the city centre.
From the direction of Jasper
Starting your journey in Jasper, you first head westwards taking Connaught Drive to get out of the city. After crossing Yellowhead Highway, you will now drive on the Icefields Parkway which you follow for the next 285km (177mi). This way leads you through both the Jasper National Park and parts of the Banff National Park. Upon approaching Lake Louise you change to Trans-Canada Highway which you then leave again via the exit to Banff. Follow the Mt Norquay Road and finally turn into Gopher Street taking you straight to the city centre of Banff.
From the direction of Lethbridge
The Scenic Drive takes you from Lethbridge to the driveway of Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3). Following the highway for the next 18km (11.2mi), you turn right and carry on towards Calgary. And after another 18km (11.2mi), you turn right again and continue the journey as signposted towards Monarch/ Vulcan. You will then get to Highway 23 which you follow until you see the sign to turn left to Claresholm. Once there, take a left and follow the signs to Calgary/ Nanton. Thereafter, you continue on the Queen Elizabeth Highway (Highway 2) taking you to Nanton, passing the Silver Lake on your way northwards. Keep right to get onto the Deerfoot Trail which you will then leave on the outskirts of Calgary to change to Southland Drive before turning right onto the Blackfoot Trail. You eventually change onto the Glenmore Trail and follow the road for about 8km (5mi) before continuing on the Sarcee Trail. Hereafter, you change to Trans-Canada Highway and continue towards Banff where you'll arrive after another 110km (68mi) of a journey.
Once you'll arrive in Banff, follow the Banff Avenue. Take a right when at the intersection of Buffalo Street. Turn left at the next opportunity and follow the road until you arrive at the Banff Park Museum.
If you arrive at Calgary Airport, you may want to take a bus to Banff. There are a few bus lines operating on a daily routine between the airport and the city. In addition, you might also want to catch a bus operating between Jasper, Lake Louise and Banff, taking you straight to the city centre.
Within the scope of some round trips, there is also the possibility to catch a train to Banff.
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So much heresy is entering the churches these days. As you would suspect, sometimes it is due to a pastor attending a conference or reading a book and becoming diapraxed with unbiblical ideas. He then starts to weave those ideas into his messages and begins to invite speakers to the church who expound on those ideas. Then when confronted by someone in the church who has reservations about the new stuff being taught, they are told to not talk about it and just go along with the program. If that person does not they are ostracized, slandered behind their back, and often told to leave (which is what they should do in any case).
But my observation is that it is not only the pastor who causes unbiblical changes to influence a church. Often the pastor is blissfully unaware of influences coming into his church. They often come in through (1) the worship team (2) women’s groups (3) bookstore (4) children’s programs (5) interdenominational prayer efforts and (6) relief and mission organizations. If unchecked this type of infiltration is much more subtle and can become deeply rooted.
THE WORSHIP TEAM
As I dealt with in my two articles, worship songs rating page and DVD on the subject of “Testing Music in the Church” …
http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/testingmusic.html
http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/testingmusic2.html
http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/worshipsongratings.html
http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/testingmusicDVD.html
… one of the gates through which a lot of heresy is introduced to the church is through music. Here is a quote from “Testing Music in the Church”:
Too many churches today are allowing music to be used in their services that is not glorifying to the Lord and can actually be a hindrance to the teaching of sound doctrine. Pastors and leaders should be using their leadership role to test what is being played and sung in their churches. Though some are quick to test preaching and teaching from their pulpits, many ignore the music being used in the same services. This is a tragic mistake. Music is a powerful medium. It is something that effects deeply the body, mind and emotions. It is a proven fact that music often stays with a person far longer than what is taught or preached. Songs roam around in our heads, especially if the melody appeals to us. What is often overlooked is the serious impression music makes on people, and the teaching they are getting over and over again as they allow the song to repeat in their minds and on their lips. Music teaches things much more subtly yet sometimes far more effectively.
That's why the lyrical content of music in the church, as well as its effect on the spiritual lives of those who perform and listen, should be vigorously examined by the leaders of the church. I am not suggesting that it should be done in a legalistic way. Church leaders do not want to discourage youth, for example, from leading singing in church. But discernment in the area of music must be done nonetheless.
Shepherds have an obligation from the Lord to protect their flocks. It should be established by the church leaders that any music done in the church will be held up to the same scrutiny as any other teaching or materials used in the church. If you donut allow just any book, any Sunday school material, any magazine to be on display in your church, then why would you allow music that has unsound doctrine and might cause people to sin?
STYLE VERSUS SUBSTANCE
Please understand that I am not one who puts down any particular instruments, style or form of music. Instruments are neither good nor evil in themselves. It is rather the motive and intent in using musical instruments that gives the interpretation or “spirit” to the music and lyrics. It is the musician that gives the instruments and vocals the words and music that create any particular mood, message or atmosphere
Musical instruments have been around since before the flood (Gen. 4:21). All musical instruments can be used to glorify the Lord, or glorify something else. I do not agree with the current teaching, in some circles, that drums and percussion instruments were not used in Biblical times for worship, therefore we should not use them now. Those who teach these things are ignorant of Scripture. The “timbrel” or tof was “a percussion instrument with a membrane. The drums varied in size and were played either with bare hands or with sticks.” (Ralph Gower, The Manners And Customs Of Bible Times, pg. 309.) The “timbrel” or tambourine can be found being used for worship in the following passages: Gen. 31:27, Ex. 15:20, Job 21:12, Ps. 81:2, 149:3, 150:4. Many noisy instruments such as cymbals and horns were used in worship: Ps. 81:1-3, 150:3-5, 2 Sam. 6:5, 1 Chr. 13:8, 15:16, 15:28, 2 Chr. 15:13. So apparently it is not the noise level but the motive and intent of the people playing the instruments that count.
MOTIVE AND INTENT
The motivation behind the use of music and lyrics are what Christians leaders should be looking at seriously today. It may surprise you but, lyrically, I know of old hymns that have bad theology. I also know of hard rock music that pictures very effectively scenes like the death of Jesus Christ and are doctrinally sound. So it is not always the style of music that is necessarily the problem. The problem comes in the way it is presented and the lyrical content.
FLESHLY WORSHIP MUSIC
I am sad to say that much of the modern “worship and praise” music tends to appeal to the flesh. Much of it has lost focus on Christ, tends to be humanistic and has little or no beneficial lyrical content. Modern “worship” music today is often way too repetitive and, in fact, tends to send a person into a trance-like state. We are called to worship God with our whole mind, body and spirit (1 Cor. 14:14-15). Trance induction is an occult technique, not a biblical one. The lyrics to much of the music used today in churches is shallow theologically, and some teach downright false doctrines. Much of it also tends to be so simplistic that it no longer contains even the basics of good musicality. Thankfully there is also good modern music out there to be found if churches make the effort to obtain it.
Please also check out the YouTube video that I did with Tim Wirth for more information:
WOMEN’S GROUPS
I have noticed in many otherwise biblically solid churches the tendency for women’s groups to be using unbiblical materials. Sometimes it is due to a woman coming in from an unbiblical church and using the women’s groups as a way to bring unbiblical doctrines into the church, making an end-run around the pastor and elders. Sometime one or more of the women in these groups has been watching “Christian” TV and wants to bring in a study series from one of their favorites. I often see materials and books being used authored by false teachings like Joyce Meyer, Juanita Bynum, Marilyn Hickey, Paula White, Joy Dawson, Cindy Jacobs, Patricia King, Ruth Heflin, Gwen Shaw, Beth Moore and many others. The names I have mentioned have hyperlinks where you can get more information on their unbiblical teachings. The ones in bold are women who produce materials that are most often used in some women’s groups. My advice is for good pastors to become more involved in checking out materials of any kind being used in their churches, and not be afraid to ask the leadership of women’s groups not to use certain women’s materials. I have seen way too many women’s groups branch off into studying books rather than the Bible. There are many Bible study courses that are excellent that could be used. I have a number on my site under the “Bible Studies” page.
I have spent a lot of time trying to inform Christian Bookstores of heretical books on their shelves. In a few cases those efforts were met with success. But more often, since the motive for selling books seems to be more financial than spiritual, those efforts are met with disdain and rejection. I challenged one Christian Bookstore to take Benny Hinn books off their shelves by handing them a paper with a number of unrepentant false prophecies he had made. They thanked me but when I came in a few weeks later they had simply turned the books spine out rather then face out, reducing the physical bookshelf space of the books, but not getting rid of any he books. The motive was financial as many people were buying them. You would be shocked to see what many major Christian Bookstore change sell in their stores. The question occurs to me that they are not really “Christian” at all as the stock any book people want to buy just as secular bookstores do. I did a DVD and article on this subject that shocks a lot of people.
http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/christianbookstoresdvd.html
http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/ChristianBookstores2.html
Books, along with music, are usually the initial way the enemy is able to attack the belief systems of people who call themselves “Christians”. I have had many people hand me books that turned out to be heretical. You need to carefully check any books people give you. You can find many of them reviewed on my site under the page “Book Reviews”. For our recommended reading list, go here for issues of deception in the Church and here for other book recommendations.
I also challenged another church bookstore on selling the “Prayer of Jabez” book. They initially got angry with me but about a month after I handed them Gary Gilley’s book called “I Just Wanted More Land” – Jabez and a month later the book was pulled from their shelves. I never got any thanks. More often I am met with anger and told that it is none of my business. There are some “Christian” bookstores out there that sell anywhere from 60-80% heretical books these days. Check out my bookstores DVD for information on which ones to avoid.
Unfortunately a number of children’s programs have been infiltrated by the New Apostolic as well as Emerging Church. Sad to say, one of them is AWANA. Here is a list of organizations now supporting the “spiritual formation” platform of Richard Foster and emergent church leadership:
Alpha Course, Bible.org, Focus on the Family, Awana Clubs, Tyndale Seminary (Canada), CMA (Christian Management Association), InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Reformed Church in America, Biola University, Bethel Seminary, Salvation Army, Dallas Theological Seminary, Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, Dallas Willard, Renovare, Redeemer Presbyterian of New York City (Tim Keller), Saddleback Church and Purpose Driven, Vanguard Church, Presbyterian Church USA, Upper Room Ministries, Zondervan Publishers, Simpson University (Redding, CA), Kairos School of Spiritual Formation, Intervarsity Press, Willow Creek, Youth Specialties, Abilene Christian University, Mennonite USA, George Fox University, Tervecca Nazarene University, Nazarene Theological Seminary ... (http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/spiritualformationlist.htm)
What a church can do with AWANA is go through the materials and take out the teachings on contemplative spirituality. You can still use the program as the older vision is still there, but be careful that you don’t start influencing your young people away from sound doctrine.
INTERDENOMINATIONAL PRAYER EFFORTS
Be very careful of getting your church or allowing members of your church to become involved in cross-denominational prayer meetings. These days these kinds of prayer initiatives are often backed by the New Apostolic Reformation who has taken over the National Prayer Day through its World Prayer Center. Often big prayer meetings are backed by the NAR and their “Transformations” agenda, a Dominionist pipe dream. The “Transformations” video series was passed around to many churches, but it was full of inaccuracies and outright fabrications. See the article on the first “Transformations” video here. Groups like YWAM often use the technique of starting prayer and fasting meetings in churches, getting people to view them as ultra-holy, then when they have enough people they begin to take over, bringing in all the garbage they are taught at their University of the Nations, DTS, etc. coming from the Emerging Church, New Apostolic, and many other heretical sources.
RELIEF AND MISSION ORGANIZATIONS
There are many agencies, organizations and missions that are under the leadership of the New Apostolic Reformation and false apostles C. Peter Wagner and Chuck Pierce.
The list of people involved in the New Apostolic Reformation is far too long to list. But there are key players and we would like you to know who they are. Some of these people are listed as apostles, some prophets, some pastors, and some claim to hold all the offices or new hybrid designations. Of course the list has to start with Apostle C. Peter Wagner of Wagner Leadership Institute who calls himself a "super apostle". There are dozens of other organizations he is the "apostle" of such as Global Harvest Ministries, Mission America, Lighthouse Movement, International Coalition Of Apostles, Wagner Publications, and the National Prayer Committee. Some of the key people featured on the video clips we will be showing you who are involved in C. Peter Wagner's New Apostolic Reformation and his International Coalition Of Apostles and who have taught at the Wagner Leadership Institute are as follows (show pictures): Apostle and Overseer John Eckhardt of Impact Network, Crusaders Ministries in Chicago, Illinois; Apostle Chuck Pierce of Glory Of Zion Ministries International and Global Harvest Ministries; Apostle, Prophet & Bishop Bill Hamon of Christian International Ministries Network; Apostle Jim Laffoon of the International Apostolic Team of Morning Star International; Prophetess Cindy Jacobs of Generals Of Intercession and Women's Aglow Fellwoship; Senior Pastor Ted Haggard of New Life Church Colorado Springs (where the Wagners attend) and Global Harvest Ministries; Prophet Mike Bickle formerly of the Kansas City Prophets and now of Friends Of The Bridegroom and International House Of Prayer; Prophetess Mary Crum of Life Center Ministries and Christian International Ministries Network; Senior Pastor Jack Deere of Evangelical Foundation Ministries and Trinity Fellowship Church of Amarillo, TX; Prophetess & Senior Pastor Barbara Yoder of Skekinah Christian Church of Ann Arbor, MI; Apostle & Senior Pastor Dutch Sheets of Springs Harvest Fellowship of Colorado Springs, CO, Fuller Seminary and Dutch Sheets Ministries. Some other prominent names from the Wagner Leadership Institute and the International Coalition Of Apostles are the following: Intercessor Alice Smith of the US Prayer Center, America's National Prayer Committee, International Reconciliation Coalition and International Spiritual Warfare Network; Intercessor Doris Wagner, wife of C. Peter Wagner, co-founder of Global Harvest Ministries; Apostle George Otis, Jr. of The Sentinel Group, producer of the Transformations video series; Pastor Bob Beckett of The Dwelling Place Family Church; Professor Charles Kraft of Fuller Seminary and Deep Healing Ministries; Senior Pastor David Cannistraci of Evangel Christian Fellowship; Mr. Eddie Smith founder of the US Prayer Center, America's National Prayer Committee, the U.S. Lausanne Committee, Mission America, the International Spiritual Warfare Network, the World Prayer Advisory Council, and the International Reconciliation Coalition; Teacher Ed Silvoso founder of Harvest Evangelism, Inc. and the Lighthouse Movement; Apostle Dr. Belcher member of the CFNI Executive Management Committee, Director of the Institute Emeritus, President of the CFN Alumni Ministers' Fellowship, instructor for The School of Pastoral Ministry; Senior Pastor Ernest Gentile founding pastor of Christian Community Church in San Jose, California; Intercessor Frank Hammond of Children's Bread; Mr. George Barna of Barna Research Group, Ltd; Pastor & Intercessor Jill Griffith of Wagner Publications; Writer Jim Rutz of Open Church Ministries and a freelance writer for groups such as, World Vision, Wycliffe, Youth for Christ, Prison Fellowship, the Lausanne Committee, Jews for Jesus, and Intervarsity; Writer Ken Gire of Wagner Publications; Apostle & Senior Pastor Lawrence Khong of Faith Community Baptist Church in Singapore; Pastor Linda Rios Brook of Lakeland Foundation, Inc. and Linda Rios Brook Ministries; Teacher Lora Allison founder and President of Celebration Ministries; Senior Pastor Naomi Dowdy Founder/President of Global Leadership Network and the Theological Centre for Asia in Singapore; Author Quin Sherrer author of Pray For Your Children and Good Night Lord; Apostle Rich Marshall founding pastor of Springs of Life Fellowship, Sunnyvale, CA; Senior Pastor Robert Heidler of Glory of Zion Outreach Center, Shekinah Messianic Ministries, Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem, and Glory of Zion International Ministries; Senior Pastor Stephen Mansfield of Belmont Church in Nashville, Tennessee.; Pastor Terry Teykl of Aldersgate United Methodist, Houston, TX; Author Rebecca Wagner Sytsema, Associate Publisher for Wagner Publications; Pastor David DeBord, Executive Director of The Christian Pastoral Counseling Center of Pasadena and of Deep Healing Ministries; Pastor & Author Barbara Wentroble of Wagner Publications; Senior Pastor Ché Ahn of Harvest Rock Church in Pasadena, California, and the founder and president of Harvest International Ministries; Author Stan DeKoven of Wagner Publications and over 20 books and numerous study guides; Author Hector Torres founder and president of Hispanic International Ministries and Coordinator to the Hispanic world for the World Prayer Center based in Colorado Springs; Senior Pastor Michael Fletcher of Manna Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina and founder of A.R.C. Ministries (Assisting Romanian Churches); Senior Pastor Larry Jackson of Bethel Outreach International Church in Charlotte, NC. At the last REPORT FROM THE APOSTOLIC COUNCIL OF PROPHETIC ELDERS --WITH FOCUS ON CUBA of January 10-11, 2002 written by Chuck Pierce, those "apostles" attending were Wesley and Stacey Campbell, Jim Goll, Bill and Evelyn Hamon, Mike and Cindy Jacobs, Jim Laffoon, Bart Pierce, Chuck D. Pierce, Rick Ridings, John and Paula Sandford, Michael and Andrea Schiffmann, Gwen Shaw, Dutch Sheets, Sharon Stone, Tommy Tenney, Hector Torres, Peter and Doris Wagner, and Barbara Wentroble. (http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/arise.html#agencies)
Here is also a partial list of supporting organizations of NAR programs and who teach NAR materials.
Other organizations that directly support the New Apostolic Reformation and its goals are: Impact Network, Crusaders Ministries, Glory Of Zion Ministries International, Christian International Ministries
Network; International Apostolic Team of Morning Star International, Generals Of Intercession, Women's Aglow Fellwoship, US Prayer Center, America's National Prayer Committee, International Reconciliation
Coalition, International Spiritual Warfare Network, The Sentinel Group, Deep Healing Ministries; World Prayer Advisory Council, Harvest Evangelism, Inc., Children's Bread; Barna Research Group, Ltd; Open Church Ministries, World Vision. Of special note is Youth With A Mission - YWAM. C. Peter Wagner served on YWAM prayer boards and YWAM Publishing publishes C. Peter Wagner and George Otis, Jr. books,
and sells books by many of the other NAR leadership. Continuing with the list: Youth for Christ, Prison Fellowship, Intervarsity, Lakeland Foundation, Inc, Celebration Ministries, Global Leadership, Glory of Zion Outreach Center, Shekinah Messianic Ministries, Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem, The Christian Pastoral Counseling Center of Pasadena, Harvest International Ministries, Hispanic International, Cell Church, Benny Hinn Ministries, Renovare, many charismatic Catholic organizations, Promise Keepers, March for Jesus. The source for this information is the Wagner Leadership Institute and the International Coalition Of Apostles web sites. It's clear that some of the alleged 8,000 churches and organizations and 1 million Lighthouses who signed on in support of the Lighthouse Movement were possibly unaware that they are now included in Mission America. I'm sure some organizations and churches still don't know that they have signed on to the NAR agenda, but after you read the list of Mission America signatories on their website, you will understand the scope of the Wagner global church movement. We cannot list them all here as it would take up too many pages of this book. You can find this information on the Lighthouse Movement website or in our video series.(The New Apostolic Reformation by Sandy Simpson)
So as you can see there are a wide variety of organizations involved and many more who signed on with Wagner and his Lighthouse and Mission America organizations. You have to be really careful these days who you get involved with because they may or may not be your brothers in the Lord. You need to test everything, hold on to the good.
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DPRK launches “Ja-ryok” cargo ship
Pictured above (Google Earth): The Jaryok (자력) under construction at the Ryongnam Shipyard in Nampho.
Pictured Above (Rodong Sinmun): The Ja-ryok
UPDATE 1 (2017-4-17): According to KCNA:
DPRK Trade Cargo Ship Sets Sail
Nampho, April 17 (KCNA) — The DPRK 5 000-ton trade cargo ship “Jaryok” (self-reliance) set sail.
Respected Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un set forth a task on making a 5 000-ton cargo ship and named it in person.
Workers, technicians and officials of the Ryongnam Dockyard built the “Jaryok” on the occasion of the Day of the Sun and thus provided another material and technical foundation for developing the maritime transport of the country.
Its sailing ceremony took place at the Ryongnam Dockyard on Monday.
Present there were O Su Yong, vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, officials concerned and of the dockyard and others.
Kang Jong Gwan, minister of Land and Maritime Transport, made an inaugural address to be followed by speeches.
The ship left amid the send-off by the participants.
ORIGINAL POST (2016-5-16): According to KCNA:
5,000-ton Trade Cargo Ship 자력 Launched
5,000-ton trade cargo ship “Jaryok” (self-reliance) was built as a present to the Seventh Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK).
The ship was launched with due ceremony at the Ryongnam Dockyard on Sunday.
Present at the ceremony were O Su Yong, vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the WPK, officials concerned, officials and employees of the dockyard.
Kang Jong Gwan, minister of Land and Maritime Transport, made an address for the launch to be followed by some speeches.
They said the present success is ascribable to the patriotic devotion of President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il to the development of maritime trade and to the leadership of MarshalKim Jong Un and it is also a proof of the loyalty of the working people and officials in the maritime transport field to the party who are determined to bring in earlier the final victory of building a thriving socialist country.
They referred to the fact that Kim Jong Un personally named the cargo ship “Jaryok”.
The loving care and trust of Kim Jong Un is associated with the intention wanting to dynamically promoting the development of the maritime industry in the spirit of self-reliance and self-development, they noted.
They called for attaining the high goal for the development of maritime industry by displaying the revolutionary spirit and mettle of heroic Kim Il Sung-Kim Jong Il working class in close unity around Kim Jong Un and dynamically fighting for the final victory of building a thriving socialist country.
A tape was cut and the cargo ship slid off the launching ways to the sea.
Here is footage from KCTV.
See more analysis by Leo Byrne at NK News here.
Michael Madden also provides information.
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May 28, 2010 by Tom Raftery
Infographic: Gulf oil spill by the numbers
Amazing infographic of BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill – puts it into perspective.
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Quantum teleportation achieved over 16 km
Scientists in China have succeeded in teleporting information between photons further than ever before. They transported quantum information over a free space distance of 16 km (10 miles), much further than the few hundred meters previously achieved, which brings us closer to transmitting information over long distances without the need for a traditional signal.
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One in four shareholders supported a resolution demanding more disclosure about Exxon’s oil sands holdings
More than one in four shareholders of Exxon Mobil Corp. supported a resolution Wednesday demanding more disclosure about the energy giant?s oil sands holdings, the largest protest to date over the amount of information available regarding the multi-billion dollar energy projects.
About 26.4% of investors at Exxon?s annual general meeting in Dallas voted in favour of shareholder motion asking the company to produce a report detailing the financial risks associated with the oil sands projects. The board recommended investors shoot down the proposal.
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Not just oil: US hit peak water in 1970 and nobody noticed
The concept of peak oil, where the inaccessibility of remaining deposits ensures that extraction rates start an irreversible decline, has been the subject of regular debate for decades. Although that argument still hasn’t been settled?estimates range from the peak already having passed us to its arrival being 30 years in the future?having a better sense of when we’re likely to hit it could prove invaluable when it comes to planning our energy economy.
tags: greennumbers, peak oil, peak water
UK companies to spend $5.3bn on climate change efforts in 2010, says report
Large companies in the UK will spend more than $5.3bn on climate change and sustainability initiatives in 2010, according to a new report.
The findings by independent research firm Verdantix covers 457 UK companies and found that the UK climate change and sustainability market will grow by 14 per cent a year to reach $8.4bn in 2013.
tags: climate change, verdantix, sustainability, sustainability initiatives, greennumbers
Hon Hai to Raise Salaries of Foxconn Workers 20%
After a string of suicides in Foxconn’s China factories, home to some 400,000 workers who manufacture electronic devices for giants such as HP, Dell, and Apple, the management announced it plans to raise workers’ salaries by 20%.\n\nTaiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry, the anchor of Foxconn Technology Group, claims the salary increase has been planned for some time, but doesn’t say when the raise will be implemented.
tags: foxconn, hon hai, suicide, suicides, iphone, greennumbers
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When The Universe Align
c h a p t e r T H R E E | | Gabrijela Kavynier
Valdus Alaric a name that strikes fear into the hearts of many. The face of the devil they say. Everyone has heard of him. Everyone has his face burned in their memory. Rumor has it that he wasn always like this, and there was a time when he had a heart of gold. Ruthless he may seem, his devilishly good looks were hard to ignore. It very well complimented his dark and mysterious personality. Hair so black like his heart. Glowing green eyes like the light of his enemies; they once had. Tall, strong-built like that of a man who was Death himself.
One would not have known that they were in a throne room, if not for the long brown carpet from the entrance to the dais, that had 3 thrones on it, and the brown flags, with the Alaric crest, that had lined the cold stone walls of the Alaric throne room. Like its ruler, the Alaric throne room was cold. Any warmth that had once been there seemed to be absorbed by the room, feeding more power to its already powerful ruler.
Sitting on the biggest throne was Valdus Alaric. His face was hard, not giving away any expression. Like his whole wardroom, he had on a simple black tee and black jeans. On his feet were a pair of black sneakers.
He had leaned his head comfortably on his left arm that had been propped against the armrest of his throne, while the left carefully held a small item; One squeeze and it was doomed to be shattered forever. Something so insignificant to others, but so precious to him. He stared intently at it as if it would be able to miraculously bring the missing piece of him back to him. But instead he was only left sitting there sitting alone.
Lost. He felt lost.
A knock shook him out of his absent mindedness. He quickly put that tiny object over his neck. ”Come in ” his low gruff voice called out. Even though it was low, the sound bounced across the hollow empty throne room before reaching its recipient clearly.
A creak sounded as the huge wooden door to the throne room was pushed open. Glowing gray eyes were the first to be noticed as the dark features of a tall, sturdy male became clearer as he stepped fully into the room. Safdar Reinhold the Beta to Valdus Alaric. He walked to the front of The Alpha King and placed his right hand over his chest as he crouched down on one knee before bowing in greeting. The Reinhold family had always served as Beta to the Alaric family. Naturally, Safdar and Valdus would have grown up together; Played together; Studied together; Rule together. Therefore, it was only right for Safdar to stand by Valdus side when it came time he was crowned King.
”May the blessings of Goddess Luna be upon you and the Alaric Kingdom. ” With a nod from The Alpha King, the Beta rose from his position before delivering the news to his Alpha King.
”Valdus, the rogue we captured in the south border is here. ” The words brought out a sick sense of pleasure in The Alpha King. Though, his face remained stone cold.
The Beta commanded his warriors, who stood outside of the wooden doors, ”Bring it in ”, as he took his seat to the right of The Alpha King.
At the command, two huge and bulky warriors immediately came through the wooden door with their prisoner sandwich between the both of them. They marched forward to their Alpha King before pushing their prisoner down so that he was kneeling in front of him. The warriors then got down on one knee with their right hand over their chest in greeting.
With a nod from their Alpha King, both warriors stood up and took their stance behind the prisoner.
The prisoner looked up at The Alpha King with a wild crazy look in his disgraceful red eyes. A vile smirk played at his lips as he looked straight into The Alpha Kings eyes. A sign of disrespect. The Alpha King sat on his throne seemingly unaffected by the filthy prisoner. If it were any other ordinary person who dared to treat him with such disrespect, he would have their heads. However, this prisoner in front of him was no ordinary creature. He was a rogue. A repulsive being that had no morals and respect for itself. And there was something The Alpha King needed from him before he took his head.
”Why have you crossed our land? ” The Alpha King asked. His voice was calm; The calm before the storm. His face was like a blank canvas, everything from what he was thinking to what he was feeling was a mystery.
A moment of silence passed. Strike 2. One of the warriors behind the prisoner kicked the prisoner in his back. The impact had sent the prisoner onto the floor with both hands in front of him to stop himself from kissing the floor.
”The Alpha King asked you a question. Answer it rogue. ” he spat out at the prisoner before spitting at him.
The action did not seem to bother or scare the prisoner. Instead, it seemed to have excited the prisoner even more. The prisoner spat his blood out of his mouth and wiped the remaining blood off his cheek with his right arm.
”Hes coming soon. Hes coming for you. And when he does, he will save me while you will suffer at his hands. ” The prisoner laughed hysterically at the mention of his savior.
The Alpha Kings eyes flash with disdain, upon hearing about this prisoners savior. Strike 3. It came as quickly as it left. With a lift of his finger, the prisoners head was ripped off its body and rolled on the ground while his lifeless body fell on its knee before falling limp on the ground. Black liquid spurt out of the headless rogue. The liquid that was once red, in the headless man, was now the darkest shade of black.
Even though it may seem like whatever the prisoner had said was nonsensical gibberish, in the pit of his stomach, The Alpha King knew that something dark was brewing and coming his way- coming in everyones way, soon to consume every living thing with darkness.
”Contact all the other kingdoms. We are going to have an emergency meeting. ” The Alpha Kings rough voice commanded his Beta.
Upon his Alpha Kings command, the Beta walked out of the throne room with the warriors in tow. One of the warriors had the prisoners head while the other dragged his lifeless body. The omegas hurried into the room to clean the pool of evil that had pooled behind.
A war was brewing. And not a pretty one. For centuries, the kingdoms have lived together in peace. However will they have the resources and time to get ready for this war? So dark. So brutal.
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New Zealand: Dirty Politics raises conflict of interest concerns
Posted on October 2, 2014 by BMJ
Nathan Cowie, MPH.
Cowie Research and Communications
Disclosure: The author has previously undertaken paid employment for Centre for Tobacco Control Research, University of Auckland, and Action on Smoking and Health New Zealand.
Investigative journalist Nicky Hager released a book in August 2014 on the seamier side of New Zealand politics. Dirty Politics: How attack politics is poisoning New Zealand’s political environment is based on the hacked (and subsequently leaked to Hager) emails and Facebook messages of Cameron Slater, who runs the right wing Whale Oil Beef Hooked blog website, and other figures related to the currently governing National party.
One such figure is public relations consultant and former British American Tobacco (NZ) corporate affairs manager Carrick Graham. The book alleges that Graham fed Slater a large amount of material, often attacks on scientists and advocates in the public health field working on tobacco, alcohol and obesity issues. Slater would schedule the posts unedited according to Graham’s instructions and with no indication that an external party supplied the posts. For this service, it is alleged that Graham paid Slater NZD$6555 per month.
The book did not include direct evidence of Graham’s clients, however the correspondence between Slater and Graham does implicate Katherine Rich, who is both the chief executive of the Food and Grocery Council (FGC, representing companies selling alcohol, soft drinks, confectionery, tobacco), and a board member of the government’s Health Promotion Agency (HPA, informing health promoting policy and practice). A series of ‘hits’ was coordinated to defend the interests of FGC members:
Acting on behalf of the FGC, Rich has made public submissions to parliamentary committees and ministerial consultations opposed to tobacco control policies. In January 2011, the FGC opposed legislation to ban the retail display of tobacco products. In October 2012, March and May of 2014, her name was attached to submissions from the FGC opposing plain packaging of tobacco products. On each occasion, Rich deployed stock standard tobacco industry/front group arguments.
Rich is facing renewed criticism and questions of about conflict of interests between her industry role and her service on the HPA board from the Green, New Zealand First, and Labour parties. Green Party health spokesperson Kevin Hague has said that her role is no longer tenable “Katherine Rich, Carrick Graham and Cameron Slater have all been involved in a systematic undermining of health promotion in New Zealand. She cannot tenably remain on the board of that organisation.”
Dr Barrie Gordon, senior lecturer in health and physical education at Victoria University said that the government had been either naïve or staggeringly cynical when it appointed Ms Rich to the HPA board. “Now that it’s been exposed what she’s been up to, and the conflicts, I assume she will resign” he told Radio New Zealand.
Prime Minister John Key was reluctant to say whether it was appropriate for Rich to receive public money through the HPA. “I wouldn’t want to offer a view on it, unless I could see all the facts,” he said.
Health Minister Tony Ryall however told Radio New Zealand that he was confident Rich could manage any conflicts appropriately.
An Official Information Act request has recently been made by Stuart Yeates for conflict of interest statements from all HPA board members past and present. The response is due on or before 17 September 2014.
Concerns had been raised in the past by addiction specialist Professor Doug Sellman about the suitability of Rich to serve on the HPA board. Sellman was subsequently a frequent target of the Whaleoil blog.
The hacker Rawshark, who leaked the messages between Slater and others that form the basis of Dirty Politics had been leaking selected correspondence via the twitter account @Whaledump. Material released so far includes screenshots of correspondence between Rich, Graham, and Slater. While Rich does not directly implicate herself in the source material, there is substantial correspondence between Graham and Slater, with Graham coordinating the ‘hits’ labelled ‘KR’ for Katherine Rich, and in line with FGC interests. Other correspondence released includes Graham advising Slater of payment for $6,555, and a confidential proposal to FGC member Nestle from Graham for public relations services.
The day after the release of the above material, Twitter suspended the @whaledump account. Slater confirmed he had made a complaint to Twitter about the @whaledump account, and would do so again if required. Hours later a new account (@whaledump2), and at least two false accounts, were created.
The relationship between Rich, Graham, and Slater is just one story continuing to unfold in a scandal that has upset a lot of interests, and already led to the resignation of a senior cabinet minister, just weeks before a general election. How the Dirty Politics affair will affect the tenability of Rich’s service on the HPA board, remains to be seen.
Food & Grocery Council submissions on tobacco control policies:
Smoke-free Environments (Controls and Enforcement) Amendment Bill – 28 January 2011
Plain Packaging Consultation – Ministry of Health – 5 October 2012
Smoke−free Environments (Tobacco Plain Packaging) Amendment Bill 2013 – 28 March 2014
Smoke-free Environments (Tobacco Plain Packaging) Amendment Bill -Introductory statement from Katherine Rich, New Zealand Food & Grocery Council – 20 May 2014
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Qatargate: Maria Arena quits as EU Parliament human rights chief
Senior Socialist MEP insists she’s an innocent victim of political and media attacks as corruption claims engulf Brussels.
Senior MEP Maria Arena quit her role as chair of the European Parliament’s subcommittee on human rights, blaming attacks by journalists and political rivals amid the continued Qatargate corruption scandal.
Her resignation came hours after POLITICO published an in-depth investigation into the committee, which revealed Arena had failed properly to declare free flights and accommodation she received from Qatar. The president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, has been informed of Arena’s decision, an EU official said.
In a statement sent to Belgian news agency Belga and seen by POLITICO, Arena said she was stepping down in order to protect her image and the work done by the European Parliament’s human rights committee, known in EU shorthand as DROI.
Earlier on Wednesday POLITICO reported that Arena was blaming her secretary for the failure to declare a paid-for trip to Qatar in May 2022. The committee is now at the center of allegations of corruption and money laundering. Three out of four suspects held on preliminary charges have links to the panel of MEPs. Arena is not one of the suspects and again insisted on Wednesday that she is in no way involved in the scandal engulfing Brussels.
“I proclaim loud and clear that I am not implicated in any way in this affair,” Arena wrote in the statement.
“But in light of the political and media attacks from the past few weeks that damage not only my image, but also all of the work done in the heart of the DROI subcommittee, I have decided to resign from the post of president,” she wrote. She added that neither her office nor her home have been raided by police, and that the Belgian authorities have not asked for her parliamentary immunity to be lifted, a necessary step prior to a criminal investigation.
The committee Arena has led since 2019 has ties to several of the people facing preliminary charges in the Belgian criminal investigation, including Pier Antonio Panzeri, the Italian former MEP who led the committee before her. Belgian police have raided several offices of current parliamentary staffers connected to the committee as part of their investigation.
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Elephant & Piggie's "We're In A Play!"
Script and Lyrics by Mo Willems
Music by Deborah Wilks La Puma
Based on the Elephant & Piggie Books by Mo Willems
Published by Hyperion Books for Children
Presented through special arrangements with Music Theatre International (MTI). www.MTIShows.com
Directed by Melissa Riley & Amy Millay
Music Directed by Josh Pounders
February 4th & February 11th
Performance times at 11am, 1pm & 3pm
**ADDED PERFORMANCE ON Fri 2/10 at 7pm**
**FREE PERFORMANCE ON Sun 8/13 at 2pm**
Get ready for a musical experience, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems' beloved, award-winning, best-selling children's books, that will leave audiences doing the "Flippy Floppy Floory" dance all night long! In Elephant & Piggie's "We Are in a Play!", Gerald and Piggie take to the stage in a rollicking adventure that is perfect for young audiences.
An elephant named Gerald and a pig named Piggie are best, best, "bestus" (a word Gerald and Piggie made up that means "very best") friends, but Gerald worries that something could go wrong that would end their friendship. Piggie is not worried at all. She's even happier and more excited than usual. That's because she and Gerald are invited to a party hosted by the Squirrelles, three singing squirrels who love to have a good time. And so begins a day when anything is possible.
Filled with beloved characters and lively songs, Elephant & Piggie's "We Are in a Play!" is a perfect way to introduce young people to theatre.
ELEPHANT - Kate Kristiansen
PIGGIE - Kayla Hughes
SQUIRRELS - Chase Kerman and Lana Sage
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Caribou Home
Dylan Heneck
Sounds like: DJ Koze, HNNY
Tags: indie pop, funk, four tet
Where words fail, Dan Snaith and his Caribou band fill in. In the four years since we've heard new music from Caribou I've managed to watch Dan DJ -- I cried a bit -- and also eat an actual caribou.
"Home" signals a strong return from Mr. Snaith. If song titles are anything to go by, which they are, considering there was a song called "Back Home" on the famed Our Love album, I wonder what it all could mean?
It probably means that Dan is mostly making music when he's home. I bet those two songs are the first he had worked on after returning from being on tour; add some lazy file naming, et voilà, a trend emerges.
- Google Dylan Heneck
Streaming source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX30jRKcmbw
DJ Koze - Homesick (Ft. Ada)
Sounds like: Enya, John Talabot
Tags: Electronic, female vocalist, indie pop
By RSkotarczyk on Mar 24, 2013 | German house veteran DJ Koze has taken a step away from familiar territory on latest album Amygdala, embracing psychedelic and pop influences into his songs."Homesick," which features vocals from Ada, proves this case and point. Resident Advisor desc... read more →
Caribou - Never Come Back
Sounds like: DJ Koze, Four Tet, Jamie xx
Tags: Editor's Pick, Electronic, house, four tet
By Reed Albrittain on Feb 14, 2020 | “Never Come Back” is the third single released in eager anticipation of the new Caribou album Suddenly, which is slated for release on February 28th. His versatility on full display, Dan Snaith’s newest creation is... read more →
Off The Meds - Karplan Remix
Sounds like: Axel Boman, Four Tet
Tags: Editor's Pick, four tet, caribou, dj koze
By Dylan Heneck on Feb 5, 2021 | The fact that Remix is part of the song's name, and not as some sort of suffix afterwards, is revolutionary. It's a checkmate / a fuck you to anyone who dares to remix this song, because the remix has already happe... read more →
Fishing - White Sheet Beach
Sounds like: Caribou, Four Tet, Jonti, the Townhouses
Tags: Electronic, electro-pop, downtempo
By Hugh McClure on Nov 26, 2012 | Sydney label Yes Please are behind so much incredible music at the moment, with the likes of Oliver Tank, The Townhouses and Guerre all releasing countless hits this year. Also having a great end of year is Sydney duo Fishing, whose single "Choy Lin"... read more → | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.670352041721344, "wiki_prob": 0.329647958278656, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1617671"} |
Foo Fighters Debut Driving New Song ‘Dirty Water’ Live in Paris
Ian Gavan, Getty Images
The excitement continues for Foo Fighters fans as the band has made a strong return from the hiatus they announced last year. The alt rock legends have written their next musical chapter by way of the new album, Concrete and Gold, and have previewed the studio offering by debuting another new song live.
"Dirty Water" was premiered in Paris on July 3 and was one of just two Concrete and Gold songs that made it into the set list, the other being "Run," which was the first single to be released. The track features two distinctly different halves, maintaining a subdued vibe early on set to a series of jangling, surf-like chords. The song picks up in intensity during certain parts as lush beds of sustained chords crash likes waves on the shore at low tide.
After a slight pause, the Foos flip the switch on "Dirty Water," keeping it heavy throughout the rest of the song. The guitars continue with driving force, now riding the waves of those surf rock chords rather than merely watching them roll in at the shore.
This is the fourth new song the band has dished out from Concrete and Gold thus far, having previously debuted "Sunday Rain," which featured Taylor Hawkins taking lead vocal, and "Lah Dee Dah" live in addition to the studio version of "Run." In recent years we've seen bands shy away from playing new songs live with the rise of fan-shot videos, but Dave Grohl has always seemed to operate on his own terms.
Concrete and Gold will be out on Sept. 15 through Roswell Records / RCA and the Foo Fighters will hit the road shortly after in support. The band kicks off their U.S. run at the Cal Jam festival on Oct. 7 and all stops can be found here.
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When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 18 November 2015
Where: Gorilla, 54-56 Whitworth Street West, Manchester M1 5WW
We’re delighted to be promoting Beans on Toast’s biggest Manchester show to date!
Rolling Up The Hill, the new Beans on Toast album, is his most creative record to date and it’s an album all about friendship, travel and art. It’s also about drinking, protesting and growing older in these strange modern times.
His seventh studio album in the same amount of years will be released as usual on 1st December via Xtra Mile Recordings. It was recorded this August in Kansas with husband and wife country duo Truckstop Honeymoon. Beans met the duo at Larmer Tree festival last year, and after hanging out and playing some shows with them in New Orleans they hatched a plan to go to The Ninth Ward Picking Parlour in Lawrence, Kanas to make an album together. The duo brings together double bass, mandolin and finger picking sounds to Beans on Toast unique art of songwriting. Of course though, they were still joined by long-term partner in crime Bobby Banjo, on harp and banjo. Throw in a couple of Kansas players dropping in some horns and some drums and you’ve got a Beans on Toast album that is fresh, fun and exciting whilst at the same time not losing any of Beans on Toast’s original cheap and easy English attitude that has got him to where he is today.
Ten years in the game and Beans has built up something of an underground following around the world, and is now ramming out festival fields and tents on the UK circuit and constantly touring new and foreign land. This year alone he’s played shows on rooftops in Cape Town, tropical islands in the Barbados, folk festivals in Canada and covered over 10,000 miles in the USA. He also toured the fringes on the UK in the wake of the terrible result at this year’s election, taking in the mood of the country by visiting Harlow, Preston, Chester and the like. He has, of course, got songs all about these travels.
As usual Beans on Toast has made the album he wants to make it; no rules, no one to impress, just simple opinionated songs about honest subjects.
Tour support comes from Truckstop Honeymoon. Hollering with all their hearts over a five string banjo and a doghouse bass, Truckstop Honeymoon live the life they sing about. Touring across three continents with four kids and a truck load of songs, Katie and Mike West tell stories about the strangeness of everyday life. Their music combines elements of bluegrass, music hall jazz and straight up rock’n’roll. Vaudevillian wit and showmanship.spike their energetic live shows, while the fearless honesty of their songs touches the hearts of listeners around the world.
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Radio Altimeter Test Set:-About, Application, Types, and Selection:
Radio Altimeter test set is a flight-line test set instrument used to test the Radio altimeters by linear altitude simulation. A Radio Altimeter is used to measure the distance between the ground terrain and the aircraft. It is also known as a radar altimeter, the instrument will analyze the frequency drift and time of reflected radio waves to provide crucial flight navigation data.
Radio Altimeter providing ongoing altitude data to the cockpit, for instrument landings, ground proximity warning systems (GPWS) and Radio Altimeter test set will help to check and verify the correctness of the measured data during the installation and regular checkup of Radio Altimeters.
Radio altimeter test set will make sure the performance and accuracy of the radio altimeters where sustained low altitude flight paths and rapid ascent or descent is required. The latest Military Radio Altimeter Test Set will support the accuracy requirements for military applications with high-resolution programmable flight simulation at high altitudes.
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Types of Altimeter:
The altimeter is one of the elemental instruments in modern air crafts to determine the altitude of aircraft during the operation. Nowadays radio altimeters are prime altimeters used in aircraft and are primarily categorised as pulsed altimeters and FMCW altimeters. The other type of altimeters is barometric altimeters, laser altimeters, GPS and GNSS altimeters, which are commonly used to identify the altitude of aircraft.
Radio Altimeter:
A Radio altimeter (RALT) or a radar altimeter (RA) or electronic altimeter, is an instrument used in flights to measures altitude above the terrain. It utilizes a beam of radio waves by sending it to the ground, and analyzers the reflected wave to the craft to calculate the distance between the antenna on the aircraft and the ground directly below it.
Radar altimeter utilizes the simple radio detection and ranging principle to calculate the altitude above the ground it is flying by analyzing the travel time of the signal and the speed of light. Radar altimeter sends a frequency modulated signal, which can change its frequency over time within its range. This signal is mixed with the radio frequency carrier signal and then sent to the ground by using a transmission antenna.
In Radio Altimeter, the reflected signal frequency will be slightly delayed relative to the signal being sent out, corresponding to the time it took to reach the ground and return. By using a frequency mixed, these frequency differences can be extracted and the altitude of the terrain can be calculated. This technique is also known as Frequency Modulated CW radar.
Radar altimeters normally work in the S-band frequency range for a more advanced level of measurement. Radar altimeters also provide accurate and reliable height measurements even above the water body. A radar altimeter is basically used to measures the absolute altitude of the commercial and military aircraft above the underlying terrain.
Each radio altimeter consists of a transmitter and receiver as well as discrete transmit (TX) and receive (RX) and associated antennas. The ultra-high speed of the transmitted signal from the altimeter helps to avoid significant radio altimeter errors. Radio altimeters are classified as Pulsed & FMCW Radio Altimeter.
Pulsed & FMCW Radio Altimeter:
The pulse radio altimeter sends and receives a radio pulse signal to interpret round trip time as a function of distance, like in a pulsed radar operation. In the FMCW method, the deviation in frequency of send and receive signal is used to determine the altitude of the aircraft.
FMCW is a prevalent radio altimeter option for most military and commercial aviation, due to the advancement of digital signal processing technology.
Barometric altimeter:
The barometric altimeter measures the altitude based on air pressure and it is predated to the radio altimeter. Even though barometric altimeter, is not taking direct altitude measurement it is still used to determine altitude above 2,500 feet. It works on the principle that atmospheric pressure drops proportionally to the increase in altitude.
As weather conditions can influence air pressure, barometric altimeter readings can be varied during bad weather conditions.
Laser Altimeters:
The laser altimeters use infrared light waves to determine the altitude of the flying objects. The laser altimeter sends the infrared light waves and receives the reflected lights to determine the heights of the lower altitude aircraft.
GPS or Global Navigation Satellite System-based altimeter:
GPS or Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) altimeters are based on modern navigational technology and are mainly used for applications such as hobbyist drones, small UAVs and mountaineering applications.
Radio Altimeter Test Set:
Radio Altimeter test set is an instrument used to test and evaluate the specification of the Radio altimeter at the time of installation and the regular field evaluation.
The radio altimeter test set will be a simulation instrument to simulate the flight conditions like altitude and range. These test sets will have programmable RF delay lines and control software to simulate the RF time delay over a specific range of frequencies.
Most of the Radio altimeter test sets can simulate the altitude up to 60,000 feet and appropriate RF signal propagation losses for the accurate simulation of various environmental and atmospheric conditions.
Radio Altimeter test set will have a front panel display and control keypads or digital communications interface to set and incrementally change the specific parameters needed for the test and evaluation.
This test set will have the Power and frequency measurement accurate within ±2 dB and ±10 MHz and will have a self-test routine for guaranteeing reliable test performance.
High-end military Radio altimeter test sets are available to meet the demanding military applications with features to simulate the unique military flight profiles with flexible altitude and duration. These test sets are capable of simulating the rapid ascent and descent rates of the flights. The altitude measurement range for these test sets can be extended up to 8,000 ft as per the requirements. These military radio altimeter test sets will have internal delay calibration for maintaining the accuracy of the test and measurements of the altimeters.
Application of Radio Altimeter Test Set:
Real-time aircraft altitude data is requisite for safe instrument landings, Decision Height Alerts, Gear Warning, and it is needed for ground proximity warning systems (GPWS). It is important to check the accuracy of the altimeter during the installation and periodically during the operation for the safety of the commercial and military air crafts. Radio Altimeter test set is one of the prime test instruments used to test and verify the accuracy and functionality of these altimeters.
The radio altimeter is an important tool in helicopters during vertical descent in darkness as well as to minimize the risk during the autopilot mode of operation. An accurately tested Radio altimeter by using a radio altimeter test set can provide an independent and unambiguous warning, even if the barometric altimeter is failed during operation.
Few of the Applications of Radio Altimeter test set:
Test and installation of Terrain Awareness Warning System (TAWS).
Test and simulate complete landing, takeoff and departure approach.
Profile creation to control dynamic altitude simulations.
Replicate actual and real-time airborne conditions.
Basics & Selection Feature
When selecting a radio Altimeter test set for the testing Radio Altimeter, the Linear Altitude simulation range, frequency and its accuracy are the prime specifications needed to consider. Below are the specifications need to check for the selection decision.
Linear Altitude Simulation of Radio Altimeter test set:
The liner altimeter Range required for commercial aircraft is in the range of 20 to 6000 ft with a resolution of 1 ft for the normal test requirements. For the military applications range extension required is up to 8000 ft. Need to select as per the test requirements.
Fixed & Variable Delay and Delay Accuracy:
The Delay requirement is corresponding to the altimeter range requirements. Need to select a test set with the options to set the customer specified delay up to the range of about 100us for the normal operation. The accuracy of 0.5 % of set value can be considered for the general test requirements.
RF Input Frequency:
Most of the altimeter test sets will have a frequency range of 4.20 to 4.40 GHz. Accuracy of ±5 MHz with frequency Stability ±1 ppm will be an ideal requirement for most of the test requirements.
Display and front panel control:
LCD display with touch-screen or keypad controls will help to set and read the delay and other parameters needed for the test requirements. Need to select as per the test requirements.
SWR of Radio Altimeter test set:
The standing wave ratio of both the Tx and Rx connectors need to consider for confirming the suitability of the operation.
RF TX Power Input Tracking & Measurement for CW & Pulsed signal:
RF TX Power and Input Tracking Range of the test set need to match with the DUT requirement. It needs to consider for the pulsed and CW signal test.
Environment parameters like operational and storage temperature, humidity need to select as per the test conditions. For normal operations operating temperature of -20° to 55°C will be good enough.
Physical Characteristics & Emissions & Immunity standards:
Physical characteristics like dimensions and weight need to consider as per the test requirements. Emissions & Immunity standards need to verify to confirm the suitability of the test instruments.
Eg: MIL-PRF28800F Class 2 EN 61326:1998 Class A etc.
A radar altimeter is an instrument used to measures altitude above the terrain directly beneath a flying spacecraft (The distance between the ground directly below the antenna of the aircraft). The Radio altimeters are used to test both pulse and frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) Radio altimeters.
In the manufacturer section, you can check the list of top-rated Radio Altimeter test set manufacturers registered with the RFMWC website. These altimeter test sets can be used directly to measure the parameters of the most popular altimeter manufacturers like Rockwell Collins, Honeywell, etc.
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Sneak Peek: Persuading the Dragon
As a special treat to my readers, I have the exclusive first look at the opening to Persuading the Dragon, the long-awaited next book in my Stonefire Dragons series! The first chapter is too long to share in its entirety, but this is the entire first POV scene from the heroine, Ivy Passmore. The full story will be out May 14, 2020. I'll make sure to put the preorder links after the excerpt. Enjoy and feel free to leave a comment. 🙂
Copyright 2020, Mythical Lake Press / Jessie Donovan
Ivy Passmore slowly opened her eyes, only to blink them against the bright light above her.
Her mind was foggy, and it took everything she had on getting her eyes to stay open and focus.
Although once she did, the bare, cream walls and white ceiling told her nothing of where she was.
Something about her running through a forest, trying to find dragon-shifters came back to her.
Why would she go looking for dragons? She hated them. She'd heard stories of how they'd terrorized some of her coworkers before. Besides, everyone knew the dragon-shifters would soon demand humans to help increase their numbers, whether the women wanted to go or not. To deny them meant risking their wrath, and really, what chance did a human have of winning against someone who could change into a beast?
After all, a group of dragons flying in the sky could take over any small town or village in the UK without breaking a sweat.
She tried turning over to her side but couldn't budge an inch. Her entire body was heavy, as if rocks were stacked on top of her chest to keep her from moving.
While Ivy had never been the strongest person in the world, she could bloody turn over. Something was wrong with her.
Trying to make a sound, a barely audible gurgle escaped. Within seconds, a man's face came into view, his dark brows drawn together.
She had no idea who he was, but his brown eyes took in her face, as if he needed to catalogue every detail.
Then he moved better into her view, and she noticed the tattoo on his upper bicep. Her heart skipped a beat and she resisted screaming.
It was a dragon-shifter.
And given how she'd worked with the Dragon Knights, who made it their goal to eradicate dragon-shifters at every opportunity, her chances didn't look good.
He'd probably kill her.
She tried to scream, but only more gurgling escaped. The dragonman sighed before his Northern English accent filled the room. “So you're awake. Now, calm the fuck down already.”
Ivy remained still—not that she could move much beyond her eyes and her lips—and waited to see what he'd do.
She was currently helpless. Maybe that could save her. Dragons were ruthless, but if they had wanted to kill her, they would've done it already, right?
He muttered, “I'll fetch the doctor. Maybe you'll listen to them. However, we're not done yet. You and I are going to see a lot of each other.” He leaned an inch closer. “Because you're going to tell me why you showed up here, not to mention what you know of the Knights.”
The dragonman leaned back and left before she could even think of how to respond to that.
Although his words niggled at something, a memory at the back of her mind.
Running through the forest, her stomach gnarling with hunger.
Dragons flying in the sky above.
The answer was so close, but just out of reach. If she could growl convincingly, Ivy would've done it right then.
It wasn't as if she had amnesia. She remembered her name and that she lived in Brighton.
She also had a brother, Richard.
The name triggered overwhelming grief. It flooded her body, making her heart squeeze.
Then she remembered: Richard was dead. So was his long-term partner, David.
And it had something to do with her.
Tears prickled her eyes. Damn it, why couldn't she remember everything?
Was her brother's death related to the dragons? If so, it'd give her even more reason to hate the bastards.
And yet, for some reason, she didn't think it had been them. But who else would kill her brother?
Someone entered her room, garnering her attention. Ivy managed to turn her head a few inches to see the visitor.
A tall woman with mousy brown hair pulled into a ponytail walked toward her, the lab coat and stethoscope around her neck denoting her as a doctor.
When her pupils flashed to slits, Ivy stilled again. Another dragon-shifter.
She was more afraid of the dragon doctor than the muscled dragonman. Instinctively, Ivy knew that someone could cause far more long-lasting pain with drugs and medical science than with a physical beating.
After all, the Dragon Knights had been using drugs as their main focus in the last few years, experimenting on dragons when they could.
Drugs she'd helped formulate.
More information hovered just outside her reach. Had she killed someone related to these dragon-shifters? If that was so, then she had no bloody idea why they'd kept her alive. Weren't they supposed to be bloodthirsty when it came to revenge?
The dragon doctor spoke in the same Northern English accent as the man. “My name is Dr. Sid. And I can see from the terror in your eyes that you're afraid of me. Now, I can only imagine the stories you've heard over the years, ones that made you want to work with the bloody Dragon Knights. However, I uphold the same oath as any human doctor in that I do no harm. I'm part of the reason you're awake right now, and still alive. So I suggest calming down and answering me truthfully. Lies will only hurt you in the long run, and that will be your own damn fault.”
Ivy nearly blinked at the dragonwoman's words. Would she truly try to help her if she were honest? Yes, the doctor had kept Ivy alive until now. Although she still had no idea for what purpose.
Trust wasn't something she'd give to any dragon-shifter, but if the doctor could help her get better, then Ivy would at least be honest concerning her health.
Because once she had all her memories and fully recovered her strength, she'd need to find some way to escape the dragons and head back to her home down south.
Dr. Sid studied her a second before asking, “Can you talk? Speak if you can, or else blink twice for no.”
She tried to say she could, but her throat and mouth were dry, and all that came out was “Aaahhhh.”
The dragonwoman reached into one of her pockets, extracted a small plastic bag filled with ice chips, and opened it. “Here, let's try this first.”
Dr. Sid placed an ice chip at Ivy's lips. The coolness mixed with wetness made her realize how thirsty she was.
Seeing as the dragons hadn't killed her when unconscious, she parted her lips to accept the ice. As it melted down her throat, she nearly moaned.
After a few more, Dr. Sid stopped and asked, “How about now?”
She croaked, “I think I can.”
While her voice was faint and somewhat scratchy to her own ears, it seemed to be enough for the doctor who asked, “Do you hurt anywhere?”
Shaking her head was easier, so Ivy did that. The doctor continued, “Can you wiggle a finger?”
Unsure, Ivy concentrated. She must've succeeded before the dragonwoman nodded. “Good. Now let's try other parts of your body. But don't be alarmed if you can't move much just yet. You've been in a coma for about a year, and your muscles have atrophied. It's going to take some intensive physical therapy to get you walking again, let alone for you to regain the ability to sit upright without help.”
Ivy blinked. She'd been out over a year?
Just what the bloody hell had happened to her?
Not that she had much time to think about it. The dragon doctor pushed her to answer questions and try moving various parts of her body. But during the entire set of questions and tests, all Ivy wanted was for her memory to fully return.
It was bad enough she'd lost an entire year of her life—although granted, still being alive at the hands of dragon-shifters was better than dead—but she desperately wanted every memory back she'd possessed before setting foot on the dragons' lands.
Because only then could she really start to piece back together what had happened to her and plan the next steps of her future.
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3 thoughts on “Persuading the Dragon Excerpt”
I tried to read as slowly as possible to make it last. I'll probably read it a several more times before the book is released. Great start to a Ivy's story. Will she be the key to helping the dragons with their fight against the Dragon Knights?
Sharon Yool
Can't wait for it to be out in print form. I've been rereading all the dragon books in order and am almost to the last one that I could get in paperback. Thank you for creating different situations for each book.
Sara Smalley
I really think that this one has the potential to be interesting. I have a bad habit of losing interest in any story if it feels too much like a repeating pattern. Will Zane learn how to help Ivy relearn how to walk, talk, and recover? Will he learn to care for the person she is versus the mate his dragon wants her to be? Will Ivy be able to accept/complete the change in perspective that learning to care for a dragon-man requires, especially in having to change long held and cherished beliefs/pre-judgements about the dragon-people? If you go back to basics of “We are all just people,” then this book has the potential to be about not being prejudiced about other peoples in the world that exist and do things differently than you were taught. | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6702580451965332, "wiki_prob": 0.3297419548034668, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line744910"} |
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Medicare enrollees warned about deceptive marketing schemes
By: Associated Press November 8, 2022 0
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, administrator for the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services, poses for a photograph in her office in Washington. (AP file photo/Evan Vucci)
WASHINGTON – Mailers designed to look like official government forms. Buses sporting scam pitches for Medicare websites. TV commercials featuring celebrities who encourage people to sign up for Medicare plans that do not always include their current doctors.
With Medicare’s open enrollment underway through Dec. 7, health experts are warning older adults about an uptick in misleading marketing tactics that might lead some to sign up for Medicare Advantage plans that do not cover their regular doctors or prescriptions and drive up out-of-pocket costs.
“It’s a very complicated environment where people are receiving information from companies that are also selling them plans,” said Gretchen Jacobson at the Commonwealth Fund, a health care think tank. “It’s important we find a way to protect and inform consumers.”
Business is booming in the Medicare Advantage plan marketplace, which offers privately run versions of the government’s Medicare program for people who are 65 and older or have disabilities. Competition for customers is fierce, with insurers turning to marketing agencies and brokers in an effort to help stick out among dozens of plans offered through the program.
Staff members at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are on the trail. They are secretly shopping for plans by calling the numbers linked to some online, TV and newspaper ads placed by these marketing firms, according to an agency memo sent to insurers last month. Already, the operation has turned up insurance agents who were using inaccurate information to sell plans. In some cases, ads or agents have overstated the benefits that enrollees would get and the money they would save in the new plans.
The government agency, known as CMS, can issue warning letters and, in some cases, small civil fines for violations.
“CMS is concerned about the marketing practices of all entities, including Third-Party Marketing organizations,” Kathryn A. Coleman, director of the agency’s Medicare Drug and Health Plan Contract Administration Group, wrote in the letter.
The agency reported a spike in complaints last year around misleading Medicare Advantage ads, receiving nearly 40,000 compared to 15,000 in 2020. Data is not yet available for this year.
Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee released an investigative report this past week showing that several states also reported an increase in complaints around deceptive marketing schemes in 2021.
In Ohio, for example, older adults received mailers resembling federal government tax forms that featured promises of bigger Social Security checks if they enrolled in a new Medicare Advantage plan. State officials also reported that a bus was designed to look like an official Medicare bus, but displayed an advertising link to an insurance broker.
Nationwide TV ads, too, have misled some customers, the committee’s report found.
One ad, featuring a former NFL football player, failed to tell viewers that plans vary by ZIP code or that some providers will not be in network – meaning higher out-of-pocket costs for consumers – while promising to “add money back to your Social Security check.”
The committee surveyed 15 states about complaints about Medicare Advantage marketing, finding that 9 of 10 states that tracked such complaints saw an increase in reports from 2020 to 2021.
“It is unacceptable for this magnitude of fraudsters and scam artists to be running amok in Medicare and I will be working closely with CMS to ensure this dramatic increase in marketing complaints is addressed,” said the committee chairman, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.
In the memo last month, the government agency said it had reviewed thousands of complaints, finding “numerous issues.” It is also requiring that insurance agents and brokers record enrollment calls with clients so they can be reviewed if complaints are lodged. CMS said insurance companies are responsible for the material published on their behalf by agents, brokers or marketing companies they contract with.
In Georgia, state officials are tracking an increase in marketing around the plans and say they are fielding more calls from people who are worried about the plans they enrolled in, said Christine Williams of the State Health Insurance Assistance Program. In some cases, callers have said they enrolled in a plan that didn’t allow them to see their providers.
She said people who are enrolling in Medicare Advantage should ask brokers or agents how doctors, prescriptions and services, including dental or vision care, are covered by the plans they are selling. Every state also offers counselors to help people navigate the enrollment process.
“Really ask specific questions,” Williams said.
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9 Ways to Find Trusted News Sources: No More Fake News!
There’s a lot of news out there, and it can be very hard to parse what news is accurate and what news is misinformation. And studies show that the rise of social media makes fake news even more prevalent.
But with the right skills, you can find accurate news sources. Let’s go through the top ways to find trusted news sources for your information needs.
1 Look at Wire Services
2 Check Your Bias When Evaluating News Sources
3 Use Critical Thinking
4 Look For Missing Pieces
5 Do Your Own Research
6 Look Back on Your Experience Reading the News
7 Check the Source References
8 Use Fact-Checking Resources
9 Look Out For Fake News
10 Now You Know How to Find Trusted News Sources
Look at Wire Services
News wire services, like the Associated Press, are less prone to bias than other news outlets. That makes them a good primary source for your news needs.
Plus, new wire reports are often used by other news sources or are printed directly in other news outlets, so when you skip the middle man and go straight to reading news from wire services, it’s less polluted by the subjectivity of a particular outlet.
Check Your Bias When Evaluating News Sources
When looking for a news source, it’s important to realize that no source is completely objective. Humans report the news, and every person is reporting from their lived experience.
That’s why it’s always important to look at multiple sources and pay attention to the commonalities and differences. You need to create as wide a picture of any given issue as possible so that you can completely understand what the truth is.
Use Critical Thinking
When evaluating different news sources, use critical thinking to figure out if it’s a reliable source.
Consider where you saw the news from. Oftentimes, news articles shared on social media aren’t reliable. So, articles you see on social media should be subject to additional scrutiny.
If it appears that an article is playing on your emotions to make you particularly angry or upset, it may be that the author is manipulating you into overlooking factual inaccuracies. Take a deep breath, put your emotions aside, and take another look.
Before deciding to trust a news source, take an unemotional and critical look at many of their articles covering different topics, to make sure that you truly believe that that source is a solid place to get your news from.
Look For Missing Pieces
Sometimes, news outlets will leave out important information in order to serve their point or narrative. So, if it seems like there’s something missing, or something doesn’t sound quite right, trust your gut.
That’s part of why journalism is important because it provides people with access to information that they need to know. So, use all the resources that the wide world of journalism provides.
One important thing that might be missing is author attribution. If there isn’t an author cited for an article, or for any of the articles on a given site, it might be a sign that there’s something fishy going on with that news source.
In order to really know whether or not you’re finding accurate news sources, you’ll need a good knowledge base to draw from. It’s hard to evaluate the accuracy of something if you don’t truly understand it, after all.
Always look at as many different news sources as possible, so that you can absorb as much information as possible about the issues that you care about.
Look Back on Your Experience Reading the News
If you find yourself reading a news source every day, but can’t recall specifics, it may simply not be an accurate source. If you can’t explain what you read to someone else, it may be a sign that it isn’t a particularly strong news source.
If you’re confused by what you’re reading regularly, it’s probably time to stop looking at that news source and look for a different outlet.
Check the Source References
Looking at how an outlet uses data and other sources in the news they report is very important.
If it looks like they are misinterpreting quotes, for example, there’s likely an issue with the other ways that the outlet gathers and interprets information.
If it seems like an outlet is regularly misinterpreting their source references, it may be time to look into another news outlet for your information needs.
Use Fact-Checking Resources
Luckily, you’re not alone when it comes to searching for trusted news sources. You can use some of the fact-checking resources out there to support your search for the truth.
Some major websites will provide specific fact-checking streams for special occasions, like presidential election debates. You can also look on Twitter for reporters who dedicate themselves to fact-checking particular people, organizations, or branches of government.
Snopes is one notable independent website you can use for your fact-checking needs. Some universities also offer fact-checking labs.
Look Out For Fake News
There are some sites out there that present themselves as legitimate news sources but aren’t. If a site’s URL doesn’t end with the right suffix (for example, if there are extra letters after the “.com”) it may not be a great place to get your news.
Sites that sound like a news organization you’ve heard of but are slightly misspelled may also be misrepresenting themselves in order to spread fake news around. So, always make sure to spellcheck the title of the site before you start diving into the news.
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Hopefully, you’re now savvy enough to find trusted news sources, and to sniff it out when a source isn’t quite so trustworthy.
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Sisolak tours 550-kilowatt solar project at Catholic Charities campus
Gov. Steve Sisolak toured the solar array project on Monday. When complete, the project will power a third of Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada’s 7-acre Las Vegas campus.
Gov. Steve Sisolak met with Deacon Tom Roberts on Monday to tour the renewable energy projects being installed at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada. (Elliot Bauman/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
By McKenna Ross / Las Vegas Review-Journal
August 2, 2021 - 12:07 pm
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak, left, and Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada CEO Deacon Tom Roberts talk to the news media after a tour of a rooftop solar facility on the social service organization's Las Vegas campus Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
A rooftop solar facility at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada on the social service organization's Las Vegas campus Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada CEO Deacon Tom Roberts, left, gives Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak a tour of a rooftop solar facility on the social service organization's Las Vegas campus Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
A 550-kilowatt rooftop solar array project is set to power services across the Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada campus later this year.
Catholic Charities believes it’s one of the first nonprofits in Nevada to have a solar project of that scale. Nearly a third of the 7-acre campus’ energy needs will be powered by the panels when complete.
Gov. Steve Sisolak toured the project’s most completed section, on the St. Vincent Apartments’ rooftop, at the corner of Owens Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard North, on Monday morning.
“I think it’s a step forward, what they’re doing in terms of protecting the environment as well as protecting our vulnerable residents,” he said. “Hopefully this will be an example for other nonprofits to follow.”
The multiservice agency received two grants through NV Energy and the Nevada Governor’s Office of Energy’s lower income solar energy program, or LISEP. The $2 million solar project, developed by Catholic Energies, is part of a larger, $15 million infrastructure project at Catholic Charities. It includes updates to lighting fixtures and roofs, a “facelift” at the St. Vincent Lied dining facility and more.
The solar portion is expected to be completed in the next two months, Deacon Tom Roberts, the agency’s CEO, said. Officials have indicated they hope all of the agency’s infrastructure projects will be completed by the end of 2022, after facing delays in construction because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Updating the campus is a priority because efficiency will help the agency run better and ultimately reallocate money into its services, which benefit about 4,000 people daily, Roberts said.
“We need to protect this asset because we all know that the pandemic and the (economic) challenges that the lower income people face are getting worse, they’re not getting better,” he said. “So, we need to be able to care for all of God’s children in an efficient and in a compassionate way.”
One of Sisolak’s last public visits to a solar project was in late June, when MGM Resorts International unveiled its 100-megawatt array north of Las Vegas. That flat-field project powers 13 Strip properties and 36,000 hotel rooms.
Sisolak said the two groups’ investment show how projects large and small can benefit. He pointed out how much energy could be produced on the number of clear, sunny days in Clark County.
“It’s helpful (to sell energy back). When you get a facility like this, a nonprofit, once you get the capital expense out of the way, you’re going to save a lot of money on your utility bills,” Sisolak said. “These nonprofits provide such an invaluable service to our community, taking care of our most vulnerable. If we can save them money on the utility bills, it’s going to help everybody a long, long way.”
McKenna Ross is a corps member with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms. Contact her at [email protected]. Follow @mckenna_ross_ on Twitter.
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Patti Witten ~ First and Last Light in Freeville: The landscape seen from one place
The [email protected] is pleased to present Patti Witten, fauxtographer. First and Last Light in Freeville: the landscape seen from one place opens Wednesday, April 1st and will hang in the Gallery through Sunday, April 26th. Please join us for an opening reception on Thursday, April 16th from 4-6 pm.
Patti Witten has been photographing sunrises, sunsets and scenes from a single spot in Freeville, NY for more than four years. All of the photos in her [email protected] show were taken from this single lucky spot, facing east or west or simply “up.” The distant hills of Yellow Barn State Forest to the east can be seen in many shots. Patti values being rooted in a place and is fascinated by the changeability of one view. She loves the solitude and the indifference of this landscape as it puts on a grand show for no one.
Although she was a classically trained violinist and flutist in her youth, Patti has practiced a DIY ethic throughout her creative life. Following this theme, she calls herself a “fauxtographer” — not because her photos are overly edited or digitally altered, but because she is self-taught, self-directed and independent in her approach to learning and execution.
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Cowichan Tribes and Province to develop BC’s first Water Sustainability Plan
March 11, 2022 by Shawn DeWolfe
Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development
Cowichan Tribes First Nation
VICTORIA – Cowichan Tribes First Nation and the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNRORD) have reached an historic agreement to develop a Water Sustainability Plan for the Xwulqw’selu (Koksilah) Watershed.
This Plan—the first of its kind in the province—will be developed jointly by the First Nation and the Province, consistent with BC’s commitments to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. It will address significant concerns in the watershed related to water availability, low flows, critical fish habitat, Indigenous cultural resources, and other identified issues.
“Water and water management is crucially important to the Cowichan Tribes way of life,” said Katrine Conroy, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development. “The BC and Cowichan Tribes governments are committed to working together on water sustainability for the benefit of the Cowichan Tribes and all British Columbians. This is part of the reconciliation path that we all walk together in support of prosperity for future generations.”
Summer flows in the Koksilah River have been exceptionally low in recent years at times when demand for water is the greatest. This threatens the survival of fish populations and the aquatic ecosystem. In August 2019 and 2021, Ministerial Orders under the Water Sustainability Act were issued in the watershed, curtailing crop irrigation and other water uses in the watershed to protect fish populations.
Cowichan Tribes and FLNRORD reached consensus to pursue a Water Sustainability Plan after two years of collaborative work to scope options and opportunities to better manage the Koksilah watershed. The parties’ recommendation was supported through both Chief and Council Resolution and Ministerial Order.
“Cowichan Tribes is pleased to see this important step towards taking care of Xwulqw’selu Sta’lo’,” says Cowichan Tribes Chief Lydia Hwitsum. “We are already seeing damage from drought and flooding – to salmon and wildlife, homes, cultural resources, the economy, and the whole community. A Water Sustainability Plan helps us plan for the future, while restoring and rebuilding the watershed to a healthier condition. As Quw’utsun Mustimuhw, we have always had that responsibility to care for the land and water. We are committed to working with government and all the affected people in the community.”
The Ministry and Cowichan Tribes agree to jointly oversee and participate in the long-term planning process as equal authorities with distinct legal traditions and responsibilities. The partners are committed to early, transparent, and ongoing engagement with local residents, businesses, the wider community, decision makers, and water and land users throughout the planning process.
• Water Sustainability Plans are a tool in the Water Sustainability Act (sections 64-85) that can be developed to prevent or address conflicts between water users, conflicts between the needs of water users and environmental flow needs, risks to water quality, and risks to aquatic ecosystem health.
• The Koksilah Water Sustainability Plan is the first to be initiated since the Water Sustainability Act came into force in 2016.
• In August 2019 and August 2021, ministerial orders under the Water Sustainability Act were issued to specific water users (including surface and groundwater licensees, and unlicensed groundwater users) to stop using water, in an effort to help protect fish populations.
• Recommendations Brief: https://www.koksilahwater.ca/_files/ugd/deeaf5_5b4e7b696483444bb6d1b954d388667a.pdf
• Order of the Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/mo/mo/m0008_2022
• WSP Scoping Initiative Background and Reports: https://www.koksilahwater.ca/wspscoping
• 2020 Interim Letter of Agreement news release: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020FLNR0015-000248
Chief Lydia Hwitsum
Cowichan Tribes
A media release was also issued by Cowichan Tribes. Download here
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